Puppy Love Side 8 Note:
Lori slammed the door on her parents constant screaming at her. She flew to her bed and buried herself under pillows, trying to escape the noise and banging on her door. It was just becoming too much. In her home, she was never good enough. Her grades were always to low, she didn't have a job. She had no future plan. Her mother even said she had no boyfriend because she was too plain.
In reality, she had good grades, a job interview lined up for next week, and her plan was to save enough money to be on her own and enjoy life. As for the boyfriend thing they were only half correct.
Her somewhat boyfriend walked into the room, his paws silent as he neared her bed.
Sesshomaru, her new dog, looked at her with worried amber eyes. Lori reached out from her tent of pillows and rubbed his left ear, earning herself a happy dog.
She smiled "When will they love me as much as you love me Sessh?"
The dog sat there staring at his new owner. She blew her bangs out of her face and clapped her hands. Her room became dark and she whispered to it "Goodnight Sesshomaru. Hopefully this depression is gone by tomorrow morning. Summer school starts."
As soon as her breathing leveled out, something magical happened. The pure white dog transformed into a tall human. He stood over the girl who fought herself in her sleep. His glowing eyes found her holding a stuffed version of himself. He gently took the toy from her and ran his clawed hand through her blonde locks. She smiled happily.
The demon named Sesshomaru fought himself to wake her and hold her. He listened as her parents fought her, making her a depressed woman. Her smile quickly formed around her friends, so they wouldn't worry. But he knew the truth, she was at the brink of life and death. She saw really no hope, except within her friends. The demon sat on her soft bed, burying his head into his palms in frustration. In this form he knew he could do little and truth be told he wasn't one for affection.
His head shot up, maybe that's what she needed. Affection! He could at least give her that.
He stretched for a moment before transforming back in his dog form. Jumping on her bed, he laid just above her head, his eyes trained on the door, hoping the dreaded parents of hers would let her sleep.
With the morning rays peeking into the basement windows, an alarm went off silently. The vibration from Lori's phone woke her up and she rolled out of bed. 6 am. She had one hour to get ready and head to school. Pulling on shorts, and a tank top, the girl moved from her bed and gasped. Her dog sat there on her bed. Well more curled at the head of the bed than anything. She watched with curiosity as his stomach rose and fell rhythmically. Carefully she went into her bath room and brushed her unruly hair into sleek perfection before tying it up into a bun.
She tip toed to her door but heard a small bark and turned around. Sesshomaru greeted her with a wag of his tail from her bed where he laid. His eyes knowing and almost playful.
"Sorry boy. I didn't mean to wake you up."
The boy dog got up and stretched before he went to the end of the bed and sat there. Lori inched forward and petted the dog. To her unique surprise, Sesshomaru licked her hand and nuzzled it.
She smiled happily "So I am loved is that right boy?"
Sesshomaru snuffed.
Lori laughed and opened the door quietly and slipped on her tennis shoes. Grabbing her bag full of pens, pencils, and a notebook, she headed upstairs. Sesshomaru followed her silently. They headed outside and started toward the high school.
From the girl trio, Lori was the only one to be taking the 2 course summer school. More English and global studies was what she had to do and she didn't think she needed it but her parents insisted.
So she and Sesshomaru jogged to the school. Before going in, Lori leaned down to kiss Sesshomaru's nose. He licked her check and started to whine as she went up the stairs. He started after but security guards stopped him and Lori.
With a quick snarl, the guards let the massive dog go with his owner.
Lori smiled down at him and grabbed his ears, "You always have to have your way don't ya?"
Sesshomaru leaned into her legs and enjoyed the playing of his ears.
The high schools halls were quiet from the lack of energy in the early morning but when Lori entered, the classroom perked up.
The teacher watched as the dog padded behind the blonde girl and sat down next to her legs as if he need to be there.
The bell rang and said teacher went in front the class and addressed the elephant in the room.
"All right class. We have a new breed of student. Lori, would you tell us about the dog and why he's in here?"
Lori nodded and got up, Sesshomaru followed her to the front of the room.
"This is my dog Sesshomaru. He's over protective of me and persuaded the guards to let him come with me."
