Disclaimer: The characters of InuYasha are not mine, they are property of Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, Sunrise, and Viz. I do not make any money from the writing of this story. In Under Deep


A.N. Yes, after three years, I am coming back.  Happy to see me?  Well, for those that know of me, I am starting up this story again.  To finish it this time.  And for those that dont know me, well, hello!


Disclaimer: I don't own it. But I do own the other characters that will be in this fic.



Sesshoumaru sat in the small underwater sub. He really didn't want to be in this minisub, especially with this man that smelled like he hadn't bathed in about three days. Sesshoumaru made sure he took small breaths.

"How much longer until we come to the facility." He asked in a board tone.

"Not much longer, Mate," The man, answered back in an australian accent. "Just fifteen more minutes."

Sesshoumaru looked at the back of the blonde haired man with a heated glare. He was rugged looking and had a bad five o'clock shadow. He had a blue shirt on and faded blue jeans that fitted a little loosely. 'Bloody moron.' He diverted his eyes to the bluish-green water that surrounded the sub. He would see a fish occasionally and some other sea life pass by as the small yellow sub made its way deeper into the ocean.

He winced slightly as his ears started to pop. It was only small at first, but now it was becoming annoying. He lifted one of his clawed hands to his pointed ear and rubbed it. The deeper they went, the more he had to adjust to the pressure.

The man that sat in front of him looked in his mirror and noticed his actions. He offered a reassuring smile. "Don't worry there, Mate. You will get used to it."

Sesshoumaru just sneered at the man and looked back out the window. The man smirked at Sesshoumaru, knowing from what he was told, that the demon would treat him in such ways. Oh yes, he was told about the Great Sesshoumaru Takashi. He was a Nobel Prize winner, held underwater records for holding his breath the longest (even for a demon), and was renown known Marine Biologist. He was an arrogant Son-of-a-Bitch and the man knew he was the best.
He wondered if he was a ladies man too. Sesshoumaru had looks most men would die for. He had a beautiful face. Most men would not want to be beautiful, but Sesshoumaru pulled it off nicely. He had a manly beauty to him. His markings stood out and his off-white tail wrapped around his right shoulder tightly. Sesshoumaru had silver hair that ended at his thighs and flowed when he saw him walk. He had shiny black dress shoes on, black slacks that fitted nicely, and his white shirt was pressed and fitted nicely. The man just shook his head and looked back out in front of him.

Soon a large, dark figure started to come into view. Sesshoumaru watched, as the large figure became a huge underwater base. The minisub looked like an ant next to the base. Sesshoumaru looked at the base in appreciation. It was very large. From what he knew of the structure, it held about fifty people, still giving it room for more if needed. He could see windows that were lit up. The only thing that offered light in the darkness besides the floodlights located outside in various places. He noticed big letters that gave the name of the base and a serial number below it.

The man maneuvered the sub to where it went under the base. There was a good twenty-foot clearing, giving them plenty of room. There was more flood lights that acted as guides and up ahead of it, in the middle, was a fifteen to twenty foot round opening. It was lighted as well, so you could see it easily. The driver of the small sub picked up a CB and started to speak into it.

"We are here, Mate," he said into the mouth peace, "Get the hanger ready."

"Rodger that Will. Welcome back," came a static reply.

"Well Mr. Takashi, we have finally arrived. Welcome to your home for the next two years." Will said.

"Don't remind me." Sesshoumaru bit out.

He would not of come here if it wasn't for an offer of a lifetime. He would be working for the American Government. It was for a chemical weapon that would give them the ability to make water nothing but deadly poison. A poison so deadly, that touching it alone would kill you. Why they would put it underwater was beyond him. The only reason he could come up with, was that it would keep people away and no one could really get to the deep base very easily. It took special equipment just to reach it. It's a perfect place to develop weapons for war.

Will moved the sub to go through the opening and let it rise. Sesshoumaru had to squint so his eyes could adjust to the bright lights. A loud electronic sound indicated a large metal rig was moving down to meet them. Sesshoumaru could feel them being lifted and moved to a special docking area so they could get out of the underwater machine.

Once the hatch was opened, Sesshoumaru took a big breath, hopping to get some fresh air. He got no such thing. Instead he got a whiff of recycled air conditioning and saltwater. He was really hoping to survive his full two years here. One would think they would get Cabin Fever from just staying confined to the place.

