The Loyalty of Wolves

Seine: To those who flame: Fanfiction is exactly what it sounds like. FAN fiction. I didn't like the story line, so I changed it. I have my own individual writing style, and that's that, and If you didn't like it, why read to the ninth chapter? You have your own will, stop at any time. With that out of the way... Thank you to all the wondrous and helpful reviews! Oh, and I'm Canadian, so the spelling of certain words will be different, like honour and honor. It's a habit I got into, because our English teacher gives bonus marks for patriotic spelling. She's a bit of a nut... oh, and Go-Chan and Ga-chan are just abbreviations for the ending of their names.

Kouga: Seine doesn't own Inuyasha characters.


The morning was bright, clouds looking like balls of blue and pink cotton candy just drifting along in the breeze. The sun was brimming over the horizon, and the birds were just beginning their morning song. TWANG YELP

Well, I suppose the beautiful moment had to have some sort of flaw... Apparently Kagome was practicing her archery, and it seems as though she hadn't realized a certain hanyou drifting in and out of sleep in the tree she was aiming at. She narrowly missed, proving that her aim was getting better, but not to Inuyasha, who appeared to be the target.

" What the hell is your problem, wench? You could have actually hit me!" Inuyasha yelled, landing in front of Kagome. She shrugged.

" Oops?" Of course, the same old arguments occur, ending in the dreadful 'Sit' command. So, we'll focus on another couple, who were waking up to the lovely yelling. What a perfect morning...

Sango stirred slowly, and opened her eyes halfway. She let out an upset groan and attempted to snuggle back into her resting place. Hey wait a minute... Since when did I fall asleep in fur? Wait...The fur is breathing? Oh I see now, it's not fur, it's Kouga. ? I fell asleep on Kouga? I really should get up... Oh but I really don't want to...

" Mutt-face should really cut out that yelling, some people are trying to sleep..." Kouga grumbled, looking around with half lidded eyes. Sango gave a dry laugh.

" Get used of it, this happens almost every morning. Except normally I'm up earlier then this... I wonder what time it is?" Sango stated as she stood up, stretching out her limbs. Kouga let out a loud yawn, and stood up, cracking his neck. Ginta and Hakkaku ran up to them, beaming a smile.

" Morning! We scouted ahead, it looks like good traveling conditions. Oh, and we also grabbed some fresh fruit, it's good for you. Try some." Hakkaku said, giving Kouga and Sango each one odd looking purple fruit. It looked like a banana.

" Thanks, guys. Sango, how 'bout you go round up Kagura? I'll go get Kagome and Mutt-face." Sango nodded, and scurried off to Kaede's little hut. When she walked in, Miroku was sitting beside Kagura, apparently playing a game of cards with her.

" Okay, guys, we're all ready to go. Kagura, you can ride on Kirara. Let's get going, the morning is wasting." Kagura nodded, and with the help of Miroku, managed to get out of the hut and onto Kirara. Surprisingly, the wayward monk didn't do anything. She must have threatened him or something... Not my business. Sango thought as she pet Kirara's golden fur.

" She won't give you any trouble. Is there any way you can sense where Kohaku is?" Kagura shook her head lightly.

" Not without my fan. I suspect he's just wandering right now, but with my absence, Naraku might have increased his security on Kohaku. Perhaps an extra jewel shard. The only way I can create a new fan is finding one of the tree's of life. The fan I used before was from Naraku's body, to control my power. If I can use a branch, I can create the fan, and find Kohaku a lot easier." Sango nodded, and returned to where Kouga was, Kirara following with Kagura on her back.

" Okay, we're ready to go." Miroku said, his staff jingling in the wind. And with a wave to Kaede, they were off again on the dirt path, though their party was significantly increased. Kagome hummed along on her bike, enjoying the breeze. Shippo happily ate his candy bar, though it wasn't a very healthy breakfast. All in all, the group seemed very content.

