We are young!
But we have heart
Born in this world as it all falls apart
We are strong But we don't belong
Born in this world as it all falls apart ~ Hollywood Undead : young
Itami stayed with Kiba and Hige in the dank sewers, they talked but the city and about the disgusting food. Every once in a while Itami glanced over a Kiba and their eyes locked for a few minutes, she looked into his eyes and saw so many emotions she had to tear her own eyes away. It was like nothing she had ever seen before. Pain and passion all mixed up and thrown into icy blue eyes that stared back at her, maybe Kiba saw the same in her eyes. At first Hige ignored the long and silent stares, but soon he got fed up.
"Hey how'd you get that scar?" He asked boredly though his eyes were full of curiosity at his question.
Itami then realised maybe it was not her eyes Kiba was staring at it was her scar, a sudden hurt washed over her but it was soon replaced with rage took over and she stood so fast Hige jumped back with a yelp. "I need to go." She shot Kiba a glare and was surprised herself as he looked back at her in alarm. She turned around and climbed a ladder up to a drain hole cover, she shoved it off and pulled herself out.
"Hey wait you didn't answer my question." Hige whined. Itami growled and kicked the drain cover back over the hole, she turned to run but froze when she saw a pup standing in front of her. The silver bangles on his arm jingled as he took a step towards her, Itami was about to speak but the drain cover moved, she ran the other way, back through large alley to the main streets. First she couldn't find any wolves now she had three at once, yet she was running again. Itami stopped and cursed herself. If she kept running away it was most likely she would never see those wolves again and she'd be condemned to live in this filthy city spending her days as humans or she could be with her own kind. Kiba caught up with her and waited to see if she would run again. When she turned round to face him he spoke.
"Why did you come to this city?" Kiba asked, looking dead straight into her eyes.
Itami looked away. "I was looking for someone." she answered with an angry edge to her voice.
"The smell of lunar flower has gone, that's the reason you came here wasn't it?" Kiba took a few steps towards Itami but stopped when she stepped back.
"No." Itami said quietly and raising her eyes to look at him. "I came here to find..someone, but it was useless that person didn't want to be found."
"Then leave with me."
Itami growled. "And go where?" It was foolish to leave the city, they would die outside.
"Paradise." His answer was simple and said with such confidence it was unquestionable, but it was neither that whipped the air from Itami's lungs, it was the memories. That one word that brought back a life time of painful memories. She reached out and balanced herself against the alley wall.
"Paradise?" she echoed but her words where silent against the scream of a young girl. Kiba and Itami looked at each other then ran towards the noise. Hige and the pup stared wide eyed at the screaming girl.
"Lets move!" Itami shouted and ran to another alley way, large tunnels stuck out from the ways, they led back down to the sewers, it would be safe, the others followed and soon they were trudging back through the sewers. The bad smell really had numbed Itami's nose. She wasn't paying full attention to the conversation going on behind her but when Tsume's name came up she was all ears, it was the pup, Toboe that spoke about Tsume. By the sounds of it Kiba already knew him, the cat's words reminded her that they got off on the wrong foot.
"He isnt my friend." The kid said looking dishearten.
"So? Ditch him already." Hige replied cooly. Itami narrowed her eyes at Hige, the way he said things in his 'care-free' attitude when he didnt have a clue, was starting to really piss her off.
"Hey kid how'd you meet Tsume?" She asked looking at Toboe. Toboe looked up with a smile.
"You know him?"
"I work with him." Itami replied, earning strange looks from Hige and Kiba.
"We kinda hung round together." Toboe said, though it sounded more like an answer he couldn't really be sure off.
"No kidding, I didn't think he was the type." Itami smiled.
"Yeah me neither." The kid laughed.
Itami and the other followed Kiba through the city until they reached a grotty old building. Walking inside Kiba led them to a door and opened it to reveal a filthy old room. Itami saw Tsume glaring at the group, but her eyes were looking at the wound of his arm, she looked back into his eyes and they exchanged nods in greeting. Tsume looked past her and to the kid, he scowled. "You?"
Kiba spoke next. "I could smell your blood all the way from town."
"And what your going to nurse me back to health." Tsume growled sarcastically.
"We are leaving the city, I really think you should come with us." Toboe said breaking up the tension.
Tsume looked at Itami. She nodded, she knew he asked if she was going too.
"Just where is this merry band of yours going?" Tsume asked glaring at Kiba.
Again Kiba answered simply. "To Paradise."
Tsume smirked and looked at Itami. "Huh. You're kidding me, you're going with them because you believe in that crap?"
Itami glared at him. "What do I have to stay here for, I don't know if you noticed but we are done, the gang has gone and we have no hope of scrounging out a living here."
