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[3rd person, focused on Rin]

"This is such bullshit," Rin muttered as he tossed his bag onto the bed. He was just aching to burn something but Father forbade him from doing anything that would get the Vatican to notice him. He was to retrieve Mephisto Phelis and do nothing else. Rin scoffed and removed his shirt. He walked toward the large windows of the condo he was renting and stared down at the streets below. Rin was always fascinated by humans-but not in the way Mephisto is. Where his brother see's these weak creatures as a topic of study, Rin sees them as prey-and nothing else.

"Why do I have to be here?" Rin asked himself and collapsed onto a chair. It was true the human world was much more appealing in appearance then Gehenna, but there were so many restrictions because of 'ethical' issues or something stupid like that. In the world run by demons, only the strong survive. Anything weak-like humans-are just a meal to us.

"I'm hungry," Rin pouted as he thought about the cowering humans that his brethren were probably having back home right now.

A sudden pressure built up in Rin's head and his pout became a scowl. 'Stupid human,' Rin thought. The human part of him was fighting for control, again. It couldn't speak directly to him, but Rin could always feel his presence trying to push through the barrier. However, it was pointless; there was no way that a human could ever defeat a full-fledged demon in such a way. All this petty human could do was give Rin a migraine-it's nothing that he can't handle though.

'Why was I the one who was sent here?' Rin complained to no one but himself.

He fell onto the bed and crossed his arms behind his head, staring at the blank, white ceiling. It was nearly impossible for Rin to remain still-his blue flames were very restless from being contained when they were used to burning freely around him in Gehenna.

"I feel ya," Rin whispered to his flames. He groaned and covered his face. "Great-now I'm talking to myself."

Rin sat up, slumping his shoulders so his elbows rested on his knees. For the first time, he was away from his Father. Yeah, he'll follow his old man into hell and all-literally-but Rin is still a teenager, and it's healthy for teenagers to have a little rebellious nature every once in a while.

He put on a fresh shirt and grabbed his jacket and shades. If he's going to be stuck here, he sure as hell is going to make the best of it.


[1st person, Rin]

It wasn't too difficult to find a club once leaving the condo. Near the bottom of True Cross was downtown-or the slums, if you will. With the human still pounding behind my head, I chose the loudest nightclub I saw to drown him out.

Once inside, I couldn't tell whether my head was throbbing from the little brat or the music-which is just what I wanted. There weren't many attractive girls here, disappointing me, but there was one in particular that caught my eye. She was small, petite and had a pretty face. I motioned with my head for her to follow me out-and the stupid human that she is, did just that.

Just as I expected, the alley that's tucked off to the side was empty. There wasn't even anyone close enough to hear her scream. Once she stepped into the dim light, I saw that her eyes had a distance in them and I felt disappointed. Drugs always make the soul weaker and less pleasing. That didn't stop me from smiling though. A helpless girl's soul being devoured? I licked my lips and moved in.


[3rd person, focused on Yukio]

As Yukio walked back towards Mephisto's office-with Bon and Shura trailing somewhere behind him-his happy thoughts of Rin returning, became angry towards Mephisto. He knew, the bastard knew that Rin was back, Yukio thought. He had to find him, Yukio had to make sure that his older brother was okay and well-he shook his head. Who the hell was he kidding? Three years in Gehenna? There's no way he's okay, right now. The hell he must have gone through to escape-or whatever he did to get out-must leave him so lost and confused right now.

'I haven't forgotten our promise brother,' Yukio thought, as if reminding himself.

"Faust!" He shouted going into the headmaster's office. "You-" The curse words that he had prepared were cut short when Yukio saw Mephisto laying down against the wall. After he processed that, he noticed that parts of the wall he was leaning against were very badly burned-however, they were restricted, only a small portion of it was black, yet the fire that must have burnt it would have been extremely hot and should have definitely spread further. Yet these flames were concentrated, controlled. My eyes narrowed as realization hit me.

'Mephisto sent us on that mission to get us away from the school because he knew that Rin would come here and he sent my team to that place so we would know he was back but not get in his way. The reason a whole team went was so people would believe me when I came back-anyone would believe Bon anyways; he has that effect on people,' Yukio concluded. Everything made sense, but he still didn't understand why Mephisto had to keep all of these things a secret from him.

It finally hit Yukio that Mephisto was injured-and not just sitting on the floor. The processing it took in Yukio's brain for him to come to that conclusion took a lot longer than it should have-it's just a little surprising to see a demon like Mephisto Phelis so injured that he can't even stand. After realizing that, Yukio ran to his side, and propped him up so he could at least lean against the wall comfortably.

He looked up and grunted. Yukio shook his head and rolled his eyes when he saw that the bastard was still able to keep that stupid smile on his face. "Okumura, I didn't think you'd be back so soon. Did you gather some information on your trip?"

