A/N: This is my first try at a Wolf's Rain fic... so please bare with me. The chapter isn't very long but I hope you like it anyway. PLEASE GIVE ME REVIEWS SO I CAN KNOW IF I SHOULD WRITE MORE! If I get 10 reviews from different people I will continue. Well that's all...one more thing, my personal thought on this is that no one will like it, but that's what I think. (mutters to self on how true it is) and I know there are most likely a bunch of misspelling so sorry about that. Anyhoo, now on with the story...Oh, also I believe that the wolves have two separate forms, meaning they have an actual flesh and bone human form not an illusion that fools the eyes and then they have their usual form of a wolf so I kinda did it that way in my fic. Just thought you ought to know and I hope you don't mind.

WOLVES DEN

Chapter One: A Place Of Resting

It was a beautiful evening, the sky had the colors red, yellow and orange as the sun got closer to setting beyond the mountains to the side of the four wolves. Kiba, Hige, Tsume, and Toboe were running along a dirt road.

"I'm getting hungry and I don't smell anything near here that is edible," Hige wined.

"Tell us something new porky," Tsume said sounding irritated.

"Could you two stop fighting," Kiba said stopping and looking at them.

"Well I would if porky would shut his stomach up," Tsume growled crossing his arms and closing his eyes.

"It's not my fault that we haven't eaten for two an a half days and stop calling me porky!" Hige clenched his fists.

"Why shouldn't I call you ''porky'', you always complain about be hungry even after you just ate." Tsume said smirking.

"Well I bet I'm not the only one who's hungry, right runt. R-runt?" Hige said.

"Where's Toboe?" Kiba said looking around.

Tsume opened his eyes and began to look around with Kiba and Hige. As they looked around they heard a howl from behind them. They ran to where they heard the howl and found Toboe standing.

"Toboe, what the hell do you think you're doing," Tsume said going up to him and grabbing him by the wrist but Toboe pulled back

"Look there's a trail here, maybe we can find a place to rest," Toboe said running down it a little.

"Yeah the runts right, we might find some food and plus I caught the sent of something that smells really good."

"Kiba can we go see what's down there?" Toboe asked as Kiba came up to him.

"Sure, lets go."

Kiba began running down the trail and the others followed, although Tsume seemed a little pissed off about it. They continued to run for about half an hour until they ended up in a forest. They stopped as they spotted a house surrounded by trees in the distance. Toboe was the first one to take a step toward the house, but Tsume grabbed his shoulder and told him he shouldn't just go into a place that he new nothing about. Hige on the other hand began to run to the door of the house. Tsume grunted loudly and ran after him. Toboe then followed Kiba when he decided to go as well. Tsume sprinted after Hige, but he didn't catch up to him in time; Hige got to the door and sniffed the air. Tsume finally got to him then wacked him from behind his head. Hige rubbed his head and looked at Tsume; Hige had a "What the hell was that for" look on his face. The other two caught up to them and the four of them all stood in front of the door. Neither of them knocked on the door they just stood looking at it for a few minutes until Hige got tired of just waiting around and was about to knock when the door swung open. A small girl that looked the same age as Toboe stood on the opposite side of them.

"Oh, more wolves...um come in," The little girl said blushing slightly as she saw Toboe who was standing next to Hige; Hige still had his hand in the air.

Toboe went in followed by Hige, Kiba, and an even more annoyed Tsume. When they came into the house their eyes opened wide as they saw five male wolves, in human form walk by. It was a large house that was well taken care of. When they walked in the front door there was two open rooms on either side of the entrance, across the entrance door was a small hall that didn't go for too long it led to two different halls that were opposite each other. The house had many windows and it had very nice furnishing. The girl stood looking at Toboe and occasional the others expression. Realizing that the little girl was mainly staring at Toboe, Hige smiled at her then thought 'Hey wait a minute, that's not fair the runt gets a girl before me'. Toboe finally stopped staring at his surroundings and gave his attention to the girl who was smiled sweetly at him, Toboe blushed and then stood up straight as to make himself look "cool".

"Nice getup you got here, do you own it?" Hige asked looking around some more and noticed a girl wolf pass by in human form wearing a short skirt and tight shirt.

"Oh, no its not mine, its our pack leader's house, she is out right now though," the girl replied taking her attention away from Toboe.

"Alright then, do you have a name by any chance?" Hige asked looking at the little girl again.

"My name is Yuka... um do you guys have names?"

"Yeah, I'm Toboe," He said almost immediately after Yuka asked the question, then introduced everyone else just as enthusiastically as he introduced himself.

"What's your leaders name?" Kiba asked walking over to a table that was at the entrance and picked up a picture of a small girl with long light brown hair and a wolf pup with pure white fur except for a spot on its muzzle and the tip of it's tail which had a blend of black and grey fur.

"Her name is Kaya and that's her as a pup in that picture your holding there," Yuka said walking over to Kiba and looking at the picture in his hand.

As soon as Kaya's name was mentioned Tsume quickly walked over to Kiba and looked at the picture. His eyes opened slightly and he turned to Yuka and said, "Where's Kaya?"

