Finnaly back! I'm so sorry it took so long!
Well, here is the new chapter! Enjoy!
I do not own Blue Exorcist!
Heaven Hears No Angel
Chapter 7
Rin p.o.v.
"That man..." I stare at him. The one who knows I'm the son of Satan. "Yukio... That man is..." I whisper "An enemy..."
-BOOM!- I feel pain on the back of my head as I fly across the room and land on my face.
"Mephisto!" I look at the clown who kicked me. He jumps into the room from the roof.
"Well done, Pages! Thank you for your good work!" He proclaims with his hand raised.
"Principal?" "What's he doing here?" "What's going on?"
"Did you think I'd allow demons over mid class to enter the Academy?" He steps to Gabriela and throws his cloak over her.
"I don't know. You let me live here." Gabriela tells him sarcastically and gives him a thankful smile
Mephisto snaps his fingers and out of al sort of corners exorcists and teachers popped out. What the hell?
"Doctors, please tend to the wounded." And exorcists went to help them, one of them even picked up Shiemi, probably to take her to the infirmary.
"You can't…" Bon stutters "Surprise! I can! This training camp was your Esquire exam at the same time!"
You serious!? "During the exam, teachers were observing and testing you."
"Wait a minute!" Gabriela pokes her finger at Mephisto's chest accusingly. "Why was I not notified of this?" Mephisto raises his hand and wraps it around Gabriela's. Do these two have something? The look he's giving her is… I don't know how to describe it. More that friendship? I don't want them to have something! "I told Yukio. He was supposed to tell you and make sure you stay out of it."
She removes her hand from him and looks at Yukio. "That explains so much."
Mephisto looks at me "I'll decide your final grades after reading the teachers profiles." He winks at us "Wait for the final result, 'kay?"
"DAMN IT! I can't believe it was a surprise exam!" I say as I sit on Shiemi's bed in the infirmary. Bon, Konekomaru and Shima all had tubes stuck to them and Shiemi was resting in the bed.
"They had us completely fooled." "We should have considered it." "Will I be alright?" Konekomaru asks us
"It's pointless to worry about that now." Bon answers him. "But compared to you and Shima, I did hardly anything worth mentioning."
"You guys will be fine." Izumo suddenly speaks "Mr. Okumura told us right before the exam." Told us what? Oh yeah, he did say something about an exorcist being unable to fight alone and to keep our heads cool… "They tested our qualities for Esquire in a real battle situation... But in that case, I was the worst of all." Izumo says looking down
"You'll be fine, I guess. Those two just sat back and did nothing. "We looked at the other two… Ehm, Eminem and the puppet guy. "Don't you have anything to say?" Well, the Eminem guy totally ignored Bon and continued playing his game. And then the sock puppet turned to us "Shut up, stupid brat! There's nothing I'd want to talk about with you!"
"He talked! He was so mysterious the whole time!" He's really good at ventriloquism!
"Talking about mysterious… Rin, that girl you're always with, what's the deal with her?" Shima asks me with a strange gleam in his eyes. Oh hell no, he's not flirting with her! "Yeah, what was the deal about her getting notified about our exam?" "Uhh…" I don't know what to say!
I feel Shiemi stir behind, so I turn around and see her waking up. "Sorry, did I wake you?" Save me Shiemi! I can't tell them that she's some nephi… Something!
She sits up "It's okay, I'm more or less fine by now. What we're you talking about?" "About that girl, Gabriela." Shima answers her. "Oh, Gaby!" "You know her Shiemi?" "Yeah, from when we were little… She's an exorcist." "Oh, what rank?" "I don't know…" She doesn't? "Do you know, Rin?" "Eh.. Uh… No." The room somehow got filled with strange silence.
"Oh yeah, about the exam, you'll get the best grades for sure!" Konekomaru breaks the silence. "I don't even want to imagine what would have happened without you there." Bon added. "Thanks a lot." He says and bows to her.
