A/N: Hiya again people! Hopefully the first chapter interested y'all! Now here is a little warning...It's been a while since I last saw Wolf's Rain so the scenes and about...almost everything is going to change...So please...Bare with me on this one. ^^;;; Well enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Wolf's Rain or it's wonderful characters...But I do own my bluish gray and white female wolf.
'...' Thinking
"..." Talking
Chapter two: Freeze City
'This darkness…
Where is it coming from…?
How long have I been here…?
Where am I…?
Who am I…?
What am I…?
Oh…Now I remember…
………I am Breeze………'
"Hey doggie. Wake up!"
'Huh??' Our lone wolf known now as Breeze opened her eyes. But, they were quickly shut again from a searing headache. She gave a little whimper lying still. Her body ached and her ears throbbed. It felt like needles were poking at her paws and her eyes felt entirely dry. Her mouth tasted disgusting and her mind felt numb. She was a wreck.
"Poor puppy! Do you think it's going to die?"
"Shut up! Don't say that! And it's not a puppy!"
Breeze's ear twitched hearing a thud and a sharp cry. She mentally sighed feeling her mind starting to work again. She heard arguing and shouting from the living beings. Whatever they were. They sounded a bit funny, but she could understand them well. Plus they smelled funny too. The yelling got louder making her ears ring. She growled lowly and there was a pause.
"…Did you hear that? The doggie growled! It's alive!"
THUD!!!
"Of course it's alive idiot! Come on! Let's get it some water!"
Their foot steps faded into the distance and Breeze couldn't be happier. They were a bit too loud for her liking. She continued to lay on her side wondering what was happening.
'Where am I? I could have sworn I was at the cave looking at the storm. After that it's…Blank. What was I doing?'
She slowly opened her eyes ignoring the pounding of her head and blinked. She sat up slowly with her ears twitching and her nose flaring. The place she was in smelled of something foul. She sneezed and sniffed again trying to clear her nose from the horrid smell. She looked up into the sky but…Didn't see a sky.
'Hm…That's…Odd.'
She was a bit caught off guard by her thoughts. She wasn't taking it as bad as she thought she would. How did she get here anyway? She sat up on both her forelegs still ignoring her pain and looked up at the pretend sky. She couldn't remember anything.
She looked down at the ground digging her nails into it. And the ground. It was hard. There was no dirt. No grass. Nothing. Just a hard cracked surface. Then around her were three walls. Two on both sides of her and one behind her. The only way out was in front of her. The small space was gloomy and dark as well. She tilted her head in confusion. She didn't know where she was and how she got there. A sharp pain rushed through her head making her lower her head and tightly close her eyes.
"Hey Joe! The doggie is awake!"
Her head snaps up when she hears one the voices from before. It was a little boy with a black dirty cap on and ragged looking clothes. He smiled at her. She blinked looking a bit closer. This thing looked familiar…
'When this is all over…Remember to never hold what has happened against them.'
Her eyes widened in realization. 'It's one of them…The two legged creature!!!'
She stood up backing away slowly. The boy blinked in confusion stepping into the alleyway's entrance. "What's wrong doggie? I'm not going to hurt you," the boy smiled taking a step inside the dark space. Breeze backed up until her back end hit the wall. She visibly flinched briefly looking behind her and then back to the boy. His smile turned into a grin thinking it was harmless and it would gain the cute little doggie's trust. Though…Breeze saw this as a threat. She gave a low whimper looking behind her again. No way out.
'There is only one way out of this…' Her eyes hardened. The boy took a few more steps toward her thinking maybe it was safe to see to the dog. She narrowed her eyes watching him approach. '......I must defend myself.'
The boy's grin suddenly faded hearing a deep growl. The little boy stared wide eyed at the doggie now growling at him fiercely. "W-What's wrong," he asked fearfully, "I'm not gonna hurt you. I just want to be your friend." He walked closer only to stop mid step when Breeze bared her shiny white teeth. Shiny sharp white teeth. The boy gulped backing from the alley. Footsteps could be heard, yet the two paid it no mind. It was Joe who came smiling brightly. He held a bowl in his hands which must have been the water. He looked at the other boy in confusion.
