A/N: I know it's way too early to make anything regarding this pairing. But the 33rd chapter took a month to be translated, and now the 34th hasn't been translated yet even though the raw is already out since early august i think. That's why i'm sooo impatient with Sousei No Onmyouji, and my imagination already went wild with what could happen next in 35th, after whatever Rokuro was arguing about with the Exorcist guardians when he got to the island.

And as requested, this is the re-edited version of the chapter, enjoy!

*OTPs: Rokuro&Benio, Mayura&Shimon

Disclaimer: I don't own Sousei No Onmyouji or any of the characters mentioned in the story

Rokuro breathes heavily as he collapse to the floor in the training room, exhaustion overtaking his body, but at the very least he's not so depressed anymore.

It's been almost two years since he first set foot on the island, and since then not much progress had happened regarding his (and Benio's) original purpose coming here. All he's been doing is practice, fight with some council members about every little thing, meet dead ends while searching for Yuuto's whereabouts, then practice some more. Without his partner he won't be able to unleash his full potential. Not to mention the loneliness he's been feeling without his twin star.

The last time he saw her, she had lost the one thing she knew all her life; being an exorcist. She was determined to get her spell-power back somehow, she promised him that she'll go after him as soon as possible. No one actually understands what had happened to her or how she lost it, other than the known fact that her guardian fought with Sayo-chan's guardian-after their battle in magano against two Basaras-and was most likely defeated. He hated how he had to leave her when she's at her lowest point, he wanted to be there for her and help her regain her strenght. After all, they already promised to get stronger together. She's the reason he was able to gather the courage and will to fight as an exorcist after the Hinatsuki tragedy, and the one he had fought side by side with since then.

They've been together for so long, and now everyday just feels so much lonelier without Benio, though he can't bring himself to admit it aloud, he misses her presence the most. Her high-maintainance attitude, her lack of domestic skills, even her ridiculous animal PJ's.

He pant violently and close his eyes, trying to relax. He's been falling asleep in the training room even when he's still living with Benio in the mainland.

"Rokuro?" a soft and familiar voice call his name

Rokuro quickly sit up "Mayura? What are you doing here?"

"Ne, Rokuro, it's not the best way to greet your childhood good friend-that you haven't seen in a while, now is it?" she cross her arm

"Right, sorry. I know you've been busy with a lot of things since we got on this stupid island" he sigh "anyway, what brings you here?"

"Well, i'm sorry i haven't been able to visit you as often as i would rather Rokuro. And i came here because i'm kind of worried about you"

"Worried?"

Mayura blush seeing the confused look on Rokuro's face "Ehh, i mean.. you haven't been yourself recently. Ikaruga-san said so. I know you're not so thrilled about everything that's going on right now, but i've heard that recently you've been extra gloomy for some reason" she use excessive hand gestures to make her point, as always

Rokuro smile half-heartedly "Yeah, i just seem to have lost my usual energic-spirit is all, i guess"

Mayura turn to sigh "I know it must be hard for you without Adashino-san" not wanting him to see flashes of emotion through her face "after what had happened to her and-"

"Don't worry, she'll get herself together in no time and meet us here, i just know it" he smile encouragingly more to himself than to Mayura "She promised"

Mayura had accepted the fact that even though it's unikely for Adashino-san to continue being the other twin star, since she's no longer an onmyouji, she still had no chance in making Rokuro change his grown feelings for her. It's been almost two years, she feels like absence has strenghten their love more than anything. Of course being also her friend, Mayura wishes the best for Adashino-san, to get her enchantment power back, she knows fighting as an onmyouji means a lot to her. Mayura still couldn't help but be a little envious. "Right, but... i mean, i understand that you've been feeling lonely, you miss her right?"

Rokuro's face become slightly red "Erm, it's not like i'm.. eh-" he pause, looking for the proper way to adress his agony without revealing too much "it's just not the same without her, y'know... we've been together for so long" his eyes focused on the floor

"O-of course, i miss her too... and my dad, and mom. But there's no way they could be here now-"

"I know-I-I just know Benio will find some way to get her powers back, and we'll see each other again. I told you not to worry right? You see, she's never been the quitting type" he get up from his sitting position on the floor "When she's here, we won't feel so lonely anymore for sure Mayura"

"Yes" Mayura smile brightly seeing Rokuro's sudden change of mood, after talking about Adashino-san

"Well now that you've finally visited, at least one good thing happenned this week" he say

