This is the edited chapter 4! I think it's much better and understandable now. Please enjoy!

Wolf's Rain © BONES

Fae, Kai © Redmoonfae

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"Ok, so the main idea is to catch them off guard and then hold their attention." Fae explained to Toboe as they hid in an alley.

"I'm not sure…isn't this…wrong?" Toboe asked worriedly, peering out of the alley.

"Not at all! They have tons of money and we have none. It's a fair trade kind of thing." Fae waved off his worries.

"Well, if it's a trade, what do they get when we get their money?" Toboe asked suspiciously.

"The joy of seeing an adorable puppy and also helping feed him. Now quick! Someone's coming. And remember. Hold their attention!" Fae said with a smirk as she pushed Toboe out onto the sidewalk.

Toboe's ears flattened back, unsure of what to do. He looked back at Fae, tail hung low to the ground. She motioned him to go on. He sighed and took a deep breath. His ears perked up as he yipped happily and pranced over to the woman walking down the street. He panted happily and tried to act as sweet as he could.

"Awww! What a cute dog!" The woman knelt and opened her arms to Toboe. Toboe hurried over and sat down, leaning against the woman and wagging his tail. The woman cooed and stroked her, smiling widely. Fae crept out of her hiding place slowly and carefully. The woman had placed her purse on the ground in order to embrace Toboe. Fae very slowly pulled the purse closer to herself. Judging by the woman's clothing, she was well off. She wouldn't miss this money.

Fae opened the purse and dug through it. She found a clip filled with tens. She took four and stuffed them in her pocket before creeping back to her hiding place. Now to get Toboe back. She thought.

She knew he wouldn't want to make the woman feel bad by just running off so she decided to give him a reason to leave. Fae stepped out of the alley as a wolf and made a whining noise. The woman and Toboe both looked over at her. Fae gave a wolfy grin and her tail wagged gently. She yipped at Toboe and made her two front paws dance.

"Awww, is that your girlfriend?" The woman said in a conspiratorial way. If Toboe had been human he would be blushing, and if Fae was out of view and human, she would be gagging. The woman patted Toboe one last time and stood, picking up her purse. "Go on boy." She said with a smile and a wave.

Toboe looked at her sadly before standing and trotting over to Fae. Fae play nipped at his nose for show before taking off down another street, Toboe on her heels.

Fae slowed as they got out of sight of the woman and reached into her back pocket where she had stowed the money. She waved the bills in Toboe's face proudly. "See? This wasn't even half of what she had in there." Fae said with a smile. "No need to feel bad."

Toboe looked at the money with wide eyes. "Wow…how much food will that get us?" He asked in an entranced voice.

"A lot." Fae said with a smile. "Now c'mon. Shopping time."

Fae began walking to the busier section of town, Toboe close behind. He had been with her for four days now and already she felt he was a close companion. He was sweet and kind and carried all her groceries. Not to mention his puppy looks and human infatuation made him good to use for getting money.

By day they wandered around, got money, ate and shopped, and sometimes messed with the humans. And at night he would tell her more stories about Kiba and the rest of his Paradise bound pack. Fae was beginning to fall into routine with him, and this thought made her uneasy. She disliked routine monotony. But she also was anxious about when Toboe's pack mates would show up. And then she would be alone again. And what would she be doing? The same thing she was now with Toboe, just alone.

Fae shook herself out of such depressing thoughts as they walked into the grocery store. Fae was getting sick of hotdogs, hotdogs, hotdogs.

"Go pick stuff out." She told Toboe.
His eyes lit up like a child's as he darted into the store and picked up anything he could get his hands on. Fae walked down the aisles, picking up random things. She did get a few boxes of hotdogs and a box of hamburgers. She went up to counter and waited for Toboe. He came back with his arms piled with food. The man at the counter looked at them both dubiously, but eagerly accepted Fae's money. All the food was packed into bags and nearly all the bags were piled onto Toboe.

