Authors Note:

Yea, I usually put these at the end of a story but in lieu or a suggestion from general zargon I will decided to put state it first and foremost.

I am making it a priority to make the story easier to read in terms of format but please bear with me! I was bad with Doc Manager before and time has made me worse with it XD. It seems some things I do (like italics, dashes, and making statements bold) are immediately erased upon saving. Soo yeah, I'm hoping eventually I can master this program once and for all!

In the meantime I have made the following changes.

"Sentence in quotation marks" regular conversation voice

Sentence in [brackets] are animals talking.

Thanks in advance for your patience!

~Z


Chapter 8: Shots N' Shrills and Buyo's Tail!

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"Hmm so this is Taisho is it? Seems like a lively one." Dr. Tatsuya was gazing down at the white shepherd still inside of the dog crate. The dog met his eyes with a burning gold which slightly unnerved him. It wasn't often he had a dog look him directly in the eyes. And if they did look him in the eyes they were wagging their tails in a friendly way. This dog looked as if it were ready to rip his throat out.

"He was fine up until about five minutes ago. And then he just started trying to run for the door." Kagome admits also looking down at her new dog. The vet and the dog were sharing a staring contest. Neither of them were even blinking. Finally the vet cleared his throat and sat up, "Anyway, let's get Buyo's check up out of the way first. I can tell Taisho is going to be quite the handful." he explains.

Inuyasha's barrier was moved to the corner of the room while Buyo's movable den was placed upon a metal table. Curiously the canine's eyes drifted away from the human demon and towards the cat who seemed less than pleased. He was making small noises of disagreement but when they opened his barrier Buyo allowed himself to be picked up and handled.

"He seems to be in good shape. Still overweight but he has lost a few pounds since the last time I saw him." The vet was saying while running his hands over the felines body and looking him over with different tools. One of the second needles came out and Inuyasha's eyes widened as Buyo laid down allowed the 'shot' to come closer, [Hey! Stupid cat! Why aren't you running?]

[Hm? Oh the shots for a cat are far different from those of dogs. Mine are quite tolerable.] He snickered to himself while the vet pricked him. Of course he knew the different between being given a sedative and a shot but dog-breath down there didn't need to know that. To his inner joy, Inuyasha seemed to believe him as he tilted his head to the side in interest.

"Well, that's Buyo. Time for Taisho. Let's see we are doing an annual exam...shots, and neutering today correct?" The vet questioned Kagome who nodded back while putting Buyo back into his cage. "Yep."

"Let me call in some Tech's. Why don't you go ahead and get Taisho out of his crate." Dr. Tatsuya turned his back and opened another door while Kagome approached his barrier's entrance.

Now was his chance.

Inuyasha lowered his head and waited patiently for Kagome to unlock the cage. When the heard the barriers entrance dissolve his back legs sprang out like a spring and he shot out of the crate before she could compose herself.

"Taisho!"

Inuyasha jumped to the side just before her hands could grasp his body and he shot under the metal table snarling low. Dr. Tatsuya looked over just before Kagome knelt to his level, "You mentioned just adopting him from the shelter yesterday?"

"Yes." Kagome straightened up just a bit to speak to the vet.

"Then perhaps you shouldn't do that. He doesn't have the established amount of trust in you quite yet. You could get bitten. Why don't you just wait in the lobby? We'll deal with Taisho." He explains, "Oh and leave Buyo here. He's seems calm enough, maybe his presence will influence Taisho to calm down."

"Oh okay." Kagome cast one more glance to the table where Taisho was huddled before opening the door, "Sorry Dr. Tatsuya."

"It's really no trouble." The vet cast her a warm smile. Beneath the table Inuyasha smirked. What idiots. Two doors were open now. He wasn't going to get a better opportunity than this!

He shot out from the table just as Kagome opened the door wider. Both Kagome and the demon human looked down at him in shock before the vet abandoned his door to quickly shut the door to the lobby. When he took the first three steps, Inuyasha changed direction and bolted through the second door ignoring the yells behind him.

He took a moment to look up and around. Against the walls were rows of barriers with different animals inside. Almost all of them were peeking their heads out to look at who was causing all of the commotion. Just in front of them were various other tables one occupied by the large black dog who was still unconscious. Surrounding him was the other vet with four people in the colorful shirts. Two separated themselves from the group and approached him. Inuyasha took a step back.

