Chapter 2: The Ultimate Delinquent
Despite the unusual conception, Issei grows to be a normal person. Short spiky hair, average height, and, little bit of muscle.
That is if you don't count his fire breathing tendency, his incredible reflex, enhanced senses, and his pitch black eyes.
Not to mention the fact that he remembers the first time he meet his parents and his time as the stone, which made him... Older than his parents, so to speak. Creepy.
Also, He has strong attachments to anything related to his family, bordering on possessive really. Like when he saw his mother talking to a kid, he actually shoved that kid and hug his mother's leg, proclaiming that his mother is his mother alone.
Which is a serious problem at the start when a distant cousin who just lost both parents arrive at home. Issei absolutely refused her presence and doesn't let her touch any furniture, saying "Mine" all the way.
Her name is Asuka Hyoudou, his paternal cousin, and in time, Issei acknowledged Asuka as a family, a sister even. It becomes another source of headache because Issei hissed at her friends.
It took countless reprimand and teaching from both parents for Issei to grow out of it, barely.
His attachment to his home extend to his refusal to go to school, because it isn't 'home'. Hell, He almost convinced Asuka to stay at home too. Issei even goes as far as to say that her school smells.
One of many weird quirks that Mrs. Hyoudou mentally throw in a bin named 'Just Issei's things'.
There is one trait, however, that induces the greatest headache of all. One that made everyone thinks he is a delinquent: He doesn't like anyone staring at him. Which landed him a lot of problems when an actual gang stares at him. He beat them all, barehandedly. One of the victims, who turned out to be from a rich family, threatened lawsuit.
Despite all of his weird characteristics, Issei is not without positive. Issei is determined, smart, a great cook, and, with his mother's teaching, grows to become more kind towards others.
Nevertheless, for all her teaching, Mrs. Hyoudou also knew that at this rate, Issei will never have friends. So Mrs. Hyoudou tries to enroll him to Kuoh Academy, the same academy where Asuka goes to, after it opened as co-ed school.
And Mrs. Hyoudou will use Asuka as her weapon.
Issei is a picky eater. His favourite food can be counted with one hand.
Chicken Curry, Sashimi, Yakitori, ragout stew, medium rare wagyu beef steak with mushroom sauce. Issei usually begs for the last one.
Without one of these foods on the table, Issei won't eat. At all. Not to mention sulking all day.
Sometimes it drove his parents mad, but the sincere smile he has while eating one of them is almost totally worth it.
Almost...
Issei can eat 3 times of normal person, courtesy of his non-human physiology.
And a human mother can only cook so much food.
"Issei-kun" his mother approached him while he is cooking, one of the moment where Issei cannot afford to be angry lest he risk over-cooking the food. It is also the reason why Mrs. Hyoudou bought the expensive meat.
"Is there any problem? Did our neighbor annoy you again?" Issei replied, his back still on his mother, his focus is on the delicious meat in front of him
One of their neighbors prefers milf and somehow convinced himself that Mrs. Hyoudou reciprocate his feeling. Needless to say, Issei beat him half to death. That, and the fact that whenever he went outside, local gangs tried to bully him, earned him the title 'ultimate delinquent'.
This town is strange like that.
"No, nothing like that..." Mrs. Hyoudou lets a few second sink in, playing with her ring, "Honey, will you go to Kuoh Academy? I already sent them your information, including your tests, they accepted, you're set to go tomorrow"
"Kaaaa-chaan It isn't home. The place smeeeellllls" Issei whined. Again, that comment. Perhaps Issei is much more sensitive than her. Still, It is important for Issei to socialize like a normal person. And Mrs. Hyoudou has a good plan, and the information needed to execute it.
"Asuka-chan told me yesterday that two men, the perverted duo, she said, is harassing her" said Mrs. Hyoudou, in her mind, she prays to whatever gods forgive her sins and to bless the two perverts.
"Give me their name and address" Issei already turn back, his eyes blazing. Gotcha.
"I need you to protect your little sister, Issei-kun, not beating people after you fail to do it" Mrs. Hyoudou sigh, for additional effect, waiting for his possessive attachment to kick in.
