DISCLAIMER: I do not own Wolf's Rain, only the idea for this story.
Chapter 9
With Kiba
Kiba instantly knew it was Toboe, and was happy that he wasn't alone. When he turned around, he could see that Toboe was happy, too. Kiba sighed in relief. He walked over to Toboe and asked, "Where are Hige, and Tsume?" Toboe seemed to lose all of that happiness from before.
"Hige is down that hallway with that girl…" he started.
"That girl, the one with pink hair?" Kiba quickly asked.
"Yeah, she's been down there humming some kind of song that sounds really nice," Toboe added.
"What about Tsume?" Kiba asked.
Toboe's face seemed to lose every drop of good feeling within him. "I don't know," was all Toboe said. Kiba knew that the boy had thought of Tsume as a big brother. He knew that even though they didn't have their memories, they still felt the same, even if Tsume tried to hide it. Toboe led Kiba down a hallway to Hige, and Cheza. When he first saw Cheza, he slipped into that trance again. He took a step forward before Hige moaned. Kiba looked down to find him laying against a wall with blood trickling down his neck.
With Hige
Hige moaned from the aching in the back of his head. He knew that he was injured, but he wasn't sure how bad it was. It had only stopped hurting a little when that music started. Hige didn't open his eyes because all he saw was blurry figures, but he could tell that the music was coming from beside of him. Every now and then, something soft would touch him, just making the pain melt away, but as soon as it left, the aching returned. He suddenly felt like someone else was beside of him. He opened his eyes one more time, hoping that soon the blurry things would become clear and concentrated. He was right! The blurriness faded until he could clearly make out Kiba's, Toboe's, and that girl's faces! He rejoiced by trying to get off of the floor, but the more he moved, the more he hurt. The girl could see the pain in Hige and started to pet him. Hige tried to resist at first, but soon felt like he was floating in paradise.
With Tsume
Tsume mumbled about the man and the cage and other things that had absolutely nothing to do with his current situation. He mumbled until he sensed the man came in. Tsume had his back to the iron bars, just because he had seen enough of the man. It seemed like he came in every five seconds! Plus the fact that he knew exactly what to say and which strings to pull to make Tsume burst with anger. Tsume had never seen nor done anything to this strange man, so why did he bother with him.
This time, when the man came in, a smaller, very tiny, man followed with what Tsume guessed to be some kind of highly advanced computer. Tsume couldn't read it, but he had a pretty good idea of what was on the computer screen.
"I know what you are, so why don't you just do it!" the man screeched.
"For the millionth time, I don't know what you are talking about! I'm just a guy who got messed in with some crazy people and their messed up lives!" Tsume yelled back, only thinking of Kiba.
"I know you think that, but I know what you really are. She, oh she tried to give it back to you, but you woke up too soon! Yes, you woke up with only the smallest shard of your memory back! I'm only lucky you didn't wake up later or you would have ripped me to shreds!" The man screamed across the room. When he finished catching his breath, he turned to the small man and nodded. A glass wall came up behind the bars of Tsume's cage. He tried to break it, but it just didn't work. The man nodded again at the small man who did something of his computer. Three vents opened up releasing a smoke like gas into the cell. Tsume tried to hold his breath; he pounded until a faint crack was visible. The last thing he saw was the two people running out the door while red lights flashed on and off on the other side of the glass.
With Toboe
Toboe had helped Hige stand up. They needed to find out how to leave the building. They started to leave when suddenly, the girl spoke up. "It is weakened. It is weakened by you," she smiled and touched Kiba's forehead with her finger. Toboe looked in awe as a faint light emitted from the spot she touched. Before Toboe's eyes, the light spread throughout Kiba. Before a reaction was even an option, Kiba's figure shrunk. When the lights disappeared, a white dog stood in front of Toboe. He blinked and rubbed his eyes before looking again. Kiba stood there with a smile on his face as he stared at the girl.
Sorry, I couldn't help it. This chapter was too exciting and I just watched the entire Wolf's Rain series. I cried, a lot, especially during the time they all died. Sorry! Spoiler Alert.