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Long lost words whisper slowly to me

Still can't find what keeps me here

When all this time I've been so hollow inside

I know your still there

~Haunted, Evanescence

Chapter 3

Kiba's POV

Kiba blinked open his eyes and looked around the closet. Clothes lined the walls and boxes sat on shelves along the ceiling. The place smelled of humans. Of that girl. He stood and strode out of the closet, hands in his jacket pockets. The sun streamed in from the window, illuminating the room with its golden rays. A desk sat to his right, holding a laptop and some stacked papers. A dresser stood by the far wall and a chair rested in the corner. By the window was a bed holding the girl. Tori; that was her name. The sun glowed off of her skin, lighting up the gold highlights in her dark hair. Kiba looked at her, his head tilted somewhat. What was so special about this girl that he felt drawn to her? Footsteps sounded in the hallway and he looked at the door, tensing. When no one entered, he turned his attention back to the human girl, but remained alert. One arm was drawn up to her face, the other laid by her side on top of the covers. Her dark brown hair framed her face, giving her a serene look. Kiba moved so he stood by her bed, looking down at her. Reaching out with his hand, he lightly traced her nose and cheek with his fingers. As he touched her, a scent wafted up towards him. Lavender mixed with the piney smell of the forest. Kiba moved away and sat on the floor. He knew he shouldn't stay, but he didn't want to leave either. Looking at the closet, he noticed that a towel was lying on the floor. Spots of blood splattered across it.

A sigh from the bed got his attention and he looked at the girl. Kiba watched as she cracked open her eyes. She stared at him, seeming uncomprehending. Then, she realized who she was staring at and sat up quickly, looking at the empty closet.

"What did you do with the wolf?" Tori demanded harshly, setting her dark eyes on him. Almost immediately, she moaned and placed her hand on the back of her head.

"What's wrong?" Kiba asked, moving closer. Tori gasped and their eyes met once again. Kiba recoiled, shocked. The dark brown eyes had been replaced by amber. Wolf eyes. The two watched each other. Seemingly to different entities yet the same. But, as quickly as the eyes had been, they disappeared. The girl shook her head then looked at the boy before her.

"You're...the wolf," She said slowly. Kiba nodded.

"Why did you help me?" He asked, narrowing his eyes. What was that that just happened? Kiba thought. The girl shrugged.

"I couldn't just leave you," She said.

"That's strange coming from a human." The girl snorted a cocky smirk on her face.

"Yeah well, I'm different than most people around here." There was a knock on the door and both tensed.

"Tori?" Said a female voice, "Are you up?"

"Yeah, Mom," Tori said.

"Who are you talking to?"

"A friend," Tori said, walking to the door, and cracking it just enough to look at her mom, "Why?" Her Mother peered behind her and looked at Kiba.

"Just wondering," She said slowly then walked off. Tori shut the door with a relieved sigh. Sliding to the floor, she pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged them. Kiba watched her closely. She seemed so confused.

"So, why are you here?" The girl asked, "I don't know what a wolf would want with this town. It's basically the bane of the wolves' existence."

"I'm looking for something," He said, looking at her, "I think I've found it, but I'm not sure." Tori returned his gaze.

"I'm sure you'll figure it out." Kiba didn't respond, just stared out her window from where he sat. Tori stood and went to her closet and changed then slipped her shoes on. She then went to her window and unlocked it then proceeded to open it. Gesturing outside, she said, "Come on." With that, the girl climbed out and dropped to the ground, her shoes thudding softly. Kiba followed suit and landed next to her. The leaves rustled with the wind and birds chirped as the two walked through the forest.

"Where do you stay?" Tori asked, hands in the pockets of her sweat pants.

"Where ever I find I place," Kiba said, looking around.

"You know," Tori said, "There's a cabin around here, I could show it to you if you want."

"I know where it is." The girl looked at him, surprised.

"You do?" Kiba nodded, looking at her over his shoulder.

"Yeah. I followed you."

"Ah," She said, "But, what happened with the cops?"

"They attacked me." Was all he said.

Before they knew it, the two were in standing at the entrance to the town. People filled the streets either shopping or just walking around. Kids chased each other, laughing and smiling. As Kiba surveyed the people, he noticed a group of men dressed like the cops from earlier, talking in hushed voices, grave expressions on their faces. Walking past them, Tori following, he caught a part of their conversation.

"…..I saw another one while patrolling the woods," One of them said.

"You sure it wasn't a stray dog?" Another one asked.

"Yeah, it was too big for a dog," The first one said, "Ran off before I could shoot it. The thing's probably still in those woods. It'd be a pain but we might be able to find it again." Kiba glanced back behind him into the woods then looked at Tori, who had stopped in front of the restaurant she worked at. Turning, he started back to the woods only to be stopped by a hand on his elbow.

"Where are you going?" Tori asked, pulling him back.

"To the woods," Kiba said impatiently, pulling away.

"You can't possibly find that wolf before they do," She said, lowering her voice. Kiba looked at her, his blue eyes fierce.

