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Kenji sat at the top of the clock tower, viewing the entire campus through his glasses. The breeze was cold like it was on the docks, but the smell was not as salty. No, it smelt like the forest that surrounded the academy. Kenji had to admit that he preferred the smell of the area around the academy over the area at the docks because it didn't smell like dead fish. He absolutely couldn't stand that smell. Dead fish and rotting shrimp practically made him gag. Kenji's back tensed and a spasm ran from his hips to the back of his neck, almost if he was going to gag. He couldn't even think of the smell of rotting shrimp, it absolutely grossed him out. Kenji closed his eyes and took a deep breath in, breathing in the night air of True Cross to calm his stomach. It was rather funny. Kenji's ancestors were fully Japanese as far back as he could remember, but he was the only person he knew around Japan that could not stand sushi. Just the thought of ingesting raw fish was repulsive to him. His father often verbalized, jokingly of course, that his wife must have slept with a tourist because Kenji couldn't be his son if he hated sushi.

Kenji was sitting on the roof, his legs dangling lazily over the edge. His legs were swinging slowly out of boredom, but with the headmaster off doing his own thing, someone had to monitor the school. Kenji would never want to be a headmaster, but he couldn't allow all these students to sleep without someone higher ranking watching the campus. Kenji sighed as he thought about doing someone else s job. How did he always get drug into these situations? Why couldn't people just do the jobs they were assigned? Kenji's eyes scanned the campus slowly, watching for even the tiniest issue to arise. His left and right hands were placed flat on the roof tile, supporting his weight as he leaned a little bit forward. He didn't expect a huge threat to hit the school anytime soon, but with four demons on the inside, he couldn't be sure. Especially since the alliance to Assiah or Gehenna were questionable in these demons.

Kenji had taken interest in the succubus teacher, Sion. Being an expert in demonology he knew all he needed to know about succubi. How tricky they were, how deceiving. He didn't put the possibility of the succubi convincing the headmaster of letting her teach one of the classes. Kenji slightly laughed at the thought of this. "Good thing I play on the other side of the street or that succubi might have a leg up on me too." Kenji always thought the headmaster should either have been a strong female or strong gay man, to avoid situations like this. There were male demons, Incubus, who used their demon sexual powers against gay men and women, but they were far less common than succubus. Plus, Kenji's will power was stronger an his knowledge was superior than to fall for an incubus's tricks. Kenji's smile didn't fade from his face as he looked up into the clear sky, gazing at the stars again. He always got lost in space, thinking about how vast it was. The fight against Gehenna almost seemed trivial when he thought about all the other worlds that existed out there. Gehenna wasn't their only threat, but maybe Assiah had a few allies out there.

The picked up again and blew Kenji's hair back. Kenji preferred the cold over the hot, and this wind would chill most people. However, the temperature right after a snow was absolutely magical. Kenji loved nothing more than the winter time. He lowered his head after a few minutes and began scanning the campus again with his eyes. He felt his guns placed securely, one on each hip, pressed snugly against his skin. He never went anywhere without his guns, and them sitting against his hips became natural. It never bothered him, and only on occasion did he realize they were there. He didn't know how he became responsible for this academy's safety, but he was slightly glad Ignazio the first put this on him. If the Vatican had let True Cross fall any further through the cracks, the Academy would not stand for much longer. "The students and faculty are so naughty this year. What happened to this place..." This kind of corruption, lies, and secrets was exactly what Kenji hated in the system. He planned to follow out his mission, report to the Vatican, and then hopefully they would clean up True Cross so it could be restored to its former glory.

Kenji was lying flat on his back now, growing bored of watching the still campus. The authority figures had still failed to show up. Demons were most active at night, so for the headmaster to disappear in the night was just...poor. Who did that? Kenji sighed as he starred at the stars above his head. There was nothing more relaxing than watching the night sky, especially when it was clear as it was. The only problem was the full moon above, which blocked out some of the stars with its bright light. Kenji made a fake gun out of his right hand, with three of his fingers curled in, his pointer stuck out, and his thumb sticking up. He then pointed it at the full moon, pulled his thumb back, jerked his hand, closed one eye,and made the sound "Pewwwsh!" as he shot at the moon. He then lowered his hand to his side and opened his eye, seeing that his pretend gun antics proved futile.

