Hey! Thank you for all the reviews, and all the suggestions! I appreciated all of them, and so I hope you'll be happy with this chapter. What's weird is everytime I have a chapter, it just gets longer. Chapter one of this story is the shortest, only 600 some words, and then two was 900 some words, and three was 1300 some words, four was 2090 words or so, and this chapter is more than 2100.
It's a good thing I guess...
But anyways... enjoy
On with the story...
Chapter Five- Bath Time!
"You're not going to give him a bath!" InuYasha yelled. It was more of an order than a statement.
"But you said that the puppy stinks." Kagome replied. InuYasha grumbled.
"I don't want you washing the dog!"
"Why?"
"Because…"
"Because?"
"Because…"
"You think of a reason while I give him a bath." Kagome said as she stood up.
"You are not going to give him a bath!" InuYasha said, standing up.
"Osuwari." Kagome grumbled. When the ground shook, she walked out of the hut with the dog.
"Kagome!" Shippo yelled. Kagome looked down.
"Oh hi Shippo!"
"How's InuYasha, Kagome?" Sango asked from a nearby hill.
"Just fine." Kagome shouted back.
"Even after the osuwari?" Miroku asked.
"I think so…" Kagome replied, and walked to the river.
"Hey there… are you ready for a bath?" She asked. The puppy cocked his head as if saying 'what-are-you-talking-about?' Kagome took a bucket and got some water. When she got it back up, a hand grabbed it from her.
"InuYasha! What are you doing?" Kagome asked.
"I'm giving it the bath." InuYasha countered, and sat down beside the two. Kagome glared at him.
"I don't trust you."
"Too bad. I'm giving it its bath."
"He's not an 'it' InuYasha." Kagome retorted, and tried to take the bucket back.
"Keh. Whatever. Just give me the damn bucket. I'll wash him!"
"No."
"Well, you're certainly not."
"Yes, I am."
"No, you're not!"
"Yes… I am."
"I said you aren't now shut up!"
"OSUWARI!" Kagome huffed, and then ended it with a "Hmph." The bucket had tipped over, and now InuYasha's hair was wet.
"Now look what you did. I'll have to change your bandages again." Kagome said as she took the bucket.
"What I did? If you didn't 'sit' me, then none of this would have happened!" InuYasha countered as he sat back up. Kagome sighed as she dumped the water on the puppy. He's impossible sometimes…The puppy shuddered at bit, and then shook his fur. He looked up to see Kagome dripping wet and whimpered a bit. Kagome just put up a smile as she squeezed the water out of her hair. She was about to take the soap, when InuYasha took it.
"Hey! Give it to me!"
"I said I'm washing the dog!"
"No!"
"Why?"
"Do you even know how to use that shampoo?" InuYasha stopped and looked at the bottle.
"Keh. How hard could it be? Just squeeze it out of this thing and rub it all over him." Kagome rolled her eyes.
"Give it to me."
"No. I'm washing it!"
"Don't make me sit you again!... oops." InuYasha got up from his crater and glared at her.
"Oops my ass." Kagome eyed him, but said nothing. The shampoo was in her hands now, and that's all she wanted. Kagome started rubbing the dog, and soap suds appeared. InuYasha growled the whole time.
"What's wrong with you?" Kagome asked.
"I said I was going to clean it—him."
"I don't trust you. After what happened last time with the puppy, I don't trust him to be in your hands." Kagome replied and got the bucket to fill up with water again. The puppy whimpered and shook its fur again. When Kagome came back, the grass was soaked, and InuYasha was covered with soap, and growling. From Kagome's view, he looked like he was about to rip the dog apart with his fangs. Even though, Kagome couldn't help but giggle. InuYasha turned around and glowered at her.
"What's so damn funny?"
"I'll rinse you later." Kagome said, and she dumped the water on the puppy. He shook his fur again, but this time, Kagome and InuYasha ducked. Kagome got the towel and started drying him. InuYasha took the puppy from her lap and the towel from her hand.
"What are you doing now!" it was more of a statement than a question.
"I said I wanted to help wench. Just shut it." InuYasha yelled. Kagome kept quiet, but also kept careful watch. It wasn't long until something went wrong. InuYasha took the puppy and placed it on his lap, and then tried to do what Kagome did, but the puppy tried to get away. InuYasha growled and tried to get the puppy in place, and he bit him.
"Ow… gah… you stinking albino piece of crap! I'll teach you to bite me!" InuYasha was about to punch the puppy, when Kagome took him away.
"I think you've helped enough InuYasha." Kagome took the towel from him after a bit of tugging, and finished drying the dog.
