HELLO MY LITTLE KITTENS! I figured that you might be a little curious about how and why Kane and Daniel are partners, and it get's explain in this chapter briefly. I'm thinking of doing a chapter that relays how Kane and Daniel met seeing how it's pretty complex, but I'll think about it. I'm unsure as to when I'll publish this because I plan on working on Shinderella later tonight and I go back to my mum's house tomorrow. I guess we'll just see where this road takes us. Enjoy!

Brewing up a Storm

Daniel walked slowly to the edge of the grassy cliff looking over the ocean, the wind whipping his hair and long red coat gracefully around him. The sea was calm today, but that would have to change. Daniel sighed and looked over to the dark grey clouds circling in the distance over the ocean, sticking out in the blue sky. He looked back into the woods behind him momentarily before facing the ocean again and reaching his hand out, as if to grab the clouds. He used his energy to pull the clouds over so that they were above the forest, the air around him darkening and lowering in temperature quickly. The wind blew harder as he raised his hands, the ocean following the motion. He held the water up for a few moments before forcing it down, creating harsh waves. He then continued to manipulate the water, throwing various areas of it in several directions to stir it up. Soon enough the ocean was no longer calm, but raging. Thunder began to roll in the distance, signalling that the storm was complete. Despite creating this storm, Daniel still didn't feel quite at peace yet. He turned to walk away, but paused for a moment. He took a few more steps forward before turning around and running, jumping off of the cliff. He enjoyed the feeling of falling for a few moments before he braced himself, landing on the water. Only he didn't go underwater, he stood on top of the water. He was bending the water underneath him so that it would support his weight, a small whirlpool forming around him but not a major one. He bent the water so that it pushed him forward, bringing him farther out to sea. By now the rain had begun to fall and along with the sea water began soaking him. He stopped at a random spot, the land he had come from only looking like a small strip from where he was. He just stood there for a few minutes, letting the rain soak him as a lullaby to his thoughts before he felt a disturbance in the water. He looked over and saw a boat not too far away from him. Before the sailors had a chance of seeing him Daniel took in a gulp of breath and submerged himself, remaining just below the surface. He then figured that he should probably get back to the others before it got to the point where Kane would pester him saying things like 'Oh it took you this long to make a storm? I can process 100 souls faster than that!' and shit like that he always pulls out of his ass. So Daniel bent the water around him and shot himself in the direction of the land.

When he couldn't hold his breath for much longer he slowed down and stuck his head above the water, taking in a breath of air. Luckily for him he had conveniently resurfaced right near the cliff, so all he had to do was stand on a column of water and jump onto the soft grass. He tripped a little when jumping and landed on his face, but nobody saw it so it totally didn't count. He pushed himself off of the ground and brushed dirt and grass off of his clothes. He then proceeded to walk straight into the woods whilst he came from. In all honesty he was glad that they moved from the desert to the coast, he felt a lot better when surrounded by lush green plants. After a few minutes of walking and jumping over tree roots he came across an old stone building that was quite run down. It used to be an old lumber-processing factory or whatever before it was forced to shut down in the 30's [1] and was left here in the middle of no where. It was old, but it still had a roof which was good enough for him. He sighed before walking over to a hole that looked very similar to a crack in the wall and sliding himself through it. Once he had fully pushed himself through the crack he turned and observed his surroundings once again. After Sheamus and Undertaker had a long serious conversation about some human and that stuff Kane and Daniel left the Underworld (much to Daniel's pleasure) and came here to meet Undertaker and Sheamus later. Daniel was a little curious about what was going on but that turned to confusion when they had showed up with some tall, tan, muscular human man. The guy's name was John Cena and he was still in that ugly orange outfit that humans made their prisoners wear. He had turned to Kane expecting him to be as equally confused, but as it turns out Kane knew exactly what had been going on. This lead to them having another one of their little 'domestics' as one might call it while the human and Sheamus watched on awkwardly. Undertaker didn't seem that surprised by their actions towards each other and took the opportunity to walk around the room collecting old wood for a fire. Daniel had then stormed out to...well, create a storm to calm his nerves.

