Authors notes: I do not own any thing Wolf's Rain related... wish I did but I don't... So No stilling my stuff and Kain, Shilaze, and Meshawa are © their creators. Ok now that that is covered on to the story.

Shilaze, a white wolf with black tipped ears and a black strip starting in the middle of her back and running down the tail and fans out at the tip, Walks the streets alone in search of food. She sighed and remembered how she came to be here... Half her pack was killed by human hunters. The reaming few blamed her for leading the hunters to them so she was exiled. She stopped by a small puddle of water it smelled clean... well for the most part. She lapped up some water and lied down for a quick rest... The sent of anther of her kind drifted towards her. Her ears perked up straining for any sound. Her hackles rose as she pulled back her lips exposing her teeth and gave a low growl.

Meshawa, a grey wolf with a black tip on the tail a black muzzle and black tipped ears with the right one in tatters from the fight. Was in the same pack as Shilaze and was there the day she was exiled. "This isn't right Macorm she's just a pup." Meshawa growled snapping at the pack leader forcing him to back away. "If the forest wants her alive it won't kill her." He snapped back. "So you say." Meshawa lunged at the wolf beside he as he closed in. "I'm going after her and you can't stop me.".... I remember that day vividly I killed two of the pack so they made me leave not caring if I would go after young Shilaze... "Calm down short snout. Well you must be hungry eh, kid? Well come on." She starts to walk off only to notice Shilaze hadn't moved. "Look short snout I got kicked out too for protecting you now get a move on."

Shilaze let her muscles relax and clamed down "well I didn't know it was you..." she replied as she rose to her feet tail tucked slightly and gave a whimper."Oh I never got a chance to thank you for trying to stand up for me..." She sniffed the air the faint smell of meat lingered in the air. "Meshawa...why did you come after me anyway... I'm big enough to take care of myself... I'm not a pup anymore you know..." she asked as she followed close behind Meshawa wondering how and why she got kicked out of the pack as well. After all it had been a good month since she had seen anther wolf or been a member of a pack. Shilaze followed Meshawa they stopped by a trash can for a bit to eat before being showed off by some human.
They walked on Meshawa leading with Shilaze close behind mumbling to herself "Stupid humans think we're just some dogs... if only they knew..." she huffed "Oh trust me they know..." Meshawa replied. Shilaze blinked not knowing she was listening "...what do you mean...?" she asked. "Have you not noticed how we haven't seen a single human?" Shilaze looked down in thought... she's right...we haven't "Meshawa... should we go to our human form...I know the pack forbidden it... but we are not with them anymore..." Meshawa gave a wolf smile and nodded "and it might be best to split up... we will meet latter tonight ok?" Shilaze nodded "ok then take care of yourself and don't get into trouble" with that she ran off leaving Shilaze alone again.

Shilaze walked down the street looking like a normal 18 year old girl. She had shoulder length red blond hair and was wearing blue jeans with the knee ripped out, a black tank top, black sneakers and a blue jean jacket. She walked down the street it was filled with humans... ugh humans they make me so jumpy she sighed and continued on stuffing her hands into her pockets she glanced around nervously as she walked. The humans whispered among one anther she listened closely the talk was that there were wolves in the city. Shilaze smiled to herself and gave a small laugh if only they knew she thought to herself...

"The kid will be fine." Meshawa sighed walking down a street her long grey-silver hair didn't make her look older because of the natural black tips. "Hope she doesn't get into too much trouble." She continued to walk not paying attention other then listening for a sound or a smell. She blinked her eyes lazily and brushed a bit of dirt from her dark purple shirt. Her jeans were tight fitting and both knees had been torn out She growled at a passing man and lashed out as he reached for her. "Touch me and you'll end in a fate worse then death." "That's charming." She stumbles upon a man looking about 22ish wearing a black turtleneck sweater, and black jeans and shoes. He had flowing black hair, a scar over his left eye, and what seemed to be a tattoo of an arrow on the upper part of his neck. "She was about to snarl at him until she smelled him and saw his shadow resembled a wolf. She looked at him and didn't know what to say. "They call me Kain." he said while pushing hair out of her face. She pushed him off and just glared at him. "Don't touch me you bloody git. I don't care if you're a wolf I'll tare your throat out." She growled lowly. "I wonder if Shi is getting into any trouble." She muttered to her self and turned from him running down the street following the younger wolf's sent then noticed him following her. "What do you want?" "What do I want? What does every wolf want?" The man said. "Well I don't plan on seeing you there!" The girl yelled back. The man simply replied "Well...I know you won't make it there alive anyway." she gasps "...is that a threat?" "Yeah, but not by me my dear. I just thought I find you and tell ya, they call me Kain by the way- I mean...not that you need to know." He casually walks away with his hands in his pockets. She was kind of pretty. Kain thought to himself. I remembered what happened the last time I trusted one who looked like her. He touched the scar on his eye and chuckled. "What purpose do I have in life now? I'm just a wondering soul among many."

