Chapter2:Shin Tomodachi

"speaking" exp-"Blah blah"

'thinking' exp-'blah blah'

Kagome and others talking through minds

Kagome woke with the birds singing of the dawn. When Kagome was making breakfast she heard a painful screech. Rushing to the nearby road she notice some men with bows and arrows. Kagome hid in the shadows as the men continued walking past laughing about shooting the foolish bird that dared to cross their path. Kagome started to head back to camp when another cry reached her ears. Looking for the source she found a young falcon with an arrow in its wing.

"Oh you poor thing." Kagome said as she slowly approached the bird.

She used her aura to sooth the falcon. When the falcon was soothed Kagome pulled out the arrow. Using her healing powers she healed the bleeding and broken wing. The falcon tested its wing then flew off to a near by branch. Kagome stood and bowed at the bird.

"Please be more careful little one." with that Kagome walked back to camp

As she was in the middle of breakfast She heard a screech. Looking around Kagome noticed three falcons looking back at her. Then she realized that one was the young falcon that she healed. She set her plate aside then walked very slowly toward the birds.

"I remember you. Your that young falcon I healed." The falcons eyed her as Kagome approached.

The biggest of the three let out a small squawk and ruffled it's feathers. All of the sudden the birds took off to the higher branches in the trees. A rustling noise had Kagome whirling around to gaze at some bushes. She could feel her reiyouku rising, ready to lash out the threat, but what happened instead shocked her. A small head poked out and a meow left its mouth.

"Kirara? Kirara is that you?"

Sorry miko, but no I'm not my sister.

"What the? Did you just talk?"

Yes miko I did just talked to you. My name is Kai. Midoriko-sama has sent me to be your traveling companion. Just so you understand, I take loyalty very seriously betray my trust and it will take a long time to gain it back if you would ever gain it back.

"I understand."

(sigh) Another thing to understand miko is that you don't have to speak out loud with me for very long. Once we form a blood bond we can communicate through our minds and more. It would take too long to tell you all right now you'll find out a long the way.

"Ok, but how do we form this blood bond? And would you please come out of the bushes already? You're making me nervous."

Very well.

As Kai exited the bushes Kagome noticed that Kai looked like Kirara, but had his own uniqueness.

Where Kirara was white Kai was black and where she was black he was white. Where Kirara had the black star on her forehead Kai had a white clamshell on his. Kagome was drawn out of her thoughts by another screech. Looking up at the birds she noticed that they were glaring at Kai as if daring him to make a wrong move. She then heard a rumbling noise shocked again that it was Kai laughing.

"What's so funny?" Kagome asked with a pout look on her face.

The kotaka youkai. They are daring me to try to harm you. Hmmm. Did you aid them in some way?

"Yeah I healed the littlest one... wait they are what!"

Well that would explain it and would you not yell. My ears are more sensitive than your human ones are. Also yes those kotaka are youkai and now when you healed one of their own they will follow you until death.

"Ok, but how do I communicate with them? I mean I can't speak or understand youkai."

Not yet you can't but once we form the blood bond you will start taking lessons by me. And speaking of blood bonds we can form a bond with the kotaka. I will explain it to them and if they agree we will have more to our pack.

"Ok."

As Kai went over and explained what he and Kagome talked about Kagome went back to her cold forgotten breakfast. After she finished she cleaned up looking toward the youkai she saw Kai coming toward her.

"Well? What did they say?"

They have agreed. They are a family of three. The biggest is the okaa-san of the other two, the medium one is the nee-san, and the smallest, the one that you helped is the nii-san.

"Oh, what are they're names?"

They do not carry any names. They are a dying race many have been killed for sport or have been taken in as pets never to know what it is like to be free again. They are special type of kotaka youkai. Unlike other kotaka youkai they cannot take a humanoid form, yet their intelligence can rival that of the nobles.

"Oh, how come?"

They are a cross between youkai and animal kotaka and the youkai are descendents from the gods themselves. Their ancestors chose to remain in this form as for safety required it. Many other youkai particularly the lower classes became jealous and would challenged the younger ones that were less experience and since to decline was considered worse for their families they would fight to the death. Most of the time it was the kotaka that would end up dead the kotaka made a chose to remain in their animal forms to blend in and to save their race from extinction. However when the humans became more and more they became the main threat and they cannot leave this form.

"Is it ok if I give them names?" Seeing Kai stiffen she quickly added. "Not like pet names or anything, but I think that every being should have a name so that others can remember them by. Besides I would be lonely and feel out of place if I didn't have a name."

You are one strange human miko, but I will tell them of your request. Kai walked over andrelayed her request. Then he turned to Kagome and nodded his head. Miko before you give them names we will do the blood bond. We will need a sharp knife, and you will need to channel your reiyouku to make this work.

So Kagome retrieved a knife and walked back to the youkai. As Kai instructed her she cut herself, Kai, and the kotaka. Then she channeled her reiyouku while they channeled their youki. A bright light filled the clearing, and then it was gone as if nothing happened.'Ok, I wonder if it worked'

Hai, milady it worked.

Wow this is awesome! Uh, I don't mean to be rude and all but which one are you?

I am the hahaue milady. This sochi and musume milady.

Greetings milady.

Hi...milady.

Please no "milady". I'm not that fond of honorifics.

Very well the fire neko said that you wish to give us names and we would be honored if you would.

Ok, umm...I'll start with you first. You are a falcon yet you are a mother so I'll call you Suzuki.

Thank you, mil...

Hey, no "milady's". Now I'll name you next since you are the eldest of the chicks. Something close to your mother, but still your own. How about Sorano?

That will work, thank you.

And now for the little one. Hmm. Oh, I've got how about Ko!

I like that name. You called me that before when you healed my wing!

Hai, hai, now that this is out of the way what shall we do miko since you are pack leader.

Oh, but I'm not that fond of leading.

We will be high betas but you are still the pack leader. We will help you out.

Umm, ok. I think we should go back by me old pack and pick up sochi.

Then we shall head there.


Gomen that this chapter was short but will try to update faster. Let me know what you think of this chapter. Please R&R!!! Let me know by reviewing if you want me to put what the Japanese meanings are.

Ja Ne