Last time, Naruto reminisce on what has been happening for the past month. While Naruto lived his life, in secrecy Rias kept her view on him where she decided to find out more about Naruto which she will do personally.

Noon

Naruto was leaning on an open window as he felt the gentle breeze on his face. As he stood there, the female students looked at him with admiration since he looked like a model standing the way he is.

His pleasurable view was disturbed when he looked down to see Issei looking at his cellphone while giggling at it while his two cohorts looked at him with envy. He guessed that it must have something to do with the girl he talked to late yesterday afternoon.

Naruto's gazed changed from his gaze on the perverted trio to the sight coming towards him. From behind, he heard a couple of girls giving off awe sounds towards something. He looked around to see Rias walking along the hallway. As she walked towards him, he couldn't help but admire her beauty, especially since for a bit of time he actually felt attracted to her. He even thought about asking her out on a date, but decided to wait since he wanted to be sure before doing it since he doesn't want to ruin his relationship with her with the awkwardness.

When Rias came close to him, he greeted her like usual where she did the same. Once they greeted each other, Naruto expected her to move along since he knows that she's a busy person but saw her acting a little weird towards him right now.

"Ano, Naruto-san… do you mind if I ask you something?" Rias asked

"Um sure? What is it?" Naruto replied while looking confused for a bit.

Rias took a small breath and was about to say it but the moment she took another look at him, she suddenly started to get nervous. She doesn't know why but she can feel her heart beat increasing, her face heat up while her mouth was open a bit like she was trying to come up with the words on what she was going to say.

Naruto looked at her confusingly since Rias was acting strange towards him. From what he was seeing, Rias was acting shyly and nervously for some reason where he wondered on why she would act like that since from all the time he has seen her, she always held an air of confidents.

It took a minute or two before she finally gotten her act together where she took a deep breath and looked at Naruto with a nervous face.

"Um… Naruto-san… um… do you… do you…" Rias started off

"Yes Rias-san…?" asking Naruto

"Um… you see… I was hoping if you could tutor me in French?" Rias blushed as she asked Naruto.

Daunting a look of curiosity, he looked at Rias with wonder, "You want me to help you with French speaking?" Naruto said with his eyebrow quirk up.

"Hai. You see, I have been meaning to learn a new language for a bit since I can already speak English, Japanese, and Swedish. I was hoping you would help me in learning it since you already can read and speak it." Rias asked with a blush

Naruto thought about it for a moment before he happily answered her, "Alright, I have no problem in teaching you French." Where RIas looked pleased about it, "Since today is Friday and if you're free later on, let's meet at the Library or somewhere you like." Suggested the young blond

"How about Sunday at your place since I have a couple of things that would take up the rest of today and tomorrow." Rias replied

Naruto shrugged it with acceptance since he didn't see the harm of it. They both talked on where to meet first before going to the blonde's home which Rias then walked away with a satisfying smile while Naruto gazed at her leaving before turning back to the scenery outside of the school.

Evening

It was late in the evening as Naruto was finishing playing "Mozart, No. 5 in A, 2nd movement" on his violin, not his Stradivarius a different violin. He played it to not only enjoy the music but also to get his mind to focus on a few things.

His thoughts turned to Rias Gremory since tomorrow, she'll be visiting his home for her French lesson. He wondered on why he actually agreed to help tutor her in studying another language.

At first, he wondered if there was something else, like she was just more curious about him than learning another language. He figured if she was interested in him, then he could understand since he was also interested in her, so much so that he actually wanted to ask her on a date which really surprise himself.

Over the years, so many young teenage girls had asked him out, just as beautiful as Rias but he didn't have any feelings towards them. With Rias, he felt that she was someone special where he felt comfortable being around her and Akeno. In fact, besides his family, Naruto has never actually opened up anyone to else.

Finishing both his thoughts and musical piece, he placed his prized musical instrument back into its special case before heading to bed.