Shilaze walked down the street seeing a shop selling sun glasses she grabbed a pair and put them on and then passed by a guy selling hats she grabbed a base ball cap and put it one backwards... the pack will never know it's me now... she thought happily as she headed in the direction of food... I wonder how Meshawa is doing... her train of thought was ended as she thought she hared the sound of a puppy whimpering. She quickly turned in the direction of the noise and ran off to see what was wrong with the pup.

Meshawa hears the whimpering and pushes the box over quickly turning to her wolf form as the pup back away. "Oh look its a fuzz ball!" She said and picked it up by the fur and skin on the back of its neck. "Grrr put me down that hurts" the pup growled wiggling in the helpers grasp trying to get down. Shilaze ran into the ally seeing Meshawa holding a pup in her mouth "uh Meshawa... what...or umm when did you..." She stammered completely confused. "Get this bloody fuzz ball out of my mouth! I'll drop her see if I don't!" Meshawa growled. "I have puppy fur stuck to my tongue!!!!" Shilaze laughed as she grabbed the fuzz ball as Meshawa called it and held it at and arms length away form her "Ack it's trying to bite me!" she yelped. The pup bit into the stranger running over to Meshawa and weaving in and of her legs. Shilaze rub her arm where the pup had bitten her then glared at the pup. "Why you little..." she growled her human form begging to slip back into that of a wolf. Her teeth grew back into fangs as claws grew from her week human nails. She quickly relaxed as Meshawa glared at her "Right then..." she said quietly.

The young wolf was lonely. His red brown fur was matted in a few spots. He had been left on his own for what seemed like forever. Ever since the kind old woman died, he felt such loneliness inside himself. His stomach growled at him, reminding the young one the last time he ate a decent meal. "Geese, there has to be some kind of food around here." He sniffed the air, eventually settling on a trash can that had what looked and smelled like what used to be sausage. Without much protest, the young wolf ate it up. Suddenly a crow shot down from the sky, pecking the young wolf and scaring him half to death. Toboe yelped and ran for cover. He wasn't too much of a fighter. As Kain walked through the ally, he noticed the young wolf hiding from the crows. "Yeah, damn birds are everywhere huh? Hmm, strange of me to run into 2 wolves the same day. What's your name kid?" Toboe almost screamed when the stranger spoke. He had been to preoccupied to catch a smell drift his way. Another, another wolf He tried to recover and look as normal as possible, but he doubted the stranger bought it. "M-My name? Its Toboe." another wolf...just like him. It was almost like...like someone had heard his aching for another soul to talk to. "What's yours??"

Meshawa sniffed the air the small puppy and Shilaze following behind her as she walked into the alley seeing the younger wolf hiding and Kain standing near him. "What do you think your doing?" She growled lowly her lips pealed back in a snarl. "Leave that kid alone." Shilaze blinked wondering what was going on... seeing the other wolf she smiled sweetly to him "Hi..." she said not knowing what else to say.

"My name's Kain. Don't worry, I wasn't hassling the kid, just passing by." They looked at him, not knowing whether to trust him or not. "Nice to meet you Toboe. You don't have to be scared of me- well, unless you fighting me of course heh." Toboe looked at him and noticed the scar over his eye. He looked like a fighter, he seemed like he had been in many battles, and the scars of war haven't healed. "Its nice to meet you too Kain" Toboe couldn't believe his eyes. Another wolf. This one was female, and she talked to the stranger, telling him to leave Toboe alone. "Its ok, I-uh, I am fine." He tried his hardest to look rough and tough like these other wolves, but his youth was too obvious. Kain. He had many scars, he'd fought a lot. Toboe didn't like fighting; he never understood the need for it. He hoped anyone else he met felt the same way.

