The Wolf and the Dog

Chapter One

Inuyasha, a normal wolf with silver gray fur, pretty big for a wolf, was moping in the back of his pack's cave. He whimpered and groaned loudly again and again, finally his older brother, a larger gray, black and white wolf, snapped at him and said, "If you do that one more time I swear I'll-" "Now, now Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha's not doing anything wrong but honey you do need to stop or at least not mope so loudly." Their mother (Rumiko) interrupted her son then looked over at her other son.

She's a pretty, shorter, white and light gray she-wolf. Inuyasha sighed and sat up and looked at his mother who was about to speak, "Inuyasha, why is this year so much different from the others? You never took it this harshly before, what's different now?" "I'm a 3 year old wolf and I've never mated, not once. My male wolf desires are yearning much, MUCH more for a mate of my own to rub and to sniff and…you get the point. I can't take it anymore, I really need a mate." He complained. "I know dear but we've been to every pack in the valley and all the she-wolves have mates already, I don't know what you can do unless you really want to look near the human territory." She said sweetly. "Well, I will. Since it's better than sitting around here." He said getting up and walking towards the cave entrance.

"Yes! Finally! No more whining!" Sesshoumaru cheered. Inuyasha just kept walking and ignored his brother. Once he was outside two wolves ran up to him, two younger wolves about two years old. "We overheard your mother's suggestion. We agree but do be careful Inuyasha, man is very dangerous." Said Sango, a medium gray she-wolf with white marks on her face, muzzle, tail, and legs. "Yeah, they have those death-sticks. I'd stay out of notice to them if I were you." Said Miroku a dark gray wolf. Inuyasha nodded and said, "I'll be fine, I can take of myself." And with that he ran out of the clearing and into the woods straight for human territory. "We can only hope. Now let's go my fine beautiful mate." He said rubbing his muzzle against Sango's (wolves get more affectionate around mating season), who just smiled and ran with him into the woods.

BACK TO INUYASHA

It was dark out and Inuyasha had just reached human territory. The humans were all inside and the animals were out. He was near a large brick house, he heard, "Jacob! Let Shadow out, she's been in all day!" "Ok Mom." The door flew open causing Inuyasha to leap back into the darkness. Then a boy about 14 walked out holding onto a collar of a very beautiful dog with fluffy black fur, pointed ears, and a long fluffy tail, "There ya go Shadow now don't stray too far from home." And with that he walked back inside and shut the door. The black dog growled, "My name's not Shadow, its Kagome."

Inuyasha watched her and smiled then he thought, 'she's very pretty for a dog, and almost looks like a female wolf only her fur's too fluffy but she'll do just fine. I need a mate this year and after all those years I've found one, she may not be a wolf but she'll do, she'll do.' Inuyasha walked out of the darkness, right towards her. She stood up and looked in his direction, "I thought I smelt something. W-w-w- what's a-a wolf-f do-do-ing here?" She growled/stuttered. "You're the one." He said almost whispering. "What? The one?" She said confused. He nodded and said, "The one."

She turned and ran once he was about 15 feet from her but he was too fast and ran passed her and stopped her cold. "You're not leaving. You can't outrun me." He said walked towards her again. She had to keep backing up but then her hind leg hit a tree and she stopped so he took this opportunity to leap/run and grabbed her by the collar. She gasped in surprise, he smiled and pulled/dragged her into the forest. He was too strong, no matter how she tried she couldn't fight him or break away from his grasp so she finally gave in and walked with him instead of against him, but she never stopped glaring. Finally once his teeth started to hurt he let the go of her collar but said, "If you try to run I'll stop you, I'm faster. Follow me." He said leading the way, she didn't say anything only followed since she knew he was faster than her and him holding onto her collar really hurt her neck; he never stopped glancing back to check if she was still there.

They walked for about 10 more minutes, in total silence, until they finally reached their clearing and the cave. Sango and Miroku rushed out right when the smelt him coming but stopped about 20 feet away, they looked at each other then back at Inuyasha and Kagome, with their mouths hanging open. Inuyasha stopped and so did Kagome who sat down right where she was and looked around. "I can explain-" A gray blur mixed with white and black flew out of the cave and started snarling and growling, interrupting Inuyasha. Kagome jumped to her feet and started growling, her fur stood up all over her body.

Sesshoumaru stopped growling and stopped moving towards her when Inuyasha stepped between them and growled at him. "Inuyasha," he spat, "why is there a dog in our territory? Would you care to explain since your guarding it?" "Sure. But I'll wait until mother and father are out here to hear this as well." He said sitting down, Kagome sat down too but never once looked at Sesshoumaru who wouldn't take his glaring eyes off of her. "Fine. Mom! Dad! Inuyasha's back and he needs to tell you something." Sesshoumaru called turning his head towards the cave but leaving his eyes on her, he sat down. "What is it my boy?" Asked Tai, a scruffy black wolf that had just came out of the cave-followed close by Rumiko. They both saw the dog, only Tai growled but stopped once his wife kicked him; they walked towards Sesshoumaru and sat next to him. Sango and Miroku 5 feet away. "He was just about to tell us why there's a Dog (he spat that word out) in our territory." Sesshoumaru explained to his parents. Rumiko nodded at Inuyasha, he took the hint and began, "With there being no free females in these woods I took mother's advise and went to the human territory-"

