Hey Y'all. This is my first fanfiction story. Now I'm going to be using Kiba, Tsume, Hige, Toboe, and basically Wolf's Rain. None of the wolf rain's characters are mine but Sye and all the others are my creations. I make things up as I go along and I hope you enjoy!

Through the forest, a girl walked around barefoot. The moss was soft against her bare skin and the sounds of the birds were relaxing to her. She enjoyed coming out into the forest on warm afternoon days where nothing could really bother her. Although something in the back of her mind was telling her she was forgetting something, she brushed it aside. She'd remember later. Right now she just wanted to relax.

There was something strange though. The birds had suddenly stopped chirping and she saw a few suddenly scatter into the air. This silent moment caused her heart to begin pounding. She glanced around her frantically afraid almost to move. Suddenly, a bullet rushed right past her head and she began to run. How did they find her? She looked around for a place to hide and found a tunnel. She jumped in without thinking and felt around for something to barricade the door. She found some strong wood and placed it up to the opening. She waited, thinking of a plan to escape now, her eyes slowly adjusting to the darkness.

In the time it took for her to think of an escape plan, the man had already broken through the wooden barrier she had created. Her body seemed to recoil from the light as beams of sun burst through the cracks the man had created. She held her hands to her eyes, the sudden surprise of the man breaking through caused her to forget almost entirely of her plan. Blinking a few times she soon realized a hand had been groping through a hole attempting to grab her. She squealed, revealing her position but by now, she had scrambled away from the hand and towards a new opening.

Dirt had begun to collect in her hair and on her clothing as she pushed her petite form through the dirt hole. She was now inside a tunnel, burrowing deeper, trying to get through to the other side. She could hear the cursing of the man and begin to smell smoke. She squirmed and pulled herself quickly through the tunnel as the smoke from the fire the man had started began to fill her lungs. She tried to refrain from coughing, afraid of giving away her position.

A light could be seen at the end of the tunnel which sent a sudden spark of joy within the girl's system. She was going to make it. She was only seconds away from freedom. The smell of fresh air began to replace the smoke and soon her arms broke free of the tunnel and she pulled her legs through.

The girl glanced around frantically making sure the man was no where in sight before she sprinted away into the forest. She leaped over fallen trees, her feet getting cut on the jagged rocks. She did not stop however, not wanting the people chasing her to catch up. She could hear them now, the sounds of gun shots ricocheting off the mountains close by. They'd catch her sooner or later unless… It was risky but she had no choice.

The girl leaped into the air, her arms spread forward as her whole body stretched out. There was a quick glimmer and then paws hit the ground. Claws were extended, long snout protruding from her furry face. Long ears were now at the top of her head and big blue eyes replaced her usual brown pools. A long fluffy tail sprouted from her hind quarters as her body now took the shape of a wolf. Her fur color was unknown at the moment from the inches of dirt encrusted on her pelt.

The sounds of the men howling with the call of the hunt sent her running once again. She was panting, her tongue hanging out of her mouth as she took a sharp left sprinting towards the water's edge. A stream was quickly approaching and she was preparing herself to jump over it. She'd be safer on the other side. As she inched closer to safety, worry gripped her mind. What if she didn't make it? She couldn't think like that. She was too close.

Her body sprung forward, her whole being almost flying over the little stream. She landed on the other side a bit roughly and continued running. She couldn't hear them anymore but she didn't want to take any chances. If she stopped now, they could surprise her and finally capture her. That was the last thing she wanted.

Her muscles tightened and loosened with every powerful stride she took. She felt much freer in this form and more powerful. Sometimes she thought that if she just stayed like this forever, she'd be invincible. Alas, the time for her to change back always came soon after her running and thus that was what she did.

The men had stopped following her, probably quite afraid at the fact that they now had to go to their boss and explain why they didn't have the girl. She always liked to imagine what might happen to them but she stopped after a while, her imagination growing too wild for her to continue watching.

"Sye! Where have you been!?" a voice broke through the sudden tranquility of the forest.

Sye glanced up from where she was seeing the face of a rather plump woman standing before her. She was dressed in a pink dress with a white apron that was covered with flour and powdered sugar. Her cheeks were red from the heat of the kitchen and there was flour in her hair. She was probably cooking all day.

Sye smacked herself in the forehead. She was supposed to be helping her bake. Sye felt suddenly stupid as though she had an L stamped to her forehead. She was to help her bake for the other children in the orphanage.

"I'm sorry Ma'am. I forgot."

"Well because of your forgetfulness, you will be doing all the dishes after every meal for two weeks."

Sye groaned but the woman already left in a huff. Sye couldn't believe she had forgotten something as simple as helping Mum bake. Sye stood up now and headed towards the house. She walked up to the door opening it. She glanced around before closing the wooden door shut.

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A few yards away from the ramshackle home was a man squatting down behind a pile of brush watching the house. He wore all black and he was holding a pair of binoculars in one hand. In the other was a walkie talkie. He pressed the side button and spoke clearly into the mic:

"Target has been found but not within grasp. What is the means of capture?"

Through the other end was static until a hoarse sounding voice broke through. "Burn the place to the ground. Bring her to me alive. Leave no other survivors. This is an order."

The man stuffed the walkie talkie into his bag and began to wave at the other men that were now surrounding the house. They had a mission to take care of.