Rin couldn't stop laughing at Suguro, who'd been scolded by his mother for his hair and piercings. "What, are you going to turn into a chicken or something?!" The woman growled. Rin howled with laughter, leaning on Shima for support.

"Rin, please, act professional." Yukio sighed, trying not to let his irritation show. "I wondered why they called him Bonbon. No wonder, he's the young master of a temple." Izumo snickered. "Yeah, and he's a wannabe rebel, too." Rin wheezed. It was that line that snapped everyone out of their stupor watching Rin laugh. He'd never laughed like that in front of any of them. Or laughed at all in front of them, actually.

"Oi, Whaddaya mean, 'wannabe'?!" Suguro turned around. "Unlike you, I was an actual rebel and delinquent in my hometown. You try, but you only look the part. You're too smart and too nice to be a rebel!" Rin snorted. The students all looked at Yukio for confirmation. He nodded. "He got into a lot of trouble." Yukio confirmed. "He was also how I practiced being a doctor."

"But didn't you become an Exorcist first?" Konekomeru pointed out. "Yes, that's correct." Yukio answered. "So why did Rin-Senpai become an Exorcist years after you?" Konekomeru wondered. "I was too lazy to spend all day every day studying and working, so I waited until we were first years in highschool." Rin drawled, not liking the topic of conversation.

Suguro's mom intervened and told them where they could help and they started working.

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Rin sighed, walking down the hallway. No one wanted him anywhere near them. "Pssst! Hey! Come here, I need some help." A voice whisper-shouted. He turned and headed out a door curiously.

A fat old man in a priest's garb sat next to a couple watermelons in a small tub of cold water. Kuro popped up from the brush around them and landed on Rin's shoulder. He hadn't seen the cat in a while, but of course he knew he'd probably followed the train or maybe even snuck into a train car.

"That watermelon looks delicious!" The cat cried. Rin chuckled. Of course the familiar only showed up for food. Rin rolled his eyes.

"I need help cutting this watermelon. But don't tell anybody, I wanted to treat everybody!" The priest grinned. He looked so cheerful that Rin couldn't help but smile back. He could smell the alcohol on this guy, but he wasn't completely wasted.

Rin set a watermelon out and took the knife the man gave him. "I'm Tatsuma Suguro, the head priest." The man said. Rin snickered. "So you're Ryuji's dad, huh? And a priest. A little early to be drinking isn't it?" Rin grinned. "Ah, seems I've been caught!" The man laughed. "Degenerate old priest. You remind me of my dad." Rin snorted.

"Who's your dad?" Tatsuma asked politely. "Fujimoto Shiro. He died a couple years ago. He wasn't my real dad. He adopted my brother and I." Rin answered. "Fujimoto-kun?! So you're his son, eh? Seems he wasn't too bad of a father then." Tatsuma sighed. "You knew dad?" Rin side-eyed him. The old man nodded.

"Yep. He was a good man."

Rin smiled, albeit a bit sad. He wasn't as good as Tatsuma thought, given the fact that he was a clone of Azazel, trained to find and kill any demons he saw, no matter if they were innocent or not. Shiro was their previous weapon, their go-to war dog who did whatever they told him.

Until the one time he defied orders and then was forced to raise Rin and Yukio. He'd tried to give them to Mephisto and the damned Clown Bastard had told Shiro that the simple deal they'd made when Shiro was a child bound him to Mephisto. Shiro was forced to raise the kids of the woman he'd loved and be the Paladin at the same time.

Rin wondered if he'd ever wanted to get married after Yuri or if he preferred being a priest.

"Ah, aren't you one of the teachers in the Cram school? You know my son, Ryuji?" Tatsuma guessed, breaking Rin out of his thoughts. Rin shook his head. "I'm not a teacher, just mentor. But I do know your son. He's angry all the time. There is not a single relaxed bone in that guy's body." Rin sighed. "Oh, so you too huh? Ryuji and I are kind of in the middle of a spat right now."

They both sighed at the thought of the teen's anger and energy.

Tatsuma gave an excuse to leave and jumped over the rooftop and left Rin to deal with the watermelons. He carried three trays into the rooms of sick. There happened to be a few adults fighting in the midst.

He watched up until the woman summoned a Naga. Then, he whistled sharply and the Naga hissed, retreating. The woman looked surprised at her arm. She looked up at Rin, but he was already giving watermelon to the sick and pretending nothing happened. An elderly man thanked him and his old wife next to him pinched Rin's cheek. He laughed and said it was nothing.

"Man I wish I could be as youthful as you. I used to be able to lift three crates of supplies at a time!" Another man marveled. "Ah, I've got to be strong to be an Exorcist. It comes with the job." Rin brushed it off.

"Hey, you! Who are you?!" The snake woman from before snapped at him. He considered ignoring her for being so rude, but sighed and answered. "My name's Rin. I'm an Upper middle class Knight." He answered. "How'd you do that?!" She asked. He looked at her, confused. "Do what?"

"You know what I mean! The thing with the Naga!" She insisted. He laughed sheepishly. "Uh, I just got here. I was told to give fresh fruit to the sick. I don't know what you're talking about, Miss." He claimed. "That's crap! I know it was you!" She cried. "Mamushi, he just got here! Calm down! He didn't do anything!" The man from before came to his rescue.

"Ugh! Fine! But I'm watching you!" She huffed. He gave her a deadpan. "Look, do you want watermelon or not?" He asked. She rolled her eyes and the blonde from before snickered. "The snake bitch is giving the poor guy a hard time. Just take the damn watermelon!" He laughed. The older one elbowed him in the stomach. "Stop starting fights, Kinzou!" He hissed.

Rin sighed and continued to serve watermelon to the sick.

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At the end of the day, Shura and the twins released the ExWires to go eat and do whatever they wanted. Bon asked to go see his dad, who was in the temple further up the mountain, and Rin felt bad. He'd seen and talked to Suguro's dad, but he also thought it was for the best. Tatsuma had said they were in the middle of a spat. Can't have arguing during a battle, so maybe Suguro should just wait.

Rin ate with Yukio on the roof of a building. "Do you think we should tell them that Shura gave them the wrong bag?" Rin questioned. Yukio's eyes widened and he hurried to the edge of the roof to peer at his students, Rin laughing quietly behind him. His hand slipped and he almost fell off the roof, but Rin's tail caught him and pulled him back up. "You should be more careful." Rin chided. Yukio glared. "Usually, I'm the one telling you that."

"Hmm, on second thought, wait here. I'm gonna go snatch some of that beer." Rin hummed, jumping down with the grace of a cat. He came back a few minutes later with four cans of Chuhai.

"You expect me to actually drink that while we're still underage?" Yukio asked drily. His twin grinned.

"You're a goody-two shoes prick, so I don't expect anything from you. I'm gonna down these all by myself." He responded.

"Rin, that's illegal." Yukio told him seriously. "I don't count, I only exist in the world of Exorcists and Demons. And my authority issues don't really let me follow the rules more than I have to, soooo..." He threw back.

"Oh my god." Yukio groaned as Rin opened the first can and started drinking.