My Saviour, the Pirates
Chapter 8:
The Ceremony
Disclaimer: I do not own anything InuYasha-wise, or "The Season of Passage" by Christopher Pike, where I got an idea to use things in the story that started with a 'v'. You'll see what I mean when you read the chapter. You should read it. It's really awesome, the best book I've ever read so far! :D
Sango stepped on board the ship, and saw many faces peering back at her. Her heart sunk. This is awful, she told herself. How was she going to get out of here? Her heart skipped a beat as she heard a familiar voice call out her name.
"Sango!"
Sango looked and saw Kikyou, struggling against the grasp of two pirates—grinning stupidly at her. She stared sadly and was then shoved forward and Sango fell on her face.
"Now, Haru, no need to be brutal to our "guests", right?" she heard a man's voice ring like bells. The girl peeked through her bangs to see what he looked like. Well, she said to herself, he doesn't seem like someone to be feared. But she was wrong. Oh, was she wrong... "After all, I need them for my—err, our ceremony..." He gave a fake smile to Sango who was picking herself up.
"Ceremony? What kind of ceremony?" Sango and Kikyou asked in unison.
Sesshoumaru smirked at them, responding with a simple statement. "It's a special ceremony. I wouldn't want to give away the surprise, now would I?" Sango gave a confused look to Kikyou, who looked just as baffled. Sango had a feeling she didn't want to find out what the ceremony was.
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"Damn it, InuYasha! Can't you row any faster?!" Miroku cried. "We're almost there! You could pick up the pace a little!"
"You know, Miroku, you could try doing this yourself..." InuYasha muttered under his breath.
"I will, in fact!" Miroku boasted and knocked InuYasha out of his seat, took the oars, and paddled like a maniac. Kagome gripped tightly on the sides of the canoe as InuYasha stared wide-eyed at his friend. From the looks of this kid, you wouldn't expect him to be able to row so quickly against the ocean's current.
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Sango was shoved forward by one of the men and quickly caught Kikyou as she stumbled forward. Kikyou smiled gratefully at Sango, who nodded in response, giving the girl a quick embrace. The two girls then stared up front where Sesshoumaru awaited them. He smirked prettily at Sango and Kikyou. "Now, men."
Instantly, two men came up and bound the girls' arms. Sango struggled to free herself and kicked one of the men in the gut. He fell hard with a loud crash. Sesshoumaru sighed. "I was hoping you would be more cooperative. Oh well. I can fix that." His pearly white teeth gleamed as his lip curled over them. Sango heard the clanking of chains and found them wrapped and wound around her wrists and ankles; the links were attached to the wall of the room. There was no escape. "Now, darlings," he exaggerated the word too much, "let's continue on, shan't we?" There was that grin again. "I'll start with you."
Kikyou whimpered as he selected her. Making sure her chains were secure around her, he beckoned her toward the front where he stood. The men urged her forward, and one slapped her on the butt. She cursed at him and stomped on his foot; he cried out in pain. She stood next to him, still as a statue; her head was up high indignantly with pride, and although Sango could clearly tell she was frightened as hell, it was not noticeable to the others, nor Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru raised out his hand and a bottle of wine was placed in his hand. He gripped it and his nails dug into the surface, leaving scratches on the glass bottle. He pulled out the cork with his mouth and spit it out. The brim placed on his lower lip, the captain gulped down the red liquid and sighed with pleasure after his drink. Sango glanced outside. There was Mars shining brightly outside. Suddenly, appearing from behind the clouds was a full moon. She gasped and confused. There wasn't a full moon before! How could this be?! Maybe...just maybe...Mars might have something to do with this sudden full moon. Or better yet...Sesshoumaru... Or maybe nothing has to do with this? Could it?
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Miroku stared with his jaw open as Mars shone brightly and coming out from behind the clouds was...
"A full moon?!" he asked aloud. "InuYasha!"
"No! Damn it!" InuYasha hissed and his snowy-white hair disappeared as if it was washed away and his hair was a dark black. His dog ears were gone and so were his claws. "What the hell?! This makes no sense!"
"I know...something's not right."
