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The ship had been quiet, as everyone wondered where Inuyasha was. But then they'd heard a scream, filtered by the wood, but painful sounding none the less. When Inuyasha appeared, they jumped to work, suddenly in a bustle of activity, even though there wasn't that much to do.
"We're right on schedule, Lord Inuyasha," one of the demons said, maps falling out his hands. He fumbled to collect them all. "We'll be at the island tomorrow evening. There'll be like a feast that such has never known at midnight tomorrow night! Yura has promised it. Oh. Is this the girl you keep hidden in your room?"
Miroku stared down at Inuyasha from the mast. What the hell was going on? Miroku wondered as he watched his friend for many years strut on deck like, well, a full demon and, Miroku almost wanted to, well, wring the boy's neck. Sure, who was Miroku to talk and why? But he did have his morals. And harming women, broke them. The sight of Kagome's swollen and bloodied face, the ruined Kimono, but worst of all her wrist... Miroku began his decent towards the deck.
What the fuck was going on here? He saw her only a little while ago and she was fine. She was healthy. Drunk, but healthy. And Inuyasha... Miroku shook his head. He'd never do this. Not ever. Especially not after Kikyo. Unless... Miroku's eyes narrowed as his hand fisted tighter around his Buddha beads. Well, Inuyasha hadn't had a woman since Kikyo, maybe he got a bit too violent, Inuyasha was hanging around demons only for the past years. He wouldn't even near the human captives, he might've lost control...
Miroku shook his head and jumped onto the deck. Landing squarely on his feet, Miroku headed the man's way. Something was rotten here to the core and.. Miroku narrowed his eyes. Shit, Jaken was hiding behind them watching. There was no way, no matter what, that the two could have a normal conversation with Jaken listening in.
The snake.
Well, the frog actually.
"Oye, Inuyasha!" Miroku shouted as he marched up the other man. A lizard demon leaping out of his way, for Miroku might not be a demon. he was worse. He was a holy man corrupted. "Your wench been behaving?" Miroku asked, stopping in front of Inuyasha and looking down at Kagome kneeling behind him. Miroku raised hard as stone eyes at Inuyasha.
Miroku. Inuyasha knew the once-human man would have figured out something was wrong. He knew Miroku wouldn't ruin their plan, Inuyasha just needed to figure out how to side step the whole issue of turning his back while all the humans stole the ship and ran away.
He wondered what Miroku was going to do with Sango.
At least Kouga was on the morning-day shift. If Inuyasha had to put up with one hounding him and the other congratulating him, he'd have knocked their heads together until he got some peace and quiet. Inuyasha nodded at the nearly- trampled navigator. "Yeah, this is her, now move along." Then he turned back to Miroku, feeling the eyes of the crew settle on his woman. His upper lips raised up in a snarl and he yelled at them to get back to work before he finally answered Miroku's question. Inuyasha should have planned a response sooner, but luckily the playing at captain had earned him enough time to develop a lie. "Now that she's not hyperactive with booze, yes."
Miroku narrowed his eyes at Inuyasha. Nothing was fitting into place here. Inuyasha wasn't himself, Jaken was spying on them, Kagome was beaten up. It wasn't Sesshomaru, Miroku figured that much out. But if it wasn't him... Miroku turned carefully studying eyes at Inuyasha. Was the man that much like his brother? Miroku found that very hard to believe. Well, shit until he figured it out they ought to at least do whatever the fuck they were doing right.
It was obvious Inuyasha was showing ownership and Kagome was acting the victim... Miroku looked up at Inuyasha remembering his friend's statement. Since he didn't have sex with her, Miroku doubted he'd rape her. And violently yet. Well, those bruises looked real enough though. 'Oh, they are not stupid enough to actually do it the hard way, are they?' Miroku hoped before crossing his arms over his chest looking down at Kagome condescendingly. "You're cold." He hinted, hoping that she would catch on to act the part better.
"Inu-" Miroku began wanting to tell him to get the girl below deck but a loud bellowing war cry came ringing as Jakostu swung down from one of the ship ropes and roll onto the deck, his snake sword slithered out of its sheath aimed for Kagome. "You BITCH! You're wearing MY kimono!"
Now they were in for it.
Inuyasha ignored Miroku to focus on the larger problem: Jakotsu. The demon liked blood so much Inuyasha knew that he wouldn't mind cutting Kagome up, and getting pleasure out of it, even though that would be breaking the rules. The only card Inuyasha could play to get rid of Jakotsu was to threaten that if he touched Kagome he would never speak to him again, but that would show his hand to everyone else. Besides, Jakotsu didn't need words for what he wanted from Inuyasha.
"Jakotsu!" he bellowed, his eyes snapping about like lightning. "How dare you abandon your station! Are you a demon, or are you just some mortal man? Or is it a female form you're hiding under all those robes? Get back up there and do your job! If you have a problem with something, take it up on your own time, not on everybody else's!"
