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Rin Okumura followed his younger brother down the long, empty halls. He kept his hands in his pocket, his sword slung over his shoulder.

"Hey," he called, causing Yukio to turn around. "How much longer 'til we're there?"

Yukio shrugged, trying his best to look calm. They had been walking for about five minutes; they would've been there already had Yukio not been stalling. He had no intention to bring the Son of Satan back to the other exorcists. He knew that all his friends in the class would be scared of him. Plus, Professor Neuhaus reacted poorly to seeing Rin; if another teacher began teaching the class, more chaos would ensue. Yukio felt partially responsible to the fear he brought his classmates and teachers, so he wanted to make sure he affected as little people as possible. He turned his head forward once more and answered, "I'm not too sure. We're halfway there."

Rin sighed, combing his hand through his hair. He was unfamiliar with the True Cross Academy but there was no way it would take this long to get there, right? After a couple more minutes of walking, Rin noticed a painting on the wall; the two had passed it in the beginning of their walk. Curious and slightly annoyed, he walked closer to Yukio. He put his hand on Yukio's shoulder, slowing him down. Rin looked at his twin brother with angry eyes. "Are you taking us to the cram school?" He asked, although from his tone, Yukio could tell Rin knew the answer.

Before Yukio could respond, Rin pushed him against the wall. He held his left hand on his neck and the other to Yukio's side. His body slowly began to catch fire around his face and shoulders, barely grazing the other. "Do you think I'm some sort of idiot?" Rin asked angrily.

"No! I don't!" Yukio spat out, his eyes shut. He reached his hand to his gun holster, although he knew that he was powerless against Rin. Rin would be able to kill him in less time than it would take for Yukio to grab his gun and shoot him. "I-I'm sorry," Yukio said, barely opening his eyes to see him.

"Look at me!" He commanded, his voice low and full of annoyance. Obediently, Yukio looked towards his older brother. "You think you can get one over me like that? Don't take me for a dumbass. If I wanted, I could completely destroy this school. Do you want that?" By the time he finished, he was practically yelling at his brother. The other was frozen in shock; his face slowly contorted to plead with Rin, but his voice wouldn't come out. He instinctively brought his hands up to protect himself. For the first time in his life, Yukio was truly scared.

"Give it back!" Rin pleaded to his older brother Amaimon. He was only six at the time.

In Amaimon's hands was Rin's stuffed rabbit. He held the toy over Rin's head and played with him, keeping the animal out of Rin's reach. "Why do you even have this?" Amaimon taunted. "Aren't you too old for toys?"

Rin jumped up to try to reach the bunny, but he fell short. He looked at Amaimon angrily. "No! He's my friend!" He replied, trying to reach for the bunny again.

"Oh?" Amaimon said, amused. "He's your friend?" Amaimon poked his claws through the stuffed rabbit's neck, causing some of the cotton inside to spill out. He gave Rin a fake shocked face. "Uh oh!" He teased. "Your friend is hurt!"

Rin shouted at his brother to stop, but Amaimon wouldn't listen to him. Rin's blue flame unconsciously appeared as he made his way closer to Amaimon. "I said give him back!" He yelled, punching Amaimon in the chest. The force of the punch pushed the older demon away several inches. He fell onto the ground, letting go of the bunny. Rin ran over to where the bunny lied; he reached down to grab it, but Amaimon's foot slammed on top of it.

"What do you think you're doing?" He yelled at his younger brother. Before Rin could respond, Amaimon kicked him, causing Rin to fall over. Amaimon continued to walk towards Rin, yelling at him. All Rin could do was slowly back up; eventually, his back hit the wall.

"I-I'm sorry!" Rin pleaded with his older brother. "I didn't mean to punch you!"

Amaimon rolled his eyes. "Well, this is a reminder not to do it again," he said. He pulled his leg back, preparing to kick Rin again. Rin turned away, his hands forward to protect his face. Amaimon brought his leg forward only to be stopped by his Father's hand. Amaimon blinked, looking up at Satan. Eventually, Rin opened his eyes and looked to him too.

