The Pirate And The Prisoner
Chapter 3. Stolen
"Are you happy here?" He asked her quietly.
She smiled. "Yes..I am."
Kagome and Hojo were side by side as they walked slowly by the horses paddock. It was early in the morning and the birds were chirping loudly. They had taken early morning walks ever since Kagome had moved into the house. They found that it was really the only time they could be together alone.
"Do you think I could go riding some time?" Kagome asked. She liked to ride when she lived at her old home. She found it gave her a sense of freedom, something she found she didn't have living in her new home.
Hojo thought about that and shrugged. "Maybe. Im not sure. Ill have to ask father... Do you think you can wait for me here while I go talk to him about it?"
She smiled, "Of course I will."
He kissed her cheek lightly, "Ill be right back."
And with that, Hojo went sprinting back into the house.
The wedding was three months away and it was practically the only thing Kagome could think about. It plagued her mind constantly and it was no help that mother kept sending letter's to her about the matter. Just this morning she'd received one during breakfast.
Her mother wrote to her that Mayosaki was very happy with her and that he had no complaints. Her mother also explained that she and Kikyo were coming home for a little while to get some of the wedding preparations done.
Kagome sighed and shook her head. She looked back out onto the rolling green hills trying not to think about it.
Hojo then walked back out of the house with a huge smile plastered onto his face. He ran back up to Kagome and grabbed one of her hands. "My father said that it was fine if you went riding occasionally. We have a small white pony for you to ride in the stables if you would like."
She beamed up at him. "Perfect."
They walked back into the house and departed form each other so Kagome could put on proper riding attire. When lanz was finished dressing her, Kagome stood in front of her floor length mirror and frowned. She was wearing a skirt that was to long for her liking and the black vest she was wearing was itchy.
'Ugh I look ridiculous.' She thought with a frown that scrunched up her forehead. "Um Lanzunme?" She there over her shoulder. "Do you think it might be possible to wear some…um….breeches?"
Lanz stopped fluffing out her bedding and stared at her like she was insane. "Noh. Zat iz not proper."
Kagome rolled her eyes and fluffed out her skirt. Well, she would wear it as long as she could ride. She then turned on her heel and walked out of her room and down into the stables. A field hand had already saddled up a small white pony with a pink muzzle. Kagome smiled and pet the nose of the small mare and she smiled when the horse returned the gesture by nuzzling into her palm.
The field hand walked the horse out of its stall and over to a step stool so Kagome could get on. Kagome lifted her long skirt and walked up the step's. She took a hold of the reigns and put her left foot into the stirrup and swung her right leg over and put her other foot into the other stirrup. She fluffed out her skirt so it was draped over the herself and down to her legs. She adjusted herself in the seat and smirked as she felt like no one could reach her.
The field hand walked the pony out into the field and onward toward a path.
"You may release the reigns now." Kagome ordered.
The stable boy laughed slightly but didn't release his grip on the reigns. "Im sorry miss, but I cant do that. Master Mayosaki won't allow it. He doesn't want you to get hurt."
Kagome snorted and rolled her wrists in agitation. "I am perfectly fine on my own. I have been riding since I was very little."
When the boy continued to ignore her, Kagome urged the horse into a trot by using her heels. The horse complied and started to pick up its pace. The stable boy kept his hand on the reign's and started to jog next to the horse. Not satisfied with the pace she was moving at, Kagome urged the horse into a canter. The horse hung its head low and started going faster. Being a lot slower then a powerful two thousand pound horse, the boy had to let go of the reigns and watch as Kagome kept on riding into the distance. Kagome smiled and bean to laugh as the wind blew past her face and into her ears and the horse kept pounding its feet into the ground.
A taste of freedom.
Kagome pointed the horse toward the rolling hills behind the house and finally into a wooded trail. She slowed the horse down to a trot when she wanted to view the scenery. The trees were making a canopy over the trail and the flowers were lining the path. The horse snorted and Kagome patted its neck reassuringly.
Realizing that her fiancé would be getting worried about her absence, Kagome turned the horse back toward the house and urged it into a canter. Finally when she made it back to the field behind the house, Mayosaki, Hojo and the stable boy were standing there waiting for her.
