Thunder Clouds
Chapter 2: Meet Thunder Brother #2
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Hey again! OMFG!! OVER 50 REVEIWS!!! (Does a happy dance and praises readers) ARIGATO!! Sorry it took me so darn long! I'm such a lazy writer...plus my internet has been down for awhile. I totally understand if you want to kill me and send me to the bowels of hell for taking so long! Newayz here's the 2nd chapter redone! I hope you enjoy it better than before and I'll try to get to work on the other chapters as soon as I can.
If you don not like it then don't read it! No flaming allowed! Constructive criticism pleeze!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or its characters ;-; (-sobs-Why must they keep reminding me!?!)
(This is stupid nobody here owns any of the shows and they never will so what's the freaking point!? Why in da world would you come here to write stories if you owned Inuyasha and could just make your own episodes? -.- )
Newayz I'd like to thank Kagome-Inuyasha09 for being my better writer and helping me edit chapter 1 n 2! I love you gurl, u r da best!! And thank you soooooooooooo much for that Haru picture again! . (Looks at picture ...n-n –drools- heehee)
"..." Characters speaking
'...' Characters' thoughts
Chapter 2
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"Kagome" Shippo hesitated "Is Inuyasha gonna be my father since you're my new mom?" (Who's jo faja?! LoL) He questioned, his voice edged with curiosity. His eyes were wide and full of innocence as he clasped his tiny clawed hands together excitedly.
Inuyasha jumped ten feet into the air from his shock at Shippo's question and shot straight upwards into the tree he had been seated in. He broke clean through the first three branches, was stopped by the fourth branch and plummeted back down to the ground, his head now adorned with whelps and bruises. "WHAT!?" he screamed as his face turned red with rage while he rubbed his sore cranium.
"No Shippo he is not." Kagome replied with a sweet yet stern tone. 'Good thing too' "Heh" 'I feel sorry for the poor child that ends up with him as a father' she thought to herself as she finished the remainder of her ramen.
Good grief, who does she think she is taking in that troublemaking kitsune. She can't take care of him we have to find those jewel shards. It's her fault in the first place that we're even looking for it!' Inuyasha scowled at the thought of having to waste even more of his time searching for the jewel shards.
"Good because then you won't mind if I do this." Shippo said quickly as he swiped the shards from Inuyasha pocket while he had his back turned. Shippo swiftly pulled out one of his sutras and slapped it on Inuyasha before he could comprehend what was happening. "Please forgive me Kagome. I'll return these as soon as I get revenge on the Thunder Brothers!" Shippo declared as he hurried off and dived into the nearest covering so he wouldn't be seen.
"SHIPPO NO WAIT!" yelled Kagome as she grabbed her bow and arrows from her bike and ran after the mischievous fox demon.
Inuyasha struggled in his current position, crouching on the ground with his hands weighed down by an odd looking stone statue as he tried to remove the sutra. "Damn that little runt, COME BACK HERE!! ARGH!" He yelled as he struggled beneath the sutra that bonded him to the ground. He snapped his head up to roar at the runt, "I'LL GET YOU! KAGOME!! WAIT! KAGOME!!! Come back and peel off this scroll!" He shouted, becoming even more irritated. Inuyasha gave a grunt then a sigh of defeat as he waited for someone to come back to the camp site.
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Shippo ran further down a path into the woods and soon got far enough ahead of Kagome so that he could rest. He stopped near a pond and rested in the grass as he tried to catch his breath. "Good now I just need to lure the Thunder Brothers here." Shippo said determined. 'Then I'll swipe my jewel piece back. It's the only thing left of my father.' He thought sadly.
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Manten, the youngest of the Thunder Brothers, soared through the air on a dark storm cloud over empty flats. He had been out all day looking for any demons or humans that may have possessed a shard of the Shikon jewel but unfortunately he had only been lead to many dead ends and ended up wasting half the day chasing useless weak demons. He had become quite frustrated with the search. His brother Hiten and he were already known as the strongest demons in the whole region, yet his elder brother had only become even more persistent to acquire additional shards.
Manten had argued that they needn't be so relentless in their search as they were already powerful enough, but it had only angered Hiten. His brother had lashed out at Manten and yelled, his eyes turning red. "That was what our father had presumed too until he was slain by that dog demon Sesshoumaru!" Hiten spat out viscously as he stormed out in a fit of rage. (I'm trying to add a little bit to Hiten and Manten's past) "Sesshoumaru..." Manten pondered. "The Demon lord of the Western Lands." Manten said to himself as he remembered when he was much younger hearing many tales about the powerful youkai. Manten had been very young at the time of his of his father's death and he didn't know hardly anything about the tragic event. Yet Hiten had been much older and it had severely scarred his elder brother. Hiten had been determined to become as strong as possible in order get revenge on Sesshoumaru after seeing his father slaughtered mercilessly by the vile demon.
(I know I'm being a lil harsh on Sesshy right now but I gotta have a few bad guys for drama! u.u )
Manten sighed as he thought about how rough it had been for Hiten being the eldest, declaring him head of the household at such a young age. After their father's death, their mother became very sick and distant until she too departed and went to join their father in the land of the dead, leaving Hiten and himself orphans.
Hiten had only become even more determined to become as strong as possible after their mother's death as it was now entirely up to Hiten to protect his younger brother and maintain their lands.
