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I decided to look up the meanings of my random character names, HERE THEY ARE!

Furi- unreasonable, irrational

Shu- master, lord

Mari- Ball

Rei-soul, spirit, departed soul, ghost (Rei is Furi's servant, she is important in this chapter)

Mori-lance, harpoon

Mari and Maru

Chapter 7

Allies on the Inside

Shu sat on her bed, her black tail flicked about. Mori, Shu's lance, sat at the foot of her bed. Yawning Shu swathed her tongue over her fangs, her calm face was set into a bored frown. Her paws absentmindly fiddled with her bangles on her arms and tail.

"Shu...let me in!" someone called on the other side of her door.

Shu hopped up and ran towards the door. Standing in the doorway as Shu flung the door open was the icy blue neko that served Furi.

"Rei!" Shu exclaimed and pulled the neko inside her room.

"Shu! Mari is DEAD!" Rei said quickly and quietly as Shu closed the door.

"Mari is what?" Shu said turning towards the girl.

"Yes! It's true! I heard Furi talking to herself, we have to find Sesshomaru!" Rei said pacing about

"Do I have to transform?" Shu asked

"You must, it's the only way out!" Rei exclaimed

"Wonderful, my question is where the blumbering fool is?" Shu said falling back on her bed.

"How would I know? Follow your nose!" Rei sat sitting at her feet.

"Fine...now how do I get o-"Shu lifted her head and sniffed

"Shu? What's wrong?" Rei asked

"I smell him, and Inuyasha! Wait...who are these other 3? Humans! The great Lord Sesshomaru is traveling with humans?"

"What? Are you sure?"

"Yes! Smell! Use your neko nose!"

Rei sniffed and nodded, "Yes...human, one is miko, another monk. They have a neko with them, and the last human, is...normal, nothing special!"

"It's great having your nose Rei!" Shu hugged her friend tightly.

"Well transform quickly and jump out the window!" Rei advised

Shu sighed and grabbed Mori. She held it out in her arms and murmured words inaudible to Rei. The wind stirred around Shu, as her paws twirled the great lance around. Wind whipped against Shu's ear fur as she opened her eyes. A light burst from the lance enveloping the neko.

"Wonderful! The transformation worked!" Rei exclaimed

In Shu's place, stood a small black kitten. Icy blue eyes stared coldly at Rei. Rei picked her up and smiled. Around her neck was a small collar with a charm of Mori.

"Meow, Meow mew MEOW!" The kitten mewled

"ALRIGHT ALRIGHT, don't get your ears in a knot!"

"Rei! Meow Meow!" Shu meowed before leaping out the window

"Good luck to you also!" Rei called

Shu leaped through the tall grass surrounding her sisters' citadel. Her bangles, that were now jewels of every color, glistened on her collar, as the charm of Mori swayed back and forth. She heard voices ahead and peeked over the grass.

"For now we sit and wait." That was Sesshomaru

"Sit and wait? That's all?" A girl asked

A slamming sound alerted the minute kitten. She crept forwards to see Inuyasha in the ground with a face of dirt. So that's the miko!What odd robes. Shu thought looking at her school uniform

Sesshomaru looked at Furi's castle. The miko started and fire, and started to cook, Inuyasha staring at the boiling pot with a glint in his eyes.

The monk, who was looking at the other girl, turned to look at Shu. Shu froze as the monk brought the kitten to the miko's attention. Sesshomaru pulled his gaze away from the castle and looked at Shu.

"MEOW!" Shu exclaimed and zipped from the grass leaping into Sesshomaru's lap purring happily.

"Awwww...so kawaii!" the miko

"Feh...stupid cats!" Inuyasha said

"Now Inuyasha you don't know if that is this Shu woman Sesshomaru told us of." The monk said

"Miroku..."

"Yes?"

"Shut up."

Sesshomaru scratched Shu behind the ear making her purr louder; Shu looked at him out of the corner of her eye. So...introduce me! She seemed to say

"Ah...of course. Everyone, this is Shu, Furi's younger sister."

"But...she is the size is Kirara, how can be an assassin?" the girl behind Miroku asked

"Watch..." Sesshomaru said and pulled the charm off of Shu's collar.

He threw the charm into the air, making Shu jump out of his lap to catch it. She landed by the fire, and stood up straight, the wind rushed around as another blast of light shot from her body.

"Whoa!" the miko exclaimed as the light cleared

In the kittens place sat a black neko girl with charming icy blue eyes. Multicolored bangles ran up her arms and tail and a few earrings hung from black cat ears on the top of her head. She hand a light blue skirt on, and a violet and black tube top.

"Well...she certainly looks like an assassin now!" Inuyasha commented

Shu smiled and lifted her hand into the air catching a lance that fell from the heavens. Her blue eyes gazed over Sesshomaru; a smirk set apon her lips.

