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It was seriously just one of those kinds of days for Rin this time around. The kind where you wake up and every small thing ticks you off, but then bigger things start ticking you off more and more. As he trudged along the vine infected path at the end of the little troop-group that Yukio was currently leading he let himself marinate in silent irritation.
He'd woken up at a lovely 4:38 in the morning, hadn't been able to get back to sleep, and lay counting invisa-sheep for the better part of thirty-eight minutes before crawling out of bed and gathering up his clothes. While in the shower he'd slipped on a bar of soap, found out there was no shampoo left and had to rinse the bottle clean just to scrape out the leftovers. He'd gotten out to realize he had all articles of clothing but his underwear and had to trudge back into the room he shared with Yukio- who was still asleep- and very meticulously find a new pair, making a side note to maybe clean his half of the room later.
Maybe.
From there he'd finished up in the bathroom and made his way downstairs to work on making breakfast. Such a desire turned out not to be an acceptable expectation as there was almost nothing left in the fridge. Most of it had probably been used up over the course of the week the other exwires had stayed in the dorms and Rin would later blame Bon for eating the fridge dry.
In any case it was 6:45 in the morning and the eldest Okumura was certain that none of the stores would be open at such an ungodly hour. That left him with sitting at one of the tables with Kuro and Ukobach in company and wondering what the hell he was supposed to do.
Well, there was always theft but he was pretty sure that remained as an activity that was highly frowned upon.
And of course during this time Kuro, being the feline that he was, caught a glimpse of Rin's tail dodging back and forth and due to the qualities of his nature had made an instinctive lunge for it. If Ukobach hadn't pulled him back in time Rin feared that he might have actually hurt the demon. His own irritation was displayed by the things frantic movements and that meant that, under the right conditions it could throw a temper tantrum and lash out at all those who dared to near it. It was a little like trying to control your thoughts, you can tell yourself to stop thinking but you'll still continue to do so. You can tell yourself you're not angry but you still are- if not more so by that single thought. So controlling his tail was a little bit tricky- if not completely impossible.
Anyway, moving on with his morning Yukio had abruptly dragged him out of the dorms at around 7:30 with the brief and rather vague explanation that both he and the other exwires were needed on a mission that would have them killing off a Daitengu. They'd all be staying at a church whose name Rin had forgotten in a forest of he-really-didn't-give-a-fuck about.
Shura had skipped out on training with some sort of lame excuse he hadn't bothered focus on and due to Yukio's lack of anticipation towards breakfast problems the two had had to eat crappy-on-the-go kind of food.
How appetizing. (The less said about that food the better)
Apparently Rin hadn't originally been scheduled to go on this trip but Mephisto had decided to pull a fast one on the brothers last second. And when it is said "last second" it truly was the last second. Yukio had just finished packing a small bag for the night he'd be staying at this church when he'd received the call to bring Rin along. And so the other had flown downstairs, ordered him to pack a bag and then asked about breakfast as they were leaving.
Rin knew his brother already comprehended the answer for that and was just asking to make sure that, yes there wasn't anything to cook with and they'd have to go shopping once they returned but it still ticked him off.
The only good thing that had happened so far that day was his friends' consideration over his situation. He probably had that kind of I'm-gunna-snap-if-you-pronounce-your-next-vowel-wr ong look and displayed a kind of air that professionally reeked death threats. Bon had of course asked in a teasing way why he was so demonic that morning and Rin had simply turned his fury filled gaze on the other and ground out three simple words.
"Fucking shitty day."
He didn't care if it was Konekomaru, Shima, or hell even Yukio that expressed the need to leave him to cool off he was just glad that no one bothered him again after that.
The bus- that had been late- could not take them to the door step of this out of the way Church and had kindly dropped them all off six miles away from it beside a slender and unmaintained trail.
And so began the battle to their destination. It was 12:23 and Rin had been pushing through vines, weaving around nettles, and scaling fallen trees for the better part of two and a half hours until finally the damn church came within sight.
The building was painted a crisp and fading grey-blue color and it stood tall with a remarkably used looking drive way that probably led to the road they'd just been told didn't connect to the church at all. It was about three stories and the architecture was so dull and original Rin felt like puking on it.
"Ah," Shima moaned in relief, "we're finally here!"
"I can't wait to take a bath, I'm covered in sweat and bug bites," came Izumo's agreement.
Shiemi looked a little torn and surprised at the realization that she could have gotten some herbs for bug repellent from Nii-chan once those words had been spoken.
"Quit your whining it was only 6 miles," Bon reprimanded gruffly.
"6 miles in this heat, in these clothes? I've got god knows how many blisters on my feet now thanks to these damn dress shoes!" Kamiki snapped.
Rin fell into ignoring the argument and turned his gaze to peer at the blue skies peeking through the branches. It was in that moment, as the rest of his friends stepped onto more maintained land and left the wild ferns and uncontrolled brambles that he noticed something. Something that was most likely causing that nauseous feeling to crawl through the pit of his stomach.
Stopping about a foot short of the church's lawn he glowered at Yukio's head and slumped his shoulders, waiting. Noticing his brother's absence a few moments later the brown haired individual turned to see him static on the trail he'd just stepped off of.
"Rin?" Shiemi asked with little hints of confusion and concern in her voice.
"Oi, Yukio, what kind of scenery does this church live with?" the blue haired exwire asked dully.
His younger brother raised an inquisitive eyebrow and opened his mouth to ask his elder what he was talking about when the teen raised a hand and flicked a finger to the sky, expression comically deadpan. Following his brother's gesture Yukio noticed an extraordinarily well hidden warding seal placed on a tree branch.
