Hello everyone with the next chapter.

Since I can't really answer a guest's questions or ideas, I have to write it here.

Guest: Those are really good thoughts, and honestly, I would read it if you would also write a SI/OC fic.

You are confusing fanon with canon. To my knowledge, Raynare disobeyed Azazel's orders because she thought she was doing the right thing, for her faction, which is ironic considering she did the opposite. The whole "Kokabiel made them dew it" stuff is fanon.

Same with Rias using Raynare to kill Issei in order to bring him in her peerage.

I hope you are satisfied, with my answer, dear guest. Still, I'm rooting for you if you ever feel like writing a fic!

Chapter 4

It took a minute to process this. I blinked once. I blinked twice. "So you're telling me…" I started slowly. "That I came through the dimensional gap." I took a deep breath and raised my voice. "Which Ophis keeps her eye on 24/7!" I was basically finished before even Canon even had a chance to start!

"Blaise." Abegal called me to pay attention to him, but I was too wrapped up at the moment.

"What if, she comes here any moment? What if she sends the hypocrite Hero faction?" I was mumbling trying to figure out someway, to think up a solution before things around Kuoh goes F.U.B.A.R.

"BLAISE!" He shouted at me and I snapped out of it. "Calm. Down." He told me sternly. I tried to take several deep breaths, to calm my racing heart.

"I seriously, doubt that lolli god, will come down here. While she would find you intriguing, as in 'Where did you come from,' I don't think she would bother to even glance at you at the moment." He explained to me.

I just couldn't keep the sarcasm out of my tone. "Oh, and why wouldn't she?"

His eyes narrowed a bit. "Because, you are weak in her eyes." he stated bluntly.

"The most she would do is to send someone to spy on you from time-to-time. And even if she would, I think it would be someone like that black cat."

I thought about that, and it is likely. For once in my life I'm glad that I'm not strong.

Yet.

"I see you managed to calm down." he observed. "Now, I think I should show you a nice sword technique." he said with a grin. "We have to step up your training. While here in your mind, you can use those abilities, outside you will have to figure out how much you can use of these without passing out. Because there's a possibility your observed, we will only train both your abilities and swordsmanship in here." I nodded.

"All right, first of all." he drew his blade, as did I. "You have to hold your blade, over your shoulder." He pulled it over his shoulder, almost as if you are expecting a ball to approach, you and swing it away. I got into the same positions, as did he. "Now, you put fire, into the sword." First, sparks, then a transparent, orange flame, and then dense red flames covered the blade of the sword. "Once you put enough for your liking, you slam it on the ground with full force!" as he did, the flames left the sword, and went forward, with a quick speed. It left a nice trail of fire, which was at least, knee high.

That was his.

Mine was barely a quarter of that. "You'll get it down. Now I never named many of my techniques, so that is up to you." He turned around, leaving me to practice. However he turned around.

"Also, I forgot to mention." His expression turned serious. "From now, don't look at our spar, as if it's just spar. Treat everytime we clash, as real battle!"

I swallowed hard.

'He needs to have some semblance of what a real battle looks like. He has to learn to adapt in battle.' Abegal thought.

Let me tell you how those spars with Abegal went.

I had my ass kicked.

Now on top of that, imagine that basically, he told me that from now on, every spar is battle.

On one hand I was glad. Because if I would treat anything other, it could easily bite me in the ass.

When I will fight with likes of Riser, Kokabiel etc. they won't give me a second to breathe.

It was the same with him.

He never let me catch, my breath. Always pointed out my mistakes.

Funny thing is, whenever I was teached by someone rough, I never really succeeded, with whatever they wanted me to teach. They were simply the people who couldn't really get to me.

That's why it is funny, that Abegal is making progress with me. I think the reason being, is that there is no way, to sugarcoat, this kind of thing. I mean all he tells me are facts.

And if I can have a sliver of experience of what a real battle will look like.

I need it. Time isn't my ally.

Back on topic, my ass was kicked so hard, it could go viral on a pornsite.

The next day, went like a normal day would. I decided to wear that blazer, because it became freaking cold!

