AN: OK, for those of you who don't believe Yukina should be paired with a wolf demon lets get some things straight. Those of you who are fans of Inuyasha have probably heard of or seen Kouga. Now let make this clear RIKU IS NOTHING LIKE KOUGA!!! Kouga is a Japanese wolf demon. Riku is an American wolf demon. Riku acts more mature and wouldn't go around calling a girl, like Yukina, his woman unless she really was his mate. This chapter will show what an American pack is like. 

Chapter 7

Arrival

Yukina felt someone shaking her and a hand on each shoulder. She opened her eyes to see Riku smiling at her. Her eyes widened. I wouldn't mind waking up to a sight like this every morning she thought. "Riku, why'd you wake me up?" she asked looking at him. "I wanted to get an early start" he said handing her some more plants that she'd eaten earlier. "You can eat these while I carry you, I really don't want to wait hear to long" he said standing up. Yukina got up, put the red coat on, and looked around the camp. She remembered Murakai saying he wouldn't be there when she and Riku woke up.

"Shall we get going" he said strapping the Crescent Edge on. "Lets" Yukina replied. Riku scooped her up and took of running. "So how much longer?" Yukina asked taking a bite out of the plant she had. "It should take us five hours" Riku replied not looking at her.

Something she'd been pondering about since last night came to mind. "Riku" "Yea" "When you fought Blacarndra yesterday you disappeared then reappeared behind him but you didn't seem to run or fly behind him, what did you do?"" she asked. "It's my pack's special technique. We call it wind morph. When I use it, my body turns into air particles. It allows for greater speed. Also, because I become air, I'm able to fit into tight areas like a lock or under a door. My pack uses it in infiltration. I used it to travel over seas. I can go across the Pacific in three hours when I wind morph, that's why my pack is called the Night Wind pack" he exclaimed. "Wow" was al Yukina managed to say.

The rest of trip went with silence. Riku was running so smoothly that Yukina felt herself falling asleep in his arms. She was still tired because she had been woken up. Riku felt her grip on his neck loosen and then heard her breathing even out. Must have needed more sleep he thought.

Five hours later

Riku was five miles from his destination. The land around him was starting to get familiar. He looked down at Yukina who was still sleeping peacefully. He then picked up an all to familiar scent. He was now within two miles and slowed to a walk.

Ahead he saw his twin running toward him in the same outfit he wore when Riku left. "Hey there bro I was wondering when you'd get back" he said stopping. "It's good to see you again Rogato" Riku said grinning. "You've certainly changed. Your more powerful than when you left." "Well eight months traveling can change you" Riku replied. "And I see you haven't come back empty handed either" Rogato said looking at the sleeping Yukina. He hadn't changed a bit since Riku left. "She's pretty cute" he said rubbing him chin slyly. "Hands off" Riku said with narrowed eyes. "Hey she's your girl, so I won't try anything" Rogato replied with his hands up. Riku blushed. "She's not my girl, she's just a friend I've made" "Oh so she's available" "Grr" "Hey I said I won't try anything"

"Where's Maya?" Riku asked trying to change the subject. "She should be with the pups" Rogato replied. "Tell her to met me near the village entrance" "Alright" Rogato replied. He ran in the direction of the village.

Riku looked down at the sleeping girl in his arms. He brought his mouth to her ear and said "Yukina, we're here." She slowly opened her eyes. "What?" she said sleepily. "My village is just up ahead, we can walk the rest of the way" he replied setting her down on her feet. "Follow me" he said. Yukina walked by his side toward the village.

With Rogato

Man, Riku sure can pick em. She had to be one of the finest girls I've seen. To bad Riku's the one who found her. Oh well Rogato thought as he saw the village up ahead. He's defiantly fallen for her. He won't let anyone else touch his coat, let alone wear it. He spotted Mokudo making some more arrows and stopped in front of him. "Hey Mokudo do you know where Maya is?" "She's with the pups at the nursery" he replied "Why do you ask?" "Riku's back and he sent me here to find her" "He succeeded?" "Yea and he hasn't come back alone" "What do you mean?" "You'll see" Rogato said heading for a building with the word NURSERY on top of the entrance.