Tsume looked at her for a moment, his hand on his hip. He had to agree there was nothing left but he was not going to be led to some fairyland by the kid he fought a couple days ago. He was to proud to do that.
"Look I hate to interrupt but a nasty stink is heading this way." Hige called from over by the window.
Itami stood on the other side of the window. "Dammit we're surrounded." she didn't hear Tsume and Kiba talking but she heard something about pride and paradise. She shook her head. "This is taking too long, move!" she shouted as she ran for the exit. Itami led them onto some high metal tubes, they were hard to balance on but she had had plenty of practice. She leapt onto a higher tube just as a bullet sliced her arm, crying out in pain she clutched her wound. She couldn't stop now, she carried on running and made it to some more stable ground, she glanced back and saw Tsume was no longer with them, either he had been killed or stayed behind she didn't know. She let Kiba lead now and followed the three boys as they jumped onto some sticking out tubes to the edge of the city.
They stopped and Kiba looked down to where they had just come from.
"Tsume!" Toboe called as the male wolf ran towards them.
A moment of glares were exchanged by Tsume and Kiba before Kiba took off. They ran for a few minutes longer before Kiba jumped and disappeared over the edge, followed by Hige. Itami looked down, she didn't know if it was from blood loss or the actual height but it made her dizzy. She took a few steps back and breathed deeply.
"Jump already!" Hige yelled up to them.
"I was getting ready too, alright!" Toboe called back.
"Move it." Tsume kicked the younger wolf over the edge and looked at Itami.
Itami growled. "Don't even think about it." She took a few more steps back before taking a run and jump off the edge, her heart leaping into her mouth as she fell. She landed awkwardly and stumbled into Toboe and the two landed in a heap half buried in snow. They looked at each other and laughed before they were joined with Tsume again. Helping each other up Toboe and Itami looked out at the wide world. Large snowflakes danced and swirled through the air, it was fascinating even for Itami, she had never taken the snow into account before
"I never thought id get a chance to leave that place." Itami said quietly.
Toboe nodded in agreement.
"Your arm." Kiba pointed out, walking towards her.
Itami looked up at Kiba then to her arm."Just a scratch." She smiled.
"Then why do you look so pale." Tsume asked smugly.
"I haven't bled like that for a while it was a bit of a shock okay." She snapped.
"Whatever." Tsume laughed.
"Why are you here again, I thought you belonged in that crappy city." Itami narrowed her eyes at him as he spoke, she could go on like this for a long time.
"You better watch your mouth." Tsume growled, flashing fangs at her.
"Or what?" Itami retorted.
"Stop it you two, I thought you were friends." Toboe said looking at them with puppy eyes.
"I don't have friends!" Itami and Tsume barked in unison.
Kiba shook his head at the two and began running, soon followed by the others they made good distance from the city in a matter of minutes. Itami didn't look back, there was nothing left for her any more, well there never really was when she arrived. The wolves walked and ran through all sorts of weather; wind, rain, the blistering heat, but not once did they stop to eat or sleep. Now they sat in a cave Tume and Kiba looking out to a blizzard while Hige and Toboe complained about being hungry. Itami laid on her side, facing away from the others she tried to get some much needed rest. Though she was hungry she could last longer with more sleep and no food.
"We can always eat each other." Tsume suggested, though he was joking.
Itami sat up. "Yes seeing im injured, I will be eaten first." she said calmly, she looked up at the others and smiled at the surprise on their faces. Standing she walked past them to the entrance. "But ill see if I can find some food first."
Itami walked for a miles in the snow, the fresh snowflakes clung to her dark fur as she ran. It was about and hour into leaving before she picked up the sent of something, she ran towards it entering a desert. It was a deer, fresh and still intact she looked down at the doe, it would feed them all well, she couldn't smell any disease, it was perfect. A noise behind her startled her she whipped round and looked to see what it was.
"Looks like your off the menu." Hige grinned as he knelt down to inspect the carcass.
"How did you get here so quickly?" Itami asked.
"Hige smelt something soon after you left, your scent was following it too." Kiba answered. Itami nodded and knelt down to the carcass.
"You're going to eat that?" Tsume scoffed.
"What's the matter with it?" Hige asked through a full mouth.
Itami ate quietly, listening to Tsume give his big speak on how it was stupid following the smell of a flower to some fairyland where everything was perfect. Soon he walked off followed by Toboe. By the looks of things Hige and Kiba weren't in a rush to get them back. Itami stood and followed Tsume and Toboe's scent to a destroyed city, it was dusty and a heavy, thick smell clung to the air.