Well here's the next chapter I really had fun writing this one.

I hope all of you reading this really like it. Enjoy

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha but I do own Kane.

Life goes on…

"Oi! Kane, what the hell was that for?!" The stranger looked up at her as she straddled him, pinning him down. "Not that I don't appreciate your eagerness, but..." He was cut off as Katsumi poked her head through.

"Hey, Kane are you... ok?" She blinked, taking in the sight before her. She turned bright red and pulled back with a cough. "Right, I'll leave it to you." She spluttered.

"Katsumi wait!" Kane said as she got off the stranger quickly. "What are you doing all the way out here?"

"Looking for you, obviously." The stranger rolled his eyes.

Katsumi blinked. "Kane... who is he?"

"Katsumi this is Takumi...he's my fiancé" Kane replied looking in Takumi's eyes

Takumi has been Kane's fiancé for four years now. Takumi is extremely handsome he was tall, strong and loyal. Takumi didn't look it but if anyone would hurt Kane or Mai in anyway he'd lose his temper and that person would be dead.

Takumi grinned wolfishly - which wasn't a surprise, since he was also a wolf demon. "So at least you aren't denying it." He nuzzled her neck.

Katsumi turned even redder and made to leave. "You can uh... I'll leave you two alone..." She managed.

"Katsumi...don't leave...oh Kami..." Kane replied as she watched Katsumi leave and looked in Takumi's eyes.

"I missed you way too much." Takumi murmured into her neck.

"Takumi...what are you really doing here?" Kane asked pulling away from him.

He looked at her like a lost puppy. "I already told you. I was searching for you and Mai."

"Takumi if you were really searching for us you would've found us a long time ago...what really happened?" Kane replied crossing her arms.

Takumi shrunk a little. "I was... busy..."

"Stop lying to me Takumi! What the hell happened?!" Kane asked getting slightly irritated.

"I was banished, ok?" He looked away. "I spent so much time trying to gather evidence to prove your innocence. The second Kouga found out he expelled me." He growled.

"What's going on here?" Inuyasha asked confused.

Takumi tightened his hold on Kane, sniffing the air. When he realized that this was Inuyasha, from his scent slightly on all the people around - demon or human - he visibly relaxed, though he did not let go of Kane.

"I've come to see Kane." Was all he said to Inuyasha. He had to be careful. Dog demons were very protective of their packs.

"Ohh really and who might you be?" Inuyasha asked not trusting Takumi.

"Takumi it's really you!" Mai exclaimed running towards Takumi and her elder sister

Takumi let go of Kane in time to catch Mai in a tight hug, before parting and ruffling her hair. "Good to see you too, Kiddo." He chuckled.

"I'm still not getting this" Inuyasha said holding his Tetsusaiga close.

"Inuyasha this Takumi he was a wolf from my old pack and my fiancé" Kane replied as Mai stood in front of Takumi and Kane.

"I've sought out my woman and her sister to tell them that Kouga has sent out wolves to track them down." Takumi growled. "I was expelled from the pack for trying to prove their innocence in their father's death."

"Father's…death?" Inuyasha repeated confused.

"Yes...umm I think we'll explain at dinner" Kane replied nervously.

"No I'd appreciate it if you'd explain now" Inuyasha was irritated by her stalling.

"My father was assassinated by a mysterious wolf demon, Kouga thought that my sister and I did it, he convinced the entire pack of this. He became leader and banished us and the pack seems to have believed him" Kane said fighting back tears.

"But what is Kouga to you?" Inuyasha asked.

"Kouga is our brother" Mai replied

"He's what?!" Inuyasha exclaimed.

"Our brother" Kane replied sadly.

"He cast out his older and younger sister in his desire to become alpha of the pack." Takumi explained. "If Kane and I had mated before he could assume alpha, I would become alpha because I'd mated with the last alpha's first-born."

"But why?" Inuyasha asked still not understanding.

"He was the one to plan my father's assassination but this stranger beat him to it so he blamed us and became leader" Kane replied tears now falling down her face.

"Kane don't cry we'll avenge our father's death you'll see" Mai said trying to cheer up her sister but it didn't work.

"Shhhhh..." Takumi wrapped his arms around Kane again as she buried her face into his chest.

"Mai we should leave your sister alone, come help me with the firewood" Inuyasha said motioning to leave.

"Ok" Mai replied leaving he sister with Takumi.

"I can't believe this happened" Kane cried harder into Takumi's chest.

"Me either..." He rubbed soothing circles into her back. "Me either..."

A few moments later at camp…

"Sure is taking Kane a long time to get back" Keiji said looking towards the direction Kane had left with Takumi.

"Don't worry my sister can protect herself and with Takumi with her nothing bad will happen" Mai replied happily.

"For now, I think we should just leave them be to talk about it." Katsumi shrugged, plopping down next to an agitated Ronin and flashing him a grin. "Don't you think so, Little Brother?"

"Is he loyal by any chance?" Ronin asked not looking at his older sister.

"Yeah, he is. He's a great wolf demon" Mai replied happily.

"Hey, you're ignoring me!" Katsumi whined, quite unlike herself, and began to poke Ronin lightly in the ribs, knowing he was ticklish. A rare trait for a demon.

"Stop it!" Ronin growled at his sister.

"He should be. I mean why would she be engaged to him if he wasn't?" Inuyasha said holding back a laugh by the site of Ronin and Katsumi.

