"Mephistio. Mephistio wake up!" the page cried. He pushed a chocolate mint past Mephistio"s fangs and into his mouth. Feeling the chocolate melt in his mouth he stirred and opened his eyes. He chewed the mint as the Page hugged him. "You're still alive." he said crying. "What's your name?" Mephistio asked him. The ash blond boy wiped away his tears and said "Shiro Fujimoto."
Ten years later. "Hey good news Mephistio, the Vatican agreed to build Academy Town." Shiro told him. "That is good news. Does your father know you're here?" "I snuck out when he wasn't looking." "Jeez your going to be in trouble again." "So what." The door to the prison rattled and Shiro hid in the adjacent cell. "Here you go Mephistio, diner." the guard said putting down his food. The guard walked out and Shiro came out of his hiding spot. "So have you become an Exorcist yet?" "No but I'm going for Aria and Dragoon." he told him. ''And you're seventeen. Ah how time flys here in Assiah." he told him. "Yikes I better go the exam is today, wish me luck." Shiro called running out. "You don't need it." Mephistio said smiling.
The next day Shiro showed his certificate of licence to Mephistio. "I past!" he shouted. I got both Aria and Dragoon!" "I'm happy for you Shiro but keep it down." "Hey Mephistio the Vatican decided to...let you out." the guard said seeing Shiro. "Um Mr. Fujimoto agreed to let you stay with his family. So... Shiro can lead you home." he said unlocking the cell door. "Come on." Shiro said leading him by the hand. "I just hope my dad doesn't yell at me for this." he said.
"Shiro, welcome to my home." Mephistio said. "Wow this baby's huge!" he said in shock. After the tour the two friends had lunch and talked business. "Things are crazy at the Vatican. Sure Academy Town is being built and all but yesterday five more exorcists got killed. Our team is getting too small to handle the new demons coming into Assiah." "And I still cant find a place for another group I have in mind." "What do you mean?" Shiro asked. "Oh nothing." Shiro sighed. "I wish I could stay young forever." "That's right you're turning twenty-three correct?" Shiro nodded. "Well I'd better go. See you around Mephestio." 'young forever uh. I wonder.'
"Ah my son is twenty-three." Mr. Fujimoto said drunk. "Have you guys seen Mephistio?'' Shiro asked. "No." Shiro saw a shadow and followed it down a hall where he saw Mephistio. "Do you really want to stay young forever?" he asked him. "Yes." Mephistio bit the inside of his left wrist and held it out to Shiro. "Then drink my blood." "What?" "It should keep you young for awhile." The blood dripped down from his wrist as he saw Shiro stare at it. Breathing heavy, Shiro checked the hall then pinned Mephistio against the wall and drank the blood from his wrist. If anyone found them they would've seen Mephistio pinned against the wall by Shiro. Shiro held the wrist and drank down the blood like a vampire,as Mephistio held him. Tears fell as Shiro finally pulled away. Blood was on his lips and chin so he wiped it away by rubbing Mephistio's shirt as he hugged him crying. "Calm down.'' Mephistio said petting him. The party didn't matter for Shiro, because he just did the greatest sin. He drank the blood of a demon king.
The others didn't realize it till twenty years later. "Hey Shiro why are you still twenty-three?" Shiro said nothing and backed into the night shadows then disappeared. Shiro walked home alone that night. 'I cant tell them, what if they found out? I'd probably be killed.' The next day Shiro was called before the Vatican. "Shiro Fujimoto you have been twenty-three for awhile now. Why is that?" Shiro just stared at the floor saying nothing. "Well." "Did you drink the blood of a demon?" Shiro paniked. 'did they find out?' "Did you drink Mephistios blood?'' "During your twenty-third birthday there were reports saying that Mephistio had fang marks on his left wrist and blood stains on his shirt. Was that you?" Shiro nodded and the courtroom erupted. "He drank the blood of a demon!" "He should be burned at the stake for his sin!" "I told him to drink my blood." "Mephistio." Shiro said worried. "So kill me not him." Tears fell to the floor from Shiro as Mephistio was arrested and led away.
"Kill me not him." That sentence played over and over in Shiros head as laid in bed. "Shiro. Come on son eat something." His father sighed. It had been three days since the Vatican led Mephistio away from the courtroom and Shiro fell into a deep depression. He didn't eat anything and had caught a fever from lack of food. "That's it." His father snapped and marched into the Vatican. "Mr. Fujimoto why are you here." "Shiro fell into a deep depression, hasn't been eating and is dying from a fever. That is why I'm here.'' "Shiro. Shirrro. Wake up." Shiro opened his eyes and saw Mephistio siting beside him on his bed. His father got Mephistio released but lost the rank of Platen in the process. Shiro recovered and got back to work. Ten years later there was an attack on the town.
"Shiro behind you!" Shiro dropped to the ground as demons flew towards him. An Exorcist yelled and then was dead. "There's too many of them!" another yelled. Purple flames burned the demons and the two remaining Exorcists looked up to see "Mephistio!" He had Purple dragon wings and a matching tail with spikes. "Need a lift?" he asked. ''The worst part is around the entrance to the Vatican." he told them flying towards the entrance. The two were dropped off and joined the other Exorcists. Shiro found a crack in the swarm and fired at them. The explosion wiped out a big chunk in the swarm and the rest were finished off by the others. "Now where?" The town froze when the sky turned black and the thunderstorm began. The Exorcists regrouped and began fighting both the storm and demons. Lightning cracked across the sky and the demons were slowly pushed back. "Hey Shiro!" Mephistio yelled. "The elder group is surrounded. It looks like they need help." Mephistio flew Shiro through the storm to the elder group of Exorcists. The closer they got the larger the swam appeared.
Shiro was dropped off and Mephistio flew through the swam. The swam went up in purple flames and the high level demons attacked. Two attacked Mephistio and the third attacked the group. "What's its fatal verse!" "I don't know!" An Exorcist was torn apart another thrown against a wall as Shiro tripped over his father. "Dad!" "Shiro." he said weakly. Father and son watched as Mephistio was thrown to the third demon. Mephistio burst into flames and burned the demon that held him. The demon screeched and died. Mephistio collapsed and the storm weakned as he crawled over to Shiro. "Dad. Dad don't go!" "Mephistio." Mr. Fujimoto called weakly. "I'm here." "Here take this." he said holding out a key. Mephistio took it and Mr. Fujimoto smiled and closed his eyes. "No, dad DAD!" Shiro cried. Mephistio got up and walked to the only shop still standing. He put in the key and turned it. Taking a deep breath he opened the door and stepped inside. The inside was old and run down. The ceiling was really high and the interior was made of wood. "What is this place?" Shiro asked. "I've finally found it. The place to teach the new generation of Exorcists. Shiro. Welcome to Cram School."
Mephistio sat on the roof of the bell tower that looked out across Academy Town. The wind blew through his hair. When he went through his demon growing pains his hair grew to cover his neck and forehead. When he calmed down enough he looked at the bracelet on his left wrist. A tiny, silver charm shaped like the hands of a clock was on a purple cord. The cord had no end. He then went to Kika's room in his demon form. He curled up on her lap as she petted him. "My poor Familiar." she said. Around her neck was a black cord with the clock hands and a leaf charm. A green guinea pig with a leaf charm on a green cord around it's neck was sleeping on a desk. 'Rin Okumura in five days you will be mine.'