Titanic
Chapter Two -- Like A Man
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Titanic. If I did, I would freak out and cry of happiness. But you don't see me doing that.
Summary: Same as the movie, only it's not an old woman telling the story, it's actually happening and the plot is twisted up a bit. Travel back to 1912 with Inuyasha and Kagome for my personal Japanese version of a romantic classic
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Kagome was in her room late that night, lightly brushing her hair. She stared at herself in the mirror, not able to stop herself from thinking about Inuyasha. What was his deal? she asked herself. Why did he want to save me so badly? He didn't even know me. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't hear Naraku open the door and shut it behind him as he entered.
Kagome suddenly felt a chill run down her spine as she watched Naraku approach her in the mirror. She glared at the box in his hand, wondering was he was about to do.
He sat on her dresser and she looked up at him suspiciously. He smiled down at her and took a deep breath. "I just wanted to tell you that I'm glad you're safe and you're right. I do owe that boy a lot after saving your life." he mumbled. Kagome tried her hardest not to roll her eyes and kept staring at the box.
He smiled again, seeing her eyeing the box and knelt beside her. "I was going to save it until we arrived in Vietnam but I decided that now would be appropriate too." he tapped his fingers on the box then unlatched the buckles. He slowly opened it as Kagome's eyes widened. It was a silver-chained necklace with a huge pinkish spherical jewel attached to it.
Kagome put her hand over her mouth in shock. "Oh my God... It's beautiful." Naraku smiled.
"I just want you to know that you mean a lot to me." he said quietly while putting the necklace around her neck. Kagome jumped slightly at the coldness of it and the fact that Naraku had his hands on her. He twirled her hair and looked at her in the mirror.
"Kagome... you will learn to open your heart to me. Whether you're okay with the marrage or not. I won't be denied." he whispered huskily in her ear. Kagome's eyes went wide. "You will open your heart to me."
Kagome wanted to run. Once again, she was pressured by him. Even when he left her room to smoke some more with the other men. She put her hair up in a bun and tucked herself in. It took her a while before she realized what she wanted.
If she was pressured by her life being in the first class, she'd see Inuyasha, of the third class first thing tomorrow morning.
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Inuyasha and Miroku were in the third class lounge ealry the next morning. Everybody was with their family and friends, laughing and having a good time. Inuyasha was showing a little girl, Rin, who he just met, some of his drawings. Her parents were busy talking to a friend. Miroku and Kouga were having a conversation about nothing... to Inuyasha because he wasn't listening. He sketched a man smoking a cigar on the far side of the room and it was coming out... pretty damn good.
Kouga started laughing at something that Inuyasha said then looked down at his recnet drawing. He looked on the far side of the room at the man with the cigar then back at Inuyasha's drawing and chuckled. "Well he's pretty damn talented."
Miroku nodded in agreement and stared at Inuyasha black hands. Usually when he was drawing, he'd rub the paper to make the shading in the drawing come out more realistic. Rubbing the led turned his hands a silverish blackish color but he was always sure to wash them when he was done with the portrait.
Rin burst out laughing at something that Inuyasha said and her parents suddenly came by wearing blankets around their shoulders.
"Rin, honey, it's time to go back." her mother called. Rin smiled and turned to Inuyasha to hug him.
"Bye bye, Uncle Inuyasha!" she called cheerfully. Inuyasha smiled warmly.
"Bye, Rin. See you later, okay?" he called after her. She nodded and smiled big, showing a spot in the front of her mouth where one of her teeth were missing. Inuyasha smiled and turned to the guys to talk some more.
Kagome entered the third class and looked around, seeing people in ragged clothes and dirty shoes. All of the women had tangled and nappy hair. Kagome's hair was tied back in a loose bun and she was wearing a plain white sweater and white dresspants. She also wore ballet flats on her feet.
As all of the third class people saw her, they instantly knew that she was from first class. They all had to show the higher class respect. Everyone moved out of her way and she only smiled shyly. Down at the far end of the room, she saw Inuyasha talking with two other men who, of course, she didn't know.
The room got more and more wuiet as she went further down the hall. Everyone stared at her, admiring her beauty and some men even bowed. Kagome smiled in appreciation.
Kouga was the first to notice how quiet the room was getting and the fact that a first class woman was walking right his way. Only he knew that she was coming for Inuyasha. The previous night, he told his friends all about it. He tapped Inuyasha on the shoulder and pointed. Inuyasha turned around to see Kagome standing in front of him with a shy smile on her face.
He smiled up to her and stood, lighty bowing his head in reeting. Everyone watched the scene. Kagome took a step closer and whispered in Inuyasha's ear, "I need to talk to you, in private."
Inuyasha looked down at her and saw that her smiled turned into a serious frown. He noddd and the two left the third class hall...
Once they've reached the outside, they began walking.
"So... nice whether we're having." Inuyasha said. "It's suposed to be sunny for the whole trip."
