The van stopped at a small hotel. The driver turned around, and Kai saw her clearly for the first time. Young, pretty, with golden eyes like a fox.
"You're not human," Derek said, reaching for his knife.
"How rude." She smiled. When she did, Kai saw her shadow on the wall. It had nine tails. "I'm Yuki. I'm a kitsune. A fox spirit. And I'm your help in Tokyo."
"Jess didn't say her friend was a fox," Jeremy said.
"Jess knows better than to tell wolf secrets to wolves who might not understand." Yuki got out of the van. "Come. Let me show you how different Tokyo is."
They followed her into the hotel. The owner was an old man. But in the mirror behind him, Kai saw he was really a giant turtle.
"What is this place?" Tamara asked.
"Tokyo," Yuki said simply. "Where spirits and humans live t
