Nefarious [Ao No Exorcist]

Chapter Two: Home

Whimpering the young demon slid down the painfully hard brick wall, he had no idea were where he was his feet ached and blistered. sighing he slid down a fence resting his head in between his knees, shivering from the cold winds. he'd been walking for the past three hours and the sun had already gone down

"hey! what are you doing outside it's dangerous" the black-haired demon squinted as a bright light shone into his crimson eyes, standing above him was a tall man with large muscular arms, covered in tattoo and a sharp jaw, he appeared to be in his early fifties.

"oh? i-i don't really have anywhere to stay for the moment," he muttered not sure what to say. wrapping his arms around himself as the wind blew back, shivering in the cold. the older man tutted in sympathy, before reaching out his hand with a kind smile.

"well, kiddo why don't you stay we me for a bit?" the tall man offered him a hand, which the young demon grabbed as the man pulled him up and offered him his thick overcoat which he took gratefully wrapping it around his body with a satisfied sigh.

as he followed the older man home like a lost puppy "so what your name?" the young demon asked tilting his head, to eye the brown-eyed man up and down.

"well, my name is Nagashima Yoshiyuki and yours?" Yoshiyuki hummed as he led the young demon into his house, a large traditional Japanese style home, surrounded by a moat filled with colourful koi fish.

"well I honestly can't remember my name." the crimson eyed demon muttered, he was telling the truth it had been so long since someone had spoken his name many 17 or so years. he couldn't even remember the name of his mother nor his father's names either.

"oh you poor thing," Yoshiyuki sighed as he opened the slider doors and led him in, where a fire was crackling in the fireplace with a wide-eyed owl perched on its little stand, it's molten amber eyes staring into his soul.

the young demon eyed the owl with a scowl, it was a low-level demon. "so you don't have anyone?" Yoshiyuki asked solemnly, as he slid off his heavy set boots and slid on a pair of slippers, the young demon followed in suit.

"no I don't, even if I did I can't remember anything," he mumbled flinching as the low-level demon flew onto Yoshiyuki's shoulder, who eyed him in perplexion.

"can you see Tsuki? she's my familiar." Yoshiyuki inquired leaning closer to him, panicking the young crimson eyed demon nodded slowly unsure as to what Yoshiyuki was going on about.

"I'm an Exorcist, I have been trained with the abilities and to combat demons,"

"wahh that's cool."

That night upper-rank exorcist, Nagashima Yoshiyuki had taken in the young demon who he had soon adopted, and took the name Nagashima Shinso. after a few months, Shinso had soon discovered what his demonic powers were capable. meanwhile, Yoshiyuki was introducing him to exorcism.

"Otosan, wait for me! my legs are too short." Shinso wheezed as he ran to catch up with the 6'3" exorcist, Yoshiyuki looked back as he strode along the steep and winding path, amusement danced in his chocolate eyes, Tsuki perched on his shoulders preening her pale silver feathers.

"come on Shinso, hurry up stubby legs I want you to meet a couple of people." Yoshiyuki mused, as he stood still waiting for the huffing teen to catch up with him glaring at the taller male with his crimson eyes, Shinso pouted.

spawnling don't look so pouty sensei is right you are rather short

Shinso glared up at the owlish demon, who simply just stared down at him as he walked by Yoshiyuki's side. that another thing Shinso had discovered that he could communicate with lower classed demons and he had quite a particular bond with them.

Shinso was connected naturalistic demons, they were drawn to him and loved to hang around his room, and they hid when Yoshiyuki would come in they were pretty harmless so he would let them stay and look after them.

"where are we even going Otosan?" Shinso asked curiously tilting his head, his straight black hair tilting with the movement as he licked his lips, a habit he had when he wanted to know something, flashing his sharp and slightly elongated canines.

"We are going to the True Cross campus, I need to pick up a few things and I want to introduce you to the principal." Yoshiyuki hummed thoughtfully as they soon approached the large structure.

Shinso breathed in wonder as he gazed around, sparkly-eyed as he followed Yoshiyuki around until they came across the school. at night Shinso had flown over the True Cross campus in his demonic form but he had never been inside.

"This is so cool!" he chirped pushing his jet black hair out of his face to see everything better, after getting slightly blinded by the sun after staring up up the tall building that was directly under the hot sun. he squished his eyes shut and fluttered them as blackness danced in his vision.

Yoshiyuki laughed at Shinso's antics as he led the young teen through the campus and into the school, luckily no one was wandering down the halls. after wandering around they had come to the principal's office.

taking a deep breath Yoshiyuki knocked on the door as it swung open to reveal Mephisto spinning around in his chair while sucking on a lollipop.

"Mephisto, long time no see."