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Chapter Three!
'God damnit...' he thought, running back to his room, the door already shut. He could feel the magic building up. Kagome was pissed. He pounded on the door, caught in a bewildered state. Here he was being a nice guy, and this is how she repaid him? By wrecking his room? Most guys would have... well, never mind what most guys would have done. That was when he remembered he hadn't checked to see if the door was locked. And even if it was... he had the key. Unlocking the door, he backed up and ran at it, hoping she wasn't standing in the way. Unfortunately, she was, and the once again found themselves in an awkward situation. His eyes looked like glowing amber in his furious state. "You know, if you hadn't attacked me once before, I might have thought I caused brain damage when I knocked you out!" He stopped staring at her to glance at the remains of the manacles that he had finally noticed. "Aw.... fuck! Kouga's gonna kill me! Those were his favourite pair!"
Kagome simply slapped him. "You sicken me." Kagome said then tossed the left overs at him. "Go give this to this Kouga! Repay him the favor!" Kagome yelled as she sat on the bed, playing with the hem of her nightgown. "As I see it we have a few options. Since you did not want me dead," Kagome said raising her eyes to pierce right through him. "At least not by my own hand. Yet want me. You can either marry me, or set me free, you won't get anything from me otherwise." Kagome said simply. If she had been ravaged she had nothing to lose anymore. She had lost herself, what else could she possibly had to lose that was worthwhile?
He shut the door, locking it so she couldn't get out again, and pocketed the key. Half his attention on the girl on the bed, he sat down at the little desk and pulled out a small sewing kit, not missing that his belongings had been riffled through. He stood up and took off his red jacket before sitting back down again, chuckling very softly. Working adeptly at tying knots in the string, he was still aware of even the smallest thing Kagome did. She was sitting across from him, but he could still hear her blood rushing through her veins. He ignored the sting of his cheek.
"You're a weird one, Kagome. But that's okay. I like people who are different," he said, knowing the reason why he liked people who were odd was because he was a freak himself. "And if I really wanted you... well, let's not go there." He bit his bottom lip when he accidentally stabbed himself. "Personally, I don't see what the deal is with the nightgown. I mean, the blood's not going to come out anyway. It's all demon blood, and a pain to get out of cloth like that. Which is a shame, because it was a pretty enough nightgown."
Kagome blinked as she stared at him. "What...?" She began then thought about it. She had wounded him, he had bled on her, he had knocked her out, she woke up here... Maybe he didn't defile her after all! Leaping off of the bed, new hope shinning through her, Kagome rushed him. Placing her hands on his thighs and peering into his face. "Let me put it in another way for you," Kagome said then looked down at his poor sewing skills, annoyed she grabbed the thread and needle, jabbing it through and knotting it for him then handing it back. All within two heart beats. "Do we need a 'you broke it, you bought it' policy between us?" Kagome asked, wondering if he would get her drift.
Unfortunately, he didn't. His face told her that. "Um... no? Because otherwise I'd owe you a door?"
Kagome gritted her teeth and grabbed his chin, her soft fingers forcing him to look right at her. "Fine, I didn't want to be blunt about it, but if there is a chance in hell-" Kagome paused and took a deep breath. "Inuyasha, that literally means 'dog demon', so Inuyasha," Kagome went on, ignoring her momentary laps into babbling. "Did you mate with this body?" Kagome asked glancing down at her blood stained nightgown.
He stared at her like she had suggested something that actually offended him. "Um... Kagome, just in case you don't remember, you were unconscious. Now, maybe it's just me, but I don't go around 'mating' with unconscious human girls. What do you take me for? Demon, yes; pirate, yes. Rapist? No, Kagome." He settled into his seat and began to sew up the holes in his jacket.
If that is so. Then she wasn't. Kagome didn't know what to think for a moment. And in that moment, she didn't think in fact as she flung herself at him hugging him and granting him a big kiss on his cheek. "That is the best news I have heard all day!" Kagome cheered, knowing that he might be lying but feeling something inside her telling her otherwise. Glad and giddy, Kagome folded her arms over her chest and looked down at him. "Now to the issue of releasing me."
"Don't even go there," he warned, pressing a finger to her lips. Half a smile played on his face, as if he were debating a grin. "I release you and I risk me losing my own life. I can already hear you asking, then, why I bothered going through all that shit to capture you. I'm sorry? Would you prefer that I let somebody else kidnap you?" He took his finger away before she could bite him again. "Any other questions?"
