AN: I'm sorry, and thanks for your patience. I just remember that I have 2 major exams instead of one, so please do understand if I do not update. Please point out any glaring mistakes. It helps me improves.

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Furuichi was grinning internally when the two of them are walking back to their school. Now that he has finally get Oga to open up, the next step would be helping him, which something he has no clue as to how. This is beginning to look like those drama that Hilda love so much, he thought. Biting into the croquette that Oga had suggested (read: force) him to buy while the two of them walk back to the school.

"So what do you want to do after school?"

Oga completely ignore him, continue to eat the croquettes as if he didn't heard him.

"Oi, don't ignore me." This level of familiarity is very comforting.

Still no reply. Oga toss the last piece into his mouth before eyeing the one Furuichi has in his hand. Furuichi tuck his croquette closer to him. "If you don't have any idea, then you can help me move my things in. And stop eyeing my croquette!" Furuichi holds out the other hand getting ready to slap Oga's hand away if he come close.

"Your things?" He questioned, hands in position to snatch the food.

"My things. I have a life you know, now I just need to move them in. I could use another helping hand." The hand that was held out raised higher preparing to strike.

"It's probably filled with weird stuffs." In Oga's opinion anything normal is weird. His hand went to grab the food.

"I'll have you know it's completely normal." Furuichi can never get used to the weird design Hell came up with. So he usually shops for items in the human world, the good delivery service provided encourage Furuichi's refusal to fully adapt to the Demon World. Who'd want to eat weird delicacies of the Demon World when he has access to the cookbooks and ingredients of the human world and when the equipment made by humans are more practical? Furuichi's highly trained eye stop Oga's hand just in time before he could grab the croquette.

"It's probably full of game isn't it?" He stated, remembering that Furuichi really like video games and the reason given when he went missing. (He got lost because of a buying video game so Oga made guesses) Oga rub his hand where Furuichi has hit, looking a little surprise that Furuichi block his attack. Then he grin, accepting a challenge.

"Of course." Not denying it one bit, most of it is his but it also includes the games that he used to bribe his father, the demon one, and encourage En to actually do his homework. So you can imagine the load Furuichi has. 'Note-to-self, find some ways to get Dew to continue bribing the two of them to do their work.'

"So what are you going to do with all your old stuffs?"

"I guess throw them all out. I'll decide what to keep after going through all of them, it's not much. Hey!" Oga successfully snatch the piece of croquette out of his hands. Without knowing Furuichi purposefully letting him succeed.

"I want the cake afterwards." He finished, stuffing the food into his mouth while eying Furuichi's exasperated expression.

"Don't help yourself to other people's food!" Furuichi assumes Oga meant the one at his house in the refrigerator. Even though Oga was the one who bought it. He was touched by the simple gesture from Oga but if he said it out, Oga would probably deny it as if his life depended on it and maybe punch him if he is persistent.

"Hey, Furuichi-kun where have you been during break?"

"Yo, Furuichi. Thinking of joining any clubs yet?"

"Furuichi-kun, where have you been before coming to Kata High?"

Furuichi smiled politely at all the students, now his classmates, answering all their question with appropriate answers. Most of them were lies. But he isn't too worried since he didn't come here to make friends with them.

"Are you friends with Oga?" That voice caught Furuichi's full attention. That voice with potential if trained properly, a hint of jealousy in it. He turn to face that person.

A male teenager with black hair and dark eyes. He has two scars on his left chin, and has a beauty mark under each eye. The scars somehow surprise him, this person didn't seem like those who would look for fights and those two are obviously obtained from one.

When the question was asked many turn their heads to him, making him the centre of attention. Furuichi also noticed Oga suddenly paid more attention than he was before. He couldn't help but give a small snigger, easily mistaken for a smile.

"Of course, why would I be anything else?" He reply with absolute confidence. He may be here to befriend Oga to get rid of whatever regret he has but that doesn't mean this friendship isn't real. He won't lie about something serious like that, he has principles to follow. Even though Oga is facing the window, Furuichi can tell there is a soft satisfied/happy grin on his face after he said it from the movement of muscles on Oga's face.

The face in front of him is noticeably disappointed at something though, but then his face change back to the polite smile. "I see, it's unusual to see Oga with someone that's all. Especially when you've just transfer here. My name is Hisaya Miki, nice to meet you." He held out his hand.

"Nice to meet you too." He returned the gesture.

"I'm home!"

Oga ignore the nagging question about how Furuichi follow the Japanese tradition with ease even after living overseas for so long. Honoka who has her body leaning on the couch, was staring at her brother and best friend walk by with a smile. Everything look and feel so normal like the silverette was never gone. Not that she is complaining. She turn her body back toward the television grab a cushion and hug it.

