Iris limped down the street. She was attracting too much attention, she knew it, but there was no other way. She had barely managed to get away. The old man had never expected her to jump at him. She had been shot in her back right leg. But she had managed to push him over and bite a chunk out of his hand. The old man had fallen over and hit his head, knocking him out. Now Iris had to get as far away from the old man as possible.
Her brilliant white coat was stained with blood. Up ahead she could see a gang of humans and… a wolf. Another like her was walking in the pack of idiotic humans. She spotted the other wolf immediately and was disgusted. The wolf had thrown away his pride to look like the humans. By using the illusionary powers of a wolf, they could look human, but only to other humans. To Iris, he was only a black wolf with the shadow of a human over him.
The wolf was preoccupied with the birds, not paying attention to his surroundings. What a fool, he had let the city make him soft. One of the humans had noticed Iris, though. He got some of his friends and they all gathered around her. She had no way of protecting herself. This was going to be trouble.
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Lord Jiraiya sat at the edge of the cliff, looking out at the water. As the sun set, he could see his love, Harmony, watching him in Paradise. He could almost hear her last words as she drifted away, "Let's meet again, in Paradise." After that day, Lord Jiraiya had promised Harmony he would find Paradise, and his lost love.
"Lord Jiraiya," Surrey called from a top window, "Wolves have appeared in the city to the east." She was his reader. She told him all he needed to know about surrounding cities.
"Has Riza awoken?" Jiraiya inquired.
"Yes, my lord."
"Soon, Harmony, I will find you again." Jiraiya promised as Harmony's face faded with the sun. Lord Jiraiya walked back into his mansion and went into the hanger where his air ship was kept. It was time to take Riza back and find Paradise.
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Leon chuckled to himself, some dumb wolf had gotten herself shot by a human. Some wolves could be just as stupid as real dogs were. The birds turned their attention from Leon to a crowd behind Leon, so did he. A group of some members of his gang had surrounded around something and were now beating it. He left a pang and realized what it was. They were beating the wolf that had been shot.
Leon walked swiftly forward and raised his voice above everybody else. "What the hell are you idiots doing?" He demanded. Most of the boys backed out of the way to let Leon through, "Cut it out," he ordered, placing a forceful hand on one boy's shoulder.
"What's up, Leon?" One asked, "It's just a dog."
"That is not a dog." Leon said in a disgusted voice. This wolf was pathetic looking. Her fur was stained with blood and matted together. One of the boys had gotten a hold of a knife and cut her up pretty bad. Leon rounded on the gang, "Get the loot back to the meeting place. We don't need you idiots drawing attention to us. Now get the hell out!" He barked. The gang was scared out of their minds. They dispersed quickly, leaving Leon alone with the wolf.
He kneeled by her, "Geez, you're in a mess."
She opened an eye, "I'm fine." She claimed stubbornly.
"Why do you stay in that form?" He asked slowly, "It'll get you killed."
"And why do you hide yourself to look like a filthy human?" She demanded, a growl rising deep in her voice, "Have you given up your pride as a wolf?"
Leon laughed, "Pride's got nothing to do with it."
"You're a cowardly creature who lives to hide behind his pack of idiots." She spat angrily, suddenly finding strength enough to rise half way off the ground.
"Pride isn't worth anything if you're dead." Leon replied savagely, implying a threat.
"At least I can die with pride." She countered.
"If you stay in that form, it won't be long 'till you do." He said in a matter-of-fact voice.
She seemed to be at a loss for words. Leon smiled. He was right; he knew he was right. "C'mon." he said, still smiling a little, "I have a place you can stay until you get better." She hesitated, then nodded. Leon led the way down a couple of back streets to his home. He couldn't let her just die.
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Shayne and Anya walked into the lab, nodding to Dr. Ravina who sat at her desk. The two went to another desk and began their research. Besides the Dr., Shayne and Anya also worked on the Riza project.
When the two had heard of Riza, a girl forged from lunar flowers, they had instantly applied to research her. Thanks to Shayne's scientific research and Anya's vast knowledge of plants, they were welcomed to help Dr. Ravina with her research. When Riza had awoken, Shayne and Anya were suddenly alert. Riza would only wake up if a wolf had become active in the city.
Anya turned to Shayne, "Have you found the wolf yet?" She whispered.
Shayne shook his head, "Before Riza woke up, I didn't even know there were other wolves here besides us."
Anya shushed Shayne, "If anybody hears you, we'll be kicked out! …and I like having Riza by us. It makes me feel better to know we can keep an eye on her."
"You're right." Shayne said, lowering his eyes back to his work, "We'll talk when we get home tonight."