DISCLAIMER: I do not own Wolf's Rain, only the idea for this story.
Chapter 7
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Blaze
Never in my life was I so happy to see other wolves. Celest was the first to come barreling down the hill towards the two figures. I laughed and ran as well. Snipe jumped back when I lost my balance and almost fell on him. After I got back on my feet, I was knocked down as Celest pounced on me in an embrace. She nuzzled and licked me, so I followed suite. I could hear Maddy and Snipe in the background.
"Look at the two love birds," Maddy chuckled.
"I can already imagine their puppies!" Snipe laughed. Maddy soon joined him and they both fell on their backs, rocking back and forth while laughing until their mouths ached. Celest soon got off of me and we walked over to them. Their laugher faded as they got up and gave Celest and me a look. I growled a little, but I could tell that Celest blushed under her fur. We walked past snipe and Maddy and continued through the forest. The sun was rising and I had spent enough time in that field for a lifetime.
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Maddy
It worked! I knew it would! Blaze has discovered his power! Though it is only a small fraction, it is still something to celebrate! Now, Celest, she knows how to navigate, but she needs her full powers, too! Urghh, why does everything have to be done by me?!
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Brook
I panted heavily. After that snap, I killed about twenty humans, but they never seemed to stop. I had finally given up and they threw me in this cage with Forest. Forest was shot several times, but so was I. Then, as if on cue, the pain from my bullet wounds overwhelmed me. I whimpered a little, but I held the pain in. I didn't know if Copper and Breeze were okay, but I wished with all my heart that they were. Though I had known them for only a short while, they were like my best friends, well, two of my best friends. Forest was one of them, too. I sat my head on my paws and thought. I thought of my life before this little adventure. It was peaceful and quiet… and boring. My life had been nothing without them. I remembered that fateful day I met Forest, those bright green eyes and that charming smile. He was funny and nice and, oh my gosh. I looked at the sleeping form of Forest and knew that I loved him.
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Breeze
"Ughhhh, where am I?" I sat up in my human form, but immediately wished I hadn't. The small cage I was in was way too small for my human, so I bumped my head. I changed my form and saw Copper. He was in his wolf form and was staring at me. I blushed at him and hoped he hadn't noticed.
"I'm not sure. I know that we're in a cage," Copper replied. I looked around, but I couldn't even tell which side was the door and which was the wall. "I think we might be moving, too," Copper commented. I concentrated and could feel the small bumps as the truck moved over them.
"I think you're right," I replied, "Why don't you try to, I don't know, maybe head but that side or something?"
"Sure," Copper replied. I turned my attention to the opposite side. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I ran towards the door with all my might. I felt the impact and was knocked back. My head was spinning, but I still charged. I could hear Copper ramming the other side, too. I hit it again and again before lying down.
"Okay… I'm done… this is hopeless," I said.
"Yeah… we're not getting… anywhere," Copper commented. It was that moment that I knew it was going to be a while before we got out of there.
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Celest
Running, all I could do was run. I couldn't stop, I couldn't tell where I was going or why I was going, but I had this urge to flee. I looked back once. I wished I hadn't. I saw Blaze and he was on fire again. His flames were slowly going out and he was on the ground. Then the scenery changed. I was in a field. I walked around for a little bit until I saw Blaze. I almost screamed when I noticed how decomposed he was. Several other Blazes came up, each worse than the one before it. There were even a few Snipes and Maddys. I backed away in horror. I closed my eyes and tried to imagine Blaze, the non-decomposed one. The area got about ten degrees warmer and I looked at my pelt. The star-like spots looked like actual stars. They glowed slightly and the black on my legs somehow seemed darker, the blues bluer, and so on. The whole area around me was bathed in a slight glow that made the wolves cower away. I ran far from that place and felt like I was gliding. I looked down at my paws, but they were no longer even touching the ground, but somehow it felt normal, so I didn't freak out. I continued running until…
"CELEST! WAKE UP!" Snipe yelled in my ear and I looked at all the concerned faces in front of me. I smiled at one particular wolf and nuzzled him to death with all the fear and love I had. Blaze would never be that decomposed and scary. He was mine, wait, did I just think that?
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Maddy
Good, good, now she knows what she can do. The only problem is how to get her use her power. Oh the possibilities.
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James was a head strong seventeen year old. His father was a skilled gunsman who had lots of friends. It just so happened to be this day that his mother told James to fetch some fire wood from the woods. They didn't have an electric heater like most people, so he usually had to chop down some trees.
James wandered through the woods behind his house until he came upon the perfect tree. It was long and was already dead. It had fallen about a week earlier from a storm. As he walked over to the fallen log, he stepped on a stick that made a loud crack and heard a growl.
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Blaze
I was lying next to Celest. It was early in the evening and we had decided to take a rest. Celest hadn't wasted a minute to fall asleep. She seemed tired and clung to me ever since she awoke a few hours ago. I mean, it wasn't like I didn't like it, but she was just jumpy.
I was just about to close my eyes when, CRACK! My head went up and I automatically growled. Celest stirred from her sleep and looked at me funny. I couldn't explain because a human came into sight. He gasped and rubbed his eyes. I took that moment to change form and the others did the same. He looked back and sighed relief, but I could tell he was still jumpy.
I looked at Maddy and Snipe. This was the first time I had seen their human forms. Snipe had snow white hair that covered one eye. It didn't show in his wolf form, but there was a scar that ran down the side of his face, just missing his right eye. He had a white jacket that looked like it was made of leather and it had a black under shirt. His pants were black and his shoes followed suite.
Maddy, she was utterly stunning. Her hair was purple, but it was such a dark purple, it looked black. Her hair was done in a bun on the back of her head, but two separate strands that made her bangs made two giant loops before becoming part of the bun. I would have guessed that her hair went down to about her mid back. The bun itself actually had a rainbow colored ribbon tied around it. She had a small, black, jacket with a rainbow undershirt on her torso. Black pants with another rainbow ribbon tied where a belt would be and black high heels were the end of it.
"H-hello, w-who are y-you?" the boy stuttered.
"I'm Blaze, this is Celest, that's Snipe, and that's Maddy," I replied.
"I-I'm James. W-why are you h-here?" he asked.
"We didn't know anyone lived around here. We were simply taking a hike through the woods and decided to take a break," I didn't know how believable that sounded since we didn't have anything a hiker would have and none of us really looked like we were hiking.
"Oh, ok-kay. Uh, I-I guess I'll be on my way," James turned away and took a step before I heard a gun cock.
"James, get away from them, NOW!" a new voice commanded. We all looked that way and saw an older man. James had similarities, so I guessed it was his father.
"Dad, they're just hikers," James explained.
"Son, are you blind?! They're wolves! Just look at them!" the father announced.
"Sir, we mean no harm…" Celest started.
"Shut up! I don't want any of your persuasion!" the father interrupted.
"Dad…" James tried to stop him, but he whistled and several other men came out of the bushes.
"Now, we don't want any trouble. I don't know why you're here, and I probably don't want to know, so leave before we blow ya to bits!" the father yelled. We all changed back into our wolf forms and heard gasps. Then a shot rang out.