Her mother had deep frowns on her forehead and her eyes had that irritated gleam in them that told Kagome she was on dangerous grounds. However, it was the Akita Inu dog in her hands that caught Kagome's attention.
"Well? What is the meaning of this?"
Kagome had no idea for herself. How the heck had a dog – no less the same dog from yesterday! – been able to sneak into her house? She felt a cold shiver run down her spine. Could a dog do what someone, something, had done to her? Now that was a scary thought.
"Seriously? I – I have no idea," stammered the girl, stepping cautiously closer to the dog while scrutinizing it. The same dog, that's for sure. The same pure-white fur, the amber eyes that held the same promise of mischief in them. She stopped and lifted a slightly trembling hand to examine its cheeks. There, inside the thick fur, were a purplish like bruise. It was very strange, but the most strange thing was that the dog had something that reminded her off a smile. Not a "Hey, look at me! Am I not cute?". No, it was a look that said "So, what are ya gonna do, wench?"
"InuYasha?" she stammered. The dog answered with a low growl, it's eyes twinkling at her. Definitively InuYasha.
"InuYasha? Is this dog what you were afraid of?" Her mother scowled and looked down at the dog before returning her gaze to her daughter. She then held out the dog as if threatening Kagome with a sword. "Then your punishment for making me worry – take him."
Kagome stared at the dog's grinning features, startled at her mom's voice she turned to her. "Huh?"
"Your punishment for making me scared half to death at the thought that something had attacked you-"
"Something did!" the girl ahouted. "Someone really-"
"Then," her mother interrupted," this dog is your punishment. Since you like dogs oh so much, you won't have a problem with that now would you?"
Kagome's face turned pale. "T-this dog? But mama-"
"This dog is now your responsibility. Since you obviously need some lessons in it, see this dog as your homework. Feed it, bath it, train it and love it. Do all that and I will let you have him." Her mother caused. "Or I may let you have another dog if you can take care of this one for one week."
"Mama-"
Her mom raised her hand. "I don't want to hear it. I'm very disappointed in you Kagome, but I can also see my part in the matter. I haven't been here for you that often, and I'm sorry about that. I should have taught you what's right and what is wrong." Shoving the Inu-dog into Kagome's arms she stormed by her daughter, pausing at the top of the stairs. The elder woman glanced at Kagome over her shoulder. "One week, Kagome. Or I will send you off overseas."
Kagome stared at the disappearing form of her mother, when she felt the creature in her arms squirming. Glaring at the dog she was greeted by a soft growl, and a weird dog-grin.
"Oh, just shut up, InuYasha."
