[I do not own Blue Exorcist. I only own Ai, Kiran, and the plot.]
Chapter One
It had been a year since the black haired girl had become an exwire at the European Branch School for exorcists. A year since she had battled a demon king. Two years since she had gained her double bladed sword, Heavenly Tempest. Now the girl was in Japan, hoping to transfer into the True Cross Academy Cram School.
The girl looked down at the piece of paper she had in her hand for the millionth time, scanning it with her hazel-brown eyes. She felt as if she was lost in the huge town.
"How the hell am I supposed to find my way around this maze of a town?!" the girl exclaimed, flipping her knee length hair off her shoulder.
"May I be of assistance?" a voice cooed behind the girl.
Her hazel eyes darted behind her as her left hand flew to the hilt of her sword, which rested on her waist behind her. A man with strange purple hair and green eyes greeted her, a wicked smile graced his lips. The man was dressed in a purple kimono that hung open on his chest. The girl looked away from him and shoved the paper in his direction.
"I'm looking for True Cross Academy," she said, flipping her hair once again, "I'm transferring into the Cram School from the European Branch."
"Ah, I see," the man purred as he stroked his purple goatee, "What's your name?"
"Ai Kuroshima. A pleasure to meet you mister..?"
"Mephisto. Mephisto Pheles," the man said with a bow, "Director of True Cross Academy."
The girl froze in place. He was the director? There had to be a mistake, this guy couldn't be the director. He was way too relaxed and carefree to be a director of such an establishment as True Cross. The green eyed demon noticed the stiffness of the girl standing before him.
"Oh, I see," the man sang in amusement, "You don't see how I could be the director."
That snapped the girl out of her shock. Ai rolled her eyes and popped out a hip as she flipped her hair for no reason.
"Whatever," she said, placing her right hand on her hip, "Are you going to help me or not?"
Mephisto couldn't hold it any longer. He threw his head back, hugging his stomach as he let out a loud and almost menacing laughter. Ai jumped at his sudden burst of laughter. Did she say something funny? Was there something on her face? The hazel eyed girl could not understand why this man was laughing.
"Maybe he just realized his hair is styled with a curly-cue on top of his head," the girl thought.
"Perhaps," a feminine voice, which Ai now knew was her sword, said in the girl's head.
"Shall we be off to the cram school then? Your first class should be starting soon," Mephisto said, wiping away a tear from his eye.
"Alright, but how do we get there? I've been trying to find my way to the entrance but..."
"You need this," the purple haired demon said handing the girl a key, "It's a magical key. Use it on any door and you will find yourself in the Cram School. For instance, try it on this door."
Ai looked at the door the director was indicating to. It was an old metal door with rust started to form around the hinges. She raised an eyebrow, but did as she was instructed. As soon as she had used the key and managed to open the door, she found herself in a colorful corridor filled with doors.
"Your class is over this way Miss Kuroshima," Mephisto purred.
Ai eyed the man, noticing his outfit had changed into a white suit with a cape and top hat. The girl couldn't help but to think he looked like a clown. The director opened the door of her class and called for everyone's attention.
"As of today you all have a new classmate!" the purple haired man exclaimed happily.
Ai shook her head, having her knee length hair fall like a curtain around her shoulders. This man was almost as childish as her adoptive father.
"Come on in," Mephisto's voice called to her.
She felt the eyes of the students following her as she walked up to the director and turned to look at her classmates.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all. My name is Ai Kuroshima," The girl said, a hint of a French accent accompanied each word, "I am an exwire with the meister of knight."
The classroom filled with gasps and awe's. The instructor smiled at his new student and bowed his head at her. He had short brown hair, blue-green eyes, a few moles on his face, and glasses. The girl noticed he was dressed in a long black exorcist coat and had a gun holster at his waist.
"I'm Yukio Okumura. I will be your instructor in demon pharmaceuticals," the brown haired man, or was he a boy, said.
"Your meister is doctor, correct?" the girl asked, tilting her head to the left a bit.
One of the boys watched with his blue eyes as the girl's black hair fell from her back. How did she keep up with that long of hair? The boy's eyes darted over to his twin who stood dumbstruck at the girl's observation skills.
"Y-Yes. As well as Dragoon," Yukio stuttered as he pushed up his glasses, "Um, you can sit wherever you like, Miss Kuroshima."
"Oh, before you leave for your seat," Mephisto sang, catching the girl by her wrist just as she turned to leave.
A familiar presence coursed through her skin, making her grit her teeth. He was a demon.
"You're a demon king," she said through clenched teeth, "I've felt this presence before back in France. I believe the demon king I fought there was named Amaimon."
