This took way longer than I wanted it to... I kept putting off working on the story, and kept forgetting what I was going to write. Hopefully I can get chapter 5 out soon without a massive wait. Sorry!

Disclaimer: Ao No Exorcist and Black Rock Shooter do not belong to me.

Rin POV

Ever since I started training with Black Rock Shooter, everyday seemed to get a little better. Rock wouldn't have that cold glare in her eyes, and the emotionless face had returned, though every day we were together it seemed as if she tried to express a new emotion. She was really making progress, and that was my goal, to make her comfortable in this world, and have someone to confide in. Today though, we wouldn't be fighting or learning about the world, but we would be going into it. Last time we fought was yesterday in an open area just off campus of True Cross Academy, surrounded by trees. Shura had instructed me to get Rock used to leaving the Cram School area, so that she could fit in, but she didn't believe that the otherself was ready yet, and needed to decide on her own. When we were fighting that day, Rock raised her hand to halt the practice, and turned her head in the direction of True Cross. "What's up?" I asked her. She didn't answer me at first, but slowly turned her head to me, her eyes showing some concern. "Screaming." I listened in closer as she went silent again, and heard the sound of many people screaming. Luckily, it wasn't a sound of distress, but a sound of excitement. She had heard the people screaming while riding the Go to Hell roller coaster in Mephyland. I smiled.

"Heh. Don't worry. It's just people riding a roller coaster and having fun." Her face expressed confusion as if she didn't understand the concept of fun. "Can we go there?" My eyes lit up. "You actually want to go somewhere crowed with a lot of people? I mean, it's always busy there, and you don't want to get lost." "Yes. I would like to go." I smiled at her and sheathed Kurikara, placing it back in its bag on my back. She did the same, dematerializing her weapons and walking to my side. "How 'bout we go tomorrow. Then we can get there when it opens and do everything." She nodded, walking by my side as we headed to the door that led into True Cross Town, and used her key to get back into the Cram School. "Tomorrow then. See ya, Rock!" She gave me a nod to say goodbye, and with that I raced back to Yukio and my dormitory.

So earlier today, I put on some casual clothes which consisted of a hoodie and jeans and headed out to the Cram School, ready to pick up Rock to go to the amusement park. Yukio had reminded me to be careful around such a big crowd, and that I shouldn't unsheathe the demon sword on my back unless a major attack happened. Thanks for a reminder of that candy loving, piece of broccoli, Yukio. Amaimon had become the only thing that was on my mind as I grumbled while walked through the halls, staring with a slightly annoyed face at the closed doors, before reaching Shura's office and grabbing the door handle, to only find it locked. I knocked at the door. "Shura? You in there?" I waited a few seconds, yet no response came. Curious, I pressed my ear to the door, only to hear slightly muffled speech, but it was surely my superior's. I knocked again. The door opened. "Oh, Okumura. Yer here already. Geez I thought you might have been late. Well, I guess that doesn't matter now. Come in, come in!" I raised an eyebrow at her attitude, her actions suspiciously eager. When I walked into the small office, Black Rock Shooter sat on a chair in front of the main desk like always, yet her usual silhouette had changed. "Oi, BRS. Why don't you show yerself off?" Rock slowly stood up, and turned around, her hands clasped together and hanging in front of her. Her usual outfit of shorts and a bikini top had been switched out for a short white dress with a black belt hanging low. The base of the dress was pleated, while at the top was a black stripe with a white line through the center. Her jacket had been switched out for a poncho like cloak, the collar lined with black, the ends lined with tassels, and her usual white star on the back and on the left side that hung over her chest. Her boots were now just tall and black, no fancy design or zipper at the top. As usual, her eyes just stared up at me, blank. "So? You like the new look? I must say I have good taste, don't I?" Our eyes didn't move at Shura's comment. "Yeah. Rock, you look, great." My words were filled with gaps. The otherself merely nodded. With a shove from behind, Shura pushed us out the door. "Okay okay, yer highly enthralled I get it. Now hurry up and get outa here!" Shura smiled as she closed the door. I stared back at the otherself, sticking my hands in my hoodie's pockets. "Let's get going before all the lines build up, okay?" She nodded, and began walking beside me to the headmaster's personal theme park.

