His eyes open, they were red blood. Obviously someone had stay up until late in the night. He did not want to get up, he had to. Now he was regretful for yesterday gaming.

Mighty was his yawn. For a moment he considered the possibility to make a quick call, give some stupid excuse for not going and sleep trough the morning. But he reason against it, he needed his job to pay bills, food, more important still, games.

The water was not hot, not even warm, it was cold. He want to wake up. It was not working though.

Five minutes in the shower, and surprisingly he feel less irritated. Good enough to go to work.

He made his way to the sink to brush his teeth, as the refresh was invading his mouth, he watch his reflection in the mirror. Most would feel pity for his creature like appearance. He long ago stop caring. Although maybe sometimes he missed his hair.

Being burn by golden flames was not a funny experience, the reflection in the mirror remind him daily of that.

Looking on the bright side he did not need to shave, and the Earth Grudge Fear scars made sure that he always smile, a Glassglow smile yes, but a smile was a smile regardless.

He look for the most orange in the mountain of clothes far in corner of his room. Orange was the best color, it go well with anything. It was perfect for his mommy like appearance.

His apartment was small. Only one room, one bathroom; the kitchen and restroom were in the same room. It was comfortable, but most importantly it was cheap.

Having to go outside was a pain, yet, he need to make money. Without money, no delicious food, no games. For him both were the most important things in his peaceful life.

Not everything was bad, after work he would eat ramen, then go to the store, buy food for dinner. Return to his apartment, and just merrily play his ass to oblivion.

It was a good life.

Quiet and peaceful.

He has one an only one concern in life. He needed to forge a new warhammer

for his max level dwarf character. His guild was going to make a huge raid in a dungeon soon, he need to be ready.

It was far better than doing something stupid like gathering a peerage.

Naruto had priorities after all.

He was Minato Namikaze a simple English teacher in Kuoh Academy. Nothing more nor he would become something else.

Xxxxxxx

If perfection had a name, it would be Rias Gremory.

Perfect body; perfect skin, perfect breasts, perfect hips, and her face was made by the gods themselves.

Rias Gremory's attitude can only be comparable to her beauty, it was perfect. She would shy if tease, she would help if ask. Once a nobody ask what was her dream, Rias Gremory sweetly answer.

"I wish to find that someone special, marry, have children. I truly believe love does exists."

That day Rias Gremory melt everyone's heart.

Rias walked through Kuoh academy hallways. Her eyes were focused an with purpose, her face was serene, and a small approachable smile adorn her lips.

Students step aside making her walk easy.

Akeno Himejima is perfection made manifest.

Many would dare to say Akeno Himejima is even more perfect that Rias Gremory.

Akeno's body had nothing to envy from Rias. Maybe it was the other way around. Rias envy Akeno.

Akeno's beautiful purple eyes gleam with kindness, with a skin pale as snow, and a long sleek black hair tied in a perfectly made ponytail. Akeno is perfect.

Rias Gremory is the exotic candy everyone want. Akeno Himejima is the princes everyone want to become.

"Rias-sama and Akeno-sama!"

"They're so pretty..."

"The two great sister of the academy, kyaaa!"

"Fufufu. English class is today Rias. Namikaze-sensei better not be late~"

Rias keep a straight face despite hearing her teacher name. Her teacher of course did nothing to make her feel the quickly disappearing ache in her heart. Her teacher had nothing to do with her personal demons.

Yet Rias could not help but make a comparison

She shook her head, trying to avoid thinking about him.

This was not the place nor the time to remember him.

Rias knew that her best friend and her teacher relationship was better than good. She was sure the only thing getting between them was the strictly rules that prohibited teacher/student love relationships. No doubt when Akeno graduated she would keep in touch with the English teacher.

Rias was happy for Akeno, if her best friend want to waste a few years of her life with a human good for her.

The English room class was nothing extraordinary, just a typical high school room, like any other.

Still Rias sigh. Sona seat was empty, again.

Rias was sure, Sona was in the research occult club building.

