Here's Chapter 2! Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: Beelzebub belongs to Ryuuhei Tamura, not me.

Chapter 2- The Strategist and the Pillar Generals

It's been a few weeks since my first day here and I guess I've adjusted pretty well in this class. As I sit in my desk, I hear the sounds of conversation between various people. Nearby, I see Hecadoth wince upon hearing Yuka squeal 'Crazy!' over something. As he looks around the classroom, he seems a bit unimpressed by the delinquents.

"Hey, Tanaka-senpai!" I look up and see a silver-haired boy standing next to my desk, a friendly smile on his face.

"Hi, what's your name?" I ask politely.

"I'm Furuichi," he introduces. "Would you like me to show you around St. Ishiyama? I could show you, Hecadoth, and Agiel around the school if you want."

At first I'm about to say no, but that would be rude. "Sure, thanks for the offer," I thank. "And you can just call me Yumi if you want."

He smiles. "Sure thing, and no problem!" he replies before sitting in his desk next to Hecadoth and Agiel.

When lunchtime rolls around, I follow Furuichi around the school as he shows the two Pillar Generals and I around. While showing us the school cafeteria, we see a guy with orange-bleached hair and a girl with brown hair in two pigtails come up to us. "Yo, Furuichi!" the guy greets.

"Hey Yamamura, Azusa-chan," Furuichi greets back. The girl, now known as Azusa, looks at us.

"Ehh, are these the new transfer students from Macau?" she asks. She turns to Hecadoth curiously. "Ohhh, he looks kind of cute! But why does he have fish ears?"

"It was something he was born with," Agiel interjects.

I have to admit, I'm a bit surprised that people don't freak out so much, and they take all information about demons pretty well. In fact, if they think that Hecadoth and Agiel are really from Macau, then they're gonna get the wrong ideas about Macau.

"Oh, you're the new girl from Canada, right?" the boy, now known as Yamamura, asks me.

I nod. "Yeah. My name's Yumi," I introduce.

"Hold on, what are your names?" Azusa asks the Pillar Generals.

"Hecadoth," Hecadoth replies.

"And I'm Agiel," Agiel adds.

"Hecadoth and Agiel, huh? Nice names! Well, we'll see you around, Furuichi!" Yamamura waves to us as he and Azusa walk ahead. "And enjoy Japan, you three!"

I turn to Furuichi. "Speaking of which, where are Hecadoth and Agiel staying?" I ask.

"We're going to be staying with Furuichi," Agiel tells me. "We'll be moving into his house tonight. I hope that his family's nice."

Furuichi then turns to them. "Before you two move in, let me just establish some key things about our home. First off, when my sister has her friends over, just ignore them when they start their shipping wars and all that. Next, do not interrupt them when they're watching their favourite drama on TV…" He continues with a few more guidelines, and I can't help but smile in amusement at them.

"Can you tell me who all are in the class?" I ask when he's done.

"Well, there's the Tohoshinki, the Red Tails, Good Night Shimokawa, Killer Machine Abe, the MK5, the Sanada brothers, and Oga Tatsumi, the Baby-on-Back Brawler," he tells me.

"So, Yumi-chan, where do you live?" Agiel asks me.

"I live with my dad," I reply. "It's been just me and my dad since I was four."

"Really?" Furuichi asks. "What about your mom?"

I stiffen slightly. I don't like talking about my mom's death out loud, especially to people whom I've just met. I shake my head. "I… I don't want to talk about it," I say quietly, walking ahead.

At some point, when I walk outside, my music in my ears, a book in my hands, I suddenly see five rough-looking people I've seen in class before come up to me. "Yo, Tanaka!" the ringleader calls, sneering at me. "Do you know who we are?"

I tilt my head to the side in confusion, raising an eyebrow. "Should I know who you are?" I ask.

"Well, duh!" one of them retorts. "We're the MK5, Ishiyama's top delinquents!"

I nod slowly. "Well, nice to meet you," I say, walking past them. However, I find my path being blocked by them again. "Excuse me, but may I please get through?" I ask as politely as I can. What's with these guys?

"Listen up, girly!" the ringleader sneers. "We're challenging you to a fight, got it? Just to see if you're worth being recognized by all of Ishiyama!"

By now, it seems that we've attracted a crowd, which consists of the special class, Furuichi, the Pillar Generals, and a few St. Ishiyama students. Unfortunately, I'm not really a serious fighter, and the only time I become a fighter is when I lose control. But there's no way am I doing that. Instead, I try and put an end to the taunts. "I'm sorry, but I'm not interested," I tell them firmly. "Now please, can you let me through?"

