(Flashback: 6 years ago)

Zeke was walking through the streets of Seattle Washington, running some errands. He hadn't gone grocery shopping last week so right now he was low on food. He needed to get to the nearby grocery store now, otherwise his favorite ice cream was going to be taken.

He was on his way back to the store, when he picked up something at the corner of his eye in a nearby alleyway. He saw a group of 5 females, all with sadistic smiles on their faces. From what he could see they looked like they were kicking something, although he couldn't tell what.

He decided to get closer to see what the commotion was all about. He hid behind a wall and peaked from the corner, as he realized that the female's were kicking a person, another girl to be precise.

The girl looked somewhere around his age, with an hourglass figure, pale skin, short messy black hair, brown eyes, cracked round shaped glasses, wide hips and large breasts. She wore a black zip up jacket over a black tank top, torn denim shorts and black sneakers with white accents. She also had piercings on her left ear and black eyeshadow.

The girl was on the ground with blood leaking from her head, and her clothes were torn in multiple places. The other 5 females stopped their beating and looked down at the female on the ground, before the person who looked like the leader bent down close to the ravenette's face.

"I hope you learned your lesson bitch. Next time don't look at my man and I won't have to be so rough with you next time." The leader smirked, with her followers snickering at the downed female's expense.

"But...I didn't look at him." The downed ravenette said weakly, before a boot hit her in the head. The leader placed her heel on the ravenette's head before digging her heel into her hair.

"Don't lie to me bitch, you've been giving my boyfriend fuck me eyes, and now it's starting to piss me off." The leader said before kicking the ravenette in the stomach, making her wheeze in pain.

"Don't worry, I'll be sure to give you a reminder of what happens if you eye my man, you bitch!" The leader said, while her followers grinned maliciously as they were about to beat the ravenette some more.

Katherine hated this. She hated the fact that no matter what she did or what she said, she would just get punished for it. Her tormentors have been doing this ever since they got out of high school.

She had hoped that she would never see her bullies again after graduation, but somehow they found out where she lived, and their bullying continued from then onwards.

"Now if only they would just finish the job." Katherine thought with sadness. Nobody would miss her, she was all alone. The only ones that remotely cared for her were her adopted parents. Her real parents, if you could even call them that, had all but abandoned her and left her at an orphanage.

She just wished this suffering of her's would just end. This had been going on since freshman year, and she had long given up. Unfortunately for the ravenette, this was her life, and she wouldn't be getting out of it anytime soon.

"Now then, how about we-" The leader was trying to say, but was cut off when everyone heard footsteps coming towards them. They all looked in said direction, and the leader, plus her followers couldn't help but drool.

Coming towards them was a very handsome man with a muscular body, slicked back spiky white hair, red eyes, and a scowl on his handsome face. He wore a black leather jacket which was hanging off his shoulders, black baggy pants with a dragon tattoo on his left leg, black arm warmers and black sneakers with white accents. He also had what looked like a blue dragon tattoo on his left pectoral.

The woman in the alleyway couldn't stop their drool from escaping their mouths as they looked at the white haired adonis in front of them. The leader of the group looked at the man very clearly and couldn't help but smirk. He had the bad boy vibe that she was looking for in a man. He would make a good replacement for her current boy toy.

After a minute, the man spoke out in a deep voice that demanded respect. "What the hell is going on here."

Zeke had seen enough, he wasn't just going to stand there and let this girl get trampled on like she was garbage.

"Well hello handsome~ we're just teaching this whore a lesson. You're free to join us if you like~" The female said with a seductive purr as she got closer to Zeke. The leader was beautiful and she knew it, her looks are what got her all of her boy toys, and this man would be no different.

Zeke's eyes narrowed as he clenched his fists in silent anger. He rained in his anger before he asked. "And what exactly did this "whore" do to you?"

"Simple, this bitch tried to seduce my boyfriend and now she's getting what she deserves." The woman said, with a confident smirk, almost as if she had ensnared him with her lies.

