I do not own Inuyasha (but I wish I did), though I do own Amily.

Chapter 3: Coming to terms

The next time she woke up Amily was ready for the shock of seeing the characters from Inuyasha. She looked at them out of the corner of her eyes for a few minutes before opening them completely and turning her head letting them know she was awake. Kagome was the first to notice Amily was awake and she got up bringing over a bowl of something steaming that smelled really good. Amily watched nervously as Kagome knelt down beside her and Amily tensed when she head Inuyasha growl softly at Kagome for being so close.

"It's okay he wont hurt you and no one else will either"

Kagome told her, chuckling softly and Amily felt the corner of her lips turn up in a small smile for just a second then it disappeared. She blushed brightly as her stomach growled and Kagome handed her the bowl of broth, Amily took a cautious sip and decided she liked it and began to eat.

Kagome watch as the girl ate the broth, while holding the bowl gently in her injured hand.

"What's your name?" asked Kagome curiously. The girl stopped eating for a second and looked at Kagome before looking back down at her broth she mumbled softly.

"It's Amily"

Kagome smiled her sweetest smile

"I'm Kagome, its nice to meet you Amily"

The girl nodded and continued to eat her broth, when she was done Kagome noticed that Amily faked a yawn before lying down and rolling over facing away from her. Kagome got up and went back over to the fire and sat down beside Inuyasha and Songo.

"Have you learned anything from the girl Lady Kagome?"

Asked Miroku quietly, as he was slowly sneaking a hand to wards Songo's butt.

"All I got was that her name is Amily"

Kagome answered. Songo looked at the girl lying down on the far side of the hut and said thoughtfully.

"She is quite the mystery isn't she Kagome… not human but not hanyou either… I mean…." Her eyes suddenly narrowed and her hand clenched into a fist as she felt a hand rubbing her butt.

"HENTAI!" she yelled and smacked her fist into Miroku's face leaving a noticeable red mark. The sound startled Amily, who turned over quickly and backed up against the wall her eyes wide and her breathing ragged. Everyone turned to look at her, Shippo quickly went over to her and patted her uninjured hand.

"It's okay, it was just Songo hitting Miroku cause he was touching her butt."

The young kitsune gave Amily a friendly smile, which Amily couldn't help but return, and relaxed against the wall with her legs crossed with a blanket draped over them. Shippo looked at the girls injured hand.

"Does it hurt?"

Amily looked down at her hand before looking back at the kitsune, and she decided that maybe it would be a good idea to be a friend and not let on that she already knew who they were, that could just get her into a lot of trouble, and maybe once they trusted then she could tell them but not now and defiantly not tell them what she was even though from Songo's comment they probably could already tell that she wasn't normal. She also decided right then and there she would not be weak and scared of people hurting her, that if she much she would fight back and defend herself, and not be like she was a home always letting people walk all over her because she was just too much of a coward to stand up for herself. She smiled sweetly at the kitsune.

"It does a little bit but not as bad as before. What's your name?"

He smiles brightly before sitting on her lap being careful of her hand.

"My name is Shippo. What's yours?"

"Its Amily, I know it's weird but I like it"

"I like it too, and it's not weird it's pretty"

Amily chuckled softly and hugged Shippo.

"Thank you Shippo that's very nice of you"

The others looked on a little surprised at the girl's sudden friendliness.

"It appears as if Shippo has made a new friend"

Remarked Miroku. Kagome smiled and nodded along with Songo.

"I don't trust her, I mean she's not human or youkai, n' she's clearly not from around her. "

Stated Inuyasha quietly so only those close to him could hear, but it seemed that it wasn't quiet enough as Amily's smile faded away and her emerald coloured eyes narrowed, she tensed causing the kitsune in her arms to glare at Inuyasha for making the girls pretty smile to go away.

"I'm sorry you feel that. You know its not really polite to insult someone you don't know" Amily said softly.

"That's because I don't care, you freak"

Amily's eyes opened wide then narrowed dangerously.

"Yes I can tell it appears as if you don't care about much except about yourself, you stupid dog."

Inuyasha growled and got up. Amily placed Shippo on the ground beside her gently and stood up as well, if a little weakly.

"Got a problem with that freak"

Amily couldn't help the small crackle of power around her as her eyes narrowed even more.

"My name is Amily, not freak, learn it you dumb mutt"

She said dangerously calm and anyone who knew her would have known that when she talked like that they should run, even if she wouldn't really do anything to that person. Inuyasha growled angrily and lunged for her.

"Inuyasha. SIT"

Yelled Kagome, and there was a loud crash as Inuyasha slammed into the floor of the hut. Amily stood there shaking with anger. Kagome looked at her.

"I'm really sorry about that. But he doesn't like being called mutt"

Amily glared at Kagome, making her take a step back, Amily ground out threw clenched teeth

"And I don't like being called freak"

Amily stormed out of the hut and out into the cool night, as she walked down the path tears ran down her cheeks.