The next day...

Kurin was the first of the two to wake up. He looked beside himself to see Yuuma still sleeping peacefully. She was also gripping his right arm and held it close to her. He smiled at that. He loved the way she looked so serene, as if nothing terrible could ever happen to her. However, he knew that after last night, things will change, drastically he might add even. He's known her for the past year and a half, and only now did he learn of what her true nature was, or at least a sense of it. Whatever the case may be, she definitely wasn't human. From previous explanations by Sellorion, he suspected her of being a fallen angel the most. He's hoping to get some answers later in the day, but for now, he decided to let things be as if last night's events hadn't happened. The only other thought he had was that they were now together. For obvious reasons, this made him really happy. She stuck by him ever since they met, and she wasn't going to leave anytime either. Neither will he if anything bad comes up with her.

"Yuuma... Yuuma-chan, it's time to wake up." He gently nudged her.

"Five more minutes, Kalawarner..." Yuuma mumbled. That made Kurin a bit curious.

'Hm... must be one of her colleagues. Maybe.' He thought. The other thing he wondered was how is he going to wake her up. He thought for a moment, and then gained a very mischievous glint in his eyes. He grinned a bit.

"Yuuma, come on... wake up..." He said again, pressing her to wake up. And again she refused to do so in her sleepy state. "Five more minutes..." She said.

"Alright... you leave me no choice..." He said, slowly pulling his arm out of her grip.

Once he did, he started tickling her, first by lightly touching her sides, increasing the speed. Yuuma woke up, eyes widening so suddenly, laughing.

"Gahhhhahahahahaha, Kurin-kun stop!" Yuuma pleaded. However he kept on tickling her. In fact, he increased his speed just a bit. She laughed harder as a result.

"KURIN-KUN HAHAHAHAHAHA STOP PLEASE!" She asked again as she tried to get away, still laughing and so did he. He slowed it down this time, but he still didn't stop. However, she was able to escape, and now he was chasing her around the house.

"Come on, Yuuma-chan! It's not over!" He said, laughing along the way.

"I won't let you catch me!" She said back, a huge smile on her face.

"Not unless I can get to you!"

Eventually he did catch her in a tackle from behind, making them crash to the floor. She giggled as she said, "You got me!" She turned to face him.

His eyes were closed and he was smiling. One of his signature expressions, she recognized. Kurin never usually smiled like that, saving that kind of smile only for those who are closest to him, and even then that's rare. And since this is Kurin, who, despite his popularity, is actually pretty choosing of who his closest friends really are, that's very rare to see. Because really, he's only had four closest friends. Namely her, Rias, and Sona. There was one other friend he had been closest with, but he's gone now, having moved away. When he smiles like that, it's more or less a sign that he trusts the person with his life.

But then she noticed the small tears escaping his closed eyes, along with sounds that reminded her of crying and it confused her. There wasn't any true reason for him to be sad, and both of them should be happy, so... 'Why is he crying?' she wondered. She reached out to him, her right hand caressing his left cheek, wiping the tears on that side.

"Kurin?" She spoke to him. He opened his eyes to see his beautiful girlfriend, looking very concerned for him. "Is something wrong? Why... why are you crying? Are you sad?" She asked.

He shook his head, wiping some of his own tears away. "I'm... I'm crying, yeah, I know, but... these tears... they're tears of joy, Yuuma. I'm crying because finally... finally... someone really does love me." He embraced her harder, making her gasp, not because of the grip, but because of his words.

It baffled her that despite the one year, their experiences, their memories, she still had yet to know who Kurin really was inside, save for his Sacred Gear. Though it's a given. She's never been to his home, and this was the first time she was in his home, she's talked with him a lot, but not on a personal level, but she was always there. She's been there for him, and for Kurin, that was more than enough.

"Oh Kurin." She only said. He cried as she returned the embrace harder.


"Right, then. So, obviously I'm gonna need some explanations, so begin from the start, Yuuma-chan." He said. The two were now on their way to the school.

"Well...I haven't been so honest so much with myself. My name isn't really Yuuma Amano. It's just the name of my human disguise." She said.

