Hello again readers!! This is the story follow-up, so if you haven't read the first, I SUGGEST YOU DO NOW!! Thank-you for the reviews before and all of your questions shall be answered soon. I would like to thank a new reader of mine for giving this story a chance. Thank-you. Ok, enough blubbering, TO THE STORY!! Enjoy!

P.S. here's everyone's age. They're not exact since I didn't know their true ages before, so these are only estimates : Blue: 21 Hige: 21 Toboe: 16 Tsume: 28 Kira: 19 Cheza: 20

7 Years Later

I rolled over on the hard ground, feeling the bumps and grooves in the rock through my fur. I yawned as I sat up on my haunches and looked around my surroundings. Toboe was sound asleep not to far from where I lay. His feminine features had lessened over time and he looked like a young wolf. I smiled, remebering watching him grow up and Tsume torture him with his teasing.

I looked over to where Hige and Blue slept, cuddled up in two balls of fur. They had been together since before I even met them, but the bond between the two were strong. I was happy for Blue. She had become my best friend over the past few years, and I looked up to her like an older sister.

Hige, well, what can I say about him. He's still the pig of the pack, but he lost his chubbiness. Now, he eats everything in sight and doesn't gain a pound. How unfair is that? His voice has changed a little, but not much.

I then looked towards the enterance of the cave where Tsume lie. He was still the closed up wolf we had known, but he was a little bit more social and a bit nicer since before the war. His silver coat rustled in the early morning breeze as he slept soundly.

Cheza lay snuggled up behind me. She usually slept with me now that Kiba was gone. Sometimes she'd sleep with Toboe, but not quite as much. She knew how to talk correctly now and it wasn't such a hastle to tell her what everything was and what to do.

I smiled as I looked over my pack. I had gotten used to the idea of having a pack of my own, but I still felt alone. Any parents I had known were dead and Sasuke still had yet to return. I still held on to that promise he made to me 7 years ago in front of Darcia's castle; that he would find a way to come back.

I sighed as I remembered the sad memory and stood, shaking my coat a little before quietly making it outside. I had beaten the sun up again. Now that I was a leader, I was the last to fall asleep and the first one up. I had many other responsibilities to hold up, and most of them muscled me up. I wasn't the strongest in the pack, but I knew how to run it.

I walked through the dark forest, heading toward the small stream. This land was far away from where I had grown up. We headed west, then a bit north. We stopped looking for paradise; whether the pack knew I still held on to Sasuke, or they were just tired of looking, I wouldn't know.

The sound of the stream made my ears perk up and I trotted towards the sound, noticing the sun's rays just making their way over the mountains far to the north. I reached the stream, which was practically hidden by forest, and turned into my human form. My brown hair reached my shoulder blades since I cut it and I had grown a few inches. I was now 5'7, but the second shortest in the pack.

I looked down into the water where it stood still and looked at the scars on my face. The war had scarred everyone, but they all said I got the worst of it. Small scars from the clay shards covered my right side, part of my back, and part of my stomach. My legs had a few faded scars, but they looked normal. My arms had a few scars here and there, mirroring my legs.

I sighed at the image that looked back at me in the water and I scooped up water in my cupped hands and drank. I got more water and washed my face in the cold water, waking me up just like coffee. I stood and wiped my hands on my jeans and wiped my face on my shirt. Even though Darcia and the Akatskui were gone, the humans still remebered the wolves that had disrupted their villages years ago. We got supplies every once in a while along with fresh clothes, but we still stood out.

I walked over to a boulder that sat out above the water and sat down, thinking. I did this every morning, just to clear my mind. The breeze rustling the leaves, the slight sound of rushing water beneath me, the birds chirping seeing the rays of light over the mountains. My breathing slowed as I concentrated on the sounds around me. I could hear many sounds that I usually didn't pay attention to or couldn't hear even with my already sensitive hearing.

"Kira!" Toboe yelled from the cave. My eyes whipped open as I stood and turned, jumping off the rock. I turned into my wolf form and raced back towards the cave. Toboe's voice had sounded urgent, but I couldn't understand why. Humans didn't walk through these unexplored forests and no animal in its right mind would attack a pack of wolves.

I saw the cave just ahead and I raced towards my pack. I skidded to a stop in front of the cave, my teeth bared and my body crouched, ready to spring.

"Kira! It's good that you're here!" Toboe yelled bounding towards me. Tsume walked out with a stone expression on his face. What the heck is going on around here?! I asked myself as I ignored Toboe and dashed passed him into the cave. Blue was lying on her side, facing the back of the cave, whimpering. Hige stood beside her, nuzzling her.

"Are you ok Blue?" I asked worried as I walked up to the couple. Hige looked at me with a desperate look on his face. I looked at him with a confused expression and I walked closer to Blue. I looked over to see her face and I immediately knew what was wrong. I wasn't sure how I knew, but it was like it was instinct.

"Oh my god, Blue, you were pregnant?!" I asked her in an awed voice. She looked at me with a tired expression and the look in her eyes said it all. "Wow," I marveled before I snapped back into my leader mode.

"It's ok Blue. This'll all be over soon," I told her reassuringly as I bounded towards the exit of the cave.

"Toboe! Go and get some cold water from the stream," I told him and he nodded his head before he grabbed the pot in his jaws and headed off. I looked over at Tsume and he was leaned against the wall, staring at the sky.

"Blue's going to have pups!" I exclaimed in happiness. He looked over at me with no expression. "Aren't you happy for her?" I asked him with a playful threatening tone behind my voice. He cracked a smile, but it disappeared.

