There will be frequent skips in time to cover prologue info and interactions. This is based off of Random kitsune's DxD New! I had a different opinion on how Issei would react, and wanted to present my version, and got the go ahead..so here we go!

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I OWN NOTHING

Chapter 1: Leaving friends behind

Kuoh Town

Issei Hyoudou, a middle school student that recently begun his third year, had just gotten his acceptance notice from Kuoh Academy in the mail. Rumors of this particular school going co-ed had spread throughout the region like wildfire. The school director had been interviewed as to what the new direction for the school would be. The director had told the reporter that, "we will make Kuoh Academy into a school that people around the world will seek out. We will strive to educate and train our students to become the very best in their respective fields of study. So for the coming school year, we will have a test group of 50 eligible male students attend."

Issei and his two best friends, Matsuda and Motohama, immediately applied. Fantasies filled their heads about being surrounded by beautiful girls that would fawn over them, and grant their carnal desires.

The entry requirements had never been made public, they only said that a physical exam would take place as well as a written exam. That fact had made both of Issei's friends faces pale. Matsuda was a former athlete in their second year, but joined the photography club and openly announced being a lolicon, but his grades were horrible. Motohama was the exact opposite, his grades were well above average, but his physical capabilities were as weak as Matsuda's grades. So if either of them wanted to get into their "Personal Paradise" they would need to make immediate improvements.

Issei was almost on par with Matsuda in physical strength, and his grades weren't that far behind Motohama, so his chance to get into the school seemed to be the highest out of the three. The trio had discussed what would happen if any one of them failed to meet to requirements, and be denied entry.

"If I don't make it, one of you guys has to put a loli in your harem!" Matsuda exclaimed to his two friends.

"You have to find the girl with the best 3 sizes and conquer her heart." Motohama said, he had developed an ability that would allow him to accurately gauge the size of any girl just from looking at them. He was also the biggest eroge fan of the three.

Issei on the other hand, wanted something a bit more wholesome, should his entry be looked over.

"If I can't get in, it'll be your duty to protect the girls from rapey douche bags."

For the better part of a decade, Issei had become quite the pervert, but one thing had always remained a core part of who he was. If someone needed help, Issei would put his all into helping them, and never asking for a reward. And Issei made sure to never lie to anyone, he always wore his heart on his sleeve.

Aside from his dreams of having a harem, Issei had always liked the idea of being the knight in shining armor, saving the damsel in distress and winning her over. But Issei's school years thus far have made it abundantly clear that the girls saw him as a pervert, and no matter how nice he was to any of the girls at his school, they never took the time to really get to know him.

Issei was jumping for joy, he was one of the lucky 50 guys to be allowed into Kuoh Academy, he had to see if his friends had gotten their letters yet.

Issei took out his cell phone and sent a group message to his buddies. 'Yo, you guys get your acceptance letters from Kuoh? Cause guess what bitches...I GOT IN!' the message read. Issei was eagerly waiting for a response from either of them, and after an hour or so had gone by while he was watching tv, finally his phone gave him the news.

Matsuda's read - 'No go bro, rejected like a saggy stripper =[ '

Issei was sad that the trio would be broken up, but there was still hope for Motohama...right? Just as Issei was about to put his phone down, Motohama's message came through.

Motohama's read - ' Today is a sad day, for I too was rejected.'

And just like that the trio had informed that they would be broken up for the better part of 3 years.

The thought of going to a school where he wouldn't have any friends by his side had sunken in over the course of a week, and it was starting to be intimidating. So Issei thought a walk through town to clear his head would calm his nerves a bit.

Kuoh Town

Shopping district - 8:30pm

Issei had been walking around for the greater part of 3 hours now, and the sun had set. Issei was walking through part of town that had small shops and restaurants lining the streets, he had stayed in the park in his neighborhood for over an hour, just sitting on the bench across from a water fountain. He sat their watching the kids play, and the parents sit nearby watching their children with a smile on their faces. 'Will I ever have that?' Issei thought, so far that wasn't looking like a likely outcome, granted there was still plenty of time since he hadn't even started high school yet.

