MY SILVER DOG
MY SILVER DOG
Title : My Silver Dog
Rating : R
Disclaimer: The characters are NOT MINE.
Chapter : 2/??
Words : 2,835 words
Summary: Thanks to her healing miko power, Kagome find herself being followed by an overprotective HUGE silver dog, complete with amnesia on his part. What should she do?? SessKag
Pairing : SessKag (obviously, others will be decided later)
A/N :
Oh my...I've never expected that I will receive so many reviews for the first chapter! Wow... 20+ reviews in the first 12-hour... Thank you everyone!! And no one (who reviewed at least) minds my poor grammars too much! You guys are giving me too much credits you know ! –shakes head-
I already reposted chapter 1 – edited and betaed by my dear temporary beta, Tiffany (Thank u, dear!! –glomps-). So feel free to read from the first chapter again if u want. –smiles-
This chapter is edited and betaed by two people Vicki P. AND Amarathine. Thank u so much for being patient with my very VERY poor english skill! Thank u dears! –hugs- Anymore mistakes is mine alone, don't blame them.
IMPORTANT NOTICE!!
Reading all ur reviews for the first chapter, I realize that majority of u didn't mind too much about my poor grammar skills – wow, u all practically wanted me to update asap instead! Understanding this, I make a few decisions regarding this fic :
1. If you don't mind my grammars too much, then I have a good news for u! I will try to update once a week at the fastest and maybe 2 week at the latest! I'll try to update every Friday/Saturday/Sunday. Please pay attention that the chapters WILL be RAW, unedited, and filled by my poor grammar skills. I'll try my best on my english skill though.
2. Still, I accept anyone's help who want to make this fic better by becoming my temporary OR permanent betas (the offer are still open until I found permanent beta for this fic!). My conditions are simple :
- Because I want to try to update ASAP without waiting for my beta's response, u will only need to beta-read the already posted chapters. If u're done, send it to me and I'll repost it together with the next new chapter.
- I'm open for any suggestions/ changes u want to make BUT let me know which part added/edited by putting some 'marks' or something.
- I'm generally a patient person, but I want the betaed chapters ready MAX. 2 weeks since u begin working on it.
I'm doing this because I don't want to be too dependant on my beta-readers. I've done once (and still is) for one of my Naruto fics and I don't like how I must wait for my beta's response in uncertain term – making my poor readers wait too long. And in way, I don't like how I have to make her wait for me too – poor her. We all want qualified and good chapters, but waiting too long without any notices will lower our enthusiasm on the said fics. –sighs- Hope u understand.
Okay, that's all from me then. Hope u're happy with my decisions! –smiles-
Thank u for those who review : ketkitti, noongunfight, iRiD3SSA, ToonyTwilight, Rinter, Alternative Angel, savannah, KagomesInnerBeast, PinkSlytherin, Kira, thasinger123, C.A.Q, twilight dawn, YinYang-Animal, Sugar0o, sesshygirl15, Sesshomaru'sLover911, GYY, EternalLove495, Jackie, half-dark half-light wolf, Alice, Tifster, MayumiCrescentMoon, flynalien, DarkFallMoonBeloved, alc, CaptianCuppyCake, Arianna, SesshoumaruisEvilFluffy
ASK & I WILL ANSWER
- Could you try and update sooner than a week? Please?
Uhm...sorry, I'm afraid I can't do that. Medic classes are eating too much my time. I'll stick to update once a week at the fastest though – with my poor grammar if u all don't mind. Hope u're happy enough, dear! –smiles-
- So rin will also be traveling with them right? what will happen with jaken?
Yup. Rin will. And for Jaken, he'll appear in later chapters – but not now.
- please update soon??
LoL. Of course, dears! Read my author note above then!
- It is very different from other stories.
Yeah. I agree with that. I think I've never read anything like this as well. LoL There's not enough Sesshoumaru-as-a-dog fics here! –winks-
- Sesshoumaru's dog-size is confusing. Is he a giant beast (bigger than a two-story house) like in the anime, or are you making him out to be the size of a large pony/horse?
