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A Pirate's Heart

Rudimentary Start

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"Good morning Lady Kagome, Lady Sango." The young Shippo said.

"How many time do I have to tell you Shippo? Call me Kagome and Sango,

Sango." Kagome answered him.

"Kagome is going into town Shippo we need horses." Sango said.

"Is it Naraku again Kagome?" Shippo wanted to know. Naraku was a youkai who wanted

Kagome's hand in marriage. A lot of people did. She was pretty and rich. Her father was the Shipyard's owner; he was the richest man around. And because of this, almost everyday Kagome went into the city. She complimented the town's people's children and bought their work. All of the town's people knew that Kagome would do well when she inherited the shipyard.

"Yes it is Shippo, he has been much more persistent lately, with the threat of pirates. I will never consent to such a match." Sango said. "As Kagome's body guard I will not let that baka near Kagome."

"Thanks Sango. You will never have to worry about me marring that jerk. I don't even like him. When I marry it will be for love and love alone. My father agrees with me on that. Thank Kami."

"Yes thank goodness now I'll go and get your horses. Will you be staying at Sango's house? I heard that Naraku was going to come over tonight and try to ask for your hand again." Shippo declared.

"In that case most definitely. Sango you don't mind do you?" Kagome inquired.

"Most definitely. I think even Kohaku wouldn't mind; though he will be annoyed that you didn't bring Souta. Otherwise, no. My parents like you so it would be okay." Sango replied. Shippo went off to retrieve Kagome and Sango's horses from the stable.

'Here you go Kagome and here you go Sango."

"Thank you Shippo, what would we do without you?"

"Die."

"Yes probably." Kagome and Sango mounted their horses and rode off toward the city. They immediately went to Sango's house and then they went off into the town. Soon it was getting dark and Sango wanted to go home but Kagome was in the middle of a business deal so they couldn't go home until her deal was complete. About an hour later the deal was finished. Sango and Kagome finally started to head home.

Suddenly the warning bells started to ring. That could only mean one thing, pirates.

"Kagome we have to hurry. The bells are saying that the pirates are not far off. Their ring is getting faster all the time." Sango exclaimed. The warning bells rang faster as the enemy got closer. Soon they were ringing too quickly that they sounded like one long note. G to be exact. Then they stopped.

"They've landed." Kagome said. They were running now. The houses had been boarded up and no one was allowed to open their doors to anyone until the relief bells were rung. Not even for Kagome. They heard pounding foot steps along the gravel roads. Some one came up behind Sango and took Hiraikotsu off of her back. Another person grabbed Kagome and started to drag her and Sango back toward the docks.

Kagome and Sango were hauled into dinghies and were then rowed back to the pirate ship. When they reached the ship they were thrown onto the deck. All the pirates stopped and stared at the two girls. Then a tall youkai walked out of the crowd. He seemed to be the leader.

"Could that Kouga?" Kagome asked Sango beneath her breath.

Sango replied, "Maybe." He was in fact the wolf youkai Kouga, one of the most infamous pirates ever. The wolf youkai continued to walk toward them. He stopped to scrutinize them when he was about three meters away. He seemed to study Kagome a lot more than Sango. He then beckoned two of his comrade's forward. They followed him.

One seemed to be some kind of monk and the other was a hanyou. They followed him as he sauntered up toward the two girls. Kagome didn't like his eyes looking at her like that. He seemed like as shifty kind of guy. He walked up to Kagome and turned to look at his crew.

"I choose this girl to be my mate. Does anyone object?" Kouga asked the crowd of pirates. When nobody answered he said, "I didn't think so." Kagome was too stunned to do anything. Sango was staring openly at Kouga and then her gaze turned toward Kagome and it her gaze turned confused. "If any of you have an objection against this match then you may come to me in my private chambers. For now she will reside on Kariana's ship, the Green Animal. Inuyasha and Miroku will be the two ladies bodyguards for the time being. Now take them to Kariana's ship. Immediately."

