Part 4
Quatre stared at the Trowa in disbelief. Their Trowa stood. He to had shock written all over his face. He still held his dagger up but slowly relaxed. Quatre stared at him. He was so confused. There stood Trowa in tattered cloths. He had some markings on his face. They looked like a wolves fangs. One each side of his checks. He wore a necklace around his neck made out of claws, or fangs. He couldn't tell what animal it came from. In Trowa's other hand Quatre noticed a disk.
"What? Why?" Quatre asked. He didn't know what to say. Trowa sighed finally turning his gaze away from him.
"You wouldn't understand. I'm not doing this because I dislike the Preventers. I'm only doing this to protect my home." Trowa said.
"Your home? I thought you said the circus was your home?" Quatre asked. Trowa shook his head no.
"This was always my home, and I'm going to protect it! Even if it means going through you Quatre. I really don't want to do that but I will if I'm forced to." Trowa said.
"Trowa. Couldn't we talk this out? There has to be some other way to reach an agreement without fighting." Quatre said was a slight plea. Trowa shook his head again.
"Mother gave the humans warnings. The people who live here gave the warnings. Tried to stop them but no. These humans where to stubborn. Trying to destroy the last of the ancient forest. Trying to kill the last of the ancient gods. They where going to kill my mother by destroying the forest." Trowa said. He clenched his hand in tight fists. His knuckles where turning white.
"You mother?" Quatre said. He never knew Trowa had a mother. Trowa nodded. Then it hit Quatre.
"Moro. The wolf god the villagers where talking about! She's real?" Quatre squeaked. Trowa gave a small chuckle.
"If it wasn't for her I wouldn't be alive." Trowa said. He looked up as he heard a wolf howl.
"I have to go. Please don't tell anyone." Trowa said. Quatre could see the plea in his eyes. Begging him not to tell. Quatre looked down and nodded. Not daring to speak afraid what he'll say. He looked up and saw Trowa putting his mask on and walking out the door.
Quatre looked out the door and saw Trowa hoping on one of the wolves. He could see fire in the background. The wolves then ran off into the forest along with Trowa.
"I'll see you again soon, Trowa." Quatre whispered.
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Duo peered into the room once again and saw Quatre lying on the bed. His face in the pillows like he was crying but there was no sobbing sound. Ever since the attack of the wolves and that wolf boy Quatre has been attacking weird. He just sits in his room either staring out the window or just lying there on his bed staring off into nothing. Like he was thinking about something.
I thought Trowa's disappearance was hard on Quatre but not this hard. Duo silently walked into the room and quickly put on his Duo Maxwell charm.
"Hey Quatre!" Duo cried as he slammed the door behind him. Quatre jumped up surprised. He wasn't expecting the cheerful pilot to come. He looked around confused trying to remember where he was then realized where he was. He looked at Duo who was smiling at him.
"You back from la, la land yet?" Duo asked cheerfully. Quatre laughed and nodded.
"Yeah, sorry. Is there something you need Duo?" Quatre asked putting on a smile.
"Nothing really. Just wondering what your doing? You've been acting weird ever since that attack." Duo said.
"I'm all right. Really Duo. I'm just worried about Trowa that's all." Quatre said forcing a smile. Duo looked doubtfully at Quatre.
"Ok. I guess. Well I guess I'll go bug Heero or Wufei." Duo said disappointedly and walked out the door. Quatre watched sadly as Duo closed the door behind him.
I'm sorry Duo. I want to tell you what's wrong but I promised Trowa I wouldn't tell. Quatre thought then looked out the window seeing the forest where Trowa left the other night. He frowned. He got up and slowly walked out his trailer and looked back and forth to make sure no one was around and ran of towards the forest.
~*~*~*~*~*
Quatre panted as he sat down and leaned against a giant tree. He looked up and saw thin beams of sunlight from the cluster of leaves. The only light source under the forest canopy. He watched a butterfly fluttered around him and then flew off. He smiled as he watched the butterfly fly off. He forced himself up and continued walking. He had to find Trowa. He had to stop the fighting before someone got hurt from this useless battle.
Quatre jumped onto the log and walked over the tiny stream under it. He looked up and gasped. There was a lake but in the middle was a tiny little island with a single tree on it. He saw small stepping-stones towards the island. He looked in the clear water and saw some bones in the water. He noticed there where no fish in the lake. Quatre stared at the scenery for a bit longer before continuing. He stopped as he heard a noise.
