Book 1 Episode 2: Dances With Wolves Part 1

## Location

**Club Taboo, Shinjuku Providence in Downtown 2nd Soul Tokyo**

## Characters Involved

* Tahira

* K.T.

* Akiko Yano

* Akira Tetsu

* Sian

* Cheyenne Asagawa

## A Chance Meeting of a Lifetime

Ash: Watching the clock strike 8 pm, Akiko couldn’t believe that she had allowed her peers talk her into going out to a club tonight. She tried to refuse but her boss practically threatened her job if she did not join them. Akiko always came up with an excuse not to go out with her coworkers but today Brittney had caught her off guard and Akiko foolishly had said she had nothing planned. Exhaling a deep breath, she swung her legs out of bed and sat up. Reaching above her head she stretched her body until a few bones in her back cracked with the most pleasuring snap. Akiko had taken a three hour nap, knowing damn well that if she wanted to survive this night with her colleagues, then she needed to be well rested and prepared. They already did not know much about her life and she knew she would be drilled on the subject.
Standing up, she moved over to her dresser, looking in the mirror she quickly took a brush through her long black locks. Leaving her hair down was a preferred look, it took too much effort to get that much hair up in a ponytail. Opening up the first drawer she pulled out a pair of black boy shorts and a regular cotton black bra, slipping both objects on she took one last look in the mirror. “Eh, why do I bother buying make-up when I know I am not even going to wear it.” She spoke to herself, not like anyone was going to hear her, she lived alone. Walking over to her closet she grabbed a pair of dark wash jeans, a black tank top, and a black leather jacket that had belonged to her brother. Finally dressed she made her way to the kitchen where she snagged a mini chocolate chip muffin. She could hear the growl of her wolf deep inside her mind. “Yeah, yeah, yeah… we lived on fresh deer meat and poor little fluffy bunnies for 30 years, let me have one freakin mini muffin.” She felt like a complete head case when she spoke to the wolf inside her, but she would be awfully lonely if she didn’t talk to anyone day in and day out. Shaking the thought from her mind she popped the rest of the muffin into her mouth and grabbed the keys that were hanging next to the door. Walking down the steps of her front porch she straddled a very large and in charge black Kawasaki Ninja. Sliding her helmet onto her head she slipped the key into the ignition and listened as the motorcycle purred to life.
Tearing out of her dirt road driveway, she finally came to the main road. She loves the way the wind whipped her hair back and forth, she felt alive when she drove her motorcycle. It broke back memories of racing through the woods as her wolf, having no real care in the world. Driving gave her a chance to escape her reality, or to forget her reality. It didn’t take much time to get to the club, not like it mattered; she didn’t plan on staying there very long. All she needed to do was make an appearance, have a little conversation, have a few drinks, and head out before 10 o’ clock. Parking her bike, she hooked her keys onto a loop on her jeans and left her helmet resting on one of the handle bars. Her combat boots clanked against the side walk as she made her way up to the dark doors. She could hear the pounding of the music inside, taking a deep breath she prepared herself to be violated with lights, sounds, and smells of all sorts. Opening up the doors she was welcomed with a loud pitched scream of Brittney, a very sweet and talkative colleague of hers. “Oh My God, you actually came out, we all had a running bet on whether or not you would actually show. We are going to have soooo much fun tonight!” Shaking her head Akiko gave an unenthused smile. “So much fun” She said with a dry tone. Walking up to the bar with Brittney, Akiko ordered a Gin N Tonic, once the glass was placed in front of her Akiko took a large swig of the drink, knowing very well that she would not get drunk, she had found that out by trial and error. Turning around, she leaned her back against the bar and scanned the crowd, there were definitely a lot of interesting smells in this club.