Issei had long forgotten the reason he was walking around town by the time he left the park to continue his journey through town. Issei was taking notice of how empty the streets had become, it was strange, he could have sworn that people were usually walking around still at this time. Whatever, it was probably just his imagination.

Passing by a cafe, Issei stopped at the window of a manga shop. He was just mindlessly looking through the glass, staring at a few of the new editions that had arrived within the past week, but not really taking notice of them at the same time.

'I wonder, will we still hang out like we do now, or will we drift apart since we'll be at different schools.'

If that happened, Issei would be down to zero friends, just like he was before he met them when his only other friend at the time had moved out of the country.

'Well, whatever..I should probably go home now.'

First day of break before Kuoh

The past few months had been stressful for the young boy. Since Matsuda and Motohama had failed to get into Kuoh, they had to scramble to get accepted into a different school, and so they spent most of their time at a nearby cram school. Luckily they had been accepted into the same school not too far away from Kuoh.

Issei had been looking for something to do to relieve his boredom as well as the growing anxiety from this whole new school and no friends deal. His teacher suggested working out, and said that it could be therapeutic on a wary mind. So Issei took the advice to heart and started with running for the first few weeks, before finding that he actually enjoyed it, so he decided that he would add in some weight training as well.

Issei had seen some improvements in his strength and endurance, as well as learned a few things about himself. He noticed after his first week that he didn't get as sore as other people would claim he should. His appearance hadn't really changed, the only difference was that the small muscles he did have were slightly more defined on his relatively scrawny 15 year old body.

Issei had decided that his morning run would be to Kuoh Academy, so he could get a feel of the campus. A picture popped into his head about girls in changing in the locker room as he "accidentally" stumbles in, and being piled on by said girls. A grin spread across his face as he jogged towards the school that he would soon study at.

Kuoh Academy

Issei stopped at the gates of the school to catch his breath and wipe the sweat off of his forehead. Issei took in the sight of the school, a tall three story brick building with a classic architecture style. He could see a few girls walking on the campus in uniforms that seemed to be for the kendo club, judging by the shinai in each of the girls hands.

Walking passed the gates and towards the main building, Issei didn't notice the girls in the kendo uniforms that were trying to interrogate him as to why a boy was on their campus, due to the headphones in his ears and music he had playing.

Issei walked up to what looked like some sort of training hall, and was about to enter to see what was inside when something lightly struck his left shoulder. "?!" Issei flinched at the sudden hit and quickly turned while taking a step to his right to get away from whatever struck him, only to see a group of 7 girls in the kendo uniform glaring at him suspiciously.

'This...doesn't look good..' Issei thought.

One of the girls pointed to her ear, trying to communicate to Issei for him to take out the headphones. Issei didn't understand the gesture, and stood there with his head tilted to the side for a few seconds, as he took in the appearances of the girls that had stopped him. It took all of his willpower to not pass out from excitement, all of the girls in front of him were .Gorgeous. Five of them seemed older, while the two that were directly in front of him looked about his age, so probably incoming students just like him. One of the younger girls had pink shoulder length hair held back with a white band, brown eyes with a hint of red in them, she had to be a C-Cup already with a thin waist. She reminded Issei of Motohama's favorite porn star, Momo Momozono. The other girl had longer brown hair that reached mid back in a ponytail with a red ribbon, bangs just above her eyes, the sides of which were longer and reached breast level. She had light brown eyes, just like Issei, her chest was a little bit bigger than her pink her companions, but her body was just as stellar.

While Issei was mentally undressing each of the girls, the pink haired one reached and yanked the headphones from his ears with a glare on her face, clearly annoyed that he wasn't responding to them. Issei flinched a little from the force of his ear buds being ripped out, and rubbed his right ear briefly, then looked at the angry group of girls.

