Hello. I got one review but I guess it's better than none at the moment. There's also those people who read but don't review which is okay too because I do it sometimes. It would be nice to know what you guys think of my story.

Midoriko thanks for the review. I knew that I was spelling Kirara I just sorta like spelling it Kilala more. She'll only really be mentioned in battle scenes or little moments. I'll try to remember to change it.

Chapter 3

Distant voices were what woke her up. She didn't open her eyes, she didn't move; she just laid still and listened. She recognized Kagome's voice and the old priestess that had sealed her wounds. Inuyasha barked in his own comments and a few other voices she didn't quite recognize. There were more people outside the walls, waiting.

"You can't go back now!" Inuyasha's voice was the first coherent thing she heard because it was a yell.

"I have to!" Kagome countered. "I have a lot to make up at school, and I have to get more supplies."

"You just went back for supplies!"

"Well if you didn't eat everything I bring back in one sitting I wouldn't have to go back as often. Besides, it could be a while before we come back." Inuyasha huffed and turned away. "I'll only be gone for the day. I'll be back tomorrow evening."

"Yea and while your gone Naraku could disappear again and it'll be even harder to find him."

"Now Inuyasha." A calmer voice came into their fight. Yuki didn't recognize it, but she knew it was male. "Kagome and you saw Naraku, and you said yourself that he would be returning for our friend Yuki, here."

"So what's your point?"

"If we wait, and keep Yuki close by, Naraku will come to us."

Another voice came in; the other female of their group. "But she's already made it clear she doesn't want our help."

"Then we'll lock her up or something."

"Inuyasha! We can't do that! That's just cruel." Kagome sounded appalled.

"Well she ain't gonna stay on her own now is she?"

Kagome let out a frustrated sigh; she stood up and glared at Inuyasha. Walking out, she reached the door before saying, "Inuyasha, Sit!" as the dog demon hit the ground she exited the hut.

"You'd think you'd learn some manners, Inuyasha."

Night had fallen and everyone was asleep. After their fight that afternoon, Kagome had decided to go home tonight, and wouldn't return until the next evening. Yuki opened her gold eyes to look around the room. Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kaede were inside, asleep, but Inuyasha was nowhere in sight. She stretched sore muscles before standing up and walking out.

The night sky was beautiful tonight. The moon was full, and the stars shown even behind the limited clouds. She loved the night. Nighttime and early morning was the only time she got a break while working. He hadn't needed her to work, it was something else he was after, but he wouldn't let her rot in the cell she was put in every night.

"Where do you think you're going this time?"

Yuki looked up at Inuyasha. Without realizing it she had walked the same way she had the first time she left, and right passed Inuyasha. Yuki yawned up at him and continued walking.

"You know, this time I can't let you leave." He hopped down in front of her. "It's strange how a leather collar like this one could hide your demonic aura that not even I could sense it." Inuyasha held up the strap. Yuki growled at it and took a step back.

"Now if you were able to assume a human disguise with this on, you should have a more human looking form." He took a step forward and she stepped back again. "How come you're not in that form?"

'Because it holds too much power, you idiot!'

Her thoughts were shot directly into his mind. "So you do have a way of talking. Good questions will be a lot easier."

'I don't have to answer any of your questions,' the fox snarled. 'Now move out of my way, I have places to go.'

Yuki moved to the left and Inuyasha copied. She moved right and he blocked her again. Her eyes narrowed and she faked right. Inuyasha moved as well, and was thrown off balance when she moved left. He quickly recovered, but Yuki simply jumped over him and started running.

"Hey, get back here!"

Not in your life, Mutt'

She thought she was getting away when Inuyasha jumped her from behind. Wrapping an arm around her neck, he dragged her to the ground. She struggled for several minutes, snarling and trying to bite him. Her hind legs pushed at the earth but she couldn't escape. Eventually she wore herself out and slumped to the ground.

"There." Inuyasha breathed. "Now I have to get you back before people realize you're gone."

Yuki yanked at the chain around her neck. There was little she could do in her animal form- actually biting the bothersome metal was about it, but that didn't do anything but make her teeth hurt. When she pulled away from the tree she was tied to the chain tightened around her throat, but it only made her pull harder. Every once in a while the tree holding her would groan, but it wouldn't budge.

"Ye are just going to leave her there until Kagome gets back?" Kaede asked when she first found the fox tied to a tree.

"Yeh. You think I have a problem with it? Nope. She can just sit there and rot until Naraku comes and gets her." He answered back.

"You do know that Kagome will be angry if she comes back to see her like this." Miroku said from behind him, observing the fox yank and bite the chain in attempts to free itself.

"She'll just have to live with it. That bitch tried to run away and Kagome did say to keep her here."

"You've got an answer for everything this time, don't you?"

"Yep." A pause, Miroku smiled to himself and walked away. "Hey, what do you mean this time!"

The noon sun blazed above. The only shade was given off by the tree, which seemed to hate her cause even the shade was hot. No wind blew and no clouds swept over the sun. Yuki had given up pulling at her chain and settled for trying to calm down. It was just to hot, especially with her newly acquired fur coat. Now she was just dozing.

She was on the line of unconsciousness when the vibrations in the ground shifted. The distant footsteps of the villagers- who were doing their best to avoid her- were no longer distant. Opening one gold eye she saw they had left their work and formed a half circle around her. They were all talking amongst themselves and watching her. She twitched her ear to listen to the people behind her, but it caused them to go silent.

Yuki inwardly smiled. This could be fun. She twitched the other ear. Everyone froze. This is fun. Lifting her lip she growled, and everyone gasped and took a step back.

'Cowards! I'm on a chain dumb asses.' Another gasp spread around the group.