Kagome let the horse come to a halt right in front of all of them and she was breathing hard because of her little workout.
"Wow that was amazing! Did you know how beautiful your estate is?" Kagome asked bewildered. Her smile faded off her face though when she saw Mayosaki glaring at her and Hojo looked guilty of something.
"Get off the horse Kagome." Mayosaki barked out.
Kagome blinked in surprise. "Wh-what?"
"Get off the horse." Mayosaki said angrily.
Kagome eyebrows came together. "Why? Whats wrong?"
"You didn't heed to my wishers nor did you listen to the stable boy. Not only was that rude and disrespectful, but you completely disobeyed me. So, get off the horse. You are not allowed to go riding anymore."
Kagome's grip tightened on the reigns and her heart started pounding in her chest. "No." Kagome growled out.
Mayosaki's eyes widened at her and he put his hands on his hips. "What?"
Kagome sat up taller in the saddle. "I said No. This is the only little bit of freedom I have when Im here. And Im not letting it go. I want to have some fun while I still can before I get married and I have a freaking baby!"
"Kagome watch your tongue!" Mayosaki ordered out.
Kagome only sneered, "No. You are not my father!"
Kagome turned the horse away from everyone and urged it into a run. She kept riding around the whole estate from the rest of the day with tears rolling down her face. How could he just except her to not have any sense of freedom? How could he possibly except her to be a little doll that everyone can move around, dress and command?
Kagome lifted a hand from the reigns and whipped a stray tear off her face. She finally came back to the stable when the sun was beginning to set behind the horizon. She got of the small white mare and walked it around the paddock to give it a cool down from its long work out. When Kagome thought she was cooled down enough, she walked her back into the stables and hooked her up to the cross ties. When she unsaddled and unbridled the horse, she walked her back into her stall, took the halter off and closed the stall door behind her.
The horse leaned his head over the door and nuzzled into Kagome's back and she sighed.
'Oh man. What have I done? I bet he hates me now. Im so dead.'
Knowing she would be in more trouble for riding around the estate for the whole day and not telling anyone about it, she didn't come back into the house that night. She slept in a pile of hay in a empty stall.
xXx
Kagome sat up with a jolt as she heard the stable door slide open. Her eyes adjusted and she squinted. Why was she in a empty horse stall? Her eyes relaxed when she remembered where she had slept that night. She heard a pair of footsteps coming closer and closer until they stopped right outside the stall door she had been hiding in. There was light streaming into stable, but the sun wasn't up yet, so Kagome knew it was early.
"Kagome," she heard someone whisper.
Her eyes narrowed into slits and she walked over to the stall and opened began laughing really hard at her appearance and Kagome got a huge grin on her face.
"SANGO?" Kagome ran up to her best friend and threw her arms around her neck. "What are you doing here?" She asked as she took a hesitant step back, making sure her best friend was truly there and she wasn't dreaming.
Sango put her hands into Kagome's hair which was covered with hay and began to take them out. "Your father wanted me to tag along with you. He said he wanted someone looking after you, that knew you well enough. That would be me." She smirked.
Kagome let Sango untangle her hair and then she turned back around to hug her. "Im so glad your here. I was going crazy! They already have a baby's room!"
Sango sighed and nodded her head sadly, "I know. I just spoke with Mayosaki and he wasn't to happy with you."
Kagome winced. "He knew I was sleeping here?"
Sango nodded. "Yea. A servant found you sleeping in here last night."
Kagome sighed and blew her bangs out of her face. "I bet he's terribly upset with me."
Sango winced. "Yea he is." Kagome cringed and Sango continued when she saw this "But, he's willing to make a deal."
"A deal?" Kagome asked suspiciously.
Sango nodded and hummed. "Yes a deal. If you can stop acting like a rebellious child -his words not mine - then you may go riding as much as you want. He said you can keep the white mare. You can even name her."
Kagome's eyes grew wide and she let out a squeal she couldn't contain. "Really? Are you serious? Even papa wouldn't let me have my own horse! Oh, I have to go thank him!" Kagome took off out of the stables leaving Sango behind. She ran into the house and up to the sun room, where Mayosaki was eating his breakfast.
