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Chapter 2 Time to play, right?
Stupendous. Ear-splitting. That it was. Nothing moved or made a sound. Like someone had made a giant magic trick including everybody in the town but not him and disappeared to thin air. Maybe they were the air now. Empty buildings, streets. No one was here but him. Even the animals that lived in the forest. There was no one. Just air and him. And the fucking heat. It was good that nobody was outside seeing as he could wander here and there with his tail seeing. The heat was a wonder in disguise in this case. He could leave his tail out in public so that he wouldn't boil underneath his shirt. And it was uncomfortable for him as well. Tail wrapped around his clammy midriff was just too much for him. So better this way. But then again he wouldn't go anywhere public with people around. There would be weird and questioning stares and soon problems would pop up. Or so he was told so by the higher ups.
It truly was summer, no questions asked. The weather was perfect to spent a day in the beach. Maybe everybody went to cool themselves down by the shoreline. Perhaps that's why nobody was around. Desperate, sweating people who were frantic in need for something that would bring them relief from the heat the easiest way. So the beachline was packed. Such a shame. He would had gladly spent his time slacking around at the beach, under the sun. The clear blue sky with sun shining, the clear cristal water waiting for you to dive in and wash away your worries. But no. He wasn't allowed to leave the town or the academy area for safety reasons. So it was a straight, strict, implicit no to go wander of for the search of the nearest coastline which wasn't full of sweating, whining people. It was annoying the hell out of him. It was a wonder if you could find a shade somewhere that would prove some kind of use. He had to survive with this.
Eyes closed, Rin followed sluggishly the moving fan which blew not so cold air. This was all he got. An old fan. Really. It was only thing in this room that would some what help him survive the horrible heat wave. Seriously, what the hell. The holidays had started today, everybody leaving to go to their homes and to spent some quality time with their families. A family. Sighing, Rin opened his eyes to watch the outside world from the open window, frown on his face. There was really nothing left from their family. Yukio and him. Just the two of them. But you couldn't help it. What did happen that day, happened. It was already forgiven and maybe forgotten in one's part. He doesn't know if he has forgiven himself. Yukio has but what about him? Was that day still gnawing him from inside, slowly eating him alive? He didn't know. But what he did know was that he had to leave this room soon. It felt like the walls were falling on top of him and he had to go to the store.
Rising from his chair, he pulled the sweaty t-shirt off and rest of the clothing, leaving a trail of clothes to the bathroom. Killing two birds with one stone. He needed to wash off from the sweat so that he could go to the store in the first place and he gets to cool down. The joys of cold shower.
Slamming the door shut, Rin shuffled down the stairs whistling a random tune. He felt now a little better after the cold shower. He felt like he had reborn, recharged. The sword hitting against his back slightly as he bounced down the stairs, reaching the front door that led to outside world. Peeking through the window, the sky was still clear from the clouds mostly but a pair of fleeting, thin clouds floated through the sky. Nice.
Opening the door, a gust of warm but same time cooling breeze blew in, ruffling his hair that wasn't pulled up with pin.
"How nice." Rin closed his eyes happily, smile coming to his face, "Every day should be like this, but without the heat." He muttered out, pulling the door shut and began his way to the local store. Fortunately the street where the shop was located wasn't far. Everything was so close to the academy so it was easy to move around. Or almost evrything. Whistling taking the scenary roud, Rin glanced around him admiring the architecture of the buildings that were housed by different institutions that made the True Cross Academy for the normal human beings that had never been face to face with a real demon. Who had the pleasure to live normal life. Rin narrowed his eyes in thought. He has been uncertain for different matters. About that day and loosing the normal life at the same time. Was he ready to take more leaps towards to the unknown. Risky, because he didn't have a clue what would wait for him there in the end, but he was sure it wouldn't be pretty. More likely the ugly truth. He wasn't sure did he want to see it. A little glimps of it was enough. It would change everything that he knew but his knowledge about himself has already turned into something else. A big jumble of unsure thoughts and feelings. What a mess that would be har to clean up.
