So this is my first fan-fiction for Inuyasha. I haven't been writing fan-fictions for about 7 or 8 years now, so I may be a bit rusty. I really am enjoying writing this and I hope that you enjoy reading it even more. I do have someone who edits for me but I know that as only humans, both of us can miss a few things here and there. I do ask that if you find any mistakes, let me know and I will fix them as soon as I can!
I welcome constructive criticism completely, and I also welcome any opinions on this story. Feel free to comment and tell me what you think! Hopefully I will be able to update at least once a week, more if I can. Enjoy!
Must Love Dog Demons
Chapter 1
The sun shines through my window, creeping between the curtains as my alarm starts to go off. Rolling over to look at the clock, I suddenly realized that this was the first day of a new school year... I jump out of bed in a hurry, not wanting to start this year like I typically do by being tardy. I grab my school uniform that I had set out the night before and begin to get dressed. I walk down stairs and instantly smell mom's cooking.
"Tamagoyaki?" I ask her as I walk into the kitchen. I spot mom's figure at the stove. As she turns around to put something on the table, she looks up at me.
"Good morning, Kagome!" Mom responds with a smile. Mom's short brown hair looks perfect as always, and her fair skin seems to glow this morning. "I thought maybe you and your brother would enjoy a nice breakfast before your first day back to school."
"Mom, you know us too well!" I tell her as I cross the hall back to the stairs. "Sota! Hurry up, mom is making tamagoyaki for breakfast!"
Just as soon as I have said it, Sota's small figure comes running down the stairs and passes me almost before I even see him. I can barely tell his black hair was still in a mess! I walk back into the kitchen and see that the table is covered with food. Steamed rice, miso soup and tamagoyaki are sitting on the table at each seat. I sit down next to Sota and mom, then realize that grandpa hasn't come down for breakfast yet.
"Mom, is grandpa coming down for breakfast?" I ask, looking a little worried.
"He should be down in a few minutes, dear." She reassured me. "Go ahead and dig in you two! We can't have you running late for the first day of the new school year."
Sota and I smile in thanks to our mom for the breakfast and dig in. My omelet has some spinach in it, just the way I like it! As for the rice and soup, they are just right to start eating. Sota just about inhales his food and excuses himself to go brush his teeth and hair. I finish shortly after and do the same.
As I walk up the stairs, I see grandpa's short figure and gray beard. His gray hair is pulled back as always and he's wearing his usual clothes. What did he say about those clothes again? Something about them being the attire of a Shinto Priest? He always tries to teach me this stuff, and I never seem to remember it.
Grandpa greets me good morning and walks into the kitchen for breakfast. As I reach the top of the stairs, Sota is walking out of the bathroom and back to his bedroom. I walk into the bathroom and start to brush my teeth, beginning to wonder if anything interesting will happen this year at school. Everything seems to always be the same, nothing interesting ever really happens. I mean sure, I have some of the best friends I could ask for; we do all kinds of fun things together. As I continue to wonder I finish brushing my teeth and start on my hair. I also admit that I have an incredible boyfriend...Just as the thought passes through my head, I hear a familiar husky voice from outside. "Koga..." I think to myself as I make sure my hair is all groomed. I tuck it behind my ears, letting it fall over my shoulders. I run to my room and grab my book bag and head downstairs. As I run past the kitchen I tell mom and grandpa goodbye and rush out the door. As I do I run straight into something hard as I hear a gruff sounding laugh.
"Good morning Kagome! Where are you rushing off to this early?" I look up to see Koga still laughing softly and smile up at him. Hi dark black hair is pulled back in his usual ponytail. His pointy demon ears stand out against his hair. Koga is a wolf demon, but not many people know that. Demons and humans live together in peace, but only certain people can see demons for their true selves.
"I think you know that I was headed to school when I ran into you..." I hit him in the shoulder playfully and he laughs even more.
"Kagome, you know I came to walk to school with you. Don't act like you didn't think you would run into me this morning...though I didn't expect you to LITERALLY run into me." Koga looks at me with look that is half worry and half playful. "Are you okay? You hit your head a bit hard, didn't you?"
"I'm fine, Koga...don't worry so much about me!" He pulls me close to hug me, kissing the top of my head sweetly. "You know we better hurry if we don't want to be late to school. Koga..." I mumble.
He lets go of me and looks at me, knowing that I had a point. We start toward the stairs at the front of the shrine. Living at the Higurashi Shrine is great most of the time, but the worst part is walking up and down all the stairs that lead to it. Koga and I quietly descend the long set of stairs as quickly as we can. Once we reach the bottom, we meet two people.
"Kagome!" Sango runs to me and hugs me so tight that I almost stop breathing. She lets go of me and looks at Koga and hugs him too. Her long, dark-brown hair is pulled back into a high ponytail. "Koga! It feels like it's been ages since we've seen each other, you two!" Looking at her after she is done hugging Koga, I notice how her brown eyes are sparkling in the morning sun. Sango comes from a long line of demon slayers, allowing her the ability to see a demon's true form. She naturally knows that Koga is a wolf demon, but also that he isn't much a trouble-causing demon. At least not like the demons that her family takes care of.
