Bonjour mes amies! Comment ça va aujourd'hui? Hehehe, er, (clicks back into english) Hey everyone, how has your night been? Good, bad, In between? Anyway, your reviews are most definitely appreciated and I hope to get lots of criticism and also advice. I'm counting on you guys, (Seeing as how this is my third Inu-fan-fic.) Enjoy!
Disclaimer: (Sighs dejectedly as she mumbles out) I don't own Inuyasha, Rumiko Takahashi owns him... now gimme my cookie back! (cries out trying to get her cookie back)
T.K: (Nibbles on cookie she just received and some lawsuits are found unconscious with some bruises and scratches) Ah, today is a nice day!
Miroku: Not for those guys apparently.
Kagome/Sango: (Nod, Nod, sips some more tea)
Inuyasha: Feh, they deserved it, saying that I, could be owned by someone, I'm my own man, I don't need no master!
T.K: (Sigh) Inuyasha, shut up before I call your master.
Inuyasha: urk?
T.K: (Pulls out her cell phone and clicks the re-dial) Konbawnwa, Genki-des que? Ah! Genki, Genki, Rumiko-san, guess what Inuyasha said about you. (Short pause) Uh huh, yup, that was it, Arigatou! Sayonara!
Inuyasha: huh? AH! My arms! They're disappearing! Bitch, what'd'you do! (Stands still watching himself magically disappear.
T.K: She's only erasing your character for a short while, but if you be nice and be the good dog you are, well, you can regain your arms.
Inuyasha: (huffs and thinks to cross his arms, but really can't) Fine.
Miroku/Sango/Kagome: (sighs and sips tea) Let's get started.
Deadly Liasons at Sea
Chapter One: Remembering her Hate for Pirates.
"Let her rest, heaven knows she needs it. Since her encounter with Naraku, I'm pretty positive she'll need a day to re-cooperate her strength." The voices kept coming into her senses and out of it. A strong masculine voice pierced through the empty quiet, "Why couldn't we have arrived sooner? ..." Some more dialect was said but was cut off by Sango's senses. "...Will she be... of course I know... Well duh..." Suddenly said a feminine voice to her side. 'Where am I? These voices must be from someone nearby... but... I don't have the strength to move. My body's gone numb from being waterlogged... Did I drown and here I am at the gates of heaven with these... people deciding my fate... what's going on...'
Mumbling in her sleep, Sango tried to rolled over, but her body wouldn't move and she realized why. A hand was holding onto her right palm, sweaty it may be but that didn't stop the mysterious hand to stop holding it. "Lady Sango. Are you up?" These people must know her if they knew her name. Groaning out of detest, her body didn't want to wake up but her mind needed to. "Where... am... I?" She said, using her other hand to press her temples to get rid of the terrible headache that she knew she was about to receive.
"Your on my boat Madam. I'm the captain of this ship. My name's Miroku." Shaking her head, to stared up at her savoirs to only find herself in a nightmare. "Pirates!" She screeched out as she plucked her hand away from the mysterious boy with the violet eyes. "How dare you touch me!" Kagome who knew something like this decided to intervene. "Well, I guess you could say we're pirates, but we aren't really. We're more of... what's the word... Inuyasha?" She asked her fellow silver haired, dog-earred companion and he sighed, "We're more of tyrants then of real pirates. We don't plunder or kill people. We earn our own income in missions given to us by people and such." Sango didn't believe a single word, here she was, in the hands of her most hated enemy and they were trying to convince her that they weren't pirates... well bad pirates. "A pirate is still a pirate, however you may declare it to be. Good or Bad I hate you all."
Miroku who had stayed quiet just sighed and turned to the raven-haired girl with the chocolate brown eyes, "Get some food prepared for our guest, she must be hungry from all the bantering shes' giving us." Sango was about to revolt at the idea but stopped when her stomach growled out loud. "See, 'Told ya." A smile played across his lips as he turned to look at Sango. Her face was flushed as if from embarrassment, "L-l-look. I don't know who you all are, but you're nothing but pirates, I won't accept anything from you. Not even food," Turning her head, she decided not to look at them anymore. "Well then, if you're not going to accept anything then you can get out of my room, and go to the regular corridors. I'm sure you'll change your mind when your around more then 30 guy pirates on one ship." Sango's eyes widened at the thought of sharing a corridor with those men and looked down at her hands. They were crumpling up the blanket which was on top of her legs and she angerly retorted. "You'd know my answer even before the question was asked you dirty pirate. I would never want to share a corridor with more then the necessary amounts of pirates. I would die."
