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The Thunder Returns
Jess sat up in a tree near where she was basically living and reading the book. Going through the scroll at school had helped her understand a bit, but she still didn't understand most of it. The first part of the scroll talked about the village itself, not mentioning the wielders at all. The book focused on each of the wielder and where they lived and the rest of their past. She had just started on the oldest one, since she created the book.
"So, you've found a good place to read in peace." Someone said underneath her, Jess looking down and met Sesshomaru's golden eyes. He moved his head, telling her to come down. She instantly closed the book, put it under her arm and jumped down, landing in a crouching pose and slowly got up. "Have you gotten something useful out of that book?" He asked, Jess nodding.
"According to this, the village should be near where an old castle used to be. It got destroyed by a dragon a bit before the sword was created. So it should still be there, just in ruin." She explained, Sesshomaru nodding as she talked.
"That's a good start, but for now, we'll hold off on finding it." He said, Jess looking a bit confused. "There has been word that the Thunder Brothers, named Hiten and Manten, have been going around searching for a young female for the last two days. A few Demon underlings have seen red glowing shards in each of their foreheads." He informed her, Jess thinking for a bit.
"You think it's the last two shards?" She asked, Sesshomaru nodding. "I heard something awhile ago from a Demon that Kagome had talked about something like this earlier. She had started mentioning Demons they had defeated in the past who could be a threat. And it thought it remembered them mentioning the Thunder Brothers." She said, Sesshomaru looking at her a bit weird.
"How did you get a Demon to tell you something like that?" He asked, Jess trying to remember what happened.
"I bumped into it while it was making sure they didn't sense it. It thought I was an easy snack and tried to kill me, and a second after he begged for his life and told me he would tell me something helpful if I let him live." She explained, Sesshomaru walking closer to her. Jess didn't know if he was either mad or just wanted to get closer, but her body moved on its own and backed into a tree.
"And you let it live?" he asked, Jess waiting a bit before giving him one nod. He closed his eyes, Jess thinking she made him mad.
"D-did I do something wrong?" She asked, Sesshomaru putting his hand behind her hand and pulled her into his chest. Jess didn't know how to react; she just stood there, frozen in place and her face red.
"No, you didn't do anything wrong. I was just curious, and it's not too surprising that you let it live. You don't usually kill unless I tell you to." He said, Jess worried he would be able to feel how hot her face was and how her heart was beating.
"Aw, isn't that cute." A voice said in the shadows, Sesshomaru letting her go and Jess turning towards the voice with her hand on the hilt of her sword. Sesshomaru put his hand on the hilt as well; however, he was preventing her from drawing it. She soon let go of it, Sesshomaru only staring into the shadows. "Sorry for ruining the sweet moment, but you know one shouldn't get too close to a pet. So when it dies, you won't get upset." A purr came, Leopara coming into view. Jess quickly took the book in her shoulder bag, which she had dragged with her. Luckily for them, Leopara didn't see it.
"What is it you want? There's still 3 days left, unless you're just here to bother us." Sesshomaru asked, Jess looking around to make sure there wasn't anything near them.
"My, aren't you careful. So what if I wanted something else, it wouldn't matter anyway. Besides, who wouldn't want the chance to meet the great Lord Sesshomaru more than once?" She said, trying to flatter him.
"A Half-Demon called InuYasha." Jess said, making Sesshomaru smirk. Leopara looked at her; a bit annoyed she wasn't even paying attention to them.
"For such a young and hopeful pet, you're way too free. You need to show her how to respect her elders, Lord Sesshomaru." Leopara said, actually sound annoyed and not teasing.
"I'm the one who decides whether that's of use of not. And from what I know, that is not important unless she's talking to me." He said, Leopara not answering to what he said. She knew he had a point, but didn't want him to see she was thinking that. Jess kept looking around, hearing something in the bushes behind Sesshomaru. She was a bit from Sesshomaru, closer to Leopara actually, but she could see something behind him. She moved a few steps closer, Sesshomaru and Leopara not paying attention to her. As soon as she was in between both Leopara and Sesshomaru, whatever was behind Sesshomaru jumped out and was ready to kill.
"Look out!" She yelled, grabbing the hilt of her sword and sliced whatever it was. It looked about her size, but it didn't look human at all. It had a sickening, green color and its tail was twice its length. She had gotten it right in its chest, but it wasn't dead yet. The wound was across its chest, so it would be easy to finish it off with how much blood it was losing. It got back up and slashed its tail at her. But she quickly moved and cut the tail off, making it lose a huge amount of blood. It fell to the ground, the blood rushing out of where the tail was.
