Bon woke up first. The bed was warm. Sunlight shined through the blinds in the window. Bon looked down at the two ukes sleeping next to him. He smiled and stroked Shima's hair. He remembered when Shima dyed it pink just for fun. He stroked Rin's slightly longer hair. Rin's hair went down to the base f his neck. The piercings in his pointed ears reflected the sunlight. Bon had no idea how he got so lucky as to have these two as his ukes.

Rin stirred, making Shima wake up as well. Rin mumbled and snuggled closer to Bon's chest, relishing in the warmth. He also liked pressing against the muscles. Bon chuckled. Shima sat up and stretched, yawning. Rin finally sat up, too, stretching. Bon watched the muscled flex as Rin stretched. Rin caught him staring and grinned. "Like what you see?" Rin asked. Bon grinned back. "Yes, I do. Was last night any proof?" Bon responded. Rin laughed. Shima had draped himself over Rin's shoulders.

Bon decided to get up and get some breakfast. He wondered if the dorm kitchen was open. It was only 8:00 a.m. Rin complained when Bon got up. "Why'd you leave? The bed was warm! Come back!" he whined. Bon chuckled. "It's okay, I'll keep you warm, Rin." Shima said. Rin laughed as Shima slammed Rin back onto the bed. Shima peppered his face with kisses. Rin giggled hysterically.

Bon laughed and buckled his belt. He pulled on a t-shirt. It was Sunday, so no school. Bon heard the laughing stop and turned around. Rin and Shima were both looking at him like he was a treat. Predatory. Bon raised an eyebrow. "You guys really have no shame, do you?" Bon asked bluntly, smiling. They shook their heads.

They both got off the bed and looked for their clothes, which were scattered around the room. Rin put on his blood-red t-shirt and black skinny jeans along with his red boots. Rin made sure his belt with the daggers was secure. He put on his fingerless gloves.

Shima had put on a half-sleeved black shirt and dark blue jeans. He put on an olive green hoodie and put his k'rik in the inside pocket. He slipped on sneakers.

Bon had a green t-shirt and blue jeans on. He put his sneakers on. Then he grabbed his black coat.

Rin and Shima walked over to Bon and they each took one of his hands. They pulled him along into the bathroom. Rin grabbed a brush and brushed out Bon's hair, getting all the tangles out. Shima then styled it how he knows Bon does it. Bon wondered why they were doing this. Maybe because they were just really happy. Who knew. Bon wasn't complaining.

Then they pulled him out the door. They went into the kitchen. Rin went to the fridge a pulled out a gallon of milk. Shima went to a cabinet and grabbed a cereal box. Bon grabbed the bowls and spoons. They made themselves some breakfast and ate in silence, too busy stuffing their faces to say anything.

When they were done, they put their bowls in the sink and headed outside. It was a perfect Spring day. Winter had just ended, and Spring was kicking in. The sun shined brightly in the cloudless blue sky. The trees were growing their leaves back. The grass was green. Bees buzzed around the flower beds. Rin ran around in front of Bon and Shima, who were walking casually down the path.

Not many people were up an about. Probably still sleeping in or out somewhere. Bon focussed back on Rin, who seemed to love the spring weather. A blue butterfly landed on his shoulder. He giggled and put a finger up to the butterfly. The butterfly walked into his finger. Rin stared at in in adoration. "Mmm, your wings are beautiful. They're different from my father's." Rin said wistfully, a sad smile playing on his lips.

Bon furrowed his brow. The butterfly flew away and Rin watched it fly away with sad eyes. Bon and Shima walked over to him. Bon laced their fingers together. "You okay?" he asked gently. "I don't know what to think of my father. He's been an horrible parent, but I know he wasn't always like that. He was better before. Not much better, but sane. My brother have told me." Rin said, uncertainly. Shima took Rin's other hand in his hands. "I'm sorry. But at the same time, I'm kind of grateful. If you hadn't come to Assiah, we never would've met." Shima told him.

Rin smiled. A happy one this time. "That's true. It kind of glazes over the whole 'dad being a total dick' thing." Rin said truthfully. Bon smiled. "It's okay. I have daddy issues, too." Bon said. Rin nodded. He continued walking. They were nearing one of Mephisto's barriers around the school.

Suddenly, Rin tensed and stopped walking and cocked his head to the side, as if listening for something. He stood, frozen. Then he took off running towards the barrier. Bon and Shima looked at each other, alarmed, before running after the demon. They saw Rin with his hand on the barrier. A person walked through. Then the person collapsed into Rin's arms. Rin held them up.

As the two monks got closer, they saw the person more clearly. It was a girl, about their age. She was covered in blood. They stopped right in front of Rin and the girl, unsure of what to do or what to make of the situation. The girl had a black tank top, black jeans and combat boots, all cut up and shredded. She was bleeding from multiple gashes all over her body. She had also been very badly burned. Her clothes were shredded. They could see her gray bra underneath her shredded shirt. Her long hair was chocolate brown, but it was caked with blood. Blood was running down the side of her face from a gash on her forehead.

