I only own Meiko.
Meiko looked around. Her 'Papa' hold told her that there was a class for kids like her somewhere that she was supposed to join but she couldn't find. She had looked for what seemed forever around her father's massive school, with its large dorms and many fancy classrooms; but what she was looking for was a group of half-breeds like her. Her 'Papa' had already left by the time she had woken up after sleeping the night on a large pink couch in her father's office. All that he had left her was a note saying "I'll see you at class". Now she was completely lost in this labyrinth of rooms and hallways. Already she had accidently walked in on other classes that weren't the one she was looking for. "Papa's probably worried about me by now" Meiko thought to herself as she walked around a corner. "I wonder what everyone else will be like?" Meiko grabbed a handful gum out of the pouch hanging out of her pants pocket and chucked it all in her mouth. By now she had formed a bad habit of chewing gum and she would keep finding herself reaching into the pouch for more. Her 'Papa' didn't seem to care anyway, although that might change if he found out she had dropped a piece of gum down the side of the couch. Meiko smiled. She couldn't wait till she saw his face when he did find it.
Turning a corner Meiko found herself looking down a short hallway that ended at a dead end. "I don't believe it, this place is a maze" Meiko said a little annoyed. She stopped and thought what to do next. After a short period of time she decided she would look for a student and ask them for directions, but this turned into a problem when she couldn't find one. Sighing she sat down on the floor and curled her tail around her. It too felt annoyed due to the current events. Meiko watched it lazily as it flicked around like a cats if it was irritated. She then thought about calling her 'papa' but then remembered that she didn't have a phone. Frustrated she grabbed some more gum hoping that chewing it would ease her mind. Meiko found that it helped a little but she still felt frustrated. Then all of a sudden she heard voices. From what she cloud tell they were coming closer. Curious as to who they cloud be, Meiko crawled to the corner and slowly peeked around it. She saw a small group of people that was made up of two boys and two girls.
Finding enough courage Meiko called out to them. When they stopped she said "Uh, hi, um can you guys help me? I'm lost" while her tail nervously twitched behind her. One of the boys finally noticed her and walked up to her. As he got closer she noticed he had brown hair and blue eyes and several moles on his face. When he was a few steps away from her he held out a hand in a friendly gesture. "Hi there. Did you say you were lost?" he said with a friendly smile. Taking his hand, he helped Meiko off the ground. "Uh yeah, I'm looking for this class but I'm completely lost" Meiko said as she peered past him to the rest of the group. The other boy had black hair and blue eyes also but where a different type of blue and he was carrying some red thing on his back. One of the girls had wavy light blue hair that fell to her knees and appeared to go purple at the spike tips. She wore a purple sweater dress that reached her mid-thigh and showed her shoulders with a black belt, black and light blue striped stockings and black combat boots. She also had light purple eyes. The other girl however had two wolf ears and a white fluffy tail. She wore some uniform with chains covering it.
Remembering that she was asked a question Meiko quickly replied back. "Uh yeah, I'm supposed to be in this special class for people like me. Do you know where it is because you would be so helpful to me right now" Meiko said as she anxiously waited for an answer. The boy seemed to think a little before turning back to the group. Looking at the other boy he said "Do you think she's meant to be in the same class as Miss Hantā and Miss Tsukino, Rin?" The boy who Meiko assumed as Rin scratched his chin before replying "I'm not sure but I think so" The boy then turned back to Meiko. "Me and my brother think that we know which class you're looking for. Where going there right now so if you want you could come with us?" Meiko didn't hesitate to say yes and soon found herself walking with the group.
Meiko was led outside the buildings and into a small forest just beside the school. Meiko walked behind them as she looked around, trying to memorise the way to get here. While looking she spotted some small birds singing in a tree top. When she stopped moving they flew away. When she turned back the group had gone ahead of her so she had to run to catch up. Just as she caught up with them she heard a loud noise coming from somewhere. It sounded like someone was yelling and they didn't sound too happy. Then from up ahead she saw a bright purple glow coming through the trees. Before she got to see what it was, the boy wearing glasses called out. "Sir Pheles?" he said quickly followed by Rin saying "Yo clown! You out here?"
