Prologue
Shadow has been with Kagome since she was found hurt and alone on the street as a pup, Kagome found her and has kept her ever since.
When Kagome falls down in the well Shadow follows her into the past and into the disaster that inevitably follows. But what if there's more to this dog than meets the eye and can only be revealed if a certain being is alive and well?
I do not own Inuyasha!
A large black dog lay outside one of the many high schools in Tokyo, Japan, its grey eyes locked on the front door. Shadow waited with baited breath, her muscles tense and waiting as she knew that the bell for the end of the day was just about to come to an end. Her tail twitched in anticipation before she opened her mouth in a doggie smile as the bell rang out in the air.
Many walking by on the sidewalk merely glanced at the dog, those who walked it regularly would sometimes greet her as she was an everyday sight to see, others just shrugged it off and would have thought her a stray dog if it wasn't for the collar that hung around her neck. Shadow wanted to scratch at the collar but merely snorted and shook her neck out, trying to relieve the itching it caused.
When Kagome's scent hit her nose she jerked her head up and spotted the girl emerging from the school with her friends, with a whine of happiness Shadow bolted off, slipping through the crowd, hearing greetings along the lines of "hey Shadow" or "Go get her girl" as most of the students knew what the big dog was here for and had seen her repeatedly day after day with the same routine.
Coming up alongside Kagome, Shadow nudged the girls hand with her nose to get her to notice her. The girl looked down before she laughed and ruffled the fur on top of Shadows head "hey girl, good to see ya" Kagome said as she gazed at the large black dog that had been her constant companion for the last four years.
Shadow merely gave a doggie grin and wagged her tail, falling in step beside the girl, padding softly on the pavement. Moving silently was something that was planted into her subconscious and she did so even with the claws that could sometimes cause noise if she let them. She was brought out of her thoughts when she felt a hand on her head and caught the scent of one of Kagome's friends.
She didn't necessarily like Kagome's friends but she put up with them as she doubted Kagome would keep a dog that snapped at the people she considered her friends. She merely let her tongue loll out while enduring the petting she was receiving from the girl that was walking next to her. She barely paid attention to the conversation that was going on around her, she remained docile and waited for when she would be needed to protect.
Not to say that she wasn't paying attention, she was always paying attention, never letting her attention waver for a minute as she watched all the surroundings, she was always making sure that there was nothing to hurt or injure her human, ever since Kagome had found her on the streets, alone and injured, Shadow had felt a debt to be repaid to the young girl.
Shadow laid down outside the well house where she normally rested while waiting for Kagome to finish getting ready for school, she yawned and watched as Souta, Kagome's younger brother, ran after Buyo, the stupid cat was running from nothing… again. The cat bolted past Shadow and into the well house, causing Souta to stop at the entrance and look in with wide eyes.
He turned his gaze to the large black dog that lay against the wall and was about to call her before thinking better of it, he knew from experience that the dog only listened to Kagome, not even his mother could make the dog listen to her. Speaking of his sister, he spotted her walking out of the house and called her over.
Shadow watched the transaction between siblings as Souta tried to get her to go after Buyo since he was too scared to do so. Huffing out a breath Shadow stood up and followed the girl as she walked down the wooden steps leading to the well. Yawning, Shadow sat down beside the well while Kagome fetched the cat that was hiding for some unknown reason.
The slight presence of something caused Shadow's hackles to raise and a snarl form on her face. She jumped up and looked around, her tail arched in the air. Kagome walked over after giving Buyo to Souta and grabbed Shadow's collar "what's the matter girl?" Kagome asked her. Shadow merely growled in displeasure while she searched the well house with her eyes and senses, but couldn't pinpoint what was causing her distress.
Right as they turned to walk away, Kagome still gripping her dog's collar tightly, something grabbed Kagome from behind and pulled, Kagome screamed in shock and latched onto Shadow. Shadow immediately twisted and latched her jaws onto Kagome's shirt, just in case Kagome lost her grip, closing her eyes Shadow prayed they weren't injured as they were dragged into the well with Souta yelling in panic.
A feeling of weightlessness came over Shadow and she opened her eyes to look around, only to spot a centipede looking thing coming towards them screaming "the jewel! Give me the jewel!" Shadow barked and pushed off of Kagome to snap her jaws closed over the creatures shoulder with a deadly growl vibrating through her throat.
