OK so this is the new chapter!
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I apologize for the lack of updating! I'm not abandoning this story, if I was there would be the word Hiatus in the the summary, but its not. I'm sorry I've just been busy with school, drama, and work. Plus, a lot of animes keep dragging me into their fandoms.
Also I edited the last chapter because I thought it needed editing so if you'd like you can go back and take a look at the small changes in it. One change is Suguro's reaction towards the information!
OK onto the questions!
KiraRose17 asked(18): Hell ya Shiro's back! Loving this whole story it's really amazing! Can't wait for the next update! Quick question are you going to have Satan care for Rin somewhat with his insane mind? Oh and wait! Is Amaimon going to be a big part in this story!? He's like my all-time favorite! Lol, sorry for asking so many questions!
Answer: Satan will care for Rin at some point! Also this chapter will answer your second question!
EdenAngel7 asked(19):Ninja Yukio! Holy shit, how'd he do that?! Also, do you really think everyone will react as calmly as Bon if they're told now instead of later? I sort of get it, they haven't developed a level of "trust" that would be "broken" due to the sudden, and ridiculously out in the open, revelation during the fight with the Headmasters brother.Another few questions, will the fight happen(I think so), will he be captured by Exorcists again, and where the hell did said Exorcists come from anyway? What, do Exorcists make a habit of peeping in on middle/high schooler's during a camping/training trip?
Answer: Possibly? I mean, this chapter touches a bit on your first question about Rin's secret. Also, yes the fight will happen, possibly he will get captured, and you know what I don't know where the exorcists came from either. Magic keys would be my guess, plus giant fiery explosions would get someone's attention.
KuzoKaze asked(19): Out of curiosity, will Rin get his vision back? Also will there be more drama/angst nearer to the camp arc? Just wanted to say another beautiful chapter :)
Answer: Umm...
And to all the questions about when I'll update, here you go!
Sorry if I didn't answer a question!
Onto the chapter!
Rin sighed as he listened to his classmates talk about one of the past missions they had been sent to help out with. Yukio had been reluctant to send Rin on a mission where he couldn't keep track of him, worried about how things would go if he wasn't there to watch over him, so today would really be his first mission as an exwire. He understood where his brother was coming from, especially with all the emotional outbursts they had within the past few weeks, but he was fine. Honestly, he was sure that if this mission hadn't come up, he would have said something to him.
He heard the three childhood friends mention two of their classmates in their class and Rin let his eyes glide through the darkness to look at the two silhouettes of his silent classmates. They put him off, not just because of their silence but also because of their flames. Rin's eyes would dance over the flames that made up the two and couldn't help but question the intensity of the two. One in particular, the one that seemed to always have a hood up, he could compare their flames to his brother's. They seemed brighter, stronger in power-wise. From what he could gather, the owner of the flames was rather free spirited if the wild flickers of the flames said anything.
"Sorry we're late!"
Rin blinked and turned away from the two figures to instead look in the direction he heard Shiemi's voice come from. He watched as she and Izumo seemed to get closer to where they were all waiting to begin the mission, and Rin couldn't help but notice that Shiemi's silhouette had changed slightly. Her outfit must have been different then usual since he could make out her legs and it seemed like the skirt was shorter.
Her heard the other boys next to him gasp. Shima spoke up when Izumo and Shiemi came up to them.
"Moriyama, what happened to your kimono?" He asked, his fingers under his nose and a goofy smile on his face.
"Ah, well a kimono isn't fit for missions, so the Principle assigned me a uniform." Shiemi replied with a nervous laugh. "We're late because Kamiki had to help show me how to put it on."
Izumo huffed at her words, turning away from Shiemi when she gave her a smile.
"I hope it's not too weird." Shiemi mumbled nervously. Rin listened to the other boys voice their approvals, but Rin just gave her a smile.
"I'm sure it looks great, Shiemi."
Shiemi flushed at the praise she was getting, shocked that even Rin bothered to comment on her outfit even when she new it had no impact on him.
"T-Thank you!" She squeaked out.
Yukio coughed, gaining his class' attention. "Now that you're all here, let me assign you all into pairs for this mission. Miwa and Takara. Yamada and Moriyama. Suguro and Rin. Kamiki and Shima. For this mission, you are to search and find the ghost that had been reported causing damage here in Mepphyland. Once you find it, you are to either inform me through my cell phone or Mr. Tsubaki."
"How many ghosts are there?" Konekomaru asked, raising his hand.
