"I don't think so" said Yukio Okumura. He fired two shots in each wing of the incubus rendering his mobility.

The incubus screeched in pain. The noise was painful to the ears. He immediately got up from Elli and dashed at Yukio. The speed of the incubus surprised him. He managed to fire two shots before being held by the throat against the wall. The hand holding his gun was also pinned to the wall. Yukio grunted in pain as the air passage to his lungs was shrinking.

"I'm going to rip your fucking throat out!" The incubus snarled. He tightened his grip on Yukio's throat. It was the worst feeling in the world when you have to cough really badly but you can't because something is blocking it. Yukio had to act quickly or he was going to die. He reached into his coat with his free hand and pulled out a holy water grenade. With enough speed, he brought the pin of the grenade to his mouth and pulled it off with his teeth and released the pin.

Yukio quickly punched the incubus in the throat with all his might with the hand holding the grenade. The incubus staggered backwards, releasing Yukio and holding his throat, coughing. Yukio hurled the grenade at the incubus and the air around them suddenly was filled with a gush of steam from evaporated holy water. The incubus held his throat as the steam suffocated him. His eyes watered as the steam overwhelmed his senses and made him lose focus.

"Damn you... exorcist!" he cried out raspily as he collapsed to his knees. Yukio positioned his gun point blank on the Incubus's forehead and pulled the trigger. The incubus's head jolted backwards before his whole body disintegrated completely.

Yukio coughed raspily at the lingering pain around his throat. Had the incubus applied more pressure on his throat, Yukio's wind pipe would have collapsed. After regaining some composure he holstered his gun and approached the unconscious Elli. Without a second thought he picked her up bridal style.

Footsteps approached them rapidly as two girls emerged from the corner. Izumo and Paku. "Mr. Okumura! We heard the gunshots! What hap-" Paku stopped as she saw an unconscious girl in Yukio's arms. "Oh, it's her." Izumo said blankly.

"There's no time to talk. I'm taking her to the nurse's office." Yukio said. He took off down the hallway running. As he ran, he began to recall the events earlier. Sir Pheles had called him on his cell, telling him that an unknown Rank C demon was near his location and ordering Yukio to deal with it. Yukio never imagined it to be an incubus. His blood boiled at the thought of what would have happened to Ms. Kisaragi had he not been there. He viewed rape as an especially heinous act that could be committed by humans and demons alike. It was disgusting and a violation of a sacred thing.

He reached the nurse's office and placed Elli on one of the beds. The nurse wasn't present in the room so he took charge and pulled the first-aid kit from the cabinet. He inspected Elli for any injuries. The only issues he could see were slightly swollen lips and a bruise on her temple. The band-aid on her leg wasn't a problem either. He sighed in relief as he pulled out a surgeoun's knife. With a carefully placed cut underneath the bruise, the excess blood was drained from the bruise causing the swelling to slowly diaappear. He absorbed the blood from the bruise with a clean white cloth and applied some ointment to staunch the bleeding and taped a cloth patch on the cut.

After he was finished he cleaned the knife and packed the first-aid kit away in the cabinet. He sat on a chair he pulled up next to Elli's bed and waited for her to awaken. While he waited, he took a moment to actually look at the girl. He hadn't really paid much attention to her, mainly her exam scores. She was right behind him in all of the subjects in 2nd place for Class D.

He examined every feature on her, slightly turning red. She had a voluptuous figure and her chest probably rivaled Shiemi's.

He shook his head furiously.

Get those thoughts out of your head, Yukio.

Just then, a small white Scottish-terrier dog walked into the nurse's room. It had a pink bow tie with white poke-a-dots and a silver trinket attached to it. Yukio sighed and shook his head. "Good afternoon, Sir Pheles."

The dog disappeared in a puff of smoke and standing before Yukio was none other than Mephisto Pheles. "Good afternoon, Mr. Okumura. I trust that you dealt with the demon?" He asked with that creepy grin of his.

"Yes, but you didn't tell me that it was an incubus. Had you informed me, I might have been better prepared."

Mephisto took a seat on an empty chair, "now where's the fun in that? An exorcist must always be prepared for anything." He said with a wink and a wicked grin.

Yukio sighed. It irritated him how Sir Pheles would always do stuff like this to Rin and him. He grabbed and rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"And who's this young lady?" Mephisto asked pointing to the girl on the bed.

"Oh, this is a fellow classmate of mine. Her name is Elli Kisaragi and I share four classes with her. She was attacked by that incubus."