Good question. He's not in his full size...yet. Sesshoumaru's dog real size is like in the anime. You will know more in the next chapters, but for now he's only more than a meter tall – smaller than Kirara in her real size. –smiles-
Last, enjoy the chapter!! –smiles-
- Izky
Chapter 02 The Explanation : 2,835 words
"So anyone care to let me know where we found this cute dog?" Kagome asked as she patted the huge paws behind her. In response, the dog simply nuzzled the back of her head as Kagome giggled once again. The dog was HUGE, much bigger than usual dogs as it towered over her being more than a meter in height at the shoulder.
"WHAT THE HELL KAGOME!! It's SESSHOUMARU for hell's sake!!" Inuyasha, broken from his shock, pointed at the huge dog behind her.
Kagome blinked, "Huh?"
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"You mean, after I fainted, Sesshoumaru's body began glowing reddish-pink and the next thing you guys knew that there was this huge silver dog lying where Sesshoumaru should have been. Am I correct so far?" Kagome massaged her temple, trying to process what her friends had been trying to explain to her for about ten minutes.
"Yeah… and then suddenly he opened those red eyes and growled at us! It's scary, Kagome-okaa-san!!" Shippou continued, sitting before the obviously still tired Kagome. He stole a glance at the huge dog lying contentedly behind Kagome's sitting form. The dog had been purring (wasn't that what cats did instead of dogs?) softly at the hand brushing his back as its owner talked to all of them.
"Okay. After that, he rose and sniffed the thing closest to him...which happened to be me." Kagome continued patting the soft fur behind her and giggling at the low purr the dog gave. It was so ... fluffy!
"Feh! Yeah! THEN he acts as if you're his mistress or something! Look at him now! He won't let all of us get any closer to you Kagome! He's dangerous!!" Inuyasha shouted in frustration, pointing at the dog. The dog, seeming to understand what they were talking about, simply growled at the hanyou a few feet away from him and his 'mistress', baring his fangs in return.
Kagome simply blinked at the hanyou's accusation, turning to look at the huge dog behind her sitting form. The silver dog looked back at her and nuzzled her neck affectionately – the trace of wildness he showed against Inuyasha vanishing in seconds. Kagome laughed at the ticklish feeling of his muzzle against her neck, winding her arm around his neck and patting the silver fur gently in return. "Awe... but look at him! He's NOT dangerous at all, Inuyasha! He acts like a common dog!"
'Rumbles'
Inuyasha sputtered at the sight, "But...him...you...not...uh...ARGH!!"
Miroku, feeling sorry for the stressed hanyou, patted him on the shoulder. He turned to ask the miko before them "Alright...alright... Then what should we do now? It's obvious that –coughs- Sesshoumaru-sama likes your presence here, Kagome-sama. Do you feel...bothered with this?"
Kagome simply shook her head, smiling at the low content growl the dog echoed behind her. "Nope, actually I like it! He's nice and warm and cuddly and fluffy and –"
Miroku sweat dropped. "Okay. I understand, Kagome-sama."
"Oops...sorry, He's just so...cute!"
'Purrs'
Sango sighed at the pairing before them, obviously living in their own little world. In a way, she understood Kagome's behavior. After all... the silver dog looked very... lovable. "Okay, that's enough for now, Kagome. We have a problem here. Please tell me that you still remember that...that dog...is the evil, arrogant, and silent demon lord, Sesshoumaru, right?"
Kagome blinked as she turned back to look at the taijiya, "Oh yeah, right."
Inuyasha grumbled at her blank response. "Feh! He's my evil half-brother! Be careful around him, Kagome!"
'Growls'
"What?"
'Barks'
"Sesshoumaru-sama isn't evil! He cares for Rin!" Suddenly the previously silent little girl interrupted, defending her caretaker. She had been sitting a few feet away from her 'lord' and listening to their talk for a while.
"Inuyasha...SIT!!"
