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Forest Of the Wolfs- Chapter 3
Sutege clutched his side as he ran away from the unconscious form of Ookami. 'Damn cub…[1]' he thought, wincing in pain. Ai would be worried at the sight of Sutege's wound opening again. It was something he had gotten when he was younger.
~Flashback~
Sutege blocked another swing from his partner's sword.
"Well, I think we've had enough practice today, Tsuege." said Tsuege's partner [2]. Tsuege smiled.
"Ok. Let's go home." he said. His friend was silently staring off into the forest. Tsuege looked as well. Something was off…something was wrong. The forest was silent. " So-chan… something's wrong. We have to leave now." Tsuege grabbed So-chan's hand and raced off back to the village. He skidded to a halt as he noticed the village two Wolfkin leaders standing in the square. One of them glared at him with hard eyes, while the other showed sadness. Shine-Tsu-Hiko, [3] one of the leaders, stepped forward.
"Tsuege…You have been charged with treason by affiliating with the boar tribe. As of now, you are no longer a member of the Wolfkin tribe. The tribe…has spoken." Shine-Tsu-Hiko said sadly. Tsuege looked around at the tribe members. They all glared at him. He looked up at the leader.
"LEAVE!" screamed the other leader. The other leader was a rash female by the name of Shinda. Tsuege glared at the broad. "What are you staring at Traitor!" He simply glared at her more. Shinda, now becoming violent, grabbed a sword, and lashed out at the 8 year-old boy. It cut his side deeply and he fell to the ground. He winced at the pain, not crying out. He looked up and saw that Shinda had raised the sword again. He closed his eyes tight, waiting for the blow, but it never came. He opened his eye to find So-chan standing in the way.
"Sora, move!" yelled Shinda. The 7 year-old Sora held her ground.
"No…you've done more then enough. You went to far when you grabbed the sword and struck him. He is not to be harmed. Tsuege has been asked to leave. So let him leave." Sora stated, staring at her mother with ice-like eyes. Shinda didn't lower the sword. She felt someone walk past her leg. She glanced down and saw Shine-Tsu-Hiko's daughter, Kaze. She walked past Sora with a small bundle in her hands. Kaze set the package on the ground and helped Tsuege up. She handed him the package.
"Tsuege," the 7 year-old Kaze whispered, "it was Shinda who is the traitor. She has tricked the villagers into thinking they way they do. Do not blame my father or Sora. We do not hate you." she finished and waited for Sora to give the 'Ok'. Tsuege took this as his time to leave. He turned and ran far away.
~End Flashback~
Sugete's eye's softened at the end of the memory. He was grateful to the two young Wolfkin that had helped him, even though he had been called traitor, and to think that the ones that had helped him, were the leaders children! He smiled at the thought, but he brushed it aside. Now it was time for fighting. He rushed forward and grabbed onto one of the boars, riding atop. He smirked as he saw several Wolfkin flee for the woods. It didn't matter to him right now…he would find them later after he killed the leaders. He was confronted by two more leaders, Chiriko and Fubuki. Fubuki unleashed her snow, while Chiriko imploded the attackers. [4]
Sutege ran by and elbowed Chiriko in the stomach, causing her to pass out. Fubuki fired several snow/ice balls engulfed in cold fire at him before she suffered the same fate. He instructed two of the remaining human-like boars to take these two back with the other one and lock them up somewhere. They did as told. Sutege rushed off. Three more leaders, then it would be over. He looked over at the fallen boars. He simply shrugged it off. The boars that were with him were the less developed. Though there were a few back at the Boar village that looked human. He trudged along an old beaten downed path that he remembered from his childhood. It lead where he wanted to go. Straight to the last three leaders.
{Scene Change: Wolfkin Village Square}
The village was quiet. Sora, Kaze and Tsuka stood waiting for the other three leaders to return…if they were still alive. It was dark, except for the moonlight, which made everything shine.
"Sora…" started Tsuka, wrapping her arms around herself.
