Chapter 11
Your P.O.V Your eyes fluttered open. You were a violet and ivory decorated room. You currently were lying in the queen sized bed in the center of the room. It was newly refurbished and even had a balcony and what looked like it's own bathroom. Lifting the covers you looked down at yourself. You were half naked and covered in bandages from the waist up to your breasts, leaving them bare. 'Why am I only in bandages and underwear?' An image of Sesshomaru undressing you came to mind and you blushed. Your embarrassment suddenly turned to pain as your side began to hurt. You lay back down and finally took notice of little Rin laying next to you fast asleep. You pulled her close to you as you passed out from the pain. You awoke again to a gentle breeze playing across your skin. "I'm glad you're awake Milady. Would you like me to finish dressing your wounds or would you like to do so yourself. I hear you can do wonders in healing with magic." A slender fair skinned woman stood before you. She had long black hair, golden brown eyes, average height, and small proportions. She bowed slightly to you. "I am Mamoru Kamera." She smiled lightly at you. "I'm Alira. You have no need to bow to me Kamera because from this point on we are friends. Please take good care of me." She nodded and asked the same of you. "Would you mind handing me those ace bandages Kamera?" She rushed them over to you, acting a little nervous. "Thank you." You un-wrapped your old bandages, handed them to Kamera and applied some ointment before re-wrapping yourself. "Kamera, why don't you loosen up a bit, I'm not going to bite you." She froze eyes wide. "I'm sorry Milady it's just actually being in the same room as the legendary Unicorn Mage has me all jittery. I mean compared to your medical knowledge I'm just a novice." She blushed and looked down. "Trust me Kamera, power isn't everything. It comes with loads of responsibility and stress that you'd never want to deal with. It gets tiring. Sometimes having only a little power is wonderful, and then you're not completely dependant upon it." You smiled at her relieved look. "Thank you Milady." She seemed to still be a little nervous around you. "There's no need to call me 'Milady', I'm here to work, just like you. Milord told me in order to repay him that I was to become his slave so I could care for Rin in Jakken's stead. It doesn't seem so bad I guess." The girls face went from shy to horrified. "What's wrong Kamera?" She looked down, afraid to make eye contact. "Alira-sama, don't you know?" She had tears forming in her eyes. "What Kamera, what don't I know? Don't tell me something happened to Rin!" She shook her head. "Then what is it?" She wiped at the tears and began to speak. "Milord has had slave women to care for Rin before. They usually don't even last a week. Because when he buys slaves, it's not only to care for young mistress Rin, but to "please"' Milord. He usually just sends Jakken or one of the higher up servants to get someone." You were mortified; you were right back where you started. You were a slave for some sick bastard with a hunger for sex. "What happens to these women that cause them to lose their 'job'?" You were afraid to hear the answer for you already knew it. "Well, usually after a couple nights with Milord, the slave women are weakened beyond repair and since he's so rough he ends up killing them." You stared at her open mouthed. "What?" you words were barely even a whisper. She looked down again. "The women usually all look the same, blonde or close to blonde colored hair, blue or golden eyes, striking features, and shapely. The thing is that they all died so easily because they were all human, but you're the first demoness that he made a slave. And in looks your no different that them, except for your demon markings and eyes." You were speechless. "It's never going to end is it? I'm never going to stop having to repay for my sins, am I?" Kamera just looked at you, worried and confused. "Milady, what do you mean?" You snapped back to reality just in time to catch her question. You looked at her, wondering if you should really tell her. 'She seems perfectly harmless. Why not, it'll make me feel better about this all.' "You see Kamera, this isn't the first time I was forced to be a sex slave. Milord just freed me from the Northern Lord, which is how I got this bruise around my neck and this gash in my side." You went on to tell her how you were first enslaved. How you were tricked, betrayed, used, beaten, and showboated for three years weakening day by day and year by year. When you finally finished at the part where you woke up in this room she had tears streaming down her face and a pile of used tissues in her lap. "Oh, Alira-sama I never knew that the reason you had disappeared for so long was because you were enslaved. Everyone thought you went mad and murdered you family and then ran off to the far west to live with the Europeans. Such a sad and painful story." She hugged you tight, hoping to lift your pain. "In the worst of times I just stand tall and tell myself, 'What ever makes me fall, I shall stand again and be that much stronger. I will not give up on my happiness just because of this detour.' Or something like that." You laughed; hiding your true feelings, wishing you could really stand tall at this moment and say that. 'But I can't, I've fought so hard for so long that I'm just about to give up.' She leaned back to take a hard look at you and wiped away her tears. "You're right, you've been through worse. You wouldn't be the legendary Unicorn Mage if you weren't this strong." She tried to smile but failed. "Alira-sama, what are you going to do about this 'slave' situation?" You smiled at her. "Why Kamera, I'm going to tell that spoiled man that if he so much as says something sexual to me, he's a dead man." She laughed at that. You played along but your mind was in turmoil. 