Chapter 2...

"..."

Silence. That was all Issei heard when he only saw darkness. He was slowly drifting in his unconscious state from the mental exhaustion from that night before. He wasn't certain if what happened really happened. It seemed too supernatural to be real, but then again, so did the demon from ten years ago. That very demon he killed..

"Mmfgh.." He groaned. He slowly opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was..

"HEeeeeeyy Theeeere~!" It was the very same demon he killed last night, and was giving him a very evil grin.

"(Gasp!)" Issei's eyes shot open when he felt his heart in his throat. He was drenched in sweat as he looked up at a dark ceiling. He felt his eyes twitch and his mouth frozen from fear. He shook a little from the shock. He felt like his heart was about to explode.

"..A dream?" He said to himself. He heard ticking from a grandfather clock from somewhere nearby, and he tensed up when he heard it ring in its low tone. He took a deep breath and exhaled. He did this for about a few moments till he regained his senses. He couldn't move, feeling like he was paralyzed and, and...naked? Where were his clothes?!

"The hell-?" He was about to say, but he felt like something warm was strapped onto him. He looked on his side and he widened his eyes. It was a black haired young woman who was soundly sleeping on him. She looked older than him, but she seemed familiar to him. She then opened her eyes suddenly which made Issei flinch. She had violet eyes that were a penetrating gaze. She seemed to be frowning in a bored manner.

"Awake now human?" She asked.

"..!" Issei couldn't answer.

"You wouldn't stop struggling last night. I know people have nightmares, but you were flailing around like a rag doll." She explained as she slowly sat up. As she did, the blanket covering her slid off revealing her naked figure in front of Issei. Her breasts were as visible as day and her white skin was about as mesmerizing as a model's. He wasn't sure what the hell happened. Did he feel so depressed he called a hooker?! No, he had no idea how to do that! perhaps he brought a girl from school? No, he didn't come across anyone like this!

"Hey, Issei Hyoudou." The raven haired asked.

"Huh..?" He finally snapped out of staring at this woman's body and met her cold gaze.

"You feel better now?"

"..Better..?" He slowly asked.

"You seem rather nervous. Perhaps your close scratch with death made you even more mellow than you were before?" She asked as she leaned forward and put her hands on the bed beside his head. "Well, I don't mind if you're nervous. Perhaps..you're a virgin as well?" She teased as she put her head close to him. Her mouth turned to a grin riddled with ill intent. Her hair was slowly draping down toward Issei who was flushed beyond words.

"Is this girl some sort of predator or something!?" He panicked as she planted her boobs on his chest and her fingers snaked around his face. He could also feel her legs interlocking with his that prevented him from moving. His 'thing' was feeling very active when she touched him the way she did. He wasn't sure what was going on, but this chick was like some sort of natural at this.

"Come on, lets have a little fun, eh~?" She smiled as she licked his cheek and caressed his hair.

"F-fun?" Issei slowly fumbled.

"Oi, Raynare." A voice calling from the doorway said annoyed. "Would you leave the poor kid alone? He looks like he's about to burst like a microwaved egg."

"Why are you bothering me Kalawarner? I thought I told you I could take care of this." Raynare retorted as she eased off Issei and turned to her.

"You heard lord Azazel. We are not to inflict anything that would be considered traumatic." She revealed herself to be a rather tall woman with dark blue hair and narrowed dark blue eyes. Her outfit was consisted of a red leather short skirt, and trench coat that was open revealing her buxom figure.

"And what exactly about this is traumatic? The boy is not rejecting me." Raynare said defensively.

"That's because you're smothering him. You must be pretty desperate to do it with this human, when you can't even get Azazel to look at you." Kalawarnar scoffed.

"You bitch! Don't utter such things in front of me! I'll kill you here and now!" She threatened with anger.

"I'd like to see you try it, you suck up." Kalawarner said with confidence as she produced some weird light in her hand. Raynare matched it with a reddish light in her hand.

"Now, now. I like a good cat fight, but this isn't the place for that." A man's voice said. Kalawarnar and Raynare immediately stopped and seemed shocked from the voice. Raynare got out of bed with Issei and on to the floor. She flashed in light, and she was now in a revealing S&M outfit and was bowing along with Kalawarnar. Issei was confused at why they suddenly changed their mood. He looked towards the doorway and he gasped. The man revealed himself to be..