Walking up beside the other two girls, Meiko finally got to see how they were talking to. "Oh, hello Astarte-chan." The boy with glasses said as he bowed politely. Meiko looked at the person he was talking to. It was a tall woman with dark purple hair and matching eyes. She had a long black furred tail with a violet tuft at the end and behind her was a group of teenagers. All of them were looking at Meiko and the others. "Don't tell me this lot are students?" Astarte asked sounding a little annoyed to Meiko.
"We found them wandering around the academy looking for you for your class." Rin said. Meiko blushed feeling a tiny bit embarrassed since was reminded she got lost coming here.
"I think I'm gonna have to split it in half if I get any more." Astarte said as she started walking forward. "Alright, I need your names, who you are kin of, abilities, if you're a half demon or full or human and any familiars you may be able to summon." She said. Meiko stepped back not wanting to go first and so the first one to step forward was Miss Tsukino with her purple sweater dress and black combat boots.
"I'm Hotomi Tsukino. I am the daughter of Yukikane a Yukionna and Tsukage. I have the ability to control ice, snow and cold winds and I can craft weapons out of ice and also alter the temperature of a room and freeze water through my emotions." She said. When Meiko heard the word Yukionna she remembered her encounter with Oyuki when she first left home. A cold shiver went up her spine as she tried to forget the memory.
"So what familiar do you summon?" Astarte asked.
"I have Koyuki." Hotomi said as a pure white fox with red eyes appeared beside her. Meiko though it looked kinda cool as it stood beside its master.
"Go join the others and I'll sort out your training in a moment." Astarte then said before Hotomi started to walk to the group behind her. Suddenly Rin asked "You missed a question. Is she a half-demon?"
"She's a full demon." Astarte replied. Rin looked at them. "How can you tell?"
"One, her aura reads as a full demon. Two, she had no human parentage." Astarte turned to the next girl who happened to be Meiko. "What about you?" Chewing her gum Meiko hopped forward and answered while trying to sound as friendly as she could.
"I'm Meiko Rei." She said just as she noticed a certain someone standing beside Astarte. "Hi Papa" she said relieved to see him. Astarte then turned around to face him.
"Papa?" she said as she raised one of her eyebrows. "Something you forgot to mention?" She asked. Meiko then felt a little guilty from feeling like she was supposed to be a secret.
"What? You were in Gehenna and had yet to accept a second mate." Her Papa said.
"We'll talk about this later." Astarte growled after a silent period. "What abilities?" as she turned back to Meiko.
Meiko smiled before replying "I can form small worm holes and I have increased agility." At least that's what she knew she had.
"And you're a half demon right? Any familiars?" Astarte asked. Meiko shook her head before adding "Half demon, yes. Familiars no." Meiko then wondered what it would be like to actually have a familiar. She thought it would be pretty cool. Astarte then sighed and pointed to the group. "Go join them." She said.
As Meiko did a boy with blonde hair and wearing a skeleton hoodie slid up to her. Meiko stopped and stared at him waiting for him to say something. "Looks like you've caused a little lover's tiff." He said, smirking slightly.
Just then Astarte asked "Do you wish to lose the other arm today Drake?" despite having her back to him. Meiko then swallowed the gum in her mouth. Meiko then thought she heard her wrong. Surely she didn't just threaten to cut his arm off, right? "Or maybe something slightly more precious?" she then added.
The boy Drake blanched before quickly saying "No" Even Meiko felt a little threatened even when it wasn't her who was being threatened. She quickly looked at Drake and Astarte before joining the others.
"Then don't act like an ass." Astarte then added before turning to the last girl who happened to be Miss Hantā. Meiko then looked beside her and found Drake standing beside her.
Being closer to him, Meiko noticed that he had blue eyes and to her smelled kinda funny or perhaps that was just herself she smelt. It had been a while since her last bath after all.
"I'm Kasai Hantā. Daughter of the Wolf demon Freki. I am a tamer and a knight. I summon a wolf pack and my two guardians Kage and Hikari." Meiko turned back towards Astarte and Kasai.
