Thursday, January 27, 2005

My School is crap
Well, I am good, got a lot of stuff last night after going to Morrisons, got the KEANE Album, YAY, so I have been listening to that all last night, brilliant band, if you have not heard there music I really reccomend that you do :)

Other than that it wa s aquiet night, did my writing anda few Wallpapers, I am gonna do some more maybe later, if I have the time, which I should as I will have the afternoon off, so gives me a bit of freetime, lol.

Get this, I usually havea free period first lesson, but I leanred today that our heater packed in, yes, the school heating system is down -_-, not the first time I may add. But they want us all to assemble in the refectory first period, when I should still be at home -_-. WOuldn't be too bad but they only want to re-located us, the only years gonna be in the school at years 11,12 and 13. SO will be quiet to say the least.

Must run anyway, Iam rushed like hell thanks to that news, so I will talk to you later, I shall leave you with Chapter 3 of the story, I really hope you enjoy this one as much as the others, I am glad you are enjoying reading it *hugs*

Chapter 3 – Truth

He seemed to have drifted off, it was a dreamless sleep though, all he saw was light, bright, white light, as if he was been called, summoned away from what he had once known, but, also been torn away from that light, as it began to fade away, his eyes slowly began to twitch.

Richard opened his eyes slowly; he blinked several times, trying to get his vision back, letting it focus slightly. When he did, he saw his current situation, above him was a red corrugated roof, it looked as if it was a train roof, and as he looked around from his padded position, he was right, he seemed to be in what was left of an old train carriage. Attempting to get up, he found he still had some pain in him, but looking at himself, he found white bandages wrapped around him, had the Wolves done this?

After several minutes of getting up, he left the carriage by the only door on the right, outside it was now night, the stars in the sky blinked several times, and even though it was artificial, it was still beautiful, even the moon, in it’s ‘fake’ state shone down vivid rays of happiness, he was glad to be able to see them. Looking around it seemed he was in some kind of train yard, the trains old and decrepit, a fire nearby, burning bright in an old oil drum. He looked around his surroundings, and as he began to walk away from the carriage he heard a voice from behind, sat next to it, tuning around, he saw the White Wolf, Kiba, as it repeated what it had just said, “Good to see you are awake and well”, Richard looked at him for a second before moving over to him, stumbling slightly, his wounds still giving him great pain as he walked. Resting upon the carriage, he nodded, not looking to the wolf and then said, trying not to sound too upset about the situation,

“I am fine, thank you for your help, I never expected help from a wolf, everyone says you have been extinct for over 200 years” Richard tried not to sound too surprised as he said his words, from when he was in school, for a short time, he had been taught, by the teachers there that all the wolves had dies off, like a lot of the worlds nature around 200 years ago, so to see one here was quite a shock, but, he retained his excitement. Kiba gave a slight grunt to this, and responded to it, not looking to Richard either,

“Expect the unexpected, remember that” he began to walk away, Richard turned his head slightly, he understood what he had said, he killed two birds with one stone with that answer, but, Richard could not hold back his other one, which he let slip as Kiba began to walk past in front of him,

“What is with the ability to change form, can all Wolves do that?” Richard did not expect much of an answer to this, it seemed rather personal, but, sure enough, Kiba turned slightly so now he was looking at Richard, and said to him, a slightly aggravated tone in voice, this was obviously a sore topic,

“All Wolves can use this form, and even though I think it is filthy, it helps us fit into human civilization” he gave another slight grunt at the end of this, and then said to him, looking away again, the aggravated tone now gone, “So, Richard, What are you going to do now, Do you have a home?”, Richard let this thought ponder in his head for a moment, Home, now there was a novelty, he had not been there for a long time, too long in fact, but, having non, the streets were really his home. Having a brief sigh, he then says to Kiba, trying to hide his sadness,

“I have no family, they died along time ago, no home, I have nothing of which to call my own, I am a stray, wondering the streets, just getting by, I have nothing in which to live for” he looked down to the floor at this point, it was a harsh realization, he knew it all along, but talking about it always made him sad, he liked to believe he had some form of purpose, a meaning in his life, not just someone on the streets who walked around, from place to place, although, deep in his Heart, he did believe he had another purpose, just, he has not had the chance to unlock and use it yet. Richard looked back up to Kiba, and he seemed to be nodding in agreement, and said softly, not looking to Richard,

