A/N: I don't Inuyasha lol. This (and other) chapter(s) is Rated M for the nudity that will be in and out of the story.

"Stupid half-breed." Akara grumbled, using her sword to cut the arrow in her back and walked deeper into the wood.

As the sun began set, Akara came upon a village. She stood at the entrance listening to the delighted squeals of children as their mothers called them to come inside, her kimono sleeves moving gently with the evening breeze as she found herself lost in memories of evenings she spent with her mother.

Four year old Akara shuffled to her mother's side by the fire.

"Mother! Mother! I picked you these flowers today! All by myself!" she proclaimed happily, handing her mother the handful of flowers, clumps of dirt still attached.

Her mother smiled, took the flowers in one hand and smoothed her hair down with the other.

"Oh, Akara! They're darling! Just like you, my love." She cooed, snuggling the little princess close to her side.

"Oh mother! Will I have my little sibling soon?" Akara asked excitedly, rubbing her mother's growing stomach.

Akara was brought abruptly back to reality by the cawing of a bird in the distance. She shook herself mentally and turned her back to the village. Her eyes returned to their bright, clear lavender color and stung with tears. She had no idea where she was going but she had to find a place to sleep for the night, somewhere to shake the feeling she was being watched off.

She walked until she came upon a cave near a spring and a stream. "This will do for the night. At least I can take a bath and wash my kimono." Akara mumbled, walking around gathering wood for fire. She walked into the cave and sat down, her stomach growling.

"Oh, settle down. I'll get food AFTER I've bathed and while I'm waiting for my kimono to dry." She grumbled to her stomach, getting the fire roaring to life.

After the fire began to crackle, Akara disrobed and stepped into the spring, the hot water soothing her aching body. She had just began to relax in the water, when she heard a rustle of leaves around her. She silently commanded the beads around her wrist into a whip.

She swung the whip overhead, hoping to hit something or someone. A yelp let her know that she hit her mark.

"Show yourself!" she exclaimed, standing up. She swung the whip once more, this catching the intruder and dragging it through the brush.

A raccoon dog tumbled face forward, landing in front of Akara with a THUD! Akara poked the strange raccoon dog in the head with her foot until it woke up.

"Ugh…Where am I?" he asked, sitting up and rubbing his head. Akara sat back in the water, not answering the pathetic creature. He gingerly scooted close to the edge of the spring and tapped on Akara's shoulder.

"Yes, raccoon dog?" she answered, her eyes closed. He cleared his throat a few times, seemingly at a loss for words.

"I…That is…Who are you and where are we?" he asked, peeking over Akara's shoulder and down at her bare chest.

"My name is Princess Akara and we are in the middle of the woods near Aromi Village. I'm sure you have a name as well, raccoon dog?" She answered, opening her eyes and spotting the raccoon dog gazing down at her chest.

"My name is…My name is Hachi." He stammered, still gazing at Akara's chest as it rose and fell. Realizing this wasn't going to stop anytime soon, she covered her chest with her arms and looked Hachi in the eyes.

"Do you have somewhere to be or will you be staying here?" she asked, glancing over her shoulder at Hachi, who had just snapped back to reality. He frantically bowed his head in apology.

"Only, if you will allow it, milady." He stammered, a small sweat drop sliding down the side of his face. Akara nodded and stood up, her back to Hachi. He stared at the piece of arrow shaft sticking out of the girl's back and gasped softly.

A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. Don't worry; I'll be cranking out more chapters now that I've got a laptop Thank you all for being so patient with me