Hey there again guys!! Yes I know so soon! Like I said in the last chapter I had already started writing this chapter!! I think you'll love this chapter! It's a shocker!! Like le gasp.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha (Kuso…)

Now, on with the chapter!

Chapter Eleven: Glowing Kagome

It has been two days since the meeting with his friends and he already had all of them give them a report about Muso. It was obvious he was a spy and he kept a close eye on Kagome. They, also, noticed he would sneak off at night and send a bird once a week. He would disappear sometimes too to retrieve a message a bird would leave in a discreet place. Inuyasha had distanced himself from Kagome so the spy wouldn't have anything to report about them. They figured out that he not only kept an eye on Kagome, but he was closely watching Inuyasha as well. They noticed he would pay extra special attention to where Inuyasha was heading when ports were near. One time, Inuyasha even found his desk papers disheveled and his traveling journal open. The spy was getting sloppy. Supplies were running low (not the rum, of course) and they were living off of bread and water.

This is not good. I need to do something and quick before everyone on the ship starts trying to eat each other. Inuyasha went about pacing the room, before an idea popped into his head. I hope Kagome won't kill me after this. I need her help on this one. He thought and with that left his quarters and went to find Kagome. When he did find her, she seemed absolutely irritated. Bankotsu was looking at her from afar, while Kouga sat beside her on the couch in the living area, trying to put his arm around her, while shooting glares at Bankotsu. All the while, Muso watched from a corner. Inuyasha smirked as he saw the perfect opportunity to put his plan into action, and tick off Kouga and Bankotsu all at the same time.

He walked up to Kagome, making sure Muso was watching, and leaned close to her ear.

"We're being watched, now follow me and make it look good." He whispered, Kagome blushing and nodded once that she understood.

She gave him a bright smile that made his insides melt, though he kept a smirk on his face. He held out his hand to her and she took it gently. Inuyasha pulled her up and watched as fury contorted Kouga's face as he had to restrain himself from growling as he heard Inuyasha's whisper. He gave Inuyasha a quick nod before Inuyasha led Kagome out. He took a quick glance to Bankotsu and Muso. Bankotsu looked as if he would rip him to shreds, but the curiosity on Muso's face made him rejoice on the inside.

He led Kagome down the hallway which held the bedrooms of the crew, all the while Kagome had managed to keep the blush on her cheeks and play along with his plan. She kept the act up, even though she didn't have a clue at what this was about. When he got to his destination, he pushed Kagome into the door and crashed his lips onto hers in a passionate kiss. He tilted her head up with her finger to gain more access to her luscious lips. He completely backed her into the door, one hand gently on the side of her face, while the other was searching the door for the doorknob. When he found it, he took a quick peek to find Muso watching from around the corner. He backed Kagome into the room and slammed the door shut as he continued to ravish her a few minutes longer. He could smell the spike in her scent and it intoxicated him. He didn't want to end it, but he needed his spy problem taken care of. I hope she doesn't kill me…

He, reluctantly, pulled away from her and she had to catch herself as her body went forward to find the warmth that had just left. She stood there a moment before her eyes slowly opened.

"Wha-?" She was about to ask before he covered her mouth with his hand.

"There is a spy right outside the door and I need you to knock him out for me."

"All that for just knocking a guy out!?"

"…yeah… can you please just knock him out."

"Fine." Kagome growled.

She stormed over to the door, and whipped it open to find the guy who had blatantly stared at her back when the storm was reeking havoc on the Casanova.

"Hi." She said with mock sweetness before pulling a fist back and punching the man square between the eyes. The guy went flying backwards into the wall. He was already unconscious before he even hit the wood, and slumped to the floor. Kagome dusted her hands off and stormed down the hallway.

"What, no victory kiss, koi?" Inuyasha called after her.

"Fuck. You, and don't you "koi" me, dick cheese!" She yelled over her shoulder, slamming the door shut to her room.

Inuyasha winced at the sound of the slamming door. Great, I'm in trouble again. He thought sighing heavily. He was making his way over to Muso when the ship suddenly jerked, making Inuyasha run into the wall. He heard a loud thud come from Kagome's room and rushed to see if she was alright. He opened the door to find Kagome getting up and rubbing her head with a string of curses coming out of her mouth.

"You know a woman should be modest."

"Shut up! I'll see what's going on top-side. You take care of peeping nuisance, then get to the deck as soon as possible, dobe." She said making her way out of the room.

Inuyasha was left standing thee, confused. He blinked a few times before doing the task Kagome had set.

