Disclaimer: I don not own the song nor do i own Wolf's Rain. Just some made up characters, but that's it.
This is my first Wolf's Rain Fanfic and it takes place after the series.
Heaven's A Lie Lyrics
Oh no,
here it is again
I need to know
when I will fall into decay
Something wrong
with every plan of my life
I didn't really notice that you've been here
Dolefully desired
Destiny of a lie
Set me free
your heaven's a lie
set me free with your love
set me free
(repeat 1x)
Oh no,
here it is again
I need to know
why did I choose to betray you
Something wrong
with all the plans of my life
I didn't realize that you've been here
Dolefully desired
Destiny of a lie
Set me free
your heaven's a lie
set me free with your love
set me free
Set me free your heaven's a lie
set me free with your love
set me free
Dolefully desired
Set me free
your heaven's a lie
set me free with your love
set me free
(repeat 3x)
Chapter I: Paradise
"Tsume!!!!!!!! …. TSUMEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KIBA!!!!!! ……. HIGE!?!……. BLUE?!…. Anybody…?" The long, drawn out howl slowly turned into a weak whimper as Toboe looked around at the snow. He whimpered more, folding his ears flat against his head and lying down in the snow. The wind bit through his ice covered fur and went straight through to his nearly frostbitten skin. His paws were numb and his legs shook dangerously with each tremor. He stiffened suddenly as a faint smell cut through the smell of winter. It was lunar flowers. He sat up, the dried blood on his chest and back cracking off and falling in flecks to the snow. He turned around to look in every direction when his gaze came to rest on a black wolf.
The she-wolf stopped and fixed him with a calm but kind gaze. Her obsidian coat was flecked with a light dusting of snow. Around her neck hung a leather strap with a large silver rock dangling from it. Bandages wrapped around her front and back legs up to the elbows and knees. She blinked her violet eyes and nodded in greeting.
"Come child… Let us get you fed…" She walked over and nudged him up, her snout guiding his side as he stood shakily. Tripping, she stepped in front of him and nudged him back onto his feet. He could barely stand and yet he pushed himself forward and picked up one paw after another, setting them down before himself. The Wolf watched and nodded her praise.
"Very good…" She needed to keep him awake. She knew it. "What's your name?" She asked, barking the first thing that came to mind. He blinked drowsily but answered.
"Toboe…" He whimpered weakly. She licked his jaw in comfort like she would to a tiny pup.
"Very good, Toboe. My name is Alpha. (1) Can you try and stay awake?" He nodded. "Very good. Were you with anyone before you got lost?" He nodded again. "Who?"
"Well… there was our unofficial leader… Kiba. He was there… and so was Tsume… and Hige… and Blue…We… were… looking for Paradise… and then…. I remember being…. Shot!" He finally howled in sorrow and cried. Alpha stopped and watched him quietly before nudging him back to his feet.
"You reached your destination, Toboe… you're close to Paradise. You just have to walk one more mile…" she urged. He nodded and his pace seemed to quicken. "There ya go…" She whimpered, touching her nose to his shoulder in praise. He was so much like a pup. It was refreshing.
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Growling, Tsume turned nipped at the ground, agitated at the sand continuously blowing around him. He swatted the ground with a gray paw and sneezed as dust went up his nostrils. He blinked a few times, ridding his eyes of any dust and took a few more steps before attacking the ground once again. Laughter reached his ears and he turned to face the wolf in agitation.
The she-wolf tilted her head to the side and smiled. A loose fitting spiked collar hung around her neck and her dusty fur matched that of a sand covered wolf. She shook her self off and revealed the white blaze on her chest. She took a step forward and the scent of Lunar Flowers wafted towards him.
"Who are you?" He growled, taking a step back and readying to attack. She laughed.
"The name's Martel! Who're you? You seem lost."
"I'm not lost!"
"Fine! Then I guess I won't show you were you can find some food." Tsume immediately dropped all defenses and stood straight, the mention of food had caught his attention.
"Food?"
"Yes silly! Just tell me your name and follow me!" he nodded.
"Tsume…"
"Good boy! Let's go! This way to Paradise!"
"Paradise?" Martel turned to look at him with a smile.
"Of course! You died. All wolves go to Paradise once they die." Tsume froze but soon followed.
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The sounds of a fight reached his ears. Hige looked up from the moss covered ground and looked around. Pinpointing, the source, he burst all of his strength into running towards it. He found it sooner than he'd expected. A Silvery white wolf snarled, snapping her jaws at the creature before her. It growled in return and lashed out, striking the she-wolf on the side of her head. She shook her head and lunged at the being. Only then did Hige notice the creature was another wolf. The black pelt below the silver writhed on the grassy ground beneath it, thrashing and tearing up grass and flowers with every twitch. He gasped and froze.