"So what is your real name then?" He asked. She hesitated a bit. She then sighed, knowing that she eventually had to tell him.

"My name is Raynare. I'm a Fallen Angel." When he didn't answer, she continued, "A year ago, I was tasked by the leader of our faction, Azazel-sama, to observe someone who was suspected to possess a Sacred Gear. That person was you. Sometime sooner, it seemed as though the higher-ups were impatient with my progress, and they then tasked me to-" She didn't expect to be cut off by him.

"Kill me. No wonder why you hesitated. You didn't want to." He said.

She was taken aback by his reaction. It gave her pause, but she regained the composure to continue her explanation. "...Yes. I didn't want to because I loved you, but at the same time I couldn't disobey orders either. I'm still young, and I never went through these decisions, so I was torn." She said. "But don't think that I'd actively kill you because I was just following orders! But...probably the old me would've done that."

"Old you?" He inquired.

"Like I said, I was young. And being young meant being ambitious. I wanted to rise up through the ranks, and I was so eager to do what it took to get there. But when you came along, you taught me that it didn't mean everything to be so ambitious and to get to the top." She explained. He nodded and smiled.

"I'm glad I did, then." He said.

The two continued to walk when Raynare realized something about him. "Wait...this isn't what I expected. Shouldn't this be a lot to take in for you?"

He sighed. He should've expected this. Maybe he should've just faked his reaction to her words. Maybe he should've hid it instead. But he realized that he'd be lying to her too, and he'd be no different from her before. "It isn't. I've actually known the existence of the Devil, Angel, and Fallen Angel factions for some time now. And...I've known that you were a Fallen from the moment we met." He said, shocking her.

"W-what? How?" She asked.

"I've known my Sacred Gear for a long time now. Its embodiment taught me much about the factions, and everything else about them. And, well, I can be able to passively distinguish any kind of race altogether, whether it be Human, Devil, Angel, Fallen Angel, and many more, though I'm still trying to get the." They then arrived at the entrance. "Looks like we're here. Let's talk about that later."

Suddenly Raynare held his hand in hers, interlocking their fingers together. His eyes grew slightly wide, and he asked her, "Are you sure you want us to be seen like this?"

"Are you?"She asked back.

It only took him a few seconds of pause to think before pulling her into his arms and pressing his lips against hers. She was taken aback by this but she internally melted and returned the kiss in kind, arms hooked onto his neck, uncaring if people saw them. As they pulled away, he looked at her, a smirk on his face, and a gleam on his eyes that she couldn't help but be entranced with.

"That's to show anyone that you're mine. I'm not gonna let you go." He said.

Raynare stifled a chuckle in response to that. "I've been yours from the moment I fell for you. No one will replace you." With that little event done, they both walked into the school, hand in hand.

"Heh, fell for me. Knowing who you are, hehehe..." He noted.

"That was unintentional!" Raynare giggled.

One Akeno Himejima was watching them in secret. She had to admit, watching the two do that certain action turned her on a bit, but she had to do what her King asked her to, and that was to watch the two on their way to school and report back to her. She licked her lips and smirked.

"Ara ara, it seems that Rias has some competition ahead of her. Time I notified her of this new development."

[Heh. Didn't think you had it in you, kid. That was bold. Really bold.] Sellorion said to Kurin.

'I dunno. It just felt like something I had to do. I love her, and I don't want anyone else to have her.' He said to him.

[Better get used to it, kid. That's not gonna be the last time you're gonna do that.]

'Yeah, I guess—wait, what?! The hell are you talking about?! It's not like I'm gonna have a harem or something, right?!' When he heard no response from the entity, he sighed. 'I hate you sometimes, you perverted deity.'

Sitting next to each other in the classroom, the two simply just waited. Raynare noticed his small inner outburst. "Are you okay?" She asked.

"Yeah, I'm alright. You're supposed to report to your superiors right? How long do you have?"

"I have about a week after it was issued, and it was only two days ago. Why?"

"Well, I kinda heard you in your sleep earlier, saying something about Kalawara, Kalawardner, or something, that name's there, I just have to..."

