Disclaimer: I do not own High School DxD, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Harry Potter, Naruto, and Rifts

Major AU: Do not expect this story to strictly follow canon for High School DxD.

Key: "Talking" 'Thought' [Sacred Gear] (Pailamancy or Telepathy) *Technique*

Daily Life with a Devil fiancé.

Rias Gremory woke with smile on her face, just as she had for the last week since the Rating Game. Propping herself up on her elbow she stared down at her fiancé as he slumbered. Not for the first time she had to reassure herself she wasn't dreaming. As before the slight bit of pain as she nipped her tongue just made her smile grow larger. Leaning down planted her lips on his to literally kiss him awake. It might have taken a minute, but Rias would never consider it wasted time.

"That is one of the best ways to wake up," Xander murmured as Rias's lips pulled away from his own. This was not the first time he was woken with a kiss. Rias had done the same thing every morning she managed to wake up before him since the Rating Game. If he woke first, she would insist on a kiss before they got dressed. "You know if you keep doing things like this, I might just end up spoiled."

"Hmmm, good point," Rias put finger to chin as she pretended to think, "Well, I will just have to take that risk, Xander-koi."

"Well, if you're willing to take the risk, then so am I, Rias-hime," Xander assented as he leaned up and kissed the tip of her nose. 'If I am drafted as boyfriend, I am going to do the job right.' "Well, we better get showered if we are going to make it to school on time. You take yours while I get at least some PT in."

Rias practically melted into Xander's arms as he said her name. She had been surprised the first time he did it and nearly fell off her chair. He still called her Buchou-chan as well, but it was clear that it was affectionately. "You know we could bathe together, save time and water."

"You know that we wouldn't do either if we did that," Xander chuckled at the suggestion, "And I asked you to stop tempting me like that. We need to wait before we make that step in our relationship." Despite smiling warmly as he gently admonished her, Xander's thoughts were turning to the real reason he delayed. 'I am not going to take advantage of being the rebound guy.'

Rias pouted as she slowly pulled herself away from her fiancé. She was a little disappointed she couldn't seduce him, but was far from angry about it. "Fiiine~! We'll wait, but don't think I will make it easy on you."

"Rias, you make it hard just by being you," Xander admitted as he rolled to his side and watched Rias gather up a towel and wrap it around her naked body. "Pun and double entendre intended… I promise it won't be very long. We just have to work a few things out."

"Alright, but don't take too long or one morning I'll take matters in hand," Rias' practically dripped with sensuality as she made her way out the door.

"I'll keep that in mind." Xander said after Rias was out of view. Once alone he rolled out of bed and got into position for pushups.

"Keep what in mind, Xander-kun?" Asia Argento asked. She had been walking past Xander's room and heard him speak. Of course she was blushing nearly brilliant red as Xander was doing his pushups while naked.

"Nothing important, Asia-chan," Xander replied as he continued his exercises. "Hey, could you do me a favor and sit on my back while I do these?"

"Sure, I'd be happy to help you, Xander-kun," Asia practically squealed in joy as she moved and quickly sat on his back. 'Rias might have become his first fiancé, but Akeno-nee told me all about Devils having harems. I won't lose out.'

"So, how's my favorite ex-nun this morning?" Xander genuinely liked Asia. She was so much like Tara it would have been impossible not to. In fact if he didn't know better he'd swear the girl was Tara reincarnated. Then again he could be mistaken.

"I am doing well, Xander-kun," Asia was thoroughly enjoying her job providing extra weight atop Xander's muscled back. If there was a sin Asia was prone to it was Lust but limited to just Xander. Well, there might have been Envy as well, but that was focused on girls who caught Xander's eye. "Hephaestus-dono sent the Necklace he made for me. Other than it's name I have no clue what what's supposed to do."

"Well, that isn't too strange for an Olympian," Xander said as he continued his pushups, "I was surprised he told me what my eye did, not that he told me everything. So what's the name?"

"The Chains of Prometheus," Asia said as she fidgeted with the simple gold chain around her neck.

