a/n: I keep saying I'll update this once a week and then I disappear for three. Whoospie. 😅 I hope you enjoy! Thank you for reading.

Shura tapped her foot impatiently. Where was that boy? A glance down at her phone told her he was fifteen minutes late. Which was typical of Rin, but that didn't make her any less irritated.

With an exasperated sigh, she punched in his number. Waited. Waited.

"Guess I'll go get 'im," she muttered when he didn't pick up. That was also typical of Rin.

They'd scheduled training after school hours so Rin could get some extra practice. She'd been surprised that he agreed to it, but then, she supposed it was probably an excuse to get out of doing homework assigned by that four-eyed brother of his.

(Not that she blamed him. It was obvious that Rin wasn't the type of kid who would do well sitting at a desk for hours at a time.)

Speaking of that four-eyed chicken...

Shura found Okumura Yukio's number. And if he didn't pick up, two boys were going to get an earful—

"Okumura speaking," Yukio answered, on the second ring.

She rolled her eyes. Always so formal. "Oi, where's that brother of yers?"

A pause. "He's not in the dorm. I assumed he left early."

"Think, will ya?" she snapped. "Rin? Leave early? When does that happen?"

Her question was followed by another pause. "You're right. I'll go look for him."

"Great." She nodded even though he couldn't see it. "I'll meet ya there."

"Shura—"

Shura hit the 'end call' button before he could finish his sentence. Since he didn't immediately call back, it probably wasn't important anyway. Then, reluctantly, she found a door and used her magic key to reach the old boys dormitory.

He was on the roof, she and Yukio found out minutes later. With another roll of her eyes, she marched up there, telling Yukio that she could handle it, and sending him back to do whatever it was that he spent his Thursday night doing. Grading or something, most likely.

There Rin was. Laying on the roof, arms folded behind his head, facing the sky. As she approached him, she saw his eyes were closed. Of course.

"Oi," she said sharply, nudging Rin roughly with her foot. The way he jolted awake was almost comical. "Ya kept me waiting fer a nap?"

Rin blinked and sat up slowly, rubbing an eye groggily. Then, after a few moments, he drank in the starry night sky and let out a groan of frustration. "Oh, shit! I missed it!"

"Damn right ya did," Shura hissed, narrowing her eyes. "We were s'posed to meet up to train twenty minutes ago!"

"No, I was—" He stopped, pausing to look back at her with eyes that gradually became wider and wider. Jumped to his feet. Repeated, "Shit! What time is it?"

"Half-past nine."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah," she answered flatly, before reaching for his collar. "I can't believe ya stood me up fer a nap!"

"I didn't mean to," he cried in defense. "I was just... I was watching the sunset, ok? And I guess... that I maybe... fell asleep..."

She seethed quietly for several heartbeats, before his words registered in her brain.

And she choked.

"Yeah, yeah, laugh it up," he grumbled, yanking free of her grip as she doubled over, not even bothering to stifle her obnoxious laughter. "'Cause it's so funny."

"I d-didn't—" She hiccuped, now holding her sides. "I didn't peg ya as... as the 'watching-the-sunset' kinda guy, Rin...!"

His gaze drifted skyward, eyes once again sweeping over what the stars and moon had to offer. His face softened in a way that made Shura's chuckles die in her throat.

"It's just... it's nice, sometimes," he murmured truthfully, with a halfhearted shrug. "Seeing nature. Reminds me that there is beauty in the world."

She followed his gaze, studying the silver glow of the moon. Then she glanced back at her student—the boy who destroyed half an amusement park while fighting Amaimon. The boy who lost control of himself during their mission in the forest, revealing his demonic identity to all of the other students in the cram school and losing them as friends in the process. The boy who held so much power inside of him that the Vatican gave him a death sentence.

"Well, the sun's gone, so ya gotta put up with me now," she said eventually, grinning teasingly. "C'mon, kiddo. Time to kick get yer ass beat."

Rin sputtered in response, quick to argue. Shura laughed again, already making her way toward the door.

He wasn't making her soft. Not this boy. No way.

Not a chance.