The room they were staying in was one of the larger ones, but had been cleared out a long time ago. The only light in the room was the fire that Undertaker made in the middle of the floor and the broken windows which were now occasionally letting in some drops of rain. The human John and Undertaker were sitting near the fire, talking in hushed tones but really Daniel couldn't care less. Sheamus, however, was sitting in the corner in the dark with his hood still up, glaring at the human John. Daniel half knew what that was about. During the Dark Ages the Roman Catholic Church had set out an expedition to kill all the elves seeing how they were seen as 'devils' fore their beauty, skill, and immortality. By immortality we mean that they stop aging at a certain point and can't die from natural causes. But that doesn't mean that they can't be murdered by a sword or, in modern times, a gun. A good portion of the elves had been able to escape the genocide, but most were killed. Daniel doesn't know how long Sheamus has been around, but he knew that he hated the humans for what they did. And that, children, is why you don't see many elves wandering around anymore. Daniel felt a large hand place itself on his shoulder, making him jump out of skin skin and let out a shriek that could challenge a girl's. Everyone's attention was then directed at him, making him blush from embarrassment. He turned to his right and saw that Kane had put his hand on his shoulder, looking at him with a steadfast expression.

"Do you feel any better?" Kane asked, just as monotone as his expression.

Daniel sneered at Kane and pushed his large hand off of his shoulder. "Why the fuck do you care? If you cared you would have told me about your brother bringing that human over there!"

Daniel jabbed his thumb at John, which seemed to make the human feel a little taken aback. Kane, however, groaned and balled his hands into fists...again.

"For the love of- I thought it wouldn't matter that much!" Kane then pointed a finger at Daniel, poking his chest. "You nature spirits live in the human world a hell of a lot more than me and my brother do so I assumed that you could handle it! Oh yeah, isn't that what you told me to do in the first place!?"

Sheamus stood up from his spot in the corner as Kane and Daniel continued to bicker. He walked over to Undertaker, not even bothering to acknowledge the human, and leaned over to whisper into Undertaker's ear.

"Do they always fight like this?" Sheamus asked, a little annoyed by their yelling.

Undertaker observed his brother fight with the nature spirit for a little while more, as if thinking about it, before shrugging. "From the looks of it, they probably do. The first time I met Daniel was at that club in the Underworld."

Sheamus nodded, knowing exactly what he was talking about but John shot up from his seat.

"OK what the hell is going on?" He then pointed at Undertaker. "I know this guys has been explaining some things to me but this is all just...really complex!"

He heard a scoff from his side, and saw that the Irishman Sheamus was the one that emitted it.

"Hey, St. Patrick, is something funny?" John asked, his voice laced with anger.

Sheamus glared at John when he was addressed as 'St. Patrick' which was obviously mocking his homeland before he grabbed John's finger, his grip on it hard as he began to bend it backwards. John tried his best not to cringe from the pain, but ultimately failed.

"What did you call me, fella?" Sheamus said, his tone dark and dangerous.

John glared back at Sheamus and pushed his shoulder back with his free hand, making Sheamus give up the death grip on his finger. His strength had increased a considerable amount so he was actually able to make the elf loose his balance. Sheamus had stumbled backwards, causing his hood to fall back. When Sheamus looked back up at the human he expected a blow to the face, but was greeted with something else. John was frozen, as if in shock, and looking at him with wide eyes. John opened his mouth and attempted to say something, but only stutters came out. Sheamus was only half surprised by this, it's how most humans react to seeing an elf. They would always be captivated by their image that it would leave them dumbfounded. Elves were considered a fair race and humans were obsessed with achieving perfect beauty. Sheamus sighed and ran a hand through his hair, not bothering to look at John anymore even as he addressed him.

"Those movies you call 'Lord of the Rings'? Yeah, they're only accurate to a certain point in your history. I'm sure Undertaker will tell you about it so just...don't talk to me unless its absolutely necessary, human."

Sheamus looked over to see that Kane and Daniel were still bickering, so he walked over to the other side of the room and jumped up to one of the broken windows.

"I'll...be back in a little while, I need to get me some fresh air." Sheamus said before jumping down from the window to the outside world, disappearing from their vision.

John took a step forward, as if to follow Sheamus but was stopped by Undertaker.

"Let him go..." Undertaker said calmly. "...he doesn't really work well around your race. But in all honesty I do not blame him one bit for it."

John pursed his lips, looking at the window for a little while longer before sitting back down next to Undertaker.

"He doesn't really seem to like me that much, in fact it seems like he resents me. Why...is that? Did I do something wrong? I mean he seemed insulted by my presence even before I insulted him!"

