My eyes open after being out for god only knows how long. I'm back in my dorm room. My body aches from head to toe. My tail feels like it's on fire and broken at every joint. I pull the bandage from around it and tears begin to fall from my eyes. My once beautiful tail was now bruised and blackened with the hand prints of demons. I lay it gently against my lap. There was only one more thing I had to do now. Pack. I need to get out of here. I need to tell the divine order that satan's son is attending school here.
I slide from my bed onto my knees and shove what little bit of clothing I do have into a bag. I sling it over my shoulder and weakly hobble over to the door. I never knew walking would take so much effort. I could hear Yukio's voice coming from down the hall. He weas here, but I didn't hear Rin. Now I would have to sneak out. Tip-toeing down the stairs the best I can, I hear Yukio hang up the phone and exit his room. Crap. I'm caught. I try my best to ignore it and continue down the stairs, but he beats me to the first landing.
"Where are you going?" He asks.
"Home." I spit back at him, just knowing what he is pisses me off. It's not like it was any of his business anyways.
"I need to ask you for a favor." He replies, keeping his expression serious.
"I don't owe you anything." I tell him then continue down the stairs.
"It's about Rin. He has gotten himself into trouble." He calls after me.
"Take care of it yourself, it's not like it has anything to do with me." I call back over my shoulder.
"It does! It has everything to do with you!" He yells at my back. I freeze for a moment waiting to hear what else he has to say. "Because of you, he is about to die!"
"That's what the spawn of satan deserves." I say through grit teeth.
"He deserves to die because he saved you? Because he drew his sword and exposed his flames so willingly to save you, he deserves to die?" Yukio asks, sounding close to tears. "He tries so hard to be normal. He tries so hard to become stronger so that he can help people. You're the daughter of the goddess of courage and strength, yet you can't even see it when it's right in front of you. You know, He killed that demon, that did that to your tail. And every demon that came near you." Yukio said turning away from me to head back up stairs.
The words that I had just hear conflicted me. Why would the son of satan save an angel? Why would he go that far to protect me? "Wait!" I call out to Yukio. "Since he did save me, I suppose I owe it to him. But, after that, I'm leaving." I tell him. Yukio looks at me and nods, wiping the tears from his eye with his hand. "Take me to him."
"Rin Okumura is a menace." Arthur says, motioning to the demon chained down next to him. Rin kept quiet, his head bowed and eyes on the floor. "Once again after being told to keep his flames concealed, he just lets them out. He rampaged through Tokyo, luckly there were only minor injuries. And even allowed a gate to open."
"He didn't allow it." Mephisto defends.
"Where is the evidence? What is there that's proving he isn't the one who opened it himself?" Arthur responds. "He is a danger to soceity and he must be taken care of."
"Taken care of? He isn't an animal!" Mephisto shouts.
"He acts like one, why not treat him like one?" The blonde haired man says. The Grigori sit in silence, listening to both men speak. Then Yukio enters the room and takes his spot next to Mephisto. "And you! How do we know that you don't spout flames like he does?" Arthur says pointing to Yukio. "Can we really afford to let them live amongst the people we care so dearly for?"
"Yukio is an exorcist and has earned the trust that he has." One of the Grigori says. "As for Rin, Execution is our only option. We have warned him time and time again."
"Did you bring her?" Mephisto asks, turning to Yukio and grabbing his coat.
"Yes, shes just out side. She said she needed to use the bathroom first." Yukio says, pushing Mephisto's hands from his coat. Then the heard the loud crash of doors opening. Everyone in the room gasped, except for Arthur who growled in anger.
"Who dares interupt this court?" The man yells turning to the doors. "Who ever you are, I will slay you my self." He draws his sword and points it toward the darkened halls just beyond the doors. A figure in a black cloak steps out of the darkness and proceeds foward. "Are you ready to pay?" Arthur asks rushing forward. The cloaked figured continutes at the same slow pace all the way until Arthur's sword meets their throat. "Show your face, scum." His blade cuts the ties of the cloak and it falls to the ground in a pile.
Flames danced behind my eyes as I glared at the man before me. His expression went from one of pure confidence to one of pure and utter terror. His blade fell from his hand and he dropped to the ground before me, pressing his forhead to the ground at my feet. I smirk looking down at the current paladin groveling. "Megami Yui-hime. I-I..." He scrambles for words to say that would garauntee his life.
"Get up, I'm not here to deal with you. But you will pay for that tone you took with me. What was it you called me? Scum?" I ask folding my arms over my chest.
"Yes, Yui-hime, what ever you wish." He says, getting to his feet and scooting away to the shadow.
"Yui, you're alright." Rin whispers, unable to lift his head due to the chains.
"Rin Okumura..." I begin looking at him looking so pathetic and willing to accept his sentence of exucution. "Rin Okumura saved my life." I tell the Grigori. A few gasps were heard but mostly whispers. "The reason he drew his sword and exposed his flames was to protect me while I closed the gate. Does that sound like some one who is a threat?" I pause looking around the room. "He knew the consequences of it and still did it. All to save someone who demonkind dispise. Does it sound fair to you, Arthur?" I ask turning to the blond haired man, still shaken by my presence alone.
