Disclaimer: I don't own Wolf's Rain, but I do own two dogs. Two very stupid dogs that trip over their own feet.
"Watch out! It's a wolf!" Gunshots rang out over the streets. Birds scattered and people ran from the screaming voices. Wolves were becoming more common by the day. No believed that the wolves were extinct now, but that didn't make them any less aggressive. A large, white wolf ran past a large group of people, with four others trailing behind it. Their blood from wounds covered the ground, and the Wolf Hunters chasing after the wolves followed them easily. The humans cornered them in an alley; their guns pointed straight at the wolves' faces.
"Leave us alone you bastards!" The blue-gray wolf snarled, "Or you'll regret it!"
The men backed up a few steps at the sight of the wolf's fangs. It could attack at any second. Still, one of the men was braver than the others, and stepped up the wolves.
"You wolves murdered some citizens on the market street. That gives us the right to kill you."
"Oh really?" This time, a light brown wolf was talking. The dark blue wolf besides him was gazing at the humans wearily.
The white wolf flicked his ears, "We didn't kill anybody. It was probably a rouge wolf. Go away!" He bared his teeth; his pink gums showing.
The humans shifted uncomfortably. The new law required that they could only kill wolves if they had proof of a wolf killing a human or their livestock. They had no proof, and were vulnerable to the pack's jaws.
A small, dark brown wolf padded up. "Please. We just want to go home." His ears lowered, showing that he meant no harm.
The man from before lifted his gun at the undersized wolf; ready to protect himself, "I've heard of your pack. Kiba is the white one, is he not?"
Kiba nodded.
"You caused nothing but trouble since you got here. Taking these rouges in and making them into a dangerous pack-"
Kiba cut the man off, "Is it wrong to help someone in need?"
The solder lowered his gun, "Well…" He paused, and then became enraged, "We don't need your kind here! Die!"
He fired straight at Kiba, but the wolf had faster reflexes: He jumped onto the fire escape hanging off the side of the building. The rest of the pack scattered; circling the solders while taunting them with insults. The soldiers shot at the wolves, but were missing every shot. The nearby civilians saw what was happening and fled for their lives. After awhile, Kiba howled, signaling the other wolves to follow him. Kiba jumped down from his perch and ran past the men with the pack at his heels. Hige and Tsume laughed at the soldiers' pitiful attempt at killing them. Humans were so stupid these days that it was sad.
As the crescent, sliver moon rose at twilight, people heard a wolf howl call out. They shuddered and quickly finished their business outside and fled indoors. Now that the wolves had come out of hiding, they were a great fear to everyone. People now knew of the legend: Of wolves turning into humans and vice-versa. That's when the Nobles created the Wolf Hunters: People who were trained to control wolves in any situation. At first, they killed every wolf in sight, but that just created more violence from the wolves. Now there was a law that forbids any 'unnecessary death' of a wolf. People thought it was a crazy law, but as more and more people decided that being a wolf was better then being human, people didn't want their family members killed and agreed to the law.
The wolves didn't care either way. Now they knew every trick in the book and hardly any of them are killed by humans. A few loners get killed here and there, but whole packs eluded the Wolf Hunters many times. Kiba's pack was one of them. They would steal things just to make the Wolf Hunters angry. Blue and Toboe didn't fully agree to the things Hige, Tsume and Kiba did, but they played along when humans showed up.
But today, Tsume had got wounded. Leaving Toboe, who was the closest to Tsume of any of them, very worried.
"It's just a scratch, don't worry." Tsume winced when Toboe licked the gash.
"There's a bullet still inside the wound." Blue said, "Let me pull it out." She padded up to Tsume only to get a snarl from him.
"I don't need your help! I can take care of myself!" He lightly shoved Toboe and Blue away from him, "I'll just the moon heal me." He stood up and walked to the entranceway, but he was blocked by Kiba.
The white wolf shook his head, "It's a crescent moon tonight. It'll take too long. Besides, it is not wise to stay outside for too long."
"Move it! I'm not some helpless cub! I can fight anybody who comes near me!" Tsume bared his teeth, ready to move Kiba with force. Surprisingly, Kiba stepped to the side and allowed Tsume through.
"Wait… What's with the sudden change in mood?" Tsume's left ear turned in confusion.
Kiba's tail lowered, "It's not changed. I just hope that you are true to your word."
Tsume growled at Kiba's remark, but stalked away into the night.
Hige padded up to Kiba when Tsume was out of earshot, "What's up Kiba? Are you starting to like Tsume now?" Toboe and Blue turned their ears toward Kiba, ready for an answer.
Kiba sighed. "No. He has only been with us for a few days. Tsume stills thinks himself as a loner. For all I care, he could leave and never come back." Without waiting for a reply, Kiba slowly walked over to his bed of old blankets. He moved some of them with his paws before settling down and sleeping. Soon, the others did the same, and they were all in a deep sleep by the time Tsume came back, his wound more or less better than it used to be.
Author's Note: I know, this was kinda short, but I need some time to think about where I want this to go... Suggestions are welcome. ;)
Ch. 2 will be here sooner or later. P