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Wolf's Requiem
5 – Where is Paradise?
Kaida sighed audibly and flipped on the television. She'd normally be on the couch, but Kiba was up there, so she was stuck on the floor. "You never did find that dog, did you, Kaida?" asked her older sister, Nami. Kaida shook her head. "I got really lost, and Kiba found me and took care of me." Nami groaned. She was much more mature than her twelve years made people think. She knocked the younger girl irritably over the head. "Luckily for you Kiba was there. And he was a good person. You had everybody worried, out in a blizzard like that, after a dog, and then you stay with a strange man..." "He's not a man." Kaida blurted out. The words echoed over and over in her head. She couldn't believe what just happened. She almost let such precious a secret known to her sister that was absolutely incapable of keeping things quiet for more than ten minutes, tops. She had to think of a way to clear things up. Nami just groaned again. "Well you can look and tell he's not an ADULT, stupid, but still...you just can't trust strangers." Kaida rolled her eyes. "Jeez, Nami, you're worse than mom!" she muttered, and changed the channel again. That would get her to leave. It always did. Sure enough, the older girl got up and stormed up the stairs, irritably muttering while she did so.
"Hold still!" he said, slightly annoyed by her squirming. "I can't clean your wound if you don't stop thrashing like a fish outta water!" "But you're gonna use the alcohol!" Kaida wailed, trying desperately to pull herself out of her father's tight grip. "You're gonna use that stuff on me! You always do! And it hurts like hell!" Her father shook his head in frustration. "I'm NOT gonna use the damn alcohol!" he sighed. "Now stay still! And watch your language!" He splashed a bit of the cold, clear liquid on Kaida's leg and she squalled in pain. "You LIAR!" she screamed between sobs. "You did use the alcohol! After I told you it hurts!" Her father just grinned darkly and handed Kaida her crutches. "Here ya go crip. You're gonna need them to get to the dinner table!" "Haru, stop harassing your daughter!" yelled Kaida's mother from the other room. Her father just snickered immaturely and strode into the other room, Kaida giving him the evil eye while he did so. "You're worse than the kids at school, you know!" she screamed. She leaned back against the couch and rubbed her sore leg. "Maturity really does run in the family, huh?" grunted a familiar, sarcastic voice. She looked up and smiled. "How are you feeling?" she asked cheerfully. Kiba sat up and sighed, stretching his muscles and cracking his neck while doing so. "I'll live." he said confidently. "I heal pretty quickly"
::Kiba's POV::
The days keep getting colder. They say it's because the end of the world is nearing. They say it's because we're nearing a new ice age. That's why each year the winters get increasingly cold. That's why I need to find it. Paradise. I've been following the scent of the lunar flowers...I don't know for sure where they are leading me. I do know that with every step I take towards them, the scent gets stronger. When I look back, all I see is a cold, white, forbearing wasteland; the only sign of life are the paw prints I leave behind. I've been searching for it for years now...ever since I lost my pack.
"Where were you headed, before we found you?" Kaida asks me. She's sitting at the bottom of the couch, staring me right in the eyes. "I've been following lunar flowers, in search of Paradise." I say flatly. "Paradise..." she mutters, letting the word seep into the folds of her mind. I lie back down and stick my hands behind my head. "How..." she says, barely over a whisper. "How do you know that it's real?" The comment gives me a twinge of doubt. I think about it for moment, it's a good question, I must admit. "I don't." "But then why...why bother?" I can't prevent the small smile that appearing on my face. "This world is decaying." I say calmly. "It needs to be done. Besides, I'll never know unless I look. I'll search for Paradise until my dying breath, and if I don't find it, at least I'll die content. At least I tried. It's just...sometimes a person needs something to believe in, even if it is foolish." I guess she is happy with the answer. "My grandma told me once that only the wolves can find Paradise...and once that happens the world will end." she says, staring back up. I nod. "That's what the legend says." With that, I decide to take a nap, so I close my eyes. I'm still so tired...
::end::
Kaida sat, bored, at the dinner table, listening to everyone's conversations. Her two older sisters and her mother were gossiping about stupid things she didn't care too much about, while her father and older brother were talking about hunting and other 'guy' stuff. 'This is why I hate being the youngest...' she sighed to herself. She was sitting there, toes curled around the chair's bottom rung. "Still short." she muttered. The last time she paid any attention to her feet was when she was three, and she could rest her feet on the first rung. She remembered the day her father and brother had finished them, they were struggling to even make it inside, it was so cold. She remembered the feeling of that rung under her feet, that smooth, cool polish; it sent a tiny shiver through her equally tiny body. She smiled contentedly. Now, however, the years have taken their toll. The polish is worn and chipping off, leaving the chairs that once had a tranquil luster looking dull, dirty, beaten. She looked around the table. Everyone had changed so much in five years; everyone grew. "What if it's real?" she murmured. "What if it actually exists?!!" She felt her small fists pound down in frustration, causing the plates and silverware to jingle, not to mention curious stares from her family. "What if what exists?" her mother asked. Kaida looked at the ceiling, as if staring out of a giant glass window. "Paradise!"
Hi! Sorry this took me awhile to post, I really am. I just felt so uninspired. Anyway, I'd really appreciate 5 reviews before I post the next chappie. Love and peace!