He only hoped Kagome could see enough of the ship so that she would know where everything was when she rebelled.
Jakotsu stopped his sword held high above his head. His look was insane, and his grin was seductive. Licking his lips, Jakotsu lowered his sword. "Inuuuuyasha," He began panting as though he was about to get off at any second. "Fuck off! You took my dress and gave it to that WOMAN!" Jakotsu roared and swung his sword at Kagome, it's snake like style causing it to slither about and wind around slashing her across her arm. "I will NOT allow ANY WOMAN to wear MY clothes!" Jakotsu yelled and charged again, this time the sight and smell of the blood causing his blood to rush like a naked woman would cause any other man's blood to pound.
Miroku hissed and leapt out of the way of the sword. "Dammit, Jakotsu, that's enough!" Miroku roared then noticed the look on Jaken's face and stepped back. He couldn't get into this.
His reaction was instinct as soon as he saw that he had hurt Kagome. He met the coming charge with his own, swooping in from the side, right at Jakotsu's blind spot. Inuyasha's knee connected with the other demon's stomach, while at the same time has hand swung down to strike Jakotsu at the base of his neck. To anyone but a demon, the blow would have been deadly. To the inhuman, it just caused great pain for a moment or two.
Inuyasha had had enough fucking around. If Jakotsu moved again, he'd go right for the killing blow. Nobody hurt Kagome.
"Are you defying me, Jakotsu? If you are, then I suggest you turn back around and get up to the riggings this instant, before I'm forced to respond to your lack of fealty."
Jakotsu spat and looked up at Inuyasha with a smile. Oooo... Inuyasha was playing rough... Uh, it was like a dream come true. The scent of blood, and Inuyasha's touch. Oh, how he would love it if his blade had sliced the girl's neck. Spitting again, Jakotsu got up and pointed his blade at the girl. "I want my kimono. Then, I'll go back to my duty." Jakotsu said licking his lips as he stared at Inuyasha. Oh, he was HOT when he was pissed.
Kagome was using all of her restraint to keep from crying, screaming, even moving. That cut sliced her right across the muscle of her good arm, she could feel the blood soaking the fabric of her sleeve. Swallowing, Kagome took the moments confusion to look around the ship deck. It all looked... Rather complicated. There were so many demons on board, how was she ever going to help these girls get free without any shipping experience? But it would be alright, Kagome assured herself, allowing herself a brief glance at the scene being caused. She saw what needed to be done Kagome hoped and just sat there quietly, stooping even lower.
Sniffing, Kagome looked to the side and her eyes grew wide, there was a little frog like demon there, grinning.
"Didn't your Mother ever teach you patience, you asshole?" Inuyasha was so mad that he didn't even notice the way Jakotsu was looking at him, as if he were a piece of tender meat. Or worse. "All the girls are getting killed off tomorrow night! She'll be fucking dead, Jakotsu! Then you can have your damn dress back! Now go back to your work!" To emphasize his point, he back handed the cross-dresser, hoping Jakotsu would sling back to the shit he came from.
He'd noticed her looking around. Jaken wagged his webbed finger at her, his wide mouth making his sly grin look comical. "There's very bad little human. Inuyasha hasn't trained you properly yet. Your eyes are always supposed to be down here." He pointed the finger at the ground. "Or are you merely curious about ships? Either way, the mutt hasn't done his duty."
Jaken reached out his slippery hand and touched her broken wrist. "It's shattered. So why haven't you healed it?" he inquired, sounding as slimy as his skin.
Kagome's breath rushed through her nostrils as she looked down at her wrist. Oh gods, did he have to touch her there? It was so painful. "M- master forbade it." Kagome whispered looking down to the spot where Jaken had pointed. She had to play this out well...
Miroku watched Inuyasha handle Jakotsu and decided to help him out. "Come on." Miroku said grabbing Jakotsu by the collar of his shirt.
Jakotsu made a swing with his sword for Miroku's neck.
Miroku ducked and punched the man. "All of this over a woman? Are you sure you aren't straight?" Miroku muttered, fingering his Buddha beads. "Are you sure you want me to release Kazana?"
Jakotsu glared at Miroku and lusted after Inuyasha. "He's hot. You're sexy." Jakotsu said rubbing past Miroku. "I can't wait until I get to bite into both of you." Jakotsu finished, trying to keep some of his pride as he went off to his duties. Inuyasha would pay for the insult and Jakotsu would wear his ears as proof of it.
'I should have killed him,' Inuyasha regretted. He knew that having let Jakotsu live would come back to haunt him, sooner or later. Inuyasha gave Miroku a glance so quick that only he would know it was one of relief. He turned back to see Jaken touching Kagome. Inuyasha picked him up by his head, pulling him off Kagome. "Mind explaining yourself, Jaken. You have work to do too, you know."
"Ah, yes, Lord Inuyasha, but so do you."
