Chapter 4
"So...hungry..." Miyuki complained, rolling out of bed. She had fallen asleep and was now extremely hungry. She dragged herself over to her wallet and opened it.
"Of course...empty..." she sighed. She slipped on a light blue dress and a pair of light brown sandals. She brushed her raven-colored hair out and pulled all of it into two space buns. Then, she left her dorm room and began making her way to Mephistopheles's office. Once she got there, she simply entered and didn't knock or anything.
"Hello, sister," Mephisto smiled. Miyuki unwrapped a sucker that she got from a bowl on her brother's desk.
"You know what I'm here for Mephisto," she said coolly. The demon chuckled as he pulled out his own wallet and handed her two thousand yen.
"This all?" she asked, looking at the bill.
"I have other students who have asked for a bit of change too. Can't get too greedy now, Miss Hayami. Or should I call you Yuki-Onna?" Mephisto smiled as Miyuki narrowed her eyes.
"Miyuki Hayami is who I am here in Assiah. Now, I've gotten what I want. Is there anything you need from me?" she asked. Mephisto nodded.
"In fact, I have a message to pass on to you," he said as he folded his hands together.
"What is it and from who?" Miyuki asked.
"It's from Amaimon," Miyuki's eyes widened slightly. She leaned forward and slammed her hands onto the desk.
"What did he say, Mephisto?" she demanded to know in a serious tone as she bit harder on the sucker in her mouth until it broke. The demon before her smiled.
"He said that you must excuse him for tricking you into giving him money," he said. Miyuki crossed her arms and sighed. She grabbed another sucker and tucked a few more in her shirt pocket.
"Giving him money...? Well, at least he got the tricking part right..." she said, popping one into her mouth.
"Tell him he's excused...Now, is that all?" she asked with a slight raise of her eyebrow.
"Yes. You're free to leave," Mephisto said, dismissing his sister. She left his office and felt a light blush crawl onto her face. She shook her head and patted her cheeks, shaking the memory of what Amaimon did out of her mind for the moment. The Yuki-Onna made her way to a nearby supermarket. She grabbed a handheld basket before walking through the store. She began filling her basket with various snacks she could find. A few minutes later, her basket was full and she made her way back to the front of the store to check out. She was almost there when-
"Hey, Miyuki!" a familiar voice called. The teen spun around on her heels and saw Yukio and Rin Okumura. They too were shopping.
"Hmm," Miyuki nodded, walking over to the boys.
"Did you get your pay from Mephisto?" She asked. They nodded.
"Two thousand yen per month..." Rin said, narrowing his eyes.
"For both of us..." Yukio said, disappointment clear in his voice.
"That sucks," Miyuki said walking over to their basket and looking at when they were buying.
"Yukio, you cook?" she asked, noticing all the organic ingredients.
"Nope! I do! Don't want to brag but...I'm a pretty awesome chef!" Rin grinned as he pointed to himself. Miyuki raised an eyebrow.
"You?" she asked, making sure she heard right.
"Yeah, me!" Rin said, gritting his teeth.
"What are you buying?" Yukio asked, changing the subject before the two started fighting. The corner of Miyuki's lips curled into a small devious smile, startling the boys slightly. She put her basket into theirs and the boys sweatdropped as they nearly fell onto the floor.
"A-Are you eating all of this?!" Rin asked as he shuffled through the snacks. There were various boxes and bags in a variety of colors, flavors, and sizes.
"I gotta stock up," Miyuki said, holding the sucker in her hands just long enough to talk to the boys.
"How does someone need this many snack items...?" Yukio thought out loud.
"Oi, don't judge," Miyuki said, sounding cold and mean intentionally. She gave the boy a cold feeling.
"Anyway, I gotta go. See you guys later," the Yuki-Onna said as she walked off.
A Few Days Later...
"Alright, we will now summon a demon," the instructor said. Miyuki crossed her arms and watched as Rin tried to step closer to the circle that had been drawn.
"Watch your step. If the magic circle is broken it will lose its effect. Now, to summon a demon, you will nee a drop of your blood and a suitable invocation," the teacher told his students. Miyuki already knew how to do this from reading books. She never had attempted to summon her familiar. She watched the instructor summon a Naberious from the circle.
