Paws of Thought
A/N: Ah, the glories of a weekend break with no tests. Paradise! Well, was it worth the wait? Like I said, I've been busy with tests and such. But no worries, I've been working on the story every spare chance I get. I'll try to update every week, that's my promise. You have questions, so I have answers. Some questions asked were:
What kind of dog is Inuyasha? I thought that an Akita would be a good choice for him, since Akita's do come from Japan, but I have ultimately decided that he should be a Great Pyrenees. The Great Pyrenees looks a whole lot more like the kinda dog Sesshoumaru is, so I decided that it was the perfect choice. Big fluffy white dogs. . . kawaii!!
How can he be turned back? Now, now, I will not be givin' that away. Plus I don't even know yet. You'll find out soon enough once I think of a way.
Do Sango and Miroku know? They currently do not know what has happened to him, but they will find out after Kagome does.
Does he still have his demon strength? Interesting thought, but I don't think I'll let a dog be that strong. He will, however, be stronger than the average dog.
And to Jenna aka Kitty: Thanks for the ideas, I shall put them to effect in this chapter.
Disclaimer: .:Sigh:. You know the drill, I do not own Inuyasha (I hate having to say that). Oh yeah, and ignore Dracos gal. She's just a friend of mine. Don't worry, I'll never let her read ahead again. Naughty, naughty miss Ally-chan . . .
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Chapter 3- A dog day afternoon
Yasha miserably treaded away from the front door and flopped down on the soft carpet in Kagome's room. He hoped that her family did not notice his absence.
He moaned and grumbled from his spot on the floor. His sides were aching terribly. Yasha lay there in all his misery and listened to the movements of the people in the household. He was bored, so he decided to seek out the cat that he always liked to mess around with. He located the fat blob stuck behind the couch. ~ Stupid cat. Oh well, he's fun to play with.~
He dragged the cat out by his tail with his teeth. Buyo was unafraid of the dog for he recognized his scent as the scent of the annoying dog-boy. Buyo growled at Yasha. He did not feel like being messed with. Yasha started to gnaw at the cat's tasty tail. Buyo hissed and swiped his claws across Yasha's nose. Bright red claw marks showed. Yasha did not appreciate that. He growled at Buyo and snapped his teeth at him.
Thankfully for Buyo, Souta walked into the room. Souta sensed the tension between the two and decided he had to put an end to it. He got Buyo moving first.
"Lunch is in the kitchen, go eat Buyo."
At the sound of food, Buyo immediately exited the room. ~Stupid porker.~ Souta looked to Yasha.
"Now you. You obviously seem better and I've been meaning to do this once you got better. I just cannot resist the fluffiness!"
Souta glomped the poor unsuspecting dog. He latched onto his neck and refused to remove himself till he saw fit. When he heard Yasha's gasps for breath, he decided that was enough for now.
"That was fun, don't go anywhere, I'll be right back."
~Man, that kid's got a death grip.~ Souta left the room and came back with one of those instant cameras. He took Yasha's picture before the dog had a chance to walk off.
"Grandpa says I gotta make 'found posters' of you since you've got a collar and all. I hope nobody claims you though, it would be nice to have a dog at the shrine."
Souta left to make the posters, fantasizing about what it would be like to have a dog. Yasha sat there, momentarily blinded from the camera's flash. ~That small box must be evil. It's gotta have a small lightning demon inside or something.~ He got up once he could see again and followed Souta's scent. Souta was busy making up a poster that he could copy and spread throughout town.
Yasha spotted the evil camera and proceeded in its destruction. Just then, Grandpa walked in to check on Souta's progress. He spotted Yasha on the floor tearing the camera into oblivion. His eyes went wide.
"The dog has gone mad! I must suppress his enraged soul with a spell."
He dashed out and returned with an ofuda strip (A/N: ofuda or fuda strips: wards that Miroku uses for example). He placed it on the dog's forehead. Yasha was not pleased. He was tired of the old man's antics. He always placed those useless spell scrolls on him.
