Shiemi and Rin had been friends for just over three years now and they where inseparable. When they had first met, they were a week into their first year at the True Cross Academy and since then they had been put in to 3 classes together. The Summoning Meister, Science, History and although they were only in these 3 classes it didn't stop them texting each other when they weren't together.
Sent
-this is a load of bs
-mephy just came in2 our music class just to bug us im sure of it
Received - Shiemi
-I'm sure there's another reason?
Sent
-the main 1 being to bug the shit out of me
-he keeps trying to take my bow and music sheet
-what an asshole
Just as Rin hit send for the last message, Yukio coughed to get his attention and gave him a stern look.
"Can you stop texting for once in your life and hand me my bow please? We need to get this right or Mrs Kencade will give us detention, and while playing a Cello comes to you well enough, It doesn't to me." Yukio huffed with annoyance, reaching out and taking the bow from Rin.
"Yeah yeah, keep your knickers from twisting why dontcha. Don't worry, I'll make you look good enough" Rin said with a laugh and started to warm up while his brother tuned his Cello correctly. Mephesto winked at him from across the room and turned his attention back to the TA.
~***~
Rin and Yukio left class 15 minutes late. Mephesto was waiting outside the classroom with a folder tucked under his arm.
"You know, if father could have seen how you were both playing in that room he would have signed up for baptism to kill himself. I thought you two were meant to be a team, the dynamic duo, the twins that all the ladies and gentlemen fall for! It was rather pathetic…" Mephesto said to his youngest brothers as they came up to him. Taking the folder out from his arm he held it out to the twins. Rin went to take it but Yukio grabbed it first, the younger Demon opened up the folder and gave a pause at the mug shots with names next to them.
"What the hell is this?" Rin asked as he peered over to see what his brother was now holding. "Baron this and Lady that? Who are all these rich bitches?"
"It's a list of all the guests that will be attending fathers' latest shindig, which you have to learn by the way. It will be a lovely little get together of Demons and Angels to mark the anniversary of the end of the War and the beginning of the truce, we have to keep up appearances'!" Miphesto smiled down at his little brothers with a cat like grin. "So you two best behave yourselves as I'm sure it will be a party to remember. Anyway, toodles!" He finished before twirling around and stalking off down the hallway and out of sight.
Rin looked down at the folder Yukio was holding and tried to hold back a grin. Some of the names written down were ridiculous; he couldn't believe he had to learn them all.
"It states from Father that we can bring someone as our plus one." Yukio told him in a bored tone. "I suppose I should invite Shura."
"Bringing Shura? Wow, are you high little brother, I mean, don't you remember last time her and dad had a nice little chit chat?" Rin laughed at the withered look Yukio gave him. Shura had been the life of the party when she and their father had met for the first time; they got on like a house on fire; until alcohol was involved that is, then they got in to an argument about what gate was better decorated that Christmas. Obviously their opinions had been different which caused a fight to break out in their drunken state.
"You're lucky dad didn't try and make her his daughter-in-law there and then!"
"He nearly did… Hey Rin, are you going to invite Shiemi?" Yukio asked as he handed the folder to Rin so he could flick through it.
"Yeah I suppose I could, I don't know if she'll say yes though, she's quite shy in big crowds." Rin replied. The last time they went out in a big crowd together was to an amusement park, Shiemi had explained that she was a bit agoraphobic and promptly started having a panic attack.
"Eh I'll see what she says." He smiled to himself, slapping the folder shut.
Rin waved his brother off as he watched him walk through past the guards and through the Gehenna gate. He turned his back to it and walked over to the railing that overlooked the city and closed his eyes, feeling the gentle breeze graze his skin.
God he hated that place; Rin tried to spend as much time in Assiah as possible, away from the dark doom and gloom that was his home realm and away from his family. He needed sun light, he couldn't explain it but he needed to feel the warmth on his pail skin, to have his leather like wings soak up the rays of golden light.
It made him feel almost whole.
When he and Yukio were born they had been kept in Gehenna for the first 14 years of their life, being home schooled and taught everything they possibly could be taught without
going to the Academy. Rin had always struggled with keeping up with his little brother as everything seemed to come naturally to him, until they had been told to learn an instrument.
When Rin picked up a cello for the first time he felt content, like he could actually do something better than his brother for once, who seemed to be struggling. It took him years to get where he was now but it had been worth the wait. He could play any song on his faithful cello especially if his brother was there playing along with him.
Nothing compared to the feeling of playing music.
Until he was finally able to go through the gate to Assiah and everything he felt until then became worthless.
He began to by asking for his father's permission on whether he could go through the gate to see more of the mirror world but his pleas were denied. Soon after he gave up asking and ended up slipping out at night undetected. He got caught a few times but he got better at being sly about it until he got accepted into the Academy when he was 15.
Then he had his pass to go between Assiah and Gehenna whenever he pleased and god did he love it.
"Rin!"
Rin eyes snapped open to see a hand waving in front of his face and to the feel of a shoulder touching his. His head flinched back and he frowned turning to the offending girl, Shiemi smiled and gave him a nudge with her shoulder. Her wings were gently pressing against his and he could feel his cheeks grow hot but he refused to pull away, instead opting to press slightly closer, with his tail flicking around her ankles.
"Scaring me like that who do you think you are, you pesky woman." He poked his tongue out at her, making her grin and in return she smacked his arm and gave him a poke in the ribs.
"I called out to you several times Rin, I can't help it if you're going deaf in your old age. What were you thinking about?" She queried.
"Ohhhh nothing, you wouldn't be interested anyway" The sly grin on his face gave away the fact that he knew she would be interested. She puffed out her cheeks and frowned, her wings clamping in behind her back.
"Oh don't give me that look, fine I'll tell you!" Rin laughed, reaching up to pinch her cheek. "Dad's holding a fancy party in two weeks and I've been told to bring a plus one. I was thinking of asking Izumo to come along…" He had started to pick at his nails while he spoke and was looking away from her. He felt her tense up beside him and shift away from him slightly. He risked looking up at her and burst out laughing, she had the look of something foul plastered on her face.
"I'm kidding, like I would want her as my date to this." He turned to face her directly and gave her a serious look.
"Shiemi, will you be my plus one and go to the party with me?" Rin asked in his most formal voice, giving her a gentle smile as he noticed her suddenly blush.
"O-okay then!" She squeaked.
"Great!" He gave her a brilliant smile.
Yessssss I'm going to the stupid party with Shiemi!
"Bu-but Rin what about all people that will be there…"
"Oh…. Pretend they're all naked?..."
"RIN!"