Yukio couldn't help but laugh-but even he didn't know why. It was hard to be mad at Mephisto when he was in this condition. However, there was still a sharpness in Yukio's tone when he spoke. "Yeah, I got your information." Yukio sighed before continuing, trying to calm down. "Why didn't you tell me that Rin was back?"

"Well," Faust started. "I needed to check his condition before I could let you anywhere near him, of course."

"And how was he?" Even Yukio couldn't ignore the doubtful tone he heard in his voice.

Mephisto made a sound that was somewhere along the lines of a scoff and laugh. "Well, we most definitely can't tell the Vatican he's back when he's in this condition-does that answer your question?"

Yukio averted his gaze, becoming worried again. He took a moment before sputtering out the words, as he tried to keep his emotions in check. "How bad is he?"

Mephisto twirled his beard, pondering. "Well, he's much more interesting; if he weren't so much like the rest of our demon brothers, I wouldn't mind speaking to him more. Unfortunately, he's here for a specific reason and he doesn't intend to stay around longer then he needs to." He chuckled quietly. "He'll wreak havoc while he's here though-that's a given."

"That isn't something to laugh about," Yukio muttered. Of course he was happy that he could confirm his brother has been alive all along, but he didn't want to hear others talk about him in this way. Rin was is his older brother and he can't picture him as a demon like the Earth King-like Satan, the father that they shared.

Mephisto sobered up-but only slightly. "You're right-but I want you to be aware your brother his gone. With his condition, there's no hope for reviving the old him." He finished just as Bon and Shura made it in.

They immediately surrounded the two on the floor, and helped Faust to his feet. It took Yukio a moment to realize that he had yet to move from his crouching position-but his mind wouldn't let him. Even when he spoke, his words sharp and harsh, he didn't turn around.

"It's not true," Yukio hissed, his emotions getting the better of him. The other three turned to look at him. "It's not true. Brother will come back-and I'm the one who's going to save him."

"What are you blabbing about now?" Shura whispered, the only time she was ever sympathetic to Yukio was when it concerned Rin. Even Bon looked down, avoiding his gaze.

Yukio pushed back the other two, and lifted Mephisto to his gaze by the collar of his shirt. "Tell me where he is!" He shouted. "Tell me where Rin went!"

"Yukio, calm down!" Bon protested. There was a sense of worry in his voice.

"Don't tell me that, Bon!" Yukio replied, continuing to shout. "This bastard knows where Rin is, and he's going to tell me right now!"

"What?" Bon asked, averting his gaze to Mephisto. "Where is he?"

Mephisto laughed, but quietly. "If I wasn't injured, you wouldn't be able to do this to me-"

His words were cut off when Yukio's fist made contact with the demons face-hard. Mephisto flew back and was lying on the ground like he was before. His comment only angered Yukio even more.

"Yukio, calm down!" Shura shouted, also becoming worried. When he turned to face her, she was surprised to see how different he looked when he was this angry. She felt like he was almost a completely different person.

"I'm not stopping until he tells me where my brother is!" Yukio shouted, but his voice was beginning to break down. He turned back to Mephisto-but Shura and Bon could swear they saw something in his eyes that resembled tears. "Tell me where he is, damn it! Tell me where my brother went!"

Yukio averted his gaze from everyone again, he didn't want to look at any of them pitying him-the way their eyes stared into his back was enough to let him know what the others thought of him. From the corner of his eyes, he saw Mephisto sigh. "If it makes you less depressed, then I suppose I have no choice." Mephisto told Yukio Rin's location and Yukio could hardly breathe when he learned how close his brother was.

'One of the keys I have will put right by his apartment complex,' Yukio realized. 'I'll save him, I know I will.'

Once memorizing the address, Yukio stood up, ready to go to his brother.

"Okumura, wait." Mephisto said, a worried smile stretched across his face. Yukio forced himself to stop and look at the headmaster, preparing himself for something he wouldn't want to hear. "This brother is not the one you remember; that's just a warning."

Yukio clenched his teeth to stop him from saying anything. He forced himself to nod and left.


[1st person, Yukio]

I feel it. He's really here. I put my hand against the door to his apartment and stood there for moment, pondering what I'm going to see when I finally go through this door. I bypassed the buildings security easily, I had a feeling that if I had called up to Rin's room on the main level, he would have turned me away instantly. Still, now that I can sense Rin's demonic presence, I can understand why Mephisto had warned me about him.

I shook my head. No, it doesn't matter how far gone Rin may appear-I know that my brother would never give up completely. No matter how far he has fallen, I'll always be there to get him back on track-even if he doesn't want my help.

