Welcome all of you to chapter six of Nobility. I loved all the reviews, they were wonderful! Truly inspirational! I'm writing again after a week of not. Horrible, horrible things have been happening to me these past two weeks. So reading these reviews have lifted my mood, and I'm ALL better.

Ages: Robert Pitario (49), Fred Sadler (37), Serena (21), Kiba (22), Tsume (28) Toboe (16), Hige (22), Molly (25), Nathan (32).

Those should be the exact ages I want them to be at, for this story.

Thanks to all of you! Lady Light, Serenity Komoshiro, Kitoky, Jewelclaw Lady of Wind, pumpunita, Eo, me, jammincat9, Aeden Hale, Black Lion, Kou Kepani, lakitsune, kittydemon(usagi), Flame Dancer077, JoWashington, Concrete Tenshi, Hacen, Sere, kairinu, Ryui and Gokuru-chan, Water Angel1, Machiko, Rayne StarDust, keika bee.

Recommendations: Want to read more Wolf's Rain, check out Concrete Tenshi's story, Moonlight Paradise.

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Chapter six:

Kidnapped

Serena woke to find herself quite warm and content. Opening her eyes, she found that she was still in the warehouse, but it was lit with a light glow from the sun outside. But when she rolled over onto her back, she was startled to feel four bodies snuggle closer to her. Blinking, she stared up at the ceiling, with a slight frown on her face. What on earth?

Sitting up, she caught her breath, and held it by snapping her mouth shut to bite off a scream. She was surrounded by four wolves! All of the ones she had met last night at one time or another, and they all appeared to be sleeping. And not only that, but a few feet away, laid her luggage. The ones she had put in her hotel before she had decided to go out, and wander the city streets. How had they gotten there, she wondered.

Standing, she inched her way over the sleeping red haired wolf, to reach her bags. She dropped down in front of them. They were hers, that she was sure of.

Serena looked back over at the wolves, who, she realized were starting to wake. What else she realized, made her feel slightly faint. One wolf had a scar on his chest, while another wore a ring of bracelets around its paw, and while another wore a black collar around its neck. The only one who she couldn't link to the boys she had met yesterday, was the white one.

But it was obvious now, who he really was. "Oh my god."

Toboe lifted his head from where it had laid, to look at her. She could tell he was troubled, even with a wolfish face. Tsume climbed to his feet, and stretched, before sitting down.

Hige, as Toboe had called him last night, yawned loudly, but hardly moved any more than that.

Kiba, the white wolf stood, and he delicately sniffed the air, before looking towards her. Why did he always do that? she wondered with a small amount of fear. And he wasn't the only one. The others did it as well, but not as obviously as he did it.

Exhaling suddenly, since her lungs had started to complain, she looked back at her things. "Um, why is my stuff here- no, how did it get here?" she asked, her voice sounding strained.

Suddenly the gray wolf with the large scar on his chest transformed before her eyes, into the leather clad man from yesterday. The one she had taken out to breakfast.

"Oh god, I did not just see that happen," she groaned. Rubbing at her eyes she looked over at him again, and groaned aloud. She had seen him do it!

"We brought them Serena," said the red wolf. She was so shocked to actually hear it talk, that she fell back on her rear from the sound of his voice. Coming from a wolf no less! And then before her eyes, the wolf changed into that of a grinning boy.

It was Tsume who spoke next, "We brought them over last night."

"Why?" she asked out loud.

Kiba who had remained silent till then, finally joined the conversation, "Because from now on you will have to come with us."

"Come with you," she echoed softly, before the words dawned on her. Jumping to her feet, she looked at the two humans, and the two wolves. "I do not have to come with you!" Shooting Kiba a look, she added, "I have work, I have an apartment to take care of. Who do think-" she never finished, since Kiba had lunged at her.

In mid jump he changed into his human form, just in time to pin her to the ground. Crying out, she wrestled against him, even though he easily fought off her blows. "Let me go!" she shouted.

