I barely made it in time but even then it was all for nothing. I pushed myself against Nardo, trying to get him off balance so he wouldn't be over Senji like he was. But my half-assed idea backfired in my face.

The fallen angel was able to regain his foot before I could and with his arm swatted me away. Normally something like that wouldn't send you ten feet back, but I was dealing with a man with wings and he was abnormally strong. I grunted as I landed on my back, sitting up only to see the spear of light pierce into my friend.

" This is what happens to those who defines God's Will!" Nardo exclaimed as he dug his weapon even deeper into Senji's chest.

" SENJI!"

I could only watched as he coughed out blood. Sometime during the whole commotion his glasses had gotten knocked off his face and were a little ways away from him. He reached out with a shaky hand and tried to reached for the spear put Nardo brought his foot down and pinned my friend's wrist down with it.

" YOU BASTARD!" I roared out, getting back on my blood was rushing to my head and I could head the fast, steady beat of my heart in my ears.

I was pissed. Pissed that this shit was happening again. Pissed that my friend was hurt. Pissed about myself not able to do jack shit about it and prevent this from happening, from happening to Senji. Because of me he was getting punished and he didn't do anything wrong!

The sounds of Senji gasping for breath and choking on his own blood made me worried but mostly angry. My teeth was clenched tight and my fists shook with rage. If only I had strength, power like this douche bag so I could teach him a lesson.

" Don't raise your voice at me, scum!" Nardo had a tone of someone who was in command but I didn't give a rats ass." Your turn will come soon enough."

He pushed deeper and Senji cried out, pleading, begging for it to stop." Please! I-I just want to go home! Please! No more! It hurts!"

" Stop it! Just let him go!" I couldn't take this anymore. This had to stop. They could come at me all they wanted, I didn't care. But my friends, they didn't have anything to do with this. I was the one who wasn't human.

Without the slightest hesitation I charged at Nardo. Even without a weapon, without powers, I was going to beat this motherfucker until he was nothing but a pile of black feathers. That was all I cared about. Saving my friend and making this guy pay for what he has done.

" I said STOP IT!" I wasn't thinking, my body just moved on its own and instead of punching with my dominant hand, I used my left. Suddenly I felt something inside of me. It was as if I was fully awake. I became aware of my surroundings, my senses on overdrive. Then there was an green light, glowing brightly from my hand.

A burst of wind came out of nowhere. However, it did me a favor and pushed Nardo back and away from Senji, allowing me to get in front of him. The light grew bright and when I looked down at my arm. It was swarmed completely by the green light, making it impossible to see with was going on. Finally the light died down and so did the wind. When I looked back down at my arm, it was covered in some kind of red gauntlet. An round, bright, green gem right in the middle of it. 'The hell is this?'

I stared at the thing, in confusion and awe. It was something you would see a guy wear on some kind of t.v. show or anime.

" What?! Is that a Sacred Gear!?" Nardo yelled out in disbelief.

[BOOST!]

The gauntlet spoke, the gem glowing before dimming down again. There was no time to sit around and figure out what was going on. I didn't even blink when the guy asked if the thing was a Sacred Gear, whatever that meant. I used his bewilderment to my advantage, charging at him again once more, my left hand pulled back. I threw my punch but the fallen angel was faster and lifted into the air.

" I'm not dealing with this crap!" He flapped his wings, gaining more altitude.

" Oh no you don't, you bastard!" I couldn't let him get away, not after what he had down to my friend.

I leaped at him, my body lifted higher into the air than I thought. In fact I was pretty high off the ground. Weightless, I looked at Nardo, his expression that of someone of surprise and slight fear. I didn't know what it was that got him scared but I did not care whatsoever.

[BOOST!]

I threw my punch, connecting with his face. The impact sent him rocketing down to the ground like a bullet, crashing into a pile of trash and trashcans. I landed back on my feet on the ground, waiting as the dust cleared. It was silent and still. The waiting was suspenseful.

The hairs on the back of my neck standing up, I leaped out of the way when a spear of light came flying at me. I drove to the ground and covered my head as I felt the ground shake from under me and bits of concrete bounced off me. Quickly I looked to see where Nardo was. I couldn't see him anywhere.