Zeke looked over at the downed Katherine, who just looked at him with sadness. He pushed past the gang of women and bent down to look at the bloodied ravenette.

"You're going to be alright." Zeke said before picking Katherine up and laying her back against the nearby wall in a sitting position.

"The fuck are you doing hot stuff? That bitch is just a no goo-" The arrogant prom queen was cut off when a fist was planted against her cheek, sending her to the floor.

Zeke had had enough of the bitches voice, so he let out his anger by punching the woman's cheek. Everyone was shocked, especially the group of bullies. This delinquent just hit their boss, there was no way he was getting away with that.

"Y-You, you hit me, you fucking hit me! How fucking dare you! Don't you know it's rude to hit a woman!" The leader of the bullies said, With Zeke just scoffing as he cracked his knuckles.

"Listen here bitch, I don't give a rats ass about your gender? I'm a firm believer of gender equality, and right now these hands are E for everyone." Zeke said with a mocking grin on his face.

Katherine in her tired state, couldn't help the chuckle that escaped her mouth. She knew where he got that line from, and she looked at the white haired man with a small smile.

The arrogant prom queen just looked at her followers and scowled at them. "What the hell are you all waiting for?! Fucking attack him already!"

The group of females did what they were told, and attacked the white haired delinquent. Said delinquent just smirked before charging at the females.

It was a one sided beatdown. Katherine had never seen her bullies in such a sorry and pathetic state before. She looked at her savior with a shocked look. She noticed her wounds hurting less as she was watching her savior. She managed to get up and put her cracked glasses on.

Zeke had kicked a female behind him, sending him towards another charging bully. He then caught a punch aimed at his face, and sent a knee into said attacker's chin sending her to the floor.

Two of the bullies tried to grab Zeke's arms while another went for his torso, but he jumped and did a split kick, hitting both occupants in the face while sending a punch towards the third, sending her to the ground.

"Jeez, you girls are out of shape. Might want to do some cardio to get that blood pumping." Zeke said with a smirk.

The girls were all tired and bruised thanks to the handsome white haired man. The leader decided to cut her losses and hightail it out of there with her girls, leaving Zeke and Katherine alone.

"Hey you alright" Zeke asked, with the ravenette looking at her savior with a blank look.

"I'm fine, thanks for the save." Katherine said blankly, making Zeke wince slightly.

"Look, you probably want to be alone right now I get that. But if you want once we get you patched up, we can go to a nearby cafe, my treat." Zeke said, with the ravenette narrowing her eyes at him with suspicion.

"And why should I? You may have helped me, but that doesn't mean I'm going to trust you immediately." Katherine said with a growl.

"And I don't expect you two. Look you can decline my offer if you want, I just feel like you shouldn't be alone right now. Which is why I'm offering you dinner, my treat." Zeke said with a smile.

Katherine looked at the white haired man for a few moments and she couldn't detect any lies. She sighed before responding in an indifferent tone. "Fine, if you're buying then I guess I'll go with you."

"Sweet, let's go. Oh yeah, I didn't get your name. I'm Zeke Wilson by the way." Zeke introduced himself with a toothy grin, making Katherine's cheeks flush a bit, before she looked away.

"...Katherine, Katherine Cross. Now can we please go get food, I'm hungry." Katherine introduced herself blankly.

"Oh fine, come on let's go." Zeke said before he grabbed Katherine's hand and pulled her to their destination. Katherine felt her cheeks flare again at the delinquent's actions before she hid her face with the collar of her jacket.

(Cafe, Hours later)

Zeke and Katherine arrived at the formers favorite cafe, but not after going to a nearby clinic to get Katherine patched up. Currently they were at a table with a variety of dishes on their table, with Katherine laughing as Zeke told her a few stories.

For the first time in a long time Katherine genuinely smiled that wasn't for her adoptive parents. She laughed as Zeke was in the process of telling her another story.

