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Okay, this update isn't all that long...but it gives a bit more info on Lysi. Hope you like it!

Disclaimer: I own no one in this story except Lysi... She's mine!! Haha! ;)

Here we go!

Last time:

"Oh, forgive me! I forgot to introduce myself, with all that's happened." She smiled widely and threw back her hood.

"I'm Lysi."

Sango, Miroku and InuYasha all gasped collectively. The young girl who had now declared herself as 'Lysi' smirked.

"What?" She asked softly. "Not what you expected?"

"T-to say the least..." Miroku stuttered.

He and his two companions studied the girl, disbelief apparent in their eyes.

"I've never seen one before..." Sango breathed, stepping from behind Miroku's arm.

"Well, I knew they had to of existed... but we never came across one in all our travels, so I assumed they were scarce..."

Lysi scowled, not too fond of being discussed like she were some rare specimen.

"We are not scarce, we just choose to not show ourselves to mortals... we dog demons like to keep to ourselves."

InuYasha, who had been studying the soft, pitch black ears atop her head that were so much like his, looked down to her eyes. They were so green they looked like emeralds. He rose an eyebrow at her statement.

"Then why did you choose to reveal yourself now?" He asked, crossing his arms once again.

Lysi smiled slyly.

"I have a few... things... to attend to..." She replied.

InuYasha wondered what she meant by that, and why she was looking at him the way she was, but only briefly. For Sango quickly piped up.

"Well, if you would like some company for the duration of your trip, we'd be happy to have you." Sango hoped she's accept the offer. She didn't too much like being alone with the guys when Kagome left for home, and this girl would make it much easier.

Lysi smiled at the offer that the lone girl made. 'This may be even easier than I thought...'

"Sure, I'd love to travel with you guys." She answered with a bright smile.

Sango immediately brightened, then stepped to the young demon's side.

"Great. Come on, I'll show you where we're staying for the next few days."

Lysi nodded and followed Sango, leaving the boys behind.

InuYasha watched them leave, still wondering about their new companion.

"Man, what a beauty!" Miroku piped up.

InuYasha scowled at the monk, but couldn't help but agree.

"Yeah, but something about her doesn't seem right..."

Sango led Lysi to Kaede's village, chattering all the way. Lysi simply smiled a pleasant smile and listened to the happy girl. 'She must not get much time with girls, besides the one from the future...' She thought, vaguely listening to what Sango was saying.

She finally smiled politely, then interrupted Sango's constant talking.

"Um, not to be rude, but why are we staying at a village for so long? Why aren't we leaving in the morning?" She feigned the innocent act, acting as if she knew nothing of Kagome's existence.

Sango furrowed her brow, not too able to understand how this pertained to demon slaying, but shrugged it off.

"Well, you see, um- we have another traveling partner, that- um, well, she returns home every once in a while, and we wait for her in this village." Sango had never thought about how to explain Kagome's time travel, but she thought she did quite well on the spot.

Lysi nodded, secretly relishing in the girl's confusion.

"Oh, alright. I just thought I'd check."

Sango nodded, and returned Lysi's smile, then started up her discussion of demon slaying tactic where she had left off.

Lysi rolled her eyes, but continued to listen as they made their way to the village.

Kagome stretched out in her bathtub, groaning happily as the hot water lapped at her body.

'Oh, this feels soo good...' She sighed and submerged her head under the water, relishing in the sweet warmth of it.

"So, you were looking out for me back then, huh?" InuYasha said thoughtfully. (1)

"That I did." Lysi said with a smile.

The two were perched high up in the branches of a tree just outside the village. Soon after his three companions had laid down to sleep, InuYasha had been summoned outside by Lysi. The night was silent, and the only noises around them was the soft wind.

InuYasha broke the brief silence.

"So, that's how I knew your scent." He said with a smile. He then frowned slightly. "Wait, if you were watching me at the well, why didn't you just show yourself then?"

Lysi smirked, quickly recovering from the shock that a half demon as himself could have sensed her, even though she had masked her scent.

"Well, the truth be told, you looked like you were going through an emotional time at the moment. And, the whole 'wolf rescue' thing? I did that cause I thought it may make you feel better if you were able to help a lovely maiden in distress..."

