Keuro watched as a somewhat mangled fox flew down beside them.

 

“She wasn’t exactly a fox. She was an African Wild Dog… never call an African Wild Dog a fox” Flame told as he flumped beside them.

 

Keuro couldn’t help but laugh as he watched Flame swell over in worry.

 

“Flame? Is that your name?” Takari asked.

 

“Yeah! How’d you know that?” Flame asked in surprise.

 

“Well… uh… you may think it’s weird, but, before my mother died after being attacked by my father… she was a Gypsy-wolf. She taught me her favourite skill… mind reading”

 

“WHAT?! WHOAH!” Keuro yelped.

 

“I know, it’s stupid really”

 

“No it’s not! It’s fantastic!! Do me, do me” Keuro begged and he closed his eyes.

 

“You don’t need to close your eyes, silly, all I need to do is look at you”

 

“Ok…” Keuro replied and stared at her.

 

Within one second she told him the answer, “mmm fishcakes?”

 

“Right!!” Keuro yowled with glee, “you’re amazing!”

 

“It kinda makes up for not having wings” She began, “I noticed you don’t have wings either.

 

“And here I was thinking I was the only wolf that did not fly, I’m glad I met you, Takari” Keuro told, smiling towards her.

 

“Ok.. now.. shall we go and see your sisters, Keuro?” Flame asked, pointing to the reception.

 

“Ok” Keuro and Takari agreed in unison.

 

“Great, I have to carry two wolves…” Flame mumbled as he tried to stand while Takari climbed on with Keuro, “hold on”

 

And with that, Flame swooped down from the stands and swiftly landed beside the reception. They awaited to find out what the prize was and they saw Kusa padding out on top of clouds, looking up at them.

 

“A flutterhbeeh!” Kusa told, proudly, holding out the butterfly in her paws.

 

Keuro knelt down beside her and patted her head.

 

“A butterfly? How sweet” Keuro laughed, knowing it wasn’t the real prize.

 

Then suddenly, from the reception, Tael shot out with twinkling eyes, holding out six tickets in her paws, flashing them in front of their faces. 

 

“What are they?” Flame asked, holding out a paw to Tael.

 

“They’re six tickets to the famous Water Valley In The Sky!!! You know, where they massage you and there’s a pool and there are hot springs and geysers and everything!!!” She yelped in a mouthful, “and there’s one for me, one for Keuro, one for Kusa, one for Takari, one for Flame and-”

 

“Who’s the last one?” Takari said, confused.

 

“Him” Tael told, turning around and pointing at her new love, Graeme.

 

“We’ll be staying here for as long as we want” Graeme explained, “and we’re leaving tomorrow. We’ll be getting there by our wings, walking would be too tiring. It’s like a human trying to walk to Japanfrom England!”

 

“We’d better get packing then! Keuro, Takari, I’ll pick you up tomorrow at 7am ok?” Flame told, “I know where your house is, it’s actually on the other side of my forest”

 

“Actually, Flame… umm… we don’t have a home anymore… It was destroyed in a dark wolf invasion, that was when my mother and brother were killed, remember?”

 

“Oh yeah… well then, you can stay with me for the night, ‘kay?”

 

Keuro nodded and Flame pulled him and Takari onto his back, he spread out his wings and jumped off of the cloud he was standing on, flying at top speed towards the forest. Takari and Keuro managed a small wave to Kusa, Tael and Graeme as they were taken off to Flames forest.

 

 

 

 

That night was gloomy and rainy, even though everyone kept their spirits high, it wouldn’t change the weather. Flame was upstairs with a white vixen he had met at the stadium while Takari and Keuro slept downstairs. Keuro had drifted off almost as soon as he arrived at Flame’s den, but Takari had trouble sleeping. She couldn’t help but think that all of her life, she had been daughter to a dark wolf. It hurt just to think about it.

As she glanced over to the clock on the muddy wall, she did not even yawn, even though her eyes were droopy and red.

 

“…two thirty in the morning… and I can’t sleep” She whispered in a tired, croaky voice, “Maybe a walk in the rain will clear my thoughts”

 

So she slowly got up, careful as to not awake the sleeping Keuro, and snuck off outside into the pouring rain. It was pitch black and the tree lamps had been turned off to let the foxes sleep. Takari wandered out down a path that went through the forest, she wanted to get used to Flame’s area if she was going to live here for the rest of her life.

She stumbled every now and then into puddles, making her delicate paws muddy and wet, but she continued walking. Even though Takari was scared, she still went around in circles, trying to get used to this spot before returning home. She at last decided to make her way back to Flame’s house, remembering the way she had came.