Kagome ran over to him, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed his cheek. "Thank you so much. Im so sorry for how terrible I was. Your amazing!" She let go of his neck and ran back out of the room, leaving Mayosaki to chuckle to himself and finish eating his breakfast. Kagome was such a funny wondrous little thing.
Everyday after Kagome had been given her new horse, she spent most of her spare time ridding. She went riding through the fields and the trails and the woods behind that large estate. She found that it was the only time she didn't have to worry about marriage preparations like her dress, and the flowers and the music. Kagome had named her new horse Fig, because it was her favorite tropical plant. That, and it was a cool had scrunched her fee up when she heard the little mares name but didn't argue about it.
Sango accompanied her every once in a while, and they rode throughout the fields together. They jumped logs and raced each other to see who was the fastest. Sango had been helping Kagome prepare for her new life that she was going to be leading and the two started growing even closer together. She tried keeping Kagome's mind busy with other things besides marriage.
Kagome found that when she wasn't reading, she would go to the library that was located next to the sitting room on the first floor and read books. Books about far off places and adventures travels. Like this one place called japan that sounded exquisite. Kagome would stare at the picture drawings until her eyes would hurt form staring to long. Sango would follow her to the library and she would nit or read too. Kagome was starting to adjust better in her new home and she found herself smiling more often then not. She and Mayosaki were becoming close friend's and even Hojo was becoming a person Kagome talked to more and more. Everything was looking up.
Well, things were looking up. Until a dark, eerie ship, passed into the town of Raag Durth.
xXx
It was a quiet evening, just like most. The high master clock in the front foyer was ticking as it always did and the maids , butlers and the household servants were winding down from a long and tiresome day. Kagome was reading an atlas on her stomach in the library and dreaming of all the places she wanted to go, as Sango tended the fire. Kagome feet swung around in the air and she flipped a page.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise that started echoing from the from the front of the home. Something that sounded like someone had chopped down a large piece of wood followed by something that sounded like fireworks popping off every which way. Loud gruff voices started yelling and shouting. The noises made Kagome sit up and stare at the door.
"Sango…what is that?" Kagome asked.
The sounds became louder and louder and it sounded like they were being ransacked by a bunch of wild animals.
Sango suddenly froze and started having a hard time with her breathing. Her chest ached and she slowly stood up and walked over to the door and rested her ear to it. Suddenly, her eyes widened and she ran over to a chair and jammed it under the door to keep it from opening. She knew exactly what the noise was was.
"Sango? Whats going on?" Kagome asked, now frightened.
Sango licked her lips nervously. "Pirates." She whispered under her breath.
Kagome cocked her head to the side and her eyes narrowed. "Im sorry, what did you say?"
Just as the words left her mouth, did the door being to rattle and shake. The loud voices that were once distant and far were now very close. Very close. They banged on the closed door, trying to break it down. Suddenly Kagome flinched as she heard the wood crack.
"PIRATES!" Sango yelled out.
The door swung open and crashed to the floor with an exaggerated thudding noise. Kagome screamed out in panic and in fear until a hand came over her mouth to stop her.
"Shut up, you wench!" Someone growled behind her.
Kagome's hands were brought around her back and she was picked up off the ground and forced out of the room. The hand over her mouth was dirty and filthy and she could taste the filth of it. She looked over her shoulder to see Sango in a similar position with two other men. Pirates. Sango was right. They were Pirates. Dirty filthy, murdering pirates.
They were dirty and you could smell they hadn't bathed recently. They had swords on their hips and one of them even had an eye patch probably covering a nasty scar.
The two pirates that were holding her, pushed her forward, and down toward the front of the house, roughly. Kagome's eyes widened as she saw a maid, she knew very well, lying on the floor face down with a red liquid pooling around her body.
Blood.
Kagome momentarily forgot how to walk as she stared at the bodies of her beloved servant's and house keeper's.
"Keep moving you wench!" One of the men shouted as he pushed Kagome in the back, making her jolt forward.
Kagome wanted to scream out but the hand covering her mouth wouldn't allow it. They kept moving forward and her eyes continued to grow as did the piles of bodies she saw. She and Sango were led down the long winding staircase and to the main hall of the home. Mayosaki was being held against his will as well and Kagome yelled out to him into the hand that was keeping her quiet.
