I was only in my youth when I first met my Kekkaishi friends. I had saved him from an extremely dangerous Ayakashi. My name is Serena Winters, the current Alphess of the wolf clan of the Beast People, and the daughter of Dachi and Charlene Winters, the past lord and lady of the wolf clan.
It was in late summer; I had just recently turned eight. I was out on a late-night walk, scouting the boundaries for any trespassers or Black Demons and whatnot. It was then I smelled something odd, and I began to growl, before following the strange scent.
When I came upon the sight, I saw two kids: a boy about my age and a girl that looked older. They were trying to fight off this ugly-looking demonic beast. Snarling in frustration, I unsheathed my sword and joined in the fight, slamming into the demon from the side and knocking it over.
The human boy and girl yelled in surprise, before backing away. They looked startled that such a beastly wolf like me would suddenly plunge into a fight that wasn't really any of my business, but it felt right to protect them, despite the fact that I didn't even know them.
The demon stood up, raised a mighty right hand, and its hand was about to slam down on me, but I used my sword to cut it off, and it reared back, roaring in pain. As it was recovering, I used it to my advantage and jumped up, cutting the head of the demon off, and then it disintegrated into midair.
As it disintegrated, the girl shouted, "Tenketsu!" and the dusty remains of the demon were sucked into the circular point of staff she was holding.
When all was calm, I turned to the two humans. "Are you two unharmed?" I asked, gentleness in my voice, and they nodded. "That is good," I added.
"T-thank y-you," the boy stuttered, "for saving us. That Ayakashi would have killed us if not for you, so thanks." He scratched the back of his head nervously.
I smiled. "It was no problem. It just felt right to help. By the way, my name's Serena Winters. I'm a wolf of the wolf clan of the Beast People," I said. "Who are you four?" When I asked that, I finally noticed the two ghost dogs with them.
"I'm Tokine Yukimura, and this is my ghost dog, Hakubi," the girl answered with a small, but friendly wave as she smiled, as the ghost dog, Hakubi, winked in a friendly manner. She then disappointedly eyed the boy. "And this is Yoshimori Sumimura, my Kekkaishi partner, and his ghost dog, Madarao. Don't mind Yoshimori; he's such a wimp when it comes to fighting Ayakashi."
The boy, whom was Yoshimori, flinched violently at Tokine's words. "I am not a wimp! They just surprise me, that's all!" he protested. "A Kekkaishi never fears an Ayakashi!"
My eyes widened that very second. "Hey, I've heard of you two!" I exclaimed. "You're the soon-to-be 22nd heads of your Kekkaishi families, am I not correct?"
Hakubi answered my question. "You are correct. How did you know about us, though?" he said, flying up to me until he was staring me in the eye.
"Because my father is Dachi. He's the current Alpha of the wolf clan," I answered vaguely. "As far as he's told me, though, he knows Shigemori Sumimura and Tokiko Yukimura quite well, does he not?"
"You're his daughter? What luck! And yes, he does know my grandfather and Tokine's grandmother!" Yoshimori happily exclaimed.
Before I could say anything more, I heard Mother and Father let out a howl for me distantly. "Ooh, I'd better get home right now, or else I'm screwed," I said, turning around and running off, but before I disappeared into the trees, I added, "I hope I can see you lot again soon!"
Time passed, and I started seeing Yoshimori and Tokine more and more often, and eventually, I became one of their best friends. But little did I know that what would happen in the future would a great legend soon dawn upon us.