Bondage

Disclaimer: No I do not own Inuyasha nor would I care to.. too much work and I’m too lazy ^^

Voices flitted in and out of his hearing range. He knew what they were all there for.. and he hated it. He frowned to himself even though he knew he might get the lash for not looking attractive for the multiple people viewing his body.
He worked his hands in the bonds that held his hands to a bar over his head effectively stretching his body and showing him off to a better view. He would've kicked all the people who were bold enough to caress his skin.. if his feet weren’t bound as well. Only one of his bonds was he grateful for, the one that covered him at the waist to keep the paying customers from touching him more than he would allow.

Wishing the blindfold that the man who owned him had thought necessary didn’t cover his eyes, he listened and waited for someone to pick him so that he could escape but he had a sinking feeling that he wasn’t going to get that chance. After all the man who had bought him to sell him had said that he was worthless because he lacked the beauty of the other demons that were being sold here as well.. not that he hadn't heard that all of his life anyway nor that he cared a whit about it.

"But mother I don’t want one! I want to go home.. please don’t humiliate me anymore..." A girl's voice pleaded.

"Kagome! You will settle down right now and pick one.." He waited a beat.. then two before he heard the light smack probably delivered from the mother. "You will pick one right now or I will choose for you."

"That's fine with me because no matter who or what you pick I'll agree to nothing! Do you hear me? Nothing." Kagome hissed. He felt himself starting to like this uppity git that was more or less standing right before him.
He felt cool hands on his bare chest and then nails scratch lightly down until they reached his stomach. He would bet anything this was the mother. "Kagome feel him! He's so smooth and soft."

"Mother.. I do not wish to have one.. I don't care what he feels like nor his looks.. if you insist on getting one pick and be done with it." Kagome said tartly. Inuyasha picked up on the fact that the mother had said nothing of his looks but obviously the girl considered him...

"Fine then." He couldn't tell what it was that was making him feel so out of place. He wanted to go because of this interesting girl.. but he didn't want to go because he really didn't want to leave no matter how badly this place treated him. He sincerely did not want to do what he was being sold for. Oh they thought he didn't know what they were trying to do here.. but he had heard everything that had come through this alley in the market place. His ears twitched on top of his head as he heard footfootsteps move away from him and he was shocked at the feeling of yearning he had to be able to go with them.

"Hey! Hey you! Are you the one responsible for selling this one?" He could hear the mother's crisp voice ring out among the throng of people around her. He could feel the girl, Kagome, near him. Her breathing was shallow as she was pressed up closer to him by the movement of the masses.

"I think my mother is going to be picking you.. but you have nothing to fear as long as you go along with what I tell you okay?" He felt her pause as she slid her arms around him to anchor herself while she talked to him. Her warm breath slid over his skin and he had to suppress a shudder that wanted to run through him. "I do not want to go through with this but I have a feeling you'll cooperate with me ne?"

He said nothing but tilted his head towards her to tell her without words that he heard her. "This is what you want?" Asked his owner almost in disbelief. "But Mrs. Higurashi.. I do think you should take better than this.. after all he is a.. a.." The man had leaned forward probably shielding his mouth with his hand. "A half-breed.. Surely not fit for your daughter.."

"I want him." He heard Kagome speak up. Surely her mother had made a face that had said she was going to go along with what the owner had said. "I want him." Kagome repeated firmly.

"You hear that? She wants him, so get to selling him to me." Mrs. Higurashi said curtly, displeased with being told that her taste wasn't running well.

'Yes ma'am." The man said as he bustled off to get his records for his sale prices on all his slaves he sold.

"What's your name?" Kagome asked quietly shifting closer to him again.

"Inuyasha..." He murmured as he turned his head toward her voice. "Please take the blindfold off.. I wish to see you."

"No.. You can leave it on.. I would rather you didn’t see me until you absolutely have to.." Kagome said. He picked up on the slight tone of sadness that underscored her voice.

He nodded even though he really didn't like the deal. He wanted out more than he wanted to see her face but he still wanted to see her. The bonds over his head came down though and he could feel his feet being released. After he had thought he was completely free of such binds, he felt a collar being slipped onto his neck with a lead attached to it. He cursed under his breath, but let himself be subjected to it.

