Author's note: I just thought of something: "How could she not know about her heritage…wouldn't she feel the ears or something?" Let me explain this to any who may share my question. The concealment spell was designed to make her demonic features (ears, hair color, eye color, fangs, claws) virtually non-existent. She still had the benefits of their acuteness, but she could neither feel them, nor could they be seen except for higher-class demons (who would need to be able to look through them, for they have them on themselves and are trained) and mikos. Regardless of her demon-ness, the spell especially for her was to keep even her from knowing. Sorry for any confusion. Basically, she didn't know, because that was how the spell was.

Oh, and Shessomaru has BOTH ARMS! It grew back…I'll think of a story to fit into this one…

Chapter 2: Attackers

Kira grew up normally, at least as normally as she could. Shessomaru kept her concealment spell up for her, as well as one for himself, and refused to tell her the truth. But, as she grew with each passing day, it became more and more obvious that she was different. He started teaching her ancient weapons as well, though he didn't tell her why. She could recognize people by their scents, and she was also stronger than everyone else.

She lived most of her life without other people, only relying on them for the essentials. Shessomaru assumed it had to do with her heritage, and every day, he would hide her identity from herself.

She was taught that her father was a warrior who dies of a rattlesnake bite, and her mother died giving birth. Nothing about them was spectacular. All she knew about her uncle was that he had a daughter who had a son about her age ((all will be explained later…think Rin+Shippou, and Rin being adopted by Shessomaru)).

Days went by, and soon she was 10, just starting to show signs of needing a stronger spell. Shessomaru knew that she would have to learn how to hold the spell up herself, because at the rate it was going, she couldn't leave his area of influence for more than a week. By the time she would reach 13, she would have to always be home, as to not drop the spell.

He tried to make a longer lasting spell by putting it into a talisman, then giving it to her, but she didn't like necklaces, and she refused to wear it.

She was always trying to get friends, but she was too easily angered to keep any good friends, and she didn't want any bad friends, for she feared Shessomaru more than anything, and he wouldn't approve.

When she started 6th grade, everything changed. It was then, when she was 11 when she met the one who would be her best friend—Yuki. Yuki was an outspoken girl with black hair that just touched her shoulders, as opposed to Kira's hair that reached her mid-back.

Yuki was about as strong as Kira, but her shown strength wasn't in her muscles, but rather in her diplomatic attributes. She could convince anyone to do anything for her. At first, she and Kira had a little rivalry going on, but in the end, they became best of friends—the first best friend Kira ever had.

The only odd thing about Yuki was that she would always compare things to demons. To her, Kira was "as strong as a hanyou", as opposed to everyone else, who were "humans. It was later found that Yuki had known Kira's secret before even Kira herself.

Kira would spend lots of time with her new friend, and she eventually started getting more involved, whether it be the soccer team or the school plays.

More years passed. Now, it was three days before her thirteenth birthday. It was December 4, and a layer of snow coated the ground, so she was out of school for the day. She walked into Shessomaru's office at the end of the long hallway to ask him if she could go over to Yuki's house. She knocked on the door, and was greeted with a "come in". She opened the door, and in the room, there was a short old man, who looked like a dwarf.

"Uncle, may I please go over to Yuki's house?" she asked.

Her uncle didn't have a chance to answer for the dwarf said, "No, you can't go."

"I wasn't asking you, Shrimp!" she said as she tried to punch him over the head, an instinct she didn't know she had.

"Lord Shessomaru, please, save me!"

Shessomaru just looked on at the sight with amusement, as the large bump on Jaken's head grew almost as large as it did when Inuyasha would hit him. Jaken, seeing Shessomaru smiling, just flinched and tried to run away, but was caught by Kira, who was really looking like her father at the time.

"Kira, I do believe you should let him be. There's…. there's something I must tell you."

"Why can't I go to Yuki's house now, and you tell me later what's 'so important'."

"Of course. I wasn't really planning on telling you until your birthday anyway, but it seemed like a good time to tell you. You go run along. Just be back before nightfall," Shessomaru warned, "There is no moon tonight, so it will get darker than usual." He couldn't bring it upon himself to tell her the truth. He wanted her home, because then she becomes a full human, and though she didn't realize it, she would be easy prey for any attacker.

She spent the rest of the day at Yuki's, and they watched movies, played games, and even prank-phone-called the principal's house. They almost were caught when Yuki's mom, called for Yuki. They just barely covered the receiver in time to hide her name.

It was getting late, and soon the sun would be setting. Kira told them that she needed to be home, but Yuki was convinced that nothing would happen. The sun was almost gone when Yuki finally gave in, and they walked to Kira's house together, for it was only half a mile. On the trip, there was only one unlit area, and they reached it right as the sun completely set over the horizon, though they hadn't seen it for a while due to the buildings.

They walked briskly, but then Yuki felt like she was being watched. Kira surprisingly didn't feel anything, and rather, she felt weak. Right when they were in the middle of the unlit area (which had some light, but mostly darkness), a gang of five walked out. The leader was brandishing a knife, and the others were burly. They attacked Kira fist, who promptly screamed, then charged back, but her unusual strength had left her. She didn't even sense the man who attacked from the side.

Yuki didn't have much luck either, but managed to beat one man before two other members ambushed her, one being the leader, who cut her up pretty badly.

They fought the remaining four members for a while before Kira got her hands on a pole sitting in the alley. She beat the two she was fighting, and then beat the leader, who was fighting Yuki. However, the last member picked up the leader's knife and stabbed Yuki in the stomach. Kira immediately hit him in the head, and then she hit each of the men on the ground to make sure they stayed there.

She had to carry Yuki the remaining distance to her house. When she got there, Jaken was there and squealed like a terrified baby. Shessomaru ordered that the hospital be called. Kira volunteered, but Jaken was told to be the one.

Yuki was bleeding pretty badly, but not too seriously. Shessomaru wanted to tell Kira right them and there why he had told her to be back early, but he didn't want to have to express her demonic heritage in front of a school friend…a cat demon with human blood passed on from many generations, no less.

That's right. Yuki was a cat demon. Sure, she had one human in her past, but that was it. The demon had almost completely taken over, and the only hanyou feature left when not under the spell was the ears, which looked like a cat's ears, and not elf's ears.

The ambulance came, and Yuki was taken to the hospital.

END CHAPTER!

Yeah, I know…lame…but come on…. I'm trying. I still have at least 2 more OC's that need to be added, but I needed to finish this part first. If you have any comments, I will gladly take them, unless the comment is an obvious flamer. Constructive criticism is OK, but flamers…no.

R&R!