Hello! I'm Kushi. Please enjoy this story. I'm working hard.. Whenever I can. I have siblings taking my laptop all the time, and hardly ever have any privacy. That's what happens when you have four siblings and a mom constantly asking, "What are you doing?"
I do not have an editor, nor do I plan on asking someone to do that. I am writing this purely for my entertainment. Although, I absolutely love my readers. In a non-lesbian way. Since, most likely, 99% will be female. For the male readers: Good job. You like FanFiction. Welcome to the club.
It won't be RinXOC, YukioXOC or ShiroXOC.
I will be changing the story from the original. I'm not the kind of person who leaves the story where it is. I enjoy twisting things to my will. This is my story, they are my puppets.
Enjoy.
Sarcastic Disclaimer: I woke up this morning and found a document on my desk saying I own Ao No Exorcist...
It was dark. But warm. I can hear my thoughts echoing... Gosh that's creepy. And strange. Wait, what does that mean again?
I feel like I'm forgetting something. Who am I? Or, better yet, what am I? Right. I'm human. And my name is Alenah. I'm 14 years old. I'm 5'6, right? Yeah. Everyone makes fun of me for being short. I say they can suck it though. I'll grow... Maybe?
Where was I? Oh. Yeah. Remembering myself. My eyes are blue, but look green sometimes. My eye doctor says I have huge pupils... He was nice. He said Cleopatra put eye drops in her eyes to make her pupils look bigger. That was amusing. Wait, got off topic. My hair is blonde. Mom was sad I got it cut a few inches.
Gosh I have a short attention span. Where am I anyways? I can't feel my le- OH GOSH I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS! I tried to move. I couldn't. I can't feel anything, actually. What the hell happened?
The last thing I can remember is falling... Why was I falling?
No, wait. That's not the last thing I remember. I remember talking with a boy. Maybe 14? He was really nice. He looked like me. His name was Matthew. Come to think of it, my twins name was Matthew. I never met him. He died before we were born. They never found out the cause of his death.
Maybe I should try remembering what happened...
...
"Alenah! Come down here!" Mom called from downstairs and I pouted, looking up from my drawing on the desk. I stood and opened the door, exiting the room.
"Comin' Momma." I sighed. I wanted to finish drawing...
I started walking down the stairs... And slipped. I bloody slipped. On what, you ask? Dog hair. It's the only answer in this house. We have a white Pyrenees puppy. She's huge. I went down the rest of the stairs painfully, and landed on the floor at the bottom with a 'thump'. The last thing I heard was a scream then I went out like a light.
...
I was sitting on the ground. Everything around me was black, except for a white door that seemed a little too white.
Gosh. I'm so embarrassed. I fell down the stairs... But, where am I? Maybe this is a dream? I sat there for close to an hour. Eventually I got bored and stood up, going to open the door. I shook the handle. It was locked from the outside. I rose an eyebrow then walked a bit away, then sat again.
The boredom was so bad, I started humming. I never hum. Unless I feel depressed. Yuck.
After a while I heard something that sounded like a key unlocking a door. It probably was. I stared at the door, body tense.
A boy came in, around my age, and he smiled at me. He's adorable...
"Hiya." He grinned, dimples showing. So cute.
"Hello." I couldn't help it. A small smile came to my lips. He reminded me of myself when I was happy.
"My name is Matthew." His hair is black. And he has blue eyes. That reminds me of dad.
I didn't know if I should've given him my name, but I did anyway."I'm Alenah." He tilted his head. He looked as if he already knew it.
He sat in front of me. We stared at each other for a while, the silence quickly turned awkward though.
He sighed. "So, I guess you want to know why you're here, eh?" Yes. Yes I did. His beautiful eyes turned a bit duller, the smile fading. "You're dead."
I froze. No...
"You see that door?" He pointed behind me. I turned slowly and looked at it. It was whiter than the other one. Suddenly, we were surrounded by doors. All of them different colors.
"Yeah." I swallowed, a lump in my throat trying to choke me.
"That's the gateway to heaven."
I raised an eyebrow and looked at him. He snorted.
"That door," He pointed towards a red door that was, strangely, on the ground. "Is the door to hell." I tensed up even more. "Don't worry, you won't go there." I felt a tiny bit better. Not much though. "But sadly, you didn't make it into heaven. You didn't have a very clean mind. But, we have something called 'Reincarnation'." I know what that is.
He saw my curious face and pointed towards two doors on the left. One was orange, the other was navy blue. "Those are two are pretty popular. And those," He gestured towards a red door, a tan door, and a light blue door. "are some of the most liked worlds." The light blue door caught my eye. He noticed and grinned.
"That blue one is a pretty good world. Sadly, I was never able to be reincarnated. Only the ones who knew about it before they died can choose it. But I did get to glimpse inside the blue door once."
"What's inside it?" I felt something try to pull me towards the door. I ignored it and looked at him.
He just gave me a mysterious smile. "You'll have to find out yourself. It seems someone has chosen for you to come through that door. It's like your soulmate is calling for you, I guess." I'm so confused...
He pat my head. "It's time for you to go. You'll be fine. Your mom is fine too. Although she is sad, she will be okay." I felt my eyes prick with tears. They never spilled. He stood and held out a hand towards me. "Ready?"
"Not really." I muttered and he chuckled. I grabbed his hand and pulled myself up. He pulled me towards the light blue door.
"Just open the door all the way, then it's done." I hope this isn't a trick. I looked up at him and saw his smile. I won't forget it.
"Oh, I almost forgot. I'll be sending someone to watch over you. He may take a while to arrive, though." He grinned. I nodded slowly.
"Thank you, Matthew." I released his hand and opened the door. A blinding light game from it and I had to close my eyes.
The last thing I heard was him say, "Be safe."
...