Inuyasha shrugged at Miroku's attempt to make a conversation with her and sighed. Suddenly he felt something clamp onto his shoulder and he looked down. Shippou clung there looking at Sango with heartfelt eyes. "What the hell Shippou, get offa me this instant." Shippou shaken from his thoughts, looked back at the dog man. "Why would I do that you stupid dog..." Inuyasha grumbled but picked up the weightless boy and threw him on the bed with Sango. "Since she won't listen to reason from us, you tell her runt."
Sango stared at the boy in front of her, "Shippou? What are you doing here? I thought..." Shippou shook his head and walked over to Sango. Hugging her, he cried out. "Kirara and me came back, but when we did the pirates attacked. When I thought you had been murdered by Naraku, I thought everyone was dead. Kirara wouldn't believe it and ran off to the castle... I haven't seen her since." Sango smiled slightly, her brows had creased up to show how sad she really was. "Shippou, you must have seen so much death that night." Shippou nodded but then pointed at Miroku and Inuyasha, "If it hadn't been for these guys, you'd have probably been dead. Miroku... Captain Miroku had saved you from your fall into the ocean, while Kagome and Inuyasha saved me from being... alone. If they hadn't of been there, we'd of all died."
Sango stared at the boy before looking at Miroku then at Inuyasha. "Then you... you were there to..." Miroku nodded, "Yes, we were coming to aide your port against the villain they call Naraku." Her eyes flashed instantly at the name, "Nar...aku?" She asked in question and in turn was awarded an answer. "That's the bastard that was standing at the cliff you were falling from." Miroku looked to his stubborn friend leaning against the door and frowned. "Watch your language in front of a lady, Kagome, I don't mind, she's heard it non-stop before, but Sango's not accustomed to your vulgar language." Inuyasha clenched his fists about to say a retort but Miroku had ignored his incompetent friend and lightly picked up Sango's hands into his. "Sango, please forgive him... he's just to stupid and simple-minded to watch his language around such a beautiful thing as yourself."
Sango could feel the intensity of Inuyasha's hatred for the man besides her and she sighed, decided it would be wise to jump off this topic quickly... or Miroku might be finding himself 6 feet under the sea. "Naraku... was he the captain of the crew that attacked the port?" Inuyasha scoffed at her obliviousness and retorted, "Of course woman, he was the one who tried to murder you and succeeded in killing the general." Miroku felt Sango's hands twitch when she discovered this, it was the same man... who was at the cliff, the one playing mind games with her.
Looking at the girl resting, Miroku gripped her fingers into his and tried to look at her face. "Sango, if it isn't to brash of me to say this, I figure, since you have no where to go... and you obviously want to avenge your kin and people's death, I advise you to accompany us, if you can, that is, try not to kill us all because we are, in fact, your most hated enemy." Sango dropped her head as she looked at Shippou, he was dozing off and he seemed at peace here, 'How long have I been here?' Sango thought holding the sleeping Kitsune in her lap, "How long has it been... since I was unconscious... pirate."
Cursing his fate, Miroku sighed and let go of her hands. Getting up he stretched and looked to Inuyasha, "How long co-cap?" Roughly Inuyasha stretched as well and replied dully, "I'd say about two days or so. One more day and you should be feeling well enough to walk around. Being drowned in sea water isn't good for the body, that's all." Shrugging, Inuyasha turned to take his rounds but suddenly the door flew open into his face causing him to crumple to the fall, "Gah!?"
"Oops, sorry, did I hit you Inuyasha?" Said a coyish Kagome holding a tray, "Here you go Sango, I brought some food as requested. I didn't know what you liked but I figured you'd have liked noodles." Pausing the soup like substance to her, Sango accepted it and waited for Kagome to pull Shippou from her lap. "Miroku," Kagome called out to him as he was about to leave with a half dragged, half pulled Inuyasha, "The watchmen says that they've spotted land in the north. It's another port, and it's your call whether or not to land." Miroku smiled at his first mate and gave a salute, "Aye Aye," Closing the door behind him and the muffled angry cursing from the hanyou stopped as well.