" This is unexpected." His voice came from above and I looked up to see him hovering there. His cold demeanor had return, acting as if he wasn't freaking out moments before." Next time, you won't be so lucky."

Nardo turn and flew away, speeding off in the distance. I watched until he was no longer there before turning back and running to Senji.

" Senji!" He was still on the ground, not moving. My adrenaline was still pumping through me, my heart still racing. I called out to Senji, shaking him by his shoulders, lightly smacking his face." C'mon, wake up!"

Finally he groaned and he open his eyes. His brown eyes look dull and lifeless. His skin was paler than usual, making him look like a ghost." Senji."

Senji looked at him as if he could finally see me." Hey," his voice barely a whisper." I'm tired, man."

" Don't go to sleep," I panted my hand on the ground in front of me only to feel something wet. I looked at my hand, the street post gave me enough light to see the crimson liquid. It only took me a second to realize Senji was laying in a small pool of his own blood. Fuck. Fuck, man! Fuck!

" Senji, hang on, okay. I'll get you some help!" I was scared, I didn't know what to do at this point. I open his blazer, trying to see if I could stop the bleeding. What I saw was just a black stain where he was attacked. His shirt was completely damp with blood.

" Tai," Senji said weakly.

" Don't talk, Senji. Save your energy," I told him, trying to keep the fear out of my voice. I paced my hands under the wound, hoping it would stop the bleeding or something,What was I suppose to do? This never happened to me before. I seen movies when something like this happen and most times the guy dies. I couldn't let my friend die, I couldn't. But I just wasn't strong enough. I could had saved him and now he was going to lose his life, because of me!

" Tai!"

I shook my head," Just shut up, man!"

My eyes stung though no tears came. I felt like someone was squeezing my throat, like I was suffocating and couldn't breathe. I stared into Senji's eyes only to see he was gazing beyond me, dazed and unfocused. I was losing him.

" Girl…" He gasped out.

" What?" I asked looking at him.

" Girl…" He said again this time a little louder.

Was he really thinking about girls at a time like this? Was that really going to be his final thought?
" Yeah, man. Girls, hot ones," I said. People said that when you were about to die you see a white light at the end of a dark tunnel. But it seemed like Senji saw girls.

I might had never figured out what Senji had meant unless an actual girl came and kneel next to me. Right off the back I could tell she belonged to a church just by what she was wearing. A nun outfit with blue accents and a white veil that also had blue accents. She had blond hair and when she looked at me, her eyes were a emerald green.

I didn't get a chance to get a word out when she suddenly placed her hands over mine." Please, move your hands so I can help." Her voice was soft and gently and was in too much of a panic to be thinking straight. I didn't know why I was listening to a stranger, no matter how cute she looked, but I did as she asked and pulled my blood stained, hands away.

" Wow… Cute girl," Senji grunted out before wincing. The girl seem not to be reacting to Senji's comment as she looked like to be concentrating. Her hands hovered above the wound and a soft, green light appeared around her hands. My heart was still pounding and at this point I just shut down. All I could do was watch as my friend's injury started to heal?

I wasn't sure but I could point out some small changes. First one was Senji's breathing was more regular. He wasn't gasping and gasping for air. Another thing was his eyes got it's light back; though his skin still remain pale.

Within minutes, the girl pulled away as sat back. I lean forward towards Senji, calling his name softly." Senji?"

Senji looked at me, gave a weak grin and a thumbs up before passing out. It was then a red glow came out of nowhere. Some kind of insignia floating in the air. I heard the girl next to me gasp just as Rias Gremory along with four others appeared the side of us.

DxD

" I see you managed to activate your Sacred Gear," Rias said with a pleased look on her face." Good job."

" Yeah," I grumbled looking at the thing still on my arm. I wonder if it could be taken off. As if responding to my thoughts the gear vanished and my arm was back to normal. 'Well that was a relief.'

I was drained from earlier and I just wanted to bury myself in a hole somewhere and go to sleep. Once Rias had came, Kiba Yuuto and a girl with white hair that I've seen but didn't know took Senji home. Senji was still unconscious and more surprising was that the girl carried him over her shoulder like a rag doll. It was one of those 'what the hell' moments.

