Ray really had no idea where he was. He had left the dorms a couple of hours ago to explore, and right now, he was honestly regretting his decision now that he was utterly and hopelessly lost somewhere in the city.

The black cat from the dorms that had followed him for some reason meowed at him, nudging at his foot.

"What is it?" Ray peered down at the cat curiously, trying his best not to mess up his Japanese. Even if he wasn't talking to a human, it really sounded like the cat was giggling every time he tripped over his words.

The cat meowed once more, and pointed at a house on a hill, with some steps leading up to said house, as well as steps that led up to what appeared to be a garden, but Ray wasn't too sure.

"What about that house?" Ray asked, just as the cat starting pulling at the bottom of his jeans, as if saying that he wanted Ray to go to the house.

"You... want me to go there?" The cat gave a meow of confirmation.

Ray sent a bewildered look at the cat, before shrugging. Once again, he wasn't going to question why it looked like the cat was communicating with him.

However, before Ray could even set a foot on the stairs leading up to the house, he heard a female voice call out, "Bye Mom! I'll get these to Yuki-chan!"

Or at least that's what Ray thought the voice said. He still wasn't that familiar with Japanese.

A lady who looked to be in her late twenties or early thirties came running down the stairs with a small package, two steps at a time. She had blond hair which had been cut into a bob hairstyle, and she wore a kimono. And- was that a leaf-person-thing on her shoulder?!

"Uwah!" The lady tripped on the stairs, a shocked look on her face as she plummeted to the bottom of he stairs.

As Ray gaped at her, too shocked to even do anything, his mind vaguely noticing that something was wrong about this situation.

Then it hit him. Literally.

The lady just tripped on the stairs, heading for the bottom of the staircase where Ray was standing.

"Oh shi-!" Was the only thing the teenager managed to get out before the lady's body collided with his, sending them tumbling to the ground.

To make matters worse, the package she had been holding landed right on Ray's head. And damn, he was going to feel that for the next few days.

Hey... were those stars? The teenager thought, dazed, as his eyes followed the twinkling stars that spun over his head for a moment more before disappearing.

"Ah, I'm so sorry!" The lady exclaimed as she stood, her hand covering her gasp. "Are you alri-?"

"Uh... yeah... I guess..." Ray muttered, not noticing how the lady had suddenly stopped short, eyes wide as she stared at him. "But are you okay?"

The lady wordlessly nodded, and the blue eyed teenager finally noticed something was wrong.

"Uh... are you... are you crying?!" True enough, tears were threatening to fall from the lady's forest green eyes as she stared at him.

"Rin... is that you?" The sheer hope in her voice nearly made Ray say yes, because damn, he really felt as if he had to. But no, he wasn't this 'Rin' person, whoever he was.

"Eh... no. I'm not." Ray rubbed the back of his neck nervously as he got up, hoping this lady wouldn't start tearing up more than she already had. "I'm sorry, but I'm not this 'Rin' person."

"But you look just like him before he..." She sniffled, hiccuping slightly before she brought her hands up to her face and just sobbed out incoherent Japanese words at ludicrous speed.

Okay, this was getting awkward, and fast.

"I'm sorry," She sobbed, the initial crying dying down. "It couldn't be, Rin's been gone for fifteen years."

"Um..." Ray awkwardly began, hoping to get the subject away from whoever 'Rin' was. "Are you..." As awkward as it was, he still needed to look at his 'Japanese for dummies' book to communicate at times. "...okay?"

The lady nodded, wiping away the last of her tears as she forced a smile onto her face, although Ray couldn't help but notice how it looked more like a pained grimace. And if she noticed the 'Japanese for dummies' book, she didn't comment on it.

"Yes, I am. I'm sorry about that. It's... hard for me to remember my friend without..." She trailed off, but Ray could catch her drift.

"Uh... sorry I made you... remember..." Ray laughed nervously. "But... who are you?"

"Oh! I forgot to introduce myself!" The lady gasped. "I'm Moriyama Shiemi. What's your name?"

"I'm Ray Owens. I'm an exchange student from Singapore at True Cross Academy." Ray answered, before his eyes flicked to the green creature that sat comfortably on Moriyama's shoulder.

He considered asking her about it for a moment, but decided against it. She'd probably think he was mad.

"Is that Kuro?" Moriyama asked suddenly, looking at the black cat beside Ray.

"That's his name?" The American asked, surprised. "I didn't know that. He just started following me around."

"You... can't hear him talk?" The blond lady asked, wilting slightly.

"No. Should I?" Why would he be able to hear a cat talk? That was insane. Oh God, was this lady crazy?

"Kuro was Rin's... Rin could hear him talk." Moriyama spoke softly, not meeting Ray's eyes.

The teenager made a disbelieving face. Not to speak ill of the dead, but were all these people crazy? "Okay... Anyway, do you know which way it is to the old boys' dorm? I'm kinda lost..."

"The boys' dorm? Yes, and I'm headed there. Would you like me to show you the way?" Ray lit up.

"Really? Thank you!" He grinned as Moriyama picked up the package she had dropped with a grunt.

"Do you need any help with that?" Ray asked as he walked alongside her, looking at the small package she held in her hands. While small, damn, that thing was heavy. He would know, considering how his head and that package had met earlier.

The lady shook her head. "No, it's alright. I've familiar with delivering some of Yuki-chan's purchases."

"Who's that?" Ray asked curiously.

