Kagome zipped up her hoody, making sure the hood covered her furry ears. Humans weren't supposed to know about demons or half demons, but she'd broken the charm that concealed her true form and she really needed to get some groceries, the fridge was empty and her family wouldn't be home for a few days yet so she decided to risk the adventure. She'd never met another demon in the city so she had to be extra careful, there were certain cities were demon activity was normal and no one informed the government but this was Tokyo and only normal humans lived here for the most part, especially since the government held the most influence here.
The half dog demon girl made her way down the steps of the shrine where she lived, her hands in her pockets to hide her claws. She whistled as she walked to the nearby market, it was very small and limited but she didn't want to risk being out for too long, she'd heard horror stories of demons being captured and taken to laboratories to be experimented on, the demons always killed themselves before they reached the lab, making sure humans wouldn't be able to discover the secrets to their long lives and accelerated healing lest all their kind be hunted down. The only problem was that now the government had invented a serum that would knock the demon out while they were transported and tested on, the demons became extra careful since then and none yet had been caught. Halflings were caught but the government wished to study them, they would keep them alive for a while, unsure if they could test on them according to law given that they were half human.
She shivered and wrapped her long black and red tail tighter around her thin body, she kept her bright green eyes cast down, watching the ground and avoiding the others around her. As she grew closer to the crowds surrounding the more central part of the city she drew her demonic aura in around her self, cautious not to let those around her sense it, finally she walked through the doors and set about her shopping, twenty cups of ramen, three containers of apple juice, five pounds of meat, and a 24 pack of coca cola.
"Well good morning deary, I'm Kaede, and how are you?" The old woman grinned as she scanned the items.
"Good morning Lady Kaede, I'm Kagome, and I'm fine thank you, how are you." She kept a fake smile plastered on her face and her fists clenched, fearful of paying and the woman noticing her claws.
"Ye total is 825.02 yen." The old woman grinned even wider and bagged the groceries.
"Yes, of course." She counted out the money and placed it down as quickly as she could.
"Thank you child." She chuckled.
Kagome walked out of the store, food in hand, intent on returning home as quickly as possible when suddenly a child slammed into her causing her to stumble, drop her food, and land in the middle of the road. She groaned and began to sit up when a horrible high pitched screeching sound invaded her sensitive ears. A red car rammed into her full force and sent her skidding nearly twenty feet away, her ears twitched as women and children screamed about the demon girl. They called her a monster and police sirens wailed in the distance, she stumbled to her feet and tried to run, but it was too late, a poison dart sank into her soft skin and suddenly everything went black for Kagome