Ok so this is the next chapter.

Thank you all of you who reviewed, followed, and favorited!

I also thank you all for your complements on the last chapter and for easing my worries. Like the guest known as RandomReader and anyone else who gave me reassurances, which is really all of you guys cause you're still following and everything, you are awesome and thanks for the reassurance! I'm just a paranoid person. Hehe.

Also. I was asked three things from the last chapter by a reviewer. I don't know if they would like to be mentioned, but they know who I'm talking about since they PM'd me. 1) I was asked for a fluffy chapter and that's what this chapter is all about. 2) They asked me not to ruin Rin's eye for good. I tossed it around a bit and came up with an idea. You find out in this chapter. 3) Is Hisayo going to be a bitch. Well, again more information on that in this chapter!

Onto the chapter!

Golden eyes narrowed as they stared down at the ruin city of True Cross. Hisayo felt it. She had felt the connection be severed, but she had been expecting this to come to be. There had been no way to prevent this coming because Rin would've tried to face them alone at any time, and it would have rose doubt to Rin if she had tried with all her strengths to keep him from seeing them when his purpose was to, or had been, protect her.

As if sensing her flood of emotions, Hiro walked up to her. "Mistress-"

"It doesn't matter." She quickly cut him off. "While I may have spent much time on the child, it did not go without its effects." At this she thought of when he had first received the false memories, before continuing. "And even if not a hint of those effects linger, I can still use him. While he may not sit within my palm anymore, he still lingers upon my fingertips. It's not as if he can be fully free of me while I'm still here." Then she turned around swiftly. "Come, we need to prepare out new residence."

Satan sat beside the bed his son had been placed in, slowly running his hand through the navy locks. Sure there was noise all around him from the exorcists taking care of their own who were wounded in the battle. It's been two days since the rescue, and in those days, as he stayed by his youngest son's side, he found out the story from Yukio, his apparent nephew, about what had happened all those years Rin was away from Gehenna. While he was slowly making up a list about what to do to each exorcist that caused his boy pain, he had been glad someone was looking out for his child.

Now, all he wanted was for Rin to wake up. He had an idea as to why he hasn't woken up yet, most likely trying to recover from the burning upon his eye. Satan frowned when he thought of the pain he caused Rin. He truly regretted what he had to do and he never, never wanted to do that again. He looked back down at his youngest, silently pleading for him to wake up.

Then, as if by some miracle, Rin let out a soft groan and his eyes began fluttering, struggling to open.

"Rin!" He exclaimed shooting up. Rin was finally able to open his eyes with a hiss. The light that shinned in through the window flooded his vision and a sharp pain shot through his left eye. Suddenly he was aware of a shadow over him. "Rin?"

"Dad?" He whispered. Rin could barely believe it! There was Satan standing right next to him, a smile planted on his face and tears wetting his eyes. In response, Rin had tears of his own form in his eyes, a few slipping down his cheeks. Rin sat up with a small struggle, but that did not stop him from clinging to the figure that didn't hesitate to hug him back.

"Oh Rin," Satan cried. "I'm so, so happy you're awake! I've missed you so much! Oh Rin I'm so sorry for all that's happened to you! Oh but now you're safe and-" He continued on ranting as he gripped Rin close to him.

In the meantime, Rin was so confused. He remembered training with his siblings and then following his father's call, but after that, everything's so mixed up. Did his family truly terrorize him? Or was that fake? Did he attack his family? Was he burned by his father in his eye? Was that why his eye pained him so? Everything was so mixed up. Finally the two pulled away and Satan smiled softly, moving a stand of hair from Rin's eyes.

"But I'm just glad you're alright." Satan whispered but then he frowned when he saw confusion racing with Rin's blue orbs. "Rin? What is it?"

"I'm so confused." Rin whispered, putting a hand to his head. "What happened? I remember searching for you and-and then…I don't know! There was a fog and I thought you were hurting me but at the same time you were caring for me! Did those things happen?! O-or where they lies! I-I don't know! I can't…I can't…" He was hyperventilating now as pain shot through his mind as he tried to make sense of everything that happened.

