To touch the stars(Kal-chan only)

[Kuro]

His clan was his and they would be until the day he died, but it was nice to get away just for a little while. All he needed for the day was Akiko, his sword. Patting the sword at his side the white haired vampire gave a little smile to the sword. Akiko had been with him since the time that he had started to learn how to fight with a sword and now it was time to practice with her again. True, he did have a whole territory to practice on, but sometimes there are times when doing the same thing over and over again started to get boring.

Turning his head up so that he could watch the moon hide behind the top of the trees Baku continued farther into the red wood forest. Letting his mind wander once again Baku let his mind sink into his clan again. There was really only two other vampires to follow their leader, but two was much better than one. Letting out a tiny sigh at the thought of how someday his clan might not continue on anymore the white haired man let that thought leave his brain. It was best for everyone if all he thought about was what was happening today and let the future come as it would.

Focusing his eyes once more Baku stopped his walking. This was far enough, there would really be nothing else that he had to do besides start his training. Hunting might be good also, but for now all Baku needed was to have Akiko in his hand. Grabbing his sword's hilt the vampire brought his sword out of the sheath. Switching her back from hand to hand he finally just closed his eyes and started to swing at anything close to himself. All that the guy wanted to do was just feel the sword swinging in the air and hitting anything close. Plus, it was nice to be able to use just his other senses to guess when an object was close to Akiko

[Eri]

Eri was roaming mindlessly. Her clan basically consisted of herself and that was it. Of course she should be more conservative since if she died the clan died. No matter she was well enough off. A young leader she may have been but the girl could fight like a demon if she had to. Her blood took care of that.
Now she was hunting for the most part and didn't feel like messing with the big city lights. They always reminded her of the lasttime she saw Sai. She sighed heavily before hearing the swinging of a sword through the air. She froze, bright blue eyes flicking around though nothing was around her.
She crept forward, moving quickly and quietly until she saw a man, a vampire infact, with white hair swinging a sword around. She smiled slightly. Someone like her? Maybe. He defiantely wasn't part of her clan, but maybe it was a loner since he was here? Then again he could've been an ancient for another clan since she was the leader of the Antares.
The Antares where known for being the most beautiful. She was the only Antares that she knew of, and she knew she was pretty, the problem was that she didn't care. Well, that was a lie, she knew she had the looks to be the leader but she hoped her personality would enable her to keep the ranking, and it should for a while.
So adopting a soft smile she moved forward and in a languid movement unsheathed her own sword, a twin bladed katana called a souba, and brought it up in a flash to guard against the other vampire's sword. "Having fun?" She asked, tilting her china-doll face to the side so that her long, auburn hair fell like a waterfall down one side of her face and back. Yeah, she was pretty, but don't let it get in the way, that was just on account of her genetics.

[Kuro]

Letting a smile drift across his face. This was the only feeling he loved that his father had taught him. If he didn't know how to use Akiko or even didn't have Akiko at all Baku didn't know what his life would be like. There would be no way of him being able to take care of his clan, well he might have found some other way of defense, but that would be with Akiko.

Swinging his sword done towards a new sound that was coming his way the white haired vampire couldn't believe that his sword had hit another person's sword. Quickly opening his eyes with the shock on his face turning slowly to a smile. "Yes, I am having fun. But, it might be even more fun if I get a fight out of it." He replied with a smile sounding in his voice.

Taking a quick second to look the other vampire over Baku took all of her features in. She was quite a pretty vampire, much more than most of the others. So, that means that she must be from Antares clan. The guy vampire hadn't been around for almost three hundred years know to not know what a Antares clan member looked like. But, if his memory served himself the only one know was the clan leader. "Baku, leader of Altair, at your service." He said with a little bow of his head before going done for a cut on the other girls legs.