Yasha glared at the old buffoon and a growl started deep in his throat. Grandpa screamed bloody murder and grabbed Souta, running out of the room. ~Ah, peace at last.~ Grandpa sealed up the room Yasha was in with more spell scrolls. Yasha heard the old man and his feeble attempts to seal him. He rolled his eyes. ~When will he ever learn?~
He strode out of the room without even glancing at the old fool. He was standing there staring at the dog with his mouth open. +That dog cannot be normal.+ Grandpa decided to leave the dog alone for now, lest he bite his head off.
Yasha was hungry, so he made his way to the kitchen. He nudged open the fridge door and smelled the foods inside. He snorted then walked off. Nothing in there suited his interests. Ms. Higurashi noticed his poking around the kitchen.
"Are you hungry, Yasha?"
He nodded happily.
"Enthusiastic I see. Well, I was just getting ready to make a lunch up for the boys anyway. It's nearly noon already."
She went about her way in the kitchen preparing the food as she said she would. Yasha sat there patiently waiting for his food, his tail wagging. She set aside a portion of the lunch for Yasha to eat. Human food would have to do until they could purchase some dog food.
She set down the plate of food and watched as Yasha happily consumed it. He was apparently very hungry, for he ate faster than Buyo. Ms. Higurashi just smiled down at him. + I hope we can keep him..he's such a nice dog.+ She left to get the boys so that they could eat too. The boys entered the room and watched the dog warily. Yasha just sighed and left the room.
He found himself once again in Kagome's room. ~I can't stay here all day. I need to get out of here for a while.~ He nudged open Kagome's window and jumped onto the tree outside. He lost his footing and fell to the ground making a loud thump. ~ Ouch.~ He pushed aside the pain for now and sauntered off into the town.
^_^ Kagome's school ^_^
Kagome stared at the blackboard and tried to comprehend what the teacher was saying. She was so behind the rest of the class, she didn't see how she'd ever pass any tests, let alone this school year. -I really should try to concentrate on my studies more..-
"Miss Higurashi, could you please tell me the answer to the question on the board?"
She stared at the problem. "Um..12?" (A/N: 12 is the universal answer to everything. Mwahahaha..okay then..continue, ignore my rants..this moment never happened..~ ~;)
"I'm sorry, but that is incorrect. Next time pay attention and don't daydream."
The class snickered, and Kagome blushed.
The bell finally rang, signifying the beginning of the lunch period. -Finally, lunchtime, I am starving.- Her stomach growled in anticipation of her meal. She grabbed her things and made her way outside to the tree she usually ate under. Her friends were already waiting for her there.
"So, Kagome, how're things goin'?"
"Everything is going just fine now, no 'life threatening illnesses' at the moment."
"That's great, cuz I set you up on a date with Hojo-kun this Saturday."
Kagome's eyes bugged out. "You..did..WHAT?!?"
"You're going out with Hojo this Saturday. No exceptions. Especially since you aren't sick right now. You've shot the poor boy down so many times, I think it'd be great if you made it up to him."
-It's true that I've stood him up quite a lot of times..but that's because I don't like Hojo-kun. Why can't anybody understand that?!?-
"I guess I could make it up to him, but just this once."
Her friends nodded their approval and continued eating their lunches. Kagome's day at school after that was pretty uneventful. She got scolded by more teachers about her wandering mind. She was deep in thought and worry about the date that her traitorous friends had set her up on. She didn't know what she could do about it. -I guess I'll just have to go..-
^_^ Back to Yasha ^_^
Yasha's aimless wandering ended him up at a park. He sat by the river and watched with a bored look on his face as the fish swam by. He heard a loud pitched scream and looked up in time to see a girl fall off the bridge overlooking the river. He immediately dashed into the river to get the girl. The current was swift and was sweeping the girl further downstream.
