A/N:
Sorry long update and tense mistakes. But some just seem mistakes.
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Rin immersed himself in the atmosphere around him. Oh how he loved festivals - though he'll like it more if he wasn't wearing girls' apparel but hey, at least he can buy whatever he wanted because he has his living wallet, A.K.A. : Yukio. His younger sibling did promise to get him whatever the hell he wanted that's why Rin agreed to come here in the first place. The disguised son of Satan was in cloud nine even though they are only standing by the gate. Then a sudden realization brought him down to earth again: people were staring at him. Rin gulped, perhaps he should have never come here but the bribe was too strong. With widened blue eyes, he searched for something to protect himself, then he found something... or rather someone, better than any item: Yukio. Hurriedly, Rin grabbed his brother by the arm and hid himself behind the tall male. Yukio on the other hand, could only raise a brow at his retreated older twin who took refuge behind his back.
The people around, mostly males, saw the action and disappointingly sighed, scowled, and looked away turning back their attention back to where it had originally been. The very much attractive female they locked at already has a certain male somebody with her, who is the well known: Yukio Okumura. The guy is tall, has lean physique, a genius, has perfectly pulled of a sexy megane* look, and overall he's handsome, so with that, they're very positive that can't steal the new found apple of their eye. How unlucky, things are just too good to be true to them.
The female mass also had their own dilemma. Their crush, Yukio Okumura, has someone with him who is drop dead pretty. It looks like she has a foreign blood mixed in her, though Yukio also looks like he has another blood other than Japanese. That fact added another one of a hundred reasons why they are perfect for each other. They sighed. Mr. Perfect is out of their reach.
"Hey guys!" Shima called and waved at the twins who are getting so much attention just by standing idly there,
"Nii-san, unlatch yourself from me, Shima-san and the others are calling for us over there." Yukio said kindly to his older by five minutes twin.
Rin peered from his brother's shoulder and saw that Shima, Suguro, and Konekomaru are over the Takoyaki stand eating Caramel Apples, which didn't make much sense in the half demon's brain at the moment but what's significant is that those Takoyaki and those Caramel Apples look oh so tempting.
Instead of going out of the comfort and protection Yukio's back gave him, he pushed him towards their friends' direction.
"Aww... why are you hiding Rin? You're so cute!" Shima cooed at the bluenette who glared at him,
"Shut your face! I don't want people knowing it's me, 'kay?" Rin sort of threatened. The pink haired grinned with an 'okay' as a reply.
Then Yukio's phone rang, the owner answered it excusing himself from the group to take the call privately. In the meantime, Rin and the Kyoto bunch chatted for a while with the half demon being thankful that the stares he's getting is minimal - though the nearby vendors kept messing up because they ogled at him too much than necessary. Then he realized something, "Where are eyebrows and the others you were talking about?"
"Oh, Kamiki-chan, Paku-chan, and Moriyama-chan are over by the other shops." Shima pointed at a random direction he assumed where the female's are. Kamiki noticed Rin's presence and looked at him out of the corner of her eye and smirked at the male. Rin flinched,
Yukio walked back up to the group, "I'm sorry, but I have to leave for a while."
"What? Where are you going?" asked Rin with a hint of panic in his tone,
"There were plenty of exorcists that got hurt when they want back to their high level mission and is in need of more Doctors so they called me." explained Yukio.
The older twin looked down with shoulders slumped, "Okay then, you go there and I'll go home."
Yukio shook his head, "No nii-san, you stay here, i'll be back. I'll just be assisting anyways." he smiled. Rin wasn't sure about that.
"He's right, Rin. Stay here and have some fun." said Shima with a grin. The half demon nodded and smiled at his brother as an reassurance that he'll be fine.
"Okay."
The friends frolicked in the festival looking at different stalls. Rin would watch them whenever the others play a game - he doesn't want to play any with the concern of 'possibly' getting himself in to trouble. The mini yukata clad demon always made a conscious attempt to stay near his friends because now that the predators no longer sees Yukio's presence, they're going for the kill.
Rin suddenly felt something...something that will give him trouble...
'I gotta pee!' Quickly, his eyes searched for the nearest bathroom... 'AHA!' He ran as fast as he could towards the bathroom a bit far from the stalls without telling his companions where he's going since they were so busy having fun, that and he really needs to go.
Rin gulped and eyed the two doors in front of him, one for female and one for male. 'Where do I go? I'm a male, but I'm dressed as a female... If I go in to the male's dressed as this... oh no... If I go to the female... well they won't mind.. But I would! I will completely lose my self respect! But I have been to female's bathroom before because that's where Shura and eyebrows dress me up...'