"The service is still as good as anywhere." Furuichi states, grinning when he see the huge pile of boxes after opening the door to his room. Oga walked in and immediately open one of the boxes as if he owned the place. When he open the box what greeted him was… A pile of paper…?

"It is weird stuffs." He said, his hands on the flap when he open them. He took out one of the papers. "What kind of person keeps paper with weird writings? And a few stack of them too." The other hand reaching in to see if there is anything else in the sea of papers.

Those are paperwork. As in Demon world paperwork, half-done and incomplete ones. Furuichi swore he saw some that were supposed to be on his father's table, for the Demon King to fill. Next thing he did, he really did swore. For two reasons, and promise to go after someone if he ever gets back.

"Shit."

"Hm? You say something?" Oga who just found out that the box seem to be deeper than it looks, is reaching both of his hands into the box to see just how deep he can go, turns his head towards Furuichi but kept his eyes at the box.

"No, I didn't." Furuichi could only stare deadpanned at the scene when his eyes moved to the symbol of Hell on the 'plain cardboard' box. He guess he better stop him before Oga gets lost in the box.

"Can you stop digging my stuff, those are 'homework' from my other school." Hoping the word 'homework' can get Oga away from the 'ordinary' box. As usual, his plans don't fail him, Oga moved away from the box to another one that was filled with games. Furuichi immediately move that under the study desk to keep it away from prying eyes.

"You know, I've heard something about you when the other students are talking." Furuichi puts down his bag and plop down on the bed, never missing a beat when he sees Oga tense up unconsciously.

"Really, Ogre? Couldn't you have come up with a more original name? Something like… Mad Dog Oga! What do you think?" Its obvious Furuichi was amused by the name, what he did not expect was Oga to agree with it.

"I'm not the one who comes up with the name. Though Mad Dog Oga does have a nice ring to it." Oga grinned evilly, in Furuichi's opinion. "So? Start unpacking baka-ichi I want that cake." Oga roll up his sleeves and flex his arms.

Furuichi was glad Oga at least feels safe to insult him without being worried about pushing him away. Because friends shouldn't be afraid to say whatever is on their mind. Furuichi can tell Oga still want him to be his friend after so long, thinking back at school Oga looks like he is ready to punch anyone who came too close is really amusing. But Furuichi wonder what kind of childhood trauma he had for him to rely so much on him. Miki seem to be friends with Oga so Furuichi don't see why he cared more about him when he went missing for years and if he's correct, Furuichi had only been friends with him for months. A child's memory shouldn't even be that clear at that point. Looks like he has his work cut out for him.

Furuichi is really enjoying the company of Oga and Miki. It's nice to have normal friends, not sure if Oga is considered normal in the human world or not since in Hell fighting happens every day. No more people bowing in respect when he walk pass or some random demons jumping out wanting to challenge him, that role seem to have pass on to Oga here, just a normal walk back home. He would consider Dew normal is he would stop wandering around wherever he could go. The last time he found his only half-demon friend hanging over a cliff where the dragon is asleep, if they anger the dragon Furuichi can't imagine where they'd get more milk for Bel. In the end, not only Dew managed to tire out the dragon after he woke him, he even manage to get a bottle of milk as souvenir for Bel. He still impressed by the ridiculous method Dew had used to this day.

Furuichi chuckled when he recall the memory. Catching the attention of Miki and Oga who obviously don't share his joke. He waved them off and continue to enjoy the food called Yakisoba bread Oga has introduce him this morning when he crash into the teacher (more like kicking the teacher in the face as platform when he jump over the gate) rushing to school while biting on one.

"Mad Dog Oga! Today you are going down!" A gang of people charged at Oga.

"You change your name fast! Just how many fights have you been in the last 24 hours?!" He yelled in disbelief, jaw dropping. Furuichi can't believe how fast Oga's nickname changed from 'Ogre' to 'Mad Dog Oga in just less than a day. From what he learn humans don't fight on a daily basis, is Oga secretly a demon?!

The same cannot be said about Miki though. Instead of being scared as Furuichi expected, he have a admire shine in his eyes and tried to join in the fight which he failed terribly. Miki has potential all right, but he seriously cannot hold his own fight right now. He understand Oga's passive aggressive personality but Miki… Furuichi is changing his opinion of the human world, as he stare at the scene straight-faced. Not forgetting to flick stones at a high speed, invisible to the naked eye, to the delinquent who can potentially do major damage to Miki. Furuichi didn't think Oga need help at all when he see him making the delinquents bow down to him while laughing. He is seriously trying to convince himself that Oga is a human, it seems the record for most ridiculous thing he has seen just got broken by Oga.