He walked in and was greeted by a child who looked to be about six, with dark brown hair, at matching tail, green eyes, and small claws. "Hey Rogato, what are you doing here" "Where's Maya?" he asked. "Right behind you" a female voice (like Sango's) replied. Rogato turned around to come face to face with a girl who looked about 16 in age. She was a few centimeters taller than Yukina. She had straight black hair that went to her waist, baby blue eyes, pointed ears, claws, and a black tail. She was a lighter skin tone than Rogato. She wore a blue t-shirt, blue jeans, and white sandals. "What do you want?" she asked. "Riku sent me" "He's back?" she said happily. "Yea, he wants you to met him near the village entrance" he replied. "Alright I'll go, but you have to watch the pups for me" this caused Rogato to pale a little. "Come on do I have to?" he whined. Maya glared at him. "Alright alright I'll watch them" he said in defeat. You owe me big time for this Riku he thought. "I'll be back soon" Maya said running for the village entrance.

Back with Riku and Yukina

Riku and Yukina had reached the village entrance. A wooden wall surrounded the village. Riku was leaning against the side of the entrance as if waiting for someone. When they arrived Riku received a lot of welcome backs from the other wolf demons. Some gave Yukina sly glances others welcomed her. By now the wolves had gone back to their duties after Riku said he'd tell them at a welcome back party what had happened. She looked around the village. It was filled with modern looking houses. Each house had solar panels on top to make electricity. She guessed it was the only way to get electricity way out here. Each house also had a satellite dish on it.

"Riku!!!" a voice said bringing Yukina out of her observation. She looked into the village to see a female wolf demon running toward them with a smile on her face. When she got to them she threw her arms around Riku's neck. Riku smiled and returned the hug. She must be his girlfriend Yukina thought solemnly. "I've missed you so much" she said looking up at him. "Same here" Riku replied still smiling. She looked at Yukina. "Who's she?" she asked curiously. "This is Yukina. I met her when Domaru attacked her and we've become friends" he said. The wolf smiled at Yukina. Yukina smiled back, hiding her sadness that Riku already had a girlfriend. She approached Yukina and stuck her hand out. "Nice to met you, my names Maya. I'm Riku's younger sister" she said. Yukina's eyes widen in surprise. His sister? She thought. She then smiled a genuine smile. "Nice to met you to" she replied shaking her hand. "Why'd you call me out here?" Maya asked. "Could you take Yukina to our place and help her settle in" "I'd be happy to" Maya replied. "Good, by the way where's dad?" "He should be at the house" "Alright then I'll go with you and Yukina" he said.

Just then a sickening scream could be heard throughout the village. "That sounded like Rogato" Riku said looking in the direction of the scream. "Don't worry, I just told him to look after the pups" Maya said. "AHHHHH MY TAIL" Rogato screamed. The group saw him running toward them rubbing his back. "Maya, one of those devils bit my tail" he said with a mix of pain and anger in his voice. "Consider it payback for stomping on my tail the other day" she replied glaring. "I honestly thought it was a snake" "Snakes aren't fury' she growled. "That's no excuse for making me watch those devils. Do you know how sharp their teeth are?" he growled back. "It's a good enough excuse" "Is not" Is to" "Is not" "Is to" "Is not" "Is to." they went on. By now other wolves were staring at the arguing siblings. Yukina couldn't help but giggle. Riku was getting an annoyed look on is face and you could see a vein popping out. "Is not" "Is to" Is not" "Is to" "Is not." WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP ALREADY!!!" Riku yelled. They both went silent.

