Dawn Hunters
Disclaimer: if I owned Naruto or the Sight series, then I would also be Empress of the World, but right now our society isn't based off of the society of our ancestors so I guess I'm not empress…yet
Chapter Œ: Scented
?'s POV
"Please no, please no…" she hoped. Unfortunately, the one she had to share her space with was the one she didn't want to share with. She had nothing personal against her; it was just that it was that time of the morning that she wanted quiet. And every time her space buddy would start to talk and wouldn't pick up on the hints that all she wanted was some silence. She would also only talk about herself and/or complain about how difficult her life was.
Frankly our friend didn't really care anymore and would only pretend to be listening. For once though, the other was consumed in her own thoughts and didn't utter a word. The thankful party then occupied herself with the landscape rushing by.
The forest was lush and the air was crisp. The first hints of fall entered her senses and made her close her eyes in happy little arches as the young she-wolf enjoyed the beginning of her favorite season.
Pein's POV
We were all lying outside enjoying the slight chill in the air. Most of our group was on the ground lying on the cool floor of the entrance to the labyrinth like tunnel and cave system we call home.
Our youngest member teased his elder partner and soon the two were wrestling in the morning dew. The only she-wolf with us, was with me up on the large slab of rock that jutted out like a 2nd floor balcony, let out a soft laugh at the two rough-housers and growing ruckus below.
I couldn't help but chuckle myself when I glanced down to see them in a tangle of legs and heard the comments the others were throwing at them. I saw one of the quieter members raise his head and look to the west with his ears perked up. Eventually we all heard the sound of squeaking wheels and glanced over in our own ways.
A few hundred meters out we saw something passing through the trees. We all realized it was a "trainer's" cart. It was a large box normally holding young wolves that were being taken to the training facilities where they would be taught to be….Dogs.
"Tch, slaves." I heard someone mutter. I couldn't have said it better myself. We were among the luckier ones when we were still with our original super-packs (1). We got the chance to become shinobi.
Normally young pups with potential (or from certain families) would become a nin. But every once in a while, even with a developing chakra system, a pup's parents wouldn't allow them to go to the academy. So they went along with the normal pups to schools, in our words, training facilities. There they would study in a variety of things that may or may not help them in the future at all!
This cart, which was being dragged by a couple of horses, they could tell, had older pups and young adults and…something off about it. They were some traffic coming along that road, due to this being a temporary place, (A/N: they can cut off any entrance from the main system completely, in case you were wondering!). And they were used to the school "busses" passing by constantly. Normally, they were already gone or sleeping in from a mission when the "busses" came by. Today though, they decided it would be okay to just lounge outside, so today was the day that they felt that strange sensation.
It was like something that could bring peace or destruction, a threat and harmless, unknown and yet familiar... overall it was a very puzzling feeling. I rose to my paws and never took my eyes off the cart as I spoke, "Follow it, and don't lose scent nor sight of it." The unspoken curiosity was clear in everyone; no one even showed the slightest. 'They all felt it too, huh?' I thought when I glimpsed their tense muscles, bright and narrowed eyes, perked ears and abnormally deep breathing…as if they were trying to pick up a scent.
I leapt over them and landed in a fairly quick run at the lead. The she-wolf took her place a pace or two behind and to the right or me. Behind and close by her, was the next pair and so on. We paced the cart in a diamond form, spread out but close our pair.
After about 10-15 min. of, running, we waited in the shadows of the carved out hill.
(1): Super-packs are the villages so there is the Konoha Super-Pack, Suna Super-Pack, etc. … later I might just shorten it to S-P if I have to mention it.
(2): The symbol I used for the "1" in "Chapter 1", I found in the symbol section of Word Insert and I just found it cute so whether ya like it or NOT, I VILL USE DA PAWPRINT!
WOOT! First Chappie up! Okay I know it's not that great but try to cut me some slack as this is my first fanfic but if you must flame, you must (even though if you didn't like the summary you really shouldn't be here…but hey if it make ya feel better whatevs! At least I'll get good toast and a laugh after wards!). Constructive criticism is HIGHLY preferred and accepted though! And if ya got any suggestions at all or catch any mistakes please tell me and I'll fix them ASAP! Next chapter will be longer (I hope… ).
'K nuff of me! See ya'll next time!
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