Okay! Now it's time for some humor! And even though this IS a tragedy-story, there will be some little humor coming up here and there.

6 – His name is Inuyasha

Kagome had been given the rest of the week free from school. She had also been placed to a youth psychiatrist. And today was her first session with a psychologist.

Inuyasha was with them. As Kagome filled some papers Inuyasha was laying on a red sofa on the other side of the room. And then they started talking.

After a long conversation between Kagome and the psychologist, Inuyasha was about to doze off, but then he heard the words:

"You should get a new friend. Maybe a pet?" the psychologist suggested.

"We have a cat..." Kagome mumbled.

"What about a puppy? Dogs are ideal to make people usually very happy."

'I know that...' Kagome thought. "Well, I guess I'll talk about it with my Mama."

'A... dog?' Inuyasha thought with his ears up. He had an idea!

He knew he had a strong soul. That's what the King himself had told him. Could he maybe... turn into something real? Of course he could, he was sure of it! Somehow! ...But how?

Inuyasha was following Kagome through the youth psychiatry polyclinic. He circled around her, knowing there was no way she'd be able to sense him in any way... But then Inuyasha floated just in front of her and touched his nose against her nose...

Kagome flinched. And so did Inuyasha.

"K-Kagome...?"

Kagome stood still and didn't say anything. She just held her cheeks and shook her head for a while, sobbed a few times, continuing her walk.

"I can do it... I know I can!" Inuyasha decided - he would become Kagome's pet dog!

But what could he do? He himself had no idea how to do it, and, to be honest, he wasn't 100% sure was turning into a real animal - something he hasn't really been - even possible. And that was something he couldn't ask his parents for help – they were the ones who had prohibited it. Then he got it!

"Zaki..." Inuyasha mumbled by himself.

After Inuyasha had escorted Kagome home, he decided to have a recess. He could only hope Zaki would be somewhere around... And after wandering around the yards and following his senses, Inuyasha arrived to the dragon-temple. Zaki being a dragon, Inuyasha wasn't surprised finding him from there. The dragon boy was sitting on his knees, eyes closed, praying. Inuyasha walked to him quietly.

"Hi, Inu", Zaki whispered, but didn't move or open his eyes. Inuyasha twitched his ears and sat down next to him.

"What are you doing?" the dog boy asked. But then he turned his eyes to Zaki – he looked very sad. He had been crying. That wasn't like him. "Zaki?"

"My protege is about to die tomorrow..." Zaki mumbled. "I know it's not my fault but...Of course, I'm not sad of him dying, but that he has to suffer these last moments. He's very sick with leukemia... he's suffering... Of course I'm happy that tomorrow he will be released from his pain... But, like with everyone else, there will be a lot of people who's hearts will be crushed after he dies..."

Inuyasha tilted his head and placed his hand on his friend's shoulder.

"Yea, I know... I'm sorry... Seeing my friends grieve because of me dying is horrible..." Inuyasha said quiet, said.

"But..." Zaki stopped his prayer. "You didn't come here to pity me didn'tcha?"

"Yeah... I mean no", Inuyasha nodded. "Now, before I say anything, you must promise you won't tell anyone about this."

"I'm listening."

"I'm positive that my protege has some kind of a conncetion to me... She sensed me somehow, I'm sure of it! And now when I followed to her to a psychologist, they were talking about her getting a dog..."

"Let me guess: You want to become her dog?"

Inuyasha nodded fast. Zaki grinned.

"Why are you telling me this?" the dragon asked.

"I just thought if you'd know how I can change into a real animal..."

"How did you know?"

"Know what?"

"That I would know how to", Zaki said, surprised. "You see, I'm a very old soul. Even older than your father. I have actually helped a few souls back to the world of the living..."

"Really? Can you do it for me?"

"Not really", Zaki sighed. "I can help people turn back to their Real form that they were born in the world of the living, not anything else. For example, I couldn't turn you to a full demon either. I'm sorry. You must find the way to transform by yourself."

