Hey there everyone! I am back with the latest that is going on in this story! That's right Chapter Seven has arrived! –cheers-

I'm not in school today, and since I'm not I thought, hey why not let's get another chapter out! Whoosh. Alrighty, here we go.

Disclaimer:I do NOT own Inuyasha, but I do wish I did.

Now that is done with, on with the show!

Chapter Seven: Gay? I think not!

"Inuyasha, Where is Kagome?" Sesshomaru growled out. He was not happy to find Kagome not on the ship. He would have guessed she was in town, but from what he could smell, she wasn't there anymore. If she wasn't in town, and she wasn't on the ship, then where could she have been.

"That is kind of why I called this meeting. Sesshomaru… I need your help." Inuyasha said, looking into his brother's eyes, sincerity radiating off of the hanyō. Sesshomaru was shocked, but his face remained the stone expression.

"Very well then, let's get this meeting started with then." Sesshomaru announced and made his way to the under-deck. The crew followed him, Inuyasha at the tail end. He was not ready to face his crew mates, let alone Sesshomaru. He wasn't ready to tell them he just sat there and watched Kagome get kidnapped by a group of seven men. The worst part of it, he thought he knew who they seven were and he didn't want to be right about it. He had heard rumors about them and couldn't help a shiver at the possibilities of what they could do to Kagome.

Everyone was crowded into the living space. Sesshomaru had taken up the only arm chair and the rest of the crew were either sitting on the floor, the couch, or just standing against the wall. Inuyasha stood in front of the door, prepared to make a quick get away if need be. All the eyes of his crew were on him and he was already panicking, but kept a calm façade.

"I have called this meeting to tell you the whereabouts of Kagome, and to formally ask Sesshomaru's help on the matter. He has agreed to not harm any of you, though I do give him permission to harm me, not kill me." He stated first, Sesshomaru didn't look to happy about the beginning statement. If he had permission to harm Inuyasha from Inuyasha himself, Sesshomaru knew that the half-breed knew he was in trouble. He told himself he would keep a level head, now he only hoped he could.

"Kagome was in town, to get some new clothing, as my crew already knows, and I went to check up on her to find her in an herb garden. From where I was, I saw her get taken by a group of seven men. If I saw correctly and if the rumors are true, she was taken by the Band of Seven." Inuyasha continued. He waited for some kind of reaction. When he got widened eyes (except for Sesshomaru of course), he was waiting for the outbursts.

"You let Kagome get taken!? You just sat there and watched her get kidnapped!?" Shippou yelled at the Captain. He had stood up when he yelled and pointed an accusing finger at Inuyasha.

"Yeah… I did." Was the only thing Inuyasha could say. There was no excuse he could've made. He couldn't have said he didn't find her, because of his heightened senses. He was surprised he hadn't heard from the mangy wolf.

"MUTT! You didn't jump in and help my Kagome!?" spoke too soon. Kouga was in Inuyasha's face in a second flat. Inuyasha growled at Kouga, from the closeness he had the guts to be in, and the words 'my Kagome' coming from the wolf's mouth. Kouga backed away a bit, but didn't let the rage on his face falter. Inuyasha took the chance to take a peek at Miroku and the look on his face was one of disappointment, not hate or rage. He then looked over to Sesshomaru who had an angry frown on his face. He knew Sesshomaru would be angry. He already foretold that. Though he saw a bit of sadness in the yōkai. He shot a puzzled look at his brother and Sesshomaru stood up.

"I must tell you, that I have received order to arrest Kagome if I find her. There is also an arrest warrant out on you too. There is a price on both your heads for bounty hunters as well. We have orders to bring you to Lord Naraku, he doesn't care if you're dead or alive, but there are specific orders to bring in Kagome alive. So if the Band of Seven has her, and they're going after the bounty, they're going to keep her alive." Sesshomaru informed them and left the ship.

