Unexpected

Chapter 1

Kagome ran blindly through the forest. Her feet pounding on the grass, crunching the

dead leaves, making her passage anything but unnoticed. Why, of all the days for Inu Yasha and

I to fight, Kagome thought frantically. Did I decide to run away like a two-year old? She looked

over her shoulder at her attacker. The flea-ridden wolf pack chased after her, not exactly letting

up. She growled, reaching behind her back and snatching an arrow quickly and stopping for a

second to aim.

Normally, wolves didn't attack her since Kouga, her wolf demon friend, had " fallen in

love" with her. These wolves though, weren't the gentle brown ones she was used to seeing

traveling with Kouga and his pack. These wolves were gray, like ashes, and they were at least

five times the size of a normal wolf. Their eyes glowed blue, as if electricity coursed through their

bodies. They had been following Kagome since she left the camp she was sharing with Shippou,

Sango, Miroku, Kirara, and Inu Yasha. They had caught her scent, and came after her, looking

for a midnight snack.

Kagome released the arrow, letting the purple stream of light temporarily blind the

wolves before hitting them. There was a howl of pain, alerting her that she had hit her target.

Kagome smiled to herself. Got him, she thought proudly. She turned and started to run again, not

stopping to see how many were left. They had begun the chase with six, but thanks to her

improving archery skills, she had narrowed the count to four, plus this latest kill, three.

Leaping over bushes and shrubs, she came to a clearing. Uh-oh. Clearings weren't a

good thing when you were being hunted. That gave the enemy a greater chance of catching you.

Kagome had learned this several times in her previous adventures. She growled to herself and

turned to face the demons. Saliva dripping from their teeth-bared mouths, they stared hungrily at

her, their own menacing growls drowning out her own. Fear gripped her. She reached for another

arrow, but caught nothing but air. Her eyes widened in alarm. Seeing she was defensless, they

pounced. Kagome let out a startled cry and raised her hands in front of her face to shield herself

as the monsters leapt, aiming to kill...