He figured it was Kagome who lead him, as he was given slack and he could smell her very near to him. A small cool hand reached back and gripped his. Yes this was definitely Kagome. He could hear large animals rustling around near him so he scooted closer to Kagome so that he wouldn’t have to be too close to what he couldn’t see.

"What is his name Kagome?" He heard Mrs. Higurashi call back.
"He doesn’t have one.. He was sold into this before he was able to remember his name." Kagome lied but he heard the harsh tone to her voice that she put along with it.

"Well then make one for him so that he doesn’t have to go around nameless." Inuyasha listened to the order but he was slightly relieved that they wouldn’t know his real name.. That made it much easier if he wanted to escape.. He could use his real name and not get caught because of it.

"I'll name him when I see something that strikes me.." Kagome said. "Here we're almost to the stalls with our horses to take us home.. so I'll help you through it as you will not have your mask removed." Inuyasha wanted to growl but he suppressed the urge and nodded instead. He heard the large animals again, this time they were shod and were more than likely grouped together. He figured these were the animals Kagome had spoken of.. these "horses".

Her hands were cool on his sides as she helped him into the saddle. After he was seated, she pulled herself up and sat before him on the animal. He could smell another male and female near them now. "Lady Kagome.. are you sure this is the one that you would choose?"

"Yes I am certain.. I think he will do very nicely." Kagome replied to the man. Her hands found his again as she moved them to her waist and held them there. "Keep your hands here and you wont fall off I promise." She said to him. He felt her soft hair brush his cheek as he leaned his face down to hide it from view.

"He is very adorable.. I can see part of the reason why you chose this one... it's a good thing you held out for as long as you did or you might’ve had to skip over him." He heard the female tell Kagome. A blush stole over his features but thanks to Kagome's hair no one knew but him.

The horse moved and caused him to rub up against Kagome due to the animal's awkward gait. He didn’t like being so close to her let alone doing this to her. "K-kagome.. This is.. This feels so very weird for me..." He said quietly so that only she could hear.

"Don’t worry about it and just be thankful this is all you’re going to do." Kagome said to him. He rode with her, rubbing intimately against her for what seemed like ages. Then just as he was about to make a comment about maybe stopping to go to the bathroom, the horse stopped and she dismounted leaving him on the beast by himself. He tried not to panic as he set his hands carefully on the animal’s backside, mindful of his claws.

“Kagome?..” He said trying to keep his voice level when he sincerely didn’t wish to be riding this strange animal. He turned his head this way and that before he felt something touch his thigh. He jerked at the touch, startled by it.

“Here.. let me help you.” Came a feminine voice he didn’t recognize. “Lean down some.” He did as he was told and the blind came tumbling off. The light hit his eyes stunning him momentarily. Then everything came into focus. He looked down at the massive beast that held his weight and scooted off of it as fast as he could. The lady who had helped him down was rather pretty in her own way. She wore a smear of red above her lashes and her jet-black hair was pulled back in a severe ponytail, letting just a few wisps of bangs out.

He scented the air for Kagome but found that she had rushed inside. “Where’s Kagome?”

A hand clasped his shoulder squeezing hard enough to hurt a human male but merely a slight of hand to Inuyasha. “You’ll get down to business soon enough. Lady Sango and I are here to clean you up for her.” Inuyasha nodded to the male. “I am Miroku.” The man said before he released him and gripped Inuyasha’s upper arm dragging him towards a grimy door.

Inuyasha looked around inside the dingy place. There was a silver tub in the corner along with numerous bottles of god-knows-what stacked upon multiple shelves. Inuyasha looked towards the Lady Sango. “What’s that stuff over there?” He nodded towards the tub and bottles.

“That is where you’re having your bath.” She replied as her hands gripped the waist of his wrap. His hands made to shoot out to stop her but the monk gripped them firmly. “It’s alright it’s just us.”

The wrap came off and he blushed as Sango pushed him towards the tub. The warm water rushed up to meet his face, then engulf it. He sputtered as he came up for air and was instantly assaulted with soaps and shampoos. He wanted to yelp when their hands hit a snag in his silvery hair. “What in all get out are you doing to me??” He squealed when they reached for areas even he didn’t touch.