A hand shot up "Is he dangerous?"
Lori thought about it "As long as you don't hurt me, he should be pretty good. I think he'll just sit by me or lay down in the back."
"Can he do tricks?"
Lori smiled "Yeah. He can dance. I taught him."
Lori brought her iPod out and turned it up loudly. Sesshomaru watched as she did this and readied himself.
She knelt down and said "Sesshomaru, dance."
The music played and the dog went on his hind legs and started to dance around. He twirled around and stepped back as Lori moved forward with him.
But then a ball of paper hit Lori. In one instant, Sesshomaru was on all fours, growling at the sneering boy. His fur was on end and his snarl looked menacing. The teacher tried to get to Lori to pull her away but he was snapped at by the angered dog.
Lori whispered "Let me go."
The teacher did so and Lori went to the enraged dog, "Sesshomaru it's okay. I'm not hurt. I'm okay boy."
Cold eyes turned to the scared boy now almost asking "What about him?"
Lori glared at the boy "Tell me you're sorry or he won't calm down."
"S-sorry Lori."
"It's okay. Is that good Sessh?"
The snarling calmed and he nuzzled the girl possessively.
Lori turned to the scared class, "Told you. He should be good now."
With that she sat back in her seat. Sesshomaru laying by her desk.
The rest of the morning went in as usual. Lori took notes and learned what she already knew. Sesshomaru slept most of the time, loving the pets he received from Lori when she was bored. Before the class ended, his head was rested in her lap as she took notes from the board. He watched her closely, wondering when he had become so protective of her. He understood he was possessive but he would never think of harming a human the way he did earlier. He normally just growled and that was it but when the older man tried to take his Lori away... His?
The thought startled the demon and he snuffed, making Lori look down at him. Her fingers rubbed his head with precise gentle movements. Eyes closing in relaxation he almost didn't hear her whisper "Almost done for the day boy. Then we'll go to the Glade."
He perked up a bit and the bell rang. He moved into the desk more so the other students could rush out.
Lori picked up her things and said goodbye to some friends that sat next to her. Slinging her bag on her shoulder she walked out the room, into the hallway and out into the bright outdoors.
Sesshomaru walled beside the blonde, happy to be out and stretched his legs.
They came upon the Glade and saw Tara and Becca sitting in the Glade's open field talking as Inuyasha and Koga laid by their owners, sleeping.
The other dog and wolf perked up at the sound of the pair approaching.
Lori smiled as her friends smiled at her.
Tara got up and tackled her friend "About time you got here!"
Lori hugged her "School sucks."
Becca giggled as they sat next to her "Well at least you're here now."
Koga and Inuyasha started to play but Sesshomaru laid himself over Lori's legs and looked up at her with sad eyes.
Becca noticed his strange behavior first "What's up with Sessh? He's all mopy."
Tara eyed the blonde "Did something happen at home?"
Lori flipped her wrist "Nah. He must be tired with all the learning this morning."
Her hands went to his ears and stroked them as if asking him to be quiet.
Tara raised an eyebrow but shrugged her shoulders "Must be. Couldn't handle the new era huh Sesshy?"
A slight growl came from the white dog and the girls' eyes went wide. Lori hit Sesshomaru's head "Sesshomaru Tashio! What's gotten in into you? Bad boy!"
The growling didn't stop for a while.
Koga came bounding to Becca, his tongue hanging out. The brunette tried to stop him but the wolf tackled her and washed her face over and over with his wet tongue.
Inuyasha had stolen Tara's phone and was batting it around the field as Tara tried to catch the electronic.
Lori sat back laughing until she saw something new. Sesshomaru playing! He had her bag in his teeth. His head was close to the ground and his tail wagged excitedly in the air.
Lori giggled as she tried for the bag only to have Sesshomaru dodge her. He growled softly and danced away from her.
"Oh come on Sessh! This isn't fair" Lori exclaimed as she tried for it yet again. He danced away from her. The more he kept away the more she smiled and laughed. By now everyone in the Glade was after the white dog, trying for the bag with no luck. Lori fell to her knees and stared at the happy dog "You win Sesshomaru."
