Chapter 4
Your
P.O.V. (point of view) what do you want Sesshomaru? Have you
come to rub my face in the fact that you are a lord whereas I am just
a slave? If you have you might as well walk straight back up those
stairs." You glared at him with malcontent and growled. "Don't
growl at me you filthy wench!" beneath the cool anger you heard
displeasure. "What have you come for Sesshomaru if not to mock
me?" slowly you grew impatient with him. "Learn you place
mutt! Do not question those higher than you filthy whore!" this
he returned with a growl. You anger elevated to uncontrollable levels
and you rose to your feet, fangs barred. "Do you even
remember me!? You have absolutely no right to call me a whore you
kniving, cold hearted, selfish bastard!"Your
temper grew to boiling point and your demon markings began to show as
your fangs & claws grew. You lunged for him but as your
demonic powers increased the inscriptions on the collar began to
glow. A sharp pain shot down your back, you felt the collar burning
and tightening around your neck. Instantaneously your knees buckled
and you fell hard on the cold cellar floor. You tried to block the
collar and keep its progress at bay. "Alira! What can I do!?"
she ran over, tears streaming down her face, and tried to help you.
Mika just stare helplessly at you. Nearby, Sesshomaru just stood by
and watched as you were slowly loosing your life essence.
It
tightened again and your air way became constricted to the point
where your breaths were in short gasps. You attempted with the energy
you had left to freeze the collar; it was your last hope. Your hope
went out like a light when the ice melted off the searing collar. You
slumped to your side as your vision began to go black. You took what
you were sure was your last breath and stole a glance at Sesshomaru.
'The bastard is smirking!' with that thought you blacked
out.
Sesshomaru's P.O.V you watched as she tried relentlessly
to save own life but she failed miserably. Her collar tightened and
she was taking in only gasps of a breath. You saw her collapse to her
side and look at you. Her eyes were filled with a confused look of
love and hate. A tear streaked down her face as she closed her eyes
and let out her last breath. Tensaiga began to pulse as you walked
away from the fallen mage. You ignored it's persistence as you
began to climb the stairs. Behind you, you can hear the servant girl
sobbing and then a rustle of clothing as she stands up. "Please,
Milord, please save her. There is nothing I can do but your sword
there; it is your father's powerful Tensaiga is it not? I know what
that sword can do, please save her Milord. She wished to live to see
her daughter and mate buried when she escaped here. With her dead
that cannot happen, so please I can give you anything you want, just
please save her!" with her plea at an end she knelt on the ground
and bowed at your feet. You tread your way back down the stair well.
"Pathetic, not even powerful enough to save your own friend." You
looked down on her like you have so many others. You walked past the
dirty half-breed and towards Alira's listless body. You drew your
sword and swiped it across her figure. The gremlins disappeared and
with them the magic collar turned into dust. 'Dark magic? I
wonder...' She took in a much needed breath. You waited until
she opened her eyes and saw her shock at you being her savoir. "Be
grateful bitch, I have saved you from a life in hell. To repay me you
are to accompany me back to my castle and become my new slave and
Rin's caretaker." She showed a mixed look in her eyes. "Stand
up and bow to me wench, for I am your new master." She spoke up
after regaining her voice. "Sesshomaru how is that to happen? I
wish to leave this hell hole but Arbassa is not going to let me go
that easily. He went to great troubles to ensure that I stayed here."
Her eyes gradually changed from a blackish red to a complacent golden
blue. She was beginning to lay her trust upon you. "You will
address me as Lord from now on, and have you not noticed the free
movement of your neck, however sore you are you still no longer have
to wear the collar. You are to take whatever revenge you wish
tomorrow at breakfast but after we leave to head off to my domain. Do
you understand?" She stood up straight and looked you straight in
the eyes. "Yes she winced milord. May I ask for one more favor my
Lord, not to be ungrateful?" "What is it wench!?" the angry
expression came back. She gritted her teeth and continued on, "I
wish to visit my old village and give my family a proper burial on
our way to your lands." She kept her eyes strictly on you. "Where
is your village wench?" She winced again. "It is just on the
border on your lands and my father's old lands also known as the
northern lands (these lands milord), it will not be out of the way."
With this she bowed low to the ground to emphasize how grateful she
was. "You will keep it short and will not fall behind on your
duties as we travel?" she looked up, her eyes a gold pink. She shot
up smiling, "Thank you so much Milord, I owe you the world." She
was extremely grateful and she continually flashed her gorgeous smile
your way. 'Oh how I have missed that smile….. No! I cannot, she
is just a filthy mutt who means nothing to me!' you chastised
yourself and walk away toward the stair well. "That will be all
then, go to sleep, Rin will need a fully aware playmate tomorrow."
You could sense her happiness. "Yes, Milord, and Sesshomaru?" you
couldn't believe she was already messing up, "What! Did I not
just tell you to go to bed slave?" You turned around to slap her
but her expression stopped you. She was looking at you like she
always did when you were children, her look of love and care for you.
Old memories came flashing back with happiness and pain all brought
on by that one look. "Thank you, thank you for everything, you have
no clue how much this all means to me, really I do owe everything to
you." She looked sheepish as she said this. "I still have always
loved you, one day you must let me explain why I had to cause you the
pain I did." This last part she said in the softest tone more to
herself than to you. You acted as though you hadn't heard it, but you
did not show her your surprise at this statement. You walked up the
stairs and opened the door, "Go to sleep, you too Rin!" You
heard Rin squeal out of surprise. "Yes Lord Sesshomaru! Is it
true mommy will be joining us tomorrow?" She walked up to you
with hope in her heart. "Alira will be joining us tomorrow on
our trek home to become your caretaker." you walked towards the
guest wing and called for Rin to follow. 'Tomorrow is going to be an
eventful day' you smirked to yourself and shut your door behind you
and blew out your lamp.