Chapter 5: Sentimental Moment

Rin's POV

Not long after I had I unsheathed Kurikara had I destroyed the Neberius and it had disappeared in a puff of ash. Damn that thing stinks. I don't know why I didn't pick it up earlier. It's a rotting corpse! How could I not pick up its scent! I sheathed my sword; my flames leaving my body and I took in a breath, rubbing the sweat from my forehead. "Damn. I hate those things. They stink."

I turned around to face Hiyori, Yato and Yukine; but I was instead met with the same looks I got from my classmates, but this time from Hiyori and Yukine. Yato however, looked a little irritated and I knew that I was going to have to explain what just happened to them.

Though before I could speak; Hiyori decided to do so first. "Rin, what just happened? How were you on fire?!"

I bit my lip and looked down at the ground; now realising it had been a dumb move to unsheathe Kurikara in front of these two. I know Yato knew, but Yukine and Hiyori didn't. I had just started to become somewhat-like friends with them and now I've screwed it up. All because I wanted some action! No. I narrowed my eyes at that thought. That wasn't entirely it. I saw how Yato had hesitated on his second attack after he grabbed his neck. I could tell something was wrong. Maybe … that's why I rushed in … to help him. Why didn't I think this through more?

I took in a deep breath, closing my eyes before opening them and giving them a small smile. "Why don't I explain back at the house?"

I saw Yato shift on the ground before getting onto his feet and nodding at me. "That's sounds like a good idea. That way we don't get any more surprise attacks again." I walked over to where I had dropped the red cloth for my sword and put Kurikara back inside, swung it back over my shoulder before heading back over to Yato and the other two. I noticed Yukine wasn't standing and was just staring at the ground with wide eyes. Did the Neberius do something to him? Or is he shocked over what he saw happen to me?

After I reached them; we disappeared and reappeared in the attic of Kofuku and Daikoku's house. I sat on the floor along with Yato; who leaned against the wall, holding his neck in pain. "Damn…" he muttered. I blinked in surprise at how wiped out Yato seemed even though he hardly fought. Did something happen to him?

Though that will have to wait as Yato closed his eyes and began to fall asleep. I looked at Hiyori and Yukine; who looked at me almost expecting me to say something and a nervous laugh escaped my lips. "I didn't think I'd be explaining this so soon…" I lowered my head; my eyes held sorrow in them. "…especially since something similar happened only a week and a half ago."

This seemed to catch Yukine's attention as he looked at me with a curious look on his face. "That's a little over before we came to get you."

I nodded at him; still not looking up at them and decided now was the best time as any to start explaining. "You see; I'm not entirely human." I could not bother even looking up, but I knew that they were both shocked at what I just said. "I'm only half-human … the other half ... is half-demon. Those flames are proof of it."

"How can you tell?" This time it was Hiyori that spoke, asking that question.

A bitter laugh escaped my lips which I kind of didn't mean, but the atmosphere just feels so melodramatic that I had to let it out. "Do humans sprout blue flames?" This caught her off-guard; she was speechless and I sighed. "Exactly."

There was silence among us before Yukine decided to break it; asking a question … a VERY personal one. "Which parent is the demon then?"

I blinked and looked at him in shock before looking away with a growl. "I haven't met him in person, but he's able to possess people through his flames." I clenched my hands after saying this and this time I looked back to them; a look of hatred in my blue eyes. "He killed the person who me and Yukio called 'Father' because we didn't know who our parents were."

"Who's that?"

"Satan," I growled out in anger.

I could tell that Yukine and Hiyori were both shocked at my answer, but I just looked away. "Satan's your Dad!" they both exclaimed and I just growled in reply.

"I will never see him as my Dad. I only ever had one Father and that was Shiro Fujimoto," I replied to them.

There was silence once more. Ugh! Can we just get this over and done with! Dammit! I hate these kinds of silences! "So, the flames they're…"

"Yea, I inherited them from him. Yukio is fully human though." I sighed to myself, placing a knuckle on my cheek. "In the exorcist world, because Satan is the lord of demons, anyone associated with him is to be executed…" My eyes looked back to Yukine and Hiyori with a dull look in them; the hatred had vanished for now. "…including his offspring."