The Silver Haired Noble: Now Tahira was never one much for going out to establishments such as these like Taboo, a very vibrate, hot and sizzling night club that lay at the heart of the Shinjuku Providence of 2nd Soul that ran by none other than Sian Tetsu and her son Daken, an up and very bumping artist like his mother. The young wolf queen of the Crescent Moon Wolf Pack preferred to those of her own to keep mostly to themselves and to interact with humans only when need be as was necessary for most as they were all either students or faculty at Scorpion Academy. A prestigious school with very vibrate yet deep ties to the schools of the Warlocks that trained the crème de la crème elite in the assassin realm from primary school up to the college levels of curriculum. But here she was standing at the bar of one the greatest place on earth alone her golden eyes staring out at the dance floor at some of the younger members of her pack dressed in white strapless denim jumpsuit that did very little to hold back the imaginations of the males that were eying her cleavage and voluptuous frame from all points of the room, a pair 4 inch black booties, with her now silver white colored main handing loose about her beauty caramel brown colored features watching them have the time of their lives dancing with their potential mates. It was almost enough to make Tah jealous to some extent, and literally want to throw in the towel a bit seeing just how easy it was for them to find affection in the arms of another while she still cliff hung on even telling hers how she felt. ‘But then again….’Tahira mused slightly to her herself turning on her heels to that she could face the bar once more to go back to nursing her drink of vodka and ice. ‘Look who the fuck her sire was….’ The ideal of her former Alpha wallowing in self-pity at the loss of losing Grey after all these years actually making her shake her head in regret due to her wasting that of her own emotions on that man as she curls several nimble fingers around the shot glass that was in front of her, picking up from the marble countertop and throwing it back ease. Knowing all too well that she wouldn’t succumb to its effects no matter how much alcohol she took in once it was emptied and placed back down onto the counter top just in time to feel a quick had graze her shoulder which prompted her to look to her left only to see her beta and the packs medicine woman Cheyenne standing there with a huge goofy ass grin on her face laughing with K.T. another from their fold, who she knew without question has had the biggest school boy crush on her ever since she found him in the eastern part of the Suicide Forest, mere moments after he made his first killed. And though it irked her to no ends Tahira did her best to make him understand that a union between them would be something next to impossible….You see an Evil like him…NEEDS to die off. “You see I told ya…she hasn’t left the bar the entire night Chey pay up.” K.T. demanded grinning at the second in command as she gave Tahira a good shake. “Ah common Tah, at least dance with one of the guys here I’ve a got a cool 2000 yen on the line here. And besides you promised me you’d at least try to have fun tonight.” The young girl with long black native American hair and features groaned not wanting to loose this bet so easily. Tahira just shook her head and smirked glancing back at the two,“I cant believe you fucks are placing bets against me again.” “Hey no offence Tahira but your love lift is profitable.” KT tells her extending his right hand still trying to shake down Cheyenne for his winnings but didn’t bulge just reached out both of her Alpha’s wrists and proceeded to drag her to dance floor. Of course Tah tried to protest once she grabbed but she knew that once her Beta got it into her mind that she was gonna make someone do something there was no way of shaking her so Tahira was forced off of the stool she was sitting and made to walk towards the dance floor in the direction of male who was rather large in stature and size, and from smell of things his scent was very familiar to the young alpha too as Cheyenne attempts to taps him on his shoulders whilst he was in mid-stride on the dance floor to make introductions. If indeed he did stop he would look down and see the woman of 5’6 smiling him before hearing her say, “Hey there, sorry to interrupt but my friend here is really shy and asked me to come over here with her to see if you would like to dance with her.” Cheyenne stated with a smirk gesturing to Tahira whose face could only go from what the fuck, what are you doing, and shock before glancing up at the guy that the young girl was talking to only see the face of someone that she actually knew…..all the while she kept getting the whiff of another who seemed to carry the same scent as she and those that were with her Alpha back in the day but somehow Tah seriously doubted that it was Naomi.

Ash: Still leaning up against the bar, Akiko took the time to observe the different people in the club. Deep down she wished she could find the courage to just let everything drift away, grab a guy, and just move her body on the dance floor. She stared intently at a large group of women that seemed to be the life of the party; they didn’t have a care in the world. They radiated pure courage and nerve, but there was something about them that made Akiko’s nerves stand on end. They smelled different then the other people in the club, something about them told her that they were like her. With a whine and a whimper she could feel her wolf sneak around her mind, tickling the walls with its fur. She couldn’t always read her wolf but something about its movement was telling her that she needed to definitely pay more attention to this group. Pushing off of the bar she made her way to the dance floor, she could at least try to have fun in the process. Walking out onto the dance floor Akiko swayed her hips back and forth, feeling the music move her body. The song was not familiar to her but the beat made it easy to dance to. She didn’t mind dancing with herself. “Would you care to dance?” She opened her eyes and smiled sweetly at the gentleman that had come up to her. “Thank you for the offer but I think I am doing just fine.” She watched as the young man walked away disappointedly. Getting closer and closer to the group of women that intrigued her, her wolf became even more alert within her mind. They had to be Lycans like her, there was no other way. They smelled like the fresh air of the forest, as if the smell ran through their veins. But there was one in particular that caught her interest the most. The woman had darker skin, a silver white head of hair, and a strapless denim jumpsuit. There was an essence about her that drew Akiko in; she had strength, power, and she smelled like something familiar. Wait, no, she smelled like “Someone” familiar. Dancing up closer to the group; she tried to casually bump up next to the woman with the white silver hair. Turning around quickly, Akiko faced the woman. “Oh my god, I am so sorry. I was so caught up in the music I wasn’t paying attention to what I was doing.” Akiko bowed at the waist slowly, but never lost eye contact with the woman. It was true; she smelled so much like Kin. The smell brought the feeling of joy and fear. She was happy to have found someone so much like her but feared that, that meant that Kin was close by. She was not ready to see him again; she never wanted to see him again. Not how he left things with the hunter.