"Only one," Yukio replied. "However there have been reports from all over the park. It takes the appearance of a small boy. It's known for only doing small childish pranks, but if we leave it be, there is a chance there could be more victims or the pranks could get worse."
"With this many people, it should be easy to find." Suguro mumbled as he went to stand next to Rin.
"Any questions?" Yukio asked once the full situation was explained. No one replied. "Good."
Suguro and Rin walked side by side as they looked over their section of the park. Suguro had his eyes both on their surrounding and Rin, who could feel the other's gaze on him. He could understand why he was being watched closely, most likely due to the fact that not only does Suguro know what he is, but also because of the lack of Kuro today.
Rin thought that Kuro deserved some time with Shiro and he figured this would be a chance to show he can do things alone. It took awhile to convince his brother and Kuro that he would be find, and he figured the only reason it was decided he could go without Kuro was because not only would Yukio be there but also because they would be put together in pairs. Obviously, there was no option about the cane for him.
It didn't surprise him that he was paired with Suguro. Yukio probably saw it safe to pair him with Suguro just in case something happened that would make him show his abilities, but Rin doubted that. He could tell the other still had a few worries when it came to his blood, but most of it was washed away so if anything Suguro was back to being an annoying mother hen.
"You really don't need to watch me so closely right?" Rin huffed, his eyes glancing to the silhouette besides him before returning to the darkness before him. He didn't need to look that closely. He know that should the demon appear, he'd see its flames.
"Like I trust you to watch out for yourself." Suguro replied crossing his arms.
"Oi! I'll have you know that I'll be just fine! It's why I have this!" Rin waved his cane in the air, only to suddenly trip on an uneven edge of the pathway.
Suguro's arm snapped out and grabbed Rin's arm before he could fall. "Yeah, you're definitely fine."
"Oh, shut up rooster!" Rin growled. "That was just bad luck."
"Yeah right! And I'm not a rooster you monkey!" Suguro snapped back, but a smirk twitched on his lips at the familiar banter. He thought he wouldn't be this comfortable around the half-demon now that he knew his secret, but as far as he could tell, Rin was the same as always.
Rin himself had a smile on his face at the banter as well. It was nice to see his worries unfounded. This gave him a little more confidence and he was even debating about telling the rest of the class, but it was a maybe. He wasn't completely confident, in fact the fear he still had overruled the confidence he had gained.
Rin opened his mouth to respond when he caught sight of a light, flaming and small silhouette in the distance. Suguro must have seen it to, because he was suddenly calling out to Rin and they were racing toward the figure.
Rin staggered a little behind Suguro as they ran, but kept up nonetheless. Anytime he knocked into something he focused on regaining his balance so he wouldn't fall and slow them down. The ghost must have disappeared into a building because suddenly the only form in sight was Suguro, so Rin focused on following him.
"It went into this building over here!" Suguro shouted as he rushed into the park attraction, pulling his phone out to be read to call one of the teachers when they saw it again. He turned the corner in the doorway, not realizing that he had stepped into a maze of mirrors until he realized Rin was no longer behind him.
Rin went to go after him when Suguro suddenly vanished from his vision, causing him to curse and stop running. He couldn't risk running into something and while he knew Suguro would be in whatever building he had spotted, he knew that there was little chance of him finding him without the building being relatively simple.
Placing his cane on the ground, Rin began to try to find his way to an area he would be able to spot the others from. However, after only a few steps, a flash of blue caught the corner of his eye before he felt Kurikara get yanked off of his shoulder.
"Hey!" Rin shouted, turning in the direction of the pull and came face to face with an incredibly bright silhouette. He jerked back with a cry, stumbling over his feet as he tried to gather his bearings. He kept his gaze on the silhouette before him, the demon's flames incredibly bright with power and seem to wave childishly.
"Hmm…" The demon hummed, gazing at the half-demon before him from perch on the nearby bench. Amaimon gazed at the teen's foggy eyes, the glow around them growing when they seemed to focus before fading slightly. "I see. Brother really did hurt you badly, no wonder father hurt him so much."
"W-Who are you!?" Rin cried, eyes flickering over the demon before him. His eyes fell swiftly to the demon's hands and from the way they were curled, he figured his sword was there. "And give that back!"
Amaimon tilted his head, pursing his lips before answering. "I'm Amaimon, Demon King of earth. I'm one of your older brothers." He leaned forward, getting rather close to Rin's face as he spoke. "Astaroth really hurt you, huh?"
