[INSPIRE BY Seraphim 0]

After the Hole War of Lucifer & God, the winning side, lead by the firstborn angel, Michael, was able to remain in heaven, while the rest were stripped of their wings and sentenced to hell, a prison made for the angels that dared stray from the path of light. In Gehenna, the once mighty Archangel prepared for his revenge, building his kingdom with the help of a Swan and strengthening his army with his sons. His sons, the generals and second in command of the Netherworld, did whatever their father had ordered of them, but there was one thing that some of them could not bare. And that was losing their queen. "One day, my loves... we will be reunited. I swear off it." When that woman died, leaving behind her many children with Satan and the Ba'al, she tore a bigger rip into their family tree. Now, countless of eons later, in the year 2014, the unfinished show will finally continue, but this time, it will be for keeps. Who will win in the end?

AUTHOR NOTE

This is the fanfiction of a Fanfiction, created by Seraphim, who GAVE ME PERMISSION to write this. That writer's fanfiction is called Black Heaven. I was inspired by that story to create this one. What separates this story from that writer's one is that...

1) Rin will be a FEMALE. (I love genderbending)

2) The King of Water will stay a GUY.

3) It will be DEMON KINGS X RIN.

4) T -7 M. (maybe)

5) There will be reincarnation.

6) Gabriell will fall for Rin.

etc) Many more things as the story go on.

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Cleome: The Butterfly Flower
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Mephisto stood by his office window, looking down at the group of four with an amused, lazy look on his face. He watched as Renzo, Konekomaru, and Ryuji walked pass Rin and down the stairs. Rin smiled and looked down at them, before joining them.

"What do you think is going to happen, Big Brother?" asked a certain teen with green hair, seating cross-legged on an armchair.

"Most likely that Gabrial and Uriel will discover who's our father's successor is, and then... Judgment will finally fall," Mephisto sighed, dramatic, placing a hand on the window.

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The Third Night: Lucifer, Their Older Brother
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(The Day Before)

Gabriel was sitting across from Mephisto's in an armchair, while Uriel walked forward and wrapped her arms around her brother's neck. "Samael, surely you remember us," Uriel smiled, resting her head on her brother's shoulder.

Mephisto tried to get up, but he was pinned to his chair by some kind of invisible force. "Of course," he smiled nervously, "We're all part of the same family, after all."

"Don't push it," Gabriel said quickly, frowning, "Yes, your father was once one of us, but those days have long passed," Gabriel got up, unwrapping Uriel's arm from him, and sat on the coffee table between Mephisto and him, "And now, there is one law that rained above all others in this universe." Gabriel reached over and grabbed a hold of Mephisto's chin, making him flinched slightly, "My kind, we kill demons, your kind. Never forget that."

"But, of course... But really, why are you here?" Mephisto asked, staring Gabriel in the eye, "Don't tell me that you came all the way here just to kill little old me."

"Not today," Gabriel said sharply, tearing his hand away from Mephisto's chin swiftly, leaving a deep cut underneath Mephisto's chin. Gabriel stared at his index finger and thumb, which was dripping blood. "Who knows, maybe in the further if you don't behave yourself."

"It's this infamous ninth son of Satan we want," Uriel added, coldly, still leaning against the armchair, "Where is he?"

"Hmm," Mephiost hummed, closing his eyes, "Son... Satan... infamous~!" he opened his eyes, "Which one~?"

"The one who Satan wish to make King?" Uriel straightened her back and crossed her arms.

"King? King of what~? ... Hmm, let's see here... I'm the King of Time & Space, Amaimon's the King of Earth, and Azazel's the-"

"As in the King of ALL Demons!" Uriel growled, getting annoyed.

Mephisto shook his head, "I'm afraid I don't know who you're talking about~."

Gabrial grinned, "Nice try, but the chances of you, the second eldest Demon King, not knowing is one in a billion."

"You're certain about this boy," Mephisto snickered. "My, how the mighty have... fallen."