"Fine, I will" Issei relented. His mom's smile and hug only serve to annoy him further, his mom always knows which button she needs to press.
"Issei-kun"
"Yes, Kaa-chan"
"The meat's burnt"
"WHAT?"
The Next Day
Issei stands at the school gate, frowning. He hates the smell. For him, it is so pungent. This place is not home. Not HIS home. Asuka is family, however, and he will to protect her from the jerks of this school.
How he would love to burn this school to crisp with his breath, but Kaa-chan said no, so...
"Isn't that the ultimate delinquent?"
"I heard he killed a man"
"Look at that bloodthirsty eyes"
"Damn Bishounen, taking our girls"
Some student already gossip about him, thinking that he can't hear them in the distance. His enhanced senses, however, already picking them up, much to his dismay.
"Great..." Issei murmured, before he sets his foot on the school ground, his mind set on Asuka's safety.
*Knock* *Knock*
The teacher opened the door, smiling at her new addition.
"Class, we have a new student. Please introduce yourself" The teacher handed him a chalk.
Issei wrote his name on the board, before turning around. A small smile on his face, a sign of goodwill. Wouldn't be good to reinforce the gossips about him.
"My name is Issei Hyoudou, I was homeschooled, this is my first time going to school. Please take good care of me" Issei finished with a small bow.
Being stared at by this many people just push many wrong buttons on his head.
'You're new here, It's nothing weird. Relax' Issei keeps telling himself. It doesn't work.
"Any question for our new friend?" the teacher asked the class.
"Have you killed someone before?" a girl asked, knowing his reputation.
"No" Issei deadpanned, is he that notorious outside? He makes a mental note to ask Asuka later.
"Did you beat thirty members of Yakuza?" a boy in front him asked.
"No" technically, he didn't beat that amount. It was 60. Meh.
"Class, enough. He's not here for that" The teacher rubbed her temple, hopefully the new student isn't as difficult as his rumors.
"Any others? Yes Matsuda?"
A bald student stands up "My first question is, are you Asuka-chan's brother?" Issei twitched at the -chan addition "and, ARE YOU HERE TO STEAL OUR GIRLS YOU DAMNED BISHOUNEN! WE ALREADY HAVE ONE OF YOU..."
The teacher stops him by throwing the eraser.
"Matsuda, You will not..."
"It's okay, Sensei, I will answer. Asuka is my distant cousin from my father's side, but I do consider her to be my little sister, and I don't appreciate some guy my sister never talked about calling her -chan. No, I'm not here for that, and what is bishounen?"
The teacher face-palmed before telling Issei to take a seat, already planned ridiculous homeworks special for Matsuda.
Serve him right, he even took a pic of her panties. Goddamn pervert.
'The smell, ' Issei can't help but being distracted by it. It almost suffocates him. Earth-like smell. Like the smell of earth after rain, but million times more intense. Issei subconsciously let go some of his control over his aura, pushing the smell out of the class.
Unfortunately for him, what he considers to be 'little' wasn't gone unnoticed by supernatural beings on the school.
A black haired woman with red glasses, short bob cut, and violet eyes was busy with her job as the president of student council before an omen-like feeling washed over her.
"What is... this energy?"
A petite, white haired student was in the class when she felt an energy drove out the devil's around the school. Her eyes widened, slightly clouded with fear.
In the Occult Research Club room, a red haired beauty feels the peculiar energy, and she lick her lips at the potential.
"A new [Rook], perhaps?"
Author's note
Having a spiritual descendant of Great Red and Ophis as a son will bound to create troubles.
Asuka will be significant to the story.
Issei doesn't really knows what he is, but he has his suspicions. With his memory of Great Red and Ophis plus his fire breathing skill, It doesn't really take a genius to deduce.
Somehow Ginger keeps trying to correct Issei as Isaiah, hehehehe.
Isaiah will gradually come to understand his power and his origin.
I'm going to clarify something.
The muse has taken me. I even reread just to make sure I got the event right. Though it doesn't imply that I'm going to be following canon or getting the characterization right. That's why I update fast. I'm writing nonstop this two days. It's good. But as soon as the muse abandoned me, which I don't know when, I will not even write. To be frank: I don't know when I stop, but when I do, I will.
