A/N: Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
The prolouge is so short so I just put it with ch1
Prologue: Captive Kouga
They're right behind me! Kouga panted as he turned the corner and leaned into the wall. He heard voices again and bolted. He didn't want the hunters to attack his pack. He could smell Inuyasha's scent nearby and thought briefly of running to him, chancing upon finding him in a fighting mood, but he didn't want to put his females, especially Kagome, in danger. He had no choice. He was exhausted, cold, and injured. He stopped. He knew it was over. He was their captive.
A/N: I probably won't mention it in the story, but Rosaline and Rachel are Hybrids, fox/wolf demon crosses. They retain the shape shifting only well enough to change into wolves.
Chapter One: Pounce
Shippo sniffed the air, unaware of the hunter that stalked him, just behind the bushes. The predator tilted its ears towards its prey as its lips curled back to reveal sharp, milk-white fangs, dripping with saliva. A deep snarl reverberated in the beast's throat and it took in Shippo's scent. Suddenly, it pounced, landing heavily on Shippo with a snarl and a snap. Shippo yelped before turning on his captor, digging his teeth into its ear.
"Ow! Ok, kid, you win. Ow, hey stop it!" The animal barked. Shippo giggled and dug his teeth in deeper. She flipped him over and pinned him to the ground, nipping playfully at his ribs. He laughed and, finally, surrendered.
"Rosaline, you fight like a boy," Miroku said, and Rosaline pounced, bowling him over. She licked his face and he giggled as she slid off, prancing prettily, her tail curled dominantly over her back. Rachel watched the proceedings with dignified amusement as Shippo climbed on her back and she pranced around like a pony. Rosaline licked his nose before shifting into human form. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
"Will you act your age you glorified house pet." Rosaline stuck her tongue out at him. Shippo jumped on her back and she shifted forms, enjoying the rather doggish play. Rachel giggled.
"Just relax, Inuyasha," she said her voice deeper, smoother, and more mature sounding then her twin's. "Rosaline loves children."
"I bet she'll make a very good mother someday," Kagome said with a giggle. Rachel opened her mouth to say something, but she decided against it. Inuyasha was watching, amused despite himself, as Kagome joined the game. Finally, Kagome Rosaline, and Shippo collapsed, panting, in the grass. Rosaline shifted once again to human form as Shippo snuggled into her waist. Ever since Rosaline had joined the group a week ago, he had began to view her as a mixture of a mother and a sister. She treated him, and Kagome as well, like her own cubs.
Rosaline looked every bit like her namesake, a fair rose. Her silvery white hair flowed around her face and down her shoulders like a waterfall. Her warm yellow eyes showed her every emotion. Her body was light and willowy, her bone structure delicate and thin. Her legs were long and strong, her skin fair and smooth. She more resembled her fox ancestry, where as, her fraternal twin, Rachel, looked more wolf. Her hips were less narrow and she had more shape to her body, more prominent curves, wider breasts, and muscular legs. Her yellow eyes were colder, less emotional and more focused, and her hair was charcoal black. Her lips were thin and rarely smiled fully. She was elegance and dignity. Rachel had deep affection for her younger twin, as well as extreme protectiveness.
What was that? Rosaline thought to herself as she sat bolt upright when the wind brushed across her nose. She shifted gently out from under Shippo, Kylala and Kagome, who were cuddled next to her for warmth, and sniffed the air. There were humans nearby, she realized. Rachel shifted slightly, her wolf eyes narrowed with suspicion.
"What are you doing, you little imp?" Rachel asked softly. She had long since grown accustomed to her sister's curiosity.
"Humans," Rosaline said gently.
"Rozy!"
"Rach!" The black wolf growled.
"You shouldn't wander off in the middle of the night. What if something happened?"
"I can take care of myself. You worry to much." Rosaline darted into the bushes, her bushy white tail waging behind her as she leaped over the bush, her nose to the ground. Thinking back on it, Rachel knew she should have followed, but, then, she was to exhausted to think.
She was asleep before Rosaline's scent disappeared from the clearing.