"Can you hear the silence? Can you see the dark~?" My alarm clock rang loudly. I groaned and tried to block it out, but it was too loud. It's too early for this! It's 4am for God's sakes! OW!

"Can you fix the broken? Can you feel... Can you feel my heart~?" It continued. I groaned and hit the snooze button, just to let myself sleep a little longer.

I sighed tiredly as I fell back into my bed. Seriously? What convinced Sona that it was a good idea to wake up for training at 4am?! I managed to actually kill a fucking Fallen Angel! The least she could do is give me time to sleep! I was up till midnight distributing flyers!

"Hmm~" The person sleeping next to me groaned a little in her sleep and latched onto my arm.

Right, did I forget to mention Raynare's now living with me? Yeah, you heard me, we're living together, and it's been hardly a week since the Dohnaseek incident, when we became official. Now, you might think this is a little fast, but it wasn't intentional. Since 'Yuuma Amano' doesn't exist anymore, Raynare doesn't live across the hall from me anymore. So, I offered to let her stay with me until she gets a place to stay for herself. Though, I highly doubt that's gonna happen… Not that I'm complaining.

"Morning…" Raynare said with a small moan in her voice as her eyes fluttered open.

She was wearing a beautiful, yet simple, dark purple night dress that went down to her knees, and I admit to sneaking a glance at her chest once or twice, as the dress is somewhat transparent, and no woman wears a bra to bed. I was wearing a simple pair of blue sleeping shorts and a plain black tank top. Hey, if it ain't broke...

"Morning." I greeted back with a tired smile.

"Not a morning person, huh?" She asked with an equally tired smile.

"Not at all. Looks like you're not much better." I pointed out with a smirk. She laughed a little and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes.

"We're both creatures of the night." She noted. Hm, good point.

"Sorry, but I'm gonna have to get up in about 10 minutes. This won't last very long." I told her as I wrapped my arms around her. She groaned in displeasure as she nuzzled my chest.

"Do you have to?" She whined softly. I chuckled slight and tightened my hold on her.

"Yeah, first day on the job, not to mention the training." I reminded her. She groaned again and slumped a little in my hold.

"Sure I can't convince you to play hookie?" She asked with a sly grin, pressing her chest into mine. I held back a blush as her soft breasts smooshed against my chest. It was a foreign, yet not unpleasant, feeling.

"What is it you really want me to play? Hookie? Or nookie?" I asked with a raised eyebrow. She blushed with a small smile on her face.

"You got me." She purred as she straddled my lap, leaning in to kiss me. I stopped her with my finger on her lip, causing her to pout.

"Sorry, but as a teacher, I have to set a good example." I told her with a sweet smile. She huffed and got off of me.

"Besides, if I'm late on my first day or for the training, Sona will have my ass." I said as I got out of bed.

"And here I thought I was the only one allowed to whip you…" Raynare muttered with crossed arms and a pout. I chuckled and leaned over to plant a kiss on her forehead.

"Sorry Sweetheart. I'm not letting anyone whip me. The only reason I agreed to this is because Sona is right when she says I need to sharpen my skills." I said with a sweet smile as I grabbed a towel from my closet, making my way to the shower.

"And please don't try to sneak up on me." I said before I closed the shower room door, seeing Raynare slump back into bed, an unhappy scowl on her face.


Ooooh yeah… nothing like a hot shower to ease your muscles after a hard night's work. I barely managed three hours of sleep… It's not a foreign thing to me, I am an insomniac and a Night Owl, but that doesn't mean it's pleasant.

Still, can't deny Sona is right when she says I need to improve my body's physical condition. I may have a four pack abs and decent biceps, but it's far from peak physical condition. There's always room for improvement. But she could've at least left the training for after school hours. Knowing her, she's probably going to work me to the bone and still expect me to start teaching today.

I sighed as I closed the taps and got out of the shower. I grabbed my towel and proceeded to dry myself off. Raynare is an over amorous sexual predator, so I made sure to bring a change of clothes into the shower room with me, so that she doesn't try anything when I get out. Sex isn't exactly something I'm ready for yet. Raynare is after all my first girlfriend.

