Between Two Worlds
Chapter 4
The Beginning of the Adventure
Alice P.O.V
The bird wasn't there anymore, but everyone still stayed inside. All a little frighten by what just happened. I pressed my face on the window trying to see if the bird was actually gone and not just hiding. It doesn't seem to be anywhere. I'm glad it's gone for now. I'll go find it later I guess. This is so weird but the demon looks like it's in pain. Is it hurt or something?
"Alice, is there something wrong?" Naruto's face appeared beside mine. I flinched back a bit, but kept calm.
"No, it's nothing." I answered. If I told them they may yell at me for being gentle to a demon. It is best to keep quiet.
"You know this might be crazy, but I think that demon was in pain." Naruto said. I looked at him shocked. "When it flew by my chest felt heavy it was like it was communicating to me how the demon felt." Naruto felt the same thing. I gave a nod and said I felt it too. He only then looked at me.
"What?" I asked.
"It's just normally people think I'm crazy for thinking that but you didn't say it." He said. "You're the first one to agree." He laughed. I smiled gently and looked at Naruto' smile. It was so gentle and compassionate.
"Hey you two stop making googly eyes at each other and help us figure out what's going on!" Sakura shouted.
Naruto and I laughed and went to join the group. So far we don't know what is going on but it was obvious that the bird sensed the power of the stones locked in the school. From what Tsunade said the stones seem to be safe. But they should still be one high alert.
"So the first demon has awakened hasn't it?" Tsunade sighed. "I thought that we would just have to face low class demons but it seems the powerful ones showed up first."
"What do mean by powerful ones?" Fabia asked.
"There are low class demons who are not as powerful but there are five demon lords that are extremely powerful." Kakashi answered also looking a bit frustrated.
"I remember hearing that as long as we seal the five demons using the either one of the powers the seals sent out we are able to stop the rise of the demon king." Gaara said. "But it's harder than it looks because the demons are very strong."
I looked to Sasuke and Sakura they both looked distressed. I was also a bit worried since the size of the demon is one thing and now that I know that it was a strong one I am more worried. I looked Naruto but he was not distressed at all. Which made me very curious.
"For now go back to your rooms and be on high alert." Tsunade said. "I'm going to cancel class for the rest of the day. Dismissed." She said. "Kakashi you stay with me." She whispered.
I walked out of the room feeling a bit strange. I suddenly felt a tug on my sweater. It was Naruto.
"Wanna join me for a sec." he said. "I saw a balcony over there let's chat there." He said pointing in the direction.
"Sure." I nodded. I gave a wave to Fabia which she responded to and she then sent me a signal that meant see you back in the room. I gave her a nod. And followed Naruto. When we reached the balcony he quickly shut the door.
"What's wrong?" I asked, curious about why he shut the door as if we are escaping from prison.
"I have a plan that can stop the demon but we have to do it tonight." He said.
"Why don't you tell the others?" I asked. "I'm sure they will love to help.
"I know but that will attract too much attention. I just want us to do this and plus you're the only other one that heard the demon's cry, right?" he said.
"Yeah…" I said.
"Good then tell me what you think about the demon." He said.
"I am really worried to fight it because I heard about its strength but I still think that demon is in pain somehow." I said placing my hands on my chest.
"Yeah, same." He said. "I think its hurt." He said.
"Hurt?" I asked.
"Yeah…you don't know this but I have a pretty demon like creature inside me," He said pointing to himself, "but don't worry he is not dangerous. He just told me that he felt a pain from the demons. I have a theory that these demon lords are good but have been affected by the evil nature of the demon. If we remove that evilness we help set them free."
Wow…I didn't know that now that I think about it there was a section in a book I read about people called Jinchuriki. Wow Naruto is a Jinchuriki…I can't imagine the pain he must have went through. But none the less I want to help him. To tell the truth I hate fighting if I can defeat the demons another way I'll do just that.
"So what are guy's talking about?" I heard Dan's voice beside me. I quickly stepped away and yelled, "Whoa where the heck did you come from?"
"I thought something was up and I was right. You can't keep Dan Kuso from any secrets plans. I'm the one that comes up with the plans all the time." He said proudly.
"That's right…I forgot you are this school and every school we have been to number prankster." I said remembering all the crazy things he has done.
"So can I help with the plan?" he asked.
"Sure…I guess. This is a long shot so I didn't want everyone trying it, since if Kurama is wrong it could be dangerous to get close to a demon. I could have asked my friends but I needed one of you to seal it so yeah…" Naruto said hesitantly.
"Don't worry it'll work I can just feel it." Dan said in an upbeat tone
I kept silent but nodded my head in agreement. Naruto could not have been wrong I wanted to tell myself that but I was still worried. I guess I am just a worrier.
"Hey…Alice don't worry." Dan said gently punch me on the shoulder. "With your older brother figure here you don't need to worry." He said doing his usual thumbs up pose. I smiled in relief.
"Yeah…" I said in relief. Dan and I have been friends for like forever. He's basically like an older brother to me. An older brother I never had.