But that wasn't enough. He swings the bag around then trotted to her. She snatched the bag and pulled him down. With his belly up, Lori used her nails and scratched gently.
"Who's a good boy? You are aren't you" Lori said as she rubbed. Sesshomaru let his tongue lay out of his mouth. She found a spot just above his stomach that made his right foot twitch. She repeated the movement and laughed.
He rolled over and licked her face before laying himself in her warm lap.
Becca gasped "Sessh being nice? Is the world ending?"
Tara grasped Becca's hand "Calm down Chica. He didn't smile so the world is safe for now."
Lori threw her head back and laughed "Ooohh god you two make me laugh!"
They all shared a smile then started chatting about the show they all loved and the recent episode they watched.
Soon the hot sun set and splashed the world in its dying blaze of red and orange.
The girls walked home together and said their goodbyes. One by one they entered their homes and relaxed.
Except one.
Lori had homework to finish so she sat on her bed taping her pencil on her book, trying to find the right phrase to use to answer the question. Sesshomaru laid on her floor thinking of ways to help her.
In the beginning, after the girls found them, the demons decided to wait to show themselves to their girls.
But waiting frustrated Sesshomaru and he sighed for the hundredth time. But maybe just maybe there was a way. He needed to hold her maybe even kiss her. The want, the need was becoming unbearable. Every movement, every sound, everything she did made it difficult.
For instance, though the noise of her tapping was annoying, he wanted to take the pencil away with his claw and surprise her. But that wouldn't do. He could only imagine her face and that made the want deeper. He shook his head and heard her close her book. Flopping onto her belly, she peered over the edge of her bed and looked at him. They held each other's stare for a moment before he blinked and looked away.
Lori smiled "I wonder what you think of Sessh. Maybe what you'll have for supper tomorrow? Maybe something like the meaning of life? Hell I'll never know but those eyes of yours speak more than what you are. You're smart Sesshomaru. Almost like the demon you're named after. Wanna hear about him?"
Sesshomaru perked up his ears and turned his head to her, waiting to see what she thought of him.
Lori smiled and her eyes went off into the distance as she spoke "Well the show portrays him like a bad guy with no heart. He's cold yes but underneath it all he has a warmth. He takes care of Rin and Jaken, though he abuses Jaken. That makes me laugh. No one understands that his one true mission was to beat his father and because of Inuyasha he'll never be able to. So he walks around challenging anything to make his strength greater than his father's. Hopefully him and Inuyasha will cooperate and maybe live together as brothers. But then he's kinda blind to love. Women love him and he doesn't give them a second glance."
She looked down at her dog and smiled "But you know what? I always fall for the cold types because they just need love to melt the frozen barren that is their hearts. If Sesshomaru was real I would fall for him in heart beat. He could protect me as I would protect him."
Lori sighed longingly and looked at the clock. Shutting off the lamp she laid in her bed. Her thoughts drifted into slumber.
Again Sesshomaru transformed into his human form and stared at the girl. He let his head hang down as he sat on the floor, his back against the bed.
"I'd protect you Lori. I would never let you go" he whispered softly to the sleeping beauty above him.
Tormented he left her home in seconds, traveling over tree tops to get to the Glade. He arrived and checked his surroundings. No one was here to disturb his racing mind.
He began to pace back and forth, "She's already accepted as me for me. And I'm not that cold am I? I mean sure Inuyasha and the wolf sicken me to my very core but..."
His voice trailed off as a figure came into the clearing. Even in the shadows of the moon, he could tell it was the girl he had fallen for. He stood stiff, wondering if she could see him.
Her eyes laced with sleep, Lori called out "Sesshomaru! Here boy! Sesshomaru? Where are you?"
She stumbled forward as he retreated into the darkened trees. On her knees in the cold meadow, Lori bowed her head and whispered "Please Glade. Bring him back to me, please."
Sesshomaru almost lost control as he saw her silver tears drop onto the grass. An idea popped into his head and he stepped out of the darkness.
Her head shot up at the sound of movement and her eyes widened. He smirked as she looked at him as if not believing her own eyes.
He casually started a conversation "Beautiful night isn't it?"
