Hello and Welcome once again to the story of 'A Pirates Life for Me'. This is Chapter Six of our story and there is so much still to come!

A short recap is Inuyasha was an ass, Kagome slapped him, Kagome fell asleep, she ended up sleep-walking under Naraku's control, Inuyasha saved her, fluff moment, Sango fills Souta in, and Naraku plans another attack on Kagome.

Now for the DISCLAIMER, I do not own Inuyasha, though I do own an Inuyasha t-shirt!

Chapter Six: The Band of Seven

It was early morning when the ship had docked into another port. Kagome was up fairly early that morning and she was about to leave the ship when Inuyasha stopped her.

"What makes you think you're going alone?" He asked, obviously annoyed.

"The fact that I am a girl and that I am going shopping, meaning the person who ends up with me will be carrying all of my purchases all the way back to the ship. I can guarantee that I will be going deep into the shopping district, a long way away from the ship." Kagome stated, making her point clear.

Inuyasha looked around his ship and miraculously every single member of his crew had found something to do. Also, his pride would not allow him to even think about carrying a woman's spoils.

"Fine, but if you're not back by sundown, I'm coming after you." Inuyasha growled in defeat.

Kagome smiled and pat him on the shoulder before leaving the ship. She was walking around the small market place, looking for some new clothing to wear. She was also racking her brain for a way to pay for the things she would need. She was amazed she convinced Inuyasha to let her go by herself through the streets of an unknown city. Though, what was the chance she was actually going to encounter something dangerous, or life threatening. She let out a small chuckle at her thoughts. As she continued down the streets, she didn't see much of anything she liked until a meager clothing shop caught her eye. She briskly walked over to the small shop and it had the clothing she much preferred to wear.

Kagome's fashion includes more pants and shirts than it does with skirts and dresses. She likes to wear dresses and skirts and will wear them if she absolutely needs to, but she much prefers the feel of pants on her legs and a loose shirt than a tight corset. This store had those things with a touch of feminism within each piece of clothing. She, also, noticed the store had binds or wrappings for her breasts. This store had everything she needed. She was looking at some shirts when an elderly woman came up to her.

"Welcome, my child. How may I help ye?" she greeted.

"I'm looking for some comfortable clothing, though I am terribly sorry that I do not have the money to pay for these beautiful clothing because I have been kidnapped by a pirate and these are the only clothes I have. Is there anyway possible for me to be able to help you with something to pay off the bill?"

"My goodness, that is quite the story. Ye are in luck, as I need my herbs picked and since I am here, I cannot do it myself. If you help me pick my herbs, I will let ye get whatever ye need. Tell me yer name, child."

"Kagome, you can just call me Kagome."

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"Damn that girl. Where is she?" Inuyasha complained.

Sure he had let her go, but that does not mean he didn't want her to go. Of course he was going to let her go. He wasn't going to have his pride lessen because some girl wanted to get something else to wear. He didn't mind her in the under-dress, she looked good in it, but she had a point in the fact that she can't wear it all the time. Inuyasha sighed. His sat in his chair, his knee bouncing up and down, claws tapping on his desk. He didn't even notice it.

"Every since he save Lady Kagome he's been on edge." Myoga noticed.

"I bet he doesn't even know he's fidgeting." Shippou smirked.

"Hey Yasha, stop fidgeting and go keep an eye on her if your worried so much." Miroku teased.

Inuyasha shot all three of them a glare, but got up from his seat and walked out of the room. When he was sure no one was looking he took off into a sprint. As soon as he was gone, Miroku, Shippou, and Myoga peered out from around the corner.

"He likes her." They all stated in unison.

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She had rolled up her sleeves and sat down on her knees in the herb garden, the basket in her lap. She hummed softly as she shed the leaves off the stem of the herb. Kagome was so wrapped up in her own little world she didn't notice a two pairs of eyes watching her, one golden the other azure. She continued to hum to herself and sat there holding a herb between her fingers. She sat there a moment more peacefully, until the herb was suddenly cut in half. Kagome was so shocked at the sudden presence she fell over onto her side. When she looked up a clean slice could be seen on her cheek, a line of crimson contrasting on her pale complexion.

"Well well well, what do we have here?" The man in front of her stated.

