Ivan nodded a little bit even thought he could hardly hear Tiana anymore. He moan a little bit when he felt her drag him towards Shiro but that was about all he did. He let a trail of blood of where he had been. He was half awake and half asleep by the time they reached Shiro and he had his eyes shut. But he didn't have to see to know that he was near her, he could smell her and her sent gave him a little bit of energy and he smiled a little bit.

Ivan managed to smile a huge grin when he heard and felt Shiro. "it is okay, I will make it." he managed to say even though that when he said it is sounded like he would pass out just from talking. Blood was still comeing out of the gash in his side but it wasn't as bad as before. He was still breathing heavely and it still hurt to breath. But he wasn't just going to give up on life now that he had Shiro and Tiana in his life.

Ivan moan a tiny bit when he felt Tiana start dragging him the other way. He wondered why they where going back. He tryed to ask but his voice seemed to die before it left his mouth. He just layed there, almost half dead and unable to speak. He hoped that they weren't in any danger. He could do nothing if they where.

"Calm down, little sister," one of the wolves barked at Tiana, "We're just here to guard the point. Take the pup to where ever." The two members of the pack moved aside so that they sat at either edge of the street. They watched Tiana and her little group through black, dangerous-looking eyes.

Tiana blinked, but regained dragging Ivan in the direction of her car. That had worried her; she'd thought they might have been scouts, out to finish off Ivan if he tried to escape. Then again, they might have just been playing with her. But she wasn't too worried; they were the type to take out the ones worth fihting first and get the sick or wounded later.

As the group dragged Ivan between the two watch-dogs, one of them twitched his ear. Tiana stiffened, wondering if this was some sort of sign.

(Someone else can say what happens next ^^)

But as they made there way to the car they didn't expect that there was a wolf waiting for them there. It was a rouge wolf. He layed there waiting for Ivan. He had a feeling that he would met his old friend here if he waited long enought.

Ivan moan a little more as Tiana started to drag him again. Everything seemed to hurt when she dragged him. But he knew that it was the best way to move him since he couldn't move on his own.

Right when she reach out for the vehicle a body moved in front of her. It was the wolf in his human form. He looked huge in his human form and his hiar was black and almost looked as if he had a few lines of red going threw it. He looked at glimpsed at Shrio, smerked seeing Tiana and then a huge evil smile appeared on his face when he saw Ivan. "well hello there my friend," he said and his voice was low and had a meanicing tone to it.

Ivan looked up and managed to open one eye. But he regreated it right away, right infront of him was Balin. Balin had been in love with his sister and blaimed him for her death. He wasn't satisfied when Ivan was banished so he set out to go and kill Ivan. Ivan thought he had lost him a while ago but he thought wrong. Ivan managed to growl a little bit but stoped when he felt blood in his mouth.

Balin smerked and turned into his wolf form. He was bigger then Tiana and his back fur was streaked with red. "I am balin and I am here on a mission." he said and then looked at Ivan. "I am here to kill him, he is the one who killed the one person I loved " he growled and turned back to Tiana.

Ivan looked at Tiana and tryed to say something but his voice died inside his thout.

Balin growled at her "She never killed anyone, she was the kindest person in the world and somehow she had him for a brother. " he said as he growled at Tiana.

Ivan looked at Balin and managed to say "I didn't kill her" which was true, she had only failed in protecting her. He never killed her, someone else did.

Shiro was caught in a world of panic. She remained silent and yet a bit frantic as she tried to help as much as h could with Ivan. She petted his head reassuringly and once even tried to help drag him, but she wasn't very strong. When they passed the sentry wolves, she blinked at them stupidly. Thy didn't seem to want to attack them however so they continued on.

When they got to the car it was as if bad luck wanted to flood them over.

Another wolf....at least she guessed it was. It felt like one in her minds eye. He looked big and bad, and yet as with the other wolves, even he had a tug at her heart. When he threatened Ivan something snapped. She jumped forward in front of her beloved companions and put her arms outstretched.

"I won't let you touch them!" She cried defiantly


((sorry I haven't posted....I'm glad you kept on! If ever I don't post for a while please do as before and keep going))

Balin seemed to laugh when Shiro jumped inbetween them. "you have a pathetic human for a friend. Well it seems that I get to kill at least one stupid human today." he said and started to walk closer to Shiro and when he was a few feet away he lunged at Shiro.

Ivan cursed when Shiro jumped inbetween Balin and Tiana. She as going to get herself killed if someone didn't do something. He tryed to move but failed and only made his wounds start to bleed a little more.

Balin layed on the ground and then jumped to his feet. He growled at Tiana and started to circle her "I am not here to fight you, I hate fighting girls. My fight is with Ivan and maybe the human but not you" he said as he looked at her.

Ivan had turned back into his wolf form and managed to walk over to Tiana. "we need to get out of here" he managed to say. He didn't look as dead as before and if you looked into hsi eyes you could see that he was going to fight with him friends to the end. "He is to powerfull for us now and I dont want to get Shiro hurt." he said and watched Balin circle them

((Yeah, Silver's right... Balin should have noticed the scent by now... then again, probably Roan should have as well.. oops :S))

Tiana swore when she realised she didn't have Shiro on her back. She'd dropped her?! Tiana swung back around and charged back to Shiro.
"Are you okay?" Tiana asked her, nuzzling her face into Shiro's neck. "I'm sorry, I thought I'd caught you. Are you hurt?"
Keeping one eye on Balin and Ivan, Tiana waited anciously (sp?) for Shiro to answer.

Ivan and Balin circled each other for a while and then Balin lunged at Ivan. Ivan dogged and let Balin run into the side of a building. Balin got knocked out. Ivan smerked and limped his way over to Tiana and Shiro. "we need to go now. He won't be able to follow us if we lose him since he lost his sence of smell over the years." he said ans licked Shiros cheek when he saw her laying on the ground.

((ahhh no smell did you make that up to excuse the flower thing or was that already a part of him...:D ))

Shiro noded and took Tianas hand in getting up. She sighed in relief...No one really got hurt, at least more anyway and the other wolf was just unconscious....She didn't know why, but even the wolfs who wanted to kill her, she couldn't bare the fact of their death.

She followed them to the car watching Ivan anxiously as he was still wounded.

"Are you ok Ivan..I mean really? Please don't lie to me?" She asked worriedly.

Ivan looked at her and then nuzzled his nose into the palm of her hand. "No, I am hurt very badly and need help but I can stand." he said as he looked at her and then licked her hand "but I will be fine, I promise that I won't die any time soon." he said and smiled at her. The bleeding had gone down a little but he still needed help.

((It was already a part of him before I introduced him to you))