Chapter Twenty-Five: Attacked by Wolves

Oh my gosh, I'm back. YES! I don't know how I did it but I fixed the issue. Goodness I hope it holds. I did not like having that issue. Thank ya'll so much for waiting patiently. You have no idea how much it was driving me nuts that I couldn't update. (Happy sigh) Yay! I'm so happy I'm back. Anywho enough about me getting back in lets just jump right in. Happy reading ya'll.

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Previously:

"Very well, make sure that everything is ready. I don't want him getting away. He is much too important. Once we have him we'll grab the maiden." The woman replied, the man bowed and walked out of the room. Once he was gone the woman pulled out a collar touching the metal plate and letting the light shine off of it, "Soon my dear wolf. Soon you will be mine and we'll open a perfect paradise." The metal plate showed the name Kiba etched in.

Now:

Kiba stared out the window of the car biting his lip. His mind on the man that spoke to him in his sleep. As much as it gave him chills up his spine every time he thought about him the white wolf couldn't help but think on the words that were spoken to him. The fact that the man said his friends were baggage bothered him. And there was the fact that the he man said he wasn't going to be resting long made him feel antsy. The brunet knew that (1) Mark was staring at him but his mind was stuck on trying to figure out what was going on. Clearly he was important to the man that kept catching him in his sleep he just didn't know why. The thought caused him to clench his hand.

The man next to him raised an eyebrow, "You okay there kid?"

Kiba blinked then smiled at Quent, "Yeah, I'm good."

"I call bull." Quent said as he continued to drive. In the back seat Mark peeked slightly before closing his eye. He could tell that neither of them were going to force Kiba to say anything. Quent had been told that the arctic wolf would shut down and take longer to explain. "We are almost there. Be ready to answer questions if they ask you any." Kiba nodded and reached back to pet Mark on the head. The black wolf let his ears go back as he enjoyed the gentle touch. The human smiled, "So how long did it take for the bond between you two to solidify?"

"Hm, probably half year." Kiba replied putting his hand in his lap. "After that we were inseparable."

Quent chuckled, "You look it. Whatever are you going to do when you find girls you like?"

Mark snickered, "We are in the same pack that won't be an issue old man." Next to him he could hear Blue laughing. Looking at her he could see her covering her muzzle with her paw.

"Brat." The man said causing Kiba to chuckle amused by the banter his best friend was able to get out of the man. "Keith…" The brunette haired illusion boy looked over at the human, "…I have a room near mine that is currently being used as a storage room. So when we get there we will have to clear it out for you and Markus to sleep there without fearing for your life."

"I understand." Kiba replied turning to look out the window as the scenery passed by. It felt weird to him to be in vehicle. To go this fast and not be moving his own legs was beyond strange for him. "Hey Blue, how long did it take you to get used to being in a car?"

The female wolf took a minute to think before replying, "I think it took me a few times being in the car to get used to it."

The black wolf nodded his head in reply and turned to looked at Quent driving,
"So do you think we could drive if we held our illusion?" His ear shifting to Blue to hear her reply.

"No, we will need a drives license if we drive. It would make it hard for us to blend in if we got pulled over. So I don't suggest it. Besides we would have to learn to actually drive the car in the first place." She looked at Quent who Kiba could see had a smile on his face. "Besides it's easier to let the humans do the driving for us. No need to learn to drive."

Quent raised an eyebrow looking at his dog before focusing on the road again while the wolves laughed at him. "Quiet you brats or I'll throw you all out of my car and you can run home." Kiba smiled at the man cheekily, "You keep those thought to yourself turkey."

Mark showed his teeth in his version of a smile a he laughed lightly with Blue, "Does he get like this often, cause he's fun to tease."

"Every once in while." Blue winked at the red eyed wolf causing the two of them to burst into laughter.

Kiba looked over his shoulder with a smile. He then turned and grinned mischievously at the man as he laughed out, "You make it too easy." When the man gave a playful glare his direction, "Now I know what my parents were talking about."

"Brat." Quent replied nudging the teen next to him. He could feel that extra solidity that the boy had over Blue's own illusion. 'It must be a those survival instincts that he and the other wild wolves had to learn.' It made him wonder if Toboe, Hige, and Blue were going to be at some kind of disadvantage.

The brunette next to him looked out the windows his blue eyes looking at the scenery passing by. "Keith, are you going to be okay there?"

"I…just miss my mom and dad." The teen replied, "I've never been away from them. It's just hard."

Quent smiled as he noticed Mark sitting up and putting his head where Kiba could pet him. The illusioned wolf did so turning his body to pet him easier. The man spoke, "You'll get used to it. You kids these days bounce back so quickly it's amazing." Blue eyes looked at him as the boy smiled back, "And even though I said that, I remember your parents sending me letters about how strong you really are. I have to say I'm not disappointed."

"Thanks, that means a lot." The teen said scratching the black wolf behind the ear, "What is Dome City like?"

"Busy and overly crowded."

"Is that all you have to say about Dome City?" The teen asked amused and Mark tilted his head like a curious 'dog' he was pretending to be.