"I'm doing mine, bitch. I'm yelling a the rest of you scum to keep on working. You think just because Sesshomaru isn't on duty you shitbags can slack off like this?"
Jaken grinned again. "I find everything interesting, Lord Inuyasha. Could it be you're finally coming around to show your demon self? It makes me wonder! You tell your whore not to use her powers to heal herself, when she easily could, and you could have the joy of hearing her scream and cry all over again and again. After all, that's what Captain Sesshomaru did to your first slut. Did you know that? You're being selfish keeping her held up in there, Lord! Why not let someone else make her beg and scream for a little while. She'll be returned to you in one whole piece, we can promise you that. Still, I go back to wondering. Why hurt her and treat her like some normal human when she can regenerate?"
Miroku smirked. "This just proves you do not know the joy of women." He said using his best debonair demeanor. Walking past Inuyasha with a swagger in his step, Miroku bowed down to examine Kagome as though she was a prime piece of meat. "Because she can regenerate you do not ruin her for more fun to come. It's like a puppy. It keeps giving, and giving." Miroku said placing his hand over her wrist lightly, but making it look as though he was squeezing. "You hurt, enjoy. And then you can start all over." Miroku said winking at Kagome.
Standing back up, Miroku hooked his thumbs through his belt hooks. "Now! Inuyasha, just to disprove his theory. As well as to prove to the rest of these kindly demons!" To that he got a roaring laughter. Miroku turned demon glowing jade eyes at Inuyasha. "Let me have her. I'll borrow her and ride her. Then you can go on playing with her. Prove that you know how to share my Lord."
Kagome the whole time didn't move. She couldn't. She just sat there bowed staring at the floor and praying to herself. What was going on here? It wasn't suppose to be like this. Closing her eyes, Kagome fought the loss of blood trying to over power her and cause her to faint. Licking her dry lips, Kagome just stared at their feet.
"Heal your arm, woman," Inuyasha ordered, burying his pride. She hadn't cried out, or even flinched. He didn't even glance down at her. Inuyasha was too busy trying to figure out what Miroku was thinking of, before he suddenly understood. He dropped Jaken. Inuyasha even figured out how to explain the broken limb.
"All right, Miroku. You can have her. Throw her in your bedroom and then come up and finish your shift. If she misbehaves, just squeeze her wrist. I know there's a piece in your book with two women you've been dying to try out. But don't wear her out too much. If I only get to have her for another day, there's still a lot of stuff I'd like to try on her."
Bending down, he reached up and took her chin in between his fingers, snapping her up meet his eyes, though he was still looking down at her like she was something low and vile. "Well, what do you say?" Instead of being condescending, his voice was slow, as if he were talking a some pitiful creature who couldn't understand him. "Would you like to go with Miroku?"
Kagome didn't meet his eyes. Even though her face was raised towards his. She didn't. She stared at the floor, feeling the back of her eyes begin to ache with the pain it took to keep them at this angle. "As you wish, Master." She whispered lowly. Doing as he had ordered, Kagome placed her hand over her wrist. But it took too much power, power she didn't have to heal it.
Miroku, being once a holy man himself and dealing with Priestess knew when they reached their breaking point. So instead, Miroku stepped in yet again. "Lord," Miroku began looking lecherously at Kagome, as though undressing her with his bare eyes. "Let her keep her wound. I'd have much more pleasure with it still there." Miroku said then grinned cruelly. "Oh, I'll be sure to keep her in good condition. For you." Miroku said then turned a cold stare at Jaken. "Do you mind my fucking her senseless after my shift? I'm asking since it seems you like butting into everything that isn't your business. Tell me, have the prisoners below turned you out as well?" Miroku asked, with very little respect for Sesshomaru's servant.
Damn it! Kagome was too good at this charade. He knew that Miroku wouldn't hurt her, but how could Kagome see that if she wouldn't look at him even when he tried to make her? Then again, maybe that was his whole problem.
He let her go, his fingers tapping restlessly on the hilt of his sword. Wasn't it odd how they all had their little parts?
Jaken's face began to go red from a mixture of embarrassment and anger. The only one who ever showed him respect was Sesshomaru, and even that was debatable! He always followed everything by the book, always made sure his t's were crossed and his i's dotted, and everybody always over looked him or beat him when they didn't have someone else to pick on. 'Even the little twerp Shippo gets more respect than I do!' He began to walk away, grumbling to himself. Something funny was going on in those two rooms below deck, and he'd figure it out sooner or later!
Inuyasha snorted as Jaken walked away. Never had he been so proud as to call Miroku a friend then right now. He covered it up with a nod toward the entrance to go below deck. "Get going already, ya damn monk! And be sure to wait until after your shift to fuck her. She could probably use a break after what we went through."
Shippo came running out just as the others were going in. He blinked at Kagome as she walked by, as if seeing a ghost. He ran over on all fours to Inuyasha and jumped on his back. The older demon acted like it was nothing. "Why was. . . ."
