Chapter 5

Truths Come Out

Tsume finally came too in the morning.

"Were those.... Kiba and My memories? Kiba had to watch us all die? And I... I died?" Tsume thought out loud like he couldn't believe it. "If that's the old world.. We weren't even human. Kiba isn't human. Kiba Isn't Human!" He jumped up and ran out.

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Hige and Toboe met in the park and Kiba ran up. "Hey guys." Kiba said. "Hey Kiba." Hige said, eating a hotdog. "Kiba!" Toboe jumped up and down a few times. "Where'd you go last night?" "Tsume's.. I spent the whole day with him. I didn't spend it over night. He kicked me out." Kiba added when they looked at him weird. "Just like I thought." Hige rubbed the back of his head.

"Oh! Speak of the Devil!" He said as Tsume drove up. "We need to talk." Tsume ordered coldly. "Hey! We'll come along!" Toboe piped up and they all walked toward the alley again.

"Kiba." Tsume glared at him again. Kiba just stood there. "We aren't your friends." "Yes you are." "No. Your friends are dead." "No. They're not." "Yes. We all died. First Toboe, then Hige and his little girlfriend. And then I died!" Kiba covered his ears and fell to his knees. "Your wrong Tsume! You're alive!" The other two watched in awe and fear. Taking in everything Tsume said and wanting to help Kiba but not able to will themselves to.

"And that girl.. you call her Cheza. She died too." Kiba froze. "And... Kiba... your-not-human." Hige and Toboe stared at Kiba now. He hadn't moved from when Tsume had brought up Cheza. "I'm right. aren't I? And back then... we weren't human either.. were we?" Tsume voice seemed softer, like he was finally coming to terms with it and accepting it.

Kiba's arms dropped. "You died. The hunter and Toboe died. Killed by Darcia's gun. Chasing him, Blue was killed and in a rage Hige fought and died too. Tsume.. you.. you finished him off on command from Hige himself. Then you saved me.. and died... Cheza.. she bloomed and died in the same hour. And then.. I almost died... But... you were all reborn. You.. you were all reborn. So it's ok now.." "But your not human Kiba." Tsume's voice regained some of it's anger.

"Your weren't either. And if you people could try hard enough.. you could become what you were too." Kiba's voice held no anger or feeling at all.

"So Kiba.. you think we could see what you really are?" Tsume said.

Kiba looked him in the eye. "Tsume.. I'm glad you haven't changed." Kiba let a small smile bless his lips before he became a big white wolf and ran off. Hige stare off wide eyed. Toboe ran a few steps after him calling out his name and Tsume was surprised even though he already knew about it.

"So he was the big dog.." Hige was the first to finds a voice. "No. He's a wolf." Tsume turned to leave. "No." Toboe said sternly. Tsume stopped and turned around. "You said he watched us all die!" Toboe continued in the same tone. Hige was amazed he could even have that tone. Tsume stared at the runts back.

"Kiba had to go on alone to get here. He told me he was really happy to see us all alive and together again. Not directly.. but he did... And so what if he's not human? We weren't either. And you chased him off!" Toboe turned around, anger on his face too.

"They say from the great spirit was born the wolf and man became it's messenger." Hige muttered. "What?" Tsume looked at him. "When he stayed at my house. He said it came from ancient book in the old world." "So?" "Human's were born from wolves. Maybe the world had been born more than once over. And in the process humans came into the picture. As such, every human being is a wolf but doesn't know it. Remember. Kiba said that if we tried harder we could become what we once were? He means become wolves again. But wait... is that possible?" Hige paused.

"That sound cool and all but when I had my memories reawakened there was this insane guy who had reawakened his wolf.. and he went insane in the process cause he lost his girl friends.." "You had your memories reawakened?" Toboe didn't look mad anymore. "Long story. Now.. I'm leaving. Now that the freak is gone." "HE'S NOT A FREAK! HE'S OUR FRIEND!" Toboe shouted and ran off after Kiba. "You Can't Catch A Wolf!" Tsume yelled after him. "At least he's trying.." Hige glared at him and ran off too. "Idiots." Tsume growled and revved his bike up.