Strolling down the road almost out of the academy area, Rin saw the familiar, outrageous pink limo coming his way and the first thing that came to his mind was quickly run to the other way or some way but not that way. Head whipping from side to side in panic, Rin's eyes landed on to his side stumbling upon on a little forest trail. Sighing in relief, Rin quickly slided down the small hill towards the forest and hid behind a thick bush. The lady luck was on his side today. Eyes staying on the moving vehicle, he saw the window scroll down at the back. Promptly Rin hid behind the bush as he saw the older demon's head come out of the window, eyes swiftly moving from side to side, systematically observating the surroundings.
'Shit, did he see me?' Rin cursed as he silently backed on all fours, almost crawling along the ground trying not to be seen. It was the last thing he wanted to happen. He couldn't even image what horrors he would had to endure in the grasps of Mephisto. Dressing up? Playing with dolls? Rin shuddered at the thought. No way in hell he would get caught now or never. Slithering on the ground, Rin peeked through the leaves of the bush as the vehicle was still on standstill. Nervousness and fear was nesting in his stomach. He felt like throwing up. Sweat trickled down his neck inside his shirt. He just washed himself and now he's already sweaty. At least the ground was nice and cool. He started again his silent crawling backwards, keeping his eyes on the limo the whole time. He sighed in relief as the window closed up and the vehicle started moving again so he slowly stood up but to Rin's misfortune, the vehicle came to halt and the door swung open and smirking Mephisto came out while glancing from side to side as he descended down the hill coming to the edge of the forest before entering it which making Rin yelp in panic filled with surprise and run away as fast as he could.
'He saw me, he saw me...' Rin cursed silently while dodging trees and bushes, trying to move as fast as he could without making a sound which was of course, quite tricky. Every single dry leaf and sprig he stepped on, sounded like lion's roar which could be heard from miles away.
"Be a ninja, be a ninja, be a ninja..." Rin muttered while running full speed ahead. He could see the end of the forest, tall buildings coming to his eyeview. But no.
"Riiiiiiiin!~" A singsong voice echoed through the forest, reaching Rin's ears who went white from fear. Did he really fear that clown this much? Or did he just dread the man? No, definitely both fear and dread. Positive, "I know you're here somewheeeere!~ Come out where ever you aare~!" Rin just ran faster and faster as the voice got closer and closer.
"Got to lose him from my tail somehow." Rin racked his brain through for a way to lead astray his scary, weirdly dressing chaser. Should he climb up to tree or find some kind of hole where he could hide for a while. But what if he did try to hide, would Mephisto be able just to sniff him out. He was a demon and a dog the same time. It wouldn't matter where he did hide the older male would find him without even trying.
"Dammit..." Rin jumped over a huge, fallen tree trunk and sat behind it, leaning his back against it, "I can't hide from him. He would just find me so I just have to run to safety." Rin felt like he was in some kind of creepy hide and seek game or in a game of tag with an axe murderer chasing after him. But this murderer had an umbrella and a top hat. How marvellous. Rin leaned his head against the mossy trunk eyes closed, listening intently any sounds that would let know if the clown would be close by. Footsteps, humming or anything that could be linked to the smug demon.
'Snap!'
Rin's eyes flew open and turned his head to his right as he heard a twig snap in two. Rustling in the bushes, dark figure flashing from shrub to another. This was it. Eyes wide, Rin just sat there staring as the leaves rustled.
"Please be a rabbit, please be a rabbit..." Eyes not leaving the bush, Rin muttered out fingers crossed in one hand behind his back and other was holding the sword tighter in it's grip. Just for safety cautions. Breathing quickening as well as his heartbeat, he could feel the adrenaline already pumping in his veins. It was a fight or escape situation. Or maybe not. He was just overstating it. Maybe. If it was that clown, he had to escape by running or fight for his escape. So fight or escape situation it was.
