Hey, guy! I'm alive. Now just for those that may be confused this is a re-vamped version of Through Time Do I Learn. I noticed a lot of inconsititses when I did a read through, and decided to just revamp it.
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Demons communicating with Rin or each other
"Do you agree with the terms of the agreement, Rin?" Mephisto purred.
I gritted my teeth as I thought out my options again. I could take Mephisto's offer or I could go back to Yukio and the group. Which wouldn't be so bad in most cases, other than the fact that they had just tried to indirectly kill me.
"I agree, you ass." I hissed out.
"Excellent, now-"
"Mephisto, shut your god damn mouth and do it already!"
"Very well," he pouted. "Ein, zwei, drei!" And with a snap of his fingers I was sent spiraling into the past.
Earlier
It had been a few days after the failure that was the camping trip that had outed me to the rest of the Ex-wires as a half-demon. Which wouldn't have been to bad if I wasn't the son of Satan.
Most days the rest of the Ex-wires ignored me and on the bad days they harassed and tormented me. I had just walked into my twin brothers, Yukio's, classroom and already I was being sneered at as if I was some bug. It looks like it's going to be a bad day. The only upside was the Izumo and Shiemi just ignored me.
"What do you want, demon? Come to play exorcist? Maybe spy on us for the rest of you monsters?" Bon sneered.
"P-p-please Bon, be careful! He's a demon! You can't be to careful when interacting with monsters!" Konekomaru stuttered out as he eyed me. Before I could same something to calm done the situation, not that anything I said would do much, Yukio walked into the classroom.
"Good afternoon class. Okumura-kun, though it is a surprise to see you present and awake for once, is there a particular reason you are not in your seat?" Yukio asked me.
Ever after the camping trip, Yukio was more cold and distant from me than before. I know that he blames me for my lack of control and the death of our step father, Shiro Fujimoto, but he had forgiven me and we were working on our differences when that camping disaster happened.
"I'm going now, Yukio." I said. I quickly walked to the only empty table in the room. Just as soon as I sat down Yukio was calling the class to attention.
"Class, today we are going on something akin to a field trip. One of our out posts in Osaka has called in for reinforcements due to a massive outbreak of demons in the area." Yukio announced to the class.
"Okumura-kun, you are to keep your flames under control at all times by order of the Vatican. If you can not follow this order, I have been ordered to contain you by any means I feel necessary. Do you understand?" Yukio stated blandly, like he hadn't just said that he would possible kill me.
"Is there any point of me coming then? You know I haven't gotten a chance to get a new sword yet." I pointed out to him. All I got for my efforts was Yukio rolling his eyes at me and Bon snickering at my misfortune.
"You are under my guard, which means you can't leave my sight." Yukio spoke. Lovely, that means I'm not going to be able to do anything all day.
You would think that someone aspiring to be a doctor, would bother to look at my medical files to see if there was a reason for me constantly falling asleep or not being able to pay attention in class. Shiro had brought me to a doctor when I was about 8 when I kept failing school. It took a few tests but the doctor finally pinpointed it down to ADHD and narcolepsy, of course without the fainting, just excessive tiredness.
When we found out about it I swore Shiro to secrecy. I told him that I would disown myself if he ever told anyone without my permission, and he had died before we told anyone else. So without my medication, which barely worked to begin with, I was hardly able to pay attention at all. If it was a physical class, sure I was fine, but as soon as you get me in a class with no outlet for my ADHD, my narcolepsy kicked in. I was lucky to have the grades that I did have.
"Okay class. I will open the portal to Osaka in just a few minutes. When I do please step through with your names are called." Yukio called.
"First up is Moriyama-san and Kamiki-san," as Yukio called their names Shiemi and Izumo stepped through the door together, "following them is Shima-san and Takara-san, and lastly is Suguro-san and Miwa-san." After everyone had walked through Yukio motioned for me to join him. It figures that Yukio would make sure that I was with him. After all I'm a half-demon, never mind that I'm also half-human.
