Previously, on Kouji and the wolf girl:

Mamori and Kouji had found out who was in the house, Mamori thought Kouji had a girlfriend, and was not really happy hanging around such a large amount of people. It shocked her making her run into the woods. Kouji fought with Takuya, making all of them leave. Kouji had finally found a wolf pack to observe when hunters came out and tried to kill them, only to be stopped by Kouji. Kouji pretends to join them in order to keep himself alive long enough to get away and get help, but Mamori was watching his every move and her heart broke in two when she heard him say I want to kill a wolf. She ran through the forest and to her old pack, but Kouji and the poachers found them and tried to shoot her old elder. She jumped in front of her leader and got shot in the arm. She seen Kouji coming towards them, thinking he was going to stab them, when he stopped suddenly after she got shot. She picked up the elder and high-tailed it out of there as her two of the new pack members knocked Kouji out. People came after Mamori and them disappeared and surrounded Kouji, the hunters had left already before the other humans came though. Kouji had went unconscious.

Chapter 6

The Betrayed…

Mamori set the elder wolf down when she knew they were safe. The younger wolves had followed, all still trembling. Mamori knelt before the Elder wolf in her wolf form, bowing her head in shame. Her glossy fur that was once white, was now speckled with gleaming droplets of dark red blood, that came from her shoulder which was drenched with blood, dripping from her bullet wound down her skinny muscular right arm.

The wolf elder, who went by the name, Jacy, always took care of Mamori, since she was 3 years old. He treated her like his own daughter, until today that is, although he was angry, he did not feel hate against his strongest pack member. He felt sympathy for her. He looked at the sky for the longest of time before he asked the other packmembers to leave, all except for Mamori, Darkrai, Nagachi, and John. They all walked up and stood by Mamori bowing before Jacy.

After a long time, he finally made eye contact with Mamori. "Mamori, you have saved me from a hunter, I thank you for that, although you also tried to prove that humans were more than just hunters by being with a human." He finally said.

Mamori put her ears back and hung her head in shame. The others didn't move.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know this would happen…" She said in a calm tone. She picked her head up and looked up at Jacy.

"I will deal with this betrayer, father please, let me redeem my honor." Mamori begged, but still in her calm tone.

Jacy nodded his head once slowly. "You must punish this betrayer. Your feelings must not get in the way of your honor" Jacy said before he left. She watched as he turned and disappeared into the darkness of the trees.

Mamori stood up and turned around to face her comrades. They looked at her, then stood up and followed Jacy. She watched as each of their grey, black and brown furred bodies were tensing with each step they took. Darkrai stopped and looked back at her.

"Can we trust you with this Mamori?" He said in a smug tone. Mamori curled her lips up a bit, showing her front fangs, Darkrai's fur stood up a bit, tail starting to puff up as it was raised a bit. He was a ruff black haired wolf that had brown tips on its ears, feet, tail, and muzzle. He then frowned, calming down, his brown eyes burning into hers. "If you don't kill that boy, I will…"

Mamori acted as if this didn't offend her as she kept her eyes on him, turning her head, uncurling her lips and covering her fangs once again. Darkrai growled, showing he really wanted to anger her, but he did not succeed. He snorted and trotted off towards the pack, disappearing behind some bushes. Mamori went the other way.

She walked through the twilight signaling it was going to be morning soon. She came to a small stream and got a drink. She washed her fur and cleaned her wound, after she pulled the bullet out. She stood up again and walked towards Kouji's house.

"I can't kill him…I don't want to…but, I have to punish him a little, even if I don't want to do that" Mamori was thinking in her head.

She came to his house and stopped. She sniffed the air. He was not home. She sprinted over to his doorway, kicking up sparkling snow behind her. She skipped the three steps, taking a big leap and landed in front of the door. She turned the knob with her paws and the door slowly creaked open. She snorted dirt out of her nose before walking in. She stopped by the coffee table and looked around.

Meanwhile…

Kouji heard muffling voices. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around, his blurry vision slowly turning clear. He saw his friends standing around his bed. He jumped up looking around.

"Where am I?" Kouji asked in a desperate tone.

"Don't worry Kouji, your in the hospital, you fell unconscious after being attacked by two stray dogs" Zoe said.

Kouji was confused, until he felt a small pain on the back of his head. He put his fingers to his head and found a bandage tied around his head. He grabbed his bandana and ran out the door.

"Wait, Kouji!" Kouichi yelled, but did no effect as he ran out the door. The others stood in silence, until Takuya ran out, with everyone following behind, although they had ran out the front door, they lost sight of Kouji.

"Where did he get to?" Kouji wondered. Zoe, and the others sighed. "He's really changed since he got here don't you think?" J.p. said. Takuya and Zoe nodded.

Kouji grabbed the bandage on his head and tore it off with much force. He was sprinting up the hill. The running with Mamori really did pay off. He found it very easy to go at a high speed up the hill. The snow beneath his feet was crushing and crunching, while small pieces flew up behind him with each step he took. It took no longer than a few minutes before he reached his house. He was breathing hard when he seen his door was open. He also noticed paw prints were leading into his house. He grabbed his knife from his pocket and pulled it out. He was so shook up he couldn't tell what type of prints they were. Even if they were wolf's he would protect himself if the wolf tried to attack or something. He pushed the door open.

Mamori was up in his room looking around for something when she heard the door open. She was thinking something or someone had followed her. She heard a middle sized thing was coming up the stairs. She could tell by the shifting of weight with each step he or she took. She hid behind the wall of the room and waited for the thing to come up. She curled her lips up, showing her fangs, and started to growl. Her fur puffed up, making her seem three times her regular size. She stuck her tail high up high into the air.

Kouji walked up the stairs, seeing wet footsteps leading up to the rooms upstairs. He readied his knife for whatever it was. He opened the door to the bathroom and looked inside. He saw nothing. He walked to his room, nervous beads of sweat coming down his face as adrenaline ran through his veins, making him tense up and shaky. He came closer to his room, hearing a low growl. Just then Mamori jumped out! Baring her fangs, but stopped when she seen Kouji's face. Mamori had forced Kouji to the ground with her powerful paws, but stopped baring her fangs in midair. Her fur relaxing when she seen him. Kouji brang up the knife with much force, piercing Mamoris skin and fur right into her chest! She cried out with pain and fell down the stairs, landing on the ground letting out a small whine when she hit the ground.

Kouji was breathing hard and dropped the knife. He looked down at the wolf. What he seen put him in shock. He seen it was the same white wolf that fought the bear and saved him. He laid there, going a ghostly white when he saw Mamoris body appear around the wolf when it dropped to the ground. He shakily stood up, hoping it was not her. He staggered down the stairs and landed on his knees at her side. She flinched and let out a small whine. "Please don't kill me…" She cried, breathing hard. She had a saddened look in her face looking at Kouji, then layed her head back down as he gently petted her on the neck.

"I won't…" He said in a whisper. Just then, he heard footsteps crunching up towards his doorway. He had closed the door after himself when he came in. A knock was heard at the door. Kouji gasped and quickly picked Mamori up when he heard men's voices outside. Dans' voice. He quickly went over to the small closet under the stairway and set her down inside. Mamori looked at him with a desperate look in her eyes. Blood was slowly coming out of her wound. Kouji reassured her by petting her on the head.

"I won't let them get you" He said before he closed the door and locked it so they couldn't get into it. He ran over with paper towels and quickly cleaned everything up while yelling to them "coming!" He went over and opened the door.