Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or High School DxD, unfortunately. Those rights belong to Masashi Kishimoto and Ichiei Ishibumi respectively. I also don't own any other anime or video games, its characters, names, or abilities that might appear in this story. And so, without delay… Sit back, relax and enjoy the story.
People speaking: "A true king stands with their men."
People thinking: 'I will live in the now, not the past."
Creatures/Weapons speaking: "With this blood/I vow to win."
Creatures/Weapons thinking: 'To fight is to live/And to live is to fight'
Techniques:"Shatter to pieces!"
Chapter 4 – Vampires and Nuns
"Why are you here?" Naruto asked, staring at a smirking Arcueid. As soon as the bell rang, Naruto ignored the looks he got from Rias and Akeno while pulling the vampire to a secluded spot.
"You were the one who brought me here." Arcueid replied as she raised her eyebrow.
"That's not what I was asking and you know it!" Naruto exclaimed as he pointed at her with an annoyed look. "Why are you here at school?!"
"I came here to learn," The vampire girl replied before crossing her arms, "What's your reason?"
Naruto's eyebrow twitched as he stared at her, "That is complete bull! You're a True Ancestor, which means you've been around for centuries. What could you possibly learn here that you don't already know?"
"Oh so you know what I am," A coy smile appeared on her face as she walked closer to him. "That's right, I am a True Ancestor. But even after living for so many years, a girl can get bored with simply traveling around the world. So after meeting you last night I decided to stay here for a while."
"Me, how could I make you stay here?" Naruto asked.
"Don't you remember what I said last night? I told you that you caught my interest," Arcueid said with a smile, leaning closer towards Naruto. "And I decided to see for myself what kind of path you will choose."
"Path? What are you talking about?" Naruto questioned with narrow eyes.
"I want to see if a Devil can truly handle the power of light, or if you'll be consumed by the darkness inside you." Arcueid answered, reaching up her hand under Naruto's chin and lifted his head a little. "So be sure to entertain me!" Naruto looked at the girl with confusion.
"Um… Wait, now that I think about it, how did you get into this school?" Naruto asked. "I doubt you really transfer from another school."
"Actually I did, I have records in the system so I can blend in with society." Arcueid replied before rubbing the back of her head, "… Though with how many times things keep changing, it's hard to follow human rules sometimes."
"Uh-huh… just how old are you anyways?"
Arcueid lowered her arm before leaning forward a bit, "Now, now Uzumaki-san, it isn't nice to ask a girl her age."
"May I ask what is going on here?" A voice called out from the side, making the two turn to see Rias looking at the two of them with a hard expression.
"Ah Rias-chan," Naruto took a few steps away from Arcueid and started walking to the red-head, gesturing to the female Vampire. "I was just talking to Arcueid, she's a-"
"A True Ancestor, I know." Rias interrupted before she started walking closer towards the two, walking right passed Naruto and stopped in front of Arcueid. "What I really want to know is why the White Princess of the True Ancestors is at our school?"
'White Princess?' Naruto thought to himself as he watched the girls, Rias was staring at Arcueid with calculating eyes. 'Hey Saber, ever heard of that title before?'
"Hmm… I believe I have… somewhere." Saber's voice spoke in his mind, "Unfortunately I can't recall."
"Like I told Uzumaki-san, I'm here because I was bored." Arcueid said with an innocent face, "You don't have to worry though, I'm not interested in getting in the way of you Devils or the Fallen Angels. I'm more on the sidelines."
"So you know what is going on in this town at the moment… Is there anything you can tell us?" Rias asked while crossing her arms.
"Hmmm… Nope, can't think of anything! If I did say anything, then I would lose my entertainment." Arcueid replied, making Naruto and Rias sweatdrop at the girl's attitude. The Vampire let out a low hum as she looked up at the sky. "That being said, I wonder what I should do now. It's going to be boring until then…"
Naruto closed his eyes in thought, after he made it home last night he had asked Saber about Last Ancestors. From what he learned, this one girl in front of him could destroy this entire town so easily, and yet she seemed so… innocent… Naruto shook his head a few times before looking at Rias, who gave him a side glance before huffing and looking away, making him tilt his head in confusion.
"Rias-chan? Is something wrong?" Naruto asked, but she didn't answer. Did he do something?
She turned her gaze back to him, "When were you going to tell me you've already met this woman?"
"It was only just last night, on my way to meeting you guys." Naruto explained, rubbing the back of his head as he looked away from her. "The meeting was so short that I didn't think it was important, I didn't even know what she was until Saber told me later that night."
"… Still, if you meet someone like this, you should tell me." Rias said, this time turning her whole body in his direction. "You don't have to keep things like this to yourself."
"Like I said, I didn't think it was important." Naruto replied as he turned away from Rias, "Besides, you had more important things to take care of, like stopping that Fallen Angel and healing the pervert…"
"And you don't think you're important to me as well?" Rias' fast question actually surprised Naruto a bit. "Do you still believe you're not a part of us?"
"Well, I'm not really a member of your Peerage. So I figured it wouldn't be a factor at the moment, besides nothing happened and I'm fine." Naruto said turning to look back at Rias, before noticing the sad/concerned look in her eyes. "Rias-chan… Never mind… You're right, I'm sorry."
Her eyes seemed a little brighter as she nodded her head with a smile, "As long as you understand, but to the matter at hand… what should we do with her?" Rias asked while motioning towards Arcueid, who was looking at them with a sly smile.
