Inuyasha could smell it. Kagome was coming back to him from the hot spring. He didn't want to run and greet her though, that would seem like he was too desperate. But he was desperate. So he left the small hut and casually waited in a tree, facing the direction she was going to come from.

"Hi Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled from behind him. Behind him? That was impossible. He could smell her scent ahead of him. Maybe his senses were acting up or something. He didn't know. All he knew was that Kagome was here with him right now and there was nobody else that had her citrus scent.

Ah, how he loved to inhale her scent as she walked past him. It was strong and sweet, but a little spicy too. He never smelled anything like it before. That is why it was so unique. So... Kagome.

"Its about time, wench. Why do you always take so damn long?"

"Shut up! I don't take any longer than you!" She said and walked off towards the hut.

There it was again. Kagome's smell approaching from behind him. He didn't want to turn around just yet. He wanted to surprise his enemy. He grabbed the small knife that was being pointed at his neck and pointed it at the person behind him.

He was immediately taken by shock. This small girl, not much younger than Kagome, looked just like him. But different. She was partially demon, like him, but less. She had black hair that went down to her breasts and green eyes. She smiled at him. She didn't have very large fangs for a dog youkai. She also had dog ears like him also, except hers were black. Her clothes were also strange like Kagome's. Could it be that she was from the modern era also?

She wore baggy black jeans with tons of pockets and zippers on them. She also wore a red tee-shirt that said "D A I" on it (AN- d a i as in do as infinity). She also wore a metal chain for a necklace and many bracelets and wrist bands around her wrists. She quickly took out another knife from one of her many pockets and pointed it at Inuyasha, without saying a word.

He didn't know what to do. He was... scared. He never got scared! Never! But this girl resembled him so much, it was scary. He didn't know what to do, so he fled. He ran as fast as he could but she wasn't far behind him. She defiantly had a great amount of speed. So he jumped though the treetops and finally lost her. He was far away from camp. He needed to get back.

at camp

Kagome was starting to worry. Usually Inuyasha didn't stay far behind her for long because she knew he wanted to watch over her. To protect her. It had been a good half hour since she returned. She wondered if he ran into a demon or something.

"I'm going to see where Inuyasha has gotten to," she said to group and got up to leave, "You guys know how to handle the ramen until I'm back right?"

"Hai, Kagome-chan," said Sango, who was keeping a careful eye on the pot of water, but keeping an even more careful eye on the wandering hands of the monk beside her.

Kagome ran away from the site and into the thin path in the forest. It wasn't long before she encountered the same girl who made Inuyasha flee.

Once again, the girl remained speechless, and was holding up a knife to Kagome's throat. Kagome was too scared to scream or even let out a whimper. Kagome was also thinking the same thoughts as Inuyasha, about the girl's appearance. Finally the girl spoke up.

"Don't even try and call for help. Nobody will hear you anyway. I put us in an invisible sound-proof force field." She said as she relaxed her grip on the knife. She put it in her biggest pocket, the one on her right hip.

"Nani yo?!" Kagome screamed and tried to back away, but the girl pinned her to a tree.

"Well, since I will be killing you momentarily, I suppose you could know. I am Kaoru, your daughter."