The Silver Haired Noble: As the initial introductions continued Tahira found herself unable to focus on what was being said between her long time friend and the attractive man before her whose name was Jason Walker. The scent she'd had picked up on earlier as she was dragged to the dance floor was causing the beast inside of her to become elated almost overcome with joy, something that rarely happened unless her pack brothers Lee or Kaith were around. But Tah knew that if those two were about trouble couldn't be too far behind'em too as things were rarely ever peaceful with them about especially with the ladies. She reminded herself taking great care to still listen out to what was being asked by Jason first before nodding het head or giving any verbal responses to his questions while her golden gaze surveyed the room for the one who this all was coming from as it was drawing every nearer towards the three of them. Cheyenne slightly already in the grove of things as the whole time she'd been talking she'd been doing a two step dance of her own, thus prompting Tah and Jason to motion their own bodies to the beat just to keep up a bit. Anyone with eyes could see just how fluid and agile Tahira herself was on dance floor as she swayed her hips to the right then left allowing the passionate beat to carry her along without a care in the world. All the while the wolf queen herself used tge fluidity of her motions to move about freely on the dance floor in search of this other wolfblood that roamed so freely about in her territory only to have her search come to an end the moment someone bumped into her. Quickly jerking her head around to see who Tah immediately heard a feminine voice uttering an apology of sorts as the form it belonged to was bowed at the waist her eyes completely fixed on the young wolf queen as she did so. Which lead Tahira to believe that, her bumping into her as did wasn't any accident at all not only that but the scent shed been picking on was coming directly from this girl though she still had no clue as to why? Taking very careful note that several eyes from her pack were upon her also, and most were very defensive to say the least Tahira decided that it was best to deal the matter in an appropriate manner less the girl's actions bring about an un-necessary attention here. "It's quite alright, I myself have the same issue too at times. The name's Tahira and you are?" she'd stated extended her right hand towards the girl if she had indeed resumed to standing upright again.

Akira Tetsu: Akira would have walked inside the club with both his hands in his pockets moving through the crowded area, He had heard of the place from a few of his friends they practically begged him to tag along this time so he finally did, He had on a thin black leather jacket with the collar up and underneath was a black tee shirt, he also had black pants and shoes. As he walked through the club he felt an arm wrap over his shoulder “see man told you this place is fucking awesome” Akira’s friend would have said with a beer bottle I his hand, Akira would have removed the guys arm from his shoulder “Yeah yeah whatever” “aw come on man liven up you’ll scare all the women away with a face like that” he say though next thing they knew a women had wrapped her arms around Akira’s waist sliding them up his body and to the side of his face “I disagree with a face and body like this he could probably get any girl he wanted in here isn’t that right big guy” the woman would have said looking up at him, Akira didn’t say anything but just glared down at the woman looking her directly in her eyes the woman locking eyes with him momentarily before adverting her eyes and turning slightly red, Akira would have then smiled “hmm whats wrong your face is all red” the woman seemed to be surprised that he asked her the question and seemed to be lost for words at the moment, “Hey Ikki She’s all yours I’m go get a drink” he’d say walking away from the woman who looked as if she was gonna grab onto him to keep him from going though Akira simply moved his arm and kept walking, “well seems like that part hadn’t changed” he’d say to himself before finally taking a seat on the bar stool waiting for the bartender who leaned onto the counter in front of him “well what can I get for you” “Three Shot Everclear I need to loosen up a bit” “you go it coming right up” the woman would have said before pouring his shots which Akira downed one after the other, he had just recently came back and so many things changed and at the same time they didn’t a lot of things were odd to Akira though he adjust quick so he wasn’t worried bout things , Akira would have turned around from the bar stool looking out towards the dance floor just watching while the music and lights assaulted his sense’s.

Ash: Akiko felt the air around them turn thick with defensive anger. Ah, so she was right, there was something fierce about this woman that stood before her. Here Akiko had just run into the alpha of the local wolf pack. Maybe that is why she smelled so much like Kin, because she shared that alpha aspect but still, something didn’t smell right. Shaking her head, Akiko had almost missed what the woman was telling her. All the eyes on her made her just a tad nervous, making her feel like some omega wolf. "Pleasure running into you Tahira, my name is Akiko Yano." Extending her hand to the other woman, Akiko grasped Tahira's hand and shook it firmly. "It seems that I have upset you’re... ummm... Group of friends. I apologize; I didn't mean to cause any trouble. You just smelled, I mean, seemed like someone I knew." Akiko’s tongue was running faster than her brain could keep up with. "Well, now that I have made a total fool of myself, I guess I should leave you be to enjoy your dancing." Looking past Tahira, Akiko’s eyes scanned the woman’s pack. They were strong, they had courage, and they had each other. With a sigh, Akiko thought about what it would have been like to have had an actually pack to be part of. Turning around, Akiko was ready to just run out of here but to her surprise something caught her attention. Memories flooded her mind as a certain scent entered her senses. Visions of a midday swim, of her high school life, of having feelings for someone. Closing her eyes, she breathed in the smell. It warmed her blood like she was right next to a hot fire. Opening her eyes, the room had brightened. She knew that if someone took a closer look at her eyes they would have a deep ring of red around the outside. Swinging around she tried to look all around for the person that peaked her interest. And there he stood, over at the bar with a shot glass in his hand. He seemed to have changed in some way but she could not put her finger on it. Straightening her hair, she wondered if he would even remember her, she sure remembered him. What should she do? Should she walk out like she was going to or should she go over there? The whimper of her wolf answered that question. She took her time walking over to the bar, sliding up right beside him she leaned over and asked the bartender for another gin n tonic. Grasping the drink in her hand she looked over at him, at Akira, just wanting a moment to look at a familiar face.