"You finally done?" InuYasha asked impatiently.
"Yes." She picked up the puppy. "Now you can't say he stinks, can you?"
"Sure I can." Kagome sighed. She tried to ignore him, but when she picked up the puppy and it licked her before being smacked down to the ground, she gave up.
"InuYasha! Why'd you do that?" Kagome yelled as she picked up the puppy.
"Keh."
"Hmph." Kagome turned back to the puppy and started petting it.
"My, don't you feel soft and fluffy." Kagome said. The puppy barked, and Kagome giggled. InuYasha just sat there and growled.
"I know, why not name you Fluffy?" Kagome asked. InuYasha gawked.
"What!"
"Is that a bad name?"
"Why the hell 'Fluffy?'"
"Well, Souta wanted to name him InuYasha."
"What the fuck? That's my name! MY name… not his, not anyone's." InuYasha exclaimed.
"I know that. Which is why I told Souta no, and he told me to think of a better name." Kagome said.
"How about 'Chikushou?" Kagome glared daggers at him.
"Osuwari!" Kagome shouted. "There is now way I'm going to name the dog 'Damned'." InuYasha sat up.
"It was just a goddamn suggestion." Kagome sighed.
"Next thing you're going to suggest is that I name the dog Ramen." InuYasha pretended to gag.
"God woman. That's an insult! And it'll make me puke every time I eat it afterwards." InuYasha whined. Kagome rolled her eyes, but couldn't help to smile.
"So you're saying that if I name him Ramen, then you'll never bother me with Ramen again?" Kagome asked. InuYasha eyed her severely.
"How about Koga?" Kagome joked. The dog whimpered himself, and InuYasha's jaw dropped. "Oh yeah, you met Koga last night, huh?" she said to the dog. She turned around and saw InuYasha.
"Close your mouth. You're going to catch demon flies." InuYasha closed his mouth with a huff.
"Keh."
"Oh yeah, I have to rinse you." Kagome said. She got the bucket and dumped water on him. InuYasha shook himself this time and Kagome got wet again.
"What the hell was that for!"
"I'm not letting the soap stay on you." Kagome replied curtly. She got the towel, and was about to dry InuYasha, when he pushed her hand away.
"No way in hell am I letting you dry me with that towel."
"Why not?"
"It's Chikushou's."
"I told you, his name isn't Chikushou! It's Fluffy." InuYasha rolled his eyes, and Kagome dropped the towel on his head and started rubbing it. When she got in the ears, InuYasha emitted a low growl that sounded like a purr. Kagome stopped and cocked her head.
"What?"
"Did you just purr?"
"No." Kagome giggled and continued rubbing him dry. InuYasha tried hard this time to not purr, and ended up coughing half the time and hurting his stomach.
"Are you okay?" Kagome asked.
"I'm damn fine." Kagome just sighed and gathered everything. Then she picked up the puppy and stood up.
"Come on, I have to change your bandages." She left, and InuYasha followed her.
……………………………………………………
To none of their knowledge, Sango and Miroku saw everything that went on over at the hill.
"They love each other, and they'll never even say it." Sango said. Miroku nodded.
Just like how I feel for you, Sango-Chan. Hmm… that's a very nice bottom we have there…
CLONK
"Hands away, monk." Sango said after the Hirakotsu knocked Miroku over. Sango sighed as Miroku got up again and sat next to her one more time.
They heard from the distance, Shippo and Kirara playing, and Kagome was heading back to the hut, with InuYasha following her.
"Do you feel that?" Miroku asked. Sango turned around.
"What do you mean?"
"I feel a very foreboding energy."
……………………………………………………
When they got into the hut, the puppy was pouncing around Kagome's backpack. She just sat everything down and got the first-aid kit. She took off the bandage and started wrapping his waist with a new one. Half way through, the puppy came up to her.
"What'd you find?" Kagome asked, not looking. InuYasha looked down and growled.
"You do not, I repeat, DO NOT touch this bottle, you mangy mutt." InuYasha said, and he picked the bottle out of Fluffy's mouth. Kagome looked over InuYasha's shoulder and saw the two jewel shards in the bottle.
"Oh InuYasha, he was just sniffing around."
"Keh. With a demon like him, two shards would increase his power who knows how much?"
"He's not a demon!" Kagome countered as she put away the first aid.
"Don't get on this subject again." Shippo said, coming in.
"None of your business squirt." InuYasha retorted.
"Hi Shippo." Was all Kagome said before taking the shard from InuYasha's hands, and back into her backpack. InuYasha huffed and got out of the hut. Kagome was playing with Fluffy for a while until InuYasha came back in with Sango, Miroku, and Kirara.
