Brotherly Hatred | ✔️ | Blue Exorcist

Anti-hero

How could he help me out of this? He played little role in my issues, there was no way he could make a difference. Then again, I wasn't about to decline his offer, any help was enough for me. I stared at him in confusion, the wind blowing passed us and it caused his hair to fall in front of his eyes. The crimson dyed tips have started to fade and they no longer matched his eyes completely, he would probably redo them soon. He brushed said hair from his face and gave me a sad smile.

"If we tell them about the jobs we do, and if we tell them that you were on one that night, that should be enough evidence. We have people in this school who could back us up, all of our customers are witnesses to what we do. Sure, it might be a hassle to get someone to defend you after everything that has happened, but there has to be someone who is willing to help." He continued to ramble on and I leaned my arm against the wall, shaking my head.

"If we do that, the academy will do everything they can to disband us. You're going to risk your job for my sake? I can't do that to you, Satoshi, it's wrong. There has to be another way, they will figure it out eventually..." I didn't sound very confident in that last statement, and he jumped on that immediately.

"And what if they don't? You could stay guilty for this whole fiasco for the rest of your life, do you seriously want that? I don't think so, and this is your best option." He ran a hand through his hair, walking up and hugging me. My arm dropped from the wall, the rough brick scrapping my skin and I flinched. His tall form loomed over me and I had no choice but to accept the gesture. He sighed, "I don't give a rats ass about our jobs, losing a few bucks is more than worth your innocence." I felt my cheeks burn and my heart thudded against my chest. He cared that much? I was just a demon that he met by coincidence.

I pushed myself away from him, his eyes darting down to meet mine. "Um, why do you care about me so much? You do realize that I'm the son of Satan, right? You should hate me right now..."

He scoffed, "who am I to judge you by your lineage? You weren't raised in Gehenna were you?" I shook my head and he shrugged, "see, you grew up with humans, you basically are human. I don't know why everyone else is causing such a fuss, I guess it's just more gossip to spread around. They'll get bored of it quick, and after that, you'll be able to live normally again." He sounded so confident in a future he had no control of, but his words made me hopeful.

"I've been a bit hard on you." I stated, my voice going quiet. He seemed confused by my confession and I sighed. "After everything went down, I kinda promised myself that I'd stay away from the group, not because I thought you were bad people, but because I thought I'd cause more trouble. But, I still held some sort of resentment toward you, because if I'd never met you, I wouldn't have been on that job in the first place." I blew the hair from my eyes and averted my gaze. "It was a selfish thing to do, and I'm sorry. You're trying to help me, not hurt me."

He laughed, "you've always been spiteful and unpredictable, that's what I like about you. In a way, you remind me of my own brother, but you aren't a dick like him. I guess that's why I've grown so attached to you, you're like family now." My heart thudded against my chest again, first, I made peace with Yukio and now this... I was beginning to feel my gray clouded outlook on life grow a bit of color. "Anyway," he snapped me out of my daze and I blinked, my cheeks pink. "I plan on skipping my next period to go up to Sir Pheles and talk about this. You're welcome to come, seeing as how this is all about you." He chuckled and went to go lean against the wall, but he suddenly flinched away from the bricks and took a few steps away from the building. "What the fuck!"

I stared at him in shock, my gaze following his. My eyes landed on the weathered bricks, but my breath hitched when I noticed a dark color smeared along the wall. Satoshi walked up to the building and he touched the discoloration, his fingers coming back a bright crimson. I hid my arms behind my back and swallowed hard, oops... how the hell could I forget about that? I'm seriously one hell of an idiot, but then again, I didn't make it into True Cross because of my academics. His eyes shifted to me... haha, blood red irises, why did all of my friends have coincidental eye colors?