CHAPTER 12

I am aware I am not a spectacular writer. None of the characters in this tale belong to me.

Shiemi's funeral was small. She didn't have a lot of family. Her mother was sobbing hysterically. Yukio wanted to think he didn't look as bad as she did. He hadn't slept in days. He hadn't eaten in hours. The water bottle he was clutching was dented with his strength.

At first, he had thought Kamiki was wrong. But after the past week's events, he was only sure of one thing. That Rin Okumura was going to die. Yukio was going to make sure of it. And if he had to be the one to kill Rin, so be it.

After the funeral, Yukio went to his classroom. He stood in front of his students. All of this could have been prevented had Yukio not allowed Rin to be in his class. Had Yukio not trusted Rin so easily. Yukio blamed Rin for a lot of what was going on, but he also knew that he was also partially responsible.

Each day felt like a struggle to the young exorcist. Each day, he lost a bit of himself. But each day, he got stronger, deadlier. He lost Rin but found strength with the promise of revenge.

When Rin returned, and he would return, Yukio was to follow the plan as was expected of his students. Yukio would meet Rin at the monastery they grew up in. He knew that if Rin was going to Assiah (did I spell that right?), he would go to the monastery first. There, Yukio would distract Rin with useless questions. Then, the most trained exorcists would attack Rin. Yukio was meant to deliver the killing blow. Yukio would be the loyal soldier he was meant to be. Any fragment of who he once was died with Shiemi.

*Two Weeks Later*

Two weeks had gone by but Yukio never doubted his plan. He was sitting on his bed when his phone went off.

HOMECOMING TIME!

Yukio scrabbed to get off his bed. It was time.

*The Monastery*
Yukio opened the doors to his old home. He was nervous. It had been weeks since he had last seen his brother.

When Yukio entered the monastery, he felt a wave of heat hit him. There sat Rin, engulfed in blue demonic flames. Yukio stared at his brother. There was something in Rin's eyes that Yukio hadn't noticed before; an untamable wildness.

"Hello, little brother. How's it been?" Rin spoke first.

"Fuck you," Yukio growled.

"Well, that's not exactly nice."

"You don't deserve nice. You deserve to go to Hell!"

"Oh, I've been to Hell. It's actually quite nice. Wouldn't mind going again."

"You're a monster."

"And you're not?" Rin's words made Yukio pause to think. Next thing the young exorcist knew, he was crying.

"YOU KILLED HER!"

Rin sighed, "Is that what this is about? Good grief! That was ages ago!"

Yukio growled, "I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU, YOU FUCKING BASTARD!"

That seemed to trigger Rin as his fire burst. Balls of fire went flying at Yukio. He dodged them the best he could. Yukio raised his gun and shot. He didn't know where he was aiming, but it didn't matter. Yukio's back-up was hidden in the shadows. They tried their best to avoid the onslaught of fire but failed. Their screams distracted Yukio for a split second. Rin took this second to catch his brother off guard. He collected all his energy and summoned the biggest burst of fire he had ever made. Rin flung the fire in Yukio's direction.

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Rin Okumura looked down at his little brother. Yukio Okumura was missing a leg but it looked like he might live to see another day.

Rin didn't need to cut himself for the Gehenna portal to open. He was already bleeding from his gunshot wounds. He underestimated Yukio. But Yukio underestimated him. Rin would return and when he did. There would be no mercy.

Author's Note

Ughhh. God, I wish this could have been longer. Well, this is it. Thank you all for reading this. I know I was slow to write this but I just survived finals week. Boy has this piece stressed me out. Well, it's done. Maybe I'll do a sequel. But who knows? I'm going to do another fanfiction about classic villains. And maybe, sometime, in the near future, I'll write my own story. That'll probably be on my WattPad.

Anyways, thank you for reading this passion of mine. I hope it lived up to your expectations. :)
Till next time!