Authors notes: I feel like this is getting out of hand once again, my writing is too close to the anime, and writing without distorting the story too much or spill details you have already seen is essentially hard work. But I just love this romantic entanglement too much to stop. Sorry about this sappy authors confession and enjoy this chapter.
Chapter 9
Seeing his brother completely consumed by the demon made Yukio freeze. Rins eyes were red, his hair standing like a porcupine, blue flames engulfed him, but made no attempt to come near.
"No don't go any closer, he will kill you." Yukio said pointing his gun at Rins head, he couldn't fire. If Rin came any closer all the students would find out exactly how weak he really was. He cocked the gun, his hand still as she leaped towards Rin capturing him in a tight embrace. Yukios blood froze, as something primal reacted inside him, fear that she would kill herself, fear that Rin would be killed for it, fear of the life after Rin. Instead the blue flames subsided and with a fluttering look at Yukio Rin fell to the ground unconscious. Shiemi wasn't strong enough to hold him. He didn't think, but ran instinctively to his brothers aid, checking his vitals, flashing a worried look at Shura and Shiemi. Shura glared.
"He just never listens does he? Now he leaves us with no choice, he has to be taken to the Vatican." He wanted to scream at her, tell her where to shove her words, but she waved a hand dismissively killing his protests before they reached his lips.
"Don't say anything, it will only hurt the cause, for now no one thinks about you like that, don't argue and force my hand in the matter." Her sober tone, the look in her eyes. What had mere moments ago been suspicion was confirmed in her eyes, Yukio saw that, but instead of ratting them out, she wanted to help. He stepped back, let the teachers who emerged from every corner of the forest take his unconscious twin and drag him away. Tears started to swell in Yukios eyes, he kept walking increasing his speed so that none of the students would be able to catch up. Shura on the other hand reached him in no time.
"Please don't tell anyone." Yukio pushed the words out despite the lump in his throat making almost impossible to breathe.
"I won't tell a soul, but Yukio." Shuras sudden silence made Yukio slow down and look at the redhead.
"What Shura? Are you going to tell me what a sin I committed? How this makes me a monster too?" his angry words and guarded expression made Shura frown and then light up in a smile.
"You sound like you are doing just fine without my interference." Yukio stopped and pushed back his glasses, somehow they had survived the fight he had in the woods, and his soft bown eyes trying to be hard were just too cute.
"I could have fallen for you, you know?" She said softly.
"Had it been a girl holding your heart in her hand I might have been able to steal it... eventually, but this. You can never tell anyone about your relationship with him, they will call it the power of Satan, and you will both be executed." She sat down by a root looking up at Yukio expectantly. He licked his lips, the anger seeping out leaving his hands trembling and his eyes moist.
"This feeling, I have been trying to fight it, kill it, because you are right. The unholy union between Nii-...Rin and myself, it is plain wrong. Why shouldn't Satan be involved in this, making us sin would be one of the steps needed for us to be corrupted, and corruption leads to weakness." Yukio almost spat out the words, his face contorted from pain and self loathing. Shura had a sad smile on her face.
"Don't say that, now I met Rin I understand your feelings, yours and Shiros. He is special. Plus the thought of you two having sex really turns me on." Shura laughed at her own joke, winking at the suffering exorcist in front of her.
"Don't be vulgar Shura, what Rin and I are seeking is a union, we were never meant to be separated, and this love, it will disappear soon enough." Shura cracked open another beer she had suddenly found from out of nowhere.
"Either that or we try to save him... By repairing his sword." Yukio flinched, Shura pretended not to notice as she emptied the can wiping her mouth with an arm.
"It can be fixed?" He asked. Shura nodded.
"It was forged at some point, Why shouldn't it be able to be fixed?" Yukio got a distant look in his eyes, something Shura had noticed him getting every time he laid out a plan.
"Do you know of one capable of such a task?" He asked cautiously, Shura nodded slowly.
"Yes but before I tell you, I want something from you." She leaned forward, her breasts almost spilling out of the tight top holding them in their place, Yukio had rehearsed not looking at them, when she leaned forward like that.
"What is it you want?" She licked her lips, her eyes glazing over as she looked at him.
"I want to know if that picture I took did really help you confess to Rin... aand" She said before he could stop her.
"And I want to know if you could ever imagine us together." she ended. Yukio was dumbfounded. Somehow he had never thought anyone could know and not disapprove, and with her filthy mind, he had expected her to ask for details, details he wouldn't want to spill. He sighed.
"It worked, somehow Rin, he.. He felt the same as me, afraid like I that any admission would result in estrangement... We kissed that night. I'm not gay you know, I have never felt anything resembling feelings neither sexual or any other kind for the same sex, and once..." Yukio stopped, taking in a deep breath. bracing himself. If Shura betrayed him now Rin and him would both die, he tried thinking of it as a deathbed confession. She didn't push, instead she played with a lock of hair that had been able to free itself of the ponytail.
"Once I was in love with you."
