Um..not much to say. Just that if you hate reading italics, then your gonna hate this. I wrote a medium amount of italics...so..XP I worked hard on this, and the plot will be becoming more intense, so stay tuned.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.

Izayoi had the young child by her side, holding tight to his hand, giving no chance to the curious boy to wander off getting lost in the crowded town. The shops were opened, sellers advertising their prices, buyers buying, the near by ocean sounding off it's relaxing melody, children playing happily. It was a normal day in the small ocean side village Rune.

"Come here small children and parents of all ages! Come get this toy! The greatest toy for children!" A shop keeper bellowed, showing off some sort of toy, that just happened to catch the young silver haired dog child.

"Mom mom! Look! Look how cool it is!" the boy gawked at the wonderful toy as it spun around and around, showing off its amazing wonderment of assorted colors, mixing to form a rainbow.

"Yes it's very nice isn't it? Now if you be a good boy, mommy will try and buy it for you." his mothers voice was soft and calming.

"Really mom!?" Inuyasha's cheeks brightened with a large smile. The young boy was eight years of age, nine in a few weeks. He and his mother had been living alone for almost their whole life, a father living out on the sea that was so close to them. However recently they had lost him. His mother had been grieved and lonely. Inuyasha grabbed his mother by the hand once again, humming a song she had taught the toy. His other had was holding onto the large golden medallion around his neck, and heirloom recently given to him by his passing father.

"Hey look at that large pirate ship!"

"Look at how large it is!"

"You think it's one of those demon pirates?"

There was a large crowed forming around the dock area, pointing to a large black ship resting out in the horizon of the ocean. Inuyasha looked up at his mother, who seemed like her eyes had been staring at a ghost. She pushed her way through the crown, her only child still holding onto his mother. She made her way to the tip of the dock, a breeze blowing by, ruffling her skirt and her black hair, along with Inuyasha's silver. She examined the ship, instantly recognizing it, memories flooding back. It had on dark crimson sails, with no crest on it of any sort, on its front was a beautiful sculpture of a of a demon woman, wings protruding from its back, fading into the rails of the ship.

Every one stared at that ship, voices filled with excitement and wonder, but Izayoi stood, face flushed and eyes locked on the non moving ship. "Mom what is it? Aren't we going to buy things?" Inuyasha questioned his mothers actions, confused by her face and her silence.

"Yeah we're going." She tightened her grip on the young boys hand and started to turn away from the ship, wishing to never see it docked in they's waters so close to her home, to her heart. "What is that!? It's coming from the ship!" A man screamed pointing out towards the sea. Izayoi turned around, her brown eyes locking onto what surprise of everyone.

It was a white cloud of mist leaving the ship and coming gracefully toward the crowd. Every one backed up, all except Izayoi who stood her ground looking up at the mist that came ever so closer before stopping before her. The mysterious mist took a shape of a silhouette, soon forming into the most beautiful man Inuyasha had ever set his eyes on, the most beautiful person he would ever set his eyes on.

The man's eyes were cold and golden, they showed no emotion, nothingness in his heart, just maybe sadness. He had long silver hair embedded with beads of every different color, sizes and shape. He was tall, thin and looked to be in his early twenties. His face was pale and porcelain like, perfect features. Even his mouth was gorgeous, which seemed it never smiled, always in that frown he wore on at the time.

Inuyasha looked at this new man and then to his mother. Trying as best as he could to figure out what was going on.

"You are Izayoi?" the voice was colder than the face. Inuyasha felt his instincts yelling inside him. Telling him that something was off about this guy.

"Yes." His mothers voice was stern, not frightened. Unlike the way Inuyasha was feeling. Just hearing his mothers voice encouraged him to be courageous. "And you are Sesshomaru, fist son of The Pirate Lord?" his eyes narrowed glaring at the woman. "There's no denying it, I can tell just by the way you look. You look very much like him." Sesshomaru's emotions remained masked, his eyes suddenly noticing the small child clutching his mothers hand.

