A/N: I apologize for updating so incredibly late, but I have an excuse for everything; my laptop was in getting maintenance and then I got really sick...So I shall post a longer chapter for my apology!
Wow, I wasn't sure that the craziness of small children would bring so much amusment, haha. Maybe I should include a couple other inappropriate babysitting episodes? What do you think?
Hartanna: *dramatic music* Time shall tell~! X3
Nessie-san: (Chapter 3): Thank you very much. I wanted Satan to appear as more than what was expected since I didn't want him to be cliche. Arigato~! (Chapter 5): Haha, trust me - screaming at it won't make the document reappear after being overwritten. X3 (I have tried) (Chapter 6): "Rin" is twelve, "Yukio" is eight and poor little confused "Sheimi" is seven. Ya know what? I haven't even thought about it...I'm leaning towards more "If this had happened" sort of plot, since AU is a bit too much spacey to fill in (if that makes sense). Haha, thank you very much!
NekoKami Ai: Domo arigato gozaimasu! It's awesome people like you and your motivating words that have pumped me up to post another chapter and work even harder! (^.^)
Enjoy; Rated M for language, violence and twincest fluffies!
Disclaimer:
Rin: "As mentioned several times before, Days Of Despair does not own Ao No Exorcist nor any of it's characters and...stuff."
Me: "Stuff? Thank you for being so vague."
Yukio snapped open his phone, "Yes? Okumura speaking...Y-Yes, sir! Of course!" A pause as whomever spoke. "Yessir. I'm leaving now. Yessir, goodbye." He snapped the phone shut and replaced it back into his coat. He turned to Rin, "You better remember every little detail by the time we get there, nii-san."
"Remember what? Where? Who was that?"
"The Padalin."
"That Angel douche?"
Yukio merely nodded, "If we're late, we'll both be executed."
Rin's eyes went wide, "WHAT?"
"It was a joke, nii-san." Rin still shuddered,
"Dammnit, Yukio! You'll never be a comedian."
Yukio stood up, pulling Rin up as well, "The Padalin requests our pressence immediately. I'm guessing he's thought up some sort of cunning plan for our demise."
Rin blinked, being dragged by Yukio out of the kitchen, "Why would he do that?"
Yukio glanced over his shoulder, "Because he hates us. You, specifically."
"Oh, thanks." Sarcasm in his tone as they stepped outside and neared the shield. Rin felt Yukio squeeze his hand in reassurance, letting Rin draw a quick breath. Before the two had even gotten close to the barrier, a guard stepped out from behind a tree. "Sneaky bastards, eh?" Rin muttered, running his free hand through his shaggy navy hair.
"Yukio Okumura. I have orders from Padalin Angel to bring Rin to him." Yukio said. The guard looked sceptical but held his ground nonetheless,
"I need some sort of proof before I can let you take Rin Okumura out of the shield."
Yukio's glasses flashed, "I do not have proof except for the phone record that the Padalin called me not even three minutes ago. Had I been pre-warned of this sudden change of plans then I would've taken measures to prepare to be allowed past petty security monitors, unforunately I haven't so the best proof you have of this is either you take my word or you contact the Padalin yourself and I will no doubt report that we have been held up by a man who dares not respect the one capable of controlling this demon," At this he pulled Rin forward and continued his rant without breath, "And be late to meet with the pressence of the Padalin himself then tell me, sir, what will that mean of your future should you inadvertently prevent the Padalin's direct orders, tell me that!"
"H-Hey, Yukio. Breath." Rin said, a worried look in his brother's direction, "Waaaaay too many words there." He shut himself up as Yukio sucked in a breath then stared down the guard. The guard seemed to debate for a second but nodded slowly with a mumble and let the shield dissolve in a door shaped hole. Yukio stepped through, pulling Rin along. "Where do we go to see the Padalin?" He whispered as his brother retrieved his ring of a thousand keys. He watched as Yukio moved through them with one hand skillfully singling out an unique key. It was shaped weirdly; a sort of golden T-shaped key with wings at one end engraved with small black words Rin couldn't understand.
"Remember the Girgori Order where you were on trial? That's where we're going now." Yukio pulled Rin by the hand towards the nearest building, an old out-of-date maintenancesupply building, ultimately towards the nearest door. At this Rin blinked,
"Why couldn't you have used our dorm?" He meant using a door within the dorm.
"Because the shield was erected to prevent any sorts of exit or entrance whether or not a key was used. That stupid guard," He muttered a curse under his breath at which Rin's eyes widened,
"Yukio? Did you just swear?"
Yukio sighed, as they reached a backdoor used for the janitors on the North Wing of the Academy, "Please don't start, Rin." Rin frowned. Something was up: Yukio wasn't acting normal and Rin would've bet anything it was due to that phone call. Rin stopped abruptly, pulling Yukio backwards in a halt,
"Yukio!"
The exorcist spun around, his glasses flashing dangerously yet again, "What is it, Rin?" Rin snorted,
"What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, now come on. We can't be late."
"I'm not going anywhere, damnit until you tell me what's wrong." Rin gritted his fanged teeth. Something was wrong with Yukio and Rin wasn't going to let him slip by without an explaination.
"Move." Yukio snapped. Was it just Rin or did Yukio's voice sound...different? Rin didn't reply. He crossed his arms, his tail making angry flicks at the air.
