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A thing is in here

The new year had passed, and the new semester of school was due to start in a couple days. Right now was a short down time for teachers and students alike, where they could stop and breathe before the final stretch of the school year. Most people took advantage of this time to go visit friends or family. Shiro was not one of those people.

On that particular day, one Mephisto Pheles would find the door to his office kicked open by none other than Shiro Fujimoto. Whatever he was there for, it could not have been good. The look on Shiro's face alone would be enough to tell that, and his words only backed up his angry glare.

"Mephisto," he yelled out, even though the room was not that large, "Just what the hell do you think you are doing?!"

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If you happened to catch Mephisto in a bad enough mood, there would be trouble to pay. If you interrupted him while playing video games, then most people would find themselves in an early grave just from the anger. He was not pleasant. And Shiro knew better than to just interrupt him like that. And yet. And. Fucking. Yet. The game over music played when he was startled by the yelling.

Hope Shiro could dodge a book thrown at him very quickly.

"I was about to beat the level! This better be important!" Ah, Mephisto. Always shirking duties whenever possible.

Of course he can dodge a book. Suddenly kicking in Mephisto's door carried risks, and interrupting him at anything (video games or anime-watching, usually) meant getting things thrown at him. So he just ducked his head to the side, letting the book fly by uselessly, before straightening up again.

"Why is there another Shima in my class next year? I just got rid of the last one!"

This was a very serious topic that definitely warranted interrupting video games. Shiro could teach any student, but the Shima family had a... reputation, to put it lightly. And Shiro had been teaching them pretty much nonstop since that sect of monks had decided to join up with the Order. How one man could have so many kids, he would never understand.

"Because you're the only one who can teach them."

Okay, part of it was spite in the fact that Shiro continued to interrupt the things he was doing. Video games, anime, manga, and worst of all, it was usually during something important! Like a boss battle or when they revealed the villain to be the main character's long lost sister or something.

"...Maybe if you didn't ruin my video gaming when I'm not working, I'd be nicer, Shiro-chan."

Just to piss him off more.

At least it's not Shiro-pon, or something stupid-sounding like that.

Also, Shiro frowned when Mephisto mentioned not working. "It's two in the afternoon," he said, "You know, middle of the work day? You do realize this, right?"

He was probably pointing out the obvious, but everyone should have been working at that hour, not playing video games. Sure, Mephisto can be lazy, but given that the new school semester would be starting soon he must have had work to do.

Shiro-pon is always tempting but he saves that for special occasions.

"I said, not working." Are you questioning him, Shiro? "Which means I am not working. And it also means that I can't move any Shimas out of your class. Ever." His fingers crossed as he looks right into his eyes. Narrowing them. "That's all."

Dismissing Shiro and picking up the DS again to try and beat the boss. What a pain.

Oh hell no, Shiro will not be dismissed like that.

Shiro narrowed his eyes at Mephisto, taking a moment to calculate the risk versus the reward. Getting Mephisto's goat was something Shiro was good at, but it often involved painful repayment later. Was it worth it over one irritation?

Yes. Yes it was.

"Oh well," Shiro said, suddenly shrugging as he sighed, "I guess it can't be helped. It really must be too much for an old man like you to handle. But that's alright, since you can't handle a job this big, I'll pick up the slack for you."

Provoking Mephisto into action: always the best choice.

"Old man? Old man?!"

Oh you were trying to get him riled up I hope. Because he's already there. And there's a 'stupid text book' that flew right past his head.

"You're the stupid old white haired man, Shiro-poooooooon!" Now acting like a child after what he did. "I did all my work, what more do you want from me?!"

"You can teach the Shimas until you die for all I care!"

More dodging is a thing that happened. Shiro was grinning after that, he really liked to get the best of Mephisto. It was amazing to watch a centuries-old demon throw a hissy fit over being called old.

"You've got more than a few years on me," Shiro said, practically taunting him with his words, "Hair color means nothing. But it's amazing, how someone can be so old yet act like a child. I think my boys are better behaved than you."

"You'll teach them even after you die! I'll reanimate you and make you teach Shimas forever!"

Yep, he was throwing the biggest hissyfit ever. Textbooks continued to be thrown every which way. He was in a very fowl mood and nothing, nothing at all, could bring him back to normal right now.

"Old man, do you think I'm joking?!"

"I think you're over-reacting," Shiro said flatly. And really, he was. Mephisto could be such a child sometimes.

Fortunately, Shiro knew how to placate Mephisto. "Tell you what. How about I buy you some dinner, and you don't reanimate me after I die. It can even be ramen, if you want."

"I think you can get dragged to hell, personally." Mephisto was not over reacting. Don't be an asshole.

"...Fine." He grumbles. "But you're still teaching the Shimas. That's never changing."

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A thing is in here

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surprisingly i have no icons of him shrieking

That needs to be fixed someday

Oh goddamn yes it does

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