Sunday

It was late morning as Rias Gremory strolled at the walkway towards her meeting destination. As she walked, she notice the looks that many people were giving her. Teenage and young adult males looked at Rias with a blush since she was beautiful while the women looked at her with envy or jealousy at her amazing figure.

Rias was wearing a tight, sleeveless red stripe top that displayed her chest size as well as showing her thin waist size with tight white jeans which showed her well-toned legs and firm rear along with casual sandals. She also carried a medium size purse on her right shoulder.

Arriving at the meeting point, she looked at her cell to see that she arrived about 5 minutes early where she decided to wait for her date to arrive. While waiting, her thought turned back on how she ended up on going on a somewhat date with Naruto even though it was for her to investigate on him. Sure, she found him attractive, but it was his power that she was interested even more.

While thinking things over, her thoughts were disturbed when a group of 3 guys came walking towards her. The three young men were in their early twenties, walking around without a care until they spotted Rias. One of them decided to go and see if she would want to go out with him where his friends follow. When he approach her, he got her attention where he played it cool.

Rias looked at the young man, figured that he wanted her on a date with him, which he asked in a way that she need help, where she gently smiled at him, "No, I don't need any help. I'm just waiting for my friend. He should be here in a bit." Answering to him.

The young man frown a bit while his two friends chuckled at him acting so cool. He decided to up his game where he got closer to her.

"I don't know about you, but personally, he should've be waiting here for you. How about you forget about him and come with me and my friends. I pretty sure you'll have more fun with us." Said the cocky man

Rias was getting tired at being hit on by some stranger and was about to tell him to leave her alone when she heard a motorcycle engine coming up to her. She and the three guys look to see the motorcycle stop in front of them. Getting off it, taking off his helmet revealed that it was Naruto.

"Hey Rias, sorry if I made you wait. I kind of got held off by traffic." Naruto stated

"Hey Naruto… it's ok, I just arrived here myself." Rias remarked

As the two greeted each other, Rias took notice on what Naruto was wearing. Naruto was wearing a long sleeve black hoodie where the hood was orange all over it and in the interior, a short sleeve white shirt underneath it with black baggy jeans and sneakers.

Rias blushed since his clothing really suited him pretty well. Her glancing at Naruto's body was dismissed when the guy that was trying to get her to go out with her moved forward.

"My, my, my… so you're her date. I can't see on why she would want to go out with you when she can actually go out with a guy like me?" said the young man as he stat himself up where he was about half a head taller than Naruto with a bit of a bigger built in muscles.

"Unlike you, she's interested in going out with man like me." Naruto responded, getting the guys friends to laugh at him.

Being pissed off, he threw a surprise right punch at Naruto's face where Naruto caught it in his right hand. The guy tried to pull his hand away from Naruto but Naruto had a very tight grip which was only getting tighter. Naruto squeezed the guy's fist before they can all hear his hand crack from the pressure while he was kneeling down from the pain.

Naruto sigh before looking at the punk, "How about you leave now… or… your friends and relatives would have to visit you in the trauma unit." Giving the guy his only two options.

The guy struggled to get up or at least break the grip before agreeing with Naruto's option on leaving since his fist felt like it was about to break. Naruto let the guy go where he started to walk away where his friends helped him out.

When they left, Naruto placed his gaze on Rias, where he actually took notice of her clothes.

"My, my Rias… you look absolutely fabulous in those clothes of yours. I hope those dorks didn't bother you too much?" Asked Naruto as he glanced up and down.

"No, you came just in time. And thank you for that lovely comment." Rias gently responded

"That's good to hear. Now, how about we get started with your lesson." Naruto suggested where Rias agreed.

Naruto opened the compartment of his motorcycle to pull out another helmet where he gave Rias his full-face helmet while putting on his half-helmet that he pulled out. Getting on his cycle, he looked back to see that Rias was actually a little nervous where he guessed that it might be because she's never been on a motorcycle before.