The girl's mother was crying hysterically from the bridge. Her cries hurt Yasha's ears, so he decided that his rescue operation needed to be done as quickly as possible. He swam over to the shrieking girl. She grabbed onto his shoulders and attempted to ride on top of him. It is extremely hard to swim with a girl on your back, so Yasha flipped her over so that he could grab her jacket with his teeth.
Now that he was in a better position to swim, he dragged to girl onto shore. The mother met them there and frantically hugged her little girl.
"Thank you so much for rescuing my daughter, doggy."
The lady bowed to the dog in gratitude, then hugged him for good measure. Yasha shook the water off himself then went on his way. He ambled down some street and noticed a lady being cornered in an alley. Two men were attempting to steal her purse (go figure ::rolls eyes::). Just when the men were beginning to get rough. Yasha stepped forward and scared them out of their wits by barking loudly.
This shocked them for only a short span of time though, and they soon continued to pursue the lady's bag. Yasha didn't like being ignored. He walked up to the nearest guy and took a chunk out of his leg. He screamed in pain. His friend ran off before anybody could call the police. The lady knocked the man unconscious with her purse. She was very grateful towards her white, fluffy savior. She patted his head and handed him a piece of jerky she pulled out of her purse.
He happily ate the strange, good tasting substance and continued on his wandering. ~Kagome should be coming home any time now. I guess I should head back to the shrine.~ He made his way back to the shrine and pondered how Kagome could stand living in this dangerous place.
He ambled up the steps and attempted to climb the tree back up into Kagome's room. He slipped a couple times, but eventually got to the branch he needed to get in the room. He went down the stairs and sat with the rest of the family in the living room.
^_^ Kagome ^_^
She mentally cheered when she heard the ending bell ring. School was finally out for the day. She ran out of the school with a bright smile on her face. She can finally go home and check on Yasha. Kagome wondered how he was doing.
She reached the shrine and went in the front door.
"Tadaima!"
When she got no response, she went in search of her family. She located everybody in the living room watching the news. On the TV screen, she saw a news reporter reporting about a dog that had saved a little girl from the river.
(TV) "In today's news, a miraculous rescue had been preformed by a large white dog. A girl had fallen in the river and was dragged out by the dog. Thanks to the dog's heroic efforts, the girl was not harmed. This dog also saved a woman from being mugged by two villains. Thanks again to the dog's efforts, this woman was also unharmed."
(Souta) "Do ya hear that Kagome? Yasha's a hero!"
-Wow, so this is what happens when I'm not around.-
"Very good job Yasha! I need to take you out for a treat, you deserve it."
Kagome lead Yasha into town and to an ice cream shop. She bought herself a chocolate cone and him a vanilla one. She didn't want to poison the hero with chocolate, now did she? She giggled as she watched him lick ice cream off his nose.
He inwardly smirked then started to lick the ice cream off of her face.
"Ah! Stop that! Ew, doggy breath!" She laughed as she said that. This dog was just so precious.
After eating their frozen delights, they headed back home to eat dinner. -Dessert before dinner, that's pretty good. Though I know mamma will never let me do it again.-
They ate their dinner then trudged upstairs to get ready for bed. Kagome was grateful that she didn't have homework for once. She went into the bathroom and took a quick shower then changed into her bedclothes. She yawned tiredly and crawled into bed.
Yasha jumped up onto the bed and fell asleep at the foot of her bed. That was enough excitement in one day for him. I hope that tomorrow won't be as dangerous and painful. The duo drifted off to sleep and dreamed peaceful dreams.