"Oh my, she's not hurt is she?" Mephisto asked, feigning concern.

"Nothing too serious..." That same look of genuine concern appeared on Yukio's face again.

"Indeed. It's fortunate that she didn't become tainted by the demon."

Yukio arched an eyebrow. "You were there the whole time?"

"Why of course! You didn't think I would let a demon roam freely within the boundaries of the True Cross, did you?" Mephisto said enthusiastically.

"Of course not." Yukio said.


Elli groaned and rolled over in the bed.

"Ah, she's awakening!" Mephisto said.

She sat up on the bed with her eyes half opened. "What happened?..." she groaned. Then it all came back to her. The hallway, the incubus, the feeling of his tongue inside her mouth. She was suddenly wide awake and aware. She had enough self control to not inspect her privates in front of the men.

Yukio could see the worried expression she showed. "It's alright Ms. Kisaragi. You weren't harmed."

She turned to him, "Okumura?"

"Please, call me Yukio."

"Sorry.. what happened Yukio?"

"I'm sure you have many questions, Ms. Kisaragi." She turned to the weird looking man that looked almost like a clown mixed with a mediocre magician that you would see at birthday parties. "But it would be better if we discussed this in my office. Eins. Zwei. Drei!" In a puff of smoke, the three were transported to a spacious office overlooking the academy grounds.

"Please, have a seat." Mephisto said to Yukio and Elli as he sat down in his chair. "Now, what do you wish to know. I'm sure you have many questions." He said, leaning back into his chair.

"Umm..." she wasn't sure what to ask, everything happened so quickly. "Who are you?"

"Ah! Where are my manners? Forgive me, I am Sir Mephisto Pheles. The Principal of the True Cross Academy." He said.

"I know that. I probably phrased it wrong, what are you? No normal person can just magically transport us here."

"Oh. So you've caught on. Smart lady. Well, since you've asked," he stood up and snapped his fingers. Everything froze around them, Yukio wasn't moving or breathing at all. Even the bird that was flying by the large window was frozen in the air. "I'm also known as Samael, the second demon king of the Eight Demon Kings of Gehenna. The King of Time." He said with a chilling grin, bowing.

Elli froze.

A demon?!

"Do not be alarmed, young lady. I am not like that demon you encountered earlier." He snapped his fingers again and time resumed.

Mephisto sat down again, "now, are there any other questions you wish to ask?"

Elli thought about this, recalling the conflict with the Incubus. "...Was I-"

"No."

It was Yukio that said that. "You weren't."

Elli wasn't expecting a swift answer. She felt like a large weight was just lifted from her shoulders. She asked another question, "I thought Incubus and Succubi were myths. Are they really real?"

"Certainly, as real as any other demon that roams Gehenna." Mephisto said. "And only certain people are able to see demons. There's this thing called a temptaint. A temptaint is when a demon inflicts a small scratch or wound that draws blood. When that happens, the victim is able to see demons."

She suddenly remembered the scratch on her leg.

"And Mr. Okumura, here," he pointed to Yukio, "is what you call an exorcist. Their job is to exorcise the demons that either roam Gehenna freely or possess a human being."

She looked at Yukio, who was smiling. "You mean like those exorcists in those horror movies? The ones that recite a scripture to free someone from demon possession?"

"Some exorcists are like that." Mephisto explained. "Those exorcists hold the title of Aria. Arias recite scriptures, or rather death verses, word-for-word that can exorcise demons. Arias can also chant verses that offer protection."

"Then what are you?" She asked Yukio.

"I'm a dragoon and a doctor. Dragoons use modern weaponry, such as guns to combat demons. And doctor is pretty much self-explanatory."

Elli suddenly had more respect for the boy sitting next to her.

"Are there any other questions you have for us?" Mephisto asked.

She took a moment before answering, "can I become an exorcist?"

This intrigued both Yukio and Mephisto. "Oh! Why of course you can! But, if I may ask, what is the reason for such a request?"

"I don't want to be in a situation, like what happened earlier, ever again. Nor do I want anyone else to be in a situation like that. I don't like feeling helpless and weak..." She looked down at her hands on her legs.

"Well, that certainly is a good reason..." Mephisto held his chin as he thought about the request. "Very well, I'll submit in the forms for you to attend the Exorcist Cram School." Mephisto said with a grin.

Elli looked up at Mephisto. She smiled for the first time in a while. "Thank you, Mr. Pheles." She said, followed by an elegant bow.

