InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Captive Soul ❯ chapter 8 ( Chapter 8 )

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Chapter Eight: To fix what's broken

The smell of cherry blossoms grew stronger as they approached a quaint two story brick house. A large oak tree and a weeping willow swayed in the wind next to it, shading the bright green grass.

After they had walked up the front steps, Rin took out her keys and unlocked the door.

They entered the house and Rin stopped to put her bag and purse on a small stand next to the entrance.

The house was pleasantly quiet. Evening light flooded through large windows in the adjoining rooms, accentuating the paintings of wildflowers adorning each wall.

The strong smell of cinnimon and vanilla mixed with sugar permeated the air. Beneath this was the hint of roses floating in from an outside breeze. But Rin's own sweet scent lingered underneath it all.

It was on everything.

To his right there was a living area with a large couch and a TV. To his left , a dinning room with an oak table and six oak chairs. In front of him was a staircase leading upward and beside that, a long halway extending to what appeared to be a sliding glass back door.

His mistress began showing him the rest of the home. She led him down the hall, pointing to each room; the dining room, living room, kitchen, downstairs bathroom, and a small den with shelves and numerous books.

He watched the young girls movements as she chatted away about where everything was.

Sesshomaru was puzzled.

Usually, his owners would take him straight to a room no bigger than an oversized broom closet and leave him there until his feedings or until they required his services.

One particular master had placed him in an enclosed kennel set up for larger pets.

His new owner did not seem as wealthy as most of his former masters. More than likely, he would be chained up outside.

She then ascended the stairs and walked over to a door on the right side of the hall.

"And this is your room!" Rin grinned widely motioning her hands outward.The bedroom was furnished with a queen sized canopy bed with a Royal blue comforter. Several small paintings of rare flowers hung on the powder blue walls.

To some, this room would have been considered modest, But to Sesshomaru, it was more than what he was accustomed to.

"See.......the young girl bounded over to a glass door which opened up onto a small balcony. "You've got a great view!"

He slowly walked over and looked out passed the lacy curtained door to the setting sun falling through the pines.

The young girl turned from window and looked him up and down. "I guess you want to get cleaned up now." she tilted her head regarding him closer... "We'll have to go shopping for you some clothes tommorrow. The only thing I have here is daddy's robe he left last time mom and dad came for a visit."

"Come on....." She exited the room and came to a door near the middle of the halway.

"This is the upstairs bathroom. There's only one upstairs so we will have to share."

She opened the door to reveal a spacious lavatory with a double sized bathing tub. Potted plants lined the walls and hung from the ceiling creating a jungle effect.

She walked over to the bath tub and began filling it with water and some sort of bubbling soap.

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Rin began to fill the tub with hot water and some of her bubble bath.

"You can take a bath now..." she said while bending down and waving her hand in the water, trying to get a feel for the temperature."......and I'll wash you clothes tonight...." she continued, while standing.

She then turned to say something else when the words caught in her throat as she stared, wide eyed and mouth slightly agape.

The male before her was stripping. He had already removed his outer cloak and upper shirt and was now untying his belt.

"Sess.....Sesshomaru?!" she gasped.

The youkai ceased his movements at once. </>The hands on his belt frozen in place.

His golden eyes hidden by his silver bangs.

In a deep and submissive tone he said, "Yes......Mistress?"

"Um...Uh...." Rin stuttered as the steam rose from the hot water, misting the room. She became very aware of his chest and the water droplets forming on his skin.

"Um......uh...you can...".....'man is he beautiful'...

Seeing a male shirtless in public was one thing, but a male, especially one that could make a girl melt at the sight of him, undressing in her bathroom, was a totally different matter.

She was not ready to see all of him...though she could not help the tingle in her tummy at the sight of his pants falling.........

exposing his left hip....and....

Averting her gaze, she stammered "uh...you can undress when I leave. Put your clothes outside the door. Then get in the bath."

She manuvered around him, trying to look anywhere else but at the half naked male, and hurried from the room.

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Rin flew down the stairs to the bathroom to use it. She then came back a minute later to retrieve his garments. She then went back downstairs to the wash room. After putting the clothes on quick wash, She ran to the living room and grabbed the phone.

She seriously hoped that her sister was not on some priestess expedition.

"Hello?" said a female voice.

"Kagome?"

"Hi, Rin. What's up?"

"I went to the market today."....

silence

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"Yes.....go on."

Rin let out a breath "I bought something.""And......what did you buy?" Kagome said as one would to a confessing child.

"I...uh....bought a slave.""What!....you didn't....Mom and Dad are going to freak! Whatever possessed you to buy another human being."

Rin became exasperated "He was starving and chained and...well...he isn't exactly human."

"Rin, you didn't..... tell me you did not buy a male hanyou."

"Well... he's not exactly a hanyou........I..uh..he's a full blooded youkai."

"Let me get this straight." Kagome flattened. "You went to the market today, just happen to see a full blooded youkai while brousing, and decided to buy him?"

"Uh...yea" Rin replied anxiously.

"What kind of youkai is he?" Kagome asked.

"Don't know..let me check." Rin raced to get the papers.

After plopping back down on the couch, she began searching through them.

"It says here that he's a dog demon."

"Rin..you never think things through.....He's a full demon...he could possible hurt you."

"No." Rin sighed "It says in the papers that he is magically subdued and bound to his owner."

"He's also broken, Kagome."

'and I don't know how to fix him.' Rin mused despondently.

"He cannot harm me. His servent specification is protector of owner."