"I can find him faster than they can." With that, he turned and ran back into the woods.

Tori's POV

Tori watched Kiba disappear into the woods then shook her head and walked into Dolt's. Walking into the back, she grabbed her name tag and pinned it to her shirt. It sucked to have work on a Saturday, but at least it was later hours.

"Oh, there you are Tori," Kathy said, walking over, "There's a table near the front, you can serve them." Tori nodded and took a note pad and started towards the table. A family of four sat at the table talking.

"Hi, I'm Tori; I'll be your server today," She said, "What drinks would you like?"

"I'll just have sweet tea," The Father said.

"Just water," The Mother said, handing a baby a toy.

"I'll have Sprite," The little girl said.

"Aright, I'll have those right out," Tori said, righting them on her note pad then turned to leave.

"You're pretty," The girl said, smiling shyly. Tori smiled.

"Aww thanks, so are you." Tori made her way to the back and started making the drinks for the family. The kitchen was filled with the aromas of the cooking food and the sound of the skillets' sizzling. The chief's bustled about with their work and knives clicked on cutting boards. Setting a cup in the soda dispenser and hitting the Sprite button, Tori then started pouring the tea and water into cups. Once the drinks were ready, she placed then on a tray and walked out back towards the table, humming with the man singing on the small stage, strumming his guitar.

"Here you are," She said, setting the drinks on the table, "Are you ready to order?"

"I think we are," The mother said. Tori took out some menus and started setting them on the table.

That's when it hit.

Black spots danced in Tori's vision and a piercing pain hit her body. Her hands tingled and shook. Her head pounded violently as she gripped it. What the heck's happening to me? She thought, and then collapsed to the ground unconscious.

The wind was howling in her ears as Tori stood on a mountain overlooking a frozen ocean. To her right was a young man dressed in leather with grey hair and a X shaped scar on his chest. Next to him were two other boys. One was chubby wearing a hoodie and sweat pants and wore a collar around his neck. The other was wearing cargo pants and a red shirt with mid-shoulder length red hair. To her left was Kiba. He saw her watching and smiled at her. She smiled back. It felt so right to be there. For the first time she felt complete and truly happy. Then a scream echoed in the air and Tori turned around. Suddenly, she was in the cell again with the little girl. Unlike before, a table sat in the middle of the cell, the little girl strapped down on it. A man stood near her, holding a syringe up with a yellow liquid in it. The liquid was tinted red with blood. He held it in the air and flicked the needle then turned towards the little girl.

"Please, don't put that in me," The girl cried, "Not again. It hurts."

"Now, now," the man said, his voice dripping mock tenderness, "This will help you. It will make you stronger. Don't you wish to be stronger?" Tears pouring in seas down her cheeks, the girl shook her head.

"No, not like this." The man just smiled and inserted the needle into her arm. The girl turned her face away, whimpering softly. Tori felt anger spring into her chest and slammed against the bars.

"Stop it! What do you think you're doing to her?" Tori yelled but in vain. They couldn't hear her. The scene seemed hauntingly familiar to Tori and some little part of her knew how the little girl felt. Tori cried out in anger and sank to her knees, tears streaming down her cheeks.

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A blinding light shone in Tori's eyes as she opened them. Chords stuck out of her arms, connecting to an IV drip stood nearby. An oxygen mask was covering the bottom half of her face. Tori looked around and realized that she was in a hospital. How did I get here? Suddenly, she remembered her head pounding and her body in pain then falling to the ground. What happened to me? Tori looked around and saw that her parents along with Chloe and Chase were watching her worriedly. Her Mother sat in a chair by her bed, holding her hand firmly. Her eyes were puffy and red, signaling that she had been crying. Then, Tori remembered her dream. Kiba and the three other boys, who were most likely wolves to. But, why was she with them? Who were the girl and the man? Why did they look so familiar? Why is everything so damn confusing! Suddenly angry, Tori ripped off the oxygen mask and yanked the lines out of her arms and sprang from the bed.

"Tori!" her Mother exclaimed.

"What are you doing?" Chloe asked, surprised.

"Tori, you need to stay here," Mr. Bishop said, moving over to her and reaching for her arms.

"Yeah, you almost had a heart attack," Chase said, grabbing her arm.

"I'm fine," She said, her voice sounding more like a growl. Shoving them both away she stormed out of the hospital, ignoring the lady at the front desk telling her to return to her room. She ran out through the doors and into the town. Shady Grove didn't have a hospital, so this was probably a nearby town. Immediately, smells flooded her nose. Her hand flew to her nose, covering it. She could smell the exhaust of the cars, the perfume from the shop across the street. Everything was much stronger and more potent. Ugh, it's happening again. A truck honked and Tori gasped and covered her ears. She heard the man across the street cursing angrily into his phone. Tori turned and bolted down the street. This town may be larger than Shady Grove, but it was still surrounded by woods.

