Disclaimer: I do not own any of the charaters included in this fanfiction.

Author's Notes: Toboe overhears something Tsume said about him. He then begins to wonder if he is worthless or not. He tries not to think about it but the thought drives him to suicide. Will Kiba, Tsume, Hige, and Cheza get to him in time or will he die for nothing? THIS IS MY FIRST WOLF'S RAIN FIC!!!!!!!!! CUT ME SOME SLACK PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! THANK YOU LILBLAZINCHICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Am I Worth It?
Author: Emilee1
Chapter 1: Tsume's Words

Kiba and the gang all were sitting in the bus they had lived in for a few days. It was in the middle of winter and a fire was blazing inside. Of course they had rocks under the wood and around it so a hole wouldn't burn through.

"I will go get some more firewood."Toboe piped up interrupting the silence.

He went outside into the woods and was digging through the snow to find some wood. Finally he found a hole under the snow with dry wood inside.

He looked around to make sure there were no humans around before he changed back. He picked it up as he changed back into his human form.

Then a shot rang out through the trees. Toboe turned around quickly, and was struck in the shoulder. He turned around and ran away and hid behind a tree.

He bandaged his wound knowing that if he showed up that way wanting to be helped then Tsume would say something. Toboe didn't want to hear anything like that.

At the bus Kiba heard the shot as did the others. "What was that?"Hige asked while looked outside.

"It might have been Toboe! Come on!"Kiba signaled them to follow him.

Toboe had already stopped the bleeding and the scent of blood was no longer in the air but to his unknowing the bandage fell off as he was walking back to the bus.

They say him and ran up to him. "Hey did you get hit runt?"Hige asked looking around.

'I better not tell them. Besides it was only a shot nothing serious.' Toboe thought to himself.

"No it just barely missed. I don't know who it was though. Oh I got some wood."He held it up and smiled.

"Whatever lets just go back."Tsume said turning away and walking back.

Each of them had a small area in between two seats. It was sort of a small closet and each had their own to themselves. They had a door in front of each and a canopy of leaves above.

It was early in the morning and Cheza and Toboe were still sleeping while the others were hunting for food.

Cheza greeted them when they returned. "Where is Toboe?"Kiba asked Cheza.

"He has still not woken up."Cheza replied looked at his area.

Hige moved Toboe's door out of the way so he could look inside while the others ate.

"Toboe get up."Hige started to shake him. When he pulled his hand back it was covered in blood.

"What? Guy's come over here."Hige called to them looking at the blood on his hand.

"What is it?"Kiba asked but the he gasped at the blood.

Toboe was as white as a ghost and his breathing was raspy. Blood was coming from his shoulder in great amounts.

"Did he lie to us about being shot?"Tsume asked in rage.

"This one can help the infected wound."Cheza walked over to him and healed his wound.

He opened his eyes slightly and asked, "Uh what is everyone staring at?"

"You idiot!"Tsume picked him up by the collar of his shirt. "You should tell us about these things! You could have died but it would have been easier for us if you had considering you always slow us down!"Tsume was shouting but the last comment he made hit Toboe hard.

His eyes changed from shocked to guilty. Tsume threw him down against the wall.

"Tsume don't be that way!"Kiba shouted back.

"A pup shouldn't be with us!"

They heard the door to the bus close shut and Toboe was no where to be seen.