Kagome sat at the table and starred at the man that called himself Shippo. He had some of Shippo's features but every kitsune could have those features.

"But how could you stay hidden all this time?" Kagome asked.

"I'm a kitsune Kagome, I can trick whom every I want, but being Lord of the Northern lands has it's perks." He sat down across Kagome.

"Lord!" Kagome and Inuyasha said in unison.

"But how can that be?" Kagome pondered.

"Oh there's a reason but I can't tell you. It may affect the outcome of our journey." Shippo said plainly sitting back and crossing his arms.

"Well now that we all got acquainted I think this be good time for me to go get some different clothes." April stood up and motioned for everyone to do the same.

"Your stuff in the truck April-Sama." Bongo said walking from the piece of wall he had occupied earlier.

"I can go get it if you want April-Sama." Dongo walked up to join Bongo.

"It's okay. But you can come help," alleged April walking to the truck they arrived in.

"So, anyways!" Shippo turned towards Kagome and Inuyasha just to hear a squeal from his truck. The three of them ran out to the truck as quickly as they could.

They didn't think April would be so happy. She was in a large trailer that was attached to a black truck. Its walls were covered in clothing and weapons in the middle there was a motorcycle and against the back wall there was a large cabinet with locks on it.

"Who owns all this" Kagome asked while eyeing the guns and other weapons.

"It's April's. This is her trailer. Each one of my assassins has one." Shippo said stepping into the trailer.

"Assassins?" Inuyasha asked.

"Their kind of like umm... Well a assassin is someone who gets hired by another and is told to kill someone for money or other tasks." Shippo answered as April pulled him aside to get at some clothing behind him.

"So you send others out to do your dirty work?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yep!" Shippo answered in his proudest voice.

"Weakling." Inuyasha mumbled.

"I would be careful what you say about milord, Inuyasha." April said from the other side of the trailer. Her arms were full of clothing and other gadgets. "Kagome you wouldn't mind if I used your washroom to change. Would ya?"

"No I'll show you where it is." Kagome took her back to the house.

April emerged from the bathroom wearing a pair of black Cargo pants, Black t-shirt with PISS OFF on the front and had a white long sleeve shirt underneath. She wore black vans and had guns and other weapons attached to a belt that hung on her hips. Her hair was pulled back into a high ponytail but it still reached her bottom.

"I need to go cut this hair," April said as everyone stared at her. "What?"

"Oh, nothing, it's just your choice in wardrobe that's all." Kagome said.

"Young miss; we do no allow such weapons in our house. I advise you to take them off or leave." Mrs. Higurashi said.

"I'm sorry ma'am, I did not know," April said taking off her belt and laid it on the table. "Hey, Kagome you want to go shopping or something, I have some errands I have to do."

"Yeah sure." Kagome answered.

"Inuyasha why don't you stay here with me. I'm sure you don't want to go shopping with the girls plus I believe I have some ramen here." Mrs. Higurashi said pulling Inuyasha in to the kitchen. He didn't argue, he knew if he wasn't nice she wouldn't allow Kagome to go back and find shards, 'and plus she's scarier than anything when she's mad'. He thought.

"Okay Kagome I'll get on and then you get on and hold onto my waist." April instructed her as she hopped on to her motorcycle. It was a dark blue sport motorcycle with light blue flames engulfing the front. Kagome did as she was instructed and hopped on.

"Are you sure this is safe, we could walk or take a car?" Kagome was scared now she never was on a motorcycle before.

"It will be quicker than both, so hold on tight and you'll be okay." April yelled over the loud engine. She drove it off the ramp and rode down the street.

They had been gone an hour and were having a great time. They had bought so much stuff, Kagome was surprised that they were able to fit into the compartment under the seat.

"Let's get our hair done, Hey." April tugged her towards a hair salon.

"I don't know April you've already spent a lot of money on me." Kagome hesitated. April pulled her close.

"Kagome do know how much I get paid, per job for Shippo?" April whispered. Kagome just shook her head. "Around 500 000 dollars at least and let me tell you I have done a lot of jobs so no worries."

The hair salon was large but there weren't many people. A girl with braids in her hair ran up to April.

"Oh Kami-Sama. April is that you?!" She said excitedly.

"Yep!"

"What have you done to your hair? Where have you been."? She questioned.

"Backpacking Europe, no salons where I was." She lied.

"Well let's see, you're usual I presume, oh and you have a friend too." She pointed to Kagome.

"She just wants a trim and fix it up for her okay." April directed.

By the time they reached Kagome's they had been gone for five hours.

"Inuyasha is going to be really mad." Kagome emphasized.

"Ignore him Kagome. He just does it for attention." April said carrying their many bags into the house.

"Where the hell have you been!?" Inuyasha yelled, but a yelp escaped his lips as Mrs. Higurashi dragged him out of the room by his ear.

"I guess we need another talk about your language around my daughter." She said, from the other room. The girls giggled.

"Your hair looks nice April and yours too Kagome, " Shippo said as he walked into the little room and sat on the coach. April had gotten her hair cut to the middle of her back and it was layered so when it was flipped out the curls would crawl up her back. Kagome had gotten her haircut to just below her shoulders and had gotten different shades of brown added.

"Thank-you Shippo-Sama." The two girls said in unison.

"April if you wouldn't mind I need to talk to you about a job I need done." Shippo motioned for them to go somewhere private.

