AN: Who HO! Finished this chapter pretty fast didn't I:)

            Well not much to say other than 'sorry' to the one person that said I rushed the Fuyu part. I thought about it and agree. I know I hate it when an author write a great story only to rush things at the end. So I'll do my best not to do that. If you have any suggestions or questions feel free to email me. I love reviews like the air I breath. And to tell you the truth they make me move my tail feathers quickers so I update more.

Well peace ya'll.

Tekeshi walked out of his club with his hand tightly wrapped around Kagome's arm. He kept telling himself to remain calm. Remain calm and Kagome might just survive long enough to get to his apartment.

How can Kagome be the power? She never showed as much power as the person had that day. It was amazing and shocking. But how…Kagome.

Tekeshi did not like this one bit. Being mated to a human was going to make his life a living hell if he didn't keep it quiet. But the very fact his soon to be mate was the power…hell that took things to a whole new level.

Now I think about it.

Tekeshi frowned as a memory came to him.

I do remember her saying something now. Something about a search? Damn why can't I remember?!

Tekeshi shook his head as he herded Kagome toward his car. He hoped that none of the other youkai's had felt the flare of Miko energy. That's all he needed was his people talking about him having a new Miko. He didn't think anyone noticed but one could never be too careful.

"Tekeshi? What is going on!?"

Tekeshi's eyebrow twitched as Kagome assumed 'that' voice. It was the same voice she had used to terrorized him in the past. That voice was usually associated with a sit or two.

He then smirked as he found something to tease her with. He was trying to make her forget her questions until they got somewhere safe and shielded.

"Good try Kagome. As it so happens I got ride of that stupid necklace centuries ago."

"Huh?"

Kagome's mouth opened in surprise as her eyes settled on his neck.

"How?"

Tekeshi chuckled at her surprise.

He stopped outside his car and opened the door for her.

"It wasn't easy that's for sure."

Tekeshi's nose itched. He turned slightly away from Kagome sniffing at the air. He smelled something he didn't like one bit. The smell of magic and weapons. That was not a good sign, especially since the smell was so close.

Tekeshi stiffened as noise of moving bodies added to the smell. No doubt about it something was up.

Kagome gasped and ducked down a little behind the car door when Inuyasha stiffened. She had been trained to the ways of Inuyasha and what bodily signals meant danger She looked around nervously wishing for her bow and arrows. Softly she asked.

"What?"

He growled just as softly. That made Kagome stare at him funny. Strange how before she hardly believed he really was Inuyasha…but after that growl. No one could growl like Inuyasha.

"Hunters…I think. Get in the car it's shielded. They can't know you're a miko."

Kagome squeaked in surprise as Tekeshi forced her into the car and shut the door. A glare that reminded Kagome of Inuyasha's fiercest look kept her in the car.

Hunters? What are those?

Tekeshi made himself lean against his car seemingly at ease. However he watched the shadows carefully. The sun had just set not long ago, the perfect time for Hunters to strike.

They couldn't have felt Kagome's Miko powers. I barely felt them. This must be a planned raid of some sort. Well they didn't plan on having me here. I'll teach them to bother my employee's.

Tekeshi pretended not to notice as two humans reeking of demon blood walked past him. His shields were such that it was almost impossible to see through. He used this to its fullest. When the two reached the door to the back of the club he spoke.

"This is private property."

He straightened up and faced the two hunters. His nose went into overload identifying the scent of the blood.

They killed a wolf youkai. Not one of the twins…the smell is to young.

Tekeshi's eyes widened in understanding. He suppressed an growl as his demon nature roared to the surface demanding he kill these humans.

They killed a child! A wolf youkai pup. He might have been six…I doubt it though. He was too young to defend himself.

The two men turned around surprised. They hadn't expected anyone to notice them. Probably because of the weak spell surrounding them.

It might have worked on lesser youkai…or very young ones but Tekeshi was another matter.

"I own this club so you better go before I get more angry."