[Eri]

Eri laughed slightly when he answered and was secretly pleased when he didn't seem phaased by her looks. Good boy, very good boy. She could get along with him maybe. A fight? It'd been some time since she'd had a decent fight. "No cheap tricks like kicking, punching or kicking dirt." She said, almost purring with a small smile as she felt the gentleness of the normal her being taken over by the side that wanted to fight. She fought it slightly, so that it would've have complete control, she couldn't let that happen or something bad might happen. Damn blood-rages.
He spoke his name, and title before a small bow and launching his attack. Eri merely curtsied, skirt flowing prettily and with her knees bent, she hopped backwards swinging her sword down to knock the other's blade away before a quick flick of the wrist and it was traveling the other blade for Baku's wrist. "Eri, Antares Leader." She said quickly, trying to make sure that the crueler side wouldn't surface.

[Kuro]

Ah, so his guess had been right. She was the leader of the Antares leaders. So, it would probably be quite a bad thing if he did hurt her to badly. Oh well, he wasn't looking for blood just some practice with Akiko. Then she was blocking his attack and going with one of her own. Quickly moving his right hand out of the reach of her blade Baku let his arm catch the blow instead. Sure, it might be a dumb idea to most that he was letting blood, but it would heal eventually. Letting out a happy grin the white haired vampire made a faint towards the other vampire's head and then went for her stomach instead.[/color]

[Eri]

It never occured to Eri that perhaps she should not be sparring with the male. Someone might think that a clan war had started. Not that it had, but that'd be bad in reality. Of course she really shouldn't be thinking this hard either and should be concentrating on her sword-play otherwise she'd get hurt, but if she didn't keep her mind distracted she'd end up losing control and truly starting a clan war.
That's when she scent blood, she glanced quickly over the guy and noted he'd blocked her move, by using his arm as a shield. She grimaced slightly, she hadn't wanted to draw blood. That's when her mind snapped back into attention at the whistling of his blade through the air. A quick flick of her wrist and her own was moving to block the blow towards her head, at the last second she realized that he wasn't going to hit her face and jumped backwards, after hearing a faint slitting noise and the barest line of fire over her stomach. He'd just barely scratched her body, but it was enough to keep her wary for now.
She watched him carefully, wondering about her next move. She blinked calmly, feeling her rage almost dangerously close, if it came out she would flee, she couldn't harm him, she hated harming others when she was gripped by that thing.
That's when she saw her move. She lunged in, trying to move as fast as her vampiric speed would allow to attempt to strike his sword shoulder. Good things vampire's heal fast at times. She wanted to try and keep the male on his toes, she didn't know how old he was and with her paltry fledgling speed and strength it surely would be a problem if she tried to outrun or out-brute him. Accidents happen after all....

[Kuro]

There is was something in the other vampire's eyes. Something that didn't look completly sane. Oh well, if this Eri was prone to blood lust she wasn't the only one out there. Though, using his arm as a shield probably hadn't been the best idea in the world. Letting out a quick sigh the white haired vampire turned his attention back to the fight at hand. Letting his mind wander would hurt him more than anything else.

While he had been lost in thinking it had registered in his mind that he had cut the other vampire. But, that thought hadn't fully connected in his head. Mainly, his body was fighting by instinct now and not by thought. Finally his mind turned back to the fight at hand, but it was to late. Eri's sword was coming straight towards his sword shoulder. Letting out a shudder when the blade entered his skin a little shock ran across his features. This was a very strong fighter. One who knew when to attack and when to not. Standing there with the others sword in his shoulder Baku waited to see what she was going to do next since there was really no more point to this sparring of theirs.

[Eri]

Eri watched in mild horror as her blade sank into his shoulder. She grimaced slightly as he shuddered but made no other move. Had he blood-rage gotten ahold of her without realizing it? Had that been what made her move too quick for him or something? No, it wasn't possible, she wouldn't be having such coherent thoughts if she was.
She wasn't an excellent swordswoman, just average and able to hold her own against many, nothing superior. Wasn't something wrong with him? She shrugged mentally before trying to gently remove the sword from his shoulder. "I'm sorry." She said, looking down, ashamed that she hadn't pulled back to prevent him from being hurt.
"You want anything to help it heal quicker or just want to let it heal normally?" She asked calmly, lifting her bright blue eyes to look at his face. What could help him heal quicker? Blood wether human or vampire though another vampire's blood would help it heal quicker than humans, but for all she knew he could be the type of vampire that fed from animals. Oh well, at least she was offering after all it was her own fault.