Oh. I remember now. I really am dead... Then, where am I? If this is it, this is a pretty crappy world.
I felt something bump against me. Oh gosh, what if it's someone else? I tried to speak, but I couldn't. It was entirely quiet.
I felt something bump into me on my other side. If this is someone's idea of a prank, I'll kill them. I twitched my fingers. Wait, what? I have fingers again? I would have cheered, but sadly, I could not. I tried to move a toe, but it didn't happen. Darn.
Something that vaguely felt like a hand rested on my chest. What the heck? I'll kill them.
Is it just me or is it getting tighter in here?
After what felt like hours, I could feel two bodies pressed against me. Definitely bodies. They would wiggle every once and a while. The body on my left is the most active. The other only moves a bit. I dubbed the left Wiggles and the other Silence... Or Mr. Quiet. Sue me.
Gosh it's tight in here.
I felt one sliding away. Isn't it to tight for that? After a while the other started sliding away too. The fuck?
I started feeling something pulling at my body. And I realized I was upside down. How the heck?
It was even tighter where I was being pulled. And suddenly, I was free from that warm place that was starting to become comfortable.
It's cold. So cold. It was blurry too. I was suddenly wrapped up in something warm by a white blob. I think it's looking at me. It just... Stood there. Then I was put down. On a very comfortable bed, or something.
I heard the cry of a baby. Wait, what? Why are there babies here?... Shoot. I just remembered the door. Reincarnation.
I heard a woman's voice. It seemed familiar...
I could feel a warmth coming from the left side of my face, around my eye. It was nice. If only it covered my whole body.
I felt sleepy, but held onto consciousness. The woman started speaking, but I couldn't make out what she said. After a bit, I heard a mans voice, but couldn't make out what he said either. He was to far away, I think. I heard another man speaking. His voice was different, and he sounded mischievous.
I let out a cry. Everyone stopped talking. I got their attention. I wiggled around and let out a cry. I felt someone pick me up. I could see... Purple hair? There was a bit of purple on the person's face too. I want to grab it. Probably a goatee or something. So a man?
He spoke, but this time I could hear him. "Well aren't you just a little angel?" I wiggled even more and let out a cry. I had one thing on my mind. Kill the little crap.
He brought me closer to his face. I was able to see him more clearly now. He had green eyes and this huge grin on his face. He poked my cheek. POKED MY CHEEK! KILL HIM!
I let out an ear-shattering wail.
Someone took me from him and held me. It was warm. And they didn't poke me. I like them. I stopped crying. I started feeling tired again. Eventually I fell asleep. I couldn't help it. It was so warm.
...
I let out a wail when I woke up. Everything was blurry, I miss Momma, Dad, my siblings, and the guy with purple hair is holding me. He looked freaked out when I started crying. Now hes trying to shush me. It was just us, a dark blue blob, and another yellow blob. We were all in a warm room, at least I think so.
He eventually held me up in front of his face. I got angry at him and just glared at his goatee. Ugly thing. He just stared with a raised eyebrow.
"Mephisto, are you ready?" Oh. A witness. Lets kill him. I let out a wail.
"This child must hate me, Shiro." Shiro? Mephisto? This seems familiar.
The man, Shiro I think, scoffed. "She can't hurt you." Yes I can. "Just hold her while we get out of here." No! Let go of me you bum! He stood and let the other man pick up the other two bundles. They seemed content. Lucky children. I guess this makes them my brothers? I was born at the same time as them. Maybe they're the two people who were squished against me in that dark place... Which I now know was mom's womb. Ew. I'm guessing we're Triplets? And I still don't know their real names.
"Fine." Mephisto pouted.
I wailed and flailed around.
"Shiro! I'm going to drop her if she keeps wiggling." Was that a threat, Mephy?
I heard Shiro sigh. Poor man. "Mephisto, open the portal back to the school. It's the easiest way home." Portal? Must be a strange world. Wait, where are we going?
Mephisto reached in his pocket with his other hand and I heard keys jingling. I chose this moment to strike the bum. I kicked. It didn't touch him. The blanket restricted me. "Shiro! Swap with me!" Please do. Shiro let out a sigh and I heard the keys getting laid down somewhere. Shiro walked over and put the yellow bundle in Mephisto's free arm, then took me.
Mmmm. He smells good. Like pine. Marry me. I stopped my wailing and snuggled against him. I looked at his other side and saw a blue bundle tucked into his arm. Maybe it's Silence or Wiggles? As if to answer my silent question, he wiggled. I wiggled back.
I heard keys jingle again and a door open. We walked through and everything changed. The air was cold, once more, and there was white stuff everywhere. Probably snow. My eyes are still blurry. Silence let out a cry and it triggered a response in Wiggles. I decided to join in and cried. It was funny. Shiro and Mephisto kept trying to keep us quiet.
I started feeling tired and closed my eyes. It wouldn't hurt if I took a nap, would it? I snuggled closer to Shiro and started dozing off.
...
I woke up to the sound of two babies crying into my ears. I was in a bed with... Bars? No. A crib. Silence and Wiggles were on both sides of me and crying. I let out a wail that was louder than theirs and they quieted down. That's better.
I heard a door slam open and someone came rushing in. They let out a sigh of relief when they peeked into the crib and saw us all there. It was Shiro, I think. His hair was gray and had a goatee. I hate those things. He didn't have a shirt on, so I assume he just got out of the shower and was rushing to get to us and forgot his shirt, or he was in bed. His hair looked wet. So that supported my first idea. I stared up at him.
He sighed and reached down and picked me up. At least he dried himself off before he came in. We must have interrupted him in the middle of it. To make it up to him, I swore to myself to be quiet all night. After he left, at least. I gave him a big, toothless smile. He looked at me strangely for a second, then smiled back. He slowly lowered me back into the crib and gave me a gentle pat on the head.
