CHAPTER 1

Sesshoumaru stood there in the heat, scratching at his neck. His new life was painful. He was whipped or shocked when he didn't obey. He was treated like dirt and spit on and now here was the king, who had made the dumb 'demon slave' law, inspecting him.

"So, you have finally caught the powerful Sesshoumaru. Good. Here's the money I promised you. Now get that filthy thing out of my sight." King Tasami commanded.

"Yes, my lord." Tadashi replied nodding to Denzo to take Sesshoumaru away to try and sell him. "Uh…my lord…I was wondering if I could meet your daughter."

"Of course." The king turned away from Tadashi. "Rin. I want to introduce you to someone."

Tadashi looked at the beauty that was walking toward him in a regal manner. She had long midnight black hair and brown eyes. "Princess Rin. It's an honor to finally meet you. My name is Tadashi. I'm a demon slave driver." When he said that, he saw a flicker of anger cross her face and then it was gone. 'I must have imagined it.'

"Nice to meet you Tadashi."

"I hope you find one of the demons I've caught to your liking."

"I'm sure I will." Rin said, then she looked at her father.

"Go on."

Rin gave a nod and walked off.

"Your daughter is very beautiful. Umm…do you think I could marry her?"

A look of horror crossed onto the King's face. Knowing how Rin hated slave drivers and how she was a half-demon. "Sorry, she is all ready betrothed to Prince Naraku."

"Ah, I see my lord. Well I best get back to work."

Rin walked through the demons. She could tell that they knew she was a half-demon but they didn't say anything.

"I'm sorry." She whispered as she passed each one of them.

They all gave a little nod that only she saw, and then they went back to standing still.

She walked a little more then she heard a noise.

"Do what I told you Demon!" A demon slaver yelled as he whipped a white haired demon.

Rin frowned. Then she felt her heart skip a beat. 'Is that the one I'm supposed to get.' Rin asked herself then as an answer to her question she walked up to the slaver.

The slaver stopped his whipping and gave a bow. "Princess Rin."

"How much does this demon cost, slaver?" She said without showing an emotion.

"You don't want him. He doesn't obey orders well."

"That demon is what I want slaver, how much?" She said as she felt the white haired demon's eyes on her.

"Uh…1,000,000."

Rin pulled out her money. She gave the slaver the amount he asked for.

"H…here's his papers. The word to punish him is right there." He said pointing to a word.

"Thank you sir." She said harshly, then she walked over to the demon.

"Princess!" The slaver said warningly.

The white haired demon stared at her as she approached. She could tell he was looking her over. She also knew that he knew she was a hanyou.

"Come on…" she looked down at her papers for the demons name. "Sesshoumaru."

He growled. The slaver heard that and rushed over to whip him.

"DON'T!" She commanded the slaver. "I can take care of it myself."

The slaver moved away a bit, but he was still close just in case the demon made any trouble.

Sesshoumaru, please come. I don't want you to get hurt anymore. If you stay here, you'll have a life of pain. But if you come with me…She spoke to Sesshoumaru the demon way.

Fine. I'll come hanyou. He replied to her.

Rin walked off with Sesshoumaru following her.

'Weird.' Thought the slaver, then he went back to work.

Rin and Sesshoumaru were about to Rin's room when they ran into the king.

"Rin! Why do you have THAT demon with you?"

"I own him." Was all Rin said.

"But he's the most dangerous of his kind. He was the taiyoukai of the west."

"Yea, was. Excuse me father."

She walked past him. She heard Sesshoumaru growl at her father then heard him follow her.

They arrived to her room. She opened the door and let him enter. Then she walked in after him.

As soon she closed the door, she turned to look at him.

"What are you going to do with me, hanyou?" Sesshoumaru asked her harshly.

"I have a name, Sesshoumaru. It's Rin. You should be a little bit more respectful." Rin snapped back.

"You are very brave to speak to me that way, hanyou." Sesshoumaru replied coldly.

"Haven't you noticed that you aren't in demon land anymore. Your behavior could get you killed."

"Better to die, then be your slave."

"For your information, I didn't want to take a slave. If I could have my way, I'd be gone from this place. I wouldn't be a princess. I wouldn't have to marry an idiot. But this cannot be so. This is my fate. Having to be a slave is yours, so deal with it."

"I don't need to deal with it. I'm out of here."

"Sesshoumaru, you are forgetting something."

"And what's that, hanyou?"

"I have your papers, you can't go more then 5 miles before the papers make it so you can't move. This is slaver magic. You can't leave your owner."

Sesshoumaru growled and turned to face her. "If you are dead, then I can leave."

"No you can't. If you kill me then my father will be your owner. And he will be harder than I will…and…he won't try to find a way to break the spell like I will."

"What are you suggesting, hanyou?'

"I'm suggesting you be patient."

"Why?"

"I'll make a deal with you, Taiyoukai. You be a good demon slave and in return I'll find a way to break the curse on these papers and that collar."

Sesshoumaru stood there pondering over her compromise. He had to admit, she was good. Then he nodded.

"Good." Rin replied, then she walked over to a door in her room and opened it. "Here is your room. Sorry, but we will have to share a bathroom. The bathroom is behind the pink door."

She looked him over. "We are going to have to get you some clothes." She circled him. "Actually, I think I'm going to go to the next town to get you some handmade. No place in town will have clothes for your stature." She gave a little smile.

"What's so amusing, hanyou?"

"Nothing."

"Don't lie."

"I…was…just noticing your muscular build." Rin replied with a blush.

Sesshoumaru smirked. 'She thinks I'm handsome, huh?'

"Now…if you don't mind. I need to get your measurements."

She measured him quickly and wrote them down. "I'm going to take these to my mother. Do you want to come?" She asked.

Sesshoumaru gave a nod. He was curious about the castle. He wanted to see if he had owned the better castle.

Rin and Sesshoumaru walked down the hall. She smelt his curiosity and smiled a bit. By the time they got to Rin's parents' room she was very grim. She sniffed the air. She relaxed once she knew it was only her mother in the room. She knocked on the door.

"Come in Rin."

She felt Sesshoumaru tense up. "Don't worry Sesshoumaru. My mom's a dog demon."

She felt him relax then she opened the door to the room.

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