CHAPTER FOUR

High levels of anger arose within Yukio and he could not fathom why. Slowly opening his eyes, he was positive there was someone standing in front of him; however everything was blurry and he could not tell who. A slight sting spread across his face which made him realize was the source of his anger. Glancing sideways he witnessed troll slapping his right cheek. His hand shot up and grabbed the demon's. Troll frantically pointed at the figure in front of them which confused Yukio. He stayed confused only for a second when he remembered what happened. As soon as he stepped after his brother, Yukio doubled over with pain.

"Would you kill it already?!" Troll hollered when the figure started walking towards them. Yukio's vision stabilized letting him see a man who was missing his left eye. Troll slapped the pistol into Yukio's hand before cowering behind the exorcist. Yukio had to steady the gun with both hands before he could even shoot. When he did the bullet smashed into the ghost's right eye; a scream came from the man before he dissolved away. Yukio sat there for a moment letting his breath return and strangely took in the sight. In front of him was a garden that was nestled next to some stairs; Yukio groaned. Water splashed his face and bounced off. Looking up he noticed the roof was missing over the garden; it was raining.

"What kind of Middle first class exorcist gets knocked out!?"

"Shut up troll… I wasn't expecting…."

"Obviously not! And my names not troll. It's Tsuzuki!"

"I do not need to be on a first name basis with you." Yukio pushes himself to his feet and begins climbing the stairs. Tsuzuki follows once he looked around the room. "Why are you using me for protection?"

"I can't leave."

"Ironic isn't it."

"Shut up!... I didn't think your demonic powers would mess with mine."

"So if I left you alone you would die," Yukio thought allowed. The two rained silent until they came across a room where the lights flicked constantly and a hidden door. Yet again it was locked. Yukio jumped when a crashing sound rumbled the room; turning he sees Tsuzuki standing on the dresser he knocked over. "What are you doing?"

"Looking for food," he answers rummaging through the drawers. Tsuzuki blinked when he held up a key, Yukio snatches it and shoves it into the lock. Luckily the door unlocks letting Yuki swing it open. He feels someone staring hard so Yuki turns around ready to yell at Tsuzuki only to see him wide eyed at a young boy next to him. Yukio took in the boy; he could have been seven. The boy's brown bangs covered his eyes once he tried hiding from the younger Okumura's. He got the courage to peek through his hair over his glasses and let his eyes linger on the key now in Yukio's hands. Yukio did a double take when he saw the key; he had left it in the door. On impulse Yukio handed the key over; the boy smiled shyly before running off. Shaking Tsuzuki's question away, Yukio proceeds into the room where he sees a shelf full of dolls. To his left was a screen where the silhouette of a person sat with hands over their eyes. Yuki pressed his palm to his pistol as he slowly investigated. What he found behind the screen was an unconscious Rin.

"Rin!" Yukio yelped kneeling down to his brother and gently shaking him awake. Rin lazily opened his eyes and stared up at his baby brother; no recognition of who Yukio was. A few seconds flew by before Rin's eyes went wide and he clung to Yukio. Yukio tensed; it had been years since Rin had hugged him. Rin seemed to remember this and shoved Yukio away. "You were the one who hugged me."

"It was an impulse," Rin stated.

"What happened?"

"I… Don't really know. One second I was with you then the next I was… Walking down a hallway. That's all I remember."

"Can we leave? I'm freaking out." Tsuzuki asks eyeing the room. Rin blinks for a second before trying to grab his sword; he came up empty. Yukio helps Rin to his feet before shoving Kurikara into his hands. "Don't let him hurt me," Tsuzuki whimpers, clinging to Yukio's leg.

"Give me one good reason I shouldn't kill you right now?"

"Tsuzuki knows the way out," he answers with a smile.

"We have no other choice but to believe him Rin. Until we escape this village we need him alive.

"And you believe that Yukio?" Rin manages to stay calm when he asks. Yukio nods which causes Rin to mumble to himself. Rin eventually swings his sword over his shoulders and begins to leave the room.

Our trio find themselves at the entrance of the building, arguing about exiting from the building. Tsuzuki kept insisting that there would be no leaving from that door. The twins were determined to force him out. During the argument Yukio's voice trails off while his brain is switched to high alert. He slams his hand over Rin's mouth and ignores a tongue; he'd get Rin back later. Tsuzuki automatically quivered behind Rin; no one made a sound. A raspy voice echoes through the house but no words could be deciphered. The three stood completely still as they tried locating where the voice was coming from. They didn't need to wait long because a face materialized directly in front of them; about five inches from their own faces. A body soon arrived with the face, revealing a man. Before the exorcists could defend, the ghost let out a deafening roar which sent out a huge shockwave that sent the Okumura twins smashing into the walls by the front door. With the blink of an eye Mr. Ghost had Rin by the throat, planning to take him away. Yukio watched as Rin tried struggling to get free. Searching for his weapon resulted in finding Kurikara lying beside him. Without thinking Yukio picked up the sword and unsheathed it; Rin's flames burst everywhere. Even though ghost became injured due to Rin's flames he would not let go; Rin was losing conscience once again. He was sick of it. So was Yukio. He readied the sword and charged. He was not about to lose Rin again.

Sorry this took so long to update. Sorry this is a short chapter (seems short to me)