Eyes wide with fear, she tried to beat at him, kick at him, and scream loud enough for someone to hear her.

"Woman shut up!" Tsume barked out after another one of her screams. Actually it was more like a snarl, which did succeed in shutting her up.

Looking from him, to the face that was close to hers, she ceased her struggles. "You know to much about us that we cant let you go," he said, his blue eyes staring hard at her.

"I know to much," she echoed faintly, her voice hoarse from her screams. "B-but, I wont say anything, I never did after you left!"

This caught the other's attention. But he seemed to hardly notice. "But you came after us," he almost sounded hateful when he said it, which only proved her thoughts last night. He was not happy to see her.

Looking away from him, she was unable to meet his eyes, since hers had begun to fill with tears. "I just wanted to see if you were okay," she said. "I mean, I had no idea, with all the stories running around the city, I didn't know what to think." Which was only partly the truth.

Suddenly Hige who had remained silent, chose that moment to speak up. "I think its time to make our leave. Someone must have heard her scream."

Kiba nodded, and pulled himself from her. He looked to the others, and listened for a full minute. "Fine, leave the bags, there's no time," he ordered. Then he looked down at her, waiting for her to get up on her own.

"You can't leave my things, not unless you plan to leave me as well," she said hotly. The corner of his mouth lifted, but he said nothing.

Reaching out, he took hold of her good arm and pulled her to her feet. Without her consent, he wrapped one arm around her back, and the other scooped her right off her feet.

The others then leaped into the air, easily jumping to the beams overhead. She stared wide eyed at them as they easily, and silently made their way to the shattered window near the roof.

Kiba bent his knees, and his arms tightened on her, before he propelled himself up into the air. With a yelp, she threw her arms around his neck to keep herself from falling.

They easily made it outside, and slowly lowered to the ground below. Still clutching onto him tightly, she let him carry her away from her belongings, and away from civilization.

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Serena cursed her luck for the fifth time that hour. What had she been thinking when she had up and left her life to search for something so meaningless? To fight off the chill that racked her form, she wrapped her arms around herself.

She was being kidnapped, held hostage, whatever you wanted to call it. They had taken her from the warehouse leaving everything she owned to whoever found it. All she had was her wallet, which she had been smart enough to slip into the back pocket of her pants the other day.

Sniffling, she glanced around as the wind tossed her hair up off her neck. They were in the middle of nowhere, heading North she believed. But then her sense of direction had never been exceptional.

She knew she was falling behind, but she didn't care all that much. It was their fault she was out here in the first place. I'm cold, I'm tired and I'm hungry, she whined silently to herself. But none of her complaining did her any good. They'll probably eat me if I give up.

Serena shuddered at that last thought.

When an arm slipped around her shoulders, she gasped, her body jerking away. With her last alarming thought, the sudden closeness of one of them, scared the hell out of her.

Looking up, she saw Hige staring at her with confused reddish brown eyes. In fact, as she stood there looking at him, she realized that his eyes were more red than brown. His shaggy brown hair masked the true color of his eyes. Until now. "Sorry, you scared me" she felt the need to explain her actions. Even though it was obvious that he had startled her.

He smiled ruefully, his hand moving to scratch the back of his neck as if he was nervous. "Oh sorry about that." He looked ahead, and she followed his gaze. The others were still walking.

Reluctantly she started moving again, even though her whole body screamed for rest. Hige kept close, not touching, but close enough that she could feel his warmth. It wasn't until a few minutes had passed, that she realized he was blocking the wind for her.

"Thank you." she ducked her head, her arms dropping from where they had been crossed over her chest. "I'm Serena O'Donnell," she introduced herself. The older boy grinned, "Hige, but I bet you already knew that."

