I awoke to the frantic meowing of Kurri who was still tucked tightly in my arms. I blinked a few times before realizing that I was falling. "What the-" I cried out as someone's arms wrapped around me, pulling me close. I looked up into the face of a man with long black hair.

The man smiled down at me and spoke. "I don't know where you came from but I can't let you interfere with Yoh's battle."

"Battle?" I echoed. We landed on top of a building the man released me. Quickly I crawled over to the side of it and peered down. My eyes widened at what I saw. A blue spiky haired boy strapped to a snowboard stuck his hand out and instantly the ground in front of him erupted in icy pillars. They sprang towards a boy with short brown hair who stood calmly in the way. At the last second he swung the sword he held and all the ice burst in half, stopping before it struck him. In his surprise the boy with the snowboard fell off a short ledge to land flat on his face. I turned slowly back to the man who had carried me away. "What is this?"

"The Shaman fight of this year." He answered.

"Really?" I cried. "So that's Yoh and Horohoro fighting it out right there?"

"Uh… yeah. How'd you know?" The man asked.

"Er… lucky guess?" I laughed nervously. I tensed as something cold and wet hit my skin. I stared at my arm for a moment before looking up at the night sky. "It's snowing?" I muttered.

The man nodded and stood by my side. "Horohoro is showing his true power."

My ears twitched and I looked around. "What's that noise?" I jumped as a massive wall of snow burst over a building and buried the whole area. Yoh was nowhere to be found. My eyes scanned the field until they rested on one spot. "There." I said and the man stared at me with an eye raised. Horohoro crouched on the ground obviously thinking the fight to be over but suddenly tensed. Right where I had indicated, Yoh burst from the snow, leaping high into the air and over Horohoro. With a swing of his sword a massive jet of wind shot forward and struck the ground where Horohoro cowered. "He missed." I muttered and again the man shot me an odd look. Sure enough, when the smoke and rubble cleared there sat Horohoro, hands over his head, sitting beside a massive crack in the ground. "Yoh wins." I finished and leaned back from the edge of the building. "Did you see that?" I asked Kurri as I rubbed him. "That was awesome!"

"Are you a shaman?" The man asked suddenly, sitting in front of me.

"Me? Of course not…" I responded.

"Then how did you know where Yoh was so easily? You weren't fooled even for a second."

I laughed. "My training must be working."

"Training? I knew you were a shaman! Don't lie!"

I fell back at the man's accusations. "Hey, I'm not a shaman! I'm training for a totally different tournament."

"Is part of your training to fall from the sky?"

"That was an accident."

"How so? And why do you have a tail and sword?" The man asked, pointing an accusing finger.

"I was transported here from my home, in another world." Before he could object I explained. "There's someone totally against my brother who wants to see him hurt so he arranged for Akumei to send me away forever. Well, Akumei did but my family and friends have him now and are making him bring me back so I keep switching between worlds and will until I make it back home to my own. Um… And that's the truth, I promise."

The man stared at me for a moment before nodding. "I believe you. By the way, I'm Silva. And you are?"

"Kira." I smiled. "Can I take your picture?"

"What for?" Silva asked, taken aback by my request.

"I'm keeping track of everyone I meet along the way!"

"I guess…"

"Thanks!" I cried as I scooted beside him and snapped the picture. "Why are we on top of a building?" I asked suddenly as if just noticing.

"To be able to watch yet still be out of the way." Silva responded.

"Oh…"

"You should go meet Yoh." Silva suggested.

"Me? What for?"

Silva shrugged. "You don't have anything else to do it seems."

"I guess you're right… Ok, I will." I bid him goodbye and took Kurri up in my arms, jumping nimblyoff the side of the building.

As Silva watched me falling he shook his head and laughed. "A very strange girl."

I heard some cry out as I landedlightly in a kneeling position and looked up to face a terrified Manta, Yoh's friend. "Hey." I smiled.

"W-where did you come from?" He stammered.

"Nowhere." I responded. I looked up as Yoh approached me and smiled again. "Congrats on your win Yoh!" I turned to Horohoro as well. "And nice try. You did very well. The snow part was awesome."

Everyone stared at me in silence before Yoh finally spoke. "Do I know you?"

I shrugged. "Probably not but some guy told me I should hang out with you until I have to leave again."

"And when is that?" A girl asked, stepping up. It was Anna, Yoh's fiancé and trainer.

"I don't know, whenever Akumei contacts me. It shouldn't be long though." I assured them.

Anna continued glaring at me. "What are you and why are you carrying a weapon?" The others noticed it too and slowly backed away.

"Aw, that's not nice." I laughed nervously. "If you want the truth I'm three fourths wolf demon and one fourth human with just a tiny bit of dog demon as well. I carry the sword because it's the only thing I have that was made for me by my father to protect me if I get in trouble. I'm not a shaman though so don't worry about that."

"Why should we trust you?" Anna asked.

"Well, I just told the truth… It's pretty likely to be true, don't you think?" I looked straight past Yoh and smiled. "I know you believe me, Amidamaru."

