"Kuro! Get back here!"
"No! Get away from me, you dirty ape!"
Rin had been chasing his cat around the town for several hours. Kuro had never been the type to hold still and let anyone do what they'd want with him, especially not when it involved getting wet.
"If you don't put this on, Dad or Yukio might be able to drag you back into Hell!" Finally, he managed to grab him. "Ah-ha!"
"No! No! Get away from me!" the feline cried as holy water was gently rubbed against his fur. "Augh, damn it, Rin! You know I hate water! Especially when it's wet!"
"Shut up, this is for your own good!" the teen snapped. "Now my sneaky father can't use you against me." Now if only my stupid little brother would-
"Hi, Rin!" Shiemi called as she ran up to them. "Are you giving Kuro a bath? Is he one of those cats who doesn't mind it?"
"Get me outta here!" Kuro meowed.
"No, I'm baptizing him. Only took five hours to catch him!"
The blonde burst out into laughter.
"Silly, cats don't need to be baptized. They don't have souls, they're not going to be judged."
Rin blinked before quickly laughing along.
"Yeah, I know. I'm just messing with ya."
"You're funny."
Phew. Lucky for me she's so gullible.
"Anyway, Rin, are you going to Life Teen at our Church?"
"Life Teen?"
"Because public school prohibit any Religious teachings, teenagers like us have to form a private group in Churches to study our faith," she explained. "If you wanna be confirmed, you have to come and study with us."
"Sure thing, I'll be there. When is it?"
"Tomorrow night. I have friends that go there, I'd bet they'd like you."
People? I guess it couldn't hurt. I do wanna learn more about this God guy. "Sure thing, I'll be there."
"Yay! Why don't you give me your address? I could walk you there."
"Um... That's another thing I wanted to talk to you about, Shiemi..." Rin started rubbing his fingers together, blushing and averting his eyes. "Could I stay at your place for a while?"
"Huh? Why? What's wrong with your place?"
"Er, let's just say my parents were pissed at me for joining your Religion, so they kicked me out."
"That's horrible! Is that why your brother didn't come to the baptism?"
"My brother... Yeah, he's pretty strict about his own beliefs."
"I'm sorry about that. I don't mind, but I'll have to ask my Mom. I'm sure she'll let you in once we explain."
"Thanks."
Yukio quietly ran through the empty and burning streets of Hell. What could happen to make his nii-san betray him and his father like that? He decided he wouldn't let God deceive him, and he would bring him back.
"Yukio?" a deep voice behind him suddenly said, making him stop in his tracks. "Where're you going?"
"O-oh, hi, Father, I um... I-I was going to go see if our slaves are still doing their job. I'm quick to punish any slackers, you know."
Satan chuckled.
"Yes, I know. Well, don't stay out too long, you're still on break. You should relax a little."
"Yes, Father. Thank you."
Once his father had left the scene, he silently ran up to the portal. He couldn't tell his father, imagine what he would do to Rin if he found out he'd betrayed them.
With a gulp, the demon prince put his hand into the portal and entered the above world.
"Father will grow suspicious if I'm not back soon," he though aloud. "I have to find nii-san fast."
After half an hour of searching, Yukio finally heard that familiar raspy voice coming from a few feet in front of him.
"So, how long does Life Teen last?"
He hid behind the wall of the building Rin was exiting.
"About two hours," a young girl in a purple dress said as she walked out after him. "But it feels like it lasts forever."
"I hope not..."
Yukio scowled. That woman must have been that girl Shiemi Rin had been talking about. Why was she touching his nii-san? Was she the one who convinced him to betray them?
Holding back the urge to shoot her in the back of the head, he decided to follow her to confirm his suspicions. He nearly fainted when he saw the building she led him to.
"Here we are," Shiemi chirped as they entered the Church. "We're a bit early, so we have a while until dinner's ready. Oh, there're my friends! Come on, I'll introduce you!"
Before he had the chance to say anything, Shiemi pulled Rin towards a table with four other people around their age.
"Hey, Moriyama-san."
"Hello, everyone!" she replied with a smile. "This is Okumura Rin. Rin, Shima Renzou-kun-"
A pink haired boy around Rin's age who seemed the happiest out of the group to see the new student.
"-Kamiki Izumo-san-"
A bushy eye browed girl with long purple hair in separate pony tails, who seemed annoyed by everyone else's presence.
"-Suguro Ryuji-kun"
A fit punk-ish boy with a streak of blond in his hair, while the rest was dark brown, and small brown eyes that seemed fixed on Rin.
"-and Miwa Konekomaru-kun."
Rin had barely noticed him. He was at least a foot shorter than everyone else, bald, and narrow glasses in front of his small eyes.