Serena returned his smiled, "Kind of." She stuffed her hands into her pockets, her head looking up to see what lay ahead of them. She saw three young men, as they pushed on, walking with the wind, and against it. They stumbled over the uneven ground, but purged on ahead, nothing stopping them.

"How did you meet Kiba," she said after a moment of silence. Something she hated dearly. The older boy glanced ahead, his eyes studying the boy who was leading them in some direction. "I found him at a lab. He had been hurt, and I helped him escape."

"A lab," she questioned, her eyes studying the boy thoughtfully. "That was very kind of you."

Hige shrugged, his smile rueful. "What about you," he asked. "How did you meet Kiba?" Serena slid him a sly look, her eyes twinkling. "Well," she started. "He was hurt, so I took him home." Hige gave her a dubious look, as if he didn't believe her.

"Its true. I found him unconscious in an alleyway next to my apartment." Serena tilted her head back so that she looked up at the darkening sky. "I thought he was a dog at the time," her smile was apologetic. "I'm always bringing animals home though. So Kiba wasn't any different."

Her arms crossed over her chest, more out of habit than from the cold. "He sure was ornery," she admitted. "And very suspicious."

Hige laughed, "yea that's good old Kiba for you."

"You really took care of Kiba, Serena?" Toboe had decided to join their group near the back finally. "He didn't try to hurt you, did he?" he asked, his eyes flickering from Kiba, to her.

Serena shook her head. "No," she replied. "Only once did he come close to trying to bite me. But that was because I was changing his bandage." Toboe nodded. "That's good," he said, sounding relieved.

"And a surprise," Hige added. "He wasn't to keen on me when we first met." His dark eyes shifted to her thoughtfully. "Must be you're smell."

Serena snorted in disdain. "I beg your pardon?"

Toboe laughed out loud. "He doesn't mean it like that Serena," he tried to explain. "You have a certain smell, something much different than most humans."

Serena looked from one boy to the other. "Is that why you guys keep sniffing around me?" Both laughed with embarrassment, and the sound attracted the two in front. "I hope it isn't a bad smell."

Hige shook his head. "No, not at all." he sniffed loudly, his eyes closing for a second. "Actually its quite alluring."

Her cheeks burned, despite the coldness she felt. "Really…" Her arms tightened around her form as if a chill that ran much deeper than along her skin, racked her body. "Is that why I'm being forced to go with you guys. Because I smell good?" She almost wished she had rolled around in the trash before leaving her hotel room.

Hige shook his head slowly. "That might be a part of it. But Kiba was right. You're the only one who knows who we really are." Serena felt her shoulders slump. "Oh," she whispered. That information didn't sound all that great.

They had just climbed a rather steep hill, when Serena realized Tsume had slowed his usual fast pace. He was looking at his feet, as if timing each step.

A small smile tugged at her lips, even though she felt slightly depressed about her situation. "How are you Tsume," she asked. He looked a little lonely walking by himself.

The silver haired man halted his steps to wait for them to catch up. When they did, he resumed walking, and took his place between her and Toboe. "you're holding us up," he said gruffly.

Serena shrugged, "well you guys did drag me along in the first place. So don't blame me."

A smirk formed on the older man's face. Something she hadn't seen before. "Do I see a faint impression of amusement on your face Tsume? Should I fall now, and make a total fool out of myself, just so that I could see you laugh?" she inquired.

Tsume chuckled softly, "maybe, I think we could use some amusement to lighten up this journey."

Serena laughed, "all right then." She made a motion to look around, "let see, where would be-" Suddenly Kiba appeared before her. "We'll rest for the night. There's shelter about a mile to the east. We'll rest there."

The others nodded, their eyes moving to look in the direction he had indicated. Kiba hardly paid the others any attention. Taking Serena into his arms, he started off at a run towards the shelter, leaving the others to choose to follow or not.

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Molly Gem looked up when two shadows covered her work space. She studied the two tall men dressed in business suits, trench coats, and hats. The taller of the two reached inside his jacket, and pulled out a wallet.