Tekeshi was giving them a chance to flee. He didn't know why he did it. These two disgusting hunters didn't give that pup any mercy. The amount of blood smell combined with the fear suggested it wasn't a neat kill.

The hunters still didn't realize he was a youkai because they started a lame ass story.

"Sorry man, we were called here…to exterminate some pests."

His partner looked at him and smiled at the inside joke. This disgusted Tekeshi beyond belief.

Most Hunters…they were enemies but they also were doing what they thought was right. It was a careful balance that Tekeshi understood perhaps better than most. He was a hanyou with human blood. He understood that a human might become angry at a demon that killed his/her family.

Most hunters were enemies but talented humans that deserved respect. The life of a Hunter was no less difficult than that of a Youkai in hiding.

However…every now and then Tekeshi came across poor excuses for Hunters. Hunters like these two. They delighted in the kill much like a youkai might. They prayed on the weak and young.

A regular hunter would probably have left the cub live…or a the very least killed it without pain or fear. These two assholes had done nether.

Tekeshi cracked his knuckles at they continued talking.

"You've got yourself a huge problem here."

Tekeshi raised an eyebrow and walked toward them.

"What kind of problem?"

"Pests…you know nasty critters you don't want."

Tekeshi shook his head.

"How could a couple of idiots like yourselves ever become Hunters?"

Tekeshi struck with the swiftness born from his youkai father. His clawed hand wrapped around on of the hunters neck and lifted him up.

"Hunters with no respect of life and honor."

With little effort he threw the man into the wall. He crunched with a satisfying and slightly sickening sound. The man stopped breathing, his brains turned into mash, before he even hit the ground.

"Killing children like you had done. Its disgusting!"

The other hunter cursed loudly as he realized his mistake. He went for his weapon.

Tekeshi didn't allow him to finish the move. His claws ripped through the man tearing him neatly in half.

Tekeshi stood still for a moment waiting for his youkai blood to calm, it raged, as it tended to do after blood shed.

He startled as he heard a car door open. He whirled around his red eyes wide.

Kagome was looking at the two men slightly stricken and scared. He could smell her fear and confusion.

Slowly she walked toward him.

"Kagome?"

His mouth opened but no words came out. He had forgotten she was there watching him. He hadn't had a chance to explain the way things were these days. She had no idea why he had to kill the two Hunters.

Kagome didn't meet his eyes, instead she stared at his blood stained claws.

"Kagome…I, I can explain. Don't be scared."

He reached for her and she flinched.

The red totally disappeared from his eyes as he stared at her face. She still refused to meet his eyes.

Tekeshi swallowed his throat suddenly dry. For the first time in centuries…he regretted a kill.

Opening his arms Tekeshi took an unmoving Kagome into his arms. She didn't resist him. He hugged her tightly as he wondered what to say.

"Kagome, those men were dangerous. I…couldn't let them get away."

Still Kagome didn't answer him.

"DAMN it Kagome!"

He forced her head up so that she would look at him. At this she did react and met his eyes angrily.

"Those two were going to try and kill my men. They had already killed. A young wolf youkai…a pup by the smell of it."

Kagome's eyes went wide at this.

"A child?"

Tekeshi nodded.

"They are called Hunters. It's their life to kill youkai's. Most aren't bad people…I don't kill them….but…please understand Kagome."

Kagome looked at the torn bodies of the two men then back at Tekeshi.

"I see more has changed than just your name."

Kagome pushed herself away and Tekeshi allowed her. She walked slowly to the car and got in.

What have I done? How could I've forgotten she was watching? How will she ever forgive me? Killing humans even bad ones was something she didn't like in the past. I probably reminded her of my uncontrolled self.

Gods I fucked up this time.

Following Kagome example Tekeshi went to the car.

Once inside he didn't look at Kagome. Instead he called his clean up crews. They would get rid of the bodies before the Hunters came.

He had killed them cleanly. The energies of their death were probably not enough for other Hunters to pin point where they were killed.

So in other words his club was probably safe…for now.

