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Chapter 8. The Art of Terrifying Youkai Wolves

Now came the tough part, thought Kwaichao, with a grimace.

In order for Kouga to live with her in the wolf clan, she needed the "elders'" permission. If she had known that the elders were made of whiny, arrogant, and superficial wolves before, she wouldn't have joined that youkai wolf clan, Kwaichao thought in disgust. But what was done was done, and she had to live with that clan until her death.

"Mommy, what's wrong?" Kouga's voice brought her out of her thoughts, and she smiled at him warmly while ruffling his hair.

          "Mommy's just going to take you to meet some people, or should I say…wolf people. Then you can stay with me however long you want."

Kwaichao had already discussed with Kouga the fact that she was actually a youkai wolf, but he didn't seem to mind- seeing how she was so kind and gentle to him. It brought back warm memories of a past where his own mother had held him.

          'But how would Kouga react to more wolves-in fact living with them?' Kwaichao thought, a little worried.

'Oh well, I'll find out soon enough.' Kwaichao comforted herself, and took the little boy's hand as they slowly headed for the huge cone-shaped mountain that was covered by snow-which was where the youkai wolves of that clan lay.

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"What! You mean to adopt this human boy into OUR clan?" An elder growled in disapproval while emphasizing on the word "human" like it was some horrible mutated thing.

Irritated-and back in her natural wolf form, Kwaichao said, "He is only a boy, Honored Elder. I'm sure we could convert him to our canine ways. Besides, he has no one to look after him, the poor thing."

          The other elders shook their fur as if this was a very stupid remark.

          "Dear Kwaichao…we honor you very much since the day you joined our band of youkai wolves. But to bring up a human boy as your pup-why that would be degrading to your image," another wolf added, while glaring at Kouga.

Frightened, Kouga hid behind Kwaichao, as if to block all those wolves' snarling sharp jaws from his view.

Kwaichao was now more than annoyed. She was furious that any of those puny wolves dared mock her decisions and frighten that little child!

As she was about to lose control of her temper, a cunning idea crawled into her mind, and she smirked.

While Kwaichao was looked more physically powerful than those wolves sitting down, she looked even more ferocious standing up. And this was what she had in mind.

 As if to stretch, Kwaichao arched her back until she looked not only taller, but also stronger than all the other youkai wolves around her. Then slowly, as if to yawn, she opened her mouth extra large, so that each one of them could catch a glance of her shining, sharp canine teeth that was at least twice the size of theirs.

The other wolves shivered, and the head of the elders-an elderly wolf, walked up to Kwaichao shaking.

"Ah…Ms. Kwaichao, we are uh very honored to have your little boy join us," he said, his knees quivering.

Kwaichao smiled smugly. Maybe I should do this every time I'm annoyed with them.

She turned toward Kouga, and said softly, "Well, Kouga, this is your new home."

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Yay! I finished this chapter! Um about the youkai wolves, in this story, they're usually wearing a human disguise, but during important meetings, they turn back into a wolf. I don't think this is how it is in the book, but oh well. Sigh. By the way, I also started a new Inu-Yasha story! Plz review!