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The next morning Kagome noticed that the dog-boy, who she still didn't the name of, was sleeping in a corner on the ground of her room. She was surprised that he was not under the bed like he was all day the previous day. She saw that one of his ears twitched as she got up from her bed.
Kagome sat all the way up and looked at the sleeping boy in her room. He was curled up in a little ball and he looked so peaceful. As she was watching him she remembered what had happened last night. She had caught him downstairs chasing the cat, and then he got his head stuck in the cat door. She let loose a small giggle as she remembered that. Then she remembered the terrified look he had had in his eyes when he noticed everyone staring at him. He had ended up biting her hand out of fear.
The poor guy. He was just so scared. But I think he was trying to say he was sorry when he licked my hand. He had healed the cuts he had made. Miroku said he didn't talk so maybe he was still trying to say he was sorry without the actual words. Kagome thought to herself. Well I don't want a repeat of last night, and him getting freaked out, so I might as well go get some breakfast for him.
With that she stood up and left the room. When she got to the stairs she noticed her mother standing at the bottom of them. She walked up to her and noticed the look on her face. It was one of shock. She gazed over to see what her mother was looking at, and then her eyes went wide.
The entire living room was a wreck. It looked like a mad bull had come though here. Books were knocked off shelves, tables were toppled, papers scattered the floor, and even the couch was on its back. Pottery was shattered, and lamps were on the ground, and glass covered the floor.
"Who-" Kagome said, but then realized that the dog-boy had been chasing the cat, and must have done this. "Oh no." she whispered to her self.
"What happened here?" Her mother asked to no one in particular. Then the other people in the house decided it was best to come down. Sota and grandpa wore the same expression as Kagome's mother.
"Whoa, did that guy from last night that was chasing Buyo do this?" Sota asked.
Kagome looked upstairs; she had a clear view of her bedroom from the spot she was in. She had left the door open, but what surprised her was that she saw the dog-boy peek his head to look to see what everyone was doing. She could see the guilty look on his face and his drooped ears, and she immediately knew that he had been the one to make the mess.
"Yes Sota he did do this." Kagome finally answered. Every then turned to look at her.
"Are you going to make him clean it up?" Sota asked.
"Sota honey, we are not going to make him clean it up this time. He didn't mean to make the mess I'm sure." Kagome's mother told her son. She then turned to Kagome. "Kagome, dear, I want you to make sure that he knows that this is not acceptable. He could have hurt himself. I don't want a repeat of last night. Now I want you to go upstairs and get him in a bath. I want everyone else to help clean this up." She said, and then she walked to the kitchen to grab a broom.
"Thank you Mama." Kagome whispered. Kagome knew that there was no way she would have gotten the boy to the mess up.
Kagome walked back into her room, breakfast forgotten, and noticed the dog-boy was nowhere to be seen.
"Look, you're not in trouble. You got off this time, but if it happens again…" Kagome trailed off. She knew that he hadn't left the room, and was most likely under the bed.
Inuyasha didn't know what she was saying, but he take into consideration that her voice was soft instead of loud and mean. With that he crawled out from underneath the bed and looked up at her. He still had a guilty look on his face, and his ears were drooped still. He let loose a small whine, as if to say he was sorry.
Kagome understood somewhat that he didn't mean it, and that he was trying to say he was sorry.
"It's okay, " Kagome then walked up to him and pat his head. His ears perked up to that.
"Now it's bath time. You reek and, and are in heavy need for a bath." Kagome said to him.
Inuyasha just cocked his head to the side. The people at the fights knew he couldn't understand them, so they rarely ever talked to him. Now this girl seemed to know he didn't talk, but she didn't understand that he couldn't understand her. He had to make her realize this.
"What wrong?" Kagome asked.
Inuyasha just cocked his head to the other side when he heard her voice.
"You okay. Do you not know what a bath is?"
'I can't understand you. Stop talking to me, and show me what you are talking about.' Inuyasha finally barked. He was getting a little bit frustrated with not knowing what she wanted.
Kagome heard him bark at her, and was utterly confused. She needed to get Miroku over here to tell her more about this strange boy.
She noticed him start to bark again, so she held up her hand, to basically tell him to stop, which he did. "Well, I don't know what your trying to say, but you are still getting a bath, so come one." Kagome said as she started o walk out of her room.
Finally a word I know. 'come' She wanted me to come with her. Inuyasha thought as he started to stand up. He then followed close behind her to a small white room.
"Okay now, you take bath in here, and I will be waiting in my room. I will go get you some clothes to change into when you are done." Kagome told him. He was looking around the room with a confused look, and bit of an amused look.
