Facing the "Wolves"

AN: You know the drill, these are my characters and ideas so don't use them without my permission. Review if you want a lemon as a separate story. Please R/R if you wish for me to continue.

Katia woke up at dawn the next morning. It was habit by now and didn't bother her a bit. She felt perfectly fine. Or she did until she remembered where she was and what she had promised Niroku she'd do today.

'I really don't want to tell them, but I guess I have to. I promised Niroku that I would and I'm not about to break a promise to him.' Katia thought.

'~You would've had to tell them eventually anyway. They are your parents after all. They deserve to know even if you don't like them.~' A voice said. Katia recognized the voice as Fincara.

'You could've helped me last night ya know. We almost had an unnatural disaster on our hands.'

'~I knew you could handle it.~' Fincara said while slowly materializing in front of Katia. She looked almost like a projection, and that's exactly what anyone who would've walked in the room right then would've seen.

'You just got lucky that Niroku was there. He was the only reason I didn't lose control. He has that effect on me.'

Just then there was a knock on the door and both Katia and Fincara recognized who it was by their aura.

*~*~Couple Minutes ago~*~*

Niroku also woke up at dawn as it was habit now that he had traveled with Katia. At first he couldn't remember where he was, then the memory of last night came back to him. He sat up and decided to see if Katia was awake. He just strode out of his room without changing because he like Katia had been tired out from the day's events. He knew, without having to communicate with her, that Katia had also slept in last night's clothes and had nothing to worry about. He stood at the door about to knock when he felt a strange presence within the room along with Katia. It seemed familiar and yet he couldn't remember where it could possibly have come from.

'Oh man. I just hope it's NOT one of Fincara creepy relatives or her stupid ex-fiancée.'

Niroku knocked on the door just incase it wasn't. He walked in when he heard a muffled call telling him it was okay to come in. He walked in on the strangest sight he had ever seen. It looked like there were two of Katia. The one he knew and another one that was wearing Katia's normal attire. The major difference he noticed was the eyes. The hazy looking Katia's eyes were those of Fincara. And then he realized where he'd felt that aura before.

"Will you close the door." Katia said, looking at Niroku. "I really don't want to cause a seen because a maid walked in and saw Fincara standing here looking like a ghost."

Niroku closed the door. "How?" he asked looking at the two of them.

"~This is another talent we have. We are able to communicate this way as well as when I'm not standing here 'looking like a ghost' as Katia put it.~"

"I wasn't sure how else to put it. He doesn't know about anything from the future so I didn't know how else to put it." Katia said.

Niroku was thoroughly perplexed by this strange new development. It was just plain strange standing there and looking at Katia and Fincara both at the same time. "Um.Oh yeah, Katia you said you were going to tell your parents today." Niroku reminded her.

Katia groaned. "Don't remind me. I hate this, I really don't want to do this, but I guess they deserve to know. Even if they are uncaring bastards they are my parents."

"I'll go get changed, then we'll go down together." Niroku said.

"~I'll talk to you later.~" Fincara said as she slowly faded out of sight.

About ten minutes later and after much arguing Katia and Niroku walked down the hall to her parents' office in the clothes they had arrived in the day before. All of her pouches in place and both necklaces around Katia's neck and Niroku's necklace around his. Katia knocked on her parents' office door.

"Come in." came a curt reply. They both recognized the voice as belonging to Soria.

"Hello mother." Katia said as she walked into the room followed by Niroku. "Niroku and I just wanted to inform you that we'll be leaving today."

"No you aren't. Last night you promised Jackon you'd stay for a while. Anyway, you have yet to give us a reason to why you didn't wish to speak to Jackon last night."

"No mother, I didn't say I'd stay. You however did, and as I'm twenty I no longer have to follow your every wish and whim. And if you give us some time Niroku and I will explain about what has been happening." Katia said. Niroku felt her tense. She was not happy.

~Katia.calm down. ~ Niroku said to her.

~Don't worry just yet. I'll be able to hold it in at least until we finish the explanation. ~ Katia replied.

With that Katia and Niroku sat down on two chairs facing Soria and Tian, or the parents from hell as Katia lovingly referred to them. Katia began to explain what had happened four years ago that had caused her to leave. Niroku also told them of his travels while searching for Katia. Neither went into very much detail as neither wished to share that much with Katia's parents. When they finished they sat in an uncomfortable silence before Soria spoke.

"Katia, am I to believe that you actually believe we'll accept this story as the truth." Tian said.

"Yes father, mother. What I have told you is the truth."

"Well, we knew you'd come up with a story to formally break the engagement, but that was preposterous. I can't believe you actually expect us to believe that." Soria said.

~Told you so. ~ Katia shot at Niroku before saying aloud, "I see no need to break the engagement now as you no longer have a say in the matter. I have officially become responsible for my own action, and anyways it has been four years since I left."

Niroku mentally cringed when he felt Katia's anger and frustration.

"We will not accept you traipsing off into the woods with this half- breed as your companion." Soria said coldly.

Niroku felt Katia outrage and also felt a soft breeze start up, enough to ruffle the papers on the desk. He was sorely tempted to let her take her anger out, but in the end he chose to calm her.

~Katia, calm down. Their words don't matter. ~ He felt Katia struggling to get a hold of her emotions.

~Fine, but be warned, the next thing that comes out of either of their mouths may set me off. I don't think I could get control again, hell I doubt I'd want to. ~ Katia replied. The wind slowly died down.

"Mother, father, Niroku and I will take our leave now." And with that said Katia and Niroku stood up and walked out the door.

They walked back to their room, packed, and after a quick goodbye to Katia's old chambermaid they left.

"I told you they were horrible." Katia said to Niroku as they walked down the street.

"I know. Damn, I didn't expect them to be that bad though." Niroku said.

They entered the forest and set out yet again on their long journey.