Gabriel narrowed his eyes, but before he could say anything, Uriel asked quickly, "When we first entered this town, we could sense a bit of Satan's power right away, but could not pinpoint the exact location, until we ran into that girl named Rin. Who is she and why is she giving off the same aura as Satan?"

Mephisto sneered, "Are you applying that Miss Rin Okumura is this ninth SON of Satan?" he laughed, "She's a SHE, for crying out loud! Really, let's say for a second that Okumura is, in fact, Hell's Princess. Would Satan, my father, your brother, really wish to make-"

"That demon is NOT a relative of us!" Gabrial growled, getting up and strangled Mephisto with his right hand, "Enough of your bullshit! Tell us what you know about this demon!"

"I'm afraid that I haven't gotten the chance to meet him, yet," Mephisto answered, calmly, as if he wasn't being strangled.

"Don't forget, I'm the embodiment of truth. I can sense a lie from a mile away," Gabrial warned, "So I'll try this again, do you know this ninth child of Satan?" Mephisto didn't respond, making Gabriel narrowed his eyes and snapped his fingers with his left hand.

Mephisto suddenly felt a horrible pain run through his chest as his lips and tongue were forced to move on their own. "Yes!" he gasped out.

"Is he in this academy?" Gabriel asked before snapping his fingers again.

"Yes!" Mephisto was forced to answer. This time, the pain was worse.

"I hear Satan wish to make him Prince. What's so special about him that Satan would overlook eight older children for?" Gabriel asked, snapping his fingers again.

"The child has the blue flames!"

Gabriel and Uriel's eyes widened and they looked at each other. Though they hid it well, they shared a bit of panic in their eyes. Gabriel turned back to Mephisto and release his grip on him. Gabrial took in a deep breath and asked slowly, "If he's so powerful, how is he able to hide from us so well?" Mephisto didn't respond, which upset Gabriel. He took his right hand and snapped his fingers against Mephisto's forehead. "TELL ME!" he demanded.

Mephisto's eyes started to shed blood tears and his mouth began to quiver. "THE CHILD'S HALF HUMAN!"

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Gabriel's eyes widened again as he heard the answer. This was the first time Satan had had a child through a human, but it would explain a lot. Angels could only sense small about of demonic energy, but when a demon is part human, it makes it next to impossible. Gabrial looked down, "What's his name?" Gabriel asked. Mephisto couldn't answer if he wanted to. He was too busy gasping for air. Gabriel became annoyed with the no responds rotten, and positioned his fingers to snap again. But when he was about to do so, a hand grabbed a hold of his own. Gabriel turned around and saw that it was Uriel.

"Stop, you're going to kill him," Uriel reminded her twin.

Gabriel stared at Uriel for a moment before nodding and withdrawing his hand. He then looked back to Mephisto, "Listen here, Samael. Under no circumstances can any of the humans or demons in this academy or city know who we are. Is that clear?" Gabriel asked. Mephisto again didn't respond right away, but he was beginning to breathe normally again. Gabriel made a sword appeared out of thin air and pressed it against Mephisto's throat, making his skin started to burn to the touch of it. "I said, is that clear?" Gabriel asked again, slowly.

"Yes... yes, I agree," Mephisto said weakly, looking up at Gabriel.

Gabriel narrowed his eyes for a moment before sighing and withdrawing his sword, "Alright, you've twisted my wing. Deal."

Gabriel and Uriel turned towards the door and started to walk towards it, but before Uriel opened the door, she turned around and looked at Mephisto, "By the way, make sure that you enroll us into your beginner cram school. Oh! And some regular classes would be nice. Understood?" she ordered.

Mephisto looked at them and half smiled, "Got a surname you would like to go by?"

"You decide," Gabriel answered, "Just not something too stupid or boring." With that being said, they both left the room.

(Present Day)

Amaimon bite down on his piece of candle, causing it to shatter. "Archangels... Great... I H.A.T.E. those winged, butt-kissing sissy."

