Chap 1: Steal But Don't Get Caught
Disclaimer:
ToDifferentToBeReal- So I decided to try to finish the rewrite of this and finish the story in general. I was thinking about it the other night and even though I don't really like Inuyasha as much anymore, I decide to attempt to finish it. The first the chapters aren't great, I wrote them about a year ago but if I go back and rewrite them again nothing will get done. So I don't own Inuyasha or anything.
Summary: IK MS Kag and San are the captains of the dreaded fleet of pirate females. As most pirates, these scallywags are infamous for tricking and stealing from everyone- especially men. But when, after captain Kagome goes inside one of their ships disguised and ends up steeling the one that the Captains are actually on, leaving them not knowing who she was, the crew finds they're being trailed by Inuyasha and Miroku, as they Captains have figured Kagome out, what'll they do?
Adventure/Action/Comedy/Romance
Alternate Universe
"How strong are you?" The captain pondered aloud to the girl scrubbing the deck next to him.
"Pretty strong," She mumbled, not bothering to look up from the wooden floor.
"Would you like to try?" He gestured toward the wheel when she looked up, still steering into the port.
Kagome smiled and he mistook it for a 'why not' smile as she said, "Sure." 'Now I can make an idiot out of him in front of his crew.'
The captain smirked, holding the wheel in place until she was ready. She stepped in front of the wheel and mounted her feet, spread about shoulder's length apart. She placed her hands at 2 and 10, feeling the eyes of the whole crew on her.
"Would you like me to let go?" He questioned, cockily.
"Yes," She replied, confidently.
"If you insist," He grinned evilly and let go of the wheel expecting her to go flying. However, she remained right where she was steering the large boat into the docks.
Everyone's, and I mean everyone's, jaw dropped to the floor. The girl, who was dressed in just a bodice, at the fault of the captain, trousers, and a bandanna, looked as frail as any female could be; yet she was steering the large ship right into port, easily.
Kagome stood as helm, seems how no one could hear her she was taping her foot waiting impatiently for the captains and crew to leave the ship. When 2 crewmen were left in charge of the ship, and weren't even paying attention, Kagome had an easy job on her hands. She had a couple men help her undock the ship and was pulling out of port before to two dimwits in charge realized it. When they finally realized what she'd done, Kagome just tossed them over board, cracking a smile in the process.
"Idiots!" She was talking not only about the two crewmen but also the captains who left them in charge.
Just as she was getting the ship far enough away where not even a youkai reach the ship, one lone pirate jumped onto the ship. She didn't turn around but instantly knew who he was.
"Oh, Captain, finally realized that your precious ship was sailing away almost unnoticed. Where is Captain Miroku? We've only got Captain Inuyasha here," She spat out his name, saying all this without turning around. She knew quite well that Inuyasha was, in fact, the only one who could reach the ship.
"Who are you?" He narrowed his eyes.
"Wouldn't you just love to know?" She kept staring straight ahead at the open ocean.
"Yes actually I would like to know," He crossed his arms approaching her.
"Well that is for me to know, and you to never find out," She knew he was coming closer but she still didn't turn around.
"Well, actually I think I'll find out right now," He reached for her bandanna but a strong hand caught his. He stared at Kagome; she was holding his hand above her hand not allowing him to move it and steering.
"Damn," Inuyasha muttered, "You know you're really strong."
"Thanks," She let go of his wrist but her hand quickly reached his shirt and balled her fist in it.
"You know, I wouldn't hit a lady," He remarked.
"Didn't seem to bother you until now," She barked.
"Oh but you were so disobedient then, and anyway you're preoccupied not to mention a weak human female while I'm a strong hanyou-" Kagome's low chuckle interrupted him, also the fact that she'd lifted him in the air and he was on a crash course with the water left him speechless as well.
Kagome still hadn't moved but she was now shouting at him, "Looks like you're gonna need new loot and a new ship, but that's not my problem. Oh, if you get back on the ship I have a gun and I swear I'll shoot you." She was bluffing, she couldn't shoot him and she knew it, but his senses were clogged with salt water about now so it's not like he could tell. "Well Inu, until next time!"
