I didn't get past the first round in the acting competition…*cries* anyway, enjoy the chapter!

Mephisto sat at his desk, opening a serving of instant noodles. He was surprised his trouble-some younger brother Astsria actually managed to get the teenagers into Gehenna. He wondered what would happen now. With this new situation, who would win this battle? Gehenna or Assiah?

The demon smiled with glee. It was going to be an exciting war, and he would have a front row seat.

They were all resting little hollow in the forest, wondering what was going to happen next. They were pretty much in hell with no escape. Not to mention one of them was badly injured. They were all pretty much lacking any hope. Blossom had even given up on trying to be positive.

"What are we gonna do for food?" Marla suddenly asked. They hadn't thought of that. Was there even food in Gehenna? If there was, how did they know it was safe? The last meal they had felt like ages ago. If they had no source of food, then they would just die faster. Even faster if there wasn't any water.

Lily was on the edge of crying. She had been through a lot, but nothing as horrible as this. If she died here, her whole life and striving would have been for nothing. If came to it, she at least wanted Blossom to get out alive.

"Maybe there are villages here? Towns?" Rin suggested. "If we blend in we might be able to get some food."

"How the hell is an angel gonna blend in with demons?" Lily questioned.

"Umm…well since I'm half one I could get some food for the rest of you…"

"If there are any towns," Kline muttered. They glanced at him. His head was lowered so that you couldn't see his face and his fists were clenched. He was acting so un-Kline like.

"There probably will be one, we just have to look-" Rin began. Kline glanced up sharply, glaring at Rin. His eyes were ice cold, filled with hate, anger, and fear.

"How are you so sure? Huh, Rin?" He demanded. "How do we know you're not secretly working for them or that you won't betray us any moment?"

Rin was stunned. That was much, even for Kline. His eyes were burning with hate as he waited for Rin to answer.

"I-I would never betray you guys-" Rin stuttered. "You never know with demons," Kline muttered and had a faraway look in his eyes. The others stood in shocked silence, wondering what was up with Kline.

"Look- I don't know if you were in a situation or something and something happened to you, but I am not the same demon you may have encountered." He growled. "But if you don't trust me enough, then you may as well find your own way outta here."

The others were even more shocked by Rin's response. Kline stood up and did not stop his glare.

"I will not leave my half-sisters in the care of a demon."

"Then don't leave."

"I won't stay here with you."

"Go or leave, I don't care."

Kline slowly pulled out his twin daggers. His gaze hardening. Rin narrowed his eyes. "Maybe it would be better for everyone if I killed the son of Satan right here and now."

Blossom jumped to her feet. "I think this is far enough,"

"Kline, stop it now." Yukio ordered. Kline ignored them and raised his blades. Rin didn't flinch. Even though his broken ribs and sprained ankle were still hurting enough to make him pass out, he did not back down. If Kline wanted a fight then it was a fight Kline would get.

Something probed at the edge of his mind. He felt weird, not like himself. The air seemed different, too.

Suddenly Kline had darted over to him, faster than he could see. In less than a moment on of those blades were pointed at Rin's throat.

"Do it. I dare you." His mouth seemed to have a mind of its own; that was not what he had wanted to say.

They stared at each other as the time went by. Kline's hands trembled, and there seemed to be a voice in his head, yelling at him to kill him, but some sanity left in him stopped him.

Do it! Kill him now! You know you want to, so just do it! Said the first voice. Kline blinked hard, then opened his eyes. He lowered his weapons, but suspicion still lingered in his eyes.

Yukio stood up suddenly. "We need to get out of this forest right now."

Kline glanced over at him, and he could see the insanity starting to gather into his gaze.

"Sorry about this Kline," Yukio muttered than hit him on the back of his head with the back of his gun, knocking him out.

"What'd you do that for?" Marla asked.

"There's a vibe in this forest that victimizes the weak-minded. It causes them to go insane and lose control of their emotions. It takes their fear and twists it, pinpointing the fear onto something completely different." He explained. "Then it uses the victim's fear to lower his comrades strength and then it takes control of that persons emotions as well. There must be a demon nerby, because that's the only thing that could casue this."

"We'd better get out of here then before anyone else snaps." Blossom said. She glanced nervously at Rin; the anger dancing in his eyes. She felt a pang of sympathy for the half-demon, Kline hadn't shown any mercy in his words.

"We probably shouldn't confront the demon, I don't think any of us are in good enough condition to take it on." Lily agreed. Yukio picked up Kline, and they walked in a random direction for no one knows how long. When they finally couldn't walk anymore, they collapsed.

"I'm just gonna lie here and die," Rin groaned.

"Me too," Blossom agreed. They were all exhausted, but didn't want to sleep.

"Maybe we should take shifts on watch." Marla suggested.

"I'll take first watch," Yukio volunteered. Rin didn't complain, he feel asleep instantly. Marla was laying with her back towards everyone and Lily was staring up at the now black sky. Blossom sighed and closed her eyes.

Yukio looked at his students sleeping, pondering on how they'd get out of here. He wasn't tired, so taking first watch would be a perfect chance to think things over in peace. He really hoped Kline was back to normal when he woke up. Things could've gotten really out of hand.

He gazed out into the dark forest, wondering where Satan was hiding, what he was planning. Why did he drag them all down here? Why did he send his minions instead of just coming after them himself? Was he guarding something and couldn't leave where ever he was at? And if he knew they were down here, just how long would it take for him to send out more demons to capture them? What would happen to them if he did capture them?