'BREAK' "ARGH!! You BITCH!!"
"Hmmph…"
'Purrs'
Sango smiled sheepishly, patting the little girl's head. "Ah, right...I'm sorry. I meant the arrogant and silent demon lord, okay?"
"Hai."
Shippou, who was sitting next to Rin, asked again "Then if Sesshoumaru-sama cares for Rin, does he remember about her in this form, too? So far he doesn't let anyone approach him besides Kagome-okaasan, right? Maybe Rin is different as well?"
Anyone seemed silent at his sudden statement. All of them , except the content silver dog himself, looked back and forth between the said dog and the little girl who simply blinked and blinked.
"You've got a point there, Shippou..."
"Right..."
"So...should we ask 'coughs' the demon lord here?"
Kagome nodded, finally deciding to ask them herself. It was obvious that the demon lord here, even though in a dog form, could understand their language very well – proved with his behavior in listening and responding to their talk for a while. "Um...Sesshoumaru?"
The dog turned his red gaze at her, blinking and waiting for her.
'Barks'
"Do you...remember Rin, the little girl over there?" Kagome slowly pointed at Rin, who simply stared right at the silver dog.
The dog followed Kagome's hand and met the gaze of his ward. He sniffed in the air and licked his own nose. He looked back again at the obviously waiting Kagome and nodded.
"Then...you remember her?"
'Barks'
Kagome sighed in relief and signaled Rin to come closer. The little girl walked slowly yet surely until she wasn't more than a foot away from the dog's head.
"Sesshoumaru-sama?"
Everyone held their breath.
The silver dog, which was currently lying on the ground and snuggled behind Kagome's form, slowly stood up on his full height behind her. He turned to glance at Kagome, who was smiling and nodding, then slowly he licked Rin's chin.
'Purrs'
"Sesshoumaru-sama!! Rin thought you were dead!!" Immediately, Rin launched herself at the huge dog, standing on her tiptoes and winding her small arms around the startled dog's neck. Even standing at her full height, apparently the huge dog was far taller than her.
'Whines'
Everyone sighed in relief at the two. The little girl giggled as the huge dog nuzzled and nipped her neck, obviously she was unafraid what that huge jaw and sharp fangs could do to her.
"Well, apparently he still remembers his own ward?" Sango asked, petting the little Kirara in her arms.
"Then is it safe to say that he still remembers who he is in this form?" Kagome asked back. She couldn't help smiling at the sweet sight in front of her. Now, the huge dog simply sprawled on the ground again behind her like before, with the addition of a giggling little girl who played with his silver tail wagging greatly from side to side.
"Right. Then we should ask for his thought on this matter. Maybe Sesshoumaru-sama has a guess about what happened to his own body. By the way, where is Jaken, Rin? Maybe we can ask for his help as well." Miroku asked the little girl.
Rin looked up from cuddling the giant fur of tail before her to the monk and giggled, "Sesshoumaru-sama made Jaken-sama do some duties before the bad miko nearly kidnapped Rin. Jaken-sama should return in a few days with Ah-Un, houshi-sama." Rin explained.
"Too bad then."
"I don't think he remembers at all...," Shippou hesitated as he eyed the huge dog before him.
"Huh? What do you mean, Shippou?"
"It seems that Sesshoumaru-sama simply recognizes the scents covered Rin and Kagome-okaasan as one of his scents. Thus, he concluded that both of them are his pack, and therefore he must protect them. I don't think he remembers them in the first place." Shippou explained.
"Is that right, Inuyasha?" Sango turned to ask her hanyou friend.
The silver haired hanyou simply grunted, crossing his arms over his chest as he nodded. "Feh! The brat is right. When I simply reminded you what an evil half-brother he is, he growled in dislike at me. But, he didn't show any recognition of me at all."
"Do you mean you understand what he says in this form?" Kagome asked in wonder.
Inuyasha grumbled but nodded, "Yes."
"What did he say back then?"
"Feh! As if I want to tell you!"
