Beyond The Rabbit Hole

Chapter 1~

"The brat went this way!"

Heavy breaths filled the air, as footsteps pounded against the forest floor. The small boy sprinting through the trees, branches and twigs digging into his skin as he ran. His chest on fire and tears of pain starting to well up in his eyes, as he forced himself into a clearing. The teen managing to hold his hands up in time to prevent himself from smashing into the first tree that came into his vision, before he ducked down and pulled his turtle neck over his head. The grey fabric managing to cover his obvious white hair. The pure white locks framing his face and his awkward red and purple eyes looking around the trees in search for his pursuers. Their footsteps coming to a stop a good fifteen feet from his location, as the teen pressed himself closer to the tree and hesitantly looked around. Their voices close enough to hear, but their physical forms nowhere in sight.

"Now where'd the brat run off to?!" One of them spoke in furry.

"He was just here a second ago."

Their voices continued on from there, as the teen closed his eyes and willed is fried brain to come up with a plan. One that might get him out of this situation, before their footsteps came closer and the teen chewed on his bottom lip. A rush of short words leaving his lips, before a nice fluffy cat appeared at his side. A huge grin on its face, as it gazed up at him and heard the voices not too far off.

"Chess, I need you to distract them for a little bit so I can get away."

When a nod left the feline and it disappeared into thin air, the teen quickly pulling his sweater back down over his stomach and covering a good portion of his extremely short black shorts. His pursuers voices increasing in volume, before they started off in the other direction and the teen quickly stood up. His footsteps taking him as far away from the men as he could, before the cat appeared beside him once more on his shoulder.

"I managed to get them a considerable distance away from you, but they almost caught up to me."

"Thank you, Chess."

The next moment the cat disappeared and the teen took off running. The cold autumn air lashing out against his pale skin, as he made his way toward what he believed to be the exit to the forest. The sky starting to turn from their orange and red hues to blues and purples, as the teen broke through to another clearing. His breathing heavy and his muscles screaming in pain, as he leaned against a tree and looked around. The air around him cold and his skin slowly freezing, as he squinted into the dark. The action doing near to nothing for him, as he squeezed his eyes shut and dug his fingers into his sweater.

The fabric next to useless against his freezing skin, as he slumped against the tree behind him and slid down to the ground. A soft crunch of the leaves under him echoing through the dark, before he pulled his knees to his chest and let his tail slide free of his sweater. The white furry appendage not even wasting a second after hitting the night air, before diving back under his sweater and curled around his waist. An action that caused the teen to jump slightly and gently pat his tail from under the fabric, before glancing around once more. The never-ending darkness somewhat comforting for once, before he noticed a movement to his left.

A movement that had the teen on his feet in seconds and making a move to run, before his ankle hit a trip wire. The snapping of the line signaling his downfall, before a net suddenly came out from under him. The thick ropes instantly wrapping around him and catching them in their hold, before he was pulled a good eight feet into the air. Nothing but a startled gasp leaving the teen all the while, till he was in the air and he panicked. His fingers digging into the net and his right leg getting tangled in the thick bindings, before dark figures started immerging from the trees. Each and every one of them screaming power and pain, as they came in different heights and forms. Each of them a different species by first glance, as the boy tried his best to hide in the net and avoid their stares. Each and every one of them promising pain.

"There you are." One of the figures cooed, as the teen tightly gripped the ropes and slumped back against the other side of the net.

"Took you long enough to fall into one of our traps." Another spoke, as it came toward him and stopped just under the net. "You're a sneaky little one."

"Just like your father."

"H-How do you know about my father?" The teen demanded, his voice cracking as the one under the net grabbed the rope just below his legs and started pulling him down. "W-Who are you guys?!"

In an instant the ropes above him suddenly snapped. The net crumpling and the teen slamming into the ground in a heap, before he was pulled to his knees by the hair and met a pair of menacing red eyes.

"That's for us to know, and for you to never know Sweetheart." The demon spoke calmly, before the teen was slammed into the ground.

His face colliding with the ground and a yelp leaving his lips, as twigs and rocks dug into his face. His cry going unnoticed, as he was suddenly grabbed by the leg and thrown into the air. A gasp leaving the boy's lips, before something wrapped around his waist and smashed him into a tree. A sickening crack reaching his ears and pain blossoming against his shoulder, before a sickening scream left the teen's lips. His body hitting the ground and blood starting to slowly drip from his lips, as one of one of the figures grabbed him by the hair and pulled them to meet their gaze. The glint of metal reaching the teen's gaze and a knife rose over his head, as the boy's eyes widened and the knife came down. Fear coursing through the young teen and his whole body shaking, before another figure suddenly slammed into the demon in front of him.

