~Rin's POV~

"I sat up the following morning and stretched. Then the thought hit me.

On the first day of summer, Azami would come for me. That immediately soured my mood again.

"I sighed, and looked over my shoulder. Yukio was sleeping soundly, but images of him, dead on the bed, the sheets stained in blood flashed through my mind. I shook my head and left the room without a sound. Ever since the rose petals and the earring, most of what I think about is the fact that I am going to die, I know when I am going die, I know I am going to die an extremely painful death, I've gotten a lot lighter, my sword feels weightless in my hands when I'm training with Shura, I defeated Shura, and I had to fight myself to keep myself from slicing her up just to see the blood pour, I've gotten extremely stealthy and silent, and I'm always in a bad mood as I get closer and closer to the dreaded day.

I sighed silently and closed the door behind me, my tail swaying around behind me. I went straight to the kitchen and made myself some eggs and pancakes, but didn't really eat. I just sat there, playing with it. Ukobach was eyeing me warily, and Kuro and Yukio are yet to wake up.

I sighed, getting up and leaving the food on the table before heading upstairs, to where I had previously hidden the items that Azami had left for me in the kitchen.

Which reminded me... Shouldn't the barrier and all the seals that Mephisto put around the school keep Azami out? She probably sent one of her spider demons or greenmen to leave it. Either way, I continued up the stairs and down the hall until I reached the specific room and locked the door behind me as I entered it.

I pulled the rug away and carefully removed the floorboard and the box, careful not to drop it. As usual, the teacup had refilled itself with water. All that was left was to put one of the petals inside of it.

I gently opened the candy jar and dropped one of the petals inside, and almost as soon as the petal hit the surface, a pinkish color came out from underneath it and fogged up the water until it took up the entire cup and it looked like pink, water jell-o.

I slowly brought it to my mouth and drank it, the dull feeling in my body fading away. Oh, right. I should probably go check the progress and see how it's coming along.

As though reading my thoughts (Which she can, btw), Kurosune said that as I thought it. Shouldn't Rin-sama check the progress? Her voice echoed in my skull.
'Yeah, I was just about to, actually.'

Okay, Rin-sama.. Kurosune sounded a little sad.

'Is something wrong, Kurosune?'

Kurosune is just worried about what will happen after Azami takes us. What about the clergymen? What about your teachers? Your classmates? Yukio? I sighed, wiping my face as though there were tears running down it. 'I'm sure they'll be fine. Even if I am their friend, I'm just a dead weight. I'll definitely miss them, though... I wonder if they'll miss me.

Kurosune searched them as they apologized. They meant it completely, and they really wanted to keep being friends with Rin-sama. Kurosune knows so.

I blinked several times. 'Okay...'

And that brings Kurosune to her other point. She continued on.

'What other point?' I remained sitting on the floor as I put away the items and gently placed the floorboard over it, then pulling the rug back over it and flattening it out so it looked as though nothing had ever happened.

Kurosune knows Kurosune asked this question already, but what will happen to Kurosune and Rin-sama after Azami takes Kurosune and Rin-sama? Azami said that Azami would make sure that Rin-sama was'n't lonely anymore, but Azami didn't say what Azami would do to Rin-sama.

I blinked a few more times, processing the information. Kurosune had an extremely valid point. 'I don't know, Kurosune. I don't know. We'll just have to wait and see.'
Okay... She fell silent. I got up and left the room, making sure to leave it unlocked. I went to the room, since it was the only room I could think of in the entire dormitory that had a mirror stretching from the floor to the ceiling.

The cracks had widened again, and they completely covered my body. Head to tail to toe. The spiderwebs were up to my knees.

"It's happening. This is really going to happen. I can't... I can't believe it... I've been telling myself that I'm ready... but it's going to happen, and now I can't believe it."

Kurosune will follow Rin-sama to the ends of time and beyond it for infinity... Kurosune piped in.

'Thanks again, Kurosune...'

(Line Skip)

It was the final class of the day before the first day of summer break, and it just ended. I was the first to stand up, but I did something else.

"Could... everyone please wait before they leave?"

Everyone stared at me in surprise, but I held my ground.

"...Go ahead, Rin." Yukio finally spoke. "Is there something you wanted to say?"

"A few things actually." I replied monotonously.

Everyone seemed slightly taken aback at this. However, they remained where they were.

"Firstly, I'd like to apologize for being such a distraction and for my poor behavior. Secondly, I'd like to apologize for constantly going off orders. Thirdly, I'd like to apologize for my aggressive behavior for the past few weeks." I said quickly, then grabbing the Kurikara and my backpack, and as I headed out, I stopped at the door, not bothering to look over my shoulder.

"And I'm sorry for keeping secrets." I then left the room.

(Line Skip)

It was almost night time. The sun was going to set in a few minutes, and I decided to get a few things ready. I was going to pull an all-nighter, but it didn't necessarily matter, since I would be gone by lunchtime the following day.

I sat at my desk in the bedroom, writing quickly on a piece of paper.

It read as follows:

'Rin's Will'

'I am sorry to inform you of this, but if you are reading this, I am probably dead by now.''
So, I decided to leave everyone with something to reinforce the apology I started previously.'
'To Bon, Shima, and Konekomaru, the sword.'
'To Shiemi, I give the roses, the rose earring, the saucer, the candy jar with the roses, and the teacup.'
'To Izumo, I leave all of my poetry.'
'To Yukio, I leave everything else, including my video diaries, which I stopped making after the training camp.'
'Don't bother grieving me, but if you want to hold a funeral or something, incinerate my body and leave the container which holds the ashes to Yukio.'
'Signed, Rin Okumura.'

I read and reread the will several times, then stared at my sleeping brother.

Goodbye, Yukio." I stared at him for a few minutes, few smiling sadly.

(Time Skip)

Much, much later, I left the cram school classroom, which was now completely filled with everything that I owned that involved at least one of my secrets. All my instruments, books, paintings, sketches... everything.

I gently closed the door behind me, and then there was a dull feeling in my feet. I allowed myself to go limp, and my body slowly walked out of the building.

To the lowest level.

To just outside the barriers that Mephisto placed.

To the forest, which was divided by the barriers.

This is the end.