DISCLAIMER: I do not own Wolf's Rain, only the idea for this story.

CHAPTER 2

"What have I done? What have I done? I was ignorant of such consequences. Paradise is starting to fall apart! Without my guardians to help hold the boundaries, Paradise will fall! Two years of watching them scramble off the streets. They don't even know about Paradise! I must give them a push. Witch, I don't suppose you can bring them back, their memories fully restored?"

"No, they would have no memory,"

"I need your help one more time. I know you can make them meet. I wish for you to watch them on this journey. Help them when they need help, but do not get too involved. They must do this on their own. I must go and try to prevent Paradise from crumbling anymore. Hurry!"

"Yes, here we go!"

~O~

Celest

I waited under my tree like always. I really had nothing to do. I had eaten already and even took a long nap, but it seemed like the stars were delaying. I sighed a sigh of boredom before talking to myself. "I wonder if there are other wolves in this town." I surprised myself by what I said. I had never thought about it before. I had always just assumed that I was the only one. I sighed again and let that thought go. I wasn't the kind of wolf who really wanted to leave. I was happy and content here, but I still wanted to know that I wasn't the only one.

~O~

Blaze

A day of skate boarding would make any human tired, but I was ready to roll. I was just completely energized, which was a little abnormal. I was usually tired out by now, but I wasn't. I decided that the skate park was just too boring, so I decided to skate somewhere I had never been before. I skated/ran across rooftops of random buildings. It was a full moon, but the stars weren't out. It was strange, but I continued my little journey. I stopped. Something I smelled made me stop. I had never smelled it before, so I decided to check it out. I followed the smell through an alleyway until I found a clearing. I didn't pay it much attention because there was another wolf!

~O~

Celest

I don't know why I opened my eyes, but I just had this feeling that someone was watching me. It was like this shiver up my back that seemed all too familiar. I opened one eye first before staring at the wolf in front of me. I had no idea what to do, so I growled. He came forward and I could see him better. His head, legs, and tail tip were black. Two fires spiraled down to his paws, and he consisted of reds, yellows, and oranges.

I bared my fangs at this other wolf as he inched closer. I stopped growling. He looked me in the eyes and I knew he meant no harm. I sat down and cocked my head at him. He changed into his wolf form and sat down two.

"Hi, um… what… what's your name?" the other wolf asked. I was speechless for a second, but I did respond.

"I'm Celest, and you are?" I asked. He smiled before answering.

"I'm Blaze, so what? Do you live around here or sumthin?" Blaze asked.

"Welcome to my humble home!" I smiled at Blaze before lying back down.

"Nice, it's much better than my place," Blaze smiled and looked around.

"Where do you live?" I blurted out.

"A stinkin cellar," Blaze commented before lying on his back in human form. He was actually kind of handsome.

"You… you can stay here if you want. The buildings keep the wind out, and there is water. It's not Paradise, but it works," I smiled. I could suddenly feel tension coming from Blaze.

"Did you… did you say, Paradise?" Blaze looked at me funny.

"Yeah, what about it?" I asked.

"It's just, the other day, someone threw a book down in my cellar and it had some interesting stuff in it. I mean, I'm not a big book freak, but the words just came to me," Blaze was starting to freak me out.

~O~

Blaze

The book was strange. It was currently in my cellar, but I still remember.

(Flashback)

I ran behind the staircase and hid while a human came down into the cellar. A strange book was in his hands. He placed it on a shelf and went back upstairs. I came out after I heard the door shut. I crawled out from my hiding place and sat on the ground. I was messing with my skateboard when a pain started in my head. I rubbed my head with my palm and decided to go to bed, but I couldn't sleep. Something in my mind kept thinking about the book. I soon grew weary of it, so I hoisted myself up and scanned the shelves for the book. There it was. I knew it was the book. I grabbed it and started reading, even though I couldn't really read. The words just came to me. The book talked about some crazy stuff like red moon, wolves, humans, and Paradise.

"Back to Earth! Yoohoo!" I heard a voice calling. I snapped out of my flashback and responded to Celest.

"The book talked about a place called Paradise," I told her.

"Paradise? What is it supposed to be like?" Celest asked. She leaned forward and gave me the puppy eyes, so I told her.

"It is supposed to be this place for only wolves. There aren't any humans, and wolves live in harmony," I spoke of it as I caught the first glimpse of a star.

"A STAR!" Celest practically screamed and started to point out constellations I had never even heard of.

"Those three over there make Orion's Belt!" Celest excitedly announced.

"What, are his pants too big?" I tried to make a joke. She let out a giggle before naming some more constellations that I made jokes about. We continued this pattern until the sun started to rise and the stars disappeared. Celest and I started to fall asleep when I shook her awake a little.

"What?" She drowsily asked.

"Celest, do you want to go to Paradise with me?"

This chapter is a little shorter, but something happens. If you haven't done so already, think about the contest. The details are on Chapter 1 of Renewal.

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