"Sure I'm happy for her, but now we'll have a pup to feed along with a mother," he replied, and from the sound of his voice, he made it sound horrible. I huffed at him before I headed back inside the cave. I trotted up to Blue and looked over her to see the body of a dead wolf pup. I frowned, not liking the whole dead pup deal. But before I could feel bad for the death, Blue had another pup, but this time, it was squirming and whimpering like a newborn wolf pup should.

I smiled and heard a sigh of relief from Hige. Blue huffed, tiredness taking over her body, but she leaned down to clean the pup. After she finished, she laid back down and sighed, happiness evident. I smiled, glad for her. From her body movements, that was the last pup. She only had two, and one lived. I smiled down at the pup who was now feeding. No wonder Blue was getting a little chubby, but not pregnant fat; she only had two pups!

"Congradulations Blue," I told her as she looked at me with a smile.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but I wasn't sure they would make it and I didn't want the pack in a fuss because of me," she replied with a chuckle. I chuckled along with her while shaking my head, disagreeing with her. But deep down in my heart, I knew that I would've taken it easy with her being pregnant.

"Just get some rest Blue. When you wake up, we'll find a name for her," I told her as I ushered Hige out of the cave. I saw her smirk before she laid her head back down. I pushed Hige outside and before he could get his balance, I tackled him.

"You're a father Hige!" I yelled while laughing. Hige burst out laughing as well before he shoved me off.

"Yes, I know, but you don't have to bury me in a whole for it!" he teased and I crouched, my tail wagging.

"Are you sure about that, Hige?" I asked him, acting like I was going to pounce on him again, but I stalled, hearing Toboe come back. I turned into my human form as I greeted the human Toboe.

"Thanks Toboe. And Blue had a pup!" I squealed before taking the pot of fresh water and bringing it into the cave. I laid it next to Blue's head, knowing when she woke, she might be a little dehydrated, but I didn't know about this stuff, so I made precautions. I snuck back out without disturbing Blue and I looked over at Tsume.

"Tsume, if you don't show some sort of excitement . . ." I said and looked around, "I'm going to wack you in the head with my invisible chain!" I finished, laughing. I was in a pretty good mood since recieving the good news. He smiled and lifted up his hands.

"Woo hoo! Blue had a pup!" he said with fake enthusiasm and I playfully glared at him. He glared right back before winking. I smiled, knowing my good mood was rubbing off on him. I smiled but then sighed, now completely bored. The pup was exciting, but we'd have to wait for Blue to wake up before we could crowd around it and whoo over it.

"Alright guys. We're going to have to go into town again to get some supplies, especially with our new arrival," I said and grinned. I ignored Tsume's frown and Hige's large grin. I could only imagine what was running through Hige's mind at that moment: food... food... I just grinned at the thought, really didn't do much else. "So that means we're going to have to split. Obviously, Hige will stay with Blue, and Toboe you can stay with the parents."

Toboe smiled at the thought and immediately ran inside the cave, probably to see the youngest member of the pack besides him. Hige groaned slightly before he followed Toboe sullenly into the cave. Kira smirked and looked over at Tsume who was looking at me as if I was strapped to a bomb.

"Alright Tsume, that leaves you and me to go and get some food," I told him with a smile and tried not to laugh at his ridiculous look. I turned into my wolf form and bounded off toward the edge of town, grabbing my bag in my jaws as we left. Amazingly, the bag I'd started out with when all the adventure started, was still in pretty good shape. It had some patches from moth holes, but overall, it looked quite stunning.

I heard Tsume behind her and was glad he had followed, not that I was expecting him not to. We ran for several minutes, a good 10-15 minute run before we started hearing human voices. Tsume and I were getting close to the human road. I slowed to a trot and changed forms, my human form now holding the bag in my right hand, putting one strap over my shoulder as I walked. I glanced behind me to see Tsume change as well and I walked up to the very edge of the of the road and peered out of the bushes. A man and his son, it seemed, were walking toward the town, talking about bread and such.

I smiled as the two passed and rounded the corner out of sight. I looked back at Tsume for a moment before walking out onto the road, quickly followed by Tsume. We walked purposefully toward town, trying to look like we belonged.

We were just about to walk around the bend to enter the city when all of a sudden the ground gave a surprising jolt and a familiar feeling rushed through me like water. I fell on my hands and my knees gave way, but didn't touch the ground. I heard screams up ahead and I immidiately bolted toward the town.

"Kira! Wait!" Tsume yelled after me, but I ignored him as I ran around the bend and through the city. People were running everywhere and I could barely see two feet in front of me. I heard Tsume behind me, but I pushed on, knowing that I somehow had to find out what had happened.

I was rounding a corner when I ran into someone head on. We sent each other flying in opposite directions and I stood, ready for a fight. My shoulders were hunched, representing my haunches being raised. I felt a growl at my throat as I tried to peer through the people to see who I had run in to. I only caught glimpses, but knew it was a guy. I saw smidges of blue/black hair and a weird out fit, definately not from around here. I walked forward and pushed through the crowd, ready to pound whoever it was. I didn't know why I had that instinct, but it seemed natural, so I went with it.

Tsume was just a few paces behind and was trying to reach me, but I only stepped closer to the boy. He stood still where he was and seemed tense. I suddenly saw his eyes and I gasped and my eyes went wide. The boys' eyes did the same, and I could've sworn I heard an intake of breath. I pushed through the last person who was between us and I looked up at a boy that I reconized. A boy that I had met before, and had saved me a few times, and vice versa. A boy from a totally different world. A boy who had made a promise to me seven years ago: Sasuke.

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