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Sorry again for not updating in a while. I tried to make it up to you guys by making this chapter longer. I don't know if it's just me or not, but my chapters tend to end in people sleeping. Maybe it's cuz of my late-night writing habits. Oh well. It might be another week before I can post the next chapter. Any suggestions on how to torture Yasha or Kagome would be great. I don't hate them or anything, it's just that I control their fates. BWAHAHA ..So until then: TOODLES
A/N: Ah, the glories of a weekend break with no tests. Paradise! Well, was it worth the wait? Like I said, I've been busy with tests and such. But no worries, I've been working on the story every spare chance I get. I'll try to update every week, that's my promise. You have questions, so I have answers. Some questions asked were:
What kind of dog is Inuyasha? I thought that an Akita would be a good choice for him, since Akita's do come from Japan, but I have ultimately decided that he should be a Great Pyrenees. The Great Pyrenees looks a whole lot more like the kinda dog Sesshoumaru is, so I decided that it was the perfect choice. Big fluffy white dogs. . . kawaii!!
How can he be turned back? Now, now, I will not be givin' that away. Plus I don't even know yet. You'll find out soon enough once I think of a way.
Do Sango and Miroku know? They currently do not know what has happened to him, but they will find out after Kagome does.
Does he still have his demon strength? Interesting thought, but I don't think I'll let a dog be that strong. He will, however, be stronger than the average dog.
And to Jenna aka Kitty: Thanks for the ideas, I shall put them to effect in this chapter.
Disclaimer: .:Sigh:. You know the drill, I do not own Inuyasha (I hate having to say that). Oh yeah, and ignore Dracos gal. She's just a friend of mine. Don't worry, I'll never let her read ahead again. Naughty, naughty miss Ally-chan . . .
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Chapter 3- A dog day afternoon
Yasha miserably treaded away from the front door and flopped down on the soft carpet in Kagome's room. He hoped that her family did not notice his absence.
He moaned and grumbled from his spot on the floor. His sides were aching terribly. Yasha lay there in all his misery and listened to the movements of the people in the household. He was bored, so he decided to seek out the cat that he always liked to mess around with. He located the fat blob stuck behind the couch. ~ Stupid cat. Oh well, he's fun to play with.~
He dragged the cat out by his tail with his teeth. Buyo was unafraid of the dog for he recognized his scent as the scent of the annoying dog-boy. Buyo growled at Yasha. He did not feel like being messed with. Yasha started to gnaw at the cat's tasty tail. Buyo hissed and swiped his claws across Yasha's nose. Bright red claw marks showed. Yasha did not appreciate that. He growled at Buyo and snapped his teeth at him.
Thankfully for Buyo, Souta walked into the room. Souta sensed the tension between the two and decided he had to put an end to it. He got Buyo moving first.
"Lunch is in the kitchen, go eat Buyo."
At the sound of food, Buyo immediately exited the room. ~Stupid porker.~ Souta looked to Yasha.
"Now you. You obviously seem better and I've been meaning to do this once you got better. I just cannot resist the fluffiness!"
Souta glomped the poor unsuspecting dog. He latched onto his neck and refused to remove himself till he saw fit. When he heard Yasha's gasps for breath, he decided that was enough for now.
"That was fun, don't go anywhere, I'll be right back."
~Man, that kid's got a death grip.~ Souta left the room and came back with one of those instant cameras. He took Yasha's picture before the dog had a chance to walk off.
"Grandpa says I gotta make 'found posters' of you since you've got a collar and all. I hope nobody claims you though, it would be nice to have a dog at the shrine."
Souta left to make the posters, fantasizing about what it would be like to have a dog. Yasha sat there, momentarily blinded from the camera's flash. ~That small box must be evil. It's gotta have a small lightning demon inside or something.~ He got up once he could see again and followed Souta's scent. Souta was busy making up a poster that he could copy and spread throughout town.
Yasha spotted the evil camera and proceeded in its destruction. Just then, Grandpa walked in to check on Souta's progress. He spotted Yasha on the floor tearing the camera into oblivion. His eyes went wide.
"The dog has gone mad! I must suppress his enraged soul with a spell."
He dashed out and returned with an ofuda strip (A/N: ofuda or fuda strips: wards that Miroku uses for example). He placed it on the dog's forehead. Yasha was not pleased. He was tired of the old man's antics. He always placed those useless spell scrolls on him.