"Um, Rias… are you nervous on riding with me?" Question Naruto

"No, it's… it's just…" Rias started off before Naruto interrupted her as he said, "You've never been on a motorcycle before… haven't you." Where she nodded

After some persuading, promising that nothing is going to happen to her, Naruto got Rias to sit right behind him. After she got on, he looked back at her, "Alright then Rias, hold on nice and tight since the first time is usually the most surprising." Where Rias wondered on what he meant but place her arms around his waist.

Once he knew that Rias has secured herself, he started up his motorcycle and instantly sped up where Rias yelled out in surprise.

Namikaze manor

After riding for a bit, Naruto and Rias arrived at the young blonde's home where Rias looked impressed at the home, especially since it has a lot of room. Putting his bike away, Naruto led Rias to the front entrance where he opened the door. Walking in, Rias could see that this house was definitely one of the nicest and biggest homes she's been to in the human world.

"Alright then let's go to the oval office room since it has a couple of books on how to speak in French." Naruto stated where Rias agreed

Leading her to the giant oval office, she looked impressed on how many books the room has, two stories worth of it. As she gazed upon the room, Naruto looked around for a bit till he found the beginner's book for French speaking in Japanese.

"Alright now, come on Rias, let's get to work." Smiled Naruto where Rias nodded in agreement

Late Afternoon

For the past couple of hours, Naruto and Rias has studied for the past couple of hours where Rias had to admit when it comes to tutoring someone in language, he is pretty good. Taking a break where he made a couple of snacks and drinks for them, they talked a bit more where they talk about whatever.

As the sun began to set, Naruto thought it would be a good time to call it a day.

"Hm since the sun is starting to set, how about we call it a day. I'm pretty sure your family must be starting to wonder where you are." Naruto stated

"Yes, I believe that would be a good idea. Thank you for helping me or I should probably say Merci de prendre votri timps sor moi tutorial pour pa-par… a~ how does language pronounce." Rias asked

"Its langue and you messed up on a few of the words in your sentence were change the e and u to I and o." Naruto explained where Rias chuckled at her clumsiness.

"Guess, I'm going to need some more practice after this." Rias remarked as she looked at the Japanese to French book.

"Hey, that's why we're practicing, so you can get better. Trust me since I have practice almost all my life on all the stuff I have achieved." Explained the young blond as the red head beauty looked at him.

"Really, you mind showing me some of you accomplishments?" Rias asked where she was glad that her patients has paid off, even though she admitted to herself that hanging out with Naruto was fun.

Naruto led Rias to one of the rooms in the first floor, guiding her through the hallway. Going a bit deeper into the house, Naruto opened the door where he turned on the lights for them to see inside the room.

The room was decorated with photos and trophies from different events; athletic/artistic/academic. Walking into the room, Rias had to admit that Naruto has done a lot of things that she has yet to accomplish. Glancing at each picture, she can see that Naruto has been a musician for nearly a decade while the athletic photos showed the same thing. The things that got her interest though was his martial arts/kenjutsu trophies and academic awards.

"So~ what do you think? I have done a lot as a brat." Naruto simply stated with a smirk but smiled sincerely as he looked at few of the photos.

"Yes, this is indeed very impressive. I've heard you were a great musician from the other students in Kuoh. But I didn't believe you're an artist as well." Rias admittedly as she saw several awards in art.

"Thanks, to tell you the truth when I was younger I never had an interest in painting or sketching…" before he realized something, "… actually… I don't even know why I started to paint in the first place." Muttered Naruto in curiosity

His thoughts stopped when Rias asked him if she can see any of his paintings. Naruto agreed where he decided to show her his private works of that were located on the west side of his home. Leading her upstairs, he took her to his art room where it held his most private works of art. Seeing the paintings and sketches, she had to admit that he was really skilled. She looked to see an amazing landscapes, drawn buildings that used to be around several centuries ago. But the thing that caught her attention on all these paintings is that it was some way painted in a biblical/devil theme, depicting several events or some other kind of it.