Mephisto chuckled, turning around to look at his younger brother, "You shouldn't bad mouth them, you know. After all, whether any of us like it or not, they are still our uncles and aunts. Plus, take it from their point of view; do you honestly think that any of them would want nephews and a niece like us."

Amaimon stared at Mephisto, "Do you think it was a good idea to give Rin our birthstones? You do realize that Gabrial and Uriel will figure out what's she wearing, right?"

"I do. That's why I gave it to her. Because when they get a good look at Rin's new pieces of jewelry, they would certainly come here and ask me 'why ever did you gave something so important, like your birthstone, to a mere human'?" Mephisto imitated, laughing. Amaimon could only sigh, as he stared at his big brother.

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/True Cross City/

Gabriel and Uriel walked into a tall building, still dressed in their school's uniforms, and entered an elevator. Once inside, Uriel pressed the top button, while Gabrial hummed. When the elevator's door opened, the twins archangels step outside and walked along another hall. By the end of the hallway, stood a pair of doors. Gabriel opened them. The apartment that they had entered was a fancy, five-bedroom penthouse, that included four full bathrooms, a pool, and a second floor. "Ahhh... Home sweet home!" Uriel entered the condo, happily, "You just gotta love our vacation home!"

"You're only saying that because you're into city life?" Gabriel closed the door and made his way towards the kitchen, "I, personally, prefer that villa we got in Transylvania, Romania. Now that is a vacation home!" Gabriel opened a cabinet, next to the refrigerator, and took out two wine glasses, "Care to join me?"

"Way ahead of you," Uriel threw her book bag on the couch and pulled open the wine cabinet, "Red or white?"

"White," Gabriel took a seat on the couch on the far left, "We'll save the other one for later." Uriel nodded and took a seat on a love seat. next to Gabrel. As Uriel pour the wine into the glasses, Gabriel stared up at a painting of a man with short, light-blue hair, silver eyes, and a pair of angel wings on his back, who was holding a sword.

"So, what do you think about these exorcists in training?" Uriel asked out of the blue, taking a sip of her wine.

Gabriel was surprised by the sudden question but answered anyway, "I'm not sure. Those Okumura twins seem interesting, though. Don't you?" he picked up his glass.

"How so," Uriel removed her glass from her lips and leaned back in her chair, "Well, besides the fact that Rin has an Angel's birthstone as a gem for her bracelet. Really, where did she get that?"

"My guess's that Samael must have given her his. As for the reason why, I can't seem to put my finger on it."

"Agree," Uriel nodded, "Samael know full well that an Angel's birthstone is a symbol of their life: fallen, black, or otherwise. Really, what does he hope to accomplish by giving it away? Does he think that Rin's a good hiding place or something?"

"Like I would know, but we could always ask her how or why does she have it. And speaking of Rin Okumura, do you think that she could be the one?"

Uriel chocked a little on her wine. Once she coughed and cleared her throat, she began to laugh, "You think that that kid is the infamous ninth son of Satan?! AHA HAHAHA! Come on, Gabriel!"

"I'm serious, Uriel," Gabriel said with the serious expression to back it up, "And besides, why are you laughing? Weren't you the one that said that you could sense Satan's power from her?"

Uriel rolled her eyes, "I only said that so that we could get some form of a hint, as to who the child is, out of Samael. I didn't really expect her to be the one, anyway."

"Why's that?" Gabriel frowned.

"Because, didn't you saw the way her eyes look?" not given Gabriel the chance to answered, Uriel continued, "She looked as though she was crying. Would a demon, Satan's kid, really cry?"

"Yeah, but come on! Samael said that the kid's half human! That doesn't out rule girls. You, being a girl yourself, should know full well how emotional you g- Owww!" Uriel suddenly got up and smack Gabriel on the back of his head. "Not cool, Uriel!" Gabriel rubbed his head.

Uriel narrowed her eyes and took the seat next to her brother, "Before we get into this any further, let me remind you that Rin has a twin brother."