"N-no." He stammers, taken off guard by me addressing him.
"No ,it doesn't." I repeat. "I have something I would all like you to see." I say, untying the back of my long white dress and letting it fall to the floor. I stood there, in nothing but my underwear before the highest ranking officials of the true cross order. More gasps were heard among the crowd. "Unchain his neck." I say pointing to Rin. "I want him to see too."
The heavy chains dropped from Rins neck and shoulders, allowing him to sit back on his knees. Yet he refused to look at me. "These cuts. These bruises. These markings that cover my body were all inflicted on that day, yet they look as if they had happened less than two hours ago. I recieved these while Rin was protecting me. What do you think would have happened if he wasn't?" I asked them pointed to a Grigori.
"You would have died." He murmured.
"I'm Sorry, could you say it louder. Loud enough for everyone to hear." I say cupping my hand over my ear. The man clears his throat and speaks again.
"You would have died." He says loudly.
"I would have died!" I repeat. "And this is how you treat an angel's savior?" I said motioning to Rin, who still hadn't looked at me.
"Uncuff him at once!" A Grigori yelled. "Thes case is close. Penalty of Execution denied!" As the words left the man's mouth, Rin was fully unchained. I watched him get to his feet, then he ran to me, wrapping his arms around me. Holding me as if I'd disappear if he didn't.
"You're okay. You're okay." He kept repeating to himself as he held me. Tears fell from his eyes and landed on my bare shoulders. His fingers ran through my hair as he burried his face into the nape of my neck. I had never been held in such a gentle way. I have never had someone cry over my well being. His legs gave out from under him as he fell to his knees. He pressed his forhead against my stomach as he wrapped his arms around me. "Thank god you're okay. I thought you were dead. You were unconcious for so long and..." He trailed off. So many things ran through my mind. The young man on his knees crying in front of me was satan's son? I was frozen where I stood.
"Good job Yui-sama." Mephisto said removing his suit jacket and wrapping it around my shoulders. Then I felt somethign cold around my tail. I pulled It around and looked just below the feathery tip. A gold band had appeared. I craddled the tip of my tail in my hands gazing down at it.
"What is this?" I whisper. Then I see something appear and glint off of the end of Rin's tail. I quickly grab it causeing Rin to jump and let go of my waist. "What's going on?" I ask, comparing the two bands. "They are identical."
"Ehh..." A noise escaped Mephisto's throat when he caught eye of the bands.
"What is it?" I ask as Rin gets to his feet and takes his tail from me to examine the band.
"Nothing, nothing. I'm sure this happens-"
"What do you know?" I growl, grabbing the pink button up he was dressed in.
"It's a imprint band." He blurts. "You two are recognized as a couple both in the eyes of Ghenna and Assiah."
"A couple?" Rin and I ask in unison.
"You are officially bound together." Mephisto says, trying to appear innocent. "There's nothing you can do to change it. You will not be able to live with out the other by your side now. If you die, so will he. If he dies, so will you."
"What?" I ask completely baffled by the entire situation.
"This is completely normal...in an abnormal way. This only occurs between demons. It is un heard of between an angel and a demon." Mephisto explains. "You two are figuratively married. Rin's demon side has imprinted on you."
"Imprinted?" I ask.
"Married?" Rin asks.
"Imprinted as in...His demon side recognizes you as his woman."
"His woman?" I ask a little offened.
"Sorry, wrong word, Soul mate. It recognizes you as his soulmate." Mephisto explaines. "And yes married as in...your heart will only be happy with her. Congratulations." The old demon smiles tossing confettii.
"B-but..." I stutter.
"I'll have to buy a ring now, and I can't afford a wedding. What about kids? I don't think I'm ready for those. I'm only nineteen." Rin babbles, seemingly completely okay with this situation.
"No need to buy a ring. You have these." Mephisto says clinking the bands around our tails together. "A wedding can wait, but I can't wait to be an uncle, I love kids."
"What is all the commotion about?" Yukio asks, joining the conversation.
"I'm getting married!" Rin announces, showing him the band on his tail.
"Married?! To whom?" The younger twin asks, completely shocked.
"To Yui." Rin says as if it was obvious, showing him the band on my tail.
"You two should really slow down, you only met a couple of weeks ago..." Yukio begins to trail off his sentence as Mepisto whispers something to him. "Oh..." Yukio says once the man is finished. "I really don't know what to say about this.
"I do. Beware the full moon." Mephisto warms me. "Demons tend to be restless. It might not be as bad for Rin since he is only half, but still." Rin jumps at his words and turns a bright red.
"What is he talking about?" I ask, fullying knowing that Rin knew something about what he said.
"Nothing, nothing." He said turning me away from the old demon. "Let's go, I owe you a dinner."