Chapter 2

"Ugh. Where am I?" It hurt to open my eyes, but I needed to know where I am. I see Adam to the right of me, with arms and red hair behind him. I had a feeling he did it again, but I was quickly proven wrong by the arms wrapped around myself. I turned my head to my left, and saw Akeno's beautiful face very close to mine. I now noticed that she was pressing her breasts against my back. To be honest, it felt kinda good.

"Ara, ara. Somebody finally decided to wake up." Akeno widened her smile slightly, and I turned to hug her. It brought comfort to me, even if she was almost a complete stranger. I felt no malice from her, but instead a playful tease right around the corner.

"Why are you two here? I can understand Adam," I looked towards him with contempt, and I was mentally telling him to get up. He ignored it and just slept. Eh, whatever. Rias lifted herself up, revealing her naked breasts. Talk about bazonkas.

"I wasn't sure how you two accepted so few pieces at first, but then I realized that you two were still gravely injured. So we brought you two to the bedroom to heal you. Healing magic works best when the people are nude. Both of you refused to be in the same bed without underwear, so we just left them on. I can't have my new servants dieing on me." Did she just say 'servants'?

"Hold up, your servants? What did Adam do this time?"

"You both died, and had potential. So I took you as my servants as payment for resurrecting you." This makes sense. I did remember an incredible amount of pain by getting hit with that light spear. This made me notice that there were now eight rings on my hand. Just what the hell happened last night.

"Because you are now Buchō's servant, you also are automatically a part of the Occult Research Club. I'll send Yūto to get you after school. We meet in the old school building everyday." Wait, did she just say Yūto, as in Yūto Kiba, the Prince Charming of Kuoh Academy? Damn, I never thought he'd be with Gremory.

"Oh, look, Queen Sheba decided to wake up."

"Shuddup, Goldmember." He looked above him to see Rias. "Hello, Beautiful." Deciding to go in for the kill, Adam kissed Rias on the lips. Her eyes widened in shock, but closed her eyes and began to hold his face. When they broke apart from their seemingly never ending kiss, a line of saliva dripped between their mouths. I looked behind me and saw Akeno blushing, and badly at that. It looked as if she had just taken a shower with boiling hot water.

"Ara, ara. He made that fast. Maybe we should follow their lead?" I guess she looks up to Rias.

"During break today: I need to get ready for school right now. So shouldn't you two." I looked at Rias, then Adam. "Sheba, get back to your room. You have it for a reason."

"Why do you call each other those names?" Should I tell them now or later? Such hard decisions.

"Tell them now, so they won't bug us about it later." Get to the point faster, why dontcha? He left my room to go take a shower in his room.

"The two of us used to play four way chess often, but that has died down since we no longer have two others to play with. There are four colors: White, Black, Gold, and Silver. Since we are both racist assholes, we assigned races to the four colors, as well as different names for the kings. The Gold are the Dutch, ruled by Goldmember from the "Austin Powers" movie series. The Black are the Ugandans, ruled by Queen Sheba. The Black also have a special property: the King and Queen pieces switch roles, so the King acts like the Queen and vice versa. The White are the Brits and are ruled by Whitey Bulger. Finally, the Silver are the Japs who are ruled by Shiro Tagachi."

"Ara, ara. You two are real jokesters, aren't you?" I swear Akeno was a sadist; that smile gives it away.

"Adam, make breakfast. I'll make us lunch," I yell across the building to him. I turn to Akeno and Rias. "Would you two be interested in lunch?"

"We would gladly have some. Do you need any help?" She must really like her servants to help out in making lunch.

"What do you want?" I ask, turning on the hot water in the shower.

"A regular bento would be fine." I was going to make sandwiches today, but whatever. I bought the boxes just incase we were in the mood for bentos.

"There's white rice in the cupboard, top shelf. We don't have a rice cooker yet, so you'll need to use a pot to make it. Do you mind?" I hope she says no, so that I can get a taste at her cooking.