"We must, Tsuka. You must." Sora said with a stern voice. Tsuka nodded and held out her hand and formed a fireball that looked like the firebird, Phoenix. She let it go, setting fire to the housetops. "Come, it is time to leave." She said, leaving the village on foot. Kaze and Tsuka followed. Tsuka looked back at their now burning village.
"Don't dwell on the past, Tsuka…" Kaze said quietly. Tsuka turned her head back around.
'I feel so awkward around these two… How can they not look sad? Are they not worried about the other leaders?' Tsuka thought to herself. 'How can they just leave and move on? What makes them they way they are?' she kept thinking. She was so lost in thought that she started growling.
"Tsuka…" said Sora, glancing at her friend. Tsuka shook her head, clearing her thoughts. "Don't worry, we'll get them back." Tsuka gasped.
"Yes, I know, I'm just worried." she said. "We have to get them back. The Wolfkin would never be the same."
{Scene Change: In the Woods}
"Aren't you guys worried about the girls?" asked Duo. Wufei glared.
"Of course we are, but we must wait for them. For once, we must listen to them." he said, grudgingly.
"So now you decide to listen to us?" said Tsuka, appearing out of the shadows. Duo ran up and hugged Tsuka. "Heh, nice to see you, too."
"Where is Nitaku?" asked Sora, appearing out of the shadows with Kaze.
"I've taken him to Sally." Heero said. Nitaku was in fact, with Sally being treated. Sora nodded, not knowing when he had been taken to the doctor, but she could not smell him at all.
"As long as he is safe." she said. They all were quiet.
"Where are the other leaders?" asked Kumo. Kaze looked down at her little brother, who was standing next to Trowa.
"They are fighting." she said.
"Will you have to fight?" he asked. Kaze stared at her brother.
"Eventually." she said.
"Damn, she's blunt." Duo whispered into Tsuka's ear. Tsuka replied by elbowing him in the side.
"Now is not the time for jokes." she whispered back. Trowa looked at Kaze, then at Kumo, who was clutching the side of his leg. Kumo ran to Kaze in a blur and hugged her legs. (He's short! What do you expect?)
"You can't! I don't want you to end up like Okaa-san or Otou-san!" said Kumo, squeezing her harder.
"Kumo." she said. Kumo gasped at the hardness of her voice. He looked up at her. Kaze felt her heart break, but her face didn't show it. But Kumo understood, and Kaze knew it. Trowa, being a silent person himself understood this as well. Kumo smiled brightly as him sister picked him up. He hugged her around the neck. Duo and Tsuka smiled at the cute picture. Kaze disappeared into the shadows with her brother. Everyone decided that it was time to sleep. It was, indeed, very late.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Dream~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sora rested her eyes on the valley below, where her village lay. It was peaceful. She smiled happily. She turned around to face her childhood friend, Tsuege. She froze as she saw him, battle scared and bloody. She reached out to him, only to have a sword he was holding slash though her wrist, she recoiled it back, finding it unhurt. She then found herself crouching with Heero's arm around her shoulders, firing a gun at Tsuege. Sora's eyes widened and cried out.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Dream~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tsuka lay in the grassy meadow of the village she lived. The long, tall grass hiding her from intruders view. It was peaceful. Duo's head popped into view above her she smiled as he sat down beside her. It was like having an old friend come back. Duo suddenly frowned. Tsuka sat up, noticing that something was wrong. She felt the rain starting to fall, but when she looked at her hand it was red. It was blood. Duo held his hands up, studying the falling blood.
Kaze sat with her younger brother lying against her. She stroked a lock of his short hair.
'My dear little brother.' she thought, reveling the time of quietness, basking in the moonlight. Her ears twitched every so often, listening for danger.
"Good evening, Trowa." she said, smelling Trowa approach.
"Why aren't you sleeping like everyone else?" he asked.
"I could ask you the same thing." she replied. Trowa sat down next to her. "He's gotten fond of you." Trowa blinked.
