Within the Shadows:

Akala gathered her kimonos and herbs into a bag and slung it over her shoulder, putting the dagger into her kimono she met the others outside. Rin rode on Ah-Un while Jaken held its reins standing beside Lord Sesshomaru. He held his blank expression once more but AKala had the slight feeling that he was smirking deep inside him, Rin smiled warmly and Jaken was well.... Jaken. They began to walk to the West of the village passing her shrine and over the pasture of where Inuyahsa and Sesshomaru fought, where the poison demon was at. She walked silently beside Ah and Un who were still groaning at her, she took a few steps to the side and sighed looking beyond their road.
"Lady AKala you will love the castle, its huge and big..." Rin began to speak about how fun it would be to live there, the servants, the garden and the rooms and such.

Hours passed and night was coming, they continued to walk through the forest and no signs of stopping to rest worried Akala. Rin was fast asleep on the dragon and Jaken was still awake following behind the Lord, she tried her best and spoke.
"My Lord, are we not going to stop for the night?"
"Rin is asleep we can keep moving,"
"But my Lord I must insist but if not then let me place my things upon your dragon and be on my way into the night. I shall return in the morning," he stopped and turned towards her.
"I forgot that you are cursed by night, you need to leave?"
"To hunt, to be as the wolf would be at night, only then will I be able to follow you with no problems. Please my Lord,"
"Very well you will return in the morning, place your things down we will rest here." The dragon stopped and laid down against the tree, Sesshomaru stood and watched waiting for her to change.
"My Lord I will not stay here in front of you..."
"You will because I say you will," she frowned and looked up seeing the sun set over the mountains. Closing her eyes her body glowed a bright white light and slowly formed into the black wolf once more, howling it turned to the forest and bounded off. Leaving the shocked Sesshomaru behind he sat down as Jaken made a fire for them to sleep next to them.

She ran with great speed her heart fluttering like a bird as trees past her by, she scented a herd of dear, not far off a boar, birds high above, and fish in the river she stood beside. Little did she know that someone was watching her. She drank from the river and leaning forward she sank her snout into the cold water, snapping her jaws she snatched a fish from the water. It flapped in her mouth and she slammed it to the ground biting at it, she began eating the fish.
"Very interesting..." her ears perked up and she turned growling hearing the voice yet saw no one. She panted and looked about,
"Wolf by night, human by day… a very interesting curse for you indeed." From the shadows of the forest the figure known as Naraku stepped out and grinning at her she barked at him.
"Now now is that any way to treat your new Master?"