Cheza seemed uncertain.
"The book of the Wolves?" she asked anxiously.
"I've heard of that," Tsume replied dubiously. "When I was in the city, some of my human pack talked about it. They said it was a book that explained the evolution of wolves and other things about the Lunar flower."
Cheza stared at the Young woman, making her think Cheza saw something behind her.
"Cheza, What is it?" Kiba asked, his eyes eager as he walked up to her side.
"Her wings. They aren't real." Cheza replied, her voice wavering as she walked behind the young woman.
The young woman watched Cheza with fascination.
"So,.....You really are the flower maiden. Just like they told me."
"Who told you? Who else knows about her?" Kiba fumed.
The young woman looked offended by Kiba's tone.
"Wolves," she replied uncomfortably. "Wolves told me."
"What wolves? Were they in human form?" Kiba intrigued.
"Human form? I don't know what you mean. They were wolves!" The young woman replied despairingly.
"You said you read the book of the wolves." Tsume said timidly as he moved up on the other side of Cheza.
"No, I didn't say I did. I only heard about the Flower Maiden in the book of the wolves, from the wolves after they told me." The young woman said somberly.
"Hey, How do you talk to the wolves? You don't smell like one." Kiba asked, a little more understandingly.
"Well...The wolves talk to me, and I listen." The young woman replied honestly.
"You smell like a human. But how come I can also smell the faint fragrance of Lunar flower?" Tsume asked intently.
The young woman smiled and pulled a small mister bottle from her bag by one of the trees.
"It's my own mixture of crushed Lunar flower petals and blessed water." She said, spraying a bit on her neck, the sweet fragrance reaching the noses of the wolves.
"Mmm, That smells so good!" Hige gushed as he followed his nose to her through the lukewarm water.
Toboe nervously followed Hige.
"Hey! You do smell good!" Toboe said elated. "What's your name?"
"Katsume." The young woman said.
"That's pretty. My name is Toboe."
Katsume patted him on the head and stepped back a bit so she could see everyone.
"What are all your names? And where are you going with the flower maiden?" Katsume asked serenely.
"I'm Hige, This is Kiba, and this guy with the attitude is Tsume!" Hige replied ecstatic, getting a glare from Tsume.
"This one is called Cheza." Cheza said cheerfully.
Katsume gave a small laugh, then asked. "Where are you going with the Flower Maiden?"
"To Paradise." Kiba said dazed.
"If we can find it." Tsume said indecisively.
"We will," Kiba crossly corrected Tsume. "Come on, let's go."
With that, Kiba walked off, Tsume and Hige hesitating for a moment, then following.
Toboe looked from his wolf friends walking away, to Cheza who stood, a look of dismal covering her face.
"Hey guys! Come back!" Toboe howled at them.
Kiba turned around to see Cheza not moving from her spot.
"Let's go Cheza." Kiba said, pulling at her hand.
Cheza shook her head and said,
"This one will not leave the Flower Guardian."
"Then the flower guardian comes with us." Kiba said looking towards Katsume.
"Oh, um..." Katsume said hesitantly as Kiba stared at her.
"Come on, Let's hurry!" Cheza cried carefree, grabbing Katsume's arm and running to the others.
"But, how do I be a Flower guardian? I don't really feel like putting my life in danger for someone I just met. It's a little strange." Katsume told Cheza.
"It's alright, You just stay with me. Kiba and the others will protect us." Cheza beamed.
Then they came to a rather large drop off, with another ledge some feet ahead.
Toboe, Hige, Tsume, and Kiba with his arm around Cheza jumped the space to the other land, starting to run again when Toboe looked back to see Katsume standing near the edge, looking around fearfully.
"Wait Guys, we left Katsume behind!" Toboe yelled, stopping in front of them.
Kiba looked at Cheza's saddened face. Then told Tsume to go get Katsume.
'Why am I always doing the dirty work for him? Now that he's in love or something. He just thinks he can give people orders like he's the leader.' Tsume thought as he leapt back over to Katsume.
Without much a word, Tsume cradled his arm around Katsume's waist, then jumped back over to the other side where the others were waiting.
"Thank you." Katsume said. A bit of an awkward feeling, but she gave Tsume a warm smile.
He just shrugged, stuck his hands in his pockets, and began walking.
Tsume wanted to be away from her a bit.
'Why did my heart beat so fast when she smiled at me? She makes me feel, almost completely human. Kind of like back in the city before any of this happened.' He thought helplessly.
Tsume watched Katsume as she walked with Cheza.
'They do sort of look alike. Only Katsume's eyes are green, her hair is longer, and her build is more...curvy like.' He thought evasively.
"Why do you still wear a dog collar?" Katsume asked Hige.
"This thing? I don't know, Guess it kind of reminds me of home. Never really thought about it before." Hige replied, his eyes looking dreary.
"Home sick?" Katsume asked.
"Just a little, but what I do miss were those plump rabbits that used to be everywhere."
"I think you're just hungry!" Toboe laughed, as Hige smiled sheepishly at Katsume.
"We can do some hunting tonight." Kiba said, retorting to a small cave on the side of the forest.
