Well Welcome to the story --- ; hehe umm this is my first Wolf's Rain fic and errr I'm a little scared. To be honest this is my 2nd fic all together and the other hasn't had the best results. However my spirits cannot be broken (pumps fist in air) Ahhem well you guys all probably think I'm very weird by now, and you've got it exactly right!!!! LOL! So on to the story!!
Pairings: Woohoo NONE!!! Though at some points it may seem as if there are, you're wrong. There aren't. No yaoi. Don't like it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Wolf's Rain. I love them like my own, but I am merely an adoptive parent
Kaida- (totters in) trying to write again are we?
Nami- what's it to you?
Kaida- everyone listen to me. Leave before it's too late!
Nami- (waps Kaida over the head and smiles innocently) hahaha ignore her, she has no idea what she's talking about soo turn on some music, get comfortable-- ummn I could suggest some more things that would make this story seem better than it is but they might be illegal
Kaida- NOOOOOOO!! Run for your life!! She's insane!
Buzz saw heard in distance
Nami- Kaida. You're going down!
Kaida- AAAAAHHHH
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The black night settled over the stretching plains of the sandy desert, taking with it the scorching weather that lingered through midday. Below the blinking stars ran four forlorn wolves cloaked in darkness, their existence discernible only by the soft scuff of pad on sand.
"K-Kiba can we st-stop and rest for a while?" The youngest of the 4 whimpered.
Kiba ceased his quickening pace for a moment, rushed into reality by Toboe's pleading voice. He took a moment and glanced at his 3 companions with his dark impassive eyes. There fatigued faces gazed back pleadingly, but the pallid wolf was only worried for one astray person, a person who had been taken from their group by the sinister, brooding Darcia.
"Toboe, we just have to go a little further. Past the desert there will probably be a town at which we can stop and rest. Now we need to be concerned about reaching Cheza above all else," he stated pointing to the outstretching distance, "besides it will be dawn soon, and in the desert at daytime it will be impossible to find shelter of any kind."
"Suck it up runt, you're not in the city anymore." The oldest of the wolves grunted roughly patting Toboe on the head.
"Well that's just what ya get when ya bring a city-boy to the desert," Hige sighed.
"I-I'm sorry---I didn't mean to cause trouble---" Toboe started only to see the others set off as dark silhouettes against the red rising sun.
Once more the wolves plowed through the endless wasteland of sweltering sand and sun, motivated by individual images of a perfect paradise that might lie straight ahead, at the very end of a paw's reach.
"We've been running all day and we're still no closer to this so called village," panted Hige. "Hold on a second, STOP!!!"
"What's the matter, Hige?" Kiba inquired turning to his comrade's side. "Do you smell something?"
"Knowing him its probably just food, c'mon we need to get going and get out of this damn desert!" Tsume agitatedly grumbled, wiping sweat from his brow, "his endless void of a head is only matched by his stomach."
"Very funny Tsume," Hige growled, "but it's true I do hear something. I guess it could be food."
"What do you mean? You hear something we can eat??" Toboe perked up, golden eyes widening.
"Y-yeah, it sounds like a cattle run or something."
Kiba pondered upon this for a moment. "That doesn't make any sense, Hige. No one would pass a cattle run through the desert at midday. Can't you smell to find out what it is?"
"Well that's the weird thing. Normally I could but either these things have no scent or the sand has clogged my senses." He confirmed by inhaling the air once more.
Tsume glowered at his comrades irritably "Well I vote we don't stay around and find out what it is. Besides the hot sun is probably just messing with Chubby's head, there's no such thing as something without a scent."
"Try saying that to my face---" Hige started, fists raised to his sides.
"Guys please stop it!" Toboe insisted opening his arms to separate the squabbling wolves, "you don't mean it, the heat is just making you irritable!"
Kiba interjected, "Toboe is right, we shouldn't get mad at each other right now. We need to find out what this thing could be."
Hige looked to the white afternoon sky and lifted his arms behind his head. "Nah, I hate to admit it but leather-man might be right. There's no reason for us to stop, it's not our problem and the new moon's soon soo--- Let's just keep going, kay?"
"No." The white wolf stated with all intensity. "I have a feeling --- a feeling that we need to stay. This concerns us whether we choose to believe it or not." Kiba's piercing blue orbs gazed into the weary faces of each of his companions.
