"Morning is here! Morning is here! Morning is here! Morning is-"
Izuku groaned as he reached out from under his bed to turn off his All Might alarm clock. He groaned some more before sitting straight up in bed causing his blanket to fall off.
"Ugh, what a nightmare," Izuku groaned, as he felt his head. He then looked down at his torso and lifted up his undershirt seeing there was no hole in his abdomen, "But… why did it feel so real?" He got out of bed still feeling drowsy.
After getting dressed, Izuku went into the living room, where his mom sat on the couch watching the morning news. "There you are!" she said. "Did you know how worried I was last night? You never answered your phone. I thought one of those zealot murderers got you!"
Izuku blinked a few times in surprise. "Uh, I'm sorry mom. When I got home you were already asleep and my phone was dead." 'That's weird… My phone was dead yesterday, but I don't remember coming home at all.'
"The next time you plan to stay out so late at least tell me in advance," Inko deadpanned. "You're breakfast is on the table."
"Okay."
After breakfast, Izuku went to school like normal, but for some odd reason, the sunlight just sapped him of energy. "So tired," he groaned at his desk. The school bell would ring soon, and everyone was clamoring to their seats.
Izuku's mind was still going over the 'dream' he had. 'Why did it feel so real?' He began to wonder if he was under the effects of someone's Quirk when the teacher arrived.
"All right, nice to see everyone present for once," he said. "Today's lecture will cover the constellations. Pay attention because we'll have a test about this Saturday."
'Maybe this will help clear my head.' Izuku thought as he prepared his school notebook.
It didn't. While the lectures and projects for his classes did help clear his head a little, by lunch Izuku had more questions than answers. And it didn't help that he felt tired every time he stepped outside into the sunlight. He was currently eating by himself under the shade of a tree, enjoying the lunch his mom prepared. "That definitely wasn't a dream," he concluded. "But does that mean Amano-san really did kill me? If so, then how am I still alive? How was she able to create that light spear? Did her Quirk allow her to control light? And what's a Sacred Gear? And what did she mean by 'Him'? And whose voice did I hear after I blacked out?"
When school ended, Izuku had more questions than answers. It didn't help he felt tired all day. "Why is the sun making me feel so weird?" he asked himself as he walked home.
By the time Izuku made it back to his neighborhood, it had already turned dark with the sun setting in the distance. Strangely, he actually felt rejuvenated. And despite it being so dark, he could see clearly, better than during the day even. Not only that, he could clearly hear people's conversations even if they were a block away. "What is happening to me?" He asked himself.
It wasn't obvious till now, but ever since this morning, Izuku felt his body was different somehow. Questions were spinning in his head, about to be unleashed as a mumble storm, when Izuku stopped in his tracks, a cold feeling running down his spine.
"Am I… being followed?"
Izuku slowly turned around behind him. From where the sun was setting, he could see a shapely figure walking forward toward him. It was a man, middle-aged too. He was dressed in a pale gray trench coat over a white dress shirt with a matching ascot, black pants and shoes, a pair of black gloves, and a black fedora.
"Well, how unfortunate…" he said. "Me, bumping into something like you in a place like this."
Hesitantly, Izuku took a couple of steps back, instinct telling him that he should run. 'Who is this guy?!'
"Trying to run?" the man asked as he drew closer. "Tell me boy, where's your master?"
Izuku turned around and ran as fast as he could, not daring to look back. He ran for what felt like hours before he finally stopped. Taking in his surroundings, Izuku saw he was at a small park near his apartment.
"I think…I…lost him…" he panted.
"Think again."
Izuku nearly jumped out of his skin, screaming as he turned around. The man had somehow followed him. The reason why? He had two large, black bird-like wings.
'Those wings…! They're like Amano-san's! Does that mean they're related?!'
As the man floated up in the air, he looked around, as if searching for something. "No sign of your friends or master, and no magic circles being deployed," he then looked to Izuku again, this time with a sadistic grin. "Therefore I will assume you are a stray."
'Stray? Master? What is he talking about?!'
Blue light emitted from the palm of his hand, soon forming a spear. "That means killing you won't be a problem!"
Izuku, realizing what was going to happen, tried to run-
*SHINK!*
Only to collapse to the ground, a spear of light stuck through his torso. "It… burns…" he gagged painfully. He tried to grab it, but his hands were burned by it.
