Kirara was silent as the smell of her mothers blood filled the air. She whimpered quietly, feeling lonely but could still smell her mothers killers nearby. She tensed up and sent her senses out smelling everything. She perked her raven black ears and wrapped her beautiful cream and raven tail around her. She heard footsteps coming close to the tree her mother hid her in. She immediately tensed sensing danger. The kings assassin was getting closer to her little hiding spot he was only a few yards away. She could hear them talking and she listened intently.

"We killed the mother but where did she hide the little runt?"

Kirara heard a bunch of 'I don't knows' and sensed that the leader whoever he was, was getting agitated.

"Well find her or the king will have our heads on a platter!" He yelled making Kirara cower back.

She heard the foot steps get within inches of her whole. She was going to get found and killed instantly she backed up as far as she could to the back of the whole in the tree. She saw a nose. Then a eyebrow then a whole face looking directly at her. She looked at the man that was part of the kings kingdom. He was a demon. A wolf demon to be exact and he had a rugged appearance to him. He was staring straight at her and he had a confused look about his features. Surely he could see her cowering against the back of the tree? But no he was looking right at her right in her eyes and he couldn't see her. Little did she know her mother got a priestess to put an invisibility charm on the back of her necklace that only let people who wouldn't hurt her see her. She tilted her head which made a quiet rustling sound but otherwise stayed still.

The wolf demon wore the look of confusion and muttered. "Coulda sworn she was in there"

and left the tree. She could smell their sent getting farther and farther away. She heard " The king would be glad that we killed that little bitch, I think he'd be to thrilled to even care about the little runt" The other men muttered in agreement and all 5 men hurried back to the kingdom. Kirara sniffed the air and made sure no one was out there to cause her harm. She cautiously started walking towards the entrance getting used to walking since when he as in human form her mother just carried her. She sat towards the entrance and sat down. She brought her two tails in front of her so she can see what she turned into. She mew softly and her eyes got big as dinner plates as to what she just said. She jumped out of the tree whole and sniffed to find the closest water source. All of these actions where instincts and only two tailed cat demons are mature at a really young age.

She got to the stream and looked into the water. She was a small kitten about 8 months old with cream colored silky soft fur and raven black strips on her tail and front legs. Her ears were raven black and she had to fluffy tails (think of shippos tail just two of them) that were curled against her. Her eyes were that of a dulled ruby red color that were fairly extraordinary and abnormal for a cat. Around her neck and chest it was extra fluffy and she had about two times as much fur there to protect her neck.

Around her neck was her mothers necklace. She looked at it in the water for a time then stepped back and pawed at her neck coaxing the necklace off of her neck and onto the forest floor. Once that achievement was done she sniffed it and it smelled like her mother. She whined and lowered her ears. She was old enough to know what her mother had done for her. She had sacrificed her life for her own. Her ears flattened against her head in a grieving state. 'Momma..' She turned the necklace over with he paw and read her name engraved in the necklace. 'Kirara? Is that my name?' she tilted her head in contemplation. She got her nose under the chain of the necklace and flung her head back and caught the necklace on her neck. She then sat down and decided to sniff out where she could go before nightfall when demons could kill her. She smelled fire and different scents of people nearby so she hurried off in that direction.

She darted behind trees and bushes trying to be somewhat stealthy and jumped over tree roots and rocks. She ran for about 20 minutes and came across a flower field were a little kid about 9 was picking flowers. She had long dark brown hair and was wearing a pink and white flower kimono. Kirara tilted her head. She then bound down to her tripping and almost falling on her face countless times over flowers and weeds. She stopped right in front of her tilted her head to the side and simply said.

"Mew"

in a way of greeting since she couldn't talk. The girl's eyes got big then a big smile started to spread on her face.

"Kitty!" She picks Kirara up and started to scratch behind her ears which, to Kirara felt extremely pleasant.

" You're a two tailed cat demon! Where's your mother she's supposed to be taking care of you." Kirara flattened her ears and whined.

" Oh no. She was killed for her fur wasn't she? You poor thing" The mysterious girl gave Kirara a look of pity and Kirara lowered her head.

" Its ok! You came to the right person! I happen to live in a village where two tailed cat demons can live in peace! You want to know how? My ancestors made a pack with the two tailed cat demons that if they stay in there demon forms my village would protect them form poachers and anything that wants to hurt them!" Kirara perked her ears up. " Would you like to come with me, back to the village?"

Kirara jumped into the girls arms and meowed happily. Just then a feminine voice called into the air.

"Songo! Hun c'mon its time for dinner!"

"Yes mommy! Coming" She shouted back. Kirara looked up at her and she smiled down at her. 'Her name is Songo, How pritty..' She stood up and ran towards the village with a big smile on her face. Kirara looked on as the huts and people came into view and wondered if this was truly her new home. For some time at least.