Chapter Two

:Flashback:

"Shaku-san!" Kiba called through the rain. The black she-wolf came running, shaking water off her fur. Kiba sat on his haunches and looked out from the cave. They were both still cubs, and they were small in size. Kiba lifted his paw and waved it in the air. "There's too much human scent around here. Maybe we should be disguised, just in case, Shaku-san?" He suggested and wagged his tail. Shaku nodded. They changed their form into two human teenagers.

Shaku hugged her knees and stared at Kiba. "I wonder how long it will take to get to Rakuen." She murmured, almost falling asleep. Kiba sat down beside her. "I'm sure we'll be there soon, Shaku-san." He replied, and blushed as he looked at Shaku's face. He hesitated for a moment, then brought his face closer to hers and kissed her cheek lightly. Shaku didn't seem to notice, as she was already asleep. Kiba was beet red, even though he knew Shaku couldn't remember the kiss when she awakens, and turned away.

Kiba was nodding to sleep when he heard gun shots. He quickly took a sniff of the air and realized there were scents of wolves, human, and fresh blood everywhere. "Shaku-san!" He whispered, shaking her awake. Shaku opened her eyes. "Kiba? What…" She caught the scent in her nose and gasped. "Kiba!" She panicked. Kiba put his finger to her lips and looked out the cave. Not too far away from them, there was a man standing with a gun to his eye, and a black dog by him, barking at the dead pack of wolves lying before them. Kiba almost gasped aloud as he hid back in the cave, and held Shaku close to him.

Shaku could feel him trembling, and she held tight onto his hand. "Calm down, Kiba." She said. "We've got to escape." Kiba said as he stood up. "Come on, Soshaku-san." He helped her up and looked out. The man was shooting at a wolf who had stood up after getting shot once. "Now's our chance, hurry!" He pushed Shaku out before him and ran after her himself, in thought of protecting the girl if the man shot. The black dog barked, and the man caught them. He quickly shot, and the bullet hit Kiba's leg. "Urk!" He yelped, but kept on going.

They ran. They didn't know for how long, but they didn't stop until the rain had stopped and the moon rose high in the sky. "Kiba, you're hurt!" Shaku gasped as she saw blood dripping off from Kiba's hind leg. "I'm fine, Shaku-san. Are you okay?" He asked, trying not to wince at the obvious pain. "I'm fine! This… Kiba, this is…" Shaku licked at the wound, tear starting to form in her eyes. "It's okay, Shaku-san. Really!" Kiba pushed her off and wagged his tail. "It is a full moon afterall. It'll heal on its own." He reassured her before trotting off to the stream to lap up some water.

:End of Flashback: