"So you guys are really going?" Leo asked me, Rin, and Bon.

"We need to get as close as we can to the sporangium."

"You mean you're going up there?" Koneko shouted. Bon nodded, "That's too reckless!"

"Bon I've always listened and kept my mouth shut to you since my parents were a pain in the neck, but this times different and I just have to say this; You're really gonna get yourself killed you know…"

"It's okay, I'll protect Suguro." I hit Rin over the head. He coughed, "I mean 'we', of course 'we', imouto-chan."

"Better."

"Oi what are you two deciding on your own?" He yelled.

"I have to help Karura anyway of course I'll do my best to make sure nothing happens to you," I smirked, "Captain Wonderwear."

A slight blush appeared, "F-fine."

"I may not be able to draw Kurikara, but I can still use a little of the flame! Plus I'm strong!" he turned to Konekomaru, "Just leave it to us, alright? Konekomaru."

The small boy gulped then began running down the trail with Shima chasing after him.

"I'll leave Pops to you three, then."

"Ryuji, please forgive this worthless father of yours…"

I looked over at Bon, "I, truly liked hearing Pops chant the sutra, so no matter what, please, don't die."

"Oi, Utsukushi, so you don't get tired again, let bon hold you and just let him do the gliding." Leo suggested.

I couldn't say anything, because Bon already had me piggy backing him.

"Do it, Rin can keep up."

I concentrated my flames to his feet. He began to glide, slightly clumsily, off of the observation I gave earlier.

"That was what we were trying to tell you, down in the branch office."

He glanced back at me, "I'm sorry for not listening. And for making you cry."

I tightened my grip on him, "It wasn't you, just I remembered that Rin had said that to Father before he was possessed, that emotional break down was what allowed it."

"So why did Pops say that he hadn't seen you since you were two?"

I hummed into his shoulder, "Father Fujimoto brought me to show off to your dad. I met you, Shima and Konekomaru during that time. Shima's happy to be able to call me a childhood friend."

He grunted before we stopped in front of a large stone fortress

"It's quickly turning into a normal looking building?" Rin said.

"That means it's probably in the solidifying stage, it's getting close." I added.

"If we don't get there soon it will be bad for us! Hurry!"

We turned to see Kuro on a tree looking at us, 'Rin, Kushi, quick you need to get off the mountain!'

"We're not leaving Kuro, we're the ones that have to kill it," I said.

'What! You're crazy! I'm not listening to your stories!' Kuro shook his head.

"But we have to. Or it'll be dangerous." Rin said.

Kuro reluctantly jumped down and grew to his larger form, 'It's dangerous so I'm coming with!'

"Great Kuro!" Rin exclaimed happily.

"Come on Bon, Kuro'll give us a ride the rest of the way." I pulled Bon onto Kuro's back and sat behind him.

"Hold on tight Kuro doesn't like to hold back." I whispered.

Rin was laughing crazily as Kuro jumped up the building while Bon was screaming. I just giggled into his shoulder.

Though after every bounce of Kuro's paws, decay began to attack us. I looked back and breathed in, then out, letting my flame loose on the rotting bits.

"This isn't good, as soon as Kuro touches it, decay attacks." I muttered.

"This is not suitable to land here, we can't penetrate the center of the barrier." Kurura said.

"We don't have time to properly chant let alone that!" Bon yelled.

I looked back and breathed fire on the decay once more and could hear anything till Rin started talking about a meat bun.

"You've still got time to think about things so calmly." My stomach growled in response. "Ugh, you too?"

I dug my face into his shirt, "Shut it, I missed both lunch and dinner. Rin only missed dinner."

I heard him sigh, "How are you two so calm, I'm scared to death."

"That's cause you lost at Janken it can't be helped!" Rin said.

"That's not it you idiot!"

"It's going to be fine Bon. Your father trusts you, I trust you fully now, because I know you can do this. Don't think of the bad, remember we promised Rin we'd all go to the arcade, and Shima promised him to go swimming. There's also a few things I want set clear after this. Think of the normal things you want to do after this is done. It helps."

"It's hard at the moment…" he said.

'There's a rock down there! Hang on!.'

"Hang on." I said to Bon just before Kuro jumped onto the rock.

