The rain had started to let up, letting the sun peek out behind the dark rain clouds. The wind had started to blow gently, waving Akeela's damp hair.

Akeela leaned her back against the side of an old warehouse. Her breathing was ragged from running so much, and her lungs hurt a bit from all of the cold air. She let herself slide down so she was sitting on her bottom, letting her head rest on her knees. Her tail was wet, but it did good to warm up her legs when she wrapped it around her ankles, she was starting to go numb.

Graoowwlllll......

She whimpered, it was even worse when your cold, wet, and hungry. What were you too do to find some food in this place? Mama never told her that.

Akeela immediately regretted thinking that. She hugged her knee's even harder and hid her face in her arms. I miss... mama.... and daddy.... She felt into her jean pocket, feeling for the shard. Pulling it out, she stared at it. As they had told her, this was the only way to get home. But where was she supposed to go to get back? Was she going to be stuck here, never to see her family again? Akeela felt a few tears trickle down her cheeks, and she quickly wiped them away.

Her stomach growled again, more intense. Relieved that she could be distracted, she slowly got up. I'm...hungry...maybe there's food...somewhere...

Her ears drooped and her tail wrapped around her, she started walking towards all the noises of the city. A regular person wouldn't be able to hear the sizzling of hotdogs on a hotdog stand... but she was.

After walking for a few minutes, Akeela had started to wander into the more busy part of the city. Thankfully, it wasn't the main part of the city. Still not that nice of buildings, but it still had traffic. Of course, she was still oblivious that people did not know she was different. In her own time, half-demons were part of life.

Coming up to a corner, she could hear the pleasant sizzling of something cooking.

"Hotdogs! Hotdogs here! Only two dollars!" Came out a cheery call. Akeela came up to the corner and saw a rather bigger man standing beside a stand. There was strange food on the stand, but it was still food.

Not thinking anything of it, she walked up from behind him and grabbed a handfull of the 'hotdogs'.

Of course, the man then turned around, spotting the little wolf-girl.

He shrieked (yes, like a little girl) and jumped at least three feet backwards.

"Wha---what are you?! And... my hotdogs! Thief!!" He screamed at her, pointing wildly. His screeches brought attention to the usually avoided corner. Basically, if you passed beside the stall you had to buy a hotdog. Notice the -HAD TO-.

People started staring, a few people brought out cell phones. The fat guy had already brought out his cell and was talking to a man at the police station.

"It's... a monster!!" Shrieked a lady from across the street, "Look, she has... ears! and a tail!!" She screamed.

This caught Akeela's attention, she had started backing away from the fat man.

Wh...what did I do? I'm just hungry... and... a... monster?? I'm not a... monster...

Of course, the first thing that went through Akeela's mind were those demons in her world. Compared to herself, those things were monsters. Back home, demons would attack and destroy villages, killing many. The lusted human flesh and blood. Her? Deffinitely not. She didn't go around terrorizing people. Akeela was still hurt and confused, They... don't know me. Why are they judging me....? I'm... not a monster.... She thought, almost wanting to yell back at them, defending herself that she was not a monster.

Her thoughts were inturrputed as police sirens were heard coming down the street, people started pointing in the direction where Akeela was.

Akeela was still standing stock still beside the hot dog stand, holding five wrapped hotdogs. The fat guy had moved to the other corner street, still shrieking. Akeela just looked on, not sure what too do. Should she talk to them? Mama had told her that when she got near a wild animal, talking to it would soothe it. And well, this guy seemed pretty wild. Maybe talking to him would help?

"Over here! Over here! The monster is over here! She's taken some of my hotdogs!" He screeched, pointing towards Akeela. She immeditely shut her mouth, He called me a monster.... he can go ahead and screech. She thought cruely, glaring at him. Little did she know that even now, she was starting to hate.

Akeela had now started to cower a little, her previous anger forgotten as the people around her screamed and glared at her or stared at her in terror. She really did look like a lost puppy, having her tail tucked around her legs and her ears laying down, her paws were held protectively in front of her, her feet already in position to start running away if need be. All instinct.

The vehicled finally arrived, and Karu was one of the first men to hop out , I can't let them catch her. She'll be put into a lab and experimented on; if they don't kill her first.

Other officers had already started to surround her, shouting loudly and keeping their guns pointed at her. They all thought she was a monster too, and they would have glady... disposed of her already. But if they did that, there went their job.

Karu stood a bit behind the men, thinking quickly he gritted his teeth and pulled out his pistol. He found Akeela in his sights and aimed very carefully.... he could feel his heart beating hard inside his chest, he could hear it loudly in his ears. He panted, wavering slightly as he aimed. Holding his breath, he squeezed the trigger.

~Authors Note~

bwhahaha! cliff hanger ^_^ I'm so cruel i know. Sorry!

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~Angel~