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"WHAT THE FUCK!"
Sesshomaru jerked awake instantly as he heard a loud ear splitting shriek. So loud he wanted to cover his ears but he was too proud and dignified to do that. He was a TaiYoukai Lord and TaiYoukai Lords simply do not do mundane tasks such as covering their ears.
The Western Lord, Sesshomaru, did look around for the source of the shriek though. He looked around cautiously with his eyes, without moving his head, his ears and his nose. He did not want the owner of the voice he had heard to know he had heard them. It was a strategy drilled into the dog lord's head since early childhood. Don't let the attacker see weakness. Him looking around would show that he didn't know where the sound came from, which could give an attacker the advantage. Sesshomaru did not know the words that were shrieked he had only heard something loud fore he was unconscious when the words were spoken. He is a mighty warrior who can jerk himself awake from unconsciousness in order to get away from an attacker who may want to seize his life for their own pleasure.
He surveyed the area and looked at his surroundings scanning the area for anything familiar. He had been traveling the lands for around two hundred years so he knew them pretty well. The TaiYoukai was confused when nothing smelled or looked familiar, that is until his eyes fell upon a young white puppy who was running around in circles yelping for all he was worth. He had heard the young canine before he had smelt or seen it. The thing looked to be in a panic. It was spinning in awkward circles, and jumping around quite oddly. It didn't seem to look very coordinated at all, more so than usual. Young pups were not very agile on their feet but this was something completely different, it looked like the pup didn't know how to walk on 4 feet.
As the Western Lord watched the klutzy pup from his position on the ground he decided to take a whiff and see if he could identify who it was or see if its parents were around. He inhaled the pups scent through his own canine slash superior nose and was shocked out of his senses. The young uncoordinated, floundering pup shared the same scent as none other than his bumbling half brother Inuyasha. How could that be possible? I mean sure the pup was a dog demon but he was only half, he didn't think the pup knew how to transform into his true self, hell he didn't even think the pup had a true form. He certainly had never see the boy do it before. This was different though. The puppy across the glade looked like any old standard pup, maybe even like a wolf cub, not a dog demon. Sesshomaru knew that even if the half breed figured out a way to change forms he would look at least somewhat like himself or his father, not like this. He may not have a mokomoko, or tassels upon his ankles and wrists, but he had seen the boy's markings before. If this little puppy in front of him was indeed Inuyasha in his true form he would be a hell of a lot bigger and he would have those markings. They would probably be along his mouth like his fathers were since Inuyasha's markings resemble their father's stripes than his own. Therefore this pup was not Inuyasha's true form. That pup may be Inuyasha but the form was that of maybe a 5 or 6 month old puppy, but if that were true, what happened? Why was Inuyasha like that, and why was he acting so strange.
This was causing all kinds of thoughts and scenarios to run though the dog lords head. He had to stand up and go investigate the pup. He wasn't going to find the answers by just guessing. He would have to go ask the pup himself. He would go ask the pup so he would have the answers he wanted, but really he needed to go calm the pup down as he was really getting on the Western Lord's nerves with all his yapping and jumping around.
When Sessh stood up he noticed something different about himself. He went to all fours instead of two, his vision was different, like it was depleted or something. His other senses were off too he noticed, he couldn't smell as good as before and his hearing seemed to be muffled. Sesshomaru was confused about himself as well as to what was going on, why his senses were reduced, why would someone do that, and why would that pup not quiet down.
"Be Silent Half-Breed!" Sesshomaru shouted. He was slowly losing control; he was in a panic himself, though no one could tell from his outward appearance.
When he shouted across the way to his younger brother that's when Sessh's mind went blank for a second. He had barked. The voice that had yelled to Inuyasha was not the deep baritone that he had grown used to; no it was a dog's voice, a bark that any simple canine would use. One he himself would use when in his true form. The great Taiyoukai of the West was in shock, he looked down in disbelief, not really believing what he was seeing but knew it was going to be there. The lord knew what he would see when he looked down, but was still not willing to believe it until he saw it for himself.
When Sesshomaru looked down he about jumped out of skin, which he would never do seeing as he is the dignified western lord. He looked down only to see himself standing on four white furred legs, legs that were not his own. He knew what his true form looked like and this was not it. He too was in the body of a dog. That would explain the senses, his own were ten times, or better yet a hundred times better than that of a normal dog's.
