them.

A couple hours later, Kiba was getting tired and aggravated. He stood next to a huge rock to rest. It, too, smelled of the she-wolf. Tsume and Toboe finally caught up.

"Find anything?" Tsume asked.

Kiba shook his head.

"Her scent is everywhere, yet she is nowhere."

Kiba looked at the rock he stood by. He tilted his head.

"Did that rock just move?" He asked.

The other wolves looked closely. Kiba got his face right into it. He squinted his eyes. Suddenly, a pair of green eyes appeared in front of him! Kiba jumped back in shock.

"What the hell?"

The piece rock moved closer to him. It was the shape of a wolf. After it’s brown fur sparkled, it turned the color of Cheza’s hair! Kiba was standing face to face with Sheba. The other wolves were still in shock.

"It…camouflages like a chameleon!" Tsume gasped out.

Sheba giggled. She flicked her tongue out. It trailed up Kiba’s cheek between his eyes. He flinched at the touch. Sheba giggled again, and bounded off. Kiba stood there for a moment then ran after her, leaving his friends behind.

And so, the games begin!

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Ch. 6

"Foreplay"

Kiba was furious. Sheba was faster then him and she used that to her advantage. She started teasing him, staying just out of his reach. When he started to fall back, she, too, slowed down, but only enough until the tip of her tail touched the tip of his nose. Then, he sped up. Once he got faster, she did, too. The chase lasted an hour or so before Kiba fell into a gopher hole and watched her speed away. He yanked his paw from the hole, cursing. He heard a laugh from behind. He looked up to see Sheba sitting on a rock, her paws crossed.

"Too fast for you?" She asked.

Kiba snarled.

"You. You’re the white wolf who isn’t a white wolf. The one I’m suppose to be with."

Sheba wagged her tail.

"The one and only." She said.

Kiba growled again.

"You’re coming with me. Now, get down from there and stop acting like a fool."

Sheba rolled her eyes.

"You expect me to leave my territory to go with a bossy, inconsiderate whelp like you? You’ve got a problem, buddy."

That said, she leapt off the rock and loped away.

"No! Stop! Wait!" Kiba demanded.

But it was too late. She paid no attention to his demands. Kiba sat down and growled to himself.

"This means war."

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Kiba gathered some vines from the forest. After some difficulty, he made a noose to put around his neck, and one on the other end of the vine to trap Sheba. After studying her habits, he hid in her favorite creek, his trap ready. She lowered her head to lap up some of the fresh water. Kiba leapt out and landed on the other side of her. The noose landed around her neck as planned.

"There! Now, I’ll drag you to…"

Kiba was unable to finish his sentence. She bolted behind him and circled him a couple of times, then darted away. The vine tightened and Kiba’s legs were yanked from under him. She ran at a great speed, dragging Kiba like he weighed nothing. Kiba cracked his head on rocks, logs and anything else in the way. She was going too fast for him to gather his feet.

"Sto-gmph!" He tried to scream before getting a mouthful of dirt.

Soon, they came to a cliff. The other side wasn’t very far away and there was a small creek that ran through the gorge. Kiba noticed it.

"No! Wait! Don’t jump that!"

Sheba glanced behind at him. She smiled a fang filled, wolfie smirk. Her speed accelerated. She leapt, Kiba flying behind her. It was more then the vine could take. It snapped. Kiba fell down into the deep gorge. He would have landed safely in the water if the vine hadn’t caught on a branch that dangled precariously above the water. Kiba hung inches from the creek. He struggled anxiously to free himself. Luckily, the branch gave out before Kiba did. He plopped into the water. He growled.

"Why, that damn little, bi…"

Crack!

Kiba’s sentence was cut short when the heavy branch landed hard on his head. He collapsed unconscious in the shallow water.

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Kiba trudged back to his friends, soaked to the bone and a huge lump poking out from the top of his head.

"So, how’d it go?" Hige asked sarcastically.

Kiba grunted.

"Sounds like you hit it off." Tsume teased.

"By the looks of it, she really did hit him!" Toboe laughed.

The group laughed at Kiba, who snarled in protest.

"Knock it off! She made it very clear that she didn’t want to come, so let’s just go back."

The group quieted immediately.

"Going back is not an option." Tsume pointed out. "Besides, how do you know she doesn’t want to go with you?"

Kiba looked at the ground.

"Every time I try to catch her, she runs away."

Tsume and Hige tossed back their heads and started laughing again. Kiba grunted.

"Now what are you laughing at?"

Hige snorted.

"She’s flirting with you, idiot!"

Kiba tilted his head.

"Flirting?"

Hige nodded.

"Yeah, flirting. Do you know what flirting is?"

Kiba gave a blank stare. Hige was getting frustrated.

"Do you even know where babies come from?"

Kiba rolled his eyes.