Her thoughts about Naruto's painting changed as her attention was drawn to a painting in the far center of the room. She walked up towards it where she gazed upon the mystifying piece. Seeing the attractive and mysterious woman made her wonder on who she is. As she gaze on it harder, something in her mind click on something.

"Hm~ for some strange reason. I feel like I've seen this woman before but where?" Thought Rias as she harden her stare at it before it was stopped when Naruto called out to her.

"Um… Rias… are you ok?" Naruto asked

"Huh, oh yes… it's just… this painting. It really caught my attention. I'm kind of amazed that you do nude painting on anyone before." Rias commented, "… can you tell me on who the model is?" curiously asked where the blond shook his head.

"No I can't since this isn't a model I painted but something I drew out from my imagination." Naruto replied

"You painted this with your imagination?" Rias remarked

"Yes, although I feel like I know this person yet at the same time I haven't met her before. I just figure it must be someone that I spotted while walking around that time or something. But in case, it is one of my more promising pics don't you think?" Naruto said

"Yes… but you know if you ever need a live model…" Rias said as she leaned onto Naruto, pressing her bust onto her chest that gave him a good view of her cleavage as the red head got closer to his ear, "… you can always ask me?" muttered Rias

Naruto blushed a bit before he changed the subject where he suggested that he'll drop her off home. Rias said that she can drop her off where he picked her since someone she knows will come and get her.

Getting on his motorcycle, Naruto drove Rias back to the place where he picked Rias up. As he swirled around, Rias held Naruto closely towards her body. As she did, she untied her hands that were latched together just above his waist where she moved them up placed them on his chest where he hands felt through his clothing.

Naruto blushed a bit at what Rias was doing, feeling his chest with her hands which made it somewhat difficult for him to pay attention to the road, especially since before her hands he can already feel Rias large breasts behind his back.

As the blond boy continued to drive both him and Rias, the redhead herself wondered something herself.

"Why did I place my hands on his chest? Why am I hugging him tighter? Although I have to admit that he has a very well-built chest and firm abs." Rias thought as her hands slowly moved around Naruto's chest as she note down what Naruto's body is like with her mind. As she continued to detail every inch of Naruto's chest, she imagined on what it would be like to see and feel what the rest of his body where her face had a red blush at imagining it.

Getting to the bus stop where he picked her up earlier, Naruto turned to Rias.

"I had a pretty good time Rias." Naruto stated

"The same with me. Maybe next time we can go somewhere more amusing and hang out." Rias suggested

"Yeah that sounds great. I better get going unless you changed your mind on giving you a ride." Naruto said where Rias waved her head at dismissing the offer again.

"Alright then, as for now this is see yah." Naruto remarked in playful pose, where Rias chuckled at the way he said it to her. Her little laughter stopped when she was caught by surprise when Naruto kissed her cheek. He stepped back towards his motorcycle and drove off.

Rias, stood there as she watched Naruto flee away where she place a hand on her cheek, where Naruto kissed her. She stayed until he left her view before turning around and heading towards a private place where she used her magic to teleport herself back to her clubroom.

Swerving around the streets and cars, Naruto thought about his time with Rias which he admitted to himself that he enjoyed. Riding near a park, he suddenly felt a dreadful feeling, a feeling that told him that something was happening inside the park. He decided to check it out since he was the type to follow his 'gut' where it told him to go inside.

Finding a parking area, Naruto went to the park where he strolled for a bit until he neared the park's fountain. He looked to see that in front of him was Issei and the raven hair girl that he saw a few days ago on the bridge. From what he can see, both of them were on a date where he decided to leave them alone since they have the right to privacy.

He only walked a bit away before he heard a familiar voice yell out, "OPPAI!" He went back since he was raised to be respectful towards women. When he got back to the fountain, he saw Issei laying on the ground with a blue blade through his chest and in front of the down boy was the raven hair girl except she was wearing a bondage style clothing with a pair of black wings.

