The fox and the hunter

8- forest fire

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Chapter 8

Shiro walked at least ten steps ahead of Zangetsu with his fists clutched tight as his nails pierced his skin drawing blood. Zangetsu trotted up behind his master gently pushing him on the back while whining softly. 

"Sorry Zangetsu...." Shiro stated patting his stallion's muzzle. Shiro's voice sounded much darker than normal as he could feel wanting to rip something apart because of his demonic tendencies. "Never before could people manage to tick me off." Shiro needed to calm down before it was too late. Shiro slowly lowered himself to the ground taking on a lotus position. Meditating was the only means he had to calm his demonic tendencies and to calm his impulses. This wasn't the first or the last time that he would take on his demonic form. Shiro knew that by meditating he would be able to calm his demonic half and transform back to his normal human appearance. He wanted to see Ichigo one last time before he left as he wanted to say goodbye to the demon fox.

Shiro knew that he had to report everything that went on in Karakura town as that included him going demonic on their asses because they pissed him off. The hunters guild knew about Shiro's demonic blood as they didn't judge him because of it. They needed hunters that could deal with demons. And Shiro being a part of their blood proved to be a more than capable hunter for dealing with demons. Shiro slowly closed his eyes taking a few long deep breaths as he willed himself to relax.

Meanwhile back in the cabin..... Ichigo began to slowly come back around. His head throbbed as he knew full well what had happened. 

'God damn it. I did it again.' he moaned to himself mentally. The young wolf laid by his side was wagging his tail happy to see that Ichigo was all right. 

*Ichigo..... that hunter. Why did he help us?* asked the wolf mentally. Ichigo touched his wounds to find out that they have been bound as he was lying within his cabin home. 

"I don't know. I could smell my blood running through his veins as the humans seemed to mislead him to the reason why I go into the village every year. He listened to what I had to say before I had to come to answer your call." Ichigo stated patting the wolf on the head.

*Ichigo..... what's going to happen to me now? I have no pack left and no where to go.* asked the wolf. Ichigo sighed softly as he knew that he had enough troubles taking care of himself and the forest. 

"What do wish to do my friend?" Ichigo asked the wolf. 

*I would like to travel with the hunter. Perhaps I can find another pack to take me in. But the hunter doesn't seem to understand our speech.* replied the wolf. A soft smile strectched across Ichigo's face as he transformed into his full demonic fox form. He was much larger than the wolf in his full demonic form as his fur became a red-orange color as he had nine tails (think of Kyuubi from the Naruto series). 

*I can easily teach him how to understand our speech. He has the ability to hear and understand it but not the training. I don't know if he knows how to fully use any of the demonic powers that is coursing through his veins.* replied Ichigo. 

*I hope that hunter can give me a good name. He seems pretty nice, for a human.* stated the wolf as he left out a long yawn. He had stayed up to make sure that Ichigo would recover.

Ichigo yawned as well as reverting to his normal demonic form would allow him to recover from his wounds quickly and to recover the energy that he used. No human has ever seen his true demonic appearance as Ichigo needed his rest to recover. He needed to find that hunter one last time in order to speak with him. In the short time that he had meet the hunter, Ichigo found himself becoming attracted to the hunter.

As Ichigo and the wolf slept, Shiro was meditating, the humans of Karakura town decided to burn down the forest trapping both demons in the blaze. They didn't care about Shiro's treats or why the demon fox seemed to plague them. They just wanted both demons gone. Making their way to the outer part of the forest they started the blaze watching the fire burn through the woods. Soon they wouldn't have to worry about the demon fox or the hunter any more!