"Oh don't mind me," The Vampire replied with a smile. "This show the two of you have is better than anything I've seen on television, so much drama and romance between the two of you." The two glanced at each other with slightly red cheeks.
Then Naruto looked away with an embarrassed look while Rias had a small smile. She turned around and started to walk away, before calling out to Naruto as she got a few feet away. "Alright then, I'll be leaving her in your care Naruto-kun. Remember that we'll be having a meeting later to introduce Issei into the supernatural world."
"Hold on! You can't just leave her here under my care!" Naruto shouted while pointing back towards the woman behind him, "She's a powerful Vampire, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO HANDLE THAT?!"
"I have complete faith in you." Rias said back with an amused tone. "Oh, and Kiba will be meeting you later so you both can get our new member."
"Oh come on! I have to get the pervert too!" Naruto whined as he watched the red-head turn the corner, seconds later his head dropped. "… Great, just great."
"Ne, are you okay?" Arcueid asked as she patted his shoulder.
Naruto looked back at her for a second before nodding, "Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little annoyed."
"Alright then," She smiled before pulling Naruto's arm. "Let's go somewhere else, staying in one place is very boring." With surprising strength, the woman pulled Naruto all around the school, making him give her a small tour. A few of the other students (female) that saw them whispered to each other, while others (males) were giving Naruto angry looks, the male blond already had the affection of Kuoh Academy's number one girl and now he was hanging out with the hot new girl… that wasn't fair at all.
'For some reason… I feel like hitting some people.' Naruto thought to himself as he looked around for a second before shaking his head. 'Oh well.'
(After School)
"… I swear, I'm going to kick that pervert's ass if he talks about Oppai while we're at the meeting," Naruto frowned as he walked with his hands in his pockets, Kiba and Arcueid were walking with him as they made it towards Issei Hyoudou's class.
"Now, now Naruto-senpai. I'm sure Hyoudou-san won't be that bad." Kiba said as he tried to calm the situation a bit, though that didn't seem to stop Naruto from his doubt. Kiba's gaze shifted to the golden-blonde girl walking behind them. "By the way, who is this?"
Perking up at the gaze, the Vampire girl introduced herself. "My name is Arcueid Brunestud, Uzumaki-san is showing me around." Kiba looked at Naruto, silently asking for an explanation.
"She's a True Ancestor, a powerful vampire that's now going to our school. She's in the same class as Rias-chan, Akeno and I." Naruto explained as he closed his eyes. "Somehow I've caught her attention and am now a source of entertainment."
"I-I see…" Kiba blinked before looking back at Arcueid, he had heard about True Ancestors when he was learning about the supernatural world, but he never thought he would see one. "So is she going to be like you then?"
"A member of the club, but not Rias' peerage? Yes that's right." Naruto stopped in front of the door leading to Issei Hyoudou's classroom. He quickly opened the door, walking in with a blank face as he and Kiba were instantly greeted by the second year girls that were a part of the class, quickly crowded around them as they greeted the two boys. While Kiba tried to calm them down and Arcueid watched in amusement from outside the classroom, though she was getting looks herself, Naruto walked past all the other students and stopped right next to Issei's desk. "Issei Hyoudou, you're coming with us."
"Huh, why?" Issei asked as he looked up at the older blond, Naruto ignored the question and picked him up by the back of his collar. "Hey, what the hell?!"
"Naruto-senpai, you shouldn't get so close to him!"
"Yeah, you might get a disease from that pervert!"
Kiba stepped in front and shook Issei's hand. "Hello Hyoudou-san. I am Kiba Yuuto. Rias-senpai asked us to come and bring you to the Occult Research club.
"R-Rias-senpai asked you to come get m-me? She said someone was coming to get me, but I didn't think it was going to be you two?" Issei replied as he looked between Naruto and Kiba.
"What? Did you really think we were going to have a girl come and get you?" Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow, making the girls in the classroom squeal while Issei went pale and shook his head.
"No, no not at all. Just a surprise that all," He said with a nervous tone, waving his hand in front of him. "So let's get going."
"Took the words right out of my mouth," Naruto said before once again grabbing Issei by the collar and started to drag him out of the room. Arcueid followed them with a giggle as she watch Issei choke a bit as the collar of his shirt press into his neck. Kiba was a few behind, smiling back at the girls and waving them goodbye before leaving the room. The walk to the old schoolhouse was quiet, and Naruto eventually let go of Issei's collar to allow him to walk on his own.
As the four entered the Occult Research Club's room, Issei took notice to a cute white haired girl sitting the couch, who was eating a small piece of cake. On the table in front of her seemed to be a doll of some sort, it had blonde hair and a white outfit. "W-Who's that girl?
Kiba smiled as he gestured to the girl on the couch. "This young lady is Koneko Toujou, a first year student." Hearing her name being said, the girl turned towards the door and saw that besides Naruto and Kiba, there were two new people with them. "And this is Issei Hyoudou-san and Arcueid Brunestud-san."
Issei had blush on his face as he bowed a bit to the girl. "Uh, nice to meet you!"
Arcueid simply waved her hand a bit, a small grin on her face. "Hey there, nice to meet you Koneko-san."
