The table was bigger, to Rin's specific specifications. There were six seats with place cards on each. Rin was to Egyn's left with Séan on his other side. Yukio was next to Séan with a blank card next to him and then Samael on Rin's other side.

Egyn nodded at the spread of food. The smell brought him back to the warm sands of his home when Rin was just a babe at his legs trying to get some of the freshly cooked pork off his plate.

Kalua pork, grilled fruit and vegetable skewers, white rice, a bowl of edamame, a big bowl of borscht, and an empty bowl sat on the table.

Rin - "Hi Dad, I just finished the soft boiled eggs. Could you get some fresh seasalt, please."

Egyn - "One moment."

After swirling a bit of conjured seawater around, Egyn's hands held a fair amount of fresh sea salt. Rin scooped it up in six tiny bowls before saving the rest in a pretty shell salt shaker he found on sale. The summer heat was finally dying off so most of the beach themed decor was going on sale. Rin was going to go feral decorating their dorm room.

Mephisto - "Eins Zwei Drei, I have arrived! Those humans were particularly exhausting, please don't make me have to rewind like that again...it gives me a dreadful headache when it's a rush. It smells absolutely delightful in here!"

Rin - "Thank you Sammy. It's a little bit from everyone's shared cultures. The main dish is from Akamaru, I got some Japanese sides and Yukio said he'd bring some pickled vegetables from the 7/11, a soup from Séan's Russian uncle, and apple and peach strudels for dessert."

Egyn - "Rin, who is our mystery sixth guest? This card is blank."

Rin - "Someone I invited personally. He'll be arriving with Yukio. Séan said he'd be here before Yukio with emergency supplies. I already told him not to make a huge deal and I'm telling you too, please do not make a big deal tonight. Yukio is telling that to our guest as well."

Egyn - "Very well, I won't make a fuss. I will however protect you should this guest react in an unsavory manner."

Mephisto - "My, how big of you brother. I remember you being much more shrewd in your judgment of others, now, after sixteen years of being a father, you fold like a soggy paper sack at your beloved child's beck and call."

Egyn - "Samael you -"

Rin - "Dad, wait until after dinner to murder Sammy. Family dinner means all present family must be in attendance. That includes Uncle Sammy."

Egyn grumbled and let his indignation fizzle out. Samael held back the cuteness aggression that seized his soul. Instead of making a comment about his new (and much adored) title, he shrugged off his jacket and sat in his seat at the rounded dining table. Egyn did the same.

Rin - "Would you guys prefer milk, juice, soda, water, tea, or coffee to drink?"

Samael - Very specific list, coffee my dear nephew. No sugar and just a touch of milk."

Egyn - "I'll take a glass of both water and juice. You brought the pineapple guava juice, yes?"

Rin - "Guinevere gave me a pitcher to share with those from the mainland."

Egyn - "Such a thoughtful woman."

The door burst open revealing Séan with a bag from the market.

Séan - "I'M HERE MOTHA- heeey Mr. Shizoku! Heh heh, you're uh, early."

Séan was sweating nervously.

Egyn - "Séanan, language in front of guests. How was your trip to the market?"

Séan - "I didn't see specifics of the evening, just intense feeling of anger, sooo....I have pepper spray, a pocket taser, and a spray bottle to fill with seawater. I'm not taking any chances tonight!"

Rin - "Everything is going to be fine, we have Dad and Uncle Sammy to reign in any problems. But if that stuff makes you feel safer, then I won't take them from you."

Séan slumped into his seat.

Séan - "Rin, gimme juice! He didn't even tell me who the surprise guest was tonight. My gasts are completely and utterly flabbered."

Yukio - "I'm here!"

Egyn and Séan caught the distinct smell of their no longer mystery guest. Séan became three shades paler and Egyn gripped his fork to the point of bending.

Fujimoto - "I don't want to be here anymore than you want me here. Why am I even here."

Rin - "Because I try to see the good in people, even if they only display their worst. Now sit down. Thank you for bringing him here, Yukio."

Yukio - "No problem, I just hope this works."

Rin made sure everyone was sitting in their assigned seats before clearing his throat.

Rin - "I specifically asked Mr. Fujimoto to be here to mend the bridge between both sides of my life. Between my life on Akamaru and my twin brother here in Japan. I want everyone to get along, and the best way I thought of to achieve that was through learning. About our different cultures. The first step of that is through food, because food is a universal language everyone knows. So I've prepared food from Akamaru, Ukobach helped me make Japanese sides and strudels from Germany.

