(This is the second time that I'm updating this chapter, when I but it in the first time on fanfictio, it got completely screwed up, now it makes more sense.)

So hey guys, I finally updated and I have no f****** excuse for my delay, but I assure you it wasn't entirely because I was lazy :P But anyway, here's the chapter, which, in my head, had much more action and was at least twice its size, but yeah, that's it. AND if I get at least 2 review until one week from now, I will update within two weeks. REALLY! Promise.

Until then, have fun with this. (By the way, I'm introducing one especial character not-so-entirely-OC, okey? Ps.: I like her)

[Third person's POV]

Nothing disturbed them, not even Rin's incapacity to dance without stepping on her foot, nor his cell phone, which rang. He just declined the call and then they continued with their awkward dance. Unfortunately, the cell phone rang again, and after checking the screen Rin cursed and distanced a bit from Shiemi, as he answered it. But despite the distance, Shiemi still heard when he said:

"Yukio! You just screwed the moment!". This made her giggle a little bit, but she stopped as soon as realised his sudden change, now, his body was tense.

In the other side of the line Yukio was saying "Nii-san, I don't know what you're talking about, but we have other things to worry about. Izumo is missing", Rin answered with a confused 'what?', right before Yukio continued. "Shima was the one supposed to tell you the situation, but then we lost contact. Anyway, go find her, and also, if you see Takara, warn us. And is Shiemi with you?"

"What makes you think that?! And what are you asking that for?"

Annoyed, Yukio says "Nothing, I just wanted you to tell her the situation"

"Oh...", Rin says, a bit embarrassed, and end the call. He turns to face Shiemi, and she, while wondering what exactly was going on, noticed in his look a mixture of worry, confusion and surprise, but also...determination.

Rin explained her everything, and when he finished, Rin and Shiemi were staring at each other, both feeling a bit awkward. But the urgency of the situation caused them to go right away look for Izumo without saying more than 'goodbye' and 'good luck'.

• • •

Everyone froze at the very moment that they saw a very bright light coming from above. Even those who didn't know exactly what it was got nervous, and those who knew the light's meaning, couldn't help but also being confused. If someone had told them about it half a hour before, they wouldn't have believed...

some minutes earlier

"Dammit". He cursed while putting back the phone in his pocket. It was about the seventh time that Yukio tried to get in touch with Shima, and just like the other six times, he didn't answer. What the hell could he be doing?

Shura made it very clear that everything slightly suspicious must be reported, but even if he found anything, it was pretty weird that he hadn't answered any of the calls. Unless he was in danger.

But even that alternative sounded strange, specially having in mind that Shima wasn't the kind of person who would get into a fight, much less without warning. Unless the trouble got to him, which is really unlikely in the current situation.

Yukio didn't know what else to think. Besides it really wasn't the time for that, so he just momentarily forgot about Shima and kept with his own search through the academy.

• • •

A little bit far from there, Shura was having similar problems. Not that she couldn't get in touch with someone, no, actually she was speaking - really anxiously - with Angel.

"Angel, you bald-head!You're late, I need backup now!"

"Don't worry. I will be in Japan in 30 seconds. With me, the paladin, there's nothing to fear". He, Lightning and some other exorcists were trapped in a room, because of the work of a spy, and they had already spent some time trying to unlock the doors, unsuccessfully, and even though the situation required some urgent actions, Angel was still acting like always: so pleased of himself.

But even him got shaken with what came next.

• • •

When everyone split up to search for Izumo, Mitsuko decided to go to the upper part of the academy. She would probably find nothing there, but she kinda wanted that to happen..

She was walking up the stairs when suddenly a black light came from the top pavement. Even though it vanished as quickly as appeared, she got stunned for a few seconds before she started walking again, this time a bit faster, almost running.

Mitsuko was really apprehensive, so she tried not to think about it. Instead, she looked at the ground and at times to the buildings around there. And that's when she saw it.

She looked up at the building right beside her. On the roof, she could swear that she saw a shadow. Stopping once again, she stared at the precisely place where she had seen the silhouette and, some seconds later, she caught another movement. Now that she was paying attention, she could see that it was a person.

