Vanilla Smoke (Blue Exorcist)

Chapter 32

Gomenasai!!!! (I'm really sorry!)(( It's an anime fanfiction, I can do a bit of Japanese everyone and a while, right?)) I didn't have time to edit it yesterday night so I had to wait until I got home and finished my homework before I could edit the chapter and publish it. Don't hate me, or slaughter me, or cause me any form of physical, mental, or imaginary harm, I'm an airhead(not the edible kind) and I screwed up because the author has some things to do sometimes as well. So, this chapters a tad bit longer than the recent one, so enjoy!!

Shuku's knuckles were white from her grip on the straps on her backpack as she stared blankly at their destination for the next three days, her dread hidden underneath an unreadable mask. Something was going to happen here, within those next three days, something big and life changing. What? She had no idea, but she had her theories. First off, she knew it was going to include the Knights of the True cross since nothing had happened yet, even though Rin had been discovered, and Shuku was put on watch. Next, it was going to involve Rin. He had been caught, red handed, and the consequences were sure to follow. And the last was that Amaimon was going to be involved one way or another, Shuku had a gut feeling he wasn't done yet, still not entertained.

"Yeah!" Rin jumped with excitement and went off into the forest, his excitement filling the air, lightening the mood, making Shuku emerge from her serious, solemn thoughts. Everyone went off into the forest, all almost as happy as Rin, Though, Shuku found it extremely hard to act happy about going into a demon infested forest for the next three days.

Shuku walked up to a tree and stared up it. A smirk came to mind as Shuku started climbing up it when no one was looking, despite having a heavy pack on her back. In reality, Shuku was generally unfazed by its presence. She heard Shima scream in fright, something about bugs, and the air started smelling like bug repellent. Smoke worked better, she knew this from experience. Shuku's right eye started glowing as she inspected her surroundings.

The forest had small berries in the lower brush, but a higher humidity level. No freshwater was seen near by, possible threats of lower level demon activity at night. It was warmer here than in the mountain forests. Shuku still had her hood on and up despite that fact though, temperatures would drop as the night progressed. Shuku climber a bit higher, into the tree canopy. She watched the other below her, the popped her head up above the tree line. Just on the horizon, you could see the city where they had just come from, a glistening mountain of silver and glass. When Shuku climber down a branch or two, she saw her classmates gathering their things and following Glasses down an obvious trail. Shuku smirked as an idea came to mind.

Shuku followed them, but not on the ground, but in the trees, ninja style. Making her steps silent, she jumped from branch to branch with cat-like agility and ease. Shuku had stuffed her pockets with acorns, all part of a plan. The afternoon sun was hot, but Shuku didn't give a crap and didn't let it slow her down. However, it clearly seemed to be wearing out everyone, but Rin that was. He was packed full with excitement and inhuman energy. Shura had done the smart thing and given Rin her pack, which didn't slow him at all.

Shuku distantly listened to Yukio's lecture on the forest. It was on stuff she had concluded when up in the first tree. And how they had to set up camp before nightfall. No duh Captain Four Eyes. The group slowed and stared at Rin, who had found a small spring of water coming from a rock. Wow, he found fresh water.

"Hey? Has anyone, seen Shuku?" Shima asked, looking around, not finding her.

"Nope. Who cares, probably off ahead somewhere." Izumo shrugged. No one said anything about her after that. Gee, thanks.....

Shuku stopped in a branch to Rin's right and pulled out an acorn. Shuku smiled evilly and chucked the acorn with impossible accuracy. It hit another branch to Rin's left and it made a loud noise before crashing into the bushes. Almost in sync, everyone's heads turned towards the bush. Shuku moved to a new position, and positioned herself in a squatting position in took out another position before her location could be discovered. Like a ninja. Shuku noticed Shura waving it off, Rin being curious, and everyone else not really caring, except for Yukio, who no doubt had a hand on one of his guns, in case there was a hostile demon.