"Where do you keep finding all of your friends, Moriyama-san?" he asked jokingly before holding out his hand to the new comer. "It's nice to meet you, Okumura-kun."
Rin stared at his ready hand as he slowly put his hand in it, a light blush on his face.
"Um... Hi."
Shima walked over to him to put his arm around his neck.
"Finally, a new face. I hope we can be friends."
Yukio scowled from behind the window, tightly gripping his pistol. What the hell were they telling Rin? Were they dragging him away from their father? And that blonde girl seemed to be their leader.
"That bitch," he growled. "You're going to fucking die...!"
He kept a watchful eye on Rin and his new "friends," waiting for the chance to relieve his nii-san of his curse. Finally, an opportunity came up.
"I'll be right back," Shiemi said as she left the room. "I just need to use the restroom."
Yukio smirked, holding back a happy chuckle. The leader was all alone.
Before she could close the bathroom door behind her, gunshots rang out, followed by a massive hole in the wall surrounded by blue flames.
Shiemi screamed and fell over, nearly losing consciousness. Her bright green eyes were glued to the tall man surrounded by blue flames walking closer to her.
"What the hell was that!?" Ryuji cried. "It came from the bathrooms!"
Rin gasped. He gripped his red sword case and charged for the quarters.
"Shiemi!"
Once the demon prince grabbed Shiemi by the throat, she passed out from shock.
"You'll make a good slave for Father," he said as he held a pistol to her chest.
The end of a sword struck him in the side, knocking him over, allowing the sleeping girl to fall into Rin's arms.
"Yukio!? Is that you? What're you doing to Shiemi!?"
Yukio stood up and held up both of his guns.
"Nii-san, put her down. I don't want to risk shooting you, too," he said. "This woman has put a curse on you, hasn't she? She's tricked you into worshiping our enemy."
"I decided to leave Hell of my own choice!" the older brother snapped. "Leave Shiemi out of this!"
Still holding her, Rin charged at his brother with his sword in hand, his blue flames igniting wildly. His swipe was evaded, leaving him open to be kicked out of the building.
"Don't make me have to hurt you, too. Is that curse that woman put on you too strong that you'll kill me, nii-san?"
Rin growled as he stood up, still holding the blonde in his arms.
"Of course I don't want to hurt you," he said, "but if you hurt her, then I'll have to."
Yukio scowled, his pointer finger slowly inching closer to the trigger.
"What has that witch done to you, nii-san...!?"
Several pairs of footsteps rushed towards the door. An old priest grabbed the brunette's extended arm and pulled it behind him, putting his first two fingers to his back.
"The the Name of the Lord, I command thee to go back to Hell!"
A sharp pain pierced through Yukio's body, causing him to scream in pain as his flames flew across the room. Soon, he and his flames evaporated from the scene.
Rin stared in awe at the sight.
"Sh-Shiro-san?" he managed to say. "What'd you do to him? Y-you didn't kill him, did you!?"
"Of course not, you can't "kill" a demon," he replied, pushing up his glasses. "I simply exorcised him back into Hell."
"Exorcised?"
"Nii-san," Yukio said to his twin brother sitting across from him. "Which one of us should be the king of Hell when we're older?"
"Hmm..." Rin cupped his chin in thought, then turned to face Yukio with a smile. "Well, I like being a reaper, so you should be king."
"B-but you're five minutes older-"
The older demon put his hand on his shoulder.
"I'm sure you'll be a great king, feared by all of the servants I drag down here for ya!"
A shy smile worked its way onto the molled boy's face.
"Thanks, nii-san."
Yukio's eyes slowly opened to see the burning streets of his home, tears flowing behind his glasses.
He quickly sat up and wiped his eyes. His eye brows narrowed as his hand gripped the ground.
"Those bastards," he sneered, "they're taking nii-san away...!"
"Yukio?" Satan said as he walked up to him. "What're you doing on the ground?"
"F-Father!" Yukio quickly stood up and dusted himself off. "I-I was so tired, I guess I just fell asleep..."
"You should be more careful. Anyway, have you seen Rin around anywhere?"
"Nii-san? Um..." He said the first lie that came to him. "Yes, I saw him a while ago, he said he was heading home and going to bed. I wouldn't recommend disturbing him, chances are he's already asleep by now. I'll check on him, and make sure he's okay."
"All right, though I didn't see him while I was looking for you two. Anyway, let's head back."
Yukio couldn't tell his father. Just imagine what he would have done to them. He knew that he had to save his nii-san himself. His only sibling, he wouldn't let those pigs have him.
A/N: I wanted to update for two reasons. 1, My family and I are going to be out of town this weekend again, so I won't have time to work on it. 2, I'm going to be giving up my top 5 favorite shows for Lent, and that includes Ao no Exorcist. So, I won't be updating this again until Lent is over. A review will help me feel better!