Another new one-shot. This is rated because again, I'm paranoid, AU, OOC and character bashing. Enjoy.

Iruma sighed as a knock at the door caught his attention and he looked up as the door opened and Opera led Clara into the room, "Sorry to disturb you, sir, but your friend is here wishing to see you an-" Opera looked at the small, empty bottles that lined Iruma's dresser and he frowned before looking back at Iruma, "Just…get better, sir…Lord Sullivan and I are both here for you if you need to talk and we are very concerned about you, so please don't shut yourself out because of a dispute,"

"I know, Opera, and I appreciate it, but I don't think I'm fully ready to talk about it to anyone…I already told grandpa small parts of it," Opera hummed before looking at Clara, "She can stay if she wants…I'm not going to send her away after coming here,"

"Of course, sir, and if it's not too much trouble, both Lord Sullivan and I would appreciate your company at dinner tonight," Iruma hummed and nodded before Opera turned and walked out of the room, closing the door and leaving the two alone.

Clara frowned as she looked around and narrowed her eyes at the empty bottles before looking at her best friend, "Iruma-kins…didn't we agree not to drink that stuff? We got sick off it before an-"

"I know, Clara…I'm just…trying to numb some of this pain," Clara's expression softened as she stepped closer to Iruma, "I was there when she needed me, I gave her space when she wanted to be alone…and then she does that, lies to everyone at school and now everyone thinks I'm some kind of asshole without even hearing me out,"

"Not everyone," Iruma looked back with bloodshot eyes as Clara sat on the bed, "What Azz-Azz and Pinky and everyone else did was wrong, but you can't drink this stuff, Iruma-kins. You can get sick or worse and I don't want anything happening to you…I want to hear what happened," Iruma sighed as he shook his head, "Please Iruma-kins…I want to know what happened,"

Iruma frowned as he looked out the window again, "Haruno called me the other day and told me that she wanted to have some time to herself…normally I'd say sure and that I'd talk to her later, but the way she spoke…it sounded like she wasn't feeling well and I was concerned, so I may have lied to her and said sure before ending the call. I went out and got something for her to help her feel better and a stupid stuffed animal before going to her house…worse decision of my fucking life,"

Clara frowned as she continued to listen, "I went up to her room and opened the door slightly, only to see her and…Asmodeus in bed, completely naked and having sex…they didn't notice me since I didn't open the door all the way yet…Asmodeus asked when she was going to break up with me and she said after midterms so I can help her get good grades, plus keeping me around for money wasn't too bad either…they laughed and I kicked the door open before they jumped up and Haruno tried to use every excuse in the book like it's not what it looks like, he forced her, I love you…those types of excuses.

I told her to save it and that I heard and saw everything before looking at Asmodeus with anger dancing behind my eyes and told him that if I ever see him outside of the school, I was going to kick his ass. I looked at Haruno one last time, flipped her off and left…I don't know what happened after that, but you saw what happened the following day…everyone has been calling me names, threatening to kick my ass, some even did…it really hurt too…I saw Haruno crying in Asmodeus's arms before she called me an abusive, rapist of a boyfriend…so…I asked grandpa if I could stay home for the rest of the week…he said it would be fine and that's why I haven't been to school for a few days." Clara frowned as she stood up and walked over to him before hugging him.

Iruma looked at her in confusion as she cried. Iruma frowned as he felt his best friend shook as she cried before he wrapped his arms around her and rubbed her back.

XXX

Sullivan stared out the window towards the street and frowned as Opera walked up behind him, "I'm worried about my grandson, Opera,"

"I know, sir, and I can't help but worry about him as well," Opera stood next to him, "But hopefully, whatever is bothering him, his little friend will be able to snap him out of it," Sullivan hummed and nodded as Opera looked at his employer in confusion, "Sir, it's been a few days, don't you think that Master Iruma should return to school as well?"

