Chapter 19-Together or not?

"Broken" From Seether featuring Amy Lee

I wanted you to know I love the way you laugh
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away
I keep your photograph; I know it serves me well
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

Cause Im broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

The worst is over now and we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high, you steal my pain away
There's so much left to learn, and no one left to fight
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

Cause Im broken when I'm open
And I dont feel like I am strong enough
Cause Im broken when I'm lonesome
And I dont feel right when you're gone away

Cause Im broken when I'm open
And I dont feel like I am strong enough
Cause Im broken when I'm lonesome
And I dont feel light when you're gone away

The fog around the castle was getting thicker. A silver female wolf hiked through it blindly.Shives climbed up a hill and scanned the area. Everything looked the same. She was frustrated.

"Why did this have to happen to me?" She turned around to walk back down the hill but tripped over something and fell all the way back down.

She sighed in annoyance and her eyebrow twitched when she heard a certain gray wolf's laughter.Tsume stood over the angry silver wolf.

"Someone's having fun."

"Shut up Tsume."She stood up and brushed herself off. "Hey, you fellin' better?"

He nodded and was actually smiling at her.

"You couldn't wait for me to come back could you?"

"Maybe."

"Ha!" She knew he liked her.

"Maybe not. I was bored."

Shives excited face turned back to a frustrated one. She tried to punch him but he dodged it and grabbed her by the wrist and twisted it behind her back.

"Ow! Tsume! That hurts!"

Shives'back was now to Tsume's chest. He had a smirk on his face as he held her.Shives, on the other hand, failed to break free from his grip. So she backs him into a tree which he hit his head on and let her break free.

"Don't mess with me, Tsume."She shook her finger at him.

Tsume had no problem with playing rough with her. "Shives, shives, shives, always the stupid one."

He tackled her to the ground and pinned her arms above her head. They stared at each other, smirking.It wasn't long when they realized what position they were in.Tsume rolled over and sat next to her while Shives was still lying on the ground.

"I'm...Um...sorry." He blushed again.

"It's alright.Better than Hige being on top of me." She tried to add a little humor but it didn't work that well.

"Do you think that rose will bring back Hige and Kint?"

"I'm sure it will."Shives gazed at the dark gray clouds.

Tsume observed her body. Everything was perfect. Her curves, her hair, her eyes, everything! Shives went on rambling about something.Tsume wasn't paying attention. He couldn't hold back any longer.

Tsume grabbed Shives waist and pulled her towards him. He ran has fingers through her blazing red hair.

"Tsume?"

"Shh." He put his finger to his lips and captured hers.

Shives had a shocked looked on her face while Tsume's was calm as he drowned in complete ecstasy. He pulled her entirely into his lap.Shives finally relaxed as a soft cool breeze whipped around them.

Kiba walked into the room which looked like the inside of a church with about 30 rows of wooden benches on each side of the room. Darkened by the lack of clear windows, the room still echoed with Kint's voice. (She's singing Broken) Kiba called out her name but she didn't respond, she just kept singing. He gasped seeing a black wolf facing the opposite direction, so her back so facing him. She was wearing a short black shiny leather dress that cut mid-thigh and tied around her neck.

He listened to her sing and sighed. She suddenly stopped.

"How nice to see you again, Kiba."Her back was still facing him.

"Kint, I'm so ha-"

"Why did you abandon me, Kiba?"She interrupted.

"W-what?"

"You heard me. Why did you leave me there to die?!" She raised her voice. It was full of hate and anger.

"But I didn't leave you! I love you!"

She turned around and faced him. He could tell she had been crying.

"Don't give me that crap Kiba! I know you left me! Dire told me everything!"

"Dire? Who's Dire?"

"My brother, but he has nothing to do with this."

"Kint.I'm sorry. I thought you were dead. We all thought you were dead."

"See! That's the problem! You thought I was dead. And you even dare to replace me!"

"Kint, you know I care about you. I looked for you everywhere. When I didn't find you I assumed you were killed by the rocks.Plus, Shives needed to come with us in order to stay alive" His voice was still calm.

"Kiba, if you didn't like me, you should have said something."

"I told you before, I love you! Why are you acting this way?"

"Because..."Shives burst into tears.Kiba sat next to her and held her but she only pushed him away.

"Kint, you know how I feel about you. If I knew sooner about you being alive, I would have ran straight back to the city." He lifted her chin and leaned in to kiss her but she pulled away yet again.

"I wish I could believe you Kiba.But from what my brother said-."

"Your brother doesn't know a thing about me or us. At least I'm here with you right now. Where is your brother?"

"I'm right here, Kiba." A black wolf with the same golden eyes as Kiba strolled out of the darkness.

"Dire."Kint stood up and walked to her brother.

"Hello dear sister." He looked back at Kiba, who was confused.

