A.N.- hope you guys enjoy. Please review and give opinions, it's greatly appreciated. Now let's see what happens when a homeless loser meets our favorite, rich girl, red head.
Devil of the Streets
Chapter 3
I stepped out of the airport and looked around at the bustling city of Tokyo that surrounded me. I was clearly out of place here; I looked like a dirty runaway. I just sighed and pulled the hood over my head again. I stuffed the piece of paper that a flight attendant had written her number on into my pocket and smiled.
"How could a girl ever fall for me? That's just a stupid idea." I told myself and walked down a sidewalk, my hands in my pockets and my eyes looking at the sky. I probably looked really odd, an American kid walking down the sidewalk with no luggage and dirty old clothes. I just smiled up at the sky and tried to think about my next big plan.
"Getting out of a big city should be my top priority. I'll go find a small suburb somewhere and maybe enroll in school somewhere. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea." I nodded and made my way down the street. I had to find someone to ask if they had a foreign exchange student program at any school's nearby.
I walked into what looked like a visitors' center of some kind. I approached the desk and meet an average looking woman in a white business outfit.
"Excuse me miss, but do you know about any schools in the area that accept foreign exchange students?" I asked and the woman and she nodded before walking over to her computer and punching a few keys.
"It appears that the only one close by is a place called Kuoh academy. Does that sound alright to you?" She asked and I smiled at her.
"That sounds perfect. Is there anything that I need to do to get in? Where is it?" I asked her and she looked back at the computer screen.
"It's a few towns north, located in a small suburban town. It looks like all you have to do is go and apply there." She explained and she even printed out a pamphlet for me.
"Thank you very much miss. Here." I said as I bowed and gave her five dollars as a tip. She smiled at me and thanked me for the money. Good thing I don't have to use a train to get there, that was the last bit of my money.
I walked out of the visitors' center and tried to find an alley to hide so I could use my magic. I pulled out one of my Diamond cards and ducked into a dark alleyway. I crushed the card in my hand and created a stairway up to the rooftops. I climbed up and stood on top of a small black building, overlooking the city.
"Man this place is huge!" I yelled and took in the beautiful scenery. "Well, I better hurry up and find this academy then." I told myself and jumped off the rooftop. I made one of my ice rails and glided the rest of the way out of town.
I just flew through the air and constantly checked the piece of paper that the visitors' center lady had given me. After a few hours of traveling over rolling fields and around mountains, I got bored and pulled out one of my cigarettes. I lit it with one of my cards and continued on, smoking happily. Let's make one thing clear I don't smoke any of the drugs I use to sell, only cigarettes.
"Man this is calming. Just flying through the air. The breeze in my hair. This is what being alive feels like!" I yelled and outstretched my hands as I flew over the hills and valleys of Japan. This was absolute bliss, not a worry in the world.
Hours later, it was almost pitch black, I came across a small town in a valley. I flew down to it and checked over to make sure it was the right town…and it was!
"Yes! I found it!" I yelled as I came to a stop and tried to find a nice place to sit down and land.
"But where am I going to sleep tonight?" I thought as I hovered over a small park. I was pulled out of my blissful thinking by a loud shout from the park below me.
"Now what do we have here? I haven't even been here for a full minute and stuff is already popping off." I joked as I stopped behind a tree and jumped onto one of the branches. I climbed through the tree and looked out at the scene below me.
There was a teenage looking school boy standing beside a water fountain. The kid looked terrified. He had really cool looking brown hair that was spiked slightly in the front and tied in a ponytail in the back. He was wearing what looked like a school uniform, a white and black stripped blazer, dress pants, and a red undershirt.
Across from him, on the other side of the water fountain, was a creepy looking old guy with a top hat and a business suit or a jacket, I couldn't really tell. But there was something really terrifying about this guy; he had ink black wings coming out of his back.
"A fallen one? Already?" I exclaimed and pulled out a ten of Clubs. This didn't look good at all. Why was he attacking this kid though…is he a stray? He doesn't look mutated or strong though. And I don't see a dead master anywhere…so what is going on here?
"Answer me devil!" The fallen angel yelled. "Who are you, where is your Master? Are you a stray?" He questioned and the boy just tried to run away. He looked really scared and confused. I don't like this.
"I'm going to have to assume you are a stray then. Well then, I'll just do away with you myself." The fallen one said and took to the air. He flew over the boy and pulled out a blue light sword. Now would be a good time to step in.
