Chapter 25~
"What a guy, but he managed to get rid of one of them though." Shima said, as one of the demons let out a growl and followed Rin.
"But, it's not like just sitting here doing nothing is a choice right now."" Bon said, looking over at an exhausted Shemi. "I'm gunna try a recital."
"But, you don't even know the thing's fatal verse, surely?" Shima said, looking back at him, as the demon let out a growl.
Bon frowned at his friend and resisted the urge to hit him. Recently the pink-haired teen was getting on his nerves. After the incident with Rin, Bon had been keeping his eye on Shima and could easily see the worried look in his eyes; the worry all for Rin's sake. The two of them met each other's eyes and seemed to completely understand were each other stood beside the demon. Never the less, they needed to focus on the situation at hand and argue about the problem later. Rin was out there by himself with that demon.
Even though Bon knew the small teen could take care of himself, he wanted to get to Rin as fast as he could. So no one would see the blue flames. After Bon's talk with Yukio, over what had happened to Rin and how he became a demon, he had promise Rin's brother to try his best to keep Rin's flames a secret; no matter what he had to do. It was the only reason Yukio was letting him stay with Rin, and he was going to hold up his end; till he couldn't stop Rin from using his flames.
"I don't know, no, but I do know that the ghoul-type demons' fatal verses tend to come out of the gospel of St. John. I've memorized the whole thing already. So, if I just recite it all, it'll respond to something."
"All of it? There are more than twenty chapters, aren't there?"
"There are twenty-one." Miwa interrupted, making the two look at them. "I've memorized chapters one through ten myself. I'll help."
"Wait...Hold on a moment." Izumo butted in, pissing off Bon in the process. "If you start reciting that, they'll go for you the moment they break through."
"Is this really the time?" Bon yelled, pointing to Shemi. "That girl is working her ass off over there, and you expect us guys just to stand around and do nothing?"
"Well, that's Bon for you." Shima laughed, as he pulled a collapsible staff out of his jacket and put it back together. "I haven't memorized a single verse of that thing, so I'll be your backup if it comes to that."
Bon gave his friend a warning glance and Shima gave him a reassuring look, practically telling him this had nothing to do with Rin and he had his back. The teen gave his friend a nod and looked toward the maze of roots, and saw the demon trying to make its way through the tangled maze.
"This is insane!" Izumo yelled, looking at all of them like they were crazy.
"You've been acting like the tough one this whole time, but when push comes to shove, you just want to run? If you're not going to fight, just stay back." Bon looked over at Miwa and gave his friend a nod. "You start from chapter one and I'll start with chapter eleven. Don't let me put you off."
"Right!"
"Then let's do this."
Bon let out a deep breath and closed his eyes, the words coming to him in an instant, as he started to recite the gospel; Miwa sitting beside him. If anything, they needed to beat this demon and get to Rin; or, at least Bon had to. He had to get to Rin and try to help the demon, before Rin got himself into trouble and got hurt. That was the last thing Bon needed. He wanted to make sure the demon was safe and in his arms at the end of this, or someone was going to get hurt.
Rin let out a curse, as the ghoul behind his missed his by a few inches and kept running down the hall; trying to come up with something to help the others. He had to make sure they would be able to fend for themselves, while the demon tried to take down the ghoul pursing him. Let out a frustrated growl, Rin turned the corner and wished the lights where on; it'd be easier for all of them. besides, at the rate Rin was going he wasn't going to get near a switchboard anytime soon. The demon's mind halted and he grinned to himself, as he jumped down the flight of stairs and ran toward were the switchboard was. If Rin had learned one thing in class this week, it was that Ghouls were weakened by light, which was perfect for all of them. If the demon could get to the switchboard and turn on the lights, then it'd be easier for all of them.