Tsume was the first to break from the trance those fervent eyes held. "No---no dammit! We need to keep going, we can't stop going just because of a hunch!! Besides weren't you the one who said we had to reach Cheza. "
"Tsume." Toboe begged, seizing the older wolf's arm. One word was enough of a plea. For as hard-willed as the white-haired man could be, he was no match for the innocent face of Toboe. He gathered his hand into a fist and closed his eyes in silent embarrassment, "Fine," he hissed through clenched teeth, "but only for a second."
Toboe tittered, happy to have gotten his way, "Fine then, let's go see!"
With that the wolves set off at a swift pace, kicking the soft, loose sand into the sultry air. Hige led them to the noise, never stopping, till the scorching, pink sun set below the landscape of the cosmic desert, and the darkening night sky was dotted with glistening specs of stars. When the sky was completely eclipsed in darkness, so corresponded the sojourn of the haggard wolves.
Hige was the first to break the silence with his grating, drink-deprived voice. "For the first time in my life I think I'm more thirsty than hungry!" He moaned.
Toboe slunk to the ground and fell to his side, panting wildly. "P-please can we stop for th-the night?" He cried, trying desperately to ignore the burning sensation in his chest.
At the sight of his weakening friends Kiba sat down, removing his jacket from his sore, muscle aching shoulders. "Yes, we should rest for now. We have a long trip ahead of us. For now basking in the moon would do us all good."
Once more Hige raised his voice above the others. "Kiba, it is a new moon soon which means no moon for a couple of nights. Didn't they teach you these things where you came from?" He sighed, craving for a golden shaft of moonlight to caress his fatigued body.
"Though you cannot see her, the moon is still there." Kiba affirmed, gazing intently to the night sky above. "Her rays are only weaker than usual."
"What kind of bull is that?" Tsume demanded, roughly slumping onto the silky, white sand. "If we can't see the moon how can there be moon ray's??"
No one answered the scarred wolf's question; they each coasted into a sleep of memories from a happier time. To human ears the cool wind softly dancing upon the desert floor was all that could be heard. But the sensitive ears of a wolf could here the stories told by the dead, of a danger lurking. The four wolves of this story chose not to hear these warnings; each carrying separate despondency of losing a loved one took care not to hear. Only the one less scathed by such tragedy could overhear the presage.
Hige was the first to waken from sleep, shaken from slumber by an abrupt spasm of chills. He exhaled into the night air, revealing the soul of his usually unseen breath.
"K-Kiba!!" He shivered, turning to his sleeping companion. "Kiba!! Wake up! Why is it s-so cold!!??"
Kiba was woken by the screams of terror and immediately sat up, only to be himself plunged into the bitter cold. He glanced around, trying to gain bearings of where he was, then looked to the sky. The glimmering stars were gradually turning to a rich transparent red.
"Tsume wake up!!" Hige was wailing, desperate to be sure he was not the only one experiencing the wintry weather.
In one swift motion Tsume rose from his sleep and gripped his hand around Hige's neck. "What the hell is this about!!?" he roared still half asleep until he too was engulfed in piercing cold.
Hige was already ignoring the uproar, having moved on to wake the youngest of his friends.
"Well---what is the problem!!?" Tsume bellowed, now pointing his confused rage at Kiba. Kiba disregarded him, continuing to be ever vigilant to the sky.
"Aaaaahhhhh. What's going on??!" Toboe shrieked, having awaken.
Tsume's eyes grew glassy, fighting to show no signs of fear. "Toboe shut up!! It's no big deal!"
"What do you mean it's no big deal!? This is a big deal!!" Hige started to freak out only to be quieted by the silent voice of Kiba.
"Red moon." he declared in one clean breath.
"Red moon? What the hell is that supposed to mean. And how exactly does it tell us why it's so damn cold!!?" Tsume inquired, irritation growing within him.
Instead of answering Kiba pointed to the once moon-less sky, revealing a starless sky marked by only a full red moon caressed by a few stray clouds.
But it makes no sense!" Hige cried dumbfounded. "Only a few hours ago there was no moon, and now---"
"The red moon was spoken of many times in my tribe. Thought to be no more than mere legend, few of this age had ever been as unfortunate to bask before it."