"Shut up, kid," Inuyasha snapped. He yelled at the helmsman to watch where he was going as the fat demon watched Kagome and Miroku instead of the bow of the ship. "You're still loyal to me, aren't you Shippo?"
"Yes, Lord Inuyasha! Of course I am!"
Inuyasha gave him a tiny smile. "Good. Then go wait in the crow's nest for me. I need to wait for Miroku. Aw, Shippo, don't ask questions, just go." Shippo took off, and Inuyasha went back to doing his job, waiting for Miroku to return.
Miroku grabbed Kagome up by her shoulders and grinned over his own at Inuyasha. "Oh, I'm sure she could. She looks it." He said but turned and kissed her roughly. Grabbing her in places that would make any woman blush. Spinning her about in his arms, Miroku pushed her down the stairs into the heart of the boat. Once they were close enough to his room, and far enough down the hall to be out of earshot, he cursed.
"Fuck, what the hell was all of that about?" He asked picking her up, hooking his arms under her knees and about her shoulders. "What the hell did Yasha do to you?" Miroku demanded as he approached his door and with an easy turn of the knob, moved into his room. "Sango, quickly close the door." Miroku told her laying Kagome on the bed.
Kagome looked pale and tired. "Thank you." She said with a forgiving smile. She had understood the game now.
Sango jumped up and shut the door. She knelt beside the bed, her fingers reaching out to brush the hair back from Kagome's cheek. So this is what that bastard had been doing to her! Had she really been so stupid as to think the sound of their voices had been made by love? She growled the absent demon's name, ready to rip his throat out, prince or not. She looked over at Miroku. "Can you help her?" Sango could fix the wound on Kagome's arm herself, if she needed to, but magic would make it so much more easier.
She stared at his face, her eyes lingering on his lips, before she smacked him upside the head. "You disloyal pervert! You needn't have kissed her, I'm sure! A simple grope would.... you groped her too, didn't you? Oh, I'm going to beat you later!"
Miroku actually looked guilty and almost scared as he grinned at her sheepishly. "Now now there... Sango, my love... I was merely helping her..." He began in weak attempt to save himself.
Kagome looked over at Sango and smiled softly. "We had to convince them." She whispered then looked over at Miroku. "You didn't need to kiss and grope me though." Kagome added with tart.
Miroku swallowed and backed up. Two angry women. And he hadn't really done anything... "It was nothing... serious... It was force of habit!" Bad defense to go on, Miroku figured out a moment later when he caught Sango's look. Alright, new tactic! Change the topic! "I can't help with her wound." Miroku said examining the broken wrist, which puzzled him the most. If this was all a show as he was suspecting it to be, then why were her bones really broken? He'd take that up with Inuyasha. "My powers don't work that way."
She nodded understandingly. "Before you go back up top, I'll need a clean cloth and some hot water." She sat on the bed, helping Kagome to sit up so that she could take off the kimono. Sango couldn't very well heal her through cloth. "Don't worry, Kagome. I can fix a little cut like your arm in no time at all. And don't worry about Miroku, either. I really am afraid that our resident ex-human has seen a bunch of girls naked, so it's nothing new to him."
Looking over her shoulder, the look she gave the monk would have made one wonder who was really in control of the situation. "If you talk to.... him about this, I'll get everything I can from Kagome, but you might just have to tie me down to keep me from kill.... never mind!" she sighed.
Miroku grinned. "Tie you down? Why Sango! I'd love to!" Miroku said giving her a quick kiss and walking over to the closet. "Use these, you can dress her in the clothes here." Miroku said looking over his old monk uniforms. "Hell, you can wipe your ass with them too if you want." He said wondering why he even bothered keeping them. "As for the naked girls, it's true. I have seen my fairest of fair shares of them." Miroku said losing himself in daydreams. "I'll be right back." He said still lost in memories.
When he returned he carried a bowl of hot water and placed it by the bed. "I'm going to go talk to him now." Miroku said and with a final look, a thankful one to Sango, Miroku left to go meet Inuyasha at the appointed spot, where he knew Inuyasha would be waiting. The whole walk there, Miroku couldn't help but think to himself that he chose the right woman. Kinky, beautiful, strong. kinky.
AN: Storymind: lol. well. um. hopefully soon.
LilNezumi LilInu: Speaking of evil other pirates. ::looks at this chappie:: Uh. Yeah.
The-Real-Rosie-Gamgee: hahahaha! Uh duh moment! Well. Ya know, Sango did get um, a lot of exercise with Miroku and she did drink a lot. She is entitled!
Eidolon Griffin: Of course we care! More oven then that. We care tons! And. well, I am not sure if Sango understood you and as for Inuyasha tensions. Well, he is surrounded by the sea. Meaning that instead of just ANY cold shower, he can dose himself in a giant pool of freezing cold water. I'm sure that'll help. Yeah. See? I am not even helping. We will try to help him out with his sexual tensions along the way! We promise!