"Say, we haven't really gotten to know each other, have we? My name's Kagome, Inuyasha, well, when he was captain of this ship, rescued me from my port when Naraku attacked. I used to hate Pirates as much as you do now, but in time, I think you'll begin to understand why pirates are in fact... pirates." Sipping her soup in the spoon provided Sango nodded and looked at the girl sitting at the corner of the bed.
Kagome did have a truth in her words, and she felt like she could trust her enough to realize pirates weren't that bad. "I'm Sango, and I am pretty sure I will despise pirates all my life, their life style is that of a dirty slobby pig, they don't have good hygiene, and they kill innocents. At least ONCE in their life." Emphasizing her last statement, Sango took a long drink of her soup and the silence from the two girls caused the talkative atmosphere to go away. "Did a pirate ship attack someone you know? Besides Naraku..." Sango was surprised by the sudden question but nodded in return. "Yes, a pirate ship attacked my mother's ship with my little brother Kohaku. He was the only survivor, but surprisingly, he doesn't have any memories of what happened. I remember though, and I'm never going to let those filthy stingy pirates kill any more innocents."
Kagome scratched her arms at that moment and sighed in worry. "Sango... I know how that must feel, but sometimes its best to move on. I know your need for revenge is high... but it will only cloud your judgment... and it might cause you pain later in your life. Pain that you probably never want to experience in your life. We're here for you in case you have anything like this you're harboring. Just know that we aren't evil like those people who massacred those innocents and your mother. We want to help, and we also need your help as well." Sango took her words into account and looked up at the worried girl. Her eye brows were low, making it seem like she was even more worried, and her tone gave it more emphasis.
This time it was Sango's turn to sigh. "Al... Alright... but don't get me wrong, I still hate pirates! Just not... not the good ones..." Blush tinted her cheeks at the thought of accepting some of them and the fact that Kagome squealed in delight. "I knew you'd be accompanying us! Hmm... Say, wouldn't you like to get out of those waterlogged clothes and into some cleaner ones?" Sango pushed her forgotten dish aside and slowly nodded her head. "Ah... yes... if you wouldn't mind... that would be grately appreciated... Pir... Kagome." At this Kagome smiled and ran over to the corner of the room. Pulling out some of her old dresses, she quickly pulled Sango out of bed and told her of her choices. "Since you're wearing a corset, you should be relatively the same size, and this dress would look good one your figure! It never looked good on me, never had big ones, you know?" Sango laughed at Kagome's blatant joke. "You're joking, me look good in that? Looking at the nodding girl, She took another long heave of breath and raised her arms up, "Help me out of this first, then I'll try it."
(Break: Since the computer is weird. XD)
Miroku steered silently as Inuyasha made a huge ruckus about being hit in the face by Kagome, (technically the door was the suspect, but...) "How dare she! I was just standing there minding my own business and then when I try to be the good worker I end up finding myself on the floor clutching my nose all because of some blithering girl who can't watch her power in opening the stupid doors!" Looking over at his companion, he couldn't help but sigh even more, "Inuyasha, for once can you not act like a whiny child and get your work done. Heave forbids I should take your salary away and give it to someone more deserving." With that Inuyasha stalked over to the ignorant captain and started to complain even more about his 'rules.'
"Umm... Sorry to intrude on you two..." Kagome spoke out as if to not disturb the peace anymore then she needed to. "Sango, come on, its alright." The girl who had been resting was standing before them, in Kagome's old dress, but it suited her well. The light green and pink went perfect with her figure and coloring. "My word, I haven't seen any one so radiant in my life," Miroku paused when he felt a cold stare from Kagome, "hat doesn't mean you aren't radiant either Kagome, I was just stat-" Kagome slammed her fists on the post and replied, "Yeah, yeah, keep going." Inuyasha thought this would be the best time to walk away from the group but Kagome caught him. "Where do you think you're going Inuyasha?" His shoulders jumped when he felt the cold stare of his current crush and he turned around sheepishly, "I'm going to... er... get my rounds done?" With that Kagome smiled brightly and tugged his arm away from the couple sweating bullets. "I'll go with you, be nice captain Miroku." With that Kagome and an almost crying Inuyasha left.
