"So are we headed to Koga's tribe?" Sango was sitting on Kirara with Miroku.

"Probably…" Miroku sighed. "Its bad enough with Kagome getting kidnapped for bait all the time, but what does Koga want with Rei?"

"Maybe it wasn't him. Their were two of them, maybe it was those two that are always with him?" Sango tossed up the idea.

"Inuyasha didn't go into specifics since he was too preoccupied with blood lust. That probably is the case though, they really don't seem too bright." Miroku pondered on what he knew about the two.

"But its so unlike Koga, why wouldn't he come himself?" Shippo asked from on top Kirara's head.

"Good point…" The two agreed.

Down below, Inuyasha was carrying Kagome on his back. Presently, they arrived at the high ridge that blocks the caves. "Hang on." Inuyasha warned Kagome, as he jumped up the rocks. Kirara and the others were slowly making their ascent.

"I feel a lot better. Hey, are you awake?" Koga crawled over to her bed.

"Hm?" Rei rubbed her eyes. "Aah!" she screamed, "Oh, Koga, its just you." She panted grabbing her chest from freight. She still wasn't used to the idea of Koga's fuzzy, sharp tooth, tail-ness.

"What the hell kinda' greeting is that?" He snarled.

"Well, excuse me for not being used to a guy with fangs in my face!" She was up in his face now.

"I was only. Seeing…err" Koga baked away from her sudden outburst. As he leaned back on his heels away from Rei, she also sat up. As she raised her arms up above her head in a yawn-stretch, Koga noticed what she "wasn't wearing". His sudden smirk and starring eyes caught her attention and she surveyed herself.

"Huh? Koga!" she pulled the blankets over head in frenzy.

Koga walked to the entrance and excused his guards. Rei got up and dressed back into her clothes. She cleared her throat when she was done.

"Alright, lets go." He said.

"Come here…" she put her hand to his forehead to check his temperature. She thought of Chad, and how jealous he would be right now. In reality, he's probably worried to tears over me, the poor guy. She smiled slightly at the thought of him.

"Umm?" Koga was growing uncomfortable, for Rei's had yet to move her hand, and had subconsciously moved closer to him.

"Huh? Oh, it went down." She looked out side and saw everyone walking to one place down the mountain. "What going on today?"

"Oh, it's the festival of love. That's another reason why I wanted Kagome here with me. Come on." He walked down with the others. Rei grabbed the bow and arrow before going.

"So does some one have a 'not so secret crush'?" She said teasingly. She already knew the answer but wanted to hear it from him.

"Kagome? Yes, she is my woman. Its just that mutt Inuyasha who gets in the way…" His face twisted into anger.

"Err, he he." She thought she better not push the issue of Inuyasha. "Sorry I spoiled you're date."

"What's done is done. Too late now, anyway. We can still have some fun though, before your friends come to get you."

They had reached a clearing at the base of the mountain now. It was a beautifully clear day, perfect with the green grass and blossoming trees. Everywhere she looked she saw small wild life, green, lush life and happy wolf demons. Though everyone seemed to be trying to sniff her and knowing she wasn't supposed to be there. She felt uneasy around all of the yellow inquisitive eyes, so she walked closer to Koga, her best form of protection.

"Do I smell raspberry's?" she sniffed the air wonderingly.

"Yeah. We believe it to be the smell of love and sensuality. We make perfumes of it this time of year. Look! Its started."

There was a light purple haze. She looked around and saw people in the trees with large sacks spraying the huge clearing with the perfume. Surprisingly she didn't cough or sneeze. Suddenly she was being tugged on by a wolf demon into the center of the clearing. He was tall and strong, his hair black and long, in a pony tale at the nape of his neck. His eyes were green and mysterious. He started to dance, holding her hands. She looked around to see what the others were doing. It was like nothing she had seen before. Some she realized looked like wolves, swaying to the sudden music with raised shoulders. She then noticed the differences for men and women, and tried her best at the female dance.

Rei had natural rhythm and tried to follow the beat she heard coming from somewhere above her in the rocks. Rei's hair was flowing gracefully to the music, and looked like a cascade of night's curtain. When the music changed her partner offered his help.

"Just do what I do, but more fluid like a woman." Whispered her partner.

"Ok, like this?" The dance had a routine. In the beginning you would take turns approaching and being rejected, women in a line and the men across from them in another line. Then the partners changed three times. On the third rejection, she was partnered with her original man. Suddenly she was grabbed around the waste and picked up into the air.

"Eeek!" Rei hadn't been ready. Luckily he was strong. They twirled with their maidens, and both tilted their heads back like proud wolves. They slowly brought them to the ground. The song changed to a slow song. Good too, for Rei could feel the sweat dripping down her neck and breastbone. Koga cut in.

"Are you having fun?"

"Yeah, this is amazing!" A horn sounded.

"The food is ready, lets go" he took her hand and led her back to the side of the mountain. There was a line of food, and numerous little pick nick blankets, which were really animal hides. He went with her to get her some food: animal meat raw and cooked meat, wine, water, and some fruits and vegetables. She stuck to cooked and fruits and veggies. She took the opportunity to have some wine. He led her to a blanket with Hakkaku, Ginta and another wolf woman.

"You've met Ginta, this is his mate, Sora. Sora, this is Rei, the priestess who came last night."

"I've heard wondrous things about you, Priestess. Are the rumors true?" The demon woman said in a soft husky voice.

"What have you heard?" Rei raised an eyebrow.

"That you can tell the future, see one's past, and that you control fire."

Rei thought for a minute. None of it was wrong, but none of it was exactly true either. But hey, it would be too boring to explain it correctly. "Yes, I can." She smiled.

"She can sense demons too, cant you?" insisted Ginta.

"Yes, demonic oura's and dark clouds." Rei picked up some meat.

"Oh, how exotic." Said Sora, as she dug into her raw meat. A scream was heard and heads turned to the sky.

"Kirara…?" whispered Rei. Then she saw Inuyasha tearing in through the woods, claws ready. Rei picked up her bow and arrow. She wouldn't have this special day ruined, demons or not.

"Inuyasha! STOP!!" Rei shot the arrow from her erect position on the blanket. As the arrow whizzed through the air, it began to glow red. Oops…

Rei didn't know exactly what had happened but it she did know it wasn't good. Was anything glowing red from her hands ever anything safe?

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