I truly appreciate your comments and interest in Arisu, Wildkurofang and Hartanna! Thank you so much! I'm ecstatic that someone made a parallel between Arisu's overprotective nature and Rin's! And YAAAYY! She is crazy!
I hope you guys enjoy the next chapters!
Before the previous events had followed, Rin Okumura stood uneasily in his dormitory.
"Uh…"
Sweat trickled down his neck – it was hot…really hot. After Yukio dragged him and Aidyn to the room, the two were forced to strip. Their clothes were gonna be burned. Rin's kid brother also took blood from them. He must've been in a hurry… because he didn't even think about Rin's tail, which the teenager now held tighly behind his back. The last thing Rin needed was for Aidyn to see it… though… truthfully, he was more focused on the virus…
Is everyone all right?
We ran into Suguro, Shima, and Konekomaru before…
I hope they didn't get sick!
Rin heard shaky breathing in the corner – Aidyn. The kid sat in a ball shivering; his head was buried in trembling knees. Rin felt bad… This must be really weird for him. The poor guy had no idea what was going on. When Yukio went to take blood, Aidyn screamed at the sight of the needle. The kid was afraid of everything. What disturbed Rin the most was that Aidyn didn't even struggle to get away. Well – yeah, Yukio had to get the blood… but the guy just stood there…. It was like… Aidyn knew he couldn't defend himself…
Maybe he gave up fighting a long time ago…
There was a sinking feeling in Rin's gut; he didn't want Aidyn to feel that way. Rin nervously rubbed the back of his neck. This was awkward. They were both guys and everything, but the two were….naked – not that it was their fault or anything… Even so, he could tell Aidyn was afraid. Great, Rin thought. I just lost a friend before he even really knew me… He must hate me… Rin wanted to say something, anything to make the boy feel better. He opened his mouth.
"Hey, Aidyn, listen…I'm real-uh-"
Just then, the door busted wide open.
"!"
Rin screamed, "RRRHHHAAAHHH?"
The loud noise came from the mouth a small looking girl with tan skin. She had straight, honey-colored hair and weird yellow eyes. The girl might not have been bad looking, if it wasn't for her annoying scream. She looked at Aidyn and ran towards him. The girl started speaking, but Rin didn't understand what she was saying…
Oh! She must be speaking France!
Once again, he meant French.
The stranger ranted in this language as she gestured towards Aidyn's bruise marks (which he got those from those punks earlier). The boy spoke back frantically. It was the most Rin had heard the guy talk. After a while, the psycho girl turned to Rin with a blank yet clearly deranged expression. She covered Aidyn's eyes with the back of her hand. Suddenly he remembered he was – well… indecent?
"UHWWHHAA! – Uh s–s- sorry!"
He desperately covered himself with a blanket on a nearby bed.
Why the hell didn't he do that before?
"Uh – I can explain – you see – there was this thing – and –wait – can you understand me?"
The girl opened her mouth for a response Rin was not expecting.
" 'Ou – FREAKIN' SEXUAL 'ARAAZZER!"
"HUH? WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?"
Aidyn squeaked at the girl. "No! No! No! No!" He held onto her arm.
She ignored the boy and continued yelling. " It iz exactly what 'OU are! A PREDATOR!"
"WWWWHHHHHAAAAAAATTTTT? For your information, there was a virus and we had to strip! Didn't you hear about it?"
It didn't occur to Rin that he himself did not know about the epidemic till an hour ago…. So what would make this girl know?
She now spoke in a cruel taunting tone. "Reeely? Iz zaaat so? Well then if 'ou are not a predator zen why didn't 'ou dress into ze clothes in zat drawer?"
"UUUUHHH…"
It was a good question. The truth was Rin so preoccupied with the safety of his friends that he lost some logic and forgot that he was in his own room. He tried to explain this…
"It all happened so fast and- "
"PREDATOR!"
"HEY! CUT IT OUT! I'M NOT A PREDATOR! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU ANYWAY?"
"Who am I? I am zis boy's big sister- and I am going to KICK 'UR ASS!"
The girl got up, but Aidyn yelped and hung onto her. He was practically hugging her.
"No - NOOOOOOO!"
Sister?... She was his….
"HOLD ON A SECOND!" Rin exploded
"IF YOU'RE AIDYN'S SISTER, THEN WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU WHEN HE WAS BEING ATTACTED BY THREE PUNKS ALONE IN A FREAKIN' ALLYWAY?"
Shock, guilt and rage covered the girl's face, then, it changed to horror. She whipped around to Aidyn and began speaking in the other language again. Of course, Rin did not get anything they were saying, but he did hear Aidyn say his name... Maybe the kid was defending him? It didn't matter though, fury boiled up inside Rin. This girl – this bitch, how could she act so high and mighty when her little brother nearly got killed?
Aidyn's sister was quiet for two seconds, confused, and then she glared at Rin. He glared back, with the same hardened expression she gave. The room may have been silent, but the air held such heavy electricity that it could barbecue anything in seconds. Finally Rin spoke again, his voice as pisses as before.
"WELL? Are you gonna tell me? WHERE WERE YOU?"
Poor Aidyn was doing the best he could to stop the fight.
