This is my first atempt at a fanfiction other then Gundam Wing......please go easy on me, the idea is rough
but should get better over time.....please enjoy and review!!
Scent of a Brother
Chapter One
Once more they found themselves running through a deep forest, Kiba leading them in the night from what dangers may be following. They had been running for days, nothing they weren't already used to, but still bad for them none the less.
Hige, after miles of running, finally put his paw down and stopped to lean against a near by tree. "Kiba, we gotta stop for a second....you're killing me here..." Panting he slid down it and sat, relaxed for the first time in a while.
Tsume and Kiba stopped a look back. Sighing, Tsume leaned against his own tree and huffed.
"If we keep stopping like this every few minutes, we'll never get anywhere....."
"Oh cram it Tsume," Hige yelped, "....this is the first time we have stopped in hours. Just because you're so damn good at running til you drop doesn't mean everybody is...."
Both shared glares at each other, til Tsume sighed and looked away, whispering something that sounded like 'pup'..... Kiba sighed and moved towards the center of their fight and paused. Looking around, he realized one of them was missing....
"Where's Toboe?......" Just then the sound of huffing came up over the hill. Toboe poked his head up and smiled shyly. Kiba returned it. "What happened to you?"
"Um.....well....I couldn't keep up with you guys....cause I was getting tired....and so....sorry...."
Hige got up and rolled his eyes stretching. "Never bring a pup on a mans journey......that's what I always say"
"Hey! That's not fair Hige!"
"Well lifes not fair pup.....we can't take it easy just so you can tag along....."
"But......but I'm trying...you know that? Right Kiba?"
Kiba blink and looked back to Tsume, who had disregraded their entire conversation. It was obvious he shared some of Hige's feelings about Toboe and what he had yet to contribute to their pack. Turning back, he patted his friend on the head.
"I know....."
Just then Hige's nose perked up and he moved away from the tree, sniffing the air.
"What is it Hige?..." Kiba had put himself on alert now as well, scanning the area. But then they all heard it.
It was like thunder, breaking through the silence of the woods. It was not coming from the edge they were so close to but from !" Kiba took off at lightning speed, followed closely by Tsume. Hige and Toboe ran their fastest to keep up with the two, but soon Toboe began to once again fall behind. Looking back, Hige could see the slue of animals heading in their direction. Grabbing his paw, he jolted the youngest forward as they reached the edge of the forest.
Quickly, the made there way through the field, hoping they could be missed by the threat that followed them so closely, but the stampeed of animals drew closer and soon was right on top of them. Hige held onto Toboe as long as he could, but his foot snagged on a rock in the field and the two went flying forward. The woodland creatures soon swarmed over them.
Kiba turned back, not only to see the mass amount of creatures headed their way, but to find he could no longer see Toboe or Hige.
"Tsume! We have to go back for them!"
Tsume nodded and lashed forward at the on coming threat, bearing his teeth at them, spooking them enough so that Kiba could make his way into the swarm. He soon found Hige, standing and keeping the deer and such away from him, growling and nipping at their legs. Kiba soon sprinted onto the scene, joining his cause.
"Where's Toboe?"
"I lost him! He's somewhere in this mess!"
After moments that seemed like forever, the masses died down and soon all that was left of the attack, were a few dead deer and dust clouds hovering. Tsume came to them wipping blood from his face, soon noticing that the youngest member was not present.
"TOBOE!" Kiba howled, and not even seconds later, the howl was replied to. As the dust began to settle some more, Toboe could be seen walking towards them, holding his arm, alittle scrathed up but otherwise looking all right. He gave off one of his cheesy smiles and the others sighed in relief.
"Jeez pup, I almost soiled myself.....you all right?"
"Yeah...I'm all right Hige. A little shaken, but fine...."
"Are you sure?" Kiba looked at him worried as did Tsume(but not so much as for the others to notice).
"Yes yes! I'm all right!"
It took a moment for them to be convinced, and soon turned their attentions else where. Hige drooled over the buffet of dead animals left from the fight, while Tsume and Kiba pondered. Toboe followed Hige for food.
"What do you think caused that....animals don't usually stampeed like that unless threatened......" Kiba stared into the woods.
"The troops are getting closer to us.....they must have scared the animals....it will only be a matter of time before the Nobles come out from behind those trees....we should eat quickly and keep moving."
"I agree...." With that the two joined the others for dinner.
The night sky had fallen upon them as they ran once more. The order was the same as usual, though Toboe was running slower then he normally did but the others never really noticed. Soon they came upon a crack in the ground, seperating their path. Kiba stopped and inspected it. For them, there would be no problem getting across this. He went first, landing on the other side with great ease. Tsume soon followed landing next to him and looking back at the others. Hige jumped next, coming a little close to the edge, but still making it. Next up was Toboe.