"Kind of fitting. Prometheus was one of the Titans who fought alongside Zeus against Cronos and his Titans." Xander recited what he knew of Greek mythology, "He fell from Zeus' grace when he gave the gift of fire to mortals. He was chained to a mountain top and two eagles would peck out his liver daily. Eventually he was freed by Heracles and was accepted back to Olympus as Zeus had already forgiven him, but couldn't go against his own decree."

"Wow," Asia was awed at Xander's knowledge of mythology. She did indeed see the parallels between her story and Prometheus'. "What do you think the necklace does?"

"Probably give you a way to restrain your enemies," Xander completed his last two handed pushup and started the one handed version trading hands between them so he evened out the exercise. "Prometheus was not a weak Titan, but he wasn't in the same league as Atlas, so you'll probably be able to capture most enemies unless they are insanely strong."

"Well… that would be helpful in defending myself," Asia couldn't find fault with Xander's assumption. "I'll just have to experiment with it later."

"The Bracers of Puissance?" Kiba Yuuto read the card that came with the absolutely gorgeous silver armguards stamped with the kanji for versatile. 'I wonder what powers Hephaestus-dono imbued these with.' While Kiba would normally heed the advice of beware Greeks bearing gifts, after meeting the God of Smiths he couldn't see the man actually harming someone unless they started it. Now if it had come from Xander, Kiba would have been more cautious. He knew a prank was coming from that man… eventually. "Well might as well see what you can do."

Lifting each of the surprisingly light bracers out of the box, Kiba carefully donned them. As he expected them, they fit perfectly. The solid metal plate protected his forearms and elbow while there was fine chainmail that wrapped around his wrist and another sold plate protected the back of his hand and soft leather improve the grip of his palm. Testing his flexibility he noticed that he was not hindered in the least and the bracers actually supported his wrists when needed.

"Hmm, even if they are just some limited armor, they would nice," Kiba said as he laid his shook his head. "Well, might as well wear them while I follow Xander's advice. Maybe missing my mark won't hurt as much if my wrists have support."

Moving over to the rack of different weapons that Xander had installed in the Dojo of the Old School Building, Kiba grabbed a Heavy Mace. Xander had pointed out that a sword was not always the most ideal weapon and that he should become familiar with all forms of weaponry rather than just swords. It had taken only a few spars with Xander switching weapon types for Kiba to understand the point. So now the Knight was practicing to become at least proficient in a variety of weapons. However the moment Kiba had taken the mace his mind was flooded with all the knowledge a true master of the weapon would know. If he had to compare it to anything it was much like his sword skills, but just not quite as refined. Before then he would say that he was barely adequate with the bludgeoning weapon.

"That's interesting." Kiba muttered as he put the mace back and grabbed the battle axe. As before the knowledge flooded his mind. As he put it back a grin split his face. "Oh, that's nice. I will have to thank him if we meet again."

Rudolphus Phenex was the literal black sheep of the Phenex Family. Like his mother he complexion black, not the chocolate brown that humans called black, but actually black. His mother was what some fantasy enthusiasts would have called a Drow Elf before she became a Devil in service to Reginald. He was the same gold blonde as his father, with blood red eyes and the pointed ears of an elf. From his father he inherited the powers of the Phenex Family as well the man's shrewd business sense. From his mother he inherited her skills with manipulation and mind magic.

"I am very disappointed with you Riser." Rudolphus muttered darkly as he looked around his younger brother's bedroom. Anything that had even resembled a dragon or gun had been removed, even the crossbow that he had give Riser for his fifth birthday which Rudolphus knew he treasured. "I went to all that effort to steal the contract for you because you wanted to marry Rias and you lost the Rating Game to a jumped up mortal."

Riser peaked out from his covers "A jumped up mortal? Did you see what he did to Yubelluna? To Isabella and Siris? Xander-sama is not anyone to cross, even for Mother and Father."

"For being the strongest Phenex male of this generation you are quite pathetic," Rudolphus sneered as he took his brother's disheveled state. "You've been cowering like some wet behind the ears whelp who has heard one too many Winchesters story." Reaching down he grabbed the scruff of Riser's neck and pulled him out of the bed. "I came here to give you a chance to win your bride back and you WILL do it!"