She blushed in embarrassment. "Eheheh, so you heard that. Her name's Kalawarner, and she's the closest friend I've met before I met you."

"No need to be embarrassed. Is there anyone else who're with you?"

"Two, actually. There's Mittelt, who seems to just like being a loli, and then there's Dohnaseek."

"And I'm guessing you're the leader in your mission?"

"Actually, it's Dohnaseek. It's from him that I learned about the mission update, and it's from him that I learned my objective. He reports to them, and they tell him what to do next to tell to us."

"I see." He said. 'Something doesn't seem to add up...' He thought. Those thoughts were then interrupted when they saw someone approach the two of them: Yumi Kiba, his counterpart, both in moniker and a few other things.

"Ahh, Yumi-san! What's up?" He said, waving towards the girl.

"Hello, Kurin-kun. Greetings to you as well, Amano-san." She respectfully said. "This is an urgent matter, so, is it okay if I may escort you two somewhere? Rias wants to meet you two." She requested.

Kurin chuckled. "If Rias had wanted a meeting with me, she should've asked me in person. But that's alright, Yumi. Yuuma-chan, let's get to it."

Raynare hesitated. "Are you sure you can trust her?"

He shrugged. "It'll be alright. You're safe with me."

After a few seconds, Raynare nodded. Kurin nodded back and turned to Yumi.

"Take us to where Rias wants to meet us."


At the clubhouse, everyone else was waiting for the three to arrive.

"Are you done, Buchou? They'll be here any moment-" Akeno was cut off with the door opening. "-now."

Koneko Toujou meanwhile was simply sitting on the couch, eating some of her sweets. "That must be them." She said, and as she did, she was proven right, as the trio entered.

"Rias? I've brought them here now." Yumi called out.

Kurin turned to Yumi with a sigh. "Again? If she knows that we are to meet at least she has to be in time."

"Can't be helped, Kurin-kun."

He noticed the floor engraved with circles and markings. 'If this serves me right, this is a magic circle.'

Kurin then felt a tug on his arm, and saw that Raynare was trying her best to feel unfazed by the presences of the people around her. "I...I don't like it here. I'm a bit scared."

"Don't worry, Ray-chan. I'll protect you." He let her hold him close to her. She calmed down almost immediately as he felt her ease herself into him. He smiled. Aware of the tensions between the three factions, he knew that he had to be the person to mediate all this conflict in case any comes out. He didn't mind in the slightest. In his entire life, he's always been one to end fights through talking with those involved. He's pretty sure it won't be any different with the factions either.

He noticed the younger student looking at him in interest. He turned to her. "Hello, Koneko-chan." He said.

"Greetings, Salamencia-senpai." She said.

"Ah, I'm guessing you haven't met the girl next to me, right?" He asked, to which he got a nod in response. "This is Yuuma-chan, my girlfriend." He introduced the Fallen to her. She nervously waved to the young student, to which Koneko nodded in return.

Behind him, he noticed the sounds that would typically come from a bathroom, and he turned to see a bathtub and the silhouette of someone bathing in it. No doubt in his mind he knew this was Rias. It seems since they met, that habit hasn't gone away. Mentally, he shrugged. It looks like that's never gonna change.

Rias soon came out of the tub, looking much fresher than last night. Kurin snorted but smiled. "Right, then. Hey, Rias, Akeno." He greeted to the two.

"Ara, pleasant morning, Kurin-kun." Akeno said.

"Good morning, Kurin-kun." Rias said. "With that, everyone's here. Good that you brought Amano-san here as well. Welcome, both of you, to the Occult Research Club." Akeno meanwhile was setting up cups of tea around the table.

With no response from the two, Rias continued, "Let's cut to the chase. You see Kurin-kun, Amano-san, we're-"

"Devils." Kurin cut her off. The word didn't register into everyone's minds immediately, but once it did, the shock on their faces was instantaneous.

"WHAT?!" All of them, save for Koneko, who could only react with wide eyes, shouted at him. Akeno dropped the tray. Rias gasped in shock. Yumi covered her mouth. Even Raynare was shocked with what Kurin knew.

