At the first sign of the sun peeking above the trees of the forest, Inutsuki's eyes flew open. She looked at her nails. Damn, still human. She sighed resignedly idly watched as the sky grew brighter and brighter. All around her, the village began to stir as the farmers began their preparation for the day ahead.
As the first ray of sun struck Inutsuki, she felt her heart beat faster as her blood changed. As if bleached by the sun, her hair paled and then whitened into her normal silver-white color. Her senses became sharper in focus and she heard sounds in greater volume. She noticed smells in the air as her nose became keener. Finally, her nails hardened and grew longer.
Beneath her, she heard noises. It seemed that Kikyo is waking up, alarmed by the sudden appearance of youki in such close quarters. Hurriedly, Inutsuki pushed off the roof into the air, enjoying the cool breeze of dawn as she ran through the fields toward the forest.
-Later in the day-
A crash rang out through the forest, sending birds fleeing from the area. Inutsuki looked up from the stream from which she was trying to catch fish and headed bounded toward the disturbance. Soon, she came to a clearing. In the gap in the trees created by the giant bear youkai as he thrashed, snapping trees as easily as one might break a toothpick. She caught sight of the bear's target.
Kikyo darted around, trying to aim for the head of the bear. Each time she took aim, the bear's huge paws swatted at her, forcing her to move. When she does shoot, she hits the paws or other parts of the bear that weren't vital and these wounds merely regenerated and enraged the bear further.
As Inutsuki watched, Kikyo caught sight of her. "What, Inutsuki. Have you come to take my life too? Will you wait until one of us falls and taken destroy the weakened victor? Or, will you assist me in kill this youkai?" She grabbed a arrow from her quiver and opened her mouth to say more, but it was drown out by the bear's angry roar. As she passed a tree, she slammed the arrow into the trunk. Inutsuki had no doubt that the arrow is meant for her if Kikyo wins the struggle.
As the battle continued, Inutsuki climbed a tree and turned, not watching any further. Who won, she didn't care. At last, a shriek rang in the air as one of the bear's massive paws caught Kikyo with a glancing blow, slamming her into a tree. She fell to the ground and attempted to rise, but exhausted as she is, she fell back down. Roaring his victory to the heavens, the bear lifted a heavy paw and brought it down upon Kikyo's unmoving shape.
The giant paw never hit. With a cry, Inutsuki pushed off of her branch and tore the limb to pieces. The bear roared in pain and even as the limb twisted and convulsed, Inutsuki sprang up to the height of the bear's face, scoring her youki enhanced claws across his face again and again. Finally, she dug her claws in her palms, draw a tiny bit of blood. As small amount as the blood was on her nails, it was suit Inutsuki's purposes. She swung her claws, crossing it in front of her, sending a flurry of crimson crescent blades at the bear's head, cutting right though. As she landed, the giant bear dissolved as his source of power, his head is destroyed.
Inutsuki wiped her blood from her claws on her sleeves and looking into the forest. Voices traveled to her ears; voices calling for Kikyo. She walked to the unconcious miko and pulled her into a sitting position, putting her against the the trunk of the tree. Then, wordlessly, she jumped into a tree and disappeared into the forest.