"W-What do you mean 'unfortunate,'" Toboe shivered half from fear and half from the arctic cold.
"The red moon symbolizes death." Kiba started only to be interrupted by an agitated Tsume.
"People die every day!! So how come there isn't always a red moon, smart guy?" The gray wolf challenged.
Kiba continued ignoring the ranting of his friend. "It is a foreshadowing of deaths to come. Not of men but of wolves. The moon is the friend of wolves, she is warning us. That is why she is letting herself seen."
Hige took a deep breath and plunged into an attempt to understand the words spoken to him. "So what you're saying is--- we're the only ones who can see the moon--- because it's warning us of our deaths?"
"Yes." Kiba answered without a sign of fear in his steady voice.
"But then why haven't we seen it many other times when faced with death?" Hige continued.
"This I do not know. Only time can answer that question."
"So what you're saying is we're lost in the middle of the desert and the moon is warning us of our deaths---sounds like a load of crap to me!" Tsume added, voice thick with sarcasm. Kiba's thin eyebrows lowered in anger as he turned to his scarred comrade.
Hige looked around the desert trying to disregard his fighting comrades. "Well how does that explain the cold!?" he yowled trying desperately to sort things out.
Kiba turned from Tsume and back to the starless heavens. "Because of the power needed to bring the moon out, our senses have been distorted." he explained as if everyone should know this.
Once more Hige looked about nervously, convinced he was hearing something. At long last his thirsty eyes fell upon the object causing his ears such distress. "S-so that would explain why I couldn't smell them then?" The chestnut wolf whimpered fretfully turning to his pack.
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Nami- hehehe (rubs hands together menacingly) I left it at a cliffhanger!!
Kaida- Hey hey I know who Hige saw!!! Everyone I'll tell you it was---
Nami- (slaps hand over Kaida's mouth) shut up you idiot you can't tell them they have to keep reading
Kaida- (bites Nami's hand) fine then---gosh this is what a girl gets for trying to be nice!! Well sorry guys! Please R&R and in exchange I'll keep Nami here in line .-
LOL! Well guys I hope you liked the first chapter! I am really excited about this fic cause I have a lot of things planned for the future! I promise this is going to be a very twisty story with a bare minimum of 15 chapters at least!! I hope question marks didn't pop up where there not supposed to because that happens on my computer sometimes, but neway Thanks for reading!!
Pairings: Woohoo NONE!!! Though at some points it may seem as if there are, you're wrong. There aren't. No yaoi. Don't like it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Wolf's Rain. I love them like my own, but I am merely an adoptive parent
Kaida- (totters in) trying to write again are we?
Nami- what's it to you?
Kaida- everyone listen to me. Leave before it's too late!
Nami- (waps Kaida over the head and smiles innocently) hahaha ignore her, she has no idea what she's talking about soo turn on some music, get comfortable-- ummn I could suggest some more things that would make this story seem better than it is but they might be illegal
Kaida- NOOOOOOO!! Run for your life!! She's insane!
Buzz saw heard in distance
Nami- Kaida. You're going down!
Kaida- AAAAAHHHH
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The black night settled over the stretching plains of the sandy desert, taking with it the scorching weather that lingered through midday. Below the blinking stars ran four forlorn wolves cloaked in darkness, their existence discernible only by the soft scuff of pad on sand.
"K-Kiba can we st-stop and rest for a while?" The youngest of the 4 whimpered.
Kiba ceased his quickening pace for a moment, rushed into reality by Toboe's pleading voice. He took a moment and glanced at his 3 companions with his dark impassive eyes. There fatigued faces gazed back pleadingly, but the pallid wolf was only worried for one astray person, a person who had been taken from their group by the sinister, brooding Darcia.
"Toboe, we just have to go a little further. Past the desert there will probably be a town at which we can stop and rest. Now we need to be concerned about reaching Cheza above all else," he stated pointing to the outstretching distance, "besides it will be dawn soon, and in the desert at daytime it will be impossible to find shelter of any kind."
"Suck it up runt, you're not in the city anymore." The oldest of the wolves grunted roughly patting Toboe on the head.
"Well that's just what ya get when ya bring a city-boy to the desert," Hige sighed.
"I-I'm sorry---I didn't mean to cause trouble---" Toboe started only to see the others set off as dark silhouettes against the red rising sun.
