YAY! I'm updating again! I would've updated yesterday but there was a thunderstorm and it knocked out my power for like five and a half hours. No joke. But anyway, here's the next chapter. ENJOY!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the weapon names. They belong to Cassandra Claire.

Judai stood in the doorway as he waited for Johan to gather all of his supplies.

"So," Judai said feeling slightly awkward. "do you really think this training thing will work?"

"It depends," he said as he looked around the room. Then he laid eyes an a small object that looked like a mini laser beam thing from Star Wars. He snatched it and continued his answer. "If you're good, then it will definitely help. But if you're a klutz and can't swing to save your life, then we're dead."

Judai swallowed and hoped that he would be able to be good enough to get the two of them to survive. "O-ok."

The bluenette finally had everything he needed. "Scared?"

"No," Judai answered too quickly.

Johan cocked a brow.

"Maybe."

He chuckled. "Good. I'd think something was wrong with you if you weren't."

"Are you scared?" the brunette asked as he followed Johan to the backyard.

"Yep," he said while popping the "p".

"But I thought you were good at this?"

"I am. But these are the Big Wigs we're talking about. They're like…professionals so to speak."

Judai felt all the air in his lungs leave him in a gust. "Wow," he said breathlessly.

Johan turned around then. "Don't worry. We'll be fine. Now. First, let's show you the weapons."

He ran his fingers over the Star Wars object. "This is a stele. It's used to make runes. Like this." He rolled up his white sleeve and showed his arm. It was tainted with black marks all over.

"Those are runes?" Judai asked.

He nodded.

"What do they do?"

"Almost anything. This one," he pointed to one that looked like a music note with two stripes on the top, "allows me to be soundless."

Judai nodded. "Do they wear off?"

"Some of them do. The one that I just showed you? That one wears off. But this one," he pointed to his neck, "is permanent."

"What does that one do?"

"It gives me Angelic Power."

Judai smiled. "Did someone put it on you for a reason?"

He shook his head and smiled back. "No, I was born with it."

"Cool." Judai smiled again as he stared at Johan. His green eyes were beckoning him to step forward but he had to force himself to stop when he remembered that he was the one who had annoyed him in the car and when they arrived at this house. He was also the one who wanted to kill his brother.

"Anyway, um, this," he pointed to a knife, "is a dagger. It pretty much has the same uses as a knife but it's not meant for food and it's easier to swing." He walked over to the bigger objects. "This is a bow and arrow. You know how these work, don't you?"

"Yeah, I've seen it in movies."

He scoffed as he mumbled some inappropriate things about plagiarism and Hollywood. "Alright, moving on. This," he said as he picked up a long black piece of…rubber? "is a whip." He simply flicked his wrist and the whip stretched itself and loudly smacked the tree that was at least ten yards away.

Judai nodded.

"You know, you're pretty good with weird," Johan laughed.

"Well, try living with a vampire and having to go kill squirrels and raccoons to give him something to eat. After that, everything's considered normal."

"I think I'll take a reign check on that."

They shared yet another laughed.

"Ok, this is a sword."

Well, Judai thought, I see a base of a sword but where's the sword? "Where's the sword?" he spoke his thoughts.

"I was hoping you'd ask that." He looked at the weapon and held it at arm's length. "Inochi," he spoke with a thick accent.

And in less than a second, the sword shot up and shined brightly against the moonlight.

"Whoa," said the brunette. "That…was…awesome!"

Johan laughed at his reaction. "These swords are different from others. You have to give them a name. And when you need them, all you do is call their name and they're ready for use."

"Is that it?" Judai asked.

"Uh-huh. Now all we have to do is find which one is meant for you."

Judai stood next to the bluenette and looked at the weapons again trying to figure out which one he liked the most.

"Ok," Johan said interrupting his thoughts. "Here's the deal. When you find your weapon, you have to let the weapon choose you."

"Huh?"

"It'll be worth it, trust me."

He sighed and closed his eyes. "Now what?"

"Hold out your hand."

Judai obeyed.

"Now, I'll be placing different weapons in your hand. Whichever one feels special to me, is the one for you."

"Ok."

He felt a small object being placed in his hand. But he felt no different than before. "Nothing."

"Ok." He placed yet another weapon in his hand. This one was heavier and felt like wood. Judai knew that this was the bow and arrow. Again, no feeling. "Nope. Are you sure this'll work?"

"Yes. Now just relax."

Judai took a deep breath and felt another weapon being placed in his hands. It was cool against his hands and it was heavy, but not too heavy. It sent a tingling sensation up his arms and to his shoulder as if he were becoming one with it.

"What do you feel?" Johan asked.

"I feel…like it's a part of me. I feel…relaxed."

"Open your eyes."

Judai slowly fluttered his eyes open and saw the sword. Well, the sword base. "This is the one?"

"Yep." He took the stele and said, "Hold out your arm."

Judai rolled up his sleeve and handed it to Johan. Then he drew a black mark in the shape of a very fancy-looking E.

"Now give it a name."

Judai said something in English but it came out sounding like, "Chokoreto."

"Chocolate? Really?" Johan asked with a small smile.

"Well, that's what I meant to say but-"

"That was a different language you were speaking. That was the Language of the Hunter. The rune I just drew on you forces you to do that."

Judai pushed his sleeve down. "Then how come I'm not speaking it now?"

"I drew it very lightly so it wouldn't last long."

