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Shiroi Hikari:
So sorry for not updating sooner. I had a brain fart for stories that I was actually WRITING and POSTING. Nope, no brain fart for ones I just did for fun and would never see the light of day. No, those had thirty pages going. . Anyways, this chapter may be a little confusing. Reviews Responses and Thank You Notes are at the end of the chapter. We are in Cheylie's POV.White Evolution
Chapter Seven
Battle Cry
I ran, my tongue lolling out of the side of my mouth, my legs pumping beneath me. Something inside of me stirred when I looked towards that castle place. The one where Kiba said Cheza was hiding. I had sniffed the air once, caught the scent of Lunar Flower, and took off while speaking a strange language. I was still a little confused myself. I wanted to stop, but my legs wouldn't let me. No, they just had to keep going of their own free will while the top half was about to collapse from exhaustion. Just how far away was this castle from where I had taken off? It didn't look that far away earlier...
"Cheylie! Wait up!" Kiba yelled from behind me. I glanced back. Sorry, buddy, can't stop. Even if I had wanted to, which I do. Urg, now I'm even confusing myself.
Suddenly a loud cry resounded throughout the area. It took me a few moments to realize that it was I that had released the pain filled cry. I had run straight into the castle's large steel door. Ouch.
"C-Cheylie?" I glanced up at a wide-eyed group of wolf boys behind me. Toboe had spoken.
"What?" I snapped as I rolled my black body over so I could stand up.
"You made a crack in the door when you ran into it." Hige said slowly as he inspected the large door. I blinked, returned to human form, and also inspected it.
"So I did..." I mumbled before busting open the door and running inside. I heard four loud protests behind me, but paid them no heed. I ran through the long halls and corridors, letting my instincts and smell to guide me.
Suddenly I froze. Something was not right. My eyes narrowed and I backed up nervously.
"Cheylie? What's wrong?" A quiet voice asked from behind me. I jumped around and stood baring my teeth at a surprised Kiba. After a few seconds, I relaxed and walked up to him, now back in human form.
"Something doesn't feel right. Stay on your guard." I said softly. He paused and looked around our surroundings before nodding and tensing up.
"Where are the others?" I asked as the two of us continued walking.
"I think they are still a little ways behind us. We lost sight of you at one point, and Tsume and I took off in two different directions, while Toboe and Hige stayed together and went off the other way. We should meet up with everyone soon enough." He explained quietly. I nodded and suddenly frowned.
"Didn't you say Cheza was hiding in this building with another wolf? I smell dog as well..." I questioned as I turned my head towards him. He shrugged slightly.
"She is staying with Blue, the half wolf half dog of Quent's." My eyes widened slightly and I ground my jaws together. Kiba glanced at me and smiled slightly.
"Don't worry. She won't hurt us. She has joined the wolf's side, and will only join Quent when need be. We found her injured one night, and as thanks, she promised not to hunt us. The only reason she attacked you was because she doesn't know you. When we came along, she led Quent in a different direction." I stared at him, confusion still in my eyes.
"But that doesn't explain how she was here before us, when we had 'met up' last. How can she be here already?" I asked.
"When she led Quent away, she managed to lose him and came back here. We had an old friend looking out for Cheza until then." I nodded my head, finally understanding.
A scent wafted through my nose and my had snapped up.
"Damn. He's here." I snarled before throwing my head up and letting out a long howl. Kiba yelped slightly and looked to tell me to stop, but I ignored him and started running towards the end of the hall, Kiba trailing behind me.
"Cheylie! Why did you howl? Now whatever's in here will know we are here!" Hige's voice said as he, Toboe, and Tsume joined us.
"That's the point. It was my battle cry." I said simply, which in turn got me weird looks from the others.
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Shiroi Hikari:
Sorry it was so short! I have really bad writer's block, and just barely managed to write this chapter. As soon as my block is over, I will write the next chapter, which will be way longer and contain lots of action scenes. It might also contain a little CheylieKiba fluffiness.Ja ne and please review!
::Shiroi Hikari::