Her eyes were a chilling ice-blue. Her skin was pale. They couldn't tell if it was from blood loss or if she was naturally pale. Her form was slender. She looked to be currently in the process of dying. She was struggling to breath. Uneven breathes wheezed out. Rin pressed he hand to her chest. She stopped breathing for a second. Bon and Shima thought she'd just died right there. Their eyes widened.

Then, a red glow within her chest and the girl started breathing again, this time, breathing regularly for a moment before taking a deep, hacking breath. "Don't come back to Gehenna." The girl wheezed. "You will have to be able to get the demons residing in Assiah to unite as your army. When Satan gets here, he will try to take over. Whatever you do, don't let him capture you alive, Rin. Or any of your friends. He will torture you." she said, ceasing to breathe completely after the last word slipped out of her mouth. Then, she turned to dust.

Rin just stared wide eyed. Bon was worried. "Rin? Who was that?" he asked gently. "That was Alikai. Sh-She was a childhood friend." he said, his voice disbelieving. Then, a red light caught their eye. Rin knelt down and recovered a red jewel from the pile of dust. A ruby. It produced a hologram-like screen in the air.

The hologram showed a battlefield, littered with bodies, stained with blood. Red fire burned. Demons fought against each other. Claws slashed and fangs bit. Roars resounded across the leveled ground. Some higher level demons were fighting amongst the weaker ones.

A terrifying roar echoed across the battlefield, making every demon freeze. A figure stepped onto the battlefield. It was a man, wreathed in blue flames. The flames formed shapes resembling wings. The man looked similar to Rin. He had the same eyes and the same facial structure. He was also a lot bigger than some of the high-level demons there. He seemed to be in the form of a giant. His eyes were cruel and murderous. Satan. "I will ask again!" he bellowed. "Where is my son?!"

Rin stared at the hologram, horrified. He saw familiar faces. Alikai. Tawny. Makari. Aksel. Many more. Too many. All demons he had grown up with. Satan roared and began setting every living thing on fire. Makari screamed in agony as the flames consumed her. She ran off, probably trying to make it to a water source.

Alikai ran up behind Satan as her big brother, Aksel, distracted him in front. Alikai jumped on Satan's back. She hooked her arms under his armpits, suppressing him from using his arms. Flames transferred from Satan's body to hers and she shrieked. Her own bright red fought against the blue, but sputtered out in the end. She still held on until everyone who was still alive had successfully fled the battlefield. Aksel had also joined his sister on Satan's back, except he had his legs wrapped around Satan's neck while Satan thrashed around, trying to dislodge his hitchhikers.

When everybody had escaped, the siblings dropped off his back and crawled away, badly burned and almost dead. Aksel was half dragging Alikai. Satan ran off somewhere else, luckily not going after the demons dragging themselves to safety. They wheezed. Tawny came and took their arms, dragging them both off the battlefield. She opened a portal. She said something to Alikai and Alikai nodded. She struggled through the portal and then the footage shut off.

Rin didn't realize he was crying until he felt the tears running down his face. He dropped to his knees. He was in shock. Bon and Shima dropped down with him and hugged him from both sides. "He's destroying everything. Because of me." Rin whispered. Bon held him fast as he tried to get up and run.

"Bon, let me-" Rin struggled. "No! I won't let you go back! You heard what she said. She told you what you need to do!" Bon told him. Rin could've easily turned him into a human torch, but since he didn't break away from Bon and Shima's embrace, Bon guess that Rin knew what he had to do, but he wished he could go back and help. He wanted to defend those he cared for.

Rin slumped. "I should've been there to save them. Alikai and Aksel. They were siblings. They usually got along, but also argued a lot because Alikai insisted that she was never wrong. Aksel was the older brother, two years older than her. They had a little brother, Acari, but he died because he fell into a pit of poisoned water in Beelzebub's territory. By the time Beelzebub got him out, he was already dead. He was only six at the time. He would be thirteen now." Rin said, remembering the adorable little boy that looked similar to Alikai.

"Everybody told Alikai that she looked just like her mother. She hated it. Their mother died when they were very young. Their father had died before Alikai and Acari were born and Aksel had only been two at the time, so they didn't know much about their parents. They were mostly on their own. They were really good friends of mine. We used to play together. Sometimes, we would jump on lower level demon that had wings. We would make them fly with us on their backs." Bon and Shima kept silent and listened to Rin reminisce.

"We met Tawny when she fell from a tree in front of us. She's a winged demon. She used to give piggybacks to the younger demons and she would fly around, doing loops in the air. The kids love her. She's naturally good with kids. So am I. I still don't know why though. Kids just love me. Tawny had no real name, and her wings were reddish-brown and tawny, so that stuck as her name. She doesn't mind though. She can open portals, too.

"Makari is two hundred. She's a siren and loves the water. She sings beautifully. I don't know her very well because she's always sent to Assiah and back to Gehenna as a messenger. I guess she no longer wants to be a messenger for Satan." Rin finished. He'd stopped crying. He'd calmed down.

