After dinner Kagome, Shippo, Kirara, Sango, and I headed off into the woods looking for a secluded part of a river or a hot spring. Luckily, we found a hot spring not too far away. It was quite a walk for a human, but not so much for me. We all undressed and got in. Shippo was relaxing in a strange circle like contraption. It was allowing him to float on the water; I assumed it was just some of his fox magic.

"So Shiori, do you know Kouga? He's a wolf demon too, the leader of the Wolf Tribe in the Eastern Mountains." Kagome asked.

"No, I don't know him. I haven't been around for awhile. He probably wasn't around much before I went to sleep." I replied. Shit, I'd opened my mouth about the whole going to sleep thing…now here comes the questions.

"Why'd you go to sleep, Shiori?" Sango asked before Kagome could. I knew someone would ask.

"Heh, can you keep a secret?" I asked them both even though I really didn't trust them at all. I still wanted to talk to them though, stupid human emotions. Sango and Kagome nodded at me and smiled in unison. "Alright then, I'll tell you the story. To tell it though I'd have to start at the beginning, I was born in the Northern Mountains on Mt. Ookami. My father was Lord Kiba and my mother was…well as Shippo and Inuyasha stated I'm not all demon. My mother was a half demon her name was Reiko. My father kept it secret that I was part human so I would be treated fairly among the demons. Since I could hide my human scent it was easy. The Inutaisho however, discovered from my actions how my human blood affected me. I was more emotional I suppose then a normal demon child of pure blood should be, but he didn't care."

"The Inutaisho isn't that…" Sango began asking.

"He's Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's father." Kagome said. I shuddered at the sound of his name.

"Yes, and after awhile he introduced Sesshomaru to me. He wasn't as cold then, or heartless. You could tell he was the Inutaisho's son back then." I continued.

"Kagome, are all of you done yet!" Inuyasha shouted from the distance. This relieved me because now I didn't have to continue my story. I shouldn't have started talking about it in the first place.

"We're almost done Inuyasha! Just give us a minute!" I shouted back calmly. Everyone looked disappointed that they couldn't hear the end of the story that was my life but I could care less. Well, I wished I could've cared less, better yet, I wish I didn't have to care about anything at all. We all got out, dressed, and headed off towards our campsite. Inuyasha and Miroku went bathing now and I decided it was time for me to take my leave into the trees before Sango and Kagome could make me finish. I dashed up into the nearest one, sat on the highest, sturdiest branch, and relaxed.

When Inuyasha and Miroku returned I climbed back down and went inside to go to sleep. I was practically tackled on the way in the doorway because Kagome had apparently been looking for me the entire time and was worried. I sighed at this and went to sleep after lying to her saying I went for a walk and was truly sorry to worry her. I didn't need her to worry for me, nor anyone else for that matter. I slept through most of the night this time only to be awakened by Inuyasha who walked outside for absolutely no reason. I was curious as to why he left and followed him. When I found him he was standing in a tree staring at the moon that was barely lit, just a slim cresent.

"Going to howl at it, Inuyasha? Isn't that a wolf thing, not a dog?" I asked sarcastically. He chuckled in amusement, at least he knew it was a joke and didn't get all pissy again. "Mind if I come up?" I asked him. He looked at me for a moment; his eyes were sad, full of regret, poor Inuyasha. I jumped up and sat next to him. "So what's with you?" I asked. He didn't answer. "You can tell me, Inuyasha, trust me I've probably gone through whatever it is you're going through in some form. I've been alive much longer and I've had experience with many things. I'm not going to tell anyone either. It's okay to be open with me."

"It's hard for me to trust anyone Shiori, even Kagome sometimes." He replied.

"You've been alone for far too long Inuyasha. Maybe, had I done what I'd promised you wouldn't be like this?" I replied. He looked at me puzzled. "Do you remember me yet?" I asked before explaining myself.

"No, I haven't." He replied.

"Then I can't explain to you just yet." I told him.

"Figures…" He said. I spaced out staring at the stars. Oh, how I missed my old life. By going into that sleep it seemed I'd already screwed up someone else's life in a way because I was selfish. I wish I hadn't done it now. Inuyasha's unhappiness was my fault, and soon I'd have to fix it which unfortunately meant I might have to stay with him a little longer to rid myself of this guilt. Damned emotions, these were the times I truly wished I was a fully fledged demon, so I couldn't feel the useless emotion known as guilt. Inuyasha and I sat together silently for awhile until he finally decided he was too tired to stay awake. He went inside but I stayed in the tree gazing at the stars until I fell asleep.

I was awoken by Kagome who was shouting at me from the bottom of the tree. I looked down and saw that everyone was packed and ready to go at the bottom of the tree. Kagome was waiting for me to answer her I suppose, but I didn't know what she said in the first place.

"So do you want to come with us?" She asked again.

"Come with you where?" I asked.

"Where ever we have to go to find and kill Naraku." Inuyasha replied. I gave him a quick smirk as I remembered our conversation from last night.

"Do you really want me around; I mean you barely know me." I replied.

"Yes, we want you to come. We trust you and you get along with everyone fine. Not to mention you want to take revenge on Naraku as well, right?" Kagome said.

"I suppose you're right. Yeah, I'll come with you." I told her. She beamed up at me.

"Well then let's go!" She shouted. I smiled back and jumped down from the tree. We headed off toward the east. We traveled all day only taking short bathroom breaks and one lunch break. During these breaks I usually hung around but I kept my distance. We were walking again when I started to think to myself. I was already feeling a connection with them and it was bugging me. I don't want to be here anymore with them. I'm acting too much like a human. Tonight I might be able to tell Inuyasha who I am though, somewhat anyway. Tonight he'd be human, and I will be…I stopped thinking about it and focused on walking. Tonight he'll know, or rather tonight he'll remember.