Hey guys! Catgirl here!

I'm really sorry I took so long. I have to prepare four assignements for next month and I've been swamped. However, I did make this chapter about three times longer than the others as an apology for making you guys wait.

Enjoy!

Everything was set. The only I had to do sit down and enjoy the show. Oh, and help the kids if needed. I doubted that as they've been studying hard all this time… most of them at least -*cough* Rin*cough* was sleeping*cough* all the*cough* fucking time…*cough*- .

December was near and it was cold outside but not too cold. I watched the Pages who were trying to understand the situation. Just a few minutes ago Yukio left them in the house knowing that they would have to fight some pretty nasty ghouls.

I was hidden outside the house waiting for the ghoul named Naberius to appear. There were two Naberius in total and we teachers were to evaluate who the students would handle the situation. I had confidence in most of my students; keyword being *most*. I was worried about Shiemi, as she was one of the weakest students, physically and mentally. Her Tamer skills were all right, but she would be useless in offence. She would become an excellent Doctor though. The other person I was worried was the kid named Nemu. He was always so quiet and was always using that pink doll. Though his test scores were great I've never seen him in action.

I focused my eyes on the students who were arguing again. Now that Yukio had left, the lights turned off, leaving the children in complete darkness.

"Let the show begin" I smirked.

Rin and the others were looking confused around, trying to figure out what happened. Their eyes passed through me without seeing me.

I heard a low growl behind me and I turned to see Cerberus, one of my many familiars. He was looking at me with his yellow eyes and sat beside me, probably waiting for the ghoul to appear. We were not to interfere with the Esquire Exams; Mephisto's orders. I patted his head, praising him as he had destroyed the buildings cables as I commanded him.

Cerberus was tall as any normal dog but had three heads, with one pair of yellow eyes each, that could turn red when he was angry. He also could separate, which meant he could become three different dogs. Also, if he wanted – or was commanded- he could became as big as a two floor building. Although intimidating when it came to appearance he was really loyal and he would do anything to protect his master.

I heard a loud thud and I turned my attention back to the room. The ghoul had just threw itself into the room, breaking the door and surprising everyone in the process. The most surprised of all was Shima who was trying to find the lights and opened the door, just to find Naberius. I couldn't help but let a giggle at their expression. The training camp had started and the Esquire Exams had started along with that… unbeknownst to the students of course. Mephisto thought it would be more fun this way. I looked at the inside the window and I saw Shima down to the floor a little wounded, while Bon and Konekomaru had started praying. Izumo had summoned her familiars, two white foxes and ordered them to attack the demon who now had separated and threw miasma to everyone.

Rin made one of the two Naberius follow him outside so as to defeat him using the Blue Flames while the second one stayed with the others who had now the upper hand. Well… Whatever Mephisto thought, the Pages sure didn't look like they had any fun at all…

"Quite a show right, guys?" Cerberus growled while Cameo said to my head: "Yes, but Ayame don't let your guard down, even though it will be over soon enough…"

I sighed. "I know that, Cameo" I whispered back to him. Cameo was my other summoning. He was a chameleon. Most of the time I used him as a spy but he could also "spread" his ability making a small area invisible; he could talk to demons or humans if they were within this area. That's the reason none of my students could see me, even though I was looking directly at them from a big window. Me, Cameo and Cerberus were looking the scene unfolding in front of us in amusement.

Rin was out my sight. Bon and Konekomaru kept praying and Moriyama had just fainted. I knew Naberius wouldn't kill them and that was the only reason that I didn't just slay the damn thing right there. I never trusted ghouls. They were very sly and they would betray you, anytime given.

After a couple of minutes I saw the lights turn on. Bon had just defeated the Naberius and I saw a very happy and cheerful Rin walk in the room with his sword in one hand. Sighing in relief I waited for a signal for me to enter. But, it was too early, yet.

Before I could blink I saw Bon tackle Rin with more force than he should have, sending him flying to the wall. He was really mad and was scolding him because he had left them and went to play hero again.

I sweatdropped … That's Rin for you. But, on the other hand the other students weren't allowed to see Rin flames as his connection with Satan would be revealed.

Yukio and Igor walked in the room checking the surroundings. Rin was looking really irritated with Igor –not that I blame him-. Pointing his finger at him, Rin started saying something, but before he could finish a foot kicked him on the head and sent him rolling on the floor.

