Chapter Fifteen: The Debate

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Previously:

"In our past life I had this specific collar that led a woman named Jagara to wolf packs that got them killed. We had no idea what it really was till the last town on our journey. Suffice to say I got my memories when I was with her." Hige closed his eyes and shook his head as if trying to get rid of the bad memories, "It…was not a pleasant awakening so to speak."

Mark winced, "Yikes, sounds rough."

"Yeah, it was." Hige smiled though, "Now I am free of her. So all is good now."

Now:

Kiba sat down in front of his father as Tsume and Hige were talking about how they had to meet up with the others that had been looking for the white wolf, "We have two weeks to meet up again. At the Domino city dome entrance."

The white wolf looked away to the open field of slowly melting snow the fluffy one spoke, "I have to return to Cher and Hubb soon anyway otherwise me being long too long will look suspicious."

Zali nodded, "I see, you could leave now if you needed."

Tsume and Hige looked at each other before the younger grey furred wolf spoke up, "We…will need to have Kiba with us." The white wolf sighed slightly in despair hearing that, his ears going down.

"Kiba, you've been telling us that you will need to leave one day, hell I've been telling you that myself since you were just a pup." Zali told his child the younger wolf pouted at him with a small whine, "No Kiba, even I know it is time for you to leave this pack."

"But, I don't want to leave. I like living here." Kiba complained slightly shocking Tsume and Hige.

"You are a pack leader by heart I can see it in you. Besides you have been complaining being around Moss all this time. It would do you good to get away from him." The father replied.

"Let me stay a week. You said you had two weeks right?" Tsume nodded in confirmation causing the white wolf to look into his father's eyes, "Please, let me stay one more week. We could travel to Domino city in three days in a flat run from here."

Zali shook his head causing Cole to look at her son with sad eyes, "Snowball, I wish you could but…your father is right." Shocked gold eyes looked at his mother, "You need to start you own official pack. You have all the pack members you need now you just need to finish it with the past pack." She walked forward head butting Kiba gently, "I will always love you Snowball but you really do need to go on this journey. Your path calls to you my son. Don't run from it."

While Kiba and Cole had their moment with each other Tsume looked at Mark (1) laying close by, "I take this has been a struggle with him."

The black wolf nodded as Zali relied in the young wolfs stead, "He's been antsy for the last few weeks like he just ready to run and be wild. With our pack being as big as it is, it is hard to let everyone roam free and get their wild energy out. It was easier when he was a pup." The father smiled at site of Cole and Kiba laying next to each other. The two had moved away a small distance to have their peace with each other. "It was like it was just yesterday when Mark and Kiba were just pups playing tag."

Flashback:

Zali chuckled as the black and white pup's ran underneath him trying to tackle each other. He had decided to take both the young energetic pups on his patrol. Both of the pups had displayed extreme interest in leading a pack. While at the time he didn't know the two would lead together he could see that they were strongly bonded and nothing could tear them apart. Zali had told the two to keep their game of tag around him as he walked around the pack. This allowed a different area to the two to run around as they had to dodge not just each other but the other grown wolves that Kiba's father walked past.

Zali would stop occasionally to talk to a wolf or two but never once let the boys out of his sight. "Kiba, Mark come here for a moment." The two stopped their playing and ran over him.

"Yes dad?" The white furred pup asked with a tilt of his head looking all the more adorable than his already fluffy puppy self was.

Zali smiled fondly at his son and point over to two wolves having an argument, "Tell me what do you see?"

"A debate." The black pup said with a wag of his tail. "They don't agree on something."

"I see a misunderstanding." Kiba replied, "If you listen to what they are saying you can tell something was missing in the conversation and it lead to this."

"Very good boys. Kiba, go see if you can defuse it. Mark, help him if he needs it."

The two pups nodded and trotted over to the two debating wolves, "Excuse me?" Kiba asked the two irritated wolves looked at him as he and Mark sat down, "Are you two okay?"

One of wolves looked away, "It's fine Kiba, no need to worry you sweet head."

The other wolf looked at Zali who nodded a him laying down to watch from a small distance just in case he was needed. Getting the idea of what was happening the second wolf explained, "We can't understand why some of the meat has gone missing. It was during one of our shifts but we don't know how it went missing when we know for a fact that everything was double checked."

"I didn't lose any." The first wolf growled out.

"I never said it was you. I just suggested that maybe one of us miscounted."

"No, you were trying to put the blame on me. I know the look."

Kiba looked at Mark then at the adult wolves, "Um, is it possible that someone took some after you counted?"

The first wolf rolled his eyes, "No, we would have smelled them."

"Not if the wind is going the wrong direction." Mark said backing up his best friend his head held high, "Mom told me many times to make sure to check which way the wind was going when were running without a pack."

The second one thought about it and looked at the meat, "Hm, the wind was going south that day. The scent of the meat at the time would be going toward the pack yesterday."

The first one rolled his eyes, "Yes, because a pup can figure that out. I understand he's Zali's son and all but let's be honest, this is an adult situation. We shouldn't be worrying a pup about missing provisions."

"Yes, because his father is just laying there for shi…" The second wolf caught himself and changed what he was going to say, "...for no reason at all."

Finally the first wolf looked behind the white wolf sitting as tall as his small boy would allow and quite agitated at the older wolf. "Zali, I didn't see you there."

"Because I didn't want you to." The alpha glared lightly at the first wolf, "Just so you know I sent Kiba and Mark to take care of this. They are both interest in having a pack and being the leader I felt it was in their best interest to see what kind of things that responsibility held."

"Y…yes sir. I understand."

"Now you two go look into what my Kiba and Mark suggested. We need to figure this out right now before we end up having someone hungry." Zali stood up and walked up to the pups, "Kiba, Mark you did good. Mark good job on backing up Kiba, even if you are not the one that makes the idea you need to learn to back up valid ideas." The father looked at his son, "Good suggestion the only thing I have to offer you is don't let what they say about you physically show. It will make you look weak in front of an enemy. As far as your pack goes then you can talk to them to help figure out your own problems."

"Okay dad, I will." The white pup let his dad nuzzle his tiny head.

"That's my Kiba, my brave son."

End Flashback:

Zali shook his head smiling at the sight of Kiba and Cole asleep, "Forgive me, Kiba was cute as a pup. He had quite the energy about him. Mark can attest to that."

Mark smirked as he took his human illusion, "I was the reason why and you know it."

The old grey wolf chuckled, "Yes and you are quite proud of that fact aren't you?" The young wolf just smiled in reply. \

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OC Characters used:

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)