Kagome was brought next to Mayosaki and Sango was kept off to the side. When everyone was assembled together and all was quite, someone with a gruff and low voice spoke. "Ahhh, there she is. Isn't she lovely men?"
A figure, that was leaning up against a pillar watching the seen unfold, walked out of the looming shadows and into the light. Kagome gasped silently to herself as she saw the man. Her chest instantly became tight in her corset. He was tall and toned. His arms, chest, and legs were very muscular and well built.
He was wearing a blood red puffy shirt that gathered at his forearms. His pants were black and they were tucked into shiny black leather boots and a scabbard that she knew held a sword, was hanging at his hip. She could sense the bad boy attitude that he held.
Her eyes widened even more as she noticed his long silver hair. It was mixture of white and silver that blended together very well. And was longer then her own! Her eyes trailed to the very top of his head where a red bandana was covered by a pirate hat. Kagome wanted to look away from the gorgeous man, but his golden -yes golden- eyes were preventing her. His eyes were catlike, the way they followed and studied her. They glowed.
He was beautiful, Kagome couldn't deny that. Truly beautiful. Like a dream.
The man chuckled at her ogling him, "see something you like wench?" Kagome's eyes instantly narrowed on him, all flirtatious feelings gone from her body. The man mearly snorted at her defiance and turned back toward Mayosaki."Ill be taking her if you don't mind."
"I mind!" Someone shouted.
Everyone turned to see Hojo running down the stairs with a sword gripped tightly in his hand.
The silver haired man laughed and turned toward Hojo who tired to strike the man down but the silver haired man kicked Hojo in his gut and grabbed the sword out of his hand before he could do anything to defy him. Hojo clutched his stomach, fell to the floor and started coughing wildly.
The man clucked his tongue and studied Hojo's sword like he was bored. "Now,now, ill have none of that." He chucked the sword to the ground right beside Hojo's head and once again turned back to Mayosaki. "Like is said before, Ill be taking her with me." The man said as he nodded his head at Kagome.
Mayosaki stared at the man like he was a pice of dirt on his shoes."Why? Why do you want Kagome?"
The man turned toward Kagome, licked his lips and winked at her. "Lets just say she tickles my fancy."
Kagome rolled her eyes and gagged in the back of her throat. Was he being serious? The silver haired man chuckled and turned back to Mayosaki. "No, Im taking her because your going to pay me to get her back." The man smirked triumphantly. "She's my prisoner."
The man then took out a piece of paper and gave it to Mayosaki. "This is the amount that I want by the end of the time I will be holding her." The man started walking toward the door but stopped. "And if you don't," he looked straight at Kagome, "she dies."
Kagome eyes widened and she heard someone gasp.
'Dies? I'm going to….die?'
"Ill bring her back by the end of two month's and you better be ready with the money. My money." The man laughed out, a sound that was choppy and and that cut through the air like a knife. Everyone followed the man Kagome aimed as the captain and they started walking back toward the door. "Lets go men!"
The men holding her complied, and started pushing Kagome toward the door be she fought back. She didn't want to go! She didn't want to leave with a pirate. How could anyone take her against her will like that? How could this be happening?
She fought and kicked but couldn't regain a good footing as the grungy men continued to push her forward. Behind her she heard someone shout her name in agony.
Once outside the house in the cool night air, she bit down onto the hand that was keeping her quiet. The man yelped out in pain and Kagome elbowed the other guy that was holding her into his gut. He recoiled back in pain and doubled over. She turned and began to run but bumped into someones hard chest. Suddenly, both of her wrists were being held in front of her by a pair of strong hands. She turned and looked right into a pair of startling golden eyes.
"You are a feisty little wench aren't you? The man snorted.
Kagome only struggled in his grip, "Don't call me that! And let me go you black hearted monster!"
The man raised an eyebrow, "Black hearted you say?" His men started to chuckle when they heard the amusement in his voice. "I could show you how truly black hearted I am."
Kagome rolled her eyes, "you disgusting-"
"Now I'm disgusting? Look wench, I don't think you understand the situation you're currently in," he leaned in real close to her face and his eyes narrowed. Her eyes narrowed to. "Your mine do you understand? My prisoner. Mine" He growled out.
