A/N: Here is Ch. 6 for all you loyal readers out there. This got out faster because I stock piled a couple chapters so two in one day YAY! Read, review, and most of all and always, enjoy.

Kit came to, woken by a constant tapping on her cheek. She scrunched her eyes tighter with a groan and sat up, finding she had somehow ended up on the floor. Everything came back to her in a rush and Kit sucked in a sharp breath finally noticing the pounding in her temples from the sudden onslaught of memories.

The feeling of eyes on her had Kit lifting her head. The sight that greeted her froze her limbs and effectively silenced her as well.

The canine like creature looked back with purple jewel eyes, slit pupils wide. Ears perked forward, it tilted its head and stepped forward, nosing around Kit's head and shoulders.

Seemingly satisfied with its findings it wandered over to the fallen puzzle box and picked up the item in its teeth. Coming back it dropped the charm at Kit's hand set on floor to prop her up.

Sitting up she palmed the charm. Situated at the end of the chain of orange jade beads, the worn piece was shaped like the creature sitting in front of her. It looked like a fox with multiple tails. Those tails kept twitching and swaying keeping Kit from getting an accurate count. The size of a Shiba Inu dog the fox was black with dark silvery gray shot through its coat and solidly tipping the ears, paws, and each tail. The shocking purple eyes matched the gem eyes of the charm.

Kit looked back at the charm in her hand. Peering back at the fox from under her lashes Kit questioned, "Is this you?"

The fox's ears tipped forward. It took a step forward and nosed at the beads in her hand.

"Should I… put them on?" Kit hazarded a guess based off the fox's actions. The fox dipped its head slightly in a nod. Kit wound the strand of beads around a wrist and secured it. A ripple of power brushed down her spine and left a warm feeling in its wake.

"Finally."

"What?"

The voice came out of nowhere. Kit leveled a shocked look at the fox. "Did you just talk?"

"Took you long enough. All you had to do was open the box and put on the charm."

The sarcastic and exasperated comment came on the heels of Kit's question. Frantically the woman shuffled backward on her butt until she hit the couch behind her.

"What the hell are you?" Kit raised her voice and gestured at the canine. The fox merely tilted its head and stared with quiet purple eyes. Stepping forward again the fox moved until its nose tapped the center of Kit's forehead. Some images from her dream came back again and the fox's voice began to narrate.

Centuries ago the demons found a way onto the moral plane. I followed to try and control my people. The humans were aware of my presence as I was often forced to go into human villages to catch the more mischievous of my kind.

Some years passed and the humans became distrustful of me. They decided they should control me and fight the demons themselves.

In hunting one particular quarry I was in turn tracked by a chosen human. He found me, as you saw in your dream, and recited the incantation to trap me in this charm. I was fortunate enough to have some control over who found me.

I have been wrong only once.

The narration tapered off on a melancholy tone. After a moment's pause the fox continued.

With this charm in your possession you will have my powers at your disposal.

Our role is to monitor and control the demons who manage to cross over.

The images of the fox hunting demons through the centuries began to fade and Kit shook her head to try and dissipate the accompanying pain.

Closing her eyes against the throbbing headache, Kit asked, "What exactly are your powers?"

A pause and an assessing look later, the fox replied.

"I will show you."

"How?"

"Stand up, don't make me do all the work." The fox's reply was exasperated.

Kit quickly stood and looked back at the fox.

"Now close your eyes and accept my presence within yourself."

Kit did as the fox bid and closed her eyes, taking a deep breath.

A ripple of power ran through her body as the fox's essence merged with her own. Releasing her breath, Kit opened her eyes to find the world around her in sharp relief. She took a moment to watch the sun finish sinking below the skyline.

As the bright orb disappeared, the fox's voice filtered through Kit's mind.

"Enhanced vision, sense of smell, touch, hearing, even taste." The voice paused. Kit took the moment to question her new companion, "What's your name? I can't keep calling you fox."

A heavy sense of sad pain drifted through her body as the fox thought over its answer. Kit caught more flickers of the past in that brief moment.

"My name has not been spoken in quite some time."

Another pause. Kit shifted to catch the fox's eye. "Will you tell me?" she asked gently.

The fox looked up with its purple, gemlike eyes. "Kyubi."

At the name Kit realized that this situation had just become far more interesting and potentially dangerous. A few seconds passed before she realized she was looking at the fox again.

With Kyubi merged with her Kit shouldn't be seeing a physical form.

"The form you see is a projection of your mind's eye. With it manifesting so soon you must have a great amount of power in you."

"Is that good or bad?"

"We shall see."

An unsure expression spread on Kit's face.

"First you must understand the source of our powers. I am of the shadows, they are my domain. Now they are yours as well."

"So what does that mean exactly?"

"Control of the shadows and their secrets and resources is yours. Use them when the need arises."

Distantly aware of the night as time passed, Kit and Kyubi talked and worked on Kit's control of her newly acquired powers. As the sun rose once more, Kit had learned of her control of shadows and her other new abilities as well as showed a remarkable aptitude for the role she had been given.

With opening time fast approaching for Monday, Kit showered and changed and prepared for a long day spent only partially awake.

A/N: Hope you all enjoyed the chapter. This is the last for a little while until I figure out where I want the story to go next. Please bear with me and if you haven't already I have another story posted, go and read She Kissed Me, it is complete let me know what you think. I live for comments and follows, it gets things to you faster if that is what you wish. Song of the chapter is Feral Hearts by Kerli. Go watch the video it is fantastic and the costumes are incredible.

Love you all,

Shadow