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Slip of the Tongue

Chapter 3~

A soft growl left the young demon, as he reached another dead-end. He had only been at this for twenty minutes and he was seconds away from breaking down walls to find his classmate. He hadn't heard a thing from his other classmates and his powers weren't even working now that he was actually trying. He couldn't feel a thing, not even the slightest hint of his mate's presence, and that's what put him on edge. Where was Bon? He couldn't have gotten that lost, couldn't have disappeared from out of nowhere. So where the hell was he?

Sure, he could go down the dark and depressing route to say he was dead; but the demon knew Bon was anything but dead. The brunette n' blonde wasn't stupid enough to get caught by some random demon and killed. Knowing him, he'd worm his way out of any situation with that brain of his and find his way back; but this was plain ridiculous. The demon was practically losing his mind over this.

"Baby, can't you see! I'm calling, a guy like you should wear a warn-"

"What is it Shima?" Rin quickly asked, as he pulled out his phone and answered it.

"I found something." The older spoke, as the demon frowned and rubbed the back of his head in frustration.

"What did you find?"

"Oh! Sorry, Rin-chan!" The older quickly apologized, as Rin rubbed his forehead. "I found Bon's prayer beads! He'd never leave these behind!"

"Where are you?" Rin quickly demanded, as he pulled the mauled map out of his pocket and quickly headed in his classmate's direction.

"Rin-chan, you made it!"

"You make it sound like I'm always late." Rin mumbled, as he refolded the worn looking map and shoved it in his pocket.

"You're always late, Nii-san." Yukio spoke, as he frowned at his older brother.

The younger shooting his younger brother a glare, before Shiemi and Izumo caught up with him. The demon immediately receiving a harsh smack to the back of the head, before he let out a growl and glared at Izumo.

"What the hell was that for?" Rin demanded, as Shiemi started apologizing for the rude tamer.

"You left us behind, you idiot!" Izumo scolded, as Shima tried to speak. "No wonder Suguro got lost! You have no patience!"

A wave of fury crashed over the older demon, as he gripped at the material of his jeans and his younger brother gave him a weary look. A look the both of them shared, as Rin gripped the old book in his hand tighter and let out a struggled breath. One that was noticed by even Izumo, as she shut her mouth for once and gave him an apologetic look.

"Rin-"

"Shima, you said you found something of Bon's." Rin interrupted the tamer, as the pink-haired teen gave him a nod.

"It's his prayer beads." The older spoke, as he handed over a red and white beaded bracelet. A silver engraved cross among the well kept beads, as the demon grazed his fingers over them and felt his chest tighten. He was so close he could feel it. Sure he couldn't feel the teen's presence, but he had a feeling deep in his gut that told him that he was close.

"Did you find anything else?"

"There was a struggle." Yukio spoke up, as he pointed out the streaked footprints in the soiled cement. "The more exaggerate streaks are definitely Suguro's, but the other one is smaller than his footprints. Plus I was able to pick up a little demonic energy still lingering about. He didn't get lost-"

"He was taken." Rin growled out, as he let out a curse and slammed his fist into the brick wall beside him.

A large crack splitting across the wall, as small pieces of brick fell onto the cement and broke apart at the demon's feet. Blood smeared across the surface, as the whole alleyway went silent and the demon pushed himself away from the wall.

"Nii-san-"

"I'm so stupid." The older twin mumbled. "I yelled at him, and now he's gone."

"He's not gone, Nii-san." Yukio quickly spoke, as he grabbed his twin's arm and turned the demon to face him. "If he was gone you'd know. He's your mate. You two are connected subconsciously. If he was gone, you'd know."

"Then where is he?" Rin demanded, as he shoved the bracelet into his twin's chest. "If he isn't gone, then where is he, Yukio? I can't feel him! He's gone, he has to be! I can't feel him, I can't find him, I can-"

Without a word, Yukio wrapped his arms around his older twin and pulled him to his chest. The action stunning the older, before he hugged his younger brother back and clung to him tightly. His whole body shaking, as he buried his face into his twin's exorcist coat and tried to calm his racing heart.

"Why can't I feel him? If he's my mate I should know where he is. I can't lose him, I can't."

"You're just not concentrating-"

"I am! I'm trying so hard, but I can't find him-"

"Rin-chan, you need to calm down." Shima quickly spoke, as he pulled the demon out of his younger brother's arms and shook him. "You're emotions are clouding everything else. If you can focus, you'll be able to find him."

In response, the older demon gave the pink-haired teen a small nod. His hands shaking, as he desperately gripped the bracelet in his hand. Shima giving him a sympathetic look, as he gently took the demon's hand in his and pried his fingers open to look at the prayer beads in his hand.

"Use this to find him. I heard demons can find people from objects someone has touched."

"A-Alright." Rin forced out, as Shima gave him a smile.

The demon letting out a deep breath, as he closed his eyes and focused all his mind power on the bracelet in his hand. His demonic energy around him circling in around the beads, as events started flickering through the demon's head. Moments that Bon had lived, as his childhood flashed underneath his eyelids and moved on toward his time at Cram School in lightning speed. The teen stumbling across their first encounter, as the demon felt his heart pound in his chest the demon felt his face flush. The sudden wave of feelings hitting him instantly, as he bit his lip and nearly lost his focus. The demon realizing that it was in that moment Bon had realized they had a connect, that the demon was his mate, and that fueled him to push forward.