He nodded.

"Now, even though the sword is what works best for you, it's still good to learn how to work everything else. Just in case, you know?"

"Yeah."

Johan showed him how to use all of the other weapons slowly and carefully.

Then, they had a sword fight. Judai was surprised that he had won. He was able to move with it easily. Like he didn't have to think unlike the others.

"Jo-kun, what time is it?" Judai asked.

"Almost midnight." He was about to turn around but he stopped. "Did you call me Jo-kun?"

"Yeah. I thought that'd be a cool nickname. I'm sorry, does it bother you?"

"No, it's just…never mind." He laughed a sort of humorless laugh.

"What is it?"

"Nothing, just…my mother used to call me that. But I haven't seen her since I started training." He smiled as he replayed the memory of he and his mom. "It's nice to hear someone call me that again."

Judai smiled a sad smile. Here, he was complaining that being Human was hard while an immortal stood in front of him as he tried to hold himself together. He had to leave his entire family because of it. But Judai still found a tiny part of himself still wanting to become like one of them.

Johan snapped out of his reverie. "Uh, sorry about that. Why don't we get some sleep, huh? I'll show you the guest room."

Judai started to follow him until he felt his phone buzz. It was a text from his brother.

"Text message?" Johan asked.

"Yeah, it's from my brother."

"What's it say?"

Judai looked up and clearly saw the change in his energy. His shoulders were stiff and he seemed to have trouble keeping his breathing at a reasonable pace.

"Um, it says, where are you? At least tell me where you are so I know you're safe." Judai paused. "What should I tell him?"

"Say, I'm fine, no worries. I'm staying the night with a friend of mine."

Judai nodded as he hit the send button. "Ok."

"C'mon."

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Haou was upstairs in his room looking at everything that he had to let go of. His whole life was in this room but he wasn't allowed to sleep here. Judai thought it was too dangerous.

He smiled as he remembered Judai throwing a hissy-fit.

"No, Haou! You will not sleep in here!"

"And since when do you get to tell me what to do?" Haou had retorted.

"Look, Haou, you're my brother and I love you. I'd cry if you died."

"Who ever said I was gonna die?"

"You are! Right now! What if you accidentally wake up while the sun's up? Then you'll shrivel up and catch fire. I'm not gonna lose you because you made some stupid mistake. I'd feel a thousand times better if you stayed in the basement."

He groaned. "If that'll shut you up, then fine."

Haou snapped back into the now and sighed in depression. He looked at the clock and saw it was midnight. Five hours till sunrise.

Suddenly, his phone buzzed and he pulled it out of his pocket and read the reply from Judai.

Am fine no worries. Am spending da nite wit a friend of mine. Btw, srry bout da l8 reply. C u 2morrow nite. : )

Haou sighed in relief. At least he was safe. He continued to look around the room and until sudden movement outside caught his attention.

There was a pack of Werewolves running through the woods but just one left the crowd and headed toward his house. The same wolf that he had helped a few hours ago.

He ran to the door before Yohan had a chance to reach the porch and opened the door for him.

Yohan ran in and changed into Human form. Naked…again.

But Haou wasn't paying attention to that now. He was staring at the fear in Yohan's eyes. "What is it?"

"The Shadow Hunters. They're coming. We have to get out of here."

"Ok, let's go!"

Yohan shifted back to a wolf and they ran but Haou kept his pace. Mostly because he enjoyed the warmth of his presence but also because he had no idea where they were going.

The rest of the pack were way in the front but Yohan followed their scent so they wouldn't get lost.

They were about to make a turn until they ran into two boys with black markings on their skin.

The taller one had them everywhere but the shorter one only had one on his arm. It was very lightly printed and it was covered by his sleeve but Haou saw it.

"Judai?"

"Haou?"

Yohan barked and growled until he saw the blue-haired one. Then he shifted into Human form. "Johan? What are you doing here?"

"That's your brother?" Haou asked.

"Jo-kun, what's going on? I didn't know you had a brother," Judai said confused.

"Well I do. I never mentioned him 'cause I thought I'd never see him again."

"I hope you're not trying to turn my brother into one of you Shadow Hunter," Haou snapped.

"I'm not. I'm trying to save your ass."

"Excuse me?"

"Haou, calm down," Judai stepped in. "I told him not to hurt you and now the rest of his kind are trying to find us. What are you doing?"

"We're running from them too," Yohan said. "So, are we…kind of on the same team?"

"I guess you could say that," Johan answered.

"Ok. Then we'll team up. Now what?"

"Well, the Hunters know where I live so my place is out of the question," the bluenette said.

"Well, my place is apparently under the radar too."

"Just follow me," Yohan said. "I know a good place to stay. We'll be running fast. Can you guys keep up?" he asked the twin J's.

"Judai, let me see your stele," Johan spoke.

"Don't you have yours?" Judai asked as he handed him the stele.

"Yeah, but it's good to put the newer ones in use before they loose their power." He traced a mark on his arm. It was shaped as a lowercase g.

"This'll give us heightened speed. So we're fine," he said as he answered his brother's questions.

"Good. Just follow me." Yohan turned back into a wolf and raced off with the rest of them following.

Yep, that's it! I hoped you enjoyed it! Again, the weapon names weren't mine. I just sort of borrowed them from Cassandra Claire. Lol don't flame me, I did say there was a disclaimer.

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