Hello! As you can see, I have more time to write due to quarantine so hopefully I can finish a lot of chapters over this extended break!

Stay safe everyone :)

also, I REACHED GOLD 4 ON LEAGUE AGAIN whew. silver was hard to get out of, anyways.. on to the story.

oh wait also, i kind of wanna put something else to these chapters. I always listen to one song while writing so I'll just insert that in!

Disclaimer: All due credit towards Rumiko Takahashi, the artist and writer, of Inuyasha. However, plot is fully mine: Roselotus.

Lost

Noak Hellsing

Kagome tossed and turned until the sun peeked out from behind the curtains. She glared at it and reluctantly sat up, sighing.

"It must be the bed, too damn comfortable." She grumbled.

"Isn't it too early to be talking vulgar vocabulary to yourself?" A voice spoke out from across the room.

Kagome jumped, immediately taking in Sesshomaru fully dressed, leaning against the open door that connected their rooms.

"When did you-" She shook her head and also got out of bed. "It's because it's this early that I would be."

Without even moving his mouth, she could tell he was amused through his eyes.

"A servant will come with a fresh set of clothes for you and breakfast, after that she will lead you to my study." After saying what Sesshomaru needed to say, he left.

Kagome nodded. "Good morning to you too." She grumbled.

As if on cue, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Her voice slightly rose at the end, not used to such words and authority.

A young wolf-youkai came in. She had short blonde-almost-white hair, however due to her bowing, Kagome couldn't see her eyes.

"Good morning, Kagome-sama. My name is Riko. Here are your set of clothes and if you'll allow me, I will help you change into them." She said softly.

Kagome saw her hands quiver and smiled.

"Riko, please call me Kagome. I'm a bit awkward towards formalities, and please don't bow around me anymore."

Riko slowly raised her head. "Of course, K-Kagome."

"Are those the clothes-?" Kagome reached forward to take the clothes from Riko, but Riko flinched. Kagome paused and looked up at her.

Riko realized what she did and fell to the ground.

"My apologies, Kagome-sama!" She said desperately.

Kagome's face twinged with pain. What has she gone through?

Kagome kneeled on the floor to her level. Riko saw her knees on the floor and tried to get lower, which she failed to do.

"Is it.. because I'm a human?"

"No! Of course not."

Kagome bit her lip, her heart squeezing in pain.

"Riko, I don't know what you have been through, but I won't hurt you ever. I promise." Kagome gently grabbed Riko's hand in reassurance and the shaking slowed to a stop.

Riko slowly looked up again into Kagome's eyes, her expression. She saw her genuine heart and her gentle gestures, looking down at her grasped hand Riko smiled, it was warm. Every human who had touched her wrist was cold and had a menacing expression.

Kagome, on the other hand, was in awe at her eyes. Icy blue, like crystals.

"Your eyes are beautiful." She commented.

Riko's eyes widened quickly looking back down. Every human who had seen her eyes called her a monster.

Kagome softly brought her to her feet along with herself.

"Thank you.." Riko mumbled.

Kagome smiled at her pitifully. Trust will take time and Kagome was willing to make it work.

"Will you help me get changed?"

Riko brightened.

"Yes!"

Kagome had finished eating breakfast.. alone. She couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed that Sesshomaru wasn't there.

"Here it is, Kagome." Riko said softly. Kagome nodded and Riko disappeared down the hallway.

I guess I'm on my own.

She raised her hand to the door to knock.

"Come in." A voice came from the inside.

Kagome rolled her eyes, lowered her raised hand and opened the door.

She gawked, taking it all in.

Huge. That was all she could say.

The ceiling was way above her head and with a fireplace to one side and shelves of books to another. Right in the middle was Sesshomaru at his desk, a small lantern lighting the space. It seemed to be lit with a small fire.

Kagome closed the door quietly and headed towards him.

He looked up from his paperwork and set it aside, looking relieved.

"Let's move to the fireplace. Are you cold?" He asked, getting up from his desk towards the logs, lighting them up with his youki.

"A bit." She mumbled. The youki fire was the same as the one in the lantern. Sesshomaru noticed her staring and gestured for her to sit down on the couch.

"Youki fire is easier and more efficient, doesn't take much energy either. It's also basically the same as normal fire." He said also sitting down.

Kagome nodded. Warm.

"Anyways I called you here to inform you on what you'll do." Sesshomaru started.

"You'll be assisting me everyday, stay by my side unless I say other wise. Some days I will ask you to tag someone or investigate further on a problem."

"The first few days there aren't much. You can take those days to become accustomed to the place and becoming known to the people here. After that, it begins. There's a bar in the town where there will supposedly be a meeting. I'll grant you more information then."

Kagome nodded, understandingly. "That's not too bad."

Sesshomaru nodded back. "Glad to hear."

"If anyone asks, what do I say I am to you?" Kagome realized that that might be a problem.

Sesshomaru thought on it, silence filling the room part the crackling of the wood.

"My personal assistant."

Kagome sweatdropped. "Won't they be suspicious that you randomly brought in a human to be your personal slave?"

"Assistant." He corrected. "It's fine. The other lands have something similar. They won't think much of it, if they dare.."

"Anything else?"

Sesshomaru took out a mask that covered her face and a moon that she could clip around her arm.

"Use that mask when I send you out to missions. There is also a light cloak in your closet that will help you keep your identity." He handed the mask over. "And this is my family crest, so that you have my protection and no one will lay a hand on you. Also, so you can get access into the youkai town on your own, there is a bit of youki in there."

"Youkai town?" Kagome asked curiously, accepting both items.

"Yeah I was going to show you around today." Sesshomaru stood up.

"Get dressed in something casual and wait at your balcony. We'll go from there."