Disclaimer: Inu Yasha is the intellectual property of Takahashi Rumiko and is being used in this fan fiction for fan purposes only. All situations, opinions and characters not belonging to Takahashi Rumiko are the intellectual property of me. People, situations, and characters in this story are entirely fictional, any resemblance to actual people or events is unintentional. I'm only saying this once, here, now & it pertains to the entire story. Thank you.
Training Inu Yasha
"Ewww! Inu Yasha! You smell!" Shippo complained loudly from downwind. Inu Yasha looked up at the group and saw everyone holding their noses. It was a wonder he hadn't been overcome by the stench himself. With a glare for their benefit, he stormed off to the river in silent agreement with the small youkai.
When he had sliced through the large clay jar Naraku had thrown at him with Tetsusaiga, a sticky brownish fluid had covered him from head to toe. Naraku had then vanished, laughing darkly at the predicament Inu Yasha had found himself in.
It didn't take long for him to realize that river water and sand just weren't going to be enough. He yelled his complaint loud enough to be heard the next county over. "Kagome!? This stuff won't come off!"
"Here Inu Yasha. Just don't drop it!" A bar of soap sailed over the small ledge. The others were setting up camp in the meadow above, and soon he could smell his favorite – Ramen noodles! Unfortunately by the time he had scrubbed the last of the awful stuff from him and his clothes, his ramen was cold and everyone save Kagome, asleep.
"I tried to keep yours warm." She handed him a warm bowl. A strange look crossed his face as their fingers brushed.
"Bah!" Then, much quieter, "Thanks."
In three short gulps the bowl was empty. Inu Yasha looked around hopefully for more, disappointed when his bowl remained unfilled.
"Inu Yasha, aren't you forgetting something?" Kagome was watching him expectantly. He felt trapped as she held out her hand. "My soap please Inu Yasha."
He swallowed hard, the ramen that filled his stomach suddenly became hard as rock. The 'soap' had slipped from his hands as he'd finished scrubbing the last stubborn spot from his hair. As time stretched out and he didn't reply, Kagome's eyes narrowed. He backed away as she advanced on him stopping when she felt they were sufficiently far enough away to not wake Shippo.
"You lost it, didn't you Inu Yasha?" Her voice was stern, and Kagome clearly expected an answer. He finally had to stop when he backed into a tree. He glanced up, then leaped into the relative safety of the branches above. He realized his mistake when he looked down at her face, a soft curse slipping from his mouth. She heard it. "Inu Yasha! Osuwari!"
He broke one of the smaller branches on his way down and came up spitting out leaves, grass and dirt. She saw the angry look on his face, and before he could begin cursing at her anew, she spoke one word. "Osuwari!"
He thudded back down into the same depression he'd made a moment earlier, staying down a moment before leaping to tackle her... Only he never made it. He was at the apex of his arc when she spoke again, a wicked glint in her eyes. "Osuwari!"
He obediently pounded into the ground again this time growling his curses into the dirt. "If that damn white rock hadn't been so slippery, I wouldn't have lost it!"
"That was my last bar! How could you!?" He glanced up just in time to see the tears in her eyes before she ran back to camp leaving the scent of her sadness trailing behind. He followed slowly, hearing Sango and Kagome talking quietly. "He's so careless! Maybe I can ask Kaede..."
He walked out of earshot, back to the tree he had sought refuge in earlier. He had tried to be careful, but there hadn't been much left of the nearly new bar when he'd finished scrubbing that gunk off of himself!
He leapt back into the tree to find a comfortable branch and surprised himself by falling quickly asleep.
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He could tell immediately that something was wrong. Colors had vanished, and scents were much stronger now. There was also something different about his body, something wrong. He itched...all over...truly exceedingly itched! He leaned heavily to one side as he began scratching his neck and behind his ears. Oooohhh, that felt good!
He finished and looked around again. Why did everything look so much larger than before? He had a little trouble walking, stumbled over to the river to get a drink and saw a large white dog reflected in the water. He opened his mouth to say something, the dog opened it's mouth and Inu-Yasha heard a soft whine. He lifted his hand, the dog lifted a paw...
A mournful howl sounded as Inu-Yasha yelled....
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He ran through the village in his new form, frantically searching for
his friends despite a pair of grubby children hot on his heels.
His friends' scents were everywhere, it was difficult to focus as everyone's
scents were so much stronger! "Koinu! Kawaii! Koinu!"
the children yelled, drawing their compatriots out of nearby
huts, the horde of children growing as they chased the altered
Inu-Yasha the length of the village and out towards the well...
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He fled the well-house and aimed straight for Kagome's house. She
wouldn't let him down, she would know what to do! He nosed his
way inside the house only to be confronted with a broom-wielding
Grandpa. Yelps, yips and whines erupted as Grandpa chased
him around the house and then through the yard to 'trap' him back
inside the well-house. He struggled to climb up onto the rim,
finally making it onto the narrow ledge, and allowed himself to fall
back down into the well....
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THUMP! Inu-Yasha laid at the base of his tree, breathless only for a second, stunned more by his crazy dreams than by the fall from the tree. Since it was still dark out, and he was unusually tired, he curled up at the base of the tree and fell back into a dreamless sleep.
"Inu-Yasha!? Inu-Yaashaa!?" Kagome's calls echoed through the area and woke him up. He could discern her scent extraordinarily clearly, able to scent even her concern as she approached. Through the tall grass, he could also scent Miroku, Sango and Shippo, searching in other directions, all but Shippo smelling concerned as well. He could smell the rabbits that had run under the tree hours ago, and the place where an owl had snatched a mouse the night before. It was amazing!
He opened his eyes to a world of grey-tones, black and white. Things looked out of proportion, larger than when he had gone to sleep the night before. A sickening feeling filled his belly as he began to itch...
A.N.--- Just a teaser here, to see if anyone's interested. If anyone knows the dog training commands in Japanese, I'd appreciate them. I have a few (sit & stay), but would like confirmation on heel (brings dog to stick to your left side while walking & sits when you stop), fetch, come, down, etc...
Arigatoo Gozaimasu!