Chapter 4
Hige, Kiba, and Tsume walked through the valley chatting aimlessly. Well Hige was. Kiba grunted at some of his comments but was otherwise silent. Tsume pinned his ears flat to his head trying unsuccessfully to block Hige's mindless chatter.
"Just shut your trap will ya Hige no one's listening anyway!" Tsume snapped.
Hige pouted, "Toboe's listening to me. Aren't ya Toboe?"
No response.
"Toboe how bout backing me up here."
Silence.
"Toboe, what's wrong cat got your…" Hige taunted turning to face the youngster. "Toboe?"
"Now what's the problem? Runt too tired to even speak?" Tsume growled mockingly and continued walking not looking back.
"Guys?" Hige voice quivered slightly.
"What?!" Tsume snapped slowly coming to a halt. Kiba stopped as well.
"Where's Toboe?"
"Behind us like always."
"No… he is not."
"What?" Kiba and Tsume yelled. Sure enough the youngest pack member was no where to be seen.
Trella P.O.V. far down stream (CHAP 3)
Author note: Trella still can't remember Toboe's name nor has he mentioned it.
Trella struggled with the current with an unconscious Toboe in her jaws. Her teeth ached as the river tried to yank him away. Her limbs numb from the cold water and her body scraped and bruised from being thrown against the rocks.
After who knows how many miles Trella managed to drag them to shore. Blood dripped off of the two wolves from various cuts and scrapes acquired from the river. Time in the pits had trained Trella to ignore them as she struggled to her feet to examine the unconscious wolf beside her.
He had faired better than she had with no injuries previous to the escape. The bite marks in his shoulder were her doing but they would heal in a few days time. Blood covered his face poring from the bullet wound near his eye. She lightly touched it lightly and her breath froze in her lungs in fear. Had it been fatal? Trella slowly released her breath. Trying to calm herself, barley succeeding.
She nudged the undamaged side of his face whining "Get up. Please get up we need to leave. Your okay right? You just got to be okay! You're all I have left." No answer. Not even a groan. She pulled his ear. "Time to get up." She sang, "Time to leave. Those humans might still be looking for us. We need to leave."
"Come on." She started to shake him, "wake up! I mean it." Her eyes shone with tears. "GET UP! YOU HAVE TO GET! DANG IT I MEAN IT GET UP!" she started to shake him violently. "Please open your eyes. You really are all I have left." She was now whispering. "Please."
Cough erupted from his chest water poring out of his nose and mouth. "Ooowwww." Trella jumped back. She stared at the soaked red wolf with wide eyes until the coughing stopped and brown eyes looked back at her. A smile bloomed and a faint laugh. "You're okay." she said in a disbelieving voice, "You're really okay."
"You're really alright," she hopped over to him and started nuzzling him. "Thank the moon and stars you're alright." She was laughing with joy.
"Oo er oo?" he mutter slightly.
"What was that?"
He cleared his throat and asked again in a whisper. "Who are you?"