InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Rescued by Fate ❯ Sold ( Chapter 2 )

 

 

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or its characters. All rights belong to Rumiko

Takahashi.

 

`Thought'

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Rescued by Fate

 

 

Chapter Two- Sold

 

 

 

At last she could see the river and started for it at a mad run. The thing following her realized it would be a chase and grew closer too her every second. She reached the bank and jumped, but she never felt the water, only cold strong hands and then nothing as her world went black.

 

When she woke up she found that her hands and legs had been bound with a rough, thick rope. She looked around and saw a few other children who were also tied up. There were at least twenty boys and girls huddled together about her wondering the same thing she was. Where are we and what's going on?

 

She was about to say something to one of the children sitting next to her, but she snapped her mouth shut and held her tongue when she heard a rustling in the bushes and loud shouts.

 

It was a group of about four men and they were all demons. From what Rin could tell three were rat demons and the other a snake demon. The shouts were coming from the snake demon, who seemed to be arguing about a price for something. Rin wondered what the rat demons were trying to sell him. And then it hit her. The children. They were all going to be auctioned off to some demon as slaves. She started to get scared. `I hope Lord Sesshomaru comes to save me,' she prayed.

 

She watched as the rat demons and the snake demon continued to argue before finally settling on a price. One of the rat demons then picked up a young girl by the neck of her kimono and threw her to the snake demon. The girl was terrified and screaming. The snake demon smacked her hard across the face and all noise ceased. Her body went limp as he tucked her under his arm. He smiled, thanked the rat demons and walked of into the forest never to be seen by her eyes again.

 

This continued on for at least two hours. Demons of all sorts would come, argue, pay, and take different children to there new homes. Finally the number of children dwindled down to about five. Two boys and three girls including herself.

 

Rin once again heard the all too familiar sound of rusting leaves and looked over to see who would be coming this time. It was a clan of fire demons. There were at least six here in the clearing and she was sure there were others waiting in the thicker part of the forest. Standing guard incase anything went wrong.

 

The leader started talking to the rats. Rin could tell he was the leader by the way he looked. He was the best dressed and the most handsome. Although Rin noticed that he also had a rather cruel look to him. He had short fire red hair that almost looked aflame when the sunlight hit it and the wind tossed it around. He had hard, cold red eyes that could pierce through you if you looked directly at them. He sort of reminded her of her Lord Sesshomaru. Although she was sure her lord was a much better man. He had one orange stripe on each cheek, red markings on his eyelids, and a magenta symbol of a flame on his forehead.

 

He was currently talking to the head rat. She noticed he was talking very quietly and not yelling like the others who had come. The rat started to look a little scared, but the man's face never faltered. Never showing a hint of emotion until a small smirk spread across his lips.

 

He looked at her then. The smirk never leaving his face. She could feel those cold eyes peering into her very soul. He said one last thing to the rat demon before he started striding over to where she sat. He bent down to her and stared into her eyes.

 

She was sure he could smell the fear radiating off of her. And she was sure he was enjoying it. “What's your name little one?” he asked. She replied shortly “my name is Rin and you better not hurt me or Lord Sesshomaru will kill you!” His eyes went wide and she heard him gasp. “You're the young ward of Sesshomaru? The mighty Lord of the Western Lands.” His smirk got even bigger. “Even better”, he said.

 

He stood up and motioned for one of the men following him to come over. When he got there the leader told the man “we're taking this one.” “Yes, she will do just fine.” After that he strolled off to join the others. The man summoned to come over picked her up and threw her over his shoulder. She started kicking and screaming. Saying over and over “I don't wanna go with you!” and “Lord Sesshomaru!” “Please help!” “Help me Lord Sesshomaru!”

 

When they had reached the others and Rin didn't stop the screaming the leader decided he'd finally had enough. He whipped around and stared right into her eyes. Rin silenced immediately. The demon smirked and said “Listen child and listen good. You will never see your lord again; he is not coming to save you. You belong to me now so shut up or I will rip out your tongue.” He turned back around and started walking again in the direction he had been heading. Rin didn't say another word, too scared to speak, and stilled in the arms of the man that was carrying her.