"So you're the dirty half breed monster of my fathers foolish mistake." Before Sesshomaru had any clue what had happened he felt a slap hit the side of his marked cheek. The sound was loud, and where flesh met flesh, it had quickly started to turn red. There was a hushed gasp from all the towns people who had stayed to watch. Sesshomaru lifted his hand to the stinging spot on his face. Never wincing at the pain.

"Don't you ever say that about my son again!" Her voice was filled with anger and motherly love as she held back her son behind her, worried that the demon would try something. Inuyasha eyes were glazed as he watched his mother still unaware of anything that was going on.

"Hm. Either you are a very brave woman, or a completely foolish one." Sesshomaru glared at her, a glare that would usually send demon pirates jumping into the ocean. His eyes locked onto hers, neither one of them breaking their ground. Villagers who saw this event described it later as Izayoi a fearless woman, or a very wise one for hiding her fear so well.

"That's why you're father loved me." Izayoi knew she had struck a nerve in the demon when she said that, but she couldn't take it back now, it was to late. He just continued to glare at her. "Destroying you and your insolent village would be a waste of my time. I just came by to see the foolishness that caused my fathers death. And now that I've seen it, I truly realize what a foolish demon my father actually was."

Sesshomaru said what he said in what could have been described as a verbal war. She struck a nerve in him, so he thought he could fight back. Izayoi didn't say anything. Her eyes showed pain and that was enough for the demon. He smirked. "Farewell then." He went to turn around when he heard a small voice speaking to him.

"Are you a pirate just like my daddy was?" Sesshomaru stopped walking to turn around and face the small child. He didn't say anything. Just continued to glare at the child. A glare so filled with hate towards that child. Sesshomaru was about to leave again, however something within the child's hands caught his attention. Sesshomaru's eyes locked onto the metal necklace that Inuyasha had been holding with in his small childish hands.

Sesshomaru's hands moved from his side up to his chest, where he pulled out a medallion, hidden within the large pirate like clothing. "hey you have one too!?" Inuyasha obviously pointed out to the older demon.

"Don't ever loose it." He placed the medallion back into his jacket, hidden once again. He didn't say anything more, just turned around, disappearing into the thick fog.

Later that day Inuyasha found out from his mother that the young demon pirate they saw was in older half brother. It was not the last time Inuyasha would ever see him again, but the first encounter with him would probably be the most pleasant.

Inuyasha stood on deck, staring at the approaching town as their ship became ever closer to the island he spent that memory on. The captain stood looking at the island, Why did that memory come? It must be because of this town. Stupid. I haven't thought of my brother in a long time. Inuyasha let out a sigh. Well better get the crew going.

"ALL HANDS ON DECK!" Inuyasha yelled at the top of his lungs. Soon enough his crew was assembled, quietly waiting for their orders. The ship was now docked and the pirates were all ready to go out onto the town. There eyes watched the town as they tied up their ship. The town was bustled with loud sounds as the ship docked. "Everyone go out into the town and get what ever it is that you need. We have all day so take your time." Inuyasha stood in front of his small crew as he gave them the orders for the day. "Aye aye captain!" the all screamed.

Inuyasha watched as all his crew mates left the ship, each heading off to different directions. Miroku and Sango probably went some where romantic. Kagura, who knows about her. Kagome, and Shippo went to get food supplies. And Kouga, he went off on his own like he always does. Inuyasha felt a little aggravated by this. It just felt like he was toying with his emotions. They would have a night of sex, and then he acts like nothing has happened. Inuyasha jumped off his ship and started walking down the familiar streets.

It was about thirty minutes walking down a dirt road through a medow until Inuyasha finally came to his destination. There was a small cottage that lay nestled comfortably in between about six red and orange leaved trees. If you didn't know that house was there, you could have probably missed it.

The door was a cute green color, and had a brass door knocker in the shape of two fish. It was cute, like the two fish were kissing. That's the way Inuyasha had always described that door knocker. As two kissing fish. Inuyasha grabbed hold of the two love fish and knocked twice against the wooden door. "Knock knock knock." and almost immediately there was a voice coming from inside. "Just one minute." The door opened, and there standing was a gorgeous woman tying back her hair into a ponytail.