When I was done changing, I was wearing a simple pair of black tracksuit pants, a pair of running shoes, and a tank top that had the words 'Hot Psycho' on the chest. … Meh, not the worst description of me, and far from inaccurate… heh.

"Hey Raynare, want breakfast?" I asked my impromptu roommate… as she walked into the room with nothing but a towel on… She must have used the shower in the other bathroom…

"Eeeeeep!" She squealed and covered her chest in fake embarrassment.

"Nice try." I deadpanned. She sighed and pouted.

"Don't you like what you see?" She asked, striking a sexy pose with a wink.

"I do. But I have other things to worry about right now. Besides, you're not going to get into my pants that easily." I told her with a smirk. She smirked back as if saying 'Oh really?'

"What if I do this?" She asked with a sly grin as she pulled the towel down a bit, exposing the soft, attractively pale slopes of her perky breasts in a teasing manner.

"Nope." I said, popping the 'p' while holding back a flush. I'm not letting her get the better of me just yet.

"You're one tough nut to crack huh?" She asked with a amused giggled as she walked up to me and planted a small peck on my lips.

"I'll have to pull out the big guns soon." She whispered in a husky voice as she went over to the closet to retrieve a new set of clothes.

"When did she put clothes in there?" I asked myself as I watched her sway her hips.

"OK, I'm outta here!" I switched to mentally screaming when she dropped the towel off of her body to put the clothes on. Just before I shot out, I could've sworn I heard Raynare huffing in disappointment.


As I got some eggs out of the fridge, I took my cellphone out of my pocket and opened my music app. I don't know many Japanese songs, so my playlist is filled with people and bands like Lady Gaga, Linkin Park, P!nk, Bring me the Horizon, Metallica, and other such artists. Igniting the stove, I splashed a bit of oil on the pan before turning on my music in shuffle mode. And hey, one of my favourite songs.

"No one knows what it's like, to be the bad man, to be sad man, behind blue eyes." I sang softly as I cracked a few eggs into the pan.

"And no one knows what it's like, to be hated, to be faded, to telling only lies…" I started to mix up the eggs with a bit of milk while heating up in the pan.

"But my dreams, they aren't as empty, as my conscious seems to be…" The egg/milk mixture started to boil. A sign that they're scrambling.

"I have hours, only lonely. My love is vengeance, that's never free." The eggs were starting to solidify. This is when I add some salt and pepper for flavour.

"No one knows what it's like, to feel these feelings, like I do, and I blame you." The eggs were done, and I transferred them to 2 plates.

"Are there any songs you know that aren't depressing?" I heard Raynare asked from behind me.

"A few, but not many." I responded nonchalantly as I turned to face her. She was wearing black skinny jeans and a tight fitting black shirt that exposed her midriff.

"You're a complete emo." She said with a sigh, shaking her head as I splashed some more oil on the pan.

"I prefer goth." I told her as I a put some bacon strips on the pan. Having already been heated, the bacon sizzled as it hit the pan.

"Whatever you say sweetie." Raynare said. I swear I could hear her eyes roll.

"Hmm, smells good." She said as she wrapped her arms around my stomach and buried her face into the back of my neck.

"It'll be ready in a few minutes. You mind getting some forks? Top drawer." I requested of her.

She gave me one more squeeze and an affirmative hum before letting me go and walking over to the drawer and grabbing a couple of forks. She set one on each of the 2 plates as I took the bacon from the pan and split it between the 2 plates. Turning the stove off and setting the pan in the sink to wash afterwards, I took the plates and set them at the table before Raynare and I dug in.

"Hm! This is good!" She said with cute starry eyes before eating with a little more gusto.

"I'm glad you like it." I said with a smile and took a forkful of my eggs and ate.

"You ever consider a career as a chef?" Raynare asked before chomping on a piece of bacon.

"Not really. Cooking is more of a hobby." I said with a shrug. She looked me weirdly.

"Wait, you can cook? Aside from eggs I mean?" She asked. I nodded.

"I can also bake, and I know few rotisserie tricks that can make simple chicken breast taste like heaven." I said with a bit of pride. Raynare looked at me, completely shellshocked.

"You can cook, you're cute, borderline chivalrous, and well-endowed. How are girls not throwing themselves at you?" She asked, completely flabbergasted. I flushed a little at her words.

