InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Free Like The Stars ❯ Meeting the Mistress ( Chapter 2 )
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By: wanderingshadow 
sesshoumaru meets Kagome and the three of them have tea. Sesshoumaru's confusion starts
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): / Romance / Comedy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.14.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.9K | Visits: 620 | Status: Completed
sesshoumaru meets Kagome and the three of them have tea. Sesshoumaru's confusion starts
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): / Romance / Comedy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.14.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.9K | Visits: 620 | Status: Completed
Disclaimer in first prolog
-------------------------------Chapter two- Meeting the Mistress--------------------------------
Mr. Higurashi pulled his car into the driveway and took his key out of the ignition. Sesshoumaru waited patiently to be told what to do. When Mr. Higurashi got out of the car with the legal papers, he noticed Sesshoumaru wasn't moving. "Oh, how silly of me, Sesshoumaru, please follow me. Now you will get to meet Kagome, your soon to be new owner." He smiled kindly at the youkai and Sesshoumaru bowed his head.
"Yes, sir." He watched as the old man rang the doorbell once.... Twice.... Thrice.... No answer.
After a moment more, Mr. Higurashi stroked his beard with his free hand. "Hmm, maybe she's not home right now." He reached down to a flowerpot next to the door and picked up a key from underneath it. "Sesshoumaru, if you are ever locked out and need to get in, you are allowed to use this key."
Sesshoumaru bowed his head to the kindly elder as he was trained. "Thank you Master Higurashi." He watched as he used the key to unlocked the door then replaced the key in its' hiding spot.
"Please, come in." The gentle smile once more reached Sesshoumaru's eyes. Mr. Higurashi looked over his shoulder to make sure Sesshoumaru was indeed following him. 'Kagome's going to have quite a time getting this one to believe in hope again.'
He lead the youkai to the living room. "Please, take a seat anywhere you choose and make yourself comfortable." Mr. Higurashi saw the questioning and unsure look in Sesshoumaru's eyes. 'Poor boy, his spirit must be on the very verge of breaking.' The short man placed a hand onto Sesshoumaru's strong arm and looked up to him. "It's quite all right, I'm not trying to trick you."
Still a bit unsure of himself, but unwilling to disobey his master, he took a seat on a chair and sat up straight. He watched as Mr. Higurashi strode over to the couch across from him. "If you don't mind being patient, Sesshoumaru, we'll wait until Kagome gets home." Sesshoumaru just nodded politely, being sure not to look the man in the eye, for that would be inappropriate for a slave to do such a thing.
It hadn't been three minutes before, "Ji-chan? Is that you?" A young, female voice reached the ears of the man in the living room.
A smile lit up the old mans' face, it seemed to take ten years off of his being as the voice floated through the air. "Yes, Kagome, in the living room."
A girl with long raven hair and bright blue eyes walked around the corner to say hello to her grandfather. She was slim, and well toned for a girl without being muscularly unattractive. All she wore was a towel wrapped around her, her hair and skin still wet, showing she just got out of the shower. "Welcome home Ji-chan! How are you--"
Kagome stopped in her tracks when she saw that her grandfather wasn't alone. As a matter of fact, she might have been looking at the most beautiful man alive. Long, silky white hair, and delicately pointed ears. His eyes were sad, but the color could war again the sun and never lose. His pale, flawless skin was breathtakingly beautiful.
Sesshoumaru realized that she was the Kagome he was going to be given to, and as was his duty as a slave, he rose to his feet and bowed low to her. "Mistress Higurashi, I am Sesshoumaru, the slave purchased by Master Higurashi to be given as a birthday gift to the young Kagome Higurashi. I hope that I will be of great service to you Mistress."
Kagome could have fainted from the voice alone, so deep and silky. Though the man, was so beautiful, his eye and voice screamed how sad he was. She realized right then and there, how much she wanted to help him, to make him smile at the thought of living again. At that moment, she also realized right then and there, how completely an utterly not dressed she was. "Oh Kami! Please forgive my appearance, I'll be right back." She ran up the stairs to her room.
Once she was in the safety of her room, she shut her door and leaned back against it. "How embarrassing." She pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed. "What did he say his name was? Sesshoumaru? And he was the slave Ji-chan bought me for my birth...day...?"
She froze.
"A SLAVE!?!?" Kagome shrieked and slid down the door to the ground. "Ji-chan knows how I feel about slavery, what was he thinking? What am I going to do?" She looked down at herself and sighed once more. "First things first, I need to get dressed." Standing up, she needed the support of the door handle to get her footing.
slowly, she walked over to her closet and pulled out a light blue tee-shirt and a pair of black slip on sneakers. From her dresser she took out a pair of dark blue capris. She threw on to silver bangles on each wrist and a black choker around her neck with a silver bell. She brushed her hair and put it in a tight braid so she didn't have to spend time drying it. "Here goes nothing." Kagome walked out of her room and shut the door behind her. She took a deep breath and walked down the stairs.
