I Can Always Count On You

Chapter Three (Edited)

Back at True Cross Academy, school was quiet. No Rin snoring in the background, no Yukio teaching, no sound of pens scratching. Bon, Shima, Konekomaru, Shiemi, and Izumo sat at their desks. Even through their teacher wasn't currently there, no one moved. No one was talking. The room was deathly silent. All that could be heard was Bon tapping his foot impatiently, his arms crossed in front of him. He was not paying attention to anyone but himself. His tapping was clearly pissing his class mates and friends off. 

Shima was getting annoyed with his friend. He listened to Bon's annoying tapping for a few more minutes before snapping, glaring at him. He very rarely got upset and very, very rarely just angry with his friends. "Bon! I swear to god! If you keeping tapping your foot-" he got frustrated when his friend interrupted him. 

Bon looked at Shima and glared at him, huffing in annoyance. "You'll do what!?" He whispered angrily. "What can you possibly do, Shima!?" The male rolled his eyes and crossed his arms. He was beyond upset and concerned.

"Suguro? Are you okay?" Konekomaru asked him softly. "You can always talk to us about anything. We've always been there for you and we always will." He smiled happily. He was the glue that held Shima and Bon together. 

"Yes. I'm perfectly peachy. Just perfect." Bon said through his clenched jaw. After a few deep breath to calm down, he shook his head and sighed. "What is even the point? You can see right through me. I'm very worried about Rin and our teacher. I haven't gotten any updates or anything from Rin." He mumbled softly, feeling very embarrassed as this behavior was not like him at all. 

The pink haired male placed a hand on his friend's shoulder. "They are okay, dude. You have nothing to worry about. Rin has Yukio and they can look after each other just fine. Just relax okay?" He told him, trying to get his friend to relax. All Bon did was nod and sigh softly, taking deep breaths. 

"Anyone wanna get some lunch?" Konekomaru suggested and the group nodded their heads, leaving the classroom all together. They got lunch together and ate quietly. It just wasn't the same without Rin there cracking jokes and arguing with Bon. All Suguro could do was pick at his food. He was far too distracted and lost in thought to really enjoy his ramen. 

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Meanwhile at the mission, things were not going successfully or as planned. Many men and women were injured, but it was far to dangerous to get them any help. The demon was running amok within the area. They were far too determined to give up and let the demon ruin anything. Yukio was firing shots but missing. No one get to close without getting harmed. All of the sudden before anyone could say a word to Rin, the demon grabbed him and get him hostage, knocking away the blue haired boy's sword so he couldn't defend himself. It was even managing to stop anyone who tried to help the older brother. Shura yelled to Yukio. "Yukio! Rin!" She pointed to the demon. 

"Rin!" Yukio turned that way, firing at he demon but missed. His shot was always very accurate. With Rin being held in the way, he didn't have a clear target. He had his weapon pointed at the demon. "Rin! Hold on! I'm coming to get you." He yelled to his brother, frustrated that he couldn't protect him more. 

Rin struggled against the grip on the monster behind. He kicked his feet and thrashed around. "Let go of me, you bastard!" He yelled and irrupted into blue flames. He could hardly stay in control now that he was weaponless. His ears grew and his tail came out of his pants were it usually was hidden. "Gah! Let me go!" 

The younger brother hated seeing his brother struggle. He had to do something. "Rin!" He was joined side by side with Shura. She was cursing under her breath. They tried to think of something together to get Rin out of this mess. 

However, the demon hissed and laughed coldly. "Ah. The young prince. Oh has your father been waiting an awfully long time to see you." He told Rin, as he was the only one who could understand them. The demon tried to take Rin with him back to hell.

Still struggling, Rin spat at the demon. "Let go of me! You son of a bitch!" His flames grew wilder the angrier he got with the beast. "Yukio! Help me!" He yelled to his brother as the demon carried him away. 

"Nii-san! Rin!" Yukio ran after the demon. He fired a few shots at the demon to get it's attention. "Hey! Back here!" He yelled at it. The demon turned back and roared loudly. Yukio pointed his weapon at the demon. "Let my brother go!" 

The eldest brother was running out of ideas. His flames were out of control and they had no effect on the demon. "Yukio! Shura! Help me!" He yelled, struggling more. "Bastard!" He looked at his brother, eyes wide. There was that slight fear in his eyes. The fact that his brother's weapon was practically pointed at him and the fact that the weapon was going to take him away.

Yukio had no other choice. He had to try. He had to save his brother. His finger left the trigger and at that moment, everything seemed to slow down. One bullet hit the demon right where Yukio wanted. However, Rin called out in pain. The other bullet that had left Yukio's weapon had hit his own brother. "No! Rin!" He yelled and took off running towards him. 

Rin collapsed onto the ground. His flames slowly fading until they were gone. His breathing was short and scattered. "Thank...you... Yukio." His eyes opened and closed slowly, trying to take in as much air as possible. 

Yukio took his brother in his arms, lifting him off the ground. "No no no, come on Rin. Come on nii-san, stay awake. Do not close your eyes." When he looked at his brother, he was unconscious. "Shit! We need a doctor immediately!" He yelled for helped. Even though he had done may years in medicine, his brother needed help as soon as possible. 

A doctor ran over towards the two brothers. He understood the eldest brother's condition and called for a group of exorcists and a cot. They lifted the unconscious brother and places him down. "Let's get him to the nearest hospital." He ordered and the group of exorcists rushed Rin off to the hospital. 

Mephisto placed a hand on the youngest brother's shoulder. "Go with him, Yukio. He will need you when he awakes. We can take care of the rest. Don't worry here." 

Yukio nodded his head. "Thank you sir." He ran after his brother and got into the ambulance with him and the doctor. Inside Rin's pocket was his phone. Unfortunately, he had to do the job of calling Suguro and telling him. The ambulance went straight to the hospital without stopping. 

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Back at True Cross Academy, the gang hasn't let the cafeteria from finishing their lunch. They had laughed at Shima's stupid jokes, Bon even cracked  a smile. After his bowl of ramen, they all shared a bowl of rice and curry. It was nice to spend the time distracted from Rin and his brother. Soon enough his phone began to ring. Bon took it out of his pocket and smiled. "It's Rin." He answered his phone. "Hey Okumura, took ya long enough. 

It wasn't Rin. "Suguro? This is Yukio." He was pacing in the waiting room as his brother was in the emergency room. 

Bon became instantly worried and concerned. He got up and walked away from his friends to have the conversation privately. "Yukio? Why do you have Rin's phone? Has something happened?" He asked many questions. 

"It was a complete accident, I swear. I didn't mean for it to happen. Shit..." Yukio rambled, sounding stressed and scared. His brother was all he had left, he couldn't let anything happen to him. 

"Woah, woah woah. Slow down, Yukio. What happened to Rin?" Bon spoke slowly and softly, sweating in fear. He was beyond worried now. 

Yukio sighed, taking a deep breath. "I hit him. I shot my brother. It was an accident, there was a demon. I didn't know what else to do and I panicked." He rubbed his forehead. 

Bon was shocked, scared, and worried. "Where is he now? Is he okay?" He managed to get out and say to him.

"True Cross Hospital. Get here soon. He just got of the emergency room." 

"I'm on my way." Bon hung up the phone, running out of the cafeteria. He called for a cab to the hospital, getting worried. "Hospital. Now." The cab driver took him immediately. 

"Bon!!" Shima and Konekomaru called after him, followed by Shiemi and Izumo out of the cafeteria. They looked around and sighed. "He's gone..." They couldn't find him anywhere. 

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