Chapter 5: "But where did they go?"
I left my kitten and walked out of the ally to the spot where I saw Kiba and Cheza. I sniffed the ground. The sent of lunar flower was here, but it was several hours old. I knew that much already. "But where did they go?" I said aloud, half hoping someone or something would show up and answer my question. I sat there awhile, but nothing happened, so I left.
I wandered the streets aimlessly, asking every bird, cat, and dog if they had seen a big white dog with gold eyes. They ether said no, or just walked off (But the latter of the two was only done by the cats). Finally after the sun had set, I found a crow that said he saw him. The crow also said that he was with some kind of human with the oddest eyes he has ever seen. I was nearly dancing I was so happy! He led me to the street he saw them on. I thanked him profusely, then went on my way.
I walked up and down the street several times. Kiba and Cheza could have gone up or down the street, or into one of the seven alleys along the way. My tail drooped. It would take the rest of the night and a better part of the morning to search them all! I thought about what direction they where heading in and the exact spot the crow saw them. It left out down the street, and the first four alleys. My spirits picked up a little.
Then I went down an ally and saw that it had more than one street branching off of it. I nearly howled in angst. "But where did they go?" I said aloud once more. "Are you looking for someone?" A slow, lazy voice said. I turned and came face-to-face with a sleek female tabby cat. She wasn't an ally cat because she was wearing a dark purple collar with a small silver nametag on it. "In face I am. Have you seen a –?" The cat cut me off. "A white wolf traveling with a human that smelled like a lunar flower? Yes, I can say that you're heading the right way." The cat proceeded to wash its face. "But where did they go?" I said, a little too eagerly. "That was one tired wolf. It was panting like there was no tomorrow. And they smelled faintly of gunpowder. Must have been shot at." She said, washing her side. I was alarmed. "But where did they go?" I said again. "I liked that girl. She saw every animal and flower and smiled warmly at it. It makes one feel special." She continued, now washing her other side. "BUT WHERE DID THEY GO?" I shouted.
The cat leapt strait up into the air, its knees locked. When it hit the ground it hissed at me. "I was getting there, I was getting there!" She growled in an angry voice. She turned and looked right at one of the many alleys that branched off of this one. "They're down there, asleep. Wouldn't wake them if I were you." Then she went back to washing herself. "Thank you!" I called over my shoulder as I dashed off toward the ally.
There was no mistaking it. It was Kiba and Cheza. Kiba's fur was a little dirty, but he didn't have a mark on him. He wasn't skinny, but he wasn't fat ether. He was in perfect health. Cheza was wearing a new outfit, a knee-length skirt and a top with short puffy sleeves that looked just like her old outfit. It was still cut to show off a little of her chest and her stomach and she still was wearing that gold collar thing with the gold balls on it. Collar... The word reminded me of Hige. And Hige made me think of Tsume because he would always call him 'chubby'. Just don't let it happen again, runt. A deep, gruff voice repeated over and over in my head. Then, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I had just been within feet of one of my old friends today and hadn't even noticed!
I was mentally kicking myself. Tsume meant a lot to me. He was like an older brother to me. I wondered if he remembered looking for Paradise. I was lost in memory for just a moment. And in this crazy world that kept getting crazier by the minuet, a moment is long enough for something spectacular to happen. "Heya Toboe! It's been awhile, hasn't it?" A familiar voice said behind me. I turned around and got my second shock of the evening. I grinned a wolf-grin and wagged my tail for the person standing behind me was...
Oh yeah, you must all want to strangle me now. :P Yes, I AM just going to leave it like that, leaving you hanging by a thread. I want to thank ALL of my reviewers, especially DarkFusion(2nd time), Mayako, and dj(2nd time). I'll post Chapter 6: Nightmares and Awakening once I get 12 reviews (3 more!). And knowing how fast you guys review, I must warn you that I'm a little stuck. I'm ether going to beg my mom for help or the next chapter is going to be REALLY short. And your all sick of that by now. :P Hopefully you guys like HigeBlue!
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