The sun had set and everyone had mellowed out from the excitement that evening. The situation was strange, even without Shuku being completely unconscious, out cold from some form of mental exhaustion. The teacher, who had returned shortly after the unfamiliar man had come ashore, apparently the kid's dad, had asked about her, and if she was injured, but Shuku was physically fine, out, but they had no idea about her mental state at the moment. Izumo had made a particular remark about Shuku already being insane with the way she acted, jumping out windows and talking to snakes.

Everyone had started going their separate ways, with Rin stuck carrying Shuku, who was heavier than she looked, but it didn't bother him in the slightest. Teacher Sideburns had gone off to talk about transportation arrangements to go back to the academy after their 'field trip'.

"So, what's Shuku's problem anyways? Were all exhausted after that, but not to that degree, she didn't even do anything." Izumo said her usual tone as always.

Shima glanced at Shuku in Rin's arms, "Well, if I had to guess, I think she'd be a bit of an aquaphobe from the way she kept glaring at the water, and never even went near it the other day." Shima guessed, then he shivered at his the thought of his own arachnophobia.

"Hm, guess that makes sense." Rin agreed, and Shima blinked, realizing what he just said. Wow, he really sounded smart there.

"Well, yeah, but I honestly thought that there was nothing that someone as scary as Shuku sometimes, could be scared of something as simple as water." Shima commented.

Even though he had found out Shuku was a girl and had apologized, her first impression had clung quite tightly onto him in particular, her death glare promising agony. He still vividly remembered the incident at the Coffee shop that day and didn't think he would forget it anytime soon either. Even in a swimsuit, Shuku had the full capability of being intimidating as any demon Shima had seen.

"I can see where you're coming from, but I guess, it just means the freak is more human than we initially thought. Everybody's afraid of something." Izumo said, and the rest of the walk was silent back to the hotel.

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Shuku scanned herself over in the mirror in her dorm room wita slight frown. It felt weird wearing a bra again. She had decided, since it was no secret, that she was going to start wearing, and at least slightly dressing, like a girl again, which included wearing a bra. She wasn't going to wear the short skirt from the girl uniform, despite the hot weather, Shuku was keeping her boys uniform and hoodie, but today, Shuku was going to leave that here.

They had a field trip, or as the teachers put it, an educational mission today, and it was too hot and Shuku didn't want to overheat. So she was just going to wear the regular boy's undershirt instead. The white button-up shirt with the striped tie was much more preferable to the girls' bow. After tying the tie around the collar of her shirt, Shuku switched her blades and vapor pen into a sheather resting on her hips, then slipped her summoning papers into her breast pocket on the shirt. Shuku ran her fingers through her short boy cut hair, her purple bangs lazily falling over her left eye.

After waking up after the trip on their day of return, Shuku's eye had changed again, not drastically, but it was noticeable. The pupil of her right eye was slitted, and Shuku found that her instincts and reflexes had sharpened considerably, almost to an animalistic type of level. She could honestly smell someone coming near her before she could see them. It was hard to get used to, especially the things that used to be fine beforehand then were now overpowering, like Rin's scent.

She wondered how exactly this had happened. It wasn't her first priority to find out right now, but it caught her interest. That voice, she'd heard it twice, and each time she heard it, she got a new, almost inhuman, and more demonic ability. First night vision, and now animal like senses and instincts. What would be the next if she ever heard the voice again?

Shuku pushed the thoughts aside, and finished getting ready. Slipping her kunai blades into their sheathes, and her vapor pen into her pant's pocket. After taking a deep breath, she left her dorm room.

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Shuku sat outside Mephy Land, the half-assed amusement park run but the director. If the damn clown didn't seem like he had an ego now, then the world was ending. Shuku sat next to Rin on the golden statue of the clown himself as they waited for the blonde and polka-brow to show up. The boys had been a bit surprised, more Skunk, Nerd, and Glasses, when Shuku had shown up a few minutes earlier, looking like a girl. But none of them said anything, though a clear blush was on the Skunk's face.

Shuku had summoned a grumpy Hebimaru, who was slightly upset that he hadn't been summoned sooner, and now was curled protectively around her.

"Huh, oh man, a field trip to an amusement park? This is where you take girls on dates." Shima sighed.