Koneko just nodded back in greeting before going back to her cake, Issei looked down at the plate on the table and noticed the small cake there was half eaten. Issei looked away from the plate as he started to hear the sound of water towards see a curtain to what appeared to be a shower, and beyond the curtain he could barely see the fuzzy silhouette of Rias' naked body in the shower room. Naruto looked away from the shower area and towards the young brunette standing next to him, and was annoyed at his perverted expression.
"You better look away now pervert," Naruto threatened with a darker tone, making Issei snap at attention and look away.
"Hello Naruto-kun," The two boys turned to see Akeno walking up to them with a smile. "I was wondering where you went after you disappeared so suddenly with Brunestud-san."
"Yeah sorry about that." Naruto smiled back as he rubbed the back of his head. "But Rias-chan told you what is happening right?"
"Yes, she told me as soon as she came into the room." Akeno then took notice to the two extras in the room, "Oh, so you and Kiba were able to retrieve them."
"Well Arcueid was easy since she was with me the whole time, and we got Issei as soon as Kiba and I met up." Naruto explained.
"Though you were pretty rough on getting Hyoudou-san here." Kiba added, making Naruto give him a dull look while Akeno giggled into her hand before turning to the two students.
"I am the vice president of the Occult Research Club, Akeno Himejima." Akeno said with a deep and quick bow, making her large assets bounce. "I hope you have a pleasant time here."
Issei had blush on his face as he bowed his head slightly. "It's nice to meet you, I'm Issei Hyoudou."
"Hello again, I'm sure you already know who I am." Arcueid said with a small wave, then she made her way passed Issei, who was ogling Akeno's body, and Naruto towards one of the couches and sat down, leaning back into it with a sigh. "Wow, this is very comfortable…"
"I agree, that's why I picked them." Rias' voice called out, making everyone turn to see her exiting the shower in her uniform with a towel drying her hair. "Sorry for the wait."
"No problem," Naruto replied as he smiled at the girl. "We just got here so there's no worries."
"… I didn't get to have a good look." Issei muttered to himself, "I lost my chance to see the full thing… but still… I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT AMAZING SIGHT!"
Naruto gave him a look, "Seriously? You really are a pervert, didn't she stay at your house to heal you?" The blond thought back to when the red-headed beauty had stayed at his place for the night. "She must have slept in your room, so why are you disappointed?"
"Yes, but she was wearing a nightgown then and even though it was sexy, it covered everything! And she was already in her uniform by the time I came back from brushing my teeth." Issei cried out as anime tears fell down his face. "But now, I got to see her naked outline, even if it was really fuzzy!"
"Definitely disgusting…" Koneko muttered before going back to her cake, Saber nodding her head as she continued to eat her smaller one.
"Huh?" Naruto blinked a few time before turning to Rias, "But I thought you said you feel uncomfortable with clothes on when you're sleeping."
"I do, but unlike the time when I was with you, I didn't feel comfortable not wearing something." Rias replied while crossing her arms. "I simply gave him my power to speed up his healing through alternate means."
"But you said earlier-"
"All I said was that I had no problems with someone seeing me, not once did I say that Issei did." Rias gave Naruto a playful smirk, "You just thought I slept naked in the same bed as him from your own thoughts and past experience."
"But, you, I…" Naruto let his head drop in exasperation, she played him. "I don't know what to be more… relieved, embarrassed or annoyed that I let something like that get to me." Arcueid snickered a bit from her spot.
"Wait a minute… YOU'VE SLEPT IN THE SAME BED AS RIAS-SEMPAI WHILE SHE WAS NAKED?!" Issei exclaimed in shock, before looking at Naruto with eyes full of envy. "You lucky bastard!"
Naruto turned to Issei with an emotionless look. "... That's strange, I could have sworn that I heard a certain perverted brunette say he wanted to get a beating."
"I didn't say anything!" Issei called back from his new spot behind the couch and away from the blond and the dark aura forming around him, it almost looked like some kind of figure was forming behind him.
Rias clapped her hands together with a smile on her face. "Okay…that's enough," The young woman said, making Naruto retracted his dark aura. "Why don't we get to the reason we're all here." Almost all of the group settled into couches, Issei was sitting with Koneko on one while the other was preoccupied by Kiba, Akeno and Arcueid. Naruto was standing next to Rias as she sat on the edge of her desk, looking at the other people in the room.
'Such a quiet atmosphere.' Arcueid thought to herself, not really paying attention to the situation on hand. Though she did seemed to notice a certain small figure on the table.
"Now that everyone is here, I officially welcome you to the Occult Research Club!" Rias said with a bright smile on her face as she looked at Issei. "However the club itself is just a cover-up in our club. It is more like a hobby for us…"
Issei looked up blankly. "What do you mean?"
Rias had a small smirk on her face as she spoke again. "To keep the explanation simple… we are all Devils!" After saying that, Rias began to give Issei the same history lesson that Saber had told Naruto a month ago, though Rias' had a few details missing from what he had been told. "Do you understand the situation so far?"
"… All this stuff about Devils and Angels… to a normal high school teenager like me, it's a little too deep…" Issei started to get a little nervous at this point.
Naruto was the next one to speak, "Yuuma Amano." That caught Issei's attention in less than a second, letting out a small gasp as he looked at Naruto in shock. "It's good to see you haven't forgotten about her so soon, after all you did date her."
"Where did you find out her name?" Issei asked, still thinking about the date he had gone with the girl. "… I can't really say I feel comfortable talking about her while I'm in the Occult Club. I'm sorry, but…" The brunette stood up from his seat and was about to start heading out of the room.
