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Well well… It seems my devoted fans have come to see me again. I love you guys! For my fist fiction I think I'm doing pretty well. Let's just go to chapter 3.

Once near enough and within visual distance the older wolf pounced on to the runt, trapping Toboe between his four legs. Head darting for the other's throat Tsume stopped at last moment. He takes just a slight grab where the vital vein would be, however again missing deliberately.

Toboe yelps pretending to have died. He goes limp and his eyes close slowly. A trick every pet was taught at sometime in their life. Play dead.

The yelp caught the grayish-black wolf by surprise. Letting go he looked down at the pup blinking. He lifts his right front paw and gently bats at the other's nose. - Come on kid. I wasn't that rough.- Toboe opened his eyes quickly and rolled over. Crawling out from under Tsume he barks walking in a circle.-See? I can teach you some things too.- He barks again excited he tricked the wolf who thought he knew it all.

Tsume's snout wrinkled and he shook his head. He wasn't amused. The kid might have a point but Tsume hadn't been too keen on suddenly becoming the student. After he moved a little closer he pounced the youngster again.

A shocked Toboe looks up at his attacker.- What's this for? I didn't do anything bad!- He wiggles some but he couldn't get out from under him. He barks and paws at the ground trying to get away. Golden eyes fell upon the tan wolf under him. -Hmph.. No?- His head tips to one side a little.. Pushing on his front paws for a moment to come down a little more above and to the side of where the kid had been pawing at, to keep him there.

Toboe stops moving. He would of sighed if he could. His eyes look to the wolf at his side. No matter how hard he tried Tsume always got the best of him. -I know… I know… I need to be on my guard.- Changing back to his human disguise Tsume sighed a reply. "And that trick won't always work. "

Shifting into his human form as he sat up Toboe smiled brightly, "That was fun. " He looks around. This place was familiar somehow. He yawns and closes his eyes slowly. " I'm not sleepy.. Not sleepy… Nope not sleepy."

"Fun?" Questioned Tsume looking at the kid in disbelief. How did Toboe do it? Turning over to site himself arms on either side but slightly in back of him to support his weight. "You say that about everything.." Of he knew that wasn't true; only a generalization. As the older wolf closed his eyes he spoke. "Since you're so tired, get some rest." Why was he even caring about the pup?

Toboe opens his eyes for a moment to look at him. He nods and lays down in the grass. The forest was nice. He wasn't out in the open like he was use to. He closes his eyes and falls asleep. "Well that was certainly a first." The sliver haired man said to himself quietly. "He didn't complain. Maybe he's finally growing up?" However he didn't intend on counting chickens before they hatched. Being grateful for the even he sat up more. Curling his legs toward himself, then crossing them Indian style allowing his hands to rest in his lap.

As Toboe slumbered he had a dream; the same dream he had since he left the city to find paradise. Was there a reason? Running though the city, now a frozen ghost town, the pup heard a voice calling his name. He would never know who. He continues to run through the icy streets. Tsume appeared up ahead. Stopping to catch his breath Toboe sees Tsume walk away disappearing… The boy cried out in his sleep, almost in a whisper.. He was alone in the city. No one was there to comfort him. Tears ran down his cheeks but froze before falling off his chin.

There was a lot on Tsume's mind, and most of it was nothing he would be willing to talk about…Never. That's the problem with loners. They want to keep everything to themselves, not to rely on anyone. Making himself believe he doesn't need or want anyone around…So then…What was going here? He's teaching a kid things he never got the chance to learn yet…Moments of contemplation broken by a faint sound, or was it just the wind? Golden pools becoming more focused on the area around their owner and his companion, not seeing anything a miss.. The eyes in the end falling upon the sleeping child. That look on Toboe's face told it all. "Again?" Throughout their travels Tsume noticed Toboe's troubled sleeping.

Toboe thought in his dream he wasn't going to wake up… It was longer than before and no matter how hard he tried the city wouldn't vanish.. Tsume watched Toboe waiting for him to wake not knowing the real danger his younger friend was in..

Been a long road to follow

Been there and gone tomorrow

Are the memories I hold still valid?

Or have the tears deluded them?

Maybe this time tomorrow

The rain will come to follow

And the mist will fade into one more today

Something out there keeps calling

Am I going home?

Will hear someone singing solace to the silent moon?

Zero gravity what's it like?

Am I alone?

Is somebody there beyond these heavy aching feet?

Still the road keeps telling me to go

Something is pulling me

I feel the gravity of it all