Chapter Twenty-Eight: Getting Help
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I apologize for how long it took me to update. My hubby and I went on a vacation and I and I left all my things at home so that I could focus on him and family.
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Previously:
Instead of replying right away Kiba took off his seat belt and went over the armrest to sit next to Mark. Once there he laid his head against the dark wolf's furry side, "I don't know. He…he just gave off this vibe that caused me to freeze up."
This caused a good deal of concern for Mark who was equally as protective of Kiba as the white wolf was of him. They'd die to protect each other. Moving so that he was laying on his best friend's lap he tried to get as close as he could, ready to defend his friend who felt vulnerable no matter what the cost. As he laid there he could feel Kiba petting him to help make himself feel better. He knew that he had to find Tsume as soon as they got back to Quent's house. He knew that he was going to need more help protecting Kiba.
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Quent put his pen down and looked over at Kiba who had an expression of a deep thinking. He wondered if he was thinking about the man that had startled him when he was waiting in the car with Mark (1). The moment that he had been told about the man Quent had asked what the man looked like so that he could keep an eye out for him. His co-worker had been happy to give him the description. When Quent had gotten to the car he made sure to check on his charge before he headed to work. Seeing Kiba as startled as he had been had been scary for him and Blue. They had both known the white wolf to be so powerful and willful that very little could scare him. At first Quent thought about asking the kid if he was okay but just seeing the brunette petting the black furred wolf the way he was pretty much told him that Kiba was definitely still freaked out by the experience. For his part Mark looked like he was feeling a bit over protective of his best friend for the time being. Now that they were in the Quent's office the human was wondering if the teenager would talk. From what he understood he still didn't fully explain himself to his own best friend. With a sigh the human opened his mouth asking, "You going to be okay, kid?"
Kiba shrugged, "I'm not sure. That man really got to me."
Quent tapped his finger against his arm before he stood up and sat in the seat next to the white wolf, "What about him bothered you?"
"I…I don't know." The teenage wolf rubbed the back of his head as his other hand fell to the side to pet Mark again, "I know it wasn't how he looked at me or how he looked overall. There was just this feeling of foreboding that I got. It's hard to explain."
Quent narrowed his eyes then glanced at the red eyed wolf, "What about you? From what I understand you started barking the moment you knew the man was there."
"I got the feeling that Kiba was in danger in some fashion or form. I'm not sure if it was the man himself or possibly someone he works for. It didn't help that Kiba was literally stiff in shock. I had no choice but to get someone's attention." Mark replied looking at his best friend his head tilting, "I've never seen him like that before it was kind of scary to be honest." Blue eyes looked at the black wolf apologetically, "Don't be sorry Key, it's not your fault that he took you by surprise. I'll always be there if you need me. We will stick together till the end."
Kiba smiled, "Thanks."
Blue looked up, "Do you really feel like he could be working for someone?"
"No doubt." Mark replied instead causing Quent and the female wolf to look at him, "Even though I could not smell him there was no way he is working alone. He has to be working for someone. I just fear that it's one of the nobles. Only they are the ones that can cause just about anyone to do anything they want them to do. I haven't heard of anyone else that can do it."
Blue looked down in thought as the human said, "True. Now that means we have to figure out what noble he works for. From what we are told each noble has a different reason they want Kiba."
"Yeah, but even then we could be wrong about their reasons." The half wolf said in reply, "We were never really around any one noble for long enough to really be able to tell their goal with taking Kiba. In our past life every noble wanted wolves dead so we really don't know what they could want."
Kiba looked at the door before glancing at the female and asking, "Do you know what the other nobles wanted with me to begin with? I still can't remember them all that well."
"Well if I'm right Orkham just wanted you dead, we never actually met him so I'm not sure I just assume he wants you dead. Darcia also wanted you dead but he seemed to use you and just wanted flower maiden. As for Jaguara she wanted to use you to open a paradise for nobles, well her and Darcia specifically."
Kiba uncharacteristically shivered causing Mark to place his head on the illusioned wolf's lap, "You going to be okay?"
"I don't know why, but every time I hear the female noble's name I get chills up my spine." Kiba rubbed his arm, "Is she as bad as my instincts are telling me she is?"
Blue looked away, "I'm sorry I can't tell you. All we hear about her is how prosperous the city she lives in is, and I never met her face to face in our past life. It was just you, Tsume, Hige, and Toboe that went in one way or another."
"Oh."
The brunette sighed and placed his hand on Mark's head as one of Quent's co-workers walked in. The man looked at the teenager, "You feeling any better kiddo?"
"Ah, for the most part."
The man smiled as he handed a file for Quent to look over, "Don't worry about him, all of us know what he looks like so he shouldn't bother you. But if he does just give a shout and we will be there to help you."
"Thanks that means a lot."
Quent smiled and walked back to his desk and the other human walked out. Blue eyes looked at the old man, "Will you guys really be able to catch him?"
