Disclaimer: I do not own High School DxD or the Naruto Elements.
So...who else screamed loudly while watching the finale of RWBY Volume 3? Because I sure as hell did.
Sorry guys, typos about a few things.
Chapter 12: The Holy Sword, Exorcist, and Light
(Takuya's Home)
After school, Rias decided to have the Occult Research Club meeting at his apartment, since their entire old school building was being cleaned by cleaners. Takuya immediately saw through her words and knew that her familiar cleans the building. All the members met up at Takuya's apartment, and this was happening.
"Alright. My homemade treats are here." Takuya said as he was carrying a hot batch sweet treats to the group sitting around the table in his living room. Everyone happily accepted the treats. Koneko's eyes were sparkling and munching fast on the sweets she was eating. Asia happily ate the treats, while Rias was admiring on how good it was. Yuuto was eating his treats with grace like a prince would. Jimbei casually sat as he munched on the treats. Meanwhile, Kagura was out doing some business.
"You honestly amaze us once again with you talents Takuya-kun." Rias commented as she snacked on the sweet treats before her.
"...Delicious." Koneko said as she ate dug through the sweets before her.
"Ara ara, it feels like my cheeks are about to fall." Akeno said as her cheeks blushed under the sweetness of the treats
"You sure know how to treat the ladies." Jimbei said nonchalantly as he bit a cookie.
"*Chuckle* C'mon, I made it for you to. Don't feel left out." Takuya told him as he took a seat and ate his own work. As they did, Rias looked around the apartment with a curious look.
"You know, I now noticed something Takuya-kun." Rias said aloud, attracting Takuya's attention.
"Yeah?"
"You live here with Jimbei-kun, Asia-chan, and Kagura. But I never noticed your parents. Are they perhaps back at your home village?" Rias asked. As soon as she asked that type of question, Takuya's expression went slightly melancholic as he sighed a bit. Jimbei noticed this as well, and just gave a slight frown in response.
"Unfortunately, my parents can't be here." Takuya responded. Rias gave a raised eyebrow upon hearing that. Apparently, their conversation attracted the peerage's attention as well.
"Ara, what do you mean?" Akeno asked. Takuya just gazed at his treat before him, as if he was just remembering a particular memory.
"...My parents passed away." Takuya simply responded.
Silence rung through the room as soon as they heard Takuya's answer. Rias and Akeno grimaced upon hearing this, Yuuto could only offer a sympathizing sad smile towards him, Koneko stopped eating and lets out a sad aura around her, and Asia looked saddened by this.
"O-Oh. I'm sorry Takuya-kun, I didn't mean to-" Rias apologized, but Takuya shook his head.
"No, it's alright Rias-senpai. You honestly didn't know, so of course you would ask that question. Besides, I...come to peace with this sort of thing." Takuya responded with an understanding tone. Rias could only frown a bit, feeling guilty upon bringing up a sensitive topic. Instead, she just cleared her throat and decided to move onto another topic.
"W-Well, alright then. I just have one more question for you, and I just realized I didn't ask you this during the time we first met." Rias said, making Takuya looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
"What is it?"
"Why exactly are you here Takuya-kun? I understand that you, Jimbei-kun, and Kagura all come from a hidden village, but I'm quite curious to know why exactly you are here of all places." Rias asked with a curious tone.
"Oh, that." Takuya said, before he realized that he was being asked a question that he honestly didn't know how to respond to. Most of the time, his answers to their questions have been technically true, so he wasn't lying to them. But now? He was being asked a question that needs to be answered carefully. Thankfully, Jimbei came to help.
"That's easy. Other than the fact that we Shinobi are like mercenaries, we also fight to protect humanity from the shadows. Our village follows this type of thing, so they usually send out Shinobi like us to be stationed around multiple towns and report back to them about the situation. So far, this area has been quite peaceful, so we're pretty much having an easy job." Jimbei answered. This made Takuya mentally thank his best friend for covering him.
"Oh, I see. That is why you are here. Well that certainly explains everything." Rias said with a nod. "Well, I'm glad to see that Shinobi are well intent on preserving the peace for the humans. Hopefully, they do not have antagonistic feelings towards us." Rias said with a smile.
"I wouldn't really worry about that." Takuya spoke up. "We're more of a neutral party towards you guys. We won't get involved in your affairs, but we will act if you act against us. It's a pretty simple relationship." Takuya told them.
"I understand well. Thank you for answering our questions Takuya-kun." Rias said with a smile.
"It's no problem." Takuya responded. Seeing that their conversation is done, Takuya picked up the empty dishes and trays and carried them towards the kitchen. As he did, he noticed Yuuto looking at a particular picture frame that he has in his room.
"...Takuya-kun?" Yuuto called out to him.
"Yeah Kiba?" Takuya asked, and noticed that he was holding a picture frame. He noticed the picture. It was him, along with two other people. The first was a girl with light brown hair. She was smiling while putting on a piece sign with her fingers. She wore a light blue shirt with a purple skirt. The second was also the same gender as the girl. She had blue hair, with a streak of green along with it. Though, she had a cloak on her, along with something big on her back. She gave a small smile at the picture. Takuya stood in the middle of the two, while giving out a smile as well.
"Oh, that picture? Yeah, I've sort of meet them during my travels around the world. During my time in Rome, I was completely lost, with no hope of communication with the people there. Luckily, the girl with the light brown hair named Irina found me lost, and helped me. We were both able to communicate with each other with the same language, and we both had fun around the city. During my last days at the city, she took me to the Vatican, and we both ran into her friend name Xenovia, the girl with the blue hair. We became acquainted with one another, but then parted ways as I needed to return to certain duties of mine. Though, I always wondered on what that thing is behind her back..." Takuya told him. He then noticed the air around Yuuto quickly change.
"A realize the sword..." Yuuto said to him. Takuya's eyes slightly widened when he felt a pulse of negative energy from the the blonde swordsman.
"...Really? What is it...?" Takuya asked him carefully. He then grew concerned when Yuuto gave out a bitter laugh to himself, and gave a look of hatred towards the thing on Xenovia's back.
"This is a Holy Sword."
(School)
*CLANG!*
The sound of a metal bat impacted with the ball, which echoed through the blue sky. The ball flew through the air, but Takuya easily caught the ball with his glove.
"Nice catch, Takuya...though, try not to jump up high like you usually do. We want to give other a chance, shouldn't we?" Rias asked him. Takuya simply gave a small grin and shrug at her as he simply tossed the ball back to her.