When night fall came we began to move. I snuck out when Sakura and Fabia fell asleep. As did Dan when Shun and Ren fell asleep. Naruto snuck out when Sasuke and Gaara were asleep. We met at the main hallway that splits the girl's dorms from the boy's dorms. We quietly but quickly headed for the door and dashed out. We our way to the field where we last saw the demon. Dan scanned the sky.
"It's not here!" Dan said in a quiet tone.
"It'll come, but it won't be the only thing I think." Naruto said. "I can feel them coming."
Sensing the danger from his voice I scanned the area, hoping nothing will suddenly pop out. But suddenly there was a huge gust of wind. All on us quickly covered ourselves to defend from the wind. I opened my eyes slightly and saw a giant bird with many little demons beside it.
"Great!" Dan said.
From nowhere suddenly an arrow was fired and it hit landed on a demon and caused a big explosion, destroying a quarter of the demons we saw. I traced the direction of the fire and saw that it was fired from the school roof top. It was Kakashi and Sasuke.
"Geez, if you're going to do something stupid then tell us you idiot." Sasuke said looking at Naruto.
"If I told you, you would probably try to stop me right?" Naruto said.
"Well…maybe." Sasuke said jumping off the roof top and landed near Naruto. "Since the demon is already here we may as well follow your plan."
"Okay!" Naruto said and placed his hands together.
"Let's go!" Naruto shouted. "Sasuke, you and I will try to hold or bind the demon. While you're doing that look for an injury. I think the demon is being hurt by something."
"Okay." Sasuke said and jumped towards the demon.
"Dan, Alice, once we hold it down you guys deal with the wound." Naruto said before jumping after Sasuke.
"Got it." We both said. I watched Sasuke and Naruto fight the demon and trying to bring it down. I could not take my eyes off of them. The way they battle and fought was just amazing. I felt strange. I wanted to join in on the battle. If demons like this will keep appearing I want to be able to fight too. I have train hard and be able to stand by them. If I join in now I will just become a hindrance. Right I'll focus on what I can do! I looked to the school to see Kakashi and Gaara standing on the roof. They appear to be fighting off the demons there and protecting the school at the same time.
"Alice, Dan!" Naruto shouted suddenly. "The foot, there is something caught on its right foot!"
We saw that they were slowly bringing the monster down to the ground. Dan and I quickly ran to its right leg and saw that there was a blade jabbed on its foot. Dan and I both grabbed the blade and pulled as hard as we could. The creature struggled to break free but Naruto and Sasuke were still able to hold it down. I could feel that the blade slowly moving but I could feel my grip slowly slipping. The blood coming out was starting to splash on our hands and the handle of the blade. It was strange for some reason I could feel a force both trying to push the blade out but at the same time keep the blade in I finally could not do it anymore as I felt my grip get weak but Dan quickly placed his hands on mine.
"Come on! Don't give up pull!" he shouted.
I nodded in agreement. Finally with all our strength we pulled out the blade. When we pulled it out there was a huge purple light that flashed before my eyes. Dan and fell a few centimeters back but we were fine. I could see that the creature had stopped moving. Naruto and Sasuke released their grip and stepped back. I guess it worked, I think the demon is okay now. I threw the blade to the side and stood up. The creature did no move but lay still on the ground. However as soon as Dan took a step forward the creature flew up into the air causing a huge gust of wind causing everyone to fall back. I quickly stood up and saw the monster flying towards me and Dan. Why didn't it work? We removed the injury so why? Why is it still in pain? We tried to use our powers but they were not working. Well I'm not surprised we haven't received much training and instincts will only get us so far on the first day we used it. We began to run away but the bird was too fast. As it flew towards us it fired lights shards towards us. Dan quickly grabbed my arm and then threw me to the side. As I flew back I watched in horror as the shards cut him from every corner of his body. He fell to the ground face first grunting in pain. I quickly ran to his side. I could see many scratches and blooding dripping from his head, arms, and legs. I could feel tears streaming down my face. I stretched my arms down and held him up. He still had his eyes closed but he was still crying in pain.
Dan…always saved me no matter what happened. This scene reminds me of what happened in the past once. When I has bullied and Dan saved me even if it meant getting beat up. Since I was small Dan saved me no matter what danger we were in. Now…I grew scared if I lost Dan…my best friend…what would I do. I tried to hold back my tears but I couldn't stop. I suddenly felt a pat on my head. I looked to see that it was Dan's hand. He slowly moved his hand down to my cheek and pinched it.
"You were crying that time too…weren't you?" he laughed. I looked at him confused but then it hit me. When Dan was beat up I cried and cried and at that moment Dan did the same thing.
"I must really be a terrible friend." He laughed. "To make the person I see as my own family cry again. Geez what a terrible brother I am." He laughed showing a happy but painful smile. I placed my hand on his and gripped it tight. I then lay him to the ground gently and took off the light jacket I was wearing. I cover him with it and said one thing… "Wait here…this time the little sister is doing something." I then started to run towards the monster that was still attacking I could faintly hear Dan yelling and telling me to get away but I did not want to. I ran straight to monster and picked up a long but slightly thick wooden stick. I then aimed and threw as hard as I could towards the monster. The stick hit the monster right in the eye. It roughly brushed his claws to clear the blur.
