Soooooo sorry this chapter took so long. I had work and finals up the wazoo, and before that I was extremely sick. I was so weak I was only able to look at the computer screen for barely 20 minutes before I had to go back to sleep. But here it is the long awaited Chapter 1!!!!! ::hears cheers in background::
And no matter what I promise I will not abandon this fic. Chapter 2 is already in progress!!
Disclaimer: Yada Yada Yada, they don't belong to me .... everyone knows the drill. lol
Chapter 1
The sun slowly began to peek it's way into the interior of the bare room. The walls of the tiny cottage, glistening with mold began to change it's color as the rays of morning began to touch it. The lone figure that lay motionless on the hard wood floor made no notice to the sound of birds chirping and bits of conversation beginning outside her window. The figure twitched slightly, raising a small pale hand toward the piercing sunlight that seemed to mock the sleeping and only shine in the eyes of the weak of morning.
"Ohhhh, morning already?" Kagome groaned as she stared out her window and into the bright blue skies. She quickly sat up stifling back a yawn that begged to escape her lips. She stretched heavily and began to raise up out of bed quickly grabbing her kimono and swinging it around her body. After she finished dressing, she grabbed a bucket that lay next to the door and made her leave. "Well time for chores" She spoke happily as she made her way out her door and into the dirt welled streets.
Outside, the streets already began to bristle with activity. Farmers began to move their plows through their small areas of land while busy house wives began to clean the outside of the houses and sing their usual songs of lost love and sadness. Kagome moved through the streets smiling at every person that passed her by. Little nods of acknowledgment or sweet sounding voices of a how do you do. Kagome knew almost everyone in the tiny village and almost said hello to everyone by name.
Children played games of tag while others stayed close to their mothers usually with heavy buckets like the one Kagome had, struggling to keep up with their long paces to try and help with the daily chores of Hoshina Village. This village unlike the rest of the states was still untouched by war. In all 11 years of her life in Hoshina Village, Kagome had never as much felt at peace. The world was at war. Only a few villages like this one still existed. Hoshina Village like others laid upon the border of human and youkai territories. They were untouchable by the struggling, at least that's what most thought. Kagome however always knew better. She knew one day her life at Hoshina Village would be over and she would have to pull herself further into human territories. The only reason she stayed was because of the neutral youkai that was famous for passing by the village.
Every time a new youkai came she would always hang onto every bit of conversation that was said between them in the hopes of catching a small wind of a certain youkai she has been searching for her whole life. Valduke. Even today the name left terrible tastes on her tongue and her anger flared at even a thought. Kagome knew if she had the chance to leave and hunt down the treacherous youkai herself, she would in a flash of a beat. However, laws prohibited her from taking such reckless actions. Humans who were caught or seen unattended by an entourage or caught with no youkai to claim them was thrown straight to imprisonment of slavery. The only humans that lived in youkai territory were bought and sold slaves. Never cared for, never cared about. Made to serve and do with as the master wished. To be used and abused.
Usually stories would travel from human wanderers and neutral youkai that passed, of terrible tales of what human slaves had to endure. Punishment after punishment was inflicted to all that were accused of disobeying their master. Every time Kagome began to think of the enslavement, her mind went right back to her mother and the pain that she had to endure.
As Kagome made her way to the river, still being acknowledged by all passers she began to wonder how long this time of peace and tranquility would last. As her mind trailed to images from her past and thoughts of where her future would be, her attention began to leave the street and turned inward to her mind. It was only when she walked into a tall figure did she get pulled back to reality.
"I'm sorry!" She immediately said as she jumped back and began to bow embarrassed that she wasn't watching where she was going. "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" Kagome stopped apologizing when she heard a familiar voice begin to giggle. "It's okay Kagome, it looked like you were thinking of something important. It's no big deal." Kagome immediately looked up into a familiar face. He was tall and slender. He wore a dark blue kimono with sleeves rolled up above the elbow, exposing slender muscular arms. He smiled sweetly as he looked down at Kagome. Short brown hair slightly covering compassion filled brown eyes. He waved his hand and laughed again. "How are you doing Kagome?" Kagome blushed and took a step back when she realized whom she bumped into to. "Ho-Hojo! Hi, how are you?"