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'Something's not right...' Sango thought. There was no possible way this could happen. The moon goes from whatever state it is and change into a full moon in one night? She jumped, startled, as Sesshoumaru's voice rang out, "Let the ceremony begin!" He held the bottle to Kikyou and told her to drink it.
"No." Kikyou refused.
"Drink it."
"No." she repeated.
"Drink it." Sesshoumaru said through clenched teeth.
"No..." Sango whispered as she watched Sesshoumaru tilt the bottle and the liquid poured into Kikyou's mouth. Immediately, she spit it out and sprayed Sesshoumaru in the face with it. He howled in anger and grabbed the front of her blouse, lifting her up from the floor.
Even though it was a little amount, Kikyou had accidentally drunk some of the "wine".
Sesshoumaru could tell, how he did, no one knew.
"I will not wait any longer! I can't! We can't!" Sesshoumaru roared.
'We? Who's we? I don't know of anyone else...' Sango thought anxiously. She froze as Sesshoumaru cut a tiny part of Kikyou's throat. Blood dribbled out and he threw himself forward and licked it like it was a delicacy. Kikyou shrieked. "KIKYOU! GET AWAY FROM HER, VAMPIRE!" Sesshoumaru froze. He glared at her, his claws flexed, and he inched closer and closer to her.
"Vampire, you call me?" He was soon right next to her. "How did you know? Better yet, how did you find out?" he whispered, eyes narrowed to slits.
"You mean...you are a vampire?!" Sango gasped.
"Well, not necessarily... You see, long ago, I was a ruler of the Western Lands. I still am, to this day, although I am rarely over there, seeing how I live on the sea. Long ago, as I was in my lands, it was a night just like this—Mars was shining brightly, and the moon full.
"I was walking out in the forest. I know very well that in stories, vampires were described as fast creatures. They can travel far distances in the blink of an eye. Of course, I didn't believe in those stories. Nobody did. No one ever saw vampires, so they didn't believe in them. I had no clue that vampires existed.
"Then suddenly the wind changed and I could smell a difference. There was a decaying body scent that was approaching at a quick speed. I prepared myself, but it surprised me from attacking in front. I expected it to be from behind. I felt two fangs piercing into my throat and I could feel the blood. It drank my blood and then took out a vile. It held the vile up to my neck and let the blood pour in. Then it forced me to drink it.
"Still to this day, I am plagued from the vampire that ambushed me. So I now have this ceremony I discovered about, and I will be free from the curse of the vampire."
Sango bravely spoke up. "What happens? I mean, when you are freed from the vampire, what will happen?"
Sesshoumaru glanced at her. "After I drink the blood of a human that isn't plagued by a vampire, the vampire's spirit will leave my body and perish. Or, chances are that it will survive and enter another body. And the person the spirit enters will either have to do the ceremony and the same thing will happen, or...that person will have to be destroyed." He leaned over and licked Kikyou's blood again.
"What's with the wine, then?" Sango asked.
"Tradition. I just felt like it. Wine's good. Tasty." He muttered.
Sesshoumaru backed away from Kikyou and stood still as the room began to freeze. Sesshoumaru's eyes rolled back into his head. Suddenly, the vampire's spirit stepped out from Sesshoumaru.
'Please let it perish, please let it perish...' Sango prayed and closed her eyes.
The vampire spirit opened its blood-red eyes and glared at everyone. The room suddenly blackened and Sango couldn't see anything. She heard Kikyou's cry and the room lightened again. Sango's heart dropped. The vampire spirit decided to live on in Kikyou's body. Sango felt as if she was going to be sick and clutched her stomach.
"I'm free!" Sesshoumaru exclaimed.
Sango glared at him and turned to Kikyou. Her eyes turned red and the room began to feel cold again. She stepped towards Sango. Kikyou grinned, revealing two pointy vampire fangs.
"Hello, Sango." It said.
Sango screamed.
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You liked the chapter, yes? I'm evil! I left you at a cliffie! :3 I just got the idea to use vampires in this story from after finishing "The Season of Passage"—an awesome book in my opinion, if you ask me. :D I already know what's going to happen and all, so hopefully I won't get writer's block. HOPEFULLY!! XP Anyways, hope the chapter was suspenseful enough for you! Oh, Miroku will be in more of the next chapter. You'll see. :P Bye byez!