Hello everybody, welcome to my new fanfic Symbol of the Dog, the fifth fanfic in my Youkai Realm series. I'll be updating this story as often as possible, the first five to six updates being extremely quick because the first five chapter are already finished and only need to be cleaned.

Genre: Romance, Adventure, Humor, Supernatural, Fantasy

Pairings: STARING – Sesshomaru X OC
CO STARING – Inuyasha X Kagome, Sango X Miroku

Terms to know…
Daiyoukai – Great Demon
Inu – Dog

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Inuyasha, the Inuyasha plot, NOR the Inuyasha characters. I only own my main OC Autumn/Akiko, any other OCs created along the way, and any part of the plot NOT a part of the Inuyasha anime or manga. I do however own this fanfic and I'd like to keep it that way.

Chapter 1-The Cookie's Premonition

Autumn's P.O.V.
We sat around the restaurant table as we finished our meal. My dad and I were misbehaving, as usual. Kicking each other under the dinner table, poking each other when Mom wasn't looking, trying to stab each other's hands with our forks, ect.

"Autumn, Dan, that's enough!" My mother ordered, beginning to get annoyed (and embarrassed) at our childish antics.

The two of us halted immediately, realizing that we'd been caught. So, we fell back on the strategy of smiling innocently and promising to behave, a promise that was VERY rarely kept.

"Why don't you two read your fortune cookies or something?" the woman sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose in frustration.

We agreed, my dad going first while my mother gathered her things to go. "A promotion is coming soon." My dad read his fortune cookie with a laugh as we all sat around the restaurant table.

"Oh yes, that's highly likely!" I joked; for we ran our own family ranch a little ways out of the small mountain town, my dad of course being the owner.

Another round of chuckles echoed around the small dining table as we prepared to leave. Reaching around, I grabbed my old, fringed, leather jacket and threw it on.

"Wait a moment, Autumn!" my mother called out to me, "What did yours say?"

"Oops! Almost forgot." I replied as I cracked open the fortune cookie and pulled out the small slip of paper hidden inside. My eyebrows creased in confusion as I examined it. "The symbol of the dog becomes you." I read out loud.

Both of my parents gave me odd looks before they both began chuckling anew. I too chuckled at the odd message as we left the restaurant. Dang, it was cold out! Just yesterday it'd been sunny and warm and today it was pouring and windy! Stupid Montana and its stupid bipolar spring weather! Heck, a week ago it'd been snowing!

The car ride home was pleasant as I sat in the backseat listening to country music on my IPod, which my brother had gotten me last year for my sixteenth birthday. Involved in the music as I was, it only seemed like a couple of minutes before we were home.

A yawn escaped me as I made my way inside and went to get ready for bed. Briefly running a brush through my layered, shoulder-length, dark gold hair, I quickly brushed my teeth before throwing on my pajamas and heading off to hop in bed.

"BOO!"

I shrieked in surprise as I opened the bathroom door to find my twerp of a dad waiting outside to scare the living crap out of me. "Geez, old man!" I snapped socking him in the arm, "You trying to give me a heart attack or something?!"

He only laughed as he made a half-ass attempt to tackle me, resulting in a bout of father, daughter ruff housing; something my mom always got onto us about. Anyways, in the end, it was me got dumped over the old geezer's shoulder as he hauled me off to my room. It wasn't very hard for him to do so. I was only about 5.6' and had a very slender frame; not frail, mind you, just slender and nicely curved. Over all, I barely hit 110lbs and my dad was strong, so yeah!

Dropping me in bed, my father ruffled my wild locks fondly as he stuffed me under the covers. I glared accusingly at him with narrowed light green eyes as I plotted my come back, "Hmm… Maybe I'll tie his shoe laces together tomorrow morning?"

"Now get a good night sleep." my dad ordered, ruffling my hair once more before departing from my midst.

"Night, Dad!" I called out after his retreating form as he closed the door to my room.

"Goodnight, Hon." I barely heard him reply as my bedroom door latched.

I waited several minutes, hoping for sleep to overcome me, but to no avail. "Damnit! I thought I was tired!" I mentally hissed to myself. After a few more minutes of dreary, dark silence, I finally couldn't take it any longer. Rolling over, I reached over the edge of my bed to grab my laptop and head phones, as well as some DVDs of my favorite anime, Inuyasha.

'Can't sleep, watch anime until you can!'

That was always my theory, and it usually worked. So, popping in the 3rd Season DVD, I proceeded to watch the greatest anime that ever existed. I had already completed the whole first series (several times, actually) but still had yet to see the Final Act. All in all, Sesshomaru was my favorite character and, no, it wasn't simply because he was hot. Now, don't get me wrong! I DO think he's hot! That's just not the reason he's my favorite character.

Personally, Sesshomaru's my favorite character because of his plot line. At first he's like this really terrible bad dude that you like totally hate, except for his hotness, and then Rin comes along. I always loved watching the change evolve in him throughout the continuation of the series as he traveled with a small human child. He always seems to be a heartless bastard on the outside, but the way he acts around Rin proves that he truly does have a heart.

The symbol of the dog becomes you.

You know, come to think of it, Sesshy was a dog demon or, in correct terms, an Inu Daiyoukai. "Maybe that's what the cookie meant," I thought in sarcastic amusement, "saying that the dog becomes me because my favorite anime character from my favorite anime happens to be a dog." A small laugh left my throat at the thought and the last thing I remembered seeing before I conked out was a little puff of steam wafting of a Jaken's head as a result of being punched by the white-haired lord.

Well, there's chapter 1 for ya'all! Hope you enjoyed it! Now please, please, PLEASE review! I really wanna here how you liked it. :) Praise, suggestions, and/or CONSTRUCTIVE criticism are welcome! However, NO FLAMES! Also, please follow and favorite as well. The next chapter will be up REALLY soon as soon as I clean it so stay tuned. :D See you then!

OTHER STORIES OF MINE TO CHECK OUT!
-YOUKAI REALM-
Windswept Fire - Inuyasha - Sesshomaru X OC
Daiyoukai's Dance - Inuyasha - Sesshomaru X Kagome - ONESHOT
Ouran Host Club Kitsune - Ouran High School Host Club - Youkai OC X Haruhi Fujioka
Youkai or a Fairy - Hakushaku to Yousei - Youkai OC X Lydia Carlton

-OTHERS-
Byakuya's Story: Tales of the Past - Bleach - Byakuya Kuchiki X OC - DRABBLES
Ice Cream For Two Please - Fairy Tail - Gray Fullbuster X Lucy Heartfillia - ONESHOT

Rock Out!
Kira