AN: Here is the second chapter, and why yes she might start changing over time, she still has her mannerisms as a dog often though as she was in that form for a good long while, nothing more to say. Enjoy! A little Rio/IV mentioning, I might add a few 'canon' pairings along the way, plus I want the IV/Espina to ease in and go along slowly so that'll make it all the more fun! The picture cover is what Espina looks like, RAYYY WAYY~

Espina had walked into the hall, she looked around the hallway, and she still wasn't use to the surroundings of the house.

"Hey, nii-sama I'm seriously worried about Princess.. " it was the pink haired girl.. no.. boy right, he was a boy, she kept forgetting. Perhaps it was his femininity that kept causing her to mistake that. Oh, right she wasn't supposed to be seen. She took off down the hall quickly, legs a bit wobbly as she wasn't quite use to walking on two legs again. She ended up backing up into the door and stumbling backward as she fell against the floor. She shook her head as she stood back up. "Now.. how does one shower? " She paused and looked at the curtains. She pushed forward prying them away as she stepped inside and mulled over what to do next. "I'm so use to humans just performing this task for me, do I just..? " she turned the dial on the wall as water spilled from the shower head, "Ayiee!" she ended up hissing out as water dampened her hair and dripped off her canine ears.

"Oh now if I recall.. clothes weren't necessary for this task. " She shrugged as she began undoing her dress. The door knob was turning, she squeaked out "I'm indecent, do not proceed in entering! " still the knob turned, she let out a low bark as warning, realizing it came off more childish than threatening.

"I have my eyes covered, why the hell were you shouting? You don't want III or V to hear you, do you? " IV just shook his head and removed his hands from his eyes. "The hell did you do?! " He pushed her away from the shower curtains, not even caring that she was practically naked. "Hey! I told you I was indecent, weren't you the one claiming not to change in front of you? You're breaking your own word now.. you know.. " Espina flinched when he placed his hands on her shoulders, it frightened her, mainly his eyes, he seemed.. angry.

"That isn't the point, you're wetting the floor. You DO know how to shower, you aren't that sheltered are you? " Now that was uncalled for.. she knew how to shower.. maybe. What the hell, did he just make a pound joke? "Quiet you, I will not hesitate to bite you." She didn't realize how awkward those words came out; she quickly grabbed a towel and wrapped it around herself. "Very confident aren't we? I'm sure you're all bark and no bite, am I right Princess? " IV laughed which only proceeded to make her growl in annoyance, of all the owners she had, he was sure full of himself. "You know very well my name is Espina, " she rolled her eyes and added "at least my name isn't a roman numeral. " she twitched her ears and smirked, he just laughed, outright laughed and pressed a finger to her exposed shoulders.

"You do know that's a code name? Oh, but what would you know? You're a dog after all! " He proceeded in his laughter, she pushed him back and he saw the little angry expression she held. "Inu, you got that? Now are you going to give me a shower or not.. or at least show me how. " Great he was laughing again, wonderful, she wondered if she would be able to put up with him. "Oh you were serious? No, you're still a girl, further more.. you just turn the knob like you had done, rinse, shampoo and repeat until your whole body is cleansed, easy? Understand, puppy? " He patted Espina's head, her ears twitching and her anger ceased from the petting, any which way she was still a dog and still had some of the same mannerisms. "Oh.. thank you, IV. " Espina entered the shower, dropping her towel to the floor and closing the curtains.

IV simply nodded and closed the door, the girl, dog.. whatever she was, she was certainly interesting. "Nii-sama? Who is in the shower? I thought V was out as was father? " This is unexplainable, what is he supposed to say? That a dog.. their pet is taking a shower? "None of your business. " he sees his brother widening his eyes "Oh, nii-sama do you have a girl over? You can tell me! It's Rio isn't it? Gosh brother.. how did you get her so dirty that she needed too.. " III sees his older brother just slightly turning red, he was embarrassing him wasn't he?

"What?! No, III what the hell? Why would you even think that? " Okay, maybe it wasn't that unusual that he would bring a girl home considering all the fans he had, but come now he wasn't interested in just anyone, besides Rio was Ryoga's sister and even if he had been on a few dates with her, they weren't a thing, he honestly wasn't sure but he was better off just going along with this rather than explaining that their pet was showering. "Yeah, but she already left, a shame huh? I mean what's better than spending an evening with us?" Honestly he was glad half the girls he brought home hadn't met his father, they'd just be confused and concerned, well Rio wasn't but that wasn't the point. "But nii-sama, Rio always loves spending time with us at dinner. " that's true, damn his little brother for his attention to detail. "It isn't important who is showering okay? " he stomped off; he entered the bathroom once he had gone down the hall away from III.

Once he had opened the door, he was hit with water; of course she was still a dog so she was bound to still shake her self-dry. "Are you done? " he rolled his eyes rubbing off the water droplets that hit his face. "Mmhm, I'm also tired from this shower, as would a normal inu be. " she began walking back to IV's room. "Thomas, " she heard him speak, what the hell was that about? "My name is Thomas, but we have a habit of still calling each other our code names. " He finished as he entered the room and shut the door. "You aren't going to eat? " He raised an eye at her. "Can't, too tired, apologies.. I'll eat the coming of tomorrow. " She curled at the foot of his bed. Odd girl.. very odd.

"You realize you can sleep on the other side right, you aren't a dog right now? That and I make no promises of kicking you off in your sleep. " He smirked, he still was unsure why or how she was changed but he had figure out how to change her back. What if his brother or father found them in the midst of the night? He leaned over and gripped the necklace around her neck as she let out a whine. "Hey, hey what're you doing? I apologize; I'll eat if it bothers you! " She bowed her head, she was quite obedient at times, and then disobedient upon other times. "I'm trying to examine a theory I have," IV continued running his fingers over the gem on the necklace, he blinked and held the crescent bracelet on his wrist close to it. A light.. was it the same one from before. Why the hell did his crest have a connection to the dog.. girl's collar gem? "The hell did you do? "

How was this her fault? She didn't do anything; it was him who was touching her collar gem. She went to speak out and protest at his statement but all that came out was a yipping noise. Great her speech was back to this! "Grr.. grruff! " She yipped at him angrily as she jumped on him. "Whoah, hey now.. dogs aren't supposed to act up or they go outside~" he hummed in a mocking tone which only caused her to let out another bark. "Oh relax, Espina! I'll turn you back tomorrow; I just don't want V getting worried over why there's a girl sleeping at the foot of my bed. Plus III's been hounding me about you, little princess. " He laughed, he pulled the covers over his body and Espina waddled over and laid down on the side of him, shutting her eyes. She just hoped he was joking about how he'd push her off the bed. She hoped that he'd take her around to explore, she hadn't been around many humans in so long, she honestly forgot how this all had felt. "Woof" that was all that came out when she tried to say goodnight, oh well, that was the downside of being half inu.