Opposites attract

Hatred

Aria sat at the dinner table swishing her cereal and milk around. When she awoke this morning, Mephisto gave her a brief update on what happened the night before. That Rin had killed Amaimon and her. About Raphael's visit and how he revived her. Aria's eyes were glazed over, lost in thought. Her facial expression was the saddest Mephisto had ever seen. Sighing, he pulled a seat next to her. He placed his hand on her shoulder and rubbed it comfortingly.
"If you don't eat, you'll get sick. We can't have that. Say ahhhhh.~" He held a spoonful of cereal to her mouth. His other hand was hovering under the spoon so milk wouldn't fall. Aria lifted her gaze to him and she softly sighed as well.
"I'm not hungry." She abruptly stood up causing Mephisto to drop the spoon and cereal. "I'm going to take additional shifts at the coffee shop to earn extra money." She didn't look at him.
"Oh don't worry about that. I took the liberty to quit for you!~" Mephisto smiled at her.
"What?! Why?!" She glared at him and Mephisto glared right back. She was being disrespectful and very unlike her usual self.
"Because I can provide you with everything you need. The only thing you have to work at is your training, using your scythe, healing and the like." Mephisto towered over her. His eyes narrowed at the girl and caused her to tense up a bit. He gave Aria THAT look. The look she hated because he appeared positively devilish.
"I just want my own money. I don't want to be your burden." Aria stared at the floor in embarrassment.
"Nonsense. Now run off to school and take this." He placed a small green coin purse in her hand. It had Amaimon's face on it.
"... Why are you being mean?...." Aria whispered as she stared at the purse.
"I'll check with the school staff to make sure you've eaten and that you attend all your classes. Be a good girl Aria.~" He waved her off and ignored her question. The girl held the little coin purse to her chest tightly. She felt her heart flutter in pain for a moment and she held back tears. 'What do I do now?...' she thought.
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Aria noticed everyone in school was staring at her. When she walked over to her locker to retrieve some books, people passing by would whisper and stare. 'What the hell is going on?...' She thought. The girl made her way to Yukio's class and when she walked in, she noticed everyone was already there. 'Guess I'm late...' Aria ignored all the whispers and stares of her classmates, except one. There, sitting next to her desk, was Rin. He weakly smiled at her and gave a light wave. Aria ignored him. She wanted nothing to do with the boy.
As she set her backpack down, her two favorite girls started ranting. "Mr. Okumura! Why is it that she doesn't get punished for being late? Angel or not, she shouldn't have special treatment!"
They knew. That's why they stared at her. The whole school knew she was an angel. Aria slumped down in her chair trying to hide. 'Why me...'
"That's enough miss Kiwari, please keep your comments to yourself so I may begin teaching. Aria, please see me after class, alright?" Yukio pushed his glasses back in place and Aria only gave him a nod.
"Uh... hey Aria, can I talk to you after class too?" Rin poked her arm to gain her attention but she jerked away from him violently. Rin was surprised to say the least. She'd never done anything like that to him before. Aria didn't respond but instead she placed an earbud into her right ear so she couldn't hear him. Her left ear was still open so she could hear Yukio teach.
Aria was unaware that everyone knew about Rin now. The whole school practically avoided him like the plague and his once 'friends,' treated him like an outcast. He was utterly alone. He figured Aria would still be with him but the way she was treating him now made the boy believe otherwise. Either way, he was determined to talk to her about what happened.
This morning, Yukio had explained to Rin the details of last night's events. He couldn't believe what had transpired. He actually killed Aria. He drove his blade into her heart and killed her. The only person not to alienate him when she found out of his patronage. Yukio warned Rin that he could lose control when in his demon form and sure enough, that's what he did. Rin felt absolutely awful about what happened and was determined to apologize one way or another. If it wasn't for that angel Raphael, Aria would be dead right now and Rin wouldn't have been able to live with himself.
Class seemed to drag on today, all she could hear was 'blah blah blah' from Yukio's mouth. Aria hadn't noticed she was absentmindedly scribbling 'Amaimon' on her notebook. When she finally did notice, she ripped the page and crumpled it in a fist. Sighing heavily, the bell finally rang and she felt some relief wash over her. Aria quickly grabbed her backpack, threw out the crumpled paper in the garbage and attempted to leave but Yukio caught her.
"Aria, wait." His hand on her shoulder was pushed away by the girl. Her back was still to him. "I just want to make sure you're alright..." She didn't understand it but rage suddenly filled her. It overpowered her and she snapped at him.
Aria unbuttoned the first three buttons of her shirt, revealing a bit of her green, lacy bra. She pulled the left side of her shirt open a bit, revealing a scar about the length of both middle fingers, running over where her heart was. "The scar of where Rin killed me will forever be here. And the scar of where Rin killed Amaimon is forever engraved there as well." She buttoned up her shirt and looked over at Rin. "I don't care if you're the son of Satan or whatever, you took away someone I loved and I'll never forgive you." She narrowed her eyes at him. "You and I are enemies now, so don't look at me with sadness or pity. You can't control your demon self Rin, so, in order to inhibit you from taking anyone else I love, one day, I shall drive my holy scythe into your heart and I'll make you feel the pain I feel now." And with that she took off, leaving a shocked Yukio and Rin with a broken heart.
'I need to find Miss Shura.... I have to get stronger... strong enough to beat Rin! If he was able to kill Amaimon, then I have to become stronger than everyone to kill him!' Aria ran out onto the roof of the school. This was where she'd meet up with Amaimon sometimes when he wanted to see her. He of course, couldn't be seen in the school, so they would meet up here at times. There was a large rooftop air conditioner that she sat behind. She cried and cried for what seemed an eternity. She hadn't spilled a tear all day but her thoughts were always on him. On that greedy demon she'd come to love so much.