Sango sighed. “Okay.. listen we have to clean you up before you go to Kagome.. you cannot still reek of those slavery stalls.. its improper for you to smell so. Now we are going to scrub you from head to toe and every inch in between to make sure you are completely clean for her. Got it?” Inuyasha looked around him through the soap bubbles that were sliding down his forehead. There was only the door he had come through... and that entry was blocked by a rather menacing guard so that was a big “no” on that escape plan for now.

Miroku scooted behind him and started scrubbing his back with a rough brush that felt so good to him. He arched his back against the brush. “Geez how dirty can you get?” Miroku asked causing Inuyasha to look into the water only to see a dark brownish fluid swirling around his knees.

“Here.. Lets just drain it and refit wit with clean water.” Sango brought a towel and wrapped Inuyasha up. The she drained the tub and ordered more warm water. This process went on three more times before Inuyasha was pristine enough to be able to enter the house.

He stepped inside the house and was amazed at the soft feel of carpet beneath his now soft smooth feet. The light was brilliant, coming from a chandelier hanging way up high on the ceiling. Inuyasha felt like his neck would snap if he leaned back to look at the glass fixture any longer. The white walls were covered with immaculate wall hangings and paintings of all kinds. He looked to where Sango and Miroku were leading him only to find stairs leading up and up to more brilliant treasures.

He didn’t know how many turns they took which way they were going or anything when he was finally shoved unceremoniously into Kagome’s bedroom. The girl sat up when she heard him thump into her room and went to him. “You look beautiful.” She said making him blush furiously. “Oh well no matter. You were supposed to look beautiful anyway because they want you to be as appealing as possible to me.”

“Kagome.. if I may ask.. why?” Inuyasha asked slightly confused by the whole ordeal.

“You know absolutely nothing of society do you?” She asked as her fingers trailed through his hair making him shudder slightly. “Well.. when a girl ‘comes of age’ she is supposed to take a consort to experiment with or do whatever she pleases with until the time when she decides that she is too old for it. And she is required to take a consort for at least three years before she is allowed to do anything she would like.” At Inuyasha’s confused look she sighed. “More or less that means you are my slave... to do with whatever I please. Mostly the people use theirs to experiment with.”

“You say ‘experiment’ with.. exactly what do you mean?” Inuyasha asked.

Her brown eyes locked onto his golden ones. “I had imagined you would know more... I suppose when they told me you would be clueless I didn’t believe them.” Her fingers stroked down his cheeks and rested on his lips. “You are supposed to sleep with me. But I do not wish to make you do that.. however you are going to say, if asked, that we have had sex do you understand?” He nodded. “We were in the shower is why there is no blood on the sheets. I had insisted that I wanted to be in the shower got it?” He nodded again.

She hugged him then. “Thank you Inuyasha.” He looked out the window to see the sun setting. “Here you can sleep on the bed.” She said as she pulled down the coverlet. He looked at her then the bed. “Come on get in.”

Inuyasha lumbered up from the floor and sat on the edge of it. Kagome rolled her eyes as she placed her hands on his shoulders and shoved him back. “There.” She brought the covers over his body. “Sleep.” Then she moved to her desk and turned on a light. Papers ruffled and shuffled as she brought out books upon books and pens and pencils. He watched her from behind. Her glossy black hair spilled down to the middle of her back and over the chair. Her form was thin and lithe.

He watched her hand move delicately across the page and couldn’t resist getting up to sit on his heels beside her. “What are you doing Kagome?” He asked quietly.

“I’m working on my homework that my tutor gives me.” She looked down at him once again drawn into the golden depths of his eyes. His ears twitched on top of his head reminding her that he wasn’t human and was intended to be her slave which tamped down on all that she had felt leaving pity and remorse for the both of them. “Do you know how to write?”

“No... I never had the cause to learn.” He replied as he watched her scratch numerous symbols across the page not really knowing what they meant. Her hand stopped moving causing him to look up at her again. Her pale face was fixated on his tanned one. He reached up with his clawed hand. “Why don’t you want to do what your family wants you to?”

She smiled brightly at him. “Because I don’t want to force you to do what you don’t want to do.” Then she leaned down and kissed him lightly stunning him speechless. “Now go to bed. You’ve had your kiss goodnight so sleep now.” Inuyasha stood up and moved to the bed. Laying down he gave her one last glance before sleep claimed him.