"Your Yuuma-chan… is this girl right?" Rias asked, pulling a picture from the desk behind her before tossing it onto the table between the couches.
"Yuma-chan? Where did you get this?" Issei asked, a look of disbelief on his face as he stared at the photo. "No one can remember her, but you guys have a picture of her…."
"That girl most certainly does exist," Rias told him. "She's a Fallen Angel, just like the person who ambushed you yesterday. After she killed you, she used her powers to erase everyone else's memory and all records regarding her. That is why no one remembers the girl named Yuma Amano."
"Killed me? But I'm alive and healthy, not even a scratch!" Issei exclaimed while shaking his head. "But why, why would she even want to kill me in the first place?!"
"That's because you possess a Sacred Gear," Rias told him calmly.
"Sacred Gear? I feel like I've heard that name before," Issei muttered to himself, though everyone could hear what he said.
"Sacred Gear resides in special humans, giving them abilities far above normal. Although most of them can only take effect within human society, some of them can possess the power to harm Devils and Fallen Angels," Akeno explained.
"Issei, you have that power within your body," Rias told him bluntly.
As Naruto listened to the conversation, his thoughts went back to Abazeth and the female Fallen Angel that went after Issei. Something just seemed off, like there was a piece to this that he was missing, why would there be so many Fallen Angels? If it's true that he was a target as well, then it means that they would be going after him eventually. But why did Abazeth seemed to not know who he was if he really was a target? And going back to Issei being a target, why were there still Fallen Angels in the area if they were almost finished with their…!
'They didn't finish their goals, there must still more going on here.' Naruto narrowed his eyes, the fact that they haven't gone after Naruto yet has to mean something, but what. Naruto shook his head a few times and noticed Rias had revealed her wings.
Issei stared at all the members as one by one, wings erupted from their backs. As he was about to take a step back, two wings of his own came out. He looked back and forth between his wings and the others. 'So I'm a Devil now? I'm no longer human?!' The brunette then noticed Naruto and Arcueid didn't have wings behind them. "What about Naruto-sempai and Arcueid-sempai?"
"I'm not one of Rias-chan's servants, I'm an Independent Devil. Besides that…" Naruto's wings erupted from his back, its gold color seemed to be glowing compared to the dark atmosphere of the room. "I'm much more unique as well."
"Gold… wings?" Issei looked at the golden-blond's wings in awe. It was strange to see such a color on what looked like bat-wings. "And Arcueid-sempai?"
"Oh I'm not a Devil, I'm a True Ancestor." The girl grinned while making a peace sign. "Or in a way you can understand, a Vampire."
"A Vampire?!" Issei called out in surprise. Before anything could be asked Naruto's palm began to glow, signaling that a request was being made.
"Well Rias-chan, looks like I'm being summoned so I've got to go." Naruto pushed off the desk and walked toward a clear area in the room. "Anything else before I go?"
"We've received reports on two Strays in the area, so Issei can see how Devils fight and what he will have to face one day." Rias explained to him, low enough that Issei couldn't hear, not that he was paying attention, asking Arcueid a few questions about Vampires.
"That's fine. I will make sure I am there." Naruto nodded, "Unless you want this to be a Peerage only mission."
"No, you can come along of course. You are part of this club and therefore you can come." Rias shook her head before giving him a smile. "Just make sure you are there to meet us on time."
"Will do, I'll see you later Rias-chan." He said as he did a few stretches, before turning to the table. "Come on Saber, let's go."
"Yes Naruto-sama!" Saber replied before extending her wings and flying over to him.
"Holy shit, that doll is talking and flying!" Issei exclaimed as he pointed at Saber, who huff at the boy before flying in front of his face.
"I am not a doll, my name is Saber Lily!" The tiny blonde said with her arms crossed, "Show more respect when addressing someone!"
"Ah I'm sorry… wait, why am I apologizing?" Issei asked himself before staring back at Saber, "How was I supposed to know that you were alive, you didn't say anything or move."
"Of course I was moving, I was eating my cake. You just didn't notice." Saber replied, "And I didn't say anything for two reasons. The first is because I believed it would've been better for you to ease into the supernatural world and take one thing at a time."
"Alright, I guess that works… and the second reason."
"It is bad manners to talk while you are eating." Saber said simply before flying back to Naruto, who summoned a magical seal, leaving a dumb-folded Issei behind her.
"You better pay attention Issei," Rias said as she stood next to Naruto, "This is how Devils go to make their contracts. Goodbye Naruto-kun, remember what we talked about."
"Got it, see you lat-" Naruto was about to say goodbye when a certain Vampire appeared next to him, "Arcueid, what are you doing?"
The blonde Vampire gave him an innocent look before replying, "I want to see what you do on your requests. It'd be boring to just go and leave by myself."
"…"
"…"
"…"
The two seemed to be having a staring contest before Naruto ended it with a sigh and looked away, "Alright, just don't get in the way or mess anything up. Not unless I say you can, okay?"
"Alright, I understand." Arcueid did a salute as she nodded her head, on the inside she was mentally cheering about not being bored for the night. Neither blonds noticed that Rias' grip on her arm tightened a little as a small tick mark appeared on her forehead.
"Like I was saying before, I'll see you guys later." Naruto did a small wave before looking at Issei, "Good luck on your first day, Issei. Don't mess it up with something perverted" With that the seal glowed a bit brighter and the three were gone.
