Hah, so I had this random burst of imagination when reading a fanfiction called "Rin vs Laser Pointers" by Evilneko101! So, here's this. I had no real plot in mind beforehand, just a little cute thing involving Rin, cats, and possibly an old lady.

It's not in the Blue Exorcist One-shots because I'm going to make this a multi-chapter story, and doing it as a multi-chapter story. Hahaha, I feel like I'm going to have fun making this. Heads up, this will just follow my train of thought, so if it seems a little random (or maybe a little sadistic... Hah, I hate myself) then that's why. Maybe there'll even be feels. Hahaha, I'm going to involve Mephisto in this. TOO MANY HAHAHAHAs.

Please enjoy!

Note: These chapters will probably be told in uploads that are a cross between drabbles and actual chapters.

Mephisto's Cat Arc | Act 1

Rin's POV~

Four Years Old

Having a new body part above my butt was never a feeling I ever wanted to know. The same goes for being small, furry, and walking on four legs. But, it doesn't feel bad. It's... different, in a good way.

Am I afraid? A little. Worried? Not really. To be honest, I enjoy it. It got me out of the office, too.

I may or may not have broken a kid's wrist. But he deserved it! He was throwing blocks at Kita-san and making her cry! ...But I got in trouble, anyway... While we were waiting for Oto-san to come and talk to Miss Akiyama, I told her that I had to use the bathroom (I honestly did!), but for some reason I had the urge to just crawl out the window and run. Just run. So, I did.

Now, I'm just lost somewhere in a shopping district. For some reason, I'm not really afraid, like I said before... I'm curious, and my nose perks at almost everything! I never noticed all these wonderful things before and ohmigod sukiyaki has never smelled so good!

Eventually I wandered off into an alleyway, perfectly content with the way I was, but eventually I heard someone speaking.

"Here, kitty kitty..." I turned my head to see a man dressed like a clown.

Is he playing dress-up?

I 'mreowed' at him and fully turned to face him, suddenly becoming still, and my tail pointing straight in the air. Off to the side, against a garbage can, I could see a blurred reflection of myself. All I could really tell was that my fur was some kind of dark color. Probably black, or a really dark blue. My attention turned back to the man before me, and I found myself so focused on him, almost entranced by his odd atmosphere, but... it was comforting. It's like I could sense that he wasn't going to hurt me. Maybe it was an animal thing? I don't know. His purple hair was an oddly comforting sight, and I found myself staring at his green eyes and the impish smirk on his face. I hadn't even realized how close he had gotten to me until there was pressure under the bases of my front legs, lifting me off of the ground and holding me in his arms, like a baby. I panicked a little and make a few sounds of discomfort, but he cooed gently at me, and I relaxed, and started to feel tired. Before I knew it, I was falling asleep, and as I did, I idly wondered where Oto-san might be.

I woke up groggily and slowly, to find myself on a comfortable surface and on something warm, and I didn't want to wake up.

My curiosity got the better of me, though, and I tried to stay awake, and focused on the tingling feeling in my spine, causing me to hunch my back. Something was stroking it, and it felt wonderful. I heard the man again, and looking up, he was the one stroking my spine, and I was laying on his legs.

I didn't notice when I couldn't feel the tail anymore, or when I felt heavier and tired. Or when the events of the past month came back to me.

Oto-san, Yukio-chan and I have been at odds for the last month... It's all just confusing and...

Warm drops started trailing down my face, and the man hugged me and patted my back affectionately as sleep slowly claimed me.

"Onii-chan, wait up!" Yukio called after me, while I raced ahead. "No way, Yukio-chan! You have to catch me!" I looked back Yukio chasing me, with a big, playful grin on his face. Oto-san came up while I was looking at Yukio, and scooped me up in his arms, and then Yukio, laughing with that big smile that forced him to squint.

It was happy.

~Third Person~

Mephisto gently stroked Rin's hair from his face, while keeping a hand on the child's forehead, with an unreadable expression on his face, before mumbling to himself.

"Shiro..."

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"You had better hope I don't win this bet."

I think I wanted there to be an old lady that Rin goes to whenever he mysteriously becomes a cat that comforts him. But it can be Mephisto. I can make it work. Maybe. I dunno, this didn't have the amount of feels I wanted it to... I'M SO SAD T_T

I hope you enjoyed~