The demon skidded to a halt and pushed open the door to the switchboard room; and walking over to the switchboard, only to notice all of the switches had been shut off. The demon let out a sigh of relief and reached to turn on the lights, only to have the demon following him come out of nowhere and wrap it's tongue around Rin's neck; before throwing the demon across the large room, causing the demon to land against the railing on the upper level. Rin let out a growl and moved out of the way, just in time to dodge the demon's attack and tried to reach for his sword; only to have the Ghoul lunge at him again, and miss Rin by mere inches. Frustrated beyond belief, Rin made a break for it to gain some space between the two; only to have the demon wrap it's tongue around Rin's ankle and slam him into the concrete floor. Rin let out a growl in pain and the demon the demon threw him across the room; making Rin impact with the concrete floor, on the lower level. The son of Satan let out a groan in pain and sat up in time to see the Ghoul lounging at him.
"Back off!" Rin growled out, his blue flames engulfing his body.
The Ghoul immediately backed off and let out a sort of low growl, as Rin glared at the demon in rage.
"That's it. Those are the flames I wanted to see."
Rin panicked and quickly looked to the upper level, only to see their summoning teacher looking down at him; the usual pissed look on his face.
"Those flames."
"You're-"
"Well, it looked like you can't use your power in front of others;" The teacher ignored Rin's growl and continued. "so I took the liberty of inviting you here, Rin. Son of Satan."
Rin felt something snap inside him and he glared up at their teacher, trying to hold back the urge to beat the bastard to a pulp.
"Why do you know?" Rin demanded, glaring up at the man. "How can you know about that?"
The man gave Rin a smirk and the facts instantly clicked into place, making the demon let out a growl in rage and frustration.
"Was yesterday's incident your doing, too?"
"Indeed. Now, show me! Show me that power!"
The Ghoul let out a growl and Rin finally felt the last link of control snap, as he let out a growl and lounged at the demon; his sword at the ready.
"You won't get away with this!" Rin yelled, as he landed on top of the Ghoul and drove his sword into the demon; letting his flames consume the demon in an instant, as Rin jumped off the demon. "Now, you-"
Rin turned to yell at the teacher and cursed under his breath, as the demon collapsed and the flames turned it into dust.
"Where is he? Where did he go?"
Rin let out of frustration and sheathed his sword, before running over to the switchboard and flipping on all the lights. The next moment the whole room lit up and Rin quickly ran out of the room, heading back to the rest of his classmates. The demon had to hurry if he was going to save Bon and everyone.
"It's almost gotten through!" Shima yelled, looking back at Bon and the others, as he readied himself with his staff.
"Bon's almost reached the end of the final chapter." Miwa said, as Shemi collapsed. "Moriyama!"
In an instant the maze of roots disappeared and Shima quickly turned back to the demon, ready to take it on if it even tried to go after Bon and the others.
"Dammed thing!"
The teen took a swing at the Ghoul and missed by inches, as it dodged his pathetic attempt at an attack and growled at him; as Izumo was trying to get Shemi to wake up. Shima let out a grumble of frustration and blocked one of the Ghoul's attacks.
"Bon, are you done yet?" Shima yelled, as the Ghoul easily threw him aside.
The teen collided with the wall and let out a gasp of pain, as the demon went for Bon. The next moment Izumo's harvest spirits attacked the ghoul, completely surrounding it; as they attacked. Letting out a growl, the demon easily brushed off the spirits and grabbed Bon by the hair; as his friend continued none the less with the recital, ignoring the pain.
"Bon!" Shima yelled, as he tried to get up; only for the lights to turn on.
The pink-haired teen looked up at the lights and smirked, as he realized Rin had finally gotten the power back on and turned back to his friend; grabbing his staff and forcing himself to get up. The Ghoul let out a cry in pain and covered it's eyes; as Bon finally finished the recital.
"I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written!"
The next instant the Ghoul let out a cry of pain and turned to dust, as Bon fell to the floor and Miwa checked to see if he was alright.
"What a relief."