"Yes..." Kagome replied quietly. She wasn't exactly ready to see Inuyasha face to face but she was there with him so she had to talk to him about something, esspecially if she went to get him. "So, tell me about yourself." she said suddenly.
Inuyasha looked at her and smiled. "Okay... well I'm 21 years old. I grew up pretty much by myself... at least most of my life. My mother died when I was born and my father died when I was 12 so I've been running ever since. My older brother Sesshomaru used to run with me but he was killed too when I was sixteen. I met my friend Miroku when I was 14 so we kinda grew up together because he was also an orphan."
Kagome nodded. He must really be a lowlife if he doesn't have anything. Even though he's poor, he'd still have something if he had family, but he didn't even have that. Kagome felt sorry for him.
"I've been making money by stealing and gambling, of course, I never made too much. The most money I ever had at one time was 4 dollars. It sucked. I stole because I couldn't afford anything."
"How was your brother killed?" Kagome asked. She found herself suprisingly interested in the conversation. Usually when she was at a party, people would talk about money but Inuyasha actually caught her attention.
"He stole a jacket from a mobster and was shot in the chest 3 times by one of his partners. He actually took the bullets for me because I look just like him and everyone thought it was me that stole the jacket."
"Oh, I'm so sorry." Kagome said. "Your life is even more tragic than anything I could ever imagine."
"Not really. I'm happy. I learn to deal with my problems. Plus, Miroku is like my brother and as long as I have him, I'm happy. And I made a new friend on the ship. Kouga. He's really nice too, ya' know?"
Kagome nodded and smiled. Wow... even though he's poor, he's happy. He must really have it good with his friends. He's probably happier than me, not that it's a suprise.
"Well, Kagome, we talked about the whether and my past life but if you came to get me, that's obviously not what you really wanted to talk about, now is it?" he said as if he did something wrong. Kagome looked at him.
"I wanted to thank you for saving my life last night. I had no idea what I was doing. I guess I was stressing because your less fortunate than I am but you seem to have more than I do." she said. Inuyasha raised a brow in confusion. "You're happier than I am and I know that." she said. Inuyasha nodded.
"What exactly caused you to be so stressful?" he asked.
"My life. All of the stupid things that I do in my life cause my stress. I used to be very rich but my father left me and my mother and "a card with a bad name" as my mother calls it. That name is the only reason why we can pose as rich people. I never really understood what that meant but I do know that my mother and I are broke. That's why I have to marry Naraku."
"For his money?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome nodded.
"I don't even love him! I barely even know the guy and he's already asking me for ideas for our bloody honeymoon and it scares me! I don't wanna have sex with him -- God knows what kind of diseases he has."
Inuyasha chuckled. "You don't have to have sex with him. I chose not to have sex with this chick that I met in Nagasaki and we were dating for a couple weeks."
"You're a virgin?" Kagome asked.
"Nope." he smiled. Kagome rolled her eyes and sat on a nearby chair. Inuyasha sat beside her on the floor. Kagome suddenly saw a brown leather folder that he kept tucked under his arm. Inuyasha caught onto her stare and smiled.
"What is that that you're carrying?" Kagome continued staring at him. Inuyasha held it up for her to take it. She sat up and her eyes widened as she saw the drawings inside.
The first picture was of a woman breast feeding her baby. She smiled and flipped to the next page, so into the drawings that she forgot all about Inuyasha. He smiled at her, noting that she looked ove each drawing with a look of interest on her face. That smile changed into a look of shock when she saw a picture of a naked woman with a cigar in her mouth. Kagome turned to Inuyasha who was blushing.
"These were drawn from life, right?" she asked quietly and pulled the folder away as a man walked by. Inuyasha nodded.
"Well, one of the good things about Nagasaki is the women there. Of course, only a fool refuses a woman who offers herself." he said. Kagome shook her head in confusion and flipped to the next page.
"You must've fallen for this woman." she said, flipping through the next few pages. "You drew her a lot."
Inuyasha's eyes widened in embarrassment. "Oh, God no... Kikyo was a whore with a fake leg."
He laughed when he saw the look Kagome gave him then he flipped through his pages and showed it to her. Kagome stared at the drawing with her eyes wide. She laughed nervously and smiled a forced smile. Inuyasha cracked up.
"Okay..." she said.
Inuyasha flipped the pages again. "This woman here, I met her in a bar. She would always wear all of the jewelry that she possesed and would wait for her lover to return to her. Her life is more tragic than mine."
Kagome stared at the drawing in amusement then smiled. "You have talent... I wish I could do something useful with my life. You draw and I... get forced into marrage. When you see people that fascinate you, you draw them."
Inuyasha nodded quietly. "You fascinate me."
Kagome smiled. "And how, exactly?"
He stared at her for a moment. "You didn't jump." he said seriously. Kagome lost her smile.
