Chapter Two: Kinda Strange
Kiba and Tsume left through the front door and made there way around the front of the house. It didn't take to long to get to the side of the house, they opened a gate and walked along a dirt path lined with a strange flower that Kiba recognized a lunar flowers along with different types of flowers. The path was long but it finally stopped, leading to a large open area. The open area had some small trees in it with flowers and other greenery. There was a large pond in the corner of the large area and this is were they saw two girls one with waist length dark brown hair, she wore a tight short sleeved shirt; the shirt had white from underneath the chest and below, the top part was mint green with one half white and the sleeves were white and green on opposite sides of their matching colors, she also had slightly baggy jeans with white and mint green tennis-shoes. The other girl had shoulder length light brown hair, she wore a plain red elbow length sleeved shirt and blue jeans with white and red tennis-shoes. The girl with waist length brown hair became tense and looked in the direction of Kiba and Tsume. She looked at the other girl and told her something then got up and began to walk over to Kiba and Tsume. She stood in front of them with her hand on her hips. She was a head shorter than Kiba. She looked at Kiba as she stood in front of him completely ignoring Tsume.
"Are you Kaya?" Kiba asked staring into the bright blue- violet eyes of the girl.
"Why are you asking?" The girl said in a harsh tone.
"Should take that as a yes," Tsume mumbled.
"Yeah, I'm Kaya... and what business do you have with me?" Kaya said as she quickly glanced at Tsume then back to Kiba.
"We need a place to rest and something to eat..."
"Well I don't know, you seem to be a little untrustworthy with you reeking with the smell of blood," Kaya crossed her arms over her chest.
"Look we've been traveling for a while now and we just need a place to rest and something to eat so..." Tsume said staring at the other girl who still sat near the pond.
Kaya now gave Tsume her full attention as he stared at the other girl.
"Hey! Don't you even think about..." Kaya began but was quickly interrupted.
"I wasn't, I just..." Tsume grunted as he crossed his arms looking away with his eyes closed, "never mind."
"Fine, you can stay here, but if you do ANYTHING I don't like then I wont tolerate you staying here."
"Sure," Kiba said looking at the other girl who was walking over to the three of them.
"Kaya, what are you doing?"
"Shita, I told you to stay over there," Kaya said her expression and posture changing to a kind one.
"She smells like a noble," Tsume growled.
"Your right. I was adopted by a noble, but I don't live with them anymore," Shita said smiling at Tsume.
Tsume avoided eye contact with Shita as she looked at him. Kaya looked at Shita and then she looked at Kiba. Shita blinked and looked at Kiba.
"So you two, I think are wolves, right. As you can see I like wolves," Shita said as Kiba looked at Tsume puzzled.
Kiba looked at Shita suspiciously when she said that she liked wolves. Shita didn't change her expression as Kiba looked at her. Shita giggled slightly at his expression as she got it often when she said this to some people.
"What, you..."
"Isn't it obvious that a human like me," Shita tapped herself as she said this, "can tell which is a real human from a fake. Especially when I hang around Kaya."
"You always do that and it always makes them uncomfortable to be around for a few weeks," Kaya sighed as Shita rested her arm on her shoulder.
"Well, what can I say... I just gotta do it."
"Yeah, yeah, same old thing," Kaya said smiling as she closed her eyes and shook her head side to side.
"Alright you to better listen to Kaya here or you'll be wishing you hadn't made her mad."
Shita left after giving Kaya a hug and saying bye to the two others. Kaya folded her arms and looked at Kiba and Tsume with the same piercing look she had given them before. Kiba raised an eyebrow and Tsume chuckled. Kiba looked at him and was curious to what made the strange chuckle come from Tsume's mouth.
"What's so funny, Ts... sorry, but I don't think I caught your names," Kaya said moistening her lips.
"Kiba,"
"tsk, yeah," Tsume said dully.
"Sorry, TSUME, here doesn't get along with others very well," Kiba said trying to not get their ass's kicked out of the only place that had food and a place to rest.
"Tsume, huh. Well we will have to have a private talk about the way your acting, wont we," Kaya told Tsume, who looked at her with emotionless eyes.
Kiba looked at Kaya and stared intently, Kaya kept glaring at Tsume. 'It's definite now. There's something strange about the way their acting toward each other' Kiba thought to himself as Kaya turned her gaze to him. Kaya looked at Kiba sideways then faced him fully. Kiba stared at her with an expression of nervousness. Kaya smirked a little as if she new what he was thinking. Kiba blushed a little for she looked rather cute when she smiled.
"I will show you around and introduce you to the rest of the pack. I imagine that you have already met Yuka," Kaya said turning around and looking at them from behind her back.
"Yeah, she the young girl, right?" Kiba asked as he and Tsume followed her.
"Yup, that's her, she's the only young one here."
They walked around the outside of the house and they met three guys by the names of, Kogaku, Tama, and Dai; they were play fighting by the side of the house; they all appeared to be about 17-20 years old in human form. Then they went inside to find only one girl; she appeared to be 19, who was walking toward them.