## Old Faces in a New Place

The Silver Haired Noble: Tahira could also felt the air about her and the young woman Akiko change as she had introduced herself extending her hand forward in her general direction in what appeared to be a good ol’ fashioned American handshake. A very simple gesture in which Tah actually had found over the years that she had truly come to miss during her stay here in Japan. As everything here was always so formal in nature what with their traditions and such, it was almost enough to send her running back to the States sometimes. She thought gradually raising her left hand upwards and giving a casual wave of her hand against the currents of the air as if to say, “Think nothing of it.” but in truth this motion was a signal to those hostiles that were of her own to be at ease and that she herself was fine. This motion of course seemed to lift the air of thickness around them as most with the exception of her beta, Cheyenne resumed what they were doing before the two collided without so much as a word leaving them room to speak as she extended her own hand outwards in order to return the heartfelt shake, “No, no Akiko it was all my fault tell me....what brings one like yourself to 2nd Soul? And alone too no less?” Tahira asked not really wanting to beat around the bush here as her words in truth spoke for themselves in regard to her being a lone wolf first and fore most in addition to asking why she was in her territory to begin with. “Oh don’t worry yourself with mines they really are a bunch of softies once you get to know them. ” she’d chuckle, her humorous yet kind hearted nature showing itself as Akiko would prattle on insisting that she had scent familiar to someone she knew trying to play it off a bit but in truth there was no hiding what she was with this one and quite possibly surprising the young woman in front of her. As most Alpha wolves tend to come off a bit arrogant and prideful but oddly enough Tah didn’t or at least so she was told. She held a warmth with her that would make her seem well....more down to Earth and would make any one want to be near her which might explain as to why so many wolfbloods over the years from all over the world had come to call her, their Alpha...their Silver Haired Noble and the rest of the Crescent Moon Wolves family. “Do I now, I was just about to ask you the same thing. Tell me how is it that you are acquainted with my Grandsire, yet until today I haven’t had the pleasure in meeting you Akiko?” Tah’s tone was still a soft one when she asked this but firm even over the currents of the music blasting away in the club. Her golden eyes showing Akiko that her curiosity in regards to Kin’s scent also being on her as well had gotten the better of her now and even more so her concern as to why he made no mention of her to she and the others during their brief time together as a pack. If Akiko would’ve answered any of these she would’ve seen Tahira’s smile deepen greatly as outside of Naomi herself she was the only girl of the original sire line left. So it was nice to learn that she had another sister and that she wasn’t the only wolf that Kin had made and if not she would left the matter be for now, the mental bond between them as pack sisters suddenly kicking in without so much as a warning once the girl moved to turn on her heels and run prompting Tah to move in order to give chase only to be halted in her steps as images from the girl’s past suddenly starting to flood Tahira’s own mind in vibrant but hasten flashes in a manner that was almost too painful for her to even seen correctly before fading as quickly as they had come. Upon her vision returning to her she would’ve found that Akiko was gone and she herself moved to a remote booth on the far end of the room surrounded by some various concerned members of her pack. “Thank goddess you’re awake.” K.T. Declared glancing back at the bar in the general direction in which Akiko had gone off too. “That girl, Akiko Yano I mean where is she?” Tahira would ask raising her hand up to her head long enough for it to stop throbbing and to see Cheyenne returning with a class of water in hand. “You’re awake, good take this.” the silver haired queen would hear the female beta bark out passing the glass to her along with one of her herbs. Taking the items in hand Tah would toss the herbs into her mouth first and follow suit with the water next as another male in her ranks would’ve replied, “She was heading off in the direction of the bar last I saw, want I should rough her up a bit Tah?” jokingly to which Tahira’s eyes would instantly shoved the shot glass she was holding back into Cheyenne’s grasp before instinctively going for the omega male’s throat. Locking it into a unearthly grip as she pulled him towards her leveling his gaze with her own lycan changed irises her voice practically growling at him as she spoke, “Don’t you dare...not until I learn the reason why the grandsire felt it necessary not to tell myself and the others about this....about her I mean. That goes for all of you as well too, ya hear me?” Tahira would released the male upon speaking this, the rest of the group nodding their heads at the spoken word of their Alpha as it was the law here after all. “For now I say we return to the forest, to the others and prepare for the hunt. Cheyenne?” “Yeah Tah.” “I want you to stay here with Akiko, stay close to her just in case something crazy happens and no doubt it will as this is Tokyo after all. Once she’s done here I want you both to join us...” “Wait you want HER to join the pack, Tahira I dont know if that’s a good ideal or not she practically had you on the floor screaming in pain there’s no telling just how much more damage she could do to you or the rest of the pack.” “Her wolf is unstable....which is to be expected given who created her and all and without the proper teaching she will be doomed any how. Look a lone wolf....” Tah would being only to have Cheyenne end the statement for her. “.....Is a dead wolf I know, I know. I’m going.” the half Asian half native American girl would say with a soft smile on her face as she strolled off in the direction that Akiko had last been seen heading to while the others made an attempted help Tah to her feet. One that failed miserably as she lifted a hand to stop their efforts quickly while she herself stood up without any incidents. “Good girl.” she chuckled giving the others just a casual glance as if to say ‘Let’s go’ before heading towards the door, as the rest followed.

