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Chapter 9: 99 problems, but an Okumaru aint one.

"Rin?...Rin? …RIN!?" Rin snapped out of his daze and his attention was reverted back to Shura. "What the hell was that? I thought I kissed her?" Rin shut his eyes tightly in an attempt to clear his head. Okay so far all he understood was he just had an intense daydream make-out session with his old teacher. Before his thoughts could continue he knew he had to get away from her and back to the class. Her scent was still overwhelming his keen sense of smell. What the hell was she wearing? How could he almost break his composure and deal with the higher-ups? There were so many questions that he needed answers to.

"It was no trouble at all honestly as I said before I felt partially responsible for the condition you were in, but I believe we should return back to the class." She could tell his mood had darkened a bit, but she decided to just nod and smile.

Walking through the hallway at a steady pace Rin continued to search his mind for a solution. There wasn't much information about a demons behavior let alone how they changed with age. If he wanted answers about why his hormones have been raging lately he'd have to ask someone much older than him. "And just when I thought puberty was finally over with" he chuckled inwardly at the statement.

Every now and again Shura would glance at him from the corner of her eye trying to read at least the slightest emotion on his face, but there was nothing. He was so blank like a canvas that had never been touched. There once was a time when he'd smile, and laugh. A time where he reflected the very essence of Shiro. "What's happened to you Rin…?"

"What are you talking about?" He turned his head towards her.

Without even realizing it Shura had accidently blurted her thoughts out loud, and by the looks of it Rin didn't seem like he would back down. He obviously wanted an answer to his question since he acknowledged her bold comment.

"N-Nothing." She tried to recover but failed miserably.

Stopping at the duel large doors Rin stood in front blocking her way. "You asked what happened to me. Well it would seem after I avoided execution on site from you and my brother I grew up and got stronger. I thought that much was obvious ." She bit her lip nervously noticing how he was blocking her way, but relief filled her lungs when he opened the duo doors at the same time.

Rin was greeted with a surprisingly wonderful scene. His students were actually putting forth quite the effort especially Suguro. Yukio wasn't necessarily concerned about Rin, but he was a bit agitated with what the two had to talk about. He was finding it a bit difficult to wrap his mind around it all. What really put him on high guard was how nervous and out of place Shura looked after she returned.

"I apologize for my abrupt leave, but let's continue." The class had flowed on normally as any class would. Rin corrected Shiemi and Shima's stances as they continued shooting at the gun range aiming for the bull's-eye. "When you two can hit the center at least 3 times with one clip then we'll take it to the next level. Don't forget you guy's are only using pellet guns the feel of a real gun is totally different. Keep your focus, and grip strong."

Shima nodded grinning widely, almost moments after Rin finished speaking he was only inches away from the center. "Hey teach I'm almost there." Correcting him would be pointless. Rin simply nodded not even bothering to change his use of wording.

On the other hand though Shiemi was having an extremely rough time. She hadn't even touched the target yet. Most of her shots were in the white blank section or at the wall. Rin sighed heavily and walked up behind her. "Having a bit of trouble ?"

The small petite girl nearly jumped and squeaked hearing her teacher so close behind her. "Y-Yes!." Rin closed in on her a bit and gripped her hand with his on adjusting her aim. "Close your eyes and take a deep breath, but keep your eyes shut." She nodded slowly feeling her lungs with oxygen and exhaling. Rin slowly let go of her hand, and spoke one word. "Shoot." Obeying she pulled the trigger and opened her eyes just in time to see that Rin was no longer holding her hand. "But when did he let go she thought." Her attention was then turned to the target and she was literally about half an inch from the center.

She smiled widely jumping up and down and thanked him profusely for his help. Once again he nodded casually acknowledging her gratitude. Yukio was a bit awestruck at how fast they were making progress. Hell Shiemi was moving almost as fast as he did when he first started at the shooting range. It was obvious that Rin's skills were on a completely different level now. Not only was he an above excellent warrior, but he was an excellent teacher as well. "Dad would be proud Rin…." Yukio smiled a bit as his face softened.