"How dare you!" the ringleader snarls. "That's it, you asked for it!" He lunges at me right then, aiming a punch at my stomach. However, I manage to avoid the punch by doing a quick side step. The guy glares at me and aims another punch, which I manage to block with my arm. I then do a swift fouette, tripping him over.

Almost everyone stares at me in shock.

"Whoa, did you see that?"

"Yeah, Tanaka totally just tripped him over!"

I inwardly sigh. It looks like I have no choice but to defend myself. Well, it's a good thing I know some karate.

The second guy comes charging at me, and I quickly duck under his fist before doing a swift roundhouse-style kick at him, landing my feet in a plie position, maintaining my balance. I then give a stern glare at the remaining three. "Listen up," I say. "I have no interest in starting any fights, so don't provoke me. However, if I have to defend myself, then expect me to really retaliate back."

I walk back inside the school building, ignoring the surprised stares of everyone.

"What kind of fighting was that…?"

"That didn't even look like fighting."

"Yeah, it was more like dance."

For the rest of the day, I try to avoid eye contact with other people, feeling a bit embarrassed for actually fighting. In my defense, I was defending myself, but I still didn't expect all this attention. Especially when the same guy with a pompadour comes up to me and asks me how much money will I accept if I become his follower.

"Yumi-chan!" I look up and see Oomori Nene, a red-haired girl who's a member of the Red Tails. "Why don't you join the Red Tails? You'd be a great member."

I shake my head. "Thanks, but no thanks," I say. "I'm not looking to join any gangs." This answer seems to surprise not only her, but her fellow members as well.

If I joined, there'll be a higher expectation of my fighting skills. I don't want them to be suspicious, especially if I ever accidentally lose control. I do not want a repeat of the Vancouver Incident. Ever.

As I walk home from school, I clutch onto my blazer, shivering slightly. The temperatures are definitely starting to drop. Though, not as chilly as what I'm used to in Canada, it's still pretty chilly. "Demons…" I muse quietly to myself. "Just how many are here?" I wonder as I look around the city, admiring the view. Ishiyama's not such a bad place to live in. It's actually pretty nice with all the buildings lit up and the sound of fun, catchy J-pop music playing from several shops.

When I turn around the corner, I see Furuichi walking with a tall teen boy with messy brown hair and a green-haired baby on his back, as well as a blonde-haired girl in a gothic-lolita style dress. We stop upon seeing each other.

"Oh! Yumi, I didn't expect to see you here!" Furuichi greets. "Yumi, this is Oga, Baby Beel, and Hilda-san." He introduces me to the three people next to him.

I give a slight bow. "Nice to meet you," I say. Right then, I sense the demonic aura around Hilda-san and Baby Beel. That's when I realize it. Hilda-san's a demon maidservant! And Baby Beel is actually Kaiser de Emperana Beelzebub IV! I've read enough about the Demon World to know about the different types of demons and other information, so I know about Behemoth's 34 Pillar Division, Demon Maidservants, the Great Demon Lord, his sons, and about contractors. However, this still surprises me, for some reason.

"What're you guys doing out here?" I ask.

"Hilda and I had to go shopping for ingredients for croquettes tonight," Oga says.

"So, where's Hecadoth and Agiel?" I ask as we walk across the overpass together.

"They're at my place, trying to adjust to the new environment," Furuichi says. "The introductions actually went better than expected. Hecadoth's going to be sleeping in my room, and Agiel's going to be sleeping in my sister's room."

I nod. "I was just on my way back home from school," I say. Right then, Baby Beel starts pointing at me and acting restless.

"Oi, Yumi," Furuichi then says. "About what happened with the MK5. What kind of fighting was that? Like, that didn't look much like fighting, it was like art!"

I look down, feeling a bit embarrassed. "You see, when I lived in Vancouver, I used to take competitive ballet since I was a kid. And, I guess the moves rubbed off on me and mixed in with whatever karate I know," I say.

Baby Beel continues to act restless and point at me while blabbering something in his baby talk. I stare in confusion at the baby. "What's with him?" I ask.

"He's just hungry," Hilda-san replies. Although, I can see her looking at me in suspicion. Fortunately, we reach a four-way in the neighbourhood.

"Well, I'm heading this way, so I'll see you tomorrow," I say, waving at them politely. "Good night."

That night, when I'm taking a shower, I think about today's events. Could it be possible that Hilda-san and Baby Beel know about what I am? Is that why they acted rather suspicious of me? I'll figure it out tomorrow, I guess. If I try and figure it out now, I'll end up getting a headache. Wait, why am I caring? I shouldn't be caring so much! If I care, I'll forget about my main task. I have to keep it a secret. Nothing can distract me from it.