" Kagome, can I play that game thingie again?" Shippo asked, finishing his chocolate bar in the basket of her bike. Kagome nodded, and pulled out the game boy, handing it too Shippo. Not too much happened after that for about an hour, until...

" Is this all you guys do?" Kouga asked, extremely bored. Inuyasha growled in the front.

" Until we sense jewel shards, yes, this is what we do. If you don't like it, go home." Kouga snorted, and gave a loud yawn. Sango sweat dropped. For some reason, she believed this was going to be a long day.

" One of the trees of life should be just around this area, though I can't be sure." Kagura stated, the breeze tossing loose strands of hair from her face. Suddenly, Inuyasha, Kouga, Sango and Kirara all stopped.

" Did you smell that?" Kouga asked, sniffing the air. Sango nodded, and readied Hiraikotsu, turning towards the back of them. Inuyasha growled low, and drew Tetsuiga.

" Jewel shards... jewel shards... Give them to me!" A raspy voice screamed. The wind whirled, and from the ground emerged a giant snake. It's skin was a deep red, and it's fangs were already dripping with venom. The thing that made this snake seem a little more then dangerous was the strange hook at the end of it's tail, much like a scorpion's tail.

" EW! IT'S DROOLING!" Kagome yelped, taking her bike behind Inuyasha. Sango wasn't facing the snake, but instead looking at the ground, after slipping on her poison mask. Kagura noticed this, and got off of Kirara, using Miroku as a balance post. Crack, crack, boom! Another snake head burst from the ground, only Sango and Kirara ready for it. Sango tossed Hiraikotsu, bursting through the snake's fangs. It roared, and dove back underground, emerging beside the other. They were attached at the belly.

" Inuyasha, wait until I say to use the Wind scar!" Sango called, throwing Hiraikotsu past the snakes. Kouga kicked forward, delivering a solid hit to the snake with the fangs. At that moment, Hiraikotsu hit the other on it's return trip, though it couldn't cut through it's scales. Kouga landed back beside Kirara.

" NOW!" Inuyasha unleashed the Wind scar, seemingly disintegrating the snake. Inuyasha almost began to celebrate, until he saw Sango rushing past him. She threw something from the pocket of her kimono at the remains. When the smoke cleared, the remains were gone, leaving only the skeleton.

" If we hadn't gotten rid of all the flesh, it would simply regenerate. Houshi-sama, you can handle clean up." Miroku nodded, and used his Kazaana to suck up the bones. Kagura mounted Kirara again, and looked around.

" Aha! I found it. Kirara, can you bring me to that branch over there?" Kirara nodded, and lowered Kagura near an old gnarled root. Kagome blinked.

" That's the tree of life? I thought it would be glowing, and actually be a tree!" Kagura laughed, and got back on Kirara.

" That's what your meant to think. It's ironic, that the tree of life is in fact dead. But being dead, it holds nourishment and shelter for the living. Very potent for magic. Now, what can I use for the material... Ah, this will do..." Kagura pulled out one of her feathers, and they watched as it became a piece of cloth. While they resumed their walking, she folded the material, and whittled the wood. Before long, she had a perfectly good fan.

" Almost done..." Kagura blew a breath of air against the fan, and they watched as a circle with a crane in the middle appeared on the material, a deep blue in colour. " Perfect. Here, I'll see if it works." Kagura then stood up on her own, and faced the side of the forest. With a swing of the fan, the wind flew violently, and the trees parted to the sides, a straight path to a river. Unfortunately Kagura was blown straight of her feet.

" WOAH! JUST WOAH!" Kagura exclaimed uncharacteristically, her eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. Sango blinked, in awe like the others.

" I didn't know it would be that strong... I mean, it blew you off your feet!" She stated, trying to contain her enthusiasm. Kagura just sat in the dirt and laughed oddly.

" Hehe, wow... " She laughed out, still sitting in the dirt. Miroku sweat dropped.

" I think the wind knocked out her senses temporarily."


Seine: Sorry for the long wait, my computer basically blew up.