A/N: OMG! I published! I got some great ideas from ElvinaPotter and AnimeKpopKawaii, and I decided to write! But, just telling, the last chapter (the fight scene) was all thanks to ElvinaPotter, who gave me a lot of great ideas. As for the romance scene, AnimeKpopKawaii helped me with that. Anyways, for this chapter and the next few, once again, I'll be using ElvinaPotter and AnimeKpopKawaii's ideas mixed with some of my own...kukukukuku...
Enjoy!
Disclaimer - I do not own Ao No Exorcist.
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Wolf's POV
"It's time for me
My sword and flame protect you
Just you can see the fire
We're flying in the sky
No one blames you, NO!
Forget your self abuse
Now we have grown and fast
Another chance to grasp the earth" (1)
I slowly open my eyes and I look around. I was in bed, with Demon next to me, one arm pulling me close, and the other he was using as a pillow. I looked around to see Demon's phone ringing on ground in his jacket pocket. I looked up at Demon's sleeping face, he seemed so much more relaxed than usual, not as tense. He seemed as if he was a normal person, instead of a demon. Honestly, I knew he was different from the start, it was just hard to believe. I never knew who he was in the city, and I never knew what it was like there.
I slowly unwrapped his arm around me and sat up.
Sunlight was shining into the bedroom, making the room seem as if it was glowing. There was slight breeze that ruffled the papers on my desk, which was in front of the window.
'Should we even be calling it a window anymore? I mean, we never put glass up in the first place, what's the point?' I thought tiredly.
I looked down at Demon, and softly shook him awake. Once he opened his eyes, he muttered a soft 'good morning', and then snuggled deeper into the covers, even though he was on top of them. I sighed. He was even worse than me in the morning.
I got out of bed and walked over to his jacket and pulled out his phone, which was still ringing. I looked at the caller ID to see 'Rooster'.
'What the fuck? Rooster? Another person from the slums? A Light Dweller? Poor guy, to be named Rooster...sucks for him.'
I flip open the phone and answered, only to get one of our lovely Light Dweller's voice blasted into my ear, bright and early. What a joy...
"Rin! Get your ass out of bed! Come down stairs! We're waiting!" Bon shouted.
I tiredly smirked. "Well, shame that this isn't Demon, isn't it? So, what were you saying?"
"Ah...nothing...nothing really. Um, good morning, Wolf." Bon stuttered.
I laughed, I could sense his discomfort coming through the phone. I could practically see 'Rooster' blushing, wondering why I was the one answering the phone, and not Rin. I shut Demon's phone and prodded Demon out of bed. Once I was the victor, we walked down the stairs silently. One left, three rights, another left, through a door, go down the stairs, another left, four more rights, and down one more flight of stairs.
Honestly, when we first decided that this was to be our base, we had to make maps to get around.
Once we had gotten to the living room, everyone's eyes were on us, just staring at us. I looked over at the corner, my bloody baseball bat still chained and locked to the wall (2). I looked back over to the Light Dwellers, and glared. I could see them stiffen, all except the blond girl. What was her name? Shine or something? No, that was the pink head.
"So, now that you two are awake, we can finally talk about the thing that the Light Dwellers want." Crow said, still in his pajamas.
"And that is..." Demon asked, taking the last seat on the couch.
I looked around, looking for a place to sit. A pair of arms wrapped around my waist and Demon pulled me down into his lap. I blushed.
"Anyways, they wanna know if they can become members of LS." Rock finished for Crow.
"We said it was okay, but it's up to you two." Crow added.
"…It's their life." Demon said, closing his eyes.
Everyone's redirected themselves at me.
'No way in hell. The day I let Light Dwellers into Laughing Shadows is the day I become a Light Dweller myself and prance around the city in a tutu and a fairy wand singing 'Baby' by Justin Beaver in a high pitch voice, then broadcasting myself doing all that to the entire world. Not happening. I would rather do suicide and watch UFOs take over the world than let even one Light Dweller into LS. This was Serpent's gang. No one had the right to let anyone join. Why didn't anyone feel the same?'
I turned my head around and whispered into Demon's ear.
"Why would you say yes? They're Light Dwellers! If they join, they'll be the death of us all."