He sprinted off, using his demonic speed towards the outer limits of town where Kagome's scent lingered. He stopped before the herb garden and sniffed the air. He smelled the combination of Kagome's scent, and the unique scent of blood. He growled, his eyes flickering to the dangerous red and took off into the woods.

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Inuyasha just watched as his brother left. He figured Sesshomaru would go off on his own, but he thought he would've gotten yelled at first and was surprised that instead of yelling he got information. His gut feeling about the information was right. It really was something he didn't want to hear and he didn't like the information he received. Kagome was wanted for arrest as well as him, but why?

His crew froze as the information was given. All of them couldn't believe the woman they have come to know was a wanted person. Was she a wanted person when she was brought to the ship? No, of course not. All the crew's eyes traveled back to the captain.

"What's your plan of action, Captain Inuyasha?" Miroku was the first to speak up. Inuyasha looked at them with surprise, but that surprise was replaced with an evil grin. He looked to his crew.

"You guys want to have some fun? Miroku, you come with me. I need two to three teams of two to four members in them to take off into the woods to find Kagome, I'll be there shortly." He ordered and watched as half of his crew left. Kouga, Ginta and Hakkaku left, being one of the groups to go find Kagome.

"The rest of you, I need you to stay here and look after the ship. Don't let anyone on it without proper identification and make sure it's not just an illusion, either. If anything goes wrong, find me or Kouga or Miroku as fast as possible. Shippou I need you to stay here and make sure these orders are followed, okay?"

"Right!" Shippou confirmed, saluting his captain.

"Kohaku, I want you to help Shippou."

"You got it, Capt'n." He saluted as well.

Inuyasha nodded and then looked to Miroku, who was on his feet and ready to go. He nodded to him and they both took off towards the woods where he saw Kagome being taken to.

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The Band of Seven, and Kagome, walked on until they got to a clearing. They had decided it was time to take a rest and get some food. They were getting annoyed with Kagome's stomach constantly growling. They had tried to ignore it at first, but Ginkotsu got so annoyed he almost attacked and killed Kagome himself. Bankotsu told everyone they were going to stop then, as Renkotsu calmed the metal one down. Kagome sat by herself, with the feminine male, who she had learned was named Jakotsu, watching over her. Her hands were still tied behind her back. Bankotsu had taken off, saying he would be back later and now most of the group had either gone to go get something to eat, or were jut sitting there looking at Kagome. Renkotsu, especially, had a murderous gleam in his eye. It sent a shiver down her spine.

What am I going to do!? Naraku wants me dead, and these guys are probably taking me to him. I need to escape, but how? Bankotsu is gone, which I am kind of grateful for. He kept looking at me, but not like the others. Inuyasha, hurry up and find me already! She thought, staring off into space, though her head was facing the ground, hair covering her eyes. She could still feel Renkotsu's murderous glare boring holes into her skull, and Jakotsu's bored stare.

Her head snapped up when she heard rustling in the brushes in the furthermost part of the clearing. Jakotsu and Renkotsu took notice of the noise too. Jakotsu had his sword resting on his shoulder, while Renkotsu took a defensive stand, closer to Kagome than before.

The silver haired Captain made his way into the clearing. His eyes landed upon a very gynic man, a bald man, and Kagome between the two. He brought his sword out of it's sheath and Kagome's face held surprise. The sheath was thin, like a regular katana, but the sword that had come out was larger than the sheath's shape. He smirked and looked at his opponents. This should be easy. He thought, looking at the lazy stand the womanly looking man had. He ran forward ready to attack, but then Jakotsu swung his sword forward, a lightning looking path being formed straight for Inuyasha. Said hanyō stopped in his track and swung, hitting the attack. What was revealed, both Inuyasha and Kagome couldn't believe. It was, in fact, one sword, with many links of metal spiraling out.

