Chapter 1: Koga

"Come back girl! Give us the jewel shard!"

Kira gasped for breath as she ran as hard as she could, away from the demons that were chasing her. I can't fight them. There's too many! Kira thought. A demon caught up to her and snapped at her leg. Kira dodged the teeth. Again- snap! Kira jumped into the air.

Bad move! Kira thought in horror as she came down, without any control to where she was going- right into the jaws of a demon. A snake-like demon caught her in it's jaws.

"Augghhh!!!!" Kira gasped in pain. She could feel the demon's teeth biting harder and harder into her stomach. It was trying to snap her in half. Even Kira's own demonic body couldn't take this for long. She had to do something. The demon seemed to sense her thoughts. It sqeezed harder.

"Aughghghghg!!!!!!!" she screamed. Kira felt at her belt for her dirk. There! She brought it down as hard as she could into the demon's eye. It roared and shook it's head, letting go of Kira. She flew through the air and collapsed limply into the ground. Relizing the demons were still after her, Kira painfully got up and started running again. I'm too weak. I won't make it. No! I have to! I have t-- Kira's thoughts were broken as she stumbled and tripped over a stone.

Kira fell and watched as her cruel fate came towards her. The snake demon reared it's head as it prepared to devour her alive. She braced herself. I'm sorry, my tribe. I failed. Please... live on without me. Stay safe.

All of a sudden a whirlwind appeared and trampled right over the hoard of demons. They roared furiously. Kira opened her eyes to see wolves follow the whilrwind and start attacking the demons too.

I'm saved. Kira watched in awe as every demon was hurled away. They all landed in a ditch nearby. But who could have such power to take on twenty or more demons? The whirlwind stopped. Before Kira passed out she saw a pair of brown boots coming towards her.

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Kira opened her eyes to see wolves surrounding her. Kira spoke to them and they moved. Where am I? How did I get here? She looked around and saw that she was in a cave.

As she walk to the opening of the cave Kira put a hand over her eyes to shield them from the bright afternoon sunlight. She saw a clear river nearby with a small waterfall. Kira looked down at her dirty body. There was dirt all over her and blood was caked all over her waist and stomach. The wounds were starting to heal, but very slowly.

She went down to river bank and took off her black wolf-fur clothing and slowly went into the water. As Kira moved down deep into the waterfall to bathe, she looked around. Good. No one was there.

She dove down deep into the water and swam around. It's so peaceful down here. When Kira surfaced she was waist deep in the water in the back of the waterfall. She stood and looked at her reflection. Kira's long blonde hair was covering her full chest. Her stomach was now free of blood and dirt, but the deep bite marks still remained. Kira's usually expressive wolf-tail was hanging low and damp. All around, Kira was very pretty. Her cheeks were rosey, and her ears were demonicly pointy. As she stared at her reflection, Kira's dark red eyes stared back. I look a lot like my mother... if she's still alive. I have no time to waste. I have to continue looking for the northern wolf-demon tribe my father told me about.

Kira swam back to the river bank and started walking towards the spot where she had laid her clothes. As Kira pulled her hair back from her chest, she opened her eyes to see a man with brown fur clothing and long black hair that was pulled back into a pony-tail, staring at her.

"Auggghhh!!!" Kira screamed.

"Nighghghgh!!!!" the man screamed as he jumped back.

Kira dove for her skirt and covered herself. The man turned around boldly, red in the face.

"Stay there!" Kira hid behind a tree and clothed herself. When she came out from behind, she saw that the man was actually a wolf demon like herself. She looked at his boots and realized that this man was her rescuer. Actually... he's kinda' handsome... What am I saying!?

"What were you doing, spying on me!?" Kira demanded.

"I wasn't spying! You were the one who ran out of that cave!"

"I just wanted to clean myself up! I had dirt and blood all over me! Thank you for rescuing me, but I don't want to hang around a demon who's a pervert!"

"Wha-?!" the man was speechless.

"Forget it. I have to go," Kira turned around and gasped in pain as a wound opened up again. She fell.

"Owww..," she cried through a clenched jaw. Suddenly, she felt arms picking her up. Kira looked up and realized that the man was carrying her.

"Hey! Wait!" Kira felt herself blushing. This was a really handsome demon, and her she was in his arms!

"You've lost too much blood to move very far. You have to stay in this cave. I brought first-aid," the man said while peering down at her. First-aid? What's that?

When they reached the cave the demon set her down and brought out a white box with a red cross on it.

"This girl I like gave this to me. The medicines inside have special healing powers," the man said. Then he stopped and gulped.

"What?" Kira asked. Then she realized. My wounds are under my top armor. He can't heal me unless I take my clothing off!

"Uhh... look. I don't need this 'first-aid' anyway. I really have to go. I need to get to the northern mountains as quick as I can," Kira said.

"Why?" the stranger asked.

"Look, your a wolf-demon too. You must know where the mountains are! I need to see the wolf-demon leader, Koga! Please, take me to him!" Kira replied.

"Uhh... so you know what he looks like? And why do you need him?" the stranger sneered.

"No... not exactly. My father told me about him though. My tribe has been attacked by demons a lot lately, and there were only a few family's left when I went looking for Koga. I need his help to save my family!" At this, the demon's face seemed to soften. He spoke to Kira softly now.

"If you must know, I'm Koga. And I'm sorry. I just came from your tribe's village. They... they didn't make it. I saw one last western wolf-demon. He told me to look for a girl demon by the name of Kira and tell her what had happened. He--"

Kira couldn't help it. She started tearing up.

"Wha--- don't! I'm sorry! Everything's alright!" the demon protested. Kira sobbed harder.

"How can you say that? They're dead! All of them! I failed my mission. I was going to save them and I was too late!" By now her pretty face was red. But demon tears are an interesting thing. When they cry out of feeling, they are the prettiest thing on Earth.

Maybe that's why the demon seemed so entranced. Or maybe he just pityed Kira. Either way.

"I... he told me to tell you that your mother and him died trying to keep your existece hidden. So, if it makes you feel better, they died for you. For a good cause. Look, I'm not good at this sorta' thing. Just shut up, please. I hate to see a demon cry, exspecially a female."

"I'm sorry...," Kira sniffed. He was so rude, but his words about her father did comfort her.

"If you must die, die while fighting, Kira. Do not ever give into death," he had said. I remember. He lived up to his expectations.

"Umm... it will be awkward, but I think I can hold my top around my chest while you use this... medicine," she said.

"Whoa, why the sudden change in attitude?!" the demon said.

"I'm going to avenge my village by hunting down the demons that did this. I will kill them all! Now turn around," Kira said furiously while untieing the armor top. She took the fur from her top and tied it around her chest, careful not to touch the sounds near there. So he's Koga. Maybe... he can help me!

While Koga applied the bandages to the wounds he explained that all the demons that had attacked her tribe had come from one demon: Naraku. He had killed many other demons already, and had even slaughtered many of Koga's own wolves. Finally, he finished. Kira stood up.

"Thank you. I'm going now."

"Where will you go?"

"I don't know."