CHAPTER TWO: THE BEGINING

Avin led the young pup down a small alley. He could tell that she was a little scared but tryed not to show it. She was always on the lookout. They walked down between the two, large buildings until Avin stopped at a large dumpster.

"Hey! Sasumi!" He yelled as a light, grey wolf pocked his head out from the garbadge.

"Avin, what are you doing here? I thought we agreed that you had to get the food and... Hello there." He looked at Naomi.

"Sasumi, this is Naomi. Naomi, Sasumi." The wolf leaped out of the garbage and right beside Naomi.

"Nice to meet you, but Avin..."

"She's headed to the Northern Ligths." Interrupted Avin.

"Northern Ligth?" Sasumi blinked a couple times.

"Wait, you're not related to Sakura are you?"

"No, but I know I must." She told the older wolf.

"How do you know?" Sasumi started to ask.

"Naomi's that wolf. The one Bandit amd the humans use to talk about." Sasumi's eyes lit up.

"Really! This wolf is that wolf?"

"What wolf?" Naomi interrupted. Sasumi smiled,

"Long ago Sakura, the Great Wolf, headed to the Northern Lights in search of a magnicifent place for wolves to live in peace. She created a pack and together started their journey. Sakura and her new pack had finally made it, but Horou and his comrades tryed to take the mountains and landscapes." Sasumi put his ears back and head down as Naomi listened carefully.

"Sakura was murdered by Horou and they soon took over the Northern Lights. But the strage thing was, when Sakura died, she gave her soul to a young wolf. That wolf will take her place and fight for the Northern Ligths once again. Naomi, I believ you're that wolf." Naomi's eyes sparkled with excitment then she nodded.

"I will help Sakura. She choose me over all the other brave wolves. I must find them. Horou, do you know anything about him?"

"All we know is that he was killed along with his comrades ages ago by humans." Sasumi replied.

"So it will be easier to get there with no distractions?" Avin said as Naomi looked at him.

"Avin-san. You're coming with me?" Her face lit up.

"I have no where else to go, and besides, a little adventure never hurt anyone. Right?" Sasumi glared at him.

"You do know Bandit won't be impressed."

"Don't worry about that dog. Me and Naomi showed him, right?" Naomi nodded.

"Sasumi-san. Would you like to company me and Avin?" The grey wolf said nothing then let out a long sigh,

"I might aswell. There's nothing to eat around here and i'm starving." Naomi smiled.

"Alright you two, on to the Northern Lights!"
"Hai!"

The white wolf walked through a small forest. He walked across a giant lake and over some hills before he stopped at a little town. The town was old and there were tons of humans wandering around. The wolf creeped past and down a path that led to a little hut. He walked over as five other wolves stepped infront of him.

"Bandit. What are you doing here? We told you to watch the south side of this area." Told one.

"Yea, but I have great news." He replied with a grin. The wolves glanced at his torn ear.

"Alright, but he's won't be too happy." They let the white wolf walk past them and into the small hut. The dog door, that he entered, slapped shut as he stood there in the darkness.

"Um, Leader. I have great news from the south." He replied with his head down. A large brown and black wolf stepped out of the shadows.

"Go on." He replied.

"Yes sure, me and the rest of your comrades were looking around for any mischife and found a young wolf. We think that she might be that wolf." He said as the other wolf's eyes shot up.

"The wolf Sakura choose?"

"Yes, leader." The other wolf smirked.

"A young wolf you say? It shouldn't be too hard then. Where were they headed?" Bandit trembled a little.

"They went through the Dark Forest. There were only two of them last time."

"Very well, thank-you Bandit." The large wolf walked out of the hut as the smaller, white one followed.

"My pack. Listen up! We will be heading towards the Dark Forest. From there, we will try and sniff out the choosen wolf." Everyone started chating amoung themselves when their leader repied, choosen wolf.

"Leader um.."

"No questions! We will be leaving right away. I'll lead you there but once at the forest." He looekd over at black wolf with a white scar across his right eye.

"Daichi, you'll take half the group." Then he looked at the white wolf.

"Bandit, you'll take the other half. I'll lead the largest group. We will follow them to the Northern Lights. The place where my father once ruled. The Sagatu pack will not loose to a bunch of pups. Hai?"

"Hai!" Everyone yelled. The large wolf smirked and laughed,

"Father, Gorou will be the new leader of the Northen Lights."

"Are we there yet?"
"No Avin. You can't expect to start a journey to the Northen Ligths from the south side and expect to be there in about an hour." Sasumi told him.

"My paws are killing me. And i'm so hot. Plus I need a drink."

"Would you stop whinning! We'll feed you two the mountain lions if you don't." Sasumi barked back.

"Mountain lions?" Avin said racing up to his two friends.

"Hai." Sasumi said never taking his eyes off the road. They followed a long path to a small river.

"Finally a drink." Avin quickly drank the fresh water. Naomi did aswell.

"Come on Sasumi-san. The water taste so good." Naomi said but the grey wolf ignored her. His ears twiched forward as Naomi's did too.

"Do you here that?" Sasumi asked.

"Yea, it sounds like, footprints." Naomi sniffed the air.

"Do you smell something?"
"I don't know what you two are talking bout but.." Avin stopped and looked up as a large shadow aproached them. Avin flew back and stared at the shadow shaking a little. Naomi and Sasumi glared at it. The shadow stopped and spoke,

"You three sure are brave to come into a forest like this."