Emma quickly pushed Kiba off of her and stood up, "Dad...I..." she stuttered.
He looked angry, "What the hell are you doing!" he shouted, slapping her.
She held her cheek, looking at him.
Kiba got up, growling at him, "Don't hit her..."
"Kiba, don't." she said, "I...I'm only here to get my stuff."
He grabbed her arm again, "You're not going anywhere."
She flinched, then pulled away, "I'm going with Kiba." she stated.
Kiba growled again, glaring at Emma's father.
"Fine...do whatever you want. I'll get you back." he said, walking out of the room.
Emma sighed, grabbing her suitcase and the box.
"I don't like your father at all..." Kiba said, still growling.
"I know." she said, poking her head out of the window before jumping out.
He went to the window and jumped out after her. She started walking back to the apartment. Kiba walked next to her, his fists clenched. She walked in, going quickly through the living room to Kiba's room, setting her things down.
"It happened again?" asked Toboe as Kiba walked through.
Kiba only nodded and went into his room. Emma had laid down on the floor, next to her suitcase.
"Are you okay?" Kiba asked her, looking down at her.
"Yeah." she replied, looking at him with a faint smile.
Her cheek was still a little red from when her father slapped her.
"I should get you an ice pack for that..." he said, looking at the mark on her cheek.
"No...it's fine." she said, looking back up at the ceiling.
"Emma, it's going to bruise if you don't..." he stated, sitting down next to her.
"I don't care." she sighed, looking up at him again.
He sighed, looking down at her, "So you're staying with us now?"
"Until I can find my mom." she answered.
"Then your going to leave?" he asked, sounding sad.
"I'm sure it won't be far...she told me she lived somewhere in this city." she explained.
Kiba nodded, then got up and curled up in his wolf form on his bed.
"Something wrong?" she asked, resting her head on her arms at the end of the bed.
He looked over at her from his spot on the bed, "What if she wants to move away?"
"Then we'll...have to move." she answered, crawling onto the bed.
Kiba was quiet, closing his eyes.
"I...wouldn't want to move." she added, looking at him.
"You wouldn't?" he asked, opening his golden eyes.
"Of course not." She replied, smiling at him.
Kiba blinked, looking slightly confused, "Why?" he asked, turning human as he cocked his head to the side.
"You just want to hear me say it, don't you?" she asked, holding his hand lightly.
Kiba nodded, smiling, squeezing her hand lightly. She smiled, scooting back so that she was next to him. He held her hand still, smiling a bit wider.
She laughed and kissed him, "If I moved, I may not be able to see you." She said in a cute voice.
He kissed her back, "And what would you do if you couldn't see me?" he asked, smiling.
"Come anyway." She replied, looking at him seriously for a second.
He raised an eyebrow at her, "Is that so?" he asked sarcastically.
She smiled, "Of course. I still don't know you that well yet." She stated, smiling.
He laughed, "Would you come back for this?" he asked, leaning over to kiss her again.
"I...might miss that." She answered, laughing.
He laughed with her, bringing her hand up to kiss it lightly, smiling.
She blushed, "Stop!" she whined, laughing again.
"Never." He insisted, kissing her hand again.
"Don't"! she laughed, "That feels weird!"
"So." he insisted again, kissing her hand one more time.
"You're mean." she said, taking her hand back and turning away.
Kiba smiled and turned into his wolf form, whining adorably.
"Mean." she repeated, trying not to laugh.
He nudged her side gently with his nose.
She pet him, "You're not fair."
He nuzzled her hand, closing his eyes, "I know I'm not."
She turned into her wolf form as well, licking him. He licked her back, nuzzling her still.
She smiled, "So...what are we doing? There's still some daylight left."
"I don't know." he replied.
"Hmm..." she sighed, "Oh, hey, what about your friend, uh...Tsume? Didn't you say he lived here, too?"
Kiba nodded, "Yeah, but he rarely comes around anymore."
"He's older, I take it?" she asked, looking at him.
He nodded again, "Yeah. Much."
"Oh...so, is he someone I want to meet?" she asked, smiling.
"I don't think so..." he stated, turning human.
She gave him an odd look, "Okay."
