A/N: XD…This is probably my favorite chapter to write. (Well…so far.) Because…it's just…HILARIOUS! Besides, you meet my second favorite character…yay!

I dedicate this chapter to Amanda, because she sent me that AWESOME Inuyasha magazine for my birthday. (If you are reading this, YOU ROCK!)

(And to Weeping Wolf: Your e-mail wasn't in your review. It didn't copy over…)

And, now, without further ado, MY FAVORITE CHAPPIE!

Chapter 8: Meeting with the Wolf Youkai

"So, you see, Kuro-sama, that is how your father defeated the sword of his father, Sou'unga." Myouga finished.

"It's kind of amazing that they are actually able to work together." Kuro said, brushing a branch out of the way. "Considering how things were before."

The flea-youkai sighed and shifted his position on Kuro's shoulder. "Yes, I'm afraid that relations between your father and his brother Sesshoumaru were never great."

"No wonder he was never mentioned." Kiri said. They were marching through the forest after a hard day of walking. Myouga had been telling them stories all day of Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's past, starting with the story of his father, the great inu youkai of the western lands.

Myouga said, "Well, I'm afraid your father never really wanted to talk about his brother."

Kuro shrugged. "Can't say I blame father. I don't think Sesshoumaru was too keen to mention him, either. But…he didn't quite seem like you described him."

The flea youkai shrugged. "I suppose he has changed. It has been many long years since I have seen him, so I wouldn't know."

Kuro sniffed the air, swiping bushes out of his way. "There's a waterfall…and a pond nearby."

Kiri suddenly perked up. "Really? Come on then!" she took off.

He followed, not as exited as she was. "Hey, what's the big idea?" he asked, as she ran towards the pond.

"It's getting late." Kiri said, throwing down her bow and pack. "You make camp."

"And what are you going to do?" Kuro growled.

"I am going to take a bath." She said happily.

"I can't make camp every night!" he yelled. "You do it tonight!"

Kiri grinned. "Nope."

Kuro started growling in annoyance, flexing his claws, but Kiri got set in a battle stance. "Bring it on, Kuro. I could use the exercise."

He glared at her, and turned away sharply. It wasn't worth it. She'd just beat him, again.

"Smart choice." She said. "You don't want to appear all bloody and bruised for your precious Suki, do you?" She walked towards the hot spring, leaving a very angry Kuro.

As he sat down on the grass, the flea spoke up. "Kuro-sama,"

"WHAT?" He asked.

"It's just…Kuro-sama, I've been wondering…while it seems that you have someone for you, why doesn't your sister Kiri-sama have anyone?"

Kuro sighed. "It's because Kiri's different than me." He absentmindedly stared at her bow lying on the ground. "She grew up with my father trying to teach her and me how to fight. She was expected to keep up with us. Unlike me, she never grew up knowing someone of the opposite sex closely; she was usually cut off from the village in youth."

He looked back at the flea. "Somewhere along the line, she started believing that having feelings for someone makes you weak, and so, she will pursue no one."

"But, Kuro-sama, won't that mean she'll live a life of loneliness?" Myouga asked.

"Maybe." Kuro said. "If she keeps it up, then yes."

Kiri sneezed. "Kuro better not be saying anything about me," she muttered. "Or else I'll kill him…"

She walked by some trees and saw the pond and waterfall. It was coming out of a cliff that seemed to rise from no where in this almost unending forest. The water sparkled and reflected the moon that had just recently come out.

"Perfect…" she said, stripping off her purple flowered yukata. She pulled the ribbons that held her buns up from her silver hair, and it fell down to her waist. She walked over to the pond and placed a foot in.

It's warm…she thought, smiling. That made it all the better. She slipped into it, surprised when the water came up to her thighs.

She walked over to the waterfall and let the water fall around her, droplets of it falling all over her.

This…is heaven…

The red haired, blue eyed wolf youkai sniffed the air. "Akuto," she said, stopping from her run. "There is an interesting scent in the air."

The other youkai, with long black hair and green eyes also stopped running, and smelled. "Inu youkai." He said. "No…wait…" he sniffed one more time. "Inu hanyou."

The red haired youkai smiled, "I'm in the mood for a fight."

"Tsume," Akuto said, "You wait here. I'll go check this out." And he ran off towards the place of the scent.

As Akuto came closer to the source of the smell, he heard running water. He slowed down and crawled through the underbrush. He peeked through two bushes—

And was met with a very interesting sight.

Kiri was still letting the water from the waterfall fall over her naked form, beads of water falling and rolling off her breasts. She closed her eyes as she ran her hands through her silver hair, washing all the dirt from the road out of it.

Akuto stared in awe; he had never seen such a captivating sight. He sniffed again and could tell she was one of the inu hanyous, but he wouldn't have been able to tell if it hadn't been for her human ears.

I guess hanyous have some redeeming qualities, he thought, while continuing to watch her.

Kiri was continuing with her bath when she suddenly picked up a strange scent. Huh? That smells like a wolf youkai… she turned around—

And saw the wolf youkai try to hide hastily behind a bush.

