Chow-Chow: sorry it took for 4eva to update but no one seems to like my stories and because it's been like 4 or so months since I've touched one of my stories I have to go back and read them...not to mention edit/add on to the chapters...oh well I hope you enjoy my new wolf's rain ff!

Chapter Five: The Death of a Family Member

"I knew you would get to see me like this Toboe, that's why I didn't try to hide it, although I did think that you would figure it out before I showed you, you know from my scent." Kurune said as she trotted into the house, her black fur swaying with the morning breeze.

"I would've never guessed that you were...one of us..." Toboe's voice trailed off and his sniffed the air then hooted with pleasure, "What is your maid making! It smells delicious!"

"I believe it's just eggs. Toboe, you must not eat often." She said as they walked inside the house and in a flash, was back as a human.

"Breakfast is served, ma'am." The red-headed maid said and placed a dish with different types of toast on it, on the table in front of an empty spot.

"Has Tsume got up yet?" Toboe asked no one in particular and grabbed the bowl of scrambled eggs, then dumped about half onto his plate.

"If he was up he would be down here with us." Kiba said softly and helped himself to the food as well.

(Okay so they ate...nothing to say...)After breakfast: (Tsume is awake now)

"Well, Kiba and I were talking...and..." Kurune started. Her voice hinted that she didn't want to say it.

"And, what?" Tsume snapped, glaring at Kurune, still mad that she woke him up.

"And...we were thinking if it's alright with you guys, that I would join your hunt for paradise. I have no use here other than to tend to the mansion, but as you probably already saw I don't even do that, that's what my maids are for...but anyway what do you think?" Kurune regained her usual calm tone and straightened up.

"You don't have to ask us if you want to come, you can is you want. It would be nice having another girl wolf-" Kurune clapped her hand over his mouth and looked around at a passing maid.

"You have to be careful when you say that around here. Wolves aren't treated to nicely around these parts. Or anywhere else for that matter. The maids have already seen me as a wolf and they all promised to not say anything, that's why I can change like that at my house and in my backyard. I also have tight security."

"Since when do you and Kiba make decisions together? It's not like you're a married couple or anything."

Kurune smiled and looked at Kiba, and then her smile vanished. "You're right. It's not like we're together or anything. I've known him since I moved here...and that was a while ago."

It had been a week since "the accident" and many tears had been shed. The loss of a family member was horrible, especially when it left poor Shaje to tend to Asami by herself. The death of her husband was never mentioned again, and with time, Kijo was forgotten.

Shaje had become a successful business woman. Working whenever was possible and keeping the family in order. Most of the days Kurune was left alone with Asami, but Shaje knew that they couldn't get in trouble too badly.

In order to erase the memories of her dead owner, Kurune often found herself thinking about her other family. Her wolf family. It had been such a long time that she completely forgot everything. The only thing she could remember was that she was running. Running from something or toward something she didn't know. Just running.

Their journey started first by walking casually out of the small town they were in and through a thicket. Of course the first one to speak was Toboe.

"So Mika- or is it Kurune?"

"Either one." She smiled at him and turned back, looking forward.

"So, how did you meet Kiba? You never told us before."

Kurune glanced at Kiba for a second. "Um...we met in the town, about 5 years ago. We were both running from the baker, at the same time if you can believe it."

Flashback:

Kurune walked by the baker's store, the same time she did every day. Except something was different. A boy about her age with black hair and a carefree attitude was browsing around the breads. Just then he grabbed a loaf of bread and stuffed it in his pocket. Kurune walked into the store, interested in what he had just done and shot the baker a glance the nodded her head to say "good day". She stepped up beside the boy and spoke to him.

"Nice pull. But I doubt that you'll be able to just walk out of here unnoticed as if nothing happened." The boy turned to her, not saying a word and started to walk. Kurune raised an eye in suspicion and watched as the baker spotted the thief. Before she knew it the baker was running after the strange boy and Kurune was not far behind.

Running around a corner and through another shop Kurune changed into her wolf form and jumped up on the poor man.

"Wolf!" he shouted and pointed to the black blur of fur.

Chow-Chow: ok that was it! I hope you'll review (even if u r anonymous) because every review counts. I need 5 reviews to update a chapter so I'll need a total of 25 reviews to update this one...TTYL!

Preview of next chapter:

Kiba held a knife up to Kurune's throat and yelled through his teeth, "What do you know!"