Demon Castle in the Sky

The Date

Bon's cell phone rang.

The caller ID showed up even before he could slid the phone open. "It's Shima again," the young Aria said. He was really starting to get annoyed by the constant calling. It was the fifth time the pink hair boy had called him that night.

Izumo leaned over to check the phone. Her hands dropped into the boy's lap. "Why does he keep calling you?" Izumo had the boy's arm over shoulder.

"Not sure." The rebel rocker monk shifted his eyes over to his girlfriend. "Not sure. Maybe I should actually answer his call this time."

Izumo glared up at him. "Forget it. You promised me we have a date without any interruptions." Her face puffed up in irritation.

"I know that," Bon said. "I told the guys to leave me alone tonight." He hit the call end button and shoved the phone back in his pocket.

"Maybe they just miss you," Rin said. Rin and his girlfriend Shiemi were sitting across from the two at the bowling alley. The two couples had decided to go out on a double date. Shiemi had conceived the idea after Izumo owed her a favor.

Most of the time they were devoted to their studies and missions since they had all become full fledge exorcists. Such a life made it close to impossible to have some personal time to date or simply spend time together as a couple.

Per Shiemi's instructions for the date they were to tell everyone they were busy for the night so they wouldn't be interrupted. She planned everywhere they would go for the night down to the smallest detail. "Maybe you should call them and remind them," Shiemi said.

Rin's cell rang. He pulled it out of his pocket to check the ID. "Now Yukio's calling." He ended the call.

Izumo stood up with her hands on her hips. "Just turn them off and let's get going?"

Rin pointed to the alley. "But you still have one more frame left."

"Fine, in the mean time turn those damn phones off or I'll send my Byakko after you." Izumo headed toward the alleyway and picked up her ball. The boys did as she said not wanting to argue with the girl.

-B-

The group then went to an Ice Cream shop in town. "This is incredible," Rin stated as he held two ice cream cones in his hands.

"I swear, give you some food and you're as happy as a monkey," Bon said. He and Izumo stood directly across from him with their own cones.

Rin snapped one of the cones in his hand. "Yeah, so what!?"

"Claim down, Rin." Shiemi laid her hand on Rin's shoulder. "We're supposed to be having fun remember."

Rin cooled down, blushing. "Yeah."

Bon placed his hand on his hip. "Anyway let's go find a place to sit." Bon and the girls walked over to the table next to the window.

Rin turned around toward the counter. "Can I get another two scoops of vanilla?"

"Coming up sir," the cashier said. Inside the vents above, glowing red eyes leered down at the demon boy with black smoke surrounding it. Rin felt something was off. He looked up to the vents to see that nothing was there. He narrowed one eye, not sure what he felt.

"Sir," the cashier called to gain his attention.

"Huh?"

"Your cone."

Rin took the ice cream. "Thanks." He headed over to his friends. He sat down next to Shiemi, having his back to the door. He gave his cones each a lick. "I can't believe how good these things are."

"Easy Rin, keep that up and someone might try to steal those from you," Bon teased.

"Yeah, and if they do I'll take them down," he said confidently. Shiemi smiled sweetly at her boyfriend. She liked to see him like that. He and Bon would usually fight over the smallest things despite being best friends because of the conflicting personalities. She just wanted them all to enjoy the short time they had together before another demon came along and they were sent on another mission.

"So Rin, I thought we could go for a walk around the city," Shiemi said. "I heard there is a very pretty water fountain not far off from here."

Rin turned his head in Shiemi's direction. He was about to answer when a dark misty claw wrapped itself around his head. He was yanked out of his seat and thrown through the door. The doors to the shop broke off the hinges as the half-demon slid across the street.

"Rin!" All three human exorcists stood up.

A large black demon with glowing red eyes and horns landed in the middle of the street, facing the Son of Satan. Its back was hunched over while he stood on his toes and had the back of his heels in the air. "Time to die, Rin Okumura."

Rin drew his sword. His blue flames consumed his being as he spun around and pointed the weapon straight at the demon. The horn demon swung his claw forward. Rin swiftly countered by slashing through the demon's midsection.

He stood beside the demon that still had his claw stretched out. The demon burst into flames. "No one steals my ice cream," Rin said. "Go get your own!" He slashed the demon a second time. The demon turned into ashes and disappeared.

"Rin," Shiemi called. Rin looked up to see his friends running toward him. He sheathed his blade, returning to normal. He wrapped the red cloth back around his sword before hanging it off his shoulder.

Shiemi placed her hands on his shoulders. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I fine, Shiemi." Rin then saw Bon pulled his gun from under his shirt and aim in his direction. "What are you-" Bon fired off two rounds that killed two approaching demons that Rin barely got a glance at. "More demons?"

Bon popped the chamber of his gun. "Yeah, but where are they all coming from?"

"Um, maybe from up there." Shiemi pointed into the sky. The others followed her finger to see thousands of demons, covering the night sky and raining down on them.

"Are you serious?" Rin questioned.

"Rin, let's go!" Bon ran toward the right, pulling out a second gun. Rin quickly caught up with him, pulling out his sword. The demons stormed down toward them. Rin swung his sword, creating a wave of blue flames consuming hundreds of them. Bon followed up Rin's attack by unloading both clips into the second wave that came after them.

"Well, I'm not being left out." Izumo pulled out two slips of summoning paper, reciting the needed words to summon her two white foxes.

"Right." Shiemi turned on her determination. She pulled out her own slip of summoning paper to call forth her Greenman. She cupped her hands to hold the small demon. "Let's do this." The four young exorcists prepared for battle.

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