"Hey! Over here!" I shouted waving at the monster. I started to run. I could hear the monster flying towards me. I could see Naruto and Sasuke trying to make their way to me but the other little demons were keeping them busy. While I was not paying attention to the monster it quickly swung by causing me to fly into the air. When I flew into the air I unconsciously brushed the fur of the monster. Suddenly I voice came into my head.
"Thank you little one….you released a curse that has been placed on me by the a powerful Ninja." The dark voice laughed. "Now…I can…" but I then slowly heard the voice vanish and a much gentler voice.
"Please…help me." The voice pleaded. "I am being controlled, the demon taking over me is hidden somewhere on my wings. Please get rid of it." I heard. Soon I was back to reality flying in the air and the giant bird and I met eye to eye. I felt myself falling but a sudden gust of air quickly and swiftly flew under me and kept me floating in the air. I looked to see Shun with Gaara, Ren, and Fabia standing at the balcony of the school dorms.
"Are you okay?" Shun asking with a shouting voice.
"Yes! I'm fine!" I called. "But hurry to Dan I think he got hurt."
"Don't worry Sakura is already there helping him." Fabia called reassuring me.
I look to the direction I left Dan. I could Sakura there healing him and Sasuke and Naruto deflecting all the demons getting close to them. I sighed in relief. I have to hurry.
"Shun! Take me to the demon I have to get on it!" I called.
"Are you crazy?" Shun shouted.
"Trust me!" I called. I could then see Gaara whispering something to Shun. It was not long before Shun nodded his head. I could see Gaara directing Shun on how to use is power. I could slowly feel myself standing in the air and then whoosh! I was flying as fast as an eagle towards the bird. I braced myself feeling the sudden rush on the wind. Then I was flung into the air and onto the bird. I grabbed onto the fur and prevent myself from falling. I could feel the bird trying to shake me off but I refused to let go. My only attention was on the wings of the bird. I quickly scanned the right wing and saw nothing. I then turned my head to the left could still see nothing. I can't see anything but it's on the wing for sure I can sense something dark on the left side. I tried to crawl closer but the bird was flying too out of control. I could slowly feel my grip slipping. Soon I saw water and lightening chains forming around the creature. The chains kept the bird from flying out of control. I looked to see Ren and Fabia using their power. I smiled and crawled closer to the left wing. I took a deep breath in and held out my hand. I could feel an orb forming around my hand and before I knew it I could see a shiny fragment of the bird's wing. I looked closely and saw that it was a feather but frozen with a purple colored ice that was flashing a dark black color. Luckily the feather was close to the body. I tried to smash it with the orb in my hands but it did not work.
I guess my powers don't work on it. Ice…Ice…only fire can melt ice. However just when I was about to yel the bird broke free and started to fly out of control. Holding on as hard as I can I yelled from the top of my lungs, "DAN!" I shouted making sure it could wake him. "Aim at the feather! The feather I have my hand on!"
I couldn't see anything due to the pressure of the wind but only one thing stuck in my mind. Keep my hand on the feather.
After a few moments, "Alice!" I heard Dan. "Hold on!"
I could feel the monster coming to a stop and I could feel and see sand forming around the bird.
"Alright Gaara!" I heard Naruto shout.
"Alice, we're going to count to three and you're going to let go of the feather! We don't want to take your hand off!" I heard Sakura.
"But how can you guys still know where the feather is?" I asked.
"Don't worry. Sasuke and I are helping him aim. There is no way we will miss once we know the location." Naruto said. I could faintly see Naruto and Sasuke each holding onto one of Dan's arm as his fingers made a figure of a gun. So they are gonna to fire something? I could see the determined look on their faces. I have faith they will not miss.
"Ready, 1..2..3!" I heard. I quickly withdrew my hand and rolled away to the side. I then saw a thin stream of fire hit the feather right on target. The feather shattered and out came a horrific aura that took the form of a lizard.
"So that is the source! Quick Dan it is moving to you. Seal it!" Kakashi called.
I pushed myself up to watch as Dan slammed his hand to the ground creating many rings of fires and causing the color red to overwhelm the dark night sky. The rings of fire slowly trapped the lizard being. Then after it has been fully trapped the symbol on Dan's hand appeared. "Seal!" he shouted and slammed his hand to the ground as a magic circle appeared and dragged the demon away. The red aura disappeared and the dark night returned.
"Yeah!" I shouted. I suddenly felt the bird's feather glow as the dark color it once had now faded into a pure red color. The bird or should I correct phoenix let me down. It looked straight into my eyes and then turned to my other friend. It gave as a nod and then it soon flew away into a portal. Probably went home. Even without words I think we all understood what the phoenix said.
Thanks…
I quickly ran to Dan who could now sit without support in my relief, but before we could exchange words both us most likely drifted right to sleep after this long and tiring night.