Inuyasha just scowled turned to walk away. He remembered he was supposed to be escorting Kagome to the other ship. He turned to face her and said, "Are you coming or what?"

"I want to know what's going to happen to Port Kyoto." Kagome answered stubbornly. Of course she would be worried. It was home. Her family and friends were here.

"We have raided the port. We have what we want. Now we are going. I'd suggest you move before Kouga changes his mind and makes you his mate now." That got Kagome moving, there was no was she wanted to mate with Kouga. One, she had just met him, two, he didn't know her. Three, she thought he was a pig-headed baka.

Kagome looked at Sango and said tiredly, "Come on there's nothing we can do now." They both followed Inuyasha and Miroku to the end of the deck. There was a gangplank connecting the one ship to the Green Animal. Inuyasha and Miroku walked over it without even thinking. Sango and Kagome shimmied over it cautiously. You could never be too cautious.

The Green Animal seemed to be a mix between a Chinese Junk and a schooner. It was built for speed and agility. Very nimble. Whereas Kouga's ship seemed was a brigantine. It was big and good for blasting other ships. Just like Kouga seemed to be like. I wonder if this Kariana is like her ship, like Kouga is like his? Kagome wondered.

On the other side next to Miroku and Inuyasha stood a girl. She looked to be about sixteen years old. Her hair was long and tied back in a long ponytail. The color was abnormal. At the top it was brown and toward the bottom it turned a pale green. Her eyes were the palest green, almost white, eyes Kagome had ever seen. She wore brown breeches and a green tunic that exactly match her hair and eyes. A dagger hung from her belt. The girl had a bright and cheerful smile on her face.

"Hello, I'm Kariana. And this is my ship, the Green Animal. Named after myself of course. And you must be Kagome and Sango." The girl stated matter-o-factly.

"Um yes." Kagome answered, unnerved by this girl's cheerfulness. "Umm. Exactly how are you the "Green Animal"?" Sango looked puzzled too.

"I have powers. I had what you might call earth and animal powers. I can talk with plants and turn into one in need be, same with animals." Kariana said simply. "Now I must show you your rooms. Would you like a connected one or unconnected? The connected doors have locks, for private reasons of state."

"A connected room please." Kagome answered her. Kariana led the four of them off in the direction of the main cabins. She was surprised to find a hot bath waiting for them. She thought they were supposed to be prisoners. Guess not. She thought.

Dinner will be served in a half-hour. Inuyasha and Miroku can show where it is. We'll get to know each other better then. See you later." Kariana said. She walked briskly out of the room; she paused at the door. "There are new clothes for you in the closet." She said without looking back and walked out of the room.

"If she walked into town I wouldn't think that she would be a pirate." Sango commented. "She seems trustworthy though."

"She is, it's just Kouga you have to look after." Both girls jumped they had forgotten that Inuyasha and Miroku were still in the room. They pushed the two boys out of the room and took their baths and then they look at the clothes and picked out the ones that looked the most comfortable. Kagome wore a green tunic with black breeches, and Sango wore a pink tunic and black breeches. When the two girls thought they were presentable they opened the door and their bodyguards fell through the door because they had been leaning on it. Kagome and Sango jumped out of the way. The bodyguards landed on their faced.

"Kariana said you could bring us to dinner." Kagome said.

"Oh yes ladies. That is most definitely true. The Dining Hall is this way." Miroku said. Inuyasha and Miroku led Kagome and Sango to the Dining Hall. Kariana was already there. She wore a tunic that matched her pale, Wait weren't her eyes pale green before? Why are they a shade darker? Anyway the tunic matched her eyes; again she wore brown breeches.

"You can sit." Kariana said. They sat. Kariana clapped her hands and two of her pirate mates (mates meaning friends… not like Kouga…) came and served food. When Kagome and Sango didn't touch their food she said, "It's not poisoned. If you want a taste tester just whistle, I usually have one. When I go visit other pirate fleets I usually bring him along. He's around here somewhere… Come to think of it I haven't seen him in ages."

