Ichika had never been more mentally drained before in her life. When she had made the decision to go to Kuoh Academy, she'd naturally assumed that as one of the best schools in Japan the classes would be difficult. She had assumed wrong. The classes were so easy for her that she spent half her class time tutoring other students.

Ichika sighed to herself as she walked out of the front gate to the school. Crossing the bridge leading to home, she saw someone who didn't quite fit in with the crowd on the street ahead.

A tall man in his early twenties stood in the middle of the crowd, his large frame making him easy to see amongst the shorter crowd. His hand was placed in his golden blonde hair in frustration, he looked around the street clearly lost. "Foreigners…" Ichika sighed to herself before walking over to the man.

"Excuse me sir, do you speak Japanese?" Ichika asked him upon reaching him. He turned towards the sound of Ichika's voice and she immediately felt herself quiver when he made eye contact, his dull blue eyes meeting her honey brown. Something about his gaze was intoxicating to Ichika, and she couldn't put her finger on it.

"Why of course I do." He said, sticking his chest out proudly, "Is there something you need?" He asked. Ichika smiled sheepishly before looking slightly off to the side.

"I don't mean to sound rude, but do you happen to be lost by any chance?" Ichika asked, earning a surprised expression from the blonde.

"You were able to tell Raiser was lost?" Raiser said with apparent shock, before sighing, "Sadly yes, Raiser is hopelessly lost."

"If you tell me where you're trying to go, I might be able to show you the way there." Ichika offered. He stood thinking for a moment before seemingly coming to a conclusion.

"That would wonderful," he said with a dazzling smile, "And may I know my beautiful guide's name?" Ichika could feel the man's eyes going up and down her body, hovering around her more than ample breasts. Which turned her on significantly.

"H-Hyoudou Ichika," Ichika said with a bow, which luckily hid her profuse blush, "And you?"

"Raiser Phenex."

"So where is it you're trying to go Raiser-san?" Ichika asked, her blush finally having died down.

"I'm looking for a Kuoh Academy," Raiser said, looking around once more.

"Seems to be your lucky day Raiser-san, I happen to be on my back from classes there. I'll show you the way there." Ichika smiled back at him.

After leading Raiser to the Academy, he had thanked Ichika, earning a blush from the girl, before going off towards the Old School Building. Walking back out the main gate, the ground seemed to shake, but Ichika didn't notice what seemed to be a small earthquake as she couldn't help but think about Raiser. Everything from his reassuring confidence to his contrasting golden hair and aquamarine eyes captivated her. She was so lost in her thoughts, that she couldn't feel the eyes watching her from the shadows as she entered the park.

"Dinner at last…" the shadows slithered in the direction of the Ichika, completely unnoticed by the girl.

Ichika stopped for a moment at the fountain at the center of the Park. She scooped some water up in her hands and attempted to cool down her flushed face. "If Raiser-san was visiting Kuoh, that has to mean he knows someone who goes there," Ichika told herself with confidence, "I'm sure I'll see him again," she reassured herself.

A tendril of shadowy black inched its way closer towards the girl, slowly wrapping around her ankle before climbing up her leg. "I haven't had a good meal in a long time," a voice called out from the dark, startling Ichika. "Shame I don't get have an appetizer…" Ichika looked around the park center, nobody was near her that she could see. Feeling something sliding up her leg, she looked down to and saw it. It was just too late.

Ichika felt herself get lifted off the ground, leg first, before getting thrown across the park center and into a tree. Her head collided against the hard bark, her red hair tie flying off in the process. Her vision went blurry and her perceived world spun as her now loose brown hair covered what little she could see. Ichika could feel blood trickling down the side of her face coming from the top of her head, causing hair to stick against her face. She tried to lift her arm up to feel it, but even that simple action proved difficult to her. "W-what are you?" She managed to stutter out before she felt herself getting lifted off the ground once more. This time being thrown into the fountain, cracking the smooth stone...and her back.

Ichika once again tried to move, this time an attempt to get up off the ground. Placing her hands on the ground, she tried to lift herself up. She raised herself off the ground ever so slightly, before falling back down. She couldn't move her legs under her to help get up, and she was too dazed to lift herself on arms alone. Looking up, her vision swayed from side to side, showing doubles of everything. Moving shadows covered the figure who approached her as she sat there, unable to defend herself. Ichika closed her eyes and waited for the inevitable, however it never came.

