Vanilla Smoke (Blue Exorcist)

Chapter 28

            Shuku strolled around the park with a bored expression, Hebimaru acting like a scarf. It was hot, quiet, and boring. She just wandered around aimlessly, following where her feet took her. Honestly, she was lost in the maze of vendor booths, though she would never admit it, her pride refused. Shuku wanted to find the place with all the big rides. Climbing that roller coaster that said "GO TO HELL" on it sounded like a great idea at that moment in time.

       Shuku popped her head around the corner, and saw an exit, then sighed in relief. Walking out of the vendor section Shuku looked up at the Ferris wheel off in the distance, and the roller coaster just across the opening. Shuku smiled mischievously, an excuse forming in her head to as why she would be up there if she was caught. Hebimaru glanced at Shuku, realizing what his master was about to do, and looked up at her.

      "Master Shuku. As much as I know it would please you to climb the amusement park rides please re-... You don't even care." Hebimaru deadpanned in his snake-like way as Shuku gripped onto the maintenance ladder of the ride, and started climbing up to the peak of the coaster.

      Shuku had thrown caution to the wind, not giving a crap if she fell, cause she wouldn't. Up at the top, she could get a clear view of the entire park, and keep watch from up there. And Shuku just wanted to see the whole park as well. She'd never been to an amusement park, or anything close to the matter. It was always training and her duties as the priestess. No one gave two shits to what she thought or wanted, other than the handmaid, which always used to pester over her when she got back from training bruised and cut, with a side of exhausted.

     At the top of the ride, Shuku would never admit it, but her eyes lit up. The view from the top was phenomenal. She could see all of the rides over the whole park, and the maze of vendor booths, and the beginning of the park. Shuku deadpanned as she realized that all she had to do was go straight, and she would've gotten to the same location, in less time. Damn it... 

     Shuku's gaze focused as she mentally zoomed in on the small figure below her, near a giant Clown statue. She was absolutely positive that Mephisto had the world's biggest ego right now. She pushed her hair out of her scarred eye and her vision seemed to zoom in. It was Rin. From the looks of it, he was on his phone, but then, Shuku froze. There, above Rin, there was a demon. Definitely not the ghost they had been sent to find, no. There, above Rin, was Amaimon, the Demon King of Earth. A high-class demon and a son of Satan. 

      Hebimaru spotted him as well and hissed. Shuku was frozen. This. Was. Bad. It was obvious he was focused on Rin, but Shuku knew, if she was found, she'd be in for a whole lot of bullshit. If she was discovered, then he probably wouldn't keep quiet about her, and then she would have to leave, go find another safe place to hide and get stronger. But inside, she doubted she would be that lucky to strike gold twice. She just prayed that he held no concern for her and her own ego was getting in the way. After all, why exactly would a demon king be interested in her, let alone notice her?

      Shuku watched in both fascination and fear as Amaimon took Rin sword, so effortlessly, away from him and inspected it, tossing the bag Rin kept it in down to Rin with disregard. Shuku could hear Rin shouting in protest, but couldn't make out the words. She should leave, she shouldn't give a fuck about anyone and save herself, keep herself safe, not sit there like fucking pigeon. 

      Amaimon repeated sheathed, and unsheathed Rin's sword, causing him to go back and forth between demon mode and normal Rin. If not for the potential danger to her existence, she would've been highly amused, having to want to do that herself, just to piss Rin off to get him to fight her. Rin wasn't very fond of sparing with Shuku, so she had to piss him off the point where he wanted to fight her.