Summary: Issei Hyoudou, a lot of people view him as a pervert. But this is all an act. At an early age, he and his best friend Vali were training in MMA to become UFC fighters, however after one particular training session. Issei finds out he is the Red Dragon Emperor. Making a promise with Vali, the two swore never to let the dragon's destiny interfere with their own. But what challenges will they face because of it?
Pairing: Issei X Murayama
AU, Single pairing meaning no Harem.
[Albion speaking]
(Ddraig speaking)
'Thoughts'
"Speaking"
THD Chapter 2
Issei and Vali were currently walking out of the school since the last bell rung, signaling the end of school. After the first classroom incident of Issei schooling the teacher, he proceeded to answer every question thrown at him with quick succession making everyone around him surprised. Especially the brown haired girl known as Murayama, she secretly started to crush on Issei a little after lunch considering he stood up for his friend's while also stating he wasn't going to peep. Even though she had her doubts about the last part, but so far today has been a shock to her.
'Maybe he has changed, I wonder what he meant earlier though about it all being an act?' Murayama thought as she saw Issei and Vali exit through the school's gate. Murayama turned on her heels shrugging and made her way to the changing room to get ready for the kendo club practice.
Issei and Vali walked up onto the bridge they usually met at in the morning, but instead of it usually being abandoned with no one on it, they saw a black haired girl where her hair was down all the way to her hips. She had soul mesmerizing purple eyes that could ensnare any man she wanted just by merely looking at him. She wore another school's uniform so they knew she didn't go to Kuoh, the uniform consisted of a dark red jacket with the letter "P" embroidered in gold, a white undershirt, a red bow, and a green skirt with a thin white strip around the lower end of it. All in all, Issei and Vali would have been mesmerized and would have asked her to be their girlfriend instantly if not for the distinct aura she emitted that consisted of one thing... Fallen angel.
Issei and Vali quickly put their guards up as she started to walk towards them with a slight smile. Once she was about 5 feet from them she stopped and lowered her head slightly as a blush crept onto her face before speaking, "Are you Issei hyoudou?"
Both of them quickly glanced at each other before Issei stepped forward, "Yes, Im Issei. Who are you?" Issei asked in a slight defensive tone that only Vali picked up on, however it seems that the fallen angel didn't pick up on it. She shifted slightly and started to fidget with her fingers around her bag.
"My name is Yuuma Amano and I was wondering if you were seeing anyone?" She asked with an innocence act that made both Vali and Issei mentally facepalm. 'For a Fallen angel she is quite straightforward. I should hear her out but I still need to get payback on Vali for that damn prank a year ago. Im still trying to get the stains out of those clothes! I shall get vengeance.' Issei thought before smiling softly.
"Sorry Im not. I am currently seeing someone, but my bro here isn't seeing someone at the moment though." Issei replied smoothly grabbed Vali's wrist and dragging him forward before he could protest and deny everything but the look in Yuuma's eyes stated that she wasn't convinced but she never declared it outloud. Vali on the other hand looked Yuuma over before sighing and placing his hand in his pocket. Issei looked between the two and saw that they were checking the other out while he himself just dug himself a massive hole, 'SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT! WHY DID I SAY I WAS SEEING SOMEONE?! DAMN IT VALI IS GOING TO SET ME UP NOW AND GOD DAMN IT!' Was what Issei had been thinking since he practically set himself up on a silver platter to Vali. Issei on the outside though was fine while he had a mental battle but was drawn back into reality when Yuuma spoke.
"So Vali, are you free this saturday?"
Vali turned to Issei who simply nodded in response but the smirk that Vali gained on his face made Issei visibly gulp knowing he was screwed. Turning back to Yuuma, Vali smiled, "Yes Yuuma I am free this saturday but if I may make a suggestion, Can it be a double date with Issei and his girlfriend?" Vali asked while he slung an arm around Issei's shoulder bringing him close. Yuuma nodded her head at the request, 'Good, the mission won't suffer now thanks to you Vali, You just made this a whole lot easier since now I can take out two birds with one stone.' Yuuma thought as she smirked ever so slightly that didn't go unnoticed by the pair.
