Only one chapter for today. If you don't know who the old man is yet, here are some more clues. I will let Wai Kiki take over and type for me. Oh, by the way SiM, Wai Kiki says that Battosai is nothing but a fake...

Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha and neither do you...

Chapter 5: The Midnight Agreement

"Of course I know him. I also know the miko, monk, kitsune and the slayer."

"Yes the slayer..." Mouko's sentence trailed off.

"It seems you know her too."

"Of course!"

"How so, may I ask?"

"I met her one day in a village. She was the most gorgous thing I haven't seen in about 70 years. She was going back to her friends. She had that damn lord with her too. Well, I found her again at this village where they were staying. I beleived she was my lost love. She looks so much like her. That fucking ningen tried to keep me away from her and he suceeded. She chose him over me. I relly belived that she was her, but I think I am wrong. Maybe the witch was right."

"Witch?"

"Yes. The same witch that cursed..."

"Sesshomaru?"

"Yes. She warned me about her not being my love and how I will suffer more if I didn't listen. I should've listened."

"Don't think that. If you really believe that the slayer you lost is this love of yours, then may be she is really her."

"Ok. But tell me this. How do you know InuYasha and his friends?"

"I know them because of what happened a year ago. They took my love away. Her name was Shiko. I was really close of having her but they came and took her away from me. I despise InuYasha, his friends and Sesshomaru. They are the reason why I am like this. They are nothing but greedy thieves."

But the slayer! She is not like that! She..."

"Oh but she is, unless she was brainwashed.so she doesn't remember her old life."

"I thogh something like that earlier."

"It seems like we have a common enemy. I think we can help each other out and get what we want in the end."

"mouko got on one elbow. "Go on. I'm listening."

"I'll help you get your love back if you first help me get a new body. I want to be young again and get back Shiko."

"Hm. How wil you get Uriko back?"

"Well, I just happen to know a few memory spells. I can simply fix the slayers mind back to her old life. But you have to get me a new body first. I'm too old to perform any memory spell without killing myself."

"Don't worry, I will. But I can't because I..."

"Need a new tail?" the old man snapped his fingers. Mouo felt something gro behind him. He looked behind to see his tail back. "You can start in the morning."

"I will. But I don't know how I will get youa new body." Mouko scratched his head.

"Well, you know the witch. Maybe you can ask her?"

"Yes the witch. She'll do."

"Do we have an agreement?"

"Yes but what is your name?"

"My name is Omugino but I perfer to be called Ukaran."

"Well Ukaran, you have yourself a deal."

Ukaran sat in the corner as he watched Mouko turned on to his side to go to sleep. "Perfect. First gain his trust and then dispose him later after I get what I want. They really think they could get rid of me, well think again..."

Note: If you still don't know the old man, then you are dense!