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"I swear to god if you touch my ass again I'm gonna rip your-"
"I said it was an accident!" Shima exclaimed as Izumo stared him down with daggers, "I was steadying myself and it just kinda happened. Right Bon?"
The girl opened her mouth but it was Ryuji's voice that spoke, "Yo! Shut up will ya? Look." The stripe-haired teen pointed across the rooftop to the small clearing on the ground just visible beyond the edge of the building. "It's Okumura." Their group had snuck up onto the rooftop of the closest building (the supply building) to the abandoned boys dormitory in an attempt to find out what was being withheld from them.
"Which Okumura?" Sheimi asked quietly, sitting very much like the fetal position. Izumo let out a final comment about Shima being a pervert then flopped down beside Sheimi.
"Both," Said Ryuji. He squinted: the sun had been in the air for quite some time now and was directing all of it's beams of bright light right into Ryuji's eyes. Or at least, that's what it seemed like. "It looks like they're fighting." He paused, his voice louder than he intended, "Okumura-sensei just punched Rin!"
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Yukio recalled his fist. It stung. He had never hit anyone before especially not his twin brother who was now sporting a forming bump on the side of his face. Rin on the other hand merely touched his face with a 'tsk' then wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.
There was silence.
Rin had pestered him so much that Yukio could almost see red in his vision, his heart picked up speed and his anger had grown in such a short period of time that he snapped. Yukio swallowed dryly. He knew full well what his brother was capable of and was waiting for Rin to cave in to his demonic side.
Instead, Rin spun on his heel and retreated back to the shield in brisk steps. Yukio frightened him, truely and honestly scared Rin with that weird flash of colour and emotions that lasted nothing more than a split second before Yukio had decked him. He blamed himself. As if being a low grade ignorant pest wasn't enough to weigh down Yukio's top grades now he feared that he was converting Yukio into a demon as well. Figure of speech - so far anyway.
A hand grabbed Rin's wrist, making him stumble backwards. "We're going to see the Padalin, nii-san. I'm only doing this because otherwise they'll kill you immediately. At least with a trail you have some sort of chance." But not a very good one, Rin thought bluntly. His mind was muddled, perhaps it was the sucker punch to the face, but Rin allowed Yukio to pull him into the awaiting door and he waited until it would all be over.
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Ryuji muttered to himself as the others bickered in the background. Yukio and Rin were arguing: that was obvious. Yukio punched Rin: that was out of the ordinary. Rin walks away and then Yukio drags him into a doorway. If any one of Ryuji's habits were bad it was his sense of curiousity. And we all know what happened to the cat.
Konenekomaru seemed to sense what was going on in Ryuji's head, "I don't wanna die, Bon..."
Ryuji snorted, sitting up straight and turned his attention to the other three, "I think I have a plan to figuring this out. Something's going on that we're not being told about and I intend to find out what."
"Shouldn't there be a reason why we don't know?" Izumo asked, her eyebrows creasing, "Why don't you just trust what we've been told?"
Ryuji closed his eyes, "Because I know that something bigger is going on. Why else would there be this much security and an anti-demon shield not to mention why Yukio and Rin are acting all weird?" Ryuji's eyes shot open in a new flame of determination, "I have a plan to help Okumura-kun. Are you with me?"
The flame of determination smoldered, made a popping sound and then went out.
"Not really," Izumo said, "I'm not gonna stick my nose in where it doesn't belong."
Ryuji grunted, "That's never stopped you before." Izumo crinkled her nose, making her whole face smush up. "C'mon, we all have a right to know what's going on."
"You owe me," Izumo said, standing up and straightening her skirt, "I'll go."
Shima and Sheimi nodded in unison, "Okay."
That left a very nervous bald, glasses-wearing, cat-like monk. Konenekomaru made a gesture. A slight half nod before sucking in a breath of defeat. Ryuji grinned, "All right then." He stood up, "Let's find out what the hell's going on."
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It happened so fast that Rin could barely remember what happened when.
Yukio had brought him to a gorgeous hallway, lavished in red carpets and matching drapes, it's tall archway leading them to the one door at the end which sat wide open. The room on the other side of the door was even more magnificent. Everything was golden and engraved with scriptures. Three cloaked figures sat high upon a podium of some sort, the rest of the room was filled with occupied seats of a featured audience.
Then there were words.
Words like; Satan, execution, death, imprisonment and other words that became muddled and incomprehendible. 'Vatican' came up a lot in the conversation as well as 'unsafe' and 'for the safety of others'.
Of course none of it made sense to Rin. They were just words. Words that would determine his future outcome.
Words and words and words.
More words about death.
Yukio said something with words.
The cloaked people said something with words.
The audience said something with words.
Words from Yukio again.
Three words formed from the mouth of a blonde haired Padalin. Three words that Rin did understand in his confused state of mind; "Kill them both."
Both. Rin blinked, the haze from his vision trying to overpower his mind. Both meant Yukio and Rin. Kill him. Kill Rin. Don't kill both. Don't kill Yukio. Words, words, words. Stupid words. Rin fisted his hair trying to make sense as more words were spoken around him.
Rin's groggy state of mind was overwhelmed and time was soon forgotten. He no longer cared about anything else, he just wanted to curl up in a corner and close his eyes and...
Blue flickered against the back of his eyelids. His navy eyes shot open. No, he couldn't sleep.
The next thing Rin remembered was being dragged into a dank brick room and left to die.
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