Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or anything of the sort, but it wouldn't hurt for Santa to stuff in my stocking a permit that said I did, now would it?

Full summary:

Inuyasha and Sesshomaru chase after Naraku to kill him, each with their own reasons to do so. By controlling Kikyo and the Sacred Jewel, Naraku is able to subdue them in their last encounter, as well as turning them into real-life, defenseless, common dogs with the help of a spell. Now, over five hundred years later they wake up from their deep slumber and find that they are not in Kansas anymore-- I mean, the Feudal Era. With new technologies and modernism meeting them wherever they turn, how will they survive? That is—if they manage to put up with each other first. Luckily they have a chance encounter with Kagome and Rin at a pet store, two single, college teens who share an apartment together. After taking them home, however, the girls notice strange things going on and not soon after find themselves staring into the golden orbs of two silver-haired strangers…

The girls find that both their bundle of love and their true love all came from a pet store.

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Fanfic Story: Woman's Best Friend

Prologue

"Damn it, Sesshomaru! I said, get out of my way!" Inuyasha raced alongside his half brother with alarming speed, both in an attempt to be the first to overcome their common enemy.

Even amidst the turmoil, a calm, but cold voice answered him back. "You will not interfere; this is my fight." With that, Sesshomaru gained advantage and charged towards Naraku who was currently in the air, his Tokijin pointing towards the demon's neck.

The half demon with a spider burn on his back laughed inwardly at the two. Their downfall shall be easy if they continue to fight like this, he thought. He easily blocked all of Sesshomaru's swings of the sword, grinning maliciously at the stone-cold face. He had been able to tick off both brothers with ease, and was now enjoying their bitter revenge.

Inuyasha scowled. No one else but him could have the glory of squishing that spider. He and Sesshomaru had arrived around the same time at Naraku's fortress and, after defeating his worthless lackeys, had reached their true goal. Inuyasha disliked being close to his brother, but just a bit less than he hated to stand in front of the being that had made his love betray him; and the whole world.

Yes, Kikyo was somewhere near the lands on which they fought, but Inuyasha couldn't seem to track her scent. Asking his brother for help was out of the question, mostly because he knew that the youkai would give a damn about him and his relationship with her or any other human whatsoever. Inuyasha decided he'd give Sesshomaru all the time he wanted with Naraku, believing he alone could not give him the finishing blow and would end up letting that victory roll into Inuyasha's hands anyways, and took off to rummage throughout the shattered wood laying about, all which was left of Naraku's hideout after the fight had begun, only an hour or two before. He leaped about from one place to the other, forgetting all about the fight at hand, searching for a glimpse of anything related to the priestess.

"Hm. No matter how much you try, Sesshomaru, you shall never defeat me! I've grown in power since last we met." A sly, malignant grin spread across Naraku's face as he kept blocking each and every one of Sesshomaru's thrusts. He then took the moment to slash out at his opponent's chest, making him hurl towards the ground with blinding speed. Sesshomaru had lost track for a second but instantly recovered his balance with a black flip, landing gracefully on his two feet. He held his head down, angered at the fact that this—man—had dared to strike him like that. He grinded his teeth and looked up at his foe, enraged that that wasn't his only committed fault.

Sesshomaru's mind instantly went back to the scenes where he had first met the spider demon, in a white baboon suit on the edge of the road. His hidden face tried to fill him in on ways to kill Inuyasha for once and for all, just because he had found out that the brothers disliked each other and were bound to settle their differences like common, fully-grown men/demons always did: a fight to the death.

In the end, Sesshomaru dismissed him, stating that he knew of the evil this treacherous man was up to and that, in quoting the demon lord, "This Sesshomaru will have no more to do with the likes of you. I have no need of your services or anything you might want to offer; I know of your devious plans and you will not use me to do them for you."

