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"dialogue"
'thoughts'
"pack communication"
"alpha command"
It will be like that for the rest of the story.
Kiba's Interlude P3: Sakon and Ukon
Shino enjoyed the time he was able to spend with his best friend. It had been almost three years since they had seen each other. Keeping in touch via phone, email, and other forms of electronic communication just wasn't the same as being face to face. He couldn't wait until Kiba officially moved back to Konoha in a couple weeks.
Like Kiba, Shino was glad that they were both wolves. This way they could return to the relationship they had before Kiba's dad died and they left town. There would be no secrets, no odd behaviors, and no lying or excuses and that is just how both of them liked it.
As Shino and his dad neared Konoha, Shino felt the dread creep into his mind. He had left his pack for an entire month and he may or may not have forgotten to mention it to his alpha. He couldn't help it. His Alpha would have never let him go if he knew that he would be gone for a whole month.
Since he was not an alpha wolf, Shino was immediately inducted into the standing Alpha's pack of nine (A/N: At this time Lee has shifted but Shika has not). His Alpha ruled with an iron fist. He was mean, cruel, and abusive towards the members of his pack. No one was appreciated, that is if the constant stream of abusive language was to be trusted. He was also lazy; he would force everyone else to do patrols except for himself and his Beta, who happened to be his twin brother. Needless to say, he wasn't very popular among the members of his pack, but what could they do? They weren't Alphas. Their Alpha might be an asshole but he was still stronger than the other members of his pack. So they waited in silent torment for someone to come along and usurp him.
Shibi picked up on his son's discomfort. He wished with all his heart that he could tear that asshole limb from limb, but, like Shino and the others, there was nothing he could do. Shibi, along with the rest of Kova's pack, had stopped shifting and retired from the supernatural world after his death. It was time for the next generation to take charge. He placed a comforting hand on Shino's shoulder, "It will be alright, son. Just a little longer and Kiba will be here to kick that guy's ass."
"I know, Dad. I know."
Shino sighed. They had pulled into their driveway in Konoha. Shino could sense that his alpha was just behind the line of trees. Shino winced internally. 'That's creepy. Well, I guess I better go get this over with.' With that thought in mind, Shino headed to the forest to be punished by his Alpha, Sakon.
Kiba let out a howl into the forests of Konoha. He knew that Shino's pack wouldn't recognize it and come to investigate. Shino had told him how shitty the current Alpha of Konoha was and Kiba was eager to kick some serious Alpha-wanna-be ass. So after he had finished putting the heaviest things into his family's new house, he told his mom that he was going to challenge the Alpha immediately. He didn't like it that Shino had to take orders from such an asshole.
Just like Kiba had predicted, a couple of wolves emerged from the trees into the clearing that Kiba had found. As a sign of respect, Kiba inclined his large, russet head, while being careful not to offer his neck to the other wolves. Kiba knew that they could tell that he was an alpha wolf and he wanted to show them that he wasn't here to hurt them. He watched as the two wolves looked at each other and then turned back to him. Kiba guessed that they understood his actions.
Kiba then shifted back and slipped a pair of basketball shorts on. Shino and Shibi had shown him the way to keep clothes tied around your foot so that you didn't have to carry them in your mouth. "I'd like to speak to your Alpha, if you don't mind calling him that is." Kiba kept his eyes trained on the two wolves, ready for anything that might happen. He watched as they looked at each other again. Turning away from each other, they both howled into the night. Kiba smiled. So far, this was going very well. "Thanks, guys."
Sakon awoke to the sound of some of the idiots in his pack howling. 'Fuck. What fucking time is it? 2 A.M.! Those fuckers better have a good reason for waking me up right now or there will be hell to pay. They should know better than to pull shit like this; he thought they would have learned from the mistakes of that guy… Shivo? Shako? Whatever his name was. I don't know what is going on with my pack lately, but they had better learn some manners and be quick about it.' With that, he grabbed a pair of shorts and jumped out the window with his twin brother, Ukon.