Lysi smiled at the light blush that graced InuYasha's cheeks at that comment.

InuYasha then nodded. "Yeah, I guess I was..." His voice was soft, and his eyes had a far-off look to them.

Lysi sighed softly, knowing that he was now thinking of that girl... Well, she'd fix that little problem with time.

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What doesLysi want and who is she? A full dog demon who is set on claiming InuYasha as her mate.

--What does she look like, her origin and history, etc.

Name: Lysi (Lee-Cee) Syiti (Shy-it-T)

Hair: Pure black, with gold highlights

Eyes: Deep green

Body Profile: Slender yet muscular, Sango's height. Has soft, furry ears like InuYasha, but black.

Clothing: Robes of black, lined and elegantly adorned with intricate gold designs.

Race: A pure dog demon. Comes from a rich family.

History: She lived near the village that InuYasha grew up in, and secretly watched him from afar. She ended up growing fond of him, and pitied him for the way he was treated. She planned on one day revealing herself to him, and taking him away with her for a better life, but that 'one day' never came. Soon after her decision, his mother passed away, and he was driven from his village. She lost track of him, and when she reached the age of 16, she went searching for him. For a few months, she searched in vain, then heard of InuYasha's forest. She traveled there, and found her desire pinned to the ancient tree. She couldn't remove the arrow, and felt that she had failed him. She returned to her home and put herself in a fake death-type sleep, that she would only awake from when and if InuYasha was reawakened. Once he did, she started her search, and finally has found him and plans to claim him. After disposing of this potential rival, that is...

Sorry, I was to lazy to write this all into the story. I also have a lot of stuff to finish up before Christmas.. and seeing that tomorrow is Christmas Eve, I'm a bit behind schedule... ;) But, I wanted to get this up, even if it's only a little, for all of you so that you don't think I totally forgot about my stories...:D Hope you enjoyed!
Before I go, I wanna reply to all my new reviews...

Anguru No Yami: Sorry for the confusion! Hope this chapter cleared that up a little!

CherryBlossomLove: Thanks for the review. Hope you liked this chapter too!

ILUVINUS589: AHH! How did you know?! Lol! And no, this definitely doesn't end the Inu/Kag relationship. It actually ends up strenghtening it... That's all I'm saying! ;)

Endless Moonlight: Thank you for the review! And don't worry about it! I forget things all the time..sigh Old age, LOL! (Yeah, like 18 is SOO old... ;)) Yeah, they did end up getting longer, sorry that this one is a bit short again... Oh, and the whole Kale issue...Um, okay here's the deal. When I first started writing this fic, I had only seen, like, 2-3 episodes of InuYasha, and I didn't know the names of many of the characters yet. You see, I have this awful habit of forgetting people's names, unless you're one of my best friends, or part of my immediate family, or I see you almost everyday... I can remember faces with no problem, but putting names to those faces is a bit harder... Anyway, the point I'm getting to; I couldn't remember Hojo's name at the moment I wrote this story, and I wasn't anywhere near the internet or anything like that (I was on a break at work), so I just named him what I thought his name was... Which was Kale. :D Yeah, I know, how the hell did I come up with that name, right? Looking at it now, I still have no clue... Anyway,later I found out his name was actually Hojo, but I never got around to changing the name back. So, that's the story of Kale... he is actually supposed to be Hojo. Oops! Anyway, yeah... that why I always forgot to claim him, but he will come in later, I just don't know if you'll see much of Hojo, or maybe Kagome will dump Kale, then go out with Hojo to try and fill the place where she yearns for Inuyasha to be... Alright! Damn, my response is longer than your review... Okay, time to stop! ;)

black-angel92: Thank you for the review. Well, he does deserve it... anyway, I hope you're enjoying!

Aria-wolfstar: Thank you for your continued support, and I hope you still like the story. Lots more to come! Oh, and your fave animal re-enters the story... Koga of course!

Hope this chapter made sense to everyone! Please let me know what you think, and any thoughts that you have...

There you go. Again, sorry for the shortness! Please review!!!

L.A.