Pain is love...

Few words could describe the feeling Hige was currently showing. It was a mixture of fear (of Blue), desperation (looking for a place to hide from her), pain (he would he was going to hurt a lot later) and so much more. With all these emotions going haywire inside him, Hige could only watch as Blue made her way to him. Deep in the corner of his mind, he thought for a minute that with each step she took, everything surrounding her would shrivel up in ice.

The others had drifted away from Hige, giving space to both Hige and Blue. Space for Blue to beat down Hige and space for Hige to try to escape the clutches of his angry girlfriend.

The common wolves couldn't seem to mind their own business and so some paused what they were doing to catch a glimpse of the scene. This was going to be quite a show.

Blue, just a few feet away from Hige was already showing her rows of very sharp fangs. Hige tried pulling off a puppy face but Blue wasn't going to fall for that. Not after what he did.

"What. The. Hell. Were. You. Thinking." Standing in front of a very petrified Hige, Blue glared at him waiting for an answer.

"I--"

"Shut up!" Hige whimpered at the sound of her bark and made sure not to speak again.

"Do you know what I have to go through every time you leave me behind and don't tell me where you go?" She whispered her words so low that they sounded so icy and evil, it was quite frightening.

Hige stayed quiet. He was praying that she wouldn't hit him. She hit hard. Real hard.

"Look at me, Hige." Blue blatantly ordered him, noticing his eyes were on everything around him but her.

Reluctantly Hige brought his worried eyes up to her defiant ones and kept them there. During the long silence and staring, Hige noticed a shimmer in her eyes. Her eyebrows loosened up, her narrowed eyes went back to their normal size and the deadly glint in those blue orbs of hers turned into a soft sparks. She wasn't angry!

Hige realizing this, let a smile come on his face and he opened his mouth to tell her how much he loved her.

A single syllable left his mouth right before Blue rammed her fist into his chin, sending him flying backwards. "You idiot!"

Landing on his rump, Hige looked up at her, his fear coming again and watched as she fumed over him.

"If you ever pull this shit off again and I'm gonna kick your ass so bad you won't HAVE an ass in the end! You understand me, Hige!" She bellowed at him, her anger getting the best of her.

Hige nodded frantically nodded and scrambled up to his feet. Blue stood aside and let him walk before her so she would be behind him and then she would hit him.

"Bl--"

"Shut up! Keep walking!" She whacked him upside his head and pushed him forward making the poor wolf stumble in pain. No matter how many stars he was seeing hover around his forehead, he kept walking, not wanting to anger his aggressive beloved anymore.

The couple moved along, heading towards their home as Blue continued lecturing Hige, hitting him all the while.

Scattered laughter erupted in the area as everyone went back to their jobs, already chattering about the scenario. Some reviewing with each other how funny the couple were, others criticizing how violent Blue was, few wondering why Hige didn't stand up for themselves.

"That was entertaining." Tsume smirked, watching the silhouettes of Blue and Hige disappear over the horizon. Hearing a chuckle, the gray wolf followed the sound and found Toboe giggling in agreement.

Catching Tsume's eye, Toboe gave him a goofy smile, hoping the elder wolf would soon speak to him. Yet all Tsume did was turn and start to walk off in the direction of Hige. Toboe's little heart cracked a bit as he watched Tsume move away.

Kiba had already followed suit, leaving Toboe behind.

'You just gonna stay there, runt? Hurry up." Tsume's voice called out, looking over his shoulder at Toboe.

If Toboe were just a bit younger he would've definitely cried out in delight as he ran to catch up to the guys. Tsume had finally spoken to him!

Looking up at his friend, he saw everything he wanted to be. Behind the cold exterior, the sarcasm, the toughness...he knew that Tsume was just another wolfgrateful to be alive. Toboe knew that Tsume had a great soul, that behind his harsh words there was warmth. To the young pup, Tsume was a big brother and a great best friend.

"You gonna keep looking at me or do I have to set your eyes straight, runt?" Tsume's voice brought Toboe back to life and got him to blush a bit. "Sorry, Tsume..."

As they reached their sanctuary, they heard Blue still telling off Hige who was now sitting next to a calm, quiet young girl.

Laughing quietly as Blue continued yelling at Hige for leaving her behind while he went to fight Zero, the girl felt eyes on her and looked up to see the sight of her hero.

"Kiba..."

A:N/

Well, I'm back and I'm writing. Hope you enjoy this chapter. With a new computer after months of having none, this story will continue. Blue seems like the type of person to have a fiery personality. Usually a young woman like her who can kick ass and have the strength of a grown "wolf" have a hotheaded personality so I tried to play her like that type of person...err..wolf. So hope you like the chap, and enjoy your last weeks of Summer!