Reoko stared at Kouga and his younger son, her eyes wide with curiosity and caution. Kouga's son looked almost exactly like his father; he had black hair that was pulled back into a ponytail and he had Ayame's glimmering eyes, but his father's color for them. He was like a small clone of Kouga.

Shiori poked Reoko. "It's rude to stare Reoko." Shiori whispered, her voice filled with amusement. Reoko looked away from Kouga and his child.

Kouga...Kouga... Why does that name ring a bell...? Reoko thought, quite stumped, but no matter how hard she tried to remember, she couldn't come up with the connection.

Inuyasha growled at Kouga, his hand on the hilt of the Tessaiga. "Kouga, what do we owe this visit?" Growled Inuyasha but he calmed down when Kagome put her hand on his shoulder.

Kouga shrugged his broad shoulders as if it were no big deal, "Just wanted to see if you're treating Kagome well. Not to mention... pups? Man, Inuyasha, you're so dirty!" Kouga laughed.

"Why must everyone say that in front of my kids?" Yelled Inuyasha, his face starting to change color in a way that made Reoko become a little concerned for her father's health.

"Kouga, Inuyasha treats me fine." Kagome stepped forward, her voice cautious and wary, as though she were doing everything possible to keep the inevitable storm from brewing.

"Hey, Kagome! Did you miss me?" Kouga flirted, a big grin starting to spread over his face, his eyes traveling up and down her body hungrily.

"Kouga, if you keep up with this talk, your going to make Inuyasha mad, and I won't hold him back anymore." Kagome threatened, starting to get a little irritated herself.

It was then that Reoko noticed the sudden disappearance of Kouga's son. Reoko quickly caught Shiori's eye, who slowly nodded her head slightly to show she'd noticed as well. They scanned around for Kouga's pup, but didn't find him.

Just before Reoko was about to ask about him, she was suddenly whisked up over someone's shoulder. What the...? Was all she thought before catching her kidnapers scent. Mini-Kouga. What would that miniature Kouga want with me?

Reoko, really having no clue what do, looked a little dumbstruck and shocked. She finally snapped to it and screeched. "Put me down!" She exclaimed, hoping to draw attention of the adults before he suddenly took off.

Shiori, who had been the first to notice her sister's kidnapping, hissed angrily, her body boiling with adrenaline and rage. Without bothering to wait for her father—who she vaguely noticed was pulling out his sword, ready to take down Kouga—she took off after the kid. How dare that low, weak-minded skinny wolf pup kidnap my sister! She thought as she ran, following the boy's scent.

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By the time mini-Kouga had slowed down to a stop at the entrance of a cave miles away from where her family was, Reoko had stopped screaming. She wouldn't have been able to get the breath to scream by the way he jostled her as he ran, but now that he'd stopped and was now calmly walking into the seemingly empty cave, Reoko managed to gasp out angrily, "Who are you?"

"The name's Ookami." He answered as he dropped her on the cold clammy ground, and when Reoko looked up into his face she saw an arrogant grin that resembled the one his father had been wearing.

Reoko had the sudden urge to slug it off.

"Why do you want me?" Reoko snarled, her eyes narrowing as her fists clenched at her sides.

The arrogant smile grew impossibly wide. "You're my new mate, and wolves mate for life, got it?"

Reoko blushed, everything she'd learned in health-ED suddenly coming back in clear clarity. "Yuck, I'm soooooo not ready for that! You don't even know who I am—more importantly, I don't even know who you are!" She yelled.

"Oh, yes I do; Your name is Reoko."

Reoko immediately grossed out. Stalker! Was all she thought before someone called her name, turning both her attention and Ookami's attention to the mouth of the cave.

"Reoko," Shiori stood there, her black hair tousled from running. "Get out of here, now!" Reoko, without thinking—probably because she was so caught up over Ookami—stood and did as she was told and left the cave.

Shiori watched her leave, waiting till she was safely past her and out of the cave before she whirled on the wolf boy. "You sick, wimpy wolf pup! You stay away from my sister!" Growled Shiori, her eyes narrowing.

Ookami threw back his head and laughed a sickening laugh that sent shivers up Shiori's spine. "You're going to have to kill me if you want to keep her safe," he challenged, his eyes glittering with excitement.

"You can count on it!" Shiori charged, her fist wound back to punch the boy in the jaw. Just as she was about to hit him, he dodged and she hit the wall.

Two things happened then—first, a biting pain shot up her arm as her fist collided with the stone, scraping off her skin on her knuckles.

Second, her attack caused the walls to start to collapse around her. Shiori bit her lip and turned to escape, but just as she did rocks fell into her path, trapping her in the corner.

"Ha! See ya, loser!" Was the last thing she heard before her vision was clouded with darkness as a boulder caught her leg.

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LOL. I'm so sorry I haven't updated on this one as much-I've just had a lot of inspiration for the other stories and i've been working on my own story. You know the deal. But here it is--sorry its short, but its a good cliffhanger. :D

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Alice