Once more the wolves plowed through the endless wasteland of sweltering sand and sun, motivated by individual images of a perfect paradise that might lie straight ahead, at the very end of a paw's reach.
"We've been running all day and we're still no closer to this so called village," panted Hige. "Hold on a second, STOP!!!"
"What's the matter, Hige?" Kiba inquired turning to his comrade's side. "Do you smell something?"
"Knowing him its probably just food, c'mon we need to get going and get out of this damn desert!" Tsume agitatedly grumbled, wiping sweat from his brow, "his endless void of a head is only matched by his stomach."
"Very funny Tsume," Hige growled, "but it's true I do hear something. I guess it could be food."
"What do you mean? You hear something we can eat??" Toboe perked up, golden eyes widening.
"Y-yeah, it sounds like a cattle run or something."
Kiba pondered upon this for a moment. "That doesn't make any sense, Hige. No one would pass a cattle run through the desert at midday. Can't you smell to find out what it is?"
"Well that's the weird thing. Normally I could but either these things have no scent or the sand has clogged my senses." He confirmed by inhaling the air once more.
Tsume glowered at his comrades irritably "Well I vote we don't stay around and find out what it is. Besides the hot sun is probably just messing with Chubby's head, there's no such thing as something without a scent."
"Try saying that to my face---" Hige started, fists raised to his sides.
"Guys please stop it!" Toboe insisted opening his arms to separate the squabbling wolves, "you don't mean it, the heat is just making you irritable!"
Kiba interjected, "Toboe is right, we shouldn't get mad at each other right now. We need to find out what this thing could be."
Hige looked to the white afternoon sky and lifted his arms behind his head. "Nah, I hate to admit it but leather-man might be right. There's no reason for us to stop, it's not our problem and the new moon's soon soo--- Let's just keep going, kay?"
"No." The white wolf stated with all intensity. "I have a feeling --- a feeling that we need to stay. This concerns us whether we choose to believe it or not." Kiba's piercing blue orbs gazed into the weary faces of each of his companions.
Tsume was the first to break from the trance those fervent eyes held. "No---no dammit! We need to keep going, we can't stop going just because of a hunch!! Besides weren't you the one who said we had to reach Cheza. "
"Tsume." Toboe begged, seizing the older wolf's arm. One word was enough of a plea. For as hard-willed as the white-haired man could be, he was no match for the innocent face of Toboe. He gathered his hand into a fist and closed his eyes in silent embarrassment, "Fine," he hissed through clenched teeth, "but only for a second."
Toboe tittered, happy to have gotten his way, "Fine then, let's go see!"
With that the wolves set off at a swift pace, kicking the soft, loose sand into the sultry air. Hige led them to the noise, never stopping, till the scorching, pink sun set below the landscape of the cosmic desert, and the darkening night sky was dotted with glistening specs of stars. When the sky was completely eclipsed in darkness, so corresponded the sojourn of the haggard wolves.
Hige was the first to break the silence with his grating, drink-deprived voice. "For the first time in my life I think I'm more thirsty than hungry!" He moaned.
Toboe slunk to the ground and fell to his side, panting wildly. "P-please can we stop for th-the night?" He cried, trying desperately to ignore the burning sensation in his chest.
At the sight of his weakening friends Kiba sat down, removing his jacket from his sore, muscle aching shoulders. "Yes, we should rest for now. We have a long trip ahead of us. For now basking in the moon would do us all good."
Once more Hige raised his voice above the others. "Kiba, it is a new moon soon which means no moon for a couple of nights. Didn't they teach you these things where you came from?" He sighed, craving for a golden shaft of moonlight to caress his fatigued body.
"Though you cannot see her, the moon is still there." Kiba affirmed, gazing intently to the night sky above. "Her rays are only weaker than usual."
"What kind of bull is that?" Tsume demanded, roughly slumping onto the silky, white sand. "If we can't see the moon how can there be moon ray's??"
No one answered the scarred wolf's question; they each coasted into a sleep of memories from a happier time. To human ears the cool wind softly dancing upon the desert floor was all that could be heard. But the sensitive ears of a wolf could here the stories told by the dead, of a danger lurking. The four wolves of this story chose not to hear these warnings; each carrying separate despondency of losing a loved one took care not to hear. Only the one less scathed by such tragedy could overhear the presage.