"Really." he said. Kaze nodded.
"He said he liked you because he said we act the same." she said, chuckling softly. Trowa stared at Kumo then to Kaze. "That startled me. I never thought there was anyone who was like me. I pity the world if there were two of me." Trowa smirked and laughed.
{Scene Change}
Sutege looked over the now smoldering pile of what use to be the Wolfkin village.
"Feh. So they are going to relocate. I must find them, then." he said, trudging forward. The wind stirred, and he smelt the scent. He grinned and rushed off to where they were. "Here comes a candle to light you to bed. And here comes a chopper to chop off your head." he recited from a human nursery rhyme. He walked further up a hill, and the scent grew stronger, yet something was wrong. There where other scents, scents that weren't Wolfkin. He raced up the hill and towards the soft glow of a fire. He slowed to a walk and hid behind a tree. His gray eyes scanned the area and froze. On the ground lay a small Wolfkin cub.
'The boy looks familiar.' Sutege thought. He moved forward, only to have something tackle him. They wrestled until Sutege was on top. He looked down and froze. 'Now I know why.' he finished from his earlier thought.
"Kaze?" he asked apprehensively. Kaze stared long and hard at the other set of eyes. Finally it clicked.
"Tsuege. It's nice to see you again, but could you please get off me?" she asked calmly. He nodded and rolled off. By now, everyone had gathered around. "I think you should see Sora." Kaze stated standing up and brushing herself off. Tsuege/Sutege looked around. Sora stepped out of the shadows.
"So-chan…" he trailed off, stepping towards her. Sora's eyes flashed dangerously. He froze.
"I can't trust you." she said coldly. Sutege looked on with wide eyes.
"Why?"
"You reek of boars. You were cast out by associating with them. You have lead the killing of my people." she said.
"Okusama." said Kaze. Sora looked over, their eyes locked in silent conversation. Sora nodded. Sutege gasped.
"Y-you're the leader?" he asked in a quite voice. Sora turned to him with a blank face.
"I am one of the leaders. Sabishii-sama is a leader as well. I believe you have four of the leaders, which I want back." she stated.
"Sabishii-sama? You don't mean…?" he pointed to Kaze. Sora nodded.
"This can't be! Why do you have to be leaders?!" he cried.
"Because it's what they were raised to be." said a voice. Sutege spun around. Out of the shadows came the other four leaders.
"How…?" he started. Ookami grinned deviously.
"Here's a tip for next time you decide to take Wolfkin hostage: Don't use wood bars, and don't leave edible guards." she smiled licking her lips. [5]
"Tsuege…" started Sora.
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!!!" Sutege yelled. Sora quirked an eyebrow. "My name is Sutege!"
"When the leaders equal that of six, when the wind, sky, fire, snow, mind and energy find themselves in the bodies of Wolfkin, the deserted child will come with revenge, with the aid of enemies." [6] recited Chiriko, "When the downfall of the Wolfkin tribe…is at hand."
Author notes/ramblings:
Sorry it took so long!! I went on vacation to Canada. *sniff sniff* Gomen ne! Anyway, it's only four pages this time, instead of five. I'm having a hard time trying to think up what should happen next, if you guys have any ideas, please help!!
[1] Ookami is younger than the other leaders, and Sutege is a year older then the other leaders, so Ookami is around 16, Sora, Kaze, Tsuka, Chiriko and Fubuki are 17, and Sutege is 18.
[2] Tsuege was Sutege's name before he left the Wolfkin tribe…all it is is the letters rearranged….
[3] If you're familiar with Japanese Mythology, Shine-Tsu-Hiko is the God of Wind
[4] Um, Chiriko has telepathic/ mind powers. Imploded means that their organs and stuff contracted so much that they died…or something like that
[5]Hey, they're Wolfkin, they eat meat…deal with it
[6] I made it up…it sucks I know
Thank you to everyone who reviewed…. But all I got was a review from my friend, and an 'oh' from someone…. Gee, thanks…. I feel so loved. 'Oh' Sheesh….
