Now we're getting into the... "D in DXD", if you know what I mean. So from this chapter forward, the rating of this fanfic has now been changed to 'M'. Still, here's another chapter, enjoy!

Chapter 3: Nun of that Nonsense - Part 1

The nun and Anthony just continued stare, time seemed to stop and the worlds sound went mute. The nun, revealed to be named Asia, slowly reached her hand out and touched Anthony's cheek. '... Am I dreaming?... Is this real?...' She asked herself, not trusting her eyes.

'No way... I must've hit my cranio harder than I thought. She can't be here, she's halfway across the globe!' Anthony thought, also not trusting himself. This was too big of a stretch. Could this girl, really be his old friend... Asia Argento?

The girl suddenly threw herself into him, hugging him tightly... and crying. Damn, if this was Asia, she really grew... 'What the fuck, Anthony? This is a nun, you can't think of them that way!' Anthony shouted to himself, getting his mind out of the gutter. He didn't return the hug, as he was still trying to process all this. How did Asia end up here of all places? The girl looked up into Anthony's eyes, they were watered with tears of joy, but Anthony didn't want to give his hopes up. He's done that before, foolishly thinking his parents survived the fire, and had to wake up.

Seeing the conflict in his eyes, the girl reached into her suitcase... the item she pulled out was undeniable proof...

-FLASHBACK-

"Anthony? Maybe you should take a break, you've been on that for..." said a young Asia, watching her friend in deep focus while playing a crane game. She wanted one of the cute stuffed animals inside and Anthony said he'd win one for her, but that was 5 minutes ago! Anymore, he'd burn through the rest of his parents Life Insurance money...

"NO! I can do this... I have too..." said a young Anthony, putting more money into the machine and trying again. And again. And again... Asia would be lying if she said she wasn't touched, Anthony would always do so much for her; probably because he knew what it was like to be without parents as well as she did... she was found on the church door one day, and was raised as a child of God ever since. A few years later when she got older; she met Anthony after he ran from somewhere, crying and telling her mistress what happened.

He was raised in the orphanage, but she always felt there was something that... drew her to him. She didn't know what it was, but her hands would tense up whenever she got close to him. One day when Anthony twisted his ankle, she wished she could help somehow... and she did, as a strange green light emitted from her hands... and the muscles in Anthony's leg was all better. It was then she and he discovered she had a supernatural power to heal others, though they could never figure out why his hand would tense up whenever she used this power...

Sadly, the other members of the church deemed Anthony was making Asia become 'impure' and sent him away. She thought she'd never see him again, and she would hug the stuffed toy he won for her that day every chance she got...

-END FLASHBACK-

This was the exact same toy she pulled out. It was a little weathered and worn, but the same stuffed animal nonetheless. There was now no doubt in Anthony's mind... after all these years... they've found each other again. He hugged her back, tighter than he intended but he was so happy. She couldn't help but blush slightly; she was pulled so close that she could feel his heartbeat against her own, her breasts also squeezing into him... she cut off that train of thought. She was a full-fledged nun now, she shouldn't be having those thoughts.

-TIME BREAK-

"You've been assigned to the church in this area? Heh, wow! Quali sono le probabilità?" Anthony said, as he walked Asia over the path towards the local church. He still couldn't believe after 8 years, he found her again... best part, she REMEMBERED him!

"Yeah... God must have been guiding us to each other, I'm so glad I finally know someone in this town" said Asia.

"Heh, yeah. Talk about luck of the Devil" Anthony said without thinking, making Asia look at him in surprise. He then realized his idiotic mistake... and hidden pun. "Uh... ya know, figure of speech, heheheh..." he nervously covered up.

"Is everything ok?" Asia asked, the look of her innocent eyes tugged on Anthony's heartstrings.

'Should I tell her the truth? I don't wanna lie to her, but I don't wanna freak her out either... what are you saying, Anthony? This is Asia! She'd forgive a bank robber!... Then again, they don't make pacts with Devils, do they?' Anthony thought. Before he could answer her; they heard crying a few feet away, and a small boy had a bloody knee... poor kid must've tripped, and Anthony couldn't help but feel extreme déjà vu.

"Hey, Asia? You still have... that gift?" Anthony asked her, as they approached the little boy. She nodded and with a soft glow, Asia's hands light with warmth and healed the boy's injury.

While that happened, Anthony felt a small pang in his left hand... just like when they were kids, this would happen. 'My Sacred Gear's acting up I guess... oh shit. Has Asia... had a Sacred Gear... this whole time?' Anthony deduced. If this was true, it would explain as to why he felt this small pang in that exact spot when Asia used her 'gift'... being revived by a devil was good for something apparently. Afterward, she invited Anthony to the church for some tea... boy, they had ALLOT to talk about.

