Chapter 16: Blood Feud!
Inuyasha and Kagome helped Seven and Rain back to the camp. Neither could walk very well so Inuyasha and Kagome were doing most of the work. As they neared the camp Miroku darted out of a clump of trees. "Sango." He called. "Over here." He rested on his staff wiping sweat from his forehead. "Where have you been?" Inuyasha grumbled. Miroku smiled. "We were detained by several vampires, fortunately Sango had several items hidden in her armor to deal with them." He paused and put on a thoughtful look "sometimes it scares me how many blades she has concealed."
"And why would that be?" Sango dropped from the treetops. "Oh hello Sango, we were just wondering about you." Miroku put on his most innocent face. Sango rolled her eyes. "Men." Seven laughed, "hey I resemble that remark." Kagome started to laugh. Inuyasha stared blankly at him. "Didn't you just insult yourself?" Kagome chuckled again. "It's called sarcasm you baka!" Inuyasha glared at her. "Whatever." He dragged Seven onwards into the camp. Sango went to help Rain and Kagome and Miroku brought up the rear.*
The camp was as they had left it. Inuyasha had dumped Seven down near the fire; he was propped up by his case. Inuyasha was sitting in a tree to the left of the fire. Kagome lowered Rain to the ground next to Seven. "Do you need anything?" Rain shook her head slowly. Kagome nodded and backed away. Sango started to change back into her traveling clothes and Miroku spread out their sleeping blankets. Kagome threw a log onto the fire and went over to Inuyasha's tree. "Are you alright Inuyahsa?" she called up. "Why wouldn't I be?" he growled back. "Jeze you don't have to be a jerk about it I just asked you a question." Inuyasha shifted on his branch to get a better view of Kagome. "Calm down, you get upset over the stupidest things." Kagome glared back "and you need to go to obedience school, maybe there you can learn some manners." She turned on her heel and angrily stomped to the other side of camp. "I'm never going to understand that woman." He mumbled.
Rain in the meantime had crawled over to Seven's side. "How are you feeling?" she whispered. He raised his eyebrow and smiled. "Didn't you already ask me that?" she frowned. "I know but I'm worried about you." Seven put an arm around her shoulder "its good to know that someone cares." She smiled and rested her head on his chest. Seven pulled his blanked over the two of them and settled down for sleep.
The next morning Rain woke up something was different, she was cold. She sat up looking around. Seven was gone. She quietly stood and tiptoed out of the camp. She heard a sound like a voice off to the right so she quickly slipped toward the voice. Soon she could hear words and a tune as the singer continued.
" Moments lost and time remains I am so proud of what we were. No pain remains no feeling, eternity awaits." She crept closer trying to see the singer. "Grant me wings that I might fly, my restless soul is longing, no pain remains no feeling, eternity awaits." the voice trailed off as the song ended. Rain peered out of the bushes and saw the river she and Seven had talked by last night. Around the bend she heard a splash and she peered over a large rock that was protruding from the bank.
Seven was waist deep in the water his shirt was on the shore but she could see by the water he was still wearing his pants, which seemed odd to her as he was bathing. Suddenly she realized what she was thinking and started to blush. She pulled herself back behind the rocks and started to yell at herself. "What are you thinking girl?' she whispered under her breath. "Your watching him take a bath for gods sake, that's bad enough." She sighed and started to slowly walk back to camp.
A rustle overhead caused her top start and jump back in fright. "So how do you like my singing voice?" Seven swung out of the trees and landed next to Rain. She glared at him "damn it you scared the CRAP out of me!" he smiled "one does ones best!" Rain rolled her eyes. "Men!" Seven started to laugh. Rain could only stay mad at him for so long, soon she two was laughing.
They turned for camp hand in hand through the forest. The morning sun was starting to penetrate the foliage and a warm breeze whispered through the leaves. The sounds of the forest hung in the air around them, a perfect setting. The fact that Rain was now a Vampire had slipped from both their minds. They were simply happy to enjoy the surroundings.
Back at camp things were going as always. Kagome and Sango were cooking while Inuyasha and Miroku were listing all the reasons they hated Naraku, the list was getting quite lengthy. When the events of the previous night came up they ran into a question neither of them knew the answer to. "Hey Kagome!" Inuyasha called over to the two girls. "Where to next?" Kagome shrugged. "I actually have no idea." Inuyasha frowned.
Seven and Rain came into the camp just then, still hand in hand. Miroku was the first to notice. "So you two are back together eh?" he winked at Seven. Rain blushed and then glared at the monk. Seven was trying to keep from laughing. Inuyasha bent over and whispered in the Monks ear. "Do you have a death wish or somthin, cause you're really dense sometimes." Miroku just smiled "one does ones best!" Seven started. "Hey that's MY line!"
Sango stood and threw a wet towel in Miroku's face, "cut it out, we've got bigger things to talk about." Miroku sighed. "Some people have no sense of humor." Sango ignored him. "So Seven." She said turning "do you know of a way to cure Rain?" Seven nodded and drew out the map she had given him. "If we head north we would reach Genbi, the Earth Dragon. His powers could solidify Rains blood and protect her from the bloodsucking urges." Kagome nodded. "So its as easy as that?" Seven shook his head. "Genbi's a stubborn old bastard, he may want a fight, and this time I cant do it." Inuyasha laughed, "yeah, but I can." Miroku hit the Hanyou on the back. "Well this should be most entertaining." Inuyasha glared at the monk. "Well it's better than just sitting around."
"Unfortunately you will be doing no such thing Inuyahsa." A cold voice broke the huddle and sent their eyes to the opposite side of camp. A low growl started in Inuyasha's throat. "Sesshoumaru!"
