Inuyasha-The White Dog-Fanart

I hope I put this in the right category. There is no "this a drawing based off of a fanfiction, based off of an anime"...

This is an Illustration to the Inuyasha Fanfic, The White Dog.

The White Dog is one of my absolute favorite fanfics. It's written very well and has one of the best author created characters, Shirokiba (featured above). Even if it isn't complete, it is still an exemplary example of what good fanfiction is.

*Minor Edit* I blurred the trees a bit more to push them back, and adjusted some of the shadows on Shirokiba's face

Here's an the scene I illustrated:

"How old were you when Kikyo pinned you to the Goshinboku?" Kagome asked again, more forcefully this time.

Inuyasha stared at the ground, that faint blush still high on his cheeks. "...Sixteen..."

"Sixteen?" Kagome gaped at him--even as Shirokiba himself gave Inuyasha a curious glance. "All this time, you've made yourself out to be a big tough youkai that everyone's afraid of--when you're really just a boy!"

Inuyasha growled at her--without much conviction--but didn't look up. "Sixteen isn't that young."

Kagome was still staring in disbelief. "I...just can't believe it! The famous 'Inuyasha who seeks the Shikon no Tama' is almost my age! You're...a kid!"

Inuyasha flattened his ears, still blushing red. "I am not! Your little brother is a kid. In human years I'm--"

Shirokiba leaned over to tease the hanyou. "Actually, in youkai years he's just a toddler--barely a weanling--"

"Shirokiba!" Inuyasha roared, swiping at him with his claws. "Shut up!"

Shirokiba dodged, still laughing. "So you're not even as grown-up as I thought! Heh, I thought you had at least come of age! You're just an overgrown puppy! Guess that still makes me your guardian, huh?"

Laughing and teasing, Shirokiba darted out of Inuyasha's reach. Snarling, Inuyasha tried to nail him but the wolf-dog ducked behind Kagome, using her as a shield. The hanyou couldn't reach him by going through the girl, so they feinted back and forth a couple times before Inuyasha lunged to one side of her and dove for him.

Kagome sighed as Inuyasha chased the taunting wolf-dog around her. "Well, I guess he really is a junior-high school kid," she murmured softly.