(Play: The one thing you can't replace by John Mulaney)

Katherine couldn't contain herself as she continued to laugh. She couldn't remember the last time she laughed this hard but she didn't care. Zeke was very pleasant to talk to, and she couldn't help but feel safe around him.

"Hey Katherine...can I ask you a personal question?" Zeke asked with the black haired goth looking at Zeke nervously. She had a feeling about what he was going to ask, but she hoped he wouldn't but she nodded regardless.

"Why were those girls beating on you like that? From the way it looked, it seem like this has been going on for a long time." Zeke questioned. At that, Katherine's face became downcast. She really didn't want to tell Zeke but...she felt like she could trust him, even though he looks like a delinquent.

So she told him everything about her life, how her parents abandoned her for some unknown reason, being adopted by a kind couple and her shitty life in high school. She told him everything without holding back. By the end of her rant, she had small tears in her eyes, and she started to sniffle.

"I just don't understand. Why did I get served the short end of the stick? Why is everyone so shitty? Why do I have to be a punching bag for those sluts!" Katherine felt vulnerable as for the first time in a while, she started to cry. Zeke just listened to the goth with sympathy.

Although inwardly, he was a blazing mass of pure fury. Those women have been tormenting this girl...for no fucking reason! He normally didn't do something like this, but he needed to do something now. His face turned serious as he held his hand out to Katherine, catching her attention.

"Katherine, give me your phone." Zeke said seriously, catching the goth beauty off guard. However she complied and handed her phone to her savior. Zeke grabbed her phone and started to put his contact information in her contacts, and handed the phone back to the goth.

"If those girls ever start causing you trouble, just call or text me and I'll be there in a flash." Zeke said with a smile, making Katherine shocked at his words. She tried to protest, but Zeke instantly shot that down.

"Look Katherine, I'm not just going to let you suffer in silence while I can do something about it. So please, if anything happens, do as I ask ok?" Zeke pleaded with the goth. Katherine nearly shed tears of joy when she heard Zeke's words. The fact that he was willing to care for her made her heart flutter in happiness.

"Alright it's getting pretty late, how about I walk you home ok?" Zeke said.

"Y-Yeah, my parents will get worried if I'm not back soon." Katherine said with a small blush, as Zeke paid for their meal and both left towards Katherine's house.

When they got there, Zeke was granted a large 2 story house that looked pretty spacious and comfortable to live in. Zeke turned around and saw Katherine letting out a sigh of relief at finally getting home.

"So this is the place huh? Gotta say, this place looks better than my apartment." Zeke said, with Katherine smiling at him.

"Thanks, I should be able to get inside." Katherine said.

"Great, if that's the case I'll see you around." Zeke said as he was about to walk off, until Katherine grabbed his hand. "Katherine? What's up?"

The busty goth just looked away shyly before replying. "Um...d-do you think we can hang out tomorrow?"

Zeke just smiled before lightly flicking Katherine's forehead. "Of course, I'd be more than happy to hang out with you. I gotta get home now, it's getting pretty late."

Zeke got out of Katherine's hold, and walked away out of sight, leaving the busty goth alone. Katherine just sighed before going inside her house and resting her back against the wall. She couldn't get her mind off of the white haired delinquent, as her heart began to beat erratically. She blushed as her hands rested on her chest over her heart, and she smiled slightly.

"I don't understand, why is my heart beating so much? What's this feeling?" Katherine thought while blushing. She didn't know what this feeling was. All she knew was that she wanted to experience it more.

Her thoughts were interrupted when her mother walked towards her with a smile. "Ah Katherine, welcome back, you must be hungry right? The food is almost ready."

Katherine gave her adoptive mother a small smile. "Thanks Mom but I already ate."

"Ah that's a shame, oh well nothing to be done about it I guess." Katherine's mother said before she noticed her daughter's flustered state. "What's wrong honey?"

Katherine looked up and gave her mother a look, one that she hadn't seen on her daughter before. "Mom, I need some advice."

