It's me again! Heeheehee! I got the idea for this fic while bringing my dog Rocky home from the pet store. I sat in the back with him while we were driving home. He stood in his crate and barked like crazy. While I was there, I wondered what would happen if Shii-chan was stuck in his dog form and was adopted by a diffrent family. And so, this story was born. Enjoy!
Disclaimer- I OWN NOTHING!
Shigure yawned as he rolled over, "I love days like these." he mumbled to himself. The house was silent, his editor wasn't trying to kill herself on his doorstep, his tummy was full of takoyaki, and he had just found a nice, sunny spot to nap in. Of he went into dreamland, where high school girls clad in swimsuits, gym shorts and baggy socks roamed freely through-out his home.
He woke up to a loud 'thump,' bringing him back to reality.
He shot up and looked around. The sound had to have come from outside.
"Mrowrrrrrr ..." a large tomcat yowled just outside the open screendoor.
A devilish smile creeped onto Shigure's face. He looked around to see if anyone happened to be watching. The coast was clear. He sprang to his feet and ran out of the door.
The cat screeched as it began to run.
Shigure ran after it, chasing it all around the yard barking in a goofy way.
The cat managed to get away, scaleing the wall and jumping into the next yard.
Shigure smiled triumphantly, there was no way he could let a cat ((other than Kyo)) be near his house! He strolled over to the porch and threw himself on the cushion he had been laying on before. He rolled over onto his back and stretched his arms -er- paws above his head. 'I wonder why I transformed.' he mused, ' I hope I'm not getting sick.' he pondered. 'Oh well.' he yawned and fell back asleep, returning to the Land of the School Girls.
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A burly man walked over and picked up the sleeping dog. "Damn strays." he sighed, noticing Shigure's bare neck. "To the pound you go." he said, shaking his head, a look of pity on his face.
He walked over to his van and plopped the dog in the back, closing the doors quietly, so he would not wake him up. He walked over to the drivers seat and hopped in. He then turned the key and drove off.
Shigure woke to the gentle purring of an engine. He stretched out all four legs and let out a yawn. 'What a nice nap.' he thought to himself. He slowly opened his eyes and tried to stand to his feet. Still half-asleep, Shigure didn't really take in his surroundings, walking over to where he thought the kitchen was. A sharp jolt woke him up completely. Shigure blinked a few times then looked around hurridly.
'What am I doing here?' he asked himself mentally as he looked around the back of the van. He began to bark, softly at first, then louder.
"Shut up, you stupid mutt!" came a voice from the front of the car.
'Oh ... crap.' he whined, 'This is the dog catcher's van.' he had recognized it from the many times he had seen it coming, and glared at it from behind the curtain. Shigure began to bark short, whiney yelps.
The driver stopped sharply, sending Shigure sliding across the floor. He heard a door slam, and the crunching of the leaves under the dog catcher's feet as he walked to the back of the van. The doors of the back opened. Shigure tried to run out, but the dog catcher's hand firmly grasped the scruff of his neck.
'Easy! Easy!' Shigure whined.
The dog catcher dragged Shigure to a strange brick building. It had a terrible odor, and the air was filled with the aggrivated barking of several dogs. Shigure began to hyperventilate, 'Not the pound, oh God, not the pound!' he began to bark, loud, grief-stricken barks as the D.C ((dog catcher)) walked him down the many halls. Countless dogs stood behind each chain-link fence, all of them seemed to snicker as Shigure went by. The D.C finally found the least crowded space, opened the door, and tossed Shigure in.
Shigure rose to his feet to survey his surroundings. A large container of water hung on the wall, it looked like an enlarged version of one you would put in a guinea pigs cage. In another corner was a bowl of concrete cemented on the wall. Shigure walked over to it. Empty. He heaved a heavy sigh, he had missed dinner, and the takoyaki he had eaten for lunch was not going to tide him over until the morning feeding. Shigure stiffened as a large pair of jaws clamped on his tail. Shigure let out a loud, high-pitched yelp as he turned to face his attacker. It was a chocolate labrador retriever.
'Hey, what's up?' he grinned a doggy grin, 'Sorry 'bout biting your tail, couldn't get your attention any other way.'
Shigure chuckled, 'Next time you want my attention, please use a less painfull way.'
The lab laughed, 'Sure, if we last that long.'
Shigure tilted his head to the side, 'What do you mean by that?'
'Well, either you get adopted, or you go to the room at the end of the hall.' the lab sighed.
Shigure flinched, both of those were bad.
'Hey, have you eaten yet?'
Shigure shook his head.
The dog ducked under a blanket in the corner and dragged out a little dish with some kibble in it, 'Here.'
Shigure gratefully took the food and gobbled it up, 'Thank you.' he said between bites. When he had inhaled the last piece, he turned to the dog, 'I'm Shigure.' he smiled.
'Rocky, nice to meet you.' the other dog tilted his head to the side, 'He's coming.'
'Who?'
'There's this guy who comes down these halls every once in a while, I'd recognize those squeaky boots anywhere.' Rocky growled.
Down the hall came a tall man in dungarees and a green polo shirt. He squatted down infront of each of the little cages and looked every dog he happened to fancy up and down. When the dogs lacked something, he stood up and walked to the next cage. He squatted down infront of Shigure's cage. He looked at Rocky, then shook his head, "Too skinny." he muttered.
Rocky looked at the man, 'Too picky.' he spat back.
The man then looked at Shigure. His eyes lit up as he scanned over Shigure's furry body, "Perfect!" he exclaimed, startling many dogs and starting up a wave of barking. "Excuse me, sir? I want this one." he yelled, pointing at Shigure.
'Me!' Shigure gasped.
'See ya, buddy.' Rocky sighed.
'No! No! No! This is a mistake!" Shigure barked as the warden picked him up. 'I don't wanna go!' he howled.
"Quiet, you're going to your new home." the warden smiled, happy that another dog had found a home.
Shigure wriggled around in the warden's arms, 'Let me go!'
The warden set Shigure down and latched a collar around his neck. Shigure tried to run, but once again, the scruff of his neck was pulled. The warden latched on a leash and led him to his new owners. "Here you are sir." the warden said cheerfully, exchanging the leash for a file full of paper work.
"C'mon boy!" the man cooed, tugging on the leash.
' Nuh-uh.' Shigure wouldn't budge.
The man sighed and scooped him up, "Lazy dog, you want to be carried, don't you?" he chuckled.
'No!'
In moments, Shigure was in a crate, in the back of the man's car, heading on his way to a completely diffrent house, a new, strange family, and -gulp- a new life.
There, what do you think? I've been dyin' to write this out for months! I hope you like it! Love me and R&R!