Shilaze sighed and moved the yipping pup back with her foot "you know you are rather annoying" she told the pup before truing back to Toboe. " you must be hungry... uh well I know this place where you can get good food... if you want to that is.." she gave a grin and looked over to Meshawa who was glaring at her "what...?" she whispered slightly confused. Shilaze turned back to Toboe then Kain "uh you can come too I guess" she told the other older wolf as she turned to follow Meshawa who was carrying the pup by the scruff of her neck.

Food... Toboe didn't need to be told twice. "Oh wow! Thank you, I'd really like that." his tail wagged excitedly. He liked Shilaze already. First, sticking up for him, and then offering a food source. This was Toboe's lucky day. He turned to Kain. "Yeah, Kain come with us. It'll be good."
Toboe couldn't hide his utter happiness at having other wolves like himself around. The void he felt filled in a little, and for once in his short life, he looked forward to the new days that awaited his future. He trotted up to Shilaze and her friend with a pup in her mouth. He would have asked her name then, but she looked busy at the moment and didn't want to bother her. He simply smiled at her. Meshawa turned to go anther way with the pup. At first Shilaze wanted to follow but decided ageist it. She walked on for a while then stopped to look back at Toboe. "Uh...you might want to change forms... people here really don't like wolves...or dogs for that matter..." she said with a smile "But we're close by the place I was telling you about. They have lots of meats... just waiting to be picked." she sighed thinking of all the different foods as she started walking again day dreaming about which one to eat first. "Put me down Meshawa"! She yelled wiggling to get free and once down she ran off and caught up with Toboe and Shi. "H-hey come back here fuzball!" She yelled and ran after her. Turning into a human just before grabbing her. "Just stay still you hear me I'll bring ya to the food." She said and quickly caught Toboe and Shilaze. "The fuzball wanted to come with you." She explained shortly to the two. "Oh by the way I'm Meshawa or just Mesha."

The small gathering of early morning commuters, chatting away at the start of their mundane days, was interrupted by the arrival of a great mass of white canine. The canine stepped, deliberately and stiffly, along the rough cement pathways of the human city. Humans parted to make a path for him, some crossing streets or sidling into the shelter of their storefronts and cafés. A guy jumped away from him, startled, clutching the arm of his girlfriend who only laughed nervously and hurried him off. The chill in the air grew more persistent, and the silver-grey clouds ahead blocked off the sun. The humans pulled their jackets closer and their hats lower as the initial cold drops began to descend. Kiba lifted his gaze to none of this. His ears perked to none of the sounds of the city, and he did not flinch when the first drop of rain hit his blood-matted pelt. He'd been half month living off the light of the moon alone -- whose light had grown weaker where humans dwelt -- and his body began to show the wear-and-tear of the starved and exhausted. His muzzle was wrinkled just enough to give a definition of unpleasantness, and he sneezed, irritated. The human city reeked, like stagnant water. It smelled of smoke and garbage and morbid, mundane lives living in a cesspool of poverty. A stray dog scratched at a ripped and discarded paper bag that once held a fast-food meal. It licked at the cheese still stuck to the burger wrapper, and whined hungrily as is shoved it's blunt maw into the carton that once contained overpriced fries with watered-down ketchup. The dog looked up, smelling the approach of a rival, and pulled its ears back menacingly. In realization of its error, however, it immediately tucked tail and lowered its belly to the sidewalk, pulling the corners of it's mouth back in an apologetic dog-grin. Kiba did not turn his gaze to the dog, walking on. Grateful that it avoided confrontation while still in possession of its food, the dog snatched up the remains of it's torn prize and scampered off. When Kiba could walk no more, aching from his many cuts and wounds and his bloody and worn paws, he crumbled into the shade of an ally. There, unintentionally sheltered by a stack of cardboard boxes, he closed his eyes and exhaled a deep breath, dreaming the same dream he always had -- of Rakuen, where cities and cheeseburgers did not exist.

Shilaze sighed smiling at the pup... "You know we still don't know your name yet... or well at least I don't..." The pup turned to Shilaze "It's Stuca" Shilaze smiled almost grinning "well now that umm that is covered...let's get FOOD!" she said as she turned back to Toboe smiling.