"In time, don't worry too much." Quent replied opening the file and sighing when he saw what was in it, "Ugh, I was afraid that that was this file." Kiba and Mark both tilted their head in curiosity. With a small chuckled the man replied, "It's from a case three months back. Its notes that is for their trial that is in a few weeks. I'm just needed to sign off on a few things. So that they know what evidence I found at the scene."
"Oh, that sounds troublesome." The teenager replied as he looked at his best friend, "Kind of like when I helped dad with some disputes when I was younger."
"You did?" Quent asked as he looked over the information in the file.
"Yep." Kiba had a proud smile on his face, "Dad saw a natural leader in me so he often would take me to help out in debates with our neighbors." The teen looked happy as if he was recalling a memory, "I loved when my dad wouldn't leave me out of disputes I could learn from."
"Yeah, your old man has a habit of sticking kids where they can learn about anything they can." Quent laughed, he was happy he had an idea of how the white wolf's father worked mentally. Otherwise he wouldn't be able to fake knowing him in the past. He also loved hearing how cared for Kiba was by the man that had taken in. Quent smiled as the teenager looked at his best friend with a smile of his own. The human wished he had gotten the chance to actually raise Kiba as well as Mark in addition to Blue. They were good kids with good heads on their shoulders. "Your old man is lucky to have had the chance to raise you."
Kiba looked up surprised, "What do you mean?"
Quent smiled, "Since I have my memories I can see the old you in addition to you that was developed when you grew up with your father. It seems no matter what life we are in you will have the same core traits no matter what. I guess I just wish I had gotten the chance to help. I feel the same way about Toshiro."
The illusioned wolf smiled appreciatively, "I'm sure there will be a chance. As hard as it is for me I know that the next cycle will start no matter how much I don't want it to." Kiba let his hand run down his friend's back, "I just hope that no matter what I never get found by one of the nobles. I can only imagine how that life would turn out."
Quent chuckled, "I'm sure that won't happen. If they have to find you then you can't be easy to find. I mean look at how far our group had to go to find you."
Kiba laughed, "Yeah, that is true." He smiled at Quent, "I hope in one of the cycles you get to raise me. I can just imagine how interesting that would be."
"So long as I don't know the truth about your origins right away." The small group gave a small laugh.
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The moment they got home Mark made his way out the doggie door and walked over to the hole where he could smell the grey wolf was hanging out for the time being. "Tsume, I your help protecting Kiba."
"Why?" The scared wolf asked peeking in to see Mark lying down in front of the hole, "It seems like you and Blue are doing a good job of that. I'm of more help out here."
"That's just it, Blue wasn't close to the car when Kiba and I were waiting for Quent and her to be done looking at the scene he had to go to this morning." The black wolf replied, "There was this man that came out of no where and scarred Kiba. I don't know how to open the door with my paw. Even then by the time I would have opened the door the man would have been gone. Tsume, Kiba was really freaked out by him. He felt dangerous despite the fact he looked poor."
Mark could hear the grey wolf lying down, making sure to be hard to see in the hole that his fellow wolf was in front of. "You really think he is that dangerous?"
"It's possible that he works for a noble."
"What do you want me to do? Get caught, it would be too convenient."
"Not if I was to get you caught. When I play 'dog' I often look out for other wolves in the area. Kiba could easily play that off as a normal thing I do. I play the friendly dog when I need to and when it counts I could accidentally get you caught by Quent if you were 'distracted' by me." Tsume stayed quite as he thought quietly to himself, "I know you don't want to wear a collar, and I'm not asking you to be the perfect 'dog' at first, but I could really use some help in close quarters. Please, help me."
The grey wolf gave a sigh, "I can't be caught this early. I need time as a 'stray dog' to get friendly with you."
"Thank you, I'm just scared that I'm not enough to keep the man away from my best friend. I'll do anything to keep him safe from danger, and he I."
Tsume's ears twitched as he felt uncomfortable with this idea. But even then he knew that Kiba's safety came first since they had no idea where the flower maiden was, "Okay, I've been playing the friendly stray for a while now. And it wouldn't be too weird if I was thrown off by a different 'dog' in Quent's yard. I can see how that would distract me to get caught by him. We just have to make sure we give it a week and a half at most and that none of the other guards are nearby to catch me instead."
"I'll keep an eye on their rounds. There has to be some sort of pattern to their checking up on Quent's progress with you." The black wolf looked up and gave a playful bark when he spotted a couple of guard nearby. Upon seeing the dogs they were walking he said, "Go, I'll keep them occupied."
Tsume backed away as he heard the door open and Kiba talking when he realized the guards were walking their dogs. As he ran off the grey wolf thought back to his initial thought that he was going to have to get used to being around Mark and that they were going to have to learn to get along. Shaking his head he thought, 'I should have known that Kiba's safety was going to be the one thing that would break that tension. Mark and Kiba are the closest out of their group of friends.' Getting to his own little hiding spot he laid down and looked out to the vast freedom he had had for some time. 'Ugh, I hate the that I have to give up all this but Mark is right, Kiba needs the upmost protection right now.'
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(1) Mark: 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