"Yes, but I want to wait a while longer…Iruma told me what they've done to him, or at least partial of everything, and I want him to be in a right state of mind when I call for an assembly when he returns to school…I'm going to have a word with all the students involved and I'm going to ask the teachers where they were while my grandson needed help,"

"And I'm sure everyone involved will be facing some form of punishment,"

"Indeed…so far, the only one I can say for certain that isn't going to be in any type of trouble will be Iruma's friend Clara…there may be a few others, but I'd have to talk to Iruma about that later," Opera hummed and nodded before he turned and walked away as Sullivan continued to stare out at the street with a hardened look crossing his face.

XXX

Iruma looked down to see Clara had fallen asleep in his arms, tearstains running down her cheeks. Shifting his body, he picked Clara up and carried her to the bed before gently setting her down, "I'm sorry I made you cry, Clara…I didn't mean to," he looked around the room, staring at the empty bottles that littered every corner, "Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey…Clara's right, the last time she and I and…Asmodeus drank this crap, we felt awful for the rest of the day and all of the following day…I guess the pain isn't going to stop," he walked over to the bottles and stared picking them up before throwing them into the small trash bin by his bed, "And I was hurting grandpa and Opera while I was drinking this…they're going to ask where I got it from and they're not going to take I don't know as an answer."

He walked over to his dresser and grabbed some of the bottles before spotted a framed photo of him and a pink-haired girl around his age, sitting on a bench in the park and smiling, "Haruno…I don't know what the hell is wrong with you if you think that you can use people like that, but if you want good grades, then you better study because I'm not talking to grandpa for you and if you're money hungry, you better hope Asmodeus cares for you enough,"

Hearing Clara moan, he looked back with wide eyes, only to see Clara shift a little before he looked back at the photo and frowned, "You turned most my classmates and my friends against me…well, Clara is by my side…to be honest, as long as I had Clara by my side, I'd feel like the whole world is with me…it just took her crying to realize that and…crap…I'm a terrible person,"

"You're not a terrible person, Iruma-kins," he looked back to see Clara sitting up and rubbing her eyes, "You don't want to hurt anyone on purpose…I know you didn't mean to hurt me," Iruma frowned as Clara stood up and walked up to him and tightly hugged him, "You're my best friend, Iruma-kins and I don't want to lose you…please stop drinking this nasty stuff? I don't want anything happening to you,"

"Right…well…it took you crying in my arms to realize how stupid I'm being," Iruma looked around and narrowed his eyes at the photos of him and Haruno, "Hey Clara, would you like to help me dispose of these useless pictures?" Clara hummed in confusion, "Just let me finish throwing away these bottles and then we'll take care of these pictures, okay?"

"Um…okay," Iruma nodded before he continued to throw the empty bottles, as well as untouched bottles into the trash bin.

Grabbing the photos of him and Haruno, he looked at Clara and smiled, "Let's go," Clara nodded before standing up and the two of them walked out of the room.

XXX

The two best friends stood on the back porch as a small fire grew in the firepit. Clara looked at Iruma as he held a photo and glared down at it before he tore it in half and threw it into the glowing fire. He looked at Clara and held out another photo and Clara looked at him in confusion, "You can tear it up, throw it in the fire or both,"

"Are you sure, Iruma-kins? What if Pinky is sorry for what she did an-"

"She was having sex with Asmodeus behind my back, she was using me to get good grades and for money, she turned the entire school against me…she's not going to be sorry, Clara…the only ones I can count on are you, grandpa, Opera and hopefully your family,"

"I told mommy and daddy what happened and how everyone tried to hurt you…do you want me to tell them why?" Iruma hummed and nodded, "O-okay…I guess…I'll help you," she took the photo and began ripping it before tossing the pieces into the flame before the two of them continued to throw photos into the firepit.

XXX

The two stood and watched as the last of the photos burnt to a pile of ash. Clara looked up at her best friend and cleared her throat, catching his attention, "Iruma-kins…I think you should be there too when I tell mommy and daddy what Azz-Azz and Pinky did to you…they might think something bad about you if I try telling them by myself,"

Iruma frowned as he inhaled slowly and looked back at the fire, "I'm going t to have to tell them I drank Fireball again, aren't I?" Iruma looked back up and saw Clara slowly nodding, "You know they're going to tell me to stay away from you a-"

"I won't let that happen, but you should tell mommy and daddy about this so they'll know what happened too," Iruma frowned as Clara stepped closer to him and laid her head on his shoulder, "I'll be there with you, Iruma-kins…I won't let mommy and daddy do anything like that."