"Where are you headed?" Hojo asked his smile bright and cheerful in the early morning rays. Kagome smiled sweetly. "I'm headed to the river to do some fishing and get some water." Hojo looked down at Kagome's bucket and reached out for it, taking it from her hands. Kagome was a bit confused but didn't say a word. "Allow me to accompany you, can't have a pretty girl traveling by herself. It's not safe." Hojo winked at her and then made his way to the river, Kagome tried to protest but saw the kindness in Hojo's eyes and just smiled as she trailed behind him.
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"My Lord! My Lord! It's time to wake up my Lord!" The small human girl spoke softly from the side of a huge canopy bed. The room she stood in was beyond triple the normal size of any bedroom and the girl looked pale and small compared to it. The walls were red with different tapestry's and cloths hanging from it. The floor was covered in different furs and shinny matts. The windows which covered the entire east wall were covered for the moment with beautiful shimmering gold and red silk curtains. On the west side of the room was a giant bookcase filled with all different kinds of scrolls and maps and in front of it a huge table with books and pieces of parchment scattered on it. On the North side of the room there was an extravagant red couch with different colored furs on it pooling over onto the floor to blend in with the furs that carpeted the room. The south side of the room against the furthest wall lay a single giant bed. The bed was covered with gold and red curtains surrounding it and red silk sheets covering it. The room looked magical and the only thing that didn't seem to belong was the lone human female standing by the bed.
The girl stood there shaking, fear clear on her face. She wore a plain brown kimono with a red obi that tied to form a huge bow on her back. Her hair was long straight and black and trailed down to her waist. She swallowed hard and blinked her deep brown eyes attempting once more to wake a figure that lay motionless in the center of the huge bed. "My lord! My lord! Please his sire wishes to see him. You must get up and get dressed." The girl took one final deep breath, said a little prayer and prepared herself for her lord's wrath. She yelled at the top of her lungs. "MY LORD INUYASHA!"
All of a sudden there was a loud crash and harsh obscenities and the girl immediately ran to the door to escape. She was mere inches from the door when she felt a pull on her kimono. The pull was so sudden and strong that it sent her body flying across the room only to land on the bed that lay on the other side of the room. She immediately sat up and crawled backwards until she touched the wall. She shook in strong fear holding the wall as if trying to meld into it. A shadowed figure slowly made its way to her. "What the hell do you think you are doing, bitch!" The voiced roared out in the darkness and the girl winced as if in pain. "Fo-forgive me my Lord. Please forgive me my Lord Inuyasha."
Inuyasha walked closer to the terrified woman his golden eyes narrowing in anger. "Get the hell off my bed human wench!" The girl paled even more and immediately scrambled off Inuyasha's bed in a storm of panic. Her legs had trouble finding there footing as she stumbled off the bed in a mass tangle of sheets and furs. Inuyasha just stood there staring at her, his eyebrow arching up in wonder as he looked on at the terrified girl trying to untangle her self in the sheets constantly echoing "I'm sorry my Lord! Forgive me my Lord!" Inuyasha beginning to become impatient snarled as the girl couldn't get untangled from the sheets. "Will you hurry up you stupid wench!" The girl looked at him one final time and began to cry, tears of desperation streaming down her face. "I'm...I'm stuck." The girl looked down crying hysterically almost certain her lord would kill her out of anger. Inuyasha snarled, stretching out his claws, ready to strike. The girl prepared herself for the blow.
At that instant Inuyasha's bedroom doors swung open, he spun around quickly in a fighting stance, claws outstretched to take on a new intruder. "What is going on here!" The voice boomed out. In the doorway stood a woman no taller then the human girl. Her hair was long and black, half which flowed freely to her ankles and the other half which was up in an elegant twist of braids and decorations piled expertly atop her head. In her hair were woven flowers and ribbons streaming from her braids down the sides and back of her head. She wore a full kimono displaying many different colors and lace. The majority of her kimono was white with red, gold and even blue silk attachments and lace hanging down to her feet. Her obi was blood red and made an extremely large red with gold trimmed bow that lay neatly on her back. Her eyes were a deep gold color and on her cheeks were single blue streaks. Her ears were long and pointed, and her lips were full and red. Anyone who saw her would automatically think she was one of the most beautiful women to live. Inuyasha however knew better.
