I almost started tearing up when I saw my first review on this story. It made me feel waaaay better about writing this. I was almost going to quit, since all my stories end up being failures, and I take them down.

This time, I really want to keep going. Please keep supporting this story, RedArrowIsSuperCool! Thank you for the review.

And... Sorry for the late update. I won't make an excuse, but I'll tell the truth... I got caught up in a new anime.


I sat at the table for breakfast the morning after the festival, glancing around at everybody's faces. They're all strangely silent. It makes me nervous. Like someones about to jump out of a cabinet and scream, 'I know what you did!'

Nobody will ever know what I did...

Yeah. That's a lie... Everybody's going to know later.

I snickered as I took a bite of my toast. Everyone looked at me strangely.

...

"Shi~" I sang, skipping into the room after breakfast, shutting the door.

Shi was laying on my bed, napping. He spends most of his time in our world now, or as he calls it, Assiah.

I plopped down beside him, snuggling into his fur. He's like a natural heater. So warm and fluffy. He could probably keep me alive for days outside in a place where there's only snow in sight. Before I die of hunger, of course. I'd just eat snow for water...

His fur fluffed out and he made a cute yawning noise.

I almost rolled off the bed at the cuteness.

Fun Fact about Shi: He can shapeshift. He told me a few months after we met. Why didn't he tell me before, you ask? He didn't trust me enough. It's a touchy subject for wolf demons, since it marks them as 'different' from other wolves in Gehennah. Most wolf demons don't have that ability. Only the powerful ones.

I bit his ear when I learned he didn't trust me for at least five months.

"Whaddaya' want, pup?" One of his tails curled around my waist, covering most of it. When he uses all three, the only parts of my body left to show are my arms, head and neck, and my legs.

Such fluffiness.

Much warmth.

"I want to go see the pups. We have adopted them."

His whole body jerked as if he'd been shocked.

"We?" He asked, his tone full of disbelief.

"Yes, honey. They're our sons now." I cackled. I enjoy tormenting him, if you didn't already realize that. His body shrunk as he used his shapeshifting, making himself small enough so that he could roll over without squishing me.

"You are completely insane, pup." The spot where his eyebrow would be if he were human twitched. I just grinned at him knowingly.

"My dear Shi. I already know that. Now, let's go see our children after I'm ready~" I rolled off the bed, landing on my feet, and ran to my drawers. I grabbed some clothes and went to the door, opened it and then ran down the hall to the bathroom. I have to make myself presentable before I go for my first visit.

I shut the door behind me, not bothering to lock it since Shiro firmly said, 'If you lock it, I won't be able to help you if you scream for me.' Poor man is terrified of his children screaming for him.

I turned on the water, making it warm but not hot, set it so it was a shower and not a bath, then took off my clothes. I put them in the dirty clothes basket in the corner, and got in the shower.

Leaning back, I let the water splash on my face, dripping down my body at a slower pace than when came out of the faucet. I heard the door squeak, then it clicked when it shut again. I turned squealed when I saw Shi closing the door with his front paw.

I grabbed the white shower curtain and pulled it in front of me so he couldn't see anything besides my face. I glared. My eyes were probably glowing red I was glaring so hard.

He snickered. "Pup, you have nothing to see. Besides, I prefer women with black hair." He likes human women?

Niku, who was sitting on the counter, shuddered and tugged on her black hair. "Lord have mercy on my soul. I'm too pretty to be seen with that." She gestured to Shi.

Shi's face scrunched up in disgust. "I wouldn't hit on you if someone threatened to rip my tails off." he'd probably eat them before that happened...

I pouted. "Are you hating on my old body, Shi?" He raised a non-existant furry eyebrow at me.

"That was your body?" He questioned. I scowled at him and went back to showering.

He slid around the curtain, then got right in front of me and made me back up so I wouldn't get fur all over me. He sighed as the water hit him, running down his already perfectly clean fur.

"Out, Shi!" I whined, covering up my private parts.

"Pup. As I said, you have nothing to hide. Now, wash my fur. It's so dirty." Drama king.

"Dirty? You look like a purebred poodle owned by a millionaire, you're so clean." I scoffed.

"So? Wash me." He sat, head up so the water drifts down his back. I sighed and did as he ordered, grabbing the Shampoo and pouring it into my hand.

I hope it's tested on dogs already...