"So Maru, who are these…humans you're traveling with?" Shu asked accenting humans.

"We are here to kill your elder sister Shu…." Sesshomaru said crossing his arms

"Well you might a have only a slim chance, her guards have left but her power has increased since you two br- HEY!" Shu was cut short by Sesshomaru's clawed hand covering her mouth.

"Don't mention anything of the past around them!" the yokai hissed in Shu's ears.

"Yeah yeah…let me go you're irritating my ears with your hissing!" Shu was freed from his hand as her nose twitched.

"Kagome…is it ready yet?" Inuyasha asked impatiently

"Is what ready?" Shu asked jumping on Inuyasha's head, looking into the pot.

"Get off my head!" Inuyasha spat

"What sort of food is this then?" Shu asked gazing into the pot confused.

In the water were noodles but, they had spies of every color, and scent all over then making Shu sneeze.

"It's called Ramen…it's from my time!" Kagome said

Inuyasha threw the neko assassin off of his head. Shu just leaped off nimbly landing next to Kagome. She peeked over her shoulder at the pot again.

"What do you mean 'your' time miko?" Shu asked

"It's sorta hard to explain….." Kagome said rubbing the back of her head.

Shu was not paying attention; she was sniffing through Kagome's backpack. She pulled out hair ties, and ramen packets, and a hair dryer. Kagome was aghast at her.

"PUT MY STUFF BACK!" Kagome screamed

"Fine Fine….stubborn miko…." Shu grumbled putting her stuff away.

"Shu has always been curious…not matter what? Right Inuyasha?" Sesshomaru asked his brother

"Don't even get the subject started Sesshomaru." Inuyasha glared

Shu sighed, "Just like ooooold times!" She lay back watching the two brothers fight.

Kagome introduced her to Miroku and Sango, whom she was happy to meet. Once Inuyasha got his bowl of ramen, Sesshomaru and him stopped their squabbling. Shu inspected the noodles then pushed them away. As the group talked Sesshomaru grabbed Shu's paw and dragged her away.

"Yeah? What is it Sesshomaru?" Shu asked

"Mari….is dead." Sesshomaru said quietly to the girl

"I know….Rei told me." Shu said

"Ahhh yes….the ghost." Sesshomaru put in his hands in the folds of his kimono looking at Shu out of the corner of his eye.

"Yeah…That's who taught me the transformation." Shu said

"You have gotten better at it…."

Shu nodded and looked at her furry black feet. Her claws clinked on her bangles and her paws ran themselves over then jewels. She looked at Inuyasha nervously behind her.

"You still love him…don't you Shu?" Sesshomaru asked

"Yes…I still love Inuyasha. Is that a problem?" Shu asked

"Yoaki's and Hanyou's are not meant to fall in love." Sesshomaru advised

"I hate that law….I don't even care. I can love whom I wish." The black neko said defiantly

Sesshomaru was about to add something but Shu flattened her ears and stalked back to the ground around the fire, stealing Inuyasha's now full bowl of ramen. Inuyasha yelped trying to grab the bowl but Shu pushed him away eating it all in one gulp.

"THAT WAS MINE!" Inuyasha shouted as Sesshomaru turned around

"Yeah, and this is for you!" Shu said getting close to Inuyasha's face

"Wha?" Inuyasha blinked

Shu smirked and kisses his cheek gently then smiled deviously. Inuyasha's face changed to bright fire red. Sango giggled and Kagome just blushed also.

"Did Inu not tell you?" Shu asked

"Don't tell them please don't tell them…" Inuyasha was begging

"Inuyasha and I were in love!" Shu exclaimed

Inuyasha's face fell. Everyone burst out laughing, all except Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. Shu just looked at them oddly.'

"INUYASHA! IN LOVE? That is a joke!" Miroku exclaimed

"Inuyasha, in love with cat! HE HATES CATS!" Sango coughed

"I CANT BELIVE SHE JUST KISSED HIM!" Kagome almost screamed

Shu sighed and laid back. Kagome threw water over the fire and soon everyone was asleep, all except Inuyasha and Shu. The two lay next to each other in silence.

"Why did you kiss me there?" Inuyasha asked the cat girl

"Because I still love you….yet you fell for the wench Kikyo…" Shu spat.

"You would not understand…." Inuyasha grumbled

"Fine…." Shu said turning over

"Feh!" The two said at the same time.

Shu closed her ice blue eyes, sleeping creeping around her, and before she was claimed by sleep, she felt Inuyasha's arm wrap around her, making her purr softly.

Rei exited the room once she knew that Shu was out of the castle. She walked down the hall happily her head held high. Shu….you must get Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's help. QUICKLY! Rei thought

Rei heard humming from the down the hall. Thinking quickly she slunk against the wall. Her pale blue fur shimmered silvery transparent as her eyes became blood red. Her clothes became a ghostly shimmer as she melted into the walls.