He glared at the woman grinning in arrogance, one of his fangs protruding from his mouth in a cocky expression. "What the hell do you want?" he said annoyance ringing through his voice. The woman quickly made her way to him her eyes baring into him with a hardness that age can only master. Inuyasha let down his guard as the woman walked right to him staring into his eyes hard. Inuyasha looked at her unsure of what to do. The woman's gaze averted from him, to the terrified human girl still trying to untangle herself from the bed sheets. "So what do you want?", a cocky voice rang out. The woman got angry and immediately raised her fist punching Inuyasha square in the mouth. Inuyasha so unexpected by the blow lost his footing and stumbled back a few steps. "What the hell was that for, bitch!" As he stumbled back he tripped on the human girl and also became tangled in the mass of sheets. The girl screeched in panic and quickly began to struggle from the bed sheets. Inuyasha yelled at her to stop as she only succeeded in getting them further into a tangle of silk and furs. "I'm sorry Lord Inuyasha! I'm trying my hardest to get out!" Inuyasha yelled at the human girl who would not stop struggling. "Will you stop moving your making things worse. Hold still dammit!" The two continued to struggle which seemed like a few minutes until the other woman got impatient.
"Both of you stop it this instant!" Her voice boomed out. Inuyasha and the human girl both became quiet and scared as they stared up at the youkai woman. The woman then slowly began to kneel down towards the two figures and pulled on a piece of cloth freeing the small human girl from the confines of the sheets. She slowly helped her up. Inuyasha just sat there dumbfounded. The youkai woman stood up and wiped herself off, looking softly at the girl she smiled beautifully. "Now Yuni, tell me what happened. What is the cause of this delay and what happened to have made yourself get tangled in my rude sons sheets." At the word or her son Inuyasha growled low. The woman payed him no mind and averted all her attention onto Yuni.
The girl began to look at the youkai woman unsure glancing quickly to Inuyasha who seemed to stare at the human girl as if he would burn a whole through her. The youkai woman saw the fear in the young girls eyes and looked at Inuyasha. She grinned with slyness. "Do not fear Yuni. I see my son has frightened you enough. Starting this afternoon you will be moved from his care to mine. You will no longer have to serve him." Yuni's eyes began to fill with tears, and she excitingly grabbed the woman in a big hug crying into her chest. "Oh thank you Mistress Adelaide, thank you so much!" As realization dawned on her of what she just did, Yuni jumped back, her face bright red, and she began to bow. "I'm sorry Mistress I didn't mean to grab you like that. Please forgive me!" Adelaide just began to laugh sweetly. "Please go to my chambers and wait for me there. We will talk when I arrive and I will inform you of your new duties in this household." Yuni nodded and bowed deeply as she made her way to the door. "As you wish My Lady."
When Yuni left and the two were alone, Inuyasha turned his head away from the youkai woman as if her presence was nothing to him. "Feh! Stupid human bitch, she never knew what she was doing anyway! Glad you got rid of her before I did!" Inuyasha glanced back at her flashing dangerous golden eyes. The woman didn't say anything she just knelt down in front of Inuyasha. He continued to stare at her with the same expression of unconcern and cockiness. The woman plainly stared, raised up her fist once more and for a second time punched him square across the cheek. Inuyasha growing more angry from the hits jumped up shredding his sheets and got into a fighting stance. "That's it bitch! Lets see what you got!" The woman stood up calmly and slowly walked towards Inuyasha. Inuyasha flashed his fangs and stretched out his claws. "Take this!", he yelled as he leapt forward putting all his strength into this one swing slashing straight at the womans chest. The woman just smiled and raised her hand slightly in front of her. As soon as Inuyasha came one foot near her, his whole body hit some kind of barrier and was thrown back, harshly slamming into the wall. The impact of his body hitting the side of his room was so intense that a crater formed around him indenting his body into the wall. He gasped in pain as blood flew from his mouth and dripped down his chin. His face contorted in pain as he fell limp to the floor.