"Well, I am an antisocial goth nerd with Chronic Depression, Asperger's Syndrome and a variety of other mental disorders…" I said with a blush. Then I processed the last thing she mentioned in her little list.

"Wait, what do you mean well-endowed?" I asked, my face turning red as a tomato. Raynare looked like a kid who had been caught with her hand in the cookie jar.

"Well, I may or may not have taken a peek while you were showering…" She said innocently, curling some of her hair around her finger. I felt my ears heat up at this point.

*Ding-Dong!*

Ah! Saved by the bell! Literally! I was hoping that this conversation wouldn't have to continue. Though, I do feel a little violated right now. I guess this is what the Kendo Club feels like when Issei peeps on them.

"Good morning Sona-san." I said as I opened the door, greeted by my Master.

"Good morning Takeo-kun. Are you ready for training?" She asked. Heh, straight to the point hm?

"Yeah, I'm just going to finish my breakfast first." I told her. She shook her head.

"We don't have time. I want to get as much training in as possible before school starts." She said sternly. I sighed heavily and nodded.

"I'm off Raynare!" I called out to my girlfriend.

"See ya later!" She called back. I gave Sona a nod and we left to start the training.


"You're a slave-driver, you know that?" I asked Sona as I jogged behind her on her bicycle.

"I do what I must to ensure my servants are able to fight and defend themselves." She monotoned.

"Your fight with Dohnaseek, whilst successful, was a close call. Your skills need to be sharpened ASAP." She added. My new body my have given me a bit of extra stamina, but I still have limits!

"She said whilst riding a bicycle." I mumbled sourly.

"What was that?" She asked in a sharp tone.

"Nothing~" I sing-songed, knowing it would annoy her. I saw her eye twitch a little and smirked in amusement.

"Continuing..." She grumbled as we continued on our path.

"In the Devil World, most people would say that intelligence doesn't matter as much as strength. That is only half-right." She started her little lecture as we went.

Brilliant, I have to listen to a lecture while jogging behind a girl on bicycle. Fantastic. Is it necessary to do all of this at once? Can't we do physical stuff one day, and intellectual the next?

"The stronger you are, the more powerful you become. The more powerful you become, the more you can accomplish. However, you also need to know how use your strength and power. If you don't you'll find yourself extremely limited in what you can do." She continued.

"Makes sense..." I panted. I was really starting to get tired now.

"However, that is not the only reason I'm having you do this. The stronger you body is, the sooner you'll achieve Balance Breaker with your Sacred Gear." She added.

Ah, that makes sense too. I mean, Sacred Gears do evolve in response to what the user is feeling, but I don't think that's enough to unleash a Balance Breaker. You need to be able to handle the power. This actually got me thinking about what my Balance Breaker will be like. I sincerely hope it's not big bulky armour like Issei's... That'd just be bland. Whilst caught up in my thoughts about Balance Breaker, I failed to realise we made it to the park.

"Now, I want you to do 200 push-ups." Sona instructed as we stopped.

"Can I at least regain my ability to breath?" I asked her, panting heavily.

Her blank stare told me no. I rolled my eyes and got into position to do push-ups. however, before I could even do one, I felt Sona sit on my back. Oh God, really? Ow. Hey, I'm getting used to that.

"I really should have seen that one coming." I mumbled sarcastically.

"Be quiet and do the push-ups." Sona ordered.

"Yes Milady." I shot back snarkily.

"Is there anything else you'd like? A latte? A limousine? A private jet perhaps?" I asked sarcastically.

"Stop with the quips." She said through gritted teeth. Hah! I'm getting to her.

"Then I guess I shouldn't mention that I feel like I've got a boulder strapped to my back." I said with a smirk.

I heard her growl and she whacked me upside the head. I released a startled yelp and fell onto my stomach.

"Never joke about a girl's weight." She said with a huff.

I felt her cross her arms and could practically hear her blush. Heh, women are too easy to tease. Though Sona's more difficult. I'm aiming for more of a full-faced flush, not a mild blush. I swear I will make it happen.

"I don't get what the big deal about it is though." I said with a grunt as I got back into push-up position and continued.

"The problem is volume, not mass." I continued.