The bushes rustled even more, desperately. Swallowing thickly, Rin crouched as he was ready to bolt off. He could plainly just go there to peek inside the shrubs but he didn't want to risk it. It could be the clown without a doubt. He was just sitting there, rustling the plant just to tease him in a bad way. Or it could be just a forest animal. Rin stood up from the croushed position and watched the bush move more fiercely. And then it jumped.
A rabbit. A white rabbit.
Rin sighed in relief and stared at the animal. How could something so small be something so dreadful. Wiping sweat off from his forehead, Rin waved to the small animal who waved back at him and continued his journey to the town. What a weird rabbit. But even so maybe that demon had given up because there hadn't been any more random shouting. That would be something. Knowing that clown, Mephisto wouldn't never give up on something that has sparked his interest.
Rin walked to the end of the forest, seeing the town buildings greeting him. Sighing, Rin made down the hill running and didn't stop until he reached the store. He didn't want to risk it because he had the feeling that the clown hadn't given up yet. He could cool himself down by the frozen product section just fine, stay there for hours to ensure that the clown would be gone from the neighborhood.
What a waste of time were those meetings with the head board of the down. Do this and do that, go there and come here, what about this and what about that. Such a bore and a waste of his time. If it was up to him, he would sent someone else in the meetings than himself to do the dirty, tiresome work but being an important person and one who was there when the town and the academy were founded, it's said in his job description that he has to attend to these tedious sessions. As the chairman of the academy, it was one of his obligations he had to carry out he enjoyed or not. Well it was durable with a little help of a console game. He got to another level!
Fanning his face with his white top hat, Mephisto hummed in thought as he eyed the flashing scenary pass by. Holidays had started today, students leaving behind their academy to spent some time with their families and friends. How nice was that, hmm. Time spenting with family members and close companions. Time. Everything needed time. Time was revellant part of the world. You needed time. Without time you would be lost. How conventional it was to be the one with all the time and space in your hands. You had all the time you needed. But it could be lonely. How would you spent all the time you had?
Mephisto leaned against his hand, eyes almost closed from the fatigue that the weather was causing. The heat was straining everyone. He could see it at the town people. Or what there was left to count. The town was almost depopulated from humans like they were runaways. Running away from the weather to somewhere where there was resources that would repress their cravings, The shoreline was one of the best choices to choose in the summer heat. At the meeting he saw how the humans that attended were abstract, absent-minded. Their minds were somewhere else. In the sandy beach, perhaps. Craving for freedom, away from the convent that was eating them alive.
He closed his eyes for a moment as his lids felt so heavy suddenly. Even a powerful demon as him can be tired sometimes. He could feel how he was slipping in to the darkness. A deserved darkness that was welcomed with open arms but he shook it off but it came over him again like a blanket. Would it be a bad if he took a little power nap? Just to rest his eyes for a moment. It wouldn't harm anyone gravely. A little beauty sleep was all he needed. Still leaning against his knuckles and a part of his head leaning against the car window, Mephisto felt his conscious fading away quickly. The silent humming of the spinning tires, the engine of the car somehow oddly alluring him to close his eyes. The soft and warm backseat of the limo was lulling him more efficiently to sleep. He hadn't never really noticed how comfy the vehicle really was.
Abruptly the vehicle braked and decelerated before coming to stop. At the sudden brake and the after jolt, tired Mephisto slowly opened his irritated green eyes to see why they suddenly stopped moving. They shouldn't be back at the mansion yet.
"Why did we stop, Belial? Were not there yet." Mephisto straightened his posture and brushed his clothes from wrinkles. Always be presentable.
"My apologies, sir Pheles. There seemed to be a lone student walking down the road but he suddenly took off. Shall we continue?"
"You say so, Belial?" Mephisto grinned after hearing that. A student. It couldn't be no one else but him. Rin had done a fine job by avoiding him for days but this's where it ends. Mephisto glanced outside through the window, trying to detect any movement. None. That boy was good. But as the window rolled down, he could get a wind of the young half demon's scent. It was strong, like he was still present there. Somewhere close by. Mephisto whipped his head around as he tried to locate where the scent was the strongest but it had spread around so it mean Rin had moved quite much around this particular area. So there wasn't really evidence tha the boy is here but he had been here not a long ago.