Kagome looked at the man before, lifting herself off the ground a bit into a sitting position legs lying next to her. The man before her was not unfortunate looking, to say the least. His long black hair tied neatly into a braid. Some bangs in his face, almost covering up a purple cross on his forehead, dark blue eyes looking down upon her. His body was built and obviously strong from the huge halberd he was easily carrying in one hand.

"I'm surprised it was this easy to find and catch you. I can't see why the Navy is having such a hard time." The man stated, nonchalantly.

Kagome picked herself up as fast as possible and tried to turn and run away, but ran into another body. She looked up and saw a man with shaggy black hair and grey eyes. On his hands was a set of four blades, each fashioned to a device to make it seem like he had claws.

"Hey there, girlie." He stated with a smirk and Kagome backed away from him, being mindful of the man with the purple cross. Just when she thought things couldn't get worse, five more men came out of the woods near the herb garden. One by one the men came closer to the two who held her trapped between them.

The man who reached them first was big in form. He had metal parts all over his body and looked like a deadly machine. Following right behind him was bald man with purple markings going up his cheeks and just a little past his eyes. Right after him, Kagome had to do a double take and make sure the man was actually a man. This man was so effeminate he could have been mistaken as a woman. Behind the very feminine man was a scanty grotesque man. Fates did not seem to like him. He carried a basket on his back, a cloth covering whatever was inside. The last one behind him was the one that made Kagome's eyes widen. The man was a giant, literally! He towered over everyone else and if looks could kill, she would be six feet under by now. Each of the new comers circled around her and she watched as they all fell in line. The apparent leader was the one who had spoken to her first.

"Now, you can either do this the easy way, or you can make it difficult and have Kyokotsu crush you into little bits. Now which will it be, My Lady?" He asked, looking straight into Kagome's eyes.

Kagome looked around the circle again and noticed everyone had some kind of weapon (she assumed the unfortunate looking impish man did) and she was not going to win a fight, even if she tried. Seeing defeat, she hung her head.

"I'll come quietly." She mumbled, keeping her head towards the ground.

"Excellent. Renkotsu, bind her." The leader ordered, and the bald man complied. Only moments later, Kagome's hands were tied behind her back, a rope around her neck, each a length of rope acting as a leash. Renkotsu held the rope which tied her hands and the feminine man held the one around her neck. He gave a tug and brought her forward towards the woods. The others of the group were before them, except for the one called Renkotsu and the leader.

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Naraku found himself in his office yet again in a meeting with Hojo. The spy had more information on what was going on with Inuyasha and the annoying Lady Kagome. This is the only reason Hojo ever came to see him, as he had no other reason to. Souta and Sango were out for the day and so it was safe for him to have Hojo around. Even his wife was out of the house for the afternoon.

"So what do you have for me today, Hojo?" Naraku asked.

"As you already know, Inuyasha has taken port and has stayed there for a good amount of the day and remains there. Kagome has gone into town and I have gotten word that your little group has had success in capturing her. Another bit of information for you, Inuyasha watched the whole scene unfold. He didn't jump in and help her like we thought he would. Once they were gone he rushed back to his ship and has called a meeting. He received a hawk this afternoon as well, and by the looks of it, it was the same as the first one." Hojo informed his employer.

Naraku held a gleam in his eye at the news of Inuyasha just watching Kagome get kidnapped. He had looked angry at first, but then he settled back and clasped his hands on his desk. Hojo could practically see the cogs spinning madly in his head formulating a plot. The gleam was now of interest instead of anger. Hojo remained quiet as Naraku sat there in his thoughts.

"Let me know what the outcome and the goings on of this meeting before I conclude with my thoughts. Get them to me as soon as you can." He ordered and Hojo bowed. He turned and was almost out the door when Naraku's voice stopped him.

"Don't let me down. Both you and Muso." Hojo continued on.

Naraku watched him leave and smirked to himself. If Inuyasha just sat there and watched and Kagome knew this, would she even want to go back to him? This will get interesting. I do believe I shall cause misery before I kill them. Not only that, but if this does not work, I have the arrest warrant for Kagome and Inuyasha. He pondered evilly. He needed to hear what went on at this meeting and the outcome of it before he did anything. He would hold off on killing Kagome, for now.

She'll die eventually. What's a little longer?

