Disclaimer: Don't own the Dark-hunter series or Inuyasha.

A/N: This does take place around the same time as Retribution. Only because I just started reading it. I'm also using Google translate for the Japanese so I'm sorry if it's not correct.

Chapter 3: Trust Issues

Kaname had to admit the sensei knew what he was doing. He was firm, but not overwhelming. She would also admit that he was incredibly handsome. But under no circumstances would she ever trust him. Main reason for this: he didn't have a soul. The last time she met someone who didn't have a soul, she nearly lost hers. It was an experience she never wanted to repeat. The reason she could tell he had no soul was because he didn't glow. Her shikigami allowed her to see the inner light of anything, each aura had its own color and feeling, some colors were extremely similar but still unique. Dragon was completely dark. Also his name, Dragon, how cliché was that?

Kaname's uncle had given her a car to use, but she preferred walking. It gave her a chance to clear her head . Now that she thought about it, it was probably the main reason her dad worried so much.

She stopped when she was half-way home. Something was seriously wrong. She reached out gently with her extra senses. Someone was definitely following her, actually make that a lot of someones. She took a deep, calming breath. The last thing she needed was for her to start panicking. If push came to shove, she could always rely on her shikigami. That was an absolute last resort though. People tended to panic when they saw a flaming wolf.

She moved at a steady, but quick pace. Her senses were trained to them and their souls. As she kept headed home, she noticed something odd. Usually souls were one color and one color only. These were a mix of colors so contrasting it was making her head hurt. Which wasn't a good thing that was proven a few minutes later when she was dragged into an alleyway.

Well this was a major inconvenience. Tall and blonde, they would have been handsome if the corruption and taint in their souls hadn't made them so very ugly in her eyes.

"I haven't seen a soul in a human this powerful before. Strong-willed too." Seriously? Why couldn't people, things, or whatever these things were leave her soul alone? It was hers and she liked it just where it was. She was thankful they were in an alleyway. No one would see them turn to ash. Just as she was about to make good on that promise, one of the blonde things exploded into gold dust. She watched as little lights flew out of the dust. So that's why her head hurt so bad, she wasn't reading one soul but many souls all balled together to make one.

Her eyes and the eyes of her attackers all drifted to the opening of the alleyway to see Dragon. He made quick work of the surrounding things, all except for the one holding her hostage. She froze and started trying to pull the hand away from her mouth.

Dragon was happy he followed Kaname, that strong of soul would only attract the wrong kind. And about 20 minutes later, he was proven right when she was ambushed and dragged into an alley. He paused briefly, to stifle the laughter threatening to come out of his mouth at her indignant annoyed glare. It had been quite some time since he had seen that look. It was made even more amusing on the face of someone as small and slight as she was.

Once he was finished with surrounding daimons, he turned to the one holding Kaname and for some odd reason, the sight absolutely enraged him. Those emotions were quickly pushed into the back of his mind as he remembered his training. He paused as she started struggling.

"Anata no ushiro ni!" He turned quickly before having to shut his eyes. Reinforcements had arrived. Dragon really hated whoever invented halogen lights. They really messed with his extremely light sensitive eyes. Something was ringing at his senses as he brought his fist to block the coming blow, but was completely unprepared for the blast knocking him into a wall. Pain erupted as his head hit the wall first and hard. Pretty sure he had a severe concussion, Dragon staggered to his feet. He made an oath to protect humans and he wouldn't fail. Unfortunately the concussion wasn't listening to him, that and the Dark-hunter tendency to sleep dragged him under faster than he could blink.

This was getting old and the blood coming from Dragon's head was definitely a worry. Kaname bit the hand that had made its way back to her mouth at her warning for Dragon, not that the warning had done any good. She pulled herself away the moment the hand was gone.

"Ā honoo o moyashi. Ikari no ken ni kawaru!" The spell was out of her mouth before the blonde things could even try to begin to understand what she was saying. The star appeared under her feet as her flame spirit, the wolf appeared. As quickly as he had appeared, he dispersed into a blaze that killed everyone but Kaname and Dragon.

Once she was sure the alley was completely clear, she turned to the unconscious man. She could heal him right now and head home, but he would have too many questions, most of them about what happened to his concussion. No choice but take him to her house and heal him there and come up with a plausible lie. Unfortunately she hadn't grown any taller or stronger in the last half hour and he still towered over by at least a foot so she would have to call for help. She whipped out her cell phone knowing she was going to regret this.

"Yes?"

"Oji-san, I need help."

(1)Behind you!

(2)Oh burning flame. Turn into a sword of wrath.