"I won't give up, I won't give in." ~ For the Love of The Game, Pillar

I stagger forward before falling, crashing onto my side. The lunar flower lays in front of my muzzle, I can only stare at it. I'm unable to move, my body is stopping, but not my mind.

This is hardly how I thought this would end. My friends all dead, Cheza gone, I'm alone, even Darcia's dead. It's about time I stopped and looked at what happened. Hindsight is indeed painfully twenty-twenty.

Toboe, our youngest member. Everyone's little brother. I should've put you first, understood you weren't as strong as the rest of us. You struggled on anyway. I should've held you back, sent someone else. Someone who wouldn't have died. Toboe, I'm sorry. You were always trying and I didn't give you the time of day. I never told you that I was impressed when you killed the walrus…

Hige, you always kept things light. You were a good friend, loyal. You were the one who showed my pride was a fault. I should've paid more attention to that message. I should've done a lot of things different. Hige, thank you for standing next to me until the end. I'm sorry that I led you to this. If you'd left with Blue, maybe you would've been better off.

Blue, I never really paid any attention to you. I'm sorry for that. I'm so sorry. You gave up a lot to join us, and struggled to fit in. I'm glad you and Hige managed to have something in the short time you knew each other. I'm sorry I cut that short.

Tsume, you were always challenging me. I thought you would leave after awhile. I never thought you would stand by me like this. I thought you were being a pain every time you challenged me. I didn't realize you were putting the pack first in your own way. You were doing what I should have done, you were the only one with enough courage too. Hige showed me pride was my fault, you tried to make me remember it. You died a true wolf's death, you would've been a great second in command. Now I know what you are, everyone's older brother. I'm sorry I never listened to you.

A cracking noise startles me, as the ice I'm laying on gives out. I plunge into freezing water.

Darcia, I hope you rot in hell for what you did. And maybe, I ought to rot with you for what I did to my pack.

I look up, the red moon turns white. As I run out of air, I think, if only, we had a second chance. I'd do it right this time.

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Author's note: There were times I loathed Kiba in the anime. He ignored everything but Cheza. But he kept the pack going, so I figured he earned this. Tsume's next!