Caught Off Guard

Disclaimer- I own something! :: lawyers appear:: But it's not Inuyasha! :: Lawyers disappear:: Yeah, now on with the story!

This is a story written by Lupe without the help of Carmen. I hope you all like my story. Please review. There will be a voting in ch.3 so please vote!

Italics are thoughts and the boxes are a change of scene. Ok? Ok.

It was a calm day in the lands of the eastern wolf pack, a bit chilly but it seemed fine. That was before they met her and learned that she would change everyone's lives forever. But would it be for better or worse?

Kouga ran up the side of the waterfall. The mist sprayed him in the face even more as he reached the top. Usually Ginta and Hakkaku would come running with those stupid grins plastered to there faces. But not today they weren't at their posts. If a demon were to approach they would be the first to warn the tribe so they could prepare to fight. But with them gone they might as well just give their land to another demon. Where are Ginta and Hakkaku? It's their shift. They should be here. Just then a strange scent met with Kouga's sensitive nose. It reeked of blood and death was ever so slowly creeping over it. What ever this scent is it's been injured. Ginta and Hakkaku have probably gone to find out what happened. Something strange was indeed going on, the birds weren't chirping, it was unusually chilly for the middle of the warm months (summer) and now two of his pack members were missing. I guess I should at least check it out. Kouga started of in the direction of the scent. It's more than likely they went to find out where this scent is coming from.

With Ginta and Hakkaku

"Where's it coming from?" Ginta asked sniffing the air gingerly.

"If I knew I would tell you." Hakkaku snapped turning in a circle nose high in the air. "It seemed to be East of the caves but now it seems to be all around us."

"Let's go east and then work our way back towards the caves then." Ginta said looking for tracks in the dirt. "What ever it is it's pretty smart."

"Why do you say that?" Hakkaku asked bending down to face his comrade.

"Well look at these tracks. They cross over each other meaning it ran in a circle to confuse whatever was after it." Ginta began. "And the scent seems to come from every direction at once so I'm guessing it's done this more than once before."

"I can see and smell that! Maybe we should get Kouga. He might be able to find out what it is." Hakkaku said processing the information he had just heard.

"No way! Kouga is way to busy to deal with something like this!" Ginta said before running toward the eastern side of the tribe's lands.

"Huh, uh wait for me!" Hakkaku said before chasing after his comrade. As by some speak of the devil moment a small tornado was headed toward them. Kouga skidded to a stop his hair flying onto his right shoulder as he did so.

"Where were you two? It's your shift, think of the consequences of your actions. Something could have attacked the pack!" Kouga shouted his eyes bulging with fury. The veins in his neck pounded against his skin with ever word.

"We were tracking the source of this scent." Hakkaku said his head hung in shame.

"It's quite strange Kouga. I can tell it's blood but I can't tell where it's coming from exactly." Ginta murmured once again sniffing in between words.

"Well the freshest scent comes just north of this spot so let's go that way." Kouga said gesturing to a narrow path through the trees. "As for your punishment for leaving your post, you two will be working the night shift and your regular post for the next week." Kouga said turning to the two. Hakkaku and Ginta looked at each other and nodded warily before heading toward the path Kouga had pointed out.

The trio walked for a little over an hour before they found three sets of tracks in the dried mud. Kouga bent down and sniffed the prints. "Well, smells like this is the border to our territory. One set of track continues into our lands while the other two seemed to have paced around at the border a bit before turning back into the forest." Kouga said while following the tracks with his eyes. "One things for sure I don't recognize these scents." He turned to the two munching demons behind him.

"Well, then let's follow the one that goes into our land." Ginta said taking a rather large bite of rabbit.

"Might as well." Hakkaku said before getting off the log he and Ginta were sitting on.

"Come on you two can eat while you follow the scent, it's near anyway." Kouga said grabbing his rabbit and starting off. "I'm going back to the caves, tell me what you find!" Kouga said before taking off kicking up dirt like crazy.

"We'd better get going." Ginta said swallowing a large chunk of meat. He bent over sniffed the tracks and started off.

"Fine." Hakkaku muttered tearing off the last bite of meat from the rabbit carcass and chasing after his comrade.

Ginta pushed a branch out of his face. The tracks had led the straight to a small clearing. The river that connected to the end of the waterfall where the wolf den was located ran right through this clearing. The trees were in full bloom not a leaf out of place. The grass was bright green and the flowers were blooming all around. But unfortunately it wasn't the beauty of the clearing that brought Ginta and Hakkaku there. It was dead quiet not even a bird dared chirp. All Ginta and Hakkaku could do was stare in shock for in the middle of the clearing was a girl drenched in a pool of her own blood.

Lupe- There ya go like it? Review!

Mika- Where's Carmen?

Lupe- What are you doing here?

Mika- I donno!

Tink- Where's the tato chips?

Lupe- I got my own computer so I could put it in my room and keep you guys out! Plus I have no tato chips.

Tink- O.O No tatos?! ::screams::

Carmen- ::door opens:: What's everyone doing?

Lupe- Arrg, everyone out except Carmen!

Carmen- Why except me?

Lupe- Cause I'm writing a story without your help and I want you to read it.

Carmen- Ok....You should consider a lock.

Lupe- By everyone. R&R