Chapter 1

Inuyasha's Forest

I ran through the forest trying my best to get away, this was Akito's 5th ambush and was more surprising then the last 4. The shouting was getting closer and closer, my feet are sore from running from the south to the west and my torn up leg burned from the earlier attack. I had to keep running for my sake and Ryo's, we are so close and the shouting was disappearing. I picked up my pace to a point were even the fastest animals lungs and heart would burst. "left, right, left, right" I chanted in my head, my right leg screamed from the amount of pressure I placed on it. We made it past the south and west line,I kept running until I was miles away from the boarder, slowing into a jog and turning that into a walk. I walked this pace till a clearing came into view, my eyes were looking around for any sign of danger or any sound or even a smell as far as I could tell there is a village a few miles from here and judging from the smell the humans were all sleeping.

This clearing was perfectly covered and there was a small well at the far end, no one was here except me and my unconscious servant/friend Ryo. Her wounds weren't deep but she could bleed to death if I didn't set her down and tend to the wounds fast. I set her down on a small bed of grass and checked over the wounds inflicted upon her in battle, for the most part everything was healing fast, but just to be sure I took out the small jug of clean water and poured it over her wounds there were a few bandages left. I took them out of Ryo's small bag and wrapped them around the more severe areas, she may be a tiger youki who does not have a human form but that doesn't mean she deserves to suffer from more blood loss. She and I have been friends since I was a small pup, me and her meeting was just the best thing that has happen to me since meeting my real father's best friend's son. I saved her life as a pup and she came up with the idea to become my servant and my best friend.

Flash back

"Lady Eve, where are you" the nurse maid shouted I giggled and ran to the small forest near the palace, this place was secret to me nobody knew about but me I would disappear for hours even one time my father went out to look for me. I jumped over the small creek and was walking to my secret place until I heard a noise, there was snarling and shouting I was about to walk away until I heard a call for help.

" HELP ME SOMEBODY ANYBODY PLEASE HELP ME" the voice shouted.

Thats when I ran to the the youki who needed my help, as I got closer the plea for help got louder, and there right before my eyes was the prettiest animal ever, and it looked to be about a cub. The cub looked frighten and Its eyes were filled with tears the poor thing was shaking and not because it was cold, but it was because of the wolf youki pup with a dagger over her head.

" Please don't kill me" the cub pleaded

" Pft I aint the type to let my prey go" stated the wolf

He was about to plunge the dagger into the head of the cub until i stepped out of the tree line and shouted "stop". The wolf turned around and looked at me I stared back.

"Do not lay one hand on her" I threatened.

" Yeah and why shouldn't I" he asked.

" Because she's my servant" I lied.

"My apologies" he whispered.

"You are forgiven and I would sugjest you leave this forest and go hunt elsware" I relpied.

" Fine by the you look very pretty" said the wolf.

When he left I walked slowly over to the little cub who had calm down some, she looked at me with thankful eyes and began to purr her graditude. I smiled at the little thing, until the smell of blood hit my nose the poor thing was hurt I bent down torwards the cut on her paw. I took the ribboin out of my hair and picked up her paw, slowly wrapping the it around her paw she asked

"Why did you tell him I was your servant"

"Well that was the only thing I could think of" I said as I made a bow to hold it in place.

"My name is Eve and I'm a inu youki" I said proudly.

"My name is Ryo and I'm a tiger youki" she replied. " I Wish to be your servant"

"You really don't need be I just said that so he would leave you alone" I told her

" I don't care you saved my life" she argued.

END OF FLASH BACK

Ryo was slowly waking up from the ambush,her eyes blinked up at me and stared back at her.

"My lady where are we?" Ryo asked

" After you fell unconscious I carried you to the west" I answered.

"Akito's attack was stronger then the others!" She exclaimed.

"I know noramlly my attacks are stronger and unpredictable" I shouted.

"My lady you made the right descion retreating" Ryo said comfertly.

"I know but I never back down from a fight" I sighed

"Ryo are your Wounds healed yet?" I questioned

" Not quit yet lady Eve" she responded

" We will wait then" I stated Ryo nodded and asked " Did you get the Shikon jewl shard out of that one youki?" I nodded, thats when I smelled company on their way over here. "It seems we are going to have some company in a few minutes." I told her, Ryo snarled and I gave her a hard look that ment get out of the way. Ryo crawled limped to a nearby treeand layed down. I could hear them approching with speed, I stood there and waited for the 6 of them to arrive. "hmmm" I might get a little chalenge after all. Just then the 6 figures apreared from the thick forest, but that wasn't the all of them some one was watching from a distance and she could feel it.

I Do Not own the Inuyasha characters but I DO own Eve and Ryo