Koga woke as the door to his cage opened. Before he could gather his senses, a large metal cuff was shaped around his neck. The dragon-leather collar provided some comfort, but the hard metal against his skin was sickening to a demon of such pride as he. The cuff was attached to a five- foot pole which was held by a human.. Koga suppressed his triumphant grin as another human reached to untie the leash.. they were very foolish to believe they could hold him, even with that cuff. He prepared to bolt forward and surprise the human as the pole was passed to someone else.. Koga nearly choked by starting a little as he saw who it was passed to.. The girl held the pole sharply, and twisted slightly to the side.. Should he try something as he had planned, the position of the cuff would snap his neck by his own movements.

"Where are you taking me?" She replied to him without looking at him as she lead him forward.

"to showcase." Before he could reply anything, he was blinded by a bright light..He shielded his eyes with his free hands.. Obviously they were using the same technique as the collar, keeping him away from anything he could claw rather than getting close enough to him to bind his hands. He saw shadows in the blind spots of the reflective scales they used to shine lights on him like flashbulbs.. They appeared to be conversing and Koga looked to the girl, who had yet to give him her name. she stared forward determinately, completely unaffected by the light despite the fact the scales shined just as much light at her. He seemed about to say something when the scales were moved away, revealing the humans who had hid behind them..

"He is a fine demon, but he has yet to show any fight.. Your previous captures were far more feisty.. This one seems to just look around with the dumbfounded of a weasel demon." Koga growled softly to himself at their arrogance and insults, but thought better of doing anything.. Not because of the girls position of the cuff, but because from what they were saying, it appeared to be what they were waiting for. Eventually the man left with short condolences to the father of the girl.. he scowled darkly, throwing down a gas bomb as he put his mask on.. Koga found himself losing conscious again, but fought it, almost regretting it a moment later.. The man backhanded Koga and the girl released the cuff, the father throwing Koga against the wall by his neck. Koga, unable to do anything in protest just hung there limply as he took the beatings from the important human..

"You Baka! You were supposed to snarl and try to attack! Ill teach you, you damned demon!" Koga continued to take the blows as he lost consciousness.. He didn't think enough to wonder why but he felt completely betrayed by the girl as she let her father beat him so mercilessly. Even finding himself thinking as he settled into darkness.. "why?"

He found himself back into the cage and his body ached from the beating he had received even after he had lost consciousness. His shirt was repaired from many rips that were in it after his beating and was folded next to him.. He reached his stomach surprised, confirming that he felt a bandage around his stomach.. He had long since healed any wounds but the wound in his stomach had hurt quite a bit even though he had no idea what type of wound it had been.

"Have you slept well? You slept right through the day yesterday." She put down the bowl of water and cloth she had.. Apparently meant to clean any resonant blood. Instead she gave him the bowl. "Are you thirsty?" He threw her a cold stare. She smiled softly in return.. "I'm not surprised you are angry at me.. But you must know there was nothing I could have done. I cant very well sic you on my own father, despite his - distasteful - modes of business."

"You could have warned me." She smiled practically.

"And what would I have said? - oh yes and my father will be brandishing you about to bigoted rich humans. I thought you would have assumed that considering I told you that he sold demons as trophies." He looked over to the side like a spoiled child.

"You could have done something. Let me out and said I escaped." She smiled and shook her head.

"My father would have known what I had done. Ive done it before for a little child demon.. He wouldn't stop crying so I found his parents and led them here to rescue him. I said I had just gone for a walk but my father put two and two together. He beat me more viciously than you for that disobedience." His features softened..

"It sounds as if you are little less a prisoner than me.." She smiled grimly, staring off.

"it really does doesn't it?"

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Nik: hows that for a second chapter? I managed two chapters without a single mention of one of the main characters name. or even the only minor character. and nobody's seemd to notice.