'I know that I'm making a sudden appearance in his life, but I want to meet my little brother. I want him to know that even though outo-san was killed he still has family,' I thought as I jumped from branch to branch of the trees in the Forest of Inuyasha. This wasn't the first time that I had come this way either, but it was the first time that I had been able to gather the courage to reveal myself to my little brother. I followed the scent that I knew was my brothers, and it lead into a human village, now I have nothing against humans, but after the way the certain humans have treated me once I revealed that I was a demon they tried to kill me so I was kind of apprehensive of going into the human town. It was as I was standing in indecision that I felt a familiar presence next to me, I looked to my side and saw none other than my mentor, Sesshomaru next to me. "Sesshomaru- sensei, what brings you here," I asked as I stood still my outer appearance that of a human.

"I believe that could ask you the same question my student," he replied to me as he stood silently next to me.

"My brother is here. I'm trying to decide whether or not to reveal myself to him. I know that my father never told him about me, but I want to know my little brother."

"I see then why don't you enter the village."

"Bad memories," I whispered as I looked up at the azure sky.

"I understand, but you know that I go into this village all the time, they will not hurt a demon unless said demon gives them cause to. I can go into the town with you if you like."

"Thank sensei that would be a great help to me." Sesshomaru just nodded as he led the way into the village me following closely behind him. As we walked into the town I was surprised that people waved to my teacher in a friendly manner as we entered.

It was then that I heard a welcome voice shouting, "Nee-chan," as a small body was thrown into my own. I looked down to be greeted by Rin's smiling face.

"Hello, Rin-chan, how are you?"

"I'm good, I didn't know that you were coming with Sesshomaru- sama."

"Remember how I said that I have a little brother," I asked as I hugged the young woman that I knew my teacher was in love with.

"Yea, I remember."

"He's in this village."

Then I heard an elderly voice call to Rin as it came closer I hid behind my teacher, Rin was one of the only humans that I knew that didn't run was they found out what I was or try to kill me either. I was wary of others and I had good reason to be. "Good day, Kaede-san," my teacher said to the older human that had come to stand next to Rin.

"Hello Sesshomaru-san, who is that young lady hiding behind you. She seems to be afraid."

"She was my student; she has been looking for her brother for a while now, ever since she completed her training anyway. She has a strong feeling that her brother resides here."

"I see, child come out please. Let me look at you," Kaede said in a kind voice. I slowly popped my head out from where I was hiding. I revealed first my turquoise eyes paired with my strawberry-blond hair and my slightly pointed elfish ears. When I completely came out from my hiding place I was revealed with my knee length hair as well as my nervous habit of wringing my hands. "My you're a pretty little demoness aren't you?"

"You can tell what I am," I asked my tinkling soprano voice full of surprise.

"I can tell that you are only in your most human looking form. Come child I want to introduce you to some other people, I will take her from here Sesshomaru-san why don't you visit with Rin-chan while I show this girl around?"

"Of course," my teacher said as he took Rin's hand and left me with the kind lady.

"What is your name child?"

"My name is Moriko."

"Ah! A child of the forest, the name suits you." We arrived in front of a small house. I smelled the air and was immediately on the guard I smelled danger, and it wasn't coming from the house. It was coming from somewhere behind it. Noticing my sudden change in attitude Kaede called to the people inside the house, "Songo, Miroku, there is a demon somewhere close by that isn't friendly." Out of the building appeared a demon hunter and a monk followed by three children. They looked at Kaede and then looked at me, but I was only watching them from the corner of my eye, I was much more concerned about the demon that was emitting malice like it was no tomorrow. Not waiting for the kind woman to say anything I dashed off my demon instincts taking over as I ran. When I came into contact with the demon I let myself show my more demon like qualities, my nine tails appeared swaying behind me and my ears moved to the top of my head.

"I see that you have come, Kubbyi," the creature hissed at me as I lowered myself into a stance that had become so familiar to me that I didn't even think about it anymore.

"What do you want with me," I said my eyes never leaving the form of the demon in front of me.

"I want your power of course. You are the most powerful kitsune, since your father was murdered by the Thunder brothers." It laughed at me as I started to shake violently in anger, but before I could retaliate someone or rather a group of some ones rushed into the clearing.

"Moriko- chan," Rin ran to me, the only one other than my teacher who dared to approach me when I was in my battle stance. The demon made a swipe to hit Rin, and I grabbed her and placed her next to Sesshomaru as I turned to face the snake demon that had tried to hurt my friend. I was now officially pissed. First he mentioned how my father was murdered for his pelt, and then he has the audacity to try and hurt my friend, this guy was dead. I shifted into my full demonic form, the form of a giant vixen (female fox).

"You're dead bastard," I growled as I latched onto the demon with my maw. I broke every bone in the prick before I used my claws to tear him to shreds. Once he was dead I reverted to my original "human" appearance as I fell to the ground.