"Does Demon are only in the sea area, poisoning the fishers of the area. So why is it here?" Leopara said, noticing how easily it died. Jess moved a bit closer to it, not noticing the tail that twitched as she got closer to the dead Demon. The tail shot up and headed straight for her heart, Jess only seeing it too late. But Sesshomaru grabbed her arm and yanked her back, holding her near him.
"This Demon is like two, the body and the tail. Once the body dies, the tail gets the rest of its life force and tries to kill the one who killed it by using the rest of the poison it has." Sesshomaru whispered to her, his mouth right next to her ear. His soft breathing tickled a bit, but she made sure she stood firm and didn't show any sign of being embarrassed.
"Sorry." She apologized, but Sesshomaru quickly said she didn't need to say sorry. She hadn't explored the sea area yet, so she didn't know about the demons in the area. Leopara didn't wasn't able to hear what they said, but knew he was making her feel too safe.
"Well, still making her feel safe, are we? You shouldn't spoil the girl, or she'll just get rotten fast." She said, Sesshomaru giving her a warning glare to shut it. Jess just stood still, not sure if she should move or just stay still.
"How I do things has nothing to do with you. The only time you can say anything at all, is when Jess goes against my orders." He snapped, Jess slightly smirking. Yeah, because that's defiantly going to happen. You're more loyal to Demons than you are to Humans. Flarenix chuckled, Jess slightly nodding in agreement.
"Fine, we'll see how long that lasts. And don't forget, three more days." Leopara said, holding up three fingers to clearly show in case Sesshomaru wasn't listening. He once again shot a death glare at her, the young lady disappearing before he got to say anything.
"Uh…Sesshomaru?" Jess said, Sesshomaru looking down at her. He noticed he had moved his arm so he was holding around her and pretty close. He smirked a bit and let her go, seeing how flushed her face was. She didn't say anything, just stood there trying not to seem strange. Sesshomaru looked at her for a bit, Jaken, Rin and Black Fang walking through the trees towards them. He knew Jaken wouldn't let her hear the end of it if he just stood there without saying anything for any longer.
"In any case, see if you can find something out. Those two might be after the Jewel Shards, so you can guess who their target might be." He said, Jess looking at him and nodding.
"Who are you talking about, Lord Sesshomaru?" Jaken asked, Black Fang going to Jess's side.
"Hiten and Manten." Was all the Demon said, Black Fang looking at him.
"The Thunder Brothers? I though InuYasha took care of them some time ago." He said, Jess looking at him, as well as Sesshomaru. After a bit, Sesshomaru smiled a bit and walked to Jess's ear, whispering to her.
"Go and find Kagome, and make sure they don't know you're around. Since they defeated them, and have the most Shards, they're the perfect target." Jess nodding and walked towards the lake, Black Fang right behind her. Sesshomaru grabbed her wrist, making her turn around in surprise. He just stood there for a bit, looking straight into her eyes.
"That book will be too dangerous to carry around with you." He said, letting go and held out his hand as if saying ''give it to me''. Jess nodded and took the book out of her bag and handed it to him.
"Lord Sesshomaru, what happened while we were gone?" Jaken asked, Rin looking at Jess and waving good-bye.
"Nothing important. Did you find what I told you to get?" he asked, Jaken nodding as he pulled out a small chain with a locket on the end.
"This is it, the locket you talked about. But, why would you want something this small?" He asked as he handed it Sesshomaru.
"There's something I've heard about this that I want to test out, although I'd rather not use Jess for something like this." He said, making both of them very confused. According to other Demons and Leopara herself, this used to belong to the last wielder, and that makes it valuable to a certain Demon." He said, looking in the direction Jess walked.
Kagome and Marie sat by a river, washing off their hands after helping the bloody soldiers. They were able to save all of them, and the Elder thanked them for trying to help. He didn't blame them for what happened, and knew that the girl was most likely destined to have it. They all bowed and quickly left afterward.
"I still don't get what Jess is doing, or why she's doing it. I know she can be loyal, but not to do something to that extent. Did that Demon tell her to kill if she got the chance or something?" Marie said, very annoyed as she struggled rubbing off the blood.
"They were never in a situation where it was a chance they would die, so she knew what she was doing. But still, it must've been hard for her to do this, since you guys come from the same place and we come from the same era. There aren't many who kills, or hurts people that much as there are here." Kagome told her, giving her hand with her left arm. Marie thanked her, and sighed afterward.
"But still, how can someone be that loyal to someone they barely know?" She asked, Kagome shaking her head. "And what the heck is up with her leaving early just to get here before us. I have a feeling she was planning on hurting someone if she had to, so she didn't want us to see." She continued. Kagome was a bit curious how she got there before them, seems like she's thinking ahead.
"Is there anything else weird about her since you and Johannes saw her here?" She asked, Marie thinking for a bit.
