A/N: Angst and Violence warning

Even Izaya looked shocked. Part of Amaimon was pleased that he was the one who made Izaya

realize he did not know everything. Shizuo had subconsciously let go of Izaya. There were murmurs about the statement 'son-of-Satan'.

"But-but, you-"Izaya couldn't seem to finish a statement. This never happened.

"This is what happens when you mess with elements of a world you don't understand." Yukio suddenly spoke up, speaking to Izaya. He pushed up his glasses.

"Your naïve and arrogant actions may have doomed us all, puppet master. Underestimating something you don't understand can lead to your downfall." Yukio got out his guns and pointed them at Amaimon.

"I however, cannot just stand here and let you attempt to destroy my brother. You forget, I am a full exorcist."

Amaimon glared at Yukio."My fight is not with you, other half-brother. Although you no doubt have demonic powers you may not be aware of yet, you are not the one I lost to in battle. He destroyed my prior host. I don't want to waste time battling someone who is nonessential."

Yukio starting shooting at Amaimon lightning fast. Amaimon immediately flew out of the way, but one of them hit him his shoulder. He cursed under his breath. This was not enough to stop him, but it still hurt.

Masaomi grabbed Anri's wrist tighter, and starting running away with her. She objected, but let him lead her away.

Good. Amaimon thought. Even though he hated that he felt this way, he hadn't wanted Anri to get hurt. Anri did have demonic powers, but Amaimon had no doubt that he and Rin were still way more powerful than her. Mikado stayed where he was. He looked like he didn't think he could move. Like a fan who can't help but watch their favorite scene of a movie every time it came on, even if it was a scene that scared the crap out of them. He was an idiot too.

Amaimon raced towards Rin and attempted to take his sword again. However Rin, swiftly dodged out of the way.

"Oh no, you're not getting my sword that easily demon. I'm no amateur anymore."

Amaimon smiled, in spite of himself."Very well then. I do however know that this will get way more interesting when you draw the sword."

Getting a sense of what was going on, Aoba grabbed the hands of Kururi, who grabbed Mairu's hand, and they began to run off as well. In Aoba's other hand he appeared to be attempting to make a phone call as they ran.

Shizuo looked around at what was going on. He stood in front of the others, and in a protective stance as though he was prepared to defend them. This group being Mikado, Yukio, and Shiemi since Rin had already stepped out from the group. There were also citizens passing by who had stopped to watch the action unfold, behind him.

In his protective stance, he even stood to block Izaya.

This unusual behavior did not even seem to register to Izaya, who still looked shocked that he had not seen this coming. Somehow the strange and seriousness of the events cause the rivals to forget their differences for the moment.

I cannot let anyone else get in my way.

Amaimon rose his hands above his head.

"Fellow demons and kin! Assist your king!" Lower level goblins and hobgoblins appeared from cracks and from in between buildings. They stood around the earth king. Other demons came out from hiding to stand with Amaimon such as dekalps, green men, coal tars hovering around him and even chuchis. Rin, Shiemi, and Yukio looked at the demons, concerned. They gasped. The others weren't able to see them yet.

Walker appeared to see them too, but Amaimon didn't care enough to question it.

"What the heck are those things!?" Walker Exclaimed. Kyohei, Erika, and Saburo looked at him as though he'd lost it.

"Fellow demons! Keep these humans away from my battle! They are not to interfere! Do not harm them, unless you have to!"

"Yes, earth king!" They all seemed to respond in unison. The coal tars flew around the surrounding humans, simply buzzing around their heads and annoying them. Mikado, and the others besides Shizuo, starting swatting at them, suddenly able to see them.

Some goblins headed towards the van gang, trying to chase them away. The four fled to the van, Kyohei had to drag and fling Erika into the van, who had been standing frozen in awe at the demons. Walker had been the first one to the van.

Aw, did the realization that manga monsters exist cause you to no longer wish to live in a manga?

Amaimon thought teasingly about the Walker kid. He laughed to himself. It was so comical when ignorant people who want the extraordinary realize just how much that really was. Humans really were stupid.

