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The day love found me.	By : Solaris Category: InuYasha AU/AR > Het - Male/Female Views: 2895 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from InuYasha, just the plotline to this story. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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Author's note: I ended up revamping the entire story to show who really found Natsuko first, instead of having Sesshomaru finding her. I think I will go into depth with life in the era when Sesshomaru was growing up and what Natsuko went through growing up during that era - a modern day woman living in the past. Hopefully, everyone will enjoy this story.
Chapter Four.
They looked shocked at the young Inu-yokai sitting in the bed. Here was a female Inu-yokai who knew nothing about how to defend herself. Inu no Taisho asked, voice showing nothing of his rage, though his eyes did. �Did your sire teach you any defensive moves?�
Natsuko just shook her head. �I would ask but I would always be denied. They said that I didn�t need to know anything like that so I was shoved aside, left to survive on my own, the servants to my family raised me and tried to do what they could but if they were even seen teaching me anything, they would . . ..�
Natsuko went silent about what was done. Inu no Taisho�s mother spoke, her voice showing her distain for the young inu�s parents. �Any parent would know a good mate would need to know how to defend herself from those who may wish to do her harm. They are wrong to prevent you from training.�
�They wanted boys not a girl. I was the sole girl out of a hundred generations. My other siblings were boys. They got what they wanted, me, on the other hand was not allowed to do much of anything.� I stated. �That was one of the reasons why I fled after years of being under them.�
�So you fled from your family because the way you were being treated?� Another female voice asked.
�That and they didn�t let me associate with any other Inu-yokai at any gatherings that they would hold. It was like they were ashamed of what I was.� I stated, as I kept my head low.
�Where is your family�s land?� he asked.
�On the East, a small terrority that belongs to them,� I gave him a lie as if I told them that I came from the future they would probably think of me as mad. I could only hope that they believe my lies till I was able to find my way back home if at all possible.
�I shall send messengers to bring your family here to answer for their misdeeds.� He said.
�I doubt they�ll even admit to being my family.� I informed him. �They never thought much of me, from what I know all they bragged about was their two boys and that was it. I had to work fifty times harder to get any praise and usually that would be hidden under an insult.�
They shook their heads sadly. The Lady Kannon looked at her as she stood up. �Now, we should let you get some rest, one of the healers will come and see how your wound is faring. Do not worry, my dear, you are safe here.�
With that said, she got both males out of the room to let their guest have some rest. She looked at her husband, once they got far from the room. �Send messengers anyway, I want to know why her family would treat her like that and not train her to defend herself.�
He nodded as he did agree with his Lady wife. �This is something that I would not even tolerate, letting a perfectly good female go without the proper training in how to defend herself, it is like they�re setting her up to die.�
�I agree with you son, they need to be held accountable for their actions towards their offspring. Even this old one knows that a weak mate will be a liability to her mate as he would be worried for her safety when war comes to their lands.� The elder Inu no Taisho stated. �She needs to be trained.�
Inu no Taisho nodded. �In time, but for now, when her leg heals, she will be placed with the kitchen staff.� With that said, he strode off down the corridor.
�This bodes not well, if there are clans who have not trained their daughters to fight. Perhaps, father should send messengers to all clans to make sure that they are training their daughters how to fight as there is one clan who didn�t train their daughter.� The elder asked.
�In a way, shame the clan that did this to her to come forth and admit it?� She asked.
He nodded. �Yes, they will know that their daughter might have been able to reach our lands which will shame them knowing that she�s here with us.�
�And it will force them to come here to reveal why they did what they did with her.� She said. He nodded as they walked down the corridor.
The elder Inu no Taisho looked at his son�s mate. �This bitch that my son found . . . troubles me greatly, Kannon, a pack who refused to train their bitch�s daughter is not a good thing to have in a pack, they will be weak.�
�But she fled from them without weapons or the knowledge of how to use them either.� She replied.
�I will talk to my son about putting her with the female soldiers to train. He may see the boon in getting her trained.� The elder said.
�I will talk to him about it too.� She said, as they walked down the corridor together before they went their own directions.
