Thunder & Lightning
Chapter 21: Possession: Wolf Demon Style
The Fairy Tail guild was, for once, relatively quiet. Most of the rowdy people such as Natsu and Gray were out on a job while no one else had felt the need to start a brawl. Lucy and Evergreen sat at the bar, swapping stories on how annoying boys could be while the latter occasionally snuck glances at Elfman who was lecturing Nab on how real men went out on jobs and didn't just stand in front of the request board trying to make up their minds. Freed was reading a book he had recently bought, ignoring the tea Mira had brought him while Bickslow explained to Lisanna where he had managed to find his visor and boots.
When the door opened and Levy, Jet, and Droy stepped inside very few took notice of them. The three had just returned from a job chasing some wolves away from a village so no one was surprised that they had returned. What did surprise everyone, however, was when Bickslow stood on top of the table he had been sitting at, pointed at the three of them and shouted, "Formation E, Target: Team Shadowgear. Thunder Legion, go!"
Immediately the other two members of his team stopped what they were doing and sprang into action. Freed pulled his sword out and began writing runes in the air in front of Levy and her team while Evergreen pulled out her fan and pen and began writing as well.
"What are you guys doing?" Levy asked in confusion.
"Do not worry, Levy, or whoever you are. We will not harm you," Freed sheathed his sword.
"I'm not making any promises," Ever warned. "So what are we dealing with?"
Bickslow approached them, looking more serious than normal. "Two of 'em are possessed. All right, everyone step forward."
The three inside the runes looked confused but did as they were told. Levy exited the runes then stared in shock when both Jet and Droy ran smack into them and couldn't move any farther. "What's going on?" she asked.
"Does no one ever listen to me? They're possessed," Bickslow said.
"No we're not," Jet protested.
"Are you going to take his word for it or ours?" Droy asked.
Before Levy could say anything Bickslow took matters into his own hands and took off his visor. "All right, listen up you two. I'm what's known as a seith mage, meaning I can see and control souls. So I can tell that you're not Jet and Droy. Now, we can either do this the easy way or the hard way."
"What does that mean?" Droy asked, his voice sounding different.
Bickslow's grin was downright maniac and more than a little unnerving. "You can either come out on your own or I can force you out but that could kill you guys permanently."
"What about our hosts?" Jet asked. "Won't that hurt them too?"
"Oh definitely," Bickslow nodded. "But the thing is, I don't care if I hurt them or not so…" he shrugged.
"Don't hurt them," Levy begged.
"Don't worry," Freed placed a hand on her arm. "Bickslow knows what he's doing."
Seconds later what looked a green mist rose from Jet and Droy's bodies and they fell to the ground. The mist wavered then moved into the shape of two young men. They wore a combination of furs and armor and were barefoot. One had a white Mohawk while the other's hair was mostly grey with a little bit of black in the front.
Everyone in the room stared in shock at the two spirits. Levy could only gape; how long had those two accompanied her?
"That's better. So, who are you?" Bickslow grinned.
"I'm Hakkaku," the one with the Mohawk struck a pose.
"And I'm Ginta, I have dimples," the other grinned, also striking a pose.
"We are the right and left hands of Koga, the young leader of the wolf demon tribe."
"But we can't find him," Ginta suddenly looked depressed.
"We've been looking everywhere for the past two hundred years but nothing," Hakkaku added.
"We tried calling for him. We even convinced some stray wolves we found to help us but no luck," Ginta explained.
"So that explains the wolf howls they went to investigate," Ever muttered.
"Did they say they've been looking for two hundred years?" Elfman's eyes were wide.
"That's lots of reasons why you haven't found him yet," Bickslow had gained a slightly lecturing tone. "He might have already moved on. Lots of spirits move on whenever they're ready."
"But he wouldn't leave without us," Ginta protested.
"Yeah. Koga's never abandoned us before so why would he start now?"
"I'm not Koga so I don't know," Bickslow sighed. "Another possibility is that he might be trapped somewhere. A lot of times spirits, especially those of demons, get stuck wherever they died. If he happened to be on sacred ground, then he either got trapped or destroyed. Depends on how strong the spiritual energy there is."
"Destroyed?" the wolf demons repeated then immediately burst into tears and clung to one another. "Koga!" they wailed.
Bickslow groaned. "Would you knock it off? He might not even be dead; you ever consider that?"
"No," Ginta admitted reluctantly. "We never thought about that."
The seith mage let out a sigh, looking slightly annoyed. "Look here's where a lot of demon spirits hang out. Maybe someone there knows where Koga is," he held out a piece of paper which Hakkaku eagerly took. "If you do find out that he's already moved on or was destroyed and you want to move on then come back and I'll help you, okay? But if I ever have to exorcise you again I will destroy you. Is that understood?"
The demons gulped. "Understood," Ginta whimpered.
"Thanks for all your help," Hakkaku bowed then the two demons disappeared.
"Jet, Droy!" Levy ran to her friends who were beginning to stir.
"Glad that's over," Bickslow put his visor back on.
"It was certainly rather easy compared to some of the exorcisms we've performed," Freed admitted.
"They possessed Jet and Droy, why did you let them leave?" Levy sounded slightly angry.
"They're weren't malicious spirits," Bickslow explained. "If they had been I wouldn't have even let them talk, they would have been destroyed instantly. If anything they're mischievous and I don't have much of a problem with those kind of spirits as long as they don't annoy me."
"Annoy," the babies chirped. "Mischievous."
"You certainly are," Ever snapped her fan shut.
"But why did they possess us?" Jet asked as he and Droy slowly got to their feet.
"Sometimes spirits are drawn to those who have similar personalities. In some rare cases they possess them without even meaning to which is what I suspect happened with our wolf demon friends," Bickslow smirked.
"They did seem rather devoted to their leader," Freed's eyes shone with an amused glint while Ever snorted.
"I hate you," Levy scowled.
A/N: Hope you guys liked! Kudos to anyone who can figure out what anime Hakkaku and Ginta are from. Thanks for all the reviews! Please read and review!