Welcome faithful followers to the sequel to Bleed Like Me! It's been a long time coming and I am not even going to apologize because, honestly, I've been trying relentlessly to get this sequel typed up but my muse was just gone! Like, whoosh! Bye Bye ideas I've wanted to put into words for months, didn't need you anyway! But enough of my pity rant, this little number is finally ready for the masses and I hope you enjoy the cuteness~ :D

The usual I own nothing and never will~

The silence that surrounded the duo was comfortable in a 'we just had a huge revelation and can't really be bothered to move' kind of way. They had shifted into a position that, while new for both individuals, was undeniably comforting. Bon leaned against the wall at the head of Rin's bed with the demon seated comfortably in his lap. Rin's head was tucked under Bon's chin while the brunette's hands were tangled with Rin's own- the demon happy to play with the slightly longer appendages.

It was only when Bon felt probing fingers run along the length of his pointer finger that he looked down at the teen stretched across his lap. "How'd you ever get that scar? The one here." Bon couldn't comprehend what Rin was talking about until he felt searching fingers run lightly over a patch of dimpled skin, tracing from the back of his knuckle to his nail.

"Ah, forgot about that one." Bon shivered as Rin's fingers continued to stroke the lighter strip of skin along his finger, "I think I was doing some cleaning around the temple when my finger got snagged on a nail. Dad flipped."

The two took a moment to laugh at the thought, or in Bon's case memory, of his father freaking out over the injury. They soon drifted back into a comfortable silence, one that both were loathe to break. But as the time dragged lazily like Rin's fingers over the pinkening bandages on his forearm, Bon felt the need to break their quiet relaxation.

"We gotta go to class." The responding groan brought a chuckle to Bon's lips. It escalated into full blown laughter when Rin flopped fully on top of him, arms and legs wrapped securely around his middle, "You do know I can carry us both to class like this, right?"

"Kinda hot." Bon quirked a brow at the muffled words spoken into the neck of his shirt, rolling his eyes at the shiver that wracked Rin's body as he tried to force himself into a sitting position. Rin's automatic response was to tighten his grip on Bon's chest with the added nuisance of wrapping his tail around one of the brunette's legs. "Don't make me goooooo! Today started off shitty enough and now it's finally good. Just...stay here."

"Rin. You actually need to go to class." Bon's deadpanned words were met with more muffled words and an exaggerated groan, Rin's grip tightening slightly. Rolling his eyes at the demon, Bon restarted his efforts to leave Rin's bed and get the demon to school. He managed to sit up before Rin made a move that halted Bon in his sluggish movements.

"Please, can we stay Bon?" Rin coupled his soft spoken words with the brush of lips against Bon's neck, his nose brushing against the brunette's jaw teasingly. Bon, for his part, was lost within the intimate touches: the gentle brush of fingers along the edge of his bandages, the insistent press of Rin's nose at the underside of his jaw, the comforting squeeze of Rin's tail around his right knee. All of it was coalescing into a very convincing argument to avoid class for the day.

The final nail in the figurative coffin was when Bon chanced a glance into Rin's expressive blue eyes. Eyes pleading with him and threatening to overflow with tears.

Shit…

"Fine." Bon flopped back on the bed in resignation, Rin's cheeky smile not going unnoticed before he threw an arm over his eyes. Bon lifted his arm away a moment later, staring at the crown of Rin's head with a slight frown, "Since I'm gonna be stuck here all day, you gonna provide food?"

Rin only hummed in acknowledgement before rubbing his cheek further into Bon's chest, tail wagging happily above them. "I'll make something in a minute." Bon smiled at the soft spoken words, closing his eyes against the light from the overhead fluorescent and enjoying the moment for what it was.

The contentedness that washed through his body released tensions he didn't know had accumulated since the school year began and Bon was only too happy to lose himself in the sensation of peace and completeness. Rin's weight was a comfortable presence on his chest, almost like an anchor that kept Bon's weightless body from drifting away from his new reality. The heat he could feel roving off the demon in waves would've been stifling any other time, but was a perfect backdrop to the cool calmness he could feel taking over his soul and leaving him in a stunned equilibrium.

The feeling was taken away all too soon when Rin sighed and slid from the bed, "Any preference?"