"But I never meant you to do this!" She protested and interrupted him. "I know. Anyways, I saw her outside and thought well I've finally found her, basically a mate (Kagome's mouth dropped when he said this and everyone looked at her except Inuyasha), I forced her to come her first by backing her, then by pulling her, then by leading her. I know you think that dog's a bad idea but I don't, 2 years is too long and a female dog is the closest thing to a female wolf especially since she looks just like a black wolf just too fluffy." He said looking back at her once after he was done speaking. Rumiko was the first once to speak, "Well, I can't say that I'd do the same thing but I do agree she is the closest thing to a mate that you're going to get." "But Mother! She smells like dog and like humans!" Sesshoumaru protested. "I know but living in the woods will ware off the smell and it will only take about a week's worth." She said. "Grrrr! There's no working with you people." He said angrily turning and storming back into the cave. Tai didn't say anything he just turned and walked into cave.

"Well, she is very pretty and wolf-like for a dog." She complemented her. Inuyasha nodded and said, "There's one thing I don't like though well 2, she's too fluffy. No wolf is that fluffy." He said. "Well she will get dirty in the woods and there's no humans to clean her up just tongues." She said. Inuyasha thought then turned around and walked over to Keyda who just stood up but didn't move for there was no way she could face 4 wolves. He walked up to her and bent down a bit down hard into her collar, making her freeze and flinch, he tugged a little then shook his head a little then the collar finally snapped and Inuyasha pulled it off of her.

He dropped it on the ground and told her, "That's a sign saying that you were a house-pet, a human's dog, but you won't be so I took it off of you." He pawed the ground until there was a hole deep enough for the collar to fit and so it wouldn't show, then he dropped it in the hole and buried it. "There." He said. He signaled for her to follow him and of course she wouldn't disobey so she followed him. He sat down across from his mother and pawed the ground next to him so she sat there facing his mother and the 2 others who had scooted closer. Rumiko could see that she was taller than she was a fatter (dog-food) but not as tall as Sango but close.

"So um…uh what's your name dear?" Rumiko asked her. "I'm Kagome." She said kind-of stuttering for she was very nervous. "Ah Kagome very nice name tell us dear, how old are you?" Rumiko asked her. "I'm almost 3 years old." Kagome said less nervous this time. "Great! You know I think it might be fun having a dog around here and even better having another female around here." Said Rumiko laughing. Kagome smiled, then Rumiko spoke again, "It's late Inuyasha I'd like to talk to you alone, and Kagome if it'd make you feel better you can sleep outside if you'd like. Sango I want you to teach her everything and Miroku it'd be nice if you'd help."

She said getting up and walked into the forest with Inuyasha not far behind. Kagome suddenly felt more nervous, she didn't even know these wolves, their names I mean, and with Sesshoumaru inside the cave that freaked her out the most. Sango saw how nervous she was and smiled, "Why are you so nervous? We're not going to hurt you, we can't anyways. Your Inuyasha's, but anyways tell me are you going to sleep outside? Are you scared of us? Do you miss your home?" She stopped realizing she had asked too much. "I think I'm going to sleep outside, I don't know any of you and I didn't choose to be here in the first place. I'm scared of wolves I mean all dogs are, wolves are bigger and grow up in the wild raised to kill." Kagome answered, she figured she didn't need to answer the last question.

Sango laughed, "Is that what your scared of? I suppose being born in the woods would make us more fierce." Miroku noticed that he wasn't getting noticed so he walked into the cave still unnoticed. Sango and Kagome got to know each other much better and became friends. "You know, you don't have to sleep outside if you don't want to I mean I'll lie next to you if that'd make you feel better. Miroku is my mate but he can sleep somewhere else for a few nights."

Suggested Sango. "I don't know I mean that Sesshoumaru guy is very mad at me for being here and I don't think he'd like it if I sleep in the cave and get my scent all over." Said Kagome quietly. Sango nodded, and Kagome yawned. "Tired?" Sango asked her. "Yeah." She answered. "O.k. Let's go and get some sleep, I'm tired too." She said getting up and walking towards the cave. Kagome followed but as Sango entered the cave Kagome walked around the side of the entrance and laid on the grass, putting her head on her paws she thought about how to leave and about her home. She knew she could leave now but she didn't know the way home.

BACK TO INUYASHA AND RUMIKO

"Ok. This is far enough. Inuyasha honey, you do know that just because you found a female doesn't mean that she'll be your mate, you can't force her to do that. You'll have to befriend her, show her the nice affectionate side of you." Said Rumiko to her son. "I know but I thought that if she was here we could get to know and like each other more. You're right, I can't force her to be my mate but I can try to get her to be my mate." Said Inuyasha. Rumiko nodded and looked up at the sky and howled, Inuyasha joined her and soon other howls were heard. They turned and walked back.

Once in the clearing Rumiko led the way into the cave, she had seen Kagome lying on the grass but only smiled at her and kept walking. Inuyasha followed but looked over at Kagome who was looking at him, he almost stopped for he had not seen her look at him without fear before. He stood there staring then he heard his name and snapped out of the trace and nodded at Kagome as he walked into the cave. Kagome just frowned and glared, 'what does he think? I'm just going to forgive him for making me come here. He nods I can't believe him. He acts like if he does that I'll like him wrong very wrong, I'll show him, nod at me why don't you AFTER YA BASICALLY KIDNAP ME!All this anger is making me tired, time to sleep.' She thought to herself then fell asleep shortly after.