As we walked out of the door we found the rest of the class standing to the side while the Exorcists that ran the outpost hurried around carrying things everywhere. Yukio quickly walked up to an Exorcist that was directing everyone.
"Exorcist Eiichi, what is the situation?" Yukio quietly asked. Eiichi turned to Yukio, noticing him for the first time.
"Exorcist Okumura! Thank God that they sent someone. For roughly the past week we've been fielding attacks left and right from ghouls and naberiuses. The attacks last from dusk 'till dawn. Most of the Exorcists filling this outpost are in our infirmary with a melody of injures. According to our doctors, it'll take at least five days for our least injured Exorcists to get back to the field. At the time we don't have enough people to fill the necessary posts." Eiichi spoke. Yukio nodded and then turned to the class.
"Suguro-san, Miwa-san, Shima-san, and Kamiki-san help with the empty posts," they gave a sharp nod and then dispersed among the rest of the Exorcists. "Takara-san, Moriyama-san go and help in the infirmary." They too nodded before leaving to ask another Exorcist for directions. "Okumura-kun, you're with me." He said before walking away making me run to catch up to him. That was how we spent the rest of the daylight, walking around and assessing the outpost to make sure it was up to snuff.
Slowly dusk approached and you could feel the frantic energy pick up around the outpost. It happened fast, Yukio and I were outside checking the guard posts when it happened. As soon the sun set hundreds of demons appeared.
"Alright everyone, to your stations!" Yukio shouted before turning to me. "Get inside Okumura-kun, and try to help out. You'll be of no help out here." I sighed but nodded. I hadn't made it twenty paces from my spot before I was tackled from behind by a naberiuses. It turned and grinned at me before yanking Kurikara off my back and out of it's sheath. With that done the demon quickly sprinted in the other direction with my sword.
"Motherfucker!" I swore as I jumped up covered in my demonic blue flames. I hurriedly gave chase after it and ran past Yukio, who was fighting five ghouls. He gave a glance in my direction before giving a snarl when he saw what had happened.
"Damn it Rin, can't you hold onto your sword for five fucking minutes? Do you need me to do everything?" He growled out as he dispatched another ghoul only for a naberiuses to take its place.
"Sorry, Yukio, it got me from behind!" I hollered back as I continued to give chase. Eventually I caught up with the naberiuses and tackled it before it could go any further. "Come on you asshat! Give me back my sword!" I snarled at it while I worked on wrestling it out of its grip. Finally my sword was back in my hands and I quickly used it to stab the naberiuses through the heart. After I withdrew my blade, I set the body on fire so as to prevent it from reviving itself.
I had just sheathed Kurikara when I collapsed onto the ground, a burning pain coming left torso. As I looked down I saw two bullet wounds, one in my flank and the other in my shoulder. Thankfully both were a through and through. Out of my peripheral I saw Yukio looking in my direction without a single look of remorse or panic on his face. At that, Yukio's words from earlier rung through my head. 'By order of the Vatican, I am to contain you by any means I feel necessary.' Even if he didn't mean to shoot me, he wasn't even remorseful, he just turned back to the ghouls he was fighting.
Why is it that my life always turns to the crapper after something good happens? I thought the months that I was with the class would have proved that I wasn't evil. But no, you find out that someone is a half-demon and their automatically monsters. They think that their so holy-than-thou and only see what I am, not WHO I am. Well fuck this! I'm not going to spend the rest of my life as their whipping boy.
I force myself to a standing position and ignore the pain I was in from the bullets as I hobble my way back to the outpost. It took slightly longer than it should have due to the pain I was in from my bullet wounds, but eventually I made it. I went to the first door I came across and jammed the key for the dormitories into the keyhole.
I braced myself against a wall when I tumbled out of the door. I quickly stumbled my way to my dorm room. I had a few hours before Yukio and the others would realize I was missing and I wanted to be long gone by the time that that happened. Once I had made it to my room I quickly grabbed a duffle bag and started to pack everything I would need. Some clothes, hygiene items, a few books, and a few things from the monastery from when I was younger. After I was finished packing I called for Kuro, my cat sith familiar.