"My gods, I haven't seen her wrath in quite a while. She's a scary one when she's mad. Poor Inuyasha... Oh well! At least it's him and not me!" Smiling giddily to no one in particular Miroku continued to steer while Sango looked around nervously. Catching her off guard, he smirked as he spoke out, "What? You think pirates are going to appear before you and skewer you with a bunch of swords? Relax." Looking at the coy captain Sango couldn't help but drop her head in embarrassment. "Sorry, it's just that I've never seen a pirate ship before. That's all." Click. 'Curiosity towards her enemy eh? Maybe I should give her a warm welcome and give her a tour around the hull.' "How about this, Lady Sango, if it wouldn't be so bold as to ask you of something? How about I give you a tour of my ship for free. No cost, not one ounce of payment." As she heard him speak, she wasn't so sure she should do it... but then again, she needed to get used to the ship since she'd accepted to stay with them. Even if they're pirates. "Alright," Sango said, moving closer to the steering wheel and Miroku. "That sounds good to me, can I see the ship now? Or later?" Pondering on this, Miroku took his hands off of the steering wheel which caused Sango to flinch. She didn't realize how sturdy the ship was without being steered.
"We can get the tour done now if you like, and it'll be dusk by the time we finish, perfect, Kagome will have cooled down and dinner would be served. Great." turning from Sango, he walked to the edge of the railing and into the hull. "Hachi, take the wheel for me!" Suddenly out of thin air jumped out a raccoon like person. He was small, rather fat, but looked honestly happy to oblige. "Of course cap'ain."
With the steering wheel in someone else's hands, Miroku came behind Sango and guided her down the stairs and into the eating corridors. "First this is the eatting corridors. Our people eat here." Sango felt her shoulders drop at the sudden stupidity of it all. "Duh." Sweating, he coughed and guided her away to the resting corridors, then the work room, then the guest rooms. After explaining the gadgets and gizmos of the instruments in the bottom of the ship, Miroku decided to take Sango to the front of the ship where, well, the front was.
Lightly grabbing her hand, he tugged her through working pirates and trudged on through the cabins and ropes of the ship. Reaching their destination Miroku pointed at the very front and brought Sango closer to him than needed. "There's the beauty attached to my ship. It's supposed to be a replica of Midoriko, a famous pirate mermaid who sailed across the seven seas... She was also the one who created the lost treasure, The Shikon no Tama, this jewel has a legend on it saying that it has Midoriko's living soul inside of it. Pretty cool, neh?" Sango blushed through his whole entire speech, and it wasn't his words that he used, no it was the fact that he was basically embracing her that caused her cheeks to go rouge.
"Ah...Ah, I see... that would make sense..." She murmured out and tried to worm her way out of Miroku's grip, but to no avail. Giving up for the time being Sango just looked at the glistening sea and the setting sun. It sort of reminded her of Kohaku and her staring at the sunset for hours on some occasions. 'Kohaku... Are you alright? I wonder if Kirara is with you... and if she is then I know that she will protect and then bring us all together again. I pray for your safe return... Urk?! What the hell is this?!' The warm feeling of someone stroking her bottomwent through her nerves as she swung her free hand into the person who was causing that sensation. When she removed her hand, she realized Miroku was missing and that a splashing sound had occurred soon after she slapped the man.
Spewing out water and caressing his cheek, he spoke from the sea, "One stroke and she sent me flying..."
Walking over the the edge, she soon realized that the lecherous was Miroku... "DAMN YOU PERVERTED LECHEROUS... PIRATE!" Storming off, the girl stomped past Inuyasha who had been doing his rounds. "Where's Miroku?" He asked and soon regretted it, "Would you like to see him? Well then go jump off the edge and you'll find that lecherous man!" With that, she ignored the next question of his and continued off to anywhere on the ship from there. 'God! And I thought he was better then all those stupid pirates too! He's not a good pirate, just a lecherous slimy perve! Argh!' "Wait..." Came a thought from the angry girl... "He didn't tell me where I would be bunking..."
Inuyasha walked over to the edge to see the captain climbing up the ship's hull. "What in the nine hells did you do to her?" Shaking his head to get the water out, he rubbed his cheek and sighed. "She had a good figure... I just couldn't resist." Inuyasha dropped to the ground in anguish. 'No wonder Sango was pissed off. He touched her ass and stroked it... the bastard...'
(Break)
Kagome pondered on what should happen. If she had any room in her room, she would be more then glad to have Sango bunk with her, but... "Sorry Sango, I already share a room with Inuyasha... don't ask why, he said it was to 'protect me' from the vigilant pirates aboard this ship." Seeing the look she was getting from Sango she started to stumble out more excuses, "Even though we're abroad a good pirate ship doesn't mean that these boys don't get horny... oh leave me alone!" Kagome huffed out as Sango laughed at her. "Sorry, Sorry, I was amused at your embarrassment, that's all. Do you guys share...?"