There was no conversation in the living room when she returned. Sesshoumaru automatically stood up and bowed to her when he saw her. It was awkward to her, but she had to do something. "Why don't we go to the kitchen and we'll make some tea?"
"Tea sounds wonderful. Sesshoumaru, you are invited to, so don't feel you have to sit there and be ignored." Mr. Higurashi walked into the kitchen, followed by Kagome, with Sesshoumaru behind them both.
In the kitchen, Mr. Higurashi sat at the head of the table. Sesshoumaru automatically walked over to the stove and picked up the teakettle to fill it with water, assuming that he was expected to make the tea, considering that he was the slave, after all.
Kagome saw what he was doing, and it took her a moment to realize why he was doing it. "Sesshoumaru," she put her hand on the handle next to his.
"Yes, Mistress?" What would you have this Sesshoumaru do?" Sesshoumaru kept his eyes low and dropped his hand to his side on reflex, and bowed his head.
Smiling sweetly at the tall man, she turned to the sink to fill the kettle. "Let me do this, you just take a seat and get yourself comfortable. Would you like some tea as well?"
Shock, confusing, things Sesshoumaru wasn't used to feeling any more. This family was treating him nicely so far. Was it some type of trick? That had to be it, they were testing him, no owner could ever be this nice to their slave." Mistress, please forgive this slave for speaking out of terms, but I am the slave, I should be the one making tea for you, not the other way around."
'This could take a while to get him to understand.' This thought crossed her mind while she placed the now full kettle onto the stove to boil water. "Don't worry about it, you sit and I'll take care of the tea." She saw the cautiousness in his eyes. "I'm not lying to you."
Slowly, Sesshoumaru nodded and walked over to the table to sit. 'What am I to expect from this family? Once wrong move and I'll be back at that slave house. Rin... Is she okay? Kagura had better be taking care of her.' He hadn't realized his mind had wandered as his name reached through to his ears.
He immediately stood and bowed once more. "Yes, Mistress? Please excuse this Sesshoumaru's horrible and inappropriate behavior. I did not mean to ignore my Mistress." His eyes were closed, expecting some kind of scolding or punishment.
None came.
"It's all right, I was just letting you know that the tea was done. Please sit back down." When he was seated once more, she placed the tea in front of him and took a seat of her own. She watched him from the corner of her eye, only to see him stare at the tea, as if contemplating on whether or not it would be okay to drink it at the same time as his Master and Mistress."
He was at a complete loss. He didn't know what was going on anymore. Sesshoumaru wanted to believe these people were as nice as they seemed, he really did, but all of his previous owners were cruel. How could he ever be so lucky to get such a family after years of Master to slave mistreatment? He dreaded it, but had to know. "Mistress?"
Kagome lifted her head up to stare straight at him. "Yes, something wrong?" She waited patiently for Sesshoumaru to continue.
'Now or never.' He thought before he took a deep breath and spoke. "Why Mistress? I do not mean to be rude or disrespectful for asking, but why is my Mistress so nice to me? Previous owners of this lowly being would never allow a slave to have fresh, hot tea, and yet, not only is Mistress allowing it, but Mistress Kagome is allowing this unworthy creature to drink with her and her family."
He saw no expression on her face, she was just starring at him. "Sesshoumaru."
'Here it comes.' His conscious being thought. 'I should have known better. Now I'm going to be sent back, aren't I?' He looked at his pitiful reflection on the dark surface of his, still steaming tea. 'How could I have fallen so far?'
"Sesshoumaru, you have nothing to worry about here. You won't be punished or scolded. I don't know how you were treated by your previous owners, but I can promise you, here, you won't be treated poorly." She saw his eyes actually rise for a brief moment, to meet hers, but they were immediately brought back down when he noticed he was caught.
Mr. Higurashi finished his tea and brought it to the sink. Grabbing his folder full of papers, he put it on the table in front of Kagome. "Thank you for the tea Kagome, but I must be heading back to your aunts house with your mother." He hugged Kagome. "These papers came when I bought Sesshoumaru. I suggest you read them soon."
Kagome walked her grandfather out to his car, followed by Sesshoumaru. "Bye Ji-chan, I'll see you soon. Tell Mom and auntie I love them." She looked over her shoulder at Sesshoumaru. "And thank you for the wonderful gift. He'll be well taken care of."
The old man smiled. "I have no doubt of that, Kagome." He looked at Sesshoumaru. "And make sure she stays safe Sesshoumaru, and welcome to the family." Mr. Higurashi waved to Sesshoumaru.