"Inuyasha, you looked so cute when you're surprised!" In a tone, very much sounding like a woman's. Kagome's (and Inuyasha's) jaw dropped at the sound of Jakotsu's voice. She hadn't heard him talk the entire time and now that she did, she was surprised by the womanly voice. Not only that, but he had hit on Inuyasha. If that doesn't scream homosexual then I don't know what does. Kagome thought, blinking a few times. By the time she had blinked a third time, Jakotsu had retracted his sword back to normal.

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Sesshomaru was following Kagome's scent until he caught wind of six other scents mixed in with it. The one that was more noticeable was one of a male surrounded by herbs and mixtures of which to make poison. He decided he would take a small detour and find the one who smelt of poison. He was lead off the trail and with each step the smell became stronger and stronger. Not only is this smell annoying, but it's repugnant. He thought as he came closer to the owner of the smell.

As he got closer, he noticed the figure bent down over a patch of herbs, perfect for making a potent poison. The figure hadn't noticed Sesshomaru yet, and the yōkai was glad he hadn't. He watched the impish figure intently, a hard glare on his face. It wasn't long before the man turned around to face the presence demanding demon.

"Are you one of the Band of Seven?" Sesshomaru demanded.

"Who wants to know?"

"I'll take that as a yes." Sesshomaru stated, gripping his sword hilt.

Mukotsu, noticing this, quickly grabbed his strongest poison bin and lifted the lid off of it. The poison immediately shot at Sesshomaru, making him disappear in a dark green cloud. The poison master looked on gleefully.

"That should do it. It was my strongest one."

"Don't think your poison can work on me." Came Sesshomaru's cold voice from behind the cloud of smoke. In one quick swipe of his sword, the poison cleared from him.

"You are not worthy to be killed by my Tōkijin." He stated before sheathing the sword again.

As he did this, the poison master pulled out another poison and released it at Sesshomaru. The cloud grew around Sesshomaru quickly. Mukotsu was expecting the sword to sweep away the poison again and was shocked to see a light of pale green to shoot out from the cloud and strike him in the chest. His skin started to sizzle and boil. The impish man screamed out in pain.

"Now that is a poison. You will die shortly from my poison whip." He stated as the cloud of poison cleared. His forefinger and middle finger nails were glowing the same color green. Sesshomaru watched as the poison master wouldn't give up and tried reaching for another poison bin.

"Poison whip." Sesshomaru commanded and whipped out his fingers for a second time hitting the man, this time his arm. The impish man screamed out in pain and seized in movement. His breathing was labored and death was arriving.

"You should have just given up." Sesshomaru said coldly, leaving the dead poison master behind.

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Inuyasha battled on with Jakotsu. Both not landing a fatal or serious blow on each other. Kagome watched from the sidelines, unable to get away or help as Renkotsu was keeping a close eye on her. She had yet to figure out what he offered to the group. She could try and test it out to see what he could do. She was slowly but surely making her way towards the brushes Inuyasha had come through. It wasn't long that she noticed a fire stream come straight at her. She quickly dove out of the way.

She looked over to see Inuyasha and Jakotsu still fighting as if nothing had even happened. When she looked back, Renkotsu was making his way over to her. She got up quickly and ran straight for Jakotsu. Renkotsu saw this and quickly drank from his gourd and spit out a stream of fire. Kagome felt the heat coming and dove out of the way at the last second. Jakotsu had jumped out of the way at the last possible moment, his sleeve getting singed.

"Can't you see I'm a little bit busy!? Do you have to pick a fight now!?" He yelled over to his band mate.

"I was trying to hit the girl!" Renkotsu yelled back, pointing a finger at Kagome, who was now standing over by Inuyasha. Jakotsu saw this and made his way over to her. He got so close to her face as and glared into her eyes.