"Huh!? B…But why? Don't some exorcists realise you're not like him at all!" Hiyori exclaimed which surprised me.

"Well, I guess it's because I've got his blue flames and his flames have always meant something to do with death," I explained to them as I leaned back and began to stare at the ceiling. "After what happened last week … I want to try and learn how to control them better."

"What happened last week?" Yukine asked, curiosity leaking from his voice.

"I lost control. While I was fighting the Demon King Amaimon on a camping trip the demonic side of me gained more control over me than I had." I looked back at the two with seriousness in my eyes. "I knew how much everyone in my class was affected by Satan yet I revealed my secret to them; to protect them from Amaimon." I look back up to the ceiling; sadness once again taking over my eyes. "Yet … they turned me away just because I'm the son of Satan."

"You want us to pity you?" I looked down from the ceiling to Yukine; who was glaring at me. To say the least I was shocked at what he had said. What did he mean? Does he not? Or he is he trying to say something else by it?

"Yukine…" Hiyori tried to stop him from going on, but it won't work since he's as temperamental as me I reckon. Wow, did I really just compare us?

"I… uh … no…" I sputtered out, trying to give a decent reply to the teen.

"Then stop giving us reasons to!" I was shocked at this and Hiyori stared at him as did Yato; who had just woken up from his nap. "I know we've only known you for a week, but that's enough to know you're nothing like Satan! I've never even heard of him until now and what I've just heard from you … you're nothing like him!"

I stared at Yukine in shock; eyes wide. This was what I had wanted to hear from my friends at the Cram School yet they didn't say any of that. Does that mean they're not true friends? No, Satan had just influenced their lives too much and that's why they see me this way; a demon. I just have to give them time to see the real me like I was told. Though … these guys who have hardly known me are already telling me things that I wanted my classmates to say and I knew them longer!

"It's true, Rin. You're very kind, brave also lazy, but mostly kind," Hiyori spoke up and I could feel something warm coming down my cheeks. I put a hand to my left cheek and realised what it was. I was crying. I…I'm crying! Why am I crying!?

"W…Why am I crying? D…Dammit…" I said as I tried to wipe my tears away. They just kept coming though. Dammit! Have I really not cried this much since the old man's death?

I felt four pairs of arms wrap around me and looked up to see both Yukine and Hiyori giving me a hug. "You should let it all out, Rin. You don't get much chance to cry, do you?" The sweet voice of Hiyori seemed to make my mind up and I just let everything out. The tears kept pouring out of my eyes as I hesitantly hugged them back. "You're no demon, Rin. You're very much human."

5 Hours Later – 6:00pm~~~~

After I had calmed down from my crying fit which I still don't know how they were able to make me cry. I guess maybe it was the things they were saying to me and it … just got to me. I've only ever known the insults by kids, teachers and basically everyone I come across had called me 'a demon' or something along those lines. Ironic, huh. But Hiyori and Yukine didn't. They accepted me for who I was and didn't push me aside because of what I was. Maybe that's why I started bawling my eyes out in front of them. Talk about embarrassing…

But it also … felt nice. When they were hugging me I felt warmth inside me that I had only ever felt while around Yukio or the old man. Maybe that was a sign that I was actually happy being around them? Well, I do enjoy their company a lot. I just never expected that they'd be this accepting of me after I told them. They did say they haven't known much about demons, so maybe that's it. Thank God for that!

Well, right now I'm helping Daikoku with dinner again and I have to say I'm a bit anxious to be in the same room as him after telling Yukine and Hiyori about me. What if him and Kofuku heard? I swallowed a bit of saliva that had built up in my throat and continued on cooking. The moment Daikoku turned to me I froze, thinking he might ask me about it.

"Kid, are you alright?" I turned to him with a confused look on my face. "You're pouring the wrong ingredient into the sukiyaki." He pointed out to me as I turned back to face what I'm doing and notice that … I AM!