"Your beloved Mephisto is coming to visit tomorrow. Better get some sleep, kid." He gave me a grin. I let out a small cry and wiggled. He snickered and walked out of the room, closing the door gently. I still hate doors. And Mephisto.
I decided to take a nap since I have nothing better to do. I closed my eyes and dozed off. It's easy to do as a baby.
...
I woke up to see a kid peeking through the bars of the crib. His blonde hair was spiked up. I had the urge to touch it. He let out a cooing sound. Cute. I have chosen to only show my smile to those who are worthy of it. I gave him a big, toothless smile. He grinned.
And then it's ruined. The door opens and a blur of purple hair enters the room. Kill me. I would have wailed but, sadly, my precious new siblings are asleep. Also, please tell me I won't have to get my diaper changed anytime soon. I'm clean, and I'd like to stay that way, thank you very much.
The child, which I shall now call Blondie, bowed. Yes. He bowed to the bum and left the room. What the actual f-
The purple haired bum leaned over the crib and stared at us. I let out a strange sound. I don't even know what that was. He raised an eyebrow.
I made another sound and turned my head away, ignoring him. He smirked and picked me up, holding me gently. I don't trust this man, but at least hes gentle. Don't get me wrong, I hate him. But he seems alright. Sometimes.
He walked out the open door and walked down a hall I'd never seen, not bothering to shut the door. We went down some stairs, then entered a kitchen, and I suddenly realized who Shiro and Mephisto were.
I'm so stupid.
I let out the loudest wail I've done in this new body.
...
I was now in the arms of the Shiro Fujimoto, who was now wearing his glasses. I inwardly screamed. And outwardly wailed. I could sense the tension in the air. They didn't like my crying.
Good. I need them to suffer with me.
I was a huge fan of Blue Exorcist in my last life. I was addicted to anime... And thank goodness they speak english here.
Also, I still think Mephisto is a bum. Even if he was my favorite character.
Huh... Naoya and Tadashi aren't here.
"Alright. Today, we're going to name the kid. Any suggestions?" What? I stopped wailing and glared. I am fine with Alenah, thank you.
Izumi raised his hand. All the attention went to him and he looked a bit uncomfortable. "Can we name her Kana?" YES!
Shiro shook his head. "I don't think that would fit her." Bum.
It was Maruta's turn. "How about Kira?" What's with all the Ks?
Shiro's eyebrow twitched. "We aren't naming her Killer."
I heard snickering coming from Mephisto. I'll bite you when I grow teeth.
Seishiro spoke up. "I think we should name her Hana." Ew. I can sense the girly vibes.
Mephisto perked up. No... He wouldn't. "Hoshiko is a nice name." Star child. Not bad, actually. But I am not being named by this bum.
...
In the end, everyone agreed to the name "Hoshiko". I almost died. Mephisto was smug.
Shiro, being the kind man he was, gave me to Mephisto when he asked to hold me. I stayed quiet the whole time. I think he was a bit concerned. And bored.
After wrapping me up in a fluffy blanket, he took me outside. My nose got cold. At least it stopped snowing. Even if it still covered the ground
"Hmm... Hoshiko-chan." I looked up at him and he smirked. "You aren't suppose to be here, are you?" My breath hitched. I forgot hes the King Of Time... "Did you not think I would notice? I can sense it. You practically scream, 'I'm an anomaly!' How about this. You tell me what happened with you, and I'll consider not dropping you now." I'd die! You're 6'5!
He smirked and took my glare as a 'Yes.'
"It seems it's almost time for me to go, Hoshiko-chan." I was almost disappointed. Almost. Nope. Not at all.
He took me back inside and walked up the stairs. We entered the room with the crib and he gently laid me down by Rin and Yukio. He poked me with a finger and I responded by glaring at him. He seemed to have found it amusing.
"I'll visit you, Rin and Yukio soon, Hoshiko-chan. We can go all go on a trip together. With Shiro of course." He grinned.
He left soon after. I ended up getting lost in my thoughts.
I got bored after a while and wailed. Very loudly.
Five seconds later, Shiro slammed the door open. He ran to the crib and looked inside.
He sniffed... Then made a face. I repeated his actions.
It seems my siblings need to be changed.
I'm quite sure I do too.
Fudge muffins.
...
After that... Embarrassing part of my day, which will probably happen again, I was put back into my crib. But Shiro and Seishiro took Rin and Yukio out this time. I started feeling... I don't know, lonely? Or maybe hungry. Or both. I occupied my time with trying to roll over... It didn't work.
Maybe Mephisto will come visit. Wait, on second thought, I hope he doesn't...
My stomach started hurting from hunger and I let out a wail. Fooood~
Shiro came running up and slammed open the door. Such a good adoptive Tou-chan.
He looked at me and furrowed his brows, like he didn't know why I was whining. Then he got an expression of realization. Yes. Feed me.
He picked me up and shifted me so I was being held comfortably and started walking out of the room.
"Ah... Sorry for forgetting about feeding you all, Hoshiko-chan. I'm not use to taking care of children." I gave him a toothless smile when he looked down at me. He grinned, his eyes closing. Adorable.
We arrived in the kitchen and I saw blurry outlines of two people, one holding a blue bundle and the other holding a yellow.
I sneezed and Shiro looked down at me, looking like he was gonna flip.
"Wha-? Seishiro, is this normal?!" Said man looked up, I think.
"I don't know much about babies, so..." He seemed a bit confused as to why Shiro asked him.
"Maruta?!"
"Ah... Sorry Shiro, I don't know either." Poor men.
He handed me to the nearest person, who was holding Yukio. I know it's him since he always has the yellow blanket...