"What do you think you're up to?" Satan asked Amaimon. Amaimon looked up at his father with a loss for words. Normally, Amaimon hated when people got in the way of his fun, however he was obedient to his father. After a minute of silence, Amaimon managed to say, "Rin punched me, so I was fighting him back."

"But he stole my bunny!" Rin complained, looking up at Satan. Satan sighed, picking up Rin. He grabbed Amaimon's hand, bringing them to a place where they could sit down. The three of them made their way to a nice room with a leather couch. He sat Rin down next to where Amaimon had sat himself. Satan stood up in between them, looking at his children with kind eyes.

"Listen," he started. "Fighting for yourself is important. It's good to fight so that people treat you with respect, but you two are family." He put his arms around the both of them, bringing the two into a tight embrace. "You must never hurt your family. They'll always be there for you, so you have to treat them nicely. Okay?" He gave his sons a kind smile as he waited for a response.

"Okay," the two both said in unison.

Rin took a deep breath and sighed; his flames retracted back into his body as he shoved Yukio a bit. "Whatever," he said uninterested. He put his hands back into his pocket and stepped away. "Just bring me to the class. Pull that shit again and I'll actually hurt you." Yukio gulped at the threat but nodded obediently; this time, he didn't try to make any shortcuts.

Yukio's watch indicated that it was 3:48 when they got to the hallway that the cram school was in. The Exwires would be in the middle of a Demonology lesson. How convenient, Yukio thought to himself. His stride got slower as the two got closer to the classroom. He could imagine all his classmates' scared faces and his professor trying to keep their composure. He was scared; he didn't want to bring any more trouble to his friends. Rin, on the other hand, couldn't care less about how the class would feel about his presence. All he wanted to do was exlore Assiah, and if that meant making some smallfry Exorcists scared, then so be it.

Rin recognized the large door and began to speed up. His hand reached towards the handle of the door; he was about to open it when Yukio put his hand on top of Rin's. "Wait," he said, concerned. Rin looked at his brother with furrowed eyebrows. "Don't go in yet," Rin pleaded. "Wait for class to be over."

"What's the point in that?" Rin asked, almost laughing at his request.

Yukio thought for a second and answered. "I-I don't want my friends to worry anymore. Just wait for class to be over, please."

Rin rolled his eyes, pushing the boy aside. "I don't wait for anyone," he said. He opened the door to find an empty classroom. On the chalkboard was a message to Yukio. "Class has been cancelled," Rin read. "Get some rest for tomorrow!"

Rin took a seat on the desk in the front of the class. He looked to Yukio, who made his way inside. After reading the message, he sighed in relief. Yukio made his way inside of the classroom, sitting across from Rin. "So what now?" He asked Rin.

"What now?" He repeated, as if the answer was obvious. He cracked his knuckles as he stood back up. "Take me around True Cross Academy," he commanded.

Yukio looked at the boy confused. "You're kidding, right?" He asked, hoping that he'd say he was. But the Son of Satan shook his head, his heart set on exploring the world he had only seen a handful of times.

"Of course not," Rin answered. He made his way back to the door. "Take me all over the school." In his hand, he conjured a small amount of his flame. "You know what'll happen if you don't," he teased.

Yukio sighed, standing up. He was still threatened by Rin, but he couldn't say that he was completely afraid of him. In the hour that they've known each other, they had gotten moderately close. In almost all their conversations, Rin was threatening Yukio and telling him what to do, but for some reason, it didn't feel weird. It was almost as if a missing piece was suddenly brought back. He made his way to the door, looking at his older brother. "I'll take you around, but if we're going, you need to change."

The older brother looked at his clothes confused. "How come?" He asked. It wasn't like he was wearing anything bad. He had changed into his street clothes before he was teleported, so he so he didn't stand out.

"In case any other Exwires see you," Yukio stated. "They'll remember what you wore, so if they see your outfit, they might report you." Yukio began to walk out of the classroom towards his dormitory. Rin followed behind him.

