Sorry for such a long wait guys! I've had some really awful writers block with all my stories and only tonight got a hit of inspiration and finished this chap which I started weeks ago ¬¬
''So you and Rin are Satin's sons? But only Rin inherited the flames and demonic powers? And he had no idea about it until a few weeks ago?'' Bon was asking question after question, repeating everything Yukio said. Yukio was looking between each of their faces, wanting to know what they where thinking. Bon let out a breath and crossed his arms. ''I knew their was something weird about him. It doesn't really change the fact that he's are friend and got hurt though, he's to stupid to really be a threat anyway.''
''Thank you Ryuji.'' Yukio let out the breath he had been holding. He felt a little relieved at the positive response and smiled when he saw Shima nodding in agreement however was looking at his friends angrily.
''What do you mean? He's a demon! We are exorcists and we kill his kind. His father killed are family! How can you just accept this for what it is?'' Koneko sood and headed for the exit but was stopped when Shima grabbed him by the wrist.
'aren't you being a little harsh? Okumura-san grew up like a regular human just like you and me. He isn't really any different to us.'' He said to his short friend.
''And me and my brother were raised with are adoptive father Shiro Fujimoto, he was are real father.'' Yukio said quietly. He looked hopefully at Koneko but was disappointed to see him pull his arm out of Shima's grasp and leave without another word.
''Do you think he will come round?'' Shiemi muttered quietly. Yukio looked at her, surprised when her worried eyes met his. He smiled thoughtfully.
''I hope so. I'm sorry we had to keep this a secret but I'm sure you understand.''
''So where does this demon fall into this? Sebastian was it?'' Izumo finally spoke, she had been sitting back with her arms crossed, not adding anything to the convocation. Yukio was relieved for a change in topic. He relayed everything that Mephisto had told him while they hung on his every word.
''Mephisto want's Rin to try and summon him again because he thinks the two might have a chance at overthrowing Satan.'' The whole circle gasped in aware.
''Seriously? Is that really a possibility?'' Shima asked, excitement laced in his voice.
''Well mephisto seems to think so. Although I must say I don't really want to put Rin in danger like that again,'' Yukio clenched his fists, still furious with Mephisto for even suggesting the idea.
''How did Sebastian even manage to attack Rin, I thought demons could only attack their masters if their will is weakened.'' Izumo said but realization crossed her face after the last word left her mouth. Yukio nodded but the rest of the group looked at him questioningly.
''This demon is no push over, He thought out a plan almost instantly and figured Rin out right away. He revealed Rin, believing that it would weaken his will and as a result, managed to attack him.'' Yukio explained.
''But how did he hurt Okumura in the first place? Isn't a demons tail its weakest point? He must have really hurt him when he pulled his tail.'' Bon said, trying to fit the pieces together.
''With summoned demons, its not so much the action as the intent. Sebastian must have only been thinking of revealing Rin and not hurting him as Rin, Him causing Rin pain when he pulled his tail was just a cause and effect. Thus coming back to how intelligent he must be to have understood that loop hole, I haven't heard of it ever happening with a summon before.'' Yukio clenched his fists on his knee's. ''When Rin's will was weakened when he knew he was a demon, it was game over. If Rin wants to summon him again and Sebastian finds a way to break his will, he may not be so lucky...' Yukio broke off and clenched his fists, his nails biting into his palms and drawing blood.
''Hay, I'm sure if Rin knows we accept him, he may be able to pull it off.'' Yukio looked up surprised and met Bon's determined gaze. He was shocked to see the rest of the group smiling widely and his hart warmed.
''….Thanks guys,'' Yukio said bashfully. He didn't want to press his worries about his brother attempting the summon again but couldn't stop he twining if guilt he felt for not trusting his student's reaction more. Before anything else could be said, The nurse who Yukio had met the night before approached from the hall leading to Rin's room.
''Morning Okumura sensei. Get a good nights rest?'' She asked cheerfully. Yukio couldn't stop his cheeks reddening at her knowing expression. ''Well I have some results, Rin will be Ok to go home later today, he may not be able to talk for a few days and he needs plenty of rest but we estimate that he will be will be fully healed within a week. The results from the knife are in to, thir was a trace of demonic aura on the knife but we don't think it's enough to slow down another high level demon's healing ability. The only thing that we can guess that is slowing his healing is the fact that the summoning he performed was more than he could handle, under certain circumstances the body's reaction to that amount of exertion can be delayed which would explain him not showing any signs immediately but from are observations, that's the only conclusion we could make.'' She smiled at Yukio reassuringly who breathed a sigh of relief, He knew Rin was Ok but it didn't stop him from worrying. It put his mind even more at ease to know he could come home later that day.