"It really isn't that bad Rokuro, if you think about it" Mayura try to ease his annoyance, and keep his mood light

"Well, it is actually. Everybody has been a jerk about everything-not you of course. But anyway, speaking of everybody, where is Shimon? He's usually the one who checks up on me every now and then to make sure i'm still alive or something like that, though i see no point of it now since without Benio I'm technically not a twin star anymore" Rokuro say

"Well, he had some things he needed to take care of, he didn't say much than that really" she shrug

"And actually, i'm glad that you're here now. You keep me a little bit sane in this god-forsaken place"

Mayura blush furiously, and even more when she feel Rokuro give her a friendly hug. She hesitate before reacting, putting her hands on his back, but they didn't maintain the position for long

A loud fake throat-clearing sound suddenly come from the direction of the door "I would expect some more professionalism from the latest addition to the twelve heavenly guardian, Otomi-san" Shimon say cold and calmly as he always does, but he also clearly sound a tad angry. After some time working alongside him, Mayura had learned a lot about the twenty-years-old heavenly guardian's antics, if she can call it that.

"Ikaruga-san" Mayura gasp at his sudden appearance

"Oy Shimon, where were you? I thought 'the twin star is the guardian's first priority'?" Rokuro mock with a high-pitched voice, using the slogan he's heard from the guardians probably a thousand times now

"That's right" Shimon stay stiff as he walk down the stairs, eyes never left Otomi-san

"Well then, what was it that was more important than me, huh?" Rokuro turned his back on Shimon, grabbing a towel and his water bottle

"The other twin star of course" Shimon finally direct his focus on Rokuro to see how he'd react

Upon hearing his answer, Rokuro practically lunge himself towards Shimon and shake his shoulders violently "What?! What do you mean? Do you have any news from the mainland? What about Benio? When is she coming? Se is coming right?" he bombard him with questions

"Is Adashino-san alright?" Mayura ask quetly, looking as suprised as he was when Arima-sama broke the news to him

"Don't worry, she looks fine earlier" he answer her instead of the loonatic who has a tight grip on both his arms

"What?! You've met her already?! Where is she? Answer my questions god dammit!" Rokuro shake him even more than before

"Relax. I had picked her up from the airport and dropped her off at the council for their meeting, they're probably questioning her right now" Shimon swat Rokuro's hands away

"Why aren't they telling me about this?!" Rokuro clench his fist, his jaws tightening

"I'm not sure, you know how Arima-sama is" now crossing his arms, Shimon steal a few glances at Otomi-san, he knows about her crush and wonder how she'd do after hearing about this. He didn't plan to see her here with him right when he'd break the news though

"Damn that underwear man!" Rokuro curse

"Rokuro, you still call him by that name?! Seriously, you need to have more respect towards the head exorcist" Mayura shake her head disapprovingly

"Not my fault he's a pervert" Rokuro's already running out the door "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" he say after realizing that the two weren't following suit behind him, obviously not as excited as he is about it.

"Cotto-matte kudassai, Rokuro!" Mayura start jogging away, trying to catch up to him after he dissapeared from sight completely

"I don't understand you" Shimon say calmly, he hasn't move from his spot

"Huh?" Mayura stop on her track and turn to look at his face, stern and question-written all over it "what do you mean?"

"You know very well that he has feelings deeply for the Adashino girl, even destiny had written their names together quite literally. Everyone's counting on their unison, their unborn child. Yet you still hold romantic feelings for him" he say looking at her intently, searching her eyes "I thought it was just some puppy dog crush, just some childish thing, but, i seem to have guessed wrong"

"You're right, you don't understand me" Mayura give him a small smile "but i think you will when you fall in love with someone Ikaruga-san"

Shimon just watch her skip the stairs, trying to catch up to Rokuro before he finally decide to follow them lazily. Mayura was wrong though. He does know, after all he is in love with someone that's in love with another person.

Rokuro's been honking from the passanger's seat of Shimon's sedan for almost 5 minites, telling them to hurry up "geez" Shimon say when Mayura just giggle at the sight

The drive was short but the whole time Rokuro kept tapping his foot like he had to wait for ever

"You're such a pain in the ass" Shimon commented

Rokuro just looked away with an annoyed pout while hiding a blush and Mayura giggled some more from the back seat watching the two acting like two rival siblings

When they finally arrived at the hall, Rokuro opened the door and jumped out even before Shimon completely stopped the car. He ran inside, first he checked the main meeting room, but no one was there 'is this some kind of a cruel joke?' he thought. Then he ran around all over the place, not missing one room and every coridor, but there's no sign of Benio anywhere.