Toboe looked back at Kain hoping he would catch up. He just casually walked behind the group looking down at the ground. Kain was always felt like extra baggage to others, so that's why he left. Kain tried to do the right thing and tried to make everyone happy, he thought he owed the world for being so ruthless in the past. Toboe again looked back at him; he wondered why he looked so sad. Kain looked at the young wolf and gave a half smile. My, what an odd sort of Pack to fall into, Toboe thought. He made sure to keep his guise up for the humans, and giggled as the pup playfully ran around his ankles. He followed them to the food source, and hoping Kain might feel better with some company. He fell back to talk to him. "So... uh...where ya from?"

Shilaze lead the way to the promised food. She glanced back to Toboe who was talking to the other wolf Kain. The group... or pack...as it now could be called rounded the corner. Shilaze froze making Meshawa run into her "what did you-" Meshawa started but stopped as Shilaze silenced her. "Don't you smell it... we're not alone..." Shilaze scanned the area before her eyes fell onto a wolf... a white wolf. She stood there transfixed by the site she didn't know what to say and by the looks of this wolf he had to be starving. Shilaze swallowed hard what to say what to say... her mind raced "Um... hi..." she said with a slight smile not knowing if the wolf had heard her or not.

Kiba smelled the other wolves long before he heard them. But it was the constant bickering that disturbed him, motivating him from rest. He pushed himself to his paws, growling a touch in annoyance. City wolves, to Kiba, were only a half-notch above stray dogs and humans on the evolutionary totem pole. He stalked head neither lowered or raised, out of the ally and crossed the path of the gathering of wolves. His ears pressed forward, his eyes never lowering -- Kiba was no shrinking violet. At thirty-one inches at the shoulders and five feet nose to tail, Kiba was descendant of the Arctic wolves, the largest subspecies. He didn't smell like the street wolves that lurked about the allies and passed for dogs. His coat carried the scents of the dying wilderness outside the cities. For a moment, he looked upon the one that'd greeted him before he stepped around the small gathering and passed them without further interaction. He was a good yard away when a pigeon, spooked away from its savage pecking of the cement, took flight through his range of view. The wolf's ears perked forward instantly, muzzle pulling away from his jaws as he half-reared, snatching the bird from the air. A quick jerk of the head and the bird stopped flapping. Kiba crunched the body between his jaws, feathers, bones and all, tore it apart by the wing and swallowed it almost whole. He refused to eat handouts, or out of trash cans, but birds were fair game.

Shilaze stood there staring at the place the wolf had once been "was it something I said" she asked quietly before turning back to the group. "Meshawa there is a meat house not to far up a head... I'll meet you there in a while" Meshawa looked at her slightly confused "where are you-" Shilaze smiled "I have some matters to attend to... I wasn't always a city wolf... and that wolf... well he isn't either... I'm going to find out what he is doing here..." Meshawa started to protest "Look I'll be fine... I have been up until you found me..." She looked to Toboe and gave a smile "Besides the others need a leader... they need you" Meshawa tuned to the others "Short snout...take care of yourself... and don't get in to trouble..." Shilaze nodded and took off after the other wolf.
Why am I doing this? She asked herself as she ran now back into her wolf form thinking this had to be one of the stupidest things she has ever done. She sniffed the air, he was close. She slowed down not wanting to run into him... Shilaze walked on sniffing the air turning this way and that trying to find what seemed could not be found. "The scent stopped here..." she looked around he wasn't on top of any of the buildings nor was he hiding. "Hello?" she called not expecting a reply but got on of a different kind. A loud gunshot filled the air as humans surrounded the area "Oh crap" she sighed as her hackles rose and lips pulled back exposing her fangs. She gave a low growl daring any of the humans to come closer.

Kain's ears went back and his eyes narrowed. "This one is different." He said to himself. He looked at the rest of the group. They were too welcoming of the newcomer in his mind. Kain didn't say anything to the others, considering they welcomed him the same way. "I must get used to this generosity."

When the others stopped, Toboe laid eyes on the white wolf. He was, enormous, yet there was something about him, something that drew Toboe out from behind the pack. He didn't know why, but this white wolf made his body shiver. There was something hard, searching in his eyes. It was almost as if the white wolf was a ghost, floating in the breeze. When the wolf passed him, it was almost electric. Almost as if the two were conductors of something great and powerful. Why? Why did this stranger make him feel this way? Why was Toboe drawn to him? He looked to Shilaze, who began to follow the white wolf. He felt uneasiness after both Shilaze and the stranger disappeared, and after much debate, voiced up "I...I uh forgot...I um... I had a friend who um, needed some food too. I am gonna go get him. I'll be right back." Before any protest could be made, Toboe took off to secretly following Shilaze, to make sure she would be ok. Something about the white wolf scared Toboe, and he didn't trust him to treat Shilaze as a friend. Not to mention, Toboe wanted to learn as much as he could about the white wolf. For some reason, he felt the urge to want to follow him to the ends of the earth.

