Chapter 3
Run
Disclaimer:
Toboe- Happy Belated Valentines Day! Sorry it's been so long. It's not on purpose. :D
Ears pinned back, Toboe and Danflor raced back to the hole, tails streaming behind them. They let their illusions drop, ignoring the screams of townsfolk in their hast. Speeding around a corner they could see Hige and Blue ahead of them dunking into the entrance. They followed only to see nothing was wrong.
"Ka-Wa! Toboe wailed in exasperation, "Don't do that! I thought something bad happened!" She grinned sheepishly.
"Sorry, but look what we found!" She gestured to a small pile of food; a hunk of old bread, a few old potatoes, and a chunk of ham. Hige walked over and dropped a link of sausages on the pile, smirking.
Toboe sauntered over, sniffing the food. None of it was rotten and all was fit for consumption.
"Where did you find it?"
"I went to look around and found these with Chris and Sano. Kiba and Tsume walked off and have yet to come back."
The two wolves didn't show up that night as the two packs curled up into their separate piles.
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"Wake up"
Toboe jerked as a cold nose nudged his muzzle, sat up, blinked his eyes, and gave a long exaggerated yawn. The others were doing similar things as they woke. Only Danflor was truly awake he was the one who had woken them all, dancing with bushy tail held high.
"Danflor," Kawa growled taking a sleepy swipe at the dancing wolf, "What the hell?"
The wolf just grinned as he pranced around.
"Guess what! Guess what!"
"Vat" moaned Chris as he coved his eyes with his paws.
"Kiba and Tsume came back a little while ago. They said they found the building where the flower maiden is hidden. They all went off to go get her lest then two minutes ago. They said to follow if we wished. Please Toboe! Let us go. Hurry!"
Slowly Toboe got up. He streaked, taking extra long as he flexed his back and legs. Slowly he righted himself and walked to the entrance. All the pack was looking at him. Sano was the only one who seemed apathetic.
Toboe could feel their pleading eyes on his back, digging into him. He sighed.
"Fine, lets go."
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The five wolves ran down the street, noses held high as they followed the scent of the flower maiden. To the humans on the street they just looked like a rowdy bunch of children, most who were extremely excited. Well, all except for too. A young girl lagged behind, her eyes blank. She followed only because that was what she always had. Her eyes were lifeless and dim. The other one seemed worried. He was the oldest- a male. Fit and healthy he held the smallest on his back who was whooping joyfully. The other male and female were laughing, at times tripping over their own feet in excitement.
Old women chuckled to themselves. Oh the joys of youth.
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"I smell gunpowder and blood!" Danflor called form the front. Suddenly something headed towards them. It was the pack. Kiba was in the lead, blood dripping from multiple cuts and wounds. Yet he ran with head held high. On his back sat the flower maiden.
She was beautiful. Her pale was white as the moon, her blind eyes as red as blood. She was clad in white; her pink hair flowed out behind her. She sat on his back like a princess; arms held out, head tilted back.
Danflor skidded to a stop and spun on his hind feet, completely turning around to race after Kiba and the others howling joylessly. The others followed, using their powerful back legs to turn completely around without slowing the slightest. For once they ran as one, old and new pack mixed together. Toboe bumped shoulders with Tsume but he was so caught up that he didn't react.
Why, he thought, why don't I feel it anymore… It used to be when I was around her I felt so happy. Now… I can smell her, see her, hear her but I don't… don't feel her. What happened to me… What kind of wolf have I turned into?
The ground suddenly disappeared from underneath their feet, the air filled with the wine of explosions.
No time for goodbye he said
As he faded away
Don't put your life in someone's hands
Their bound to steal it away
Don't hide your mistakes
'Cause they'll find you, burn you
Then he said
"Scatter!" Toboe and Kiba howled at the same time. They all bolted in different directions. Kawa and Danflor down a narrow ally, Hige and Blue down a street on the other side of the road. Toboe, Chris, and Tsume took to the roofs. Kiba, Cheza, and Sano continued down the road. Their tails whipped around as bullets streamed by. One clipped the young wolf, who stumbled, but kept on running. Normally Sano would be outpaced by the larger older wolf but with Cheza's added weight she was able to keep up. They passed the cities walls, in a full out run to reach the woods that promised shelter. Airships hovered overhead and a winning overhead alerted them but it was too late. Kiba went flying, Cheza tossed from his back. Without slowing Sano ran up to the flower maiden and presented her back. She climbed aboard and Sano sprinted to the trees. The bomb had a good side effect- all the dust and smoke form the explosion made it impossible for the wolf to be seen. She reached the cover of the woods and kept going. Her heart thumped wildly, blood leaked form her nose, but still she ran. Her thigh burned wildly and ozzed blood and so did on of her legs. Over tree roots, across streams she bolted the Flower Maiden on her back fingers entwined in her fur.
Then she leapt across a small gorge, and the leg which she landed on couldn't take her weight. She was thrown forward in the dust, feet paddling fruitlessly as she tried to move herself forward. Her chest heaved as she tried to get air but she didn't seem to be able to.
If you want to get out alive
Run for your life
If you want to get out alive
Run for your life
"Hush, this one will help you."
A peace filled the young wolf, one that she hadn't felt since Jack's death. Her breathing became sallower, her eyes dimmed. Cheza gentle lifted her head and pulled it into her lap. She stroked the wolf's head. The burning in her upper thigh and leg seemed to dim and her water breaths slowed.
"No! Sano!"
Dimly she could see the rest of her pack arriving, wailing as they raced to her side.
Toboe hunched near her head, nuzzling her and whimpering. Wearily she whispered to Toboe.
This is my last time she said
As she faded away
It's hard to imagine
But one day you'll end up like me
Then she said
"Let me go… I want… No… Need to… see Jack… I'm sorry… Don't… Don't lose yourself for us… Toboe"
And then she was gone, back to join her little brother whom she couldn't live without.
"We have to go," Kiba said mournfully, "The humans are following us. If we don't run they will catch us and we will all end up like her… poor pup"
If you want to get out alive
Run for your life
If you want to get out alive
Run for your life
If you want to get out alive (If you want to get out alive)
Run for your life (Life)
If you want to get out alive (If you want to get out alive)
Run for your life
Toboe- Okay I know there are some plot hole in there but they will all be explained in the next chapter. They are there for a reason. Promise. And I might even have the next chapter up by Friday. I'll try my hardest but no promises. The song is 'Get Out Alive' by Three Days Grace the best band ever. My iPod was on shuffle as I typed and that came on just as I was writing that part. I had to put it in, it was perfect. See you all soon!