"Riser does not take orders from you, Brother." Riser's nostrils flared as he stared Rudolphus in the eye. Shoving the dark man off of him Riser dusted imaginary dirt off his bedclothes. "Riser is a man of his word. Riser surrendered the contract to Xander-sama and it is done. Riser wants nothing more to do with your plans. If you continue to pressure Riser, he will remind you of the last time we fought."

"So you will just bow to that low class trash and surrender what I gave you?" Rudolphus snarled. "Fine, you never deserved the pleasure of owning her anyway." He spun on his heels and stormed out of the room, pausing at the door. "I'll be sure to show you how a proper devil treats his property."

"Just leave brother, Riser can learn nothing of importance from you," Riser snarled back. Once Rudolphus was gone he reached for the bell on this nightstand. In moments his maids appeared, "Burent, Miriam, my brother is plotting something against Rias. Send whoever is willing to go to protect her and Xander-sama."

"Lord Riser won't you be going?" Burent asked clearly concerned for her master.

"Oh Maou no, Riser couldn't." Riser was beginning to look panicked as he contemplated leaving his room. "There are guns in the human world and Riser's head will explode again. NOOOOO!" he cried out and dove under the covers again.

"I will comfort Master, you ask the others if they are willing to warn the Gremory Peerage." Miriam told her fellow maid.

Absent mindedly, Xander got in line at the cafeteria. While most students brought bentos from home, some couldn't for whatever reason. The Kouh Academy had a kitchen that made generic box lunches as well as selling treats and drinks. Since he'd forgotten to grab his bento before heading out the door, Xander was in line and dreading missing out on the girl's cooking.

"Xander-san, what are you doing in line?" a third year boy that was standing in front of him asked.

"I forgot to grab my bento," Xander grumbled, "In my defense, I was putting the final touches on my homework. Still feel awful, I'm not sure which girl was cooking today, but they'll take it personally."

"Oh, well, I was asking because Rias-sama sitting at her usual table and she looks like she has an extra bento." The boy pointed out. "I thought you'd like to know."

"Maou, how did I miss that?" Xander shook his head clearly chagrined. "Thank you… Minato-sempai?"

"You are welcome, Xander-san," Minato nodded with a smile on his gentle face, "Oh, and Yukari-chan says you better take good care of Rias-sama or else."

"Yukari-san? About yay tall, short black hair, wears a crucifix in her hair and combat boots?" Xander asked, "You have interesting taste in girlfriends, Minato-san. She's a ball buster."

"She's my sister," Minato was used to people making that mistake. Yukari made a habit of chasing off most girls who tried to approach him. Something about how none of them were gifted enough. She tried to get him to approach Rias and Akeno, but Minato just didn't want to date the school idols. He was happy just studying.

"Then I feel for you man," Xander patted the older boy on the shoulder, "Especially as she is almost as bad as Matsuda and Motohama. Your first girlfriend is going to end up molested by her."

"I wish I could say you're wrong, Xander-san, but I can't." Minato sighed as the metaphorical cloud hung over his head.

"Sorry about flaking on you, Rias-hime," Xander apologized as he sat down opposite of the gorgeous redhead, placing a Pepsi in front of her as he did so. "My mind has been in a million different places today."

"You didn't flake on me, Xander-koi," Rias couldn't help but smile as Xander took the seat she had literally been saving for him. More than one admirer had been sent off with a mental nudge. Taking the Pepsi she cracked it open and took a long pull. As she did so, she slid the Bento she made for Xander to him. "So what have you been thinking about?"

Xander opened the bento and nearly started drooling. Rias always packed him a mix of Japanese and Western foods and today was no different. There was Onigiri and Tempura, what looked to be Tamales wrapped in traditional corn husks as well as what he knew was Rias' homemade Twinkies. "I was thinking we're engaged and never even went on a date. Seems kinda wrong. So I wanted to know if you'd like to have one Saturday?"

"A date?" Rias asked as she broke apart her chopsticks. "You want to go on a date with me because we're engaged?"

"No," Xander shook his head, "I've wanted to take you out on a date for quite some time." Xander explained as he searched for his chopsticks, only to be interrupted in his search by Rias holding some of his tempura for him to eat. Shrugging slightly, he let her feed him.

