The supernatural. Who hasn't believed in it at some point? As children, it was always typical things, from fairies, monsters or ghosts. When we grow up, it's inevitable to start believing in other things and leave behind those old fears or beliefs that were part of our lives. Of course, there are people in the world who never believed in the supernatural, in fact, they don't even believe that something beyond it is possible. But what would be the reaction of those people, if they knew that the supernatural was always among us? Hidden in the shadows waiting to one day come to light and be part of us? Of course, in my case, Monster High and Overwatch changed my life, and now omnics and monsters are part of my daily life. But on the other side of the world. Are they just as open as we are?.
The night was bright and beautiful, the moon was high above the sky with elegance while its light illuminated in a warm and welcoming way. In a beautiful little forest that stood near an academy there was an old Victorian-looking building, one would think that the building is old and impossible to live in, but that was a mistake, because in one of the windows one could see the weakest light that illuminated a room.
Inside, the finest and most elegant of all the rooms was there, the furniture and so on were so old that it was impossible not to marvel at seeing objects from decades ago in perfect condition, as if time had never been present there.
"Only 2 months left."
In that elegant place a talk was taking place. In one of the armchairs in the room was a crimson-haired man wearing a strange armor over formal clothes, next to him was a beautiful white-haired woman in maid clothes, in front of them was a young girl with the same hair and eye color as the man sitting on the sofa, only the girl was sitting behind her desk. The young woman's face made it clear that this charal was anything but friendly.
"I thought you were on my side, Sirzechs. And suddenly you remind me of how little time I have left?" The red-haired girl asked, spitting out the words with venom and hatred.
"Don't change your mind, Rias. But you have to understand that time is running out, I don't want to make you remember what happened that night." The man said in a calming tone, the effect was imminent as the other girl calmed down, but not completely.
"Rias, I'm sorry. But many years have passed, and although father was flexible in allowing you to do your studies in the human world, you have to accept that he can't do more than this." Sirzechs said regretfully but that caused Rias' anger to return.
"This is stupid, this wedding, the engagement, you are my brother, damn it!"
"Miss Rias, please refrain from saying insults." The white-haired woman spoke seriously but calmly at the same time. That seemed to do the trick, as the girl sat back down in her chair, letting out a long, exhausted sigh.
"Rias, I know you're mad. Believe me, if I could use all the authority I have to change everything, I would. But I can't, our parents also care about you and how you left because of this, believe me I spend my days listening to mom crying and dad cursing himself telling himself that he failed as a father." The man lowered his head in frustration while the white haired woman took his hand in an attempt to comfort him.
"But you know why we do this and for what." Sirzechs said but Rias had her gaze fixed outside.
"So this is how I'll end up? Getting engaged to a man I don't love? To a disgusting parasite, just for the future of our faction?" Rias's questions were like daggers to the red haired man who sighed bitterly.
"I. I'm sorry Rias, I shouldn't have bothered you." Sirzechs stood up with the white haired woman.
"Take care sister, I love you." With those last words, a magic circle appeared at the feet of the white-haired man and woman before disappearing leaving Rias staring into space with empty eyes.
How much time passed? The girl didn't even remember, she lived the beginning of her adolescence hidden in that building that became her home. But the truth was inevitable as well as the fate that was sealed for her, with bitterness and disappointment, Rias stood up and began to put out the candles one by one in silence until the room was submerged in the coldest of darkness.
Without hesitation, she got rid of her uniform, letting the clothes fall to the floor and then her underwear, with bare feet she began to walk through the cold and abandoned corridors of the building until she reached a bathroom where she began to shower in absolute silence.
She felt so miserable at that moment, that the water not only served to clean her body, taking advantage of the water that fell, her tears were also falling in deep silence as she sat in the shower and hugged her legs in silence.
After showering, the girl walked out in a robe to a room where she fell into bed with a dead expression on her face.
"Tomorrow will be another day." That was her last thought before falling into a deep sleep, hoping that tomorrow would be the slowest day ever. And if it was, she also prayed that time would be just as slow.
Professor Hackington was sweating profusely with a pair of tweezers and gloves, slowly the man pulled out what looked like a strange looking stomach.
"Now my dear students, once the pirate frog's stomach is out of the body, you must be careful when cutting the veins." The teacher said before putting on a mask and grabbing a pair of scissors.
"Why is it called that?" Squigly asked curiously looking at us.
"Many years ago, these frogs were previously used by sea pirates when plundering enemy ships and it is because these frogs when shot activate their defense system which is to release their digestive juices from their back, it was not deadly, but the smell it gave off was enough to knock out a person in a matter of seconds." Mukuro said seriously, but Lagoona and other sea monster girls did not like that.
"Teacher, why are you teaching us this?" Minette asked with doubt and annoyance at the same time. "They will thank me when they try my delicious pirate toad soup." The master's words did not help to lighten the atmosphere. If the smell was deadly, we doubt the taste would be pleasant.
"If Jack doesn't call us for a mission now, I swear I'm going to scream." Hana said looking at me with concern.
"Don't say it out loud, Professor Hackington has a bad reputation for giving extra homework to any student who speaks badly of his class." I said with concern looking at the girl from the MEKA squad.
"Now, everyone remember this and pay close attention. Cut the blue vein, never make the mistake of cutting the black vein because..."
"Guys!" The classroom door was slammed open by a strong kick from Barbara that made us all jump out of our seats.
"Barbara, in the name of the pharaoh, knock on the door next time." Cleo said clutching her heart angrily.
"Or open the door properly, it wasn't locked." Nefera added with her arms crossed.
"I'm sorry, but I have something to show you, you won't believe what Olivia and I found!" The Gotham girl with starry eyes shouted but that didn't encourage us. In fact, it worries us all.
"Barbara, last time, you and Olivia ended up hacking Clark's computer and shared his history with the whole school." I said with a drop of anime-style sweat. Kara didn't stop laughing along with Reinhardt and Mauga until their ribs hurt. 2 hours of laughter that had no end.
"Yes I know, but this is different, it's a bomb!" Barabra shouted with a huge smile raising her computer.
"Speaking of bombs." Robeccca said with fear. We all turned around and saw with horror that the teacher, due to the unexpected visit, cut the black vein and we all saw that the stomach began to inflate.
"Everyone run for your clothes!" Cleo shouted in horror. And so it was, as if the devil was behind us, we all ran out of the room while a powerful explosion was heard in the classroom. Unfortunately, the teacher was not so lucky.
"Oh, putrid sewer and moldy swamp, the smell of mama." Was all he said before falling to the ground, knocked out by the foul smell.
"Praise Ramses, we skipped monsterology class." Cleo said with a smile before plopping down on the base couch.
"Though I think the janitors are going to quit." Ghoulia said before showing the cameras of Monster High. The gargoyles in charge of cleaning were coughing almost on the verge of throwing up their lunch.
"Okay, guys check this out." We all turned around and saw Barbara dragging a whiteboard to the center of the room.
"Ha, ummm Barabra, aliens are real now. I mean, this Astronova, me, Clark." Kara said with a smirk but the redhead girl shook her head.
"No, this isn't it, it's completely different." Barbara said but then we all heard laughter and looked up to see Shadow appear.
"Move over, sis. I'll take care of it here." Olivia walked over to the control panel before she started typing quickly. Suddenly we all saw the holographic image of a city, which caught our attention.
"What exactly are we seeing?" Junko asked with some boredom. Hoping it wasn't like another class.
"This is Kuoh. A hidden city deep in Japan." When Barbara told us that, it left us with doubts, since we had never heard of that city.
"That's strange, I don't remember a city called Kuoh." Hifumi said while he ate some fries.
"It's because that city is very peaceful, the crimes there don't escalate to anything more than just minor thefts. That's why this city isn't talked about much, it's so far from other cities that in fact, the closest city is 2 hours away." Olivia said with a smile looking at us.
