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story... but anyways. I'm thinking about adding HARDCORE YAOI MANSEX later on
in the story .If you want that, tell me. Look, Mom, I made the chapter
longer this time! Oh yeah, I hope you don't mind, I commented on the story
quite a lot. So beware of nonsense.
Reign of Stars
Chapter 2/ Arguments and Failed Attempts
Hige woke up, starving. He had only eaten about ten pounds of a deer that the pack had caught last night. That wasn't even enough for the runt. He glanced uncertainly at the sky, which was just beginning to lighten to pale blue and be pierced by sunbeams. He had not had much sleep and he wanted to get back to it, but his stomach demanded attention. The wind blew through the foliage of the trees and Hige caught the faint scent of rabbit. Perfect. He quickly rushed into the forest, ears up and eyes alert. His brown eyes traveled over the ground. There! He lunged at the brown creature, but only came away with its ear. The rabbit took off like a bullet.
"Dammit!" Hige screamed as he started after it. It took him an entire ten minutes to catch the damn thing. He had clamped his teeth around its neck and that had been the end of that. Hige was thoroughly hungry now. He trotted happily back to the clearing. The others were still asleep, but Kiba was shifting into wakefulness. Hige could feel his face get hot. Dew dotted Kiba's hair and skin like small pearls. His white shirt clung to his well-built chest. The white wolf ran both hands through his wet hair, attempting to restore it to its previous fashion. He was so beautiful...Hige found himself wanting to throw Kiba on the ground right now and...well, you know.
Hige, still blushing furiously, padded over and dropped the rabbit at the white wolf's feet. Kiba looked at him in bewilderment. Hige was never one to give up a meal, especially if he was starving. The brown wolf's stomach growled but he smiled through it and blushed as Kiba thanked him with a lick on the cheek. If it was even possible, Hige grew redder. 'Is he finally warming up to me?' he thought 'Maybe I do have a chance'
Kiba ate the rabbit, slowly, all the while looking at the brown wolf, who stood there and smiled lovingly. The white wolf handed Hige the liver and small intestine. Hige scoffed these with relish (not the condiment, the devouring adjective). Cheza was starting to wake up, her crimson eyes opening to see Kiba and Hige nuzzling. She instantly switched to possessive mode.
"Kiba!" she cried out. "This one is cold."
Hige shot a piercing glare at the Maiden, who, as she hugged Kiba around the neck, gave him one right back. Why did she always have to get into the way of things? Kiba and he were finally getting somewhere. He wanted more. He had to have more.
"Hige..."Kiba started.
Hige's heart skipped a beat. Would he declare his love for him here and now? It would be so rewarding if he would do it in front of Cheza. Hige would love to see her squirm with misery and torment. He chuckled at the thought.
"Wake the others."
Damn.
Hige woke Tsume and Toboe; the two were entangled in each other and their dreams. It was difficult to get them to wake up. "Come on, Hige. Five more minutes..."Toboe turned over and expected Tsume's chest to be there, so he could bury his head in it, but it wasn't. Tsume kicked Toboe over with his boot.
"Let's go, you lazy ass." He said this roughly, but Hige could detect an undertone of affectionate.
After everyone had shaken the numbness of sleep and eaten, the pack was on the move again.
Hige could tell Cheza was pissing him off on purpose. On the way to the next town, she would taunt Hige by playing with Kiba's hair, or snuggling with him. She had done it before, but now, she turned it on full blast. She knew Kiba would protect and love her no matter what, so all she had to do was remind Kiba and Hige of that. It only made him hate her more.
At last, after two days of walking (Yesterday they were walking, remember?), they had reached the town of Aecidium (Why would you name a town that?!), where they ambled around and stole bits of food from carts of merchants. They had to walk around a couple times until they were full. Toboe managed to get a small flower to give to Tsume; he actually put it in Tsume's silver hair. Many people passing laughed quietly at the "cute couple", Hige being one of them, only he was laughing hysterically.
"Tsume! You look like such a fag!" Hige said through the tears.
Hige ended up with a concussion later.
The pack had managed to get two hotel rooms, Tsume had to frighten some people, of course. All he had to do was look at them, and they crapped in their pants. Toboe said he had wanted to sleep on something softer than brittle grass, and Hige told him that he was a city kid who could never appreciate the wonders of the outdoors. The rooms they had gotten were luxuriously furnished. Bureaus of mahogany and beds with silk sheets and canopies of muslin seemed out of place in a hotel. Tsume and Toboe got the "S&M Suite" decorated with leather whips, handcuffs, and the like. Hige saw the mischievous grin on Tsume's face as he said goodnight and dragged screaming and kicking Toboe into the room.
"Toboe is in for one hell of a night, eh, Kiba?"
"Sure is." He replied blankly. His mind was somewhere else obviously. Probably her again. Even though she was standing right next to him and looked content.
