AN: Hehe, sorry about the long wait, but I have been VERY busy. And one of my major flaws is the ability to forget, or lose interest in something. Thanks to Ma-meido-chan, however, I decided to try to get back into it. My other story, however, might be on Haitus for now, I'm not sure yet.Thanks to all of you people still with me…although I'll understand it if you hate me, just don't let that make you hate the story, k?

This chapter is going to be told in a new person's POV, one of my own characters, just to let you know.

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Dark, almost black, green eyes opened slowly, taking in everything around them before pondering whether they could get away with a few more minutes rest or not. 'I think not, Kaoru wishes to see you right away, so hurry and get ready.' Sighing softly, the child pushed back the covers and stood, stretching out all of the kinks from sleeping. Putting on some random clothes in a hurry, for Kaoru was not to be kept waiting and he could not wait to see her, he left his hut and began to walk to Kaoru's home.

Walking swiftly through the clan, he waved absentmindedly to those that greeted him, trying to figure out what Kaoru could possibly want. He'd bet anything it had to do with those new comers, although what exactly it could be, he hadn't a clue. Caught up in his musings, he didn't notice the man in front of him before it was too late.

Gasping softly in surprise as he bumped in to the man, he quickly put his hands behind him to catch himself. As soon as his hands touched the earth, he flipped backwards and landed on his feet in a crouched position, all of this happening in the span of four or five seconds. (Yes, he's that fast. You'll find out why later) Standing from his crouched position, he dusted himself off and looked up to see who exactly he had bumped into. There in front of him were the three newcomers, the tall one with brown hair being the one he had bumped into. 'Sanosuke, or Sano for short.' Nodding mentally, he silently thanked Kana, his soul-wolf.

"You should really learn to watch where you're going, someone could get hurt." Glancing at the newbie's, he saw that Sano had been the one to speak. Shrugging the newbie off for the moment, he walked on past them. No one was worth it when Kaoru was waiting for him. He could feel the newbie behind him practically burn with anger, and knew he was about to say something. Deciding that he really didn't care what it was that he would say, he began to sprint towards the woods, where Kaoru was waiting.

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Skidding to a stop in front of a large hut, the child took a minute to catch his breath, not that he really needed to, before approaching the door and knocking softly. You never really needed to knock loudly, or at all for that matter, for Kaoru always seemed to know you were there before you even saw her home.

The opening of the door cut off his thoughts. Looking up, he found himself staring into sapphire blue eyes. Smiling brightly, the boy launched himself into the open arms awaiting him, burying his head in her chest. Looking up, he smiled at Kaoru, the now familiar warm feeling flooding him as she smiled softly and lovingly down at him. "Kana said you wanted to see me right away?" Allowing himself to be lead into the house, he heard the soft click as the door shut and figured Hikaru had done it.

"Yes, I have a mission for you. As I'm sure you already know, it involves the new members of our clan." Listening intently to her instructions, his eyes lit up, this should be fun.

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Meanwhile, in another part of the clan, our favorite rooster was busy ranting about a certain child. "I mean, seriously, who did that kid think she was!" (AN: Did anyone notice that?) he asked, more like yelled, to his two companions, who just rolled their eyes and sighed. He'd been going on and on about the kid since she had bumped into him, which was a good half hour ago. "Sano, can we just let this go?" asked Kenshin, a sharpness to his voice that made Sano stop his ranting and smile sheepishly at him. "Sorry Kenshin, she just REALLY got on my nerves, I mean, first you bump into someone, and then you just leave as if your too good for them? It's just not right!" grumbling to himself, he failed to notice the pair of girls in front of him.

"What's wrong rooster, had a bad day?" asked a mocking voice, followed by a giggle. Snapping his head up, he glared at the two people, silently cursing that stupid kitzune. "Yes, as a matter of fact, I did. This stupid little girl ran into me, and then ran off as if she was too good for me or something! Didn't even bother to apologize." He grumbled, looking down again. Confusion danced in Misao's eyes while Megumi frowned. No little girl in this clan would have done that, Kaoru had made sure of that even before she had been the Alpha. "Could you describe this girl for us?" asked Misao, her voice deceptively bubbly.

Looking up at them, Sano and the others frowned, wondering why she would ask. Shrugging, he said, "Sure, why not? She had long black hair, down to just above her butt, and long bangs that framed her face on the left side and covered the right side of her face. Both her hair and bangs had lime green tips. She had on black pants and a lime green undershirt and a dark green T-Shirt on over it. I think her eyes were a dark green too, but I really can't remember." he ended, a thoughtful expression on his face before he nodded and looked over at the girls… who were trying not to laugh. Frowning, he glared at them. "What!"

Behind them came a soft voice, amusement and annoyance coloring its words, "Their laughing because I'm not a girl." Whipping around, Sano stood their, gaping at the kid who had bumped into him earlier. She, erm, he, stood at about 4'11, and to him, still looked like a girl. His face was oval shaped, he had long, slightly thick, lashes, and…well, he just looked like a girl was all.

Glaring at him, he said haughtily, voice somewhere between shouting and talking, "Well, that would explain your manners. I mean, you were just being plain rude!" Looking at him in indifference, Haru said simply, "Kaoru had called me," as if it explained everything. Which, apparently, it did. "Ah, so that's why. I mean your not that nice, but you're not usually rude either," said Megumi. "Yeah," chimed in Misao, "But Kaoru has always been first since she brought you here."

"Brought him here? You mean he's an outsider, like us? But I thought Hiko said not many are brought here, and barely any have ever gotten a soul-wolf?" asked Sano, confusion in his voice. "yes, he was brought here, and yes he has a soul-wolf. Hiko said few, not no one." said Megumi, scorn in her voice.

"Yeah, Kaoru brought Haru here in when he was about 5, though no one but them knows how they came to meet. All we know is that ever since he came to the clan, he's been completely loyal towards Kaoru and Kaoru alone. Won't take orders from anyone but her." Said Misao, her voice always cheerful and bubbly.

Rolling his eyes at all of this, Haru finally spoke again, "Yes, and while hearing about my life is oh so interesting," he said sarcastically, "it's time for me to leave." Not waiting for them to answer, Haru turned and left. Weaving his way through the clan, Haru thought of his mission. 'No time like the present, right?' he thought, diminishing his aura and doubling back around. 'Time to see what these newbie's are made of.'

TBC

AN: Well, I hope that satisfied you, I tried to get something out quick, so it might not be that good, but I like it. My Haru is so cute, right? Anyways, next chapter I might put in some of Haru's past, but you'll definitely figure out what (part) of the mission is. Toodles.

-Kitzune-