"So it's such a boring city where nothing happens at all, they called us just to say that they discovered a hidden city on the map?" Eliza asked bored before looking at me with a flirtatious smile and a glass. I understood before looking at Draculara, the vampire girl turned around while I used blood magic to slowly fill Nefera's cousin's glass with my blood.
"Thanks baby." Eliza kissed me on the lips before drinking while the other girls watched this with jealousy.
"Back to the topic. We didn't just find this city, but something else." Barbara said looking at Olivia. The hacker girl immediately started typing and suddenly we all saw how the scale model of the city disappeared and suddenly newspaper clippings appeared in hologram making us all stare at this.
"Young girl of 18 years old disappears after last seen at the mall."
"Black feathers in the central square, crow sightings?"
"Farmers in the area confirm the absence of birds in their crops."
"Teenagers between 17 and 16 years old disappear after leaving the cinema, the couple made up of a boy and a girl leave but do not return. Their current whereabouts are unknown."
We were all amazed and shocked. The news of missing young people only increased that it was difficult to count them all without suddenly seeing 2 more appear after another.
"But..."
"And that's not all. Look at the dates." Barbara said seriously before showing holograms with the dates of the newspapers.
"The dates range from 1980 to the present." Filia said surprised as did Fukua and Beowolf.
"But, if so many disappearances happen in that city, how come nobody knows about them?" Winston asked surprised looking at the newspapers.
"Easy. Nobody knows about this." We all looked at Barbara confused but then Shadow stood next to the Gotham girl.
"We searched through the web in Kuoh and nobody has touched the subject in years, in fact, the newspapers that talk about this disappear without a trace, in fact, the printing house decided that they would no longer make newspapers because they believed that they are all being stolen, but here is the incredible thing. The files of missing people were only found through one of the old computers of the establishment, that is how we were able to find this."
We were all in shock looking at the map of the city and the newspapers of missing people.
"The relatives didn't give any statements?" Jack asked seriously, looking at the two girls.
"We haven't found any recordings or videos that can confirm that, and when we tried to investigate about the boys and their names, we didn't get anything." Barbara said seriously.
This was shocking. A city where kidnappings had become so common that no one gave them any importance anymore, but if all this was published and taken seriously, how is it possible that no one bothered to report or talk about the subject?
"This is horrible." Sakura said clenching her fists angrily.
"We better go see what we're up against." Kiyotaka said seriously looking at everyone.
"No." We all turned to see Big Band.
"If we're dealing with a criminal gang then going all together will be a waste of time, they must have eyes and ears everywhere, once we arrive they won't hesitate to stay in the shadows like rats until we leave, believing that everything is over." The man said seriously looking at the control panel.
"Holy shit, what the jazz man says is true. If we all go then we'll only return empty-handed." Mondo said angrily clenching his bat.
"I'll go." Everyone's eyes were on me as I stared out at the city.
"Benja, are you sure?" Chihiro asked worriedly looking at me.
"Two months. That will be more than enough to find those responsible for this, the only doubt would be where to settle while I do the investigation." I said seriously before seeing what seemed to be an academy.
"Girls, what do you say about that place?" I asked curiously looking at the building and suddenly we all saw the image of the academy shine.
"The Kuoh Academy. Since its inception, this academy was founded in the 50s as a place reserved only and exclusively for women, but with the passing of the years and the lack of other academies, the board had to transform the establishment into a mixed academy that remains to this day." It was Athena's voice that filled the room giving the explanation of the place.
"If I pretend to be a student, I can go unnoticed, I could even have access to the director's computer." I said looking at Reyes and Jack. The two men were silent and looked at each other.
"It's decided, but you won't go alone, Benja will need support in case the situation escalates to something worse." Soldier 76 said seriously. Everyone raised their hands but then we saw Reinhardt walk to the front.
"I'll go, Benja will need a shield at his side in case of a battle." The man said with a smile.
"I'll go too, a mother's work is never done." And next to Reinhardt, Ana stood next to him making the man smile.
"Good. I think with this we can already get an idea." Black Dahlia said looking at Jack making the man nod.
"Reinhardt and Ana will pretend to be Benja's parents while he attends Kuoh Academy, while Benja investigates inside the academy, Reinhardt and Ana will be in charge of searching the city for clues that lead to the whereabouts of the kidnappers." Soldier 76 said seriously making the German man laugh out loud as he hugged me tightly.
"Benja like my son!? This will be wonderful, who knows, maybe I'll teach him how to use my hammer." Reinhardt said but Reyes shook his head.
"If they're going to be there, every identity related to Overwatch must be hidden. If that city managed to remain disconnected from the world so as not to give out information about these kidnappings, then there's a chance they won't know anything about us. They'll only use their skills on the battlefield, we can't allow chaos and fear to take hold, or innocent lives will fall." Reaper's words made Ana, Reinhardt, and I nod seriously.
"Fine. I'll make a statement to Bloodgood about the mission, Olivia, take care of getting Benja a place in that academy and investigate the uniform along with the classes they teach. Pack what you need, we'll meet at the airport in thirty minutes." Reyes said seriously making everyone nod before going to our rooms to pack.
"Someone will be jealous when they find out Benja has another dad." Junko said mockingly looking at Harleen while the two girls shared a giggle.
"Make sure Sigma doesn't find out." Zatanna said to Alice, the girl just nodded silently looking at the two girls laughing.
The sun's rays entered through the windows of that old building while an alarm clock rang at full volume, Rias didn't want to get up, the idea of pretending to be sick was very tempting but something told her that doing so would only get her a lecture from her father or brother. After turning off the alarm clock she went to look for her school uniform and a new set of underwear, once she finished dressing she went to the kitchen of the building.
The interior was as expected, like the rest of the things in the old place, the kitchen kept the same classic touch but with modern touches, examples of course, the oven, the stove and the sink.
Rias grabbed a kettle before filling it with water and then letting it boil in silence while she sat at the kitchen table without wanting to cook anything. The girl looked at the clock on the wall that indicated six in the morning, two more hours and she had to enter the academy to complete her tasks and her perfect and enviable attendance record.
"Akeno should be coming soon." Rias said quietly before laying her head on the table in that room, letting herself sink into her thoughts.
The meeting with her brother yesterday had gone worse than expected, Sirzechs never came to visit for work and personal matters, so he was only allowed to visit Rias on the weekends at least once a month. Despite that, the red-haired girl envied her brother and it is for the simple reason that he could at least do what he wanted and be free to make any decision, of course, the enormous position of her brother prevented her from enjoying a normal life, but being honest with herself, Rias would rather be overwhelmed with exhausting work and with few visits to her family, than spend the rest of her adolescence and future adult life together with someone who had not the slightest interest in meeting or talking.
Anger bubbled up like hot water inside her, was Sirzechs perhaps refusing to understand her? Her brother changed sides and she no longer remembers his words on that heartbreaking night where Rias would later learn the heartbreaking news?
The girl snapped out of her thoughts when she heard the kettle and turned around in fear at the sight of the poor kettle glowing red hot. Without hesitation, Rias turned off the gas, but when she tried to touch the kettle, her hands burned, causing her to recoil. Because she was angry and hidden in her memories, she let her magic get out of control.
"Shit." With an exhausted sigh, the girl collapsed onto her chair before beginning to treat the wound on her hand as she thought things through more clearly.
It wasn't her brother's fault for bringing up the subject, he was just curious if Rias had something in mind to avoid the engagement, but instead, she took her anger out on the only family that supported him, at least verbally and in person.
Rias's parents weren't slackers in her life, they always made sure to provide for the girl's needs in the human world. Sending money to pay the bills, paying for her school fees, and sending letters hoping she was okay.
