This is more of a filler chapter, but it also serves as an milestone. As of now, you guys shouldn't expect this story to remain pure and lighthearted as Kingdom Hearts should be. Why? Read on.
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The sun shone brightly in the sky, enough for its light to break through the window binds and made its way into Sora's room. Right, he was living in an apartment from now on, a place that he shared with two other girls which sounded so wrong on many levels towards others but the boy was too oblivious for that. He was more concerned about being a freeloader the previous day, which Rias assured him that he was not.
"Donna toki datte, Tada hitori de…"
The sound of Sora's alarm rang through the spiky brunette's ears as he snapped his eyes wide open. He managed to develop some kind of resistance to sleep for some reason, which was most likely the effect of his… misadventures in Castle Oblivion and during his Mark of Mastery Exam. It's not that he didn't want to sleep since having a proper rest was such a rare occurrence for a Guardian of Light like him, but he'd rather not wake up and find himself being in the middle of turning into a vessel for a crazy old man, or… something like that…
Yep, best be prepared for situations as such.
"Unmei wasurete, Ikite kita no ni…"
Sora had reached out and turned off his alarm clock. One could argue that the song it played was more of a lullaby than an actual alarm, but he liked the mellow and slow tune that it had, which would make waking up in the morning a lot more comfortable.
He let out a huge yawn before sitting up, causing his blanket to fall off, which revealed a simple red shirt as his top. "That was the best sleep I've had in a while." he said with a look of content on his face. He then looked down at his body and was about to be confused why he was wearing something different from his usual clothes, only to remember what he went through yesterday before reaching Rias and Koneko's apartment.
"Oh yeah… Rias dragged me along to shop for clothes…" Sora deadpanned, hanging his head low with his hair covering his eyes. When Rias finally dismissed everyone else yesterday and told them to go home since she still had something 'important' to do, he thought he should follow Koneko since she did say that the white-haired loli lived with her. However, Rias prevented him from going anywhere, while saying she needed Sora for something important. While confused at first, he eventually agreed to help her out.
What happened next was one of the most embarrassing things to happen in his life, and Sora himself already went through many kinds of things in just three years.
Rias insisted that he needed new clothes since he couldn't possibly use the same outfit as his daily clothing, as much as Sora argued that he used the same garments for his whole third adventure.
He couldn't stop her though, because there was no person who would even dare to think of preventing a girl from going on a shopping spree.
So for two whole hours, Rias practically dragged her newest servant around the nearest shopping mall, buying him a complete set of clothing (including casual clothes, sleepwear, underwear, and the like) that could all fill up a wardrobe. Sora nearly fainted at how much it cost in the end, and he literally did when Rias willingly paid for everything they [or more like, she] bought with her own expenses.
He had no idea she was that rich. Rias was definitely richer than he was back home, for sure.
She then proclaimed that it was her responsibility to take care of her peerage members, and Sora didn't know whether to feel thankful or overwhelmed with what she was doing for him. Speaking of which, the spiky-haired teen eventually woke up in the food court after Rias carried him all the way, where he eventually filled his hungry stomach with food after a long day.
To make him feel worse, Rias said it was all her treat. Now he had no idea how he could pay her back for everything she did for him. Sora hated feeling like this!
"She really didn't have to do all those things… and she still did. She reminds me of Kairi in being kind and compassionate… they also have the same hair color too…" Sora sighed, resting his hand on his forehead. "I should still thank Rias… I don't have anything that I could give to her in return, so that should be the least I can do."
Sora took a deep breath as he stretched his arms and back for a bit, before removing the blanket that covered his lower body. It was a decision that he would come to regret, but he had no idea about what was underneath. And when he caught it by the corner of his eyes, his whole self twitched like a clock as he slowly turned his head.
Next to him in his bed laid a naked Rias, sleeping soundly as she seemed to be in peace. Sora's mind was a blur, unable to comprehend what was happening. This was a scenario that never happened to him before, so he had no idea how to react. Instead, his emotions and rationality were doing all the work for him. But the problem was that he was also a teenager, so his hormones would definitely screw him over.
It didn't help that three years of his teenage life were about fighting off bad guys and saving people, which was not how a normal teenager spends that period of time. It left Sora with three years worth of suppressed hormones that were begging to be let out.