For the last time, Mephisto glanced at the edge of the forest, systematically. Nothing but only Rin's strong scent lingered in the air. It was useless to stay there and wait for the young demon to immerse somewhere.
"Let's continue on our way, Belial. I would like to go back home." He leaned back against the seat disappointed by the outcome.
"Certainly, sir." And the pink limo moved again, slowly accelerating. Mephisto was still watching the small forest with narrowed eyes with a glint in his eyes. How disappointing. He had hoped for some kind of entertainment. Turning his gaze away from the window, he focused on the small candy bar in front of him. Lollipops, suckers, caramel and many more to go. Humming in thought, Mephisto had hard time to choose which one of the colorful wrapped lollipop would treat him nicely. Picking up a lolly which was wrapped in light blue, Mephisto opened it quickly with master skills, and smiled in delight as he popped it in his mouth but soon spitted it out from his mouth, eyes wide as he saw something that spiked his interest.
"Belial!" Mephisto twirled his pink umbrella between his fingers before pounding the tip of it against the roof of the vehicle motioning to his driver, "I'll shall get off here so stop the car." And so it stopped again but this time it was from the decision of the passenger. Mephisto grinned as he watched the forest edge yet again. He was in there. And it took just a little demon feature to rat the boy out. I'll give you a hint. A true gentleman knows how to keep it tug in tight.
"Yes, sir. Shall I prepare the dinner?" Belial glanced at his humming master from the rear mirror.
"I shall handle the dinner when I get back." Mephisto said waving his hand at his servant ignoringly. He swung the car door open and stepped outside while Belial said his farewells. Slamming the door shut with his foot, Mephisto leaned against his umbrella as he watched the limo retreat. He should have taken a couple suckers with him as snacks. From the corner of his eye, he could see a dark figure retreating fast but clumsily further in the forest which made him chuckle. As he chuckled alone by himself, Mephisto slid down the hill gracefully while twirling his umbrella, swinging it around before opening it above his head, shielding himself from the sunlight. Mephisto grinned as he strutted through the bushes going deeper in the forest. Maybe it wasn't such a loss after all that he went to that meeting.
Mephisto sauntered through the forest quietly, listening attentively to everything that went around him. The melodious chirps and flap of wings as the birds flew above him at the sky, stomping of the larger animals as they dashed through the forest, the earth tremoring underneath his feet. Smaller animals like squirrels climbing in trees, the tree bark rustling as sharp claws scratched against it while the small animal climbed up towards the branches to the safety from the predators that stalked in the ground level. Mephisto sniffed the air gently, getting a whiff of everything he could hear as well. As well he could hear and smell the fear and annoyance in Rin. The annoyance was comprehensible which made Mephisto even laugh but the fear. Why was he afraid? What he was afraid of? Him? Mephisto snorted in unbelief. Should he feel offended or take it as a compliment. The demon inside of him cackled nastily, sneeringly and puffing his chest out in proud but the human in him that had grown in him through these many centuries he had been in Assiah's soil, didn't know what do think. He didn't want to make the boy feel uncomfortable around him. But he wasn't a maestro in social relationships. He was demon blessed with a silver tongue that would get him out of complexities that occured every now and then. But it didn't mean that he would have dosens of close associations. He was't a person to trust in people and people didn't trust him. There were many who were against him, handful of officials in the Vatican that were in contact with the higher ups. And his own position and what he was, a heartless demon, was a controversial issue that popped up from time to time. It was a so-called open secret. Everyone knew that he was a demon. Could he be trusted? It makes no difference even if he has assisted the True Cross Order for centuries. He understood the hesitation in humans as they were in a nonstop battle against Gehenna so it was comprehensible that the demon wouldn't be trusted. In other words it would seem like that you had sold your soul to the Satan himself if you made a deal with the demon. Maybe that's why Rin was wary. He was only a half nonetheless. He was a full demon.