Without much thinking, she called out "Hey!". Yeah, it was probably a damn stupid idea, specially because the person stopped, between two spires. Like a cold shower, she got filled with fear. But now there was no turning back. Trying to look confident, she said, glad that her voice didn't fail: "Who are you?"

But the person just walked away, disappearing once again. She was still looking at that point a few seconds later, forgetting for a moment about the light she had seen moments ago. She wasn't sure if she was sad or relieved that the person walked away, 'cause this way she could just pretend that it had never happened, which would clearly make her more comfortable, but a part of her really wanted to know who was that... And was that part that she cursed with all her strength when the person suddenly appeared in front of her.

• • •

About 10 meters ahead, there was someone, wearing a cloak, with the face covered by the hood. Something told her that was the person in the ceiling, even though that didn't make any sense; the other building was to high to be able to jump and there was no quick way to get down here, but she was sure that it was the same person.

The person started walking towards her, who didn't move until the other was less than two meters from her. Mitsuko took three uncertain steps back, but the strange calmly walked forward, eventually putting an end to the distance between them. Well, actually once the cloak was long enough to cover the person's feet, it looked like the person was sliding instead of walking. She gulped, realising that now the person was right by her side, facing her, but even this way Mitsuko could only see the person's mouth, once the hood created a dark shadow that covered the rest of the face. She was looking askance, so couldn't conclude much, just that the person wasn't smiling.

The silent lasted for so long that she wondered if the person would actually say something – or even move -, but eventually, almost in a whisper, the other said "Who are you?". Her tone was very low, but didn't have any trace of weakness. And, yes, it was a girl. The voice didn't tell much, but she was probably about Mitsuko's age, maybe a bit older, like 20.

"I-I asked first". Her voice slightly failed, and she cursed herself for that, even though she wasn't really sure if the other noticed it. And, discarding any possible answer that Mitsuko thought she would give, the woman just laughed.

Mitsuko look stunned at her, but this time she wasn't scared, just genuinely confused. And she quietly watches as the girl turns and walks away, just saying something when she was already far: "I liked you". And disappeared.

Those words weren't any threat, nor sounded like one, but sent shivers down her spine.

• • •

[Rin's POV]

I was searching for Izumo in a crowded area next to some stalls when I noticed something, and looked up just in time to see the dark light - more like black fire - fading away. The next thing that I realised was that I was running. At some point I passed through Yukio, Shiemi, Bon and Konekomaru. They were at the meeting place, and they got a bit surprised when they saw me, specially when I didn't stop.

I just kept running until reached the upper area and, when I did so, the first thing that I saw was Mitsuko. She was kneeled behind a short wall and, when I passed through her, I saw that her face showed pure astonishment. If I had looked for long enough, I could have noticed the disbelief and horror in her expression, but I didn't, I just looked at her for a fraction of second, before looking to the middle of the area. And I stopped.

Some seconds later, Bon and Konekomaru appeared and, some meters behind them, were Yukio and Shiemi. They followed me, apparently. But I didn't pay much attention to them, I was looking straight ahead, where Shima was standing, holding a unconscious Izumo and surrounded by some people in weird uniforms holding shields. Behind them was an helicopter, which was the way they probably got here.

"Who are they? Allies?", I got no answer, probably because they also don't know.

"Shima!", Konekomaru called.

I was just about to run again when a pink puff suddenly appeared right in front of me, making me stop, and as it vanished, Mephisto was standing there, eating instant noodles. This was kinda ridiculous, but I couldn't feel more relieved with his arrival when his cape served as a shield for the extremely bright light that suddenly appeared.

Now

"Pleased to meet you, everyone", the voice echoed from the light, which, while was losing its shine, was changing into the form of a person. Once the shine had completely vanished, Mephisto stepped ahead and dismissed the noodles. "Don't tell me this is the big event they've been preparing for". In the middle of the area, there was a man. He was wearing an uniform, similar to the one that the other guys were wearing, and a weird mask. And he had a tail. "I am the leader of the Illuminati organization, the King of Light, Lucifer"

Mephisto bowed and took off his hat, "Older brother...! I haven't seen you in a long time. The mask looks good on you"

"Samael... As I can see, you are as lived as always"

But I don't listen to what they are saying, nor what Bon and Mitsuko are whispering beside me. I just know that there is something wrong. My hands are shaking and I'm sweating. Is this fear? Not exactly, but there something about that guy. He has a tail, so he's a demon, but even so I've never felt an aura like this one before, it's like a huge red sign, in which was written 'stay away'.

