Chapter twenty-nine: Day after
"Can't you watch something other than the cooking channel?"
Rin could only groan and glare at his brother. Both had been confined to their room by Mephisto. The older demon was ready to pop of both of their heads if they left the room.
"If I give you the remote all you'll watch is the news and that gets boring," Rin said.
After his collapsed at the mansion the group fixed Rin up and took him to the hotel. He awoke around ten in the morning. Izumo had been sleeping next to him. He didn't move for almost an hour so he could watch her sleep. When she awoke they both sort of stared at each other. Before they could even talk Mephisto had come in. He lectured the crap out of them of course.
After the older demon went off to do his own thing the girls had gone out to go get lunch. Amaimon was apparently sitting with Shiemi who was out like a light. The twins were alone and Rin had the TV remote.
"It's better than the cooking channel," Yukio grumbled.
They're bickering continued until Rin changed the channel to some stupid TV drama. Now they would both be miserable this way."
"You are such an ass!" Yukio threw one of his pillows at Rin.
"Just doing my job!" Rin tossed it back at him.
Both went quiet watching the TV. Rin glanced at Yukio before shifting a little. Yukio noticed and looked at Rin.
"What do you want to ask?" Yukio could always tell when Rin wanted to say something. He always got nervous and couldn't sit still.
"…How did the fox do it? I mean how did he take over a person while being sealed in a mask?" Rin asked.
Yukio sighed and pushed his glasses up his nose. "He split himself in two. Sort of like how Kurakara did in Kyoto. The fox's anger just kept him going for so long."
Rin was quiet nodding his head. "Did you….did you ever know Makoto Himuro?"
His brother was silent clearly remembering something. "Yes I did. I only met her once before she died," Yukio said. "She was an ex-student of Father's. She…she was really weird."
"Yeah I figured…" Rin sighed. "I hope she moved on then…"
Yukio agreed and the room was quiet once more. Rin stared at the TV screen off in his own world. Should he tell his brother about his confession to Izumo? It had been a pretty crap confession of love now that he thought about it. No wonder she was mad at him when he came back. Wasn't that crap supposed to be romantic or some shit? Rin had no clue but he had a feeling he had fucked up his pretty bad.
"I told Izumo I loved her last night," Rin said.
He saw Yukio jump and twitch nervously. "I-I see."
"I mean it dude. I really do love her," Rin looked at his hands. He could hear the fox's last words playing over and over in his head. Rin promised himself he would never end up like that. He shook his head and groaned suddenly. "Now I gotta get her a good birthday present!"
"Rin it's the middle of August. Her birthday is in October," Yukio reminded.
"Izumo? …Izumo!"
The girl jumped and looked at Paku. "What's the matter?"
"You're zoning out. What's on your mind?" Paku asked.
Izumo bit her lip. Both were on their way back to the twins with lunch in hand. Izumo's mind was off in its own world and the only thing it could focus on was Rin. The idiot had told her he loved her.
He loves her? What was wrong with that guy!?
The confession wasn't even romantic! Okay it had been a little bit in a weird way but their life wasn't some stupid shonen manga! Izumo could still not wrap her mind around that one sentence. Someone out of her family loved her. It didn't seem possible.
The main question though was…did she return his feelings? Did she love Rin back?
Izumo looked at Paku with a soft sigh. She decided to tell her friend.
"Rin told me he loves me," Izumo said.
Paku blinked and stared. When her brain caught up she gasped and covered her mouth.
"Omigod! I-Izumo are you okay?" Paku asked. She knew a lot of Izumo's problems. Hell Paku probably knew them better than Izumo herself.
"Yeah I'm fine. I mean he sort of just blurted it out before he was possessed by the fox," Izumo grumbled. Her face was bright red "Like it was a second thought or something."
"Hmm, that does sound like something Rin would do," Paku tried not to laugh. Rin could be so silly, even when serious shit was going down. "Do you return his feelings?"
Izumo blushed deeper and her body went ridged. "I-I-I don't know. I mean I like him…I like him a lot. A-and I don't want to lose him but…I just don't know."
Paku was quiet before hugging her friend. She pulled back and held Izumo at arm's length.
"It's okay then. Just take your time and don't rush," Paku said. She smiled at her.
"B-but what if he wants to know today?" Izumo asked. Panic was crystal clear in her voice.
"You know Rin wouldn't do that. He's not that kind of guy. He'd rather you think about it than rush," Paku chuckled.
"A-are you sure?" Izumo looked at her feet.
"Absolutely."
"You look like crap Okumura."
Amaimon poked Rin's cheek. The boy slapped it away quickly glaring at his "older brother". Shiemi and Amaimon had come to visit once she woke up. Things between the Amaimon and Rin were less volatile but it wasn't any less awkward. Rin was close to slapping the earth king in the face.
"I got stabbed in the gut by a blessed sword. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be looking so cool either," Rin snapped.
"Yeah you're right," Amaimon said. He looked at the TV remote next to Rin. "Yoink."
The earth king quickly snatched the remote from Rin. He jumped away and sat next to Shiemi on his bed with his knees up. He started to flip through the channels his eyes blank as always. Rin rolled his eyes and leaned into his pillows.
"S-so are you okay Rin?" Shiemi asked.
"Yeah I'll live," Rin yawned and grinned at the girl.
A knock came to the door and Shiemi answered. Paku and Izumo came in with lunch. Paku smiled and headed over to Yukio's bed sitting down. Rin waved to Izumo and patted the spot next to him on the bed. She hesitated a little thinking of the conversation she'd had with Paku. With a gulp Izumo crawled up onto the bed and next to Rin. She quickly handed him his lunch.
"Hell yeah hamburgers," Rin cheered half heartedly.
He handed Izumo her lunch before digging into his own. Izumo quietly ate hers still lost in thought. She felt Rin wrap his arm around her and pull her close. Without a word he kissed her cheek. Izumo relaxed almost instantly. She knew Paku was right then. Rin on his end was relaxed and happy. He had Izumo right next to him and he was eating some crap fast food. It felt as if things couldn't get any better.
Izumo watched Rin for a second before sighing. She diced not to push the whole love thing and relaxed against him.
Sorry for such a long break guys. I've been pretty tired lately so I kinda needed one. With this chapter I'm sort of back to how it was before the whole mansion thing. There probably wont be anything big like that for a while. I'm still working on it so give me some time. The next update should be tomorrow, which is Wednesday. Hopefully it will be up sooner.
Like I say every chapter thank you for the wonderful reviews! I'm so happy you all loved the ending! I had fun writing it. Hopefully you guys will enjoy the next few chapters. This one and the next are sort of just wrapping stuff up before heading back to the school. Other than that there isn't much to say today.
As always I hoped you enjoyed reading this chapter and have a fantastic day! Please don't forget to review!
