Pinkshuchan: LALIHO! This is Pinkshuchan and yes I managed to upload this next chapter fast. Ever since the last chapter, I had ideas flowing through my head about what will happen next so yeah. Here's the next chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 10

Wolfdog to the Rescue

Yuki continued on his search for Shuichi. He didn't know how much more worry he was going to take. If he didn't find Shuichi soon, he would have to admit that Shuichi might be dead. No! He didn't want to think that. Not Shuichi. Shuichi was a pure kind hearted kitten who doesn't deserve to be eaten.

"Mr. Wolf!"

Yuki turned around as he knew that he was the only wolf in this part of the forest. He saw something small and brown coming his way. It was apparently hopping up on the trees. Then it started falling off the trees and landed right beside Yuki. It looked like a rabbit. He knew it was the crazy rabbit with the invisible friend. What was his name again? It sounded similar to Shuichi. That's right, it was Ryuichi.

"What do you want?" he asked the rabbit.

The rabbit got up. "Well, I... Um... I don't remember, nanoda."

The wolfdog sighed. "If you've forgotten, then leave. I can't be wasting time on you when I should be looking for the damn cat." Yuki didn't want to make himself sound soft by calling Shuichi by his name. Especially to the rabbit who was a lot like his twin.

"You mean Shuichi?" Ryuichi asked.

"Yes." said Yuki "Now, if you don't mind..."

"Wait! Shuichi! Shuichi!" The rabbit hopped in front of Yuki. "Shuichi's in danger!"

That got the wolfdog's attention. "What?"

"Yes! Shuichi's in danger! Kumagoro and I were hopping around in the forest; minding our own business, until we saw Shuichi, nanoda! I was calling out to him but he didn't hear me, so we hopped a little closer. Then, we noticed that he was in front of the part of the forest that's really dark. What was that forest called again, nanoda?"

"The other side of the forest?"

"Yes! The other side of the forest, nanoda. I called out to him again, but he didn't hear me. He looked a bit hesitant, but in the end he went in the forest. And then Kumagoro was wondering why you weren't here with him, so we started hopping along the whole forest looking for you, nanoda. And then, here we are, telling you everything about it and why are you standing around? Shuichi's in danger!"

Yuki didn't spare a thought and started running. He knew where the other side of the forest was. That was where he was found by Master. But it's not safe. Master fought off lots of the wildest of wolves to save him. It's why he's still alive. Funny though, as he was running, he heard what sounded like music. Or rather, someone singing.

"Dadada dadada dada da da da dadada dadada dada da da da dadada dadada dada da da da dadada dadadadada."

Yuki looked behind him to see that Ryuichi was on his back singing that song. The wolfdog then stopped. "How did you get on my back?" he growled "I'm pretty sure I moved as fast as I could before you could have a chance to get on."

"Kumagoro and I are excellent at hopping, nanoda!" said Ryuichi.

"Get off!"

"No! We want to help save Shuichi too. We got your back."

"Yes, you do and I want it back."

"C'mon! We want to help save Shuichi."

"Against probably fifty wildest of wolves?"

Ryuichi was silent for a minute. "Bye bye!" Then he hopped off. Yuki then continued heading to the other side of the forest; hoping that Shuichi could survive until he got there.

Meanwhile, in the other side of the forest, Shuichi found himself lost again. The forest was completely dark. It had no light. Fog blinded his senses. He lost count of how many trees he had bumped into while he was in that part of the forest. Yes, the fog was that bad. Shuichi kept walking around, meowing; in hope that Yuki would hear him. It didn't occur to him that others other than Yuki would hear him. Suddenly, he heard growling. He knew it wasn't Yuki. One, it didn't sound like him. Two, the growling was coming from around him. Figures started coming out from the fog. They looked like Yuki but smaller and none of them had white fur. They all had either black, brown, or grey fur. Also, the wolves seemed to have areas on their body where they was no fur. They definitely didn't look like they were part of the same family as Yuki. Did Tohma lie to him? Why? Why did he lie to him and lead him here? Then, a wolf bigger than the others but not as big as Yuki with black fur and more fur than the others walked over to him. He must be the leader.

"Well well well." said the leader "Look what we have here! It's a little kitty kitty!"

"H... hi!" said the kitten, trying to look friendly "My name is Shuichi, and I'm here looking for a friend of mine. He's a wolf like you guys, only he has white fur and lots of it, and he's bigger."

"Impossible!" said one of the wolves "No one is bigger than Taki."

"Well, he is. And I'm looking for him. But I guess you don't know where he is so I'll look somewhere else. Bye!" Before Shuichi could walk away, the leader wolf, Taki, blocked his path.

"Where do you think you're going?" he asked "You came all this way. Why don't you join us for dinner?"

The feline knew what they were talking about and he knew it was not a good idea to stay. "Uh, no thank you. I really must go." He managed to run as fast as he could, but he knew the wolves were after him. He was able to outrun them with his speed, but he didn't focus on what was on the ground. Suddenly, something caught his front left paw and it hurt. He saw that his paw was trapped in something sharp that caused his paw to start bleeding. He looked closely at it to see that it was some kind of metal thing. It was attached to the ground with a chain and it looked like teeth. He concluded that his paw was stuck in a metal jaw. He tried to attack the metal jaw to get it to open and let go of his paw, but it didn't work. He started hissing at it, but even that didn't help the situation. It wasn't long until the wolves caught up to him. Taki walked over to him and noticed what was going on.