"I was just about to go outside to find you. Joka is looking for you... something about new people."
"Were is he... oh this is Osa, these two are Kiba and Tsume,"
"Oh, hi... he's in his room waiting for you."
Kaya nodded to Osa and lead the two guys down a hall. Then they made there way down the left hall. When they came to a door Kaya opened it and told them to wait a few second then closed the door behind her. Tsume leaned up against the wall next to the door. Kiba looked at the door from the opposite side and waited patently for it to open with his hands in the pocket's of his jacket. It was not to long before the door was opened and a man with short brown hair came out. He stood in front of Kiba who was three inches shorter than the man. Tsume didn't move as the man looked at him then back at Kiba.
"Who the hell are you, are you the ones that are gonna be staying here?" The man asked rudely.
"Joka, lighten up. These are our guests, Kiba and Tsume." Kaya came from behind him and stood next to Kiba's left side and when she said their names, she gestured to who went with the name.
Joka glared at Kiba when Kaya stood next to him and Kiba glared back. Tsume leaned forward and walk to stand on Kaya's left so he could look Joka in the face. Joka moved his glare to Tsume as he saw Tsume folded his arms now on the opposite side of Kaya from Kiba. Kaya cleared her throat and then said Joka's name in a ordering tone. Joka looked at Kaya and answered, "Right, I'm going, Yuka and the other's should be back by now." Kaya watched Joka's back leave then stepping out with one foot turned so she faced her two guests.
"Well, since you met everyone who is here right now I'll show you which rooms you can accommodate while you're here."
Kiba nodded and Tsume unfolded his arms to but one hand on his hip. Kaya smiled then walked passed so they could follow. Kiba walked a little ahead of Tsume as they followed her to the other side of the house. She stopped and pointed to three rooms.
"Um there's something we forgot to tell you, we" Kiba began to say but Kaya shushed him by putting her index finger up in the air.
"You can have your choice of these three... um I don't know about your other companion's choices but you can work that out and also there is another on the other end of the house if you guys don't mind being split up a little."
"How'd you know we had two others with us?"
"I can smell them... you do know you reek of each other's sent right?" Kaya looked at Kiba as she put her hands on her hips and noticing he had no idea of what she was talking about added, "I have a good sense of smell... anyway we should go your's and my companion's should be back from hunting."
Kiba looked at Tsume who made his usual "tsk" noise and walked passed Kiba and Kaya to make his way to the entrance. Kaya breathed out a laugh and went after him, Kiba followed behind. When the three of them got to the entrance Tsume let Kaya pass him and open the door, the first thing they saw was Hige tackling Toboe to the ground in front of the door. Kiba smirked a little, but Tsume went to them and wacked Hige on the back of the head again and then grabbed Toboe pulling the little pup up so he stood straight.
"Tsume what the hell, I was just playing with the runt," Hige muttered as he stood up rubbing his head, he could feel a bump appearing from the last time he got hit..
"I'm not a runt!" Toboe whined but Hige paid no mind to him as another wolf in her human form came up to Kaya; she was tall, had dirty blond curls and blue green eyes. Yuka followed almost tripping over her own feet as she smiled at Toboe, he blushed.
"How did the hunt go?" Kaya asked walking off the single cement step in front of the door.
"It went the same as usual, we got a deer," The girl with curls answered.
"I'm glade. Well you two have met the other two guest that I do not know the names of but you haven't met..."
"I've met them all can I introduce them," Yuka interrupted in an excited happy tone.
Kaya smiled at Yuka and nodded in agreement of the suggestion. Yuka pointed to the new guests in turn as she said, " This is Toboe and Hige, Kaya," Then facing the other older girl wolf next to Kaya continued, " and these two are Kiba and Tsume, Oki."
"Thank you Yuka, now I'll introduce the one member of our pack left that hasn't been introduced to Kiba and Tsume," Walking to the last guy, Kaya put her hand on his shoulder and introduced him as Sato.
"Alright, now that, that's done take the deer to the back of the house, I'll let the others that are back there introduce them selves."
Kaya walked back into the house and closed the door behind her. Sato picked up the deer carcase and began walking to the back. Toboe and Yuka followed side by side not looking at each other. Hige being lured by the smell of the meat followed without a word, Oki raised her eyebrow and followed behind shaking her head. She was about to turn the corner of the house when she noticed that neither Kiba or Tsume were following.
"Oi, you two coming or are you gonna wither away from starvation?"
"Huh, oh um..." Kiba started but Tsume bumped into him as he walked to Oki and rounded the corner to the back. Kiba then looked to Oki who looked at him, "Yeah."
"So your Kiba, well Kiba what are you doing here, like where ya going, ya know?" Oki asked as they walked down the path to the back of the house.
"Were looking for some one, the flower maiden. Have you seen her?"
"Huh, flower maiden. No haven't seen her, why you looking for her?"
"We're looking for paradise and she is going to lead us there."
"Paradise huh, that sounds like it be a fun adventure, how's it going for you?"
"Let just say it's a long road to follow," Kiba said smirking at the thought of all the things they been through so far.