"Not my fault that I'm more agile than most humans." Takuya told her, making Rias shake her head in amusement, but then focused back onto the game.
Currently, they the Occult Research Club is now in the backyard of the old school building. The reason why is because a sport's tournament is coming up.
"Next week is Kuou Academy's 'Ball Tournament'. It's a battle between clubs that we can't lose." Rias said with a firm and determined voice. It was almost that time of the year again with Kuoh's "Ball Tournament". This is an event where clubs will compete against each other in ball-related sports. Rias decided to train for those sports, with determination in her eyes.
"Batting practice is fine now. If it's baseball, then Koneko will be the fourth batter."
"...Affirmative." Koneko simply replied with her normal tone.
"Now! We'll practice a "knock"! Now everyone! Put your gloves on and spread out!" Rias said with high spirits.
"Ufufufu. Buchou likes these kinds of things." Akeno said while giggling. Takuya smiled at her with an agreement.
"I could tell. She isn't really the type of person who doesn't like to lose." Takuya said to her.
"Yep, that's it. Of course, there's no way that we can lose unless we make mistakes." Akeno said, making Takuya shrug.
"I highly doubt it." Takuya responded. Sports like these are just child's play. He dealt with better "sports" like these.
"Even if your brain knows, your body has to as well." Rias said in a knowable tone, before she turned to Asia.
"Here, Asia! Here I go!" Rias said as she threw the ball towards Asia
*CLANG!*
"Haaan! Aaau-aaau-aaau... Aah!" Asia tried, but the ball went through her legs.
"Asia! If you fail to catch it, go fetch it!" Rias shouted out to her.
"Y-yes!" Asia said.
"Next is Yuuto! Here!"
*CLANG!*
Rias hit the ball to Yuuto,who just stood there with a blank look on his face. Before he realized it, the flying object hit him.
*SMACK!*
The Knight got hit by the ball, and he didn't show much reaction to it. Instead, he just showed a rather dazed look. When Takuya noticed this, he just narrowed his eyes at the young man.
'That expression on his face...seems so familiar.' Takuya thought. He begun to realize the patterns, with the amount of hatred he is getting from Yuuto whenever a holy sword is mentioned, and now going into a distant look, as if he is remembering something unpleasant. It begun to remind Takuya of something that he also encountered in his past, and it wasn't pleasant.
'...Whatever it is, I hope it isn't what it is.' Takuya thought, before he focused back on reality. "Kiba! Get a hold of yourself!" Takuya shouted out to Yuuto, trying to snap him out. Unfortunately, all he got from Yuuto was a puzzled look.
"...Aah, sorry. I wasn't paying attention." Yuuto apologized, and threw the ball back to her. Rias sighed at this.
"Yuuto, what's wrong? You've been acting rather strange lately. It's not like you."
"I'm sorry." Yuuto apologized once more. Takuya kept narrowing his eyes at Yuuto, and kept on wondering what on earth made Yuuto go into a state like this. But he then had an idea.
'Zero?'
[I figured you would ask me eventually, my host]
'Yeah...do you know anything from Kiba's darkness?'
[Of course. With the amount of hatred he excludes, it's almost hard not to notice it. From what I've consumed from his darkness...I would say he is a lot like you...]
'...Yeah. That's what I noticed too. All that hatred towards are certain someone, or something.'
[A little bit of both, but it's more towards some thing my host.]
'Ever since he noticed that holy sword in the picture, his mood greatly changed. I'm bet that's where all of that hatred is being channeled to.'
[Seems like it my host.]
'And you know the answer, yet you refuse to tell me and leaving me to figure it out?'
[It's more amusing that way.]
'...Going cryptic again? Geez...'
{And here I thought the White One was annoying.}
'You keep on mentioning the White One. Who exactly is that?'
{You'll learn eventually}
'...What is it with spirits within my head? It's like they chose to be cryptic.' Takuya thought with annoyance. When Takuya ended his thoughts with Zero and Ddraig, he then noticed Rias sitting down and reading a baseball manual.
"Hmmmm..." Rias hummed out while reading the book.
"Ara ara. By the way, Takuya-kun, did you know?" Akeno asked.
"Know what?" Takuya asked back.
"Recently, Buchou started a manual on love." Akeno said with a happy expression. When Takuya heard this, his eyebrow completely twitched and held the urge to face palm.
"...I-I see. I guess she is reading that in order to see someone she likes." Takuya said, feigning ignorance to this situation. He didn't want others to know that he knows Rias's feelings, yet not returning it at the same time. His facade seems to have worked, as Akeno simply laughed at it.
"Ufufufu. It's not like that, Takuya-kun. For Buchou, it's impossible to have a lover while you're not around." Akeno said to him. Once again, Takuya caught the meaning of it.
"Gee, I wonder why..." Takuya said, gazing at another direction. Akeno just kept giving a ladylike laugh at him.
"You'll learn in due time, Takuya. You'll learn in due time~." Akeno said as she walked away. Takuya's eyebrow twitched heavily upon hearing Akeno's responses towards him, and just heavily sighed, seeing the problem he is getting into.
'I have love and hate problems. What are the odds...' Takuya mentally groaned.
(Class)
Takuya, Jimbei, and Asia were in class and eating their lunch. Asia was talking with her fellow female classmates, while Takuya and Jimbei quietly discussed a few things together.
"Something wrong with Kiba? Now that you mention it, he has been acting strange." Jimbei said to him, while biting onto something.
"Yeah. And it seems that his behavior is revolved around hatred." Takuya told him. Jimbei stayed quiet a a bit, before he bit onto his food again. He just gave a simple sigh as he learned of this.
"Oh geez. Just when I thought we are finished with the whole "hatred" problem. And it seems that his hatred is directed towards an object." Jimbei said with a tired sigh, making Takuya look at him with a raised eyebrow.
"You say as if you dealt with this multiple times." Takuya pointed out.
"Well, yeah." Jimbei pointed out. "I mean, we've dealt with a certain duck hair guy with family problems, you with your hatred towards a certain man..."
"Which I am glad he is dead." Takuya responded while he narrowed his eyes in that memory.
"...And now, we're now dealing with a guy our age who so happens to hold a grudge against some sword in general." Jimbei summarized, and then leaned back on his chair. "Oh geez, looks like we have another case on our hands."
"I couldn't agree more." Takuya responded with a nod. He looked at his watch, and noticed that lunch time is almost done. He turned to Asia.
"Hey Asia. You finished with lunch?" Takuya called out to her. Asia looked at him and nodded.
