your p.o.v

You shook your head, "Sorry, forgot myself for a moment. It's not anyone you'd know." Kagome smiled at you, again listening to the conversation. "you could try us. We may know who you're talking about." You smiled, doubtfully. "ok... have you ever heard of the demon Sesshoumaru?" you asked slowly. Suddenly everyone was talking to you at once. "How do you know Sesshoumaru?" "Of course we know him?" "I don't sound like him!"You were stunned by the response. "Slow down you guys! One at a time! ... I take it you do know him." you said emphatically. Inuyasha keh'd and then said "Yes, of course we know him. He's my half-brother. How do you know him? ... oh, and I do NOT sound like him!" "You did just then. He ALWAYS asked me that. It got rather frustrating to tell you the truth." you replied, candidly. Kagome laughed, but was cut off by Inuyasha saying bluntly "But you didn't answer my question. How do you know Sesshoumaru?" "Oh right... " you said, remembering. "I didn't tell you, did I? He was the one who kidnapped me." you stated, deprecatingly. "WHAT!?" Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, and Miroku all shouted at once. You jumped in surprise from the loudness of their voices. They stared at you shocked. You didn't know what to say. "... Do you know why?" Inuyasha asked suddenly. You met his eyes, and shrugged. "I think he was interested in my powers. He was always asking about them. And I don't see why else he would want me." Miroku and Inuyasha simultaneously looked you up and down, then Inuyasha said "No?" You blushed, then shook your head, "I'm a 'weak, pathetic, filthy human'" you said, imitating his voice perfectly. Inuyasha laughed unexpectedly . "That was amazing!" he exclaimed. You smiled, suddenly realising that you hadn't heard him laugh before. "i'm good at imitation"you said, disparagingly of yourself. "Good?! You're brilliant!" Shippo exclaimed. You smiled at him. "Anyway, guys... shouldn't we keep going?" you suggested, a sense of foreboding suddenly taking over you. "Yes of course!" Inuyasha replied, instantaneously turning around and starting to walk. You followed after him, along with the rest of the group. Kagome came to walk next to you. "Are you alright, Yuki? You look worried." she asked, concerned. You smiled weakly. "I have this feeling that I'm not free. I'm dreading Sesshoumaru finding me again, and making me go back to the castle." you explained. She nodded. "Don't worry. We'll protect you. And it's not like it would be that easy to find you. What with your teleportation skills" she said, reasuringly. You smiled. "That's true. I shouldn't be worried. Thanks for that." You thanked her. She smiled, "No problem. It'll be fine."

You continued walking with the gang for hours, the sun was in the horizon, about an hour from setting. Suddenly Inuyasha stopped right in front of you, making you walk straight into him. "Oww..." you muttered to yourself. "There's a demon around." Inuyasha stated. You looked at him, a feeling of dread spreading through you. "Do... do you know who the demon is?" you asked, scared of what the answer would be. Inuyasha stared forward, an annoyed expression on his face. "Inuyasha?" Kagome questioned.

"It's Koga." he stated, anger in his voice. The rest of the group stifled their laughter at his words. You felt relief spread through you. "We're going a different way" Inuyasha demanded. "Too late..." Miroku muttered. You looked around. A handsome man came striding towards the group. "Kagome, my beautiful. i've found you again." He said, clasping her hand in his and kneeling in front of her. You looked on in interest. You heard a grinding sound and turned to see Inuyasha grinding his teeth in anger (can you imagine that!). You suppressed a laugh, and turned back to Kagome and the man. "uh... Hey Koga." Kagome said, a blush creeping over her face. "Aw... it's so cute" you thought to yourself. Koga got to his feet and looked around. He looked at Inuyasha, and grinned "Hello, dog boy" he said, mockingly. You could have sworn that Inuyasha started grinding his teeth even harder. Koga turned and saw you, and paused. Then walked up to you, clasped your hand, raising it, kissed it and then said "hello, I'm Koga. What are you doing hanging around dog boy? You and Kagome should come with me" he suggested. It was your turn to blush. "But you havent told me your name. I'm sure it's as beautiful as you are." He added. You blushed even redder, if that was possible. "Hi... I'm Yuki" You managed to say. "Just as I thought. Beautiful." he replied. You almost choked, looking around for help. Kagome and Inuyasha were silently laughing behind Koga. "Um... thankyou..." you said, awkwardly. He kissed your hand again, making you realise that he was still holding your hand. You looked around once more for support, but everyone was too busy laughing. Suddenly a puzzled frown crossed your face. "Koga, as in... the leader of the Eastern Demon Wolf tribe?" You asked. He nodded, smirking. "I see my reputation has preceeded me" he said, smoothly. You bit your lip. "I'm sure my father talked about you. But... weren't you promised to Ayame?" you asked. There was a slight awkward pause and then "No I was not. Why would you think such a thing?" Koga replied, roughly. You stared at him surprised. He was no longer trying to be charming. You looked around and noticed everyone was standing incredibly still and silent. "uhoh... what have I done?" you thought to yourself. "I just... it was something I heard. Sorry." You said quickly, trying to get out of this as quickly as possible. He nodded, shortly. "It's alright. You just shouldn't believe rumours." he said, roughly, before turning around, curtly nodding goodbye to the group and then walking off. You all stood still staring after him. When he was out of earshot, you turned to the others and said "What did I say?" They paused then Kagome answered "He was promised to her, but he conveniently forgot about it when he met me" she said, gloomily. "Oh..." was all you could say. You shook your head, then said "Perhaps we should keep going. The sun is almost setting, we will need to find a place to sleep tonight" They all nodded, until "No you wont, you're not going anywhere" came a voice from behind you. You saw shocked expressions on the groups faces before you turned around and saw...