"H-Huh!" Rin cried, eyes widening at the words. His mind flashed back to that day he was hurt. He remembered, vaguely, through the pain he felt at that time the name Astaroth being spoken. He remembered how he was called brother and how they wanted him to come "home". He started trembling at the memory, only to be snapped out of it when his world suddenly exploded into blue fire. He cried out at the sudden brightness, his hands coming up to cover his eyes.
Amaimon blinked with curiosity when Rin suddenly cried out when he opened the sword. He thought, for a few moments, that it was because of the sudden rush of demon power in his veins, but then he noticed that Rin was trying to cover his eyes while blinking repeatedly.
Tilting his head, Amaimon sheathed the sword once again and watched as Rin paused and blinked once again. Curiosity filling his being, Amaimon continued to sheath and unsheath the sword, watching as his half-demon brother eventually gave up on letting his eyes adjust and just covered them, Rin being overwhelmed with the constant shifting with his vision.
"I see." Amaimon hummed. "So your flames do help you, but because they keep you powers locked up, you can't let them help you. That's so mean."
"Please stop!" Rin cried out with a growl. Usually the shift with his eyesight is fine, but the constant, non-stop shifting was giving him a headache along with the power of his demon blood flowing through his body. "Just stop and choose something already!"
"Oh?" Amaimon mumbled, watching his brother. "Then I choose...open!"
With that he pulled the sword completely from the sheath.
Rin huffed as the constant opening and closing of his sword was ended, and he cautiously opened his eyes. He found his sight covered by varying shades of blue and black, trailing over all the tall structures of the amusement park that he could now see. His eyes fell back onto the demon that started this and took in his laidback appearance. Baring his now demonic teeth, Rin growled.
"Give me back my sword!"
Amaimon tilted his head once again and hummed. "Hmm...I don't think so. I'm bored, so I decided to see if you would be fun to play with. Play with me, and you might get your sword back."
"Why you-!" Rin growled jumping to tackle the other demon only for Amaimon to leap out of the way. Amaimon lead Rin towards the rollercoaster and was soon climbing up the bars that made up the structure. Rin chased after him, his eyes glowing as they were able to keep track of the things around him for the time being.
He leapt at Amaimon again, only to be pushed back by a hand, the force sanding him flying hard into the beam behind him. He coughed from the impact and braced himself as Amaimon flew at him. He tried to catch the older demon's punch, but it ended with his hand being slammed into the metal above his head. Rin cried out and with a growl and kicked out, making Amaimon jump back and unpin his hand from where his had been.
Rin charged once again at Amaimon, a fist raised to punch the Demon King, but just as Amaimon went to block the punch, Rin raised his other hand to swipe at the sword. Amaimon was still quick to react though, flipping and kicking Rin in the stomach, sending him flying off of the structure and to the ground. Amaimon leapt down after him, tilting his head as he spoke.
"I can kind of see why father and our brothers are so interested in you." Amaimon hummed. "You kind of know how to play, but I don't know-Oh!" Amaimon leapt back as flames hit the grown where he was just standing. A smile came on his face. "Well, now it's gotten more fun!"
Suguro finally found his way out of the maze and was already on the phone, talking to Yukio.
"I really don't know where either of them have gone!" He exclaimed. While the ghost being lost made their mission go on longer, Suguro was really worried for Rin. When he had made it out of the maze, he quickly raced around the area in hopes of finding the half-demon, but he came up empty. The only thing he had been able to find out of place was Rin's cane.
"He wouldn't run off, not without a good reason." Yukio spoke through the phone but even then Suguro could still hear the small pitches of worry in his voice.
"I know but-" He was cut off when a large explosion sounded from further into the park. Looking towards it, he couldn't help but watch the smoke that slowly vanished into the air as if nothing had happened. "Mr. Okumura, I think I know where Rin is."
"I know, I saw it too." Yukio replied. "Head over there, I'll be there soon. Hopefully Rin hasn't gotten into too much trouble."
Meanwhile, across the park in another area, Shiemi and Yamada stared at the smoke in concern.
"Do you think that was any one?" Shiemi asked nervously, scared her friends had been hurt.
Yamada didn't answer, only turning and running swiftly in the direction of the explosion. Shiemi was frozen for a second before trying to follow her classmate, only to find they were long out of sight.
Amaimon grinned as he dodged another swipe from Rin. While this wasn't even an easy version of demon games, he had to admit Rin's ability to follow his instincts was impressive. Clearly, he has yet to even give into the idea of playing like demons do, but the way his hands and his movements were were close enough to the idea that Amaimon was intrigued.