"No, I don't mind at all. Would you care if I packed the bentos myself?" YES! She knows her way to a man's heart. I severely hope that she doesn't cook like Himeji from Baka and Test. Just thinking about it makes my spine shiver.

"Go right ahead." I needed to get changed and pack my bag before I went into the kitchen. As I entered the kitchen, I saw Rias in her school uniform cleaning up the area she was cooking in. That was the last thing I saw before I blacked out. I felt Adam catch me as I fell. I saw the image of a douche with an arrogant grin holding one arm to my neck, another holding up a ball of flame. Then I saw blood, like the color of Rias' hair. My vision came back, and Adam was still holding me. I move closer to his ear, and tell him to take Rias within the next week. I knew it had something to do with that asshole I saw, and didn't want to take any chances. "Take her within the next week. Something bad will happen if you don't and she will be able to chose her own. Since you've taken an interest in Rias, I should warn you." He nodded and helped me up. Akeno came over to me and hugged me. I needed it, and so did she. She backed up a little, arms still around me. "Meet me on the roof during break."

"Ara, ara. Is this your version of a first date?"

"No, I got something else planned for that." I really did, I just didn't want to tell her.

We all left as soon as I was done eating. Rias latched onto Adam's arm, Akeno taking notes from her master and practicing them on me. Not that I minded her, but the stares I was getting once we got to school. It seemed that everybody was either full of envy, either lustful or jealous. I felt something strange coming from the crowd, seeing the one boy from the Student Council trying to break up the crowd. I could feel that he was a devil. So I guess that the entire Student Council is much like the Occult Research Club, being a ploy to cover for Kaichō's peerage. Whatever, I'll have to deal with being in the dark for now.

Akeno de-latched herself from my arm, and kissed me on the cheek before saying goodbye. Damn, I can't believe I snagged her. (Of course she did, you house a dragon inside of you for Christ's sake!) Who the hell was that? I looked around to see who was calling me, but it was fruitless. (Are you blind? Or just don't pay attention? Look at your hands, you idiot!) The rings were talking to me? Was I dreaming? (No, you are not dreaming. In fact, very much awake. I am, or was, the Guardian of Hell before those fucking dogs took my place. I am Thanatos, Dragon of the Dead and the hypothetical bird in a cage.) What do the rings have to do with you? And weren't you a Greek God, not a dragon? (To answer your second question, certain… details get lost in translation and word of mouth. And those rings you possess are all a part of this thing called a Sacred Gear, and a very special one at that. You see, before God died-) Wait, God is dead? Like that guy that acted like he was on his period throughout the Old Testament (HAHAHAHAHA! Out of all my hosts, never have I heard that joke before! But yes, he is dead. The archangel Michael now is doing a good job of playing God. However, going back to your original question - these things give humans powers that they could never dream of having. Certain ones are more common than others. There are 13 ultra-rare, ones however. They have the power to kill Gods and Satans alike. They are called the Longinus Gears, and again, are uber rare. This, however, is the rarest of the rare.) I was really that lucky? (Kid, it's like you hit the top jackpot about 20 times.) Hot Damn. (Have you ever read the bible?) Yeah, I went to Catholic school, so they forced it down our throats. (The Book of Revelations, have you ever heard of it?) Yeah. What's that have to do with this? (Well, there is one sacred gear that has the ability of the Seven Seals. Once the user has mastered the Sacred Gear, he has the ability to obliterate planets.) Let me guess, I have that Sacred Gear? (You're smarter than you look, kid. Anyway, yes, it is your Sacred Gear: The Seven Seals. I would not recommend that you tell anybody of our little conversation, for our security.) Alright. How do I go about unleashing these seals? (You're not going to like this, but the Seven Seals works off emotions. And the moment your emotions boil over is when one seal is broken. However, once that seal is broken, you can break the seal at will, and can isolate that power.) Just wonderful. And I thought being a girl didn't have any perks if you were average looking. (Nice one kid. Anyway, pay attention. I'm out.) Talk about informative. I manage to get through all of my classes without making a scene. As soon as break starts, I head up to the roof.

