Baby Oh Baby
Part 7: Mommy I love you

Toboe shouts, "Emma! Go to your daddy!"

The boss looks up and sees the small black wolf jumps toward the cages with the keys in her mouth. When the boss and Toboe fought, Toboe grabbed the keys from the boss's belt and gave it to Emma.

"Stop her!" The boss shouts, but Emma is too small and too fast for the hunters to catch. The boss tries to shot Emma but Toboe jumps up and grabs his gun.

"Keep going, Emma!" Toboe shouts. Emma gives the keys to her father. The giant black wolf opens the cage and gets out. "Good job, baby. Now give the keys to the others." Emma's father says to the baby wolf before joining in the fight against the hunters.

"You're going down!" Toboe says to the boss. Emma releases all the capture wolves. Soon there are wolves everywhere, and the hunters take a heavy beating.

"Run!" The hunters shout as they flee.

"We won!" Toboe cheers.

(Mommy!) The baby wolf charges into Toboe's chest. Toboe falls backward and lands on the ground. Emma sits on Toboe's chest and licks his face excitedly. Toboe laughs. "Emma! That tickles!!!"

Kiba walks up and pats Emma, "you did a great job, Emma. I'm really proud of you."

Emma rubs her face on Kiba's hand. Kiba takes Emma in his arm and helps Toboe up. Emma's father walks up to Kiba and says, "thank you for coming, you saved our life."

"Sorry we didn't come sooner. We were caught in the snow storm on the mountains last night. If we knew you were in this much trouble we would come sooner." Kiba says.

(Emma!) the unconscious crimson wolf wakes up and calls. Emma jumps to her and cries, (Mommy!)

The mother and the daughter wolves nuzzle at each other and cry happily. Toboe covers his mouth and tears fall down from his eyes. No word can describe how happy Toboe is to see Emma finding her mommy again. Kiba smiles and puts his arm around Toboe.

Toboe and Kiba walk up to Emma and her mother. Toboe pats Emma and says to Emma's mom, "you got an amazing daughter."

(Thank you for taking care of her. She must be a handful.) Emma's mom says.

"Not at all. We enjoy having her around." Kiba smiles.

Hige and Tsume walk up to them. "We better be on our way. We lost a lot of time already." Tsume tells the other.

Emma jumps onto Toboe's shoulder and nuzzles Toboe's ear. (I will miss you, Toboe-mommy.) Emma says to Toboe.

"We'll miss you too." Kiba leans forward to kiss Emma. Emma blinks, Right before being kissed, Emma jumps away and makes Kiba's lips land on Toboe's face. Toboe blushes, "Emma!"

Emma lands on Hige's arms. Hige laughs. Emma licks Hige's face and then turns to Tsume. Tsume puts his hand out and extends his arm. Emma jumps onto Tsume's hand and runs up his arm. She sits on Tsume's shoulder and nuzzles at Tsume's ear endearingly.

Tsume gives her a piece of beef jerky and says to her, "listen to your mother now, and don't get into trouble."

Emma jumps back into Toboe's arm. Toboe hugs the little wolf and says, "I love you, Emma. I will never forget you." He takes off one of his bracelet and gives it to Emma's father. "Please give it to Emma when she gets older." Toboe says.

"Thank you." Emma's father says. Emma jumps onto her father's shoulder. Tsume walks off. Hige winks and says to Emma, "bye, fur ball."

(Bye Bye!) Emma jumps up and down her father's shoulder. Toboe stands there, looking at Emma. Kiba puts his arm around Toboe's shoulder and gently pushes him along. Toboe looks back, watching to bouncy black baby wolf one more time.

"She will never be far from you. She is always with you in your heart." Kiba says to the Toboe. The four lone wolves continue their journey, leaving a piece of their themselve behind with baby Emma; and at the same time taking a piece of Emma with them.

Owari

Please read chapter 8, the epilog—Kiba/Toboe forever!