"He's comming here tomorrow..." he said, getting up and stretching.
"He is?" asked Toboe, popping his head in.
He nodded, "Yep, that's what he said."
"Wh...When did you talk to him?" asked Toboe, looking faintly upset.
Emma watched his expression, i "Why does he look so sad?" /i she wondered.
"Last night, when you were asleep...Should I have woken you up?" Kiba asked.
"Uh..no. No." he replied, leaving.
"What's with him?" whispered Emma, looking at Kiba.
"I don't know, he's been acting like this ever since we met Tsume..." Kiba stated, shrugging.
"Really, now?" she asked, deviously.
Kiba nodded, "What are you thinking?"
"It's cute. I want to meet him, this Tsume guy." she stated, smiling.
"Sure, when he gets here tomorrow." he said, slightly confused.
"Good. So anyway, what to do?." she asked, getting a little bored.
"We could take a little run..." he said, smiling at her.
"That reminds me! The school has a soccer team, right?" she asked.
Kiba nodded, "Yes, why?"
"I want to try out." she replied, "I played back home."
"That's actually a really good idea." he said, looking over at her still.
"Why's that?" she asked, laying down again.
"More cover-up. " He stated simply.
"Cover-up?" she repeated, "That's not why I play. I like the sport."
She smiled, remembering past games.
"Still." he said, watching her as she reminisced.
"Yeah..." she sighed.
"You should really try out for it." He said, stretching again.
"If I'm gonna do that, then I'll need to practice. It's been a while." she sighed, putting her hand on her stomach.
He nodded, then saw her hand on her stomach, "You hungry?"
She laughed, "No. I gained a little weight over the summer." she said.
Kiba blinked, "Well it isn't noticeable." he stated, walking into the living room.
She followed him, "Yeah, it's not much...but still." she added.
He shrugged as he plopped onto the couch.
"All that that about soccer got me pumped!" she said, laughing.
He laughed, looking up at her, "Wanna take a run then?"
"Yeah, yeah!" she exclaimed cutely, still laughing.
Kiba smiled and got up, walking to the front door, "Hyper?"
She smiled, "A little."
"Good." he stated simply as he walked outside with her.
"Why 'good'?" she asked, following him anxiously.
"Because we might be running for a while." he said as he turned wolf and started running.
"Not so fast! We have to get out of the neighborhood first!" she exclaimed, a little confused.
"Don't worry! We're going by the zoo, we'll blend in!" he yelled, running towards the zoo, hiding behind the bushes on the side of the street.
She stayed in her human form; hoping people would think he was her dog, "We're going to get in trouble, you know."
He slowed down, walking next to her, "We aren't gonna get in trouble." he assured her.
She wasn't completely sure, but she continued to walk with him.
"Trust me Emma." he said, walking still.
She looked down at him for a second, "Alright."
He led them to the zoo, but going around the back towards the wolf exhibit. She followed him, looking at all the exhibits and at how many people there were.
He hid them behind the wall of the wolf exhibit, "You can change now." he said, crouching down to climb through a hole in the bottom of the wall.
She changed, reluctantly, "Why are we here?" she asked, following him through.
"To see more of our kind..." he said quietly, crawling out into the wolf cave, where the people couldn't see.
"But...why are they here?" she asked, still confused.
"Hiding." he said, going over to a small group of them, "Hey, it's been a while."
She stayed close to him, i "I don't like being in here..." /i she thought.
"Kiba, it's been a few months." said a light brown wolf, turning human.
He stood about six-foot seven; he had auburn hair, topaz-colored eyes, pale skin and a nice build.
"Sorry, I've been busy." Kiba answered.
"Yeah. We thought you forgot about us." teased an older boy, "And who's this you've brought?"
He also changed into his human form; changing from a charcoal-grey wolf to a tall, thin boy with spiked black hair, tan skin and green eyes.
"Her name is Emma." he said smiling at her.
"Emma you say? She's the new girl, we've heard about her from the elders." The auburn-haired boy stated.
Emma smiled slightly, looking at the two.
"I'm Kane," informed the grey wolf, and then pointed to the other, "And he's Ed."
