InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Slave Rin ❯ The Slave ( Chapter 1 )

Rin awoke and moved swiftly and quietly to her morning routine. Today like every other day, would mean be careful as much as you were yesterday. Ever since her father died and her brother had run away, life had gotten a lot harder to deal with. She was a new student, and today would be the first day of the new school. It seemed as if once she had gotten used to one school, her mother would be making arrangements to move to another school.

But this time they had been taken and auctioned to the Tao family. Rich demons, and this time Rin couldn't move unless her master freed her or she died. But as the law went, all humans, including slaves must attend to school.

She slowly sifted the sleep away from her eyes after washing her face with the usual Neutrogena acne wash. Her eyes were like fog, you couldn't tell what she was thinking, nor feeling. Her expression was blank Under those luminous eyes were shadows from the lack of sleep and much fear. Her dark chocolate brown hair was sleek and curled around her gentle face like curtains to a blank window.

Rin quickly slipped into her school uniform. Her body was slender, and perfect. But with her reputation, quiet, unnoticed, and loner, nobody would pay attention to her, not even the boys. Only she knew where her brother was, only she knew when her brother would come, and only she knew why her brother had ran away. Because she held the same secret. The only thing that Rin was proud of was her eyes. One was blue and the other was emerald green.

She quietly trotted down the stairs and began breakfast. Making eggs, bacon, an omelet and a pancake, it looked like a feast. But the food wasn't for Rin, it was for her mother. She grabbed an apple, strapped on her back pack and left, bringing her lunch along with her. When she was half way across to school she saw red hair in the tiniest ponytail imaginable. Her eyes brightened with strong emotions of ecstasy. Big blue eyes and a bright tan.

"Shippo!" Rin cried and hugged her brother.

"Hey sis, how's it with mom?" Shippo asked with his concern.

Rin's eyes darkened as she looked to the ground and shuffled her feet.

"You know, the usual. She hasn't stopped drinking and she was gone for three days and came back late. I'm scared of hang over might make her emotional again and she might....you know," Rin said in a soft tone.

"Yeah I know. Don't worry, I'm trying to get a job, and then you can leave mom and come live with me. We only have a few months before I'm eighteen. Then you can come and live with me," Shippo said and gave his little sister a comforting hug.

"We can't." Rin stated.

"Why can't you?" Shippo asked.

"Because we've been captured and sold as slaves," Rin responded.

"Oh." Shippo said.

"Aren't you hungry? I haven't brought you food for awhile," Rin stated suddenly.

"Yeah, I'm starving. Got any food?" Shippo asked anxiously.

"Well you can have my lunch," Rin said and handed Shippo her lunch pail, Rin glanced at her watch and said, "I gotta go. I still got to get to school. Remember, you need to get to your collage classes to," Rin said and ran off and waved.

Rin made it just before the bell rang. The teacher came in and a little after, a boy came in. He had white hair and golden eyes, his face had a cold expression. He was tall and looked as if he never laughed. His cold statures made you think he skipped childhood.

Rin noticed his elfish ears and realized that he was demon. Of course, white hair and golden eyes weren't common to a human.

"You're late Sesshomaru," the teacher, Mr. Tsyou said.

"I have a note," the boy, now known as Sesshomaru replied a tossed the teacher a note.

The teacher skimmed through and nodded in approval. Sesshomaru took a seat behind Rin. Rin felt the cold atmosphere surrounding Sesshomaru and shivered.

"Class today we have a new student. Rin Lee. Reading from her report from her old school, Rin is a very bright student. Far to bright with the standards of our school.. Class, Rin has skipped three grades and has had a perfect score in all her classes. Rin will you rise up to the front and tell everyone something about yourself," Mr. Tsyou made it sound like more of a command then an option. And his tone sounded as if being brilliant was a bad thing.

"Hi. I'm Rin Lee as you already know. I'm me and you're you. I move around a lot and live a life like all of you guys. I'm not much different even though I skipped a few grades. Just a low life nobody, I work for the Tao family as a servant," Rin said and quickly took her seat.

For the rest of the day it was basically the same thing. Introduction then class, introduction then class. Followed by the eerie feeling that people didn't seem to appreciate her brilliance. Classes had been easy since she already knew most of what the students were presently studying. Every time when Rin had been called on to answer a question and got it correct the class seemed to hiss at her.

Finally it was lunch time, Rin didn't have her lunch since she didn't have nothing but and apple that morning and buying wasn't an option since she had no money.

So what did she do? Like most goody girls, be a good sport. Rin decided to sit under a willow tree and study for her next classes. After awhile two girls came. Rin remembered them as Kagome and Sango. They plopped down next to her and said hello.

