Blue Exorcist: Memories of the Hunted

Chapter Fourteen:Past (Part 1)

Hide! Hide! Annahime thought to herself as she ran outside of the white pale house under the back porch steps. She curled up; her knees to her chest and her arms around her legs. There were footsteps coming around the corner of the house and she sat still hoping not to be found. Mephisto kneeled down and looked at Annahime.

"Well now you must be frightened." He said holding out his hand to her. Annahime took Mephisto's hand and they walked out as James walked to them.

"What do you have their Mephisto?" James said kneeling down to Annahime, "Hey what's your name little one?" he asked her as she hid behind Mephisto.

"Ha ha! She is a shy one and has taken a liking to you." James said chuckling.

"It seems so-"

"Sir Pheles this child comes with us now." Miss Diana said sharply cutting off Mephisto and jerking Annahime's wrist off of his sleeve.

Annahime squirmed and ran back to Mephisto gripping his pant leg. Mephisto picked up Annahime, and Diana explained what the situation was as they walked. Mephisto, James, and Diana got into a car; Mephisto holding Annahime on his lap, while James was stuck in the middle seat with Diana to his right.

"We are going to court now to see what to do with this child." Diana explained arriving at Vatican headquarters.

The court room began and James made a proposal for Mephisto to be the guardian of Annahime and won the jury over. Mephisto was walking along with James as Annahime was still following behind Mephisto. "How old do you think she is?" James asked looking at Mephisto. "Three." Annahime said gripping Mephisto's collar on the sleeve of his shirt.

"Three years old? Well then Mephisto you got a long way to go." James said smiling as Mephisto glared at him.

"I do not understand why you made me her guardian and not you. Surely you make a better one than I am." Mephisto explained looking down at Annahime.

"Well if the kid feels safer with you, then she stays with you Sir Pheles." James said patting her head.

The night came as Mephisto read Annahime to sleep in her room. Mephisto paused and noticed her asleep as he closed the book and stood up from the chair beside her bed. He closed the door to her room and walked to his own.

I dare say I may be not out of my wager with the man upstairs. Never the less I best be careful. I have a uneasy feeling about this. Mephisto thought looking out the window.

The morning came on her sixth birthday and Annahime had to go to work with Mephisto after school was let out. She rode with him to the high school of True Cross Academy, Annahime looked out the window as always and was amazed at the size and shape of the structure. Mephisto pulled her back down to her seat smiling at her.

"It amazes you every time Annie?" Mephisto asked as she turned her head.

"Yeah!" Annahime replied smiling wide.

They got out of the vehicle and walked up as one of the students ran up to Mephisto.

"Sir Pheles, there's another one over there again!" he said as Mephisto looked to where the commotion was.

He pushed the student aside, "Go to your room now school is cancelled for the rest of the day." Mephisto said picking up Annahime swiftly.

"What's wrong?" Annahime asked looking around and seeing people panicking.

"Rest assured it will be over quickly." He said putting her in one of the Exorcist's care. "Do not let anything happen to her, understand?"

"Yes, sir." The exorcist said taking her out of harm's way.

Mephisto walked up to the scene, fire was blazing shades of red, orange, and yellow out of one side of the school, ashes were taking fight into the wind, on the roof top of the school was to be seen a man draped in full black, canceled his face with a mask, and holding a student hostage. Mephisto twirled his umbrella and pointed it at the man, and started to count from one the three in German. Annahime noticed that the man had not a hostage but something much worse she wiggled out of the Exorcist's arms, and ran to where Mephisto was.

"Mephy! Wait!" Annahime said putting out her hands and stopping Mephisto after he counted to three.

"Annahime!?" Mephisto said shockingly as he spun around.

It was too late he had counted to three as Annahime had awakened her power sending it in a white light straight up to the blast that Mephisto created. The masked man had jumped down from the building only to see the two powers intertwine with each other and hitting him and the side of the burning school head on. The man fell to the ground as a white light came from the two's powers blinding the whole city. Mephisto shielded Annahime from the blast that was about to come, but instead saw it implodeded in on itself. Then it disappeared along with the fire and the man. Mephisto looked at the scene and was shocked. He in all his years never seening anything like that happening while watching the school started to fix itself.

He looked at Annahime, "Anna..." he barley manages to say aloud.

"I'm sorry it won't happen again. I'm sorry!" She replied tearing up. Mephisto put his hand on her cheek.

"No, Now do not apologize for saving people." He said picking her up and tossing her in the air.

"You have a gift!" He proclaimed loudly with a smile.

Annahime blinked, "I-it's good?" she said in a conserning voice.

She started crying and He wiped away some of her tears, "It is very good, but why are you crying my dear?" Mephisto said in consern.

Annahime said nothing and hugged Mephisto tightly. Mephisto sighed and walked with her in arms to the other exorcists.

The night sweeps in silently as Mephisto puts Annahime to bed after her birthday party. He sits down in a chair pondering what Annahime did and became baffled.

I have never seen anything like this in all my years in this world. He thought in his mind when his phone rang.