They sped away from the action. The demons continued to chase their van into the distance. Most of the varied groups of demons went towards anyone standing around, attempting to chase them away from Amaimon and Rin.

Shiemi had called Nee, who was using his powers to shoot different plants to keep the coal tars away along with the other demons surrounding her and the people around her. Yukio was shooting at the demons around them. Other goblins and hobgoblins tried to go up to the group Shizuo was trying to protect.

Seeing hobgoblins there made Amaimon think of Behemoth. Behemoth was a hobgoblin who had been Amaimon's familiar. He had been killed by an exorcist while Amaimon had tried to get to Rin in that courtroom. Behemoth still hadn't returned from Gehenna, and Amaimon didn't know when he ever would. Part of it probably had to do with his brother Mephisto, keeping Behemoth down there as punishment to Amaimon for how badly things went with Rin. Amaimon missed Behemoth…He had to snap out of it!

Now was not the time or place to mourn his lost tamed demon. Besides, there were plenty of other hobgoblins here now. Amaimon had no reason to be upset. It was just a familiar…right? After all, he was a demon. He shouldn't even care that he had lost his familiar, who he was only supposed to use for his own personal gain. Not to take care of as if it was his adored pet…as they do in Assiah…Amaimon had to snap out of it. This was not going as he had hoped.

A hobgoblin snarled and launched at Shizuo. Its strength did not seem to affect Shizuo. He barely even stumbled back when it pushed against him full force. It bit his ankle. At first nothing happened, Shizuo looked at it annoyed as he normally did with injuries. But then Shizuo slid to his knees, grasping his bleeding ankle, which had been infected by demon venom.

"Oh my!" Shiemi exclaimed. She immediately rushed over to Shizuo, and began treating his wound. It appeared that amidst the fighting, Shiemi managed to command Nee to produce some chorogi to treat injuries.

The other goblins were chasing away the people who were behind Shizuo. Mikado at first had just stood there paralyzed in fear. He was no longer almost smiling. Sheer terror seemed to have completely engulfed him. Yet before the goblins could attack him Izaya grabbed the boy's wrist, looking very irritated with him, and began to run off with him. They went down an alleyway the opposite direction of where the van gang had gone. Izaya surprisingly did a good job outrunning the demons, but practically dragged Mikado off his feet while doing so.

The demons also chased them into the distance as well. Despite how easily he ran fast, it was clear from his panting that even this speed was tiring the information broker. The appearance of Amaimon's turn of character with Rin's arrival really disheveled the usually composed and all-knowing information broker. After the chaos began and many people ran off, all who were left there now were Amaimon, Rin, Yukio, Shiemi, and the injured Shizuo. Rin finally drew his sword and flamed up fully, his tail swung out.

That's right, flame up brother. This is why I was here, Amaimon. Just focus on the task at hand. Fight him. Fighting will help you. Amaimon tried not to think about the fact that it was probably not normal to talk to yourself in your head in the third person. He wasn't even making sense anymore.

Rin launched at Amaimon, pummeling him to the ground. Amaimon hit the ground hard. He was furious by how much it hurt. Rin was heavier than he remembered. The fumes of his flames were starting to make Amaimon choke, but he didn't want to show Rin this. Amaimon threw Rin off of him, who spun and landed a few feet away. Amaimon was surprised by how easily he was able to do that. Yukio shot at him again, but Amaimon dodged it easily again. Amaimon faced Yukio, who was still pointing his guns coolly at Amaimon.

"I will warn you one more time, demon. You don't know what other weapons we have. Weapons that could even defeat you. And Rin has gotten even more powerful than last you saw. Stop this, leave now while you still can. You'll regret not taking up my offer."

How could he talk to him in that way? Was he really so naïve?

"You know, now you are making me angry little half-brother. I don't like it when people mess with my games. Especially cocky exorcists like yourself!" Yukio started to pull his trigger. Before any bullets could come out, Amaimon quickly used his powers to cause a giant chunk of earth to come out of the ground and he launched it at Yukio. The earth chunk hauled him hard into the wall. The chunk crumbled around him into dirt, but Yukio laid banged up against the wall. His face bloody and glasses broken.