[Kuro]

Seeing the look on the other vampire's face made Baku feel bad. It was an accident that she had truly hurt him. The pain wasn't that bad, he had gone through worse, but she looked so sad. Hearing her apology made him feel bad also. "I am fine. Nothing important was harmed and I can still fight, somewhat.

Letting the pain sink into his brain Baku let his body start to fix the problem. His body was used to wounds and pain. Baku's father had taught his child's body to deal with the pain. Feeling his blood living his body. Grasping the bottom of his shirt with his left hand Baku let his right arm go limp. Pulling his shirt over his head the white vampire pushed his shirt up against the wound.

Looking away from his work Baku turned his eyes back to the Antares leader. Hopefully she didn't mind that he was half naked. If a war turned up on his hand's because he was half naked that would be a very bad thing. "Oh, I am fine. A natural healing would probably be the best. My body has gone through enough pain in my life to live a few weeks with more."

Watching Eri look up again something odd happened to Baku. Even though the Antares vampires were known for their beauty there was something about this particular one. The way she looked so dainty and those bright blue eyes of hers was just something else. Averting his eyes from the female vampire the white haired vampire kept his shirt agianst the sword wound.

[Eri]

Weeks?! The thought ran through her mind after he had said that he was fine and could still fight a little. She watched as he took of his shirt to staunch the blood and she sighed. He mentioned a natural healing and she frowned slightly when he also said that it was going to take weeks to be back to normal.
She looked away, at her toe as her hands clasped behind her and started to wring together. He was pretty good looking, she rather wished that she wasn't an Antares, they where known for being pretty and whores really. She sighed slightly. "You know if you're not going to be normal for a few weeks I would feel really bad if your clan got attacked and you couldn't defend it as well if you hadn't been injured." She said quietly.
And you know, for being the Antares leader she was a very innocent little girl, especially for her age. She blushed slightly as a soft flicker of red flicked over her eyes and she turned away slightly. That wouldn't be good now would it? She didn't think so.

[Kuro]

"You know if you're not going to be normal for a few weeks I would feel really bad if your clan got attacked and you couldn't defend it as well if you hadn't been injured."

Well, now that was a predicament. What she had to say was very true. His clan would be in danger because he was hurt. Especially since there wasn't many members to start with. Though, there seemed to be a new member stalking around somewhere. Baku really hadn't had the time yet to fully meet him. Oh well, that time would come soon enough.

Keeping the pressure on his wound Baku watched Eri turn away from him. Either she didn't like that he had his shirt off or something else was up. Secretly Baku hoped it was the second thing. For some reason he seemed drawn to the other vampire and it wasn't just for her looks. Maybe you could help for some time. If you want that is. My clan really isn't that big compared to some of the others. Which was the truth that any one could see. Waiting for her reply Baku let himself fall gracefully into a seated position on the forest ground. Much better.

[Eri]

Eri kept looking away from the silver-haired vampire coolly, fighting the blush that she knew was trying to creep up on her. She thought that she could feel his eyes on her and blinked a few times though the thought still caused a chill to run down her spine. She shivered slightly and her eyes widened slightly in surprise when she heard him talking, saying that she was right.
She looked at him as he sat down and sighed slightly before walking towards him. She paused slightly though when she heard his clan wasn't very big. That was definately not good news. "You know....we could always ally our clans. The Antares do not number more than a few." She said calmly coming to stop by his knees and sinking to her own.
She lifted one of her wrists. "If you want you can drink some of my blood to heal. It's not great but it's better than nothing." She said, turning her face away, fighting off another blush that threatened to turn her entire face red. What was wrong with her? Oh right, her expirence with guys was either gay ones or her brother, that didn't mean that Baku was interested in her did it? Well, she was the Antares leader, a clan known for being beautiful. Great, more drama probably....oh well, as long as the entire clan wasn't wiped out she didn't think anyone would mind some minor mistakes of the young clan leader.

[Kuro]

The person that said that the vampires from the Antares clan were beautiful. He couldn't keep from starring at Eri. The white haired vampire knew it was rude, but for some reason he couldn't take his eyes off of her. Quickly he tried to concentrate more on his wound and less on the other vampire. The blood was already starting to slow down and would probably clot all the way soon. What he had said earlier about it aking him weeks to heal was partially a lie. It would take weeks, but probably only about one and a half. The many reason he had said weeks was because he wanted to be around her more. Though she would probably guess that he was fully healed sooner than latter.