Then he run into Arima-sama "My my Rokuro, what a pleasant suprise, what brings you here, to our head quarter, this lovely day?"

"Cut the chit-chat, you know what i want. Tell me where Benio is" he demand

"Adashino-kun? Oh, well she just left a while ago after the brief meeting we had" he smile innocently

"What?! What does that mean, is she okay now?" Rokuro's affraid that she would have to leave before even meeting him after all this time

"Now now" Arima start to walk away casually "If i were you i'd check the Adashino memorial site"

"Wh-where is it?"

"Well" he stop in this track without turning around "It's not that far, you can actually get there by walking, it's right on the intersection between this and the second street, if you passed the flower shop you've gone too far and the gate's..." he stop while he notice that Rorkuro has gone "Ma', so eager" he shake his head and smile sweetly

Rokuro run towards the direction the underpants guy gave him, and he's right, not so far from there after about five minutes of running, Rokuro see a gate to a grave yard. He walk slowly inside and as he get further from the gate he feel himself growing more nervous. What if she's actually here? What would he say to her? What...what are they? Rokuro remember the last time he had been in a memorial site, it was with Benio, he had visited the Hinatsuki kids, and she kissed him. Rokuro gulp He almost forgot about that, his cheeks heating up just by the memory alone. He really liked the feeling of her lips, but it was so brief and sudden.

Rokuro see a big rock carved with directory by the intersection, he walk through the path leading to the "memorial of heroes" assuming that Benio is visiting her parents grave. And not long before he see a small figure squatting by tomstones, no doubt that it is indeed her in the flesh. At the age of eighteen, he notice her changed quite a bit, she's obviosly taller, her hair seem a tad longer yest still styled the same with the hairclip he had given her almost four years ago, her face and body is now of a woman's, slender but still athletic due to the hard work training she must've done. Rokuro freeze in his step, he's trying to open his mouth but nothing comes out

Benio is squatting by her parents grave, talking to them like how she does it everytime she's here. "Otto-sama, Kaa-sama. I'm sorry it took me so long to visit you. Life has been so hard without you" she hed a single tear "but-don't worry about me... I'm holding on quite well right now. I'm back in the island, i'm ready to face anything, and i have someone with me, i'm not alone. Remember when i told you that i found someone i love? I haven't seen him in a while but i'm going to see him in a little bit, i just need to see you first. I-i can't wait for you to see him" she let out another sob "he's a reckless idiot, but he's really sweet and kind, he's strong and cool in a way. I just know you would love him" she smile before standing up perfectly, when she lift her gaze from the tombstones, her eyes meet his.

Benio take in the sign of the man in just a few feet away from her. He's gotten so much taller, and as she thought his shoulder had become broad and strong, his hair unruly as it always has been. It's Enmadou Rorkuro

They seem to be faberglasted for a second before-without thinking-Benio run towards him and crush him into a hug, almost tipping both of them. Rokuro react almost immidietly regardless his state before "It's really you!" he burry his face while wrapping his arms tighter around her waist "I'm here" Benio sob on his shoulder. It feel like forever before they let go of each other. And just like that, after nearly two years, the twin star reunited again.

Benio's face still look flush as she say "I've...uhm, missed you. Sorry it took me so long Rokuro" she smile

"It's okay. You're here an it's all that matters right?"

"D-do you... miss me?" she hesitantly look at the ground

"Of course i did. But now that you're here, i can return that charm you gave me"

Benio look confused "Charm?"

Then with the sudden bravery Rorkuro kiss her, almost as absent-mindedly as when Benio did. But this time he wouldn't let it be as brief as the one before. He notice benio taste light yet overwhealming when he put aside the taste of Ohagi on her mouth, he deepen the kiss by putting a hand behind her neck while the other on her waist and her hands rest on his chest. They let each other know how much they misses the other through their kiss.

And finally they break apart for air, after recovering Benio pull away from Rokuro's chest "Would you...uhm, like to meet my parents?" she blush slightly

"Sure thing" he smile "what kind of future husband would i be if i don't, right?" he rub the back of my neck while smiling sheepishly

Benio grab his free hand and start walking towards where she was a moment ago, they stop and kneel in front of the gaves "Otto-sama, Kaa-sama... This is the one i've been telling you about " she smile