(A/N: Sorry it took so long to update but with my computer crashing I got out of the habit of updating, so out of laziness I've been saying for the past… however long "I'll do it Saturday" then "I'll do it next Saturday." But now here you go and I promise not to make you wait so long again.)
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha however I do own my (and Karena's) characters and plot line so ask if you want to borrow.
Karena glared at him hard. "I suggest you let me go." she said but that only fell to deaf ears as he turned and made her follow him but Karena wasn't struggling much anyways so it was easy.
Kit sniffed about on the snow covered ground, searching for a good place for her new home. She needed someplace with plenty of food, few to no predators, a clean water source, as well as good soil for a strong den.
Sesshomaru and Karena got far enough away before he turned and faced her, her arm still in his grasp. "Now, Karena, tell me what Kagome meant by if you told me. What is it that you're hiding?" he asked glaring at her.
Kit found a good stop and started to dig out the entrance, placing stones in the wall of it so that it couldn't be dug any bigger.
Karena glared as she wrenched her arm free. "I have nothing to tell you." she said.
Once the den was finished Kit dragged hundreds of leafs into it until the bottom of the den was like a big pillow.
"Then why would that girl say that about me?" he asked which caused Karena to glare at the ground.
'She only said it 'cause she thought you were me.' Karena thought.
"I know she thought I was you, I want to know what she meant by that." Sesshomaru growled which had Karena looking up at him is shock.
Kit curled up in the leafs and with a cute yawn, went to sleep.
"What?" Sesshomaru asked not liking how Karena was looking at him.
"How the hell did you know what I thought?" she asked.
Kouga ran through forest after forest searching for the slightest bit of his mates scent. "Kit, where are you!?" he yelled as he ran, tears flowing down his cheek at the thought of something hurting her.
"You said it out loud." he said annoyed.
"No that was something I…" Karena stopped as she clenched her fist "Damn it, she will definitely regret this." she muttered.
Night fell and darkness surrounded Kouga. He stopped on a hill, choking back a sob he headed towards his pack, planning on getting them to join in on the search in the morning.
Sesshomaru glared at Karena as he stepped towards her not even caring that night had fallen.
Kouga curled up on his pile of furs and whined himself to sleep, ignoring the worried looks of his pack as tears continued to fall even in his sleep.
Karena glared at him as he approached her, she just quickly moved away before he could pin her. "Like I said I have nothing to tell you." she said before going back to Inuyasha and the others.
Kit yawned as she woke up the next morning as she slipped out of the den and on top of the blanket of freshly fallen snow, before leaving in search of breakfast. She spotted a young stag not for from the den entrance. Kit gave a sly slime before starting to stalk the new found prey, getting within 5 feet before she pounced and bit its neck.
Karena had not slept a wink that night since her and Sesshomaru didn't trust the sleeping minds since Kit decided to play a sweet trick on them.
Kouga and his pack were up with the sun, now searching for his missing mates scent. 'Come on, Kit, where are you?' Kouga thought getting more worried by the minute. 'I should have seen how she was acting strangely since we mated. Maybe this was all to fast for her? Oh man, please don't let her hate me.' he thought biting his lip.
Karena was brought out of her glaring contest with Sesshomaru when she felt someone hug her tightly so she looked away and saw Rin looking tired still.
Kit dragged the fresh kill to a tree before climbing up with it, before tarring of pieces of meat and eating it raw.
"Good morning Rin are you ok?" Karena asked kindly as Rin crawled into her lap before hugging her around the neck and going back to sleep, Karena just smiled as she hugged Rin.
Kouga's pack came upon the small group drew to Kit's lingering scent over the clearing.
'You think one bad thing about her and you will regret it Ice prince.' Karena thought as she gave a sideways glance to Sesshomaru who glared back 'Like you can do anything to me, Karena.' he thought back.
"Has Kit come back?" Kouga asked hopefully as the others sniffed around the clearing, trying to find which way she went.
Karena went and glared at him again 'Keep testing me and you will find out.' she warned, this only caused Sesshomaru to scoff at her threat.
Kouga got in her face. "Did she come back?" he asked begging her to say yes, to get Kit safely in his arms.
Karena was about to yell at him but Rin tightened her grip a bit which caused Karena to calm down and pay attention to Rin.