"Huh? No! I should thank you!" "You'll pass, that's for sure." "Or we are all failing."
"Btw, Rin, how did you defeat that Ghoul?" Huh, me? "Well, I just… Slashed it with this…" I say pointing at my sword. "Amazing! You're really fit for a knight!" "Slashed it with that? Would it hurt to be more specific?" Bon says looking annoyed. "You're the greatest mystery." "Yeah, just look at me, I'm a great mistake!" "Hey, a mistake?" "Mistletoe… Misfiles…" "You mean mysterious?" "He's just a Page but he defeated a mid-class demon without support." "And with a sword? Impossible."
I'm just gonna enjoy this! YEAH!
Gabriela p.o.v.
I just took a shower to clean all the blood off my back. The truth I didn't want to tell Rin is that my wings are like additional limbs. They just disappear into the tattoo on my back, but it still hurts like a broken arm. Luckily they were only cut by glass. I put my bandages over my wrists and put on a normal black shirt and white skinny jeans. I exist my room and Hooka jumps to me and hides behind me.
"I told you to stay inside." "What the!? Yukio! Would it hurt you to knock!?" This guy, seriously. "Why did you break out?
"Why didn't you tell me there was an exam in session?" "It is my job to keep you safe." "Bullshit." "You may say you hate me, but you know your position is dangerous! I have to make sure you don-" "That I don't what?! Slip? Go mad? Die? You don't know jack shit about protecting anyone!" I yell as I exit my room and walk downstairs.
"Where are you going?" "To see Mephisto." "I'm going with you." I open the door with a magic key and enter the school. I hear Yukio walking behind me as I walk down the stairs. I spot someone walking down. "Igor." I call him. "Gabriela, it's Professor Neuhaus." Yukio tries to correct me.
"Whatever. Igor, can I talk to you for a minute?" "What do you want?" I feel Yukio stand behind me. Really close behind me.
"What you did yesterday was not part of the exam. What are you trying to do here?" I ask him, walking away from Yukio and closer to Igor.
"What if other teachers saw Rin's flames? And not to mention, you put him in direct danger." Yukio tried to say something, but I cut him off. "You purposely tried to make him use his powers in front of others. Only a selected few know about him."
"I know. Those were your orders." He finally speaks. "Did Mephisto tell you to do what you did?" "I acted as I was ordered by Sir Pheles." I look into Igor's eye, as deep as I can. I want to see if he's lying.
"Try to kill him, he told me." "What?" Yukio stutters behind me. "Just as professor Okumura is acting as a brake for his powers, I was chosen as the accelerator. It was to understand Rin Okumura's powers as much as possible."
"Well yes, they want him as a weapon. Just like me." Igor turns and leaves. As if he's ignorant to all around him.
I do the same and walk past Yukio, who seems to run after me.
"You are agreeing to this?" "You know what!?" I snap at him. "Why don't you stop worrying about being some genius and start looking at your brother!"
"Is that what you're doing!? Watching over him?" "No." I turn away from him.
"I am the only one who looks at him as just Rin. You should think about doing the same. He is more of a man than you'll ever be."
I'm trying to fall asleep. For some reason, I can't. I don't feel any insanity gripping my head, so I have no idea… Maybe I… Nah, I couldn't. Or maybe I do. Maybe I miss Rin sleeping by my side.
Come to think of it… I haven't seen Rin the whole day. And I'm worried about Neuhaus doing something. Considering his past, well… He was ordered to try to kill him, but, something is not right. OH SHIT!
"Try to kill him, Igor? Not exactly like that." I say as I hold my sword at his neck. He doesn't turn around at first. I'm no fool, I saw him stabbing Rin's bed without a second thought. "I never once doubted the quick wit of our angel." He says to me. "I don't see how this is a joke."
Rin p.o.v.
"Rin. Wake up." I hear whispers. I jump up and look straight into my brothers eyes. "Yukio, what are you doing here?"