Mephisto stiffened for a bit, but soon returned to his childish self, "Yes, yes I'm a demon king. The King of Time. But how did you know I was demonic?"
Ai didn't face him, instead she pointed to his hand on her wrist, "I can feel your presence and its origin."
Everyone in the classroom seemed to stand as one as they all gasped and leaned over their desks, including the instructor. Mephisto donned a wide grin and let go of the girl. So this was the one he was told about. The purple haired man held out a piece of paper to the girl.
"A map to your dorm. Don't worry, I'm sure your dorm-mates will be real friendly," The demon king said before leaving the classroom.
Ai took a deep breath then walked over to an empty seat in the back of the room. Every eye followed her movements. Upon feeling their glares, the girl looked up at them with a blank face.
"What?" she asked, placing her bag on the table and taking a seat.
"You can read someone's aura?!" a pink haired boy exclaimed.
"Y-Yes."
"That's so cool!" a black haired boy smiled.
Ai looked at him and her eyes widened. He had a blue aura around him, almost demonic. How could this boy be a demon? Is he possessed maybe? Ai took in his short, spiky black hair, blue eyes, pointed ears, and fang like teeth. Maybe he was the one the rumors were about.
"You think so?" she said, making sure she sounded surprised.
"Yes!" the whole classroom exclaimed.
A smile found its way to her face, softening her features into a sort of doll like state. It was then that Yukio recovered from his shock and brought the classroom into order. The black haired demon couldn't help but look over his shoulder at the new girl. She seemed so different.
"Rin," Yukio said as he pushed his glasses back up on his face, "Pay attention."
"Geez, okay. You're worse than the old man," Rin sighed.
Ai let out a soft, inaudible giggle at the two boys. The way they acted you would think that they were brothers. The boy with pink hair looked over at the hazel eyed girl and smiled a bit. Her hair almost reminded him of Izumo's hair, at least just in the bangs.
"Oi, Shima," a rough voice whispered into the pink haired boy's ear, "Why do you keep looking at her? She your next victim?"
"Huh? N-No way Bon," the boy stuttered, turning his attention back to his book.
Hours later, the class was dismissed by the last teacher who ran out of the class room yelling something about a kitty. Ai gathered her things, frequently flipping her hair out of the way. When she finally had her things gathered she turned to leave, almost bumping into a group of guys. One was the pink haired boy, Shima. Behind him were two other boys, one with brown hair that had a blonde streak down the center and the other was a short boy with glasses and a bald head.
"Oh! Uh, hello," Ai said, taking a step back.
"Hi there," the pink haired boy smiled, "I'm Renzo Shima. This here is Miwa Konakomeru and Bon."
"Ryuji Suguro," the skunk haired boy said.
"Pleasure to meet you, but I must be on my way. I want to at least have some daylight to find my way around," Ai said sweetly before turning to leave.
"Huh? Wait, maybe we can help point you in the right direction," Shima said, catching the girl's wrist.
In a flash the girl had spun around and had the tip of her double bladed sword at the boy's throat. An expression of stone was on her face, making the trio wince.
"I suggest you release me. I may be gentle, but Heavenly Tempest is not," Ai said coldly.
Shima quickly dropped her wrist and backed away. The girl gave a slight smirk and sheathed her sword before continuing on her way. Rin, who had witnessed what had just happened, watched the girl leave. His face frozen with shock. She just threatened Shima's life just for touching her. What was her deal? Without thinking the demon boy dashed out of the room after her, his sword hanging loosely on his shoulder.
"Oi!" Rin called after her, "Kuroshima!"
Ai turned around at the sound of her name only to see a black haired boy running towards her. She blinked a couple of times, thinking that she was hallucinating the flash of blue flames. Sure enough she was.
"Yes?" she asked, her hand still on the handle of the door that led back into town.
Rin stopped a few steps from the girl and scratched his head. He didn't know how to ask her the reason behind threating Shima.
"Um, well," Rin said, "I just thought I would help you find your way around to wherever it is your going."
"Thanks. I just can't read Mephisto's directions that well," Ai sighed defeated.
Rin took the small map from the girl. His eyes widened at the sight. There was no way! That clown put her in Yukio and his dorm?!
"What the hell Mephisto?" Rin thought as he sighed again.
"I know exactly where you have to go. That dorm building is where my brother and I live," Rin said, "It's the old boy's dorm."
"Why would Mephisto put me in a boy's dorm?" Ai asked as she re-looked at the map.
"Beats me. Come on, Yukio is probably there by now."
"Why would Mr. Okumura be at your dorm?"
"You really haven't figured it out yet?" Rin asked, "Yukio is my brother."