Surely the baboon-clothed man was steaming in anger, but he did have to give the dog demon credit for discovering his plans to use him only as a pawn—Naraku intended to get rid of Kikyo, the one who guarded the precious Jewel of Four Souls, a very valuable item that every man, beast and youkai wanted in their possession. Seeing that killing the young priestess wasn't in his best interests, he offered to take her as far away as possible from the jewel as he could. After days of spying, he learned that another demon often followed her as well—only difference was, this young one had fallen in love with the girl, and vice versa. Now Naraku, being the male that he was had too, discovered feelings for her but knew he would rather enjoy the company of the jewel for all eternity than to have a woman to tend to his needs. However, he sought out a way to have both and kill two birds with the same stone. But the task would have to be strategic enough to lure that meddlesome lovey-dovey hanyou out of the way, first.

That's where Sesshomaru came in. Naraku made it so that the two were pre-occupied with their own brawl, far from the jewel. It was easy; both boys had enough reasons to start a fight, just by crossing paths. Naraku had found out about the Lord of the Western Lands and his mutual hatred towards a certain half-brother who needed to be taken out of the picture, and so plotted their encounter.

While Inuyasha was away, it became rather easy for Naraku to escape with the jewel, unharmed. He had distracted the priestess for so long with the help of his many minions, and was able to not only grab hold of his first prize, but had also gained rapid access to it's deep, hidden powers, making it easy for the woman to fall pray to his control under it, as well as obey his every command without having a clear mind to do otherwise.

When Inuyasha found out about this he was outraged, set on revenge. But after confronting his love and her master for several times now, he failed miserably every time to bring her back to her senses. In caring less about what happened to the Sacred Jewel, he kept on coming back for her and her alone, it being an easier task than just trying to pry the jewel out of the demon's grasp, after all.

He swore he'd save her.

Now, amidst the fight at hand, Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed as he could not only see, but hear Naraku's soft, disturbing snicker from way up high. Blood-red started to cover his golden orbs, just as his thoughts went astray to remind him of how Naraku had used him.

Not soon after he had rejected his offer, Sesshomaru had found his toad servant, Jaken, lying dead on the floor with massive puddles of blood surrounding his little figure. He had been sliced a couple of times, all by the same man, his distinguishable smell covering the air. Sesshomaru resurrected the imp, not before throwing a silent curse upon the one who had tried to mess with him and his honor.

Soon after his temper grew when Inuyasha crossed his path, about the same time at which Naraku was helping himself to the priestess and jewel. Inuyasha had claimed it was Sesshomaru who had gone off and disturbed his mother's grave; a rumor and slight reality he had found out about—except it hadn't been Sesshomaru. Although Sesshomaru knew it was the sly baboon-man's work and reasoning with Inuyasha was clearly no use, he battled his little brother, leaving him barely alive at his feet in the end. He always made it clear that the hanyou was a disgrace to him and his blood, but never seemed to actually want to finish the little badger off. Even so, he sought to destroy Naraku for messing with him and thinking that he could get away with it.

Now, crouching some to the floor, the dog demon's bloody glare grew even deeper and soon his silver bangs rouse in a wave of fierce will to battle, a blinding light engulfing his body, making him grow in size. What could have been mistaken before as a young man in battle armor was now a fierce, heavy giant, eyes set to kill his prey.

Just a few yards yonder, Inuyasha lifted and threw around planks, hastily smelling around them to try and find Kikyo. "Kikyo? Kikyo! Where are you?" After what seemed like hours and having flipped over one fourth of the fortress' remains, he then spotted a dim glow coming from the far left side of the land. Kikyo, he thought. He dashed towards the light, which started to grow immensely in no time at all.

It was then that Inuyasha noticed his brother, now in his true form, snapping and snarling at Naraku. He could see that Naraku's face still hadn't shown any trace of fear, and thought he either had lost his mind or was overconfident about himself. As the light in front of him started to blind his sight, forcing him to cover his eyes with his arm, the thought that Naraku really was more powerful than either of them ran across his mind. Damn. I can't die like this. Where's that light coming from?

