Blood-Red Sauce

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"Are you sure that's all? You didn't leave anything out?" Rin asked, mildly suspicious.

"That was all that happened last night, yes." Dan responded, but continued as Rin's suspicious look went unchanging.
"And the reason why you think I'm leaving something out or not is because I'm wondering if I should tell you something about one of your friends. I've known it for a good while, though, so that doesn't count in my explanation." He admitted. Lying to Rin was never a good idea, better to be up front about it.

"Friends?" Rin scoffed, before he realized something.
"Wait, you have dirt on one of them? Which one?" He asked excitedly, his star of mind changing in an instant.

"Shima." He told.
"Although, Kamiki sort of shares similar secrets." He added, thoughtful again. Rin looked at him with imploring, puppy-dog eyes, the twin orbs shining like well polished gems.

"And that is all I'm going to say until I make my decision." Dan said, matter-of-factly Rin whined at this, pouting adorably, but recovered quickly.

"So, after today, classes will return to normal?" Rin asked, once again excited. Sharing the building had been interesting, but Rin wished to be able to return to his normal schedule, hunting having become one of his favorite pastimes.

"Not sure, but I do know that, after today, the training camp is over and we'll have the building again." Dan mused. Rin beamed, grinning brightly.

"And that, my friend, is good enough."

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"We're going camping!" Rin exclaimed as he, Kuro, and Dan materialized in what they assumed was a lounge. Taima, Yuki, Sans, and Veeta all glanced at him with varying degrees of interest and curiosity.

"Oooh!" Veeta exclaimed, smiling brightly.
"That sounds like fun, can I come?!" She asked.

"It's a test for his school," Dan explained flatly, smiling dryly at Rin's enthusiasm.
"He needs to pass it to pass the class." He continued to explain. Veeta deflated comically, only to bounce back up after a mere two seconds.

"I can help though, right?" She asked hopefully.
"You can summon me, just like you did with Twilight!" She told. Rin grinned sheepishly.

"I can try," Rin responded. This appeared to be the correct response, the bubbly immortal giving an excited giggle with a flutter of her almost angelic wings, causing herself to float up slightly before settling back onto the ground.

"So, when does this 'camping trip' take place?" Yuki asked.

"I think it's an over the weekend sort of deal." Dan mused.
"He has Summer Break coming up, I think it's then." He continued.

"Ah" Yuki nodded. Dan noticed Rin to no longer be at his side, causing him to glance around, looking for the other.

"I'm going to the kitchen, I'm making-" Rin began to explain, his speech stopping the moment he felt resistance on the door handle. He tried again, brow furrowing in annoyance.

"I got it!" Yuki exclaimed, getting up and quickly moving over toward the unreformed nephilim. He grasped the hand, turning it with a single, easy motion. The door swung open on well-piled hinges, not releasing a sound at the movement.

"Thank you?" Rin said, still perplexed.

"You are welcome, Oku-kun~" Yuki responded.

"The doors only work for those the rooms belong to." Sans explained calmly. Rin blinked, glancing to Yuki.

"In that case..." Rin began. Suddenly, and without warning, he swooped down, lifting Yuki and carrying him bridal style away in a fast-paced jog.
"I'm gonna take a key with me." Rin announced, not looking back as he suddenly sprinted down the hall.

"Oku!" Dan called, making chase.

"Catch me if you can, beauuuuuach!" Rin responded.

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Rin opened one of the fridges, inspecting that which resided within its confinement, and took out a large container of unfamiliar red paste. Whatever it was, it had been ground into a fine, almost uniform sludge. Taking a closer look, he discovered that the shades and tints variated per individual spot, small chunks of the thing remaining among the mass. It almost looked like cranberry sauce, and Rin wondered what it might be.

"What is this stuff?" Rin asked curiously. Yuki shook his head.

"You shouldn't be messing with that..." Yuki said slowly, unsure of his words.

"But what is it?" Rin asked again. Yuki seemed to contemplate for a moment, but an idea suddenly seemed to pop into his head, a friendly grin spreading on his face.

"Do you want to use it?" Yuki asked, his confidence seeming to return in a moment's notice. Rin tilted his head confusedly at the change of pace, but shrugged it off, deciding the change of attitude to be a positive alteration,

"What is it?" Rin asked, brows knit as he tried to think of anything that the well-ground material truly resembled. Yuki's grin widened oddly.

"Don't worry about it!" He said, entirely sure of his actions. He walked towards a cabinet, pulling out a large metal bowl, quickly moving to taking out other supplies, including a large cookbook of baked goods.
"So, what do you want to make?"

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The oven dinged, Rin quickly sweeping into action as he slid two mittens over his hands. He took out a tray of vibrant red macaroons, setting the tray down on a few trivets that Yuki had set up. After a few minutes, both of them took one and tested their taste. Rin was pleasantly surprised at the delightful taste the odd red glowing sauce had turned out to be, making a wonderful filling. After eating a few more, they called in the others to share the confectionary delights.

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