"You wouldn't wake up, so I had to carry you here. We have to stay here." I see him whisper with a worried face. I hear a loud sound coming from above.
"Yukio, what's going on?" "I'm not sure. But Gabriela called me and asked me to move you to some other room, away from your bed." "And you listened?" It's strange, I thought that those two hated each other.
"Orders are orders." "WHOA, she ordered you?" I wish I could have seen that!
We hear another loud thump. Something is wrong. Maybe she ordered Yukio, but she can't order me!
Gabriela p.o.v.
I run up the stairs following Igor. He sends his netherworld creatures at me; I slash them with my sword. This is one pointless fight! I stop as he runs to the roof. I walk after him, open the door and enter the roof. Again, I'm not in my fighting uniform, so I'm gonna lose yet another shirt if I unleash my wings. Why the hell am I thinking about clothes again?
"Why is killing Rin so important to you?" I raise my sword at him.
He sends thousands of those dead hands at me and I slash every single one of them. Is this man crazy if he thinks that will beat me, this is not even training for me!
"What are you doing fool!?" I yell at him as I see him standing above a chalk summoning circle. "I order you to stand down!"
"Look, it is here. For wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together." I watch as he slashes his hand. And I don't mean like cut, I men like slash! Bloody slash!
A lot of smoke gathers as the blood falls on the chalk. I see flashes as Igor speaks again. "This is the strongest Naberius that I have."
I watch as a giant monster pops out of the smoke. God damn is that thing ugly!
It tries to hit me with its hand, but I jump away. No, I don't need my wings to beat that thing. My wings are still hurt, I'm still under medication, I'm not as strong as usual!
I have to ruin the circle.
It tried to Hulk smash me to the floor, but I'm quicker. I cut its hand off, but from under its slashed hand, he grows another one and tries to grab me with it. And it succeeds. It throws me into a wall with so much force, I swear it would brake normal humans bones. OUCH! Damn the medicine, I am so slow now…
I try to get up, but I feel a stinging pain in my back. Oh no… And that thing is slowly walking towards me.
Suddenly I see it surrounded in blue flames. Rin!
Rin p.o.v.
This stupid girl! Is she trying to get herself killed!?
"You were an enemy after all!" I yell as I go forward to punch the hell out of him! But he throws some liquid at me. It burns me, so I back away.
"Holly water works, even dough you wear human skin." He says to me. "You can't hide your true nature."
"Holly water? As if-" That demon thing that I stabbed grabs me in a tight grip and starts pulling at my head.
I scream out in pain.
Suddenly the monster disappears and I fall to the ground.
"What!?" I hear Neuhaus yell as he looks behind him to see Yukio standing on the summoning circle. "You're late!" I hear Gabriela yell. "You ordered me not to interfere" Yukio tells her calmly and points his gun at Neuhaus.
"You erased the circle!" Neuhaus tries to attack Yukio, but I point my sword at his neck. He's done enough.
"Igor, stop this. You'll die of blood loss." Gabriela says to him. I don't see the guy even flinch at her order. As if he didn't hear her.
"Who are you?" I ask him, looking in his eye. "I'm a survivor of the Blue Night."
The Blue Night! Konekomaru told me that it took place 16 years ago. When Satan simultaneously slaughtered many of the world's prominent clergymen.
"That?" "For a moment Satan possessed my body. I lost my eye, and my family who tried to help me. Satan used my own hands to kill them. "
"I will never forgive Satan…" He says with an evil voice. "Nor any of his demons!"
"And definitely not the son of Satan!" My mind is blank. I mad. Real mad. But I also feel regret.
"Even if it costs my life!"
"RIN!" I hear Gabriela scream.
The pain I feel in my abdomen is unbearable. Neuhaus pierced me with one of his summoned demon hands. But I didn't fight back. I don't want to.
Neuhaus looks at my face and I smile at him. I spit out some blood before I speak.