"Yeah…okay…just let me tell grandpa and Opera that we're going to your house," Clara hummed and nodded as the two of them turned and walked back into the house.

XXX

The two sat across from Clara's parents before the two adults glared at Iruma and Clara's father Jack narrowed his eyes slightly, "So…just because your one friend and girlfriend did that, you decided to drink again?"

"It's not just that…Haruno made me out to be an abusive boyfriend who was going to take advantage of her and almost everyone at school, instead of hearing me out and decided to attack me…I told grandpa a little bit about it and asked him if I can take the week off and he said it would be fine…Clara came over earlier, we talked, she cried in my arms and fell asleep before I started cleaning my room and the two of us started to get rid of some pictures of me and Haruno and that's when we came here."

"We see," Clara's mother Alyssa sighed before looking at her oldest daughter and frowned, "Clara, we're sorry, but you're not allowed to see your little friend any-"

"No!" Clara snapped as she moved onto Iruma's lap and glared at her parents, "Iruma-kins was always there for me and it's my turn to be there for him! I'm not going to leave him!"

The air between them grew still a Jack and Alyssa stared at the two in front of them before Jack let out of a sigh of defeat, "Damn…you're determined Clara, and your mother and I both know when you want something there's almost nothing that can stop you…boy!" Iruma jumped in surprise, "My daughter's willing to be there to help you through whatever it is you're going through, don't make her regret it, lay off the alcohol and if you so much as hurt her once, Urara and I will take you on one of our hunting trips, do you understand?"

Iruma slowly nodded as his face went pale, "Iruma," Alyssa softly spoke and Iruma looked at her in confusion, "How did you manage to get the alcohol? You're still a minor, and I doubt your grandfather will buy you any,"

"I had a friend who has an older brother who works at a distributor, and he'd get us some for special occasions…that's what happened the last time me, Clara and Asmodeus drank…I was just…trying to numb some of this pain,"

"Well kid, alcohol is a depressant and it'll only make you feel worse," Jack stood up and stretched, "Since you're here, why not join us for dinner, kid?"

"Can't…I mean I'd love to, but grandpa and Opera want me to eat with them tonight…thanks for the invitation…another time maybe?" the two adults nodded as Iruma looked down at his saddened best friend, "Why uh…would you like to join us instead, Clara?"

Clara looked at her parents, who shrugged at their daughter in confusion before looking at her best friend and slightly frowned, "Would…that be okay, Iruma-kins?"

"Of course it'll be okay, Clara…I'll call grandpa and Opera right now if you want?" Clara shook her head before she stood up and grabbed Iruma by the arm, leading him towards the door.

Hearing the latch catch, the two adults sighed as Jack shook his head, "That kid can be a oblivious dumbass at times,"

"But maybe this happening was for the better…Clara is there for him, and he'll see that she cares about him…as in more than a friend,"

"And your subtle hints are not so subtle at times, Alyssa," Alyssa smiled as she ignored her husband and continued to stare at the door.

XXX

The four sat around the table, silently eating as Clara looked at her best friend and slightly frowned before Sullivan spoke, "Now grandson," Iruma set his fork down and looked up, "I'm not disappointed…but I'm upset…what happened? I'd like to hear the entire story. Why would the entire student body do that to you? And what made you think that drinking like that was a good idea?"

"I thought it'll help numb the pain I've been feeling…Haruno was sleeping with Asmodeus…I found out and I guess they told the school that I was abusing her and was planning on taking advantage of her. Before they heard me out, they decided to attack me…they called me names and when I saw Haruno and Asmodeus, Haruno was crying in his arms before calling me an abusive, rapist of a boyfriend and the others continued."

Sullivan and Opera stared at him with wide eyes as Clara frowned and Iruma continued, 'The only ones who didn't attack me were Clara, obviously, Ix, Crocell, her younger sister Chima, Oni and Azazel…everyone else believed I would do something like that…I knew her friends would believe her, but I was hoping more of mine will wait until they hear my side of the story before jumping to conclusions like that."

