A New Companion

Disclaimer: I don't own Wolf's Rain.

Angel laid on the ground covered in snow; her dark brown fur was ruffled and rigid. She hadn't eaten in a matter of days and there was no water around to drink. All she had was the snow. It was her only way to return liquid to her body. Who knows where it's been though. The snow was already freezing her enough as it was, but it wasn't helping that there was now cold rain pouring over top of her.

Angel stood back up trying to fight the storm but she kept collapsing because she was so weak. She sensed someone was coming towards her at a quick speed. Something fell overtop of her. Angel jumped to her feet defensively just as the rain stopped. There were four wolves staring back at her. "What do you want?" She growled.

"We were just passing through." The white one answered. "Anyways what are you doing out here laying in the snow?"

Angel looked taken aback by the question. "I'm finding paradise." She said rolling her eyes and turning to a human. She flipped her chestnut hair over a shoulder. "Why do you care?"

"Well you're not getting anywhere like that now are you?" A black furred wolf exclaimed sarcastically as he turned human. He ran his fingers through his blond hair.

Angel walked up to him and stared him in the eyes. "Who are you to talk to me like that, there's no food or water out here to drink and you just find some way to criticize the way I'm barely living."

"It doesn't look like you're barely living to me." He had a smirk on his face. "I'm Tsume."

Angel looked down embarrassed. "Well," she lifted her spirits once more. "I'm Angel."

"Angel, you don't look like an angel." Tsume smirked again.

"Do you have to criticize everything I say?" Angel yelled trying to push him but she couldn't muster the strength. "Anyways she turned her attention to the other three, what are your guys names?"

"I'm Toboe." A girlish looking boy said holding out his hand.

"I'm Hige." A boy with a collar said smiling rubbing the back of his neck.

"I'm Kiba." The wild haired boy said emotionlessly.

Angel pulled her jacket closer. "I'm pretty sure there's a town not too far ahead, we should take shelter there." She said trying to get them to come along.

Angel began walking North towards the town. She collapsed though. Hige helped her up. "Are you okay?" He said looking concerned.

"I'm fine." Angel said, "Just weak."

"Kinda think about it, we haven't had food in a while either." Hige said hearing his stomach growl.

"Is food and girls all you can think about?" Tsume said angrily. "I thought you wanted to go to paradise, not the city."

"All that stuff's in paradise." Hige said imagining it.

"Snap out of it Hige, we're not in paradise yet." Kiba said from behind him.

Angel stared up at Hige. They're so strong as a pack but as individuals I see them getting nowhere. They stick so close together as a pack just like my old one. Angel thought smiling to herself warily.

"So, you guys have your own little pack, is there any space open for me?" Angel joked.

Hige looked at her and smiled. "I'm sure there is, we always need a new companion, because someone's always roaming off." He said looking to Kiba really quick.

"My pack kind of abandoned me because I was too stubborn to stop looking for paradise. Of course I still am just as stubborn."

A/N: I didn't really know how to end that but I think I did an okay job; it just came to me while I was in my car. So I had to write it down ASAP. You guys know wat I mean. Anyways read and review I beg, tell me your ideas, thoughts and pairs, I shall make a few more characters though in the next chapter. NO FLAMES, I do not appreciate those. And I also apologize if I made anybody really out of character.

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Angelofdarkness