Classes, were boring, as usual. Worst thing is I space out. Thankfully no teacher, called me out yet.

My mind wandered off, really easily. If I wasn't planning, on how to make progress on my training then, I was thinking about the possible ways I can screw it up for others. By the way decided to give a name to what, my partner showed me. Blazing Trail. I think it has a nice ring to it.

Besides it's the effectiveness of an attack is what counts, not the name for it.

Anyway, after classes, I decided to go home.

As I was leaving the gates of the academy…

"Ara, ara you finished classes already?" Asked Akeno, who was catching up to me.

I blinked "Good day Akeno-san." I greeted her, while wondering why is she here.

Of course, some of my fellow students, got jealous. I already heard low whispers, of me being a bastard.

I ignored them of course.

"Where are you going Blaise-kun?" Akeno asked me politely. I raised an eyebrow.

"To my home." I answered bluntly. "Why?" I asked her.

"Just curious." She answered, but I couldn't help but feel like that she has an ulterior motive.

On that note why is she's interested in me?

I mean outwardly, there is nothing special about me.

Wait!

Do they suspect I have a Sacred Gear? I mean that is a possibility.

I definitely won't join her peerage before Issei. I have to stall. I'm not taking their personality for granted.

Then again, there's also a possibility that Raynare and her squad, aren't sadistic assholes.

But then again. Why would Akeno approach me? It would make sense for them to watch from far away. Like Koneko did with Issei.

"You okay?" Asked Akeno. I just realised how much I spaced out.

"Yeah, just spaced out." I chuckled sheepishly. "It happens to me from time to time."

Akeno seemed to accept this. "I saw you a few days before school." She admitted, and I looked at her, with a bit of a surprise. "You were exploring Kuoh didn't you? I saw you looking around the shrine I live in." She asked.

Great, so she saw me that time.

"Yeah, I was." I admitted. I turned around to leave. "See you later Akeno-san."

Akeno blinked. No one would basically try to run from her, except her enemies.

As I turned around the corner, Akeno once again caught up to me.

"Blaise-kun." Akeno started and seemed to...fidget for a second? "Can I accompany you until you get home?" She asked politely with a smile.

"No offense Akeno-san, but why would you want to come with me?" I asked confusedly. I only had one talk with Akeno so far. Then again maybe she really wants to get more info on me for Rias.

She giggled. "You are my cute little kouhai, and I want to get to know you of course." She said teasingly. "Besides I doubt you know anyone around here."

Akeno Himejima, Queen of Rias, Daughter of Baraqiel, one of the Great Ladies, wants to know me.

I knew this was half truth at best.

Sure, maybe later when we actually had a few talk.

But then again. I remember Akeno being really emotionally dependent on someone close to her. In canon it was Issei.

However.

If I become that person…that would backfire.

Secrets are meant to be revealed. I'm lucky if I reach the summit arc (and everything is like canon) before me being an anomaly comes to light.

I have no illusions. And as much as I want to have friends. Have a girlfriend for once. I don't want it so I can just lose my virginity.

And I sure as hell don't want to hurt someone, because I was inconsiderate.

After all when and not if, my past comes to light, I don't want her to suffer because of me.

Not just her. But the entire peerage.

Ironic. My chance to have a shot at getting a girlfriend, and I can't really have it.

I gave her a sad smile. "I'm sorry Akeno-san, but I would like to go home on my own."

Akeno polite smile, quickly turned into a surprised look, then a crestfallen one.

She asked me one thing, both with curiosity, and concern. "Why?"

You know that look, when you have problems, and your elder sister, asks you, 'are you well?' Well, Akeno gave me that elder sister look, which right now, I appreciate and hate.

Because if I want to be honest with myself. All I want to is to pour out all the sadness, and unfairness life gave me. Someone who understands and accepts. Sure my partner is there, but he ain't that sentimental type. Even if he is sympathetic, and an okay guy.

But I have to suck it up.

I looked down, not daring to meet her eye for some reason. Maybe because I feared that she would just try to be stubborn and push it on me.