"Until next time my ass!" She heard him yell but he never got back on the ship.
It was good for her too, because her smirk had fallen and tears were drifting down her face, "He didn't remember me." She whispered to herself, "He couldn't tell who I was."
She stood there behind the wheel absently steering as more tears cascaded down her cheeks, "That's what I get for being a pirate in love." She wiped her tears away with the back of her hand, "Damn it, I'm being such a baby, over him of all people and he's just a pompous conceded bastard." She snapped her fingers, her scent shifted and her eyes changed back to their normal golden color; she pulled off her bandana and her Inu ears twitched.
Within a day Kagome met with Sango at an island port for pirates, dressed in black trousers, a very loose white shirt, and black boots with a hat atop her head, all curtsy of Captain Inuyasha. It was lucky for Kagome that hanyou didn't need much sleep because otherwise she never would've made it on her own. Her sadness that Inuyasha hadn't remembered her had turned into rage and anger because not only had he not remembered her, he had also hit her several times.
"Welcome back, Captain Kagome!" Responded one of the women of her crew as she boarded the ship.
Kagome lifted her hat exposing her black Inu ears, then placed it back on her head. "Good day to you Tsuki, nice to be back. And where might captain Sango be?" Kagome knew exactly where she was but she didn't care. She scowled, her patience was hanging by a thread and her mood was in tatters. She felt like shredding something to pieces, namely Inuyasha but he wasn't around.
Tsuki, fearing her captain's wrath, promptly pointed toward helm, where Sango stood not noticing Kagome was there.
"Sango!" Kagome bellowed marching toward the girl, "I have solved our space problem, yet another beautiful ship to add to our fleet. We are now in command of 50 full fighting ships, seems how we've got double what we need on this ship. I told you my genius plan would work."
"Yeah, but what if Miroku trails us? I mean I've heard that he isn't as bad as the other captain but they are both bad when it comes to someone stealing their stuff."
"They won't trail us," Kagome snorted. "They won't have a ship big enough to trail us for a while. Speaking of the captains of that particular crew the other captain's name is Inuyasha."
"Wait, the Inuyasha?" Sango stared at her, "The one who left you after you got stuck on the main land and let you work for some rapist. That Inuyasha?"
"Yup!" Kagome placed a fake smile on her face, "Anyway the ship has got plenty of loot in her to keep the ladies happy until they find a good village to rob. Now just fill her with half of the crew we've got on this ship and we'll all have room to breath again. We really should've done this a long time ago then we wouldn't have so many women on one ship.
Sango knew Kagome was deliberately changing the subject so she just dropped it, "I never knew there were so many women willing to be pirates."
"You are now the general of this lovely ship, Mizumi! Commander of this ship serving under Sango and I, as part of the largest group of and most feared female pirates, no most feared pirates on the sea!" Kagome yelled.
Mizumi grinned and nodded to her captains before climbing aboard the ship she would command. "I shall be at your serves when needed!"
"I'll count on that, Mizumi!" Kagome smiled.
"Good day Captain Kagome! Captain Sango! See you soon! Shove off ladies!"
"Oh yeah, change the flag!" Kagome bellowed just as their flag was being hoisted up. The flag had a skull and cross bones on it with one female on either side of the skull. One woman was holding a katana at ready the other, a hanyou, was holding a clawed hand up poised for attack. The females were, of course, Sango and Kagome use their choice weapons, well almost. Kagome had a large fang called Torensaiga, and Sango had a giant bone boomerang called Hiraikotsu but they were to big to fit on the flag in fighting poses.
Inuyasha sat alone on the docks thinking aloud, "Who was she?" He had already asked himself this question many times and put together a list to figure it out, "She had to have sailing experience, no instruction at all and she just sailed into port, perfectly," That was the first thing he'd come up with, "She must have been a pirate, what other kind of person would have stolen my ship," It'd taken him hours to finally convince himself this. "Most likely from the female fleet. Damn, that means they have 50 ships now!" He fist his hands, "She was also unusually strong," He rubbed his temples, "Let's go over this again, black hair, honey-brown eyes," A picture flashed across his mind and he paused, "No it wasn't her, she's a hanyou, her scent was different. No, the girl that stole my ship smelled like a human." His mind persisted with the image of the hanyou girl he knew so well. He sighed and compared the two images in his mind. "The bandana," He murmured, thinking hard about this. "The scents," He thought about it, both women had a very lovely wild forestry scent, only one was human, the other was hanyou. "They're to similar," He looked closer at the image saved in his mind of the girl who'd stolen his ship. "The bandana," He said again, "She has no ears on the side of her head, that has to mean…"
Oh my god," His eyes widened and he whispered, "Kagome."
