The Story of a Lonely Wolf

Chapter 1: Loss of a Friend

"There's Leara I wonder what she's doing," Toboe said as he watched Leara from outside her window, I wonder, if she can come out and play? Toboe thought, " Oh..." Toboe said as he saw a bird land on Leara's shoulder and then fly out the window. Hey, is he flying away? Toboe asked himself as he watched the bird fly from behind a tree in her backyard. He is, I have to get him for Leara, the brown pup said to himself and ran after Leara's bird. "There he is, I can get him now," Toboe said as he came to the bird, who had landed to eat a mouse. "Got ya!" he yelled playfully and jumped on the bird. "Oh no you don't, you aren't getting away!" Toboe said happily and grabbed the bird in his mouth.

Huh? Was that my bird? Leara wondered when she heard a bird cry out from the backyard. He sounds like he's in trouble, Leara said to herself and ran outside to see what was wrong with her bird.

"Leara!" Toboe yelled happily and ran to Leara who was running toward him. "Here it's your bird," Toboe said and handed the big bird to Leara. "What's wrong? Leara?" Toboe asked as he saw a look of sadness fill Leara's face. "Hey wake up," Toboe said and began to push on the bird that lay in Leara's arms. "Ah… Leara…." Toboe said as the smile on his face went to sadness and confusion.

"He's dead, my bird's dead," Leara said as she stared at her bird then looked up at Toboe.

"I'm sorry Leara. I never meant to kill him, I swear," Toboe cried as he fell to his knees and began to sob.

"He's dead," Leara said as she stared at the bird that lie in her arms.

"Leara I…. I knew it was yours and I just wanted to…. I never meant to… I… I didn't think it would die," Toboe said as he tried to touch the bird.

"Ah…" Leara said and stepped back as Toboe reached out and tried to touch the bird.

"Leara, I'm sorry. I never meant to kill him I swear…. I…" Toboe could barley talk though his tears.

"Huh…." Leara said as she stared at Toboe, "What… what are you?" Leara asked as fear and shock came over her face.

"I'm… sorry…" Toboe said as his cry turned into a howl.

"What…." Leara said to scared to speak. The boy who was crying in front of her was no longer there; only a wolf howling in morning remained.

What was that? Tsume asked himself as he walked around nearby. Huh? he said to himself as he saw Toboe howling in front of Leara. "That idiot!" Tsume yelled and ran as fast as he could toward Toboe and Leara.

What… Leara said to herself still to scared to move, What is he?

"Ahwoooo wooooooooo," Toboe howled. "Yip!" Toboe yelled as Tsume grabbed the back of his neck and yanked him away from Leara. "Hey what are you doing? Let go. That hurts," Toboe said as he began to run with Tsume.

"Idiot, what the hell do you think you where doing? That girl saw you. She knows you're a wolf now!" Tsume yelled angrily.

"I was just trying to apologize," Toboe replied as he looked back to see Leara still standing in that same spot.

"Well you could have done it without showing her what you were!" Tsume replied as he pulled Toboe along with him.

"But she wouldn't have understood unless I did," Toboe said as he ran along side Tsume.

"Yeah right, you just messed up big time," Tsume said as he pulled him into a big abandoned building with tore up concrete and a big tree growing in front of it.

"Where are we?" Toboe asked as Tsume pulled him into a room.

"Where I live," Tsume replied and let go of Toboe.

"Why, Tsume? Why do we always have to hide ourselves?" Toboe asked still very upset.

"Because we aren't like them. These idiots, they're too stupid to not be afraid of us."

"But what if we showed them we were nice? That we weren't going to hurt them," Toboe replied as he sat down and leaned against the wall and brought his legs up to his chest wrapping his arms around them.

"They wouldn't ever believe we're nice, even if we did show them," Tsume said as he sat in the windowsill as he usually did.

"But Leara would. She's a good person. When I was a wolf before, she was so nice to me. She gave me food and petted me. She would understand."

"Did you see her face? She was too scared to move, the only reason she was nice to you was because she thought you were a dog."

"Why does it matter if I'm a dog or not? I'm still nice. I don't want to hurt anyone. I just… I just want a friend," Toboe said as he thought about what had happened earlier that day.

"Well sorry, but you can't always get what you want," Tsume replied.

"Do you think, if I went back and saw her… I could make her understand?" Toboe asked.

"Are you out of your mind? She'll never get over what you did. You turned into a wolf right in front of her eyes; she'll never get over that."

"But maybe if I explained to her," Toboe began.

"No," Tsume replied, "Just forget about it."

"I can't," Toboe said.

"Why not?" Tsume asked getting very annoyed.

"Because… it died… I killed it… I killed her bird. I never meant too. I never meant to kill anything."

"That girl will get over it. She can just get a new bird. Just forget it," Tsume said as he stared out the window.

"I can't, I'm going back. I have to show her I never meant to kill anything."

"Fine then go! But you'll never change anything, people will still fear us!" Tsume yelled angrily. "Get out of here! Go on, beat it!"

"Fine, I will and I'll show you I can make them like us," Toboe said as he got up and left. "I can. I'll show him," Toboe said as he walked out of the building and down the street.

"Dumb kid. He'll never get it," Tsume said as he watched Toboe leave.