Here's the next chapter! I hope you guys enjoy it. Special thanks to my epic beta, Xelaric the Nobody. Also thanks to all who reviewed. You guys keep me writing. Anyways, on to the story!
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Bon's POV
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"Where to start…" Mephisto said, tapping his chin. "I suppose I'll tell you about sweet little Sam over here."
"Why start with me?" I demanded. "Can't you start with Tyler?"
"No, that won't do," Mephisto said. "Because you see, I'm not going to tell them too much about Tyler, and you are not allowed to tell any information that I've not said. Understand?" I opened my mouth to protest but knowing Mephisto, doing so wouldn't get me anywhere.
"Fine, but one thing though," I said. "Can you tell us why Tyler was kidnapping Yukio?"
"That was our fault," Admitted Konekomaru bowing his head sadly. "We got Yukio to tell us about the amulet. That's why Tyler came after him."
"Wait, that's…" I started to say but Mephisto shot me a look reminding me I couldn't say anything until he said it first. I closed my mouth and clenched my fists.
"Let's just stick with your theory for now and talk about Sam," Mephisto said. "Sam is an exorcist under a sort of 'witness protection.' She was chosen to be a test for Tyler to get into a secret organization. To prove his loyalty to them, he needed to kill her. After the battle, a spy of mine brought her to Yukio. Yukio brought her somewhere to be safe. No one from the group other than my spy knows she's alive." I gritted my teeth in aggravation. Yes, that was all true, but it was also warped. He made it sound like Tyler and the spy were two different people.
"Ok," Izumo said thoughtfully. "Though something still doesn't make sense. When we were talking to Tyler, he acted like he knew her. If he thought he killed her, wouldn't he have said something?
"True," Mephisto said grinning. "But, well, let's just say Sam didn't look like that when he tried to kill her….or I should say, try to kill him."
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Konekomaru POV
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"True; But, well, let's just say Sam didn't look like that when he tried to kill her….or I should say, try to kill him."
"Him?" I said, finally breaking the silence. "Sam's a girl…right?" Mephisto's grin grew wider. Sam sighed in defeat and reached for the amulet.
"Don't take it off," Mephisto instructed. "It'll run out of power in a few minutes."
"Are you sure Sam's a boy?" Renzo asked, eyeing Sam.
"Hmm that would explain why she's wearing a boy's uniform," Izumo said. "Also why she thought her name was Samuel. Though she did seem confused at first."
"I was unaware I was a girl!" Sam exclaimed.
"How can you be unaware you are dressed like a girl?" Renzo asked.
"Do you see that amulet he's wearing?" Mephisto said. "Its ability is to change one's appearance. I helped 'Sam' to make the one he's wearing. I suppose I might have forgotten to tell him that it would disguise him as a girl."
"Yeah, you think?" Sam growled. Her image suddenly shook and blurred.
"What's going on?" Shiemi asked worriedly.
"It's almost out of power," Sam said her voice sounding both feminine and masculine. Sam suddenly shifted and her appearance changed. Her hair became shorter and changed colors. As she changed I suddenly realized who she was becoming.
"B-B-Bon?" I gasped. Bon, my best friend since childhood. Bon, the person I followed to cram school. Bon, the person who I thought was dead, was now standing in front of us.
"Yeah, it's me," He said glumly. I gave a sob and ran towards him. I had to see if he was real there. I reached forward and touched his shoulder.
"You're really here!" I exclaimed. "You're not a ghost."
"I'm so glad you're alright," Shiemi sobbed, sinking to the ground.
"Hey, calm down!" Bon said, alarmed.
"Calm down?" Izumo hissed, storming forward and jabbing him in the ribs. "You've been pretending to be dead all this time, and you want us to act calm about it?"
"You seem angry." Bon said nervously.
"Well, we were worried. Do you know how upset you made us feel? Why? Why didn't you tell us?" I asked, still crying.
"I couldn't!" Bon exclaimed.
"There better be a very good reason!" Izumo said angrily.
"He wasn't allowed to," Mephisto said, amused, enjoying the drama before him.
"I can't tell if I should hug you or kill you," Renzo muttered. "You gave us all heart attacks."
"Oh…" Bon muttered. "I feel like such a hypocrite. I'm really sorry."
"As long as you're alive, I don't care," Shiemi cried.
"You're way to forgiving," Izumo muttered. "This is what I get for caring."
"Hey, it's not my fault I was dragged into this!" Bon said.
"Well, you should have still found a way to tell us!" Izumo snapped. I watched Izumo and Bon argue. Truthfully, I didn't feel angry at all. Maybe later I'll feel more annoyed, but right now I was just glad Bon was alright. It felt like the darkness that had been following me since Rin's death had lifted a little. Bon was alright. We would be able to get through this mess. This wasn't some dream I was having. Bon was here, and he was real. He wasn't going to disappear or die. Right this moment I was happy.