"Trust me...You don't want to know me." I said to her. I turned and walked away, putting on my headphone, and listened to music. I didn't dared to look back.

You could say, this was somewhat dramatic, but honestly, sometimes knowing someone beforehand, then talk to her.

Yeah. It sucked.

Akeno watched as he walked away silently. Too stunned to do anything.

He was one of the few men around her age that looked her in the eye instead of anywhere else.

He was the first, to reject her offer. Every male student would kill, just so she would even talk to her.

She wasn't the type to be interested in someone. Especially, not after only one talk. But for some reason, other than the fact, Rias told her to keep any eye on him, she wanted to get to know the new student.

Maybe the way he spoke, the way she caught when he muttered 'fake friends' and wanted to help him.

Or the bitter sadness his eyes were screaming about.

They don't lie when they say, the eye reflects the soul.

She knows those eyes very well. After all those were they eyes she saw on Kiba and every time she looked in the mirror, after her mother died. After that thing let her die.

She would still be full of misery if not for Rias. She was the one, who rescued her, gave her home, when no one else would.

The Hybrid could see the mask Blaise wore. It was a mask to hide the pain. To be able to go forward. She didn't know what kind of pain he could be going through. But…

...She decided to take a page off from her President, and be stubborn at least about this.

She would help him.

"You've been looking in that direction for at least three minutes now Akeno." Came the voice of her King.

Akeno came back to reality. Realising she spaced out, she put back her smile. "Ara, Rias finished already?" She asked.

Rias knew her by now. Akeno wasn't the type whose mind just wanders off.

"What exactly happened?" Rias inquired with concern.

Akeno drew in a breath. "I asked him if I could walk home with him, he told me politely that he wishes to go home alone, I asked him why, he me tells that I don't want to get to know him." Akeno explained.

Rias was surprised. This was the first time that she was rejected true. But Akeno wouldn't just space out because of this.

As if Akeno sensing what her King was thinking she elaborated. Her expression sombered. "It was how he said it, not what he said."

"How...exactly did he say it?" Rias asked.

Akeno shook her head. "Never mind." She looked into her best friend eyes. All Rias saw was determination in them.

Akeno put on a polite smile again. "I decided to be persistent and help him, whatever his problem may be." She stated.

Rias blinked. What kind of person this Blaise, was that he managed to make her act like this.

However even if she's unsure of him, she knows for some reason, this transfer student started to mean something for her Queen.

If only she could tell the same about Riser.

Rias sighed. "As long as he isn't threat, feel free to help him." Rias said with a smile She decided to lighten the mood a bit. "Or stalk him." She teased.

"Ara, ara President, you know me so well." Akeno answered with a hand on her cheek, and smiled teasingly. " I heard that people from west have a larger tool, than the average japanese citizen." She said with a light pink on her cheek, while Rias blushed with the same color as her hair.

You can't beat Akeno in teasing. Plain and simple.

"You should make up your mind, Blaise." Abegal spoke up, while I was tuning out the world around me.

I raised an eyebrow. 'About what?'

He sighed. "You go back and forth with the possible future. You know there is a possibility not everyone the same as they would be, and the next you go under the pretense that everyone, is the same as in canon. I know you are going through a lot, but you should make up your mind!"

He was right, I acted kind of contradictory I think. 'You're right… I think I just under the assumption that everything is going as canon, and so are the people until I find something that suggests otherwise.'

He seemed to accept this.

While I was walking home, I found it strange that no one from the ORC followed me this time.

I shrugged it off, and did my regular routine at home before hitting the bed.

The next few days were absolutely dull. Barely anything happened.

Other than the fact that Akeno started to stalk me again after the following day, and Issei introduced me to both of his peeping friends, nothing happened.

I did hang out with Issei once or twice, and he either whined about how he'll never get a girlfriend, or he talked about Oppai.

That did presented me an opportunity. If he's got half a brain and listen to my advice, maybe the chance of him getting the curse on his heart lessens.

