Disclaimer: Here's Chapter 2 and I own nothing other than Soui
Chapter 2 Chills
Kiba woke early in the morning, seeing he was asleep beside Soui. Her gold hair, and peaceful face reminded him some what of Darcia's love, this ever content beauty. The wound in her back was almost completely gone, but it was still a bright red from the newly ripped flesh. What he found peculiar, was that scar. It was shaped like the crescent moon, had Darcia really scared her this way, or was there more to it than that?
He sat there hands in his pockets watching her sleep, a thin blanket of white snow on her, even the white flakes sticking to her eye-lashes. There were frozen tears in her eyes too. She seemed; familiar. Kiba got up from his spot and walked over to a nearby stream.
He bent down, and his warm tongue lapped up the water.
Kiba! A harsh voice called to him
What is it now Tsume? Kiba looked over to the gray wolf.
Do you really trust this wolf? What are the chances of her all alone here? How did she know that hunter was coming and could block it so quickly? Those weren't the true reasons of why Tsume didn't trust her. Last night how intimate she could be, but then freely would trot over to Kiba like it never happened
We all met, and none of us trusted the other. We all started out as strangers. It was your choice to follow me, just as it was for Toboe and Hige, and you all still did. I think she at least deserves the option, especially after saving you Kiba replied staring at his white reflection
Tsume only snarled again
You seem more irritable than usual Kiba added with a smirk
Shut up. With that Tsume sulked off back to the fire.
Soui was already awake, stretching and taking in the sunlight. The sun reflected off the droplets of melted snow that was on her hair. He was hidden within the trees unnoticed. He watched though that as Soui tried to take a step her hand instantly returned to where the wound was on her back. She isn't fully recovered yet.
Just then, Toboe came out and tackled Soui. Tsume was about to go help her, but Toboe's little tail was wagging as his tongue frantically licked all over Soui.
Alright kid alright good morning Soui laughed wagging her tail.
I'm glad you're okay, I was worried ya know
Soui smiled gently Well you're the first one in a long while that has worried about my well being.
Well we're a pack now, of course I'd worry. Toboe sat up, now a normal boy. Soui took him into her arms and hugged him gently resting her head on the top of his.
"Hey, hey what's wrong Soui?" He asked gently hugging her.
"You remind me of my brother," she whispered shakily.
"What happened to him?" Toboe asked holding her tight
"He...died...protecting me. Darcia killed my pack....every last one of them; my husband, my brothers, my children, everyone."
Soui fell into a flashback. There were dozens of wolves running every which way in fear howling. Soui had fallen to the ground, and Darcia was running right after her. He laughed evilly as he held a sword "There you are, the chosen wolf, the she-wolf to sooth the soul."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Soui asked.
"Die wolf" Darcia growled thrusting the sword down, and there was a ear-shattering sound of piercing skin
"KAZE!" She screamed in angst. Her brother fell to the ground, sword still through him
"Soui...you can do it sis, I believe in you" And with that his eyes closed.
"Soui?" Toboe asked
"Yeah Toboe...." She said gently stroking his hair
"What was his name?"
She laughed lightly "His name was Kaze. He could run like the wind, sometimes, he'd even fly along with the falcons." Soui cried softly, and wiped away the tears with his hand.
"Soui...its okay to be sad. I know I can't be Kaze, but if it'll make you happy, I can be your new little brother. Not a replacement, just, someone here for you..."
Soui smiled and hugged him again "I'd like that little brother." Toboe chuckled, happy to have someone special like her. Soui kissed the top of his head "I won't let anything happen to you." There was a moment of silence, and then Soui opened her eyes quickly hearing something
"What's wrong Soui?" Toboe asked nervously
"Toboe...get back into the cave"
"But...why?"
"Just go quick, he's back..." Soui shifted back and flared her teeth. Toboe, the startled pup ran back into the cave. "Make sure to tell the other's not to come out." Soui took off towards the east, which was actually where the lake was but Soui didn't know that.
There was the sound of a man's footsteps scampering after her, and the sound of him loading the gun. Looks like that bastard brought a new recruit. Her gold eyes darted all over the place as she darted through the trees. She ran through the thicket of forest, came to an opening of a partially frozen lake, and to her demise Kiba resting on the bank. KIBA RUN!
Kiba sat up quickly and saw her run by. "SOUI!" He called out to her and scampered to his feet.
KIBA YOU HAVE RUN! She howled as she quickened her pace. Her golden fur only a blur now as a bullet was fired scraping the ground a second after she had left the spot. Kiba quickly changed forms, and tried to find where it was coming from while running after her.
I'm not going anywhere! He barked after her and Soui turned her head around.
They only want me! Don't make me relive the guilt of having another die. With that a dog jumped from the bushes and pushed Soui out onto the frozen section of the ice. A dog? Soui was surprised, she hadn't detected the dog. He barked and bit at her furiously, tiny tears shredding her, but she kicked him off in time to avoid the bullet shot.
SOUI! Kiba screamed. He turned his head to see the hunter in the woods, but had Tsume run up beside him Tsume, the hunter is back
NO kidding I heard the gunshots. We gotta help her The gray wolf looked out to Soui who was battling on the ice.
