Kouryou-3

I looked over at Reina. I laughed slightly at how she was eating her bowl of rice. "Your going to choke like that Reina." I giggled and nodded my thanks as Kaede handed me a bowl of rice.

"Mmmhmm, I've been wanting to eat this for so long. I'm so sick and tired of deer flesh." Reina said, chugging down the last bit of rice. I fell off the tree trunk I was sitting on, laughing.

"Kouryou…and Reina." Cho said sternly. I blinked and looked at her, tilted my head to the side as If saying 'Eh?' Reina stopped chewing, and looked at her, swallowing everything. "Did you leave some rice for the rest of us?" Cho frowned as she saw me and Reina shake our heads no. Cho sighed, and returned to the hut, to help out Kaede make more rice.

I cracked up at this. "She acts like a mom sometimes…" Reina nodded, and went to clean up her bowl.

"Hey Kouryou..can I have a hand here?" Yuki yelled at me from inside the hut.

I walked calmly inside, and looked at an injured villager that had been attacked by a demon. "Hmm…what do you want me to do Yuki?" I looked at the man laying down on the floor, being bandaged.

"Help us bandage this man." I sighed, and kneeled down next to the man, he groaned in pain as Yuki started bandaging his open chest. I felt my finger tips tingle, and I touched the mans chest, the wound closed, leaving not even a scar behind. "Oh wow…Since when did I know how to do this?" I looked surprised at what I had done when Yuki saw what I had done. "Cho! Look at what Kouryou did to his wound!" Points to the mans chest. "Oh my…we have a little sorceress in the hut." I laughed at this, and shook my head no. "Nah, I don't think so. Probably dragon magic." I smiled softly, and stood up, I heard the man cry in happiness as I walked outside.

I looked up at the roof, Higure was there, looking out to the horizon as always in deep thought. "I don't want to interrupt anything, but I wanted to know If you want to come hunting with me?" She looked down at me, her cold stare gave me shivers, but I shrugged them off. "What use is it to me? Run along dragon…I don't need you to go hunting." She rolled her eyes, and watched the sun set down.

I frowned. "Just..trying to polite…jeeze." 'Sometimes I wish she didn't act that way. I know that deep down she's nice, but how to get that out of her, I have no clue.' I thought, and started walking, turning into my dragon form, I flew upward, above the tree tops, scanning the area for an animal to eat.

"Why does everyone have to be so nice with me. Ugh….its getting frustrating now!" Higure thought outloud.

"Oh really?" Cho had climbed up to the roof, and sat beside Higure, frowning.
"I-I didn't mean you...I meant…the other people. I mean, you have been real nice to me and all...but sometimes I need my space you know." Higure tried to explain her mess up, but shook her head.

"Just forget it." Cho looked at Higure concerned. "You have been acting differently. What's going on? Something in your mind? Something out there has your attention."

Higure's ears flicked, as she has been caught. "Theres something coming, something big, from the eastern area. I don't know how much time it will take to come here. Whatever it is...its huge." Higure looked directly at the sun now.

Cho feeling slightly worried, put her hand on Higure's shoulder. "It's going to be alright. Don't worry, remember...as long as well stick together, we will be fine." She smiled softly.

Higures smile looked like a small frown, but deep inside of her, she knew Cho was right. 'What have I gotten myself into?' Higure thought, laughing inside of her head.

I flew ahead, and then dived down, catching my first live pray. I sank my fangs into its head, blood oozed out. I landed safely, and turned human eating the small deer at peace. I was covered in blood when I heard someone approaching. "Reina, I know your there." I rolled my eyes as if to think, 'I'm not stupid.'

She climbed out of a tree, and started at me. "I never saw you covered in blood." She told me causally.

"You better get used to it." I smiled at her, licking my claws, and finishing the deer.

She shivered. "It doesn't suit you."

I frowned at this, but thought it was funny. "Well…too bad…" I laughed now, and she did too. "It's getting late, we should go back to camp with the others." I nodded, and with a snap of my fingers I was spot clean. I turned dragon, and motioned for her to climb on. Reina smiled and climbed on, griping tightly onto my horns.

I flew upwards, and within a few minutes, I landed gracefully in the middle of the camp, they were having supper now. I turned human, and set Reina down on her own to feet. "I'm beat." Said Reina, grabbing a plate of food, and sitting between her mother and father.

"Where have you been Reina? Kouryou?" Cho asked.

"Hunting." I smiled.

Inuyasha frowned. "Without me?" Whimpering slightly, he pouted, ears flicking. "Aren't you kawaii Inuyasha?" Kagome tweaked his ears slightly, and he blushed.

I laughed softly, and went inside the hut to help Kaede with the food.

After everyone had ate and fallen asleep, I kept guard. Even Higure to my surprise wasn't awake. I sat high on a tree branch watching the moon, sipping a cup of herbal tea. "Almost perfect." I whispered softly into the night, the wind carried away my words.

Next morning, we were all up and ready on our way to find out where the cause of all this was hiding at. "Reminds me of Naraku." Inuyasha broke the long silence. I had a dry look on my face. Higure was about to talk now, when suddenly a demon appears in front of us. It looked blind. "Higure! Duck!" I screamed as the demon slashed a tree trunk at her, she jumped just in time. "What the hell do you want?" I growled at the demon in front of us. He was about 10 feet tall and 6 feet wide.

Inuyasha unsheathed Tetsusaiga. "You sound like me." He smirked, giving me a glance, and running towards the demon.

"No…he's mine Dad!" Reina growled, claws extended, and she jumped at the demon. The demon twirled, and slammed Reina down onto the floor. She whimpered, and Inuyasha screamed at her.

"I knew you would get hurt, but no! You never listen!" He slashed the demon, but it suddenly regenerated. "What the hell!" Both Inuyasha and I said at once.