The youkai bowed to Mr. Higurashi. "Thank you Master Higurashi. I promise you, Mistress Kagome will always be safe."
With that, the kindly old man drove away and Kagome turned to Sesshoumaru and smiled. "Well, what do you say we go to the mall?"
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-------------------------------Chapter two- Meeting the Mistress--------------------------------
Mr. Higurashi pulled his car into the driveway and took his key out of the ignition. Sesshoumaru waited patiently to be told what to do. When Mr. Higurashi got out of the car with the legal papers, he noticed Sesshoumaru wasn't moving. "Oh, how silly of me, Sesshoumaru, please follow me. Now you will get to meet Kagome, your soon to be new owner." He smiled kindly at the youkai and Sesshoumaru bowed his head.
"Yes, sir." He watched as the old man rang the doorbell once.... Twice.... Thrice.... No answer.
After a moment more, Mr. Higurashi stroked his beard with his free hand. "Hmm, maybe she's not home right now." He reached down to a flowerpot next to the door and picked up a key from underneath it. "Sesshoumaru, if you are ever locked out and need to get in, you are allowed to use this key."
Sesshoumaru bowed his head to the kindly elder as he was trained. "Thank you Master Higurashi." He watched as he used the key to unlocked the door then replaced the key in its' hiding spot.
"Please, come in." The gentle smile once more reached Sesshoumaru's eyes. Mr. Higurashi looked over his shoulder to make sure Sesshoumaru was indeed following him. 'Kagome's going to have quite a time getting this one to believe in hope again.'
He lead the youkai to the living room. "Please, take a seat anywhere you choose and make yourself comfortable." Mr. Higurashi saw the questioning and unsure look in Sesshoumaru's eyes. 'Poor boy, his spirit must be on the very verge of breaking.' The short man placed a hand onto Sesshoumaru's strong arm and looked up to him. "It's quite all right, I'm not trying to trick you."
Still a bit unsure of himself, but unwilling to disobey his master, he took a seat on a chair and sat up straight. He watched as Mr. Higurashi strode over to the couch across from him. "If you don't mind being patient, Sesshoumaru, we'll wait until Kagome gets home." Sesshoumaru just nodded politely, being sure not to look the man in the eye, for that would be inappropriate for a slave to do such a thing.
It hadn't been three minutes before, "Ji-chan? Is that you?" A young, female voice reached the ears of the man in the living room.
A smile lit up the old mans' face, it seemed to take ten years off of his being as the voice floated through the air. "Yes, Kagome, in the living room."
A girl with long raven hair and bright blue eyes walked around the corner to say hello to her grandfather. She was slim, and well toned for a girl without being muscularly unattractive. All she wore was a towel wrapped around her, her hair and skin still wet, showing she just got out of the shower. "Welcome home Ji-chan! How are you--"
Kagome stopped in her tracks when she saw that her grandfather wasn't alone. As a matter of fact, she might have been looking at the most beautiful man alive. Long, silky white hair, and delicately pointed ears. His eyes were sad, but the color could war again the sun and never lose. His pale, flawless skin was breathtakingly beautiful.
Sesshoumaru realized that she was the Kagome he was going to be given to, and as was his duty as a slave, he rose to his feet and bowed low to her. "Mistress Higurashi, I am Sesshoumaru, the slave purchased by Master Higurashi to be given as a birthday gift to the young Kagome Higurashi. I hope that I will be of great service to you Mistress."
Kagome could have fainted from the voice alone, so deep and silky. Though the man, was so beautiful, his eye and voice screamed how sad he was. She realized right then and there, how much she wanted to help him, to make him smile at the thought of living again. At that moment, she also realized right then and there, how completely an utterly not dressed she was. "Oh Kami! Please forgive my appearance, I'll be right back." She ran up the stairs to her room.
Once she was in the safety of her room, she shut her door and leaned back against it. "How embarrassing." She pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed. "What did he say his name was? Sesshoumaru? And he was the slave Ji-chan bought me for my birth...day...?"
She froze.
"A SLAVE!?!?" Kagome shrieked and slid down the door to the ground. "Ji-chan knows how I feel about slavery, what was he thinking? What am I going to do?" She looked down at herself and sighed once more. "First things first, I need to get dressed." Standing up, she needed the support of the door handle to get her footing.
slowly, she walked over to her closet and pulled out a light blue tee-shirt and a pair of black slip on sneakers. From her dresser she took out a pair of dark blue capris. She threw on to silver bangles on each wrist and a black choker around her neck with a silver bell. She brushed her hair and put it in a tight braid so she didn't have to spend time drying it. "Here goes nothing." Kagome walked out of her room and shut the door behind her. She took a deep breath and walked down the stairs.
