Keima was walking along the road when suddenly, he noticed a note at his feet. Curious, he picked it up and began to read it to himself.

Dear reader,

Thank you for reading my first fanfiction! I am very nervous because, of course, it is my first time writing something like this. Please tell me whether you like it or not in the comments. I am completely open to constructive criticism. This style of writing is VERY far out of my comfort zone, for I am more experienced with action/adventure and dark/scary writing. I'm crossing my fingers that you guys like this, and I think that I will have a very fun time writing this! Thank you for reading!

The Author

Odd, Keima thought. It's almost as if this person thinks reality is a book. Keima disregarded this thought and stuck his head back into his PFP.

Chapter One

Kanon

"I LOVE YOU, KEIMA!"

As the words finally slipped out of Kanon's mouth, she felt as if the weight of the world was lifted off of her shoulders. She didn't care about the giant crowd of classmates eavesdropping on them from inside, yelling in bewilderment, "Kanon loves the dweeb!?" All she cared about was being wrapped in Keima's embrace. Tears of happiness and fear started pouring down her cheeks. She looked up at Keima and he blushed.

"I... I love you too..." Keima whispered into her ear, hesitantly.

Keima looked into her eyes and she could tell that he saw her fear. Immediately, he grabbed her arm and took off. Something bad is about to happen, she thought.

"Why are you blurting this out all of a sudden?" Keima asked frantically.

"Keima, please listen to me!" Kanon yells. "Somebody's targeting me!" They ran through the halls and passed the bewildered faces of the students passing by. Whatever that thing was, she could sense that it is nearby. Oh, Apollo, what have I gotten myself into? Kanon thought to herself. The two made it to the stairs before suddenly, Apollo took over.

"Humans shouldn't get involved any further than this," Kanon felt her mouth moving, but was unable to control it. Apollo! she thought, seething with rage. What are you doing!?

"Ooh, I switched places with her! It seems a bit of my power has returned!" She turned to Keima. "It's all thanks to you. However, that's enough! I won't involve someone who has nothing to do with this." And with that, she ran off. Keima's yelling became faint and inaudible.

Apollo, why would you do this? Kanon asked. You know he could've helped us!

He's just a human, Apollo told her. Although... He did seem strangely familiar with what I was saying...

But the two didn't have time to dwell on that, for almost immediately after, she – no, they – were suddenly confronted by a member of Vintage. The last thing Kanon could remember was a sword, immense pain, and then blacking out.

Keima

Dammit. Dammit, dammit, dammit! There she was, a goddess that showed herself right in front of Keima, and she just took off! He couldn't really blame her for not knowing that he was all part of this. It seemed like none of them do at first. But at least the others gave him the time to explain himself and finish reconquering the host. Now, who knows what will happen to her and Kanon? After all, Kanon said that someone was targeting her.

That thought brought him back to the events that just happened. I love you too... That's what Keima said. Of course, he had to! If she remembered, and he admitted that he didn't love her after he confessed, it would take much longer to raise her affection levels enough to show the goddess. Yes, that's why he said it. Although, he couldn't shake the feeling that there was the tiniest sliver of truth in that statement. He didn't love Kanon, obviously. But when she returned to school, he remembered. Remembered that when he conquered her, it wasn't just because he wanted to capture the loose soul. Remembered how he didn't want her to forget.

No. Those thoughts were not logical. He conquered to capture the loose souls until he can break free of the contract. That was the only reason, and there was no other.

And Keima kept repeating this to himself until he had successfully fooled his own mind.

Thanks for reading, guys! As you can tell, this is a Keima x Kanon story. For some reason, I just love this pairing to the point where I felt like I needed to write a fanfiction about it. For this fanfic, I started out sticking mostly to the storyline, adding some custom thoughts, events and this story continues, I will start straying off from the path more and more. Sorry about that! Anyway, thanks again for taking the time to read this! Please tell me what you think of chapter one and don't be afraid to tell me anything I could improve on, no matter how harsh it will sound. Don't worry, I can take it. This is my first fanfiction and romance story. Thank you!

Author Signing Off