Chapter 3 The Truth

Inuyasha slowly made his way up into the tree, looking for the slight female figure of Kat. Up a little higher, about ten feet, he saw her looking out towards the sky.

" I brought you some food, you should eat before you fall out of this tree. " Inuyasha offerd her some fish. ' Why am I being so nice to this thing? Kagome, that's the only reason, she softened me beyond repair and now I do things like this. '

" I'm really not hungry, sorry. " Kat didn't look at the hanyou, afraid he'd see the defeat in her eyes.

Inuyasha may not have been able to see her face but he could hear the differnce in her voice a sadness, a loneliness, somehow.

" Are you alright?" Inuyasha asked hesitantly, remembering how Kagome had been. ( I know, I know, way out of character but hey hes changed remember?? I mean come on, Kagome dumped him, and betrayed him after he told her he loved her!!)

Kat turned to him, and Inuyasha could see the tears on her face. " No, but theres really nothing you could do."

As he turned away Inuyasha remembered an episode he'd had with Kagome not to long ago.

" Is there anyhting I can do?"

" You could listen, but thats really not possible for you is it!?!?"

" Kagome I-I'm sorry, please dont-"

" No Inuyasha! Thats not-"

Inuyasha stopped the memories, he already knew what happened next.

" I could listen. Do you wanna talk?" Inuyasha hesitated trying not to mentally kick himself, why was he so in to this girl, he didn't even know her!

" Its just that I'm stuck here now. See my mother was a demon my father a human. When they had me it was already getting harder to hide my mother. My father hide us best he could but one day people found us and hurt my mother while she was sleeping she died soon afterwards. My real name is Katalina, mom used to call me Katie, but I changed my name to Kat after she died. My father tried to keep me but after awhile he feared for my safety, he was getting old and when he died I came here looking for a new life. " Kat finished and looked away a new onslaught of fresh tears on her face.

' I hate it when they cry!!!! Why do they always cry?? '

" Look tomorrow everything will be back to normal and then I can get out of here and let you get back to your life. Sorry for bothering you. " With that Kat started to climb out of the tree.

' Say something doofus ! ' Inuyasha thought desperately.

" Its really no problem. "

" Well, good night....Inuyasha. "