Mephisto grinned and nodded, "Mr. Okumura, why don't you show Ms. Kisaragi the way to the cram school. If I'm not mistaken, it's about to start soon."

"Of course." Yukio said, standing up. Elli followed him to the door.

"Oh! I almost forgot, here." Mephisto got up from his seat and walked up to Elli. He gave her a key. "This key will instantly open any door into the cram school. Go on, try it."

Elli glanced at the bronze key before inserting it into the keyhole of the door. With a turn, there was a loud noise that followed. She removed the key and opened the door. It lead into an enormous hallway.

"Have fun, you two. And study hard!" Mephisto said with his eccentric tone before closing the door behind them.

They walked for some time in silence down the hall. Elli didn't know exactly what to say.

"Here we are." Yukio said standing in front of a door. It had the design of an enormous door. Yukio grabbed the door handle and pushed it open. "Good afternoon class!" Yukio said as he walked in. Elli waited outside as was the tradition in Japanese schools.

She heard him settle down the other students in there.

Wow, I had no idea he was an instructor here.

"A new student will be joining us today. I want you all to treat her like you've been treating each other." He turned to the doorway at Elli, nodding.

She walked in to the room and stood and looked around at the class. It wasn't a very big class. There was only nine other students in there. One of them she instantly recognized... Izumo Kamiki.

"Hi everyone, my name is Elli Kisaragi. It's a pleasure to be joining you all." She said as she bowed.

"Welcome, Ms. Kisaragi. You may take any seat you wish." Yukio said.

Since she didn't know anyone besides her room mates, and she was not going to sit near them, she chose to sit next to the blonde girl that wore a yukata. The girl smiled at her, "H-hi. My name is Shiemi M-moriyama, it's n-nice to meet you." It was apparent that Shiemi was very nervous.

Elli smiled back, "It's nice to meet you too."

The boy next to her leaned on his desk to get a view of Elli. "Hey, name's Rin Okumura." He had a cheesy grin.

"Okumura? Are you related to Yukio?" Elli asked.

"Yep! We're twin brothers, but I'm the better looking one." He snickered.

"Alright, class is in session." Yukio said. He began his lecture on medicinal herbs.

Time ticked by as the lecture went on. Elli took avid notes, making sure to ask for a repeat of the herb she missed every time.

Once Yukio concluded his lesson and dismissed the class, Elli began to pack her notes away.

"Tomorrow, you'll be having a physical training session with Mr. Tsubaki. Good luck." Yukio said.


That evening, Elli walked back to her dorm alone. Izumo and Paku had taken off after Yukio announced the lesson plan for tomorrow. She thought about the day's events.

She smiled at the thought of Yukio, her savior. Not only was he the smartest person in Class D, but he was a bad-ass with hand guns.

"Hey."

She turned around to see it was Yukio. "Hey~" she said.

"My lecture didn't bore you did it Ms. Kisaragi?"

"Please, call me Elli. Actually, it didn't, surprisingly." She said.

"What's that suppose to mean?" He said.

"Well it wasn't boring... because you taught it." She smiled.

"Oh? And how am I different from other teachers?" He asked with a small smile.

"I don't know.. maybe it's because you're cute." She teased.

He chuckled nervously. She loved seeing him get flustered like this. Only now, she was the one causing it making it more entertaining and cute.

"Haha... well I get that a lot." He said sheepishly.

Elli looked at the time on her phone. There was still an hour before it was 18:00. "Do you want to go get something to eat?" she asked.

"Oh.. um.. I would love to, but.. I have a test tomorrow! And I need to study for it! So um.. I'll see you tomorrow!" Yukio took off after that.

Elli pouted at the rejection.

Dang it.

She returned to her dorm room after concluding she had nothing else to do. She laid on her bed that evening reading a book.

"Hey."

She looked up from her book, Izumo was looking at her. "Why did you decide to become an exorcist?"

Elli didn't want to start an argument so she just answered honestly. "Earlier this afternoon, I was attacked by a demon. Yukio saved me and I told Mr. Pheles that I wanted to become an exorcist to protect people from demons like he did."

Izumo scoffed, "you're so naive. That's such a dumb reason."

Elli was close to losing her temper, "So.. why did you become an exorcist then?"

"That's none of your business." She replied coldly.

"I told you my reason. It's only fair that you share yours." Elli said.

"Well that's your fault. You could've said it was personal and I wouldn't have asked."

"... whatever." Elli went back to reading her book. "Bitch..." she muttered quietly to herself.