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Chapter 9
"I thought we were going to eat…" Akira murmured as she walked next to Melody pouting a bit thinking about her empty stomach. After Kiba's angry burst out he walked ahead the others slowly following him. Now he was – like always – walking ahead with Tsume followed by Toboe close in Tsume's tail. The two females were following them quietly and a good few feet behind them walked Hige with Blue. The poor half-blood! Akira thought. Kiba really gave her a cold cold shoulder.
"I wish we could. I am really hungry." Melody said her stomach rumbling as well. "Really a lot…"
"I can just imagine if we are this hungry how Hige could feel." Akira giggled winking at her sister.
"Well he seems rather busy with Blue." Melody chuckled throwing a glance behind.
"I am happy he keeps her company... She went through so much already and her welcome was anything but warm..." Akira sighed narrowing her eyes at the back of Kiba. He was unfair with the poor half-wolf.
"Yeah... Tsume was pretty bad as well when she showed up... He didn't want to let her stay at all and kept a very close eye on her during the night... I think he was counting with Kiba not letting her stay in the end..." Melody answered.
"Males are complicated for sure... " Akira nodded before her stomach rumbled again. "Okay that was enough, we need to eat! I can't believe they aren't hungry at all!" She said and with new-found energy jogged ahead not stopping until she caught up with Kiba. She threw a glare at Tsume as she passed by and the grey wolf snarled lightly after her. Stopping next to Kiba matching her steps with his she glanced up at him.
He did not look at her as if he would not be aware of her present but Akira noticed the slight tension of his body as she cough up with him. Why he was so cold towards her?
"I thought we were going to stop to eat once we found the others?" Akira stared slowly after a few moment of heavy silence.
"Obviously, the plan has changed." Kiba growled back still not looking at her, his voice having an unusual edge to it causing Akira to gulp. He was really angry.
"I can't believe you are not hungry… you ate when we did and if we are hungry then you should be a-" Akira started but could not finish her sentence when she suddenly found Kiba's angry, ice cold eye on her.
"I can survive with little food you know. Because I am a WOLF." He snarled before turning away again missing the pain in Akira's eyes.
Kiba's word hit her right in her heart. Akira felt like she was suddenly left alone in ice cold weather. She even stopped walking in surprise and hurt.
"You got that right there." Tsume hissed at her as he walked pass her.
Akira narrowed her eyes her pain turning into anger as she run once again past Tsume and up to Kiba.
"That was the meanest thing to say!" She hissed quietly. Kiba did not even turn to her his yawn sat firmly. "I understand you are upset and angry but don't take it out on me!" Akira whispered angrily.
"Do you now?" Kiba growled back.
"You know what? No I don't even understand why you are so angry!" Akira snapped back earning a frustrated glare from Kiba. She had seen him glaring at the others like this and how they all shrink back in fear but with new found determination she stared back right into his eyes.
"Oh yeah, why I should be angry? Maybe because of the half-blood there who until now tried to kill us with all her might! I am still thinking about leaving her here alone to die. It is out of my loyalty to Hige that she is still alive and walking with us!" Kiba growled dangerously.
"Why don't you snap from it?! She is a confused half-WOLF who as of until now had no clue what she was. Imagine how confused she must be!" Akira snapped back suddenly.
"For an odd reason I can only imagine her fangs tearing your flesh apart like she tried to do only a few days ago!" Kiba narrowed his eyes on her. His angry blue eyes truly made Akira shiver in cold.
"Look, if I could forgive her, why can't you?" she whispered back trying to reason with the big white Alpha.
"I won't even try to explain." Kiba murmured. "If you like her so much be happy she is still alive, Tsume and me would do anything to tear her throat apart. Go back to your sister and stay away from that half-DOG."
Akira gaped at him again. She truly did not understand from where all his anger came from. "You forbid me to talk with her?!" Akira whispered dangerously low.
"Yes."
"Well you can NOT." Akira stared open monthly at him.
" . . !" Kiba spitted. He was not shouting but it was not an advice or request, so much was obvious. Still Akira stared bravely back into his ice-cold eyes.
"Watch me." She hissed and without a second glance turned her back to him and jogged away.
Kiba could feel his body tensing, his eyes narrowing on the small she-wolf. His body, on his own accord, started to ignore everything and everyone around him except the receding figure of Akira and the possible danger tat was Blue. He had to try his best to snap out of it and to keep focusing on his surrender again.
"I somehow don't think she would appreciate if you would just run there and kill the dog now." Tsume's voice entered his foggy mind and he turned his head to him. He found Tsume's piercing eyes staring into his, trying to read his mind. Toboe stood next to him utterly confused.
"Don't talk as if you would not want to sink your fangs into her flesh as well." Kiba hissed back.
"Probably not as bad as you want to." Tsume shrugged. Kiba glared at him lightly growling.