"Light is a deadly poison to your kind," the man said. "Sorry for giving you so much pain. Looks like I missed the vital organs," the spear of light disappeared and reformed in the man's hand. "I won't miss this time!"
BOOM!
"GAHA!" the man gasped from the impact of a sudden explosion hitting his back, causing him to drop his spear, and part of his coat burned to a crisp. The weapon instantly shattered and vanished as it hit the ground.
"Pardon me, but could you not touch that kid?" a third voice asked.
"Tch," the man glared at his attacker behind him. "I know you… you're the duke's daughter, right?"
"That's right," the mystery person said, stepping into a street light. "Rias Gremory, at your service. How do you do, fallen angel-san?" she introduced, performing a bow.
"R…Rias… Gremory…?" Izuku groaned, looking behind him. He recognized her as the U.A. student he met the other day.
"Don't tell me that this kid is your property?" the man demanded.
"He is," Rias smiled like a fox as she folded her arms, "And I won't hold back if you kill him."
"Very well. I'll apologize today," the man released his wings and took off into the air. "But I advise you not to let your servant loose again. There are others like me who would prefer to hunt him down."
"Thanks for the advice, but this city is under my protection," Rias warned, "If any of your friends interfere, don't blame me if you get turned to ashes for it."
"I'll keep that in mind. My name is Dohnaseek. Till next time, Gremory princess!" he shouted, flying off into the night air.
Izuku was barely able to register what had just happened with the burning hole in his torso. The man was a fallen angel? Did that mean Yuuma was a fallen angel too? And how did this Rias person drive him off? What was happening? He couldn't think anymore as he fell on his face and darkness enveloped his vision.
"Morning is here! Morning is here!"
The sound of Izuku's alarm violated his ears. Snorting in irritation, he rubbed his eyes as his sight adjusted to the morning sun. He slowly sat up and slammed his alarm shut. "Huh? I'm still alive?" Izuku muttered to himself groggily. "I thought that guy with the black wings was trying to kill me, then that red-haired girl saved my life." He gave out a tired yawn. "I guess it really was just a bad dream…"
He flipped the sheets off his body, only to look down to realize something very, very wrong. "Huh?! I'm NAKED?!"
Then he noticed something else. His head twitched like a clock as he slowly turned his head. Next to him in his bed was Rias, sleeping soundly in the nude. His mind was a blur, unable to comprehend what was happening. There, lying in his bed, was a beautiful girl from U.A. High. How the hell did that manage to even happen? "Ah… ah… ah…" Izuku whispered, blood slowly dripping from his nose and 'junior' standing in attention. 'There's a naked girl next to me! Oh my God, what do I-' "AGH!" A sudden, sharp pain exploded in his head like a bullet had just bolted through, causing him to clutch his eyes and temple. Unfortunately, this caused the girl to stir from her sleep.
She moaned softly as her eyes fluttered open. Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, she sat up and faced Izuku in all her naked glory, "Oh, good morning Izuku-kun."
"Go… good morning," Izuku nodded shyly. "Um… and, uh?"
"Hm?" Rias smiled, "What is it?"
"I-I-I-I c-can s-s-see your b-b-b-b-b-," he whispered, unable to finish.
"That's fine," she smiled slyly, cupping her mounds, "In fact, you can look at them all you like."
"Huh?!" Izuku gasped, blood running from his nose. He shook his head and wiped the blood from his nose, "Wha-wha-wha… what's going on?! How did we get here?! How did you fight off that guy with the wings?! And how do you know my name?!"
"One question at a time," Rias laughed. "That man was a fallen angel, and he is our natural enemy. And I brought you here through a magic circle."
"Huh? Magic?" Izuku said in disbelief. He blushed as Rias gently cupped his face and caressed his cheek.
"That's right," Rias purred, "You see, I'm a devil and also your master. A pleasure to meet you, Midoriya Izuku. And please, call me Rias-san for now."
"R-Rias-san? You…? You're a devil?" Izuku blinked, trying his best not to gaze too much at the older girl's hourglass figure. "You mean fire and brimstone, horns and pitchforks kind of devil?"
"Oh, no. Nothing like that, love," Rias laughed, waving it off. She sat on the edge of the bed next to him and rested her hand against her knee. "While humans tend to look at us that way, devils are hardly anything like that."