Chibi-Kerochan: Thank you!!!!!!!!! Well, we do SO love the demon slayer and the monk! They'll get a bigger part in the story as we move along. Ooooo kawaii puppy face!!!!!!!!!!! Okkie. Next time. More Inuyasha and Kagome ^_^ Mmm. Inuyasha. Yeah. Sorry. Got carried away there for a second. And what's so scary about a drunk Kagome anyway!? I mean. So what if she saw butterflies. puked on him. Ok. I see where you are going with this.
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The ship had been quiet, as everyone wondered where Inuyasha was. But then they'd heard a scream, filtered by the wood, but painful sounding none the less. When Inuyasha appeared, they jumped to work, suddenly in a bustle of activity, even though there wasn't that much to do.
"We're right on schedule, Lord Inuyasha," one of the demons said, maps falling out his hands. He fumbled to collect them all. "We'll be at the island tomorrow evening. There'll be like a feast that such has never known at midnight tomorrow night! Yura has promised it. Oh. Is this the girl you keep hidden in your room?"
Miroku stared down at Inuyasha from the mast. What the hell was going on? Miroku wondered as he watched his friend for many years strut on deck like, well, a full demon and, Miroku almost wanted to, well, wring the boy's neck. Sure, who was Miroku to talk and why? But he did have his morals. And harming women, broke them. The sight of Kagome's swollen and bloodied face, the ruined Kimono, but worst of all her wrist... Miroku began his decent towards the deck.
What the fuck was going on here? He saw her only a little while ago and she was fine. She was healthy. Drunk, but healthy. And Inuyasha... Miroku shook his head. He'd never do this. Not ever. Especially not after Kikyo. Unless... Miroku's eyes narrowed as his hand fisted tighter around his Buddha beads. Well, Inuyasha hadn't had a woman since Kikyo, maybe he got a bit too violent, Inuyasha was hanging around demons only for the past years. He wouldn't even near the human captives, he might've lost control...
Miroku shook his head and jumped onto the deck. Landing squarely on his feet, Miroku headed the man's way. Something was rotten here to the core and.. Miroku narrowed his eyes. Shit, Jaken was hiding behind them watching. There was no way, no matter what, that the two could have a normal conversation with Jaken listening in.
The snake.
Well, the frog actually.
"Oye, Inuyasha!" Miroku shouted as he marched up the other man. A lizard demon leaping out of his way, for Miroku might not be a demon. he was worse. He was a holy man corrupted. "Your wench been behaving?" Miroku asked, stopping in front of Inuyasha and looking down at Kagome kneeling behind him. Miroku raised hard as stone eyes at Inuyasha.
Miroku. Inuyasha knew the once-human man would have figured out something was wrong. He knew Miroku wouldn't ruin their plan, Inuyasha just needed to figure out how to side step the whole issue of turning his back while all the humans stole the ship and ran away.
He wondered what Miroku was going to do with Sango.
At least Kouga was on the morning-day shift. If Inuyasha had to put up with one hounding him and the other congratulating him, he'd have knocked their heads together until he got some peace and quiet. Inuyasha nodded at the nearly- trampled navigator. "Yeah, this is her, now move along." Then he turned back to Miroku, feeling the eyes of the crew settle on his woman. His upper lips raised up in a snarl and he yelled at them to get back to work before he finally answered Miroku's question. Inuyasha should have planned a response sooner, but luckily the playing at captain had earned him enough time to develop a lie. "Now that she's not hyperactive with booze, yes."
Miroku narrowed his eyes at Inuyasha. Nothing was fitting into place here. Inuyasha wasn't himself, Jaken was spying on them, Kagome was beaten up. It wasn't Sesshomaru, Miroku figured that much out. But if it wasn't him... Miroku turned carefully studying eyes at Inuyasha. Was the man that much like his brother? Miroku found that very hard to believe. Well, shit until he figured it out they ought to at least do whatever the fuck they were doing right.
It was obvious Inuyasha was showing ownership and Kagome was acting the victim... Miroku looked up at Inuyasha remembering his friend's statement. Since he didn't have sex with her, Miroku doubted he'd rape her. And violently yet. Well, those bruises looked real enough though. 'Oh, they are not stupid enough to actually do it the hard way, are they?' Miroku hoped before crossing his arms over his chest looking down at Kagome condescendingly. "You're cold." He hinted, hoping that she would catch on to act the part better.
"Inu-" Miroku began wanting to tell him to get the girl below deck but a loud bellowing war cry came ringing as Jakostu swung down from one of the ship ropes and roll onto the deck, his snake sword slithered out of its sheath aimed for Kagome. "You BITCH! You're wearing MY kimono!"
Now they were in for it.