"Of course," Katsumi nodded to Inuyasha poking Ronin a little harder.

"Stop it! What's with u?" Ronin growled baring his fangs at her.

Katsumi returned to her stoic and proper disposition, though she allowed herself a satisfied smirk. "I've been itching to do that for decades." She said lightly as she sat down again.

"I noticed" Ronin growled.

"Umm...ok then" Kane said looking at Katsumi suspiciously.

"Kane you ok?" Mai asked nudging her arm.

"Hmm oh yeah, I'm just thinking" Kane replied happily

"Ah, c'mon Ronin. It's better than me kicking your ass." Katsumi said smugly.

"Shut up!" Ronin growled.

"Well its late I think we should all get some rest now we have to leave tomorrow in the morning" Inuyasha said stretching and getting ready for bed.

"Who's taking first watch?" Takumi asked warily.

"There is no watch" Kane replied shyly.

"Yeah let's all get some sleep" Kagome said as Miroku and Sango followed with Keiji and Mai. Leaving Ronin, Katsumi, Takumi and Kane alone. Kane dragged Takumi away to sleep, leaving Katsumi and Ronin together.

"Ohh great stuck with you" Ronin whined.

"Ronin, I'm really not so bad." Katsumi sounded genuinely hurt.

"Yeah, pretend to be all caring now," Ronin rolled his eyes.

"I'm serious." Katsumi sighed, looking dejected. "I was really scared for you all this time."

"Way to show it," Ronin said rather coldly

"Ronin, I..." For once, Katsumi was at a loss for words. She simply reached out to Ronin and pulled him into a fierce hug. "I was so scared I wouldn't find you again. I hadn't heard anything about you for years, and I was worried."

Ronin's eyes widened as his sister caught him in a tight embrace. "Katsumi...," the moment was short-lived however as Ronin regained his fiery disposition and pushed her away. "You really think being all nice now can change the way i see you? You must be dumber than i thought"

Katsumi shook her head with a small, sad smile. "Wouldn't dream of it. But I... I just want you to know that, even after everything I put you through... You're still my brother and I love you." She said softly, looking away in shame.

Ronin scoffed at her remark, "Thank you sis, from the bottom of my blackened, thrashed, and broken heart."

Katsumi sighed and looked upwards. "I know I haven't been the perfect sister. Far from it and I know I was wrong to treat you the way I did." Her voice was full of emotion a she looked back at him. "I'm apologizing for everything, Ronin. It matters not if you accept it or pit it back in my face, which I am expecting."

"Maybe I should after all you put me through" Ronin hissed.

"Ronin, do you know why I treated you like that?" She asked suddenly, looking him in the eye. This woman... she was different from the older sister he remembered. Her stance was semi-relaxed, her tone was soft, and her eyes... her eyes were expressing thousands of emotions

"Why did you do it" Ronin asked confused.

She took a deep breath. "Because I wanted you to be strong. In order to be truly strong, you have to go through much hardship and suffering. I was afraid that if I babied you you'd never get there." She smiled. "If I may say so myself, you're not quite there yet, but you're close."

"That's why you did it I don't see it as a good reason" Ronin said baring his fangs at her

"Would you have preferred to die? I could have left you to die." Katsumi took a step towards him. "But I didn't. No matter what I did to you, I never killed you. I care about you more then you seem to realize."

"Katsumi...I" Ronin sighed he couldn't find the words to describe his feelings.

Ronin didn't talk to Katsumi anymore and went directly to sleep leaving Katsumi with her words and to think about what she had put him through. Later that night Kane had a hard time staying asleep as nightmares of the past haunted her being. She woke up in the middle of the night panting heavily she stood up gently so she wouldn't wake Takumi and headed towards the river near by. Little did she know someone had followed her.

"Are you alright, Kane?" Takumi asked gently, putting a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Takumi, yeah I just had a nightmare" Kane replied as she looked at her reflection in the water.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked softly, kneeling down beside her.

"I don't know I just..." Kane sighed.

You don't have to if you don't want to." He squeezed her shoulder slightly

"I know it's just...I'm so confused" Kane sighed putting her hand on his.

"Well, if you ever want to talk to me I'm here." He whispered, pulling her head into his lap and running his fingers slowly through her hair.

"Good, you're still the wolf-demon I remember and love" Kane said as she stood up from his lap and rubbed his cheek with her thumb

He grinned, baring his fangs. "Oh, you do eh?" He asked cheekily, nuzzling one of her palms.

"Hehe yeah I do. I love you Takumi" Kane said as tears of joy fell down her cheeks.

"Hey, hey, don't cry!" He said hurriedly, wiping her cheeks, thinking he'd done something wrong. "What'd I do?"

"Nothing I'm just happy to be with you again" Kane replied smiling at him. Tears of joy still falling down her cheeks.

"Me too, but please don't cry." He pulled her to a sitting position and nuzzled her neck softly.

"I'm just scared...what if something terrible happens and I might lose you I don't want to lose you or Mai" Kane replied crying a little harder.

"You won't. I swear." He kissed her neck tenderly. "I won't let anything happen to any of us."

"Takumi...thank you" Kane replied wiping away her tears.

"Well isn't this a nice picture. I finally find you son of a bitch" A figure said coming out of the shadows….

Sorry for the cliffy I thought it was a good place to leave it. Hopeless Maiden co-authored this with me. I hope all of u review.

Cya later.