I took a deep breath, because I don't really wanted to talk about my family. Still a sore subject. But my brother had girlfriends. So I can help him out in that regard

"Hey Issei." We were walking home, together. This time he managed to escape from certain death without my help from another club he peeped on.

"Look I won't beat around the bush. If you would stop showing your perverted side, your chances of getting a girlfriend would drastically increase."

He eyed at me as if I was a total nutcase.

"You want me to stop showing appreciation for what I appreciate!?" Issei cried out. Then furrowed his eyebrows at me. "Also, I don't see you with a girlfriend."

I drew in a deep breath. Again.

"Okay. First rule of the universe. Always the singles give the best relationship advice. Second my brother...had girlfriends, and he gave me advice."

Issei's eyes were sparking. "You mean to tell me your bro managed to make a harem!? I gotta meet with him!"

I flinched. Great I'm in emo mode again. "You can't." I told him in a low voice.

Issei just raised his eyebrow, but then he felt like something clicked in him. "Oh, only you came here from your family?" he asked. That was one way of putting it.

"...That's one way of putting it."

Issei may be, pervert. An ass at times. But at times he knew when not to pry. This was one such occasion.

"So, what were those advices?" Issei asked somewhat lamely. Trying to change the subject.

I looked at him, and man you wouldn't believe how much he payed attention to me.

"Okay, let's just say get to know a girl, which you would ask on a date. She also may be have a thing for you. Now, what you need to keep in mind, is that by the end of the date, she may think your no boyfriend material." Issei had anime tears on his face. Seriously how does this shit exists IRL?

"What I'm trying to get at is, the first usually, and I mean almost never is the real deal. You have to suck it up, and be prepared for a falling out, any time. The reasons of the falling out can be several. First, the girl is basically a bitch. Second which my brother never got engage, is they couldn't maintain their long distance relationship. Third is when both parties, love is just gone after a time."

"...You are trying to discourage me of getting a girlfriend, are you?" Issei accused me.

I shook my head. "The point I was trying to make, is that be prepared for rejection. Also a lot of women, wants their boyfriend to see their personality rather than their 'Assets' Issei." I explained while making air quotes. "And as you have experienced, they don't really appreciate open perverts."

Issei unconsciously rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah, I did." then his shoulders slumped.

Oh shit, did I accidently discouraged him. I have to damage control!

Personal experience time.

"Don't be discouraged. Some chicks ain't worth it. That I can speak from experience." I told him. "Also I did told you, that being a pervert ain't bad, but you most learn to keep it under lock, at times."

"Your right!" Issei said, his eyes burning with resolve. "I ain't going to let the these facts discourage me. I am going to be a harem king!"

Not gonna lie. I actually clapped at this.

It was amusing okay!

"Never change Issei...never change." I said amusingly.

We parted ways, and I headed home.

As I turned around the corner, and walked down the street to my house, I spotted someone.

A girl with buxom figure, black haired with ponytail. You already know who it is.

He was leaning against the street light, waiting...for me?

Okay, what's the least assholish way, to tell her off?

"Himejima-san." She flinched when I called surname instead of her first name. Good job Blaise! Your reward should be a punch to the gut! "Why are you here?"

She turned to see me, and she wore her well practiced, smile. "Hello Blaise-kun. You don't need to be so formal with me." At my blank stare she added. "To answer to your question, I want to get to know you." She was surprisingly blunt. I gave her that.

I looked into her eye. I don't know how, but I could tell.

She cares.

But why?

"...Why?" I breathed it out. "Why do you care about me?"

Akeno blinked. "Should I have a reason not to?" She asked rhetorically.

"I thought I gave you a reason not to!" I didn't meant to snap at her. "Sorry I didn't meant to-"

"That's okay, I know you didn't." She then eyesmiled. "You're too nice to do something like that. It isn't that hard to read you." Did Akeno and Rias switched bodies? I mean I knew she liked teasing, and despite her S&M, she deeply cares about who are close to her, but I don't remember her being this...expressive.

Akeno decided to continue. "Truth, is I got interested in you because you managed to actually looked at my face instead of anywhere else. That is commendable" She teased me a bit. She then added more seriously. "I don't know, what kind of trouble you are going through, but I would like to help."