"Does this happens every day?" Furuichi asks, the disbelief face still in place.

"Pretty much, heh. I'm still not much help." Miki replied wiping his face with his forearm, standing up from his kneeling position.

"Why are you so obsessed with getting strong anyway Miki? I think you're fine just the way you are." Furuichi help him up, leaving Oga to his…, dominating. (For the lack of better word)

"I really look up to him." He led Miki who was leaning on him to the side. "Since you're his friend, I guess I could tell you." Furuichi raised his eyebrow in interest.

"I think his attitude is brilliant. That he can take down seniors who came after him because of his looks." Furuichi is not going to refute that part. "I want to become a better fighter." Miki said, full with determination. Then he sighed.

"Although sticking with him didn't make me a better fighter." Miki rest his elbows on his knees and intersect his fingers together, resting his chin on it. "No matter what kind of fight I was dragged into, Oga took care of everything by himself. However, I still look up to him." Miki raise his head to look at Furuichi, with confidence renewed "One day I'll become a good fighter, and I'll be able to stand next to him." Something within Furuichi shook, a pang of emotion clench around his heart. Suddenly it feels hard to breathe and his head hurts, Furuichi rest his hand on the wall trying to catch his breath before Miki could realise his state.

"H-Hey, are you okay?"

Too late.

Furuichi is grasping for air, not used to anyone other than his demon family to see him in this state, he panicked. Miki who was feeling better after the short rest, stood to hold the silverette who look like he is about to faint any time. His whole body is shaking.

"Oi, what wrong Furuichi?" Oga demanded, his grin disappeared when he turn around to see his friend in this state. He have half a mind to catch those punks again to punch the shit that did this to Furuichi,, but Oga recall Furuichi just stood at the side for the whole duration of the fight just like he said years ago.

"I-I'm *pant* …f-fine *pant*" Furuichi clutch his chest trying to force his heartbeat to slow down. 'They're your friends Furuichi, hold yourself together! Nothing is going to happen.'

"Bull shit! You don't look fine at all."

"Did you have some kind of illness we should be aware of?"

"Illness?" Oga question Miki, he don't remember Furuichi having any. He's awkwardly patting the silverette's back.

"You know, those kind that prevents a person from doing certain physical activities. You normally couldn't tell if they have it and you'll never know until it suddenly starts up." Miki finish with a serious tone, looking at Furuichi whose breath is only starting to slow, on the verge of collapsing. Oga have a similar expression.

"N-No really I'm fine." Furuichi tried to explain but got cut off.

"Next time get out of the way." Oga ordered.

Really, Furuichi is appreciated that Oga is concern but he do not have that sort of problem. It's just something Miki had said that set him off, Furuichi store the whole conversation in his head for analysis when he gets home. But first, his health is questioned and he has to defend it.

He failed. The next day, everyone though he was weak. Miki for some reason is convinced that he had some kind of attack back then, and started to tell the teacher which result in extra precaution during physical education and then the whole school knows about his so called illness by the end of the day. Well, on the bright side people won't target him since he's 'weak', they have no reason to challenge him like in Hell. But since he was Oga's 'right-hand man' and 'weak', kidnapping is really becoming a routine. Of course Oga, sometimes with Miki, never fail to rescue him. Good thing too, at first Furuichi still have those 'attacks'. Bad memories surface when he's tied up…

After the 15th time in the two months, Furuichi seem to have finally overcome his problem of being tied up temporary. He still cannot handle long period of restriction, but Oga is always this fast in finding him. Furuichi is starting to feel attachments to this place, not forgetting to send a letter to his family as well. He enjoy exchanging letters with his mother and Hilda about Bel, arguing about games with En even if it's not effective. He is still having trouble making his father doing his work though, papers are still being send to him every week to be completed, including the ones that are not supposed to be his. Dew isn't helping either. In fact, he seem to have become his father's playmate whenever he has the time according to the 'distress' message the council has sent.

Over the course of time, Furuichi also got to know how Miki ended up being Oga's friend. "I felt like Oga finally accepted me." The statement cause some discomfort but only enough for Furuichi to have a headache. No matter how much Furuichi ponders, he is still not sure what set him off that day. After so many month, the three of them were very close even though Miki lived quite a distance away from the two of them. If it were normal person, they'd think that they will be together forever, however Furuichi isn't all normal. The demon side of him was cheering arrogantly that he was right when Miki said he was moving and saw Oga punching Miki in the school courtyard. He can tell Oga put just enough force to really hurt. In other words, Oga didn't mean it, even if his words are stabbing.