"But at a time like this, what kind of business do you have in this remote area? Does it have something to do with my students that you are controlling?"

Someone gasped, maybe Shiemi, and for the first time since this guy arrived, I looked the surroundings, noticing with shock what they saw. All around the area, on the edges, there were some students. 6, actually.

I felt a hand on my shoulder, and I saw that it was Mitsuko's. She wasn't looking at me, but in some specific point ahead, she was covering her mouth with the other hand and her eyes were showing fear. And in that moment, despite the awful situation, I realised that even though she looked like a very tough person, she still so fragile...

"Rin", she snapped me out of my thoughts and pointed, "Look, it's her... It's Sumiko". And I looked. I could recognize one of the students on the edges being her, even though I only saw Sumiko once, with Mitsuko.

And that's when it hit me. The anger that I felt was enough to cover my fear, and I was about to run towards the strange guy with the mask, but, as if sensing it, he spoke. "You shouldn't do this. If any of you go near of us or them (the students), they will automatically jump", my eyes widened. How would him dare? And he turned his attention back to Mephisto when he said, almost distracted, "By the way, it wasn't my idea, but hers"

Mephisto's expression hadn't changed in any time, but if had - actually I'm not so sure -, it softened with his last affirmation. "Yes, I should expect something like that from her... But I didn't imagined the coming of the two of you to whatever you came here for"

"About it, as the first stage, we, the Illuminati... Have come to declare war on the true cross knights". My eyes widened. Before, the students, which is already something really bad... But now this? And worst. I didn't think he would be capable to do something to reach a new stage of asshole after this, but I realised that I was incredibly wrong as soon as he continued. "In one year from this day onwards... We will revive father, the god o demons, Satan. And then we will unify the divided Assiah and Gehenna. We will return to the original state where light and darkness were born. By doing so, all will be equal and free from affliction. The world will become truly peaceful"

I stopped listening there. What is he thinking? Bring Satan here? This whole crap was just too confusing, so I looked at Mitsuko searching for some kind of answer. I didn't know what I expect to find, anger or maybe fear, which I actually saw it in her face, at first, but what I didn't expect was that her expression would turn into a smile.

For a second, with despair, I thought she somehow agreed with that stuff, but then I realised that it couldn't be that, simply because that's impossible, she wouldn't do that. And I almost sighed with relieve, if I hadn't noticed something in her smile. It was the kind of smile which is followed by an evil laughter - which I'm pretty sure she won't do.

I don't know why she suddenly felt like I-won-the-game, but I also don't understand a big part of the stuff that just happened, and I'm almost giving up trying to understand when I look ahead and see Shima with Izumo, both guarded by those people in uniform. And I just couldn't hold back.

"What do you want with Izumo and Shima?!". I had lost track of the conversation a bit ago, and I didn't bother to cut them when I shouted.

"I will use her in our experiments", the guy said some seconds later, with extremely calm, which just made me more annoyed.

"Hey... Mephisto! Won't you do anything?"

"There is nothing I can do against the king of light. This person is actually Gehenna's most influential person. Even you sense it, right?", and even though he's voice was as annoyingly calm as the guy's, and every vein in my body was telling me to slash – which was his name? Oh, yes - Lucifer, something made me stop. Although it hurts me to admit, Mephisto was right.

"That doesn't matter!". I turned, seeing with surprise that it was Mitsuko, her face was as annoyed as her voice sounded. By her vague look, I'm sure she didn't payed much attention in what Mephisto told me. And more than that, I new what she was about to do, and it was exactly what I intended some seconds ago.

And when she moved to start running, I held her shoulder. She faced me, stared as if her look was enough to burn me alive. And I said "No, he's right... Mephisto, I mean"

"You're kidding me. Just because he said 'no' you will bow and say 'ok, take my friend to your freaking experiment'?"