"Yuki-Chan!" Shiemi cried. Rin started to slowly get up from where he was. Amaimon hated it when his brother was slow during a fight. If only he were a full demon, things would be more interesting. Shiemi had rested Shizuo's head in her lap after she bandaged his wound. He began to lose consciousness. After seeing what happened to Yukio, She gently lifted Shizuo's head out of her lap. She quickly flipped out a cell phone, made a quick phone call that sounded urgent. The words "Shizuo" and "needs special care" could be overheard. After that, she commanded Nee to make a wall of roots in front of Shizuo to protect him while she planned to tend to Yukio.

Then she ran towards Yukio. She kneeled and tried to shake him awake, but he wouldn't move. She took something out of her bag, and starting tending to Yukio's wounds. Rin was fully standing now, and he began running towards Amaimon again. stood ready for Rin's next attack. He leapt from Rin's strike again. They began to go back and forth, sword clanging claws. They were both in the air now as they were fighting. There was too much chaos going on below them.

Many didn't even notice their fight. The fight almost seemed equally matched, which would prove to be very boring if that were the case. Amaimon tried to flick Rin down as he had the first time, but Rin was too smart for that now. The sheer force of his sword knocked him down a few feet. Amaimon could feel the fragility of his host body as he felt the burn marks on his face. He attempted shooting rocks at Rin. At first Rin dodged them, but then a boulder sent him flying back to the ground. Amaimon laughed.

He descended back down to the ground. Rin had cause a crater around him from the fall, but appeared to be still breathing. There weren't many people around them now to get hurt. Amaimon created his rock titan again, preparing to send him down to Gehenna for what he had down to him in their last battle.

Part of him thought how his host body might not be able to handle that much exertion of his power. But he didn't care anymore. He wasn't thinking rationally anymore. He was too obsessed. Suddenly Rin got up and stabbed the rock titan with his sword.

Amaimon began to gain déjà vu of what happened in the courtroom.

The Rock titan crumbled away, but his host wasn't destroyed this time. Perhaps he was stronger this time.

No, he noticed something was in the way. Something was keeping Rin's sword from stabbing him. A black substance, that looked like it was made of air, was strong enough to hold the sword from getting to Amaimon. It kind of looked like shadows. Where had Amaimon seen that before? The shadows began to push Rin and Amaimon away from each other. This sent Amaimon and Rin flying away from each other in opposite directions. Amaimon landed next to Shiemi and the unconscious Yukio. At the time, he did not notice that Shizuo's unconscious body was no longer lying anywhere near them.

Amaimon's body was pretty beaten, but he was not done yet. He couldn't lose again. Shiemi was whispering words of comfort to Yukio as she tended to him. Amaimon looked over at her. Shiemi noticed Amaimon's gaze on her, and she looked at him. He was taken aback by the fact that she was crying. Wiping her nose with her dress sleeve, she commanded Nee.

"Protect us from him!" Her voice was muffled from crying though. Nee flew towards Amaimon and looked like he was about to attack as he shouted,

"Nee!" But then, after looking into Amaimon's eyes, he stopped halfway. He looked at Amaimon with confusion and sympathy. Amaimon hadn't noticed that from a distance Rin was gradually getting up.

"What!? Nee! I said protect us!"

Amaimon cocked his head at his young brethren.

So she's a tamer then. Why did he stop? Rin was fully standing now. He looked towards Shiemi and Yukio then back at Amaimon. He flamed up again and growled. Amaimon looked at Shiemi.

Perhaps his brother could use some motivation for this fight after all. Looking at her, he really did think that she was pretty. And he was upset that he'd made her cry, even though he couldn't care less about hurting the boy that he did.

He didn't want to upset this girl again.

It's a shame she's so valuable to him. Rin had started running towards them. Amaimon flew over to Shiemi, and held her against him. Similarly to the way he first held her in the forest, except this time she was aware. Amaimon could sense her fear by the way she was breathing hard. However, she did not move to resist him. Perhaps she knew better. She was shaking. Rin stopped when he saw Amaimon holding her.

"Careful, brother. You wouldn't want to burn your little friend here now, would you?"

