In Under Deep
A.N. I have noticed that some people are unsure about this fic. I know it is different, but you should give it a chance. The ones that have love it. I know you probably have not seen something like this and if you have, you might think it weird, but I really like where this is going. I will continue this for the ones that have liked it so far. If anything, I will just continue it on and not on SS. I have noticed I got more reviews there. It will be up to the reviews and how people feel. I hope you all enjoy! This has been Sapphire approved! Chapter revised!
Disclaimer: I don't bloody own them OK! I do own my OC and my two beautiful Great White Sharks. I have grown to like them. (Reaches down to pet them, feels a pull on her hand and pulls it back up. BSD now has a bloody stump.) "Stupid sharks see if I ever let you play with Sess's hair again."
Miroku caught up with Sesshoumaru as the tall Dog Demon angrily stomped to the main walkway. "Mr. Takashi, please."
Miroku finally caught up to him. Sesshoumaru stopped and looked out the large thick glass. 'I can't believe that wench actually intruded on this Sesshoumaru's mind,' He fumed. Sesshoumaru usually kept his cool, but Kagome just did something that he really despised. No one intruded on his thoughts. It was like someone raping a part of him. Sesshoumaru valued his privacy and to do something of this caliber…well, he felt violated.
"Mr. Takashi," Miroku tried again, "Please forgive me, I should have told you and really, it just didn't faze me that it would bother you so much. If I would of thought better…" He was cut off before he could finish his explanation by two blood red eyes of an angry demon.
"You're right Mr. Willis, you didn't think. It might benefit you to do so in the future." Sesshoumaru said, baring his fangs.
Miroku could have pissed himself at that moment. He could look two sharks in the eyes, but when it came to Sesshoumaru, he was not very secure with himself. He towered over Miroku and his aura flared at that moment, displaying his power and strength.
"Again, Mr. Takashi, I apologize. I will be sure to let you know about any other eccentric encounters in the future." Miroku said as he raised his hands in front of him in a peaceful gesture.
Sesshoumaru sighed deeply to calm is inner beast. He closed his eyes and let himself relax. By the time he was done, Sesshoumaru was back to his calm, cool self. He turned his now golden gaze back to Miroku and nodded his head.
"Let us continue the tour, please."
"Of course, right this way." Miroku gestured for Sesshoumaru to follow him in the direction they had originally been going.
Soon they came to a room that was mostly computers and view screens. Sesshoumaru could hear all the beeping and electrical buzzing that filled the air. Most of the view screens were blank, but a few showed different areas outside of the base. He would occasionally see a fish or some other aquatic life pass a screen. One of the screens showed a separate unit that was much smaller than the rest of the base. The small metal structure was by itself and surrounded by a dozen lights. It had no outer entrance to it, so he figured it had an opening on the bottom like this base did.
"I have noticed you eyeing our storage base. It is really small. All it holds is extra diving equipment and scuba gear. We have a few spear guns out there to. But other than that, nothing else of importance. It is far from this base. I really don't know why the Government made it so far. It takes our deep diving gear to reach it and about a twenty minute travel time to get there. It's also located by a steep cliff. If one should ever fall over the side of it, the pressure would crush them. We don't go that deep here. We just stay on this level."
Sesshoumaru nodded his head in understanding. He looked over to the far corner and noticed the underground pool that he spotted back in the Water Room. This one also looked like it disappeared in the wall. 'It must connect somewhere.' "What is that?" He questioned.
Miroku followed his gaze until, he to, looked at the deep-bottomed pool. "Oh, that is our water tank for Tom and Shi."
Sesshoumaru raised his brow in a questioning manner and moved his eyes to meet Miroku's. "Who are Tom and Shi?"
"I'm sorry," Miroku, said with a smile on his face, "I meant the two Great White sharks you saw earlier with Kagome."
"You have named the two fish and let them in the facility with you?"
"Well, they are not like most sharks," Miroku answered, "They are genetically enhanced." Miroku continued on when he saw Sesshoumaru's other brow meet his first one. "I was the one that created the two. Kagome and I have raised them since. They have larger brains than regular sharks and can think on a more advanced level. Kagome said they have more of a child like nature."
"Do you always play God down here, or is this an exception?" Sesshoumaru coolly asked. He really didn't like how they made an eating machine more intelligent.