Yasha glared at the old buffoon and a growl started deep in his throat. Grandpa screamed bloody murder and grabbed Souta, running out of the room. ~Ah, peace at last.~ Grandpa sealed up the room Yasha was in with more spell scrolls. Yasha heard the old man and his feeble attempts to seal him. He rolled his eyes. ~When will he ever learn?~
He strode out of the room without even glancing at the old fool. He was standing there staring at the dog with his mouth open. +That dog cannot be normal.+ Grandpa decided to leave the dog alone for now, lest he bite his head off.
Yasha was hungry, so he made his way to the kitchen. He nudged open the fridge door and smelled the foods inside. He snorted then walked off. Nothing in there suited his interests. Ms. Higurashi noticed his poking around the kitchen.
"Are you hungry, Yasha?"
He nodded happily.
"Enthusiastic I see. Well, I was just getting ready to make a lunch up for the boys anyway. It's nearly noon already."
She went about her way in the kitchen preparing the food as she said she would. Yasha sat there patiently waiting for his food, his tail wagging. She set aside a portion of the lunch for Yasha to eat. Human food would have to do until they could purchase some dog food.
She set down the plate of food and watched as Yasha happily consumed it. He was apparently very hungry, for he ate faster than Buyo. Ms. Higurashi just smiled down at him. + I hope we can keep him..he's such a nice dog.+ She left to get the boys so that they could eat too. The boys entered the room and watched the dog warily. Yasha just sighed and left the room.
He found himself once again in Kagome's room. ~I can't stay here all day. I need to get out of here for a while.~ He nudged open Kagome's window and jumped onto the tree outside. He lost his footing and fell to the ground making a loud thump. ~ Ouch.~ He pushed aside the pain for now and sauntered off into the town.
^_^ Kagome's school ^_^
Kagome stared at the blackboard and tried to comprehend what the teacher was saying. She was so behind the rest of the class, she didn't see how she'd ever pass any tests, let alone this school year. -I really should try to concentrate on my studies more..-
"Miss Higurashi, could you please tell me the answer to the question on the board?"
She stared at the problem. "Um..12?" (A/N: 12 is the universal answer to everything. Mwahahaha..okay then..continue, ignore my rants..this moment never happened..~ ~;)
"I'm sorry, but that is incorrect. Next time pay attention and don't daydream."
The class snickered, and Kagome blushed.
The bell finally rang, signifying the beginning of the lunch period. -Finally, lunchtime, I am starving.- Her stomach growled in anticipation of her meal. She grabbed her things and made her way outside to the tree she usually ate under. Her friends were already waiting for her there.
"So, Kagome, how're things goin'?"
"Everything is going just fine now, no 'life threatening illnesses' at the moment."
"That's great, cuz I set you up on a date with Hojo-kun this Saturday."
Kagome's eyes bugged out. "You..did..WHAT?!?"
"You're going out with Hojo this Saturday. No exceptions. Especially since you aren't sick right now. You've shot the poor boy down so many times, I think it'd be great if you made it up to him."
-It's true that I've stood him up quite a lot of times..but that's because I don't like Hojo-kun. Why can't anybody understand that?!?-
"I guess I could make it up to him, but just this once."
Her friends nodded their approval and continued eating their lunches. Kagome's day at school after that was pretty uneventful. She got scolded by more teachers about her wandering mind. She was deep in thought and worry about the date that her traitorous friends had set her up on. She didn't know what she could do about it. -I guess I'll just have to go..-
^_^ Back to Yasha ^_^
Yasha's aimless wandering ended him up at a park. He sat by the river and watched with a bored look on his face as the fish swam by. He heard a loud pitched scream and looked up in time to see a girl fall off the bridge overlooking the river. He immediately dashed into the river to get the girl. The current was swift and was sweeping the girl further downstream.