He walked out of the room and I listened closely. "Oi! Mephisto!" Dear lord have mercy. "Hoshiko-chan is sneezing! Is something wrong with h-" He stopped when he heard another sneeze. It wasn't me. I swear. This is weird. I let out a wail. Feeeeeeed meeeeeee~...
He peeked around the corner, holding something to his ear. "Who sneezed?"
The man next to us gestured to Rin.
"IT'S SPREADING!" Shiro's eyes were wide. "Wai- what? This is normal?... Oh... Sorry for bothering you." He walked back into the room and I heard something click, then he came back in. He took me back for whoever was holding us and sighed. I think he's stressed...
'Ya think?' What the fu- 'Don't you dare cuss in your mind while I'm present, missy.' Holy Shi- 'STOP!'
No. No. NoNoNononononoNONONONONO! I'm going crazy!
I heard a scoff echo through my mind. "Don't think so highly of yourself. You're completely insane. Crazy isn't near what you are!" A laugh. "Don't worry! I'm just your stress made into, well, me. Your mind couldn't take the stress."
What stress?
"Wow. You're really dumb, eh? You can call me Nikushimi. I'll be disappearing whenever I think you can take the stress on your own. If you ignore me, you can't hear me either. But maybe your stress would go away if Mephisto came back!"
I'm going to ignore you now.
"You can silence me but you can't silence the tru-!"
Sweet silence...
Shiro walked towards the... Fridge? I think. "You can feed babies milk from cows, right?" No, you dimwit! I'll die! I wailed again.
"I don't think it works that way, Shiro." Who said that? I think it was Seishiro... Heh. He has Shiro in his name... I'm gonna shut up now.
"Why not?" Shiro turned away from the fridge.
"Babies can't digest it fully."
"You do know about babies!" I can feel the heat of his glare above me.
"A bit. Not a lot."
Shiro grumbled above me. "Guess it's time to call Mephisto back..." DO ANYTHING! JUST FEED ME! He walked out of the room, holding me this time. I saw the phone on the wall, old school, I cackled inwardly. He picked up the phone off the wall, cord hanging behind it. He dialed a number in on the side of the phone thingy that I memorized. It was close enough to see what buttons he pressed. Just in case. I thought to myself.
I heard Mephisto's voice through the phone. "What reason do I have to not hang up on you this instant?" He sounds tired.
"Maybe this will persuade you." He put the phone by my mouth. I got the hint and let out a very loud cry. I could hear him wince through the phone.
"Fine! What do you want, Shiro!?" He's definitely pouting.
Said man put the phone to his ear. "What am I suppose to feed them?" That is a big problem.
I heard a low growl through the phone. "Go buy baby formula at the store. It should have instructions on it. You've already gotten diapers and wipes, right?" Shiro confirmed this with an 'Mhm'. "Get them some bottles, the formula, clothes and you should be fine." I heard a click, and everything went silent.
Shiro put the phone up and walked back into the kitchen. "So... Who wants to go on a quick trip?" Not me.
...
We all ended up going, with me, Rin and Yukio snugly wrapped in blankets.
When we arrived at the store, Shiro took a while to find the baby isle. When he did, he ended up buying more diapers, a few formulas, more wipes, and some baby clothes. I got one with a bunny on the front. I would have squealed if I could.
Strangely, a few women we passed stopped and giggled behind their hands. At least, I think it was their hands. My vision is still blurry.
After we finished shopping, we went back home. I hate shopping... Especially if I'm being dragged around.
Shiro, Maruta and Seishiro sat at the table feeding us bottles.
Except me. I hated the taste of milk. At least, in my last life. Maybe I'll like it here?... I leaned forward and tasted it... Ugh. Not as bad as my last life, but still gross. But, I need to survive...
I ended up drinking almost the whole bottle. I want to throw up... But at least I'm full.
I fell asleep while Shiro walked me upstairs to me, Yukio and Rin's room.
...
(No POV)
Shiro sighed as he put down Hoshiko. He was exhausted after today. Taking care of children is hard... Even if he has help.
Maruta and Seishiro put Rin and Yukio down in the crib, both of them laying beside each other, Hoshiko being closest to the bars. They left right after.
Shiro pulled up a blanket over them before he left the room. He closed the door behind him with a soft 'click'. He let out another sigh. He seems to be doing that a lot lately. After walking down the hallway and stairs to the kitchen, he walked by the counter and grabbed an apple as he walked passed.
He heard the phone ring and exit the kitchen, heading for the phone. He picked it up, letting out a, "Hmm?"
"Ah! Hello, Shiro. How are the kids?" He could hear Mephisto's grin on the other side of the phone.
"Mmm. They're doing fine." He leaned against the wall. "So, is that what you called to ask?"
"Hm... Straight to the point I see. No, it isn't." His tone turned a bit more serious. "You are needed. A Jikininki has appeared a few miles from the Monastery. You need to head there. Now."
Shiro furrowed his eyebrows. The kids should be safe with Maruta and Seishiro. "Fine. Are there already exorcists there?"
"Mhmm~ But they need backup. Just you should be fine." Shiro scowled.
"I'm leaving now. Bye."
"Wai-!" He hung up and put the phone back on the hook.
"Seishiro, Maruta, Izumi! I'm needed. I'll be back soon. Watch the kids." He heard a chorus of 'Kay!'.
He pulled on his boots then opened the door.
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(Alenah's POV)
I woke up, staring at the ceiling. I wonder how long I've been asleep...
Every once in a while Rin would kick me in the side with his tiny legs. It kind of hurt in this tiny body...
I realized I was quite a bit smaller than them after a while. I hope there isn't something wrong with this body...
I'm hungry again... But Shiro is probably annoyed at my crying.