Manten shook himself from his thoughts as he remembered his task at hand. He needed to obtain more jewel shards so that his brother would be pleased with him. The only problem was he kept getting sidetracked. Manten tried to focus on searching the land below him but his thoughts soon fell onto another topic Manten had contemplated many a time. After reaching a certain age Manten had become very vain being compared to his handsome elder brother. Manten figured the solution to his problems would be to have more hair but no matter how many potions and herbs he tried not a single hair would sprout.
Manten unfortunately had inherited his mother atrocious looks and baldness while Hiten had been born with his father's sharp, handsome looks, and full raven hair. "If only" Manten exclaimed solemnly "I'm sure if I had had some hair I would surely attract some women as brother Hiten does."
Manten once again tried to focus on his assignment, this time determined not to space out again. He scanned the area below and soon saw a glimpse of a familiar looking demon.
"Hmm... who is this?" Manten asked himself as he turned and took a second look at a kitsune demon scurrying across a field. Manten sneered menacingly as he saw the young demon stop at a nearby pond to catch his breath. 'Perfect' He thought 'This is that mischievous kitsune that got away from me after I took the fool's jewel shard.' "Well then..." Manten snickered. "I just may have to teach that reckless youngster a lesson; no one escapes the wrath of a Thunder Brother." He said quietly to himself as he chuckled at the youth's misfortune.
Manten rain his bulky fingers across the jewel, which he had taken from the kit, and now imbedded in his forehead. After making sure the kitsune hadn't noticed his presence he quietly snuck up behind his unsuspecting victim until it was too late for Shippo to get away.
"Huh" Shippo uttered, a startled and confused look upon his face as he turned around to face the younger of the two Thunder Brothers. His features were quickly replaced with an expression of fear and bewilderment as he gazed upon the beastly looking demon, towering over Shippo. He hastily looked to each side and realized that the Thunder Brother, Manten was too close for him to escape unharmed and he was blocking the only safe exit at the moment. Shippo gulped, feeling like trapped pray and becoming even more frightened at the threatening look on Manten's face.
Manten snarled and took a step closer to Shippo. "Say you there! Young Kit, what are you doing wondering around here all by yourself? It's pretty dangerous out here with all these demons roaming about looking for their next meals." He said sarcastically with a chuckle, showing two rows of sharp jagged teeth.
Shippo began stepping back until he had backed himself up against a tree. In doing so his belt brushed up against a nearby branch and his bottle of shards was knocked out. The glass container made a light clanking noise as it bounced off a few roots of the tree and rolled across the bare ground, now centered directly between Shippo and Manten.
Manten of course had noticed the bottle rolling across the ground and he was now staring intently at it as he examined it contents. "Ah! You found yourself another shard of the Shikon jewel did you, you mischievous runt? Now I'll be going home with a full belly and another jewel shard! Brother Hiten will be very pleased indeed. Manten howled out in high spirits as he eagerly stepped towards the glass container.
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Kagome was panting by the time she reached her destination and noticed the predicament Shippo had gotten himself into. She quickly ran straight to Shippo's side without a second thought as she began to ready her bow. "Stop right there!" Kagome yelled confidently as she pulled an arrow up into the correct position, drew back the cord, and aimed for Manten's chest.
Manten, somewhat startled as he had been too preoccupied with getting the shards and hadn't noticed Kagome until just now. "Don't interfere wench unless you too want to die!" He growled as he proceeded in approaching the bottle of jewel shards but with a little bit more caution.
"I'm warning you! Once step closer and I'll shoot!" Kagome said unwavering. "Quick Shippo! Grab the shards and get by me!" Kagome motioned with her bow towards the shards. Shippo, though a little unsure, shot off as fast as he could to get there before Manten did. Shippo swiped the container just in time causing Manten to fall on his face and become very aggravated. He glared as he regained his composure and stood up to proceed towards Shippo and Kagome.
Kagome quickly became worried as she saw the demon approaching her this time, looking very peeved and ready to attack. "D-d-don't come any closer!" Kagome managed to get out, her voice losing its confidence. She steadied her bow and straightened her arrow again. She then noticed the two jewels in his forehead and aimed so that she might sever his skull and release the shards from his flesh.
"Foolish wench! You think a flimsy arrow can bring me down!" He sniggered and continued his approach.
'Why won't that creep back off!?' Kagome thought as she realized the only way to stop him would be to bring him down with her arrow. She tried to take as careful aim as possible and praying to the gods to give her strength she pulled back on the cord of the bow with all her might and let the arrow fly. It soared through the air towards Manten and in a matter of milliseconds the arrow collided with his upper forehead, grazing the area with the shards and clipping one of the three hairs on Manten's head in the process.
"Darn, I just grazed him." Kagome retorted as she grabbed another arrow and readied herself for another attack.
Manten began to shake with fury as he watched one of his three hairs float like a feather to the ground.
"Ummmm..." Kagome spoke, a little confused by the demon's actions 'It-it looks like...he's gonna cry or something. Over one strand of hair?' She thought to herself and brought her head up to gaze at the demon. Her eyes widened at the site before her. The Thunder Brother, who now looked ready to kill, his eyes filled with malice and small static sparks emitting from his mouth.
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Ok!! Gonna stop here for now! Man that was a lot longer than before! Newayz what do ya think?
BTW I will be adding Kouga in somehow as the ruler of the eastern lands in the story, I'm just not sure when he'll show up or be mentioned. Arigato for reading and I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
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