Remembering this now made her angry, not at her family, but at herself. The whole topic only made her explode like a volcano, so she didn't measure the crudeness of her words or her cold character towards anyone. That was her way of letting out all the anger, frustration and depression that came from knowing that in a few months, her hand would be tied to a forced marriage. If she didn't love her life, and her family, taking her own life would be the most tempting option of all, but Rias didn't have the strength, nor the courage to do such a horror out of respect for her parents and brother, who would undoubtedly be devastated.
"I'm here." The red-haired girl stood up and turned around to see a black-haired girl wearing the same uniform as Rias, her hair was black and tied in a ponytail.
"Akeno, you came too early." Rias said with a smile, her friend was all that could cheer her up right now.
"I thought you might like to have breakfast with me." The black girl said before showing some bags containing some buns, which made the red-haired girl's smile a little more believable.
"Yeah, sounds good. I'll go make the tea." And with that said, Rias discreetly used magic on the teapot before beginning to pour the tea while her friend put the food on the table.
"You're not going anywhere!"
I was nervous and scared right now, in front of me were all my girlfriends with their arms crossed preventing me from leaving the mansion, their looks were clear of anger and seriousness.
"Girls, it's just a mission." I said nervously but then I heard a sarcastic laugh from Catty.
"Yeah right. The moment you walk out that door you'll surely come back with another bitch to this house." The girl said angrily while Casta and Ari nodded seriously.
"Girls..."
"And don't come with the excuse that it's just a job. Jack may have accepted you as a volunteer, but you don't have our approval to leave this house, as your future queen, you won't leave this place." Parasoul said firmly although other girls looked at the Renoir girl with murderous or cold eyes.
"I promise you that I won't be with anyone! I'll only do my part of the mission, I swear." I said nervously. The flight was leaving in half an hour and Reinhardt and Ana were waiting for me. The girls looked at each other with clear distrust but then Diana sighed.
"Okay Benja, but you're not leaving just like that." The Amazon warrior said looking at me seriously.
"What do you mean?" I suddenly felt terrified when an evil auna landed on them.
"Great Pharaoh, give me strength..." Suddenly I was caught by Vice Versa's hands before being pulled to where the girls were.
Jack, Reyes, Doomfist, Reinhardt and Ana were at the airport while Black Dahlia was in her car bored.
"I'm bored! Where the hell did Benja go now!?" The woman asked impatiently.
"Sorry for the delay." Everyone turned around and saw that I was covered in lipstick and my backpack was now twice as big.
"Those girls have no decency." Ana said although she couldn't hide her laughter just like Reinhardt.
"The girls let me go on the condition that I don't hang out with other girls, I call them every hour and..."
"And?" Reyes asked with a raised eyebrow.
"They forbade me to take off the tracker they put in my ear." I said lowering my head showing a piercing that was behind my Kitsune ears making everyone laugh for a moment.
"Very well. Benja, here are BloodGood's papers, we contacted all the academies in Japan that you went to, with this, it is more certain that you will be admitted into Kuoh Academy as an exemplary student. Reinhardt, Ana, I got you jobs as History and Biology teachers at the academy, Athena will give you the necessary information in case you need anything." Jack said before giving me some notes and the couple another.
"And here are your new documents and passports, Olivia took the trouble to temporarily alter the civil registry files in case they are taken for false." Reyes said before giving us the IDs.
"Haha, this makes us related to Benja like..." Reinhardt couldn't continue because Ana hit his elbow as a way to get his attention before pointing at me.
"Benjamin Wihelm Amari." I said with a smile looking at my new ID but deep down I let out a few tears.
"Benja..."
"Don't get me wrong." I said quickly just when Ana was about to speak.
"It just makes me feel nostalgic, like I had a mother and father again." Everyone smiled a little sadly while Reinhardt knelt down to be at my level.
"Ready for the adventure, son?" The man asked making me laugh at the little joke.
"Yes, dad." I said smiling before grabbing my things as we entered the airport ready for the trip.
Jack, Doomfist and Black Dahlia waved goodbye but then heard sobbing, turning around they noticed it was Reyes who was shedding tears.
"Reyes, are you crying?" Jack asked mockingly looking at his friend who was surprised and red in embarrassment.
"Me!? I wasn't there...but..." The man turned even redder when he saw everyone laughing.
"Fuck off." With that said, the man disappeared in a shroud of darkness which caused more laughter in the group.
"Checkmate."
Rias moved a rook piece to where Akeno's king was.
"Wow, I thought I was going to win this time." The black-haired girl said, seeing her king cornered between a rook, queen, and bishop.
"Do you want a rematch?" The red-haired girl asked in a mocking tone.
Before Akeno could even speak, the doors opened and a girl entered, wearing the same uniform as the two girls and comfortable lace-up glasses.
"Sona, what a nice surprise. Are you coming to play?" Rias asked with a smile, making the other girl laugh a little.
"Come on Rias, if we play, we both know who would win in the end." The black-haired girl said before returning to a serious expression.
"But the truth is that I came to tell you something important." Sona's words powerfully caught Rias and Akeno's attention.
"This morning the director informed me that two new teachers and a student will be coming to the academy." That surprised those present a little.
"A student and two new teachers? Well, that's a big news but, what about that?" Rias asked curiously looking at Sona.
"They're not just anyone. They were part of Kibougamine Academy and Kawakami Academy." This shocked both girls upon hearing such news.
"Those are two of the most demanding academies in all of Japan, I heard that even graduating from one of those academies is already an achievement in life." The red-haired girl said in amazement.
"Well well, it seems that we will have demanding teachers and a new student, it seems that Rias is going to have competition." Akeno said in a mocking tone making the red-haired girl laugh sarcastically.
"Seriously, but why did they abandon those academies if entering there is already a headache?" Rias asked curiously looking at Sona.
"The director hasn't informed us yet, but it must be personal matters. In any case, we will keep the newcomers under surveillance if it is 'something more'." Akeno and Rias' expressions became serious upon hearing that last part.
"That would be the best. Three people who attended the most respected and most difficult academies in all of Japan to come here? It's clear that something can't fit right, just let us know if something happens." The red-haired girl said seriously making Sona nod.
"I will do that, now I think it would be better to go to school, classes are about to start. I'm leaving." The girl with glasses bowed before leaving the room leaving Rias and Akeno.
"We're not going to help?" The black-haired girl asked looking at her friend while the red-haired girl grabbed her bag.
"Later we will send Koneko and Kiba, for now, let's go to class." Akeno nodded at her friend's words before leaving the room with the red-haired girl.
"Ugh, the seats are disgusting."
After a few hours of traveling we managed to get to Kuoh, unfortunately for Reinhardt the seats were too small for him so Ana and I had to use some backpacks as a way to help with the hard seats, something that worked halfway.
"Olivia told me that she got us an apartment for the three of us, spacious enough for Reinhardt, we should start there." I said, but when I was about to start walking, Ana stopped me.
"Benja, I think you should do something with... you know." The woman pointed at my kitsune ears and tails as well as my vampire fangs.
"Oh, yes, that's right." I said a little discouraged knowing that I had to hide my true appearance.
"It will only be two months, and when you return to the apartment you can always use your true form." Reinhardt said making me smile a little.
"Yeah, it would be better to go hide this now." Slowly a turquoise aura covered me and my kitsune and vampire parts disappeared until I looked like a normal person.
"Perfect, now let's get this out of the way before we head to Kuoh Academy." Ana said, making Reinhardt and I nod before we left the airport to head to the apartment complex.
The city was undeniably nice, lots of children running around laughing and having fun, old people strolling around quietly, young people at work or on their way to school. Internally we felt very bad remembering that perhaps they live in constant fear that they are under the control of a criminal gang that they don't know about, and the simple fact of seeing families together having a nice day made it difficult not to think of the numerous broken families trying to move on.
"I'm surprised at how calm and serene everything is." I said looking around.