I shrugged and rubbed it into his fur, watching the soap turn into bubbles in his fur. When I finished with him, I grabbed an extra towel and laid it on the ground so he could lay on it while I finished washing myself, then I could blow dry his fur.

When finished, I wrapped a towel around myself and stepped out.

Niku scowled as if she just remembered something. "You didn't make that deal with Mephisto!"

Oh. That.

Shi's head rose from the towel. "What deal?" He snapped.

I squeaked.

"What. Deal." Y'know, he has a sexy voice.

Oh lord, am I going through puberty early?

"Heheh. No, you're fine. It's true though, he has a sexy voice."

Shi shuddered violently in disgust. "What was that?"

Niku whistled innocently.

Thankfully, he forgot about the whole deal thing.

I got ready as they bickered, and got out the blow dryer. I took notice of the blue bandana on the ground. I didn't bother drying my hair since it will dry fast in the air outside, but decided to do Shi's fur. He'd whine if I didn't.

After we finished, we went downstairs and I saw Shiro reading a book in the living room.

"Tou-San?" He looked up from his book.

"Yes, Hoshiko-Chan?" He took not of the clean Shi beside me, lip twitching slightly as he did so. He didn't even glance at Niku. Maybe he can't see her?

"Can I go back to that shrine down the road?" I let my lower lip poke out more an usual, pouting. His eyebrows furrowed in thought.

He sighed. "Hoshiko-Chan, it's too dangerous to let you go running around the streets. You're only six."

I decided to use my special weapon. "I have Shi with me. I'll even take Coal." My eyes watered slightly. That did the trick. His melted like chocolate in a microwave.

Besides, we start school soon, don't we? We'll be walking there since it's right down the road.

...

I hummed as I skipped towards the shrine, grinning happily at the people who greeted me near the torii gate.

I bowed to it, then walked on the right side of the path.

"What's that song you're singing, pup?"

He's going to regret asking.

I turned to Niku, and we both grinned evilly.

"You brought the flames and you put me through hell. I had to learn how to fight for myself. And we both know all the truth I could tell. I'll just say this is I wish you farewell~ I hope you're somewhere prayin', prayin'. I hope your soul is changin', changin'. I hope you find your p-!" We were abruptly silenced by a white blur jumping at me. I caught it swiftly.

Aoi looked up at me, grinning mischievously. Another blur, this time black, came flying at me. It landed on my shoulder, then weaved itself around my neck so it was curled around it kind of like a scarf.

"Good morning, my children. Aren't they beautiful, honey?" A glint appeared in my eyes as I turned to Shi. They seemed to catch on.

"Good morning, Tou-San~" They said in sync.

Shi, once more, shuddered. "Don't do that."

We all replied together. "Sorry~"

"That is just creepy." Shi glared and went past me, going up the steps to the offering, and curling up under the shade, away from the sun.

I coughed awkwardly. "So, who wants to play freeze tag?"

And so we spent the rest of our time playing after I taught them how. I kept getting froze...

Little jerks had it out for me.

Thankfully, Shi joined in and went back to being a huge-ass wolf. When I almost got caught again, he ran to me and let me climb on his back.

They never caught us after that.

...

I yawned as I opened my eyes, realizing we were finally home. It seems normal people can't see me when I ride on Shi's back, so I decided to sleep there on the way back to the monastery.

I heard a girly scream come from inside, and grinned evilly. It seems my prank has worked.

Shi stopped at the door and let me slide off. I opened the door and walked down between the chairs.

I opened the door to the living room and flinched, looking at the horrible thing that is Shiro's new hair.

I may have put yellow Kool-aid in a bottle I found, about the size of Shiro's shampoo bottle, and painted it the same color as his shampoo bottle... It was an accident!... Yeah... That was a complete lie.

So now, his hair is yellow.

Totally not matching his goatee.

Shiro turned to me and narrowed his eyes.

I squealed and ran for the front door again. He caught me easily and raised me into the air. I kept squealing even as he spun me around. I broke out into giggles.

He put me down, watching me stumble around dizzily.

"Alright Hoshiko-Chan. You know how to get rid of this, right?" I nodded. "Let's do it, then." Aw... But he reminds me of a waaaay older Naruto...

And so, we put baking soda into his shampoo and let him wash his hair with it. It faded a bit, but not completely. "It should completely disappear in a few days, Tou-San!" I squeaked as he looked at me. "I'm gonna go out and play!" I ran to the front door, Shi following.