Sullivan sighed as he shook his head, "Well then…tomorrow you'll go to school. I'll hold an assembly and you'll be standing on stage as well. I'll call on those who did not believe those obvious lies about you to the stage and the punish those who were responsible for all of this."

"Grandpa don't, they'll just see this as you playing favorites an-"

"Right is right and wrong is wrong, grandson and while you drinking like that was wrong, what led to it was even more so. I will see to it that the ones who attacked you will suffer in-school suspension for the rest of the semester while Asmodeus and Shiki are expelled for this…I'm sorry, Iruma, but if I expel all those involved, the school can face major repercussions,"

"It's fine grandpa…as long as they face some kind of punishment, I don't care," Sullivan hummed and nodded as Iruma looked at Clara and faintly smiled, "Are you okay with that?"

"Are you?" Clara frowned and shook her head, "Iruma-kins, they did all that to you an-"

"I know, but grandpa's right…if he expels all but a handful of students, there could be repercussions," Clara inhaled slowly and nodded before the four of the continued to eat.

XXX

Sullivan stood in front of the podium with Iruma standing behind him. Clearing his throat, everyone looked up at their principal, "I'm sure everyone here has noticed that my precious grandson has been absent for a few days," many students snickered and began mumbling to themselves as Sullivan narrowed his eyes, "Before I say anything, I would like the following students to join us up here on stage. Clara Valac, Ameri Azazel, Elizabetta Ix, Kerori Crocell, Chima Crocell and Eiko Oni," the six students stood up and began walking down the aisles of the auditorium and onto the stage.

Standing behind Sullivan, Sullivan looked back at the crowd and cleared his throat again, "Now, those who were not called onto stage…except for Alice Asmodeus and Haruno Shiki will face an in-school suspension for the remainder of the semester," there were collective gasps that filled the auditorium, "And as for Alice Asmodeus and Haruno Shiki…they are hereby expelled from Babylus for their part in these shenanigans that took place earlier this week,"

"That's not fair!" a student cried out and Sullivan narrowed his eyes, "Haruno's our friend! She wouldn't lie to us!"

"I see…so because she is your friend, you will just assume her words are true without hearing the other side of the story? And above that, you will assault a fellow student because of what one or two students said?"

"If you're going off that logic, sir, then you should listen to both sides before making any judgement!" another student called out, "He has no evidence he's innocent and you're going to believe him because he's your grandson! That's bias an-"

"I do have evidence!" Iruma shouted as he stepped forward and his phone out of his pocket, "Grandpa, can I use the auditorium's projector?" Sullivan hummed and nodded before Iruma walked off stage and up the aisle of the auditorium.

XXX

The lights dimmed as the projection screen rolled down behind Sullivan, Ameri, Clara, Elizabetta, Kerori, Chima and Eiko. The seven stepped away from the blank screen as the projector turned on and everyone stared at the screen of the scene unfolded to Alice and Haruno on Haruno's bed, completely naked and having sex, "So…when the hell are you going to break up with him?"

"After midterms, and then I'm all yours," Haruno moaned, "Plus, he'll buy me whatever I want, so I might keep him around for a while longer,"

The video ended as the lights turned back on and the projection screen rolled back up and Sullivan stepped towards the podium again, "I believe we have evidence that proves my grandson was not the one in the wrong here, but it was Asmodeus and Shiki," everyone looked at the pink-haired duo as they looked away in shame, "And my judgement stands. All of you will face in-school suspension while Alice Asmodeus and Haruno Shiki are expelled, effective immediately,"

"That's not fair! We didn't know and we shouldn't be punished for that! Just expelled those two an-"

"Was it fair when you assaulted Iruma for no reason without hearing him out?" the auditorium fell silent as Iruma walked down the aisle and back onto the stage, "Your punishments will stand…and where were the teachers when this assault happened? Why didn't anyone report it to me or even try to stop it?" he looked down at the faculty members as they looked away, frowns crossing their lips, "I will deal with all of you in private," they looked up and slowly nodded, "Now, Asmodeus and Shiki, please collect your things, your parents will be informed about your expulsion and a teacher will escort you off the school grounds," everyone watched with narrowed eyes as the two of them stood up and walked out of the auditorium, "And now for the rest of you…you're still in school so I advise all of you to get to class. Any further incidents will lead to your expulsion,"

"Yes sir," the students stood up and began walking out of the auditorium as Iruma, Clara, Ameri, Elizabetta, Kerori, Chima and Eiko walked off the stage and followed their schoolmates out of the auditorium and Sullivan glared at the faculty members with narrowed.