"Inuyasha!" The woman screamed as she took hold of the inu hanyo captain. "Oh it's so good to see you." The woman held tight to the boy.

"It's nice to see you to mother." Inuyasha smiled as he pulled away from her.

"Come in. Come in." She gestured for her son to enter into the house. "I bet you came to tell me a bunch of pirate stories."she paused for a moment. "Every time your father came back he would turn me def with all of his stories."

Inuyasha smirked. "My life probably isn't as exciting as dads." Inuyasha remembering all the stories his mother told her about him. His father deserved the right as pirate king. He was the best of the best. Plundering villages, destroying other ships, stealing from booby-trapped islands, even fighting off sea monsters and other curses. He was awesome! However, a lot of demons seem to agree that once his father fell in love with his mother that he became weak, and thus causing his death. Inuyasha doesn't want to believe it, but it must be true. And yet another reason for him never to fall in love.

"Not now. But you'll see. Soon you'll have so much adventure you won't know what to do with it. You have his blood running through your veins. That's why I wasn't surprised when you wanted to become a pirate you know." Inuyasha watched as his mother seemed to have a glow to her face. She always became like this when she would talk about the pirate king.

Inuyasha and his mother took a seat at the dinning table, each drinking a mug full of coffee. "So Inuyasha tell your old mother all about your life at sea." She swirled her spoon in the coffee, mixing all the ingredients together.

"We'll..." Inuyasha began a tale of all his adventures that had happened to him since the last time he had seen her.

"You missed the ship?" Izayoi asked as she laughed at her only son's mistake.

"I knew you would make fun of me."

"Haha. I'm sorry son, but you gotta admit that is really funny." She smiled softly drinking the last of her drink. "Inuyasha,"

"Inuyasha perked up his ears at the tone of her voice, it was soft, softer than what she was already speaking. Which means she had something important to say.

"Inuyasha I've noticed you've been fumbling all over that medallion while we were talking." Inuyasha blushed. He hadn't realized he had been doing that. It had been a habit he had picked up while on the ship. He always kept his hands moving, and the easiest thing for him was to play around the special treasure.

"Yeah it's a habit."

"That's not what I mean."She paused for a moment, staring at the face of her bewilderment son. "You haven't found a lover yet have you?"

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, quickly responding to the question, "I don't need love." Inuyasha practically spat at the word. Inuyasha sat there almost like a little kid again. He knew his mom was probably going to give him a lecture about it. I don't need love mom, I don't need it.

"Why do you think that?" She was a good mother, she cared for her son. Inuyasha sat there quiet for a long time. "I, it makes someone weak. It's just a burden."

"Every one needs love."

"Not if you're a pirate!"

"Don't yell young man or you're not going to get the snack I have in the oven!Inuyasha's ears lowered. She's still a mother. He smiled at his thought. It was good to be back home. He was all his mother had left, and he knew seeing her would make her happy.

Inuyasha glanced up at the old grandfather clock that was leaning against the wall, realizing it was five o'clock in the afternoon. Time with his mother had flown by quickly, and hating to do so but he had to leave soon.

"Oh before I forget." Inuyasha reached into his pocket pulling out a large brown sack. "Here mother." He handed her the oversized leather bag.

"What's this?" She took it unraveling the string opening up the sack. Her eyes sparkled, "there gorgeous." she bent over giving her son a kiss on the head. It was a bag filled with diamonds and different typed of jewels. Along with tones of golden coins. "You're such a kind son." just then a pounding sound came from the front door. "More guest? Lucky me." She smiled leaving the sack on the table walking over to the while humming a folk song.

She opened the door to see a man standing on the other side. The young man was dressed as a pirate, and had long black hair tied into a pony tail. "Hello?" Izayoi asked looking at the man, who by the expression of his face was surprised to see her. "Is Inuyasha here?"

"Yeah. Who are you?"