"Why are you keeping me here?" Kagome asked watching him thoughtfully. He almost seemed... Sweet. He was handsome and those ears were just the most adorable thing in the world. But he was a pirate, Kagome reminded herself then furthered to break the spell, he is a demon. "Why did you bring me here to begin with? It is obvious your reasons for kidnapping me aren't the same as the others... Or are they? Only you prefer your victim awake."
He glared at her, and began to wonder why having her sit in his lap was the most natural thing in the world. Wrapping his arms around her, he continued to work on mending his clothes. He thought about her query. "I'm keeping you here because otherwise somebody else is going to snatch you up," he replied, giving her a pointed look as he added. "And they won't care whether you're awake or not, or tied down or half-dead, as long as they get to eat... erm... have you, in one way or another. I don't know why I took you. I might not have, if you hadn't put up so much resistance."
Kagome for some reason found this situation rather amusing and began to laugh. At first it was a soft rumbling giggle, the type that warmed the inside of your chest until it finally fluttered out of your mouth into a full blown chorus of laughter. "I have to admit, that is one of the funnier reasons I have ever heard of someone wishing to kidnap someone, I mean, seriously, are you a damn masochist?" Kagome inquired, placing her hand over her mouth to keep her laughter down, he was a demon after all, who knew what would tick him off. And yet... She didn't feel afraid of him. He was a half-breed, she could tell as much from the aura he was letting off, so perhaps it was his human side that calmed her so. "So is that why I am here? As food?" She asked in low tones, moving a bit, just changing her position slightly to get more comfortable, but somehow managing to unbalance the chair and cause them to fall back. Her straddling his hips this time. The thump of them hitting the ground was loud, and the sound of her giggling accompanying was less then silent.
Jaken, who was a snitch by nature and bored, lifeless enough to go around at night listening in on any juicy gossip had just so happened to chose to listen into Inuyasha's room that night. Oh! And what a tale for him to tell his beloved, magnificent master, Sesshumaru. Unlike the usually reports of treachery being planned, this time Jaken had to report of Inuyasha's find. Not just some play thing! Leaping back, Jaken adjusted his two headed staff as he stared at the wall. He couldn't hear everything of course, but what he heard was enough. The girl yelling something about marriage and then the audible thumps and bursts of laughter...
What news! Jaken sped off to tell of this to his wondrous lord!
Inuyasha's jacket was forgotten when he suddenly landed on the floor. The look in Kagome's laughing green eyes seemed just a little unhinged to him. For whatever reason, it made him wish he was the one who had been wearing Kouga's manacles. Still, the sound of her laughter made him smile. "I suppose it is," he agreed, slipping his hands behind his head as he stared up at the giggling human girl. His fingers itched to reach up and brush her hair, but he managed to keep himself still. "And now. You weren't brought here as food. Well, not as mine anyway. I don't like the taste of human flesh."
Kagome stopped laughing almost instantly and her brown eyes grew wide and dark. "Not as your food..." She whispered and reality came back to her. For she had disappeared somewhere safe for a moment, but now the chamber walls were closing in around her. "I guess it is good for me to know you don't like human flesh though you threatened to bite me." Kagome whispered wondering how she could get up in a dignified way, what with the way the fabric of her nightgown was bunched up beneath and around her. "Do you mean to tell me this is to be my cell till your friends get hungry?" She asked feeling her heart squeeze for some unexplainable reason, and her pulse beat faster. "Am I to be fed to this Kouga you mentioned?"
"You were biting me already!" he snapped. Seeing her trying to get up, and he pulled himself from under her so that she didn't expose anything she didn't want to. He sat cross legged on the floor, his cute smile gone and back to the demonic pirate. "Maybe. Like I said, he does clean work. Better one quick chop that getting eaten limb from limb while you're still alive, I always figured. And only two of them are my friends, so don't call them that."
Kagome leaned over peering at him. "What type of a pirate then would supply food for his non-friends?" Kagome inquired then sat back on her haunches. Kagome was a strong priestess, with almost unrivaled powers, but she doubted she would be able to take a whole ship of powerful demons. Staring thoughtfully at the demon before her, Kagome forgot about his hanyo side and saw only a demon now. "Kouga is a friend." Kagome repeated looking down at the shackles, and then back at him. There was no chance of her leaving this ship without help, and being a human every instinct in her was pounding at her to survive. They probably had human prisoners aboard as well, she had to help them survive too.
Leaning forward Kagome brushed her lips against his. "I'd be more useful to you alive." Kagome said trying to reason, the memories of the demons she saw earlier eating at her, did not do her well. "Couldn't we reach an agreement?"
