Before:

She gasped in surprise at his words. She had forgotten this part of the formalities and wished she had been more ready. Of course, he would say that. Slaves were almost always killed by their owners when they got to old or crippled to work…

When he got up and said, "What is my Mistresses first command?" her mind couldn't help but race with the thought, 'what have I done?'

After:

Not long after, they were walking to the curb outside the Market to wait for their driver to pull up. Mrs. Higurashi was in front, with Robin and Kagome behind and to each side of her. Inuyasha brought up the rear, right behind Kagome, his head up and survaying everything around him.

It had been years since he had seen the outside of the Market. Everything was new to him, from the people around him (who all ignored him as they would a bug) to the cars driving by. Even the air here seemed different, though that could have been because the scent of the women in front of him was everywhere.

"Ah, here he is," Mrs. Higurashi said, gesturing off to her side a bit. "Now, Robin, when we get home I need you to set up a meeting with the senior staff. I'm thinking of holding a party soon and need their help setting it up."

Robin bowed her head slightly and murmered, "Yes, m'lady."

The car pulled up and the driver got out to open the door for them. However, when he got close to them, Mrs. Higurashi put her hand onto his chest to stop him.

"Ah, wait Harold." She nodded to Inuyasha and added. "I would like our new slave to start his training right away." She turned to Inuyasha and spoke directly to him, saying, "Here are your first order's: you will do everything to Kagome. Open dorrs, close them, run her errands, make her food, lay out her clothing each morning, protect her from danger, and even chew her food in necessary." Smiling over at Kagome, she added, "Confirm those for me, dear?"

Kagome hesitated…she knew that those weren't even half of the orders her Mother was going to give and she didn't like it. She could do all that herself, especially chew her food. She didn't need soeone doing it for her! However…however, she knew that her Mother wouldn't drop the matter until she confirmed all of what she had just said. Since she was the only registered owner of Inuyasha, only she could issue, deny, or confirm his orders.

Reluctantly, she said, "Ok. I…I confirm them…" she looked down at her feet, trying to hide her shame filled blush.

"Good! Now, let us go home so that you can get settled again." Mrs. Higurashi said. "Slave?"

Inuyasha stepped forward, walking past Kagome and brushing against her ever-so-softly, before reaching out and opening the door. The driver, who had already gone back to his side of the car, open his own door and hurried in.

They all entered the car. Kagome knew she would be forced to sit next to Inuyasha and she hated that fact. She was so guilt ridden and ashamed of her actions she didn't want anyone to see it, especially him. However, not having a choice in the matter, she scooted as far away from him as she could. But it was no use. She could feel his presence beside her and her guilt only soared.

The ride home was mostly quiet, except for the ocassional small sigh from Kagome. She didn't even know she was doing it until Robin shifted and flicked Kagome's leg with her fingers. Immediately Kagome sat up straight. Robin always flicked her when she was being annoying or doing something wrong. She had done so ever since she was a little girl.

It seemed like forever before Harold was finally pulling into their drive way and then their spacious garage. Kagome had never been so happy to see her house…not that she remembered anyways.

The moment the car stopped, Inuyasha opened the door and stepped out, holding onto it until everyone else was out as well. He then shut it and turned to stare over Kagome's head. She knew he was waiting for more orders. And she was reluctant to give them.

However, knowing that both her Mother and Robin were wating for her to say something to him, she slowly said, "Um, so…I guess this is youre new home. Would you like to see where you're going to sleep?" the moment she finished her sentence she felt another flick on her arm.

"Kagome!" Robin cried. "You don't ask slaves what they want! You tell them!"

Shocked and just wanting to get to her room, Kagome said quickly, "Yes, Robin. I'm sorry." Glancing an apology at Inuyasha she said, 'Um, come with me ple…" she stopped herself from saying please and added, "Um, to my room. I'll show you where you can store your things and get some rest before…anything else happens."

Inuyasha bowed stifflly and said, "Yes, Mistress."

As Kagome turned and walked away, Inuyasha in tow, she felt like crying. No one should be made to do something they don't want to do! She thought. And here I am, with a personal slave, who I'm going to be forced to order about!

She felt like crying at the injustice of it. Not just towards herself, but for all slaves…especially Inuyasha.

Never before had Inuyasha been in a huse like this. Well, never before had he really been in a house. When he was a baby he had been with his Mother and, for a few months, his Father. However, when his Father was killed, his people had cast his Mother and himself out. However, a passing group of tribes people had taken pity on them and welcomed them with open arms, though they openly opposed Inuyasha. Since his Mother has a woman, and their tribe had valused women above all else, they took her in and were forced to keep him as well.