"You know it's not good to talk to yourself," A voice said from behind him. "Who's Kagome?"
'Why didn't I smell him?' Inuyasha thought.
"You were probably to deep in thought," Miroku replied, when Inuyasha looked up at him surprised he continued, "You do know said that aloud, don't you?"
"I did?" Inuyasha furrowed his eyebrows.
"Wow, you are so far gone, my friend," Miroku put a hand on his shoulder.
Inuyasha shrugged it off, "What exactly did you want Miroku?"
"To tell you that there will be a ship coming soon," He smiled.
"How do you know this?" Inuyasha glanced at him.
"I asked around," He shrugged, "It's bringing supplies to the port."
"Good," He responded, "We're tracking Kagome and Sango."
"Captains of the female fleet?" Ryo asked coming up behind the two captains. "Why?"
"Kagome? That's what you meant, she stole our ship right?" Miroku processed what he'd heard earlier.
"Precisely," Inuyasha stood up and walked away from the 2 other men.
"Well then Captain Miroku," Ryo said when Inuyasha left, "Should I tell the other men what we'll be doing once we get a ship?"
"Be my guest," Miroku then walked away.
"Doesn't anyone say goodbye anymore," Ryo shrugged.
Inuyasha sat alone at the end of the docks; no one was out this far this time of day. He had his head in his hands, or better yet he had his hands fisted against his eyes. When he finally took his hands away from his face he glanced down at the sword on his side, Tetsusaiga.
"Damn it, Inuyasha. What have you done now?" He slammed a fist in the barrel next to the one he was sitting on, smashing the thin wood, "Oops."
She had Tetsusaiga's 'sister' sword, or at least on of the three 'sister' swords. Kagome's Torensaiga and his Tetsusaiga were to two swords of the Earth. His brother had Tensaiga, the sword of Heaven, and by now Kagome's brother most likely had, Sounga, the sword of Hell.
His and Kagome's swords were only different in the fact that one came from Inutaisho's fang and the other from Kenji's fang. His father and her father had had the four swords made from their fangs.
"Shit, Inuyasha, you've screwed up," He muttered to himself, "As if you had a chance with her before this but now," Images of him hitting her when she'd disobeyed ran through his mind and he cringed, "you have no chance at all. You didn't recognize her and you hit her multiple times."
Wallowing in his own self-pity, he viewed their past. Their fathers were powerful InuYoukai, and had been stuck together like glue since they were children, best friends for life. Both ended up falling in love with his and Kagome's human mothers, who were quite strong themselves. Though Kagome had a hanyou brother and was the oldest child of Kenji and Yuri, Inuyasha was the only hanyou child of Inutaisho and Izayoi, though not the only child of Inutaisho. Inuyasha's older brother was only his half brother, being full youkai, but Sesshoumaru was as good as dead no matter how much Inuyasha regretted saying this. He hadn't seen Sesshoumaru for 5 years.
He'd known Kagome since childhood and they'd been like their fathers until parting, years ago. It was his fault; too, he'd left her. Then he'd forgotten her and he wasn't able to see through the miko's concealing spell. He should have been able to see through the spell.
Inuyasha stared at the weathered wood of the docks below him, berating himself, "I should've."
He'd originally planed to go back to her, he honestly had, but after searching for a way back to the island for a year he'd forgotten. He met Miroku and became a pirate. He hadn't even remembered her when rumors, true rumors, about a strong force of female pirates that was building and the captains were named Kagome and Sango. He was an idiot, he now remembered the promise they'd made to find each other if they found a way back to the island but he wouldn't blame her if she left him to go to the island alone.
