I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA. This idea is not my own, it belongs to ethidda, respectively. I am merely the author she gave to go to write this story! Thank you all for reading, and I hope you enjoy this first chapter. THE FIRST CHAPTER PROVIDED FOR YOU HERE WAS WRITTEN BY ETHIDDA!

Breaking the Wild – Bloody Hues

Chapter One

On the Block

Silence fell in the cathedral ceiling stadium where the auction was taking place when the last of the slaves was led to the block. Kagome had sat with several of her friends at the auction for more than three hours already, waiting for the auction to finish. For Kagome, the Higurashi family owned enough slaves and hired enough servants. Although her older twin Kikyo loved purchasing slaves, Kagome really didn't see the purpose of buying any more slaves.

But this one was breathtaking.

He had his hands restrained behind him in bides that were surely tight enough to chafe him, and yet he kept his chin raised in a silent defiance of his station of servitude. His long silver hair flowed behind him, defying all the laws of nature that dictated that it should tangle. Blue and purple markings marked his youkai pedigree. But it was his proud, austere bearing that drew the words out of the potential masters' minds.

"Sesshomaru Taisho," the auctioneer yelled loudly, although he needn't have. "Bound for execution unless sold for his crimes: three counts of violence against his master and five counts of out and out murder."

A collective, loud gasp broke the silence.

"Although he wears the strongest restraining band," the auctioneer proclaimed, gesturing at the silver band that was on is left arm. "It seems as if he can still refuse the commands of his owner. This is the end of the legally mandatory warning. The auction starts at thirty-thousand."

The voices started muttering all at once. Kagome, too, turned to her friend. "He's beautiful," she said in awe. "He has hair just like Inuyasha's, but finer and smoother and longer."

Inuyasha was one of the Kikyo's slaves. He had been in the family for as long as Kagome could remember, but she rarely ever saw him because Kikyo seemed very possessive of Inuyasha.

"He is," Sango agreed. "But he's also as deadly as he looks. See those markings? If he were not enslaved, he would probably be one of the most dangerous beings that exist. He still is, even though is enslaved."

"But, to kill him..." Kagome could hardly believe that so beautiful a being would take life without compunction, but she had learned to trust Sango on matters concerning the youkai.

"Only thirty-thousand," the auctioneer repeated himself. "He's beautiful and strong, you can do anything you want with him. He'll--"

"Boo," one of the women yelled. "He scarred the face of my best friend just because she wanted him to share her bed. You can't do anything you want with him."

The auctioneer flushed, but did seem to get the message. "Going once," he bellowed. "He's going to his death and you will never be able to set your eyes on him again."

Nobody bid.

"Going twice."

Still, nobody bid.

"Do you really want such perfect beauty to decay?" The auctioneer asked more than a bit desperately.

"You buy him then," somebody shouted from the corner.

The auctioneer sighed. "Going--"

"Thirty-thousand," Kagome shouted impulsively. While others might have been perfectly fine with the thought of Sesshomaru dying, Kagome had never liked the thought of not saving somebody when she could.

Besides, she had a fair amount of allowance, seeing as how she usually saved them unlike Kikyo who spent hers as soon as she received her allowance.

"Are you crazy?" Sango asked Kagome.

Kagome shrugged. "Very probably."

Sango sighed. Sometimes, there was no reasoning with her too kind-hearted friend. She would just have to hope that it didn't get Kagome into trouble.

"Hn," the handler grunted at Sesshomaru. Unlike any other slaves, the auctioneer had yet to see Sesshomaru show any reaction to anything. As usual, the youkai remained silent, and the handler continued his somewhat one-way conversation.

"The lady who bought you... sixteen-year old Kagome, she be a real Higurashi from all the stories I heard them tell of Higurashis. Miko, they tell, but I ain't never heard anything to prove it. Except her twin Kikyo be true miko, purifying arrrows and all such.

"Now, Kikyo be the one ya hear stories about. Surprised, I am, that she ain't coming today. Usually, she buys a three or four slaves at every auction.

"But Kagome, never ain't heard 'bout her buying slaves, but could just be that she just couldn't resist you beauty, eh?"

The handler sighed at some private woe, and then turned back to Sesshomaru again, "Well, here, we are, and you're goin' to yer new mistress now."

This chapter was written by ethidda. All credit goes to her for this idea and this chapter. Review, and I will send them to her. Thank you very much and have a great day!