InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Puppy Love ❯ Goodbye ( Chapter 2 )

A/N: Here's the nest chapter of `Puppy Love'. Hope you guys enjoy.

Disclaimer: It's been established by every writer, I don't own Inuyasha.

Chapter 2- Goodbye

`Oh gods, I'm a dog! This can't be happening to me, I must be dreaming!' Kagome's thoughts ran frantically ran through her head.

She kept looking at herself in the mirror. She was no longer a young, human girl, but a dog. She was of medium stature; her fur was silky velvet black, almost dark blue, except for her left ear. It looked as though it was dipped in white paint. One aspect Kagome recognized to be part of her real self were her eyes. They were still mesmerizing piercing blue.

`At least I'm not colorblind like other dogs.' she thought thankfully.

The image of the woman, Midiroku, came onto her mind.

`She said I've been chosen to free Inuyasha from his curse, but how do I know who Inuyasha is? I mean, I know he's a dog, or else I wouldn't be in this predicament, but where do I begin to look?' She gave up her thoughts about the hanyou she had yet to meet, just to have a more urgent thought pop into her head.

She remembered the necklace Sango had given her just yesterday, `I have the Shikon jewel, THE legendary Shikon jewel. Who would have thought it would end up with me?'

A sudden worry washed over her, `Wait, do I still have it?'

She jumped on her bed and searched mercilessly through the sheets, using her snout and paws for help, but it still wasn't found. `Where could it be?' she thought panicking.

The morning rays shone brightly through Kagome's bedroom window, illuminating it entirely and causing a pinkish flash to appear for a brief second.

Kagome leapt off her bed and landed on all four paws. `The light came from somewhere very close.'

That's when she saw it, a glimmer of light coming from under chin. It was the necklace Sango gave her, with the jewel! Except now it looked much more like a collar on a dog than a necklace.

Kagome slumped on the floor. `Okay, now there's only one problem. Mom is allergic to dogs.'

~*~

Mr. and Mrs.Tsubaki exchanged worried glances.

"Kagome is making a lot of noise this morning." Mrs.Tsubaki pointed out to her husband, "Honey I think we should go check on her. She's normally bolted out the door when she's going to be late for school."

"Don't worry Miyu, it's probably nothing, but if it will ease your mind lets go check on her." replied her husband. He held out his hand, which she gratefully took.

She woke up with back pain and while she was on the second floor, near Kagome's room she began to sneeze crazily.

Her husband helped her out her chair and up the stairs to Kagome's room. The door was closed, so Kagome's dad politely knocked gently. "Kagome, you're going to be late for school. Open the door and let me and your mother in." They waited patiently for a few minutes, thinking she may be changing, but they heard no answer.

"She's not answering Jinengi." Miyu told her husband, worry laced in her voice.

"It's okay Miyu. I'm sure she's fine." He soothed. He resumed knocking on her door, "Kagome, this is the last time, open the door." he said, more sternly this time.

Once again there was no answer.

Jinengi's hand closed over the doorknob and turned it to his right. With a `click' the door swung open.

~*~

`No, not yet. Oh gods, my parents, I need to hide.'

Kagome stood on all fours and desperately searched for a place to hide. She fit very nicely under her bed, but to her displeasure one of her hind legs smacked against her bureau.

A howl of pain followed by a growl emitted from her mouth.

`Damn!'

Kagome stayed under the bed when she saw the door of her room open.

~*~

"Achoo!"

"Bless you dear."

"Thank you honey. Did you hear that, `achoo', it sounded like, like, `achoo' a dog."

Jinengi placed his arms around his wife, "I know, I heard it as well, but that's impossible because we don't own a dog."

The couple began to look for their daughter around the room.

"Kagome, where are you?" asked her adoptive mother, before she let out a series of sneezes.

Kagome winced as she heard her mother's voice, full of worry, and her sneezes that followed.

`I can't stay here. Pretty soon she'll start swelling up like a balloon.' she thought.

Kagome slowly padded under bed, inching ever closer towards the still open door.

`I can make it.' she encouraged herself.

Kagome made it out the from under the bed and ran out the open door, rustling her sheets as she did so.

Her parents whipped around, but only saw a quick flash of a black tail before it completely disappeared.

"What was that?" asked a shock Miyu.

Her husband shook his head, "I don't know, but what I do know is that Kagome is not here. Maybe she woke up early."

Miyu nodded hesitantly, `What was that?' she thought. "You're probably right. She did say something last night about meeting with Sango before school."

Jinengi let out a relieved sigh, "Let's go back downstairs and finish our breakfast."

~*~

Kagome sat on her front porch, drinking in the scenery before her.

`I don't know how long freeing this Inuyasha will take, or even how long I will remain a dog. I have to go.'

She softly padded her way towards the kitchen window. Her parents were happily eating their breakfast.

`They must think I already left for school.'

Her blue eyes felt moist, but she couldn't cry because she was a dog.

`How can I cry? I'm a dog now.' she thought sadly.

However to her surprise, the tears she thought could not be shed flowed down her hauntingly beautiful, yet sorrowful sapphire irises.

`Goodbye.' She wished she could tell them, but all Kagome let out was a howl full of anguish, sadness and sorrow.