"Of course I do! It’s just that all my life, I’ve put all my time into finding Paradise, I never bothered with females. I mean, when she licked me, it was the closest I’ve ever been to female."

Kiba laid his ears back slightly.

"I kinda liked it."

Tsume and Hige looked at each other, then turned their gazes to Kiba.

"You like her, don’t you?"

Kiba turned away, embarrassed.

"I don’t know."

"Oh, you’d feel a lot better if you said it." Hige said.

Kiba looked at the ground.

"I like her." He whispered.

"What was that?" Toboe asked.

"I SAID I LIKE HER!" Kiba shouted.

The three wolves nodded. Kiba let out a sigh.

"I do feel better." He admitted. He looked at his friends.

"Would you guys…"

The three friends nodded before Kiba finished.

"We’ll help you." Hige said. "But, you have to do what we say. After all," Hige looked at Tsume. ",me and Tsume are pros at romancing girls."

Kiba tilted his head.

"Romancing?"

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Ch. 7

"Enhancin’ the Romancin’"

Kiba stood facing Tsume. Hige circled them.

"Okay, Kiba. Tsume is going to pretend to be…ummm…What’s her name?"

Kiba shook his head.

"I don’t know."

Hige laughed.

"That’s funny. Seriously, what’s her name?"

Again, Kiba shook his head.

"I honestly haven’t a clue. She didn’t tell me her name."

Hige rolled his eyes.

"Did you bother asking her?"

"Nope."

Tsume and Hige sighed.

"We’re already off to a great start." Hige joked. "Okay Kiba, look into…uh, we’ll call her ‘Betty’. Look into

Tsume…um, Betty’s eyes and say ‘I want to know more about you’."

Kiba wasn’t paying attention. He looked up.

"Huh? Oh. Umm…"

Kiba looked into Tsume’s eyes, not knowing what Hige just said.

"I want to…umm…mount you."

Tsume jumped back.

"YOU WANNA WHAT?"

Toboe laughed in the background.

"Even I know what that means!"

Kiba laid his ears back and looked at Hige.

"That wasn’t right, was it?"

Hige shook his head.

"That was wrong in more ways then you can ever imagine."

Kiba growled to himself. Suddenly, he had an idea. He turned and loped off.

"HEY! Where are you going? We’re not finished yet!" Hige shouted.

"I’m just gonna try something real quick!" Kiba shouted back.

Hige sighed. He looked over at Tsume, who was curled up against a rock.

"What’s with you?" Hige asked.

"I’ve been scarred for life." Tsume answered shakily. "And I don’t mean my chest."

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Kiba stopped in front of a rose. He knelt down and bit the stem. The flower in his mouth, he trotted towards her scent. He found her bathing in a creek. Kiba’s jaw dropped.

"Huff Puff, she’s hot when she’s wet!"

Kiba picked the flower up, took a deep breath, and approached her.

"Ummm…hey."

She gaped when she saw him and leapt out of the water.

"What do you want?"

"I wanted to…uh, give you this."

Kiba dropped the flower by her paws. She looked at, eyes wide and mouth gaping open.

That’s the same look the girl gave the man! She’s as good as mine! Kiba thought.

Her look of surprise soon turned into a look of anger.

"You IDIOT!"

Kiba backed up.

"Huh?"

"Do you know how long it took me to bring that rose back to life?"

Kiba sat down. He felt awful. He spoke without thinking.

"I’m sorry, Betty!"

Sheba tilted her head. She was raging now.

"MY NAME IS SHEBA!"

Kiba laid his ears back.

"I’m sorry Be…umm, Sheba! Really, I am."

Sheba looked away. She put her paw on the flowers’ stem and closed her eyes. Kiba watched as both her paw and the stem glowed. Kiba watched as a flower shaped marking appeared on her face. It disappeared moments after. The rose was again planted, leaving her weak. She was vulnerable. She straddled her head between his front legs and grabbed a mouthful of her fur.

"Now you will come quietly."

She rolled her eyes, and lunged forward, flipping him on his back. Once again, Kiba was looking at the sky while she made her escape. Only, now he had a mouthful of fur.

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It was dark by the time Kiba returned. Hige and Tsume glanced up at him.

"Have fun?" Tsume asked.

Kiba didn’t answer. He plopped himself by Hige.

"This is a lost cause. Nothing will get her to come with me."

Toboe, who had been quiet this entire time, decided to speak up.

"I don’t know much about girls or anything, but have you tried just asking her nicely to come with us?"

Kiba opened his eyes wide.

"Say that again, Toboe."

"Umm, ask her nicely?"

Kiba jumped up.

"THAT’S IT!"

Kiba ran over to Toboe and licked his head.

"THANKS, LITTLE BUDDY!"

With that, Kiba was off. Hige and Tsume stood there, still in shock.

"What the hell was that all about?" Tsume asked.

Hige tilted his head. Toboe said nothing. He lay his head between his paws. It was nice to get a little

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