Chapter 1

Who am I? She was observing herself in the looking glass that she had located in her sleeping quarters. That is an absurd thought I am Kada... but what am I? She sighed as she noticed her features. Her pale creamy skin, her steely blue eyes, her black hair with purple highlights. Those were all normal features for a young woman. But the thing that set her apart were her ears; they were on the top of her head and were a lighter shade of her hair colour. Hanyou, She grimaced as she thought this. Her parents, for she assumed she had parents, had left her to live on her own, most likely ashamed of how she looked. She had a shapely curved and slim figure. At least she did now anyways. Sighing she tied a turban on her head to hide her ears and walked into town to the market place, there was a festival going on, and she was part of the entertainment. She had been asked to be one of the dancers, it had surprised her, But her boss Tojuba had asked. She had been working at a fish and bakery market and was doing well for someone who had a high sense of smell. She was surprised the fish didn't bother her that much. Maybe she was immune to the smell. She had lived in this village all her life but that did not mean that she had not travelled. She had often gone to other villages for her boss whom had family all over the place. As she arrived at the market place she noticed they were not ready for her and she decided to go to her secret peace, a place where she could relax and think quietly, It had a koi pond and a large tree which she usually sat in or under, it was located in the forest not to far from the village that she lived in. Besides she was going to wait a while, the dancers are going to be going from one end of the village and back again and there will be food and many other things going on, even some acrobatics. Even as she seemed to be the only hanyou , she knew she was not, She had met one other before, on one of her travels to one village to the east, her boss hadn't said to come back quickly in fact he told her to stay until the old woman had finished with a return letter. I believe she was his cousin what was her name again... Kede.. No kade... oh yeah its Kaede, the hanyou's name is Inu Yasha They had become fast friends he had begun to be the brother she never had, however she had to leave the next day so it was short lived. Inu Yasha had to complete some sort of jewel and I had to come back to town and he kept muttering something like when is that wench going to get back, when I woke up I followed his scent and it ended inside a dry well, that perplexed me but that had been four years ago... looking at the sky she decided that she would wait one more hour then she would leave and get ready to go.

She was observing herself in the looking glass that she had located in her sleeping quarters. She sighed as she noticed her features. Her pale creamy skin, her steely blue eyes, her black hair with purple highlights. Those were all normal features for a young woman. But the thing that set her apart were her ears; they were on the top of her head and were a lighter shade of her hair colour. , She grimaced as she thought this. Her parents, for she assumed she had parents, had left her to live on her own, most likely ashamed of how she looked. She had a shapely curved and slim figure. At least she did now anyways. Sighing she tied a turban on her head to hide her ears and walked into town to the market place, there was a festival going on, and she was part of the entertainment. She had been asked to be one of the dancers, it had surprised her, But her boss Tojuba had asked. She had been working at a fish and bakery market and was doing well for someone who had a high sense of smell. She was surprised the fish didn't bother her that much. Maybe she was immune to the smell. She had lived in this village all her life but that did not mean that she had not travelled. She had often gone to other villages for her boss whom had family all over the place. As she arrived at the market place she noticed they were not ready for her and she decided to go to her secret peace, a place where she could relax and think quietly, It had a koi pond and a large tree which she usually sat in or under, it was located in the forest not to far from the village that she lived in. Besides she was going to wait a while, the dancers are going to be going from one end of the village and back again and there will be food and many other things going on, even some acrobatics. Even as she seemed to be the only hanyou , she knew she was not, She had met one other before, on one of her travels to one village to the east, her boss hadn't said to come back quickly in fact he told her to stay until the old woman had finished with a return letter. had become fast friends he had begun to be the brother she never had, however she had to leave the next day so it was short lived. looking at the sky she decided that she would wait one more hour then she would leave and get ready to go.