Questions swarmed through his head that had no answers. He didn't understand what Satan was doing. And why had the fight with Astaroth seemed too easy? He wondered if Rin knew the demon they just fought had been the one to attack him that fateful day. He most-likely did, Yukio had seen the taste for vengeance in his eyes. But Yukio knew something that Rin probably didn't. That bullet never reached Astaroth. The demon king had disappeared before it caught him, so they'd most likely be seeing him again.

He sighed, leaning up against the tree, and continued to try and figure things out.

"You should get some sleep. I'll take first watch." Yukio glanced over at Lily.

"I'm not tired,"

"Then stop dwelling on whats gonna happen. You'll just stress yourself out." She said. Yukio sighed and stared back up at the pitch black sky.

Despite being in Gehenna, Rin fell asleep almost insantly. Unfortunately, he wished he hadn't. He'd rather have a lack of sleep than nightmares.

Everything was pitch black. He couldn't see a thing and had no idea where he was. The dark didn't usually bother him, but this time it gave him the creeps. Something was not right about this darkness.

Voices drifted from far off, but he couldn't make out the words. He glanced around, wondering where they were coming from. Sweat trickled down his forehead. What was going on?

Suddenly Shiro appeared, resentment written across his face. Rin stared at his deceased father. Only one heart-breaking sentence came: "You're such a disappointment, it's all your fault I'm dead."

Now he knew he was dreaming. This wasn't the first time he'd had this nightmare, and he sank to his knees knowing what would happen next. One by one, his friends appeared, looking him straight in the eyes, saying their heart-shattering words.

Rin put his hands over his ears, trying to block out the words. But they swirled in his head, every sentence casted another blow on him, and he wanted to scream.

Rin shot up, his heart pounding. He blinked looking around. He was back in the forest, everything encased in a red glow from the sky.

He leaned against a tree, putting a hand over his face. That nightmare. How many times would he be tortured by it? Why did it refuse to leave him in peace? Every night that dream would haunt him, breaking his soul little by little. He had lost sleep, his grades had dropped-as if they weren't bad enough already-, and he hadn't been eating much due to lack of appetite.

He knew the things they said weren't true, that it was just an image of his fears. Even despite that, their words still pierced him. Rin felt a tear run down his cheek, and he hurried to wipe it away. He looked around, Blossom was asleep, so were Yukio, Lily, and Kline. Marla was leaning against a tree a few feet away, staring out into the forest. She had a far-away look, one filled with anger and thought.

Rin stood up, leaning against the tree. He must have been thrashing in his sleep, his ribs didn't feel any better. They didn't hurt as much as the day before, but they still hurt.

"Everyone else did their watch." She said without looking at him. "We decided to let you rest since you were more injured than the rest of us."

"You guys didn't need to do that," He muttered. "Just because I'm injured doesn't mean I'm not capable."

"Just be happy you have people who care for you and be grateful." She said bitterly. He felt shocked at the anger thrown his way just now. Rin looked away from her burning gaze.

"Sorry…" He murmured. "I'll take last watch…"

"No need," yawned a voice behind him. He looked over his shoulder. Blossom stretched, her mouth opened wide in a long yawn. She got to her feet, crossing her arms. Her hair was a mess, tangled and frizzy, but she obviously didn't care. Sleep clouded her gaze, and she rubbed her eyes, yawning again.

She turned around toward the others and yelled, "Hey, wake up sleepyheads!"

Lily groaned and slowly sat up, looking around. Yukio pulled himself to his feet. Rin narrowed his eyes. It was obvious by the strained look in his eyes he had kept himself awake dwelling on matters. Kline was still laying unconscious on the ground.

"Do you think the effect's worn off by now?" Lily asked, obviously talking about Kline. A moan made them all turn toward the sleeping teenager, who was slowly sitting up. He rubbed his eyes and blinked looking around.

"What happened..?"

Rin glared at him for a moment, then looked away. He wasn't going to forget his words or the look in his eye so easily. Realization spread across Kline's face, and he looked down at the ground, clenching his fist awkwardly. The others were silent, not sure what to do. Suddenly Blossom cleared her throat, looking at Kline and gabbing a finger at Rin. The gesture was obvious. Apologize now, and the look in her eyes made him feel nervous. Or else.

"Uh …" Kline muttered. "Sorry dude. That was unexpected and totally uncool."

Everyone was surprised that Kline had apologized so easily. His face was red and he wouldn't meet anyone's gaze. Blossom looked at Rin. He let out a sigh.

"It's fine. Besides, you were being possessed." He muttered.

"Woohoo, you two finally made up!" Blossom said. "Now if you could stop glaring at eachother, that would be a step up!"

Kline's face reddened even more, somehow.

"I suggest we go look for those towns, like you guys said." Marla said. She showed no emotion toward the scene. Everyone nodded.

"Uh, which direction should we go in?" Rin asked.

"Walk until we find something?" Blossom shrugged. The morning took Rin's mind off the nightmare, but it still lingered in his mind, and while they walked in a solemn silence, the dream sneaked into his thoughts.

Yukio was surprised at the lack of demons. Being in their world, most would expect the common demons to be all over the place. The same number of coaltar that was usually in Assiah was floating around, and he noticed other moss and fungi demons on the trees. He was tense, this silence all too familiar. It was the calm before the storm.

I FINALLY MANAGED TO FINISH IT! YESS! Anyway, hope you liked it. Comment if you have any ideas, grammer/spelling mistakes, questions, etc. Hopefully I will have the next chapter up soon! Depends on how lazy I feel…I am a very lazy person…