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A groan from the other side of the room caused Rin to look up from his manga to where Jack was blinking blue eyes open.

"I cannot believe they did that." Jack growled out as he pushed himself into a sitting position. He looked around the room and spotted Rin on the opposite bed in the room. "So what? You my babysitter?"

"No." Rin scoffed. "Why would I want to do something like that? Besides that's what the ward is for." Jack growled at the mention of the ward.

"But doesn't that mean you're trapped here too?" Jack snapped.

Rin shrugged. "I don't really care. I mean this could be a way to get out of cram school's classes!" Jack rolled his eyes but didn't respond to the other.

They continued to sit in silence for a while before Rin tried to go back to reading his manga. Tried being the key word as he felt a pair of eyes staring at him. Looking up once again from his manga, Rin noticed Jack was staring at him with a confused expression. Or more specifically his tail.

"Um-"

"How?" Jack asked looking away from the navy tail to look at Rin's face. "How can you feel so safe as to just let your tail out of hiding?"

"Because this is my home." Rin stated but then grew curious. "Wait so you have a tail too?!"

"Of course." Jack scoffed. "But there is no way I'm showing it."

"But isn't cramped?" Rin asked as he knew the feeling and it was not comfortable.

"That doesn't matter." Jack said. "What matters is that I can't get wounded on my weak spot by you damn exorcists."

"They're not trying to hurt you, I think." Rin said. "I'm pretty sure they just want you on their side."

Jack scoffed. "And this is the way to do it? No way am I going help them." Then he furrowed his eyebrows. "Why are you helping the exorcists? Why do you want to be one?"

"Why?" Rin growled but Jack was unfazed by the change of tone. "That bastard Satan killed my old man and I won't rest until he's defeated!"

"But why become an exorcist? You could have gained control of your demon abilities and fought him."

"Because I'm not a monster." Rin answered in all seriousness. "I want to help people, not kill them for my own joy. I was raised as a human, not a demon and I would rather die than become a demon."

Jack stared at Rin for a few moments before looking away and lapsing into silence. Jack's gaze was now directed out the window, eyes holding both longing and anger. Then Jack spoke, "A-Are you trapped here too?"

"What do you mean?" Rin asked.

"Well it's just that the ward around the building keeps demons from crossing the line, no matter which side you're on. Seeing as you're half demon, are you trapped here too?"

"Most likely but I don't mind." Rin answered.

"Well then, what do you do for fun around here?"

The sudden change of subject confused Rin. "What?"

"What do you do for fun?" Jack repeated. "If I'm going to be stuck here I better have some entertainment."

Rin blinked. "Well, I always enjoy cooking and reading manga."

Jack's expression went blank. "That's it?"

"Oi! There's nothing wrong with that!"

"I know it's just, I expected something more exciting."

"Well sometimes me and Kuro go and play around. But otherwise I'm usually at Cram School or school in general. Besides I'd rather sleep in then go around playing stupid games."

"Hey games aren't stupid!" Jack snapped. "Their great entertainment! Especially tricks and active games!"

"Is that why you never let them talk to you? Because chasing you was some sort of game?"

"Yes why?" Jack asked. "You shouldn't judge. You like to cook like a little lady."

"OI!" Rin growled, getting annoyed by the other. Jack just laughed at the other and when he finally stopped the two had a comfortable silence ringing through the air, almost as if they were friends.

Then that all shattered when Jack decided to look around the room and noticed a certain object missing. "Where's my staff?!"

Rin shrugged. "My guess is that the other's hid it when you got knocked out."

"Shit!" Jack swore.

"What's so special about your staff?" Jack instantly clamped shut at that.

"Nothing, it's just important to me as all." Rin eyed him for a moment before putting his manga down and standing up.

"I don't know about you but I'm hungry." Rin said as he walked towards the door. "Are you coming or are you going to hide up here without anything to eat."

Jack frowned. "I'm not going down there if those fucking murderers are down there."

"I think four-eyes is at school, but I don't know about the others." Rin said.

"Then I'm not going."

"Suit yourself." Rin said with a shrug as he opened the door. He walked out into the hallway and headed towards the kitchen. When he got there he began to cook himself some dinner and as the aroma filled, his sharp ears picked up soft footsteps coming down the stairs. Glancing towards the door to the kitchen, Rin caught sight of a white haired teen peering into the room. Pretending not to see him, Rin continued cooking and when it was finished he finally addressed the younger looking demon.

"Are you joining me for dinner?"

"No I just smelt something delicious." Jack grumbled crossing his arms.

Rin rolled his eyes but prepared a dish for both of them. When he handed it to Jack, the demon looked suspiciously at it before cautiously taking a bite…

And then digging in with a mind blown look upon his face.

"How can you cook this good!?" Jack exclaimed.

Rin rubbed the back of his neck, "It's just a talent I have."

"This is amazing!" Jack said as he continued to dig in.

"And it's the only talent he seems to have."

The voice made them freeze. Looking to the doorway, they found Yukio and the four exorcists standing there along with the other cram school students.

So that was that.

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