He then turned to her, when she was done talking and just stared at her. Kagome could see the confusion in his eyes, and somehow knew that this wasn't going to be as easy as just waiting for him to get done with a bath.
"Okay, I guess…I don't know." Kagome didn't know what to do. Didn't he know what she was saying? And if he did, then didn't he know how to bathe himself? He grew up as a dog, so maybe he didn't.
"Hold on. Stay here and I will be right back." Kagome finally said. She noticed that he sat down after she said stay, and it looked like he was going to stay put. Okay so maybe he does understand at least a little bit of what I am saying. Kagome thought to herself.
Kagome then walked out of the room to ask her mother what she should do.
When she reached her mother she noticed that she was sweeping up what looked like a vase.
"Mama, I have a question." Kagome said when she approached her mother.
"What's wrong honey?" She asked in return.
"Well that boy, I don't think he knows what a bath is. I started talking to him about taking one, then he started barking at me, and I mean literally barking, like a dog."
"Hmm. Well then maybe he needs help. He was probably trying to tell you he didn't understand." Kagome's mother said.
"I got that much, but what do I do about it? He still needs a bath."
"Well dear, then I guess you will just have to help him. Try to teach him how to do it and then next time he will be able to bathe himself."
"But-but"
"Kagome, I'm not asking you to get him naked. Ask him to put on some swim trunks, the help him. It will be just like bathing a child, or maybe even a dog."
Kagome sighed. "I guess, I can try. Thank you."
"Your, welcome. I will bring up a pair of swim trunks for him in a minute. Just get the bath water ready for him.
"Okay, thank." With that said Kagome went back upstairs to the dog-boy.
When she got their, she noticed that the boy hadn't moved from the spot she had left him in. "Okay, well lets try this again." She said more to herself than to the boy sitting on the ground.
She walked over and turned on the water to fill up the bath tub. "Okay, come over here. I need to know if it is to hot, or cold." She said to the boy.
He got up from the floor, before she was even done talking, and headed over to her.
"Put your hand under the water please." When he cocked his head to the side, she put her hand under the water to show him. Then she grabbed his hand, which flinched, when she touched it, and put his hand under the water.
He yelped then pulled his hand away and ran to the other side of the bathroom.
She noticed that he started to blow on his wet hand, and start to lick it.
"I take it that was to hot." She said out loud to him. Instead of a nod or a shake of the head he just started to growl. She was surprised that he had started to growl so she looked back over to him. She noticed that he wasn't growling at her, but from the looks of it, to the water.
Kagome giggle a little, which maybe the boy fall silent, and then she turn the cold water higher.
"Okay, now come try it again." Kagome said to him. By the look on his face she could tell he didn't want to come to her, but he still got up anyways. He looked unsure, and a little worried.
She grabbed his hand again and put it under the water. At first he had his eyes squeezed tightly shut and he held his breath, getting ready for the scalding hot water to touch him again. He was surprised when he felt warm water. It wasn't cold, nor was it hot.
Kagome noticed the confused look on his face, an expression he had been wearing a lot, turn into a contempt expression.
"I guess that means you like the temperature." She said, and then let his hand go.
As she was waiting for the tub to fill up, she watched the boy. He had gone back to the corner he had been in, and was looking around the room with interest. The corner was directly next to the door leading out of the bathroom. The door was shut. She guessed he would pick that corner because he wanted out of the bathroom.
He finally stood up, and started to sniff the area. He started to growl, which startled her. Then she heard a knock come from the door. The dog boy went to the other side of the bathroom and continued to growl, looking directly at the door. His ears twitching to see if he could figure out what was going on.
Kagome got up and opened the door, to see her mother standing there with a pair of swim trunks in her hand, and a small cup.
"Here you go dear. I didn't know if there were any cups in here, so I brought one up." Kagome's mother said.
"Thank you." Kagome said then closed the door and turned to the boy who had stopped growling.
"Okay, I need you to put these on." She said as she handed the shorts to him.
He looked at them confused, and began to sniff them. I'm guessing these are clothes, but where are the rest of them. This can't be it. They are so short, and don't I get a shirt too. Inuyasha thought to himself. He looked back up to the girl.
Kagome could see that he was basically asking, do I have to put them on? So to make things simple she just nodded her head to him and turned around. She could hear the shifting of clothes, and then she heard clothes hit the ground.
A few seconds later she heard him start to growl. She decided that he was most likely dressed and was not happy about the shorts. When she turned around he had the shorts on and didn't look happy at all. His arms were crossed, he was growling, and looked to be pouting.
Kagome just sighed and walked up to the bath tub to turn the water off.
Okay so that was really short. Don't worry I am still writing and a new chapter will be up soon.
