Disclaimer: I do not own Wolf's Rain or any of it's characters. I do own any characters that I made up and the plot.
Shiroi Hikari: Well, I was going to wait until I put up the first chapter before I wrote this, but, oh well. I'll write it anyway. Be warned, some of the characters may seem OOC, as I've only seen the episodes they have shown on Adult Swim. I'm sure that it will get better as I see more episodes and do more research. Also, because stupid ff.net doesn't allow special characters anymore, you might not know where something ends or begins. If you can't figure it out yourself, head on over to http:www.mediaminer.org and search for 'Animechick8', and you can read this there.
Cheylie's name is pronounced 'Shay-Li'. Most of this fic will be in Cheylie's POV, but if it changes, I will be sure to tell you.
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White Evolution
Chapter Two
Long Lost Siblings
I stared at the four wolves in front of me, wondering why they were helping me. I don't even know them, yet they are helping me. After several minutes of contemplating, I decided to voice my concern.
"Why are you helping me?" Woops. Didn't mean to make it sound suspicious. But what was I supposed to sound like? I mean, I'm an injured female wolf, and four males, well, three males I guess since the little brown one isn't old enough, suddenly appear out of nowhere and help me. I was cut short of my thoughts when the little one spoke.
"Because you needed help." He said as he smiled at me. Which led me to another thought, just how did wolves smile anyway? I mentally smacked myself. I was getting off subject.
"I did not need help." I snapped, my pride surfacing. I immediately regretted my words as the young wolf cowered.
"W-we were just trying to help." He whimpered. I opened my mouth to apologize, but was cut off before I could say anything by a gray wolf with an 'X' scar on his chest.
"Don't say anything to her, Toboe. The wench thinks she would've been able to live if that bastard had shot her again." My temper flared.
"Shut your snout!" I snarled at him. He stopped and turned to me, anger and- amusement?- in his eyes.
"Watch what you say, wench. You're stepping out of line." That did it. I growled and lunged at him, but was met halfway in my lunge by the white wolf. Our bodies collided and I fell to the ground with a yelp. The white wolf gave me a heated stare before turning to the gray wolf.
"Tsume, quit egging her on." He said quietly. The gray wolf, Tsume, snarled but didn't say anything else. Then the white wolf, who I had now dubbed Whitey, turned back to me.
"Your wounds." Those two words were enough to make me wince. I had totally forgotten about them. I glanced back at my rib cage and back leg and gave a small sigh. I then set to work tending to my hind leg. Imagine my surprise when another tongue joined mine. The small brown wolf gazed up at me as he licked my side wound. I stared back at him, and was about to snarl at him, when a chuckle rang out. I turned my head to stare at the wolf that hadn't yet spoken. I inwardly took in his appearance. He was a rich brown, and had a large collar encircling his neck.
"What're you laughing about?" I growled as I glared at him.
"Nothin'. It just seems that you and Toboe here are getting along great. Just wondering if little Toboe has a crush." Brownie teased. I snarled at him, and was about to yell when the small one, Toboe, broke in.
"I don't have a crush! She's my sister!" THAT cut Brownie off. Every head swiveled in Toboe's direction, including mine.
"Huh?" I said after a few seconds of tense silence. I could practically see the sweat forming on Toboe's body.
"What do you mean she's your sister?" Tsume asked as he eyed me. I snapped my teeth at him. His eyebrow rose, which brought me to another question. Did they have human forms?
I didn't realize I had spoken this aloud until I heard a snort from Tsume. I blinked and the four wolves that once sat in front of me now sat four humans. I gave each one a once-over. Tsume, he didn't look any different, just a little skinnier. Toboe looked pretty much the same, and Brownie, who I've yet to learn his name, looks the same as well. The one that really caught my eye, though, was Whitey. I gazed at him a few seconds longer than I did the others, but quickly thought back to the previous question, which had not been answered.
"Now what was that about me being your sister?" My ears twitched as I heard Brownie groan slightly. Toboe let out an exasperated sigh.
"I mean that I am your younger brother, Toboe, and you are my older sister, Cheylie." My eyes widened slightly as a memory overtook my brain.
Flashback
I laughed as I watched my little brother tumble through the grass, chasing a large butterfly. I quickly quieted myself, though, as he glanced in my direction. My black fur shimmered in the sunlight. I glanced around, looking for a way to escape as he trotted towards me.
"C-Cheylie? I-is that you?" He asked, his babyish voice halting on the unfamiliar words. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before I reopened them and stared into the hopeful eyes of my little brother.
