Chapter 7: WITCH!
-Gale's POV-
I limped by Kurama and Hiei as we walked out of the gun store; I was in the middle so the others could defend off any attacks to take the stress off of me "Gale, I think we should take a break now," Kurama stated, I gave him a small and tired glare.
"I'm fine," I said, I grimaced and he looked at me with some concern then I waved it away "Like I said, I'm fine," Hiei brushed his hand against mine in order to tell me to relax some. "Let's just get to the nearest Safe House," I stated with another grimace.
"Take it easy, Gale," Hiei stated, he stopped me "Now sit down and rest your ankle," he said as he gently made me sit down on the hood of a broken down car, the others stopped as well.
Yusuke kept an ear out for any zombies cries that neared us while we rested "God I hate being like this," I sighed as I reached down to rub my sore ankle, so far the swelling was slowly going down since Keiko wrapped ice around it.
The pain was still causing me problems but I so far ignored it till we stopped to rest and only then did the pain explode, it almost reduced me to tears "It's not all your fault," Keiko said as she knelt down to check on my ankle. I flinched in pain as she gently massaged it "Well, it's starting to heal a little but you do need rest before we move on," she stated, I gave her a tired nod and leaned back to watch the clouds float by.
I looked back when I heard Kuwabara plop down on the ground with a grunt; he then moved some and sighed softly "I am so tired of zombies!" he growled as he crossed his arms over his chest and closed his eyes "I just want things to go back to normal and get myself a cheeseburger!" he finished with a huff.
I giggled "Yeah, I really miss seeing all my favorite shows on TV," stated Yusuke as he leaned against the car "Plus I miss fighting off the gangs that ganged up on me a lot," Keiko gave him a small pop. I looked around; I knew they missed everything that they had before the whole thing with the zombies and they wanted things to go back to normal, I watched and listened to them chat about everything.
Hiei hopped up on the hood of the car and started looking around "What's wrong?" he held his hand up and we all went dead quiet, I strained my ears when I heard it. It was a crying sound and it was getting closer and closer, everyone quickly got up and held their weapons tightly "Let's move," I mouthed, they nodded and slowly started moving. I limped quickly to stay near them but I stopped when I saw the Witch wandering around, I gulped softly and then tried to get back with the group.
Hiei came back and stayed by my side as we walked slowly away from her "Take it easy, I can get you out of here if she gets too close," he whispered softly, I nodded slightly but I kept my eye on her as she wandered.
I froze when I saw her shoulder "R…Rachel!" I gasped; Hiei grabbed my arm before I limped after her "No! Let me go! That's my sister!" I cried and he held me tighter as I tried to jerk my arm away from him.
"Stop, she'll kill you!" he growled, I didn't care. Hiei tugged me down the road and away from Rachel "Gale, don't do it, she's not human anymore," I tried to pull away but he held me close to him, he suddenly turned me around and kissed me hard to snap me out of it. I went beet red when he pulled away "Now, calm down and lets go," he said calmly, I gave him a small nod and he took my hand then lead me away from Rachel.
-Kurama's POV-
My eyes widened in shock when Hiei calmed her down with a kiss, I knew they had something going on behind my back but I never thought that he done anything with her! I growled softly to myself as we walked away from the Witch, who was still annoyingly crying in the distance, "Gale, are you okay?" asked Keiko as she touched her shoulder.
"Y-yeah, that was the first time I've seen her since she was…turned," she replied softly, I was a tear run down her cheek and hit the ground. My anger and heart melted from the sight of her pain, she looked away from everyone "F…forgive me, I usually don't act like this," I heard her softly mutter, Keiko hugged her tightly and she buried her face into her shoulder. I glanced at everyone, seeing that they were all distracted by Gale; I slipped away from the group. I had an idea that may end up getting me killed, but I rather die than to see Gale hurting from not seeing her sister again.
I slowly walked back towards the crying that had ended up down an alleyway, I turned the flashlight off and saw her red glowing form at the end of the alley "Crap, she had to go down there," I softly groan, I looked around and found a small rock. I picked it up and tossed it down the alley; she stopped crying and let out a growl like all the other Witches did "R-Rachel? G…Gale wants to-" I yelped when a Smoker's tongue wrapped around me from behind then dragged me to a nearby building "Gah! Rachel! Gale needs you!" I cried. I struggled in the Smoker's tongue, I knew I was too far away from the others and I knew I wouldn't be able to call out for help; I heard Rachel shriek in anger and I closed my eyes when she started running towards me at full speed. Suddenly, the Smoker's tongue snapped off and I hit the ground "Oof!" my eyes opened to see her killing the Smoker with her long, bloodied claws, I crawled back some to give her room "R…Rachel?" I questioned, she looked over at me with her glowing eyes.
She walked over to me slowly, I gulped again then flinched slightly when she ran a claw down my cheek "'ale?" she croaked with her scratchy voice.
I nodded "Y-yeah! She's still alive and she misses you!" I said hurriedly, she took a step back so I could get up "I…I can take you to her," I stated, she tilted her head slightly and I started walking slowly, motioning her to follow after me. She started following me "C'mon, she's this way," I promised, she trotted after me with what seemed like hope in her eyes.
"Kurama, where are you?" I heard Yusuke call out as we neared the group, I shivered when Rachel suddenly was behind me, hiding from the others "Kurama! Where did you go!" Yusuke growled as I walked up.
"Well, I…" I took in a deep breath "I went to find…her," I replied as I moved to the side to expose Rachel.