"I would love to go out on a date with you!" Rias beamed as she enthusiastically responded. 'I'm going on a date. A date with Xander.' "Can we go on a drive date? I have my license."

"Ufufufu, you two are just so adorable," Akeno took the seat beside Rias as she set down the two bento boxes she had brought. "How bold of you to feed Xander-kun in public like this, Buchou. It's like your staking claim on him."

"Well, technically she is my fiancé. So her staking a public claim is not so odd." Xander mused as he finally found a set of chop sticks. He quickly got ready to feed Rias in return for her feeding him. Expertly picking up one of her salmon onigiri he offered it to her and smiled as she took the bite. 'I plan to enjoy it as long as it lasts.'

In Xander's mind it was a foregone conclusion that Rias would eventually drop him like a hot potato. She was way out of league is every conceivable way. She could attract a much better match for her once she moved past the slight hero worship she was attaching to him. However he was smart enough not to piss her off by spurning all her advances. He knew very well that Hell Dimensions had no fury like a woman scorned, and that was before adding immense amount of power to the mix. Besides, he couldn't help but fall hard for the girl, even harder than he did for Buffy.

"Well, claimed or not, I am not giving up on getting some quality time with my Kohai." Akeno said she opened her spare bento. Apparently she had cooked for Xander as well having made a gyudon bowl for him that she surreptitiously warmed with a bit of magic. Gathering a good bite for Xander on chopsticks she held them out. "Say ahhhh Xander-kun."

"Akeno!" Rias had to swallow her food quickly, "You are entirely too forward with my Xander."

"You're just being greedy, Buchou," Akeno's smile never left her face as she shoved the food in Xander's mouth when he did open it. "You should share the wealth."

'An apocalypse must be around the corner.' Xander thought as he chewed thoughtfully. With any other girl he might have made a show of spitting out the food, but he knew Rias would be angrier about him hurting Akeno's feelings than she was with Akeno for barging her way in. Rias was like a Mother to most of the Peerage, with Xander himself being the exception.

Unnoticed until that moment Asia had sat on Xander's supposed blind side. She had quickly become someone he trusted so much he couldn't register her as a threat. Once he had finished the bite of the beef bowl, enjoying how Akeno could make even a simple dish into a delicacy, he opened his mouth to stop the fight. That was when Asia had struck and Xander now had a mouth full of lasagna. 'And now the former Nun is in on the act. Definitely incoming apocalypse.'

"How is it Xander-kun?" Asia asked as the man was forced to chew again, "I wanted to make something from my childhood for you."

"Ufufufu, it seems Asia-chan has struck while we were distracted." If Akeno was upset over Asia's involvement nobody could have told.

"So it seems," Rias shook her head at the scene. As much as she wanted Xander completely to herself all the time, Rias knew it would be impossible. Monogamy was just not done in the Underworld. It would decrease the already incredibly low birthrate and even if Xander wasn't a pureblood Devil he would be sought out by many devils and yokai. "Alright, I will call a truce. We can all feed Xander."

"Oh Maou, I am going to get so fat with all this good food," Xander playfully bemoaned causing all three girls to giggle.

"You know you could join us at lunch, Koneko-chan," Xander said as he watched smaller girl work on the heavy Muay Thai bag. And not for the first time he wanted to shoot his inner pervert. She was only fourteen and he really shouldn't be having thoughts about how attractive she was. It wasn't just physically either. Koneko was an odd mix of Cordelia, Oz, and Buffy that he really just liked having around. "You're one of the gang, and I'd really like having you there."

"… I can't cook." Koneko said softly as she delivered a vicious combination to the bag that had it rocking for a moment. "Akeno-sempai has to make meals for me to heat in my microwave or I eat out."

"And that affects eating lunch with us how?" Xander was a little confused. He knew a lot of people who couldn't cook. Dawn was on the top of that list given she had the weirdest palate he'd ever heard of, let alone witnessed. "It's not like I eat my own cooking at lunch."

"They are all feeding you and I feel left out." Koneko sighed heavily as she admitted that. She still wasn't sure what she felt for Xander. She knew was a pervert, but he wasn't a massive one like Issei had been. What she knew was when the others fed him she felt a pang of jealousy.

