Chapter 10

Make the pain go away Part3

The sky was a purlish-white.The winds whistled and swirled dead leaves in the air at a rapid pace. It bit and frosted anything that was unsheltered, such as wolves, perhaps.

Toboe trotted through the snow, occasionally looking back at the gray and brown wolves, which sadly still haven't finished their dispute. He then looked in front of him, seeing a majestic wolf with beautiful white fur that matched the snow all most perfectly. He called out to the animal.

"Kiba!" The rushing wind made him elevate his voice. "KIBA!"

Kiba turned around about halfway with a sort of impatient look on his face. Toboe hesitated at first, but manage to get his message across.

"I think we should stop, the wind is getting stronger. I think you're right, there is going to be a storm!"

Toboe ran up to the silent wolf wanting and waiting for an answer. But he said nothing, Kiba just turned back around and continued his fast pace stride.

The 4 wolves continued their walk which, little did they know, led them right into the storm. The storm turned out to be a blizzard. Every now and then, someone would slip or get snow into their face. Hige, sadly, was the last to receive the hint that maybe he should turn his head against the insensitive current of air and keep going.

Kiba, who was silent the whole horrible time, made a miraculous decision. He turned around and shouted.

"We can rest over there!" He pointed to a junkyard.

Surely they were not out in the middle of nowhere anymore if there was a junkyard. Now in this time of age, compost would be near a city…or in it, but there wasn't a city here and probably wouldn't be one for 10 more miles.

They all reached the junkyard's gates with the sign that read:

"Beware of Dog"

In big white bold letters.

It was obvious that there was no dog and Tsume was the first to ignore the sign and jump over the barred-wired fence, followed by Kiba, then Hige and finally Toboe.

They each sat in a seat on a wheel-less bus. It was rusted due to time, the way it was built, and the weather. The forest green plastic seats were filled with holes here and there, but it was better than nothing.Lastly, the best part of the bus was that all but one window was not broken and kept the cold wind out perfectly.

Toboe leaned against the window, breathing on it and making happy faces.Hige sat at the driver's seat with his feet resting on the dashboard, he was fast asleep.Kiba and Tsume took two seats in the very back of the bus and said nothing to one another. They passed a few glances but stared into space listening to the blustery weather before drifting off to another world.

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Acsan sat in the snow holding herself and shivering feriously.She has now been out in the cold for 3 hours and the storm had already came upon her. Feeling alone, sick, and confused, Acsan decided not to move and just wait for someone to come by…someone.

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"Okay evurone…one more tiiime." Quent hiccupped.

He sat on a bar stool and sang different songs with other men and a few women. They were all drunk and celebrating for no good reason. When it was over, everyone went back to his or her seats and continued separate conversations and consumption.

A man about Quent's age came up to him and gave him a friendly slap on the back. He sat next to him and began to talk. They laughed and judged different women in the bar.

"Speaking of malnourished, where is your daughter, uh, Acsan?"

"Oh that kid. Probably out there playin' with her wolves."

"Her wolves!" The man sounded surprised.

"Yeah, Acsan likes to protect em'" Quent took a drink. "One of em' even has a crush on her."

"A wolf having a crush on your daughter? That's some serious crap right there."

"Yeah but those wolves are different. They're smart. Too smart. And fast too. Remember those men who went out to kill some wolves?"

"Yeah, haven't heard from them."

"They're dead….. ...And were all killed by two of those damned wolves."

"Shoot." The man sank in his chair. "Well I'll be darned…..So is your daughter still out there? You must be worried."

"Pft.No.Acsan is a strong gal. She'll show those wolves what's what."

"But Quent she's still young, don't you think she could use a little back up?"

Quent took another drink of whiskey. "I don't tell you how to run your family, so don't try to run mine." He said drunkenly.

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The sky was now completely dark and the blizzard was gone. The bus in the junkyard was empty and a trail of wolf prints rested freshly in the slushy snow. They led out of the junkyard and onto a black tar road. The air was dry and crisp. And the full moon was the land's night-light.

Kiba and the others glanced up at the pale blue orb with absolute admiration.

"It's so beautiful." Hige whispered.

The pack was now at a calm walking pace. They wanted to enjoy this special sight a bit longer.

Toboe's eyes eased. "I wonder if Acsan and her father's okay." He said softly.

Tsume grunted and looked back at the moon. The last thing he wanted to hear right now was the talk of that foolish human girl.

There was a long silence until Hige spoke.

"I'm sure…I'm sure she and her father are okay."

"That storm must have been horrific for them."

Hige smiled fakely. "Yeah, but Acsan's a pretty-" He looked at his feet. "A pretty amazing girl. She'll be alright.I just know it."

Kiba was able to tell something was troubling the brown wolf but didn't ask. It probably would open up old wounds. Speaking of old wounds.

"Hige?"

"Hm."

"How's your arm?"

"Oh! I forgot about that." Toboe said.

Hige held his arm. "It's alright." He sounded as blank as Kiba.

Toboe looked at Tsume then Hige. "Hige, is something the matter?"

"Mm.Mm." He walked faster till he was far in front of the pack.

Toboe stared with curiosity.

"He's thinking about that girl again."Tsume growled.

"Oh."

"Damn it, why could he have fallen in love with a wolf?" Tsume complained.

"Maybe because he hasn't found the right wolf yet."

"So he picks a human? That sounds like a load of crap."

"It's not that bad." Toboe quietly protested.

"Well, don't you start falling for some ignorant human girl either." He ordered.

"And what if I do?"

"Look Toboe, all I'm saying is humans and wolves don't mix. Things are just no suppose to work that way."

"Think of it this way Toboe-" Kiba inserted. "What if Hige and Acsan fell in love and wanted to have pups?"

Toboe thought about it, partly blushing.

"They couldn't could they?...No. And that's because nature won't allow it."

"Neither will I. And Kiba is probably with me on this one." Tsume put his hands behind his head.

Kiba nodded in agreement and continued to talk about Hige's love life. But what they didn't know was that Hige heard every word they had said and was still saying. This ticked him off yet he decided not to explode just yet.Instead, he eased himself by thinking about his forbidden love, Acsan.

Acsan lay in the snow shivering even more than before. Her fingers, lips and face were both pale and purple. She wanted to cry but her eyes were completely dry and her body was stiff. She began to regret what she said to Tsume and started to think about Hige.She smiled remembering how funny he was and how soft and kind his eyes were.Why, just the sound of his voice made her feel peaceful.

The sound of crunching snow came closer and closer to her. The image of aolder man much like her father,appeared to her but it was hazy.

"Hey,youokay,kid?" His voice was husky.

Acsan tried to answer while getting up when everything went black.

("Even when no one's around, when you're in the darkest location, I will be your shelter."-A note I received from a boy I don't even know)