"Okay! Meet me at the train station at 12:00 Saturday for our date!" Yuuma declared with a sweet smile jumping into the air slightly before turning on her heels and walking away from the two of them. Issei just blinked while Vali just stared at her retreating form before she disappeared from their line of sight. Vali chuckled darkly before turning to Issei who was just standing still just as a chill ran down his spine. Issei turned to see Vali's expression which was a dark smirk, the one he used to get info out of anyone or just to show the other person how badly they screwed up, but for Issei it was for both and he knew it.
Quickly turning to sprint away to get away from Vali to avoid the upcoming lecture and possible roast session, he started to run but in response landed on his back since Vali grabbed the back of his collar just as he took off responding in his legs moving but not the rest of his body.
Issei simply sighed as Vali circled to the front of him just as he sat up. Decided to break the silence, Issei spoke up before Vali, "Before you decide to roast or lecture me just know that today is Thursday and I only have 1 DAY to find a date and considering that everyone thinks of me as a pervert, no one is going to say yes to a date with me."
Vali simply snickered at Issei's response, Issei simply looked up with a confused expression plastered on his face to Vali's snicker.
"Do you even pay attention to the rumor's?" Vali asked with humor in his voice. Issei shook his head prompting another response, "Well if you pay attention, they aren't bad rumor's. Considering the one rumor that I heard is someone is crushing on you and that same person is someone in our class. I might know who it is but considering the fact that pretty much everyone had eyes on you today I can't be 100 percent sure on who it is." Vali held his hand out to Issei who graciously grabbed, in turn getting pulled to his feet. Issei didn't know how to respond so when they went on to walking home he just stayed silent to which Vali did the same.
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Friday came quicker then most hoped considering a lot happened on Thursday a lone with Issei stopping his perverted act and as well as showing the teacher up multiple times. In doing so though, rumors spread wildly like wildfire about him and surprisingly they were all positive having some of the girls start to slightly like him.
As Issei stared out the window in class after a test in which he completed in the first ten minutes of class starting, Vali looked around to see if he could spot someone that is looking at Issei so he could put his plan into action. But for the last few classes, Vali was unable to find anyone looking at him since they would look away to quickly for Vali to catch them or just flat out catch them in the act until now that is. As Vali turned in his test, he saw the brown haired girl from yesterday looking at Issei before she shook her head and went back to her test making Vali smirk. 'So she is the one with the crush huh? Interesting that it's the girl from yesterday but hey what can I say?' Vali thought as he made his way back to his desk.
As the class went on more and more people hurried to the front after completing their test while Vali in turn put his plan to work. Grabbing a piece of notebook paper, he wrote out the following:
I need to discuss something with you at lunch so meet me by the large tree by the ORC. Anonymous
Upon finishing, he waited for the right time to get the note to her. After 3 minutes, she stood up with her test in hand and made her way to the front to hand it in, Vali quickly grabbed the bathroom pass and walked past her desk, putting the folded note on top of her notebook as he went to the bathroom.
As Murayama went back to her desk, she noticed Issei was drawing in his notebook since class would be over in 5 minutes either way, as she sat down at her desk she saw the note. She picked it up and started to read it before she looked up seeing Vali sitting back down and then quickly looked at Issei but turned back to the note where she smiled softly before placing it in her bag. She glanced at Katase who is her best friend seeing she just finished the test. The two stare at each other for a moment almost sending a mental message before they both nod, continuing whatever they were doing before hand.
-Issei's POV-
I felt like people kept looking at me all throughout class. So to keep myself distracted for the remainder of class, I decided to draw which I rarely do but I was told I am really good by Vali and his parents. I started to make Ddraig since I didn't have anything else to draw for the remainder of class but before I finish the drawing, the bell that signaled lunch sounded. I sighed and stood up with Vali, who had an oddly large smirk plastered onto his face. That is NEVER a good sign, I might have screwed up badly yesterday saying that I had a girlfriend.