The door was locked, but it wasn't that difficult to pick. Rin would know I was here now-he probably sensed me the moment I stopped in front of his door. He probably thought I was burglar-he is staying in one of the more expensive condos and theft wasn't uncommon in this area of downtown. I saw Rin in his demon form years ago, when he wasn't able to control his abilities, but who knows what he's like now? I kept my gun loaded just in case.

I jumped at the sound of the door clicking shut behind me. It had to be Rin but I never sensed him move at all-in fact, now his presence seemed to be everywhere. I swallowed and stepped forward.

"Faust told me you're here, Rin," I said aloud. I waited a moment but there was still no response. "Brother, I know you're here-"

"Ugh-alright, alight," A voice said from around the corner.

I froze. Rin. That's Rin's voice-but it wasn't at the same time. There's something wrong with it. I noticed my hand trembling around the handle of the gun. There was something else, though. He wasn't talking to me; there was another person he was directing his statement to, but I couldn't sense anyone else in the room besides us.

Rin finally came into view and leaned against the corner of the wall. He had a stuck up smile on his face-similar to the one that Mephisto wore-and had his arms crossed over his chest. He looks so different now. "Hello, brother." He stressed on the word 'brother', but it didn't come off very positive.

I swallowed, not sure how to feel. "Rin? Is that really you?"

I forced myself not to flinch at his laugh. This doesn't sound like Rin. "C'mon Yukio, it's only been three years and I haven't changed nearly as much as you have."

"I wouldn't go that far," I muttered quietly. He may look similar on the surface, but the aura he gave off was enough to make him seem like he was a different person.

He raised his eyebrows at me and smirked. "I was really hoping you wouldn't come here. Whenever the thought of you comes up, I get a headache-literally."

I was surprised at how hurt I felt, but then I sensed a dual-meaning behind it that made me curious. "Well, you always gave me a headache before so I guess I'm just returning the favour." I replied.

He smirked. "You're jokes still haven't gotten any more funny."

'I didn't know I was telling a joke,' I thought to myself bitterly.

He walked to the kitchen and opened a bottle of alcohol and began to pour some for himself. He looked to me, a gesture that asked if I wanted a drink, but I shook my head. This definitely wasn't Rin, but this person wasn't the cold-hearted, merciless demon that I was preparing myself for. He wasn't like Amaimon, the Earth King, whose only pleasure is destruction. However, when you think about it, Rin did spend most of his life in the Assiah as a human, so this culture will never be completely foreign to him. I smiled as I saw this as a sign for hope, 'I can still save him.' He filled his glass which gave off a strong alcoholic scent. He downed the entire drink in seconds.

I scowled, imagining how horrible the taste must be, but Rin didn't seem affected by it. "Aren't you underage?"

Rin laughed sharply and began to fill himself another glass. "Aren't you the protective brother? However," He held up the bottle. "I got this from a vending machine. I don't think the drinking age is really enforced around here."

He sat down on a chair and looked up to me. I tried to find a sense of familiarity in his gaze, but all I felt was a stranger. "So, Yukio, why did you force Mephisto to tell you my location? I don't doubt that he warned you not to come here."

I was surprised when I saw a flash of red go across his eyes and he laughed at my reaction. I averted my gaze from his. "I'm here to keep the promise I made three years ago. I'm going to save you before you hurt anyone."

His laugh made me flinch. "You're so naïve, Yukio. I've already had my meal today, so you're a little late for that."

My eyes widened. He-he killed someone? Rin killed someone? I shook my head. This isn't Rin. It took more strength then I thought to keep myself calm. "If you keep up with that, the Vatican will be on to you."

"Like I give a shit about them. Father killed all of them in minutes, remember? They don't stand a chance against me," his matter-of-factly tone made me tremble-but I froze when his eyes went cold. "Now don't make me repeat myself; why are you here?"

"I already told you."

"You're going to try and bring me back?" He laughed. "I'm sorry, Yukio, but I'm too far gone to be saved."

A lump formed in my throat. "No."

"Are you going to start crying?" He mocked. He finished his drink and stood up. "I understand what you're trying to do; in fact, some may even say it's noble-but what you're doing is pointless, it will only lead you to more pain. Now, go home and stop wasting my time."

I felt my jaw tighten, and my fear soon turned to my anger. "If you're so merciless like you trying to come off as, why am I still alive?"

For once, Rin seemed to be caught off guard and he actually scowled. "The only reason I didn't kill you right off the bat was for my sake not yours, trust me." I raised my eye brows. He sighed and continued. "If I do kill you-or anyone else I knew for that matter-I'll probably get the biggest headache that will most likely take decades to go away."

A…headache? My eyes widened. My brother always did have a knack for giving people migraines. Now that I know, this should work. I raised my gun and levelled it to his chest.