Sesshoumaru stood silently on the side of a meadow; his presence was calm and mystic at the same time. He shone almost like some moonlight god come alive into bone and flesh to grace the land with his presence.

Beside him Jaken waited by AhUn and Rin, waiting for him to either speak or move. Sesshoumaru ignored his servant for the moment his mind instead on the human girl that traveled with him.

Sesshoumaru turned slightly so he could watch Rin as she collected some of the wild flowers that grew in the area.

Rin wasn't really a girl; she was more woman now than anything else. At the tender age of 17 she had filled out her promise of beauty. Her body had matured with her womanly curves and the look of her face had changed. Her eyes however remained those huge brown orbs. They held the same innocence and curiosity of her childhood.

Sesshoumaru had always know she would turn out beautiful. He had seen it in her as a child.

Not only that but her soul was as stunning as her face. She was always smiling and always laughing. Her smile he sometimes likened to the sun, its brilliance could blind a man if he wasn't careful.

Rin much like himself had an aura around her that radiated to the surrounding area. It was warm and soft. She was as innocent and good any creature could get human or youkai.

 "Sesshoumaru-sama!"

He watched as Rin ran up to him. She looked wonderful in the light blue dress he had given her recently.

Rin smiled her face nearly splitting with happiness.

"I picked these for you."

Sesshoumaru did the greatest complement he could give her by nodding and taking them from her. Rin laughed out loud like she tended to do. She was so happy now that Sesshoumaru had taken her flowers.

Sesshoumaru looked down as he found he couldn't help himself, the corners of his lips turned slightly in a returning smile.

Rin used to studying his face very closely for any emotion to go by, suddenly stopped in shock. Her beautiful brown eyes widened in shock as she looked at the smile on his face. Her own smile however did not disappear.

She looked shyly away and blushed shyly.

"I always knew this would happen someday."

Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow not sure what she meant.

"What do you mean by that Rin."

Sesshoumaru was slightly unnerved as she looked up at him with tears in her eyes.

"I always knew that someday I would make you smile."

He hadn't known she wanted him to smile more. She always seemed so happy that she never noticed others around her.

He realized he had been sadly mistaken.

She wanted other to be happy as well.

Ahun and Jaken were prime examples, both fairly glowed with it.

He smiled again this time straight at her. This smile was meant for her.

I love her.

Sesshoumaru was slightly surprised by the statement…yet it wasn't unexpected. He had often wondered when Rin was a child if she would capture his cold heart. She already had in a way, but he wondered what her maturity would bring.

In the past 10 years she had thawed much of that iciness.

She had also conquered another hurtle without even knowing it. She had overcome his hatred for humans. A hatred caused by his own father's love of a human. Hatred for his little half brother.

It was strange how thoughts changed. In one second his entire outlook changed.

It was some ten years coming. It started when his brother first defeated him and now was complete with Rin.

He finally saw how childish it was of him to hate humans and his brother. It was stupid to hate them for what his father had done.

Loving a human was a weakness. Love never was, even love for a human.

"Rin? Will you stay with me forever."

Rin seemed confused by this statement. It had never occurred to her that she would want to go anywhere.

"Of course Sesshoumaru-sama. Why would I leave you?"

Satisfied with that answer Sesshoumaru startled Rin by wrapping his good arm around her and lifting her up to his height. Before she could ask him want he was doing, Sesshoumaru pressed his mouth very gently against hers.

He vaguely heard Jaken squawk in surprise but he didn't care.

He loved Rin. He wanted to marry her and be happy finally.

After a few more moments he let Rin go. She seemed stunned and suddenly very shy of her youkai protector. She would look up at him quickly then look away and blush.

However she didn't say she didn't like it. That was very encouraging.

"Lets go Rin."

Kiyoshi jerked awake as his phone rang painfully loud right next to his ear.

Somewhat groggily her rubbed his golden eyes wondering how long he was asleep.

He cursed the damn phone and the stupid humans that must be deaf because they made phones so loud. His ears were fairly ringing making him hard of hearing.