Right at that moment, Rin ran in and looked at all of them. Shima let out a sigh of relief, as he noticed the teen unharmed and felt the glare Bon was giving him; as his friend got up.
"Hey, was there another one in here?" He asked.
"What about the other one?"
"I took it out, and you guys beat yours; too. Nice goin-" Rin gave them a grin, just as Bon walked over and hit Rin in the chest; making him fall back and hit the floor.
"What the hell where you thinking? Do you want to die?" Bon yelled, as he was trying to kick Rin in the face.
"Wait, are you trying to kill me?" Rin yelled, dodging Bon's attempts to kick him.
"What's going on?"
Shima and the others turned to the person talking, to see Yukio was back; as Shima and Miwa were trying to hold Bon back from killing Rin.
"Yukio, where were you?" Rin demanded, as Shima was trying to calm Bon down; watching the teen. "You…"
Shima looked over to see their summoning teacher standing beside Yukio, as Rin glared down the man; the whole room going silent and Bon calming down instantly.
"Yukio! He's the ene-"
The next moment, the head of the school landed on top of the demon; having come from through one of the panel from the ceiling. Shima gave the guy a weird look and noticed Yukio frowning at Rin; who was yelling at Mephisto, and felt something click, before the chairman of the school continued talking.
"Thanks for your hard work, all you pages." The guy turned and looked at all of them. "Of course there was a reason why I, the chairman, would allow the invasion of upper class demons."
Out of nowhere, their teachers came into the room; from under floor boards and the closet. Rin, who was standing a bit close to Bon in Shima's opinion, was looking around in confusion with the funniest look on his face; making Shima laugh at the teen, and getting a small glare from Bon. As the chairman continued rambling, Bon turned and glared at him.
"Shima, if I were you. I'd back off." Bon threatened, glaring at him.
"And what does it matter to you?"
"Rin doesn't belong to you."
"And he doesn't belong to either."
"Shima, don't test me-"
"Why do you even care? You hate Rin, anyway."
Bon stared at him in shock and looked away, as Mephisto butted in; talking over them.
"This training camp has also served a purpose as the exorcist authorization exam! While you were lodging together, I posted these teachers everywhere to act as judges." Shima saw Rin blush at Mesphito's last comment and the teen smirked. "We tested all of you with a fine-toothed comb. Afterwards, I'll read the teacher's reports, and make my final decision about who has passed the exam!"
"Hey, you two tell me what's going on!"
Rin and Bon, who were hiding out on the roof; again, turned to see Shima standing in front of the now closed door. The demon panicked and scooted away from Bon, who had been holding the demon's hand.
"What the hell are you holding my hand for?" Rin yelled, trying to cover up the situation.
"You're the one who was practically falling asleep on me!"
"I had to fight the ghoul by myself!"
"Then maybe you should've stayed and helped-"
"Will the both of you quit it!" Shima interrupted, frowning at the two. "Stop messing around and listen! I just want to talk!"
The both of them stopped their argument in an instant and looked at Rin, the demon confused beyond belief. What did Shima want to talk about? It wasn't like they all hung out a lot, unless they were in class. Which actually gave them nothing to talk about, but from the way Bon was glaring at his best friend; Rin could tell it wasn't what the demon wanted to talk about.
"Then what is it?" Bon demanded, still glaring at him.
"I just want to talk," The teen smiled and walked over, standing in front of the demon. "to Rin."
"Shima-"
"I just wanted to tell Rin-chan something." Shima said innocently.
"What did you just call me?" Rin asked, looking at Shima in pure embarrassment and anger.
"Rin-chan." Shima repeated, getting a glare from Bon.
"Don't call me that." Rin grumbled, frowning at the pink-haired teen. "Do I look like a girl to you?"
"I think you do." Shima said, leaning over and touching the demon's face; making Rin blush and Bon growl behind him. "You're really cute, Rin-chan."