Mephisto whistled in thought a none particular tune but soon fell silent and stopped walking as he heard running footsteps close by. He was close. Almost like the boy was running next to him but actually was ten feet away. Was that boy running in circles? Mephisto tsked humorously at the boy's antics and decided to spice things up. He couldn't pass this opportunity and the trickster in him was purring in delight.
"Shall we make this more ammusing, hmm?" He chuckled amusingly almost darkly. He didn't want to scare the boy but this was just too ludicrous to miss.
"Riiiiiiiin!~" He yelled in a sing song voice, stretching it. He could hear the quickening heartbeat of Rin. It was speeding up and rapidly but he was on a standstill. Rin wasn't moving,"I know you're here somewheeeere!~ Come out where ever you aare~!" That did the trick.
He was on the move again, running through the forest with Mephisto on his tail. Not running, of course, just hasting onward. There was no need to run. Nonsense. He has all the time he needed. If you know what he means with it. The chase itself was a game to him. A little tag of cat and mouse that could stir up his inner beast. It was just so thrilling. You are the hunter, you hear the speedy steps, ragged breath, rabid heartbeat. You smell the fear in your pray. How enchanting. You could feel the chills go down your spine from the heat of the chase. Adrenaline pumping in your veins. Realizing what he was thinking, Mephisto just shaked his head and laughed at his demon insticts. Yes, he is a demon but not a savage one. No, he is a gentleman who knows the etiquette. You can't compare him to a regular demon. He's not mindless demon who has been blinded by the lust of killing. He's more than that.
"Eins. Zwei. Drei." Mephisto muttered out as he snapped his fingers. Suddenly everything slowed down, almost stopping completely. Birds slowed down, their wings flapping more slowly. Leaves that fell from the tree, floated in the air slowly towards the ground. Everything came to standstill. One of the few benefits of being the King of Time and Space. It was a temptation to use all the time. But to him it wasn't, well, most of the time it wasn't. He used it when he needed it.
Closing his umbrella with a click, Mephisto leaned against it as he watched the time stop around him. It looked preposterous. Everything just floated in the air. Birds, leaves, larger animals that were caught in the middle of the leap. Bugs stuck in the air. Just simply saying everything was stuck. So it meant also Rin was in a standstill. Obviously.
Mephisto whisteled and sauntered for sometime onwards as he soon found the little halfdemon. Rin was sitting on the ground, leaning against the fallen tree trunk eyes closed. Sweat was dripping down the side of his face. He seemed so focused on something. Mephisto could hear Rin's slow heartbeat thumbing. It was still peculiarly fast for a time stop. Maybe it was the adrenaline pumping through his veins. Demons and their hearts plus adrenaline. He also saw the way Rin carried his body. Hand on the sword, gripped tightly, next to him. The position wasn't a good one if you had to quickly sprint away from the danger. But the boy was good. He had some kind of sense but that was it. In combat he was good, remarkable for a freshman. But his own feelings and his attitude. They were the issue. And his knowledge of his own weaknesses. He doesn't know the so called demon etiquette or himself well enough. And his training is lacking. He is good but not excellent or astounishing. Just good. Maybe he should help the poor boy by teaching him something that would help the younger male in the future. And mostly help him. Mephisto wouldn't do anything that wouldn't benefit himself in any way. It's just the way he works. And it works brilliantly. He wouldn't maybe even be here today if he hadn't done those things he had done in the past. And those things shall be left in the past. Mephisto made his way through the bushes in front of him to Rin, muttering curses as the sharp needles punctured his fare skin through his expencive clothes.
Mephisto just crouched down in front of the boy, watching him. This kid had so much potential to do great things. But he wasn't using the potential. Did he know that he had the potential to do things? He poked his covered finger against Rin's soft cheek and then a bit harder as he smirked cunningly. What a pity, he forgot to bring a black marker with him but there was no need to worry. Just summon one. With a snap of his finger, in the air floated a marker and a lollipop wrapped in a gold wrapper. First he unwrapped the treat and popped it in his mouth and then popped the sheath of the marker. Taking a deep breath and rolling his shoulders backwards couple times in circles, he was ready to make a masterpiece that would be remembered for eternity.
