After the fight between the exwires and Satan, Rin just didn't want to do much more. Everyone started hating him for not knowing about his brother. for not being able to defeat Satan alone. Anything they could think of. He helped people, and he defeated demons he came across. But now… he was constantly on the run, the order of the True Cross had placed a fair price on his head and a larger one for if he was captured and handed over for interrogation.

Rin sighed and tilted his head back to look at the grey, ominous clouds above him. He lit a small flame in the air and was rewarded with a sickly blue glow and an empty sense of warmth which lit his way. The sky was going to empty itself soon, he thought dimly. Better find some shelter. Rin glanced around and saw a hollow tree with a base packed full of damp leaves and a wide canopy providing cover for many animals.

A half-hearted smile showed his fangs and immediately he heard the sound of animals scattering around him. The smile left his face, and he worked with a blank expression on drying out the space he would rest in. A dead bird fell from the tree above him and crashed into Rin's head, he nearly swore at it. The sky started pouring down at that instant. He sighed and pulled himself inside the dead wood cradling the bird. He frowned at it, noting the wide arrow like wingspan. A swift.

His belly rumbled and Rin hung his head. He sent a small prayer up for its soul, and swiftly split it open with his unnaturally sharp nails. His tail curled tighter around him. Working quickly, he gutted It then cooked it with the blue flames he had been cursed with from birth. A grimace settled upon his face even as he ate the strange tasting meal to settle his stomach.

He hated the way he was living now, it was merely survival and helping occasionally where he could. His clothes had become stained a natural shade of brown, like dead leaves, and were torn in several places. His tail fur and hair was often matted for days on end until he reached another stream to bathe in. His ears had become even more pointed and sharp like how they were when Kurikara was drawn, and now moved towards the sources of sounds. He could smell everything around him, and had to hunt for food wherever he ended up because of the Exorcists guarding every town.

He was more like a demon now with how he had to survive, but he still had the mentality of a soppy human and prayed whenever he killed. He dearly hoped that if there was a God up there, and surely there must be one, he would be able to go to Heaven when he died. That was another thing, he didn't really keep aging after he hit about 25 or so. Yukio did however. Yet another difference between them. Just proving how much more demonic he was.

He placed the remains of the bird outside his tree, and curled up for a rest. He instinctively covered the entrance with a thin sheet of flame for protection as he dozed off. He was awoken in what seemed like a few hours after he'd dozed off by the sound of someone hissing and jumping around outside. He sat up and rubbed his eyes.

A hoarse whisper escaped his throat. "no way…" The person was, of course, his brother by demonic blood alone, Mephisto-phelles. Rin pulled himself out of the tree and strode over to him, tail swishing angrily side to side. Picking Mephisto up by the man's oversized collar, he spoke in a quiet snarl. "What do you want, trickster?" Mephisto leaned back out of the grip. "Oh, just the usual~!" A deadpan stare. Mephisto let his head drop for a second, then brought it back up and began speaking in a fast gabble. "Okay, fine! So, ah, The Order of the True Cross have found a way to track you down and I really didn't like that, this was getting to be no fun without you playing anyway so I figured, why don't we go back in time~?"

Rin took a step back this time. "Back in t-time?! What do you mean by that! And why are you offering this anyway? What's the catch?!" Mephisto gained a lopsided grin. "I'm offering it cause it's getting boring here, and the only catch for you is that you get younger really. You get my time powers anyway, because I'd be taking someone stronger with me and they stick with the strongest one around. So it's worse off for me power wise really- I just get really bored nowadays that you're in hiding and Yukio's no fun to play with after everything even though he's part Demon as well now. It's more like one fifth demon with him, and he's always off hunting…"

Blinking Rin let go of Mephisto. "So… just cause you're bored?" A nod. Rin's tail slowed down and curled round his leg. "So… um… what do I do?" Mephisto grin increased in size. "Do you want to go back and make everything better?" Rin nodded. "Just relax…. Good. Eins! Zwei! Drei!"

With that, the world seemed to twist and blend in on itself, and the next thing Rin knew he was curled up in a ball under some sheets. He relaxed a little and was about to get out of bed to check the date, when he noticed something. Something that was a little more off than being small. Something that was a little more off than travelling in time and gaining time travel powers. Something that twitched and was covered in black fur. Something that was called a tail.

His eyes widened and he reached up to feel his ears. Still pointed, though a lot more human shaped than they were in the future. Hesitantly, he touched his teeth. Still fangs. "Uh Oh…"

A.N

Okay so… I've had this idea in my head for a while and decided to get rid of it. That is to say- time travel in Blue Exorcist. I rather enjoyed writing it, and I'd rather like to hear what people think of it.

For the people who are following me for my other stories… oops? I'm gonna try and make headway on Guardian Dream Demon and my beta project for Infinity Illusion in this 3 day weekend here in Britain.

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