Becoming allies? Now that was a thought. Baku had no clue if any of his ancestors had ever thought of being allies with someone else, but they probably had. Knowing how most of them only wanted peace and peace did help when you had allies. Well, besides his father, but he was an exception and always would be. No future leaders would be raised like Baku had.

"That sounds like a good idea and I would fully agree. It would be helpful until I smoke out the rest of my clan members. They have a tendency to hide in plain sight." He replied with a broad smile on his face. This would be interesting, plus it would mean spending more time with her. It was a win-win situation for everyone.

Glancing at her Baku watched the others face. For some reason she kept wanting him to drink her blood. Did he look that horrible? Maybe he should just give up and drink some of her blood. It would help considerably and it wouldn't hurt anything. Probably, hopefully it wouldn't hurt anything. Knowing him it could go either way which was why he had a ancient to keep him in line.

Not replying he just grabbed her wrist with his free hand and gently bit into her wrist. Taking some of her blood did make him feel better. Even if he would only take the bare minimum. Realeasing his teeth he licked the others wounds before slowly releasing her. "Thank you, that was helpful."

[Eri]

She could feel his gaze on her and it actually pleased her. Of course what non-gay male couldn't really keep their eyes one such as her? Oh dear, that sounded quite a bit more vain than she even was. Just because she knew she was pretty didn't mean she had to flaunt it all the time. There were certain occasions where did have to though, not that she really liked doing that anyways.
I smiled softly at his comment. Oh I knew the curse of the wayward followers quite well. "I know how that goes, but if they're true to the clan they'll return at some point down the road, at least I hope I will. Recruiting can be such a pain." I said with a soft smile, looking up at him.
He seemed to decide to take her offering of blood and grabbed her wrist. Her first instinct was to pull away and slap him, or to even tense, but she'd offered. She flinched when she felt his teeth and managed not to jerk. To her it seemed to last quite some time before he was finished, and yet she didn't feel drained when she finally felt his teeth sliding from her teeth. Though she shivered, and had she not already been on her knees she surely would have collapsed, when she felt his tongue run over her wrist. She couldn't contain it any longer though, a soft giggle escaped her. "That tickles like hell!." She said, rather softly and eying him curiously even as he thanked her. She simply nodded her head in acknowledgement.
A sudden fear gripped her, not really a true fear, but rather a worry. Was their little meeting to end here and now? She frowned slightly, thinking as she settled to sit on her heels. There was no way she was going to be able to actually stand up for a little bit, her knees were already jello. Damn him, not really, he probably didn't know, and she should have known better. Oh well, what's done was done and she'd get over it in a little bit, once she regained some control over her limbs at least.

[Kuro]

He couldn't help but smile when he heard her laugh. Laughter had always been contagious for him, but some how hers was differnet. Just hearing her laughter once made him crave to hear it again. He didn't know why he felt that way, but he did and it was a new feeling for him. Though it was a feeling he was enjoying. Instead of laughing though all he gave was a tiny smirk. "So you are ticklish? That is an interesting fact to know. It might be usefull some day down the road."

He probably would never be able to use her ticklish nature against her later on, but he couldn't help but tease her. Losing the smirk the white haird vampire let out a sigh. The thought that he might never see the other again after today made him a little sad. The vampire knew he shouldn't be even considering seeing her again seeing as she was the leader of another clan, but she had said they could be allies. Even if it was for a short time it would be nice to get to know her better.

Sheathing Aiko he finally let his gaze fall on the others face. Had she looked that worn out before he had taken some of the blood she had offered him? Probably not, which was the truth considering how much blood he had taken. Just seeing her look that tired made him want to do something to help. Standing up all the way he didn't even try to dust off the pine needles that were clinging to him. Instead he bent down to offer her his hand. "As another thank you why don't I see you off to the border of you land? I wouldn't want something happening to you because of me being an idiot." Every single word he told her was the truth and he hoped that she understood that.[/color]