I sighed. I can tell, she won't give up even if I tell her off.

"Well, maybe some other time?" I offered. She blinked clearly expecting me to refuse. "I could try to tell you off Akeno-san but I can tell you wouldn't give up. And..." I had a light pink on my cheek. "I appreciate it, even if I think you will get hurt when you get to know me."

She giggled. "I will be the judge of that Blaise-kun." With that she turned around and said goodbye to each other.

As I watched her go away, I asked Abegal. 'Question. Does my Sacred Gear somehow attracts women like the Boosted Gear?' I had to ask.

"No, I don't." Abegal answered. "That is hundred percent on you or her."

The weekend went with my training. Now, when I actually ran a few kilometres I got some bricks, from near some broken walls in an alleyway. I put some in a backpack, and I carry it while I'm running.

It kills your back!

That was the weekend.

Monday was usual. But something felt off. I was in my regular spot, in the back of the school, under a nice tree, where I had my first conversation with Akeno.

And speaking of which, here she comes.

"Good day, Akeno-san." I greeted her and she greeted me back. It was lunch break. I was eating my sandwich, and she brought out her bento.

"Want a bite?" She asked me playfully. I had a light pink on my cheek. I wasn't the type who blushes 24/7 damnit! Damn tropes!

"No, but thank you for the offer though." I declined politely.

We eat mostly silently. I didn't knew what to tell her, and maybe she was in the same situation. I mean I like to be close to her.

It's funny after I tried to distance myself from her.

"Blaise." I looked at Akeno. "I know this is a personal question," She looked as if she was unsure whether she should ask this or not "but last time, when we first met here. What did you mean by 'fake friends'?"

Should have fuckin figured she heard me.

I took a deep breath. " I never had any friends." I stated it bluntly. Akeno would have most likely choked on her bento, if I hadn't waited for her to finish it.

"How?" Akeno asked incredulity evident in her voice.

I looked down at the ground. "People either pushed me around because of my weak physique, or just plainly used me as a scapegoat for their bullshit. My naivety didn't help the matter either." I told her. I looked at her sad face, and I realised how much a gloomy fucking mood have I done.

"It was bearable though. I mastered the art of don't-give-fuck. Sorry for the crude language." I tried to tell her with a smile.

Akeno didn't really knew what to say.

I sighed. "Look Akeno, could I ask you just one thing? I appreciate your sympathy. Really I do, but please don't pity me." I had to say, that for her sake, and mine.

"Of course." Akeno said it to me. And the bell rang, and we had to go to class.

After classes.

*Smack*

I rubbed the back of my head. Anger was clear on my face. "The fuck was that for?"

"How dare you leave us in the dirt!" Cried out Matsuda.

*Smack*

"And to top of it all, one of the Great Ladies! I hate life!" This was Motohama

Both of them hit me because they saw me talk to Akeno. Talk about jealousy.

Only Issei greeted me with a thumbs up. You know what. Issei is a fucking bro.

After Akeno he is the only one who I can even remotely consider a friend here.

But these two. Nah.

Before I can even complain these two, Matsuda looked at his watch, and was white as sheet.

"Crap, we gotta go, Kendo club, starts in a few minutes!"

Both Issei, and Motohama, looked similarly, pale and started to run with approximately 150km/h.

In other words, I was left in the dust. Literally.

I thought about a second. Shouldn't be this day, when Raynare makes her move? I mean I clearly remember, that it was around early spring, when the canon events start.

I decided to make my way to the kendo club. As I was approaching… I saw both Perverted Baldy, and Perverted Glasses, run for their lives, while neither the kendo club, nor Hyoudou is nowhere. They almost ran past me, when I elbowed both of them in the face. And both of the got knocked the fuck out.

I dragged both of them by the collar of their shirts to the kendo club.

Mid way they started to wake up. "Where is Issei?" I asked.

"Let us go damnit!" Both of them demanded simultaneously.

"If you tell me I might consider it." I told them with a voice that gave them hope.