Power coursed through Tori's veins and she smiled despite herself. She pumped her arms faster and her legs carried her faster. Seeing a stop sign ahead, she jumped into the air and propelled herself off of it, using her foot. Tori laughed as she went airborne and landed lightly on the sidewalk. I could get used to this, She thought. Tori ran through the town and skidded to a stop at the Welcome sign. ApplesBurrow. Ok, that's fifteen minutes away from Shady Grove. I could walk back to Shady Grove. Briefly, Tori thought about waiting for her parents and friends then decided against it. It won't kill them to worry anyway, She thought bitterly. It in the past, whenever she had hurt herself, her parents didn't seem to care. They had given her the necessary care, of course, but seemed indifferent to her injures. Once again, anger welled up inside of her. Why had they been so indifferent? Was she not good enough to deserve their love and concern?

With a cry, Tori whirled and slashed her nails across the ApplesBurrow sign. Four deep gashes ran through the sign. Looking down at her hands, Tori's eyes widened. On her hand, replacing her nails, were claws. Long, sharp and glistening claws. Tori stared in shock. Ok, at first this was cool but now it's just freaky. Her mind went back to her dreams and heightened senses. All the times she had made eye contact with Kiba followed by a sharp pain. What's going on? Why's this happening to me? Then with a soft ssffftt, the claws disappeared into her fingers. Shaking her head, she sprinted down the street towards Shady Grove.

The sun was setting by the time Tori entered her neighborhood, exhausted. She had run on and off all the way there. She walked along the rocky road, her feet crunching as she went. The wind blew gently, playing with her hair. The place was deathly silent. Absently, Tori stared into the woods along one side of the road. A white flash caught her eye and seconds later Kiba appeared, hands in his pockets. She smiled faintly at him, not really knowing why.

"Did you find the wolf?" She asked as he walked next to her.

"I found traces of his scent but not him," He replied, worry reflecting in his blue eyes briefly.

"Do you know him?" Tori asked, noticing the worry. Kiba was silent for a few seconds before answering.

"Yeah," His voice strangely distant. Seeing his reluctance to talk about it, Tori fell silent. The urge to tell him all that had been happening to her, suddenly came over Tori. Without thinking, she began to tell him everything. She told him the sharp pain she often got when locking eyes with him, the heightened senses, the power surge in ApplesBurrow and the claws. He listened quietly.

"And," Tori continued, "I'm having these weird dreams. I'm with you and some other guys, I'm assuming wolves, and this girl then the scene will change and I'll be in this building standing outside of a cell that has a little girl in it. This time there was a man there with her and he was inserting a weird liquid into her arm against her will. I wish I knew what was going on…." She didn't know why she was confiding in him of all people. Especially since she had really just met him. But, she felt like she had known him forever. For minutes, Kiba didn't respond. Just stared at the ground, thinking.

"What did the girl look like?"

"She had short purplish hair and weird reddish-pinkish eyes," Tori said, "Why? Do you know her to?" Kiba nodded.
"I don't know anything about your dreams," He said slowly then looked at her, "But, tell me if you have anymore." Tori nodded, feeling better after telling someone.

"You can stay with me….if you want," Tori said uncertainly. She knew her parents wouldn't like it. But, they didn't have to know.

"Are you sure?" Kiba asked as they neared her house.

"Yeah," Tori said, looking at him.

Ten minutes later and they reached her house. Her parent's SUV was in the driveway and a light at the front of the house was on.

"You go up to my window and stay in my room," Tori told Kiba, "I'll go in the front door and so my parents don't get suspicious." Kiba nodded and walked to the side of the house while she went to the front door. Taking a breath and preparing for her parents inevitable irritation, she walked through the door and into the living room where her parents both sat on the couch.

"Tori, where have you been?" Her Father demanded.

"I was in taking a walk in the woods," She said dismissively.

"And why on earth did you just run out of the hospital like that?" Mrs. Bishop asked, her voice tight, "You could have had a heart attack." Tori rolled her eyes.

"Honestly Mom," She said, "I think your exaggerating."

"Your Mother's right," Mr. Bishop said, "Your heart rate was too high and rushing out of the hospital could have triggered it again. You were lucky to not have a heart attack in the first place." Tori just stared. She hadn't known that it had been that bad. What had caused the increase of heart rate in the first place? She sighed.

"Alright," She said, "Fine, I might have acted….rashly. But, I just needed to get out of there. I'm fine now." With that, Tori stood and jogged up the stairs and into her room. Kiba was looking at the pictures taped to her closet door and turned as she walked in.

"You could have had a heart attack," Tori mimicked, lying on her stomach on her bed.

"When was that?" Kiba asked, looking at her.

"Oh my parents were just saying that when I collapsed at my work it was because my heart rate was too fast and that I could have had a heart attack," Tori explained. Kiba just looked at her, seemingly in deep thought. After going into her closet to change, Tori lied down on her bed. She looked at Kiba on the floor and was slightly surprised to see him as a wolf. The moonlight shining in from her window turned his fur silver. His head rested on his paws and his tail was drawn up next to his side. She smiled then closed her eyes.

There ya go! Sorry if Kiba might have been OOC. Please review! ;)