By: Aleta Thuvis
Disclaimer posted with first chapter.
I would like to thank everyone that has reviewed the story so far. I apologize for the shortness of the chapters, I hope to make up for it by posting more than one chapter. I stole the time to write this many times during lunch and other times at work.
Shipped Out
Ukyou was surprised at the time it took her to adjust being on the ship. She had had no trouble at all on the voyage to China. It affected her more when she stepped back on to the land. Her legs still compensated for the roll the ship, causing her feel to wobbly on land.
This time it was hard to find her balance, in dog form. Every time she thought she got the hang of it, she would trip. Her sponsor thought it was amusing, to say the least.
That wasn't her only problem. She had a cold. She sneezed and her eyes constantly watered. When she awoke from sleeping, she was nearly blind with the amount of sleep that gathered in her eyes. She learned quickly, to use the side of her paw, instead of the tip of her claw to clear her eyes.
At least, the problems distracted her sponsor from her undoglike behavior. Ukyou was a dog, but there were things she refused to act out. The major thing was finding a spot to relieve herself. Let him think she was previously trained, she wasn't going to mess up their room. She investigated the bathroom. The toilet was too adventurous with her problems with balance. So she settled for the floor of the shower.
He was surprised, she observed. He found the first deposit the afternoon of the voyage and spent several minutes watching her. She acted as naturally as possible. She scratched an itch behind her ear. She sneezed and he was still watching. She grew a little worried. If he didn't want her to go there, then she may be corrected.
It was that thought, that made her seriously consider finding warm water. She could explain to him that she hasn't an ordinary dog. On the other hand, or paw, she would be at his mercy as a human and dog. He could turn her in as a cast away. He could trap her in dog form and make escaping from him in Japan harder. She may not even be able to communicate with him. She barely knew Chinese and he had yet to say anything to her in Japanese. Even if he was nice, betraying him by leaving once they got home wasn't a good option either.
He stood and grabbed some toilet paper. He flushed the crap in the toilet and left her alone, to her relief.
That night Ukyou was startled out of sleep. There where high pitched yelps and screams, somewhere on the ship. Then she felt the deck tremble, as if something heavy and huge was coming close by. The door opened to the cabin and quickly shut. Ukyou stayed in the corner she was at. Martial Artist or not, she wasn't trained to fight as a small dog, to take out something that was stooped over because it was taller then the ceiling.
It ignored her and squeezed into the bathroom. Ukyou sniffed cautiously; bizarrely she didn't smell any new scent from the thing that came in. She was startled again, when there was a heavy knocking at the door.
"Hello! Security. is everyone alright in there?" a male voice called through the door. He repeated himself in Chinese.
Her sponsor emerged from the bathroom, wrapped in a towel. He opened their room door and talked briefly to security in Chinese. He closed the door, looked around and spotted Ukyou.
"Have I scared you little one?" he asked in his Chinese. He approached her.
Ukyou felt a growl start, but she stopped it quickly. She didn't know what happen. How her sponsor ended up in the bathroom and what the hell was that thing that went into the bathroom. But, she did know, so far her sponsor has been kind and didn't deserve her aggression. Maybe, it wasn't anything, after all she was asleep. She could've dreamed a big creature came in.
He spoke in more Chinese. maybe to explain to her what happened, or maybe just nonsense to calm her. But, his tone calmed her and she fell asleep beside him on the bed.
Disclaimer posted with first chapter.
I would like to thank everyone that has reviewed the story so far. I apologize for the shortness of the chapters, I hope to make up for it by posting more than one chapter. I stole the time to write this many times during lunch and other times at work.
Shipped Out
Ukyou was surprised at the time it took her to adjust being on the ship. She had had no trouble at all on the voyage to China. It affected her more when she stepped back on to the land. Her legs still compensated for the roll the ship, causing her feel to wobbly on land.
This time it was hard to find her balance, in dog form. Every time she thought she got the hang of it, she would trip. Her sponsor thought it was amusing, to say the least.
That wasn't her only problem. She had a cold. She sneezed and her eyes constantly watered. When she awoke from sleeping, she was nearly blind with the amount of sleep that gathered in her eyes. She learned quickly, to use the side of her paw, instead of the tip of her claw to clear her eyes.
At least, the problems distracted her sponsor from her undoglike behavior. Ukyou was a dog, but there were things she refused to act out. The major thing was finding a spot to relieve herself. Let him think she was previously trained, she wasn't going to mess up their room. She investigated the bathroom. The toilet was too adventurous with her problems with balance. So she settled for the floor of the shower.
He was surprised, she observed. He found the first deposit the afternoon of the voyage and spent several minutes watching her. She acted as naturally as possible. She scratched an itch behind her ear. She sneezed and he was still watching. She grew a little worried. If he didn't want her to go there, then she may be corrected.
It was that thought, that made her seriously consider finding warm water. She could explain to him that she hasn't an ordinary dog. On the other hand, or paw, she would be at his mercy as a human and dog. He could turn her in as a cast away. He could trap her in dog form and make escaping from him in Japan harder. She may not even be able to communicate with him. She barely knew Chinese and he had yet to say anything to her in Japanese. Even if he was nice, betraying him by leaving once they got home wasn't a good option either.
He stood and grabbed some toilet paper. He flushed the crap in the toilet and left her alone, to her relief.
That night Ukyou was startled out of sleep. There where high pitched yelps and screams, somewhere on the ship. Then she felt the deck tremble, as if something heavy and huge was coming close by. The door opened to the cabin and quickly shut. Ukyou stayed in the corner she was at. Martial Artist or not, she wasn't trained to fight as a small dog, to take out something that was stooped over because it was taller then the ceiling.
It ignored her and squeezed into the bathroom. Ukyou sniffed cautiously; bizarrely she didn't smell any new scent from the thing that came in. She was startled again, when there was a heavy knocking at the door.
"Hello! Security. is everyone alright in there?" a male voice called through the door. He repeated himself in Chinese.
Her sponsor emerged from the bathroom, wrapped in a towel. He opened their room door and talked briefly to security in Chinese. He closed the door, looked around and spotted Ukyou.
"Have I scared you little one?" he asked in his Chinese. He approached her.
Ukyou felt a growl start, but she stopped it quickly. She didn't know what happen. How her sponsor ended up in the bathroom and what the hell was that thing that went into the bathroom. But, she did know, so far her sponsor has been kind and didn't deserve her aggression. Maybe, it wasn't anything, after all she was asleep. She could've dreamed a big creature came in.
He spoke in more Chinese. maybe to explain to her what happened, or maybe just nonsense to calm her. But, his tone calmed her and she fell asleep beside him on the bed.