"Hey! I'm back! I hope you weren't waiting for too long."

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Yoru stretched her legs and roll out of the mass of shreaded clothes. It smelled like rotting wood and blood from a street brawl.

No matter how bad it smelled it was nice to sleep on something softer than gravel and warmer than grass. She looked over at the other sleeping wolves and decided not to bother them as she was getting up to venture out.

She walked out in to the dusty streets and looked up at where the sun should be. They had traveled far to a domed to the west and settled there for a few days. The city was more than depressing to her.

There was no green anywhere, and she was beginning to miss being under the trees at her old home, but those days were far behind her.

She walked further down the road trying to find some food and water, but all the dirt and dieying humans stunk up the way so she had to depend mostly on her eyes and ears than her nose. 'This town stinks,' she thought bitterly as she continued on.

Going deeper in the city she realized that there was something else deeper in this place, something that left her standing still and staring at a tall building. Out of curiosity she traveled closer til a guard gave her a crossed look and shooed her away from the place.

Good thing there were pipes that lead straight to the building. She walked them and got as close as she could. It was considered tresspassing but as long as no one could see her she was safe.

There was something back there, but telling how security wasn't so friendly to civilians it had to be under tight servailence. She would have to come back another day and with the rest of the pack.

"And just where the hell have you been?" Tsume asked when she stepped in the room.

"Nowhere special, why? Are you starting to be concerned about me?" Yoru said.

"Watch it. Just because the runt likes you doesn't mean I have to."

"Fine Mama-Tsume, I'll behave," She bagan as she walked away, "for now."

"Why you little," Tsume started but was quickly cut off as she stuck out her tongue and quickly stepped towards Kiba for shealter, or what little he had to offer.

Yoru looked around the room noticing that Toboe and Hige were missing. "Where are they? Hige and Toboe, looking for food?" She asked.

"Yeah, they should be coming back soon." Kiba answered.

"If porky isn't slowing them down." Tsume chuckled.

"You know Tsume, you might just bite your tongue one day for calling me that." Hige said walking into the room.

"Well, no point in denying the truth." Yoru commented.

Toboe walked in his arms full of hot dogs. No one was going to complain but the taste of processed meat didn't sit well with them.

They couldn't figure out why humans always had so many and liked them so much. The taste was a mix of rubber and rusted metal.

Yoru always sat close to Toboe because she was more comfortable to eat around him. Hige wasted no time to finish his share and picked up the left overs from Tsume and Kiba.

When it came to food and girls, he knew no shame and chased after them. Yoru looked down at her feet and took a deep breathe and asked the the one question that was bothering her for a while now.

"Where are you guys going?" She asked finally getting curious about this odd pack.

Kiba spoke up with a cool yet stern voice, "We're searching for a land ruled and governed by wolves, and through that land, paradise will open."

"Humph, you can't believe that a place like that really exists do you?" Tsume said.

"No!" She said in a sudden burst of rage. "Nothing good can come from a place like that!" She crossed her arms. "Give it up. Your search will not end well."

This riled up Kiba's anger. "This is a place that was said to be untouched by humans, we could live how we were meant to live."

"Like what, dogs?" She snorted, "A land like that is bound to bring out the worst in all wolves." She gripped her arm tighter. "True wolves are a bunch thieves and killers."

Kiba's hair started to stand up and he let out a low growl. "How kind you talk so lowly about your own kind. Show some respect."

"Like hell I will!" Yoru spat. "They can all rot on this planet and never make it to paradise for all I care!"

Kiba was beyond his cool point. His fangs were bared and his tail was high. "Take that back."

Yoru was up and ready to confront him. "I will not." Her fangs were partially bared. "Don't go to those lands! You'll only regret it in the end." She turned away and headed for the door.

"Where's your pride as a wolf!" Kiba said angrily. "Without that you're as good as dead!"

"Then I guess I'm just a ghost. I don't need that kind of pride!" Yoru turned and walked towards Kiba ears flattened and her tail high. "If you don't like it then kill me."

Tsume finally stepped in with a new level of anger in his eyes. "That's enough." He grabbed Yoru by the scruff of her neck and draged her over to Toboe's side. "I don't care what happened in your past, but that attitude of yours is pushing me to my limit."

Yoru rubbed the back of her neck looking away. She could feel everyone getting tense because of her outburst.

At the same time she could tell how serious they were about getting to paradise and having a place to call their own. A place to call home.

"I hope you guys are ready, not all wolves follow a said honor system." She said softly.

This could get her a step closer to getting to Ada. Yoru didn't care about staying and living among the other wolves, all she wanted was Ada's blood drained from her slinder body.

Kiba sniffed the air looking for a scent. There was no relief from the stale air so sniffing out for food was a bit of a challenge. The night seemed like it would be like the other night, but Kiba couldn't bring himself to leave this place.

There was something that was hidden deep with in the city, in the part that was flooding with soldiers, fot that reason he didn't want to take the risk of stirring the town and letting them know of their existence.

He sniffed the air again and caught a slight whiff of something sweet.

His ears perked up. "Do you guys smell that?" he asked. He voice had a hint of urgency.

Tsume shifted his weight and gave a nod. Toboe sniffed the air and looked towards Yoru and Hige. "It smells really nice!" He said as he walked closer to Yoru. "I wonder what it is."

"We've spent days here and haven't smelled anything but rotting humans," Tsume said. "We should be moving on."

Kiba and Tsume were locked in a stare, both sensing what the response would be. Tsume sucked his teeth and cursed under his breath. There was something that was being kept

"It's moving!" Yoru alerted the group and looked back at Kiba. "Are we going to go after it?"

Kiba looked out the window towards the power plant and nodded silently. Leaving out the window, they followed the pipes that would lead them to the deeper part of town.