"Démon."

Reina distinguished from the moment he strides into her guardian's drawing room. From the flamboyant nature of his personality to the features on his face. The demon in question turned to her and grinned devilishly revealing his sharp white fangs once again an indication of a demon is merely a few feet away. Reina took the time to take in his appearance.

First of all, he was really tall. Around 6 feet and over. Aside from his height, he had dark purple hair which may or may not be natural and shadowy green eyes which looked like he might be lacking sleep or just really into eyeliner. His regalia was just as eccentric as his appearance. It resembled that of a jester or a clown. He wore a white top hat, white suit, and white jester pants with pointed shoes. What astonished Reina was the emblem which was located on the lapel on his suit which represented the True Cross Order. That could only mean one thing.

"Monsieur Faust, how can I help you today?" Johann Faust V. Reina's guardian who was an exorcist himself but retired due to old age and later become a priest of a Catholic Church in France.

Monsieur Faust just smirked and sat himself down propping his feet onto the coffee table and answered simply yet cryptically.

"You know why."

The guardian tensed visibly and clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white. "You could have just sent a letter instead of coming all the way here."

"Hmm, I could have...but where's the fun in that? I'm just here to retrieve the little one to arrive in my school safely." Reina's eyes widened. She wasn't sure if she should be excited that someone even knew that she was dying of boredom at church or terrified because she knew how much her father loathed demons...but he is not here like always.

"You know her father would not approve of this."

"Who? I don't see him anywhere. It's not exactly his decision to make...now is it, Ezekiel? I did not come all the way just to be rejected. It is Reina's decision on whether she wants to attend or not. And if for some reason you decide to not let her, well, the readers would be unsatisfied and there would no story."

"What readers? You're out of your mind. I can not allow this."

"Why don't you just ask her yourself?" Monsieur Faust proposed which seemed to shut Ezekiel up. All of a sudden, they turned to Reina. She gulped nervously looking back and forth between both faces. Her guardian expressed that of concern and denial. The demon was grinning in triumph as if he knew that she would accept his proposal to go to his academy.

"Reina, think about your father. He would not be happy." Her father. She has not seen her father in two years. Her father is a very important figure in the True Cross Order and she understood that he simply did not have time for her.

When she was born, both her parents were very young. They were both 15 at the time when she was born. For the longest time, she was heartbroken and blamed her father for everything but she knew he loves her and she loves him too. She didn't want to continue being lonely without anyone her age around her. That is why she has made her decision.

"Yes, I want to go True Cross Academy and...I don't care what my father has to say about it. He has his own problems. I can't burden him with my problems any longer. He's still a young man and he can do whatever he wants." Reina choked on her words slightly but powered through knowing it was the truth and that it needed to be heard.

"Reina..."

The demon laughed out loud. "I told you she would want to come. I did not come all the way for no reason. Let me introduce myself. My name is Johann Faust V in public but you may call me Mephisto Pheles." Reina's eyes widened in realisation as he shot her a wink.

"You're the Mephisto Pheles?! As in King of Time, Loki, Trickster, Raven, Sama-"

"Yes yes all those names, little one." He waved his hand dismissively in the air and stopped as he smirked at Reina, "I didn't know you were obsessed with me, little one."

Reina's face started reddening in embarrassment, "N-no, I-I am not! I-I just happen t-to k-know a lot about demons such as yourself!"

Mephisto snorted, "You have no sense of humour just like your father. He can never take a joke. You really are rebelling against him by going to a school run by a lowly demon such as myself."

Reina's face soured at the insult and crossed her arms turning her head to the side. "It does not matter what he thinks. What is done is done. And if he has a problem with it, he...he can just shove it up his pie hole."

"Reina!" Mary, who's voice came out of nowhere, is another guardian for Reina who is a mother figure to her. She stood beside Reina with an unpleasant look on her face.

"What? It is true. I didn't even swear this time." Reina stated exasperatedly not wanting to hear another lecture from her discussing her misuse of profanity.

"Rei-"

"As much as I don't want to see another page unfold, Reina and I are on a schedule, therefore, she must leave right now."

"Right now?"

"Why didn't you say anything?"

"This is an outrage."

"Good heavens, is that Johann Faust V?"

"This is happening too fast."

Reina heard multiple voices shouting in the room from other young priests and nuns that reside in the church. Reina detested goodbyes. It was too emotional and messy. It is one big disaster. She didn't really know what to say without sounding like a nitwit. Reina felt someone tug her arm gently the stairs where her room would be. She turned to see Mary, her mother in a way.

"You better start packing now."

"We will miss you, Reina."

"Come back soon, Rei."

"You better kick some demon butt."

"Ouch, what was that for?"

"Remember all your Japanese etiquette, Reina."

Reina turned to look at everyone with a small smile. "Merci tout le monde. Je vais faire des retours durant les vacances."

Her guardians, Ezekiel and Mary started bawling and held her like a baby. Ezekiel reluctantly let her go and cleared his throat.

"Although, I don't completely agree with this. I want you to be the exorcist you can be. I know your father loves you very much more than us. You make us very proud to have raised such a fine young lady."

Reina nodded trying to ignore the lump in her throat that indicates that she is about to cry. Mary also let Reina go while wiping her tears off with a handkerchief.

"Reina, we want to give you one last thing that will aid you in your journey to becoming an exorcist." Mary signalled to one of the priests who was carrying a medium sized black velvet box and he handed it to Mary. She took it with shaking hands.

Mary looked at her with a hard expression. "Reina, in this box, is a gift we got for your father but we are know giving to you."

"But Mar-"

"No no, accept it. Use it once you find a reason to. Those skills in swordsmanship will finally come in handy once you use it. Goodbye, Reina and say hello to your father once you see him." Wait, what?

Mephisto came out of nowhere and grabbed Reina by the arm while taking the box from Mary. "Okay, okay let's get a move on. We're running late." Reina turned to look at everyone one last time.

"Au revoir, tout le monde et la France."