He couldn't believe it that it was her who had 50 ships at her disposal and he only had 25…24 ships. She'd always had to one up him and even when she didn't know it was him that was the captain of the Silver Coats she still managed to be better than him. He grinned but she was better then him, she deserved everything good she had, she was strong and courageous, and that's why he'd fallen in love with her in the first place.
"How can you even think that? You say you're in love with her yet you couldn't see through a simple miko spell! You forgot about her!" He continued to criticize himself.
But, damn, to him she was a 17-year-old wonder. He was a force to be reckoned with himself, but he obviously didn't have her brains.
He was amazed that she'd gotten so many women to be pirates. Never had he imagined that there were so many women who thought they were just as good as men. From Kagome he knew most women were as good if not better than men. Men and women were equal but law didn't see it that way.
He stood and turned back toward the land, "The way you treated her." He closed his eyes then refocused his thoughts, he need to find shelter for his crew and him. Though it would probably be hard seeing as he and Miroku were the two most wanted men.
Kagome sat at her desk, with her forehead rested against the wood. She just stared at the timber, following the grain with her eyes. She was trying her hardest not to cry over him anymore especially now that she wasn't alone anymore. There were too many youkai on this ship and they'd smell the tears.
She needed to get over him anyway, he never thought of her as more than a friend. Not even a good friend, she didn't mean enough to him not to be forgotten. She felt like an idiot, she should have forgotten about him when he left her to fend for herself. She should have blamed him for the miserable existence she'd lead, up until she met Sango, when he left her. Only she couldn't and she couldn't seem to stop loving him either.
"God, Kagome you're acting like a love sick puppy," She murmured, "Stop with this bullshit!" She slammed her fist into the desk, although she was careful not to break it. She still didn't sit up as the desks wood shuddered and creaked slightly in protest.
"Kagome?"
"What?" Kagome barked, not turning around. When she sniffed and realized who it was, she spun around and stared at the wide-eyed Sango, "Um, sorry Sango I'm not really with it right now!"
"It's okay," Sango smiled, "If you don't mind me asking, what happened with Inuyasha?"
Kagome opened her mouth then snapped it shut, "Nothing."
"Oh come on!" Sango yelled, then whispered, "I already know you're in love with him, you told me that before we were pirates and it's not like the crew would hate you for it."
She looked up at Sango with pain filled eyes, glazed with tears, "He forgot me." She whispered.
"You had a spell on you he didn't notice you," Sango tried to console her.
"But in the village one of the games we'd play was to have the village miko use a concealing spell on one of us, then whoever had the concealing spell would hide in the market and the other person would find whoever had the concealing spell on them. He always found me and I'd always find him." Kagome sniffed, "Not only that, I asked him if he knew a Kagome and he told me no, then he told me to go away."
"So he really forgot you?" Sango asked, bewildered.
Kagome nodded, "I figured he did when he never came back." She smiled sadly. "I'll survive, it's not like he's my mate or anything."
Sango bit her lip, "Alright well I know hanyou don't need much sleep but you said you haven't slept in a couple days, so you'd better rest."
"Thanks for talking to me Sango. I feel better," Kagome sighed, "I do need sleep, only about an hour though."
Sango nodded and left.
Inuyasha spent most of the next day still kicking himself about everything he'd done to Kagome. It was only when Miroku spoke to him that he briefly stopped.
"Inuyasha, are you okay?" Miroku's brows drew together, "I mean you're really quiet, you seem really angry at yourself and worst of all you're talking to yourself."
"I'm fine, Miroku!" Inuyasha barked.
"You've been like this since you realized that Kagome stole our ship," Miroku continued.
Inuyasha sighed giving in way sooner than he normally would, "I hit her, Miroku."
Miroku gazed upon his best friend in surprise, "You gave up quickly," He murmured, "Hitting a female wasn't you either, why'd you hit her anyway?"
"I don't know, Miroku," Inuyasha put his head in his hands. "She was stubborn and didn't listen to me. She reminded me of someone and I didn't know who it was then. She frustrated me, so I took it out on her." He gritted his teeth, "Damn it was the first woman who I hit and it had to be her!"
"Her? What do you mean, it had to be Kagome," Miroku asked, confused, "Did you know her?"