I shut the door behind us, then walked down the street towards a playground I saw on the way to the shrine.

I remember this playground... Rin got bullied by some brat here, didn't he? And those poor birds were shot here... I shook my head, getting rid of the thoughts. I went to the swings and sat.

Shi walked to the swing beside me, and did something I've never seen before. Tiny, green glowing orbs floated out around him. His body shifted until he was about my size, and he turned human. His hair black and eyes a beautiful emerald green. Although his skin is a bit pale...

I watched as the green orbs faded away. I took note that the bandana was still around his neck and grinned. "Since when could you do this?"

He shrugged. "Since forever. Regular humans can see me like this. I can change my age, too. Want me to change?"

I shook my head and pouted. Lucky. I kicked off the ground a bit so I started swinging.

I saw something move in the corner of my vision and recognized some familiar faces.

My lips curled down in a frown.

Them. The bullies that tormented Rin and perhaps Yukio once. Perhaps I should get rid of them now. It'll save us a lot of trouble in the future.

No. What am I thinking? Did I actually just consider killing them?

A sharp pain started to come up behind my left eye. I raised my hand to it, covering it. It helped a bit, blocking out the light. I let my shoes skid the ground to slow down the swing.

The bullies had changed their course from passing the playground to coming towards us.

My face scrunched up in disgust at Reiji, the leader of the gang of bullies. In his hand was a small stick that could hardly do any damage.

"Except poke your eye out." Niku commented from her spot on the third swing.

I say we screw with 'em.

Shi just grinned.

"Hey, you're in our spots." Reiji sneered, pointing the stick at us.

I raised an eyebrow. "We were here first." Stupid childish reasons.

Shi just nodded.

Reiji scoffed and went to sit in Niku's swing. I grinned evilly when Shi opened his mouth to speak.

"You might not want to sit there. That's where Niku's sitting." Reiji looked at us like we we're stupid.

"Nobody is sitting there, idiot." Why do all of these children talk like they're 16?

I let out a giggle that could be passed of as insane. I watched as Niku kicked off the ground, the swing going backwards. Reiji backed up. His eyes widened in fear.

"Y-You guys are crazy!" He ran, the two others following him. I just kept giggling.

"Aren't you a little young to be giggling like a madwoman, pup?" Shi raised an eyebrow at me, not bothering to even count my other life into the years. I'm, what, 20 now mentally? Niku cackled insanely in the background. I just smirked.

"Yes, yes I am."

"Phineas and Ferb reference."

"Niku, my dear, have you heard of Dear Evan Hansen?"

She scoffed. "I have all your memories, brat. Besides, who hasn't?"

I gave her a sad look, and we both seemed to have the same idea.

"All we see is sky for forever. We let the world pass by for forever. Feels like we could go on for forever thi-

"I am not dealing with this again." Shi snapped.

I pouted. Then decided to annoy him. Or freak him out... Both work.

I stood and walked to his swing, then got down on one knee. "Shi, my love, will you make me the luckiest woman alive and merry me?" I asked, complete with sparkly eyes and flushed cheeks.

He gave a sound of horror and fell backwards out of his swing. I dodged his feet before they could hit me as he fell.

"Stop that!"

I cackled insanely, then skipped towards the slide. I climbed up the wooden stairs that led to the castle-like... Thing that held top of the slide.

I puffed up my chest and did my best king impression. "You shall all bow down to me, peasants!"

Shi and Niku had walked in front of the castle-thing and watched. They both grinned and mock bowed. "Yes, your highness."

After that, we went home and slept.

...

I leaned my head against the back of the church pew I sat on in boredom. It's been a few months since I met Aki and Aoi, and now they come over almost every day, or we go to them. Me, Rin and Yukio had turned 7 a few weeks ago. Shiro gave me some headphones and an MP3. YES! Now I can listen to music. I learned they have the same music as in my last life. Shiro looks at me oddly when he hears the music. They probably mostly listen to Japanese music here. I like that too.

I haven't seen Mephisto since the festival, but he sent me a pretty white scarf for my birthday.

Some preacher was going on and on about Adam and Eve, whilst all the information went through one of my ears and out the other.

I had heard a lot of different crap about them in my last life, but I honestly couldn't care less in this life. I know god exists, but why should I care about two people who disobeyed the one who literally made everything they see?

