Chapter 20- Distraction

The heavens looked down upon 6 wolves sleeping in a wooded area near a big city. The silver and gray wolves cuddled next to each other, a large (Hige: Hey!) wolf slept soundly near the warm fire. The white wolf watched over his mate while she kept the little wolf warm.

Hige woke up yawning loudly.

"Oh hey Kiba, whatcha doing?"

"Hn?"

"You're watching her sleep again aren't you?"

Kiba nodded.

"Kiba, I'm gonna be honest with you..."

"What is it?"

"I thought I would be the one who ends up with Kint, but you got to her first."

"That may be true, but you were the first to express your feelings to her. I was too afraid to confess them." His eyes narrowed.

"Huh? Well that may be true but it's obvious that she likes you more." He rested against a tree trunk putting his hands behind his head.

Kiba sighed seeing Toboe cuddle closer to his "mother". They were now face to face.

"Toboe really likes her too."

"Not the same way you think though, Kiba."

"What do you mean?"

"What? You thought Toboe was in love with her?"

"I..."

"Didn't you notice how he acted around her? Kint's like his mother."

"His... Mother?" "And I thought my mind was always in the gutter." Hige sighed.

Kiba took off his jacket and placed it over Kint and Toboe.Hige was right.Toboe's way too young for her anyway.

The next morning, the 6 wolves decided to go into town.Shives and Kint led the way. They were whispering about something that made the boys curious.

"What do you think they're talking about?" Hige said scratching his head.

"Who knows? They're girls, who can understand them?" said Tsume sighing.

"I'll ask them."Hige ran over to them and poked his head in between the two girls.

"Soo...Whatcha taking about?"

Shives looked down at the curious wolf and in unison; the two girls smacked him over the head.

"Ow! What the heck was that for?!" He sat on the ground holding his head in pain.

"For being annoying!" said Shives.She turned around and walked off.

Tsume and the others checked to see if Hige was okay.

"Girls."

"What's that suppose to mean, Tsume?"Kint was on her tip toes inches away from his face.

"Nothing. You're just alike.Loud, rude, and brain-dead."

"Excuse me?!"

"You heard me. Or are you deaf as well?"

Kint couldn't take it anymore.Kint slapped, kicked and punched Tsume until he finally fell to the ground.

"Tsume you're such a jerk!" With that, she walked off stumping.

"Again with the jerk!" Tsume rubbed his arm. Kint soon caught with Shives and together they shared their thoughts on what turned them of about men. The boys stayed far behind, afraid to be flattened to death.

"Oh wow Shives, Look at that." Kint pointed to the large city in front of them. It was filled with life, music, and...wolves?

Kint became silent; this place was starting to remind her of her so called home. The boys later joined them, who seemed sort of in a trance.Kint was on the verge of crying. Shives beat her to it.

"Kint? Why are you crying?"Toboe held on to her arm, waiting for an answer.

"Wolves." Kint just kept staring straight ahead.

They were wolves alright, but they were slaves.Tsume and Kiba started growling.

"Boys, it's alright." She slowly waved her hand reassuringly.

One of the wolves stumbled over to them. He was very young, around Toboe's age. He was also covered in scrapes and bleeding. He licked Shives' hand before falling over.

"Are you alright?"

The wolf said nothing. Shives and Kint looked at each other.

"Is he dead?" Toboe asked curiously.

Kint bent down and check his pulse. "No he's okay. Probably was just exhausted."

"Hey! You kids! Get away from there!"

A tall, mean, hairy, muscular man with a whip came stomping over to the gang.

"What do you kids think you're doing? This is a dangerous animal, you could have been killed."

"But sir he seems really tired or possibly sick." Shives tried to reason with the man.

"He's not sick, he's just playing dead. He's waiting for you to let your guard down, so he can attack and kill you guys. All wolves do that you now?"

"Hm.Yeah right." said Tsume under his breath.

"Tsume!" whispered Shives.

"Well sir I don't understand why you have that whip." said Kiba pretending.

"Do you use that thing on this poor creature?"

"Well of course kid. These things are a danger to society. If you ask me, I think they all deserve to die."

"Oh really." Kiba had a strict look on his face. He wanted so bad to rip that guy apart.

"Yes really. Wake up you good for nothing." The man kicked the young wolf on its side.

"Stop!" Shives pulled the wolf away from him.

"Excuse me missy, but you don't rule anything around here. Especially not me!" The man raised his whip. "So don't touch my property!"

The whip came down and made a loud cracking sound, ripping through skin and making flesh bleed....Tsume's flesh that is.

"Y-you're not human!" The man dropped the whip shaking in fear.

