Paws of Thought
Yeah! Testing is over! Sorry, I haven't updated in ages. Been busy I guess. I'll try not to take so long next time. I have thought up an idea for my next story too. That's about it, cept..Please review. I've got about a zillion projects to do for school, but once school's over, I'll be updating like mad, so just hang in there till then. / I will be making a couple pictures to go along with the story, if you'd like to see them, add your e- mail address to a review letting me know that you'd like to see them. \
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Chapter 4: The Date
Yasha's morning
Yasha woke up early Saturday morning. He watched as Kagome slept contently. ~She looks so calm and peaceful when she sleeps. I'm bored though, so maybe I outta wake her. Then we could do something instead of stay here all day.~
He barked loudly. She didn't wake. He decided that the cold nose treatment might work. He nudged her side with his cold nose. She rolled over in her sleep. He growled in annoyance. A thought struck him and he moved to the end of the bed. He shoved the blankets off her bare feet and inwardly smirked. He started to lick her feet. She squirmed under the covers. Kagome happened to be very ticklish. He continued to lick her feet. Then he turned around and wagged his fluffy tail to brush it softly across her bare feet. Kagome couldn't stay dead to the world any longer. She woke up laughing.
"Hey! No fair, who told you I was ticklish?"
Kagome pouted playfully at Yasha and he just dog-grinned back. Kagome instantly plotted her revenge. She couldn't tickle the dog back, for she has never known a dog to be ticklish before. An evil smile made it's way to her face. She thought of the perfect way to carry out her revenge on the dog.
She walked over to her closet and rummaged around in it for a couple minutes. She came out with an armload of clothes. She grinned evilly at Yasha and he whimpered. She rushed over to him and pinned him down before he could run away. She tied a pretty pink bow on his neck and strapped a hat rimmed with flowers on his head. She forced a pink mini-skirt on him also.
"There, now you can look that way today for tickling me!"
Yasha moaned his defeat and gave Kagome a sideways glance. ~Why in all of Japan would Kagome want to do something like this?~ Yasha sat there and pondered if this girl really was sane or not. Buyo poked his head into the room and snickered. Just to put the icing on the cake, Kagome took the dressed up dog's picture.
"My friends are gonna love this picture!"
Yasha's eyes went wide and he chased after Kagome and Buyo in an attempt to get back the embarrassing picture and the annoying cat. She shrieked and ran out the door then down the stairs. They burst into the kitchen where the rest of the family had already started eating breakfast. Ms. Higurashi got up from her plate and walked over to Yasha.
"You look so cute today Yasha! You should wear such nice clothes everyday."
She played with his ears then returned to her breakfast. Kagome snickered at his dumbfounded look. He snapped back to reality then glared at her. Ignoring him, Kagome trotted over to the table and proceeded with eating her own breakfast. Yasha trudged over to his usual spot under the table.
He usually sat under the table so he could more easily listen to the family's conversations. He could also get bits of food that Souta usually threw down to him. Today there wasn't much conversation. Kagome was in deep thought about her date later today, and the rest of the family just listened to grandpa Higurashi's wild stories.
Yasha finally remembered that he was still wearing the ridiculous clothing, so he went about with its imminent destruction. He looked up from the shredded mess of clothing and noticed Buyo still snickering in the corner. A deep growl started in Yasha's throat, and he started the great Buyo chase. The two of them chased each other around the house until they eventually broke the front door down and went outside. Buyo made a beeline for the Goshinboku tree and climbed up to one of the higher branches. Buyo stared down at the dumb dog and snickered from his safe spot. Or so he thought it was safe.
Yasha wouldn't let a simple thing like a tree get in the way of his revenge on the cat. With practiced ease, he hauled himself up the tree. Buyo's green eyes went wide in shock. Something wasn't right. Dogs don't climb trees. This fact is the only thing Buyo knew for sure.