"So?" Gabriel looked at Uriel, as she took another sip of wine.

"So Yukio's completely human, right?" Uriel asked, removed the glass from her.

"It seems that way," Gabriel responded. Gabriel guessed Rin was a demon based on her fangs and pointed ears, but Yukio retained a completely ordinary appearance.

"And what are the chances of Satan giving life to a child that is 100% human, even if it was with a human woman...?" Uriel continued.

"Like a million to on-" Gabriel froze. 'Okay, point made. And now that I think about it, Rin's teeth and ears could be a biological thing.'

"Well, there you go," she smiled, as she finished her glass.

"Maybe you're right. So who do you think it could be, then?"

"Gabriel, there's a chance that Satan's son isn't even in that class. He could be hiding anywhere in True Cross," Uriel reminded him, putting her glass door.

"That's true. And you know Samael won't be any help," Gabriel slouched.

Uriel sighed. It was true. Even though the Demon King of Time & Space had joined forces with the humans, he wasn't being very helpful to them. Plus, not even a Demon King would dare to sell out their own relative, especially one as important as their father's heir to the throne. Their talk yesterday was proof of that. 'Even if they are the worst of the worst. I guess ratting each other out is a new low even for them.' "I know it's supposed to be a bad thing for us, but you have to admit that it's good - and basely amazing - to know that even though they're Hell's Lords, there still a bit of light in them. Even after all this time."

Gabriel pouted and looked up, "I guess... not like it would really help us."

"I wouldn't say that. It means that they have a weakness! Plus, there's a chance that maybe more of them would ally with humanity," Uriel grinned. Despite what when on with Mephisto in their conversation earlier, she still has to admit, Uriel could not hate them. After all, there was no hatred in justice.

Gabriel ignored that and looked back at his sister, "By the way, I think it's time we checked in with the others."

Uriel looked up. "Oh, yeah, I almost forgot."

Gabrial and Uriel stood on top of two circular stone, with five large pillars next to them, going around in a circle. The twins entwined one of their hands, his left for Gabriel and her right for Uriel, and began speaking simultaneously in Latin. Suddenly, as they grew closer to the end of their chant, the pillar that was one pillar over from Gabrial's right, begun to flicker a sky-blue blue, before stopping when the twin ended their incantation. "Gabriel, Uriel," a voice whispered from the glowing pillar, "What have you found?"

The twins separated their hands. "The ninth child of Satan, that's what. Parently, he exists," Gabriel answered, crossing his arms, "And that's not all. He's also half human."

"'Half human'?!" the voice from the pillar repeated, worried and dramatically, "Are you certain?!"

"I compelled Samael to tell me the truth. Even he can't resist me," Gabriel responded, a tab proud of himself.

"The mother's mundane. The father is unholy. And this child..." Uriel continued, "... Possesses both a human soul and the blue flames. What would you like us to do with him?"

"There can be no doubt that this child is dangerous, but he is second priority. You must not forget your true purpose for being on earth."

Gabrial uncrossed his arms, "But-"

"This is an order, Gabriel," the voice interrupted, firmly.

"..." Gabriel took a deep breath before responding "As you wish, brother."

The light from the pillar slowly dialed down, before vanishing completely. Uriel sighed, "Sorry, about that, Gabrial. I wish he wasn't like that."

"It's fine," he responded casually as he relaxed his shoulders and looked to his right. He stared at the pillar next to him.

Uriel looked curiously at her brother as he stared aimlessly at the pillar next to him, "There's something else... isn't there."

"Yeah..." Gabriel answered before he turned to face his sister, "Remind me again, but why is the son of Satan at True Cross Academy in the first place?"

Uriel shrugged, "Well if you believe the rumors, he holds deep contempt for Satan and all his demons. It's kind of easier to believe now that we know he's half human though."

"So he's rebelling against the one who created him?" Gabriel asked, with his head lowered slightly.

"Like father like son, I guess," Uriel sighed, shaking her head.