She really hit me, but I tried to ignore the pain and say "You don't understand"

Her answer was immediately. "Then explain me." This time she didn't sounded annoyed, and her eyes were glowing, as if she had been waiting for so long for the answer, which she would finally get. But she won't.

"I... I can't". She looked disappointed, but how can I explain this feeling? This aura? One day, I think, she will understand.

Not that she will like that day.

And I remembered something. "Hey, what did you mean with 'doesn't matter'?"

"Oh, that. Is that they don't have the students anymore". I raised a brow. The students! How could I forget? Was I really about to run and probably make them jump? And after looking frantically for them, and don't finding, I looked again at her.

"What happened?"

"Belbel", I looked confused at her, who said "My familiar"

"Oh". So her familiar somehow rescued the students. Now that I'm thinking about it, that's probably why she was smiling back there.

And I was still looking at Mitsuko when she deviated her look, passing through me and looking straight ahead, raising her brows. When I looked, Mephisto and Lucifer had already finished their talk, and now he was leaving. And while the people in uniform were entering the helicopter, I stared at Shima, who stared back at me. He was one of the last who entered, and before he did so, he said:

"I'll give you one advice, Okumura. From now on, you will need to be prepared to kill humans if you want win. We, the illuminati, are gathering people...!".

"What joke is that... Shima? COME BACK HERE!". I look behind me, seeing Bon, and he was genuinely annoyed. But his expression turned into disbelief and astonishment with Shima's following words.

"Everyone, thank you for trusting me until now! But in the end, this is as far as it got. Well then, farewell". He turned. And Bon was furious again.

"What's with this lame farewell line... You think I will accept this...? SHIMA!", he was shouting each word even lauder than the prior, being this last one the loudest:"RENZOU!"

And then he was gone.

My arms hang lifeless beside my body. The most disturbing wasn't Shima's words, which were just sick, but the fact that the way he acted was the same as aways, carefree and always smiling, even though the words didn't fit. Not at all.

• • •

[Mitsuko's POV]

"Earlier, the king of light destroyed the main barrier. The seraphim's explosions just took down the small barriers. Have a look". The illuminati have left not five minutes ago, and now Mephisto is telling us the current situation. I look down at the lower pavements, but I can't identify at first what I'm seeing, I just realise when Yukio say:

"Lower class... No, middle class demons are coming too!"

"I have the feeling... That the other branches around the world are in the same state of chaos. Like them, I must take control of the situation in the japanese branch", Mephisto wondered out loud before saying "Okumura Yukio, middle first class exorcist!"

"Yes!"

"Right now, I order you to lead the exwires gathered here... To rescue Kamiki Izumo-kun"

"Only me and the exwires?!", only by his voice I could noticed that he was alarmed, and I could understand why. Why send exwires to a mission on the Illuminati's base? This is surely too dangerous.

"Of course, I'll send reinforcements as soon as I'm finished here. Also, Takara Nemu will go with you"

"What's with him?", Rin asked.

"He's an exorcist that I hired from a third party... To act as a 'moderator' for you and the cram school students. He has the abilities of an upper first class exorcist, so rest assured. He also knows where you must go"

"What about Shima?", someone said, putting in words what everyone was thinking.

"I lack information about Shima-kun. I can't explain why he did this. However, at the moment, as unfortunate as it may be, we must accept the fact that he was the Illuminati spy...", but he abruptly stopped in the middle of the phrase, once Rin got him by the coat.

"SHUT UP! Shut your mouth, you clown. It hasn't been decided yet! Izumo, as well as Shima, we'll definitely bring them back!"

I raised my head and looked at him. This was one of his typical naïve and stubborn actions, but, consciously or not, he motivated us, gave us some sort of hope, 'cause even though the chances were against us, we could at least have the illusion that we would actually do this. He made us try not to feel powerless.

Well, who knows. Maybe we really had a chance.

What do you think? And this girl which I hope wasn't so-obvious-that-you-already-know-who-is, I already mentioned once some chapters ago. That's it. Till next chapter and DON'T forget to review!

ps.: I'm thinking of naming my chapter with parts or names of songs. What do you think?