''Thank you so much,'' He smiled and she winked, turning to leave. He checked his watch and almost jumped out of his skin. ''It's almost 9! we are going to be late for school!'' The students all let out a low groan apart from shiemi who was only attending cram school. She gave Yukio a concerned look.
''Are you going to be Ok? I'm sure they will understand if you take the day off.'' She said softly.
''I can't, i'm on a scholarship, if my grades start slipping then I will be kicked out.'' Yukio was turning to leave when a thought crossed his mind. He turned back to her. ''Could you stay with him? I don't think he should be left alone, especially since he doesn't like hospitals much.'' Shiemi smiled enthusiastically and bowed.
''I'd be happy to.'' She said and waved them all goodbye.
Shiemi sighed, she hadn't thought of it when Yukio had asked but now she was facing a day alone with Rin. She blushed furiously but headed back to Rin's room anyway. When she entered, he was still asleep. She paced to the chair by his bed and looked around nervously. When she finally realized that she couldn't spend the dad staring at the white walls or ceiling without boring herself to death, she let her gaze fall on Rin's peaceful face. She blushed even more as she noticed how innocently sweet he looked. For something to do, she picked up the towel she had had earlier and started patting his face with it. She shuddered when she got a closer look at the bandages across his throat, unconsciously touching her own and clenching her teeth. As she did, nee jumped from her hair where he all but lived and looked up at her happily. A lightbulb turned on in Shiemi's head.
''That's it! The nurse said something about exhaustion... Nee! I need some Ginseng, Dandelion, Nettle, Astragalus and Oats please.'' Shiemi smiled as one by one the plants sprouted from her summon's chest and she collected them. Once she had everything she needed, she ran back to the reception desk and asked for some boiling water. After getting the jug and cup, she returned to Rin's room and started adding the herbs one by one and stirring the water. She was about to add the Astragalus when Nee gave her a concerned shout. ''neeee...''
''What is it Nee?'' She asked. Nee pointed at the small bunch of yellow flowers and then at Rin and shook his head. Shiemi face palmed, she couldn't believe she had almost forgotten that higher level demons where commonly weak to the particular plant. She quickly threw the flowers to one side and continued adding and stirring the plants in the water. Once she was satisfied with her work, the result being a disgusting jug of murky water slightly thickened by the oats which gave it a chunky appearal, She placed it back on the bedside table with a loud accidental clunk. Rin shifted in his sleep and his eyes shot open, darting around the room in panic.
''I'm sorry Rin, I didn't mean to wake you!'' Shiemi quickly apologized. His gaze focused on her and his cheeks flushed. He tried to speak but quickly remembered and shuddered, one hand resting on his throat. ''here'' shiemi said, handing him the whiteboard. He took it gratefully and wrote.
'Why are you here?'' Was all he put.
''Yukio asked me to stay with you, he had to go to school.'' She said softly.
''I didn't mean that, aren't you scared?'' he wrote clumsily, still groggy from sleep.
''I was at first but that was silly of me, your still Rin.'' She said, blushing furiously but smiling at the same time. Rin's yes widened in surprise and he scrawled on his board again.
''But i'm dangerous, I could hurt you.''
''I don't believe that. You haven't before. I kinda agree with what Bon said, your pretty harmless really, even if you are half demon.'' She giggled as Rin's surprise intensified.
''Bon is Ok with it to? What did everyone say?''
''Yukio told us everything, about you and what happened and about that demon you summoned. Everyone seems Ok with it, Konekomeru was a little scared but he ill come around.'' Shiemi repeated what Yukio said but didn't want to dive into detail of what Koneko had actually said.
''What did he say about Sebastian? He didn't tell me anything.'' He looked at her curiously and started repeating what Yukio had told her earlier. Rin's eyes widened when it came to the part about them being able to kill Satan.
''Did the clown really say that? We could really kill Satan?'' Shiemi shrugged.
''That's what Yukio said anyway, he didn't seem very happy about it and I agree, I don't think you should summon him again.'' Shiemi watched Rin scribble furiously on his board.
''Then I'm doing it, if he thinks we could kill Satan then we will! I will make that demon listen to me no matter what!''
''I don't think that's a good idea, Yukio said that he must be a really powerful demon to have been able to find a loophole that he could get to you with.'' Shiemi was hoping to steer Rin's thoughts away from summoning the demon again but it didn't appear to be working so she tried a different approach, distraction.
''The nurse said you would be going home later, Yukio will be coming back after regular school to get you so maybe you should get some more rest so your Ok for it.'' Shiemi sighed, success.
''Great! I hate hospitals, the doctors are horrible!''
