Moonlit Encounter:

A Tale of Dogs & Wolves 

By: ChocolateEclar

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any other character from the anime/manga "Inuyasha." So don't try to sue me.  ^___^

Claimer: I own Koinu (Nobara), Shirakaba, Yu (Yousukou), Hime (Yuck!), and Mashiro.

To Tinuviel: Leprechauns and mutant Smurfs? *falls off chair laughing* XD *gets back up* Yea, Hime's a snob. As for Kouga smelling Koinu, he hasn't put 2 & 2 together yet. You'll just have to see what happens… Another great intro, btw.

To Sailor Universe: Thankies!

To TetsuoTsubushi: Yep, Koinu's pretty much the main character now. Yu and Shi come in behind her in second place.  ^_^ Thanks for reviewing!

A/N: I just thought this was funny. Its from 'Headlines' on 'the Tonight Show':

"Here's Charles Edward Jones convicted of bank robbery. Check this genius out… 'As he ran out of the bank, he stuffed the gun into his waistband, accidentally firing it into his pants. The bullet missed him but when he stepped into the street, he was hit by a van, investigators said. Jones managed to stumble to a waiting car, leaving two gold teeth, his gun and a hat lying in the street.' That's a bad day, isn't it?"-an excerpt of 'Headlines' from 'the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.'

Choccy: I agree with Jay Leno. That's a really bad day. ^_^

A/N: Well, how 'bout some more quotes, hmm? Here's one long dialogue between Inuyasha and Kaede:

Inuyasha: "Someone's talking shit about me."
Kaede: "Inuyasha, its no surprise if someone talks shit about you. If you did something stupid like that..."
Inuyasha: "What? Hey old hag, you are calling me stupid, huh?"
Kaede: "You are the stupidest of the stupid… To find the Shikon shards, you got to have Kagome…Although I don't know what happened… Why did you piss her off like that?"
Inuyasha: "Shut up! She just left like that." *imitates Kagome* "I'm going home, stupid." *stops imitating* "Like that."
Kaede: "Inuyasha..."
Inuyasha: "What?"
Kaede: "You didn't sound anything like her."

Choccy: I don't know if that dialogue's quite right, but it's kinda funny nonetheless.

Part 3: Two Families, Two Teenagers

"…And remember, you can't go anywhere near that bastard's son!" Inuyasha's voice ran out as Koinu left the kitchen table after dinner was finished.

"Yea, whatever, Dad," muttered Koinu with a dismissive wave of her hand. She went into her bedroom, closing the door behind her and flopped down onto her bed. Rays of moonlight filtered in through the azure curtains, casting shadows onto her and her surroundings.

It was eerie not being able to smell her environment. Everything seemed dull and lifeless compared to usual. Koinu sighed rolling over onto her stomach and pushing back her curtains so she could gaze out her window. She could dimly hear her okaasan, otousan, ototo, and Shippou talking. Her hearing hadn't changed; it had never been terribly youkai-like anyway. As for Shi, in his normal state his hearing was excellent, while his sense of smell was clouded like a ninjen's. 'Its like we're two parts of a hanyou,' she thought absently.

Soon afterwards she fell into a deep slumber.

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Yu awoke with a start as one of his younger kyoudai jumped on his stomach. "ARGHHHHHHHH!!!" he shrieked hauling the girl off of him. "Don't do that, Randamu!"

The little girl, who had a white tail and brown hair, scowled and said, showing her missing teeth, "Momma told me to wake you."

"Next time do it gently," snapped Yu as he slowly crawled out of his makeshift bed. It was made out of bear furs and straw, others like it were used as beds for the other urufu youkai as well. Being the second eldest, and possible future pack leader, he got a small cave to himself, as did Hime. Kouga and Mashiro had one of their own as well, while the other kodomotachi had a large cavern where they all slept. The other wolf demons slept in various caves along the mountainside.

Yu stretched and changed into a pair of worn jeans and a black T-shirt. He combed his tangled coffee-colored tresses and stepped out of his den and rushed up the mountain just as he did everyday. He reached his oya's den and strode inside. His oya were sitting inside. Mashiro was feeding a baby while some of her other young kodomotachi played on the stone floor. She smiled at Yu and said, "Ohayougozaimasu, Yousukou."

Yu nodded, but didn't say anything. He never felt like speaking in the morning, and the sun was just rising and bathing the forest in light. He sat beside Kouga, who said, "You're taking the morning shift today, Hakkaku will take over at noon, and Hime's taking the night shift again."

Yu nodded groggily, his tail was curled limply around his waist. "Alright, otousan," he said. He stood up and said his good-byes, his eyes droopy. He had hung out with his furenzu late the previous night and now he regretted it. He bounded from the mountain, landing on a tree branch and nearly slipping in his drowsy state. He then hopped from bough to bough, his feet, which were wrapped in rough, white dressings, touched down on each one before bouncing onto the next tree limb.