Mephisto, stood there, cheerful as always and started congratulating them, explaining that the training camp was also the Esquire Exam. The students stood there with their moths hanging open. I will never forget their surprised faces that still have me laughing.

He gave the signal for the teachers to come in. I thanked my familiars and sent them back. Opening the window, I jumped in the room and I saw a wide-eyed Rin staring at me. I watched as all the other teachers started to appear. Some from the closet, another one from trapdoor on the wooden floor and others from the ceiling.

I giggled watching the Pages' faces looking around startled.

"So~" Mephisto started again. "The teachers watched you closely and they'll write a report to me. I will choose who is going pass and who will not. I will give the results in the next two days. That's all. Dismissed!"

I started giving instructions to the other Doctors in the room. Almost everyone was a little wounded. We wouldn't have too much work to do. When everyone had something to do I treated Shiemi's wounds, as she was in worse state than everyone else.

No matter how busy I was however, I didn't miss Mephisto's eyes following me around.

- After two days -

"Eins, Zwei, Drei~ Well done, you all passed, Esquires~" Mephisto cheered and I saw confetti fall from the wall. Everyone started screaming happily thanks to the unexpected outcome.

"Where the fuck did all the confetti come from?" I whispered as I was trying to find the source.

I heard Rin cheering happily and turned my attention to him, smiling along. Going to Mephisto's side and whispered. "Mephisto, don't you think we should celebrate?"

Mephisto went wide-eyed and then smirked at me, "Oh, Ayame-san, I knew I would start to grow on you~" He purred.

Smacking him on the head I whispered back with as much seriousness as I could muster, "That's not what I meant you idiot! Treat the kids, they deserve it."

"Of course, I knew that~" He said and started laughing idiotically.

I rolled my eyes whispering, "For crying out loud, Mephisto!"

"Everyone~" he raised his hands to gather everyone's attention, "to celebrate I'll treat you to … PANCAKES!"

"Why not barbeque?" Rin complained.

After a while we were outside enjoying the sunny day.. I was preparing some of the pancakes and then serving them to the children while Yukio was talking to Mephisto who was sitting further away.

The kids were eating happily talking sometimes with each other and sometimes they were asking me questions about ranks, demons and combat styles. I was happy to answer them.

I brought some lemonade out of the mini fridge we brought with us and poured to the children's glasses. Turning to face towards the two men I wondered if Yukio was thirsty.

"Yukio" I called to him "Do you want some lemonade?"

"Y-yes!" he smiled and came inside, sitting to the seat left of me. We started talking about our Esquire Exam while the students were discussing their own affairs. Suddenly Rin said out loud "This pancake is great!" which caused a rather funny reaction from Mephisto.

"W-wait a minute!" Screamed the principal, dashing with light speed to where we were sitting and sat to my right, trying to get his share of pancakes before Rin could eat them all.

I took a lemon flavored one and added some cinnamon "That's so great~" I purred tasting my pancake.

"Ayame-san likes lemon flavored things, isn't that right?" Yukio smiled.

I nodded "Sour or spicy foods are my favorite" I said taking another bite.

"Is that so Ayame-san?" I heard Mephisto saying "Will you share a bite with me?" he whispered to my ear, making me shiver.

"There is another one over there Mephisto, leave mine alone!" I whispered angrily to him.

"Oh, that's great!" Rin said taking the pancake.

"Wait! That's one of my top three favorite flavored pancakes~" Mephisto complained with tears escaping his eyes.

Not that Rin cared, he ate it with an evil smile saying that whoever comes first is served first.

Mephisto started sniffing looking at me with teary eyes.

I growled. "What do you want me to do, Mephisto-san? He's right after all! Plus, when it comes to food… you shouldn't be distracted. Or you'll have it stolen."

Mephisto came closer and said with shaking voice: "Not only Mister Okumura is extremely mean to me, but even you refuse to share some of that pancake with me… Oh~ what did I do to deserve that?"

I looked at his puppy eyes and sighed. Well, I guess I could share some with him… He had be kind to me after all.

"If it will make you stop whining…" I whispered to him and gave him my plate. He took it, but with a sly smile looked at my fork.