Yasha continued his climb with determination. Buyo looked left and right trying to find an escape route. He found none, so he instead jumped down and landed right on Yasha's face. Buyo's claws were out, so Yasha got a face full of pin-sharp claws. He yelped in surprised pain. Having gotten the dog distracted for a bit, Buyo finished his descent from the tree and landed on the ground. Yasha lost his grip and fell down, landing on the cat.
He got up and dizzily walked back to the house. He ignored the Buyo pancake's groans. Yasha walked back over the broken down door. He hoped he wouldn't get in too much trouble for the damage done. At least he got his revenge on the arrogant cat.
Kagome's morning
Kagome watched as Yasha and Buyo had started their usual morning routines. They did this every day since Yasha came along. Kagome sighed. She knew that she'd have a big mess to clean up once they finished their business. She was still in doubt about her date later that day. She finished her breakfast. Kagome decided that she might as well get things set up for tonight.
She went in search of Yasha. She found him in the main hallway, next to the broken down door. She sighed deeply.
"Do you think you could open it next time?" she asked, not expecting an answer.
Kagome walked over to the door and placed it back in its frame. She gave Yasha an exasperated look, then trudged upstairs. Her day was going to be long and tiring.
Flash Forward to Tonight!
Kagome got out of the shower. Her date with Hojo was in two hours. She dreaded having to spend the night with the dunce, but she had no choice. Her friends were right, she had stood up Hojo many times. She sighed and went back into her room to select her clothes for the dinner. Yasha was sitting in the middle of her floor and giving her a questionable look. He gave her a look that more or less said: Whatcha doin'?
"Don't worry Yasha, I'll be back home soon enough. My friends suckered me into a date with Hojo." She said this and made a gagging motion at the name Hojo.
Yasha whimpered, then growled. He did not want Kagome running off with some boy.
"Don't even think about it. You're staying here, the restaurant doesn't allow dogs anyway. You can, however, help me pick something out to wear."
She rummaged through her closet once again, and pulled out two dresses. She held up the first one, then the second one. She asked Yasha of his opinion. He scoffed at her request. ~She looks nice in anything she wears.~ He walked over and nuzzled the first dress with his nose.
"The first one it is then!"
She shooed Yasha out of her room to get dressed. He respected her wishes for privacy and left immediately. She put on the dress and some light perfume. She also painted her nails and put up her hair. She opened the door and was greeted by Yasha, whose nose was scrunched up against the smell of the perfume.
"Ah, come on! Perfume doesn't smell that bad!"
Yasha coughed and walked off before he fainted from the strong scent. Kagome shook her head then went down the stairs.
"Grandpa, watch over Yasha for me, kay?"
Grandpa Higurashi just nodded his head and glared at the dog.
"Okay, but if he does anything funny, I'll have to exorcise him."
"Thanks grandpa."
Kagome heard a knock on the door.
"I guess Hojo is here, I'll see you all later tonight."
She went to the door, Yasha close on her heels. She opened the door to see Hojo with a goofy grin on his face.
"So, you ready for tonight, Kagome?"
She mentally rolled her eyes. -As ready as I'll ever be.- "Yep."
The two at the door finally realized the loud growling coming from the ground. Hojo looked down to see a severely ticked off Yasha. He looked at the dog warily, but decided to be friendly anyway.
"How is the nice doggy doing today?"
Hojo reached down to pet Yasha on the head. Yasha lashed out and bit his hand. Hojo cried out in pain and Yasha just snickered. Kagome giggled quietly and winked at him from the corner of her eye.
"Bad dog, you shouldn't bite people who don't know how to keep their hands to themselves. Come on Hojo, let's get you bandaged up."
Kagome led Hojo into the living room, got some bandages, and bandaged his hand. -Hojo really is an idiot.- After Hojo was all fixed up, they left the house and got in the car to go to Tokyo Plaza. Hojo pulled the car in front of the most fancy restaurant in town. Kagome looked at him with wide eyes.
"We're gonna eat here?"