"Asia, your boyfriend is calling." a glasses wearing girl named Kiryuu called out to her with perverted face, and a glint on her glasses. Asia simply blinked upon this, before she just blushed in embarrassment.
"O-Oh no, we're not like that!" Asia said while getting all flustered about it. Takuya gave a tired sigh at her, while Jimbei gave an amused look.
"C'mon Kiryuu. Asia and I aren't like that." Takuya told her.
"Eh? I'm wrong? But the two of you are always together, so I thought you are going out with her." Kiryuu suggested. Takuya gave her a raised eyebrow.
"Just because the opposite gender hang out with each other, it doesn't automatically mean they're dating." Takuya told her with a slightly flat tone.
"Really now?" Kiryuu said with a sly smirk on her face.
"T-That's...um..." Asia said, unsure on how to respond to that. Kiryuu seems to taken advantage of the situation, and continued on with her teasing.
"Hmmm. Is that so? You guys look like a couple. You're always together and get along well, kinda like a combination. You guys are also living together with your parents' permission, right? A young boy and a girl living under one roof. That'll be...Mufufufu. By the way, has Asia told you about bathing together? Did you guys do it!?" Kiryuu asked excitedly, making Takuya look at her with slight shock.
"Wait, you told her that!?" Takuya asked in shock. He and Asia didn't really do it, nor did she start it. But the fact that Kiryuu told Asia to do it was something that completely bothered him.
"U-Um, I didn't really feel comfortable o-or confident enough to ask Takuya that type of question..." Asia nervously said as she pocked her fingers together, making Kiryuu look at the two in disappointment.
"What? That's disappointing. I was hoping that the two of you would-ow ow ow ow!" Kiryuu yelped in pain as Takuya pulled her by the ear.
"Kiryuu-san, I would highly appreciate it if you wouldn't corrupt Asia's mind with those ideas of yours." Takuya told her with a stern tone, pulling her ear a bit to inflict some pain.
"But think of the ecc-ow ow ow ow ow!" Kiryuu kept yelping out in pain as Takuya pulled on the ear a bit harder. Takuya just gave a sigh at her, finally releasing her ear. The girl backed away from him while she rubbed her ear. She just heavily pouted at him for doing that to her.
"Anyway, Asia. We were told to go to the club room so let's go." Takuya told Asia, making the blonde girl nod at him.
"O-Okay!" Asia responded, packing up her stuff. Takuya simply sighed before letting a small smile appear on his face as the three left the classroom. Honestly, he saw Asia like that little naive sister that he never had. Wanting to look over her as she grows up and learn.
'...She deserves a family to be with.'
(School Gym)
It was now the tournament, and it was the Occult Research Club vs the Baseball Club. But for some reason, they're only targeting him and Jimbei. Rias and Akeno can't be hit because of their idol status, Asia was the pure girl at school, Koneko is their mascot, and Kiba can't be hit because of the consequences of being hated by females. Even though Takuya is quite popular in school, it isn't enough to protect him from the male's wrath. Not like he needed the protection anyway. As for Jimbei, he is just considered normal so consequences aren't much.
"Aim for him! Aim for Midorikawa!"
"...Well...that escalated quickly." Jimbei said offhandedly.
"...Seriously? You're taking your anger out on me in this sport?" Takuya said with disbelief and annoyance, before he simply side stepped to avoid a ball. He then face palmed to himself when he heard their angered shouts.
"Asia-chaaaaaaaaan! Bloomer's are the best! Takuyaaaaaa! Die!"
"Please! Take Midorikawa down! For Rias-oneesama's sake! For Akeno-oneesama's sake!"
"Kill him! Die! Koneko-chan will be controlled if you keep feeding her your corruption sweets!"
Takuya just held back an exasperated sigh, seeing how this is a thing now to him in this school. But then he realized that he is in a sport where getting injured is both a part and accident. Seeing this, Takuya gave out a small evil grin and glint in his eye.
"Oh, I'm so going to enjoy this than it needs to be." Takuya said, before he picked up a nearby ball. He threw the ball hard, and with the right aiming and angle, he managed to make it impact right on their crotches.
All the boys squealed out painfully, and then collapsed onto the floor. Jimbei winced at that.
"...Damn dude." Jimbei said, while looking at the boys writhing on the floor in pain.
"It's just a part of the sport." Takuya said with an innocent smile. It was then he noticed Akeno near him and gave out a small blush on her face while putting her hand on her cheek.
"Ara ara, I never knew you had such a dark side to you Takuya-kun." Akeno said with her usual tone. It was then Takuya felt an uncomfortable wave of darkness coming from her.
'...Please don't tell me what I think it is.'
{It appears to be lust Partner, and even I can't sense negative emotions like Zero here.}
[It's something I take pride in.]
'And it doesn't help that I keep getting Anko-vibes from her!' Takuya thought, before he noticed the last guy standing, he must've avoided the attack with a human shield, and picked up a pall.
"Shit! I don't care whether I get hated! You damn handsome!" shouted out the teen and threw the ball straight at Yuuto. Takuya quickly looked at Yuuto, and found him standing there with a usual empty face.
"Kiba! Stop dazing around!" Takuya shouted out to Yuuto as he ran towards him. He then snapped out of his phase, and looked at Takuya with a confused look.
"…Ah. Takuya-kun?"
Takuya quickly pushed away Yuuto, and then delivered a strong upper kick to the ball, and sent it towards a window, which caused it to break.
*SMASH*
The window shattered into pieces, and fell to the floor.
"...I'm out. I'll go fix the window." Takuya said, as he walked out of the dodgeball field. But not before giving Yuuto a hard look before he left.
"You did well Takuya! You sacrificed yourself for a comrade. Now its time to avenge you!" Rias said with energy, but Takuya was already gone. As he walked outside the gym hall, he looked up to the sky.
"...It is as I feared. The hatred is growing strong, and it's getting the best of you, Kiba." Takuya muttered with a soft tone.
(Occult Research Club Room)
*SLAP*
A loud slap resonated across the room. Rias stood there with her hand sticked out, and Yuuto having his head turned due to the slap.
"How is it? Did you wake up?" Rias asked angrily. Takuya stood aside as he silently watched Yuuto.
"Are you done now? The ball tournament has finished as well. We won't be practicing anymore so can I take a rest until it's night time? I'm a bit tired so I will take a break from the usual club activity. I'm sorry for my behavior this noon. Seems like I didn't feel well today." Kiba said with his usual smile, and then turned to walk towards the door. Before he could, Takuya was standing in front of him with his arms folded.
"...Kiba. I know its none of my business on trying to butt into your problems, but for some reason, your problems is causing us problems. Care to tell us what it is?" Takuya asked him.