A brilliant heat filled the courtyard, the light making their way through her eyelids. Opening her eyes all she could see was a bright raging fire, and a man with hair a similar color standing right in the center of it. The shadows naturally began to fall back from their natural opposite. The figure in the fire lifted his hand towards the dark mass, flames erupting out from his hand and cascading down into the darkness, illuminating what little dark was left in the courtyard. The shadows hissed as they rescinded off of the figure, showing a scruffy unkempt man in their center.

"Die stray." A familiar voice echoed throughout the area, as the man Ichika knew as Raiser allowed his flames to completely consume the man. The man collapsed, slowly turning to ash as the fire incinerated his flesh.

"Ichika was it?" Ichika heard Raiser call out, before her world once again went dark, slowly losing consciousness.

Ichika found herself standing in an empty field of dark grey. She took a moment to look around before the world itself was engulfed in flame. The flames, a deeper red than those surrounding Raiser, seemed to swirl around a large figure in the center.

[So you're my new host] a deep voice reached Ichika's ears. Looking up towards the pillar of swirling flames, a crimson red reptilian head poked its way through. A large gust of wind blew away the flames to reveal a massive Red Dragon with its wings raised.

[I look forward to working with you, Partner.]

Ichika awoke, bright sunlight filling her eyes. Squinting through it she saw she sat in an unfamiliar room. White linen covered the bed she was laying on, her blood and dirt covered uniform was gone, replaced with simple black sweatpants and a red t-shirt. A spare uniform sat on the bedside table next to her, along with a new crimson hair tie.

The door to the room opened, and a familiar golden blond entered. He looked over Ichika's bandaged form with concern evident in his eyes. "You feeling better?" Raiser asked, "You're lucky I was nearby, you were practically on death's door when I brought you back here. I doubt anyone else would've been able to deal with those injuries."

"What happened…" Ichika looked towards Raiser with uncertainty.

"Listen Ichika, do you believe in the supernatural?" Raiser looked over to the bandaged girl as she shook her head. "Well, it's all real. Gods, Angels, Fallen Angels, and most importantly Devils." Black bat wings spread out from Raiser's back as he explained everything to her, her face clearly showing how shocked she was. "I myself am a Devil. What you were attacked by was a stray devil, a devil who gives in fully to their desires and either runs away from or kills their master. You've been unconscious here for the past week recovering."

"Where is here exactly?" Ichika asked, trying to make sense of everything she was hearing.

"You're currently residing in my manor in House Phenex territory in Hell." This did nothing to help her process anything, what it did do was cause a blush to spread across Ichika's face as she realized that she had been staying over at a guy's house for the past week, even if she wasn't conscious for it. Her parents were going to kill her, or tell her how much she worried them...and then kill her.

"Ano, Raiser-san…" Raiser looked at her, which only caused her blush to intensify. This did not go unnoticed by Raiser, as he smiled to himself, his eyes slowly trailing across her body. "You didn't...do anything...to me while I was asleep...Did you? Ichika slowly asked him, her blush reaching dangerous levels.

Raiser laughed, "Of course Raiser didn't do anything to you, you don't need to worry." While Ichika looked relieved, she also looked somewhat disappointed. "Now that you're awake, I don't know if I could turn down someone as beautiful as you if you asked me."

Ichika's face was completely red, she had a hard time getting words out of her mouth as she muttered incoherently to herself. She got up and pushed Raiser out of the room while muttering that she needed to change quietly. Once Raiser was out, she slipped on the spare uniform and tied her hair in a high ponytail. Letting Raiser back into the room, she sat down on the bed.

"Do my parents know where I am?" Ichika finally asked him, meeting his gaze.

Raiser was no longer smiling

A/N: Finally a new story! Sorry if the first chapter was a little short. Don't worry, Son of Kokabiel should have an update in the next week or so. Anyways this story is going to be a single pairing for a female Issei (Ichika). Raiser will still have his harem and Ichika will find her way into it. Please let me know what you think of the story and anything that you want to happen.

See you all next time,

Phenex-chan