"What do you mean?" Sona asked in confusion. Seriously, does she not know this?!

"Would you expect me to weigh 90 kilograms Sona?" I asked as I looked back at her. She seemed thoughtful for a moment.

"Given your body's build and your height, I'd say 70 to 75. 80 at most." She observed. I snorted in amusement.

"Well, I actually am 90 kilograms. The human body's mass and volume are not proportional." I explained.

"Ah. I see your point." Sona said quietly. I continued with the rest of the push-ups in silence until I finally hit 200.

"Ugh! I... hate... push-ups..." I said through my panting after falling face first into ground. I didn't really care much at this point.

"Well then, maybe you'll like sit-ups a bit more." I could hear the sadistic smirk in her voice.

"Just... give me... a minute... or ten..." I said through more panting.

"You get two." Sona said before she got off of me. Well, better than nothing I guess.


Uuuuuugh! 200 push-ups, 200 sit-ups, 200 pull-ups, and 200 of every possible workout later, here I am sitting underneath a tree, just waiting for death. Every muscle in my body ached, and I was starting to see black spots across my entire field of vision. Long story short, I felt like I was in hell. And not in the way a Devil usually does.

"Please put me out of my misery." I mumbled to Sona, who sat across from me, drinking some tea.

"Stop being dramatic." She said with a slight scoff.

"She said after doing nothing whilst I engaged in the workout schedule from hell. Literally." I grumbled grumpily.

"What's gotten into you?" Sona asked with a raised eyebrow. I gave her the best glare I could with my exhaustion.

"Well let's see, I woke up at 4am after passing out flyers until midnight, I'm forced to start training without being able to enjoy my breakfast, and the training has pushed me so hard, I can't even move my fingertips without my entire body screaming in pain. Need I say more?" I asked with a frown.

Sona narrowed her eyes, clearly displeased by my tone. I don't really care though. I'm pretty pissed off with her at the moment. Being strict with your servants is one thing, and I can actually admire that about her, but there is a line. I acknowledge that I need to be trained to fight, keep my body in shape and the like, but Sona is going about it the wrong way. I'm guessing I'm probably the first of her servants to have the guts to say it to her face.

"You need to understand Takeo-san, that I am the Master here. I do not spoil my servants like Rias." She said with deathly calm in her voice.

"I know that, and I respect it. Hell, I admire it." I said with a grunt as I tried to sit up straight, to no avail.

"Quite frankly, I'm relieved. With Rias' tendency towards spoiling her servants, it's a wonder why none of them have been killed." I noted as I finally managed to sit.

"But you need to understand that there is a line, and this is way on the wrong side. I've hardly eaten in the past 18 hours, I barely slept for two hours last night because I was handing out flyers that SHOULD have been spread by a familiar, and you refused to let me re-hydrate in between workouts. Look me in the eye and tell me that that's the right condition to train in." I dared her, staring straight into her eyes.

She seemed shocked by my audacity. Hey, I said it before; I'm not going to be a slave for this girl. I don't mind being a servant. I'll show the proper respect and do as she asks. But, I will not bend over and be whipped like a timid little kid scared to speak his mind to his parents. Being in this world has given me a bit of confidence in myself, and I plan on using it.

"I see your point, but the world of Devils is a harsh place. You need to get as strong as possible, as soon as possible. Especially since you are the host of the Satanic Wolf. Many Devils are going to seek you as an opponent. You need to be ready." She explained.

"Now she tells me…" I groaned as I pinched the bridge

"Listen Sona-san, I understand that you're trying to help, but I have limits. The training you're putting me through should be used for a Queen, or a Rook at least. I don't have the endurance or strength that Tsubasa has." I explained.

"I thought you said you weren't human when I reincarnated you?" Sona asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I wasn't. But I only found out about it recently a few months ago. I've spent most of my life thinking I WAS an ordinary human." I explained. A half-truth, I know, but I can't tell her about the Creator. Not yet at least.

"And you didn't think to mention this before?" Sona sounded frustrated by this.

"I didn't think it was important!" I defended. She scoffed and pinched the bridge of her nose. Wait… Oh, now I see.

"You put this schedule together under the assumption that I'd be able to handle it because of my non-human blood, didn't you?" I asked bluntly. She sighed and nodded.