"Y-you're that..!" Issei pointed in recognition. It was the buyer from that one time.

"Yo!" The man smiled. "How are you Hyoudou-kun?"

"You know my name?" Issei asked surprised.

"I took the liberty of checking out Oni's personal files. Issei Hyoudou, 16 years old, no parents, only blood relatives are an aunt and uncle who live away from japan. Discharged and enrolled into Kuoh academy two days ago." He stated.

"Wait, two days ago?" Issei asked.

"Right, you've been sleeping for two days straight." Azazel explained.

"Lord Azazel, if you don't mind me asking.."

"Hm?" Azazel looked at Raynare.

"W-what brings you to the safe house? I told you I had everything under control, so I would not need to disturb you-"

"Hoh? Were you trying to do it with the kid Raynare~?" Azazel smirked with a hint of amusement.

"O-of course not!" Raynare quickly denied.

"I see. Kalawarnar?"

"Hai, she was attempting to deflower the human my lord." Kalawarnar said simply.

"You snitch!" Raynare yelled at her angrily with a tick mark.

"Ahahahaha! Now this is just plain hilarious!" Azazel laughed.

"Why is Kalawarnar here anyway!? I can handle watching a simple human on my own!" Raynare wanted to know.

"I sent you here to watch Hyoudou-kun Raynare, but I decided to send someone to watch you as well." Azazel explained.

"Wha-?!" Raynare turned to Kalawarnar.

"It's as lord Azazel says." Kalwarnar revealed. "I guess it goes to show you can't even be alone with a human without jumping him. Just how far has this angel fallen?" Kalawarnar smiled at her remark.

"Kalawarnar! You shut your filthy little trap, or i'm gonna tear your wings off with my bare hands!" Raynare yelled at her.

"Um.." Issei suddenly asked. "What's going on, and where am I?" He asked.

"Looks like you're loaded with countless questions. Well, get dressed and come in my living room. We'll talk some more after you've had a chance to wake up and eat." Azazel said as he began walking off. "You two, do another sweep around the area. I don't want the devils to be sticking their nose in our business. I'd rather have no interference right now."

"Of course."

"At once." The two said. They walked off and headed outside. Issei looked and saw his clothes and got up to put them on.

After Issei walked into the living room, he smelled breakfast and headed to the source. Azazel was wearing an apron and flipping some eggs in a pan.

"Ah, there you are. I hope you like eggs, it's only thing I got around here right now." Azazel said with a smile.

"Uh, sure. Thank you." Issei said as he sat down slowly. Azazel gave him the plate and sat down with a cup of coffee across the table. Issei began eating and found it surprisingly good.

"Well, I suppose for now, I should answer some questions. I'm sure you have a lot. But it's quite mind blowing." Azazel said.

"Could we start with why I was in bed..with that girl?" He blushed a little.

"Oh Raynare? She was using a special healing spell I whipped up. But it required her to be in constant contact with you to work."

"Spell?" Issei thought he miss heard him.

"Yeah. Magic so to speak." Azazel held his hand up and a green light shined. Issei gasped in awe of what he was seeing.

"Oh yeah, I didn't properly introduce myself." Azazel cleared his throat. "My name is Azazel. I'm the governor of the Fallen Angels." He said.

"Fallen Angels?" Issei asked again.

"Yeah, see my wings?" Azazel stood up and black feathered wings burst forth from his back. Issei flinched a little from the sight. Azazel then made them disappear and sat down."You're probably confused about whats going on, and why you're here."

"You're.." Issei was still surprised about the wings.

"Oh and by the way, those two girls are also Fallen Angels as well." Azazel explained. And as if on cue, the said two opened the door and entered.

"Nothing to report." Raynare said.

"Great, no one will interrupt us." Azazel said gladly. "But back to the point." He said as he explained. "You know of Devils, Angels, God, and Satan, and all those mythological creatures in myths and legends, right?" Issei nodded as Raynare and Kalawarnar sat down. "Well it's all real."

"What?" Issei was surprised.

