Hearts desires

~*~*~*~*Chapter 7~*~*~*~*

 

The large wolf growled, his eyes narrowing at the demons. He knew what these beasts had done to the village children and the wolf gods had been tracking these monsters for months! But they always lost the scent near the falls. The demons used some kind of magic to lose all traces of them ever being there.

 

Again another hunt for the demons had ended in failure, until Eiji had heard it… the scream. The pup was half blind, but he had amazing hearing. The wolves had been running for nearly an hour until they began to rethink chasing a phantom scream, when they’d heard it again, the boy’s cries for ‘Base.’

 

Ichirou and Eiji ran towards the sound and found themselves passing a barrier. Now inside a cave, Eiji let out a growl. The three men near the small teen stopped their actions and looked up. The boy on the ground began to cry. Eiji shook. He wanted to comfort the boy, but seeing how injured he was, Eiji did not want to scare the boy anymore then he already was.

 

Eiji slowly walked over and bit the chain letting the pieces fall to the ground. He watched the boy dress and frowned. The boy had a Nin headband. He was a Nin from Konoha. Why was he so far from home? Eiji frowned, watching the boy sway before collapsing. He frowned, turning human to grab the boy. Sighing, he picked the small boy up bridal style and looked at the white wolf and growled.

 

“Ichirou, finish these pests off quickly. I want to get these kids home before nightfall” Eiji was smaller, and not much of a fighter, but he was the first son born of the great wolf goddess of the forest. He was leader. Ichirou bowed his head slightly before flashing fangs at the demons.

 

“Time to play,” he said in a dark voice before jumping at the smaller of the three. Pinning him under his large paw he growled, biting the demons head off. Before either of the two could move, the smaller was dead. Ichirou smirked hearing the twin’s cry. He so did enjoy hurting demons.

 

“Kyo!!!” Kenta glared darting towards the wolf, his claws out ready to attack. Ichirou swatted the demon to the side of the cave. A large bloody mark was left where the demon’s head collided with the wall. Ichirou stalked over to the demon’s body and opened his mouth, biting down and ripping the demon’s throat out. He smirked a bloody smirk looking back at the larger demon.

 

“Run.”

 

The larger man shook, taking off outside of the cave leaving his sword. Ichirou chuckled, giving chase. Eiji sighed walking out of the cave holding the boy. He looked down at the brunette and frowned. The boy was beautiful. Eiji hated to see him so abused and sad, but there was nothing the god could do right now about that.

 

Eiji took a breath and let out a howl. The sound echoed throughout the woods. Eiji frowned, seeing two younger girls walk through the barrier.

 

“Get these kids back to their village. Tell the elder the Konoha Nin did his job and was injured. He will come to collect payment in a few days.”

 

The small pink haired girl nodded. “Yes sir!”

 

Eiji watched the girls run inside the cave. He sighed, carrying the boy in his arms back to the forest. He would heal the boy and give him clean clothes to wear. It was his job as the god of the mountain to protect the villagers there. Since he had failed that and it seemed the boy had tried to protect them, he would help the boy.

 

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Base panted, finally reaching the village. He lay down just outside the village and looked around. He could not see Yuudai or smell the boy, but Yuudai’s belongings were here. He could smell that.

 

Base frowned and turned into his human form before grabbing a pair of pants he found drying on a line. He pulled them on and walked into the village frowning. He would follow Yuudai’s scent to his things then maybe from there- Base frowned sniffing the air again. Demons… more than one… blood.

 

Base growled. Something HAD happened in the village and Yuudai was stuck in the middle of it. Base sighed and frowned looking down. Kit sat in an alleyway, her small golden body shaking. Base walked over picking the fox up and frowned. Her body was cut and gashed. She had gotten in a fight probably to save her master. Base sighed and shook his head.

 

“You’re an idiot kit,” he said softly as he began to walk to the main road again. He frowned sniffing the air… wolves. He growled softly seeing two young girls leading a small group of teens. The girls walked to a hut. Base frowned, holding kit. He waited and watched the girls leave the hut before they darted off into the woods. He smirked and followed after them. They would know where Yuudai was. They were wolves of the forest… they had to know.

 

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Yuudai frowned sitting on the ‘bed.’ It was a pile of animal pelts. It was comfy, but it was still dead animal skin and Yuudai hated animal skins. He frowned getting off the ‘bed.’ His body did not hurt. The brunette glared and ran a hand down his body. His eyes shot open wide. He didn’t feel anything, no signs he had been attacked.

 

“Good you’re awake.” Yuudai frowned, looking at the golden eyes. The brunette stood over him wearing only a deer skin around his waist. He knelt beside the brunette and frowned.

 

“Your body hurt anywhere? I did everything I could to heal your injuries… although your magic seemed to work a lot to heal you too…”

 

“Who the fuck are you!? And where the HELL am I?!” The brown haired man sighed and shook his head. The kid was mouthy, but given what he had gone through, Eiji would let him get away with cursing.

 

“You are in my cave, my home. My sibling and I found you and the other boys. We brought you here to heal you.” Yuudai frowned and stood up. He blushed realizing he was naked the second the blanket fell off him.

 

“Where are my clothes?!”

 

“Trashed, they were covered in blood and semen. I have new clothes ready for you.” Yuudai frowned and shook slightly. The man stood handing Yuudai the clothes. Taking them, he looked at the man’s appearance and frowned. He had to be in his early twenties, short dark brown hair, a golden right eye, and a large scar over the left side of his face. His left eye was missing, Yuudai stepped back in fear, the same eyes as the wolf who saved him.

 

“What is wrong?” The man frowned. Surely the kid did not realize he was the wolf. For one thing, the wolf was a WOLF, he was a human… Well in human form. No human would have known he was a wolf, unless they had some kind of experience with wolf gods before. Eiji frowned, grabbing Yuudai’s wrist, trying not to scare the boy.

 

“You’re a wolf!”

 

“I am clearly human. I share the same traits as our hunting dogs, a very special mountain breed. Do not fear.”

 

Yuudai shivered, keeping silent. He did not want the man killing him. He shouldn’t know about the wolf gods, yet he knew everything about them! Yuudai nodded slowly trying to contain his fear. The man reached over brushing some of Yuudai’s hair from his face. Yuudai jumped back growling, god or not he wasn’t going to let anyone touch him again!

 

“Calm down child. I will not bring harm to you.” Yuudai shook. Grabbing the clothes, he began to get dressed. He frowned again feeling no pain.

 

“What did you do to me?”

 

“My people can heal any wounds, except mental wounds. We cannot get rid of what you went through mentally… but you will have no wounds from your attack left.”

 

“Thanks… I guess.”