A/N: Most of my character's names have a meaning that goes with their personality or situations they've been in. The name Kana means powerful and the name Suki means beloved.

Chapter Two: Two Strange Girls

Kana was getting frustrated. She slunk down the ally, her nose twitching, taking in the scents around her, and her ears shifted uneasily, listening for approaching humans.

Yep, three centuries later and she was still stuck as a damn dog. She had long since learned that humans were dangerous creatures, and they were best avoided. It was worth being stuck as a animal to not have to deal with them.

She had changed little over the years. Her red a white hair had grown longer, scraggily, and dirty, her teeth were feral and sharp, and they were they only part of her body humans ever met. Her tail, as it always had, curled dominantly over her back and she carried her head high and proud. Her breed, she had been told by a human, was something called a "Siberian Husky". She could make house pets cringe, just by showing her teeth.

She walked down the street, sniffing in all directions, looking for an opportunity to steal some food. She saw two girls, around ten years old, giggling as they shared a bowl of noodles at a vendor across the street. Kana licked her lips and gave a very maniacal, roguish smile. Kana checked the street for cars before she bolted across, coming up close behind the two girls. She took a deep sniff and an unexpected, and disgustingly familiar aroma assaulted her nostrils.

Magic!

The smaller girl with the honey-colored hair reeked of magic. Clow Reed's magic, to be more specific. She growled cruelly as she recognized his scent. The girls stood from the bench they had been sitting on and began to walk down the busy street. Kana followed, mostly from scent and not sight, seeing as other humans continued to get in hr way. The dark-haired girl turned around and saw Kana, who responded with a growl. "Sakura, we've got a stalker. Look." The other girl, Sakura, turned around and smiled when she saw her. Kana growled again.

"Hey there. What do you want, little guy?" Kana's growl rose in volume and ferocity. Sakura reached into her bowl of noodles and tossed one in Kana's direction. Kana remembered her original task of finding food, and gave the girls a warning growl as she gently took the food in her teeth and snapped it down her throat. She felt a hand on her back and wrenched away with a vicious growl. Sakura cooed gently and came to her a little slower, ignoring her friend's warning. Kana did everything she could to warn the girl away. She couldn't stand magic, or it's wielders, and she wanted nothing to do with this girl.

"Sakura, leave her alone," her friend pleaded desperately.

"Tomoyo, shut-up," Sakura ordered. The other girl obeyed, but chewed on her fingernails out of nerves, worried for her friend. Kana backed up until she felt her back legs knock against a wall. She looked around and realized she was trapped in a corner, backed against two walls, the girl, and the road beside her. She gave another growl, hoping to scare the girl away, but to no avail. Even though she was human, she was still just a kid, and Kana didn't want to hurt her.

As Sakura's hand descended on her head she did the only thing she could to escape, she leaped to the side and into the road. There was a screech of tires and she felt a heavy object slam into her body. She gave an involuntary yelp as she hit the ground. She heard a yell and felt small hands on her trembling shoulders.

"Tomoyo, go get help!" Kana heard Sakura say. She couldn't see from the blood in her eyes, but she felt gentle hands on her side and she whimpered, more from surprise then pain. She could fight through the pain. She gritted her teeth as two humans lifted her out of the road and placed her on the sidewalk. She felt hands gently caress her side and she snapped, fearful of the strange male human. She saw Sakura again, placing her hand on her head. "Easy, girl."

"Is this your dog, young lady?" one of the humans asked.

"Yes sir, she is. Her name is…Suki," she said. The human nodded and Kana growled away another hand. "Suki, it's alright girl. Easy. Good girl." She felt Sakura's gentle hand caress her forehead as the first male human pressed a cloth to her bleeding leg. She whimpered, knowing that to attack him would mean hurting the child holding her first. She had learned long ago that human males were not to be trusted, but human children were harmless, innocent no matter what their age. She forced herself to endure the human males.

It seemed like forever before they released her, and she stood stiffly. She licked her wounds for a moment as the curious crowd that had gathered dissipated, leaving her alone with Sakura and Tomoyo, who was looking at her nervously. "Oniichan's going to kill me when I bring her home. Not to mention my father." Tomoyo shrugged.

"They can't turn her away. She's injured." Kana watched them tensely. Sakura reached a tentative hand out to her and Kana allowed the contact. "What did you call her?"

"Suki. The name just came to me. It just suits her, doesn't it?" Tomoyo shrugged again. "Come on Suki. Let's go home." Sakura said, patting her thigh. Kana tilted her head as she contemplated. Her body felt sore all over and her leg really hurt. She knew she was in no condition to survive on her own. The girl would probably lead her to a warm house with food that she didn't have to scavenge for, but, on the other hand, she had mentioned a father and an oniichan, human males. But Sakura's gentle hand on her head drowned her doubts as she used said hand to beckon her forward. She felt like, maybe, she could trust the girl. She took a steadying breath as she limped forward to follow the two girls home.