Quatre looked behind him. He was scared. The bushes rustled as whatever was coming came closer. Then out stepped a deer. Quatre let out his breath in relief. The deer. It was a buck stared at him. His nose quivered as he sniffed the stranger in the forest.
"You gave me a scare." Quatre said with a smile. Then a low growl came. The deer looked towards the source of the nose ears pointed foreword. He quickly stamped his foot on the ground and started to take off the other direction but then a wolf jumped out of the bushes. The wolf jumped up and twisted the deer's neck killing it instantly. The other wolf jumped out of the bushes the two started eating their catch.
Quatre stared horrified on what he just witnessed. He also noticed that these wolves are the same ones that attack the construction site. He took a step back praying that they wouldn't notice him. Only he ended up stepping on a stick make a snapping sound. The two wolves looked up from the supper and looked at Quatre. The both growled showing their canine teeth.
"A human." One of them snarled. Quatre's eyes widen. They talk! The wolves talk!
"Get him," the other said. Quatre turned around and ran as fast as he could. He could hear the wolves right behind him. He knew they could easily get him. They where taking their time. No! Please I want to see Trowa first before I die! Quatre screamed silently in his head. He tripped over a rock and slide down the hill.
Quatre screamed in pain as he twisted his right ankle. It got stuck between two rocks. His clothes where torn but Quatre ignored it. He tried desperately to release his foot. He heard the familiar growl. He looked up and saw one of the wolves getting ready to jump up at him. Quatre could only stare in the golden eyes that bore into him. Coming closer at him every second.
"Swift stop!" a voice shouted. The two wolves immediately stopped. Quatre looked at his savior and saw Trowa. He was standing up in a tree standing on one of its branches. He didn't have his wolf mask on but had some kind of fur coat, blanket on his back. He jumped down and walked towards the two wolves. He scratched each of them behind the ears. Trowa then looked at Quatre who was staring the whole time.
"Quatre?" Trowa asked. He was confused. Why was he hear? He knew if he didn't get here in time his brothers could of easily killed his…loved one.
"Trowa? What, who?" Quatre asked all confused. Trowa chucked a bit.
"Is that all you can say now?" Trowa asked as he helped Quatre up.
"Trowa? Who is he? He's a human," one of the wolves said. He snarled slightly at Quatre.
"It's ok Silence. We can trust him." Trowa said. Silence looked at Quatre then nodded. He trusted his brother.
"Quatre can you walk?" Trowa asked. Quatre nodded as he stood. Then he cried out as he stepped oh his right foot. He fell back but Trowa caught him.
"Quatre?" Trowa asked. He looked down at the blonde haired boy he fell in love with.
"I guess I can't stand." Quatre said weakly putting on a weak smile.
"It's ok. I have to put something on your ankle. Silence can you help me?" Trowa asked his brother. The wolf walked up towards them and allowed the human boy that his brother was so fond on up on his back.
"Silence I know you don't like this but please. Just this once?' Trowa asked with a plea as he jumped on Swift. Silence growled a bit but nodded.
"All right but you owe me." the wolf said. Trowa nodded. Then the two wolves walked off into the forest.
Quatre lightly held onto the fur coat of the wolf Trowa called Silence. He understood why he was named this. The wolf walked as if he was walking on air. He didn't even make the slightest rustle of all the fallen branches or leaves on the ground as he walked. He also noticed that the fur was very soft. Like baby fur.
Soon he realized Silence came to a stop. Quatre looked up and saw Trowa getting off the other wolf. The one he called Swift. Quatre slide off the wolf and gritted his teeth as he stepped on his right foot.
"You shouldn't step on that foot." Trowa commented as he helped Quatre walked towards what he called home. Quatre stared at the cave. It was on top on the largest mountain on this forest so you could see all of the land. The walked inside. Trowa sitted Quatre down while he went to look for something that can help.
Quatre stared around inside the cave. It was clean and the floor was covered with leaves. He looked up and saw Trowa taking his injured ankle. He put some herbs on it. Almost immediately the pain was lifted. There still was a bit of a sting left but it wasn't really anything. Then Trowa started to wrap Quatre's ankle with some leaves making sure the herbs where staying in place near the wound. Quatre was turning a bright red color. He was blushing badly. Not noticing Trowa having a faint blush on his cheeks.
