Well, here's the big moment. Will it be a simple wolf attack like Hiei suspects or is it a werewolf like Kurama suggested? Read on and find out.

Chapter Three- Revelation

Hiei paced the sidewalk that occupied his favorite area of the park. He felt unusually restless tonight and he had a feeling he knew why: It was the first full moon since his dream and he was constantly on guard, waiting for an attack.

The fire demon, in addition to restlessness, felt a craving for raw meat, a fact that digusted him. He had never eaten raw meat before and he didn't intend to start now.

The back of his right hand itched and he scratched it. He blinked when his fingers touched fur. He looked down and his mouth fell open in shock. Fur, as dark as his hair, grew from his hand and was spreading up his arm. The same went for his other arm. He could feel his nose and mouth push out into a muzzle and his bones crunching and rearranging themselves. The pain of his bones shifting was so agonizing that he passed out.

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When Hiei awoke, it was morning and he was right where he passed out last night. Yet, his coat and shirt had been ripped apart as had his boots. His sword was still tied to the shredded pants he wore. Even more curious was his full stomach and bloodied hands.

'What the hell did I do last night?' he wondered. He recalled passing out after seeing fur on his arms and his bones rearranging themselves...oh, shit! Did he become a werewolf? Hiei dismissed the thought as soon as it came to him. He hadn't come across any wolves, so last night had merely been a dream.

'But I'll stay here, just to be sure.'

Gathering his shredded clothes and shoes, he dumped them in a can and then sat on a bench and thought about his "dream". He wondered about his full stomach and concluded that he must have been sleepwalking, though he's never had any previous experiences like that. In between his explanations, the Jaganshi would doze off for an hour or two and then wake up and resume thinking.

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The sun was setting and Hiei watched it with the same restlessness as last night. Only, this time it was to the question of whether or not he would change. His apprehension grew as the sky darkened and the moon rose into the sky.

An itchy sensation caused the short demon to look down. He quickly pinched himself and was convinced he wasn't dreaming. Black fur was spreading all over his body. His muzzle grew out as his bones started to shift. Hiei gritted his teeth, willing himself to endure it. He succeeded as he fell to all fours as his change completed itself. He snarled and then howled thinking, 'I hate it when Kurama's right.'

Thinking once again about his stomach and hands from this morning, Hiei felt sick. He had killed and eaten someone. Normally, he wouldn't of had any qualms of a dead ningen, but to eat a ningen was another story. Dashing behind a bush, he promptly vomited his stomach's contents before burying it. He vowed to not kill to eat. He'd rather die than eat raw meat again.

Footsteps reached his ears and his stomach, now empty, growled to be fed. Licking his chops, he started to creep towards the sound. Suddenly, he stopped and shook his head. Why did he just act like that? It had felt like a fog had invaded his brain, blocking out his judgement.

He heard the footsteps again and that damn fog flooded in again. It was as if the wolf instincts was pushing Hiei aside, forcing the demon to simply watch and yet the fire demon was still in control of his body.

His paws were in motion, heading for the human that was coming toward him. A blond woman appeared before his eyes. A growl escaped his throat. There was a scream, then a lunge, and teeth piercing the throat. A pull and the jugular vein was severed.

The muzzle began to lap up the warm blood that poured from the throat before ripping the body open for the meat inside. When the teeth grabbed its first bite, Hiei began to fight against the primal instincts and succeeded in gaining control, but not before the first bite had been swallowed.

Hiei back away from his kill and ran back to his area of the park. There, he laid in the grass, whining. If he could have talked, he would have been screaming from the horror of what he had done.

'I must resist killing like that again. I fear if I do it again, I won't be able to stop.'

Poor Hiei. He killed a human for food. That's got to be disconcerting. Next time, Hiei will seek the help of our fav kitsune.