Hello, sorry it taken a few days to update but I went to my Grandma's for the weekend and she doesn't have a computer there.

Chapter 5: Acceptance

"That be an interesting tale, Lin. DidIhear ye right in saying ye purified the wolf's soul?" Kaede asked as she stared at Lin.

"Yes that's right. Though neither I nor Luna knows how." Lin replied, as she flinched under the old woman's gaze.

"And ye can sense the jewel shards. I believe that ye have powers much like that of Kagome here. Who is the reincarnation of my dead priestess sister Kikyo, who guarded the jewel while she was alive. Kagome can purify the sacred jewel and the souls of demons will her powers. Since ye seem to possess similar powers that be why Luna's soul was purified." Kaede continued to stare at Lin, further unnerving the werewolf.

No one spoke after Kaede finished for a long time. Everyone was still digesting the knowledge of Lin's pass. Lin however took this silence as a bad sign and was saddened and crushed. She stood to leave and politely said " I understand that you guys wouldn't want a werewolf hanging around. The whole biting thing, I understand." Lin made for the door but was blocked by InuYasha.

"What are you going and what are you talking about with biting?" InuYasha said as he remained in front of the doorway.

"Why didn't they bite you?" Kagome asked as she remembered that a werewolves bite caused another to become a werewolf. "Why did they use the curse instead?"

"Biting? Why would they bite you?" Sango and Miroku said at the same time.

"You guys don't know? How much do you know about werewolves." Lin asked ignoring Kagome's question.

"I have never heard of them until today." said Kaede. Miroku, Sango, InuYasha, and Shippo shook their heads to show they knew nothing.

"What I know came from movies." Kagome spoke up. "But why didn't they bite you?"

"If they had bitten me I would have become a beta instead of an alpha. Betas aren't usually bred with or allowed to breed since they are typically weaker than alphas. Also if I was bitten I could break the curse by killing the alpha who had bitten me or the alpha of the beta's pack who bit me. But the only why to break it this why would be to find the one who cast it or someone stronger to break it." Lin said this as sat back down. "But since I have know idea how strong the witch was who cast it that proves to be a problem. Also finding someone who would even talk to me about it and consider helping is an even bigger one. I have talked to about 50 people who knew about this, they either laughed at me since they support evil or ran away terrified before I could make them believe I wasn't evil."

"So let me get this straight, if you bite someone they would become a werewolf?" InuYasha asked.

"Yes. I though have never bit a human." replied Lin.

"I have a question Lin. What did you mean by you transforming because of the full moon?" asked Sango.

"When the moon is full I am forced to transform. When I transform I take on the body of a wolf. Before I only transformed during the full moon but I have learned to transform whenever I want." Lin answered. "Unlike other werewolves who are almost undistinguishable from regular wolves when transformed, I on the other hand am over twice the size of regular wolves."

"I'm guessing the abilities you showed in defeating that hawk demon is due to you being a werewolf.?" InuYasha asked.

"Yes, every werewolf heals quickly and has amazing strength compared to humans. I don't know how strong most demons are so I really can't compare the two. But most werewolves couldn't do what I did today and none with same ease. I have never met or heard of another werewolf as powerful as me, in fact I haven't met or heard of one who could be considered close." Lin answered.

"Lin, did you want to go back to the your time?" InuYasha asked.

"No, not really it is so much nicer here than there and I don't have to keep avoiding other werewolves here. Why?" Lin questioned back.

"Because I would like you to consider traveling with us. We really could use someone with your strength and abilities." InuYasha replied.

Everyone was more shocked by InuYasha politeness than the actual question. Lin however was more shocked by the question. No one had ever been so nice to her and asked for her to be around. "Yes I'll travel with you guys if all of you are alright with it." Lin answered as her eyes lit up.

"I would be happy to travel with you." replied Miroku.

"I honored to have you with us." said Sango.

"Of course you can." Shippo said smiling.

"That would be wonderful." Kagome said. "But you ought to know why we could use your abilities."

Kagome than proceed tho tell Lin about why they sought the jewel shards and about Naraku. "Do you still wish to travel with us?" Kagome asked when see was done.

"Yes, I would like to use my abilities towards something good." Lin replied.

"Okay, how about we get something to eat? Oh no, I left my backpack with your ramen outside the well InuYasha." Kagome had just realized that she had left her backpack behind in all the confusion.

"I'll go get for you." Lin then ran out of the hut and towards the well.

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