"Now why don't we just head back to the house, I need a shower" he said rubbing his temple. His siblings nodded. "Are you Riku's twin brother Rogato?" Yukina asked looking at Rogato. "Yep me and Riku are twins" he said. "Come on" Riku said walking away mumbling stuff about stupid siblings. Yukina followed next then Rogato and Maya still glaring at each other. The stopped in front of a house that Yukina was surprised to see, looked like a Japanese style home. "Is this your house?" she asked Riku. "Yea" he said opening the sliding door. "Are you coming?" he asked. Yukina went inside followed by the still glaring wolves. The inside looked a lot like Genkai's place. It was filled with Japanese style furnishings and paintings. "Mom I'm back" Riku called out. Rogato and Maya sat on a couch. A door slide open and out of it was a female wolf demon. She was 5 foot 9 inches in height. She had a skin tone like Yukina's and black hair that was tied in a bun. She wore a green kimono with white flowers adorned on it. Her black tail stuck out the back of it. "Oh my god my baby's back!" she said running to Riku and hugging him with tears falling down. "Mom I'm not a pup anymore" Riku said hugging her back. "I know, you've grown so much, look at you" she said looking at how her son had changed. "Your certainly stronger than before" "well what else did you expect" a voice (like Vegeta later in the series) said from the door. Riku looked over to it to see a male wolf demon standing with arms crossed against his chest smirking. He was 6 feet in height. He had black hair that went down his neck, golden eyes, a black tail, and claws. He wore a black t-shirt, with black pants, and whit socks. "Dad" Riku said walking to him. The wolf walked to Riku and hugged him. "Good to have you back son" "It's good to be back" Riku replied. Yukina was getting teary eyed partly because she liked seeing Riku the happy and partly because it made her think of her friends more.

Riku's mother then looked over at Yukina. "And who might this young lady be?" she asked. Riku and his dad both looked at Yukina s well. Riku walked to her. "This is Yukina, I met her during my journey and I've decided to help her" "Help her with what?" Riku's dad said standing next to his mate. "Well she was washed down a river when she was camping with her friends. When she washed up Domaru attacked her. I saved her and now I wish to help her find her friends." "That's awful" Maya said. "Well Yukina I guess you'll be living here temporarily. My name's Hitomi and this is my mate Kovu" Riku's mom said pointing to Riku's dad. "Nice to met you" Yukina said smiling. "Maya will you mind helping me get Yukina freshened up?" "No mom. Follow me Yukina" she said. Yukina looked at Riku. "Go on, I'd like to speak with my dad" he said. Yukina nodded and went to catch up with Maya.

When she did Maya was in front of a door waiting. "This is my room. We don't have any guest room so we can share" she said opening the door. Yukina followed her in. Maya's room had white walls with various posters of guy singers on it. Her bed had white sheets with a midnight-blue cover. Next to it was a nightstand with a digital clock and a lamp on it. Over her bed was a metal pole wile a curved blade on the end. On the opposite side was a dresser with various make-ups and perfumes on it and a mirror over it. The closet was filled with various kimonos. "Now first thing we need to do is get you cleaned up" Maya said holding two white robes. Yukina sighed in relief at the thought of finally getting out of the rags she was wearing. "Follow me" Maya said walking back out.

They walked to the door at the end of the hall and opened it. Inside was one of the most luxurious bathrooms Yukina had ever seen. It had a huge mirror on the left over a counter with a golden colored sink. On the counter were toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs, brushes, and soap. Near it was a shower. On the other side of the room was a hot tube about 10 feet wide. On its sides were various soaps and shampoos. "Wow" Yukina said. "You like it?" "I love it." Maya giggled. "A bathroom like this is what comes with being the pack leader's family" she said taking off her clothes. Yukina blushed a bit. "You're taking a bath to?" "What, we're both girls and besides I need one to" she said easing herself into the water. "Come on the water's great" she said. Yukina toke of Riku's coat and set it on a chair near the counter and took of what was left of the outfit she'd been wearing for the past two and a half days and untied the her red ribbon she wore and let her hair fall. She then eased herself in to water. "Your right this water fells great" Yukina said happily. She grabbed a nearby washcloth and started to scrub the dirt and grim off.

