A.N/: I'm so sorry for the wait! I said I would put this chapter yesterday but it ended up being a very busy day...Anyway, don't wait any longer, the chapter's right below!

Chapter 5

Shiemi felt rather anxious that afternoon before going to exorcism class. She had to talk to Rin about his attitude the day before after the mission. She wasn't sure if he was just surprised, shocked or mad at her. If it was the latter, she wanted to know why. And that was precisely why she had come a bit late on purpose. But there was still no sign of Rin as she kept waiting in front of their usual classroom. 'Renzo said he wasn't in the classroom earlier…I must keep waiting.' She thought.

She nervously arranged her fringe and played with the sleeves of her kimono, it was a rather hot day at the end of the summer so she rolled up her sleeves.

What she didn't know was that a half demon battled with his thoughts, hiding behind a pillar against the wall about two meters away from where she stood. 'What is she doing? Is she waiting for someone? For me? No, more probably for Shima but…' Rin was careful not to let his tail get out of the shade the pillar provided but kept playing with his fingers and ruffling his messy bangs nonetheless. 'What the hell am I doing? Just go past her without looking at her. No I can't do that…Seriously, what's she doing here? I don't wanna talk to her right now, I'm still too confused…But what if the teacher comes up? I think we have Tsubaki today, damn… What will Shiemi think if she finds out I was there all along? Make up an excuse, I have to find something just in case! Dammit, why am I sweating like that? Focus Rin, an excuse…An excuse…'

"Rin?"

Rin jumped at least a foot above the ground in surprise. The poor teen had been so lost in thoughts he hadn't noticed Shiemi had started inspecting the corridors just in case. She was now standing awfully close to him, with her hand on the pillar almost cornering him. He knew she hadn't done it on purpose but he couldn't shake off that thought off bringing her closer. 'Dammit, take a grip on yourself!'

"What are you doing behind the pillar?" She asked, tilting her head to the side cutely.

There it was, the dreaded question. And he didn't have time to think of any believable excuse. "Err…I was…" he began hesitantly.

Rin looked down at her and found her eyes. It wasn't long before he got lost in them once more. How come was it only now that he noticed how beautiful her emerald gaze was? Her face too. When he first met her he thought she looked like a little kid but now he saw her in a different light. She wasn't only a beautiful little doll even though right now her gorgeous platinum blonde hair and sweet pale skin made her look like one. How he wished he could reach out his hand and touch her.

Shiemi had proved him she wasn't made of glass numerous times. She just never gave up, strong willed and stubborn Shiemi. She was the one who gave him strength. She always managed to soothe his troubled mind and heart with warm smiles and encouragements.

And it was only now that he realized how much he cared about her… He had the urge to show her right now, to take her in his arms and hold her tightly. Then whisper the words into her ear and bring her even closer…

'You're her best friend.' He remembered Yukio's words from yesterday and wanted to laugh at his stupidity. In a second and a half he could have ruined any sort of friendship he had with her just because of an impulse.

"Rin? Earth to Rin, are you okay?" She waved her small hand in front of his face to bring him back to reality.

'I'm her friend, that's as much as I'll get so…I'll try to cope with it.' He couldn't help the small sad smile on his face. "What's up?"

Shiemi blushed a bit and played with her fingers again before finally asking "Are you mad at me?"

"What? Why?" He inquired surprised.

"You kinda ran off yesterday so I didn't know how you took the news about Renzo and I."

'Renzo and I' That sounded so wrong to him, he gritted his teeth 'Calm down Rin…' He sighed. "I'm sorry I reacted like that, I was just really…" 'thunderstruck, confused, angry, depressed, heartbroken' The adjectives describing his state of mind passed by in his head. "…Surprised."

"Really? I'm glad then." She smiled sweetly again and he couldn't help blushing since she was still so close.

"We'll talk later, ok? Otherwise we're gonna be late for class, I can already hear talking on the phone." She pointed to the shadowy end of the hallway where their teacher's voice could be heard echoing against the large walls.