"I'll explain it all in due time, but here is what you need to know for now." Azazel sat forward and put his hands on the table. "Right now, there is a secret war that's been going on for centuries. It's a three way stand off between three different factions. The Devils, Angels, and Fallen Angels. And you've sparked the interest of some very powerful people."

"Me? Why?" Issei couldn't understand why a nobody like him that got out of a psyche hospital would give a damn about him.

"Because, you are a wielder of a very particularly strong Sacred Gear."

"Sacred..Gear?" Issei said curiously.

"Yep. You know that red gauntlet that you used to kill that demon from before?" Azazel reminded him. Issei was wide eyed and remembered that night.

"So it was real." Issei frowned.

"That Sacred Gear is actually one of the strongest. A Longinus to be accurate, is actually a top tier Sacred Gear that possesses enough power to kill gods." He explained.

"Gods? You mean they're real too?!" Issei was shocked.

"Of course." Azazel replied. "But another thing that sparked the interest of those 'powerful people', was the fact you awakened your Sacred Gear when you're just a human."

"Is that not common?"

"Not common?" Raynare snorted. "It's not even heard of."

"Well I wouldn't necessarily say that." Azazel said. "There is still much mystery regarding the nature of Sacred Gears. Perhaps Hyoudou-kun made his awaken through sheer will, or perhaps the Red Dragon sensed it's wielder in danger."

"Red Dragon?"

"Your Sacred Gear. The Boosted Gear is actually a vessel containing the Red Dragon, or commonly known as the Red Dragon Emperor." Kalawarnar explained.

"Is having a dragon that big of a deal?" Issei asked.

"HAHAHA! I like this kid!" Azazel laughed humorously. Issei was bit offended from his sudden out burst.

"Did I say something funny?"

"Having a dragon is more than just a 'big deal' Hyoudou-kun." Azazel stopped laughing and got back to their conversation. "Dragons are beings that all three of the factions fear because of their destructive power to kill God and the Satans." He explained. "And who ever possesses any of these dragons, could tip the war in their favor."

"So..this dragon..it could help settle the war between these factions?" Issei asked to make sure.

"Pretty much." Azazel.

"So you brought me here to-?"

"Whoa, hold your horses Hyoudou-kun." Azazel held his hand up. "I didn't help you because of your Sacred Gear, I just wanted repay you for earlier."

"Repay?"

"It's up to you what you want to do Hyoudou-kun. But I figured you would want to know what type of world you're gonna have to live with now. Because now that you can use your Sacred Gear, you're gonna be approached by some pretty interesting individuals." Azazel said amused.

"So basically you're saying i'm part of this, whether I like it or not." Issei sounded disappointed.

"I wish it wasn't like that, but yeah." Azazel said.

"...I got one more question."

"What is it?"

"At school, I get this weird feeling from some of the students, and I get tense all of a sudden. Is that because they're...?"

"Kuoh Academy? Ah, that's the Gremory's and Sitris turf. They got quite a few devils there attending like normal students. But you're just a human, so its strange why you're able to sense that." Azazel put a hand on his chin and was in deep thought.

"Perhaps it is the Dragon's way of instinctively protecting its host?" Kalawarnar suggested.

"That's what I was thinking, but it wouldn't make sense how he's able to...Well, my advice to you is to just act normally. If you are approached by a devil, or angel, or a fallen angel-"

"What? I thought you were fallen angels? Why would I get approached by your guys?"

"There has been some...disagreements among my faction. Internal conflict so to speak. A lot of them act without my knowledge, so I can't keep track of everyone. These two are the only ones I trust." He showed his hand toward Raynare and Kalawarnar.

"So if you get approached by them, well, it's your life. What you decide to do is up to you. You might even be tried to get recruited because of the fact you possess the Longnius. Power like that is up for grabs nowadays, so watch yourself." Azazel concluded. "You should probably get back to your residence. The devils and angels might not like me interacting with a human. Raynare, Kalawarnar? Make sure he gets home safely." Azazel ordered.

"Hai." Raynare and Kalawarnar nodded.

"Uh..thanks for the help Azazel." Issei thanked him.

"No problem. Just make sure you use your power wisely."

"Got it." Issei said as he got up and bowed. Issei and the two women left with him leaving Azazel alone in the room. He smiled as he sat back.

