OK so this is the new chapter!

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Iris Patton asked: Thank God Rin woke up! but now I have to ask something...When will you debut Amaimon in this story? Will you somewhat follow the camping arc as to reveal Rin as the son of Satan? I mean what will be Rin's reaction be?

Answer: Well for the Amaimon part, this chapter will somewhat answer that. The camping part will also be somewhat answered, but to be straight forwards I will still have the camping arc but it will be different. As for Rin's reaction to his heritage, well, you'll see.

I think that was all the non-rhetorical questions!

Onto the chapter!

"Can I go out today? Like, to a park or something?"

Yukio looked up from the work he was working on at the table as he waited for Rin to finish cooking their breakfast. He was happy that Rin was no longer ill and had the added benefit of Rin's cooking returning. Yukio still had to go to school, but with Rin taking his classes online, he didn't have as many limitations.

"I don't know, Rin." Yukio muttered when Rin came up to him and placed his breakfast down in front of him after Yukio cleared up his space. "First I would want you to catch up on any lessons you've missed while you were sick. If you finish those and it's still light out I don't see why you can't go out. Of course," he looked to his brother who had a glint of determination in his eyes. "You'd have to take either Shura or dad with you."

"Ok!" Rin exclaimed, bouncing on his feet. He ate quickly and was soon rushing out of the room, passing Shiro as he ran. Shura wasn't staying in the building, having left yesterday when they finished dinner, but she explained she would stay in contact, especially if they ever needed someone to look after Rin if she was free.

Shiro laughed as he watched Rin rush by before taking a seat at the table, pulling up his own plate Rin had set down before he had eaten. "What has Rin all excited?"

Yukio gave Shiro a soft smile. "He asked if he could go out later today. I explained he could only if he caught up on his school work and if either you or Shura went with him."

"And he asked you before me?" Shiro gasped, putting a hand to his chest in mock-hurt. "That boy has no respect!"

Yukio's smile grew. "I think it's more along the line of he's been used to asking me about things while he's been here and I was in the room."

"Yeah, yeah." Shiro huffed, waving his hand dismissively. "I don't know if I'll be able to take him, I just got a call in and I don't know how long I'll be in for."

"It's alright, I'm sure Shura wouldn't mind looking after him."

With that said, the two finished eating their breakfast and as Yukio got ready to leave for school, grabbing the bento his brother had made the night before, he glanced into the lounge and found Rin sitting on one of the couches, his face in deep concentration as he stared at his laptop.

"I have to go now Rin. Behave alright?" Yukio received a nod from his brother and gave a smile before leaving through the front door of their dorm building.

Meanwhile, Shiro was calling Shura. When he heard her pick up and her questioning voice come through, he spoke.

"Hello Shura," He said. "Look, if you're not busy, do you think you can take Rin out to the park today? I got called in for a job, but I otherwise would do it myself."

A sigh came from the other side. "Alright...I'll hang out with the brat."

Shiro chuckled. "Oh, don't act like you don't like him! He's grown on you!"

"Yeah, yeah." But her voice was laced with amusement.

Shiro continued to chuckle for a bit before he grew serious. "By the way, you need to watch out when you take him out. I know we informed you of how Astaroth was there in Rin's room when he was sick, and if he was able to do that I don't doubt it that either he or any of the other demon kings will try to approach Rin or send demons after him, so be careful."

"Don't worry Old Man." Shura replied. "I won't let those demons take him. If I see anything, I'll take care of it before it had the chance to get him."

"Thanks." Shiro breathed out. "I might be gone by the time you get here, but you know your way around. Plus, Rin will also know to expect you. Bye." He received her own farewell before hanging up and entering the lounge where Rin was still working on his computer.

"Hey Rin." Shiro called out getting the boy's attention.

"Yeah?"

"So, Yukio told me how you want to go out to a park later today. Is that right?"

Rin smiled, eyes brightening. "Yeah! Will you be taking me?"

