In his life all he wanted was a friend....someone who would love him dearly... but they, all seemed to die... before his eyes... and leave him...
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Tsume ran before him, his clothes tattered and their footsteps echoed in the darkness of a building, what was he running from? Following, soon they came atop the roof, turning slowly he could see people in black race toward them....
"JUMP TOBOE!" Tsume cried, before he could hold back his hand grabbed hold to his collar, throwing him off the roof, wind rushed from behind as a crack echoed in the skies...
A motionless body fluttered in the wind and Toboe grabbed hold to a ledge, reaching out for Tsume he watched his face, a blank face holding pain and sorrow in his eyes...
"Tsume!" If only he could reach his friend, but he was to far, the ground below was white, he kept crying which turned to a howl.... This can't be real... oh Tsume...
Upright and alert he let out a cry, sweat in beads fell from his forehead.... ' It was only a dream...please let it be,' Looking about the area Kiba gave him a strange look, Tsume lay so far away from their resting place.
The wind howled and his body hadn't moved, a groan came out from him as he rolled over, a fang bit his lip. " Tsume!" Running to his side the wolf shot up taking hold of his throat, his breath came heavy from his lips.
Kiba snapped at Tsume with a growl, his yellow eyes flashed a deathly glow, his white hairs pricked in anger. 'Let him go,' He snarled, fangs came through letting a low growl elapse from inside. " Sorry runt..." He immediately let go from the grasp as Toboe gasped for air. Rubbing his throat with his hands...
He looked over at him and laughed, " It wasn't that painful..." Smirking he was given a abrupt hit from Kiba, silently he made a direct hit for his face. His hand was in his enemy's, those green eyes with a blank cold look.
" We haven't finished this...between you and me," He snapped, but when he tried to remove his hand from the grip claws dug in his skin, " Damn you let go!" Snapping his hand away from the wolf's he walked to Toboe, lightly tapping him with his foot.
" I was just worried...," The wolf said with tears in his eyes, his chin resting on his knees, " What's gotten to the little guy?" Hige asked, receiving no reply he backed away, this wasn't his business to get in... especially with that one man... Tsume.
" Lighten up, I'm just fine," Toboe nodded seeing what he spoke was true, nothing happened, though, that dream, felt so real...to vivid in his mind.
Standing to his feet Hige placed a hand on his shoulder, "What's gotten into your little friend?" He whispered pointing over to Tsume, making it to obvious of what he was questioning.
" For one thing he isn't a friend," Turning to see their displeased stares, " I don't make ones of the likes of his type," Hige was about to break in until he stopped himself. This wasn't a good time to begin to know this guy.
"T-Tsume..." Toboe let out those tears and shook, how could he? He knew that he had been talked to cruelly by him.... but to say that... Without thinking he ran from them, not hearing the cries out for him.
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" Poor guy.... hey, if you're coming with us don't be so mean to him!" Hige snapped, feeling low from the man standing nearly a foot above, motioning for help he heard Kiba's soft paws running in the snow to bring back the other of the pack.
Stepping back in defeat he watched as two specks blurred in the roaring winds halted, slowly returning with the amber wolf followed behind with his head low, ears flat against his back.
" Another thing like that and you will have to leave," He waved a hand at Kiba letting out a short laugh, " As if I wanted to join your merry journey...," A cold glare between them faded as both turned from another.
"Kiba...," About to reassure his friend he could see he wasn't to be bothered, now it was time just to leave it as that. Nothing happened, let's just leave it at that... he said to himself inside.
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The wolves ran in the snow, three at least, once again the youngest straddled behind with sorrow deep eyes, a feeling of shame fell over Tsume. 'Why worry though, he is just sensitive....' keeping a faster pace than the others he let the wind brush his fur. Just to get away from them lifted the anger on his chest.
Toboe looked up at the sky and saw in the blur the sun dawning, weariness was the least of the worries on his mind. All he wanted was to show to Tsume he wasn't scared, that whining dog he saw him as...
' I want to be close to them... but they might get hurt...what do I do wrong?' As he thought of what had happened back at the city the gray wolf of the group ahead was gone. 'Tsume?' He called out, there wasn't a reply to his call. Already Kiba and Hige collapsed somewhat weary, they could take up any weather or condition.
'He'll be alright.... he's strong... I just hope... he'll come back for me,' Letting himself lie on the snow he slowly closed his eyes to dreams, all but images of his friends came to him....
" Stop lying, you heard that sound and it must've made you sad,' Tsume looked down from his meal with narrow eyes, looking away little talk was kept between them, bread and scraps inside flew out before him.
"GO then!" He cringed, rising to his feet he looked back seeing Tsume, " You're alright...being alone?'
Then.... he found himself at that ledge... a scream broke out from below... Please... not this again...
Opening his eyes to the slight warmth and sting of cold did he find him still missing, fear burned in his heart. Kiba hadn't enjoyed his company.... what did he feel.... why did they hate him as a real human? He was his fried... nothing held him back to that.
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' Let us look for him... it is the least we can do for the little guy,' Hige said cocking his head back to see the wolf rising to his feet, becoming stable from his body shaking in the cold... or was it.. fear?
' We can't stall... what about Paradise? The Flower Maiden?' He felt guilt and truth break through, still, just a day and they could return on the journey 'We'll do all that we can, if he disagrees.. we go, alright?'
