By: ShadowedWolfPaws
.:OOC:. Thank you all for reviewing, and the reason I chose Toboe(even though he is always getting shot) is because he wouldn't have been able to attack Blue on his own, so he would be injured and I would be able to get one of my made-ups in by making them save him. That explains that, even though I still feel bad for poor Toboe. XD Here's the next Chapter! There is a made-up character from my last story I decided to keep, along with maybe two others appearing, in this chapter. By the way, Sakila and her pack used to live in Zali's pack, you know, the wolf from episodes 6 and 7 I believe.:.
Forgot this is in my last chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Wolf's Rain or any of its characters, though I wish I did own Hige. XP I do, however, own all of my made-ups, except Kyla and (spoiler for my story) another wolf I am bringing in. Kyla belongs to my sister and the other wolf belongs to my friend.
Chapter 2 New Friends or Foes?
Toboe, taking on his human form, stared intensely through the dark shadows of the warehouse, trying to figure out who that was standing in the doorway. He scurried back a little bit, unsure of his/her/its presence. It was then the voice became clear.
"Don't worry, I won't harm you."
Relaxing a bit, his eyes followed her every movement, the scent of another wolf coming closer. That was when he fully calmed down, knowing she to was a wolf, and most likely, she had been the one who had saved him when he was shot. Locking his gaze pon the ground, he solemly sighed, glancing over at the she-wolf as she sat down beside him. He looked up, his amber gaze meeting her own. Her human form, as he could see, was that of a teenager about maybe 18 or 19 yrs of age, maybe a little older. If not that, then about Hige, Tsume, or Kiba's age. She had long blonde hair that would reach to about below her shoulder blades if it wasn't in a pony tail, and her eyes were a bright sky-blue. She wore a baggy, light-blue hoodie sweatshirt, darker blue jeans, and white sneakers. Around her neck hung a pendant, a black one, with a small scratch appearing across the front of it. Something hard and sharp enough obviously hit it and left that mark on its surface. Her wolf form? He could not see, for she was concealing it in her human illusion.
"That dog and man that I spotted near the alley way must have done this to you? You need not worry. My brother has led them off," she explained, looking down at his wound. Disappearing, she returned with a wet rag in her hands, which she was going to use for wiping the pup's wound with. "This won't hurt, so just stay still, okay?" she said. He nodded.
"My name's Toboe," he said, wincing lightly as pressure was inflicted on his wound. Though, it did feel a little better now that it was getting cleaned off. "I was traveling through this city with my three friends... until we got seperated."
"So, that was the other scent I found a little while back. They must be searching for you," the femme added, finishing up with cleaning his wound. She tossed the cloth aside and looked up, a gentle smile placed on her face. "My name is Sakila. I have two other wolves in my pack. My brother's name is Feint, and the other female wolf in my pack is named Kyla. They're out searching for food, and hopefully leading the humans away from our hideout here." As though they came in on cue, the door of the warehouse opened.
"Speak of the devil," Sakila muttered, looking up at her brother and the girl standing next to him. The brujo didn't look to happy when he locked his gaze on Toboe, and his eyes glinted. His eyes were a deep dark blue, and in his human form which could be seen at this precise moment had dark hair, like a black color, and he wore a dark gray hoodie sweatshirt, similar to his sister's and slightly baggy blue jeans. He alse had a pendant around his neck, but it was different, looking more boyish than Sakila's. Unlike hers, his didn't have a scratch on it. Sakila was quick to notice this and quickly protected Toboe's reason for being there. "Before you say anything, I saved him off the streets. He'd been in-" but she was cut off.
"Sakila, you know you can't trust just any wolf. That is why we left Zali's pack! After that, Mariah was killed by another wolf we met up with!" he snapped.
"He's only a pup, and he was injured. If I didn't save him, he would've died out there," Sakila fought back. Rage subsided in the Beta's eyes, the glare and sparkle fading away. Sakila had been victorious in this fight of words, and he could not argue with the way she cared for other wolves. "What news do you have?" Sakila sked in a calmer voice.
"Not much, but there are three other wolves wandering through the city. Kyla here said the leader was the white wolf, and they were searching for a packmate, most likely this whelp here," Feint explained. "One also said something about Paradise. I say we hand this pup back over to them and head on our way out of this city." He let a heavy sigh escape his mouth. "Word around the city is a rally of the noble's soldiers are going to come and inspect the city for wolves. Well, that comes as no surprise to me because that is all they do."
"Maybe, we should warn his pack if we come across them. I am sure this one would want to stay with us during a time of danger such at this. Though, it is Sakila's decision," Kyla said, closing the door and blocking off the winter gusts from carrying snow into their hide-out. She too wa concealed in her human illusion. Her hair was a light brown and it reached just below her shoulder blades, her eyes were mismatched; the right being a gold with slivers of silver in it, and the left being a sapphire blue. Around her wrist was a gold bracelet, and she wore a white belly t-shirt with the short sleeves dyed a color blue. She also wore blue jean capris. By the way she looked, she was younger than both Sakila and Feint, like a whelp of Toboe's age, maybe even younger.