"It's certainly disturbing." Reinhardt said a little overwhelmed by the thought of a city controlled by terror.
Without realizing it I ended up crashing into someone, I didn't fall, but the other person fell to the ground.
"Sorry, I didn't see you." I said worriedly looking at the girl in front of me. She was a short girl with white hair, the traces of chocolate were a bit evident and I felt bad seeing a box of chocolates on the floor.
"Let me help you." I extended my hand and the girl accepted it before helping her to her feet.
"You didn't hurt yourself, did you?"
"No." I felt a little uneasy and nervous at the girl's cold and blunt response. But then I remembered the chocolates.
"I'm sorry you dropped them, wait." I turned around and started looking for my wallet before taking out some bills.
"Here, I hope..." The words stuck in my throat in shock. The white-haired girl was no longer there.
"Where, where is she?" Ana and Reinhardt also seemed surprised, they turned around just to see what I was going to do and the moment we turned our attention to the white-haired girl, she disappeared into thin air.
"Maybe, they don't like foreigners?" The man asked doubtfully looking at Ana in confusion. The veteran woman also didn't know what to say.
"Maybe, they are very shy with newcomers." The woman said trying to find logic in the sudden disappearance of the girl.
"Well, let's go to the apartment, I'll think of something if I ever meet that girl again." Ana and Reinhardt nodded before starting to walk with me, resuming the path to our temporary home. On the other hand, some eyes watched us from the shadows in silence before disappearing.
Once we got to the apartment we saw that the interior was nice and cozy, I smiled seeing the place because it reminded me a lot of the first time Tatsu and I stayed at Yukie's house.
"Alright, it's going to be a long day, so let's not waste any time." Ana said with a calm smile.
"Haha, let's go to our room, my pretty wife." The veteran woman rolled her eyes but smiled in love at Reinhardt's words.
"Reinhardt, we're already old to be reckless." Ana said before being surprised when the man gently grabbed her hips.
"Maybe we still are." Both adults laughed making me smile.
"I'll go check my room, mom and dad." The three of us laughed before I left the room to give them privacy.
The white-haired girl was walking in the park with a chocolate bar in her mouth, she opened her eyes to look around, noticing that there was no one, she sat on one of the stools before putting her fingers on her ear as if she had a communicator.
"Did you see them? What were they like?" A female voice asked on the other end.
"A couple of older men and a boy with long white hair and magenta eyes." The white-haired girl answered
"Haven't you noticed anything strange about them?" The female voice asked curiously
"No, but I will keep watching if necessary, president." The other person seemed more curious now.
"Okay, thank you for your information Koneko." The female voice said.
"President." The white-haired girl spoke before the communication ended.
"Do you still want me to keep an eye on Issei?" Koneko asked, generating a deep silence.
"Issei can wait, our priority now is the newcomers, at the moment nothing has happened that requires us to interfere. If something happens, don't forget to call." The female voice said seriously on the other end.
"Yes, Rias. I won't forget." Koneko said before leaving the park.
"Ugh, disgusting fucking tie."
After we finished organizing our things in the apartment, we immediately went to look for the clothes we were going to wear, I felt bad for not being able to wear my designs or clothes I bought with the girls, but we had to draw as little attention as possible. Of course, there were exceptions.
"I think they got my size wrong." I said somewhat annoyed, trying to get comfortable in the academy uniform, it was cute, I couldn't argue with that, but the size was wrong.
"Reinhardt, let me help you." Ana approached the man who was struggling with great difficulty with his tie, Reinhardt smiled embarrassed as he knelt down letting the veteran woman fix his tie before giving him a kiss on the lips that made the man happier.
"Thanks Ana, I don't know what I would do without you." Reinhardt's words made the woman laugh as the three of us continued on our way to the academy.
"We're close now. Let's keep the communicators hidden until we separate." I said before removing the communicator as did the couple.
When we arrived at the academy we had the intention of not attracting anyone's attention, but when we set foot in the academy we became the center of attention of all the students, the three of us internally thanked that we already had experience dealing with amazed crowds but the comments did not help.
"Who are they?"
"I don't know, but look at that man over there, he's huge."
"It's true, he's like a mountain but he's also handsome, have you seen the muscles he has?"
"I like his hair."
Reinhardt felt uncomfortable listening to how the girls talked about him, but what made him most nervous was the fact that Ana didn't seem at all happy with the flirtations.
"Look at that lady, how old do you think she is?"
"I don't know, but she's beautiful, I wonder what happened to her eye to have that patch."
"She knows how to take care of herself, she's very pretty."
Now it was Ana's turn to be bombarded with compliments from the girls, the veteran had a twitching eyebrow and a nervous smile while Reinhardt struggled not to laugh.
"Who is the boy who comes with them?"
"He must be their son, look, he has the same hair as the man who goes with them."
"Could they be their parents?"
"I think so, he's very cute."
Now it was my turn, I felt a little uncomfortable since on one hand the girls were laughing and flirting while the boys seemed jealous and upset with me and Reinhardt.
"Zeus, give me strength." We didn't know it, but all three of us had the same thought. We were already regretting coming here and could only pray that the day would go by quickly.
Once we entered the academy we saw that everything was huge, but not enough to rival Monster High, the place had the perfect height and space as it should be thanks to its classic and ancient architecture.
"I wonder where the director's office is." I said before taking out a standard cell phone. I had to leave my i-phone and other devices in the apartment to avoid suspicion.
"Can I help you?" The three of us turned to see Sona.
"Yes young lady, we are looking for the director's office, could you help us?" Ana asked with a smile while the girl bowed in respect.
"Of course, please accompany me here." The moment Sona began to walk, Reinhardt, the veteran woman and I followed the girl closely.
"It is noticeable that there are more female students than male." Reinhardt said noticing the greater presence of girls, although that did not help because many students were staring at us.
"Kuoh Academy prides itself on having a large number of students regardless of gender, although the low male activity is due to some preferring to go to neighboring cities to study in search of a new life." Sona said as the girl continued walking.
"I see." I said quietly, even though I didn't quite believe that.
"Won't you tell me your names?" Sona asked, her eyes still ahead.
"Why are you interested in our names, young lady?" Ana asked with a raised eyebrow, we all stopped walking when the girl with glasses stopped.
"Sorry if I sounded very rude. I'm the student council president, I often help the principal with matters related to the information of new students or teachers entering Kuoh Academy. I'm sorry if I sounded nosy." The girl said before bowing in apology, but Reinhart, Ana, and I shook our heads.
"No need to apologize. My name is Ana Amari, he is my husband Reinhardt Wilhelm, and he is our son, Benjamin Wilhelm." The Overwatch veteran said while Reinhardt and I nodded.
"I understand. You're not from around here, can I know where you come from if it's not too much trouble?" Sona asked before starting the little tour with us.
"My parents met in a not so nice way, my father was previously in the German army years ago until he was honorably discharged after an incident, my mother is a doctor and was transferred to Germany the same year my father was injured after a violent explosion, my mother took care of him until he recovered, the only thing he has from that war is the scar on his eye." I said looking at Sona while the veterans smiled and nodded.
"I understand, I'm very sorry about what happened. Then I guess they fell in love in the hospital." The girl with glasses said making Reinhardt laugh.
"Well, that's how it was. Ana is always looking out for me, even today she still does." The man said looking at the woman next to him. The two smiled and held hands.
"I understand." Suddenly Sona stopped dead in front of a wooden door that we quickly understood was the director's door.
"If you need more help, don't hesitate to look for me, the student club is near the academy cafeteria." The girl said before looking at us.
"Thank you very much young lady, we will take your help into account." Ana said as the girl made a final bow before leaving.
"Well, it would be better to go in." I said before entering the director's office accompanied by the veterans, while Sona looked at us one last time before leaving the place at a slow pace.