"Go figure," Gabriel responded, narrowing his eyes, as he looked down in front of him, "I'm still convinced that it's Rin Okumura."

Uriel soften her glanced, crossing from arms, "Why would you still think that after I just told you why that's close to impossible, Brother?"

"I'm not sure if you've noticed," Gabriel said as he turned back to Uriel, "But she has the exact same eyes as Lucifer..." Uriel widened her eyes, shocked, to say the least. Gabriel hardly ever used Satan's former name. It tended to reopen old wounds. "... Before the fell..." Gabriel finished.

"Gabriel," Uriel began, tightening her gripped on her arms, "Let's get something straight. This kid we're looking for, he's too dangerous to let live, and... he's not a replacement for Lucifer. He's a demon... The Ba'al's are demons... and Lucifer... is the Devil. You do understand that, right?"

"Yeah, fine!" Gabriel clenched his fist and stormed out of the room.

Uriel sighed, as she listened to Gabriel's footsteps becoming softer and softer. 'I think I may have crossed the line...' It broke her heart when Lucifer fell from their ranks, but it hurt Gabriel even more. After all, Lucifer, their older brother, taught Gabriel everything he now knows.

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(The Next Day)

/Class 1-A/

"Have a nice lunch, class!" the teacher stated, closing his book and walking out of the room.

The moment when he did so, Uriel let out a silent yawned and raised both of her arms over her head, "And here I thought class would never end!"

"Not yet, at least," Gabriel corrected, picking up his bookbag and swing it over his shoulder, "We just finished the first half of school. After lunch, we got two more periods and then cram school."

Uriel groaned, "Great..."

"Hey, don't start complaining! Don't forget, it was your idea that we attend this school!" Gabriel looked down at his sister.

"I know, but I was hoping for some juicy drama. Not all of this boring lechers," Uriel pouted.

Gabriel sighed. He would have to agree with her on that one. To think, it was possible to still get bored after being alive for such a long time. "Anyway," Gabriel began, "Where do you want to have lunch?"

Uriel closed her eyes and 'hmm', "Well... yesterday, we ate in the school's cafeteria, and I must say: the food was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! So let's try somewhere else. Maybe here?" Uriel opened her eyes and got off of her seat.

"Alright then, but we're still going to buy lunch, right?"

"Of course!" Uriel smiled, with little stars in her eyes.

/True Cross Academy's Cafeteria/

After getting their food, Gabriel and Uriel made their way towards the exit, both holding food traps. Gabriel was holding a tray with some pieces of sushi and a small bowl on the side, while Uriel had a plate with a lobster on it. "I still can't get over the fact that this is a school," Uriel commented.

"Well, remember, Samael is running the place," Gabrial stated.

Uriel suddenly stopped and turned her head towards a table, "Wait, Gabrial."

"Huh?" Gabrial stopped, also, and looked in his sister direction. What he saw was the group of Exwires they met yesterday, sitting together at a long rectangular table, "Oh, it's them... What about it?" tilting his head and putting on a puzzled look.

Uriel nudged her brother in the stomach, "Don't be like that...! We should go over and ask if we could sit with them? It could be a great bonding moment!"

Gabrial chewed the inside of her cheek, "Sure, why not." With that decided, Gabriel and Uriel started making their way over to the group of Exorcists in training.

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"Then I said, I would be happy~ to show you around!" Shima grinned, "So then the girl I was talking to said-"

"Excuse me..." Uriel smiled, leaning forward, "Could we seat here?"

Shima, the one right in front of Uriel, turned around and looked up at the blonde. He smiled, "By all means. Uriel, right?"

"Thanks. And yes," Uriel took a seat in the far corner of the table, next to Shiemi, while Gabriel went for the one across from his sister.

"So, what do you two think of the True Cross Academy, so far?" Konekomaru asked, taking a bite of his rice ball.