"It just spoke, did you hear it?" one man yelled and everyone agreed.

"It's hot enough. You should go back to your work and leave her alone." A soft feminine voice said.

Sango made her way through the breaking crowd, holding a bowl of water. "Thought you might be thirsty since Inuyasha is keeping you here."

When she set the bowl down the fox eagerly slurped it up. 'That's much better.'

"So can you speak telepathically in your other form?"

'No. It's just an animal thing. Gotta be able to communicate. My sisters can talk to each other, but they've got wolf in them.'

"Wolves can talk telepathically?"

'Only one tribe has really mastered it. The tribes you're probably used to seeing are inferior to my sisters'.'

"Inferior how? You're all demons aren't you?"

'My sisters' tribe lives deep in a forest near the edge of a mountain I am forbidden from naming. They are free of human contact, unless they leave the territory. They have kept in touch with their wolf heritage and can change like me. The wolves that roam around these areas are either animals or inferior demons.'

"Wow. I didn't realize the demon world could be so complicated."

'Yea well, neither do most of the demons.'

Kagome climbed out of the well. The field surrounding her was empty. A silent breeze played at her hair, brushing it toward the village. The wind directed her to the village as she walked.

The small town was empty; everyone asleep in their houses dreaming about better things or how their life is already perfect. The only hut with a lantern still on was in Kaede's hut. No doubt the elderly lady was asleep and it was just her friends waiting for her return. A smile graced her lips as she headed in that direction.

But that smile slowly faded when she noticed the lone tree down the path. The black lump sleeping against the trunk could barely be seen, but she spotted it none-the-less. The silver of a chain gleamed in the moonlight. She huffed and stomped the rest of the way to the hut.

Inuyasha was, of course, not inside. Most likely sleeping in his favorite tree. Miroku and Shippo had fallen asleep, but Sango remained awake. Not wanting to wake anyone the demon exterminator just smiled and waved 'hello' as she stoked the fire a little. Kagome smiled back and sat next to her.

Keeping her voice at a whisper she asked, "Why is Yuki tied up outside?"

"Inuyasha put her there." Sango answered just as quietly.

"I kinda figured that, but why?"

"She tried to run off the other night. He said it was reason enough to keep her tied up. We didn't argue it, so she stayed there while you were gone." She shrugged, "She seemed fine after the day cooled down."

"Another blistering day?"

"Yep."

"It rained the whole time I was home."

Miroku yawned from his corner. "Oh, Kagome, you came back later than expected. You said this evening we were expecting you by dinner."

"I know, but it turned out my cousin had returned from America and stopped for a visit. Luckily my mom made an excuse for me and not Grandpa. She told him I was at a friend's house. He stayed for dinner and didn't leave until late."

"Well at least you got to visit with your cousin."

"Yea, I hadn't seen him in a while. He brought me back some clothes, but I don't think they're my style. I figured though that when Yuki is able to go into her demon form she'd need some clothes. If they fit her she could have them."

"That's very thoughtful of you Kagome." Miroku praised.

"Anyway, we should get some sleep. If Naraku is coming after Yuki, than we shouldn't stay here any longer."

"Right." Both Sango and Miroku said.

Yuki stretched and yawned, her claws digging into the ground. The smell of cooked fish filled her nose and looking around she found it. Just out of her reach sat the small demon boy holding two fish in one hand and eating another.

"We thought you might be hungry." He said swallowing a large bite. "I snagged two fish for you."

'I can see that. Are you going to bring them over here?'

"Are you gonna try and bite my hand off. You were threatening the villagers yesterday."

'I wasn't threatening them!' The fox growled, standing up. 'They came over to bother me. I was just having some fun.'

"By growling at them?"

'You should have seen their faces.' Shippo could swear he heard a snicker. 'If I was threatening them I would have actually moved from my spot. Now give me the fish.'

"Inuyasha was right you are rude." Shippo said as he tossed the fish in her direction, which she caught easily in the air. As Yuki ate away the fish, Shippo continued talking. "So if you're a demon, then why couldn't Inuyasha or I tell until now?"

'That's none of your business.'

"Okay." The little fox demon looked thoughtful for a moment, "Is this your only form? Or can you be more like Inuyasha?"

'I have another form. I just can't go into it yet. It'll take a while.'

"Will you have to train or something? Inuyasha had to train so he could wield the Tetsaiga. But you wouldn't be training to use a sword though. Do you have a sword, or any special abilities?"

'You talk too much you know that, Kit?'

"I'm sorry. I was just curious. You're a fox, but not like me. It's not often I get to talk with other fox demons. And my name is Shippo; I'm no kit!"

'You're just a baby, therefore you're a kit.'

"Come on Shippo, let's get going." Inuyasha shouted.

Kagome came running up to them. "We're gonna head out. Yuki are you able to change?" The fox blinked at her. "I'll take that as a 'no'. We can't stay here if Naraku is coming after you." At this Yuki growled. "Well if he is we can't lead him here, so we're going to continue looking for the jewel shards.

"We need you to stay with us, and not run off. Since we don't have a necklace for you like Inuyasha has we'll just have to hope you stay with us. Okay?"

The large animal stood up, towering over Kagome's kneeling form. She let out a snorting breath waiting for the priestess to remove the chain. Hesitantly Kagome reached to pull the chain over the fox's head, letting it drop to the ground. "You'll talk with everyone else, but you won't talk to me?" She asked when all the fox did was shake its body.

Shippo chimed in rather sullenly, "You wouldn't want her to talk to you anyway, Kagome. She mainly spits out insults."

"That's okay really." Kagome smiled. "Inuyasha speaks mostly insults too, so I'm used to it."

"Alright Kagome if you say so."