Inuyasha and Kagome helped Seven and Rain back to the camp. Neither could walk very well so Inuyasha and Kagome were doing most of the work. As they neared the camp Miroku darted out of a clump of trees. "Sango." He called. "Over here." He rested on his staff wiping sweat from his forehead. "Where have you been?" Inuyasha grumbled. Miroku smiled. "We were detained by several vampires, fortunately Sango had several items hidden in her armor to deal with them." He paused and put on a thoughtful look "sometimes it scares me how many blades she has concealed."
"And why would that be?" Sango dropped from the treetops. "Oh hello Sango, we were just wondering about you." Miroku put on his most innocent face. Sango rolled her eyes. "Men." Seven laughed, "hey I resemble that remark." Kagome started to laugh. Inuyasha stared blankly at him. "Didn't you just insult yourself?" Kagome chuckled again. "It's called sarcasm you baka!" Inuyasha glared at her. "Whatever." He dragged Seven onwards into the camp. Sango went to help Rain and Kagome and Miroku brought up the rear.*
The camp was as they had left it. Inuyasha had dumped Seven down near the fire; he was propped up by his case. Inuyasha was sitting in a tree to the left of the fire. Kagome lowered Rain to the ground next to Seven. "Do you need anything?" Rain shook her head slowly. Kagome nodded and backed away. Sango started to change back into her traveling clothes and Miroku spread out their sleeping blankets. Kagome threw a log onto the fire and went over to Inuyasha's tree. "Are you alright Inuyahsa?" she called up. "Why wouldn't I be?" he growled back. "Jeze you don't have to be a jerk about it I just asked you a question." Inuyasha shifted on his branch to get a better view of Kagome. "Calm down, you get upset over the stupidest things." Kagome glared back "and you need to go to obedience school, maybe there you can learn some manners." She turned on her heel and angrily stomped to the other side of camp. "I'm never going to understand that woman." He mumbled.
Rain in the meantime had crawled over to Seven's side. "How are you feeling?" she whispered. He raised his eyebrow and smiled. "Didn't you already ask me that?" she frowned. "I know but I'm worried about you." Seven put an arm around her shoulder "its good to know that someone cares." She smiled and rested her head on his chest. Seven pulled his blanked over the two of them and settled down for sleep.
The next morning Rain woke up something was different, she was cold. She sat up looking around. Seven was gone. She quietly stood and tiptoed out of the camp. She heard a sound like a voice off to the right so she quickly slipped toward the voice. Soon she could hear words and a tune as the singer continued.
" Moments lost and time remains I am so proud of what we were. No pain remains no feeling, eternity awaits." She crept closer trying to see the singer. "Grant me wings that I might fly, my restless soul is longing, no pain remains no feeling, eternity awaits." the voice trailed off as the song ended. Rain peered out of the bushes and saw the river she and Seven had talked by last night. Around the bend she heard a splash and she peered over a large rock that was protruding from the bank.
Seven was waist deep in the water his shirt was on the shore but she could see by the water he was still wearing his pants, which seemed odd to her as he was bathing. Suddenly she realized what she was thinking and started to blush. She pulled herself back behind the rocks and started to yell at herself. "What are you thinking girl?' she whispered under her breath. "Your watching him take a bath for gods sake, that's bad enough." She sighed and started to slowly walk back to camp.
A rustle overhead caused her top start and jump back in fright. "So how do you like my singing voice?" Seven swung out of the trees and landed next to Rain. She glared at him "damn it you scared the CRAP out of me!" he smiled "one does ones best!" Rain rolled her eyes. "Men!" Seven started to laugh. Rain could only stay mad at him for so long, soon she two was laughing.
They turned for camp hand in hand through the forest. The morning sun was starting to penetrate the foliage and a warm breeze whispered through the leaves. The sounds of the forest hung in the air around them, a perfect setting. The fact that Rain was now a Vampire had slipped from both their minds. They were simply happy to enjoy the surroundings.
Back at camp things were going as always. Kagome and Sango were cooking while Inuyasha and Miroku were listing all the reasons they hated Naraku, the list was getting quite lengthy. When the events of the previous night came up they ran into a question neither of them knew the answer to. "Hey Kagome!" Inuyasha called over to the two girls. "Where to next?" Kagome shrugged. "I actually have no idea." Inuyasha frowned.
Seven and Rain came into the camp just then, still hand in hand. Miroku was the first to notice. "So you two are back together eh?" he winked at Seven. Rain blushed and then glared at the monk. Seven was trying to keep from laughing. Inuyasha bent over and whispered in the Monks ear. "Do you have a death wish or somthin, cause you're really dense sometimes." Miroku just smiled "one does ones best!" Seven started. "Hey that's MY line!"
Sango stood and threw a wet towel in Miroku's face, "cut it out, we've got bigger things to talk about." Miroku sighed. "Some people have no sense of humor." Sango ignored him. "So Seven." She said turning "do you know of a way to cure Rain?" Seven nodded and drew out the map she had given him. "If we head north we would reach Genbi, the Earth Dragon. His powers could solidify Rains blood and protect her from the bloodsucking urges." Kagome nodded. "So its as easy as that?" Seven shook his head. "Genbi's a stubborn old bastard, he may want a fight, and this time I cant do it." Inuyasha laughed, "yeah, but I can." Miroku hit the Hanyou on the back. "Well this should be most entertaining." Inuyasha glared at the monk. "Well it's better than just sitting around."
"Unfortunately you will be doing no such thing Inuyahsa." A cold voice broke the huddle and sent their eyes to the opposite side of camp. A low growl started in Inuyasha's throat. "Sesshoumaru!"