A few technicians waved to them, but Sesshoumaru ignored them. What caught his eye was a man in a lab coat, with black pants and shirt, walking their direction. Sesshoumaru had seen this man before, he just couldn't remember where. The man waved at them with a big smile on his face. He had violet eyes and short black hair that was tired in the back, giving him a short tail. He was tall, but not the height of Sesshoumaru. When he got to them, he started to help Will with the small amount of luggage that belonged to Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru suddenly recognized the man, His natural cedar sent helped. It was Miroku. He was Inuyasha's best friend.

"Hello!" The Miroku greeted, "Mr. Takashi, it has been awhile. Welcome to the Guppy."

Sesshoumaru looked at him under his nose, giving Miroku a heated glare before turning his gaze to study his surroundings. The docking area was not very exciting to look at. Mainly wet suits, scuba gear, some special deep-water gear, and loading equipment were in the area. Off to the side of them, he noticed one more minisub, this one being blue.

Miroku wouldn't let Sesshoumaru intimidate him. He had known him for ten years. Not personally, just from being around his younger brother, Inuyasha. The tall man always made him uncomfortable, but that never stopped him from trying to get Sesshoumaru on more comfortable terms. Miroku was a man that had unlimited amounts of patience. He might never succeed in making Sesshoumaru softer to him, but he wouldn't let himself get intimidated either.

"I'll show you around, Mr. Takashi. After our tour I will escort you to your quarters." Miroku said with a wave of his hand in the direction that he wanted Sesshoumaru to head in. "Will, could you please take Mr. Takashi's belongings to his room?"

"Sure thing, Mr. Willis." Responded Will.
Will bent over and started moving things in a pile to load on a large cart. Miroku turned and started to lead Sesshoumaru out a door located not too far from the loading deck. They proceeded down a long corridor; soft clicking of their dress shoes could be heard echoing with each step. Large windows, that almost reached the walkway floor, were showing the ocean around them. You couldn't see very far out in the ocean, but some area was visible due to the floodlights.

Sesshoumaru looked out of them as they walked down the long hall, noticing the sea life that seemed to swim in the direction they where walking.
A large shark swam close to the window, seeming to slow some to look at them. Sesshoumaru looked at the large fish. 'A Great White,' he thought to himself. Those sharks always made Sesshoumaru uncomfortable. When you looked into there eyes, they seemed lifeless, like a doll's eyes. Only theirs was all black. He could see his reflection in the black orbs that seemed to stair at him. He moved his eyes to its large teeth, teeth that could shred a man's arm without even trying. Sesshoumaru figured the shark to be about eighteen to twenty feet in length. Just as soon as the fish came, it then continued on its way. 'Strange,' thought Sesshoumaru, 'sharks don't behave in such a manner.'


"Inuyasha is not on the base right now. Sango and he are out working on one of the hauls outside of the base."

Sesshoumaru turned his head to look at the man beside him, "I am not interested in talking with the half-breed at this moment."

Miroku raised his brow at the answer, but just turned his head back forward and continued down the corridor. They soon came upon a room, which was open, for anyone to enter. Miroku entered first and looked around. When finding no one present he turned to Sesshoumaru, who had entered behind him.

"Here is the Mess Hall," Miroku stated as he let Sesshoumaru scan the room.

Sesshoumaru looked at four long rows of tables that had about fourteen to fifteen chairs to accompany them. He then looked over to the right; there was a cafeteria set-up for when food was being served. The place, being dull gray, was exceptionally clean. The only odors present were the food cooking in the back kitchen area.

"We cook all kinds of food here, because we have two chefs. One specializes in Demon cuisine, the other human. They are excellent at their job." Miroku stated. He remembered from visits to Inuyasha's old home, that Sesshoumaru didn't eat human food, instead preferring Demon food.
Sesshoumaru just turned and gave him a narrowed look, making Miroku shift his feet.
"Well, let us be on our way."

Miroku turned and led Sesshoumaru back out the door. They continued until they came to a hallway that that separated form the one they were currently on. "This is a few of the barracks located here. Yours is not here, but Inuyasha's is. Mainly our techs stay here. They need to be here incase they are needed for technical problems."

"Do you have a lot of problems with the base?" Rang out Sesshoumaru's deep voice.

Miroku shot his hands up in a peaceful gesture, "No! No, we just need them here, just in case."

Miroku, hoping to change the subject of safety, turned and continued down the corridor. Sesshoumaru followed behind him, still looking out the windows. At least it was quiet. The ocean was always his favorite place, it being so dark and peaceful.

