A Vampire's Pet
Chapter 11
Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha.
When I woke up the next morning, I discovered it to actually be the afternoon! It was twelve forty-five. I slept for like twelve hours! I yawned and pushed myself out of bed. I threw on some clean clothes and headed downstairs. Upon entering the kitchen, I noticed Marissa was still here. I smiled at her.
"Mornin'." I said quietly as I stretched and yawned again. She yawned and handed me a glass of orange juice when I sat down. I sat down next to her and laid my head on the counter. It felt really cold. I smiled, it felt so good. Marissa seemed to notice.
"Rei, are you okay?" She asked. I grunted. She went to feel my forehead but pulled her hand back, with a yell. I looked up at her. "Rei, your forehead is so hot!" she exclaimed. She got up and left the room. I sighed and started drinking my juice. Everything felt really cold for some reason. After a few minutes, Marissa came back with my grandma. She tried to feel my forehead but she was forced to pull her hand back. She looked at me, concerned.
"What?" I mumbled.
"Sweetie, why don't you go lay on the couch?" Grandma suggested. So, I got up, went to the living room, and myself comfy on the couch. I overheard Grandma calling someone on the phone. "Jacque, get your ass over here." She said sternly. "I don't care! I need your help now!" She said after a moment. "Then explain to me why I can't touch Rei without getting a minor degree burn… Good. See you soon." Then she hung up. I was burning them? But how, I didn't feel warm. I yawned and fell asleep again.
Jacque's POV
RIIIiiiIIIING!
I groaned. 'What the fuck is that?' I thought.
RIIIiiiIIIING!
I groaned again as I realized it was my cell phone. I grabbed it and answered it before it could go off again. "Who is it?" I mumbled unhappily.
"Jacque, get your ass over here." came Molly's voice. I groaned.
"Molly, it's the middle of the day!" I said quietly.
"I don't care! I need your help now!"
"Molly, it will have to wait. It's almost impossible to get to your place right now." I said slowly.
"Then explain to me why I can't tough Rei without getting a minor degree burn."
I sighed and sat up. Rei was sick. Great.
"I'll be there as fast as I can." I said as I got out of bed and started walking towards my closet.
"Good. See you soon." I hung up and set the phone down. I groaned as I forced myself to get out of bed. The curtains were still closed, but it was freakishly warm. I sighed.
"I hate working in the day…" I mumbled as I changed out of my pajama pants and into some proper clothes.
"Where are you going?" a woman's voice called. I turned and smiled sadly at her.
"I'll be back tonight Kanmi. My oshiego is ill." I told her. Kanmi groaned.
"You have to leave now? Why is the child even up?" She whined. I chuckled.
"My oshiego is ningen." I said calmly. Kanmi sat up.
"You're teaching the human pyro that I keep hearing about? Why didn't you tell me?" She asked. I shrugged as I grabbed my traveling cloak.
"I didn't think it was that important. She's only a shogakusha. But she got into a fight with those three werewolves last night and now she's ill. I have to go take care of her." I said. Kanmi smiled and laid back down.
"I understand. You better be this caring with our Kora." She said teasingly. I chuckled, leaned down and kissed her forehead.
"Of course, Koi(1). I'll see you tonight." I said, and with that I left.
After getting to Molly's
Molly closed the door behind me as I took off my cloak. She had already closed all the curtains so I didn't have to worry. "Where is she Molly?" I asked. She motioned towards the living room and I quickly noticed Rei asleep on the couch and Marissa next to her. I quickly walked over and touched her forehead.
"What's wrong with her?" Marissa asked quietly. I felt her forehead for a few minutes and pulled away, sighing.
"She over exhausted herself last night. It lowered her defenses and since she's new to her magic, it attacked her system. It's not too serious, just a netsu." I explained.
"What's a netsu?" Marissa asked.
"It's a pyro fever. It's like a normal fever, but it's enhanced by the fire that pyros control. Basically, the fire got in her immune system and started attacking her." Molly explained. I nodded.
"She'll be fine, she just needs a kashu." I explained.
"A what?" Molly asked.
"It's made from the herbs enchincea, feverfew, ginger, ginseng, and orange juice. Enchincea is for the common cold, viral infection, and impaired immune function. Feverfew is for migraines, ginger is for nausea, and ginseng is for illness recovery. When they're combined, it does wonders for netsus." I explained. Molly nodded and went to make it while I turned back to Rei. I placed my hand on her forehead and went to work on calming the magic. I tried to push my presence into her mind, but the flames in her blood were raging against me. I groaned and pushed harder, which managed to break through the flames. Once I was in her mind, I opened my eyes. I could see Rei, standing in the center of some rock field. She was staring out into the rocks. I walked over to her carefully. "Rei?" I called. She didn't turn. I walked next to her and watched her for a minute.
"What's wrong with them?" She asked quietly. I looked out at the rocks and then back to her.
"Wrong with who?" I asked. She sighed.
"Them." She said and pointed out. I looked out and then, right where she pointed, a large flame exploded and burned for a second before dying. She sighed. "They keep dying." She whispered.
"Rei, you're ill. You need to wake up. The flames aren't dying. They're fighting." I explained.
"Fighting what?" She asked.
"You. You used up a lot of energy last night and your magic took advantage of your body's weak defenses." I explained. She just watched the flames again. "Rei, let's go." I said.
"I can't leave." she said calmly.
"What do you mean? Of course you can." I said.