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When Kagome got to the deck, chaos had ensued. Crew members were running about trying to secure items to the boat and keep the ship working efficiently. Blood could be seen on the deck, but no owners of the blood. Kagome looked around again and only saw crew members running around the deck, steering the ship in a different direction, and trying to stay off of the middle deck. Kagome made her way over to where the blood was and tried to figure out who was hurt. She bent down and realized a demon was hurt, so she didn't worry too much as they healed faster than humans. Plus, if they could move, then there was nothing too worry about.

"KAGOME LOOK OUT!" Kagome shot up, and saw what was coming at her, but it was too late.

Thin metal-like sharp pin, half a foot long, came at her at a high speed. Two lodged themselves into her left shoulder, three lodged into both legs, and two went straight through her abdomen. She fell backwards onto the deck, each wound bleeding through her clothes, creating a puddle. I need to get up. "Kuso…" I have to help. "Kuso…" I have to get up. "Kuso…" I can't die… not yet. "Kuso…" I won't sit back and watch everything be destroyed!

Kagome's body pulsed, anger radiating off her body. Her eyes were covered by her raven bangs. Chaos continued around her, but it all started to move in slow motion. Men were shouting, but they seemed mute to her. A blue aura started to seep out of her body. Her body pulsed again, her light blue aura surrounding her body completely. Her body started to rise up, first to a standing position before her feet lifted off the floor slightly. Her hair and shirt moved slightly as if a wind were blowing it gently. The sea-creature must have sensed a change in her body as it shot more of it's thin metal-like pins at her.

Inuyasha barged out onto the deck as soon as Kagome was hit with the needles. He watched as more lodged themselves into her body while others went straight through her.

"KAGOME!" He shouted about to dart to her to help her, but a strong hand clasped itself onto his shoulder.

Inuyasha whipped around to find Miroku watching Kagome's form, a seriousness about his expression.

"I wouldn't go out there if I were you, unless you want to be purified." He stated, releasing his friend's form.

"Purified?"

"Yes. Do you see that blue light surrounding her?"

"Yeah…"

"This is a miko aura. If you, or one of the demon crew members go near her, you will be purified. Trust me, it's not a day in the park. Just watch what happens."

Inuyasha turned his attention back to the female, not really sure what he should be looking at. It was then that he noticed all the pins that was sticking out of her body were slowly removing themselves from her. He watched as every single last one dropped onto the deck. He felt his jaw slacken as he watched the glowing Kagome with interest. She had finally looked up, her bangs not covering her eyes anymore, and he noticed they were a glowing blue instead of the sparkling hazel. Her hair flew around her, her shirt moving wildly as if a gust was now blowing it. He watched as she gracefully raised her right arm, her forefinger pointing at the serpent. The monster froze instantly and started to unwind itself. The sea-creature's color started to fade into a gray as the tail started to flake away, as if decaying.

The whole process took five minutes, as the very last of the ash flew away into a nonexistent wind. Kagome started to slow descend from her floating position, her light slowly disappearing into her body. Her foot gently touched down, toes first, then heel. Her eyes faded back to the hazel color, though it was dull instead of sparkling. Her other foot touched down soon after, her tresses falling down her back. Inuyasha noticed her knees were going to give out and she would soon drop to the ground. He raced to catch her, but found he wouldn't make it so he slide on his knees catching her in his lap. He brought up his hand to cup her cheek, but as soon as he touched her skin, his hand burned. He withdrew quickly, but didn't make any kind of sign that he had been hurt. He looked over her body and noticed she was still bleeding and she was losing color in her face, but she was still breathing, even if shallow.

Miroku was shouting orders to the human members of their crew to get a basin of cold water, rags, and medical supplies and bring them to Kagome's room. He quickly made his way over to where Inuyasha was and proceeded to pick Kagome up, with little help from the hanyō. He tried to convince Miroku he would be alright to carry Kagome, but the monk insisted that if the captain didn't want to get hurt anymore, he would let him carry her. Inuyasha just nodded and went ahead to check on the spy and make sure everything was prepared for when Miroku arrived. He was pulling the blankets off the bed as Miroku entered the room and placed Kagome on the bed. He rolled up his sleeves getting ready to work and started to unbutton Kagome's shirt before he was stopped by a raged growl.

"If you want me to stop the bleeding and bandage her up, I need to take off her shirt. I will also need to check on the wounds on her legs, so if you can't handle me undressing Kagome to make sure she will be alright, then I suggest you leave." Miroku stated seriously, with underlying anger.