"Yes, not much going for it like Kyrios. It doesn't help that is so stuffy. I prefer cities that are not domed to those that are." The man replied.

Mark pulled away from Kiba to sniff curiously at Blue before looking out the open window letting the wind blow through his fur. As much as it was a weird experience being in a car he was enjoying the feeling of the wind. Blue giggled behind him, "It's kind of fun isn't it?"

"Yeah." The black wolf replied pulling his head in to looked at the other dark furred wolf, "It's a fun experience." Looking to the side he could see Kiba looking at him amused, "Oh just you wait till you experience it. You'll be doing it too."

"I already am." Kiba replied moving his hand which had found it's way out the now open window he had opened earlier. Red eyes looked at his best friend, "It doesn't take away from seeing your ears move the way they were."

"You are a jerk do you know that?" The black wolf asked glaring lightly at the illusioned wolf.

"You only say that if I annoy you." Kiba said with a chuckle looking away with a wide smile.

Quent started laughing in his chest, "Okay we should be there soon. Be ready for them to ask you questions."

Kiba nodded poking his head out the window to see a dome coming into view quickly, from what he could see that it was white with touches of brown and red for color. He raised and eyebrow. "What's with the red and brown?"

"Don't know Key, the people who designed it are weird." The human replied with a shake of the head as the teen pulled his head in.

"So when you said overly crowded did you mean that there wasn't enough room for people to walk by or that there's too many people?"

"Both, one some days you have to force your way through and on others there is just so many people that it bothers you." Quent replied his unoccupied hand reaching up to pull out his documentation showing that he worked in the department that he did. Handing it to Kiba he said, "Hold on to these for me for the time being. They hate being forced to wait while I pull them out."

The teen raised an eyebrow, "Why? It's not like you can just have it sitting on the seat where anyone you would see it."

The man smiled at him appreciatively, "Thank you, I'm glad someone sees it my way." The wolf teen laughed in reply as the human slowed down to the guard.

"Hello gentlemen."

"Hello Mr. Yaiden, documentation please." The driver took the documents from Kiba handing them over, "Who's the kid?"

"He's a family friend's kid. They asked me to look after him for a while. Kid said that he wanted to explore a bit and so his parents sent me a letter asking me to do that." Quent replied smiling at the guard who was shaking his head amused.

"So kiddo what name do you go by?"

"Keith." The teenager replied with a smile.

The guard nodded in approval as his partner took the papers and looked through them. They could tell they were doing this slowly so that they could get as many answers out of Kiba as possible. "Why'd you want to go out and explore? It's getting pretty dangerous out there days."

The brunette touched his chin in thought before answering, "Well what I told my parents was I was kind of getting bored of seeing the same town we were in. Not enough new faces to be honest. So I asked if I could explore for a bit. It really wasn't that big of a walk to be honest. I go on runs all the time so it felt like nothing. Besides I also had my friends with me so I wasn't alone."

"Where are your friends now?"

"In Domino City currently with their parent's friends." Kiba replied with a smile, "But they should be here soon."

"Oh?" The guard asked intrigued.

"Yep." Kiba replied laughing when Mark nudged him, "Markus you want to say hi buddy."

"Pretty wolf you got there?"

The teenager sighed, "He's not a wolf, he's a dog. He's just bigger than what most people own."

The guard looked unconvinced causing Quent to roll his eyes as well, "He's telling the truth. He's a friendly mutt." The man rested his hand softly on the wolf side for a second petting softly before pulling his hand back.

"You mean much like your own wolf?"

The man sighed, "For the last time, stop calling her a wolf. It's insulting to think she is one. Why would I own a wolf when I know they are being hunted down? That would be the last thing I want to happen to me. I already lost my family what more do you want me to lose."

"Sorry Mr. Yaiden. I'm just not a fan of them as you know and it doesn't help that both of those dogs look a lot like wolves." The guard looked at the teenager petting the black 'dogs' head like the man was going to take him away. "I'm sorry Keith. I tend to judge larger dogs. I'll try not to do that."

"Thank you."

"So…is he a gift?"

"From my parents. I had to work hard to show I could take care of him." Mark gave a soft whine when Kiba scratched behind his ear.

The guard smiled pulling back as his partner walked forward, "Here's the papers Mr. Yaiden, you need to update your work registration. You have a couple of papers missing since you were out of town when it happened and your drivers license is due next week."

"I'll make sure to get that done sir. Have a good day gentlemen." Quent drove forward. "Sorry about that Kiba. He isn't lying when he said he doesn't like wolves. He mother and sister got attacked by wolves."

Blue eyes rolled, "Why? Why must other play like the bad guy that people see us as?"

"No idea, but you know there is always a bad apple somewhere." The man said getting a nod of agreement from Kiba.

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(1) (Mark (Male): Mable and Author's pup/child. Black wolf with light red eyes. Human short dark brown hair with green eyes, tan, casual with fingerless gloves (lost his two sisters to his previous packs slaughter)) (very empathetic, sweet, friendly, energetic)