"Uh… right," Izuku cocked his head. Rias' smile turned mischievous as an idea formed in her head. Scooting closer, she looped her arms over his and rested her head on his own. "R-R-Rias-san!?" Izuku blushed brighter, "What are you-?"
"Well, if you want to get to know your companion start by sitting side down with them side-by-side," Rias elaborated, "That's Dating 101. Now you know. I bet from here on out you'll never make the boorish mistake of sitting across from your date, will you?" She emphasized her point by squeezing her perky nipple against his arm. Izuku's eyes grew large as his face became bright red, sweating intensely. His breathing intensified. Rias just continued teasing him, stroking her fingers over his bare chest like a brush on paper. Then, she leaned her lips close to his ear and blew a gentle breeze. Shuddering, Izuku backed up to the other side of his bed.
Rias couldn't help but giggle, looking at his embarrassed face. 'It's really fun to tease him like this.' As she looked around his room, Rias noted all the All Might merchandise he had. "I knew you were a hero fanboy, especially All Might, but this is a bit much."
Somehow Izuku's blush turned redder. "I greatly admire him…"
Then, to his abject horror, he could hear footsteps approaching his door with his mother's voice coming closer, "Izuku! Don't tell me you're oversleeping! If I have to drag you out of bed, I will!"
Izuku began to panic as he jumped from his bed. "Crap! It's Mom! How am I gonna explain this?! Oh God- ARG!" The same pain from before rocketed through him. And, like before, the pain lasted only for a short moment before it subsided just as quickly. "Why does that keep happening…?"
"That's normal for devils," Rias explained, not looking the least bit worried that Izuku's mother was about to walk in on them, "Just thinking of God let alone praying to Him is enough to give you a headache."
"Never mind! We have to get decent- no, I have to get decent and I need you to hide before mom sees you! At least put on a shirt!" Izuku shouted, trying to reach over his bed to find something to cover his legs. Unfortunately, he didn't get far enough as Inko had already opened the door.
"Izuku, breakfast is almost ready! So get out… of… bed…" She lost track of her words upon seeing the crimson-haired girl in her son's bed in her birthday suit. Not only that, Izuku was above her with both of his hands on either side of her head, also butt naked.
Inko's face was the definition of shock, her eyes bulged and her mouth opened so wide you could lay eggs in it. Izuku didn't fare any better. He couldn't do anything else but smile nervously at the sight of his mother with sweat pouring from his face. Rias, on the other hand, was the only one who didn't look remotely disturbed as she gave a winning smile. "Ah, you must be Izuku-kun's mother. Good morning. I'm Rias Gremory."
"H… hello, Rias-chan," Inko could only say. Slowly edging away from the door, she said, "Um… I'll let you carry on while I finish breakfast." She slowly closed the door.
Izuku just stared and uttered, "Oh dear God, please let me fly away…" He then winced as he felt another headache.
Rias simply giggled before she stood up. She soon began to get dressed, her clothes neatly placed in the corner of the room. "How's your stomach?" she asked.
Izuku then remembered he was stabbed last night. "How did…"
"I teleported us back to your room and stayed with you to heal your injury," she replied as she put on a skirt. "It works best when we're in the nude so I used you as a hug pillow." Izuku went lava red once again, his head steaming. A haughty, almost lustful smirk appeared on Rias' face, "And I must say, I never expected someone of your age to be so… mighty~." Izuku's nose began to bleed as his whole head turned a darker shade of red. "And don't worry, we're still virgins."
"Wh-why are you doing this?!"
"Because teasing you is so much fun."
The walk to his school was far longer than usual. Izuku's face was one of complete and total embarrassment throughout the way. As he got closer to his school, more students saw who he was with. The boys were glaring daggers at him, their faces twisted in looks of envy. The girls were whispering at each other with either look of confusion and wonder or total suspicion. The cause of all this? How about the fact that Rias was walking next to him with her arm looped around his? She was so close he could smell her strawberry perfume. It was so intoxicating.
"Uh, Ri-Rias-san?" Izuku began, just barely able to form that sentence. "Do you have to stand so close to me?" Izuku asked, hesitant.
"After what happened last night I didn't want to take the chance." Rias smiled at him, not minding the looks, "Besides, most guys would kill to be where you are now."