With a nod of approval he walked over to Toboe, his pants and shirt ruffled in the breeze, eyes transfixed to the distance, his lips moved his name, Tsume.
" We're going to find him alright Toboe?" With a smile that he thought could break his sorrow was unsuccessful. He closed his eyes looking him in the eyes, " Th-thanks..."
" Really I don't mind at all," Grinning he couldn't help but hate what that so called 'wolf' had done, deny him and run off from the truth and pain. His scent was in the air, fading close to yet another city.
'Great.... just what we need, another city... another madman,' Slowly coming forward men stood in uniforms still in the snow, eyes looking straight at them as they drew near. A tip of a dagger was pointed to him, trying to force a smile on his lips he lifted his hands up in defeat.
" State your business," He tugged at his dog collar which he tucked barely in his shirt, " We're to see a friend of ours... his name is Tsume," The guard's brow lifted as he met face to face with him, "That man huh? Alright, come through,"
Stepping past the guards Hige let out a reluctant sigh of relief, looking ahead he gasped, not one person was on the streets. "Something is wrong," Kiba said in a harsh protective tone, he nodded coming farther into the city where people lifted curtains to glance at them.
"They fear us.... or at least Tsume," Shivers went up Toboe's back and a building towering ahead, white and broad he fell back stunned. Letting out a startled cry, crows cawed flying in black feathers from the ground.
"T-tsume..." He lifted himself to his feet, brushing of the dirt on his knees he came past the two, then starting out into a run. He had to be there... tears burned in his eyes, his dream couldn't be real life.... could it?
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Barely caring if a soul saw him he ran as a wolf hurriedly after a victim, but he wasn't, he was afraid.... afraid of the time to come... a man in black ran out before him with a gun. He leaped back with fear imprinted on his furry face. Darting past the man he bit his legs to get a narrow escape.
"Kill that, that rabid wolf," Some cries and gasps broke through with heavy trudging behind, effortlessly running he finally came before the structure. Tsume was sitting at a windowless ridge with a angered look spread on his face.
' Tsume.... Please don't do this!' His figure vanished and he let out a worried howl stumbling in as a lost boy. Hearing footsteps draw near, echoes of his feet from past the ceiling he followed until he was right behind him.
"A boy.... but where did that wolf go?" A man asked as they shot out immediately at them, he cried out covering his ears as they drew near a light... reaching out for Tsume he seemed to shove him aside.
" Tsume.... We can escape now... please," The enraged fiery glow in his eyes as he came to his feet killing few men who dared to attack. Blood on his hands dripped and Toboe could barely see with the tears in his eyes. "We can get out of here.... trust me,"
"Trust you when I could've let those men kill the two of us...?" He snarled breaking through the men with red falling and men collapsing in bleeding pain. Following he felt terrible of those men dying.... they had tried to kill them, but died because of his 'friend.'
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Finding himself atop the roof of the white building Tsume came infront of him with his arms outspread, he stepped forward blocking the gunfire. " Tsume... please.." Before he could say a word his collar was taken firmly. Crying out as he kicked in the emptiness he was thrown off "JUMP TOBOE!"
He flew with his legs kicking below, taking hold of a ledge of rock peaking from the wall he put a arm over the top ridge. Grunting he made his top half over, seeing Tsume turn barking an order, silent... he stumbled back.
" Tsume!" He yelled toppling over he ran over to him, he looked down on Toboe with angered eyes, but tears fell from his face.... He never cried... what was happening? He ran and leapt, he screamed hearing gunfire his hold slipped, only they held each other's hand.
" Hold on!" Tsume cried, the gunfire echoed as another bullet hit him, his back face the rooftop. Red came on his shirt and he saw an emptiness in his eyes, those tears falling hundreds of feet from the surface..... "TSUME!" He cried silently, feeling his hand slip he turned in the thrashing wind...
Falling his body fluttered in the wind, taking hold of a ledge he saw his body fall on a ledge feet down from him.... Sprawled with red on his leather clothing around him he cried... seeing a wolf the next moment he opened his eyes motionless...
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Why did it have to be this way? He didn't get it.... why was the world unfair to him... to Tsume. Tears of his own fell, leaping with a gasp of air he fell beside the wolf. It's eyes looked up at his wearily with a light flicker of light.
" I'm sorry...I-I didn't mean for this...to happen," The wolf's eyes seemed to smile lightly as he placed his warm soft head on his lap, the scarce breathing from his body.... With one last breath he stopped moving, a wind caught and he choked on tears.
Clutching tightly to the wolf's body men surrounded him, clicks of guns ready to fire cried out in his mind. They yearned for his death, closing his eyes he felt as if he was flying, a hand around his shirt with a light brown wolf dropping them in a room.
" Hige... I.. I'm so sorry... about Tsume," Hige looked at him astonished through those eyes and he neared him.... What do you mean? How did you know of this? Those words were kept in his mind as he set foot to run.
All he wanted was to find happiness....live in the peace of Paradise with loved ones... what went wrong.... why them?
- End of chapter 1. Hoped you liked it! Sorry for you Tsume fans but he WILL come back! Definite motive! Thanks! I love Wolf Rain Lovers! I love Toboe and Hige and Kiba and Tsume... oh well, that's all of them is it now? Well thanks I'll update soon! Goodnight!-