Chapter 4. Purpose

She woke up to the sound of something shuffling around the space she was dreaming in. Her eyes rolled around underneath her eyelids until they fluttered open. She stretched her arms over her head and smiled in comfort and warmth.

"Ahhhh. You're awake I see."

Kagome jolted up into a sitting position and instantly wrapped the blanket that was keeping her warm, up under chin. Her eyes adjusted to the blinding light that was filing the captains room and looked around the space until her eyes found the captain lounging lazily in a chair behind his desk. His feet were propped up on his mess of maps and atlases and had a small hand knife in between both pointer fingers and was studying it intently. He smirked.

"Good morning." The captain said. Kagome noticed that he had exchanged his deeper red shirt to a pure white one that showed off his chiseled and muscular chest.

Kagome ran a hand through her hair and coughed awkwardly and hoped that he didn't notice the blush that started to creep its way across her face. "I would't really consider it a good morning considering you're here." She spat as she threw the blankets keeping her body warm aside. Goosebumps instantly popped up on her arms from the cool air.

Inu Jone's smirk blew up into a full blown smile. "Someone's a little feisty this morning."

Kagome ignored him and walked over to the window and stared at the puffy white clouds that stretched across the crisp blue sky. Inu Jones turned his chair toward her so he cold look at her fully. Her dress was disheveled from sleeping and her hair had fallen out of its tidy up-do and was now halfway up and halfway down. She looked beautiful with the sun shining on her. Inu Jone's instantly frowned. He couldn't let Kagome, a girl who was already engaged, become his weakness.

There was a nock at the door and both Inu Jones and Kagome stared at it, unmoving.

"Captain?" Came a muffled voice behind the wooden door.

"Come in." Inu Jone's ordered.

Miroku pushed open the door with a tray in his hands with a few items of food on it. He saw Kagome and smiled. "Ahh Miss Kagome. I see you're awake and looking as gorgeous as ever." He sent a wink at Kagome who rolled her eyes.

The captain gave Miroku a warning look."Miroku cut the crap will ya'?"

Miroku smirked and walked over to the desk so he could set down on the bed. "Breakfast." He presented.

Kagome's eyebrow rose and she stared at the food apprehensively. "Oh? So I'm allowed breakfast? I don't have to eat slop like a good little prisoner?"

Inu Jone's grinned deviously. "Well if you prefer, I could order Miroku to get some very fine slop for you."

Kagome glared at the captain which only made him grin harder. Miroku smirked at the equally matched pair and then took a bite out of a bright green apple that was calling his name. Some if the apple's juices dripped down his mouth and he whipped it away with his sleeve. "So," He began with his mouth full,"what are the plans for today captain? The crew has asked me to ask you."

Inu Jone's stood up and began pacing the length of the room. His finger's drummed on his chin and stared out to the open sea. "Kagome and I will be up on deck after she's finished with her breakfast."

Kagome jumped slightly at the use of her name coming out of his lips and turned toward the captain, but he had his attention plastered out the glass window. Miroku stared at them awkwardly before smirking and walking back toward the door. "Well I will tell the crew to keep the heading that were on, yes?"

Inu Jone's nodded but still didn't look away. "Yes."

Miroku smirked at Kagome who rolled her eyes yet again at him and then he shut the door behind him. His smirk widened into a full blown smile as he walked away, still munching and crunching on his apple.

Kagome walked back over to the bed and sat down on the edge, staring at the food like it had grown legs and was starting to dance the can-can.

"The food isn't poisoned nor has it been tampered with. It won't harm you." Inu Jone's turned back toward Kagome and nodded toward the tray. "Eat."

Kagome glared at him. "Why? Why do you want me to eat so badly? In fact," Kagome stood up and put her hands to her hips, "Why do you want me to do anything? Why am I here? Why have you imprisoned me?" Kagome marched right up into his face and were almost touching noses and sneered at him. "Why do you want me so badly?"

The captain stared down at Kagome and smirked at her hungrily. "Oh trust me I want you very, very badly."

Kagome pushed on his chest. "Ugh! You are so disgusting."

He grabbed onto her wrists and held them in front of her face. "Well lets face facts, shall we? You're in my quarter's. You're on my ship and you're my prisoner. So weather I'm disgusting or not doesn't really matter now does it?" Kagome tried pulling her hands out of his grasp but he was stronger then she was. Much stronger. "You need me and you know it."

