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Ch 2
Wolves

Stretching Shippo's eyes fluttered open, he ached all over. In a slight haze he wondered why he didn't die from the explosion of the Pate Worm. Looking him self over Shippo realized that he was bandage up. "Good you're awake" a voice said. Sitting up Shippo's eyes darted the source of the sound. He was standing on the opposite side of the now dwindling fire. He had short jet black hair, Dark blue eyes, and stood just as tall as Inuyasha. Across his hip he had a katana and kadachi strapped to his belt. Sitting down by Shippo he inquired

"What's your name little fox?"

"Shippo and what yours?" Shippo answered.

"Dire."

"Dire? But that means horrible and terrible."

"So?"

". . . . Well it's your name to live with"

"Now that that's settled let get to a-" Dire was cut of by a wolf. It had leaped on his back and shredded off most of the skin on his left shoulder. Spinning he pulled out his katana and slashed it across its face cutting the top have of its head off. With a thud it hit the ground spilling blood across the ground. Eight more emerge into the clearing with hate filled eyes. "Use this" said Dire while he handed his kadachi to Shippo.

Replying with a brief nod he grasped the small sword with both hands. With out warning three wolves leaped. Swinging the katana he cut ones jaw off and cleaved the thirds skull. The second wolf found its make through. Clamping it jaw on Dire left arm, shredding the muscles. Gritting from the pain Dire plunged his katana through the wolf's skull and ripping it out the side. Out of the corner of his eye he saw another leap for him. It was to late to doge the attack.

Suddenly the wolf's body bursts aflame in a greenish blaze. With a yelp it fell to the ground dead. Glancing at Shippo he saw a dead wolf next to him. The kadachi in his right hand by his back leg, the left hand palm open towards the burning corpse. A smile spread across his face. The three reaming wolves split up two went a Dire.

The new leader went for Shippo. Lunging at him Shippo moved to the left and cut its ear. Whimpering it backed away singling for the other to two do the same. Too late, there remains were sprawled across the ground. Looking back the fox had vanished. It franticly looked every ware finally it looked up it see Shippo bring down the kadachi into the back of the wolf's neck. After a brief breather Shippo said "here" trying to hand the kadachi back. "No you keep it. You've earned it" Dire replied handing the sheath to Shippo. Else ware Kagome, Inuyasha, and Miroku Got ready to go look for Shippo again. It had been getting colder, and colder soon it would start to snow soon, and if that happened Shippo would probability freeze to death. "Wait" Inuyasha said as he sniffed the air. "What is it?" Kagome inquired. "Blood, Really fresh blood." With another sniff he added "Smells like wolf blood." "That might be were Shippo be" Offered Miroku.