The next day though we started our so called, 'missions'.
"So how'd you guys do for your first mission?" Konekomaru asked.
"Meh." Shima replied.
"I had to clean out the leaper's cage." Koneko-chan added.
Bon put in, "I had to take a sample of Bariyoshi to Tamagawa."
"I had to carry supplies to Yamaoku." Shima added.
"I cleaned out our classrooms." Leo replied. He looked at me, "What about you, Utsu-chan?"
I scoffed, "I became Mephisto's errand girl. That man is not just a clown, he is a goddamn OTAKU."
"We've only just become Exwires. It can't be helped that we're stuck with these kind of missions." Koneko-chan stated.
"They weren't missions they were just odd jobs!" Bon argued.
"I'm a step ahead~" Rin bragged.
"Whatever, Rin just cause you got Kuro is because of the catnip wine, not head butting him." I said.
"Hey!"
"Yukio told me, you walked up to him, and head-butted him." I added as an 'obviously'.
"Still I can't believe those guys became Exwires." Bon complained as he leaned his head back onto my legs.
"Well maybe they're putting in the effort when we aren't watching." Shima reasoned.
"WHAT? What do you mean 'when we ain't watching' they should be doing it right in front of us!" Bon shouted to Shima. Shima backed off with that.
"Forget about that, aren't Shiemi and Izumo late?" Rin said.
"We're sorry!" we all turned to see Shiemi running towards us. She had on the school uniform. "We got delayed!" While the boys obsessed over Shiemi I saw that Kamiki looked even less pleased then usual. I walked over to her and nudged her side.
"What part of you died this time, 'Miki?" I asked.
"I don't see why I had to help with her uniform, Paku had it under control." She said before walking away.
I saw the boys oogling Shiemi and honestly got jealous when Bon praised her. I saw Yukio smack Rin with a folder and thought of doing the same to Bon, but went against it as Yukio called off pairs.
"Miwa and Takara. Okumura Utsukushi and Leo. Yamada and Suguro." I saw Bon groan and smiled a little, "Okumura Rin and Moriyama. And Kamiki and Shima. This time we're at True Cross's amusement park. Nicknamed: 'Mephy Land' and in order to deal with the witness and damage reports of a ghost inside here. All the Exwires have been recruited to help find it."
The other teacher spoke, "Can anyone tell me the definition of Ghost. Kamiki-kun!"
"Ghosts are demons who possess material objects from human and animal corpses and turns them to vapor. Naturally their characters are influenced by the feelings it had while still alive."
"This ghost isn't the type to be tied down to one location, and has been witnessed all over the park. It has the appearance of a small little boy. At the moment the extent of damage is yanking people's arms or legs. However, if we leave it unattended, there is a chance it may become evil and dangerous. Once you've divided into your pairs I want you to scatter until nightfall and try to find it. If you do find it, call either mine or Tsubaki-sensei's mobile phone immediately. Raise your hand if you have a question."
Kamiki's hand shot up, "Does it have any other aspects of it's physical appearance?"
Yukio shook his head, "There's no need for any further explanation because you'll understand as soon as you find it… Well then if there are no other questions, you're all dismissed!"
Leo and I looked around and counted how many times we could see some form of Mephisto.
We got to around 34 before we lost count. I looked under stalls and tables while Leo looked over the stalls and at the tracks.
"How are we going to find something that's a vapor?" Leo wondered.
I held my finger up to my mouth, "I don't know, maybe it's not see through like water vapor?"
I turned to see Rin resting at a statue and holding his cell, 'He must've found it.' I saw a man with ragged oddly matched clothes and a single green spike on the top of his head.
He was reaching for Kurikara "R-rin!" I shouted leaving Leo in the hall of mirrors.
I focused my flames to my feet and glided, only to plant my feet in the place he once stood. He looked like an insomniac and had a lollipop in his mouth.
"Holy crap? Who the hell are you?" Rin shouted.
"Who? Oh yes, I'm Amaimon, The Earth King. Something akin to your older brother. Nice to meet you, Utsukushi and Rin. This is the Koumaken, I wonder if you know what kind of device this is?"
Amaimon pulled Kurikara out of it's sheathe and Rin burst out in blue flame. "Stop that!" Rin roared.