"Well, I... Kouga's..." He suddenly felt very trapped. And so help him, he loved it, and hated it all at the same time. There was no reason for him to be afraid of her, mystical powers or not. Inuyasha stopped inching away from her when she leaned forward and kissed him. He stared at her. Was this seriously the girl who had just been trying to kill him less than an hour ago? He was so shocked, he didn't even manage to kiss her back. Slowly, he reached out and touched her knee, his fingers toying with the fabric of her dress.
"Of course you're more useful to me alive. But I'm afraid the only agreement we can make is that if you behave, I won't hurt you, and I won't let anybody else hurt you, either. Like I said earlier, if I let you go, I'm a dead man."
Swallowing hard, Kagome lowered her eyes contemplating his words before weighing them against what she saw in his eyes. He seemed truthful enough, baring enough of him to be believed. Understanding this to be him taking her up on her offer, Kagome nodded. "I'll behave." She whispered and inched close to him, sitting in his lap as she had before, only this time feeling shier about it and not quite looking at him, as her fingers played with the ends of the strands of his long white hair. "I promise." Kagome whispered the last, staring deep into his eyes before leaning over again and kissing him again. Yet unlike before, less shy about it. Almost as though she was looking forward to feeling his lips again. A thought, Kagome quickly quenched down.
This was a deal between desperate people, nothing more. She thought to herself and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. Her long black hair cascading forward, strands of it mingling with his own. Two opposites coming together, night black hair against snow white perfection. Slowly this time, Kagome closed her eyes and kissed him.
He wrapped an arm around her waist and kissed her back passionately. He felt like his body the humming. 'If she's willing,' he told himself as his lips played with her gently. He could smell his own longing for her in the air, but he didn't push himself on her, not wanting to scare her away. He pulled her close, enjoying the feeling as she played with his hair.
Somebody knocked at the door, and he broke the kiss. He licked his lips, tasting her lingering on his mouth. He rolled his eyes and shouted over his shoulder. "Do you mind? I'm kind of busy, here! I'm off duty! Talk to me after dinner!" He felt his cheeks begin to grow warm, and he wished they didn't. He kissed her forehead, breathing heavily as he smelled her hair. "Sorry about that. You'd be surprised at how little manners pirates have."
Kouga scratched his head. Had Inuyasha actually locked the door? He ran to his room and got a lock pick. This wouldn't do at all! Inuyasha locking his doors and keeping them closed even to Kouga? He bent at the doorknob and worked at it a moment or two before he heard a click. He grinned. Nobody could keep him out! He opened the door. "Inuyasha, you've got to work on getting a.... aye!" Kouga stared at Inuyasha and the girl.
"Pirates without manners?" Kagome teased, finding herself quite enjoying the kisses. "How unthinkable..." She kid. They were kissing again when someone came in, and Kagome didn't move. She didn't even dare breath. She just sat there and stared at Inuyasha, her eyes snapping open. Slowly, licking her lips she forced herself to look over at the intruder. The man was... is... a wolf demon! Swallowing even harder, Kagome found herself leaning closer to Inuyasha. Without her bows or any form of weapon, Kagome's bravery was not as strong. That and well, her wrist did truly hurt. Inside, Kagome kept chanting that he doesn't look so dangerous and she had made a deal with Inuyasha.
Swallowing, Kagome dropped a hand she hadn't realized she had entangled a fist full of out of Inuyasha's hair, and blinked when she pulled her hand out from his shirt. When had she done all of this? She wondered then tried to fix her own clothing. "A friend?" She ventured.
"Yup. That'd be Kouga." He tilted his head back just enough so that he could see the wolf demon. "Kouga, this young lady would be Kagome. Maybe, if you ask her really nicely, she can teach you how to recognize the difference between a locked door and a closed door," he drawled, knowing that would get his companion irked.
The wolf demon smirked, and took it upon himself to walk into Inuyasha's room, standing over them. "You know, I never thought I'd find you in this type of position. I didn't think you had a sex drive. I guess this means I owe Yura ten pounds. I had a bet with her going on how long you'd last before getting some action. And a pretty one too, now that she's not slung over your shoulder. Think that I could have some fun with her?" His smile turned frightening as he leaned over to look at Kagome. Inuyasha snarled at him and pushed him over by his face. "You have your own girl, Kouga! Stop oggling mine!" His arm tightened around her protectively, and he scooped her up, standing up in a fluid movement, and then setting her on her feet, standing in front of her protectively. "Now, was there something specific you wanted?"