"Stop trying to act like we're friends. I don't know who the hell you are!" Furuichi was sure the words just now hurt more than the wounds that Oga is inflicting on Miki right now. "Get the hell out of my sight! You're so weak it's sickens me!" Years of witnessing violence, the scene in front of him may be cruel to any human but to a half-demon this is nothing to be concern about. Furuichi switch his attention to the delinquent that started all this.

Kiriya Reiji, a well-known thug from Mano Middle High, likes to use his sharp nails to scratch his opponents, possibly used to scar them. Furuichi concludes that the three scar lines was inflicted by Oga for him to come to Kata for revenge. 'Using his weapon against him huh? No wonder he wants revenge, that person has a high level of pride. If I recall, he is moving away from here soon.'

The fight was over just as Furuichi finish contemplating, a sea of bodies is lying on the courtyard. Among them Miki also laid there. After Oga left, Furuichi move forward to help Miki to the Nurse's Office and silently bandage his wounds up. The wounds are facts that Oga went easy on him, Furuichi's eyes and instinct don't lie to him, and he also knows Miki is conscious throughout the fight. He don't say a thing as he sat by Miki's bed until it was time to meet Oga after school, leaving Miki to his thoughts.

"I'm going to miss doing homework with you. Heh, sorry emotional goodbye is not my forte." Furuichi said to Miki while they stood in front of the house. The truck all loaded with Miki's personal things.

"Don't worry neither is it mine. I am glad we were friend Furuichi." Miki held out his hand. Furuichi shook it.

"Same here."

Furuichi watch as Miki boarded the truck's passenger seat, his hands tucked into his thick winter coat.

"Miki, I hope you don't hate Oga for what happened."

From any one's point of view, it would look like Miki was ignoring or didn't hear him. Furuichi know he has Miki's full attention.

"You don't need me to tell you what kind of person Oga is, right?" Furuichi gave a gentle smile, "After all, you've been his friend for longer than I have."

Miki don't like how Furuichi is smiling behind him, that all-knowing smile that he always seem to have. He feels that the silverette know more than he is letting on, he is the smartest among the three of them. He admit that he may be jealous of Furuichi for being so close to Oga before, but now he hopes Furuichi knows what he is doing for still being friend with Oga. The truck leaves without Miki giving any reply to Furuichi.

Furuichi turn to leave when the truck was out of site, choosing to keep silent about the person waiting behind the pole one corner back.

Oga is really a friend a person could turn their back against. Furuichi silently pray for the day they would make up.

AN: I made it so that Miki got that scar before he know he was moving away and meet Furuichi, because the story wouldn't flow if I really follow the manga. And if you're interested you can read Miki's past in Vol7-chapter 57 and Vol8-chapter 66.

To suntan140:

There you have it. :3 Furuichi is not going to do anything, he just lets Oga and the others assume he is weak since there is no difference to him if they think he is weak or not. But Furuichi will fight to protect if he had to. Thanks for reviewing. :D

To chacra:

I'm glad you like it. :D Yes, of course En, Bel and Hilda will come. As for Dew, he will appear sometime but it all depends. I can't wait for Oga's reaction as well.

To lovewrath:

I know I replied you directly but I'll repeat again just in case anyone has the same question. This is not a slash fic, because I'm not good at it. It may look like it because I really want to show how close they are since in the manga they can even read each other's mind just from looking at each other.

And the reason why he cared more about Oga is because to Furuichi, his family are En, Bel and the others back in Hell. You can't really miss your family when your mind don't recognize them as family. Thanks for pointing out my mistakes.

To MessingWithFire:

I was afraid I fail at that part. Thank you for following.

To hawa-chan:

I didn't even thought about it, now you've given me the image of them being related. XD Himekawa looks more mature while Furuichi has a younger appearance though. Thanks for reviewing and making me laugh. :D

To first reviewer:

I don't know if my work is considered good but I'm really happy you like it. :D I seem to have unconsciously make the chapter deep. I can't wait until then as well, maybe I'll make her have a crush or maybe I won't but one thing is for sure that Furuichi is well respected in the Demon world. I'll try to update when at least one of my major exam is over. Thanks for reviewing, you can really cheer an author up. :)

To Lovetta Dream:

Thank you! XD It's short and sweet.

AN: Um, a question: Are you guys okay with the OC (Dew/Aldred) appearing more often? Because I know some readers so not like them and I'm trying to control myself not to make any of them a mary sue. Thank you for reading.