A/N: I would just like to thank my reviewers, even thought this is probebly the 16th time I've told you...I would still like to give my thanks to all of you...you help me go on with my story...Oh, and Who she was sleaping with, Im sorry if I didnt make it so you would know, so I'll Give you the answer...It...Was.. . Tsume...T.T well that wasnt that hard...Im sorry for the problem...Gosh Im dence...Any ways, please read on with my story, and be nice...

Disclaimer: Yeah yeah yada yada...I know...Quite bringing the painfull thaughts in my head! shudders I have to say it...I dont own...Wolf's Rain...gasp WHAT DO YOU MEAN I DONT OWN PUDDING? yells at the government Please read on . stupid government...and stupid Jell-O!

LAST TIME: Oh how she wanted to touch it...being fully awake this time. She crawled over to him, her fingers sketching the outline of the scar, then putting her hand fully over it, she had goose bumps all over it, and her head became light. She started to feel with his hair now...un aware of it, she started playing with it. 'Its so soft...' She thought. She lowerd her head to his neck, and smelled his scent, and came down to his chest, were she layed her head on it, his leveld breathing, and warm skin, making her dose off.

'What...Is...This feeling?...' She thought...falling asleap, letting darkness invelope her, cradling her small frame to slumber...

"Ehem..." A giddy voice rang through Kasumi's ears. She opened her eyes, her head still on Tsume's chest. She looked up and saw Hige stare at them. He looked to be the only one up at the time and she put her finger up to her mouth. Hige smirked at her, an evil, almost maniacle smirk (A/N: This...is so Hige...).

'What...?' She looked at him almost scared..."Hige?" She asked him, and he grabbed her hand, and lifted her up swiftly. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and she almost smacked him. The wolves were stirring, and she had no way out of this. Tsume was almost awake, as dirt was being kicked almost directly up his nose. Hige dropped the smile, and let her go, falling on the ground.

She rubbed her head, one eye open which was looking at the now fake-sleeping Hige. She heard muffles and shifting behind her. She slowly turned around, seeing she had her back against the gray wolfs mussle. She hopped up scared, and embarrassed. Tsume stared at her with a death look in his eyes. She stepped back, tears forming. (A/N: She crys realy easily...Like me...Whenever I get in fights...I cry...sniffs Any ways ).

"You...First you bash my head in with a rock, and now you try to suffocate me!" He yelled, waking the rest of the group. It was raining, and thunder clashes echoed through the cave, light flashing on Tsumes face, and it was as if lightaning danced across his eyes. Kasumi found it entrancing how wild they were...But she soon snapped out of it when he moved closer, fangs showing, nostrils flaring. (A/N: my god it sounds like a horrar movie 0.0). Hige jumped infront of Kasumi, acting like he's the superhero, saying:

"Tsume, stop. It's my fault...I...Pushed her..." Hige said, head hanging, guiltishly ( I love that word...). Tsume looked surprised but then whent to his stone cold self. He slumped back down to the ground, glaring at her. Why let her off so easy? This is the seconed time hes let her go with out a punishment. Was the big bad wolf softening?...

Nah...

"Im watching you..." Tsume said with a growl, and Kasumi mentaly sighed to herself. What would happen next? She didnt know, but what she did know is that she needs to stay as far away from him as possible if she wanted to stay alive...She smiled at him though, not helping herslef, and Tsume's eyes shot open, shocked. Her face somehow said "Thank you" in a way he understood. the heat in his face was rising, and he turned away as quick as possible. He heard her giggle, and he got this piculiar fealing in the pit of his stomach that almost scared him.

Toboe was up, and said a big 'awwww' for he knew it was raining, and rain wasnt a fun day. He wanted to show Kasumi the spot he found yesterday with all her favorite flowers, white lillies with blue and red roses. But being with her was enough. He started to have a warm feeling in his heart, and his toungue gets heavy when talking to her, wanting to give her whatever she asks, wanting to make her happy just so he could see her smile, that wonderfull kind and entrancing smile. Was...Was this what they called love?