The creature screeched and started thrashing back and forth while Kagome managed to struggle out of its grip and seemed to disappear. Shadow yelped in shock and lost her grip; she huffed as she too seemed to disappear and ended up in the bottom of a well with Kagome next to her. Shadow let out a growl of discomfort as she sat up and looked around. Looking up she seemed to scowl as there wasn't any way to get her out of here easily.
A little while later the two of them, somehow, managed to make it out of the well, mostly Kagome trying to push Shadow up, but somehow the two of them managed to get out of the well and now stood in a field, looking around Shadow felt excitement and dread at the same time, she recognized this place, it was the place she had lived in before she somehow ended up with Kagome four years ago.
Shaking away the thoughts she figured she would learn all about what had happened eventually, whether from others or from the smells in the area. She didn't have much more time to revel in those thoughts again as a group of humans emerged into the clearing armed with farming tools, some actual weapons, or anything else they could get their hands on.
Shadow growled and stepped in front of Kagome slightly, her eyes narrowed as she watched the humans, wondering what they wanted with her human. It didn't take her long to figure it out as the humans surged forward, tying up Kagome and wrapped a noose around Shadow's neck, to which the dog growled in displeasure as she constantly tried to get to Kagome, only to be pulled back and her air supply cut off.
Letting loose a howl of rage she turned and glared at the human at the end of the rope, he gulped and started to back away. Shadow took one step forward before freezing as she heard Kagome's voice "Shadow no!" hearing her human cry out like that, Shadow's ears flattened before she turned with a whine in her throat as she watched her human being herded back to the village, herself being dragged along behind her by the rope that she oh-so-wanted to kill at the moment.
The villagers kept Shadow tied up right outside the village while they brought Kagome to their priestess. Shadow paced back and forth in agitation, her growls heard by those close by, and the kids who thought to come over and pet her were sent scurrying away in fright from the depth of anger in her growl. Shadow continued to pace back and forth, her tail lashing to and fro like a whip, she snapped at anyone who came to close to her.
After what seemed like hours Kagome came out and it seemed like she had cleared up the mix up that had happened. She spotted Shadow and bolted over to the black dog that continued to pace till the scent of her human hit her nose, letting out a low whine of happiness Shadow tried to jump forward, only to be yanked backwards with a gurgling sound and a whine of pain.
Kagome let out a cry of shock before she bolted over and quickly removed the rope while Shadow lay on her side taking in gulps of air "easy girl, its okay, its okay" Kagome soothed softly. Looking up she spotted one of the villagers nearby with a sword in his hand, his eyes zoned in on Shadow, Kagome's eyes narrowed "she won't attack!" Kagome snapped at him.
He jerked back in surprise and looked at her "how do you know? She's been growling constantly since she arrived!" he snapped back. Kagome glared at him "because she was worried about me! What was she supposed to know? You guys drag us here and tie her up and then drag me away from her! How is she supposed to act? Like she's happy to be tied up and nearly choked to death?" Kagome hissed in anger as Shadow managed to raise her head.
The man opened his mouth then closed it with a furrowed brow as he seemed to mull over the words, and technically she was right, the dog, from what they could tell, was extremely protective of her master. Even willing to kill someone to get to her master, they were all aware that the reason she didn't attack the man who held onto the rope while bringing them here was because the strange girl told her not to.
Shadow by now had sat up and was flexing her throat, checking for any lasting damage and was relieved to find that her throat was only sore, which meant that there wasn't any lasting damage to her throat. She then turned and tackled Kagome with a whine of happiness, licking her on the face to show her happiness, happy that Kagome was alright and thanks for getting the rope off. The man watching them was stunned by the amount of happiness the dog was showing, from the way it acted they had thought it was merely a guard dog.
Letting Kagome stand up, Shadow sat and waited for her next order from the girl who grinned at her "come on girl, were not in any danger" she said before she started to walk towards the hut she emerged from, Shadow hot on her heels, her hackles relaxed and tail wagging back and forth, looking much like the ever adoring dog that she was acting like, padding after Kagome she spotted many villagers watching them with wary eyes, she merely tilted her head and let her tongue loll out of her mouth.
Then their biggest adventure began.
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Heres what Shadow looks like.