Forest Of the Wolfs- Chapter 3
Sutege clutched his side as he ran away from the unconscious form of Ookami. 'Damn cub…[1]' he thought, wincing in pain. Ai would be worried at the sight of Sutege's wound opening again. It was something he had gotten when he was younger.
~Flashback~
Sutege blocked another swing from his partner's sword.
"Well, I think we've had enough practice today, Tsuege." said Tsuege's partner [2]. Tsuege smiled.
"Ok. Let's go home." he said. His friend was silently staring off into the forest. Tsuege looked as well. Something was off…something was wrong. The forest was silent. " So-chan… something's wrong. We have to leave now." Tsuege grabbed So-chan's hand and raced off back to the village. He skidded to a halt as he noticed the village two Wolfkin leaders standing in the square. One of them glared at him with hard eyes, while the other showed sadness. Shine-Tsu-Hiko, [3] one of the leaders, stepped forward.
"Tsuege…You have been charged with treason by affiliating with the boar tribe. As of now, you are no longer a member of the Wolfkin tribe. The tribe…has spoken." Shine-Tsu-Hiko said sadly. Tsuege looked around at the tribe members. They all glared at him. He looked up at the leader.
"LEAVE!" screamed the other leader. The other leader was a rash female by the name of Shinda. Tsuege glared at the broad. "What are you staring at Traitor!" He simply glared at her more. Shinda, now becoming violent, grabbed a sword, and lashed out at the 8 year-old boy. It cut his side deeply and he fell to the ground. He winced at the pain, not crying out. He looked up and saw that Shinda had raised the sword again. He closed his eyes tight, waiting for the blow, but it never came. He opened his eye to find So-chan standing in the way.
"Sora, move!" yelled Shinda. The 7 year-old Sora held her ground.
"No…you've done more then enough. You went to far when you grabbed the sword and struck him. He is not to be harmed. Tsuege has been asked to leave. So let him leave." Sora stated, staring at her mother with ice-like eyes. Shinda didn't lower the sword. She felt someone walk past her leg. She glanced down and saw Shine-Tsu-Hiko's daughter, Kaze. She walked past Sora with a small bundle in her hands. Kaze set the package on the ground and helped Tsuege up. She handed him the package.
"Tsuege," the 7 year-old Kaze whispered, "it was Shinda who is the traitor. She has tricked the villagers into thinking they way they do. Do not blame my father or Sora. We do not hate you." she finished and waited for Sora to give the 'Ok'. Tsuege took this as his time to leave. He turned and ran far away.
~End Flashback~
Sugete's eye's softened at the end of the memory. He was grateful to the two young Wolfkin that had helped him, even though he had been called traitor, and to think that the ones that had helped him, were the leaders children! He smiled at the thought, but he brushed it aside. Now it was time for fighting. He rushed forward and grabbed onto one of the boars, riding atop. He smirked as he saw several Wolfkin flee for the woods. It didn't matter to him right now…he would find them later after he killed the leaders. He was confronted by two more leaders, Chiriko and Fubuki. Fubuki unleashed her snow, while Chiriko imploded the attackers. [4]
Sutege ran by and elbowed Chiriko in the stomach, causing her to pass out. Fubuki fired several snow/ice balls engulfed in cold fire at him before she suffered the same fate. He instructed two of the remaining human-like boars to take these two back with the other one and lock them up somewhere. They did as told. Sutege rushed off. Three more leaders, then it would be over. He looked over at the fallen boars. He simply shrugged it off. The boars that were with him were the less developed. Though there were a few back at the Boar village that looked human. He trudged along an old beaten downed path that he remembered from his childhood. It lead where he wanted to go. Straight to the last three leaders.
{Scene Change: Wolfkin Village Square}
The village was quiet. Sora, Kaze and Tsuka stood waiting for the other three leaders to return…if they were still alive. It was dark, except for the moonlight, which made everything shine.