For years they had traveled together and he had learned everything he had known from his Mother, since he was banned from going to the tribes school. When he was twelve, however, his Mother had been killed, along with much of the tribe, and he had been taken as a slave. He didn't actually remember that day to clearly. He remembered seeing his Mothers broken body lying on the ground…but nothing more. Next thing he knew, he was in a cage, along with about fifty others, on their way to a slave market.

So, instead of watching his feet, on the back of his Mistresses head (which he was tempted to do, since her hair swayed so inticently), he looked around himself at everything there was to see.

Rugs covered the floors and there seemed to be doors everywhere. Bright colors filled every room and gave a feeling of openness.

It made him feel…exposed.

"So, this is my wing of the house." Kagome said as she opened a door off to the side of the hall they were in. "You'll probably spend most of your time here…I do." She smiled to herself and added. "I don't exactly…get out much, except to go to school, of course."

She smiled over her should at him and he quickly shifted his eyes down to the floor. Laughing a little she said, "You can look around. It's only the two of us and I should warn you…I'm not like other slave owners." Ducking her head she said quietly, "I don't believe in slavery."

She expected him to laugh at her, like everyone else did, or at least snort with anger. She was use to both of those responses. However, what she didn't expect was for him to suddenly speak and say. "Then why did you buy me?"

He didn't know what possesed him to say it. He had been thinking of asking her the question, of course, but he had never really intended to say it out loud! She stopped in her tracks suddenly and turned about to face him. Expecting to have his command word used on him, or at least slepped, he braced himself. He could take anything she threw at him.

Anything but the look she was giving him. Oh, that look threw him completely.

She was thoughtful looking, as if she didn't really know the answer herself. She regarded him for a moment longer before she looked away and strode over to a nearby table with a lit lamp on it.

She fingered the design etched into the stained glass of the lamp and seemed to form an answer. Inuyasha crossed his arms and waited for…something…to happen.

"I guess…I guess it was because of your hair." She said absently and blushed.

He couldn't believe it. His hair had made her buy him? Since when did anyone buy a slave because of their hair?

"Wait, no…"She suddenly added, turning to face him and lean her hip against the table. "Maybe not just your hair…" she shook her head at her own sillyness. "I said your hair because, when you got blood on it, it made my heart hurt to think that such beautiful hair should be ruined like that." Laughing she stood up straight and walked over to the otherside of the hall, opposide the table, to look out a window facing the city. "What a silly reason. But it was one of my reasons." She looked over her should at him and smiled. "If you're wondering what the other reasons are, don't ask." She started to walk again, heading away from him, before she added, "I don't even know them."

He hurried to catch up to this, he thought, insane girl and moments later she was stopping in front of a gilded door with a key hole in it and some sort of scanner to the side. Inuyasha studied the device while Kagome took a key from her pocket and unlocked the door.

"This is my room," she said, glancing at him. When she saw what he was looking at she added with slight annoyance, "That's a finger print scanner. My parents are so obsessed with keeping me safe and out of harms way that they had that installed years ago." With a final glace of annoyance at it, she lightly stepped into her room and waiting for Inuyasha to enter before saying, "I never use the thing, though, so you wont have to worry about it."

When she attempted to close the door, she suddenly found it dragged from her grasp. Inuyasha was closing it for her. It took her a moment to remember the others her Mother had given and she had confirmed. Of course. He had been ordered to close the doors for her.

As she watched, he turned the lock on the door (which she would have done anyways) and turned to face her, crossing his arms over his chest. He was waiting for more orders.

"So…um…" she said intelligently. "I'll show you where you can store your things and um…sleep." She blushed at the thought of having a man sleeping in her room and started to babble, "Cause, you know, my bed isnt big eaough, and that wouldn't be proper anyways, and I don't have an extra bed, or a guest bed, and I'm not sure how you prefer to sleep, or where, and…" his sudden intense glare made her stop and snap her mouth closed. Had she said something wrong.

"Why do you even care?" Inuyasha asked, intensifying his glare. "You're my Mistress. I'll sleep wherever and however the Hell you want me to." He took a step forward before dropping his voice and adding, "And I'll do everything you want, however you want,.

She knew he was being sexual and she blushed. It was one thing to be rude, but it was another to be so…provoctive. She was a virgin for goodness sake! She didn't know how to respond to something like that! Well, she did…she got angry.

"I was only asking," she said with a glare of her own. "Because I care about people. I want them to be comfortable. Even if they don't want to be." She flipped her hair and added, "Besides, do you want to be treated like…like trash?" her anger turn to triumph the moment she saw his ears twitch and she knew she had gotten to him.