"Hi, I'm Kagome and this is my friend Sango. So how's your day been so far?" Kagome asked with a wide grin.

"So-so. Okay I suppose, a little easy," Rin replied.

"I'm going to give you warning like I do to all the new girls. There's this boy named Miroku and he-" Sango finished her warning, but Rin didn't hear it.

Instead she felt fingers going down to her rear. Rin screamed and smacked the head of whoever was touching her. Before she knew it a boy had a hand print on his face. Sango was repeatedly hitting and kicking the guy that had just groped her.

"Perverted stinking, lowlife bastard! How could you stoop so low as to hitch to a new girl! You disgusting pervert! You! Ah! I can't even think of what else to call you!" Sango screeched and Rin watched and a smile crept towards her face.

"I assume that that's Miroku?" Rin said.

"Pretty much, they're boyfriend, girlfriend, yet Sango acts as if she hates him. Even though she beats the repulsive crap out of him everyday for groping a girl she still really likes him. It's funny though," Kagome said and chuckled.

"Hey wench," said a boy that resembled Sesshomaru, except for the fact that his expression looked annoyed rather then cold. He pulled a lock of Kagome's hair and twirled it in his hands.

"It's Kagome! Ka-go-me! Get it?" Kagome said.

"Got it," Inuyasha replied absent mindedly.

"Good," Kagome replied.

Sango plopped back down after beating up Miroku. He came behind her covered in several bumps and bruises.

"Inuyasha right?" Rin asked.

"That's my name, don't wear it out.," Inuyasha replied.

"Is you brother by any chance Sesshomaru?" she asked.

"If you mean that good for nothing elf boy than yeah," Inuyasha answered grumpily.

"Ok... I've noticed there were demons at this school. How come we aren't at different schools?" Rin asked.

"The principals are under treaty." Kagome replied.

"And people don't seem to like the fact that I'm smart. How come?" Rin asked once more.

"The demon principal doesn't like it when humans are smarter then demons. In a way he thinks it's a way of mocking them." Sango responded.

Rin sighed and then the bell rang. They all greeted each other goodbye and diverted.

It was time for gym and Rin slipped into her gym uniform. Like all the other teachers, there was that lecture of how perfect Rin was and how the students should learn from her.

"As we all know..." the teacher said, but all Rin heard was blah.

"How do you rise to such perfection Rin?" the teacher asked.

"My mom structured me to be perfect," Rin replied.

"Making us demons and ogres looking stupid eh?" and girl called Yura stated.

In class they were playing soccer. Rin looked at the boys side of the bench, and there was Sesshomaru. His cold dark look made Rin shudder. Suddenly he realized that she was watching. Rin blushed and looked away, continuing to the game.

Yura put out a string that strangely looked like hair and formed a patter with it in her hand. Suddenly an ample of hair surrounded Rin and pushed her to the game. Suspecting that the couch would say something, he didn't do anything. Instead he said that Rin had just scored a foul.

* * *

Sesshomaru sat to himself on the bench, not wanting to get involved in these foolish games. He watched the game silently. Once again the humans pitifully playing. Wait, that girl with brown hair.... Rin. She seems decent, and she scored. Suddenly Sesshomaru noticed that Rin was staring at him. She noticed also and quickly turned away. Tch. Foolish human.

Sesshomaru watched the game intently and walked to the locker room in spite of boredom. As he walked away, Yura's mass of hair had plunged at Rin.

* * *

For the last few classes after P.E., Rin felt her eyes getting droopy. She had stayed up all night to see when her mother would come in case she needed help. After class, Rin had stopped by to take a drink by the fountain, when a boy with long black hair tied back into a long single braid pushed her away.

"Can't you read you wretch?" the boy asked cruelly.

Rin looked up and there were two signs. Over the fountain she was drinking the sign said DEMONS. On top of the other fountain it said HUMANS. Rin gasped when she noticed her grave mistake.

"That's damn right you fool! I want you to drink the water from your fountain now!" the boy said.

Rin obeyed. She drank the water and gagged. The water tasted strongly like urine. She pressed the button that made the water come out. The water was yellow. It was urine.

"You foolish wench," the boy said.

"Hello brother Hiten," another boy who no mistake looked like a demon.

"Hello Manten, just punishing this girl for drinking our water," Hiten said.

Manten took Rin's jaw forcefully and examined her face.

"This a fair one. I think she'd make a great hair potion," Manten said cruelly and pulled Rin by the hair. Rin screamed in pain. Manten was holding her in the air by her hair.

