Chapter 2
~seven years later~
Standing near a stream was a half demon with long black/white hair streaming down her back to rest at her waist, blue eyes staring into her reflection in the water. She was thinking about her past again, never being able to forget a certain wolf-demon. After wandering around for a few days after leaving yet another village that didn't want her Amaya just decided to take a break from everything that involved home. Since Kouga's pack Amaya had not let a single person get close to her, it had been a very lonely seven years.
Amaya looked out over the water feeling the breeze move her hair. She then caught the scent of Kouga. Not again! She thought to herself. She had smelled his stench for a while now and no matter how far she got she would still smell him later on. Finally Amaya decided to follow his scent and see where it led her. Amaya began walking toward his scent and caught sight of his black hair, but she also saw other heads standing around him. Then she heard voices, one was angry and the other was slightly annoyed. She jumped up into a tree being careful to stay downwind so Kouga wouldn't smell her. She looked over a branch and saw Kouga along with another Hanyou, a monk, a kitsune, a cat demon, a demon slayer and a mortal girl. Amaya frowned as she noticed Kouga holding the mortals hands. She'd seen Kouga a few times over the years but always kept a safe distance away, still hating him for what he did. Truth is though Amaya missed him, really missed him. Lately she has been thinking about him a lot wondering how it would be if she hadn't been booted from the pack.
"Why don't you leave already you stingy wolf!" Amaya laughed at the way the Hanyou was talking to Kouga. She took another look at the group as the two were fighting, and noticed one was missing. Amaya looked around trying to figure out where the kitsune had gone.
"You know it's not polite to spy on people", said a voice coming behind Amaya. Amaya jumped and spun around. "You scared me. And I was not spying." The fox crossed his arms, "It looked like it to me" Amaya frowned, "Well I wasn't, I... ugh know Kouga so I was ugh coming to say hi but he seems busy." She looked back at the fox and saw him smiling, "Well okay then" the fox took off back down the tree. Amaya let out a sigh of relief, until she noticed that the fox went up to Kouga. Oh no! Kouga looked up at the tree with a confused expression on his face. He began to walk over to where she was hiding and Amaya quickly moved to a different tree trying not to be seen. Unfortunately Kouga caught a glimpse of her and followed.
"Hello? Who's there?" Kouga moved closer and just as Amaya was going to move again he caught her arm. "Who are you?" he asked again. Amaya kept her face away from him not wanting to talk to him yet wanting to turn around and hug him. Amaya finally decided to turn around and face him. "Long time no see Kouga" she said with a fake smile. "A...Amaya?" he asked. Amaya's fake smile turned into a genuine one, "I'm surprised you remembered my name" Kouga looked taken aback, "How could I forget you?" Amaya sighed, "never mind, anyway I just wanted to say hi so I'll be leaving now." She turned to leave and jumped down from the tree taking off into the nearby woods.
~later that day~
Amaya was walking through a village trying to find a place where she could get something to eat. But in this village just like every other one the people didn't like her because she was a Hanyou. She still couldn't find out what was so bad about being a Hanyou, was it just because she was different?
"What do you want here demon?" one of the villagers asked. "Umm is there a place I can get some food for my travels?" the man snorted, "Not for the likes of you." Amaya sighed walking past him. She was just about to leave when a young boy ran into her holding a stick. She reached out and steadied him before he fell. "Are you alright?" she asked the boy. The boy stood up proud smiling. "Papa says that to many demons come here and that it's hard to protect the village so I'm training so I can help out too" Amaya smiled back, "Well I think that's a great idea but be careful of those demons they are pretty strong" "Are you a demon just like them? Going around and eating people?" the boy looked scared now finally noticing the way she looked. Amaya shook her head; "Of course not, I would never do that" the boy nodded and ran off, turning back he waved. Amaya turned and smiled to herself and continued out of the village, it was getting dark by this time so she decided just to sleep and worry about food tomorrow.
Amaya woke to a high pitched scream. She bolted upright almost causing her to fall from the tree she was perched in. She looked around trying to find the source, and then she noticed it was coming in the direction of the village. Why was there screaming? She thought back to what the boy said, "Papa says that too many demons come here and that it's hard to protect the village so I'm training so I can help out too" Amaya started to take off toward the village hoping she wouldn't be too late.