The girl's mother was crying hysterically from the bridge. Her cries hurt Yasha's ears, so he decided that his rescue operation needed to be done as quickly as possible. He swam over to the shrieking girl. She grabbed onto his shoulders and attempted to ride on top of him. It is extremely hard to swim with a girl on your back, so Yasha flipped her over so that he could grab her jacket with his teeth.
Now that he was in a better position to swim, he dragged to girl onto shore. The mother met them there and frantically hugged her little girl.
"Thank you so much for rescuing my daughter, doggy."
The lady bowed to the dog in gratitude, then hugged him for good measure. Yasha shook the water off himself then went on his way. He ambled down some street and noticed a lady being cornered in an alley. Two men were attempting to steal her purse (go figure ::rolls eyes::). Just when the men were beginning to get rough. Yasha stepped forward and scared them out of their wits by barking loudly.
This shocked them for only a short span of time though, and they soon continued to pursue the lady's bag. Yasha didn't like being ignored. He walked up to the nearest guy and took a chunk out of his leg. He screamed in pain. His friend ran off before anybody could call the police. The lady knocked the man unconscious with her purse. She was very grateful towards her white, fluffy savior. She patted his head and handed him a piece of jerky she pulled out of her purse.
He happily ate the strange, good tasting substance and continued on his wandering. ~Kagome should be coming home any time now. I guess I should head back to the shrine.~ He made his way back to the shrine and pondered how Kagome could stand living in this dangerous place.
He ambled up the steps and attempted to climb the tree back up into Kagome's room. He slipped a couple times, but eventually got to the branch he needed to get in the room. He went down the stairs and sat with the rest of the family in the living room.
^_^ Kagome ^_^
She mentally cheered when she heard the ending bell ring. School was finally out for the day. She ran out of the school with a bright smile on her face. She can finally go home and check on Yasha. Kagome wondered how he was doing.
She reached the shrine and went in the front door.
"Tadaima!"
When she got no response, she went in search of her family. She located everybody in the living room watching the news. On the TV screen, she saw a news reporter reporting about a dog that had saved a little girl from the river.
(TV) "In today's news, a miraculous rescue had been preformed by a large white dog. A girl had fallen in the river and was dragged out by the dog. Thanks to the dog's heroic efforts, the girl was not harmed. This dog also saved a woman from being mugged by two villains. Thanks again to the dog's efforts, this woman was also unharmed."
(Souta) "Do ya hear that Kagome? Yasha's a hero!"
-Wow, so this is what happens when I'm not around.-
"Very good job Yasha! I need to take you out for a treat, you deserve it."
Kagome lead Yasha into town and to an ice cream shop. She bought herself a chocolate cone and him a vanilla one. She didn't want to poison the hero with chocolate, now did she? She giggled as she watched him lick ice cream off his nose.
He inwardly smirked then started to lick the ice cream off of her face.
"Ah! Stop that! Ew, doggy breath!" She laughed as she said that. This dog was just so precious.
After eating their frozen delights, they headed back home to eat dinner. -Dessert before dinner, that's pretty good. Though I know mamma will never let me do it again.-
They ate their dinner then trudged upstairs to get ready for bed. Kagome was grateful that she didn't have homework for once. She went into the bathroom and took a quick shower then changed into her bedclothes. She yawned tiredly and crawled into bed.
Yasha jumped up onto the bed and fell asleep at the foot of her bed. That was enough excitement in one day for him. I hope that tomorrow won't be as dangerous and painful. The duo drifted off to sleep and dreamed peaceful dreams.
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Sorry again for not updating in a while. I tried to make it up to you guys by making this chapter longer. I don't know if it's just me or not, but my chapters tend to end in people sleeping. Maybe it's cuz of my late-night writing habits. Oh well. It might be another week before I can post the next chapter. Any suggestions on how to torture Yasha or Kagome would be great. I don't hate them or anything, it's just that I control their fates. BWAHAHA ..So until then: TOODLES