By All Means

It's been a couple of months since his last great case for The Yatagarasu, and he was greatful that everything was over with King Abbadon. Well, who wouldn't be, right? He had been too much preoccupied with his job that he forgot the other responsibilities he should've taken care of before he left for Tsukigata. As soon as he got back from his journey from Tsukudo-Cho, a few of his schoolmates cornered him near Tawara-Ya and asked him when he was planning to come back to school, mostly out of concern for him or maybe just to scold him for not being able to take his acts straight. He might be a special case since he's The Protector of The Capital, but that didn't mean he could ditch his duties as a student!

He never knew that being one of the most badass heroes of the Roaring 20's would make him suffer from the constant reminders of his unfinished business (which was mostly comprised of homework and unsubmitted requirements) a normal average highschooler can handle. If he can kick demons' butts, then why can't he do the same thing for homework!?

Not that he can consider himself a 'normal average teenager' in the first place... he told himself that maybe he should've kept a few of those luck locusts with him after all.

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After half an hour of riding the streetcar, he had finally set foot inside Yumizuki Highschool. It felt just like his freshman year two years ago...

"I guess I'm just feeling a little nervous about coming back," he thought, taking shallow strides towards the 3rd year's building. As he walked past the hallways, he felt eyes- and many of them- on him. Girls giggled at the sight of Raidou Kuzunoha the 14th, while some of the guys continued to stare at him. As to why, he'd rather not know.

"Just stay cool... just as Narumi said, 'eyes on you means you're good-looking!'" he slightly convinced himself, even though he felt a few hairs in the back of his neck stand.

When he reached the door to his classroom, he slowly slid it open and with a look of surprise on his face a perfectly rehearsed "Welcome Back!" rang across the room. Sounds of clapping and laughter filled the air as he was pulled closer to the teacher's desk by his overly happy classmates.

As soon as he was sat down on a chair, the interrogation began.

"Woah, dude! We never thought you'd be out for so long! Being Capital Hero must be a piece of cake to you, huh?"

"Were you the one who fought those creepy black bugs, Raidou-san? You're so cool!"

"When did you get back?!"

"So did you remember to get us something? Like... ganmodoki?"

"How was Tsukigata Village? Did'ya have fun?!"

"Were there hot girls in Tsukigata? C'mon... hook me up with one 'em beautiful dames, bro!"

Raidou was left speechless as he continued to smile rather nervously. So this is what Gouto meant about his sudden popularity...

He wasn't sure on how to answer each and every one of the questions that were thrown at him; hell, he couldn't even open his mouth at all.

Just as he was about to try and say something, their Homeroom teacher entered the classroom just in time to save the poor boy from the harassment of his classmates.

"Order in the court, order in the court, everyone!" The teacher, Kinshiro-sensei, commanded, his voice loud and firm enough to be heard. Students whined and grunted as they walked away from their victim and back to their seats. Raidou did the same thing as well, giving his homeroom teacher a thankful bow before he sat down on his own chair.

The boy sat himself comfortably on his chair and stretched.

"Hey, desk! Long time no see. You look a little dustier than when I last saw you... poor dame." he told his desk in his mind. He purposefully molested his own desk and admired its shiny (but a little dull) wooden edges. He gave an inward laugh at himself. "Hah, as awful as it may seem, I missed talking to inanimate objects..."

The boy looked up after his moment with the desk to listen to his homeroom teacher's morning babble.

"Alright class, I'm sure we're all happy- and giddy for a few girls- that The Protector's back in school, but that's not the only good news so far." Kinshiro-sensei announced, his arms crossed at his chest. "Are you still up for welcoming a new transfer student?"

The class suddenly started to make a lot of noise, surprised of the news that no one has ever heard of. Raidou raised his eyebrows. "A new student? Huh..."

"Wow, we usually never have transfer students at this time of the year..." he heard one of his classmates whisper to another girl. "I wonder if this newbie is a boy or a girl?"

"I hope it's a girl!" a male student cheered. "No, you're going to WANT it to be a girl! For all I know you're just gonna hit on her, you cheater!"

Several people laughed as the chatter went on. Kinshiro-sensei shook his head at the rowdiness of the class despite his smile of amusement plastered on his face. "Everyone quiet! I'm not going to let her in until everyone has their mouths shut."

The noise died down while a few snickers escaped from some of the students.

"Good. Now I'm sure she's been waiting outside the door for quite a long time. Would you step inside?" He called as he faced to his left where the entrance to the classroom remained shut.

The door opened slowly as a girl emerged from behind. Everyone gaped at the new student, their eyes following her trail to the front of the class.

"What in the name of..." Raidou said inwardly. His eyes widened as he noticed the long, curly, brown hair and shocking blue eyes the girl right in front of him bore.

The said girl stood rather confident, although bashfulness was still a little evident in her posture. Her hands got together at her front and made a small bow.

"... Hello to you all. My name is Kuzunoha Geirin the 18th, it is nice to make your acquaintance."

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A/N: Hey everyone~ Just a short note. :D

It's been ages since I've been wanting to make a fanfic for Devil Summoner, but plot bunnies seem to escape pretty early. xD

So... how did you find it? Is is good enough for your love? 3

If so, please Read and Review! I would gladly appreciate it if I would be able to recieve feedback. :'3

I'll be posting the next chapter in a little while, so please bear with me for a little!