Crystal Rain
A Wolf's Rain fan fiction by Kyukutou Sakura
Disclaimer: I only own Suzette ::huggles preggy puppy:: and WR volumes 2 and 3 on DVD. ::biiiiiiig grin::
Ephona- Slow down there sugar. You really didn't have to review on every single chapter. ::sweatdrops:: I…
glad you like it
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Yes, she will (she has, read chapter six again)
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thank you
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Chapter Seven: Translucent Beginnings
Ice crunched under Toboe's feet as he followed Quent through the thick snowstorm. His fangs chattered in the cold, but he tried to ignore it, his eyes trained on Quent's faltering form, the despised rifle clenched in frigid hands. He stepped quicker, trying to stay by his side, keeping true to his promise with Blue. "Pops, wait up!" he cried out to the old human, who shrugged his shoulder in annoyance. "Damn wolf." He muttered under his breath, before shuddering at a particularly fierce gust of snowy wind penetrated his trench coat. His teeth chattered, and he wished for a beer to warm him up. Looking around as the wind began to slow, he saw an elaborate headdress through the whirling flurries. Training his rifle on it, he saw the face of a noble, the Darcia guy. He pulled the gun down, before throwing it back up as the runtish pup as it jumped between himself and the noble. "Stop fighting!" the wolf shouted at them, his human form blurry to Quent's aging vision. Darcia smirked under his mask, and shot at the wolf, missing, but making him flinch. His cold, emotionless laughter echoed around them, and Quent shot at him. A pained yelp made him freeze…he'd hit the pup instead of the other man.
Suzette limped behind Blue and the others, before a distant howl of pain reached her ears. "Toboe…" she breathed, turning to face the sound. "Toboe!" she cried out, and began to lumber towards the sound. Blue, Hige, Kiba, and Tsume raced after her, Cheza clinging o Kiba's back as they loped across the snow, Suzette stumbling about as she ran. "Suzette, wait!" Blue tried to reason with the pup, but she kept running. "Toboe's hurt, I can feel it!" she yelled back to the others, and quickened her pace as fast as a pregnant wolf could run.
A second shot rang out across the tundra, and Quent fell to his knees. The noble laughed manically, his pistol still aimed at the old man. "Fools." He laughed, before shooting Toboe as well, the already bleeding pup howling out once more. His red blood melted the snow where it fell, as he limped to Quent's side. "I promised her…I promised Blue that I owuldn't let you get hurt…" he murmured, tripping once, his blood flowing freely. Quent fell to his side, his own blood seeping from his wounded shoulder. The bullet had passed cleanly through, but he was old and it had punctured one of his lungs. Breathing hurt so much, he thought, wheezing a little as the wolf came closer. "Pops, you have to make it…I promised her. Please Pops…" Toboe spoke, making it to his side, collapsing. He used the last of his strength to pull himself next to Quent to warm him. A sudden realization hit him. "It was you back then. It was you boy, you saved me…" he said in surprise, his gloved hand gently stroking the copper fur. "I'll just…rest here for a while." Toboe said softly, his breathing slowling. His eyes looked around for a moment, registering the arrival of the other wolves. "I did it Blue…Suzette…" he murmured, before speaking his last, the final breath leaving him. Blue stood over Quent, her eyes wide with fear, staring into his. "Don't go…" she whimpered, and Quent smiled gently. "Blue…that's my girl." He murmured, moving his hand to stroke her muzzle, but it remained on Toboe's pelt. Suzette sat on her haunches, staring with wide, teary eyes at the sight. Toboe lay on his side, his blood beginning to ice over, Quent's arm over him like a security blanket. "Toboe…no…" she whimpered, the tears falling from her eyes in her human form, joining Blue in mourning. Cheza cried as well, making no sound as the rivulets of water fell from her brilliant ruby eyes. Blue and Suzette howled simultaneously, their voices mingling as they sang their sorrow, both of their loved ones dead. Tsume slid to a sudden stop, his golden eyes boring into the scene.