Okay, very hungry now. I think my stomach is eating away at the little fat I have right now. That's possible, right? I perked up when I heard footsteps coming down the hall. The door creaked open and I heard the patter of tiny footsteps walking over to the crib. My savior~
Izumi peeked through the bars of the cage- errr... Crib. He grinned at me. I gave him a smile. He lit up like a Christmas tree. He reached a hand through the bars, which were large enough for his tiny hand to fit through, and held my hand. His hand is warm. And bigger than mine... It encased mine perfectly.
I wonder how old he is. Maybe around 10? Probably.
"Are you hungry Hoshiko-chan?" Yes. YES! FEED ME! HULK HUNGRY! Okay. Getting carried away.
I let out a small cry. He started freaking out. "Seishiro! Hoshiko is crying!" In hunger.
Seishiro walked into the room and sighed. I think he's tired of my crying too. He stopped at the crib and reached in, picking me up with his huge hands... Also warm.
"Are you hungry, Hoshiko?" My stomach growled. It is going savage with hunger. Feed it. Or it will eat you.
"I'll take that as a yes." He smirked and held me close, walking out of the room with me in hand.
"Naoya! Tadashi! Can you get Rin and Yukio? They all need to be fed." I heard someone call out to him. Stupid baby ears can't hear well... Wait, they're here? They weren't here when I got my name...
We arrived at the kitchen and he opened a cabinet, pulling out baby formula. I was positioned so he only had to hold me with one hand, me looking over his shoulder. I saw Naoya and Tadashi enter the room, holding Rin and Yukio in there hands and Izumi following after them. Dear gosh, let me tell you he is-almost-the most adorable child in the world. Almost. Even if hes still blurry.
I would have squealed if my vocal chords were more developed.
Wait, where is Shiro?
...
(A few miles down the road...)
Shiro sneezed as he walked back towards the Monastery. Someone must be talking about him... Probably Mephisto.
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(Alenah's POV)
I glared at the bottle of formula Seishiro was feeding me. Nasty. Is this suppose to taste good?
I swear, Seishiro is the devil. Wait, no. Satan took that spot. Hes just smirking at my misery... I hope a demon bites his butt. On second thought... I hope he gets eaten.
After having my fill, I turned my head away from the bottle. Gag...
Seishiro put the bottle on the table and stood, walking me upstairs. Rin and Yukio are still being fed I think. He put me in the crib and tucked me under the blanket. It's so warm...
I watched him through the bars of the crib as he left, eyes catching sight of a black blur slipping past the door as it closed. Dear gosh what the crap is that?!
It's floating towards me. Dear gos- It's. In. The. Crib.
Right up in front of my face was one of those little... Puff demons or whatever that float around. It's just floating there, looking at me. Ah, I remember what it is now. A Coal Tar. Weird name... I can see demons? Sweet. Getting distracted...
They're attracted to dark places, and people with dark natures. Why is it near me, though? I'm harmless. Oh, wait. The room is dark. Idiot.
It's green, oval shaped eyes are just staring at me. Creepy. The ones with slanted, violet eyes and smiles are the bad ones, right? And they can cause your lungs to rot is you breathe them in. Note to self: Watch what I breathe in.
I have decided to have a staring contest with it.
After six seconds, my eyes start burning and I blink. Fudge muffins.
It made a squeaking sound that sounded like laughter. Little shi-
"You're a funny child, aren't you?" Talking lump of coal! Not an actual lump of coal, but you get it...
I glared at it.
"Oh, can you understand me, child? Only other demons should be able to do that." It's frowning mouth turned into a tiny smile. Cute... No! Bad Alenah! He just pretty much called me a demon!
I guess little, talking demons aren't unusual when you're reincarnated into a world where Bigfoot exists. I stopped glaring and decided to ignore it and turned my head away, pretending to sleep.
"Don't ignore me!" It whined. Demons whine? Huh...
Go away, go away, go away... I repeated mentally.
"Why would I do that?" Telepathic lump of coal! I don't know how I feel about it being inside my head...
'M tired.
"Liar! You just don't want to be bothered." No...
You're back!? Go die!
"This is just weird..." The Coal Tar sighed. "But amusing. I have to go, but maybe I'll come back to visit, child."
Please don't.
It snickered.
"Ha! He's laughing at yoooou!"
Shut up! How do you even know it's a he!?
"Your friend is right. I'm male. Also, you can call me Coal. It's annoying being called nothing."
She isn't my friend! And you don't even have a... You know.
"We Coal Tars choose whether we want to be male or female. We don't have those... Things. We use our powers to reproduce."
Well that makes perfect sense.
"Hyahahaha! The puff lacks balls!"
Coal let out a snort. "Very funny. I'm thinking you aren't actually a child. But, that's none of my business. It's time for me to go. Good day to you, childr-"
The door opened and Shiro came in, holding Rin. He stared at Coal. Coal froze in his spot in the air.
Shiro walked past Coal and put Rin into the crib, then turned around, only to see Coal floating towards the door.
Shiro's eyebrow twitched and he grabbed Coal's tail. Ow...
"EEEK! GET THE EXORCIST OFF ME!" I decided, being the kind person I am, to help Coal. I let out a loud wail and Shiro bolted towards the crib, releasing Coal and forgetting about him.
"Hoshiko-chan~ It's okay. The monster won't get you." Aw. Adoptive Tou-chan is comforting me.
...
(No POV)
Shiro pulled the covers over Rin and turned back around, only to find that the Coal Tar was gone. Hm... It wasn't a threat anyways. Unless she breathed one in...
I should probably check around for more. It would be bad if anyone breathes them in... He walked out of the room, closing the door behind him after making sure there weren't anymore in the room. He searched the hallways upstairs, then went downstairs and looked around.
The Coal Tar was gone. Strange... And there aren't anymore around. Oh well, it should be fine.
...
(Alenah's POV)
I hate life.
"That makes two of us."
Shut up.
"Mmm. No."
I hate you.
"I get the feeling you're gonna be saying that a lot."