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Bon's POV
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"Well, maybe if you paid more attention you might have figured it out!" I yelled, feeling frustrated. I know she had a reason to be angry, but it wasn't entirely my fault. I was dragged into this mess, unlike Rin who willingly volunteered.
"If you weren't so-" Izumo started to say, but Mephisto interrupted her.
"As much as I'd love to have you two argue out your problems, we need to move to another subject," He said.
"Wait, hold on!" Konekomaru said. "Our friend just returned from the dead! We can't just go talking about something else."
"Give us a few minutes to get over our shock," Renzo said.
"We don't have that kind of time," Mephisto said. "After all, Tyler is still on the loose. It is his fault that Bon had to go into hiding in the first place."
"You're doing that on purpose!" I hissed. Why was he trying to paint Rin as the bad guy? Couldn't he just tell them all the truth?
"Perhaps, Mephisto said, eyeing me, amused. "Anyways, don't you want to know more information about Tyler?"
"Yeah, I guess we do have questions about him," Shiemi muttered.
"If he has an amulet, doesn't that mean he looks like someone else?" Izumo asked.
"If you knew he was part of this organization, then why didn't you stop him?" Renzo asked.
"Hmm, where to start., Mephisto said. "Well, to answer your first question, yes he does look like someone else. His story starts when Rin and Yukio went on a mission. They went to fight a really powerful demon. It was during this time that Tyler got the amulet and changed his looks. Oh, did you know that one of the ingredients to make one of these special amulets is a lot of demon power? I used some of my power to make Bon's amulet. Tyler's amulet is more powerful then Bon's because it has more demon power in it. When it was made, the creator drained all of a demon's power and put it in the amulet."
"Why is he doing this?!" I thought angrily. "It's not like any of what he said isn't true. Rin did get the amulet after he was reported dead, so technically he was Tyler then. But why did he bring up the main ingredients for the amulets? Yes, it is demon power. Yes, Rin told me the history of his amulet, which involves an exorcist stealing all the power from a powerful demon to make it. It still doesn't have anything to do with Tyler. They're going to assume Tyler killed Rin and took his power to make the amulet."
"Oh no," Shiemi gasped, "Are you saying Tyler killed Rin so he could take his power?" Tears started streaming down her eyes.
"He's going to pay for that," Konekomaru said angrily.
"I can't believe he killed Rin over such a petty reason!" Izumo snarled.
"To sum up an answer to your first question, yes, he does look differently without the amulet. Tyler is really a demon using that amulet to pretend to be human so he looks like a monster," Mephisto said. "To answer your second question, I could do nothing about him. You see, I have a spy who infiltrated the organization, and if I reveal who Tyler really is, it would lead the organization to figure out who the spy is."
"That's horrible," Renzo said.
"Poor Yuki," Shiemi sobbed. "He must have hated having his brother's murderer so close and not be able to do anything."
"You're enjoying this!" I thought as I glared at Mephisto. "You are twisting this information so they assume the wrong things. Why are you doing that? Is it because you want to keep Rin's secret because of the mission? Is it because you have another plan in store and it works best if Rin's identity stays a secret? Please don't tell me it's just for enjoyment so you can watch them hunt down their friend because they think he's their enemy!" Unfortunately, from the look of amusement on his face it was most likely the last one. I really wanted to kill him right this moment.
"We have to save Yukio!" Konekomaru exclaimed. "Before Tyler kills him!"
"Shouldn't we let the spy take care of things?" Renzo asked.
"You should get involved," Mephisto said. "If my spy does save him, then he'll fake Yukio's death, and you'll never know if he's alive or dead. Also, if you go you can get your revenge on Tyler."
"He's right," Izumo said. "We need to act. We can't just sit on the side doing nothing anymore. Rin's dead, Bon was almost killed, and Shiemi was hurt."
"But we don't know where it is!" Shiemi said, sniffing. "How are we going to find it?"
"I guess you can't," Mephisto said. "And because I'm part of the mission, I'm not allowed to go to my office, go to the filing cabinet next to my desk, open the second drawer from the top, that I forgot to lock, go to the file called school maps, find the one labeled 'secret organization hideout', and take it out and give it to you. Sorry, but I guess you'll just have to give up. Oh, and by the way, don't go get the spare key out of Yukio's dorm to unlock my office door. Good luck!" He gave us a wink and strolled off.
"He's really obvious," I muttered. "I wonder what he's up to."
"It doesn't matter," Izumo said. "Tyler needs to be stopped."
"Let's go avenge Rin's death!" Renzo exclaimed.
"Great," I muttered. "This is not going to end well."
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