Using Love

Chrysolite Heart

A/N: So, let's see if anyone guessed what kind of dog I chose… on with the story!

Chapter 12

Kikyou sat calmly in her chair, nodding to please every now and then as Nazuna explained about the puppy, what kind of needs it would need and so on and so forth. Sango, on the other hand, spent her time cuddling up the puppies, especially with the one Kikyou had chosen. Kikyou continued to listen and nod as Nazuna spoke but it was obvious Kikyou wasn't paying too much attention by this point. She almost breathed a sigh of relief when Nazuna finally finished.

"So, any questions?" Nazuna asked cheerfully. Kikyou smiled politely and shook her head.

"No, none at all, I think you've covered everything," Kikyou replied Nazuna nodded.

"That's good, if there's anything else you'd like to know though then don't be afraid to ask," Nazuna added as they stood up. Kikyou shook her head again but thanked her warmly. Walking over towards Sango, Kikyou took a good luck at the puppy she had chosen. It stared back up at her with loving brown eyes.

"He's so cute!" Sango giggled as she tickled the puppy. The pup wagged its tail happily. Kikyou smiled. That couldn't be denied. She still wasn't sure what it was that appealed to her about this pup other than its behavior and eyes. Perhaps it was because she had never seen any pup of this kind of breeding before. She ran her eyes over its small form. It looked almost like a miniature coyote of some sort. She especially liked the color of its coat. The orange-reddish color along with the patch of white down his tummy and a pink tongue hanging out eagerly, it was hard to not fall in love with him immediately.

"What kind of dog is he again?" Kikyou questioned Nazuna.

"He's an Akita-Inu dog," Nazuna reminded. Kikyou nodded.

"Right, right!" Kikyou responded as she recalled the familiar name.

"He's a lovely color," Sango remarked. Nazuna nodded in agreement.

"Well, would you like to take him home now?" Nazuna asked, turning towards Kikyou again. Kikyou nodded.

"I would," Kikyou confirmed and picked up her new puppy, cuddling him in her arms.

Kikyou sighed as the she began the millionth search for the puppy. She had only just brought him home but he was running all over her house and with such a large place it was like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Except that needles don't bark. Sango and Miroku were on the search for the pup as well.

"Found him yet?" Miroku asked as they passed each other on the stairs. Kikyou shook her head in exasperation.

"Not yet," Kikyou replied.

"We'll probably have to send you and him to dog training school," Miroku said with a grimace. Kikyou chuckled.

"That's probably a good idea," Kikyou responded.

"I've got him!" Sango called from inside the kitchen. Both Kikyou and Miroku turned their heads as Sango came out with the puppy cradled in her arms.

"There he is!" Kikyou said in relief.

"Where was he?" Miroku asked curiously. Sango gave a laugh.

"Poor thing! I found him in the kitchen; he was trapped under one of my cooking pots. It must've fallen on top of him!" Sango explained. Kikyou had to laugh at this as she took her puppy into her arms. Miroku also smiled at this.

"You naughty thing, that's what you get for running off," Kikyou told the puppy, pretending to be stern. The puppy simple yipped and licked her face. How could she possibly even try to be mad at it?

Naraku sulked. He still was unsure as to what to do. Despite how hard he tried to hide it, he missed having someone around. In particular, Kikyou. I wonder what she's doing right now? Maybe she's thinking about me too?

Yeah, right.

His hopeful thought didn't last very long. But in his condition right now, he still wouldn't be allowed out of the hospital for quite some time and he doubted Kikyou would prance in to come and visit him anyway. He was so screwed. He reached for the phone beside him. Maybe… He hit the 'talk' button on the phone.

Or maybe not.

And hit 'end'.

Kagura thought about going to see Naraku. Was there any possible way he would listen to her? Probably not. Still she could attempt to explain things over to him. Of course it would be more lying than explaining but what else could she do? Onigumo was on her back like a hound. Kagura sighed deeply, weighing her options. Not that there was many to choose from. What could she do?

She could go back and see Naraku, try to get him to trust her again.

Go and confess to Onigumo about how things went…and then probably die.

Kagura grimaced. She really didn't like number two option.

She could just sit and do nothing and hope that nothing would happen, things would stay neutral.

She could somehow sell out Onigumo.

Kagura thought about this long and hard. Number 3 was certainly the easiest, number 1 would get her the best results, number 2 would get her killed and number 4…that was hard to say. Oh boy, oh boy…

Onigumo hadn't heard from Kagura in some time now. He guessed that she knew he was still watching her every move. He knew that just recently she had gone in to visit Naraku but afterwards he had seen her come out with a blank stare on her face. What had she done? He was tempted to go and see his dear brother to find out but had a feeling that wouldn't help much. But then, as he thought about it, things probably didn't go all too well, otherwise, wouldn't she have called him up with the great news that Naraku was back with the program? Onigumo let out an irritated breath. So now what? Kagura was sitting around like a hen laying eggs; Naraku was in the hospital, Kikyou… That's right, what about her? He recalled seeing Kikyou on that same day; it had been hard to decipher her expression though. Although he could easily say that she's wasn't all that gleeful. Now then, how could he use this to his advantage? Hmmm…

A/N:

I know shorter chapter, I'm sorry about that. I'm just not quite in the right mood for writing and I'm hitting a writer's block, wondering where to go from here. But what did you think about the dog? This is the picture that inspired me:

If you can't see it then just search up Akita dog and you'll find the pictures. They're so cute!

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