"Kevin, what's wrong," he asked. But the other didn't answer him. Kevin just continued backing away in fear. Joe raised an eyebrow wondering what had him so freaked out. Kevin started to shake pointing to the alleyway. Joe blinked a couple of times and turned to the alleyway. What was the big--
The bowl of water dropped splashing all over the ground. Kevin's eyes widened while looking at the big doggie bare it's teeth at them. Breeze growled louder making them flinched. Her blood red eyes burned into their skulls with so much hatred that they thought would never be directed toward them. She took a step toward them with intentions. Bad intentions. The children took a step back. No, two steps. Just enough to get as far away from the dog as humanly possible. As Breeze glared at her prey her mind played back the events she had to go through as a young cub. The horror she felt every night she spent alone. The quivering fear that racked body every time something bigger or stronger came her way. The countless days without a drop of water or food...And it was all their fault. It was all because of them!
'…They will die for what they have done! They all will DIE!!!'
She shot toward the boys with inhuman speed as they screamed turning and tripping trying to run away. Breeze tripped over her own paws in pain letting out a yelp and falling to the ground. She growled opening her eyes. She watched the boys run for dear life and out of her sight. She continued to growl shutting her eyes tightly in pain. She laid on her stomach halfway in the alleyway.
'Damn things got away.' She sighed through her nose finally opening her eyes. 'What am I going to do now? I have no clue of where I am or how I even got here.' A threatening growl escaped her. 'And I'm surrounded by those…Things.'
She got to her feet hesitantly walking slowly to the spilled water. She began to lap the water up. Maybe if she stayed calm without attacking anyone again. Maybe just maybe she could figure out how she got there. Her eyes looked up from the spilled water to the busy street up ahead. Where she stood was between four buildings and up ahead was a street full of passing cars and walking people.
Breeze stared at the people with as much calmness she could muster. 'Ok…I think I can walk around them without killer intent. Just…Got to take it slow…' She trotted behind the other buildings joining the people in the streets. She recoiled a little as someone gasped, but she continued on her way. She didn't know where she was going exactly but her was doing what she always did; Let her feet do the walking.
She walked around the gasping and whispering people. Her nose felt like it was going to explode from all the variety of smells. She stopped in front of restaurants feeling she hunger start to take over, yet ignoring it. She walked through alleyways seeing people in rags laying against the walls. She walked passed tall abandon looking buildings without a soul in sight except for maybe a couple of rats. Lastly, she found herself walking through what looked like a park full of people pointing and wondering if she really was just some huge stray dog. She gave an occasional growl to anyone who came close and kept walking as if nothing happened. Her feet wasn't done taking her where she needed to be. If only she knew where that was.
'This place really is odd. All these things wondering around freely and this dirtless ground. It's not even rock. Then this smell around here...I can't help but notice that same smell from…What?'
Her mind did somersaults around her memories. She remembered that smell…Well that was one thing but she couldn't figure out what happened after smelling the fragrance. She sat the matter aside for now. It wasn't like her to think too much into things.
"There it is! It's the dog that almost killed us!" Breeze flinched stopping her trot and snapping her head to the left. There stood the two boys from before in front of a strange metal thing with wheels. They glared hatred at her as a man stepped out the thing saying thanks to the boys and for them to move out the way.
Breeze growled angrily taking a step back. This didn't look good. Her instincts told her to scram and get lost before something horrible happen. Though, her pride was saying something else…
"Hey boy…We don't want no trouble. We just want you off the streets," the man said. Breeze growled infuriatedly. Boy?! Her eyes narrowed at the man ready to attack if he came any closer. She noticed two other men get out the metal contraption. That's when her pride wavered a bit. Yet, she stood her ground. Her eyes stood trained on the man moving closer to her inch by inch and she counted in her head each step he took. He would step in her personal space soon and that is when she would attack.
'5...6...7...NOW!!!'
She jumped toward him instantly sinking her teeth into his neck. They both fell onto the ground as the surrounding people screamed in horror from the amount of blood spilling from his neck. She pulled away with force tearing his neck to spreads and aiming her eyes toward another victim. The man in her view stared in terror as his colleague gurgled on his own blood slowly dying as the tall wolf stood on his chest.
'That is no dog,' he thought nervously aiming his gun toward her head shaking, 'That's a monster. A fucking beast!' Breeze's eyes widened in anger before she ran toward him with speed he couldn't follow, but he still shoot his gun aimlessly screaming his lungs off in fright. She jumped grabbing his shoulder in a tight grip tasting the blood from his wound pour into her mouth instantly. How disgusting...
The man screamed in pain dropping the gun from his hand and scratching at the wolf who refused to let his shoulder go. He screamed saying get it off over and over again.
BANG!!!
Breeze's eyes shot open in shock and intense pain. She let go of the man's stumbling away from him in fear. She frantically looked around trying to find out what that was. Her left foreleg dripped blood onto the ground as she limped in circles. Another shot ringed making her yelp loudly. She fell to the ground, blood pouring from her leg and the middle of her back.