-TIME BREAK-

BANG!

"YOU WENT INTO A CHURCH?!" Rias partially screamed, her hands slamming into her desk. Anthony wasn't seen after school for quite some time, and Rias became worried. Calling him on his cell phone, Rias tried getting ahold of him... 10 times! Anthony thought it was sweet of her and felt guilty he didn't answer, but in his defense, he was getting reacquainted with an old friend he thought he'd never lay eyes on again. Rias calmed down upon hearing he tell her he'd met her in the clubhouse and explain where he was for the last couple of hours... she wasn't happy.

"What's the big deal? I was catching up with a childhood friend" Anthony said.

"That's not the point! You went to a church, A FREAKING CHURCH ANTHONY! Don't you know how dangerous that is?" Said Rias.

"Um... no? I was raised in one after... after..." Anthony began to explain, but trailed off once he began to relive the memory of his parents death. Rias noticed his expression, this was the 3rd time he'd make a face like that. She didn't know what happened and while she wanted to help him, she knew it wasn't any of her business to pry into his personal life... except when he goes into a CHURCH!

"After what?" She asked, trying to control her emotions.

"After... it's nothing" Anthony said, shutting down.

Rias tried to relax. She sat back down in her desk, taking a deep breath. "Regardless... going into a church is dangerous. There are exorcists in there that will purge Devils. It's basically enemy territory, Anthony... I don't want you to get hurt" she said.

"I appreciate the concern Rias... but I'm not a Devil, you said it yourself" Anthony said.

He was right. After Rias contacted the creator of the Evil Pieces and telling him what happened, even he was unsure. His theory was perhaps there was something about him that messed with the properties of the Evil Piece used on him, but then Rias revealed she had to use ALL of her Pawns to revive him, giving the creator even more confusion. While it wasn't uncommon for a Devil to have more than one piece, he found it strange that even after all 8 Pawn pieces; that the Italian was still human. He ordered Rias to contact her again after Anthony had his first Rating Game, that should give him more information to go on.

"Alright. So... what exactly happened?" Asked Rias, getting back to the main reason they had this private meeting. Anthony told her everything; that Asia was a girl he knew growing up (he poked fun at the redhead by joking: don't get gelosa, which she denied but did feel... something in her chest), they were raised in a church, she also had a Sacred Gear, she was a nun...

"Excuse me?" Rias interrupted him. He did NOT, just say THAT, did he?

"She has a Sacred Gear, I couldn't believe it either after all those y-..." Anthony backtracked, thinking that's what Rias was interested it.

"No, no. After that" said Rias, surprising Anthony. While she was interested that another human welded a Sacred Gear, that wasn't what concerned her.

"Um... she's a nun, and..." Anthony said, but Rias stood up at her desk, cutting Anthony off.

"Anthony. Your not to go anywhere near that girl again. Ever. Understand?" Rias ordered. Anthony was about to roast her for being geloso, but her expression told him she was being serious.

"Uh, no. What's your problem?" Anthony asked, holding in his ire. He normally didn't loose his temper, being bullied taught him to keep his emotions in check... but when someone he cared about was threatened or talked about in a negative way... oh-HOOOOOO! Hell on Earth, Italian-Style!

"Nuns' have been known to help exorcists, and are just as dangerous. You need to..." Rias began, but she would now realize that was a big mistake. His right fist clenching tight, Anthony spoke out.

"Dangerous? Heh... chi cazzo credi di essere? Asia would never hurt a dannazione volare, let alone purge a Devil" he said, calmly. He didn't loose it yet, but Rias would be wise to not push his buttons any further.

"How do you know that? She's not the same girl you knew when you were kids, she's a..." Rias tried to explain, but felt a surge of power coming from Anthony, his Sacred Gear was now out.

"CAZZATE! She's the purest, most warm-hearted person you will EVER lay eyes on! The thought of harming anyone wouldn't cross her mind! You know what she told me after the church sent me away?... They ostracized her! Cast her out! And for what?! HEALING AN INJURED DIAVOLO, ONE OF YOU! SO DON'T YOU EVER, CLAIM TO KNOW HER, QUANDO SEI SICURO DI NON FARLO!" Anthony yelled.

Rias gaped at the piece of information regarding Asia. She had no idea a nun of all people would have the heart to heal a Devil, plus it was ironic that a place that taught others about forgiveness... were quick to shun the poor girl out. After saying his peace, Anthony began to calm down.

"Rias... I'm grateful you saved my life, and I promise to return the favor. But if you think for a second that I'll let you shit on my friends or tell me who I can and can't see... you've got another thing coming" he said. "I might be your servant..." Anthony added in after a moment of silence, then pointed at her with his Sacred Geared index finger. "But I am not, your slave..."