She scoffed, "I belong to no one. Got it?"
The man's eyes trailed down to Kagome's left hand and studied it, and then he smiled. "Ahh, I wouldn't say you don't belong to no one..."
Kagome followed his gaze right down to her ring finger where he diamond ring sat. Out of defiance, she smiled as well and looked back up to the pirate that was now holding her captive, "I love Hojo. I don't care if I'm his prisoner." Ok so that wasn't exactly the truth but she wasn't going to tell a pirate that was now holding her captive that.
Kagome and the captain glared at each other for a momentarily before he came to a decision. 'If she won't come willingly then…' He pulled her arm toward him suddenly, just hard enough to throw off her balance. Kagome gasped as she fell towards his body. The captain bent at his knees, and brought his shoulder against her stomach and stood up with her thrown over his shoulder. It took her a minute to recover but the moment she realized her position she didn't even have to think before she acted.
She screamed at the top of her lungs.
"Don't scream you wench!" He called back to her from over his shoulder.
"Then let me down!" She screeched.
"I cant do that now can I?"
"And why is that?"
"Because you won't come willingly! Thats why!"
"Of course I won't come willingly. Are you delusional? Put me down!" She yelled at him again as best she could from her position over his shoulder. When he didn't reply to her antics Kagome resumed beating his back with her fists. She would have kicked her legs as well, but, given her position, Kagome was worried about someone getting a good look up her dress; that would be far more mortifying than just being carried around on this guy's shoulder.
"Lets go men!" The captain ordered once again. His back was starting to ache from all of her pounding. She wasn't overly strong, but she somehow managed the ability to hit the exact same spot over and over again. His crew didn't argue as the followed him down the path to the dock were there ship was waiting. He completely ignored the girl hitting and thrashing around on his back.
"Captain."
The man stopped and turned, Kagome to, to see another man running up to him, dragging Sango along with him. The captain rolled his eyes. That lecher had found himselfanother woman? "What do you want Miroku?"
Miroku was the first mate and best friend to the captain. He was a tall, lengthy man with dark hair and eyes. He was less built then the silver haired man was, but he was still very muscular. He wore a purple shirt that was tucked into his black pants that were also tucked into a pair of old black boots. He had a single gold hoop eating hanging from his ear and a sword that hung down at his hip.
"I found her inside with some of the men. And she was just so lovely, that I had to to take her with me. Can I keep her?" Miroku asked hopefully.
Sango fought him back however, "Keep me?" Sango asked bewildered. "Get your hands off me! You disgusting perverted-"
"Yes you may keep her." The captain said cutting off Sango's rants. "But you have to take care of her and look after her. She's quite beautiful and you know how the men tend to be." The man smirked as he walked and Kagome suddenly felt a whole different nervousness then the one she was already feeling.
"Thank you!" Miroku excitedly. He dragged Sango ahead of the captain and down the path.
"Let me go you pervert! Get your hands off of me you disgusting, repulsive, lercherou's…." Sango shouted as she continued to fight against Miroku's grasp.
Kagome rolled her eyes, "Can you let me down now? This hurts." She grunted. His shoulder was pressing into her bladder.
The captain snorted, "So? whats your point?"
Kagome slammed her hands down onto the back of her captor and let out a frustrated huff. "Your impossible! Let me down!"
The man only snorted again. "I will not. I believe your just going to have to suffer."
Kagome groaned again and tried to wiggle her way out of his grasp, but nothing worked. Finally, she gave up. What more was she to do?She let herself be carried around like a sack of potatoes or a rag doll. After some time of them walking down a secret path Kagome didn't know was behind the house, Kagome closed her eyes. She didn't even realize she had fallen asleep until she felt a slight rocking motion beneath her.
She peeked out of one dark eyelash and slowly opened the other. Her head felt like it was full of stones. She wondered how long she had been asleep. She noted she was positioned so she was looking directly at the nights sky. It was filled with stars and constellations that she knew by heart, thanks to her father. She sat up and rubbed her throbbing head. "Ughnnn. Where…where am I?" She asked as her eyes tried to focus to the surroundings around her.
