I appeared about three feet above the ground and hit with a soft thump, successfully keeping Akumei beside me and not on me. Looking around, I saw we were now surrounded by a large field of nothing but grass, a drastic change from the desert I had just left. Despite having just slept, I toppled over and fell back in the grass, giving a content sigh. Closing my eyes against the bright sun above, I just laid there, unmoving.

The peaceful scene was interrupted as my ear twitched and I sniffed the air. Sitting bolt upright, I identified the scent as blood and stared over in the direction it was coming from. Two boys, one around my age and the other just a young kid, were staggering towards me. It seemed they had not noticed me yet so I called out to them, waving a hand. "Hey, are you two alright?"

They froze and I had to listen hard to catch their whispers. "Oh no, it's another one." The older boy groaned. He was taller than me by several inches with dark brown hair and golden eyes, yet he looked a couple years younger.

"Don't worry Kiyo, we can take her!" The kid said, thrusting a fist into the air and wincing as he did so. His blonde hair was messy and full of dirt and his wide orange eyes glared at me with determination.

"What are you talking about Zatch? That last fight has drained us both!" The boy, Kiyo, shouted.

"Another one?" I echoed, making them both jump as they realized I had approached. "Take her? What are you two talking about?"

"Don't play dumb! We know you're just trying to catch us off guard!" Kiyo turned to the boy again. "Zatch…?"

"Ready when you are, Kiyo." Zatch nodded, facing me.

Each of their faces had suddenly intensified and I took a nervous step back, unsure of what they were about to do. I watched as Kiyo threw open the red book he was holding, placed a finger on the page, and shouted, "Zakare!"

"Ah-!" I cried out in surprise as a bolt of what appeared to be lightening shot from Zatch's open mouth and came whizzing towards me. I crossed my arms over my head and the green shield shot up as a wall, protecting me and the unconscious Akumei that lay several feet behind me. "What do you think you're doing?" I screamed at the pair as they stared back, gaping.

"I didn't… hear a spell being cast…" Kiyo murmured in shock. He recovered and questioned me. "Hey, how did you do that without a spell? And is that your master behind you? How did you do that without him? Where's your spell book?"

"W-what?" I stammered. "My master? I don't have a master! And I don't need a spell to be read in order for me to make a shield!"

"Then what kind of mamodo are you?" Kiyo demanded.

"I'm not a mamodo!" I yelled angrily. "And you still haven't apologized for attacking me when I was trying to offer you help!"

"W-we're sorry!" He cried, taking a step back from my now red eyes. "We just came from a battle that we narrowly escaped from and thought you were going to try to beat us while we were weak!"

I closed my eyes, calming a bit. "Well, come over here and tell me more of what you're talking about while I try to heal you."

"O-ok…" Kiyo said warily as he and Zatch joined me, sitting beside Akumei in the grass.

"Now…" I started, face turning red as Kiyo stripped off his shirt so I could begin looking over his wounds. "…tell me what exactly a mamodo is, why you thought I was one, and why you were fighting out here. It seems too peaceful a place to battle… Oh, and explain about the spells too."

Kiyo gave me a strange looked, realized I wasn't trying to kill him, sighed, and started talking. "Zatch here is a mamodo." He indicated the little blonde boy who was trying to pounce on my swishing tail and then continued. "They came from another world and found a partner and that person is the only one that can read the spells from their personal spell book." Here he paused to hold up the thick read book he had in his lap.

"What do you mean? Is it in some strange language or something?" I asked, moving my glowing hands to a particularly large bruise on his shoulder.

"Yes, actually…" He opened it to reveal strange markings that meant absolutely nothing to me. "Each of these is a spell. As we train and work together, I am able to read more of this book and each time, we learn a new spell for Zatch to use. We were fighting because it is all a big contest to decide the king of the mamodo's. Last one standing wins. When their book is destroyed, that mamodo is sent back to its world, losing its chance at becoming king."

"And you thought I was one because…?"

"Ears, tail, wings, markings, sword… That enough reasons?"

