Chapter 1: I hate Devils

~11 years later~

Yusei shot the Devil one last time, stopping it's twitching. He blew the smoke from his gun and slipped it back inside his jacket. Boring as it was, this job had a good pay out. He sighed and looked at his watch. It was already past midnight. Damn, he had a test in the morning. Oh well, he knew he could pass it without studying. He started to walk away, hands in his pockets. It was a nice night out, not too cold and bright since there was a full moon. Yusei looked up, only to see a fat black crow (1) with a camera in its claws flying above him. Yusei just chuckled.

"Crow, is that you?" Yusei asked, shaking his head. The crow landing in front of him and morphed, turning into a human with orange hair. "You're getting fat."

"I am not!" Crow snapped, glaring at Yusei. "If you're going to be mean, I won't deliver these pics to your client."

"Sorry, Crow," Yusei said, hooking an arm around the Devil. "I'm grateful for you doing this."

"Yeah, well, you have school in the morning," Crow said, turning back into his animal form. "I'll fly these to the client, but you need to pick up the cash"

"Sure thing," Yusei said as the bird took off.

Yusei smiled and turned his attention back to the side walk. He was glad he let Crow live. Now that the renegade Devil was on his side, he was a good ally. Especially around mid quarter exams. Yusei didn't have the stress of needed to go the client himself to prove he got rid of the Devil.

Yusei's thoughts were interrupted as he bumped into someone. Yusei stumbled back and one of his guns fell out of his jacket. He jolted and picked it up, just as the stranger spoke.

"You're packing some serious heat there," the stranger said, his voice having an Australian accent. Yusei looked up and glared into amethyst eyes. "You're just a kid. Why do you have a gun?"

"None of your business," Yusei hissed, standing. He felt a strange aura around this person and bit back a gasp. He was a Devil.

"Fair enough," the stranger said with a chuckle. "Still, it's not safe for a teenager to be walking around in the middle of the night. At least let me escort you home."

"I'm 18," Yusei snapped. "I don't need a babysitter."

"Fine," the stranger said, walking away. "See you around."

"Not likely," Yusei said, starting off back home.

Yusei didn't like the feel of that Devil. There was something off about him. His sent was that of a Devil that ran in a pack. That meant that there were at least three more Devils around town. Well, Yusei didn't want to deal with them. When they made a threat, then he would take them out…

"I fucking hate Devils," Yusei snarled as he walked back inside.

"Hi to you too," Seto said as Yusei stormed past him.

"Hi, Seto," Yusei grumbled, grabbing a drink and collapsing onto the couch.

"Don't you have exams in the morning?" Seto asked knowingly.

"Leave me alone," Yusei grumbled.

Seto had found the boys several months after their parents died. He took them in and raised them at Hunters. Yusei showed a lot of promise and took quickly to the sport. Haou was enthusiastic as well and learned quickly. Jaden was a little iffy at first, but learned all the same. Seto used to be a Hunter before he retired, so teaching a new generation was a piece of cake. He didn't know, however, that they would become the most feared Hunters in Japan.

"You need sleep, or you'll pass out during your exams," Seto said, taking a seat in one of the chairs.

"I don't pass out," Yusei said simply.

"There's a first time for everything," Seto said, putting on his glasses and opening a folder. "You'll be getting some new students tomorrow."

"New students?" Yusei asked, his curiosity peaked. "The day exams start? I feel bad for those poor bastards…"

"They're Devils," Seto said simply.

"A pack?" Yusei asked knowingly.

"Yup," Seto said, closing the folder. He looked over his glasses at Yusei and leveled a fierce stare at the raven. "Don't bother them unless they act up. We don't need the entire school knowing of the existence of Devils. Got it?"

"You said the same thing about Kalin," Yusei said, getting up and going over to the stairs. "I won't bother them. But if they hurt Jaden or Haou, they die on the spot."

With that, Yusei climbed the stairs back to his room. He quickly changed, put his guns away, and collapsed on the bed. Tomorrow would be an interesting day. He turned off the lights and was asleep in an instant.

(1) Balckwing - Gale the Whirlwind XD

so, first *cough*real*cough* chapter of Devil Hunters.

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love it? Hate it? think it needs work?

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