"We did this at the request of the US Government. They wanted to clone a more advanced underwater creature. They already use dolphins. They wanted to know if we could come up with anything that could learn as well as one. So we now have Tom and Shi. They really are fun sharks, but one would not know to look at them." Miroku replied with a smile on his face.
"How old are they? By the size, I would guess them to be about ten years if not more." Sesshoumaru inquired.
"They are only three years old, Mr. Takashi. We suspect them to grow to fifty if not more in feet."
Sesshoumaru was surprised but he didn't let it show on his face. 'Just what kind of place are they running here?' he mused. It was something that he needed to look into later; right now he just wanted this tour to get over with so he could retire to his room.
Suddenly a door opened from the other side of the room and a tall demon walked in with shoulder length dark blue hair. He had matching eyes and his skin almost had a blue tint to it as well. What really stuck out were the two-layered slits on the each side of his neck. The new demon had a sleeveless white shirt on and sported scales on his shoulders and around his wrists in a metallic like pattern that blended with his skin. The blue swim trunks he wore went to his knees and fitted loosely around his slender waist. It had been awhile since Sesshoumaru has seen a Serpent Demon. The new arrival turned his narrow face to Sesshoumaru and nodded his head in a respectful gesture.
"Miroku, I take this man to be Mr. Takashi?" He asked as a clawed hand was extended to Sesshoumaru for a handshake.
"Yes, it is. Sesshoumaru I would like you to meet Ty. He is our Computer Specialist." Miroku said as he introduced Ty.
"Nice to meet you, Ty." Sesshoumaru casually said while giving a firm shake to his hand. It didn't slip by Miroku that Sesshoumaru shook the other demon's hand while not shaking the humans.
"The same." Ty simply replied.
Ty walked around Sesshoumaru until he approached a computer terminal. He started to type some things on the keyboard. Suddenly, one of the bigger screens popped up and showed two people in deep-water suits working on the side of the base. He could see bright flickers of light every once in a while, indicating that they were welding underwater.
"Sango and Inuyasha are having to stay out there longer then normal to fix that leak. They haven't found what caused it, but they are working on getting it sealed," Ty explained. "I will have to go out there and help them with some of the wiring. If I don't, then they will have to come back in to refill their tanks and then go back out again."
Miroku nodded in understanding and then turned to Sesshoumaru, "Well, let us get you a code so you can come and go as you please."
Miroku walked up to a control panel and started to type some codes into the computer. The small monitor above it flashed on and showed Sesshoumaru's personal file. With some more typing he came to a page where he typed some more data to fill in the empty space. Miroku pressed 'Enter' and finished up.
"Alright," he said as he turned to Sesshoumaru, "Your new code is 3758. You will use that to go to and from each base and to log into the computers system. Do you have any questions so far?"
"No." Sesshoumaru answered.
"Okay then, let us proceed back to the main base then." Miroku stated as he turned to walk out of the room.
Miroku waved his farewell to Ty who was still working on the computer terminal. He led Sesshoumaru back down to the walkway and back to the main part of the underwater base. He showed Sesshoumaru to his room, which was next to Kagome's and on the other side, was Nicole's.
"We will be having dinner in about two hours from now, Mr. Takashi. If you'd like, you can join us." With that Miroku left Sesshoumaru to himself.
Sesshoumaru looked around his room. It wasn't much. The walls were the same dull gray as the rest of the base and the bed was barely a full size mattress. The sheets were plain cotton, making Sesshoumaru wish he had brought his own. He did have a small window, but of course, the only sight he had was lighted water. He walked over to a small desk that was home to an even smaller desk light. He turned it on to add some more light to the dimmed room.
As he turned around Sesshoumaru jumped in surprise. Staring at him from the small window was a large black eye. It seemed it was the shark from before when he just arrived at the station. Sesshoumaru looked at the large fish. The large fish looked back at him. This seemed to go on for a few minutes, them just staring at each other. Finally, the shark just moved his large powerful tail and swam forward. 'What is with that shark?' He thought as he returned to start unpacking. This was going to be a long day for him.
It was about two hours later and Sesshoumaru could smell food. He decided to eat since it had been a good three days from his last meal. Sesshoumaru changed his clothes into a pair of dark blue jeans and a fitted black shirt. No point in wearing his dress slacks and shirt to eat in. He rewrapped his tail around his shoulder and proceeded to exit his small room.