Hige always told him you never know you love someone unless you get them into bed...Somehow he just didnt believe it...I dont think even a chipmonk would believe him, if it took the time to listen to Hige's stupid talk. Toboe sat by her, laying his head on her shoulder. Being as cute as he was, he has an advantage for getting away with it. She looked down into his hazel eyes, and smiled, her eyes flickering with a warm emotion. Toboe blushed smiling back. This felt even stronger then what he felt with Leara, and Leara was human no less. She ruffled his hair, and Cheza came over smiling.

"May this one pet you?" Cheza asked, looking at Kasumi with pleading eyes. Kasumi was confused...What the heck was pet? She nodded, a bit confused, but knowing that Cheza wouldnt hurt her, she settled and awaited this thing called 'Petting'. Cheza lifted her hand, and layed it on Kasumi's cheek, then pet her head. Kasumi dropped the illusion, relaxed and in her own world. Her eyes bairly open, Cheza was singing softly. It was raining, and she knew every body needed sleep. Petting Kasumi, she felt easy breathing, and her fur was as soft as silk.

Cheza ran the black fur through her fingers, looking at the white tipped ears. She pet around them, singing slow and calmly. The rest of the pack was asleap, but Kasumi wanted to hear the song as long as she could.

Kasumi's vision was blurry, and her body felt heavy, as her eye lids slowly shut, she listened to the voice of the flower...

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"Kasumi?" An elderly voice called out. Kasumi wonderd over to the source of the voice.

"Yes grandpa?" She smiled. He was laying down, and his time was soon to come. Kasumi layed across from him, to have eye level.

"As you know, my sweet Kasumi...My time is coming..." He looked at her, eyes looking at her lovingly. She nodded, a sad look to her eyes.

"I need to...let you know..." He gasped out. She jumped while he caughed. She couldnt get up. She was stuck there, frozen.

"You...caugh ARE the chosen one. The caugh flowers...Gaurdian...You must gasp Protect her..." He lay his head down...and Kasumi could feel his spirit drift to the other side. She couldnt move, but she felt tears run down her flushed cheak. Her teath were gritting. She wanted to scream out as loud as she could, but she couldnt. She saw blackness cover her surroundings, and was ingulfed into the darkness.

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Kasumi was laying in the flowers that held Cheza's scent. She lay in it, while it flowed around her. She felt a body next to her, and others forming a circle, they all lay down, as a form was falling gracfully, pinpointing were Kasumi was. Cheza. Twirling in the sky, as if floating slowly, came down as soft as the flow of silk.

Am I realy the one to protect you? Am I the one to help Kiba-kun make sure you find paradise safley? How can you be sure? Can you determin wheather or not I can live up to that? What if I fail?

I wont fail...I wont...I'll live up to my promise...Even if I die trying...

Cheza lay beside Kasumi, curling up besid her, petting her softly.

But...How long can this last?

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"Now...You will die...Gaurdian of the flower..." A male voice called out. Cheza awoke and screamed. Kasumi awoke with a startle, and looked up. Her eyes shot wide as she looked into the eyes of Darcia. She was frozen...She couldnt move! Was it fear? A spell? She felt a pain in her leg, and there was a needle like object. She felt one of these before. She lay there on the ground, as limp as a noodle. (A/N: Im sorry, I couldnt think of any thing else at the time, and its oddly funny... T.T on with the story).

He swiftly held out a gun, and it was pointed directly to her head. She gritted her teath as she tryed to move. Were was the pack? Did they abandon her? She suddenly heard a gash like sound, and blood splatterd on her face. 'KIBA!', she screamed in her head. Darcia shot blindlessly, and it hit her shoulder blade. She screamed out her pain, and Tsume came running torwards her with Toboe.

Tsume lunged at Darcia, but was bashed down by his arm.

