Toboe was still bleeding but followed the others over towards Tsume anyway. "Chicken" Mumbled Hige in mocking tone, Tsume growled and climbed out of his hiding place, Toboe was flushing madly; he shouldn't have told the others where Tsume was after all. But then his thoughts flicked over towards Hige, his teeth merely inches away from his neck, he still wasn't 100% sure Hige would have really went through with it, but why risk it?
"Tsume why did you scratch me?" asked Toboe sadly, Tsume blinked in surprise, because really, he didn't know either "What does it matter to you?" Tsume asked, his back turned towards the others. "Because you hurt me Tsume, physically and mentally" Toboe whispered, Tsume sighed, and turned to face the others, avoiding Toboe's eyes "And what have you got to say about this porky?" Tsume lowered his eyes, making them into two small slits on his face, "Nothin, I guess, I just thought you'd be one to show more pride than that in a situation like this" Toboe giggled, that sounded a lot more like something Kiba would say. Hige glared at him, and Toboe gained his composure, not that much though; Toboe still couldn't control his giggles, Hige was acting a lot like Kiba. Hige was not amused, Kiba seemed interested as to whykept laughing, and Tsume, well Tsume just acted as though something on the ground had really caught his attention. "Well runt? Spit it out already, whats so funny?" Toboe raised an eyebrow, now that sounded like the Hige he knows so well. "You" laughed Toboe pointing at Hige, "What? Do I have something on my face or something?" asked Hige turning to Kiba; who was gazing, clearly as confused as Hige was. "Hige, you and Kiba seemed to have switched positions for a second back there." Hige rolled his eyes at Toboe all the while knowing this information was fairly true. And Kiba just stood there in silence, he seemed to be thinking of something, Toboe wondered what, Cheza? Paradise? Tsume harming him? Who knows…? Suddenly a large growl came from Kiba's stomach, Hige realised that he and Kiba really had switched places, and Toboe knew what it was Kiba had been thinking about previously, food. Toboe laughed. And Kiba blushed bright red, even Tsume was looking up at Kiba by now and was trying hard not to laugh, porky on the other hand was laughing so hard he collapsed onto Toboe who was on the floor, a laughing mess, Kiba met Tsume's laughing eyes and snorted "I don't see what you have to laugh about Tsume, after what you did to Toboe." Tsume sighed so this is what it came down to again. Tsume growled, Kiba returned the challenge, growling at each other, Toboe seemed to have noticed the growling and elbowed Hige in the ribs "Ouch, what was that for runt?" Hige asked rubbing the sore spot, Toboe pointed towards Kiba and Tsume "Look" Toboe stood up as Kiba was about to attack Tsume, "Stop!" Toboe shouted running in front of Kiba; who had to make a sudden halt as not to harm Toboe. "Don't hurt each other, please" whispered Toboe dropping to his knees, Kiba walked off mumbling something about going to get dinner, "You should let me fight my own fights" growled Tsume walking off out of the cave. Toboe sighed and stood up, Hige came over to him, to help him gain balance "Look Toboe, I dunno what you see in that guy, but he's not the best wolf to hang around with" Toboe looked Hige in the eye "Yeah, I know, I just wish he would stop acting like that" Mumbled Toboe, "Here follow me you need some rest, that scratch isn't looking too good."
Toboe woke up in the middle of the night upon Hige's soft mumblings of "Blue" whom Hige loved very much, but Blue had left to live with her pops 'Quent'. Toboe tried to get back to sleep, but was awoken again by a different noise, he heard someone speaking the words "Sorry, I'm sorry" Toboe realised they were coming from Tsume and listened again, "Toboe!" He heard Tsume shout rather loudly and was quite shocked to see that no one else seemed to have heard that, or so he thought. Toboe walked slowly over to Tsume, "Tsume?" Toboe whispered, unaware of another wolf watching him, "Tsume?" Toboe said a little louder, Tsume stirred in his sleep and knocked Toboe over, he had just happened to land right on his scratched side of his face and howled out in pain. "Toboe?" came a soft voice, "Toboe, are you alright?" it was Kiba, "Yes- ouch, no" Toboe admitted, Kiba pawed his way over to Toboe, "Don't worry about Tsume, just go back to sleep." Kiba glanced at Tsume and was startled when suddenly Tsume shouted "I'm sorry Toboe! I'm sorry! Forgive me please!" Instead of going back to his own resting place Toboe headed closer to Tsume and snuggled up close to him, Hige was now awake upon hearing Tsume's plea of forgiveness, and headed towards the gang, he went and snuggled up to the other side of Tsume and looked up at Kiba who was feeling a little out of place, Hige pointed his snout next to Toboe and Kiba got the hint, he snuggled up close to Toboe; who opened one eye and smiled at him, Kiba smiled back, which was rare for him.
Tsume had been having peaceful dreams ever since he felt Toboe's warmness seep into him. Although when he awoke he was startled, being the lone wolf he was, he preferred much more to sleep on his own, he saw young Toboe in front of him and porky behind him, who he didn't expect to see, was Kiba snuggled close to Toboe and him. Tsume was about to get up but changed his mind, seeing as if he stood he may wake Hige and Toboe and quite possibly Kiba. Toboe's eye shot open and looked into Tsume's, Toboe was about to tell him about what Tsume had said last night in his sleep when suddenly he realised everyone was waking up around him. "Hey runt, sleep well?" asked Hige standing up and stretching behind Tsume, Toboe sat up "Yeah I sure did" he smiled, Tsume grunted, the runt was always in such a good mood, unlike himself.