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Chapter 3 : Hanyou Prince of the Humans

'I never even got his name'

Kyasha turned around and fell down onto her knees, letting out a sigh. She looked up and saw the morning sun streaming down through the dark branches high above her head. In the distance birds could be heard singing their morning melodies. She looked to her left at the unconscious body of the wolf demon who had just recently harassed her. She slowly got up, knowing that she could no longer stay here in the mountain since the wolf tribe had probably caught wind of her. Where would she go? To the East was where she had come from and had no intention of going back to. To the West was the famed lands of Inu Tashio. And to the North, she had no idea what lay there.

At that moment the silliest thought came to mind. She could stalk that mysterious hanyou that had saved her! Kyasha laughed. It would give her something to do and she'd probably find somewhere to settle down along the way. She turned in the direction of where the hanyou had left and tried to detect his scent. He wasn't too far off. Kyasha got up and headed back to her cave to pick up a few things then was off down the mountain and through the woods until she was running through a long stretch of grassland towards the North.

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It had been a day of uneventful stalking and now this. Kyasha kicked a stray pebble into the wide stream before her as she cursed under her breath. She had followed the hanyou to the stream only to lose him and his scent. She had traveled up and down the stream on both sides for about 3 kilometers and found nothing. Kyasha had no idea whether he had gone up stream or down, she was totally clueless without a single lead. Kyasha sat by the stream sulking as the sun started setting in the West.

"Idiot..."she murmured to herself and kicked a foot through the water. Just then something caught her attention. Off in the distance she was sure she could hear the galloping of hooves. Someone was coming from the South and quickly getting closer. Kyasha's first thought was that she had been followed by the wolf demons but that thought changed as she heard the laughter of men and their scent.

Kyasha quickly darted into some trees as a group of three men appeared. As they crossed the stream Kyasha noted the strange crest on their shoulders, a snake coiled around a spider. She also came to the conclusion that these men must be some sort of merchants. They wore large backpacks and their horses were burdened with large bags and packages.

The merchants crossed the stream and continued on North. Kyasha sat idle in her spot between the trees for a while longer as she heard the hooves grow distant. 'Nothing better at the moment' she thought with a sigh. Quickly she got up, dashing through the stream and into the trees following the humans.

After about six hours of travel the merchants had finally arrived home as the stars twinkled above them. The three looked up at the front gate happily. After a their tiring journey to the South they were quiet happy to be back.

"Hoy! We've returned! Open the gate!"called one of the men. Kyasha watched from a cluster of bushes along the village wall as the gate was opened. As the three men entered Kyasha quickly followed, blending with the shadows to make sure she would not be caught.

Kyasha gracefully made her way between the village houses, skipping from shadow to shadow. She watched as late night shops closed up and drunk husbands swayed towards their homes. Kyasha went further into the little village going up many small stone staircases until she came to the biggest build. Kyasha tilted her head and looked up at the large staircase before her. She knew she'd probably find some sort of village palace here. As she started making her way up the stone steps something caught her senses. Hanyou...she could smell hanyou come from the palace! And it was just any hanyou, it was the one she had lost track of earlier that day!

With this new turn of events Kyasha excitedly made her way up the last of the stone steps. Following her nose, she easily passed by guards, making her way around the back of the palace until she came to an open porch. The scent was the strongest here. As she approached the threshold the sky suddenly came down pouring. Red-brown eyes met crimson...

"You shouldn't keep a Prince waiting."