Okay, Kawaii Rin, I'm sorry I didn't respond to your review in the second chapter. I didn't know there even was a review. Don't worry; I'm working on more chapters now, so I hope you enjoy them.

Sessy's girlfriend, I'm glad you liked it. I hope you like this chapter as much.

Chapter 3: The Wolf Den and the New Leader

Iyasu followed Kyou back to the wolf den, not knowing what to expect from his parents. Just before they reached the path to the waterfall that the den was under, they were stopped by Sentaku and Sumire. "Kyou!" his sister jumped onto his back and knocked him to the ground. "Where have you been?" she asked him as he got up.

"Looking for her." Kyou said as he pointed at Iyasu.

"Is it really you?" Sumire looked at her.

"You look so different." Iyasu told her.

"Well, I have grown up." she told her.

"We all have." Sentaku said as he walked up to them. "We better get back to the den. Darkness will fall soon." Sentaku told them.

"Come on, Iyasu." Kyou took her hand and led her to the den.

When they entered the den, Ayame ran to her son. "Kyou! Where have you been? You usually come home in the morning." she told him.

"Sorry, I ran into someone." Kyou said as he pulled Iyasu next to him.

"Iyasu!" Ayame couldn't believe it. "Where have you been? Have you seen your parents yet? Are you going to stay?" Ayame wouldn't stop asking her questions.

"Iyasu has seen her parents, but she didn't want to stay with them. If it's okay with you guys, then she's going to stay here for awhile." Kyou told his mother.

"She belongs with her family." Kouga stepped forward.

"But she doesn't want to stay with them" Kyou protested.

"Sentaku." Kouga called for his oldest son.

"Yes father?"

"When I'm gone, you'll be the leader of the wolf demon tribe. You decide if Iyasu can stay." Kouga told him.

"I don't see a problem with her staying here." Sentaku told them.

"Great. Come with me." Kyou pulled Iyasu over to another part of the den. "You can sleep here, with me." he told her.

Iyasu spent the next few weeks at the wolf den with Kyou. Over that time they began to fall in love and one night, something happened. Kyou woke Iyasu up and led her out of the cave over to the lake that was at the end of the mountain. No one was around when Kyou finally told Iyasu how much he loved her. "Kyou... I don't know what to say." Iyasu turned and looked into her reflection. Kyou came up behind her and placed his arms around her waist.

"Say you love me too." he told her. Iyasu turned to face him and kissed him passionately.

"I love you too." Iyasu whispered in his ear. That night, right there are by the lake, Kyou and Iyasu made love. What they didn't know at the time was that something horrible was about to happen and it would cause heart ache every where.

A few nights later Iyasu was having trouble sleeping. She stood up and walked out of the den. Sentaku awoke as she was walking out and decided to follow her. Iyasu stepped out from under the waterfall and walked to the end of the small river met with a lake. She sat down on the edge of the lake and peered into the water. "What are you doing out here?" Sentaku asked her as he approached her.

"I couldn't sleep." she told him as she stood up.

"You should get back to the den. It's not safe out here at night." he told her. As Iyasu began to head back to the den, a young woman demon, about Iyasu's age, appeared in front of them. "Who are you?" Sentaku asked her.

"No one that you should concern yourself with." she answered. The woman wore a red kimono, and had red eyes, blond hair, and sharp claws.

"Get out of here." Sentaku told Iyasu.

"But why?" she asked, just before the woman sent beams of energy shooting at her. Sentaku pushed Iyasu out of the way, but was hit by one of them. "Sentaku!" Iyasu's screams were heard by the wolf demons, and they all jumped up and ran to her.

"Iyasu? What happened?" Sumire was the first one to reach the lake.

"She killed Sentaku." Iyasu told her.

"Sentaku!" Ayame ran to her son's side, but he was already dead. "Kouga!" Ayame screamed to her mate when she saw Sentaku's body.

"Iyasu!" Kyou wrapped his arms around her. "What happened?"

"There was a woman in a red kimono. She attacked me, but Sentaku saved me. He was hit by an energy blast, and now he's dead." Iyasu began to cry. Kyou just held her close to him. Ayame sat next to Sentaku's body screaming for her dead son.

The next day Sentaku's body was burned. Ayame cried the whole time, while Kouga was silent. After that was done, Kouga took Kyou aside to talk to him. "Now that Sentaku is dead, you will become the leader of the wolf tribe." Kouga told him.

"Me?"

"You are now my only son." Kouga turned away from him and began to head back to the den. Kyou stayed, to think. He had a lot on his mind.

After a few minutes, Iyasu came up to him. "Kyou?" she reached for him, but he moved away from her. "Kyou, what is it? What did your father say?" she asked.

"Maybe you should go home to your parents." he told her.

"You don't want me here any more?" she asked.

"No, go home. You belong with them." Kyou said as he looked away from her. Iyasu had never cried in front of anyone before, and she wasn't about to start now. She turned and began to run from Kyou and the den. Iyasu didn't want to be near him anymore.

Iyasu was so upset that she wasn't watching where she was running to and ran right into something. "Oww." she said as she rubbed her head.

"Are you alright?" a hand reached down to her and helped her up.

"I'm fine." Iyasu said as she brushed herself off.

"What is your name?" the handsome young man asked her. He looked just like Miroku, only he wore exterminator clothing, just like Iyasu.

"My name is Iyasu." she was beginning to feel better.

"Well, my name is Kibou." he told her.

"That name sounds familiar." Iyasu said to herself. As she sat thinking about where she had heard that name from she noticed Kibou staring at her. "What?" she asked him.

"You are so beautiful. Will you bare my children?" he asked her. WHAM! Iyasu hit Kibou hard, causing him to fall to the ground.

"What's with you?" a young woman asked Kibou as she walked up to them.

"Hello, Yume. This young woman ran into me and I was just helping her." he told his sister.

"You will have to forgive my big brother. He gets it from our father." Yume apologized to Iyasu.

"It's okay." Iyasu said as she sat down on a rock.

"Who does she remind you of?" Yume asked her brother.

"Inu-Yasha." Kibou answered.

"Do you know him?" Iyasu jumped up and asked them.

"He is a friend of our parents." Yume told her.

"Would you like for us to take you to him?" Kibou asked as he cuddled up close to her.

"Kibou!" Yume hit her brother in the head with a rock. "Would you like to meet Inu-Yasha?" Yume asked.

"Yes. Take me to Inu-Yasha." Iyasu asked her.