There, lying in his bed, was a beautiful girl whom he just came to know yesterday. Said girl happened to be naked too, and they weren't even dating to top it all off! THE WORST PART WAS THAT THE GIRL REMINDED HIM OF KAIRI! THIS WAS TOO MUCH FOR A KEYBLADE WIELDER TO HANDLE!
He wasn't ready for this kind of thing! Scratch that, he was too pure and innocent to be involved in this activity!
"W-W-W-W-W-W-Wha… w-what… what the…" Sora whispered, his face turning as red as Rias' hair while steam emitted from his ears. Blood had dripped from his nose and his, uhm… 'junior' unconsciously stood up from inside the brown shorts he was wearing, which forced the poor boy to hide it with his hands. Stupid hormones were really getting on his nerves! They were the enemy of every guy. "T-T-There's a naked girl next to me in bed! W-W-W-Why is Rias here in her birthday suit?! How did this happen! I went to sleep alone last night, right?! Oh God, did we cross the line—" A sharp pain went through his head and caused Sora to yelp in pain. "AGH!"
Unfortunately, this caused the girl to stir from her sleep. Her blue eyes fluttered open as she moaned softly, before slowly sitting up from her sleep-induced state. Rias rubbed her eyes slowly before she finally faced the spiky brunette in all her naked glory. "Oh, good morning Sora."
"G-G-G-G-Good morning…!" Sora quickly averted his gaze, turning his head quickly to the side while doing his best to burn the image of a naked Rias Gremory that was stuck in his head. His hands were still over his crotch, trying his best to cover up a possible erection. "Uhm… u-u-uhhh…"
"Hm?" Rias smiled teasingly. "Is there something bothering you, Sora?"
"I-I-I-I-I-I c-c-can s-see your b-b-b-b-b-b-b—!" Sora whispered, unable to finish as he slapped his hand over his mouth to prevent himself from saying anything else. "Urgh, why am I thinking about this?! I hate you, Riku! Rias, put on some clothes already! Why are you even doing this?! What kind of person sleeps naked!" he shouted in his mind.
"That's okay." she said slyly before leaning forward to the point that her mounds were nearly grazing across his arms. "Want me to give you a closer look~?"
He quickly snapped his head back towards her with an incredulous expression. "HUH?!" he gasped, as blood ran down his nose. Realizing that he was looking at her, which he wasn't supposed to, Sora quickly shook his head and turned away once again. "W-W-Why are you in my room, Rias…?! A-A-A-And naked too! D-D-Did we… y-you know, lose it?!" he asked with his mouth wide open in horror.
Unfortunately, as innocent as Sora may be, he actually had… uhm, some knowledge about things like this. He blamed Riku for it, as the silver-haired boy used to tease his best friend about Kairi during their childhood days at Destiny Islands. It was no secret that Sora took every opportunity to grow closer to Kairi when she arrived at their home, to the point that the spiky brunette would do all sorts of shenanigans to get her attention.
Riku approached him about it one day and asked a few questions, most of which were about Kairi herself. There were even some ridiculous ones like 'will you get jealous if I talk to Kairi alone', and 'do you know you're spending at least five hours everyday trying to make her notice you'. Stupid Riku. There was nothing wrong with him spending time with Kairi, right?
In the end, Riku just snickered and told him to 'use protection when they go at it', which was the one moment in his childhood that Sora dreaded.
The moment where his innocence was ruined (not really, he just overreacted).
That's why he did his best to keep an innocent and radiant vibe, while also keeping his thoughts pure. It worked for the entirety of his first, second, and third adventures that he almost let go of that little incident during his childhood and completely forgetting about it… only for him to get reminded of it now, just while he was in a different world/dimension/universe.
Rias laughed at the sudden barrage of questions that Sora threw at her. "Slow down there, love. I had to sleep here last night because I was too tired to walk to my own bed. You were just more tired than me that you went to bed after taking a shower. I had to stay up late arranging some important files and chose to sleep here when I was done since your room is nearer. Secondly, it's a habit of mine to sleep naked. And don't worry, we're still virgins~" she finished with a wink.
"O-O-Okay… that's a relief…" Sora let out the deep breath he was holding, feeling greatly relieved that they didn't do anything explicit of the sort.