"Inu Yasha we are going to stop to rest in this next village whether you like it or not!", Kagome was adamant on staying in the village and Inu Yasha seemed to be about to make an argument but when he took a deep breath preparing to yell at the girl he abruptly stopped and took a sniff on the wind. his eyes widened then he left... Kagome seemed perplexed at first she had thought it was Kikyo but she didn't feel the sensation that she usually did when the clay pot was around. She turned to Sango and Miroku who looked just as confused. "Kikyo is not near" said Shippo who had also took a sniff. Kilala mewed and changed into her larger form. the message was clear, they all climbed onto Kilala and dashed off to follow their friend. They were surprised to see him in a clearing with a koi pond standing under a tree. "We are staying here, it is a new moon tonight anyway... their is a festival going on.. . I can hear it, it is a short walk away, but should only take a minute if you stay on Kilala. They arrived in the village and became engrossed in the festival... They saw jugglers, and fortune tellers, as well as people sparring, Then they called all attention to the path way... dancers were coming and the moon was not quite out.

Kada had gotten back to the village, and changed into a midnight blue hakama with an obi which has little quarter moons on it, She had a haori which was dark blue and had one big quarter moon on the back of it, under this she had on a sort of tank top, she was barefoot but the hakama hid the nails on her feet. To top it off she hid her ears with a scarf that she wrapped around her face and head to hide her ears, the back of the scarf was billowing out behind her, she did not tie it so that her face was hidden no she had the scarf draped across her face, it hides her ears not her smile. She walked to the place where she would be, she hardly noticed the other dancers, all she focused on was the music, She danced in a dreamy state yet she could sense the surroundings, their were a lot of people there, she could sense one familiar to her but she ignored it. She was moving languidly her instincts had her moving gracefully to the beats of the drums and the trumpets. She could hear the, in her point of view, meanings of the languid sound of the music it spoke of heartache, pain, slows down for terror, then the thrill of attack, soon it went to victory, you made your kill now celebrate. Then suddenly it moves on to love, passion, a climax, then it abruptly stops, and starts all over again. As the dance ended she popped out of her reverie and decided to go to her secret peace.

The group of shard hunters watched on in amazement each dancer told a different story, Whatever story they got from the music. It was a magnificent sight to behold, each dancer had a unique style, the one who got their attention though was the one with the steely blue eyes and dark blue hakama, her dance was a series of twists turns, jumps, and flips. However, as she turned, she would lean close to that side, then when she flipped she landed on her hand and slowly pulled herself down and made an arc with her body, she seemed entranced in the music, when she pulled her legs in front of her from behind, the music suddenly stopped and it was as if a pause button had been pushed and she was stuck in that pose and just as suddenly as it stopped it started again and she was on her feet doing intricate designs with her feet and moving with swift grace on her feet through the village, as Miroku watched he was entranced at the seduction that played out in that dance. He himself could weave out the tale she was telling, A tale of heartache, pain, passion, and love. He looked to his friends and found them just as into it as he had been.

Kagome was looking at the dancer in blue, she seemed more into it than any of the other dancers, theirs seemed to be rehearsed and hers was unique and random. As the dancers ended their display, everyone applauded and went about their business. The dancers dispersed into different directions. The one in blue seemed to be leaving in the direction that they had come from. Turning to find a human Inu Yasha beside her she smiled. "lets follow her," Inu Yasha said shocking them. "Why?", asked Kagome looking curiously at him. But Miroku surprised everyone by saying, "yes lets go congratulate her on her performance". Sango just looked at him while wondering what had gotten into him. Nonetheless they decided against it, Inu Yasha was human tonight and they would stay where it was safe. At least that was what Kagome suggested. Miroku had other ideas though. He waited until his companions were asleep then went into the woods towards where he could sense her presence.

Kada was relaxing against the base of the tree, her black-purple hair blowing to the side and in her face. She had discarded her turban, their were no hateful villagers to pick at her or shun her because of her heritage. Suddenly she stiffened, There was a presence behind her. She turned her steely blue eyes to, a man clad in purple robes, he carried a staff, she had no clue what it was called. "Monk", She scooted over and patted the ground beside her the tree was certainly big enough, She remembered him, he had been one of the ones looking avidly at her, she had forgotten that her ears were out. "come... sit", politeness is a key to remember when entertaining a guest... She suddenly remembered the lessons that her boss Tojuba had taught her... He was the only one who knew she was a hanyou.