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Natsu pov:

I sat on Sesshomaru’s bed, my arm bleeding and hurting. I was shocked and surprised that I, a human servant was carried by Sesshomaru and brought to his room. But the way he was staring down at me, I think it’s the first time I had seen him that way. Whenever I saw him with any other person, he was cold and stoic, but now he seemed….curious somehow.

I sighed assuming that it was probably just a spur of the moment that he had got me here. In fact, I was feeling rather embarrassed by the whole thing. I mean, he, the Lord of the castle and the one who had hired me as a servant, had carried me in his arms to his personal chambers. How odd is that?

I shook my head and stood up. I gave a bow to him and said, “Lord Sesshomaru, thank you for your concern, but I can take care of myself.” I looked at him once before I decided to go out of the room. I was about to walk out of the door but I was pulled by my hurt arm and thrown onto the bed again. I gritted my teeth at the pain and when I looked up, Sesshomaru was hovering over me. I frowned.

I brought my hands on his chest to push him off, but he didn’t budge. I was pretty strong for a girl since I had been trained in the army and being able to push a person off me would have been a piece of cake. But this guy didn’t even seem to move a millimeter! I didn’t stop struggling and he caught both my hands in his single hand and held them above my head. My back arched up and I stared at him with slight nervousness now.

I felt his long hair brush my neck and face and his eyes were darker and intense than usual. And it was seen despite the darkness of the room. I felt like he was looking into my soul and I felt uncomfortable. I tried to get my hands out of his grip, since not only the wound, but my wrists were starting to hurt at his tight hold. “Lord Sesshomaru, please let go of me.” I stated and struggled more.

His eyes narrowed and he bent his head down. He buried his face in the crook of my neck and took a deep breath of my scent. I gasped and struggled more causing him to hold my hands tighter. I gasped in pain and shut my eyes tightly trying to make it go away.

He breathed on my neck. His breath was hot and I felt his tongue run a trail on the base of my neck. “Why is it that a pathetic human female makes me lose my mind….” He mumbled and my eyes went wide. “W-what? G-get off me!” I tried to pull my hands up, but he growled in a low voice.

He pulled away from my neck and pushed his lips against mine. My eyes went even wider, if that was possible and then I shut them tightly trying to kick and do anything to shake him off. He pushed down harder on me and kissed without letting me go. He licked my lip softly and I felt myself shudder.

I felt adrenaline rush through me and with one great push, I managed to catch him off guard and push him off me. I stared with wide eyes while panting and he looked surprised at what I had done. He narrowed his eyes and growled, and my body on reflex made me dash out of his room.

My vision had gone glassy and I tripped and bumped into people several times as I ran to the castle garden. I fell to my knees behind some bushes and leaned against the trunk. I covered my mouth and panted, totally taken aback by his behavior just now.

I closed my eyes and brought a hand to my chest and took heavy breaths until my heart and my breathing steadied out.

I sat more relaxed against the tree and bit my lip. Why had he done that? He’s supposed to be the strongest demon around, someone who hates humans and half demons besides Rin. So then, why did he kiss me? and what he said too….

Why is that a pathetic human female makes me lose my mind.

What did he mean by that? There’s no way it could mean that he was attracted to me….thats impossible….right? Yeah that’s definitely impossible. But….he’s so prideful as I have heard and would never lower himself to do anything like this….I mean, save me from Naraku, carry me when I’m hurt and then kiss me?

I rubbed my forehead. This thinking was giving me a head ache.

Naraku pov:

I watched the interesting new servant at the dog’s castle. She was intriguing….she had fought back against a demon even though she knew she was probably no match against a demon to win. She had risked her life to save that little child and half demon….

I hadn’t fought back with my full strength and I found it amusing to provoke her. it’s a pity, she would have made a good servant….

I waited for her to exit the castle. My saimyousho couldn’t get into the castle grounds because of Lord Sesshomaru’s keen senses so I waited. It was very interesting when lord Sesshomaru had actually saved her and carried her all the way back to the castle. Was his demon heart going soft? I could definitely use this to my advantage.

I smirked when I saw her running out of the castle. She was covering half her face and she bumped into guards and other servants as she made it to the garden. My saimyousho followed her and stopped when she fell to the ground behind a tree.