"Summon them then." Astarte then said. Kasai nodded and then began to say "I call upon my pack as a whole and order them to obey my command" Out of nowhere multiple wolf howls sounded as a wolf pack appeared and bowed to her. Standing beside her were two wolves larger than the rest. One wore black armour and the other wore white. Just as Astarte started to talk to Kasai again, Meiko noticed a boy child walking up to Kasai from the side. Then when all the wolves except the two largest disappeared the child gabbed Kasai's tail causing her to yelp. "What the...?!" Kasai cried as she turned slightly to see the child the child grabbing her tail and giggling.
"It's so fluffy." He cried cheerfully. The two wolves left started to growl and surround the boy. Meiko couldn't understand what was happing even though it was right in front of her. In the corner of her eye, Meiko saw two flashes of purple and green go up to Kasai and then there was a yelp and a loud thud. Suddenly there was a man in green pinning Kasai to the ground while Astarte was growling at the wolves with the boy clinging to her. Meiko gulped. This didn't look good she thought as she continued to watch.
"Dismiss them now." The green man growled and so Kasai dismissed her two remaining wolves. Kasai stood up Meiko saw Astarte storm up to her before slapping her across the face. "Oo" Meiko said quietly as she winced from seeing the slap. Beside her everyone looked surprised and nervous.
"You ever put my son at risk again and I will kill you with my bare hands." Astarte warned Kasai. Meiko again felt threatened by Astarte's loud words. "That goes for all of you." Astarte added, turning towards Meiko and everyone else. Everyone stared as Kasai held her now stinging cheek. Meiko wandered if she would need ice for that later. "And whoever it is hiding amongst the trees better come out now before I send in Baphomet to drag your corpse out!" Astarte said as she turned towards the trees.
"How did you know I was here?" said a figure as it came out from where Astarte was looking at. He was about 14 and wearing a white uniform of some sort with a black overcoat. He had short black hair and glasses that were very thick.
"Ben?" said someone Meiko hadn't noticed until now. "Why are you here?"
"Same reason as you. For security." Ben replied. "Anyway, you didn't answer my question." Ben said as he turned to face Astarte.
"I knew because of two things. One, when I ran to grab Chikyuu, I spotted the sunlight glinting off of your gun as you drew it just in case. Two, I have been sensing the Letus you have as your familiar for a while now. And don't say it isn't your familiar because I know that they never appear here unless summoned." Astarte stated, answering his question. Meiko sighed and looked around. All this yelling and action were staring to bore her. "Now, who sent you?" Astarte then asked Ben. The answer she got surprised Meiko.
"Sir Pheles ordered that I be the security for this class." Ben answered.
"Did he now?" Astarte turned to Meiko's 'Papa' then shook her head.
Meiko scratched her head completely lost as to what was happing. "That's it. Fuck it. I'm done for the day." Astarte said as she turned and began to walk away, still carrying Chikyuu as another child ran up to her side. Everyone one started to talk among themselves as the green man ran up to Astarte. The two had a short conversation before Meiko heard Astarte say "We will meet in the clearing, understand?" Everyone nodded except for Meiko who was still processing everything. Then everyone began to break off and leave, leaving Meiko unsure where to go.
She had lost sight of her 'Papa' as he joined Astarte as she was leaving. Meiko stood looking at everyone as they disappeared. "What? What's going on? Where's everyone going? Am I supposed to go somewhere or .…..what?" Meiko sighed. Today had been long and confusing day.
Hi everyone. I am so, so, so sorry that this chapter took so long to post. It's just that I've very busy for the past couple of months and didn't really have enough time to start writing. Anyway, I finally got enough time to finish this chapter since I'm now not as busy as I was, so I hoped you like it. Hey I just realised that this is probably my longest chapter for 'Mephisto's Meiko' so far. Cool. Well anyway I'll start getting onto the next chapter. It will most likely be about what happened to Meiko afterwards when everyone *cough, cough* ditched her *cough*. Until then bye.