"Over my dead body." Aimi got into a fighting stance; her demonic form began to steam more from her anger.
"Now, now, if you haven't learned to control that anger of yours by now, it is only a matter of time till your body destroys itself." The man stood in his place, the smile never leaving his face.
A quick hint of shock spread across Aimi's face, 'My body…will destroy itself?' She quickly resumed being pissed off; she didn't want him to see that he had fazed her.
"Oh-ho, you're wondering what I mean by that, aren't chu?" He couldn't help, but chuckle.
"Shut up!" Aimi charged towards him with her razor sharp nails and teeth.
He moved to the side so fast it was unseen. She missed him, only able to clip a few feathers from his wings. She caught herself with her hands and feet as she slid across the ground. Without hesitation she launched at him again. He moved to the other side, making her once again only clip a few feathers. This process repeated a few more times until the man had had enough. With Aimi's next launch, instead of moving to the side, the man held out his hand and as she got closer he grabbed her face. He raised her into the air, "You really are starting to get on my nerves, deary."
Aimi struggled in his grip. "Let. Me. Go." She mumbled into his hand.
"No, I think I will bring you back home, where you belong."
It took awhile, but Amaimon finally came back to his senses. He looked up and saw the man's wings, his eyes widened. Before he has time to react something snatched him into the dark depths of the forest.
In the dark forest
Amaimon began to thrash around, "Let go of me!"
"Oh shut up." Mephisto had been the one to snatch him away. Mephisto snapped his fingers and they were back at his office. He tossed Amaimon against a wall. "You just don't know how to listen, do you?"
Amaimon sulked down to the floor. He didn't say a word, all Amaimon did was stare at the ground.
"Do you know how much of a mess you have made?" Mephisto kept calm, but you could hear the anger in his voice.
Silence.
Mephisto groaned. "You clearly can't be trusted alone so for now," he snapped his fingers turning Amaimon into a hamster, "you'll have to stay like this." He placed him into a hamster cage. "Time to, once again, clean up your mess…"
Back in the forest
Aimi soon resorted back to her human self and the man wrapped Aimi under his arm so she could not suggest. He looked around, "Need to find a clearing…" He talked to himself.
"Let me go!" Aimi squirmed; she could feel his grip loosening.
The man repositioned his grip, "Will you quit it." He looked around a little more, "Aha." He began to walk.
They soon made their way to the clearing, although Aimi didn't make it easy with her squirming. Just as soon as the man was about to take off in flight there was a yelling voice that made him hesitate.
"Let her go!" Both the man and Aimi looked over to see the owner of the voice.
"Rin." Aimi quietly said.
"Did you hear me?! I said let her go!" Rin ran closer.
The man wasn't fazed. "That won't be happening. She is going to be coming with me." With that he began flight.
Rin grabbed him by his ankle, "I said. Let her. Go."
The man sighed in irritation, "You just won't give up, will you?"
Rin glared at him.
The man landed back onto the ground. Aimi proceeded to bite his arm; making him drop her onto the ground. "You little brat." She was able to draw a little blood from him.
As she hit the ground, Rin ran over to her to help her up. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah." They both stood up and looked at the man.
"She will be coming with me."
"There you are!" Shura came running out from the forest. She soon slowed down to a stop. "It's you."
The man looked over to Shura, he laughed. "It's been awhile."
In a serious tone Shura stated, "Rin. Take Aimi and get out of here." She didn't avert her gaze from the man.
Rin took Aimi by the hand, turned around, and began to run. The man grabbed Aimi by the collar of her shirt and wrapped her in his arm. "Oh no you don't. She's coming with me."
Rin started to get pissed off, "Cool your jets kid." Shura placed her hand on his shoulder. "Let the girl go, Gabriel."
"You see, I can't do that. Why, you may wonder. But, that's truly none of your business." He put on a cheery smile.
Shura gritted her teeth. Just has she was about to yell something more people came from the forest. It was Yukio and a few other exorcists. Gabriel clicked his tongue in aggravation. "Too many people." He dropped Aimi to the ground and took off, "Until next time, my dear." Was his last sentence before he disappeared into the night sky.
Rin went to Aimi's side.
"Dammit, he got away." Shura was pissed.
"Was that who I thought it was?" Yukio ran to Shura's side.
"Mhm. And he got away."
"What was he doing here?" Yukio was beyond confused.
Shura didn't say a word; she only looked over at Rin and Aimi.
"Why are you here…?" Aimi looked at Rin.
"What do you mean? Why would you ask that? I'm here because that clown, Amaimon, took you."
"Why do you care so much about me? You hardly know me." Aimi was a little curt.
Rin was set back with surprise; he didn't know how to answer. He looked towards the ground, "I promised to keep you out of harm's way and I failed."
"I never asked you to protect me." Aimi started to be short with her responses. 'I can't have him get mixed up in this mess. I need to separate myself.'
"Why are you being so rude?! All I've ever done was be nice to you!" Rin snapped.
"Yeah? Well, I never asked you to!" Aimi stood up, holding back tears. "Just mind your own business!" She ran off into the woods.
A/N: This chapter took me all day! It's nothing fancy it's just I have been so distracted with this new band I saw during a concert on Black Friday . lol I hope you enjoy it !
