I know these have been short chapters but since I started it short I decided to keep them short. I finally know what I want to do with this story.. Well for the mean time at least lol. Now that I have some spic into it, I don't plan on extinguishing it for a while, as in not in the next chapter or this one. Probably go with the domino effect J
She continued walking in the forest, swearing she had been close to the wailing noise a few times. Finally she caught the glimpse of something up ahead but it with the fact that it appeared to be over 8 feet tall, standing upright and covered in white fur she doubted that would be it. She watched as it tipped its head back and let out a wailing noise. Her eyes widened imperceptibly as she tried to shrink her aura even further.
Grey horns curled upwards in tight turns several inches. The hands somewhat morphed into a hand and paw combination with long grey talons on the feet and hands. She hid in the underbrush as silent as she can, hoping she hadn't just gotten herself in a bad situation. She knew that if she tried to flee right now then it might alert the being that it had lured her here but if she stay she might be able to wait it out and then sneak off and hopefully find her way back.
The creature began stalking around as if it's marking it's territory as it rubbed up against various things. She could hear another wail sound off in the distance and hid her gasp behind her hand as she watched the creature 300 yards in front of her respond. 'Oh no. Theirs more than one.' After that one finished she could hear yet another in a different direction. 'Please someone notice that I am missing.' She silently begged as she went into prayer position and began to count her prayers as she stretched her senses to ensure she wouldn't get caught off guard.
Finding his target he began stalking up to it, laying his hand down on their shoulder, receiving surprised blue eyes. "Why have you been gone from the cave so long?" Red eyes demanded as they looked at the items the other carried.
The target laughed as they began to talk. "Hi Hiei, I been doing some errands and wanted to pick a few extra things up for the misses. She be seeming a bit down, a little homesick I'm sure of it, so I am snagging the opportunity to cheer her up some." They grinned as they went back to searching the items, still not seeing anything that caught their interest.
"Fool, you are getting attached." Then he glared harder. "I correct myself, you are falling in love with her if you haven't already. I told you to send her back so we can avoid the consequences involved with her mere presence, just her being alive is a big enough problem." The wind master just shrugged it off.
"She is safer here, under watchful eyes than she would be elsewhere. She only misses her family, she just wishes to visit them soon but she doesn't want the life she have there. It be depressing to her and she is depressed enough as it is with having to live under the radar, and we both know I be meaning literally. At least with us she wouldn't have to worry about stray demons. Let me finish up so we can take this talk into a more private place." Watching the predominantly fire apparition give a nod and focus on something else, the wind master returned back to looking for things that might cheer up the woman he can't stop thinking of.
"Jin, who was at the cave when you left?" Hiei suddenly asked as he remained focused, his jagan eye glowing underneath the bandanna.
"Lets see here, I believe it had just been Touya and Chu. They said they would take watch until I or some other got back. Why might you be asking that?"
"They just left the cave in a hurry, something has them panicking." He knew that he wouldn't be able to sense the priestess in the cave so long as she kept her power hidden.
That caught Jin's attention as his went slightly down, his enthusiasm of finding something to make her feel better gone as he dropped the unpaid items and left immediately, headed in the direction of the cave. Seeing as how he is flying up in the air he spoke to Hiei with his mind.
'They both headed in the same direction, out into the forest.' He informed Jin as he ran.
They had finally reached the outskirts of the forest when he heard a familiar noise that made him stop. Seeing this Hiei stopped also and looked up at him until he too could the noise. "Why would them creatures be back this early on?" He questioned himself out loud.
"What creature are you talking about?" Hiei searched the forest for a glimpse of what the wind master might be talking about.
"I don't know their exact name but they be big beast like creatures, taller than the bloke Chu but not by very much. Covered in white fur that be for certain and with long twisting horns and sharp talons. The wail be like the sounds of an infant crying, it be how they communicate in long distance and lure in the prey. Hiei, you think-." He left it unfinished as he looked down and see the nod from Hiei. "I be taking the one in the middle and scanning the area, make sure you be telling Chu and Touya to be following the other beast."
Hiei watched him take off as he went left to go after the other wailing beast. 'Chu, Touya, go follow the other beast, we have the other two.' He felt more than heard their confirmation. Seeing something white he stopped in the tree top and peered down as he watched it heading towards the other one. He took off the bandanna and let his jagan eye fully open as he searched for the priestess to see if she is in the immediate area. He tried to prod her mind but for some reason he couldn't.
Chu and Touya finally found the other beast and searched around the foliage for the priestess, not finding any traces of her energy anywhere. They expanded their search knowing that should she have caught sight of these beast that she would more than likely hide and shrink her energy to almost nothing.
Jin on the other hand had begun circling the other beast going from an expanded area first. He still didn't feel her energy but he also knew that this forest, like most in Makai, are not normal by any means and if unfamiliar with them, it can play tricks on the mind.