"What are you even talking about? Am I going to die again?" The boy yelled as he turned to run. He clearly had no clue what was going on, and didn't really care. He just wanted to get away from it. The fallen angel threw his light sword right at the boy and it clinked of a wall of ice right in front of his target.
"Yo man look out!" I yelled as I landed on the earth shield.
"What is this? Another devil stray, or are you this boy's Master?" The fallen one questioned. I responded by undoing the ice magic and putting the Diamonds card away. I'm going to put one hundred percent into my lighting attacks, that'll put this fallen one out.
"I'm neither fallen one. I'm the devil who possesses the deck of elemental cards." I declared and the fallen one took a step back as he summoned his sword. His face turned from confident to shock and I showed him my ten of Clubs.
"So you know me fallen one? Well I want you to remember what this card looks like okay, this is your card." I explained and crushed the card in my hand. The lighting sparked across my arms and down my body.
"Why are you here? I thought you were in America…you aren't suppose to be anywhere near here." He stuttered and I just smirked.
"Well I guess today isn't your lucky day. Sucks to be you my friend." I told him and shot a black of lighting at him. The fallen one jumped back and barely avoided the explosion that followed. Dozens of forks of lighting shot out from my hand and bounced every which way. They caused several small explosions and rocketed the fallen one across the pathway.
"I'm not dying here." He said and recovered in midair right in front of me. A fallen angel portal opened above his head and he pointed one of his light swords at me.
"You win this round, hero of the Strays, but you better pray I never meet you again." He said and disappeared in a flash of light, bloodied and beaten. Hero of the Strays…never heard that one before, it's kinda dumb.
"Yo dude, you alright? Let me help you up." I said and jumped down to help my fallen devil friend. I grabbed his outstretched hand and pulled him up to his feet.
"Wh…what are you?" He asked, still fearful. I smiled warmly at him and patted his shoulder. He jolted back as an electric shock went through him. I jerked my hand back and pulled the Clubs card out of thin air.
"Sorry about that dude, and I'm just like you, a devil." I said and he took a couple steps back.
"What do you mean a…a…devil? That's not a real thing…right?" He stuttered and backed away even more. Man, how is this kid so clueless?
"Yea it is my friend. We're servants of Satan and all that nonsense. We grant wishes to mortals in return for their souls and we walk the Earth for millennia." I explained and he looked at me awestruck.
"Do you seriously not remember anything about this?" I asked and he just looked at me baffled.
"I don't even know how it happened or what you're talking about. How could I even become a devil?" He asked and I put my arm around his shoulders.
"So you don't remember getting turned into a devil…well I guess I'll just help you out then my friend. The names James, James Thanatos, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance." I said and started walking with the kid towards the water fountain.
"I'm Issei, Issei Hyoudou. Thanks for saving me back there by the way. What you did was pretty incredible. How did you do all of it anyway?" He asked and I pulled out my deck of cards.
"You see these playing cards?" I asked and he nodded. I riffled through them and pulled out a five of Diamonds and a five of Hearts.
"Well they aren't normal playing cards. Have a seat Issei, its show time." I said and pushed him onto the wall around the fountain. He looked up at me in wonder as I crushed both the cards in my hands. When I opened them back up I was holding a ball of ice and a flaming ball of fire.
"All my cards have specific elements and the higher the number the more powerful the spells I get to cast." I explained as I tossed the two balls into the air, snapped my fingers, and caught the two cards that floated down.
"Dude that's amazing! Where did you get those?" He yelled as he jumped up and clapped. I sighed and looked past him with a far off look.
"It's a really painful story my friend." I admitted and patted his shoulder. "I'll tell ya one day." I said and the two of us looked at each other and smiled. This was gonna be one killer friendship.
"I suggest you explain yourself right now…Stray." A super beautiful voice said from behind me. I slowly turned and saw a beautiful red haired girl standing in front of me.
"Crimson hair…oh no…you're a Gremory." I said and the girl nodded.
"I'm Rias Gremory, heir to the house of Gremory. And who are you, stray devil?" She asked and crossed her arms. I stepped in front of Issei to protect him and pulled some cards out of my pocket. The rest started circulating around my body. She's a noble…this is going to be tough to get out of.
"I'm James Thanatos, ex-Queen of the devil Elizabeth and wielder of the elemental deck." I declared and got ready to fend her off. I darted my eyes back and forth across her figure taking her in all at once. I may have been in danger but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to gaze over a girl as sexy as this one.