"It's none of your concern." Kiba replied coldly, while still having the smiley face.
"It became my concern the moment you started acting strange. You're causing everyone, including me, to worry about you." Takuya told him firmly.
"Worried? Who worries about who? I think it's normal for Devils to live by how they want. Well, I think I'm at fault for not listening to my master this time." Kiba excused. Takuya gave Kiba a hard look.
"Being a Devil has nothing to do on how we want to live. Everyone is like that." Takuya shot back, and Kiba winced under that reasoning. "I don't know what you're going through, but as your friend I will not stand by." Takuya told him.
"Friends..." Kiba said with a gloomy face.
"Yeah. We're friends. Wasn't that obvious?" Takuya asked him.
"*chuckle*...always pointing it out, huh...Takuya-kun, I've began to remember something important."
"Something important?"
"Yeah, that's right. The reason why I am fighting."
'And it's not for a good cause.' Takuya thought, but he decided to that it was time to confirm if it is true.
"...Does it have to do with a particular sword Kiba?" Takuya asked. Upon hearing those words, Yuuto immediately clenched his fist upon hearing those words.
"...Yeah. How'd you know, Takuya-kun?" Kiba asked him suspiciously. Takuya narrowed his eyes.
"I saw how you act towards them. Towards Holy Swords. You've act different upon hearing those words. Including right now." Takuya said, as he pointed at Kiba's fist.
"...*chuckle*...I guess I can't escape your eyes, Takuya-kun. Yes...Holy-sword Excalibur. Destroying that is the reason why I am living. For revenge." Kiba said to him, and walked past Takuya. Takuya's eyes narrowed as soon as he heard those words, and looked down with a troubled expression.
'...I should've known. Out of all things, he is walking the path of hatred and vengeance.'
[Like you are the one to to talk my host.]
'I know. It's not my most proudest moment.' Takuya responded, before he silently eyed Yuuto walk away from the club room.
(Takuya's Bedroom)
Takuya, Asia, Rias, Jimbei returned home after club activities. They all gathered in his room, and Rias decided to tell them about Yuuto.
"Holy-sword Project?" Takuya asked her, as Rias nodded at his words.
"Yes. Yuuto is a survivor of that project." Rias told them. She then continued. "There was a project several years ago inside the Christian Church that aimed to make those who can wield the holy-sword Excalibur."
"…This is my first time hearing this." Asia commented.
"...I wouldn't think they'll spread out this kind of idea to the public or the Church in general." Takuya told her. Rias nodded at him, and continued.
"Holy-swords are the ultimate weapons against devils. If we, the devils, touch the holy sword then we will burn ourselves. If we get cut by it, then we will be terminated without a trace. It could be called the ultimate weapon for those who believe in God and see devils as an enemy. Even though there are numerous holy-swords originating from all over the world, I still think the most famous one would be Excalibur. Even in Japan, it comes up in many books. It's a holy weapon that is created through means of magic and alchemy by those who reach the territory of God. But holy-swords choose their wielders. I hear that only one person in a decade or so gets chosen." Rias told them, and the Shinobi duo raised an eyebrow at this.
'Excalibur, huh? Based on these weapons, I wouldn't be surprised if they come on par with swords back at out home.' Takuya mentally commented.
"If Kiba has a Sacred Gear that can create demonic-swords, I assume that there is one where it can relate holy-swords instead?" Takuya asked her.
"It's not like there aren't. But if you compare it to the holy-swords that already exist, it is kind of lacking. Of course I'm not saying it's weak. Among them there is a sacred utensil included in the "Longinus". I don't know if you know this, but "Longinus" are top tier Sacred Gears that are considered the top of the top. The most famous is the Sacred Gear that was wielded by the person who killed Jesus Christ, the "True Longinus". It's also said that the name "Longinus" was derived from it. Except, at this point there isn't a Holy Sacred Gear that can compete with Excalibur, Durandal or Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi because these holy-swords are too powerful. It's the same with the demonic-swords." Rias explained to them, while all of them just nodded to show that they understand. It was then Takuya heard certain words come from Rias mouth.
"Yuuto received artificial treatment to adapt to the holy-sword, particularly the Excalibur." Rias explained to them.
"...Arificial treatment?" Takuya quietly said to her, while his best friend silently gazed toward his friend. Rias nodded at him
"Yes, but even though he got it, Yuuto couldn't adapt to the holy-swords. Not only Yuuto, but it seems like everyone who received a treatment similar to Yuuto's couldn't either…" Rias said, not noticing on what Takuya is feeling right now.
'...Artifical treatment...receiving similar treatment on those who couldn't adapt...' Takuya thought. His mind begun to flashback towards certain memories. And those memories were something that will forever stick with him, and he'll never forget it.
He will never forget. How could he forget that the incident not only took away his parents, but gave him a power at the cost of other lives and his entire peaceful childhood? Not to mention having to deal with a heavy burden that he was forced to take. That was an event Takuya will never forget, and will forever continue to hate a certain man.
"The people of the Church decided to view the ones who couldn't adapt to the holy-swords as "defective products" and disposed of them." Rias sadly said to them while saying it with discomfort. Takuya silently gritted his teeth when he heard the words "defective products", but hid it from the others.
"Most of the people experimented on were killed including Yuuto. Only because they couldn't adapt to the holy-swords…" Rias said sadly to them.
"…It can't be. It's not an acceptable act by those who serve God." Asia said with tears in her eyes. Rias then gave a sad look.
"When I reincarnated Yuuto into a devil, that boy was swearing for his revenge even when he was in a critical situation. Because his talents were being used for holy-swords since he was born, I wanted him to use his talents as a devil. Yuuto's talent at using swords would be a waste for only using it for holy-swords." Rias said to the others, and they all gave troubled faces. Jimbei slightly frowned when he noticed Takuya's fist slowly clenching, and the hard look in Takuya's eyes.
"That boy couldn't forget about it. The holy-swords. Those who were involved with the holy-swords. And the people of the Church…" Rias said, before she heard Takuya loudly sigh at he looked down at the floor, his hair shadowed over his eyes.
"...Events like those can't be easily washed away Rias-senpai. That kind of pain will never be forgotten easily. It will forever be a part of you. No matter how hard you try, that pain is something that will never be forgotten." Takuya told her with a quiet yet serious tone. Rias looked at him with a worried and surprised face.
"Takuya-kun..." Rias said in worry, while the others looked at Takuya with worry as well, while Jimbei just silently shook his head, as he truly understand what his best friend went through. Takuya stood up as he quietly left the room.