Shiro chuckled and shook his head. "Sadly, no. I have to go into work, but maybe next time. However, Shura will be taking you. She'll be over here later, ok?"

"Ok." Rin replied. "But, we can hang out later too, right? Maybe, you and me and Nii-san can all do something together!"

Shiro smiled widely and reached out to ruffle Rin's hair. "Alright, that sounds good to me!" Looking at a clock on the wall, he sighed and stood up. "Well, I better be going. Be good for Shura, alright Rin?"

"I will!" Rin shouted back. He watched as his father figure left out of the room and soon was out of the building, Shiro never noticing the slight frown on his face.

"Hey, don't run so fast, brat!" Shura shouted after Rin as he ran ahead of her when the park, which was mostly empty save for a few people here and there, came into view. Rin ignored her, rushing to the swings he could see. He knew she really wouldn't be by his side the entire time, more of just watching from a distance, but Rin was ok with that. As he jumped onto one of the swings, he let his mind wander into his thoughts.

Rin thought back to yesterday, when he had rushed back to get help from one of the other three because he couldn't reach a bowl on a high shelf. They didn't seem to realize it, but Rin had actually overheard the conversation between Shura and Yukio, at least the ends of it. He was confused by all they talked about.

He didn't know what his brother meant by "demons" and his "bloodline". Rin could guess, but at the same time he had no idea about what it could mean. Rin guessed that the demons were just bad people and other things like that, not real demons. He knew that demons weren't real, or at least that's what he was led to believe. But, his brother and his father told him they wouldn't lie to him, so they couldn't be, right?

He was also lost on the "bloodline" thing. From what he could guess, that had to deal with his family, but didn't that mean Yukio as well? He knew he was adopted, that was obvious even if he still counted Shiro as his father, but Yukio was still his brother and that means he is family by blood, right? So, what did Yukio mean by "his bloodline", his referring to Rin, yet not referring to himself. Did Rin not know something? This was all so frustrating and it made tears come to his eyes at the idea of it.

"Hey, are you alright?" A new, yet somehow familiar, voice spoke up next to Rin.

Rin blinked the tears from his eyes as he looked up to see a white and gray tipped-haired male with red eyes looking down at him from where he stopped swinging. The man was in no way familiar to Rin, yet he felt as if he knew him. His voice was even familiar but he didn't know why.

Rin looked away from him to try and find Shura only to see she was nowhere in sight. A frown grew on his lips at this realization and he was worried she left him here or something. He was tempted to get up and try to go find her, but he also didn't. Something in him made him want to stay near this older teen.

"Hey," The teen spoke again. "Can you hear me?"

Rin bit his lip and nodded. "Yes...but I'm not supposed to talk to strangers."

The teen smiled softly at him and took a seat in the swing besides Rin. "I won't hurt you, don't worry. You just looked upset, so I wanted to make sure you were, ok?" When Rin still didn't look at him the teen continued. "Ok, how about this, I'll introduce myself because then I won't be a stranger anymore. My name is Astaroth, and you are?"

Rin was silent. He knew he shouldn't trust strangers, but this teen had such a welcoming and familiar feeling around him. It reminded him of when he was with Yukio, but he didn't know why he got such a feeling from there other, yet he couldn't ignore it. If his instincts say the man is ok, then why didn't he go with them?

"...I'm Rin." Rin finally replied, still looking down at the ground.

Astaroth smile softly yet inside he was smirking. He knew Rin most likely felt the family bond and that's why he didn't seem so tense as a child should be with a stranger and that just made him feel like he's won against that fake "brother" from Rin's human half.

"Are you here alone?" Despite the question, Astaroth knew the answer. He had deliberately let a ghoul wander into the female exorcist's view so that she would chase after that instead of sticking by Rin.

"No."

"Then...is that why you are upset? 'Cause they aren't anywhere in sight?" Rin shook his head. He didn't know why he felt he could be so open with this teen he just met, but he just felt comfortable with him.

