Here's Chapter 6! Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: Beelzebub belongs to Ryuuhei Tamura, not me.

Chapter 6- Kagirinai Kumori

"One of the best assassin groups out there," Hecadoth explains, not taking his eyes off Azazel.

Azazel raises an eyebrow. "Oh? One of the best?" he asks. "We're not one of the best." He aims his sword at us. "We are the best, Pillar General."

"Just what are you doing here?" Agiel asks, glaring sternly at him.

"I'm here to eliminate your contractor, the girl, and that hybrid," he replies. "Step out of my way."

Hecadoth raises his spear, tendrils of black energy surrounding the tip. "If you want to get to them, you'll have to get through us," he warns, glaring at him.

Azazel scoffs. "Get through you? Don't make me laugh," he retorts. Suddenly, to our surprise, he disappears before reappearing closer to the two Pillar Generals, punching them away. Hecadoth is sent flying back, but regains his footing just as he's about to crash into a bulldozer. Agiel manages to land on her feet right as she's about to collide into a freight container.

I quickly stand up, getting into a defensive stance as Azazel steps up to me. "Leave us alone!" I try and threaten. The assassin sneers at me.

"So, this is the girl we're after," he observes. "Tanaka Yumi." He sneers as his eyes scan my face and body. "You look weak." He then glances at Izuma. "So, you're the one who was foolish enough to try and fight a Pillar General?"

I frown at him. "What the hell do you want from us?" I ask.

He sneers at me. "You don't know yet, Konketsuji," he spits at me. Right then, I see Hecadoth and Agiel widen their eyes in shock and Furuichi and Izuma looking just as shocked.

Hecadoth frowns. "I knew it," he mumbles to himself. "She really is a Konketsuji."

Furuichi looks even more shocked. "So, Yumi really is a half-demon?!" he asks, sounding panicky.

"That's right, human!" Azazel barks. "She's a filthy Konketsuji, and she should be eliminated!" he roars, lunging at me. I quickly roll out of the way before delivering a strike at him.

Damn… his sword's making it hard for me to get a proper strike into him. I have to find a way to make us fight hand-to-hand… Right then, I see an opening, and I do a swift roundhouse kick at his hand, sending the sword flying out of his hand.

Azazel looks stunned momentarily but regains his composure. "Impressive," he comments, smirking slightly. "You're smarter than you appear, Konketsuji. But can you handle this?!" he snarls, delivering an uppercut punch.

We go back and forth in fighting, delivering punches to each other. I can feel my anger slowly rising and I try my best to lower it. If I can't put a lid on it, my powers will be out of control! Come on, Yumi! Calm down!

Unfortunately, Azazel can sense my desperation in trying to quell my anger. He gives a slight grin. "Your mother was a fine woman, you know?" he taunts. "Elsa, one of the strongest Demon Maidservants in the Demon World. She had it all." His grin turns into a glare. "Too bad she threw it all away for her useless contract holder!" he snarls.

"Shut up!" I retort. "Don't talk about my parents like that!"

Azazel sneers at me. "She was also a very beautiful woman," he continues. "Such a lovely complexion she had. Elsa really wasted herself on that human. She would've made a fine wife for any demon."

"Tanaka, don't listen to him!" Hecadoth warns. "Azazel does this to provoke his opponents! Don't let him get to you!"

"You shut up, Pillar General," Azazel growls at Hecadoth. He turns back to me, sneering. "Your mother would've made a fine wife for any demon… if she were alive, that is," he taunts. "However, feeling her blood on my hands was worth it."

My eyes widen in shock. "You… You killed my mother…?" I ask, my voice trailing off in a whisper.

He smirks. "Don't be ridiculous. I didn't kill her. The other members, along with me, merely tortured her, but it was our leader who killed her," he states in a matter-of-fact tone. "Serves her right, that whore."

I feel tears forming in the corners of my eyes. Mom… This group took my mom away from me! I grit my teeth and glare at Azazel. "You bastard…" I snarl lowly. Right then, tendrils of black energy surround my feet and my fists and I feel the energy surging through me. "You'll pay for that!" I shout, lunging at him, delivering a heavy punch in his stomach. I then proceed to send numerous violent attacks at him, which he effectively blocks.

