A Slave's Forbidden Growth
Disclaimer: I still do not own Inuyasha.
Inuyasha entered his room, a snarl on his lips. He stopped when he saw Kagome. She was still on her knees, awaiting his return. But she had fallen asleep. She had managed to stay on her names. She must have been well-trained he thought, letting the whip fall onto a chair. He didn't know why but he just really didn't want to punish her. He should, she couldn't let a slave talk to him like that without reprimand. What would that do to his reputation?
It would ruin it that's what. He would become known as a namby-pamby pussy, who couldn't even punish his slave. And he had every right to punish her. No man would argue with him for this. He could punish her as she deserved.
Then why couldn't he make himself pick up the whip? She looked so sad and weary as she slept. Inuyasha sighed, no one would ever find out anyways. He gently picked her up, pushing down the covers with his foot he placed her in his bed, then lay down next to her, closing his eyes and falling asleep to the lulling sound of her breathing.
In the Morning
Kagome's eyes opened, her body not moving an inch. She knew that if she moved and woke Koga he would be displeased. She blinked and yawned slightly, moving her hands slowly to her eyes and rubbing them. She looked around, disoriented. This wasn't her room or Koga's room. Where was she?
A snore broke the silence and her head snapped towards the source of the sound. Her eyes widened as she saw Inuyasha and the events of yesterday came rushing back. But…why had he put her in his bed? Why hadn't he woken her with the lash of his whip? She could see it on an ornate chair in the corner.
She should be doing something now, she knew she should. But what? She was clueless as to her duties, other then the obvious ones that concubine implies. What else should she do, what should she do now. She lay stiffly in the bed, confused and worried. Inuyasha was sure to be angry if he woke up and found her not doing whatever he expected her to do. Oh what to do, what to do.
She gently left the bed, being careful not to move it to much. She had noticed that Inuyasha was dressed in a long nightshirt, red of course. She quietly got out clothes that looked like the one's he had worn yesterday, guessing he'd prefer those as he had never been seen without them. She laid them out on the foot of the bed, then knelt on the floor, wondering what to do now.
And there she knelt, lost in her thoughts. As her mind drifted, she leaned against the bed. She remembered the first time she had met Koga, as he had dragged her from her house, leaving her eight year old sister Kaede behind. Kagome closed her eyes in sorrow, wondering what had happened to her younger sister. What had Kikyo done to her?
For hours Kagome's mind drifted, waiting for her new lord to awake. She waited with apprehension and fear, and a bit of annoyance. Really, how much sleep did he need? Finally, she heard stirring and moved away from the bed, looking at the top of it at the yawning teenaged hanyou. He stretched, sitting up and rubbed his head.
He opened his eyes, jumping a bit when he noticed her, sitting at the foot of her bed and still in the nude, as she still had not been given clothes. He calmed down when he remembered who she was. Without saying anything, he grabbed the clothes off his bed and stormed into his bathroom to change. She blinked at the door as it was slammed shut.
"Wench, there are some robes in the corner, put on one." He said gruffly though the door and she scrambled forwards, putting on the silk robe with reverence. How beautiful the plain green robe was, so soft. It was more expensive then anything she had worn since Kikyo had given her to Koga.
Inuyasha walked out of the bathroom to see her kneeling on the floor, looking at the ground. He was just as awkward as her, unsure of what to do. He hadn't had a concubine before, only whores for a night or two. He shrugged, taking out a brush and lightly tossed one at her, that she caught instinctively. "Brush my hair, then yours." He ordered, sitting on his bed.
Kagome nodded, standing up and moving closer. She got onto the bed behind him. Kagome began to gently pull the brush through his metallic hair. He closed his eyes as she combed his hair slowly.
Really, it didn't even need brushing, it was silky and tangle-free, but Kagome brushed as she listened to the sound of the brush through his hair and Inuyasha's slow breathing. After a few minutes Inuyasha told her to brush her own hair, and turned around, his head barely ten centimeters from hers as he watched her brush her hair. She was unnerved by his amber eyes gazing at her and looked down at his chest humbly.
He took the brush and tossed it to the side, standing up. "Follow me, wench." He said, leaving the room. Kagome gulped and followed him quickly and meekly, her gaze fixed upon his bare feet plodding along the marble floor.
A/N- I am soooooo sorry! I know I'm bad and horrible and such a bad person. I'm so sorry for making you wait so long! I had writer's block and just couldn't get past the third paragraph! I am so sorry. Gomen no to everyone. I will try not to do this again, and if I get to Monday after next without updating, feel free to email me and tell me to update. I am really sorry.