By now Miroku has walked over to us. His short ponytail is barely visible but I can see his gold earring shining. His deep blues seem to be gleaming this morning, which isn't unusual when he's with Sango. "Hello Kagome, Koga!" He greets with a small smile. He's acting calm and collected as usual. I walk over to him and give him a hug. Koga then gave him a firm handshake and a small "bro hug". Miroku can also see demons' true forms because of the fact that he comes from a family of monks who deal specifically in demon exterminations. Even though he knows Koga is a demon, he holds him close as a friend.
"Sango...it was JUST last week that we went shopping together for school..." I say, turning back to her. She begins to giggle and looks at me with a big smile.
"I know, but last week was still break for us. Everyday since then has felt like it took forever to pass by!" She replies with a smirk. We start to walk down the sidewalk to the school as we talk. "So how have things been since last week, Kagome?"
"Uhh... well pretty boring actually...Not much has been going on except for the date Koga took me on Friday." I said looking at her. "How about you?"
"Oh you just have to tell me what happened on your date then!" Sango replied excitedly. We both looked back at the guys, who were obviously lost in guy talk and oblivious to us now.
"Well, if you really want to know, then I guess I have no choice." I start to think back to Friday night. "Koga picked me up in the afternoon and he took me on a picnic. Then we walked through the park, but ended up getting soaked because it started to rain. Koga and I didn't check the weather report at all so we didn't even have an umbrella with us. He ended up taking me back to my house and my mom almost had a fit. She thought we were going to get sick so she made us change and sit on the couch wrapped in blankets. Koga ended up in some of my dad's old clothes, sitting on my couch, and sneezing for the rest of the day. It started out pretty great, but it wasn't one of our best dates..."
"Oh Kagome, I'm so sorry!" She frowns and looks as if the whole thing was her fault.
"It's okay, Sango! Koga and I are both better and I'm sure there will be plenty more dates to make up for it." I have to get that sad look off her face somehow. If my reassurance hasn't worked, then hopefully changing the subject will. "So tell me what's been up with you!"
"Well," she said looking back at me, now smiling. "Miroku took me out Saturday for some time together before school started. It was so romantic spending the whole day with him and doing all sorts of things. We went on a walk through the mall, ate at some fancy restaurant, and spent some time talking. I mean really talking too, nothing but serious. Then we fell asleep under the stars together." She giggles, peeking back at Miroku just one more time with a hint of blush spread across her fair skin.
"Wow, that sounds so amazing, Sango! You two are such a perfect couple. It really sounds like he's over that pervert stage he was going through last year. He seems to really love you." I say starting to trail off in thought about Koga. I was really starting to wonder if he was as perfect for me as I had originally thought when we started to go out. There wasn't as much of a spark between us in the past few months. Maybe it was because of summer break, but what if I was wrong about him? Sango breaks me out of my thoughts when she asks me a question, but I don't really hear it. "What did you say, Sango?"
"I asked if you were okay. You seemed like you got lost in some serious thoughts about something for a minute there." She looks over at me worried.
"It's nothing, Sango." I say blushing and giving her a smile. "I was just thinking about some things from the summer break is all..."
"If you say so, Kagome..." She gives me one last worried look before we reach the gates to the school. "Well, we're here at school already...seemed like the shortest walk to school we've ever had, right?"
I nod my head and look back at Koga and Miroku who realize we're at school. Koga walks up beside me and grabs my had, giving it a squeeze. I squeeze back, looking up at him and feeling the blush spread across my face just a bit. "So I guess we better get to class, huh?" He says.
"Yea, guess so..." I say while looking at the school. Nothing had really changed over summer, but it feels like something HAD changed. I can't see it yet, but I can feel it right now.
As Sango, Miroku, Koga and I walk into our class, which we luckily have together, we notice who the teacher is: Mrs. Kaede. We all greet her kindly, all having known her for most of our lives, and take our seats. We still have about ten minutes until the bell should ring, so we sit at the back of the classroom. We start to talk quietly to one another.
"Hey you guys wanna go on a double date this Friday night?" Sango asks kind of randomly. "Miroku and I had some ideas of what we wanted to do Friday but...they just wouldn't be as fun by ourselves. If you guys wanted to come, it would really be nice."
I look at Koga for a while, and he looks from me to Sango and back. "I think we could do a double date Friday night. Right, Kagome?"
I blink at him and look at Sango, full of surprise. This was sudden, and kind of not like Koga to agree like this, but..."Sure Sango! We would love to." I smile at her and then look at Koga, blushing some. He leaned over to me and gave me a soft kiss on the cheek. "So what were you guys thinking for this...double date?" I ask, looking back at Sango.
Sango looks over at Miroku and giggles. "I think we're going to leave that a surprise for you guys. But it's going to be great, I promise!" She giggles once more and the bell rings.
As I turn around in my desk to face the front of the room, I notice a strange boy has just walked into class as the bell finishes ringing.
Cliffhanger! Remember to tell me what you think! Chapter 2 will be up very soon, I promise!