Her eyes blurred from the searing pain. Someone came up standing over her. She growled weakly trying to regain her pride. She saw a smirk slide across the face of the tall being before her world turned black…
"Wow. That's one hell of a big dog."
'Ugh…Wha…' Breeze body throbbed in pain and her eyes refused to open. She felt herself being carried, yet she couldn't move. The paws felt cold and sent shivers down her painful back. Were they even paws?
A laugh. "This thing is not a dog Cher. You should have seen it! It nearly took one of our guys' heads off!" The voice laughed again making Breeze feel the rumble of his stomach.
"I don't see what's so funny. The guy is dead. You should be mourning right now," the voice of a woman says. 'She must be Cher…' "Hell, I didn't know em," he grumbles, "Anyway, this thing's about ready to kick the bucket. It bled a lot of blood on the way here." He carries Breeze to a cage placing her inside and slamming the door. "It's too bad though," the man says scratching the back of his head, "This beauty would have made a great guard dog…Or whatever it is." He laughs heartily making Cher gain an annoyed expression.
"I think this 'dog' is a wolf," Cher says bending down peering inside the cage at the bluish gray and white creature. The man laughs walking to the door. "Come on now Cher. You know they been extinct for 200 years now. Shit, I'll eat a pig if that thing's a wolf!" Cher stand up crossing her arms. With closed eyes her says, "Yeah yeah. Just get out." He laughs a bit more before saying good bye walking down the hall. 'Eat a pig? What is that guy, 12? Geez...' Cher shakes her head bending back down toward the cage.
Breeze's mind was in a state of shock. 'Extinct…For 200...Years…?' So does this means that she's not in her own time anymore? She was ignorant to the people and the cars and streets…But she knew of some things and this was definitely one of them. Her memories came rushing through her head instantly from the time her day started in the cave to…When it ended in the cave.
Her eyes opened slightly. Cher blinked in surprise. 'Well ain't that something. It lives.' Her eyes wavered watching the breathing of the animal come out with difficulty.
Breeze continued to lie still looking at the steel wall. The floor felt cold against her numb body. She heard the woman sigh. "Poor thing," was all she said before she heard footsteps fade away from her ears. Breeze's eyes slowly slid shut again. Her mind automatically shut down. She couldn't take the information and pain all at once. So, she let the darkness consume her once more…
'Wow…That feels so good.' Breeze leaned into the touch trying to snuggle as close as she can to the warmth. The warmth rubbed against her head and between her ears. 'I want to be…Closer…' She felt her body move on it's own accord trying it's best to cling to the heat.
"My, my. Aren't you affectionate…" Breeze's movements stilled. But so did the warmth rubbing against her head. The warmth left her head making her whine subconsciously. She heard a chuckle and smelled something she thought she never would smell again.
'A…Wolf?!'
Her body shot up despite her pain. She stood on all fours weakly looking out the cage in shock. There stood a stocky light brown wolf. Or…was he?
"Whoa there! Calm down," the wolf laughs, "From what I smell, you've lost a lot of blood back there." He points his thumb behind him as if gesturing. "Your smell led me here. And of course his did too." She didn't know who he was talking about and really didn't care. She just wanted to know why he looked like 'them'.
"Why do you--" But she's cut off with him saying. "Why do I look human?" She sat down on her hind legs as he grinned cheerfully at her. "Is…That what they're called," she said more to herself than him. He blinks in surprise grin disappearing.
"You mean…You don't know what they are," he asked the obvious. She just continued to stare at him up and down. How did he expect her to know what they were? She lived in the forest her whole life. She hadn't seen one of those...Things since she was a cub. The wolf in front of her just scratched the back of his head looking away in thought.
"Well," he sighed as if giving in, "Let me get you and this guy out of here, then I'll answer all your questions." He grinned from ear to ear pulling a random key from his hair. He unlocks the door opening the barred door still in the swatting position.
"There you go babe," he grins, "Wait here while I go get the white one over there." She hesitantly walks out the cage before saying, "Wait…" The wolf stops turning to her curiously. "How am I going to escape?" He blinks a couple of times in question before he smiles gently.
"Set up an illusion." She tilted her head in confusion while sitting down. "Wait," she yells once more. He stops again turning to her with a patient grin plastered on his face. "Wha…What is your name?"
He chuckled turning his back to her walking always from her before saying, "It's Hige."
A.N: YAY! She finally met Hige! And then next chapter! TA DAAA!!!! She will meet Kiba and then oooo love! lol OK OK..Not love just yet...but it will come...eventually...see ya next chapter! ^___^