Kenji then heard laughing below him; someone was breaking curfew by walking around night. Kenji's stare was dead, but his facial expression was one of curiosity. He tilted his head back against the roof a little more than it already was, and then he sprang up from his lying position. He was now sitting on the edge of the roof again, palms flat in between his legs which dangled off. He looked down, his sight better than 20/20, and saw two academy girls walking together, giggling. They had obviously returned from a night on the town. A sinister smile then grew on Kenji's face, one side of his facing turning up higher and higher. He then licked his lips as he watched the two girls stumble around. "I could eat them. I could eat both of them. Drink their blood while dinning on their entrails. And no one is here to stop me..." Kenji's tongue then came out of his mouth as it ran its way around his lips. He was like a starving wolf watching baby deer frolic just out of reach. Kenji began to lean closer and closer off the edge of the roof as he watched the drunken girls try to find their balance. One leap was all it took. One jump and he could...

Kenji then raised his right hand and slapped himself in the face. He sat straight up and shook his head back and forth. The rune he carried was a blessing and a curse. It was a power that allowed him to hide the evidence of his kills as well as absorb power from his enemies. However, the curse was that he always craved human flesh. He couldn't get the taste of human blood and flesh out his mind. Demon blood and flesh was a whole other level. Kenji had control of himself most of the time, but other times he needed Lord Barthomeloi to keep him in line. The only problem was, was that the Lord could not be at his side twenty four hours, seven days a week. Kenji began to lean forward again, watching as the girls began to walk out of his sight. If he was going to jump and get them, now would be his chance. One little push, one little mental push was all it took for Kenji to fill his belly with fresh, warm, tasy human flesh. The blood would be extra delicious because of the alcohol in the blood. "No one is here to stop you. Just jump..." So, that's what Kenji did.

He leapt off the clock tower and floated down to the ground. That's right, floated. Kenji came down to the ground with a very light step behind the girls so they would never hear him coming. They were still giggling and stumbling into each other like the drunk pair of idiots they were. Kenji's mouth turned up into his signature smile again, as he stood straight up and held his hands out to his side, as if saying "welcome". "Well well well. What are two beautiful ladies like yourselves walking around on this night?" The girls jumped kind of startled, and they seemed scared at first before they turned around. Kenji had been around the block enough to see the moment when people fell in love with him. The girls were no longer scared as their eyes scanned him up in down. He was good-looking, and obviously rich. These girls were done for. The first one stumbled towards Kenji, and the other stumbled after her friend. One took one side of Kenji, the other took his other side. The girls began running their hands around his chest and his waist, trying to seduce him. He smiled down at both of them, his mouth beginning to water. "Oh mister, you sure are handsome. Michelle, how did we get so lucky to come across this man?" The other girl, apparently named Michelle, then giggled as she said "Oh I don't know Jacquelyn, but I think he's the lucky one to get to spend the night with us." Both of the girls giggled at each other as they continued to fondle his body. Kenji couldn't help but laugh slightly at the two girls. He was the lucky one indeed, to have two stupid girls just begging to be with him. Good thing their actions were doing nothing for Kenji. He was about to have a very good meal.

Kenji's phone then rang, a cute little ringtone he had programmed for the certain caller. His eyes then rolled as the girls leaned their heads off his abdomen (Kenji was tall, and this was where they reached). Kenji pulled his iPhone out of his pocket as he slid the unlock button and then heard yelling on the other line. Kenji pulled the phone quickly away from his ear as he winced at the screams. They were violent and very threatening. Kenji brought his phone to his ear once more and said "Yes I know but...well the Vatican would understand cause...well there is no authority here to stop...but...okay. Yes sir. I know. Yes sir." Kenji's face then fell to one of that of a kid who was denied a toy at the toy store. He locked his phone once more and then slid the phone back into his pocket. Jacquelyn looked up at Kenji with a confused look as she said, almost in a snide tone, "Vatican? Are you the pope or something?" Kenji then raised his arms as his fingers curled and his head fell. "They're so stupid! I could just eat them and rid the world of these waste of a sperm and egg!" Kenji then composed himself quickly, straightening the red tie that was around his neck. He then pushed both the girls off of him, as they both let out a "Hey!" Kenji brushed his suit off, not enjoying the smell of their colliding perfume sticking to his expensive suit. "Sorry ladies, I can't spend the night with you. Business calls. But be careful out here. The night is dark and full of terrors." Kenji then winked at both of the girls as he jumped off his right foot and disappeared from their sight, back onto the clocktower roof. As he flew through the air, he heard one of the girls gasp and the other one say "Did you see that?! And the way he mentioned the Vatican..." "And his eyes! He must be a..." "Vampire!" Kenji's then smiled as he watched both of the girls try to drunkingly run to their dorms.