"No, I'm just...confused so that's making me mad."

"Why are you confused?"

Rin fidgeted in his swing before answering, clenching his fists. "It's my Nii-san and my dad." Astaroth fought down a growl at the titles. Neither of the two exorcists deserved to be called that by Rin. "They were talking with a friend and they said some weird things. I don't really understand them, but that might be because they might be older people things."

"Well, maybe I can help?" Astaroth offered. If he had the chance, he would get close to Rin. If he could do that then he might be able to get Rin to trust him over Yukio by the time he finally unleashed his power as a demon. "If it's something you don't understand, maybe you need some help?"

"I don't know. It's really weird."

"Eh...It's fine!" Astaroth waved off. "Come on, just try me."

Rin was quiet before speaking. "It's just...I heard them talking about stuff like demons and bloodlines, and I'm confused because I know demons aren't real, so they can't be talking about those kinds of demons. I also don't have any idea about the other thing."

Astaroth listened and knew he could instantly tell Rin about everything, but he also knew he needed to play his cards right. If he said everything here without any proof, Rin would think he was crazy and wouldn't want to trust him. For now, he would just spark Rin's interest.

"Well," Astaroth began. "For the demon thing, I suppose they could be talking about something outside of actual demons, but maybe they aren't."

"What do you mean?" Rin asked, curiosity filling his young eyes.

"Well, what if they are talking about real demons?" Astaroth offered making Rin tilt his head. "How about this, if you can figure out what they are talking about, I can help you if they won't."

"But demons aren't real, they wouldn't lie to me like that." Rin denied.

"Are you sure? Nothing you've come across says demon to you?" Seeing Rin furrow his eyebrows Astaroth continued. "If you need any help, I'll be here for you ok? See if you can get any more hints about what they are talking about."

"What about the other thing? I still don't get that." Rin pouted.

"The bloodline thing?" Astaroth received a nod. "Well...I have an idea, but I'm not positive about it, so give me some time to think about it ok? What I think might be true, but I can't be sure yet."

"Ok." Rin accepted his offer. He didn't feel like this guy was mean so he didn't see why he shouldn't trust him. "But...how will I talk to you again?"

Astaroth smiled and reached into a pocket of his jeans. "Here." Taking his hand out, sitting in his hand was a small black stone. What Astaroth knew Rin couldn't see, were the many coal tar sitting upon it. "Take this and if you ever want to talk to me, just whisper my name on it, and I'll be there soon. Also, make sure you do it when you're alone."

"Why?"

"Well, I don't know how much your family will like me since they don't really know me." Astaroth said, even though in his head he was thinking about how Rin's real family was waiting for the chance to take Rin back to Gehenna where he belonged. "Besides, we are investigating your brother and dad, it would be bad if we were found out before we could get answers, right?"

"That makes sense." Rin mumbled, taking the offered rock and turning it in his hands. It felt both warm and cold to him and every so often he felt like he could see something moving on it before it was still again.

Astaroth's ears perked up when he heard a coal tar pass by him. That was his cue to leave since that meant the exorcist would be returning from the little adventure he sent her on.

Standing up, Astaroth looked down at Rin who looked back up in return. "I have to go now. Keep this meeting a secret and don't let that rock get taken from you."

Rin nodded and placed the rock in his own pocket before smiling back up at Astaroth. "Thank you for trying to help me."

Astaroth smiled back and reached out to ruffle Rin's hair. "Ah...it was nothing. If you need me, don't forget to call me, ok?"

"Oh! I...uh...I live in the big empty building." Rin suddenly shouted. "Um...I think Nii-san said they are called a dorm building."

"The abandoned dorm?" Astaroth offered, even if he already knew the answer, and got a nod in return. "Thanks. See you around!" With that he walked off with a wave.

"Bye!" Rin called after him. He watched Astaroth walk away for a bit before looking away and begin swinging again. That man was very nice to him and maybe they would be able to figure out just what was being kept from Rin.

