Chapter 2: New beginnings.

She bowed low and looked up at her wise old teacher as he smiled down at her. She had done well. She was leaving for a while and when she came back she would have to swear to the keeper to be his servant. The forest was deep and quiet. To quiet, no birds were singing and she knew something was wrong. Hiding her belongings under a bush she grabbed her bow and arrows. Leaping gracefully into a large willow tree she sat on a think branch and waited. She didn't have to wait long before a hanyou burst into the clearing followed by three humans, a fox kit and a two tail. She could tell the male was a monk and one female a demon slayer. The other girl she assumed to be a priestess for her clothes were strange. Keeping her arrow ready she decided to watch the battle. When the enemy arrived she could tell it was a reincarnation of someone and obviously this someone was not liked. She heard the name mentioned and from the attacks she could tell that this Kagura was a wind sorceress. While Kagura attacked the hanyou another hanyou appeared and this time in a white baboon suit. While the Inu-hanyou was being kept busy the baboon attacked the priestess. "Inuyasha!" screamed the girl. "Kagome!" He yelled. Drawing back smoothly she launched an arrow into the shoulder of the baboon. Yelping he looked up but couldn't catch sight of her then calling his minion they left quickly.

"Kagome are you alright?" She just nodded still staring in the direction the arrow had come from.

"I wonder why they left so quick," the demon slayer asked. "I thought I saw a arrow in Naraku's shoulder," answered the monk. Kagome pointed to the tree, "It came from over there." Inuyasha drew his sword and turned jumping at the tree he slashed at the figures head but just before it hit a clawed hand reached up and caught the sword. "Well that's a fine way to thank me for saving your miko," the figure said. It was obviously a female but it was a little hard to tell for her black cloak was shapeless. Jumping out of the tree she landed gracefully on her feet.

"Who are you?" asked Kagome. She, the figure, just looked at her. Sighing Kagome tried again, "what's your name?"

"I'm called Mei," she said with grace and authority. "Mei. I like it." said the little fox kit. She raised an eyebrow with a look of amusement on her face then turned to the demon slayer and inquired the name of the two-tail. "Oh this is Kirara and I'm Sango." After shaking hands with Sango Mei reached down to pick up Kirara. As she did so a whirlwind appeared and mixed feelings were becoming very nervous or in Inuyasha's case angry and jealous. Now that she tried she smelt…wolf!