Now we stood in line for the front of the roller coaster famous for getting the scream out of everyone who rode it, officially named Go To Hell. I figured that if she was going to ride a roller coaster for the first time, she should have the best seat. We were a few spaces away from the gates that would let us onto the ride, Rock staring back and waiting for each car to pull up, to hear the passengers scream with delight. "So, people scream when they are having fun?" "Well, yeah, but also when they are scared. A lot of people don't like roller coasters." Her face twisted, almost more confused from my answer. "Then why do people ride if they are afraid?" Before I had time to answer, the gates opened and allowed us into the now open seats in front of us. Climbing in first, I reached out my hand to help her into the ride, which she graciously accepted, nodding before carefully stepping in the car. I was originally going to help her buckle in since it was her first time riding a roller coaster, but it seemed that after watching so many people she had figured it out. Pulling down on my own lap bar, I buckled in as the attendants came down and pulled on the bars to make sure we were strapped in tight, before sending a thumbs up to the controller. With that, the ride began its ascension up a hill, and off we went. During the ride, the tiniest and quietest scream was picked up by my right ear, before the first big drop had even happened. I looked over at Rock, whose mouth was emitting a whisper like scream. I couldn't help but laugh, as the ride was about have its first major drop.

Once the ride pulled into the station, a crowd of cheers arose from behind us as the lap bars lifted up, and we climbed out of the seats, walking down a ramp and out to the ground level. I leaned against the rail on the side of the walk way. "So, were you screaming because you were scared, or were you having fun?" I ask with a smile clearly written on my face. She nods slightly. "I was trying to have fun... It is harder than it looks." Her eyes darted back to the roller coaster once again. Laughing I pat her on the shoulder before asking what she wanted to do next. I was expecting something such as bumper cars or other attractions that drew in thrill seekers in, and was slightly surprised when I followed her finger to the carousel. Memories flew back in my mind to when I chased that bratty ghost child with Shiemi, and I clenched my fists with anger. Before I could suggest another attraction, she had already walked into the line, people beginning to line up behind her. "Eh, excuse me," I said, trying to squeeze through all the people to get to Rock, but to no avail, she had already stepped onto the ride. I instead decided to sit on an appropriately pink colored bench across from the ride, watching as the attendants shut the gate and activated the carousel. Smiles were plastered on all the children's faces that rode around in a circle, while Rock looked from side to side, observing what was around her. Her mainly monochrome outfit stood out against the bright colors of the ride, and her blue eyes shone every time the light hit them, almost letting off a blue glow. Slowly the ride came to a halt, and children jumped off, running to their parents, as Rock slowly walked off, still looking around. I stood up from the bench, making my way toward her. "So, what'd you think? Too slow for you?" She shook her head. "Like waiting… it reminded me of waiting for something to happen, a fight… but there was no fighting… just waiting." I didn't quite know what to make of her response, since she had come from a world where fighting was the only reason to live, but it must have made some sense to her because of how concentrated she had looked when she had said it. I couldn't help but chuckle. "Is what I said… amusing?" I smirked. "No, it's just that you looks so sure of yourself when you said it." I smiled at her and pat her shoulder. "So what do you want to do next, Rock?" "Bumper… cars…" She read the sign that was across the street, before giving a slight nod. I should have expected so. "Well then let's go!"

I rubbed the back of my neck to try and ease some of the tension that had built up after the bumper cars. Rock had managed to crash into almost everyone at least once, yet she only took one blow. "I could hear the sounds coming up behind and next to me. Their moves were predictable." I don't really know how she could hear over everyone shouting in that little area, but I decided to just go with it. "My hearing is amplified due to needing it in the Otherworld. There is no real use for it in your world, besides these trivial matters." Did she just, read my mind or something? I shook my head, in disbelief, deciding to just go with it. "So do you understand why everyone was screaming yesterday?" She nodded. "People scream when they are having fun… but also when they are afraid… so they scream when there is a rush of adrenaline." A smirk crept its way onto my face. She had taken this whole experience as a learning trip, exactly what I had told her in the beginning. "Yeah, right. But, did you have fun, Rock?" She turned her head to look up at me. "Yes, but I did not believe screaming was a necessary action." I pat her on the shoulder for about the third time today, chuckling as I did so. This girl was still trying to survive in the world, even though there were no real threats at the moment. She left everything to priority and her instinct. "You don't have to be all cold all the time. Experience the world to its greatest potential, Rock! Nothing here will hurt you, and I'll stop anything that tries to, okay?" She thought for a moment before actually smiling and giggling, leaving me in shock. "Okay, Rin. I will try to act like a human and enjoy this world. But I might be protecting you, after all, I beat you in about every fight we have." After saying this, her face almost instantly turned back to its normal, stoic state. Blinking twice, I shook my head in surprise. I quickly pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming, only resulting in a pain in my arm. I knew she tried to express some kind of emotion each day, but never had she expressed this amount of happiness; she never even tried to express it before! Did she really have fun, or was she imitating the people around us? Either way, she had shown that she was really progressing…

…and that her smile was pretty cute.

I am overall very disappointed with myself and I hope you all can forgive me for the long wait this chapter took, even if it isn't exactly what I wanted to put in this chapter. If you didn't catch it, BRS's outfit in this chapter was her outfit from the Innocent Soul manga. Thanks for reading!