"She...i-is over...over in the clearing behind the house," Yuka shuddered astonished at the question being asked so abruptly.

"Yeah, we need to ask her some questions," Kiba said looking at Tsume with his eyebrow raised slightly.

Tsume looked away from Kiba and walked near the door, he seemed to be thinking of a memory.

"Take us to her," Tsume said looking out a window on the side of the door.

"I'm sorry to say, but I can't, I'm leading the hunting group right now," Yuka said looking at Tsume but not making eye contact.

"Then we'll go see her alone," Kiba said walking to the door, about to open it.

"No! Kaya doesn't like any new wolves to visit her while she's with Shita."

"Shita?" Toboe said questionably.

"A long time ago, before we became Kaya's pack she had a different one..."

FLASHBACK SCENE

A/n: the wolves are all in wolf form the entire time. Also I have written this part like this to explain the event in detail

"Kaya come on, it's time to go hunting," Kaya's mother barked at her.

"Yes mother," Kaya replied getting off a grass bed in the cave.

The hunting group was on their way to get a meal and Kaya was to come to learn how to hunt. The group went through the forest searching for food. Kaya's father smelled the air and began to run in a certain direction, the rest of the group followed and Kaya ran behind her father next to her mother. When they got to a certain part of the trail they were following Kaya's father stopped. There were three humans; an adult women and man with a young girl. The pack slowly surrounded the three human's and as they did this the adult man grabbed a stick that lied near him. Kaya's father stood in front of the man and beared his fangs, another went to the left side of the three human's who where huddled together. The man swung the stick at Kaya's father; he moved and sunk his fangs in the wood and began to tug at the stick. The man struggled with Kaya's father and tried to protect his family. Two other wolves bit the man in the leg and the arm forcing him to fall to the ground.

Kaya stood staring at the sight, frozen and whimpering. Her mother nudged her from behind and told her to go help. Kaya reluctantly moved to help, but she couldn't, for some reason she couldn't attack these people. The man lay on the floor unconscious and bleeding heavily, the women lay near him being bitten as she screamed at the young girl to run. The young girl stood against a tree, tears coming down her face. Kaya's father began to move toward her, blood of her father and mother dripping from his fangs. The girl slid down the trunk of the tree and closed her eyes waiting for herself to be killed. Before anyone new what happened Kaya's father lay on the floor with a bite mark on his neck. Kaya stood in front of the girl fangs exposed and growling at her father on the floor. He got up and shook is head.

"What the hell are you doing, Kaya?" Her father said standing up.

"Leave this one alone," Kaya growled loudly.

"We need the meat we haven't found a decent meal for f six days now and this hunt should last for..."

"No, father leave this one alone she can't even defend herself properly."

"Kaya move!" Her father said, but she didn't move, "Kaya move or I will make you!"

Kaya still refused to move, so her father with no warning at all grabbed Kaya hard from the back of her neck and forced her down. Kaya struggled and yelped as she felt her fathers fangs bite threw her fur. Her father, still holding her down, yelled at one of the others to kill the girl. Kaya determined to save the defenseless girl threw her head up hard hitting her father in the head, he let go of her. With quick reflexes Kaya attacked the other wolf bitting down on his front leg, pulled him down, and then grabbing him from behind his neck; she threw him against a tree knocking him unconscious. Kaya took deep breathes as she took her spot in front of the girl. Her father was about to grab her again but her mother got in front of him.

"Our daughter doesn't want us to kill that human girl, so we wont," Kaya's mother said looking her mate in his eyes.

Kaya's father glanced at his daughter then grabbed the adult male and began to walk back to the cave. The one other wolf that was with them looked at Kaya, he wasn't as young as Kaya but he wasn't that older than her. Kaya looked back at him her nerves calm now.

"Mother, I don't think I should go back with you... since I protected this human I intend to keep protecting her, especially since she has no one now," Kaya said looking at her mother then to the little girl still shaking, but not as much.

"Yes I suppose your right, I will always love you, but I think you shouldn't come back ever again," Kaya's mother told her as she picked up the limp body of the women.

The last wolf looked at her with a sad expression and picked up the still living but unconscious wolfs body that was near the tree.

Kaya nodded as if to say "get going". Kaya was now alone with the human girl. She went up to her and licked the girls hand. The girl looked at the wolf that had saved her from being killed the way her mother and father were. The girl fell on Kaya holding her tight and began to cry loudly. Kaya licked the girls face trying to comfort her as she wept.

END OF FLASHBACK SCENE

"...and since then she's had a problem being what she is, we don't really get it but that's what happen before she found us. So she'll get mad if you go any were near Shita," Yuka finished with a sigh.

"Well she'll have to put up with it cuz we need to see her now," Kiba said opening the door but not walking through it just yet.

"Well if your determined to go, would any of the others be reasonable to stay here so she wont get as mad?"

"Yeah, I wanna go hunting with you," Hige said hearing his stomach growl.

"I wanna go too," Toboe said smiling broadly.

"What about you?" Yuka asked looking at Tsume.

"I think I should go with Kiba," Tsume said as he thought 'I have to know'