Kira Yukimura

is a kitsune, the daughter of kitsune Noshiko Yukimura and Ken Yukimura, and Scott's second girlfriend. In Season 3B, Kira is the new girl at school, having moved to Beacon Hills from New York. Kira is initially portrayed as intellectual, quirky, sweet and looks to make friends in school, but has trouble fitting in because of her dad being the new history teacher who's prone to unintentionally embarrassing her. She is now a member of Scott's Pack. As a Kitsune, Kira is of the type Thunder, which gives her influence over electricity and her eyes glow a flaming orange.

At Season 3B's start, Kira displays a crush on Scott, which he reciprocates. In "Galvanize", Kira is revealed to be supernatural after mass murderer William Barrow kidnaps her and manifests an ability to absorb electricity after he attempts to kill her by electrocution. Scott witnesses this display and Kira is intrigued that Scott doesn't "run the other way" from her peculiar circumstances. In "Illuminated", it is shown that Kira gives off an aura that is shaped around her like a flaring armor in the shape of an bipedal fox that's visible to a werewolf's vision. Scott invites her to Danny's black light party and their interest in each other strengthe

ns and later, she witnesses Scott and Derek fight the Oni in their werewolf forms. Consequently, Scott reveals the supernatural status of he, his Pack, everything to her. Kira eventually does research and theorizes she is a Kitsune, the trickster Fox, which is later confirmed by Derek. Kira later discovers further abilities; supernatural speed and agility, as well as a natural talent for swordplay.At the start of Season 4, Kira has her romance with Scott on hold because she wants to give Scott the time he needs to grieve for Allison. In "Muted", Kira shows an aptitude for lacrosse, joining the lacrosse team, and Scott decides to give in to his feelings for Kira, saying he's "not sorry", to her joy, sharing a deep kiss with her. When the Dead Pool goes out, assassins coming into town, Kira takes actions to protect herself and Noshiko as she and her mother are both on the hit list and Noshiko no longer possesses the power she had previously. In "Monstrous", Kira saves Brett Talbot and Lorilee Rohr of Satomi's Pack from a team of hunters-turned-assassins and fights to protect Satomi's Pack until the Dead Pool is shut down and the contracts are terminated. Scott and Kira finally go on their first date. They are attacked by Kate and her Berserker and are taken to La Iglesia. Kate has Scott converted into a new Berserker, and under the malevolent werejaguar's control, Kira is attacked by Scott. Hallucinating her mother and determined to save Scott, Kira breaks off a piece of obsidian in the temple and uses it to trigger her kitsune healing. She and Stiles save Scott when he's almost destroyed as a Berserker, as per Peter's plan. Kira keeps the obsidian shard when returning to Beacon Hills. Afterward, her father Ken has the shard reshaped into a shuriken and Noshiko presents her with the star, and Kira realizes the shuriken represents her first Kitsune Tail.