a tall, hot man, standing a metre away from you. You paused, looking at him surprised, then ran towards him shouting "YURI!" You threw your arms around his neck as you collided with him. He stumbled back a few steps, wrapping his arms around your waist. When you finally pulled away from him, he looked you in the eye smiling, and said "My dearest Yuki. It's been a while, has it not?" You smiled at him, flooded with happiness. "Much too long. What is it, almost a year now?" you said, your voice reflecting your happiness. He reached up and brushed a stray strand of hair out of your face. "Almost exactly a year" he said, a sad tone seeping it his voice. You bowed your head, remembering exactly, like he was, what happened the last time you two saw each other. He sighed. "Oh Yuki, why have you been avoiding me? You need to... deal with what happened." You stood, looking at the ground, not saying anything. "YUKI!" Yuri said, frustrated. You turned around, not wanting to have to look at him. You saw the Inu-gang, which made you remember they were there. "Yuri, these are my new friends, Kagome, Sango, Inuyasha, Miroku, Shippo, and the cat demon is Kirara." you told Yuri, without turning to look at him. You heard him sigh again, then walk around you to shake hands with each one of the group. Inuyasha looked between the two of you curiously, then said "so... you two know each other pretty well then?" Yuri laughed "Pretty well? That's the understatement of the year!" he answered. "I know Yuki better than ANYONE! Remember that, minx" He added turning to you. "You can't hide ANYTHING from me!" He said, arrogantly. You laughed. "Yeah, yeah. I know that's what you think Yuri. I never could convince you otherwise" you answered, playfully. He shook his head. "That's because I know better than you, little Yuki." He replied, mockingly. You snorted. "Yeah right!" "Little Yuki?" questioned Shippo. "She doesn't look little to me." he added. Yuri looked him up and down, and replied quietly "No, I suppose not." You mock slapped him. He grinned, then added "I only call her little Yuki because she's younger than me." He explained. "That doesn't matter!" Inuyasha interrupted. "But how do you know him?" he questioned you. You turned your head towards Yuri, smiling. "We grew up together. We kind of had to!" He answered for you. You stifled a laugh. "Had to?" Kagome asked, confused. This time you couldn't stop the laughter. "What?" Kagome asked, even more confused. You laughed even harder. "Yes... we had to grow up together. After all, Yuri is my brother" you replied, through your laughter. "Your brother!?" Sango exclaimed, questioningly. "But... he looks nothing like you!" she added. You smiled, sadly. "I... I look like our mother, but Yuri looks like our father." you explained. The group all nodded their heads, understanding completely. "Anyway... I still think we should find somewhere to spend the night." You suggested. "Yuri, would you mind staying with us? Just for tonight?" you added, turning to him. He smiled at you "For you, my sister, anytime." he said. You smiled happily at him.

(Memory)

You were lying in bed, thinking over the day, your trip to the well and what your parents had said to you, when suddenly a loud bang echoed through the house. You jumped up out of bed and ran towards the sound. You reached the doorway to the kitchen at the same time as Yuri. He was 8 years old, 2 years older than you. You both peered into the room, seeing your mother sitting on the floor, clutching something in her hand. A table had been knocked over. "Mum?" You whispered. She looked up, tears staining her eyes. "My children, come here. There's something you need to know." she said, sobbing. You and Yuri walked towards her simultaneously, reaching her at the same time. You sat down, Yuri on the other side. "What is it mother?" Yuri asked, trying to sound mature. You noticed your mum was holding a amulet hung on a string made from hair. You paused, wondering about it, you remember seeing your father wearing it, in fact, you didn't remember ever seeing him without it. "Your father..." she wiped tears from her eyes. "Your father... is dead. That... that bastard Naraku murdered him!" She continued, anger controlling her voice. You were shocked. You had never heard your mum swear, and your father... he'd said he'd always be there for you. You swallowed, staring at your mother unblinkingly. Yuri reached towards you, trying to pull you into a hug. You shrugged his hand away, stood up and ran from the room. "Yuki!"

(end memory)