"If you want to blame someone, blame god for giving you a Sacred Gear." Said the raven girl

He ran towards Issei's side to see how badly injured he is. He didn't need a medical degree to know that Issei didn't have much time left where he look back at the woman that was in front them.

"Why did you? What are you?" Naruto question where somewhere deep inside him made him felt like this wasn't the first time meeting such a person.

"Ohhh, I'm impressed to see you get through my barrier again. You must have some type of power as well, not to mention you're a lot more handsome than this kid. I kind of wondered on why you couldn't be my target. I would have definitely shown you a good time, but alas, I have to kill you since I can't leave any witnesses." Said the black wing girl.

The raven hair summoned a blade from out of nowhere where she threw it at Naruto. For Naruto, everything slow down for him, where he saw a similar situation but with a different person with the same black wings except more pairs. That image disappeared where he was back at seeing the light blade coming towards him. By instinct alone, he did a reverse high heel kick at the blade's side, making the blade into a saw, sending it back at the girl where she dodged it at the last second. Before she could figure out on what happened, Naruto was right in front of her where he did an open palm thrust on her abs, making her crouch down, before doing another reverse high heel kick on her face that sent her flying right into a tree.

While the crazed bondage girl was out of the way for the moment, Naruto decided to call in an ambulance. Before he could even dial on his cell, he jumped roll to his right, missing the blade of light that came flying at him, where he looked back to see the winged girl getting back up with her arm stretched out in front of her.

Being on guard, he looked between her and Issei, who was barely still holding on. He needed to end this fight fast in order to help the perverted brunette out. He waited to see what the girl would do where he prepared to move. The raven hair glared at Naruto where she summoned another light blade sword and threw it like a flying buzz saw where she followed it while creating another light blade in her hands ready to stab.

Naruto saw the blade coming at him where he ran towards the trees that were behind him. Naruto ran right towards the tree where he ran up to and performed a twisting backflip. The blade stab the tree bark while the bondage girl flew at him while he was still in mid-air. As the girl came at him, thrusting her blade at him. Twisting his body around, Naruto maneuvered his body where he punched the bladed sided with his fist, knocking it away where the girl was thrown off balance, giving him a chance to do another reverse heel kick. The kick hit her face where she hit the ground, while Naruto landed kneeling down on one leg. He quickly turned, moved right towards the girl but was once again distracted when his senses were completely stopped for a moment.

In front of him, instead of seeing the young raven hair girl in front of him he was seeing a different person standing in front of him. It was a man in his twenties with black hair and golden bangs who was over 6 ft. tall. On his back were 12 jet-black wings that were fully shown to the world He wore clothes that belong to an age over a couple of centuries ago. He stood in front of him, completely injured from bruises, cuts, and other forms of injuries. His mind was so focus on the image that by the time he got his vision back, after a moment, he missed striking the girl where she took advantage and stab his side. The girl saw him distracted for a moment where she took the chance.

Right now, Naruto was kneeling down first before falling to his uninjured side while he grasp his open wound. The wound was deep where his body then fall flat onto the ground where he lay face up towards the sky.

The young raven hair woman slowly walked up to him, "I must say… you're very impressive to actually fight me like that. If anything, you could have defeated me if you weren't distracted for the moment. I guess that power I'm sensing from you now only helped you but it wasn't enough. Too bad, see yah cutie." Said the bondage woman where she flew off after blowing him a kiss.

It was around this time that Naruto's vision started to blur out where he started to lose feeling around his body. As he started to drift closer to death, he started to remember his family, thinking about how sad his father and mother would be, the thought of not being able to live his life, not being able to get married or have a family of his own. With that, he willed himself to stay awake, forcing his body to obey him to move where he actually started to, slowly, get up.

"No… I won't… go out… like this… I have so much more things I have to do. I will live no matter what!" which Naruto mentally said to himself, but his body couldn't rise to his will where he fell again on his side.

