The Black Dragon

Felix Wakatsuki

The bell rings signaling to the students they're finally free. Many students race out of the room and Mr. Wheel does nothing to stop them. He merely sighs before sitting behind his desk waves his hand in the air telling the rest of the class to do what they want. Zato stands up but he feels a hand on his shoulder. Turning around he sees Felix, who has a smile on his face.

"You thought you'd be able to just walk out without talking to me? Who do you think I am?" Felix asks his friend as Zato turns around to face.

"You're Felix Wakatsuki, someone, I'm surprised still wants anything to do with me," Zato tells his old friend who only drops his head.

"Will you stop with the pity party for christ's sake," Felix says with a sigh. "Come on dude remember the good old days? You, Yan, Zen, and I would raise hell back in Kamakura?" Felix asks while nudging his friend's shoulder.

"The Four Little Menecies they called us," Zato replies with a smirk as everyone's eyes widen.

"Holy shit did the demon just smile!" Shouts a random male student

"Dammit, I put money down that his face would crack if he ever smiled!" Shout another male student.

"Wait you actually put money down on that?" One student asks very confusedly. "You're a whole different breed of stupid."

"Those were the days I tell ya. The day when we went out caused some trouble and then prayed to whatever higher being was lessening, in hopes that our parents wouldn't find out." Felix says with a laugh. As he laughs Felix notices the blonde seemingly hiding behind Zato. "Well hello there, I heard you talking to Zato as I went to my seat. Are you a friend of his?" Felix asks as Asia takes a step away from Zato.

"H-hello there I'm Asia Argento. It's a pleasure to meet you." While saying this Asia bows and Felix rubs the back of his head.

"Zen told me you'd become an anti-social stereotype but I guess she was wrong. I mean look, you made a friend." Felix tells Zato 

"So you kept in touch with Zen after all these years. Guess that explains how you knew I'm attending Kouh Academy." Zato says in his serious and bland voice.

Suddenly Felix wraps his arm around Zato's neck. "Have some enthusiasm," Felix tells Zato while playfully punching the side of Zato's stomach. "Yo, Asia you mind if I borrow this snowflake for the afternoon?" Felix asks the nun as Zato grits his teeth.

"Call me that again Felix and I'll knock your fucking teeth out," Zato tells his friend, but this doesn't scare or even unsettle his friend in the slightest.

"Stop talking out your rear. We both know you're not gonna do anything." Felix laughs as he lets go of Zato and walks toward the door. "Well you coming Snowflake," Felix says with a smile as Zato sighs and follows his long time friend.

As the two leave the class is left speechless due to seeing this completely new side to Zato, The Demon of Kouh, the one everyone is afraid to talk. This new kid just strolled in and talked to him like it was nothing and seemed to be trying to piss him off.

"Wait, what kind of nickname is Snowflake?" Asks one student

The two friends walk down the halls of Kouh as Felix makes small talk and Zato responds with simple answers never going into too much detail. "WHAT! What do you mean you're still single? With your looks, you could have this entire school wrapped around your finger." Felix tells Zato in complete and utter shock at the fact his friend is still single.

Zato merely shrugs his shoulders since he currently, has no real interest in finding a significant other. Felix but a finger to his chin before snapping said finger. "I got it, I talked to your mother a bit while I unloading all my stuff into my new crib. She said you've become like a more depressed version of her so your new personality must be the turn off for all the women. I mean with the way she described I would even be turned off." Felix says while playfully hitting his friend with his elbow.

"That reminds me, you stated in class you have a boyfriend. I never thought you'd go from straight to gay. Since you were always trying to get with my sister." Zato says as he glances over at his friend.

Felix nervously laughs while rubbing the back of his head. "Sorry about that but I can 100% promise you that both my heart and my lower region have changed and I now hold no sexual feeling for the opposite sex." After saying this there's a brief moment of silence. "So you gonna ask me who my boyfriend is ?" Felix asks 

"I didn't have any plans to but I feel you'll say it whether I want to not now," Zato replies as Felix smirks.

"It's Yan," Felix says happily as Zato stops walking 

"Wait, Yan. As our childhood friend Yan." Zato asks wanting to make sure he's thinking of the correct person.

"Yup same Yan, but don't worry when we all hang out again you feel like a third wheel," Felix tells his friend

"That's bullshit and we both know it," Zato says as he walks past his friend

"It is not. It completely possible for you to not feel like a third wheel. Yan and I just have to keep the flirting to a minimum!" Felix shouts as he chases after his friend as the two leave the school. As the door, someone is watching them from the second floor of the building. That person is Sona.

"So the old friend Wakatsuki spoke of was Zato, makes sense seeing as how that both came from the same town," Sona says as she begins to make her way. "Although the friendship between the two is unimportant, I need to confirm whether or not Wakatsuki is affiliated with the church. Despite his friendship with Zato, it's safe to assume that Zato himself has no affiliation with the church, seeing how he was willing to team up with devils to achieve his goals and the fact Watasuki stated to not have seen him for years." As Sona begins to think over the possibilities she soon reaches the OCR. She wants to inform Rias of the possible church member in their territory and possibly see if the crimson princes known anything seeing as how she dealt with the rouge priest, Freed.

Knocking on the boor she's met with Akeno who bows her head and smiles. "Oh, this is a surprise did you sand Rias have a chess match today?" Akeno asks

"No, I have information that Rias needs to hear, is she here?" Sona asks as she looks over Akeno's shoulder into the clubroom.

"No Rias is currently out at the moment," Akeno tells the student council president. "She's currently within the forest near where that abandoned church where the fallen angels had set up base." Akeno explains.

"Why is she there?" Sona asks wondering if Rias also found out about Felix's possible connections with the church.

"She there to train," Akeno tells Sona.

"Training?" Sona questions. "Did something happen?" 

"Not at all. Rias simply wishes to grow stronger, in order to protect those she cares about." Akeno says with a smile

"Well then, thank you Akeno I'll be taking my leave then," Sona says as she walks away from the ORC.