"Be a good boy Taisho and stay." Dr. Tatsuya was behind him approaching carefully. Inuyasha snorted. What they really thought he was stupid enough to let them corner him? Inuyasha took a tentative glance towards the humans in the colorful shirts. Even though there were more of them he was more confident of his ability to get past them than past a demon. Dr. Tatsuya stopped approaching as he noticed the attention shift.

"He's going to bolt again. Pat, can you get the catch pole?" Dr. Tatsuya asked one of the colored shirt guys. The young man nodded and returned a moment later with a stick. At the end of the stick was a looped rope which he slowly began to reel out towards Inuyasha. The shepherd watched the scenario with no enthusiasm. They couldn't really believe he was this stupid right? Kagome and the others might have frequently called him dense but he was sure they didn't even think he was retarded enough to just let them loop a rope around his neck right?

As the rope came within distance Inuyasha gripped it with his teeth and pulled it from the mans hand. The pole clattered nosily to the ground as Inuyasha ripped through the braids with his teeth. Behind him the Vet rubbed his face with his hand, "Oh boy..."

"What do we do now Doctor? I don't think he's going to allow any of us to get close enough without a few bites..." One of the techs questioned the vet across the room. Behind her, she heard a snort from the other vet in the backroom who was still working on the sedated Great Dane, "We do have a dart gun for situations such as this. Shoot him."

Dr. Tatsuya's lips thinned into a crease for a minute but reluctantly he relented, "Unfortunately, you're right. It would cause the least amount of stress at the moment. Cindy, can you get Buyo in the room behind me?"

Inuyasha listened to the exchange with growing concern. What were they scheming? What did that other human demon mean by dart gun? What did that have to do with Buyo? The answer came to him in startling realization. They were going to threaten him by using the cat! Inuyasha wanted to roll his eyes. Personally, he didn't give a rat's ass about that worthless feline, but Kagome really loved that creature for some reason or another. If he didn't at least try to protect that cat he would never hear the end of it! As Dr. Tatsuya turned towards a nearby cabinet and "Cindy" reached the small room again, Inuyasha stole his chance.

"He's running again!"

"Cindy watch out!"

The female only looked over just in time to be knocked over as Inuyasha run through her legs to the room. Spotting Buyo napping within the den Inuyasha lifted himself up, grabbed the top of the den with his teeth and yanked it off of the counter top.

"What the-"

"Close the door!"

Inuyasha slammed his butt down and successfully stopped just before his snout met the door. They had locked him in the room. Damn it. Inuyasha darted his head around in search of an exit or a plan. Within the crate, Buyo hissed not appreciating being tossed about. [What are you doing?!]

[What does it look like? I'm saving your stupid tail from getting shot.]

[Shot? What are you talking about? Put me down!]

Fat Chance. I'm not about to let them use you against me.

Buyo was still ranting something about what a crazy and stupid dog he was but the hanyou turned hound was no longer listening. He needed a battle plan before the human demons came back in for round two. Beyond the door he could hear footsteps and murmured voices. Inuyasha set Buyo down behind himself and lowered his head in preparation. They wanted a fight? He was more than willing to oblige.

[For goodness sakes if you're going to drag me into this middle of this at least let me out!] Buyo hissed at him.

[Don't really think that's a good idea.] Inuyasha glances back one time, [I think you're safer in there really]

[Strange, I don't recall asking your opinion. I can take care of myself. Now let me out!]

[Fine, fine, if you really want it.] Inuyasha rolled his eyes but turned around and gripped the front of the barrier with his teeth. Even though it was hard to break the barrier from the inside, he noted that it was pretty easy to rip it apart from the outside. In less than a minute he had chewed a hole into the top. Buyo squeezed his large body through and landed on the floor with a stretch, [Ah that's much better! Now-]

Buyo and Inuyasha glanced up as the door burst open. The vet was holding a weapon and instantly zeroed in on the white dog in the room. Behind him some of the colored shirt humans had also noticed him but were looking around the rest of the room as well. "Dr. Tatsuya!" One gasped but it was too late. Inuyasha shot forward with a snarl. Gripping his weapon harder, the vet hesitated before firing one of the darts. To both his and Inuyasha's shock the dog jumped out of the way and landed a few steps further back. Inuyasha couldn't help but grin, they weren't as quick as before but he did still have his hanyou reflexes and some of his hanyou speed. These demons were screwed!

