A Demon Misplaced

~THE WARRIOR'S BRIDE~

: Crimson BlissChapter Text

Issei was happy. In just the past couple of weeks, his life had made a complete turnaround. He had been reincarnated as a devil and while dying wasn't something he enjoyed, he could say with certainty that he had never gotten over something faster than when he gained the knowledge that he now had a chance at creating a harem. He had awoken an ancient power that helped him take the life of the one who had ended his own and he was constantly surrounded by beautiful women causing his perverted brain to go crazy about what he would do with their breasts if any of them became his girlfriend. All in all, he couldn't see any possible way for the life he now had to ever fall apart.

That is until Kuoh Academy had a sudden transfer student.

It started with just rumors.

"The new transfer student and Rias were walking together outside of school."

"Did you see the new guy, he's so handsome and if what Aika said was true... *giggles*"

"The new guy was in the student council's office for like, an hour or something. I wonder if he and the President know each other."

"Don't tell anyone I told you this, but the new guy and Gremory-sama were seen by someone in our school in the mall together."

Rumors had always been something he had ignored. His previous notoriety as one of the worst members of the perverted trio had made it so that he had developed an ability to ignore them effortlessly and yet these were different. They had pierced through his metaphorical barrier rather effortlessly and led to Issei gaining his own suspicions. The one about his King's best friend only made him slightly curious before his focus went back to Rias.

And rightfully so he would say to any that asked. "The new transfer student" as everyone was referring to him as was the exact kind of guy that Issei was usually intimidated by, only that was before he had gained the strength that he had now. And yet something still warned him about the guy. Telling Issei that he shouldn't mess with him.

Standing tall above his own average height, at least by Japanese standards, "The Transfer Student" or Naruto Uzumaki as he had introduced himself was in a league of his own. The closest comparison Issei could make for him would be to that of an American football linebacker. And even then he wasn't sure if that was a good enough representation of the man's stature.

Not to mention the way he was in school. Even something as mundane as walking through the hallways made Issei feel like he was watching a shark on the prowl for his next meal what with the way the hallways cleared for him like a school of fishes avoiding an apex predator. Of course, many didn't like that but their false bravado was quickly put to rest without contest. Those foolish enough to even try and get into fights with him were always stopped by members of the student council before anything could happen. Issei thought to himself that it was probably more for the antagonizer's protection rather than Naruto's.

Now hearing that the two of them were seen together outside of school caused him a feeling of anxiety that he couldn't understand. The sole reason he hadn't done anything sooner was that there had been no evidence claiming what the rumors were saying was true. In school, the blonde and his King were as close as strangers, never seen together as some had said, and not once was there a moment where it seemed that the two shared any connection whatsoever.

Make no mistake, it wasn't like Issei was a jealous individual. Far from it. He knew people needed space, even if they were devils. It was just the fact that despite all the rumors going around, Rias had yet to bring it up to either him or any of his fellow peerage members, and that was driving him up the wall with apprehension. Why wouldn't she clear the air on this subject with her close friends, with him, her boyfriend, if there wasn't any truth to it all? Wouldn't that be the first thing someone should do?