Wolf's Requiem
5 – Where is Paradise?
Kaida sighed audibly and flipped on the television. She'd normally be on the couch, but Kiba was up there, so she was stuck on the floor. "You never did find that dog, did you, Kaida?" asked her older sister, Nami. Kaida shook her head. "I got really lost, and Kiba found me and took care of me." Nami groaned. She was much more mature than her twelve years made people think. She knocked the younger girl irritably over the head. "Luckily for you Kiba was there. And he was a good person. You had everybody worried, out in a blizzard like that, after a dog, and then you stay with a strange man..." "He's not a man." Kaida blurted out. The words echoed over and over in her head. She couldn't believe what just happened. She almost let such precious a secret known to her sister that was absolutely incapable of keeping things quiet for more than ten minutes, tops. She had to think of a way to clear things up. Nami just groaned again. "Well you can look and tell he's not an ADULT, stupid, but still...you just can't trust strangers." Kaida rolled her eyes. "Jeez, Nami, you're worse than mom!" she muttered, and changed the channel again. That would get her to leave. It always did. Sure enough, the older girl got up and stormed up the stairs, irritably muttering while she did so.
"Hold still!" he said, slightly annoyed by her squirming. "I can't clean your wound if you don't stop thrashing like a fish outta water!" "But you're gonna use the alcohol!" Kaida wailed, trying desperately to pull herself out of her father's tight grip. "You're gonna use that stuff on me! You always do! And it hurts like hell!" Her father shook his head in frustration. "I'm NOT gonna use the damn alcohol!" he sighed. "Now stay still! And watch your language!" He splashed a bit of the cold, clear liquid on Kaida's leg and she squalled in pain. "You LIAR!" she screamed between sobs. "You did use the alcohol! After I told you it hurts!" Her father just grinned darkly and handed Kaida her crutches. "Here ya go crip. You're gonna need them to get to the dinner table!" "Haru, stop harassing your daughter!" yelled Kaida's mother from the other room. Her father just snickered immaturely and strode into the other room, Kaida giving him the evil eye while he did so. "You're worse than the kids at school, you know!" she screamed. She leaned back against the couch and rubbed her sore leg. "Maturity really does run in the family, huh?" grunted a familiar, sarcastic voice. She looked up and smiled. "How are you feeling?" she asked cheerfully. Kiba sat up and sighed, stretching his muscles and cracking his neck while doing so. "I'll live." he said confidently. "I heal pretty quickly"
::Kiba's POV::
The days keep getting colder. They say it's because the end of the world is nearing. They say it's because we're nearing a new ice age. That's why each year the winters get increasingly cold. That's why I need to find it. Paradise. I've been following the scent of the lunar flowers...I don't know for sure where they are leading me. I do know that with every step I take towards them, the scent gets stronger. When I look back, all I see is a cold, white, forbearing wasteland; the only sign of life are the paw prints I leave behind. I've been searching for it for years now...ever since I lost my pack.
"Where were you headed, before we found you?" Kaida asks me. She's sitting at the bottom of the couch, staring me right in the eyes. "I've been following lunar flowers, in search of Paradise." I say flatly. "Paradise..." she mutters, letting the word seep into the folds of her mind. I lie back down and stick my hands behind my head. "How..." she says, barely over a whisper. "How do you know that it's real?" The comment gives me a twinge of doubt. I think about it for moment, it's a good question, I must admit. "I don't." "But then why...why bother?" I can't prevent the small smile that appearing on my face. "This world is decaying." I say calmly. "It needs to be done. Besides, I'll never know unless I look. I'll search for Paradise until my dying breath, and if I don't find it, at least I'll die content. At least I tried. It's just...sometimes a person needs something to believe in, even if it is foolish." I guess she is happy with the answer. "My grandma told me once that only the wolves can find Paradise...and once that happens the world will end." she says, staring back up. I nod. "That's what the legend says." With that, I decide to take a nap, so I close my eyes. I'm still so tired...
::end::
Kaida sat, bored, at the dinner table, listening to everyone's conversations. Her two older sisters and her mother were gossiping about stupid things she didn't care too much about, while her father and older brother were talking about hunting and other 'guy' stuff. 'This is why I hate being the youngest...' she sighed to herself. She was sitting there, toes curled around the chair's bottom rung. "Still short." she muttered. The last time she paid any attention to her feet was when she was three, and she could rest her feet on the first rung. She remembered the day her father and brother had finished them, they were struggling to even make it inside, it was so cold. She remembered the feeling of that rung under her feet, that smooth, cool polish; it sent a tiny shiver through her equally tiny body. She smiled contentedly. Now, however, the years have taken their toll. The polish is worn and chipping off, leaving the chairs that once had a tranquil luster looking dull, dirty, beaten. She looked around the table. Everyone had changed so much in five years; everyone grew. "What if it's real?" she murmured. "What if it actually exists?!!" She felt her small fists pound down in frustration, causing the plates and silverware to jingle, not to mention curious stares from her family. "What if what exists?" her mother asked. Kaida looked at the ceiling, as if staring out of a giant glass window. "Paradise!"
Hi! Sorry this took me awhile to post, I really am. I just felt so uninspired. Anyway, I'd really appreciate 5 reviews before I post the next chappie. Love and peace!