He picked up the phone.

"What!"

Someone gulped on the other line. Kiyoshi's voice had not been friendly.

"Kiyoshi-sama…uh I was…ummm that is Noriyuku and I haven't found anything yet sir."

"Just Kiyoshi you know that. Ok report back later."

"Hai Kiyoshi-sama."

With that the little rude awaking toad hung up. Kiyoshi yawned widely and stretched even wider.

He sighed as he remembered his dream.

That had been their first kiss. It had been sweet and rather romantic. Much like their life together. Everything had been perfect back then. Humans didn't bother Youkai's if left alone and it was actually legal (although frown upon) to mate with a human.

They had had a wonderful marriage, although no pups ever came.

Sesshoumaru wondered about this sometimes. It wasn't like him and Rin hadn't tried. Rin was healthy and so was he. In fact the only reason he could even fathom was it had something to do with the time Rin had died. Maybe dieing and then being restored had made her infertile.

It had been a wonderful lifetime nerveless.

Kiyoshi sighed. It was a human's fate to die of old age. There was no known way around it. Humans were mortal thus fragile to the magic of time.

The only good thing about humans was they were often reincarnated.

So the chance to met and fall in love again was there, although that was tempered by the fact that his new love which was made even stronger the second time around had to die as well.

He remembered meeting Rei almost like it was yesterday although in fact it had been over one hundred years.

The year had been 1860 as the Americans counted time. He had actually been in America at the time. He couldn't remember exactly why, a business deal or something.

Back then American had been a dirty place. The cities disgusting with filth and human waste dumped into the streets. It had been a bad time for humans. They had just started to progress and hadn't yet learned to be clean about it.

Sesshoumaru of course had his concealing spell. It would do him no good to scare the humans around him.

(flashback)

Disgusting, humans are getting worst every year. One day they'll kill themselves with some plague caused by this filth.

Sesshoumaru fought the urge to cover his nose as he walked through the not so pleasant part of New York City. The smell was almost enough to make him light headed. The smell of unwashed bodies and waste in the streets. The smell of rotting food and things best left unsaid.

How could any Youkai live in this city for any length of time?

Sesshoumaru was walking through a very poor part of town. He slightly wondered if he might be mugged. Not that the humans would succeed. But he was alone and rather well dressed. Wearing a Stylish suit of Italian make fitted especially for him. Around his shoulders he wore a long cape as was the style trimmed with the fur of some lowly animal…a mink or something. One thing however Sesshoumaru refused to wear no matter how 'stylish' the humans considered it. Was one of those silly top hats all the men wore. It was ridiculous and Sesshoumaru lowered himself to fit in only so much. He would not wear those hats!

Well anyway he was obviously a 'man' well off. So he expected some idiot to try and rob him. It was the way humans worked. He hadn't thought to dress down for the meeting he was going to.

Of course he hadn't known that New York was so nasty.

Suddenly a scream ripped through the air. It was that of a young female.

Sesshoumaru wondered what was going on.

Its doesn't have anything to do with me.

He carried on…until suddenly the source of the scream came tearing around the corner. She was indeed young. Her head was down as she tried to run her hardest. Or at least she was until she slammed into him.

Sesshoumaru didn't even grunt from the force of the collision. The girl however was thrown violently to the ground. She didn't try to get up right away.

The poor thing reeked of fear. Finally she was able to find her voice.

"Pardon me sir…I didn't see you."

She sounded so scared and pitiful. He sighed and offered his hand to help her up. The young girl took it still clearly dazed.

"Is everything alright?"

The young girl shivered and finally looked up at him.

The very breath in his throat caught.

Big brown eyes wide in fear looked up at him. A pretty face and long black hair.

Rin? No it can't be. Rin's been dead…a long time. If this isn't Rin, then…this is her reincarnation.

The girl looked confused at him. No doubt her soul recognized him even if she didn't.

"What is your name girl?"

He tried to keep his voice even, although it was hard.

"Rei sir."

"Rei? That's a Japanese name. Are you from there?"