A heavy grunt leaving the demon, as the smaller figure drove a flaming sword into the creature's chest. A sickening scream filling the air, as the demon caught fire and the smaller figure jumped out of the way. The moonlight catching the smaller figure and illuminating his features. The small figure turning out to be a sixteen year old teen with deep midnight blue hair and crystal blue eyes. Blue flames perched on either side of his head like horns, as he stood up in front of the smaller and glared at the demons still watching them. A low growl leaving the taller teen, as he held tight to his sword and it was then the teen noticed the teen's tail.

"Y-you're a demon." The teen spoke, as the teen looked back at him and gave him a goofy grin.

"Half-demon actually." The teen spoke rather calmly and jokingly, as he helped the smaller up and gave ruffled his hair. "Now stay back and let me take care of this."

A nod was the only thing the teen could give the taller boy in front of him, before he took off toward the demons. His flames illuminating the space around them, as a hybrid went for his savior. Electricity sparking against its body, as the boy ducked just below the hybrid's attack and slid against the ground. The boy leaning as far back as he could go, as he slid right under the demon's legs and skidded to a stop. His hips turning and the blade coming across in time to slice clean through it's target. Flames flaring out and burning the demon on the spot, before he quickly got up in time to dodge the next attack.

An attack he never got to see, as one of the demons lunged for him. It's huge claws suddenly sinking into the teen's arms and pinning him to the tree behind him, as sharp teeth grinned back at him and the teen's eyes grew wide. His entire body shaking, before gunshots went off. The demon in front of him letting out a sudden howl, as blood splattered against the teen's face and clothes. The creature's claws falling free of his arms and the thing collapsing onto the ground, before a hand suddenly touched his shoulder and the teen panicked. His right arm rising up and the scales appearing on it, as a he made a move to defend himself before he noticed a teen with a gun next to him. A relaxed and reassuring look in his gaze, as he gently touched his ruined shoulder and gave him a small smile.

"Don't worry, we'll protect you." The boy spoke, before he went after the half-demon to help him.

A boy with pink hair and a staff rushing over to his side, followed by several others, as a small blonde girl looked at him in worry. A small green man on her shoulder cooing at him and asking him if he was in pain, as he nodded and the teenage girl quickly looked to see what was injured. A brunette n' blonde boy glaring at the half-demon that had saved him, before he got up and pulled out prayer beads. Ancient words leaving his lips, as one of the demons suddenly disintegrated with the simple mantra and the boy clad in flames took out two of them at once. His flames eating away at the dead foliage across the forest floor, but in complete control as the flames themselves suddenly attacked a demon that went after the boy with the prayer beads. The older teen letting out a gasp at the flames sudden appearance, as he backed up out of the way in fear they'd burn him and let out a growl.

"The hell Okumura! You trying to kill me!" The boy yelled, as the teen glared at the older and was suddenly smashed in the face.

A gasp leaving the half-demon's lips, as he smashed into a tree and sent it toppling over on him. Several gasps leaving the teens around him, before the tree caught fire. Blue flames eating away at the fallen trunk, as the teen's figure staggered out of the flames and he glared at the older.

"Yell at me later, Ryuji! I don't need you getting me killed!" The boy yelled, before he went for the demon that just tried to kill him.

Their fight lasting longer than any of the others the boy with the gun or the boy with the prayer beads had to fight, before the last demon suddenly burst into flames and disappeared. His body staggering slightly, before he straightened up and turned toward the smaller. His flames dying down, as he sheathed his sword and headed for him. His tail swaying behind him, as he passed both the boys that had been fighting with him before he knelt down beside him and gave him a warm smile. The boy totally ignoring the irritated look on the boy with the gun's face and the pissed off look on the brunette n' blonde's face.

"There, now you're safe…"

"Akashi."

A big smile appeared on the half-demon's face, as he beamed at him and his tail swayed behind him happily.

"Well, you're safe now Akashi."

"Finally! The exit!" Rin exclaimed, as he threw his hands up in the air and Akashi blinked after the excited teen.

The teen's Akashi had learned were Rin's classmates and brother frowning after him, as the smaller teen gingerly held his shoulder still and watched Rin happily cheer. Since the teen, his twin Yukio, along with his classmate Ryuji, had saved him Rin had been blabbering about everything under the sun. Apparently Rin hadn't meet very many half-demons so far and when Rin found his tail and pointed ears he had pretty much lost it on the spot. He was way to excited to see someone else like him.

"I wonder if I have cell phone reception now." Akashi muttered to himself, as he gingerly pulled his cellphone out of his back pocket and flipped it open. The cellular device showing off a whooping two bars, before the teen quickly searched through his contacts before he could lose those two little bars.