"Really? What was your first guess?" Kiba made a swift slash across the man neck, killing him instantly.

Kint stared at the bloody man on the ground and then Kiba.She wasn't scared of him but she was shocked.

"Tsume? Are you alright?"Shives traced the slash down Tsume's arm, making him blush a little.

"I'm fine." He pushed her hand away.

Kint watched the little wolf slowly get up and look at Shives.

"Who-who are you?" His voice was cute and whispery.

"Last thing I remembered was...you walking over to me and collapse."

"Oh well thank you for protecting me." He looked at his dead master.

"Hey! If you don't mind me asking, is there any food in this city?"Hige smiled one of his goofy smiles.

"Uh! Yeah but the good food is for the humans."

"Well I bet Kint and I can get you some good food."

"What? We can?" Kint was completely confused.

"Yes! We can! Come on!"Shives grabbed her hand and led the gang to a club with a karaoke bar.

Inside, Kint automatically noticed there were only two real women. The men stared at her and Shives, smirking and whistling. Shives winked at them and sat down at the bar. The bartender checked her up and down.

"What can I do for you two good-looking ladies?"

"Two vodkas and water for my friends."Shives pointed to the boys, happily.

"Coming up!"

Shives turned around and listened to drag queens sing horribly. The men booed him...uh her to get off the stage.

"Hey Kint?" She pointed her in the stomach.

"What?"

"Didn't the boys say you're a great singer?"

"Uh-"

"Yes! She is the most amazing singer ever!" said Hige, who was obviously drunk.

"Hige? Did you take my drink?"

"I d-don't know? I-it looked like w-water." He fell off his chair.

Shives stared at the drunken wolf for a moment. "Well Kint, are you gonna sing?"

"No."

"Oh come on!" Shives pulled her friend onto the stage. "Ladies and.....gentlemen, my friend here has decided to sing you a little song."

"I what?!" Kint was pushed in front of the microphone. "Uh...Hi! Um.I guess I'll sing-"

Shives whispered in her ear.

"That one?" "Yes."

"Fine. But only if I get some help from you two ladies over there and you, Shives."She inhaled as the girls walked on stage.

"Okay so like, what are we singing?" said the girl with blonde hair.

Kint looked at the list of songs. "These one."

"Eww! Can we act it out?"

"Yeah sure whatever."

"Okay good cause I got dibbs on your cute brother."

"Cute brother?"

"Kint I think she's talking about Tsume."

"What? Well whatever. He ain't my brother so you can have him."

"Oh no she can't!"

"Shives, we can fight later. Right now I want to sing."

The 4 girls took there places on stage and waited for the music to start.

"This song is called "Lady Marmalade" (Moulin Rouge)

Where's all my souls sisters
Let me hear ya'll flow sisters

Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, flow sister (oh)
Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, flow sister

He met Marmalade down in old Moulin Rouge
Struttin' her stuff on the street (street (echo))
She said, "Hello, hey Joe, you wanna give it a go?" (woah)

Gitchie, gitchie, ya ya da da (yeah-ey)
Gitchie, gitchie, ya ya here (here)
Mocha Choca latta ya ya (ooh yeah)
Creole Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir (ah, oh)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi (Yeah yeah yeah yeah)

(Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, flow sister
hey sister, go sister soul sister folw sister)

He sat in her boudoir while she freshened up
Boy drank all that Magnolia wine
on her black satin sheets
is where he started to freak, yeah

Gitchie, gitchie, ya ya da da (da da)
Gitchie, gitchie, ya ya here (ooh ooh yah yah)
Mocha Choca latta ya ya (yaaaa)
Creole Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir (ce soir)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi (Yeah yeah yeah uh)

We come through with the money and the garter belts
Let 'em know we got that cake
Straight up the gate
We independent women, some mistake us for whores
I'm sayin' why spend mine when I can spend yours

Disagree? Well that's you and I'm sorry
I'm a keep playing these cats out like Atari
High heeled shoes getting love from the dudes
Four bad ass chicks from the Moulin Rouge

Hey sisters, soul sisters
Better get that dough sisters

We drink wine with diamonds in the glass
By the case the meaning of expensive taste
You wanna gitchie, gitchie, ya ya (come on)
Mocha Choca latta what?
Creole Lady Marmalade

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(One more time c'mon)
Marmalade (ooh)
Lady Marmalade (ooh yeah)
Marmalade (ooh, hey hey hey)

Touch of her skin feeling silky smooth, hey
Colour of café au lait (all right)
Made the savage beast inside roar until he cried
More (more) more (more) more (more)