"The book of the Wolves?" she asked anxiously.
"I've heard of that," Tsume replied dubiously. "When I was in the city, some of my human pack talked about it. They said it was a book that explained the evolution of wolves and other things about the Lunar flower."
Cheza stared at the Young woman, making her think Cheza saw something behind her.
"Cheza, What is it?" Kiba asked, his eyes eager as he walked up to her side.
"Her wings. They aren't real." Cheza replied, her voice wavering as she walked behind the young woman.
The young woman watched Cheza with fascination.
"So,.....You really are the flower maiden. Just like they told me."
"Who told you? Who else knows about her?" Kiba fumed.
The young woman looked offended by Kiba's tone.
"Wolves," she replied uncomfortably. "Wolves told me."
"What wolves? Were they in human form?" Kiba intrigued.
"Human form? I don't know what you mean. They were wolves!" The young woman replied despairingly.
"You said you read the book of the wolves." Tsume said timidly as he moved up on the other side of Cheza.
"No, I didn't say I did. I only heard about the Flower Maiden in the book of the wolves, from the wolves after they told me." The young woman said somberly.
"Hey, How do you talk to the wolves? You don't smell like one." Kiba asked, a little more understandingly.
"Well...The wolves talk to me, and I listen." The young woman replied honestly.
"You smell like a human. But how come I can also smell the faint fragrance of Lunar flower?" Tsume asked intently.
The young woman smiled and pulled a small mister bottle from her bag by one of the trees.
"It's my own mixture of crushed Lunar flower petals and blessed water." She said, spraying a bit on her neck, the sweet fragrance reaching the noses of the wolves.
"Mmm, That smells so good!" Hige gushed as he followed his nose to her through the lukewarm water.
Toboe nervously followed Hige.
"Hey! You do smell good!" Toboe said elated. "What's your name?"
"Katsume." The young woman said.
"That's pretty. My name is Toboe."
Katsume patted him on the head and stepped back a bit so she could see everyone.
"What are all your names? And where are you going with the flower maiden?" Katsume asked serenely.
"I'm Hige, This is Kiba, and this guy with the attitude is Tsume!" Hige replied ecstatic, getting a glare from Tsume.
"This one is called Cheza." Cheza said cheerfully.
Katsume gave a small laugh, then asked. "Where are you going with the Flower Maiden?"
"To Paradise." Kiba said dazed.
"If we can find it." Tsume said indecisively.
"We will," Kiba crossly corrected Tsume. "Come on, let's go."
With that, Kiba walked off, Tsume and Hige hesitating for a moment, then following.
Toboe looked from his wolf friends walking away, to Cheza who stood, a look of dismal covering her face.
"Hey guys! Come back!" Toboe howled at them.
Kiba turned around to see Cheza not moving from her spot.
"Let's go Cheza." Kiba said, pulling at her hand.
Cheza shook her head and said,
"This one will not leave the Flower Guardian."
"Then the flower guardian comes with us." Kiba said looking towards Katsume.
"Oh, um..." Katsume said hesitantly as Kiba stared at her.
"Come on, Let's hurry!" Cheza cried carefree, grabbing Katsume's arm and running to the others.
"But, how do I be a Flower guardian? I don't really feel like putting my life in danger for someone I just met. It's a little strange." Katsume told Cheza.
"It's alright, You just stay with me. Kiba and the others will protect us." Cheza beamed.
Then they came to a rather large drop off, with another ledge some feet ahead.
Toboe, Hige, Tsume, and Kiba with his arm around Cheza jumped the space to the other land, starting to run again when Toboe looked back to see Katsume standing near the edge, looking around fearfully.
"Wait Guys, we left Katsume behind!" Toboe yelled, stopping in front of them.
Kiba looked at Cheza's saddened face. Then told Tsume to go get Katsume.
'Why am I always doing the dirty work for him? Now that he's in love or something. He just thinks he can give people orders like he's the leader.' Tsume thought as he leapt back over to Katsume.
Without much a word, Tsume cradled his arm around Katsume's waist, then jumped back over to the other side where the others were waiting.
"Thank you." Katsume said. A bit of an awkward feeling, but she gave Tsume a warm smile.
He just shrugged, stuck his hands in his pockets, and began walking.
Tsume wanted to be away from her a bit.
'Why did my heart beat so fast when she smiled at me? She makes me feel, almost completely human. Kind of like back in the city before any of this happened.' He thought helplessly.
Tsume watched Katsume as she walked with Cheza.
'They do sort of look alike. Only Katsume's eyes are green, her hair is longer, and her build is more...curvy like.' He thought evasively.
"Why do you still wear a dog collar?" Katsume asked Hige.
"This thing? I don't know, Guess it kind of reminds me of home. Never really thought about it before." Hige replied, his eyes looking dreary.
"Home sick?" Katsume asked.
"Just a little, but what I do miss were those plump rabbits that used to be everywhere."
"I think you're just hungry!" Toboe laughed, as Hige smiled sheepishly at Katsume.
"We can do some hunting tonight." Kiba said, retorting to a small cave on the side of the forest.