'I'm stronger than that thing...Damn, if this is the best these humans can do then I'll be fine if they find out I'm a demon,' Miyuki thought to herself.
"Summoning a demon to use as a familiar is a rare trait. Not everyone is capable. Now to tame a demon you must have a strong will and unshakable nerve. Having a natural talent for it is also valuable. Today I'm going to test you to identify if anyone here has this talent," the teacher said.
"A test?" Shima sounded agitated.
"I passed out these pieces of paper with a copy of the magic circle. Place a drop of blood on it and chant whatever words may come to mind," the teacher told them, holding up a paper they had been given earlier. Miyuki took out her paper and looked at it.
"This is a simple magic circle...not going to do much..." Miyuki said. She grabbed a pencil and modified it to look like one she saw in a book.
"Please don't modify the-" "I know what I'm doing," Miyuki shot the teacher a dangerous look before taking her finger and pricking it. She put a drop of blood on the paper.
"I request your great perception, o' great gods and goddesses of the frozen wastelands. Heed my prayers, Kami of the frosted crystal. Kuramitsuha," Miyuki said, a wind picking up as she summoned her familiar. They looked at Miyuki who had a blank expression. There in front of her was a white dragon. It didn't have wings but just floated there. It had fur instead of scales, antlers like a reindeer, long whiskers, a large feather at the end of its tail, icy blue fur running all the way down its body, and pastel blue frills on its hands that looked like icicles. It was relatively small for a dragon. As it was about three feet tall and fifteen feet long.
"It's tiny," the purple-haired girl, who Miyuki had learned was Izumo Kamiki, said.
"It's because we're indoors. Give me a big open space and I can have Kuramitsuha taller than this whole school," Miyuki put a hand on her hip then gave Kuramitsuha a pat on the snout as it blew a chilly wind from its nostrils. This was a rare sight. A dragon and a demon. Familiar and master. Miyuki smiled to herself as Kuramitsuha shrunk and curled up around Miyuki's arm. Miyuki hadn't noticed but the other kids had...it had gotten much colder in the room.
"D-Did you say Kuramitsuha?!" Konekomaru asked. Shima and Suguro's eyes had widened.
"Whose Kuramitsuha?" Rin asked. Suguro scoffed.
"Kuramitsuha is the goddess of rain and snow, you idiot!" he said.
"Woah!" Rin marveled at the small dragon.
'What is it now, Yuki-Onna?' Kuramitsuha asked Miyuki via telepathic communication.
'I just needed to show them my familiar. Sorry if I disrupted you, Kuramitsuha,' Miyuki said, petting the dragon. Its cool fur brought her comfort.
"Um...I'd like to go next!" Shiemi said, pricking her finger and summoning a little nature spirit. Miyuki felt bad for the girl. Nature spirits weren't the strongest of the bunch.
"Nicely done Miss Moriyama. That looks like a baby Greenman," the instructor said, praising Shiemi's work. The Greenman climbed up Shiemi's hair as she looked to the other two who were able to summon a familiar.
"M-Miu! Miss Kamiki! I summoned my familiar too!" she said with a gleam in her eyes.
"Adorable...It's like so unbelievably tiny and ridiculously cute, like a peanut." Kamiki said, clearly taunting the girl. Miyuki scowled in the purple-haired girl's direction then turned to Shiemi with a softer face.
"It's a charming little familiar, Shiemi. I'm sure you'll work great with it," she gave her a soft smile and Shiemi beamed.
"Huh? Really? You think he's cute? Oh, thank you!" Shiemi said as she smiled, clearly not getting how Kamiki was talking to her.
"Looks as though we have our tamer candidates for this class. Now then, tamers are valuable in combat. The ability to control demons is extremely rare among exorcists," the teacher said.
'Tch. Not if you can just make them intimidated by you. Then, it's pretty easy to summon them,' Miyuki thought.
"A demon will not obey if it perceives it's master to be weak. If its master lacks willpower, the demon will attack them," the teacher warned the kids. The teacher showed them what to do if they come into danger with their familiar as he messed up the chalk outline of the circle and the Naberius disappeared. Everyone gasped and the bell chimed.