"Sora…" started Tsuka, wrapping her arms around herself.
"We must, Tsuka. You must." Sora said with a stern voice. Tsuka nodded and held out her hand and formed a fireball that looked like the firebird, Phoenix. She let it go, setting fire to the housetops. "Come, it is time to leave." She said, leaving the village on foot. Kaze and Tsuka followed. Tsuka looked back at their now burning village.
"Don't dwell on the past, Tsuka…" Kaze said quietly. Tsuka turned her head back around.
'I feel so awkward around these two… How can they not look sad? Are they not worried about the other leaders?' Tsuka thought to herself. 'How can they just leave and move on? What makes them they way they are?' she kept thinking. She was so lost in thought that she started growling.
"Tsuka…" said Sora, glancing at her friend. Tsuka shook her head, clearing her thoughts. "Don't worry, we'll get them back." Tsuka gasped.
"Yes, I know, I'm just worried." she said. "We have to get them back. The Wolfkin would never be the same."
{Scene Change: In the Woods}
"Aren't you guys worried about the girls?" asked Duo. Wufei glared.
"Of course we are, but we must wait for them. For once, we must listen to them." he said, grudgingly.
"So now you decide to listen to us?" said Tsuka, appearing out of the shadows. Duo ran up and hugged Tsuka. "Heh, nice to see you, too."
"Where is Nitaku?" asked Sora, appearing out of the shadows with Kaze.
"I've taken him to Sally." Heero said. Nitaku was in fact, with Sally being treated. Sora nodded, not knowing when he had been taken to the doctor, but she could not smell him at all.
"As long as he is safe." she said. They all were quiet.
"Where are the other leaders?" asked Kumo. Kaze looked down at her little brother, who was standing next to Trowa.
"They are fighting." she said.
"Will you have to fight?" he asked. Kaze stared at her brother.
"Eventually." she said.
"Damn, she's blunt." Duo whispered into Tsuka's ear. Tsuka replied by elbowing him in the side.
"Now is not the time for jokes." she whispered back. Trowa looked at Kaze, then at Kumo, who was clutching the side of his leg. Kumo ran to Kaze in a blur and hugged her legs. (He's short! What do you expect?)
"You can't! I don't want you to end up like Okaa-san or Otou-san!" said Kumo, squeezing her harder.
"Kumo." she said. Kumo gasped at the hardness of her voice. He looked up at her. Kaze felt her heart break, but her face didn't show it. But Kumo understood, and Kaze knew it. Trowa, being a silent person himself understood this as well. Kumo smiled brightly as him sister picked him up. He hugged her around the neck. Duo and Tsuka smiled at the cute picture. Kaze disappeared into the shadows with her brother. Everyone decided that it was time to sleep. It was, indeed, very late.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Dream~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sora rested her eyes on the valley below, where her village lay. It was peaceful. She smiled happily. She turned around to face her childhood friend, Tsuege. She froze as she saw him, battle scared and bloody. She reached out to him, only to have a sword he was holding slash though her wrist, she recoiled it back, finding it unhurt. She then found herself crouching with Heero's arm around her shoulders, firing a gun at Tsuege. Sora's eyes widened and cried out.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Dream~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tsuka lay in the grassy meadow of the village she lived. The long, tall grass hiding her from intruders view. It was peaceful. Duo's head popped into view above her she smiled as he sat down beside her. It was like having an old friend come back. Duo suddenly frowned. Tsuka sat up, noticing that something was wrong. She felt the rain starting to fall, but when she looked at her hand it was red. It was blood. Duo held his hands up, studying the falling blood.
Kaze sat with her younger brother lying against her. She stroked a lock of his short hair.
'My dear little brother.' she thought, reveling the time of quietness, basking in the moonlight. Her ears twitched every so often, listening for danger.
"Good evening, Trowa." she said, smelling Trowa approach.
"Why aren't you sleeping like everyone else?" he asked.