XXX

Clara and Iruma walked down the hall when they heard shouting. Running towards the source of the shouting, they spotted their schoolmates surrounding and shouting at Alice and Haruno. Growling under his breath, Iruma ran up to them and stood between the crowd and Alice and Haruno, "Get out of the way, Iruma!" his classmate Shax Lied hissed, "They're the reason we're in trouble an-"

"No, it's your own damn fault that happened!" everyone jumped as Clara pushed past the crowd and stood next to Iruma, "You decided to blindly follow these idiots instead of thinking on whether or not I would do anything like that and attacked me! You acted without thinking and you're facing the consequences for your actions!"

"Iruma…does this mean you forgive me and still care about-"

"Not on your best day," Iruma looked over his shoulder and glared at Haruno with narrowed eyes, "Knowing that you two got expelled and these idiots got an in-school suspension for the rest of the semester is victory enough, but I'm not going to sit here and let it happen again," he looked at the crowd and hissed, "Now, you heard what grandpa said! Get to class!" everyone jumped and scattered across the hall, heading towards their designated classrooms.

Iruma looked back and shook his head, "And you two…get your stuff and get out before you get arrested for trespassing,"

"But…Iruma, we're friends…you wouldn't let the Chairman do that, would you?" Iruma glared at Alice as he stepped back with wide eyes, "Is…everything okay?"

"We are not friends Asmodeus…not after you let that happen…so…get your stuff together and get out," the pink-haired duo slightly frowned as they turned and walked away from the two.

Clara walked up to Iruma and placed a hand on his shoulder as she frowned, "Are you okay, Iruma-kins? Do you need to talk about it?"

"I'm fine, Clara…just didn't expect something like this happening in my life," Clara hummed as she rested her head on the back of Iruma's shoulder, "What the hell did I do, Clara? Like I said, I was there for her when she needed me and I gave her space when she wanted it…am I in the wrong?"

"No…you did nothing wrong, Iruma-kins…Pinky is in the wrong. You're kind and caring…she was just a bitch," Iruma looked over his shoulder with wide eyes as Clara sighed and shook her head, "I know some words too, Iruma-kins and that's what she's been to you and Azz-Azz isn't a real friend if he did that too,"

Iruma smiled as he turned and wrapped an arm around her and kissed the top of her head, "Thanks for that, Clara…I guess I needed that," Clara hummed as she smiled and nodded, "Well we better get to class," Clara nodded again before the two separated and walked down the hall to their class.

XXX

Months have passed and Clara and Iruma sat on the couch, watching TV while Sullivan was in his study and Opera was in the kitchen. Iruma sighed as Clara looked up in confusion, "What's wrong, Iruma-kins? Everyone is sorry for doing that to you and we haven't seen Pinky or Azz-Azz since that day…so what's the problem?"

"I know…and…Clara," Clara hummed and arched a brow in confusion, "Besides grandpa and Opera, you were there for me while I was fighting depression and…I hope this doesn't ruin our friendship, but…would you like to go out with me?" Clara's eyes widened as she felt her cheeks grow warmer, "It's…it's fine if you don't want to, and I hope I didn't screw anything up, but I do-" Clara kissed his cheek and Iruma looked at her with wide eyes.

"I'd love to, Iruma-kins," Clara rested her head on his shoulder as she nuzzled closer to him, "And don't worry, Iruma-kins…you won't ruin our friendship," Iruma sighed and slightly smiled as he wrapped an arm around her and kissed the side of her head, "I love you, Iruma-kins,"

"I love you too, Clara," a faint smile crept across Clara's lips as the two of the continued to watch TV in silence.

Well this was fun…I think this is the first one-shot in this series that I written where they aren't demons…anyway enjoy.