Disclaimer: I don't own Blue Exorcist because if I did the story line would've been different and Rin's friends wouldn't be such a pain in the ass

Warning: there is a lot of language that may be inappropriate to most readers and maybe some missed spelled words and context

A/N: this series was only suppose to be a test subject, but I decided to actually continue writing it, plus my best friend David said he liked it too when I let him read it and said if I left it there he'd kill me. Man, why does everyone have to pick on the goth kids? I also would like to thank the first person that encouraged me to continue this series, NiteMareB4XMAS. Thanks, it really brought up my spirits.


Chapter Two


No matter what I do

I can't get rid of these dark emotions

that I have for you


Tapping his fingers impatiently against the backpack that laid in his lap as he leaned his head out the window of the car he was riding in which was a black Volvo s40, Rin stared at all the buildings that made up England. It's only been a year since he came here to take his new job in foods and not once did he get a call or text from Yukio. Fujimoto told him to give Yukio his time to settle and get things under control, but Rin couldn't help but be worried. He didn't even get to say goodbye, due to him having a major hangover for drinking to much since he was so pissed, when Yukio left to True Cross, and it left a deep pain of regret in Rin.

Then again why should he care when the bastard asked for it. He asked to feel the pain that Rin felt for so long. But even so… he was still his little brother.

Sighing, Rin pulled out his cell phone when it started to vibrate announcing someone was calling, not even bothering to look to see who was calling since there was only one person who even had the guts to call or text him, and put the phone to his ear. "Yeah?"

"Thank goodness, you finally answered!" cheered the voice of his foster father Fujimoto on the other end of the line, as if he was really worried something happened. "For a second I thought you died or you were just trying to ignore me!"

Rin sighed in exhaustion as he glanced over at the driver who was seated across from him before leaning back in his seat. "Its past midnight, old man, and I just talked to you half an hour ago after I got off of my shift at work." Rin noticed how the driver's eyes, which were hidden behind his dark sunglasses, flickered over at him for a brief second before turning back towards the road.

"I know, but I couldn't help but be worried about my baby boy," teased the old man causing Rin's brow to twitch in annoyance. "Besides it's been a whole year since I last seen you, can't you at least let your daddy call you when he feels lonely?"

Rin wanted to say no, but knew if he said that he'd be lying. In truth, he didn't mind at all what time Fujimoto called him, even if he was in the middle of sleeping or working, though he would be pissed about being woken up in the middle of the night.

"It's fine. I don't mind really as long as you don't call again when I'm busy working, I might get fired," chuckled Rin as he heard his father cheer to everyone in the background about how much Rin was his darling boy and whatnot.

Rin and Fujimoto had always been close, but ever since Rin awakened his powers when he was in the fifth grade things turned upside down. Yukio, though he didn't really know anything, changed and kept his distance all the time, but as for their father Fujimoto he had become more strict about things. Yukio was even closer to their father now more than ever while Rin begun to be ignored.

But now that Yukio left for True Cross and Rin left for England, Fujimoto started to call Rin out of loneliness. It surprised Rin that he got a call from home after five months, after he already left home, in the middle of the night, but still he answered thinking it was some kind of emergency, only to be greeted with a cheery voice yelling his name nearly blasting out his eardrums.

Ever since then Rin had been getting calls and texts from Fujimoto constantly which brought them together, again. It made him happy to once again be able to connect with the man. But even so Rin wondered why Fujimoto didn't go to Yukio. Wasn't he supposed to be the favorite, the human one who was unlikely to go berserk?

"Where do you want to be dropped off?" asked the driver suddenly, surprising Rin.

Rin pointed to the corner right up the street, in front of the apartment complex he was staying at with a friend. "Right up there is fine," he answered the driver, and then said to Fujimoto who was still praising Rin like an idiot that he had to go before hanging up. He didn't bother to wait to hear Fujimoto's response.

The car started to slow down until it stopped right in front of the nearly rundown building, and when the car was at a complete stop Rin unbuckled his seatbelt and pushed open the door as he made his way out of the shiny black vehicle, throwing the strap of his backpack over his shoulder. "Thanks for the ride."

The driver caught Rin by the wrist before he could completely get out the car. "It's always a pleasure to help," said the driver as he smirked at Rin's glare. "After all, you are his highness son, are you not?" It was then that Rin realized that this man wasn't human, he was a demon.

Jerking his wrist out of the demon's grip, Rin hurriedly got out the car and slammed the door. "Have a goodnight, young prince," said the demon before he pulled the car away from the curb and turned the corner.