(The next day)

Katherine was waiting at a park near the cafe that Zeke took her to yesterday. They had agreed to meet here to hang out, and Katherine was so excited to see the white haired man that she arrived early.

Right now she was sitting on a bench waiting for Zeke to show up. She was getting a bit sleepy as she was waiting, she couldn't get much sleep thanks to her thoughts on today. Hopefully Zeke will show up soon.

She was knocked out of her musings when she heard an all too familiar voice, an arrogant voice that filled her with dread as she heard it. She shot up from her bench and turned around, only to see her bullies, all with sadistic smiles on their faces

"Well well well, look what we have here girls, our little plaything out and about today. I wonder why~" The leader was at the front, and gave Katherine a smirk filled with sadistic glee, but there was something else that put her on edge more than usual.

"W-What do you want?" Katherine asked with nervousness, making her tormentors smirk grow wider.

"Simple, that white haired fucker stopped our beating early yesterday. I figured we'd pick up where we left off, isn't that right girls?" At that, the girls behind her cheered as they got closer to the goth.

Said girl was backing away slightly and was about to run away, until she felt something hit her back, making her stumble forward and onto the ground.

Katherine looked up only to see a man with a tall and muscular build. He had short black hair that reached his shoulders, a white tank top and ripped jeans. His muscles were practically bulging, and he looked down at her with an annoyed look.

"Jessica, is this the little shit that hurt you? I gotta say, I'm not impressed." The man said to the now named Jessica, who just smirked at her boyfriend (cough cough boy toy)

"No of course not babe, this shit stain on the world couldn't even hurt a fly. It was someone else but, I'd imagine he'd be here soon. Considering she doesn't look like a train wreck today." Jessica said with a grin at her boyfriend.

The bulky man just sighed before replying. "That's a shame, me and my boys came out here to beat that little shit black and blue."

At those words, Katherine looked around and noticed that multiple guys had come from the surrounding foliage, all with weapons in their hands ranging from crowbars to axes, knives and she even saw a gun in one of their hands.

Katherine couldn't see a way out, she was completely surrounded and she couldn't do anything about it. They were about to beat her just like yesterday, except it would be far worse.

"Now then, let's start the fun shall w-" Jessica was cut off when the unexpected happened. A black and white blur shot past the bullies, and a loud cry was heard. Everyone looked over, and Katherine's face took on a joyful look.

Zeke had come flying into the scene with a flying kick to one of the thugs, specifically the one with the gun in his hands.

Zeke got up and gave everyone a look that screamed bloody murder. "I leave you alone for a day and you're already being targeted. Good thing I was nearby."

Jessica looked at the bastard that had the audacity to hit her. "YOU! That him babe! That's the one who roughed me and my girls up!"

The bulky thug just smirked and was about to say something, until he saw Zeke rummage through the knocked out thug's pants like he was searching for something. He found what he was looking for which was the thug's phone, and called 911.

"Boss, what the hell is he doing?" One of the thugs asked the jacked man, his question was answered when Zeke spoke into the phone.

"Hello, yes I'd like to request the police near the radiant sweets cafe. Oh and can I get an ambulance as well? How many? Let's see..." Zeke started counting the amount of thugs surrounding Katherine making them annoyed. Their annoyance turned to anger when Zeke gave all the thugs a mischievous smirk.

"Ten ambulance trucks, thank you~" Zeke said as he hung up. The thugs were now enraged and they charged at the white haired punk that dared to mock them. All the thugs charged at Zeke, who dawned a serious look on his face while throwing his jacket to the side and cracking his knuckles.

"Hopefully you fuck shits give me an actual fight, the last guy's that tried to jump me ended up in the hospital too early. So try to last until the police arrive ok!" Zeke said before charging at the group of thugs.

(Play Ost: Jaeger by Arc System Works)

Zeke sent a fist crashing hard towards a thugs face, breaking his nose and sending him to the floor. He then ducked under a knife that nearly sliced his neck open, only to grab the thug's hand, and send a hard knee into the bastard's chin, knocking him out cold.