Satan's eye's widened and he crushed Rin back into an embrace as he ran one hand through his hair and the other across his back. "Shh, Rin. Calm down. I'll explain everything ok? Just calm down, calm down. Shhhh, that's right, calm down." Rin slowly began to relax within his father's grip, fingers n curling from the sides of his head to grip his father's shirt. His breathing was evened out now, if not a little shaky, and he slowly closed his eyes, feeling safe with his father here.

"Please tell me what happened." He mumbled.

Satan frowned. "Are you sure you want to know?"

Rin lifted his head to look up at Satan, giving a firm nod.

Satan sighed. "Alright." With that he told Rin of how Hisayo had marked him and gave him false memories. How she used him as a weapon against the Vatican and his brother. How Satan had to burn the mark from his eye.

After it was explained, it was silent between the two. No words could describe what each were feeling, when finally the younger spoke. "I'm sorry."

Satan looked down at him in shock. Why was he apologizing? Rin shouldn't have to apologize since none of this was his fault! "No, Rin, don't apologize. You did nothing wrong."

"But if I hadn't followed the fake call…"

"Do not ponder on the "what if's" and "buts". What's done is done, though I must say. I'm sorry."

Rin furrowed his eyebrows. "For what?"

"I had to burn your eye!" Satan exclaimed. "How can I not say sorry?!"

Rin shook his head. "You had no choice. I would rather go through pain like that then be Hisayo's puppet." He spat out.

"You might say that, but I would rather not do it again." Satan scowled. Rin gave a smile to his father.

"I'm just glad you're back."

"As am I." Satan said. "I mean look at you! You've grown so much that you're already at your immortal age! Think of how much you still need to learn though! Oh I'll have to teach you so much when we return to Gehenna!"

Rin laughed as they pulled apart, listening as his father rambled on and on about everything they'd have to do. He missed this, laughing as his father made a fuss over him. The joyful times he and Satan spent together seemed more like a far dream now, as it was now settled far into the past and was replaced by these times of hurt and trickery. But now the dream has surfaced once more, if only for a little while.

Soon, Rin was released after being checked on and being deemed well enough to leave, both he and Satan walked away from the infirmary. Rin asked where his brother's and cousin were and Satan had told him that they had not been allowed in the infirmary because they weren't any of the designated doctors. They soon came across a large room to find the kings training while Yukio and the other exorcists were watching along the sidelines. Satan coughed to get their attention, and as soon as they all laid eyes on the duo, everything froze. Rin shifted, uncomfortable with them all just staring at him and not making a move.

"Hey." He called. It was as if speaking was a trigger because instantly, he was surrounded by everyone.

"Rin!"

"I'm so glad you're alright!"

"I told you he'd be fine!"

"Don't ever do that again!"

Overwhelmed, Rin slunk back against his father, who fortunately understood and growled out. "Back off! He just woke up and he doesn't need to be suffocated!"

Everyone backed away to give the two room at Satan's growl. However, that did not hold back Egyn.

"Are you alright?!" He exclaimed. "Do you hurt anywhere?! Do you need anything?! Water? Food? Do you need to sit down or-"

"Egyn!" Satan snapped, however he couldn't stop the small quirk at the edges of his lips. Rin, meanwhile, was laughing his head off.

"I'm fine Egyn. Nothing that I can't handle." Rin assured.

"What so you're hurting somewhere?!"

"It's nothing! Just a little pain in the eye every so often! It's not that bad!" Rin chuckled.

Lucifer smiled. "It's good to have you back, brother."

Rin returned the smile before letting it drop. "Look guy's I'm-"

"If you're going to say sorry, I'll punch you." Iblis growled and Suguro nodded in agreement.

"Well I wouldn't punch you, but I must agree." Yukio said. "None of this was you're fault."

"And I have a feeling, father already told you this, but you just pushed it aside." Astaroth smirked. At Rin's flushed face he laughed. "I knew it!"

"Oh shut up!" Rin growled as he tackled the other. The two wrestled on the ground for a few seconds before separating and laughing on the ground together. Lucifer, Satan, Yukio, Egyn, and a majority of the exorcists shook their heads, while Amaimon and Iblis joined in. The other two just stared with their blank expressions, even though the others could see amusement in the eyes of Beelzebub.

Right now, everything was perfect. Too bad it couldn't last forever.

So that was that! It's was so fluffy! *U*

Well anyway, feel free to comment, ask questions, etc.

Until next time! :D