That long crimson hair, that school girl uniform, those amazing legs, those perfect boobs, and that look on her face, dignified yet seductive at the same time. Why is she smiling at me? She's either really to see me, which I doubt, or really confident about being able to destroy me.
"Well James it appears you have stumbled onto my turf and fought a fallen one on your own accord. You have no Master and wander the Earth doing as you see fit. Yet, there is something different about you, compared to most stray devils." She said and looked me over. Her smile was replaced by a curious look and she walked over to me. This one is a bit different than the other higher ups I've meet. This one talks first and then starts fighting, I already like her.
"Your body hasn't been changed and you seem to have some regard for the common good. You even saved my new servant Issei on your own accord. You are quite the puzzle aren't you. I'm guessing you didn't kill your Master out of a hunger for power." She guessed and I nodded. Issei squirmed a little behind me and I turned to look at him.
"I'm your servant? Your Rias right, the beautiful upper classman?" Issei asked and the girl smiled at him.
"Why yes I am. And I'm really sorry about this being our first introduction but I have matters to attend to right now." She told him and snapped her fingers. "I'm going to have to ask you to go back with my friend Akeno. I'll be along shortly to better explain things."
As she spoke another beautiful girl stepped out from behind a tree and walked over to us. She had long black hair tied back in a ponytail and the same uniform as Rias. There was almost no difference in their figures either…both had amazing assets all the way around.
"Issei right?" Akeno asked and took the boys hand. I heard him giggle a bit as Akeno touched him and I looked at him, dumbfounded. How is he giggling at a time like this?
"Yes that's me. You're the beautiful Akeno…wow…this is my lucky night." He muttered and the girl giggled as she pulled him towards a big red portal on the ground. The pretty girl waved good bye to Rias and me as she and the awestruck boy teleported away.
"So that's a servant of yours? Seems like a nice kid." I said, trying to break the ice. Being a lowly street urchin, I've never really talked to hot girls before.
"That's my newest addition and the girl was my Queen, Akeno. She's a long time friend of mine." She explained and I couldn't help but smile. I'm actually having a nice conversation with another devil and she doesn't want to kill me…or at least she doesn't yet.
"So…about me being a stray…" I started and immediately stopped. Why would I bring that up? I was totally in the clear!
"I'm not too sure what to do with you honestly. You didn't kill your master and you aren't an evil soul, but you're still a stray…" She pondered the thought for a while and I just stood there, waiting. I just stood there and looked her over, admiring her. Who is this girl?
"Lady Rias, may I explain my situation so you may have a better understanding?" I asked and she nodded. She walked away from me and took a seat on a nearby bench, patting the seat next to her for me to sit down. I smiled warmly and did as I was instructed. As soon as I sat down, Rias actually scooted closer to me…what?
"Well as I said, I was the one and only servant of the devil Elizabeth. I was in her care for many years after she saved me from my life on the streets." I started and Rias stopped me. She put her hand on my shoulder and looked into my burning red eyes, curiously.
"Why were you on the streets?" She asked and I sighed. But, I couldn't look away from her gaze. She had such beautiful blue eyes.
"Well you see, my parents died when I was in the seventh grade. I came home one day and they were just there…on the porch…not moving…" I trailed off. That sight still haunts me.
"I'm very sorry. I shouldn't have asked. Please continue your story." Rias said and looked deeper into my eyes. She had this caring look on her face. I seriously couldn't get a read on this girl. Does she seriously care…or is this how she kills all strays?
"Well one day Elizabeth and I were in New York city hunting down a group of angels. We were told to eliminate them before they caused too much trouble and we almost got away with it too. We fought them on top of the Empire State Building and…they killed her." I said and tears came back to my eyes. This is probably the worst memory of my life…the girl I loved died.
"I was so busy with his servants that…I…I couldn't get to her in time. I looked over and…he…he was pulling…pulling the sword out." I chocked out and Rias put her arms around me. If I hadn't been so caught up the story I would have freaked out at this, but I was mourning again.
"I finished off his servants and then I killed him. I destroyed him. I watched her disappear…she disappeared right from my hands." I said and clenched my fist, trying to remember what she felt like. Rias released me and looked back into my eyes, hanging on my every word.
"I beat his body more and these cards came out." I explained and showed her my deck. She pulled one of the cards out and examined it.
"This is what angels use to reincarnate humans, correct?" She asked, still extremely calm and collected.
"I believe that's what they are. I didn't know what they were at the time and I ended up absorbing the dead angel into one of them." I told her and held up my ace of Diamonds.
