Chapter 11 – Bye Bye Rahab
"NO!" Mioko screamed, reaching out for Rahab, "No, let me go!" Raziel hung onto her wrist, pulling her back,
"Mioko!" he said, sternly, "We're going."
"No!" she shrieked, "No we're not!" she tried to free herself from the clutches of the first born, trying desperately to get to Rahab. Kain placed two claws on his forehead and massaged two points evenly as he observed the scene before him. They had lingered in Rahabim for almost three days and now were all but prepared to leave. Mioko hadn't taken it well. Now she was trying to get to the fourth born who was standing just a few short feet away from her. In an attempt to stop her fight to get to Rahab and get her out into the open so they could leave, Raziel had managed to hook his claws around her wrist in an unrelenting grip and pulled her back.
"Don't want to go!" she screamed, "Don't want to go!" Rahab was giving inconspicuous glances over at his master trying not to give away just how uncomfortable he felt.
Eventually Mioko managed to wrench herself from the vampire's grasp and she threw her arms around Rahab's legs, burying her face them, "Want to stay with Rahab."
Rahab picked her up and she pressed herself tightly against his chest, "Want to stay with Rahab," she murmured again.
"It's settled then," Kain announced. Raziel and Rahab jumped, between the chaos of the situation and the master staying silent, not making his presence known, both his sons had forgotten he was there. Kain stepped forward and placing one clawed hand on Raziel's shoulder, he steered him towards the door, leaving Rahab holding the child, "We shall leave and Mioko can stay here," Kain said. Raziel and Rahab both looked up urgently. It was hard to tell which of them looked more terrified, Raziel at the thought of leaving Mioko or Rahab at the thought of gaining Mioko. Raziel was still staring at Kain, trying to figure out if his sire was being serious, then he realized; Kain is always serious.
As they neared the door, they heard Mioko squeal, "No!" and leaping away from Rahab, she caught up with the vampires and hugged Kain and Raziel's legs together. Raziel tried to back away from his sire, but as their legs were now tied together, he only succeeded in falling backwards and landing harshly on the ground. Mioko released Kain and crawled onto her father, "Daddy, don't leave me! I'm sorry!" she sobbed, snuggling her face into his chest, "I love you daddy!"
Raziel pushed himself up, somehow keeping the child attached to his chest. He glanced up at his master, had he known she would do this, or had he genuinely meant to leave her there? They had come so far since their first meeting, Raziel couldn't be sure whether Kain could really abandon her so easily, but then his master prided himself on being unreadable.
Kain swept past them, Raziel and Mioko followed with Rahab lingering slightly behind. Kain saddled his horse first followed closely by Raziel. Mioko stayed on the ground, until Rahab lifted her up into his arms,
"Goodbye, Mioko," he sighed, trying to conceal his true feelings of upset and sadness. Mioko wrapped her arms around him tightly,
"Goodbye Rahab, I miss yoo," she murmured. Rahab smirked and ran his fingers through her hair, comfortingly. She looked up at him and kissed him on the cheek, before he set her in front of Raziel.
"Will you bring her again, Raziel," Rahab asked, sincerely as he tried to hide the desperation in his voice. Raziel smiled down on his younger brother,
"Do you think she would give me any peace if I didn't?" he asked, honestly. Rahab seemed comforted by this and stepped back, letting the riders pass him with a respectful bow to his master and a smile and wave to Raziel and Mioko. They were just leaving through the gates when they heard Rahab shout after them. Kain and Raziel stopped and looked back to see what was wrong.
"Mioko!" Rahab shouted, closing the distance between them. When he was at their side he held out a familiar looking doll to her, "You wouldn't want to leave Chibi Kain all alone now, would you?" he asked. Mioko smiled and snatched Chibi Kain happily into her arms, huggling him tightly. Kain rolled his eyes at the sight of the doll and had already started riding off while Mioko said her final goodbyes to the vampire. Rahab watched them all fade into the distance as Raziel galloped to meet their master,
'Any heart but the master's,' Rahab thought to himself, watching Mioko's happily waving figure finally fade away.
"And this girl?" Zephon asked the Turelim messenger before him, "Raziel cares for her, dearly?" The messenger nodded proudly,
"Yes lord Zephon, he thinks of her as his own daughter." A smirk crossed the vampire lord's face and he cackled,
"Well, this may be the opportunity we've been waiting for to undo my dear brother."
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