All of the wolves howled together, long and loud, the music they made echoing across the tundra. The snow had stopped long before, and everything was clear. Kiba smelled the air, and frowned. "Darcia." He growled out, before turning towards the direction of the scent's origin, an impossibly high mountain.
"I'll catch up, you guys go on ahead. I need to talk to the runt." Tsume said gruffly, sitting back by the runt. Suzette did the same, curling up with some difficulty by her mate's body. "Don't mind me…speak to him." She whispered, licking his jaw line submissively, the warmth beginning to leave him. Tsume watched the sight, and felt his eyes burning with unshed tears. He spoke in a quiet tone, his voice reaching Suzette's ears. "You annoyed me. That was the first impression I had of you. You reminded me so much of Gehl, the boy who always followed me. I guess you were like him in the end, both stopping before you reached your goal. I guess I wasn't enough to save you both. I couldn't save you. You made me realize my sins again. Remember how you asked me where I got the scar on my chest? When I ran from my pack, afraid. They banished me. I wanted to take you to Paradise. I wanted a lot of things, but I wanted most for you to be happy. To know that I cared. You kept me going this far. Without you, I would still be in that city until I died. If you hadn't urged me, I would have never jumped off of that bridge. You always knew what to say to make me satisfied, while I never said kind words to you. Like when you got your first kill, Kiba and Hige complimented you while I said nothing. I was proud of you, I was proud that you grew up then, became an adult. I was proud of you then, I still am." He paused to look at Suzette, who draped her head over his body, still crying, though she had begun a silent sobbing, where tears fall and no sound comes.
"You always scolded me at how I treated the humans. I never did, and still don't, like them. But you loved those odd creatures, you were a sucker for them. To think that you died protecting a human makes me angry with them all for an instant. You were brave, runt. You weren't the whiny little brat anymore, you matured. You wanted to reach Paradise more than anything, and your determination kept me going. You spoke of Paradise in your sleep, and it annoyed the hell out of me. But it gave me the courage to keep moving. It's sad isn't it? A runt like you giving me courage. Heh. But now that I think about it, you've grown so much. When we met, you were the smallest and scrawniest pup I'd ever seen…maybe if you'd lived a little longer you'd have gotten bigger than me. You could have done a lot of things if you hadn't died, like see your pups. But you were stupid runt. You should have looked up to Kiba, Blue, and Hige. They were all brave, honorable wolves, kid. You shouldn't have bothered with me in the first place. I told you, I didn't need any friends. Friends were things I was going to betray anyway. But you never gave up, and you always stayed at my side. I was thankful for that you know, but I never told you. I wish I could have told you that. You asked me once why the humans and the wolves and the flowers couldn't live together in harmony. I told you that it was the humans' fault, and you again scolded me. I wish you didn't have to die. Runt, I knew that if you were going to die, you would die with the humans. You loved them so much. But I have to go now. Kiba and the others are gonna leave me here, with the two bodies and the other runt. But just know this…I wanted to take you to Paradise more than anything, because if anyone deserved to go to paradise, it would be you." He finished, slightly stunned as a tear trailed down his face, followed by several more.
Suzette pulled herself from Toboe's barely warm body. Drying her tears, the wolf leaned close to Toboe's ear. "I know you can still hear me Toboe…I love you…see you in Paradise." She whispered, a final silver tear trailing down her cheek. Sniffing, she ran as fast as she could with Tsume, the landscape rolling by them like snowy wildfire. "We won't make it.." she hissed under her breath, but still she ran. They ran until they finally reached the mountain, and began to climb.
A/N: Oh my god, I cried while I wrote that… ;; and if any of it sounds familiar, it's because I had to get a couple ideas from Echoes by Viola Ophiuchus. )
A good read if you need a good cry. ::sniffles:: Til next update,
Sakura