"Good grief." I grumbled and let myself fall to my back. I heard Sona sigh in heavy frustration.

"I'm going to have to rethink your training schedule then." She grumbled, clearly not amused.

"Ya think?" I asked sarcastically. She shot me a light glare before sighing.

"You can head back home now then. Have something to eat and take a shower. You still have 2 hours before you need to be at the school. We'll continue with training after school hours. Tsubaki will be teaching you the basics of magic." She said as she got up. Any other day, I would have been excited, but I'm just too tired right now.

"See you then." I grunted as I painfully got up to feet.

My knees were shaking as I walked. Thankfully, my apartment wasn't too far from the park, so I was able to get back home without too much trouble. Unless you count falling over about 7 times.


And so, after a massive breakfast, another shower, and a lot rehydrating, here I am. Walking towards the class I am to teach. And guess what? It just so happens to be the very same class Asia is transferring to. I'm guessing Rias and Sona pulled some strings. You know, the funny thing is, I've actually always wanted to be a teacher.

"Hey, Silver-chan!" I called out to the blond former nun as I noticed her walking with her bag. I was holding a briefcase.

"Oh, Takeo-san! Hello!" She greeted with a smile as I caught up to her.

"Are you ready for your first class?" I asked her as we walked.

"Well, I'm a bit nervous. I've never been to a school before. The church educated me when I worked for them." She told me, a slight blush of embarrassment on her face.

"Yeah well, don't worry Silver-chan." I assured her, placing a hand on her head in a reassurance.

"Issei and I will both be there for you, so there's nothing to worry about." I told her with a smile.

"Hai! Thank you Takeo-san!" She said happily with a bright smile. I smiled back as we reached our class.

"You ready?" I asked.

"Hai!" She said with a smile as I opened the door.

Immediately, all of the attention was turned towards us. Whispers of 'who's that hottie' from both male and female students could be heard. Some of the males were murmuring about how they remembered me as 'the bishounen bastard with the hot magical girl.' Geez, are they still on about that? Even Issei was glaring at me.

"Asia-chan, would you like to introduce yourself first?" I whispered to her. She fidgeted nervously for a bit and nodded.

"Hello. My name is Asia Argento." She said with a slight bow to everyone.

"I'm feeling a bit like a fish out of water, but I'm excited to be here." She said with a smile. That's when everything got weird. The entire class went into an uproar.

"Shorty's hot!" I heard a bald guy exclaim.

"Bust 34, waist 26, hips 35 and look at all that hair!" Another guy with glasses exclaimed.

Those two must be the others of the Perverted Trio. I noticed Asia blushing at the applause they were giving. Heh, it was amusing to say the least.

"Being in a new school in a strange town can be overwhelming, but luckily I'm staying with Issei." Asia added, sending a glance at Issei.

"Bastard!" Many of the guys exclaimed. I snickered when Issei's friends starting to try strangling him.

"Hey Asia-chan, your room has a lock, right?" One of the girls in the class asked.

"Yes…?" Asia answered in confusion.

"I'll bet he masturbates in the bathroom, so look out for pubes!" Another girl warned her. Gross!

"I'll have to keep that in mind…" Asia said unsurely.

"Also, there could be hidden cameras everywhere, so check everything!" You know, for a bunch of girls who hate perverts, they seem to think an awful lot like them…

"Alright everyone, enough!" I called out, ceasing the chaos. Asia took a seat close to Issei and everyone turned their attention to me.

"Now, I suppose I should introduce myself then. I am Takeo Himekawa. I am your new teacher." I introduced myself as I placed my briefcase on the desk in front; ie, mine.

"What? You're not that much older than us." One of the girls from earlier said in confusion.

"True; I'm only 20 years old. But I have a Master's Degree in Mathematics. I assure you, I am more than capable of teaching." I explained. I heard murmurs of 'impressive' and 'smart guys are hot' across the room.

"However, I would like to make something clear." I spoke up, gaining everyone's attention.

"Since I am not that much older than you all, I have no problem being on a first name basis with the lot of you. But, that does not mean you do not have to show me the same respect as the other teachers." I said sternly.

"You may call me Takeo-san, or Takeo-sensei. That is the limit. Besides that, I expect the very same respect that you would give the other teachers, is that clear?" I asked them.

