No moon tonight
Eyes opened to the dead world. His gaze swept over the area just beyond the den; encircled by the giants of the forest, sweeping their long branches heavy with leaves on the forest floor. His pads found purchase under the dense layers of compacted autumnal leaves, damp earth and...
nails scrabbled against hard wooden floor
... remnants of forgotten fruit. Nearby, a squirrel chattered angrily as he invaded his territory but other than that stayed out of sight. He knew who was boss. Feeling the unease crawl down his back he broke into a run. Something was wrong. He had entered a clearing larger than the one before, the cool breeze shifting enough to bring the...
scent of blood; his own pooling beneath him
...smell of a fresh kill to him. He could see them all now, from the cold eyes of his father and mother, alphas the pack could be truly proud of, to the kinder stares of his pack peers. His pack greeted the younger wolf with a mix of howls and...
the swearing of a bitten man
...he joined in without hesitation for that was all they had wished for. As he approached slowly his eyes met on of his peers, Ren. She met his softy nose touch to her side with one of her
only it was sharp sticks digging into his sides
...own. His gaze followed hers down to the dying buck at the pack's feet. But it was no deer. A prickle of fear trailed down his spine as...
the feeling of being trapped; he was caged
...Obito's torn face lifted from the ground to stare unnervingly into Kakashi's eyes.
"You let me die" here the pieces of the ruined visage almost fell apart.
"Now it's your turn"
The wolves around him twisted and shaped themselves in hulking curved forms with long narrowed nails, intent on capturing him. Familiar face wept bitter red tears and collapsed onto themselves. He howled at the moon in the sky with remorse ...
there was no moon.