"It's alright," Gabriel answered, separating his chopstick, "A bit much for a high school, but again, it is Samael fun house. Ha. Really, that kid. Some things neevvvvveeerrrrr- oww!" Gabriel dropped his sushi roll when he felt something kick his shin. He looked below the table but saw nothing. He then looked at the person across from him and saw Uriel glaring. 'What!?' Uriel picked up her fork and nudged the handle towards the people on her right. Gabriel turned his head in that direction and saw the Exwires staring at him funny. "What? Was it something I said-"

"D- Did you just called Sir Pheles, 'Samael'?" Izumo gack.

"..." Gabriel froze, "O- Oh! Yeah! Well... you know... it's kind of like an opening secret, and... you know..." Gabriel laughed, nervously, sweating.

Uriel just shook her head, sighing, 'Nice save...'

"... But the way you said it..." Izomo continued, "... You acted as if you're close to the Headmaster..."

Gabrial stopped laughing and put on a cold frown, "True me, we're not."

"But-"

"OH, HEY, RIN!" Uriel shouted, getting up and waved hi to the teen girl, with the short black hair, walking towards their table, "OVER HERE! OVER HERE!" Everybody stared at her as if she was crazy. Including the people nowhere near them. "RIN! RIN! HHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYY" 'Gabriel... you're so lucky to have a sister like me...'

Rin returned her greeting with a nervous smile and handwave, 'What's up with her? Too much coffee in the morning?' When Rin was at the table, she took a seat next to Gabrial. "Hey, guys. What's new?"

"Only, that Bonbon got into an argument with the teacher, during class, today," Uriel grinned, dipping a piece of her lobster into her little dish of melted butter.

Bon blushed when he heard his nickname, 'Great... it spreading... Damn it, Okumura!'

"Suguro... argument... teacher?!" Rin looked at Uriel, and then at Bon. She laughed drily, "Okay... now that something I gotta hear!" she grinned.

Bon blushed, looking up, "Well, I wouldn't really call it an argument... moreofalittledisagreement." Everyone looked at one another, not buying what Bon was selling. "Okay...! So maybe it was a bit more than just a disagreement, but do any of you blame me!?"

Izumo squinted, "And what was the 'disagreement' on?"

"Angels," Bon answered.

"What about them?" Shima asked, putting a rice into his mouth.

"Be real with me for a moment. Do you guys honestly believe in them?"

"Nope," Izumo closed her eyes.

"Even though I go to church and studied to become an Exorcist, it's not my religion," Konekomaru continued.

"Fifty-fifty," Shima gestured his hand.

"Not a chance," Yukio quickly answered,

Bon put on a smugged grin, quite plead with himself, 'Knew it...'

Gabriel and Uriel stared at them, overwhelm, to say the least. Gabriel sighed, "Why does it seems that more and more people are becoming nonbelievers?" Everybody drew their eyes one the white-haired Archangel. Gabriel put his hand on his forehead as if he had a headache, "You're all studying to fight Demons, yet you draw the line at believing in Angels?"

Uriel nodded, worried, before looking at the girls next to her and her brother, "Rin, Shiemi, what are your thoughts on the topic?"

The girls looked at one another. "Well, to be honest, I guess it would make sense. After all, Demons are real," Shiemi blushed, "But I don't really know much about them because I never really read or seen anything about them."

"That's because they not real!" Izumo answered, rudely, "If they are real, then why aren't they doing their job?" The twin archangels stared at her. "We're about to enter war, yet they're nowhere to be seen."

"War?" Uriel repeated.

"Um-huh," Rin nodded, "Yeah. About two months before you guys came here," Rin took a sip of her water, "Mephisto's older brother came and declared war on the Church."

"What!" Uriel gasped, knowing full well who she was talking about. 'Samael only has one older brother...'

"Crazy, right?" Rin looked at the girl on her right, "He said it's going to be in a year or so."

"But the first battle already began," Bon frowned, finishing where Rin left off, "It wasn't easy, but we pulled through somehow."