With that, he walked out, leaving Rias stunned. No one in her peerage had the balls to talk back to her in that way before. The only one who would was Akeno, but it was mostly minor and trivial stuff, sometimes playfully. She also felt a warmth in heart upon hearing the passion in Anthony's voice while defending this Asia girls honor... he truly cared about people. But how could one human have that big of a heart, especially one that was brought up under the church that had taught Devils were nothing but trouble?

Now that Rias thought about it, he didn't once shun her when he learned she was a Devil but rather... hugged her. She felt goosebumps form on her skin at the memory, and that's not even counting when she lost her cool over chess and he took her home, AND made her the best breakfast of her life! What exactly happened in his life that gave him so much compassion? Did it have something to do with the fire he's muttered a few times? How did Anthony even survive after being sent away from the church that was supposed to care for him?

There was still so little Rias knew about the newest member of her family... perhaps she overreacted a bit? So many questions flooded her mind; many a nice, hot shower would help...

-TIME BREAK-

After some time had passed, Anthony headed back into the office. He wanted to apologize to Rias for his outburst, and she could tell she was looking out for him; but she needed to understand that he wasn't some fantoccio, he was his own person. When he got inside however, he heard the shower going, so Rias must be inside. Taking a seat on a sofa, he waited for Rias to come out.

"She's just worried about you" came a sweet voice, that slightly startled Anthony as he wasn't expecting it.

"Akeno? How long were you there for that?" Anthony asked.

"Long enough to see you take a stand. You should consider yourself lucky, she must like you to not throw a tantrum" Akeno said. They both heard Rias step out of the shower room, all dressed in fresh clothes.

"Your still here?" Rias asked, her question directed to Anthony.

"Yeah I... I wanted to apologize. I'm sorry I acted like that, I just..." Anthony tried to pardon but much to his surprise, Rias came over and hugged him, his face on her shoulder. He could smell the shampoo in her hair. This didn't go unnoticed by Akeno, its the first time her master/best friend acted this way... especially around a guy. Not even Kiba got this treatment when he was reincarnated.

"No... I'm sorry. I got a little carried away, and I had no right to judge. Can you forgive me?" Rias said, asking her newest servant for forgiveness.

"Sure... if I can have my face back" Anthony responded, his voice slightly muffled by Rias' hair. Realizing what she was doing, Rias let him go. Before she could apologize for that, Anthony put a finger to her lips, which her eyes stared at. It was cute and funny.

"Why not, we start over? Hi, name's Anthony" he said, holding out his right hand for a handshake, smiling. Rias didn't expect that, but smiled herself and returned to shake.

"Hey. Rias Gremory" she said, kindly. She also didn't know why, but the fact that he forgive her felt like a weight was lifted from her heart. Sure she's had a few fights with members of her peerage before, but this... it felt different, somehow.

"As cute as it is to see you two get along, we've got a problem" teased Akeno, but her face held a serious look. "There have been reports of a Stray Devil that's been spotted nearby" she continued. Rias' eyes narrowed, it was time for action!

-TIME BREAK-

"A Stray Devil? So it's lost or something?" Asked Anthony.

"Not exactly. Stray Devil's are servants that have fled their masters... most have been known to kill them" said Kiba, informing Anthony of the term.

"Damn dude, that's cold" said Anthony. Appearing to the location via magic circle, the ORC approached a house that was rundown and old, most likely abandoned.

"Reports say that the Stray's been tricking people into that house, and she's been having them for dinner. Mostly men" said Akeno.

"Oh? That's not too bad. She Italian? We love feeding people" Anthony said.

"Literally. Having. Them for dinner" Akeno rephrased.

"Uck. Guess she likes tender meatballs" Anthony cringed.

"And your next on the menu" said Koneko.

Anthony looked down towards the white-haired girl. "I'm sorry, did I ever ti fa incazzare or something?" He asked her. What was this girls deal?

"Don't worry about her, she's always like that" Akeno giggled.

"Listen up, we find the beast and kill it. Lets make this quick and clean" said Rias.

As everyone walked about 10 feet into the house, "She's here" said Koneko.

"Uuuuuugh... what is that foul stench?" Came a voice from seemingly everywhere. It freaked Anthony out a little, but he stood his ground. "Wait... but there's something else... something... human" hissed the voice, obviously referring to Anthony. Out of the corner of the room, a lady emerged from the darkness... naked.

"GAH! Geez, ever hear of modesty?" Anthony yelped, looking away and covering his eyes out of respect of a woman's... assets.

"Viser. You have betrayed your master and fled to fulfill your lustful desires. Return to your master immediately or met your death!" Rias announced.

"Yeah, I don't think a woman who walks out in her compleanno suit really gives a shit" remarked Anthony, now recovered from his shock.

