It was nearly midnight, but Hubb continued on the road. Cher had fallen asleep in the seat next to his. In the back was his companions; four wolves, a halfdog, a gun-crazy drunk, and the flower maiden. He continued to drive though, he almost didn't see her. A girl out in the middle of the 'road'. She was waving her arms in the air. He slammed his foot hard on the brakes and the car screeched to a stop. This awoke some of his passengers, such as a curious young wolf pup. As Toboe leapt out the pack he heard a familiar voice talk to Hubb's. For the first time in a long time Toboe was genuinly scared. His young heart beat so fast he felt as if it would tear itself out of his chest.
He didn't notice that Hubb had led the girl around to the back of the truck. "Toboe!" she squeaked. Toboe looked up into the girl's eyes. The girl he had met before Tsume. "Leara, I..." he started. "Don't... Just don't say anything... I'm only coming with you because I don't have any other choice..." she told him in an angry voice. In truth she was just as scared, but he didn't know that. Once back in the truck with an extra passenger they were moving again. Toboe whined all through the night.
The morning finally came and they piled out of the truck, except Queant, the old man had been seriously injured. "So where to?" Hubb asked. "Cheza?" Kiba asked. "East... We're almost there, this can feel it..." she replied. Kiba cleared his voice, "We keep heading east..." he announced. "Where are we going?" Leara asked. Kiba looked at the newcomer quizzically then at Toboe, his gaze was answered with a sheepish grin. "Alright, she can come... We already have humans coming so why not..." he replied hesitantly, "...but you're responsible for her, Toboe!" "Yes sir, thank you!" Toboe exclaimed. Hige struggled to stand but whimpered as he started to fall, Blue was quick to catch him and keep him from falling. "I'm ok, Blue you should worry about your Ojisan..." Hige said in a weak voice. "I want to worry about you, Hige... I know you're injured and I'll take care of you as long as you are..." she reassured him. "Can we get going before this lovefest makes me sick?" Tsume asked. Hubb tried to start the truck, but failed many times. Finally he caught sight of the fuel guage. "I hate to say it, but from here on out, we're on foot..." he told them greviously. "Someone has to carry the hunter..." Kiba commanded. "Not it!" Tsume, Hige, Blue (surprisingly), Toboe, and Cher all said in unisen. "Damn!" Kiba and Hubb cursed. "You first..." Kiba told him. Just like that they set off for the mountains.
It was already dark by the time they reached the tree that guarded the entrance to Paradise. "Please Kiba, let this walk..." Cheza begged. Kiba sorrowfully let Cheza down and she placed a hand on the tree, as she did a glowing light shot out of it and pointed to a distant mountain. "That's where we need to go..." Kiba replied, "Get some rest tonight, we'll start out tomorrow. An uneasy night passed and they set out traveling nonstop for the next three days. Finally their group reached the crater, exhausted and famished from the long hard journey the group approached the lake. A gunshot rang out before they could get to it. "Hold it right there..." a voice called to them. "Darcia!" Cher explaimed. "Leave me here, I'll keep him out!" Queant commanded. "But Ojisan!" Blue pleaded. "Blue, I've made my decision... I'm old for god's sake, you're still a kid... Now get outta' here go on... Go to Paradise before it closes on ya'..." he told her reaching for a gun. Hige grabbed her wrist and began to run off before the old man grabbed his wrist. "Listen to me, wolf! You take care of her, don't you ever make her cry!" Queant lectured. Hige nodded in agreement sternly and dragged Blue away to the lake. The others had already vanished into it, even the new girl. Queant pulled out his shotgun. "Even if I die with you, I'll send you to hell!" Queant yelled vengefully, "Now I understand after looking at that damn eye of yours! You were the one who killed my family! You son of a bitch!" A loud burst filled the air, then nothing. Darcia laughed, "To think I'd be beaten by a miserable little creature like you..." he laughed. "I told you I'd be dragging your sorry excuse for a noble's ass to hell with me you bastard! And now you'll feel the pain you inflicted on my family for all eternity and I'll be there to see it!" Queant cursed weakly as they both died.
Modern day Okoyama a young man with long silver hair and dog ears and a young man with a metal arm were standing outside arguing. Suddenly the saw something on the shore of a nearby lake. "Hold on, what's that?" the metal-armed blonde asked. It was Kiba in his human form and he was out cold. When Kiba and the others awoke they were suspended in tubes filled with a green liquid. Kiba struggled at first but then after watching a wound on his leg vanish in mere seconds he calmed himself. A woman with brilliant red hair stepped into vision. "Well hello, Kiba how do you feel?" she asked, "I am Washu, the rest of your friends are awake... I'm gonna' let you out now, no attacking me, I'm here to help you..." she told him. With that the green liquid poured out of his tub and the glass disappeared. Soon enough he was reuinted with his friends and they sat at a table with many other people. "So am I to understand that you actually came here by mistake, looking for a place called Paradise?" a young mane named Tenchi asked. "That's correct..." Kiba answered. "Well, call me crazy but I believe you... I mean hey, around here stranger things have happened..." the young man was surprisingly gracious about everything. "Then I will get to fixing up another room for our new guests..." Washu exclaimed. A tall man with long silver hair, identified as Sesshomaru glared at Tsume and Tsume glared right back. "Sesshomaru! No starting fights!" Tenchi ordered. Immediately Sesshomaru turned his face away from Tsume and Tsume did likewise. "This is going to be the longest part of my life..." Tenchi thought out loud exasperatedly.