"Prepare to die, Sesshoumaru!" Tanto snarled.

Her eyes turned red and the wind picked up sending her hair flying in all different directions. Her mouth reached the corners of her face and her fangs grew to an enormous size. A bright light consumed Tanto's whole body and within moments it ricocheted against the surrounding trees, leaving no trace of her behind.

"Jaken," Sesshoumaru ordered, "take Rin and Aun out of here."

"But m'lord…"

"Now!"

Jaken bowed to his master and quickly took the dragon's reins. Sesshoumaru waited until Jaken and Rin were out of sight before he turned to see a twenty foot tall dog.

'They got away just in time.'

He stared up at his newly transformed sister, his face as emotionless as ever. Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes at Tanto for a few seconds before they shot open, now the same crimson red hers had been before she transformed. His face was now covered in white fur and the corners of his mouth reached his ears, just as Tanto's had but moments ago.

"You're mistaken." Sesshoumaru grunted as he too was enveloped in light. "You shall be the one to die!"

The light Sesshoumaru was consumed in began to bounce off trees with so much force that two were uprooted. Once the light stopped, his paw pads hit the ground and shook it, causing Tanto to topple over. Once she recovered, she noticed his missing limb and snickered inwardly.

'I'll have him down in no time.' The demoness thought.

Without warning, she charged at him full speed, head on. To her surprise, he bounded right up to her, cracking their heads together. The sickening noise rose in the air and the two siblings looked a bit dazed for all of two seconds before they were at each others' throats again.

Tanto continuously swiped at her brother's face in hopes of knocking him off his feet, to no prevail. Sesshoumaru snapped his jaws and bit at her throat on tenterhooks to end her life. Their snarls could be heard from miles away and now Tanto's blood began to splash onto the forest floor. She had to think fast if she wanted to stay in one piece after this battle, but she had to get Tomo's body away from here.

Tanto was becoming noticeably weaker and Sesshoumaru could've finished her off, but she had other ideas. She crouched as low as could to the ground with her tail tucked between her legs, crawling over to her brother.

'I can't believe I'm going to surrender to him.'

'I can't believe she's going to surrender to me.'

She slowly approached him, rising just slightly to meet his face. A low growl formed in Sesshoumaru's throat and Tanto backed off a bit. When he became silent, she approached him once more and licked the side of his muzzle, and that's when he saw his chance. Snarling, he turned on her and closed his jaws on her throat, catching his sister off guard. Tanto froze as Sesshoumaru's fangs kept closing tighter and tighter on her throat.

'This is it.' She thought fearfully. 'I'm gonna die at my brother's own fangs.'

She was slipping in and out of consciousness with Sesshoumaru still locked on her throat. Finally, her eyes began to close and Sesshoumaru unhinged his jaws, freeing his sister. Tanto fell on her side, shaking the forest floor with the impact.

Her blood stained the ground and she looked up at Sesshoumaru the same way Tomo looked at her before his death. She brought her head back down to the earth and breathed heavily, knowing that she'd die.

Sesshoumaru was once again devoured by the bright light and moments later he returned to his almost human appearance. As he walked in the direction where Jaken had taken Rin to, he had just realized why his sister had been so hostile. Her scent wasn't normal and he should've figured it out before.

"She was in heat." He said.

He was thinking to go back, but found no reason to when he believed she was dead. No demon would come after her seeking her out to bear its child, maybe just eat hers and the wolf's corpse.

However, he had been wrong, and as soon as he left, Tanto returned to her original form alive, but barely. She struggled to pick Tomo up as best as she could, soaking his fur coat with even more blood than there already was. Tanto dragged the wolf to a nearby stream and began to construct a small grave for him.

As she threw the last bit of dirt over Tomo's body, she sensed a strong demonic aura approaching her. She was in no condition to fight; instead kneeling down and putting her hands together to pray for Tanto to find peace in the afterlife.

When she was done, Tanto rose to her feet and saw out of the corner of her eye a man standing a few feet away from her. She uncovered her fangs and began to growl but stopped when she saw him pray. Her breath caught in her throat as she stared at this stranger; captivating her with his looks.

He had dark brown hair that hung loosely around his shoulders and wore a dark kimono. He opened his eyes and turned his attention to Tanto. She gasped when she saw his fiery red eyes and he smiled at her. She could tell right away by his scent that he was a half-demon and couldn't believe she was falling for him.

"I'm sorry!" She said as she turned away from him. "I didn't mean to stare!"

"No need to apologize." He said stepping closer to her. "I was doing the same thing."

Without warning he picked her up and carried her bridal style into the woods. Tanto became a bit frightened but calmed down when she saw him smiling at her.

"Now if you don't mind," He stated, "I'd like to bring you to my castle for medical treatment."

Tanto nodded and she felt her eyelids become heavy. Shaking her head, to wake her up a little bit she looked up at the stranger.

"By the way, what is your name?" She asked.

"Naraku." He replied. "It's Naraku."