This is my first fan fic as far as Wolf's Rain goes. I don't own any of the characters on the show or anything. I do however own Rayne. She is my orignal character. I hope you all enjoy reading this fic. Read and Review Please!

Tsume's Past

After so many years, he was used to walking this world alone. Well, obviously he wasn't alone. He had been surrounded by the people he worked with, but all the same he was alone. He had no one to confide in, no one to love. He hadn't since that day, long ago, when everything he held dear to his heart, was taken from him. He had forgotten how to love, or even care. He went through life as cold and icy as the farthest edges of the world.

His companions, if he could bring himself to think of them as that, had tried to thaw the undefrostable ice in his heart. Kiba, Hige, Blue, Tiboa, and even Cheza, they had all tried. The only one who had come close was Tiboa. He reminded Tsume of his…well it didn't matter. That's not who Tiboa was and no matter how hard he tried he would never be him. Besides, there was only one thing that would melt the iceberg of himself.

Tsume sighed. Perhaps it was time to tell the other wolves the truth of his past. Maybe it was time they knew the real reason that he continued his journey with them to find Paradise. He hoped he would find her along the way. The rest were dead, he knew, but he felt a strong awareness that she was still alive….

"Tsume!" Tiboa was calling him, bringing him out of his brooding state.

"Yeah kid. I'm over here," Tsume replied. It wasn't long before four other wolves came into view, along with the Cheza.

"We're going." Kiba said, his amber eyes staring Tsume down.

I always find myself doing exactly what that punkass kid wants me too, Tsume thought, fixing Kiba with his icy blue eyes. "Alright."

"Is something bothering you Tsume?" Blue questioned. He ignored her. How could I even consider telling them what happened in my past? I guess if I find her, then I'll have to explain, he thought to himself.

The others watched Tsume as they ran across the snowy plains. He was definitely lost to them, in his own world right now. Sometimes they wished he would open up to them. Suddenly he stopped dead in his tracks, his nose uplifted into the cold, frosty air.

It's her! Even after all these years, I'd know that scent anywhere! Tsume thought, his heart skipping a beat, his eyes blazing with blue fire. He sniffed the air, and took off towards the not so distant forest.

"Tsume wait!" Hige called after him. Kiba swept Cheza up and began to run after him. Hige, Blue, and Tiboa followed suit.

They ran through the forest for what seemed like an eternity. Finally Tsume stopped a few yards before they would have reached a clearing. Tsume sniffed the air again, wanting to be sure of himself. He was. There was no mistaking that scent. Every wolf has a different scent, and her's had always been unique. He proceeded slowly into the clearing followed quietly by the others. A sparkling, unfrozen pond stood in the center of the clearing. There she was the one he had searched for all these years, but never found, until now. There was no mistaking who she was. She stood on the snow-covered bank of the pond, the moonlight making the wet flakes of snow on her jet black coat, look like stars in the night sky. She lifted her head and let out a single, howl. Then she fixed him with her hypnotizing gaze. There could be no other with those eyes. Those were the mystical, emerald green eyes of his lover, his mate…Rayne.