The morning was warm and fresh and you awoke early as usual intent on a bath before starting your work. It took you a while to remember where you were. You looked around the lavish room and lay back. For the first time in your life you had nothing to do. The room was spotless and you new most of the servants wouldn't be up for a few hours. There was no way you'd be able to sleep now. You were nervous about the training lord Sesshomaru had ordered. You decided to get up and have your bath as you'd planned. The bathroom joined to your new room was a luxurious affair. The huge bath was a deep tile lined basin in the floor, expensive oils littered the shelves, there was even a small fountain … you'd always found this room a bit excessive but part of you wanted to know what such a bath would feel like. You started running the water, servants often drew baths for and bathed the rich but this had never been one of your jobs. You made your way to the bath oils and started sniffing at bottles. Exotic scents greeted you and it took you a while to find the one you liked best, it was spicy and sweet.
You stripped off the simple garment you had slept in and slipped into the hot water. Hot humid air surrounded you thick with the smeeell of the bath oil you had chosen. You sank back further into the deep water. You loved bathing, the feeling of the water flowing over and around you, washing all the tension from your muscles. The feel of the amulet against your chest reminded you of its presence, this reminder brought with it both profound relief and fear. You would have to go to lord Sesshomaru immediately. You thoughts were interrupted by a voice from the next room, Jaken walked in without any warning. Your mind went blank, you were filled with anger but he was a demon and the lords lackey and with what you had just worked out you were probably in enough trouble without upsetting someone more important than you. You settled instead for glaring and dragging the little you had been wearing into the bath to cover your nakedness before he got close enough to see. Jaken did not stay in the room for long, as soon as he saw that you had been bathing he fled leavening you puzzled. You got out of the bath dripping water and clutching the wet garment to yourself. You made your way to the bed chamber without drying yourself, deciding to find your clothes before any other guests could arrive. Where your clothes had been was now empty instead a pile of new, neatly folded clothes. You looked at them, too much silk, the colours were too vibrant. You wanted your old robe, and to go and see lord Sesshomaru and explain the misunderstanding and through yourself on his mercy, then go back to your life. But it looked as though you'd have to go and see him in these clothes, the thought made you nervous. In the end you chose a simple grey silk dress. You made sure you were dry before dressing. You had just pulled on the dress when a loud knock sounded at the door. 'Please give me a minute' you responded frantically fastening the dress before opening the door.
Lord Sesshomaru swept into the room. You looked at him, now it came time to explain your discovery you were scared of his reaction. No one would care if he killed you now in this room, you were just his servant
Before you could say anything lord Sesshomaru spoke. 'Jaken told me what happened earlier and he have been warned, you are to be treated with thee same respect as any demon guest of mine. That just leaves the question of why you remained silent when Jaken entered your chambers without permission. Why did you not demand he left, I doubt you feel any lust for a creature such as Jaken'. Despite your situation you felt an almost hysterical urge to laugh but managed to contain it. Now was time to risk your lord's wrath. Sesshomaru seemed agitated, this puzzled you and heightened your sense of fear if he was in a bad mood this was the worse time to be near him, none the less you decided to tell him, 'my lord? I do not think I am a demon, this amulet was given to me many years ago; maybe this is the scent you have been mistaking for me.' But Sesshomaru wouldn't take the amulet you offered. 'It is made of demon skin sir, to protect the wearer from evil, a gift when I left thee orphanage.'
'do I look like a fool?' he responded, 'Please do not doubt my sense of smell, even over thee bath oils you chose you scent hangs in the air like a rainbow, it's strong in this room you have slept in.' He walked to you and stood so close you could feel the heat from his body, you were reminded of how he grabbed you on the day he had accused you of being an assassin, just like that day he leaned in and inhaled the scent of your neck. As he did this his hand slowly took the amulet from you, you saw him throw it to the floor. You stood still, disgusted with you self for shivering, 'You are a demon' he breathed in your ear. You fought to keep yourself from whimpering, biting the inside of your cheek. Emotions fought inside you, emotions you quickly repressed as you stared into those golden eyes, this was the scenario those giggling girls fantasised about, but you still saw that he was a lord and a demon and you were a servant, you had no right to be this close, feeling shivers running through you and heat spreading through your body. You turned away from him, 'Why did you come to me this morning my lord?' you asked.
'To begin your training, I thought that, being a servant would have given you a tendancey to wake early.'
He was right.
'You will need to change; we're going to the forest'
He waited outside while she changed into something more practical and braided her long hair. Soon they set of together for the distant forest. The walk was a silent one. She still walked in the dreamlike way of someone sure they were living the wrong life. After an hour of walking they reached a clearing. Sesshomaru spoke 'Your training will be mental and physical; our aim is to get your demonic side to manifest itself. Once this happens we will have a better idea how you came to be here and what we should do with you.' The statement sounded foreboding, you new this training would bee tuff.
He gave you a sword and started instructing you in its uses, after 3 hours he took it away from you, telling you that he would have to teach you how to move first.
By the end of the day you were sure you had made no progress at all and that lord Sesshomaru would decide he was wasting his time. But when lord Sesshomaru spoke he surprised you. 'I did not think to bring food today, you must be hungry.' You looked blankly at him, of course you were hungry, and you hadn't eaten all day that thought had been distracting you for the last couple of hours. He looked at you, it dawned on you that he was expecting a response. 'M' lord?' you questioned.
'The day after tomorrow I will have servants send your breakfast to your room early; I'll also have them prepare a lunch.'
'What do you expect me to do tomorrow my Lord?' you asked. He looked at you for a second. 'Rest, your muscles may be sore. Tonight I will show you how to meditate; do this tomorrow if you can.'
There walk back to the palace after that was silent.