"… He called me by my name…" Issei commented as he looked at where the seal used to be.
"I suppose that means he's giving you a chance." Kiba mused while Koneko was now eating a giant cookie, "Though I doubt he'll keep calling you by name unless you really impress him or something." The brunette looked at Kiba for a second before nodding.
"Ara ara Buchou …" Akeno walked up to Rias' side and gave her an amused grin, "Looks like you might have some competition for Naruto-kun's attention, fufufu."
Rias turn to look at her Queen, an annoyed look on her face. "Be quiet Akeno." The red-head said before walking over to her desk to get the contract papers for Issei to pass out, Akeno just watched her while giggling in her hand.
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"Well that was…interesting." Naruto said while stretching his arms out, by the time he had finished up the request it was completely dark out and people were already going to bed. He and Arcueid were walking down the street, just enjoying the night air. "That was the first time I had someone ask me to help them paint their house."
"It was something new for me, I've never painted a house before." Arcueid smiled as she moved her hands behind her back. "Then again, I haven't even seen such an old Japanese home either.
"Really? Not once?" Naruto asked
"Nope, during the times I am in human society I've never really bothered with sight-seeing or things like that. In fact, while I know a lot of stuff about the world, I've never really had a chance to experience some of those things." She said with a shrug, making Naruto stare at the girl in wonder. The Vampire noticed Naruto's look and narrowed her eyes with a curious expression. "Just what is that look for?"
Naruto shook his head a bit before continuing down the walkway, "Oh nothing, I'm just surprised. I would have figured you'd have done everything known to man. Being an immortal, super-powered Vampire and all."
"Just because I am a Vampire doesn't mean I can't die, like with other supernatural creatures such as Devils and Angels I can, it's just a lot harder for me." The girl looked forward, "Besides I never really thought about such things with the small amount of time I had."
"Small amount of time?"
"Correct, you see for the past few centuries there have been times when I've needed to sleep for long periods of time and because of that I haven't really been able to enjoy the outside world." Arcueid explained as she looked up at the moon.
"I guess that makes sense…" Naruto rubbed the back of his head. For a Vampire who's lived for centuries, she was surprisingly ignorant to the world. "… Hey Arcueid, Saber told me you're the last one of you're kind, is that true?"
"… Yes that's right." She answered with a stiff tone, "Long ago I had gone to sleep again to regain control of my powers, which I had lost some of due to a certain man, and during that time my people were wiped out. When I had awoken, I soon found out that the one that killed them was the one who had stolen my powers. So I decided to find and kill him myself, and regain the power he took from me."
"So did you? Or are you still looking?" Naruto asked.
"No, thanks to a friend I made several years back, I was finally able to kill that man." A smile grew on her face as she mentioned her friend.
"You seem pretty happy, I'm guessing this friend of yours was pretty special." Naruto said with a grin.
The girl nodded her head, "Because of him I was find a way to keep myself from going back to a deep sleep, and he showed me how to enjoy life." A sad look appeared on her face as the smile slowly disappeared. "Unfortunately I had to leave that place, it wouldn't have been a good idea for me to stay in an area where many people were after me. Creatures like myself are very rare after all."
"I see… that must have been hard." Naruto replied as he looked down at the ground… being alone like that, to be the last one of your kind and not be able to make any contact with others… it was sad just imagining it. "... You know Arcueid, I'm-" He stopped mid-speech, his body frozen and his eyes widening before narrowing them as he caught sight of a familiar figure up ahead.
"Hello trash, it's been a while." The figure walked closer to where Naruto and Arcueid were, the moonlight casting down over him.
"… Abazeth." Naruto growled out as he readied himself, the blond didn't expect that he would run into this Fallen Angel again so soon. Arcueid wasn't doing anything, she just stared at the Fallen Angel as he got closer to them, his wings stretched out. "What are you doing here?"
"Now now, I didn't come here to fight… at least not yet anyway." Abazeth had the same cocky grin as he placed his hands into his pockets, "Our battle will come, I just wanted to see if you had improved since we last fought. And to my surprise I find that you've become a Devil, such an interesting choice, almost poetic."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Naruto replied, not dropping his guard for a second.
"Come now, think about it. You're a Devil and I'm a Fallen Angel, our kinds were destined to do battle." The wings on Abazeth's back shifted a bit, and separating to reveal he had four black wings. "However, you should get a lot stronger if you want to even have a chance against me."
"I wouldn't worry about that." Naruto said in a cold tone as he unleashed his own wings. "There's no way I'm going to lose to a cocky asshole like you."
"Gold wing? Now I see… you were the one that killed Dohnaseek." Abazeth deduced before shrugging, "Oh well, it was that own weaklings fault."
"You seem pretty calm for someone who lose a comrade." Arcueid called out, making the blunette turn to her with a snarl.
"Don't mock me woman, I have no intention of calling those fools my comrades. I'm only with them so I can be entertained, life has gotten pretty boring since the Great War." The Fallen Angel turned to Naruto and pointed at him, "Trash… no, Naruto Uzumaki, you'll be my source of entertainment until I rip the life from your eyes." He turned around and spread his wings out more, "Until our battle, you are not permitted to die by anyone else's hands."
Just before Abazeth could leave, Naruto called out to him. "Hold on a moment!" Abazeth turned his upper body towards Naruto's direction, "If you're not involved with the other Fallen Angels then tell me what their goal is! And why are they targeting me as well?"
