Rin's ride home was rather uneventful. The demons he saw kept quite the distance as Metatron floated above the sealed son of Satan. Rin was overall bored. He let out a few yawns.

There was none to talk to without looking crazy. And he still had a ways to go before he made it back.

Absently, he wondered what Yukio was doing. He knew he'd be the good son and come home for Shiro's birthday, but there was still unsaid questions about each other. Was he alright? Was he being picked on? Did he have lots of friends? He didn't know. Sandalphon was hardly up to sharing information of that nature when he dropped by, often distracted by whatever demons he had seen raising hell between True Cross and Rin's school.

Rin would have time to ask once he was home.

He stood up as the train stopped and exited quickly with his angel following close behind, glaring at any demons whose gaze lingered a bit too long on Rin. Rin could feel his heart lighten as he approached his home. With a wide grin, he opened the large doors and called out, "I'm home!"

"Ah Rin!" Shiro called out, sounding slightly surprised. He entered the main room with a smile on his face. Rin gave his own grin and placed his luggage down and awaited Shiro's inevitable hug. He wasn't disappointed as the man wrapped his warm arms comfortably around Rin. Rin's eyes lingered slightly to the side where he could see Shiro and smiled. He then pushed the old man off of him. Shiro gasped and wrapped his arm around Rin's neck and gave him a noogie.

PRin gasped and twisted trying to playfully escape as Metatron went to go into the kitchen. He stopped in the doorway though and floated there looking angry and horrified. Rin blinked in confusion and slipped out of Shiro's hold.

"Is Yukio here dad?" Rin asked, while trying to get a better look into the lit kitchen.

"Ah, yeah he came home about an hour ago."

"Lucky. Hey Yukio!" Rin called out as he darted to the kitchen.

"Wait! Rin!" Shiro called out. Rin stopped only once he reached the doorway to the kitchen. He stood there with a blank expression. Sitting at the table was the ever pale faced and pointed eared fallen angel he had grudgingly accepted as his elder brother, Samael. Someone he was supposed to know nothing about. At least he now knew why Metatron had the reaction he did.

"Dad? Who's this?" Rin squeaked. Thankfully, Shiro either didn't notice, or was too preoccupied with the demon man he thought Rin didn't know about. Samael's smile grew as he stood from the table.

"So you're Okumura Yukio's brother Rin. Pleasure to meet you. I am Johann Faust, the head of True Cross Academy," he said putting his hand forward for a handshake. Rin begrudgingly took it. He felt the demonic energy from Samael beckon to his own unawakened blood with a hot spark, that shot up his spine. The satanic fires stirring in his stomach against his steadfast and praying heart. He felt Samael's claws lightly pinch his skin, before letting go.

He swore, if Samael laughed at Metatron who was no doubt glaring at the fallen angel, he was going to punch him in the face.

"Dad, I found the Ho- Ah! Rin!" Yukio squeaked interrupting the stare off moment. He seemed incredibly nervous and shocked to see Rin. Granted, considering Samael was here and Rin had done his best to avoid the exorcist scene altogether, yeah... If he had been in Yukio's shoes, he was sure he would have acted similarly. Ah he'll, he'd probably had been more violent.

"Hey Yukio," Rin said running over to give his younger brother with a side hug. Yukio returned the affection with his mild mannered nature. He could feel his brother's warm hands through his clothes, "Good to see you."

"It-It's nice to see you too Rin," he said as Sandalphon entered the room. He caught his own twin's gaze and flew over to him.

"Mmhm. I brought cookies for dad's birthday."

"Cookies?" Samael asked with pure amusement, "Yukio-chan has spoken highly of you're cooking and I would love to try one."

Rin, Shiro and Yukio all stared at the demon in disbelief and somewhat anger on Shiro's part.

"Not my birthday cookies."

Rin couldn't help the snort that slipped out at the serious tone his father had taken about the cookies.

"Aw. Not even one Shiro?"

"Don't you have somewhere you need to be?" Shiro attempted to redirect the conversation.

"I can take one for the road," Samael tried to convince Shiro with a savvy smirk.

"No. I'd like to celebrate my birthday with my boys."

"Fine," Samael pouted. But rather than leaving, he pulled out an envelope Rin had seen Yukio receive once before, "But I've looked at Rin's schooling and he seems to be a rather good fit for True Cross."

Rin could feel himself pale, recognizing the school acceptance letter in the frilly pink envelope.

"Rin is doing fine where he is," Shiro commented with a protective undertone.

"Mm. I know," he said as he walked out of the room, brushing against the twin angel's feathers on purpose. Metatron used his wing to smack Samael in his back. Samael thankfully didn't react in front of Shiro and Yukio. Though Rin was sure he would be seeing him as soon as he head back to his apartment so he could go at it with Metatron.

Rin chose to ignore it for the moment, and went to grab Shiro's special birthday cookies to celebrate being home with everyone.

It's kind of nutty. Someone did come home for the holidays. It was just Samael.