Chapter 1

"Rin!" screamed Shiemi, "Rin!" Shiemi's blond hair blows wildly as she runs down the corridor. She's tripped and nearly fallen several times, but she doesn't stop until she reaches the door to his room. She pounds hard with her fist after almost forgetting that she had to knock, "Rin! Rin! It's Shiemi! Open up!" No response. 'Oh no, what if he's hurt, what if he's missing!' In a panicked state, she quickly opens the door. She relaxes when she sees him lying in his bed.

He's snoring loudly (saliva dripping from his mouth), which sounds like a chainsaw, but explains why he didn't hear her at the door. His arm is hanging off the bed and his foot is uncovered as well. The blue blanket that covers the other parts of him stops halfway up his chest. Shiemi smiles and starts to giggle. It's 3:00 in the afternoon yet she still finds him like this. 'He looks so cute when he's asleep' she thought. His features are soft, his faced relaxed. It makes him look a few years younger. Deep in her thoughts, she hadn't notice when he stopped snoring. Shiemi had her head hanging just above his; so when he slowly opened his eyes, she was the first thing he saw. They locked eyes and Shiemi wore a big, goofy grin. Suddenly Rin shot up and crashed his head into hers. "Ouch Rin," Shiemi spoke as they both rubbed their foreheads, "Why did you sit up?!" "Why were you watching me sleep?" Shiemi's face turned cherry red, "I just came in to wake you up," she objected. He noticed her defensiveness and decided that it was best to leave the matter alone.

"So what do you want?" he asked in mid-yawn while stretching out his arms. He was sitting up with the blanket swallowing his lap like a cocoon. "Oh…well…Mephisto and Yukio want to see you. They said it was urgent, so, um, I sort of ran here. I'm scared that something's wrong," she admitted worrisomely. Rin wrinkled his brow, also worried. 'What do four-eyes and the clown want now?' He decided not to allow Shiemi to worry anymore. So he just gives a big grin and says, "Yukio probably just wants to show off everything his big brother has learned. He's probably dreading it though; he wouldn't want someone that just started becoming an Exorcist to surpass him." Shiemi starts giggling and instantly starts blushing when she notices how intently Rin is staring at her. "Well, I guess I should go then. You need to get dressed and everything…so, um…bye." She quickly runs out before Rin can even say anything.

He grins as he tucks his tail into his uniform. 'She was watching me sleep," he thought delightfully. Then he rushes out the door towards Mephisto's office. Whatever this was about…Rin didn't like it. He was having a really bad feeling that not even thoughts off Shiemi could shake off.