Kagome blinked upward and saw a person staring back down at her from their perch in the ships crows nest. He smirked as she saw him gaping at her. The main sail was fluttering slightly in the evening wind and some of the men were running to try and regain control of the main sheet.
Kagome gazed over her shoulder and paled. The ship Kagome had been placed was flying under the Jolly Roger flag. A pirate flag.
"Hey look! The prisoners awake!" Someone bellowed from a spot Kagome couldn't pinpoint. "Go tell captain Inu!" Someone yelled. Kagome's eyes instantly widened and she stiffened up like a wooden bored.
'No. It cant be…'
She then realized she was sitting on deck of the ship. The wooden floor was a tad wet from being mopped recently and she immediately stood up and brushed her dress off. She wrapped her arms around herself in a set of protection and then turned her body around and nearly fainted when she saw the silver haired man, who had taken her captive, behind the wheel of the ship.
A pirate ship.
He was steering the ship with ease until one of his men came up and whispered into his ear. His eyes instantly flashed to Kagome and he smirked. She licked her lips and rubbed her arms to get the hairs that were now standing on end to relax. She would't let herself be nervous around any of these disreputable men. The captain handed the wheel over to Miroku and then walked down the stairs to greet Kagome. He strode over to her with a cockiness that made Kagome's stomach do flip-flops.
"Ahhh, I see your awake." He smirked as he finally got closer to her. "Thats good. Your a deep sleeper you know." He stated. He had tried waking her up when they had arrived back at the ship, but she wouldn't. He wanted to put her in his quarters and lock the door, but he had decided against it. He wanted to keep a good eye on her.
Kagome ignored his comment completely. "You're …you're captain Inu Jones, aren't you?"
He took off his hat and bowed gracefully in front of her, like he had done it a million times before. "At your service madam." He rose and winked playfully, which made her want to throw up all over the newly mopped deck.
"Oh no this cant be happening." She whispered half to herself.
The smug captain only smiled. "So you've heard of me I see. I guess my reputation precedes me."
Kagome shook her head and crossed her arms. "Thats not something to be proud of."
Inu Jones smiled,"I am proud."
Kagome raised and eyebrow. "Oh? And why is that? All of the things people have heard or said about you are bad. Why would you want a reputation like that?"
He smirked, licked his lips and leaned in closer to her. "Because I am a bad man."
Kagome rolled her eyes."Oh believe me, I know."
The captain wrapped an arm around her shoulder as if they were all buddy-buddy. "Why don't you explain to me, and the crew of course," He gestured toward the men who were smiling evilly at the new development, "what it is exactly that you know."
Kagome peeled his hand off of her he shoulder like he oozed slime and stepped back and placed a finger on her chin like she was deep in thought. "Lets see if I remember this correctly," She spat at him and the captain only folded his arms and eyed the young woman hungrily. She was feisty and he liked the fire that was behind her eyes. It excited him.
"You pillage, you plunder and rob innocent people just because you feel like it. You also kill whoever sees your face..." Kagome started.
The captains eyes sparkled. "Go on."
"You take all the money you can get your dirty pirate hands on, you burn down villages and towns…"
He nodded his head and smiled. "Uhuh.."
"And you never ever leave any survivors." She started with a nod.
He stared at the deck of his ship in contemplation. "So let me get this straight. I never leave any survivors?"
She nodded. "Yupp."
Now it was the captain's turn to bring a thoughtful hand to his chin. "if I never leave any survivors, why did I leave most of the people in the house you were living in alive?"
Kagome's smug look slipped off her face which made the captian's smile grow wider."Well uh…um…im not really sure," she mumbled.
Inu Jones smirked smugly started to circle Kagome like a hungry vulture. "And more importantly," he said going bak to his original thought, "why did I leave you alive?"
Now that one stumped Kagome. Why had he left her alive? He could have simply taken a bunch of money from the household and then killed everyone. And he knew exactly who he wanted. He wanted Kagome. But the question was, why?
Inu Jones continued to circle Kagome and finally stopped right behind her. He leaned down toward her ear making her tense up. He smirked as he whispered in her ear, "maybe I left you alive because you do in fact, tickle my fancy."
