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Puppy Instincts, Chapter 3

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Disclaimer: I've said it once, I'll say it again. I do NOT own Inuyasha.

A/N: Hey people... sorry about the late update but hey an update is an update! I am running out of ideas XD I do plan for Fluffy to go to the vet (oh my!) and I have plans for some interesting talks with Kagome, but other than that, please tell me what you think puppy Sesshomaru would do! Now, onto the chapter. Haha the name of the chapter is that of the story! You shall see why, and understand if you have a dog of your own! I do, so if your dog has never done this... how weird...

Oh yes... important: you know the jelly-like dog food dogs eat with the weird smell? Well yes that's in here XD If you don't know it... err I just explained it!

Before:

"Well if this Sesshomaru I don't care, he's been better than you! Plus..." Kagome realised what Inuyasha told her and what she said and put Sesshomaru down. Sesshomaru watched as Kagome's eyes became filled with the light of revelation itself. All the while, he heard Inuyasha getting himself out of the crater his body impressed on the ground.

Had he been in a different form, he would've faced this turn of events. However, since he was still a puppy, the most important thing he thought of was self-preservation. As Inuyasha leapt towards him once again, he ran between Kagome's legs and into the house in his frantic pursuit of a hiding place.

A flurry of "Sits" were heard from behind him, but he didn't care, for he knew the most important thing at the moment was in finding a safe place to hide from the infuriated miko.


Chapter Four – Real Puppy Instincts

"Come on Fluffy! It's time to take you for walkies!" Kagome said all of this in a sing-song voice, the kind that most pet-owners used around their fat and furry companions. Also, this was to keep the masquerade up around her own mother, for the last thing she wanted was for her mother to pitch a screaming fit about having a 500 year-old demon in her house, one that had tried to kill her many times in the past. Though this was the same demon lord that had threatened her life, this was a more innocent and vulnerable version of that same being. It was like throwing out a smaller child onto the streets just because he had disobeyed a few times; that was how she saw it.

All the while she called out little pet-names as well as other terms of endearment, Kagome thought to look underneath her bed. She gasped a little when she saw a terrified, wide-eyed Sesshomaru beneath the bed-frames. Never before had he looked more adorable, or so fragile to her.

"Come on out, Sesshomaru. Inuyasha's gone back to the feudal times. You'll be okay for a while, and I thought that you might enjoy some fresh air." When he didn't budge, she decided to ask him something she never could've fathomed in a thousand-years: "Sesshomaru, please?" Kagome felt a sense of relief wash over her as Sesshomaru began crawling forward on his belly, getting nearer and nearer to her. When he had crawled close enough to her, she reached forward and picked him up, holding him close to her chest like a newborn babe.  

She stood up, turned around, and nearly collided with her younger brother. Souta tugged on her shirt and looked up at her with wide, pleading eyes.

"Kagome... can I pleeeease take Sesshomaru to school for show and tell on Monday? I'll make sure he doesn't cause any trouble... please Kagome?" He asked this in a whining voice, a voice that stated that he wouldn't cease his whimpering until he got his way.

Kagome sighed aloud. She loved her brother, but most days he was a real pain in the ass. She shrugged off his question for now and said that she would think about it. Souta grinned and claimed that she was the best, and took off running down the hallway.

She gripped Sesshmaru tighter as she walked down the stairs, all the while contemplating that she didn't have to replace the bandages on his body anymore. Also, this newfound identity of her precious "Fluffy" revealed why he had healed so quickly: for in reality, he was the Prince of the West, and a terrifying demon lord. Her past words, the ones that declared that 'Sesshomaru is sexy' rushed to her all of a sudden, and a light blush coated her cheeks. She had said that directly to him when she didn't know it was him!

To take her mind off things, she decided she would talk to her Fluffy/Sesshomaru. "You know Sesshomaru, you're rather cute as a puppy!" She exclaimed this while she gave him Eskimo kisses, pressing his little doggy-nose to her own human one. The moment she stopped, she questioned her motives. 'What am I doing? This adorable little puppy is Sesshomaru, the Prince of Ice!' She chuckled nervously. "Oh well, I know you're probably going to lop my head off when you become yourself again...though I've been nothing but nice to you." Golden-eyes inquired up at her, and Kagome wondered what he was thinking.

Kagome put Sesshomaru down before she entered the kitchen. Upon entering she noticed two things: one, that her mother had arranged a bowl down on the GROUND for Sesshomaru, and secondly that there was normal dog food in it. She wondered if Sesshomaru was inwardly seething at being forced to eat on the ground like a common house-pet, or was tabulating a list of ways he could kill her. She decided not to think about either.

