DISCLAIMER: Go back to first chappie!

Hallo again! well here is another chapter! Oh and thanx for the reveiws from:

Lady2U, Inu Youkai-Hime, PruningShears, Thunder Goddess, Flying Phoenix, Sunstar-1217, DemonLady1, Artemis the Goddess, and Linggoddess

Thank you all so much!

Also i'm having a serious debate what the pairings will be.

Either:

Kagome/ A cute fox guy (NOT Shippou! Kagome's not a child molester, you and your sick minds! ::Shakes head::)

and

Kagome/Wolf Boy (Not that hard to guess who.

Anyways...

On with da story and third Chappie!

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Guardians

In come Shippou!!

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**Ten years later**

A now fifteen year old Kagome woke in the early morning sun. She was surrounded by wolves on all sides, but all she did was smile and quietly sneak out of the cave.

As soon as the sun hit her eyes she smiled, basking in the warm glow. Then with a slight smirk, she started running. She was fast.

Not as fast as her brother or sisters.

But faster than any human ever could be.

Over time she had gotten used to long hunts and trainings, her body became used the the excersise. her muscles were taunt, and her ebony hair typed back in a string of deer hide. While a few loose strands cropped her face.

She wore an loose black shirt, and pants to blend in to the forest's dark interior. At her waist was tyed a sheath that held her dagger held in place with a midnight blue sash.

It was her subsitute for claws she lacked. But it worked just as fine as any.

She ran barefoot, unaware of the pine needles poking her heels.

Kagome treaded lightly on the ground. Silent and fast, as se sniffed the air for breakfast. Her human nose was weak but still worked well enough to get by.

Listening she heard a faint snap of twigs, fast steps, and the scent of fear.

Running in the direction it came from, she stalked in noiselessly.

When it was an good meter away, she pounced from her hiding place behind a shrub, and pinned the creature down, her dagger in one hand holding it above its neck.

What she wasn't expecting it to be was a small youkai.

A kitsune to be exact.

"What are you doing her?" She said quietly.

He gulped his furry tail twitching nervously.

"I-I was running from.. from the Thunder brothers. They.. they killed my parents and are after me!" He sobbed. Kagome felt an clench in her heart rembering hero wn parents deaths so long ago.

She heard a voice cackled above them

"Come out little kitsune. I need an ascot to match my pelt."

Kagome glared at it as the pup lookedup horrified.

"What did you do to my pa--"

"SHHH!" She hissed.

But it was to late. A thunder blast came out of nowhere aimed at where they sat.

Kagome scooped the pup up, and darted to the side away from the fire.

When she lookedup she saw what it was.

A fat ugly looking one with no hair riding on a cloud. And another, which might be called handsome, stood floating in the air, holding a staff.

She glared up at them.

"Ahh, so the kit has found reinforcements? A woman at that.." The handsome one laughed.

She growled.

"What buisnes to you have with this pup?!!" She barked.

"His father held something of ours.. we just got it back, not to mention his life." The fat one said.

She growled louder, clutching the kit closer to her chest in protection while still firmly grasping her dagger.

"And what do you plan to do human? We are youkai you can't hurt us." The cuter one responded.

She bristled.

Then, with a quick dash, and leap in to the air, she landed on the cloud, right behind the one demon. It started to look back at her when she drove her dagger through his back..

straight through his heart.

"Manten!!!" The other shouted firing a bolt of lightning at her.

She jumped off the cloud landing on the ground with a small thud, while the one cuddled his dead brother.

"No.. Manten.."

She watched the show of affection boredly.

" .. I will avenge you my brother.." He muttered, then reached and ripped out his brother's heart and bit in to it's fleshy surface..

The pup in her arms watched in disgust while she just frowned.

"What is he DOING?" The pup asked.

"Joining his brother's powers with his own."

He looked at her dumbfounded but she just continued to watch the scene before her.

The brother's eyes were blazed red with anger as he set his brother down on the ground gently. He held his staff with a firm grip, with his mouth smeared red with blood.

It was a ghastly sight, but Kagome didn't seem fazed by it.

"You'll die for killing my brother!! I, Hiten, will avenge him!!"

She frowned.

"You may try. I accept your challenge." Then in a quieter voice to the pup.

"You better hold on tight to my shoulder young pup, or else you may be in trouble."

The kitsune nodded, holding on to her like told.

