InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Firae Circus ❯ Captive ( Chapter 2 )

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(sashinuki hakama are the kind of pants Sesshomaru wears in the series.)

(Hatsuyuki literally means first snow of the season in Japanese, or so says http://japanese.about.com/blkod174.htm)

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Firae Circus: Captive

 

He was cold. And it was dark. `What happened?' he wondered. He remembered camping out in the woods (again) because he had been driven out of yet another town, the latest in a very long line. He had let the fire dwindle and had tried to sleep, ignoring the nightmares that awaited him. Then something had happened…what was it? He had felt something strange. It felt like…the terror of demons. That was it. He had jumped into the arms of a tree to try to see where this fear was coming from. Then he had smelled humans and decided it was best that he hide. He had quickly jumped back to his makeshift camp to put out the lingering fire then he had hid up in a tree. He frowned. Everything else was a blur.

He knew that a human had found him, but there was something odd about that human. He could only recall dark waves framing a long face with burning red eyes. That human had done something to him, thrown something at him. But his world was too foggy at that point.

He began taking note of his situation. His body felt heavy and couldn't respond well. There was a dull ache in his neck and sharper pains in his arms and legs. He lifted his arms to see what the pain was. He raised an eyebrow when he saw that on his wrists he wore silver metal bands. They had half-inch long spikes encircling them and according to the pain when he clenched his fists there were some on the inside as well. He looked down at his feet and saw that his ankles were bound the same way. It would be ok to walk or stand but it would probably hurt like a bitch to run or jump.

He looked around him. There were several wagons surrounding him, most of which held large cages. Each wagon was pulled by 4 large horses who were currently stamping their feet and snorting, impatient to be free from their bridles. The human workers were unloading a few of the covered wagons where he assumed they stored their goods. They were making an encampment for the night. He snarled at them.

His cage was large at 10 ft by 5 ft. It was lined with about a foot of hay that was alright one minute and the next it irritated like nothing else. There were iron bars encasing the entire cage spaced 5 inches apart. The bars themselves were only 2 inches in diameter. There was a single door with no handle but there was a keyhole that kept the door locked. The roof was iron as was the base.

He turned his attention back to his wrists. He took a claw and began trying to wrench it from him. Crimson began spilling down his arms as he struggled with the band and his pain. He heard a gasp come from behind him and he turned around. Between the bars that he had been leaning against, he could see another cage beside him. There was a young girl with silver hair, much like his own, and the pale skin of a snow demon. Her lips were but a pale blush upon her long, narrow face. She was dressed in a white tunic with matching sashinuki hakama that ballooned out then tied at her feet where he could see furry white boots. She had matching furry arm pieces that reached from a little above her elbow and tied to her middle finger. She was kneeling forward with her hands before her, being careful not to touch the bars while she felt such distress. Her pale sapphire eyes held fear as she saw him trying to tear off his shackles.

“Stop that!” she hissed.

“Why? I need to get them off my ankles to escape but it would hurt more to discover how they worked if I started at my feet.” The girl shook her head.

“The shackles are just to control your outbursts. You can't escape. None of us can.” Her eyes turned silver as unshed tears filled them. The boy scoffed at her.

“You might be too weak to escape but I sure as hell ain't going to sit around and be some sort of demon pet for this human.” He spat. The girl just looked at him sadly.

“What's your name?” she asked quietly. He narrowed his eyes.

“Why?” she gave him a weak smile.

“My name is Hatsuyuki, but you can call me Yuki.” The boy crossed his arms over his chest.

“I'm Inuyasha.” The smile she gave him actually reached her eyes.

“Nice to meet you, Inuyasha. I'd say welcome to the Firae Circus, but this is the closest to hell that any of us have ever gotten. So instead, I'm sorry that you've been snatched by the Firae Circus.” He looked at her for a long time then decided this was the only way he'd get any answers.

“What did that human do to me?” he asked none too politely. Yuki shifted so she was sitting crossed legged and leaned forward with her elbows on her legs and her chin in her hands.

“He has a pouch with strange stones in them. He gets them embedded into us so we obey his commands.”

“So, what? I'm under his power now?” she shook her head.

“No, the only commands that work are those that reduce rebellion and keep us in line.” Inuyasha tilted his head slightly in confusion and Yuki sighed, “Ok, he can order you to go to sleep or shut up or freeze but he can't say something like jump up and down and cluck like a chicken.” Inuyasha snickered.

“I sure as hell hope not, I'd have to kill myself from embarrassment.” Yuki looked at him with sorrow.

“You might still kill yourself, Inuyasha. I don't think you realize what's happened to you.” He furrowed his brows.

“What do you mean?” She leaned forward conspiratorially.

“He's not human anymore,” she whispered, “Not as you know them.” She took a deep breath, “He eats demon children! He eats us!” her eyes widened in horror, “He drinks our blood and the blood has turned him into something else.” Inuyasha looked at her disbelieving, “You saw his eyes, did you not?” he remembered the crimson blaze staring at him and nodded, “Those are the eyes of a berserker demon. Our blood has changed him. He has become a hanyou. Both human and demon blood flows in that monsters veins.” Inuyasha stood unsteadily on his bleeding feet.

“I don't care what he is. I am not going to be his lap dog.” Yuki's eyes opened wide as Inuyasha grabbed his iron bars and tried to force them apart. Dark light sparked from the bars and began slithering around his arms. The lights formed heads that represented snakes. Inuyasha watched in shock as the snakes turned and hissed at him then bit his arms. Inuyasha cried out but refused to give up. The snake heads writhed and broke apart multiple times. Several more snake heads latched onto his arms, sinking their razor sharp fangs into him. The fangs held a different kind of venom. Instead of poison they began sending pulses of electricity into Inuyasha's blood shocking him time and time again.

Inuyasha's vision began to dim and he felt his body fall. He caught himself on one knee and released the bars. He doubled over and vomited in the corner of his cage. With his stomach clear he leaned back and wiped the sweat from his brow.

“That was a bit stronger than I anticipated.” He said in a raspy voice. Yuki shook her head and looked at him with those sad haunted eyes.

“Don't do that again. He likes you for now, so the snakes won't kill you. But that could change.” Inuyasha lay down in the hay trying to make the world stop spinning.

“I refuse to remain here, Yuki. There've been too many times that I've been treated like an animal. I won't stand for it again.” Yuki turned her back and leaned against the bars.

“I know, Inuyasha. We all do what we can to survive.” He looked over to her white clothed back.

“Why have you been so kind to me?” he asked suddenly.

“You may not realize it, Inuyasha, but you saved my life tonight. Leader had gone mad and was going to eat one of us.” She smiled sadly at the roof of her cage, “When you showed up he was going to kill me.” Inuyasha looked over at her in surprise. “You saved me, even if it is for a short while. Because of that I owe you,” She looked at him over her shoulder, “I promise you that I'll help you escape if I can,” Inuyasha didn't know what to say. He wasn't used to kindness coming from anyone, least of all a beautiful snow demon. Inuyasha watched her pale eyes look beyond his cage to the human's encampment.

“We need to sleep now. Rest, gather your strength. Tomorrow will be a…long day.” Yuki moved away from the bars and stretched herself against the other snow demons in her cage. Inuyasha watched her as she closed her eyes and her breathing slowed.

“Thank you, Yuki,” he whispered.

 

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