Trella dragged her gaze away from the girl's twitching ears back to her own reflection in the water; she also caught the reflection of the girl in the water, except the water didn't show the girl's reflection. It showed a red fox's.

The girl started giggling. Trella switched from the girl and the fox reflection a few times also looking at what the store windows the glass showed the girl. She started to laugh at Trella's reaction. "You wolves are all the same thinking that you're the only one how can cast illusions. I'll have you know most wild carnivores can use illusions. Although it's strange to see a wolf without one in the city." The girl leaned back in thought. "Sometimes you'll get a coyote or even a half wolf without one up but never a pureblood wolf. You're the first one I've seem without it up."

Trella growled at her. "Okay, alright I get the hint you want to be alone. Just don't blame me if you run into trouble for not having an illusion. But remember only human made objects show the illusion, your true self is reviled in water, shadows, and footprints." The girl, fox, Trella corrected herself, that girl is a fox, skipped away.

The sun had moved in the sky quite a bit when Trella started wondering where Silver might be. Furthermore she was getting thirsty. She slipped into a light doze.

Two men arguing woke her. She wished they would just shut up. When they showed no sign of ending the argument she listened.

"What do you not understand? Just put the rope around that dog's neck and drag it to the truck."

"But boss what if it belongs to someone?"

"Than the idiots shouldn't have left it in this part of town. Even if it is a pet it doesn't take much to turn it into a fighter. Now do it."

These humans sounded like Pit scum, taking some unsuspecting dog and forcing it into fighting. Trella lifted her head quickly. Just in time to avoid having a rope slipped over her head. Those humans were talking about me! Looking at the two men she saw one had the stick with the rope at the end she had seen a lot of in the Pit and the other a tranquilizer gun. Instinct told her to run at the sight of the gun. Determined to stay out of sight of the gun she zigzagged some as she raced down the streets. A shot was fired and she could feel it as it brushed her fur. Trella turned into an ally way and screeched to a stop as she reached a dead end. She turned ready to fight.

The two men ran in and pointed the gun at her. She couldn't help but flinch, waiting for the shot. "Uh sorry miss we're looking for a dog."

"Haven't seen one" she stuttered out.

"Wrong ally maybe." They backed out and continued their pursuit. Trella followed them out soon after. Heading back to the fountain she kept an eye out for more trouble.

Only when she looked in a store selling mirrors did she see why the men hadn't shot her. A girl looked back at her she and the girl stared back at one another. Trella shook her head and turned away. So did the girl. She turned and walked past the shop.

"So that's your illusion. Sure is pretty." A voice beside her said. Trella jumped back. It was the fox from earlier. She went back to the store with mirrors. The girl stared back at her. Trella raised her paw with Silver's bangles and put it on the window so did the girl also with silver bangles.

"I did it." she whispered. "I finally did it." Her illusion had silver hair only a few shades lighter than her fur done in a long braid that ended at her hips. She had on a tight black long sleeve shirt with a spaghetti strap shirt over it that was the same color as her eyes which were a bright jade green. Her necklace matched her eyes perfectly. A decorative belt made of silver stars hung on her hips. The black jeans she wore fit her nicely and flared out covering the top of her boots that added at least an inch to her height.

"You're a human raised aren't you?" more of a statement then a question. Trella looked at the fox. "Oh don't look so surprised. It's pretty obvious. You're on edge. You're very jumpy and you use mainly your eyes. Not so much your ears and nose. Anyone raised in the wild would know that. Oh it's nothing to be ashamed of I was raised by humans as well. They got rid of me when they found out what I was. I've been on my own for a while now." They walked back to the fountain the fox stuck a paw in the water and watched the ripples. "I'm Kitsun by the way. I realized that we never got properly introduced. So, what's your name?"

She hesitated, not knowing which name to use, but luckily was saved from answering while Silver skidded up to them with a paper bag held in his mouth. Dropping the bag at her feet exclaiming, "You got your illusion to work! Congratulations! Who's she?" gesturing towards Kitsun.

"Her name is Kitsun the fox. She's been keeping me company. So what took you so long?"

"There's no decent food anywhere near here. I had to go to the other side of the city just to find something edible. So Kitsun what is a fine looking vixen doing in a city like this?" smoothly drawing her into the conversation.

The three sat talking and sharing the food Silver brought. Kitsun was entertaining telling stories about animals she had met, making Trella and Silver laugh. She was flighty flipping from one subject to the next with big gestures. At one such flip of the subject she suddenly said, "I just noticed part of your ear is missing." She pointed to the said ear that sure enough there was a small tear at the edge.

"Oh, yeah, I was in a big fight and my opponent left with part of my ear. It doesn't hinder me in any way so I forget all about it." Trella shifted nervously wanting to change the subject. She never wanted to think about the Pit again if possible. But Kitsun once again changed the subject. The sun was setting when Silver stood saying, "We'd better be finding a place to stay for the night."

"Hey why don't you stay with me? I know a place that's safe where all of us can fit." And that was that Kitsun led the way to a fallen building but the basement was still intact. All three of them curled together and fell asleep Kitsun's tail twined with Trella's and as her head rested against Silver's back. Trella's head lay on Sliver's paws and Silver's rested on her shoulders. All of them felt oddly at peace.

so now you know who miss fox is. how is it good bad? i'm going to wait to relesae chapter 9 until i get my 15 review. i would like to know if toboe trella and Kitsun should A stay in the city B live in the forest near the city C move to another city/ town or D keep moving. need to know by chapter 10. and not a lot of time because chapter 9 is half way through.