"...Sorry. I need some fresh air after hearing this." Takuya said as he walked out of his bedroom.
"Takuya-kun!" Rias called out to him, but went ignored by Takuya. She stood there silently as he walked off, and sighed in worry.
"...What on earth made him act like this?" Rias said to herself. Jimbei simply sighed as he leaned back on his chair.
"I'm afraid this type of subject is sensitive to Takuya as well." Jimbei told them, making the red haired young woman turn to the bluenette gunslinger.
"What exactly do you mean Jimbei-kun?" Rias asked. Jimbei simply scratched his cheek.
"You're going to have to ask Takuya that. But I will tell you this." Jimbei said as he turned to look Rias in the eye. "If there is one thing Takuya absolutely hates, it's the fact of being controlled by others and merely being used as a tool for their own personal goals." Jimbei told her, making Rias frown in both confusion and this fact.
"What exactly do you mean by that?" Rias questioned.
"Like I said, you're going to have ask Takuya that question yourself." Jimbei told her.
(Kitchen)
Takuya quietly sighed to himself as he clenched his fist upon remembering the painful memories. He couldn't honestly forget an event that forever changed his life as he knew it. He could still remember the event like it was yesterday.
One day, he was just an ordinary boy who was the son of two Shinobi who came from different villages. Both of them had early retirement, so there was no village prejudice to get in the way. They were a simple yet loving family, until one day, he took it all away.
Without so much as a warning, he and his parents were assaulted by ROOT, an ANBU branch ran by a single man named Danzo. His parents held them off with the best of their abilities, but with so many ROOT agents attacking them, as well as trying to protect their son, they were soon killed in battle. However, Takuya didn't meet the same fate as his parents. Instead, he was taken in as a prisoner and test subject for Danzo.
It turns out that Danzo is running a secret project on creating the perfect and strongest soldier for him to create and control. He and his followers managed to find the Zero Tails, which was sealed away, and managed to bring the demonic spirit to them. Once capturing the spirit, they begun experimenting to see if they could artificially make a jinchuriki and give a Kekkei Genkai.
Unfortunately, just like any other science experiments, there is always trial and error. Each child was forced to be exposed to the Dark Chakra while having a sealing matrix on him/her to see if it qualifies. If they failed to be compatible, they were soon killed by such a powerful and corrupt Chakra. But for Takuya, he was different from the rest.
As if fate decided on a whim at the moment, it seems that Takuya had an exceptional body and sealing matrix to actually handle Dark Chakra, and they sealed the beast within his body. It was quite an unpleasant experience, as Takuya was forced to feel something cold and dark enter into his body, forcing him to change because of it. In fact, his once forest green eye soon transformed into midnight black eye as a side effect of having the Zero Tails within him.
Seeing that the experiment, known as Project Zero, was a success, Danzo then planned to brainwash Takuya into becoming his puppet and soldier. That is, until the third Hokage managed to intervene at the right moment and save Takuya from such a fate.
But even so, that event forever scarred him and changed him. Even if Danzo managed to manipulate his memories into forgetting for what he did to him, the pain was still there, fresh in his mind. He eventually remembered who caused him all the change and pain, and has gone into a deep sense of hatred of revenge in that single moment.
And that moment wasn't his proudest either.
Thankfully, his teammates and sensei, along with some other friends, were there to support him and help him recover from his past trauma. But even so, the memories were still there, reminding him on what he has become.
"Kiba and I are very similar...having to suffer a similar fate." Takuya muttered to himself, before he formed a bitter smile on his face. "Who knew that this type of situation could happen to others..."
[Reality doesn't favor others my host. Eventually, life will eventually cause misfortune for every single person, no matter how good or bad they are. They simply have to suffer. Just as there is light to life, the shadows will prey on life as well.]
Takuya simply stayed silent as he just looked down in thought.
{...I think it's appropriate to change the subject here. Partner, you asked me who is the White One, right?}
This snapped Takuya out of his funk and looked a bit curious.
"That's right. But all you do is keep avoiding it or just vague answers." Takuya responded.
{You're right, so I suppose it is time for me to explain about the White One...the Vanishing Dragon}
"...The Vanishing Dragon." Takuya muttered to himself.
{You know that the three sides of God and Angels, fallen-angels and devils were having a big war a long time ago, right?}
"Yeah."
{That time other powers gave their support to certain sides. Fairies, spirits, European monsters, Asian Youkai and humans. But the dragons were the only beings that didn't side with any of them.}
"Maybe due to preference, special relationship, or just bribery." Takuya automatically assumed, knowing full well of other villages back at hi home working together for a common goal. Otherwise known as alliances.
{That could be true for the others. But dragons are beings that are made from a mass of powers and they all act freely and selfishly. There were dragons that turned into devils or those that sided with God. But the majority of them didn't care about the war and lived freely.}
[...Sounds a lot like me. Just wanted to be free, and didn't care on how humans act. That is, until I was sealed into my host. Not that I'm complaining. He relives my boredom.]
"...Yeah, Zero's comments aside, sounds like you and the other dragons sounded a bit selfish, but you I suppose the dragons just wanted their freedom." Takuya said to him. He felt Ddraig nod in agreement within his mind.
{But during the Great War between the three powers, there were two stupid dragons that started a fight. And those two were in the highest class of dragons and they had a power that rivalled that of God and Maou. They started to fight each other while taking down the guys of the three powers. For the three powers, there wasn't anything more troublesome than these two dragons. The three powers were having a serious war to take control of this World, and the two dragons were disturbing the battlefield without any care.}
Takuya immdeatly knew on what Ddraig was going with, but decided to play along.
"I wonder why the two fought so much. Was it from hatred?" Takuya asked.
{No idea. It's like they weren't interested in anything at all. The two dragons probably can't remember the reason why they started to fight. And for the first time, the leaders of the three powers joined hands. "We have to get rid of those two dragons, or else it's not a matter of war any more!" Like that.}
"...Why is this scenario starting to remind me of the Fourth Shinobi World War?" Takuya asked himself.
[A powerful force comes into the picture and causes destruction everywhere and multiple forces join hands to defeat them. Pretty much both Shinobi War and the fight against the dragons in a nutshell.]
"...Agreed. Anyways, let's continue with Ddraig's story."
{Thank you. The two dragons that got their fight interrupted became mad. [Don't get in the way of our fight!], [A mere God and Maou shouldn't be interrupting a duel between dragons!] - they responded like idiots. They went head on and tried to eat God, Maou, and the leaders of the fallen-angels. Well, that was a mistake, I guess.}
"A very bad mistake, if you ask me." Takuya commented. He stopped himself from smirking when he felt a sense of grumbling and annoyance coming from his dragon.