Soon they came upon a walkway that led to an adjoining base unit. Sesshoumaru hadn't seen this part when approaching in the mini-sub. He figured it must have been hidden by the first part.
"We will be walking across the 'Cat Walk,' as we like to call it. It connects to the main part of the base. The part where we do all of our lab work, experiments, and where the main base computer resides."

Miroku continued on his way. The catwalk was mostly pressurized glass, making it give a feeling of walking in the water. Sesshoumaru took in his surrounding as they walked. The walk itself was not very long. They arrived to the second base unit within three minutes. Before they could go any farther, a large metal gray door was in the way. Off to the side was a panel with a number pad on it. Miroku started to press his code on it, causing the heavy door to slide open.

"We all have our own codes. We don't allow everyone to have the same code. It could be a security hazard. We have different one's so we can keep track of who inters at what day and time."

The door opened and exposed a new corridor. Miroku started walking down it, letting Sesshoumaru enter behind him. The door closed automatically behind them with a soft boom.
Miroku waited until Sesshoumaru was walking beside him again before addressing him.
"I will give you your own code soon. I need to get to the main computer to do so."

Sesshoumaru just nodded his head in understanding while looking out the large glass windows again. They walked a little farther before coming to a lab room that seemed to take up a large amount of room in the second base. There were a few scientists in the room working with various things. Miroku just nodded his head as they passed them. Sesshoumaru didn't regard them at all.

Miroku walked up to a woman in particular. She was about the same height, only being an inch or two shorter. She had short dark brown hair with long bangs going past her eyes. The color could have been mistaken for black unless the light hit it just right. She was nicely built and had large leathery wings resting against her back.

"Nicole, how are you doing?" Miroku called out to the woman.

Nicole turned around with a smile on her face and waved at him. "I am doing well, Miroku, and you?"

"Never better." He replied.

"Great." Nicole then looked over to the man standing beside him. 'A dog demon..,' "Who is this, Miroku?" Nicole questioned.

"This is Mr. Sesshoumaru Takashi, Nicole," he then turned to Sesshoumaru so he could introduce Nicole to him, "Mr. Takashi, this is Nicole Whitaker." Miroku turned back to Nicole. "He will be helping out on the Shikon Effect."

Nicole eyed him for a moment, making Sesshoumaru feel like she was sizing him up. "Nice to meet you Mr. Takashi. I have heard a lot of good things about you. I hope your stay here will be good and I look forward to working with you."

Sesshoumaru gave her a polite nod. He studied her for a moment, noticing her eyes. They were a mixture of light green and gray, constantly swirling together. The look gave a hypnotizing effect. She had pointed ears, but was not as prominent as his were. Instead they had a soft point to them that one could miss if not really looking. She was a dragon demon, but not one from Japan. She didn't have the almond shaped eyes as he did; she had rounder eyes and an oval face. She had no strips on her face, but she did have them on her for arms, three to be exact. He didn't doubt that she had some on her ankles and hips as well. Her wings were dark brown, the same color of her hair, and she had black nails. She was cute, and carried herself like someone with a good deal of confidence. He did notice that she wore jeans and a black tank top instead of what the other scientist wore. Looking at her large wings, he could understand why.
"
You are not from Japan," Sesshoumaru stated, "Where are you from?"

Nicole smiled some, causing a fang to pop out onto her bottom lip. "I am from America. Ohio to be exact. My family can be traced back to the Mayflower. A lot of the dragons in England left because of hunting. At the time, it was still legal to hunt us down."

Sesshoumaru, finally having his curiosity about her fulfilled, gave him a simple nod. Miroku stepped forward with a small apologetic smile for interrupting their conversation.

"Excuse me, but do you know where Kagome is?" Miroku asked.

"Yes, I do. She is over in the Water Room." Nicole replied casually.

"Great. I will let you get back to work, Nicole."

Nicole nodded her head once and turned back around to continue her work. Miroku turned from Sesshoumaru and led them to a door located to the left of the large laboratory. There was another panel with a number pad, and Miroku typed the number in and stepped back to let it open. When it opened, they both walked in. Once inside, Sesshoumaru knew exactly why it was called the water room.

Most of the room was nothing but pressurized glass. The only part not glass was another room connected to a large water unit, built into the bottom of the room. It gave the impression of a pool. It led to the wall connecting to the room and disappeared to the other side. Where, Sesshoumaru didn't know.