He manages to regain his footing before he lunges at me again. This time, unfortunately, he delivers a punch which is twice as powerful, sending me flying back into a pile of sandbags. Azazel walks up to me, raising his sword. "Foolish girl," he scolds. "Did you really think that you, a mere Konketsuji, can defeat me, a highly trained pure-blood assassin?" He smirks at me. "Now you'll be able to join your mother! Die, wench!"

I close my eyes but right then, I hear the sound of the sword hitting against something. I open my eyes and see Hecadoth in front of me, holding his spear at Azazel. "That's enough," he warns, sending an attack at him with his spear. "Leave her alone, before I paint the ground with your blood."

Azazel glares at us. "This isn't over," he snarls before he disappears in a cloud of dust.

I hear Hecadoth let out a sigh before turning to me. "You have some explaining to do, Tanaka," he tells me as he helps me up. He then turns to Izuma. "You… You're the one who tried to fight Graphel, right?" he asks. "Just what are you? A Konketsuji?"

Before Izuma can answer, we hear a ringtone sounding in Furuichi's direction and we turn to the sound as he picks up his phone. "Hello?" He pauses for a moment before frowning in annoyance. "What the-Oga?! Why the hell are you at my house, huh?! It's a Friday night!" He pauses again. "Right, I did say that we were going to play Dragon Quest II, didn't I? Sorry, I forgot." He listens to whatever Oga's saying. "Yeah, I'm on my way home from the convenience store. I'll be there soon. Bye."

He stands up, wincing slightly. "Ow… I think I hurt something," he hisses.

"How did you get so roughed up?" Agiel asks, slightly concerned as we walk back to the neighbourhood.

"Some guys wanted to fight Oga, so they came straight to me and started beating me up because I wouldn't tell them where Oga was," he replies. "We should all go back to my place, and I'll try and get Lamia to heal us up. Izuma-senpai, you can come too."

"Good idea," Agiel replies.

"Ow, ow, ow, ow!" Furuichi yelps as Lamia applies the bandages on his arms pretty roughly. "Go easy on there, Lamia!"

The pink-haired preteen girl glares at him. "Shut up, idiot!" she scolds. "Now hold still!"

A bead of sweat runs down my forehead. "Just how old is she…?" I ask, slightly confused.

"That's enough, Lamia," Hilda suddenly says. She and Oga sit down in the couch, looking at me. "Hecadoth and Agiel told us what happened. Yumi, you need to explain some things to us."

I look down, feeling slightly intimidated. "I… I'm a Konketsuji," I say.

Hilda's eyes widen in shock and Lamia stares in surprise. "A… Konketsuji?!" Lamia asks.

"I should've known…" Hilda says. "I didn't see any mark that indicated whether you were a contract holder, and your aura wasn't strong enough for you to be a pure-blood demon."

"Hold on," Oga interjects. "What's a Konketsuji?"

"A Konketsuji is a half-breed," Lamia starts. "Half-human, half-demon. Usually, Konketsuji are the children of humans and lower-class demons who have been banished to the Human World."

"However, it appears that Yumi-chan's mother was a Demon Maidservant, and they're higher class demons," Agiel says. "Konketsuji who are the children of a lower-class demon and human aren't as strong as Konketsuji who are the children of a higher-class demon and human."

"And it seems that this man here also has some demon blood in him as well," Hecadoth adds, gesturing to Izuma. "But he's not a Konketsuji."

"What are you?" Hilda asks.

"I'm just a demon and human hybrid," Izuma answers. "I'm the descendant of a lower-class demon who was banished to the Human World. While I have some demonic power in me, I was no match for the demon I encountered when he interrupted my fight with Tojo."

"It must be pretty cool to have demon powers," Oga comments.

Izuma and I frown. "Cool?" I let out a bitter laugh. "It's a curse. My entire life, I've been an outcast because of these powers. Demons think I'm pathetic, humans think I'm a monster. When I get angry, these powers are unleashed and I lose control of myself. In fact, these powers led me to get expelled from my previous school in Vancouver."