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It was three days later, Natsuko was shown the kitchen and was offered a job there. She didn�t mind that she was now a dishwashing maid but it was something she did well at. She knew it wouldn�t be too long before she would be tossed out of the kitchen for being too slow but she was really good at making sure that the dishes were spotless before she rinsed them off. The head cook watched her as she scrubbed the dirtiest pot he gave to her, knowing she�ll throw it aside like most of the dishwashers would do after five minutes of washing the thing. Natsuko knew this was a challenge but she didn�t mind it as she scrubbed it hard, before she rinsed it and scanned it over before she started to wash it over again. It was three washes and rinses done when the head cook took the pot from her hands and started to look at the pot. He looked up at her. �Do you know how long this pot has been dirty for?�
�No.� Natsuko replied, scared that she was about to be punished for what she did.
�This pot was dirty for the past three decades and no one till now was able to clean it fully.� The head cool stated, as he smiled. �You have passed the final test of this kitchen. You are now one of the staff here. What do you like to cook and I can assign you that job?�
�I actually like to cook vegetables.� Natsuko replied, relieved that she had passed the test and made him very pleased.
It was several hours later, Natsuko was allowed to return to her chambers when she stepped within she saw Lady Kannon and the female captain of the female guards standing by her side. Natsuko bowed her head to Lady Kannon. �How can I help you?�
Lady Kannon smiled. �I was wondering if you would like to train how to use weapons so when you do leave our lands that you would be properly trained in how to protect yourself?�
Natsuko smiled. �I would like that but I�m in the kitchen for most of the day?�
She smiled. �I�m sure that the our cook will permit you to learn how to fight.�
�A bitch who does not know how to fight is not a good thing. Everyone here knows how to fight and defend themselves when it is called for.� The female captain of the female guards stated.
�I hope he will permit me to learn.�
Natsuko deferred her answer to be from the head cook and not her, both ladies looked at her surprised that she didn�t accept outright. The female guard asked. �Why didn�t you accept it, Natsuko?�
Natsuko lowered her gaze. �I am under him in the kitchen. I�m just a servant under him.�
�Yes, that is true, but he does allow his staff to take time to learn how to fight and fight good enough to protect the Lord and Lady of this castle.� The female guard replied. �So you can accept the offer yourself and not worry about what he would think.�
Natsuko looked up at them both to see Lady Kannon smile and nod. �Yes, I accept the offer to be trained.�
�Good, I need to know one thing, Natsuko?� The female guard asked.
�And that is?� Natsuko replied.
�I need to see your body to see what we need to work on first. You are of course behind a lot of the bitches here.� She said.
Natsuko bit her lip as she pulled her kosode aside to reveal that she was overweight. �I am not that lightweight.�
The female guard nodded her head. �It will change over time, Natsuko. Do not worry, you will be in fighting shape by this time next year.�
�I hope so.� Natsuko replied, as she tightened the kosode around her waist. She headed for the chair to sit down in, she checked her left ankle to see if it was swollen to find it was swollen. She glanced up to see the two ladies standing there when the female head guard lifted her leg up and examined the swelling. �It gets that way a few times, it was one of the reasons why I was not able to flee as fast as I normally would have from the villagers I had sprained my ankle a few miles before I reached their village.�
The female guard nodded silently as she lowered the foot down. �Did you at anytime try to sit and rest your ankle in a cool spring?�
�Yes, when I found a river but it would have to be soaking for a longer time than what I gave it only a few minutes before I was up and walking.� Natsuko said.
They shook their heads sadly. The female guard asked. �So what do you know about weapons or fighting?�
�Very, very little and I mean very little.� Natsuko replied. �I do not even know how to defend myself let alone fight to protect myself.�
�The servants who raised you . . . they didn�t show you?� Lady Kannon asked.
�They tried but as soon as they would, my sire or my bitch would find them and instead of them being punished for trying to train me, they would punish me.� Natsuko replied.
�Well, you are here now and we do not punish those bitches who want to learn how to defend and to fight,� The female head guard stated. �In the morning, you shall join the ranks of the female soldiers and learn how to fight and to defend.�
Natsuko bowed her head to her as the female head guard smiled and walked out of the room after gaining permission from Lady Kannon. She turned to Natsuko. �So what do you know of court life, Natsuko?�
�Not much at all.�
�Well, then, I will have teachers come when you are not training or in the kitchen to help you learn what to do in the courts,� she stated, as she walked out of her chambers.
Natsuko looked at the closed door. �What did I just get myself into?�

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