"Why would you need cell phone reception? Who would you call?" Rin asked in confusion, as he turned to him and gave him a weird look.

"I need to call in an old favor." Akashi spoke, before he hit the call button and listen to the line ring. Two rings reaching his ears, before the person on the other end picked up.

"Hello?"

"Mephisto, I need help." Akashi quickly spoke, gaining a shocked look from Rin and the others.

"Akashi, what a surprise. What is it you need at this time of night?"

"I was attacked by a pack of demons and some of your students saved me. I need a place to hide before more come for me." The teen spoke, as Rin gave him a worried look and his tail swayed to a stop behind him.

"I can see what I can do for you, Akashi." The man spoke, as he moved away from the phone to scold someone and let out a sigh. "Could you give the phone to Rin, please Akashi?"

"Of course." The teen spoke, before looking at the half-demon and holding his cellphone out for him. "Mephisto wants to talk to you."

Nothing was said as Rin took his phone from him and held it against his ear.

"What do you need you damn clown?" Rin muttered, before he shut up to listen. His face scrunching up and the teen nodding every second or so. "Yeah. No, that won't be an issue. Of course Yukio won't care. I've been meaning to move out of the room. I don't care what four-eyes thinks. If you need me to do this I will. No I'm not sucking up to you, you damn clown! I have my own reasons and I won't be explaining it to you!…sure."

Silently, Rin held out the teen's phone and Akashi gently took it back. Their eyes meeting for mere moments, before Akashi's eyes feel to the ground and he held the phone to his ear.

"I'm sending Amaimon to you're location. There have been complications lately, so he's going to look different, but use your door and come straight to me. I'll explain everything when you arrive." Mephisto spoke, as the teen hesitantly nodded even if the man couldn't see it.

"Of course."

The next moment the phone call shut out and the teen closed his phone. Rin's eyes on him, before he turned to his brother and classmates.

"The clown said we have to go back to the Academy. Akashi is staying here. The clown is sending someone to get him." Rin spoke, as Yukio frowned instantly.

"That leaves Akashi an open target again." Yukio spoke sourly; as Rin shrugged and ignored the irritated look his brother gave him.

"Don't get mad at me four-eyes. Clowns orders, not mine." Rin spoke, before he looked at the smaller teen. "Besides, if it wasn't for the clowns order I'd stay back and keep you safe, but-"

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Akashi spoke, as he gave him a small smile and quickly dropped it when he looked to the others. "I've fought with one arm before and I can handle myself if I get attacked again. I was only at a disadvantage, because I was highly outnumbered."

The frown on Yukio's face deepened, before he ordered everyone to head back. Rin flashing him a big grin, before he ran ahead of everyone. His classmates flinching or moving out of his way as he ran past them, while Rin cheered about food. A small chuckle leaving Akashi's lips, before they disappeared and a small rustle sounded at the teen's feet. His mismatched eyes looking down to find a small green hamster sitting beside his feet, before the teen kneeled down the best he could and let the hamster climb into his lap and to his shoulder.

"Mephisto wasn't kidding when he said you looked different."

A small childish huff left the hamster, before Akashi gently touched one of the trees next to him and muttered a few words under his breath. The ground in front of it suddenly opening to reveal and huge gapping hole with a door. The door opening all on it's own and revealing a huge dark hole, as the hamster held tight to his good shoulder and Akashi let a smile appeared on his face, as he jumped into the huge hole.

"Let's go see Uncle Mephisto."

Scarlett: *waves at camera* Hello my cute little fans! I know what your all thinking. 'Why the hell is she posting yet another story?'...well otakugirl251 sent me a small little request and I accepted it. otakugirl251 has been a great help with Dreams of Fire with the continuous chapter ideas and I had to show my thanks in some way. So here we are, with otakugirls's own request/fic! *throws hands up and beams*

Akira: *rolls eyes and pushed her arm out of his face* So, who's the cast this time? I'm getting tired of dealing with you?

Scarlett: *pouts a little* mean as always I see. *gestures to door* Welcome our new commentary cast for the fic!

*In walks Rin, Akashi, Nekoyoma, Yukio, Shima, and Bon*

Akira: *stares at them and then her* You're insane

Scarlett: *goes to open mouth and protest, but stops and closes it* I believe we all know the answer to that statement *awkward silence* Anyway! Welcome to Beyond the Rabbit Hole my cute little fans! I hope you enjoy! And otakugirl251, if you have any ideas or want something changed feel free to PM me or review with changes/ideas and tell me. It's your request afterall all!

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Rin and the gang do not belong to me. They belongs to Kazue Kato.

Akashi, however, belongs to otakugirl251.