Kasumi could speak...But she felt as if she was going blind...What could talking do? Nothing...Cheza came running up to her, trying to do somthing to ease the peircing pain. Kasumi was crying, and she was gritting her teath...She couldnt do anything! Toboe was on the ground, his leg bleeding, almost broken, but he got up as quick as he was put down to the stone floor. Tsume lunged at him, as Kiba, coming at opposite sides. Tsume grabbed onto his neck with his fangs as Kiba had ahold of his ribs, gashing out blood, as it flowed to the ground. Hige suddenly jumped in, grabbing ahold of his leg, but was kicked in the ribbs, and yelpped.

Darcia yelled out in pain. A high pitched sound came to the wolves ears. They seen a white flash to there eyes, and Darcia was gone. Toboe ran over to Kasumi were Cheza was sitting beside her crying. Kasumi didnt have her iilusion up. She was panting greatly, blood was flowing from her shoulder freely. Tsume and Kiba ran up to her. Her eyes were closing. She couldnt see. She couldnt see there faces...She couldnt see her surroundings. Toboe tryed to clense her wound, but seeing it hurt her so bad, he stopped every once in a while. He couldnt stand it, seeing her be in pain so much. Tsume's jaw was clenched so tight you would think it would be broken by now. Kiba was beside her, talking to her, telling her to hang in there.

She was in the feild of flowers...Chasing butterflys...Her family was with her. They were laughing, and hugging her. She heard voices...She wanted them to go away, yet stay with her forever. Her grandfather walked up to her, with a sad face on. She asked him what was wronge, and he replied :

"You need to go back...Its not your time...Go back Kasumi!" Her grandfather shouted at her, her eyes shot wide. She told him he didnt want to, but then the rest of the family joined in.

"Besides...You need to find your brother..." Her mother called out. Her brother...Her brother...All this time and she hasnt even botherd to even think about him. She nodded, and lay down. She was falling, her eyes closed as she felt the warm embrace of life.

"Kasumi please!" Toboe was crying. Tsume was pissed, cussing out a wall, like it was Darcia. Kiba was holding Cheza as she cryed, saying "But it wasnt her time...It wasnt her time..." Kiba was bewilderd, but held her, dispite the pain the pack was going through the pack.

Kasumi slowly opened her eyes, looking at the pack. She looked sad, yet almost happy...'Is this how they would react if I realy died? Some funaral...' She almost chuckled.

"Did...You guys honestly think I would go out that easy?" She slightly laughed. They looked at her while she lay there, still in the (1) Step 2 motive. She grit her teeth as she felt the pain of the shot wound pulse. Tsume was blushing, wanting to tear her apart for scaring him, (although he wont ever admit it... ), and Cheza was just overjoyed with Kiba. Toboe was hugging her with Cheza as Kiba whent to go get water. She looked over to Tsume, who was huddled over in a corner. She got up and walked over to him, for stage 2 wore off. She bent down holding her arm, which the bleeding had slowed down. It was a gaping gash, that would surely scar her skin.

"What?" Tsume asked, looking at her. She suddenly smiled. He was confused.

"Thanks for worrying about me..." She gave a warmer smile, as she layed a hand on his shoulder.

Tsume looked at the had, and lightly moved it off "I wasnt worried!" He shouted.

"Yeah sure!" She smiled and walked away. Tsume blushed as he walked after her yelling he couldnt care less, or he was calm the whole entire time. She smiled and laughed.

'I like this feeling' She thaught ' Now this...Is my paradise...Being with my friends...I finnaly have someone to call a pack.' She looked at every one lovingly, and whent on playing. The pain in her shoulder seemed to pass, as it eased with the flow of love overcame it.

"Onward to Paradise..." Kiba said, looking out to the sun, which Cheza soaked in as much as possible.

"Yeah...Onward to Paradise.." And they ran were there feet took them, the flower maiden guiding the way.

'Aishiteru...' She said in her mind to her pack, she smiled as she ran on beside them.

A/N: Sorry I havent gotten it updated...and...well this chapter is a little sloppy...Sorry sorry sorry/.\ ...I'll try to do better next time!

(1) Seconde stage "Shut down of all moter skills"

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