"Look Snowie, if you can't calm down, take her away until your nerves are under control."
"I don't know what you are talking about." Kiba narrowed his eyes at him baring his fangs.
"Sure asshole." Tsume snorted. "Walk alone pup." He turned to the stunned Toboe closing any further topics with the furiously growling Alpha. Tsume loved to push everyone to their edge of their nerves but he didn't want Kiba to snap. They certainly did not need a white clueless demon going wild on them.
Akira was sure she had never been so angry in her life before. That know-it-all male just pissed her off. She could decide just fine with whom she wanted to talk or not and whom she forgave or not. She ignored the curious and surprised glance from her sister as she stopped in front of Blue and Hige smiling up at the other female.
"Hi!" She said her smile brightening as she walked up next to the half-wolf.
Blue raised both her eyebrow in surprise. "Hi." She murmured quietly.
"Akira, why don't you go back to your sister?" Hige said from her other side obviously uncomfortable as he kept throwing glances at Kiba.
"Why would I? I felt like talking a bit with her! We never really got the opportunity and I am sure she needs other female's company every now and then." Akira said simply turning her attention back to Blue.
The other female smiled a bit uneasy back at her. "Well actually I am not really allowed to talk with anyone.." She started.
"Hmpf. Says who?" Akira rolled her eyes her annoyance coming back with full force.
"Mmmm Kiba?" Hige said more then a bit uncertain.
"Yeah so he can keep ignoring her if he wants to. Hey Hige why don't you go and keep company to my sister for a while? So we can have a girl's chat here?" Akira turned to the other male with the biggest smile on her face.
"Eh no! I am supposed to keep an eye on her!" Hige said panicked. He had no intention on leaving Blue alone! Not with anyone and especially not with Akira! What if Kiba decided to attack Blue because she was not watched!
"It is actually a good idea. I would love to have some girl's chat… " Blue said looking up at Hige. "Since she offered I wouldn't mind getting some alliance." She winked. "You know, less chance to get killed by one angry Alpha."
Hige stared at her for a moment in hesitation before looking around one more time. "Well Melody is only a few steps ahead of you guys… You can have a few minutes… I guess…" He finally said all the while fighting his nerves. This was a bad idea for sure…
"Finally!" Akira sighed when Hige jogged ahead all the way throwing worried glances at them. " I think he likes you." She turned to Blue finally.
"Why are you so nice to me?" Blue said ignoring Akira's comment from before and getting straight to the point.
"Well you are in a situation kinda similar to mine." Akira smiled back winking.
"I don't really understand?" Blue blinked at her confused.
"Melody and me… we were without a pack for long years. After ours was killed we were wondering alone and finally settled down close to a human village. We never really lived wild and in a pack… So after joining up with the guys everything was very new to us." Akira explained shortly.
"Ah…" Blue said proceeding the information. "It still does not explain why you are so nice to me when I tried to-"
"Don't worry." Akira interrupted smiling brightly at her. "You were confused and not yourself. Let's not even talk about it."
"Your lover-boy does not see it the same way." Blue said smiling a bit.
"A-h no Kiba is anything but a lover-boy… He is pretty annoying and stubborn." Akira blushed furiously. "There is nothing like that between us."
"Is that so?" Blue asked raising an eyebrow.
"Eh so, what are your plans now?" Akira asked trying to change the topic as fast as possible.
"I don't know… like you said my word just turned upside down… Everything I believed in my life just turned into a big mess…" Blue said bowing her head a bit.
"It must be hard. Good thing you have someone you can lean on now." Akira smiled staring at the back of Hige.
Before Blue could say anything else they came intro a sudden stop. Kiba was glaring at them from a few feet from them.
"We go hunting." He snarled rather then said his eyes never leaving Akira and Blue.
"Now? We were begging for hours and all of a sudden you just decide to go hunting?" Hige asked surprised.
"You have a problem with it, than we can just walk on without food for the next three days, your choice!" Kiba hissed at him his ice-cold eyes making the other male take a hesitant step back.
"Eh no, it is cool my man." Hige laughed nervously.
"We will hunt in two groups and that half-dog is coming with me so I can keep an eye on her." Kiba said his eyes narrowing on Blue again.
"Then I will join you guys!" Hige said quickly. "Just to keep an eye on her too." He added. And you… He thought uneasy.
"Fine. Tsume take the others and we meet back here in half an hour." Kiba said already turning away and not waiting for an answer started to walk away.
"Hey! But-!" Akira started to say only to meet the flashing eyes of Tsume.
"Go ahead Foxie, is troublesome already that I have to baby-sit two females and a pup I want to actually hunt something."
"I am not a pup!" Toboe whimpered form behind.
"I am not a Fox!" Akira whimpered along with him throwing a glance at the disappearing group of Kiba.