The captain grinned as he could hear her breathing become more labored and shallow. He was turning her on slightly. He could smell the very womanly scent that was radiating off of Kagomes skin. It innticed him and made his inner demon start to act like a horny jackass. "Your such a pig." She finally whispered.
She tried marching away, to anyplace but beside the captain, but a hand shot out and grabbed her arm. She turned back around to a smug looking captain. "Where do you think your going? Look around you. Your at sea. There is no place you can hide from me."
Kagome stared at her arm that his clawed hand was gripped around and then back up at his face. "Where are we?"
The captains eyebrows nit themselves together at her strange and random question. "At sea?"
She rolled her eyes. "I know that." She turned and looked over the side of the deck and her eyes widened. Dark omonus waves lapped at the side of the ship as it sailed on into the darkness. There weren't any town lights as far as the eye could see and Kagome knew she had been sleeping for quite some time. She was really truly at sea. Sailing away from home.
Suddenly a thought popped into her head. Kagome whilred around to face the captain who was watching her intently. "Wheres Sango?"
The captains brow furrowed. "Who?"
"Sango! My best friend! Where is she?" Kagome demanded.
"Hey Miroku!" Inu Jone yelled over his shoulder, not truing away from Kagome. Miroku looked up to the captain. "Do you know anyone by the name of Sango?"
Miorku smirked and got a glint in his eye that Kagome didn't much care for. "Sango you say? Well she's a little," Miroku gulped and blushed, placing a nervous hand behind his head, "held up at the moment."
Kagome glared at the repulsive pirate. He had better not be hurting a single hair on Sango's head.
Hearing enough, she turned back to the waves that licked at the side of the ship and her mind drifted to her family and her new fiancé. Hojo may have been a bit cowardly and sure he sometimes wasn't the brightest, but he was the most kind and sincere person she had ever met. Kagome subconsciously played with the ring that weighed down her finger when she blurted out, "Where are we going?"
"That dosen't really matter now does it?" The captain replied.
Kagome whipped back around, marched right up to Inu Jone's face undeterred. He smirked down at her and as she jabbed a finger to his chest. "Listen you unimaginable disgusting shallow human being, you tell me where we are right now! Im not playing games with you." She growled.
Inu Jone's smirked. He loved the way she got angry when she was being passionate about something. She was a curious creature wasn't she? "Were sailing away from England. Thats all you need to know for now."
Kagome squinted at him. "Excuse me?"
The captain ignored the girl as he turned over his shoulder to yell at Miroku to take Kagome down to his quater's and to lock her in there.
"What? Hey!" Kagome squeaked as Miroku handed the ship to one of the grungy sailors and took hold of Kagome's arm and started leading her to a set of stairs. "Unhand me! Let me go!" She yelled as she struggled agisn't his grip.
"Im sorry miss, I cannot do that." Miroku said as he lead her toward the captain's room was. "Capatain's order." He added.
Seeing that he wasn't going to let go of her, Kagome snorted and lifted her chin into the air, letting anyone and everyone know she would not bend to the likes of pirates.
Miroku lead her past a empty jail cell and down a small hallway and into a dimply lit room. Miroku lit another candle and light flooded into the space allowing Kagome to see.
In the room there was a long desk parallel to a window that overlooked the ocean and that was facing the door with papers, maps and atlases strewn all across it in a cluttered matter. Next to it was a long sofa with a blanket and shiny black boots perched next to it. Then there was a small alcove and a king size bed with a red comforter on top. Everything, besides the desk, was a lot cleaner then Kagome figured it would be.
Miroku cleared his throat and turned back to Kagome. "The captain should be down after he's finished with making his nightly rounds with the men. Then he will retire back here with you." Miroku started for the door but stopped just before walking out. "I wouldn't anger the captain if I were you." Miroku said over his shoulder, and then proceeded to walk out, shutting the door tightly behind him. Kagome rolled her eyes and stared at the door as she heard the tumbler in the lock, click shut.
She was locked in.
Kagome marched over to the door and started pounding her fists on it as hard as she could muster. "Hey! You cant just lock me in here! Unlock this door at once!"