Again the Vet fired and Inuyasha dodged the dart but just as Inuyasha landed for the third time the vet fired again hoping to catch him by surprise. Inuyasha dodged but from the spot he had occupied a loud yowl filled the space.

"What was that?" Dr. Tatsuya glanced up from the dart gun wildly. Beside him, Cindy raised a hand to cover her mouth, "Oh Dr. Tatsuya the cat..."

"What?"

"We tried to tell you...Taisho let Buyo loose."

"You shot the cat."

Sure enough, there was dart sticking out of the fat cats tail. Buyo took two steps before collapsing. Beside him Inuyasha rolled his eyes as much as his canine form would allow. He had told that stupid cat that it was safer in the den... well at least the loud mouth would be easier to protect now. Inuyasha snatched the dart up from his tail and sniffed the wound to be sure Buyo was just unconscious only to shoot his attention towards the humans as they started to yell.

"Stop him he's eating Buyo!"

And that was when all of the humans lunged towards the white dog and all hell broke loose.

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Kagome knew she didn't visit the vet as often as she should've. Even with a cat suffering from obesity she only saw Dr. Tatsuya once a year from Buyo's annual shots. But even though she didn't visit as often as she should've Kagome was pretty sure the sounds she was hearing were not normal.

After the fifth (or was it the sixth?) crash from beyond the door everyone in the lobby was glancing at one another with no small amount of concern. Kagome took a deep breath and tried to reassure herself that there was nothing to worry about it. They were professionals. They had everything under control, but her anxiety pricked just a bit more as she noticed that the desk clerks were looking just as concerned as the pet owners and were beginning to whisper to one another.

Another crash.

Kagome was at her limit.

Standing up, she hesitantly approaches one of the examination room doors. The one she had just heard a very concerning myriad of curses coming from. And knocked upon the door, "Um, Dr. Tatsuya? Is everything alright?" No response. But it sounded as if something hard had connected with the door on the other side. Kagome took one more glance around the lobby to note even the desk clerks were leaning forward in curiosity. Taking a breath she opened the door just a crack.

She didn't get the chance to open it any further because the door sprung upon with the force of Taisho squeezing through the opening dragging her feline by the tail. There was suddenly more pressure against the door. Kagome let go and stood back just in time for a heap of humans to hit the door in a groaning mess. Among them both vets.

"Dr. Tatsuya, Dr. Hosho are are you alright?!" The desk clerks were asking the two men. They were groaning and holding their heads while trying to untangle themselves from their vet techs. Everyone looked like they had gone through a war zone with disheveled hair, ripped coats, and did that tech have a black eye?

"Dr. Tatsuya?" Kagome ventured, "Do you...need help?"

She was answered with a high squeal of laughter. Kagome cringed as the bubbling laughter continued starting to sound more and more like it belonged to someone in an insanity ward than a medical professional.

"That's it!I quit! I knew I should've been a baker!" The vet exclaimed

"You don't mean that..." Kagome tried with a swallow and blush.

"No...no I don't." The vet amended, "I'm gonna be a florist. "That's it! I can trim pretty flowers all day long!"

As the vet began to laugh some more Kagome inched away from him and looked to his shocked desk clerks, "Umm... if you don't mind. I think I'm going to take Taisho and Buyo home now... I'll call tomorrow, hopefully when Dr. Tatsuya decides he wants to be a vet again..."

The desk clerks soundlessly nodded to the young woman as Dr. Hosho joined in on the laughter admitting that he had always wanted to be a banker. As Kagome wordlessly scooped up her unconscious cat and snapped the leash on her dog. The white Shepherd snorted and raised his tail high grinning at the equally shocked dogs in the lobby.

[Feh, told ya didn't I? Those demon didn't stand a chance.]

As he walked out of the vet clinic he heard the female dog sigh and swoon, [What a dog!]


Needless to say I don't think Inuyasha will ever be allowed at the vet clinic again!

Thanks again for the reviews and the support! Any ideas, critics, or comments just let me know in the reviews!

Much love! Thanks until the next chapter!

~Z