In the morning the wolves, Cheza, and Mika set off again to who knows where. No one had yet decided what to do. Kiba and Hige accompished their mission by finding the girls. What to do? They just kept walking waiting for anything to happen. And something did. The blonde scientist and her crew were looking for Cheza again. They were so loud even Mika could hear them moving closer and closer to their target. So the wolves started to move faster and faster away from danger. They would of gotten away if Mika hadn't stepped on a twig, breaking it as loudly as possible. The blonde scientist came running to see what it could be, and shouted for the capation. The gunfire was once again targeted at the wolves and company.
Running the wolves made it to a dead end in the forest. Getting ready to fight off the army the wolves waited for the attack. No body noticed the secert door behind them, or did they notice the old woman wrapped in a cloak hiding her face and most of her body. coming out of the door. No one noticed intill she spoke.
Come, I shall shelter you, if only for a while.
The first one to run inside was Cheza, so everyone else followed. The old woman shut the door behind her, her doorway covered with vines and flowers. The inside of the house was llike a cottage. Yet it seemed disturbing. The walls were a clay brown like color. Furniture was neglected, covered in dust. The onlt thing that looked used was the rocker facing the window. The place that every day the woman would sit and look out the window at the world that she did not belong to.
The woman sat in that rocker, and took her hood off showing herself to everyone. She had long flowing hair, the color pink. Her face was worn with age, her hands rough and cracking. The old woman opened her eyes and they were the same shade of pink as Cheza's was. This woman was also a flower maiden. When she spoke her voice cracked.
Come here child, Do not fear.
She said to Cheza, Kiba tried to hold her back, not trusting this girl. But Cheza wished to speak to her.
Cheza- Why are you like this one, where is everyone, who is like this one.
Woman- The Lab was destroyed long ago, the others wiltered and died. Only I and you survived now. Cheza do not tell me you wish to travel with these wolves.
Cheza- Yes, this one will go
Woman- They will get you killed, death follows them everywhere
Cheza backed away to where Kiba was, and looked into his eyes. She saw desire, and love. It was enough to make Cheza decide.
Cheza- This one does not know what you are tallking about. but no matter what this one will follow.
Women- You have sealed your death, please leave, every one else has left.
Cheza started to walk to the door, afraid to look back at the one like her. One by one every one exits, in silence. They just end up back to the tree they were at earlier. At last after a llife time of silence Kiba speaks.
Kiba- I smelled a city near by, we need food, and Cheza and Mika need better clothes to wear if we are traveling.
Tsume- Is that mean were going to Paradise for sure
Kiba- No matter what, yes
Kiba- Now when we get to the city we need to split up, blend in with the crowd. Tsume I want you to stay here and watch Cheza.
Tsume- great
Kiba- And Toboe and Hige, you stay together
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The town was busy with shoppers during mid day. No one noticed the young man escorting his lady to the different shops. So no one noticed as he stole a pair of jeans, a curvey white blouse, a small turqouise jacket with a black stripe on the sleeves, and a pair of leather brown boots, from some stands on the street. Kiba and Mika came to an antique shop were the owner allowed Mika to use his back room and change into her new clothes.
As Mika changed Kiba ollked around the shop. There were many strange things. The shelves were covered in dust were no one had wished to but anything. By the cluter in the shop, no one had ever bought anything.Mika soon came out of the back room, looking more comfortable than before, and cleaner looking. As Mika went to thank the store manager, she finally notiecd something no one else could possibly see, other than Kiba. The man was a wolf. A gray, shaggy, old, wolf. In disguise like all the other wolves are. Mika could't help but let out a gasp.
Man- Awww, I see you can see me
Mika- Yes, I can
Man- You can see me, but your not a wolf llike your friend over there.
Mika- I know
Man- No one has ever come into my shop, there is much treasures here that people fear. Come I wish to give you a gift.
The man went to a black cubard near the room Mika changed in. He brought out a key that was hidden under his shirt. He put the key in the cabinet and opened the doors. This must of been the man's seceret treasures. In side the cabinet was a glass case over a sword. The man took the glass case off and presented the sword to Mika.
Mika took the sword very gently, and looked at the decorations on it. The hilt of the sword was gold with some strange marks on it. On the blade it self was the real importance. On the blade was a scence that you could look at only sideways. It was four wolves running in the snow. Above them was petals from a flower falling to the ground. The sheatch it came with was black with the Nobel seal on it. A Nobel treasure.
Mika- How much is it
Man- Nothing for you
Mika- I can't
Man- Why not I stole it, I stole many things
Mika- Thank you so
Man- Anything for the Queen
Mika had heard that many times now, but when she was ready to ask him what he meant. Kiba heard shouts from soliders. They had been found out. Mika grabbed the sword and they were away in a heart beat. Running back to the forest. When they got to the tree Tsume and Cheza were still there. Hige and Toboe came running from the other direction.
Kiba- What happened
Hige- Some one reconized us
Kiba- we must leave at once, what's in your arms.
Toboe- We thought Cheza might want this fur I found.
Hige- And I have these cute little pink boots
Cheza looked at the fur and winced away from it. But when Hige gave her the boots, she took them happily. When they were on her feet she swirlied aroung, giggling with glee. The wolves got ready to go through the town, and get ready to escape to the next. But Cheza ran the other way, back to the seceret cottage.
The air in the room was stiff, full of death. The old woman was in her rocker again, her wrists bleeding from a cut. Cheza ran to her and laided her head in the lady's lap.
Woman- Have you changed your mind
Cheza- This one has not
Woman- I hope you can find happiness, were I did not.
Cheza can't help but let a tear fall as the woman strokes her hair. As the woman slowly faded away. Mika came into the room and saw this terriable scence. She came over and put her hand on Cheza's shoulder.
Woman- You too go with the wolves, please watch her
Mika- I promise
Woman- It would of been great thing to see, Paradise.
And those were the woman's last words. Mika too shed a tear, and slowly tapped Cheza's shoulder, telling her that they need to find the others.
Cheza- Why, wht must she suffer
Mika- The world's full of suffering, come on we must go.
Out they went to meet up with the others.Through the crowd one more time, Kiba taking one more set of clothes. A pink hood for Cheza, to hide under. No one noticed 2 girls, and 4 young men. And the wolves went to there next destentation. Leaving behind there persuers.