Rei looked a little different than Rin had. Rin had been a human from Japan. Thus had the slanting eyes and skin color of her people. Rei looked more like European descent.

"No sir…my Mothers from there though. My papa's American."

Sesshoumaru heard someone yell. Rei also heard it as well. She gasped and moved as if to run. With the speed of a youkai he grabbed her arm. Rei gasped again clearly surprised and looked up in fear of him.

"Don't be scared. I'll take care of these men."

Rei didn't look convince but held her tongue. She had seen how fast he moved and felt how strong his grip had been.

"What do these men want?"

Rei blushed bright red and stuttered a little.

"They…want…to put me in a brothel. My Papa money owes them money. They hurt him really bad because…(sniff) because he won't give me to them."

Sesshoumaru barely was able to contain a growl.

Put Rin's reincarnation in a whorehouse will they! This Sesshoumaru will rip out their livers for this.

Sesshoumaru caught the thought. No he couldn't rip them apart. Rei was here. She didn't know who she really was. She would be frightened if he showed his true nature.

Suddenly one of the men chasing her ran around the corner.

He stopped when he saw the girl hiding behind a tall well-dressed man.

"Out of the way peacock! That girl belongs to my boss. She ran away!"

Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow.

"Not from what she tells me."

The man laughed as two more of his buddies showed up.

"You believe that whore! She may look young but she's be around the block if you know what I mean. Ha!"

Sesshoumaru didn't appreciate the human's sense of humor.

"That's a lie and you know it!"

Sesshoumaru looked behind him slightly surprised. Rin had never raised her voice to anyone. Of course…he reminded himself, this wasn't Rin. This was Rei she had been raised differently. She was a totally different person even if she did have her soul. This Rei was raised in America with a family. Unlike Rin whom he had raised in the wilderness of Japan.

"I suggest you move on."

Sesshoumaru's voice dropped down to a dangerous sounding bass. Rei looked up at him in surprise, as did the other men. His voice was down right scary, which contracted greatly with his outrage prettiness. It was a voice that promised death if they didn't listen.

After a tense second on of the more stupid ones laughed out loud. Sesshoumaru could see however how he had to nerve himself first before doing it.

"Ha you think a peacock like you can stop us."

"Yes."

Sesshoumaru suddenly attacked. The humans didn't even have time to scream as he punched one in the face. He kept his strength down. He didn't want to kill them…well he did, but that would be bad for him. The police of this place, and Rei might not like it.

He was a youkai and thus knew not to stir trouble when needed.

The two left standing stared in surprise as one of their own went flying through the air form the force of the punch.

"Bastard!"

He reached inside his coat. Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed and he moved. He could smell the gunpowder from the gun. Guns were a joke to him but a bullet might hit Rei.

He grabbed the thugs gun arm, twisting it easily around until he felt the crunch of bones. The human screamed and fell to the ground weapon forgotten.

Sesshoumaru let the human go and turned to the last one. The man was white as a ghost. He took one look at his two buddies, and then looked at the unharmed man…then ran.

Sesshoumaru almost smiled. Humans were always so easily beaten.

He turned slightly to look at Rei. Her eyes were wide her face slightly white as well.

"Are you ok?"

She startled.

"Ya…sure…you just beat those men up. They were Charles best…"

Rei shook her head then smiled up at him.

Sesshoumaru felt as if his brother had just punched him in the gut. That smile was exactly like the Rin he loved. The very same right down the way she brighten the dirty alley around her.

"I thank you sir. If…you want…you can rest at my home. Momma would no doubt fix you something to eat. We're…poor so we don't have much. But I'm sure they would like to thank you."

Sesshoumaru nodded and allowed Rei to show him the way.

He might look calm and collected but his mind was reeling. With that one smile he had made up his mind. He wanted Rei to be his wife. That one smile and he had fallen in love with her. This was his Rin reborn to him. She was meant for him, how else could one explain how he had found her. The odds of running across her in New York City.

This was fate.

