One glorious day in Feudal Japan, Kagome Higurashi pedals her bike as fast and hard as she can. The wind whipped through her raven black hair as she tried to retreat from the demon.
The demon had long fingernails that could pierce your skin and possible cut through you. His mane was long and as pale as the moon in the night sky. The eyes of him were amber and shone brightly. Constantly this demon haunted her dreams. Constantly…
Well, actually he wasn't a full-blooded demon. More like a half-breed. His name was Inuyasha.
"Get away from me Inuyasha!" shouted Kagome loudly; making sure it reached his ears.
"Why?" he asked back in his usual annoyed tone.
"Because I don't want to be part of your life anymore," she huffed.
Finally, she reached the well. She was about to jump down in when she felt a hand clasp around her ankle. Inuyasha had grabbed her right ankle in attempt to stop her, and she noticed he was being gentle about it. However, this act only heightened her fury.
"Urgh! Sit boy!" And with that, his hand released and he was flung down to the ground. "Ouch!" He hollered out in agony. She jumped into the well without a second thought.
"Well, you've done it again Inuyasha!" Miroku declared, pounding him on the back with his staff. "You managed to upset Kagome enough to leave! How will we ever find the shikon shards with all your setbacks?"
"Shout up monk," said Inuyasha, but not as angry as usual. His voice sounded sad, like he was upset with himself. "I know I'm to blame, ok? Feh."
He stood and took off, probably to think and remorse. Miroku was about to go after him when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Let him go, Miroku," said Sango, now behind him. She tried to sooth his angered soul some. "We won't be able to find anymore shards if we create problems as well."
Sighing, he nodded in agreement. He turned to face her and suddenly a blush rushed up in her cheeks as his dark blue eyes gazed into her chocolate brown ones. She started to walk backwards, and then took off running.
"I need to see Lady Kaeda about something," she replied to him, not bothering to look back.
"Sango," he said inaudibly. "I didn't even get to-" makes a slight gesture with his hand. "Oh well."
While he was blowing off his anger so he could go to Kagome's world and bring her back, Shippo the eight-year-old fox demon formulated a plan with a few ideas from Sango and Miroku. He walked up to Inuyasha, who was sitting on a high branch of a maple tree. Taking a deep breath, he yelled up at the hanyou.
"Inuyasha! Why is Kagome gone?" he asked, though he already knew why.
"Same old thing! She got mad at me and took off," he said in a slight annoyed tone.
After a second or so Shippo ventured, "Are you going after her?"
"Yeah, probably," said Inuyasha, leaning back.
"You always upset her! I wouldn't want to come back to you if I was her-"
"Why you little-!"
And with that, Inuyasha jumped down to the ground and punch Shippo in the head. However, Sango and Miroku jumped out from the shadows and knocked Inuyasha down to the ground. If it weren't for the fact it was totally by surprise, he would have fought back.
"What the- what's the meaning of this?" asked Inuyasha. "Let me go!"
"I knew you'd want to go back to Kagome's world and get her," said Miroku happily. "However, you're not doing it the same old way."
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha was very confused by all this. "You guys are really starting to tick me off."
The monk and demon slayer grinned and dragged him back to the village, all the way him digging his claws into the earth trying to get away from them. No such luck, he couldn't get away. The whole time Shippo walked behind them, laughing but making sure to stay a good five feet away from Inuyasha.
"Shippo, when I get my hands on you," growled Inuyasha.
"This was our idea," said Miroku.
"You dumb monk," said Inuyasha with a tone of hatred in his voice.
They dragged them into a temple and before him stood an old sorcerer. He was old with age, dark circles under his eyes and his hair completely white.
"A monk brings me to another monk," huffed Inuyasha.
"That's priest to you," replied the priest. "My name is Yukito Catra. You friends have brought you here to give you a sort of test only I can provide."
"I don't need a dumb test," replied Inuyasha, crossing his arms and looking away.
"To late, it's already started," replied Miroku. "He's just making sure everything goes smoothly being as this spell has never been used on a half-demon like you."
"Great! So I'm a test dummy now, am I?"
"You want Kagome to come back don't you?" asked Sango.
"Of course! Anyway, what's happening to me?"
"This spell will turn you into a full fledge dog," replied Yuki. "Then you shall see the world of your companion somewhat through her eyes. Is that alright with you?"
"Yeah. But there's no way I'm leaving Miroku alone with Sango at any rate. Therefore before I leave"-and here Inuyasha smirked- "I want you to turn Miroku into a cat."
Here Miroku gulped. Yuki nodded and performed the spell. Suddenly, both of them had transformed. Inuyasha looked somewhat like a wolf, but for the most part could pass as a normal dog. He had a grayish-white coat of fur that appeared very glossy. Miroku was a tabby cat, with a fluffy stripped tail and beady black eyes.
"The only way you'll turn back into your original state is to have a kiss from your significant other," said Yuki, dishing out the final points.
"Well Miroku, you won't be changing back anytime soon," Sango mused.
Miroku looked down and looked like all the girls in the world had disappeared. At this, Inuyasha barked happily before starting out the door.
"Good luck Inuyasha," called Sango.
As he jumped into the well, he whined a little. How was he going to get a kiss out of Kagome now that he was dog? Boy, this wasn't going to be easy at all.