"Keep this one for a couple days. It's not broken. Just sprained. It'll heal in a couple days." Trowa said quietly.
"Thank you." Quatre whispered.
"Why are you here?" Trowa asked. He looked at Quatre, straight in the eyes. Quatre stared back then turned away. For the first time he couldn't look at those eyes that he fell in love so much.
"I cam to talk to you. See if there was any other way to stop the fighting." Quatre said. He heard Trowa sigh. He looked up at the uni-banged boy.
"We tried to talk to them, but they wouldn't listen. We had no choice Quatre. I guess we have nothing else to do but fight to protect the forest." Trowa said sadly.
"But you're a Preventer! Right? Isn't it your job to stop wars from happening? Just like Heero, Duo, Wufei and me?" Quatre asked. Trowa looked away. Not knowing what to say. Then heard the sounds of heavy footsteps. Sounded like a heard.
"What is it?" Quatre asked. Trowa frowned.
"I don't know." Trowa said. He got up and went out to look out. Quatre struggled a bit but got up to and followed. When Quatre finally got out he saw Trowa standing with his 'brothers' looking down at the forest.
"The boar tribe." Swift said. Quatre looked at the wolf.
"The boar tribe?" he asked.
"The boar tribe is sort of another group of the gods. The boar tribe is made of boars and its leaders are Nago, the war god and Okkotonushi. The oldest of all gods." Trowa said.
"Are you part of the boar tribe?" Quatre asked timidly. The wolves snorted.
"No. We are the wolf tribe. Our leader is our mother, Moro no Kimi. She is the wisest of all gods. Are numbers are very few compared towards the boar tribe but where more powerful and wiser then the boars." Silence said. He looked down at the forest ground watching all the boars marching through their forest. Quatre nodded with a small "oh."
"Why is the boar tribe here though? I thought they died out when their forest was destroyed." Trowa said.
"They must've survived somehow. There's mother. She'll explain everything." Swift said. Quatre looked down and saw something white move through the forest floor. He couldn't really see the wolf god to well.
"Come on." Trowa said. He got up on Swift. Quatre hesitantly looked at Silence. The wolf bent down a little allowing him to ride on him. Quatre gave a small smile and got on.
"How are you going to get down? The hill down looks a bet to steep to walk down." Quatre asked. Trowa smiled.
"Who said we where ever going to walk down?" Trowa said. He grabbed onto Swift's fur the wolf jumped off. It landed on the rocks hopping on them like stepping-stones. Quatre's eyes widen as he watched this. He held his breath praying that Trowa wouldn't fall off and hurting himself.
"You better hold on to." Silence said. Quatre paled.
"Your going down the same way to!" Quatre squeaked. The wolf grinned and nodded. Quatre could feel the wolf's muscles starting to get ready for the jump. Then all of sudden they where running. Quatre gave a yelp and clutched onto the fur burying his face into the soft fur.
He felt the wush of them dropping. Then all of a sudden a large jolts as they landed on a rock. Quatre opened his eyes a little and saw them falling. Quatre screamed trying to close his eyes but couldn't. He could hear Silence chuckling at him. Then he took a large jump. Silence landed on the forest floor. Then right as the wolf feet touched the ground he took off after his brothers.
Quatre watched as trees flew pass by them He know knew why the workers at the construction site had trouble seeing them. The wolves moved so fast. Soon they caught up with Swift and Trowa. Quatre slowly turned his head towards Trowa and saw him hunched over a bit.
Trowa looked at Quatre and chuckled. "Relax Quatre! You can trust Silence. He knows what he's doing." Trowa shouted. Quatre gave a feeble nodded and slowly relaxed his grip on the fur, but not too much that he'll fall off. Soon Quatre found himself smiling as the two wolves ran faster.
Swift and Silence took a quick glance at each other. Their tounges rolled out but they weren't tired. They enjoyed these runs. The both nodded with a slight smirk a wolf can do. The started moving closer together having Quatre's and Trowa's leg bump against each other.
Quatre and Trowa looked at each other when they felt there legs brushed against each other. Quatre blushed bright red and looked down at his hands. His face was a bright red from blushing so hard. Trowa also had a slight blush. The two wolf brothers winked at each other. Happy that there youngest brother was finally smiling after a long time.
This was the fastest fic I have ever down! I did this one all in one day! **smiles** I feel so proud! ^-^;; Please send me you comments at: nanashi_tatsu@gundamwing.net
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