"I could ask you the same thing." she replied. Trowa sat down next to her. "He's gotten fond of you." Trowa blinked.
"Really." he said. Kaze nodded.
"He said he liked you because he said we act the same." she said, chuckling softly. Trowa stared at Kumo then to Kaze. "That startled me. I never thought there was anyone who was like me. I pity the world if there were two of me." Trowa smirked and laughed.
{Scene Change}
Sutege looked over the now smoldering pile of what use to be the Wolfkin village.
"Feh. So they are going to relocate. I must find them, then." he said, trudging forward. The wind stirred, and he smelt the scent. He grinned and rushed off to where they were. "Here comes a candle to light you to bed. And here comes a chopper to chop off your head." he recited from a human nursery rhyme. He walked further up a hill, and the scent grew stronger, yet something was wrong. There where other scents, scents that weren't Wolfkin. He raced up the hill and towards the soft glow of a fire. He slowed to a walk and hid behind a tree. His gray eyes scanned the area and froze. On the ground lay a small Wolfkin cub.
'The boy looks familiar.' Sutege thought. He moved forward, only to have something tackle him. They wrestled until Sutege was on top. He looked down and froze. 'Now I know why.' he finished from his earlier thought.
"Kaze?" he asked apprehensively. Kaze stared long and hard at the other set of eyes. Finally it clicked.
"Tsuege. It's nice to see you again, but could you please get off me?" she asked calmly. He nodded and rolled off. By now, everyone had gathered around. "I think you should see Sora." Kaze stated standing up and brushing herself off. Tsuege/Sutege looked around. Sora stepped out of the shadows.
"So-chan…" he trailed off, stepping towards her. Sora's eyes flashed dangerously. He froze.
"I can't trust you." she said coldly. Sutege looked on with wide eyes.
"Why?"
"You reek of boars. You were cast out by associating with them. You have lead the killing of my people." she said.
"Okusama." said Kaze. Sora looked over, their eyes locked in silent conversation. Sora nodded. Sutege gasped.
"Y-you're the leader?" he asked in a quite voice. Sora turned to him with a blank face.
"I am one of the leaders. Sabishii-sama is a leader as well. I believe you have four of the leaders, which I want back." she stated.
"Sabishii-sama? You don't mean…?" he pointed to Kaze. Sora nodded.
"This can't be! Why do you have to be leaders?!" he cried.
"Because it's what they were raised to be." said a voice. Sutege spun around. Out of the shadows came the other four leaders.
"How…?" he started. Ookami grinned deviously.
"Here's a tip for next time you decide to take Wolfkin hostage: Don't use wood bars, and don't leave edible guards." she smiled licking her lips. [5]
"Tsuege…" started Sora.
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!!!" Sutege yelled. Sora quirked an eyebrow. "My name is Sutege!"
"When the leaders equal that of six, when the wind, sky, fire, snow, mind and energy find themselves in the bodies of Wolfkin, the deserted child will come with revenge, with the aid of enemies." [6] recited Chiriko, "When the downfall of the Wolfkin tribe…is at hand."
Author notes/ramblings:
Sorry it took so long!! I went on vacation to Canada. *sniff sniff* Gomen ne! Anyway, it's only four pages this time, instead of five. I'm having a hard time trying to think up what should happen next, if you guys have any ideas, please help!!
[1] Ookami is younger than the other leaders, and Sutege is a year older then the other leaders, so Ookami is around 16, Sora, Kaze, Tsuka, Chiriko and Fubuki are 17, and Sutege is 18.
[2] Tsuege was Sutege's name before he left the Wolfkin tribe…all it is is the letters rearranged….
[3] If you're familiar with Japanese Mythology, Shine-Tsu-Hiko is the God of Wind
[4] Um, Chiriko has telepathic/ mind powers. Imploded means that their organs and stuff contracted so much that they died…or something like that
[5]Hey, they're Wolfkin, they eat meat…deal with it
[6] I made it up…it sucks I know