Kagome was quite speechless. Perhaps for the first time in years. Her heart even skipped a beat when he had picked her up and she could hear his heart beat under the flesh of his chest. But Kagome found herself confused over the conversation. Perhaps this Inuyasha was not what she had made him out to be? Perhaps, Kagome thought with a harsh swallow. He wasn't a regular pirate who raped and pillaged.
Kagome was snapped out of her thoughts by Inuyasha's declaration. Had that been part of the deal? She being his? Thinking about it, Kagome realized it seemed natural enough. He had promised to protect her, and she had offered him... Kagome blushed and raised her chin defiantly, standing her ground. Brown eyes blazing, Kagome still needed to feel as though she could protect herself. With arrows and every other form of weapon missing, Kagome picked up the only thing she could.
Bending down, Kagome reached for the needle Inuyasha had used to sew his jacket. Holding it in her hand, Kagome decided it was better then nothing. As she stood back up again, she raked her hair back and straightened out her blood stained dress as much as she could, while looking as strong and as powerful too, when staring directly at an obviously powerful demon.
"The door was locked for a reason," Kagome pointed out needlessly, her voice surprisingly enough even to herself steady and solid. "Would you mind returning it that way?"
He nearly chuckled when he heard Kagome trying to stand up for herself. She'd just been crawling into his lap for safety, and now she was talking to him like she was a demon herself. As it was, he had to lower his head an swallow his laughter. "You heard the woman, Kouga."
The other man didn't like being ordered about by females, let alone human ones. He glared at Kagome as she hid behind the prideful pirate. "I hope he gives you to me when he's done. I could teach you a thing or two about when to speak. Frankly, Inuyasha, there are still some people who remember the incident with Kikyo and think you give your captives a little bit too much leniency. Isn't that why I... ahhh! My precious, precious shackles."
Kouga scooped up the largest pieces of the handcuffs and held them against his chest like a baby. His power began to fill the room, and wisps of static electricity began to lift off of things in the room. He was beyond pissed. "You bitch! Inuyasha's been way too lenient with you! I'm gonna teach you a lesson you'll never forget!" he cried, advancing on her.
Kagome did the first thing that came naturally to her. She poured her energy in the needle and threw it at Kouga, the sparkling light of the purifying arrow blinding her for a moment when it came into contact with his gathering strength. Then rendered powerless and weaponless, Kagome turned and looked directly, almost soul baringly painfully at Inuyasha.
A pain, that she did not know where it came from began to grow in her heart a sudden doubt eating at her. Had he betrayed her? Was their promise forfeit? For Kouga was his friend, and she no matter the cost or whom it was, could not pin friends against each other. Swallowing softly, Kagome laughed at herself inside. Fool, to end like this. She thought, while she turned back to face Kouga and his wrath, vowing to herself that she would fight him, would not go down easily.
Laughing nervously, Kagome licked her lips. "It was not leniency he taught me with your chains." Kagome whispered, for some reason wanting to also stand up for her demon imprisoned. It might be the bit of history that Kouga had thrown, no one need be a psychic to see what weight it held. But still, Kagome wanted to help, foolishly enough, she felt as though she owed Inuyasha that much, and decided against having an argument with herself last minute about why she thought she owed him, when in fact she didn't.
Kouga held his cheek, a small cut from the needle on his face. He stared at her, as if he'd just been struck by something harder than a needle.
Inuyasha laughed. "I told you earlier that she had magic. If you hadn't gotten so worked up over a pair of handcuffs you might have remembered that. I'll get you a pair for your birthday. Now, how about we try this again. Why are you here?"
"Weakling! Are you seriously going to let a woman fight your battles for you?"
"Idiot. Do you think I'm actually going to try and fight you? You and Shippo are the only companions I have on board." He stepped closer, staring Kouga in the eye. His gaze was fiercer than Kouga's could ever hope to be. "But I swear to you that if you even touch a hair on her head, I'm going to give you such a thrashing you won't be able to see straight for a whole month. Is that understood, Kouga?" His voice held an edge of authority he hadn't used in front of Kagome before. When Kouga continued to glare at Kagome, Inuyasha rose is voice. "Kouga! Do we have an understanding?"
It was clear he didn't like it when his back straightened. "Yes, sir!" he barked. "A complete and total understanding. I just came to see if you wanted to join in this afternoon's poker game. But judging by what I saw when I came in here, I suppose that would be a negative."
"Yes, that would be a negative," Inuyasha agreed. "Thanks anyway. You're dismissed, Kouga. And please, shut the door on the way out."
Kouga saluted and then turned, walking away, but not before sneaking a cruel look over his shoulder, at Kagome's direction.
