Kiba and his pack had traveled for days now looking for food and somewhere to stay. So far there were no cities along the path they had chosen. Cheza was beginning to look ill and Kiba was getting worried. Hige's nose had not picked up any scent of human or animal. They were running out of time, and they were running low on food. The snow bombarded their faces and the ice under their feet sliced at their delicate skin. Toboe whined as the weather started to get worse and increase its torment on the wolves.
"Toboe please shut up." Tsume snapped. His normally gray fur was turning white from all the snow caught in it. Deep down inside Tsume too wanted to stop and rest a while too.
"Maybe we should stop, Tsume it's only getting worse and Cheza is getting a fever." Kiba called back to the others, mainly Tsume, as he transformed back into his human form. His hair was covered in ice, and his clothes were frozen to his body. As the pack caught up and lay down to rest Hige's nose picked up a scent.
"Kiba, I smell something, it's…" Hige stuck his nose further into the ground, "another wolf! A female to be certain, she passed not long ago because her scent is fresh." Hige's tail wagged uncontrollably as he sniffed around for the female's direction.
When he found it, he was off.He had a new motive, a woman. Hige ran from the pack as fast as he could as they rushed to get up.
They ran about three miles and stopped as they found what they had been looking for, a city.
The gray sides of the buildings looked more inviting to the wolves than they ever had, there was life, lots of it, human's bustled around getting food and other objects for their home. The wolves walked into the city as they transformed into humans to blend in.
Hige still looked for the familiar scent of the angel who had brought them to this place,
but his attempts were in vain. Toboe and Tsume walked to the nearest hotel to get a few rooms and Kiba dragged Hige to the market to look for food.
Kiba held Cheza against his chest as he watched a few teenagers snicker and walk towards them. "Hey baby doll, what are you doing around a bunch of bitches like this?" One of them asked as they stuck their hands into their jacket pockets. He had brown dirty hair and wore dirty jeans and a black jacket. The other was not much different he wore a dark green jacket though. Cheza gripped Kiba's shirt as she eyed the two boys. They did not look weak and she new that Kiba even as a wolf was not at full strength.
"Leave her alone." Kiba snapped as he glared at them. They just laughed.
"What are you going to do punk?" The first boy said as he pushed Kiba to the ground. Kiba had lost his grip on Cheza and now she was no longer in his arms, but in the boy's arms.
"Can't you punk's ever stay out of trouble?" A female's voice seemed to tease as if she new the boys.
She had golden blonde hair and ocean blue eyes. She wore tight dark blue jeans and a baby blue spaghetti strap shirt that stopped just about her belly button. Over this she wore a black jacket. Her skin was tan and she had a belly button ring to match the logo on her shirt, "Angle". Much to Hige's surprise she had a familiar scent, but he was not sure where from. As she walked toward the boys Hige noticed that her scent was the same as the one that led them to the city, she was a wolf, he was sure of it.
"Look who it is, what do you want Faith?" The boy holding Cheza asked.
"Well first I want you to get out of my sight, and then I want you to get out of my city." She said as she put her hands on her hips.
"We don't have to, we can do what we want and you can't stop us." The second boy shot back.
Faith did not bother to argue with them, she merely rolled her eyes and ran behind the boy holding Cheza. Once she got there she grabbed his hair pulling him back toward the ground, the boy let go of Cheza and fell back. The boy in the green jacket then lunged at her. Faith kicked on foot up behind her, hitting her target, the boy fell to the ground holding his crotch. Hige laughed as the boy in the black jacket got up from the ground.
"Faith do you have to be such a bitch." He moaned.
"Well when you mess with everyone in the city, yes." She shot back; the boy did not move only hold his head, the other boy still lay on the ground. Faith looked at Kiba, who was now standing near Hige and Cheza.
"You alright? Sorry about these two they are idiots I look after." Faith smiled as she hit the boys, who where now both standing, on the back of their heads.
"Thanks, but we are fine." Kiba smiled back.
"I'm Faith; I run this place, so if you need anything just tell me." She smiled and stuck out a hand.
"I'm Hige and this is Kiba, and Cheza." Hige took her hand eagerly. Kiba shook his head.
"How do you run this place?" He asked wondering how a girl her age could be able to handle a place like this.
"Well I don't exactly own it if that is what you are wondering. I am very well known here, and well, people fear me, and if I want something I get it." Faith smiled as she place a hand behind her head giving her that innocent look.
"Oh well I guess that is a way you get what you want." Kiba smiled back.
"Faith, what are you doing here I thought you were dead!" Tsume's voice rang through the girl's ears as she turned to see her old rival...