"GAH! DAMMIT!" I shouted as I try and pour it down the sink, but the whole thing ended up in the sink anyway. "Now I have to start from scratch again!"

"Is something on your mind?" I turn around to face Daikoku; a cigarette in his mouth as he spoke. Ugh, it smells horrid. How can people smoke those things? "We heard yelling coming from the room you three were staying in and thought to check it out, but found you crying. What happened?"

This surprised me. I would've thought they would've heard since we were so loud and this place has almost walls that are paper thin. I tried to think of a simple reply, but before I could Kofuku comes running in, waving at us. "Hello! How's dinner coming along?"

"The kid messed it up, so we have to redo it," Daikoku replied simply. How can he be so calm about it!? I take great pride in my cooking! Knowing I messed it up pisses me off!

"Oh! You must have left the stove on!" Kofuku exclaimed as she ran over to it. As I turned to look I noticed a blue flame dancing on top of the stove and once she turned the handle it went out. Was I really that pissed off about messing up the cooking I made that flame appear?

"I thought I did turn it off?" Daikoku murmured to himself and I gulped. "Anyways, maybe you should sit this one out tonight. You might mess up again and we don't want to have dinner at midnight."

I gawked at what Daikoku said and growled before nodding my head and leaving the kitchen, "Fine…" Kofuku followed after me, patting my back as if to calm me down.

Once we got to the dining room we sat down and Kofuku looked at me with a glimmer of amusement in her violet orbs. "So, you revealed what you are to Yukki and Yori?"

I stared at Kofuku in shock, blinking my eyes a couple of time before answering her. "Yes, I did, but how did you know…"

"That you're part-demon?" She cut me off; her tone was serious, very different from the childish and cheerful one she has almost all the time. "Gods can sense supernatural beings. Well, most of the time; if they're very powerful that is."

"But, today we faced a demon and Yato didn't even sense it before it had attacked him," I told Kofuku, still trying to wrap my head around this world of Gods.

"How powerful was that demon?"

I looked down, thinking about it. This was more Yukio's area, but I could probably give her a bit of an idea. "Well, it's pretty powerful, but compared to a Demon King it's nothing."

A smile spread across Kofuku's lips which kind of freaked me out until she exclaimed, "That's it! That's the reason! Yatty couldn't sense it because its power is nothing compared to a demon more powerful than it!"

"But Yato couldn't defeat it. I had to for him," I explained to her which earned me a look of confusion from Kofuku.

"Why couldn't Yatty take down that demon?"

I shrugged my shoulders at what she said. "I don't know. Something happened to Yukine that caused Yato pain and then he hesitated to attack again. I decided to jump in at that moment."

This seemed to catch Kofuku's attention and she leaned forward as if to give emphasis on wanting more details. "What kind of demon was it?"

"It was a Neberius. A demon that's basically a bunch of rotting corpses all stitched together," I explained to her. The look she gave me was one I didn't expect her to give me. Fear. "Kofuku?"

"That demon is kin of the Demon King of Rot, isn't it?" I nodded, hesitantly. Just where was she going with this? Why did I have such a bad feeling about this? "Rin, there are certain demons like phantoms that can affect regalia to corrupt them. That demon that Yato fought is one of them."

My eyes widened at hearing this. I couldn't believe this. What did that mean, Yukine being corrupted? Yato had explained it before, but what did it mean? "S…So, what does that mean?"

"It means that if we don't purify both Yato and Yukine soon; Yukine will go down the same road he did a few months ago…"

Chapter 5 of Exorcists And Gods and as you can tell things are starting to get more interesting now with that fact that some demons can affect regalia to corrupt them. I wanted to make something like that happen and not make it as easy for Yato to defeat a demon; I thought there had to be some demons that could corrupt Yukine like the kin of Astaroth since he's the Demon King of Rot. I'm not sure about any others. Amaimon is the Demon King of Earth; so he's fine, along with Mephisto and Lucifer. I'd have to read up on the other Demon Kings to see what effects their kin have. I mean some kin of these three might affect regalia. Who knows? Anyways, that's all I had to share with you. Hope you enjoyed!

D0A OUT!