"Yeah… I can see that." Izuku muttered nervously, looking at the murderous glares from most of the male half of the crowd.
Rias couldn't help but look at his face in amusement. It was in such a deep crimson that it could easily be matched with her crimson hair, "You haven't been this close to a girl before, have you?"
"N-not recently," Izuku admitted shyly, "O-Other than my mom, a-and sometimes Takamaki-san, I-I c-can't say I have much e-experience with girls. I tend to freeze up whenever any girl gets close to me, let alone a pretty one."
"Oh dear," Rias said cheerfully, "So you think I'm pretty?"
"W-well, don't a lot of people do?" Izuku stuttered. He was still red in the face and Rias was loving every second of it.
"Well, your mother seemed to think so. She's a rather sweet woman," Rias replied.
Izuku didn't give a response as his face became somewhat uncertain. Instead, his mind wandered back to how breakfast went.
"IZUKU! I'M SO HAPPY! YOU FINALLY BROUGHT A FRIEND OVER! AND IT'S A GIRL!" Inko cried as she hugged her son, squeezing him tight, tears of happiness flying from her eyes like fountains. "I can't believe this is happening! My baby boy brought over a girl to visit! And a very cute one too! Oh Izuku, I'm so happy for you! You're growing up so fast!"
"Mom! Please!" Izuku pleaded, trying to escape from the smoothing of his mother. "Not in front of Rias-san!"
"Oh, you," Inko smiled, letting go of her son and wiping away her tears. "Don't be so shy. It's natural for boys your age to do this and that with a girl like her. Me and Hisashi didn't do it until we were in high school but you get my drift." She giggled as her face became flushed, "It was fun to have him underneath me in the sack…"
"Mom!" Izuku groaned, his face red. "I don't need to know how you had me!"
"So, Rias-chan was it?" Inko asked, turning to the other woman at the table. "Sorry for being like that. It's just… It's been so long since my son brought anyone home and I got a little emotional… Please, don't mind me."
"It's fine, Mrs. Midoriya," Rias assured, having enjoyed the emotional woman's show.
"Oh, there's no need to be so formal, dear. You can call me Inko, if you want," Inko insisted. "Pardon me for asking, but are you a U.A. student?"
"Yes, ma'am," Rias confirmed, "I'm currently a first year in the general studies course. And I must say, I didn't expect you to look so young. I thought you were his older sister for a moment."
"Oh my!" Inko giggled daintily, "Most of the people on my side of the family do appear young even in adulthood. The only thing negative about it is that it's rather tough to get jobs or need to show ID to get certain things." She sighed and cleared her throat behind her fist, "So Rias-chan, how did you and my son meet?"
"I was walking home from school about a week ago when I meet him watching some heroes stop some purse snatchers," Rias explained, not missing a beat. "He was taking notes about the heroes, and when I approached him he looked like he was about to have a heart attack. When he finally calmed down we talked for a bit and he told me about how he wanted to become a great hero like All Might. We stayed a little later than we thought yesterday so we went home together." Izuku blinked at how quickly Rias answered. He had to admit that it was a nice save. He wasn't sure how he would explain the events of yesterday to his mother.
But how did Rias know about him wanting to become a hero?
"So that's the case," Inko nodded, "Just promise that you'll keep my son safe."
"I'll do what I can, Inko-san," Rias promised her.
With a groan, Izuku said, "Thanks for stopping mom from making a fuss about… ya know…" He was somewhat thankful that Rias had altered his mother's memories of seeing them naked, but he wasn't sure he liked that she did it.
Rias giggled at that as they arrived at Izuku's school, where the stares intensified, and gossip had already erupted from them.
"OMG! Who is that with Midoriya-kun?"
"No way! Is that a U.A. Student?!"
"Are they dating? Really? Are they dating?"
"Why would a U.A. student date a Quirkless kid like him?"
"But they do look pretty cute together. Like an otouto/onee-sama kind of couple."
"Waa! So cute!"
"Damn you, Midoriya! Gah!"
"As if things weren't bad enough for me here," Izuku groaned.
"Hey, don't be so negative. They are right about one thing," Rias grinned at him with a glint in her eyes. Her teeth, he noticed, looked rather sharp. Though he couldn't help but feel enchanted by her smile. Maybe it was just part of her charm. "We do look pretty cute together~." Izuku looked away in shyness.