Yukio began to stir, but nobody noticed yet. Amaimon started to sniff her hair creepily, and began petting her lightly with his claws.

"Wha-what do you want with her?"

"Hmm, well she'll definitely make this fight more interesting. You'll have something stronger to fight for. Besides, we didn't finish sealing our marriage vows."

Rin gaped at them. Amaimon sat Shiemi on his arm like he had in the forest and took off with her. He was flying and jumping from buildings.

"Come and get us brother!" He yelled behind him.

He was trying to decide which building to perch on top of. Shiemi then grabbed Amaimon tightly, no doubt fearing she would fall otherwise. Amaimon liked feeling her gentle touch against him. For a moment, he could imagine she was seeking him for protection and not just so she wouldn't fall.

"Rin! Please help me!" Her words hurt Amaimon.

He couldn't have been surprised she'd respond that way though. He tried to hide his hurt. Thankfully they were moving too fast for her to look up and see his face. Seeing that the wind ripped her words away, she simply buried her head into his chest. She was crying again. He could feel her shaking. He finally found the tallest building the farthest away from where they were in Ikebukuro.

No doubt it would take him a while to get to them. He landed on the roof, and leaned against a wall. On this roof was a small wall with a set of doors against it so people could reach the roof from a set of stairs. He set Shiemi down onto her feet again, letting go of her.

"There's no point in running, I will catch you. Be sure to let Rin know how much you need to be rescued when he gets here." She looked at him, tears still in her eyes, then looked away.

It really pained him seeing her like this. It reminded him that he wanted to cry too. For this moment though, he would have her to himself. She would be his, until Rin got here. For some reason, Amaimon liked this. He did not want this fight anymore. However, nowhere else felt like his element. Nothing else felt right. What he really wanted, he didn't think he'd be able to do. Just then as he was thinking this, all of the crushing thoughts and internal struggles he had been dealing with since he started living in Ikebukuro came crashing down on him. Amaimon had been able to push them away while he was in fight mode, but for some reason now he was not able to.

Amaimon reached over and held the other side of Shiemi. She sucked in her breath, as though anticipating something fearful. He pulled her towards him and held her very gently against him, she was facing out from him. She released her breath. Amaimon had never handled her so gently before. Her body felt so warm against his. It was oddly comforting. He hugged her slightly from behind and rested his head against hers. She smelled so sweet, and he wanted more of it. With one of his hands, he began to stroke her hair. While continuing to hold her in a hug, very gently, he started to shudder.

They were so close that Amaimon was sure she could feel him shaking, and he hated that. Tears began to stream down his, falling into her hair. No doubt, she could feel that too. He did not want to think about anything anymore. He didn't even want to fight anymore. No being the demon earth king, no being the weird new kid. Nothing felt like his element anymore! He did not want to be in Gehenna, because of the things he had grown to favor here in Assiah. Yet staying here in Ikebukuro, he would never fit in and would always be the demon.

He just wanted to stay in this moment. Forever holding the girl he cared about, the gentlest creature he'd ever met. Her touch was soft, warm, and comforting. The only thing he was sure of anymore was that he liked this. At the moment, he didn't care if he forced this upon her of if she didn't want this. He just wanted this gentle creature to be his. He's never felt such gentleness towards anything before this. Definitely more so than with Anri. Since he couldn't see her face, he didn't know how she was taking this. She wasn't resisting and she wasn't pulling away.

Then, he heard her soft voice go,

"Um, Amaimon?" He turned her around so that he could see her face.

She looked very confused when she saw his tear stained face. There was compassion in her face though. He almost couldn't take seeing her face like that. He squeezed his eyes shut, tears streaming down his face. He pulled her towards him again, this time she was facing him, He gently pressed her face against his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and embraced her.