He had never been great at jumping these long distances, but somehow he always managed to make it by the skin of his teeth. However,
this time he did not feel up to standards. His side had been killing him since the stampeed earlier. He had been kicked numerous times by scared animals and rolled onto rocks trying to escape their panic. He feared now that jumping would, would only pull on his pains and cause him to fault.
"Come on pup! We haven't got all night!" Hige yelled across to him.
"Right!.....I'm coming....." Sighing, he took a deep breath and ran his fastest towards the edge. He made himself ready to jump, when the pain surged up his side. Yelping, he tripped and tumbled into the crack, falling deep into the Earth.
"Toboe!" They all seemed to yell together. Tsume ran to the edge, looking back.
"I'll go down after him....stay here. We don't all need to be trapped in this hole. If the Nobles come, go on ahead; we'll catch up." Quickly,
he made his way into the hole and vanished. Hige and Kiba stood together, looking down.
"He was hurt, and we didn't even notice.....why didn't he say something?" Hige growled.
"He didn't want us to think he was a pain...he wants to be at our level of ability so badly....he risked his own life to let us keep going...."
Kiba sighed and layed on his back looking up at the stars.
"So what do we do now...?" Hige took a seat next to him looking up himself.
"Tsume will bring him back....I trust that...and if the Nobles come...we do what he said....It shouldn't take long to find him..." Sighing, Kiba prayed on the first shooting star he saw.
In the trench, Tsume landed, looking around to find Toboe. The small wolf lay, whimpering and shaking. Sighing,
Tsume made his way over and softly nudged the smallest of their pack. Toboe stiffled a cry and looked up at him.
"I'm.....worthless......" He was crying.
"No....you shouldn't have lied about your condition though....if you were hurt, we could have found a place to hide til you were better."
"No! We need to get to paridise, and me being hurt shouldn't slow you all down. Go on without me....I only slow you all down anyways....." Wincing, he curled tighter.
"You were trampled.....we need to get you someplace safe....but....I don't know if I can get us both out of here.
I didn't think it was this deep....." Just then the ground began to shake. "Damn....they found us...."
Kiba sat up quickly, soon seeing the Noble troops heading their way. "We have to go on!"
"But Tsume!.....TOBOE?!"
"No time....we will meet them later...I know ON!"
It took a moment of hesitation, but soon he took off after Kiba; Tsume and Toboe were left alone. In the hole, Tsume held Toboe close. He would have to protect the hurt cub, and he would with his life....the only thing left to do now was wait for them to find them trapped.......
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Scent of a Brother
Chapter One
Once more they found themselves running through a deep forest, Kiba leading them in the night from what dangers may be following. They had been running for days, nothing they weren't already used to, but still bad for them none the less.
Hige, after miles of running, finally put his paw down and stopped to lean against a near by tree. "Kiba, we gotta stop for a second....you're killing me here..." Panting he slid down it and sat, relaxed for the first time in a while.
Tsume and Kiba stopped a look back. Sighing, Tsume leaned against his own tree and huffed.
"If we keep stopping like this every few minutes, we'll never get anywhere....."
"Oh cram it Tsume," Hige yelped, "....this is the first time we have stopped in hours. Just because you're so damn good at running til you drop doesn't mean everybody is...."
Both shared glares at each other, til Tsume sighed and looked away, whispering something that sounded like 'pup'..... Kiba sighed and moved towards the center of their fight and paused. Looking around, he realized one of them was missing....
"Where's Toboe?......" Just then the sound of huffing came up over the hill. Toboe poked his head up and smiled shyly. Kiba returned it. "What happened to you?"
"Um.....well....I couldn't keep up with you guys....cause I was getting tired....and so....sorry...."
Hige got up and rolled his eyes stretching. "Never bring a pup on a mans journey......that's what I always say"
"Hey! That's not fair Hige!"
"Well lifes not fair pup.....we can't take it easy just so you can tag along....."
"But......but I'm trying...you know that? Right Kiba?"
Kiba blink and looked back to Tsume, who had disregraded their entire conversation. It was obvious he shared some of Hige's feelings about Toboe and what he had yet to contribute to their pack. Turning back, he patted his friend on the head.
"I know....."
Just then Hige's nose perked up and he moved away from the tree, sniffing the air.
"What is it Hige?..." Kiba had put himself on alert now as well, scanning the area. But then they all heard it.
It was like thunder, breaking through the silence of the woods. It was not coming from the edge they were so close to but from !" Kiba took off at lightning speed, followed closely by Tsume. Hige and Toboe ran their fastest to keep up with the two, but soon Toboe began to once again fall behind. Looking back, Hige could see the slue of animals heading in their direction. Grabbing his paw, he jolted the youngest forward as they reached the edge of the forest.