I will murder you.
"You can't do that. I'm inside your head, fool. Shoot... I inherited your habit."
Fool. I don't have any habits...
"I'm done here. Good day to you."
Don't come back.
"I'll be back soon~"
I hate you.
I never got a reply.
I wonder how everyone's doing back in my old home. Maybe my sister has gotten her collage degree? She's so smart... And maybe my little sister and brother are still fighting like usual. Dad and mom and probably still grieving... What a stupid death I had. Falling down stairs. On dog hair! So pathetic.
I let out a sob.
I'd never been able to go to collage in that life. Or get married, or see my friends Jilian and Aubrey Ice skate for the first time...
Tears started streaming down my cheeks, sobs breaking the silence. Something shifted against my side, and a tiny arm draped itself over my chest. Rin's. I'd have punched him if we were older, but I haven't developed my chest here... And he's too adorable and tiny. He's probably trying to comfort me too, in his own babyish way.
Oh gosh... My beautiful chest is gone! I want my girls back. GIVE THEM BACK JASHIN DARN IT!
Yes. You know Jashin, the so called "God" that Hidan from Naruto worships? Yeah. Him. I think he did this to me. Or Satan... Which is my father. Oh shoot.
...
It's almost been a year. Mephisto never came to visit. But Shiro calls him every once in a while. Coal pretty much lives with us. He's funny. I also told him my story, and the fact he lives in a 'anime'. Surprisingly, he believed me. And Shiro got use to him staying. He hates him though. One night, two other Coal Tars appeared. They both had crowns. The queen and king of his Coal Tar family or whatever he always told me about. I smiled when I met them, and gave them the best first impression I could. They ended up becoming good friends of mine.
Niku is growing on me. She's like an annoying older sister... That I can never see.
We were all down in the little living room and on the ground on a blanket. Rin and Yukio keep rolling around, while I just sat. Coal is sitting in my lap, snoozing. Shiro is glaring at him from the couch. I think he's getting annoyed at throwing Coal out the window.
Yukio let out a cry, and Shiro was at his side in a blur, picking him up and cradling him to his chest.
And that's when he said his first word. "Tou!" Shiro froze in shock.
Rin's eyes squinted and he tried to wiggle into a sitting position.
Wanna know what happened next?
"Tou!" Rin was the next to say his first word.
I promptly fell on my back at the cuteness. Coal let out a squeak and flew up, giving me a glare. I know he isn't angry, so I'm not worried.
Shiro let out a girly squeal and picked Rin up, cuddling him and Yukio. He looked at me, as if expecting me to say it next. I gave him a look.
He just grinned, then laid Rin and Yukio down by each other, then laid in the middle of us.
Coal snickered and flew down, resting on the blanket between me and Shiro.
And that's when I realized, I have a new family. One that I will do anything to keep together, even if it means sacrificing my life here.
...
One day, Shiro came into our room and snickered, looking down into the crib at us. I glared up at him. He woke me up...
I reached my hands up, wanting him to pick me up. He reached down to pick me up. Just a little closer...
He held me up in front of his face, giving me a grin. And I struck. As in, reached to grab his goatee and succeeded. I yanked as hard as I could.
"AH! Hoshiko-chan! That hurts! Stop it!" He whined. I gave him mercy and released him, hearing him give a sigh of relief.
He checked to see if Rin and Yukio were still asleep, and when seeing that they were, cradled me to his chest and walked out of the open door.
When we arrived downstairs, I saw a cake. With three candles. I gurgled and reached my hands towards it. Yes! YES! I want cake! Give it to me, you fools! I am deprived!
He walked towards it and opened a cabinet above it, holding me with one hand. YES!
I reached out a hand and grabbed a handful of it, then started eating it off my hand. Mmmm!
Shiro let out a shocked sound.
"H-Hoshiko-chan! That was your cake!" Oops. Oh well. He'll find a way to fix it.
He let out a sigh... Then started laughing quietly. I think I broke him.
"But, I have to admit you're a smart kid. Oh well." Good job. Do not question me.
I continued eating the cake. Shiro ended up cutting off the part where I dug my hand in, and made it look like someone cut a slice out of it. It looked pretty good. He took us to the table and put the plate down. I stared at it hungrily.
He adjusted me so I was standing, him holding me up with his hands around my stomach.
I decided not to dig my hands into the cake, and decided to go for a faster way... I shoved my face into the slice.
Not my best idea, but I was desperate, okay? So good...
Shiro started laughing, so much he went into hysterics. I have to admit, he sounds sexy with that laugh... To young to think like that. Bad.
Shoot, now the cake is all over my face, and I don't get as much!
Shiro picked me back up and walked to the sink, picking up a washcloth that was beside it and wetting it, then used it to clean my face.
What a waste of cake...
...
After Shiro fed us, he sat me on a blanket on the floor and held Rin and Yukio as they looked at the cake. I let out a hiss when Rin and Yukio tried to reach towards the cake while Shiro held them. They wisely backed off when they heard me. Good boys... I watched them from my spot on the floor on a puffy blanket.
That cake is mine.
Have I mentioned I have a major cake obsession? I do. Especially if it's chocolate. And this is chocolate. I will brutally murder anybody who eats it before I get my fill.
I am also very territorial if I consider a place my spot. I will react violently if somebody gets in my seat. At least, in my last life. I don't have a special spot here... Yet.
But that is my cake right now. They can have a slice when I get mine... Maybe.
I started hissing when Izumi tried to get some frosting on his finger. He also backed off. I have trained them well.
"Can I have some?"
No.
"True. I can't eat any... I'm not able to come out of your mind."She sniffled.
Good. Let's keep it that way. That cake is mine.
"Scary."
"Can I have some?" Coal floated towards me and laid on my lap.
Of course, my good friend.