"Were you thinking about doing those things with me?" Rias' smile turned mischievous as she scooted even closer towards her newest servant.
"W-W-What?! N-No, I wasn't!" Sora turned his head and denied her words with a red face, only to be silenced when Rias sat directly beside him as she hugged his arm and buried it in between her breasts. "R-R-R-R-Rias?!" His blush became brighter that Sora secretly wished he could just disappear right now to save himself from embarrassment.
"Before you even think of doing those things with your partner, you have to get to know them first. And to do that, you have to sit beside them and make sure not to sit across your date." Rias explained, moving her face closer towards Sora's cheek. The poor couldn't resort to closing his eyes anymore and just simply did his best to turn his away, while ignoring the fact that his arm was… between her assets…
"P-Please stop this already… w-w-what do you even gain from doing this? I-I-Is it because you're a devil…?" he asked in a clueless tone, which only caused Rias to giggle in amusement.
"I'm just having fun with my newest servant." Rias mused and upon hearing that, Sora's expression turned into a frown. That was the second time Rias had referred to him as 'her servant'. He heard her say it yesterday, but he shrugged it off and thought of it as a part of turning him into a devil.
He was confused and upset at the same time. Did Rias really think of him that way? If she did, then why would she buy him a ton of clothes to use? Or even offer him a place to stay? This was so confusing that it made him feel like he made the wrong decision in choosing to be a devil.
Being a devil was harder than what Sora thought it would be like.
Rias noticed the change in his expression and quickly took advantage with a seductive smile on her face. "I see you're slowly becoming comfortable with this. You're not even resisting anymore. Perhaps you wanted this to happen all along, Sora~?" she leaned forward and blew gently into his ear.
The sensation brought Sora's mind back to reality as his blush returned full-force. "Hey, I'm not the one who started this! You're the one who decided to sneak into my room naked!" He quickly shook his head and tried to pull his arm from Rias' grasp, but she held it with both hands that he couldn't move it properly without embarrassing himself further.
"Ahh, if you wanted your arm back, you could have just said so. You didn't have to be so… forceful." Rias giggled, but let go of Sora's arm nonetheless. The young boy quickly hid his arm as if it was tainted with shame. He honestly wished he could just roll into a corner and hide himself until he could forget about this.
"Can't you put on some clothes already?! Why are you even doing this?!" Sora cried out, turning his back towards Rias and hugging his knees. "What kind of person even sleeps naked? You could have worn some pajamas before sleeping here!"
"Oh? Are you saying that you have no problem with me spending the night in your room?" Rias crossed her arms under her breasts, pushing them up even further.
"Uhhh…" Sora was speechless, unable to give an answer to that question.
"Oh, relax. I'm just teasing you. It's fun to tease you like this. You look so cute when you're embarrassed, Sora." Rias waved him off with a small laugh, as she got off the bed and finally began to dress herself up.
"You call that teasing! Kairi loves to tease me but she doesn't go as far as to sleep in my bed naked!" Sora thought, remembering the times when his childhood friend would tease him for fun. They were all lighthearted moments compared to this. Kairi acting angry with him was nothing short of pure innocence compared to Rias sleeping naked in his own bed. "Kairi won't even—" Sora's blush deepened when the sudden thought of a naked Kairi replacing Rias' position right now went to his mind, forcing the poor brunette to shake his head to erase that image from his memory.
"It's not a weird habit to sleep naked, Sora. A lot of people feel more comfortable sleeping with nothing covering their bodies." Rias lectured, putting on a pair of dark brown underwear before she noticed Sora shaking his head repeatedly as though he was going crazy. Growing worried, she walked over towards him and put a hand on his shoulder. "Are you okay, Sora?"
"I WASN'T THINKING!" Sora yelled, jumping in surprise from the contact.
Rias raised an eyebrow. If it was another time, she would've thought Sora was just embarrassed from what was happening right now, but he looked like he was truly panicking for some reason. "Um… is something the matter?"
Sora quickly looked at Rias, but his mind had to betray him and instead of the crimson-haired princess, a mental image of Kairi in her underwear was standing before him with a worried look on her face. The spiky-haired teen frantically rubbed his eyes to burn that thought away as he felt like he was the worst person in the world for having impure thoughts like that.
So much for being a Guardian of Light.
