HIIIII! Welcome to the sequel of Puppy Love! Sorry for the wait, but I thought that since I needed time to work on my other stories and get a decent plot set up for Lovesick Puppies… it'd be a good idea to give you guys the first chapter of the sequel on Valentine's day! So here's my Valentine's Day present to my patient readers… and the impatient ones too!

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from the show Inuyasha nor do I own the show/manga. The only thing I own is the slight change of personalities and names of Kan and Daini… and their actions XD

~Lovesick Puppies~

"Well… it has been a long time since I've received visitors." The owner of the small voice smirked. "To what do I owe this pleasantry? What brings a dog demon, his two avatars, and the corpse of a human female to see the ancient one?"

Kan whimpered at the mention of Kagome. Daini let out a low growl and pulled the "younger" avatar closer, placing a comforting hand on his shoulder.

Sesshoumaru eyed the Ancient One cautiously. By appearance alone she was nothing but a small child, but he knew better. The wisdom and authority that radiated from her small body proved that she was much older… too old to count.

The Ancient One looked up from the strand of shock white hair she had been inspecting and flicked it behind her slender shoulder. Her violet eyes landed on Kagome's body.

Sesshoumaru unconsciously held Kagome's limp body closer. The Ancient One's gaze turned to him.

"It is not an easy feat to get here. I've grown this forest myself, each tree and… creature… are of my creation. Only the truly powerful can reach it's center, and only the truly desperate are willing to. Tell me, who are you?"

"I am Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western Lands."

"Hmm? Sesshoumaru you say? You wouldn't happen to be that little furball Inutaisho sired?"

Sesshoumaru tensed, but nodded. "You knew my father?"

The Ancient One laughed. "It's no wonder you managed to get here. Any spawn of those two is bound to have great power. Yes, I knew him. He had come to my forest once, with his mate. They had asked a favor of me, much like I'm sure you are about to. The woman was with child, but there were complications. The chord that bound mother and child had wrapped around the child and it was weakening, the child would not have lived if it weren't for me."

"Then I owe you my life." Sesshoumaru nodded.

"Oh no, the price of your life was paid for. All magic has a price, for such a simple feat I can't imagine it was much more than a few unlucky events, nothing too serious." She shrugged. "Now tell me, Son of the Western Lands, what is it that you want from me?"

Sesshoumaru laid Kagome's body before her. "I wish for you to bring back my mate."

"Oh? This human is your mate?"

"She is our chosen." Daini answered.

"I see." The Ancient One stood from her chair and kneeled by Kagome's body. "It takes a lot of magic to bring one's soul back."

"Can you do it?" Sesshoumaru tensed, waiting for her answer. If she couldn't bring Kagome back, then there was no hope. Kagome's soul could not be brought back by Tenseiga anymore, by now those reapers had carried it off. Tenseiga was a few days travel away, by the time they'd reached it, all he would have brought back was Kagome's souless body.

"I can, but such magic has a great price, are you willing to pay it?"

"I will do whatever it takes to get her back."

"Very well." The Ancient One placed a hand on Kagome's brow, and another on her abdomen. She began chanting.

Her hands began to glow, the white light emitting from them getting brighter and brighter.

The room filled with the light, forcing Sesshoumaru, Kan, and Daini to shield their eyes.

A gasp.

A small, quiet, almost imperceptible gasp for breath, filling the lungs of one who had taken their last breath hours before.

Sesshoumaru's eyes snapped open.

Daini let out a sigh of relief.

Kan scrambled forward, pulling Kagome's tiny form into his arms.

Her very… tiny… form.

"What is this?" Sesshoumaru asked, looking at the unconscious girl in shock.

"Kagome?" Kan whispered. The girl shifted in his arms, still sleeping.

The Ancient One looked at Kagome curiously.

"Tell me, how exactly did your human die?"

Daini explained the events that lead to Kagome's death, Sesshoumaru's curse, Kagome's plan, everything.

"I see. It makes sense."

"What makes sense?" Sesshoumaru growled.

"Your price, for bringing back your human, is the return of your curse."

"But I haven't changed." Sesshoumaru snarled.

"I never said it was you that would pay the price." The Ancient One shrugged.

Kagome opened her eyes and blinked. She slowly sat up and looked around her.

"Where's momma?" she asked.

"Tell me child, how old are you?" The Ancient One asked.

Kagome scrunched up her nose. "You talk funny."

"How old are you?" she asked again.

"I'm five silly!"

~AN~

YES! That's right… the roles have been switched. Predictable move… but I couldn't help it… besides…l this is gonna be fun! This is the end of my prologue. So… how will Sesshoumaru, Kan, and Daini deal with little Kagome?

I'll post the next chapter sometime tomorrow because I work till 10 tonight and don't know if I'll end up typing it up tonight or not.

I hope you enjoyed the beginning of Lovesick Puppies!

~Kagz~