"Well, she ignored us all day, and was reading this weird scroll thing every time she got the chance. The teachers don't usually bother with her, since she's got good grades, giving her very good time to translate it or something." She explained, Kagome a bit curious. However, a familiar presence made he look up, seeing storm clouds above their heads. At first, she thought it was just going to rain, so she ignored it and looked around to see if she saw someone else. But she soon remembered what the presence was, and looked back at the cloud, which had moved a lot closer in just a few seconds.
"Not good…" She said, Marie looking over at her.
"What's wrong, Kagome?" She asked, Kagome grabbing her arm and pulling her with her. "Hey!" Was all she was able to yell before Kagome yanked her again.
"We have to get InuYasha, fast!" She yelled, not caring if she got covered in mud. Marie didn't bother arguing anymore, since she didn't know what was going on.
InuYasha sat in a tree, looking around for some Demons to kill. He was still a bit annoyed at Marie for helping Jess get the book. Johannes was talking with Miroku and Sango, telling them who Jess acted today. Also telling them about the scroll.
"Hm…that might be how she knew where the book was. The scroll might've hinted it or something." Sango said, Miroku nodding.
"How long have you seen her use it?" He asked, Johannes telling them that was the first time he had seen it. "She must've gotten it yesterday. She's pretty fast since she got the scroll that fast as well." He added, Kirara rolling in the grass. She seemed very relaxed, but her ears perked up and quickly looked towards where Kagome and others were and growled a bit.
"Kirara? What's wrong?" Sango asked, Johannes looking towards where she was looking.
"Didn't Kagome and Marie go that way?" he asked, pointing with his finger where she was growling. They both looked over, both of them getting a bit worried. Shippo was sitting on a rock nearer the forest, and wasn't able to hear them. He did hear footsteps from the forest, coming towards them very fast. As the ones who ran came through the leaves, he saw it was Kagome and Marie who were out of breath.
"Shippo, go and get InuYasha! Now!" She yelled, Shippo not hesitating. He ran and jumped into the trees, hitting InuYasha in the head.
"Hey, you little…!" He said, grabbing Shippo's tail.
"Forget that now! Kagome said to get you and she was in a hurry!" He cried, InuYasha throwing him down towards the four and almost hitting Johannes in the head. He jumped to where Shippo was earlier, Kagome and Marie trying to catch their breaths.
"OK, what's the hurry? And it better not be because of a bug." He said, a little pissed off.
"The…the Thunder Brothers…they're back!" Kagome said in between breaths, InuYasha looking up to see a small, dark cloud floating towards them.
"So, they're just like Yura. This should be fun." InuYasha smirked, drawing Tessaiga. Miroku got ready to use his Wind Tunnel, while Sango grabbed hold of her Hiraikotsu. Kirara burst into flames and turned into her bigger form. Kagome ran past them and grabbed hold of her quiver with arrows and bow, leading Marie and Johannes through the forest. Shippo went after them, in case they needed extra help. As the cloud got closer, the four were able to make out two Demons, Hiten and Manten.
"Well, if it isn't the Half-Demon InuYasha." Hiten said, smirking. Like Sesshomaru, he was a Demon who looked a lot like a human, and even had some human like characteristics. His long, black hair was kept in a ponytail, which was braided. And like most Demons his small ears were pointed and had a pair of earrings in them. His eyes were large and red, which would've scared any smart human who valued their life away. He was a quite tanned skin, which did make him look relatively attractive.
His outfit of a very elaborate armor, his shoulder pads and other portions of his outfit are orange. Underneath his kimono, he wore a white shirt. On the collar and shoulder, it was blue. His armor fitted around his lower torso and padding on top of his kimono. There were pads on his forearms as well, which went over the top of his hands.
"And you're going down, just like last time. I was able to defeat you when you had five Jewel Shards, so I'll defeat you no problem." Inuyasha taunted, Manten looking at the direction Kagome had run off to. Unlike his brother, he was ugly and had more of a demon appearance. He was also bold, and once tried to use Kagome as a hair potion to grow it back. He wore a similar armor to Hiten, only blue shoulder pads instead of orange.
"Hiten, I would like to take care of that little wench. Will you be fine on your own?" He asked, Hiten smirking.
"Of course, Manten. You go and get the girl so she gets what's coming to her." He said, Manten nodding and used his dark cloud to fly after her. Hiten landed on the ground very smoothly, looking at InuYasha and held his Thunder Pike towards him. "This should be entertaining." He said, InuYasha holding Tessaiga ready.
OK, I'll stop here. This isn't as long as others, but I'd rather save the fight for the next chapter. Since that might take a long time do. Anyway, leave a review and I'll see ya next chapter!