"A little doggy over there, this over there and that too, whiskers or a moustasche..." Mephisto mumbled out as the lollipop stick that stuck out from his mouth moved from side to side. As he was done, he couldn't help but smile at the doodles. They were just too cute to be true. And he was behind this! Imagine that. Satisfied with his work, Mephisto snapped his fingers and the marker was gone. Picking up his umbrella from the ground, he leaned against it as he glanced at still unmoving Rin. He will be great. Grinning, Mephisto tapped his umbrella's tip on the top Rin's head softly and made himself behind the bushes again and a bit further away in the shadows that he wouldn't be seen. It was time for the show to continue after all.
"Eins. Zwei. Drei." With a snap, the world came down from the standstill and everything slowly but surely started to move again. And everything was back to normal. Mephisto watched as Rin was still sitting on the ground but moving slightly. With a one trick still on his sleave, the demon took of his top hat and tapped it three times with his umbrella, muttering in German and summoned a white rabbit like a magician. Let's but the poor boy's mind at ease, shall we? He might sniff out his scent but Mephisto doubted it. The boy was a so called adrenaline junky right now and he was moving with and trusting in his insticts. Not in his senses.
Motioning with his hands for the cute, white bunny to go towards, Mephisto on accident step on a dry stick making it snap in two which made the younger demon whip his head towards Mephisto who stood as still as possible. Mephisto's eyes widened little as he saw Rin's eyes. They were wide and filled with different emotions that would take hours to count but what jumped up was fear. He really was scared after all. But there was also determination which eased the older demon a little. Rin was determinate to get out of there one way or another and that was good. Eyes leaving from the boy to the rabbit which was at the bushes, wiggeling it's way through to the boy which made the bushes rustle. Swallowing thickly, Rin stood up from the crouched position slowly, hand still tightly gripping on the sword. He was going to fight if he had to.
Mephisto grinned as he saw how Rin's shoulders slumped down and reliefed sigh escaped from his mouth as the rabbit jumped from the shrubs. The boy looked like he would fall down as the adrenaline rush slowly left his body. Rin stared at the rabbit for some time before comically waving at it and continueing his journey to somewhere. Mephisto actually didn't even know where the boy was going and it spiked his interest. Slipping the hat back on, Mephisto slowly followed Rin from afar. They were going to the city. Mephisto sighed at discomfort. He just got out from there and now they were going back there. What a nuisance.
Rin came out from the store holding on his hand a grocery bag and on the other a divine ice cream. It was a gift from the heavens I tell you. Rin smiled happily as he licked the ice cream his tail wagging behind him. In his favor the store was empty from people and there was only few cashiers and him so it was a piece of cake. It was easy but the odd looks and few giggles they gave him just were odd. Was it his demon features? He had gone that store so many times with his features showing so maybe that wasn't it. And the cashiers were familiar too so they weren't newbies. Walking for sometime Rin stopped in front of a huge display window of a toy store and glanced at the window and what he saw made him almost drop his bag in shock. What the hell? Rin just glared at his reflection. His face was full of doodles! Like five year old had drawn on him! Hearts, stars, whiskers and was that a dog on his cheek? And on his forehear read 'I was here!'? Who was here and better where? And when and who? Questions ran through Rin's mind as he feverously poundered these questions trying to get answers to them but it soon clicked to him. Facepalming himself, Rin growled in annoyance. That damn clown. He was in the forest then. It was as clear as day. No one would draw this bad and draw these so called cute things. A dog for instance was clear sign of Mephisto. He was a mutt after all. Crossing his arms, Rin cursed silently. He was now the laugh of that store. He couldn't show his face in there for weeks! It would just be too embarrasing! And it was the closest grocery store also from the academy! The others were on the other side of the town.
"I'm so gonna kill that demon when I see him next time." Rin muttered out darkly as he chumped down on his icey treat while slouching back towards the academy. He had to hurry or his ice creams would melt and that would be catastrophic.