"Look at you, caring for your older brother," he said, laughing.

"Shut up," Yukio replied bluntly.

"So this is where you live," Rin said as the two of them walked into the dormroom. It was different from his room in Gehenna, and a lot smaller too. Immediately across from the door was Yukio's bed. He had fixed his bed in the morning, so it looked clean. In fact, his whole room was clean; he had all his books sorted by name on his bookshelf. All the books that were for school was on the top shelf while Yukio's manga collection laid on the bottom. On his desk was a small plant and his work that needed to be done. The door on his closet was covered with notes for classes, schedules, and a calendar. One could imagine that the closet was probably kept tidy as well. "I guess a tidy room's to be expected, Mr. Top Student," Rin said.

Yukio rolled his eyes, opening his closet. "You're probably the same size as me, so put this on." He threw a navy blue jacket at his brother, along with a new pair of jeans.

Rin put the jacket over his shirt and began to unbutton his old pants. "You know, I don't think you need to be so meticulous about this," he said. Yukio shook his head in disagreement.

"Definitely not," he retorted. "I don't want my friends to recognize you. I don't want anyone to know that the Son of Satan is here, so I have to make sure your identity is kept secret."

Rin sighed, putting on the pants. "Sure sure," he answered. Yukio handed him a white cap with a black cat on the front. "Put this on too," he said. Rin nodded, putting the hat on his head, covering his navy blue hair.

"Alright. Let's go," Yukio said. As soon as he opened the door, three familiar faces looked back at the other two.

"Yo!" Shima greeted, leaning on the side of the wall. To his right was Konekomaru and Ryuji.

"O-Oh, hey!" Yukio answered, surprised to see the three of them. "What're you doing here?"

Ryuji walked closer to Yukio, but his eyes were focused on Rin. "Well we didn't see you come back before we left class, so we wanted to make sure that you were okay." He turned to face Rin. "I don't think we've met before," he stated, giving the boy a suspicious look.

Rin nodded. "My name's Hagita," he lied. "I'm in Yukio's class; I needed his help on some homework, so I came over so he could tutor me."

Konekomaru nodded. "Oh yeah, isn't Yukio the top student in our grade?" Yukio sheepishly scratched the back of his neck. "Stop making it into such a big deal," Yukio whined.

"But it is a big deal!" Shima replied.

"For you, maybe," Ryuji shot back. "Didn't you score near the bottom of our class?" He asked, laughing. Konekomaru chuckled a bit as well, causing Shima's cheeks to redden.

"Stop making fun of me!" Shima cried, obviously embarrassed. Rin looked at the three of them; even though it didn't show on his face, he was interested in meeting everyone.

"Are the three of you close?" He asked. Shima, Konekomaru, and Ryuji all turned to him.

"Yeah, we're very close. We were all born in the same temple in Kyoto, so we've been together since birth, almost," Konekomaru answered.

"Really?" Rin asked, his voice sounding mildly interested. "That's so far. Why'd you come to True Cross then?"

Shima sighed. "Are you being serious? So we could be Ex-" He was cut off by Ryuji punching him from behind. "Eh, no reason, really," Ryuji answered. "Just wanted a change of location, y'know?"

Rin nodded, obviously catching the mistake. He knew that they were training to become Exorcists. He could distinctly remember the three of them in the classroom, but he acted oblivious. To the three of them, Rin was a random student who knew nothing about the world of Exorcism and Demons.

Konekomaru caught on and tried to change the topic. "Anyway, is now a bad time? We don't want to get in the way of your studies."

Yukio was about to say that they were busy, but Rin answered instead. "Actually we just finished up! We were just about to walk around campus, if you wanted to come with us." Yukio shot his brother a look.

"Really?" Shima asked. "Sounds fun!" The other two nodded in agreement.

"I don't have anything planned for today," Ryuji agreed.

"Then that settles it," Rin announced. "Where do you guys want to go?" Almost as if on cue, his stomach grumbled loudly. He could've swore he had just eaten breakfast, but for some reason, he was extremely hungry.

