"But Yukio..." Rin said, staring down Neuhaus with narrowed eyes.
"Eh?"
"That guy's our..."
Rin was cut off by a blur of pink, white, and purple descending from the ceiling and kicking him in the back of the head. The teenager went flying to the opposite side of the room, landing dangerously close to Yukio and Neuhaus.
Kato blinked at Mephisto, who had settled gracefully on his feet beside Kato (who's shirt was still unbuttoned, revealing too much flesh for comfort). His lazy gaze made her suddenly very aware of her near-nudity, and she rushed to button her shirt.
"Oh, the show's over... Ahem! Well, my little pages! You must be nuts to think I would let such a high level demon onto our school." Mephisto said, placing his hands on his hips.
Before he could continue, he was cut off by Kato.
"Tch! I know you're a nutty fucker, Pheles." she said, still revealing a healthy amount of cleavage as she leaned forward and stuck out her tongue. Yukio's face reddened all over again.
Mephisto cleared his throat again, avoiding looking directly at her chest and instead focusing on Rin and Yukio in front of him.
"I'll excuse your disrespect because of the favors you've been doing me." he said suggestively, causing everyone in the room to turn their heads either toward the duo or from, pink claiming their cheeks.
Kato obliviously stared up at him, for once looking sweet like her brother in her confusion.
"Isn't that the director?" somebody muttered in the background (most likely Suguro).
"Favors...?"
"Yes, well!" he snapped his fingers and several exorcists appeared, hiding in closets, behind walls, under floorboards. One was her father, glaring intensely at Kato and most likely wondering just what favors she had done for Mephisto.
"Eh?!" She and Rin said in unison.
"Instructors with doctor credentials, kindly tend to the wounded." Akira appeared behind Kato. She already sensed doom.
"This bootcamp also served as your ExWire authorization exam! Soon, results will be released on whether you passed or failed. Look forward to it!" Mephisto said, winking.
He walked into some other part of the room, leaving Kato to Akira, Rin, and Kei. They all stared at her suspiciously.
"Favors?" they said in unison. Kato began to cry playful tears.
"I really don't know what he was talking about!"
"Dammit! Who would've thought that was a surprise test?! Dammit, dammit, dammit!" Kato cried, burying her face into Shiemi's infirmary bed. Rin sulked as well.
"I don't know why you're upset."
"I stripped in front of those people!" Kato cried, face flushing as Suguro seemed to be recalling the fond memory.
"Maybe you could do me a favor too." Shima muttered, more to himself than to her. Kato's eyes glinted evilly, and she punched him in the jaw with just enough force that his chair tilted back. He held his face and twitched.
"We sure did get punked good..." Suguro said, ignoring the assault that had just taken place.
"I didn't even help a little... I couldn't have passed..." Kei whined, tears springing to his gentle eyes.
"Aw, I'm sure you did! After all, your sister did the Director a favor."
"Shut the fuck up you motherfucker."
"Remember what Mr. Okumura said, guys. An exorcist cannot go into battle alone. An ExWire should work well with others in battle. Kato was crazy, but she even made friends with Shiemi. Me..." Izumo cut in, looking like she was on the brink of tears as well.
Suguro scowled.
"You and Kato eventually made nice, though. She defended you and embarrassed herself to save you. It's Puppet and Playstation that did Jack Shit! What do you have to say for yourselves?!" Suguro lectured.
"Sweet, I scored a dragon claw..." One said.
"Fuck you!" said the other.
Rin's face lit up.
"They can talk!"
Shiemi began to stir.
Kato blushed and diverted her gaze.
"But um... You know. She did a lot. Yeah. Thank's, Moriyama." she jabbed her thumb in the blonde's direction.
Shiemi seemed confused for a second, but her eyes snapped open.
"O-Oh! No, thank you! Rin and you too, Kato."
"Say Rin, how'd you stop it?" Konekomaru asked.
Rin jumped and suddenly became flustered. He pointed to his sword strapped to his back and blinked.
"W-well... I jabbed this into it." he said.
Everyone heaved a collective sigh.
"That was vague." Suguro said. Kei smiled cutely and tilted his head to the side.
"But then again, our Rin's mind is an enigma." he said cheerfully.
Rin beamed.
"Yeah! I'm full of mistake, right Kato-chan?!" he threw his arm around his old friend and pulled her into his side.
She blushed slightly, and attempted to ignore the slight fluttering in her chest.
"W-well, that too... But the word you're looking for is mystery." she said, looking up at him with her cheeks still red.
Rin blinked, and a heavy blush claimed his cheeks as well.
"Eh... Ahaha~! That's why I have you, Kato! You're smart!"
Everyone laughed along with him, but Kato still struggled with the strange sensation within her.
The fuck is this?
A bit of drool still hanging out of the corner of her mouth, Kato wandered the building late at night after her nap. She scratched her stomach through her half buttoned shirt and groaned.
A bang from above caught her attention. She walked to the roof and shut the door under her.
Upon opening her eyes fully, she realized that Yukio was flying in her direction. He knocked her off of her feet and sent them reeling toward a wall.
"Ack!"
Slightly delirious, the next time Kato opened her eyes there were three people kneeling over her. There was Rin, Yukio, and Shiemi, all staring down at her.
"A-are you alright?" Rin asked.
"Took a nap... Yukio's body attacked me..."
She scrubbed her eyes and looked curiously at Rin.
"Is that blood."
"Not mine though!"
The four of them walked back down the stairs to the dining room and found everyone seated in their pajamas, staring intensely at Mephisto.
"Yo?" Kato and Rin called. Mephisto smirked at them.
"You all got promoted to ExWire status! Aren't you glad, Kato?" Mephisto said, winking at her. Kato narrowed her eyes and did a full body twitch.
"Mephisto..."