(Hey everyone. Thanks for reviewing. I'm back and finally updating. You all should be happy to hear that this story wont be ending anytime soon. It's actually got a lot more to it then I realized. )

The black swirl of Jaguara's troops were down in a minute's time.
There was no time for waiting around.
Katsume quickly ran up to Kiba, the tips of her hair floating up in the air and jerking back down with gravity as she ran.
"They are trying to bleed Cheza and I to death," Katsume told them.
"Jaguara wants our blood. Kiba, can you smell Cheza anywhere near by?" She asked, her voice sounding concerned.
Kiba nodded, looking around for a few seconds before calling out,
"This way!" And running out of the long dark hallway and to the left, the others quickly following.
"Why does Jaguara want our blood?" a confused Hige asked, as he ran behind Katsume up a long narrow and white marble stairway.

"Something about breeding an ultimate entity of some sort-a higher being from the blood of the chosen Wolf, the Flower maiden, and the chosen Guardian." Katsume replied, her breath quickened as she talked and ran at the same time.

As they reached a large door at the top of the stairs, surprisingly there were no guards around, but as they entered they were startled by the sight of Cheza in some sort of large circle filled with green water, three big machines at the edge of each rounded side, and a few guards with strange needles and tubes, drawing blood from Cheza.

Kiba's face went from shocked to angry as he clenched his fists tightly, and began to ram into one of the guards, knocking him off his feet and then ripping at the lungs in his throat.
The other guards hesitated to fight, but did anyway and ended up dead like the first guard.
Such anger could only be powered by the feeling of love.
"Romance is love, Love is a feeling, a feeling comes from emotion, emotion comes from your doing, your doing comes first from your heart." Katsume mumbled with a half smile as she watched Kiba rescue Cheza from her water tank.

Cheza was limp and her eyes were halfway open.

"Cheza! Are you alright?" Toboe called desperately as he ran to her side.
Kiba held Cheza in his arms, looked her over and quietly muttered,
"She's sick. We need to inject the blood back into her body. She's lost a lot of it."

Katsume felt bad. She felt like it was all her fault-that she should have tried harder to be at her side.
Why had she ever gone off like that? So upset over Kiba that she by passed her main priority.
Cheza.
Katsume promised herself that it wouldn't happen again. She would just have to learn to push her feelings away, so her main focus could be on Cheza's safety.

Tsume, Hige, and Toboe blocked the entrance and kept watch as Kiba, with the help of Katsume, slowly managed to inject almost all of Cheza's blood back into her.

For some reason, it seemed as if Jaguara and her Black armed troopers forgot all about them.
They stayed there for some time-a whole day it felt like, until finally Cheza began to fully open her eyes and look around at everyone.
She was still pretty weak, but she managed to talk a bit.

Katsume glanced over to a little bit of Cheza's blood in an odd looking silver container, and remembered What Darcia had said about a wolf becoming human from drinking it.
She knew that even if that ever crossed Kiba's mind, it wasn't an option, because being human meant being weak and powerless to protect her.

"Cheza," Kiba sighed as he looked into her eyes.
"I was so worried about you. I was afraid that this time you were taken, that I wouldn't be able to find you again, because I care about you so much."

Cheza half heartedly smiled at Kiba, her face expressing a deep sadness as she brushed her hand against his face and replied clearly,
"This one was worried too, in fear of loosing it's Wolf's sibling."

Kiba stood up quickly, backing up a few steps, his face portraying a look of pure confusion and sadness.
"You...mean you think of me as your brother?" Kiba asked, his voice weak and dry.
Cheza nodded.
Everyone seemed surprised, but Katsume knew better.
Cheza must really love Kiba to have lied like that to his face. She thought that if she told him that, that she would be protecting him from Jaguara if he came to rescue her again.
But Kiba seemed to be taking it hard, because he showed no expression and just stared blankly for a bit.

(KIBA'S POV)

I couldn't believe the words I had just heard. All this time I'd thought Cheza had cared for me so deeply. I had traveled so many times to find her, had suffered many hardships for the love-the love of a sibling?
It just could not sink in. There was something not right about this, but Cheza was always so honest with her words.
But, I have to believe her......Have to push those feelings away.
She is just like everyone else. I have no feelings for her, only that of admiration and respect.
.....This is what I have to keep telling myself.

(NORMALE POV)

After some time, Cheza began to get some color back into her face, and she was able to stand up, but she was still feeling a bit frail.

"This one has a favor to ask. A gray wolf is going to be sacrificed by Jaguara after the next full moon. I want to help the wolf escape. Will you help me?" Cheza asked, her eyes pleading as she looked around at everyone.

"If that makes you happy." Kiba spoke, his voice in monotone as he then asked where the Wolf was.
Cheza's face showed a small hint of hurtfulness as she was crushed with Kiba's heart ache.

Corners and hallways and stairways they went through, still no guards approaching them.

"Maybe they have all left for battle." Katsume spoke softly.
Toboe nodded as Tsume added in,
"Or they are out hunting down more Wolves."

As they reached one last corner, suddenly Kiba's face perked up in wonder as a familiar scent caught his attention.
When suddenly came face to face with metal bars surrounding someone who looked very similar to Kiba.

Kiba then figured out what that scent was. It was the scent of his brother. An unknown older one to him. Kiba couldn't remember much from his family, but that same scent stayed with him since the day he was born.

The young man came closer to the metal bars, clasping his hands around them as he stared at Kiba. He too could sense what was up.

Looking around, a very small and rusted looking key caught Katsume's attention. It was hanging on the wall.
She then grabbed it and brought it over to the metal lock on the metal bars.
"This is the Gray Wolf." Cheza spoke with a small smile.
Katsume then unlocked the lock and stepped back as the young man walked out from behind the bars and stood infront of everyone.

"Whoa, Kiba he looks just like you!" Hige said, his eyes wide as he stared at the guy who was slightly taller then Kiba, had the same features, same hair only black, and who was wearing Jeans with a black t-shirt and army jacket.

"Hi, I'm Leeba." The black haired Kiba look alike greeted, his voice sounding deeper then Kiba's, but still a bit young.