Miroku though of Kagome as a sister and would never see her in any other way. Sure, they would joke around just to get a rise out of the captain, but other than that they had a sibling-like connection. Now wasn't the time for fun and games, he needed to make sure his 'sister' would be okay. He heard Inuyasha huff and make his way somewhere in the room and slide down into a sitting position on the floor. He took this as his okay to continue and unbuttoned the rest of Kagome's shirt, carefully raising her up to pull it from under her. He could feel Inuyasha's eyes on him, watching every move he made. Miroku cleaned the wounds and applied slight pressure, which gained a twitch from Kagome, to stop the bleeding. When he was finished he carefully bandaged the wounds. He moved on to her legs next, and repeated the process. As soon as he was finished, he dressed Kagome in a light nightgown and dipped a clean rag in the cool water, squeezing the excess water out and folding it before gently placing it on Kagome's forehead. He placed his hand on hers for a moment, before turning to face his captain.

"She should be fine. She just needs a bit of rest. You can touch her now; you should be fine if you do." Miroku informed him and left closing the door.

Inuyasha had sat there watching his friend patch up his love interest. He couldn't help but sit there and watch each and every single move he made to make sure there were no alternative intentions. He knew his friend was a pervert, and knew full well he wouldn't do anything in this kind of situation, but he couldn't help but feel protective. He couldn't do a single thing unless he wanted to be burned every so often. He had never felt so helpless in his entire life. Once the monk was gone, he rose to his feet and went over to the bed. He sat down on the edge and looked upon the injured beauty. He noticed, even though she was injured, she had a peaceful look on her face.

To think this little girl save the ship. You really are something, Kagome… he thought as he moved some strands of hair out of her face gently. He slowly slid himself down onto the floor, back leaning against the bed. He sat there like an obedient dog, guarding what is precious to him. Now I'm referring to myself as a dog… well it's not far from the truth. He sighed heavily and looked up towards the bed. From his spot on the floor he couldn't even see Kagome, but he could in his mind's eye.

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Miroku walked into Kagome's room with new bandages and medicinal herbs. The ship had finally been able to port without the threat of the navy as the spy hadn't had the chance to report as he was locked in a windowless room on the ship. He saw the hanyō in the same spot he had seen him the day before. He stayed next to Kagome for the past three day, not letting anyone near her unless it was Miroku to change the bandages or Shippou to just watch her sleep. She had remained the same for the three days, though her color was back and she was breathing regularly. Miroku guessed she would wake today or tomorrow. Each time he came into the room it was the same thing over and over again. He walked closer to Kagome and received a threatening growl from Inuyasha.

"It's just me. I need to change her bandages and apply more medicinal herbs." He stated stepping closer only to receive another growl, and bared fangs.

"Okay, okay, damn, I won't come any closer."

"Bring me a bottle of rum." Inuyasha scowled.

"You haven't moved or eaten in three days and you're now asking for rum." Miroku said as a statement, not a question.

Inuyasha sent a glare towards the monk and bared his fangs again. He heard Miroku let out an irritated sigh.

"Let me change her bandages, and then I will bring you rum." He bargained.

"Keh." Inuyasha rose from his place to give the monk more room to work.

Miroku now occupied the space Inuyasha once had and had just finished wrapping the bandages when Kagome stirred. Her eyes gradually opened, but her vision remained blurry. She closed her eyes again, trying to clear them and opened them once more to find the situation the same. She attempted to sit up, but found a gentle hand telling her not to. She looked to the blurry blob and knew it could only be Miroku. She tried to say his name, but found her voice box was not responding. She was about to try again, but she felt a pair of lips upon hers. Her eyes widened, knowing full well who it was. She felt him pull away and rest his clawed hand on her cheek. She could see the silver glint through the blur and smirked before shutting her eyes again, falling back into a slumber.

Inuyasha kept his hand on her face a bit longer, before moving it to grasp her hand gently. Miroku had left to tell Shippou, Myoga, Kouga, and who ever else that Kagome was okay. He hadn't let any of them in (except Shippou, for obvious reasons) to see her.

"Kagome…" he murmured, pecking her cheek gently.

He noticed her smirk grow in her sleep, which put a smirk on his face.

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Well there you have it, folks! I can't believe how well this chapter turned out. I'm quite proud of this one. Who would have thought Kagome would be a miko after all!? Will this make things easier, or complicate things??? Who knows? Not me… well at least not yet anyways. I only know what my devious mind comes up with when the idea pops into my head!

Well anyways, this is the end of Chapter Eleven. Hope you liked it, and please review with your opinion or make a suggestion. I'm always up for those.

Muse: sure you are…

Me: shut up!

Peace and Love,
-Pnkrockninja