Akira Tetsu: Akira just watched the various people on the floor dancing to the music some good and some of them just needed to sit they ass down somewhere or go dance in the corner where they wouldn't be noticed as much, as he drank his shot he noticed a young woman coming his direction, the woman made it to the bar and ordered herself a drink, Akira would have downed his second shot not really paying the woman any real attention till he picked up his last drink and happened to glance in her direction and noticed that she was looking up at himself, he'd then down his last shot tilting his head back as he did"You know if you take a picture it'll probably last you longer than just staring" he'd say slightly irritated and had a small scowl on his face before turning his head to actually look at her and his facial expression would change to a more light expression and he'd lean in closer towards her face only a few inches "You look familiar have we met before" he'd say reaching his hand out and attempting to latch I onto the top of her head and would have lifted her head up a bit"I think its your eyes" he'd say his voice a little more distance as if he was thinking back before suddenly turning into an angry looking Chibi with a giant hand flicking the hell out of her forehead which if successful would have left a small mark on her forehead"I honestly dont know rather I should beat you up or kiss you idoit I mean you could have at least call me and told me you were ok or something... I thought-... I thought you were dead" he'd say placing his hand on his face after he thought about the fact that she may not even know who he was now that he thought about it and calmed himself down"Akiko you know who I am right?" He was hoping that this girl was indeed her cause if she wasn't now things would have just been extremely awkward.
Ash: As Akiko was turning to leave, she stopped as the She-alpha asked her a very simple question, well a simple question for any normal person. “I work for a wilderness biology team, and we are studying some of the native animals from the Aokigahara Forest. And I am alone because I have no one else but I have always found that if I roam alone then there is no one to disappoint me. If I make a wrong move or decision then it is on me, I won’t be disappointing someone in the process.” Bringing her hand up, she rubbed the skin on the back of her neck, feeling like she sounded like some whiny little school girl. But she was no longer a high schooler, when she woke up from being a wolf for so long, time had passed, so much time. “Tell me how is it that you are acquainted with my Grandsire, yet until today I haven’t had the pleasure in meeting you Akiko?” The alpha’s question started Akiko, she hadn’t really ever heard of the word Grandsire, but using the context of the conversation she must be meaning Kin. “Kin created me to be a replacement for his sister, he wanted to fit me in a square hole but sadly I am a circle peg. He was in the middle of training me when I was just pushed aside, he seemed to be too busy with other things. We were in the middle of hunting down some menace that had kidnapped my brother, but when the trail went cold, Kin got busy with other things. But I never gave up, I never stopped looking for him, and when I finally did… he was…” Her voice broke as yet again she had to speak the truth about what happened to her brother. “I wasn’t with in very long and probably was more of a disappointment which would explain why he never talked about me. Why mention a disappointment to the others that you created?” Inside of her head she could hear her wolf growling, her wolf took it personally when Akiko would talk badly about herself. It was something that both she and her she-wolf were working on. Bowing her head out of respect at Tahira “I think that we should definitely take a day to chat with each other, I have a feeling there is a lot you need to tell me about.” Turning around, Akiko was walking towards the door to leave.
At the Bar
“Well then let me get my camera because I do need a more recent picture of you on it.” She laughed as he flicked her forehead with his finger. “Well, my wolf didn’t learn how to dial a phone so that would have been hard. And when I finally did turn back into my human form, I was so messed up and still feral that I wasn’t of right mind or body.” She grabbed hold of his face, while looking deep in his eyes she smiled. “Of course I remember you, it was Billy wasn’t it?” A slick smile curved across her lips. “How could I have forgotten about you Akira, I thought about you so much while I was…away. God, who would have thought I would have found you at this bar tonight?” She leaned her head in and took a long drag of his scent, breathing it in slowly, letting it spread throughout her body. Leaning back, she couldn’t take the smile off of her face, she felt like she needed to slap herself to make sure that she wasn’t dreaming. “So now, what was that about a kiss?”

The Silver Haired Noble: “I work for a wilderness biology team, and we are studying some of the native animals from the Aokigahara Forest. And I am alone because I have no one else but I have always found that if I roam alone then there is no one to disappoint me. If I make a wrong move or decision then it is on me, I won’t be disappointing someone in the process.” Tahira would've let these words roll around in her consciousness a bit as she left the club with the others and though it was typic human like response she was most certain that Akiko knew exactly to meaning she spoke of when asked such a question despite the demeanor of her voice. “Kin created me to be a replacement for his sister, he wanted to fit me in a square hole but sadly I am a circle peg. He was in the middle of training me when I was just pushed aside, he seemed to be too busy with other things. We were in the middle of hunting down some menace that had kidnapped my brother, but when the trail went cold, Kin got busy with other things. But I never gave up, I never stopped looking for him, and when I finally did… he was…” Tah didn't recall any more upon hearing those words swirl through the mental cortexes of her brain. Akiko's brother was dead and Kin...well neglectful as always. A sad fact to know in light of all the great things he did manage to achieve in his lifetime, the young wolf queen wagered sadly casually glancing back some only to see Cheyenne making her way towards the woman Akiko who was in company of a male that she appeared to be familiar with before turning her head back around just in time see that the door had been opened for her by K.T. as he and the others lead her out of the building into the night. All four in her company shifting into their dire wolf forms the moment they were an ear shot away from being seen, as largest in the group took to the responsibility of letting Tahira ride on his back then racing off in the directions of Aokigahara Forest in a south eastern direction. Her silver tresses dancing passionately in wind behind her as Akiko's final words echoed in her thoughts, “I think that we should definitely take a day to chat with each other, I have a feeling there is a lot you need to tell me about.” "Indeed there is Akiko, there is so much you need to know about our sire....and much, much more you need to know about myself and the others that follow the path that you are on. And I look forwards to telling you all of it." Tahira states attempting to used the mental bond between them to express her joy in having found another kindred spirit to add to the cause.