The silver wolf bent her head down and clamped her jaws closed around the throat of the black wolf. Hige felt like throwing up. She-wolves weren't usually this malicious. They were usually cleaner killers, but the blood covering the ground proved it to be a different story with this she-wolf. With a long drawn out yelp and whimper, the body finally stopped thrashing and went completely limp. The she-wolf lifted her head from the dead wolf and turned her gaze to Hige, blood still warm and dripping from her jaw. She stepped around the body and walked over to him. He took a few steps back, his eyes wide. She seemed calm, like she'd done nothing but walk over to him.
"Young wolf… welcome to the outskirts of Paradise… what's left of it…" she greeted, dipping her head. Hige blinked back his shock. Stuttering he replied.
"U-uh… th-thanks… um… wh-who ar-are you?"
"My name is Suki… Take no head of the wolf back there… It was a fox. They can change shape…"
"But… why did you kill it?"
"Foxes aren't allowed in Paradise… Those are the rules… I didn't make them I just enforce them. So… who are you?"
"I'm… Hige…" He answered in a hollow voice, still watching the now fox like figure lying in blood-covered snow. He half expected it to stand up and run off like the pack he'd been part of had done so many times before.
"It's dead, Hige… it won't be following. Come now…" She said, turning and leading him towards a large stone passage way. Hige followed slowly but kept glancing over his shoulder only to stare in shock as two small pups crouched next to the dead fox and whimpered, begging her to stand.
"She was only hunting… not even wanting into Paradise…" he whimpered quietly as he followed, fighting back angry tears.
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Water, that's all he remembered. Water and dying. The dying came first. He'd woken up here and began to walk along the lake's edge. He'd fallen in from fatigue. The water had engulfed him, swallowing him whole. A weight on his chest made him cough, water coming up from his lungs. He sat up and coughed up the last of the water, his eyes beginning to focus. His gaze came to rest on a she-wolf. She sat a few feet back, tail neatly wrapped over her paws. Her gray and calico pelt shimmered in the setting sun. She smiled and dipped her head in greeting. Another she-wolf walked over and shook her pelt dry, water flying off in every direction. The russet colored wolf yipped happily, reminding Kiba of Toboe.
"Hey, Kita! How is he!?! Is he alive!?!" The smaller yipped, the leather wrist straps around her two front paws creating an "x" shape, moving loosely as she jumped up and down. The larger she-wolf, Kita, smiled and chuckled.
"Aye… that he is Hoshi… that he is…" she replied. Hoshi tilted her head and finally looked over at him. "HEY! You're alive! I was worried you'd died or somethin'! Did you know that you float pretty well for a wolf? It's totally awesome! It's soooooo cool! You just like, bob up and down in the water like the bobbers human's use when they're fishing!" Kita stuffed her tail in Hoshi's mouth.
"Slow down kiddo, he just woke up." Hoshi spat out Kita's tail and laughed nervously.
"Heh heh… sorry 'bout that…" She pawed the ground nervously, raking up little shells and rocks. Kiba smiled.
"Thank you for saving me…" Hoshi's head shot up and she smiled.
"Was no problem! I love the water!" Kita laughed.
"She's one of the few that do. I'm Kita and this is Hoshi. Who are you? I don't believe I've ever seen you around here before. Die recently?" He nodded.
"Yes… My name is Kiba…" Kita stood.
"Well then Kiba… let's lead you to Paradise and get you cleaned up and fed… Hoshi… lead the way." Hoshi jumped up with an excited howl and lead the way at a trot.
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"How much further?" Blue asked, stepping lightly over the rocks. The calico colored wolf ahead of her twitched his ear slightly. A fang earring hung from the left ear, matching the scar that ran across the same eye. He turned his head slightly to growl over his shoulder in response.
"Just a mile or so… If we pick up the pace we can cut the time in half. We'll most likely beat the storm if we do." Blue nodded.
"Alright, Chi…" She said adding an extra step and quickening her pace. Chi had found her lying among the rocks hopelessly lost and afraid. He had spoken of Paradise and told her he was there to lead lost wolves back to Paradise, the home that calls to the soul. She hadn't believed him immediately until he'd told her of the others being looked for. She'd finally agreed to follow him to the place he called Paradise. And no matter how much she tried to convince herself it wasn't, the scent she smelled was Lunar Flowers.
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There we go! Chapter 1 is out!
(1) The name Alpha is taken from the Greek name Alpha meaning first born