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Inuyasha couldn't believe himself. He was now beating himself up over his decision to just sit there and watch as Kagome was being taken off by those men. He kept hitting his head on the wall and punching anything to try and make himself fell better, but nothing was working. If the guilt did go away, it only went away for a millisecond before returning again. He made sure the word spread of a crew meeting before locking himself in his captain's office and preparing himself for the harsh words and threats he was about to receive (not to mention the physical blows he would probably get from Shippou, Myoga, Miroku, Kouga, and Sesshomaru). He sighed again for the millionth time that day.

Why did I just sit there and watch her getting kidnapped!? What the fuck is wrong with me!? Even if I did jump in and help we were greatly outnumbered. Sesshomaru is going to have my ass on a silver platter before this is done. I need his help though. He thought miserably. Sesshomaru was going to be arriving in the port they were at in any minute and was already dreading what he was going to hear.

Inuyasha had received an answer back from Sesshomaru about the meeting and some newly added information Sesshomaru needed to share with the Casanova captain. The feeling Inuyasha was getting told him he was not going to like the news he was receiving. He sighed heavily and sucked in a breath. He could hear the noise of Sesshomaru's ship paralleling with his and dropping its anchor.

Show time.

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Kagome couldn't help but notice how long they had been walking. Not only how long they were walking, but how long they were walking in the woods. She wanted to ask some questions, but figured, by proper hostage code, to remain silent. She just continued to walk on without any complaints of how her legs hurt, how much she was hungry, or how annoying the fighting between the man with the claws was and the impish man. It wasn't long before they started a physical fight and that's when the leader stepped in.

"Suikotsu. Mukotsu. Cut it out. This is no time to be fighting."

"Yes, Bankotsu." They said in unison and continued on. After their spat, there was silence between all eight of them.

Well everything was silent until Kagome's stomach growled. They all stopped in their tracks their weapons ready and pointing at her. She smiled and laughed nervously.

"Heh heh. It's just my stomach you guys. Just ignore it." She stated sheepishly.

Everyone in front of her turned around, putting their weapons away and continued walking. They all continued walking, though the one known as Bankotsu came up beside her and kept pace with her.

"What have you done to be a wanted woman?" he asked out of the blue.

"Excuse me?"

"Why does Lord Naraku want you dead?" he asked again, this time getting more of a reaction from her. Her eyes widened and all the breath rushed out of her.

"All I did was let a few pirates escape from his ship and he wants to kill me. That's just peachy." She stated sarcastically. The impish man noticed the conversation and hanged back to listen in and maybe join in. He was on the other side of Kagome, a little too close for Kagome's taste.

"You must have done something more than just that."

"I can't think of anything else because that is the only thing I ever did to him, besides insult him on a daily basis when I did see him." She said nonchalantly. This time, Mukotsu had touched her lower back and spoke.

"Please tell me you're single." He said, lowering his hand. This is when Kagome lost it. She death gripped his hand and kicked him into a nearby tree. By the time all this had happened her ropes were pulled on, practically heeling her like a dog. Most of the men had their eyes on her, except for the feminine one, the giant, and the machine.

"I don't take kindly to random people, especially strange men, touching me." She explained with a shrug.

"I get that, but where did you learn to do that?" Bankotsu asked.

"I believe every woman should know some self-defense so I asked my brother to teach me." She said with a smile. The group just turned around and started walking again. Bankotsu held back to make sure Mukotsu was alright.

That is some woman. He thought as he caught up with his group once again, his eyes landing on their captive.

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Sesshomaru had docked his boat and didn't bother waiting for the ramp. He gracefully jumped down onto the wooden surface. He quickly made his way over to the ship he knew as his brother's. He walked up the wooden plank that was considered a ramp and onto the ship. At this same moment, Inuyasha came out of his captain's quarters and his crew stopped in their tracks. Sesshomaru took a few sniffs of the air, a scowl appeared on his face.

"Inuyasha, where is Kagome?"

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Don Don Don! Complete! Well this chapter is complete anyways. I hope you guys this extra action packed chapter! I know I have been putting chapters out like crazy, but my muse has been giving me inspiration like crazy! I even have chapter seven racking my brain as we speak! How exciting!

Now, what is going to happen at this meeting Inuyasha has called? Will Sesshomaru keep control long enough to hear Inuyasha's plan? Or will Sesshomaru go off on his own to save Kagome? No one knows, but me, so it looks like you will have to wait until next time!

Chapter Seven: Gay? I think not!

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