"What'cha starin' at cutie?"
"Huh?" Rin snapped out of his dilemma a bit annoyed at the person disrupting him from actually thinking. He turned and saw a tall guy, some stranger. He had light brown hair and dark brown eyes, he's actually handsome. "Just go to the bathroom if you need to and leave me alone." Rin replied harshly.
The guy raised a brown then smirked, "Ouch. And here I was trying to help a pretty little lady."
Again with the flirting, Rin is getting real pissed, he needs to goddamn pee and some perv is stalling him to find a solution to his predicament. He raised a hand in front of the face of the guy and with a 'humph' and turned on his heel and walked away. He kept walking still with a hot head unable to register the world around him. Soon he found himself in the middle of the forest.
"Oh great now i'm lost." he slapped his forehead feeling stupid being 15 and still managed to get lost. Well everyone does keep on saying he's an idiot.
He trudged down the leafy path, cut through bushes, searched for lights from the lamps in the festival but there was none. "ARGHH! Dang!" He stopped walking and kicked the leaves from the ground with a huff, "I didn't even get to pee..." But then he figured he could just go wherever now since he's alone, with nothing but trees and other actors of mother nature.
Rin looked around, and saw a tree where he could do his job because he dubbed the other trees to be insufficient for his biological needs. Lazily, he walked over and stood before the tree, he sighed, "Forget it, I don't need to go anymore..." the half demon slumped his forehead on the trunk defeatedly, "...I didn't get molested alright... instead I'm lost... in a forest... with my friends enjoying themselves... and my phone has no reception...why? Why? Kuro... I miss my cat..."
He sighed, it's not like whining can do any good, thus continue to search his way back again. In his moments of despair, his ears picked up a sound: A faint sound of a drum beat. He honed in on the sound he recognized to be one of those large drums that's placed up on those wooden towers in the festival. "There!" Immediately he ran where he guessed the festival might be, or at least any kind form of civilization. As he ran, he accidentally tripped by a rock, "Ow..." he held on his now aching ankle which he guessed to be sprained, "Damn rock.." soon he realized that the sound grew fainter and fainter and soon left him in silence again. "No..."
Alone in the woods, cold and dark, he walked aimlessly, albeit limping. Though his legs are also getting sore from fatigue and stress with the added bonus of a sprained ankle that won't heal as fast as he anticipated, perhaps bones heal less quicker than when he gets bruised or cut.
Rin sensed something again, he whiffed the air, recognizing the scent as the ocean. He headed to the direction where the scent got stronger. He pushed through the bushes as he followed a faint glow ahead, with a few more painful strides, finally he stood by a cliff overlooking the ocean that reflected the moonlight and some light by the rural area on the horizon.
He sighed, "Now what am I going to do with the ocean?" he was about the leave the area when he remembered that there will be a fireworks display at midnight. He loved fireworks, when he and Yukio were younger, Shiro would take them to festivals and watch. Feeling nostalgic, he sat down as he faced the vast waters and relished the cool breeze that came along with it. But he felt the chill was cold, a little too cold for his liking. Was it because he was alone? Was it because he felt disappointed in himself for getting lost? He brought his knees together on his chest and embraced them as if a quiet promise of escape from the hardship he faced.
The tranquility of the sight before him cradled him in a state of calmness that convinced him that there might be good things that came along this misfortune. That, and he can't get anywhere with a broken ankle.
"I did heard the people saying that the fireworks will be launched from across this bay, so I practically get the best view, right?" He told himself. That thought is what motivated him to stay there, in the cold edge filled with nothing but the sound of waves rolling and crashing on to the steep side under the cliff.
Rin just sat there waiting for midnight to strike, "Ugh... I've been here for how long...?" He really has been there for quite a while now, with only counting stars, or humming strings of melodies as his past time. He took out his phone after he realized that he has it and checked the time: 11:48 pm
"Almost there..." His excitement growing,
"There you are, Okumura!" A familiar voice said from behind. Rin turned and his eyes widened in surprise when saw Suguro, Shima, Konekomaru, Izumo, Paku, Shiemi, and Yukio emerge from the bushes.
"It's so like you to get lost." Izumo said with a scowl,
"We were worried, Rin." Shiemi gave him a concerned look, then smiled, "Glad you're okay."
