Title: Children of the Moon
Chapter Title: It's a Matter of Pride
Chapter: 01/?
Author: Kanashii/Amelia Wingheart
Pairing/Characters: KibaxAnya, TsumexTaini, HigexEvalyn, and ToboexKayame
Word Count: 1624
Story Rating: This fic is rated as T for now.
Chapter Rating: This chapter classifies as T due to blood and other forms of violence.
Genre: romance, adventure
Disclaimer: I do not own in any form or way Wolf's Rain. It belongs completely to BONES.
Warnings: violence, wolf hatred.
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If one could choose when to live, and when to die...that was the last thought that crossed my mind as I watched the fire spread. I turn my head, trying to find a way to escape, to no avail. I growl, getting ready for the attack I know will come.
"Well, guess we caught a dog in our catch instead of the brat." A man says as he jumps down from the helicopter that is positioned above us. I growl as the hair on the back of my neck bristles.
"Whoa! The thing is rabid!" Another guy says as he aims a gun as me. I dodge the bullet, and run toward the two men, only to have a rope thrown over my head. I come to a sudden stop when the rope gets tight, and yelp as it gets tighter. I suddenly feel something collide with my shoulder. I growl, and look to my side.
"Quite the spirited one you are." The guy with the gun says as he walks toward me. I notice that the corners of my eyes are beginning to get blurry, and begin to sway back and forth. With one last growl, I fall to the ground, unconscious.
My Dream
I'm running away from something shrouded in darkness, but the longer I run, the closer it seems to get. I look back, only to see it right behind me. Just as the darkness catches up to me-
End of My Dream
I wake up, whining. After a few seconds, I stand up, and shake my fur out. I look around, and see that I'm laying on the ground in the middle of a town. I growl in annoyance.
*Isn't that just great! Where the hell am I?* I jump onto a box, and look around. *Guess it's pretty far from where I started at...* I sigh.
*Who're you?* I hear a voice question. When I look to my side, I see a black and white wolf. I jump down, and take a step toward the unknown wolf.
*Who're you?* I question back. The other wolf looks at me for a moment before answering.
*My name's Evalyn.* She says. I grin a wolfish grin.
*My name's Anya.* I say. She looks toward the dark street.
*Well, it's very nice to meet you.* She says as she shifts to the human illusion shape. I look at her for a moment before growling.
*You cover your true self! How despicable!* I growl. She looks at me strangely.
"I just don't want to end up captured." She says. I glare at her. She lifts her hands up in surrender. "It's a lot safer to walk around like this than in my true form. If they saw my wolf, they'd freak!" Evalyn says. I shake my head in exasperation.
*You're totally wrong.* I say as I bare my fangs at her. *You're no wolf! You're a disgrace!* I growl as I begin to pace. Evalyn smiles.
"You're kind of strange, you know that, right?" She says. I stop, completely taken aback.
*What do you mean?* I ask. She looks at me as she plays with her chain collar.
"Well, you're the only wolf I've met that refuses to show her human shape. Not to mention that I've never seen your colors in a wolf before." Evalyn says. I look at my fur, a strange mixture of red, black and white. Both Evalyn and I look toward the sound of voices. "You better change before they get here." Evalyn says. I crouch down, ready to pounce.
*Damn humans and their stupid ways!* I growl as I show my teeth. I yelp when a bullet suddenly hits me in the side. Evalyn stands up, and glares in the direction the humans are.
"What the hell! You just shot my dog!" She yells at the men. Their eyes widen when they see her.
"We're very sorry, ma'am! We didn't see you there, so we thought it was a stray!" They say as they walk away. I struggle to get to my feet, only to fall back down.
*Dammit!* I growl, glaring at the bleeding hole in my side.
"Are you okay?" Evalyn asks. I turn my head to glare at her.
*Does it LOOK like I'm okay?* I question. She sighs.
"I can help you if you'll let me." She says. I think about it for a moment before nodding. "Okay." She bends down next to me. "This might hurt a little bit." I nod. She runs her hand through my fur until she feels a small hole. I wince at the contact. She holds me down as she digs her nails into my side. I growl at the pain.
*Dammit!* I shot as she takes a step back.
"There. It should heal within a few days or so." Evalyn says. I sigh as I stand up.
*Thanks, but I don't have a few days to just sit around. I have to get out of here.* I say as I begin to walk away. Within a flash, she's back in front of me in wolf form, growling with her teeth bared.
*What the fuck was the point in me helping you if you're just going to make it worse?* She demands angrily. I glare at her.
*What the hell do you want me to do then?* I question. She looks at me for a moment.
*Come with me. I know somewhere you can hide.* Evalyn says as she turns around. She begins to walk, slowly transforming into her human shape as she goes. I sigh, and follow her. When she looks behind her, she gasps.
"What?" I demand, looking up at her. She looks at me with wide eyes.
"You look...you're beautiful!" She says. I look at her strangely.
"Uh...thank...you?" I say, sounding kind of confused. I look up at the sky. "You know what?" I ask. She looks at me.
"What?" She asks. I look at her with excited eyes.
"I've been alone for years. It's kind of strange to have people...err...wolves around me again!" I say as the grin on my face gets bigger. She smiles back.
"Well, you'll get to see a lot of other wolves in this city. Quite a few of us seem to be congregating here." Evalyn says. I look at her, confused.
"I wonder why..." I say, thinking. She shrugs.
"Who knows." She closes her eyes, and sniffs the wind. I go completely still when all the hair on the back of my neck bristle. I growl.
"Wolf fight." I say. She looks at me.
"That explains the blood in the air...but why would there be a wolf fight here?" She asks. I look up at the sky.
"Dominance probably." I say. Suddenly, the smell of the blood fills my nostrils. I go completely still once again, before running off in the direction of the smell.
I stop when I get to the top of a building. I see two wolves, one white, while the other's grey.
"Stupid idiots!" I growl as I watch the two of them go at each other's throats. Evalyn walks up next to me.
"Why the hell are they fighting?" She questions. I shake my head.
"No idea. All evidence points to the fact that they want to be caught." I say. She nods her head in agreement.
We watch the two of them fight for a while, until we suddenly hear a kid's voice.
"Tsume!" We both turn to see a little human holding what looks like a wrench. I growl, only to have Evalyn elbow me in the ribs.
"What!" I glare at her.
"You can't go around growling at every human you come across. That's going to definitely give you away." She explains. I sigh.
"Whatever." I glare at her for one more moment before walking back the way we came. We walk to the outskirts of town. As soon as we reach it, I pass out.
I wake up, and wipe the sweat off my face. I look up at the sky.
"W...what happened?" I ask in a slurry voice. Evalyn appears above me.
"You passed out. I brought you here for safety." She says. I sit up, holding my head.
"Ugh!" I say as a headache assaults my head. Evalyn looks at me with worry in her eyes. We freeze when we hear growling.
*Who are you? What are you doing in my territory?* We look to see another wolf standing a few yards away from us. I let go of my human shape, and growl at her.
*We were just laying here for a few hours, that's all.* Evalyn says. I watch the wolf as she sneers.
*You have been here for more than a few hours.* The wolf says. I growl, and get ready to pounce. *You don't really think you can beat me in your wounded state, do you?* The wolf asks, looking at me in surprise. I growl.
*If you threaten us, than yes, I do.* I say. She shakes her head.
*You're insane!* She says. I grin.
*You have no idea.* I say as I stand back up. I swish my tail back and forth. *What's your name?* I ask. She looks at me with surprise.
*Taini. My name's Taini.* She says.