"Well, I could ask them to feed you, too." Xander pretended not to understand what Koneko meant. 'I really need to ask Aphrodite if someone has been casting love spells.'

"Clueless." Koneko muttered as she went back to working the bag with even more fervor than before.

"Well, this is awkward," Xander groaned as a pair of underwear fell out of the top of his locker and landed on his face. It wasn't the first time it had happened. It was a rare week in Kouh Academy where there weren't at least three pairs of freshly worn panties in his locker. He knew Kiba suffered similarly. Normally, Xander just threw the set away and then washed his face. Today was a bit different as he'd caught a too familiar scent from the thong. "Rias?"

Akeno Himejima was staring at the jewelry box she found in her locker. Of course being one of the Ojou-samas of Kouh Academy, she had quite a few admirers who would love to give her such a gift even if anonymously. It was one of the many reasons she placed so many wards on her locker. After all she didn't want to deal with some rich boy who would try to buy her affections. Honestly, until recently she thought she would never want to actually be with any boy romantically. In her experience, Himejima's were not mean to have happy romances. Her parents certainly didn't get to have one. It was why she became a tease, it was easy to keep boys at arm's length when they were always off balance. She let Kiba and Gasper close, but they were both little brothers and would never be anything more. As for Xander, keeping him distant was impossible even if she wanted to try, but he was with Rias. So she knew better than to hope that he had gotten her a piece of jewelry. Still a small treacherous part of her wanted it to be.

'Don't be silly, given my wards it's either from Rias or Hephaestus is being funny with how he delivers my item.' Akeno admonished herself as she grabbed the box and opened it. Her eyes widened in awe as she took in the gorgeous golden charm bracelet. Gently lifting it from the cushion she could see the individual links of the chain were covered in tiny sun and lightning kanji. There were already charms hanging on the chain: a cat, a sword, a bat, a pair of clasped hands, a crown, and a dragon. All of them were gold, but there was hear shaped ruby on the crown and dragon. As she wrapped the chain around her left wrist, a message appeared before her eyes.

Blessed daughter of Shuri, I aided the Olympian Master of the Forge create this gift for you. Know that I have never wanted you to be persecuted, even after you became a Devil. It is my wish that you use this Yumi to serve your Mistress and to aid the Defender of Man. As long as you do, neither you nor those you care for need fear any of the other Yumi. With all the blessing my Light and Flame may bestow on you, Amaterasu

Priestess of Thunder, I find I like that moniker of yours. I have added my own blessings to this Yumi so that it's powers may better reflect the gifts you received from your father. I won't anger you by mentioning his name, but he is a powerful individual, but you will one day surpass his prowess even without my aid. With all the blessings of Thunder and Lightning, Raiden.

"Yumi? This is a bracelet, not a yumi." Akeno absently muttered. As if in refute her statement the charm bracelet sparked with electricity before it vanished from her wrist. At that very same moment a traditional cherry wood bow appeared in her hand, identical to the many Yumi that were on display in any number of Shinto shrines. To say Akeno was shocked was an understatement. Her mother had trained her in the ways of the Miko, but since she had been reincarnated, Akeno had avoided touching any of the Yumi for fear the bows would burn her as a malevolent spirit. She could feel the power thrumming in this Yumi, but it was in no way threatening to her. She didn't even realize she was crying until later.

"You wanted to see me, Buchou-chan?" Xander asked as he entered the ORC Clubroom. As per the rules that had been set down, he used her club title during club activities. He'd been the one to suggest that, mostly so Rias would remember that she was still his boss. Something he didn't want her forgetting in the heat of Battle. He'd seen how that ended with Robin and Faith, it hadn't been pretty. Faith was still livid at the Watcher for effectively coddling her because of their short relationship. Plus there was the fact it would make reverting to just being a Pawn much easier when Rias finally moved on.

"This isn't official business, Xander-koi." Rias looked up from her homework with a smile as Xander entered. The redhead had her glasses on as usual when she was trying to focus, not that she needed them to see. Rising from her chair she came around the desk and then sat on it, giving Xander a good view that thong he found in her locker had been the one she wore to school. "I was hoping for some quality alone time with my fiancé."