They left the store, Fae sauntering ahead and Toboe lagging behind.
"Faeee…can't you carry a few bags?? These are heavy!" Toboe pleaded.

Fae sighed and walked back to him. "Fine, I'll take a couple." She picked out the two lightest bags and continued walking. Toboe grumbled behind her.

"Hey, I put a roof over your head!" Fae snapped back at him.

Toboe immediately stopped whining but still had a sour look on his face. Suddenly Kai came racing out of an alley and leapt right onto Fae's shoulder, hissing and growling angrily.

"What the…what's gotten into you?" Fae asked with a raised brow.

She didn't have to wait long for an answer as chubby tan colored wolf with a collar around his neck ran up to them. He skidded to a stop before he ran right into Fae. He looked up at her with cinnamon colored eyes and panted. Fae glared back down at him and growled. She swung one of her arms back and slammed one of the bags into the wolf's head.

The wolf yelped and backed away, looking up at Fae glaring death upon him.

"What the hell were you trying to do to Kai?" she hissed.

The wolf, now a chubby young man in a yellow hoodie, sweat pants, and a now overly large collar sat on the ground rubbing his head.

"Geeze lady…you didn't have to smack me so hard" He whined, glaring up at her.

"I'll do a lot more than smack you in a min-"

"Hige!?" Toboe had finally caught up and was now jogging awkwardly toward them.

"Toboe? Yo. Long time no see." Hige said with a crooked grin.

Fae shuddered. "This is one of your pack mates?" she asked Toboe in a low voice.

Toboe nodded eagerly. "Yeah yeah! This is Hige! Hige this Fae. I've been staying with her since we all got split up." Toboe said with a goofy grin.

"Wow Toboe…you've been shacking up with this babe? Nicceee…" Hige said suggestively, laughing to him as he stood up. He shouldn't have bothered standing, as Fae brought him back to his knees in a second.

Hige rubbed his head with both hands. "Gaaah! What the hell!?" he yelled, annoyed. Fae had punched him hard on the head.

"For being a pig." Fae snapped. She walked around Hige and continued to the shack. "C'mon Toboe. Just leave him."

"Ehhh…" Toboe looked from Fae to Hige. "C'mon Hige. Her house isn't too far away." Toboe said as he started following Fae.

"Sure, choose her over your own pack brother…geeze…" Hige grumbled as he stood and followed after the two with his hands in his pockets.

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They had made it back to the shack and already tensions were getting high. Fae was still furious over Hige trying to eat Kai(as Kai had explained what had happened) and over his comment. Not only that, but now he was eating through all the food they had just bought.

He had already devoured five hotdogs and was now on his third hamburger. "Man, this is so good. I haven't eaten in days! I don't care what Kiba says about basking in moonlight, it doesn't keep your stomach full." Hige garbled out between bites.

Fae looked at him in disgust from where she sat on her mattress. Hige sat in the corner near her dresser and Toboe sat between them, legs crossed.

"So Hige, have you seen Tsume or Kiba at all?" Toboe asked worriedly.

Hige swallowed his food before he shook his head and looked at the ground. "No, I couldn't find them anywhere after that crazy guy and his dog appeared." Hige replied, taking another bite.

Toboe frowned and looked down at the ground. "I hope their ok…" he muttered to himself.

Fae looked to Toboe and said, "Hey. I'm sure your fine. If he-" she motioned to Hige, "-can get here in one piece, then the other two will have no problem at all."

"Hey!" Hige said indignantly. "So what if Kiba and Tsume are the strongest? I have the best nose and I could smell the runt form miles away. I bet that ol' Kiba and Tsume are walking in circles trying to find us." Hige said with a stern nod.

Fae rolled her eyes and layed back on her bed. "Whatever you say, porky." She mumbled.

Toboe laughed, "Haha, she sounds like Tsume." He continued to laugh.

"Shut up, runt." Hige snapped. He sulked in the corner and ate his fourth hamburger in silence.

Fae sighed and closed her eyes as she lay on the bed.

Well, things have certainly gotten interesting…