When Sakon arrived at the source of all the damn howling, he could see his entire pack there. Apparently he and his brother were the last to arrive.
"What the fuck is going on? Do any of you fuckers realize what time it is?"
"This guy asked to talk to you, Alpha. He's an alpha too," was the answer one of the idiots gave. (A/N: Sakon makes the pack members call him "Alpha" to belittle them)
Only then did Sakon notice the guy that they were referring to. He was waiting in human form while looking directly into Sakon's eyes, a direct challenge from one alpha to another. The expression on his face made it seem like he didn't have a care in the world. Then the fucker had the audacity to smirk. "What? This piece of shit? An alpha? You've got to be fucking with me."
"It's true, Alpha. Smell the air if you don't believe me, sir."
"Watch your tone with me, bitch." Sakon then sniffed the air. Sakon's eyes widened at the strength of this alpha's scent. He could feel his wolf start to whimper and suddenly he found it difficult to keep this man's gaze. Sakon noticed that his eyes were just black slits. When that bastard had smirked at him, Sakon had noticed that his canines were both sharp and pronounced. His eyes and teeth, along with the wilderness that he supposed was Kiba's hair, made Kiba look more animal than man, even in human form. But Sakon's arrogance would not allow him to back down from this blatant challenge. Sakon walked up to this mystery Alpha.
Kiba watched in silence while the Konoha pack gathered in the clearing. Shino had told him that it was a large pack but he didn't expect this many. There were seven wolves here, already. He could see Shino standing on the outside of the clearing looking at Kiba. Kiba gave him a reassuring smile.
Kiba smelled him before he saw the Alpha approach. He watched in silence as the Alpha looked to one of the other wolves and then directly into Kiba's eyes, meeting Kiba's challenge. Kiba's wolf started to growl at the fact that this lower wolf was challenging him but Kiba managed to control it. He wanted to be respectful about this, after all. Kiba took his shorts off and shifted.
"Who the fuck are you?" Alpha wolves could project their thoughts to other alpha wolves. They didn't need a pack link to communicate with each other.
"My name is Inuzuka Kiba. You must be Sakon. I'm sure you already know by now but I'm an alpha, too." Kiba studied the other Alpha. He was a white/silver-ish wolf with black spots. Kiba's russet wolf was slightly larger than Sakon. Kiba also noticed that Sakon's scent didn't have as much of a dominating tone as his own.
Sakon was also busy sizing Kiba up. He studied Kiba's muscular frame with a bit of apprehension, which Sakon quickly repressed. Sakon refused to be intimidated by this guy. Sakon felt a twinge of fear when he saw Kiba's eyes flash a bright, blood-red color when their eyes met but he quickly suppressed that as well. (A/N: When Kiba's eyes flash they basically look like Naruto's Nine Tails eyes in the anime/manga)
Kiba finally broke the silence. "I'd like to formally challenge you for your position as Alpha of this pack and your hold on this territory."
Sakon looked at him with the wolf equivalent of a scowl. "I accept."
"Since you are the current Alpha and this is your territory, you can decide the when and where of our fight."
Sakon growled at that. He didn't like this outsider telling him what he could and couldn't do. "I'd like to get this over with now, actually."
"That's fine with me." Kiba thought this was all going quite well. He was glad that he wouldn't have to wait to kick this guy's ass.
The other wolves all backed up to give the two Alphas some room to fight. There was no need to establish rules for the fight. All alpha challenges were fought the same way: anything goes until one submits or dies. The two wolves allowed their inner wolves to take control and began to circle each other, both waiting for the other to strike first.
Always the impatient one, Sakon rushed forward and Kiba met him halfway. They met in a ferocious cacophony of growls, snarls, snaps, and yelps as they tossed and turned on the ground while trying to claw and bite at whatever they could reach. The other wolves watched in awe and slight fear. They had never seen two alphas clash like this. They could feel the slight tremors in the ground as one would try to shove the other to the ground.
This went on for several minutes and seemed as if it would go on forever until Sakon pinned Kiba to the ground and went for his exposed throat.