"Um... Souta... where's Mama and Grandpa?"

Souta shrugged as he poured himself a bowl of cereal. "I think Mama went to buy more groceries and Grandpa is in the shrine, as always."

Kagome smiled and picked up Sesshomaru's food bowl with the dog food in it. If need be, she could always fix him up something else...

When she heard him whining however, she couldn't help but smirk. The high-and-mighty Sesshomaru had lost his pride for breakfast. Kagome set the bowl in front of Sesshomaru who began eating it, and she knew it was because he was too hungry to resist.  

Or...at least she thought. The wise little golden-eyes that looked so odd on a puppy widened and he stopped in mid-chew. He opened his mouth and mashed up dog-food was regurgitated, and he shook his head back and forth, almost as if he had just witnessed some unholy act. The clucked her tongue in empathy, reached down and grabbed the bowl. As the food went down the garbage disposal, she couldn't help but place herself in his position, if only for this moment: she figured that if she had been made a puppy, that she would've done the exact same thing.

Quickly, she got out the leftovers from last night's dinner, which were chicken strips. She put more than a generous amount in Sesshomaru's clean bowl and set it in front of him. He looked at it with immense concentration for a moment, looked up at her, and gave what she thought was a little bow. This was definitely progress, and once more, manners.

'He's not so bad.'

Kagome hurridely fixed herself a bit of eggs, rice, and a few other things to keep her full, and once she was done, she got out a collar and a lead. She managed to get the collar on Sesshomaru, but the lead was a whole other level of difficulty.

She bit the inside of her lip in her frustration."Please Sesshomaru... if you don't wear this I could get in trouble and you could get taken away." It was the law, and just because he was a Demon Lord in disguise didn't excuse the facts. Sesshomaru made a small warning growl in his throat, one that declared that he refused to wear the lead.

Kagome let out a huff, and came up with an idea. "Fine. How's this: you allow the lead, and I owe you a favour. It's whenever you're back to human form...or demon form?" It was a bargain right around the corner of insanity and danger, one that she hoped she wouldn't live to regret. 'This is insanity at its finest! Me promising Sesshomaru something...I wonder what he'll ask of me.'

All the while she adjusted the lead, she wondered if it would've been easier just to carry him down the stairs, and all through the streets. She would find out soon she supposed.

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Sesshomaru was amazed at all of the people in the modern day version of his homeland, a place called To-key-o. He knew that this was once where he had epic battles with Inuyasha, but now it was full of people, buildings, and an onslaught of new smells. 'I'm so glad this form hasn't passed on my sensory abilities; all of the incessant noises and scents would've driven me mad. The blessing is that I can see in colour.'

All the while he abosrbed the newfound territory, Sesshomaru ran to keep up with Kaome. The sights and smells were still overwhelming to his small nose, but he knew that it would've been ten-times worse on his youkai side.

Soon, both puppy and young girl arrived at their destination: a large, green open-space. It was a lush green park with freshly cut blades of grass, the scent alone inviting Sesshomaru in like the call of a suitor. His ears twitched when he heard a small clicking sound, and when Kagome stepped around him with the lead in her hands, he knew that for the moment, he was free.

Kagome smiled down at him. "This is a dog park. You can be off your lead and run free for a bit. Just don't run out of here." She knelt down, and before he knew what was happening, began scratching behind his ear.

The pressure on his sensitive ears made him ease into the touch, and he knew his tongue was rolling out of his mouth. He felt no shame for this display. It could be his little secret. For now, he was just going to go with what felt right. And right now, he wanted to run.

Sesshomaru bounded off into the lawn and instantly fell on his back. He rolled and wiggled his body and became inebriated on the scent of the freshly-cut grass, as well as the feeling of the grass poking into the fur on his back. The sunlight poured down on him, warming his stomach with the rays he so adored as a child. For a moment, Sesshomaru imagined that he was younger again, and that both of his parents were in the garden, watching him romp and play like he once had, so long ago. This was the time before he trained, and before the responsibilities were thrust upon him.

The scent of the grass however, did him in.

Sesshomaru leapt up from his comfortable position, determined to figure out just where the mouth-watering arouma was coming from. He dashed into part of the lawn where there were remnants of what was mowed, as well as something he would later learn as 'pet-roll.' Regardless, Sesshomaru once again fell on his back, and began stretching and rolling around and around on the grass. He felt the remains linger in his fur, but for once in his life, he didn't care about surface appearances. In the back of his mind however, he knew that his enemies would love to critizise this moment of weakness, of innocence.

The thought, Sesshomaru later conceived, was a foreshadowing of the events to come. While he rolled in the grass, he failed to sense another dog that was coming up behind him in a territorial manner. He could've blamed it on the lack of senses, the sensory overload of the grass...but there was no one more responsible than himself.