Chapter Three!
'God damnit...' he thought, running back to his room, the door already shut. He could feel the magic building up. Kagome was pissed. He pounded on the door, caught in a bewildered state. Here he was being a nice guy, and this is how she repaid him? By wrecking his room? Most guys would have... well, never mind what most guys would have done. That was when he remembered he hadn't checked to see if the door was locked. And even if it was... he had the key. Unlocking the door, he backed up and ran at it, hoping she wasn't standing in the way. Unfortunately, she was, and the once again found themselves in an awkward situation. His eyes looked like glowing amber in his furious state. "You know, if you hadn't attacked me once before, I might have thought I caused brain damage when I knocked you out!" He stopped staring at her to glance at the remains of the manacles that he had finally noticed. "Aw.... fuck! Kouga's gonna kill me! Those were his favourite pair!"
Kagome simply slapped him. "You sicken me." Kagome said then tossed the left overs at him. "Go give this to this Kouga! Repay him the favor!" Kagome yelled as she sat on the bed, playing with the hem of her nightgown. "As I see it we have a few options. Since you did not want me dead," Kagome said raising her eyes to pierce right through him. "At least not by my own hand. Yet want me. You can either marry me, or set me free, you won't get anything from me otherwise." Kagome said simply. If she had been ravaged she had nothing to lose anymore. She had lost herself, what else could she possibly had to lose that was worthwhile?
He shut the door, locking it so she couldn't get out again, and pocketed the key. Half his attention on the girl on the bed, he sat down at the little desk and pulled out a small sewing kit, not missing that his belongings had been riffled through. He stood up and took off his red jacket before sitting back down again, chuckling very softly. Working adeptly at tying knots in the string, he was still aware of even the smallest thing Kagome did. She was sitting across from him, but he could still hear her blood rushing through her veins. He ignored the sting of his cheek.
"You're a weird one, Kagome. But that's okay. I like people who are different," he said, knowing the reason why he liked people who were odd was because he was a freak himself. "And if I really wanted you... well, let's not go there." He bit his bottom lip when he accidentally stabbed himself. "Personally, I don't see what the deal is with the nightgown. I mean, the blood's not going to come out anyway. It's all demon blood, and a pain to get out of cloth like that. Which is a shame, because it was a pretty enough nightgown."
Kagome blinked as she stared at him. "What...?" She began then thought about it. She had wounded him, he had bled on her, he had knocked her out, she woke up here... Maybe he didn't defile her after all! Leaping off of the bed, new hope shinning through her, Kagome rushed him. Placing her hands on his thighs and peering into his face. "Let me put it in another way for you," Kagome said then looked down at his poor sewing skills, annoyed she grabbed the thread and needle, jabbing it through and knotting it for him then handing it back. All within two heart beats. "Do we need a 'you broke it, you bought it' policy between us?" Kagome asked, wondering if he would get her drift.
Unfortunately, he didn't. His face told her that. "Um... no? Because otherwise I'd owe you a door?"
Kagome gritted her teeth and grabbed his chin, her soft fingers forcing him to look right at her. "Fine, I didn't want to be blunt about it, but if there is a chance in hell-" Kagome paused and took a deep breath. "Inuyasha, that literally means 'dog demon', so Inuyasha," Kagome went on, ignoring her momentary laps into babbling. "Did you mate with this body?" Kagome asked glancing down at her blood stained nightgown.
He stared at her like she had suggested something that actually offended him. "Um... Kagome, just in case you don't remember, you were unconscious. Now, maybe it's just me, but I don't go around 'mating' with unconscious human girls. What do you take me for? Demon, yes; pirate, yes. Rapist? No, Kagome." He settled into his seat and began to sew up the holes in his jacket.
If that is so. Then she wasn't. Kagome didn't know what to think for a moment. And in that moment, she didn't think in fact as she flung herself at him hugging him and granting him a big kiss on his cheek. "That is the best news I have heard all day!" Kagome cheered, knowing that he might be lying but feeling something inside her telling her otherwise. Glad and giddy, Kagome folded her arms over her chest and looked down at him. "Now to the issue of releasing me."
"Don't even go there," he warned, pressing a finger to her lips. Half a smile played on his face, as if he were debating a grin. "I release you and I risk me losing my own life. I can already hear you asking, then, why I bothered going through all that shit to capture you. I'm sorry? Would you prefer that I let somebody else kidnap you?" He took his finger away before she could bite him again. "Any other questions?"
