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Wolf's Requiem
Chapter 4 – Guardian
Kaida shut her eyes tightly as she saw the fangs of the sand-colored wolf fly towards her neck. She felt a sharp pain, like a knife, slicing her neck. She yelled out in pain, but, yet, she was still alive. 'What's that noise?' she thought to herself. Deep, loud snarls were coming from nearby. Nervously, she opened one eye, only to see her savior standing in front of her, her assailant about ten feet away, baring his teeth viciously. "K- Kiba?" she stammered silently. The wolf paid her no heed. 'Is that blood on his muzzle?' she asked herself. Sure enough, blood stained the fur around his snout, meanwhile, the other wolf, Kaida saw, had a piece missing from his ear. She assumed Kiba did that.
::Kiba's POV::
I had heard her scream not long after I made it to the clearing. Part of me wanted to just ignore her, but the other part, the overall more influential part, wanted to find her. I ran towards the direction of the scream, only to see that wolf from before knocking the girl to the ground. I charged him, pushing him away from her, and accidentally biting off a small bit of his ear. I'm now standing in front of her, so he won't attack again. She seems semi-conscious, but, that's not my main concern. "Get out of my way!" he snarls angrily. I stand my ground, however, and growl at him. "MOVE!" he roars even louder. He runs towards me and tries to grab my neck, but I get out of the way, so he only got my cheek. The bastard. He's about to attack the girl again. I leap onto his back and dig my fangs into the scruff of his neck. He's starting to thrash around. He tries to toss me off, but my grip is too tight. I drag him onto the ground with me. He's shaken me off. Dammit.
He's circling me now. I hop onto my feet and do the same. He eyes me up and down with those horrible blood red eyes. "If looks could kill..." he seems to laugh. "You'd be dead right now." I retaliate. He growls angrily. This time it's my turn to laugh. I let out a hoarse chuckle that to human ears would sound like a bark. His growls get louder and his eyes narrow into slits. Out of nowhere, it seems, he tackles me. I tumble into the snow, sending up and explosion of soft, white powder. I see what he's trying to do now. He's trying to get to my jugular vein. I won't let it happen. He tackles me a second time and I go flying into a tree. Damn that hurt. I gotta get up. I keep my head low so it will be hard for him to pierce my veins. He's too fast! He tackles me hard again, biting my snout in the process. I tumble down the hill, falling off the small ledge and causing another burst of snow to fly into the air. This ass is really pissing me off now. If I wasn't injured, I wouldn't be struggling this much. I climb onto my feet and as soon as I do I see him barreling down the hill and off the ledge. He's coming toward me. I jump quickly out of the way, but instead of flopping onto the ground, like I thought he would do, he lands like a cat on his feet and runs towards me, howling crazily. That howl, I don't know what it is about it. It's the same howl that led me to the murdered pack. The same, lonely howl from before. He is the wolf that was left behind. Driven mad by his grief and anger he attacked the girl. I understand now. The fact still remains that I won't let him kill me. That's just not going to happen.
::end::
Kaida struggled to her feet, using a low bough to help her up. Using as much force as she could muster, she broke a large branch off of it for use as a walking stick. Using the stick as support she staggered towards the hill, following the trail of Kiba's blood. They both appeared to her in human form, once again at a stand off. She could also hear yelling. An argument perhaps? She looked at the mangled and bloody form of Kiba, injured far worse than how he was when she had found him. She couldn't believe that so much had happened in two days time. The other wolf, the sand colored one, had sandy blonde hair that was straggly and messy. Kaida could see his eyes even from the top of the hill. Haunting and demonic- looking, they scared her silly. A slight shudder went up her spine. He had on a no sleeve shirt with baggy, black sweat pants. The image didn't last for long though. Almost as quickly as the human form appeared, it disappeared. The wolf attacked Kiba, sinking his teeth deep into his back and sending blood to flow and stain the snow. Kiba howled loudly in pain, and then bit into his leg, sending his attacker collapsing in pain onto the ground. 'You wouldn't know that the snow was originally white there.' she thought sadly to herself. 'It's soaked through to the dirt.' Kiba was once again sent flying to the ground. "He's dying out there!" she yelped. "I've gotta do something to help!"