"Yup." He said, grinning. "Didn't expect that one, didn't you?" He stood up and walked around them.

"I thought we kept ourselves hidden so well..." Rias uttered, still reeling. If one word from him was enough to surprise her immensely, what else did this boy knew?

"Ah, don't get yourself so bummed out, Rias-chan. You did. You all hid so well. You're all able to mask yourselves as human that no ordinary one could be able to detect that you're certainly not." He said, getting behind her and rested his chin on hers and placing his hands on her shoulders, kneading them gently, as if giving her a light massage. "Though...I'm not ordinary. That much you, Rias-chan, know, based on how much you saw last night."

Inside, Rias was so nervous. Kurin, in all his unassuming form, knew so much. Plus, not to mention that he was so close to her ear. Combined with her liking for him, she was having a hard time and barely kept a moan from coming out, not wanting to feel so embarrassed by him in front of her peers. He was different from the Black Prince that they saw everyday.

Luckily enough, Yumi cut short of that. "Please get to the point, Kurin-kun. How?"

His head raised, he stopped his action of massaging Rias's shoulders. They all felt him change back to the Kurin they knew. "Alright. I think I kept you all in the dark soon enough, including you, Ray-chan." He sat back down, and everyone huddled in front of him.

His gaze was now focused on both Rias and Raynare. "Right, so all of you, you two especially, are probably wondering how the hell am I still alive despite that I took a light spear to the heart, which would kill an ordinary human." He saw Raynare wince. "Sorry, Ray-hime. As I said, I forgive you." She gave back a small smile. "Right, then. I have a Sacred Gear." He said.

'So I was right all along...' Rias thought.

"They called it the Undying Remorse. No one knows of its existence, save for the only few people who do, that being me, and now, me alone, along with its embodiment. Everyone else who did know was dead, but not to worry, I didn't kill them." He paused, collecting his composure for a bit before resuming. "Sellorion, the embodiment of my Sacred Gear, explained that at the very core of Undying Remorse is that it resurrects the possessor back to life, no matter how many times he or she died."

"Resurrection?!" Rias said, standing up. "Even that should not be possible!"

"Well, this one was able to, and you saw it yourself. But there is a drawback, and a huge requirement to it, as it was explained to me sometime ago." He shrugged his shoulders, looking over each of them thoughtfully. "Whatever the case, you now know why." He then stood up and started walking towards the door. "Now, shall I take my leave?"

"Wait!" The redhead called out. "Do you at least know how to use the powers associated in a Sacred Gear?"

At the mentioned question, the raven-haired boy stopped. "Actually...yeah, I do."

"Can you show it to us?" Raynare asked. He turned and walked back to the group.

"Stand clear." He instructed. Everyone followed as ordered. He closed his eyes.

"AMATERASU!" At the opening of his eyes, the sofa he was looking at burned black. Everyone gasped at the sight of the eternal black flames. "Enough." They heard him say. At his order, the flames died away immediately, and the sofa was left as if unaffected by the flames.

"It's not really like the power that's shown in that anime. Rather, it's like an illusion...but only for the first five seconds. Then the burning starts. But I always have the order to end it immediately." He explained. Everyone sighed in relief.

"Right. Anything else?" He said.

"Do you know anything about peerages?" She asked.

"No." He said.

Rias had a look of understanding. "Well, let me explain how-" As she was about to begin, Kurin raised his hand.

"I mean to say that...I have no intentions of becoming a member of your peerage." He sighed. Rias was taken aback. No one had ever said that to her. "Not that I can, anyway, at least being a permanent member of any peerage."

"What do you mean, Kurin-san?" Yumi asked.

"While Undying Remorse can be able to help resurrect the owner of the Gear, it forces its vessel to reject anything that will transform them into a supernatural being, at least if permanently. Essentially, I'm human forever, unless it comes off. So even if I wanted to, my body, or my Sacred Gear, specifically, wouldn't allow it." He explained. But he smiled thereafter. "However, if it's alright with you, I'll join the ORC for your sake, so long as you let Ray-chan join." He offered.

