Nekoyashi
A Feudal Fanfiction
Chapter 3
Sesshomaru was out surveying his territory. He had traveled a long way, and he could hear Rin panting. "Lord Sesshomaru. I'm tired. Could we rest at that village over there?" Rin pointed to a village Sesshomaru new all too well. It was the village where he had placed Rin in the care of an old priestess so that she would learn how to live with humans, as well as decide if that was what she wanted. When Sesshomaru came back, she had decided to live with him. It warmed Sesshomaru's heart to know this. This was an uncomfortable feeling. He had never known any such warmth. But it wasn't just happy memories that were brought up by the sight of this place. Sesshomaru also remembered that this was the place where his bratty nuisance half-brother Inuyasha lived. Fortunately, he put aside his hatred and took mercy on Rin. "Yes. We can rest at this village." Rin hugged Sesshomaru, and they walked into the inn, as did Jaken. Sesshomaru overheard one of the humans in the inn say that there was a "ringing" in his ear that he couldn't get rid of. Come to think of it, Sesshomaru had been hearing cries of help that seemed louder that he was in this village. It didn't really bother him, though. As long as Rin was safe and his kingdom was under his control, that was all he cared about. After resting for a short time, however, Sesshomaru heard the voice that had been crying for help sing a more interesting tune. "If I get out of here, that man with the dog ears and the white hair is going to get scratched." Immediately intrigued, Sesshomaru left the inn, and Jaken and Rin trailed after him. He followed the voices until he came to a well in a forest clearing. It seemed someone had blocked off the well with a boulder. Sesshomaru summoned a strand of energy from his hand and swung it through the boulder, cutting it in half. The two halves of the boulder fell off of the well. Sesshomaru saw a black-haired girl with cat ears and whiskers crouching next to a dead human man wearing strange clothing. The cat-girl exclaimed "I'm so happy you found us. I was watching this man next to me fight a man with dog ears and white hair while sitting on the edge of this well, and I fell in. Later the dog man threw his dead body in here and put a boulder on top of the well. Maybe he was trying to hide the body...or something." Sesshomaru's eyes flashed with intrigue. "Tell me more about this dog-man." The cat-girl replied, "Well, he wears a red jacket, red pants and red belt. I guess he likes red." The cat-girl chuckled, then continued. "His hair was long, and he had a sword." Sesshomaru's eyes flashed with hatred and intrigue. "The man who sealed you down there is my half-brother Inuyasha. If I resurrect your friend with my sword, you will both be in my debt. You could both be useful to me." Sesshomaru pulled out Tenseiga and slew the pall-bearers with one strike. The man wearing strange clothing sat up and looked around, confused. He saw a man with pointy ears, red stripes on his face, long white hair, white shirt and pants with a red flower pattern, black armor with two red ribbons at opposite sides of a spiked plate on the top of the armor, a yellow and violet striped ribbon tied at his waist, a spiked ring-like pauldron on his left shoulder, and a big blob of fluff hanging on his right shoulder. "Did you save my life?", The man in the strange clothing inquired with eyes that sparkled with wonder and gratitude. "Yes." Sesshomaru replied. "Thank you! Thank you! I am forever in your debt!", The man in in the strange clothes exclaimed while bowing to Sesshomaru. "I know. I also know that you wish to know the name of the man who saved you. It is Sesshomaru." Jaken climbed onto the edge of the well, waved his arms, and shouted, "But you will call him LORD Sesshomaru! You are lucky that he has saved your life! You must respect him at the utmost! You must..." "ENOUGH!", Sesshomaru interrupted. "Yes, Lord Sesshomaru.", Jaken whimpered while bowing and trembling with fear. The eyes of the man wearing strange clothing beamed with excitement. Sesshomaru bore his teeth and glared at the man . "Let's get one thing straight. I didn't save you out of love! I saved you because I thought I could use you to my advantage. I sensed spiritual power in you." Rin ran up to Sesshomaru and cuddled up to him. "But you saved me out of love, right Lord Sesshomaru!" She exclaimed. Sesshomaru snorted. The cat-girl and the man in the strange clothing giggled. Sesshomaru shrugged it off and got back to business. "If you are to serve me, I wish to know your names." The cat-girl introduced herself as Nekoyashi, and the man wearing strange clothing introduced himself as Hojo. "At your service, Lord Sesshomaru!", they exclaimed. Lord Sesshomaru replied, "Follow me." "Yes, Lord Sesshomaru!"