They say there's no such thing as Paradise. Even if you searched to the ends of the Earth, there's nothing there. No matter how far you walk, it's always the same road. It just goes on and on. But in spite of this, I searched endlessly for it. My friends and I all fought together on our journey for the sole purpose to reach Paradise. I was able to catch a small glimpse, just for a few seconds. The white moon shimmered through the sky; it was everything I had hoped it to be. This time for sure, we will all get to see Paradise. I'll make sure of it.

Kiba was walking down an old and dirty street in his Human cloak. It was ironic, before he considered something like this against his pride as a wolf. Kiba was filled with a false sense of pride before his friends helped him realize what truly mattered.

It made him think of Hige and what he said the first time the two met on such strange circumstances. Hige was always acting lazy and consumed every scrap of food when he had the chance. Kiba chuckled as he placed his hands into his pockets. The action itself didn't really happen, but it did give a hint into his personality that his true form couldn't possibly show. Kiba thought about his friend as he walked through the maze like city. In the end he was a true friend, even if Jaguara had brainwashed him to work for her. Hige would never help someone like that unless he was forced to.

Buildings which had stood for hundreds of years were weathered and crumbling away, it looked like war had swept through the streets. Humans were just trying to survive in this dry city, not worried about the bigger picture they were all oblivious to.

Kiba continued on for quite some time, taking his time to take in all the different smells. There was a wide variety of Humans who lived in Freeze City. Some were thieves who stole for a living while others were hard working individuals.

The passing scenery caused some nostalgia for the white wolf. A child could be heard crying as its mother tried desperately to calm it down. An old man was sitting with his back up against a wall looking as if he hadn't moved from that spot in days. All these Humans had in their life was this city. If only this place could be as flourishing as Paradise, then no one would have to go through the hardships of this decaying world.

Kiba was all too familiar with this city; it was after all where he first met the guys and Cheza. As same as the last time, his sensitive nose followed the scent of lunar flowers to the origin. They had been calling to Kiba for a while now out. Reaching this place took weeks of traveling with little food or water through harsh snowstorms and blizzards. Kiba had spent years training his body after the Indian found him as a pup. Not to long after he first found him, Kiba's memories flowed back into him. He left the comforts of the tribe behind and set out once again to find his pack.

Kiba somehow knew that his friends had made it to Freeze City, kind of like how his animal instincts found the way for the group in many dire situations. Meeting up with them was top priority, but in the back of his mind there was fear; a fear of not knowing if his friends would remember at all. "How many restless nights did I stare at the stars wondering about this?" Kiba thought to himself. "What if they had forgotten everything, and I was all alone? How would they react to seeing me after so long?"

"No, I still wouldn't give up. Even if we had to become friends all over again, I would get them all to Paradise no matter what. I owed them that much. Failure is not an option."

After a few hours of searching through the maze of buildings, Kiba's stomach began to growl louder and louder. The excitement of seeing his friends again made Kiba forget that he was starving.

Kiba walked around a corner into a dark alleyway and came out of his second form. Running stealthily through a crowd of people he grabbed some hotdogs that one man was selling. "Hey, someone stop that dog!" Kiba felt sorry for stealing from him, but this was life. He wasn't about to go dying before the journey even began. A crowd of people rushed after him, throwing all sorts of pots and pans. The Humans had no chance to keep up with Kiba's abnormal speed as I jumped up to the roof of a tall building. Before long he finished his meal and felt his stomach become full again.

Quent and Blue had been traveling for quite some time. Ever since that day, all the duo had left was to move forward. Most of the time Quent was drunk and yelling about how much he hated wolves, but Blue didn't seem to mind much. After all, she hated them too for what they did. Everything was so peaceful before, but this is the way it had to be now.

For the past week Blue had tracked a wolf after seeing its paw prints barely visible in the snow. They were huge, this wolf must have been an adult. Quent was happy when she had found them, his eyes coming to life. He was finally going to get his revenge, and Blue would do anything to help him accomplish his mission. She wanted to spend her whole life at his side.