 

It took two hours to reach the demon's palace. It was large but in a very secure location. There was a huge lake off the left side of it and behind it stood a very tall and very wide mountain. The front was guarded by the forest and Rin could tell that the chances of escaping this place were slim if not impossible.

 

Guards stood in tall towers and watched as their master arrived. He was saluted by the soldiers and bowed to by the servants. They walked through the entrance gate and at last were at the front doors. They were tall and made of very strong oak. It took two men to each door just to open them. Rin knew she wouldn't be getting out that way either. They walked through the doors and up a small flight of marble stairs into a great hallway.

 

The lord then stopped and turned to look at Rin. He told her in a cold whisper “I hope your stay here will be a pleasant one.” And with that he strutted off into another hallway and through another set of doors. The man holding Rin then continued to walk down the main hallway. When they got to the end they went through a metal door on the right. Beyond the door was a flight of stone stairs that spiraled up to the top of a tower.

 

They climbed the stairs and when they got to the top there was another metal door with three locks on it. The man unlocked the door and threw her into the room. “This is where you will be staying when the master does not need you.” And with that he slammed the door in her face. She heard him lock it and head down the stairs. A few minutes later she heard the bottom door slam and she let out the breath she didn't even know she was holding.

 

She looked around the room. There wasn't much to it. It was all made out of stone and had only one window. The window contained titanium bars which she couldn't break even if she wanted to. There was a small bed in the corner, but it wasn't much. Looked like only a thin blanket and a bag stuffed with hay for a pillow.

 

She walked over to the window and looked outside. It was nighttime now and she could see the moon. It was a crescent. It reminded her so much of her lord and she started crying. She cried all night until she could cry no more and then she passed out from sheer exhaustion.

 

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She spent two days in that cell, before someone finally came to get her. It was early morning and she was still asleep when they entered her room. But they quickly woke her up by grabbing a handful of her hair, dragging her across the rough stone floor of the room, and throwing a bucket full of ice cold water in her face.

 

They then tilted her head back and poured a second bucket of water down her throat, saying she looked dehydrated. She coughed, sputtered, and gasped for air. She rolled over to her stomach and started spitting out excess water. The guards just laughed and told her she was pathetic.

 

Then one of them grabbed the back of her kimono and lifted her up roughly to stand. “Lord Makoto would like to see you”, he said. Then he grabbed her arm in a pincer like grip and started hauling her down the stairs. When she tripped because he was walking too fast he just released her arm and let her fall the rest of the way down the stairs. He grabbed a fistful of her hair again and made her stand. He looked at her face. It was all scratched up and she had a bloody lip.

 

“Let me help you with that”, he said as he licked the blood off her face. Rin grimaced at the contact while the others just laughed. He smiled as he grabbed her arm again commenting that she tasted good as he lead her down the main hallway. When they reached the opening to the front doors he turned quickly and led her down another smaller hallway. The same hallway Makoto walked down a couple of nights ago.

 

They reached two large doors and knocked twice. They heard a voice say “enter”, and so they did. Makoto was at the very end of this very large room sitting in a throne. He was dressed in elegant midnight blue robes, which contrasted nicely with his bright features.

 

They dragged Rin through the room to Makoto and made her bow in front of him. She felt a clawed hand under her chin as he lifted her head up. “You enjoyed your room then?” he asked her. Rin just glared at him not saying a word. “I asked you a question”, he said quietly but threateningly. When she didn't answer him a second time he backhanded her hard across the face, giving her a bloody nose in the process. He grabbed her chin and pulled her face towards his until their noses were almost touching. “Everything will be a lot easier for you if you just cooperate”, he whispered menacingly.

 

He released her chin, throwing her head back and asked the question again. “Did you enjoy your room?” “Yes”, she hissed. She knew he knew it was a lie, but that it was the answer he wanted to hear. “Good”, he said harshly, all pretend kindness leaving his voice, “Because you're going to be living there for quite some time.” He looked away and dismissed them with his hand. Once again Rin was dragged from the room.