Demon whispered back into my ear. "Think about it; if they join, then they'll have to do training, right? No Light Dweller has ever passed all four tests, let alone most people in the slums. Give them a shot, maybe they'll be of use to us."
Demon opened his eyes slightly, his blue orbs serious. I slightly nodded, accepting the fact reluctantly.
"Fine!" I said, glaring at the Light Dwellers. "But on one condition. You have take the four tests like everyone else."
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Shima's POV
'Four tests? What? What the heck was the crazy chick talking about? First, she tried to kill us, now she's talking about tests? This is hell!'
"The four tests? Isn't that a bit rough? No Light Dweller has ever passed even two of the tests, let alone all four." Crow said, speaking to Wolf.
"I think it fair, everyone is forced to take em'. We were no exception. We all passed the tests on our first try, even Demon, who was a Light Dweller at the time, passed the test easily. Let's see if they can do any better, eh?" said Rock,
In the corner of my eye I could see Rin, his eyes closed, staying out of the conversation all together. He just sat there, not saying a word, he didn't even protest being a Light Dweller. I could see Wolf staring at me, her gaze burning into my head. First, she tries to kill us with a metal bat, which is thankfully chained to a wall, and now, apparently, she's trying to kill me with her eyes. Was this seriously Rin's girlfriend? I hadn't seen them together besides now, are they seriously a couple? Maybe she's still single-
"Didn't I say she's taken." A voice sounded behind me.
I spun around and saw Rock grinning slightly. When the hell had he gotten behind me?! And now he's telepathic?!
"And, no, I'm not telepathic." He said, mocking me on the inside.
What was with him? And doesn't every person who's telepathic say that? Freaky.
I glanced at Bon, who was only paying attention to Crow, who was explaining the four tests.
"The four tests are quite hard, so be careful. If you die, it's not our fault. Remember that. Now, who wants breakfast?" Crow said, smiling.
Everyone agreed and headed to the kitchen. I turned around to see Rin and Wolf sitting on the couch, holding hands, and talking in hushed tones. I jumped down to the ground and crawled behind the couch.
"Rin, are you sure about this?" Wolf asked.
'When the hell did Wolf start calling Rin by his real name?' I thought.
"Yeah, it's the only shot we got. The chances of the Esquires passing, is extremely small. While they train, we'll sneak out and gather our forces." Rin replied.
"But if they pass?"
"Then we'll have six more people on our side. If they fail, then I'll send them back to the city, where they belong."
'Wait, what? This is still Rin talking, right? The same Rin who sleeps in class, a demon, blue flames, forgetful, awesome cook, likes manga, owns the Kurikara, and Yukio's older brother? If so, then why the heck is he acting so different?'
"…Fine. But will happen if they refuse to leave? That girl with the blond hair keeps trying to make me her friend. It's creepy. No one has ever done that, except you. But you weren't that suborn." Wolf replied.
"I'll take care of it. A dose of Ignis Venefirous (3) never hurt anyone. Someone can just slip it into their drinks or something, then we'll just have to get them over the Boarder and to their dorms." Rin said, trying calm Wolf.
"Yeah, but they got over the Boarder once, they can do it again. I sometimes wonder if we really are safe. If they can get over the Boarder, that easily, then what about the police? I mean, the police built the Boarder in one night, and no one noticed. They built it to keep us inside until we rot. No one here will ever go to the city, no one will ever be able to see the world. We're trapped here, yet, you just keep coming back. Why?" She whispered.
"Cause I fell for a wolf." He replied softly.
I could practically see Wolf smile slightly, and I could see Rin put his forehead against her's.
'Okay, what is this? A cheesy fanfic? I mean, I just learned that if we don't pass these four mysterious tests, we'll be given some sort of poison and put back in our dorms. And, somehow, I know that we'll fail. I mean, what's with Rin always saying 'it's your life'? It makes it seem as if we're going to die at any second, oh, wait, we could.' I think, frowning.
After a while, I sigh. They weren't talking and they weren't making any noise. Either they had left or they were silently making out. I looked over at the kitchen to see Bon standing in the doorway.
'Move your butt, Bon!' I inwardly shouted.