They spent numerous nights out in the open as the cold winter air snapped at their heels. With their combined body heat they survived the harsh environment and marched onward as Blue led the way for her master.

After what seemed like an eternity, a city came into view not too far away. If they had made it any less sooner Quent would surely have started to experience his first taste of frostbite. "Let's go Blue, unless you want to freeze to death," said Quent motioning her forward. Blue did a quick yip in agreement. Some of the fur on her body had frozen, but she didn't seem to give it any mind. They headed straight for the huge domed city. As they closed in Blue couldn't shake the feeling in her gut that she had been there before. It was a strange feeling.

There were still no sign of the others, or where the lunar flower smell was coming from. Hopefully it was Cheza, Kiba thought. Fatigue started to take its tole on the white wolf. Everything seemed to be to spinning around him.

Kiba kept moving, trying to find somewhere that suited him. Sure enough, on the outskirts of town there was an old abandoned building that looked safe enough. There way only one window on the second floor and one door leading into the structure. What a peculiar way to design a building, it was exactly what he had been looking for. No one could sneak up on Kiba and he had a short escape route.

Two chairs and one table was all that remained of the previous inhabitants. The air inside was musky, the light dimly shining through the dust particles. There seemed to be dirt in the place of what what once a floor, it was a miracle the building was still standing. Kiba expertly jumped up the staircase that was missing a few panels to the second floor.

"This place smelled of Humans," Kiba thought. "But something seems familiar."

Kiba couldn't understand how Humans lived, always relying on things instead of themselves. He was a little more understanding after those three that came with them last time. That man named Hubb really was something different, trying to go as far as he could in the end. It was almost as if he had become a member of the misfit pack of wolves.

" Why am I thinking of this now, it's not like he was a wolf. Humans could never enter Paradise; not even Darcia with that cursed stone."

Kiba looked out the window to see the skyscrapers positioned in the middle of the city, lining the skyline. Suddenly his felt mind caught up with the wear and tear of his body. Kiba longed for a nice long sleep.

Even with the giant dome surrounding to top of the city, you could see the stars and Moon. It was a snow white moon made from the purest snow. Soon enough it would turn red from the dying world.

Kiba's eyes were slowly closing as he lain in the floor of the old building. The muscles that had been worked to the brink of exhaustion by carrying him over many miles of landscape screamed out for rest. Soon he relaxed, and drifted into a deep darkness.

Kiba's eyes slowly opened. Everything was fuzzy, his head hurt for some reason. There was rolling hills full of Lunar Flowers and a lake that was so beautiful you could see the reflection of the entire valley. Paradise was right in front of Kiba's eyes again.

"Is this a dream?" All of Kiba's friends were sitting beside him, all with a joyful grin on their faces. This was the first time Kiba had a dream that seemed so real. He wanted to stay forever, but knew his real goal still hadn't been met. All Kiba could feel was bliss. He would just have to enjoy it before it became time to wake up.

Kiba suddenly hears a voice. It sounded so familiar to his ears.

"How did they sneak up on me without making any sound?" Kiba wondered. They were crouching in front of Kiba and began to speak.

"Woah, what's a dog doing in here? Your pretty big aren't you?"

Kiba scrambled to his feet and shot his field of vision over to see who this voice had come from. He fought back the tears with all his might. The memories all flowed at once, nearly making Kiba lose control.

The person sitting in front of Kiba was none other than Hige.

Author's notes:

To new readers, thank you all for reading my first chapter! I'm currently going back to old chapters and revising them (so if you read a chapter that seems to have a different format or style don't worry I'm fixing them). I get the feeling of nostalgia as I come back to redo these chapters. Not too long ago I had only started out, and let me tell you I had some major mistakes! But now I'm going to go fix all that, so don't freak out if a chapter goes down in quality from this chapter (that just means I have yet to get back to it). At the time of posting this fixed version only chapter one has been revised. I hope you guys stick with me and wholeheartedly enjoy reading my story. I write to make you guys happy, don't be afraid to leave a review with some criticism! I'll always respond to you ASAP and send status updates when I'm going to be gone for awhile. Anyway, I'll catch you later!