 

They walked again down the hallway, but instead of going through the main hallway and back up to her cell like she thought they instead went down another hallway stopping at another set of doors. They opened them and walked in to find a huge library with books everywhere. She noticed that one of the book shelves was empty and below laid all the books she assumed belonged on its shelves.

 

The guard walked over to it, taking her with him and told her “this is what you are to do. Reshelf and organize all of these books onto that shelf, every last one. You won't eat until it's finished.” Rin looked at him utterly appalled. “But there must be at least a thousand books here and I've already gone three days without food. How am I supposed to do this?” she protested. “It doesn't matter how long it takes, just as long as it gets done. But I would make it quick if you don't want to die from starvation”, he said laughing as he turned to the door. “I will be back in three hours to check on your progress. Do a good job.” And with that he left, leaving her there with all those books.

 

She worked fast wanting to be done as soon as possible. And her growling stomach was only pushing her to work faster. Three hours were up sooner than she expected. But still, she had accomplished quite a lot in that short amount of time, especially for being only nine years old. Even the guard was impressed when he came back to check on her. He couldn't believe in only three hours she had already covered half the book shelf. And as she had said earlier, there must be at least a thousand books here. He had to give her credit, she was tough.

 

He turned to her and said “listen, since you've worked so hard and got a lot accomplished, I'm going to give you three more hours to finish up. If you can get this finished by that time, then you can eat. If not, then you must go to bed with no food and wait to finish tomorrow.” She nodded at him and immediately got back to work. He smiled at the young girl and went to leave. As he left and closed the door behind him he whispered “good luck little one”, and then walked off down the hallway.

 

Rin was off on a mad pace, her hunger driving her on, so by the time the guard came back she was not only finished, but had wrote down all the names of the books and their locations on a few pieces of paper. The guard inspected everything and when he was satisfied told Rin they could go get her some food.

 

They walked through the hallways and came to a little door that led to the kitchens. He led her in and told her since she was a servant she had to eat in here. But Rin was so hungry she could care less where she ate. She was just happy to be getting some food. The maids in the kitchen fixed her up a nice thick soup, which she thought was just absolutely delicious. She finished the bowl in ten seconds flat and then looked up at the guard, wondering if she was aloud to ask for more. He told her she could and the maids refilled her bowl. This time she was slower to eat it. Savoring the taste of every sweet bite that entered her watering mouth.

 

She was so distracted by her food that she did not notice when Lord Makoto entered the room. She only realized his presence when a clawed hand came across her face, making her fall over the table and on to the floor. “You will stand up and bow to me when I enter a room you little bitch”, he growled at her. Rin scrambled to her feet, bowed as low as she could, and whispered her apologies. Makoto was surprised by the sudden change in attitude. He honestly had not expected her to submit so quickly. But I guess hunger has a way of changing ones mind. He smirked at her and left the room. The guard looked at her and said “it's time to return to your cell.” Rin noticed as he spoke to her he kept his eyes lowered, almost like he didn't want to see her face. `Do I look that bad?'

 

They walked through the many hallways before finally coming to the door that led up to her cell. They walked through the door and climbed the many stairs until at last they reached their destination. Rin was panting by the time she entered the room. She walked in, the guard following and stood over by her only window.

 

The guard walked over to her and looked at her face. He tore a piece of cloth off of his sleeve and wetted it with his tongue. He used the cloth to clean her face and also to heal her wounds. Since he was a full demon he could heal wounds with his saliva and blood. When he was done he turned and started to leave. “Wait!” Rin shouted. He stopped and cocked his head to look at her. “Please tell me what your name is.”

 

He turned is head back and walked to the door. He stopped there and said “my name is Kai little one.” Then he closed the door and left. “Kai”, Rin repeated. “I like that name”, she decided. She then walked over to her bed and lay down to go to sleep. And that would be the first of many long days to come for the young girl.

 

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A/N: Wahoo! Chapter two finished! Yay I'm so excited, the story is finally moving now!!! Poor Rin, I'm sad to say more bad things are going to come before everything gets better. Review!