Inuyasha ignored Miroku to focus on the larger problem: Jakotsu. The demon liked blood so much Inuyasha knew that he wouldn't mind cutting Kagome up, and getting pleasure out of it, even though that would be breaking the rules. The only card Inuyasha could play to get rid of Jakotsu was to threaten that if he touched Kagome he would never speak to him again, but that would show his hand to everyone else. Besides, Jakotsu didn't need words for what he wanted from Inuyasha.
"Jakotsu!" he bellowed, his eyes snapping about like lightning. "How dare you abandon your station! Are you a demon, or are you just some mortal man? Or is it a female form you're hiding under all those robes? Get back up there and do your job! If you have a problem with something, take it up on your own time, not on everybody else's!"
He only hoped Kagome could see enough of the ship so that she would know where everything was when she rebelled.
Jakotsu stopped his sword held high above his head. His look was insane, and his grin was seductive. Licking his lips, Jakotsu lowered his sword. "Inuuuuyasha," He began panting as though he was about to get off at any second. "Fuck off! You took my dress and gave it to that WOMAN!" Jakotsu roared and swung his sword at Kagome, it's snake like style causing it to slither about and wind around slashing her across her arm. "I will NOT allow ANY WOMAN to wear MY clothes!" Jakotsu yelled and charged again, this time the sight and smell of the blood causing his blood to rush like a naked woman would cause any other man's blood to pound.
Miroku hissed and leapt out of the way of the sword. "Dammit, Jakotsu, that's enough!" Miroku roared then noticed the look on Jaken's face and stepped back. He couldn't get into this.
His reaction was instinct as soon as he saw that he had hurt Kagome. He met the coming charge with his own, swooping in from the side, right at Jakotsu's blind spot. Inuyasha's knee connected with the other demon's stomach, while at the same time has hand swung down to strike Jakotsu at the base of his neck. To anyone but a demon, the blow would have been deadly. To the inhuman, it just caused great pain for a moment or two.
Inuyasha had had enough fucking around. If Jakotsu moved again, he'd go right for the killing blow. Nobody hurt Kagome.
"Are you defying me, Jakotsu? If you are, then I suggest you turn back around and get up to the riggings this instant, before I'm forced to respond to your lack of fealty."
Jakotsu spat and looked up at Inuyasha with a smile. Oooo... Inuyasha was playing rough... Uh, it was like a dream come true. The scent of blood, and Inuyasha's touch. Oh, how he would love it if his blade had sliced the girl's neck. Spitting again, Jakotsu got up and pointed his blade at the girl. "I want my kimono. Then, I'll go back to my duty." Jakotsu said licking his lips as he stared at Inuyasha. Oh, he was HOT when he was pissed.
Kagome was using all of her restraint to keep from crying, screaming, even moving. That cut sliced her right across the muscle of her good arm, she could feel the blood soaking the fabric of her sleeve. Swallowing, Kagome took the moments confusion to look around the ship deck. It all looked... Rather complicated. There were so many demons on board, how was she ever going to help these girls get free without any shipping experience? But it would be alright, Kagome assured herself, allowing herself a brief glance at the scene being caused. She saw what needed to be done Kagome hoped and just sat there quietly, stooping even lower.
Sniffing, Kagome looked to the side and her eyes grew wide, there was a little frog like demon there, grinning.
"Didn't your Mother ever teach you patience, you asshole?" Inuyasha was so mad that he didn't even notice the way Jakotsu was looking at him, as if he were a piece of tender meat. Or worse. "All the girls are getting killed off tomorrow night! She'll be fucking dead, Jakotsu! Then you can have your damn dress back! Now go back to your work!" To emphasize his point, he back handed the cross-dresser, hoping Jakotsu would sling back to the shit he came from.
He'd noticed her looking around. Jaken wagged his webbed finger at her, his wide mouth making his sly grin look comical. "There's very bad little human. Inuyasha hasn't trained you properly yet. Your eyes are always supposed to be down here." He pointed the finger at the ground. "Or are you merely curious about ships? Either way, the mutt hasn't done his duty."
Jaken reached out his slippery hand and touched her broken wrist. "It's shattered. So why haven't you healed it?" he inquired, sounding as slimy as his skin.
Kagome's breath rushed through her nostrils as she looked down at her wrist. Oh gods, did he have to touch her there? It was so painful. "M- master forbade it." Kagome whispered looking down to the spot where Jaken had pointed. She had to play this out well...
Miroku watched Inuyasha handle Jakotsu and decided to help him out. "Come on." Miroku said grabbing Jakotsu by the collar of his shirt.
Jakotsu made a swing with his sword for Miroku's neck.
Miroku ducked and punched the man. "All of this over a woman? Are you sure you aren't straight?" Miroku muttered, fingering his Buddha beads. "Are you sure you want me to release Kazana?"