"Im sorry miss." Miroku said softly. "Captain's-"
"Yeah I know, I know." Kagome said in a mock tone of Miroku's. "Captain's order's."
Miroku chuckled wich made Kagome frown. "Goodnight miss."
"I hate you!" Kagome shouted at the door which made Miroku chuckle as he walked away. Man was the captain in for it! This wench was a stubborn one.
Once Kagome was sure he was gone and she couldn't hear any noises coming from outside the door, she walked over to the window and stared out toward the rolling and untamable sea. She couldn't see a thing and she knew it was pointless to try and figure out where they were bound for.
She was stuck. And she was a prisoner. Any chance of escape now was nonexistent. All hope was gone.
Sighing, Kagome hesitantly walked over to the bed and sat down. The sheets were crisp and the bedding was quite soft. Kagome removed her shoes and her silk stockings and placed them neatly on the floor and lay back, resting her hands behind her head.
'How could this have happened to me? What could Inu Jone's possibly want from me? Me! Of all people he had to kidnap me? What use could I be to him?' Kagome's thought's pounding into her head. A million questions she knew would go unanswered. She then thought of her fiancé and how he was faring. And what of her mother? Had news yet reached her? Was she in agony over her kidnapped daughter? Oh how she missed being in the safe and warm embrace of her mother's breast. How she longed for the feeling of her father's large hand holding onto her own in comfort.
Kagome groaned and rolled over and lay atop one of the finely silk pillows she knew the dreaded pirate must have stolen from a wealthy town. "Ive got to get home." She mumbled and she closed her eyes that she now noticed weighed a ton. Had she been this tired this whole time? Suddenly, her world was filled with nothing as she drifted into a deep, dark sleep.
Up on deck the captain was just finished barking order's at his men to finish tying down the main sails. He then said goodnight to Miroku and told him to be on a strict look out for any ships that might be searching for them, and then headed below deck. Most of his men were sleeping in their tight and unspacious bunks by now and he snorted at how much they actually put up with. Inu jones smirked and walked down a hallway and grabbed out a key that was placed around his neck and hidden in his shirt and unlocked the door to his room. He sighed, shut the door and walked right past his bed and removed his boots like he did every night. He was yanking of the second boot when he then realized and noticed Kagome sleeping peacefully on his bed. His bed.
He smirked and walked over to her, one boot off and one on, and kneeled next to her and stared at her face in deep contemplation. Her cheeks were slightly pink and her face seemed to glow from the candle light. There was something about her he could't place. He hadn't acted like his usual jackass self. He had almost turned into a puddle of mushy goo when he saw her. He had heard Kagome was pretty but he never expected she would be as beautiful as she was.
The captain sighed and suddenly growled and stepped back from her. He couldn't let himself be swayed by her. He had to much of a reputation that couldn't be ruined.
He walked over to the sofa bed and took off his shirt and bandana and tricorn hat. His ear sprung free and swiveled into place. Most people never got to see this side of him. Only Miroku had ever witnessed the captain without a hat or bandana on. His ears were dog ears in the shape of perfect triangles. They matched his silver hair as they were white in color and where pink and fuzzy on the inside. He kept them hidden and a secret. If people knew he was a hanyou they probably wouldn't fear him as they all do now. Fear was a powerful thing and he didn't want his reputation tainted by his human blood.
He kicked his feet up and wrapped the blanket that was resting on the side of the love seat and sighed in exhaustion.
He looked over at Kagome one last time and snorted as she snored softly in her sleep. She was adorable without even trying. Inu Jone's frowned and brought the blanket up around himself until all that could be seen of him were his ears sticking out of the top. He heard his new prisoner snoring softly and he could't help but snort quietly to himself.
'Maybe this wench will be a interesting adjustment around here.'
He couldn't help himself as he fell asleep, smiling.
Yay! The mysterious Inu Jones makes his appearance. Tell me what you think of this chapter. I see you guys reading my chapters and not reviewing you lazy butts. REVIEW! It makes me update faster ;)
I am so incredibly sorry it has taken me forever to get this chapter out. I have been mainly preoccupied with my other story's. But now that I'm finished with The New Girl In Town I will be able to update a lot more frequently. Thank you for being patient with me. Im a scatter brain sometimes...