Bon shook his head, eyes still closed as he tried to savor those final moments of semi-permeable bliss. The weightless sensation was still present, though almost like an afterthought, something that he would never be physically aware of until he connected with that souldeep weight that was his soulmate.

And at the feel of hands taking one of his own, Bon opened his eyes to be lost in stunning pools of blue. All those times he'd offhandedly noted Rin's simplistic beauty were nothing in comparison to how he shined at that moment. A demon with the face of an angel and blood tainted in hellfire, Rin was a force that Bon was only too happy to be paired with. An ironic thought considering his personal vendetta against the one who had provided half the DNA for his other half.

"You comin'?" Bon nodded mutely as he pushed himself off the bed. Rin's beaming smile was contagious as he led Bon through the halls of his dorm and into the too large dining hall.

Bon took in the empty rooms and tables with a cryptic eye, keeping silent at the overwhelming desolation of the building as he was pulled into a brightly lit kitchen. Bon was almost caught off guard by the warmth of the room compared to the rest of the dorm until he remembered just how much Rin loved to cook.

And as the brunette was pushed into a stool at the island in the center of the kitchen, he was reminded of that simple fact. Rin moved about the kitchen with practiced ease, a hidden grace in his movements as he donned apron and spatula and set pans and pots to the glowing eyes of the stove. Soon the kitchen was teeming with the smell of sizzling bacon, crisp toast, and cheesy omelets.

And as a plate was thrust before Bon, his eyes wide at the array of food practically overflowing from the ceramic dish, the brunette could do nothing but utter a startled thanks. Rin's grin threatened to overtake his face as he took a seat to Bon's right, digging in after a quick prayer. Bon followed the demon's example and didn't fight the satisfied hum that worked it's way up his throat at the ambrosia that was Rin's cooking.

And from the excited thumping of Rin's tail against his stool, he made the right choice.

"So…" Bon glanced up from where he was busy cutting into the masterpiece that was his omelet, crumbs from a piece of toast dotting his lips. Bon hummed in question as Rin chuckled, the raven quickly going back to his previous statement, "you should help me with my homework."

Bon froze in cutting his omelet to give Rin a deadpanned look, the demon blushing in embarrassment as he nibbled on a piece of bacon, "It was kinda hard...more or less...please?"

Those eyes were in full force again and Bon didn't have time to turn away before he was struck with their full intensity. Groaning in resignation, the brunette nodded and promptly ignored the cheer of triumph from his dining companion. Rin was lucky Bon had a soft spot for him…

"Well why don't they just say that?!" Bon could only watch in stunned amusement as Rin practically breezed through his homework.

After figuring out what it was that had the demon so confused, Bon decided to approach the problem from another angle, one that Rin was sure to make a better connection to than the common drivel that was used in a classroom. And after applying real life situations to the homework problems and pointing out how the numbers and words associated with each other, Rin was working at a fluid pace that left Bon speechless.

"Shouldn't Yukio be helping you with this outside of class since he knows how much you're struggling? Or at least assign you a tutor or something?" Bon couldn't stop himself from asking, the question plaguing him as he connected the kind younger twin and his teaching career with his struggling older brother. But at the tensed shoulders and halt to a madly scribbling hand, Bon cursed himself for breaking the moment. As the brunette thought up a quick diversion, he was halted by Rin's quiet spoken words.

"Learning's always been kinda hard for me...and...it's not really Yukio's fault cause he doesn't know." Bon waited for Rin to elaborate, the demon sighing heavily a moment later. A pale hand rose to ruffle raven locks before it fell to Rin's lap. "The letters would always get jumbled up. It took years for me to learn how to read and write correctly and I still get mixed up with this new Exorcist vocabulary. And don't even get me started on all these stupid equations!"

Rin's growled words were coupled with his fingers gripping the edge of the coffee table before him. Bon watched in mild horror as the demon began to tug at his hair with clawed nails, his hands automatically moving to stop Rin's own.

"Rin!" The forceful tone stopped the raven in his tracks. Rin looked up through dark bangs and immediately felt himself calm at the concern he saw shining in Bon's eyes. There was a tense moment of silence as Bon pulled Rin's hands from his hair, setting them gently in his lap and holding them with his own.

