Shilaze sighed and moved away form the pink haired girl and walked over to Toboe "What's wrong?" she asked head tilted to the side a little as she looked in the direction he was looking "oh and that pink haired girl...dose she have a name?" she asked eagerly not wanting to upset him more then he already seemed.

Toboe was caught off guard by Shilaze. Her kind voice reminded Toboe of the old lady he used to live with. This memory caused his heart to sink a little more. He tried his best to not sound so down.

"Oh, yeah, her name is Cheza. She's a flower maiden."

He noticed she was looking at him intently. He looked into her eyes for a second before returning his gaze to the horizon.

"I'm ok...I 'm just, uh, waiting...for someone."

Shilaze smiled and nodded then thought out loud again "flower maiden...so is she a flower or a human...it's so confusing..." she blushed realizing she had just said that out loud "I need to stop doing that..." she sighed. Shilaze turned he gaze back towards Kiba and the others and sighed remembering her family, they had given their lives to save her from the hunters. A single tear ran down her cheek "I'll never see them again will I?" she mumbled to herself. She sat down and looked up to the sky remembering how happy she once was...

"We need to leave quickly," Kiba turned to Meshawa. "More humans will be coming soon. You both should leave, too." Turning again, the white wolf walked over to Toboe. "Toboe, you and Hige escape with Cheza. I will find Tsume."

Oh no. Not more humans. That was the last thing Toboe wanted to hear right now. He watched as Kiba spoke to the two females, telling them to go.

Toboe nodded and got to his feet quickly. Kiba was going to go look for Tsume. Surely, if anyone could find him, it would be Kiba. Toboe felt the adrenaline surge through his young frame. He took Cheza's hand.

"C'mon Hige, let's go." Toboe stole one more glance at Shilaze before taking off down the road. He hoped she would be ok.

Hige followed Toboe and Cheza down the road. He wondered what happened to Tsume and why Kiba had been so intent on finding him. He had a strong nose and a bully-attitude; he could smell his way back, even after the gunpowder had settled. This left Hige curious.
He glanced at Toboe, who still had a slight blush to his face. He saw that glace he made at Shilaze. "Puppy love?" Hige said aloud.

Toboe stopped dead in his tracks.

"Wh-what? No way... I-I err was just um...worried some humans might get her, I mean, the both of them. We gotta stick up for our own kind right?"

With that he picked up his pace, making sure to avoid Hige's gaze. He stopped when they reached an alleyway littered with crates. He settled Cheza next to him too keep an eye on her, but mostly to hide his blushing.

Out of breath he asked Hige "Do you think Kiba will find Tsume? I mean, shouldn't he have come back by now?"

The young wolf worried. Had something happened to his friend?

Shilaze followed closely behind Meshawa "I hope the others will be ok...especially Toboe..." she stopped realizing she had said the latter part out loud. Catching a glance form Meshawa she looked down slightly blushing "well he is one of the first male wolves I've seen since I was in the pack" she mumbled. Meshawa gave a chuckle as she ran down the path.

Shilaze not really paying head to where she was going ran into Meshawa as she came to a sudden halt. "wa... what's wrong?" she asked sensing that something was wrong. "Humans..." Meshawa replied in a low growl. "Humans... why can't they just leave us alone for once" Shilaze grumbled. "They can't...they don't know how... Now come on lets move!" Meshawa barked. They both ran down the path as fast as they could trying to avoided a fight, Humans with guns came around a corner blacking them in. Shilaze turned trying to go back the way they had came but it was blocked off as well "Crap" Meshawa growled as Shilaze sank low to the ground whimpering. Meshawa moved close to Shilaze protecting her; daring anyone to come closer. Shilaze's heart sank well at least the others are ok...maybe she thought to herself wishing she was still with them...at least they would stand a better chance of surviving the fight.

…Meanwhile...

Kiba carefully backtracked to the bus, searching quickly around the dead human bodies for Tsume's scent. Once he'd picked it up, he followed it as far as he could, before the wind had carried it away. Tsume was probably away ingesting in some abandoned building, Kiba decided. ...but surely, he heard the gunshots. Wouldn't he have come back by now? Lifting his nose to the air, Kiba searched for the distinct scent of blood. It was everywhere; human blood completely filled his senses, making him want to retch; then a slightly different smell; exotic, spicy blood, coming from the far corner of his senses. Tsume.

Shilaze backed up against Meshawa scared out of her mind... There are more humans here then I've ever seen...more then attacked the pack even... she thought. Meshawa growled louder. "I have to do something..." Shilaze said quietly. She flashed back to that night. She watched her family get killed by hunters and skinned alive for there fur, if only she had fought with the others that night her family could still be alive and her still with the pack as well as Meshawa.
Shilaze snapped her hackles rose as she pulled back her lips exposing her sharp fangs, her ears flattened ageist her skull as he tail tip twitched slightly as she growled.
A human took aim on her as she pounced on the human who was attacking Meshawa. She bit in to his neck; the taste of blood filled her mouth. She leaped off him and on to anther. Meshawa and Shilaze worked together like a well oiled machine.
Bodies littered the ground as Meshawa took out the last human "Lets go...more will come" Meshawa said her voice ragged as her muzzle dripped with blood. Shilaze howled in outrage and took off following Meshawa hoping the others were ok...

Toboe and Hige sat behind the crates for what seemed like a long time. Toboe kept holding his stomach, trying to stop it from growling. He turned to Hige and said "I am really hungry, I hope Kiba and Tsume come back soon so we can eat."

Suddenly, a familiar scent come his way. It made his hair bristle and his heart sink. More Humans, they were looking for them. Toboe tugged on Hige's arm.

"What are we going to d-" but his answer was cut short by a man with a gun pointed right at his head.