"Give it a rest, Rias Gremory. Your just jealous that your breasts aren't as luscious as mine!" The Stray said, proceeding to play with her breasts.

"IIIIIIIIIs... this a Stray Devil, or a Stray Pornstar?" Anthony sweatdropped, putting an index finger on the right side of his forehead and scratching his head with it.

Upon hearing his voice; the Stray, known as Viser, eyed Anthony. "Oh my, a foreigner..." she said, then took a long sniff. "Its yooooooooou, your the human I smell... I wonder if you'll taste sweet... or spicy?" She oozed out.

"Well... if your gonna try my sausage and meatballs, at least cook me first" the Italian joked. Akeno had to cover her mouth to stop a giggle that threatened to escape, though she did release a cute snort. Viser kept playing with herself all the while, her nipples began to harden. "Heh! Seriously, is this what Stray Devils do all day?" Anthony asked, taking the entire situation as a joke. That's when Anthony heard the sound of magic circles. Looking behind him, they appeared on her boobs... her nips to be accurate.

"Wait... are you... no. Per favore, no..." he said, not liking where this was going. With manic laughter, Viser shot acid out of her milk buttons! Anthony dodged instinctively, the wall behind him dissolved supernaturally quickly. "Ewww... this's why I was raised on formula!" He added, also pointing to the destruction.

At this point, Viser was shown to be much larger than she appeared. The top half of her was human... but the bottom was another story! Below her was another body that looked like a Centaur or Minotaur, and she had a snake tail! The rest of the ORC sprung into action! Kiba vanished into thin air, but he was actually moving real fast; he was a Knight, and he skillfully sliced off Viser's beastly arms with the sword he brought. She got really mad at that, her ears became elf-like and grew sharp teeth in her mouth... and her lower body opened up INTO a mouth! She lunged toward Anthony to try and devour him! In response, he summoned his Sacred Gear and punched her in the face... it looked (and sounded) like it hurt, but she turned her head back towards him as if nothing happened; snarling in Anthony's face.

"Uh... you shouldn't eat meat raw... Trichinellosis and all..." Anthony said nervously, but that did nothing as Viser's mouth opened wide! Koneko merely walked in the way and was eaten instead! "FUCK! KONEKO!" He shouted, getting up to try and save her.

"It's alright, she's fine" assured Rias. Anthony was about to argue, but Koneko appeared seconds later by forcefully opening Viser's mouth from the inside. "She's my Rook. While Kiba has the speed, Koneko has the strength" Rias explained.

"See ya on the flip side" Koneko stated, as she punched Viser across the room with a single hit... Anthony made a mental note to never piss her off.

"Ooh, is it my turn? How exciting!" Akeno said, cheerfully. Her hands started electrifying. "Your not the only one who likes it rough" she added, unleashing a large thunderbolt upon the Stray as it roared in agony.

"So; Knight, Rook... guessing she's a Bishop, or a Queen?" Asked Anthony, as he already knew about Rias' status as King from their conversation at his house during that breakfast before his Sacred Gear awakened.

"Right, Queen. Akeno has all the attributes of the other pieces" Rias said.

"Does that feel good? You like that?" Akeno asked the Stray, not that it was able to answer her.

"Does she... get off on this?" Anthony sweatdropped, detecting the lustful tone in Akeno's voice.

"Akeno... that's enough" Ordered Rias.

"Awww... its over already?" Akeno obeyed, blushing. Anthony's jaw dropped, he could FEEL the arousal radiating off this crazy chick!

"Checkmate" said Rias, walking over to the downed demon. As she did, one of Viser's severed arms threw themselves at Rias!

"RIAS! LOOK OUT!" Anthony shouted, seeing the sneak attack. He went to punch it, but he instead felt a burning-like sensation in his palm that forced him to open it; and a red beam escaped, disintegrating the limb.

The ORC didn't expect that, Anthony was stocked full of surprises. "Thanks for that, Anthony" she thanked as Anthony helped her up.

"Like I said, I'll return the favor" he said.

"Now, where was I?" Asked Rias, strolling to Viser. Standing over her, Rias summoned a big magic circle and launched a beam of pure energy... there was nothing left of the Stray Devil.

Anthony's Italian Dictionary:

1) Cranio: means "cranium"

2) Quali Sono Le Probabilità: means "what are the odds"

3) Gelosa/Geloso: means "jealous"

4) Chi Cazzo Credi Di Essere: means "who the fuck do you think you are"

5) Dannazione Volare: means "damn fly"

6) Cazzate: means "bullshit"

7) Diavolo: means "devil"

8) Quando Sei Sicuro Di Non Farlo: means "when you sure as hell don't"

9) Fantoccio: means "puppet"

10) Ti Fa Inazzare: means "piss you off"

11) Compleanno: means "birthday"

12) Per Favore: means "please"