Rin let out a groan, brushing his bangs from his eyes, and pushed open the door to the apartment building. Now that he thought about it, not many people would pick up a hitch hiking sixteen year old. And the man's appearance was off, with sharp fangs poking out of his upper lip and oddly pointed ears. Rin had the same features for years now and so he was able to identify another demon, that appeared to be human, by their features, and yet he wasn't able to tell that man wasn't human.

"Maybe I'm loosing my touch."

….

"What the hell took you so long?" yelled Jun as soon as Rin entered the apartment room, throwing a frying pan at Rin's face, which the half-demon easily dodged before glaring at his roommate. "The least you could've done was call me if you were coming home late! Do you know how worried I was? Damn it, Rin I thought something happened to you!"

Rin stared at his roommate full of surprise by the fact that the human boy was still up at this hour waiting for him to return. But then a smirk appeared on his face. "Yeah, I bet that you were more worried by the fact that if something happened to me there'd be no one to cook for you."

"That was part of it," said Jun, coughing slightly to hide his embarrassment before grinning. "Does that mean you're going to make me something to eat?"

"Sure, but you owe me one for making me cook this late."

"Hell no, you owe me for having me stay up this late until you came home!"

….

Using his forearm to shadow his eyes away from the light that lightened his and Jun's room from the city peering in from the window, Rin stared at the ceiling as he lay there on his futon, unable to sleep. Next to him, he heard Jun snoring as he tossed and turned in his sleep causing a mess of the blankets and sheets of his futon. It wasn't that Jun's annoying sleeping habits kept him awake, in fact Rin was use to them, it was just that he just couldn't shake the feeling that since he got out of that man's car that someone was watching him. But who or what he didn't know, and was afraid to find out.

Sighing, Rin sat up as he threw the covers off of him before grabbing a pair of jeans and shirt. Just when he was about to put on his jeans he felt Jun's back against his leg causing him to tense up, but then he relaxed some when he heard the human mumbling something about Rin's cooking being better than his girlfriend's in his sleep, clarifying that he was still asleep.

"What an idiot," chuckled Rin with a small smile on his face.

After getting dressed, Rin left the apartment and decided to walk around the park across the street to clear his head. It was probably his imagination, him being paranoid after his run-in with that demon, but Rin doubted it. He had many run-ins with demons, those who disguised themselves as humans or those who were lower class beasts, for a year now here in England, and not once did he feel this way.

These feelings made Rin want to pull his hair out and yell to the moon that hung in the dark sky above him, but that would just waste his energy.

Rin then stopped when he saw something moving within the shadows of the trees that surrounded him, now he knew he wasn't imagining things. Something was really out there following him. "Hey, stop playing hide and seek, asshole, and show yourself!"

All was quiet until suddenly Rin felt the air knocked out of his lungs as he was sent flying into a tree fifteen feet from where he once stood. Coughing, Rin stood up using the tree behind him to hold his ground.

Damn, whatever the hell this thing is its fast. I didn't even see it attack – thought Rin as he wiped a bit of saliva from his lips, once again checking the darkness that surrounded the area. Whatever attacked him sure loved to use the shadows to fight. "Damn," he cursed, but then froze when he felt something above him.

Whipping around with quick accuracy, Rin glared up into the tree and into the red-orange eyes of the being that attacked him. The being chuckled before emerging out of the darkness, revealing itself… Rin then felt his jaw drop when he recognized who it was. It was the same demon that drove him home, only without the sunglasses.

"So are you into stalking teenagers?" sneered the half-demon, only to cause the creature to burst out laughing. His laugh… it wasn't normal. In fact it didn't sound like a laugh at all; it was more like a scream mixed in with a beast hissing. This guy was defiantly not in his right mind, even for a demon.

"I find it mildly amusing that the great son of the king of Gehenna is playing human," said the being in front of Rin, clapping his hands together, as if he was stating how amused he really was. "I bet your father is very pleased, don't you?"

"We didn't come here to talk about the boy's real father, Hideaki," said a voice from behind Rin.

Rin glanced over his shoulder, still keeping an eye on the demon in front of him now identified as Hideaki, and found that there was another demon behind him; only this one was a female that appeared no older than him. She was strikingly beautiful with her long crimson hair and emerald eyes, but if it wasn't for the dark aura and look in her eyes Rin wouldn't have mind to give her his number. Why do all the hot chicks always have to be psychos?

Hideaki growled, baring his fangs. "He's mine, Rai, so step –" before he could finish the demon chick was in front of him with her hand wrapped around his throat in a death grip. Rin could tell that this chick meant business and compared to her Hideaki was an ant.