"I could ask you that pretty lady." Kouga smiled, making the woman blush.

"Yeah come in, we were just having coffee." Kouga walked in after the woman, his heavy boots clanking against the dark wooden floor. "Come right this way." Izayoi waved her hand showing him the way to the kitchen. Kouga's eyes were busy checking out the place. Wondering why Inuyasha was here. A little jealous that he was at a woman's house by himself.

"Inuyasha do you know this young man?" Izayoi asked as the walked into the kitchen. Inuyasha looked up from his cup he was playing with to see Kouga standing beside his mother, waving like an idiot.

"What's up hot stuff." Kouga teased leaning against the small woman next to him.

"KOUGA!? What are you doing here!?" Inuyasha blushed across his face. His mother noticing his reaction, and Inuyasha noticing she noticed. Crap! Inuyasha thought, his mother would figure every thing out if he didn't get Kouga out of the house as soon as he could. And knowing Kouga that wasn't going to be easy, and knowing his mother, she would want to know every thing about Kouga. Not making the escape any easier than it was going to be.

"Uh, he's a crew mate, my first mate." Inuyasha stood up and grabbing Kouga by the collar and tried dragging him to the front door.

"Wait Inuyasha's who's this? You're girlfriend?"

"She's my mother you dumbass!"

"Inuyasha! Language." Kouga laughed. "She's your mother, so I got all worried over nothing." Inuyasha frowned at his first mate, praying to god that his mother wasn't piecing together the puzzle in her head. "I can see where my captain got his gorgeous looks." Kouga looked at the woman straight in the face, admiring her beauty. "I'm Izayoi, Inuyasha's mother as you just found out, ruddily." she emphasized on the last word, giving a motherly stern look at her son.

"And I'm Kouga, Inuyasha's first mate on his ship." Kouga grabbed her hand, kissing it lightly.

"Kouga stop being a kiss ass."

"I'm not. I'm meting the mother of my dear, dear captain of mine." Kouga gave Inuyasha a seducing sexy smile, knowing exactly what he was getting at. The captain's blood was on fire from embarrassment. He knew his mother was going to figure it out, figure out that Inuyasha was in love with Kouga. Figure out every thing the two have been doing, all because of his jerky first mate barging in here. His mom had always been like that. Ever since he was little she was able to figure every thing out. He was a person that never expressed when he was hurt, but she would always come and find him and know exactly what was wrong, with out him having to say a thing. So of corse now she probably knew.

"Kouga it's best we get going. It's getting late."

"But I just got here. After searching all over town for you too." Inuyasha gave a cold glare at Kouga, turning him weak and obeying what he was told to do. "Go outside, I'll be with you in a moment." Inuyasha was going to talk to his mother for a moment, now that she new everything there was no need to hide it, he just didn't want Kouga around to hear it.

"Aye aye el capitan." Kouga suck his tanned hands into his pockets and walked out the door. Inuyasha waited until he heard the door closed before he fell to his chair, his face buried into his hands, silver hair hiding his face.

"You love him don't you Inuyasha?" Inuyasha stayed silent. I knew it. I knew she knew. Inuyasha's heart felt heavy. Where his emotions easy to read? First Miroku was able to figure it out, and now his mother. He hopped that no one else knew, or other wise it could be horrible. What if his enemies found out? That could be the end of all his friends lives, and it would be all his fault because he was too weak to hold back his foolish emotions.

"He doesn't love me back." Inuyasha's voice was muffled behind his hands.

"It didn't seem like it to me. It seems like he likes you a lot-"

"To him I'm just a sex toy!" Inuyasha lifted his face from his hands, small tears at the corner of his eyes. "I don't want to love him. What's the point if the feelings aren't returned?" His mother watched as her only son bit his lip keeping tears from falling. "It's ok to cry."

"What ever. I'll get over him. It's not that big of a deal." Inuyasha stood up from the chair, wiping the small fragments of tears from his eyes. "It was nice seeing you again mom. I'll see you in a few months." Inuyasha forced a smile across his face. His mother walked over to him, embracing him into a tight hug.