Back inside of the Club

Cheyenne watched cumbersomely as Akiko and the apparent stranger made several exchanges amongest one another, the skin walker whose other form was that of a wild dog or rather a coyote's ears picking on a quite a bit of what was being sad between the two despite the noise going on around her. The young coyote letting her moon like sphere's quickly wash over the young male's form and his essence before darting her attention off into another direction as she approached the bar no too far away from them in order to take a seat. The bar tender, a woman who looked like she was no more that 21 with long black hair kissed with brown streaks, eyes of deepest blue and alluring too, and skin the color of snow approaching her with a napkin with the club's logo etched brightly into the decortive paper in hand before laying it counter and asking, "Welcome to Taboo, where we cater to all of your guilty pleasures? What is yours this evening?" "An incrediable hulk on the rocks...and the name of the gent with the lady." Cheyenne replied not really bothering to look away from the pair as the male's aura of chi was unusual as hell and it intrested her greatly. The server took note of the woman's leering eyes and using her own she traces their gaze towards the man that guest speaks of and seeing a person that she hadn't since she herself was 17 before rolling her eyes a bit, "Coming right up." then laughing. ".....who Akira...psh...girl don't even waste your time...he's nothing but a lazy bum and I should know after all he IS my brother." the waitress stated causing Cheyenne to suddenly look away from the pair in direction only to see that it was none other than the owner of the club herself, Sian Tetsu. Almost immediately the half asian beauty begin to turn red from embaressment. "Sian? Omg girl I'm so sorry I didn't know...." "Yeah I know almost everyone thought that I was still going to be in Cali this weekend too but nah I got back in town this morning. So how's everything with you Chey?" "Good...I guess finals are coming and I can't wait too. So anything you can tell me about your brother or that girl, she just ran into my alpha a second ago and apparently she's tied to Tah somehow through the grandsire?"
"My brother....I can tell ya all I know...the girl however is Akiko, apparently she's some chick he got sweet on back when we lived New York and by grandsire I take you mean Kin." Sian asked moving through the bar with ease getting the shot from the rack in front of her before going for the bottle of sour pucker apple flavor and vodka and dumping both into the glass with ease. Cheyenne would nod her head. "Well I don't know much except he made her into what she is, and left her for his own stupid ambitions which I am happy to say blew up in his face just like the rest of the damn city we lived in after the fight with the Gods. Though at that time I was pregnant with Daken, so I couldn't meddle too much into things...condition and all. BUT Oka-san did want to take her in due to you know." Sian paused mixing the drink without a hitch and adding a cherry to boot before passing the glass to the young beta with ease. Cheyenne finished "Them liking each other." noding her head. "Tetsu Tomoko-san has always had a generous heart even when she was Yakuza. I'll have to stop by the Okiya for tea one day to see her. "Why the sudden interest in a old and you'll have to excuse the pun wolf?" "Its link to she and my alpha that I am interested in." Cheyenne explains to her before returning her gaze back towards the pair once her drink is in hand and Sian makes her way towards the two smirking. "Akira...I see you're finally outta bed...and whose your whittle friend..." Si would tease pinching her brother on the cheeks like a grandma would a five year old's.

Akira Tetsu: Akira laughed a bit when she placed her hands on his face saying calling him Billy jokingly and saying that she knew exactly who he was and how she thought about him for a long time and next thing he knew she leaned forward and seemed to smell him which he just smiled and when she looked up at him she'd say what about that kiss referring to his earlier comment and a Devious Smile would have appeared on his face"You haven't changed huh" he'd say leaning in towards the side of her face and would whisper in her ear"or did you remember something nice" he'd say referring to the time he went to her place his voice would have been deep than back when he was in school and sounded a lot more devious, he would have then bit down lightly on the tip of her ear his teeth drawing a tiny bit of blood, though the moment didnt last long as he heard his sister's voice in the background and would have pulled away from Akiko"Perfect timing as usual Si" Akira would have said sarcastically while sighing. Akira would have looked up at his sister with a slightly irritated look on his face and his eyes would have been glowing similarly to Akuma when he gets going except his weren't red, Akira would have then closed his eyes and took a deep breath and his yellow eyes would have stopped glowing and next thing he knew She was pinching his cheeks like he was some type of child to which he responded to by reaching up an using his giant hands to grab onto her face a squeezing the hell out of it before simply saying"Let Go" kinda weird because of her pinching his cheeks-