"Oh, right." Rias said. Everyone save for Kurin turned to his girlfriend. "The Fallen." Kurin did not like where this was going.

"Why are you in my territory? Why have you been here for so long? You should know that this is Gremory territory, so everything here falls under my jurisdiction." Rias asked Raynare.

Kurin could feel Raynare's anger rising. Her hands were balled into fists, and her wings were threatening to come out "Why did you only go after me now, hm? Is it because of him that you could only make a threat against me now?"

"Leave Kurin-kun out of this, Fallen." Akeno said, coming to her king's aid.

"He's my boyfriend, damn it, so if he wants to be involved in this then I'll let him."

Rias's eyes widened. "Boyfriend? You mean..."

At that, Raynare smirked. "Yup. He's mine now. And you can't do a damn thing, can you?" Her hand was now glowing, and a light spear was being created. Raynare wasn't going to be the only one going for the Sacred Gear user's heart, unknowingly for him.

"Watch your tongue. Remember, you're the one outnumbered here." Yumi said. Everyone but Kurin looked like they were ready to fight. Raynare's wings were coming out in any second. Akeno's hands were crackling with lightning. Rias glowed red, and Yumi and Koneko readied themselves.

"Sellorion?"

[Yes, Kurin?]

"A little help, please."

[Of course, kid.] With the entity's help, Kurin released a calming aura from his body, flooding the entire room with a bluish mist. Everyone felt themselves getting slightly weaker from it, but it just forced them to stop using their powers.

"Enough of this. I don't care if you're Devil," He looked at the club members. "Fallen," He turned to Raynare. "Or even Angel, if there's any right now. You guys are all my friends. I know it's gonna be hard to work together, but all of you look at me. Look at me." They did as he said. "I'm human, and that alone should be reason enough that I'd be hard to get along with, with the nature of humans and all. And yet what has happened in the past year? I got to be friends with all of you. Why couldn't you guys get along either?"

They all paused and looked at each other for a few moments. When they looked into Raynare's eyes, they didn't see any form of malice that they'd suspect from a hostile Fallen. In general, the relationship between the Fallen Angels and the Devils have always been tenuous, the reason being that there hasn't been any war that occurred since the last Great War. But it was a lesson everyone learned, though not all have learned from it.

"You're not here to harm anyone, are you?" Akeno asked. Raynare shook her head.

"I only came here with Kurin. He wanted me to come with him, and he only would've come here if I was with him." She admitted. Kurin approached her and slung his arm over her shoulders. She felt more protected with him by her side, almost like a guardian aura enveloping her. The club members felt it as well, even though it looked like he was against them.

After a few more moments of silence, Rias gave a nod, turning to her peerage after. "He's right. If we were all able to get along with Kurin-kun, why don't we just try trusting the Fallen too, especially if he trusts her?" She said. Akeno looked at Raynare with an intense gaze, with Kurin only noticing her, or so he thought. "That includes you, Akeno." Rias noted. Once she heard that, her gaze completely flipped, going back to the warm expression she's held. She nodded.

"Of course, Buchou."

All the tension in the room disappeared after that. Kurin let go of Raynare, but she grabbed him and hugged him again. Despite the surprise embrace, he returned it like before.

"You two are now members of the Occult Research Club. I'm Rias Gremory." With a smile, Rias greeted them, the last part directed to the Fallen Angel.

"I'm Akeno Himejima. I hope we can get along well together." The dark-haired Queen said, with an underlying tone of a combination of playfulness and slight resentment that almost went unnoticed by the human. He definitely would need to talk to her about herself soon.

"Yumi Kiba. Nice to meet you." Unlike Akeno, Yumi offered her hand to the dark-haired Fallen beauty. She accepted it and shook hands with her.

"I'm Raynare, Kurin's best friend and boyfriend. I think we'll get along well indeed."


"So how much do you know about the world we live in?" Rias asked as she handed him a piece of paper with a drawing on it.

He took the paper and read it over. "A lot, so I don't think you'll need to explain much, but I'll tell you if I need something to be refreshed again. Also, isn't this a pentagram?"

