Leave My Body – Prelude
She spat out her water, coughing. "I-I'm WHAT!?" She demanded.
He glared at her. "You heard me. You're going to find Zoli's pack. They haven't made contact with us for the past several days and I need someone to see where they are." He explained sternly, catching the younger male wolf smirk slightly at her distraught face.
"And take Kiba with you." He added calmly, making the white wolf look at him incredulously, mirroring his baby sister's expression.
"Why me?" Both white and black wolves demanded in chorus.
Tsume rolled his eyes. "Because, one: there is no way in hell I'm sending you out there alone, and two: to put you to work. Both of you have been arguing like there's no tomorrow and it's making the rest of us crazy." He declared, glaring from one wolf to the other.
Kiba looked at his counterpart and scoffed, folding his arms at his chest.
"When do you want us to leave?" He asked patiently, pissy that he'd been paired with an ungrateful woman like his sister (even though he relished the idea of getting away from things).
"As soon as possible; there's no telling how long we've got to waste here." Tsume said.
Nikki scowled at her brother before she sighed heavily. "Okay, fine." She straightened to her feet from sitting on an old crate and went to grab a bag and supplies.
Kiba watched her leave, a slight scowl on his face.
"Kiba." Tsume said, perking his ears and making him look at the older wolf.
He glanced in the direction his sister went, "I don't care what the hell you argue about or have been arguing about. Just keep an eye on my sister, alright?" He requested quietly, earning a slightly surprised look from the younger male.
He watched her lift a pistol-looking handgun from one of the bags they'd salvaged from the cave before putting it in her bag, nodding.
"I can't make any other promises, but I'll look out for her." He replied in the same tone, extending a hand to shake on their deal.
He took his hand and grasped his wrist tight in trust. "Thank you. If anything happens to us, we'll send a messenger." He added.
He nodded again and smiled a little, "I doubt that would happen, but okay. Thanks for the head's up." He said.
Tsume smirked at him. "Same to you."
"Oi, let's get moving, Kiba. Before the dawn comes." Nikki declared as she came towards the two wolves, tossing him a bag of supplies and weaponry.
He caught it expertly and watched the gray wolf embrace his sister and squeeze her back.
"Be careful." He advised her, nuzzling her cheek as he used to when she was a pup.
She nodded and smiled up at her brother. "You too. Good luck." She kissed his cheek, smiling again before she turned to her companion.
Kiba nodded to Tsume and let her lead the way to the nearest exit.
Tsume watched them leave and sighed a little. "I hope they don't kill each other before they find Zoli." He muttered more to himself.
Eri hooked her arm around his elbow and kissed his cheek. "Let's hope not." She said, meeting his softened amber stare and letting him drag her away from the main part of the warehouse to a hopefully warm bed.
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The sound of beeping machines hung on the air as she entered the observation room wordlessly.
One of the men at the front monitor started at seeing his mistress standing behind his chair, turning to address the woman.
"Milady, pardon me; I had no idea you were standing there…"
"Are we making any headline?" She asked, her voice a silky purr.
He did his best to keep from blushing at her alluring tone. "Yes, Milady. According to our coordinates, we've finally located the resistance force." He explained.
The woman smiled triumphantly, "Good, good. Find those pests and exterminate them." She ordered, the purr in her voice gone and replaced with a malignant snap, making the rest of the men in the room snap to.
"Yes, Lady Jaguara!" They exclaimed in unison.
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He turned the map upside-down and then normally.
"Tell me you know how to read this damn thing." He wondered of his comrade, perking her ears as she looked at him from listening to the noises around them.
She sighed and snatched the map from his hands, looking at it squarely.
"It's not very hard, y'know. North is cold, south is hot, west is dry, and east is ocean. Simple." She explained, looking at it again and making a face.
"I think Tsume said Zoli's place was north. He told me it was on an island." She mused.
He lifted a brow and watched her put the map away in her bag, nodding. "In that case, we'd better get moving before it's dark." He muttered, leading the way in the intended direction.
She followed, trotting a little to keep up with his longer stride.
"C'mon, shortstop, the day's wasting!" He said lightly over his shoulder, hearing her growl a curse under her breath behind him.
"Shut it, titanium-teeth." She snapped impatiently.
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