## Interested in Running with the Pack?

Ash: “Why can’t it be both? A girl sometimes has to hold onto those very special memories to keep going day by day.” She licked his cheek as his teeth bit down on the tip of her ear. She growled in the back of her throat as she felt her wolf do a back flip in the back of her mind. If she could melt she probably would have, then and there, spread out all over the clubs floor. "Akira...I see you're finally outta bed...and whose your whettle friend..." The interruption was very depressing, Akiko hung her head low as she swiveled in the bar stool and rested her elbows on the bar top. Akiko’s she-wolf was very unhappy, pushing up against the sides of her mind, growling and huffing about. Akiko tried to put a smile on her face as she watched the both of them talk and mingle together. Akiko remembers Akira’s brother slightly and as she recall’s their first meeting didn’t go so well, maybe it was best that Akiko just introduced herself and then kept her mouth shut. She waited for an opportunity to out stretch her hand to the woman. “I believe we have met once before, the name is Akiko Yano.” If the woman shook her hand, Akiko would sit there quietly as she let the both of them talk. But to keep in contact with Akira, she positioned herself so that her leg would rest ever so gently against his own; she was hoping it was not too noticeable to others. But she did hope that he would notice, he was the only thing she regretted leaving.
All of a sudden a message slithered its way into Akiko’s mind. "Indeed there is Akiko, there is so much you need to know about our sire....and much, much more you need to know about myself and the others that follow the path that you are on. And I look forwards to telling you all of it." Akiko was surprised by the twinge of excitement she felt with the message. It has been a very long time since she was sent a message through a bond. She was pretty rusty at it but she hoped that her feeling of excitement to see Tahira again would be sent to her.

The Silver Haired Noble: Sian took notice of Akiko's expression and Akira's too. It wasn't that she was trying to be a kill joy she just enjoyed playing around with her brother, now that he was back from the great beyond or where ever in the hell he had been over the course of the past 100 or less years as she removed her grip from his face just in time to catch sight of Akiko's hand coming towards her in the form of a handshake along with her voice introducing or rather re-introducting herself to the 32 year old looking female. "Yes, we did though at the time I was pregnant carrying my son by my ex-husband. Its good to see you again, and even nicer to know that you too managed to escape that desoliate hell hole too, Oka-san will be happy to know that your alive. Quite a few of us did well beside's Kin, last I heard the world order had a specialized prison built here in Japan for him and locked his mentally fucked ass up in it for his crimes against the World Nations." Sian stated allowing her moon blue orbs to casually glance back towards Cheyenne who seemed to be listening to their coversation and even more so gauging Akiko's reaction to the news as it was a common story or rather lore around 2nd Soul here, to see if it struck a cord of anger or the latter with her if anything at all. If she were to react in either fashion, Cheyenne would've proceeded to stand upwards from her seat and make her way over towards the girl place a reassuring hand on her shoulders before smiling. "Be easy child, despite what was he is still with you...with us guiding the lines of fate along side the One who Created us." Si couldn't help but facepalm hearing the shamaness speak in riddles to the woman and rolling her eyes somewhat, while trying not to laugh. As she was major skeptic of those who claim to see the future and shit even with her bestie Domini and her family showing her that there was more proof in their powers than show Sian still found it silly to even believe at times. "Chey chill with all that sacred fire muboo juboo, I don't want you scaring the poor girl to death before you even make it back to the forest....that is why Tahira-san left you behind, right? To invite her out there to do whatever it is you pups do under the rouse of the full moon." She stated pretty much blowing what would've have been a matter between pack sister way out into the open befre Cheyenne could even address the girl. Which served only to irratate the younger of the two women to know end. "Tetsu-san...this is a Crescent matter, you had no right to meddl...." "In our affairs...yeah I know but you guys hang out in my club so technically it becomes my business, but just do me a favor hun if anything happens to Akiko....RUN." Sian tells her sharply her eyes narrowing in a slanted manner revealing to the coyote the snake that dwelled within before she proceeded to walk off and continue her nightly affairs of running her business.

Akira Tetsu: Once Sian had let go of his cheeks he released her face and let out a sigh while simply listening for a bit while she talked with Akiko and would have shook her hand though Akira's eye would have widen slightly when he felt something on his though when he glanced down he couldn't help but laugh to himself as he noticed her leg on his own"Kin got it pretty rough huh" he'd say to himself as he heard his sister talk about what happened to him though he noticed Sian's eye shift away from the conversation which Akira followed with his own and he couldn't figure out what she was looking at for a moment till he saw a woman getting up and moving toward there direction tandem the woman seemed to move to place her hands on Akiko's almost outta instinct Akira would have reached forward and grabbed Akira by her collar and pulled her toward him and away from the woman and would have wrapped his arms around her and his yellow eyes would have glowed a ferociously and his body laugh would have suddenly turned extremely hostile and his Chi levels would have started to raise the whole time he would have been staring at the woman all the while he would have been tucking Akiko's face in his chest, Akira would have stayed like that for a minute or two and everything about him would have looked purely demonic though suddenly his Chi would have returned to normal and everything else and he would have place his hand over his face the veins popping out in his arms because off how hard he was squeezing he would have then moved his hand.