"Help! Help!" Rin cried.

But nobody came to help her. They all watched, and none of them took action.

"Put the girl down Manten," said a familiar cold voice.

Manten was about to retort but shut his mouth when he looked up.

"I'm sorry milord Sesshomaru," Manten apologized.

"Do not apologize until you have done what I've asked you to do," Sesshomaru said.

Manten dropped Rin and Rin groaned. Not wanting to move from her sprawled position.

"Milord she be drinkin' out of our fountain," Hiten remarked.

"Do you think that I am not aware that she has drinkin' out of the demon fountain. I can smell the water on her face. Do you dare mock me?" Sesshomaru asked challengingly.

"No, no Milord. I apologize gravely," Hiten said and quickly pulled away along with his brother.

The people crowded around the action as Hiten and Manten walked away. The hallway was utterly silent. Sesshomaru kneeled by Rin and forcefully picked her up.

"Get up slave," Sesshomaru said.

Rin stood and stumbled, but forced her way up to stand.

"You are not to cause any trouble for me to finish. Understand?" Sesshomaru said.

Rin nodded in response. Sesshomaru walked away while Rin stood watching.

* * *

After the last class Rin stumbled on home. Alone, sleepy and starved, she knew she couldn't have a snack with all the homework she had. She could probably manage a little dinner and some sleep. But there would be no chance of that. From now on, she would be a worthless slave working under her master's wretched whip.

Hope mom doesn't have a hangover. She`s going to have to stop if she wants to live under the Tao`s roof. Rin thought to herself silently. The moment was solitary and peaceful. Rin loved a moment like this. She had her mind all to herself.

Rin entered through the slave's quarter and the room smelled strongly of alcohol. Rin prayed that her mother was sleeping. But when Rin opened the door, she realized that her mother was smothered in fury and in the middle of a tantrum.

"You bitch! Your father was a worthless scoundrel. He deserved to die with his lot!" Rin's mother cried.

She walked towards Rin and smacked her hard in the face.

"You and your filthy half blood! You are filthy! Disgusting! Repulsive!" Rin's mother cried and kicked Rin into the couch.

"It's all your fault for the death of your father! You don't deserve to live! Be damned to hell!" Rin's mother cried.

Rin was prepared for the worst. Just let her mother do her stuff and then she could clean up the mess that her mother had made. Rin waited for the end.

* * *

After cleaning up the mess. Rin changed into her maid uniform. Like the usual. A dress that went below her knees, black shoes, and a white apron with a white collar. She would be Lord Sesshomaru's servant. She waited outside his room and knocked. Nobody was there. Rin knocked once more just for caution. After nobody had answered, Rin entered to do her job.

She was surprised by how clean the room was. She dusted his drawers and took out a broom to sweep the smaller trashes. After that, she put fresh new towels in the pantry and cleaned the bathtub. After awhile Rin made the bed and folded his laundry, then put it up.

Rin was straightening the chairs and tables when she heard footsteps in the hallway. After finishing the final touches. Rin waited beside the door like a loyal dog.

Sesshomaru entered along with another boy. Noticing the tail, Rin knew the boy was a wolf demon.

"Rin I would like you to know that this is Kouga. Kouga may be here often in order to fill out some paper work with me. I want you to show proper respect toward Kouga," Sesshomaru stated.

"Yes Lord Sesshomaru," Rin bowed to Sesshomaru and then to Kouga, "It is an honor to serve you to please my master Lord Kouga,"

"You got yourself a pretty wench right here Sessh," Kouga said. He grabbed Rin's chin a observed Rin's face.

"Kouga I hope you know that seducing my slave will not be tolerated," Sesshomaru said, "Rin I would like you to wait outside and come in here to discuss some issues with me after Kouga leaves,"

Rin nodded and left the room, waiting in the hallway. After waiting in the hallway listening to the muffled whispers, Kouga finally left. Rin entered with her stomach feeling uneasy.

"I smell blood Rin. Where is it coming from," Sesshomaru asked.

"I've had a small accident," Rin replied.

"Then where did you get those bruises?" Sesshomaru asked once more.

"I told you milord, I've had received a small accident," Rin replied.

"Rin you know the law that a slave is to confess everything to their masters," Sesshomaru stated.

"Lord Sesshomaru it is not to be your concern with a slave's own problems. But if you would like to know, I shall tell you when the time is right," Rin answered hoping he would accept.

"Very well. I would like you to inform me when dinner's ready," Sesshomaru ordered.

"Yes Lord Sesshomaru," Rin replied and exited his room.