Disclaimer: Sadly I do not own Wolf's Rain or any of the characters, if I did the story would be much different. But I do however own all the characters you don't recognize. Also I do not own some of the words I use to describe some things many of the animals, you will know when I tell you what they mean throughout the story. Also an FYI for those that care enough, my main character is a wolf pup by the name of Kayali, it's prnounced Kay-all-ee.
Chapter One: Realization
"Toboe!" Kayali screamed as she ran up to the motionless wolf body. The human Gwent had wrapped his arms around him, before they died, but he too was motionless.
"Toboe." She bent down and placed her hand on his face, cold and motionless. She knew he was gone but refused to believe it. "Toboe come back please don't go! Toboe!!" she couldn't stop the tears either, they ran down her face in a steady stream.
"Kayali!" Kiba said as ran up behind her. "Toboe," He whispered when he saw the bodies.
"He's gone Kiba…He's gone," Kayali murmured in tears.
The large white wolf looked down at the ground in sorrow, in his human form, he had black hair, a black jacket, a white shirt and simple jean pants. His eyes were blue and he was very handsome, but right now with this look of sadness in his eyes, the looks really seemed to flow away from him.
Kayali was a silver wolf pup, with bright aquamarine eyes, barely under a year and yet she acted like she was ten times older then the rest of her pack. When she was blending with the humans, she had a black shirt and pants and jean jacket though the jacket and the pants were lined with pink trim. Her hair was brown and her eyes were the same aqua marine and in her human form, her body was lithe and muscled.
"Toboe!" Tsume exclaimed he'd been following Kiba.
Kiba heard him and turned to look.
Tsume saw the expression in his eyes and knew something was wrong. "Where's the runt?" He asked, somehow already knowing. He saw the motionless body of Toboe and said nothing more he looked around and then turned away. He sat down on the snow and said nothing when Hige, Blue, and the detective Hubb walked up.
Tsume was a gray wolf; his fur was both a color of light and dark gray. He had a white x shaped scare across his chest, which remained in both of his forms, an ever-grim reminder of how badly one can be punished for doing something wrong. In his human looking form he was the oldest, yet he was young and he had light golden eyes and silver hair, it made him look like some bad guy gangster ready to tear out your heart. His wardrobe consisted of a black outfit that was very tight against his body and showed more muscle then was normal, even for a wolf.
Hige was a light brown and dark brown wolf. At one point, he had had a collar, but was able to get it off at the Keep of Jogura. In his human form he had light brown eyes and a large yellow sweater and blue running pants. He was huskier than all the others he had more body fat than the others, though it wasn't to bad. He liked to eat and one of his better qualities was having a nose that was a lot stronger than all the others.
Blue, was in love with Hige, and she used to be a pet the man that died along with Toboe, Gwent. In her human looking form, she also wore a lot of black although she was wearing a skirt and a light pink scarf. Her eyes were blue and her hair black. In her wolf form her eyes were blue and she was fully black.
"Pops?" Blue said as she walked up and looked over the two bodies. Kayali was no longer laying over Toboe she was sitting next to him and caressing the side of his face. Toboe in his wolf form was a reddish brown auburn color and his stomach was light brown, he was so little and skinny and he was about the same age as Kayali. In his human form, he had red hair and his eyes were hazel. He was wearing a red looking shirt and green pants that were tucked into army type boots.
"He's gone." Kayali said calmly, tears still drenched her face.
"But pops, he can't go." Blue said, her voice quiet.
"Gwent?" Hubb; the detective asked.
"He's gone how many times can I say it, they are both gone…. They're in their own paradise." Kayali said not wanting to believe what she was saying, but for some reason she couldn't.
"Stop it!" Tsume demanded, still keeping to himself.
"The runt's gone?" Hige asked, he shook his head, "No he's just playing." Hige walked over to Toboe and touched him and felt how cold he actually was. "He's dead." Hige had blood covering his side; Jogura had injured him when he had tried to attack her.
Cheza had been with Hige and Blue and she walked over to Toboe and petted his face, "Toboe, you have found paradise without the help of this one." She said softly, she then walked over to where Kiba stood; she looked at him and saw that he was trying to hold back tears. Cheza didn't smile; she looked at the sky and started to sing, her song was a sad moon lullaby.