A few moments passing by, before the images came to a halt. His classmate and a fairly tall women coming into his view, as she offered him directions and the next Bon was defending himself. The demon nearly missing the tail hiding underneath her kimono, if it hadn't been for Bon's sudden movement causing the edge of the kimono to lift up just a tad. A random mantra reaching the demon's ears, before she appeared in front of the older; ready to attack. It was then a light blue spark ignited between them and threw the woman back in a frenzy. His classmate in a state of shock, as he watched the spark disappear and the next she attacked. The demon grabbing him by the neck, before she threw him into the wall and knocked him out in an instant. The teen's prayer beads laying a few feet from him, as the woman walked over toward him and pulled him to his feet by his hair. A displeased look on her face, as she threw him over her shoulder and started heading further down the alleyway. Her form phasing right through the wall blocking her way, before she disappeared all together. The vision disappearing in an instant, as the demon was pulled back to reality and was staring into Shima's worried eyes.

"Rin-chan, are you okay?" The older asked, as the demon gave him a small nod. "You look like someone killed Kuro."

"I know where they went." Rin forced out, as he pushed past his classmate.

His younger brother shooting him a weird look, as the demon stopped in front of the wall at the end of the alleyway and put his classmates prayer beads in his pocket. A frown appearing on his face, as he stared at the wall in confusion and reached a hand out. His fingers barely even brushing the wall, before they went right through the surface and the demon jumped back in alarm. A round of gasps leaving his classmate, as Yukio walked up beside him and pulled out the map.

"No wonder we kept running into dead-ends." The younger twin spoke, as he pointed to all the dead-end alleyways. "The demon created fake dead-ends with an enchantment to make it look like the town was built that way, when really it was blocking off an area big enough for a house."

"You mean the demon is behind the wall?" Miwa timidly asked, as Rin glared at the fake wall.

"It's our only clue to find Bon." Rin spoke, as he walked back up to the wall and placed his hand on it once more. "And no fake wall is going to stop me from getting to him."

In an instant the illusion shattered to pieces in front of them. A few freaked gasps leaving his classmates, as the smoke billowed out and started to clear. A long one-story house sitting on a plot of poorly cared for land, as weeds and dead grass littered the lawn. The wooden house rooting and falling apart, as well at the dust and grime covered windows. The door no longer, and a lone broken rocking chair lying in a pathetic heap on the beaten porch. The very sight alone making Shima let out a girlish whine, as he hid behind his younger brother and Izumo stared at it in shock.

"Do we have to go in there?" Shima shakily forced out, as Rin headed right for the house without a second thought. "Rin-chan!"

"I can feel him." Rin called back, as he broke into a dead run till he reached the porch. The air around him thick with his classmate's presence, as it curled around and soothed him. The demon gently smiling, as he turned back to everyone else and motioned them to follow. "Come on, we have to find him."

"Are you sure he's really in there, Nii-san?" Yukio asked, as he gently patted Shima's head to calm him down. "The demon could've made it seem like he was here."

"How about I put it to the fact that if you try and move me from this very spot, I'll shred you to pieces and leave you for the ghouls to devour. Am I clear enough?"

"Y-yeah."

"Then I'm heading in. You guys follow if you want." Rin called out, as he walked onto the porch and inside without a second thought.

Dead silence reaching the demon, as a loud creak resounded through the house once in awhile. Cobwebs covering the ceilings and corners, as dust clung to old paintings. The wood rotting even on the inside, as huge holes appeared in places along the wall. Giving any passerby a clear view of the inside to any room they choose, as the demon noticed the two hallways split down the middle of the house and let out a sigh of frustration.

"Sensei, I want to go back. There are cobwebs everywhere!" Shima complained, as Rin rolled his eyes and looked back at his classmates that had finally decided to show up.

A quick word of reassurance leaving his younger brother, as he held the frightened wannabe aria close and looked at the two hallways.

"It's splits down the middle from the house right here." Rin spoke, as he looked at his younger brother. "You want to take one and I take the other?"

"Do you have the Kurikara?"

A nod left the older, as he pointed to the sword strapped to his right hip and got a nod of acceptance from his brother.

"You take everyone down one, and I'll go down the other." Rin quickly spoke, as he headed down the right hallway.

His strides taking him out of his brother's hearing range in seconds, as he gripped the sword at his side and the worn book in his hand. His heart pounding in his chest, as his classmate's presence grew denser around him and a loud creak sounded behind him. The demon not wasting a second, as he quickly drew his sword and turned on his heel. Rin meeting the woman from his classmate's memories right in the eyes, before she disappeared into thin air and everything went black.

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Scarlett: *waves* hey, guys! Here's the next installment of iKumori's request Slip of the Tongue! I'm officially three and a quarters through the four paragraphs, and I must say the last paragraph is a little bigger than the others. And i hope by now everything is alright with the story. Although, if there is anything you would like me to change, iKumori, Please tell me. I'll try my best to meet your request.

Rin: Am I captured now, too?

Scarlett: *smiles* you know I can't give that kind of information away, Rin-chan. It ruins the story.

Rin: *pouts and goes to open mouth*

Akira: *pushed door open and it slams against the wall* Scarlett!

Scarlett: *sighs and turns to Akira* Yes, Akira-chan?

AKira: *points to the light purple tail swaying behind him* you better find a fricikin antidote, before I-

Drew: *runs in* it was an accident! I used the wrong potion!

Scarlett: *sighs and rubs temples* Alright, One Drew quit experimenting. And two, There is no antidote yet, Akira-chan.

Akira: I don't want to be stuck like this! This is humiliating!

Scarlett: *shrugs* At least Kito and Kiru will love it

Akira: *face turns bright red and faints*

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