Not far away, after a few swipes and strikes from the demon dog, Naraku's joyous hiss filled the air. "You still deny my strength? Sesshomaru; while you are here, fighting against me, your worthless brother is off trying to find the mortal woman he so cares about. Tell me; is it worth it, him leaving you here to fight me alone? Surely he seems to have more feelings towards that girl than he does to his pure blood. After all is said and done you shall perish alone, thanks to his mindless efforts to rescue her while turning his back on you-- family." A broad smirk appeared on his face, knowing he'd push some buttons with that comment.

The demon with the crescent moon on his forehead was far too experienced to fall for lame moves like that one but still, he attacked with fury. He hadn't need of such babble for a reason to continue his rage against the man in front of him.

Naraku, holding only faint scratches here and there, laughed aloud again as Sesshomaru went for another bite. Perfect. He dodged the massive jaws at the last second, just before eyeing where Inuyasha had been standing. "Now, Kikyo! Do as I told you!" His words seemed to awaken something inside of the hanyou, a waterfall of regrets, hatred and love all flowing in the instant that they were shouted out. At Naraku's orders, the bright light dimmed, forming a light figure in front of Inuyasha in the form of a woman.

"Kikyo!" Inuyasha started running across the dead grounds to her, but immediately held back as a burst of energy flew from the still figure, darting towards the dog demon that was just turning around for a second strike.

Amidst all the chaos those few seconds held, Inuyasha's lack of control and planning led Sesshomaru to be hit on the side by a streak of light, the demon growling in pain as his fur started to burn, encircled in white fire.

Inuyasha's eyes narrowed for he knew who was making that power but fought to deny it. It couldn't be! The only one who could have done such a feat with that amount of power was Kikyo, but she would never do that! He knew Kikyo was still fighting over control of her own body and mind, and had never once struck intently at him after having heard one of Naraku's orders. The fact that she could be attacking his brother alarmed him, for he knew that she also never went so far as to do something that would help Naraku so. She always found a way to divert her power into something else, but it seemed as if Naraku's control over her was growing stronger as her own will depleted.

As Sesshomaru's body fell to the ground, burnt from head to toe by the unforeseen and dirty move, the woman's silhouette was more clear, letting Inuyasha see for himself it had been Kikyo's work all along. "No…Kikyo!" He reached out his hand, as if to touch her spirit and awake her, but to know use. Her head turned slowly towards him, eyes flickering with pure, white energy. Her hair danced upward in the air as she gathered up more energy to use. Inuyasha couldn't move; this was the first time they had been this close since her capture. His eyes then found a way to divert his glance away from her beautiful features, finding the Sacred Jewel firing a deep, pink light in her left hand, held lightly in her open palm.

"Kikyo! Don't do this!" he cried. Although his words were more directed towards her actions and her distant-like reaction to him, he faintly meant Sesshomaru as well. Though he could say he hated his brother so, deep inside his heart he had always wanted to find a way for him to accept him. Not only that, but if he were killed, Inuyasha would then be truly alone-- aside from Myoga, who he hadn't even considered at the moment. As if that would make a difference…

After his mother, Kikyo was the one being he ever trusted and loved, so he would never back down the chance to save her. Struggling, he attempted to come to her side, as the wind around her body swirled anything around her, making it hard to reach her.

"Kikyo! Listen to me! You have got to stop this! This isn't like you! Don't let Naraku use you! Kikyo!"

Naraku chuckled. "That won't work anymore, Inuyasha. She's under my full power now, so nothing you do will make her listen to you anymore; I have already corrected that mistake. And although I enjoy a pitiful play of romance every once and a while, I wish to end this quickly, once and for all!" He then ordered the priestess to give a final blast at the fallen youkai.

Inuyasha shouted another protest as he figured that the plan was to get rid of him and Sesshomaru at the same time all along, stunned as Kikyo lifted her right hand lightly in the air, creating another powerful energy blast that emitted from the young woman's might.