"I brought my own lunch." I say as I reach into my backpack and grab out a bag that has 2 sandwiches, 10 strawberries, 2 bag's of chips and 2 bottles of water. "Enough for us bro." I comment as we make our way to our normal tree where we usually have our lunch at, this is where Matsuda and motohama hang out as well so the four of us are good friends cause of it. However, Issei usually saw them as an opportunity to become a pervert in order to have girls stay away, considering that was 3 years ago now.
Upon reaching the spot, Vali and I sat down, Just as I started to pull out our food Matsuda and Motohama strolled up to us with their lunches and sat down with us.
"So Issei, what did you mean by that everything you did was an act?" Motohama questions before Matsuda stops what he was doing to look at me questioningly while I hear Vali snicker next to me.
"Simple. Everything I did in the beginning with you two was so I could become an outcast. I never saw you as friends." I state as I see their expressions become slightly depressed before I continued, "But now it was routine. You guys became my friends and we would always go peep even though I never did cause you bastards would get caught beforehand!" I say as I start glaring at them resulting in them just whistling innocently. I sigh before smiling and start to eat my sandwich. "Besides, now that I told the Kendo club that you would stop peeping on them, I can help you two get girlfriends." I declare making both of their heads shoot up with anime tears running down their faces as they start bowing to me.
"PLEASE TEACH US!" They both shout in unison causing me and Vali to start laughing before I heard footsteps approach us. I look up seeing 2 girls looking at us questioningly almost like they are surprised we are here.
"Hi girls. Can we help you with something?" I ask causing both Matsuda and Motohama to look up at them while Vali turns to them as well after he finished laughing.
"I got a note telling me to come here so I did thinking it was someone was going to confess to me or something but I guess I was mistaken again." The one with brown hair says, If I remember correctly her name is Murayama while her friend with pink hair is Katase. Vali stands up before grabbing me from under my arm yanking me to my feet surprising me.
"What the?! Watch it!" I say as I almost dropped my food cause of that stunt. Vali sighed before turning to the girls again.
"Murayama right?" Vali asks to which the brown haired girl nods, "Okay, I know that you are single and you have been looking for a... Companion so to speak so I am here with an offer." He says and I widen my eyes knowing where he was going with this before pushing me forward. "This pain in the ass is very lonely and is also looking for companionship. I'm going on a date tomorrow and he really wanted to go with but has no one to go with but I secretly catch him glancing at you in class and vice versa which is why I asked you to show up." Vali explains causing me to glare at him since I make those movements quickly and for him to know that irritates me to no end! I can't let the bastard have an upper hand on me, I won't let him!
I turn to Murayama who was looking me up and down causing me to blush slightly at the way she did it. Silence was the only thing that was in the air during this time, I have never been checked out by a girl like her before and not so straight forward either.
I sigh before I bow slightly, "Murayama, Would you like to be my date for tomorrow?" I ask feeling my blush worsen for fear of being rejected slightly but the main part is from something I don't know how to explain at all. It feels like my stomach has butterflies in it making me feel really weird about this.
"I would love to accompany you tomorrow Issei." She says causing me shoot my head up quickly while I hear gasps from the Duo and I can already feel a smirk coming from Vali.
"You would? B-but I was always peeping on you and I'm a pervert!" I mutter softly prompting her to grab my wrist and drag me away from her friend and the group. I sigh in defeat and let her drag me away from everyone as I think about what could go wrong.
After a moment, we are on outside the gate of school where no one goes but I know for a fact that I saw people looking our way when she was dragging me across the field. I look at her face to see if I can get a read on her but all I see is her slightly blushing.
