Hello and good day! I've decided to write this story, though it'll end at the end of The Seven Deadly Sins season one-ish.

I decided to throw Rin right after he met Kuro. I hope you enjoy the story.

"Wake up! Hey! Wake up!" A voice said. Along with the yelling was a hard shaking. Whoever it was trying to get the sleeping boy up, they weren't happy.

"What, what?" the boy said, sitting straight up. "Am I late? Oh God I'm late!"

"Late? Late for what? No! Never mind that, what are you doing in my barn!" The girl glared at him as she spoke, a few strands of her long, messy brown hair falling over her eyes.. He noticed she was armed with only a small knife. Out of habit, the boy reached for the sword on his back, though it was covered in a red bag so the girl didn't know what it really was.

"Barn? I'm not in a-" the boy trailed off as the smell of hay caught his attention. It was dark, so he couldn't really see his surroundings properly. "WHAT I'M IN A BARN WHAT'S GOING ON."

"Wow, hey! Calm down, don't freak out! Maybe you were sleepwalking, my sister used to do it too. Just tell me who you are and where you're from, okay?"

"Rin Okumura, I went to sleep at True Cross Academy." as soon as the words left his mouth Rin silently cursed himself. She wouldn't know the name unless she was an exorcist or demon or scholar or something. She was a farmer for heaven's sake.

"Alright, well, my name is Joan, but everybody calls me Joe. I've never heard of the Academy, but maybe somebody in Vanya village will know something."

"Vanya village?"

"Yeah, you know, the one that makes the amazing ale? It's the best stuff I've ever had!"

Rin looked the girl up and down. Sure the others in his class back at true cross looked older than they were, but this girl looked barely old enough to be in high school, let alone at drinking age.

"Uh… aren't you a bit young to drink?"

"Aren't you a bit old to act like a child? Come on, get up. Some of my brother's old clothes should fit you, those ones look disgusting."

Joan grabbed Rin's hand and yanked him up without difficulty, then quickly began pulling him out of the barn with her. He glanced down at his clothes, which was muddy and had hay stuck to them. He tripped a few times because it was so dark. Once outside, the light of the moon illuminated the way.

"Get a move on it Rin, we'll have to leave at first light to get to the village by noon. They're having a bad week too, so we'll be bringing some stuff for them."

"Bad week?" Rin asked as they entered the small farmhouse. He was surprised by the strange vibe he got from it. The wood and stone was set in an fashioned way. It looked like the type of thing people would pay a fortune for back home, yet this farm girl's house was made of it. Set stone floors and a fireplace that was lit with a strong blaze. The only furniture in the living room was a bookshelf and a wooden rocking chair in front of the fire, blankets of various styles draped over it. The kitchen included cabinets and a counter with various fruits and vegetables set in different baskets.

Rin stumbled a few times as Joan continued pulling him after her all the way up the stairs. A few creaky stairs worried him, but they made it to the bedrooms alright. There were three, but they only went to one. The door was decorated in signs and strange letters.

"What's it say?"

"You can't read?"

"I can read! I just can't read that." He said, looking at the strange symbols in confusion.

"My brother liked to study any topic that caught his eye. These are all used for banishing evil promoting happiness."

Rin stiffened for a moment, worried that they would show he was a demon when he walked through the door like with Shiemi's gate. But, as Joan ushered him in, nothing happened.

"Wow, dusty," Rin said, looking around at the dark room. Dust was, indeed, piling up everywhere. Cobwebs sat in the corners and under the open window. The only light source was from the silver moon, which made the room look gloomy. The bed had blue blankets and pillows that looked pale from the dust. All around the floor near the window where open books, faded from years of sunlight. The bookshelves were so full of books that they were beginning to spill over. Small trinkets could be found here or there, but beyond that there was nothing else in the room that looked interesting.

"I've never needed a reason to come in here so I leave it alone. I keep the clothes clean though, and I make sure bugs don't come in the closet," Joan explained as she pulled open the closet door open. Rin could see what she said was true because the closet door was completely clean. Inside was larger than he'd expected. All the clothing was off to one side, folded in piles neatly. On the other was a reading cubby with chairs and an unlit lantern. Rin caught his breath when he noticed a large red stain against the wall.

"Here," she said, grabbing a pile of clothes and handing them to Rin. She quickly closed the door and nudged him to the door. "Out out out!"

"Hey, should we tell your parents I'm here?"

"I don't have any."

"Older siblings?"

"They're...gone."

Rin looked confused for a moment before he got it. "Oh, I'm so sorry."

"It's alright, I get by. I'm on my own but I've got everything I need. The creek provides water, my garden provides food, and the house gives me shelter. And, if anything goes wrong, I've got the horses to pull my wagon."

"Really? I've never heard of somebody doing that. How do you get by with taxes and stuff?"

"Taxes? The kingdom doesn't really charge me because they don't really care enough about my existence."

"...Kingdom?"

"That's enough, go in here." Joan opened another door. Inside was another bedroom. "Try on the clothes, see if they fit alright."

"Uh…" Rin started, but was cut off by Joan pushing him inside.

He took a moment to look around, taking in the cheery sight. There was a desk in one area, dozens off pictures of people and places sitting on top. It looked to all have been drawn in charcoal. There was a small bookshelf, but it wasn't overflowing like the other room. He pulled a book down at random. It was written in a language he didn't recognize.

"Stay out of my stuff Rin!" She warned, banging on the door once before going quiet again. It startled the boy, who accidentally flung the book into the air and struggled to catch it again. Carefully, he put the book back and began looking through the shirts and pants. They were mostly black and were slightly to long. Other than the length, they fit fine. Rin choose a favorite, a long black button up shirt and the shortest pair of black pants he could find.

"Hey, Joan, you sure I can borrow these?" he asked as he opened the door.

"Not borrow, I want you to keep whatever fits. Also, here." She handed him a long black trench coat like thing. It was warm and thick.

"Why?"

"Because it's wasted just sitting in his bedroom. I want somebody who needs them to use them. I've been hoping to donate his books eventually too, but I don't know anybody who would treat them properly."

"Well, give 'em to a library."

"No, the closest one is in Liones, and I haven't been there in years. Come on, follow me." Joan started back down the stairs, Rin following close behind.

"Where are we going?"

"You're gonna sleep in the cart so I don't have to worry about you taking forever to wake up again."

"What?! Noooooooo…"

Before they headed outside, Joan grabbed the pile of blankets off the rocking chair. Once outside, she led him around to a small wagon that was filled with…

"Water?"

"Vanya village has been having a rough time. A couple days ago a Holy Knight plunged his sword into the ground and sealed off the water supply. The plants are beginning to die and i'm worried about the people becoming dehydrated."

"What's a Holy Knight?"

Joan froze in shock, then slowly her eyes softened. Her voice was gentle, calm, more so than he'd ever heard her. "The Holy Knights, people with great power. They are meant to guard the people from evil, but recently they have become like tyrants. They take what they want, with not thought to how it'll affect the civilians."

"Wow, they sound like assholes."

"What?" She laughed, but it had a touch of confusion hidden inside.

"Never mind." Rin crawled into the wagon, curling up on the blankets. Buckets and large bowl-like objects were filled to the brim all around him, threatening to spill at just the slightest movement.