Chapter 3

The Second Bond

Sango let out a fearsome battle cry as she lugged her giant boomerang, Hiraikotsu, at her wooden target yet again. However, this time was no different than the last twenty or so attempts and the weapon curved harmlessly away from the intended target. She growled in frustration as it impaled itself in the ground a few meters away(which was quite a feat considering the weapon's mass and its throwers structure).

She threw the weapon once again, this time out of frustration. Suffice to say, it missed horribly. The over-sized weapon flew away from its target towards the forest surrounding the clearing. Unfortunately, at that moment Jin decided to stumble out of the foliage at which the boomerang was aimed.

"Miss Sango, Miss Kaede wan- Oi!" The young demon thrust his arms forward and released a blast of wind from his palms. The boomerang flew away from him, swerved around the first target and crashed right into the one Sango had been trying to hit all morning.

"The hell was tha'?" Jin shouted heatedly, "Ya don't go throwin' weapons at people just 'cause ya be wantin' to, lass!"

Sango ignored the wind demon's rant(much to his dismay), for she was transfixed on the wooden remains of her target. How had he done that?

You see, the point of the exercise was to learn how to curve your weapon in between two targets and hit the one in the center. However, it was easier said than done. The targets were so close together that they stood less than a meter apart. If the thrower of the weapon put too much power into their throw, it would hit the target in the back. At the same time, if they were to put too little power into it, hit the one in the front. And there was still the risk of missing the target completely.

So how had a little demon like Jin done it?

"Oi! Are ya even listenin'?" said demon shouted while waving his arms frantically.

"How did you do that?" Sango asked, causing the wind master to stop mid shout.

"Huh?" Jin asked while titling his shaggy red head to the side, "What're ya talkin' about, Miss Sango?"

"How did you do that?" she repeated while pointing to the remains of her shattered target.

Jin had been standing on the exact opposite side of her, so the results could be mirrored on her end if she could figure out how he did it.

The young wind master looked at the target and scratched the back of his head, "Ah, sorry about tha'. Didn't mean ta interrupt your training, Miss Sango. It's just-"

Said demon slayer cut him off, "No, not that. I mean how did you make Hiraikotsu curve like that?"

His mouth formed an 'o' and he scratched the back of his head sheepishly, "Basic trajectory is all. When you're a wind master ya tend ta learn a thing er two about all tha. In fact, me Ma taught me a lot about it." The little demon smiled and walked over the demon slayer, "Actually, ya remind me alotta her. If that throw was anything' to go by."

Sango blushed slightly at her lack of control and she redirected her gaze towards the forest floor, "Sorry, Jin. I wasn't aiming for you, it just, sorta…came out that way."

"Don' worry about it," he gave her a sharp-toothed grin, "Like I was sayin': you remind me alotta me Ma. She was a saint, but if she got frustrated, you were in fer a world o' pain. She's the reason I was able to stay out on my own fer so long."

There may have been a smile on Jin's face, but Sango could see the sadness in his eyes and hear it in his voice, "My father taught me everything I know. He even tried teaching me this, but that was before he-he…" a lump formed in her throat and she couldn't go on.

"I understand," the boy said softly, much unlike his usual tone. There was a heavy silence between the two, but it was gone in an instant when Jin turned to her and grinned, "Well, no use mopin'. Wouldn't it be a shame if my Ma's and your Pa's teachins went to waste?"

Sango turned to the child in surprise. Soon, however, her shocked expression morphed into a smile, "I'd like that."

And so, the second bond was made.

A/N: Hey guys! *Dodges random objects* Hey! Here I am, updating only five days *Fans glare* ok, seven, seven days after the promised date…*sighs* Ok, ok, sorry. I wish I had a good excuse, but this was just a result of my laziness(for the most part). But I swear that I shall be on time with my next update!*Fans look at Alias disbelievingly* T.T Ouch, that hurts you guys. I can't believe my sole supporters, the center of my fanfic writing, my crème de la crème, my cheer squad, my- *Fans glare as Alias continues on obliviously* demon armadillos, would have so much doubt in their lovely writer!*Fans: =_=* Me: T.T

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