Shilaze backed up agent the wall, she was trapped, she didn't like being trapped no wolf did. She glanced around for any exit but found none... dam where did that wolf go... I could really use some help here... she thought to herself as her growl grew louder. All I have to do is keep them away form the pack... yeah like that's going to be easy I failed at it before she shock off the thought and focused on the fight "look's like I get to test my fighting skills" she muttered to herself as she leaped on the nearest human ripping out his throat. Her muzzle dripped with blood as she turned to anther doing the same to him. Human after human fell, but there was still a lot. One human the one appearing to be in charge took aim and fired at Shilaze leaving a wound in her shoulder. Shilaze howled in pain and turned to him clawing his eyes before she grabbed his neck in her jaws, she gave a jerk breaking his neck. The human fell limply to the ground, Shilaze stood there panting blood dripping off her, some her's but mostly the humans. Bring it on...

Kiba barreled through the encircling humans, airborne, tearing into the tender right artery. He hit the ground at a turn, lunging for another victim as soon as his paws hit cement. His jaws found the jugular vein of the closest hunter and tore it free from the neck. Blood splattered over the remaining men, and the smarter of them retreated. The not-so-clever few died.
He turned a golden eye on the other wolf, noting her wounded shoulder, then sharply back toward the lingering men. His hackles were raised threateningly, and his muzzle pulled back in a snarl. Although Kiba thought little of street wolves, they were wolves still. When he spoke, it was quiet and calm, his voice steady despite the situation. "If you can run, go."

Shilaze stared at the wolf then back to the humans he...saved me..? The few remaining humans came closer. Shilaze stood there she would not run like she had before when the hunters came, she would fight or die trying. She turned he gaze back to the wolf "no... I'm not going to leave a fight..." she wobbled slightly but steadied herself "and I'm not going to leave you to fight off the humans alone." Not like I did the night when half my pack was killed... not ever again. Blood ran down her shoulder but she did not care, she was staying whether he liked it or not. Shilaze heard a howl behind her. "Well, I can't let such a pretty girl get TOO roughed up ya know." Kain said smirking. "All battles are the same, every time you kill, you kill a part of yourself...let me just say I died aloooong time ago-a little more blood won't bother me." Kiba snorted, but wouldn't argue. So, the wolf wasn't a shrinking coward -- it was good to note. His attention remained on the approaching humans, but his body was set square to guard the other. An ear swiveled back as he heard the howl of another wolf. With the female wounded, him exhausted, and the reliability of this new wolf unknown, Kiba decided that this fight should end quickly before it attracted more enemies. He struck at another human, gnashing his face. And then another, who he dragged to the ground by the Achilles tendon. His strength, already limited from his journey, was fading quickly. But Kiba, proud and protective as he was, didn't let it show.

Kain dove into the remaining group of humans, biting their necks and throwing them out of his way to move on to the next one. Kain's eyes suddenly white as he tore the arm off another human. Kain's teeth were soaked in blood. "You two!- Get the hell outta here! I'll handle the rest of them." Kain yelled to Kiba and Shilaze. "...way too easy." Shilaze leaped of the dead human's body and shock her head "Like I told him, I'm not leaving anyone to fight alone... and besides this could be a trap..." She scanned the area trying to see where the humans came from and found the source. Blindly she ran into the mass of humans knocking them out of her way, a few ran, others were left dead in the street. She gasped for air as she looked around at the dead bodies. She walked back to where she had left Kain and the white wolf. They were fighting the reaming humans, soon all were dead. Shilaze gave a sigh of relief and walked over to the white wolf that seemed to be weak form the battle though he didn't show it. "Thanks for saving me..." she said quietly then looked into his eyes. "You're not like the other wolves around here... you're different..." wild... like me... For to long have I been in this city... been with out others like me... but been with... city wolves, if you even want to call them that, they are nothing more then dogs... but this one.. He's like me... He's wild, you can tell by the way he acts, looks, he even smell like it. She thought with a smile as her tail couldn't help but to wag the slightest bit. "I'm Shilaze... You are welcome to travel with me and my pack... um... What did you say your name was...?" she asked eagerly.