"You'll be okay. You're strong like your father." The reassuring words made Inuyasha feel better. But inside he knew he was nothing like his father, he wasn't brave or strong like him. He wasn't no were as strong with his emotions. Sometimes Inuyasha would wish that his father was still alive, fighting side by side along by him would be the greatest feeling ever. Not to mention talking to him. He would have loved to hear the stories from his own tongue. "Thanks mom." Inuyasha let go of his mother and walked out side, where he was greeted by Kouga.

"Took long enough." Kouga was playing with a golden coin he hand found in his pocket, flipping it over his knuckles.

"Inuyasha wait." Inuyasha turned around to see his mother holding a basket. "Here's some bread and fruits and stuff. Grown from my own garden.

"Thanks-"

"Mmm that smells good." Kouga lifted his nose sniffing the air filled with the sent of fresh made breed, taking the basket from Inuyasha's hands.

"Well you guys be safe, and be sure to bring the whole crew over next time Inuyasha. I would love to meet them." She gave her son one last hug, watching them as they walked down the long dirt road off onto a new adventure.

"You're mom is gorgeous, and she makes good food." Kouga was munching on a muffin his mother had in the basket. Inuyasha turned his head, glaring forcefully at Kouga. He started walking down the road, ready to burst at Kouga any moment. Just waiting till he was far enough down the road so that his mother wouldn't hear him yelling at his first mate.

When that time had come,"Why did you come Kouga?!" Inuyasha's voice was stern and cold. Kouga looked at him confused. "I just caught your sent and was just wondering why you were so far from the village. Nothing important if that was what you were thinking." Kouga took another bight from his muffin.

"Why did you have to act like that!?"

"Act like what?!" Kouga turned to his captain, pushing him in his shoulder. It was an understatement that he was pissed.

"Damn it Kouga." Inuyasha pushed Kouga back and storming off.

"What the hell!?" Kouga grabbed Inuyasha's arm, just causing a punch to his face. Kouga fell to the ground, the basket landing safely next to him. Kouga rubbed the side of his face, feeling the warmth of his already swollen cheek. "Inuyaha you fuc-" Kouga looked up to see his captain had gone. No where in sight. "Damn it."

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Inuyasha was walking down on of the many shopping allies, his hands in his pocket, his heart and mind heavy with thought. He couldn't believe Kouga. The way he acts. It's like he was purposely trying to hurt him, like he doesn't care about him at all. Which was true. Inuyasha thought, that Kouga didn't love him, that he couldn't have. Inuyasha let out a heavy frustrated sigh trying to keep him self from punching the next person he saw. Why did he have these feelings if he didn't want them.

Walking down these allies reminded him of all the time he spent in town with his friends, his mother. He remembered how he would always wait out side of his mothers work place, ready to walk her home and protect her. The light memory relived some of his hate ful thoughts he had for a certain first mate at the moment. If only I didn't have a heart for him.

"You, Young man there."

The captain turned his head, seeing if the voice was asking for him. He turned to see an old woman sitting in a small booth, which looked like some fortune telling type of thing.

"Did you call me, gramma?"

"You're a pirate am I mistaken?" Inuyasha looked at the woman suspiciously. She was a small fragile woman, old, really old. Looked like she could be a hundred. She had long gray hair, thick oily strands falling off her face, keeping her eyes hidden. Her fingers were long and shaking, but her voice was horse and very strong. He glanced around her small shop, a crystal ball sitting in the middle, some straw and herbs hung from the shells.

"Sorry lady, any one with eyes can see that. If you think saying that will make me believe you are a fortune teller." The lady started to laugh. Inuyasha continued to stare at the lady, her face smiling. She lifted her head a little revealing her empty eyes.

"Sorry young lad, but I haven't seen anything in years."

Well I ended it right here because my friend said nine pages was to much. Pusha! weakling. XP I hope you liked it, and now click that nice little button down there and let me know what you think! I'll give you a pinapple if you do. o.o imagine what you can do with that, think about it.