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Naraku and Karori sat in his private tea room, discussing plans for the upcoming wedding. Karori didn't exactly get a chance to meet the man that saved her daughter's life but Naraku told her all about it. He also told her that Inuyasha was invited to join them at dinner. Karori made no comment, seeing as Inuyasha did deserve a reward for saving Kagome's life.
Still, underneathe the urge to make Kagome happy, Naraku didn't trust Inuyasha, nor did he even believe his tale. He pretended to like him in case Inuyasha ever got on Karori's good side. If not, he could treat him the way he usually treated lower-class passengers.
Unfair.
"Karori, why don't I take you to meet Mr. Takahashi before dinner tonight?" Naraku offered. Karori took a sip of her tea and nodded.
"I suppose it would be appropriate." she said quietly. "Kagura would like to acompany us though."
Naraku nodded and escorted her to the docks where Kagome told him she'd be...
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"...and I started doing portraits on the streets for ten cents each. It wasn't much of a good pay but I was able to by myself a meal that night instead of stealing one." Inuyasha said. Ever since he showed Kagome his drawings, she became more interested in his life and asked him to tell her more about him.
Kagome smiled and nodded. "I wish I was like you, Inuyasha. Even though you're poor there's so much about you that the world needs to know. You fascinate me. You live my dreams. Horse backriding,
Inuyasha nodded. "If you want to be more like me, I can show you how."
"Really?"
"Yeah, for starters, I can show you how to ride like a cowboy. But I'll warn you right now, in my kind of world there's no precious caviar. Only fish, clams and shrimp. Simple seafood."
"I actually hate caviar." Kagome said making a face. "Fish eggs are totally gross."
Inuyasha chuckled. "So do you wanna go horseback riding or do you wanna go all fantasy and go unicornback riding instead."
Kagome laughed. "I'll go with the horses."
"What's wrong with unicorns?" Inuyasha asked.
"I don't know how to ride like a cowboy so incase I fall, I don't wanna get stabbed by the horns." she joked. Inuyasha laughed. "Only men can handle that kind of pain."
"I can teach you to be like a man so you can go through that pain. I've never rode a unicorn and I always wanted to try."
Kagome laughed. "You might as well teach me how to be a man then."
"Alright." Inuyasha stated. Kagome was confused.
"What?"
"I can teach you how to be a man. Come on." He grabbed her hand and led her to another spot on the ship. Kagome smiled and wondered what he was going to do. He finally stopped and let go of her hand.
"Watch closely." he said. Kagome watched him as he coughed up something then realized that he spit over that edge.
"Ew! That's totally gross!" Kagome yelled. Inuyasha smile, pushing his dragon tales over his shoulders. (dragon tales are those loose pieces of hair that Inuyasha has in front of where his human ears would be)
"You try." he said trying his hardest not to laugh. Kagome gave him a look and looked over the edge. She took up a small amount of saliva and spit it over the edge. Inuyasha gave her a bored look.
"Oh come on. It's really not that hard. Look, you gotta really hawk it up. Arch you neck if you have to and--" he spit over the edge again. Kagome watched it hit the water and hawked up again to spit.
"That was better but you have to work on it, ya know? You really gotta gotta hawk to get all of that crap out of your throat and use your tongue to put it all together." he said then hawked up to spit again but Kagome tapped his arm and he stopped to look at her. He saw her looking in the other direction and turned around to see Naraku and another woman he never saw before.
"Mom." Kagome greeted with a fake smile. Inuyasha instantly knew it was fake and swallowed hard.
"Kagome." her mother greeted quietly. She looked at Inuyasha. He bowed his head to show respect and she nodded.
"Inuyasha, this is my mother, Karori. Mom, this is Inuyasha, the man who saved my life last night." she put in, hoping her mother would appreciate him a bit more. Kagura looked at Inuyasha's chin and saw a small bit of saliva still on it. She softly cleared her throat and pointed to his chin. He quickly swiped it away, hoping Karori didn't see it.
Suddenly a distant horn blew and Inuyasha looked at Kagome, not knowing what was going on.
"Inuyasha, I'm gonna go get ready for dinner, okay? See you there." Kagome said. Karori took her hand and led her away. Naraku followed.
Kagura stood staring at Inuyasha as he watched Kagome walk away. She cleared her throat to get his attention and he looked at her.
"Yes, miss?"
"What exactly are you planning to wear to dinner?" she asked, eyeing his dingy clothing. He look down at himself and pointed to what he currently had on. Kagura shook her head in dissapointment.
"No way. You need work. Let's go." she said and led him off to get him an appropriate first-class outfit.
Hope you enjoyed the chappy. I'm caught in a little situation here... My sister and brother moved back in so I'm not able to go on the computer as much as usual plus, now that I'm working on more than one story it's hard to stay on track so updates will be a little later than usual and I'm very sorry for it. Another thing, I need you guy's opinion on whether Inuyasha should die in this story or not but I'm honestly not sure. When I decide, I won't blow the suprise until I post that chapter... Thank you!
-Lexy4KagInu