"Whatever, walk along before I leave you here alone." Tsume rolled his eyes but waited until the she-wolf and Toboe hesitantly started to walk up to him.
"You don't need to be so mean with her you know…" Melody whispered stepping closer to the grey wolf.
"Whatever. Let's go." Tsume snorted.
"Hey! I can smell it! There is a deer ahead!" Akira sniffed the air in excitement suddenly. Toboe was right next to her equally eager to run with her and hunt down the deer.
"Yes, yes I can smell it too! It must be close!" The young wolf added. Tsume rolled his eyes before turning his head to the quiet Melody.
"What about you. Why are you not peeing your pants about a deer? It seems to be a trend here." He growled but his eyes narrowed on the quiet female.
"I… My nose.. I can't really use it yet.." Melody whispered desperately.
"Sure what was I expected from a half-domesticated wolf." Tsume said in annoyance but he was never taking his eyes off of Melody's bowed head. Her ears were sat back on her head in shame.
He sight in annoyance. "They already run ahead. Let's try to find out where to." He said. He sounded still annoyed but his gesture made Melody snap her head at him in wonder.
"Really?" Se whispered gaping at the big grey-wolf.
"Yeah whatever. Try to pick their scent or I will just leave you here." He shrugged but not moving a bit.
Melody smiled at him brightly as she closed her eyes and sniffed the air.
"You will get killed like this in a second. You are completely ignorant about your surrender with closed eyes and sat back ears and tensed body…" Tsume growled rolling his eyes.
Melody blushed but struck her tongue at him before focusing again. After a few minutes she opened her eyes. "I don't think I can smell the deer." She said disappointed. "I don't understand how Akira could learn it so fast…" She added bowing her head.
"Not on her own." Tsume murmured. When Melody stared up at him in surprise he simply shook his head.
"Well try harder duh." He added also taking a quick breath before his eyes widened.
"Fuck me!" He shouted before running with full speed towards where the others disappeared between the threes. Melody stared after him for a second before running full speed as well after Tsume.
"What… what is going on?" Melody asked confused panting all the way.
"You can't smell the deer because there is no deer anymore! A fucking bear just had to appear!" Tsume hissed his eyes fixed ahead of them, his ears moving around trying to pick up anything that could mean the pup and Akira were alive and well.
"B—Bear? Oh my God! Akira!" Melody shouted panicked, her heart jumping a few beats.
"Yes you don't want to be around if that stupid bitch get herself killed…" Tsume murmured.
No matter how fast Melody tired to catch up with Tsume ,he was way ahead of her. She imagined already her sister and Toboe laying dead in their own blood in front of a huge bear. She wanted to cry out to the huge grey wolf, ask for comfort but he was already far ahead of her so she could only fight back her tears and try to run faster.
Tsume stopped dead still at the edge of a small meadow. There in the middle stood a bear eating the deer and already half done with it. Tsume quickly looked around and sniffed the air in the same time. He couldn't pick up any scent of wolf blood but Toboe and Akira was definitely nearby. At the next moment he noticed the two wolves hiding behind a small bush. It was pure luck the bear did not caught their scent yet. The wind was in their favour. Suddenly he snapped his head aside as his ear caught the sound of paws hitting the ground. Melody was catching up with him.
"Stop their and do NOT dear to say a thing." He hissed quickly and quietly but his eyes were strong and meaningful saying more then his voice did.
Melody stopped next to him trying to control her abrupt breathing.
"Do not move from here. Not even a tiny step! If the beast notices any of us you run like crazy back to where we were and wait for Kiba." Tsume added and without waiting for an answer turned around and with the skills of a panther made his way slowly to the bush.
Tsume was used to these kind of situations. Getting near to an enemy making sure he does not notice it. Quietly and quickly attacking with the advantage of surprise. He was a pro in these things. This time however the aim was not to attack but to save those stupid members of his pack. He prayed to the Moon that they won't move or make any noises. Fuck that female she won't get hurt when I am the one responsible for her safety.
Toboe was the first to twitch his ear back and look behind to see Tsume getting closer and closer. Only a few moments later Akira turned back as well. They were clever enough not to move or make any noises instead the relief was evident in their eyes.
The few tantalizing moments took like forever until Tsume get to the bush but the moment he arrived Toboe let out a breath he was holding. "Tsume, thank Moon!"
"The wind was on our favour until now, so let's use this opportunity and as quiet as possible go back to the forest and get the fuck out of here!" Tsume whispered laying low on the ground his eyes never leaving the bear.
"As careful as you would walk on eggs, now!" Tsume said as Akira and Toboe made their way slowly and carefully to the forest. Everything was going perfect until a sudden breeze changed everything.
Tsume couldn't defined later what had happen first, him taking the defensive position, the bear letting go a low growl, the fearful gasps of Akira and Toboe or Melody crying out in panic.
