Shadow King

Chapter 3

(No ones pov)

Yukio let out a sigh as he walked over to the old boy's dorm with his things. He had just gotten back from a mission that he had to go on after he was finished with the normal half of school. He missed the first days of teaching Cram School but that was okay. He was just going to give his students double the work when he got back. However, as soon as he got back he got a call from Mr. Pheles. He had picked it up hoping it wouldn't be another mission only to hear that he was moving to watch over one of his Cram School students and their familiar. That was all he was told by the demon before he hung up on him; not even giving him a chance to even say hello. He guessed it couldn't be so bad if he just had to watch a single student and their demon. Oh, how wrong he was. Once he finally got there and opened the door he was met with loud noises.

"Hey Bon! Have you seen where I left my school books?," said one voice from upstairs.

"How the hell should I know where you last put them Shima! Why don't you ask Konekomaru, he's the one you're sharing a room with!," shouted a voice from somewhere downstairs.

"You left them in the kitchen Shima!," a third voice also shouted from downstairs.

"Stop shouting!," A girl's voice shouted. "Some people are trying to work on their homework in here!"

"Sorry Miss Kamiki!" The third voice shouted back.

Yukio just stood in front to the front doors wondering what was going on.

'There was suppose to be only one person living here with me right? Plus this was the boy's dorm so why did I hear a girl's voice?' He asked himself in his head.

The sound of something running down the stairs snapped him out of his mind as he saw a black cat run by.

"What?," He said out loud. "Kuro?"

The cat's ears twitched at the sound before it stopped and turned to look at him. It smiled and run up to him. As it got closer Yukio got a better look at it and saw that it wasn't his father's familiar. This cat was pure black that shined dark blue when the light hit it. It had only one long tail and no horns on its head. When he saw the shade of blue in the cat's eyes he almost stopped breathing. They were the same color of the flames of Gehenna.

"Hello there! You most be the Exorcist that is going to watch my Master and me right?" The Cat asked.

'Him and his master? Oh, so this must be the demon familiar. That would explain why it can talk and have those eyes,' He thought. "Yes, that is me. I was told it would just be you and your master that I would be living with. Why do I hear more then one voice inside? And why did I hear a girl's voice?" He asked the cat demon.

"Master told his friends about what Mephy told you. They thought it would be a cool idea to join us since we would be the only ones here. The two girls here thought it was good idea as well. The purple haired one said it was be perfect place to work on their demon work without worrying about the normal students in the other dorms; so her and her friend joined too. The last girl in our class said she had to help her mother out with their shop but would come over after school with us so she can work on her school work with us." The cat said happily as its tail swayed back and forth behind it.

"I was told that the reason that your master had to be moved to this dorm was because it was to hide you from others in addition to watching you." Yukio told the cat.

"Yes, you are to make sure no one sees my true form and powers besides the ones who have already seen it, but Master's friends and classmates have already seen them and know who I am so it's okay for them to live with us." The demon told him.

"Hey Rin, where are you?" The second voice from earlier called out.

"Coming Master!," The demon cat called back. "Follow me Mr. Exorcist, I'll take you to my Master. He is sitting in the kitchen right now with one of his friends."

Yukio nodded and followed the cat to the kitchen. 'So its name is Rin.'

(Bon's pov)

Bon was going over some school notes for his normal part of school with Konekomaru in the kitchen when his familiar walked in with someone behind him. They had short brown hair, light blue eyes, wore glasses, and had three moles on his face. Two under his left eye and another on the bottom half of his face on the right side. They were in a full Exorcist outfit but they didn't look much older then them. There was also something else about the guy that Bon couldn't put his finger on and seemed to escape his mind.

"Hello there sir," Konekomaru said on his right. "My name is Miwa Konekomaru. Who might you be?"

Rin jumped on to the table and sat down on Shima's school books that were on his left. "He's the Exorcist that is going to live with us and watch Master and me."

The Exorcist nodded. "Yes, that's right. My name is Yukio Okumura. I'm also one of your teachers but I was away on a mission so I missed the first days of Cram School."

'This guy is our teacher too?,' Bon thought. "My name is Ryuji Suguro and I'm Rin's master."

"Ah, so you are the one I am meant to watch. I didn't know that I would be watching the rest of my class as well though." Yukio told them

"Sorry about that Mr. Okumura. Bon, Shima, and I grow up together and we have always been together. We didn't want a dorm to come between us and seeing as this one is so empty and has enough room for all of us it didn't seem like it would be an issue." Konekomaru told their teacher.

"I understand Mr. Miwa. That is fine as long as everyone one is okay with it." He turned to look back at Bon. "Now Mr. Suguro I wasn't told much about your demon and why he needs to hide. Would you please take me to your room and tell me your story?"

"Sure that's fine," Bon told him as he started to get up. Rin jumped from where he was sitting onto his shoulders. "This way."

(Rin's pov)

Bon had just finished telling the Exorcist, Yukio, about what happen a few days ago. He had left out the parts about what Rin looked like in his human form and Yukio even asked them why he wouldn't tell

him.

"Mephy said not to unless he gives the okay himself in person. I was even given the rule not to change into my human form unless I'm with someone who has already seen it or I'm alone with my Master." Rin told Yukio as he laid on Bon's shoulders.