{In the end the two dragons got cut into pieces and their spirits were sealed within human bodies as Sacred Gears. The two dragons that were sealed within humans used them as vessels, they encountered each other and fought each other countless times. Every time one of them won and one of them died. Sometimes one of them was already dead before the other one came and so they didn't fight, but most of the times they did. If the vessel, human, dies then the dragons stop functioning for a certain time. Their spirits float around in this world until the humans with dragon powers are born. That cycle has repeated countless times for many long years.}
"...That's one strong and long rivalry you haver there with the Vanishing Dragon, huh Ddraig?" Takuya said, cutting straight to the point.
{Yeah that's right. In all the long years I have been like this, this is a first time. That's why I am looking forward to it. I wonder what's going to happen this time?}
"Who knows Ddraig? I just have to let time tell, and prepare for whatever comes my way. I'm going to need you and Zero's help if I want to get through it." Takuya said, sounding indifferent to what Ddraig said. It was then Ddraig gave out a small chuckle at him.
{*Chuckle* It's also my first time having a host like you as well. A former human from another dimension, who ended up here and inheriting me. Most of the hosts in the past either got too proud of our powers or too terrified of our powers, with none of them living a decent life.}
"The moment I got stuck with Zero was the end of a decent life. So I'm kind of used to living like this as well. Having another being such as yourself won't really make much of a difference in my already messed up life." Takuya said.
{Well regardless, you certainly are unique Partner. Either way you are a being that is possessed by a dragon. In whatever age and country, Dragons represent power. You know how, even though they come in many different forms and shapes, there are pictures and carvings of dragons in many different countries? Throughout the ages humans admired dragons, respected dragons, and feared dragons. Unwittingly, dragons fascinate those around them. Or those with power gather around the dragons. If there are people who come to you with admiration or to challenge you, then it's most likely the power of the dragon.}
"...Again, people either feared me or admire me back in my dimension because of my dark powers. Not to mention many people wanting my head. So I'm not really surprised if I experience it here as well." Takuya said, while waving it off.
{*Chuckle* ...You truly are a unique and stand out the rest of my host. To fight strong foes that are attracted to power. That's the path of those who possess the dragon-emperor. But you don't have to be pessimistic. Women would come to you as well.}
"That doesn't exactly reassure me at all Ddraig. I think that subject will just stress me even more than the previous subject." Takuya commented dryly.
{That's quite strange. Usually, my previous hosts kind of welcomes the opposite sex. You, on the other hand, find it more of a hindrance than having a rivalry with your fated rival. That is a funny way of thinking Partner.}
"What do you take me for, sensei? I'm not out to get myself woman and enjoy the pleasures of being with them. It's not like I'm trying to find a harem." Takuya said while rolling his eyes.
[Instead, you focus on that light user of yours. Uh, I get a bit disgusted on seeing the concept of love between you two. But I suppose when you and the female light user of yours do get together, there will come lust.]
Takuya's cheeks immediately reddened when certain thoughts came into his head upon Zero's suggestion, and immediately had an annoyed look on his face.
"Not you too Zero!"
[I'm just pointing out the obvious facts, my host. Not my fault you refuse to look at it.]
{Oh, right. This Haruka person that I keep hearing about. Well, she can be the wife while the rest are your concubines. I've seen plenty enough back in the past, so I know what I'm talking about.}
"Ddraig, not you too..." Takuya groaned as he palmed his face. "It's bad enough that I have Rias-senpai falling in love with me, but I'm afraid even more trouble is going to come my way in the future. I just know it."
[Knowing your luck, I don't doubt it.]
"Shut up." Takuya shot back dryly. "Moving on, can you tell me how strong is this Vanishing Dragon? I want to know what I'm about to go against."
{He's strong. To begin with, we had powers that could even dominate God and Maou. It's just that we had a curse put on us when we got turned into Sacred Gears. We are in a tight situation to release our full powers. Even so, if you get used to it, high-class devils and high ranked angels are nothing against us.}
"So I guess I'll run into this Vanishing Dragon eventually. Hopefully, this rivalry won't turn too complicated. I have enough problems as it is." Takuya commented.
(The Next Day - Clubroom)
Takuya slightly wondered to himself why Akeno would want him to come meet her alone in the clubroom. But seeing how her request wants him, he decided it is something rather important to do for Akeno. So he entered inside the room, and blinked when the room was a bit dimmer than usual. And Akeno was nowhere in sight.
"...Akeno-san?" Takuya called out to her, looking around to see if the young woman was anywhere.
"Ah, Takuya-kun! Just in time! Why don't you take a seat?" Akeno's voice called out from another door in the room. Takuya blinked when he now realized that there is another door, though small, connected to this room.
Takuya just raised an eyebrow, confused on what is going on, until he decided to take a seat like she suggested. After waiting for a few short moments, the door opened. Takuya turned his head, and only let his jaw drop slightly upon what he saw.
Akeno appeared to be wearing a white robe-like cloth that revealed half of her thigh and the rest of her slender legs, and it was open enough to reveal her rather large cleavage. And to top it all off, she didn't have a pony tail like she usually did and just had it down naturally.
"...Akeno...san?" Takuya said, very unsure on what to say in this situation. He didn't exactly know what to say, considering how Akeno is dressed. And he was especially unsure on what to do on why Akeno is dressed like that. His answer soon came in the form of Akeno walking towards Takuya and placed herself in front of him. She gave her usual smile as she looked into his eyes.
"Ufufu, do you like what you see Takuya-kun?" Akeno asked with her tone sounding very suggestive. Takuya's eyebrow heavily twitched when he found himself backing away from her despite the fact that he is sitting down.
"Akeno-san, what exactly is going on?" Takuya asked with a tense tone, not liking where this is going. Akeno simply giggled at him.
"Ara, isn't it obvious? I'm going to give you some service." Akeno told him, making Takuya just blink upon hearing this. And when he processed it, he couldn't help but ask.
"...Why?" Takuya asked, sounding absolutely confused. Akeno simply made herself on his lap as she did, and made herself closer to Takuya, allowing the scent to enter Takuya's nose.
"Ara ara, there are multiple reasons I want to do so. My kouhai happens to be quite cute, but it's different lately. I now see you as a strong young man with serious attitude in battle. I've especially became quite aroused when you showed your sadistic side towards those poor boys who picked on you in the gym." Akeno said, tracing her finger on his chest.