"Hey you guys." Kagome said.
"Hi Kagome."
"Kagome, do you feel the demonic aura?" Miroku asked. Kagome paused for a moment, and the puppy headed to the backpack looking for the shards once again.
"A little." Kagome replied after a while. Everyone looked at her. "It's nothing strong though, so I don't think we need to worry about it." They all sat down. InuYasha huffed again.
"I bet you anything it's coming from Fluffy." InuYasha said, emphasizing hatred on the name. Kagome eyed him severely, and
"Osuwari." came out next.
"Kagome, damn it, what'd you do that for?" InuYasha yelled after the spell wore off.
"You're always blaming Fluffy. It's not fair to the dog himself!" There was a slight pause. Very slight though, as InuYasha thought of a comeback besides 'I don't like the smell.'
"Not my problem if it is a demon." Kagome ignored him. It was getting late and everyone sat by the fire as Kagome prepared Ramen for everyone, and two extra for InuYasha.
"Tos mph oomph off." InuYasha mumbled as he chewed the Ramen. Kagome raised a brow.
"I'm sorry, I didn't catch that." But InuYasha didn't hear. He was too busy with his second bowl. Kagome rolled her eyes as she continued eating like the rest. After a while, Fluffy started whimpering. Kagome turned around and saw the hungry puppy with a bottle of shards around his neck. She giggled to InuYasha's dismay, and picked him up.
"You like the shards that much Fluffy?" Kagome said to the dog. "Are you hungry too?" Kagome took out the dog food that she had brought with her and gave it to Fluffy in a bowl. He started eating and never raised his head until the food was gone. InuYasha looked like he was about to throw up the whole time, smelling the dog food from far away. So that's what I smelled when he licked my damned nose…
"Time to get you to bed, Fluffy!" Kagome said, and she got him to a corner in her sleeping bag. Shippo whimpered.
"Where am I going to sleep, Kagome?" Kagome smiled.
"My sleeping bag's big enough, Shippo, don't worry." Shippo regained his smile. Miroku saw InuYasha look away, and grinned.
"My, my, InuYasha." Miroku started. InuYasha looked at him.
"What?"
"I have a feeling that you want to sleep with Kagome too." InuYasha growled and clobbered him. Miroku laid on the floor in pain, but still managed to mutter.
"You know it's true, InuYasha…" But he had already left the hut. Not long later, everyone had fallen asleep, and InuYasha came back. Kagome…
……………………………………………………
"Kagome…" A voice said. Kagome grunted a little. The sun was in her eyes. God… morning already?
"A little longer, InuYasha." Kagome said, and turned away from the sunlight in her sleeping bag.
"I'm not InuYasha." The voice said. It took awhile for that to process in her mind. Not InuYasha? Then who? She muttered something incoherently, and turned around again.
"Kagome… wake up!" The voice said, louder this time.
"Why, Miroku?" Kagome asked. It's still my sleeping bag… so if it's not InuYasha… this it should be Miroku… right?
"It's a surprise… and I'm not Miroku." Kagome sighed, and gave up.
"Alright, I'm awake. What do you wan—…" Kagome blinked a few times.
"Aren't you surprised?"
"Who are you?"
Yeah... well, all you hitobitos... hope you liked it. ((Hitibito means humans)) XDD
Anyways... I don't know whether to keep this an InuYasha and Kagome fanfic, or change it to a Fluffy and Kagome fanfic... -ponders-
Kagome: What do you mean?
InuYasha: Yeah, what the hell DO you mean? I'm getting one-upped by a pup?
Kagome: Yeah... InuYasha's getting one-upped by a pup?
Lizzy: Heh... I'm thinking about it... maybe it'll be Sesshoumaru instead and InuYasha gets Kikyo.
Kagome: Wha-
InuYasha: That sounds better...
Kagome: Yeah... as long as it's Kikyo, it'sbetter than anything. OSUWARI.
InuYasha: ...
Well anyways... Review! I'll be looking forward to it! And by the way... I really am pondering about that... either it could be an InuYasha and Kagome fanfic... and the puppy is like... the bad dude... which isn't good...
Or... it could be a Fluffy and Kagome fanfic... and then things happen, and InuYasha's with Kagome again... I dunno
I'm up for suggestions... as usual. XD
NEXT TIME: The Demon Meets Naraku
The demon inside comes out, and just in time for Naraku to come and battle him. Kagome's in trouble this time... and InuYasha saves her... right?
Ja
Lizzy
P.S. Don't youlove cliffies?