InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Black Diamond ❯ Captain Inuyasha ( Chapter 2 )

The Black Diamond

Chapter Two

Captain Inuyasha

Kagome was a little confused. She was pacing in the cabin the captain had given her, immersed in her thoughts. Why did they want that amulet? She had thought it was only a piece of gold, some treasure. But it must've had some significance, for them to react that way. She was so busy thinking that she didn't notice the person who came into her room until they put a hand on her shoulder. She yelped and jumped back.

"Gods, but you're jumpy." Said the female pirate. "I brought you some clothes; that dress you're wearing will never do."

"Do for what?" asked Kagome nervously.

"Workin, o course." Kagome looked blank. The woman sighed. "Scrubbin, cleanin, cookin. Helpin out. Like a cabin boy, only you're a girl."

"I meant to ask about that. Isn't it supposed to be bad luck for a woman to be on a ship?"

"It woulda been much worse luck for them if they didn't bring me along. Now hurry up and get changed. We haven't got all day." Kagome nodded and started to change. The pirate turned her back.

"My name is Sango, you need me, just call."

"Alright." Kagome had finished changing. She was in an outfit similar to Sango's, loose white shirt, brown breeches and a sash.

"What do I do?"

Several hours later, Kagome was dead tired. She had helped scrub the deck, clean the pots and make dinner. Her hands were bruised and swollen from the rough work. But she didn't complain. Her pride wouldn't allow her to. She was standing on the bow of the deck, looking out into the sea.

"Kagome." Kagome turned around. "The captain wants you to dine with him tonight." Kagome nodded at Sango and went to his cabin. She knocked and he let her in without a word. He seated her, then sat himself. She began to eat politely after he did.

"Oh, come on, I know you must be hungry." Said the captain in a rough voice. Kagome looked at her food, then made a decision. Putting down her fork, she grabbed her chicken leg and began to eat ravenously. The captain smiled, amused.

"Well, now, I have yet to find out where you got that amulet." Kagome looked up. "A family heirloom, perhaps?"

"I didn't steal it, if that's what you're getting at. It was given to me by my mother."

"And, pray tell, who was your mother?" asked the silver haired man.

"Naoko Higurashi." The captain drew in a sharp intake of air.

"Was she now." He murmured, almost to himself, smiling faintly.

"Did you know her?" The captain looked sharply at her.

"Aye, I knew her." Then he was silent and would not say another word about Kagome's mother.

"You know, I should know your name. Everybody just calls you Captain." The man smiled.

"My name is Inuyasha. Captain Inuyasha."

Kagome's only thought about that dinner was that it was strange. Oh, and that he knew her mother. How in the world? And she still hadn't found out what the amulet actually was. Kagome shook her head, and focused on Sango. She was teaching her to sword fight.

"You learn fast. We'll have a champion on our hands in no time." Kagome blushed. She hadn't told Sango that she had sometimes bullied the arms master at her house into teaching her sword skills.

She was becoming more versed in the ways of a pirate very quickly. It helped that she had learned everything she could about them before. She spent a lot of time working, but just as much laughing with the crew. Miroku, the purple eyed pirate, and Sango were her best friends. To tell the truth, she'd never had this much fun in her entire life. It was exhilarating. She felt free. Even the work, though hard, just made her feel more like part of a family.

One day, she was scrubbing the deck about 2 weeks after she had joined the Black Diamond. She heard a crack, and looked up. A piece of the floor in the crow's nest had fallen out, the boards landing too near Kagome for her own comfort. The poor pirate was hanging on desperately, his legs flailing. Against her better judgement, she started to giggle. He just looked so funny! Suddenly, she saw someone scaling the mast up to the man. She couldn't quite see who it was, as the sun was shining almost straight into her eyes.

Hearing another crack, she rolled out of the way. She was lucky. Another large wooden board had come down right where she had been. She looked up again. I was obvious the guy up there wasn't going to be able to hang on much longer, and the other one who had climbed up to get him was having trouble easing his way close enough to grab the dangling pirate. (a/n: there are two holes. One where the guy is hanging through, and another right in front of him, preventing the other guy getting to him safely.) Kagome sighed. Running up to Sango, she asked her if they had a spare sail. Sango nodded.

"What's this about?"

"Well, if he falls, it's not gonna be pretty. But we can catch him with the sail." A slow smile spread over Sango's face.

"You're smarter than you look, princess!" Kagome rolled her eyes at the nickname. Some of the crew had taken to calling her that, as she had complained about wearing men's clothing for the first couple days she was on board.

A few minutes later, the sail was brought up and there were men stationed all around the deck, holding up the heavy sail. Kagome was there, next to Miroku.

There was another abrupt crack, and the man fell. Right onto the middle of the sail. There was a resounding "Ooph!" from the crew as their comrade hit their makeshift net. Kagome looked at her arms in astonishment. How had they managed to not buckle under all that weight?!?

Quickly setting down the sail, some of the men went to check on their friend, while some started to fold the spare sail back up. One grabbed some spare wood and headed up to repair the crow's nest, and the rest went back to their other duties. Kagome looked around in satisfaction. It had worked. She turned to where she had left her bucket and brush and was about to pick them up when something very big landed in front of her.

Jumping slightly, she looked up. And stopped. And stared. Whatever she had expected, it was not him. The captain stood there, gleaming with sweat in the sun, his hat discarded and the top of his shirt unlaced, his hair trapped only by the strip of black cloth he tied on his head. His amber eyes glowed as he smiled at her reaction, before walking off. Kagome just stood there, watching him saunter off. None of the captains she had ever known had ever helped his crew. Most sat there and plotted courses or gave orders. They had their own jobs to do. She had never seen one help out, like an equal.

She smiled. She might like him after all.