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Chapter 3: Scared Past

'means' thoughts

"Conversation, speaking"

"So Kiba, she's your sister huh?" "Yes Hige she is." "She looks around Toboe's age, maybe a few years older," replied Tsume. "She is a year older that Toboe, but she's very mature for her age." (A.N- Keep in mind that Toboe is still a pup. In this fic he is like 13, so I made Shadow to be 14, only a year older than he is. Kiba,Tsume, and Hige are like 19 and Cheza, I have no clue:D). "Um if you don't mind me saying Kiba, she's very pretty." "That's nice Hige, but any of you touch her and I will kill you" Kiba warned the three wolves, especially Hige(girl Lover!). After Kiba issued his warning, everyone quieted down. When Cheza and Shadow got back everything and everyone was eerily quiet.

Shadow loved the time she got to clean up and spend with Cheza, who was very, very kind to her. They had a wonderful time speaking. When they got back, all the guys were very quiet. They were acting as if someone had just died or something. No matter, Kiba will tell her what's going on, hopefully. "Hey, um.....we are finished bro, thank you for the clothes," Shadow said to Kiba. "I didn't get the clothes CiCi, Hige and Tsume did." replied Kiba. "Well thank you both" Shadow said with a smile to them both. Hige said"Your welcome," and Tsume just replied whatever, not even looking at her. Shadow frowned 'what's his deal? He acts like he has a shoe up his ass!' she thought to herself. She just shrugged and went to sit with her brother Kiba. Kiba had roasted the rabbit and gave it to her. Shadow willingly took it and dug in. After that everyone dug in to their dinner except Cheza, who basks in the sun or moonlight and drinks water.

When dinner was over with, Kiba excused Shadow and himself from the group to go outside. He wanted sometime alone with his baby sister. It was at this time that Tsume really got a good look at the girl. Shadow was slightly shorter than Kiba, had black marble like eyes, snow white skin, crimson lips and long raven colored hair. The clothes she wore also accentuated her petite figure quite well. She was wearing a baby blue top with the words Perfect Angel written on it, a short black skirt that stopped about five inches above her knee, and knee high black boots. Her hair was down and flowing over her shoulders and black like beautiful waterfalls, he couldn't help but stare at her beauty. All in all, to say that she was beautiful would have been an understatement to Tsume, of course he would never let her know that. He stopped looking at her and turned his face, Kiba would have caught him had he looked on any longer. 'I need to stop that, she will only bring trouble' he kept telling himself, but couldn't stop the warm, fuzzy feeling that rose in his chest when he looked or even thought about her. He tried to stop these unneccessary thoughts, but the minute she looked at him with those deep dark pools, he knew he had faltered. 'It's best not to dwell on it' was his last thoughts before closing his eyes completely.

Kiba headed outside with Shadow so that they could catch up on all the years that they had been apart. They went to the same pond that Shadow got cleaned up in and sat by some rocks close by. "How are you CiCi?" Kiba asked, using the nickname that he had given her when they were mere pups. It was a good then minutes before Shadow replied "Honestly, Bro, I have never been the same after you left. Horrible things just kept happening and I tried to commit suicide lots of time. I actually lost count" she said, smiling a little at the last bit of information. Kiba sharply turned to her, eyes widened at what he had just heard. "What happened? Tell me!" he demanded, he couldn't believe what such a young, innocent pup like her had to go thru, all because of him. "Do you really what to know?" Shadow asked, tears welling up in her eyes. Kiba saw this, and wanted to drop the subject so badly, but he had to know what happened to her.

He nodded his head, silently giving her permission to continue. So Shadow spoke up "After you left, well Zack, Goldie, Snow and I just kinda hung out for a bit. It was like a week after that we were passing through this old, run down town, when all of a sudden we were attacked by soldiers in black armor" "Jagara" Kiba spat out, growling slightly. "Yes" replied Shadow, "it was Jagara's men. We were outnumbered, not to mention merely growing pups. Somehow in the mistd of the battle, snow protected me and helped me escape, but then was slaughtered like the others were right in front of my very eyes. Her last words were"Run, Shadow run, you will find Kiba one day, you will find him. Don't worry about me or the others, we will see you soon, somewhere somehow" and then she died. The same bastard that killed her, came after me, following my every move. I ran as fast as I can, I kept running, but didn't seem to be losing him. He followed me to a dead end, and before I know it, he kept attacking me with his sword. I didn't think that I would live, I had lots of doubts, but I succeeded in killing him somehow, not before gaining this horrible scar on my back." She turned around and showed him the scar, which he traced lightly with his fingers. "NOw I have two scars, the one that bastard gave me, and yours, remember? Anyway, after that I had to go for days without food, water, shelter. Everytown I passed through looking for food, shelter, I was always beaten. If not my dogs ganging up on me, then it was by humans, one reason why I hate them so much. That went on for a few years, the same thing everyday, Until yesterday. I was leaving that filty town when the black soldiers came again, Jagara with them this time. They surrounded me, Jagara walking towards me asking where is the white wolf and the flower maiden. I thought she ws talking about you, but flower maiden? I had no idea. I told her I didn't know and then she laughed, it was so sickening. She left and then I was attacked, then you guys found me." She finished off, looking at Kiba.

All Kiba could do was to take his little sister in his arms. He had no idea that she suffered so much, and at such a young age too. As he held her, he felt tears soaking through his clothes. "Cry, cry all you want," was all he said to her, and she did. She cried and cried till she finally fell asleep in his arms. Kiba sat there for a while, just holding her, then he said out loud " I promise you CiCi, I will never leave you again. You suffered so much, and you know what, You are a lot stronger than I gave you credit for. I will make sure that you have a better life, even if I die in the process," and with that he scooped her up and went back into the cabin with the other sleeping wolves.