"I am Koharu, my daddy used to be the leader of this village. Until a demon came, he called himself Naraku. He threatening everyone, because he was looking for another demon, named Inuyasha, and he thought that we knew who that was, so Naraku killed my daddy." Koharu fell on her knees and started crying silently. Tears rolled down her cheeks constantly for quite a while, until Shippo walked in and said, "Kogeme, is there any jewel shards here?" Shippo glanced at the little girl that was still on her knees, and he blushed. "Who is that, Kogeme?" Shippo asked still looking at Koharu. "Shippo, this is Koharu. What did you say where your older brother was, Koharu?" Koharu stood up and started explaining where her brother is; "He went to a battle, with some of the other villagers, to kill Naraku about two years ago. Everybody says that he got killed in the battle, but before he left he gave me this shard; he said that it would make my wishes come true, and I have wished that he would come back soon, and I know that he will soon." Shippo stared at her feeling sorry. "Koharu, how do they know that he is dead?" Kogeme asked in concern. "The villagers that went to fight say that they saw him get killed, but I know that he didn't get killed! He wouldn't leave me, he promised that he would come back as soon as he could!"Flash back- "Don't worry Koharu, I will come back as soon as I can. Here, this is a jewel shard; it will grant your wishes." –End flash back. Kogeme and Shippo sat there trying to think of something to say to cheer Koharu up. "Hey, is there a shard here or not?" Inuyasha walked up to Kogeme and stared at the little girl. "Inuyasha, this is Koharu. She says that-""I heard the whole story outside."
Kogeme pulled Inuyasha outside to tell him something that she obviously didn't want Koharu to hear, "Inuyasha, it's not a real shard that she has. I don't know what it is. It looks like one, but I do not sense that it's a shard." Koharu slowly walked out the hut staring at Inuyasha with an angry face, "YOUR Inuyasha! YOU'RE the reason that my daddy is dead!""What the hell are you talking about?""Naraku came here looking for you; my daddy was killed because Naraku couldn't find you! IT'S ALL, YOUR FAULT!" Inuyasha stood there dumb struck. "You mean that you saw Naraku here?" Miroku walked to Koharu. "Yes, but it was almost two years ago," Koharu answered staring at the ground. "Hasn't anyone asked you to stay with them, so you will not be alone?" Sango questioned. "I will not be alone when my brother comes back!" Koharu ran off toward a river stream. "Koharu, wait!" Shippo ran after her. When he caught up with her, she was sitting down next to the stream of water and throwing rocks into the water. Shippo sat down next to her and mumbled, "I know how it feels to not have any blood related family left." Koharu turned and looked at Shippo. "Yes, but you have a group that you travel with; and I do not even have that.""But people have been trying to help you, and all you have been saying is that your brother will come back. What if he doesn't Koharu? What if he is really dead?""He isn't! He would never want to leave me like that!""He may have not wanted to, Koharu, but he did. Otherwise, he would have been back by now." Koharu sat there and stared at Shippo trying to find something to say; but before she could, Shippo stood up. "Koharu, until you accept someone's offer of staying with them, you will be alone; and when you are alone something might happen to you." After Shippo finished, he walked off. "How did it go Shippo? Did you get her to change her mind?" Kogeme stood there eager for him to answer her questions. "I don't know. I walked off before she could answer. I think it was better that I walked off, because it will give her time to think." Shippo just stood there, until he heard Koharu scream. "KOHARU!" Shippo ran back down to the river where they had their conversation. He stood there and saw a giant lizard demon holding Koharu in a head- lock. "Let her go!" Shippo grabbed a centipede and threw it at the lizard demon, and the centipede turned into a giant dragon wrapped around the lizard demon. Shippo pulled out what looked like a little pony doll and tossed it into the air; it turned into a small pony, but it was just big enough for a little girl to get on it. "Get on Koharu!" Koharu jumped onto the little pony like a cowgirl and reached out her arm for Shippo. "It not going to be able to hold both of us, Koharu. You go ahead, I'll hold back the demon!" Shippo slapped the bottom of the pony and it ran off. When Shippo turned around to fight the demon, it was already unwrapped from the dragon, which had already turned back into the regular centipede. "You're going to pay for that you little runt!" The lizard ran to Shippo and knocked him on the ground so hard that he almost went unconscious. As Shippo lay on the ground, he was thinking about how all of his friends could easily slay a demon, while he could not. Inuyasha ran up, saw the giant lizard demon, and yelled, "WIND SCAR!" Shippo looked up and pettily said, "I wouldn't ever be able to slay a demon myself." Inuyasha turned and as the group stood right behind him and told Shippo trying to encourage him, "I don't know, that demon seemed like he was already about to go down when I got here." Shippo sat up and looked at Inuyasha. "Really?" Shippo questioned in an astonished voice. "Yap." Inuyasha shortly answered. "Yes Shippo, he was about to pass out." Miroku encouraged him. Kogeme and Sango stood there and smiled at him. "Wait, where is Koharu?" Shippo questioned as he jumped up. "Don't worry, Shippo, I am right here." Koharu walked up to Shippo and gave him a light kiss on the cheek. "Thank you so much, Shippo. You have convinced me to stay with an old couple that has had a lot of concern for me. If it wasn't for the talk that you gave me earlier, I would be dead." Shippo stared at Koharu, blushing with cheeks so read that they were redder than blood. Koharu walked up to Shippo and gave him another kiss on the cheek. When they got to the old couples hut, the group said their good-byes. They walked down to the river stream to find their path again. "Hey Kogeme." Inuyasha said in a questioning tone. "Yes, Inuyasha?" "What ever happened to the jewel shard that you sensed earlier?""I don't know, but I can still sense them. Actually I can sense them getting closer!" They started walking quicker up to a mountain, until they saw what looked like a wolf demon. "Who are you?" Inuyasha demandingly asked. "Who wants to know!" demanded the wolf demon. The wolf demon was a female, and she had a tail, like Koga; brown hair that flew freely, and brown eyes. She did not look any older than Kogeme, perhaps younger. "I am KoKo. I may be a half demon, but I am much stronger than you may think! I am half wolf and half dog.""I am Inuyasha-""Wait. Unless I am mistaking, you are also a half demon. Half dog and half human.""How the hell do you know me!"