Chapter 7: A More-than-welcome Run-in
When I awoke it was nighttime. I could hear all the mice and bugs scuttling through the wall that I was sleeping next to. It was getting on my nerves, so I left. Then, it hit me. Us wolves are nocturnal, right? So that means that Kiba and anyone else would be awake right now? I was going to find them, no matter how hungry I am. I stared wistfully at the doughnut shop, but I had to drag myself away. I was going to find Kiba.
Easier said than done. I went to the school, which was only a burned-out shell, but I couldn't find their sent. Everything smelled like ash and human. So I set off in the direction that I saw them leave in. It took me awhile, but I found Cheza's sent. I ran for what felt like a century, but was only about a half-hour before I found myself outside the city. I kept following the sent and I found a cave. I was trembling with excitement as I approached, but I picked up the smell of human, dog, and gunpowder almost instantly. Horrified, I left in a different direction and wound up back in the city.
I wandered aimlessly through the streets in my human form. Come on Hige, it's not like you smelled wolf-blood or something. They've got to be alive. I kept telling myself. But I was also keeping the look out for another wolf, a wolf I made a promise to what felt like along time ago. I was going to find Blue and help her remember who she was. I just hoped I could find her. But luck was really on my side that night.
I stopped in front of a small alley. I could smell it, very faint. The sent of the lunar flower. But another sent also got my attention. It was the familiar sent of a fairly young wolf, meaning that it had to be Toboe's. I was nearly jumping with glee...until I remembered what a crybaby wussy wolf he was. And I didn't smell any other wolves, meaning he was alone. Oh man... But a wussy wolf is better than no other wolves at all, so I followed the sent.
It seamed to go everywhere. I even wound up going back over the same spot several times. Where the hell are you going you stupid wolf! I picked up Cheza's sent once or twice, but lost it soon after. It was like I was playing a huge game of tag and I was it. It was getting really frustrating. And I got lead off course several times by the delicious smell of food. I stopped outside of this one restaurant with a particularly great smell. Come on Hige, you'll just get a little bite...It's not like they'll be going anywhere soon. I told myself as I sat on the steps.
Just then, a little girl with a large, good-smelling bag emerged from the restaurant. I just sat there, breathing in the awesome smell. The girl saw me and stopped. "Hello there. Do you have an owner?" she asked. I made a little yip sound and backed up. She seamed nice and all, but I didn't trust humans as much as some of my friends. She just smiled. "Here you go. Eat it, it's shrimp." She said, putting a handful of some sort of small fish on the sidewalk. I ate it gleefully. "Goodbye!" She said as she left. I wagged my tail in reply.
I sighed as I got back to work. I hate tracking. If Kiba or anyone else make me track something, I'll bite there tail off. The sent seamed to smell newer, but I wasn't sure. I was loosing hope and just about to give up when I heard it. "BUT WHERE DID THEY GO?" a voice shouted. I knew that voice. I walked down an alley and there he was. Toboe was talking with a cat. The cat jumped up into the air and landed on her feet. "I was getting there, I was getting there!" The cat growled in an angry voice. She turned and looked right at one of the many alleys that branched off the one Toboe was standing in. "They're down there, asleep. Wouldn't wake them if I were you." Then the cat started to wash herself. "Thank you!" Toboe called over his shoulder as he dashed off toward the ally. I followed.
I smiled as I saw Kiba and Cheza sleeping together in the dirt of the ally. They looked just fine, no sign of gunshot wound. Toboe was just standing there, not making a move, so I decided to make my present known. "Heya Toboe! It's been awhile, hasn't it?" He jumped up in the air before turning around and grinned a wolf-grin and wagged his tail at me. "Hige! Look, I found Kiba and Cheza!" he whispered. "Do you think we should wake them up?" I shook my head. "I have something I need to do first. You stay right here. Don't go anywhere, ok?" He nodded. "I promise." He said. "Good. I'll be right back." I said as I walked off with only one thought in my head. Blue.
Hi! I want to thank all my reviewers, especially Sorinslayer4eva, Whiskers, cosomos, and Mayako for letting me post this chapter! Yes, I know I had enough review to post this yesdterday, but I wasn't done yet! Now I am and here it is. And since today is Christmas Eve, I'm not asking for any more reviews to post the next chapter! Chapter 8: Shattering False Memories should be up before 4 o'clock today, regardless of the amont of reviews I get! And also, even if I don't have a single review, I'll post chapter 9 tomarrow! (Title will be reveled in next chapter.) And I'm sorry that it's already chapter 7 and they haven't even left the city, but they will be leaving soon! Merry early Christmas!
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