"Shima, that's enough!" Bon yelled, getting up and pulling the teen away from Rin. "I'm telling you this one more time! Back off!"
"I think you've forgotten that Rin-chan doesn't belong to you, Bon."
"Stop calling him that!"
"I think I can call Rin-chan whatever I want." Shima said calmly, as Bon grabbed the front of his shirt and glared at him.
"Shima, I'm warning you!"
"What if I told you I loved, Rin-chan?"
Silence filled the air and Bon let out a growl in frustration, before he balled up his fist and punched his best friend in the face. Rin was immediately on his feet and trying to get Bon to let go of the now injured teen.
"Bon, stop it! You're hurting him!" Rin yelled, tugging on his arm.
"So now you're defending him?" Bon yelled, looking at Rin, with Shima struggling in his grip.
"I'm not, but you're hurting your best friend! Let go of him, Bon!"
"Not until-"
Rin let out a growl of frustration and grabbed the teen's face and planted a kiss on Bon's lips, making the teen stop immediately and let go of his best friend; before wrapping his arms around the demon and holding him tightly against him. Having finally won, Rin pulled his lips way from Bon and looked over at Shima; who was sitting on the ground, staring at the two in shock. The demon felt the guilt wash over him and Bon looked down at him in question, probably wondering why Rin had stopped.
"Are you alright, Shima?" Rin asked, quietly, feeling worse by the second.
"Yeah, I guess." The teen said, looking at the ground.
"Shima, I'm sorry," Rin said, before Bon could open his mouth. "I didn't want anyone to find out. None the less, you."
"It's fine." Shima said, getting up and acting like he had just brushed off the demon's words. "It doesn't matter. I just have to work harder, till you accept me."
"Did you hear a word I said?" Rin said, frowning.
"Because there is no way I'm losing to Bon!" Shima yelled, pointing to the teen holding the demon in his arms.
"In your dreams!" Bon yelled, holding the demon tightly in he's arms. "He's mine!"
"He'll be mine!" Shima yelled, getting in Bon's face. "Just wait and see!"
"No way in hell!"
"Don't underestimate me!"
"Too late!"
"Hey-!"
"The both of you quit it!" Rin yelled, trying to make sure his flames wouldn't take over.
The two of them looked down at Rin and the demon let out a frustrated sigh.
"One! I'm not some stupid plaything the two of you can fight over! And two!" Rin let out a sigh and hugged Bon. "I love Bon. SO quit fightin gover me. You're giving me a not needed headache."
"Sorry." Both of them replied.
"And you!" Rin pointed to Shima. "If you're so determined to find a guy that likes you, just go bother Yukio."
Silence stretched out and Rin looked at the two of them, who were looking at Rin in confusion; both of them frowning.
"What?"
"You're kidding, right?" Bon said, frowning down at the demon. "You're brother is an ass and is a stuck up bastard. You really think Shima is going to get through to him?"
"I don't know." Rin said, shrugging his shoulders. "But it's worth a try. Besides, he's my brother. So-"
"You two might be the same!" Shima yelled, back to his normal self.
"No way on hell," Shima's mood dropped in an instant. "but you might be able to get through to him. Maybe."
"You think so?"
"I don't know." Shima hung his head. "You won't know till you try. Besides, I bet you be able to do it, anyway. You're annoying enough."
Scarlett: there you go! After five hours I have finished! *collapses at computer chair and starts looking up yaoi*
Akira: *frowns* what are you doing?
Scarlett: Rewarding myself, now go away *shooed Akira away*
Akira: *rolls eyes and heads for door* yep she's tired...and hasn't eaten lunch
Rin and Bon do not belong to me. These characters belong to Kazue Kato.
And to you guys, I've decided that inbetween some chapters, I'm going to be awnsering comments and any questions you have. I'll awsner anything about the story, plot, realtionships on characters, or you can just me about myself. You can even ask Bon and Rin. Anyway! Enjoy and review!