"I guess we should get food," Konekomaru said, smiling. Rin chuckled, making his way out of the room. Yukio sighed, following behind him. The last thing he wanted was for the Rin to meet anyone from the class, but now he was in the middle of a conversation with three of them. He silently prayed that things would turn out alright.

"And then what happened?" Rin asked, a huge smile on his face. In his hands was a hamburger the True Cross Academy's cafeteria.

"Isn't it obvious?" Ryuji said, laughing. With his left hand, he reached over to Shima's dyed pink hair. "He lost and his parents flipped out! His excuse is that he wanted to dye it like that, but I don't believe it."

Shima pushed Ryuji's hand away. "I did want to dye it pink!" He shot back, huffing. He took a bite from his sandwich before continuing. "And at least I have hair," he stated, placing his hand on Konekomaru's bald head.

Konekomaru laughed. "I have some hair!" He said, pretending to sound hurt.

The five of them sat on a patio table outside of the cafeteria. There were some people around, but the majority of the students were either still doing club activities or were back home. After all, no one wants to spend their Friday afternoons still at school. Rin crumpled up his hamburger wrapper, placing it on his tray.

"What do you guys think of Yukio?" He asked, smiling. His dull eyes hid his interest; Rin wanted to learn more about his younger brother, but he knew if he asked Yukio himself, he'd be brushed off.

Konekomaru thought for a minute. "He's really smart," he concluded after a bit of thought. "He's a nice person too."

Rin sighed. "Is that it?" He asked. He turned to Yukio, patting his back. "I guess you had to trade your personality to become the top student, huh, Yukio?"

Yukio rolled his eyes, taking a sip from his drink. "Well, we've known each other for only a few months, so we don't know that much about each other," he said.

"That's true," Shima agreed. He looked at Yukio before smiling. "Oh! He's a teacher's pet!" He teased.

Yukio gave Shima a confused look. "What are you talking about?" He asked the other.

Suguro chuckled. "Shima's right," he said, smiling at Yukio. He turned to Rin. "He speaks so formally with all of our teachers. He scolds Shima when he isn't paying attention in class, even if the teacher doesn't realize it."

Yukio's cheeks grew a bit red. "Well that's because I respect all Exorcists. They went through a lot to get the positions they have, so we have to treat them well," he replied. Yukio was raised by the current Paladin of the True Cross Order. Father Shiro Fujimoto told the boy that he was a gift from a friend and that he would raise him to become a great exorcist, just like him. Because of their different last names, though, no one knew that Yukio was so close to an amazing Exorcist.

Rin nodded. He expected Yukio to be the type to treat authority with respect, so he didn't learn anything interesting. He stood up from his seat and sighed. "I'm gonna use the restroom," he said, standing up. He went back inside the cafeteria and explored alone for a bit.

In the meantime, the four Exwires stayed at the table. Ryuuji looked at Yukio with a serious face. "He doesn't know, right?"

Yukio looked up from his tray. "About Exorcism? No, he's a regular student."

The three other three nodded. It was quiet for a bit; the only thing they could hear was the sound of birds chirping and random chatter among the few students around them. Shima was the first to break their silence.

"Today was scary, huh?" He said.

Konekomaru nodded, his face a mixture of anger and fear. "Was that really the Son of Satan?" He asked, his voice more cold than usual.

Yukio nodded. "I don't know how it happened, though," he added. "Professor Neuhaus said to say whatever felt right, and he appeared. I didn't want to summon something so powerful."

Ryuuji sighed, taking some fries from Shima's tray. "Well at least it's gone now." He took a second to eat some more. "You better stick to becoming a Dragoon or Doctor," he added, laughing.

"Oh yeah," Konekomaru said. "Did you decide which Meister you were planning on focusing on?"

Yukio thought for a bit, taking the time to eat some of his own food. "I think I want to do both," he concluded.

"Seriously?" Shima asked. "Isn't that going to be a lot of work? I couldn't imagine how much studying it would take to study two Meisters at the same time."