She stood in a crouch. His mouth opened and a lightning ball formed in his mouth. It blasted out at her.

She dashed to the left, and leapt up, slashing her dagger at him.

He blocked it with his rod.

She fell back down to the earth, swiftly manuervering his attacks before landing, and running again preparing her next attack.

He growled feircly.

"What ARE you girl?!!?!?"

She ignored him and pulled out an arrow from her obi. Grasping the bow at her back, she kept running as she nooked it in the string.

When another blast came her way she sped up as it hit the ground behind her.

Using the smoke as a cover she skidded to a stop and realeased her arrow at where she had seen him.

Kagome heard an shocked yell, and knew she hit her mark.

Before he could launch another attack on her leapt up throw the smog and grabbed her dagger all in one swift movement.

She was met by his rod being plunged at her.

She tried to dodge it but it cut her cheek, as some blood started dribbling down her tanned skin.

She landed back on the ground wiping the red off with the back of her hand.

"Sso you ARE only human after all wench!" he called.

She snarled.

"No not human."

"What are you talking about baka?!!"

She stood up, licking the blood off, as she glared up at him with her blue eyes.

"I'm wolf. Not a human." She scorned through gritted teeth.

He laughed at her when she said this. As her fury increased.

"You a wolf!?!? I think you lost it you pitiful human!!"

She didn't wait longer, she set her bow and launched another arrow at him, and immediately followed up the attack with her fist.

She hooked him right in the cheek, sending him crashing in a nearby hill.

Kagome landed gracefull on the land, watching the rocks intently as they shivered and were blown off as he stood. His aurora around him bright.

"You have the audicity to hit I?!?!"

She didn't answer.

He launched a lightning bolt at her, she darted to the side, and running towards him, with another arrow, when he grinned.

She watched him as if in slow motion as the lighning in his mouth flared and he realeased it apon her.

Kagome heard the pup's faint cries, and her heart reached out to him.

Hiten watched it with a grin as a scortching flame filled the plain.

No survivors.

"Finally that bitch is dead. My brother your revenge is met."

He was about to turn and leave when he heard crackling behind him.

He spun around and was meet by a red flash and pain down his face and chest before he disinigrated.

Kagome stood. Her hand still outstretched from her recent attack on Hiten. She was surrounded in a blue flame which had protected her from the fire he unleashed.

She sighed as it dissapated, loking down at the pup in her arms.

He was watching her with intrest and fear in his eyes.

She set him down, saying

"Do you wish to retrieve your father's pelt?"

He nodded and ran quickly over to the dead body of Manten and unraveled the fox pelt from his waist.

He looked sadly at it as he carried it in his hands.

She watched him for a moment brfore turning away and started walking back in to the forest.

She heard the faint scampering of paws behind her.

"Stop!" A squal called.

She did saying.

"What do you wish fox?"

he bounded to a stop in front of her, opening his mouth to talk when he blushed and clamped it shut and looked at the ground shyly.

She didn't fight the smile that came to her face as she said

"You want to ask me if you can come home with me right?"

He nodded.

She thought about it, then sighed.

"I think it'll be alright. Only I don't know how Kaiten and the others will take it.."

He looked up.

"You mean you'll actually let me come with you?!" he asked in disbelivement.

She nodded.

He squaled, hugging her leg.

"Thank you! Thank you!"

She laughed, scooping him up in to her arms.

"Now pup what is your name?"

"Shippou! What is yours?"

"Kagome."

"Ah, Kagome! That's a pretty name! Kagome?" He said.

"Yes?"

"Well your alot like my mom, so can I call you okaa-san?"

She watched him in shock.

His mother?

"Well.. why not. Only I still don't know how Kaiten will take to a fox living with them.."

She laughed at her words.

He looked confused.

"Who is Kaiten?"

"Our leader."

"Leader of what?"

"My wolf pack."

His face visibly paled.

"W-wolf??"

She frowned sensing his fear and hugged him close.

"Don't worry. If I claim you as my pup, none will dare to hurt you lest they wish to fear my wrath."

He nodded but asked one final question.

"So you really live with wolves?"

"Yes. They are my family."

"Oh, am I your family now?"

"Of course."

"Yeah!"

They laughed as they headed home, Kagome forgetting that Shippou was once her breakfast, and Shippou was content once again in the comfort of someone's arms.