"The boss said he wanted him alive; do you wish to go against his wishes, Hideaki?" She questioned, hissing when she said the man's name as if she couldn't stand to taste the feel of his name on her tongue. "Well, do you?"

With a choked no from the demon, she let him go and turned her attention to Rin who was standing there frozen from what he had just witnessed. They acted more like enemies than comrades on a mission. But what shocked Rin most was what Rai just said. He was their goal, their mission. But why, unless they wanted him for his powers, the power of Satan?

Taking a step back, Rin fought down his fear. This is so fucked up. Two demons and I don't have my sword with me. Why does shit like this always happen to me? He was about to take another one, but suddenly his movements froze. "What the hell?" he questioned, trying to get his body to respond to him, but none of his limbs listened to his demands.

"You have two choices, Okumura Rin," said Rai, putting her hands on her well curved hips. "To come with us and work for our boss or you can die here by our hands along with that human friend of yours."

"Jun has nothing to do with this!"

Hideaki burst out laughing, seeming to gain his self-esteem back. "He has something to do with you, so he has everything to does with this, little prince!"

Rai ignored her comrade's outburst. "Make your choice or I'll make it for you, half-breed."

So this is how things turn out, huh? – thought Rin, lowering his gaze to the ground as he thought of the human Jun, the kind hearted Jun who took him in when he had no place to go. Jun didn't question Rin about his daily life nor did he treat Rin as if he was a monster after he told the human teen that he wasn't exactly human.

This would be the last time he would be able to enjoy the human's company, and that brought dark memories of his past from when he was with Yukio, when his baby twin brother left him. Things would go back to the way they use to be, to being dark and empty. But even so, Rin couldn't allow his one true friend to die.

Pushing back the dark thoughts that plagued his mind, Rin summoned his flames to coat his body in its warmth causing Rai and Hideaki to step back in surprise. Baring his fangs, Rin charged toward the two demons, pulling back his fist.

When he got close enough, he threw his clenched fist forward and ended up hitting Hideaki right in the jaw, sending the demon back a few feet. "That hurt like a mother," said the demon as he spat blood on the pavement. "I should kill you for that one, half-breed."

"That's for threatening me, asshole!" growled the half-demon, but his victory was cut short when he felt something cold pressed against the skin of his neck which had him tense up. Glancing over his shoulder, Rin stared into Rai's eyes, which were now dark and hungry causing a shiver of fear to go down his spine as she held a dagger to his throat.

Gritting his teeth together in anger, Rin twisted out of her grip, having the sharp edge of the dagger graze against his skin creating a small cut, and thrust out his leg. Rai then caught him by his ankle and tossed Rin aside, only instead of hitting a tree like he expected his body had been thrust up against her comrade who ended up hitting the tree instead of Rin.

Shaking his head to clear it, Rin glared at Rai who now stood over him with her dark eyes that seemed like an endless void of emptiness. Barely hearing Hideaki groaning in pain behind him, Rin focused all of his attention on Rai as he summoned more of his flames, but this time focusing it only in his hand, and then as he thrust his hand forward the blue flames burst into action, cloaking her body into a mist of blue.

"Fuck, that hurt," moaned Hideaki in Rin's ear.

Rin then thrust his elbow back, hitting the demon under his chest. Once he was certain Hideaki was out cold, he climbed to his feet, staggering a little, as he sighed in exhaustion. "And tomorrow was suppose to be my day off, now I have to spend it healing my wounds," he groaned, holding his head in pain. "You bastards owe me big time for ruining everything I had planned for tomorrow to piss Jun off."

Making his way out of the park, heading home, Rin noticed there was a strange smell, almost as if something was… "Oh, shit!" He took off as fast as could, hoping that what he thought was going on wasn't true. But when he broke from the trees to stare at his and Jun's apartment from across the street his hope was crushed. His home was burning to the ground… along with his best friend.

"Jun!" he yelled, trying to push his way passed all the firefighters and police, but one of them caught him by his arm telling him it was too dangerous. "Jun! Let me go, damn it, my friends in there! Jun!"

The man finally let go of him when Rin let a little of his power burn his hand, and once Rin was free he tried again to make it to the apartment, to save Jun, but this time, instead of someone grabbing him, something struck him in the back of the neck, hard. The strike caused his vision to turn blurry and dark, but even so all Rin could think about was rescuing his one true friend as he begun to loose consciousness.

Before he was completely consumed in darkness, Rin pictured the first time he met Jun with his smiling face and caring heart that brought Rin such comfort and hope.

"…Jun…"


The End