"Very well. I must admit, I'm speechless right now. Two teachers and one student from Kibougamine Academy and Kawakami Academy, I feel like I won the lottery and never realized it." Said the principal. A woman with neat clothes and a serious-looking character.
"We appreciate that you are accepting us, we are sorry to have to join after the start of school as it was due." Said Ana looking at the woman but she shook her head.
"That won't be a problem, I will talk to the teachers so that we can put them in better seats. However." The Principal stared at me.
"As much as I would like to put your son in a more advanced class, what we have now is an available table in first year. Please do not take this as a lack of respect to his talents." The woman apologized profusely but I shook my head,
"Please, Madam Director, don't worry. Personally, I think it's perfect for me, as a form of guidance, right, Mom and Dad?" I asked with a smile looking at Reinhardt and Ana, they smiled back at me.
"Of course, there won't be any problem." The man said with a smile.
"Excellent, I will give you your class sheets and some books for your future classes." The principal walked to one of the furniture in the room that was full of books. I took the opportunity to take out a USB before connecting it to the principal's computer, I looked at my bracelet watching with a relieved smile as the content downloaded quickly until it reached 100%.
"It's good that you still use old computers." I said quietly before putting the USB away. If the computer had been more modern, things would have been complicated.
"Here you go. Miss Amari, Mr. Wilhelm, and for the young man your schedules." The principal would give Ana and Reinhardt some books while I would receive the class hours.
"Thank you very much principal, if by chance you see Miss Sona, tell her thank you from us for helping us get here." I said smiling before standing up with my "parents."
"Come see me if you need more help with anything else." The principal said before returning to her desk.
"We'll keep that in mind, we're leaving," Reinhardt said as the three of us bowed before heading to our respective halls.
After we parted ways, I went to my classroom, it wasn't that hard to find since the classroom was only two hallways away from the principal's office.
I knocked on the door and a teacher with glasses came out.
"Can I help you, young man?" The man asked curiously.
"Sorry for the delay, I'm new here at the academy with my parents, the principal said this would be my classroom." I said before taking out the papers from my backpack.
"Okay, wait here a moment." The man closed the door before standing in front of all the students.
"Alright, attention everyone, a new student will be joining this classroom today so I hope you'll be respectful and kind to him." Even though the door was closed, I could hear everything clearly. My Kitsune ears were hidden, but my enhanced senses weren't.
"I hope it's a cute boy."
"I hope it's a beautiful girl."
These were comments I heard from the other side, I couldn't hold back a drop of anime-style sweat because the men's comments were increasingly perverted, talking about breasts and butts.
"Alright, stop talking. Please come in." The teacher said as I opened the door before entering the classroom.
"This is the new student that will be with us this year. Please state your name." The teacher said staring at me.
"Greetings everyone, my name is Benjamin Wilhelm Amari. I hope I can get along with everyone." The moment I finished my introduction, I bowed, but then covered my ears as the girls screamed in happiness and the boys screamed in annoyance. For a moment I thought my ears were going to start bleeding.
"Enough!" The teacher slammed his desk with his book causing everyone to fall silent.
"Benjamin, I apologize for my students' behavior, please sit next to Koneko Toujou." The man said before pointing to an empty desk. I was surprised to see that Koneko, was the white-haired girl from this morning.
"Mr. Wilhelm, hurry up." I snapped out of my shock and embarrassedly walked over to the table where Koneko was.
"Hi, umm. Sorry about this morning." I said shyly but the girl just stared me in the eyes making me tense.
"Focus on class." Was all the girl said before looking at her notebook making me smile nervously.
"Yeah, I'll do that. Sorry." I said before taking out my notebook. These were going to be two eternal months.
"These are going to be two very long months." Reinhardt and Ana had the same thought. The two adults went to the corresponding classroom where the former History and Biology teachers were waiting for them. Not a minute had passed since they introduced themselves and suddenly everyone started bombarding them with questions, especially the girls.
"Madam Ana!" A girl raised her hand.
"How old are you?" The same girl asked with a smile.
"I'm 58 years old." What seemed to be a normal answer, generated a strong impact on the girls who approached Ana more invasively.
"58 years old!? How is it possible, she doesn't even look that old!"
"It's a joke right? She must be at least 40 years old, I don't even notice her wrinkles!"
Reinhardt tried to laugh but with difficulty but then the man noticed other students talking to him.
"Mr. Wilhelm, did you really go to war?" A girl asked, making the man laugh proudly.
"I participated in many battles, I was the shield of my team. And my friend and I had an oath, to live with honor, and die with glory!" The man shouted with a smile, but that made more students approach.
"Do you have a picture of yourself when you were young? You sure looked hot."
"I bet you were very handsome when you were in the service."
The two veterans looked at each other. Internally they were flattered but they were also regretting volunteering for the mission.
"We should have asked to be house husbands." Was the thought of the two as they now struggled to figure out a way to resume classes before this got out of hand.
The class went on normally until recess time. When I left the classroom I took the opportunity to stretch due to the discomfort of sitting for so long, when I saw Koneko leave I felt bad. She acted cold and distant with me throughout the class, even asking for things like an eraser or a pencil sharpener.
"She must be upset about the chocolates." I said in a low voice before remembering something that made me open my eyes.
"Koneko, wait!" The girl turned to see me running to where she was.
"Listen, I know why you're angry. Please wait here." I quickly entered the classroom and searching in my backpack I took out the same box of chocolates that the girl had this morning, when I returned I noticed that she was about to leave but I quickly took her hand to stop her.
"Please wait for me, listen." I said nervously while the girl turned to look at me with her empty eyes.
"I'm really sorry, I didn't want to start my first day like that. I felt really bad when you left because I wanted to pay for your chocolates, but look." At that moment I showed the box of chocolates to the girl which caused a slight and almost clueless expression of surprise in Koneko.
"I'm not asking you to be friends if you don't want to. But maybe, we could get along like good classmates. Can we start all over again, please?" I asked with a smile as Koneko grabbed the box of chocolates and stared at it.
The silence that followed made me more tense, as I didn't know if she was going to forgive me, leave with the chocolates, or throw the box of candy in my face. But then I felt very happy when Koneko gave me her hand.
"Yes, let's be good classmates." I smiled in satisfaction before shaking her hand.
"Good classmates." The girl bowed her head slightly before walking down the halls with the chocolates in her hands.
I felt happy knowing that I wouldn't have any problems and that I possibly made a friend, but I felt something strange and when I turned around I saw many students who were in shock, something that worried me and made me tense.
"Umm, is everything okay?" I asked nervously, looking at the students.
"Are we okay? Do you have any idea what you did, you bastard?" One of the boys grabbed my shirt, which made me even more nervous.
"What did I do!?" I asked, already worried.
"You gave a gift to Koneko, and she accepted it!"
Hearing this left me blank as a sheet. A whole scandal, and just for a gift? That left me perplexed.
"Umm, it's not an exaggeration to react this way?" I asked, looking at everyone, but then another boy approached me.
"You don't understand, right!? Koneko Toujou is the sweetest and most adorable girl in the entire academy, she's even the school's mascot. Since she entered, we tried to win her heart with gifts, but she never speaks to us. And you damn wretch, she spoke to you and accepted your gift!" The student shouted angrily.
Hearing this made me feel sick to my stomach, this behavior reminded me of Heath, but back then, my fire friend at least had dignity and wasn't so dramatic.
"Hey, I only gave those chocolates to Koneko as a way to make up, I accidentally ran into her this morning and dropped her candy, so I decided to buy some new ones for her." I said a little annoyed looking at everyone but that didn't seem to calm the boys down.
"Damn bastard, you'll pay for that!" The boy was about to hit me but just when I was going to defend myself, a girl grabbed his arm.
"Have you gone crazy!?" The student shouted seriously looking at the teenager who wanted to hit me.
