I do not own Wolf's Rain, neither do I own this computer I am typing on. My mom does. I only own my mangas and Anime DVDs, though in a round about way, I guess mom owns those too.

Wow! Thank you so much for the kind reviews I received! People asked for me to continue, so continue I shall! My goal is to try and update at least every other day, but that could get difficult. I'll do my best. And please, if my story starts to get too corny, let me know. It might. Also, feel free to leave some criticisms, just no flames please! This chapter is really short, so I am posting 2 today (I would have posted yesterday, but, band concert, you know how that goes!) Now, onto the story!

Ghosts of Paradise

Chapter 2: I Failed (A Short Chapter)

Kiba, Cheza, Blue and Hige all arrived at the door leading out of the city at once. The four stood around for a moment, panting and trying to catch their breaths.

"Where are Tsume and Toboe?" Kiba asked between pants.

"Don't know. They should be here by now," Hige replied.

"You don't think they ran into trouble do you?" Blue asked.

"Nah, they probably just took the long way. You know Tsume," Hige said confidently. Blue and Cheza did not look convineced. Suddenly, a crash reverberated through the night and a cat yeowled as it streaked away. The four companions looked in the direction of the disturbance. There, stumbling out of the alley like a drunken sailor, was a bloody and bruised Tsume. Everyone stared at him for a moment as he slumped against the wall, trying to stand up again. The four ran over to him and helped him onto the ground. They quickly started cleaning wounds, trying to figure out what blood was his and what was not. Tsume kept pushing his friends away, mumbling under his breath. It suddenly occurred to them what the real problem was.

"Where's Toboe?" Kiba asked.

"Toboe...Toboe...they, they attacked...us...they 't...protect...him. They...took him, away. I failed...I failed..."

I told you it was short! Please review!