"That's all for today. Class dismissed," everyone left. Miyuki waited for everyone to leave the classroom before she looked to Kuramitsuha.
"Sorry for summoning you with no reason," she bowed as the dragon left her arm and floated before her.
"Hmph! You can't just summon me for no reason!" the dragon yelled. Miyuki winced. She knew Kuramitsuha would be mad. The dragon sighed.
"I guess the great Kuramitsuha could make an exception for an old friend," she said. Miyuki smiled at her.
"You can go now," Miyuki said.
"Gladly..." Kuramitsuha said as Miyuki ripped up the paper and the dragon faded.
"Poor Shiemi...She's running around like an errand girl..." Rin scowled as he sat on the front porch of the men's dormitory.
"What?" Yukio asked.
"Yeah...Nothing. So why are we having Boot Camp at our dorm anyway?" Rin asked his brother.
"It's convenient...and besides we're the only ones living here so we won't be disturbing anyone," Yukio answered.
"It's going to be fine."
"Good morning! Your class has arrived!" Shima said in a sing-song tone as everyone from Rin's Cram school Class showed up. Everyone looked up at the building.
"Seriously? This thing looks like something out of a horror movie," Suguro said, frowning at the disturbing and baron men's dorm.
"Wow, it's so creepy...and ugly. Is this the best place we could find to do this?" Kamiki asked, Shiemi and her friend Paku right behind her.
"Oh, take it," she dropped her bag in Shiemi's hands and the blonde took it without a second thought. Rin growled.
"Miss Moriyama...If you don't want to, just say so," Paku said, concerned.
"Huh? Oh, no, I don't mind at all. I'm just helping out a friend because that's what friends are for!" Shiemi smiled.
"Ok..." Paku said with a tone of uncertainty. Rin watched with furrowed eyebrows. Everyone walked inside and Yukio counted the students.
"Wait...we're missing someone," he said once all the teens were inside.
"Oh, yeah. Where is Miyuki?" Rin asked as he looked around, suddenly a sneeze was heard from across the room. In one of the chairs was Miyuki.
"Right here," she said as she held her hand up. She had a book in one hand, a bag of chips in the other. She put her snack and book down to walk over to the others.
"How did you get in here?! We've been watching the entrance the whole time!" Yukio was very confused. Miyuki pulled the key, which she got from Mephisto, out of her pocket and dangled it in the air.
"I had a key," she said. Both Okumura brothers sighed.
That night...
"Ok, time's up!" Yukio said. Miyuki and the others dropped their pencils and sighed. The Yuki-Onna took one hand and applied a cooling sensation to the other with her powers as she relaxed her cramped hand. Rin got up to get some air as Paku, Shiemi, and Kamiki made their way to the baths.
"You're not going with them?" Shima asked, wanting to see the girls in the bath.
"Why so you can spy on us? Yeah, no thanks," Miyuki said as she crossed her arms and lay flat on the floor, exhausted. Shima blushed lightly.
"I'm going to grab a drink..." She said standing up and walking to the kitchen. She didn't know where it was but she always found herself near the food. She walked in and heard some pots and pans clattering. She slowly walked in and noticed the lights were on.
"Rin? Yukio?" she called, hoping one of the Okumura brothers were on the other side of the wall. She took a deep breath as she walked around the corner, readying an ice blast in her hand. When she saw who was in the kitchen, she chuckled.
"Ukobach," Miyuki smiled. Ukobach grinned as he held out a hand to Miyuki.
"A competition? Alright, buddy. Just like old times," Miyuki removed her black tailcoat and was left in a white button-up shirt, the lilac skirt, and the red tie which she loosened around her neck.
"Let's do this-" "EEEEEK!" Miyuki spun around and ran to where she heard the scream come from.
"Sorry, Ukobach! We'll catch up another time!"
Miyuki ran to the girls' bathroom. She found Rin standing in front of Kamiki who was in nothing but her underwear and sitting on her knees.
"Rin!" the Yuki-Onna yelled as Shiemi came up behind her. She looked over at her.
"Hey!" Rin said to the girls.
"Paku!" Shiemi said, noticing the unconscious brunette in front of a large ghoul.
