Chapter 3


Yukio's POV

Class was almost over and Nii-chan still hasn't shown up. He's always late, but he's never this late for class even if he does fall asleep at times. Continuing to read from the text I glanced at the rest of the students. A majority of them looked relieved at Nii-chan's absence while others looked indifferent. I pushed the thoughts of Rin behind me, focusing on lecturing for the last minutes of class.

Rin's POV


It was nearing the end of the day as I was finishing the last couple of dishes for the late customers. "Okumura after you're done take the dishes to the customers will you. I need to clean up before we close the restaurant," Ayaki commanded moving about the kitchen.

"Yes, Kimoto-san!"

I sighed as I continued to serve the dishes onto the plates. Rin? Are we actually going to sleep at Kimoto-san's house? I glanced at Kuro who looked a little nervous. "What do you mean, Kuro?" I mean is that we just meet Kimoto-san and Kawasaki-san. Are you really willing to stay with Kimoto-san even if we've known him for only a couple of hours?

I smiled at Kuro affectionately before taking the dishes out to the customers. "Here are your dishes. Please enjoy your food and the rest of your day," I smiled before walking away towards the kitchen. Rin! Are you going to answer me or will I have to take drastic measures? I chuckled softly before rubbing his ears. "We'll stay there, but we wouldn't actually sleep there until we get to know them more. Until then we'll just pretend that we sleep there for now. Don't worry Kuro," I whispered, still rubbing behind his ears. I watched as he relaxed at my statement.

He must have been that worried about the prospect of sleeping at a stranger's house. I stepped back to wash my hands once more before I washed the dishes in the sink. They may not have a lot of customers, but man there are a lot of dirty dishes! As I washed them, I could feel Kimoto-san watching me as he cleaned the counter.

I ignored his staring knowing that he was curious, but at the same time refused to question me. I respected him for that. I didn't want to explain that I was the son of Satan to anyone, much less these people who I might consider friends in the future.

Rising the soapy studs of soap off the plates Akira walked into the room. "The last customers just left. Once you guys are done cleaning you guys can leave. I'll clean the other room," she stated before walking back out.

I raised an eyebrow before looking at Kuro. He shrugged before jumping off the table he was sitting on. He sat on top of my things, his tails waving in the air as he waited for us to finish. Rin after we reach Kimoto-san's house I'm going to look for a place for us to sleep at. Then I'll come and get you once Kimoto-san goes to sleep. I nodded at I finished the last of the dishes. "Kimoto-san are you finished?" I asked as I dried my hands on the rag hanging from the wall.

"I'm done. Go check if Kawasaki-san needs your help," he ordered before turning away. Frowning slightly I walk into the front of the restaurant where Kawasaki-san was fixing a table before looking up at my approach.

"Did you guys finish cleaning in the kitchen?"

"Yes. Kimoto-san asked me to check if you needed any help."

"No, I'm fine. The both of you can go home. I'll lock up before going home." I nodded before walking away. Kimoto-san raised an eyebrow at me. "She says we can go home while she locks up," I replied to his silent question. He nodded before pulling off his hat. "Grab your things and follow me."

Grabbing my bag, I followed Kimoto-san out the back door as Kuro sat on my shoulder watching our surroundings. I discreetly checked our surroundings as I followed slightly behind Kimoto-san. If demons decided to attack I would be able to protect him. The neighborhood was better than most areas which were abandoned.

The streets were clean as the houses glowed with the light from inside them. There was a small apartment complex which ironically was next to a church. We should be careful around this church. Who knows what they'll do if they figured out your heritage. I smiled slightly at Kuro's warning. It was nice to have him; better than being on my own knowing that I would most likely get into trouble.

The apartment complex was a pale blue with their doors painted black, brass numbers hanging under the eyehole on the door. Stairs lead up to the upper levels of the five-story apartment complex. The first floor held a small office which led to other two other offices connected to it before the apartment rooms itself showed themselves.

Kimoto-san climbed the stairs to the third floor, veering to the right. I followed behind, watching the area warily as he stopped at room 37. He unlocked the door without a word as he stepped through without looking back. Hesitantly I stepped over the threshold feeling nothing before I closed the door behind me. I locked it before taking off my shoes and placing them next to Kimoto-san's shoes. Heading down the small hallway I stepped into the living room.

The living room itself was small, two doors on the front wall as another door was on the left. The living room had a beige couch facing the TV sitting across from it as a red-brown table sat between them. A small table dresser the color of blood was on the right side of the couch framing a vase full of white roses. The walls were blue in color before an opening on the right led to the kitchen.

I simply stood there as Kimoto-san walked out of the kitchen, a cup of tea in hand. "Welcome to my small home. Luckily for you I have a spare key," Ayaki stated as he threw me a key. "Your room is that door on the left. You can leave your stuff in there while I grab you a cup of tea."

I stared after him silently. He's so blunt. Rin come on leave your things in the room. We don't want Kimoto-san to become suspicious. I sighed resignedly as I walked to the room. Opening the door, the first thing I saw was the medium size bed covered in black bed covers. A dresser stood on the left as a small dresser resided next to the bed holding a lamp. On the wall of the door, another door sat close by; most likely the closet. Other than that the room was bare besides the bare necessity.

I left my bag near the door before going into the living room where Kimoto-san waited, sipping his tea. Another cup was across from him. I took a seat across from him, sipping my tea silently without question. Kuro sat next to me watching Kimoto-san.

Kimoto-san didn't say anything the whole time, never looking at me. "After you finish your tea go to bed. We have work tomorrow. Have a good night, Okumura," Ayaki said before standing up and going into the other room.

I sighed once more before taking another sip. I guess living here will take some getting used to it seems.


Updated: 8/23/15