Author's note: I am REALLY sorry that it has taken so long for so little... i wont bore you with my life story but basicly i had my laptop stolen from me and some how got it back and moved and yea its meen CRAZY and then i kinda forgot about writing cause i just couldnt.. yea know? and well heres to trying .. i have no idea what i was typing about before so yea im sorry if this is crap...

9: Truth Be Told I Never Could Lie

"Well she seems okay. Just really tired. Here let me look at your side." Fang had just come for setting Light on Vanille's bed. "Don't worry I've had some field medical training."

"Are you sure she will be okay? I never meant for any of this to happen." Vanille put her head in her hands and breathed as deeply as she could. "You don't have to look at it, it's not that bad it just hurt when it happened."

"You're bleeding... At lest let me clean the wound so it doesn't get infected. Shirt off now... And then you can start explaining yourself." Fang brought over gauze and peroxide to clean the wound out with and set them now harshly on the table in front of Vanille. With another deep sign Vanille removed her shirt and twisted away from Fang, but not fast enough. "Wha- What is that?" Fang lowered herself so that she was level with Vanille's ribs. "Is that..." Fang let the question hang in the air between them. Vanille simply turned her head away, silent tears falling softly from her eyes.

"That's a Hunt's mark," Fang stared down at Vanille waiting for an answer," isn't it? Why do you have one? There's no way you are a Hunter... Right?" When Vanille didn't respond Fang just sat heavily in the chair next to her that once held Lightening's jacket. "Well, come here. Hunter or not you are still bleeding." Fang got to work cleaning out the gash on Vanille's side all the while talking more to herself then her patient. "Hunter. A little scrap of a person like you, taking on some of the most powerful beasts known to Cocoon and Pulse. Oh yes let me set my best friend up with a sweet girl! She's not some crazy killer! NOPE! She just fights Behemoths for fun and reward. She only has nice sweet friends! Not crazy stunt pilot bounty hunter. She's a shop girl... nice one Fang. Great information gathering... I'm never going to hear the end of this." Putting a final touch on the gash Fang wraps it tight in gauze. "Now keep this clean or it really will get infected." Vanille still wont make eye contact with Fang so she simply nods. "Now look here, Light just went all out to save your arse so the lest you could do is look at her best friend when she's talking to you, aye?"

"Sorry." Gingerly Vanille peeks at Fang from under her lashes. "I never ment for any of this to happen, I swear!"

"Now just hold on. Why don't you tell me what did happen, I'm still not really sure."

Taking a deep breath and letting it out in a loud puff," I kinda wanted a puppy..."

"...a puppy... a puppy," Vanille shoots Fang a look that says 'do you want to know or not', holding up her hands in defense," sorry, go ahead."

"Yes a puppy. So my friend Sazh said he knew the perfect watch dog for me... and well he dropped off this little guy.." Walking to the back of the room to the closet Vanille bends down carefully picks up an wiggling animal. "Here." Holding the animal to Fang with a weak smile," isn't he cute?"

Wide eyed holding a baby Lobo Fang is beside herself. "Is this? Is this a baby Albino Lobo?!"

"Oh no!" Waving her hands in front of her, Vanille looks slightly nervous," It's a baby Sliver Lobo."

"ARE YOU CRAZY?! YOU CAN HAVE ONE OF THESE THING IN THE CITY!" Pushing the little Lobo back to Vanille, Fang begins to pace," Do you have any idea what could happen?" Stopping in front of Vanille she points to the little Lobo," This is why the Lobos swarmed! you have to take it back... Like now."

"Wha- What the hell is going on?" Lightning slowly sitting up takes in her surrounding. Fang is pacing and Vanille looks shame faced holding something small and moving. What happened. Think... We went to talk to Vanille and then we had a battle with far too many Lobo then... letting out a heavy sigh and pinching the bridge of her nose, I got carried to her bed again. Looking up at Fang once more, in her most stotic voice," Why are you yelling and," pointing to the animal in Vanille's arms," what the hell is that?"

After filling Light in about the Lobo, Light demanded to talk to Sazh, but they were unable to find him. Staring out the window Lightning watchs the streets for any more Lobos roaming around. They can't keep it in the city, but there really isnt any where the can take the little guy. Letting out a heavy sigh Light turns from the window and crosses her arms looking at the Lobo.
"We have to go to Pulse." She said it simply like it happened every day.

"What but we can't just-"
"Oh you have got to be kid-"

Holding up her hand an closing her eyes Lightning continued," We have to take him back to where he belongs.. do either of you know how big this little guy is going to get? Huge. I mean almost Behemoth size huge. It can not stay on Cocoon. It will dominant the local Lobos... and maybe everything else... Then one day it will have to be killed. So we are just going to set it free on Pulse... What why are you looking at me like that?

Grinning ear to ear Fang can not contain herself," You big softy! You like the little brute don't you?" Lightning quickly snaped her head to the side and huffed. "I knew it! you have a soft spot for baby animals! No worries Sunshine we all do." Grinning Fang leaned over and poked the Lobo on the nose. "So how are we getting to pulse?"