The nun, who introduced herself as Asia Argento, was standing next to me looking rather lost but yet she wasn't freaking out. I mean, I would flip if a magical portal appeared out of nowhere and three cute girls and a boy appeared from it. Not only that but she was surrounded by devils, I expected her to freak, but I wasn't sure if she caught onto that or not.

" You're not hurt, are you?" I looked up to see a genuine concern expression of Rias's face, a small frown on her face. I felt Asia's eyes on me as well and I just shook my head." No, I'm okay. Just worried what's going to happen to Senji is all." I looked towards the direction the other two carried off my friend.

" No worries." It was Akeno Himejima. Like Rias she too was wearing the school's uniform, her chest look like it would burst out from her shirt.

" You're friend will be okay, Kiba and Koneko will take care of him."

That didn't cease my worries but I had no choice but to tak Ie her word for it and nod.

Rias looked at me and Asia both, as if thinking of something before speaking up." Well it's time for us to head back. Tai should should get home too," she then looked at Asia. The innocent, miracle worker of a nun stare back at Rias with wonder." Thank you for helping Tai here."

Asia smiled as her face looked slightly flushed." No need to thank me. I just try to help where I can."

Rias smile once more and bowed her head." I see. That's good to know."

Once again a red glow appear as the exact same portal popped up again. Akeno looked back at us.

" It's time to go, Ms. President," she smiled.

" Right." Rias turn to me," Get some sleep. Tomorrow we can finally discuss about the changes you been going through."

Rias turn her back on us and in seconds her and Akeno were gone, the portal disappearing.

I sighed, rubbing the back of my head. This was all too much for me. Something was constantly happening and I could barely comprehend what's happening. It made me wish that these past few days, no, weeks were just a weird dream.

" I haven't gotten a chance to say this earlier, but thank you for saving my friend," I said looking at the nun." If you haven't came along, I wouldn't know what I would had done."

Asia smiled and I couldn't help but notice how cute she really looked." No need. I just heard some commotion when I was walking and when I showed up I saw you next to your friend. You looked distress so I thought something had happen and I came to help."

I stared at her as she explained how she heard the fight and I was kind of glad that she didn't show up during the little spat between me and the fallen angel." But still, thank you, Asia. But what were you doing out here so late anyways?"

Asia blushed and pressed her fingers together." Ah, well I- I just got here some time this afternoon and I'm not really familiar with this place so… I got lost."

Well that was a reasonable excuse, I guess.

" Where were you trying to go?" I asked.

" I was trying to find the church that I will be staying at," she smiled.

" Church?" I thought about it, and could only think of one church that we had located on top of a hill. I wasn't one for religion so I never really went to 'Praise the Lord' or ' Hallelujah'. I only been to church once in my life and that was when my father died.

" Oh I know where that is," I told her.

" You do!?" Asia's green eyes brighten up and she smiled. I gave a small smile of my own and nodded.

" Yeah, but it's a little ways away and it's rather late. And since you said you just got here I'm thinking you don't have anywhere to stay at still morning, right?"

She nodded," Yes, I was going to be living at the church."

" Okay. So how about you spend the night at my place and in the morning I can take you to the church on my way to school."

" That's sweet but I can't intrude on your family like that," she said being modest.

" It's okay, really. Besides it's the least I can do, you saved my friend," I insisted. That seem to work as she thought about it a little longer and finally nodded her head.

" Thank you-ah- I'm sorry, I didn't get your nam

I gave a small smile and introduced myself." I'm Taizen Soto. But just call me Tai."

A/N: Well here's chapter number six! Yeah I know not much of a fight sorry about that. I'm still working on how to write scences like those to where it's interesting for the readers. Be patient people I'll get it down eventually! Anyways what you guys think about Tai's friend almost dying?I figure this would be a good time to introduce Asia and gave her a little moment to shine. Poor Tai, everything is happening one after another. Oh well! Lol anyways tell me what you think. Read, review, enjoy.

Ps: I'm finally using my Deviant art account and I have some drawings posted up. One of them is of Tai so if you want to see what he looks like the link to my DA account is on my profile. I'm writing this using my phone so there might be some grammar mistakes.