It wasn't long before a crimson glow came out of nowhere, near both Naruto and Issei's body. Out of the glow, Rias came out where she looked around to see Issei lying in a pool of his own blood.

"So you were the one who called me." Rias stated before looking around a bit until she saw Naruto lying just a bit of distance. Rias immediately rushed towards his side where she can see that he was barely alive, like Issei.

"Naruto-kun… don't worry… you won't be leaving my side…" Naruto heard where his blurry vision only made him see crimson hair.

The redhead held Naruto in her arms while looked at Issei. She gently place Naruto down where she stated to them, "The two of you aren't going to be leaving my side since from now on the both will live for me." Rias said where Naruto just blacked out.

Naruto's mindscape

Everything was dark, darker than the darkest night, as Naruto felt like he is in a place where there was nothing. He opened his eyes to see nothing, not even his own hands as tried to look around. It wasn't till a sudden burst of light cut through the darkness. He was blinded for a second until he regain his vision to see that his entire body was in a stance. He looked directly in front of him before he looked so his side to see that he had stab someone, someone he felt like has seen before.

He couldn't clearly see his face since his long white hair covered most of it, but could see the blood that he was coughing out of his mouth, dripping down on his body. He felt his hands where he saw that he held a sword in it where it was through his heart.

As he looked in shock, the man leaned closer to him where he whispered in a divine, soothing and dying tone directly at his ear.

"I beg for your forgiveness… I beg for everyone's forgiveness… I had no…no… no idea th-that I-I fa-failed so many… I-I had tho-thought I g-given the p-pe-people hope… a-and yet… I-I hav-have br-brought them p-pain as well. I-I'm s-sorry… tha-that… no-not just I… b-but fo-for ev-ever-yone…t-to pl-place the b-burd-burden on-to you… fo-for that… I'm so-sor-ry… F-for the p-ai-n y-yo-ur fe-fee-ling… I –will… gi-v-give you… a s-s-second ch-an-ce for… hap-ha-happ-iness…" where he put his right hand on his face, "I-I-hav-have fai-failed you… t-the m-most… s-so…" Lowering his face closer to the boy, "… I- fo-forgive you…" where the divine person finally died.

Naruto looked in shock on what's happening before everything just brighten up again where he found himself in the darkness once again where in front of him a sword appeared, glowing in awe. He was about to reach for it, where he heard it speak to him.

"If you grasp this sword, you'll be whole again but forever live in the darkness…" where the voice of the divine person he saw just now spoke to him. He was starting to freak out and wondered on why he said that he'll be whole again. His thoughts stop as the divine voice continue on.

"But in so doing, all your past goodness and sins will return when the time has come. If you wish to forget and live in the light, then let it drift away into the darkness." Finished explaining

Naruto didn't know what it meant, but he knew that this sword was something special. He didn't know what the voice was telling him, but he felt like he needed the sword, he felt that this sword is both a gift and a curse. He decided to gamble where he reached for the sword, hesitated for a moment, before grabbing it. Naruto suddenly felt a huge surge of power, power that he never felt before yet felt so familiar. It was then that he heard the voice one last time.

"You will once again walk the path of darkness and light… chaos and order… you are both past and future… One half of a whole… once again be reborn… NEXUS!" with strong tone.

"Nexus?" muttered Naruto as he blacked out again.

Till Next Time

Sorry for the long wait for all of my fans. I had a couple of projects that were due each week for the past 4 weeks. Even then I had to study and other stuff. But I of course still wrote what little I could write down whenever I had any free time for each of my stories, including new ones that I dabble in once in a while. So I thank you all for your patients. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Oh and P.S. I originally thought to make this chapter into a date, but I thought it was too early. Special thanks to Revanofsithlord for giving this chap idea.

And yes, I know… French speaking lessons wasn't exactly my best excuse for Rias, but it was simple. I just need for her to get closer to Naruto and such. So don't weep over it.