"Hai Sensei!" They all responded. I smiled at them.

"Excellent. Now, are there any questions?" I asked. Several hands went up, more female than male. I pointed to one of the girls. I bet I know her question.

"Do you have a girlfriend?" She asked. Called it.

"I do." She deflated at my answer, as did many other of the female populace of the class.

Is my new self really that good looking? Well, I don't imagine myself getting a girl like Raynare otherwise, so that may just be so. I pointed to another female student.

"Are your eyes natural?"

"They are." I just continued pointing to students and answering questions.

"How did you get a Master's Degree at 20?"

"I actually got it at 17. I graduated High School at 15, and finished my Master's Degree in two years, rather than four."

"What's with the accent?"

"I was born here in japan, but moved to England before I even learnt to speak, so I grew up with an English accent."

"What's with all black outfit?"

I was wearing my usual black jeans and boots, but with a black T-shirt and an open long sleeve button up collared shirt over it, which was also black.

"I was a Goth in High School, and I'm not big on change. I can handle it, but it's unpleasant for me."

"What made you decide to be a teacher?"

"Good question…" I pinched my chin in thought.

"Well, I didn't have a very good High School experience. I guess if the teachers were better, it wouldn't have been so bad. I wanted to be a better teacher than them, so that's what I went for." I explained. After a few more questions, the lesson began.


"Geez, who knew teaching would be so tiring." I slumped into the Student Council room's couch with a heavy sigh.

Still, tiring or not, I actually enjoyed being a teacher. Though, I could do without the death glares from the male populace and the bedroom eyes from the females. I'm starting to wonder why they have any kind of attraction to me in the first place. Maybe it's on the same principle as Issei's dragon aura. Meh, who knows.

"Takeo-sensei, are you in here?" I heard Tsubaki's voice call to me as she entered.

"Indeed I am. Good afternoon Tsubaki-san." I greeted my Master's Queen with a smile. She greeted back with a single nod before sitting opposite me.

"I assume Sona-sama informed you of our magic lessons?" She asked. I nodded in response.

"Yes, this is a lesson I've been looking forward to." I told her with stars in my eyes. I saw the corner of her lips twitch upwards in the smallest smile of amusement.

"Very well then. Let us begin." She said and held her hands up about 20 centimetres apart.

In a small flash of light, a light purple, almost white, ball of light appeared in the space between her hands. It was about the size of a baseball.

"Wow…" I mumbled in awe.

"This is a fairly simple way to learn magic. There aren't any real spells that go into this technique. It's just a small fragment of one's aura that has been concentrated into one place." She explained as the ball dissipated.

"Now you try. It should be very similar to forming a ball of Shadow energy with your Sacred Gear." She instructed.

I nodded in understanding and held my hands out in the same manner she did. I took a deep breath and focussed. Since my Sacred Gear isn't active, it's more difficult to use the shadows of Lupus Umbra, so I'm guessing that I won't accidently do that. After about a moment of concentration, a thought came to mind, like the day I first revealed my Sacred Gear.

"Azurath Metrion Zinthos." I mumbled.

Even with my eyes closed, I could feel a flash of light hitting them. I opened them to see a black ball of light with a purple shine hovering between my hands. It was only a little smaller than the one Tsubaki created.

"Impressive. It usually takes a first timer several tries to use magic if they're not a Bishop or Queen." Tsubaki compliemted.

"Thanks." I said with a wide grin. Even though this doesn't compare to what other Devils can do, it still made me a little giddy.

"Anyways, now we will focus on using the magic." She said as I dissipated the ball. She reached into a backpack that she had with her and pulled out a matchbox.

"When using magic, you're able to harness all of the elements: water, earth, fire, air, etc. And that includes the sub elements such as metal, lightning and ice." She explained as she pulled out a single match. She looked at it for a split second before it lit, seemingly out of nowhere.

"Generally, Devils perform better with some aspects of magic over others. I myself specialise in reversal magic and defense magic. However, I am also reasonably adept at various offensive spells." She explained as she placed a match on the coffee table between us.

She then pulled out a water bottle, a rock, a dagger, and a light bulb.

