Rei: This was written as a (belated bday present- her bday was yesterday and I couldn't get it up --) birthday present for Kurama'sFoxyMiko. :D I hope you like it, girl! Glomps
Dedicated to- Kurama'sFoxyMiko, duh… 'cause she rules.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean or InuYasha.
Summary: Kagome's crash-landed in Port Royal, but her will and determination get her back on track to Japan- provided she survives the trials that await her and a certain pirate- Captain Jack Sparrow. POTC xoverJackKagome
Note: Takes place after the first movie. This is a short story but the chapters should be long, I think… I hope you all enjoy.
Ages- Kagome is 21, Jack…? 28 (I do not know what his age is to be O.o)
Warning: Some mention of drinking in this chapter- and no, I do not encourage it, far from that- but it was needed for storyline purposes.
Voyage of the Loveless- Chapter One: And So It Begins
"Speech"
'Thought'
Port Royal-
Normal POV
The loud cries of the gulls wafting over the ocean and sandy beaches of Port Royal echoed around the surrounding area, and they flew to a narrow flat sandy strip on the beach next to a disheveled form lying on the beach. One seagull hopped closer once it had landed to the form, which was female, and poked her a few times. Getting braver, another one came closer as well and they both poked her, and nosed her pockets for potential goodies. The others around them squawked and patrolled the surrounding area.
After a particularly hard poke, a moan came from the woman lying on the beach. Her hand swiped into the air and the seagulls exploded upward into the sky, a few feathers falling and wafted towards the young woman on the beach.
Her eyes opened and saw the flurry of winged bodies; they were a beautiful sapphire color with a hint of silver flecks here and there, but were currently clouded with confusion. Pink lips parted in confusion; her long black lashes fluttered. "Where… am I?"
She looked around; long ebony tresses shone blue in the sunlight. "Sand… a beach." She rubbed her aching head, and surveyed her wet, sandy clothes. "I need some new clothes…" 'And a place to stay,' she concluded. She got up and brushed sand off her black jeans and blue top and winced at the end results. There had to be some sort of nasty stuff on there as well, and she didn't want to know.
After walking through some of the town called Port Royal, she stumbled upon a bank. She grinned, and crossed her fingers in the hopes that she could exchange her yen (which was miraculously not ruined, just slightly wet) for the currency there.
Twenty minutes later she emerged with quite a lot of cash in her pocket. Being the sister of the Lord of the Western Lands (now the Lord of the Makai (just a brief mention of YYH)) had benefits, very nice benefits indeed. Though the teller was quite annoying- he kept trying to cheat her off her money! That made her growl quite a bit and her stomach was pleading for food. 'Not until I get some decent clothing,' she reminded herself.
She went into the tailor's shop near by the bank, and was immediately led to the middle of the shop by two women (who she assumed worked for the working, bustling woman who held armfuls of clothing) after she told them she needed some new clothing.
"This lady wishes to have some new outfits of clothing, Miss Breakwater- and she would like them in men's clothing," said the one on her left, with a hint of a laugh.
Kagome felt the skin on her cheeks begin to burn in slight embarrassment while the aforementioned Miss Breakwater began to laugh. She laughed so hard tears came to her large brown eyes, and then had to set the clothing down. She had dark red curls pinned to the back of her head, and her face seemed to be kind- with the exception of her laughing fit at Kagome's expense- with her tall, curvaceous frame and slightly tanned skin on her face, Kagome would have to guess she was in her thirties.
After a few more minutes she stopped and wiped her tears off her face. "I'm sorry, youngling, but that's the first time any woman who's come into my shop and asked for men's clothing. Are you looking to avoid the lads, or do you plan on making friends with the ladies?"
Kagome rubbed the back of her head nervously with a small blush at that light accusation but she realized she didn't mean it, and explained, "I would rather avoid the attention from as many people as I can, whether it be male or female. As you can see, I'm foreign and washed up here on accident."
"Forgive me, then. Come over here; let us make some small talk, shall we? My name is Kuri Breakwater- native to this here island, Port Royal- and my family has been running this shop for generations. It seems no one else was born to the cloth like we were. And what might your name be, miss?"
Kagome accepted her hand and shook it lightly, and introduced herself. "Higurashi Kagome, native to Japan- and please call me Kagome, Ms. Breakwater, no miss needed for me."
"So, from Japan are ye? That's something new for the people around these parts, Kagome- so, what kind of man you looking to look like?"
A while later Kagome was now dressed in a light brown set of breeches, with boots to match. A white, loose shirt hid her 'assets' but accented the brown, and looked wonderful on her. She had similar sets of clothing- and yes, they were men's clothes- but they were much more comfortable and she didn't want to attract any attention while she stayed there. Her wallet was a bit heavier than she would have liked (seeing as Kuri had become somewhat of a friend to her and refused to let her pay as much), but extra money was welcome all the same. 'Now, to eat…' Her stomach kept grumbling and she followed the directions to a small tea shop that sold inexpensive (but still delicious) sandwiches, tea, and other lunchtime treats. It was nearby a large wooden building- and from the smoke and the sign she assumed it was a smithy. Not far from the tea shop was a large bar, called 'Fool's Gold' and she had no desire to be caught by some drunks so she was intent on avoiding any suspicious people on sight.
Meanwhile, in the bar 'Fool's Gold'-
A certain young handsome heartthrob was currently getting drunk by washing away his sorrows (which no one really knew, all he did was stumble in and ask for rum and some wine). His name was Will Turner, and his dark hair was slightly dirty while his brown eyes were unfocused. He asked the bartender, "Give me another rum-" he hiccupped once before continuing- "please?"
