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The pack of five raced across the barren plains that separated the human cities. The white wolf, Kiba, was in the lead, followed closely by Tsume, the gray wolf with the 'x' shaped scar on his chest. Next came the food loving Hige, with his sandy colored pelt. Then there was the brown pup, Toboe. And last came Alueme, the black she-wolf.

They were heading toward the scent of the flowers. Lunar flowers to be precise. The scent would surely lead them to the flower maiden and... paradise.

"What kind of paradise are we supposed to expect once we find the maiden?" panted Alueme. "I bet it's a place with food all over so we'll never go hungry!" exclaimed Hige, of course. "Hopefully a place with no stinking humans," added Tsume. "A place with no fighting or pain," breathed the pup, Toboe. Kiba slowed to a trot, "Paradise is a place made for wolves, a place that is perfect for us."

"What do you think, Alueme?" asked Toboe. The she-wolf was a bit startled at hearing her name spoken aloud and stopped. The other wolves stopped as well. "Well, I guess it would make sense that Paradise would be a place where we can be free."

"Yeah!" shouted Hige, "A place to run wild!" The collared wolf spring up and bounded around a little bit. "Gee, you never show this much energy in the cities...Your acting like Toboe," muttered Tsume. "What can I say? This cool, crisp air does wonders for my nose," said Hige, who chose to ignore Tsume's second comment.

Toboe watched Hige running around in the snow and suddenly felt offended, "Hey! I don't act like that!" Kiba joined the conversation, "You're right Toboe; you don't. You're a well behaved pup, which I doubt Hige was." "He was probably the trouble maker of the litter," pointed out Alueme nonchalantly.

"Hey, what is this? Why are you all ganging up on me?" "Because you're so easy to gang up on," stated Tsume. "No I'm not!" argued Hige. "Oh come on, you're practically digging your own grave," countered Tsume. "Ugh, don't remind me of that creepy old wolf..." complained Hige. Alueme cocked her head to one side, "What are you talking about?"

"Oh, a while ago, we stopped in this city where there were tons of wolves, but they all worked for humans. One of them was an old wolf that popped out of a hole in the ground, literally. He was creepy looking, no offense to him," explained Hige, slightly cringing at the memory.

Kiba shook his head, "Hige, you have a tendency to leave out details and over exaggerate. There were not that many wolves and some of them could be considered dogs. But anyway, we wandered into a graveyard where we met an old wolf who was digging his grave. Yes, literally. He jumped out of the grave after completing it and surprised us."

Tsume snorted, "It was you three that were scared, not me." "Don't deny it Tsume; you were just as startled as the rest of us. I could smell it." Tsume glared at the white wolf.

There was a moment of silence and then Toboe spoke up, "Are we gonna stay here for the night?" Kiba looked around, "It seems like good enough place. We can sleep near those rocks for shelter." He pointed his nose towards some boulders not far away.

"Sounds like a plan. And if we're lucky, we might catch a whiff of a deer or something!" "Possible, but unlikely," said Alueme. "Well aren't you Miss Positive!" Hige retorted. Toboe turned his head and took a deep breathe, "No... wait... I do smell something!" "Really?!" Hige immediately started sniffing the air as well.

The wind shifted and the scent of a live deer filled the noses of all five wolves. Soon the deer came bounding over a barren hill. It stopped to nibble on a patch of dry grass. The wolves stared in awe. "Imagine our luck..." whispered Hige. "Wow," exhaled Toboe. "This will be our first hunt as a pack, won't it?" observed Kiba. Alueme shot a glance at him, "So you admit that this is a pack?" Kiba had an astonished look on his face. He sighed, "Well, I suppose it is now..." "Let's just get on with the hunt," said Tsume. Kiba nodded, "Alright, Tsume, Hige; you two will follow me in. We'll take the deer from the front and sides. Toboe, Alueme, I want two to run behind it and block off its escapes, got it?" The four other wolves nodded. "Let's go then," said Kiba with a growl of amusement.

Kiba, flanked by Tsume and Hige, walked slowly in the direction of the deer, waiting for Toboe and Alueme to get in place.

The pup and the she-wolf made a wide circle around the deer, pausing only when the deer perked its head up. The wind changed direction again and the deer caught scent of the wolves. It sprinted, trying to get away, but Hige ran forward and jumped into its path. Startled even more, the deer leapt backwards and tried to escape in a different direction.

This time Toboe locked its path. Alueme ran up behind the deer and snapped, causing the deer to bound towards Kiba and Tsume. The gray wolf bit into the deer's shoulder, holding it still while Kiba bit its neck. The deer thrashed for a moment longer, and then fell still.

The wolves feasted in the deer that night and slept near the safety of the boulders. They received a well-deserved rest.

Okay, I know it may look a bit different, but that's the fault of qucik edit. Not mine! Yeah well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I have no clue what will happen in the next chapter so give me some time to think. I don't like being rushed.