For a moment, they stared at each other, her golden eyes growing wide with surprise.

And then she screamed, diving back into the water to cover herself.

Kuro immediately jumped up at the sound of her scream. "Damnit!" he said. "Now we got something else to worry about."

He ran towards her, to find her covering herself with one hand and pointing in a direction with another. Kuro unsheathed the Tessaiga, which immediately transformed into its true form, and ran after the retreating youkai.

Kuro jumped in front of him, cutting off his escape. "I don't think so." He said, growling.

Akuto grinned, getting into a battle stance. "So, I guess there will be a fight after all, huh hanyou?"

"You can count on it." Kuro said, glaring.

Another wind funnel came up next to the wolf youkai. "Akuto, what the hell have you gotten yourself into now?" The female wolf youkai said.

He gave a small growl. "Nice of you to show up, Tsume." He muttered.

Kiri yelled, still covering herself up. "Hey, Kuro, hand me my yukata!"

He ignored her, he was two busy with the two attacking youkai.

"Let's just get this over with, hanyou." Akuto said, jumping towards Kuro. He held the wolf youkai off with the Tessaiga, slashing at them right before they would jump away.

"You don't know what you're doing, hanyou!" Tsume mocked, slashing at him with her claws.

Kuro smirked. He was right, youkai were stupider when they thought not to expect surprises from hanyous. "Oh yeah? Kaze no Kizu!" A flash of golden light came from the Tessaiga and unleashed the attack.

"Whoa!" both Akuto and Tsume had to jump out of the way quickly as the Kaze no Kizu threatened to give them a world of hurt. "Heh, like to play it rough, do you, hanyou?" Tsume mocked, "Then we won't hold back now!"

She punched his fist unexpectedly, making him let go of the Tessaiga, it flying away from him. Akuto then punching Kuro's jaw making him fall backwards.

Kuro wiped his face. "If that's how you want to do it," He retaliated, by coming back with a series of punches and kicks, nearly matching the wolves in skill. Of course, he wasn't as good as his sibling who was still under the water.

"Kuro, get your ass over here and get me some clothes! I'm better than you anyway!" she roared.

Again, he ignored her. He was too much into the fight. He was just about to deliver a blow to Akuto's face when a voice said, "No! Do not fight him!"

The fighting stopped for a minute, Myouga, for the first time, had come on to the battlefield. He jumped on to Akuto's nose. Annoyed, the wolf youkai grabbed it between his nails and squeezed it. "What do you mean, flea?"

"Please, do not fight them! They are the son and daughter of The Hanyou!"

This did not appear to phase the wolves in the least. "Then we should be fighting them, baka!" he yelled, about to flick the pest aside.

Myouga sighed. "AND The Miko."

The wolf youkai stopped. "The Miko?" They asked, looking from Kuro to Kiri, who was still trying to cover herself up. Then Tsume glared at Akuto. She smacked him over the head. "You idiot! You know father said not to anger The Miko!"

Kuro slowly lowered his fists. "What's going on? What does this have to do with my mother and…who are you?"

The male wolf spoke up. "I am Akuto, and this is my sister Tsume."

"Ahem." She coughed.

"Older sister." He muttered. "Our father is the prince of the wolf youkai tribe."

Kuro stared. "And…you were told not to harm us?"

"Right." Tsume said. "I apologize for my baka of a brother's actions." She glared at him.

"What does mother have to do with wolf youkai?" Kuro wondered.

"WHO CARES!" Kiri bellowed. "JUST GET ME SOME CLOTHES!"

Kuro rolled his eyes and tossed her the purple yukata. "There, happy?"

Kiri wrapped it around herself and walked out of the pond, giving Akuto the scariest look of death anyone has ever seen. "You." She said, pointing at him. "Are going to die."

"What'd he do?" His sister asked, even though her brother looked frightened.

There seemed to have been flames shooting out of Kiri's eyes when she yelled. "He peeped on me!"

Tsume smacked him again, receiving an "Ow!" from Akuto. Kuro knew instantly that his sister and the female wolf would get along. "You baka!" she yelled. "Apologize!"

Akuto sighed, and walked towards Kiri. He took her hand. "I apologize for my previous actions." He said, very formal, bringing her hand to his lips like a gentlemen. For a second, Kiri actually believed he might have been sorry.

Until he whispered, "Although, I won't deny that your figure isn't captivating."

Kiri pulled her hand from his grasp and punched him so hard in the nose it started to bleed. "PERVERTED BASTARD!" she roared.

A/N: XD. So, yes. My favorite chapter to write so far. Don't you just love Akuto? (BTW, plug that in to a Japanese/English dictionary. I couldn't help but love it as a character description AND a name.)

I think all of you have guessed by now that Kiri's story is gonna be GOOD. Anyway, with next chapter, it will start off the Kiri/Akuto stuff, but I can't update tomorrow, since I go to get my permit tomorrow. YIPPEE!