"Before we begin, I need to determine which elements work best for you." She explained as she set a match down along with the other objects.

"I want you to channel your magic into each of these objects. That will help me see where you can specialise." She instructed. I nodded and got to work.

The first thing I grabbed was the rock. I like rocks. Well, geology anyway. Crystals things like that have always caught my eyes. So, I focussed again like I did earlier, and channeled my magic energy into the rock. It was a lot like channeling dark energy, it just felt… warmer. The shadows have a cold sensation as they travel around and through your body. After a few seconds, the rock split in two in the palm of my hand. Tsubaki's only reaction was her eyes narrowing in thought before prompting me to carry on.

This time, I grabbed the water bottle. I SO wanted to see what I could do with the dagger, but saved that for later. I don't want Tsubaki thinking I'm a weapons freak. Even though I am, hehe... Anyways, I channeled my magic energy into the water bottle and… nothing happened. I grunted in strain as I channeled a little more energy and this time the temperature went down. Not enough for it to freeze, but it was definitely cold.

Moving on, I went for the match. This one was interesting. I hardly put anything into it and it lit up like a light bulb in a split second. Kind of a dull comparison, given that there's a light bulb right in front of me on the table, but it works I guess. Case in point, I waved the match out and grabbed the light bulb. Just like the match, the light bulb lit up like… well, a light bulb. Anticlimactic I know, sue me.

And last, but certainly not least, the dagger. This is the one I've been excited about. If there is magic I can do that involves weapons, I'm game. With that in mind I grabbed the dagger with wide grin.

"You like weapons?" Tsubaki asked, a ghost of an amused smile on her face.

"Uh, yeah actually." I chuckled sheepishly.

"I can see this." She smirked in amusement. I rolled my eyes with a slight smile and got back to work.

Focussing my magic into the dagger, the blade more specifically, I tried to visualise it setting on fire. Unoriginal, I know, but in my defense I-

*SWOOSH*

The blade of the dagger burst into a flurry of flames. With a startled yelp I let go and, thankfully, the fire disappeared as soon as I let go of the dagger, so, no harm done. Unless you count the slit in the wooden floor that is there because of the blade now imbedded in it, but I digress.

"That was weird…" I mumbled as I picked up the blade.

"Not quite. I think I have enough to go." Tsubaki told me, looking at her notes. Wait, when the hell did she start taking notes?

"So, based on what I've seen, Fire Magic and Lightning Magic are the areas where you would probably excel at. Earth Magic wouldn't be great, but not terrible either. And you will probably only be able to a few Water/Ice Magic spells." She concluded. Heh, interesting.

"Fire and Lightning huh?" I mumbled under my breath thoughtfully.

As I was think about what I could potentially do with that information, an image of a certain raven haired sadist's face flashed in my mind. I suddenly blushed at the thought and shook my head vigorously. Tsubaki seemed a bit confused by my actions, but didn't ask any questions, thank God. Ow. Heh, it's starting to hurt less and less.

"Tsubaki? Is Takeo-san in here?" A familiar stoic voice called out as she entered the Student Council room.

"Yes, I am here, Sona-san." I said to my Master with a slight frown. I'm still a little peeved with her about this morning.

"Tsubaki, could you excuse Takeo-san and I?" Sona asked her Queen, who nodded obediently. Great, this is going to go well…


OK, if any of you think that Takeo was a little bit of an ass during the training, I don't blame you. Keep in mind however, that Takeo is me, and I have MAJOR authority issues, so the reaction is realistic.

I'm not going to keep putting the harems at the end of every chapter. If you want to see the harem lists, check in the earlier chapters. If I make any changes, then I will say so in future Author's notes.

Some of you have left reviews and PMs saying that you want lemons in this story. Rest assured, there will be. I'm thinking the first one will be after the Rating Game with Riser.

I will be putting Takeo with Rias' Peerage when they go to the mountain to train, but should I make it that Takeo insults Riser and gets thrown into the Rating Game with Rias? Substitutions are permitted in Rating Games, so I don't see it being a big deal. Tell me in your reviews.

Also, I've been considering adding Rias to Takeo's harem, as a Co-Alpha with Sona. Some of you have been saying I should, so tell me. I've put a pole on my profile. Go vote for me.