CHAPTER ONE

Rain poured down causing the Okumura twins to take shelter under a tree. Lucky for them the branches were so thick that rain could not touch them. Yukio sighed while staring at his cell phone; still no signal. He glances at Rin who was sulking big time; his lips pursed and his arms folded over his chest. Earlier Mephisto had ordered the twins to track down a low level demon near the Minakami dam; just the two of them. Rin had been so energetic about showing Yukio just how much he had grown as an Exorcist. Now Rin was mumbling to himself kicking the dirt once he shoved his hands into his pockets. Yukio couldn't help but hid a grin from the circumstances; he did want to get this over with but seeing Rin's reaction was worth it.

"Yukio can't we just go find the demon? So what if it's raining?"

"Rin can you see anything?" Yukio answered. Rin glared in front of him before squinting his eyes trying to see. He lowered his head to watch his foot.

"I could just use my flames as a flashlight."

"And warn the demon of our location. Rin think for a second would you," lectures Yukio.

"But it's a low level demon. We should be able to catch it."

"How can we catch it if we can't find it? We wait until the rain dies down a little before searching...Another thing, we are ordered to kill it."

"I know I know. We have to because it's been killing anyone that comes here." Pounding rain was once again all the twins heard which irritated Rin. He opened his mouth to speak once more only to have a small green troll greet his face; it was hanging upside down from a branch and stuck its tongue out. Landing on its feet the demon turned away from Rin and smacked his butt before running off in to the rain. Rin's eye twitched while Yukio grabbed his older brother's arm. Laughing echoed through the area which angered Rin even more. He shook Yukio off and chased after.

"Damn it Rin" Yukio hollered. Keeping his gun close to his side, Yukio had to choice but to follow.

Rin slid to a halt when he lost any presence of that green bastard. He took in a deep breath and held it for ten seconds. He turns around to say something but notices Yukio is not with him. Rin's eyes grew wide and he cusses to himself; Yukio was going to be highly pissed. Rubbing the back of his neck, Rin decided to back track and hopefully find Yuki. After what seemed like an hour Rin stopped and gritted his teeth; he felt like he was going in circles. How could rain disguise everything? He was starting to hate rain as much as he hated fog. Irritated, he began yelling Yukio's name.

The rustling of a bush nearby caused Rin to spin towards that direction. When nothing emerged he cautiously walked closer; if he was lucky it would either be Yukio or the troll. A small gasp left Rin's mouth when his foot landed on nothing causing his body to shoot directly down. As Rin tumbled bumping into the mountain, he tried grabbing at anything to stop the fall. He thought about using his Kurikara sword, shoving it into the earth, but he couldn't get ahold of it. His breath was knocked out of him when his head smashed onto the ground; he was unconscious.

Yukio kept his guard up while searching. He'd rather find Rin than the troll. A twig snapping caused Yukio to pause in his tracks and listen. His peripheral vision alerted him to a figure running past; he began the chase. Cursing the rain, Yukio managed to lose whoever he had ran after. He messaged the bridge of his nose trying to calm himself down. He was beyond pissed. He had ordered Rin not to be rash; Rin had not listened like always. Again there was someone running past, Yukio had to change directions to follow. Yukio soon stumbled over what resembled a statue of a person. Awkwardly apologizing in case it was a grave or a shrine, Yukio quickly found his footing.

Yukio stopped running. One second it was pouring rain, and then the next there was no trace of rain at all; except for his clothes. Scanning his surroundings, Yukio grasped the fact that it was night. He flicked his phone open and stared at the time; 1:25 pm. Mephisto had warned them that this little troll did have some powers over time. Yukio shoved his phone back into his pocket and hurried off; he needed to find Rin fast.

As Rin lay unconscious a since of warmth slightly awoke his mind. He tried forcing his eyes open but they would not listen. He even tried moving his body but with each small twitch pain shot through him. Rin could tell there was a fire nearby and that his right leg was bent back; he could not tell if his leg was broken yet. Rin moved his head to the left hoping he'd coax his eyes open but all Rin got was a ripple of fatigue. Before Rin was out again he felt the presence of someone; he prayed it was Yukio.

Once Rin was under, a small child around the age of seven, walked up to the limp body. His shaggy black hair covered his eyes which he tried brushing out of the way. The boy studied Rin's face before poking his body; he grinned. The child scurried off to fetch something; when he returned he was clutching a crimson butterfly in his cupped hands. He plopped down onto Rin's stomach and giggled. Rin twitched but did not wake; a sense of urgency came over the boy at Rin's movement. The boy shoved the butterfly into his mouth and swallowed; his neck glowed red. Swatting at his hair, the little boy tried to uncover his eyes only for a short while. He slightly leaned his body over Rin's, causing it to seem as if he was going to lay on Rin. His small hands traced Rin's neck before fiercely clinging to the skin. Rin's neck glowed red just as the boy's had.

Yukio was now following a path; he had no idea where it went but he felt in his gut it was how he'd find Rin. He grumbled to himself and trudged along as his clothes hugged his body. They needed to dry badly. Yukio promised he would kill the demon once it was found in hopes to get back home. He wasn't sure what time period he had been taken to or where he was; he only knew that they needed to get home. As he continued to walk a horrible feeling clawed at his gut; he quickened his pace. Yukio began to run when what seemed like a child waved at him then took off at top speed. The younger twin ran past a tori gate without a single doubt yet gulped when he skimmed his new location. Torches aligned the far side of this hill lighting medium sized stones that circled a flat stone similar to a bed. A chilly breeze rushed by which made Yukio hug himself to maintain heat. Movement in the middle of the small Stonehenge redirected Yukio's attention back to the stone bed. His eyes stayed planted to that spot wide with worry. Laying on the stone bed was Rin; blood leaked from his head.