Cold as Ice
Prologue
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Wolf's Rain and I'm not making any money from this fic. Any character you don't recognise from the books or anime series, I probably own. Anything you recognise from another fandom, I probably don't own
Summary: After his daughter slips into a coma, a man starts hunting the wolves, believing that with them gone, his daughter will come back. In fact, her spirit has left her body – but only one person can hear her screaming...
Warning(s): Spoilers for the entire series of Wolf's Rain; original characters; strong violence; spanking (eventually)
Author's Note: Sorry that this is so short. The next chapter should – hopefully – be longer. Enjoy!
Miku collapsed in the snow, shivering violently, wrapping her arms around herself in an attempt to stay warm – but it was futile. She could see the lights of Freeze City – but they might as well have been a million miles away. She simply couldn't continue walking anymore.
Slowly, Miku's shivering stopped. The cold disappeared, to be replaced by a feeling of drowsy warmth. Getting home no longer seemed to be as important. She could quite easily just lie there and let herself drift into sleep...
A part of her thought that this was probably a bad thing. She tried to push herself up, but just collapsed again. The snow seemed to be a warm, comforting blanket; and she thought she could feel gentle arms wrap around her, cradling her gently.
Something seemed to be moving at the edge of her vision. Miku didn't have the strength to turn her head in that direction, but a moment later, she felt something lie down next to her. A prickling sensation started in her fingers, and she clenched them, feeling the snow slide through her hands... like cotton wool.
You need to get up.
Miku didn't know whether the voice came from inside her head or somewhere outside. Whimpering softly, she tried to curl up, not wanting to move; to have to listen to the voice. But the cold was beginning to seep into her again – apart from her side, where something warm and covered in fur was lying.
"Get away from her!"
The warmth abruptly disappeared. With effort, Miku lifted her head in time to see a dog bounding away, in the opposite direction to her father – who was holding a gun aimed at it. No... She could see better now. It wasn't a dog at all.
It was a wolf.
As Miku finally lost consciousness, it occurred to her that what she'd just seen was impossible.