"Monster! You're a demon!"
When you were younger, you and Rin met at school. It was by chance, really, but the boy had felt a pull to you. It started off with a quiet hi. A small 'how are you?' . The other kids didn't really interact with him. You didn't understand why. You thought he was a pretty normal kid. Things only started to escalate after you and him had officially became friends.

"Monster! You're a demon!"
You had seen something snap in him. Like something was awakened. You felt it to the core of your being. That's how you knew.

Enraged, Rin was going to pummel the kid, but you beat him to it. Sliding yourself in front of him, you quite literally, hissed at the kid.

"O-oi! What the heck are you doing?!" The kid yelled.

"Stay away from Rin then if you think that stuff about him!" You yelled, "I'll kill you if you don't!" That first threat got you into a lot of trouble with the school. Since you had no parents they could contact, they contacted Shiro, who acted as a parental guardian.

"Y/n, what were you thinking?" He chided, "Threatening someone like that is extremely serious."

"I don't care!" You exclaimed back, "They've been mocking Rin from day one! Why do I get consequences of my words but not them?!"

"Threatening bodily harm of another person is more serious than claiming someone is a monster!" Shiro raised his voice. Your anger only raised, but you controlled yourself.

"Then, what do you want me to do?"

"I want you to apologize."

"Y/n!"
You, Shiemi, and Rin turned to see Yukio running up to you three.

"Yukio," you greeted back.

"Are you all right?" He asked, staring at you. You nodded.

"Yeah, we're all fine."

"What happened, Rin?" He turned to his brother.

"What took you so long, Yukio?" A new voice popped up. The four of you turned to see Yamada walking back up to you. "Since you were taking your sweet time, I had to make a move myself!" She walked up closer to you guys, stopping a few feet away.

"It's been a long time," she said fondly.

"It can't be..." Yukio said.

"You're not Yamada?" Rin asked.

"I've just about had it with these clothes, anyway." Taking off her hoodie, long blonde and red hair fell down her back. She unrolled the bindings from her chest, revealing her large badonkers and a very tiny bra holding them. Your brow twitched. I'm surprised those straps haven't burst. That's at least three pounds of pure boobs. (Literally though, in the manga, Shura's breasts are a size F. And according to a source I read, F cup breasts weigh about 3.55 lbs.)

"I was sent to investigate risk factors with the Japan Branch by the Vatican Headquarters of the Knight of the True Cross," she explained. Your eyes narrowed at her. I knew she was sketchy from the moment I stepped into class. "I'm an upper-level Inspector. I'm Senior Exorcist First Class, Shura Kirigakure." The three of them just stared in shock while you were secretly and silently reveling in your intuition skills. She just smirked at all of you. Soon enough, Tsubaki had joined you all.

"Vatican Headquarters? Senior Exorcist First Class?" Rin repeated. Shura brought out her license to show to the two Exorcists.

"Here—my license and badge," she said.

"Well, well, to be sure!" Tsubaki said, "I am Intermediate Exorcist Kaoru Tsubaki." He went to reach for his license.

"Oh, never mind that. I'm not one to stand on ceremony," Shura replied. "Anyway, I'm taking these two to the Japan Branch." She looked at both you and Rin. That got your attention.

"I also need to talk to the preceptor, Mephisto, so drag him to me if necessary."

"Yes ma'am."
She walked over to Rin and picked him up with her arm around his neck.

"All right, get up," she said, "There are a million things I want to ask you too." She then looked at you.

"Same to you."
You followed behind her when she began to walk away. The three of you—or two—walked closer to the exit of Mepphyland.

"Hey, wait...! Let me go! I can't breathe, dammit!" Rin whined, "Y/n, can't you help me?" You shrugged.

"Not sure what I can help with. Just let it happen."

"You're so mean!"

~
Shura dragged you both to a purple door somewhere farther away from Mepphyland. It had the words STAFF ONLY on it. You three stopped behind it.

"Where are we going?" Rin said, still being squeezed between her arm.

"Oh, right. You've never been on the base before, have you?" Shura said. Yukio had also joined you, taking off the keys from his belt and unlocking the door.

"Base?" Rin repeated. He pushed open the door and the four of you walked through the doorway. The base was dark, but huge. It faintly represented that of a chapel. The door closed behind you.

"What is this place?" Rin asked.

"It's the center of the Japan Branch of the Knights of the True Cross," Shura replied. You all began to walk down the stone aisle. "Our headquarters is located beneath St. Pier Paulo's Basilica in the Vatican, from where we oversee all branches around the globe." You looked around, eyes sliding over the banners and down to the shallow waters below.

"We have a long history... it's been our duty to exterminate monsters for more than 2,000 years."

"Quite true," another voice piped up. All of you looked to see Mephisto had appeared with Tsubaki behind him. "Welcome to the Japan Branch of the Knights of the True Cross. It's been a long time, Shura. Who would've thought that you'd infiltrated the school as an Inspector? I certainly had no way of knowing." You narrowed your eyes. I smell some bullshit.

"Mephisto, let me get right to the point," Shura said. It didn't seem she was thrilled to see him. "Why did you hide the existence of the son of Satan?"

"Hide him? Far from it!" Mephisto replied, raising his hands in mock surrender. "It is all for the sake of the future of the Knights of the True Cross."

"Future, you say?" Shura repeated.

"We shall tame the son of Satan as a weapon for the Order," Mephisto explained, "For the last 2,000 years, we exorcists have only fought defensively. Now, suddenly, we have the chance to switch to attack mode." Your eyes narrowed at his statement. Weapon?

"You're not answering my question," Shura replied, "I'm asking you why you didn't report this to the Vatican."

"As you can see, his power isn't at its full potential," Mephisto further explained, "Surely, Grigori wouldn't be convinced by the sight of an unfinished project?" Grigori?

"I have one more question for you. Was Shiro Fujimoto also involved in this scheme of yours?"
Your eyes widened slightly.

"There's no scheme! Until the flames grew overpowering, Fujimoto was the one who raised him. I was merely his guardian, but that role has been mostly filled by Y/n."
You felt Shura's eyes slide over to you.

"Did you know?" She asked. You looked at her straight in her eyes.

"Yes, I did," you replied. "From the beginning."

"Why didn't you report it?"

"Why would I? Shiro trusted me to look after not only him, but Yukio as well. To expose Rin was to go against Shiro's last wish to me."

"Then you'll protect him?" Shura asked, "Even go against the Knights of the True Cross?" Your expression darkened.

"Against anyone."
Shura hummed.

"Either way, I'll be reporting this to the top."
Yukio had ran over to you as quick as lightning when you grabbed your sword.

"Stop, Y/n!" He exclaimed, wrapping his arms around you and holding you tightly to him. You let out a growl. "Calm down! You'll just make it worse for both you and Rin." You just glared at her with your entire being.

"But before I do, I want to interrogate this kid, so I'll be using the Great Cell."

"Please, do as you wish..." Mephisto said, "You'll find him quite amusing."

"Huh, you don't seem fazed at all..." Shura said, "But I'll break you before we're through!"

"There's no point in interrogating!" You exclaimed, writhing in Yukio's grasp. "I'm the one who Shiro told everything to, let me do it in his place!"

"Oh?" Shura slid up to you, leaning in close to your face. Yukio only held onto you tighter. "Then, you can come with him." You strained a smile.

"With pleasure."

Ja ne!

{Ruby Red}