He walked down the hall until he came to the main corridor that led him to the mess hall. Even though he was still a good twenty feet from the room, Sesshoumaru could hear laughter and conversation coming from that direction. When he got to the mess hall, he was greeted with silence. It made him uncomfortable to have about forty people stare at him. After a few seconds, everyone started to talk again. Sesshoumaru just narrowed his eyes and walked to the line. When he reached the counter, he noticed that he was not alone. He looked up to meet the dark blue eyes of Kagome. She gave him a heart-stopping smile. Sesshoumaru immediately made sure his mental barrier was in place.
"Good evening, Mr. Takashi. I see you have decided to join us for dinner." Kagome said in a cheery tone. She didn't want to upset the demon anymore than he already was. There encounter earlier was not what she wanted it to be, but she had to admit, he needed to be knocked off of his pedestal.
"Good evening, Ms. Higurashi." Sesshoumaru replied with a cold voice.
Yup, he was still pissed.
Kagome just shrugged her shoulders and grabbed a tray. She slid down the line with it and asked the cook for the food she was eyeing. After she had her dish, Kagome grabbed up her tray and walked to a table that housed Nicole and Ty. She sat down and started to chat with them about mundane things. Out of all who lived on the base, only a select few had the nerve to associate themselves with her, obviously uncomfortable with her telepathic power, and the fact that she was a priestess.
Sesshoumaru seated himself not too far from her. It seemed her table was the only one that held few people. He started to eat his food in a neat manner and looked off to nothing in particular. Suddenly, Sesshoumaru was interrupted from his mindless moment. He looked up at the doorway to see a seething Inuyasha. He seemed to be staring at Kagome with intense anger. The mess hall had once again become silent as they curiously watched the angry Hanyou.
"Damn it to hell, Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted from across the room. He was in a pair of faded blue jeans and a red t-shirt. His ears were flattened to his skull as he stomped up to the raven-haired girl.
"Just what the hell is wrong with your fucking sharks anyway!"
Kagome surprised him by bursting up in laughter. "Inuyasha, I am sorry if they scared you. Tom just loves your hair. So every time he sees you, well, he just has to come up to you."
This comment got Ty and Nicole joining in her glee. All this did was make Inuyasha angrier. "He scared the shit out of me! I swear he wants to eat me!"
Inuyasha suddenly noticed a familiar presence in the room. He looked up to meet golden eyes like his own and paled. "I mean…he startled me. I don't like to be caught off guard like that."
Sesshoumaru actually smirked at that. He almost wished he could have seen his face at that moment. Sesshoumaru were sure it was priceless. He would admit one thing about the sharks. They were creepy in their own way. At least he knew why the one was always staring at him. Apparently, he likes silver hair.
Kagome smiled at Inuyasha and patted the seat next to her. He came by and sat down next to the telepath. "We have that piece fixed. I don't know what caused it to be ripped like that. All I could assume was your sharks got bored and decided to munch on the base."
"Tom and Shi did no such thing, Inuyasha. They were in holding tank with me most of the night." Kagome replied. She went back to her food and started to eat. She was going to chastise him for not speaking to his brother, but she knew they never really got along well.
Inuyasha wasn't hungry so he just sat there and patiently waited for the others to finish their food. He looked over to Sesshoumaru and noticed he sat on the far end of the table. "Hey," he said.
Sesshoumaru looked at his brother with a scowl on his face. He really didn't feel like messing with him at the moment. Both brothers hadn't seen one another for about four years. Sesshoumaru could wait a little longer to speak to him.
"Prick." Mumbled Inuyasha. He just couldn't understand why his brother was so isolated. He could understand wanting to be alone at times, but the man just stayed to himself all the time. "Hey, Kagome," he started, "I am going to go on to my room, I will talk to you later, alright?"
"Sure, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha got up, glanced at Sesshoumaru, and left. Kagome looked at Sesshoumaru and gave him a small smile. She really didn't want him to hate her. In her opinion, most of the base didn't like her as it was. Her friends were few and having more would be nice.
Kagome talked to Nicole and Ty some more before excusing herself. "I have to be going. I need to check up on my babies."
"Two sharks will only be known as 'babies' to you Kagome," Nicole said as she moved to take her tray to the drop-off area, "I am going to go have a smoke. I will see you all later."
Ty soon followed Nicole and the table was now bare except for Sesshoumaru, who was still picking at his food.