"What's got you so smiley 4 eyes?" Shura questioned seeing her long time friend in a better mood.

"Just remembering when we used to come here when we were younger. It's kinda funny now ya know? All those wagers and I still have yet to beat you."

Shura snickered a bit and threw her arm around him ruffling his hair. "Don't think you can beat me by trying to soften me up."

Eventually working his way out of her grip he was able to fix his glasses and hair. "That thought would never cross my mind, but what did you and my brother go and talk about earlier?"

Shura's eyes snapped open widely in a bit of shock. Well she should have known that Yukio of all people would have a right to be a bit curious. They were friends overall since they were children or rivals. Depends on how you looked at it.

"Well, HEY WHAT'S THAT!" She pointed in a random direction and Yukio quickly turned his head. When he looked back she was gone and he was only irritated he had fallen for such an old stupid trick. He hadn't fallen for that one since when his dad used to take him to the academy to train. Sighing heavily he decided it was time for him to take his leave to. It was obvious that Rin could take care of this himself so he exited through the duo doors without notice.

After assisting the dragoons Rin decided it was time for his one on one time with the knights in training. He handed each of them a stick and they looked at him as if he had made some sort of error. "You won't be touching a real sword for quite some time so get used to making this stick your partner."

Bon was obviously pissed and wanted to shove the stick he was handed right up Rin's ass, but he calmed down. "All in due time Bon all in due time." He repeatedly told himself mentally plotting his revenge.

They each had taken turns showing their weaknesses and strengths as they swung their swords at their teacher.

Izumo was patient, which was her strength, but she lacked fury.

Bon was powerful which was his strength, but he lacked patience.

Kone was always analyzing his target trying to find a weakness, but he had a bad habit of hesitating.

Sighing inwardly Rin had told them it was time to finally take a break. "You all have shown quite a bit of improvement today, but it will only get harder as the days go on. I suggest none of you eat heavily when coming to my class and bring plenty of water. Class is dismissed." Rin didn't bother by waiting for them to leave so he walked passed them towards his office. The only time he actually used it was when he had to teach, but that didn't excuse the fact that he had to lock it up.

"Um, Mr. Okumaru?" Rin turned his head wondering who the hell wanted to speak to him now, but was surprised to see Izumo. "Yes ?" he questioned after locking the office doors. "I just wanted to thank you for teaching me." She smiled at him not knowing exactly why she was there but it just seemed like she needed to thank him properly and away from the earshot of others.

"I merely do what I'm asked of, but you're welcome I suppose." Walking passed her he could feel that sensation burning in him once again. Like before his sense of smell had been magnified drastically. Staggering against the wall Izumo aided him from the side trying to help him, but her presence was only making things worse.

BOOM

Izumo's face was red but you could see fear written all over her face. Rin's larger form was firmly against her, and she wasn't sure what to do, but was shocked when he released her. "R-Rin!?" she questioned, but when she looked for him he was gone.

"Damnit…" Rin muttered in clear disgust with himself. He needed to know why he was acting this way. That's why he was sitting in the office of the last person he actually felt like discussing his personal life with. Mephisto listened on never letting the smirk leave his face until Rin finally asked him what was going on with his body.

"This behavior is strange and new to me. It's just come out of no where and I'm not even sure why ."

"Rin let me ask you something. How old are you now?"

"18." He replied causally.

"I see, well my dear boy it would seem you have the syndrome."

"Syndrome?" Rin raised an eyebrow clearly not having the slightest idea of what he was talking about.

Here you guys are for another update. I'm not sure if I said it previously, but chapters will be from 1k-2k words maybe over 2k some times. I'm in a bit of a hurry and haven't had much of a chance to re-read what I wrote, but I wanted to get the update out here for you. So enjoy and please leave a review. Reviews as I said before motivate me to update faster.