"NO! We don't." Kagome stated as she poured some herbal tea into Sango's empty cup. "They're two beds that are seperated, since the first night I didn't sleep in the one bed that he had. In the end, I convinced to make two beds and reluctantly he finally did it. Sipping her tea, Sango nodded and cursed her luck. "So you have no idea where I'll be sleeping?"
"Oh I know," Said a mischievous voice from the side, both bodies turned to see the captain standing there. His face still held the red slap mark on his face. "Payback's a bitch sometimes, anyway, I'm not so sure you'll enjoy this Sango, but I know I am, you'll be bunking with me, and no, there is, fortunately one bed, and I will not drag another mattress into my already crowded room. I hope you'll enjoy a lecherous pirates' company abroad the Recarnation." Sango watched as the smug pirate left again and she was forced to turn to Kagome.
Grabbing the girls shoulder she urgently shook her. "PLEASE! Help me Kagome..." Kagome couldn't help but breathe out heavily... "I can't do much... if Inuyasha was the captain maybe... but he's not and Miroku's words are golden... sorry Sango... eh? Well, if it'll make you feel better, you'll be safest there!" Laughing inwardly at herself Sango crumpled into her seat and gathered her head into her hands. "So, in other words... I'm screwed?" the reassurance Sango didn't want was implied when Kagome nodded her head fervently. "Yeah, you're so screwed. Just know that you can slap him, just not overboard like you did this evening. I heard he cursed poor Inuyasha out..."
Nodding slowly Sango couldn't help but realize the true evil of a pirate... "I just remembered why I hate pirates even more..." Getting up, she sipped the rest of her tea and excused herself. "Might as well go face hell... Goodnight Kagome." The girl who was putting away the tea kettle just nodded and waved. "Good night Sango... just think about the good things. You could have been with Davie Jone's!"
Nodding at Kagome's statement, she prepared herself for the torture fest. 'He said payback's a bitch, so he must be planning something...' Sango thought as she happened upon his room. Gulping in the air that wasn't coming in, she opened the door and there was Miroku sitting on his bed looking through his window in a daze. "Um..." "Hey," Came his voice, clearly interrupting her. "Just so you know, I don't like being slapped off my ship," Her eye began twitching as she was the one who wanted an apology, not her giving him an apology. "Well sorry for feeling the need to protect myself from your lecherous hands pirate! You were the one that touched me, and I slapped you!" Miroku stood up and walked over to her, at first she felt a chill go down her spine, but it soon disappeared.
"You're right, I should apology, but I think you owe me an apology for slapping me off my own ship. You know how hard it is to gain the trust of this crew after Inuyasha lost his captaincy. If they saw me, like they did today, mind you, slapping me off of my own ship, they would think of me as being bullied around by a woman... they would think of it as mutiny... so... don't slap me..." His voice sounded so serious, and he didn't have that giddy smile on either which gave Sango the chills. Slightly nodding, she turned the other way and replied sullenly, "Don't slap you in front of your crew... got it." Turning, she moved away from him and sat on the bed. "Um..." Miroku started and Sango looked down. "What? I promised I wouldn't slap you in front of your men..." "Apology?" Came his answer quickly after. It sounded like a question then a statement.
"Apology? Apology for what?" Collapsing to the ground, he inwardly gave up on trying to get one. If any, he should be glad that she promised not to slap him, which was good for him. Grinning from ear to ear now he got up and sat down on the bed next to Sango. All the while, wrapping an arm around her shoulder. "Shall we go to bed?" Anger seethed Sango's soul as she tempted herself to cool down. He was testing her, testing her. That was until he touched her rear again.
"ARGH!" Slap. The poor captain was on the ground in a crumpled mess as Sango put herself to bed. "Goodnight, you perverted pirate."
(End of Chapter 1)
A.N: How was that chapter? Good. Bad? Or just plain weird? I tried to stay in character with all the characters, but I think I went a little OOC with Sango... . . I think I did the same with Kagome. Oh well... . . It's a fanfiction after all, right?
Well, you know what to do, just clickie the button on the bottom left hand corner and review!
Sincerely, TrigunsKitty