"Holy Jashin! You're letting him have some!?"
Duh. I ain't never had a friend like him~
"I hate Aladdin."
How would you know about Aladdin?! And don't insult the genie.
"I'm a part of you, fool. And stop quoting movies. This is the third time this week."
Fool!
"STOP IT! I also hate Excalibur... Annoying penguin."
That's something we can both agree on. But he'd be funny to use against Satan. He'd have a cow... Or a dinosaur.
"Pfft! A dinosaur?"
Yes. I am ignoring you now.
"You guys are crazy."
You just now realized that? Fool.
Coal went up my shirt when Shiro turned around. I let out a small squeal. He's so fluffy. His fur is tickling me...
It got even worse when he used his tail to tickle my ribs. I burst out laughing and fell on my back, wiggling around.
Stop it, Puff ball!
"Not a chance in he- Shoot."
Shiro had put Rin and Yukio down beside me while I was laughing and pulled up my shirt, glaring at the Coal Tar that was suppose to be hiding from him.
"You again?" He grabbed Coal's tail and pulled him out, the pulled back down my shirt.
"Wait, no. Don't you dare..."
Shiro took him over to the sink and turned on the cold water, then plugged up the sink. At least there's no dishes in there right now...
Coal tried to get away, making loud squealing and wiggling to no avail. Shiro shut off the water when it got up to about half way, and dunked Coal into it. Coal let out a loud shriek.
I giggled.
Shiro got some dish soap and started washing Coal with it. I hope that was tested on animals... Oh well.
Coal hissed at Shiro as he turned on the faucet, putting him under it to wash off the soap. At least he showed him some mercy and turned on the warm water.
Coal let out a relieved sigh at the warm water and relaxed, letting it wash away the soap suds. He must be enjoying that.
I snickered as a bunch of black puff balls floated by the window, staring down at Coal with wide green eyes. I think they want baths too.
Shiro freaked out and grabbed a dish towel fast, then wrapped Coal up in it. At least he isn't heartless... Or maybe he didn't want to get me wet.
He rushed back over to me and put Coal in my lap. Coal was vibrating and making a purring noise. Huh... They do kind of remind me of cats...
Shiro picked up Rin and Yukio and left the room, heading towards the stairs.
The puff balls were still outside, staring in at the sink. Maybe I'll give them a bath one day.
"Kid. My family is crazy..." Coal snickered as he stared up at the Coal Tars floating at the window. There were probably around twenty, just floating there.
Do you guys love baths or something?
"Apparently. Never tried it before..."
Weird... Cats that like water.
I looked at the window, watching as the Coal Tars seemingly lost interest or realized they weren't getting inside, and left.
That wasn't the case.
I watched as a body hung upside down from the roof, staring through the window with bored light blue eyes. I stared back.
Oh Jashin.
Why? Isn't he suppose to be in Gehenna or something until later in the timeline?!
I shuddered slightly as I stared at Amaimon. He tilted his head slightly. His eyes widened slightly, as if he realized something and disappeared.
"Kid... Run."
How am I suppose to run as a child!?
"I don't know! Just- Oh sweet Satan." He shivered slightly and froze.
I turned my head and saw Amaimon crouched down behind me, staring at me with curious, yet slightly bored eyes.
"This is suppose to be my first little sister? Hmm."
I decide to act as a clueless child, no matter how scared I am. Or am I fangirling...? I'm not sure anymore.
I let out a cooing sound at him and turned my body around, letting Coal fall out of my lap. Sorry, Coal.
I crawled towards him and sat, holding up my hands at him.
He tilted his head and reached towards me, wrapping his hands-clawed hands-around my stomach. He lifted me up until I was in front of his face.
If I don't do this, I'll probably be killed for being a boring kid.
I reached towards him and put a hand on his head, giggling. Surprisingly, it isn't too hard to laugh. He doesn't really seem in a killing mood...
His lip twitched up slightly. I cooed at him.
His eyes got a bit wider and he put me back down on the blanket. And then, he was gone.
Shiro entered the room a second later, and his eyes narrowed.
Coal was still frozen on the blanket and the towel covered most of him. I could only see his ears.
Shiro walked to me and picked me up, and inspected me. He frowned.
I felt a bit of cold air against my sides, and realized something... Amaimon cut my shirt with his claws, at least a few times on both sides. Shoot.
Shiro sniffed. "Why does it smell like dirt in here? And why is your shirt cut Hoshiko-chan?" Dirt smells? Huh... I've never smelt it before. Or maybe that's how Amaimon smells... He did smell a bit earthy. Shiro put me down on the blanket and went to the cabinet to get a cup.
I gurgled and waved my arms around.
"Kid? What the hell was that!? Why didn't you mention this happening this before!?" Coal broke out of his shock and floated up, staring at me.
Huh!? How should I have known my so called 'brother' would visit me? He's suppose to be in Gehenna or something! I snapped at him. Shiro turned and watched us with narrowed eyes. At least he can't hear us.
Coal hissed at me and got closer. "You're the one who knows everything about this world."
I know about everything up until chapter 99! That's the most I know. The author mentioned nothing about Amaimon visiting Rin and Yukio as kids! I pointed a finger at him.
Coal huffed and turned away, going back down to his towel and laying on it.
"I don't think I want to know what you guys were doing. That was almost like you guys were having a conversation." He eyed us, a bit of suspicion in his eyes.
I cooed and looked at him, giving him my most innocent look.
He smiled and picked me up. "You need to take a nap. Tonight, you can have some more cake." Yes!
...
I woke up when the door creaked open. Coal shifted by my side and let out a snore. Cute.
Shiro peeked over the crib. "You're the first awake again?" He arched an eyebrow. Yes. I was always the first awake in my family, at least in my last life.
He picked me up and walked me back downstairs, leaving Coal and the last of us triplets in the crib.