Her eyes were wide, face flushed and she covered her mouth.

My smirk widened…..looks like the lord of the west was starting to follow the footsteps of his father. Of course they say, like father, like son. So now he was falling for a human female. But she didn’t look to happy about it….

A few minute passed and she calmed down. She rubbed her forehead and sighed. This is just the beginning, my sweet bait. I will get lord Sesshomaru, and you will be the one to crush his heart.

>>Timeskip

“Ne chan!” “Gah! I wont let you!” I yelled holding my hands up and standing in fighting position. I looked down to see Kaito and sighed. I plopped onto the grass again. “Ne chan….you don’t look well…” Kaito said with worry. I chuckled weakly and patted his head. “Don’t worry….I’m just a little sleepy.”

A little…more like sleepless. Ever since that incident with Sesshomaru happened, I haven’t been able to sleep properly. Thankfully, my arm is almost healed, but it doesnt really make things much better. In fact I think I barely sleep at all! I’m just so traumatized by that shocking incident and to make things worse, Sesshomaru glances at me very often on his rounds in the castle. And there was one time when he almost kissed me again.

In short, I’m drained to the bone.

Kaito pouted while looking at me and hugged me around the neck. I smiled and held him back. I closed my eyes in happiness. He was so frail for his age….and he had told me that he hadn’t eaten well because the villagers didn’t treat him and his mother well. But now since he was with Rin, he was getting the good nutrition.

He let me go and I gave him a smile. He chuckled cutely and ran back to Rin.

I sighed and looked at the sky. I was starting to feel homesick. Mom, dad, Rei and all the other people who were with me. Of course, I didn’t spend long periods of time with my parent because they were always travelling with work, but when we did meet up we would have fun together. And I had already been here for 3 months and I’m sure they would have got the news that I had gone missing too.

How were they? Did they think I was dead? Were they looking for me?

“You don’t seem like your usual self.” I snapped my head up and saw Kazuki there. I chuckled and he sat next to me. “What makes you say that?” He shrugged and watched Rin and Kaito chase each other. “You’ve been zoning out quite a bit lately.”

I sighed. “Well, lets just say things seem to have gotten a little awkward now….and I’m missing home.” Kazuki chuckled and laid on his back on the grass with his arms behind his head. “You are one of his servants, so I don’t really think you have the right to say you’re homesick.” He was smiling and I felt a pang of pain hit my heart. No right to feel homesick huh? Its not like I came here because I wanted to. I just kept quiet because I knew these guys were too hard to fight against.

I’m not ever from this world….how would these people understand. I shook my head with a small smile. I couldn’t do anything as of now, but I hoped I could get home someday. I looked back to Kaito and Rin. I had to take care of them too. I didn’t want to see Kaito sad again. It would break my heart. I wanted to take care of them until they learned to stand on their own feet and be able to protect themselves.

I looked back to Kazuki. “So what are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be training the army or something?” Kazuki sat up and gave a lazy yawn. I chuckled and he grinned. “Lord Sesshomaru has given me the responsibility to watch you.” I frowned. “Watch me? For what?”

He looked at the sky and gave an amused laugh. “I never thought the day would come when Lord Sesshomaru would get attracted to a female, let alone a human. He told me ‘Watch over her. If something happens to her or if anyone touches her, I’ll have your head’. Man that was freaky!” I blinked. I groaned and fell onto my back. this cannot be happening. This so cannot be happening!

Sesshomaru attracted to me? A servant, a human? Attracted…..meaning love? I let out a breath. Why had I been avoiding him? If it were anyone else, I would have slapped them, taught them a lesson or atleast screamed insults at them. Why didn’t I do that to him? Instead I had run away in embarrassment and avoided him ever since he kissed me.

Did I like him back?

Soft white puffy clouds passed overhead and I randomly made shapes out of them. I bit my lip. I didn’t want to like him in any way more than someone who hired me. Its just too painful if I get my hope up for nothing. In air force school, I liked a person called Tarou. He was a kind person and always treated me so well. I fell for him hard, and I confessed.