"Kagome?" Miroku called out in the room.

"Over here!" Came a feminine voice.

Sesshoumaru turned his golden gaze to meet a small woman, about five foot two inches, peering back at him with large dark blue eyes and waist length black hair. Her white dress flowed at her feet, and she had a short jean jacket on to keep her arms warm. She was in the glass part of the room, looking like she was standing in the middle of the water. What amazed Sesshoumaru about her were that she was in front of two Great White sharks. They swam near her on the other side of the glass. They were large creatures, making Kagome look very small next to them. If it were not for the glass, he thought them to have a small feast out of her.

"Just hold on for a moment, Miroku." She said.

Miroku just nodded and waited. Sesshoumaru watched as she turned back and looked at the two large fish. She put her hands on the glass before her and bowed her head. He noticed her aura flare some, making it look like soft waves of blue floating around her. 'She is a priestess.' Sesshoumaru had not seen one for quiet awhile. Three centuries to be exact. She had waves of power coming off of her, giving her a blue glow.

All of the sudden she started to giggle. Sesshoumaru didn't know what she was doing with the sharks to begin with, but when she started to giggle, well, that just threw him off.

"Why is she laughing?" Sesshoumaru asked in a quiet tone, so not to disturb her.

"She is talking to the sharks." Miroku simply said.

Sesshoumaru lifted one silver eyebrow. 'Talking?' He turned his head back to watch Kagome. She finally turned and started to walk towards them, her simple white dress flowing with every step she took. As she stopped in front of them, she looked at Sesshoumaru and gave him a heart-melting smile. It was filled with warmth and friendship.

Sesshoumaru just stared at her with a board expression on his face. Kagome moved her head to Miroku and greeted him.

"Hi Miroku, how are you doing today?"

"Ah, very well my dear Kagome." He said.

Miroku turned to Sesshoumaru and introduced him. "Kagome, this is Mr. Sesshoumaru Takashi."

Kagome stuck her hand out for him to shake it. Sesshoumaru just looked at it then moved his eyes back up to meet hers again. Kagome looked at him for a second, looking deep into his eyes. He instantly narrowed his eyes when he felt like someone was probing in his head.

Kagome just smiled at him wider and introduced herself, "My name is Kagome Higurashi. I am one of the leading biologists working on the Shikon Effect. I take it you are the one that is going to be working with me?"

"Yes, you are correct." Sesshoumaru replied, eyeing the small woman in front of him. There was something strange about her. He just couldn't put his finger on it. Her smell was very pleasant though, it gave his nose a break from the saltwater and filled it with vanilla and lavender.

"Well Mr. Takashi, let us go and I will show you the main computer room." Miroku said as he turned to walk away.

Sesshoumaru didn't go instead he looked at the two sharks swimming no more then twenty feet from them. He then adverted his eyes back to Kagome.

"Why were you 'talking' to them?" He asked her. Sesshoumaru just didn't understand why she giggled when she was just looking at them.

"Because I can." Came her simple reply.

'Maybe she is mad,' Sesshoumaru thought to himself. He was startled when she started to laugh. It was not an unwelcome sound, being clear and smooth to his ears.
"Why are you laughing?" He asked clearly confused. Was she laughing at him?

Kagome composed herself once more and looked at him with a smirk on her face. "Mr. Takashi, I assure you, I am not 'mad'. I have telepathy. I can read minds."

Sesshoumaru's eyes widened some as he heard her, making him automatically put up a mind barrier around him. He was furious at the lack of information concerning her ability. He turned to Miroku and glared at him.

"You could of informed me of this bit of information. I do not appreciate people prying in my mind." Sesshoumaru bit out as he bared his fangs.

Miroku raised his hands in a calming manner. "I am sorry, Mr. Takashi. I didn't think you would be offended. Please forgive my ignorance."

Sesshoumaru turned and walked out of the room in a brisk pace. Miroku turned to Kagome and gave her an apologetic smile. "Sorry Kagome, he is not so bad when you get to know him some. I am sure he will warm up to you."

"Don't worry about it, Miroku. I just hurt his ego. Inuyasha warned me of it." She said with small smile.

"Well, I have to finish his tour of the base, Kagome. I will catch up to you later." He said walking briskly to catch up to Sesshoumaru.

Kagome turned around and walked back to the window and waited for her friends to swim back to her.