Kagome scoffed and glared into his unreal glowing eyes. "I don't need help from the likes of a pirate."

The captain reluctantly let go of her hands and she sat down next to the tray of food. Indeed much of the food did look quite delicious but Kagome knew there was a catch. "Why am I here?" She asked again, more forcefully this time.

He grinned at her persistence. "I have brought you here-"

"You kidnapped me," she corrected.

"Whatever. You're here because I need you to find something for me."

Kagome's forehead scrunched up in puzzlement. Why would any pirate, of any kind, need her for anything much less find anything? "I don't understand."

The captain marched around his desk and took out a key that he had hidden underneath the ruffles of his shirt and opened a drawer in his desk and pulled out a small wooden box that also required a small key.

"Whats that?" Kagome asked.

Inu Jones walked over to his bed and sat down beside Kagome which made her squirm a little. "This is something of great value."

"That box is?"

"Hardly." The captain said as he opened the wooden boxes lid to reveal several small pink shards of what appears to be quartz. The glowed brightly before Kagome's eyes and she muffled a small gasp.

"What are those?" She asked as she reached out and grabbed one of the shards. The captain watched her intently as she studied the small shard in her open palm as if it were a fragile and broken dove.

Kagome felt power, power like she hadn't ever felt before, surge through her entire body as she held that little pink stone. "Woah," she breathed.

Inu Jone's smiled at her reaction, pleased with himself that he had finally found the girl that could solve his problems. "Do you know what these are?"

Kagome gazed down at the small stone and licked her lips. "Its a fragment of the Shikon Jewel. Though I don't understand why its broken like this."

Inu Jone's eyes sparkled and his nostrils flared. "Prescicley."

Kagome's head cocked to side as she stared at the fragment in confusion. How had she known that? She had never even heard of something called a Shikon jewel before in her life so how had she been able to tell what these small fragments were? It was like…she had just known. As if it had been taught to her, her whole life. She dropped the fragment back into the small box like it had suddenly burned her skin and she returned her gaze back to her captor. "Why are you showing me these?"

"Because," he said as he locked the box shut," I am unable to find all of the shards. Though I know that you can."

"I can? How?"

He smirked. "You can feel their presence and aura can't you?" Its was true, though Kagome hated to admit it, she could. She could actually feel the shards. Like she was still holding them in her hand. She let her eyes roam around the room on anything that wasn't the smug captain and Inu Jone's nodded. "Uhuh. I thought so." He stood up off of his bed and placed the box back inside of his desk and locked it shut.

"Well Im sorry. I don't know how I can help you find something I know nothing about."

Kagome stared at him and let herself relax a bit more. Now she knew that she had a perpose and that captain needed her which mean't that she would be kept alive. Kagome picked up some grapes off the tray and popped them into her mouth. "So tell me exactly," Kagome said with a mouthful of grapes, ignoring any laws of etiquette. "Where do you intend to look for these shards?"

Inu Jone's sat behind his desk and stared at the women before him. "I guess we'll just have to search anywhere and everywhere."

Kagome scoffed. "And you expect me to just let you drag me all around to god knows where, looking for the rest of the stupid jewel? You must be dreaming."

The captain smirked. "Well I do expect you to. Unless you want to become shark food or walk the plank. Your choice."

Kagome sighed reluctantly and stood up and brushed out her skirt. "Fine. Ill help you. Just promise me once I help you find the rest of the jewel you'll let me go."

Inu Jone's held his hands in front of him like he was being held at gun point. "You have my word." Seeing that Kagome gave him a doubtful look he added, "I never go back on my word."

Kagome sighed. "Good."

They sat in silence, staring at one another before the captain began to chuckle softly to himself. "Whats to funny?" Kagome asked.

He shrugged and began shuffling paper's around his desk as if they were suddenly very important. "Oh nothing. I just figured you to be a smart girl."

Kagome's face began to go red. "Excuse me? I am a smart girl!"

The captains eyebrow rose. "Oh yes? Well if your as smart as you say you are, I would've guessed that you were smart enough to notice that the door has been unlocked since Miroku came and left."

He couldn't help the booming laugh that escaped his lips as Kagome sprinted for the door and escaped out into the hallway.


Yes I know its a miracle... I actually updated on this story. Who'da thunk it huh?