"I see..." Uriel softened her look, 'That's why they don't believe in us,' before looking at Rin, "I'm guessing your thoughts are like theirs?"

To their surprise, Rin shook her head, "No, I believe in them..." before picking up an omelet.

"S- Seriously!?" Bon demanded to know.

"Umm!" Rin nodded, but laughing, "You do realize that I was raised by a priest, right?"

"Yeah, but-"

"Plus, like Shiemi said, demons are real, so why not angels!" Rin smiled, "Besides, what the harm in believing? It's no different from still thinking the Tooth-Fary and Santa Claus are real." 'And I'm half demon... so it's just wrong for me not to believe in them.'

Everybody laughed at Rin joke, including Gabriel and Uriel. "Okay, so why haven't I seen them before?" Bon asked.

Before Rin could counter that, Gabriel answered, "Angels like to disguise themselves as humans every now and then. You know that quote, 'Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.'."

"Shakespeare?" Rin asked, tilting her head.

"The Bible," Bon corrected, sighing, "From Hebrews 13:2, to be precise."

"Hey, did you heard the news about the principle?" asked the girl in pigtails, seating at the table next to Rin's.

"No, what?" asked the girl seating next to her.

"Parently, he enrolled his nephew into school!"

"Really!?"

"Yeah! I have him in my class, and he's totally hot! EEeee!"

Rin sweat-drop, sighing, "Amaimon... cute...?" Shima saw the looked on the girl's, seating next to him, face, and patted her on the back.

"But it's odd, don't you think? How the moment when Ambrosius Faust transfer in, his uncle, Sir Faust V, leave for a meeting." What the girl just said caught most of the attention of the group of friends.

"Really? Where to?"

"To someplace overseas."

Rin turned around, looking at the two girls.

(Later, Ater Class & Before Cram School)

/School's Third Floor, South Hall/

Rin walked through an empty hallway, completely unaware of two certain angels shadowing her. The moment when Rin turned the corner, Gabriel and Uriel came out of their hiding place and followed her. They stopped at the corner where Rin turned. "Remind me again, but why are you following, Rin?" Uriel whispered.

"I already told you! We're doing this so that I can prove to you that Rin really is the one we're looking for!" Gabriel answered, rudely.

"And how is following her, getting us any closer to that?"

"I don't know! Just wait, why don't ya!"

The two archangels watched as Rin stopped at a door and knocked. "Hello! Is anyone inside!?" she called out. They waited for a moment, before Rin tried again, "HELLO!" again, no response.

"I wonder who's she trying to find," Gabriel suddenly said.

"Shh!" Uriel put an arm in front of her brother. They watched as Rin jiggled the locked doorknob, before sighing. Afterward, she brought her hands to her hair and pulled out a hairclip. She then put that hairclip into the keyhole and used it to opened the door. Rin smiled brightly and let herself in. "Ha!... Well... I would have never taken Rin for the breaking-and-entering type," Uriel remarked, "I guess she got a little dark side in her."

Gabriel sharpen his eyes, "See! Told you she's dangerous!" Gabriel came out of the corner and ran to the door Rin entered, with Uriel on his tail. When they were in front of the door, Gabriel reached for the doorknob, but the moment when he did so, Gabriel found that it wouldn't turn. "Great! She locked it," Gabrial groaned, still whispering.

"Now what?!"

"Now..." Gabriel looked side-to-side, "... We use another entrance..." Gabriel looked at his sister and pointed up. Uriel followed his point and saw that he was talking about the window, above the door, that was slightly opened. "Here," Gabriel put his hands together, and separated his legs, "We can't let anyone know our identities, so I'll give you a leg up!"

"Umm!" Uriel nodded.

Gabriel landed on the floor, in complete silence, and stood next to his sister. The room that they entered was very dark and big. They could barely see anything if it wasn't for the opened window. "What is this place?" Gabriel whispered.

"I think it's a music room," Uriel looked at the guitars that were hanged on the wall to their left.

"Why would Rin break into a room like this?"