Hige was the first to waken from sleep, shaken from slumber by an abrupt spasm of chills. He exhaled into the night air, revealing the soul of his usually unseen breath.
"K-Kiba!!" He shivered, turning to his sleeping companion. "Kiba!! Wake up! Why is it s-so cold!!??"
Kiba was woken by the screams of terror and immediately sat up, only to be himself plunged into the bitter cold. He glanced around, trying to gain bearings of where he was, then looked to the sky. The glimmering stars were gradually turning to a rich transparent red.
"Tsume wake up!!" Hige was wailing, desperate to be sure he was not the only one experiencing the wintry weather.
In one swift motion Tsume rose from his sleep and gripped his hand around Hige's neck. "What the hell is this about!!?" he roared still half asleep until he too was engulfed in piercing cold.
Hige was already ignoring the uproar, having moved on to wake the youngest of his friends.
"Well---what is the problem!!?" Tsume bellowed, now pointing his confused rage at Kiba. Kiba disregarded him, continuing to be ever vigilant to the sky.
"Aaaaahhhhh. What's going on??!" Toboe shrieked, having awaken.
Tsume's eyes grew glassy, fighting to show no signs of fear. "Toboe shut up!! It's no big deal!"
"What do you mean it's no big deal!? This is a big deal!!" Hige started to freak out only to be quieted by the silent voice of Kiba.
"Red moon." he declared in one clean breath.
"Red moon? What the hell is that supposed to mean. And how exactly does it tell us why it's so damn cold!!?" Tsume inquired, irritation growing within him.
Instead of answering Kiba pointed to the once moon-less sky, revealing a starless sky marked by only a full red moon caressed by a few stray clouds.
But it makes no sense!" Hige cried dumbfounded. "Only a few hours ago there was no moon, and now---"
"The red moon was spoken of many times in my tribe. Thought to be no more than mere legend, few of this age had ever been as unfortunate to bask before it."
"W-What do you mean 'unfortunate,'" Toboe shivered half from fear and half from the arctic cold.
"The red moon symbolizes death." Kiba started only to be interrupted by an agitated Tsume.
"People die every day!! So how come there isn't always a red moon, smart guy?" The gray wolf challenged.
Kiba continued ignoring the ranting of his friend. "It is a foreshadowing of deaths to come. Not of men but of wolves. The moon is the friend of wolves, she is warning us. That is why she is letting herself seen."
Hige took a deep breath and plunged into an attempt to understand the words spoken to him. "So what you're saying is--- we're the only ones who can see the moon--- because it's warning us of our deaths?"
"Yes." Kiba answered without a sign of fear in his steady voice.
"But then why haven't we seen it many other times when faced with death?" Hige continued.
"This I do not know. Only time can answer that question."
"So what you're saying is we're lost in the middle of the desert and the moon is warning us of our deaths---sounds like a load of crap to me!" Tsume added, voice thick with sarcasm. Kiba's thin eyebrows lowered in anger as he turned to his scarred comrade.
Hige looked around the desert trying to disregard his fighting comrades. "Well how does that explain the cold!?" he yowled trying desperately to sort things out.
Kiba turned from Tsume and back to the starless heavens. "Because of the power needed to bring the moon out, our senses have been distorted." he explained as if everyone should know this.
Once more Hige looked about nervously, convinced he was hearing something. At long last his thirsty eyes fell upon the object causing his ears such distress. "S-so that would explain why I couldn't smell them then?" The chestnut wolf whimpered fretfully turning to his pack.
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Nami- hehehe (rubs hands together menacingly) I left it at a cliffhanger!!
Kaida- Hey hey I know who Hige saw!!! Everyone I'll tell you it was---
Nami- (slaps hand over Kaida's mouth) shut up you idiot you can't tell them they have to keep reading
Kaida- (bites Nami's hand) fine then---gosh this is what a girl gets for trying to be nice!! Well sorry guys! Please R&R and in exchange I'll keep Nami here in line .-
LOL! Well guys I hope you liked the first chapter! I am really excited about this fic cause I have a lot of things planned for the future! I promise this is going to be a very twisty story with a bare minimum of 15 chapters at least!! I hope question marks didn't pop up where there not supposed to because that happens on my computer sometimes, but neway Thanks for reading!!