"He said he would be here by now."

"Oh gosh, Rin... Your teeth are so cute."

"I've already told you that complimenting me won't get you a tail. That's not how it works."

"Stop holding out!"

"Damn, where is that clown? He said he'd be here by now..." Rin muttered, looking away. Kato blinked and looked in the opposite direction, noticing a vibrant pink limousine in the distance.

"Er, Rin. You might want to get out of the street. That limo isn't stopping." Kato warned. Rin looked behind him, tilting his head to the side. It rapidly approached them and came to a screeching halt right in front of the church, barely missing Rin. He growled and began to yell at the tinted windows.

"You bastard!" he barked. It rolled down to show a mischievously grinning Mephisto, chuckling under his breath.

"Nii-san!"

Kato quickly turned around and waved weakly at Yukio. His cheeks took on a slightly pink tint and he waved back.

"Oh, and Kato! I'm glad you're alright, your Dad is a little sick." he stammered a bit, quickly regaining his composure by clearing his throat and opening the door for her. She smiled, ignored Rin's groans of disapproval, and happily slid into the vehicle.

'I've never been in a limo~!' she thought. Moments later she was sandwiched between Yukio and Rin, and Rin was glaring at Mephisto with such anger it was almost hilarious.

Yukio was reading a paper, and Kato felt like he had told her about whatever it was before, and she just didn't listen.

And then she turned her attention to Mephisto, who was smirking devilishly at Rin.

"What the hell is he trying to pull...?" he growled, eye twitching. Kato pinched him.

"Stop trying to melt peoples' faces with your eyes." She teased, gaining an angry look from him herself. She pinched him again and snickered immaturely when he jumped. Yukio made a cute noise and looked up, worried.

"Guys?"

"Oh, we're sorry Yukio. What's wrong?" Kato asked, tilting her head to the side. Yukio smiled crookedly, looking a lot like Rin for an instant.

"I'm just a little nervous is all..." he said, promptly going back to his paper. Rin and Kato exchanged curious looks.

"Ah, my pride and joy! We've arrived~!" Mephisto exclaimed, gaining a weary glance from Yukio.

"This is a school?!"

"Oh cool, it looks like a city threw up!" Kato cried, eyes sparkling childishly.

"You know, Kei said the exact same thing?" Yukio asked. Mephisto turned to the three of them and quickly scanned their outfits.

"You two have to change." he said, pointing at Kato and Rin. Rin began to unbutton his shirt, but Kato's eye twitched in annoyance.

"I'm wearing a uniform." she said angrily. Mephisto shook his head.

"You're wearing the boy's uniform. You, as a female, have to wear the girl's uniform."

"If you think I'm wearing that scrap-of-cloth skirt and knee-socks, you're mad." Kato quickly retaliated.

"I think you'll look cute..." Rin said in a low voice to avoid the line of fire.

"It's not so bad. I designed the uniforms myself." Mephisto said, looking slightly irritated.

"Well then, that explains quite a bit about you." she answered, crossing her arms and sniffing indignantly. Yukio sighed.

"Kato, he's the director! Be polite!" he scolded, tapping her lightly on the nose with his rolled up paper. She pouted.

"Director my ass!"

"That didn't even make any sense..."

"I'm always the oddball." Rin whined, pouting. Kato snorted.

"Bitch please. I've been challenged to three fights by three different Yukio-fan girls. I think everyone thinks I'm gay. School hasn't even started yet." she said, waving him off. He wasn't quite sure how to respond, so he changed the subject.

"I wish Yukio would have told me he was the class represent -"

"Oh, look! A cute little puppy~! I think he wants us to follow him!" Kato squealed, chasing after him while waving her arms. Rin blinked and felt that something about the dog was oddly familiar about the small creature, but shrugged and followed suit.

It led them into a relatively empty, dusty looking bridge. It leaped onto a pillar and was engulfed in a poof of smoke, replaced by the Director. Kato's smile fell.

"You again?"

"School might not start for another week, but the exorcist cram school starts today." Mephisto said, ignoring her rude comment. He tossed a key at them. Rin blinked.

"Are we supposed to share this?" he asked slowly, looking over the small item.

"Her brother has her's." Mephisto said, pointing halfheartedly at her. She stuck out her tongue.

"Yeah yeah. So it leads to the cram school, ne?"

"Yes. Put this key in any door and it will lead to the cram school. Why don't you try it on this one?" he answered, stepping backwards off of the bridge. Rin panicked and looked over the edge.

"Oh. Okay." he said, realizing the fall wasn't so steep. He and Kato jumped off as well, but considerably less graceful. after he was better, Rin clumsily stuck the key in the hole and opened it, revealing a clean, simple hallway. It reminded Kato vaguely of a church.

"Your classes are mostly held in that room. Why don't you check it out?" he asked. Kato followed Rin to the door Mephisto was pointing at. She looked behind her and noticed he was a dog again. She rolled her eyes, resisting the urge to rub his belly.

"Most of the kids in there can see demons already, but others can't."

"... You can talk in this form?"

"Just open the door."

Rin opened it first and peeked in, introducing himself. He then looked back at Kato.

She poked her head in as well and made a note of the pink-haired boy staring blatantly at her chest. He was sitting with her brother, and they looked like they were talking before she came in.

"I'm Matsumoto Kato. Pleasure to uh, meet you." she said, scratching her nose awkwardly. Kei smiled softly and waved, mouthing a happy 'hey sis!' before turning back to his friends.

Kato sat beside Rin and ignored the strange, whispering Man-Dog on his lap.

"Hello class!"

"The fuck?!" one of the students exclaimed. Kato stifled her giggle.

"I'm Okumura Yukio, but please call me Mister Okumura while we're in cram school..."

"He's a teacher?" Rin asked, scratching the top of his head.

"I'm your age, yes, but I started training when I was very small..."

"Fuck, this is what I ignored! Now I feel bad." Kato recalled to herself, guiltily scratching her cheek.

"Yukio! We need to talk! How could you keep this from me?!"

"Today, we'll mostly be-"

"Yukio!"

"Discussing..."

"Yukio!"

"... Alright, class. Please go wait in the hall. You too, Kato." Yukio added, knowing she would try to stay.

She grumbled as she left the classroom behind the other students. The moment the door shut, the pink haired boy that had been staring at her earlier turned around with a wide grin.

"Shima Renzou! These are my buddies, Suguro Ryuji and Konekomaru Miwa." he said, pointing from a punkish looking boy with a blond streak and piercings to a more reserved, small boy with glasses. Kato waved, ignoring the crashing behind her.

"So Shima, who is that girl with the ponytails?"

"That's Kamiki Izumo. She's a tsundere. And her friend is Paku."

"Ah."

"Onii-chan, why are you wearing a boy's uniform?" Kei asked, raising a brow.

"Because I'm not too fond of the girl's." Kato answered. Shima shook his head.

"It's a shame. You'd look really cute." he said, still smiling. Kato shrugged. Suguro pointed his thumb toward the noisy classroom they just exited.

"You seem nice enough. Are you friends with that jerk?"

"Yukio is not a Jerk, Mister Suguro."

"Not him! Rin!"

"Oh, well. Yes. We've been friends forever. His heart is in the right place, and he's actually really nice. He's just a little..."

"Stupid."

"Yes. But he's still epic, you know? Besides, how would you know? You haven't even spoken to each other yet."

"I can just tell he's a real punk."

Yukio poked his head out of the classroom, glasses slightly crooked.

"Okay, you can come back in now!"