"Uhh... yeah." He smiled back,
"Cool! This place has the perfect view for the fireworks!" announced Shima. Soon the friends found their spot and sat there. Shiemi, Paku, and Izumo sat together a little farther in front; The Kyoto trio sat beside each other close to Rin; Yukio stood at a distance behind as he held his phone e-mailing someone.
"Ah hey! Give it back!" Konekomaru exclaimed and chased a grinning Shima who took his glasses teasing him. Bon growled and followed along the two friends that were making a fuss - Rin laughed at their antics. Once the blonde streaked blonde caught up to the pink haired, he smacked his head and took back the glasses. After that, the trio sat to where they stood leaving Rin on the previous spot. Fit of giggles and laughs filled the air around them only when a line of light cut the midnight sky did they stop.
The dark evening began to be engulfed by schemes of colors as the fireworks lit the heavens. With every 'boom' new waves of colors appear.
Rin's blue eyes sparkled completely mesmerized. It reminded him of their childhood when Shiro was still with them, he hugged his knees tighter and rested his chin on his arm as a smile crept on his lips.
"You really love fireworks, huh nii-san?" asked Yukio as he sat next to his twin with his eyes also fixed on the show splayed onto the sky,
"Of course! It's one of the best things in the world!" replied Rin with much enthusiasm.
"I agree. Tou-san used to let us watch these events."
The older could only nod. He could feel his yearning for his father again, but dismissed it for now. "Heh, bet the old man would laugh at me when he sees me crossdressing." he joked.
His brother chuckled, "Well, I'm sure he'll be holding a camera while doing so."
Rin laughed heartily, "More embarrassing snapshots of me for the photo album."
After a few minutes, the show ended with a last shot of a big firework that illuminated the sky a shade of blue. The friends stood up and stretched their legs. The girls walked on ahead followed by the three monks, Yukio stood up after, "Nii-san, come on up."
"Uhh..yeah." He looked down towards his ankle, 'Please be healed' but alas, his prayer was denied when he stumbled down again in the attempt of getting up, he growled,
"What's wrong?" Yukio knelt beside him,
"I sprained my ankle, I was hoping that it would be okay by now 'cause of my fast healing."
"Perhaps it'll take a little more time, after all, a sprain is worse than your ordinary wounds and bruises."
"Thought so."
The younger pondered for a while, he stood up then turned his back against Rin and knelt down once again, "Here, I'll carry you."
"Eh! N-no! It's okay, I can't have you carrying me too often." Rin shook his head with his hands waving in front of him in a sign of denial, his tail also swished side to side.
"But you carry me almost everyday when we were younger."
"That's...different."
Yukio smiled back at him, "It's not. Now, come on."
Rin pouted but nonetheless complied and let himself be carried piggy back style. His palms rested on his taller brother's shoulders.
The twins, more specifically Yukio, were walking in the woods, "Uhh.. Yukio? Do you know where we're going?"
"Of course, I know my way around these parts since Tou-san trained me here." explained Yukio,
"I see... oh! Which reminds me, how did you guys find me?" asked Rin
They were quiet for a while as an answer was anticipated.
"I heard you."
"Huh?"
"I heard your hums."
"I was THAT loud?" Seriously, he's fully aware that he's slightly... okay not slightly... as in really loud and boisterous, but to actually hear his voice throughout the forest?
Yukio chuckled, "No, it was very faint actually, barely audible, it almost blended with the breeze. But I recognized it as your voice, so I just headed to the direction where it came from and let the others follow me to where I thought you were."
"You still recognized?" Rin asked again, touched that his brother knew him that well,
"You know I'll find you whenever you need me to even when all it takes is something as soft as a whisper."
The older twin's eyes widened then he closed them with a smile and wrapped his arms around Yukio's neck embracing him, "Hmm..right...but you know... I wouldn't have been lost if you didn't leave in the first place!" He pinched his cheek earning him a whine.
"Aww.. that hurts, nii-san...I told you that I needed to..."
"Hmph! Well you owe me a lot!" He let go of his cheek and hugged him once again, nuzzling his nose on the younger's shoulder,
"But I already found you, isn't that enough?"
"It ain't!"
Yukio sighed, "Fine, fine, i'll treat you some other time..."
"Yey!"
END CHAPTER
Well that wasn't my original plan, but oh well... I decided not to put too much deep things since...hmm...
I think my writing is getting a little rusty, what'cha guys think? Not that it's polished before... but you all know what I mean ^^
QN-chan- i'll put that next chapter :) I'll set aside my own ideas for now.
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