"You, what are you doing here? This is an all-girls school." The pink haired girl said while still glaring at Issei.

Issei looked at the group, the five older girls had taken a step back, to see how their new club members would handle the situation and step in if needed. The brown haired girl was holding her shinai at the ready, in case the boy in front of her tried anything on them. Issei was a little confused by the "all girls school" comment, had they not heard about Kuoh going co-ed?

"U-um, I was just out for a run, and wanted to check the place out, since i'll be starting here next semester." Issei stuttered out, hoping not to meet the wrong end of the wooden sword anytime soon. But he just couldn't help himself, his eyes kept wavering from their eyes to their chests, and it didn't go unnoticed by the girls in front of him.

The brown haired girl was the one who spoke up this time, while covering her chest with her hand that didn't have the shinai, and slightly turning the front of her body away from Issei's gaze.

"So you're one of the 50 perverts being let into the school!" After saying her piece, she scowled at the boy and awaited his answer.

'Just fucking great...haven't even been to the first day of school, and i'm already ousted.'

Issei thought. And without his friends here, there was no escaping the wrath of these girls. Issei needed to find a way to placate the female sword wielders in front of him, so they don't try and beat him into submission. But he turned into a stuttering mess, and found himself unable to really say anything before being cut off by the pink haired girl. She gave him a lecture that silenced him immediately, bringing back a memory of something his mother told him when he got his acceptance letter..and caused Issei to ponder.

"U-um...i-i, really just wanted t-to see-"

"Shut it perv! We know why you're here. You probably had some stupid fantasy about taking advantage of the girls at this school! You didn't even last ten seconds before eyeing us up. Guys like you are a plague! If you don't get yourself together, you'll just end up dying alone, and the world would be a better place without perverts like you in it."

Issei was speechless. There wasn't anything he could think of to counter her harsh words, and Issei doubted she'd listen anyway. She had already labeled him as a pervert, just like the girls from his old school. And just like them, she wouldn't bother to give him the time of day, or even learn his name. His face was downcast at that realisation. Issei was starting in a school where he didn't know anyone, labeled as a pervert before the break was even over, and with the student body being overwhelmingly female..There was a good chance that Issei might not make any friends during his years here if he didn't make a change. Issei's mother had pretty said those exact words to him before.

"Issei if you don't learn to control yourself, you'll end up alone. Girls won't want to get to know you if they think you're only after their bodies."

Issei's parents had been happy that he got into such an elite school, but they knew why he attempted it in the first place. His first year in middle school Issei had really devolved into a pervert and pretty much nothing else. His parents had become increasingly disappointed in his behavior, and did little to hide it. Sure they still loved him, but his nature would always get him into trouble, and gave him a bad name..and his parents by extension.

The kendo girls had apparently had enough, and had turned to walk away before the voice of the boy they were belittling spoke up, his voice was barely loud enough for the two younger girls to hear.

"...you're right." Issei said quietly, the pink haired girl and her brunette friend had been the only ones to hear him. The older girls kept walking, having not heard him, nor did they really care in the first place. His admission was surprising to them, the guys they had come across that acted in similar ways never admitted that the way they acted wasn't appropriate. They turned to face the boy, only to see him putting his headphones back in and walking towards the gate of the campus.

Hyoudou Home that evening

Issei finished his run after his confrontation with the kendo girls. For the rest of his run, Issei had been lost in thought, about how his new school life will go.

'I wonder if they'd help me. It'd be nice to start school with at least one friend.'

Issei had been thinking about how he could reign in his perverted nature. His dad was pretty much out of the question to seek for advice. He knew his mother would be willing, but would her advice be useful for a highschool student. 'Well, no harm in trying i guess.'

After dinner, Issei had asked his mother if she could give him advice on how to control himself. She had been shocked at first, but was quickly replaced by happiness that her son might have a chance at a normal highschool experience after all. They sat down with some drinks and talked for 2 hours about how to talk to, and behave with a girl. She said that Issei should go back and talk to the kendo girls again, and ask for their help as well, since he'd be tempted around beautiful girls..their help may be more beneficial and quicker to take hold...especially with those shinai.