"You are not playing fair, Rias-hime." Xander couldn't help but look. He was a guy. He liked looking at all of Rias' naughty bits. "And you certainly aren't making it easy for me not to take advantage of you."

"Good, I want you to take advantage of me, Xander-koi." Rias purrs out as she started to loosen her tie. "Don't worry, I'm not asking for traditional sex, just a make out session with a lot of heavy petting." Tossing the tie aside, she began working working on her corset, "And I want to do it topless."

"To-topless?" Xander stuttered out as his brain threatened to shut down. Seeing Rias nod as she tossed her corset in the chair, any reservation that Xander had left melted at that moment. He shed his jacket and started unbuttoning his shirt.

Rias stood up from the desk and shrugged off her cloak as she watched Xander shed his shirt. While she loved his physique what really turned her on about her fiancé were the scars. Devil females were hardwired to find battle scars to be sexy. So while she appreciated his completely fit body, it was the numerous scars from claws, blades, and spells that made her drool from both set of lips. Rias couldn't help herself as she all but tackled Xander back into the couch, claiming his lips in a heated kiss even as she was dry humping him.

Author Note: Just a bit of a filler chapter.

Yumi no Raiden
Bearer: Akeno Himejima
Manufacturer: Hephaestus with help from Amaterasu and Raiden
Appearance: A Black japanese bow made from cherry wood. It has no string
Powers:
Sacred Gear: The Yumi no Raiden is a Shinto Sacred Gear despite the person who did most of the crafting.
Power of Thunder: While Akeno possesses the Yumi no Raiden her Lightning and Holy Lightning are increased in power by 50%
Arrows of War: Akeno can use the bow to launch arrows made from Lightning, Holy Lightning, or the Flames of Amaterasu. These arrows will never strike an ally and if redirected will dissipate
Arrows of Peace: Akeno can create arrows that will provide various minor blessings including (but not limited to): Increased Fertility, Good Luck, Protection, Purification, Health, and Wealth.
Music of the Kami: Making a motion as if plucking a string will cause a musical note that will cause all beings with evil intentions a great amount of pain.
Balance Breaker: As a Shinto Sacred gear, the Yumi no Raiden may have a Balance Breaker but it is unknown at this point
Charm Bracelet: When not in use the Yumi no Raiden is a charm bracelet with charms that represent her precious people. In this form, the Yumi Raiden still provides the abilities of the Power of Thunder as well as augmenting her spell casting by 50%.

The Bracers of Puissance
Bearer: Kiba Yuuto
Manufacturer: Hephaestus with the help of Athena
Appearance: A pair of Adamantine arm braces with the Kanji for Versatile
Powers:
Flexible Skill: The bracers effectively allow Kiba to use any melee weapon with the same skill he shows with the sword. It doesn't even matter if he's never heard of the weapon before.
Throw Anything: Kiba can throw any melee weapon he can hold with great accuracy, speed, and power. His range is limited to only a hundred feet, but it can still be a surprise.
The Adamantine Touch: Any weapon that Kiba uses acts as if composed of Adamantine, making it neigh unbreakable.
Fist of the Mace: In unarmed combat Kiba's fists hit like a heavy mace made of adamantine
Unorthodox Wielder: Kiba does not need to use his hands to effectively wield a weapon, he can use his bare feet, backs of the knees, elbows, armpits, and even his mouth.

The Protective Chains of Prometheus
Bearer: Asia Argento
Manufacturer: Hephaestus from the chains that held Prometheus at the Titan's request.
Appearance: A simple gold chain necklace when it is dormant. When it is active it is eight massive glowing golden chains that seem to sprout from Asia's back
Powers:
Chains of Binding: Asia can direct the chains to restrain any being she can see. The chains are strong enough to actually hold Fenrir. However unless properly anchored the restrained being can just swing Asia around.
Tentacles: The Chains can act as additional limbs and can allow Asia to hold Holy Items without being damaged.
Sealing and Spell Casting: The chains can be used to create seals and cast spells as if they were Asia's hands. Asia can multitask allowing her to use several of the chains on different tasks.
Chain Swinging/Walking: Asia's creativity allows her to use the chains like legs as well as basic brachiation.
Automatic Defense: The chains move on their own to block attacks that would strike Asia or those next to her.