Not that I haven't disobeyed my parents, but this is different.

I've heard stories about how a snake told them to eat the fruit, and heck, even how Mephisto told them to eat it. I had hit my head on my bed post when that happened. I had been researching Mephisto... I was in a Mephisto phase, alright?

Shi whined in boredom and suffering as he sat in his spot beside me in his human form.

Maybe this preaching hurts him?

Not just mentally.

I grabbed his hand and pulled him up, walking down the isle towards the door. Hopefully, nobody cares. In my old life I did this all the time. I caught a few people looking, but ignored them.

Shi sighed in relief once we got outside.

"That preacher is pulling that out of his ass." He sniffed.

I just nodded.

"Wanna go to the playground?" He didn't answer, just grabbed my hand and ran down the street towards it. My lips twitched up slightly. Even if I can't see my old family, I still have this one.

Once we arrived, we both plopped down onto the swings. I made sure to pull my dress up so it wouldn't get dirty. Shiro would have a cow... Or he would get so mentally unstable, Satan took over.

I yawned and leaned my head back, staring up at the cloudy sky.

It's probably around 10. And Shiro is going to chatter my ear of once we get back, since we ditched church. Rin will just laugh, and Yukio will ignore us. He still doesn't trust Shi.

I started humming, and felt Niku's hands putting my hair up in a ponytail. I handed her my hairband that I had on my wrist.

Shes now able to touch objects, but can't go farther than a few thousand feet from me. Shes tried. The seal weakened so much that it's almost broken. I found it's not the one Mephisto put on me. This one is located on my lower back. Niku noticed it when I got out of the bath a few weeks ago. It's strange. It's totally black, and it's in the shape of a crescent moon. Strange, but simple and cool. The one Mephisto put on me is a kanji. Shi said it says 'protection'.

My lips went up in a lazy smile.

Shi jumped off his swing and shifted into the form of a small, completely black Akita puppy, then leaped into my lap. When he's not in his wolf form, he can usually be seen. Unless someones spiritual power is very weak.

Niku started humming with me, and Shi glanced up at us with a knowing expression. We hum, then sing. It happens a lot.

"You're gonna hear the fire in our hearts beating. Because we didn't get this far to get defea-!"

"I get it! Be quiet!" Shi bit my finger.

I wailed and picked him up, only to drop him on the ground. "You're so mean." I whined.

"I wouldn't be if you st- Cat!" He ran after a white cat that had been watching us.

I won't worry about the cat, since he loves them. He'll probably turn into his human form then cuddle it to death.

Niku floated after them lazily.

And I was left alone. Meanies. I stared up at the sky, enjoying the silence for a moment.

"Oi, freak. Get up. That's my seat." I sat up normally, taking notice of the light purple haired boy in front of me. Huh... Haven't seen him since the time Niku scared him to death.

I scoffed. "My pleasure. I'd rather not see your ugly face for another moment." I stood, walking past him.

Only to trip. On what, you ask? Oh. Nothing. Just a stray foot that popped out in front of me.

I landed on my hands and knees. My head snapped up towards him. He's laughing at me.

"Shi!" I snapped.

He came running around the corner in his puppy form, snarling as soon as he saw Reiji.

Reiji just laughed. "What's your puppy going to do? Bite my ankles?"

Yes. Yes he is.

Shi bit his ankle, grabbing a mouthful of his pant leg and ripping it. Hopefully he didn't draw blood. Reiji let out a yell, then kicked Shi. My anger flared and I felt warmth around my left eye.

I stood on my feet swiftly, tackling Reiji. I grabbed a fistful of his hair and pulled. We both ended up rolling around until dirt covered most of us, our hair sticking out, dirty and tangled.

"You jerk! You'll pay for hurting him!" I managed to roll over until I was on top.

And I slapped him.

His eyes widened and his head snapped to the side.

Once he went completely still, I stood. I walked over to where Shi sat, having known I could take care of myself. I picked him up and cradled him to my chest.

"You'd be wise to stay away from him. If you hurt him again, I'll murder you." I said calmly, not bothering to look back as I headed back towards the church. It's probably over by now.

Niku came around the corner, eyebrow raised at my messy state. "What happened?"

I didn't answer, instead I threaded my fingers through Shi's silky fur.

Next time I see Reiji, I'll give him a glare worthy of Satan's child.


Yeah... Shorter than usual. Sorry...