The bartender frowned while polishing a clean glass- "No sir. You already had too much to drink for someone of your age."
Will's eyes widened and he hiccupped again. "No I'm not! I've only had ten!"
The bartender rolled his eyes; he had heard that line before way too many times. "That's enough for now. Please pay and leave."
Will began to pout like a little child (large eyes and all) and looked into his money pouch... only to see he had enough to pay half of what his tab was supposed to be. He gulped, and felt a sense of guilt at what he had done and what he was about to do. "..."
"Well?" The bartender had stopped polishing the glass (which was now sparkling clean) and waited.
"..." Will quickly set down the money he had on the counter and ran out of the bar. "I'll pay you back the rest some other time!" He yelled over his shoulder before he was out the door.
The bartender quickly counted the money and started shouting in anger. He ran outside after him, and saw him escaping into the crowd on the streets. "HEY! YOU GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW AND PAY YOUR TAB!"
A pair of guards was walking by and decided to stop and see what the commotion was about. "What's the matter sir?"
"That man only paid half of his tab!" The short man was clearly going to have an apoplexy if his face didn't turn back to its normal color, and he was clenching his polishing rag in fury. The soldiers promised to find him and searched for Will, who was catching his breath in an alleyway, a few blocks from the bar.
Kagome had seen the bartender and wondered what happened, but walked past the bar anyway. She continued to walk and was going past the alleyway while humming to her self. 'I need to find an inn until I can buy a temporary dwelling to live in… or at least rent one.' She peeked into the alleyway just in case there might be some creep in there but instead found our dear drunken Will Turner, who was leaning on some trash cans. "Hey... are you okay, sir?"
She walked tentatively closer and even from a few feet away, she could vaguely smell rum on him. She wrinkled her nose, it itched and stung from the strong smell. 'Damn, this guy's drunk... despite that he's good looking…'
(Will WILL be OOC, just as a warning now because he's drunk. And I'm sure he would probably act that way if he was, anyway… You've seen Jack and Elizabeth before! XD)
Will looked up at her with slightly bloodshot eyes and whistled in appreciation. "Hey pretty lady... nice rack!"
Kagome's eyes twitched; and she automatically she slapped him on the cheek, leaving a bright red hand print. "You PERVERT!"
Will winced and nursed his stinging cheek while covering it. "Ouch! You're spunky... I like that." He smirked drunkenly- but despite his intoxication Kagome still found it sexy with a mild bit of disgust at herself for finding it that way.
She was getting angry. 'This guy's just asking for a death wish…' She was ready to slap him again if need be. "You have five seconds to apologize before I hit you again!"
Will hiccupped, obviously still not over them from before. "Now why do you want to do that?"
Kagome put her hands on her hips, the picture of an angry or irritated woman. (I say that because I know some people who do that- and I do it as well. XD Don't ask!) "Maybe because you just practically said the most inappropriate thing you should NEVER say to a woman. You should know better!" 'And let's just hope this guy doesn't have a skull at hard and thick as Miroku's unless I have to beat that logic into him…'
Will bowed crookedly and straightened haphazardly. "All right... my mistake. And I apologized... but really, not many women have a body quite like yours…" He did that same smirk as he did earlier and Kagome's left eye twitched again, then narrowed.
'Okay, this guy is almost as bad as Miroku!' She decided. "You drunkard... go home, before I slap you again. Goodbye." She turned around, ready to leave but was stopped by Will's arms around her waist. (Mind you, she doesn't know his name is Will yet…)
"Wait!" Kagome was pulled to his chest (almost like a favorite toy or stuffed animal). It was the last straw for our dear Kag's temper. 'Oh dear… Kami, have mercy on this poor bastard for what I'm about to do…'
However, before she could give him a piece of her mind, some guards was coming into view. Will saw this and let go of Kagome before running in the opposite direction. (This was a two way alleyway, so there wasn't a dead end)
Kagome yelled down the alleyway as he ran. "YOU BETTER RUN YOU PERV!!!!!!" She heard a throat clear (ahem XD) from behind her and she felt herself blush in embarrassment. "Uh…"
One guard asked, "Are you alright, sir?"
Kagome blinked. 'Sir?' Clearly couldn't he see she was female? The drunkard had noticed… "Umm... yes, I'm fine."
The second guard spoke up. "That man who was with you... which way did he go?"
She pointed at the other end of the alleyway. "He went that way... but why are you after him?"
"He didn't pay his all of his tab from bar down the way," the first guard said.
"Thank you for your time," the second one said courteously and then they both left Kagome, who was shaking her head.
'What an idiot… Not only was he a drunk... but a poor drunk pervert, at that.'
After that, Kagome spent the remainder of the hour idly drinking tea, and then she looked for a place to stay. The inn she finally stayed at was called 'The Leaping Seal' (don't ask about the names. I just come up with them in like one second) and bought enough time to stay there for at least two weeks, if need be. Her last thought as she tucked into bed was, 'I hope that pervert got what was coming to him!'
And when Will woke up that next morning with a pounding hangover, he looked into the mirror and was flabbergasted. 'What in the name of the Poseidon did I do yesterday?' He had a reddish-blue bruise on his cheek in the shape of a hand print.
End of Chapter One
0rei: I apologize for the short length, but at least you have something to look forward to! XD Next chapter Kagome meets up with Will (and he's not drunk this time!), as well as comes across the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow…!
I hope enjoyed the chapter, KFM, and everyone else too. Please review and tell me what you think- and please say a happy belated birthday to Kurama'sFoxyMiko, who is an awesome friend and a righteous cross over fan. Check out her stories too if you have the time. See ya!