Dun own ehm... Sadly...

Warnings: Modern Era, AU!, OOC, some violence - not much, a cute fluffy puppy. *laughs*

Kagome yawned and stretched, running a hand through her black-blue hair lazily. She stood and stretched again, opening her curtain to allow the light to shine through. She rubbed her face and walked down the hall and into the bathroom there. Kagome washed her face and fixed her hair, brushing her teeth as well.

She followed the delectable smell of pancakes to the kitchen where her mother stood. "Hey mama!" she greeted, plopping down next to her brother. "Hey buddy!" she gently punched Souta's shoulder as they both greeted her back.

A thought hit her and she sat up a little straighter. "Oh! Mama! Do you have any raw meat?" Kagome asked, watching as her mother turned to her curiously.

"Yes, dear. Why?" she questioned, dropping another batch of fresh pancakes into a plate.

"I wanna feed the dog that's been lingering around the shrine. He looks famished," she replied around a bit of syrup and pancakes.

"Hmm... I'll check in a second." she said, putting the things in the sink for her to wash. She turned to the freezer and pulled out a steak. "How's this?" she asked, putting it in a plate after taking it out of the package. She washed her hands and left it on the table to thaw out.

They ate their breakfast slowly, talking to each other. Souta finished first and put his dishes in the sink, grabbing his bag and putting his shoes on. "See ya after school!" he called, racing out the door and down the shrine steps.

"See ya!" Kagome said just before he closed the door. Finishing her food quickly, she put her dishes in the sink and did hers and her brothers as well as the other things. She put them on the rack to dry a little and checked the steak. Finding it fully thawed out in the hot room, she grabbed her coat and shoes and a bottle of water.

Opening the door, she stepped outside and closed it behind her. Quickly making her way to the steel dishes she had set out the previous day, she set slid the steak from the plate into one of the bowls and opened the cool-ish bottle of water. She emptied it fully into the other dish and grinned to herself. Setting the things aside, she sat down at the base of the Goshinboku and looked around the the dog. Finding no sign of him, she sighed and looked up at the somewhat cloudy sky.

A rustle of bushes caught her attention and she found herself staring into a pair of pained golden-amber eyes. She sat up slowly and smiled at him. She saw him limp out of the bushes and froze in dead shock.

Claw marks covered his left side and his paw was bent down towards his wrist. Kagome gasped and sat up on her knees.

"Come here, buddy, come on." she said, patting her lap. He paused and stared at her before reluctantly limping in her direction, keeping his guard up. Once he was in reaching distance she hesitantly slid her hand forward and allowed him to smell her, she patted his head gently once he lowered it and stood, staring down at the curious dog.

"You wait here! Okay?" she said, smiling down at him. "I'll be right back,"

Turning, she quickly ran into the house and into the washroom on the first floor. Kagome found the first-aid kit and ran back outside quickly, finding the dog slowly nibbling on the meat. She slowly went to him and saw him tense up, his head lifting as he stared at her and the thing in her hands.

"Shh..." she muttered, kneeling beside him. "Here," she set it down and opened it, letting him sniff the things inside. He turned his head back and began to eat the steak hungrily again.

Kagome reached forwards and touched his back, petting it gently trying to get him to relax his tense body. She examined the three marks and clenched her jaw in silent anger. "I'll kill who ever did this to you," she vowed, taking out some things and letting him sniff them before he continued to eat.

He finished the steak and drank some water after sniffing it. Kagome slowly began to clean the wound, tensing slightly as she heard him growl viciously at the pain. She cleaned it as gently and quickly as she could, setting the medicine on them and covering them up. She reached forward and touched the top of his paw. Pulling back and falling on her butt as he turned to her and snapped his teeth while growling.

"I-I just want to help..." she said, holding her hands up in surrender. He closed his mouth but didn't stop growling, he turning his head away and all but stuck his injured paw out. Kagome took a deep breath and sat forward, taking hold of the base of his left paw. "This is going to hurt. So... Prepare yourself." she said, reaching her other hand down and taking hold of his paw gently.

The dog tensed his body and prepared himself to a killer pain. Kagome snapped the bone back into place and winced as he howled and fell on his side, pulling his paw to his maw and licking it. Kagome saw his eyes glaze over and felt extremely bad but knew that it had to be done.

Kagome knew almost everything about dogs, she had studied them in college and university when she went into the vet stuff. This dog, however, was something else. She sighed and grabbed the bandages from the kit. Inching to him, she cleared her throat to let him know she was still there and smiled at him kindly as he turned his head to her.

She showed him the bandages and let him sniff them, reaching out, she took hold of his paw and slowly began to wrap it in a tight but still loose grasp. He whimpered and whined as she did so and once she was finished she tied it off and pulled back.

"There!" she smiled at her work and collected the stuff, pushing the water bowl close to him. He began to drink the water quickly, still so thirsty. Kagome leaned against the Goshinboku again and watched him silently, knowing he was very aware of her presence.

"You need a name..." she muttered, making him pause and glance at her before continuing his drinking. "Hmm... How about an American name? Seth? No... Maybe Japanese would do... Yasu? Uh... Kokoro? Ugh... Now I'm stuck between Kokoro and Yasu!" Kagome sighed and yawned.

She stood and collected everything, then turned to the dog. "I'll decided which one tomorrow!" she smiled at him and turned to the house. "See you later for your evening meal mister!" she grinned and closed the door. Putting everything where it belonged and putting the bottle in the recycling.

"Kokoro or Yasu...? I wonder..."

Alright guys! The second chapter! Quickly vote for which name you like more! I'll have a poll on my profile or you can review. Polls are more anonymous though... *shrug*

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