Flight to Paradise

Disclaimer: I do not own Wolf's Rain or it's characters. Just my OC.

Hige bit into a slab of meat that had been cooking on the fire. Around him, Kiba, Toboe, and Tsume all eat quietly while he 'forgot' his manners. Cheza sat on a nearby rock watching them, a smile on her face.

"Where are we anyway?" Hige asked with a mouthful of food.

"Don't know, don't care." Tsume replied coldly. Toboe looked around for any signs that would have told them where they were. None. He sighed and went back to eating. "What does it matter, anyway? We have no business here. We're just passing through, as usual."

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever."

Nearby, watching in the shadows, two pale crimson eyes stared at the group fixed on Hige, waiting for the chance to steal a slab of meat.

"So what's the plan?" Hige asked. "Stay a day or two, find some food, and leave?"

"Basically." Kiba replied. Hige shrugged. As he started to take another bite, he felt sharp twinge in his arm. He yelped in pain as a black and white wolf ran off, the meat between her teeth. Tsume stood and chased the strange wolf.

Kiyoi ran into the alley and sat behind a dumpster. Panting heavily, she tried to catch her breath. She looked down at her hands and smiled. Food. That was what she had gotten. Food. Something she desperately needed. Quickly, she ate it until the bone was all that was left. She smiled, happy to have real food on her stomach. As she left her place by the dumpster, she felt something ram into her. When she hit the ground, a heavy paw rested on her throat but did not press down. She waited for the fatal bite she knew would come, but it did not.

"Who the hell are you?" A gruff voice snapped at her.

"Half-dead. Do the world a favor and kill me."

"I don't kill my own kind. Now, why'd you attack us?"

"Food, dumbass. I wanted to eat."

"Then why didn't you just ask?"

"My manners died years ago. Now, please, just kill me."

"I told you, I'm not gonna kill you." He lifted his paw and walked off. "You're welcome to come back if you're that hungry." He disappeared around the corner. Kiyoi stared for a moment before deciding to follow.

Kiba was busy doctoring Hige's wound when Tsume walked up with Kiyoi. Hige took one look at Kiyoi and then started to freak out.

"That's the wolf that bit me! Why'd you bring her back!"

"Relax. She's not going to bite you again." Tsume sat down and continued to eat his meal. Kiyoi sat next to him, avoiding eye contact with anyone. For a moment, no one said anything. Then Kiba handed her the biggest piece of meat that Hige had put on the fire for himself.

"Eat this. You look hungry." Kiyoi wasn't used to such kindness, especially from her own species. At first, she thought the meat was poisoned, but her growling stomach told her otherwise. She gratefully took it and scarffed it down.

"She's got a bigger appetitie than Hige." Toboe's eye twitched at Kiyoi. She raised her head and glared at him.

"You try being fed once every three weeks! Then you can comment!" She growled. Toboe gulped and said nothing. Hige had been moaning over losing his food, but now he was silent. Kiba stared at her then at the ground. Tsume just stared at her not once turning away.

"What kind of pack do you live with?" Kiba asked.

"I don't want to talk about it. No one's business but my own." She was reluctant to say anything.

"If you tell us, maybe we can help you." Toboe said smiling nervously.

"I doubt that." She rose from her spot and walked off. Before disappearing around the corner she turned back to them. "Thank you." After that, she was gone.

Another chapter complete. Hope you liked it.

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Toorikosu: First chapter made you sad, huh? It was meant to be. And the Tsume fluff?Wait and see.