The warmth that passed from palm to palm was a necessary comfort for both, "Why didn't you tell anybody?"

Bon's hand was fast as it moved to intercept Rin's chin, keeping those blue eyes locked with his own. He watched as Rin bit his lip, sharp canines digging into the pink skin before releasing it in a frustrated sigh.

"It's hard enough without this." Bon was struck by just how resigned Rin sounded at that moment, "Yukio's been the twin that excels at school and anything academic and all I'm good at is fighting and make a mess of my life. Yukio shouldn't have had to worry about me his entire life, but he has. I'm the older brother and he had to carry a burden that I would never understand, so…"

"I wanna show him I can do that, too."

Bon could've sworn he felt his heart break a little at the broken teen before him, suddenly picturing a child in place of the strong demon he had come to know. Which would probably explain why he breached that minimal amount of space between them and tugged Rin as close as physically possible. Bon would later blush as he remembered cradling the raven in his lap like a distraught child, but as he felt those arms wrap around him in vice like grip that threatened to break his back in its intensity, he knew it was completely worth it.

The pain seemed to bounce between them like an overactive tennis ball, Bon shaking at the onslaught of depression, self-loathing, and inner turmoil that reverberated through his core, leaving him empty and cold. It was only the shaking body in his arms that kept him grounded, Rin's breaths deep and shuddering against his collarbone.

And it was this moment, this clusterfuck of a situation that spawned from an innocent question, that Bon realized just how vital his position as Rin's soulmate truly was. These emotions, stifling in their intensity, would drown any normal person before they had escalated to this point. But Rin- strong, stubborn, stupidly determined Rin- was able to withstand that onslaught of pain, that dreaded unknown, and come out, not unscathed, but alive and fighting and hoping. It was more than Bon could say he would react in an identical situation and that left the brunette feeling strangely inferior.

"It'll be alright. Just breathe. I'm here now." And as simple as those words were, they held a depth that neither teen was comfortable approaching, their relationship too new and unsteady. Bon held back a sigh of relief as Rin calmed in his arms, his breaths evening and arms loosening to a more comfortable grip. "You don't have to do this alone anymore."

"I know." And Bon could hear the conviction in Rin's tone, the understanding under the warbled words and found his resolve solidifying as he tightened his hold on the demon in his lap.

He would be damned before he left Rin to handle any situation that bordered on stressful by himself.

"Favorite color?"

"Green."

"Really?" Bon glanced at the demon at his side in wonder. He didn't know what he would expect the answer to be, but green was definitely not it.

Rin's answering shrug was followed by a sheepish grin, "It reminds me of life. Plants, Spring, neutral toned baby blankets." The grin was now cheeky.

"Whatever, dumbass. Your turn." Bon adjusted his arm under his head as Rin hummed beside him. The two had retired back to the demon's dorm room, splayed along Rin's bed in a tangled heap.

"Hm, do you want kids?" Bon blinked at the question before piercing Rin with a hard stare. The demon was already facing him, blue eyes unblinking as they connected with his own. The stare was almost unnerving, but Bon could pick out the slight crinkle in Rin's forehead that gave away his unease at the question. Bon smiled to hopefully ease the demon's worry.

"Yeah. I've always wanted a daughter." Bon was unprepared for the blinding grin he received in answer. And he really wasn't ready for Rin to practically tackle him and nearly knock him from the bed. As it was, the two were balancing precariously on the edge of the mattress. "You're gonna kill us!"

"My bad~" Rin sounded completely insincere and Bon couldn't fault him in the least as he readjusted them both on the bed. Rin was now comfortably spread along Bon's chest with his chin resting an inch below his collarbone. "But I didn't think you'd want any. I was kinda happy that you do."

Bon rolled his eyes before running a hand through Rin's hair, an action that had become strangely familiar throughout the day, "Yeah, yeah. As if I wouldn't wanna raise a little badass in my image."

"That'd be cute. Ya know, in a weird, parent conferences every day kinda way." Rin's arms were now crossed on Bon's chest, his cheek resting against his forearms as his eyes closed, "Hm. I wish we could have a kid together."

Bon didn't have to think about the next words he said, "Yeah. I bet she'd have your eyes." That earned the brunette a smile full of so much warmth it threatened to burn him on the spot.