Adelaide put her hand down and elegantly began to smooth the fabric of her skirt, she stared down at Inuyasha with no emotion on her face. She took a few steps forward. "Now, if you have finished your temper tantrum you can begin your day like a civilized youkai. I have arranged meeting's with the warlord of the east, to find you a bride." Inuyasha began to moan and slowly pull himself up off the floor using one hand to clutch his chest in pain. "Fuck a bride. I don't want one." Adelaide's eyes became hard and angry. "You will find a bride! Maybe she can teach you some manners. God knows I haven't been able too!" Inuyasha began to smirk with that remark and fully began to sit up. "Why can't you have Sesshoumaru marry, after all he will inherit everything."
The woman smiled cunningly. "Oh he will. But my poor sweet Inuyasha, he will not inherit Inutaisho's estate." Inuyasha stared up in surprise. "What?", he managed to choke out through his pain. "Sesshoumaru has already agreed to marry one of Lord Naraku's four daughters. Which one, we do not yet know. He will go and take over the eastern territory, while you, Inuyasha, will stay here and inherit from Inutaisho." Inuyasha choked back his anger. "I-I will not agree to this! I refuse to do such a thing! Take on a fucking wench wife! I will not!" Adelaide stared at her son, her eyes growing soft and sympathetic. She walked over to him and knelt down sitting next to him. She spoke softly and without authority. "I'm sorry Inuyasha, but you have no choice. You may fight it now, but inside you know the truth. I hate to admit it but you are the great Inuyasha, son and second heir to one of the strongest youkai to live, Inutaisho. You maybe angry and upset, but remember it is your responsibility for being Lord Inutaisho's son. With great luxury and privilege there is always a price to pay."
Inuyasha turned his head away from Adelaide and stared at his carpeted floor. "Yeah, I know, the price to pay is my freedom." Adelaide nodded slightly. "Inuyasha do not be sad. It is true I was very upset when I first learned I was to be pulled away from my home and marry Lord Inutaisho who everyone feared and respected. But as time passed I grew to love your father and decided to stay by his side no matter what the cost, and the child I hold now is proof of that love I have with him now. I'm sure things will work out. Who knows, maybe you will grow to love one of Naraku's daughters." Inuyasha looked at Adelaide's stomach and then back at the floor. "Maybe."
Adelaide got up and began to head towards the door. "Now get dressed Inuyasha you have a meeting with your father." Inuyasha got up quickly then looked around his room sheepishly. "Who's going to straighten this mess up now?" Adelaide turned around to stare at him her face once again emotionless. "You tell me, we've been through 12 human servants for you in a month. You really have to stop scaring them to death, and I mean that literally. Yuni, Kari and Souta are the only ones to survive, and Lord Valduke is still not pleased with the miss use of his human servant Souta. He is still in a coma from what you did to him." Inuyasha immediately returned back to his normal cocky self. The moment of calmness finally passing. "Feh! It's not my fault all those stupid humans were so weak. I'm surprised most of them lasted as long as they did."
Adelaide glared at Inuyasha one last time. "You have to stop this miss use of humans. Your father is not pleased. All humans are weak, but this does not mean you can abuse them at will." Inuyasha growled low as he became angry. "Of course I can, humans don't even deserve to be treated so well, for as weak as they are. They deserve no sympathy." Adelaide turned fully around to face Inuyasha. "So your saying if we were to find you a strong human servant you would be pleased and not abuse them?" Inuyasha thought about this. "Perhaps." Adelaide smiled cunningly. "I still don't understand your fascination with finding a strong human, your just like your father. You both have a strange way of looking at humans, as if there fascinating beings capable of a strong spirit. We will see. I will go to the trade tomorrow and pick out the strongest human I can find." Inuyasha just stared at the youkai woman as she made her way to the door once again. "Now get dressed and come downstairs. I will not say it again."
As Adelaide left the room Inuyasha was left to observe the mess he made. He stared at his carpets now overturned and dirty. He stared at his bed, his sheets thrown all over and ripped to shreds. He looked back at the dent in the wall. Bits and pieces of rubble still flaked of the wall making a little pile of dust on his hardwood floor. He shook his head in anger. "I am so not cleaning this", he yelled as he turned to grab his clothes and get ready to see his father Inutaisho.
To be continued....
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