Wiping her tears away with her hands, she reached into her pants pocket and pulled out the coin purse. She stared at Amaimon's face a few minutes before opening it and grabbing some money. "I better get some food or Mephisto will be pissed when I get home."
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Aria sat alone at a table. No one had approached her. She thought it a bit strange since the whole school knew she was an angel, she figured people would want to ask her a million questions. She wasn't complaining though. She preferred it this way. The raven-haired girl nibbled at her sandwich, she wasn't that hungry but she wanted to keep Mephisto happy. The girl didn't notice the blond sit down across from her, until she spoke.
"Hey Aria, how are you feeling?" Shiemi's shy voice ripped her away from her thoughts. Aria blinked a few times, staring at the girl with confusion before answering.
"Oh, um, hey Shiemi. Yeah I'm fine. Still alive ha ha..." She took a bigger bite of the sandwich this time.
"Oh that's great! I was really worried about you when I heard what happened." The blond gave Aria a genuine smile.
"Oh... mhm..." Aria continued to chew.
"I hope you being an angel and all doesn't change our friendship..." Finally Shiemi found the courage to ask what had been plaguing her mind.
Swalling hard she replied,"Uh, no... of course not." Aria was a little taken aback by that question.
"I understand you're in a difficult time right now but, well..." It seemed Shiemi was having a hard time finding the words to her next statement. "You should really talk to Rin." With that, the girls heart skipped a beat. The mention of Rin made her uncomfortable.
"Oh, so he told you about what I said, huh?" Aria started drinking her juice.
"Mhm... he was very upset. You know, now that everyone knows he's the son of Satan, people are afraid of him. Even Bon and the gang have shunned him. It's not fair to Rin. He didn't choose to be what he is. it's not right for people to treat him that way. He really thought you, out of everyone, would've understood him." Shiemi was fidgeting with her hands now.
"What does that have to do with me?" Aria didn't mean for that to sound rude but it did.
"Well it's just that, both of you have a lot in common..." The blond started fidgeting again. "You and Rin were alone for a long time. You both have been shunned because of what you are and I just thought, that maybe you could look out for each other..." She was blushing and staring down at her hands.
"Rin and I are nothing alike!" Aria stood up from her chair, startling Shiemi. The girl had no idea Rin was around the corner listening to their conversation. "Rin was never alone, he had his father Shiro looking out for him since he was born! I had no one! No one to tell me everything would be ok, no one to say good night or good morning to! If Rin was an idiot and selfish bastard, that he took his dad for granted, that's not my problem!" Aria tried to control her temper. She noticed she had been shouting at the poor blond. "He was my friend Shiemi..." She whispered the last statement and tears were forming in her eyes again. Her hands were formed into tight fists.
"But Aria, you're an angel. Amaimon was a demon...." The blond was also standing now.
"There was no problem in it when everyone thought I was human." Aria grabbed her backpack and headed off to class.
"Thanks for trying Shiemi." Rin appeared behind her from around the corner. Startled, the blond jumped back.
"Oh, Rin! I didn't see you there! Y-you heard all that?" The boy solemnly nodded. "I-I'm sorry Rin..."
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It was Aria's last class of the day. Shura's weapon lesson had the girl's full attention. She was going to become an expert swordsman and defeat Rin."Alright Aria, show me what you've learned so far." Shura had some demons captured in a cage. She wanted the girl to properly dispose of them quickly. Aria closed her eyes and sighed heavily.
"Heaven's Scythe." She whispered and her beautiful double-bladed scythe appeared before her. The girl took hold of it gently. Its feathered blades shimmered in the sunlight like diamonds. The odd thing about it though, was that the tips of the feathers were becoming black. The rest of the heavenly weapon was as white as snow. Shura took note of this but said nothing. The red-headed woman released the demons from their cages and they were immediately drawn to Aria, like wild animals.
"Nothing escapes death, by heaven's light I shall exterminate these spawn of Satan!" Aria lifted her scythe and with one swift motion of her arm, brought down her blade, finely slicing the earth it touched in two. "SCREAMS OF THE DAMNED!" Howling voices were heard briefly before a black cloud of mist emerged from the scarred dirt and engulfing the demons. They quickly disintegrated into nothing. Not even dust remained. Aria held her blade in front of her and it disappeared in a beautiful mist of light. Shura noticed the black tint of the feathered blades became darker and larger. What was going on? Rin stared in awe and fear. She killed those demons without breaking a sweat.
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"I have a gift for you Aria.~" Mephisto was holding something in his hands. She couldn't see what it was because he used one hand to cover whatever was sitting in his other. He walked over to her with large grin on his handsome features.
"A gift for what?" She eyed him suspiciously.
"For that performance you did today! I must say, that was quite impressive. The way you mercilessly annihilated those demons my dear, well that was poetry in motion!~" He stopped right in front of her. Aria sighed in annoyance. He had been watching her the whole time, it seems.
"I just gave Rin a little preview of what will be happening to him soon." The girl retorted sharply but the demon only chuckled.
"Here.~" He opened his hands and at the center of his palm was a little green hamster. It had a spike on top of its head.
"It's, cute but I don't like small animals. I'm afraid I'll kill it." The girl poked the little hamster's belly and it bit her finger. "Ah! Little bastard!" She shrieked but that only caused Mephisto to laugh.
"I'm entrusting him to you. He's very special so do be nice to him Aria.~" Mephisto waved her away as he made his way back to his desk.
"Fine, but if he gets lost or stepped on, it won't be my fault!" She quietly exited the room. Aria was gently rubbing the hamster's fuzzy head. "You're really cute..." She smiled. "Let's find you something to eat."