::Kiba's POV::
He's impossibly fast. Every time I manage to get back on my feet, he knocks me back over, biting me while he does it. I've reopened the wound in my haunch. That plus the rest of the injuries I've gotten is making it hard for me to even stand. I struggle to my feet, legs shaking as if they're going to give out. The smell of blood is burning my nose, making me dizzy and slightly disoriented. There's a sharp pain in my right shoulder. He's latched onto it, dragging me down and sending even more of the life fluid oozing to the ground. I kick him hard in the ribs and he goes flailing back into the snow. I stagger back up to my feet only this time to be rammed hard into the rock wall of the ledge. Tufts of my fur and blood now stain the walls. I'm barely even conscious now. My head flops limply onto the snow, and my breathing is labored. I look at the crazed wolf with half shut lids, still growling fiercely. It's an empty threat now. I can't even stand back up, let alone defend myself. This is not the way I want to die. I can feel the blood dripping from the rocks and onto my head. He's coming towards me slowly now. I could've sworn I just saw something behind him though. Wait, did he just fall? He's unconscious? How is this? No, it couldn't have been. It was. Kaida knocked him out with a large stick. I must say, I'm impressed.
::end::
Kaida stumbled quickly over to the half-dead wolf lying against the wall. "Thank you, Kiba." she said, stroking the bloody fur on his head. Kiba growled softly. She just ignored him though. There was nothing he could do in his condition. She sat down in the crimson snow nearby and put his head on her lap. "You'll be okay." she said comfortingly. "This'll help you breathe easier. People are on there way now. They'll help you." She looked cheerfully at the injured wolf, which now appeared to her in human form. "Doesn't it hurt?" he muttered quietly. "Your leg, I mean." Kaida simply nodded. "Humans are so stupid." he grumbled under his breath, closing his eyes and falling asleep.
Wolf's Requiem
Chapter 4 – Guardian
Kaida shut her eyes tightly as she saw the fangs of the sand-colored wolf fly towards her neck. She felt a sharp pain, like a knife, slicing her neck. She yelled out in pain, but, yet, she was still alive. 'What's that noise?' she thought to herself. Deep, loud snarls were coming from nearby. Nervously, she opened one eye, only to see her savior standing in front of her, her assailant about ten feet away, baring his teeth viciously. "K- Kiba?" she stammered silently. The wolf paid her no heed. 'Is that blood on his muzzle?' she asked herself. Sure enough, blood stained the fur around his snout, meanwhile, the other wolf, Kaida saw, had a piece missing from his ear. She assumed Kiba did that.
::Kiba's POV::
I had heard her scream not long after I made it to the clearing. Part of me wanted to just ignore her, but the other part, the overall more influential part, wanted to find her. I ran towards the direction of the scream, only to see that wolf from before knocking the girl to the ground. I charged him, pushing him away from her, and accidentally biting off a small bit of his ear. I'm now standing in front of her, so he won't attack again. She seems semi-conscious, but, that's not my main concern. "Get out of my way!" he snarls angrily. I stand my ground, however, and growl at him. "MOVE!" he roars even louder. He runs towards me and tries to grab my neck, but I get out of the way, so he only got my cheek. The bastard. He's about to attack the girl again. I leap onto his back and dig my fangs into the scruff of his neck. He's starting to thrash around. He tries to toss me off, but my grip is too tight. I drag him onto the ground with me. He's shaken me off. Dammit.