"We'd have the cutest, angriest, daughter ever. She'd whoop Renzo and Yukio's kid's ass!" Bon couldn't help but laugh at the thought of a little brunette girl with blue eyes beating up a raven haired child with green eyes. For some reason, he imagined the girl with little, blue flaming ears sprouting from her head- like Rin in his demon form- and was shocked at how okay he was with the image. How right it felt.

"Maybe we can find a surrogate when we're ready." Rin's hands were on Bon's cheeks faster than the brunette could comprehend, blue eyes boring into brown. Bon blinked at the bangs that brushed his eyelashes.

"You're serious? Don't mess with me on this." Bon rolled his eyes at the serious tone before taking a chance and stretching his neck at a painful angle to connect his and Rin's lips.

It wasn't what he expected their first kiss to be like. He practically missed and the angle was terrible, but it ignited something primal and perfect in his body that he couldn't deny the connection he and Rin shared. Not that he ever would.

Bon smiled as he allowed his head to fall back onto the pillow, smirking at the dazed look in blue eyes as one of Rin's hands left his face to trace his lips, "Answer enough for you?"

Instead of answering verbally, Rin slowly leaned down until his lips ghosted over Bon's. The brunette closed his eyes at the new sensations that bubbled deep in his chest, moving his lips slowly, searchingly, against Rin's own. And as Rin pressed harder into Bon, the hand that once rested on his cheek delving into his multicolored mohawk for purchase, the brunette pushed back with equal force.

The kiss was everything and nothing like Bon imagined. The feelings were there, the aggression and urge to please on both sides, but what he didn't plan for was the tenderness in questing fingers, the pull as they separated only to return a moment later, the love.

The thought was both terrifying and exhilarating.

"God, why did this take so long?" Rin panted, forehead pressed firmly against Bon's own as their breaths mingled. Bon found himself sharing similar thoughts as he continued to press gentle pecks along Rin's cheeks, nose, and chin. And from the sounds Rin was making, he was enjoying the treatment. "Bon…"

"We're both idiots." That earned a chuckle from the demon, Bon smiling as he pressed a final kiss to Rin's lips and relaxed into the mattress.

The pair felt unbelievably light as they lay together, the calm of the moment lulling them into a peaceful sleep.

"RIN!"

The teens on the bed rolled onto the floor at the sudden shout, both groaning at the rough encounter with the floor as they looked up at the furious face of Yukio. The younger twin's eyes were moving from his brother to Bon, his anger morphing from surprise, to concern, back to furious, and finally settling on relieved.

Bon could only watch in stunned silence as Yukio slumped back on his own bed with a sigh, his glasses tossed onto the desk at his bedside, "You both had me worried and it's not like I can leave class to check on you. Renzo's been calling you, Ryuji."

Bon nearly smacked a hand into his forehead as he pulled his phone from his pocket and winced at the numerous missed calls and texts from his friends. He forgot he always puts it on silent before going to class. Quickly opening a message and sending an affirmative that 'yes, he was alive', Bon slid his phone back into his pocket. Rin had moved in the time it took for Bon to send the text, the demon now closer to Yukio's bed with his chin resting on the mattress.

"Sorry for worryin' you." Bon watched as Yukio glanced at his brother, eyes squinted, before smiling. The smile did wonders for the strict teacher's features, making him appear years younger than his usual frown. Bon shook those thoughts away as Yukio placed a hand on Rin's head, not moving it, but holding it in the raven locks.

"Don't worry me like that, Nii-san." Bon watched with a small smile as Rin dove onto his brother and smothered his face into the younger twin's chest. Yukio grunted at the initial weight but soon wrapped his arms around Rin's shoulders and rested them on his back, "I would ask why Ryuji is here, but I'm almost afraid of the answer."

"Aww, you don't wanna hear about all the steamy sex we've been having on your side of the room?" At Yukio's snort, Bon couldn't hold back his laughter. He was soon joined by the dark haired brothers and there laughter echoed through the empty dorms. They settled after some time and Bon tried to discreetly make himself comfortable on Rin's bed, lest he ruin whatever semblance of calm surrounded the mixed group.