"I-issei... I never minded you being a pervert." She says causing my head to practically explode. 'She never minded?! I must be extremely lucky or this is fate!' I thought as I shook my head snapping myself back to reality.
"Okay if you didn't then why didn't you say something? You must have known that if you asked me to stop I would have." I mutter quietly making her spin on her heels to look at me in the eye's.
"You are right, I could have asked but instead the kendo club and I thought beating you would be fun. Didn't you notice that you wouldn't hurt so much afterwards?" She questions as I just shrug.
"No I never really put that much thought into it. I only acted dumb and perverted to make it so girls didn't come near me." I say as I start to scratch the back of my head slightly turning away. I sigh as I sit down and lean my back against the wall, looking up at the clouds I hear her sit down next to me.
"Can I ask why you did all that then? Why don't you want a girlfriend?"
I take a moment to think of an appropriate response to her question as to not reveal myself of me being a hybrid of a human and dragon as well as putting her in danger. After a moment I responded, "Long story short, I have a very dark past that one day will catch up to me and I would rather not put the girl through emotional trauma because of it."
I turn to look at her to see what she is doing only to see her have a pitiful look on her face which annoys me. "I don't need your pity Murayama." I state as I turn away.
"That wasn't pity Issei. I just never really thought of the reasons why you did the things you did is all." She said quietly. I sigh looking back at the clouds, not knowing what could happen tomorrow. "Issei, about tomorrow..." She starts while turning away prompting me to look at her again. "...I would still like to go out on that date with you. I don't care for your past but let's see if this goes anywhere. If we become a couple I want no secrets! But that is for after tomorrow's date, Okay?" She states as she stands up holding her hand out to me with a smile on her face. I chuckle before gently taking it and standing myself up.
"Then we meet at the train station at 12:00 so I will pick you up at lets say... 11:15?" I say getting a nod from her. I take my phone out and hand it to her which in turn just raises an eyebrow. I chuckle as we start to head back to everyone, "Save your number into my phone and save mine into yours. That way we can text about the details tomorrow." I say as she nods, putting in her number into my phone and vice versa.
Just as we get back to everyone who had smirks and smiles on their faces, I feel a pair of lips on my cheek. "I can't wait for tomorrow. " She whispers in my ear before she grabbed Katase wrist and runs to a different place. I turn to Vali and sigh giving him a thumbs up.
"I'm going to pick her up at 11:15 tomorrow." I say as I feel my face heat up just thinking about it, Vali beat me and got me to ask a girl out on a date. 'Well I can't be angry about it at all. Its with the one I have had a crush on for a while now so I am excited.' Vali smiled and held his fist out which I fist bumped with.
"Good, now all we have to do is come up with a plan." Vali says in a serious tone which means he wasn't meaning the dates. He was talking about the Fallen Angel problem.
-No one POV-
As the second bell rung signaling the end of lunch, There was a group of 4 teen devils inside the ORC clubhouse with lit candles as the lighting.
"Akeno and Koneko, I want you two to watch over them. I want to see what that Fallen angel wants with them but do not interfere." Rias says to the women while the popular blonde in the room stands at attention when Rias looks at him. "Kiba, for now keep on doing what you do. Keep an eye on him during school so that way he doesn't bring danger upon himself and his friend." Rias states as Kiba bows a long with the others.
"Yes Madam President. It shall be done." They all say in unison before leaving the room. Rias bites her thumb lightly as she starts to formulate a plan for whatever happens tomorrow. 'Don't do anything stupid you 2. I need you both badly.' Rias thought.
Authors Note: That concludes chapter 2 of THD, let me know what you thought of it. Now I know I am going to either get hate or something else for deciding to do a Pairing with Murayama and Issei but I am deciding to do something else that not a lot of people have done. It's easy to write a pairing with Rias, Akeno and the main women.
Another thing is I wont do Harem simply because it is hard to me anyways, yeah I can make it so girls go for him and what not but then the story will suffer and I do not wish for that to happen.