"He's a student at Kawakami Academy!" When the girl said that, it caused the boys who wanted to hit me to retreat in fear.
"Wait, are you saying that..."
"If he was a student at that academy, he wouldn't hesitate to kill you in two seconds." The girl said seriously causing the boys to run away.
"We're so sorry!" The teenagers shouted as they ran away.
"I should have let Clawd or someone else come in my place." I said in my mind now regretting profusely coming here. If it weren't for the mission, I would have preferred to stay at Monster High.
Right now I was outside lying on the grass near the academy's athletics track. I wanted to avoid going inside the school as much as possible, the murderous gaze of the boys and the constant giggles of the girls gave me chills. I felt glad that no one in Metropolis saw this, otherwise Reyes would ask for the extraction before Hana or Momoyo make the whole academy disappear.
"At least the courtyard is nice." I said with a calm smile looking at the peaceful sky. It was undeniable, the academy had a beautiful garden both in the back and in the front that gave a more relaxing and at the same time finer touch to the academy.
"I want to squeeze some breasts." My mental space was broken in the same way a mirror would break. When I turned around I saw three boys lying at a distance away from me.
"I agree with Hyoudou issei." Said another boy with shaved hair who raised his fist in the air as if it were a victory.
"Stop saying that, it makes me feel empty." Another voice reached my ears and an aura of disturbance was present around me. What I thought would be a rest in a beautiful garden, was now ruined.
"Matsuda, Motohama. Remind me why we enrolled in this academy?" Said the brown-haired boy who I quickly identified as Issei.
"We've already told you Issei. This academy, the Kuou academy was previously exclusively for women and now it became a mixed academy. Which means that there are a huge amount of girls than boys, and what's better, many of them are from abroad!" The boy with glasses said making the other boy with shaved hair laugh.
"That makes us boys very valuable. That means we'll be popular without even lifting a finger, which means we can't ruin it!" The other boy shouted with the same joy as the boy with glasses.
"Soon, we'll have a Harem!" Issei shouted as both boys stood up.
"That's right, a successful life full of breasts awaits us!" The shaved-haired teenager shouted as the three of them posed.
A depressing aura was around me, what I had just heard was the dumbest and at the same time ugliest thing I had ever heard. A group of boys wanting to have a harem of girls with that attitude and also, being so perverted. If all the girls were here they wouldn't hesitate to silence the trio of boys forever, I even doubted if any omnic would approach those three boys.
"Great trinity, give me your patience." I said, already resigned to having a quiet and relaxing morning. I wasn't going to bring the girls, much less Marie, here if the three of them were around.
"Or so we thought." When I heard Issei speak, I stared at him.
"It's spring, we're in second year, and we don't have a single girlfriend, not even a date." I could hear the sadness and disappointment in Issei's voice as the trio watched some girls doing exercises..
"Don't say that, it makes me feel empty." The boy with glasses said in the same tone as the brown-haired boy.
"They seem to need help, maybe I can give them some love advice, as a Cupid's cherub I can't fail." I said smiling looking at the trio.
"You lose the moment you give up. We still have a chance!" When I suddenly heard Issei say that, that cloud of hope died and my eyes became glassy.
"I spoke too soon." I said in a low voice somewhat disappointed. Suddenly I heard screams of girls which made me nervous instantly, I didn't want to deal with the students now, but when I turned, I saw a group of girls running to where a student was wearing the same uniform as mine. The young man was a good looking blonde with platinum eyes.
"Kiba! What are you going to do after school?" A girl asked in a happy and dreamy tone looking at the young man.
"We were wondering if you would like to go with us to karaoke after school." Another girl from the group spoke in the same tone as the first.
"I'm sorry, but I have club activities today." Kiba said in a calm tone but that disappointed the girls.
"What a pity." The last girl of the group spoke sadly making the blond boy smile a little nervously.
"I'm sorry, but I still really appreciate the invitation. Maybe next time." Kiba bowed in apology before leaving while the girls returned to their previous happiness.
"Kiba Yuuto from class 2-C." My attention now turned back to the trio of boys upon hearing the blonde teen's full name.
"He's an idol for all the girls in school. And the enemy of all the boys in the academy, including us." The bespectacled boy said venomously as he looked at KIba.
"Damn it. This is ridiculous! How can he have all the girls in school at his feet just by being a little handsome, smart, and kind!?" Issei shouted in frustration, looking up at the sky while the bespectacled teen began to cry comically.
"Stop saying that. It makes me feel empty."
"The world is so unfair." Issei said, joining in the tears.
At this moment I wished I had my dart gun or some syringes with sleeping pills, I had a nervous tic in my eye trying to hide my anger and disgust, Hifumi and Ryoma may have had childish attitudes, but they had character and seriousness.
"I better get out of here." I said annoyed before standing up to look for another place to relax. But then I heard footsteps and when I turned around I saw Kiba.
"Excuse me, you're Benja right?" The blond boy asked curiously, catching my attention.
"Yes, it's me. Why?" I asked, suddenly I saw him raise his hand with a friendly smile.
"My name is Yuuto Kiba, welcome." I was surprised to hear this since I thought he might see me as "competition" but seeing that he didn't have any bad intentions, I smiled and accepted the gesture.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Kiba. Thanks for the welcome, by the way, who told you my name?" I asked curiously making the boy laugh.
"Koneko told me." Hearing this surprised me.
"Wait, are you Koneko's friend?" I asked surprised while the blond boy kept smiling kindly.
"Yes, don't be fooled by what others say. She's cold with boys because they think they're all perverts." Kiba said making me look at everything with a blank face.
"I understand." I said as I remembered the boys from this morning and now the perverted trio.
"Don't worry, Koneko is a nice girl, she just respects her personal space and I think you two could get along, she said you were nice to buy those chocolates for her." The blonde boy said making me smile a little upon hearing that, but then I felt a murderous aura and saw the perverted trio behind Kiba.
"Damn it. Now Kiba is with that new guy." Issei said glaring at me venomously.
"I heard that he's the first guy to give Koneko a gift, and not only did she accept it, but she also talked to him!" The shaved-haired boy shouted with comical tears.
"Don't say that. It makes me feel empty." The glasses-wearing boy said angrily.
Hearing this made me frown angrily before looking at Kiba who seemed to understand the situation.
"Don't mind them, they're second-year students. Let's just say they don't exactly have the best reputation here." The blonde boy said with a nervous smile.
"Praise Anubis that I don't have them as classmates." I said looking at Kiba. Suddenly we all heard a bell ringing marking the end of recess.
"I think recess is over, it was nice talking to you Benja, I hope we can be good friends." Kiba said smiling making me smile.
"Thanks, I enjoyed chatting with you too, Kiba. See you later." After I spoke, the two of us went our separate ways to our classes.
"Shit, we're running late." I heard one of Issei's friends speak but I didn't give it any importance thinking he was referring to class. But when I was about to enter, I saw the perverted trio going somewhere else.
"Where are you going?" I looked around before following the three teenagers closely in a stealthy manner.
After a few minutes they arrived at a part of the school hidden by some bushes and trees, I was behind one of those trees and looked at everything with bad eyes.
"I have a bad feeling about this." I whispered before listening carefully.
Murayama's breasts are huge." The first to speak was the shaved-haired boy, his tone was silly and purely perverted.
"82 70 81." Now it was the turn of the boy with glasses who numbered the measurements of the girl they were spying on.
"Holy shit, Kasate has really sexy legs." The shaved-headed boy spoke again with a more perverse tone than before.
"78.5 65 79." Again the teenager with glasses numbered the girl's measurements with ease.
Now I didn't want a dart gun, I wanted the rifle Ashe gave me or better yet, the flail Brigitte gave me for my birthday. I was watching the three boys spying on what seemed to be the girls' locker room, but only two since Issei was excluded, something the brown-haired boy didn't like.
