InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Captive Soul ❯ chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 )

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Chapter seven: The past and the Present.

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The young woman turned from him with a faint blush upon her cheeks. He could tell that her heart rate had increased dramatically. She had.....smiled at him.... and asked him to call her by name. This was irregular but not unacceptable. He was now bound to her and everything that she requested of him.

Sesshomaru followed closely behind the girl who walked quietly along. As they approached a newly built market booth with a long counter and many shaded tables out front, he caught the smell of sauteed meat and vegetables as well as steamed rice. Unconsciously, he sniffed the air like a starved animal searching for a meal. She had asked him if he was hungry. Did she plan on feeding him here?

His new master motioned for him to sit down at one of the tables. After taking his seat, his legs tingled at the new postion then relaxed. Keeping his eyes on the tables wooden surface, he waited as the girl hung her bag on the chair next to him and walked over to the counter.

A few minutes later, a large plate of rice and beef stir fry was laid in front of him along with a glass of ice water and a basket of breadsticks. While eyeing the most delicious meal he had ever seen in his life, he noticed the girl had then sat down in the chair beside him with a hearty bowl of her own.

"I hope you like it. I was going to ask you what you wanted but their menu was limited because they just opened up today. If you don't like it, I can make you something when we get home."

It took a few seconds to process what she had said due to the fact that his sense of smell was being bombarded by the appetizing food placed before him and the by the slight shock concerning her actions. She was feeding him in a public place and sitting next to him as if they were equals.

Uncertainly he spoke, "Thank you, Mistress Rin, for the food." He looked at her for approval. Her eyes conveyed confusion. Then she smiled at him and said "Eat."

Sesshomaru ate slowly, savoring every bite. If his new master chose to only feed him once a day then he would not waste a single morsel. They ate in silence for awhile until he heard the girl ask him a question.

"Sesshomaru?......How was it you came to be sold in the market?"

He swallowed then gathered his thoughts to reply. "My master, before the one who chose to sell me in the market, was very old. He died. I was left as part of his estate which was passed down to his grandchildren. They did not want me, so I was quickly sold to the first person in an estate sale."

"Did the old master treat you well?" Rin asked.

"He was.....kind.....to me." Sesshomaru flinched, he had gone too far in speaking his opinion but the girl next to him did not seem to notice and continued with her query.

"Where are you from and how old are you?" she seemed quite interested.

"I am from a land far away and a time long ago." he replied wistfully.

Sesshomaru was now staring at his hands in his lap, obediently answering her questions, wanting very much to finish the half eaten meal before she decided to take what was left of it away.

"How long ago?"

Sesshomaru took in a heavy breath, "About six hundred years."

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Rin almost choked on her food. 'Six hundred years?' The man appeared no older than she. Well, he 'was' a youkai, but....... 'Six hundred years?'

After drinking some water to clear her throat, she asked him another question. "Have you been a slave that long?"

"No, Mistress Rin."

Rin hoped that she was not being too inquisitive. "How did you become a slave?"

At this question, the youkai began to visably tremble. "A powerful Miko.............. wanted to make me............. her's. She.......... trapped me....... with her magics then cursed me with a subjugation spell. I was her servant for many years until she tired of me. She brought me to man who was very wealthy. I was then sold and have been a servant of man ever since."

Rin could tell the youkai was becoming uncomfortable and decided to end the topic for now. She saw that he was now staring at the food on his plate. "Go ahead and finish eating, it's getting late and we need to be heading home soon.

After watching him clean his plate, she rose from her seat. "Come on...Sesshomaru........let's go home."

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Okay, another chapter, hope it wasn't too boring but I had to put some of Sesshy's background in there. It will come into play in later chapters. Thanks to all who read this!__________________________________________________________________

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