How could this be? Why were he and his younger brother like this, in these forms? What had happened? He couldn't remember anything other than walking through the forest with his small group. Why was Inuyasha here? Where was his group? And who had down this? Whoever it was would suffer his wrath when he found out.
The Taiyoukai knew he needed to calm down, nothing ever got solved when one was in a state of panic, he refused to let himself succumb to his own fears like his brother had, he was better than that. He needed to think, to try to remember what happened. First thing's first, where are they right now. He looked around again, past his brother, and was shocked. Nothing seemed familiar, not the smells, the trees or even the markings of animals on the trees. He was lost, he didn't even know if he was in his lands anymore. He doubted he was because again he had been wandering them for centuries. He knew his lands like the back of his hand. He could walk them blind if he had to and would never run into a single tree. This place was different though. If he was on someone else's lands this could cause problems. This could even cause a war. He needed to get back to his lands, get back to somewhere familiar, but first he needed to figure out what happened.
Sesshomaru thought hard and he remembered leading his small entourage through a very dangerous demon infested forest. No human dared to go through it for it held many tales relaying how whoever entered never come out. He didn't exactly want to bring his companions into it but then he didn't want to leave them alone either. There was news of a very powerful sorceress wreaking havoc in his lands that needed to be stopped. She was said to have been casting her dark magic on the lands disrupting the natural flow of things. Sesshomaru had not had much luck finding her so he was on his way to visit an old friend of the family, Bakoseno the demon tree. He was said to be older than his great and powerful father and was even the advisor to his great grandfather. Bakuseno was kept around for his vast knowledge and even Sesshomaru needed him sometimes. He was not very knowledgeable himself in the ways of sorcerers or sorceresses, but maybe the old tree may be able to help him.
Going through the forest was not the best idea of keeping his group safe but he didn't want to chance the magic user to find Rin and Jaken while he was away. It was best to just take them with him. Sesshomaru wasn't worried about going in himself because he was a very powerful demon, he could take on anyone who dared to challenge him. He was worried about the small human girl who he let follow him, and even he had to admit he was even a little worried for the little green kappa demon, Jaken, who was his faithful retainer. He wasn't worried per say, he knew he could protect them without fail, but he knew he could not leave them unattended.
The trip was a long one and Sessh remembered he had passed the tree line of the forest but then after that everything went blank. He didn't remember a battle or anything everything was just blank. What had happened to him and where was Jaken and Rin? And why was Inuyasha here? His dim witted younger half-brother had nothing to do with anything so why was he here?
"Huh?" The half breed pup looked over seeming to only just notice the older dog lying only a few feet from him, his panic blinding him of his surroundings. The boy did not recognize the dog so he pinned his ears back, raised his hackles and started to growl to try to hide his confusion. He kept his eyes fixed on the other dog to make so if he tried to make a move Inuyasha would be ready for it. Who was this dog and what was going on?
In all Inuyasha's confusion he didn't think to try to scent out who the canine was. Though his nose was nowhere near as powerful as his older brother's it was still very sensitive and could easily tell the identity of the canine before him, but in his current state he wasn't properly thinking. All he was worried about was there was a threatening animal focused on him. Sure normally he wouldn't worry about a seemingly normal looking mortal mutt, but this was different. He had woken up all disorientated and confused. He couldn't remember anything past some stupid witch having a jewel shard. He remembered the bitch taunting him then himself attacking her, that's it. The stupid bitch must have done something to him.
Inuyasha growled for all he was worth not giving a care that his growl sounded pathetic or that no one would be scared of him much less a full grown adult wolf like creature. He stopped growling when the dog slicked his ears back and looked down at his self. The dog across the way looked just as confused as he was. The bigger four legged beast turned himself in a circle and seemed to be examining himself.
Seeing that the dog most likely wasn't a threat, well at least he wasn't attacking, he took his chance and finally took a whiff of the air in the dogs direction. The second the scent hit his still sensitive canine nose the puppy-afied hanyou froze in shock, much like the pure white tall dog in front of him. There must be some mistake. Inuyasha knew that scent but it didn't match the being he was seeing. The dog couldn't be who he thought it was. Inuyasha's nose had never failed him before, but right now he wasn't so sure it was correct. He just couldn't believe it, the dog shared the same smell as his older brother Sesshomaru, but how could that be. He had seen his brother's true form and this was definitely not it. Why was he here? Where had he come from, and why was he a dog?
