DISCLAIMER: I do not own Wolf's Rain, only the idea for this story.


Chapter 12

With Kiba

Kiba had to see that woman. That vision was driving him insane! He had to know what happened while they were in the pods. Showing Cher that he was a wolf was an irrational decision, but she just wasn't cooperating.

"What are you?" Toboe asked. Kiba ignored Toboe because if he tried to explain it now, Toboe would just get confused.

"What did they do to me?" Kiba growled.

"I… I'm not sure exactly. I was fired just after the discovery. If I just had some of the documents from that office, unfortunately, that place was shut down. With you all in it," Cher replied.

"If we take you there, will someone please explain to me what is going on?" Toboe replied. After the silent agreement passed, the trio set out to the office.

With Hige

Hige continued his effortless search for a way out, but now he was with that girl. Trying to figure out stuff from those papers was harder than imagined, so he just left it and continued on.

"Hey, so when can we leave this place?" Hige asked. The girl didn't answer, so he asked a different question. "So, what's your name?"

"This one is Cheza, the flower maiden," the girl replied.

"Flower maiden?" Hige didn't understand two things. 1. Why she kept referring to herself as "this one." 2. This flower maiden business.

"Yes, this one is not like you. This one was created. You were recreated," she spoke softly.

"Recreated?"

"You do not remember. Here, let this one soothe your curiosity," she stopped, smiled, and lifted her finger to his head.

"Cheza,"

With Tsume

Tsume ran through the forest. He escaped that prison at the first chance he got. He only stopped once before. He was tired, yes, but he was too afraid to go back to that place with that freak, though he was dead. Tsume had killed him and ran. He didn't understand why killing him felt so natural. HE HAD JUST MURDERED SOMEONE! Why would that feel natural! He couldn't help but smile as he remembered the terror on his face. It was grotesque. He couldn't think about that now, though. He was determined to find Toboe.

"Shoot!" Tsume yelled. He tripped over a fallen log and practically rolled down a hill. When he got up, he was in someone's backyard. He attempted sneaking away, but a little girl came running out.

"It's another doggie!" the little girl screamed as she ran out of the house and came over to Tsume. "Hi doggie, I saw another doggie like you today! The other doggie was white, but you're grey!" the little girl giggled as she grabbed onto Tsume and wouldn't release. She was a little leech.

~O~

I placed the paper bag on the table and started to unload the groceries. My little Melody and I had just come back from the store and she was already yelling for me to come see another dog. The first one had been a young man with dark hair and blue eyes. I had apologized to him and got a hold of my daughter. She had just been seeing things ever since she got sick. It was the worst cold I had ever seen. She had been throwing up and had even started to turn green. Fortunately, she got over it fast and had started to see different things.

I walked out of the door with a juice pouch for Melody. I saw her clinging onto another young man, but this one had practically white hair, golden eyes, and black leather.

"Come here Melody. Leave the poor man…" I couldn't believe my eyes. That young man was gone and in its place was a giant grey dog!

With Toboe

Toboe hadn't the slightest idea of what was going on. One minute Kiba was a wolf, the other, he was a man. Toboe tried to make sense of this, but he was too tired to think.

"Can we take a break?" Toboe whined.

"We're almost there," human Kiba said.

"We'll take a break once we get there," Cher replied with a small smile. Cher was the only one really making sense. A few minutes ago, she was telling him about all the new wonders that had been created from their dreams. It was amazing, but Toboe was no scientist. He would have to stop her when she started speaking scientist.

"Here," Kiba announced. The old lab was in crumbles. This was the first time Toboe had actually looked at it. Vines crawled up the walls, or what was left of the walls, and the whole thing looked like it was ready to collapse. The group walked over to the hole that the guy who took Tsume made. Kiba went first, nothing happened; Toboe went second, nothing happened, but when Cher tried to go through, she was repelled back.

"Um, what is going on?" Cher asked as she tried to find a way passed the force field.

"Shit," Kiba cursed under his breath.

"Hey, look who's back!" a new voice announced.

"Hige!" Toboe smiled at the familiar face down the hallway.

"Hey runt! Kiba, I remember," Hige muttered the last part.

"Hige," Kiba smiled, not a big smile, a Kiba smile, one that barely seemed like a smile.

"Who's this?" Hige referred to Cher, still trying to get inside the lab.

"I'm Cher. I'm here to…"

"Shailoh shailoh, yatreet ka," the girl interrupted.

"Oh my god, its Cheza," Cher whispered. The girl walked over to the force field with a folder of papers in her hand. When she got to the force field, she reached her hand with the folders to the other side. Cher hesitantly picked them up and began to read. A few minutes later, she said, "Oh my, this is incredible! It says…"

"Watch out!" Kiba yelled to her, but it was too late. The figure behind her had already shot her in the back.

"Now now, you didn't think it would be that easy, did you? You'd figure this all out by simply having a human read it. No, I think that I'll take this," the figure grabbed the folder and started to walk away. Hige and Kiba started that growling and jumped at the figure. Hige was repelled back, but Kiba made it and was inches from the figure when Kiba was suddenly thrown to the ground. "No no no," the figure said before taking off his helmet. It was the guy who took Tsume!


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