Author's Note: Welcome to my newest Inu Yasha fan-fiction. The rating is M because I'm not sure where this story is going. The rating my change as the story nears its end. Enjoy! Also there is a bit of Japaneses further down in the story. Don't worry, not all the conversations are in Japaneses.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha, but i do own Krista! (for those Yu Yu fans, Krista's Kitsune look is loosely based off of Kurama's foxy appearance.)

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Krista wasn't like other kids. When her mommy took her to play dates she noticed she was stronger and faster than the other kids. They looked like her mommy, not like her. She had a big bushy tail and pointed fox ears. Her fur and hair was silver, her eyes crimson; her mom always made her wear hats and long coats to hide her ears and tail. The other little kids were scared of her and her looks. She could look like them for small amounts of time if she tried really hard, never longer than an hour though. She didn't want to be scary. She tried really hard to look like them.

It was her first day of preschool, and she was nervous. Her mommy had put a special headband on her head so no one would see her ears, and a long uncomfortable dress to hide her tail. Krista had been told to move like the other kids, not as fast or as strong as she could and she really wanted to impress her mommy. Despite her nervousness, her first day went well, until recess. The other children were kicking around a ball and hollered for her to play with them, in her excitement she forgot her promise and kicked the ball over the two story tall preschool building. Shocked by what they had seen, the teachers rushed over.

"What happened?"

"How could a four year old do that?"

"What are you?"

"DEMON!"

Questions were flung at Krista and she started to cry, these people were mean and they were scaring her. One of the part time teachers, a pastor from a nearby church, yelled that she was demon spawned and need to be cleansed. He took he away to a dark cold room filled with strange people. Krista was tied to a table and her dress was forced off her back. Gasps were heard when they found her tail. Next they ripped her headband from her head.

"Demon be gone!" was yelled as papers that burned were tossed on her. Knifes sliced into her back, ears, and tail. All Krista could do was sob and cry out for her mommy. All her cries were ignored. Soon the pain became too much and Krista lost consciousness.

~OOO~

Krista sat up breathing hard. She looked around her, she was in her dorm room, and nothing was out of place. A glance at the mirror showed that her hair was red-ish auburn, her eye hazel. She didn't have fox ears on her head, or a fox tail coming out of her back, there weren't even any scars on her back. She wasn't a demon; she wasn't even that special. Satisfied that she just had an intense nightmare, Krista closed her eyes and went back to sleep.

Ch1

Krista couldn't believe how late her professor had kept her after class, the sun had already gone down and now she had to rush through the wooded part of campus alone. If he had only let one of her friends or even her lab partner stay with her, she wouldn't be alone now. These woods always gave her a weird kind of creepy feeling. She avoided it whenever she could, but walking around campus alone at night was even more dangerous than going through the woods.

Krista held her bag tighter to her chest and rushed through the forest, the faster she could get out of there the better. The path was nearly impossible to see in the dark, she didn't know when she went from the concrete sidewalk to a dirt path, but the farther she went the smaller the path seem to become. As she took her next step, the ground gave way and she was falling, sliding down some sort of ridge. Krista was too panicked about falling to realize the campus was flat. Her slide came to an abrupt halt when she hit a river. She knew for a fact, there were no rivers on campus.

"Great! Just Great! Not only did I get lost in those stupid woods and wondered off campus but now I'm soaking wet too." She growled into the night. Checking her phone, she saw she had no signal. She shrived as she stood and looked around her. In the distance she could see a flickering light. Light meant people, or at the very least civilization. The banks of the river were slippery, every time Krista tried to climb out, she slid back in. Huffing in aggravation she leapt at the bank, somehow landing on top. She was confused at how she managed the jump, but never the less proud that she did. It didn't take her all that long to reach the light, which turned out to be a campfire.

"Hello. I seemed to have gotten lost and slid down that ridge back there. Could you be so kind as to tell me the way back to town?" Krista called coming through the trees. There were three men sitting around the fire. At her voice they looked up at her.

"Anata ga koko ni subete no hoho o yatte no yona chisana mono wa nanidesu ka?" The first called.

"Akiraka ni kanojo war yoke karade wanaidesuga, kanojo wa fuku o kite imasu yo ni, kanojo ga Chu no jotai o mite kudasai!" the second leered.

"Kodomo o kite, karera ni nani no kokoro o shiharawanai. Kasai de jibun jishin o atatameru." The third reached out to Krista and motioned her forward.

"I have no idea what you're saying. I don't suppose any of you speak English?" Krista asked. She didn't want to get any nearer them than she had too.

"On'nanokowa shinpurudenakereba narimasen. Kanojo mo watashi mo kanojo o tsuika suru koto naku, jitaku de yashinau tame ni amarini mo oku no kuchi o mottebanashi o suru kotow a dekimasen." The first man was pointing wildly at her and speaking angrily to the other men. Sighing Krista left the strange men and headed in the direction she hoped town and the campus were in. She'd have to stop by the police station on her way back to her dorm to let them know about the strange people in the woods.

Krista walked around for hours, nothing seemed familiar. She couldn't find any lights from the town or university, she couldn't hear traffic from the freeway either, and she was pretty certain she was walking in circles. Tried, sore, and wet Krista found a semi sheltered spot in the roots of a tree and sat there to rest for the night. In the morning she'd have better luck, she was sure.

~OOO~

Morning came slowly for Krista. More than anything else she was terrified. She'd never been camping before, her parents hated the outdoors. She had no idea what to do and just hoped she'd find her way out of the forest and back into town. When dawn finally began to break, and the world began to be filled with light, Krista noticed she wasn't very far from a well beaten dirt path. Overjoyed she jumped up and ran down the path. The path started up a hill, and as she was nearing the top, Krista heard a monstrous roar. It was unlike anything she had ever heard before. Part of her wanted to run away in fear. Talking a calming breath, she continued over the hill.