A week went by. Kagome was maybe getting slowly back on her feet, but now it was her time to return to the feudal era. She had packed her backpack with some normal stuff – medicine and some food, but also something she had never brought there before – one of the photos of Inuyasha. She thought it would cheer up her friends.

Inuyasha was rushing through the castle. Shit! He was late! His father had left to work over than an hour ago without waking up his son, and his mom was doing her own work.

Nowadays Inuyasha had no problem jumping down the portal. He always arrived in front of the modern era Goshinboku... But this time he saw Kagome running through the yard, towards the small hut, where the Bone-eater's Well was. Inuyasha followed her and saw her jump down, disappearing in a flash of light. Inuyasha wasn't sure would he be able to do the transfer as he wasn't really material, but, oh well, why not try?

So he closed his eyes and shot down like a hawk... And when he opened his eyes, he looked up, and saw the blue sky with beautiful clouds. Yes! He was home!

He floated up the well and saw Kagome walking towards the pathway that led to Kaede's village. Inuyasha followed her.

They arrived at the village. And they saw their friends standing in front of Kaede's hut.

"Kagome!" Shippo cheered and rushed to Kagome, jumping into her arms. Miroku and Sango. walked to her, smiling, maybe still a bit sad.

"Have you been feeling any better?" Miroku asked.

"Maybe..." the girl mumbled, clearly sad, but as she turned her eyes towards Shippo who laid in her arms like a baby bunny, she couldn't help but smile.

"Here..." Kagome said as they all sat in the hut and Kagome was unpacking her sat between Kagome and Kaede, his ears drooping. The girl took out the photo of Inuyasha and stared at it for a while. Then she handed it over to Kaede, who looked at it melancholicly.

"He was one of a beautiful soul..."she sighed.

"Thanks", Inuyasha said, looking at the old lady with a sad face. As Kaede gave the photo to Miroku, her hand and the photo went right through Inuyasha.. He didn't even flinch – he had got used to this. Miroku took it, had a look, nodded, and handed it to Sango.

Another few days went by. Kagome was at school, Inuyasha by her side, but right now he was spending time with his mother . They sat in their home room side by side with his mother

in their home room, eyes closed. Inuyasha still couldn't get bored with his mother's indivisible attention. But after a while Inuyasha opened his eyes and sighed.

"I should be goin' now", Inuyasha said and stood up. "I'll be back maybe by dinner."

"Good luck, honey", Izayoi nodded with a beautiful smile.

Inuyasha arrived at the portal. How weird – there was no-one else in there. Inuyasha climbed up the rock and looked down to the void. He took a deep a breath and thought of something.

'I wanna be a dog... I wanna be a dog... I Wanna Be A DOG!' he shouted in his mind, holding his hands against his chest. He felt a pulse. No, not his heart – someting much stronger. He could feel it. He stood still for a while, and so he jumped down.

This time the transition was... different? Inuyasha felt cold wind blow against him, and some tingling all around his body. He felt his body shape change. And finally he found himself laying on ground, just where he always appeared when he came to this world – the roots of the Goshinboku. But...

"What the HELL!?" Inuyasha shouted out as he saw he had no human feet – he had paws! He had dog ears just like always– but they were bigger and maybe a bit fluffier. He had a tail, but the worst thing was when he lift up his hind leg and looked between them...

"I'm naked!" he screamed and crossed his legs. He looked around, anxious, not knowing what to do. But then he could smell someone getting closer – it was Kagome! Inuyasha hid behind the tree quickly and saw the girl walk into the house. Inuyasha knew now it was his moment to show up to her, so he ran towards the house, jumped up so that he could float in from Kagome's room's open window, but... He bumped against the bulding's wall and fell on ground on his back. He couldn't fly anymore!

"Grrrh..." Inuyasha growled and got up.

He just sat there, under Kagome's window. Now what? Then he got it!

He started howling.

Kagome heard that. She was just doing her homework, but when she heard the howl, she stopped instantly, rushed to her window, and saw the dog. It was young, medium size, white and fluffy, with (cute) pointy ears. Could it be an Akita? After seeing Kagome, Inuyasha stopped howling and started panting and wagging his tail playfully. He didn't really mean to do it, he just did. It was like a reflex. Kagome stared at him for a while, which made him really happy, until suddenly the girl ran away from the window.