He stopped at the boundary of the tribe's territory and gazed down from his perch in the trees, listening, smelling. He leaned back and concentrated, his breathing steady and his eyes closed. The distant scent of gasoline made his sensitive nose crinkle in disgust.

He wouldn't admit it, but he didn't mind going into crowded cities like Tokyo. The amount of smells intrigued him. He decided to travel to Tokyo after his shift was over for the day. It wouldn't take long being only sixty miles away, which wasn't very far for a youkai, and he knew his oya wouldn't mind much.

So, his mind made up, he started to make his rounds, leaping from tree to tree and staying near the edge of the territory.

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Koinu awoke much later in the morning, finally rolling out of her soft bed at about ten a.m. She yawned and rubbed her eyes, going into the kitchen and fixing herself a bowl of cereal. Shi wasn't awake yet; she could hear him snoring loudly from his room. Her otousan and okaasan had already left, leaving a note stating they had gone out for breakfast and let them sleep. It added the fact that they were going to the mall afterward to get Inuyasha new shirts.

Koinu noticed laughingly how her okaasan had added the vague reference that Inuyasha hated shopping. She yawned and decided to get her ototo up. She put her finished bowl in the sink and went into Shi's messy room. He was lying sprawled across his bed, his sheets on the floor in a heap.

She grinned mischievously, knowing full well the sensitivity of his ears. "SHIRAKABA!!!" she screamed causing her ototo to jump off his bed and straight out his open, screenless window.

She could hear a roar and a booming, "Damn you, Koinu!"

Koinu grinned innocently, showing her fangs, as she peered out the window at the ground below. "Just be thankful you've got youkai blood and we've only got one floor," she told Shi.

Shi scrambled off the bush he had landed on and yelled, "You're an ass!"

"Why arigatou, Shi," said Koinu merrily to the potty-mouthed eleven-year-old. She went back into her own bedroom and got changed out of her pajamas into a baby blue tank tops and jean shorts. Shi was already dressed and eating breakfast in the kitchen when she walked back in there.

"I'm going to the movies with Haipaa and Itoshii," explained Koinu.

"The one at the mall?" inquired Shi with a mouthful of cereal.

"Yea, that's the closest," replied Koinu. "What're you gonna do today?"

"I'll probably be at the mall too. Me and Zat are goin' to hang out with some other guys from our class," answered Shi putting his bowl in the sink as well.

Koinu nodded and said good-bye. She walked outside, into the garage, and hopped into her car, backing up and then driving down the peaceful street.

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Yu rushed towards Tokyo in a whirl of wind. For speed purposes he was in his youkai form, his wolf-like appearance just a blur to any ninjen that noticed the dirt he was kicking up. He looked quite like an urufu, his fur a deep chocolate-brown and his eyes their usual clear blue, but more canine now. His pointed ears were shifting in the wind and picking up the surrounding sounds. His large mouth, which was filled with fourty-two sharp teeth, was slightly open and in all he was about three and a half feet tall at his shoulders, or about a foot taller than the average adult male wolf. (A/N: I looked all this wolf info up in an encyclopedia just to make sure. They actually do have 42 teeth.)

Upon reaching a busy street leading towards Tokyo, he transformed in mid-run to his ninjen-like form, making sure his tail was tucked into his pants, his pointed ears were hidden behind his hair, and that no one could see him appear in a mini-tornado of wind. Then he stopped, continuing his trek to Tokyo by walking.

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Koinu, who had met up with her furenzu and watched the movie with them, was now on her way to have lunch with them in the food court of the mall. Haipaa, her pretty dark curls bouncing, was talking about how 'cute' the leading actor had been in the film, while Koinu and Itoshii, who had long ruby locks and very bright, red lipstick on, listened.

They each ordered burgers from the enterprising food chain, McDonald's. Koinu's nose protested at smelling the greasy cuisine, but she ate it anyway. As she was munching on a French fry, someone caught her eye. She had to do a 'double take' to believe what she had seen.

It was Yousukou, strolling through the mall. She knew he had smelt her, for his head turned abruptly and he looked straight at her.

Koinu stared back at him in amazement, which was when hell broke loose.

"Wimpy wolf!"

"Inukoru!"

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A/N: Here's one last quote for you guys:

Kaede: "Oh me… 'Tis ever thus…I am ringed by fools."

Choccy: Poor Kaede. I can sympathize with her… *laughs*

Inuyasha cast: ⌐_⌐ Hey…

Choccy: Just kidding, guys. ^_-

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A/N: Sorry this took me longer than usual but I wasn't sure how I was going to have Kouga and Inuyasha bump into each other… Oh yea, and did I mention ff.net was being extra crappy and not letting me on it!!!

A/N 2: Here are the translations:

Kyoudai=siblings Oya=parents Ohayougozaimasu=good morning

Furenzu=friends

Here are the name translations:

Randamu=random (yep, that's 'cause she was just a random sibling of Yu's.)

Itoshii=lovely

A/N 3: Review! ^__^ Bye!