Akeno is already there, waiting for me. She moves toward me and kisses me on the lips. I back her up into the bench, where I break off the kiss to sit down. "Ara, ara." She pushes me down and forces her tongue into my mouth. I let her play for a bit, then I move. After I get my territory back, Akeno's tongue never left her mouth. When she'd have enough, she broke away and licked her lips. Damn, she was sexy. "How about we do the same thing tomorrow, same time and place?"

"With pleasure." The two of us went back inside the school building to get lunch and eat. When classes started again, we split up until the day was over. After school, Kiba come to pick Adam and I up.

"But why are you hanging out with them Kiba? Why can't I be a part of your club?" All of the girls were oozing jealousy at Kiba talking to us, but he ignored it.

"Rias told me to bring you two to the old school house. Follow me, please." So regal, but thats why they call him the 'Prince of Kuoh'. All of the girls were into him, save for a rare few. He lead us through the woods, and into the old school building. On the second floor, there was a pair of doors with the sign "Occult Research Club" above it. He opened the doors, and we all walked in. I noticed two couches with a coffee table in the middle of them. A magic circle was drawn in the corner of the room, with what I assumed Rias' desk to be next to it. On one of the couches, a small girl with silver hair with a cat hairpin was eating what seemed to be cake. Across from her, Akeno was sitting down, drinking tea.

"Welcome, both of you. Buchō's in the shower, so you'll have to wait. In the meantime, why don't we introduce ourselves?" Akeno looked at Kiba, telling him to introduce himself with her eyes.

"My name is Yūto Kiba." He smiled at both of us.

"... Hi, I'm Tōjō Koneko." She barely looked at us, still eating her cake.

"Now that you two know the rest of the club, time to introduce yourselves."

"I'm Roman Kratochvil, pleased to make your acquaintance."

"I'm Adam Lavene." They all looked at him with a shocked look, save for Akeno, who had the same smile she always had.

"He's not the singer from Maroon 5, don't worry. If he was, we wouldn't be living in such a small apartment." The two in shock calmed down. "Although, he is a musician." Rias walked out of the small room.

"This is the Occult Research Club, but that's just a ploy for my peerage. See, we're all devils." All of a sudden, batlike wings popped out of their backs. Adam was shocked to see this, being a Christian all of his life. "And so aren't the two of you." A pair of wings then appeared on his back, while two pairs formed on mine. Now the rest of them looked at me with shock.

"Ara, ara. Rias, you really do know how to pick them don't you?" Even Akeno had gotten wide-eyed at my wings.

"So, care to explain?" I ask. I am so confused right now. Rias appeared out of a room fully dressed.

"Well, normally, the power of a devil is represented by the pairs of wings on their backs. Normally, you'd start out with only a single pair, but it seems that you are a mid-class devil from the start." Sona suddenly walked into the clubroom. When she saw me, she had fallen to one knee.

"I apologize for the intrusion, Master Abaddon, but I need to speak to Rias alone." Wait, what did she just call me? Master Abaddon? What the hell's up with that? Immediately the rest of the people in the room dropped to one knee, save for Adam, who was still in shock.

"What the hell is up with all of you? I'm not some noble, so why are you all bowing to me?" I needed some answers. "And stop kneeling, it's making me uncomfortable." They all got up.

"Not to disappoint, but you are a noble. You are the final heir to the Abaddon clan." How the hell did I become a noble, let alone the final heir to a clan?

"Please, explain how I, raised a Catholic, am the heir to a devil clan?"

"Well, we wouldn't know. We had thought that the clan had been entirely killed off during the Great War. I guess we thought wrong," Rias explained.