"We're bringing the pup with us, and if we d run into his pack, we will warn them and head on our way," Sakila announced. Toboe breathed a sigh of relief. He was hoping they wouldn't leave him alone to find his friends with soldiers on their way. Sakila held a hand out and helped him up, beckoning for the pack to follow as she head towards the door. "Before we head out, Feint, go upstairs and check out to see if any human soldeirs are on their way, or posibly the pack of wolves." Feint rolled his eyes at his sister's orders but ran up the stairs, stopping in front of a window. Now azure eyes stared blankly out in the distance. Running back down, he had a worried expression on his face.
"If we want to make it out alive, we'd better leave now. The soldiers are entering through the west side of the ciy. If we escape, we'll just be missing them," Feint snapped out, his wolf form taking place. His coat was mostly gray, his muzzle, chest, legs, and tail tip dipped in ivory. Sakila and Kyla took on their wolf forms as well. Sakila's coat was mostly brown with white fur placed on her body in the smae places as Feint. However, her ear tips were black and she had a black spot on her back. Kyla's coat was mostly an ivory color. Black fur ws located on her front paws, tail tip, ears, and tail tip. Feint's and Sakila's pendants remained, and Kyla's bracelet was also visible on her ankle. The pack dashed out of the warehouse, Toboe trying his est to keep up with an injured leg. Just then, a familiar howl enteredhis auds.
"Tsume!" he yelled out while howling his name at the same time. The two wolfesses and the brujo ahead looked back, terror in their eyes, wondering why he had to give away their position.
Steam rolled from his jaws as rapids breaths were drawn from the gray wolf's chest. Seconds passed and the challenge continued. Snarl errupted from barely open lips and in one quick motion, upper frame lunged forward. Motion ceased...or at least in Kiba, it did. Crimson stained the ground within moments and fangs latched on firmly. A mix of growls and screams cried out, lingering about the now barren city streets. Dial jerked hellwards, jowels releasing the neck of the human as it hit the ground with a thud. Shiver was sent up the brujo's spine and a snicker left his bloodied lips. Fangs were red with the taste of blood. He got off on this. Oh, yes. Excitement? You bet. It wasn't so much the eating of the kill...just...the kill. The blood. The taste. The smell. He enjoyed it. Back in that city, he fouught the urge to kill as little humans as possible, but now he could kill all he wanted, free from his own ways back there. He smirk disappeared as a piercing pain soared through his leg, sending him to the ground and causing him to direct a howl heavenwards.
His cry was answered almost immediately asKiba came to his aid, bounding at great speed he was meerly a white blur, until he hit his target. Jowls snapped shut, crushing down harder until the sound of bone cracking could be heard. The human hit the ground and Kiba stepped aside. Rage subsided in the white wolf's eyes, the gleam and sparkle fading away. The bristling fur settled back down, and he glanced over at his injured comrad. Yes, Tsume was there, but where was Hige? Surely, he would be off hiding or fending off by himself nicely, or so Kiba hoped. Gently closing his jaws on Tsume's scruff, he lifted hifrom the ground
"My friend, he's injured. We have to go back and help!" Toboe yelled out. Feint glared, about to answer before he was interupted by his sister when she kicked his shin. Auds flickered vividly as she gave Toboe a glance. Why he had been the first one she looked at she wasn't really sure. Perhaps thats just where her visionaries fell. The Amulet that hung from her own neck set a tingle throughout her bodice and she felt like she knew, then, that she would have to help and fight back to save Toboe's friend. Sakila nodded and exhaled a heavy sigh. She turned her body and dashed off back towards the scent of blood, her pack unwillinly following as Toboe led the way. After a few moment's time, they became in hearing distance.
Kyla had almost frozen with fear after the shot went off, but the still strange mind-voice freed her from paralysis. She needed no second telling to run--whatever she may be, she is no fighter. When the second alert came over the mind-network, the warning soldiers, she reached out with his fledgling stealth to cover and eradicate her presence, Feint doing the same. They both darted of to a roof top, figuring it was safer up there and they could easily use ambush as a strategy, something a wolf was often known to use. However, Sakila and Toboe continued ever forward, stopping as they collided almost head on with a sandy brown brute.
"Toboe? You're alright. We were wonde-" Hige began before he was cut off, realizing Sakila as well. "Who's this?" he asked, realizing the strange array of scent around the area.
"There's no time for this! Where's Tsume," Toboe asked, his eyes full of concern. "I heard his howl." Hige looked just as confused as Sakila did, unsure of where he currently was. A series of three more gunshots were heard and snarling mixed in just behind them, followed by a yelp. Then all was silent.
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