Quickly, the made there way through the field, hoping they could be missed by the threat that followed them so closely, but the stampeed of animals drew closer and soon was right on top of them. Hige held onto Toboe as long as he could, but his foot snagged on a rock in the field and the two went flying forward. The woodland creatures soon swarmed over them.
Kiba turned back, not only to see the mass amount of creatures headed their way, but to find he could no longer see Toboe or Hige.
"Tsume! We have to go back for them!"
Tsume nodded and lashed forward at the on coming threat, bearing his teeth at them, spooking them enough so that Kiba could make his way into the swarm. He soon found Hige, standing and keeping the deer and such away from him, growling and nipping at their legs. Kiba soon sprinted onto the scene, joining his cause.
"Where's Toboe?"
"I lost him! He's somewhere in this mess!"
After moments that seemed like forever, the masses died down and soon all that was left of the attack, were a few dead deer and dust clouds hovering. Tsume came to them wipping blood from his face, soon noticing that the youngest member was not present.
"TOBOE!" Kiba howled, and not even seconds later, the howl was replied to. As the dust began to settle some more, Toboe could be seen walking towards them, holding his arm, alittle scrathed up but otherwise looking all right. He gave off one of his cheesy smiles and the others sighed in relief.
"Jeez pup, I almost soiled myself.....you all right?"
"Yeah...I'm all right Hige. A little shaken, but fine...."
"Are you sure?" Kiba looked at him worried as did Tsume(but not so much as for the others to notice).
"Yes yes! I'm all right!"
It took a moment for them to be convinced, and soon turned their attentions else where. Hige drooled over the buffet of dead animals left from the fight, while Tsume and Kiba pondered. Toboe followed Hige for food.
"What do you think caused that....animals don't usually stampeed like that unless threatened......" Kiba stared into the woods.
"The troops are getting closer to us.....they must have scared the animals....it will only be a matter of time before the Nobles come out from behind those trees....we should eat quickly and keep moving."
"I agree...." With that the two joined the others for dinner.
The night sky had fallen upon them as they ran once more. The order was the same as usual, though Toboe was running slower then he normally did but the others never really noticed. Soon they came upon a crack in the ground, seperating their path. Kiba stopped and inspected it. For them, there would be no problem getting across this. He went first, landing on the other side with great ease. Tsume soon followed landing next to him and looking back at the others. Hige jumped next, coming a little close to the edge, but still making it. Next up was Toboe.
He had never been great at jumping these long distances, but somehow he always managed to make it by the skin of his teeth. However,
this time he did not feel up to standards. His side had been killing him since the stampeed earlier. He had been kicked numerous times by scared animals and rolled onto rocks trying to escape their panic. He feared now that jumping would, would only pull on his pains and cause him to fault.
"Come on pup! We haven't got all night!" Hige yelled across to him.
"Right!.....I'm coming....." Sighing, he took a deep breath and ran his fastest towards the edge. He made himself ready to jump, when the pain surged up his side. Yelping, he tripped and tumbled into the crack, falling deep into the Earth.
"Toboe!" They all seemed to yell together. Tsume ran to the edge, looking back.
"I'll go down after him....stay here. We don't all need to be trapped in this hole. If the Nobles come, go on ahead; we'll catch up." Quickly,
he made his way into the hole and vanished. Hige and Kiba stood together, looking down.
"He was hurt, and we didn't even notice.....why didn't he say something?" Hige growled.
"He didn't want us to think he was a pain...he wants to be at our level of ability so badly....he risked his own life to let us keep going...."
Kiba sighed and layed on his back looking up at the stars.
"So what do we do now...?" Hige took a seat next to him looking up himself.
"Tsume will bring him back....I trust that...and if the Nobles come...we do what he said....It shouldn't take long to find him..." Sighing, Kiba prayed on the first shooting star he saw.
In the trench, Tsume landed, looking around to find Toboe. The small wolf lay, whimpering and shaking. Sighing,
Tsume made his way over and softly nudged the smallest of their pack. Toboe stiffled a cry and looked up at him.
"I'm.....worthless......" He was crying.
"No....you shouldn't have lied about your condition though....if you were hurt, we could have found a place to hide til you were better."
"No! We need to get to paridise, and me being hurt shouldn't slow you all down. Go on without me....I only slow you all down anyways....." Wincing, he curled tighter.
"You were trampled.....we need to get you someplace safe....but....I don't know if I can get us both out of here.
I didn't think it was this deep....." Just then the ground began to shake. "Damn....they found us...."
Kiba sat up quickly, soon seeing the Noble troops heading their way. "We have to go on!"
"But Tsume!.....TOBOE?!"
"No time....we will meet them later...I know ON!"
It took a moment of hesitation, but soon he took off after Kiba; Tsume and Toboe were left alone. In the hole, Tsume held Toboe close. He would have to protect the hurt cub, and he would with his life....the only thing left to do now was wait for them to find them trapped.......
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