"Why are you keeping me here?" Kagome asked watching him thoughtfully. He almost seemed... Sweet. He was handsome and those ears were just the most adorable thing in the world. But he was a pirate, Kagome reminded herself then furthered to break the spell, he is a demon. "Why did you bring me here to begin with? It is obvious your reasons for kidnapping me aren't the same as the others... Or are they? Only you prefer your victim awake."
He glared at her, and began to wonder why having her sit in his lap was the most natural thing in the world. Wrapping his arms around her, he continued to work on mending his clothes. He thought about her query. "I'm keeping you here because otherwise somebody else is going to snatch you up," he replied, giving her a pointed look as he added. "And they won't care whether you're awake or not, or tied down or half-dead, as long as they get to eat... erm... have you, in one way or another. I don't know why I took you. I might not have, if you hadn't put up so much resistance."
Kagome for some reason found this situation rather amusing and began to laugh. At first it was a soft rumbling giggle, the type that warmed the inside of your chest until it finally fluttered out of your mouth into a full blown chorus of laughter. "I have to admit, that is one of the funnier reasons I have ever heard of someone wishing to kidnap someone, I mean, seriously, are you a damn masochist?" Kagome inquired, placing her hand over her mouth to keep her laughter down, he was a demon after all, who knew what would tick him off. And yet... She didn't feel afraid of him. He was a half-breed, she could tell as much from the aura he was letting off, so perhaps it was his human side that calmed her so. "So is that why I am here? As food?" She asked in low tones, moving a bit, just changing her position slightly to get more comfortable, but somehow managing to unbalance the chair and cause them to fall back. Her straddling his hips this time. The thump of them hitting the ground was loud, and the sound of her giggling accompanying was less then silent.
Jaken, who was a snitch by nature and bored, lifeless enough to go around at night listening in on any juicy gossip had just so happened to chose to listen into Inuyasha's room that night. Oh! And what a tale for him to tell his beloved, magnificent master, Sesshumaru. Unlike the usually reports of treachery being planned, this time Jaken had to report of Inuyasha's find. Not just some play thing! Leaping back, Jaken adjusted his two headed staff as he stared at the wall. He couldn't hear everything of course, but what he heard was enough. The girl yelling something about marriage and then the audible thumps and bursts of laughter...
What news! Jaken sped off to tell of this to his wondrous lord!
Inuyasha's jacket was forgotten when he suddenly landed on the floor. The look in Kagome's laughing green eyes seemed just a little unhinged to him. For whatever reason, it made him wish he was the one who had been wearing Kouga's manacles. Still, the sound of her laughter made him smile. "I suppose it is," he agreed, slipping his hands behind his head as he stared up at the giggling human girl. His fingers itched to reach up and brush her hair, but he managed to keep himself still. "And now. You weren't brought here as food. Well, not as mine anyway. I don't like the taste of human flesh."
Kagome stopped laughing almost instantly and her brown eyes grew wide and dark. "Not as your food..." She whispered and reality came back to her. For she had disappeared somewhere safe for a moment, but now the chamber walls were closing in around her. "I guess it is good for me to know you don't like human flesh though you threatened to bite me." Kagome whispered wondering how she could get up in a dignified way, what with the way the fabric of her nightgown was bunched up beneath and around her. "Do you mean to tell me this is to be my cell till your friends get hungry?" She asked feeling her heart squeeze for some unexplainable reason, and her pulse beat faster. "Am I to be fed to this Kouga you mentioned?"
"You were biting me already!" he snapped. Seeing her trying to get up, and he pulled himself from under her so that she didn't expose anything she didn't want to. He sat cross legged on the floor, his cute smile gone and back to the demonic pirate. "Maybe. Like I said, he does clean work. Better one quick chop that getting eaten limb from limb while you're still alive, I always figured. And only two of them are my friends, so don't call them that."
Kagome leaned over peering at him. "What type of a pirate then would supply food for his non-friends?" Kagome inquired then sat back on her haunches. Kagome was a strong priestess, with almost unrivaled powers, but she doubted she would be able to take a whole ship of powerful demons. Staring thoughtfully at the demon before her, Kagome forgot about his hanyo side and saw only a demon now. "Kouga is a friend." Kagome repeated looking down at the shackles, and then back at him. There was no chance of her leaving this ship without help, and being a human every instinct in her was pounding at her to survive. They probably had human prisoners aboard as well, she had to help them survive too.
Leaning forward Kagome brushed her lips against his. "I'd be more useful to you alive." Kagome said trying to reason, the memories of the demons she saw earlier eating at her, did not do her well. "Couldn't we reach an agreement?"
