As I don't own Inuyasha, it's not wise to say I do. However, in this story, there is a character I created, but I can't own people. This is the same story that was posted under the name of Ayeko, but I have permission to post it here, and it will be deletedr from that acount in 3 days.

Another Snow, Another Hope

It was snowing. Kagome, carrying Shippou, and Sango were walking next to transformed Kirara to gain warmth from her paws. Inuyasha was walking with Miroku ahead of them. No one was talking, to save energy. It had been snowing like this for almost six hours, so they were all pretty tired.

Just as they found a cave to rest in, Inuyasha gave a yelp.

"Something just bit me!"

"So dig it up and find out why!" Kagome yelled back.

So that's what he did. He stuck his hand into the snow, trying to find anything that had teeth. He felt something warm and furry. As he pulled on it, he heard a faint growling sound. He started digging, and within minutes, he found a small mass of purple streaked brown fur and ears. He knew it was a dog demon, or part of one. And it was a female.

She wasn't completely stupid. She had wrapped her tail around her nose. It was an old trick. But it didn't help if you were out in the middle of a blizzard. And she didn't look like she wasn't going to last much longer.

He ran the last few yards to the cave, yelling as loud as he could over the storm, "KAGOME! Where's the first-aid-kit-thingy!"

Five minutes and two electric blankets later, Kagome announced that their new patient was going to be fine.

"We just have to wake her up somehow." she said, wondering how to do that without making her mad.

Inuyasha smirked. He knew how to wake her up, the same way Kagome had to him. He went over to her, and started rubbing her ears, so much like his own.

She started purring . Inuyasha turned red, and stopped. She smiled, and opened her eyes. She saw Inuyasha, and she turned white.

"I'm sorry!" she yelled as she jumped up and ran to the other end of the cave, startling everyone besides Shippou, who was asleep.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm soooooooo sorry! I didn't know where I was, My nose is stuffed, I've got a cold, I thought I was at home!"

Everyone looked at Inuyasha, who was still, if not more, red.

"Inuyasha, what did you do?" Kagome said, giving him a death glare worthy of Sesshoumaru.

"I didn't do anything!" he said defensively, his ears back. "All I did was wake her up!"

"SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT!" Kagome said

Meanwhile, Miroku, had wondered over to the cowering mass of fur. "Don't worry, we won't hurt you. What's your name?"

She looked up, and said, "Kisane." She sniffed. "Back off, you perverted Monk. If you don't, I'll bite that hand off."

Miroku stopped. "Why did you call me perverted? And how do you know I'm a monk?"

"I can smell woman and incense coming from that hand." She replied.

"Well, she saw through your act that time, Miroku." Sango said smirking.

Kisane started to stand up, and the group could look at her fully for the first time. She had brown hair the fell just past her shoulders, with bangs of purple that framed her tanned face. Her eyes were royal purple.

She also had a purple-streaked-brown tail. She was wearing a purple kimono that was made of a strange material, it seemed to give off heat. Her tail curled itself around her feet, to keep them warm. It was shorter and less fluffy than Sesshoumaru's.

"I'm sorry. I guess I kinda freaked out. When you rubbed my ears, I thought you were Luca."

"Who's Luca?" Inuyasha asked, finally crawling out of a small crater, red face free.

It was Kisane's turn to blush.

"OOOOOOOO" Inuyasha said, catching on," Who's that, your BOYFRIEND?"

"No. He's my mate."

Inuyasha's jaw dropped.

"How old are you?"

"I'm 14 in human years." She half said, half mumbled.

"AND YOU'VE ALREADY GOT A MATE!"

"SIT!" Kagome took the time to say." Inuyasha shut up!"

"KAGOME! DO YOU KNOW WHAT A MATE IS ?"

"SIT!"

"Kagome..." Sango said slowly.

"Sango," Kagome said, knowing she knew about demons, "What does it men to have a mate?"

"Having a mate is the demons equivalent to being married."

"What?"

Miroku looked mildly interested. Sango didn't like that look. He might get some crazy idea.

It's okay for fourteen year olds to be married.

"Maybe we should ask Kisane about this." she said.

"Yeah," Kagome said, a little red faced, "Tell us about this Luca person."

"We've been friends since we were young. About a year ago, my parents told me we've been betrothed since I was about 6 months old."

"But didn't you want to marry him?" Kagome asked. "I mean, I thought he was your friend."

"He's my best friend. And I did want to marry him." she said, but before she could finish,

"What kind of demon are you? Where do you come from?" Shippou had woken up.

"I'm a dog demon." She smiled at the small kit. "As long as I can remember, I've been under Lord Tashio's rule. But when he died, Naraku--"

Inuyasha snapped.

"What do you know about Naraku!" He said, pinning Kisane against the wall.

"He's been raiding my village for the last 50 years."

Inuyasha looked at her, as though trying to tell if she was lying.

"Fair enough." He said, releasing her from a death grip.

"SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT!" Kagome said, regaining her senses.

"OW! WHAT WAS THAT FOR, WENCH?"

"FOR BEING AN IDIOT!" She replied, turning to Kisane.

"My name's Kagome, by the way."

"I'm Sango, and this is Shippou." Sango introduced herself.

"I'm Miroku, and I was wondering if--"

He was silenced by a death glare. From Sango and Kisane.

"And that is Inuyasha." Kagome said, gesturing toward a small crater.

Again, Kisane turned white.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm soooooooo sorry!" She cried as she fled to the other end of the cave (again).