"Hey! Hey I found them other boys. Over here" the man said with an oily grin.

But the man's smile was washed away from his face by a set of fangs sunk deep in his neck.

"Tsume!" cried Toboe. The grey wolf finished off his kill and then staggered a little. He had been shot in the shoulder and it was bleeding heavily.

"Hige! Take Cheza and the pup to an abandoned house on the edge of town. I'll catch up." Tsume barked before turning and leaving.

No! Tsume...

Cheza could smell the blood from Tsume. An alarm went up inside her. Where was Kiba? Hige gently took hold of her arm and led her away, Toboe close behind. There was a mass of confusion. She could sense the wolves scattering and the blood rising. And humans. Many humans. She knew Toboe was frightened and wished to sooth his fears. She couldn't sense Kiba any where nearby and she grew ever more concerned. They had come to the house and Hige told her and Toboe to lay low while he went outside to investigate. Cheza could sense that Toboe was still a bit afraid but had tried to be brave for her sake. She placed a hand on his head to relax him. He calmed a bit.

"It'll be OK, you'll see Cheza. The rest of them will find where we are and then we'll be on our way again."

Cheza smiled slightly.

Kiba ran as fast as his legs would carry him, rushing between alleys and jumping onto rooftops. He'd been spotted. After following Tsume's scent to a small puddle of blood on the ground, the humans had jumped out, having lain in wait for him. Unfortunately, he'd had no chance to follow the trail of blood, and now was trying to lead the humans as far away from his pack as he could. A burst of pain exploded through Kiba's leg, and the young wolf hit the ground hard, sliding along the cement. The white wolf pushed himself up slowly, hackles rising along with his lips. Dozens of humans quickly surrounded him, rifles aimed.

Kiba narrowed his icy blue eyes. To hell with humans. Pushing off his good leg, Kiba jumped into the nearest human, sinking his fangs into his soft neck as he pushed him to the ground. The idiotic men began shooting at the white wolf, successfully maiming the dead soldier's body. Kiba rushed away, leaving a trail of blood in his wake.

Toboe was tired of running. They were always running it seemed. He felt useless at times like this. He wanted to fight back, put that rage inside to good use, just like Kiba and Tsume and even Hige could do. What was wrong with him? Why couldn't he use his instinct to fight? Cheza patted his head and he calmed a bit. He was so tired. Poor Cheza must have been tired too. Do flowers get tired? Toboe had no clue.

His mind drifted back to Tsume. He was hurt pretty badly, and if Toboe knew him like he thought he did; then Tsume wouldn't give up a fight. But maybe, that was a good thing?

He shuddered a bit. An icy chill went down his spine, as if, something had happened. He tried to shake it off by pacing back and forth, but it only made his mind wander more.

Suddenly, the thick smell of blood came his way, and it was coming in fast.

Kiba...

Hige could sense Toboe's restlessness. He started to protest the pacing when the familiar smell of blood hit his nose too. He jumped to his feet, staring out the window, hoping to see Kiba. He saw nothing.
"Damnit, where the hell are they?" He barked. "This sucks being stuck in here like a bunch of kids!" Hige just realized what he said. Feeling the tension, he tried to be more positive, looking at Toboe. "Wouldn't you rather be out there helping Kiba and Tsume?"
Hige's own question silenced him as he heard noises outside. Damn all these humans blood and the smell of the house. His nose was tingling with all sorts of new and strange scents. The scent of Kiba grew very strong in a matter of minutes, as Hige gazed at the open sky.
They just had to show up soon...

Kiba slowed once he the humans were out of sight, panting, his tongue lolling limply out his mouth. He followed the scent of the other wolves, hoping that Tsume had caught up. 'I need to go back, but I told Toboe that I'd find Tsume. I can't return until I find him.' So Kiba continued limping along a trail of blood following in his wake. The loss of blood made Kiba's head swim slightly, but he ignored it.

After all, blood was for the weak.

Shilaze panted they had lost the humans...for the time being at least. She looked over to Meshawa, blood still dripped form her ripped ear as well as from her mouth. Shilaze was so tired she didn't pay head to the wounds she had gotten as well. "Come on short snout keep a move on" Meshawa barked as she lead the way Shilaze close behind.
They walked down the street appearing to be only humans to others. They were both to tire to fight. Shilaze stopped and leaned against a building trying to catch her breath... the scent of a wolf drifted on the air. Shilaze glanced back to Meshawa "do you smell...?" Shilaze asked. Meshawa nodded "yeah it smells like..." she stopped and turned in the direction the scent was coming from "its coming form inside there" she motioned to the building. Shilaze sighed in relief she knew those scents and Toboe's was one of them. She smiled half way before a more familiar scent caught her nose...humans...

Cheza ran her fingers through Toboe's fur. She could still sense his restlessness, but he was much calmer than before. They were tucked out of site next to a window. Cheza tried to catch the rays of moonlight that was peeking through the clouds. The air was thick with the scent of wolves' blood. It was almost over powering the scent of the humans. Suddenly, a sense of pain gripped her. "Kiba!" she shouted, startling poor Toboe. Tears streamed down her face. He was in pain. Toboe could sense it, too.

She growled under her breath "we need to lead them away form here..." She glanced over to Meshawa "come on!" Shilaze took off down the street hopping the humans would follow; as she ran she changed back into her true form. Meshawa followed close behind Shilaze "and just what are you planning to do once the humans start caching us?" Meshawa asked. "Haven't thought about that yet" Shilaze replied as she turned the corner running smack dab into a group of humans. Crappies she thought as she back away from them. The scent of wolf blood was on them... she growled at them as Meshawa moved in front of her.
The humans quickly surrounded them, guns ready. "Now what do we do?" Shilaze asked Meshawa quietly. Meshawa shock her head not knowing. They were trapped and there was no way out.