"Well, I... Kouga's..." He suddenly felt very trapped. And so help him, he loved it, and hated it all at the same time. There was no reason for him to be afraid of her, mystical powers or not. Inuyasha stopped inching away from her when she leaned forward and kissed him. He stared at her. Was this seriously the girl who had just been trying to kill him less than an hour ago? He was so shocked, he didn't even manage to kiss her back. Slowly, he reached out and touched her knee, his fingers toying with the fabric of her dress.
"Of course you're more useful to me alive. But I'm afraid the only agreement we can make is that if you behave, I won't hurt you, and I won't let anybody else hurt you, either. Like I said earlier, if I let you go, I'm a dead man."
Swallowing hard, Kagome lowered her eyes contemplating his words before weighing them against what she saw in his eyes. He seemed truthful enough, baring enough of him to be believed. Understanding this to be him taking her up on her offer, Kagome nodded. "I'll behave." She whispered and inched close to him, sitting in his lap as she had before, only this time feeling shier about it and not quite looking at him, as her fingers played with the ends of the strands of his long white hair. "I promise." Kagome whispered the last, staring deep into his eyes before leaning over again and kissing him again. Yet unlike before, less shy about it. Almost as though she was looking forward to feeling his lips again. A thought, Kagome quickly quenched down.
This was a deal between desperate people, nothing more. She thought to herself and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. Her long black hair cascading forward, strands of it mingling with his own. Two opposites coming together, night black hair against snow white perfection. Slowly this time, Kagome closed her eyes and kissed him.
He wrapped an arm around her waist and kissed her back passionately. He felt like his body the humming. 'If she's willing,' he told himself as his lips played with her gently. He could smell his own longing for her in the air, but he didn't push himself on her, not wanting to scare her away. He pulled her close, enjoying the feeling as she played with his hair.
Somebody knocked at the door, and he broke the kiss. He licked his lips, tasting her lingering on his mouth. He rolled his eyes and shouted over his shoulder. "Do you mind? I'm kind of busy, here! I'm off duty! Talk to me after dinner!" He felt his cheeks begin to grow warm, and he wished they didn't. He kissed her forehead, breathing heavily as he smelled her hair. "Sorry about that. You'd be surprised at how little manners pirates have."
Kouga scratched his head. Had Inuyasha actually locked the door? He ran to his room and got a lock pick. This wouldn't do at all! Inuyasha locking his doors and keeping them closed even to Kouga? He bent at the doorknob and worked at it a moment or two before he heard a click. He grinned. Nobody could keep him out! He opened the door. "Inuyasha, you've got to work on getting a.... aye!" Kouga stared at Inuyasha and the girl.
"Pirates without manners?" Kagome teased, finding herself quite enjoying the kisses. "How unthinkable..." She kid. They were kissing again when someone came in, and Kagome didn't move. She didn't even dare breath. She just sat there and stared at Inuyasha, her eyes snapping open. Slowly, licking her lips she forced herself to look over at the intruder. The man was... is... a wolf demon! Swallowing even harder, Kagome found herself leaning closer to Inuyasha. Without her bows or any form of weapon, Kagome's bravery was not as strong. That and well, her wrist did truly hurt. Inside, Kagome kept chanting that he doesn't look so dangerous and she had made a deal with Inuyasha.
Swallowing, Kagome dropped a hand she hadn't realized she had entangled a fist full of out of Inuyasha's hair, and blinked when she pulled her hand out from his shirt. When had she done all of this? She wondered then tried to fix her own clothing. "A friend?" She ventured.
"Yup. That'd be Kouga." He tilted his head back just enough so that he could see the wolf demon. "Kouga, this young lady would be Kagome. Maybe, if you ask her really nicely, she can teach you how to recognize the difference between a locked door and a closed door," he drawled, knowing that would get his companion irked.
The wolf demon smirked, and took it upon himself to walk into Inuyasha's room, standing over them. "You know, I never thought I'd find you in this type of position. I didn't think you had a sex drive. I guess this means I owe Yura ten pounds. I had a bet with her going on how long you'd last before getting some action. And a pretty one too, now that she's not slung over your shoulder. Think that I could have some fun with her?" His smile turned frightening as he leaned over to look at Kagome. Inuyasha snarled at him and pushed him over by his face. "You have your own girl, Kouga! Stop oggling mine!" His arm tightened around her protectively, and he scooped her up, standing up in a fluid movement, and then setting her on her feet, standing in front of her protectively. "Now, was there something specific you wanted?"
