Hey all! Nice weather over here (U.S.A.) with, the, what?… 22nd hurricane. It's the Global Warming that forms the hurricanes, I suggest we stop killing the Ozone layer but no one seems to listen. Whoever lost families or friends in any of the hurricanes over in the southern U.S., I'm sorry for your lost and may everything turn out all right in the end. I wanted to say that because it's truly a tragic thing when you are helpless to something like that.

9.

Kiba wasn't doing so well after the death of Tsume relaxed into his mind. He would have nightmares of his friend being killed. They ran through his mind, poisoning his thoughts day by day as he went on about life. Just thinking about his companion tore through him. He would often stray away from the pack to sit on his own and think. The others worried about him; sometimes he wouldn't eat when they were lucky to grab some food on the open plains. Toboe would save him some for later, even though his attempts to make him eat weren't helping.

Shippo was getting along quite well in the pack. They taught him how to disguise himself into a human. Which his human form was quite interesting, he looked about 11, tan skin, hair was a sandy blonde and he had green eyes. He wore a blue polo shirt with a jean jacket, his pants were also jeans. He didn't even look human at all even though his disguise was that. He and Toboe became friends fast. Sometimes when they were resting the two wolves would go out and explore or chase each other. Neko would join in even though the wolves powered over the tiny kitten. Toboe was happy for having a new friend that wasn't older than him and didn't care for his playfulness.

Hige was enjoying himself as well. He and Cyan were always together, talking and an occasional cuddle. Toboe and Shippo had fun taunting them every once and a while. But Hige and Cyan weren't close enough than most thought they were. Hige found it hard trying to make her like him like she did in their past life, there was a barrier there he couldn't break. She found him more like a friend and to her that's how he'll always we be to her. She didn't want to tell him that, breaking his heart would pain her more than him.

Their journey was continuing but they didn't know where to continue. It was obvious they had the find the Book of the Moon but they didn't know where. The only clue was that letter. They had to find where the original paradise was.

They walked towards the towering mountains day by day. Kiba was the one lagging behind while the others took lead. Hige didn't seem to notice Kiba as a wolf. His eyes were all over Cyan to care.

Neko trotted next to Kiba one day, walking side by side with him as they made their way through the elbow tall grass (wolf's elbow not human's) . She jumped onto his back and rode, her white fur blending into his. Her tiny blue eyes focused on his ears.

"You should stop punishing yourself for his death, Kiba."

Kiba jumped and turned his head to the kitten, "you talk?"

She laughed and nodded, "I always have. I stay silent to listen to the voices of the wind though and watching over all of you."

He smiled somewhat, "I forgot that wolves understood the languages of others…I guess I was human for so long and I forgot my past life to notice and remember."

"You remember now, and you know now, but you were never human."

Kiba's ears rolled back and he stood silent, following the body of Toboe, Shippo, Cyan and Hige.

"Why was I born into a human form though?"

"You weren't, you were adopted by the humans the wolves put you into that human form to protect you," Neko replied as she felt his muscles tense under her paws.

"How do you know this?"

She sighed and smiled, "I was put here to watch over you, I know a lot about you and even more. I was chosen to find you and bring you to Paradise. I'm a spirit trapped into this cat body set here to protect you. I know you may not believe it, nevertheless it's the truth."

He stopped and she jumped off to look him into the eye. Kiba still had darkness around him, a deep sadness.

"Where is Paradise, Neko?"

"We have to first reach to Tsukimono's palace, he has the book."

His palace was far from the tall grasslands where they were. They were walking southeast when they should be heading southwest. The journey would take them over half a year to walk. They would have to start running.
"KIBA!"

Hige yelled his name, running back to find him. He spotted Kiba sitting with Neko right next to him.

"Kiba, are you ok?"

"Hige," Kiba looked up to him his blue-green eyes filled with certainty and determination, "we have to run southwest, I know where we are heading now," Kiba stood up on all fours, his claws digging into the Earth. Hige looked at him skeptically. The others came rushing over.

"Kiba?"

Toboe's whispering voice asked him, asked him whether he was alive or not. The sun was setting in the far west. Rays of sun colored the clouds into a beautiful display of reds against the dusk sky.

"Let's go."

Neko was the first to run. She sprinted off into the setting sun while Kiba followed right after. Once he caught up to her she jumped onto his back and he ran faster. The others starred at them confused. Without second thought, they followed their trustworthy leader into night.

I'm going to stop adding chapters until I have some more reviews. It seems I only have a couple of people that actually read this story, that's fine but I want to see what others think.