Ok so its been a long time since I've written...sorry about that...so here's chapter 6...

Toboe continued to walk, he didn't know how long he had been wandering but just as he was about to give up hope, he looked ahead and saw light. He ran towards the light and the closer he got to getting out of the forest, the stronger Leara's scent was. She was all he could smell, nothing more.

Everything's so blurry

And everyone's so fake.

Everybody's empty

And everything is so messed up.

Preoccupied without you

I cannot live at all

My whole world surrounds you

I stumble and I crawl...

Toboe burst into the open filled with happiness. Nothing seemed to matter to him at that moment.

But suddenly he heard Blue bark, "Get out of here! Now!"

Terrified, Toboe snapped back to reality and realized that the old man was pointing a gun right at him. No, it couldn't end now, not after he's gotten this far. Blue gave a jerk at the leash just as Quent was about to fire, causing him to miss terribly. Toboe ran as fast as he could. Farther and farther away from the forest he ran, he hoped that he was running towards Leara. Nothing would make him happier than to run into her arms.

You could be my someone

You can be my scene

You know that I'll protect you

From all of the obscene.

I wonder what you're doing

Imagine where you are

There's oceans in between us

But that's not very far...

A bullet hit the dirt just to the right of his back paw. He jumped but continued to run. He ran up a hill, this was it, just on the other side of this hill was Leara's house. He reached the top of the hill and paused to look down. He let out a howl and was about to run downward as he heard a loud shot and suddenly warm blood ran down his hind leg. He yelped in pain and staggered.

What was he going to do? It wasn't supposed to end this way. He had to get up, maybe if he could just reach Leara's house, she would be there and she could help him.

He forced himself onto his feet and began to slowly walk down the hill. He had just reached the bottom, filled with pain as he heard more barking. He looked back up the hill and saw both Blue and Quent. Determined to get to Leara's house, he trusted Blue to protect him.

Everyone is changing

There's no one left that's real

Make up your own ending

And let me know just how you feel

Cause I am lost without you

I cannot live at all

My whole world surrounds you

I stumble then I crawl...

He continued on, taking each painful step slowly.

As he walked, he heard Blue bark, "No Pops, leave him alone!" Of course, the old man couldn't understand her, she thought she could only talk to wolves. She broke free of her leash and ran in the opposite direction.

"Blue!" Quent yelled. But it was too late, she was already half-way down the hill. She ran back towards the forest, hoping that Quent would follow her. To her luck, he did. He looked down at Toboe and scowled. "You won't get away next time you rotten wolf!" He shouted.

Toboe, grateful that Blue was able to help, continued on. He reached Leara's front porch and lay down. He began to whimper which eventually turned into a howl. As he lay there, he took in the scent. It was so strong here. He knew that she had returned. Suddenly, the door began to creak open, he looked up and saw her face.

You could be my someone

You can be my scene

You know that I will save you

From all of the unclean

I wonder what you're doing

I wonder where you are

There's oceans in between us

But that's not very far...

"Leara?" Toboe said softly. He looked up at her with his big brown eyes.

"T-Toboe?!" She seemed to be in shock. She didn't think she'd ever see him again.

"Leara it's me! Yes, Toboe!" He stood up but winced in pain as blood continued to seep from the bullet wound.

"You're hurt! Come here." She bent down and scratched behind his ears. "You poor thing." She went inside and came back shortly with a wet towel. "Here, this'll clean you're fur and make it feel better." She placed the towel on his wound and gently wiped away the blood. At first it stung, but after a moment, it felt better.

"W-what happened Leara, why did you leave me before?"

"M-my father, he doesn't like dogs. He saw you with me and..and, he took me away. I'm so sorry, I couldn't stop thinking of you, I watched you that day from the back of the car and wondered if I'd ever see you again."

Nobody told me what you thought

Nobody told me what to say

Everyone showed you where to turn

Showed you when to run away

Nobody showed you where to hide

Nobody told you what to say

Everyone showed you where to turn

Showed you when to run away...

She put her arms around him and began to cry. "Don't worry though, I talked to daddy while we were in the car, I had hoped that I'd see you again. He's agreed to let me keep you. Even though he doesn't like dogs, he thinks you'll be able to protect me."

Toboe looked up at her and knew she was telling the truth. He was so happy. He had lived with humans before and knew that he would be happy here with Leara.

"Thank you." Was all he could say.

The End...