"N-N-N-Nothing…! I-I-I was just… I was…!" he tried to answer, but failed horribly when his mind went haywire after that mental image of Kairi in her underwear became something that wouldn't leave his head anytime soon. "Argh, stop thinking about it! I can't think of her that way! Kairi's my friend, so stop it!" he shouted mentally, holding his head in panic.
The redhead took Sora's conflicted state as an opportunity to get a reaction from him again; Rias leaned forward and gave a sultry smile towards the blushing boy. "Are you somehow thinking of me again, Sora? I wouldn't mind giving you another show~" she purred.
"P-P-P-Please stop teasing me already…" Sora looked like he was about to cry from all the embarrassment he was feeling. He felt ashamed of himself for having such impure thoughts, even though typical teenage hormones likely played a part in it.
"Alright, I've had my fun. You're just so easy to tease, Sora." Rias chuckled as she patted the boy on the head. She then walked over towards her school uniform that was neatly folded by the door, which was actually placed there by Koneko earlier as she passed by the room. She picked up her clothes and was about to leave when she heard Sora call out to her.
"Rias… what did you mean when you called me your 'servant'?" Sora, in a desperate attempt to forget about his embarrassment, decided to just ask the red-haired girl about the thing that bothered him since yesterday.
"Sora, what do you mean by that?" Rias asked, turning towards the boy with a wary look. The way he sounded just now honestly made it seem like he was sad about something, and Rias was worried. Did she do something that made him upset?
"Yesterday, when you turned me into a devil, you called me your servant. You called me that again earlier, I heard it. But… what did you mean by that? Am I just a servant to you?" Sora said in a low tone, before turning towards Rias despite her clear lack of clothing. His mind was not focused on that however, which allowed him to look at the girl with no embarrassment on his features.
He didn't personally believe that Rias saw him in that way, because she has been nothing but kind and caring to him since they met. Sure, their first meeting didn't end in the best way, but it a misunderstanding on her part. She even apologized for it. When they had finally made a proper introduction, that was when things between them became a lot better. Plus, she didn't force him to turn into a devil, it was his decision to make and he accepted it. But this issue won't go anywhere if he keeps it a secret. It wasn't like Sora to keep secrets, so it was for the best that he talks to Rias about this matter.
"Oh, I see the problem here. You think that I see you as nothing more tham a servant, a slave to my will. Is that right?" Rias smiled knowingly, walking back towards the boy who begun to panic once again.
Sora waved his arms in front of him frantically. "N-N-No, nothing like that, I promise…! I-I'm just… I'm just confused with what you meant by it because… w-w-w-well, I don't believe that you don't think of me like that. You're my friend, Rias."
Rias sat down on the edge of the bed beside him and wrapped an arm around Sora's body in a caring way. He blushed at this, but shook it off as he listened to the girl speak. "While I am quite glad that you don't think less of me, I perfectly understand why you would be confused, Sora. I am what you call a 'High-class devil'; they are devils that can recruit humans and other beings into their peerage. High-class devils are quite popular in the devil society, and their peerages are normally seen as their servants by other devils."
Sora's eyes began to widen as he took in Rias' words, coming to understand one of the important things involved in being a devil.
"Other people may think of you as my servant and they are technically right about that, to me it's just an expression. I called you that yesterday because it's part of the process to reincarnate you as a devil. I referred to you in the same way earlier because I was just teasing you. Don't think of it as something serious. That's what I like about you. From what I read, almost nothing can hold you down because you find a way to save the day and smile." She chuckled before bopping his nose with a finger, enjoying the redness that formed on Sora's cheeks. "I would never treat you like a slave, Sora. I may be your master but I love my peerage like they're my family, that includes Akeno, Yuuto, and Koneko too. So don't sell yourself short, okay?"
"Y-Yeah… I guess…" Sora muttered, looking down at the floor as this new information sunk into his mind. "I guess I got all worried for nothing. But I'm glad I got it off my chest. Having a master… sounds weird in my opinion, but I think I'll get used to it. Oh yeah, it's like with Donald and Goofy! The king sees them as his friends, even though he's the ruler of Disney Castle." He let out a sigh of relief, since he was right about Rias. She didn't see him as a servant but as family.
Family, huh? Hm, Sora liked the sound of that, and it was something he'll have to get used to.
