Lone Wolf

I stand alone…..

By Crystal Arrow

Disclaimer- You will notice that there are a lot of original characters in this story, along with the characters from Inuyasha. Please get it through you thick skull that I don't own any of the Inuyasha characters, but all of the original characters, which I am hoping you're able to discern on your own.

Chapter Four: The Transformation

The demon was practically ripping off my uniform, scratching and bruising me in the process. I no longer responded, but stared into space behind him, the world blurred by my tears. How could she betray me? She was always there for me, she said she'd never turn on me. The thick material of my uniform was beginning to rip open. The demon was heavy on top of me, oblivious to the rising of my power in my distress. That is until he was thrown through several trees when my power reached it's peak.

The demon roared in fury as my aura flared with power I never knew I had, that not even the most powerful of mikos could ever match. I emitted my own light that lit the surrounding area as a strong wind revolved around me. What's going on? This is impossible, I'm just another girl, aren't I? As I began to float a few feet off the ground, my life flashed before my eyes, and I realized, as images of the bullets going straight through me, of stoned being thrown at me, but never bruising me and my unearthly strength and speed in competition, I'm not just another girl, I'm not human. The tears flowed faster down my face. I'm not a demon, I'm not a hanyou, I'm not anything! What am I!?

The demon roared again as he was thrown back from me. Images of different creatures flashed through my mind. What was I? There were images of tigers, lions, cats, dogs, birds, rabbits, foxes, and many different animals. For each one, I never matched, until they all just stopped on the image of a wolf pack. I thought about it, that was what I was like, a proud wolf, not wanted by anybody. But, I didn't fit into a pack, I never have. The image of the pack vanished leaving only the image of a single wolf, a mix between a proud wolf and a dog, much stronger than any normal dog or wolf, but not accepted by either, or man. That's what I am, the lone wolf, I can't have family, because I don't belong anywhere.

I began to feel new power surge through me and changes take place in my body. What's happening to me?! I thought as tears flowed freely down my face in panic and fear.

"NARAKU, COME BACK HERE!!" Inuyasha yelled as he saw Naraku disappear from sight. He looked at the strangers from Kagome's time. He didn't know how they got there, or why they were, but for some reason Naraku was targeting them. Most of them were injured and unconscious, and there was proof that Naraku had been controlling the girl called Kai for reasons yet to be discovered. Kagome knelt beside the girl and her sister, trying to comfort her.

"It's not your fault, you weren't in control of what you said, and your friend probably didn't hear you, just calm down." Kagome said desperately.

"No" Kai cried, "She heard me, she hates me now, AIKO I DIDN'T MEAN IT!!"

"This is very peculiar, why would Naraku meddle with these girls' relations, they are not even from this time." Miroku pondered.

"I don't know." Sango answered. "but we had better find that other girl before something bad happens." Suddenly a heavenly glow was emitted from the forest a couple miles away. The glow became stronger along with the sudden eerie wind coming from that area.

"Too late." Inuyasha stated as odd scents invaded his senses. Something was changing, and there was no way anyone could ever get there in time to stop it at the rate at which it was occurring.

Aiko was now hovering above the ground, practically glowing with the power growing within her. The tears still flowed, endless streams of the sadness emitted by her soul. Blast after blast of energy were shot from her, consequentially knocking out the demon who had attacked her.

Aiko began to glow more brightly. She could feel her body changing becoming stronger, and more efficient. I sold my body to save my friends. Her already long black hair grew longer, her green eyes shone brightly, sparkling with the moisture of her tears. Tatters from her uniform were blown away by her own power leaving Aiko indecently clothed, revealing more than she would have even with a bikini. The uniform just barely managed to stay in place through the assault from the demon, now being torn by her own power.

As Aiko grew stronger, a loneliness consumed her being. A great sent of longing for companionship though she could no longer trust in others, the dark loneliness one feels when they have been betrayed. She clenched her eyes shut to try and block away the tears brought on by the still fresh scars from Kai's words. I gave my soul for my virtue.

The light grew stronger and brighter , lengthening the shadows and brightening the skies. It was visible for miles, reaching from the ground far up into the heavens. Leaves and debris practically revolved around her. Eyes closed, the tears stopped and the light grew yet even brighter, blinding Inuyasha and co. several miles away. The ground shook and the winds grew increasingly more violent. With one final blast of energy, it all stopped. Upon the ground lay Aiko's glasses, now useless. One final tear fell from her face and landed soundlessly upon the shattered glass. Now, I have destroyed my heart, so it may never be broken again.

The demon rose. He bellowed an unearthly roar which shook the trees themselves. He charged in his fury, attempting to kill Aiko, but he never quite reached her. She appeared, clothes tattered and torn, on the other side of the small clearing out of harm's way. The demon collapsed, dead, upon the ground. His blood pooled around him from a cut in his throat.

Aiko stood motionless as the demon's blood dripped from her fingers. Emotionless emerald eyes glanced up in the direction from which she had come before. Seconds later, she was gone, the only trace of her left, her shattered glasses, broken where they lay on the forest floor, her final tear dripping down the frames and into the depths of the earth.

The various people/ demons in the clearing watched in awe the blinding spiral of light rising in the distance. After a few minutes, there was one final flash of light, and it all stopped. Kai still cried into her sister's shirt, unable to absorb everything that was happening. Inuyasha braced himself for what was to come, not knowing who was coming, the demon or the girl. The aura was incredible, far more powerful than any mere humans' or miko's should be, hinting the aura to belong to a demon. Sango, Miroku, Kagome and the other students from the martial arts school followed his lead and braced themselves for what was to come.

Within a nearby tree, Sesshoumaru, the demon lord of the west watched the scene continue to unfold. He had been there since the beginning of his half brother's fight with the demon. He had seen the odd humans appear from out of nowhere and had immediately singled out the teenage girl with the green eyes. She had handled the situation, and the strange discreet aura she had easily frightened the mini demons that threatened her friends. Sesshoumaru looked to where the light had once been and followed the new aura. It was approaching fast, it would arrive in a matter of seconds… in fact, it arrived now.

At the entrance to the clearing, nearest to the light in the distance, there appeared a demon. A soft breeze continued past it, ruffling its hair. As Kai turned to see the new arrival, she collapsed back unto the ground, for before her stood her betrayed and broken friend, Aiko.

Her hair had grown from her back to her knees, yet still kept the unique waves and curls that proved her to be foreign. Her red uniform clung to her slim shape, huge portions of it missing, leaving much of Aiko's stomach, chest and legs visible. On her face, she had gained the mark of a star within a crescent on her forehead, and two light blue stripes on either side of her face. Her once brilliant green eyes were now glazed a pale emerald. Her glasses were gone, leaving a completely different person from who Kai had always known. Aiko was no longer the little book smart, shy and soft spoken, she was an emotionless wolf demon. She had gained a ragged black tail that curled around her feet where she stood, pointed ears and clawed fingers. Aiko was changed, once again the estranged orphan, apart from every one else, except now she was scarred by the pain of betrayal, and she no longer smiled.

I sold my body to save my friends,

I gave my soul for my virtue,

And I destroyed my heart,

So I would never be hurt again.

I am the Lone Wolf,

I do not belong, Therefore…

I stand alone.

Author's note:

Took a while for this chapter, I had writer's block, and the lack of reviews didn't help. I will add only one more chapter to each of my stories, if I don't get reviews. I'll take it that you don't like my stories, so I won't continue writing, for what would be the point? Please, if you want me to continue this, please review!

~Crystal Arrow