A/N: Just for the record, I write most of my chapters in school on looseleaf. =P Which is why when I get home, I can just type it up. I usually proof-read my stories when typing. Ok ok, enough chatter, to the fic plz.

Oh and another thing, this story will have a sequel. I'm gonna kill of a character, but he/she's gonna come back. And I ain't telling who I'mma kill off.

Oh and yus, I have named his ship the Tetsusaiga. But Inu still uses a sword of course =P ok ok, to the story!

Chapter 3

Miroku grew frantic and began to pace the room nervously.

"Oh My Kami, we need to hide it…where is it? If we lose it, Naraku is surely going to enslave all pirates. Or worse! He could…he could-"

"Relax…I've been keeping it." Inuyasha reached inside his hat, under his red bandana, and pulled out a necklace with a beautiful, shining, pearl-like jewel and hung it in Miroku's face.

"Yes, yes, but that's what Naraku would expect. He would expect you to keep it since you're too stubborn to give it to anyone else." Miroku concluded.

"Hey! I'll have you know I ain't stubborn!" Inuyasha replied.

"You're stubborn enough to deny your stubborn…therefore you're stubborn." Miroku stated.

"Ok, whatever. But how are we to keep the jewel away from him?"

"Anyway, anyhow, Naraku could get a hold of the Shikon No Tama. We need some kind of…plan."

Inuyasha looked up to the ceiling, thinking.

"I have an idea." He smirked.

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"Kagome! Cap'n wants to see ye."

Kagome stopped her work and stood up, heading for the captain's room.

When she opened the door, she spotted Miroku & 'Silverclaw'. The captain looked like he was in a bad mood.

"Um…yes Captain?" she squeaked.

"No time for damn formalities, girl. Get the hell in here and close the door while yer at it."

Kagome stepped into the room and closed the door. Before she could blink, 'Silverclaw' grabbed her by the neck of her shirt & pulled her up to his eye level, since he was taller than her.

"Ok wench, you and I are going to be on more…'friendlier' terms, ye' got that?"

Kagome blushed, wondering what exactly he meant when he said 'friendly.'

"Have you ever heard of the Shikon No Tama Jewel?" he asked.

"The what?"

"I'll take that as a no." then, he let go of her making her drop to the floor.

'Silverclaw' pulled out the Shikon No Tama from under his hat & bandana.

"See this wench?" Inuyasha held up the jewel to her face.

Kagome had never seen a jewel so beautiful, even if she was rich.

The light, pinkish, purplish, pearl-like jewel made her eyes go wide. She wanted so desperately to reach out and hold the jewel.

"It's…it's beautiful." Kagome's voice hushed to a whisper.

"Yeah? Well you're gonna be keeping it for me." He took the jewel away from her face.

Kagome stood up. "Excuse me?"

"That jewel, Lady Kagome, holds great power. It is a jewel that almost all pirates want," Miroku stated. "With it, a pirate can control the seas, the creatures in the seas, as he pleases. The only reason Captain Silverclaw has it in his possession, is from family."

"But…why am I to keep it?" she asked. "Aren't I nothing but a filthy prisoner to you?" she spat the last part at him.

"Because of…Naraku." Miroku said.

"Who is Naraku?" Kagome asked.

Inuyasha was getting impatient with all her stupid questions, so he decided just to spill it all out to her.

The silver-haired captain growled and took her by the shoulders.

"Okay listen up, and listen up good you little wench!" he screeched. "Because this jewel is of such great power, Naraku, that ugly son of a bitch, would not even think that I would put the Shikon No Tama in the hands of such a weak, pathetic human. Let alone the hands of a girl! So unless you want the seas to be controlled by a maniac who would enslave all the seas, you will listen & obey about this jewel. Is that clear, bitch?!"

Kagome had never been so scared, she was almost going to cry. His grip on her loosened when he spotted tears form in her eyes.

"W-what?" he gasped. "Are…are you fucking crying?!"

"What does it look like I'm doing you jerk?!" she sobbed. "Yes I'm crying!" Big, clear tears rolled down her face. Inuyasha gave a glance to Miroku, but he only rolled his eyes and gestured for him to comfort her.

Miroku gave him a look that said, You need to learn a lot more about women and their feelings.

Inuyasha didn't know a thing about comforting, so he did the first thing that came to mind. He wrapped his arms around her in an embrace. Kagome instantly stopped crying in surprise.

Miroku smirked evily. Well well…Mr. Heart-Of-Ice over here finally showed some warmth! He thought.

"Better?" Inuyasha whispered.

"W-why did you hug me?" Kagome whispered back. "I thought you despised me."

"Keh…w-well…it was the only thing that came to mind! Yeah! That's it!" Inuyasha pushed her away and crossed his arms.

Kagome fumed inside. Oh that BASTARD!

You would think he could actually be considerate and gentle for ONCE! Ugh! Screw the rules about being a lady! I oughta-

Her thoughts were interrupted when 'Silverclaw' finally said,

"So, you gonna protect it for me or what?"

"Yeah yeah…fine…I will."

"Good," he turned to Miroku. "Miroku, do you mind leaving me & Kagome alone for a second?"

Kagome gave a look of fear to Miroku, but he had hurriedly left.

She turned back to Inuyasha. Was he going to scream at her again, to make sure she kept her possession of the jewel as a secret? Was he gonna beat her to get it straight to her head? Or worse? Would he…force himself on her? All this to get a rule stuck to her brain? All these "what if's" made her feel weak.

"I said we needed to be on more friendlier terms," he broke the silence. Kagome redied herself in case she needed to do a mad dash out of the room.

"So I'll have to tell…or rather show you my secret." He didn't look at her. He began to take off his hat, but before he took off his bandana, he stopped.

"You have to promise not to run or scream. Only Miroku, Sango, and Shippo, our navigator, know about this."

Kagome nodded. What exactly was he he hiding?

"Okay, ready for this?" he asked, his hand on the bandana, ready to pull it off.

"One…two…."

A/N: OOH……CLIFFY. I think you guys know already. LOL And yusss the Shikon No Tama! The dream jewel for pirates to rule the sea! BWAHAHA.

And yes, hanyous, youkais, etc. live in their world.