Inuyasha threw his arm again at Kikyo and cried "No!" Before Sesshomaru's weakened body had time to react, the white stream engulfing him once again. The youkai's cries rang in Inuyasha's ears like a child being beaten up heavily by grown men, and soon the pained growls turned into whimpers. Inuyasha knew not what to do, but stare down at his last family member with a tinge of regret and remorse. He then growled at Naraku, for he knew it was all his doing, charging at him with all he had and, taking the Tetsusaiga out of its sheath, charged in mid air at his foe. If he could do nothing to make Kikyo restrain her attacks, he'd force Naraku to tell her so.

Naraku was slightly startled at this unexpected move. He brought out his arm in front of him, shaping it to look and act like a sword.

Inuyasha battled on this way for a while, trying to break Naraku's defenses, but to no avail. Part of him knew that Sesshomaru had somewhat of a fighting advantage on him, not to mention experience. If he wasn't able to defeat Naraku, then who was to say Inuyasha could? With many odds except the will to keep on fighting against him, he did everything but give up.

After falling back towards the ground to regain balance and jumping back up again, Inuyasha began calling out his sword's most powerful technique, even though he knew it had never worked before. Just as he was about to mutter the fist letter, a bright light stormed towards his right arm, throwing him far away from Naraku.

Inuyasha looked about while he was still in the air, incapable of moving from the speed of the attack. I…I can't believe it…It's…Kikyo! The little he was able to see of her was enough to haunt his dreams for the rest of his life. There she was, blindly looking at him with those fierce and yet sad eyes, her face in a deep shock. Somehow she knew what she was doing, yet was unable to do otherwise. Inuyasha shot her a pained look, muttering softly as though she could hear him, "Kikyo…I…I love you…", as a lone tear fell across her rigid, lifeless face. Her eyes were still glowing bright when Inuyasha decided to look away before he too made himself blame her for what was happening. Hundreds of years could pass, but he'd never blame her; he couldn't. He loved her too much.

After the utter shock of her blow he then realized the streak of energy was threatening to tear him apart as it sucked away his own energy, the pain now a reality to him. He yelled as his body plummeted towards the ground, rebounding up as it hit. In the short instant he was up in the air again, he started to feel sick to the stomach, feeling his skin burning as his eyes met Sesshomaru who was just a few feet away on the floor—or at least what he thought was Sesshomaru. Inuyasha couldn't think strait, but he knew that what he saw was a miniature dog demon, face and fur all similar to that of his brother's, lying still on the ground. He didn't understand; if Naraku's intentions were to kill them both, then why did he bother to shrink Sesshomaru in size first, if he had more than the power to kill him strait on with the jewel in Kikyo's possession and her at his command?

Inuyasha silently let out a cry; the pain was too much for him. He fell back again with a hard thud on the floor and painfully lifted his right arm, realizing he had lost the Tetsusaiga somewhere. What he saw in it's place startled him; his hand was slowly being covered up by silver fur, having the same feel and look as that of his hair. In the last instances he remained awake, he saw his hands and claws agonizingly form into paws and felt his whole body and face changing as well as his bones, flesh and interiors flexed and shattered to form a new body.

With one last yelp that seemed more of a canine's whine than a man's scream he felt his limbs close in on his underbelly, falling to his side as his newly-shaped spinal cord forced by his now, strange weight unbalanced him, finally making him dread his fate as he became unconscious.

A slight instant before he did, though, his ears picked up a far-off voice that sounded like an irritated and enraged Naraku, screaming, "What have you done! This wasn't the plan!"

The once half-demon now lay breathless on the ground, stars flickering in the night sky before making it's darkness become that of his own for more than five hundred years…

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Note: This happened before Inuyasha was pinned to the tree. In fact, he never was in my fic, since Naraku had used a different plan to get the jewel; meaning the usual characters like Sango, Miroku and Shippo never met up with him. They might show up later, though, but slightly different…

Ss pie: Thanks for reading! Hope you like it so far! This story is supposed to be humorous, but making the prologue funny just didn't cut it, so you'll have to wait for it in chapter one. ; )

Chapter One: Who Let the Dogs Out?

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