Maya noticed a necklace on Yukina. "Yukina where'd you get that necklace" she said pointing to it. The necklace was a silver chain with a white crystal attached to it. "My friend Hiei gave it to me" "Its beautiful" Maya said smiling. Yukina smiled back and looked at the necklace. It was a souvenir Hiei bought her from a gift shop. That crystal looks familiar Maya thought.   

"So, how much younger are you from Riku?" Yukina asked. "Riku and Rogato are both two years older than me" Maya replied rubbing shampoo in her hair. "Is your mother not from around here" "My mom's a Japanese wolf demon. She's taught the entire pack your language" "So you and your brothers are half Japanese?" "Yep" Maya replied rinsing her hair out. "Now let me ask you something. How long have you known my brother?" "About two and a half days" "So, what do ya think of him?" Yukina blushed "Well he's been nothing but kind to me since we met and he nearly gave his life to save me." "So you like him" "Of coarse I like him, he's my friend" "No, I mean you like him like him." Yukina blushed even deeper. "I just think of him as a friend" she said. "Listen I know you have a thing for my brother, your scent changes whenever you're near him or he speaks to you." Maya said smirking. "Alright I'll admit it, I do have a crush on Riku" Yukina said blushing, if possible, deeper. "I knew it" Maya said triumphantly. "Please don't tell him Maya" Yukina begged. "Don't worry, your secret's safe with me" "So do you think he likes me the same way?" "Well I can't really tell. You see someone's scent usually changes when they like someone. Riku's learned to hide that change from others so I couldn't tell" "Oh" "Don't be so down, Riku's still single if that's what you want to know" "I could never start a relationship with him" Yukina said sadly. "Why not" Maya asked curiously. "Well when we find my friends I'll no doubt have to go back to Japan. I may never see him again" she said. "That is a problem" Maya said. "Well you might as well enjoy each moment with my bro while you can Yukina" "Thanks, I can tell we're going to be good friends Maya" "You got it" Maya replied. "You done?" she asked. Yukina nodded. They got out, grabbed some towels and started to dry themselves. Maya reached into a draw and pulled out two hair dryers. They both used one. Yukina was glad her hair was back to normal. "I feel a lot better" she said tying her hair into her usual ponytail. Maya handed her one of the robes. "You head back to my room while I go give Riku back his coat" Maya said grabbing the red trench coat Yukina had been wearing. They then headed out of the bathroom.

Back with Riku and Kovu

Riku watched Yukina leave with his sister. "I think I'll get a snack" Rogato said getting up and heading into the room his mother went into. Riku looked back at his dad. "So you're going to help her find her friends?" Kovu asked. "Yea, but there's a problem" "What is it?" "Well you see, Yukina was washed away from South Dakota not to far from Mt. Rushmore. I came back to ask you if you'd allow me to go their with her." "You realize that's the Dark Moon pack's territory?" "yes, but I promised her" "very well you may go but I'd like you to stay here the next five days to freshen up after your chase." "Very well I'll tell her we'll be staying here for a while." "Hey Riku" Maya said. Riku turned around to see his sister in a robe with his coat in her hands. "Thought you'd want this back" she said handing it to him. He took it and draped it over his shoulder. Yukina's scent covered it. Her scent is so sweet Riku thought. "Where's Yukina?" he asked. "She's in my room" Maya replied. "I got to go help Yukina" she said. "Alright tell her dinner will be ready soon" Kovu said. "Yes daddy" Maya said heading back to her room. "I'll go take a bath" Riku said heading for the bathroom.

That's enough for now. Next chapter, dinner at Riku's place and a party. Read and Review.