"I found this miracle in physical education. It's the holy grail of boys." The shaved-haired teen said with a silly smile on his face.
"Hey, move your asses, I want to see too!" Issei said trying to move his friends.
"Matsuda, Motohama, don't hog everything just for you two!" My patience ran out and I came out of my hiding place already irritated.
"Hey you three!" The three boys were surprised to see me but also annoyed.
"Have you never heard of a lady's privacy?" I asked angrily looking at the perverted trio but then they started running which surprised me and annoyed me at the same time.
"Hey, come back here now!" I shouted angrily but then I felt murderous auras and when I turned around I saw girls in Kendo uniforms with their respective swords, it was clear that they were not in a good mood at all.
"So, the perverted trio has a new member, huh?" A pink-haired girl asked seriously while another brown-haired girl tightly squeezed the hilt of her wooden sword. That made me nervous.
"Wait, this is a misunderstanding. I..."
"You didn't want to do it. That's the same pathetic excuse that all the boys think every time they spy on us, that no boy can give us privacy for just 5 minutes!?" The brown-haired girl shouted angrily, hitting her open hand with the wooden sword, which made me even more nervous.
"Please wait, let me speak!" I screamed in terror, but I saw the pink-haired girl run and raise her sword.
Automatically, as a reaction, I grabbed the girl by the arm before throwing her to the ground, causing her to drop the sword and grab her abdomen in pain, which scared me.
"Please forgive me, I didn't mean to." However, my instincts warned me of another attack, causing me to do a backflip before stomping on the girl's sword and then hitting her with a kick in the back.
"Against him!" The brown-haired girl shouted, causing all the girls in the kendo club to rush into a fight.
"Please, let me talk!" I begged, but I had to start dodging attacks and counterattacking at the same time.
Two girls tried to attack from the front but when I dodged the first one I quickly jumped on her back before doing a leg sweep that left the two on the ground, another girl tried to attack with a precise blow but I moved to the side causing the blow to hit one of her friends in the head, I took advantage and kicked her in the back of the neck that caused the girl to spin before falling on her back to the ground. I felt one last attack and quickly used my feet to lift one of the swords from the ground before grabbing it as a fencing sword.
"Friederich family style. Sword battalion." I quickly launched thrusts at high speed connecting with the chest and stomach of the last girl before making her fall to the ground in pain.
Right now I was not only terrified, but also nervous. Not only my instincts but also the adrenaline of combat made me react automatically and because of that, all the girls of the kendo club were now on the ground writhing in pain.
"This can't get any worse." I said in my mind until I heard one of the girls cry. That scared me, I now prayed to the gods that it wasn't a broken bone.
"He's going to rape us!" The girl screamed through tears. When I heard that I turned red as a tomato, hearing that was as hard for me as if Peacock had dropped Tommy Ten-Ton on me.
"Stop stop, I won't do that. Please let me speak now!" I screamed in desperation looking at the girls.
"I never looked at them, I saw Issei and his friends here and I wanted to scare them away, I never wanted this to end like this!" I watched the girls struggle to get up, holding the places where they hurt the most.
"How do we know you're telling the truth?" One of the girls asked as she wiped the blood from her lip.
"Because he's telling the truth." We all turned to look at the brown haired girl.
"Murayama, is he serious!?" The pink haired girl shouted surprised looking at the other student.
"That swordplay, that way of fighting. I recognize them well, they are techniques from Kawakami Academy." Maruyama said staring at me.
"My older sister is studying there, and they say that in that academy they have zero tolerance for perverts. In fact, I heard that they once caught a boy who broke into the girls' locker room and was punished by running fifty times around the entire track with rocks on his back." The girls looked surprised and I was somewhat uncomfortable. I remembered how Yonpachi was severely punished, only he was also punished by being made the target for the girls' archery practice.
"So, you're not friends with Isse, Matsuda or Motohama?" The pink haired girl asked, making me shake my head.
"No, and to be honest. I highly doubt we'll be that way in the future." I said with a deadpan look.
"I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. However, you left many girls in the kendo club badly injured." What Murayama said was undeniable. I could see other girls holding their ribs and even others were on their knees with their legs shaking.
"I'm so sorry, when I fight I get excited, and when that happens I can't control my strength." I said nervously, internally I was glad that I didn't use all my strength or blood would be painting the walls.
"I'll take the girls to the infirmary, we'll pretend that we had a more demanding training today. But if one of them has something more than just bruises, don't think we'll keep quiet with the director." After saying that Murayama left with the girls who could barely walk because of the beating.
"This day can't get any worse." I said quietly and suddenly remembered something that made me tense.
"I'm late for class!" I immediately ran out of the place as fast as possible to the classroom. Now I had more problems and I just hoped that this wouldn't get worse.
Unfortunately, that wasn't my luck. When I arrived late to class, the teacher punished me by making me hold buckets full of water outside the classroom. That wasn't a problem. I was grateful when the teacher said that he wouldn't give me extra homework because it was my first day, but that the next time this happened again, he would make sure I had extra homework for an entire weekend.
"Thank god it's finally over." I said as I packed my things. As I left the classroom, I saw Reinhardt and Ana walking with tired expressions just like me.
"Tough day?" I asked tiredly. The two adults nodded.
"These children are very tiring. I'm not as young as before to deal with all this." The veteran woman said, touching her exhausted forehead.
"Being a teacher is like fighting Mauga, Orisa, and Zarya at the same time. Only they know how to hold back." The man said as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Let's go home already, all I want now is to start sending the data to the computer, and sink into a tub of cold water." I said tiredly as the three of us began walking towards the stairs.
"I can't wait for the mission to be over." I said tiredly. If I was going to endure the stares of the boys, the perverted trio and the constant harassment of the girls, I was going to lose my mind.
As I was going down I felt a chill followed by a sweet aroma reaching my nose, when I turned around I saw Rias going up the stairs leaving me behind while I looked at the girl in amazement.
"Benja, is something wrong?" I came out of my trance when I heard Ana's voice.
"It's nothing, I thought I felt something. Let's go home." I said before continuing down the stairs. But I never noticed that Rias also stopped to see me before continuing on her way too, when she reached the second floor, she saw Kiba and Koneko.
The three teenagers didn't say anything, but nodded silently before going another way.
"What can you tell me about them?"
Rias had returned to the abandoned building only this time there were Kiba, Koneko and Akeno. While the blonde boy and the white-haired girl were sitting in a chair in front of each other, the black-haired girl was serving some cups of tea.
"Mr. Wilhelm has a peculiar way of talking about history, he tells everything as if he had been there at that moment, I can't deny that it makes the class more entertaining and educational." Kiba said with a smile before drinking his tea.
"Miss Amari is very patient and kind, she is very patient when it comes to explaining and retelling the same topic, she is even cute for her age." Akeno said with a smile looking at Rias.
"Benja is very calm and kind, he cares a lot about first impressions, he gave me a box of chocolates to apologize for having collided with me but..." Everyone looked at Koneko waiting to hear what she would say next.
"It seems that he has the same dislike for Issei and his friends, but I also saw that he is a skilled and strong person when it comes to fighting. I saw how he single-handedly managed to defeat the kendo club without even breaking a sweat, all because those perverts framed him for spying." Although saying that did not cause surprise, it also caused curiosity in everyone.
"I see. Sona says that they were previously in two of the largest academies in all of Japan, it is to be expected that they have qualities like that. But that boy..." Rias remained silent remembering when we crossed paths.
"I feel that there is something else behind them." The red-haired girl said before looking at everyone.
"They did a good job. In keeping an eye on them, now we know who we are dealing with. For now it will be better to keep ourselves at bay and wait until they show their true faces, we cannot trust them yet, it will be better to let those three open up to us and talk to us about it, but with caution." Rias said making everyone nod.
"Perfect, now, it's time to work."