"The perfect restaurant for the perfect woman."
Kagome blushed and allowed him to lead her into the restaurant.
Yasha
Yasha stood at the window and watched as the two left without him. He glared at them until he could no longer see them. He had to get that Hojo guy. He wouldn't let some weirdo take away his Kagome..wait a minute..his Kagome? Since when was Kagome his? ~I've got to stop thinking like that, Kagome is not mine..but I want her.~ He shook his head to clear his thoughts. He felt and smelt the presence of another in the room. He turned around to find the deranged old man with a handful of spell scrolls.
He growled to try and scare off the old geezer. He reacted by grinning.
"You will not escape my spells this time dog."
He lunged forward and attempted to stick some more scrolls on the dog. Yasha sidestepped to avoid him. He trotted out of the room and left the old man on the floor. He nudged open the back door and began his search for Kagome.
Kagome
They followed a waiter to their table. Hojo had asked the waiter to give them the best seats in the house. She sat down and picked up a menu. She didn't recognize anything on the menu. She never ate fancy food. Hojo said his order to the waiter. Kagome just had what he was having. They got soup as an appetizer. Kagome stared as he slurped the soup down noisily. She rolled her eyes and wished for the night to get over faster.
Mission: Retrieve Kagome
Yasha sniffed around the streets of the plaza trying to pick up Kagome's scent. It was hard to block out the smells of such wonderful foods around him, but he managed somehow. He picked up her scent coming from a really good smelling restaurant. He attempted to enter the restaurant, but was kicked back out by a man guarding the door. He instead went over to the window and pressed his nose against it trying to see if Kagome was in there.
Kagome
Hojo was currently choking on some unknown food. Her gaze wandered over to the windows. Her eye twitched when she spotted a big white dog with a spell scroll on his forhead looking in the window.
"Yasha?"
Yasha spotted her then snuck past the guard. He made his way over to Kagome's table then hid under it. Kagome caught this and whispered to him.
"What are you doing here? You crazy dog!"
Hojo had finally stopped choking on his food.
"You look beautiful tonight, Kagome."
Kagome blushed. "Thanks."
Yasha growled under the table and Kagome kicked him lightly. He yelped, but nobody heard him. Hojo's hand tried to sneak it's way over to Kagome's. Yasha growled again and bit down on his leg, hard. Hojo screamed out in pain and fell backwards onto a waiter. Kagome gasped and looked over the table at him. He was covered head to toe with food. She giggled.
"Are you okay Hojo?"
Hojo nodded his head weakly. A waiter tapped Kagome on the shoulder.
"Sorry miss, but no dogs are allowed in the building. Could you please remove him?"
She nodded and grabbed Yasha by the collar. Having gotten his revenge on Hojo, he happily left the building with Kagome. Once outside, Kagome took the scroll off his forehead and decided to talk.
"As happy as I am that you stopped this horrible date, don't do it again. I don't want to be held responsible for any injuries."
He nodded happily then licked her hand.
"Let's go home, boy. It's a new moon tonight and I don't want to get caught in the dark."
He whimpered softly. He didn't like new moons for obvious reasons. Yasha had no idea how his current predicament would affect his usual transformation to human. They left Hojo at the restraunt and walked home together. They reached the shrine and went inside.
"Hello Kagome dear. How was your date with Hojo."
"It was interesting."
She looked down at Yasha and smiled softly.
"I'm tired, so I'll go up to bed early tonight, okay mama?"
"Good night dear."
Kagome trudged upstairs with Yasha. She collapsed on her bed and fell asleep instantly. Yasha looked out her bedroom window at the darkening sky. He whimpered and began to glow. He felt himself changing shape, but to what he did not know. He nudged Kagome's hand. She woke up and looked at him. Her eyes went wide. (O.O)
"Dear kami-sama, what happened?"
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Mwhahahahaha!!! I love to leave cliffhangers! That means you might come back to see what happens. The story gets interesting from here, so stay tuned!
