Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters from Inuyasha. Some of them will be in this story soon, promise I own Hreru, Kross, Solice, Eprhine, and the enemies. Joy'

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Hreru was right. The woman was looking for him. She wanted revenge. He could see it in her eyes. Hreru was the only one who had not been in Wolf Form when the village was attacked. He knew this was foolish and he should have transformed, but the thought never crossed his mind and now this woman had spotted him. Remembered his face. The only face she would now search for.

Now, a few miles from the village, Hreru curiously watched the woman from a tree as she passed through the forest. She carried her spear, now sharpened no longer blunt and a pack held together by woven vines strapped to her back. A poor woman indeed.

Hreru had thought about getting rid of her so she would no longer be a threat. But it didn't seem right at the time. Not now. Instead, he decided to have a little fun with her first. Hreru leaped from his tree to the ground and slipped away into the shadows. He followed the woman silently, not a sound stirred. Only the faint chime of crickets kept the night awake.

The woman was scared. Hreru could smell the fear and it was a sweet smell, almost like the scent of blood. Hreru climbed quietly into the tree nearest to the road where the woman was about to walk and he whispered very softly.

"You shouldn't be out here all by yourself, little girl." His voice was deep and eerie.

The woman jumped at this voice and armed herself with the spear, slightly panicking at the shifting shadows dancing around her. "Wh-who are you?" She said quietly.

"I am someone, yet I am no one." Hreru replied, positioning himself on a thin branch to get a better look at her.

"If you are someone yet no one, then you must be somebody." She gazed suspiciously at one tree then switched to another, her rose colored eyes locked on her possible target.

Hreru didn't answer. He wanted her to be afraid.

"Hello?"

"Hello." Hreru mocked her.

"I must ask again. Who are you?"

"Who are you looking for?" Hreru ignored her.

The woman sighed, lowering her weapon so that the voice would not feel threatened by her. "I am looking for a demon."

"There are alot of demons in these woods." He knew who she was searching for, but the awkward conversation was amusing to him.

"Wolf. It was a Wolf Demon. Wi-with long black hair."

"I see." Hreru hissed, startling her.

"Do you know which way he went?"

"Maybe..." Hreru climbed down his tree, still hidden in the shadows. The moonlight above the woman showed her features better. She was quite beautiful. Her skin was a milky white and her cheeks were flushed with frustration.

"If you're not going to give me any direction then I must be going." The woman huffed and started forward. Hreru suddenly stepped out to meet her, his black hair giving off a radiant glow begging the woman to recognize him.

"It's you!" She cried and brandished her spear, dropped it, then fell backwards. Hreru was suddenly behind her, stopping her fall. She blushed and hurried to defend herself. "Hey! You can't do that! You're a murderous Wolf!"

"If I am, wouldn't a murderous Wolf have let you fall? Could I be such a gentleman?" Hreru smirked.

"I suppose so, but aren't you the demon I saw?" She lowered her spear once again.

"I saw you as well."

"Wait! You were there!" The woman went to stick him with her spear. Hreru caught it and yanked it from her grasp.

"What do you think you're doing?" Hreru laughed at her.

"My name is Solice! And I am here to kill you!" She pulled two daggers from beneath her kimono. "I was told how cruel you black wolves are! You will be the first to feel my pain!" She lunged at him.

Hreru faded into the cover of the darkness, Solice sliced nothing but air.

"So you blame me for your pain?" Hreru's said plainly, purposely making noises to confuse her.

"Someone came to the village and told me about you! He told me how many people you've killed! How you have a mass of Wolf Demons at your aid!"

"Told you? What did this person look like?"

"Like he could have been my father. Long grey hair, golden eyes. Why?"

"It was Eprhine. My father. That bastard. I knew he would try to get someone to kill me."

Solice chuckled. "He paid me alot of money to find and kill you."

"Kill me..." Hreru grinned in the dark. "He was quite desperate for allies."

"Desperate? What's that supposed to mean!?"

"If you would listen to me then I will explain."

Solice hesitantly put away her daggers, keeping her hands close to them just in case. Hreru was aware that she didn't trust him, but she needed to know the truth. Besides, he didn't want anyone constantly trying to kill him everywhere he went. Who would?

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