The bulky leader tried to bullrush Zeke and tackle him to the floor, but Zeke just jumped over the man while sending a kick towards a thug following him towards his head, causing a concussion and knocking him out..

3 thugs charged at the white haired man, only to become frustrated when Zeke effortlessly started blocking and dodging each strike like a practiced dance while throwing them to the ground.

"Come on guys take this seriously, I'm starting to get bored here. If you guys want to take me down, then you'll need to try a lot harder than this." Zeke said in a mocking tone while sending a heel kick towards a thug's knee, breaking his left knee cap.

The thug screamed in agony before falling unconscious due to the pain in his knee. Zeke then spun around and sent a roundhouse kick to a thug behind him, fracturing his jaw. The last thug tried to swing his axe towards his head, but Zeke side stepped the attack and sent a gut turning punch to his abdomen, sending him to the floor with his friends.

The last 4 thugs all charged with their bats at Zeke. "I knew it, you fuckers are just like the last group."

A thug tried to smash his head in, but Zeke sent a punch towards the incoming bat. The result was the bat shattering in half and the thug having a broken jaw.

One big thug managed to get behind him and gave him a bear hug, locking his arms at his sides as the last two thugs charged blindly at him. Zeke just smirked, before lifting up his feet and sending a kick towards the thug's stomachs, knocking the wind out of them.

The result of that action pushed the thug holding him back hitting a tree. Zeke freed himself and sent a haymaker to the thug's face, breaking his nose, causing blood to flow and knocking him out.

Katherine was shocked, This man had just taken out 10 thugs in the span of a few minutes. She knew Zeke was strong but not this strong. Not to mention he was fighting people a lot taller than himself. She thought that would be a slight disadvantage, but she was proven wrong.

"And then there was one." Zeke said with a smirk while looking at the leader of the thugs.

However, he was a bit confused when he saw the leader shaking and his eyes looking at him with fear.

"I-I-Its you isn't it?" Zeke was confused at the leader's words, so he elaborated. "Those dragon tattoos, the slicked back white hair, the piercing red eyes. Your the fucking red eyed dragon aren't you?!"

Katherine was confused, red eyed dragon? Was that some sort of title? She had never heard of that title before, although judging by the thug leader's face, that name was to be feared.

"Huh, so you've heard of me? Good, then you know what kind of reputation that I hold." Zeke said with a grin, terrifying the thug leader.

"Y-Y-Yes I d-do sir, Please have mercy! I didn't know that girl was under your protection!" The thug said while prostrating himself on the ground in a dogeza position.

"Hmmm, Ok I'll cut you some slack since you were smart enough to give up, but just this once. That girl is under my protection, so if I see you, your thugs or even your girlfriend's thugs trying something with her, I will personally introduce you to the ground. And trust me, your relationship will be very...intimate." Zeke said in a cold tone with his red eyes piercing through the thug's soul, scaring the thug even more.

(End Ost)

"Y-Y-Yes sir! I'll be sure to lecture my guys when we're done here sir!" The thug said, before scrambling to his feet and running towards Jessica who was looking at him with cold fury. Said fury turned to shock when the thug slapped her.

"You fucking bitch, why the hell didn't you tell me you were fucking with the red eyed dragon of all people." The thug whispered harshly. Jessica was about to yell at her boyfriend, but said thug didn't let her speak.

Katherine walked over to Zeke with astonished eyes. Said delinquent picked up his leather jacket and put it around his shoulders.

"Well...that was a decent warm up." Zeke said with a grin, making Katherine sweatdrop.

(Evening)

Jessica and her cronies plus the thug leader were all cuffed and placed into separate police cars, while the thug leader's grunts were all placed in an ambulance car getting medical care.

The arrogant prom queen was in the process of screaming her lungs out while being forced into a cop car.

Meanwhile, Zeke and Katherine were over to the side talking to the police chief. They were telling him what she did and what she had done in the past.