The huge samurai ghost stared at me in shock for a moment. "You can see me?" He asked.

"Of course." I nodded. "Why else would I be talking to you?"

Suddenly Yoh stepped forward with a smile. "You can come with us.

"No she can't!" Anna yelled.

"She can see ghosts. Only decent people can see ghosts so she must be very good. I didn't have to mention them first like I did for Manta." Yoh continued.

"But she's a demon!" Manta said, trembling.

I laughed. "Do I look like an evil demon? Plus, if I was do you think this cat would so happily hang out with me?" I said, stroking Kurri.

"Good enough for me." Yoh exclaimed and Manta slightly relaxed. "Let's go." Slowly we all followed Yoh through the streets with Anna watching me closely from behind. I stared in shock at how huge Yoh's house was as we entered. It used to be a hotel.Greetings wereimmediately called to Yoh and us as he smiled happily and he made his way through the people. I stood still by the door, unsure of where to go.

"Who's this?" A voice called out as the owner made it's way towards me. It was "wooden sword" Ryu. I barely suppressed a giggle at his chopped off hair as he approached me. "What's a girl like you doing here?" He asked.

"I don't know, what are you doing here?" I replied. I looked up as Yoh called me over. "Excuse me." I said as I went around him.

Ryu's head hung low as his gang members watched sympathetically. "Rejected again…" One of them whispered.

I took the soda Yoh offered as I sat across from him and Horohoro, beside Manta who was having a fit. "What's he doing here? Horohoro, you just lost a fight to Yoh. Why are you celebrating!" I laughed and sipped my soda, aware of Anna's eyes still on my back as Horohoro and Yoh explained while joking happily.

Suddenly I spoke up. "Can I have a picture of everyone together? One big group shot?" I asked, holding up my camera.

"What for?" Manta asked.

"I'm keeping track of all the people I meet in my… travels." Eventually I got Yoh, Anna, Horohoro, Manta, Amidamaru, Horohoro's spirit ally, Ryu and all of his gang to agree and set up the camera on the table facing us. I hopped in the middle of the big group just as the flash went off and smiled gratefully as I put it away. "Thanks a lot!"

Slowly everyone scattered again and I plopped down in a random chair, holding my head. "You ok?" One of the men from Ryu's gang asked me.

I nodded. "Yeah, just a headache."

The man sat down beside me. "Oh really? What from?"

"I got in a fight and tired myself out." I muttered as I rubbed Kurri soothingly.

"Why do you carry that cat around?" The man asked as he stroked the cat's back as well.

"I saved it." I replied darkly and from my face the man knew not to ask anymore about it.

Instead he said, "You're really pretty."

I blushed and looked down. "Thanks…" He reached an arm out hesitantly to embrace me but drew back sharply when I looked up at someone's cry. Ryu had been harassing Horohoro's spirit ally and Horohoro had hit him hard on the head with his snowboard. I stifled my laugh and turned back to the young man beside me with a bright red face. "You're pretty cute too. Sorry Ryu threw you off." He blinked in surprise that I knew he was trying to hug me and also from the fact that I had called him cute. Before I could back out I leaned forward and kissed him gently on the cheek, laughing at his surprise and trying to change my scarlet face back to normal. It was the first kiss ever that I had given willingly without being randomly attacked. The man cried out as I suddenly fell forward and caught me in his arms.

"What happened?" Yoh cried as he came quickly over to us.

"I don't know she just fell over!" The boy responded fearfully.

"It's alright, just be quiet for a second." I whispered as everyone watched me. Kira? Akumei's voice sounded through my head. What happened last time? I lost you halfway through the transportation!

Something hit me in the head…

Are you ok now?

Yeah, it was part of the ceiling or something but I'm fine now and ready to make it home.

Ok, prepare yourself.

Right. I thought and reopened my eyes. "Time for me to go."

"What?" Asked the man who held me as he helped me back up.

"I was transported here from another world. It's time for me to leave this one. The goal is to make it back home to mine. I've been trying to reach it for the last week or more." Everyone jumped back as my hand flickered. "Back away so you don't get taken with me!" I cried as I held Kurri tightly. "Thanks for letting me come to this party." I smiled. "Maybe I'll see you again someday! Good luck in the tournament you two." I added to Yoh and Horohoro. "Bye!" I called as I totally disappeared.

"That was… weird." Manta muttered.

"A week of non stop moving?" Yoh asked incredulously.


Akumei lay back against the tree and sighed, closing his eyes. Suddenly they snapped open and he spoke in a whisper. "She's here..."

Inuyasha's sharp ears caught the words and he looked up. "What? Who?" He asked.

Akumei looked at him and shook his head. "Oh nothing, I'm imagining things."

"Well, how was Kira this time?" Kurama asked.

"She was perfectly fine but ready to come back. She did end up in a new world though because as I was transporting her last time something hit her head and knocked her out for a moment. She's fine now though." Akumei added quickly at Inuyasha's glare.