"Inuyasha!"
"No way!"
"Sesshoumaru-sama said 'I'll protect her, you moron!' Usually Sesshoumaru-sama would call him 'half-breed' or 'baka little brother' or something close to it, but he didn't. That's why Inuyasha thinks Sesshoumaru-sama doesn't remember him at all." Shippou explained, rolling his eyes at the childish antic the hanyou held.
"Shippou, you traitor!!"
"What? I only stated the facts!"
Kagome blinked and turned to pat the dog's snout behind her. "Really?" The dog simply purred and licked her hand in return. "Thank you, Sesshoumaru. It's nice of you." Kagome smiled.
'Purrs'
Inuyasha growled at the closeness the two shared before him, "I know why he smells his scent on his own brat here, but how the hell is it that his scent covers all of you, Kagome? It's a miracle he doesn't tear you to pieces in the first place!!"
"Huh? What do you mean, Inuyasha?" Kagome blinked at his accusation.
"Is he right, Shippou?" Miroku asked the small kitsune. Besides Inuyasha (and Kirara – but she didn't count because she couldn't talk and all), the only one with a sharp nose in their little group was the little Shippou, who was a full kitsune. Still, even though a full youkai, Shippou was very young and a kitsune's nose wasa far cry from the far sharper nose of an inu youkai – or half one like Inuyasha. Yet, it was nice to get a second opinion other than the rude hanyou beside him.
Shippou sniffed the air as his eyes stared at the huge dog and Kagome. "Yup. Rin has Sesshoumaru-sama's scent all over her – that's what makes him recognize her in the first place. But Kagome-okaasan her scent mingles with Sesshoumaru's very closely. I can't even tell the difference between yours and his, Kagome-okaasan. You two smell like each other now."
All of them, except Inuyasha who growled in return, blinked.
"Whaaat??"
In the end, the group, along with Rin and Sesshoumaru's dog form, decided to go back to Kaede's village to ask and –hopefully- get answers and explanation from the wise Kaede, their sole guiding grandmother of all.
It wasn't a far walk and less than an hour later, they were already sitting inside the comfortable hut of Kaede's, telling their unexpected problems to the old miko.
Kaede carefully listened as she looked at the obviously tired Kagome who rested against the fluffy silver fur of the huge dog behind her, the content silver huge dog, and a sleeping Rin at the end of his tail. The three of them were sitting –or resting- at the corner of the hut. A hesitant Shippou was sitting close by, wanting to keep close to his mother figure but still uncertain what the huge dog would do if he did.
"I see…. From all your stories here, it seems that this happened as the...side effect from Kagome's healing power, children."
"Side effect? What do you mean by that, Kaede-sama?" Miroku asked.
Kaede nodded at the serious looks of the group before her and began explaining. "When Kagome heals a youkai like Sesshoumaru-sama, the normal occurrence is that her miko powers would try to dominate –even consume Sesshoumaru's dark youki a bit before the youki would feel that it is no match and thus retreat back to its vessel and let your miko power do what you wish with him. Did that happen when you healed him, Kagome-child?"
Kagome, starting to feel the tiredness seeping inside her body once more (really, the healing and fight took most of her energy – she realized now), could only shake her head. "Um...no. His youki was very strong and –in fact- nearly dominate my own."
"Then what did you do to counter that problem, child?"
"Um...I'm not sure. I simply prayed inside to let me help him. I told it that I meant no harm and I don't want him to...die, Kaede-bachan. And it seemed that the youki understood, circling and combining itself with my own power until forming red-pink coils which surrounded both of us. Those coils then consumed the black Tsubaki's aura in his blood until it was all gone. And the next thing I know, I fainted."
The old miko nodded, "Then it explained why Shippou and Inuyasha can smell your scents over each other, child."
"How??"
"Tell us, old-baba!"
"Instead of retreating back into its vessel like normal youkai would, Sesshoumaru-sama's youki felt no danger from your miko power – thus trying to combine itself with your own aura. The youki seeped inside your being as yours did to him, marking each other with its own scent. That's why your scents are on each other, child. That's what I can think."