Yeah! Testing is over! Sorry, I haven't updated in ages. Been busy I guess. I'll try not to take so long next time. I have thought up an idea for my next story too. That's about it, cept..Please review. I've got about a zillion projects to do for school, but once school's over, I'll be updating like mad, so just hang in there till then. / I will be making a couple pictures to go along with the story, if you'd like to see them, add your e- mail address to a review letting me know that you'd like to see them. \
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Chapter 4: The Date
Yasha's morning
Yasha woke up early Saturday morning. He watched as Kagome slept contently. ~She looks so calm and peaceful when she sleeps. I'm bored though, so maybe I outta wake her. Then we could do something instead of stay here all day.~
He barked loudly. She didn't wake. He decided that the cold nose treatment might work. He nudged her side with his cold nose. She rolled over in her sleep. He growled in annoyance. A thought struck him and he moved to the end of the bed. He shoved the blankets off her bare feet and inwardly smirked. He started to lick her feet. She squirmed under the covers. Kagome happened to be very ticklish. He continued to lick her feet. Then he turned around and wagged his fluffy tail to brush it softly across her bare feet. Kagome couldn't stay dead to the world any longer. She woke up laughing.
"Hey! No fair, who told you I was ticklish?"
Kagome pouted playfully at Yasha and he just dog-grinned back. Kagome instantly plotted her revenge. She couldn't tickle the dog back, for she has never known a dog to be ticklish before. An evil smile made it's way to her face. She thought of the perfect way to carry out her revenge on the dog.
She walked over to her closet and rummaged around in it for a couple minutes. She came out with an armload of clothes. She grinned evilly at Yasha and he whimpered. She rushed over to him and pinned him down before he could run away. She tied a pretty pink bow on his neck and strapped a hat rimmed with flowers on his head. She forced a pink mini-skirt on him also.
"There, now you can look that way today for tickling me!"
Yasha moaned his defeat and gave Kagome a sideways glance. ~Why in all of Japan would Kagome want to do something like this?~ Yasha sat there and pondered if this girl really was sane or not. Buyo poked his head into the room and snickered. Just to put the icing on the cake, Kagome took the dressed up dog's picture.
"My friends are gonna love this picture!"
Yasha's eyes went wide and he chased after Kagome and Buyo in an attempt to get back the embarrassing picture and the annoying cat. She shrieked and ran out the door then down the stairs. They burst into the kitchen where the rest of the family had already started eating breakfast. Ms. Higurashi got up from her plate and walked over to Yasha.
"You look so cute today Yasha! You should wear such nice clothes everyday."
She played with his ears then returned to her breakfast. Kagome snickered at his dumbfounded look. He snapped back to reality then glared at her. Ignoring him, Kagome trotted over to the table and proceeded with eating her own breakfast. Yasha trudged over to his usual spot under the table.
He usually sat under the table so he could more easily listen to the family's conversations. He could also get bits of food that Souta usually threw down to him. Today there wasn't much conversation. Kagome was in deep thought about her date later today, and the rest of the family just listened to grandpa Higurashi's wild stories.
Yasha finally remembered that he was still wearing the ridiculous clothing, so he went about with its imminent destruction. He looked up from the shredded mess of clothing and noticed Buyo still snickering in the corner. A deep growl started in Yasha's throat, and he started the great Buyo chase. The two of them chased each other around the house until they eventually broke the front door down and went outside. Buyo made a beeline for the Goshinboku tree and climbed up to one of the higher branches. Buyo stared down at the dumb dog and snickered from his safe spot. Or so he thought it was safe.
Yasha wouldn't let a simple thing like a tree get in the way of his revenge on the cat. With practiced ease, he hauled himself up the tree. Buyo's green eyes went wide in shock. Something wasn't right. Dogs don't climb trees. This fact is the only thing Buyo knew for sure.