"H-hey!" the boy barked, angry. His barking and howling could be heard, but not his words.

"Mama!" the girl shouted to her mother when she found her from downstairs. "There's a dog there in the yard! Come and see!"

And so they ran out of the house and saw the dog standing in front of the house.

"The puppy... that the psychologist recommended", Kagome wondered as they got out. There they stood – a few meters from him. Inuyasha tilted his head and jogged casually to Kagome, who had knelt down to his level. Inuyasha started to sniff her hands that stroke his head, wagging his tail. For a while Kagome just stroke him, until a smile spread on her face.

"You're so adorable..." she said quietly. "Can we keep him, Mama?" Mrs. Higurashi was speechless.

"But dear, are you sure you can take care of a puppy?" Mrs. Higurashi asked when Kagome let Inuyasha in the house. "And what about Buyo?"

Inuyasha heard that, and wanted to answer that question right away. He searched Buyo by sniffing the air, and there he, the fat cat, was, laying on living room's sofa, lazy. Inuyasha jogged to him and barked twice. As he assumed, the cat didn't even flinch. Kagome and her mother heard the bark, thoguht Inuyasha was picking on the poor cat, and ran to them.

"Bad do-!" Kagome was going to shout at him, but suddenly saw Inuyasha curled up on the sofa with cat between his legs. The Higurashis stopped and looked at the cat and dog getting along.

"Well, Mama, see?"

Mrs. Higurashi smiled. "Yes, we can keep him!"

"Now, we must go buy some dog accessories", Mrs. Higurashi said. Inuyasha was sitting right at Kagome's feet like a guradian dog. Kagome turned her head towards him and stroke his head.

"He needs a collar... And a nameplate", Mrs. Higurashi said. "But first... You have to name him."

First Kagome said nothing, but then...

"He's Inuyasha."

And so Inuyasha's ears shot up. Could this be just because she wanted to cherish his memory? Or did she know the dog she would call her pet was Actually his dead love, Inuyasha?

But then, a collar.

"What would you think if he'd have a rivet collar?"Mrs. Higurashi asked, smiling, maybe joking a bit. For a while Kagome just turned her head and and circled Inuyasha, when she finally got it!

"Wait a second!" she said and ran up the stairs to her room. Inuyasha and Mrs. Higurashi both stared after her, then turned at each other. But something made Mrs. Higurashi feel strange in that dog's eyes. She felt like she had seen those eyes before.

Kagome came back from upstairs, both hands behind her back, smiling a bit. She stopped in front of her mother and pet dog.

"Guess which hand?"

Of course she thought that as a dog, Inuyasha didn't understad a word she just said, but Inuyasha started sniffing her all the way behind her, and licked hand where she held something... But it was something he didn't like! They were the beads of subjugation! Kagome reached towards the dog boy, about to put the rosary on his neck, but he retreated.

"Inuyasha, please..." Kagome said a bit sad. "Let me put these on. It would mean a lot to me... it would make me happy."

For a while Inuyasha did nothing, but as he saw Kagome started looking sad, he finally took a few steps towards the girl, sat down and stared at her. Kagome smiled and put the rosary on.

"Good boy, Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha turned his ears down for a few seconds. Ah, so humiliating...

"Now, darling, lets get to the pet shop."

They were just about to leave, but Kagome wasn't sure should they take Inuyasha with them or leave him home.

"Dogs don't always go everywhere their owners do", Mrs. Higurashi told as she and her daughter were about to leave.

"...Alright", Kagome nodded and turned towards her new puppy. "We will be back soon, don't be afraid."

Inuyasha sat down, trying to make it clear that he would be fine. But it wasn't like he was going to wait for them to return – he would go back to the Afterlife for a while, for a little break. So much had happened today.

A little humor in a tragedy-fic. What do you think, what was the funniest scene? Please, review or maybe even follow ;)