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Tsuki looked up, staring at the treetops. I wonder... why can't our race ever live at peace..? The trees can.. the animals can.. She glanced at the massive wolf walking calmly beside her. Why can't we..? Rusty suddenly stopped. His ears perked and he looked of into the forest's shadows. A loud, rumbling growl grew from his throat as he bared his teeth. Tsuki turned and stared. "What is it? Terrance, something's wrong." She pulled out her sai and looked around, waiting. A rock flew at her, hitting her shoulder. She spun, spotting a shadow moving in the trees. It was only three feet tall at the most. A kid..? Another rock flew at her face, but she deflected it. "Hey!" She took off, chasing after the moving shape. She was slowly gaining speed on it. Tsuki saw the oversized, and tattered shirt that it was wearing. She aimed carefully, then threw a kunai, sticking the shirt to a tree trunk. The child shrieked. Tsuki grabbed its face, holding its cheeks so it couldn't bite if it was infected. The little girl stared up at her, angrily and defiantly. "Let go!" Tsuki stared at her. "What are you doing here by yourself? How old are you?" The girl stuck out her tongue. "I'm not gonna tell you! You'll hurt them!" Tsuki let go of her cheeks, but grabbed her, holding her arms and legs to keep her from kicking. "Terrance! I found a kid!" She started walking back to Rusty and Terrance. Rusty's ears were twitching wildly. The little girl struggled. "Nooo! Let me go!" Tsuki held tighter. "I'm not going to hurt you. None of us will."

The girl still fought. "Noo! You can't go that way! Go somewhere else!" Tsuki looked down at her. She glanced up at Terrance. "Why can't we go that way?" She knew the safehouse wasn't far ahead, and she worried that they would have to find another way to get there, which meant longer for Rusty to be in his larger state. She sighed and started walking, bringing the girl back to where Rusty was. The wolf stared down at the small girl in Tsuki's arms. The girl froze, eyes wide and staring at the giant animal. Tsuki could feel her begin to shiver. She set the girl down in front of Rusty and held her shoulders to keep her from running. "This is Rusty. He doesn't like it when you thow stuff at us. Tell me why we can't go, or I'll have to make you stay with him." Rusty's throat grumbled in a low, 'why do I have to do this' growl. The girl squirmed, but Tsuki just held tighter. "You'll hurt them! You can't go! Let me go! I don't wanna get eated!" Tsuki crouched down so she was level with the girl. "Hurt who?" The girl hesitated. "The others. I was s'posed to protect them. You can't go." Tsuki glanced up at Rusty. The wolf had yawned and made the girl flinch at the size of his teeth. Tsuki shook her head. "We don't want to hurt anyone. We're just trying to find a place. It's a safe place where we have to take them." She motioned to Rusty and Lurker. The girl shook her head furiously. "No. I was s'posed to keep out people." Tsuki stared at her. "How old are you? What's your name?" The girl looked at the ground, pushing the dirt with her feet and trying to avoid looking at the large black wolf in front of her. "I'm Marla.. I'm nine." Tsuki's voice caught in her throat. She searched for Terrance for help. She's nine.. and out here all alone.. Everything really is screwed up.. Poor girl.. I wonder who these 'others' are.. She pulled Marla away from Rusty a little and the wolf laid down on his belly. She still couldn't find the words to speak.