"No! Nooo! Rin! Arisu!"
Unfortunately, the boy's timid voice was ignored. His sister laid out a biting response.
"What ze 'ell do 'ou think I waz doing? Bastard?"
"Well it seemed to ME like you were out doin' whatever while your little brother was getting hurt!"
"What – what? 'OU'RE ze one zat is ALL OUT ZERE! NAKED BOY!"
"Huh? – GYYYYAAAAAAAHHHH!"
There was an expression of absolute triumph in the girl's face, then, it suddenly changed to confusion. She spoke again, this time in a low creepy voice.
"What is zat behind your back?"
OH CRAP! Rin thought. She noticed me holding my tail!
The sister's face returned to the deranged expression she had earlier. The girl moved out of Aidyn's feeble grip and walked towards Rin.
"WHAT do 'ou 'ave behind your back?"
"N-Nothing!"
"Zen let me see your right 'and."
"And? – wait – No!"
"Zen what do 'ou 'AVE back zere?"
Why the hell does she care so much? Perhaps the sister thought that he had a knife in his possession, but this did not occur to Rin until later. She was getting closer and closer. Rin wrapped his waist even tighter with the blanket. Crap! CRAP!
"Stay back! I said it was nothing!"
"It doz not LOOK like nozthing!"
On the word 'nozthing' the girl pounced on Rin. Aidyn squeaked helplessly as he attempted to pull her off. It was a good thing Rin had super–human strength. No matter how hard she tried to pull his arm out from behind, it was no use.
However, despite his fortunate strength, Rin Okumura still had the worst luck in the world.
For it was at that moment that Yukio showed up in the doorway.
"….."
His little brother was in complete silence as he stared blankly ahead. Flustered, Rin tried to find words to say.
"H – hey Yukio…. This isn't what it – she just – DON'T TELL SHEIMI!"
In response to this bizarre statement, Yukio Okumura pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose.
Aidyn's sister took a different approach. She spoke to Rin's brother in a blunt monotone voice.
"Ah good, a teacher, please use 'ur gun and arrest zis boy, monsieur. 'E is a preditor and kidnapped my brothzer."
Does she not realize how WEIRD this moment is!
Rin's brother responded in the only way he could.
"Miss, Mr. L'Écarlate, your brother is waiting for you in the hallway."
"… What about apprehending zis boy?"
"I'll take care of him, you don't want to keep your brother waiting."
Rin grunted, what the hell did he mean' take care of me'? I did nothing wrong! Aidyn's sister got up reluctantly; she was probably disappointed that she couldn't find out what was behind Rin. The girl mumbled something in France (French again!). It didn't sound very nice.
She walked towards the other side of the room, took another blanket and placed it on Aidyn. She said a few words to her brother, nicer than her mumbling. Then, the two walked towards the hallway. Aidyn gave one last helpless look at Rin before he left. Now, Aidyn's look might've meant 'Please don't be angry with me', but Rin took it as a plea for help. The door closed behind them.
Pissed, Rin glared ahead.
"Geeez…what a hippo!" He meant hypocrite.
"That bitch just barges in out of nowhere and – "
Yukio broke him off.
"What do you think you're doing brother?"
"Huh?"
"You shouldn't be causing trouble with the foreigners."
"Hey! SHE'S the one that caused it! And need I remind you that I was the one who saved Aidyn before!"
"What?"
"Oh, I didn't tell you? There were these three punks before and I helped Aidyn out - THEN his damn sister showed up and – "
"Try to avoid them from now on Rin."
"Whaat?"
Yukio stared coldly. There was definitely something up with him.
"Arisu and Aidyn L'Écarlate come from a well–to-do family in France."
"HUUUUUUNNNH? Wait - you mean they're RICH? Aidyn's RICH?"
"…How else would they attend the school? You're an exception remember?"
Rin rubbed the back of his head, embarrassed.
"Uh…..yeah….you're right…"
Yukio continued.
"More importantly their eldest brother, Isaac L'Écarlate, is the heir to the family. He is also a famous exorcist with a doctor meister. He was sent here to help with the epidemic."
"Huh? A famous exorcist? I never heard of him."
"That's because you don't study, Rin."
"Why you mole-face!"
"To be perfectly honest I don't know much about the L'Écarlates, but I do know they have a large influence on True Cross. Think about the large funds they must donate."
"Hmph. So that girl's a spoiled brat. That explains a lot."
"Listen to what I am saying. The Vatican can't afford to loose such a large money-outlet, not to mention we need the oldest L'Écarlate's knowledge."
Rin grumbled under his breath.
"I bet this Isaac guy is just as bad as that bitch…"
"It doesn't matter if he is, brother, we need him…For everyone's sake. "
"I guess…"
"Brother?"
"Hm?"
"You're grounded."
"WHAAAAAAAT?"
"You've caused enough trouble for today."
"EEEHHHHHH? Who do you think you are? And how many times do I have to tell you, four-eyes? It was HER fault! SHE attacked me! AND she stole your blanket!"
Yukio pushed up his glasses.
"First of all, brother, that does not take away from the fact that you snuck out earlier…and second….she took your blanket."
Rin looked down at his waist.
"…Oh-uh…you….you want yours back?"
"No."
