Koga led Amaya to the cliff beyond the cave entrance, far enough away so that none of his brothers could listen in. Amaya sat on the edge, her feet dangling in the air as she smiled up at him. He didn't know why, but for some reason her smile made him relax for the first time in those four long days. He sat cross-legged next to her, both of them silent as the wind whipped by.

"Koga?" Amaya said, breaking the awkward silence, "I never thanked you for helping me…both times…" The wind swept her hair playfully around her face, masking her eyes from Koga's view. Koga remained silent. He was still confused as to why she wanted to talk to him in private.

"So…" she continued, pulling her hair back behind her ear, "well…thanks…" The wind died down for a few seconds, leaving Amaya's slightly red face in full view. Koga regarded her features; her gray eyes, her delicate face, her pale skin, and how her ears came to a second point. His mind wandered, taking in every wisp of her hair, every-

"Koga?" He snapped back to attention as Amaya waved her hand in his face. "Is your tiny brain back in your tiny head yet!" Her voice was sarcastic, yet playful at the same time as she smiled at him. Koga felt his face begin to grow warm and he pulled back suddenly. He fell onto his back as Amaya laughed.

"You okay?" She asked, laughing as he pushed himself back up to sit, "You seem to be off somewhere else…" Koga felt his face grow hotter still.

"Y-yeah…" he said, turning away from her slightly. Amaya's laughter died as she leaned towards him to see his face, but he wouldn't let her and turned his face away.

"I say something wrong?" she asked, "I didn't mean to make fun of you in front of your tribe like that…I'm just not use to being around other wolf demons yet…" She finally managed to catch a glimpse of his face when he turned to face her.

"No…it's nothing you did," he said. Amaya's face in turn started to turn a bright red, but the wind picked up again and blew her hair over her face.

"Ack!" Amaya exclaimed, "Stupid hair…it's always getting in the way…" She pulled it back as her face returned to normal and tied it with string from her back. Light bounced off of a blue crystal; Koga stared at it.

"What's that?" he asked. Amaya looked down at it before removing it from her neck and holding it in her hand. . Koga hesitated before taking it from her and holding it up to the light. The white ribbon was stained and worn from age, but its crystal pendant was smooth and unharmed. Koga saw the single fang in the middle of the pendant after squinting into the crystal.

"I made it a long time ago, along with two others that I gave my sisters…" she said, reaching into a pouch, " These are all I have left of my tribe." She pulled out another necklace, which she held up to the disappearing light. Koga stared at a mountain, snow falling around it and it's peak capped with it. The ribbon on the necklace was yellow with age, but he could see that it was once the same pure white that Amaya's had once been.

"What happened to them?" he asked, but he knew that it was a mistake the moment it left his lips. Amaya's eyes saddened as she wrapped it back up and pushed it back into its pouch.

"Both of them died as far as I could tell…" she said, "I suspect they were killed with the rest of the tribe-" –cause no sister would hide from the other for all these years… She finished in her mind. Koga felt foolish for asking the obvious.

" I'm sorry I brought it up…" he said, holding out her necklace.

"It's all right," she said, turning and reaching for it, "I-" As soon as Amaya had touched the pendant, her back erupted in pain. She gasped in pain, falling forward and nearly falling off the cliff. Koga grabbed her arm and pulled her back, surprised at how her skin was fiery hot under his. As he pulled her back, her body froze stiffand then wentlimp. Her breath was rigid and can in small gasps and her skin was burning hot.

Shit… Koga thought, what the hell is happening! He slid his arm under her and gently picked her up. Her body was limp in his arms as he ran back to the cave. Why the hell does this keep happening!

Not the best chapter..but I'm working on it. I'm still not use to working on this story again since I had first posted it in what? March? I'm so use to the Carnation's Voice story that I have to get use to this again...

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and sorry that I destroyed what could have been a perfectly good romacne scene, but I have to keep you guys sorta on your toes. Thanks to everyone who reviewed! You know who you two are! I'll try moving this along more soon! maybe have the love scene in the next chapter or two if I get to it!

-Kyra Odayashi

Reviews:

EnduranceInTribulation- Thanks taking the time to read this one! It was the first Fanfic I ever wrote. You won't believe how much it has changed from the original version that I thought up two years ago. The plot was terrible in the first one...you would have hated it (It was as bad as the cliche ones you see everywhere!) But I'm happy with how this one is now. Anyway, I'm going to draw some pictures of Kyra and Amaya soon, so I'll send a link to your e-mail or somethin'. Thanks again for the review and taking the time reading this one!

wolfs pack- Thank you soooooooo much for Reviewing! You don't know how much it means to know that there are people who actually read this story. And I won't worry about the lack of reviews...it just tells me that people don't want to take the time typing up an comment/questions/concerns/advice.

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Mako-chan (You know who you are...)- Hi Mako-chan! I've continued the story as you've ordered...so don't kill me yet. I'll get more soon, 'kay? Oh yeah...you better not get in trouble before the convention or else!