Hige wasn't too happy about having to share a room with Cheza, but on the other hand, he got to share a room with Kiba. Cheza sat on the bed, which she was going to share with Kiba, of course, and smiled sweetly at Hige who was seated on a leather chair opposite her. Kiba was in the bathroom, trying to figure out how to work the toilet.
"Don't you want to be my friend, Hige?" the Maiden asked, crimson eyes sparkling.
"I'd rather castrate myself." (Y'know, cut off his...um...one-eyed snake.)
"Well, anyways, I just wanted to let you know...Kiba's mine. I'm his one and only." She started to laugh.
"You think he would fall for a fatass son-of-a-bitch like you?"
Something in Hige snapped. He wanted to tear her apart, rip her organs out, anything. Anything to wipe that smug look off of her face.
"You bitch!" he exploded "You goddamn bitch!"
"Call me whatever you like. I love Kiba and he loves me and nobody, especially you, is going to take him from me."
Hige dropped his illusion and revealed his wolf form, snarling. He lunged at her just as Kiba was coming out of the bathroom. Kiba slipped into his wolf form almost as fast as Hige. He lunged and bit Hige on the back, causing the brown wolf to fall to the carpet. The two wolves were locked in a death struggle. Cheza watched with amusement. Hige bit Kiba on his tail, crude but effective. Kiba yelped and drew back. His golden eyes were full of rage...and sorrow. Hige went for him again, but Kiba sidestepped and pushed Hige to the ground with his front paws. As much as Hige hated to admit, Kiba was better fighter than he was, agile and strong. As Kiba pinned him to the ground, growling ferociously. Kiba bit Hige on the muzzle, down to the bone. Hige flattened his ears and whimpered at the white wolf, submitting at last.
The two wolves put their illusions back. Hige's yellow sweatshirt was stained with blood and he looked at Kiba from his spot on the ground. "How could you, Kiba? How could you let her replace me like that? I..love you!" he choked on these words. "And I thought you loved me back! Damn you!" Hot tears flowed down his cheeks. He tried to brush them away but they just kept coming. He stood up, and walked out, slamming the door behind him.
It was cold outside and raining. Hige sat against a wall in an alley, getting soaked. The wound on his back stained the bricks of the building. Hige pulled his knees up to his chest.
"Kiba..."he sobbed. "I'm sorry."
And he fell into a troubled sleep.
END/ Chapter Two {Arguments and Failed Attempts}
Authoress Note: So, what did you think? Not my best work but it works. AND IT'S LONGER! HAH!
Reign of Stars
Chapter 2/ Arguments and Failed Attempts
Hige woke up, starving. He had only eaten about ten pounds of a deer that the pack had caught last night. That wasn't even enough for the runt. He glanced uncertainly at the sky, which was just beginning to lighten to pale blue and be pierced by sunbeams. He had not had much sleep and he wanted to get back to it, but his stomach demanded attention. The wind blew through the foliage of the trees and Hige caught the faint scent of rabbit. Perfect. He quickly rushed into the forest, ears up and eyes alert. His brown eyes traveled over the ground. There! He lunged at the brown creature, but only came away with its ear. The rabbit took off like a bullet.
"Dammit!" Hige screamed as he started after it. It took him an entire ten minutes to catch the damn thing. He had clamped his teeth around its neck and that had been the end of that. Hige was thoroughly hungry now. He trotted happily back to the clearing. The others were still asleep, but Kiba was shifting into wakefulness. Hige could feel his face get hot. Dew dotted Kiba's hair and skin like small pearls. His white shirt clung to his well-built chest. The white wolf ran both hands through his wet hair, attempting to restore it to its previous fashion. He was so beautiful...Hige found himself wanting to throw Kiba on the ground right now and...well, you know.
Hige, still blushing furiously, padded over and dropped the rabbit at the white wolf's feet. Kiba looked at him in bewilderment. Hige was never one to give up a meal, especially if he was starving. The brown wolf's stomach growled but he smiled through it and blushed as Kiba thanked him with a lick on the cheek. If it was even possible, Hige grew redder. 'Is he finally warming up to me?' he thought 'Maybe I do have a chance'
Kiba ate the rabbit, slowly, all the while looking at the brown wolf, who stood there and smiled lovingly. The white wolf handed Hige the liver and small intestine. Hige scoffed these with relish (not the condiment, the devouring adjective). Cheza was starting to wake up, her crimson eyes opening to see Kiba and Hige nuzzling. She instantly switched to possessive mode.
"Kiba!" she cried out. "This one is cold."
Hige shot a piercing glare at the Maiden, who, as she hugged Kiba around the neck, gave him one right back. Why did she always have to get into the way of things? Kiba and he were finally getting somewhere. He wanted more. He had to have more.
"Hige..."Kiba started.