"P-please s-stop t-teasing m-me," Izuku stammered.
"You're too cute," she said playfully, poking him on the cheek. "Anyway, I have to head over to U.A. now. I'll send someone to pick you up later."
"Uh, ok," Izuku nodded. "Where should I wait?"
"Just wait in your class. See you later." She gave a lady-like wave and a wink before turning around to her class, making sure to put an extra swing in her steps. Izuku naturally stared as she left, her backside hypnotic. He realized what he was doing and quickly shook himself out of it.
Turning around, he saw a bunch of male students glaring at him. This won't end well.
Izuku leaned over his chair trying to ignore the stares from the rest of his classmates. It didn't seem to be working as he was practically in the center of the room. It had been like that all day. Even Bakugo was glaring daggers, wondering how the hell Izuku got a pretty girl from U.A. High to accompany him to school.
"This is gonna stay with me for a long time, isn't it?" Izuku muttered from under his breath. Classes had ended a little while ago, and he was currently waiting for whoever Rias had sent to pick him up.
"Uh, Midoriya-san?" The quiet voice of Milia spoke up.
Izuku turned his head to her. "Uh, yeah? What is it, Takamaki-san?" Izuku asked, feeling a little relaxed with the pleasant face in front of him.
"Is it true?" Milia asked, "Did you really arrive at school with Gremory-senpai today?"
Izuku blinked a couple of times. "You know her?"
"You… could say that," Milia replied. "Let's say we're in similar social circles."
Izuku nodded. "Yeah, she did come with me."
"Oh. That's… interesting," Milia replied. "You know, I don't think Gremory-senpai has ever been seen dating anyone for a long time. If she has her eyes set on you, she must find you very special."
"R-really?" Izuku muttered. "W-what's so s-special about me?"
"Your unwavering kindness, for one, but whatever the case is I think she might've made the right choice in picking you," Milia smiled, pressing the rim on her glasses, her face adorned with a light blush.
Izuku felt a chill go up his spine from the way Milia looked at him. 'When was it that girls started getting so weird?' he thought to himself, looking away nervously while blushing.
Bakugo scowled at the two, having a hard time believing that Deku was so oblivious to Milia's crush on him. "Idiots…" he growled.
Izuku's waiting seemed to finally come to an end when the door opened, causing all the girls in the room to flush with heavy breathing and dreamy sighs, and some of the boys to all sulk and mumble in envy. Izuku didn't have to look to see the cause of the commotion, but he did anyway. It was a boy the same age as him, Kiba Yuuto of Class B-3. He had short blond hair and blue eyes, dressed in the uniform for boys that appeared to be neatly pressed, and brown loafers.
Izuku had heard that Yuuto was considered by many to be Aldera Junior High's prince charming. For good reason too, as plenty of girls seemed to flock around him pretty much all the time. He was the epitome of a perfect gentleman, though was also seen as the bane of many boys for attracting such pretty girls, evident by the sight of a few boys scowling at him in contempt.
Yuuto hadn't even managed to move from the doorway before he got mobbed by a group of girls. Being the gentleman he was, he accommodated the girls for a short time before politely excusing himself and walking over to Izuku's desk.
"Hi," Yuuto smiled, "Midoriya-kun?"
"Uh, yeah," Izuku replied.
"Rias-san asked me to come get you," Yuuto told him. "Would you mind following me?"
"Uh, sure," Izuku nodded, standing up with his bag.
"Rias-san… does he mean that redheaded girl?" one girl said. "Then what happened this morning… was real?!"
"That U.A. Student sent Kiba-kun for him?" a second girl blinked. "Why?"
"No clue."
"Is it me… or do they look like a Yaoi pairing!" a third girl squealed.
"KYA! A Kiba x Midoriya pairing!"
"That's so hot…!"
"What the fucking hell?" Bakugo grumbled, not sure how to process what was happening before him. The school's pretty boy taking Deku away to see some hot chick, with all the girls in class squeeing over the two like they're leads in a boys love manga.
"Can we please go now?" Izuku asked, starting to get very uncomfortable.
"Yeah, yeah, we're leaving now," Yuuto laughed in a good-natured way as they both left for the hallway. "I'm sure you have plenty of questions to ask."
