InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Pirates of the Sengoku Jidai ❯ Eight Years Later ( Chapter 1 )

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Pirates of the Caribbean. I think I am the first to put them together, however.

Chapter Two

INT. GOVERNOR'S MANSION-KAGOME'S BEDROOM-DAY

((…And her eyes snap back open. She is safe in her bedroom, though drenched with sweat. Was the preceding sequence a memory or a nightmare? If it was real, time has passed since the event. Kagome is no longer the precocious 12-year old we just saw. She is now at least twenty, and she has filled out nicely. Her raven hair falls down past her shoulder blades, and her figure is straight out of the dreams of young male hentais. She sits up and lights a lamp by the bedside, illuminating the room with a soft glow. After a moment of silence, she stands and walks over to her dressing table. She pulls out a drawer, reaches into the space beneath it and removes…the medallion. It wasn't a dream. It has lost none of its luster…or its sense of menace. Absently, she fits it around her neck and begins to admire herself in the mirror. Her reverie is brought to a sudden and dramatic end as a booming knock sounds at the door of the room, causing her to jump out of her skin and back into it again.))

Governor Higurashi: (V.O) Kagome? Is everything all right in there? Are you decent?

((Quickly, Kagome tucks the medallion into her cleavage and throws on a dressing gown.))

Kagome: Yes, grandfather!

((The door opens and Governor Higurashi enters, carrying a package under each arm. He is followed by the MAID.))

Governor Higurashi: What, still abed at this hour? It's a beautiful day!

((The maid pulls back the curtains, revealing the town of Port Imperial, a quaint, bucolic harbor town. On a bluff at the mouth of the harbor sits Fort Goshinboku, its impressive stone parapets lined with cannons. This has been the Higurashi's home for the past eight years.))

Governor Higurashi: I have a gift to you!

((He hands her a package, which she gleefully tears into. Her face falls as she sees the contents-a hand both disembodied and mummified.))

Governor Higurashi: Oh, sorry. That's the kappa hand I bought to feed the cats. This is the real gift.

((He hands Kagome the second package, which contains a gorgeous velvet dress. Kagome applauds.))

Kagome: It's beautiful! May I inquire as to the occasion?

Governor Higurashi: Does an old man need an occasion to dote upon his granddaughter?

((Kagome and the maid disappear into a screened off dressing area to put on the dress.))

Governor Higurashi: However…I had hoped you would wear it to the ceremony today.

Kagome: Ceremony? What ceremony?

Governor Higurashi: Captain Kouga's promotion ceremony of course.

((Kagome sighs, exasperated.))

Kagome: I knew it.

Governor Higurashi: Commodore Kouga as he's about to become. A fine man. He fancies you, you know.

Kagome: Ugh. Grandpa, he's twice my age, at the least.

Governor Higurashi: Well, that never stopped your grandmother.

((Kagome does not respond. If she did, she would likely say `Ack! TMI! Too much information!'))

Governor Higurashi: Kagome, how's it coming?

((The camera angle switches to Kagome. The maid is cinching up her corset, and she is clearly short of breath.))

Kagome: Difficult…difficult to say.

Governor Higurashi: I'm told it's the latest fashion in Edo.

Kagome: Well, the girls in Edo must have learned not to breathe.

((When the maid is finished with the corset, Kagome takes a breath and winces. A BUTLER appears at the doorway.))

Butler: Governor, you have a visitor.

INT. GOVERNOR'S MANSION-FOYER-DAY

((The as-yet anonymous caller stands in the foyer. He is dressed in rough work clothes and carries a large, blue case under one arm.. He shifts nervously from foot to foot, knowing how out of place he looks among the finery of the mansion. He polishes the toes of his boots on the back of his calves. There is no improvement. He subjects a nearby candleholder to tactile examination, and is startled when a candle breaks off. He glances from left to right then drops it inconspicuously into the umbrella stand. At that moment, the governor appears on the stairs.))

Governor Higurashi: Ah, Mr. Ikkitousen! How good to see you again!

((The caller turns. It is Inuyasha, and he, too, has grown up. A bit of stubble covers his chin, and his general appearance assures a fangirl base. He smiles slightly when he sees the governor.))

Inuyasha: Good day, sir. I have your order.

((He holds out the case. The governor hurries down the remaining stairs, and opens in the case. Inside is a beautiful dress sword and scabbard. Governor Higurashi holds it reverently.)

Inuyasha: The blade is folded steel-razor sharp. That's gold filigree laid into the handle. If I may-?

((He takes the sword from the governor and balances it on his index finger, where the blade meets the guard.))

Inuyasha: It's perfectly balanced. The tang is nearly the full width of the blade.

Governor Higurashi: Impressive. Very impressive. Commodore Kouga will be most pleased. Pass my compliments on to your master.

((Inuyasha's face falls imperceptibly. The work is his, and he's proud of it. However, something holds him back from mentioning this fact to the governor. He speaks with perfect propriety, and a hidden, undetectable edge of bitterness.))

Inuyasha: I will sir. A craftsman is always pleased to hear his work is appreciated.

((With practiced ease, he flips the sword around, catches it by the hilt and places it into the case. He turns to leave, but something catches his eye, and he is fixed in place. That `something' is Kagome, who is descending the staircase, decked out in the velvet dress. Granted, the dress is exceedingly painful to wear, but holy smokes!))

Governor Higurashi: Ah, Kagome! You look absolutely stunning!

((Inuyasha's voice catches in his throat. All he can do is smile and nod emphatically.))

Kagome: Inuyasha! It's so good to see you! I had a dream about you last night.

((Inuyasha's eyes widen, and he assumes an expression best described as `deer-in-headlights.'))

Governor Higurashi: Kagome, are you sure that's quite appropriate?

((Kagome ignores her grandfather. She has reached the bottom of the stairs now.))

Kagome: About the day we met. Do you remember?

Inuyasha: How could I forget, Miss Higurashi?

Kagome: Inuyasha, how often do I have to tell you to call me Kagome?

Inuyasha: At least once more, Miss Higurashi. As always.

((Kagome looks crestfallen, but the governor doesn't notice. He smiles broadly.))

Governor Higurashi: Well said, young lad! It's nice to see a boy with a sense of propriety in this day and age. Now then, we must be going.

((He takes the case and leads Kagome out the door.))

EXT. GOVERNOR'S MANSION-DAY

((Inuyasha helps Governor Higurashi and Kagome into a carriage.))

Inuyasha: Good day.

((After the carriage has rolled out of earshot, he adds under his breath-)

Inuyasha: Kagome…

(A/N: Okey-dokey people. Next chapter is the enterance of Captain Jack Sparrow, so hang on while that's written. And no, for the sake of suspense, I won't tell you who Jack is. For now, read, enjoy, and review!)