Yasha continued his climb with determination. Buyo looked left and right trying to find an escape route. He found none, so he instead jumped down and landed right on Yasha's face. Buyo's claws were out, so Yasha got a face full of pin-sharp claws. He yelped in surprised pain. Having gotten the dog distracted for a bit, Buyo finished his descent from the tree and landed on the ground. Yasha lost his grip and fell down, landing on the cat.
He got up and dizzily walked back to the house. He ignored the Buyo pancake's groans. Yasha walked back over the broken down door. He hoped he wouldn't get in too much trouble for the damage done. At least he got his revenge on the arrogant cat.
Kagome's morning
Kagome watched as Yasha and Buyo had started their usual morning routines. They did this every day since Yasha came along. Kagome sighed. She knew that she'd have a big mess to clean up once they finished their business. She was still in doubt about her date later that day. She finished her breakfast. Kagome decided that she might as well get things set up for tonight.
She went in search of Yasha. She found him in the main hallway, next to the broken down door. She sighed deeply.
"Do you think you could open it next time?" she asked, not expecting an answer.
Kagome walked over to the door and placed it back in its frame. She gave Yasha an exasperated look, then trudged upstairs. Her day was going to be long and tiring.
Flash Forward to Tonight!
Kagome got out of the shower. Her date with Hojo was in two hours. She dreaded having to spend the night with the dunce, but she had no choice. Her friends were right, she had stood up Hojo many times. She sighed and went back into her room to select her clothes for the dinner. Yasha was sitting in the middle of her floor and giving her a questionable look. He gave her a look that more or less said: Whatcha doin'?
"Don't worry Yasha, I'll be back home soon enough. My friends suckered me into a date with Hojo." She said this and made a gagging motion at the name Hojo.
Yasha whimpered, then growled. He did not want Kagome running off with some boy.
"Don't even think about it. You're staying here, the restaurant doesn't allow dogs anyway. You can, however, help me pick something out to wear."
She rummaged through her closet once again, and pulled out two dresses. She held up the first one, then the second one. She asked Yasha of his opinion. He scoffed at her request. ~She looks nice in anything she wears.~ He walked over and nuzzled the first dress with his nose.
"The first one it is then!"
She shooed Yasha out of her room to get dressed. He respected her wishes for privacy and left immediately. She put on the dress and some light perfume. She also painted her nails and put up her hair. She opened the door and was greeted by Yasha, whose nose was scrunched up against the smell of the perfume.
"Ah, come on! Perfume doesn't smell that bad!"
Yasha coughed and walked off before he fainted from the strong scent. Kagome shook her head then went down the stairs.
"Grandpa, watch over Yasha for me, kay?"
Grandpa Higurashi just nodded his head and glared at the dog.
"Okay, but if he does anything funny, I'll have to exorcise him."
"Thanks grandpa."
Kagome heard a knock on the door.
"I guess Hojo is here, I'll see you all later tonight."
She went to the door, Yasha close on her heels. She opened the door to see Hojo with a goofy grin on his face.
"So, you ready for tonight, Kagome?"
She mentally rolled her eyes. -As ready as I'll ever be.- "Yep."
The two at the door finally realized the loud growling coming from the ground. Hojo looked down to see a severely ticked off Yasha. He looked at the dog warily, but decided to be friendly anyway.
"How is the nice doggy doing today?"
Hojo reached down to pet Yasha on the head. Yasha lashed out and bit his hand. Hojo cried out in pain and Yasha just snickered. Kagome giggled quietly and winked at him from the corner of her eye.
"Bad dog, you shouldn't bite people who don't know how to keep their hands to themselves. Come on Hojo, let's get you bandaged up."
Kagome led Hojo into the living room, got some bandages, and bandaged his hand. -Hojo really is an idiot.- After Hojo was all fixed up, they left the house and got in the car to go to Tokyo Plaza. Hojo pulled the car in front of the most fancy restaurant in town. Kagome looked at him with wide eyes.
"We're gonna eat here?"