"Hai, I'll be sure to." She said. "And yes, it is, but it's more of a 'simplified' one. We use that for teleportation to people who wish to contact us."

"So it's like a 'contract' sort of thing?"

"Yes. It's basically a way to increase reputation in the society of Devils. But you're human, so you kind of don't need that."

"True, but I do want to assist you and your contracts." He said, with genuine interest and a tone that does indicate wanting to help. As a friend, he's always willing to help his close friends. It's been embedded in him since he was young.

"Are you sure? You're not a devil, so you may not gain anything from it." She asked him. He laughed at that. Really, she should've known by now who he was.

"Of course! I want to help you guys." Rias chuckled at his words.

"Alright. Then I guess you won't mind if you start now?"

He nodded. This was a good start.


Hours later, Kurin arrived home after school and the work Rias assigned him to. He just gave out a lot of the papers that contained the pentagram and the advertisement. After countless work, he was tired. Raynare went to report to her group after she introduced herself to them, faking that she had killed Kurin. When he opened the door to his home and headed to his room, he heard the sounds of water running from the bathroom in his room.

'Hmmm, Ray-chan must've gotten home early after reporting to them.' He thought. Moments later he would be proven right, as a towel-covered Raynare walked out of the bathroom, dripping wet. Out of politeness, he turned away from her.

"It's okay, Kurin-kun. You're the only one I'll let you see me like this." She said, approaching him and embracing him from behind, her soft breasts pressed against his back. Kurin blushed deeply.

"U-u-um...Ray-chan...don't you think...this is a bit too forward?" He stuttered.

She let out a sultry giggle at that. "Awww, is my Kurin-kun a little nervous?" She teased. She grabbed his shoulders and turned him around to face her. He let out an audible gasp when he took a good look at her. The towel was gone, and she was naked in front of him. Since when was she becoming so much more daring and hot?! She had a mirthful smile on her face. Her breasts were full and firm, her body was toned and fit, and her legs were just perfect.

"Enjoying the view?" Raynare said.

He closed his eyes desperately. 'Oh my god...this woman's gonna be the death of me...multiple times.' He could only think. When he opened them, he saw her leaning in to kiss him, but he kept backing away from her, and she just went and walked after him until his back was now against the wall. Her face was now mere inches away from his, their hot breaths felt against each other.

She giggled sultrily at his predicament. "You're mine now. No more escape, Ku~rin~kun~" She whispered, emphasizing his name. He was sweating bullets.

He inaudibly gulped. 'Ah fuck it. Might as well use what I've been taught...but I'll turn the tables on her.' He evilly thought. He let her lean in and kiss him hard. He returned the favor by grabbing her hips and pulling her closer to him. She gasped and moaned at the feel of his hands. She could feel his tongue demand entrance at her mouth, and she happily obliged. Their tongues collided in a dance of passion and warmth. Kurin surprised Raynare by pulling away from her, only switching their positions, with the Fallen now pressed against the wall. He then went and attacked her neck, peppering it with light kisses and the occasional sucking against her flesh, which only produced more moans from her. If that wasn't enough, he took a hold of her left breast and lightly squeezed it, making her gasp and shudder.

'H-holy shit...h-how is he so good at this?! I thought I was the one who's gonna...oh fuck...' She thought, clearly surprised at how he took control so quickly. He stopped his ministrations, which made her involuntarily let out a whimper, but then he went back at her level, and she saw a smirk form, which only served to heighten her arousal. He hadn't even touched her down there yet!

"As I said before, you're mine." He huskily said, kissing her again, and she wrapped her arms around his neck. But he quickly pulled away from her and stepped away. "Though I would love to take you here and now, it's not the right time yet." He said, throwing her the towel. "Get dressed. I'll want to hear what you reported to your fellow Fallen Angels." He left for the living room, leaving a rather surprised and really hot and bothered Fallen Angel.

'Did he just...mou! That's unfair! You have got to be kidding me!' Raynare dejectedly thought. 'And just as I was on the verge too...' Despite that, she did as instructed, wearing a pair of jeans and a simple shirt, and went down to the living room. There, from behind, she saw him sitting on the couch. She sat down next to him, nuzzling her head against his neck. He looked down on her and smiled, wrapping an arm around her.

