OOC: Yes, another short chapter. xD Sorry, but this is just a transitional between Chapters VI and VIII. I shouldn't be doing this after she actually starts traveling with Inuyasha and Kagome and all them, but no promises. Usually these short ones are just transitions, so I doubt you'd miss much if you skip or skim them. But just warning you, after this chapter, everything else will most likely be fresh from my brain, so there may be inconsistencies since I'm doing stuff for school and I won't have time to comb through my story thoroughly like I have before. So, bear with me if after Chapter IX I don't update for a while. I'll keep doing it as much as I can, but no promises.

Chapter VII: Decisions Decisions

After only a few minutes of flying strongly with the wind, she spotted Okami down below. "Okami! Hold on!" she shouted. She dove and landed about ten feet away from him, taking care not to hit him as she had several times before. "Turns out those gems I found were actually fragments of some sacred stone, and they wanted them back so they could get purified or something."

"So why did they let you go? That one in the red kimono definitely didn't look like he would willingly let you leave without some pieces missing."

"That girl with the bike, Kagome, goes to my school, so she offered to let me travel with them."

"Really? I thought you said everyone hated you there," he replied, baffled.

"They do, but she never did anything, so I guess she didn't. At least, she didn't try anything that the others would have if they saw me."

"Oh."

"Yeah. Hey, Okami?"

"Hm?"

"Kagome wants me to travel with her, and I have no clue what's going on with me suddenly ending up in my world and then back here, or anything. She might have the answers I seek. Would you be opposed to me traveling with them?"

"What?!" he stopped suddenly, "Akurei, are you insane? That demon hunter who was with them almost killed you! She would have if not for me and Aki, and Daiki! And that guy in the red kimono would've killed you if he had a chance!"

"Relax, Okami. If he tries anything, I can always smack sense into him if I have to," she reassured.

"Well, I suppose there's no arguing with you," he sighed. "But you'll have to talk to Daiki before you go traipsing on your own."

"Okay." She turned and started striding toward the mountain, "Well? You coming?"

He laughed and ran after her as they made their way north.