Takuya didn't say anything upon hearing that, but he allowed one thing to enter his mind.
'...Oh Sage of the Six Paths, Akeno-san is coming onto me.' Takuya thought with realization, and became even more horrified upon this predicament. He at first thought Rias was enough of a problem, but apparently, Akeno has taken quite a liking to him as well. But based on her actions and words, it appears that she is just physically attracted to him. Or she just likes to tease him in this form. Either way, he is not liking this one bit.
"I...I see..." Takuya responded quietly. Akeno merely giggled at his response and let herself continue.
"Ufufu. Sometimes I think about you and the area around my breast gets hot. And I can't help it. But when I try to make you enjoy something like this, the instinct of a bully inside me rise...Is this love?" Akeno asked, making Takuya's eyebrow heavily twitch, while at the same time feel shiver up his spines when he kept getting more Anko-vibes from her now.
"I don't think your definition of love is appropriate." Takuya commented. This didn't deter Akeno at all as she simply looked amused at his responses.
"Ufufu...maybe so...But if I lay my hands on you, Rias might get mad. She truly sees you as her...Ufufu, you are a sinful man, Takuya-kun." Akeno said to him with an amused smile. Takuya gave her a flat look.
"I'm not exactly like sensei Akeno-san." Takuya told her, but he found his body slightly stiffen when Akeno wraps her arm around his neck, and angled her body so she could allow Takuya could see the inside of her cloths.
"Do you want to have an affair with me?" Akeno said naughtily to him.
"...Affair?" Takuya said with a raised eyebrow, all the while ignoring the opportunity to see inside her cloth. "How does that even work? You're supposed to be in a relationship first and then have an affair." Takuya pointed out. Akeno merely blinked in surprise upon hearing this.
"Ara, you and Rias aren't dating? But I thought you two were rather intimate after she moved in with you." Akeno pointed out, making Takuya slightly sigh upon hearing this.
"No, we are not dating." Takuya told her, wanting to get out of this. He thought that Akeno might lay off when he told her this, but instead, this seems to have given her more ideas.
"Ara ara, then that'll make things even more fun. While Rias is trying to have her time with you, you and I can have a little fun while she does. Even behind her back." Akeno naughtily suggested. Takuya's eye just twitched upon hearing that.
"I'd...turn down your...generous offer." Takuya tried to word it out correctly without offending her. But much to his ire, he now found Akeno leaning a bit closer.
"Is that so? Ufufu, then maybe I should just keep on offering myself to you. And I can't wait to see till the day you break...with me to witness it up close and personal..." Akeno said naughtily to him. Seeing that Takuya didn't really get through her, he groaned in annoyance. She then hugged him tightly.
"I also want to experience at least once. To get devoured by a younger boy with lust. I also have masochism within me as well. I think it's about a good time for having a man inside me now for once." Akeno pointed out to him. And when he heard her say that, only one thought entered his mind about her.
'What the hell is up with her and sex!?' Takuya mentally shouted in disbelief.
{Well Partner, I believe I was right when I said you were going to attract woman}
'Not now Ddraig!'
[Why not just take the opportunity now my host? It will allow you to relieve some stress, as well as me feeding on the lust between you two.]
'Shut up Zero!'
Takuya was about to respond something to try to turn her advances once more, before his eyes widened in realization.
'Wait...she said masochism...and that attitude of hers with her relentless teasing and sexual bullying...' Takuya pointed out to himself, before he went into shock. 'She's a sadist and masochist!?'
Taking advantages of his shocked state, Akeno then pressed her bosoms against his chest while tightening her hug on him, allowing Takuya to feel something soft on his chest.
"I'm a virgin as well Takuya-kun. So we'll both be a bit awkward in starting. But I have a feeling we'll catch up together..." Akeno whispered into his ear.
Before Takuya can do anything, he soon felt a dark source coming towards them at a rapid pace. And noticing the position he and Akeno are in, he didn't want this to be seen by anyone. So Akeno cutely squeaked in surprise when Takuya wrapped his arms around her waist, and then lifted her and himself off the sofa by rolling backwards. Before the two could impact with the floor, Takuya casted his jutsu.
"Darkness Style: Shadow Sneak!" Takuya and Akeno soon dived head first into the shadows beneath them, and their bodies sank into it.
As soon as they did, Rias furiously opened the doors to the room with a furious expression, but soon dropped it when she found no one in the room.
"H-Huh? I could've sworn that they were here..." Rias said with confusion. After scanning the room a couple times, she believed that no on was there, so she left the room with a confused expression.
After some silence, Takuya sensed that the coast is clear. So he decided to release his jutsu. He and Akeno soon rose out of the shadows, with Takuya looking around to see if the coast was clear. Seeing that it is, Takuya gave a breath of relief.
"Whew...completely safe." Takuya said with relief.
Bad words to say in this situation.
"Ara ara, I never knew you were so forward Takuya-kun." Akeno said with amusement. Takuya blinked on what she just said, and looked down to see why. He then begun to realize in the position they're in.
Takuya then noticed he had his arms around Akeno's waist, and her body and voluptuous figure were now tightly pressed onto his body. And their faces were incredibly close to each other, making Takuya's midnight black and forest green eyes look into her violet eyes, along with an amused smile on her face. Seeing the position that they're in, Takuya decided to do something that he should've done earlier to avoid this whole mess in the first place. He even scolded himself on why he didn't realize it sooner.
Akeno blinked in surprise when Takuya poofed into smoke and was replaced with a pillow that was on the sofa. She recognized that Takuya performed the substitution jutsu, and turned around to see Takuya straightening his clothes. He then turned to her with a slightly hesitant look.
"Akeno-san...I-I think I'm all right with the way things are now..." Takuya told her while slowly backing away from her. Akeno blinked in surprise when she saw that type of look on his face, as she never saw it appear on his face. She then looked a bit curious as she gave her usual smile.
"Ara ara, are you perhaps...afraid of me Takuya-kun?" Akeno asked with a sly tone, making Takuya flinch slightly as he backed up even more.
"N-No...not really..." Takuya denied, all the while his mind screaming for him to run. But Akeno soon figured out what he is so afraid of.
"Ara, are you perhaps afraid of sadists Takuya-kun? I thought Rias told you and I'm quite into S&M." Akeno told him while giving a small lick to her finger.
"N-No, I just learned that recently." Takuya told her with a stiff tone, as he was forced to flash back to the horrible sessions he was forced to experience with a sadistic snake user. Akeno merely giggled at him.