Kagome walked down the corridor that led to the catwalk. As she stepped onto the narrow walkway, two large Great Whites swam on each side of it. Kagome smiled at them. They never judge her. That was why they were her babies…her friends. Even the few friends she had on the base were uneasy of Kagome when they first met her. She was never one to keep her abilities a secret. She did that once when she was young and that resorted in chaos. Kagome even lost the trust of her parents. That was a particularly hard thing on a young twelve-year-old girl.
Kagome reached the other side of the catwalk and typed in her code. She walked threw and made her way to the large lab that held the Water Room. As she reached the door, Kagome typed her code in one more time and entered the large glass room. Instead of walking to the glass area, Kagome went to the large pool that disappeared at the wall. She took off her jean jacket and unzipped the back of her dress. The white fabric pooled at her feet, making a soft rustling sound as it hit the metal floor. She stepped out in only a simple two-peace swimsuit. The material was black and gave her a dark appearance compared to the white that made her look innocent.
Kagome walked to the edge of the pool and jumped in. The cold salt water chilled her at first, but she quickly situated herself to it. It wasn't long before two dark gray sharks, with white bellies, swam up to her. Kagome smiled and rose to the surface to get a breath of air. The large fish slowed down and rubbed their large bodies against hers. She giggled at the gentleness of them. Sometimes they reminded her of cats.
'Gome…come to play with us?' Shi mentally asked in a low child like voice. The shark turned her body so she could see the small woman with her black eyes.
'Yes, Shi. But first I must check you guys over to make sure you are healthy. Did either of you cut or scrap yourselves today?' Kagome questioned in her mind while rubbing her hands along one side of Shi.
'No, Gome. No pain today. We played! Man with silver hair came out with the nice woman and we played with him.' Tom replied in a lower voice.
Kagome giggled as she moved to the other side of Shi to continue her inspection. 'Yes, Tom. You told me about playing with him earlier.'
Kagome finished looking at Shi and turned her attention to Tom. The male was two feet longer then Shi, making him a good twenty feet. He was larger in girth as well and Kagome would always have to go under the water to inspect his belly.
'Did you guys see anything strange last night?' She questioned them. She couldn't understand how the panel on the base got tore like that. The sharks never messed with the base before.
'No, boring because no one was up to play.' Shi answered back. Kagome was sure if the large creature could pout, she would of.
Kagome finished her look over and swam out in front of them. 'Okay! Lets go swim!'
Kagome heard the mental cheers of both sharks, and with a smile, pushed herself forward. There was a high enough clearance for her head to remain above the water as she swam under the walls that separated the rooms. She grabbed on to Tom's dorsal fine as he swam past her and pulled her along. She loved the feeling of it. Kagome almost felt like she was flying, but under the water instead of the sky.
As the shark pulled Kagome along, she was not aware of a pair of golden eyes watching her. She just let herself glide threw the water without a care in the world.
Sesshoumaru walked down the corridor before the main hall so he could return to his room. He wasn't tired and couldn't do anything until tomorrow. Miroku promised to start his briefing of the Shikon Effect. They had already gotten it underway. They just needed to do the fine touches on it. Miroku also mentioned the need for a way to reverse it. They still didn't have a reversal to the deadly poison.
Sesshoumaru took his t-shirt off and just left his jeans on. He was about to sit down on his bed to relax, when a dark shadow passed his window. He figured it was the sharks and went to the glass to look at them. What he didn't expect was to see Kagome being pulled by one of them and the other swimming ahead of them. He looked at Kagome while they swam by and couldn't help but notice her body. He would admit to himself that she had a nice figure. Her hips were rounded and her breasts were a nice size. She had long legs and he could tell her body was well toned. He noticed her hair looked like a silky black mass that rippled in the water like fish do in a large school.
She was beautiful…for a human.
Soon they were out of his sight and he turned to sit on his bed. The woman was an enigma to him. He would admit that. Kagome peaked his curiosity like no other. Never in his long years had he met someone like her. He hardly even knew Kagome, but she still managed to make him wander about her. He would learn more about her in due time. Sesshoumaru had to work side by side with her. It would be inevitable.
Sesshoumaru leaned back in his bed and crossed his arms behind his head. He hoped tomorrow would come soon. Today had proved to be boring and he wanted to start working on what he came here for. For some reason, he felt that this was going to be an eventful two years.