However, she triumph soon turned itself into sadness when he said, "I'm not a person, Mistress. I'm a slave So I am trash." He spat the words out at her and tapped his fingers on his arm. "So treat me like trash. Treat me like anything you want. But don't take pity on me and treat me like a person." He had been saying it sarcasticly. But the expression on Kagome's face made him realize she was taking him seriously.

Suddenly she turned on her heel and stommped to her closet before flinging it open and dragging out a pillow and a comforter. Stomping back to Inuyasha, she threw them at his feet and said, "Fine. Make your bed. Then make a bed for every piece of trash in my room." She crossed her arms and tapped her foot. "You want me to treat you like trash? Fine. I'll just have to treat my trash better it seems. When you're done making all the beds, you can grab some tooth brushes from my bathroom and brush your teeth…and the imaginary teeth of the trash!"

She stomped to her desk and sat down before grabbing the remote for her TV and pushing the on button.

As she flipped absently through the channels, Inuyasha got to work making his bed up near hers. He knew that, to protect her as he had been ordered to, he would need to be near her, even at night.

"Is this how you really treat your trash?" he finally asked as he was smothing out some wrinkles in his pillow.

"No," she snapped, changing the channel again. "But because of you I have to. And I cant treat you any different then the wrest of my trash or it'd all be jealous of you. Therefore, I have to treat you all equally." She sighed and glanced at him and he suddenly saw the hidden smile in her eyes. She was teasing him!

Shaking his head, he got up and went to the closet to get another blanket.

"What are you doing?" Kagome's voice asked from behind him.

"Getting another blanket." He said. "For the rest of the trashes beds."

A sudden laugh from behind him made him turn and stare at her.

"I wasn't serious!" she cried, getting up and walking to him to take the blanket out of his arms and push it back into her closet. "I was kidding." She walked back to her chair and sat again, adding, "You're not trash. You're a person, whether you like it or not." She smiled at him. "Besides, do you really want to be trash?" her smile vanished at her serious question.

And Inuyasha was seriously thinking about answer with a 'yes' but he just couldn't. He might have expected her to, might, in a way, have wanted her to, sinc eit was the life he was use to. But…but she was offering his something different. Something he had never experianced before. And he was oh-so-eager to take on this new adventure.

He shook his head and was rewarded with a smile from Kagome.

"There," she said. "I knew I was right. Now…I think I should set up some rules." She blushed and said, "I've never actually had a boy in my room, let alone living in it." she switched off the TV and regarded him.

It took a moment for Inuyasha to register that she had said 'rules' not 'orders.' What was up with this girl?

"I guess, for starters, I should tell you I take a shower every morning when I wake up and every night before I go to sleep. So, um, unless I'm in trouble, I'd like you to be out of my room and in the garden, which is through that door." She gestured to one at her left. "Also, that stuff about opening and closing doors and whatever else Mother said? You don't have to do that when it's just us two…but you should probably do it in front of others. They'll expect it and I'm not sure I really want them questing me all over again about my slavery beliefs."

She watched as he leaned up against a wall and cross his arms. He seemed to do that a lot.

"Also, I ask that you to take at least one shower a day." She saw him flinch at this and wondered at the response. "When you do, I'll go in the garden so you can have some privacy." She watched his ears flick at this and wondered at that response. "If you need anything, ask. That one is an order. I don't want you to go without something you really really need."

She thought for a few moments, and Inuyasha just watched her. He had never meet anyone like her before.

"Also…" she suddenly blushed right to the tips of her hair. "Also…please call me Kagome. I get called m'lady and everything else so often and only my parents call me Kagome. So…so I'd really like it if someone other then them called me Kagome." She looked at her feet for a moment before looking back up at Inuyasha through her eyelashes. "Please?" she added.

She had to know what she was doing to him. She had to. No one could act like her and not know. No one. The way she was looking at him right now pretty much made the words, "Of course…Kagome." Just roll off his tongue. And her smile…the way she smiled at him, as if she was so happy with him.

She had to know how crazy she was making him! Sure, he had had his fill of women when he was at the Market. But no one had been like her. Not even close. She was…something different. Something foreign to him.

Something he knew…would be dangerous to his hea…

He cut off his thought there and refused to think about them anymore. She was just a girl. Nothing more. She was attractive enough to set his hormones off, but that was it. So he wanted to fuck her. Big deal. That was it. Nothing more. There was nothing different about this women then any of the others he had slept with. He had felt this sort of lust before…

Right?

A/N: Ok, so, short chapter, but whatever. I had to break it into two parts (it had been 20 pages) because I didn't like the way it sounded after the ending here. It wasn't fluid enough.

And HA! Inuyasha's last part made me laugh so hard. And just to tell you, no, they're not in love yet, don't ask. -.- I don't make couples fall in love that fast….xD