Kouga grabbed her shoulders. "Did she come back?" he asked his voice cracking slightly.
Sesshomaru only looked at Karena softly when she looked away, he couldn't bring himself to just admit it to both himself and to Karena that he loved her, when Karena looked back up Sesshomaru quickly glared at her and she glared back.
Kouga growled and grabbed Karena's hair tightly. "Answer me," he said shaking slightly.
Karena glared death at Kouga. "Wrong move Flea bag." she said before elbowing him in his nuts as hard as she could.
He curled up in pain, hands on his lower region. Ginta come off to see if he was alright as he twitched on the ground.
Karena stood up cradling a frightened Rin. "That was a warning, grab my hair once more and you will become an IT." she growled as she calmed Rin down.
Ginta looked up at her. "You know if you do that you will ruin Kit's chance to have kids?" he said as Kouga started to get up.
Karena glared at Ginta "He asked for it by grabbing my hair the way he did especially when I was holding my daughter." she said her tone venomous.
Kouga stood up and growled. "I just wanted to know if my mate came back." he snapped.
Karena glared death at him "Rin cover your ears young one." she said softly as she placed Rin down who listened to what Karena had said "YOU LOST MY SISTER!!! YOU STUPID IGNORENT ASSHOLE HOW DARE YOU!!!" she shouted as she was able to control most of her temper
Kouga didn't even flinch. "I lost her? At least I went looking for her, but all you did was sit there and now she could have gotten killed." Kouga yelled back.
"Well if you would have paid attention nitwit you would know why she left!" Karena said as she started to calm down.
"And why is that? I think I would know if something was wrong with my mate!" he growled showing his fangs.
"She thinks you're mad at her." Sesshomaru finally cut in being since he was getting pissed off at this two knuckle heads, 'Why do wolves have to be so retarded.' he thought.
"Call me retarded again and watch what happens!" Karena snarled at Sesshomaru as she turned on him.
"Why would she think that?!" Kouga yelled pissed at the older dog demon.
"Why else would she have run off? She always does when something is wrong and she thinks someone is mad at her, and before you say anything No I have no clue what could be the problem." Sesshomaru said calmly ignoring Karena's comment.
Kouga growled before leading his pack out of the clearing. 'He's wrong, Kit's not mad at me she just... just... I don't know but I haven't been anything but nice to her. Even when we mated I was as gently as I could be.' he thought holding back tears.
Karena glared at Sesshomaru 'What the hell is your deal Ice prince?' she asked he just glared right back at her.
'You and that flea bitten mutt were annoying Me.' he said, this only pissed Karena off as she turned and walked off to a stream nearby to calm her nerves before she hurt Sesshomaru.
Kouga and the pack wondered into a fierce bobcat demon's territory. They came across its feeding grounds to see it covered in bones. The demon approached them.
"Has a white fox demon passed through here?" Kouga asked.
"How should I know I ate a great number of demons last night." it said before pouncing.
Kagome glared at Sesshomaru before running after Karena. "Hey Karena you ok?" she asked when she caught up to the crossbreed.
Kouga quickly killed the demon. "Koga, look at this," Ginta said from a nearby skeleton. Kouga walked over to him and Ginta handed him a small patch of white fur. He sniffed it before his eyes went wide, it was Kit's fur. It slipped from Kouga's shaking hand as it fell back on to the fox demon skeleton.
"No..." Kouga whispered staring at it with tears falling down his cheeks. "She can't be..."
"No I am not, first my younger sister pulls this shit without telling me what the hell is going on, then the Ice prince wants to start with me, I swear I regret falling for him but then again I don't." Karena said just soft enough for Kagome to hear her.
Kouga and his pack went back to their den as Kouga refined from crying. He just couldn't believe that she was gone, that he would never see her smiling face again. He looked up at the sky and let out a long low howl, the rest of the clan followed.
Karena sat down by the edge of the water when they got to the stream and Kagome sat beside her Karena's ears twitched as she heard the faint howls which then made her ears turn back flat against her head.
Kit had her fill of deer and went to a small frozen pond. She starched at the surface until she reached the water underneath. She lapped some of it up before marking out a small territory and heading back to her den.
"Karena are you ok?" Kagome asked as she noticed Karena's new look "Don't worry Kagome, lets go back to the others." was all she said before standing up with Kagome and walking back to the others.