InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Captive Soul ❯ chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

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Chapter Three: Hope?

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Sesshomaru's skin warmed under the midday sun, breaking the last of the morning chill. He had been standing for quite some time without his upper garments.

He could sense that people were not as numerous on this side of the market, but there were some who had looked him over. Most though had only given him a 'hmph' of disgust before moving on. A few seemed curious but uninterested.

'Am I that unappealing?' There had to be at least someone who needed a servant. Maybe the problem was his race.....not many humans would dare buy a demon as a slave, especially a very dangerous looking inu youkai.

His hopes of getting food today were diminishing......that is.......

Until he saw her.

She was lovely, for a human, with large brown eyes that sparkled in the light. Her wavy chestnut hair fell to her waist and bounced when she walked, pronouncing an almost childlike grace. Pouty pink lips glistened under her perky little nose.

Her dress was a modest light green adorned with little white flowers trailing from her right shoulder, over her bosom, and down to the hemline just above her knee.

The scattering wind played with her dress and brown locks before sending him her delicate scent.........cherry blossoms and strawberries. He also detected the aroma of baked bread and chocolate....probably in the bag she carried. All these combined with her own unique essence...... purity and innocence.......

Downcast, he realized, she would be the last to buy one such as he. ....

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Rin paused, she had seen something silvery white up ahead. Letting curiosity get the better of her, she continued on towards the very end of the merchant booths. She followed the fleeting glimpses of silver through the shuffling crowd until she came upon a most astonishing sight.

It was a man....shirtless......with the most unusual shade of silvery white hair which reached almost to his knees.

Awed by his height, Rin determined that, without the pedistal, he would probably stand a good six and a half feet.

For the briefest of moments, Rin could have sworn he glowed. Blinking several times, she decided to get a closer look.

Timidly, she stepped towards him.

When she got close enough to see his features, Rin stopped. Her observations indicated to her that this was not an ordinary man.

He had slightly pointed ears and tatoos of some sort on his face; two red stripes adorned each cheek and a blue, crescent moon rested on his forehead.

His eyes.....they were.... the most extraordinary color..... amber? or was it gold.....As if on cue they shimmered lightly. Yet they lacked luster. A void of emptiness poisoned their depths as they never wavered from their locked postition. He seemded to be staring off into nothing.

Avoiding the sudden icy sensation, She widened her inspection.

Her cheeks heated up as her gazed flowed from his broad shoulders to his muscular chest. She dared herself to travel lower, over the tight abs, then even lower, quickly flitting over his midsection then down to his feet.

That was when she saw the shackle.

She gasped...'A slave?'...she had never really...seen one before.. this close....only the very rich kept slaves..or...indentured servants.... as they were called.

But this was no ordinary human male...maybe a youkai... She traced back up to his neck to see a metal collar which before had been hidden by his wind blown hair.

Somewhere in the back of her mind she remembered the significance of the thick, iron-like choker: a means of leading as well as magical subduing.

Upon reflection of his current status, She decided to examine him closer. A darkness lined his eyes and his face was pale. He was thin, too thin.

Rin felt her heart sink. This beautiful creature was failing, loosing life by the minute.

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