The second step is through classes. Back home we connected with all sorts of humans and demons through learning of our cultures. Demonology helped the humans learn of their demonic spouses and helped nephilim learn their roots. I thought this was the best way for you to understand why Dad took me and hopefully get you to understand our culture a bit more. So, Samael, I would like the cram classes to gain a mandatory course of Demonology. It could help foster the relations between the demons who help the humans and how to take down those who are outright dangerous easier with fewer casualties. Thoughts and opinions?"

The table held a collective silence. Egyn looked like the tired father he was. Fujimoto seemed to be in conflict with himself. Yukio and him planned this dinner out to the t and he was hoping with everything it went as planned.

Séan was conflicted. He was terrified of Fujimoto, with good reason. But Rin made a good point. Besides, Rin and Egyn and Yukio would protect him if things went sour.

Séan - "I'm in!"

Egyn - "And your reasoning?"

Séan - "Well, mainly because I trust Rin. Full offense Mr. Fujimoto, but you scare me. I have Mr. Shizoku, Rin, my godfather back home, and KiKi to protect me if things go belly up. And I think it'll be cool! I'd love to talk about sirens for a class period!"

Egyn let out a hefty sigh.

Egyn - "Gakiniuj, if this is what you want I will not stop you. However, I will expect protection for him when I am unavailable, Samael."

Mephisto - "Naturally. I have ample protection for him in class already. No need to worry, brother."

Fujimoto - "Alright. I have no objections."

Rin - "Good, now you and Dad have to shake on it. No bad blood from the past to muck up the future."

Egyn - "Rin, I hardly think that's necessary."

Rin - "Shake on it, please?"

Egyn and Fujimoto shared a look of disdain before the two of them reached over the table for a quick handshake. Rin smiled softly at them both before taking his own seat.

Rin - "I hope everyone enjoys dinner."

They all tucked into their meal. Fujimoto was pleasantly surprised at the bold and subtle flovors of the borscht.

Fujimoto - "This soup is delicious, who made it?"

Séan - "Oh, that's be my Uncle Dmitri! He's from Russia and made this for me all the time when I was a child."

Fujimoto - "I didn't think you were Russian."

Séan - "I'm not, I'm South Africa-Irish on my Pa's side. I mainly grew up on Akamaru with Uncle Dmitri and Egyn raising me."

Fujimoto - "Forgive me if this is a rude question, but why do you refer to him in various ways instead of just one?"

Séan - "I am governed by the vibes, the vibes dictate what I call people at any given moment."

Fujimoto spared a glance at Egyn for a further explanation but received a subtle shake of the head as an answer.

Fujimoto - "I see. Rin- er..."

Rin - "It's alright, you can call me Rin outside of the classroom."

Fujimoto - "Thank you, why do you need protection all the time?"

Rin - "I'm a pacifist. I'd rather not get into fights or watch them happen if I can help it. I'm not a fan of yelling...so I..."

Rin's head fell toward him plate. Mephisto placed his hand gently on his forehead and carefully held him there.

Egyn - "Picking up were Rin left off, He is exceptionally strong, however his healing is severly weaken, caused from an incident on Akamaru when he was a babe. His healing is marginally faster than a human, though not every injury he sustains can be healed. Thus, he is often needing protection from myself, Séan, or someone else close to him. Recently he sustained chemical burns to his forearm, leg, and tail and they have yet to heal."

Yukio - "Can I ask what happened?"

Egyn - "I'm not certain Rin would -"

Rin - "It's okay Dad. I don't mind."

Egyn - "Very well. When he was a babe, Akamaru was only in the beginning stages. After I invited a inter-species couple to the island, the demon saw Rin with his blue flames and reacted purely on instinct. The attack immensely hindered his healing leaving his health in a fragile state, and he will most likely never recover from such a blow. After the attack, combined with the brief stint where his demonic powers were sealed, he grew up very sickly with numerous health concerns. She felt terrible and pleaded with me for some sort of punishment. And she served such punishment. Now, she and Rin have a close bond and are one of each other's favorite people."

Séan - "Gwen is a good person, she just saw the blue flames that normally belong to Satan and reacted to protect herself and her boo. No one knew Satan had another kid before that. Most still don't, aside from Lord Egyn and the other seven princes."

Rin - "It's in the past and I love Guinevere. She's nice and protects the fishers from bad storms and the like."

The rest of dinner was eaten in a relatively comfortable silence. Rin, Yukio, and Séan ended up passing out after fighting over what movie to watch.

Fujimoto - "I still despise you."

Egyn - "Yes, and I you."

Fujimoto - "But I want to make this work for their sake if nothing else."

Egyn - "Agreed. So, are we in agreement?"

Fujimoto - "Yeah."

The two men shook hands, properly.

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