"Don't worry Takuya-kun. I'm actually quite gentle towards my friends. So you wouldn't have to worry about be being mean to you...that much." Akeno added the last part offhandedly. However, Takuya heard her quite well and decided one thing to do.
She soon pouted when Takuya left the room in the form of dark smoke.
(Nighttime - Kuoh)
Takuya took a deep breath and exhaled as he sat alone on top of a roof of a building he is on. He needed some time alone after that event with Akeno, and he needed to clear his head on what just happened.
"Great, another woman is coming onto me, and it's Akeno-san this time. Just great..." Takuya muttered to himself, as he kept shivering at the know discovered sadistic side of Akeno. Now he had another version of Anko coming after him, and it was even worst. He kept shuddering when be begun to imagine Akeno's sadistic side appearing before him.
{Partner, you have the weirdest fears out of all the hosts I stayed with.}
'You don't even know what I went through...' Takuya muttered with slight horror while clutching his head. "You do not know the horrors and pain I had to endure thanks to her..." Takuya muttered.
[My host has the strangest of fears. I find it quite sad...]
'Ignoring Zero's usual insults...' Takuya thought to himself, and sighed tiredly as he slumped. "Honestly, I'm starting to find my time out on the battlefield less stressful than my 'peaceful' time."
[Irony at its finest]
"And a big middle finger in my face." Takuya muttered, before he looked up towards the sky, allowing himself to observe the starts. Having some quiet time alone to himself, Takuya decided that he might as well ask some higher power grant him something.
"Oh Sage of the Six Paths, can you at least compensate for all the stress you're putting onto me? It's not fair when you're putting me in all of these situations." Takuya pleaded out to the founder of Ninjutsu.
Of course, the Sage of the Six Paths existed back in his world, rather in this world. But it was still worth a shot. Takuya stared at the night sky a bit longer, before he sighed as he stood up. As he was about to leave and return home, his body soon felt a sensation pass through him.
*PULSE*
Takuya immediately froze when he felt something past through his body, and his eyes widened in shock when he realized on what that feeling passed through his body.
"T-This feeling...!" Takuya said in shock, and immediately snapped his head towards the source of those waves. He squinted his eyes, and he widened when he found a tiny twinkle in the forests near Kuoh. Seeing that twinkle in the forest, Takuya looked on with shock and disbelief.
"It can't be...!" Takuya whispered in shock, before he decided one thing to do. Channeling dark chakra to his body, he cast his jutsu.
"Dark Shunshin!"
(Forest)
Takuya immediately sprinted through the forest, as his mind was set on one thing in mind.
'It can't be...but I thought...!' Takuya thought with shock, before he picked up the pace as he broke through some tree branches along the way, though he did just simply kick or punch them out of the way. When he finally made his way through the trees, he soon landed on the forest floor and ran towards a clearing in the forest. As he did, Takuya stopped at the edge of the clearing.
Takuya looked around, and his eyes widened when he saw a figure before him. A certain someone that made Takuya's eyes widened a bit further upon realizing who it was.
It was young female teenager around the same age as him. She had fair skin, and had a rather curvaceous figure that most women would die for. She had brown hair, which was styled in hime-style. To be more precise, it had short bangs, chin-length strands surrounds her head and framing her face, a single antenna-like strands that hangs just above her head, and hip-length hair at the nape of her neck.
Her current attire consisted of a pink short sliver shirt, worn with an unzipped white short sleeved jacket on top. She wore a pink skirt, along with biker shorts worn underneath. She also wore gloves what were meant to cushion her knuckles, but not for the opponent. She wore brown combat boots, with high leg socks.
Currently, she was facing the other direction while holding a soft ball of light in her hand.
The person in his eyes was someone Takuya immediately recognized in a heartbeat. And when Takuya saw her, he called out her name.
"...Haruka!" Takuya cried out to her.
His voice reached the young woman's ears as she sharply gasped. She slowly turned around, and revealed her brown eyes and face to meet his. Her eyes slowly widened in shock as she saw him.
"...T-Takuya!" the young woman, known as Haruka, exclaimed in surprise.
The two kept staring at each other in shock and surprise, before they broke out into a sprint towards each other. They soon met in the middle, and Haruka just jumped into Takuya's body, making Takuya catch her while embracing her.
"Takuya!"
"Haruka!"
The two tightly hugged each other out of relief, as if they're trying to confirm that they're truly there. As they kept hugging each other, Takuya lets our a breath of relief as he relaxed his body into her hug.
"I can't believe it. You truly are here." Takuya softly told her.
"I should be saying that..." Haruka quietly said as she just rested her head on his shoulder, before she tightened her hug on him. "I can't believe it...you really are alive..." Haruka muttered.
"It'll take more than that to get rid of me Haruka." Takuya told her with a bit of humor leaking into his voice.
"And I hope it never comes..." Haruka softly told him.
The two then slightly loosened their hugs and separated a bit, though their arms are still wrapped around each other. The two then looked each other in the eyes, and couldn't help but go into their own worlds as they did.
The two slowly leaned in while they closed their eyes, allowing their bodies and subconscious to take over from there. Just as they were about to make contact...
"Haruka! Haruka! Where are you!?" shouted a voice.
Takuya and Haruka had their eyes snap wide open, and instantly noticed the position they're in. Crimson blushes appeared on their faces, and they immediately separated from each other while squirming around awkwardly. They didn't really look each other in the eye, and soon focused their eyes on the source of the voice.
The were some rustling noises being made, and two figures popped out of the forest and shook the leaves off of them. When Takuya saw them, his eyes widened in surprise when he saw familiar blue hair and long chestnut hair. As soon as the group laid eye contact on each other, they couldn't help but yell in surprise.
"Xenovia!? Irina!?" Takuya said in surprise.
"Takuya!?" both girls, now named Xenovia and Irina, shouted in surprise when they laid eye contact on him.
It was then both Takuya and Haruka realized that the two know both Xenovia and Irina. Likewise, both Xenovia and Irina looked at the two in surprise as well.
[You know each other!?] all four exclaimed at the same time.
Welp, that's a wrap!
Well, I honestly couldn't think anything else creative with this chapter, so I just managed to scrap by from my old fanfic and rewrite a few parts.
Also, I should point out that Takuya has a small fear of sadists due to Anko. But this is mostly for comical reasons rather than something serious. So you shouldn't worry too much on his fear, nor will this affect his relationship with Akeno too much.
And yes, Haruka finally made her appearance, the one you've been waiting for.
But what is this? Haruka knows Xenovia and Irina? Why is that?
The answer...will come next chapter :P
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