He stood up and so did Bon and Shima. Grabbed the boys hands and started running. They ran with him. "Where are we going?" Shima asked. "To tell Mephisto. He must know. The Exorcists need to be prepared for Satan and his army of higher class demons." Rin answered.

They told Mephisto the situation and Mephisto promised he would tell the Grigori. He also said he would alert the cram school students and Yukio.

Rin, Shima, and Bon met the other cram school students in a small restraunt in True Cross for dinner. Rin, Bon, and Shima had skipped lunch. Their appetites had been annihilated by that hologram. Rin ate Ramen with meat and vegetables. Bon and Shima had mochi. Izumo had some rice and curry. Yukio had takoyaki. Shiemi had a salad and Konekomeru also had Ramen.

Bon and Shima explained the events of that day and what was to happen in the future while Rin ate his Ramen. Rin made it a point to make sure his mouth was full of food every time someone asked him a question. He just wanted to eat his food. He didn't want to talk about the brutal recording they'd seen earlier.

He saw Shiemi throw him a few sympathetic looks. Sweet girl. Rin was also happy that the restaurant had big bowls, so he had plenty of food to eat. The Ramen was really good!

After Rin finished his food, Yukio changed the subject of the conversation. "Rin, Mephisto told me earlier that he was bringing father in. I thought you should know." Yukio said. Rin's mood improved. "Shiro?" he asked. Yukio nodded. Rin grinned. "I haven't seen Shiro in so long!" Rin said, sighing. "I feel old now." Rin admitted. The others laughed.

Yukio insisted on paying the check. So they finished up and left the restaurant. Then, they decided to hang out under a tree outside where the air was chilly, but refreshing. Bon and Shima were a little wary. The last time they'd sat under a tree, it had fallen on them. Rin decided not to let that fact hinder him in climbing the tree. Shiemi decided to climb up with him.

"Hey, Rin. You like climbing?" the blonde asked. Rin turned to her and grinned. "It's how I always hid from my brothers when I was a kid. I was always the best at playing hide and seek." Rin said, grinning. Shiemi smiled. "Ah, I never played those games. I didn't go to school very much." Shiemi told him.

"She was terribly shy as a kid. So much, that she would get sick just at the thought of going to school." Yukio said from under them, chuckling. Shiemi blushed. "Yeah. I'm still educated though! I read textbooks in my free time." Shiemi countered.

"So did I. Astaroth would go to Assiah and get whatever extra textbooks there were in any random school and take them back to Gehenna. He got books in every subject from all over the world. So I ended up learning different languages besides the language of demons. I'm also smarter than a few of my brothers." Rin commented. "Of course you are." Bon scoffed, joking. "Yeah, how do you read those textbooks like they're a fantasy novel? I fall asleep just trying to read them!" Shima added.

Rin laughed, swinging upside down and hanging with his legs hooked on the branch. He let his hands hang down. Then he grabbed Shima and swung back upright. Shima shouted as he was swung up into the tree. Rin laughed. "You weren't raised in a place with no real entertainment. In Gehenna, you have to make your own entertainment. Unless you wanna watch the gypsy dancers." Rin said to Shima, dusting off the pink haired boy's hoodie.

"Man, you really are strong! It must be hard to lift Shima up there!" Yukio said, half in jest. "Hey! I'm not that heavy, you know!" Shima shouted indignantly. They all laughed. Then, Rin looked at the setting sun and started to climb even higher. He made it all the way to the top branch and popped his head and shoulders above the topmost layer of leaves.

He watched the sky as various shades of yellow, orange, red, and some traces of pink streaked across the sky. He was absorbed in the beautiful colors. The others all climbed up after him and watched the sun set. "I've never seen sunset or sunrise in Assiah before." Rin murmured. Shiemi looked at him. "What is the sky in Gehenna like?" she asked. "It's black and white. No colors in the sky. And there are no stars." Rin responded. He looked genuinely happy.

When the sun was completely set, they climbed back down from the tree in the dark. They split up, going to their separate dorms. Rin stayed with Bon and Shima. Koneko stayed with them, too. Yukio went to his dorm and Shiemi and Izumo went to their own dorms.

Rin, Bon, and Shima said goodnight to Konekomeru as he went into his own dorm next to theirs. Then, Rin took off his shoes, belt, gloves, and t-shirt. He got into the middle of the bed. Bon took his shoes, coat and shirt off and as did Shima before they both settled into the bed on either side of Rin. Rin liked it in the middle. It was warm. Rin fell asleep fast.

They had a long day tomorrow.

Midnight, outside the boys dorm...

"Yes sir. He's safe for now. We were attacked today. It seems Satan is getting antsy. I will do my best to arrange a meeting between you and Rin. Yes sir. Understood. Thank you, Lord Lucifer." Shima's closed the phone and stared at the brightest star twinkling in the sky. He sighed. "Sorry Rin. It's either me or you." he said, walking back to the dorm where his two lovers were, sleeping peacefully in a warm bed before chaos began.