Chapter 5

(Forgot to mention. Their in a forest covered mountain range similar to the North America Cabinet Mountain Range. Pine trees and such.)

"Dame it! Still no sign of him. How far did we travel without the Runt? We've been back tracking for hours." Hige snorted out the dirt in his nose from trying to sniff out Toboe.

"Maybe you're not trying hard enough!" growled Tsume. He shoved Hige's nose in the dirt. "Stop complaining and find him!"

Kiba watched quietly, judging when would be the best time to save Hige without getting killed by Tsume and let Tsume vent some of his anger so he won't start a fight for no good reason.

"How about you stop complaining and you try to find him. I've been sniffing for hours. THE SCENT IS JUST NOT HERE!" Hige shouted at Tsume shoving him away.

"Toboe must have left sometime in the middle of the night. When did we last stop for him?" Kiba finally asked breaking up the fight.

"About two in the morning. What's that got to do with anything? He could have left at any time and we'd never know. When he's not talking he's as quieter then even you Kiba half the time I don't even realize when he's right next to me. The only warning you get is his bracelets. If he didn't have those he'd be a good hunter." Tsume huffed. He then kicked Hige, "now, do your job." (If Toboe's not really good at being quiet in the show then he is now. Don't really know haven't seen the show in months.)

Kiba stared at Tsume. Did he just give Toboe a compliment? He must be really worried.

Trella P.O.V.

Trella stared at him. Did he just seriously ask 'who are you?' "You're joking right?"

He shook his head. "No. Who are you?"

"You're telling me that you don't know who I am even though only a few hours ago you fall into my life saying 'hey Trella remember me we use to play together. You don't like this place right? Right. One wolf might not be able to get out of here but two no problem. Let's go.' We run, humans chase us, we make it to the river, I fall while you help me you get shot, we float down here and you DON'T REMEMBER ME!"

"No. Did that really happen? What you just said?"

"Slightly different wording and a few minor details more yes that just happened. I don't know about you but I'm wet, cold, and tired and standing in the wind is not helping. Plus those humans might still be after us so can we go find some shelter? Yes? Let's go." Trella helped the slightly wobbly red wolf to his feet and wandered into the woods. It was late in the morning when they found a large fallen large tree dug a hole underneath that they finally got some rest.

Hours later with the sun high in the sky they both woke up. Both tended to their cuts licking them clean. While Trella cleaned the wound from the bullet on Toboe's head he asked questions and Trella answered. Where did I get the bracelets? Old lady he lived with. Why did the old lady give them to him? So other humans knew he belonged to her. I was a PET? Yes. Why? Because she raised you. Where you a pet as well? Yes. Then the question she was dreading came.

"What is my name?" he moved away from the cleaning she was doing near his eye and looked into her eyes.

Trella looked away. "I don't remember your name. We haven't seen each other in over a year. I went through hell during that time and I thought I would never see you again so I didn't bother to remember." He continued to stare. I wish he'd stop that I can't remember and that's that. It's not my fault. She kept her head down.

"Well, how about you give me a name? You know me better than I know myself right now."

Trella's head jerked up. "Well what's my name?"

"Red?" Trella said the first thing that came to her mind.

"You can do betted than that."

"Jingle? Bangle?" firm no's on both "Bracelet?" revived a raised eyebrow and a look asking if she was crazy. "Okay okay how about … Silver?"

"Silver?" he pondered over it a few minutes. "Silver's more of a name you would give a wolf of your coloring."

"That is why it works no other red wolf will have that name." Trella got really excited. "Think about it if we get separated and run into some troublemakers I say I'm looking for my friend Silver they go on a wild goose chase looking for a gray wolf and you'll surely hear about it and be able to find me. No one will ever think of looking for a red wolf with a name like Silver. It will save us a lot of trouble." Trella's tail was going wild with her enthusiasm over the name.

"Okay Silver it is. But only if that same situation happens with me I can say I'm looking for Cloud. After all your coloring is about the same as a storm cloud."

"Okay I'm Cloud when trouble arises and you're Silver."

A stomach growled. "Let's go hunting." Toboe/Silver announced.

"I don't know about you but… I don't know how to hunt."

"Lucky for you, I do at least smaller game like rabbit."

"since when do you know how to hunt?"

"The guys taught me. You just watch. You might learn something."

"Who are the guys?"

Toboe/Silver paused, and then softly murmured "I don't know."

From this chapter forward Toboe will think of himself as Silver. Thoughts, likes, dislike. Let me know. Also the pack won't meet up with Toboe for a few chapters but should I talk about their search more, less or not at all? Please tell me. Also suggestions for Trella's human look are appreciated.