I was overflowing with joy when he had agreed to go out with me. We got really close in 2 months but my heart shattered when I saw him kissing another girl on valentines day. I had walked in when he was talking to her and he had said that I was just a pastime for him. I had been so hurt by that, I wasn’t able to concentrate on any air force activities after that. That’s when the competition took place and I messed up by hurting myself.

That’s the day I met Rei and we’ve been together ever since. Of course I loved him like a twin brother. But now something like this happening with Sesshomaru…..what was I supposed to do? I was strong. Strong, daring, adventurous and a block head when it came to taking up fights. I never backed down. But the word ‘love’…..it just sent such a huge pain through me.

I sighed and closed my eyes. I felt uneasy, but my body needed the sleep I hadn’t got since the last few days and I fell into deep sleep.

>>Timeskip

I groaned and shifted on the soft warm bed. There was something soft and smooth next to me and I snuggled into the warmth.

I snapped my eyes open and sat up suddenly. I lost balance and fell of the bed I was on. Why was on a bed?! I fell asleep in the garden!!! I rubbed my head. “Oww…that hurt…” I looked up onto the bed and my eyes went as wide as dinner plates. There on the bed was Sesshomaru shirtless and watching me with a blank expression.

I looked down at myself and I was relieved that I was still in the kimono I was wearing before, but I stood up quickly and turned around to run. A sudden blur appeared in front of me and I was held by Sesshomaru to his chest. I tensed and tried to push him off, but he caught my hands and kissed me. by hands were on his bare chest and I could feel his heart beating under my palm.

No….NO!

I pushed him back and he glared at me. But his eyes widened slightly when he saw me crying. I covered my mouth and dashed out of his room. I ran into Kazuki on the way and he raised his eyebrows in amuse. “Well, that’s a first, seeing you cry.” He chuckled and I shoved him to the side. I wiped my eyes and scowled, taking heavy breaths. I covered my face with my hands. I cant believe I cried, I showed weakness.

“Ne chan!” Kaito came running to me with flowers as always and it brought an automatic soft smile to my face. I got on my knees and took the flowers. He grinned widely and I looked behind him. “Kaito, where’s Rin?” “Rin went to see Lord Sesshomaru!” He said and I smiled again.

My eyes stung and I hugged him to me. I closed my eyes and tears ran down my cheeks. “Thank you Kaito. Thank you for loving me, Kaito.” I bit my lip and let out a breath. I pulled away and smiled at him again. His eyes widened and he touched my cheeks with his small hands. “Ne chan! Why are you crying?” He yelled and u chuckled and lifted him into my arms. “Its nothing. I’m just happy to be with you.”

“Either that or Lord Ses…” *whack!* I belted Kazuki on the head and he fell to the ground dizzy. “Don’t bother what he says.” I mumbled and Kaito grinned. He hugged me around the neck and rested his chin on my shoulder and giggled.

It was evening and time for Rin’s and Kaito’s reading and writing lessons so assuming that Rin would come to her room after meeting with….him, I walked to her room as well. Before I entered, I heard Jaken calling out to me. “Hey you girl!” He tried to whack me on the head but I tilted my head and his staff wooshed past me.

He grunted and cleared his throat. “Lord Sesshomaru wants you to see him! He has something important to discuss about! Now follow me.” I clenched my jaw. I so wasn’t in the mood to see him now…..but obviously I couldn’t avoid it. I let Kaito on the floor and told him to wait for Rin in the room. I sighed and followed Jaken to Sesshomaru’s room.

When I entered, Jaken left and I just stared at the ground. I didn’t want to meet his eyes, I didn’t want to see him and my heart was beating unsteadily. I took a deep breath. This was no time to act weak. I would tell him that trying to do such things to me was unacceptable and if he tried agin, I would beat him up.

“You’re here.” I jumped and took a step back when I heard his voice. “Yes, and I….” My voice disappeared. When I saw him, I felt my mind go blank. My heart rate just got faster and I thought about the way he kissed me. Dominating, yet gentle. I shut my eyes tightly and shook my head from side to side vigorously. What was happening to me??!

I heard a chair squeak and looked up to see him sitting in front of a table. He stared at me and I walked closer and stood in front of the table thinking that that’s what he wanted me to do. I couldn’t find my voice but I looked at him with a defiant stare.

