Hello wonderful readers this Is Tachiagari katana, A pirate tale! I watched the new Pirates of the Caribbean and read – Shikuro, a Caribbean Fairy tale and the two of them totally inspired me!

Ryuu POV

I Held onto the helm of the ship and forced it to the left, against the sea and the battering of the storm. I cursed under my breath after the helm spun and flung me into the rail. "Captain! The rigging!" My first mate Tom Flint yelled over the howling wind that seemed to desperately want to capsize us. I looked to the masts and saw one of the ropes about to snap. I made a wild jump and caught on the mast, gripping the rope tightly. Despite my strength the rope split, making me the only thing holding the ropes together. "Dam' it," I growled. I used all my strength and pulled the two ends together and tied them tightly, nearly ripping off my arms.

I dropped onto the ground and began checking the area for any other damages. A couple broken boards, two ripped sails, and a mast was leaning. It was still pouring rain but it seemed that the worst had past. "Flint!" I yelled as the man appeared at my side. "Casualties?" "We've only got ten men left, Cap'n." he sighed. "Then let's set sails for the nearest port. We can get some repairs and sign on some men." I said stomping to my quarters.

I spread my map of the Caribbean and moved the pin that represented our ship to the nearest port: New Province. The trip there could have been considerably better had we the repairs we sought. But soon we were at the pirate haven. I went walking through the port, keeping my hat low. Wouldn't want to run into another pirate that I had once angered. I noticed three consecutive cuts in the sign for a tavern known as "the Captain's Daughter".

I made a low growl that was inaudible to anyone other than a full tiger demon like myself. Or maybe a full dog demon but that's not the point! "How did he find me? Of all the Ports in the Damned Caribbean, how did he end up here?" I hissed. The mark was of someone in my clan. But only one made the third cut curled like that.

I walked in and slid into the booth, across from the old man. "Why am I here? Answer that before you go off on one of your rants." I growled. "It's nice to see you too Ryuu. And I need to speak with you." He smiled sarcastically. "Please don't be about to tell me about a new lead on the fountain of youth." I said holding my head in my hand. "Not this time. I need to talk to you about a sword. A sword that can control the sea, the Sword of Tempests." He grinned. "Are you kidding? That's what you wanted to tell me about?" I snickered. He reacted by hitting me upside the head.

"What the hell?" I yelled.

"You and your language! Either way I have a crew and captain in need of a ship and you need a crew, so stop cursing for a moment and Listen! Whether you believe in the sword or not they do so if you would pretend, you could keep them until you get your own crew!" he yelled. I rubbed my head. "They're at the far docks so get your men and get going!" he yelled handing me his treasure map.

I got up and turned to leave, but turned back. Just as I thought, he was gone. "Always a pleasure dad." I muttered under my breath. I jumped from building to building as I went for the docks. When I got there I was surprised to see at least 20 people. Standing in the front was a boy at least a hundred years younger than me in human years, and a girl much more than that.

Both were hanyou dogs with long silver hair and flashy gold eyes. The girl was standing too close to the boy to be friends but the boy seemed to encourage it. "You must be Captain Ryuu Kaiumi. I am Captain Inuyasha Tashio and this lovely lady is Inusuki Koneko." The male said with forced politeness. The girl was much more jagged with her introduction.

"I hope you don't expect to stay Captain, after all we will be taking your ship now."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, that is what the old man, Takahashi, told us."

" That moronic bastard. It doesn't matter what my father says, it's my ship and I am its Captain."

The girl scowled. I extended my hand and Inuyasha took it. Inusuki of course nearly protested but Inuyasha silenced her. "We are in need of a ship that he has. Mutiny is not a good option right now, we'll try that later on." He grinned. I grinned back. I handed him a sheet and he signed it with his illegible scrawl. Ten minutes later I had a crew. "Now where is the ship, we would like to actually put our belongings somewhere." Inuyasha said with a bit of edge to his voice. "You'll find it, my ship is known as the Tachiagari Katana. The Rising sword." I said before hopping away. I just barely heard Inusuki mention that she really hates cats.

I found Tom and my other men at a pub. I walked up to a drunken Tom Flint and smacked him. That partially snapped him out of his drunken state. "Captain! I was just… um-" "Drinking like there's no tomorrow?" I asked. "No! I was drinking like there's no tonight!" he said excitedly. "Just gather the few men you've got and get to the ship. Oh! And deal with the repairs. Now!" I shouted as he scrambled to run for the carpenter's shop. The other men followed him. I sat down and helped myself to his drink.

That's the first chapter! Please give me some feedback! Flames are accepted!