However how was he going to get Rei to come with him to Japan? How was he going to get her to marry him?

He followed the shapely Rei to a run down shack behind some apartment buildings. It was somewhat clean, which meant it was a lot cleaner than the buildings around it.

It wasn't perfect but one could only do so much with a shack to make it livable.

"Momma! Papa!"

Rei ran in with tears in her eyes. Sesshoumaru waited in the doorway.

Rei's mother turned out to be a pretty and plumb Japanese woman. She ran in and nearly squeezed her daughter to dead with a bear hug.

"Oh my dear dear Rei. What happened! I thought…(sniff)."

The woman started crying on Rei's shoulder even as Rei cried on hers. Sesshoumaru felt very uncomfortable witnessing such female emotions.

"They'll be like that awhile yet. Come in sir."

Sesshoumaru turned toward the man. He was no doubt Rei's father. Sesshoumaru could smell their shared blood. As Sesshoumaru faced the man his eyes narrowed.

Rei hadn't been joking when she said the thugs had beaten her father. The man hardly looked human anymore. He seemed to be alright though. Sesshoumaru couldn't smell any mortal wounds. It was the classic example of looking worse than it was, although he doubted it felt good.

Sesshoumaru followed the man to a low table. Sesshoumaru sighed in relief.

It seemed that his Japanese wife had kept some of her culture even though she was living in the states.

It was refreshing to see something familiar.

With graceful ease Sesshoumaru kneeled down at the table…after waiting for his host to sit.

"I see you know something about Japanese culture. Most folks don't know what to make of this table."

Since his wife was still preoccupied the man served Sesshoumaru a small glass of tea also in Japanese style.

"I live there."

The man nodded then smiled.

"As soon as my wife gets over the fact our precious daughter is still alive she'll greet you as well. I know you must be the reason she has come back to us."

Sesshoumaru took a sip of his tea. It was surprisingly good.

"Yes."

"Sir, my names Mauri Satcher. That's my wife Kasumii and you've met our daughter Rei."

"I am Sesshoumaru."

There was a surprised gasp followed by a sudden silence after Sesshoumaru stated his name. Mauri blinked in surprise and looked at his wife. She had been the one to gasp.

The woman gently disentangled herself from her daughter and went to stand beside her husband.

"What did you say?"

"Kasumii? What's wrong?"

Sesshoumaru stared at her before stating his name again.

"I am Sesshoumaru."

The woman turned slightly pale which was enough to bother her husband.

"What's wrong dear? Do you know him?"

The woman ignored her husband instead she asked Sesshoumaru a question. She spoke in her native tongue so her husband and daughter won't understand.

*You are…Lord Sesshoumaru? Lord of the Western Lands…a Inu Youkai.*

Sesshoumaru nodded. He answered but didn't bother to continue in his native tongue.

"I am. How do you know of me?
Kamumii taking Sesshoumaru's choice of language as a hint and continued in English.

"My father was a Hoshi. A Buddhist priest. He studied…your kind. He knows of all the Lord and their names."

Mauri looked between his wife and the stranger that had saved his daughter.

"What's going on here?"

Sesshoumaru took another sip of his tea.

"Nothing at all…."

RRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIINGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Once again Sesshoumaru was started out of a dream by the sound of his phone. He growled angrily at the device before picking it up.

He hated being interrupted like this but this line was a private line. It was used only for emergences or other doings. He couldn't just let his secretary deal with it. Some things no matter how annoying had to be done personally.

"Yes Kiyoshi here."

"Brother."

Kiyoshi raised an eyebrow at the sound of his brother's voice. The hanyou did not sound happy at all.

"I take it things didn't go as well as you hoped."

Kiyoshi leaned back in his plush computer chair. He had a feeling he was going to enjoy this conversation. Nothing put him in a better mood than when the fates conspired against his brother.

"Damn you said it. We are in deep shit Kiyoshi!"

"Really?"

