AN: Well this story is going in a whole new direction then what I originally intended it to. I wanted to write a brotherly/fatherly fic between Toboe and Tsume that revolved around Toboe's growing curiosity and maturity. It quickly changed some were around chapter two. I like the way it going now much better than the way it was before, but I might rewrite some parts to fit in better, not sure yet.

Anyhow here is the next chapter so it took so long, had writes block and I was also busy but I was able to get going on some of my other fanfics while a took a small break away from this. Now I'm back so here's the next chapter, enjoy.

Also just a note Cassidy is my friend Rex's OC. When I first started the story I was slowed down because I was trying to come up with a female character to be Toboe's love interest and he let me use his OC that way I can get back to my writing so thanks for that Rex.

I didn't plan it that way but it just happened (kinda like I planned for this only to be a chat between Tsume and Toboe and just a talk no crush or things like that or have Kiba or Hige join in but hey what the heck the more the merrier (or the awkward) right? )

Disclaimer: I say it every time but I'll say it again , I do not own Wolf's Rain. There I said it the secrets out! XD

'Oh great here we go again. Why do we have to do this? It is so awkward. 'Toboe thought.

"Come on guys let's not do this…okay?" Toboe said as he started shifting around in his seat with embarrassment.

"It's for the best though kid." Tsume replied. Kiba was nodding in agreement, even though they seemed just as embarrassed as Toboe.

Hige was blushing some his face was pink but he seemed less embarrassed than the others did. However, embarrassment is embarrassment. Tough his flushed face he managed a nod as well.

All of this was just like the last time they had a talk like this. Also like last time, Toboe was the one who looked the most embarrassed, he really wasn't they all where embarrassed the topic is really awkward after all, but Toboe did hide it as well as the others.

"Okay well let's get started." Tsume said.

"Okay so humans are not all that different then wolves when it comes to some of this kinda stuff." Hige started.

"Other parts of this stuff not so much...they can be very different…" Kiba continued.

"Okay so when humans hit puberty like wolves they get new urges, sexual urges." Hige stated. "But other changes also occur like us wolves they gain height now so far this is what's similar to wolves now here is what's different." He continued.

"For boy humans their voices get deeper…" Tsume added in. "Your voice start to crack, and the sounds your voice make are hard to control." He continued.

"As you continue to mature, the cracking stops and your voice will stay at that new, lower pitch."

"This should be happening to your human self pretty soon." Kiba said in a matter-of-factly fashion.

"Humans as you know, are not completely covered with fur or as they call it hair, but during puberty they gain hair in new places." Hige said starting to now discuss the places hair grows on humans during puberty.

Most of this was not that bad in terms of embarrassment for any of them. However, there really was only one place in particular that made Toboe blush deeply, Hige also found his cheeks warming up as the words came from his mouth. That place was a little bit below the waist.

Once that topic was covered, they continued on to the next. "As you go through puberty as a human you'll get taller, your shoulders will get broader, and as your muscles get bigger, and your weight will increase." Tsume told Toboe.

Then they continued to talk about other parts of puberty. Talking about what happens to both girls and boys during it.

"Any questions so far runt?" Hige asked

Toboe shook his head 'no' "I don't have any questions…" he said.

"Okay that pretty much covers puberty so we got that down in human and wolves…but there's more to it than the changes." Hige said once they were near the end of their chat.

"We still have other stuff to cover, mainly about sexual things. We mentioned it before but never went as in depth as we did with puberty, but we feel that we should. However, not now, I think that is enough for now. You have heard enough information for now. I think we have all earned a break." Kiba stated rather simply.

"We'll continue later, most likely some time tomorrow." Tsume said.

"Can I go out for a little bit? …For a walk?" Toboe asked.

The others looked a bit uncertain. Should they let him go out on his own? What if something happened? They were not sure if they could trust him alone yet. He seemed to be trustworthy enough, but he was already kissing Cassidy when they only just met. Which in the older wolves' opinion, that was taking things too fast.

Also, that was when he had run off on his own without permission, jetting off before Hige could even protest.

What would the kid do if he were allowed to go off on his own?

After a quick debate, they decided to allow him to go out on him own, but if anything happened at all, he would not be allowed to go out on his own again.

"Okay Toboe you may go out for a little while, but be back within two hours and try and behave yourself." Kiba granted Toboe permission.

"No mischief runt!" Hige added in "If anything happens you won't be allowed out on your own again, understand?" He continued.

Toboe nodded. "got it" He said ""No need to tell me twice, I know how to behave….."

They all had to raise an eyebrow with that.