"Is that a promise, hmm?" Rin's eye twitched as he heard that. The said trickster was smirking behind him fanning his face with his top hat trying to cool himself down, "Did you buy something that would please my sweettooth because I'm dying for something sweet right now or something cold. Care to share? You know that sharing is caring?"
"Like hell I will share with you!" Rin shouted over his shoulder and quickened his pace, but Mephisto whom has long legs kept with Rin's speed easily, " Look what you did to me!" Rin stopped and pointed at his face which got few snickers from the headmaster.
"It looks even better now than back in the forest." Mephisto placed his hat on his head and tipped it back a little to see Rin properly, "Be proud! It's not every day that someone important such as me draws on your young features. You should take it as a compliment."
"Compliment my ass!" Rin huffed, "I can't go to that store for weeks! I'm the mockery of the store right now! And the next closest shop is on the other side of the town!" Rin threw his hands in the air in frustration which amused the older demon even more.
"There is no need to get so upset about it, my boy." Mephisto waved his hand at the younger nonchalantly and winked, "If you can't go to buy your food, you can always come to my residence to eat." Rin just stared mouth open but soon closed it in a tight line and narrowed his eyes while crossing his arms.
"What's the catch?" Mephisto raised one delicate eyebrow, "A catch? I don't know what you mean."
"Yeah, sure you don't." Rin rolled his eyes and threw the ice cream stick in the trash, "You always have some kind of catch in every single thing you do. You don't fool me, Mephisto." Rin glared at the now smugly smirking demon whose eyes flashed.
"My, my, my Rin you sure are sharp today." Mephisto applauded mockingly getting a glare from the younger, "You know the deal or have you forgotten it already?" Rin just growled in irritation and took another ice cream from the bag.
"I wish I had... Yeah so?" Rin licked the melting treat, same time glaring at the clown.
"Care to dine with me tonight?" Mephisto offered arms wide like he was trying to hug the poor boy, "As a reconciliation from all the trouble you have endured today." Rin eyed the man in front of him who just stood there waiting for an answer arms still open. Frown came to his face as he watched Mephisto. Maybe he was overexaggerating it. It would be just a one dinner and then get the hell out from there. And he really didn't even buy food. Just ice cream, really. Scratching his cheek in thought but soon shrugged. He can blame the heat for this decision later.
"Fine but I'm doing this to get rid of you, you know." Rin mumbled out not daring to look at the smirking headmaster but just ate his treat away, "Soooo, what's for dinner?" Rin asked carefully, not really sure that he wanted to know.
"Excellent!" Mephisto laughed joyfully, petting Rin on the head who just huffed out trying to get away from the demon but in vain. Mephisto wrapped his arm around Rin's shoulder pulling the boy to his side. Rin was too shocked to do anything about it.
"I shall prepare the dinner tonight so do come to my residence about six o'clock and please wear your best. Even if the school is over for holidays it doesn't mean that you can't be presentable." Mephisto grinned and gave Rin a sucker, "Have a lollipop. It will cheer you up." Rin huffed but took it anyway which made the older demon laugh.
"That's a good boy. I'll be waiting for you." With a snap of his fingers, he was gone and pink smoke only left behind.
"What a show off." Rin popped the candy in his mouth and sighed through his nose. At least he'll get a free dinner. But better keep guard up. You never know when you're around that guy.
Ooookay! And that's for that chapter and let's hope that there will be another one! You know what to do or I hope so :D And I have announcement to make. My life in the upper secondary school is coming to it's end and I hope with a happy ending. Before I can get to that ending, I have to take on my matriculation examinations that are starting soon sadly and my so called reading "holiday"(It's not a holiday, dammit!) is starting soon which means I'll have less time to write in here when I have to study psychology and some languages so they will take all my time buuuut as soon as they are over it will be maybe summer time if the snow will melt at all and I'll be back with full force and I have more time to play around here :) I even might upload even sooner than that! Just be patient with me and understand :)
I hope you liked it!
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Hugs to everyone and I'll shall see you around! :)
