"Hey! Kid!" InuYasha looked at the fat guy in charge. As far as lard ass knew, his name was 'Kid.' "What the hell do you want?" He cried from the pit he was digging out.
"I need you to take a package over to one of the ships!" "Why the fuck should I?" "Why the fuck shouldn't I let the state know you don't go to school?" "Fuck you, ya fat bastard!" "The ship's called The Queen Ann's Revenge. It's moored up on the east end." Fat man tossed InuYasha a package. "And one more thing, no one fucking sees this package except the captain, got it shit head?" "Fuck you, you fat bastard." InuYasha repeated slowly. "Good, now get fucking moving and hope I don't phone ahead and tell 'em to kill you."
As InuYasha passed over the bridge, shovel slung over his shoulder, he considered tossing the package into the sea and going home, but maybe they would give him money to give back to Fat Bastard. Then he could take the money and quit this damned job.
Ten minutes later and InuYasha found The Queen Ann's Revenge. The 'ship' was a two diesel small yacht boat. InuYasha noticed the diesels were both from the cigarette boats used to run drugs up from the Caribbean. 'Druggies. Goodie. More scum of the Earth for me to put up with.'
No one was on the weather deck, so InuYasha headed up the gang plank and dropped below decks.
The cabin he had walked into wasn't fancy. A folding table, cards, booze and pistols on top of it, some guy asleep on a couch, and some folding chairs stacked against the bare steel bulkhead.
Before he could wake the sleeping guy, a shadow loomed up behind him. InuYasha turned to see a ratty little guy with a knife in the stairwell. "Intruder! Intruder! I caught an-" InuYasha punched the high pitched bastard out.
As he slammed into the bulkhead, and then toppled to the deck with a loud thud, the guy on the couch began to stir. InuYasha inched toward the pistols on the table.
"Oi, who the hell are you?" The guy asked in confusion. "And what the fuck happened to the rat?" "This guy?" InuYasha asked, gesturing toward the unconscious guard with his boot. "Started waving his knife around, so I punched him out." "Eh, serves him right, paranoid bastard." the guy swung his feet on to the deck and took a beer from the table.
"So, who are you?" InuYasha held up the package "The fat guy over on the other side of the docks told me to give this to the captain." "Oh yeah. Cap't told us about that. I'll call 'im. Sit down, have a beer." He said, waving his arm toward the table.
InuYasha picked up a folding chair and leaned his shovel against the bulkhead. He took a seat, and threw his boots up on the table. He picked up an unopened beer and cracked open the tab. The guy not on the floor pulled a radio out from his belt. "Yo Cap't! The fat guy sent over the package finally!" "Right, be there in a minute." A voice squawked back.
The man turned to InuYasha. "So what's yer name kid?" "InuYasha." "InuYasha eh? I'm Jack. Nice job ya did on the rat, if we didn't need his skill with the Ann's radar I would killed 'im meself long ago." "Radar? What the fuck you guys need radar for?" "Ah you know I can't tell ya that. I'm sure ya can figure it out though." "Sure I can." InuYasha replied, sipping his beer.
InuYasha's head turned toward the sound of boots coming down the stairs. A tall man in his mid twenties ducked to get inside. "'Bout time the fat bastard got that damn thing." He said. "What the hell happened to Jonesy?" He asked, stepping around the body still on the floor.
Jack grinned. "He decided to sneak up on fat man's new errand boy." InuYasha grinned and raised his beer in greeting. "You did this?" "Yepp." "Good work, kid. If Jack hadn't beat me to it, I would buy you a beer." "You wouldn't 'buy' a dying man medicane and you know it." Jack commented.
"Fuck you, Daniels." The Captain said, opening the package. He turned the box on its side and let a silencer fall into his hand. "Good. Just in time too." He reached for the small of his back and removed a Mk.23. "Thanks a bunch kid. Here's something for your troubles." He finished screwing the silencer on the barrel. InuYasha set the beer down and let his finger tips wander to a Beretta lying on the table.
The Captain held the pistol still in his hand. "Don't trust us, kid?" "Not a fucking bit." "You're smarter than you look." "Wish I could say the same for you."
Silence filled the compartment. The captain narrowed his eyes. InuYasha stared back coldly and slipped a finger around the trigger.
Jack burst out laughing. The Captain lowered his gun and chuckled. "Give the kid some credit, Cap't!" Jack exclaimed. InuYasha smiled and moved his hand back to his beer. "You got more balls than most of the damn kids the fat bastard sends us." The captain said, reaching in his back pocket.
He tossed a wad of bills on the table. "For your time an' trouble. We see ya again, we may give ya another job." "Much appreciated." InuYasha picked up his shovel and headed back to work.
By the time he got back across to the bridge to the island he was digging up, people were starting to leave. InuYasha considered leaving, but figured he'd let Fat Ass know it went smooth.
As he crossed the bridge, he bumped into somebody. InuYasha got a look at his face and swore. "Why you little fucking punk!" Maloney said, reaching in his coat. "Think clearer Spillblood, lotta witnesses here." Maloney's hand stopped.
"Don't ever walk alone at night, boy." He swore and moved on.
That night, and InuYasha was back where he belonged. Under the bridge, in his leather jacket, having a smoke with Kikyo.
"Summer sure is great. Nice weather, no school." The two shared a laugh. "Serious question, InuYasha." "Yeah?" "You sure as hell ain't graduating, so what do you plan on doing?" InuYasha took a drag before answering. "Well, way I see it, once I get the Softail up and running.. save up what money I have.. pick a direction, and just roll the power on." "Life on the open road.." InuYasha smiled. "Yeah, life on the open road. No boss, no job, no responsibility.. just freedom."
Kikyo watched the smoke hit the bridge above her. 'On the road.. no address.. no one has to know my real name... they'd never find me. It could work. They'd never find me. Never. Not to mention, InuYasha's there.He'd take me with. No two doubts about that.'
Kikyo smiled and looked at the silver haired youth. "Well then, get it fixed soon."