A/N: HEY! I'm just being inspired! My Muse Is Back To Work! That's all!. Standard disclaimer applies.

Oneshot 8:

"Just like any other dog."

Rock waved his tail with enthusiasm as a red car passed in front of the shrine. The day was sunny and hot. Kagome was taking her time at school and Inuyasha was waiting for her, bored as hell. He sighed and watched another car passing by. Rock, the dog, barked this time, and his tail waved in absolute happiness.

"What's the fun in all this, mutt?"

":bark, bark, bark:."

"If you want to chase cars, I'm not stopping you!"

":BARK! Bark, woof:"

"Like the mailman? What's a mailman?… whatever, what's the matter with the mailman?"

":whine, woof, woof, BARK!:."

"An enemy you can't chase, because… the humans likes him?"

"::whoof, whine:"

"Hmm… that's reasonable: I don't like when a person brings other dog's scents into my territory either."

":nod:"

"The car is like the mailman?"

":Wuf, bark, bark, bark!:."

"Of Course it runs faster than you…! But not faster than me, I assure you that!"

The dog turned his attention to the street, ignoring Inuyasha's last comment. Another car passed by. Rock waved his tail and barked. Inuyasha just feh'ed his discomfort.

Another car, and the same thing happened.

And another car!

"This is boring! I'm out of here!"

":woof, woof, woof?:"

The hanyou turned over his heels very upset, and glared at the dog.

"Of Course I Run Faster Than That Thing! I Can Even Catch It!"

":Bark:"

"I can catch it! You can only dream about chasing him, but I CAN catch it!"

":bark, bark, bark:."

"Oh, Yeah? Just Watch Me!"

Inuyasha crossed his arms in front of his chest and waited, stomping his foot on the ground. Then, a truck appeared lazily in the next corner.

At Kagome's School.

Kagome and her friend, Hikari, waited under a tree in silence, sighing once in a while.

"You don't have to wait for me, Kagome: I didn't know that my mother was going to take this long!" She said, a little bit ashamed.

"Nah! Don't worry about me, I can wait a little (not like someone I could name)." Kagome sighed and stared at the street. A car appeared. "See? Isn't that your mother's car?" Hikari jumped on her feet.

"Yes it is! Finally!"

The girls grabbed their stuff and waited for Hikari's mother to stop. They both get inside the car and mentally blessed the genius after the air conditioner. After a short greet to the older woman, they left. Hikari's mother seemed nervous, and Kagome noted this. This caught her attention, Mrs. Nikaido was a cool woman, and never got upset by anything. She was acting strange, as if hiding or trying to explain something bad, and didn't know were to begin. Kagome's train of thought was interrupted when the older woman apologized.

"I'm sorry girls for making you wait, but I couldn't help it… it was scary: I had this 'strange' problem while driving here…" the woman was seriously concerned. "Oh My God! I'm still shaky!"

"What happened, mom?" Asked Hikari a little bit concerned. "Are you all right?"

"I don't know… first, this truck was blocking the road: it was near your house, Kagome-chan."

"Really?" Kagome widened her eyes. "An accident near my house? (Why I don't like the sound of this?)"

"Yes, a few blocks away from your house, but it wasn't an actual accident, the truck was blocking the road, that's all: the trucker was fine and pretty mad, he was talking to the police, I thought the guy was drunk by the story he was telling…"

"Why he was blocking the road, mom?"

"I have an idea, but I didn't catch the whole conversation."

"Oh. Well, it's good to hear that it wasn't an accident! (Definitely, I'm getting paranoid.)"

"But… mom, what happened to you: events like that one isn't a scary one!"

"I took a detour, since I couldn't pass, and… when I was near the shrine, I heard this scandal, you know, like angry yells, cars stopping suddenly and stuff… but I ignored it… My God! I don't know how to explain what happened next!" Kagome paled a little.

"(Oh, crap: Here we go… Why I'm so pessimist?)"

"Take your time, mom." Encouraged Hikari, visibly concerned. Kagome shrunken in her seat.

"(Oh, Dear Kami! I want to be wrong, I DO WANT to be wrong!)" She thought.

"Well, I was passing just in front of the shrine, and this red and white blur ran beside the left side of the car and tried to pass me… or catch the car…"

"(That Baka good for nothing! I knew it… :sweats: wait a minute, he did WHAT?... OH MY GOD! THIS ISN'T HAPPENING!)"

"… and before I could notice, I hit it."

"(Oh God! Inuyasha was…! Inuyasha Was…!)"

"You hit something? With the car? What was it?" Asked Hikari.

"I stopped the car and got out immediately. I rushed to the left side to see what I hit… I heard this whine, I truly believed it was a big dog, but I saw his bundle, and… I noted that it wasn't exactly a dog, but it sounded like one and I…"

"(Inuyasha was hit by a car:bites lip:… he was chasing cars… OH MY GOD, MY POOR DOG-BOY!... OH MY GOD! HOW… HOW… :thinks: Inuyasha chases cars? Oh My…)." As you can see, Kagome couldn't believe her own ears.