"I see. Part of the blade appears to be a small entrance to Gehenna. Does the sheathe serve the purpose as the gateway? As for you, your "power" may be from Gehenna, but your "body" exists in Assiah. If I sheathe the blade, the door closes, but if I yank it out the door opens… So that's how it works?"
He looked over at me, "And you. Hmm? I wonder. What activates your power?"
I concentrated on my voice coming back and not burning this guy to death. "Shut it!" I roared. A blue flame flew out of my mouth aimed at the bastard. I quickly covered my mouth in shock.
"Gimme!" Rin shouted as he hit the Mephisto statue's neck.
"What's your real objective?" Rin shouted.
"Objective? I had time to spare so I came here to play."
"Play?" I questioned.
"I studied up on Japanese games." He started clapping his hands. "Here Mr. Oni! Towards the clapping sound!" he shouted out childishly.
"Don't underestimate me!" Rin growled.
I jumped up behind Amaimon and said, "Tag, you're it."
He jumped and Rin ended up punching me and I kicked him.
"Here, Mr. Oni!" He shouted again up higher on the tracks already. We picked ourselves up and jumped toward him again. "Towards the clapping sound." He flicked Rin in the face and sent him flying down wards. He touched my forehead and dissipated my flame. I was then flicked away.
"AHHHHH!" I felt someone catch me, I opened an eye, "Y-yamada?" I saw him smirk then left me on one of the park benches before running away. I saw Bon staring at me worriedly.
"Are you alright? Did the ghost do that to you?" He asked.
My vision was a little fuzzy, but I shook my head, only to make it hurt worse. "It wasn't the ghost…"
"Where's Leo?"
"I thought I saw the ghost so I chased after it and left him in the hall of mirrors." I held my head. "Gods that thing packed a punch." I muttered.
"What?"
"Nothing." There was a loud noise and I looked to see just how far I flew. "Oh god, that's how far I went? I said weakly.
"Kushi, what made you go flying like that?"
"I… didn't see it." I remembered. 'He had Kurikara'
I stood up suddenly and then felt dizzy only to fall back down. "Ryuji-kun, I feel dizzy." I said absent mindedly. I saw his face turn red but he handed me a snack bar.
"Here, must be some sort of sickness, that'll make you feel better." I nibbled at the bar and leaned on his shoulder.
"I'm tired." He looked away and placed a hand on my head.
"I wonder if anyone found the ghost yet."
"I saw Rin calling sensei, maybe they found it but it got away and Shiemi chased it." I nibbled on the snack bar again.
"Maybe."
Another explosion made me wake from my dream-like state. I hopped up and ran towards it without a second thought.
"Wait-" Bon tried to get me to stop, to no avail.
I ran faster and faster the more I felt like letting go, drowning in my own consciousness. I wouldn't allow it though.
I began to glide towards Rin's distinct scent and the sound of things breaking. I put out my flame when I saw Shiemi and the ghost.
"Shiemi," I panted out of exhaustion, "Where's… Rin?"
"I don't-. Ah there!" I saw Rin curled into a ball next to Yamada.
"R-rin-nii?" I crouched down, "Are you-." I was cut off by him sobbing and hugging me.
"I did it again! Just like one the first day of school!" he sobbed loudly. I patted his head and tried to make him feel safe. The others all arrived and saw us.
"Nii-san! What happened?" Yukio questioned.
Rin realized what he was doing and wiped his tears, "N-nothing. Ah what about the kid Shiemi?"
"He disappeared, and he said 'thank you, Onee-san'" she smiled sadly at mine and Rin's wounds.
"Oi, Utsukushi! What's the big deal of running off?" Bon fumed.
I looked at Rin. "Are you Ok?" I asked. He gave me his signature grin and nodded.
"Yer slow Yukio." Yamada said.
"Ya-yamada-san?" Konekomaru questioned.
"No… Kirigakure Shura-nee?" I said.
She peeled off the hoodie and pulled off the bandages underneath. "You got it, kid!" She said to me.
AN: Ok so I get really impatient it's only been about 2 days since I last updated *shrugs* but I also got further in the story-line so I forgive myself.
I really had fun with this chapter, oh and I gave Amaimon a new power, but it only works for certain things, weak energies and such. Will be explained after the forest disaster. And having Bon take care of Utsukushi after being flicked like a bug was fun.
Anyway R and R
Tata for now 3