Disclaimer: I do not own Wolf's Rain or any of its characters. I created Captain Popagan (aka CEO Popagan) and Tomo Hiragizawa. I do not own Ashella and Hemolal, because they are flower maidens. They belong to the creator of Wolf's Rain. Anyway, with that aside, I really really like reviews. So please enjoy, okay?

WARNING! THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS GORE. THIS IS NOT FOR THE PEOPLE WITH WEAK CONSTITUTIONS.

Chapter Twelve: Hojo Wolf Clan

Toboe yawned heavily. "Gosh. Today was rough!" He slumped down on a beat up mattress. Hige curled up in a pile of blankets in the corner.

"Thank-you for finding us shelter, Tsume!" thanked Tomo. Tsume had managed to find a slummy, unoccupied house in the ghetto part of town.

"Oh please, don't thank me…." Tsume replied, lying down on a sofa, "Just get some rest."

Someone banged on the door. "Open the door or we'll knock it down!" barked a voice.

"Shut up and leave, or I'll tear your throats out!" Tsume snarled back. The door fell down, sending a large cloud of dust into the air. Several wolves (five in all), snow white with black snouts and butts walked into the room.

"Kill them boys," ordered the largest wolf, "But leave the human alive." The enemy wolves neared towards Tsume, Hige and Toboe, ready to kill.

"Wait! Why do you want to kill us? What have we done to you?" sputtered Toboe.

"You're escapees. We can't let the workforce escape from Watagashi Heavy Industries alive," said one of the wolves.

"But do you even know what goes on there? Do you have any clue?"

"We don't care. We are fed, we are provided with shelter, and we have plenty of mates at our disposal. What more could we ask for?" The wolf hurled itself at Toboe, knocking him to the ground. The wolf fastened its jaws around Toboe's neck.

"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! YOUR OWN KIND IS BEING PROCESSED INTO FOOD THERE!" Hige shouted at the enemy wolf that had Toboe in his jaws. The wolf opened its mouth, and Toboe was set free. All the other wolves froze, as if time had stopped.

"You mean…wolves…they're being made into mloid?" the wolf stammered.

"Yes"

"We're terribly sorry for bursting in," apologized the leader, "Had we of known the truth about mloid sooner we would of ended Popagan's evil schemes. And as for you, Tomo, you're going to die."

"No! You can't kill him! Don't kill Tomo!" pleaded Toboe, "He's innocent!"

"No, I'm not," replied Tomo, "I knew that my dad had taken you guys in for a reason. He wanted you at Watagashi Heavy Industries. He usually goes about in his plane, looking for wolves. I gladly helped him out on all his voyages. I wasn't sad that the wolves would be processed into food. I hated wolves as much as he did, since some had killed my mother, Maya. Now, I realize not all wolves are killers, that there are some nice wolves. I feel awful betraying you guys. And for my retribution, please kill me."

"Wait! Tomo! We forgive you!" cried Toboe.

A wolf put it's jaws around Tomo's neck.

"Please! Don't kill him!" begged Toboe

"Goodbye, my good friends. Kindness is so cruel. I'm sorry Toboe, to put you through this," said Tomo, smiling. The wolf sunk his teeth into Tomo's neck. There was a loud ripping sound. Tomo's head fell from his neck, and rolled across the floor to Toboe, leaving a bloody trail. Tomo's head was smiling up at Toboe.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGGH!"

"Well, now that's done with, do you guys plan on helping us kill Popagan and his men? We'll also free all the imprisoned wolves."

"We will. Come on Toboe, he was a traitor. He doesn't deserve pity," said Hige.

"But still….death doesn't justify anything!"

"He killed our own kind willingly. His death was their vengeance," replied Tsume.

"Well, are we going to sit around and talk all night, or are we going to do something about Popagan?" questioned the leader wolf.

"We're coming."

"Hey Blue"

"Yes Kiba?" replied Blue, staring into the fiery tendrils of a fire. The two wolves, and Hubb sat around a blazing fire that they had created from some leftover plane fuel. On a spit above the fire, three squirrels were being roasted. The group had run out of mloid around lunchtime.

"Tomorrow, we should go looking for the others," announced Kiba.

"Yeah, I just hope they haven't starved to death," Blue said.

"No, there's a city around here," replied Hubb, "They'll at least be able to raid garbage cans."

"What? I thought we were stuck in the middle of nowhere?" Blue gasped.

"Nah. We're a few miles away from the city of Du-Lath. But it is not as if it matters. Cheza's dead. There's no hope for anyone."

"We still have hope. There's the other two Flower Maidens," commented Kiba.

"You mean one. Hemolal will only appear if the other tw-"

"Shut the hell up! We don't need your negative talk!" Blue growled, "Your lover may be gone, but you can't tear other people's hopes down!" Hubb stared into the fire, and there was long silence.

"Alright, we'll look for the others tomorrow. After that, we'll find the other flower maiden," Hubb said, staring up at the starry sky.

"Are you sure we'll be alright?" questioned Hige, walking nervously aside a Hojo clan wolf named Bartholomew.

"Just act like I'm taking you in, and everything will be fine," Bartholomew replied. Toboe and Tsume walked behind the two, surrounded by wolves from the Hojo clan.

The guard controlling the fence stared down at Bartholomew. "I thought you killed escapees," he asked.

"These are imports. The truck broke down a few miles away." Bartholomew lied.

"Very well then," replied the guard. He opened the gates, and the wolves walked in. A few paces later, they came to another guard. He controlled the main door. Bartholomew told a similar story to him, and the wolves were allowed entrance. Then once inside, all hell broke loose.

To be continued...