"Yes. It's me, Toboe." I said softly, I inwardly cringed at the way his eyes lit up as he ran towards me, his tongue lolling out. He tripped on a stick and went tumbling towards me, his small yelps hanging in the air. I smiled despite myself and my situation. My smile quickly turned into a frown, though, when I heard shouts behind me, a few miles away from where I sat. I turned back to Toboe with a sad smile.
"I'm sorry Toboe. We will meet again. Now get out of here, go back to the old woman. I love you." I said before I quickly bounded off. I could only hope that Toboe took my advice and headed back to safety.
End of Flashback
Excited whimpers ran through my throat as I licked Toboe. He sat there, shocked, for a minute before a smile appeared on his face as he quickly turned back into a wolf and expressed his happiness.
Normal POV
Tsume snorted at the display of reuniting siblings, and turned away, muttering something under his breath. He then looked towards Kiba, and was surprised to find a small smile on his face. The smile quickly disappeared, though, as a shout was heard in the direction of Quent and Blue.
End of Normal POV
Toboe and I stopped our happy reunion and turned serious. I could hear the shouts and curses as the man, Quent, and Blue came towards us.
"Come on. Let's go back." Whitey said as he, Tsume, and Brownie turned back into wolves and started to run off. I whimpered slightly as pain shot up my leg. I quickly forced the pain down though when Toboe turned worried eyes upon me. I smiled at him with my eyes, and he seemed to understand so he picked up his pace and we caught up to the others. I sighed to myself as Quent's shouts and Blue's barks became fainter and fainter. I now realized that we were on the edge of the city, and heading into a large, broken down building. I slowed my pace as I followed the group into the building. I sniffed around a bit before Toboe told me to site or my wounds would get worse. I curled my lip, but obeyed. He and I quietly licked my wounds for a few minutes before I lifted my head and turned it to stare into the blue-green eyes of Whitey, who was now in human form, as was everyone else except for Toboe and I. A few seconds later, Toboe turned into his human form (though he made sure that I was no longer bleeding). I sighed and changed into mine as well. I heard a muffled choke from Toboe as he stared at me in shock. I frowned at him. What was he gurgling about? I looked like a human now, so what was he worried about. But then I realized it.....I whined loudly as the two black ears on top of my head flattened themselves.
"Stupid ears!" I snarled as I concentrated on them. A few minutes later I had human ears, and the black ears were no longer there. I blew a piece of stray hair out of my eyes and glared at the four males.
"I would like to know who the rest of you are, if that's okay with you." She growled slightly.
"Right. I'm Hige." Brownie, who now dubbed himself as Hige, said. I nodded at him.
"Tsume." Gray grunted. I rolled my eyes slightly. Stupid male dignity. I then trained my dark green eyes upon Whitey.
"I am Kiba." His deep voice said. I nodded at him as well, showing my acceptance. I then looked at Toboe and my features softened.
"How've you been, Toboe?" I asked him as I ruffled his hair. I pouted up at me and I laughed.
"Fine. How've you been?" My features darkened considerably, and I guess I must've scared Toboe some, because he crawled backwards towards Tsume.
"Sorry Toboe. My life's been horrible. That stupid hunter back there, Quent you called him, has been after me for years. I've been running from him, but he always manages to find me. And it doesn't help that if I change into my human form, and I'm tired or excited, my ears stay. It bugs the hell out of me." I grumbled. The males nodded.
"Quent and his half wolf half dog, Blue, have been after us, as well as other wolves, for years, too." Hige said as his stomach gurgled. He held it and grinned sheepishly.
"Man, I'm starved." He whined. My own stomach growled in response to his. I blushed as all heads turned towards me. I frowned and bared my teeth.
"What? I haven't eaten for a week. Stupid Quent keeps getting in my way." I mumbled.
"Well then, let's go find something to eat." Hige said as he stood up. Tsume, Kiba, and Toboe followed suit. A small smile spread across my lips. I already liked most of the wolves my little brother had been hanging out with. I still didn't know what to make of Tsume...or even Kiba for that matter. Hige's the only one who I've really 'gotten to know' so far. I mentally shrugged. Oh well, I'll get to know the others as soon as I eat.
At that last thought, my stomach voiced it's agreement.
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See, I told you it would be longer. Now that everyone has been introduced, I can start getting into the plot, like why Cheylie wasn't with Toboe when he was younger, and who those men were that were chasing her in her flashback (sorta).
Ja ne and please review!
Shiroi Hikari
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