As the demon got closer and closer to them, the shadow got smaller and smaller. When the demon got close enough to the ground, it popped into a raccoon. "Hachi, you scared the shit out of us!" Inuyasha roared. (Incase some of ya'll do not remember who Hachi is, there is a profile of him at KoKo stood there, waiting for Inuyasha introduce the two strangers. When KoKo got tired of waiting for the rude raccoon's introduction, KoKo asked Inuyasha in an angry tone, "Well… aren't you going to introduce me to… Hachi!" - "Hachi, this is KoKo; KoKo, this is Hachi." Hachi stared at KoKo and gasped, "Aren't you the dog lord's daughter?" KoKo stared at Hachi, confused at first, and said, "Oh, you mean my father… and Inuyasha's father." Hachi did not respond- he was looking at KoKo, observing her, with his hand on his chin. "That's strange… I don't remember you being a half wolf demon," Hachi said in wonder. "My… my mother is a wolf demon." Bad memories soon hit KoKo like a ton of bricks. Her past of her mother's death flashed before her eyes: the blood that covered her mother's body, the look in her mother's eyes, the painful death that came upon her. "KoKo… KoKo!" Inuyasha snapped KoKo out of her daydreaming. KoKo sighed and started to sadly walk back where she had left the rest of the group without saying anything to Inuyasha. - "Hi! Is everything ok?" Kagome asked as she noticed the sad look on KoKo's face. KoKo did not seem to hear her or notice how everyone looked concerned- she just walked on by. KoKo blankly stared out in the forest: she did not think, she did not feel… matter of fact she did not even show any emotion. - After about what felt like hours, KoKo took in a deep breath and started walking back to where she had last seen Kagome and the others. When the group saw KoKo walking towards them, they quickly turned. "It's ok, I feel better now," KoKo reassured. Kagome turned to KoKo and smiled; KoKo warmly smiled back. KoKo looked behind Kagome and saw Hachi standing next to Inuyasha. KoKo walked towards them and apologized, "I'm sorry, Hachi. I am KoKo, half demon… half wolf, half dog." Hachi shook KoKo's hand and introduced himself again, "I am Hachi, the raccoon demon." Miroku looked at Hachi when he heard his voice and greeted him, "Hachi, I did not know that you were here. So nice to see you again." Hachi looked at Miroku and greeted back, "Nice to see you, too, Master Miroku." KoKo stared at Miroku and confusingly questioned, "Master…? Why do you call him Master, Hachi?" - "He saved my life, it all started when," - "I don't think I want to hear any stories right now," KoKo quickly interrupted. "Inuyasha, we should really be getting to a safe part of the forest before it gets too late," KoKo suggested. Inuyasha looked at KoKo, he had no idea why she had said this. Then he finally remembered that when the sun goes down, he would become human. "We still got a whole day ahead of us, it's only lunch time," Inuyasha conferred. Kagome had remembered that she had some food in her backpack, so she took out a picnic blanket and set some food on it. "Hachi, would you care to join us?" Miroku offered. Hachi immediately shook his head and ran over to the food. "Why is there a an octopus with only four legs?" Shippo questioned. "It's not an octopus, Shippo," Kagome laughed. KoKo picked up a white, fluffy ball and questioned Kagome, "What is this?" - "It's a rice ball, they are very good, try it," Sango said with a mouthful of rice ball. KoKo sniffed it some; when she was finally convinced that it was perfectly harmless, she stuffed it in her mouth all at once. When KoKo finally swallowed it, she complimented, "This is great, Kagome. Is this food from your time?" - "Yes," Kagome shortly answered- Kagome was hungry and was trying to eat as much as she could before Inuyasha ate it all. - Now that everyone was satisfied, they started heading off again.