Undertaker sighed and looked down at the fire. "A long time ago, in what your race would call the Middle Ages, humans and elves were divided because of the Roman Catholic Church. The Pope, in secret, ordered the christian knights to hunt down all elves and kill them. He saw the elves as monsters for their immortality and 'bewitching' beauty. Some elves chose to flee to Asia, where the Catholic Church was non-existent, but most chose to defend their homes. It was a thing with pride an honor that I don't really get. Then again Grimm Reapers don't really have a place to call home." He paused for a moment. "Most that chose to stay were slaughtered. Sheamus was only a child when it happened and he had to watch his family being murdered while he managed to escape. The hunts in England and Ireland stopped when one of the kings in England decided to create his own church so that he could get a new wife. There are very few elves left in Europe and most of them are still in hiding. So it's nothing against you, John, it's just what you are that bothers him."

John nodded slowly, a little shocked by all that information. He actually felt a little bad for the elf and didn't blame him for his discomfort towards John. Frankly if John had been in Sheamus' place he didn't know if he could handle it as well. His family was still alive, even thought he was positive that he would never be able to see them again because of what had happened to him. Hell by now he was probably on the FBI's top 10 most wanted list! But at least he knew his family was alive, Sheamus didn't have that kind of luxury. He felt Undertaker punch his arm as lightly as he possibly could, which still hurt a little. Undertaker wasn't really good at comforting people, but he decided that his best try would have to suffice.

"Don't worry about it, he'll eventually warm up to you. It may take a while but you got your whole lifetime ahead of you. Well, if the experiments didn't somehow make you immortal or increase your lifespan."

It was then that silence overtook the room as Kane and Daniel stopped arguing. It was quiet for a moment before Daniel pipped up, his head shooting around looking for someone.

"Hey...where'd that elf guy, um, Sheamus go?"

Undertaker pointed behind him at the window, indicating that Sheamus had left for a little while. Daniel nodded slowly in understanding before the air around him and his partner became a little awkward, as it always did after their fights. He knew that neither of them would be able to leave so he just scooted away from Kane and sat against the wall, curling his knees up so that they were up against his chest and not looking at his partner. Kane, however, sighed and walked over to Daniel, sitting next to him. He tried to think of something to say, but decided to let silence, for once, do the talking.

Sheamus jumped down from the window and landed on the ground with a rather loud squish. The rain was coming down hard so it didn't take long for Sheamus to get drenched. He didn't bother to put his hood back up as he didn't really see it as a necessity at the moment. He looked up towards the sky and closed his eyes, letting the rain mat his hair down so that it stuck to his forehead before opening his eyes again and looking forward. He began walking away from the building, casually walking around the trees. Daniel was able to have 15 minutes to himself, so 5 minutes probably should be just fine for him to take a walk. He didn't go far though, he stopped by a tree about 20 feet away from the building and sat against a large tree, taking some time to think. That's the closest he's ever been to a human being since his family was murdered by them. He knew his disliking of John was simply because the man was a human, causing him to be biased against John. As an elf he knew he should be thinking like that, but he couldn't help it! What that man's race did to his people was unforgivable!

But he himself did not commit the crime.

Sheamus sighed at that nagging voice in the back of his mind. It was true, the tragedy had happened long before John had been born so he was powerless to do anything about it. A part of Sheamus wanted to try and actually be a little nice to John, but the other part told him not to trust the savage humans. Really it's bad enough that the human world was going to shit now they would have to deal with some dark lord Mory trying to do...well, he wasn't sure. He had only heard rumors about Mory, rumors like how he vowed to engulf the human world in darkness killing everything in it. That just didn't mean the humans, it also meant destruction for what was left of the elves, nature spirits, and other mystical creatures residing in the human world. That and Grimm Reapers would have nothing to do, which would be bad for everyone who managed to make it back into the Underworld. When he thought about it, he was probably going to be with these people for a long time so he might as well consider them family, or at least friends. He was brought out of his thoughts by a roll of thunder. He smirked a little, Daniel had certainly done an excellent job with this storm. He pushed himself off of the tree and began heading back to the building, he was starting to get a little cold anyways.

So yeah, second chapter! We got a little more into Sheamus' past and next chapter I will shed some light on the Mory guy. Fun fact I wanted to name the dark lord Moriarty but figured that would be too obvious and shortened it. I love Moriarty, he's like the best villain EVER! EXPLAINING TIME!

[1] Just a reference to the Great Depression in America, nothing special.

I guess that's it. Well, I have to leave soon for my counseling appointment then I'll be gone for several weeks because I'll be going up to visit sister and her husband in Utica. We're (me, my mom, and my younger sister) are taking the train, fun. I like trains :) but unfortunately they never come when I say so. Reviews are love!

Love and yaoi

~ladyknights104