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Pachi frowned and narrowed her eyes at the mysterious girl, who for a moment has the most fierce look on her face - a look that scared even herself.

"If you're not going to come down from up there, I'm going to have to come up there and get you myself and I guarantee that you will not like it one little bit, young lady."

There's something strange going on here She thought, I'd better tread lightly from here.

Pachi blinked stupidly as she watched the supposed young girl leap off the building and disappear into the night. Well, that was weird... she thought to herself.

Whoever she was, Pachi would have to chase her up again in the near future. If she certainly wasn't human, then perhaps she would be able to lead her in the right direction to uncloud her past.

She sniffed the air and stored the girl's scent at the back of her mind, then with a flick of her hair changed her form and dashed into the darkness, leaping on top of buildings and allowing her nose to lead the way.

Pachiriri sniffed the air and caught the sweet delicate scent; the scent of the girl from before. It was soft but icy and somehow, if the scent could be pictured, it reminded her for the moon. Through her keen eyesight, she spied the girl from before and began to stalk.

After a while, the girl quickened her pace, increasing her speed with every discreet flick of her icy glance. Pachiriri matched her pace with the girls and gradually found herself galloping on all fours almost at top speed.

Boy! She thought as she ran, her tongue lolling out the side of her mouth, She can run alright! But lets see if she can outrun me on four legs!

With a burst of speed, Pachiriri dashed forward, her collar and chain clinking around her neck. She just caught up to the girl as she began to bark loudly.

Pachiriri slowed down to a trot, then approached the girl, albeit warily. She had stopped barking and was now concentrating on sniffing the girl's feet, then dress and then, as she stood up on her two hind legs, sniffed her hair.

Definitely not of this world Pachiriri thought I smell a dormant power within this one... maybe something ancient too...

The dog demon eyed Kiameh closely, wondering what she should do. Transforming into her human self wouldn't be such a good idea, the girl didn't seem to like humans. But what about animals? Pachiriri wondered In any case, I need to find answers... to my past

So, Pachiriri stepped up to the girl, got up on her hind legs again while resting her fore paws on the girl's shoulders, and in the most friendliest-dog-like-manner, liked her cheek furiously.

Oh yeah, to see what my character basically looks like, just check out my other account, Akio Firemark1. Just for a visual appearance.

((yw! ^^ I especially like the shading. I'm a decent artist myself, but I can never quite master shading >.<))

Kiameh's form became rigid and stiff as the dog came closer and closer. Just stay still... she thought to herself as the dog began sniffing her from head to toe. Kiameh clenched her fists. The dog demon looked up into Kiameh's eyes with a questioning look. Does it know? Could it have detected something? Suddenly, the dog raised itself up onto its hind legs and stood upright, as if human. Now standing, the dog's height matched Kiameh's. Should I attack? How fast could I run away without the hound catching up to me? Kiameh silently debated in her mind her chances of escaping. She had just been chased by this thing. She knew how fast it could be. If she ran now, there was little chance she'd get far before the hound caught up to her again. And as far as attacking went, it'd be better to try to avoid that by the looks of this thing. Suddenly, the dog began licking Kia's face furiously. Shocked, Kia's eyes widened, fists unclenched and she began to giggle under her breath. A smile spread across her face as she wrinkled her nose and pet the dog's back. Kiameh wasn't usually open to affection and trust with those she did not know, but the dog had caught her off guard. That was the last thing I expected! Kia thought to herself, as another small giggle escaped her.

As the girl patted her back, Pachi felt her dog instinct rise within her. Her tail wagged furiously and she began to whimper in excitement.

Pachiriri hopped back down on all fours and began to gently tug at the girl's dress. If she was going to explore that strange library, then the girl (who now, she thought, seemed less threatening than before) would be a perfect exploring partner.

Whimpering again, she tugged the girl and then turned and pointed her nose toward the Library on the street below them. Pachiriri barked as she looked back at the girl.

Please, She thought pleadingly, Lets go into the library.

(( blending stump?? oh, okay! thanks, i'd love to! *trots over to Captain's journal* ))

The demonic hound seemed much more like a dog as Kia stroked its back. Much less intimidating than before. The dog began whimpering, and tugged on the bottom of Kiameh's dress. "Hey!" Kia said, surprised. Suddenly, the dog turned and pointed sharply toward a run down building accross the street marked "Library". ...Wasn't that the place I saw those two figures emerge from earlier?.. The hound broke her train of thought and began to bark. It wants something...from me. In that instant, as Kiameh and the dog looked in one another's eyes, Kiameh knew that this wasn't just any dog. The eyes of this thing were full of emotion and intelligence. Not that of any regular dog. Almost human like. These wide eyes looked up at Kia pleadingly. Kiameh broke the stare and glanced up at the building. I've wanted to go into that place for some time now. And the dog obviously wants to go. She thought about it for a moment. No. What am I doing?! I can't become attatched. I need to focus on the return to my moon. I have no time for foolish games. Kia took one last look at the pleading dog and sighed. "No" And with that, she was off again. Kiameh found her way to her favorite hiding place. She crossed through a stream and hid back behind the brush, waiting for the sun to rise.