Rin stared at Mephisto in shock. "What do you mean, fix that? Is it even possible?" Mephisto's face betrayed nothing, and he confidently strolled along the abandoned subway. "Just stay there, I'll be back soon."

Gaping, Rin could only look at the retreating back of the elder demon in disbelief. "Gah…! why me? Everyone latches onto me as a scapegoat and makes my life a living hell, then Mephisto comes along and switches my whole life around, back to the beginning of everything, a little before to be honest… then I try to fit in even though for SOME reason, I'm 6 and still have my demon features, find a dick of a maths teacher, and then-"

"Then you stormed off and found me. Come with me, I have something to show you, and I don't know how it'll work out." Rin glared, but followed him nonetheless.

Soon enough, they reached True cross, and walked in silence through a key door, into an empty hall with dim lighting coming from rusted chandeliers tipped with orange flames. Squinting, Rin could barely make out the edges of the area, and went to illuminate it with less than a thought, but Mephisto grabbed his hand. Startled, the small embers in his hand died.

"What's that for?!" Mephisto's face morphed into slight disappointment. "You still don't get it." Rin stared blankly, annoyance and confusion blending on his face. "Get what?" Mephisto sighed, before he replied.

"I guess it's to be expected, you spent a decade running, with natural shields surrounding you. But here? Well, people are going to notice such concentrated flares of demonic energy. Cut it out."

Still annoyed, but mostly confused Rin let go of the flames, and was about to speak again but Mephisto- once again, cut him off.

"I'm going to do something now that you'll probably hate, but it will also probably save your life in the next 5 or so years until you can… nevermind. Eins, Zwei, Drei!"

Rin saw the pink puff of smoke first, unnaturally bright. Then he blinked as he felt a strange rippling sensation, but all that fell to the back of his mind when everything became clearer, and he was a LOT lower. Mephisto leaned down to his eye level, on one knee, and tilted his face around with his large, pale hands.

Rin pulled back, slightly horrified and half snarling. "What the hell did you do?" Mephisto shrugged, stood up, and sent a condescending grin in his direction. "Take a look, you should be able to figure out how to change back soon enough. I'll say… a week or so? Just use it to hide and deal with demons when you can. Your human form is barely demonic at all now. "

Rin gaped at him, and with a flash of pink was left alone and gaping at a portrait of some creature resembling a horned lion with cloven hooves rather than paws. He lifted a hand to move it out of the way so he could move outside and the creature moved a hoof. He put the hand back down, and the hoof came down as well. A strangled scream escaped his throat, and he yelled at the top of his voice. "MEPHISTO!"

Unknown:

"The creature did not appear."

"It will eventually, please-!"

"No matter. Have you prepared?"

"Yes…"

A.N

Okay so… the ONE reviewer (I'm looking at you, new followers!) asked for infrequent but long updates and I have to apologise. I feel this is the maximum regular rate I can produce. Sorry L but anyway, everyone out there is a completely wonderful and awesome person with so much to them, so I say !"£$% you, bullying! And you too, !¬"£$%ing stress! Well, have a happy day!

ALSO. Prize to anyone who can correctly guess the people in the Boltalics above. hehe... mind you, only one has appeared so far. good luck.