Chapter2: The Pendant of Memories and New Beginings

It had now been a few weeks since Kouga and Himeko met, as Himeko was laying on a bed in Kaede's village. She was spotted by Kagome and InuYasha. They found her shortly after she had managing to out run a demon. Now tired and having a high fever she was resting.

It was now a few hours later and Himeko was waking up. She looked around at her surroudings, and noticed they were unfamilar. "W-where am i?" She asked, her voice had a raspy tone.

Himeko was trying to get up when Kagome notice. "Oh good, you're awake Himeko." Kagome said, with a sigh of relief.

Himeko nodded. "What happen to me exactly?" She asked.

Kagome then told Himeko what happened. "You were passout in the forest outside of the village, with an awful fever."

Himeko nodded but felt a bit dizzy, but that's expect with one being sick isn't it? She tried to stand up, But Kagome push her back down gently. "Take it easy, you're still sick.

Himeko nodded her understanding.

"Come on Kagome we need to get going before Naruku makes off with another jewel shard." InuYasha said walking into the hut.

Kagome looked at him a bit annoyed. "Okay, okay." She said getting up leaving Himeko behind with Kaede.

Hours passed

Himeko and Kaede were talking she explained that while trying to get some fresh fruit. A demon not much bigger than her had chase her down, and knowing she was only a 1/4 demon she couldn't do much. She felt useless and powerless.

Kaede nodded and said. "Well dear child, you do not need to feel weak. For everyone is strong in their own way." Keade explained trying to encourage Himeko.

Himeko nodded with a bit of a smile as she got up. She went outside for some fresh air then looks up to the stars. 'It's so pretty tonight.' she was lost in thought. Until she notices something come out of the bushes. She smiled thinking it was probably a small creature like a rabbit. Until she got the scent it was a demon but a small demon by the name of Shippo.

'It's that little fox demon' Himeko thought as she looks to him. "We've meet before haven't we? your name is shippo right?" She asked the young fox demon.

Shippo nodded. "Yeah, we have you're Himeko you're 1/4 demon right?"

Himeko smiled. "Indeed I am." She said responding to Shippo's question. Himeko heard a loud growl come from her stomach. She looks to Shippo. "Say, are you hungry as well?"

Shippo nodded as Himeko invited him in for some soup made by Kaede, while thinking back to why was the demon chasing her? Did she have something the demon wanted? Or did the demon just like to pick on those who are weaker than it.

It was then Shippo broke the slience between all of three of them. "Say, Himeko didn't you have a necklace on when we met?"

Himeko looks over to Shippo and nodded now just realizing that her beloved pendant given to by her father was now gone. "I-I guess I lost it, Shippo."

"Well I'm sure you'll find it, lets look for it tomorrow it's already late anyway." Shippo said.

Himeko agreed and soon the three drifted off to the sleep.

Meanwhile Later that night

Kouga along the other two wolves Ginta and Hakkaku. They had been following a demon with a jewel shard. Kouga had stop once the demon had dissapered. "Damn where did he go?"

As always Ginta and Hakkaku were out of breath after following Kouga. It was then Hakkaku notice something. "Hey Kouga, there's something over here." he said pointing the object that was sparkling in the moonlight.

Kouga had jump down from the tree in Hakkaku's direction, and looking at the item noticing it had Himeko's scent. "It belongs to that girl, Himeko."

Ginta and Hakkaku blinked and said. "You don't think, something bad has happen to her do you Kouga?"

Kouga looked down at the item and pick it up. The item was a lavern pendant necklace "No, I'm sure she's still alive." He said before disappearing back into his wind vortex, as Ginta and Hakkuku followed behind yelling for Kouga to slow down into the night until the next day.

The next day

Himeko had woke up along with Shippo. Kaede had already left to attend to somethings in the village. So Himeko went with shippo to the last place that she had seen her pendant.

After searching for some time. She sighed. 'It's not here, how could that be? Did that demon take off with it?' She thought.

Hearing Himeko heavy sigh, Shippo looked over at her. "Himeko?" Shippo asked.

Hearing her name she then looks at Shippo. "Yes, what is it?" She asked, to Shippo calling her name.

"That necklace was very improtant to you huh?" asked Shippo.

Himeko nodded. "My father gave it to me when I was a small child." She said in response to Shippo's question.

They were getting ready to leave, when Himeko got the scent of the demon who was chasing them. She pulled her sword from it's sheath and pointed it at the demon, that was chasing her as she looked back at Shippo. "Go leave now!"

"What?! But Himeko" shouted Shippo.

Himeko glared at shippo. "I said leave!" She said, while trying to fight the demon off.

She wasn't on her guard and got hit in the gut. Coughing she spit out some blood as the demon looked at Himeko.

"How weak, do you honestly think you can defeat me human?"

"Just who the hell, do you think you're calling human?!" She said in responce while trying to get up. Suddenly she caught the scent of a wolf. 'K-Kouga?' she ask in thought, as Shippo left in fear.

she got up and tried to fight the demon off again as Kouga came out of nowhere and kicked the demon away from Himeko.

Himeko blinked. "K-Kouga what are you doing here?" She asked looking at him.

Kouga looked back at her and said. "I came to give this back to you, it belongs to you right?" He asked, holding out the necklace.

Himiko nodded as she took the necklace. Then she smiled and said. "Thank you, Kouga."

"Well see ya later." Kouga said before running off, with Ginta and Hakkaku following him.

Himeko was smiling as she looked at her necklace. "Looks like there's new memories to be made huh father?" she said walking back to her own village.