“I know how you feel, you and me are very alike Human, I have a special feeling about you, you have a strange Aura I have sensed before, but, I do not recognize it fully, I want you come with us” he turned his head as he said this last part, and then added as he did, “I usually cannot stand Humans ,and would happily kill many of them, but you, you are different” he stopped there, slurring off slightly as he said the last bit. Richard had no idea what to say to this, to be able to stay with the Wolves, it is not like he had anything better to do, and anyway, he had to pay a debt to Kiba, he had to return the favor of saving his life. So, to what Kiba just said, he nodded his head, solemnly, and then looked, seeing Kiba walk off into the yard, he would follow, but he thought it may be better to not, he seemed to be a very quiet person.

He seemed to stand there for a long time, looking into the fire as it spitted out the embers of the flame, landing on the floor, quickly extinguishing, he looked back to the sky occasionally, he felt that at least he may serve some other purpose other than that of been a wanderer, one who had nothing to do. He was standing here, leaning, contemplating this when he heard a noise behind him, a kind if shuffle. Suddenly a wolf jumped out in front of him, Richard first response was to duck, and cover himself, but he then heard a familiar voice, looking up, he heard the Wolf say to him, “Hey, its me, don’t worry”, Richard looked back up to see the Brown Lanky wolf walk towards him, the same one fro earlier. As it continued to walk towards him, sitting in front of him, he then continued to say, “My name is Toboe, Hi Richard” the Wolf seemed to smile as it said this, he seemed like a very happy wolf did this one, young as well, unaware of the hardships of the world, or perhaps too aware? Looking to him, he then saw as he looked to the side, and then back to Richard, continuing to say to him, “Well, looks like Kiba trusts you, if he trusts you, then I do too” he stopped for a second, cocking his head slightly, standing back up and moving to be sat right next to where Richard had sat himself down, and continued his sentence, “You must really be special, he really hates Humans, and usually would kill them, but he wants you to travel with us, you really have got his trust, and even though he doesn’t show it, he likes you” he Wolf rested his head on his shoulder as he said this, nuzzling him slightly, creating a weird kind of happiness inside him. Without change in his ‘stoic’ expression, or change of where he was focused at on the fire he then sad to Toboe,

“Were you listening to what we said?” he cocked his head slightly as he said this, not changing his fix of gaze, feeling Toboe move a little, and say to him, quickly, seemingly rushed,

“Yeah, I am sorry, I did…..” as Toboe as about to continue, Richard intersected, quite quickly with,

“It is ok, no need to be sorry, I am the stranger here, you are right to be cautious about me, after all, I am Human” he looked down at his feet as he said this last comment, he knew what Humans had done to the world, and how they had destroyed a lot of it, making it what it was today, Toboe seemed to feel his sadness, and moved his head slightly, licking the side of his face, saying to him,

“It is not ‘your’ fault though, you have no need to suffer unnecessarily, you are a special kind of human, you do not scream, or panic when seeing us, you reacted to us quite well, most want us dead “ Toboe got up after this comment and moved up into the carriage calling to him as he jumped up, “Well, you better rest, we are going to have rest for tomorrow” as Toboe said this he gave a slight yawn, Richard, understanding hoe he felt by giving a yawn of his won followed him into the old, corrugated Carriage.

Moving back over to the padded area of old cushions and such, he rested on them, feeling Toboe just rest behind him, curling up, his tail moving about slightly tickling the back of his legs. As he drifted off he thought about how lucky he actually was, he could have been dead, quite easily, but he had been saved by the most unlikely of animals, he had a small warmth inside them, for some reason, he no longer felt as alone as he did that morning, waking up, and letting the gentle city winds guide him, he felt that he had something now to perhaps live for, and if that is true, maybe he may have a purpose? This thought drifted through his head, he felt himself drift off into a gentle and calm sleep.

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