Akeno, Kiba, and Koneko stood up before walking to the exit leaving Rias alone. The redheaded girl walked to the window and looked at the sunset with a dull look.
"One day less." The girl whispered bitterly to herself before returning to her desk.
Time wasn't going to stop and it never will, but at that moment, the girl was praying for time to slow down, because with each day less, that moment, the moment where her life would become unhappy and tragic, would begin.
Rias closed her eyes thinking about everything from today until she remembered Reinhardt, Ana, and me. She opened her eyes before standing up.
"Tomorrow will be another day." With that said, the girl left the room in silence while her mind was a tidal wave of thoughts.
"Thank you for your purchase!"
That was the voice of the supermarket salesman, the doors opened and I walked out with bags full of purchases. Due to our mission we forgot to buy food, so I decided to leave to let the overwatch veterans rest while I took the opportunity to rest and relax.
"What a day. First it was the boys, that trio of perverts, the kendo girls. Ugh, at least I'm comforted by knowing that I made two friends today." I said with a small smile remembering Koneko and Kiba.
"I have to think about how to apologize to the kendo girls, I could bring them a cake, or maybe cover the holes to prevent Issei and his friends from sneaking around."
Suddenly I heard something approaching and when I turned around I saw Issei on a bicycle pedaling at high speed while he screamed, something that surprised me.
"What's wrong with him now?" I asked in surprise before sticking my Kitsune ears out to listen
"I'm going on a date tomorrow! On your faces, Matsuda and Motohama, I got a girlfriend faster than you two!" The joy was clear in the brown-haired boy's voice as he continued on his way.
That left me surprised, Issei hours ago I saw him as a hopeless pervert, and suddenly he has a date surprised me and at the same time made me smile.
"We can all change, it's good that Issei has an accent head. I just hope he doesn't ruin it with his perverted ideas or that his friends ruin everything." I said with some seriousness before continuing on my way home while I put away my Kitsune ears again.
"Should I attend the date? I don't think it's wrong, but I have to get more information about the missing people, I think it would be better to leave Issei alone." With that thought I continued walking in the darkness of the night now with the thought of what to do tomorrow and now, I felt proud that Issei has changed.
Everything around Rias was chaos. The only thing around her was a fire that prevented her from breathing, her body was full of horrible wounds and cuts that let out blood, the girl weakly raised her head only to see in horror all her friends on the ground with mortal wounds. Kiba had a sword stuck in his back, Koneko seemed seriously injured in the chest while Akeno was face down but showing no signs of life.
"Kiba, Koneko. Akeno. Wake up!" The red-haired girl screamed in despair but then she heard a laugh that made her not only angry, but also enter into despair.
She turned her head with difficulty and there she saw it, a shadow that was over the fire, as if it did not feel the scorching heat, and around it, many female figures stood around it with mocking smiles.
"Checkmate, Rias." The man said before making a fireball appear and then launching it at the red-haired girl who closed her eyes waiting for the end.
The seconds seemed eternal believing that the shadow was playing with her, but when she slowly opened her eyes she saw a huge shield protecting the girl and a large man wearing imposing armor.
"A mother's work is never done." Rias turned around and saw a woman holding a strange weapon before shooting the red-haired girl, instead of feeling pain, she felt her strength slowly recover something that left her in shock.
"Heroes never die!" The girl looked up and saw how a kind of angel landed in the middle of her friends before using a kind of spell, a golden aura covered Akeno, Koneko and Kiba bringing them back to life.
Footsteps were heard and Rias turned to see one last shadow, only this one had two ears and nine tails, a detail that left her impressed, but then she watched as the female sniper took out a dart gun before shooting at the shadow and suddenly a blue aura covered it.
"You're powered up, come in!" The woman shouted while the boy took out a kitchen knife from his belt.
"Tea time has begun!" The boy shouted before launching himself at a lethal speed, destroying the shadows that were torturing Rias.
Rias was happy and amazed, the shadows that saved her life slowly gathered together while the red-haired girl's friends went to where she was. Suddenly, she watched as the shadows turned around before starting to leave, which worried Rias.
"Wait, hey, stop!" When the red-haired girl took a step forward the ground collapsed. She began to fall through a dark void while begging for help, but then she saw how one of the shadows, the boy with ears and tails, peeked into the gap of the abyss.
"Don't play with my loyalty."
Rias was confused upon hearing that as she continued to fall until the darkness consumed her world.
A loud thud was heard in Rias' room. The girl touched her head in annoyance before looking at her bed, seeing that she had been moving all night, and because of that, she had fallen out of her bed. Out of nowhere, another noise caught her attention and when she turned around she saw the alarm clock was ringing, her eyes widened in horror, she had ten minutes left before classes started.
"Shit!" The red-haired girl jumped up and began to run around the room in search of her clothes while cursing herself for having fallen asleep.
After many bumps, trips and falls, Rias left the old building with a toast in her mouth before running as fast as possible to school.
"Shit, this is the last time I do work late." Rias cursed herself but then began to remember the dream she had. The shadows, the fire, the last thing she heard. Nothing fit.
But she, without realizing where she was going, would end up colliding with someone huge and heavy, causing her to fall to the ground.
"Hey, are you okay?" The red-haired girl raised her head only to see Ana, Reinhardt and I while I was offering her my hand until I recognized her.
"You are, the girl I saw yesterday on the stairs. You didn't get hurt, right?" I asked staring at the girl while she stared back at me before coming back to her senses.
"Umm, yeah, sorry. I didn't see you."
The moment Rias and I held hands we felt an electricity run through our arms, once I helped the girl, we both let go of each other's hands while looking at each other out of confusion and curiosity wanting to know what happened.
"Young ones, don't stand around like that all day, classes are about to start." Rias and I snapped out of our trance at Ana's words which caused us to blush in embarrassment.
"That's right, sorry about the fall, I promise to be more careful." I said before starting to walk followed by Reinhardt and the veteran woman while Rias stayed behind us staring at us and then looked at her hand. That feeling hadn't been normal, she knew it.
"Wait!" The three of us turned to see Rias approaching.
"You're Benja, right?" The red-haired girl asked, making me nod.
"What will you do during the break?" The girl's question left me curious and confused at the same time.
"I suppose I'll be lying down in the countryside to relax, why?" I asked curiously while the girl showed me a smile.
"Would you like to have tea with me?" Hearing that surprised me since I wasn't expecting an invitation like that, but I smiled a little at the kind gesture.
"I'd love to, where's your classroom?" I asked curiously but the girl laughed, which caught my attention even more.
"No. Allow me to introduce myself properly, my name is Rias Gremory, I'm the president of the Occult Club. My family and I moved from northern Europe here for my father's work matters." The red-haired girl said with a sauve smile.
"Well, you already know my name. My name is Benjamin Wilhelm Amari, and these are my parents, Reinhardt Wilhelm and Ana Amari." I said smiling as the two adults nodded.
"I heard about your parents, in fact, I think I have classes with Mr. Reinhardt today." Rias said making the man laugh.
"Exactly, I promise it will be a very educational class, my friend." Rias couldn't suppress a giggle upon hearing that and suddenly we all heard the class bell.
"We better go in before we get into trouble. It was nice talking to you Rias, I'll see you later to have tea together." I said smiling before leaving with the two Overwatch veterans while the red-haired girl continued on her way.
As the four of us went our separate ways, Rias and I looked at our hands remembering that feeling we felt the moment we touched each other.
"What would that have been?" That was our thought before continuing to walk to class.
That's it for today's chapter, my dear readers. I hope you liked it and I hope you're enjoying the story so far.
I take this opportunity to remind you that my cell phone is no longer in good condition and I'm now using a computer, so if you see something out of place please forgive me, I promise to improve in future chapters.
I hope you have a good day, afternoon or night. I'll see you later. Goodbye Dattebayo