A/N Why isn't Inuyasha the pirate? Well, for starters, that has been done a million times over and I wanted to go for something…different. And I don't own Inuyasha, despite my crazy ramblings so don't sue me.
Chapter 4
Makes my Heart Sing Out
Inuyasha looked down at the captain of the Shikon no Tama. Her flaring eyes entranced him and he wasn't able to escape from their grasp, keeping his gaze from taking in the rest of her features. "You'll find that I'm not as easy to beat as I may look. Just because I'm a woman does not make me weaker than you, got that?"
All he could do was silently nod without breaking the eye contact between them. Her glare seemed to become more menacing as they stood there in silence. She obviously was waiting for his answer to be spoken verbally. "Keh."
"And I expect you to pull your weight around here if you want to eat. I will not have any free-loading prisoners aboard this ship."
Inuyasha blinked at her. He was a prince; she couldn't possibly expect him to do the work of slaves. "No chance, wench." His confidence was quickly returning as he sized up the pirate captain.
"You seem to be forgetting who is above who here, Mikotu Inuyasha." Her blue eyes flashed with unseen hatred and she pulled something out from her shirt. "This is for you." What she held up was a beaded necklace with a few objects stringed to it that appeared to be fangs. The rest were just normal spheres of black. She began a little chant and the necklace shone bright blue before transferring piece by piece to reside on Inuyasha's neck. Inuyasha looked at the necklace with confusion, something about it didn't feel quite right.
As a royal, he had never been insulted by anyone, but this girl seemed to think that she was better than him. He listened as the girl took in a deep breath. "Osuwari." A jolt overtook his entire body and he heard the resounding crack of the chains that held him bound as he went crashing into the wooden floor.
"What the-"
"Osuwari."
Inuyasha once again found his face implanted into the floor of the Shikon no Tama. He jerked to a sitting position and began attempting to remove the blasted jewelry. "Gah!" The weight of the beads was too much for the hanyou prince and he soon gave up trying to pull them over his head. Looking up at the female pirate, he saw her smug expression and he immediately began to scowl. "Wench, what did you do to me?"
"I've merely placed a subduing spell on you, hime." The captain smiled brightly at Inuyasha as the insulting words sunk in. She had the nerve to call him a princess…she would pay with her life. Bowing slightly, the captain turned to walk back up the dark flight of stairs. "I expect you on deck in five minutes. I'll inform you of your task then." With that she walked briskly up the stairs and out of sight.
His fists clenched and unclenched as he sat brooding over what punishments he could bestow upon the pirate captain. He needed his Tetsusaiga, and as soon as he had it back this entire crew would be history.
Standing up, Inuyasha looked at the shackles still on his wrists in question. Couldn't these things be used as weapons? Oh well, pirates were stupid. He made his way silently up the stairs and onto the deck. The sun blinded him for a few minutes as he tried to adjust to the bright light, but soon enough he was surrounded by a bunch of growling pirates, all with their weapons pointing at him.
"ENOUGH!"
Inuyasha looked up and squinted into the sunlight as the captain came down a set of stairs and the crew parted like the Red Sea for her. She wasn't too much shorter than Inuyasha, but she held herself differently, and spoke like a true seafaring man.
"I gave the prisoner orders to come up on deck."
"But Captain-"
"No buts." She turned to glare at whomever had spoken. "I have the prisoner under complete control. Allow me to demonstrate. Osuwari." Inuyasha faced planted onto the deck and listened to all of the jeers the pirates gave him. There were many men cheering at their captain's genius, while others were too stunned for words. "As you see, you will have no qualms with the captive." The captain turned to look directly at Inuyasha, who was now sprawled on the deck. "I expect you to carry all of the loot from our last raid down to the treasury before you scrub this boat from top to bottom."
Inuyasha stared at the captain before the words sunk in. Once the full meaning was absorbed by Inuyasha's dense mind, he began to growl angrily at everyone aboard the ship. It seemed that all of the crew was afraid of him and took a few steps back, but the captain stood her ground.
"I demand to see Lady Higurashi." His piercing gold eyes did their best to burn the captain's skin and make her cower, but she showed no sign of wavering.
"Perhaps, after you have finished your chores, I will allow you to see that ugly girl…but until then, GET TO WORK!" The captain pointed to a large stack of chests and barrels by the port side of the ship.
"Keh, I don't even know where you want the stuff put, woman." His triangular ears twitched as he listened to the captain's breathing increase sharply with her anger.
"Shippou, show the prisoner where he is to put our earnings. But don't help him carry anything. When he is done with that, get him a mop and bucket of soapy water to wash the deck. If he causes any trouble or hurts you in any way, call for me." At that the captain turned and walked away, leaving Inuyasha standing by a very small boy with auburn hair tied back in a ponytail.
The boy looked up at him curiously before jumping over to the pile of loot where he stood proudly and waited for Inuyasha to follow. Inuyasha began growling deep in his throat as he picked up a heavy barrel and trailed after the energetic pintsized kid.
After about an hour, all of the goods were stowed below deck and Shippou retrieved a mop for the prince.
"The is no way I'm doing a woman's job." Inuyasha pushed the mop away towards the small boy with the bushy tail. Another pirate was leaning against the rail of the ship nearby watching with mild amusement.
"If you don't I'll call okaa-san." The boy shoved the mop back at him, effectively making Inuyasha take a step backwards.
Inuyasha grabbed the mop in his anger and brought it down on the kitsune demon's head. "You can't make me do a thing. I am a youkai of royal blood." Shippou was wailing in pain by this point, not listening to Inuyasha's monologue.
"No, you're a hanyou of royal blood, there's a difference." The pirate that had been leaning against the rail stood up and walked towards Inuyasha. Violet eyes met amber ones as the man approached, and Inuyasha quickly recognized the man as the monk from his wedding. So he shot daggers at the said pirate with a glare that could char the devil himself.
A growl so loud it could be heard all over the ship emitted from his throat as Inuyasha glared at the pirate who had just insulted him. "How dare you…you have no right to say that…"
"Osuwari." Inuyasha plummeted to the ground as the captain walked up behind him, apparently alerted to the raucous by Shippou's constant wailing. She immediately went to the child's side and gathered him in her arms and picked him up, making sure to glare at Inuyasha before going back to her quarters.
Once the captain was gone again from her brief appearance, the pirate who had just so recently insulted Inuyasha looked down at the prince that was kissing wood. "The name is Miroku, if ever you need something, just ask, I may be able to help as a close friend of the captain."
"MIROKU-SAMA, WHERE IS SANGO?!?"
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A/N I'll end it there for my own personal benefit, but I hope you enjoyed…If you have any questions, just ask. If the answer doesn't involve giving away the plot, then I may tell you, but if it gives away some of the plot I won't answer, so don't be offended. Review, and get me up to 20 reviews, onegai? Anyways, ja!