Disclaimer: Ok, once again I do not own Wolf's Rain and I never will.

Author's Note: I'd like to give a BIG thanks to all my reviewers!

Kitsume: Thank you so much for your review. And I'll be sure to try and make this chp longer. If it isn't, then I am sooooooooo sorry! And I'll be sure and make the NEXT chp longer. Lol!!

Lonegreywolf: Thank you for the review. I'll just let you know that I'm enjoying the Wolf's Rain series you are writing. I can't wait for you to post the next chp!

Kagome1992: Thank you for the review Jeni! See, I told you I'd post it eventually. I'M SOOOOOOOOO HAPPY!!!

Cloudsluver: And another thank you. I'm still working on the picture,k? If you ask me, I think it's kinda sucky right now.gaspI'm SOOOO SORRY!! Bad me!! slaps herself There should be none of that language while I am here. Oh, sry, sometimes I talk to myself.

Omasuoniwabanshi: Thank you for the great review. I tried really hard to put detail in the waterfall. Even though I made a little mistake in the height! Lol!

Thank you all!! You have given me more confidence as a writer! I love all of you!! Ok, enough with the mushy stuff. Here's the story! D

Running Like Water

Chapter 2: Wolf Song

That voice. That song. Please...don't stop. It's so familiar. He'd heard it somewhere, but where?

Flashback

She stared at her two sleeping pups. A soft hum escaped her lips. Her song had no words. It was a soft hum, that seemed to have made up it's own words. Then it slowly came to a song. The song sang of peace and freedom. She stroked the grey's soft fur .She then guided her hand over to the other. Her fur was a warm black, and she had white mixed in with the black. The grey was twitching as if dreaming of chasing rabbits. He then let out a whine.

"Hush, she whispered, my little Tsume."

End Flashback

The humming stopped.

He cracked open an eye, but was blinded by light. He shut his eyes again and turned his head the other way.

"Aw, I see your awake."

Tsume opened his eyes again and saw a young girl standing there.

She had long brown hair that reached to the middle of her back, and had bi-colored eyes. The right, a deep green, and the other, a glazed gold. She had on a dark red skirt that went below her ankles, and a white blouse. The blouse was a little tight around her arms, but as it went down to her wrist it got loose and hung past her hands. There was a slit on the front that stopped a little before her breast. The slit was laced up with a silky, silver ribbon.

She was standing in the calm part of the river. It was only ankle deep, and the water swirled around her ankles. She slowly waded to the bank. In her hand was what looked like a shirt. She walked up to a basket sitting on a nearby rock. She folded the shirt and gently layed it inside.

She looked over at him, but made no gesture to come over. Tsume tried sitting up, but felt pain shoot through his body.

"You mustn't do that," she said calmly. She started to approach him. But as she got closer, a girl no longer stood there. But a wolf.

The wolf was solid black, except for the left ear, which was white, and her left hind leg, which was also white.

As she approached the rock he was lying on, she kneeled down beside it, and looked him in the face.

"For a second there, I thought you were dead .I found you lying there," she said pointing to a spot on the side of the bank. It was covered in blood, and the blood was washing away in the river.

"You must've fallen off the water fall, even though I don't know how......"

Her voice trailed off.

Tsume tried to speak, but nothing came. All he could taste was dried blood, and a sharp pain when he moved his jaw.

"Don't worry, she assured him, I have got medicine back at my cave that can help."

He layed back down on the rock. He let the sun shine on his face, and dry his body. That's when he noticed how injured he really was.

He had a gash on his forehead that had blood flowing out. It ran over his eye and down his chin. He also had a larger gash on his side. He must've hit a rock at an awkward angle. The blood was seeping through his leather jacket, and staining the rock beneath him. His body was covered in multiple bruises and scratches, but other than those, he was fine.

He then felt the girl staring at him. She was looking him up and down, as if trying to decide something. She stood up and walked to the end of the rock where his feet were. She pulled the pant leg up on the right foot. He pulled his leg back, but a jolt of pain went through his leg.

"That's what I thought," she said softly. She looked him in the eyes. "It's dislocated"

"Great, just great, now I'm stuck here until someone finds me." Unless the girl decides to help me......"

" I'll take you back to my pack"

Tsume growled. He didn't need anyone's help.

"Your coming if you like it or not" she said in a deadly calm voice, I don't let fellow wolves die in my territory."

She wrapped Tsume's arm around her neck and helped him stand up.

"Now keep your right foot in the air and off the ground"

Tsume did as told, and they started off.

"Don't worry, it's not far at all"

It seemed like an eternity before they got up the hill. They moved at a slow pace and it was driving Tsume crazy.

As they neared the top of the hill, Tsume could smell urine on trees that marked another wolf pack's territory. Below, there was a cave that didn't look too big. It was surrounded by grass, with dirt patches around the entrance of the cave. It was like a plain with trees surrounded the outside of the cave.

As soon as they neared the cave, 3 wolves had exited the cave, and were now surrounding them. Their teeth bared and their fur bristled on their backs.

"Cool it guys" said the female. "He's one of us "

The 3 looked Tsume up and down.

One was a reddish color. He had a white chest that went around his neck, making it look like a color. His eyes were a dark blue, making them look purple.

The other was solid white and his left eye was missing. His right eye was a light blue, that looked grey. He looked to be the oldest and the leader of the 3.

The last looked to be the youngest of the 3. He was a light brown, making it a caramel color. His eyes were a dark brown.

"I don't know Cypress, said the white, he reeks of human."

The one know known as Cypress, glared at him.

"That doesn't mean a thing!!!!" She shouted at him.

The three started circling the 2. Saliva dripped from their glossy fangs.

"I don't know, said the red, maybe we should kill him while he's weak."

The 3 closed in on the two, a look of kill burning in their eyes.

Author's Note: There's the 2nd chp! I hope everyone enjoyed it! Plz R&R

If you do, I'll be your best friend!!

DISCOVERY!!!!! I made an important discovery!! Does everyone remember in the last chp, that I put that the cliff was 20ft high? Well, I started thinking today and I just realized that 20ft wasn't high at all. It's either I'm bad at math, or Toboe is a big wuss. Lol!!

VOTE!! Hey, I know this is off the subject, but plz check it out.

Do you like Vegeta (off of DBZ)'s hair in DragonballZ, or in Dragonball GT better?

A)DragonballZ

B)Dragonball GT

C)Neither

Chow for now!!

Tsume-Hiei Luver