GET OUT OF HERE NOW! Soui called back out to them as she jumped at the dog butting heads, and bitting at his leg. But the dog sunk its teeth into her back and she yelped and was tossed like a rag doll to the center of the lake, where the ice was thinner, and it cracked as she fell. Soui scampered up and avoided another gun shot, and turned, skidding, but still managed to sink her teeth into the dog's throat and it fell dead, but she wasn't fast enough to dodge a bullet that skinned her back right thigh. Damn bastard
SOUI! Both Tsume and Kiba screamed
Tsume, go to Soui, I'll get the hunter With that they both split up. Kiba could easily dispose of this hunter. He dodged the bullets like they were nothing and grabbed the gun snapping it with his teeth. The hunter looked at the wolf terrified, he scampered back until he fell. Kiba snarled again and the man took off.
Tsume ran out onto the ice, beneath his very feet the ice was cracking Soui! He called to her.
Soui turned and ran towards him TSUME! She was relieved to see that from the corner of her eye Kiba had gotten to the hunter. She ran towards Tsume but as she stepped, the ice gave way under her and she was swallowed up by the water. She shifted back into the girl. Trying to use her hands to get back up. But the way the ice had broken, it flipped itself over again, like a piece of a jig-saw puzzle falling back together trapped her beneath it.
"SOUI!" Tsume slammed his fist against the ice. He brushed away the snow, and froze with his hand and was frozen with fear by what he saw. "KIBA!" He shouted for Kiba, who had seen what had happened too. He ran over and Tsume pointed down. There was Soui, banging her fists up against the ice, trying hard to hold her breath as long as she could.
"We have to get her out of there" Kiba told Tsume. He started to smash his fists against the ice. Tsume couldn't do anything, he just stood there, mesmerized, wishing it was all a dream. But Soui gasped under the water and bubbles flew from her mouth. Her eyes were shutting "TSUME WAKE UP!"
Tsume shook his head and watched as her eyes shut even more. He brought his arm back, and like a sling shot he thrust it forward and watched as the ice shattered. He had been lucky, and hit the same spot Kiba had been pounding at. Soui had slipped deeper into the water and Kiba instantly dived in when he had the chance.
Kiba swam deeper and deeper, until he found her still against the lake's floor. He wrapped his arms around her waist and carried her to the surface. When he got there he let out a gasp of air, and Tsume pulled the two of them out.
Kiba laid her on the ice and shook her gently "Soui, Soui wake up!" but there was no response from her.He pushed against her chest, some weird thing he saw the humans do once when a person wouldn't breath. But he still got nothing. He tried to think of the rest of that procedure. It took him a minute, and obviously Tsume didn't know this procedure as he bent over and locked his lips with hers. Tsume was taken aback, wanting to rip Kiba away from her, but as he watched slowly, he noticed that Kiba was pushing air into her, Tsume pushed against her chest again seeing if anything would help.
Kiba left her lips for a moment as she stirred coughing up water. The scar on her forehead shining just once, one would think it was just the sun reflecting off of her. Her eyes opened slowly, it was all fuzzy, but when she first saw Kiba's face she sat up and just latched herself to him crying.
He wrapped his arms around her and rested his head atop of hers, "It's okay, its over now" he stroked her back, and tried to pay no notice to the blood that dripped from her side. It seemed bad things followed her a lot.
"Kiba...."moaned quietly. The three of them for a while, just sat there, exhausted, hungry, and Soui freezing. She shivered furiously but in Kiba's arms she felt safe.
"Lets go back now" He told her gently. Kiba looked tired, Tsume took her into his arms and they walked, slowly, not to slip or break the ice again, back towards the edge. Soui looked up at Tsume, but he was only looking ahead of them. He looked down at her for a minute. "What?"
Soui only reached out and stroked his cheek. "I saw you..you broke the ice..." She said quietly
Tsume only looked back up ahead of him, but she stroked his cheek once more before bringing her hand back and closing her eyes to sleep.
"Kiba."
"Yeah Tsume?"
"Do you notice that bad things follow us, now that she's here"
"I know Tsume, I know. It's cause of that scar, Darcia's hell touch."
'Are we still going to keep her around?"
"If we're all heading towards the same direction, we might as well. I don't think it'll matter, bad stuff, followed us to begin with"
When they got back, they relit the fire. They left her there for a while, Kiba and everyone left to hunt. Soui stayed there by the fire, her hand touching the skin wound, and looking at the blood. "Damn" Soui just closed her eyes to sleep "I'm doing nothing but endangering them"
Tsume came back earlier than the rest of the group. Kiba said someone should watch her, and of course he gets volunteered. He sat down beside her and looked at the fire. Soui heard him come over, and she opened her eyes. "Hey there Tsume..." she said quietly
"Hmf." Tsume didn't bother looking at her.
"Why do you hate me?" She asked him sadly
"You manipulate others."
"How so?" She asked him scared
"You stay with someone, and just run off to the next"
"That's not true Tsume..." She slid over next to him. "If you think I want to be with–"
"Just go back to Kiba" He told her firmly
"But I don't want to be with him." She said. He looked at her surprised. "I want to be with you"
"What?" He looked at her still surprised. But she slid closer to him and leaned over kissing his lips again. Tsume didn't know what to do. Her hands slid to his face and she held him and kissed him again. "What...are you doing...."
"Tsume..." she whispered his name in his ear and kissed him again, working her way from his neck to his face again. Her hands rubbed at his shoulders. His hands, unknowing to him were working their way up her back. She scampered to him so finally their bodies were touching, which sent chills up Tsume's spine. But if things could not get any better for him she began to rub herself against his torso.
"Soui...." Tsume had never felt this sensation before, not Soui's actions, but the feeling inside of him. "Kiba..." He whispered, what did he mean to Soui.
"He's the chosen one...." Soui told Tsume... "and unknown to him...I'm his sister"