"Oh…" I said with a nervous laugh. "Right…" I grabbed my camera bag and pulled out my camera. "Well in any case, can I have a picture of myself with you two?" I had finished healing them both and had somewhat gained their trust.

"If you explain about yourself afterwards…" Kiyo murmured.

It was agreed and I snapped the picture before telling my own story. "Well, I'm a wolf demon, with part dog demon and human in me as well, and I was attacked from behind and sent from my home world. Now to get back, I keep being sent to random ones until I will finally end up back at mine. I hope that it will be soon. It seems to be taking rather long…"

Kiyo stared at me and then turned to Akumei. "And who's he?"

"That's Akumei! He came with me to help. When you are transported, it takes some energy from you. Instead, he is offering twice as much so I don't have to give up any at all. I'd rather him be awake to keep me company but he won't be talked out of it. I think he has only woken up one or two times since it began though, so I haven't really had much of a chance to talk to him about it." Upon finishing, both Zatch and Kiyo continued staring at me. "What?" I frowned.

"It's nothing." Kiyo replied quickly, looking away.

I glared at him until I felt my ear twitch. I turned and my eyes widened as I saw a young man with black hair pulled into a ponytail holding a pale blue book like Kiyo's red one. There was a small boy standing with him, obviously not human, with long pointed ears and pale blue skin.The man smirked at me and then opened his mouth. "Zakare." He said.

The boy held out his hand and an enormous burst of water leapt from his palm. I yelped and threw out my hands. A green bubble appeared around myself, Akumei, Kiyo, and Zatch. We stared as the wave hit and entirely consumed us, fading a while after. I sighed in relief and glared out as the man and boy approached. "What's your problem?" I screamed.

He blinked several times. "How'd you do that? I heard no spells being cast..."

"I don't need a stupid spell book!" I snarled, causing him to fall back a few steps.

"Don't lie to me!" He yelled back, recovering. "Your master there is only pretending to be asleep, isn't he?"

I growled deeply. "He is not my master!" I yelled as I dropped the shield, holding both palms towards him, and blasting a jet of green energy.

"Muyo!" He screeched and the little blue skinned boy leapt in front of my blast, getting hit full force and defending the man.

I gasped in shock and started towards him. "Hey, are you alright?"

The man smirked as the kid stumbled to his feet and faced me. "Zarok."

The kid held up both hands towards me now and I thought I saw sadness in his eyes before they glazed over blue. "What...?" I whispered, gasping as crystal shards shot from his palms. I placed my hands over my head and gave a silent scream as they entered my skin, errupting out the other side, piercing my back, arms, legs, and wings. I hit the ground and coughed up blood, clutching my stomach and arms.

"Kira!" Kiyo shouted, scrambling to his feet and running towards me, stumbling on the way, still weak from the newly healed wounds.

"S-stay back." I stammered, coughing again. "You'll just get h-hurt." He began to protest but saw my face, eyes glowing red and narrowed, as my hands began to glow. I healed my stomach first but when the man saw what I was doing, he shouted again, "Zakare!"

I held my breath just as the wave of water washed over me and stayed, trapping me inside. I shut my eyes tightly and attempted to swim upwards, but was dragged quickly back, getting tossed around like a helpless rag doll. I saw the water around me swirling red with bloodand my eyes opened wide.

"What is... that?" The man wondered aloud as he peered into the water at two glowing red lights. He threw his hands over his face as the water burst, spraying everywhere. Right in the middle of where it had been, I sat on my knees, coughing it up in great mouthfuls. I turned my head and growled at him, eyes a piercing red. Without warning, I sprang towards him, using my wings for a quick boost of speed. "Muyo!" He screamed desperately and the little boy jumped in front of him again. I grabbed him by the front of the shirt and pushed him aside, slamming a fist into the side of the man's face. He fell over, skidding along the ground.

Kiyo stared open mouthed. "I'm glad we didn't get her that angry..." He murmured and Zatch nodded.

The man raised his head weakly as I approached him. "Z-zarok...!"