"A solid place that can't be rotted easily." I said while jumping off. I patted Kuro's side, "Great job, Kuro."

"You guys aren't thinking about giving up, right?" Bon asked us.

"Why the hell would we do that?" I screeched.

Rin smirked, "Say, are you scared?" Bon jumped up to retort but Rin cut him off, "Everyone's probably working hard, doing their best. So we have to as well. Suguro-hime just has to set up the barrier."

I giggled, "WHAT WHO'S A PRINCESS? I'LL PUNCH YOU!" he yelled.

"Ew you're scared till you're sniveling, such a crude princess, maybe you can get Utsukushi to be your knight because I'm not gonna." He said cheekily.

"Damn no matter what you say I'll prove it you!" Bon shouted back.

"Oh? Then I'll leave it to you." Rin said as he walked to the edge of the rock.

'He's not scared anymore, is he?' I said telepathically to Karura.

'No, he is not.'

"Let's beat this thing! Come my beloved horse Kuro!" Rin shouted as he jumped off Kuro's back.

'I'm not a horse!' Kuro whined/growled.

I smiled, as Bon started the chant, "Karura what do I need to do?"

"Meditate for a while and lend me your flames, it shall help tremendously." I sat beside Bon and held my hands together. Karura sat in my lap and I focused my flames into him.

As soon as the chant was over Karura left my lap and flew into the sky. "Suguro Ryuji, your barrier mantra worked."

I suddenly felt so drained, "WOW! Suguro you really are cool!"

I smiled up at Bon, "Nice job, man."

'Nii-san, Nee-chan.' I shot up and looked around, "Yukio?"

'Yukio?'

"Okumura, in front of you!" Bon shouted. Thanks to that Rin missed getting hit by a large blob of decay.

"Ryuji, remember to not break the earth contact seal, if that seal is broken then the barrier will fail as well."

"You don't need to remind me! I won't break this seal even if I die!"

"Geez princess, don't get your royal panties in a bunch." Rin said jokingly as he was attacked by a large mass of decay.

"Stop with the princess thing!"

"Just focus for now, you can die later."

I pulled out Akuma Suraisa and turned it to it's full form. "Bon if you start to get tired let me know, I'll use my enhancement flames."

He nodded to me and I began assaulting the decay next to Rin. "Great fun isn't it? You cut it down and it pops right back up!" he exclaimed angrily.

'It's disgusting, Rin' Kuro whined.

I breathed my flames out to the entire field, it only burned the surface a bit. "Damn, it's tougher then I thought."

I left the field and went directly to Bon who was being attacked as well, "GET YOUR FUCKING NASTY DECAYING HANDS OFF HIM!" I sliced angrily through a blob of decay that leaned towards Bon. I kicked it away.

"… Remind me not to make you angry." Bon said to me.

I saw Rin turn to us with a smirk, "Remember the Exwire Exams?"

Oh, did I. I started to growl and let my demon form show as I sliced angrily through the field of decay. "THAT GODDAMN CLOWN I'LL BET ANYTHING TO SAY HE'S WATCHING US FROM FARAWAY IN SOME FLOATING COUCH WITH SOME FUCKING TEA, WHILE WE'RE IN HERE FIGHTING OFF THIS DISGUSTING ROTTING GOO!" I let out a sudden burst of flames from every part of my body and screamed.

While on his floating couch with his umbrella/bat/thing covering him and sipping tea. Mephisto watched the battle out before him and sneezed. "My my, it seems she's has already discovered my secret."

I looked up and saw the sporangium burst. My eyes widened then I went over to shield him from most of the blast. I screamed as it hit, it felt like it was ripping my skin from the flesh.

I ended up on my knees in front of Bon, "That hurt like hell, damn spores." He looked at me in disbelief. I only blocked the spores, he was still bound to be attacked by the miasma.

"Bon, stay still I'm going to use the remaining bit of my flames to support you," I glared at him weakly, "If you dare try to refuse I'll hurt you once this is all done."

He nodded as I held his free hand. He coughed slightly but other then that, he was fine. I refused to let go of his hand, even as he was attacked by the goo I just breathed flames around us to keep him safe, while Rin continued his barrage.

AN: Well that's the last bit of what I have so far, I will add more but on a later date.

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