So, I actually had this chapter done a while ago but unfortunately I really didn't like where it was going so I completely rewrote it. There were several possibilities but I definitely like this one the best. Enjoy ^_~

After the initial shock of the entire situation had finally sunk in, Hitomi began her fit of kicks and screams.

"Let go of me! You monster!" she proceeded to yell, accompanied by a few profanities and more screams.

She wriggled against the arm that held her secure and then yelped in pain when her several stomach wounds tore open. She soon realized that every effort she made was fruitless and thus was forced to submit.

After they had travelled some distance the beast loosened its grip.

She felt weak from the blood loss and therefore had no strength to fight anymore. Hitomi wondered what would happen to her. This was not the day she had expected, to say the least.

Slowly once again, she lost consciousness. The young girl, draped over the beast's shoulder, bounced lifelessly. Her destination was unknown.

Hitomi drifted between the dream world and reality. She felt warm but dazed. The feeling, despite her confusion, was comforting and she didn't dare to wake up.

After coasting for a moment, curiosity got the better of her and she opened her eyes to grant reality admittance.

What she saw surprised her. Walls of rock surrounded her and she lay beneath and on top of soft fur she supposed to be animal pelts. The sun was creeping through the entrance of her current residence, which was clearly a cave.

She struggled to sit up and then winced in pain. Her body fell into the fur once again.
"Ow…" she groaned.

" I wouldn't be moving around with an injury like that"

"WHAT?" Hitomi bolted straight upward again but immediately felt the repercussions of her involuntary reflex. She glanced around the around the cavern barely lit by the dawn grasping her stomach. It was strangely warm and wet.

"Jeez…. See! I told you not to move. You reopened your wounds!"

Hitomi was breathing heavily as her eyes shifted to the left and she screamed again. A familiar hand covered her mouth and she found herself staring into luminous topaz eyes that were studying her face.

"Would you please stop screaming? It's far to early in the morning. Now calm down and let me repair the damage," said the creature removing his hand. Hitomi was taken off guard by his appearance but when his words registered she stupidly asked,

"Damage? What damage?" She had known that she was injured, she even recalled the pain and blood from the forest but she didn't realize it till this moment. She stared down at her stomach where a once white bandage was dyed with red. The bloody stain continued to spread.

The creature had already proceeded to unwind the bloody binding and even though Hitomi wished to protest and save herself from embarrassment, it appeared she didn't have much of a choice but to obey.

She did not move but instead began to study the wolf-like man before her. His hands, which worked quickly, were coarse with long, black, and sharp nails. No doubt these were nails that had pierced her skin. Her eyes travelled up the veins of his busy arms and finally arrived at his face, which was framed by silver hair. He had two wolf-like ears peaking from the top of his head and his face was sharp. (No he is not Inuyasha XD).

Once he removed the soiled bandages, she saw the sizable claw marks in her skin. She shuddered at the sight of her raw flesh. He whipped the blood and reapplied a new bandage. Hitomi, now slightly more sure of her surroundings, decided it was about time she got some answers.

"Excuse me but…. Who are you?" she said as calmly as she could. Her voice was unsteady but impressibly confident. He had just fastened her bandage. He stopped and looked at her with an incredulous stare.

"You're strange, you know that." He evaded her gaze.

"Excuse me?"

"It's not an insult. But most people are more... fearful. They ask what I am instead of who I am. Most people don't let me touch them whether I give them my help or not."

"Well… despite you helping, you did give me this wound… but you clearly didn't do it on purpose. Which brings me back to my original question."

"You aren't from here, are you? Gaea, I mean. That's why 'they' were looking for you." He appeared to be talking to himself more than to her. She wondered who and what he meant by 'they'. He sighed then addressed her, "My name is Kiba. I am part human and part wolf. I am the only one of my kind. And you are?"

Hitomi saw the remorse in his eyes as he told her this. She couldn't help but trust him.

"My name is Hitomi Kanzaki. I am a human from the Mystic Moon. It's nice to meet you." Hitomi smiled and he returned the sentiment.

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