The large canine came directly on top of him, sniffing his face and growling deep in his throat. It was dog-speak for, "Pipsqueak, this is MY territory." Normally, Sesshomaru would've shredded this insufferable mutt with his claws, or melted the flesh from his bones with his poison. However, since his form was...lacking in strength at the moment--to put it mildly--he backed off in the most dishonorable way he knew how to: by whining and getting up with his tail between his legs.

The Prince of the West, bested by a mere canine...

Sesshomaru felt a snarl brew in his throat, and he directed the growl at the dog who dared come between him and his play-time. The canine was black and white with a sleek coat, glistening brown eyes and sharp, white fangs. The dog's upper-lip curled up in a snarl, and it challenged him, in dog-speak, to watch where he was going. Like hell.

The once Prince of the West bared his teeth and began barking at the other dog, and if the other dog knew anything about youkai or demon, it would've realised he was unleashing every curse imaginable. The dog didn't falter or appear that it would leave anytime soon, and within a few moments, crouched its hind legs into a pouncing position.

Sesshomaru knew that with the current form he was more or less trapped in, that there would be no way he could defeat this dog.

He perked up his ears at the last moment, and thanked every god, goddess and otherwise that Kagome was coming towards him. And that was when he did something that he had never done willingly in battle before: ran away.

Forcing his heart-beat to stabilize, Kagome listened in on what Kagome was telling her...guest. The uninvited person was dressed in all black and had dark-brown hair with wide, admiring eyes, all for Kagome.

The sudden attack of emotion seized him, contorting his small body in a ball of fury. There was anger, shame, rage...and above all, total jealousy.

Sesshomaru knew that if Kagome hadn't spotted him running towards her, bent down and grabbed him, that he would've flew at this human boy with everything in him.

With a rush of words that made Sesshomaru's head spin, she answered her companion. "Ahhh...sorry Hojo I can't... I have to take Fluffy here to the vet to get err... neutered!" Before Sesshomaru could wonder what on earth THAT meant, Kagome spun on her heel and made a waving motion with her free hand. "I'll see you later Hojo!" Then, her feet hit the pavement and Sesshomaru knew that in this moment, she could give the most powerful sprinting youkai a run for their titles. "I don't know why he keeps persisting...I don't even like him!"

As pleasant as it was to hear that Kagome hadn't found the company enjoyable, Sesshomaru knew that once his reluctant "Master" complained about something, there was no end to it. To spare his ears, and to calm her down--he did something he never would've done unless the situation called for it--he licked her hand. She smiled down at him and continued running, almost as if the hellions from the deepest pit of the Underworld were upon her.

He looked up at the sky and felt a small drop of moisture touch his small, wet nose. The scent of rain was thick in the air, and before he knew it, the clouds opened up and unleashed the storm. Kagome increased her stride and the rain hit her even harder, soaking through Sesshomaru's thick coat and onto Kagome's shirt. They reached a small shelter at a bus stop and Kagome set him down gently.

Sesshomaru shook a few times, but no matter how much he attempted to clean himself off, wet grass still clung to his fur. He resigned himself for a small amount of discomfort, for in the moment, it had been completely worth it.

Kagome smiled at him, and in his line of vision, he happened to see that the light-blue shirt she had chosen for today had been completely soaked through. Underneath it however, was a black singlet shirt, which prevented anyone from seeing anything...incriminating. He tore those thoughts from his mind before he could think up something more elaborate.

All senses, memories of her breasts and so forth vanished the moment she gave him a tummy rub. He closed his eyes and gave in to the comfort that she provided him with, as well as the thought that she had no motive behind this. She knew who he was, and yet she was being completely kind to him, without expecting anything in return.

'I think I love this human...as a friend.'

The moment the rain let up, Kagome stretched and released him, and put his collar back on. She had taken it off to give him a more effective pet, and now his fur was mostly dry from her constant hand movements.

They walked back to the shrine almost without incident. Almost. Somehow, Sesshomaru had been so focused on keeping in stride with Kagome and tripped over a small notch on the concrete sidewalk. The rain created a thick muddy pile directly in front of him, and he landed to his right, getting soaked in the mud.

For the moment, he didn't care. All he wanted to do was catch up to Kagome before she realised he had made a mess. He trotted behind her and once the house came into view, he took the steps to the shrine carefully. After all that happened today, he knew that he was lucky he was still alive.
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Once Kagome got home she heard her mother call from somewhere in the house, that she needed for her to get the dry clothes out of the dryer and put them away. She hadn't noticed that somewhere along the way home, Sesshomaru had gotten filthy. She had decided to give him space, for she knew once again, that if she was a feared and brutally respected demon lord, that she would be upset that a human girl had collared her, much less dragged her to the park.