"Kiba, I would appreciate it if you stayed away from my sister. You don't want to expire like your friends."

"What?!" Kiba thought about Shives and Tsume, who were still outside.

"Dire, what do you mean?" Kint looked up at her brother. Concern spreading across her mind.

"Toboe and Hige are dead, Kint and if you continue to stay with your brother he may kill Tsume and Shives as well."

Kint looked up at her brother then Kiba.

"Kiba? You have forgotten me, left me, lied to me and even replaced me but..." She walked up to Kiba and placed her hand on his cheek.

"But if you say you didn't mean those things, I believe you."

"What? Sister, you're making a big mistake!"

"Oh! And how is that?"

Dire's human form was nothing like his sister's. He was Kiba's complexion, had hazel eyes, and had long black hair that was in a braid. He was exceptionally handsome but dangerous. He smirked at the two wolves.

"Looks like you just lost a friend." He started to laugh but it was interrupted by Kiyoshi, who was severely beaten.

"Kiyoshi! What are you doing here? Did you take care of the female wolf as well?" "No exactly, master." His voice was weak and mysterious before he collapsed.

Shives was standing right behind him in her wolf form. Her claws and fangs covered in blood.

"Kiba? Is that Shives?"

"Yes."

"You little wench." Dire and Shives darted for each other but Dire escaped her grasp and ran down the hallway.

Shives looked at Kiba and Kint and started to cry. "Kiyoshi killed Tsume."

Kint walked over to Shives and hugged her.

"You must be Shives."

"And you're Kint, right?"

"Uh Hm." She smiled at her.

Kiba pulled the blue rose out of his jacket. "Kint? A wolf said that you can bring the others back with this. Can you?"

"Yes I can." She took the rose and Kiba's hand and led with out of the castle.

Shives ran over to Tsume, who was pinned to a tree by the broken end of Kiyoshi's sword. Kiba helped the girls take him down.Kint pulled a blue petal off the rose, ripped it into tiny little pieces and gave it to Shives.

"Just sprinkle on his chest and where ever wounds are while I say a few words."

Shives stared at her like she was crazy.

"I'm serious."

Kiba watched Kint chant some foreign words as the blue petals started to sparkle and gently submerge into Tsume's wounds. His cuts and bruises disappeared with a few minutes.Tsume slightly opened his eyes to see to female wolves looking at him. He lifted his hand to touch Shives' face.

"Hey you."

"Hey Tsume."He then looked at Kint.

"Kint? Is that you?"

"Shh.Don't talk.Shives do you know where Hige and Toboe are?"

"Yes.Hige is under a pile of snow and Toboe; we buried him out in the desert."

"Thanks. I want you to stay here with Tsume.Kiba? You're coming with me."

The snow must have melted because it wasn't hard to find Hige.He was lying in a puddle of water.Kint sighed sadly, touching has bluish-purple skin. She repeated the process and it worried them when Hige wouldn't awaken.

"Oh no." Kint rested ear on Hige's chest. His heart was beating so what was the problem?

Shives felt a cold hand slid up her back leg and over her butt. (Hige pulled a Miroku)

"HIGE YOU PERVERT!!" She slapped him across the face leaving a red hand mark.

She gasped and then hugged him. "Hige you're okay!"

"Oh! Now you love me!" He hugged her back and looked over at Kiba, who was getting a little uncomfortable.

"Come Hige.We need you to help us find Toboe."

The 3 reached the desert.Hige spotted the gravesite of Toboe and started dugging.Kiba and Kint soon joined after seeing Toboe arm. They gently pulled the young wolf out and thee two boys watched Kint work her magic.

The first thing Toboe did was throw his arms around his "mother's" neck as if she would fade away. Knit tried to loosen his grip, she was starting to choke.

"Toboe? Toboe? Its alright.I'm here."

Toboe crawled into her lap and cried on her chest.

"Shh.It's alright."

Hige and Kiba watched in awe, wanting the same treatment.

"Kint?" He said softly.

"Yes Toboe?"

"Are the others okay?"

She saw Tsume and Shives appear out of the fog as the black castle faded away and the desert turned back to normal.

"Yes. Everything is fine now."

The 6 wolves were now finally together and continued their journey to paradise no less. All alive and all safe but Kint felt that she would see her brother, Dire again.

"So you two made up, huh?" asked Toboe pointing at Kiba and Kint, who was holding handing with the little wolf.

"Yep!" Kint smiled.

"Okay I don't want to ruin the moment but, I seriously, SERIOUSLY, need some food!"

The girls giggled as they tripped Hige in unison.

"So that's how it's gonna be, huh?" He smirked and chased after them while Kiba and the others leisurely walked and watched.

(My pain and sadness left with the breeze as soon as you appeared to me.)