Disclaimer: I don't own Wolf's Rain or any of the wolfies involved.
BWAHAHA! I have revamped my format! Now it is readable!
This is CHAPTER TWWWOOO, much longer than chapter 1.
I'm sorry it took so long to update!
Toboe's POV"Toboe!" Hige called, "Toboe!"
Toboe sat up. "Hige?" he called back.
"Toboe! If you don't get your lazy ass down here NOW, I'll rip your throat out!"
Toboe had already used up most of his energy, but after hearing the elder wolf's aggravated reaction, he pushed himself faster.
"Finally! We need to move before the" Tsume paused as he caught Toboe's gaze, "the sun goes down." He finished.
Toboe felt an odd sense of peace from Tsume's eyes. They usually seemed cold and distant, but in those few seconds were their gazes met, Toboe felt something else in their golden depths.
Tsume's POVAfter a short awkward silence, Kiba suggested they get going or they might not get to the next cave.
"We can get there!" Toboe added enthusiastically, but obviously tired, looking at Tsume.
Tsume looked away. Don't look at me runt, he mentally growled. Tsume knew that he had felt something when their eyes met, he just didn't know what. You do too know what it was, his mind had told him back, your just pretending not too. Tsume sighed, and then started off after Hige.
Tsume mulled over that moment once again. Why did you hesitate? He asked himself. He could have just ignored Toboe's warm, red-brown eyes, but instead you looked into them.
Why?
You know why, Tsume, you know what you saw in his eyes, his mind responded. Stop it! He demanded, trying to shake the thoughts out of his head. Deep longing. It's been in your eyes before, too.
He quickened his pace, now trying to outrun the thoughts, but they kept up. You want him, Tsume, as much as he wants you. "No!" He growled under his breath.
Hige glanced back with concern, but only briefly.
I don't feel that way about him! Tsume repeated it in his mind over and over, until he was sure he believed it.
Toboe's POV"Man, it's cold!" Hige grumbled, "Way too cold for fall. Well, at least were at the cave, I'm beat." He sighed. "And hungry."
Toboe was about to voice his agreement, but after seeing Tsume's look of detest at Hige, he decided to stay quiet. But I am hungry, he thought, and tired.
Toboe quickly collapsed on a flat rock near the cave's back.
It started to rain.
"Great! Now it's raining! My day just keeps getting better!" Hige loudly growled.
"Shut up!" Tsume yelled, "It shouldn't even matter! We're at the fucking cave already!"
Toboe looked at the ground, avoiding eye contact with Tsume.
Kiba stepped in between the two wolves. "We're all on edge here. We should all get some sleep." He calmly suggested, glancing at Tsume.
"Fine!" Hige barked.
Tsume bared his teeth, but turned away.
Toboe thought he saw a glint of regret in his eyes. Tsume... why do you act like this? He wanted to say it aloud, but he knew he was afraid.
Of Tsume? A voice in his head mocked, I thought you'd love him no matter what? How could you when you're scared of him? Toboe looked over at Tsume, who was sitting on the opposite side of the cave.
He's not always like that, Toboe defended, thinking back to the moment they had by the hill.
I could still love him.
Tsume's POVStupid pup, Tsume thought as he watched Toboe from across the cave.
Toboe couldn't see him, though, because he was facing the opposite direction, into the wall.
He's probably thinking about something stupid, probably food. Tsume's mind flickered back to yelling at Hige. He felt guilty about it.
Tsume lay down onto his stomach. His eyes wandered back to Toboe. He's sleeping, nothing amazing or fascinating about that.
Tsume closed his eyes. Why do you watch him then?
He flipped over, now facing opposite Toboe, as if to prove the thought wrong. I don't watch him, Tsume thought angrily, because I don't care.
He sighed, and then sat up. Tsume looked over the cave.
Kiba and Hige were sprawled out in the middle of the cave, in between Toboe and him.
His thoughts were still on the young wolf. Why does he look at you with such... love? Tsume's eyes widened. It's not love, it's something else, he weakly reminded himself.
Toboe made a soft whimper, "Tsu...me". Tsume jumped up, surprised. Talking in his sleep? About me?
Toboe's POVToboe had fallen asleep.
He was dreaming of Tsume. "Tsume!" he happily yelped to the silver-haired wolf, who was standing near him.
Beautiful white flowers surrounded them, and the full moon reflected off of Tsume's fair hair.
"I'm so happy to see you..."Toboe whispered into dream-Tsume's ear.
"I'm happy too..." the older wolf whispered back.
Toboe smiled wide and jumped him, only to go right through.
"No!" Toboe whined.
Suddenly the moon was gone, and rain was falling from the gray sky onto the barren land.
Toboe whirled around, "Tsume! Tsume! Where are you?" he cried.
Suddenly, Tsume was right in front of him. "Toboe..." he said.
Toboe wanted to cry out to him, but he couldn't speak, he couldn't move. Tsume! I love you! His mind screamed.
"Toboe? Don't you care about me?"
Tsume's face softened, as if he was about to cry, but he didn't.
"Toboe..." he hissed. "I never want to see you again... I know that you don't love me."
I do! I do love you! His mind cried out to Tsume, who was turned away.
A soft no escaped Toboe's lips. He could speak again.
"Look at me!" he screamed after Tsume, but, he was gone.
Note Thing: So, faithful reviewers, what did you think?