"What was it, mother? What did you hit?" Insisted Hikari. "A dog or what?"

":sniffle: A young boy, about your age… Oh Kami! I feel so… that boy was your age, he could be my son and I hit a defenseless boy WITH my Car:several sniffles: And I couldn't help it or found him for that matter, either :several sobs:"

Silence. Kagome gasped and Hikari went mute, but for different reasons (Kagome because she was shocked and dead worried, and Hikari because she was stunned). Mrs. Nikaido sobbed and sniffled, visibly concerned.

"He was holding his arm and… and… he was rather peculiar. He was dressed in an old red kimono and… his hair was pure white… and the strange thing was… that he had dog ears…"

"But Mom! Where is he?

"(We Are Busted!) :ahem: You Sure about that, Mrs. Nikaido?" Kagome asked in faked skepticism. "Dog (cute) ears?"

"Yes… the poor thing was so scared and stunned! I tried to got close to him as motherly I could get, to soothed him somehow, to help him, but he was really, really scared! He stared at me like a feral lost puppy… and then he hissed at me, took a step back and ran away… I spent half an hour looking for him :sob, sob, sob: Oh My God, I feel So guilty!"

Silence.

"(Inuyasha was stunned… and… I should be mad at him, but the poor thing was hit by a car… This can't be good, maybe he is hurt! That lousy lad! I should be mad at him, not worried! Argh! I'll kill him for this!)"

"Don't worry mom, the guy shouldn't have been chasing cars to begin with." Said Hikari not believing her mother's tale. "He must be fine, otherwise, he wouldn't ran away from you… unless he had some childhood issues."

"(He has childhood issues!) Yeah… right." Supported Kagome. "(Wait till I get my hands on his neck! Just Wait!)." She thought.

The rest of the little travel was uneventful. As soon as they reached the shrine, Kagome said quick thanks, goodbyes and rushed inside the shrine grounds. She found her grandfather in the backyard, playing with Rock. When the dog saw her, he lied in the ground as if in shame. Kagome ran to her grandpa's side.

"Hi, Jiji, Have you seen…?"

"He's inside; your mother is with him. He's the mischief type, you know… :stares: He's fine, and getting pampered by your mother" He explained calmly. Kagome's anger surfaced when she heard her grandpa saying those things.

":sigh: That's good to hear… Now wait till I get my hands…"

"Kagome…? Be nice, Ok? The hanyou was shocked to no ends when he arrived and isn't having a good day right now."

Kagome paled again and got worried again. She ran inside the house, dropping her stuff at the entrance while at it sought after her mother. When she couldn't find her, terrible pictures of a crippled Inuyasha took over her mind. She just knew that something was going on, she forgot her bad mood and the only thing she could think of was how Inuyasha was doing, how was he and how serious the accident was.

"Mom? MOM? MOM! Where Are You?"

"We're at the guestroom, Honey! Inuyasha is here!"

Kagome ran upstairs and halted herself in front of the guestroom. She opened the door frantically.

":gasp: Oh My! Inuyasha! What, in the world, happened to you!"

At Kaede's House.

Kaede sighed as a well known 'whack' echoed through the village. She returned to her tasks, talking occasionally to Shippo, who was very busy drawing with his brand new pens, a gift from Kagome. Talking about Kagome, Inuyasha had take his time to drag her back… the guy never let her stay at her world for more than 3 days. And this was the fourth day! And he had left the day before, so now both, Kagome and the hanyou were missing.

"Damn It, Wench! I'm bloody Fine!"

Talking about the devils.

"No, You're NOT! You were HIT BY A CAR!"

"But I'M DAMN FINE NOW!"

Kaede sighed and look at the hut's entrance.

"It's Kagome!" Said Shippo. ":utter happiness: Kagome IS BACK!"

Shippo ran towards the gate and jumped into Kagome arms as she entered the hut. Kaede smiled at the little scene, but soon gasped, just like Shippo.

"Inuyasha, what happened to you? It was a youkai?" The old miko asked him in evident surprise.

"Feh!"

Kagome smiled in sorry. Shippo stared in awe at Inuyasha, but remained quiet, not daring to say anything that could risk one bonk or two. The hanyou seemed cranky: his face was covered with scratches, he had a bandage across his head and his left wrist and elbow were also bandaged… besides that, he seemed fine.

"Don't worry, lady Kaede: he's fine, he was hit by this big machine from my time." Explained Kagome feeling apprehensive. "He's sore all over, his wrist hurts, but nothing is broken, THANKS Kami!"

"How this did happen?"

"FEH!" Exclaimed Inuyasha and stomped out of the hut.

"He doesn't tell… but I have an idea." Said Kagome.

Outside, Inuyasha stomped to his tree, angered to no ends. His usual climb to his favorite branch took some time, but he succeeded after a while. He sat there and sulked.

After a moment like that, he growled and rubbed his left wrist tenderly, then, he checked on his other minor wounds.

"At least I DID catch the DAMN thing!"

Fin.

By

Misao-CG.