Finally the pup was silent. He looked to be in a defensive state though. He looked very confused. Sesshomaru saw the pup lift his nose in his direction. The second he did Sesshomaru saw the instance bought of confusion cross his face. Before his brother did anything stupid Sesshomaru took it upon himself to control the situation. He stood tall and regal, masking the confusion he too felt. He walked with his tail held high, chest puffed out and his ears perked forward. A very dominate stature.
"Calm yourself pup." Sesshomaru told Inuyasha while maintaining the dominate position over him.
"Fuck you Sesshomaru! What are you doing here?" Inuyasha retaliated with jumping back and holding his head low, a snarl upon his lips and once again the fur along his back raising to make himself look bigger.
"As foul mouthed as ever I see. Even in this form your vocabulary is as unrefined as ever" The taller, older and more confident sneered to the younger.
"Shuddup and just answer the damned question." The pup growled out getting annoyed with his pompous asshole of a brother.
"I could ask you the very same question, little brother." Though the pup was acting aggressive towards him Sesshomaru still kept his cool, even in a dog body he still looked bored and held a cold expression. Plus he was an expect at reading canine body language, as he was one himself, and knew just from the curled s stance the boy was in that he was bluffing. He could tell that the boy was just putting on a front and he was indeed nervous and confused.
"Yeah well where the fuck is "here" anyways?"
Sesshomaru thought about how to answer. Did he really want to tell the pup that he too was lost? He Sesshomaru, a being that has never been lost in his life, now being brought before his inferior brother…lost. It was a weakness, a weakness that he didn't want to share, but knew that if he were to ever figure out how to get back home or to figure out where this strange place was, he would need to confide in his bastard of a brother. Somehow, he was connected to this, whatever it was.
"I do not know." Was all he would tell his brother as he turned his back to the young pup and started off in a random direction.
This seemed to shock the boy as he stood up from his defensive stature and just stared at the retreating form of his now canine bodied brother. With a cocked head the pup yelled towards him "What do you mean you don't know asshole?"
Sesshomaru stayed silent. He would not give the boy the satisfaction of repeating such a shameful sentence. Instead he just continued to walk in the chosen direction. If he were to find a way home he couldn't stay here. He would have to search. He had to find something familiar and soon. Being on unknown lands could present problems, some he had no wish to come upon.
"Answer me Sesshomaru, what kind of lord doesn't know his own lands. How can you be lost on your own lands?"
Still Sesshomaru stayed silent and kept walking.
"Hey asshole don't walk off on me!" Inuyasha stomped his front paws upon the ground.
"…"
"Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha was persistent if anything
Still nothing and Sesshomaru was getting further and further away.
"Hey don't leave me behind." Inuyasha ran to catch up with his brother as he noticed just how far the demon lord turned dog had gotten from him. Sesshomaru didn't even acknowledge him, he just kept on his journey.
"Do you even know where you're going?" Inuyasha asked with a tilted head once he finally caught up to Sesshomaru.
"Do you ever stop talking?" Sesshomaru finally answered. He didn't even bother to look towards his younger brother and just kept on his way. He was really getting annoyed with the foolish pup.
"Huh? Wha-What?" This took Inuyasha totally by surprised. He gave a small whine and just humphed. "Feh."
Foolish pup. Sesshomaru thought as he looked back at the hanyou following behind him. He had a sour look on his face, well as much as a 6 month old looking pup could have. Sigh how did they end up in this mess, what happened, and what did they both have to do with it? First things first, they must find a way home. He didn't like the fact that he had to parade the pup around with him but he knew somehow the pup was connected to whatever happened so he must stay close.
Inuyasha couldn't believe himself. Following Sesshomaru like this. He didn't want to follow the asshole. Hell he couldn't stand the guy, but though he was lost, he knew his brother could find his way home. Inuyasha may have wandered the lands a lot, for needs of survival, but he had a horrible since of direction. He just wandered everywhere. Sesshomaru knew how to patrol and mark where he had previously been. For now he would follow his stick up the ass brother, but only until he found something familiar, then his brother was on his own. Speaking of which, why are we dogs, or wolves or whatever we are? Who could've gotten close enough to Sesshomaru to even preform such an act? As much as he hated to admit it Sesshomaru was one powerful son of a bitch. Someone you don't want to piss off unless you have a death wish.