"Hmm...It sounds logical. Though can it be...reversed or something? Making it back to normal, Kaede-bachan?" Sango asked.
Kaede sighed and shook her head sadly, "I'm afraid it can't be done, child. Once the aura mingled with each other, it'll be difficult to part with each other. His youki already flows inside her vessels and vice versa."
"Damn it!! Don't tell me it's the same as mating mark, old-baba!!" Inuyasha growled at the explanation, shifting his glare from the content huge dog at the corner to the old miko instead.
"Huh? Mating mark?"
Kaede blinked and shook her head again, "No, It's not the same, Inuyasha. The only side effect I can think of is that their scents will mingle with each other like now. That's all."
Inuyasha grunted back as a relief filled him. It was one thing seeing one of his best friends happily hugged a dog which supposed to be his damn arrogant evil pompous bastard half brother. But seeing them as MATES?? Hell would freeze over before seeing Sesshoumaru took a human as a mate, damn it!
Miroku nodded at the old miko's words and asked the main problem which had been plaguing all of them in the first place. "Then do you know why Sesshoumaru-sama is in this form in the first place, Kaede-sama? Is it a side-effect as well? And can he return back to normal?"
Kaede sighed wearily. "I'm sorry. I don't know why it happened, Miroku-child. For one, I've been a miko for years, but even I don't know how a full inu youkai's body works at all. I can only suggest that we wait for any changes in his person to decide our next action."
All of them nodded in agreement.
Suddenly, Shippou piped up, as if he just thought of something. "Hey! Now that I see it, I thought Sesshoumaru only had one arm! How come he has four paws now!?"
Everyone glanced at the contently sprawled silver dog. True, he had four legs now.
"Did you re-grow it with your power back then, Kagome-sama?" Miroku found himself asking.
Kagome shook her head, "No way I can! The healing took most of my power and I had no strength left."
Everybody was confused, until Rin finally decided to tell them. "Sesshoumaru-sama already has his left arm re-grown in the first place, minna. Didn't you notice it when you healed him, Kagome-neesan?"
"Um...no. I was too preoccupied back then."
Rin nodded and smiled, "Sesshoumaru-sama's left arm has been healed for a few weeks now. It took nearly two years before it finished healing and re-grew on its own though."
Everybody nodded then. Yet another question answered.
"Alright, it's nearly night time already All of us are tired – maybe it will be best that we continue this in the morning. I'll prepare some mats for you all to sleep on, children." The old miko rose from her seat, preparing for the night.
And thus, everyone readied themselves for the night and slept, hoping to solve the problem in the next day. Hopefully Sesshoumaru would go back to normal (well, as normal as his cold emotionless self anyway) and go back to whatever he used to do without the group and the group itself would continue their never ending journey to defeat Naraku and complete the jewel.
Oh, how wrong they were.
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In the middle of the night, when the moon was at her highest in the darkness, a soft blue-silver glow was coming from the corner of the hut resided by Inuyasha and his companions, shining softly – enhancing the light from the fireplace in the middle of the hut.
Neither occupants of the hut were aware except the young woman sleeping curled into the said glow. The soft glow was too bright in her close distance and thus disturbed her previously restful sleep.
Opening her heavy eyes, Kagome yawned at the silver fur covering herself (When did she slept with that anyway? Was it Sesshoumaru's tail?) And turned her eyes to the source of the light.
Only to find a small pair of golden eyes staring right into her dark sapphire ones.
"Sesshou...maru?" She asked in sleep-deprived tone.
The pair of golden eyes blinked, and a soft boyish voice echoed calmly in the silent hut.
"Okaa...san?"
And Kagome promptly screamed.
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Tbc...
A/N :
Oh yes, I'm evil! Cliffhangers are evil too... xD What happened with Sesshoumaru?? Will he get back to normal!? We will see... Review please!! –bows-
- Izky