"You keep the ghoul busy, Rin. I'll take care of Miss Paku!" Shiemi said, taking action. "Don't just stand there!"
"That's easier said than done!" Rin said, not using his sword but it's sheath to knock over the ghoul.
"Hey, I'm here too," Miyuki said, punching the ghoul back a few more feet.
"My young prince...and the Yuki-Onna..." the ghoul said. Miyuki narrowed her eyes as she got in front of Rin, saving him from its attack. It threw it's acid spit at her, hitting her directly in the leg, disabling her. It then grabbed her by her hair and threw her against the wall in the next room.
"Ack!" She fell to the floor.
"Miyuki!" Rin yelled, trying to help her but was also hit by the ghoul. It put it's large claw over his throat and pinned him down as he struggled to grab his sword.
"R-Rin," Miyuki said, holding her hand up to shoot ice at the demon.
"Miyuki don't. The others will see it," Rin warned her.
"Well I can't...do nothing!" She said, pausing in between her sentence to gasp for air. She was trying to regain the lost air in her lungs. Rin was about to grab his sword when-
"Rin!" Yukio yelled, shooting the ghoul. It ran out of the window, breaking the glass.
"Are you ok? Are you hurt?" Yukio asked.
"You're late," Rin spat
"I still made it didn't I?" Yukio said turning around to check on Paku. Rin got up and looked over to Miyuki who had her hand on her leg.
"I'll get Shiemi to-" "M-mm. Let her work on Paku. I'll be fine. My injury isn't as severe as hers. I won't be hurt by a demon weaker than me. Would ruin my reputation," Miyuki said, keeping her composure.
"Thanks for taking the hit for me," Rin said. Miyuki nodded.
"Can't have you-know-who's son dying on me. Plus, it would look bad if I was here and didn't help," Miyuki winked. Rin's eyes widened and he was taken aback slightly at how she knew he was Satan's son.
"How did you-" "Speaking of not being much help...Go talk to Kamiki," Miyuki shooed Rin away. She looked up to see Shima and Suguro walked over to talk to Yukio.
"H-Hey, Miyuki," Shima laughed nervously seeing the injured girl on the floor.
"What do you want, Shima?" Miyuki asked with a sigh.
"Do you need a hand?" Shima asked. Miyuki moved her hand, revealing her wound.
"Gonna have to pass," she said as she reached into her bra, making Shima look away, and pulled out a piece of paper. She used her fangs to draw blood that she put on the paper.
"I request your great perception, o' gods and goddesses of the frozen wasteland. Heed my prayers, Kami of the frosted crystal. Kuramitsuha," she said, summoning the dragon goddess of snow and rain.
"What is it now?" The dragon asked, appearing bigger than before. She was as tall as Konekomaru. Shima's sweat dropped as he looked at her.
"I need a little help here, Kita," Miyuki said. Kuramitsuha paused.
"Kita?" she asked, sounding confused.
"Your names too much of a hassle to say. It's called a nickname," Miyuki explained. Kuramitsuha sighed as she walked up to Miyuki and blew a cold mist onto her wound. Miyuki flinched as it stung a bit.
"I've done my job," Kuramitsuha said, disappearing. Miyuki sighed as she got up and stretched her leg.
"Damn ghoul..." she said under her breath as she walked out of the room.
"Where are you going?" Rin asked before she left. She turned to him.
"I promised Ukobach a competition and I intend to keep my word," she winked as she walked out. Rin stared at the door she exited from.
"I have so many questions..." he sighed.
Elsewhere in Kyoto...
"Hey. You better hand over everything u got," a thug said to a girl with shoulder-length brown hair.
"Nah. I'm good," the girl said as she dropped a duffel bag and took out two swords with.
"I'll fight you for what you've got, though," she smiled sinisterly as she lunged at the man. He pulled out a knife and charged the girl. Her green eyes narrowed as she smiled creepily. She sliced the man down within seconds.
"W-Who are you?" the man asked, on the verge of death. The girl smiled.
"I'm just a girl who's holding onto a grudge," she said before she plunged the sword into the man's chest. She began laughing.
"We'll find each other again, Yuki. Then, I'll get revenge..." she said as she sheathed her swords and began walking.