Inuyasha nodded, "Yeah."
"How?"
"She was the girl I left and never went back for," He bit his lip.
"Kagome was that girl?" When Inuyasha nodded he settled down, "Damn no wonder she hates men."
"So that's my fault?" Inuyasha glared at him.
"Most likely," Miroku nodded.
Inuyasha opened his mouth to yell at him but closed his mouth when he saw the logic in that statement. "You're probably right."
Kagome woke up as Sango burst through the door, "What?"
"We've got a problem," She answered.
"What?" Kagome sniffed the air, "There's no gun powder in the air. What's the problem then?"
"Well we've got a navy ship tailing us," She responded quickly, "They haven't fired yet so we don't know what we should do."
Kagome stood and walked up to helm to get a good look at the ship, "First off it's small, they won't attack without back up. However since it is a smaller ship it's faster than us, but leaves it more vulnerable with less room to carry weapons. We can't get away so what do we do?" She looked at Sango.
"Fire first," Sango answered.
"Precisely!" Kagome turned to the crew. "Ready the cannons!"
The crew sprung quickly to action. Once the ship was scared away, Kagome changed course, heading back toward where they'd filled the stolen ship.
"I feel like going on a good pillage," Kagome smiled.
"Come now, Kagome, we just scared away a navy ship and you want to give away our course so soon," Sango tried to reason with her.
"Why did we become pirates?" Kagome looked at her with a raised brow.
"To be…stronger?"
"To get into trouble!" Kagome smirked.
"I thought it was to prove our selves," Sango raised her eyebrows.
"That too," She dismissed, "But pirates get into trouble!" She stabbed a fist in the air.
Sango rolled her eyes, "Set course for land, the next port!"
"Damn, that was the closest port?" Kagome stared at the few supplies they'd gotten from the village.
"Yes," Sango nodded.
"Well now they're even more poor then they were," Kagome scowled and stomped to her quarters.
"At least we got some food!" Sango yelled as the door slammed.
"She's right that pillage sucked," Chiisai remarked.
"Yeah, it did," Sango turned, "Oh well, put it away." She dismissed.
"When is that damn ship gonna be here again?" Inuyasha grumbled.
"Oh you're done kicking yourself about Kagome?" Miroku looked at him.
"No," He sunk deeper into his chair, "but I am bored as hell."
"Shouldn't berating yourself keep you entertained?" He raised a brow.
"You think it would but you know that I hate staying in one place for to long unless it's necessary for information about home or anything else."
"Ah, well in that case that ship should be here the day after tomorrow." Miroku stated
"That long?" Inuyasha groaned.
"It's only 2 days, Inuyasha," He rolled his eyes.
"That's like an eternity!"
"No, it's not."
"Yes it is and that's that." He crossed his arms.
"Fine, whatever, Inuyasha."
"Kagome?" Sango looked, over said girl's shoulder, out toward the open ocean.
"What?"
"Why are we heading toward where you left Inuyasha?"
"We aren't," Kagome glanced at her.
"Yes we are," Sango pulled out her compass, "See?"
"Well I don't know why, Sango!" Kagome glared at her. "We just are!"
"Okay, okay," Sango put her hands in front of her defensively, "It was just an innocent question don't kill anyone."
"Innocent, my ass," Kagome looked back out at the water.
"I swear it was!" Sango argued.
"Whatever you say," Kagome scowled.
Sango sighed and left Kagome by herself. "I'll be in my quarters if you need me."
"Sure," Kagome waved her away.
"I feel so loved," Sango rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, that's good," Kagome ignored her friend.
Kagome continued to stare at the water; it didn't really matter if they went past the port that she'd left Inuyasha at. By the time they got there he'd be gone. Only thing was it made it more dangerous if Inuyasha and Miroku did decide to find and get payback. Inuyasha didn't like it when people took his property.
She sighed, she knew that Inuyasha'd find her for payback but it was much easier not telling Sango that. If Sango knew Inuyasha would defiantly track them she'd run. That was the last thing Kagome wanted to do. Even if she had one-sided feelings for Inuyasha, she wouldn't run from her problems.