"You don't know? Hahaha, that is very amusing, tell me Naruto Uzumaki…" Abazeth crossed his arms as he looked at the blond Devil. "What do you know about your ancestors?"
"My ancestors…? What does that have to do with anything?" Naruto exclaimed with an annoyed tone.
"Sorry, but I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise. How about this, if you somehow manage to defeat me in battle I will tell you everything you want to know." Abazeth's wings closed in around him, covering almost everything but his head. "But I will say one thing, just to give you some advice… Who ever said you were the only one we had left to target." With that said, the man disappeared, leaving a few feathers behind.
"Stop! Come back here!" Naruto shouted with his hand stretched out, before clenching it into a fist and slamming it into the concrete floor, creating a small creator around his fist. "DAMN IT!"
Arcueid bent down to Naruto's level, placing a hand on his shoulder "You need to calm down Uzumaki-san, he's already gone."
"… Yeah, but what he said was a definite clue that he'll be back." Naruto gritted his teeth, before taking a deep breath and standing up. "And I'll be ready."
"If you want… I can help you train." Naruto looked at Arcueid with a surprised look, "Don't look at me like that, I'm a very skilled fighter. You already know that I am very powerful, so by fighting and training with me will help you get stronger as well." Though she was saying this, she couldn't help but wonder how strong Naruto would become when he released himself from his restraints…
"I don't know what to say, thank you." It wasn't like Naruto had bad options to choose from, he could get stronger be fighting someone who was very powerful herself or keep doing what he was doing, either way would work for him. "I really mean it. But are you sure you want to get involved, what about what you said to Rias-chan."
"Meh, everyone can change their minds from time to time," She shrugged before rising to her feet. "I've never really liked watching from the sidelines anyways." With a way of her hand, a portal similar to the one she created the night before appeared. "After the Stray Devils are taken care of tomorrow, we'll start training."
"You know about the Strays?" Naruto blinked a few times, before face-palming himself when she let out a giggle while pointing at her ears, of course she would have good hearing. "Never mind, I'll see you at school."
"Alright, I'll see you later Uzumaki-san." Arcueid spun on her heels and started walking into the portal.
"Arcueid," The Vampire paused to look back at him in curiosity, noticing he was standing up and smiling at her. "Like I tell all my friends, I don't really like the whole formal thing. Just call me Naruto."
Arcueid stared at him for a second before giving him a smile, "Alright then, I'll see you later Naruto." After that, she made her way into the portal and disappeared, leaving Naruto standing in the streets.
The smile soon left Naruto's face as he thought back to what Abazeth said, "Saber, you've probably guessed the same thing I have right?"
"Indeed, from the way he said it there is at least one more person the Fallen Angels are after." Saber's voice called out as she formed next to Naruto, "It most likely will be another person with a Sacred Gear as well."
"Yeah, we'll need to tell Rias-chan." Naruto replied before creating a magical circle on the ground in front of him.
(Later that Night)
"So you made contact with a Fallen Angel as well." Rias said, sitting on the edge of his desk, one leg looped over the other with her arms crossed. After he and Saber arrived at their home, he contacted Rias and she almost instantly appeared in his room before he got a chance to explain what happened. "Coincidentally Issei had also encountered one coming back from his first request."
"Really? Man that pervert has bad luck when it comes to those guys. This is the third one in just three nights." Naruto was sitting on his mattress with his feet planted on the floor, while Saber was sitting next to him in a seiza position. The light in the room was turn off as to not wake any of the other residence. "So how is he doing?" While he wasn't fond of the brunette, he was still a member of Rias' Peerage and a semi-decent guy… when he wasn't doing anything perverted.
"He's fine, he managed to activate his Sacred Gear and drive the Fallen Angel off." Rias replied as she unhooked her arms and placed her hands on the desk. "I had to discipline him a bit but other than that he'll be okay."
Naruto let out a sigh as he crossed his own arms, "So now they know he's alive and now a Devil under the Gremory Family. So what will happen now?"
"For now there isn't any reason to really do anything. Unless the Fallen Angels actually try something against my Peerage it would be an unnecessary assault. One that could lead to more conflict from both Factions." Rias closed her eyes in thought.
"Naruto-sama, we should tell her about what Abazeth had said to us." Saber spoke up from her spot, catching Rias' attention.
"Huh?"
"Yeah," Naruto nodded his head before looking back at Rias, "Just before he left, he had said that I wasn't the only target they had left. And this was before they knew about Issei still being alive, which makes Saber and I suspect that they are after someone who probably has a Sacred Gear."
"A second Sacred Gear user?" The buxom red-head narrowed her eyes and brought one of her hands back up to make a thinking pose, "Hmm… that might be a possibility… Did he say anything else?"
"Well, there was one thing…" His thoughts went back to the first question Abazeth had answered. "Rias-chan, can someone be targeted… because of who their ancestors were?"
"What do you mean?" Rias asked.
"I had tried to get Abazeth to tell me why I was a target for them, but all he said was that it had to do with my ancestor." Naruto answered, leaning forward a bit as he relaxed his arms on his knees. "Just who could he have been talking about? What would someone from my family history have to do with me?"
"Most likely it was either someone who had caused trouble for the Fallen Angels in the past, or they were someone very important and very dangerous." Saber deduced from her spot, "… And while I hate to say it Naruto-sama, there is another person in danger as well…"
"Your sister, Mito-chan." Rias finished with a serious tone. "If they are after you because of your ancestor, then someone who is of the same blood will almost certainly become a target as well."