She licked her lips nervously, as her dark green eyes studied the leather. She knew what that was. Being in this business, she had seen it enough times to recognize it on sight.

The taller man, who she dubbed as Dick, since he looked like one, was the one to pull his out. His features were stern, his hair cut precisely, unlike his partner. The shorter guy, which was by two inches, wasn't even looking at her. His black eyes were looking around the office space, taking in the cubicles.

Dick, flipped open his badge to show her his ID. Robert Pitario? Close enough. "How can I help you…" she looked at the badge again, before adding, "Detective?"

The older man flipped his badge close, and replaced it within his coat. "We would like to have a few words with your boss," he said smoothly.

Molly leaned back in her chair. "Is that so," she questioned. Her eyes flickered over to Nathan Ferelith's office. With a bored expression on her face, she reached over for the phone. "You might want to check to see if he wants to have a few words with you."

Cradling the phone over her left ear, she took out a pen. After a few seconds, she greeted, "Good Morning Mr. Copper." Lacing her voice with charm and sugar sweetness, she purged on. "I'm Molly Gem from-"

Robert Pitario sighed. "Come on Fred," he ordered. The two officers left the journalist's cubicle, and made their way to the door with the name Ferelith printed on it

Reaching up, he rapped his knuckles against the wood a few times. "Come on in Detective Pitario," a deep voice called from inside. Robert scowled, his eyes sliding over to the red haired woman typing at her computer.

He opened the door, and he and his partner entered the spacious working place.

Nathan smiled when he looked up from his pile of papers. "Come in, come in. Please sit," he encouraged. His hand swept over the two chairs.

Fred nodded gratefully, and sat down in the leather chair that needed patching. Robert chose to stand. "I'm Detective Robert Pitario, and this is my partner Fred Sadler." he explained, as he pulled out his badge and showed it to the younger man. "I'm here because of one of your Journalists." His brown eyes glanced over at Fred expectantly.

Wiping his hands on his slacks, the younger man cleared his throat. "Mr. Ferelith when was the last time you saw Ms. O'Donnell?" he asked the man sitting across from him.

Nathan leaned back in his chair somewhat. The look on his face, made a stone look more articulate. His deep violet eyes studied the two men, not even hinting to what he was really thinking. "About five days ago, I believe. She's on vacation time, I don't expect to see her till August."

Fred nodded, as he reached up pulled off his hat to wipe his bald head with a cloth he had pulled from his coat. "I see. Were you informed as to where Ms. O'Donnell was heading?" he asked.

Shaking his head, Nathan answered, "No," after waiting a beat, he added, "She gave us no location, or number to reach her. She was on vacation, her first in several years, so I'm not surprised." He looked from one to the other. "What is this all about?" he asked finally.

This time is was Robert who spoke. "We're going to have to file a missing persons case, Mr. Ferelith." Nathan scowled suddenly.

"Miss O'Donnell's things were found abandoned in a warehouse two days ago," Robert informed the man. "Three men reported that they heard screams, and went to the warehouse to investigate. All they found was her luggage."

Nathan's face paled as he stared at the two officers. "She's- She's missing?"

Fred nodded apologetically. "Yes. We checked out the hotel she had been staying in, and asked around to see if anyone had seen her." He reached into his pocket, and pulled out a notebook. Staring at his notes, he added "She had breakfast with two men at a local restaurant, the day before she disappeared."

Nathan looked down at his paper, his body shaking. "You better find her." his voice was cold, and harsh when he spoke. Robert nodded, and looked to his partner. "We will do all that we can. We'll keep you informed Mr. Ferelith."

Fred stood, and the two of them left the office, heading towards the exit.

Nathan Ferelith cursed beneath his breath, before reaching for his cell phone. Hitting speed dial, he waited till a voice answered with a calm hello. "We have a hell of a problem," he began as a greeting.

