A/N: This is a warning to let you know that in the beginning area there is a kinda mushy/ my typically dramatic and (I think) lame scene but just want you to please excuse it as this scene was what came out as I was typing... so basically it wasn't planed like that it kinda just ended up like that. Well on with your reading and please enjoy. (I hope)

Chapter 10: Loves Rivals

Joka stood towering over Kiba giving him a glare that Kiba didn't understand. Kiba looked up at him and asked, "What is it you want, Joka?" Joka didn't answer at first. All he did was stare at him with that glare and then threw gritted teeth he answered, "Where do you think your going?"

"I'm going to see Kaya," Kiba answered bluntly.

"I don't think so..." Joka stated as he tried to grab Kiba's neck.

Kiba backed away from Joka and Joka growled at Kiba did the same to him. Joka ran at Kiba but Kiba moved running behind Joka. Turned around Joka look at Kiba.

"Why are you doing this? I have no reason to fight you."

"I think otherwise."

Joka ran at Kiba again and this time managed to pin him to the ground. Kiba quickly shifted the weightt so he was pinning Joka. Kiba held Jokas hands down and Joka cursed him saying, "I am not ganna let you have Kaya. She means nothing to you and I will not allow such an incompetent idiot who doesn't know her worth have her." Kiba glared at Joka and said with irritation, "I care much more for Kaya than you think. She is very important to me and I will not let YOU have possession over her for your own damn pride." Joka growled at Kiba and using full force and putting his anger into his strength, pushed Kiba off him with his legs making Kiba fall on his back. Joka quickly got up and while Kiba was down, Joka began to kick Kiba harshly in the stomach. Kiba was half conscious when Joka stopped kicking him and before Joka left him alone Joka grabbed him by the neck. "After this you better get it through you thick scull that Kaya is off limits and you will never have her while she is mine," Joka said to Kiba then punched him dead in the middle of the face making Kiba completely unconscious. Kiba fell to the floor in a heap and Joka walked off satisfied with the damage he had done. After about an hour later Kiba woke up, he looked around, the full moon was over head now and making the surroundings illuminated. Kiba felt a sharp pain as he furrowed his brow in confusion, briefly forgetting what had happened, but then he realized when he felt something dry and sticky on his face. Kiba moved his hand and when he rubbed his face where the strange substance was he saw his fingers tips were covered in slightly dried blood. The memory of Joka attacking him came back and the word he told him before he was knockout repeated in his mind. Kiba made a pathetic chuckle and wobbling slightly feeling pain in his every move, got up. Kiba took a deep breath and as he did he caught the sent of something and then he smirked as he already knew it was Kaya. Kiba looked at the direction the sent was coming from and remembered he had wanted to see Kaya for something but he didn't know why. He had no reason before when he started to look for Kaya, he just wanted to see her. Kiba thought a little more about it and then something prodded him in the back of his mind, he had told Joka that Kaya meant more to him then Joka thought, that she was important to him. But to why was she important, Kiba did not exactly know, he just believed she was. Kiba looked around once again and noticed a little puddle like collection of water at the base of a tree. Kiba walked over to puddle and kneeling in front of it and began to clean his face of the dried blood. Once he was done he gently touched his nose; the pain had lessened. Kiba stood once again and making up his mind he turned and began to walk in the direction that Kaya was; he wouldn't let Joka tell him to stay away from Kaya when he wanted to see her. Kiba took a deep breath and caught Kaya's sent again then followed it. Kiba walked along a path of aligned trees that led to a clearing where Kaya was. Kiba walked around the opening, hidden behind trees as he did and he kept staring at Kaya. Kiba finally stopped walking when he found a spot where he could see Kaya's face clearly but she could not notice him. Kaya looked at the moon that was shining on her from the open sky and smiled constantly to herself. Kaya sighed and her smile turned into contemplating expression as she lowered herself to the ground, her legs stretched out in front of her and her hands behind her as she used her arms for support. Kiba shifted his position making no noise but that didn't stop Kaya from speaking his name.

"Kiba," Kaya chuckled slightly, " I know your there. You smell of blood and by the strong sent it seems it very fresh blood."

Kaya tilted her head to an angle still staring at the moon. Kiba looked at her then he looked at his hands which were completely clean and he couldn't smell anything. Kiba sighed and letting his hands fall to his sides he made his way over to Kaya. Kaya didn't move as Kiba sat in front of her. Kiba took in the sight of Kaya, she was wearing a dress; the dress was white and short sleeved, that went down to her knees and had lace that tied loosely in the front of the dress only half way. Kiba found it strange that she would wear that and not her usual clothes although she did look stunning in the outfit. Kaya took her gaze off the moon feeling Kiba's stare and raised an eyebrow at his bewildered expression.

"What are you looking at?"

"Oh um..." Kiba blushed slightly being awoken form his thoughts, "I was just looking... your wearing a dress, you usually wear pants and a shirt."

"I changed... besides my clothes were a little tattered and Yuka told me she'd fix them, they should be done by the time we have to leave so I wont be wearing this for to long."

"Well I think you look... uh... nice in that."

"Okay, there's gatta be something wrong here, cuz I just got a complement from Mr. Mysterious."

"Nothings wrong, its just... I- I'm..."

"What... wait... what are you... why're you stuttering..." Kaya looked at Kiba nervously as he tried to speak, "Well um... its almost time to go so..."

"Wait..."

"You can tell me later, kay."

"No..." Kiba pushed Kaya down from the shoulders so that he was hovering above her.