"His body broke into little pieces and his energy was absorbed into this card. And if I break it like this…" I clenched my fist and the card disappeared, leaving pale blue dust behind. "I have unlimited ice magic at my disposal." I explained and snapped my fingers, causing the card to reappear.
"I see, that is quite the neat trick." Rias commented and examined the card she had further.
"So, I'm not such a bad stray after all right." I said and she looked back into my eyes.
"No, indeed you are not. This quite troubling though. I think it's horrible that you had to witness your master's death and then be called a horrible stray because of it. I wish I could take you in but…I don't know if it would work." She said and I jumped out of my seat.
"You'd take me in! I could join your household!" I screamed and dropped to my knees in front of her. I grabbed her hand in mine and began to kiss it gently.
"Rias Gremory, I am deeply honored that you would have me in your household. Not only are you beautiful and powerful and noble, but also kind and understanding. You truly are a grand woman." I declared and the girl above me blushed. She stood up and pulled on my hand, gesturing for me to stand.
"James, you are clearly a kind soul and I think you deserve another chance. If it is possible for you to become a member of my house, I would gladly accept you. It's just a bonus that you're cute." She said and winked at me. Is this what being turned on feels like? It's quite nice…
"Lady Rias, I believe if I were to take out my old piece and somehow infuse it with one of my cards that would give you enough power to break the bonds of my old servitude, and thus, bend me to your will." I explained and put my hand on my chest.
"But wait James!" Rias yelled and grabbed my hand. "If you pull out your chess piece…you'll die right?" She asked, worry covered her face. I just shrugged and smiled at her.
"If it means I get to be free and be part of your household and serve such a beautiful girl…I'd gladly risk my life. If I die, I die." I said and the girl looked at me, awestruck.
"You're brave James." Were the last words I heard before I pulled out the Queen piece and my heart stopped.
I woke up on a soft couch and looked around a dimly lit room. I was lying on an old Victorian style couch and a small coffee table sat right in front of me. I slowly sat up and ran my hand through my hair. I felt groggy and cold…but why was I cold.
I looked down and saw that I was completely nude. I jerked my head back and forth, trying to find my clothes.
"Did Rias make me knock myself out just so she could rape me? Wait, I wouldn't be alive if she hadn't of brought me back… but maybe she rapped me afterwards. But why would a girl like that need to rape someone?" I asked myself over and over again, trying to figure out why I'd wake up naked. I'd heard about date rape a lot in New York, just thought it'd never happen to me.
"I didn't do anything to you silly. I'm still a virgin." Rias's kind voice said from behind me. It was slightly more flirty this time though, I liked it.
"Oh…well that's cool." I said and turned to see her standing in a doorway with my clothes, newly washed.
"I must say I'm impressed with your body though. Not only is it quite nice to look at, it's pretty resistant to magic attacks and damage." She commented and I smiled.
"You think I look good?" I asked and looked down at myself. I had the beginnings of abs, but I was still pretty flabby. I wasn't too impressive down there either. I was about average height for a guy, a little on the tall side. I didn't have acne though, which was amazing based on how greasy I got. All in all, I was pretty average, maybe a little on the pretty boy side. What does she see in me?
"I do indeed. I'm very glad you are my servant now James." She said and I jumped up, forgetting I was naked.
"So that means it actually worked?" I yelled and Rias laughed.
"It did indeed. You are now my magically enhanced second Queen. The first one ever. But how did you know that would even work?" Rias asked and I jumped up and down with joy.
"Honestly I had no idea it would work. It was an educated guess." I said and she sighed.
"You could have died James, you're pretty reckless." She said and smiled at me again, holding out my clothes for me to take.
"Rias, I've lived on the streets most of my life, you learn to take chances." I told her and took my clothes.
"Well it looks like you'll have to teach me a bit about that life you use to live. We'll be living together for the rest of our lives, won't we?" She said and winked at me again. I smiled for a second and grabbed my underwear and put it on in a flash. Wouldn't want her to see how happy the idea of living with her made me.
"My my, you aren't modest at all are you." She commented once again. I looked at her, scared of her reaction, but I was relieved to see that she was smiling at me.
"Again, you learn certain traits on the streets. It just doesn't go away when you get in front of a pretty, dignified girl like yourself." I said and Rias blushed.
"You're too sweet James. It's late though," she said and yawned. "I'm going to bed. Would you like to take a quick shower before joining me?" She asked and I froze.
"A shower?" I asked…the idea of sleeping with her was the last thing on my mind.