"Back off, wench! He is mine!" He growled at her, pushing her out of the way and crashed his lips down onto Inuyasha's. Kagome's face held shock, eyes wide and jaw dropped. Renkotsu just looked away, looking a bit shocked himself. Inuyasha was completely mortified. He stood stock still, not moving at all. When Jakotsu pulled away, he was still frozen to the spot. It wasn't a moment later that he started swinging his sword about trying to hit the feminine man.

"I. Do. Not. Swing. That. Way!" He said after every swing. Jakotsu almost too gracefully evaded every swing.

"You know you liked it, and you're never going to kill anyone by swinging it around erratically." Jakotsu retorted. Kagome couldn't help but snicker. Inuyasha shot her a glare.

"I didn't know you were gay, Yasha?" Kagome snickered, knowing full well this wasn't the time to be picking on someone who was trying to save her.

"I'M NOT! I'LL PROVE IT TO YOU!" He shouted.

"I bet you ca-" She was completely cut off by Inuyasha's lips on hers. It was Kagome's turn to be surprised. Once she got over the initial shock, she became responsive.

Only moments later was she ripped apart from Inuyasha by a very angry Jakotsu and thrown into the hands of Renkotsu. He began to drag her off into the woods.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted about to run after her, but was stopped by Jakotsu's sword.

"You're opponent is me." He ground out, furious about the previous action 'his lover' had made. He retracted his sword and sent it flying towards Inuyasha for a second time in two minutes.

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Miroku had stayed with Inuyasha until they had caught up with Kouga, Ginta, and Hakkaku. They were fight three on two, though it might as well had been three on four. Kouga, Ginta, and Hakkaku were fighting a giant and a man with metallic claws. Miroku saw that Ginta and Hakkaku already had injuries, and were still fighting. He decided he would stay back and help fight with them. It wasn't long before he was fighting the one called Suikotsu and Kouga, Ginta, and Hakkaku were fighting the giant.

It wasn't long until Miroku had some injuries himself, and had landed a few good hits on his opponent. He had a few chances to look at how Kouga and the others were doing, and they didn't look any better. The fight raged on and it looked as if it didn't have an end, but in the end Kouga defeated the giant in a single blow to the neck. He then made his way over to Miroku telling Ginta and Hakkaku to go back to the ship.

Suikotsu saw his chances of winning slimming greatly and decided to take off into the woods. It was no use with Kouga's speed. He was in front of the claw bearing man in a heartbeat and Miroku closed him between the two. They went to battle and Miroku and Kouga ended up winning, though Suikotsu had put up more of a fight than they had expected.

"Let's get back to the ship." Miroku suggested, feeling an ominous presence making its way to the docks.

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Inuyasha had continued on fighting against Jakotsu, trying to break through to get to Kagome. He could smell her getting farther away, and she was bleeding. She was bleeding badly, more like small cuts and scratches. The smell of her blood would, possibly, attract other demons to the area, or there were none in the area or too far off to smell her small amount of blood. Only the fates would tell.

Kagome, hold on. I'll be there as soon as I can. Don't you go dying on me now.

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Renkotsu dragged her further and further away from the two battling. She couldn't tell when he was going to stop, but didn't bother asking. She decided he was going to stop, when he threw her into a boulder, and pulled out a knife.

"We were told to kill you, I don't know why Bankotsu didn't." He snarled and came at her, knife ready to stab her. She shut her eyes tight and waited for the death-like pain, but it never came. Bankotsu had captured Renkotsu's wrist that held the knife.

"We have new orders." He stated, looking over his shoulder to her and winking.

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So there you have it peoples! Chapter Seven has come to an end! So this is by far the longest one I have ever written and there is a lot of stuff going on in it.

I have this song stuck in my head and its like 'awww.'

If you know the song "Write You a Song" by the Plain White Ts you know what I am talking about.

So lots of stuffs happened in this chapter. Will Sesshy ever find Kagome? Will Kagome ever escape? Will Inuyasha ever get away from Jakotsu? What's going on with the ship? Find out next time!

Chapter Eight: Oh No! My Ship!

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