Ash: Akiko smiled at Sian as she spoke, but soon her expression changed to a bitter sweet emotion. “Quite a few of us did well beside's Kin, last I heard the world order had a specialized prison built here in Japan for him and locked his mentally fucked ass up in it for his crimes against the World Nations." This was the first time she had heard about Kin. Why was he is prison? What the hell did he do? The World Nations, what horrible things could he have possibly done? All of a sudden, Akira’s hands wrapped around her and pulled her close to his body. "Be easy child, despite what was he is still with you...with us guiding the lines of fate alongside the One who Created us." One of the wolves from Tahira’s pack as come up and obviously tried to touch her. She could feel the tension and anger rise off of Akira like steam. She gently raked her nails down his chest and whispered softly into his ear. “Calm down, it’s ok. Thank you for trying to protect me, but I am ok.” Even as Akira calmed down, she kept her body leaning against his as she looked up at the new arrival and listened to her and Sian’s conversation. "Chey chill with all that sacred fire muboo juboo, I don't want you scaring the poor girl to death before you even make it back to the forest....that is why Tahira-san left you behind, right? To invite her out there to do whatever it is you pups do under the rouse of the full moon." Ah so Akiko was being invited out to the forest for a real pack meeting, she must say that she was actually excited about that. She had never been around a large group of her own kind, especially wolves that were also made by her creator. "Tetsu-san...this is a Crescent matter, you had no right to meddl...." "In our affairs...yeah I know but you guys hang out in my club so technically it becomes my business, but just do me a favor hun if anything happens to Akiko....RUN." She followed their conversation, very amused by Sian’s last statement. That should be pretty obvious just by the reaction of Akira when the strange woman just tried to touch her. At least she knew that nothing bad would happen, or if it did, she would be well avenged. Finally Akiko spoke up. “Thank you so much Sian, I really appreciate you and Akira’s support but I would like to meet the pack in a more private setting . In a setting where I do not need to hold my tongue or look around to make sure mortals aren’t listening in. I will keep out of trouble, but just in case I do get in trouble here is my cell phone number.” Taking a pen from her bag Akiko wrote her address and phone number down on a clean napkin. She slid it across the bar top and pushed it under Akira’s hand. Turning to the stranger she spoke “Maybe I should learn your name before you take me into the deep dark forest to your pack of ferocious wolves.”

The Silver Haired Noble: Cheyenne's eyes watched as the vision of what the male Akira might possibly do next out of the three probabilities she'd been giving the gift of seeing through her own spiritual power unfolded before her as she made her approach and tried to soothe away whatever negative reaction Sian's words might have spawned in the young wolf's mind and heart only to have her drawn closer away from her reach. The scent of his anger and distrust rising up off of the 6 foot or so male like the stinch of a cheap bottle of cologne, causing her own beast to stirr within her to react in a manner that would most likely either mark her for dead or both of them savagely wounded beyond words if indeed she was reading the boy right. And she was too but Cheyenne wasn't about to let her rank amongst pack be jerperdozied just because some outsider couldn't handle her approaching a woman who it was clear he was either interested in or had some unfinished business to dish out to. "Woah easy big guy, I don't think you wanna tango with me and I most certainly don't want Tetsu Tomoko-san and your sister trying to kick my ass either, if it weren't for them my brother and sisters would never get out of the forest." Chey tells Akira softly her voice sounded rather melodic to the ears of those who would hear them. It was a sound that would've lulled even the wildest of animals from their fury into being tame, and was a natural gift she had with those of a not so "normal" pedigree. Something that even Tahira herself believed Cheyenna had inherited from her native american side of her family. The young coyote watching the exchange between Akiko for a moment before allowing herself to hear Sian's own prattle and warning if anything happened to the girl. The dark purple almost black aura that surrounded the mother of her sometimes on and off again boyfriend as she walked away setting off trigger with her animal that made it along with her wanna bolt straight the fuck outta the front doors and never look back...but somehow Chey was able to lock her feet fast to the floor while Akiko herself finally moved to speak, “Thank you so much Sian, I really appreciate you and Akira’s support but I would like to meet the pack in a more private setting . In a setting where I do not need to hold my tongue or look around to make sure mortals aren’t listening in. I will keep out of trouble, but just in case I do get in trouble here is my cell phone number.” Chey could only watch as she slide the napkin her number was on under Akira's hand her moon colored eyes rolling just a tad as anyone with a nose on his face could see she like the man before she turned her attention finally towards her and said, "Maybe I should learn your name before your take me into the deep dark forest to your pack of ferocious wolves." Sian however only gave a casual wave to Akiko letting her know that what she wanted was acknowleged and well respected as she was in the midst of a conversation with one of the servers who seemed to be having an issue with an unruly bunch several tables back. And though it was common for this time of night at one of the city's hottest spots around she wasn't about to have them trying to tear the joint down, as she motioned for the phone in right pocket, dialed several numbers, before moving in to assist with getting rid of the mess.

"Asagawa Cheyenne most call me either Chey or Cyan for short, I am the femme Beta of the Crescent Moon Wolves and second in command to the woman you met earlier. My alpha wishes for you to join the the pack tonight....for a hunt, the last one too before mating season begins, that is if you are up to the task Akiko?"

Ash: Sliding off of the stool, Akiko straightened out her skirt and leather jacket, facing Cyan she smiled. “Well alright, let’s go out and meet this Crescent Moon pack. Just be prepared though, I have never truly hunted or…wait what…mating season. Oh I have a feeling I have a lot to learn.” She leaned into Akira and placed a small kiss upon his cheek. “I plan on seeing you later; there is something in my basement that you are going to want to see.” She whispered that last part, but knew very well that Cyan could hear the words as well. She ruffled up his hair as she turned to leave. Looking over her shoulder she motioned for Cyan. “You ready to go.” Walking to the door, Akiko stepped out into the fresh air, taking in a deep breath she let the scent of the forest surround her. Turning to hopefully face Cyan, she cocked her head to the side. “Silly question but how are we suppose to be getting there?” This was all new to Akiko, even her wolf was curious by this exchange, it had never been part of a pack, what was there to expect.

This was going to be a new adventure for the both of them. An adventure that would hopefully bring the two sides of Akiko closer.