"Well it's a good thing you called when you did. We've actually had those 2 on our radar for a good while now." The chief said before Katherine spoke out.

"Sir if you don't mind me asking, what's going to happen to them?" Katherine asked, with Zeke wondering the same thing.

"At best, the girl's getting 5 years in prison. At worst? Hmmm let's see." The chief pulled out a notepad before he began reading it off.

"Invasion of privacy, aggravated assault, harassment, theft, credit card fraud and vandalism. At this rate, I'm not sure when she'll get out." The chief said grimly.

"At any rate, you two should leave, we'll take it from here." The two nodded before walking away from the scene. Zeke looked at Katherine with concern.

"Katherine, you alright?" At that, Katherine couldn't help the smile that adorned her face.

"Yeah I am, I'm just glad those guys are finally getting what they deserve. And it's all thanks to you." Katherine said before she looked at Zeke with wonder. "By the way, what's with that red eyed dragon title the thug called you?"

At that question, Zeke looked away a bit embarrassed before replying. "Well...back in highschool I got into...a lot of fights. I went by a number of names back then. The white reaper, red devil, the white lotus, I went by all those titles, but the red eyed dragon was the most popular. You can probably guess why."

Katherine giggled and nodded,it was pretty obvious why they called him that due to his red eyes. The busty goth then looked at Zeke wanting to ask another question, but was a bit hesitant to do so. Zeke noticed this before smiling at her.

"Go ahead Katherine, ask your question. I don't mind if it's personal or not." Katherine just took a deep breath before she asked her question.

"Zeke, while I appreciate what you did I want to know...why did you help me? So many others have just ignored me, brushed me aside or just outright hated me. I want to know why you did this for me, and I want a straight answer." Katherine said while giving the delinquent a serious look.

Zeke not noticing the look, simply replied in a soft tone. "Well...like I said yesterday, I can't just watch people suffer in silence while I can do something about it, that's just not my style. Plus I'd be lying if I said you weren't cute."

"W-What?! Y-You think I'm cute?" Katherine said with an embarrassed tone, causing Zeke to smile as he patted her head affectionately.

"Of course, one of the cutest I've met, and I want to hang out with you more. You're very fun to be around, plus I think you need a friend. And I'm willing to be that friend for you if you'll allow me to be. Zeke said with a soft smile.

Katherine's heart started to beat erratically as she heard Zeke's words. Her vision of black, white and grey were suddenly alit with numerous bright colors as she looked at the white haired man in front of her. Tears weld up in her brown eyes, and she smiled as she realized something.

She wasn't alone anymore.

Zeke was confused, why was Katherine crying? He was about to apologize, until The busty goth barreled into him, with her face pressed against his chest.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Yes, I'll be your friend, I want to be your friend!" Katherine cried in his chest, making Zeke pat her back. He could tell the goth needed a friend, and he was willing to be just that, and maybe more in the future.

"Well how about this, we still have a few hours before sundown, so how about we go have some fun in the city. I heard the space needle has a great view of the city." Zeke said, with Katherine looking up at him with a bright smile.

"I'd love that, come on let's go." Katherine suddenly grabbed Zeke's hand and pulled him along with her.

The two would roam the streets of Seattle for the better part of midnight, before Zeke dropped The goth off at her house and went home himself.

(Chapter end)

A/N: Ok, 5000 words should do it.

So this chapter shows how exactly Zeke and Katherine first met. A bullied and lonely goth meets a delinquent with a good heart on his shoulders.

Also, what did you guys think of my fight scene? I'm trying to get better at them, and I think I'm improving a bit.

Another note, i'm going to stop posting new chapters for a bit. otherwise im not gonna be able to focus on updating the format for my other stories. Once I finish updating elven paradise, then I'll pick up were i left off for a bit, before going to work on Kitsune god.

Also, Harem update! Due to your requests in the reviews (and some suggestions from you guys) Stella and Velvet have been added to the harem.

Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter see you all next time.

Bye-bye!