There was no conversation in the living room when she returned. Sesshoumaru automatically stood up and bowed to her when he saw her. It was awkward to her, but she had to do something. "Why don't we go to the kitchen and we'll make some tea?"
"Tea sounds wonderful. Sesshoumaru, you are invited to, so don't feel you have to sit there and be ignored." Mr. Higurashi walked into the kitchen, followed by Kagome, with Sesshoumaru behind them both.
In the kitchen, Mr. Higurashi sat at the head of the table. Sesshoumaru automatically walked over to the stove and picked up the teakettle to fill it with water, assuming that he was expected to make the tea, considering that he was the slave, after all.
Kagome saw what he was doing, and it took her a moment to realize why he was doing it. "Sesshoumaru," she put her hand on the handle next to his.
"Yes, Mistress?" What would you have this Sesshoumaru do?" Sesshoumaru kept his eyes low and dropped his hand to his side on reflex, and bowed his head.
Smiling sweetly at the tall man, she turned to the sink to fill the kettle. "Let me do this, you just take a seat and get yourself comfortable. Would you like some tea as well?"
Shock, confusing, things Sesshoumaru wasn't used to feeling any more. This family was treating him nicely so far. Was it some type of trick? That had to be it, they were testing him, no owner could ever be this nice to their slave." Mistress, please forgive this slave for speaking out of terms, but I am the slave, I should be the one making tea for you, not the other way around."
'This could take a while to get him to understand.' This thought crossed her mind while she placed the now full kettle onto the stove to boil water. "Don't worry about it, you sit and I'll take care of the tea." She saw the cautiousness in his eyes. "I'm not lying to you."
Slowly, Sesshoumaru nodded and walked over to the table to sit. 'What am I to expect from this family? Once wrong move and I'll be back at that slave house. Rin... Is she okay? Kagura had better be taking care of her.' He hadn't realized his mind had wandered as his name reached through to his ears.
He immediately stood and bowed once more. "Yes, Mistress? Please excuse this Sesshoumaru's horrible and inappropriate behavior. I did not mean to ignore my Mistress." His eyes were closed, expecting some kind of scolding or punishment.
None came.
"It's all right, I was just letting you know that the tea was done. Please sit back down." When he was seated once more, she placed the tea in front of him and took a seat of her own. She watched him from the corner of her eye, only to see him stare at the tea, as if contemplating on whether or not it would be okay to drink it at the same time as his Master and Mistress."
He was at a complete loss. He didn't know what was going on anymore. Sesshoumaru wanted to believe these people were as nice as they seemed, he really did, but all of his previous owners were cruel. How could he ever be so lucky to get such a family after years of Master to slave mistreatment? He dreaded it, but had to know. "Mistress?"
Kagome lifted her head up to stare straight at him. "Yes, something wrong?" She waited patiently for Sesshoumaru to continue.
'Now or never.' He thought before he took a deep breath and spoke. "Why Mistress? I do not mean to be rude or disrespectful for asking, but why is my Mistress so nice to me? Previous owners of this lowly being would never allow a slave to have fresh, hot tea, and yet, not only is Mistress allowing it, but Mistress Kagome is allowing this unworthy creature to drink with her and her family."
He saw no expression on her face, she was just starring at him. "Sesshoumaru."
'Here it comes.' His conscious being thought. 'I should have known better. Now I'm going to be sent back, aren't I?' He looked at his pitiful reflection on the dark surface of his, still steaming tea. 'How could I have fallen so far?'
"Sesshoumaru, you have nothing to worry about here. You won't be punished or scolded. I don't know how you were treated by your previous owners, but I can promise you, here, you won't be treated poorly." She saw his eyes actually rise for a brief moment, to meet hers, but they were immediately brought back down when he noticed he was caught.
Mr. Higurashi finished his tea and brought it to the sink. Grabbing his folder full of papers, he put it on the table in front of Kagome. "Thank you for the tea Kagome, but I must be heading back to your aunts house with your mother." He hugged Kagome. "These papers came when I bought Sesshoumaru. I suggest you read them soon."
Kagome walked her grandfather out to his car, followed by Sesshoumaru. "Bye Ji-chan, I'll see you soon. Tell Mom and auntie I love them." She looked over her shoulder at Sesshoumaru. "And thank you for the wonderful gift. He'll be well taken care of."
The old man smiled. "I have no doubt of that, Kagome." He looked at Sesshoumaru. "And make sure she stays safe Sesshoumaru, and welcome to the family." Mr. Higurashi waved to Sesshoumaru.
The youkai bowed to Mr. Higurashi. "Thank you Master Higurashi. I promise you, Mistress Kagome will always be safe."
With that, the kindly old man drove away and Kagome turned to Sesshoumaru and smiled. "Well, what do you say we go to the mall?"
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