"The perfect restaurant for the perfect woman."
Kagome blushed and allowed him to lead her into the restaurant.
Yasha
Yasha stood at the window and watched as the two left without him. He glared at them until he could no longer see them. He had to get that Hojo guy. He wouldn't let some weirdo take away his Kagome..wait a minute..his Kagome? Since when was Kagome his? ~I've got to stop thinking like that, Kagome is not mine..but I want her.~ He shook his head to clear his thoughts. He felt and smelt the presence of another in the room. He turned around to find the deranged old man with a handful of spell scrolls.
He growled to try and scare off the old geezer. He reacted by grinning.
"You will not escape my spells this time dog."
He lunged forward and attempted to stick some more scrolls on the dog. Yasha sidestepped to avoid him. He trotted out of the room and left the old man on the floor. He nudged open the back door and began his search for Kagome.
Kagome
They followed a waiter to their table. Hojo had asked the waiter to give them the best seats in the house. She sat down and picked up a menu. She didn't recognize anything on the menu. She never ate fancy food. Hojo said his order to the waiter. Kagome just had what he was having. They got soup as an appetizer. Kagome stared as he slurped the soup down noisily. She rolled her eyes and wished for the night to get over faster.
Mission: Retrieve Kagome
Yasha sniffed around the streets of the plaza trying to pick up Kagome's scent. It was hard to block out the smells of such wonderful foods around him, but he managed somehow. He picked up her scent coming from a really good smelling restaurant. He attempted to enter the restaurant, but was kicked back out by a man guarding the door. He instead went over to the window and pressed his nose against it trying to see if Kagome was in there.
Kagome
Hojo was currently choking on some unknown food. Her gaze wandered over to the windows. Her eye twitched when she spotted a big white dog with a spell scroll on his forhead looking in the window.
"Yasha?"
Yasha spotted her then snuck past the guard. He made his way over to Kagome's table then hid under it. Kagome caught this and whispered to him.
"What are you doing here? You crazy dog!"
Hojo had finally stopped choking on his food.
"You look beautiful tonight, Kagome."
Kagome blushed. "Thanks."
Yasha growled under the table and Kagome kicked him lightly. He yelped, but nobody heard him. Hojo's hand tried to sneak it's way over to Kagome's. Yasha growled again and bit down on his leg, hard. Hojo screamed out in pain and fell backwards onto a waiter. Kagome gasped and looked over the table at him. He was covered head to toe with food. She giggled.
"Are you okay Hojo?"
Hojo nodded his head weakly. A waiter tapped Kagome on the shoulder.
"Sorry miss, but no dogs are allowed in the building. Could you please remove him?"
She nodded and grabbed Yasha by the collar. Having gotten his revenge on Hojo, he happily left the building with Kagome. Once outside, Kagome took the scroll off his forehead and decided to talk.
"As happy as I am that you stopped this horrible date, don't do it again. I don't want to be held responsible for any injuries."
He nodded happily then licked her hand.
"Let's go home, boy. It's a new moon tonight and I don't want to get caught in the dark."
He whimpered softly. He didn't like new moons for obvious reasons. Yasha had no idea how his current predicament would affect his usual transformation to human. They left Hojo at the restraunt and walked home together. They reached the shrine and went inside.
"Hello Kagome dear. How was your date with Hojo."
"It was interesting."
She looked down at Yasha and smiled softly.
"I'm tired, so I'll go up to bed early tonight, okay mama?"
"Good night dear."
Kagome trudged upstairs with Yasha. She collapsed on her bed and fell asleep instantly. Yasha looked out her bedroom window at the darkening sky. He whimpered and began to glow. He felt himself changing shape, but to what he did not know. He nudged Kagome's hand. She woke up and looked at him. Her eyes went wide. (O.O)
"Dear kami-sama, what happened?"
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Mwhahahahaha!!! I love to leave cliffhangers! That means you might come back to see what happens. The story gets interesting from here, so stay tuned!