'How can I beat him off without my powers? Without them I am just as weak as those human women he killed before.' You frowned forgetting the world around you while you pondered your problem. "Ali-sama, what's wrong now?" You snapped back from your train of thought. "Oh, it's nothing Kame-san." She smiled and stood to take her leave. "Oh and Ali-sama, There is a beautiful Kimono laid out for you over there for dinner, but you have to clean up a bit. Masters' Orders." She grimaced at the last part. "Thank you." As soon as the door shut you turned to Rin. "Alright little miss, how many times have I told you not to listen in on adults' conversations." She opened her eyes and looked down. "Sorry mommy. I won't do it again." She looked even sadder now. "What's wrong sweet heart? Usually you're not this serious when I scold you." She sat up and hugged you. "Mommy is that what really happened to Daddy and Mi-nii-sama?" You heard the tears affecting her voice and felt them on your shoulder. "Now, now sweetie, don't cry. Papa wouldn't be happy to hear he was making you sad." You pulled her back to wipe the tears. "Yes, Hun. That was all the truth. But there's no reason to cry because if they aren't reincarnated yet then they are still watching over you, waiting for you to become a wonderful young woman any man would be out of him mind not to fall in love with." She laughed, lighting up her small face. "There we go, that's my little Rin. A child's laughter can cure a million illnesses, I swear it." This brought a round of giggles from her accompanied by a hiccup. "Thank you Momma, you always know how to cheer me up. But did you really go through all that pain and suffering?" You nodded and smiled. "But like I said, I just have to stand tall and never give up. Because what does not kill me makes me stronger." She looked a little unsure. "Mommy, please don't leave like the others did. I always end up being alone because all my caretakers disappear." Her face saddened a bit. "But they were just caretakers, they weren't your momma. I could never leave my baby girl." You stood up, picked her up and gave her a bear hug. 'So she didn't hear what happened to the others, and that I'm here as a slave. Thank goodness.' You winced in pain, loosening your grip. "I forgot about this pesky wound." Rin pulled from your grasp rushing to the bathroom. "Don't worry Mommy, I'll draw you a bath that'll make you feel lots better!" You heard the water running and a plop which you guessed was a bubble bath bar. "That sounds wonderful Rin. Thank you." You grabbed the Kimono that Kamera mentioned and walked to the bathtub. "It smells wonderful baby girl." She turned to you and smiled. "I know, it's you favorite scent. I remembered from when I was little that you loved to smell lilies. There are more bath bars over there if you want something else." You kissed her forehead. "Lilies are perfect Hun. Thank you. Now why don't you go get ready for dinner?" She gave you a salute and a stern "Yes ma'am!" and walked out soldier style. "Ha ha ha ha, what a delightful girl she is. And this bath is absolutely wonderful!" You let yourself relax as you scrubbed away all your stress and worries. You heard the door open in the bedroom. "Rin, Didn't I just tell you to go get ready for dinner?" You were surprised as to who answered back. "I'm not that child you foolish woman. I am Jakken, and I am here to tell you that dinner is ready." He sounded slightly offended. "Oh, I'm sorry Jakken. Thank you very much. I'll be down in a minute." "Be sure not to be late. Milord dislikes tardiness immensely." With that said he left in what sounded like a hurry. "He's kind of growing on me, that toad." You grabbed towel and the Kimono and walked out into the bedroom. "It's kind of cold in here." You looked over at the balcony doors and saw they were open. "Now who did that? Kamera probably left them open." You walked over to see the view. That wonderful scent of the forest and soap that belonged only to Sesshomaru wafted around you. "That's strange, when was Lord Sesshomaru in here?" You shrugged it off and walked back to get changed. The kimono was a midnight blue with an intricate wave pattern and golden moons and stars woven into the waves. The sash was black and had gold fringes. The slippers were also midnight blue with the black waves across them and a gold star at each ending point of the waves. The black and blue brought out your fairness and your light hair accented nicely. "If I say so myself I look goddamn beautiful. Well, I guess it's time to flaunt it!" with that you made it so you showed a little cleavage, just to piss him off. You prepared yourself to deal with whatever glare you got from Sesshomaru for being late. When you walked into the dining room you didn't get the result you expected. It was like the world came to a halt. They all were staring at you, as if they were looking upon a miracle. Some of the servants and all at the table, except Sesshomaru, either said "beautiful" or "gorgeous". You blushed and walked to only other seat open at the table that had a setting. Thankfully it was the farthest away from Sesshomaru. You could still feel all their eyes on you. "What!? Do I have a sign on my back or something!?" They all snapped back to reality and continued with what they were doing, trying to avoid your glare. Rin was the first to speak as they brought the food to the table. "Wow Mommy! You look really pretty! That kimono is gorgeous too!" She laughed. "Yes, Milady you do look stunning." This time it was the servant who set the platter in front of you. You blushed what you were sure was a deep red. "Thank you…" He gasped. "Milady, your eyes!" 'Oh, crap I forgot that my eyes scare a lot of people.' You sighed, "Its fine, it's normal for my eyes to change color with my mood or emotion." He laughed nervously. "Oh, that's it." With that he lifted the lid. You instantly felt the bile rise when you looked at it. "I think I'm going to be sick!" It was a small roasted pig or something similar that had an apple in its mouth and it smelled absolutely horrifying. Rin gasped, "Oh no Goro, Momma can't eat meat. Didn't anyone tell you!?" "No they didn't Miss Rin." You got up from the table and rushed into what the kitchen. You met up with the smell there. You saw a door that you hoped led outside. "I have to get away from that smell or I am going to throw up!" You rushed out the door from the kitchen knocking a server over. You stepped out into the fresh air, feeling you were finally safe. "Ali-sama! Are you okay!?" It was Kamera. "You look positively green!" You glared up at her from between your knees. "Ya' Think!?" She stepped back. "What happened?" Finally feeling better you explained why you were sick. "I can't eat meat because I'm a fox demon and unicorn. It's against our beliefs to eat other animals." You took a deep breathe, clearing out your system. "They just tried to feed me a little roasted piglet! To you it may have smelt fantastic but to me it smells horrendous!" She laughed. "You kidding me, I haven't had a decent meal like that in years. In fact I don't miss them at all. A simple meal tastes just a good." You smiled at her. "Now, why don't we go fix you up some food that won't induce vomiting?" She grabbed your arm and dragged you toward the kitchen. "Thank you, Kame-chan." You hooked arms with you, "No problem girl, friends have to have each others backs." You both cackled with delight.