Chapt. 6-Slipped Away
Tsume awoke to find Kegawa gone and Toboe sleeping on the couch. He placed a hand on Toboe's head, smiling. Pain struck his heart. He had left the poor kid out all night and here he slept on the couch, dreaming sliently. Tsume smiled once more and sighed heavily. But right now he had to find Kegawa.
Outside the rain was falling from a darkened sky. Everyone was still sleeping, but Tsume ran through the streets. He looked to the sky, there had been no moon at all. It had just been a streetlight outside of the buliding, but he knew that. His heart pounded and his fur coat was soaked. The streetlights slowly went out like fading memories. There in the street lay a wolf. Kegawa, he thought. Tsume ran to her and touched her face gently.
" Tsume," he placed a finger on her lips.
" Please don't."
She smiled slightly and a fading streetlight flickered above them. Her hair was matted to her face.
"My body is slipping away. And The pain inside of me is unbearable." she whispered.
"I know. Your moonlight was your own inner strength."
Kegawa smiled. She reached up and placed a hand on his face.
" I wish I could see what you really looked like. Your kind smile and that soft skin."
She laughed a little.
" Please tell Toboe I'm sorry for not being a good mother to him."
Her eyes slowly began to close, but she smiled one last time.
" I love you and Toboe so much."
Tsume took her hand in his, but it fell limp in his own. He picked her up and the last streetlight went out. Her moonlight was gone.
" Now, you can find your way to Rakuen."
Tsume awoke to find Kegawa gone and Toboe sleeping on the couch. He placed a hand on Toboe's head, smiling. Pain struck his heart. He had left the poor kid out all night and here he slept on the couch, dreaming sliently. Tsume smiled once more and sighed heavily. But right now he had to find Kegawa.
Outside the rain was falling from a darkened sky. Everyone was still sleeping, but Tsume ran through the streets. He looked to the sky, there had been no moon at all. It had just been a streetlight outside of the buliding, but he knew that. His heart pounded and his fur coat was soaked. The streetlights slowly went out like fading memories. There in the street lay a wolf. Kegawa, he thought. Tsume ran to her and touched her face gently.
" Tsume," he placed a finger on her lips.
" Please don't."
She smiled slightly and a fading streetlight flickered above them. Her hair was matted to her face.
"My body is slipping away. And The pain inside of me is unbearable." she whispered.
"I know. Your moonlight was your own inner strength."
Kegawa smiled. She reached up and placed a hand on his face.
" I wish I could see what you really looked like. Your kind smile and that soft skin."
She laughed a little.
" Please tell Toboe I'm sorry for not being a good mother to him."
Her eyes slowly began to close, but she smiled one last time.
" I love you and Toboe so much."
Tsume took her hand in his, but it fell limp in his own. He picked her up and the last streetlight went out. Her moonlight was gone.
" Now, you can find your way to Rakuen."