"Why'd you stop?" She asked him.

"We're kinda, you know, not yet ready for this type of thing. I mean, we just started dating after all. I feel that we're going too fast with it." He explained. Though he really would've wanted to, he felt that things were progressing too quickly for their liking.

She nodded, as her mind went through his words and the realization was there. True, they were best friends since last year, and now they're very much in love with each other, it's only been two days. "I understand. We'll do it on your pace, then." She said, embracing him.

"Thank you, Ray-chan. You've been my light ray since we met." He said. "Now, what did you report to your group?"

"Well, they believed me when I said that I killed you. Dohnaseek was pleased, but the other two weren't. Instead, all we had were more questions. We wondered why we were given that order, but Dohnaseek paid no mind and told us to continue the mission. I'm going to meet up with them again a few days from now to continue it." She said, and then looked down. He wondered what was going on her mind. She looked back up to his eyes moments later, and they showed signs of concern. "I need you and the club's help. I want you guys to stop us. What we're doing...this...this isn't right. I know Azazel-sama wouldn't order us to do something like this."

"What is your mission, anyway?" He asked, hoping that she'd tell him so that they can be able to finish it quickly, and hopefully get no one harmed or, worse, killed.

"We were supposed to obtain a Sacred Gear. But...that's all I can tell you tonight. You'll find out more in the next coming days, I promise." She vaguely said. He didn't like the answer that much, but he's willing to help her. He understood that she was still very conflicted over her mission. While the first part, which was to lie to her friends that she did what was told and killed him, was done, the second part was much harder to do, since one slip-up could get her killed.

"Alright. I guess I'll let that slip. Come on, it's getting late, and it's time for us to sleep. We still have school tomorrow." He stood up, but before he could walk, he felt his arm tugged by the girl. He looked back at her. She had her eyes wide, and her lips pursed.

"Carry me, please. I'm so tired." She said. He smiled.

"You didn't need to give me the look you know. But then again, with you like that, how could I even resist?" He said, lowering down to her. She went and wrapped her arms around his neck, and locked her legs around his waist. She rested her head on his shoulders, but not before kissing his cheek, which made him blush a bit. "Is this gonna happen a lot of times?" He asked.

She giggled. "Maybe." She then yawned. "I'm tired."

"Me too, Ray-chan. It's been a long day." He then walked back up the stairs and into their room. He laid her down onto their bed, and he laid down thereafter.

"Hey, Kurin-kun?" She called out.

"Yeah?" He said.

"I know we can't do 'that' yet, but can we at least cuddle?" She asked.

"Of course." With that, she went and leaned her back onto Kurin's chest, and he then snaked his arms around her body, hugging her and pulling her closer to him, his head nuzzling her neck.

"Hey... Raynare?"

"Yeah, Kurin?"

"I love you. You know that, right?"

"Of course I do, you know. You're an idiot sometimes, but you're my idiot. My kind, sweet, lovable idiot. No matter how many times you need me to know, I'll always say: I love you too. Now let's get to sleep."


AN: Finally, the second chapter's here! With my main story done, I can now focus on this story, along with The Darkness and Light, so maybe I might alternate chapter releases between the , Issei will not be in the story in any way whatsoever. Also, one change I've made is that Kiba is a girl now. Everything else in this chapter is just having what happened in the day after the first chapter, with Kurin and Raynare's inclusion into the ORC. And I'm pretty sure this chapter bumps the story to an M rating now. The best I can probably write is just limes (mild kind of limes) for now. Though tell me what you thought of the chapter overall. I'd really love to hear your thoughts on it.

Here's the harem list so far, in no particular order: Raynare, Rias, Akeno, Sona, Koneko, Kuroka, Serafall, Yumi (Fem!Kiba)

I'm a bit torn on whether I should include Grayfia or not. Who else should I include? Just give me suggestions, and I'll consider.

Thanks for reading, and I'll see you all next chapter!