"Rin!" Rin looked towards the sound of his name being called and found Shura running towards him.

Shura watched Rin give a wave to her and sighed. She had seen a ghoul passing by, its eyes seemingly set on Rin. She was quick to rush towards it, only to find that instead of fighting back, the demon dashed away from the park, passing through a group of trees that were near it. She gave to the chase, not wanting to risk letting it loose and it harming someone.

It wasn't long before she caught up to it and found it let her to an open area full of ghouls. From what she could guess, there was someone behind this, but she could see any sign of the person anywhere near her. She hoped Rin was ok and she also knew that, from simply talking with the kid, Rin wouldn't go with someone trying to kidnap him without a fight.

When she had finished up exorcising the ghouls, she rushed back to the park as quickly as she could and breathed out a sigh of relief at the sight of Rin still on the swings. After calling out his name, she rushed to his side and spoke.

"Alright kid, I think it's time we head back, alright?" Rin frowned at her words.

"Aww!" Rin whined. "Do we have to go?"

"Yeah, sorry." Shura replied. "How about we get some ice cream or something on the way back though?"

Rin seemed to contemplate it before nodding. "Ok!" and hopped off the swing.

Shura looked him over as he walked next to her, looking for any sign that something had happened while she was gone. She noticed a coal tar sitting on Rin's sleeve and reached forward to brush it off. Rin paused at her gesture and tilted his head at her.

"You had a fly on you." Shura replied. Rin shrugged, accepting the excuse and they continued on their way.

"So, I see you've decided to continue to meddle in Rin's life."

Astaroth smirked, not even looking at his brother. "As if you have any right to say that." He looked at Mephisto. "Seeing as you were the one who put him in this situation."

"He would be dead if I hadn't helped out." Mephisto pointed out.

Astaroth scoffed. "Please, you could have easily taken him away and hid him but you just wanted entertainment and a reason to make father angry."

"Perhaps." Mephisto shrugged. "But at least I haven't been following the boy wherever he goes."

"I doubt that. I feel like you had some way to keep track of our brother." Astaroth glanced at Mephisto. "Besides, you were the one who left the opening in the wards incase you wanted to have one of us here. I just took up that offer."

"I see and what are you planning on doing now that our dear brother trusts you?" Mephisto asked with a hum.

"Well," Astaroth began. "I'm hoping that I'll be able to tell him the truth. Slowly of course, he is still young and if everything happened at once, well something bad could happen. So I'll start slowly, introduce him to demons if I get the chance and eventually, tell him his heritage. If I can get him to trust me over those exorcists, then that is fantastic."

Mephisto hummed in reply and Astaroth shot him a look before continuing. "You know, I've been thinking. Maybe not right away but we should send his 'brother' a message. Something that shows we won't be sitting back for long when it comes to Rin. Sooner or later, we will have him."

"And what do you suppose to should to to inform him of that." Mephisto asked.

"Well, I can tell you were planning something already." Astaroth said, crossing his arms. "I was just thinking of giving a warning, no killing or fatally wounding, just a little pain. What about you?"

"I suppose I can help out." Mephisto replied. "I was thinking of having Amaimon visit one day. I believe he could help you with delivering your message. Of all our dear brothers he would be the easiest one that would listen to us."

"Mainly you." Astaroth replied. "I don't really care when it is done, so I'll leave that part to you since I have my own agenda now."

"So you're just going to let me work on your own plans instead of you doing it yourself?"

"Oh come now, Sammy!" Mephisto frowned at the name. "I'm sure you'll be able to work it into whatever plans you have going on! So, I'll leave it to you!" With that Astaroth walked away from Mephisto who sighed, resting his head in his hands.

"I swear, sometimes my brothers are so troublesome."

So that was that! Yeah, basically things will start going to Gehenna for Yukio and Shiro very soon. Not necessarily next chapter soon, but soon.

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Until next time! :D