"Don't push it…" I warned him.

"Worth a try…" He replied, taking his own fork and tasting it.

"So?" I said leaning closer "Was it tasty?"

"Well, though I do prefer sweet things, tasting something Ayame-san likes feels so much better~" He whispered and licked his lips leering at me.

I couldn't help but shiver with the way his tongue touched his lips… so vulgarly.

Trying to shake a really weird feeling that had resided in my chest and made my mind a bit fuzzy, I focused my attention on the pancake.

"Can I have it back now?" I said and I noticed my voice was shaky. I tried grabbing the plate with the half eaten pancake from him, only he stood up and started running around the table making me also stand up and chase him, screaming to him to come back.

Rin started making fun of me and I smacked his head while running around making him growl. Mephisto saw this as a chance to get away.

He run away from table and I followed him running. No matter how fast I was, he was a demon and he gave me the slip, turning here and there and before I knew it I was in a small grove, far away from where the others were.

"Mephisto, I'll kill you!" I shouted trying to find where he was.

"You are mean Ayame-san~" I heard him talking, I looked up to see him sitting on a branch of a tree.

"Come down, right now!" I said angrily pointing to the ground.

He pretended he was thinking about it and then shook his head, "No~"

"Mephisto…" I warned.

"No."

"Don't make me repeat myself!"

"I like it up here."

"Bring your ass down, so I can kick it!"

"My, my~" He purred and took a bite out of my pancake. "You have quite a mouth Ayame-san." His eyes gazed at my direction, piercing me with their intent staring making me understand his innuendo.

I started hitting my foot to the ground begging my face not to be as red as I thought it was. How… How could he say stuff like that? And out of the blue… That clown! How he dared tease me like that!

"But if you come up here… I might let you have a taste…~"

I looked at him feeling my face getting even hotter as my mind blurred with huge amounts of stuff I should not be thinking about that sly demon.

"…of the pancake, of course~" he continued and let a chuckle at my flustered face.

Trying to ignore his teasing I jumped up the tree and reached the branch he was sitting at. Sitting next to him I started thinking of what he said just a few moments ago and I felt my heart thump in my chest. How could a few words have that effect on me?

Yet, here I was stealing quick glances at the man who well… was devouring my pancake… I really had no idea what to think of all the innuendo's he's been letting on for a while. Was it teasing? Just to wind me up? Or… did he actually mean them?

"Ayame-san?"

Snapping out of my trace of thought who was looking at me and leaning closer by the second.

"Y-Yes?"

"You've been staring at me for quite a while~" he said with a sly smile. "Am I that irresistible?"

His face inches away came a bit closer. Feeling mine heating up for what felt like the millionth time today I put my hand on his face and pushed it away.

"Don't flatter yourself."

He chuckled and removed his head from my hand.

"Here~" he said and pushed the plate towards me.

I looked at the sad remains of my pancake and sighed.

"You have the rest."

"Well, then…" he said and devoured it immediately.

"Stealing a girl's pancake, running away with it and then tease her like that…" I raised an eyebrow at his direction. "… and you call yourself a gentleman."

He let out a laugh. "I can't help it, Ayame-san. You're so much fun when teased! Your reactions are the best!"

I scowled at him, feeling a heavy weight in my heart. So, he was just goofing around after all… I suspected that much from the beginning… but, why did I feel so disappointed? I never really hoped for anything to happen between him and me.

That good-for-nothing, goofy, sly, manipulative, fun, charming…

…

My eyes widened in surprise and my heart began beating uncontrollably inside my chest.

"What's wrong, my dear?"

I heard Mephisto's voice and I turned my head to see him looking at me with concern. My mind went blank and I just stood there staring at him. Frightened he would see what was in my head I urged my brain to say something… anything!

"We should get going! The others… Rin and Yukio are going to be worried…"

Before I could give him the chance to say anything I jumped down to the ground intending to head back as quickly as possible. If I made it back without making eye contact with him I would manage not to panic. Looking straight I sped up my pace. If I was in a place with people I would be able to relax! But while I was alone with him the possibility of me revealing my newfound feelings towards him increased by the second. And if he found out he would laugh at me and then reject me.

A hand suddenly stopped my escape. It had a strong grip on my right shoulder, but I had to leave. The more I struggled though, the tighter the grip became.