"Don't get too comfortably, Ryuji. I still don't know why you're here, nor for how long." Bon froze as blue eyes, so like Rin's but not, met his own and froze him in place. While the looks he had been receiving from Rin throughout the day were filled with warmth, compassion, and the occasional flicker of something deeper, this one bordered on frigged with its unwavering intensity.

"Calm down, Yukio. He came to check on me and we've just hung out all day." Bon felt the air trapped in his lungs leave in a stuttered 'whoosh' as those eyes were averted to an identical pair. Bon thanked whatever god was up there that Rin had such control over the situation because Bon's genius brain was not cooperating at the moment. "He's been really nice and everything! Even helped with my homework."

"I'm surprised you skipped school to actually get an education." Bon watched the two descend into a verbal squabble that was two parts ridiculous, and one part entertaining. They stopped soon enough, after Yukio kindly pointed out how Rin's grades were the lowest in Cram class, and an awkward silence fell upon the three.

Yukio sighed dramatically as he threw an arm over his eyes, "He's not leaving tonight is he?"

"It is Friday." Rin's cheeky smile was in full effect as Yukio peeked under the sleeve of his exorcist uniform. Bon wanted to roll his eyes at the demon, but halted the action as he felt Yukio's gaze slide to him. After another dramatic sigh, the younger twin's arm flopped back onto the bed.

"He can stay," Rin was caught in the process of jumping off Yukio when the younger twin grabbed his wrist. "But, he's staying in another room. There's plenty to chose from."

Yukio's eyes found Bon's at his last statement, and Bon nodded to keep the younger raven's ire from growing. After receiving a nod and getting tackled by an over-enthusiastic Rin, Bon was practically dragged from the room and across the hall into an empty dorm.

The setup was similar to Rin and Yukio's own with the exception of one bed instead of two. Bon took the time to observe the rest of the room as Rin dug in the closet for sheets and a pillow, "Every room pretty much has everything it needs for the beds, and you know where the bathrooms are at this point, so no biggie there."

Bon hummed as he helped Rin put the sheets on the bed before they both collapsed on the mattress. Rin automatically rolled into Bon's side and Bon's arm moved to surround the demon's shoulders. The position was so strangely familiar after just a day of being around each other that Bon found himself at a loss of how he ever lasted without Rin at his side. The thought was further proved when Rin tilted his head and pressed his lips against the pulse on Bon's neck, a hum sounding from the brunette's throat at the action.

"I'm gonna stay here tonight." Bon quirked a brow at the demon, but Rin only grinned before jumping off the bed and racing across the hall. He returned soon enough, Yukio's questions being cut off by the closing door, clothed in a t-shirt and sleeping pants, a pillow tucked under his arm. "Scooch or get hit!"

Bon rolled over just in time to avoid Rin crushing him, but was still accosted by the demon when he rolled over and threw an arm over his shoulders. "You have a problem…"

"You love me anyway." Bon didn't bother denying the truthful statement, wondering just when he had admitted to himself that he did love the demon. Because it had been (what?) a day? Not even 24 hours and Bon was already trapped in a relationship built on intertwined souls and the inevitability of a happy life staring him in the face.

Bon shook the circulating thoughts away as he focused on the demon that was trying to discreetly take up residence on his chest for the umpteenth time that day, "I do."

"Hm?" Bon looked away from too blue eyes as they stared at him questioningly. His gaze instead fixed on the wall beside the bed, fingers tangling in the sheets beneath them.

"Love you. I do." There was a tense silence before Bon felt Rin's hands tracing up his chest to settle on his cheeks. The demon turned Bon's head with little effort and the brunette found himself lost in those enchanting eyes and that mesmerizing smile.

"You're too cute." Bon felt a smidge of indignation build at the compliment. He was manly dammit! Handsome or ruggedly good looking, he could deal with, but cute? Bon's train of thought was cut off at the pair of lips that pressed against his own.

Bon responded as easily as breathing, lips contorting to Rin's and pulling a soft sigh from the demon. It ended all too soon in Bon's opinion, but upon seeing the dazed look in blue eyes and the flush that painted pale cheeks, Bon didn't argue the abrupt end.

Bon blinked as Rin dropped his head, forehead resting against the brunette's collarbone as he panted, "You're killin' me, Bon."

"I highly doubt that." Bon smiled as Rin chuckled, the puffs of air against his skin giving rise to goosebumps. The demon soon rolled off the brunette with some effort, hugging a pillow as he stared at Bon.