I moved slightly, but because of my awkward position, my spine cracked. I could hear someone getting up from the couch and footsteps heading towards me. I gulped.
I looked up and gave a shaky grin. I saw Wolf glaring above me and Rin looking at me from the couch, expressionless.
"What are you doing?" Rin asked, curious.
"Glazing at your…wonderful ceiling." I said, thinking fast.
"I know, right? Wolf did it. Isn't it cool." Rin said, smiling.
I glanced up and saw what looked like blood, almost like Wolf had taped someone's head to the ceiling and then stuffed their brain with a grenade. Then, she pulled the pin through their nose and then stepped back nd watched her work, grinning through the whole thing. Scary.
"Yep. I gotta go…" I crawled away from the smiling Rin and glaring Wolf.
Once I got into the kitchen, I stood up. I got a few questioning looks, but I brushed it off. I didn't feel like answering. Rin and Wolf came in and greeted everyone, since they hadn't said good morning. Wolf sat down and sat quietly on the corner of the table, as if she didn't want to be here. Rin went into the kitchen and helped Crow in making breakfast.
After a few minutes, the food was served and everyone ate their fill. I glanced at all of the LS members, trying to see what made them so special to be in 'the best gang'. (4)
Rock. He was tall and lanky, not at all like a rock, yet he had the name 'Rock'. He could erase his presence and he was telepathic. His job was keeping everything inside in its place and keeping everything in stock. He always wore some sort of long sleeve shirt and black shorts, and no shoes or socks. He was African American but he spoke Japanese fluently.
Crow. He was tall and muscular, it was almost as if he and Rock got their names switched up. He was the more intelligent one and he liked anything that was sharp, pointy, or shiny. He always had at least one weapon on him and job was cleaning all of the weapons. He had spiky bleached hair and always wore a T-shirt in gothic colors and jeans.
Wolf. She was lean and swift. Unlike Crow and Rock, her name actually fit. She was the one to start the fight than end it. She would charge into fights blindly without knowing the consequences. Yet, she knew more than she actually let on. Her job was protecting the building and making sure that no one got in who wasn't someone she knew, as I had learned. She had black hair that went to her waist and she always wore a T-shirt, a black or emerald hoodie, a faded pair of ripped skinny jeans, and combat boots.
Demon or Rin, I seriously didn't know what to call him. His name…fit, since he was an actual demon, and the fact of whether or not Laughing Shadows knew was another problem. And, like Wolf, he obviously knew more than he let on, a lot more. His job was patrolling five mile radius around the base, and took out anything that might be a threat.
A.k.a. the tests weren't going to be that hard. Were they?
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Izumo's POV
After breakfast, we all went down another flight of stairs, through the door on the other side of the kitchen. We entered a hallway covered with cob webs, and then headed down a flight of wooden stairs, which were about to snap under our weight. I didn't get it. Yet, I understood. I understood why we were taking the four tests, but not the training. It was normal to them, but not to us. They understood the danger, we didn't. And, they were going to show us how we would live for the next month of our lives. And, hopefully, we would survive till the next sunrise.
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A/N: FINALLY! I'm done with this! It took me soooo long! It felt like I was on hiatus! My teacher who was supposed to be heartless and cruel, turned out not to be my teacher, instead I got a teacher who was ever worse. So…I just love my life *glares at the direction of my school*. Yep… so, I will still be updating, but not as fast. Sorry! Don't kill me! I want to thank everyone for reading! And I want to thank God that it's the weekend!
Anyways;
Ok. Everyone should know this song. Name it and I'll try my hardest to update the next chapter.
Yeah…remember all the way back at chapter 3, when Rin or Crow chained her metal baseball bat to the wall. Yeah…same bat.
Just so you know, 'Ignis Venefirous' means 'Fire Poison' in Latin. I wanted throw that in just for fun. XD
(4)Remember, this is Shima's view of the gang, not their real summary. Just remember.
Ok! This chapter had a really SHORT Izumo POV, but, I didn't know how she would think. The next chapter or so will have Bon, Konekomaru, Yukio, Shiemi, Rin, Crow, and Rock's POVs. I didn't have time to put in everyone's ideas, but if you still have some, please tell me.
Thanks! R&R! More reviews=faster update! Bye Bye! XD
