A/N: I wanted to make things more interesting by making the new demon creepy! Good idea or just no? And I couldn't think of a title so yeah...

Shiemi's POV:

Mom was downstairs taking care of the shop and I was in the garden, ankle deep in soil. One of my cherry blossom trees had spread it's roots out for water but got it tangled in some hidden quicksand underground.
"How did that happen?" I muttered to myself, then I remembered. Around the time I had just met Rin, that demon that was haunting the garden must've attacked some of my plants too and hid underground traps.

So now I was in the soil, trying to prise the root loose from the small patch of quicksand.

"Almost got it!" My voice sounded triumphant but if anyone for example Rin had been here, it'll have been long done and over with.

'Rin...'

If anyone had been passing by, they would think I was talking to the tree and run away thinking I'm insane.

"Why did he do that? Could Shima be right? Maybe he is jealous. No, Rin wouldn't have a crush on someone like me, I can just tell I'm not his type. And what about me... Do I like him back?"

My inner self starts asking me curious questions, eager to be fed answers.

"I don't know. And if he does like me he should just tell me, we're friends after all. But it would be a little awkward if us two were dating but at the same time, I might enjoy it..."

I start imagining Rin asking me out and me screaming 'YES YES YES!' like an overrated fangirl.

"WHAT AM I THINKING?! NO NO NOOOOOOOOO! NOT IN A MILLION YEARS! I CAN'T LIKE RIN! NOPE, NOT HAPPENING!"

'You're in denial...' the voice inside my head taunts me.

'Shut up'

'You know what sounds fun?'

'What?'

'Dating him'

'What would you know, you've never been out with anyone before!'

Shut up, neither have you!'

'Damn you!'

"Shiemi honey! Dinner's nearly ready!" My mom calls from the shop.

'Quick Shiemi, she's waiting for an answer, say something stupid!' The voice quips (Vine reference)

I pause, doing as the voice told me to. "I was not thinking about dating Rin Okumura! And okay!"

"Okay sweetie!" She bustles back inside, closing the door behind her.

'Now you've done it' The voice now seemed angry and irritated.

'Done what?'

'Idiot, she suspects you now! I was joking earlier about saying something stupid!'

'Oh geez'

I kept on fussing and worrying until the tree nudged me to continue. I sighed, bent down, picked up the shovel, and got back to work.

Reader's POV:

"What?" Was all Rin could ask before he twisted his head slightly and saw a pale hand, reaching for his shoulder.

A gunshot rang in his ears as he stumbled back. Yukio had his gun in his hand and managed to get the creature at a fair distance away. A growling noise came from it's mouth and everyone gawped in horror as it began to transform, taking the shape of a creature of pure terror. It grew 10 times the size of Rin and Yukio combined. The perfectly pruned white nails on its small hands became long, blackened and pointed nails that looked like they could slice through mountains. The pretty white silk dress it had been wearing had turned grey with filth and ,because of the sudden growth, had huge tears and rips that were dotted everywhere on it. The creature's shoes had disappeared, leaving dirty feet with oversized and untamed nails that looked similar to the fingernails. The face was the most terrifying though. The plain and blank face was gone, replaced by a thing covered in wrinkles and it's eyes were a bright yellow, covered with red veins. A scar ran down it's face and past the eyes, settling on the cheek while the rest of the face was dotted with stitches. The nose had been cut of, now in it's place was a scab that tried to resemble what it formerly was. The only thing left of this creature that was the same snowy white as before were it's teeth that were the size of Rin with pointed ends and a glint to them.

"Looks like things are about to get interesting" Mephisto smiled and took a sip of his tea, observing it all from above.

"Oh so you actually remember to brush your teeth?" Rin taunted the creature, seemingly not fazed at all by it's sudden change of appearance. Yukio however could see beyond Rin's facade. He could tell that deep down, all of Rin's inner senses were telling him to run, to scream, to get as far away from the demon as possible, but Rin's confidence and determination outshone that. Yukio was proud of his older brother, even though it should be the other way around. He let out a weak smile then turned back to their foe.

"Let's play a game" a jittery little girl's voice uttered from somewhere. It was so close it seemed like it was speaking directly to Yukio, like it was in his mind. He looked around but couldn't see anything except for the creature before them, it's mouth not giving any sign that it was uttering any words. He could tell that it was the demon speaking to them but with telepathy.

Everyone else around him could hear the voice so that confirmed his suspicion.

"Let's play together! I like to call it tag, I'm sure you've heard of it though. Except today, we are playing with my rules"

Purple digital writing was now floating in the air.

"I've cast binding symbols all around the surrounding compound. If you don't know what that is, it means that anyone inside the invisible circle made by the symbols is bound by the rules. It disables anything that can interfere with these rules. Now to make the game more interesting..."

"Seems pretty interesting to me..." Rin muttered under his breath but before he could even cry out, he was in the creatures grip.

"I now have a hostage! Because of my telepathy powers, I could tell you were all relying on the son of satan to save you. To have him back, you must fight me while being bound by these rules."

"Get off of him!" Yukio yells up at the creature but it just lets out a laugh.

"Oh I don't plan to hurt him, I don't want any harm to come to satan's son. He is destined to become the destroyer of Asiah, and ruler of Gehenna!"

"NO I WON'T!" Rin shouts at the top of his voice, letting his anger seep through and blue flames billowed from his body.

"The flames, so bright. Just like fathers" The creature whispers in awe. It was distracted so Rin took this moment to wiggle out of it's grip and run to join Yukio.

"Well, if I can't have the boy then I'll have his sword. If he doesn't have it then I can open and close it as much as I want for as long as he lives and anyone in the surrounding area will see his true nature. The knights of the true cross will see him as a threat and have him executed. You don't want that, do you Yukio?" Even though they couldn't see any signs of the creature talking, they could sense smugness in it's voice. "Let's see how well you fight against me now, Son of Satan. Will you fall without your demon powers or will you prevail and earn this sword back. Forgive me, I got carried away. We'll never know unless the game starts soon."

"Ready Yukio?" Rin looks at his younger brother.

He nods. "Ready as I'll ever be"

They grin at each other then look back at the little girl monster.

"Well then if you're ready, Let the game begin!"