Still, there was no sense in not making eye-contact.

Kagome turned around to ask Sesshomaru if he wanted a bath and was met with Sesshomaru's dirty state...literally. Before she could stop him, he dove head-first into the basket of clean laundry, and her eyes opened wide in both shock and irritation.

"Bad Sesshomaru!" Kagome reached down and pulled Sesshomaru away from the now very dirty clothes and looked down at him with hard eyes. "Sesshomaru, I know you're a puppy right now and things are crazy...but that was very bad. I'm going to give you a bath, and you're to sleep outside tonight." He looked up at her, and for a moment, she swore she saw an apology there. "I'm sorry."

Her earlier suspicions were correct. Kagome heard a whining sound and looked down at Sesshomaru, who was looking up at her with eyes that could crack the most frozen heart. She sighed and put him down, and began sorting the clothing to wash them once more. Quickly, she poured in the soap, turned the dial, and once the machine whirred to life, she picked up the very dirty Sesshomaru to head up to the shower.

"Now that I know you're you, I'm going to shower with my clothes on while I wash you." She didn't care if he was a puppy or not, for it was immodest--not to mention humiliating--to bathe in front of him.

After thirty minutes of a squirming puppy and Kagome getting soaked from head to toe, she decided to just wash Sesshomaru with her own shampoo. Another twenty minutes passed, and she managed to get Sesshomaru completely washed, rinsed, and out of the shower. She put him under a blanket, closed the shower curtain, and managed to wash her hair and body quicker than she had in years.

It was all in vain however.

The moment she stepped out of the bathtub, Sesshomaru poked his nose out from under the blanket, and caught her when she was fully naked. She grabbed a towel and wrapped it around herself, trying to convince herself it was nothing and that this was puppy Sesshomaru, not dangerous and handsome Sesshomaru.

Before she made Sesshomaru go outside, she dried him off by placing him in front of the heater. She dressed herself in her pyjamas, brushed her hair out, and when she returned to the place she left Sesshomaru, she found him fast asleep. She bent down to pick him up and couldn't help but snuggle his small little body closer to hers. In this form, he looked so innocent and playful, and there was no help in adoring him in this furry facade. 'I hate to do this, he's so cute and sweet...but he needs to learn some doggy manners.' She had no idea how long he would be stuck in this form, but for now, she called the shots. 'I'm pretty sure when he gets back to his human or demon form or whatever that is, that he's going to kill me. But for now...he makes a good friend.'

Kagome opened the door and put Sesshomaru under the eaves, guaranteeing her furry companion a dry night. She put a blanket under him and over his body, turned around, and closed the door. The regret she felt was normal she knew, but since she knew he was safe out there, it would be okay.
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Sesshomaru was deep in the clutches of a dream, and beneat the warm blanket, he was in a contented state. A few drops of liquid ice from the roof shingles fell on his nose and interrupted his dream, and it shocked him into alertness. He shook his head a few times, stretched, and made the motion to turn around a few times to get deeper into the provided blankets.

What was carried on the wind however made him forget all notions of sleep. Inuyasha was here!

Sesshomaru began frantically scratching and barking at the door, for he knew no other means of communicating the threat. The threat, the threat, his bastard brother was the threat! Hell was surely freezing over.

A surprised yelp escaped his mouth when he felt strong hands grip the fur around his collar, hands that picked him up to eye-level.

"I finally got you now, you bastard." Inuyasha growled this under his breath and hopped off the patio. He sprinted to the shrine, leaped down the well, and fell with him in his clutches, deep into the reaches of the past.

Instinct wouldn't save him this time.

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A/N: I hope everyone is enjoying it this far, I know you guys would kill me if I didn't update and I'm trying to update as fast as I can but I have other stories that demand my attention. I think I'm only going to continue this story for 2-3 more chapters, and there might be a sequel in the works.

Want to know how it ends? With a kiss from our favourite demon lord... but the reason why isn't as happy! Oh my I have you hooked now don't I?

Now please review :3 Countdown is on; 2 more chapters left (I have decided the 3rd chapter will be a preview of the sequel) Now I will dedicate the next chapter for the first and tenth reviewer of this chapter... hell I'll dedicate it to all of you who review this chapter!

Have a nice day!
Puppy Instincts, Chapter 3: Real Puppy Instincts


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OMG
you finally put it up here !!!!!!!!!!!!!
your story never fails to amaze me :iconinulaplz:
I´m reading it for the 6th time now :)