Kiyoshi was interested. Normally Tekeshi was a little more controlled than this. He sounded like he was about to explode from something. Not only that it would have to have been really big if Tekeshi was calling him to complain. They no longer tried to kill each other but Tekeshi retained some of his mistrusting nature.

"Is it safe to talk of over the phone Tekeshi?"

"Fuck no! I'm on my way over now. I'm bringing Kagome with me."

Now Kiyoshi was really surprised although he concealed it from his voice.

What could possibly make Tekeshi reveal himself to Kagome so soon when he had been so stubborn earlier about it.

"What did you do Tekeshi?"

Kiyoshi let a little of his aspiration for his little brother show through his voice. It was enough to really rile the hanyou on the other end of the line.

"DON'T YOU patronize me you over grown cur!"

Kiyoshi heard a females voice on the other end of the line.

"Very well I shall wait here for you. I assume this will be worth my wile?"

"Of course."

Kiyoshi hung up without saying goodbye. He could almost imagine the language that rudeness had caused to spill from his half brothers mouth.

Some things never change, and his brother was one of those things.

Hisano looked behind her. Her other Hunter comrades and the disgusting hanyou were talking again. They were going over the plan to kill the human girl Kagome.

No…she's the power. I have to think of her as that. She's not a human; she's not a person. She's just the power. The instrument of ours deaths.

Carefully so not to make any noise Hisano opened the back screen door and went onto the back porch. It was still night outside so the air was cool and refreshing.

She sighed and leaned against the rail of the porch.

Why me? What did I do to deserve this?

She shook her head slight and sighed. Absently she brushed a stray black strand of silky black hair out of her eyes. Her mind on its own accord drifted to a train of thought she would rather not think about. However she couldn't keep it off her mind.

Why did he have to be a hanyou? The most disgusting and godly wrong creature out there. Weren't they suppose to be extinct. The hunters and demons both had killed all they found in the early days. So how did this hanyou…a hanyou with a deadly power escape?

Hisano shuddered.

Noriyuku had said his mother was human. What kind of woman would sleep with a demon? Nothing could be more wrong. It was like sleeping with an animal only worse.

Hisano couldn't imagine a woman that would love a youkai. She had never really thought about it before. Inter-species relationships weren't suppose to happen anymore. So why bother thinking about it if it wasn't a problem.

Maybe it is a problem? Noriyuku said his Uncle a youkai is mating with the human Kagome.

Hisano hated Youkai's. Hated them to the depths of her soul.

They killed my parents and my siblings. Everything I loved and held dear was wiped off this earth like it never existed. That Damn Youkai made my life hell and he enjoyed every second of the slaughter.

Hisano gripped the rail tightly. If it were possible her eyes would have flashed red with anger.

I had sworn to kill every Youkai I came across so that no other family would suffer like I did.

She sighed longingly. The road of a Hunter was a long and lonely one. Hunters as a rule never allowed anyone to get close. It was just as well perhaps. Hunters being usually weaker than Youkai's disappeared sometimes at an alarming rate.

She was lucky to still be alive, especially since she worked only with physical power and not spiritual.

Hisano looked behind her again at the hanyou that had caused so many problems so quickly.

What about him made her so uneasy? Every time she looked at him she felt a strange pang. She almost felt as if she should know him.

She was not a woman to let anything bother her. Yet she couldn't get near him without nearly having a fit. What was causing that? Was it simply because he was a hanyou. Was it simply disgust that repelled her?

That must be it. He's an abomination! Even if…even if he is saving all humanity.

Hisano sighed and looked away. She tilted her face upward to look at the stars and the moon. It was in its crescent stage so gave little light to the night.

But somehow that didn't bother her. She had always like the moon when it was like this. When she was a child training at the Hunter school she would sneak out and just stare at the moon when it was like this. It seemed so beautiful and familiar.

"What do you think Hisano?"

Hisano jumped slightly as the somewhat slimy voice of Jo interrupted her thoughts.

Hisano's eyes narrowed slightly at his weaselish features before turning away to look again at the moon.

"What do you mean?"

"What do you think I mean? The Hanyou?"