If Rin had grown up in Gehenna, Amaimon had no doubt that they would be playing roughly-like real demons-but Rin had not been raised by demons in Gehenna. No, he had been trapped here and left to deal with the aftermath.
He had to admit, Amaimon did see what made Rin so interesting. He wondered what he would be like if he didn't have to worry about his vision. Not that Amaimon had sheathed the sword yet, no, but that was still a factor.
Amaimon tackled Rin to the ground and easily held him down. Humming he observed the teen beneath him. "Otouto isn't even playing correctly. Hmm...maybe if I break the sword things will be better. I'm sure father and our brothers would be happy with that." He held both hands on the flaming blade, the fire not even affecting him.
"No-!"
"Sever the head of the snake," A voice spoke, breaking through to the two demons, both turning to look at the hooded figure who brought forth a sword from their chest. "That devours the eight princesses!"
Rin watched as the hooded figure, Yamada if he had to guess from the flames, jumped down and knocked Amaimon away from him. They pushed Rin behind them, his beaten figure panting as he watched the exchange between the two.
"You're Amaimon, Demon King of earth right?" Yamada spoke up, gaining the demon's attention."How'd you get into the Academy? Mephisto let you in, am I right?"
"You're in the way!" Amaimon pouted, not liking the way this person stood between him and his brother.
"No, I think you're the one in the way." Yamada replied, brandishing their sword.
Amaimon frowned, his eyes trailing from the hooded person to his brother who was panting from their game. With a huff, Amaimon grabbed the sheath from where it had been lying and sheathed the sword. He watched the brightness dull in Rin's eyes as he threw the sword at them.
"Fine, until next time!" With that he he leapt away.
Rin watched as his vision faded once again and collapsed to his knees in front of his sword. Reaching out slowly, he gently grasped Kurikara and brought it closer to his chest.
"You alright?" Yamada asked, and Rin gave them a small nod. Yamada seemed to hesitate for a moment before turning away and shouting. "You better hide your tail before the other's get here!"
With that he was gone.
Rin sat there, his mind processing everything that had just happened. He was once again attacked by a demon king, once again put in danger as well as endangering the people he knew. He lost Kurikara because he couldn't react fast enough and wasn't strong enough. His body felt heavy and he could feel the ache in his bones that his demonic healing couldn't cure. His tail was limb behind him, but it slowly started to twist underneath his shirt when he thought about it.
His mind was just running and replaying everything that had happened and he looked up sharply when he heard a person kneel next to him.
"Oi, Okumura! Are you alright?! What happened?" Suguro asked, eyes wide as he took in the beaten appearance of his classmate. He had followed the sounds of the fights but by the time he had reached him, all he saw was someone running off and Rin kneeling on the ground.
Rin shook his head, opening his mouth to give some sort of response but nothing came out. Suguro was about to speak again when Yukio came running towards them from somewhere to their left.
"Rin! What happened?!" Yukio shouted as he, too, knelt down next to his brother. He glanced over at Suguro. "Did you see anything that happened?"
Suguro shook his head. "No. I was hoping this idiot would tell me but he's been quiet since I got here."
Yukio frowned. "Rin, tell me what happened, now."
Rin shook his head. "It's nothing, I'm fine. It's over now, so why does it matter?"
"Rin, you got attacked! Of course it matters! What if this happens again!?" Yukio shouted. "Rin, this is something important for me to know, and I thought we agreed you would tell me important things!"
"I know...but it's over now!" Rin shot back. He was still upset he had been unable to defend himself against Amaimon, and if he couldn't then what would it matter if Yukio knew.
"The kid was attacked by a Demon King." A voice that Rin recognized as the person who saved him. They all looked in the direction of the voice and saw Yamada walking towards them. They tilted their head towards Yukio and put a hand on their hips. "You sure took your time getting here Yukio."
"Who-!" Suguro was about to shout but Yukio held up his hand and narrowed his eyes at the hooded figure.
"I didn't realize you were spying in on my class, Shura." Yukio spoke up after he recognized the voice after a few moments.
"Ah, at least I don't have to wear this stupid disguise anymore." She huffed and pulled the hoodie over her head. Rin watched at the hoodie disappeared from view and instead stood a different silhouette with the same flames as before. However, what he didn't see, that the other two did, was the fact that she unwrapped her chest and Suguro blushed at the lack of shirt she had.
Purple eyes glinted as Shura smiled. "Shura Kirigakure, Upper-First class exorcist at your service."
So that was that! I make no promises on how soon the next update will be but I'm not abandoning this story! Not when I have plans!
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