And here is yet another chapter. I know, I wasn't true to my threat, but I really wanted to get this chapter out. But, I AM sticking to it this time, so, review or no chapter seven! :immaturely sticks out tongue: The story is nearing its end, so I hope you enjoy these last few chapters.
Once again, thank you to everyone who reviewed, you're gesture to acknowledge that you enjoy (or dislike) this story is greatly appreciated.
Don't worry, the title explains itself in the end. - shadow
Wolf's Requiem
Chapter 6 – Otsukai, Tsukai no Hijin Kesso
The days quickly became warmer in the time that Kiba spent healing. Within two weeks the weather was almost spring-like, a welcome change from the blizzard that chilled the villagers' homes and hearts not too long before. Kaida sat sulking in her desk, staring idly out the window. She wanted to get outside and play in the sprouting grass and pick some flowers to possibly cheer up the lonely, injured wolf that spent most of his time asleep on her couch. She sighed in frustration and tugged at her ugly green plaid skirt, trying to get the pleats out. "Stupid uniforms..." she said silently under her breath, as she chanced a look at the clock once more. Time moves so slowly when you are bored. It seemed as if she was there for hours already, but, it was barely recess. She threw her head back in pure frustration and decided to stick out the remaining five minutes.
::Kiba's POV::
I told the girl's family that I was going out for a walk. I hadn't stretched my legs in almost two weeks and I was eager to get out. I am amazed by how warm it's gotten in a mere two weeks' time. I think I am far enough away now. I don't have to hold my human form any longer. I really don't like appearing as a human, but, I guess to be safe, I should stay as I am. Yeah I suppose I should...
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He walked down the street irritably. All these girls were looking at him funny; with smiles and smirks. The blonde shifted uncomfortably, as he had never been around so many people in his life. "What are you doing here?" snapped a sharp voice. The straggly-haired boy looked back and forth nervously. There was no one in sight. The crowd had passed. "Down here stupid!" hissed the voice again. He looked down to the ground and saw a slim, orange cat sitting near his feet.
"What do you mean, what am I doing here?" the boy said indignantly. "I'm walking! Can I not walk here?"
The cat rolled her eyes. "Shouldn't you be with others like you?" She circled the yellow-haired boy's feet. "They don't welcome you here. Not your kind." The boy angrily scooped the stray up by the scruff of his neck. "Who the hell do you think you are!" he snarled viciously.
"I think I am a feline, good wolf" the cat mewed. She scratched him on his hand, and the boy dropped her, recoiled his hand sharply, and started to lick his bleeding hand tenderly. "What is your name, cat?" he asked bitterly, between licks.
The cat purred softly. "It's about time you asked." she chuckled. "My name is Yoshe. What about you, wolf. You don't expect me to say my name and everything and not hear a thing about you. What's your name and where is your pack?" "I am Otsukai." he growled. "And my pack was slaughtered by the men of this village."
"Out for revenge then, Otsukai?" Yoshe asked the wolf. Otsukai looked her straight in the eyes and laughed darkly. "Those damned humans can wait." he snarled. "I have a fight I need to settle first." Yoshe quickly broke eye contact with the lone wolf. She felt nervous shivers travel through her body. "You have eyes like a demon." she shuddered. "Haunting and red..."
Kaida sat on one end of the see-saw, her friend Toki one the other. "He's still there?" Toki asked. Kaida stared over the schoolyard fence, at the strange, early springtime weather. "Yeah." she nodded. "Kiba's still there." Though neither of them spoke to each other about it since that day, the thought of Paradise was still swimming through her head. "Toki..." she said lightly. The red-haired girl looked up. "What?" she asked. Kaida stared her friend straight in the eyes. "Do you believe the legends about Paradise?" Toki looked into the teachers' lounge, staring intensely until one of them noticed and suspiciously pulled down the blinds. 'Toki was always strange,' Kaida observed silently. She was a very intense girl, since the first day they met; rarely made a sound in class or outside. Toki crushed the blackened snow under her boot. "He's the only one that can make it." Toki said calmly. "The wolves are the only ones allowed in Paradise. You can't go with him."
::Kiba's POV::
I know that scent. It's him. The wolf from before. He must have picked up my scent by now. He did. I can feel him coming closer. "I know you're there!" he snarls. I stand my ground, ready to fight, and bare my teeth slightly. He turns the corner and looks at me. He's smirking. "I never properly introduced myself." he growls. "I am tsukai no hijin kesso, Otsukai." (A/N: "tsukai no hijin kesso" translates to "handler of blood blades, which refers to the pain and anger Otsukai feels for the loss of his pack) "Bold title." I say. "You want to finish what we started then." Otsukai, as he calls himself, shakes his head. "I want to, but, I have things I need to do first." With that he turns away. Damned wolf.
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That's the end of chapter 6. Hope you enjoyed it. Please review or I won't put up chapter seven :sticks out tongue: . I just need 2 to make it to the five I originally threatened you guys with. see you for now.