"She is finally DEAD! Now I can kill those two pesky inu's and be on with my life!" Furi said happily skipping down the hall, Souunga jangled at her side.

Rei resisted the urge to reach and grab Souunga from Furi's belt. One Furi has skipped over to her room and entered the darkness; Rei emerged from the wall with a sigh.

"I have to make sure that Shu gets in with Inuyasha and Sesshomaru…but how?" Rei thought out loud, walking in the opposite direction of Furi's room.

Shu awoke with a yawn, a warm arm around her body. She purred and turned over hoping to see a sleeping Inuyasha, but instead saw an awake Miroku. Shu's eyes slanted into slits as she raised her clawed paw and struck Miroku across the face.

"OW! I was just waking you up! Everyone is about to leave for your sisters castle." Miroku breathed

"Well a poke in the back could have been enough!" Shu hissed jumping to her feet.

Shu grabbed Mori from the ground and looked around. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were whispering to each other. That's something I have not seen in a while! Shu thought. Sango and Kagome were packing everything up talking about…..her? Shu strained her ears forwards, but still could not hear.

"Shu! We need you right here…" Inuyasha called

"Coming…." She said and walked over to him

"Shu, we need to get inside, and kill your sister." Sesshomaru said

"I already knew that! Also, she has Souunga; she won't give it up that easily." Shu crossed her arms over her chest and looked at her sisters castle where she had been trapped for the past 3 months.

"Souunga? She has it?" Inuyasha asked wide-eyed

"Yeah…with that she has more power then before, but if your miko over there has power she would see the jewel shard in Mori." Shu said her eyes glancing over the blade of her lance.

Kagome must have heard her and looked into the shimmering blade of Mori, seeing the glowing aura of the shard. Shu covered the blade with her paw and looked back at Kagome, who had restarted packing.

"There is only one way for me to get all of us inside with out being noticed…." Shu said her claws tapping Mori.

"Yes?" The two brothers asked

"I need to transform all three of us…." Shu said looking at them for the end of her sentence.

"YOU WANT TO CHANGE US INTO PUPS!" The two inu's cried

"IT'S THAT WAY OR ME TAKING YOU IN AS HOASTGES AND MY SISTER 'PLAYING GAMES' WITH YOU!" Shu spat back at them

"Fine….how do you do it…" Sesshomaru asked

"I need to contact Rei." Shu said and sat down, Mori sitting in her lap, her eyes closed

"Packing is done….what is she doing?" Sango asked looking at the cat girl.

"Contacting the dead…that's what." Inuyasha said.

DUM DUM DUM! Contacting the dead? SPOOOOKY! Okie…TIME FOR YOU SNEAKS PEEK!

The three animals hid in the shadows as Furi passed over them. One of the silver dogs looked to his twin, his ears twitching, saying something. The black cat put a paw onto his lips staring at him coldly. As soon as Furi disappeared, then cat let out a sigh.

"Phew…that was close!" The black cat mewled softly

"Shu…this is stupid why did you change us to pups?" an irritated puppy asked stepping towards the cat a charm with a fanged sword hung off his red collar.

"Because Inuyasha, Furi does not sense regular animals's auras, as a cat and dog she cannot sense us!" Shu mewled impatiently
"May I ask why you could not send us in as hostages as yours?" The final silver puppy asked two sword charms hung of his collar

"Sesshomaru…Furi would expect something besides, this way like I said before she could not sense us, and you both look so cute this way!" Shu said with a glint in her eyes

Sesshomaru and Inuyasha looked at each other. Other then their collar with their weapons hanging off they looked alike. Two twin silver puppy dogs.

Shu came from the shadows and ran down the hall. Inuyasha cursed and followed her, Sesshomaru running behind them. Shu stopped suddenly and sniffed.

"HERE! Here is Rei's room!" Shu said putting a paw on the door.

"Rei? Ahhh….yes Rei." Sesshomaru breathed

"REI! OPEN UP!" Inuyasha howled plating his front paws on the door.

The door swung open as Rei stood there. The two dogs looked at her oddly. Rei…she looked different. Shu bounded into the room and Rei scooped the two dogs up and carried them into her room.

"Gosh…did Furi move your room again!" Shu asked looking around

"Yes…" Rei said weakly

"Can you change us back yet?" Sesshomaru asked scratching his back with his hind leg.

"Yes yes yes….just wait while I explain what you three need to do." Rei said setting the small animals on her silken bed.

Awwww they are fuzzy wuzzy wittle animals! I hope you liked this sneak peek. Read on AND FIND OUT REI'S PLAN TO KILL FURI!