Inutori: Hello all ye scurvy dogs! Another fic coming at you from Inutori! If this is the first story of mine that you've read, well, you're missing out, but if you've read some of my other works, you probably know how bad it is and might want to close out of this right now…JUST KIDDING!
Inuyasha: You know, these opening thingies DO have a purpose.
Inutori: I'm getting to that! Quit you're whining!
Inuyasha: I'm not whining!
Inutori: I beg to differ.
Inuyasha: Keh, just tell them already.
Inutori: …
Inuyasha: Before I sick Souta on you…
Inutori: You know, in one of my stories, Souta is Inutori's (the character, not me) boyfriend.
Inuyasha: Just say it! It can't be that hard!
Inutori: Fine! I give up! I don't own Inuyasha or the cast of the said crew, so go read the story and leave me alone!
Chapter 1
I Pillage and Plunder
It was a time of pirates and pillaging. The countries were in a state of unrest and the government of most prominent country around was corrupt. Kings dictated their countries and were cruel to the commoners; sparing no mercy for those who couldn't "pay up."
A pirating ship called the Shikon no Tama dominated the seas, capturing government transports and killing high-ranking officials. They stole treasures of kings and of other noblemen, angering the upperclassmen tremendously. The bounty for the captain of the Shikon no Tama, Kouga Ookami, was well over ten million dollars, and there was another million dollars promised for the heads of any one of the crew that sailed the dreadful ship.
The prince of Youkai kingdom, Inuyasha, was to be married that day to the lady Kagome. It was an arranged marriage set up by the king and his good friend, Lord Higurashi.
People throughout the castle feared an attack from the pirates during the ceremonies, and extra precaution was being taken to avoid any disruptions in the proceedings.
Inuyasha buttoned up his vest and looked at himself in the mirror. He had never before met this "Kagome," but his father told him that she was a rose among the thorns. The arrogant prince snorted. She was probably more disturbing looking than a pirate; and that said something.
A tapping sounded from his door and he let out a growl. "What do you freakin' people want now?" He buttoned his cuffs and turned to glare at the unopened door. Why did he have to marry some complete stranger? This was his father's fault. If he had his way he'd be out chasing the Shikon no Tama for kicks; and he'd probably catch them, too. Inuyasha just knew he would.
"Your majesty, it is time for the wedding." A soft voice came from out in the hall, causing Inuyasha's growl to increase in ferocity.
"I'm coming, just hold you horses, will ya?" He looked over himself again in the mirror before strutting over to the door and banging it open just for the sake of it. If he were lucky it would hit the servant and knock 'em out cold.
Inuyasha made it to the chapel in no time flat, having lived in the castle all of his life and knowing all of the secret passages around this place. He got into position by the altar and waited for the procession to begin.
Music began and the people participating in the wedding started to file in. The bridesmaids appeared, and soon after a young woman clad entirely in white slowly made her way down the aisle. A veil obstructed Inuyasha's view of her face, so he couldn't entirely tell if she really was an ugly wench.
The mystical tune died as the maiden stopped next to the prince in front of the altar. A handsome young priest with black hair pulled back in a ponytail began the ceremony.
"We are gathered here today to unite these two…"
Inuyasha zoned the holy man out as he began imagining himself fighting a heroic battle with Captain Ookami and coming out the victor by a wide margin. He had played it out so many times before that Inuyasha knew exactly how he would beat the idiotic pirate that dared to cross his path and challenge his rule. It would be an epic battle testing one another's sword techniques all around the two ships joined by a plank and the ropes of his men. Eventually Inuyasha would stab the criminal through the heart and watch as he collapsed slowly to the ground, taking in his last breaths…
"Well, prince Inuyasha? Do you?" It seemed that whatever the monk had asked him required and answer, so Inuyasha responded without thinking.
"Yes, yes, of course I do." But now he listened halfway to what the monk was saying. After all, he didn't really want to humiliate himself.
"And do you, Lady Kagome Higurashi, take this man to be your lawful wedded husband, to have and to hold, to love and to cherish, in sickness and in health, in richness or poor, till death do you part?"
Inuyasha looked at the veiled maiden before him. Somehow, without realizing it, he was holding her hands in his own in the typical fashion that occurs at weddings. Weird.
"No."
His eyes widened slightly and he looked to the priest, but the young man seemed to have been expecting this.
The king stood up from his throne and glared menacingly at the girl. "And why not, Lady Kagome? Is there something wrong with my son?"
"Yes, there is."
"And what might that be? Hmm?" The king sneered at the lady of court standing before him in a wedding gown.
She seemed to hesitate only a moment before responding to the king. "For starters, he is a pig-brained, self-centered, arrogant, egotistic jerk, and secondly, I'm not Lady Kagome." Inuyasha raged with anger at all of the insults being thrown at him from what he thought earlier was a fine lady. As fine as the dirt he walked on, that is.
"WHAT?! IF YOU'RE NOT LADY KAGOME, THEN WHO IN TARNATION ARE YOU?!" King Inutaisho looked like he was about to explode; his face was red with fury and it looked like steam was coming out of his ears.
"I, your majesty," the girl spoke his title in a very mocking tone, "am Kikyou Alarashi, the healer for any wounded aboard the Shikon no Tama." She curtsied proudly for the king as a look of shock and horror spread over every face in the room. Except a few that Inuyasha noted.
"Where's the wench I'm supposed to marry then?" Inuyasha look angrily at the girl called Kikyou. So maybe he hadn't wanted to get hitched to the crone that his dad had set him up with, but no one interrupted HIS wedding.
"Oh, don't worry about her. She's safely aboard the ship being looked after by Ookami." Kikyou smiled again at all of them in a maniacal way. "I'll be on my way now."
"SIEZE HER!!" The king waved a finger angrily at the girl that declared she was a pirate. Guards sprang at her from every direction and Inuyasha just stood there and watched as the girl in a hoop skirted wedding dress punched and kicked at the offending men. At some point she managed to confiscate one of the soldiers swords and began to swing it with ease at her attackers.
Inuyasha didn't really even notice as members of the congregation jumped up and pulled out knives and daggers and began to attack the armored sentries with a vengeance. One of those fighting was the priest that was saying the vows. What grabbed Inuyasha's attention about that fact was that the monk was helping the pirate girl and not the guards.
A bright pink light filled the room and blinded everyone in an instant. All of the noises of fighting stopped as soldiers fell to the ground unconscious. Someone's deep voice filled the room as the guards gasped then fell silent.
"Kouga Ookami has struck again!" The man's voice rang in Inuyasha's ears as he tried to memorize that voice; a voice that he would never forget as long as he lived.
The light disappeared and Inuyasha saw orbs in his vision that usually appear after looking at a bright light too long. He looked around him, and to his horror, saw all of the soldiers that were fighting dead. Every one of them had been decapitated. Marching out of the room was the first thing he did to prevent himself from barfing at the sight in the chapel.
'These pirates…have no mercy…'
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Inutori: *Singing 'I am a Pirate'*
Kikyou: Why did I have to say no to Inuyasha? I would gladly have accepted and become his queen.
Inutori: Because you're a pirate and he's the prince of the corrupt country you hate.
Kikyou: …
Inuyasha: Kikyou! I never knew you had it in you!
Kikyou: Had what in me? *voice is cold growl*
Inuyasha: All of those insults. Now, did you make them up on the spot or did you have to think about them before hand?
Kikyou: ….
Inutori: Hehe. Shut up Inuyasha. *looks at readers and sees only one in audience* Oh dear, are you the only one? Any way, you better review if you want more. Till next chapter, JA!