"… Damn it, I already figured that!" Naruto said, his voice full of frustration as he brought his hands up to his face. "... I'm sorry, I just... didn't want Mito-chan in all this. She's too young and innocent… I going to have to be more alert to wherever she goes from now on."
"I understand Naruto-kun…" The blond felt Rias' hands move behind the back of his head and pulled him close to her, gently pressing his head against her impressive bust and brushing his hair as she held him close. "Truthfully I don't want her to be involved either… So don't worry, we'll help you keep her safe."
"Thanks Rias-chan… I really appreciate it." Naruto smiled a bit from his spot before closing his eyes. He could feel Rias' heartbeat… it was very peaceful to listen to. After a few minutes Naruto pulled back from Rias and looked up at her, "Sorry I called you out like this."
"It's not a problem at all, I'm glad you told me this." The girl smiled before looking back to the desk where Naruto had a clock, and noticed it was already reaching one o'clock. "It is getting late, and we have school tomorrow." She took a few steps back as Naruto looked away, scratching the side of his head before letting out a sigh.
"Yeah, and then we have to deal with the Strays… Saber?" Naruto looked down a saw Saber was staring in Rias' direction with wide eyes. "What are you-!" Naruto stopped mid-speech as he turned his head to see Rias was taking off her shirt, her shoulder cape and skirt already off. "Why are you stripping?!"
The red-head looked back at him, not stopping as she removed the shirt, "I've already told you, I prefer sleeping without clothes."
"I know that, but why are you… wait, YOU'RE SLEEPING HERE?!" Naruto raised his voice a little, not taking his eyes off the girl as she unclipped her bra and slid it off, making her breast bounce as their restraints were taken off.
"Of course, it would be a pain for me to leave after just arriving." Rias replied while she picked up her clothes and neatly folded them before placing them on the desk. "You don't mind, do you? After all you were pretty calm the last time."
"That's not the problem," Naruto said as he shook his head. He seemed to be in thought for a few moments before letting out a sigh, "Never mind. I'm going to bed now, this week as been so troublesome." Naruto started to take his uniform as well, stopping just as he reached his boxers.
"Good, I'm glad to see you understand." Rias smiled from her spot on the bed. Saber had a small blush on her face before disappearing back into Naruto for the night. As soon as Naruto got into the bed, Rias grabbed onto his arm and rested her head on his shoulder. "You're a pretty nice pillow. Good night…"
"Yeah, yeah… Good night to you too Rias-chan." Naruto grumbled to himself as he closed his eyes, while he tried to fall asleep he could feel Rias' naked body press into him, '… This is going to be a long night…'
(The Next Morning)
"Why didn't you tell us Rias-sempai was staying over again?" Mito asked her brother as they sat at the table eating breakfast. Minato was reading his newspaper as he ate while Kushina seemed to be in the kitchen, telling them to start eating without her.
"Because you were already asleep, she helped me out with some studying and we thought it was too late for her to go home by herself," Naruto replied before popping his egg in his mouth.
Rias bowed her head a little, "Sorry to just appear out of nowhere."
"It's no trouble at all." Kushina said as she walked out of the kitchen and sat next to Minato, "You just enjoy yourself, but next time tell us you're staying over so I can prepare a better meal than something this simple."
Rias smiled at the older woman, "Not at all, anything you cook is perfectly fine. This is your home after all, you don't have to do anything different just because I'm here."
The family, plus one, enjoyed their breakfast together, though Minato left as soon as he was done and gave Kushina a quick kiss before leaving. Naruto and the others had gotten their bags from their rooms, with Rias summoning hers via magic circle, and were putting their shoes at the doorway. Once they were ready Naruto turned back and called out to his mother, "We're going now!"
"Hold on a second!" Kushina called back, making her way from the kitchen with different colored bentos in her hands, "I made you guys some lunch, enjoy."
Mito smiled brightly before grabbing the one with a green cloth around it, "Thanks mom, your lunches are the best."
"Yeah, thanks." Naruto smiled as well as he grabbed the one with an orange cloth.
Rias waited patiently by the door before noticing Kushina turned to her and held out a third bento, this one within a purple cloth. "Kushina-san?"
"I made one for you as well Rias." Kushina said with a smile, thinking back to earlier when she had gone to wake Naruto up. When the mother had first saw the two of them in the same bed, she had thoughts of shouting and other violent actions. But something seemed to stop her when she saw Rias rubbed her head against Naruto's arm, which was wrapped around her under the covers. Kushina almost gushed on how cute and peaceful the situation was before quietly closing the door and made her way downstairs, and lucky for Naruto and Rias, she never saw the blanket covering them had moved slightly to reveal a part of Rias's nude form. That would've been a mess to explain. It was a few minutes later that they had woken up and gotten ready for school before making it down to the breakfast table.
"T-Thank you." Rias was a bit surprised, after all she wasn't using her powers on the woman so she didn't think she would do something like this. With a small smile Rias took the bento from the woman and placed it in her bag, "I appreciate it Kushina-san."
"It's no problem, have a nice day at school you three!" Kushina said with a smile as she waved them goodbye.
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"See? I told you that she was a nice person." Naruto smirked at the red-head as the three walked along the path to school. "And the fact that you weren't using your powers proved it."