"No, I can't. I've tried. They won't let me." She said smiling sadly. "I think they're lonely." I looked back out. I watched the flames more and didn't like what I saw. They were acting vicious, violent, and angry.
"Rei, come with me." I said gently. She shook her head.
"They won't hurt me." She said smiling. I glared at her.
"Rei, listen to me. Those aren't your tobihi, they're wild. Come with me." I said firmly. Rei sighed and took a few steps towards me, but when she got close, a flame shot up and separated us. I glared at it while Rei sighed. "Rei, come here." I said. She groaned and tried again. This time, when the flame tried to divide us, I sent my own back at it. In Rei's mind, my fire immediately took its strongest form; a hawk. Rei looked at it with curiosity. The flames immediately broke for my hawk. "Rei, iza!" I yelled. Quickly she ran over to me. She looked back at the flames.
"You're wrong. They're not wild, just strong." She said. It was then that I grabbed her arm and pulled her out.
I opened my eyes again and saw Rei was awake now. Molly and Marissa were in the kitchen. Rei sat up and rubbed her head.
"Are you alright?" I asked.
"You're wrong." She whispered. I glared at her, but she smiled at me. "So why did your fire take the form of a hawk?" She asked simply. I sighed.
"Because I'm a senzoku. More specifically, I'm a kouen. A kouen is someone who's powers evolved. Not all magic users become senzokus, but those that do can do things that the common magic user can't." I explained.
"Will I be a kouen?" Rei asked. I shrugged.
"I don't know. No one knows until it happens. Although, I wouldn't be too surprised if you did." I said cheerfully. It was then that Molly came in with the kashu. She smiled at Rei.
"How you doing, baby?" she asked. Rei shrugged. Molly gave Rei the drink and told her to drink it. Rei stared at the bluish-grey drink before looking at Molly like she was crazy. "Ask Jacque." She said simply. Rei looked at me.
"It's a kashu. It'll make you feel better. Drink it." I told her. She looked at it again skeptically. I just smiled at her. Rei sighed and then downed it. She started coughing afterwards and I grinned. "Yes, it tends to taste quite nasty." I said. Rei threw the glass at me. "Try not to break things! Kanmi's expecting me back by sunset!" I said cheerfully.
"Who's Kanmi?" Rei asked. I smiled and leaned my head back.
"Kanmi is my betrothed. She will be my mate in a few months after she turns 18." I said.
"Huh…. Hey Jacque, just how old are you?" Rei asked. I chuckled again.
"I'm twenty-three." I said. "Kanmi and I have been betrothed since she was fifteen and I was twenty." I explained.
"How does that work?" Rei asked.
"Vamptessas are eligible once they reach the age of fourteen or fifteen, sixteen at the latest. It really depends on the girl. While the girls are eligible at fourteen, men aren't usually eligible until they turn eighteen. There are a few exceptions to that rule, but overall that's it. So those who aren't mated or betrothed can begin seeking each other out after they reach that age. After they find the right match, they become betrothed. That's where Kanmi and I are in our relationship. It's frowned upon to become mates until the tessa is eighteen." I explained. Rei gave me an unbelieving look. Then she yawned.
"Those rules are insane. I'm going back to bed. Mugen." She said, and then she rolled over and ignored me. I laughed and got up to leave.
"Mugen Rei." I said, and then left.
After sunset
Kanmi wrapped her arms around my waste after I walked in the door to the house. I smiled at her.
"How is the little ningen?" She asked.
"She's fine now. She had a rather bad netsu, but I managed to wake her up and get her to drink a kashu." I said. Kanmi chuckled.
"Those are disgusting." she muttered. I laughed.
"I know. Rei threw the glass at me!" I said. Kanmi burst out laughing.
"Sounds like she really respects her sensei!" Kanmi said sarcastically. I laughed more and then went to the kitchen.
"Despite how it sounds, she's actually a very good kid. Yeah, she has her temper tantrums, but all pyros do. Yeah, she has her rude moments, but most of those are caused by the differences in our societies. And it's usually me annoying her with our customs. For example, she hates it when I talk about her like she isn't there. That's rude to her." I explained. Kanmi looked at me curiously. "Yes, really." I said, answering her unspoken question. Kanmi chuckled. I opened up the fridge and grabbed a bag of blood and bit into it.
"You know, I must admit that you working at the hospital has its benefits. My parents were rather skeptical, remember?" She said. I laughed.
"Oh yes. They were set against me until they realized what exactly I did and how much I got paid. Plus the unlimited blood supply is a great benefit. Though, they didn't seem too fond of that. Your parents are too traditional. We don't need to always hunt for our food." I said. Kanmi laughed and I pulled in to me.
"You certainly know my parents." she said still laughing. I smiled.
"But that doesn't matter. We're together now and in a few months, you'll be mine." I whispered to her. She smiled and rested her head on my shoulder.
"Ashiteru Jacque." She whispered. I leaned down and kissed her neck where my bite would soon be.
1. I'll define Koi later on in the story because it has a special definition for this story.
Definitions:
Shogakusha* – Beginning student
Kanmi* – sweetness
Osheigo* – student
ningen* – human
Kora* – children
Netsu* – fever
Iza* – come now
Tobihi* – leaping flames
Senzoku* – specialist
Kouen* – Red flame
Ashiteru – I love you – (A/N: Not quite sure about the spelling here! This one is coming from memory.)
*came from www (dot) freedict (dot) com