"Yeah, I do," Izuku nodded.
The two remained silent for the rest of the trip. The trip in itself took longer than Izuku thought, and in a familiar direction. "Are we heading to U.A.?"
"To one of the more public buildings, yes," Yuuto answered.
While most of U.A.'s campus was not open to the public, there were some areas made for public use, like the clubs hosted by the general studies student body.
Izuku started to get nervous. This wasn't how he expected his first trip to U.A. to be like. He began to sweat a little when they eventually reached the destination, a two-story building that looked like it was straight out of a horror movie.
There was a sign above the front door that read 'Occult Research Club'. "Occult research…?"
"Rias-san will explain everything. C'mon," Yuuto spend the door and held it open for Izuku. "We mustn't keep her waiting." Yuuto urged him. Izuku nodded and followed Yuuto inside. The inside, unlike the outside, was rather nice. Old gothic-style furniture and marble floors gave it a rather nice touch. If only there was better lighting, as the inside still looked like a horror movie set.
"And here we are," Yuuto said, opening the last door in the hall. Izuku stepped inside and looked around the room. Looking around, he could see that several sofas and tables were set up together orderly. There was even a pentagram in a corner, and a few paintings hanging on the wall. Sitting on one of the sofas was a young girl, likely a year younger than Izuku at least, quietly munching on a pastry
She was a short, petite girl with white hair and hazel eyes. At the front, her hair had two long bangs going past her shoulders and several loose bangs hanging over her forehead, while the back had a short bob cut. She also wore a black cat-shaped hair clip on both sides of her hair.
"Koneko-chan," Yuuto said, grabbing the shorter girl's attention, "I'm sure you already know about Midoriya-kun." Koneko turned her eyes to Izuku and studied him silently.
"Ah… hello?" Izuku greeted quietly. Koneko simply gave a curt nod before going back to eating her sweets.
"You'll get used to it," Yuuto told him, "Koneko doesn't really get along with new people much till she knows them better."
"I'll… take your word for it," Izuku nodded, glancing aside. "Is there anyone else?"
"No, not yet. Right now, the club hasn't been finalized yet," Yuuto answered. "Once we start attending U.A. we'll need at least two more people in order to officially form the ORC."
Izuku blinked a few times at what Yuuto said. "Wait, you're applying for U.A. too?"
"Only for the general studies. I'm not interested in being a hero."
Izuku nodded, glancing aside. He had heard that not everyone who went to U.A. applied for the heroics department, but he never met anyone like that till now. He blinked as he turned to another room that was centered off, the sound of rushing water coming from it, "Wait… is that a shower that I hear?"
"That would be Rias-san," Yuuto told him, "She's a stickler for cleanliness."
"So she had a shower installed in the clubroom…? That's not even her's yet…?"
Eventually, the sound of a shower turning off was heard. A minute later, Rias stepped out of the room. "Oh good, you're here," She stepped out dressed in her uniform and combed her hair, the scent of the body wash still fresh on her. "Glad you could make it, Izu-kun."
"Uh, yeah sure!" Izuku blushed at the nickname Rias gave him.
"I'm sure you would like some answers now, correct?" Izuku nodded. Rias then sat down at the desk. "I'll be blunt then. Remember when I told you that I was a devil?"
"Uh, yeah…"
"Well, so is everyone else here, and that includes you." With a snap of her fingers, jet-black wings stretched out from the backs of her, Yuuto, and Koneko, which didn't seem to shred their clothing from the way they shot out. Izuku felt something pulse in his back before the very same wings jumped out from behind him as well, much to his disturbance.
"Huh? What?!" Izuku gasped, looking at the black objects sticking out from him. "This is real?! I'm not dreaming?!"
"I assure you, Midoriya-kun, this is very real," said Yuuto. "It's a lot to take in, believe me."
"I'll continue," Rias said, folding her arms. "The reality is that not just devils, but angels, fallen angels, and other supernatural beings exist. Some are benevolent, and others are not. In terms of us devils, we make pacts with humans to obtain power, while fallen angels use humans as tools to destroy us. Moreover, God has commanded the angels to destroy both us and the fallen angels. We've been in a three-way standoff for a long time now."
Izuku blinked a few more times. "You're right Kiba-san. This is a lot to take in."