"What?" he questioned. "if you're thinking about what happened with Me and Cassidy, then let me tell you guys something, She kissed me, not the other way around!"

The others just raised an eyebrow and nodded "Alright, just be back soon and stay out of trouble, now get going runt!" Hige shouted with a smile on his face. He made a 'shooing' motion with his hand gesturing from Toboe to the door and back again to Toboe. "Go. Go."

"Alright, Alright I'm going!...Thanks guys!" Toboe said thanking them quickly as he got up to leave the building.

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Toboe walked aimlessly around the town trying to find Cassidy, but he couldn't get even a faint scent. He was a bit disappointed he wanted to see her more. He wouldn't admit it maybe even to himself but he liked her…maybe he just didn't understand that yet but he knew deep down he had a crush on the wolf girl since before they even exchanged words with each other, as silly as that sounded….love at first sight kinda thing is what he figured.

For some reason, he in his mind refused to believe his feelings. Telling himself that what he was doing right now, looking for her, was not to feel that way again but to see if she was all right, after all she did seem very upset before they really began to talk, it was her crying that lead him to her in the first place.

Just when he was about to give up and head back he caught her scent she was near the center of town, not too far away from he was now actually.

He smiled cheering up, as he started to head towards his newest friend.

"Cassidy?" he asked looking around. He found her near were they first met.

She turned around. "Toboe?"

"Hi Cassidy." He smiled waving and offered up a shy smile.

"I thought you and your pa- er friends would have left town by now." Cassidy replied being careful to stop and rephrase her wording because there were a lot of humans close by, they were in the middle of a human town after all.

"Yeah but we decided to stay a little while more , Kiba thinks there is something going on around here that might help us find what we are looking for."

"And what would that be?" Cassidy questioned.

"Paradise" the answer was simple.

"Sounds nice, I never given Paradise much thought but it always sounded real nice." She smiled

"Same here." Toboe said smile growing bigger.

"So how are you doing Toboe?" She asked.

"I'm doing…fine…and you?" He was hesitant he has fine but conversations with in the pack have been less than comfortable recently.

"Better than I have been." Cassidy answered with a hint of sadness. But she smiled wildly and was happy no of the less.

Toboe did not pick up on the sadness. And he too had a big grin. "That's good I guess…So Cassidy….You have anything to do later?...maybe we could I don't know…hang out or something?" He ask a bit to awkwardly.

He was blushing but thankfully for him it was nothing too noticeable, at least not in this lighting. It was not the brightest day, and it was hot too. His now pink tinted human cheeks would go unnoticed. Most would just pass it off from the heat than blushing. Cassidy did not seem to notice it at all, but then again she also had pink human cheeks of her own.

She smiled at him "Sure why not? It not like I have anything to do." She replied with a nod.

"Great! So uh when should we meet up and were?" He asked

"Forget later right now is good for me if you're okay with it!" She exclaimed happily.

Toboe nodded "That would be good!"

He paused. "So..uh were to?" He asked

"Let's just walk around some it's now like there's much for us to do around here." She replied.

"Alright. Then let's go"

And with that they started to walk around town.

After a while Toboe stopped and looked to Cassidy "Want to get something to eat? We can go hunting or lift something from a food cart."

"Sounds fine to me. I don't care which we do" she answered.

With a nod they were off again.

"The runt is growing up isn't he?" Tsume asked.

"Yeah he is" Kiba said simply.

"I don't think any of us had realized how much the kid has grown since we all fist met, till recently that is." Hige joined in.

The three older wolves were back in the abandoned building that they had been staying in. They have not talked much since Toboe left for his walk, but now they somehow started talking about Toboe's changing maturity and development.

"Growing up fast, hell if he continues at this rate, he'll be an adult when we get to Paradise!" Hige joked with a smile.

The others nodded. Tsume glanced out a window, it's glass long gone only broken pieces on its sides remained now. "Hope he comes back soon, we told he not to stay out long."

"Don't worry he'll come back soon" Kiba stated. He said it like it was one hundred percent a fact.

"Just as long as it's before dinner, because I'm getting hungry and I do not want to hear him complaining that we…well more like me….I don't want his complains about how I ate all the food!" Hige declared as he started to drool at the thought of food.

Kiba and Tsume shook their heads , Hige and his stomach that wolf was always eating or had thoughts of food. That's all the chubby wolf could do think of food and girls.

AN: Kinda a short chapter compared to other things I've written. Plus with how long it's been since I last wrote a chapter for this story I feel it should be longer but, I'll hopefully will write more next time. Writers block is one cruel creature. Thanks for reading hope you enjoyed. Please review. And thanks to everyone who already reviewed.

- Alley