Jakotsu glared at Miroku and lusted after Inuyasha. "He's hot. You're sexy." Jakotsu said rubbing past Miroku. "I can't wait until I get to bite into both of you." Jakotsu finished, trying to keep some of his pride as he went off to his duties. Inuyasha would pay for the insult and Jakotsu would wear his ears as proof of it.
'I should have killed him,' Inuyasha regretted. He knew that having let Jakotsu live would come back to haunt him, sooner or later. Inuyasha gave Miroku a glance so quick that only he would know it was one of relief. He turned back to see Jaken touching Kagome. Inuyasha picked him up by his head, pulling him off Kagome. "Mind explaining yourself, Jaken. You have work to do too, you know."
"Ah, yes, Lord Inuyasha, but so do you."
"I'm doing mine, bitch. I'm yelling a the rest of you scum to keep on working. You think just because Sesshomaru isn't on duty you shitbags can slack off like this?"
Jaken grinned again. "I find everything interesting, Lord Inuyasha. Could it be you're finally coming around to show your demon self? It makes me wonder! You tell your whore not to use her powers to heal herself, when she easily could, and you could have the joy of hearing her scream and cry all over again and again. After all, that's what Captain Sesshomaru did to your first slut. Did you know that? You're being selfish keeping her held up in there, Lord! Why not let someone else make her beg and scream for a little while. She'll be returned to you in one whole piece, we can promise you that. Still, I go back to wondering. Why hurt her and treat her like some normal human when she can regenerate?"
Miroku smirked. "This just proves you do not know the joy of women." He said using his best debonair demeanor. Walking past Inuyasha with a swagger in his step, Miroku bowed down to examine Kagome as though she was a prime piece of meat. "Because she can regenerate you do not ruin her for more fun to come. It's like a puppy. It keeps giving, and giving." Miroku said placing his hand over her wrist lightly, but making it look as though he was squeezing. "You hurt, enjoy. And then you can start all over." Miroku said winking at Kagome.
Standing back up, Miroku hooked his thumbs through his belt hooks. "Now! Inuyasha, just to disprove his theory. As well as to prove to the rest of these kindly demons!" To that he got a roaring laughter. Miroku turned demon glowing jade eyes at Inuyasha. "Let me have her. I'll borrow her and ride her. Then you can go on playing with her. Prove that you know how to share my Lord."
Kagome the whole time didn't move. She couldn't. She just sat there bowed staring at the floor and praying to herself. What was going on here? It wasn't suppose to be like this. Closing her eyes, Kagome fought the loss of blood trying to over power her and cause her to faint. Licking her dry lips, Kagome just stared at their feet.
"Heal your arm, woman," Inuyasha ordered, burying his pride. She hadn't cried out, or even flinched. He didn't even glance down at her. Inuyasha was too busy trying to figure out what Miroku was thinking of, before he suddenly understood. He dropped Jaken. Inuyasha even figured out how to explain the broken limb.
"All right, Miroku. You can have her. Throw her in your bedroom and then come up and finish your shift. If she misbehaves, just squeeze her wrist. I know there's a piece in your book with two women you've been dying to try out. But don't wear her out too much. If I only get to have her for another day, there's still a lot of stuff I'd like to try on her."
Bending down, he reached up and took her chin in between his fingers, snapping her up meet his eyes, though he was still looking down at her like she was something low and vile. "Well, what do you say?" Instead of being condescending, his voice was slow, as if he were talking a some pitiful creature who couldn't understand him. "Would you like to go with Miroku?"
Kagome didn't meet his eyes. Even though her face was raised towards his. She didn't. She stared at the floor, feeling the back of her eyes begin to ache with the pain it took to keep them at this angle. "As you wish, Master." She whispered lowly. Doing as he had ordered, Kagome placed her hand over her wrist. But it took too much power, power she didn't have to heal it.
Miroku, being once a holy man himself and dealing with Priestess knew when they reached their breaking point. So instead, Miroku stepped in yet again. "Lord," Miroku began looking lecherously at Kagome, as though undressing her with his bare eyes. "Let her keep her wound. I'd have much more pleasure with it still there." Miroku said then grinned cruelly. "Oh, I'll be sure to keep her in good condition. For you." Miroku said then turned a cold stare at Jaken. "Do you mind my fucking her senseless after my shift? I'm asking since it seems you like butting into everything that isn't your business. Tell me, have the prisoners below turned you out as well?" Miroku asked, with very little respect for Sesshomaru's servant.
Damn it! Kagome was too good at this charade. He knew that Miroku wouldn't hurt her, but how could Kagome see that if she wouldn't look at him even when he tried to make her? Then again, maybe that was his whole problem.
He let her go, his fingers tapping restlessly on the hilt of his sword. Wasn't it odd how they all had their little parts?
Jaken's face began to go red from a mixture of embarrassment and anger. The only one who ever showed him respect was Sesshomaru, and even that was debatable! He always followed everything by the book, always made sure his t's were crossed and his i's dotted, and everybody always over looked him or beat him when they didn't have someone else to pick on. 'Even the little twerp Shippo gets more respect than I do!' He began to walk away, grumbling to himself. Something funny was going on in those two rooms below deck, and he'd figure it out sooner or later!