"I take it you're not referring to World War 1?" I asked

"No, we are talking about a war that happened many centuries ago between the Angels, Fallen Angels, and Devils. It was devastating on all three sides, with all of the factions losing countless members. All four of the first satans were killed, and the 72 pillars of the devils, which were the biggest clans, were just about cut in half, mainly because of how few members they had. Unfortunately, your family was entirely wiped out. Your father escaped to the human world, because his body was never found. It seems, however, that a succubus possessed your mother and gave birth to you as a pure blood devil. Seems interesting that you still have a sacred gear, because only humans and human hybrids are able to have them." I could barely hold back the tears as I jumped out of the window and flew deep into the forest. I found a cave and cried myself to sleep, remembering those days and weeks that my entire family was killed. I was tortured by every single death, being the first to see the dead or seeing it happen.

A strange man wearing a brown trench coat, gloves, and a black fedora found me asleep in the cave. I woke up to him kicking me in the chest. I opened my eyes. "I see that you are alive. And I can guess that you are a stray, with your master not being here at all. So there is no reason why I should not kill you." He threw a spear of light at me, and I dodged it. I was filled to the brim with hatred, sadness, and malice. One of my rings turned into a pair of daggers.

"Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise." My eyes were filled with darkness, and a wicked grin grew from ear to ear. "Come, and you shall be rewarded. Ask, and you shall receive. Steal, and you shall be punished." I looked up and saw the fear in his eyes. He stepped back as I stood. "Blessed are the merciful, for those are the ones that will be shown mercy."

[COME!] My rings yelled. On both of my daggers, a violet gem appeared in the empty space closest to the hilt, and glowed brightly. I pushed off the wall and flew to the man who's fear overcame him. I had slashed him the chest first, then stabbed him. "I will spare you, but you will become my servant. You will share with me everything you know and why you tried to kill me twice. If you run, you will die. Understood?" He nodded, with desperation and happiness filling his face. I pulled out the blade and the wound closed instantly. "What is your name?"

"Donahseek," he replied.

"What are you planning?"

"Were tasked by Azazel to watch you and your friend, but were given orders to kill the two of you."

"Who is this Azazel? Was he the one who told you to kill me and my friend?"

"Azazel is our head leader, and no, he didn't want you two killed, only observed."

"Then who ordered the attack?"

"... Kokabiel." Well, that takes care of that situation. Now to fix it.

"You have two jobs: The first is to talk to Azazel and tell him about the traitor. Get all of your comrades away from this area. Convince them into trying not to kill anybody else - I don't care what you have to do, just make sure nobody else is harmed. Got it?" He nodded, still with some fear in his eyes. "Your other job is to find out where this 'Kokabiel' is. If he is being a nuisance to Azazel, I need to dispose of him. There is no reason for him to cause more trouble than he needs to. Understood?" He nodded again. "Good. Now get going. Report back to me when you have finished both of those jobs."

"But sir, what if i can't convince my comrades into stopping?" He has a good point.

"Then let me know. There is no reason for any person, human or otherwise, to be treating another badly. If you don't tell me anything, I will hunt you and kill you. Do you understand?"

"Yes sir, then I will be on my way." With that, he left. I walked back into my cave and passed out. [Smart move kid, you seem to impress me every day. Now get some sleep, dumbass.] With that, I blacked out.

I awoke the next morning with a familiar feeling of being used as a body pillow. I turned around and hugged Akeno back. As I did, a calmness came over me. This was home, for now. It wasn't my house, but that didn't matter. I felt like I belonged there, a feeling I longed for and dreaded at the same time. I never wanted what happened in the little town of horrors to happen again. At the thought, I started shedding tears again. I pulled Akeno closer to me. "There, there, its going to be alright."

So what did you think about how it's going? Should Roman get his pieces along with Asia, or should he stay a part of Rias' peerage? Also, should the rest of the fallen in league with Kokabiel (Raynare, Kalawarner, and Mitelt) die, or be spared? Leave your answers in the comments! Also, the stories will be posted every weekend, either on saturday or sunday, depending on how much time I have to write. Later!