"Something tells me a storm's brewing. And you're the one at the center of it, Issei Hyoudou."

Morning, 4:00 am...

As Issei walked on in the dark, Kalawarnar and Raynare were on both sides of him with stoic expressions. It was getting awkward because they hadn't said a word since leaving Azazel's apartment. They seemed to be on constant look out.

"Is there something wrong?" Issei asked.

"Sometimes a stray devil, or some sort of beast roams the streets at night when no one is around, hoping to snag a snack before the next night. " Kalawarnar explained.

"Stray devil? Whats that?" Issei asked.

"A devil that abandons their master and roams on its own." Raynare said. "Same as the one that attacked you."

"You would fall into that category, but you don't have a master, and you're not a devil. This is kind of a unique case though." Kalawarnar said as she put her hand on her chin. "Never thought there would be a human who wields a Longnius and still retains their humanity."

"Why is that weird?"

"Because humans are the only ones who have Sacred Gears inside them, the devils and angels collect them by resurrecting them into devils or angels." Raynare explained. "But you awakened yours without having the need to do that."

"...I see." He said understanding. He was still unsure what was going on, but he knew this whole deal was not gonna be easy to go along with. The existence of Gods, Devils, Angels...the thought that it was actually real was mind blowing.

"Whats up with you?" Kalawarnar asked as she bent down a little to Issei's height, still wearing her frown.

"Nothing..its just..up until a few days ago, I thought I really was crazy, but now that all this happened..." He looked at his left hand and closed it. Kalwarnar than stood upright and puffed her chest out while putting her hands behind her head.

"You're kinda accepting of this, for a human anyway." She had to admit, he was kind of strange.

"Well, at least I know i'm not crazy." He said as he smiled sadly. Kalawarnar just glanced at him with curiosity and just shrugged. They finally reached Issei's house and they stopped in front of it.

"We're here. We should head back Raynare."

"Don't have to tell me." Raynare rolled her eyes, they sprouted wings and took off. Raynare stopped and turned back at Issei. The two were quiet for a moment before Raynare said, "See you at school, human." She then took off. Issei was confused.

"So she's coming to my school huh?..."

Kuoh Academy...

Issei was approaching the gates at school and yawning from a lack of sleep. He was still trying to wrap his head around the fact that he was going to a school full of things that the entire world thought were not real. As he approached, he saw Yuuma up ahead who looked to be on her phone. He stopped and looked at her for a second. He then felt the same presence from her when he was with..Raynare..

"Raynare.." He slowly said to himself. Yuuma looked at him and was suddenly excited all of a sudden. He then saw her run towards him and then tackled him to the ground.

"Isseeeii~!" She squealed with delight. They were on the ground much to everyone's surprise.

"You-!" Issei was about to say something.

"It's me, just play along." Yuuma said with a tone that was similar to Raynare's.

"Raynare?"

"Don't say my name in public. When we're at school i'm Amano Yuuma, just act normal." Raynare said before getting off him. Issei gulped and got up and dusted himself off.

"Geez~! That was mean of you to leave me waiting on Friday. How come you didn't show?" Yuuma pouted. Issei tried to play along.

"I..was busy moving the rest of my stuff in the house...I forgot..sorry." Issei said as he fumbled with his words.

"Well, just go with me later today. We'll have lots of fun!" She cheered.

"H-hai.." Issei sweated a little. "How does she do it?!" The switch in personality was unbelievable. Totally different from a few hours ago. Issei looked around them and was very wary of everyone. Yuuma then came up and grabbed his arm and clung to his side.

"The devils are watching you right now. You know that little white haired runt in our class?" She said quietly to him. He nodded. "She's part of the Gremory clan. She's been observing you ever since you left your house this morning."

"Huh?" Issei was about to turn around, but Raynare jerked him back.

"Don't look. If they get wind that you're on to them, they're bound to make a move on you soon."

"How do you know she's watching?"

"Kalawarnar." Raynare said. "Lord Azazel gave her orders to watch from afar."

"So that girl is a devil." Issei said as he continued walking inside. Raynare released his arm and began walking ahead.

"I got different classes than you today. Just do what you can to blend in till after school." She instructed him.

"Got it." Issei nodded.