Hige's heart skipped a beat. Would he declare his love for him here and now? It would be so rewarding if he would do it in front of Cheza. Hige would love to see her squirm with misery and torment. He chuckled at the thought.
"Wake the others."
Damn.
Hige woke Tsume and Toboe; the two were entangled in each other and their dreams. It was difficult to get them to wake up. "Come on, Hige. Five more minutes..."Toboe turned over and expected Tsume's chest to be there, so he could bury his head in it, but it wasn't. Tsume kicked Toboe over with his boot.
"Let's go, you lazy ass." He said this roughly, but Hige could detect an undertone of affectionate.
After everyone had shaken the numbness of sleep and eaten, the pack was on the move again.
Hige could tell Cheza was pissing him off on purpose. On the way to the next town, she would taunt Hige by playing with Kiba's hair, or snuggling with him. She had done it before, but now, she turned it on full blast. She knew Kiba would protect and love her no matter what, so all she had to do was remind Kiba and Hige of that. It only made him hate her more.
At last, after two days of walking (Yesterday they were walking, remember?), they had reached the town of Aecidium (Why would you name a town that?!), where they ambled around and stole bits of food from carts of merchants. They had to walk around a couple times until they were full. Toboe managed to get a small flower to give to Tsume; he actually put it in Tsume's silver hair. Many people passing laughed quietly at the "cute couple", Hige being one of them, only he was laughing hysterically.
"Tsume! You look like such a fag!" Hige said through the tears.
Hige ended up with a concussion later.
The pack had managed to get two hotel rooms, Tsume had to frighten some people, of course. All he had to do was look at them, and they crapped in their pants. Toboe said he had wanted to sleep on something softer than brittle grass, and Hige told him that he was a city kid who could never appreciate the wonders of the outdoors. The rooms they had gotten were luxuriously furnished. Bureaus of mahogany and beds with silk sheets and canopies of muslin seemed out of place in a hotel. Tsume and Toboe got the "S&M Suite" decorated with leather whips, handcuffs, and the like. Hige saw the mischievous grin on Tsume's face as he said goodnight and dragged screaming and kicking Toboe into the room.
"Toboe is in for one hell of a night, eh, Kiba?"
"Sure is." He replied blankly. His mind was somewhere else obviously. Probably her again. Even though she was standing right next to him and looked content.
Hige wasn't too happy about having to share a room with Cheza, but on the other hand, he got to share a room with Kiba. Cheza sat on the bed, which she was going to share with Kiba, of course, and smiled sweetly at Hige who was seated on a leather chair opposite her. Kiba was in the bathroom, trying to figure out how to work the toilet.
"Don't you want to be my friend, Hige?" the Maiden asked, crimson eyes sparkling.
"I'd rather castrate myself." (Y'know, cut off his...um...one-eyed snake.)
"Well, anyways, I just wanted to let you know...Kiba's mine. I'm his one and only." She started to laugh.
"You think he would fall for a fatass son-of-a-bitch like you?"
Something in Hige snapped. He wanted to tear her apart, rip her organs out, anything. Anything to wipe that smug look off of her face.
"You bitch!" he exploded "You goddamn bitch!"
"Call me whatever you like. I love Kiba and he loves me and nobody, especially you, is going to take him from me."
Hige dropped his illusion and revealed his wolf form, snarling. He lunged at her just as Kiba was coming out of the bathroom. Kiba slipped into his wolf form almost as fast as Hige. He lunged and bit Hige on the back, causing the brown wolf to fall to the carpet. The two wolves were locked in a death struggle. Cheza watched with amusement. Hige bit Kiba on his tail, crude but effective. Kiba yelped and drew back. His golden eyes were full of rage...and sorrow. Hige went for him again, but Kiba sidestepped and pushed Hige to the ground with his front paws. As much as Hige hated to admit, Kiba was better fighter than he was, agile and strong. As Kiba pinned him to the ground, growling ferociously. Kiba bit Hige on the muzzle, down to the bone. Hige flattened his ears and whimpered at the white wolf, submitting at last.
The two wolves put their illusions back. Hige's yellow sweatshirt was stained with blood and he looked at Kiba from his spot on the ground. "How could you, Kiba? How could you let her replace me like that? I..love you!" he choked on these words. "And I thought you loved me back! Damn you!" Hot tears flowed down his cheeks. He tried to brush them away but they just kept coming. He stood up, and walked out, slamming the door behind him.
It was cold outside and raining. Hige sat against a wall in an alley, getting soaked. The wound on his back stained the bricks of the building. Hige pulled his knees up to his chest.
"Kiba..."he sobbed. "I'm sorry."
And he fell into a troubled sleep.
END/ Chapter Two {Arguments and Failed Attempts}
Authoress Note: So, what did you think? Not my best work but it works. AND IT'S LONGER! HAH!