"She's right, Oga-kun," Izuma adds coldly. "I was also expelled from my previous school after exposing my powers. I was also considered a danger by everyone. And like Tanaka-san, I'm discriminated by both humans and demons."

"What were those incidents?" Hilda-san asks.

I sigh. "One of my classmates was being bullied, and I had intervened and tried to get the bullies to stop. However, they started mocking me and taunting me about my mom, since they knew that I hate it when people tease me about my mom. The pushing point was when they tore up a photo of my mother. I got so angry and before I realized, my demon powers were unleashed. I beat them up to the point of hospitalization. Afterwards, I was considered a danger, so I was expelled." I finish explaining.

Izuma looks down. "It was a similar incident for me," he starts. "One of the students who was training in the Izuma martial arts decided to try and fight me, the master. He was arrogant and cocky and he kept on taunting me throughout our match. He eventually made a comment that really angered me and before I realized, I lost control of myself and I had beaten him within an inch of his life. Afterwards, I was expelled from the school and seen as a monster."

I feel tears in my eyes. "I just wish I can control them…" I whisper sadly. "That's why I've always been reluctant to make friends. I don't want anyone to get hurt because of me, and if I get too attached, I'll end up getting hurt."

"I can help." We all turn and look at Hecadoth. "I can help you control your powers, Tanaka," he tells me. "I have some experience, and I'll be able to teach you."

I wipe away the unshed tears. "Really?" I ask.

He nods. "Ever since you unleashed your powers, it alerted the Kagirinai Kumori, a team of assassins in the Demon World. They absolutely loathe Konketsuji and they'll stop at nothing to make sure their desired target is eliminated, so your life is in danger. And the same with the both of you, Furuichi, Izuma. You'll need to get some proper training so that you'll be prepared to defend yourself. We'll be going to the Demon World to train."

"That's a good idea," Hilda-san says. "Also, the term break is coming up, so you'll have a week of training to do. That's perfect."

Izuma raises his hand slightly. "Actually, I was planning on meeting up with Kunieda's grandfather and have him train me," he says. "He's a friend of Principal Isurugi, and he recommended that I train with him sometime."

Furuichi raises his hand as well. "Yeah, I think I want to train in the Human World," he adds.

"Very well then," Agiel says. "I'll train you, Furuichi."

I give a small bow. "Thank you so much," I thank before looking at my watch. "I should be going home now. My dad's probably freaking out now."

"Hecadoth, can you walk her home?" Furuichi asks. "If her life's in danger, then it's best if someone goes with her."

"Of course," Hecadoth responds.

"I'll just call a cab," Izuma says. "I don't live too far from here."

For the most part, the walk home is silent. Hecadoth and I don't talk to each other much, although I feel a bit reassured near him. We finally arrive at my house and I'm greeted by Dad, who's looking worried. "Yumi!" he exclaims in relief, hugging me. "I was so worried when you never came back from school! I nearly went on a search for you! What happened to you?" he asks. Right then, he notices Hecadoth. "What's a Pillar General doing here?" he asks.

"It's… kind of a long story," I say. "Can we explain inside? It's kind of chilly outside."

We go inside and explain what happened. Dad listens to us explain about the surprise attack, and how I'm going to learn how to control my powers. "Yumi, I'm willing to let you train with Hecadoth," he tells me. "But please, be careful. If the rumours are true, then there will be some attempts on your life."

I nod. "Yes Dad," I say. Right then, I realize something. "Hold on. Hecadoth, where in the Demon World are we going to train?" I ask.

"We're going to be training at the Pillar Headquarters," he tells me. "Our headquarters are perfect for training." He then gets up. "We're starting two days before the school break. Be prepared." He walks out the door, going back to Furuichi's house.

Dad turns to me. "This is why I told you to keep your powers a secret," he tells me sadly. "I was afraid that you will be targeted, Yumi. However, I think it's good that you're going to learn how to control them." He hugs me again. "Your mother would be proud of you."

I smile into his shoulder. "Thanks, Dad."

"Now go get some rest, Yumi," he tells me. "You must be very tired."