"See you after school." She said and began leaving.

"Um..thank you. For helping me." He said as he turned away.

"Don't misunderstand human. I'm just acting under lord Azazel's orders. I'm your friend at school, but that's it." She replied coldly. Issei was raising his hand a little but just frowned and lowered it. He sighed once more and headed to class. As he walked down the halls, he almost reached his class room, but was blocked off by two female students. He widened his eyes and tensed up again. But he then recognized one of them. One of them was the girl he brushed past that one time when he was heading home. He was probably about twenty feet from entering before he heard a voice.

((Yo, partner.))

"You're-!" Issei was about to say out loud.

((Don't react, just listen to me.))

Issei gulped. He wasn't used to hearing voices just out of the blue.

((I'm sure you've been getting this weird feeling every time you're around certain people. Well that was me. Every time you feel that way, that's to let you know that's either a devil, or fallen angel.))

"Okay, but why the hell haven't you said a word to me since three days ago!?" Issei silently protested.

((You were quite out of it. Plus I didn't feel like explaining everything to you, so I let that fallen angel guy do it.))

"Cop out." Issei said annoyed.

((Unless you need me to fight, i'll be there. But this pointless talking is not my thing. Good luck in school, human.))

"Don't just-!...Hey..hey! You little bastard, don't just stop talking, I need help!" Issei was silently arguing with his hand, which looked weird to the kids around him. Issei realized it and sighed. He just decided to go to class. As approached the door, the two female students with glasses stood in his way with stoic looks.

"Issei Hyoudou, correct?" The short haired girl asked.

"Y-yes." He answered.

"My name is Sona Sitri. I'm the student council president of Kuoh academy." She bowed a little.

"Nice..to meet you." Issei was getting a bit nervous, but he maintained his composure. He knew this girl was a devil. The name Sitri also rung a bell when he remembered what Azazel said.

"Kuoh Academy? Ah, that's the Gremory's and Sitri's turf."

"If this is their turf, then she must be a big shot around here." Issei thought.

"I was wondering if you would give me a moment of your time after school."

"What for?"

"I simply wished to talk to you about certain things." She said, still maintaining her emotionless look.

"Uh, okay. I'll try to make it then. I got some things to do afterwards, but i'll head to the student council's office after school." He reasoned.

"That is acceptable." Sona agreed. "See you after class, Issei Hyoudou." She said. With that, she walked off with the other girl to who knows where. Issei just entered his class room and went to his desk and sat down.

"Those two were devils..what do they want with me? Did they know I talked to Azazel? Even for devils, I would think that would take time." Issei spent the remainder of class wondering what the two wanted.

"Man, these classes are so easy. They had harder subjects in Oni." Issei stretched. He was glad it was over. Granted the whole devils and angels thing was on his list of concerns, but his high school studies were easy in comparison to the point he didn't want to do them.

"Issei-kun." A voice called. Issei turned and tensed up.

"Fuck, another one?!" Issei was running into these devils faster than he could run away from them. It was Yuuto.

"I see you're back from your trip to Oni. I hope you're doing well." He said with worry.

"Trip?...Oh. Yeah, I forgot the pills that get the other ones out of my system. So I was in a bit of a withdrawal, ehehe." Issei realized what he was saying and just played along. "That bastard Azazel could at least let me know what my cover was! I almost lost composure there for a minute!" Issei cursed the fallen angel in the back of his head.

"Well, nice to know you're doing well. By the way, my president was wondering if you would be able to stop by the Occult Research Club after school." Yuuto said.

"Oh that. Yeeaah, sorry about that Kiba. I totally forgot about that." Issei apologized. "I gotta go to the student council after classes, but I'll try to make it afterwards."

"That would be fine. You just come when you have taken care of your business. I'll let my president know." Yuuto bowed with a smile. "Well if you'll excuse me." Yuuto left along with a group of girls that were following him. Issei watched him till he was out of sight and then planted his forehead on the desk.

"Fuck me."

NOW he had to go to the O.R.C, the Student Council President, and go with Raynare on a date.

"(Sigh), man, I hope this ain't some sort of ambush. I wonder if devils are more ill tempered than angels or fallen angels?"

