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Original Summary: Sent on a field trip in Tokyo, Jamie's stuck researching Shunjuku Hospital. Thankfully Tooth gave him a crash course on the language and Jack and Bunny are coming along. However, the one they wind up asking directions from isn't exactly human...

Demonic Intervention

When Naoki had denied all Reason's, he had meant for the world to return to normal…at least, as normal as he remembered. Which, considering by the end of the whole ordeal he had difficulty recalling anything beyond blood, pain, and horror, wasn't much, so he could understand a few mix ups. Like Hijiri being a mayor instead of a reporter, or Chiaki having a disfigured arm, or Isamu frequently going around shirtless, and Ms. Takao having blue hair (that one confused him greatly, but made him smile).

However, no matter how screwy his memories may be (for he had forgotten his last name, family, and how to use a cell phone, amongst other things), Naoki was certain that his old "normal" world never, ever involved a floating white haired teen armed with a shepherds staff, and a giant…Kangaroo?

Ah, squinting, he realized the figure was actually an oversized bunny.

Why aren't people screaming? He blinked, cocking his head to the side and observing the scene, watching as the two mysterious figures—that shouldn't exist—talked casually to another teen with short brown hair. After several moments of simply staring, never noticed, for he was good at hiding in the shadows, the Demi-fiend watched as a young women walked right through the floating teen, causing a shiver and a look of absolute dejection, the floating teens (Frost, Naoki decided to call him) companions quickly moving off to the side in response. So they can't be seen. That makes sense.

But it still doesn't explain why they even existed in the first place. And, though the brown haired teen appeared normal (for the people parted around him, at least), that didn't mean he was either.

With a sigh, Naoki shook his head, whatever, so long as they don't get involved in my "normal" life, all is well. Not that the Demi-fiend wanted normal, not really, not after he'd thrived off the rush of slaughter and blood and killkillkill. But his human heart, damn it, longed for his old friends to return, for the warmth of people and the noise of life that wasn't constantly trying to kill him. Turning, and walking out of the shadows, merging seamlessly with those passing (how he wanted to thank Lilim for her training, now that he could put it to constant use—though, not for sneaking into men's beds, which she would have found slightly annoying), Naoki hoped that if he kept his eyes away from the strange trio, then he wouldn't be noticed.

Alas, as if his life couldn't be strange enough, the giant bunny had decided to point him out to the brown haired teen, the teen stared, looking questioningly at the departing-as-quickly-as-possible-whithout-appearing-to-be-in-a-hurry Naoki before Frost made a shooing motion with his hands while crouching atop his staff. Trying his best not to appear as if he noticed, the Demi-Fiend picked up his pace, trying to weave through the crowd, sadly, it appeared Lucifer was laughing at him, because he was drawn to a halt as the crowd waited to cross the busy street.

"Um," called a slightly shy voice behind him, raising the hair's on the back of his head as a smooth innocent hand touched his shoulder. Attempting to appear surprised, Naoki turned around and blinked (don't rip off his hand, don't rip off his hand) "Yes?" he asked, attempting to keep his eyes strictly on the one before him (who knew how the other two would react to being seen…).

"Could you direct me to Shunjuku Hospital?"

The Demi-Fiend's brain stuttered to a halt, eyes widening (only slightly, he cheered, for all those years acting as if he was in control, as if he wasn't human, as if he didn't have a heart, seemed to pay off) "Shunjuku Hospital?" he blinked, inwardly struggling with all the memories that surfaced. "Why do you want to go there?" Alright, so perhaps hanging out with demons' for several years wasn't beneficial to a social life, but who said he needed one?

"Why do you think?" muttered Frost, floating behind the brown haired teen, only to be elbowed by the bunny.

"Well…," the boy began, before he seemed to remember his manners, "Oh! Sorry, I'm Jamie Bennett, you are?"

Naoki blinked, then inwardly shrugged, what harm could it do? "Naoki," was the simple reply.

"Alright, Naoki," the boy—Jamie—tested the name, smiling when the Demi-Fiend nodded, "I'm on a field trip—" could have fooled me "—and my teacher had asked us to do research on some of the buildings in the area, sadly I wound up with the last choice—'cause no one wanted to investigate the hospital due to the rumors about it being connected to the Occult and other mysterious dangerous things…and I happen to have horrid luck." Jamie finished with a sigh.

"Bad luck!" Frost cried, "this is awesome! I've always wanted to check out a haunted house!"

"Hospital," the bunny corrected instantly, much to the floating teen's annoyance.

"I can take you," the words where out of his mouth before he knew it, and he had to struggle to keep his hands from covering the annoying traitorous hole in his face. "It's not that far from here." he added, seeing the stunned faces, though still making sure he only looked at Jamie (ah, his demon allies really did have more of an effect of him then he previously thought, if he was willing to be this informal…).

"Awesome!" Frost whopped, zooming over and hovering behind Naoki (who was struggling not to whip around and tear his throat out), "I like this kid!"

"Yeah, well try not to get too close to him frostbite," mumbled the bunny, "this kid feel's strange."

I'm not a kid! Naoki wanted to yell, though the thought made him think about a certain rampaging Pixie as she commented on how utterly dull the walls of the hospital were, and how they needed to be redone now. The small smile that slide across his face disturbed those around him, but he didn't notice, either that or he just didn't care. Pixie was one of his more cherished friends, the small light that had shimmered and guided him through his dizzy haze of not true, impossible, and god's no. She and Parvati had been his ever constant companions (they, and the fiends, Daisoujou and Hell Biker), ah, how he missed them…

"Yo, kid!" Snapped the bunny, jolting Naoki out of his thoughts (though he was careful not to show it, and waited till Jamie himself made a move), "Right, just this way." The Demi-Fiend declared, suddenly striving with purpose towards the hospital, noticing with another slight smile as Jamie scrambled to catch up and Frost and the bunny had to hurriedly join him.

I don't know if anything else in this world is messed up, but, a sinister smirk wormed its way across Naoki's face, this kid's research paper is going to be the least of his worries…

For Shunjuku Hospital is where it all began...

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A/N: Yeah, couldn't help myself. Anyway, Naoki's sudden eagerness to get to the hospital is due to his playful side (drawn out by the memory of Pixie…so we all know something bad is going to happen to poor Jamie and the Guardians). Also, if I get enough reviews (and thus decide to continue this) I'm planning on switching the POV's up a bit. Beyond that, thanks for stopping by and enjoying this strange little story!