"Are you satisfied now?" The hand that was piercing me disappears and Neuhaus takes a step back. "Rin!" I hear Gabriela calling me again. I look over at her to see Yukio helping her to stand up. She looks beat up. She looks pale. She looks hurt.
"If this still isn't enough for you…" I say as I turn back to Neuhaus. "I'll fight you as many times as you want." I sheathe my sword "I'm used to this shit.."
"Just please…" I feel tears creating in my eyes at the recent memory. Gabriela being hurt, beat up. And her screaming my name.
"Don't drag innocent people into this!"
Neuhaus stares at me for a while…. "As if you'd get away with this!" He starts walking away. "There are others like me. Be prepared."
I am prepared for their attacks on me, but… For someone else to protect me…For her to get hurt while protecting me. I don't want to see this anymore…
"You were right. He is more amazing than me. You did more for him… than I did in a long time." I hear Yukio say to Gabriela's shaking form as I walk slowly towards them.
Gabriela let's go of Yukio and slowly staggers towards me. Her eyes are filled with tears. Are those tears for me?
"Rin!" She calls my name as she collapses and I catch her. She slowly raises her head and looks into my eyes. Her hands grip my shirt tightly, and I can feel her shaking.
"Don't worry, the wound is already healing. Maybe I am a beast…" "No. You are Rin." She says as she places her palm on my face and wipes the blood away.
"I'm so sorry…" What is she sorry about? I slowly stroke her hair. It's so soft… I feel strange. I don't know what this feeling is, but there's one thing I know for sure. I never want to see her cry again.
"Eins. Zwai. Drai! You all passed! Congratulations Esquires!" Mephisto yells his declaration to us.
FHEW! YES! The whole class rejoices!
"To celebrate… We'll have pancakes!" Huh? Pancakes? You kidding me?
"Can't we at least have barbeque?"
I talk with Shiemi as we make ourselves pancakes at some restaurant. I am listening to her, but my mind keeps going back and forth. I haven't seen Gabriela all day.
"The pancakes look ready!" "Give me some!" Mephisto rushes in in his weird yukata.
I grab a whole lot of pancakes and stuff them right in my mouth. Mephisto yells something about those being his favorites. "You might be the principal, but this is first come, first serve."
A strong gush of wind blows through the open restaurant. I look behind me and see Gabriela getting off of Hooka's back in her usual working uniform. She is still pale and weak, but Yukio said that she will be alright.
"Go and greet her." Yukio tells me.
I run up to her. "Gabriela! I passed!" "So I heard." She answers trough giggles.
I stop and look at her. She is holding something fuzzy in her hands.
"What is that?" "Oh, well, that's…" I see a cat unravel from her tight grip. It's a demon cat. It's really cute!
"He was Father Fujimoto's familiar. We call him Blacky." I walk close to her. The cat and I lock eyes.
"He has been lost, waiting for Shiro to return. I thought that… Being with Shiros son would be good for him."
"You are his son?" I hear someone ask. I look at the cat. It was him.
"You are a lot like Shiro." Gabriela says and I look into her eyes. They are as honest and warm as always.
"You really loved my dad, didn't you?" I ask the cat. "I can see the sadness in your eyes." It moves up her arms and looks me in the eyes again.
"I feel the same. Let's be friends." I say as I stretch my arms to it.
He seems to stare at me, but soon tears appear in his eyes and he jumps to me.
Gabriela and I lough as the cat snuggles into my shirt.
"So now what?" I ask Gabriela. "He is your familiar." "For real?" "Yeah. I have influence. "Oh, you do?" I ask teasingly. "I do, even dough sometimes it doesn't seem like it. And I even got an approval from your brother."
"Now I'm scared of your influence."
"Congratulations Rin." She says as she hugs me.
I don't know what this feeling is when I'm with her. But I don't want it to end.
And here it is! I'm soooooooo sorry it took so long! I just had really bad writers block, and I really wanted to do something to make Rin and Gabriela get even closer.
Well, tell me what you think, or if you want me to change something! I'm all open for suggestions!
See you soon!