"Then I will have to speak with Mr. Pheles later then," Yukio said as he pushed up his glasses. "Rin, I would like to ask you why you call Mr. Suguro master like it's a name."

Rin rubbed his head on Bon's cheek. "Master has not told me to call him by his name yet. Until he tells me otherwise I well keep calling him Master."

"I find it strange that a Prince of Gehenna would be so happy to call someone lower than them their master," Yukio told the cat demon.

Rin looked back over at the young Exorcist. "I guess it is a bit weird but that is how I was told a demon who becomes a familiar should act," Rin told him. "Any demon who becomes a familiar should show respect to their masters and be happy unless the human treats you like nothing but a tool. The better a human treats their familiar the better their bond well be and the stronger they well be together in fights."

"Who told you all that?," Asked Bon. This was the first time he heard something like this from a demon. He was told many times that demons were just tools and that Tamers who got to friendly with their demons were stupid and too softhearted. They would never see it coming when their familiar killed them once they fully trusted them with their life without a second thought. Bon told Rin this and Yukio nodded in agreement with Bon's words.

Rin growled and his tail whipped back and forth angrily once he heard that. "It was my father that told me. He tells that to all the new demons that are born in Gehenna. The only time a demon would do that is because the human treated their demon like trash. All demons are told to be proud if you become a human's familiar. It is a sign that you have been chosen to help the worlds. If you are summoned it means that human has a strong soul that can hold your power. Many demons have even found their mates by becoming familiars. The only time a demon would kill their master is because that human treated them like they were nothing but beasts!"

Heat waves started to come out of his fur. He had known many demons that were hurt by their masters and had to kill them. There was one demon that had to kill their master who later killed themselves because their master was their mate. It was a sad day in Gehenna as that demon was a good friend to the royal family. A growl started to come from Rin's chest as he thought about all the demons that had fallen due to the treatment of a cold hearted Tamer.

Both Bon and Yukio stared at Rin as they watched his anger continue to rise. Bon raised one of his hands and placed it on top of the demon cat's head. The growling didn't stop until he started to move his fingers back-and-forth and began to pet him. Both teens watched as Rin's angry growls died down and he slowly began to purr. Rin leaned his head into the hand that was calming him down. The anger was still there but he was in more control now. When asked why he had gotten so mad he told them why. He told them about the many demons that had become broken after killing their Tamers and the one demon that killed themselves after they killed their human because they were their mate.

"Wait the demon's Tamer was their mate? That can happen? A demon having a human mate?" Bon asked the cat demon.

"Yes, it is common for some demons and humans to become mates. It's not just Tamer and their familiar that can become mates, though it is how happens the most of the time. Some demon either find a way in to Assiah or ask my Father if they may go through the gates. When a demon cannot find their mate in Gehenna then they look for them in Assiah." Rin told them as he jumped down from Bon's shoulders.

"I have heard of demons and human coming together before but I never heard it be explained like that before." Yukio said as he watch Rin move to lay down on Bon's pillow.

"Even though demon and human mates are common, only their mates and the families that are made by the two coming together are the only ones that know what I have told you. There are many humans that don't like the idea of two coming together and give them a hard time. My mother was killed because of this. Since she was with the king of Gehenna she was seen as an enemy and a traitor to all Exorcists. You see, the higher the level the demon is the more you will be watched and seen as a soon-to-be traitor if you become that demons mate." Rin wrapped himself in a ball and laid his head down on his tail. "This is why Mephy wanted to keep me hidden as much as possible. Not only will the higher-ups watch my every step but they would kill my Master if they think I'm getting out of hand. If my Tamer is killed there is nothing else keeping me in this world since he is the one that summoned me here. If I ever find a mate then they would kill them too in hopes I would soon follow them. The reason father has never ended his life after one of his mates died is because he takes their soul before they can fully leave to the land of souls."

Bon looked at his familiar in surprise at everything that he was just told. He couldn't believe that it seemed like the Exorcists were more the bad guys then the demons were. He looked over at Yukio and saw that he was thinking the same thing but there was also something else he was thinking about as well. Bon didn't ask what else he was thinking seeing as it wasn't his business to ask. Instead he turned back to Rin and asked him if he could share what he told them to the others.

"Sure, it's fine with me Master. It will save me time for having to say it again later. Now if you don't mind I think I will take a little cat nap." Rin told them with a wink before closing both of his eyes to go to sleep.

Bon just shook his head to the joke the demon made as he lead Yukio out of his room and back down to the kitchen.

Rin opened his eyes again once he couldn't hear their footsteps anymore. He got up and jumped off the bed and closed the windows so no one could look in from the outside. Once that was done he turned back into his human form and took out the summoning paper he had taken from his Master. He sat down at his Master desk and pulled a few more things from his pockets that he "found" when he went out at night when everyone was sleeping. He had maybe about an hour until someone came back up to come "wake him up from his nap". His Master and that young Exorcist would have told the others everything he had told them by then so he would put his nap time to good use until it was over.

A/N: Hello my dears! Sorry this chapter took so long to get updated! There was school that got in the way and me being lazy as well.

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Me: Badger, my beloved beta, also just gotten a job so we have to work around that when a chapter gets finished. I well also be look for work but I'll be working on new chapter when I'm not looking.

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