Lori stood up slowly and looked up at starless sky. The moon was only half up. The world was dark yet just enough light to see shadows dance.
Looking at the man, she thought she was going crazy, almost insane. The man looked exactly like the demon lord in her favorite show. And he was talking to her?
He walked closer, almost playfully, his hands clasped behind his back, looking at her as if he knew all her secrets.
"I suppose so sir" she said blushing.
Sesshomaru smirked "Sir? Why don't you call me by my given name?"
Lori looked up and gasped at how near he was. Their noses were just about to touch when he smirked down at her.
"How am I supposed to when I don't know it?" She was trembling.
He smiled slowly, "I have a hard time believing that."
He went behind her and whispered lowly in her ear "I think you know who I am but won't believe your own eyes."
She turned around to meet his gaze.
Anyone who came into the Glade would think that the two were lovers. Their body language, the distance between them, the gaze they shared all pointed to being closer than closer.
She whispered his name, the sound carried away by the wind. The slight nod from the male indicated she was right.
She danced back, her hands at her opened mouth, her eyes wider than saucers "You can't be."
The predator came toward his prey "And why not?"
She looked down "You're not real. You're just a fantasy."
He pondered, smirking "Maybe I am maybe I am not. Only one way to find out isn't there?"
He was back in front of her as she whispered to the ground "How?"
He put two elegant clawed fingers under her chin and made her look at him, into his eyes, his soul.
The demon lord leaned down slowly, his gaze locked onto her eyes as she looked back at him. When their lips touched, her eyes slid closed and she pressed herself into his kiss. He smiled and pressed into her more, his fingers angled her for better intrusion.
It was only a light kiss but it left them breathless all the same.
Her eye lids slowly opened to look up at him. He pulled her to him and held her, his want and need happy with him. Finally he was able to hold her, kiss her but now it was almost impossible not to. She nuzzled his chest before speaking.
"I can't believe this."
He chuckled softly "Believe it. I'm here holding you right now."
Lori pulled away with an eyebrow raised "But you're not like your character."
He put his hands in his pockets and shrugged "People can change. Watching you did that to me. You changed me Lori."
Lori started to laugh "Really? I changed the demon lord Sesshomaru Tashio in one day? Please. Someone got to you first."
Sesshomaru bit back his response. He couldn't say it wasn't just tonight. Hell he couldn't do much of anything. He could just have this night. One night to make a fantasy a reality.
Within seconds Lori was in Sesshomaru's strong arms, a cold stare chilled her.
"You want me to be evil? Alright." His cloud formed and they rose high above the trees. Lori clung to him, slightly scared of the height they stopped at.
"If I wasn't changed I would have let you go by now. I wouldn't flinch at your death."
Lori's eyes were tearing with fright.
Sesshomaru softened his gaze at the blonde "But now, if you were to fall, I would do anything to rescue you. I wouldn't let you fall. I'd keep you closer than necessary."
The cloud took them down to the earth and Lori didn't move away.
"If you say what you really feel then I believe you Sesshomaru."
The sun's rays began to appear, splashing the world in pinks, yellows and a touch of blue. Morning.
Lori leaned up and kissed Sesshomaru lightly "Thank you for the best night of my life."
Sesshomaru smiled "I'll make every night like this I promise but with the rising sun, I have to go."
Lori started to panic "Will I ever see you again?"
Sesshomaru smirked "Of course. Soon."
He let her go and walked toward the Glade's exit. Moving quickly to the other side he transformed into his dog form.
Lori had stood there watching him leave. Quietly he went up to her and barked.
She turned "Sesshomaru! Thank goodness!"
She embraced the massive dog. He felt some tears wet his fur. She kissed his nose and stared into his eyes "You ever run away I will die. You can't do that."
They sat there in the Glade as the sun came up more and more.
She stood and smiled at him "Sesshomaru, he's real! He was here! He held me. And..."
Sesshomaru nudged her to continue, "And kissed me. A few times. It was romantic and perfect. Now he's gone, but he promised he'd come back for me."
What she couldn't see was the dog smirking happy that she was no longer going to be depressed. His plan had worked. Though he never planned the kiss.
But he didn't regret it. He never would.