Rin laughed. "Are you going to shoot me, brother? Remember how well that went last time? You froze because you were too weak to pull the trigger."

I focused my eyes on his and smiled. I spoke in a cool tone. "A lot has changed, Brother." I closed my eyes and pulled the trigger.

Although I was almost positive this would work, shooting Rin wasn't an easy thing to do mentally. I opened my eyes slowly and saw his body collapse on the ground. He still had that arrogant smile that demons wore, but there was appraisal in his eyes, like he respected me for shooting him. Once his eyes closed, I dropped the gun and stepped back. He still hasn't moved. He should have moved by now. Why is he so still! I know that shot wouldn't have killed him-it's impossible to kill a high level demon like that so simply; but why isn't he awake? Did I over calculate? Did I shoot my brother for no reason? When he wakes up he'll really kill me-he won't care about a headache.

My train of thought stopped when I saw his arm twitch.

He's waking up-but which Rin will I see?

"Yukio?" He said, putting himself in a sitting position. He turned to me, cold and angry. "You bastard!"

It didn't work.

"Why did you shoot me in the chest? I'm going to have a bruise there now! Why not my hand or arm or leg! I worked hard for these abs!" He shouted, completely infuriated.

This person…is an idiot. Rin!

I wasn't really the emotional type but I threw my arms around my brother anyways.

"Ow!" He protested and pushed me off of him. He rubbed his stomach. "You shot me in the chest, remember? I may be tougher now but I've always had sensitive skin."

I smiled which easily became a laugh. Even though he's been trapped in that body, he hasn't changed a bit. I decided to rest a hand on his shoulder. "How are you feeling?"

"Besides the fact that you just shot me, I'm fine." He saw that I noticed him squint. "Anyhow, I'll only be able to talk to you for a few minutes before I lose it again."

I felt something in my chest drop. He can't leave me yet. A few minutes? Guess I'll have to get everything out quicker than I thought. "You. Idiot! What the hell were you thinking jumping through that portal! Were you okay with the fact that you may have been leaving us for good!?"

Rin shook his head and sighed. He smiled-and it was the one that I had grown up with, not the one the demon wore. "You really don't listen, do you? If I hadn't gone through that gate I would have been forced to watch you and everyone else die-this way you can save me. Look at us now, all you had to do was shoot me and I'm back to normal."

"But even you said it won't hold up for much longer," I replied, feeling myself become negative again. I stopped thinking about that-we need to figure something out and fast. Keeping Rin on track is going to be the real challenge, I realized negatively. "Rin, explain to me quickly and in detail what happens when you're…trapped."

"How can I explain it with detail if I have to do it quickly?" He argued.

"Just do it," I snapped. After a moment, I found myself smiling; Rin gets accustomed to situations so easily, it almost feels like nothing has changed.

He scratched his head and leaned back. "Well, I'm there and I can talk but he can't actually hear me. The worst I can do is give him a headache."

"And how do you do that?"

Rin just shrugged. "I just shout. He can't understand what I'm saying but the louder I am the more pressure I build in his head."

I paused to ponder what he said. "How long do you usually shout for?"

"I don't know, until he stops what he was doing?" He replied simply.

"Did you ever shout for longer than that?" I asked, hopeful.

"No. Why? Should I have done that?" He asked, thinking about the possibility.

I sighed, losing faith with my brother. He definitely hasn't changed at all since he's been trapped in his own head. "Well, next time you do that don't stop so soon, okay?"

"Sounds good!" Rin replied, giving me that big, goofy smile of his. It quickly faded when a pained look came over his face.

"Rin!" I shouted, becoming worried. He was holding his head now, as if trying to keep himself together.

"No!" He shouted and pushed away from me. "I can hold him off for now, but not for much longer. I promise to fight from now on, okay? Just get away because if he takes over and you're still here, he may not care about the headache I'll give him."

After hesitating I grabbed my gun and ran to the door. "I'll be back for you, Rin! I won't abandon you, not when I know there's a chance to save you! Wait till, he's weak to try and take over or it may not work. I'm going to bring you home, brother." There was so much more I wanted to say, but I knew there wasn't any time.

I heard him laugh, but it sounded like he was forcing it through the pain. "Sounds good. I won't stop fighting either, that's a promise!"

I smiled, but I felt a tear leave my eye. "See you soon, Rin."

"Yukio?" He called after me before I closed the door. It sounded so scared and weak that I couldn't think of a response, but he continued anyways. "I'm sorry, Yukio. I didn't mean to put you through this alone."

I ground my teeth. "Remember what you said before? I still had my friends so I was never really alone."

"That's good," He replied, his voice was quiet and weak, but there was relief in it as well. "See you later."

I cast one last look of farewell, and closed the door, leaving my brother to face his monster alone.


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