Uriel was about to answered Gabriel's question when she started hearing piano music. "Hey, do you hear that?"

"Yeah! I think it's coming from over here," Gabriel started walking towards a closed door, in the far right of the room, and turned the doorknob. Surprisingly, it wasn't locked like the one behind them. When Gabriel peeped his head through the door, he saw Rin sitting in front of a grand piano, in the dark, playing it.

"- Hallelujah! Hallelujah!~~..."

Rin removed her hands front the keys and reached for a few pieces of paper in front of her. She started writing something down. "You know, I'm pretty impressed!" Uriel complemented, "Even though they were only two words, Rin got quite the singing voice."

"Shh!" Gabriel shushed his sister.

"Hmmmmmmmmmm!" Rin pouted, staring down at the stack of paper in front of her, "What... should... come... neeexxxxxxtt... Hmmm!"

"... She talks to herself?"

"HMM!" Rin got up and walked over to the red velvet couch, against the wall, on Gabriel's and Uriel's right. Instead of taking a seat, like the twins had thought, Rin, instead, looked up at the painting above the couch. It was a painting of a nighttime sky, with three shooting stars, and a little girl looking up at it. "Maybe... loyalty?" Rin tilted her head, "Hmm...?" Rin turned around and walked towards the other end of the room, where a painting of a blood batter hanged, "I've been here before, I been there!" Rin suddenly, chanted, "I've seen this... and I've walked on that-... the floor~! You know, I used to live-" Rin stopped speaking when she stood in front of the painting of the war, "I... I've seen your flag... on the marble arch. And... love is not a victory march," Rin nodded, proud of what she came up with, "But it's... it's... cold and... dead?" Rin tilted her head.

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/Israel, middle-east/

Yukio stepped through a magic door, dressed in his Exorcist's coat, and walked towards a group of researchers and archaeologists. His eyes landed on a certain red-head, seating on some rocks, "Shura?" Yukio called, "You were called for this exploration, too?"

Shura turned around and saw him, "Seems so."

Yukio turned his attention towards the ruins of a city, in front of them.

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As Yukio and Shura walked through the ruins of the city, Yukio looked around at the low-level demons hiding. "There sure are a lot of demons here," Yukio commented, "Is there something special about this place?"

"Besides the fact that this place was once a big deal, no, not really," Shura answered. They walked up to a woman in a white lab coat, talking to some men. "What's the situation?"

The woman turned around, "When we were examining the ruins, we came across a golden light, deep within the earth. Naturally, when one of our men tried to reach in and pulled the thing out, the whole play clamps around him. And now," the woman looked at some rocks, blocking a cave, "The stone is stunk in there."

"What about the man? Is he alright?" Yukio asked, staring at the pile of dirt.

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"... No... broken, maybe?" Rin crossed her arms and tapped her foot, "Lose? Missing?" Rin shook her head, before turning around and walking back to the grand piano, taking a seat on it this time. She sighed, deeply, and lay down on her back. She closed her eyes and took in a deep breath...

"~Well, I've heard there was a secret chord~,
That David played and it pleased the Lord~,
But you don't really care for music, do ya~?!

Gabriel and Uriel stared at Rin, as she sung to herself, a bit taken back by how good of a singer she was.

~Well, it goes like this~:
The fourth~, the fifth~. The minor fall~ and the major lift~...
The baffled king~ composing Hallelujah~~!!!

~Hallelujah~...
~Hallelujah~...
~Hallelujah~...
~Hallelujah~...

Gabriel started to shake, and leaned forward, grabbing onto the door, trying to listen better.

~Well your faith was strong but you needed proof~,
~You saw her bathing on the-"

Suddenly, when Gabriel slipped and caught the door to moved inward, the door made a squeaking noise. Rin snapped her eyes opened and sat up. "Who's there?" she demanded to know, looking directly at the door.

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Word Count: 6,160

The song Rin sang was Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley

Publish - Feb. 23, 2018

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