He had met Azazel, and he seemed more calm and laid back, he also figured that angels were saints, but he didn't know what the devils were like. The only one he saw was the one that attacked him. He knew it was one of those 'stray devils' Kalawarnar and Raynare mentioned. He wasn't sure what was going to happen. He arrived at the Student Council Office and gulped. He felt his heart racing a bit. He knocked on the door. He was greeted by the girl with really long hair and glasses.

"The president is expecting you. Please come in." She said as she stepped out of the way to allow him entry. He came in and looked around. It was very open with a large table. On the opposite end of it was Sona who had her hands rested on the table.

"Thank you for coming Issei Hyoudou." Issei sat down at a seat next to Sona along with Tsubaki.

"If you don't mind my asking..why am I here Sona-senpai?" He asked.

"Well, I wanted to talk to you about a certain..issue you may be dealing with." Sona adjusted her glasses.

"Issue?" Issei repeated, but was confused.

"You have a certain kind of power, from what I understand." Sona said seriously.

"Power?" Issei was acting confused.

"I think you know. You've awakened your Sacred Gear on your own." She said. Issei widened his eyes. Sona simply held her hand up in a calming manner. "Do not panic. I am not going to do anything to you." She assured him. "Tell me Issei Hyoudou, what do you know about Angels and Devils?" She asked. Issei felt a sense of relief after realizing that she didn't know Azazel talked to him. He decided it would probably would be safe to just make up something.

"Um..if you're referring to the three way war between angels, devils and fallen angels, I know that much." He said. Sona and Tsubaki were surprised.

"Y-you know about that?" Sona asked surprised.

"Well more or less. My..Sacred Gear more or less told me." He said as he scratched his head. "Its pretty annoying though. He only talks when he wants to, so I don't know if he's listening or not." He looked at his arm in annoyance.

"I see. Well, I don't need to explain that then. You see, Issei Hyoudou.." She got up and sat on the table next to Issei. "I was wondering if it didn't bother you, would you consider join-"

"SONA!" The doors suddenly burst open and a red headed girl popped in out of breath. Issei instantly recognized her. She was the girl with red, crimson hair he saw the other day. "What do you think you're doing!?"

"What are you riled up for, Rias?" Sona asked with an annoyed tone. Issei could feel animosity in the air from the two.

"What the hell is this?!" He wondered.

"I had my eyes on him first! Why are you trying to steal him!?" The red head demanded.

"It's first come, first served Rias. And I was already asking him to join my peerage." Sona crossed her arms.

"That's only because Yuuto told you about it! And I invited him to my club room first!"

"Ara, president. If you run off like that, I can't follow that easily." A girl who just made it to the door said who was out of breath.

"What the HELL is going on?" Issei asked who was completely at a loss for words.

"Just let them be. They usually calm down after a minute." Tsubaki explained. "My name is Tsubaki Shinra by the way. I'm the vice-president of the student council. I apologize for having you come in on such short notice." She said.

"Don't worry about it. At this point, having a little bit of warning nowadays is actually nice." Issei chuckled.

"I see you're still new to this whole ordeal."

"It's just hard to believe all this...its just a lot to soak in." Issei said as he sighed.

"Well, if you need pointers, or have any problems at school, just let me know. It is my responsibility to help my underclassmen when need be." She said with a smile.

"Thanks, Tsubaki-senpai." Issei thanked her.

"Honorifics are unnecessary Hyoudou-kun. I don't mind if you call me Tsubaki, but try to keep formalities when we're in front of the presidents." She said.

"Sure thing." Issei nodded.

"He was GOING to my club first! What part of that do you not understand!?"

"He can drop by after he's done with me." Sona and Rias were still going at it, as Issei just sweat dropped at them. The two finally calmed down and huffed. Rias and Sona then turned to Issei.

"Issei Hyoudou, this is Rias Gremory. She's the president of the Occult Research Club. She's also a childhood friend of mine." Sona introduced her.

"A pleasure to finally meet you, Issei Hyoudou." Rias bowed. "I've been really interested in you since you enrolled. I wanted the chance to talk to you, but it seem that you've had to deal with some things as of late." Rias said with a frown.

"Uhh..pleasure to meet you." Issei sweat dropped.

"How am I going to get out of this one?!"

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