I didn't even turn to look as the little boy pierced me with ice crystal again. I staggered slightly and then fell to my knees, raising a hand to the man. "Muyo!" He screeched again. I held another hand towards the boy, trapping him in a green bubble. The man cowared back into the ground and screamed as a green blast shot from my hand towards him. He held the book desperately in front of himself and as the energy collided, it was knocked from his hands. He was struck almost full force in the stomach and wasn't even able to utter a sound before he passed out.

I crawled over to the boy as I let the bubble disappear. "H-hey, are you alright?"

He stared at me incredulously and then nodded. "Why aren't you... angry at me?" His voice was faint, almost a whisper.

I shook my head and managed a smile. "I know it wasn't your fault. He was controlling you, right?" He nodded again, smiling back as he began to fade. My eyes widened. "W-what's happening?" He pointed to his book and I gasped. My blast had caught it on fire and now a blue flame was slowly consuming it. I made to go attempt putting it out, but Muyo grabbed my shirt to keep me still.

"I don't mind." He whispered. "I'm returning home, away from him." He indicated the man who was still unconscious. "I wish some one like you had been my master..."

"W-wait!" I stammered as I grabbed his hand.

He smiled again. "Thank you..." Then he disappeared, his hand fading from my own.

"Wait!" I cried again, feeling tears gathering in my eyes despite myself. I turned to Kiyo and Zatch who had come up behind me. "I-I didn't mean to!"

Kiyo nodded. "We know..."

"And he was happier this way!" Zatch added.

"You freed him." Kiyo went on.

"I... guess you're right..." I murmured as I wiped the tears from my eyes. I coughed agian, wincing as blood ran down my chin and then sat down to heal myself. About half an hour later, I was on the ground and breathing heavily, every wound healed except a small one in my hand. Zatch was sitting beside me, playing with my tail.

"Are you alright now?" Kiyo asked. He and Zatch had stuck around to make sure I'd be ok.

I gave him a weary smile. "Yeah..."

"You're all bloody."

I jumped and sat up, looking to my side to see Akumei sitting up, holding his head. "Yeah, I was just attacked again."

He looked at me sadly and then ran a hand over my body. Everywhere his hand passed, the blood would disappear the the clothes would mend. "There you go." He said, yawning.

"Thanks." I sighed as he laid back down and fell asleep again and turned to Kiyo and Zatch. "I don't know how he manages to sleep so much..."

They just laughed, freezing as I froze and bowed my head, grasping it with both hands.

"Hey, are you alright?" Kiyo asked in alarm and Zatch stopped jumping on my tail to stare instead.

I shook my head and leaned away from him so he stopped.

K-Kira…?

Yes, what's wrong? I can barely hear you!

Ok, s-sending…

Hey! I waited for the reply but received none. Hey! I tried again but still no answer. "Hey!" I screamed it now, accidentally aloud. Both Zatch and Kiyo stumbled back in surprise as they head been leaning close to try and figure out what I was doing.

"What happened?" Kiyo asked, recovering.

"The one that's transporting me… something's wrong with her. And, I don't want to sound selfish, but if she dies, then I won't ever be able to make it home!" I cried out in dismay.

"Don't worry, you'll definitely make it." Zatch replied confidently. "And if she can't transport you, you can always fly there with those big wings!"

Despite my alarm, this got me to laugh and I tried to relax. "Alright Zatch…" I smiled, patting him on the head and pulling back sharply as I began to glow. I scooted over to Akumei, placed his arm over my shoulders, and looked back at the pair. "Well, maybe I'll see you again sometime." I smiled. "Bye!"

"Bye…" They said in union as I disappeared.


The young cat girl made an almost hissing sound as she attempted to say, "sent" and did not manage anymore than that before falling silent again.

"Hmm…" Kyoshi murmured, going to her side. "Yes, she's definitely out cold.

"What does that mean will happen?" Hiei asked.

"Kira's transporting will be put temporarily on hold at least until she wakes up. However, I have no idea how long that will take. I told her to take it easy…"

"Damn it…" Hiei muttered under his breath, clenching his fist.

"What's wrong? Do you miss her?" Kyoshi smirked.

"Don't push your luck." Hiei hissed. "I can only hold myself back for so long…" Kyoshi took one look at his face and retreated back to work on his strange creation.