She was stopped by a noise coming from the bushes beside her.

 

“Who’s there?” She asked sharply, not eager to stop or to continue.

 

“Only me, little girlie” A rough looking creature told as he stumbled out of the bushes.

 

This man was wearing 70’s style glasses and had a bottle of Wolf-Wonder-Beer in his paw. His other paw had a cigarette in the fingers and his pockets were filled with tablets. He was one of ‘The Coyote’s’, a gang of Coyote’s that were strong alcoholics and are renown for taking illegal drugs, and killing young, beautiful girls, with no mercy.

Takari instantly knew who he was and darted off in the opposite direction, but found herself surrounded by the five members of ‘The Coyote’s’. She was now regretting ever leaving Flame’s house, it was a bad idea to come out so late.

 

“What’s your name you little girlie?” One asked from behind.

 

“Why are you out so late?” Another one asked, grinning slightly.

 

“’You ever taken drugs?” A bigger looking Coyote asking, holding out a small bag of what look like dust.

 

“Don’t touch me! I never plan on taking drugs, EVER!” Takari wailed as she bit into the Coyote’s arm.

 

“That’s it, I’ve had enough! Get her and pin her down so she can’t escape!” The leader of the Coyote’s growled, taking a puff of his cigarette and throwing it behind him.

 

The four Coyote’s instantly threw themselves on top of Takari, holding her paws and legs out and pinning her onto the ground as the boss requested. She struggled to get free, but it was no use, she was a weakling compared to these big guys. But the thing she was most afraid of, was what the Coyote leader was going to do to her. Was her going to kill her? Give her drugs? Or just torment her?

 

“Before I start, lets get properly acquainted, I am Daruno, the leader of the Coyote’s” Daruno watched Takari squirm and smiled, “what’s your name?”

 

“I’m not telling you!”

 

“Well, would you like to die? Maybe if you told me I will take some pity and will only scar you for the rest of your life! Or, would you prefer to die?”

 

“…” Takari stared at her pinned down paws, “…my name’s Takari…”

 

“Ooh, what a pretty name! Well then, I might give you the best stuff there is. It’s called, coke” Daruno told, smirking.

 

Takari’s eyes shook and filled with welling tears, as she tried to push herself away from the needle full of cocaine. In her horror filled moment, she drew her front leg out of the Coyote’s grasp and jabbed the needle into his neck. The pain in his neck caused him to pass out and fall onto the ground. But Takari knew it wouldn’t last. If he’d been used to taking drugs this way it wouldn’t hurt him, he’d probably enjoy it. But Takari did not know why he wasn’t dead. She was taught very clearly that it’s almost definitely going to kill you the first time. He must have some sort of magical antidote in his beer, that is the only way he could still possibly be alive!

As soon as Daruno got up, he grabbed Takari’s paw and broke her arm, hearing the snap as he kicked her backwards. Takari’s screams weren’t enough to wake the sleeping Keuro, but she knew what was.

Takari lifted her tear-stained head and howled to the sky, her moans and whines enough to wake any other wolf.

 

And Keuro awoke, immediately bursting through the burrow hole and running through the rainy forest.

 

Daruno’s wings shot out of his sides in shock as he pushed Takari closer to the ground, muddy water covering her with wetness. Daruno’s face began to scrunch up as his fangs stuck sharply out of his mouth, ready to kill Takari at any moment. He grasped Takari’s broken arm and twisted it, making sure she couldn’t escape when the wingless one came to her rescue. She slashed at his paw, hoping he would draw back, but Daruno’s anger just continued growing, his eyes bulging and veins showing.

 

“You stupid mutt! NO ONE messes with Daruno!” He howled, digging his claws into the ground, “Coyote’s! Kill her!”

 

“Back off!” A protective voice yelled as he jumped out towards Takari, swiping his paw in front of the other Coyote’s.

 

“Keuro!” Takari yelped as she sat up straighter at the sight of her friend.

 

Before Keuro could answer, the Coyote’s, including Daruno, leaped up into the air and bit and tore at Takari’s fur, Daruno leaping on Keuro. He dragged Keuro along the mud, leaving a big wolf shaped trail in his path. Keuro tried to get away, but he found it hard to just move his foot.

By now, Takari had given up all hope, she was in too much pain to care. She knew Keuro’s limits, he was in no position to attack, even if it was for Takari.

 

“Mine” A rough voice growled out of nowhere, “my kill”

 

A shadowy character emerged from the forest, his head hung beneath his shoulder blade’s and his body structure

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