"I doubt you wanna sleep in your uniform."

"It's either that or my boxers." Bon chuckled at the glazed look that entered blue eyes at his words. Rolling his eyes at the distracted demon, Bon pulled off his uniform before throwing it in a crumpled heap on the floor. Rin was at his side the minute the clothes dropped, hands splayed along his back and cheek pressed against the skin above his heart.

"So much better." Bon sighed as he maneuvered them both under the covers, ignoring the lights that had yet to be cut off in exchange for paying special attention to the fingers that were drawing random patterns on his chest. Rin hummed a random tune as he listened to the familiar thump of Bon's heart under layers of muscle and skin. "You should turn the lights off."

"As soon as you let me up." Bon's teasing tone was met with a dramatic sigh from Rin as the demon rolled to the side. Bon flicked off the lights before finding himself tugged back into warm blankets with a veritable heater attached to his side. The brunette couldn't be completely sure as he made himself comfortable in Rin's arms, but it almost sounded like the demon was purring.

"Night, Bon." Definitely purring. Bon smiled as he murmured a reply into Rin's hair, the two drifting off soon after.

"I swear on every God in the sky if you're both naked I'm gonna murder Ryuji!" Bon blinked the sleep from his eyes as the banging on the door grew to knew heights, soon accompanied by the scratch of Kuro's claws.

"Yukio, go die~" Bon chuckled sleepily at Rin's slurred words, redoubling his efforts to ignore the raving twin on the other side of the door. Bon wondered how long it would take Yukio to realize the door was unlocked…

"Hey, Bon? You alive in there, buddy?" Bon groaned as Renzo's voice joined the incessant banging from an angry Yukio. He heard the pinket try and calm the furious twin with little results before Bon decided it was time to end this charade of a morning.

The door was yanked open in time to avoid a bullet from one of Yukio's faithful pistols, Bon lucky enough to be missed by the fiery projectile. There was a moment of tense silence as the three figures outside the dorm room took in the sight of a half-naked Bon with bed hair and dried drool lining his cheek.

"Are you quite done or can I go back to sleep?" Bon's growled words were met with a glare from Yukio, a chuckle from Renzo, and the tickle of fur on his calves as Kuro ducked into the room.

"Boooooonn. It's too early to deal with this." Bon rolled his eyes as he peeked over his shoulder at Rin. The demon was reclined against the wall, Kuro mewling in his lap while Rin nodded lazily. The brunette opened his mouth to give the demon a quick retort before Yukio pushed past him and into the room.

"Why is he half-naked?" Bon sighed as he leaned against the doorway, Renzo taking residence parallel to him as they watched the twins argue like children.

"So...soulmate?"

"Mhm."

"Huh...we probably should've seen this coming." Bon shrugged with a crooked smile, happy to watch his raven whine and back his twin into a proverbial corner with the weapons he called eyes.

"Probably, but better late than never." Renzo broke off into chuckles as Yukio collapsed on the bed before his twin. Kuro made quick work of his position and took up residence on the younger twin's back, kneading the muscle with his claws. Rin just laughed.

"Dude." Bon glanced at Renzo as the pinket grabbed one of his hands, practically jumping on the spot, "We can totally double date now!"

Bon chuckled at the ridiculous situations that could arise from that situation, but nodded nonetheless. Besides, it would be good for him and Rin to actually build onto their relationship beyond a day of being hermits. And as brown eyes caught blue, the laughter in those expressive eyes nearly drowning the brunette in their intensity, Bon couldn't help but think they had already passed a number of personal boundaries and delved deeper into the enigma that was their bond.

A bond that Bon could feel like the warmth of the sun or a calloused hand wrapped in his own, something that the brunette was only too happy to shelter and strengthen in the years to come.

Holy shubbang my guys, but look at this sequel that has been a struggle to write for forever! Don't even get me started on how many times I've had to start and restart this chizz, because it's too many and I just couldn't get the right amount of humor and angst and adorable lovin'. But now my children can be happy in the knowledge of their bond and thrive on this cheesy happiness~~~ And, since I think I got everything covered in this end rant, there's nothing left to say but rate/review and enjoy life my peeps~~