A/n: I know there are probably hundreds of these types of stories. The type where a new character is inserted into the retelling of the anime/manga. Well, here's another one. It won't follow either plot exactly, more like it will take inspiration from them. So, who knows how this will go?

As for my original character, Yuzuki. In Search for Paradise will be told from her point of view, but if I get some requests I will post some chapters as seen by the others. I already will write them, but I don't want to push readers away by the shift in flow.

You will also notice that I don't describe how she looks. One, I couldn't find how to do that without it feeling… awkward. Two, I figured I'd let the reader imagine it and build their own image of her. Sometimes, when I read stories with original characters, how the author depicts them is totally different from what I imagine. If you want to know what I think she looks like, send me a message and I will send you her 'official' profile.

Anyways, I hope that people enjoy this story. Any kind of reviews are helpful, and will be promptly responded to! (Hint hint) Prelude and Chapter One will be posted today.

Disclaimer: I do not own Wolf's Rain, or any of the characters originating from the anime or manga. All original characters belong me, but are free for use if anyone actually wants to. I just ask you tell me so I can read it, even if it's very deprecating. And I am definitely not making any money from this.

O.o.O In Search of Paradise O.o.O

They call me Fenrir, they say that I will bring about the end of the world. I wish it were true. I wish that I could undo these chains that bind me and destroy this hopeless world. However, I'm just a normal wolf, the last wolf. My freedom would mean only death for me, not these superstitious humans. But then again, maybe not. Maybe I'm not the last wolf, maybe freedom does not equate death, maybe Paradise does exist for the living.

O.o.O Prelude O.o.O

The night was cold and the moon was a sliver in the dark star-ridden sky. I could barely see it through the dead branches of the forest we had taken refuge in for the night, and didn't feel any of the healing glow that usually shone. I didn't understand why we needed to hide in the forest that prevented the moon's power to reach us. We were wolves, what could hurt us?

Mother's weak cough brought my attention away from the sky to the small den that had been dug beneath the roots of a tree. Even though I was a still a pup, I could tell something was seriously wrong with her. Her usual sleek dark grey coat was matted and dull, her silent breaths now wheezed, and she barely had the strength to walk a few feet.

"Do you want me to find something to eat?" I offered as I slunk back into the den, curling up against her and trying to ignore how cold she was. I could remember when I curled up to her for strength and warmth when each of my siblings slowly passed away. Now it seemed like she came to me for the protection she once offered, soaking up the warmth I had as she nuzzled my fur.

"No," she answered quietly, her brown eyes refusing to open as she gasped for breath. "Just… stay with me… for a… few more… moments."

"Then we'll keep moving?"

Her small laugh turned into a hacking cough, dark blood splattering the partially frozen earth. "You're always… so full… of energy…"

"You will be too!" I swore, "Once we find Paradise you'll get better, and everyone will be waiting for us!"

"I think…I might be… waiting… with them," she finally opened her brown eyes, still full of warmth even when her body was as cold as the snow outside. "Promise me… Yuzuki… you will…" she took in a shuttering breath, her whole body tensing as a high-pitched whine escaped her lips.

"Mom, mom!" I yipped, scrambling to my feet in fear as her pants became shallow and quick. "Please, mom, tell me what's wrong!"

There was no answer as her body suddenly relaxed with her last sigh.