"I guess you get the first bit of cake then, eh?" He snickered.
Yes. Yes! CAKE! Hoshi hungry! Feed me!
He adjusted me so I was on his hip and he could use on arm to hold me, and he cut me a slice of cake. He picked up the plate and took us to the table. He sat and held me up while I ate it, this time using my hands. Mmm...
I wonder where Izumi, Naoya and Tadashi are.
I finished and yawned, looking up at the window. A bunch of Coal Tars were there, looking at the sink desperately. I giggled.
Shiro leaned over my shoulder and looked at the window. He paled. The window was open.
I cooed at them and they looked at me.
"Ko-chan! Wash us~" They whined. Oh, Coal's family. I snickered inwardly.
I would, but I'm too small. I'll do it when I'm older, 'kay?
They seemingly pouted, but then cheered up at the fact I'd do it when I'm bigger.
"Can we come in? It's boring out there." Que puppy dog eyes.
I waved a tiny hand at them. Shiro's eyes widened and he watched as they all came flooding in.
My army of puff balls. Fear them.
Some laid down on the blanket that was still on the floor, and some went into the living room to lay on the couch. One even draped itself over my head and fell asleep. Two or three stayed in and decided to poke at Shiro. He knew not to hurt any, or they would all attack. Smart man.
"Shiro! Why are there Coal Tars all over the couch?" Izumi peeked into the kitchen and arched an eyebrow at us.
Two of the coal tars were sleeping on each of Shiro's shoulders, and one was sitting in his lap. The one on my head fell off and onto my shoulder.
Izumi looked at the six coal tars sleeping on the blanket and snickered.
"Hoshiko called them in." Shiro whined and took the Coal Tar off my shoulder, then took the ones off him and put them all on the table. They snored quietly. Coal Tars sleep like bears in hibernation.
He picked me up and I gurgled, reaching towards Izumi. He came and took me from Shiro, snickering at him. Shiro pouted, but left the room to go get my siblings.
The rest of the night-until 9-was spent eating cake, Shiro and Izumi rounding up Coal Tars and-gently-taking them outside while they sleep, and tucking me and my siblings into bed. Coal snuggled between us and gave Shiro a smirk. Smug little puff ball.
Izumi even gave me a kiss on the forehead. I internally died of cuteness overload.
After they all exited the room and shut the door, I took the time to study the cuteness that is Yukio.
In the manga, he betrays everyone by joining the Illuminati. I'll have to stop that. In my last life, I almost screamed in anger when he shot Rin. I use to hate him for that, but now I just want to save him.
"Oi, idiot, why not train to become an exorcist before Yukio? And if Shiro doesn't approve, just practice in secret. You've memorized the summoning circle in your last life, so why not use that when you're able to?"
Why didn't I think of that!?
"Because you're an idiot."
Nobody asked you.
"Technically, you did."
Shut it with your stupid logic!
"I feel like that's a reference, but can't remember what it's from."
Same...
My hands are too small and not steady enough to draw the summoning circle, so I'll have to do it when I've grown a bit.
"What'cha thinking about, kid?" Coal peeked open a green eye from his spot, cuddled into my side.
Worrying over my adorable big brother. I sniffled dramatically. Am I as cute as him, Cola? He gained that name from his addiction to Cola. Izumi had left out a cup of untouched Cola one day, and he decided to try it.
He scoffed. "Nothing is as cute as him."
I disagree. Do they have Naruto here? Little Obito is obviously the most adorable thing in the universe.
"Ah, Naruto. The Manga made by Kami himself, as you say." He scrunched up his face at the word 'Kami'. "I'm not sure if they have it in this world."
No! They can't take Naruto away from this world!
"Calm down." He snickered. "You'll find it one day... Probably."
I'm going to sleep.
"That's nice."
I hugged him and closed my eyes, smiling at the embarrassed noises he was making.
...
I woke up to the sounds of someone slamming open the door to our room. My face scrunched up in angry. Who the hell is disturbing my rest? I didn't get much sleep. The whole night, I kept waking up to the sound of wolves howling. Why are wolves in the city?
I turned my head to see Shiro come in, holding a cardboard box, with two smaller boxes on top. Is it food? Please be food.
"Hoshiko-chan, it seems Mephisto has sent you and your brothers some presents." He put the three cardboard boxes down gently, then walked towards the crib. He took notice of Coal snuggled up against my side and let out a snort.
He picked me up and walked towards the boxes and sat down cross legged, sitting me in his lap. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a pocket knife-why does he have that on him?-and cut open the biggest box, the one addressed to me. He pulled it closer to us, then opened the top, me watching closely.
As soon as he opened it, a large note with not many words was on the very top, covering what was under it.
Shiro picked it up and read aloud. "'Dear Hoshi-chan, I hope you enjoy these, at least when you're older. You seem like the type who will love these.'" He raised an eyebrow.
I drooled when I looked and saw what was under it.
Shiro picked the first one up.
Manga. Beautiful, in perfect condition, manga. Stacked to the top. On the first one was a picture of a young boy with blonde, spiked hair and a headband on his forehead. A paintbrush in his mouth, a larger one on his back, and two frogs behind him. His orange jumpsuit and bridge blue eyes stuck out. I nearly squealed when I saw 'Naruto' written on the top.
I almost passed out when I saw the second one. The second volume of Naruto, and so on until we reached the bottom, where we found another note.
"'I'll send you the rest of them when you're 2, Hoshi-chan~'... Hoshiko-chan, these must've cost him a fortune." He grinned and let out a laugh. "I wonder what he sent Rin and Yukio."
Hello. Pretty long chapter, eh?... It took me over 30 days to write. I didn't even write for probably 25 of those days. Stupid laptop thieves that are my siblings... 9,854 words exactly. Including A/N.