Kagome was quite speechless. Perhaps for the first time in years. Her heart even skipped a beat when he had picked her up and she could hear his heart beat under the flesh of his chest. But Kagome found herself confused over the conversation. Perhaps this Inuyasha was not what she had made him out to be? Perhaps, Kagome thought with a harsh swallow. He wasn't a regular pirate who raped and pillaged.
Kagome was snapped out of her thoughts by Inuyasha's declaration. Had that been part of the deal? She being his? Thinking about it, Kagome realized it seemed natural enough. He had promised to protect her, and she had offered him... Kagome blushed and raised her chin defiantly, standing her ground. Brown eyes blazing, Kagome still needed to feel as though she could protect herself. With arrows and every other form of weapon missing, Kagome picked up the only thing she could.
Bending down, Kagome reached for the needle Inuyasha had used to sew his jacket. Holding it in her hand, Kagome decided it was better then nothing. As she stood back up again, she raked her hair back and straightened out her blood stained dress as much as she could, while looking as strong and as powerful too, when staring directly at an obviously powerful demon.
"The door was locked for a reason," Kagome pointed out needlessly, her voice surprisingly enough even to herself steady and solid. "Would you mind returning it that way?"
He nearly chuckled when he heard Kagome trying to stand up for herself. She'd just been crawling into his lap for safety, and now she was talking to him like she was a demon herself. As it was, he had to lower his head an swallow his laughter. "You heard the woman, Kouga."
The other man didn't like being ordered about by females, let alone human ones. He glared at Kagome as she hid behind the prideful pirate. "I hope he gives you to me when he's done. I could teach you a thing or two about when to speak. Frankly, Inuyasha, there are still some people who remember the incident with Kikyo and think you give your captives a little bit too much leniency. Isn't that why I... ahhh! My precious, precious shackles."
Kouga scooped up the largest pieces of the handcuffs and held them against his chest like a baby. His power began to fill the room, and wisps of static electricity began to lift off of things in the room. He was beyond pissed. "You bitch! Inuyasha's been way too lenient with you! I'm gonna teach you a lesson you'll never forget!" he cried, advancing on her.
Kagome did the first thing that came naturally to her. She poured her energy in the needle and threw it at Kouga, the sparkling light of the purifying arrow blinding her for a moment when it came into contact with his gathering strength. Then rendered powerless and weaponless, Kagome turned and looked directly, almost soul baringly painfully at Inuyasha.
A pain, that she did not know where it came from began to grow in her heart a sudden doubt eating at her. Had he betrayed her? Was their promise forfeit? For Kouga was his friend, and she no matter the cost or whom it was, could not pin friends against each other. Swallowing softly, Kagome laughed at herself inside. Fool, to end like this. She thought, while she turned back to face Kouga and his wrath, vowing to herself that she would fight him, would not go down easily.
Laughing nervously, Kagome licked her lips. "It was not leniency he taught me with your chains." Kagome whispered, for some reason wanting to also stand up for her demon imprisoned. It might be the bit of history that Kouga had thrown, no one need be a psychic to see what weight it held. But still, Kagome wanted to help, foolishly enough, she felt as though she owed Inuyasha that much, and decided against having an argument with herself last minute about why she thought she owed him, when in fact she didn't.
Kouga held his cheek, a small cut from the needle on his face. He stared at her, as if he'd just been struck by something harder than a needle.
Inuyasha laughed. "I told you earlier that she had magic. If you hadn't gotten so worked up over a pair of handcuffs you might have remembered that. I'll get you a pair for your birthday. Now, how about we try this again. Why are you here?"
"Weakling! Are you seriously going to let a woman fight your battles for you?"
"Idiot. Do you think I'm actually going to try and fight you? You and Shippo are the only companions I have on board." He stepped closer, staring Kouga in the eye. His gaze was fiercer than Kouga's could ever hope to be. "But I swear to you that if you even touch a hair on her head, I'm going to give you such a thrashing you won't be able to see straight for a whole month. Is that understood, Kouga?" His voice held an edge of authority he hadn't used in front of Kagome before. When Kouga continued to glare at Kagome, Inuyasha rose is voice. "Kouga! Do we have an understanding?"
It was clear he didn't like it when his back straightened. "Yes, sir!" he barked. "A complete and total understanding. I just came to see if you wanted to join in this afternoon's poker game. But judging by what I saw when I came in here, I suppose that would be a negative."
"Yes, that would be a negative," Inuyasha agreed. "Thanks anyway. You're dismissed, Kouga. And please, shut the door on the way out."
Kouga saluted and then turned, walking away, but not before sneaking a cruel look over his shoulder, at Kagome's direction.