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"So you wanted to see me?"

"Yes. Please sit." She smiled warmly at him but his smile in return was only a small one.

As he sat down she noticed his good posture and that he was staring her in the eye unlike the other boy who had sat slouched and eyes wandering around the room.

"So, Mr. Yukio Okumura?"

"Yes."

"The youngest excorcist in the japanese branch, correct?"

"Yes."

"That's extremely impressive."

"Thank you."

Boy, did he get that a lot.

There was awkward silence as she shifted to get more comfortable expecting him to do the same but he didn't.

"So when is you and your brother's birthday?"

"December 27."

"Oh around Christmas? How lovely." She continued to smile expecting him to do the same. But

once again, he did not. She began to study him in the silence. It was obvious he was a very quiet, smart, serious boy. His teal eyes were boring holes into her own, knowing fully well he was being analyzed. His eyes never left hers for a second. They were cold. Unreadable. Not mean, no, not negative or glaring at all. Just blank. She cleared her throat awkwardly, feeling a little intimidated by those eyes.

"So, what's your favorite color?"

There was a flicker of confusion in those eyes for just a second.

"I don't really prefer any colors."

"You don't have a favorite?"

"Not really." Finally just a small hint of a smile flickered and then left. This is nonsense. He thought as he tried to hide an amused look from creeping on his face.

There was more awkward silence as she opened her mouth to speak.

"So-"

"Are we almost done here?"

The question didn't sound rude at all, but it didn't sound nice either.

"We-"

"I don't mean to be rude, but I just came to escort my brother. I don't need a mental evaluation."

"You thought I was evaluating your mental health? No, I just wanted to speak you because Rin

was so nice, I was wondering what you'd be like. That's all." She smiled.

"Well I'm sorry to disappoint."

His smile contradicted his words as he stood to leave.

"Wait! We're not done here!"

"We aren't?"

"No. Now please sit."

He hesitantly humored her by returning to the chair.

"When I mentioned Rin, I didn't mean it like that because I can assure you that I am not feeling disappointed right now, meeting you."

He continued to stare though his eyes had some small emotion. Uninterested but amused.

"I also wanted to speak with you because Rin mentioned you."

She noticed his face perk up. But just slightly.

"Really? What'd he say?" He replied obviously trying to sound nonchalant.

"Well he was telling me about your mother, your father" She noticed him stiffen at the second one, "about how he has better control of his temper now, how he was happy about things getting better, making friends, having you."

His face looked shocked now. But only faintly of course. I make Nii san happy?

"He said that?"

"Yes, before he got a bit fidgety and left."

That sounds like Nii san.

She was a bit surprised to see an almost full blown smile on his face. He was smiling, looking off somewhere in the room. Then she noticed something.

"W-What?" He replied as he noticed her staring. His cheeks were a little pink though he remained serious.

"Oh nothing. This is just the first time you've smiled since you've been in here. That's all. You can tell your twins when you smile."

"Oh. Thanks."

There was more silence and she concluded that he was indeed a quiet guy.

"Let's talk about your brother."

"Um... Alright."

"So how were things growing up?"

"Fine, I guess."

She waited for him to get into more detail. After a long silence he realized she was still expecting him to speak more.

"Oh... well, let's see... I was really shy, pretty quiet."

"And Rin?"

"Well I'm sure you can guess. He was pretty rambunctious."

Again she saw his real smile.

"He was extremely athletic, funny, and happy most of the time. Just... extremely short tempered... especially when it came to me."

His voice went quiet for a moment but he continued.

"Rin was a really cool kid. He was protective of me and fun to be around."

He stopped when he noticed her staring at him oddly.

"What?"

"Nothing it's just, I asked about what growing up was like for you, not for Rin."

"Oh." She sensed how awkward he was feeling after having gone on a small rant.

"Well... There's not much to tell. I didn't do much."

"What about training to become an exorcist?"

"Oh right."

She gathered that during his whole rant he hadn't mentioned one thing about training to be an exorcist which with any other person would be a real conversation starter. Did he not find his becoming an exorcist so young exciting?

As if sensing her question he spoke,

"Sure becoming an exorcist was exciting. I wouldn't say... fun but I enjoyed it."

She noticed right away he was not nearly as enthusiastic as he was a moment ago. As he started to speak his voice became incredibly soft and quiet.

"I guess I wanted to talk about more normal kid-like things. Not about guns and demons." This confused her.

"Did you not enjoy your childhood, even though it wasn't normal?"

A small smile that seemed forced made its way to his face.

"I guess you could say I gave mine up so Nii san could have a some-what normal one.. and I'm happy about that."

Again his actions contradicted his words. He said he was happy and yet there was a smile on his face that seemed a bit... bitter.

"Well are we done yet? Remember I said I was here for Rin's mental evaluation."

"Just one more thing then you can leave."

"Alright."

She thought for a moment.

"Can you describe your brother to me in 5 words. Don't think about alright."

He was a bit thrown off by this and she could see it. A lot of time passed by. He struggled to conclude why this was so hard for him. There are words to describe Nii san. Lots of them! I just...

Just as she was about to tell him to forget it he spoke.

"Um... Loud... Obnoxious... annoying... kind...sweet... funny."

"That was six."

"Oh... sorry."

"It's fine."

Well those were kind of oxymoron. How do you go from annoying and obnoxious to kind and sweet? She sat there pondering for a while. It was obvious the way he described Rin was... conflicting and a bit complex and when she met him, Rin seemed like a simple person and yet it seemed like this person, his own brother had a distant relationship with Rin. Just from meeting Rin, and hearing him mention his brother as something that makes him happy, one would assume they had a close relationship. But from meeting the other you would automatically assume that their relationship was distant and awkward. Though she knew she had no right to draw conclusions. She hadn't seen them interact so what did she know?

"You can leave within 20 minutes so I can tell Rin what I gathered from his evaluation, alright?"

"Okay. Thank you very much."

He stood with that calm and serious look on his face after thanking her and left. He was the strange one. even if other people and himself denied it.