"Wait!"

"NO!"

"Ayame!" His voice echoed through the grove and everything seemed to stop moving. The use of my name without any honorifics made my body freeze and I stopped struggling.

The pressure of his grip loosened but remained firm and he spun me around pushing me against a tree.

He looked at me and I've never seen him looking at me so serious. His eyes were fixed at mine and I felt like he was searching deep into my soul for anything that would help him get a grasp of the situation. I turned my face away, scared that my emotions would betray me and reveal my secret. But he didn't let me. His other hand grabbed my chin and forced me to look at him. And when I saw his face so serious and so close to mine I felt that his emerald orbs never looked as beautiful yet terrifying as they did right now.

His eyes suddenly glowed with understanding and my body froze. His smirk came back and I've never seen him look as happy as he did at that moment.

I couldn't breathe. It was physically impossible. My heart had just stopped beating and I felt my blood freeze.

He would laugh at me. He would reject me and the mock me! And I deserved it. I was foolish enough to develop feelings for a demon! What a fitting punishment…

In a desperate attempt to escape I tried to push away his hand that had me trapped. My efforts were futile though. He grabbed my hands and pinned them above my head.

Before I knew it something warm covered my mouth; it was after a couple of seconds I realized it was his lips. He… He was kissing me! Mephisto, was kissing me!

His lips were softer than anything I would've imagined. Slightly cold, but maybe due to the fact that I felt too hot. His lips were moving against mine with a hunger I've never experienced before and it took me a while to surpass the initial shock and kiss him back. I didn't have much experience before as I've only kissed one guy before Mephisto. My ex-boyfriend whom with I broke up after three months.

I was melting into the kiss when I felt something warm embrace gently my form. His hands were hugging me and slightly pressing me against him. I placed my one hand around his waist bringing me even closer to him and with the other I pressed his head forward and met his lips with more force than before. Taking the hint, he stopped being gentle and wrapped around me with more force as he hungrily ravished my lips. His tongue soon joined in and I felt it caressing my lower lip. My body trembled with excitement and not wanting to tease him as he would get his way either way I let him.

Experienced as he obviously was, he let his tongue work miracles in my mouth as it licked and played around in my mouth. I couldn't help but moan at this wonderful sensation. Not only he was the greatest kisser I've made out with, he was excellent at using his hands. They were everywhere and touching my body leaving hot delightful traces after them.

Realizing what I was doing, enjoyable as it was I had to ask him a few stuff. Was it just another of his tricks? Was he going to use me and then…

He took his mouth away from mine. Catching my breath I opened my mouth to ask him. Before I had the chance however, his lips connected with the side of my neck and I found myself moaning at the sudden warmth.

The only thing that could leave my mouth were moans and gasps as he moved his lips at the crook of my neck slowly and teasingly. Forcefully he found my spot and sucked at it. Licking, biting. He did whatever he could to leave his mark.

I heard my lips moan his name repeatedly. My mind had gone completely blank. The previous inquiries seemed absolutely meaningless at this point. His lips, still connected to my neck, gently caressed my flesh as they began going upwards. They soon connected with my ear teasingly licking the shell. Then biting. Licking. Again and again.

If his work on my neck hadn't excited me a lot, this was more than enough. I loved this feeling. These goosebumps all around my body caused by the man I cared most about. His hot breath was tickling my ear and my legs trembled and I was scared my body was going to crumble but his hand had a strong grip over me.

Kissing me one more time he slowly withdrew and I looked in excitement as I saw him quite breathless too. I doubted he was as much as I was.

"Me-Mephisto…"

"Yes, my dear?"

My mouth opened trying to voice my concerns, my mind however was still a bit blurry and my body rather excited.

"N-nothing…" I said shifting my eyes to the ground.

Mephisto didn't say anything. Instead he cupped my cheek and kissed me one more time.

Before leaving, here is something I wanted to ask you. With Halloween coming up, would you like me to write a Special Chapter for Haloween? If I have more positive than negative comments suggesting it, I'll do it. Also, are you interested in Christmas Specials?

Please tell me in the comments and I'll try my best!

I'm not sure when the next chapter is going to be up. I'll try not to take too long.

Until next time guys! Love ya all!