"We got caught peeping, and Issei didn't even got a chance to peep. We ran for our lives!"

"Uhuh." They tried to squirm their way out but to no avail.

I arrived just in time, as I saw they were about to start beat the shit out of Issei.

"Sorry! Peace offering!" I shouted. Everyone looked at me. While the Perverted duo looked white as sheet.

Katase stepped towards me giving me a small bow. "Thank you Blaise-san, but you shouldn't have dirt your hands with them!" She thanked me.

"Nah, don't worry, actually can I exchange these two for Issei-san?" I asked politely.

Murayama shook her head, "I'm sorry Blaise-san but we have to punish these perverts."

"I have a reason to ask for his pardon this time." They were all ears. "You see, while Hyoudou-san indeed wanted to peep, he did not managed to peep this time around."

Murayama furrowed her eyebrows. "Can you please elaborate?"

I smiled. "But of course! You see these two." I tossed both of them at their feet and the rest of the kendo club, quickly surrounded them. "Were blocking Issei's view of you girls, so I think he should be pardoned this once." I explained.

Murayama seemed to actually consider this. "Well…" Thank god I was prepared for this.

Before she could respond, I pulled out a poster, rolled up from my blazer.

"I throw this in, to cover up the hole, if you let Issei-san go." I negotiated. I was surprised how well I did.

I handed it to Murayama, who rolled it down… and had tomato red face.

I gave her poster of a very muscular, and good looking brunette, around the age of 20.

"Deal!" She agreed to the terms, immediately. What did I say? Everyone is a pervert.

"Let him go!" Murayama ordered.

Issei stepped out, and we left in a hurry, while we heard the screams of agony from the two perverts.

"Blaise." Issei called me. I looked at him and I saw how thankful he was. "You. Are. A. Legend." He told me as if it was a fact, damn it dude do you really want me to feel embarrassed?

"Ah, it was nothing." I tried to dismiss it.

"I'm serious dude. You managed to negotiate with those demons." he shivered. "I swear, if I'll ever have a harem, I share them with you!"

Wow! Do I sweatdrop, or actually cry a river of joy.

Oh, right. I'm a sane person, so it's the former.

"Thanks, but no need, really." I chuckled awkwardly.

I don't know why but we took a walk, to near the ORC club.

"It's so good that I can't hear their cries anymore. Sweet silence." I said while enjoying the nice spring breeze.

However it did not last long.

"YOU!" I snapped my head back, to see both of them full of bruises. "YOU ACTUALLY MANAGED TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM!?" They approached, I was preparing for to knock them down again, but instead.

They bowed to me. "TEACH US SENSEI!"

...What?

"You managed to have a civil talk with them." Matsuda pointed it out.

"This never happened before tell us your ways!" Motohama begged.

"...Be a decent human being, and stop peeping?" I offered, but they shook their head at peeping.

As they were about to say something, but they looked up at the window.

Rias Gremory, was looking out with a disinterested look, like in the anime.

Her hair is really beautiful by the way.

She then turned and probably finished the chess she was playing with Akeno.

"Did you see that? That was some nice sugar." Matsuda commented.

"True that." Now Issei, had a dreamy face. "What is it about red hair?"

Motohama fixed his glasses. "Rias Gremory. 36-24-36, President of the Occult Research Club. Word is she's from Northern Europe."

"Well, at least she's got someone from the same continent now, isn't that right Blaise?" Did Issei just teased me? The fuck happening to this world? What's next, Vali is actually a humble fellow?

Scratch that. That would actually be a welcome change.

I simply playfully hitted his shoulder, and started to leave school.

I had to shop some grocery. I thought about actually, following Issei, but I was confident that he would meet Raynare today.

Things are starting now.

Chapter end.

I will be honest. I feel like this chapter of mine is really weak. I basically forced some of the scenes out and I'm not proud of it. That's because I'm not as creative as I'd like myself to be.

I mostly forced this chapter so I can build some relationship's up.

I do hope this was bearable though. The next chapter should be better!

See ya next time!