Kenji remained sitting on the clock tower roof again, watching the campus for threats. If it wasn't for that phone call, Kenji could have bene a huge threat. The academy was lucky to have eyes on it when the headmaster decided to avoid his duties. Kenji's arms raised above his head as he yawned really big, and he heard his stomach grumble. He grabbed his stomach and a frown formed on his face as he said "Man...it would have been so easy to just kill them and hide the evidence..." Kenji didn't like to kill innocent people, but when they made it so easy, his rune just took over his mind. He normally had someone to watch him, but the academy was empty of all authority. With himself watching out for himself, it wasn't a very effective system of checks and balances. At least he had Ignazio the First.

Kenji's mouth turned up once again into his signature sinister smile. Did he mean it to be sinister? Sometimes he did, sometimes he didn't. This wasn't one of those times. He was just so used to having an evil aura about him, that his smiles just tended to come off that way instead of happy. Kenji had seen Hector coming before Hector had seen him. He was sitting on the rooftop observing the campus after all. Kenji had never met the man before, maybe seen him once in passing when the Vatican sent Kenji to True Cross for business. He remembered the man's name from digging in the headmaster's files; lucky for Kenji he wouldn't have to make an a** of himself trying to stumble around to find the man's name in his memory bank.

Kenji remained sitting on the edge of the rooftoop with his legs dangling as the professor decided to join him on the rooftop. His smile was still spread across his face, looking suspiciously happy. Kenji truly wasn't hiding anything, though. He was just happy that he wasn't all alone on the campus anymore. He didn't turn to look at Hector as he spoke, his eyes merely continued to scan the academy grounds. "Who...me? Noooo. The General of the Southern Flames would never allow that..." Kenji spoke in a kind of childish tone when he said "who me"? It was like the song "who stole a cookie from the cookie jar". When referring to the General, he of course meant Ignazio the First. He hardly had any dealings with the headmaster, because Kenji worked directly under the Vatican. Kenji's palms were flat on the rooftop beside him as he continued to stare at the grounds. However, before he spoke his next sentence, Kenji's left hand came up to cup his chin as he looked up at the star painted sky. "Now tell me professor, where is your headmaster tonight? Seems odd to flee campus and leave all these students alone at night. Demons are most active at night, correct? And as we have all been taught from past headmasters, this barrier is not one-hundred percent demon proof..." Kenji wasn't one to beat around the bush. When he wanted answers, he wanted them fast. This was part of what he was going to report back to the Vatican. It seemed as though something was a lot more important to the young "leader" than the lives of his students.

Kenji's hand dropped from his chin and was placed back down flat on the rooftop at his side. He then turned his head to look at Hector now, the first time he had decided to make eye contract the man. "I really do hate to play babysitter. That's why I work at the Vatican and not here. But that man has been screwing up so much lately they had to send me here. Pity." Kenji was still smiling as usual. It was nice to have company for a little while, especially one that didn't tempt him to eat him. Now, it wasn't that Hector was unappealing to Kenji as a food source, it was just that he would prove to be more of a fight. Plus, Kenji would never eat a professor or someone who worked for True Cross. He would never eat the innocent, unless he was feeling incredible hungry or had no one around to occupy him. Which was why he almost made a mistake with the two students earlier. Luckily, Ignazio the first was always watching. Kenji pretended to be annoyed by it, but no one else would dare try to keep Kenji in line.

The wind blew lightly onto Kenji's face, blowing his hair back slightly as he watched the Academy below. Kenji's hair was longer than most men, but he kept it neat and always got it cut into nice layers. It wasn't femininely long, but it wasn't the military cut that most of the men in the Vatican seemed to prefer. Kenji loved the cold air. He was hot natured and loved whenever it was winter time. It made it easier for him to stay outside for long periods of time. There was nothing worse to him than standing out in the sticky, summer air sweating up a storm. Sweat was no good in Kenji's book. He listened carefully as he heard Hector mention is somewhat disliking of the Headmaster. That was good to hear, because any professor in their right mind would be pissed at their boss for disappearing at night and leaving them with the responsibility of the students. Kenji knew the Headmaster got paid substantially more than the professors, and with the professors picking up all of the Headmaster's slack, I'm sure that angered a majority of them. Oh well. The Headmaster at the moment was only temporary.