Emma decided she was comfortable and changed into her human form as well.
"Why would 'elders' know about me?" she asked, "I'm no one important."
"The Elders know about every wolf." Edward said, looking her over, smiling slightly.
Kiba growled very lightly, "She's staying with us until she can find her mother."
"Geez, you sure are possessive Kiba." teased Kane, smiling as well.
She pulled her legs to her chest, beginning to feel a little uncomfortable again, "Right."
Edward smirked, "Very protective, is she your mate or something?"
Kiba growled again, "Stop it guys."
"I'm fine, Kiba. Geez, I'm not five." she added, laughing a little.
"Yeah Kiba, she's not five!" repeated Kane, laughing with her.
Kiba sighed, sitting down.
"Since when did you get all serious?" Edward asked him, smirking still.
"Where've you been, dude? He's always serious." retorted Kane, "Such a dud."
Emma watched as Ed and Kane picked at Kiba, i "Why did we come here, again...?" /i she thought.
"I was being sarcastic..." Edward stated, rolling his eyes.
Kiba sighed again, looking over at Emma.
"Then you suck at sarcasm." replied Kane, giving him an odd look.
"What...?" she asked, looking back at Kiba.
"Whatever." Edward said, turning back into a wolf.
"We should go." Kiba whispered.
"Okay." she replied, turning into a wolf.
"What's with the hurry?" asked Kane, "We boring you?"
"Yep." Kiba said, turning into a wolf.
"That can't be it, are we moving in on your territory or something?" Edward asked going over to Emma and sniffing her.
She watched him, still standing close to Kiba.
Kane sighed, "Oh let them go."
"But I was gonna have some fun..." he whined, going back over to Kane.
Kiba growled at him, "Let's go Emma..." he said, crawling back through the hole in the wall.
"Okay..." she muttered, following him.
"She's cute." said Kane, once she and Kiba were out of range.
"Real cute." Edward stated, watching Emma leave.
"Those two are dull..." Kiba said, heading back for the apartment.
"Then why in the world were we there?" she asked, letting her frustration from how the two acted.
"We were supposed to see the elders, but obviously they weren't there." Kiba fumed.
"Yeah." she sighed, walking slightly behind him.
"Hopefully Hige didn't destroy the house while we were gone." Kiba sighed.
"You never know." she said.
Kiba sighed and walked into the apartment, his eye widening as he saw Tsume sitting on the couch, "Tsume, you weren't supposed to be home until tomorrow."
Toboe was sitting next to Tsume with a silly grin on his face.
i "Hmm...so this is Tsume?" /i she thought, i "His pants are tighter than mine...damn." /i
"Well I came home early." Tsume answered, looking over at Toboe.
"He kept asking." Kiba said, smirking.
"It was only once!" Toboe whined, blushing a little.
i "Oooh I knew it!" /i Emma thought, smiling.
Tsume raised an eyebrow, "You kept asking about me?" he asked, looking at Toboe.
Kiba smiled and headed for his room. Emma followed behind him.
"N-No." replied Toboe, folding his arms.
"Well that's what Kiba said." Tsume said, smiling very slightly.
Toboe was quiet, not really knowing what to say. Tsume got quiet as well, watching Toboe.
Emma sat down on Kiba's bed, "So what's the deal with those two?" she asked.
Kiba smiled, "I think they like each other or something." he said, laying down in his bed.
"How cute." she replied, smiling.
"I guess so." he said, yawning.
"Tired?" she asked, looking back at him.
"Well it is pretty late now..." he said, closing his eyes in content.
She looked over at the clock, "10:30 is late?" she asked, lying next to him.
"We ran a lot today." he said, his eyes still closed.
"I guess." she replied, sighing.
"If you aren't tired then you can go watch Toboe and Tsume." he said indifferently.
"That'd be no fun." she answered, closing her eyes.
He smiled slightly, "I thought so."
"I guess I'm a little tired..." she said, yawning a little.
He turned into a wolf, curling into a ball, "Told you so." he almost whispered, falling asleep.
She smiled, watching him for a second, i "He doesn't look so tough...when he sleeps..." /i she thought, falling asleep as well.