He nuzzled his face into the hair on top of her head. Amaimon began to feel like if he were to let go of her that everything would fall apart. Like, he would fall into a void or explode. There was nothing holding him down anymore it seemed. She stayed motionless again at first. But then she wrapped her hands around him and hugged him back. Her hands were shaking. She gently pressed her forehead into his chest. He could feel the softness of her face. She was so gentle. Everything about her. He squeezed her tighter, but still held back so he wouldn't hurt her. Caught in the moment, he began to whisper faintly to her,

"P-pleease, don't cry. I never wanted to make you cry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I don't want to hurt you. I hate it if I hurt you. I don't want anything bad to happen to you ever again. I-I don't want this anymore." He wasn't even thinking about what he was saying anymore. He just had to assure her that he meant no ill will towards her. He was so caught up in the softness and warmth of her touch that he didn't even notice when a certain half-demon landed on the roof.

"Amaimon? Shiemi?"

Amaimon knew that voice. How could he be so stupid to forget what was going on!? How could he let himself do this!? What was wrong with him? He lifted his head up to Rin standing in front of them. He was holding his sword at his side, still flaming up, and looked really confused. There was a softness to his expression, but one that couldn't be described. Amaimon carefully pushed Shiemi off him, releasing her and launching her towards Rin. Rin's flames dimmed slightly. Amaimon looked away and tried to wipe away his tears. He couldn't stand facing Rin. Behind him, Shiemi went to stand by Rin but still looked at Amaimon with those sad/confused eyes.

"Amaimon?" Rin asked again. Amaimon was so mad at himself for letting Rin see him like this. Everything would fall apart now. It would be pointless to pretend now.

"Um,um why are you-"

"I'm not!" Amaimon screamed and faced Rin.

He launched at Rin and pinned him to the ground. He was shooting daggers into Rin's eyes, his teeth were clenched, and he was shaking. It would not be difficult for Rin to push him off in the unstable state that he was in but Rin did not even resist. Although, he did clench his teeth when he first hit the ground. Even though he was pinning him down and glaring at him, Amaimon had no doubt that it was clear on his face that he had indeed been crying. Rin's expression wasn't angry like it was before. His face almost read like…unsure pity.

He got off Rin and sat behind him. He put his face into his hands and then started crying hysterically. He hated it, but he couldn't keep it in anymore. He had lost control. Ever since he'd come to Assiah, he'd discovered it was harder for him to keep control. Control of anything it seemed. And yet, he still liked it better than Gehenna. It was more pleasant. Nobody moved for a moment. There was a sense of serious confusion in the air. Also, of sadness and sympathy. In that moment, Amaimon wanted to die. He hated himself. He was so filled with shame he couldn't contain himself. But this thought filled him with more shame, so he would never act on it. That and it was more difficult to kill a demon than it was a human. Especially concerning self-affliction.

What would he do now though?

Rin had sheathed his sword again, but Amaimon didn't notice. He also didn't notice that three other figures had come onto the roof. There was some discussion amongst the people who were there. It was quiet, and to Amaimon sounded muffled through the sound of his sobbing. Amaimon was unaware that he subconsciously caused the building they were on top of to shake. Everyone who was standing had falling down from the force. One figure struggled to stand back up. However, they managed carefully to unsteadily walk over to where he was.

He felt the presence of someone familiar sit down next to him. She felt soft and warm as well, but in a different way. Her's was more familiar and friendly. He could feel her strength. His sobbing had calmed down. Anri wrapped her arms around Amaimon in a side hug. As soon as she touched him, the tremors he had been causing stopped almost instantly. He let her pull him into her, and rested his head against her shoulder. He closed his eyes. The crying had stopped, but he still felt the cool wetness of tears still on his face. In this position, he could almost clearly hear Saika. She was whispering words about love, but he wasn't paying attention to it. He just allowed Anri to hold him like that. He was so exhausted. After that he began to lose consciousness so fast that he didn't have time to think about why it was happening.

A/N: Regarding the description where Walker was able to see the other demons while the other normal people couldn't, I kind of got the idea from something I read. I read somewhere that in some sort of slight Durarara reference in Baccano apparently Walker had been targeted by a succubus. I don't remember what happened, just that nothing actually happened with the demon, and that when he mentioned it to the van gang the other day nobody believed him because of what he usually spews. I thought maybe that could count as a temptate for Walker to be able to see demons now? It's not a big part of the story, but I just thought it would be interesting.