"Yuki-chan's a friend of mine. He stays at the dorms even though he's a teacher." Moriyama smiled, before she stopped short. "Has he... met you before?"

"No... why?"

"It's just that... Rin was... He was very close to him." She looked away sadly. "Yuki-chan has never really gotten over his... passing. When he sees you, he might just mistake you for Rin."

Ray winced. "Ouch. Maybe I shouldn't go back to the dorms yet. Could you just tell me how to get back, or if there's any significant landmarks around here I can use to locate the dorm?"

Moriyama nodded, before she pointed at a statue up ahead, the package balancing precariously in her other hand. "There's a statue of Director Faust. From there, take a left. That would lead you into to the city. Then, go straight, before turning right at the second turning. You'll see a flight of stairs, and the dorm is on top."

"Thanks, Miss!" Ray waved at her. "I guess I'll go explore a bit more, so bye!"

Shiemi waved at him as he disappeared from sight with Kuro, before her smile slid off like wet paint on a rainy day.

Bringing a hand up to her eyes, she began to sob once more.

"Rin... I'm so sorry... Is this punishment... seeing you again...?"

0o0

The next day, Ray's school uniform arrived, along with his textbooks which were all unfortunately in Japanese.

Try not to ruin the uniform, you'll have to pay for a new one if you do. Study hard, Owens-kun~!

- John Faust

"That guy's stationary honestly creeps me out." Ray shuddered, looking at the sticker cover envelope and letter that had come with his school materials.

Picking up the uniform, he grimaced. "Aw man! I haven't worn a uniform since elementary school!"

He slid on the black trousers, white button down shirt, and attempted, note the word attempted, to tie the tie. Unfortunately, it didn't turn out too well, but Ray figured he could make do with it before he figured out how to tie one.

He pulled on the black blazer, and when he looked in the mirror, he couldn't help but grimace at how formal he looked, even if it was a school uniform.

Looking at his alarm clock, he nearly had a heart attack. "Crap, I'm gonna be late!"

0o0

"Welcome to a new school year," Yukio began, preparing himself for yet another year of teaching. "I'm your home room teacher, Okumura Yukio."

Picking up a clipboard, he said, "I will call attendance. Raise your hand when you hear you name. Ayumi, Yuno..."

This went on for a few minutes before Yukio finally reached the exchange student's name. "Owens, Ray."

"Here." A student in the back lazily raised his hand, and suddenly, Yukio felt himself freeze.

That voice... even though it had been fifteen years, he couldn't mistake who that voice belonged to.

Keeping his composure, since it wouldn't do well to freak out in front of the class, he kept his face straight as he marked down the name in the attendance, discreetly glancing in the direction of the voice's owner.

Yukio couldn't have been mistaken, that face, those eyes... they all belonged to Rin. It was like a blast to the past, seeing the teenager.

There was some differences though, 'Ray Owens' didn't possess any demonic features, unlike Rin who had. Yukio also knew he didn't possess the Kurikara, since that sword was safely tucked away in his room at the dorm.

As he continued calling out attendance, he choked back the painful lump in his throat. Rin... His big brother...

Yukio so desperately wanted to believe that Ray Owens was his brother, but it just wasn't possible. But... Yukio had to wonder.

Were reincarnations possible? He didn't know, but in this world, where demons of all things existed, it was highly plausible that reincarnation did too.

To Yukio, it seemed that he was going to have a long talk with Mephisto.

0o0

"Big brother, is that little brother?" The King of Earth, Amaimon, asked Mephisto as he made circles with his hands and used them as if they were a pair of binoculars.

Whether or not that actually worked, Mephisto didn't know, nor did he really care. Amaimon could do his own things.

Mephisto shrugged, putting his feet up on his desk. "Who knows? After all, I have no idea what Father did fifteen years ago. He could have done anything. But yes, I do believe that he is, or was, Okumura Rin."

Biting down on his nail, the green haired demon spoke. "I want to play with little brother again."

The King of Time looked slightly annoyed at his younger brother. "No, you may not. Okumura-kun may have been a demon the last, but now, I believe he's completely human."

Amaimon's facial expression didn't change, but Mephisto could easily tell that the younger demon king wasn't too happy about that. About their youngest brother being a human, that is.

The King of Earth suddenly stood up, popping another lollipop into his mouth. "Father would want to know about little brother."

"Go ahead, Amaimon." Mephisto said, resting his chin in the palm of his hand. "But tell Father I wish to have my fun for a while longer before he claims our dear little brother."

Amaimon stared at Mephisto for a moment longer, before he disappeared off to who knows where.

Taking a sip of his tea, the King of Time couldn't help but grin widely.

"Okumura Rin... Ray Owens... Let's see how this brand new game plays out, shall we?"

[A/N Holy cow, I'm on a roll, aren't I? Two updates on two consecutive days, yaoza! I am honestly having fun with the reincarnation thing. I've even got another story similar to reincarnation, but not really at the same time. That one was more of a deaging and memory loss kind of story, but who cares?

On a side note, does anyone want Rin/Ray to become an Exorcist later in the story? I'm currently choosing between that or civilian, but does anyone want him to be an Exorcist? Just wondering.

Also, is it just me, or does anyone else feel annoyed when other people completely vilify Satan's character? Not that it isn't justified, since he is pretty evil. But I honestly don't see him as being completely evil. I mean, look at him and Yuri! That freaking proves that he's not entirely evil.

Well anyway, enough of that. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!

See you guys next time!

~ Gwntan12]