Hello Peoples! I am so sorry I have kept you waiting! By the way, I have a description of Shinju, for those who are wondering what the heck she looks like. (Icouldn't fit it into the story) Anywho, she has a flowy white shirt that comes to a high "V" in the front. It has red trim on the edges and is held with a red lightning patterened sash around her waist.There is a wrap when she isn't wearing the shirt and sash. she has puffy blue pants and dark wood sandals. Her hair, ears, and tail are sand colored with darker streaks. On her left ear is a single gold hoop. She looks about 14-15 in human years. Overall her attitude is a happy, funloving one, and she is often very hyper.

I do not own Inuyasha. If I did there would be more demon good guys. GO DEMONS!

I do own Shinju. Please do not use her unless you ask and I say yes. Thank you!

And so the story went. Shinju was the princess of the south. She had grown up like any normal child, but when she came of age, things changed. She was required to act more regal, and couldn't stay with here friends as much. Even though her friends stood by her, she knew they resented her sometimes. Then her father told her she had to marry. In these troubled times, they needed as many allies as they could get. Marriage was a fast sure way to do that, and that was the path he chose for her.

She was to marry the Lord of the West, whom she knew nothing about. She had never even met him! She resisted her father in every way possible, but he still persisted, never giving her a chance. And so, to save herself from the inevitable fate before her, she had fled the castle. She had been able to masquerade as an orphan in the nearby village for about a month now, but by chance, an off duty guard from the palace had scented her and called her father. He sent a party to capture her and they had chased her to the palm trees where she stood now.

"Wait, you're telling me you're a princess, and you were going to marry the lord of the west?" Inuyasha asked, disbelieving every word. "Did he even know?"

"Well, no. You see, my dad was still trying to set it up when I left. Unny, huh. Why do you ask?"

Here goes nothing. "You were being set up to marry my brother." He said with a little smirk. He didn't know what he had expected her to do next, but it certainly wasn't what happened next. Suddenly, Shinju screamed at the top of her lungs, let out a puff of smoke, and vanished. Surprise covered his face, but soon he realized she had just jumped back into the palms. He looked up there and shouted, "I know you're up there!"

"I don't care!" she shouted back. "Just leave me alone! It was all a lie." He could tell that was a lie.

"I know you're lying. What's wrong? What did I do?"

For a second she thought about staying in the tree, but when she saw he was genuinely confused she came down. "I'm sorry. I over-reacted." A quiet no duh could be heard from his direction. "It's just, I thought you-I thought…" she was crying now. Suddenly she was clinging to his robe. "I thought you were going to take me to your brother!" She buried her face in his robes, choking out the words, trying to make him understand she couldn't go.

Seeing she was scared, Inuyasha comforted her as best he could. "Hey, don't worry! I won't take you to Sesshoumaru. Don't worry!" She cried on his shoulder until her eyes were dry. When she was finished she sat down in the shade, muttering apologies about how stupid she must be and how she should just go back home.

As she sat under the palm tree thinking about her life, someone stood next to her. She looked up to see Inuyasha over her. "You know," he said. "I can tell you don't want to go back. Almost anywhere you go, you're stuck on a path you don't want. If you think you can keep up, you can stay with me awhile." He smiled when he felt her arms around him. He had done a good deed, and his heart felt lighter, almost as if Kagome were with him again.

That night they stayed on the beach. Shinju used her Fox Magic to build a small fire and roast fish for their supper. "So, Inuyasha, you know why I'm out here tonight, but I don't know about you! Come on, spill it!" she finished her fish with a smile and waited for him to reply. But as she looked at his face through the fire, she realized he was holding something around his neck, with a pained look on his face. It was Kagome's locket. "Inuyasha?" she asked when she thought she saw a tear.

When he realized she was watching him, he quickly hid the locket and tried to cover his feelings. But she had already seen the pain in his eyes. Poor Inuyasha! He must have lost someone he loved very much. "You know, it's nothing. Really." he stated, trying to change the subject." You should go ahead and sleep. I'll keep watch for your father's gaurds."

A faint okay was her reply, before she jumped into the tree. She sat in the palm watching Inuyasha, trying to get inside his mind and figure out what was wrong. Before long she fell asleep, her heart filled with worry for her new friend.

-next morning-

"Inuyasha, I'm here." He could here her voice. "Kagome," he cried. "Where are you?" He looked around him, her very essence surrounding him. "Inuyasha, I'm here. I'm right beside you." Confusion flooded his senses. "I can't see you Kagome. Where are you?" Then a soft voice came through the mist, "I'm right here." He turned around, just in time to see a form in the mist, gliding to him. "Inuyasha,-"

"Wake Up Sleepy-Head! It's morning!"

Inuyasha bolted up, any trace of the dream gone. "What is wrong with you?" He hastily got up and shook the numbness from his body. "You don't just jump on a sleeping person like that you know." He walked over to where Shinju was to discover she was already making breakfast. Roast seabird, and it smelled delicious.

"Well, too bad. You hungry?" she asked offering him one of the birds.

"Sure." He replied taking a seat next to her. "So how did you get these?" he asked her through a mouthful.

"I caught them." She replied. "You learn to catch the things when you live out here. Their easy prey, and there is always a flock or two on the beach." She was beaming with pride as she said this. "So anyway, where are we going?"

"What?"

"You know, going. Last night you said I could stay with you, and I intend to do that. But it would not be in our best interest to stay under this tree much longer." Sadly he realized she spoke the truth. H had actually intened to stay on the beach, but if the Kitsune stuck around he would have to leave. His heart would have to heal somewhere else.

"Well, I guess we could go South-"

"Nope. My father rules every where south of here. Try again."

"We could go north-"

"Naaawww!" she replied, practically dripping with sarcasm. "I mean specifically."

"Really I'm just traveling. Not long ago I left a village to get away from it all. I know you won't go west, so that leaves East. But, if we go East we'll probably pass through the village, or spot my old friends."

"Well, that would be better than meeting my father's gaurds, and we might not meet them." She said with a smile.

"So it's decided."

"North West, we shall go! Yay!" and with that Shinju began bouncing around, doing what little preparation for the journey there was, while Inuyasha finished his breakfast. And while he put on a happy face outside, inside he was dreading the journey. Here we go!

Yay! I hope I will be able to update the next chapter soon. And thank you to all of you who reviewed. I realy appreciate it.

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