Cheza was the flower maiden and she was thought to be the key to opening the door to paradise. She wore a pink-red raincoat, and under the raincoat was a type of white jumpsuit. She wore a pair of red boots, and her eyes were red and her hair pink.
Kiba couldn't take it anymore he howled his tears into the midnight sky, to the human, Hubb, Kiba looked like a white wolf. The other wolves did the same they cried into the cold sad air. Kayali's silver fur glittered and her cry was full of pain, just as the others were.
Hubb stood in surprise and sadness; he watched the wolves and he to tried to hide his tears for the friend that he had come so far with. The old man that hated the wolves and was looking to kill every last one, had died and kept this wolf close to him in his last minutes.
An hour passed in silent sadness then Kiba stood up and did his best to wipe the sadness out of his eyes.
"We have to continue on, we'll see him in paradise." He said walked over to Toboe and bending down to touch the soft fur of his face.
He got up again and started toward the mountain that Cheza was leading them to. Hige got up and followed and almost dragged Blue along with him, Hubb followed without any complaint at all, he was almost glad to leave the dead bodies there, though Gwent had been his friend, he didn't want to look at him in death.
Kiba stopped and turned to see Tsume and Kayali not following.
"Tsume? Kayali?" he asked.
"I'll be there I need to talk to the runt for a while." Tsume said he had not moved from his spot the whole time he was around Toboe.
"I'll get there." Kayali said without emotion.
Kiba nodded, like the kind leader he was, he allowed the two to find themselves again.
After they had left, Tsume finally got up and wandered over to Toboe and sat down next to him, Kayali watched but was still blinded by tears and pain.
"Hey runt…" Tsume started he didn't even know what to say, "I hope you are okay and your with the old lady you were telling me about when I first met you…I'm gonna miss you kid, you were the one who made me go on, you helped me understand why I needed friends. You made me see that I truly wasn't alone any more… Do you remember when you asked about this scar on my chest? I'll tell you why I have this scar, I used to have a pack when I was around your age, we were being attacked and wiped out by the humans, Jogura's solders. I got scared and ran away, away from my family and my friends that were being slaughtered… they were being slaughtered and I ran...I ran in fear. He found out, the leader of my pack knew and sought me out. He found me and attacked me, giving me this scar as a constant reminder of what I had done.
"I was no longer welcome in that pack. I came to know the humans and they were stupid creatures that would believe anything for money. But when I met you, my life was changed. I still remember when you made that kill, not very long ago, I didn't show it, but I was so proud. I felt so much pride for you. But in all, it was you, you showed me that I could be trusted and you showed me that I had a family, a pack, that's what we were… we are. But your happiness was with the humans, they raised you. I wouldn't blame you; I was trying to make you see though, that the humans weren't our friends. But you continued to believe, and you had to love them too much."
"You died right when I needed you the most… you had go and die! Why? This doesn't seem fair… you left me." Tsume looked down at the ground and for the first time noticed Kayali was leaning on his shoulder, tears running down her face.
"The first to know…the first to love." Kayali whispered her words directed at the angered Tsume. He knew that she meant…him.
"C'mon, Tsume lets go." Toboe's voice echoed through his mind, the words that had helped him get so far.
"Tsume, look they're leaving, don't you want go paradise? I do…and I want you to come with me." These words were the push Tsume needed to go to paradise with the puppy.
Tears finally pushed they're way the surface and streamed down his cheeks to land on the fuzzy muzzle.
"Good bye, Toboe." Kayali said her tears wouldn't stop falling, even if she didn't want them too.
"Don't cry for me guys. Go, go on and find paradise I'll be there, you know I will." This voice echoed through the air, so that it caught both ears.
Kayali looked around stunned, while Tsume looked at the motionless body. "He wants to and go find him in paradise," Tsume said, "We should honor that." His tears had stopped, and Kayali looked at Toboe. She nodded and stood up.
"If he wants us to go to paradise and find him then we will go," Kayali stated, pulling on Tsume's arm.
"See you in paradise, kid." He allowed himself to pulled to his feet.
They took off towards the mountain, not once looking back...