Kaya looked at Kiba wide eyed and her breath hitched as Kiba looked at her with those intense blue eyes. Kiba moved a little closer to her face but Kaya struggled slightly trying to push Kiba away while saying, "Kiba. What are you doing ... get off!" and Kiba merely said, "No" before leaning down to kiss Kaya. Kaya tensed but relaxed as Kiba lifted his head so that their faces were only inches away and he said, "I'm in love with you." There was silence for a few minutes but then Kaya shook her head

"B-but you love Cheza, don't you?"

"Yes..."

"Then why..."

"Let me finish... yes... but its in a different way then I love you."

"Kiba... I- I..."

Kiba smiled as Kaya tried to say what he already knew, but he didn't need to hear it he wanted to feel it and with that he captured her in another kiss. Kaya made a muffled moan and slowly moved her hands from Kiba's chest to the back of his neak and entangled her fingers in his hair. The two stayed liked that, kissing and holding each other close, oblivious to their surroundings and the form of Joka watching them with a scowl on his face. Joka clenched his fist in anger and ran toward the two, knocking Kiba off of Kaya with a kick to his stomach.

"Get away from her." Joka panted, his temper affecting his breathing.

"J-Joka..." Kaya said standing up.

"Kaya stay out of this. Your suppose to be mine... I told you that," Joka said looking at Kaya then turned to Kiba said, "Wasn't that beating not enough for you... do you need more to get the point?"

"You..." Kaya looked at Joka then to Kiba and back at Joka, " You're the one who hurt Kiba?"

"Heh, yeah... he had it coming."

"Why Joka. I love him so please leave him alone for me."

"No... I should be the one to love you. He doesn't deserve you."

"I don't care. I'll go with him if I have to, even if that means leaving Shita, Yuka, and everyone behind cuz I love him."

"Oh no you wont. Cuz I'm ganna kill this son of a bitch and then you'll have no reason."

Joka charged at Kiba and Kiba jumped out of the way and bit Joka on the neck as they both changed into wolf form. Kaya watched in horror as the two fought, she didn't know what to do; if she tried to stop them she'd be making the whole thing worse but if she just stood there one of them might end up dead. Kiba pined Joka to the ground and was about to bit his ear when Joka pushed him off and kicked him in the face with both hind legs. Throwing Kiba to the ground Joka changed into Human form holding Kiba down from behind. Kiba changed his form back to human and he had his face to the grassy ground with his arms where against his back. 'Now you die.' Joka thought as he held Kiba's arms with his knee and placed his hands on Kiba's head so that he could break his neck. Joka tightened his grip on Kiba's head to do his desired deed but was stopped as Kaya ran at him and rammed against Joka knocking him off Kiba. In the process of knocking Joka away from Kiba, Kaya tumbled on her side and when she opened her eyed she saw a pair of black boots in font of her. Tsume stood in front of Kaya , looking down at her. Kaya looked up at him and he lowered one of his hands, Kaya took it, then he lifted her up and held her close to his chest.

"Leave Kiba alone and go, Joka." Tsume ordered with a growl.

"Why should I listen to you?" Joka asked ruddy as he got onto his feet.

"Because that is the wish of your leader and you have no right to go against it."

Joka looked at Tsume with a glare and then spat in Kiba's direction before leaving. Kiba looked at Tsume and Kaya as he stood up and he felt something in his mind twitch with anger. Kaya looked at Tsume and noticed he was bleeding from the side and she furrowed her eyebrows in worry.

"Tsume, your bleeding."

"Oh its just a scratch... we have to go."

"Why?" Kaya asked, she felt Tsume falter in his stance.

"Toboe and Yuka were walking alone in the forest, I had followed them to make sure they wouldn't get into any trouble and we were attached."

"W-where are Yuka and Toboe, now?" Kiba asked finally speaking as he walked over to the other two.

"They were taken by the people who attacked us." as Tsume spoke he looked at Kiba with a heated gaze.

"Tsume." Kaya said in a small voice.

Tsume looked down at Kaya and gave her a weak smile as he saw tears welling in her eyes. Kaya buried her face into Tsume's chest and began to cry. Tsume frowned slightly as he patted her on her head.

"They must be so scared. We have to help them...but Tsume..." Kaya buried her head deeper in his chest, "but you cant come, your injured and..."

"What are you talking about," Tsume interrupted pulling Kaya away from his chest to look at her.

"I don't want you to get hurt anymore so please..."

"No. I'm fine... see"

Tsume let Kaya go and took a step away from her, he stumbled a bit but quickly gained his posture. Kaya sighed and nodded to him. Kiba came behind Kaya and put his hand on her shoulder. Kaya looked at him and smiled.

"We need to get going. We should go to the house and tell the others... its almost time for the plan to take place."

The three of them began to run in the direction of the house with Kaya in the lead in her wolf form. As they ran a feeling came over them, it was a bad feeling like something had happened or was about to happen. Kaya began to run faster as she smelled fresh blood when they finally got to the house the door was open the windows were broken and Joka's body lay limp, bloody and tattered with scars all over it on the front step

A/N: Okay then that's done with... now you have really discovered that Joka hated anyone who tries to take "his" Kaya away but too bad for him he's just to stupid to keep her and also you now know Kiba loves Kaya, Kaya loved Kiba and poor Tsume loves Kaya but seems to have lots to Kiba... so yeaaaaaah, well hope you did enjoy it even though all it was about really was lovey dovey stuff that was probably boring for you to read but glad you did anyways well with the exception of the very end part that ended up being kinda like cliffhanger type thing.. heh ...and hope you will read the next chapter called, Spite Unto Thy's Soul. Please Review!