He's circling me now. I hop onto my feet and do the same. He eyes me up and down with those horrible blood red eyes. "If looks could kill..." he seems to laugh. "You'd be dead right now." I retaliate. He growls angrily. This time it's my turn to laugh. I let out a hoarse chuckle that to human ears would sound like a bark. His growls get louder and his eyes narrow into slits. Out of nowhere, it seems, he tackles me. I tumble into the snow, sending up and explosion of soft, white powder. I see what he's trying to do now. He's trying to get to my jugular vein. I won't let it happen. He tackles me a second time and I go flying into a tree. Damn that hurt. I gotta get up. I keep my head low so it will be hard for him to pierce my veins. He's too fast! He tackles me hard again, biting my snout in the process. I tumble down the hill, falling off the small ledge and causing another burst of snow to fly into the air. This ass is really pissing me off now. If I wasn't injured, I wouldn't be struggling this much. I climb onto my feet and as soon as I do I see him barreling down the hill and off the ledge. He's coming toward me. I jump quickly out of the way, but instead of flopping onto the ground, like I thought he would do, he lands like a cat on his feet and runs towards me, howling crazily. That howl, I don't know what it is about it. It's the same howl that led me to the murdered pack. The same, lonely howl from before. He is the wolf that was left behind. Driven mad by his grief and anger he attacked the girl. I understand now. The fact still remains that I won't let him kill me. That's just not going to happen.
::end::
Kaida struggled to her feet, using a low bough to help her up. Using as much force as she could muster, she broke a large branch off of it for use as a walking stick. Using the stick as support she staggered towards the hill, following the trail of Kiba's blood. They both appeared to her in human form, once again at a stand off. She could also hear yelling. An argument perhaps? She looked at the mangled and bloody form of Kiba, injured far worse than how he was when she had found him. She couldn't believe that so much had happened in two days time. The other wolf, the sand colored one, had sandy blonde hair that was straggly and messy. Kaida could see his eyes even from the top of the hill. Haunting and demonic- looking, they scared her silly. A slight shudder went up her spine. He had on a no sleeve shirt with baggy, black sweat pants. The image didn't last for long though. Almost as quickly as the human form appeared, it disappeared. The wolf attacked Kiba, sinking his teeth deep into his back and sending blood to flow and stain the snow. Kiba howled loudly in pain, and then bit into his leg, sending his attacker collapsing in pain onto the ground. 'You wouldn't know that the snow was originally white there.' she thought sadly to herself. 'It's soaked through to the dirt.' Kiba was once again sent flying to the ground. "He's dying out there!" she yelped. "I've gotta do something to help!"
::Kiba's POV::
He's impossibly fast. Every time I manage to get back on my feet, he knocks me back over, biting me while he does it. I've reopened the wound in my haunch. That plus the rest of the injuries I've gotten is making it hard for me to even stand. I struggle to my feet, legs shaking as if they're going to give out. The smell of blood is burning my nose, making me dizzy and slightly disoriented. There's a sharp pain in my right shoulder. He's latched onto it, dragging me down and sending even more of the life fluid oozing to the ground. I kick him hard in the ribs and he goes flailing back into the snow. I stagger back up to my feet only this time to be rammed hard into the rock wall of the ledge. Tufts of my fur and blood now stain the walls. I'm barely even conscious now. My head flops limply onto the snow, and my breathing is labored. I look at the crazed wolf with half shut lids, still growling fiercely. It's an empty threat now. I can't even stand back up, let alone defend myself. This is not the way I want to die. I can feel the blood dripping from the rocks and onto my head. He's coming towards me slowly now. I could've sworn I just saw something behind him though. Wait, did he just fall? He's unconscious? How is this? No, it couldn't have been. It was. Kaida knocked him out with a large stick. I must say, I'm impressed.
::end::
Kaida stumbled quickly over to the half-dead wolf lying against the wall. "Thank you, Kiba." she said, stroking the bloody fur on his head. Kiba growled softly. She just ignored him though. There was nothing he could do in his condition. She sat down in the crimson snow nearby and put his head on her lap. "You'll be okay." she said comfortingly. "This'll help you breathe easier. People are on there way now. They'll help you." She looked cheerfully at the injured wolf, which now appeared to her in human form. "Doesn't it hurt?" he muttered quietly. "Your leg, I mean." Kaida simply nodded. "Humans are so stupid." he grumbled under his breath, closing his eyes and falling asleep.