"Okay." April walked to another room with him. What ever it was he wanted done he defiantly didn't want anyone to know.

April had been gone for a week by the time she came back from her 'job'. She had a huge gash in her side that was poorly cleaned and was pissed beyond anything they had ever seen.

"Where the is he!" She bellowed.

"Who dear?" Mrs. Higurashi asked.

"The damn asshole that sent me on the hell hunt, SHIPPO!" She yelled.

"He left shortly after you did dear. Please watch your language dear"

April went over to their phone and dialed Shippo's number.

"What the hell were you thinking sending me there; you said there would be a couple of Youkai, not 150! Don't you 'I'm sorry April', me! What! No way in hell..." She paused and listened,her face turned from being mad to a somber frown. "Oh Kami-Sama. No it's okay Shippo. Are you sure it was him. FUCK! Bye. Yeah, Okay."

"What's wrong dear." Mrs. Higurashi asked placing a firm hand on her shoulder.

"Nothing, umm, could I go use your washroom?"

"Yes, you know where it is."

"So Kagome and Inuyasha went back?"

"Yes. But they said that they would stay near Kaede's if they could."

"Thanks."

She shut the bathroom door and took of her shirt. The wound was deep and probable take at least three days to heal. She poured some herbs on it and subconsciously wrapped the wound. Her mind was wondering off somewhere else. It had been something Shippo had said.

'April I need to warn you that I had a visit from Chrono today. He's not the same, his aura is dark and cold, something bad has happened to him I gather.'

How could he just show up out of the blue like that? He was supposed to be in Europe with his fiancé, but if he was at Shippo's that meant he was here in Tokyo.

"Mama, I'm home." Kagome yelled from downstairs. April wiped away the any dried blood and put her shirt on. She walked down the stairs to see Kagome and her mother in a deep conversation.

"Hey April! My mom said you got hurt and gave Shippo hell." Kagome winced at what she just said. She knew how her mother felt about her swearing.

"See it is Inuyasha! You've been spending way too much time with him." She scolded her daughter.

"Umm... Kagome! I need to talk to you." April said grabbing Kagome's heavy bag and escorting her out to where Dongo and Bongo had parked her trailer.

"Yeah, What you need April?" She asked.

"Nothing I didn't feel like listening to your mother scolding ya."

"Oh! Thanks."

"No prob." April answered as she tossed weapons and clothing into a bag. "Are we going to head back today?"

"Why? You only got back a week ago."

"My business is done here." April answered.

"You're trying to avoid someone, aren't you?"

"Yes. So? He wasn't suppose to come back he was suppose to stay with oh so perfect fiancé in Europe but no he had to come back to Tokyo!"

"Who?"

"My ex and only ex. Chrono."

"Well what's so bad about seeing him if he is only a ex?"

"He betrayed me. He made me show my emotions towards him and he goes off with my best friend. Then I find out he used me to get close to Shippo, and everyone else that was close to me. I trusted him." She yelled pounding the wall of the trailer. "He's the reason I'm so cold hearted, he ruined me!"

"April I'm sorry."

"No it's okay you didn't know."

"How 'bout we go downtown. It should be fun."

"Sure."

The two of them rode downtown on April's motorcycle. The place was so crowded they had to give up and park it in a parking stall. They had ended up in a market place where people were trying to sell as much stuff as possible before it got too dark. A old lady walked up to April and tugged on her shirt.

"Come with me," she said motioning towards a small building. They followed her wearily. April pulled a knife slightly out of its sheath. "There will be no fighting here miss. My master wishes to have a civilized conversation with you and your companion."

They entered the small building which was truly small. It had one room and was extremely dark. Kagome latched herself to April's arm.

"Clam down, little miss, my master wouldn't hurt you." The old lady said.

"I highly doubt that." April said.

"So who is your master?" Kagome asked.

"I am." A male voice said from the corner of the dark room. He walked into what little light there was in the room.

Kagome stared at him. He was breath taking. His long black hair and his green eyes glowed in the dim light.

"Chrono." April whispered angrily.

"Ah. Beautiful as usual, April. I got to say I love your wardrobe." Chrono said.

"April his aura is so dark." Kagome whispered.

"Chrono what happened to you? Where's your fiancé?" April pushed.

"Not of your fucking business." He told her.

"Mmmm. She left you didn't she. Realized her mistake." April said knowing she was pushing his buttons.

"She died. She was murdered. Are you happy!" He yelled at her.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know." April looked away. She was truly sorry, but at the same time a little grateful.

"NO your not." He yelled to her, walking up so they were face to face.

She had to prove she still was sincere that he hadn't broken her entirely. She broke out of Kagome's grip and swung her arms around his neck. "I am sorry." She let him go, looked in his eyes and ran off taking Kagome with her.

"What the was that about?" Kagome asked.

"Nothing! Now lets go back." April directed.

"April you're running away."

"I know!" She turned so she faced Kagome. "Why can't I run, huh? If running away means no more pain then that's what I want to do. SO come on we're leaving."

Author- Mwahahaha. Bongo – Your so MEAN! Dongo – So! At least she's not dimwitted. Bongo – What did you say! Dongo – you heard me *Bongo goes to swipe at Dongo to find hands are tied up. Stares at me. Turns and runs. *

Author – BU BYE! Ahhhh. No not the hair please no. *Starts mumbling something inappropriate in Spanish. *