"Kuro! Kuro, come here!" As I finished yelling Kuro appeared in front of me.
What is it Rin? And why do I smell blood? Kuro asked as he climbed up to my shoulder.
"I've just about had enough, Kuro. You smell blood because Yukio shot me. Whether or not he did it on purpose, I don't know, but he did see and he didn't care. If this is how I'm going to be treated by them, then why stay? Will you come with me, Kuro?" I explained in a rush as I slowly walked to the entrance to the dorm.
What?! Yukio shot you? How could he betray Shiro and you like that! Kuro ranted as we continued to walk to the entrance. And don't be silly, Rin, of course I'm coming with you! How else will I know if you're alright?
"Well that's a worry off my mind. Thank you Kuro." I sighed. "If there's anything you want from the dorms before we go, this is your last chance." I warned him as we approached the door that lead out of the dorms.
I don't need anything but you, Rin. Are we all set then? Kuro asked.
"Yep. Hop in the bag and we can get going."
Once Kuro was situated in my duffle bag, I started on my way to the edge of True Cross Town. This was going to take awhile.
About an hour later we finally reached the edge of town. I slowed my fast pace as I came closer. I turned a corner and I walked ever closer towards the border of the town. I had just walked past an alley when a gloved hand shot out and dragged me back into the alleyway. "Ahh-" was all that I managed to get out before the gloved hand covered my mouth.
"Ah-ah-ah, Rin-kun! Trying to sneak out so soon?" Mephisto purred in my ear from behind me. My breath hitched and I started to struggle, though it didn't get me far with Mephisto's demon strength. 'Shit! I'm so done for!' ran through my head many times. Then just as I gave up and stopped struggling, he spun me around and let me go.
"Now, just where do you think you're going, Rin-kun?" Mephisto asked as he got up close and personal.
"I'm leaving, Mephisto. But don't worry, I will hold up to my promise of kicking Satan's ass. Just not with the help of the Order. I've just about had enough of back-stabbing, thank you." I spat out, the words leaving a bitter taste in my mouth. As the words leave my mouth, Mephisto frowned before smoothing out his face.
"And just what are you talking about, Rin-kun?" Mephisto asked.
"You should know, Yukio shot me on order of the Vatican." I sneered out. Mephisto gave a bigger frown, before giving me a very assessing look.
"I'm going to give you a very interesting offer, Okumura-kun, and I would suggest you take it." Mephisto said.
"And what's so interesting about this offer, Mephisto?" I quipped back to him.
"What if I told you I could give you a do-over? What if I could send you back to the past, give you a second chance to save Shiro-kun, and change Yukio's opinion of you? All just for killing Satan. Doesn't that sound like a good offer to you, Rin-kun?" Mephisto smooth voice rumbled out.
"And what would it cost me?" It sounded so good to me. Too good. But if only...
"Something's would change, nothing to important though. And you will still have to kill Satan." Mephisto coaxed out. "And in return, and to sweeten this deal even more, I will send you back in time with everything that you have on you now, as well as giving you keys that will allow you to travel to other dimensions for training. But you must be back before your 20th birthday, as the memories of this timeline will return to them. You must defeat Satan at that time. Sound fair?"
I thought long and hard about Mephisto's offer. I would gain so much from his offer, but I got the feeling that he wasn't telling me everything. But did my suspicions out weight the terms of the deal? In the end the only answer I could chose was yes.
"You have a deal, Mephisto."
"Perfect! Now just to be formal...Do you agree with the terms of the agreement, Rin?" Mephisto purred.
I gritted my teeth as I thought out my options again. I could take Mephisto's offer or I could go back to Yukio and the group. Which wouldn't be so bad in most cases, other than the fact that they had just tried to indirectly kill me.
"I agree, you ass." I hissed out.
"Excellent, now-"
"Mephisto, shut your god damn mouth and do it already!"
"Very well," he pouted. "Ein, zwei, drei!" And with a snap of his fingers I was sent spiraling into the past.