Somehow, Kiba managed to maneuver enough to bite down on one of Sakon's hind paws, effectively breaking it. This would limit Sakon's mobility greatly and give Kiba the advantage of speed in this fight.
Sakon yelped and quickly countered, racking his claws over Kiba's ear and down his left eye. Kiba let go of Sakon's paw with a yelp of pain. But Sakon made a mistake in using his non-broken hind paw in attacking. This caused him to lose balance and fall on his back.
Reacting quickly, Kiba lunged at Sakon and pinned him to the ground with his superior strength. Kiba latched his jaws around Sakon's exposed throat and bit down hard enough to start drawing blood.
"SUBMIT"
Not having a pack to command, Kiba had never given an alpha command before. But his wolf knew that he had won and it was time to show this lesser wolf who was in charge. Sakon's entire pack felt the overwhelming force of Kiba's command. The sheer intensity of it broke through their exclusive pack link; this only further solidified Kiba's victory in the minds of the pack. Kiba was their new Alpha. They instantly bared their necks to him and began to whimper in submission.
Sakon squirmed under Kiba's vice-grip on his throat. 'No, I can't lose. I'm the Alpha, dammit!' Sakon both heard and felt Kiba's command. He continued to struggle but his wolf had already given up. In fact, it was whimpering and begging Sakon to give in to his new Alpha, fearing Kiba's reaction should he continue to resist. When Sakon noticed this, he realized that he had lost. Kiba had won fair and square. Sakon allowed his body to go slack and completely bared his throat to Kiba in submission.
Kiba accepted Sakon's submission and released his grip on Sakon's throat. Kiba turned his back to Sakon to address the bulk of the pack as Alpha for the first time. 'My pack,' Kiba thought with a wolf smile.
Sakon might have submitted to Kiba, but inside he was seething. 'I couldn't have lost! There's no way! He must have cheated!' Sakon watched as Kiba turned around. Sakon knew this was his chance. He stood up and pounced on Kiba's back and bit down on the back of his neck as hard as he could.
Kiba felt Sakon land on his back and had about a second to begin to move. This second was long enough for Kiba to move just enough so that Sakon's attack on his neck was severely lessened. Kiba quickly threw Sakon off his back. 'Alright. I'm tired of your bullshit. This ends now!' Kiba didn't go into this fight planning on killing Sakon. He would have accepted Sakon's submission and welcomed him into his pack. However, this was crossing a line and Kiba would tolerate nothing of the sort. 'If he doesn't want to admit he lost and submit, fine.'
Kiba lunged at Sakon and they wrestled for a few seconds until Kiba managed to pin Sakon to the ground again. Wasting no time, Kiba took Sakon's throat into his powerful jaws and ripped it out. Sakon's body went slack and he fell over on his side, dead.
Ukon had watched the whole fight, knowing that his brother would win. He knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that this new Alpha had no chance against his brother.
He was devastated when he saw Sakon admit defeat and had no choice but to submit when he heard Kiba's alpha command. But nothing could have prepared him for the pain that came with seeing his brother's throat ripped out right before your eyes. In a blind rage, uncaring about the consequences of his actions, Ukon rushed toward Kiba with murder on his mind.
Kiba saw the wolf coming to attack him. He already knew who it was. If the roles were reversed, Kiba knew that he would do the same thing. 'I'm tired of all of this bullshit.' Shino had told him some of the awful things that these two brothers said and did to those around him. He would tolerate it no longer.
"Enough!"
Ukon felt the weight of another alpha command land upon him and he was forced to the ground. Unable to move, he continued to growl and snarl at Kiba as he made his way over to the paralyzed wolf.
Kiba pressed his paw down on Ukon's shoulder and gripped the back of his neck with his teeth. Kiba jerked his head and every wolf in the clearing heard the cracks of Ukon's vertebrae as Kiba snapped his neck.
Kiba turned to his new pack, "Anyone have a problem with that?"
No one did.
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