Inuyasha snorted as Jaken walked away. Never had he been so proud as to call Miroku a friend then right now. He covered it up with a nod toward the entrance to go below deck. "Get going already, ya damn monk! And be sure to wait until after your shift to fuck her. She could probably use a break after what we went through."
Shippo came running out just as the others were going in. He blinked at Kagome as she walked by, as if seeing a ghost. He ran over on all fours to Inuyasha and jumped on his back. The older demon acted like it was nothing. "Why was. . . ."
"Shut up, kid," Inuyasha snapped. He yelled at the helmsman to watch where he was going as the fat demon watched Kagome and Miroku instead of the bow of the ship. "You're still loyal to me, aren't you Shippo?"
"Yes, Lord Inuyasha! Of course I am!"
Inuyasha gave him a tiny smile. "Good. Then go wait in the crow's nest for me. I need to wait for Miroku. Aw, Shippo, don't ask questions, just go." Shippo took off, and Inuyasha went back to doing his job, waiting for Miroku to return.
Miroku grabbed Kagome up by her shoulders and grinned over his own at Inuyasha. "Oh, I'm sure she could. She looks it." He said but turned and kissed her roughly. Grabbing her in places that would make any woman blush. Spinning her about in his arms, Miroku pushed her down the stairs into the heart of the boat. Once they were close enough to his room, and far enough down the hall to be out of earshot, he cursed.
"Fuck, what the hell was all of that about?" He asked picking her up, hooking his arms under her knees and about her shoulders. "What the hell did Yasha do to you?" Miroku demanded as he approached his door and with an easy turn of the knob, moved into his room. "Sango, quickly close the door." Miroku told her laying Kagome on the bed.
Kagome looked pale and tired. "Thank you." She said with a forgiving smile. She had understood the game now.
Sango jumped up and shut the door. She knelt beside the bed, her fingers reaching out to brush the hair back from Kagome's cheek. So this is what that bastard had been doing to her! Had she really been so stupid as to think the sound of their voices had been made by love? She growled the absent demon's name, ready to rip his throat out, prince or not. She looked over at Miroku. "Can you help her?" Sango could fix the wound on Kagome's arm herself, if she needed to, but magic would make it so much more easier.
She stared at his face, her eyes lingering on his lips, before she smacked him upside the head. "You disloyal pervert! You needn't have kissed her, I'm sure! A simple grope would.... you groped her too, didn't you? Oh, I'm going to beat you later!"
Miroku actually looked guilty and almost scared as he grinned at her sheepishly. "Now now there... Sango, my love... I was merely helping her..." He began in weak attempt to save himself.
Kagome looked over at Sango and smiled softly. "We had to convince them." She whispered then looked over at Miroku. "You didn't need to kiss and grope me though." Kagome added with tart.
Miroku swallowed and backed up. Two angry women. And he hadn't really done anything... "It was nothing... serious... It was force of habit!" Bad defense to go on, Miroku figured out a moment later when he caught Sango's look. Alright, new tactic! Change the topic! "I can't help with her wound." Miroku said examining the broken wrist, which puzzled him the most. If this was all a show as he was suspecting it to be, then why were her bones really broken? He'd take that up with Inuyasha. "My powers don't work that way."
She nodded understandingly. "Before you go back up top, I'll need a clean cloth and some hot water." She sat on the bed, helping Kagome to sit up so that she could take off the kimono. Sango couldn't very well heal her through cloth. "Don't worry, Kagome. I can fix a little cut like your arm in no time at all. And don't worry about Miroku, either. I really am afraid that our resident ex-human has seen a bunch of girls naked, so it's nothing new to him."
Looking over her shoulder, the look she gave the monk would have made one wonder who was really in control of the situation. "If you talk to.... him about this, I'll get everything I can from Kagome, but you might just have to tie me down to keep me from kill.... never mind!" she sighed.
Miroku grinned. "Tie you down? Why Sango! I'd love to!" Miroku said giving her a quick kiss and walking over to the closet. "Use these, you can dress her in the clothes here." Miroku said looking over his old monk uniforms. "Hell, you can wipe your ass with them too if you want." He said wondering why he even bothered keeping them. "As for the naked girls, it's true. I have seen my fairest of fair shares of them." Miroku said losing himself in daydreams. "I'll be right back." He said still lost in memories.
When he returned he carried a bowl of hot water and placed it by the bed. "I'm going to go talk to him now." Miroku said and with a final look, a thankful one to Sango, Miroku left to go meet Inuyasha at the appointed spot, where he knew Inuyasha would be waiting. The whole walk there, Miroku couldn't help but think to himself that he chose the right woman. Kinky, beautiful, strong. kinky.