"How much did you pay for him?" Kagome questioned."I know you don't have the kind of money to buy a full youkai slave."

"Well...I sorta used most of my savings. And the man I bought him from had no idea of his true worth.I really didn't know either until Naraku made me an offer."

"Rin, you are old enough to make your own decisions. I can't really say anything on how you spend your money....wait.....you said you saw Naraku in the market?"

"Yeah, I get the willies every time I talk to the guy. He's been trying to get me on a date for months now."

"Rin, you did know that Naraku was a hanyou didn't you?"

"No I didn't. No wonder the guy gives me the heebie jeebies. He's creepy and half demon."

"Did he really make you an offer?" Kagome asked.

"20,000." Rin replied.

Kagome whistled. "Naraku must have really wanted to buy him. Maybe it was a good thing you got to him first. Naraku doesn't look like the kind master type....What are you going to do with the dog demon now?"

"Don't know... I want to free him." Rin said softly.

"I'll tell you Rin, you can legally do so by going to the courthouse and paying a fee for his social status, but from what you say, it won't do much good. He's magically bound to you. That means he will remain your servant until the spell is broken. How is he being controlled?"

"He has a two inch wide metal choker with spell markings on it around his neck. The paper's say a word of subjugation that only his owner can use is tied to it. The papers also say that the collar prevents him from harming me and my blood kin. And there is a side note that says he doesn't have to be watched. The magical restraint keeps him tied to me. I guess that means he cannot leave me. If he openly defies me or any of my family members it will activate the spell. My presence overides any command from any of my family members if they contridict."

"If my memory serves me right, Rin, that's a pretty powerful spell. I don't know if it can be broken. I'll have to do some research in my books tonight then come over to examine the inscriptions tomorrow. Only a miko of immense power could have cast it and only a miko can undo it."

"I'll help Rin, don't worry."

"Thank's, Kagome. Your the best.""Hey kiddo, forget it. What are sister's for? Oh, by the way...Kikyo's down. She's staying at my house until she leaves."

Rin groaned "Yea, tell me about it. Kagome laughed. She's still trying to finagle me out of the Jewel of Four Souls. she keeps insisting that Great Grandma Ayami should have handed it down to her. She may also insist on coming with me tomorrow, so be warned."

Rin shook her head."Thanks for the warning. I will be sure to hide my chocolate. But knowing her, it won't stay hidden long."

"Kagome laughed, I know, she can smell the stuff a mile away!""I gotta go now, Kagome. Thanks again and I'll see you tomorrow."

"Ok, Rin. Bye"

"Bye, Kagome."

Rin sat banging the phone on her forehead. What was she going to do? She had never really lived with another male before. Maybe it won't be too awkward.

She put the phone back on its stand and decided to go check on Sesshomaru.

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Rin knocked lightly on the door to the bathroom. "Sesshomaru?" her voice whisper soft.

Getting worried, She quietly opened the door and peeked in. He was still in the bath tub. He seemed to be asleep as his head leaned over the edge and his silver hair touched the floor. Rin moved closer.....

Attentively, she touched his shoulder."Sesshomaru?"

His eyes shot open as he jerked awake a little startled. He sat up slightly and appeared disoriented.

Rin was thankful she had made it a bubble bath."Hey"......Rin soothed trying to get him to settle "It's only me...." The youkai then stopped, his profile hidden by his hair as he tilted his head downward......"Yes, Mistress Rin?"

"I just came to check on you and make sure you hadn't drowned." she kidded.

"Look here now " she chided "you haven't even washed you hair yet." She cupped her hands in the water and doused his head a few times to get it wet. Taking a bottle from the corner edge, she poured some of it into her hands and began working it into his silver hair.

"I use to do this all the time when my brother Sota was little." Rin related. "So don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Rin became lost in the task as her hands delicately lathered and rinsed. The pearly strands glistened in the light as she tenderly sifted and cleansed, unaware of her ministration's occasional gentle caressing of his face and neck.

"Lean back some." He inclined backward, allowing her access to the rest of his hair.

While Rin finished rinsing out the last of the suds, She nudged him forward. But as he motioned to sit up, his left hand softly grasped hers.

Rin could only watch ,stunned, as his warm lips pressed against the sensitive flesh on the inside of her wrist.

Her heart began to pound as his slow, soft and heated touches envoked a deep ache inside of her.

"Sess......Sesshomaru?" she whispered..."What are you doing? Please.....stop"

Sesshomaru let go of her wrist and bowed his head, his nose almost touching the bubbly surface.

He clinched his eyes shut, his voice fearful and hesitant. "I.....forgive me Mistress...you were...touching me...and your scent...I thought...you wanted...."

He was shaking now as if the warm water he was in had turned to ice.

"I...have acted...... perversely...and I have been disobedient....Please punish me appropiately."

Rin looked at the male before her.

He was terrified.Her scent? She did have a heavy tinglely feeling while washing his hair, but she was not openly thinking about that.

The young girl took in a quick breath...dog demon.....dogs can tell when a female is in heat or wants.......

....'Oh God'.......

Rin spoke softly ."Sesshomaru...I am not going to punish you."

He stopped trembling and calmed somewhat.

"It was just a misunderstanding." she soothed.

His eyes opened but stared blankly forward....his expression void of any emotion.

Rin rose from her kneeling postion. "I'm going to leave now....finish bathing. There's a robe hanging on the door you can use...You clothes are almost done...come down to get them when you are finished." With that said, Rin turned and left.

After shutting the door, she fell heavily against the wall, her forehead touching the cool plastered surface.

Her heart hurt. What had they done to him?

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