''But thy only want to help, the nurse is really kind. Speaking of which, I made you an energizing herbal mix,'' Shiemi happily poured a cup of her now luke warm mix and handed it to Rin who's cheeks tinged green when he smelled it. ''I know it smells awful but it should help boost your healing so you can get better sooner, I almost put some Astragalus in it which is great for energizing but it probably would have made you feel worse.'' She smiled as she mused but Rin looked at her questioningly. Shiemi blushed and looked away guiltily. ''Well, with you being half demon and all.. Astragalus is harmful to high level demons...'' She said nervously. She saw Rin look away sadly and she wished she hadn't said anything. ''I..I'm sorry Rin, I didn't mean to bring it up...'' Rin returned to his whiteboard.
''Its Ok, I need to get used to it, its what I am after all.'' Rin set the board aside, made a face at the content of the cup shiemi had handed him and took a sip. He made a face as he swallowed the gloopy liquid before his face turned to surprise. He smiled and nodded at Shiemi and continued sipping at it. Shiemi smiled widely and began enthusing about him getting back to normal.
Back at the abandoned boys dorm. Rin was taking his time walking to their room, He felt a million times better but was still weak in comparison and was all but running souly off the energy provided to him by Shiemi's herb concoction. He couldn't help but let a smile split his face at the memory about how she had made so much effort to make him feel etter and cheer him up. She had gone back to her home to retrieve some night supplies. Yukio had arrive announcing that the cram school would be held at their dorm so that he could be at Rin's beckoning call if he needed anything but Rin knew it was to make sure he didn't try to summon Sebastian again. He smiled humorlessly at the thought, you can't summon anything if you can't invoke the incantation. He sighed and pushed the thought away as he reached his and Yukio's room. He was pretty tired even after the short walk and got right into bed, being careful not to strain his neck. The external would had closed over and resembled a week old wound now but the inner parts of his throat still ached with every movement. He was still wondering how he had managed to not only drink, but keep down Shiemi's herbal remedy, it hadn't tasted half as bad as he had thought but the texture was what Rin imagined really old milk to be like. Just as he sat down on his bed, Yukio walked in behind him, having lingered for a few moments after he left the hospital to speak to the staff while Rin all but danced out the door.
''How are you feeling? Glad to be home?'' Yukio smiled as he dropped the bag which clinked merrily, dawing a weary gaze from Rin. ''Don't worry, its just some herbal medicine to help you heal faster.'' Yukio grinned at Rin's defiant glare. ''And your GOING to take it.'' He said, glasses flashing. Rin's face pailed before he huffed and carefully got into bed, turning away from Yukio who chuckled. ''I'm holding a team building class down stairs with the rest of the cram school but we will keep it down. I'll be back up to check on you in a bit.'' He said and then he left, closing the door quietly behind him. Rin turned onto his back, staring at the underside of the bunk bed. His friends where downstairs, he wished he could go and join them, Shiemi had reassured him that they didn't hate him and he was itching to go and say hi. He tried to go to sleep but considering his current state, he was wide awake and felt deceptively full of energy. He sat up and, not bothering to change out of his pajamas, decided to go and see what they where doing, unable to help his curiosity at what they might be doing in their abandoned dorm. He reached the landing and came to the door leading into one of the empty rooms from which Izumo and Paku emerged from, shortly followed by Shiemi. Rin jumped back and bowed apologetically, but shiemi grabbed his hand and turned back into the room from which they had just emerged.
''Hay everyone, Rin's here!'' She called happily, pulling Rin in with her. When Shiemi let go, he paused and bent over regretting his overenthusiastic bowing earlier and looked up, panting slightly. Everyone was there sitting around a low table littered with papers that Yukio was in the process of collecting, All eyes where on him. Bon's usual frown was a little softer than usual, possibly from noting Rin's obvious discomfort. Shima waved and greeted him while Shiemi beamed. Rin was about to ask where Koneko was when he realized he didn't have his board and Yukio started hording him out the room. Rin put his arms up in surrender when their was a loud noise of something metal filled the entire abandoned dorm. Looking around for the source, Rin plugged his oversensitive ears and looked around frantically, he caught sight of a man with long red hair and a long red coat to match, his eyes sharp like razors and he was cackling manically, helping a chainsaw above his head.
''Now where might I find Rin Okumura? I believe he is trying to take my sebby away from me! I can't beat Mephisto but I shouldn't have to much trouble with you!'' With that he darted towards the two, chainsaw positioned to strike.
Mwahahahaha! cliffies! What writer doesn't love leaving their readers needing more (or atleat I hope you enjoyed it hehe...¬¬)
Just so I don't let anyone down, i'm going to say that I will be updating no less than once a month. Their will be atleast one more chapter before new years (or maybe xmas) Thank you all so much for your reviews and pm's, keep reviewing cause I love reading them. As usual, my grammar and spelling are far from perfect I know but try an get over it an let me know what the story is like ^^
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