Chapter 7: A familiar scent.

Shiro was sleeping comfortably, when one of her long ears lifted in the air.

After a few seconds of listening, she lifted her head, and sniffed the cave.

There was something out there.

Shiro slowly stood up, careful not to wake her parents, and she slipped out of the cave.

The scent was stronger now, and even worst, it came from the forest.

This scent was irresistable, she had to see what it was.

She took off in the air, and made it to the forest within five minutes.

She landed on the ground where she had spotted her mother's fang.

The scent was strong now.

Shiro scanned the area.

She walked foward a little ways, until she came up to a mound of bushes.

She hid within them, and poked her head out to see the other side of the bushes.

There, she found a white...Fluffy looking cocoon that was tied a couple inches above the tree bark.

She could smell some..Wait, it wasn't something, it was someONE!

Shiro swallowed silently, and began moving foward.

She slowly, so very slowly made her way towards the white thing.

She sniffed the ground multiple times, as she approached the thing.

She was just inches from it, and she was about to smell the white object.

It viabrated, and Shiro jumped, her fur raising as she ran back to the safety of the bushes.

She peeked throught little leaves and thorns, to see the white cocoon disignigrate.

It revealed... A man.

His eyes were open and alert.

They were red, his pupils were red.

He looked over at Shiro's direction.

" Come out! I know you're here!" The man said.

Shiro gulped.

But, with her bravery, she poked her head back out of the bushes.

The man looked her in the eyes.

" Who are you?" Shiro asked.

The man seemed to be shocked for a second, but then just looked away.

Shiro came out of hiding, and slowly crept up to the man.

" Leave me!" The man growled, and a tenticle shot out.

Shiro jumped back, dodging the attack.

The tenticle only attacked once before returning to his body.

Shiro stood where she was.

" Who are you?" Shiro asked again.

" Don't you know?" The man asked, looking at her.

He smelled familiar, but she had never seen anyone outside of her home... Had she?

" No, I'm sorry I don't." Shiro said.

The man scoffed.

After a moment of silence, Shiro glew and she made her human form.

" I'm Shiro." She said, still keeping her distance.

" I know who you are... Now leave me al..." The man was stopped by a short intake of breath.

He seemed to be in pain.

" are you alright?" Shiro asked, taking a few steps up to the man.

He didn't answer, he just breathed in and out heavily.

Shiro noticed a wound on his chest.

" Oh, you're wounded!" Shiro said, and she walked off into the bushes.

The man watched her curiously, the girl was walking around the bushes, sniffing each one of them until she plucked out a couple leaves from one of them, and walked back up to him.
" Here, they heal any wound." Shiro said, holding out the leaves.

The man stared at her, as he slowly took the leaves.

Shiro turned her head away from him for a second, then looked back at him, " i'd better get going." Shiro said and turned to walk off.

" naraku."

Shiro stopped and turned to him again.

He was looking at her, " My name is Naraku." He said.

Shiro nodded smiling, and she made her dog form, and before too long was off into the night sky, returning to her parents' warmth and comfort.