"I suppose so, but I didn't expect her to make me a lunch as well." Rias replied as she walked right next to Naruto while Mito was a few steps ahead of them. "You mother is an interesting person."
"Really? I never figured that, she's always been like that." Naruto shrugged before moving his gaze toward the road in front of him, a few seconds later his body shivered a bit. "Though I will admit there are times when I think she could be a devil with how evil she can be times."
"Oh really…that I would like to see." Rias said, giving the blond an amused look.
"No you wouldn't." Naruto quickly replied.
Mito turned back to look at them, "Hey, what are you two talking about?"
"Nothing much, just school stuff."
"… Whatever you say Onii-chan." Mito said with an 'I don't believe you' look, before turning back to in front of them. "Hey isn't that boy from our school?"
Rias and Naruto looked up ahead and saw Issei was a distance away from them, walking with his bag over his shoulder. "Yeah, that Issei… he seems pretty depressed…"
"He must be thinking about what I had said to him last night." Rias closed her eyes as she nodded to herself. "It may have been a little hard but he needed to know that this is not a game and he should take it seriously."
"Yeah but remember, he did just get involved in our world." Naruto said to her in a low voice so Mito couldn't hear them. "You can't expect him to know everything right away."
"I understand that, but he should still realize the danger. Those Fallen Angels are targeting not only one of my Pieces, but you as well." Rias' eyes seemed to glow in anger as she looked down at the ground. Naruto reached up and placed a hand on her shoulder, making her look up at him. The anger in her eyes soon started to dissipate, she shook her head before grinning at Naruto, "I'm surprised that you're defending him."
"Defending him? Not likely, I've just been in his shoes." Naruto looked away with a dull look, making Rias laugh a bit at his expression.
Issei let out a sigh as he thought back to last night, he had managed to awaken his Sacred Gear after running into a Fallen Angel and had made the chick retreat. But when he had returned back to the Occult Club room and explain to them what had happened, Rias had scolded him. He couldn't help but feel bad that he had let the busty red-head down, and the fact she had been upset with him only added to how bad he felt.
"Morning perv!" Issei raised his head and turned around to see Naruto with his hand up in a half-hearted wave, beside him was Rias and another girl, much younger than either of his sempais.
"Oh Buchou, Naruto-sempai," Issei quickly turned to face them. "Good morning!"
"Good morning Issei," Rias greeted with a smile. Mito silently moved behind Rias and Naruto, hiding herself from Issei's view.
The brunette looked at the hiding red-head with a curious. "Hey, who's the girl hiding behind Buchou?"
"This's my little sister, Mito." Naruto said as he move over a bit and placed a hand on her head. "She actually attends the Middle School branch at Kuoh Academy."
"Really, your sister… Wait, YOU HAVE A SISTER?!" Issei looked back and forth between Naruto and Mito in shocked, "Does that mean she's a-" Issei was cut off by Naruto appearing less than a foot away from him and covering his mouth with a tight grip.
"Am I a what?" Mito asked in confusion.
Rias just smiled down at the younger red-head, "Don't worry about it, Issei was just curious about something not meant for children your age to hear just yet." Mito just blinked as she looked up at Rias, a look of confusion on her face.
"Don't say anything else, I don't want her to know about our world." Naruto whispered harshly as the dark aura returned, this time a hannya mask was behind him staring at Issei with red glowing eyes. "Understood?"
"H-Hai!" Issei shouted back, a little scared as the hannya mask seemed to get closer to him.
"Good," Naruto replied before dismissing the aura and mask. Turning to the girls, Naruto smiled at them. "Now then, lets head to school." Mito slowly nodded her head before going on ahead of them, wondering just what was going on with her brother and his friends. As the other followed behind her, Naruto looked at Issei, "Neither my parents nor Mito-chan have any knowledge about me being a Devil."
"Wait, so that means you were…"
"Originally human, just like you." Rias spoke up, making Issei look at her with a curious look. "Before you, I had tried to make Naruto into one of my servants as well, but he had rejected it and just became an Independent Devil instead."
"How does that work? I mean… how do you turn people into Devils?" That had been one of the first things Issei had wondered about after the meeting yesterday.
"Hmm, well I was going to explain it to you tonight, but if you're that curious-" Rias was cut off by a voice coming from up ahead where Mito was.
"AAAHH!" The three looked over to see a girl on the ground a few feet in front of Mito, her dress hiked up a great deal, revealing her white panties for the world to see. Naruto was the first to react as he quickened his pace towards the two. Rias and Issei following after him at a slower pace, the later had a perverted expression on his face for a second before shaking his head several times to get rid of the thoughts.
"Hey, are you okay?" Naruto asked as he moved to help the girl up.
"Yes...thank you." The girl answered with a polite and soft voice as she made it to her feet. Now that she was on her feet Naruto and the others were able to get a good look at her. She had long blonde hair and green eyes, and was very cute. She was dressed in a Nun's clothes, which was odd for someone her age.
Looking over at the open suitcase a couple feet away from them, Rias let out a small hum. '… A nun… From the looks of it she just arrived in this town.'
"Ano…" The blonde girl gave the four a shy smiled and nervously poked her fingers together. "Can you please help me...I'm afraid I lost my way."
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And with that, my fourth chapter is completed. Like always be sure to leave some nice reviews, but remember that all flames and insults will be ignored, so don't bother writing them. I hope you enjoyed reading the chapter and I hope to see you again.
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