"This isn't about having fun. By the way, how'd your team do on your mission?" Konekomaru asked.

"I wouldn't call it a mission. Would you two?" Shima shrugged.

"A big ass squid is what I'd call it." Rin said

"Hm, All I did was sell ice cream for my own benefit." Shuku shrugged, and Hebimaru flicked his tongue out.

"A squid? Really? Why were you selling ice cream anyway Shuku?"

"Really. I needed the money." Shuku responded.

"Yeah, you should've seen her. She had on this purple bikini and a sun hat, no wonder she sold more stuff that we did." Shima remarked, and Shuku reddened.

"Shut up. It's called business." Shuku snapped, while Skunk and Nerd cast Shuku looks of absolute disbelief. After a moment, the conversation died.

"Man, sitting around with all these losers is a drag." Skunk got up and put his hands on his hips.

"Excuse me?!" Rin glared at Skunk, while Shuku took out her vapor pen and started smoking from it.

"We need people in class who can pull their own weight. Not useless dumbasses like them." Bon said, glaring at Hoodie and puppet. Shuku had never bothered to learn their real names.

"Oh." Rin said, realizing the comment wasn't necessarily directed at him. Ryuji looked like he was trying to shoot lasers at them with his glares.

"Easy does it." Nerd said, trying to defuse Bon's sudden anger.

"Tch."

"I'm sorry I'm so late!" Blondie said, running up to them, Izumo behind her. The boys looked up and all gasped, followed by a blush on their faces, especially Rin.

Apparently, Shuku wasn't the only one to start wearing girls clothes. Shiemi was now in one of those girls uniforms with the small skirt and bow instead of a tie. Never. Shuku's focus turned away from the girl, and over to the two "useless dumbasses" as Ryuji called them.

Shuku could nearly feel her eye glow as she stared at the two. The one with the hoodie, he didn't seem like a threat. All he did was play that game of theirs. But he had never been hurt by any of the demons in class either, so that was an area of concern. The one with the puppet gave Shuku a weird feeling, she didn't like him. Shuku snapped back into reality just in time to see Rin get smacked in the face by Yukio's clipboard, hard. Shuku audibly snickered, earning a glare from Rin.

"Ok, now that you're all here, let's get started." Glasses said in his teacher's voice,"You'll be teaming up in groups of two for today," He announced, and Shuku mentally sighed as Yukio started reading off the teams. Then closed his book, and Shuku became confused.

"Teach, who am I paired up with?" She asked, her name not having been called, and Shuku couldn't decide if it was a good thing or a bad thing.

"Since you have your familiar, I believe you should be fine." Glasses explained, and Hebimaru, flicked out his tongue, clearly appreciating the acknowledgment.

"As you should already know, this is Mephy Land, and the reason we're here is in response to a mischievous ghost. Today, you are going to be the ones tracking it down. We've sealed the park off from the public, so you have the whole day to find the ghost. Once you've found it, call either Mr. Subacki or myself." Yukio explained.

"Now, what is the definition of a ghost?" Teacher Sideburns asked, "Ms. Komeki?"

"Yes sir, A ghost is a demon who poses the voluntary emissions of either a human or an animal, it assumes and expresses the emotions its host had before death." Izumo explained in monotone.

"Mm, very good."

"Um, exactly how many ghosts are we looking for?" Nerd asked.

"There have been sightings all over the park, but according to our intel, it's just the one ghost. It always appears in the form of a small boy. And so far, it's mischief has been limited to hand tugging and skirt flipping." Glasses explained.

Shuku mentally sighed. This mission was hardly a mission at all. Shuku was probably just gonna do a half-assed attempt and just wander around the park to find something interesting.

"Huh?! Skirt flipping?" Rin exclaimed.

"Really, that's childish. Oh wait, it is a child." Shima said, looking bored.

Shuku audibly sighed. Wonder if she could find a nice high place to sit and vap.

"The pranks will only get more dangerous, so it's imperative we find the ghost quickly." Glasses said. Dangerous? Really?

"If we spread out across the park, we'll find it in no time." Suguro stated the obvious. No shit Sherlock.

"Does anyone have any questions?" Yukio asked, and Shuku yawned in response, earning a look from the teacher.

When no one raised their hand, Yukio finished.

"Alright. Good Luck!"

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