Disclaimer: First Chapter
Story Start!
Just making out.
Aka - They just got back to Koneko's apartment room this time, after a date at the movies, and were making out. Naruto actually didn't want to kiss at the movies, because that would have been rude to the people they were sitting next to. Koneko was not a fan of that, but she did relent that if he didn't want to kiss at the movies, then trying to force him to do it would result in a half-assed kiss to placate her.
It was a very good movie.
She chose the movie though on the idea that the movie wasn't important, so while it was a good movie from an objective standpoint, she didn't enjoy it very much since the movie wasn't something she was super interested in. She just wanted to sit in his lap and kiss him in public, since other than hand holding, Naruto preferred to keep his physical intimacy behind closed doors during most situations. That or in locations where he wouldn't cause other people problems.
Koneko learned something.
Standing up and kissing was awkward for Naruto, because of their height difference for him to lean down and kiss her was a challenge when it came to making the kiss romantic. He could kiss this by holding her off of the ground, with her wrapping her body around him, but that was a little awkward for her since her attention was partially on controlling her strength and holding on without gripping too tightly.
There were 2 ways she could kiss him and it be both romantic and not awkward.
1. Sitting in his lap.
2. One of them on top of the other, laying down.
Like with fractions, it was improper for the larger one to be on top, so Koneko got to happily be on top of Naruto as they made out. It wasn't about power or being on top, but she just liked that she could more easily touch him.
*BZZZZ*
"Ah... it's about midnight... want to cut it here Koneko?" Naruto asked as he rolled her off of him, onto her bed. His phone going off told him he needed to head back pretty soon, and while Koneko frowned, glaring at his phone in momentary frustration, she nodded her head, relenting. Naruto was usually a very busy guy, so she knew he had to wake up pretty early in the morning.
"Want to?"
"Hah hah, very funny... where is my belt?" Naruto asked as he noticed that his belt was gone, and he looked across the room, only to turn and see Koneko was holding it. "Meh, keep it if you want it... see you... not tomorrow... hmmmm."
"Why not tomorrow?" Koneko asked with a tilted head.
He had plans?
"College stuff, there is a study group forming and-"
"-you should be spending time with me." Koneko asserted herself over those other students at his school. Naruto didn't even genuinely enjoy spending time with them, even she could see that Naruto enjoyed spending time with her more. The few times she saw him interact with other people his age, his interactions felt hollow and practiced.
Naruto was very good at faking it.
She had noticed that when he talked to average people, he seemed to put on an act where he treated them with more care. You either needed to be somebody he enjoyed, or somebody he disliked, before he would break the act with you. He didn't view his peers as his equals, she didn't know how best to describe it. The best example she could come up with was that Naruto treated people like he knew what they needed to succeed in life, and he was there to help them. The shocking part was that Naruto was insanely good at judging people's inner character.
"I should huh... and what will my friends say about my girlfriend hogging all my time?" Naruto started to walk out, but he gave her a teasing grin.
She scoffed.
"Friends? Half of them are girls trying to seduce you, and the other half are guys using you to get laid with the girls you reject." Koneko could wasn't ignorant of the world around her. She knew part of the reason why Naruto was so popular.
Naruto smiled at her.
"I'm expecting a person to arrive tomorrow too, the Excommunicated Saint is on her way to Japan." Naruto informed Koneko as he stretched himself out.
The Saint Asia Argento.
Holder of the Sacred Gear Twilight Healing, he knew of her of course. She was famous for having healing powers that she used on the sick and injured, and she lived in the Vatican. Not long ago though, she was kicked out of the Church for some reason. Now he was pretty sure he had a clue about what happened, but she would be a great pick for joining his company. He was sure that many supernatural entities would be after her healing powers after all.
There was no power more important than healing.
"Her?"
"Yes, her... don't worry, I've got no plans to flirt. Not a lot of people can say they got to meet a Saint who was kicked out of her religion." Naruto stated with a wide smile. He was excited for many things.
Punishment for one.
If he was correct, then Asia used her powers to heal something that she was not suppose to heal. It was a secret, but not long ago, days before Asia was kicked, a man was killed in the Vatican by an unknown animal that wandered it's way to the Vatican. This timed up very well with Asia's punishment, and he could only think of a few things that would get a saint kicked. What was more, Asia was getting a new nickname for herself.
The Witch Asia Argento.
Naruto tapped the side of his head.
Witches were assosiated with demons for a reason, so for THAT nickname to be given to the woman, then Asia would have had to have done something to put her into contact with a devil. He had not known about their species for very long, but he was not ignorant to the Christian faith either, nor was he ignorant to the history.
"Hmmmph."
"Oh, don't be sad, sulky face."
"I'm not sad."
"Jealous?"
"Yes!"
"Well don't be, because that girl, I believe, did something to piss me off. I look forward to meeting her, because when I do, I'm going to give her a piece of my mind." Naruto stated with a strained grin slowly forming.
His theory.
Naruto had the idea that due to all of the things adding up, the only thing that made sense was that Asia had healed a Devil that had invaded the Vatican. That Devil was injured by Exorcists during the chase, and Asia happened to find it. That was what would give her the nickname of Witch, and with the death of a person at the Vatican, he could only guess, but Asia healed a devil and it killed the man. If she was a Saint, and there was a devil being chased, then there was no way that Asia had been ignorant to what the being had been when she healed him.
Asia healed a dangerous devil, knowing it was a devil, and then it turned around and killed somebody the second she finished healing it.
*Reference: This is a reference to how Ninja-Naruto, with only a few vague context clues, figured out the Third Raikage stabbed himself by falling onto his hand.
To him, it all added up.
"You seem... genuinely angry..." Koneko was a little surprised when she saw genuine anger on his face.
"I am genuinely angry."
How could a human girl who had healed and helped so many humans, so many people who suffered at the hands of the supernatural, not know the danger she was inflicting on her fellow man. If the devil had been injured at the Vatican, then it was obviously her enemy. She knowingly healed her enemy, with the knowledge that it might kill people. It was one thing to heal it if you were ignorant, but a Saint would not have been ignorant to the evils of the demons. She had knowingly healed an evil species, one who invaded her home and attacked her people.
Naruto took a calming breath.
"Still... I'm going to get her side of the story too after I've given her a good... either way, apparently she has the ability to heal others. Tell you what, next time, I'll treat you to whatever you want... anything at all." Naruto stated with a grin on his face. Koneko made a show of thinking about it, keeping her face neutral.
-With Rias-
"This anime... it's gold."
Sirzechs stated as he sat with Rias, the two of them wrapped with blankets and dark bags under their eyes.
Rias had shown him the absolute treasure that she had been watching, and the two of them had spent two days together just binge watching what she was now rewatching with him. It had been a long time since he went on an anime marathon with his sister.
Akeno and Grayfia walked into the room.
"Come here Sir, you have work to do." Grayfia grabbed Sirzechs by the cheek and started to physically drag him out of the room by force, having had enough of this.
Akeno opened the curtains.
"Hissssssss!"
Rias actually hissed as the light hit her eyes, and the entire floor of her room was shown to be littered with ramen noodle cups and popcorn bags. Her hair was a tangled mess, and she instantly retreated into her blankets. Akeno followed Grayfia's lead though, and just picked up Rias blankets and all. She carried her King out of the room.
"You need to take a shower, you smell like noodles and butter."
Akeno forced Rias to take a bath.
As punishment, she scrubbed every nook and cranny until Rias' entire body was spotless.
Chapter End!
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