"I like my cat with blood." he said as he started to lick the blood flowing from the trap. "Mmm! Delicious!" Shuichi started meowing as loud as he could while whimpering from the pain. "Stop your meowing. No one's coming to your rescue." But the kitten wouldn't stop. He kept going in hope that someone would hear him. Taki opened his mouth; ready to take a bite of his meal. Shuichi made one last loud meow before closing his eyes for the bite. But he felt nothing. Instead, he heard Taki whimper from far away. The kitten opened his eyes to see something white that was bigger than Taki. Taki and the rest of the wolves started running away, but before he was gone, Taki barked "You may be safe for now, Cat, but you will become my meal." Shuichi didn't pay attention. He was just so happy not only that he was saved, but who saved him.

"Yuki!" he meowed happily "I'm so glad to see you, I..." Before he could say anything else, Yuki glared at him. Shuichi felt really guilty and just lowered his head. Everything was silent until Shuichi felt the metal trap open. He looked to see that Yuki managed to gets the trap open and release the kitten's paw. Shuichi pulled his freed paw over to him and started to lick the blood from it. After he was sure that all the blood was gone, he tried to walk, but everytime he tried to balance on his hurt paw, he fell. He tried to stand up but he couldn't keep his balance. He kept trying to stand up until he felt himself picked up from the ground. It was Yuki! Yuki carried the hurt kitten out of that part of the forest and continued on until they reached a familiar spot. It was the cave they stayed in after Master's death. The wolfdog then put him down and started pacing with silence.

"What the hell were you thinking?" Yuki finally spoke after a while a silence "Did it not occur to you that that place was not safe? Did you think that it was any place for a cat to be in?" Before Shuichi could speak, his stomach started growling. Yuki would never admit it, but he missed those annoying loud powerful growls. "Stay here! And when I mean stay, I mean stay!" He walked out of the cave, leaving the hurt kitten alone. Shuichi thought that maybe Yuki was really going to abandon him this time. But if he really wanted to leave him, then why did he save him? It wasn't long until Yuki came back with the biggest fish Shuichi had ever seen. It was big enough for the two of them. He placed it in front of the kitten and started eating. Shuichi only stared at the fish in guilt. When Yuki realized that Shuichi wasn't eating, he looked at him.

"What now?" he asked "I got this fish so we can both eat now eat up."

"I'm nothing but trouble, aren't I?" Shuichi asked "Every little thing that happens is my fault. I can't do anything by myself, I always get myself in danger with every situation, and you always have to suffer because of me. You have to suffer taking care of me and that makes me nothing but some damn cat."

It was silent after the kitten said all those things. He lowered his head and covered it with his not injured paw. It was best if Yuki just abandoned him and went on with his life. Then, Shuichi found himself being flipped over onto his back and looking up at the wolfdog. Yuki lowered his head and nuzzled it against Shuichi's stomach. Shuichi placed his paws against Yuki's face. Shuichi then started to feel his stomach tickling. Yuki was licking his stomach. Shuichi flipped over again onto his stomach, turned around as well as he could without using his hurt paw, and started nuzzling his head against Yuki's.

"I love you Yuki." the kitten meowed "I couldn't bear it if you abandoned me, but I want to think about what's best for you. I want to be able to keep you warm with my body and hold you in my paws, but I'm too small and troublesome. It would be better if you abandoned me..."

"Stop saying that!" Yuki growled "Yes, there are moments when you annoy me and when I wish I wouldn't have to take care of you, but when you disappeared from the river, I was so scared. I was worried you were hurt. Yes, it's annoying but in the end, I'm happy to have you here. Before, I thought everything I did was only to make Master happy, but now I see that what I was actually doing was to give me something I never had when I was a pup; a family."

"But don't you have a family? And Tohma acts like he's been with you for ever."

"Tohma was only the puppy sitter. Actually, when I was a pup, I was a lot like you. I always wanted someone to play with and keep me safe, but with me grown in a family of wolves, I was taught to be independant on everything. I wouldn't believe them until I too went into the other side of the forest. The wolves you just saw were from a different pack than where I come from. The two packs are enemies. I ended up there and they attacked me. I had to fend for myself. There was no one around to help me. I ended up in the same situation as you and I hurt my paw. I was almost a goner until Master came and took care of me. Since then, I became like other wolves; strong, wise, and independant. That was until I met you. So don't say things like you cause trouble and that I'm better off without you, because from what I see, you've changed me for the better."

Yuki wrapped his paw around the kitten and began licking his cheek. Shuichi just relaxed and realized that Yuki did like him. The thought made him start to purr. The wolfdog was surprised about the sudden sound, but then he continued what he was doing and continued to clean Shuichi.

"Well, aren't you going to eat that fish ot what?" Yuki asked. Shuichi moved himself closer to the fish and started eating as Yuki continued cleaning him. After he was full, the kitten ended up falling asleep with the wolfdog still cleaning him. But through that whole time, he did not stop purring. He was still purring in his sleep. Yuki laid down beside the kitten and cuddled close with him with the sound of Shuichi's purring as a lullaby. He was happy to be with his feline companion once again.

Pinkshuchan: AWWW! Now isn't that so kawaii? Of course, just because they found each other doesn't mean the story is over yet. There's still a lot of things that are gonna happen. Read and Review everyone!