Sora then felt Rias pull him into a hug, burying his head into her bosom as she patted him on the back. "Anyway, don't be afraid to talk to me about matters like this, Sora. Like I said, it's my responsibility to watch out for the well-being of my peerage, and you're a part of it. You can tell me all about your problems, got it?"
The boy blushed deeply since his face was directly against Rias' majestic chest that he could barely breath, but Sora managed to find the strength to nod his head slowly. He could only be thankful that she was wearing some underwear at least, although that wasn't really something he should be thankful for.
"I got it. Thank you, Rias." Even with great difficulty, Sora managed to turn his head to the side so that he could speak out his thoughts. Despite how embarrassing his current position was, the keyblade wielder felt happy right now, seeing as he found himself amongst good people, regardless of the fact that they were devils.
He wouldn't regret his decision to be turned into a devil anytime soon!
"You're welcome." she smiled before finally letting go of him as she stood up. Rias then pointed her finger towards the spiky brunette, who looked surprised with her sudden action. "Now get out of bed, you have a long day ahead of you!"
"Huh? What do you mean?" Sora asked in confusion, but the redhead looked like she was ignoring as she made her outside, bringing her uniform along. "Hey, Rias! What do you mean I have a long day ahead? What's going on?" he called out, getting off of the bed and seemingly confused with Rias' change in demeanor.
"Remember when I said there's a surprise waiting for you yesterday? You'll be getting it after breakfast. Make sure to eat a lot, or you won't be able to handle it." she winked, causing Sora to widen his eyes.
"Oh, cool! What's the surprise?!" Sora asked with an eager smile, wondering what his leader had planned for him.
"Hmm, I should be keeping it a secret until later on, but I guess there's no harm in revealing it now." she snapped her fingers with a smirk, causing a set of clothes to appear on Sora's bed.
The keyblade wielder quickly turned his head to see what it was; a white long-sleeved polo, with a black blazer and matching pants. It looked like the school uniform that Yuuto was wearing yesterday.
"What's this? Are these for me?" Why would Rias give him these clothes just now? He didn't remember anything like these ones when she dragged him out for clothes-shopping yesterday, and this was definitely the first time he saw these. Although why did it look like Kiba's clothes from yesterday, except that the ones on his bed looked smaller?
Sora paled as soon as it hit him, snapping his head towards Rias with an incredulous expression. His eyes were wide in shock while his mouth was agape in pure horror. Oh please, anything but that… "WAIT! DON'T TELL ME I'M GOING TO —!"
"That is exactly what the surprise is, Sora. You'll be going to school with me and Koneko. That uniform is just your size, so don't worry about it being tight or loose." Rias laughed, amused at the reaction that the boy made upon realizing what the uniform was for.
"School?! B-B-But…" he tried to argue that he had an important duty as a keyblade wielder by watching out for the Heartless should they appear, but he couldn't find the strength to say it. Well, it was either that or he didn't want to go to school. "But I can't—"
Rias quickly stopped him as she raised her hand. "No buts. You're going to school, whether you like it or not. Every member of my peerage attends Kuoh Academy, including me, and you're not an exception. Now hurry up and head downstairs, we're having breakfast!"
With that, Rias had walked away, leaving a stunned Sora in his room. He was going to school, huh? He'll be in one of those classrooms with other people, answering stuff and doing projects among other things… he never had a proper education, due to circumstances that involved getting a giant key out of nowhere to fight against evil…
But today, that changes because he was going to school.
Going to school… going to school… going to school… going to school… he was going to school.
The spiky brunette stood still in his place for a few seconds, seemingly frozen when he suddenly face planted on the floor like a stiff boulder, letting out a comical cry of despair as Sora started to shed anime-like tears all over.
"I take it back… I regret being a devil…!"
And there we go. The craziness of DxD has finally begun. The title implies Sora turning into innocent videogame character, into a harem protagonist. Heh. Don't even try to complain about Sora losing his innocence. This is the DxD world, mind you. And this world is anything but innocent. He'll even gain a harem by the end, what's innocent about that? Lol. Sora was bound to lose his innocence sooner or later anyway, it just happened sooner because of Rias and her habits. Anyway, next chapter should be interesting with Sora having his first day in school.
Goodbye… and good night! BANG! *too sweet gesture*
-Lance