"Umm, no thank you." Kagome answered. They started to eat. I was quiet. Kariana finally broke the ice.

"How did you guys get captured by Kouga's blokes? No offense or anything but they are really stupid and annoying."

"Umm well… uh… We were walking and the bells went off and we were on our way back to Sango's house and they came up behind us took Sango's weapon and then grabbed us." Kagome answered.

"Oh. If there was no one else on the streets then they could have gotten you, so… that is totally different story. They may be bakas, but they do know how to take lone strangers. Especially ones with their weapons displayed out for everyone to see." Sango blushed at this remark. "You can have your boomerang thing ma bob back, as long as you don't use it against my crew. They are very good. One of the best." Kariana finally paused after making her long speech.

There was silence for a little bit while everyone ate. They Kagome asked, "How did you fist get involved with pirating? Don't hurt me for saying so but you don't seem the type."

"It was about ten years ago, I think I was six. There was a pirate attack on my city. I got separated from my master an-"

"Master?" Sango interjected.

"Master. I was-am still a slave, technically. My master never released me. I still have the slave tattoo." Kariana showed them the tattoo. I was a shield shaped object with a capital N on it; it was on the lower portion of her left wrist. "But anyway. I got separated from my master and, well Sesshoumaru, who was about eight at the time, was on his first land invade and found me wandering, he doesn't believe in slaves, only servants who want to work or need the work. Well he found me and took me back to his ship. His father asked me if I wanted to be a pirate and I was pirated on my seventh birthday. If I remember correctly Miroku and Inuyasha were pirated the same day I was. Ever since my thirteenth year I've had my own ship. Sesshoumaru's father died two years ago and left him and his other son his fleet of ships."

"Who is the other son?" Sango asked. At this Inuyasha deliberately got up from the table and stormed away.

"Inuyasha, but he was only thirteen at the time and his father didn't think that he was capable of commanding a fleet. Plus he and his brother don't get along very well. So he let Kouga have the ship until Inuyasha turned seventeen. Inuyasha also instead inherited his father's blade. Sesshoumaru is very jealous of him, because Inuyasha got the killing blade and Sesshoumaru got the healing one."

"So you're saying that Sesshoumaru has control of this whole fleet of pirate ships and Inuyasha is his brother?"

"Half brother. They had different moms. Inuyasha's mom was human and Sesshoumaru's was demon. Inuyasha is a little sensitive about the subject of his mother."

"Oh.'

"Do you have anymore questions for me?"

"Um yes actually one more. Do your eyes actually change color or is it just me."

"It's not you. My eyes they change color depending on the amount of green life there is around me. In the winter they are really pale and in the summer, if I'm on land, then they are dark green." Kariana answered. "By the way you can call me Kari. My friends do and I want you to be my friends."

"Umm, Sure." Sango and Kagome both answered. Everyone then finished their dinner and went off to bed it was late. Sango and Kagome made sure that their bodyguards would stay out side that night.

Sango opened the connecting door between the two rooms. "Kagome. We have to talk."

"I think so too. Come and sit." Sango walked over and sat down on the bed. "First we have to tell your parents that you are fine."

"I think so too." Kagome agreed. "I think that we should stay away from Kouga and hang with Inuyasha, Miroku"

"Miroku is a freak."

"As I was saying I think that we hang by Kariana, Inuyasha, and Miroku… even if he is a freak, We'll be okay. Kouga scares me."

"WILL YOU TWO GO TO SLEEP?" Inuyasha yelled from outside the door.

"Fine, just give us two minutes!" Kagome shouted back.

"Well I guess that means we should go to bed, I'm getting tired anyway." Sango said. Sango for some reason felt very secure on this ship, the Green Animal. Even though she was Kagome's bodyguard, she felt that she could leave Kagome alone in the room and in the morning she would still be there, safe and sound.

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