Looking down from the top of the hill Krista saw a village that looked like it was out of the history books! And what was worse, there in the middle of the village destroying everything in its path was a monstrous beast. It looked like a wild boar only it walked on two legs, wore cloths of some sort, and it was huge! It was easily taller than the huts in the village. Krista could only watch in horror as the beast picked up a hut and threw it over its shoulder. Sitting where the hut used to be, was a little girl. Without thinking Krista ran as hard and as fast as she could to the girl. Things seemed to blur around her as she moved faster than she thought possible. As if in slow motion the beast's fist came down towards the girl, Krista grabbed the girl and speed two huts over. The ground shook with from the impact of the Boar hitting the ground. Glancing around the hut, Krista was sickened to see that the boar's fist sat where the girl had been seconds ago. The boar looked stunned for a moment than spotted Krista and the girl. It roared and charged after Krista. Still holding the girl in her arms, Krista swung the girl onto her back and took off running. She dodged between the huts, trying to shake the beast. It was no good however, the beast simply destroyed and hut in his way.

"Watashi no emono no musume-kko o torimodosu, to watashi wa saigo no tame ne anata o sukuu kamo shirenai!" It screamed at her.

"Listen bub, I have no idea what you're, saying but I'm not letting you hurt this kid. Leave us ALONE!" Krista yelled over her shoulder. She heard the girl gasp and jumped as hard as she could to the left, avoiding an attack the boar had sent at her. Krista jumped so high that she actually went over and past a hut. Lying on the ground next to where she landed was a sickle. Having no weapon, Krista grabbed it. She turned towards the boar, her body glowing a brilliant fuchsia and she raised the sickle.

"Bad move asshole, attacking when my back was turned." She growled throwing the sickle as hard as she could at the boar. The sickle had taken on her fuchsia glow as it whistled through the air. If not for the reflecting light, Krista would not have been able to follow its flight. Krista watched in horror as the sickle seemed to enter the boar's neck, and continue on through without even causing the boar to pause.

The boar grinned at her and moved to take a step. The movement must have jostled his neck, because before his foot even hit the ground, his head had rolled off his shoulders, a look of shock on its face. Krista sighed happy that the fight was over, but very confused about what had happened. She knelt down and let the girl off her back as the villagers approached them.

"Akuma wa watashitachi ga korejio toraburu o nozomanai, kono maru o hanareu!" one of the elders called to Krista. The girl stepped in front of Krista and glared at the elder.

"Kanojo wa chodo anata ga kanojo de sakebu to, kanojo ga nokoshi juyo aeta dono yo ni, sunde iru anata no subete o sukutta. Anata ga warui otokodesu!" Krista had no idea what the child had said but it seemed to shock the villagers. The little girl grabbed Krista's wrist and stormed away from the village. Once they were out of sight of the villagers, the little girl started to chirp happily at Krista. Krista looked down at the happy child. She had no idea what the child was saying. As they were about to enter the woods Krista spotted the most beautiful creature she had even seen. Convinced that no mortal could be that beautiful, Krista wonder which goddess she stood before. The "goddess" was watching the two of them with a bored expression.

"Rin" Krista was startled by the deep tenor of the voice, this creature, whatever it was, was defiantly male. The child ran over and hugged his leg, chatting at an alarming pace, finally pointing to Krista.

"Anata wa watashi no byoto o sukutta, anata wa nani no onkei o yokyu suru nodesu ka?" he called to her patting the child's head. The child instantly let go and stood beside him.

"I'm sorry I have no idea what you're saying, and I bet you have no idea what I'm saying." Krista lowered her head and sighed. Where was she and why did no one understand English?

"I see now, you are English. You saved the life of my ward. What reward would you ask of me for your service?" he stated coolly Krista's glanced jumped to his. For a moment Krista was stunned, she said the first thing that popped into her head.

"I'd love to learn the language around here." She winced at her statement. The man before her eye's widened slightly at her request.

"It is an odd request, but I will honor it. You will address me as Sesshoumaru-sama. This is Rin-chan. You are in Japan and you will travel with us until you have a grasp of our language." He turned and started to walk away. Rin Followed him. Krista shrugged and followed as well.

"My name is Krista." If he heard her he made no reaction. Rin continued to chirp happily until Sesshoumaru said her name. After that it was a quite trip.

~OOO~

As they stopped for the evening Krista looked around her. "We're sleeping outside?" She asked softly. Sesshoumaru turned to look at her.

"Yes"

"I've never slept outside before, unless you count last night." Krista shook slightly. Rin hugged her legs.

"Nothing will harm you; Rin will take you down to a stream so you can bath."

"Wait … what? Bath in a stream?"

"Would you prefer to stay dirty?" Sesshoumaru raised one eyebrow at her.

"This is all so different." Krista muttered as Rin pulled her hand and led her out of camp.

"She's had a pampered life. You should leave her here my lord; she will only slow us down." Jaken called entering the camp. Sesshoumaru kicked Jaken into the air and away from their camp.

~OOO~

"Ohayogozaimasu!" Rin jumped at Krista the next morning Krista yawned, catching the girl.

"Sesshoumaru-sama, what did she say?" Krista called.

"That is the formal way of saying good morning, it can be shortened down to 'Ohayo' for informal greetings." Sesshoumaru didn't turn to look at her as he explained.

"Ohayo Rin-Chan!" Krista smiled down at the little girl who squealed in delight and hugged her.

"Today we will discuss honorifics."

"Whatever you think is best, Sesshoumaru-sama."

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