Disclaimer: I don't own Blue Exorcist, this plot, or any of the OC's other than Charles and Leigh. I don't own Michael or Raphael. They're angels. They belong only to God.

A couple of days after my friendly chat with Rin, Muki decided to add Spyro to our little crazy circle of friends. She introduced him to us, even though we all knew who he was. "Hey everybody! This is Spyro! He's really nice once you get to know him!" Dear God, did she ever say a sentence where she didn't add an exclamation point at the end?

Being the 'sarcastic cynic' I was, (Michelle's words, not mine) I said, "How do you know him so well, when you met him the other day?" Again, I didn't bother to take out my earbuds.

Great. She was going to introduce me again. Why did I even bother opening my mouth? "Oh. I almost forgot. This is Leigh Schmal." Manners first, anger issues later. I nodded and gave a small wave. "Hotaru Kagami," She pointed to the tomboy looking for her crush.

The said girl spoke up. "Have you guys seen Hirotaka? He was supposed to meet me here for lunch." She gave the disappointed sigh given by girls who have just been stood up. "Maybe he's with Rin and them?"

"I can see Rin right now and he's not with them!" She runs to the group with my new friend, and almost runs into an old friend of mine. She was in Photography Club in my cyber school, and she was one of the few people who believed me about the demons, she even saw them, too. Her name was Serena. But she was different. She used to be perky, and now she was like me. She got red streaks, too. She was also carrying a katana. She was training to be an exorcist, too? "Sorry, I somehow always run into people!" Serena glares at her.

"Serena Hayatashi. Try looking where you're going." Muki ignores the ice in her voice. Before this came to a fight, I stepped in.

"When did you come back?" I ask, signaling Muki to back off.

"Before school began."

"You dyed your hair," we said at the same time.

I kept talking. "I thought you didn't want to go back to Japan." Oops. Sensitive subject. She walks away. "That's odd; she's usually like you, Muki."

Muki was confused. "What does that mean?"

"Sweet, caring, and goofy." She looked like she was going to hug me. Oh, no. I did not do touchy-feely.

Spyro, thankfully, saved me. "Come on, Muki-ya. I have a tomato you might want." She snatched it and dug in, not caring about the juices on her face.

"Hey guys." Rin walked up to us. "Why is she eating a tomato?"

Muki pulls a Sméagol. "My precious!" She hissed, and Rin stepped back.

A new boy with black clothes, pointed teeth, and green eyes held out what was quite possibly the most disgusting thing I have ever seen in my life. "Muki, I got you tat plushie you wanted when I went to town." Then he looks at something. "Dude! That's the coolest dagger! Where did you get it?" I didn't answer. What was I supposed to say, I used my sweet angel powers to make it? Not likely. Besides, he was ranting about "girls can fight." You have no idea, boy, I wanted to say. Muki wraps her arm around Spyro's, who was also eating a tomato. Shiemi starts at them, and Muki joined in. wow. Couple of nut jobs, right there. But then again, what was the fun in sanity?

I stopped them. "Muki, why don't you say thank you to," I turned to him. "What the heck is your name anyways?"

"Raan Umieto, at your service." He gives a quick bow. "She seems pretty nice to me, Fuji." Yay! Another crazy person!

Hotaru seems dumbstruck. "Are you okay, Raan?" He snaps out of it.

"Do you girls want t o go to town?" he asks. We all nodded.

"Rin! Get over here!" Yells the Mole. The boy was just like Michelle: goody-two-shoes who doesn't know the meaning of the word 'relax'.

Spyro breaks contact with his fruit. "Do you want a tomato?"

School was over, and we waited for Rin's group to come. I started listening to my iPod, because Motion City Soundtrack was on. Everybody was dressed down, even me. I busted out the camo pants, Phillies ball cap, which I tucked my ponytail under, (it was just easier to manage my hair that way) a plain black t-shirt, and my sneakers. I may have passed for a boy, by the way I dressed, but this was what I liked to wear back home. All was fine until…

"Hey everyone!" Raan pops up behind Hotaru, who on a reflex slams her textbook on his nose, breaking it. I'll fix it later. I zoned again.

"It's like a bad dream/something from the back/of a magazine/black and white/and cheaply put together/like a slasher film/I'm torn in opposite directions/ the plot sucks, but the killings are gorgeous." I sang along quietly, loving the song, until my cell phone rang. Blocked ID. "Hello," I said in English, hoping it was a friend from America

"Hey there kiddo," It was Charles.

"What is it?"

"I just wanted to talk."

"Yeah, well talk later. I'm spending time with friends now."

"So you have time for them, but not for me?"

"Payback's a b*tch, isn't it?" I hung up. I heard "I like cats," so I just muttered, "That wasn't random." At the same time as Hotaru.

We were at the fried dough place, where Spyro exclaims that "It's awesome!" I would kill for venison, or even a lousy pierogi. I wanted my local food. I listened to Brand New as I ate, and during the middle of 'Seventy Times Seven', my favorite song by them, my battery died. Crap. "Hirotaka got turned into a tomato," Hotaru said.

"This tomato is Hirotaka?" I picked it up. "I highly doubt that."

Muki runs in. "I found a box of tomatoes! Do you think there's a tomato box fairy in here?" She runs toward us while I protect Hirotaka. Muki trips over air, and the tomatoes fly everywhere, one even landing on my head. Hirotaka gets lost in the mess. We look for him until Rin finds him. Amber bursts into flames, somehow turning Ni-chan back into a human. Suddenly, we start laughing. "Why don't we go somewhere else? There's a new store on Main Street." Silently, she adds, "Leigh, I-"

"Don't. My pants are ruined, my iPod's dead, my had is now purple, and I just got a call from Charles. Just stay quiet."

"Charles?" she asked. I ignored her

Someone said, "Oh, no. This can't be good."