Hey people! Im dedicating this chappie to the my very first review! So thanks a lot Kitsune-NekoDemon2! Here you go my next chappie! XD! Just a note ahead Hakkume has fallen for Kouga but she isn't really aware of it yet...but she starts to realize. I know its weird but just bear with me k?

Chapter- Unexpected Turn of Events

Hakkume sat just in a tree and sighed.

"I'm not going to get any sleep tonight. I'll be too nervous. What if I don't make it? What if I suddenly offend Kouga some way? What if he alreay like me? What if he already loves ...someone?" Hakkume thought. "What if the sky turns to fire and your nose falls off?"

"Who are you?" Hakkume asked.

"I'm you. Or actually I'm your conseince. Don't worry you'll do fine. You'r-----" Hakkume's thoughts were interupted rudely by Ginta who was looking for her.

"Hakkume! Where are you?" Ginta called. Hakkume hopped off the tree and landed gracefully in front of Ginta.

"Hi. You must be one of Kouga's packmates." Hakkume said as she sat down and Ginta sat down facing her.

"Yes. My name is Ginta and your name is?" Ginta asked as he took a breathed in. "She smells like pine trees." Ginta thiught.

"Nice to meet you Ginta. My name is Hakkume but you can call me Ume." (pronounced Um-May).Ume said and smiled even bigger.

"So I hear you're going to be tested tommorrow if the weather permits that is right?" Ginta asked.

"Yeah. Hopefully I'll pass. Ginta can I ask you a favor and a question?" Ume asked hopefully.

"Sure. Go ahead." Ginta replied.

"Does Kouga already have a mate or anyone he likes?" Ume once again asked very hopeful that she still had what little chance with Kouga.

"No KOuga doesn't have a mate yet but there is a miko that Kouga claims that he's in love with. Shes very powerful she can sense the shikon jewel fragments." Ginta replied.

"Oh," Ume replied disappointed,"do you want to know something Ginta?"

"Ok." Ginta said eager to hear Ume's secret.

"From a very young age I too could sense the jewel shard fragments. Once I was old enough I hunted them. I've got quite a few actually." Ume said and slipped a pendant and opend it. Inside was about a dozen jewel shards.

"WOW!" Ginta exclaimed.

"Another thing I learned I could do was purify these jewel shards. Even though I hunt them I never use them because I would eventually taint the jewel shard if the owner ever had intentins that were not pure." Ume sighed.

"I see. Koga has 3 jewel shards. Ume... you said you also had a favor to ask what is it?" Ginta asked.

"Oh yeah!" Ume smiled,"I almost forgot. I was wondering if you weren't doind anything if you could train with me for a bit.I hear that you're second best around here. I would be very grateful if you wou;d help me though."

"Sure. I need the exercise. lets start." Ginta said eagerly as both he and Ume got up.

"Don't hold back k?" Ume asked.

"Don't worry I won't." Ginta growled.

So it began. Both dropped to their fighting stances.Ginta was the first to make a move. Ume easily dodged it and used the oppertunity to trip him over.

"You're not going to beat me if you keep fighting like that." Ume said laughing.

"She's fast." Ginta thought. Ginta again went in for the kill but again missed Ume.

"Don't attack blindly Ginta! Before you attack plan it out and see every possible way that your oppenet could dodge it. Watch. Like this." Ume instructed. Ume attcked so quick that Ginta didn't have time to react. She already had Ginta on the floor before Ginta realized that she had flipped him.

"You win Ume. I'm no match for you." Ginta said as he sat up laughing. Suddenly Nikoto bursted throught the trees.

"Ginta Hakkume come quick. Kouga's sick!" Nikoto said.

"Lead the way!" Ume insisted.

Ume ran as fasr as her legs could carry her (which was really fast).

"Please oh please let Kouga be alright!" was the words that lpayed over and over in her head. She finally reached Kouga's cave which felt like an eternity to her but actually was only like 5 minutes. The first Ume did was felt Kouga's head. It was burning.

"Ginta go fetch me a bucket of cold water and a wash cloth and Nikoto please go fetch the miko Kagome." Ume ordered. "It's best for Kouga to think that Kagome had nursed him back to health. I would make him really happy." Ume thought smiling.

"Here's exactly what you've asked for Ume." Ginta said.

"Thank you." Ume said before dipping the cloth into the water and putting the wash cloth onto Kouga's forehead. Althrough the time that Ume was changing the wash cloth Kouga kept on mumbling that sounded like "Kagome" to Ume. About 30 minutes later Nikoto had come back with Kagome. Ume went right up and inspected Kagome. Ume finally decided she was ok.

"All you have to do is keep Kouga's lips moist and change the wash cloth on his forehead. Can you manage that miko?"

"Yes." was all that Kagome could manage. Koagome thought that this she-wolf, Ume, had spoken to her quite rudely. Kagome managed to follow Ume's instructions for about an hour before she started to get sleepy then fell asleep.

"Pathetic." Ume thought. So Ume took over the duties. About almost sunset the next day that Kouga's fever start to go down. Ume didn't stop a second for a break. Ginta and Nikoto were watching from outside of the cave. Both of them were amazed that Ume hadn't collapsed yet. Kouga started to come too so Ume stood by a wall. Ume let out a long breath.

"Kagome? Did you look after me wihle I was sick?" Kouga said hugging Kagome.

"Actually I didn't do-" Was all Kagome could say before Kouga interupted her.

"Don't be so humble Kagome." Kouga said as he hugged her evern tighter.

"But Ume was the-" again Kagome was interupted but this time was my Ume.

"No it wasn't."Ume smiled a sad smile,"It was Kagome. Hey, if u need me i'll be outside k?" Ume walked outside and sat in "Kouga's" big rock and watched the sun set.

"Why did she do that?" Nikoto asked Ginta.

"..." was how Ginta answered Nikoto. and then there was a soft breeze that carried Ume's words to them...

"When u care for someone you just want them to be happy even if yuo're not in the picture..."