Chapter 4

The Wolves That Will Never Come

Disclaimer:

Toboe: um…. Life's been pretty boring here. I already have the first few chapters of the sequel (I'm writing this after I finished the story and going on one of my mad fixing things… CX ) Anyway… Yeh I'm editing every thing I have ever posted… yuck… I don't own wolf's rain (NOOOOO!!!! WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN!!!) Bones does so on with the story!!!

Edited and Replaced Tuesday June 26, 07

"You know Toboe," Kawa whispered, "I think they are still looking for you."

It was several hours after the stories and everyone was asleep except for Toboe and Kawa. They sat perched on their beds talking about what they were going to do if they ever get out of here alive. Toboe keep his eyes fixed on Christopher who was sleeping in the bed under Danflor's. He didn't what Kawa to see the tears threatening to over flow. Leaders don't cry.

"You're wrong Kawa. It's been over two years now… they are never coming," he said his voice husky.

Toboe slumped on his bed and stared at his hands on his lap. A tear slowly snaked its way from his eye then fell on his open palm. He heard Kawa moving around above him then a bump as she jumped of her bed. She sat down next to him and put a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"Toboe," She said slowly, "There are times when I really want to give up. I think that Klaue will never come. I…I think that he died like my parents… or that he doesn't care that I was captured. I…" She started sobbing gently. "I remember his gray blue eyes and how they lit up every time they see me. How he always was there with a kind thought or action…" She took a deep breath and whipped her eyes. "You can't ever give up. Despair and hopelessness eats away at your soul and heart. Remember what Kiba said,

We once were separated but we meet again.

Could you really call us friends?

Each of use is so very different

Even it the sky fell in on us,

Even if the path is lost,

Even if we had to forge our own paths,

I'd like to believe that we were all searching for the same thing…

Paradise

Well they will come back for you I know it just like Klaue will. They were your family just as Klaue is mine," She broke off and buried her head in Toboe's shoulder and her body heaved a silent sob as she thought of her brother. They clung to each other silently morning at their hopes that would never come true. Toboe wanted to believe Kawa so bad but-

"Niison? Ane?" Toboe and Kawa looked up to see Danflor holding Chris's hand who was holding on to the little wolf doll. Sano, Lif, and Jack were right next to them with Ibis in Sano's arms. They all looked at the pair in confusion.

"Sorry guys," Toboe said ashamed of been found that upset in fount of his pack. 'They look up to me,' he screamed in his head, 'I can't do stuff like that!'

Chris walked up to Toboe and stuffed his wolf doll in the startled Toboe's arms murmuring, " Umarmen Sie wolfie. er wird Sie lassen sich besser fühlen."

Toboe looked up at Kawa confusion written across his face. Kawa was laughing at those words quickly rubbing a hand to get rid of the tears.

"He said hug Wolfie it'll make you feel better," She gasped and fell back on his bed still laughing. Toboe lifted Chris and set him on his bed while everyone else scrambled to find a place to sit on the wolf's small bed.

"Sometimes you just need a good cry," Toboe said still embarrassed.

Kawa poked him painfully in the ribs. "You jerk! Stop acting like a big tough man! Some times I swear you are such a jerk!"

Toboe smiled. Kawa almost never said bad words. On time Lif had repeated a 'word' he had heard Bueki call them. Kawa had freaked out so bad! Toboe had only heard her curse once in the long time he had known her and that was in her other tongue.

"Okay fine… I just miss my old pack"

Toboe sighed and surveyed his bed a few minutes later. Everyone except for him had dropped their human illusions and made themselves comfortable. Ibis, Lif, and Jack were already asleep and Sano had that blank droopy eyed expression on her face that said she was about to go to sleep. Toboe sighed and dropped his human illusion and curled up next to Kawa who was sprawled out with her sides gently going up and done, with the little gray wolf and his toy curled on her belly.

"This is my pack," he whispered and fell asleep. For once his dreams were peaceful, the first time in three years.

My dream…

In my dream they were here

Kiba, Tsume, Blue, Hige

They called to me and told me to hurry up

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But I couldn't

Next to me was my pack

Kawa, Danflor, Sano, Jack

Ibis, Christopher

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'Wait' I shouted

Kawa picked up Ibis by the nape of her neck

and started running after them

I followed

We ran and my pack greeted the others

Like one big pack

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I looked at Tsume and saw that we were eye level

'Runt you've grown!' Hige said

Together we will travel

To Paradise

Danflor silently watched his pack leader through half closed eyes. Toboe was really important to him. Soon after Toboe had become the pack leader he had practically save his life. Danflor shivered as he remembered the day. Toboe had flung himself into harms way to save him as a driver brought a club down towards his head. Toboe had through himself on top of the wolf, taking a hard hit on the shoulder. Toboe twitched but he didn't whimper.

'Good' Danflor thought as he drifted off to sleep, 'He's finally having a good dream …' the little wolf sighed as he gently fell asleep to dream sweet dreams.

Toboe: OMG! This chapter was short… there were like no errors though and I only added a few things… Anyway see you next chapter…