Following the scent
Mannd
I do not own HP or Wolf's Rain
:2 Caught:
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Kiba watched as the red wolf moved effortlessly through the trees, her nose to the ground and she seemed to be hunting for something. Tobi nudge him with his shoulder, a question in the youngster's eyes, "what's wrong, Kiba?"
"There is something odd about that wolf, she smells… different," Kiba said as he stayed within scent sight of the lone wolf. Hige sighed as he followed; Blue smirked at him then bumped him with her grey shoulder. Tsume followed the group while trying to seem as if he wasn't following. The wolf that they were following stopped at the edge of a clearing, her nose quickly scenting the air and then the wolf rippled and a woman, her red hair wild about her face, a stick held tightly in her hands.
"Whoa," Hige said as they came to a stop and stared at the girl, "is she human?" he looked at Kiba, who shifted form from four legs to two and the others quickly followed, "why does she smell human now?"
The woman quickly turned and looked at them, the stick in her hand now held at chest level, her eyes catching sight of them, "who are you?" she asked, her voice shaking slightly in fear, "why are you following me?"
"We are trying to find paradise," Tobi said eagerly, "do you know the way?"
"Go home," the woman said turning her back on them, "you've walked into the middle of a war, go back home where you are safe."
She melted into the shadows, Kiba and the pack watching curiously when a series of screams and yells and bright lights filled the air. After a second of silence they moved forward into the small clearing. The woman was on her knees, her head held high and a man was laughing arrogantly at her, "tell me where they are…" the man said his tone threatening, yet cajoling.
"Never," the woman said her voice tired but strong.
"Very well then," the man said, "tell Potter hello from me." He drew back his stick and was about to make a motion with his hand when a sharp pair of teeth bit down on his wrist. The man howled in pain, and the teeth released him; the man's hand hung limply the bones obviously broken. The woman stood up and grabbing her stick and the man's stick began backing away, the wolf pack backed up with her. The man glared at them, then with a quick turn on his heel disappeared from the clearing.
The woman turned back to the wolves, "you must run," she said, "he will kill you if he finds out who you are," she began moving swiftly between the trees. When she was at the edge of scent sight, she shifted back into her wolf form and ran. The pack looked at each other then melted into the shadows of the trees, following the strange woman's scent.
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Not exactly sure where this came from, but wanted to do something that wasn't GW or Naruto and a friend recommended Wolf's Rain. I actually had another fic written for this prompt, but this hit me rather suddenly. Because it was done off the cuff, I don't think it is up to my usual horrible standards, but there you are.
Comments and Criticisms Welcomed.