He'd been sure to tell the exwires that the church was in a forest where demons of all levels were rather common and to stay on the trail but it had escaped his mind that the priests living in this church could put up such well hidden wards around it.
"How the hell did you even see that!" Bon demanded.
"He probably sensed it, since he is a demon as well after all," Konekomaru answered for him.
After that came the arduous task of stripping the thing down, placing it back and then coming up with an excuse for the priests who were very much uninformed of Rin's true identity. The guys had some kind of creepy sixth sense for the damn wards, always knowing if one was taken down or in some way touched.
Rin also came to realize the reason he hadn't first been assigned to go on this mission;
The church was a friggn' death trap.
There were wards of all kinds everywhere. Things like salt and holy water lined window sills, doors, even parts of the rafters in the dining hall. A lot of them didn't obviously affect Rin but some of them made him uncomfortable to irritating extents. Like someone poking your shoulder kind of irritating.
Needless to say that night he fell asleep after a nightmarish tour through the building within the time span of about five seconds.
Ahh Rin, life. That's all I can say; life.
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Happy?
I have two others that I'll post at some point- little brain burps if you will. They'll get up eventually, before the end of next month, so don't fret.
(I've got other stories too you know guys. Though, the only one I'd say you should read at this point would be the one called Etherion TT-TT)
Reviews:
Hartanna: Oh thank you so much for being understanding Here is a brain fart as a reward ^ ^ Wow, that's one of the most relieving reviews I think you could give me :D Thank you! And I will, summer is the best time for this kind of thing cause I actually have time to write things like what's below (is totally ignoring the fact that the entirety this next week is booked full of things) I look forward to really coming back though
Raychaell Dionzeros: Hahaha, it loves you too~! And I'll try to keep you with snacks to chew on- like what's below- in the meantime. Hopefully everyone's in character.
Guest: yay! My hard work pays off :D ^ ^ I'm glad you enjoyed them. Hehe, good to hear, though I kinda wish I coulda described the beach a little more. Couldn't find enough room to talk about how pure it looked. (in other words: I forgot to)
Lexi: *looks up* you signed in and posted a review as a Guest. XD Your fine, don't worry about it. Multiple people have done the same thing too
Carolnuts: Hahaha, that's what this break is for. *leans back and sighs in relief with my feet propped up on the table.* I think I heard from a friend that there are people who want to make chocolate illegal .o. *face palm* goddammit, why do I keep doing that?
Guest: ^ ^ I'm glad you enjoy it so much
Guest: XD I'm sure Bon wants to hit him with a baseball bat at this point xD *bows* thanks, I'm glad you like it ^ ^ It's kinda freaky out there with all that inscest o.o" *looks at the little 'signature' at the bottom* TheCresantMoonWolf, you forgot to log in. XD
FD: ^ ^ Thank you for reviewing and I'm happy to see you enjoy it
Animeangel2798: *flees quickly and takes refuge in a closet* how the hell did that big "NO" startle me into skipping a few heartbeats. O.O Hopefully this little brain fart is satisfying ^ ^;
Sarah: Don't worry, this time it won't be too long. I hope to come back sometime next month, but I can't promise that I'll be able to upload as many stories then as I did this time. So don't cry, it won't take too long
Cookizilla: thank you I hope you like the brain blurp and I hope to return soon.
Guest: I think that boredom might get dangerous to a certain extent where Rin's concerned. XD
Isthisparadise: Thank you I am pleased to see that you enjoyed them
GGCharms: (Chapter 34) Hahaha, I NEVER get bored so when it comes to that kind of thing I'm a little iffy. Glad I got it down pretty good though, courtesy of my friends always complaining about boredom. WHOO! Nice that it had the effect it was meant to~ Review Page: People are surprisingly oblivious, aren't they? (Chapter 35) Hahaha, I love how easy going you are about it. I've had people begging me to stay o.O (why I haven't checked reviews until now) Thanks for being understanding and not flipping shit ^ ^
Elusive Panther: *hides in the closet* ….*slowly peaks out* ^ ^ I'm glad that it's such a nice thing for you to read from. Sorry I haven't been able to write and if it helps any your more than welcome to toss little ideas for a next chappy you may have over a PM message I hope this chapter is just as satisfying as all the others
PINKhairedBADASS: I know how you feel XD Hell, I want go to the Galapagos Islands! Ahahahahaha, I have taken your MIIINDDD! *cue evil laugh and dramatic lightening*
An-chan95: X) I'm glad you've enjoyed the chapter and hope this one works too. I think I sent you a PM about this too, something about how I wanted to start it today and fin tomorrow, I lied. I started and fined today XD Ahh, thank you that's a very nice thing to say. Helps me to relax more I'll help the survival thing by posting brain farts too~ You are welcome, and thanks for the review~
TheodoraTalon: I loved writing that one because of it. Dunno why but I really like things involving river monsters and giant squid and the like. It's just fascinating OxO Hehehe, Piranhas are great for using with suspence, the damn things are feaky lookin. Even if in real life they're not as vicious as everyone makes them out to be (why I made the invisa-Piranhas in this one violent and freaky) My fingers sometimes go too fast over the keyboard, on more than one occasion thy get tangled and mangle up all the words XD (not literally of course) Bahaha, I'm the type that does that. Sad to say I haven't met anyone else here on fanfiction that is as well though
DebbieKun3: (Chapter 25) I should have Shima talk to him about it XD That was make an interesting conversation XD I think I cant NOT abuse the poor guy in some form. It's amusing .x. (Chapter 26) *fist pumps the air* Hoo yeah! Glad you liked, I had to have back up with that monster chappy it was so large. Ten pages, probably my biggest, most elaborate one yet XD