Standing, Nathan moved towards his door to peek out the window. "She's gone," he said simply. But the two words had the man on the other end of the line cursing. "I just spoke with two detectives," he answered the man's questions as they came out. His violet eyes followed the red haired woman as she slowly got up from her chair and followed the detectives out.

"I talked to her five days ago. The detectives said she went missing two days ago," he explained, as he watched Molly Gem make her way back to her cubicle. She kept glancing towards his office, as if waiting for him to barge out there in a fit of rage.

His lips quirked, "Fine call me when you've heard anything." He hung up, and tossed the phone towards his desk. Moving back a step, he threw the door open with such a force that it slammed into the wall behind it. "Gem! Shields! Get your asses in here!!!"

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Well I do hope this chapter was to your liking. And I must confide that we are drawing very close to a turning point. Hehe, thought I would bring the suspense up a notch.

I don't have a whole lot more to say. I don't think there is much to explain about this chapter. But if you do have any questions, again put them in your reviews.

One more thing, before I go…

I promise this story will continue, even though I am writing two stories at once. (For details on second story read summery for Amorous in my profile), (It will be my second Wolf's Rain/Sailor Moon crossover). The only problem I see coming, is on how to end this story. It could easily go on and on… and so far it seems it has. But I do have a deadline in mind. Not a deadline in our own time, but in the stories. Remember Serena is due back to work in August.

I have a calendar all marked up with writing, on what happens when, on each day. I still have a month to go through…

I believe that is all I will add. Making up for my lack of writing from the last chapter. Now to answer the questions that were asked in the last chapter.

Reviews:

Kitoky: You asked about Blue in the last chapter. No I still believe she is with Quent, I just neglected to mention her. Chapter five took place before the guys find Cheza, so Blue hasn't met her yet.

Jewelclaw Lady of Wind: I believe your question was answered in this chapter…

Pumpunita: No Serena does not have her Sailor Moon powers. She does have some kind of power, but I cant tell you what yet. As for kicking butt, I think that will come later. Artimis and Luna. Well I never considered adding them. But if you want I could probably slip them in somehow.

Me: Sorry, but Serena will not be a wolf in this story. When I write the story with the Hige/Serena, she will be. But in this one, I wanted to be different from Concrete Tenshi.

Lakitsune: idea isn't bad, I might give that a try once I am more familiar with writing this type of crossover. I will say this, Serena is somewhat of a maiden in this story… as for a wolf fic, that will come later. I plan to write one where she is a wolf, but she will end up with Hige. Again maybe later I will write another fic where she is a wolf… all in due time. Thanks for the ideas though… I'll take them into consideration when I start a another fic.

kittydemon(usagi): No sorry, Serena will not be a wolf in this fic. But later on I promise to write one, where she will be a wolf.

Concrete Tenshi: Well you must understand, unlike all the other guys, you cant really see any similarities. No distinguishable marks, or jewelry to provide a strong link between the white wolf and dark haired boy. And also, I don't think I would have believed I had seen some guy turn into a wolf. Especially if I had been shot just moments before. So I tried to keep it a little realistic. Producing doubt in her mind. Why didn't Kiba tell her? I don't think his character would have, if he met Serena in the show. And if you noticed in the show, they didn't really do a lot of changing in front of people. Unless they planed on killing them… As for Hige, you'll find out in like episode 25 or 26. Toboe was not injured. I think Toboe is a very sensitive wolf, and seeing a person he just met hurt, made his upset. Especially since she got hurt while saving him. I'm trying to stay in character as close as I possibly can.

Machiko: in this story, no the numbers wont mean a whole lot. When I write the story with Sere/Hige, the numbers on the collar will play a major role. If you have seen all of Wolf's Rain, you'll know what the number means. I hope to wait until that become clear so that I don't spoil the ending of the show.

Well I believe that was all the questions asked. Again thank you for reviewing, its been wonderful reading all of them. Till next time then…

LP