Inu/Kag Fic.
Disclaimer: Inuyasha is not mine. Rumiko Takahashi rocks.
Title: A Journey Worth Dying For.
Summary: Inuyasha, descendant of a famous pirate in the Caribbean, "Calico" Jack Rackham. Now in the 21st century, there wasn't any need to be a fearsome pirate and rule the seas. Therefore, Inuyasha chose to sail the ship, passed down from his great-grandfather as a cruise. The idea was to bring a pirate-ish experience to the passengers. Kagome was the cook, persuaded by her best friend and cousin to join the crew. LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN!
Inu/Kag, Sess/Rin, San/Miro,
This fic may be kind of familiar to some as I got the idea from one book that I've read recently. Also, I'm a big fan of Pirates of the Caribbean and Detective Conan, so there might be familiar terms being used in the fic.
Chapter 1: The extraordinary meeting.
Yawning and stretching his muscular back, he stood on the side deck of his ship, Aphrodite. Bringing the mug of coffee to his lips, he sipped the coffee and gave a blissful sigh. The Aphrodite was sitting on the dock on a peaceful morning of Arroyo, Puerto Rico, waiting to be ventured into the vast sea. Inuyasha looked over to the near-by hill, thinking about the number of places he would be bringing his delegates to. Each travel out at sea was a different experience not only to the guest, but also to the crew. Inuyasha had ventured to almost all parts of the Caribbean, therefore was using his knowledge and skills to guide and maximize the pirate experience of his delegates. His great-grandfather, the infamous Jack Rackham a.k.a Jolly Roger left him this ship, as a gift for his descendant. Inuyasha decided to make full use of it.
Just then, he spotted a human figure on the top of the hill. The figure was trying to come down the hill. As the figure came further down to a point where the sun rays were not to irritating for his eyes, a girl with shoulder length ebony hair, about 1.6m was seen, carefully making her way down the steep slope of the hill. Then, she tripped and rolled down the hill, scattering all her belongings and landing on her butt on the greenery. A string of colourful curses soon followed, traveling to Inuyasha's powerful ears. Inuyasha couldn't help but grinned, as he lazily brought his mug of coffee to his mouth. The girl stood up gracefully, and picked up all her belongings as quickly as possible and made her way towards Aphrodite.
"Hi, I'm Higurashi Kagome. You must be Inuyasha. Nice to meet you," said girl stepped on the deck of Aphrodite and reached out her hand. A smile plastered on her stunning face.
Inuyasha was taken aback by her beautiful smile and perfect bodyline, stood there and studied her. Seeing no response, Kagome tried again, holding her hand our straighter towards Inuyasha. This sudden action brought Inuyasha back to earth, he recomposed himself and reached out his hand, firmly shaking Kagome's.
"Hi, yes I'm Inuyasha. It's a pleasant to meet you. Sango and Rin had been talking about you. Saying that you are a great cook. Thanks for helping us out. I know it's a short notice for you to take this job, our cook had just decided to quit and get married to one of the eligible bachelor here," stated Inuyasha, trying to sound as casual as possible while calming his rapid beating heart.
"It's alright. Sango and Rin had been inviting me to join the crew for awhile. Am glad to be here, since I love the sea. I'm not really that good at cooking, since I've only cooked for 5 person before so I'm not very sure I could make such a larger portion of food. But I'll do my best!" Flashing another sun-blazing smile towards Inuyasha.
This was definitely not that girl who fell over the hill and curses a long string of colourful curses. Her smile seemed to brighten up Inuyasha's day and clear the dark clouds. Inuyasha could only manage a nod and stared. Feeling slightly uncomfortable, Kagome cleared her throat.
"So, do I get to see the ship?"
"Oh! Yes, yes, of course. This way please."
Inuyasha guide Kagome into the chamber, where the crew was. The crew was up early as usual, sipping their coffee with content sighs. As Inuyasha stepped in, the crew greeted and waited patiently for instructions. Kagome entered after Inuyasha and stood bashfully beside him.
"This is Higurashi Kagome. She will be joining our crew and will be in-charge of the galley."
"Kagome! You are finally here with us. We missed you so much!" Sango and Rin lunged forward, giving Kagome a bear hug each. Sango was Kagome's best friend since they were babies. They were neighbours in a small town in Puerto Rico. When both their parents died in a terrible car accident, they moved in with Kagome's cousin, Rin. Rin was two years older than Kagome, and took care of Sango and Kagome when they both lost their parents. Rin was also the one who brought Sango into the crew. Now, they were finally back together.
"I miss you too! Thank you for inviting me in."
Just then, Kagome felt something against her butt. She turned around rapidly and her hand came upon the face of the daring intruder in reflex action. A loud and clear slap was heard, as the guy face Kagome, smiling sheepishly with a red hand-print on his left cheek.
"Hi there, this is a good one," he pointed to the red mark. "By the way, my name is Miroku. Nice to meet you, Kagome."
Unsure, Kagome slowly reached out to Miroku's outstretched hand and shook it firmly, while being cautious not to get touched again. She let go off her hand immediately and stood closer to Inuyasha instinctively. This small action caused Inuyasha to grin and had a sense of possession over Kagome. He was lusting over her already, just watching her standing there. The thought of gaining her trust so quickly made Inuyasha felt superior.
The rest of the crew was introduced and left to prepare for the departure. All the other delegates who were travelling with them were already in their respective chambers. Kagome was then brought to the galley. Getting use to her new position onboard, Kagome looked around and studied the area. Impressive was an understatement. Although Aphrodite was an old ship, the condition was the inner house was so much newer and well-supplied then the outer image of the ship. The galley was equipped with various kind of cooking equipment, utensils, food and beverages. With all these, Kagome seemed to gain some confidence in fixing up a proper 30 men meal.