"I think he's disgusting."

Jo shrugged and slithered a little closer. Hisano was repelled again much like with Noriyuku. Only this time she was sure it was repulsion.

Jo had the habit of causing problems for fun during Hunts. He also was know for a cunning mind that sometimes didn't think of what was best for the Hunter cause.

"I wonder about his real motives?"

Hisano flicked her hair again and pretended disinterest.

"So? It's not our place to doubt him. Usagi trusts him that's all that matters."

"Is it? Usagi happens to have an overly trusting mind and heart. He has been fooled before."

"Go away Jo. I know what you're doing. I'm not falling for it."

Jo smiled his brown eyes flashing with amusement."

"Ho ho ho really? I was just wondering what would happen to us as a race if the Hanyou is wrong…or even worse lying to us?"

Hisano turned slightly toward Jo. Despite herself she was listening.

"Lying to us?"

Jo shrugged bring his hands up in a so what manner.

"He's a hanyou, a half youkai monster. Why would he help the human race?"

"His mother was human."

"His father is a youkai, Demon Lord of the Western Land."

Hisano shook her head, glancing back into the house to make sure no one was listening to them.

"You're not making any sense."

"Noriyuku has as much influence if not more to do as his youkai parent would want. His mother is dead I believe."

"I think you're just trying to confuse the issue."

Jo sighed and rested his elbows on the rail. He looked up at the moon, not answering for a moment.

"I'm an ambitious man. You know that, so does Usagi. I was just…"

Jo looked back at the house checking just as Hisano had done that no one was listening in.

If anyone heard them they could be instantly fired or worse. They were talking treason as far as the Hunters thought. No one was allowed to go against their field leader. Especially in a case as important as this.

"I was just wondering…what if the Hanyou is acting in the Youkai's best interest."

"I don't understand?"

Jo laughed again, a laugh that Hisano found disturbing.

"Ho ho ho, you don't? What if the war was a lie? What if killing this Kagome was the only way for the Youkai's to survive. What if this girl is the key to destroying the youkai menace?"

"Destroying them?"

Hisano found this thought almost unbelievable. But it could be true. The power had been amazing. With her on the Hunters side they could win the war finally. No more would families be torn apart by the claws of a youkai.

"Hisano…we could become gods within ours own ranks. The two lone Hunters that saw through a terrible plot to destroy the Humans race only way at victory. That disgusting Hanyou doesn't want to help us. He wants to save his own race. He has human blood but he's still a youkai!"

Hisano blinked and swallowed hard. She liked the sound of that too much. What Jo was saying made perfect sense. But what if he was wrong. Then they would be the lone Hunters to cast the world into a blood war with no winner.

Was it worth it?

Hisano turned away slightly and looked up.

The moon was so beautiful when it was like this. She felt the same old pang within, even though she was thinking about something totally different.

"What do you suggest Jo? Usagi will not listen to you or me."

"But Hisoka would."

"Hisoka?"

"Will you back me up?"

Hisano's eye's narrowed. She studied Jo carefully.

"Why do you need me anyway? You've got enough backing in the Hunters Ranks don't you?"

Jo chuckled again causing a tiny shiver to creep up her spine.

"Hisoka won't consider my plan unless another Hunter agrees with me."

"What is your plan?"

A dangerous light reflected in Jo's eyes. Hisano discovered she didn't particularly like it.

"To let the Hanyou show us where Kagome is. Then take the girl kill him, his father and his Uncle!"

Hisano took a deep breath. That was a good plan except that the Hanyou could see the future. What would keep him from finding them out?

Jo smiled as if reading her mind.

"Of course a spell of deception would be in order to keep the Hanyou's sight in check."

Hisano nodded relieved. A deception spell would work. If casted by a powerful enough Human would be able to keep the Hanyou from seeing them in his visions.

"Ok Jo, call Hisoka."

"Good."

Jo smiled and disappeared into the darkness.

Hisano watched him go then turned back to the moon.

"At least you are simple my friend."