InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Book Of One Shots ❯ Souta's Dog Project ( Chapter 8 )

Sota'sProject on Dogs

ChristieLea54

"Hey Kagome! You're home! This is so perfect!"

"Hi Sota! What's up?"

"I have an oral presentation tomorrow, but Mom and Gramps are both busy, so I thought maybe you could listen to me practice?"

"Sure thing Sota," she said getting situated on the couch.

"Okay. In school, we each had to pick an animal to do the presentation on. I picked dogs." Sota got out his visuals, took a deep breath, and began. At first he showed her a few pictures, explaining the difference between domesticated and wild, pureblood and mutt, and some different breeds. But then he got to the part about their personalities.

"Dogs are very loyal creatures if you can just show them a little kindness, and aren't afraid of them. They can smell your fear, and it makes them afraid."

Just like Inuyasha. He can almost always smell it when I'm upset. As far as I know, I'm one of the only people that haven't been afraid of him, and have been kind to him from the beginning, and he has been loyal to me. Well… except for when Kikyo comes… but maybe that's just him getting caught between two loyalties and not knowing what to do? I'd sure hate to be in his position.

"Because dogs are such loyal creatures, they're very protective of their friends, umm, masters."

I can't even count the times he's saved my life! I really should find a way to thank him…

"A dog that is abused by its master usually becomes fearful of all humans afterward."

I wish Inuyasha would tell me a little more about his past. Then maybe I could help him with it. He didn't deserve the horrible things that must have happened to him back then. It's not his fault his mother was a human and his father a demon! He's so much better than the way he's been treated!

"Oddly enough, a mixed breed, or a mutt, is usually healthier than a pure breed."

Inuyasha's a ton stronger than most of the demons we've crossed.

"That's because of the genetic coding. The same traits don't get used over and over until the bad ones come out, instead, new traits from a different breed cover up the bad ones, and vice-versa."

Genetics are worse than math, but Sota's right. Inuyasha does have the best of both worlds. Why can't he see that?

"A baby dog is called a puppy. Puppies are born a whole bunch at once, in groups called litters. Litters grow in the mother dog, after mating, until they are born. To dogs, when mating, scent is vitally important."

Inuyasha said he liked my scent…

"This is because their sense of smell is their best sense. They can tell who someone is, where they've been, and how they're feeling, all through their nose! Their other sense, hearing, is also better than a human's. They can hear sounds from farther away, and at a higher pitch."

So his ears do have a purpose other than looking so cute! Kagome giggled.

"Kagome? What's so funny?"

She looked up. "Oh! Nothing, please continue Sota."

"Okay," he said doubtfully, not wanting to miss out on the fun, but he continued none-the-less. "They don't have half as many taste buds as humans, and they can only see in black and white. Dogs love to play."

Maybe with Shippo, he's just playing? …Nah!

"All in all, if you just give them a chance, dogs are great creatures."

Yeah, Inuyasha is.

"The end."