Now he's back home doin' 9 to 5 (9 to 5)
Livin' the grey flannel life (oh pity)
But when he turns off to sleep memories creep
More (more) more (more) more (more)

Gitchie, gitchie, ya ya da da (da da ahah oh)
Gitchie, gitchie, ya ya here (ooh Oh lord)
Mocha Choca latta ya ya (oh oh oohoh )
Creole Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir (ce soir)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi (all my sisters yah)
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir (ce soir)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi (ooh)

The girls did every single dance move perfectly sexy. The boys couldn't help but stare. As soon as Kint and Kiba's eyes met, he quickly looked away from her. Tsume succeed at only looking at them three times...uh four. Toboe and Hige watched the whole entire thing but it was harder for Toboe to see due to Hige's hand constantly over his eyes.

The men cheered and whistled when the girls came off stage still singing. Shives nearly screamed seeing the blonde girl hop into Tsume's lap. Kint was getting a little too much attention from the greasy hairy men but she jumped up on the table and danced around while they whistled and threw money at her.

Kiba couldn't keep his eyes off of her. Part of him waited to look away and part of him wanted to jump on that table and dance with her. He decided to take his mind off of her and watch Tsume struggle trying to get a giggling blonde off his lap.Toboe was turning a bright red when Shives started playing with his hair.Hige was dancing with Kint which made Kiba angry.

When the song ended, the girls walked back on to stage and took a bow.

"See Kint,It wasn't that bad, was it?" Shives was waving at a guy checking her out over in the corner.

"Well I guess it was kind of fun."

The two wolf-girls shook hands with their singing partners.

"And next time, stay away from the tall tan guy over there."

They joined Tsume and the others, who were either quiet, blushing, or....panting? Hige felt a little better. He wasn't drunk anymore.Toboe was still blushing as well as Kiba.

"Kiba is something the matter?" Kint sat next to him.

"N-no. Everything's fine."

"Can we leave now?" said Tsume impatiently while watching the blonde across the corner of the room.

"Yea sure." Shives shyly pulled a plate of turkey off the counter and gave it to the little slave wolf.

The 7 sat outside the club and watched people pass by.

"Oh Wow this is the best meal I ever had in years! Thank you so much!"

"You're welcome." smiled Shives.

Kiba was sitting next to Kint, who was humming "broken". Their eyes met and they stared at each other for the longest. It was an emotionless stare that made Kint look away.

"Come with me." Kiba grabbed her hand and ran, leading her into an alleyway.

"Kiba? Where are we going? Kiba?!"

The alleyway was a deadend.He pulled her from behind him and slammed her against the bricked wall. He hesitated while tugging on her tank top.

"Kiba? What is it?"

"I love you Kint, you know that right?"

She nodded.

"Then you wouldn't mind if I..." He leaned in and kissed her softly.

The kiss was simple and gentle but as soon as his hands crept up her tank top, the kiss was rough and powerful.Kint was overwhelmed by it and pushed him off, gasping for air.

"What the hell was that?!"

Kiba was speechless. It was really all his emotions.His feelings for her, when he cried for her. He loved and missed her.

Kint walked back to the group who was saying goodbye to the little slave wolf.

"So where were you two huh?" grinned Hige.

Kint looked behind her seeing Kiba looking at the ground ashamed.

"Nothing. Are we going to find a place to stay for tonight?"

"Uh...Yeah.Tsume is working on it." Hige observed the sadness in Kiba's eyes.

"Hey what's up with him?"

"I don't know." said Kint simply.

The 6 wolves stayed in a hut for the night. It was damp and musty but it was the best thing Tsume could find. He kept Shives warm in a corner and watched the others.Toboe and Hige were talking about the club and how good of a singer Shives and Kint were. Kiba walked over to Kint who was starting to dose off until she heard his footstep and looked up at him.

"What?" She was still angry at him.

"Can I lay in your lap?" He sat next to her.

Kint studied his face for a while. "Fine."

Kiba rested his head on her lap and quickly fell asleep.Kint stroked his hair and began to sing again.Toboe and Hige listened willing fully and soon also fell asleep.Tsume was still awake,examinating the others wolves.

"Kint? I noticed Kiba was a little quiet when we came in here. Did something happen between you two?"

"Yes."

"What?"

"He kissed me and I didn't like it."

"But you two have kissed before haven't you?"

"Yeah but this on was different. It was lustful."

"Lustful?"

"Uh hm.But I don't know why I feel so angry towards him. I mean I do love him, but I don't know why I hate him.Tsume? Am I being naïve? Tsume?"

Tsume was fast asleep.Kint sighed and looked out the window at the stars and moon.

(Naïve or Just scared?)