"Well that's what Bon's doing," Konekomaru stated. "What was it again? Aria and Dragoon?"

Ryuuji nodded. "I think me and Yukio are the only ones planning on studying the Dragoon Meister," he said, smiling at Yukio. "Let's do our best, okay?"

Yukio nodded. He was about to say something when a familiar voice called out from inside.

"Hey everyone!" It called. The four turned around to see a familiar blonde.

"Hey Shiemi!" Yukio called back. Shiemi gave the four of them a smile, making her way over to their table. She sat down where Rin sat, placing her tray of food down.

"Are you okay, Yukio?" Shiemi asked, looking up at Yukio's face.

Yukio's cheeks reddened a bit as he turned the other way. "I-I'm fine," he said, barely looking at the girl. "After we talked to Principal Mephisto, I went back to my dorm."

Shima laughed at Yukio's shyness while the other two smiled. They knew that Yukio had a crush on the girl but was too afraid to admit it; it was funny seeing their normally-serious, model classmate become so shy. By now, Rin had made his way back. He began to walk outside when he saw a girl at the table; interested, he hid behind a nearby plant and watched them for a bit. The five of them continued to talk; eventually, the blonde girl waved goodbye and began to head out. Rin walked over behind Yukio. He got close to his ear, a smirk creeping on his lips.

"You like her, don't you," Rin said, causing Yukio to jump. His cheeks grew more red as the other three burst out in a fit of laughter.

"I-I do not!" Yukio cried out. He knew they all were aware of his crush, but it was still embarrassing to admit it. He sighed. "Maybe I like her a little," he admitted in a quiet voice.

Rin laughed, patting Yukio on the back. "Don't worry," he said, smiling. "She'll come around eventually."

It was now 9 PM. The Kyoto trio had just began to head back to their dorm. After eating together, the five of them continued to explore campus and talk. Rin learned a lot about both Assiah and the people Yukio was friends with. He had tons of friends in Gehenna, but something about exploring with them made him feel at ease. Yukio and Rin were inside Yukio's dormroom. Rin sat on the floor, reading some of Yukio's manga while Yukio finished his homework.

The window next to Yukio's desk was opened. A nice breeze continuously made its way inside of the dorm, along with the sound of the bugs from outside. Yukio tapped his pencil and hummed a quiet tune as he worked on his assignments. Without looking up from his assignment, he began to talk. "Today was fun," he admitted.

Rin looked up from his manga. He faced Yukio's back; he couldn't see his face, but he could imagine there was a smile on it. "Yeah," he agreed. "It was fun." Rin stood up from and brushed his pants off. He walked over to Yukio's desk and placed his hand next to his paper. "I think I'm ready to head back home, though," he added, yawning.

Yukio finally looked up from his work to face his brother. "I didn't know Demons got tired," he said, chuckling.

Rin rolled his eyes, taking off his hat. He put it on Yukio. "There's a lot you don't know about Demons," he admitted.

Yukio nodded in agreement. "That's why I'm studying," he said. From his pocket, he fished out the summoning paper from class. He held it in his hands; this time, he wasn't shaking in fear. "Bye Rin," Yukio said in a happy tone.

"See you soon," Rin said. Before he could say anything else, Yukio ripped the paper and there was a bright white light in his dormroom. When the light subdued, Rin was back in Gehenna, standing in his empty dining room. He walked down the long corridor, making his way to his room. Mephisto sat on his chair, his face lighting up as Rin walked back.

"Did you have fun today?" Mephisto asked his younger brother.

Rin sat down on his bed, facing him. "You knew?" He asked.

"Of course I did," Mephisto answered. He ruffled Rin's hair, smiling. "I'm not mad though. I just hope you enjoyed yourself." He began to outside the room. "Good night," he said, opening Rin's door.

Before he left, though, Rin called him. "Wait," he said. Mephisto was a step outside already, but he turned around to his brother. He looked at Rin, curious. "For my 16th birthday, I want to enroll in True Cross."