Now it's time for chapter three. Iv'e changed the point of view a little, it's easier to write it this way.

I hope that you'll like it =3

'thinking'

"talking"

The naruto characters and world belong to Masashi Kishimoto.

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Panting loudly, I slow down a bit.

I can't believe how bad my luck is.

#Flashback#

Once I finally got something to eat, I just so happened to pass by a young boy on my way into the forest.

At that point some weird old lady, most likely the boy's grandma, starts throwing rocks at me. Huge rocks. I can't believe someone that old can throw such heavy things, I mean that one rock must have weighed at least a 100 kilo.

And I don't care what she'd say, I wasn't anywhere near her grandson by then.

As she was about to flatten me with a particularly big boulder, a howl sounded through the air. I can't believe how fast she turned from a uber strong woman protecting her precious grandchild into some useless old lady quivering in her boots.

She took the boy in her arms and ran.

'No reason for me to hang about'. I was knocked to the ground, whimpering under a snarling dog, before I'd even taken a single step.

I wonder how Iv'e managed to anger the gods enough to deserve this. Maeby they just like to see me suffer.

#End flashback#

The unpleasant memory and fatigue cause me to shudder a bit. I have no idea how many hours Iv'e spent walking... I suppose any normal person would panic by now.

I'm way past the point of panic.

I whine and jump a little as I feal her nipping at my heels.

"Oi runt, hurry up. We don't have all day", she snarls at me. I growl low in my throat but speed up my walking to a trot nevertheless. She matches my speed effortlessly. We keep this up for another hour. My aching legs are begging me to stop but fear is screaming at me to run from her.

Why is she doing this to me?

She snorts at me. My eyes, widened in shock, darts to her leering face.

Oh shit. I said that outloud, didn't I?

She isn't looking at me anymore. She looks almost... Sad? Why is she sad? I'm the one who should be sad, what with her kidnapping me and all.

"You'll see, soon enough.", she says and stops, causing me to stop too. I turn towards her. For some reason my instinct is telling me not to turn my back to her.

"If you're smart you'll take your chance to rest. You'll need it.". She lies down on the ground next to two tall Oak trees. She chuckles as I make myself comfortable, stretching soar limbs before collapsing on the ground. She looks away from me. My eyes follow hers towards the sloping path. Guess we're going downhill tomorrow. I rest my head on my front paws and close my eyes. Moments pass before I hear her speak again, in a low whisper.

"Do you hear that?". I open my eyes. It's dusk. She's staring past the empty path, towards something off in the distance.

I hear a pair of chirping sparrows, some locust who's started their nightly song and a few deers grasing nearby. I don't think that's what she wants me to hear.

"Do I hear what", I ask, tilting my head to the side. She glares at me.

"Runt, focus. Listen closely." She turns her head back. Her features look more solemn now than before. "Can't you hear them? I knew I shouldn't have left them".

Curious, I close my eyes, straining my ears to hear beond the familliar sounds.

Then I hear them. Howls. Three short, high pitched and oh so lonely howls. All their commotion is giving me the urge to answer their calls. I don't. Instead my kidnapper lets out a loud long howl.

"Look, runt, I didn't mean to be so... so...", she wavers a bit, regret tinting her words. I just shake my head, to show that it doesn't matter.

"I need your help", she says as she turns to me with a pleading look in her eyes.

"Their trying to take my pups from me. My mate is with them but we can't keep them away on our own. Please help, we have to resque them". She's frantic now. Almost shaking with rage and grief. I nod my head.

How can I not help? They sound so frightened. At least now I understand why she rushed me so. She calms down and nods back. We don't speak after that.

It doesn't take me long to fall into a restless sleep.

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I groan tiredly. Lifting my paw, I attempt to sheild my eyes from the glare of the morning sun.

I blink at what I see. Not a paw greet me but a hand and It's not the sun but a streetlight that is shining above me.

I shakily stand up and look around. I almost gets knocked over by a reckless teenager skating past me in the dark. I start to recognise where I am. Several different types of market stalls are set up around me. I'm outside the local market. It's not that far from home.

Suddenly I feel someone press a note into my hand from behind me. I turn around but no one's there. I flip the note over in my hand and read it. It says: Dogs have it soo easy.

I stare at it.

"..."

I stare at it some more.

'The heck?'. Whoever gave me that note has obviously ripped it straight from my diary.

"Who the-", I look around but can't see anyone around me anymore. 'What the hell's going on?'

I start getting dissy and my eyes feel really heavy, I can barely keep them open. I wobble past a few stalls, desorientated.

I notice that they've gathered close to a large building and are preparing to fire off some fireworks.

Then I catch sight of my mother and my dog Linus. They're near the entrance. She waves at me to join them but then starts looking worried.

At that my eyes roll back into my head. I faintly smell an exploding firecracker in the distance before I fall forwards.

Falling through a black void.

Falling still, until a rough shove causes me to open my eyes. I see my former captor sitting beside me. Her eyes hold no sympathy but no anger either.

"Bad dream, runt?" she asks. I sit up slowly, supporting myself with my front legs. I just shrug, as best as I can in this form.

'It felt too real to be a dream'. I stretch my stiff legs, prepairing myself for another long run when she motions with her head to follow her.

"Our land lies between those trees and the river. Recent contact with the humans have forsed us to move further from our home. Now they're coming to take us too".

"What is it you want me to do?", she looks a bit surprised at my sudden question, perhaps she didn't expect me to actually agree to help her, but when I mention that it's for the pups she gathers her thoughts.

"I need you to help me distract them whilst my family flees to safer ground".

A sudden look of dismay crosses her eyes but is quickly shaken off as she takes off running.

"Think you can keep up, runt?", she barks loudly. There's a spring to her steps, like she can't wait to see her family. I dart after her.

"My name's not 'runt', it's Sofia", I shout out as I sprint past her, "And it's you who needs to keep up". She grins at me, my egerness lifting her spirit.

"Okay then, Sofia. The name's Tomomi but you can call me Tomo", she chuckles as she darts past me effortlessly, jumping over logs and bushes with ease. I stumble for a moment but once Iv'e got my footing again I hurry after her.

Last nights dream's still lingering in the back of my mind.

*LineLine Line*Line LineLine*I choose to add some OC canines but trust me, Iv'e got some actual characters in mind for the next one.

See ya next chapter!