Thank you! 11/17/05

10.

Fall passed over the land. From the plains they were running into a forest of golden leaf trees. Kiba decided to stop the running and he moved at a walk while the others followed him.

"Agh… foooooood…" Hige moaned. He rubbed his empty belly, "It's been a week, Kiba, and I'm hungry."

Cyan's head hung low as she trotted next to him. Toboe was groaning to, his stomach agreeing with Hige's moaning. Neko was perched on Kiba's shoulder, quite content with herself. Shippo was smirking to himself as he walked with them. Hige turned to glare at the happy traveler.

"Aren't you starving too? You haven't eaten since we did last and you aren't complaining?" Hige grunted, folding his arms.

"Well, I went a month without food in that jail…" Hige did a fall and quickly recovered.( one of those Anime falls were they freeze and fall backwards with their feet in the airthen jump up... i don't know what else you can call those)Everyone laughed.

"Well, Hige seems that you are the only one complaining," Kiba smiled and he slowed down to sniff around for something.

"What is it Kiba?" Toboe watched their faithful leader.

Kiba opened his mouth to speak, but Hige beat him to the words "BACON!" he yelled and sprinted across from them and deeper into the forest.

"Hige! Stop!" Cyan yelled after him and followed.

Kiba, Shippo, Neko, and Toboe sighed as they watch them and then they ran too. The forest turned a lot darker the further they ran into it, but the smell of frying bacon was strong. They finally caught up to Hige and Cyan sitting at the entrance to a cave. Hige was panting and Cyan was holding onto his tail so he wouldn't go any further. The others walked up to him.

"Is this where the smell is coming fr-?"

"Yes!" Hige barked, drooling with anticipation as he gazed thoughtfully at the depths of the cave. His claws were digging into the Earth as he tried to continue but Cyan held tight onto him. He whimpered and finally stopped.

Kiba walked forward into the cave to scan the area for any clue to who may be there. The cave was rather small on the outside but it stretched through great depths. He continued to walk forward. Following his nose to the scent of bacon, the others slowly walked behind him. Hige whimpered, desiring to rush forward to get the food he's been dying for.

A voice spoke in the darkness, it sounded like a young female voice. Everyone froze to hear, "good thing we found something to eat, I don't think I've would've lasted this long on our journey without food."

"I know what you mean, it's a good thing that the boar didn't kill us first though," a deeper yet feminine voice replied. The others watched as Kiba walked deeper into the darkness to talk to the voices. His figure disappearing into the darkness.