He acted as if he wasn’t affected at all and rested his chin on his entwined hands. “The eastern lord should be arriving at the castle in about half an hour. I feel that you are the most obedient and self controlled servants at the castle. So you will be responsible for serving tea and beverages when the eastern lord and his subordinates are here. During that time, Rin and that half demon will be taken care of by someone else.”

I clenched my jaw. “His name is Kaito.” He sent me a glare but I just glared back. He stood up and his eyes turned red. I flinched and looked away, but I wasn’t afraid. “Don’t talk back to me onna. You should be honored for me to even notice a pathetic wench like you.”

I winced as the words sent a sharp pain. “Well, if I’m so pathetic, why don’t you leave me alone? Cuz I hate what you’re doing!” “Is that so?”

Next moment, I was pushed against the wall and he was kissing me again. I struggled again but he was more dominant this time and I knew any efforts to push him off wouldn’t work. Tears leaked the sides of my eyes but I lost energy to fight. I held the front of his shirt and began to kiss back softly. I had guessed right…..I was falling in love with him.

Just watching him everyday, I had become like this….I was in love with a demon. A servant and demon kissing…..I felt it hard to breathe, my crying turning into hiccups but I didn’t want to stop. Why was this happening? Why did I let this happen? Why did I start loving someone I barely knew? He was a demon lord, the strongest in this world, he was highly respected and feared and had never shown this kind of behavior towards anyone….or so I had heard. But besides that, I knew nothing about him. His personality, his past, nothing….

I felt his tongue brush my lip but the choking feeling because of my crying was too much and I tilted my head away. His one hand was gripping my shoulder and my cheek fell against his chest and I brought a fist to my mouth as I shut my eyes tightly and still held his shirt with my other hand. “W-why? Why are you d-doing this to me?” I sobbed softly.

He didn’t say a word but brought his arm around my back and pulled me flush to him. “Please, if you are doing this for some kind of sick personal pleasure….find someone else. I don’t want to get hurt again.” I whispered when my sobbing had died down.

“Don’t take me for a fool onna. I have never touched a human, let alone a female before. You are to blame, your scent never erases from me.” My eyes went slightly wide. I lifted my head off his chest and stared at his eyes. They looked annoyed and irritated but I didn’t see a hint of lies in them. I looked away feeling uncomfortable. “You were telling me about the eastern lord….” I mumbled, wanting him to let me go and change the subject.

And thankfully, he did let me go. I stared at the ground and he repeated the instructions he had given earlier. He also told me to get Rin and Kaito ready and I was dismissed from his room without another word.

>>Timeskip

I had got Rin and Kaito and we were waiting in the throne room for the eastern lord to arrive. The entire time, I kept zoning out. I couldn’t believe what Sesshomaru had said. He had never touched any other person the way he had held me. I had never heard rumors about him since I got here either. I saw people try to flirt with him and get his attention, but he always ignored them, but even when I never did anything to get his attention, he would gaze at me occasionally.

Kaito and I were standing next to Rin who was sitting on a fancy chair next to Sesshomaru’s throne. I took a glance at him, and even now his face was void of any emotion. I sweatdropped and sighed.

When I was getting the kids ready, I gave a lot of thought about my feelings to Sesshomaru. I did start to like him, but I didn’t want the same thing to happen again. He was a demon lord after all, he could whatever he wanted and no one could question him about it. So what if something like the last time happened again? Besides, I was already feeling homesick….I wanted to get home to my world. To flying aircrafts and goofing off with kids and friends….this isn’t my real life!

I sighed softly.

I looked up when an attendee came in through the doors. “The ruler of the eastern lands, Lord Yuudai has arrived!” He bowed and I saw a very good looking demon enter the hall. He was handsome and had a rather intimidating appearance at the same time. Somehow, he gave off a bad vibe. He glanced at Sesshomaru, Rin, me and then Kaito as he hid behind my legs. He looked back at me and smirked. I refrained from raising my brows and just looked away.

Another person walked in behind him and I gasped, my eyes ready to bug out of their sockets, when I saw the person who followed the eastern lord.

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