After the talk with his mom, Issei was laying in bed thinking about what she said, and if the girls would even be willing. But it did sound like a good plan, and hopefully by the time school started, he'd befriend at least one of them and be able to get through school without the perv label plastered across his face.

Kuoh Academy gates the next day

Issei once again took his morning run to Kuoh Academy, hoping to ask for the girls help. Once he passed through the gates he took out his headphones so they couldn't sneak up in him like the day before. Walking to the direction he saw them yesterday, he heard the sound of wood hitting wood, and some grunts of exertion.

Issei stood at the entrance of the building the noises were coming from, he was contemplating whether he should wait outside for them to take a break, or go inside. Issei was a bit nervous, since they probably would think he was just there to stare at them, and that would probably lead to beat down. But Issei was brought out of his thoughts by a familiar feeling, something hard firmly pressed into his shoulder blade. And a familiar stern voice rang out from behind him.

"What are you doing back here perv." It was the Brunette that spoke to Issei.

Issei took a deep breath, he was hoping that this would work. Letting the breath out Issei turned around with his hands up. Just as he thought, it was the same two girls from yesterday, he'd address them but he hadn't caught their names yesterday.

"Good morning, i'm not here to cause any trouble. I just wanted to talk to you two-"

The pink haired girl didn't let him finish, she apparently didn't want to waste any time talking to him.

"Talk to us about what?" She said. She crossed her arms under her chest, Issei noticed how it pushed her breasts up, it took all his willpower not to glance. The brunette lowered her wooden sword, but kept it at the ready in her right hand.

Issei gulped, it was now or never. He took another deep breath, letting it out he bowed his head to the two girls. To say they were surprised was an understatement, and it showed on their faces. Their expressions turned to confusion once Issei spoke.

"Please help me" He said with his head still lowered, he would hold this position as long as he needed to to get them to understand he was serious. When the girls didn't answer after a few seconds, Issei continued, elaborating on what he was asking of them.

"I don't want people to only see me as a pervert. I want people to feel comfortable and safe around me, I want to control my perverted urges. I'll do anything you ask, please help me."

The girls looked at each other, seemingly having a silent conversation between them. The girl with the Shinai placed it under his chin and lifted, causing Issei to stand back up straight to look at them. Issei didn't know how they were going to answer, but he hadn't been hit by the sword yet...so that seemed like a good start.

"What's your name?" The pink haired girl asked. She uncrossed her arms and had them at her hips, her face was unreadable, which was a little unnerving.

"Issei Hyoudou." Issei said, not looking to change their seemingly calm but cautious demeanor.

The pink haired girl nodded and gestured to herself and the brunette next to her.

"I'm Yui Katase. This is Kaori Murayama. So….Hyoudou, are you serious about this?"

Issei looked at the girls he now knew as Katase and Murayama, and nodded.

"I'm 100% serious. I know it probably won't be easy, but if you're willing to help me, I promise to give it everything I have." Issei said seriously.

Katase and Murayama looked at each other, having another silent conversation. The way he left yesterday, saying that they were right about him had confused them. They were expecting to all of the boys that enrolled in Kuoh to be Unruly perverts with no hope for salvation. But standing in front of them, was a boy who wanted to be given a chance to prove he was worth getting to know. The girls nodded to each other with a smile. Then Murayama spoke.

"Alright, if you're serious, then we're willing to help you. But if you slip up, I'll beat you into the ground. Understood?" Murayama's tone started sincere, but turned cold when she mentioned that she'd punish Issei for messing up.

Issei's face showed how he felt about their answer. He had a radiant smile, extremely happy that they were willing to help. Issei nodded vigorously, then saluted to Murayama in a joking manner.

"YES MA'AM, UNDERSTOOD!"