Kenji looked back up at the professor who mentioned that he didn't know Kenji's name. That was no surprise, Kenji didn't often make it a point to stand out in meetings with the higher exorcists. Sometimes he voiced an opinion every now and then, but he never caused trouble. It was better to stay off of the Vatican's radar as much as he could. Being at True Cross was a different story. Students often flocked to him, especially females, and he couldn't avoid attention. Professors often didn't notice this, though, because Kenji was never in the classroom. Kenji looked up at the man with a smile, one that said it was no big deal that he didn't know his name. The only reason Kenji remembered Hector's was because of the file snooping he did earlier in the Headmaster's office. Kenji brought his legs out form under the railing and stood up on the roof rather quickly, and then laid his right arm across his waist as he bowed with the same smile. "I am Kenji Sakamaki. In the human world I am heir to the Sony empire..." Kenji's head then raised from its bowing position, but the rest of his body remained the same. "In the exorcist world I am the General of the Eastern Seas." Kenji then stood up straight and put his arms behind his back. His hands were clasped together as he starred at the professor. "You've probably seen me at the Vatican, but I accompany Ignazio the First to the Academy quite a lot, but I'm often sent on missions here as well." Kenji remained standing in his formal position, awaiting a reply from the professor.

When Hector mentioned that he had never been to the Vatican because he often didn't get invited, Kenji couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and turn his head slightly to the side at this. He was still standing straight, arms behind his back, hands clasped, and starring at Hector. "You've never been on behalf of an issue?" Kenji's eyes blinked a few times after the question. When Kenji was in school, the Headmaster was fantastic. He was always where he was supposed to be and always made sure the barrier was intact. That's why when a demon got through mysteriously one day, the teachers had to go to the Vatican and testify on the Headmaster's behalf. It turned out that a student had summoned a familiar they couldn't handle, and failed to own up to it in time before higher level exorcists had to step in.

Kenji then smiled and his head raised back up straight and his eyebrows realigned. "Well, you may have to see it soon considering the mess this Academy is in." That response partially responded to Hector's question as to why Kenji was here. Kenji was never allowed to disclose his missions with someone who was not part of the Vatican or his boss. He could explain to the teacher that he was here on behalf of the Headmaster, but he couldn't disclose that he was here for...other reasons. The headmaster wasn't the biggest problem to the Vatican at the moment, though they could have him imprisoned or jailed for treason for what he has done. Even the professors were starting to notice what a poor job he had been doing, and Kenji thought it was very unfair to the professors to put them under someone like that.

Kenji began to walk a little ways passed Hector on the rooftop with his stature the same. He was thinking of how many details he could disclose to this teacher without getting an angry call from Ignazio the First. He stopped about 10 feet away from Hector, his back turned and his eyes gazing upon the sky. "The Vatican is worried they may have picked a lousy temporary headmaster. They do not want to risk the lives of their students... this is when Kenji turned his head over his shoulder to look at Hector and say "...nor their professors..." Kenji's head then turned away and back towards the sky as he finished his sentence "...so I am here to keep tabs on the academy. Considering the night is almost over and the headmaster still has not made rounds to check the barrier nor has he been on campus all through the night it looks poor for him." This is when Kenji's head fell from the sky and his body turned back towards Hector. His story was true, for the most part. The Vatican was not irritated with the headmaster for his utterly stupid idea of peace, but for the fact that he would leave students unattended, especially through the night! It wasn't his ignorant ideas that made them mad, it was his piss poor practice as a leader. Obviously some of the professors and students noticed it as well. Kenji almost killed two girls and it wasn't the headmaster that stopped him, it was Ignazio the First. Without him, two students could have been dead.

Kenji stood there as the wind began to blow slightly again. He looked at Hector with a plain face now, no smile or really sign of an elaborate emotion. "The Vatican does not mean to put so much load on the professors, and I apologize. That's the basis of why I am here. To reassess True Cross, send feed back, and help get changes made." Kenji then walked closer to Hector, taking a place beside him on the roof as he looked down. Kenji's arms rested on the railings lazily, as he knew the sun was sure to rise soon. "If you ever need help in your class one day, you let me know. I can help in any way I can. As a second teacher, a guest, or a demonstration!" Kenji laughed slightly at that last part. When he was in school, he often volunteered during "demonstrations" and got shot at many a time. Luckily, being a skilled dragoon, Kenji was able to dodge most of the fire aimed at him as a boy.