"Probably something about his 'kitty cat' " Shiemi laughed at Rin's joke and they snuck into the classroom still chuckling, before the teacher could see them.

"Shiemi! I was starting to think you left me out babe." Renzo whined standing up from his desk behind Ryuji and Konekomaru. The later waved at Rin and he gave him a nod to acknowledge his greeting.

"Sorry about that." Shiemi replied timidly as her boyfriend encircled her waist with his arms before leaning down closer to her face.

"The big bad wolf didn't do anything to you, did he?" he said eyeing Rin but even though he said that in a low whisper, the whole class could hear it.

"N…No, we just talked don't worry." She smiled shyly up at him.

He got to the point where their foreheads were almost touching and it became harder for Rin to stay still in his seat on the front row.

"Then you won't mind giving me my good morning kiss~?" He asked seductively.

Shiemi flushed bright red. Rin jumped from his seat. Konekomaru gasped. Ryuji cursed under his breath. Izumo shouted across the room:

"Don't you dare do that as a public display you pervert!"

Everyone in the room minus Renzo was glad Izumo managed to tell him off. Probably because Rin could do really bad damage when he went berserk and judging from the dark aura surrounding him just a second ago, that was what would have happened.

"Aw, you're jealous Izumo-chan?" The pink haired teen asked teasingly.

"Pff, in your dreams." Renzo seemed let down by this come-back and Shiemi was left standing in his arms rather confused and flustered before finally made his entrance.

"Good afternoon class! I'm sorry for…" He brought the phone that was still glued to his hand to his ear "Yes my little kitty! Just a second~ Hum hum. As I was about to say, I have an emergency and am forced to cancel today's lesson. See you later alligator!" And with that he disappeared as fast as he had come. His voice could still be heard resonating in the hallway "I'M COMING MY KITTY CAT!~"

"…Alligator?" Izumo breathed out, perplexed.

Everyone was silent in the classroom for a while then Rin and Shiemi burst out laughing and the others gave them a strange look.

"See, told ya!" Rin managed to say between pants as his laughter subsided.

"It's not hard to guess," Shiemi calmed down as well. "He's always talking to his 'kitty cat' on the phone!" She erupted in another fit of giggles.

"So what do we do now?" Konekomaru asked, retrieving his bag from the floor.

"Shiemi?" She turned to her boyfriend at the sound of her name even though she was still trying to catch her breath. "How about we go out on a date?"

"A…A date?" She gasped. Shima nodded.

"You, me, a romantic picnic in the sunlight…How about it?"

Shiemi blushed crimson red and lowered her head a bit. "I don't know, I'd have to ask my mother and she'd probably tell me to keep the supply shop…"

"We're supposed to be in class right now, she won't hear about it unless you tell her." Shima winked at her.

"You think I could?"

"Of course!"

Shiemi cast a look towards Rin as if to see what he thought but quickly averted her gaze and nodded at Renzo who took her hand and dragged her out of the classroom running.

Silence engulfed them again before Izumo stood up and walked to the door as well, mumbling something too low for anyone to hear.

"So…What are you going to do today Okumura-kun?" Konekomaru asked awkwardly to try and lighten up the mood.

Rin was in silent mode again. Shiemi had just left…To go on a date with Shima…

"Damn…" He cursed under his breath

"What's wrong?" Konekomaru inquired, puzzled.

"It's nothing…" Rin sighed, got up and waved at his friends then walked out of the room without another word.

Koneko and Ryuji looked over at each other knowingly.

"He has it bad for her, doesn't he?" Said Koneko, smiling gently.

"Hell yeah." Ryuji smirked.

A.N/: I know nothing much happened in this chapter either but I swear there will be more Rin/Shiemi fluffy stuff in the next one! I just had to clarify stuff with Shiemi a bit in this one. Also, next chapter will have Kuro in it! ;)

Thanks again to everyone who reads and supports this story! As always, reviews give me happiness, so feel free to leave one.^^