As I passed out I heard someone ask my teacher a question, "Who is she?"

Third Person POV

Kohaku, caught Moriko as she fell, and then he turned to Sesshomaru just as Shippo asked, "Who is she?"

Sesshomaru looked at Moriko in Kohaku's arms, he remembered that she would almost always get knocked out when she had used her full demonic power, and it was partly because she didn't want to accidently hurt anyone when she passed out that she reverted once the battle was over. "She was one of my students, but right now she is looking for her younger brother, and she seems to think that he's in this village."

"So a She-fox is here looking for her family," Miroku asked as he watched his brother in-law hold the demoness absent mindedly close.

"Yup," Rin replied as she watched Moriko stir in Kohaku's arms, and turn to snuggle into his chest. "Oooo…I've never seen Moriko snuggle into someone before, Sesshomaru-sama did you see that?" Sesshomaru smiled slightly.

"Inuyasha sniffed the girl and then he lifted his nose into the air and his eyes turned to Shippo and he bluntly said, "They're related."

The look on Shippo's face was priceless. "My only family was my father," he sputtered.

It was then that Moriko opened her eyes and turned to face everyone, "N-not true, I'm your older sister, Moriko."

"I don't believee you, why weren't you there when I needed you," Shippo yelled at her.

"Please put me down," Moriko said softly to Kohaku, who set her on her feet. "You think that there was no reason for me to have left, and father not telling you about me? I asked him not to tell you about me! I couldn't risk that someone would come after my family looking for me…You have no idea what you are talking about," I sobbed.

Rin stepped up to me and gave me a hug. We were the same age, but sometimes Rin knew that I needed someone to comfort me or I would run into the forest and never return even if I wanted to come back. "Shippo, have you any idea as to what type of demon this young lady is," my teacher asked softly in a voice that I knew there was a lecture coming on.

"No, should I?"

"Yes, you should Shippo after all her type is a legend. She's the Kuybbi."

"Wait, what," Inuyasha yelled at his brother's announcement.

"She is the Kitsune of the nine tails."

"Do you mean what I think you mean," Inuyasha asked.

"That other demons after power would go after my family or my friends in order to lure me out, cause a vixen cannot leave her loved ones in peril. I left my family to protect them even though it hurt me to do so," Moriko whispered as Rin hugged her tighter. "I turned away from my family in order to protect them, and when I sensed that they were in danger I was there if they needed me. I was never far enough away from them for them to be in any true danger. A vixen protects her own, no matter what."

"It sounds like she was the demon that would sense nearby always watching us, but never doing anything unless there was a need to," Kagome said thoughtfully tapping her chin as she watched the girl that looked so much like an older female version of Shippo.

"Yes, that was me. Sesshomaru- sama made sure that we were always close because I wouldn't abandon my brother. I failed to protect my father," Moriko cried. "I am not losing the last member of my family to death even if he does hate me." This little speech made Kagome cry and she too embraced the she-fox with Rin.

"Feh, women," Inuyasha huffed as he smiled slightly. Kagome would always see the difference between a demon that was good or evil and this one was obviously one that had forced herself to put distance between herself and her family.

"Well, if I may say so, the child looks like she could use a place to stay," Kaede said as she took in the demon that lay on the forest floor, dead.

Moriko's POV

A few hours after I had revealed who I was to everyone, Kaede-san, who happened to be a priestess as I soon found out, told me that I would be staying with her and Rin. I was surprised to say the least, who lets a demon stay in their house? I can understand a half demon like my teacher's half brother, but to let me stay was odd. When I brought the subject up to her, she just smiled at me as she told me why, "You are not going to harm anyone of my people, but you would protect them because they helped to protect your brother." All I could do was nod dumbly as she led me into her hut.

The next morning I sat in the middle of a field of flowers meditating when I smelt someone sneaking up on me, or rather trying to. I smiled as I relaxed a bit; this was not an enemy that was coming up behind me. I sat on the grass in my yukata, my long strawberry-blond hair blowing softly around me in a mimic of the way my tails swirled when they manifested. As my would be spy got closer I called, "Shippo-kun why don't you stop trying to sneak up on me, and just sit next to me. I don't bite unless it's necessary."

"How did you know it was me?"

"I was the same when I was younger." I smiled my fangs shining in the sun.

"You know that I don't trust you right," my brother asked me as he sat down next to me.

"Yes, I know. It's only natural for you not to trust someone who was never in your life," I replied not looking at him. I closed my eyes letting the sun relax me. "You know you have some really good friends, brother mine."

"Yeah I know," he said smiling as he stood. "I have to go help Inuyasha with some stuff. Oh! And Kaede told me to tell you not to worry about any of the demons that are in the area, if they come near the village we have people who can deal with them instead of you tiring yourself out." I nodded as I watched the sun set.