Next time she would drag Sona to class, pinching her cheek if necessary.

Behind his desk was the Kuoh academy English teacher in all his huge glory, the only thing huge than him was all the paperwork in his desk.

Rias swallow a rising bile, when her teacher eyes were on her. Even after all this years she could not help but compare them.

Xxxxxxxxxx

Class was over. Many of the students were already leaving, many others stay behind. It was not rare for the students of Kuoh academy to stay behind an talk with the English teacher about their many teenage and pre-adulthood problems.

Minato Namikaze was popular among the students.

Even with his out of the normal appearance, anyone, others teachers an students alike feel comfortable enough around him. Perhaps for his guffy attitude many trust him

English teacher Minato Namikaze was quite popular.

After everyone than stay behind had voice their concerns, only two remain in the class room. Minato Namikaze and Akeno Himejima.

Akeno lunch was the legendary bento, beyon well prepared. Scrambled eggs, beats of juice meat, white rice, all inside in a red heart shaped box. The smell was great, and just like the owner it look appetizing,

Akeno look at his teacher lunch an frown. It was a mess, it was two scrambled eggs sandwiches, or more like it has been two scrambled eggs sandwiches. The sandwiches did not make it, eggs were everywhere just like the sandwich bread, everything packed in a medium size topper than have been use to contain washing dishes powder. Minato-sensei was struggling to repair his failed lunch.

"Sensei, I told you, I can make you lunch. I don't mind." Akeno said, still a frown in her face. She would not mind make a second lunch, in fact, she would happily do so just to see this man eat her hand made food.

Instead of answering Akeno, Minato look at her while punching his hastily re- made sandwich,

"Defeating your lunch only makes it tastier."

Akeno blink, her frown was been replaced by a dumbfounded expression. She could not see her sensei eyes, the black glasses did not allow it. Only her dumb expression was staring back at her dumb face.

Her limps began to tremble up. She try to resist, hard. But it was a loss battle.

Akeno smile. Not a fake smile that she put for everyone. But a genuinely amuse smile

Akeno was not Rias. She was honest with herself, she did not hide it nor did she care if anyone notice it.

She like this man.

Her sensei began to laugh. Akeno laugh to, a rich belly laugh.

He was trying to eat while laughing, barely containing pieces of food from coming out of his mouth. It was disgusting, but she was doing the same. She was not even using chopsticks, just grabbing food with her hand an stuffing everything in her mouth.

She was enjoying her food so much. She was feeling a pleasant sensation in her belly. Akeno was sure it was not the food.

It feel good to be honest with someone else.

Akeno know him.

She knew that Minato Namikaze was not only her English teacher at Kuoh Academy. He was also the biggest prankster in the entire of Kuoh.

Him and Akeno had pranked their way during this three years of school. He really brightened up her miserable life.

She knew Rias an Sona could not stand near him, both shy away from him as far as humanly possible. Not because Rias and Sona dislike him or anything.

She could not blame them, not after knowing what had happen in the Devil underworld years ago.

Rias was so despised in the underworld that just by being part of her peerage, Akeno was as despised, she had being called all kind of funny names every time she was in the underworld.

If Akeno heart was a bottomless black pit, slowly devouring her, then Rias guilt was eating her alive.

It truly was a miserable existence.

A long miserable existence awaited them, Akeno could not wait, she was thrilled.

At least a ray of sunshine was in front of her. Yet she knew happiness was beyond her, Akeno was not selfish as to drag him together with her. She could stare all she want. But happiness was beyon cursed creatures like her.

Xxxxxxx

The occult research club was an odd club. Odd and very exclusive, only true celebrity's were part of it. Like the mascot of the school, the prince of the school or the two great sister of Kuoh. It was an old building located in the outskirts of the academy.

After classes you would find any of the members there. Although you would also find another person here. A person than was not part of the club.

A beautiful young woman was looking out the window, loss in whatever toughs. Short raven wing hair, she did not have Rias or Akeno body, but she had nothing to envy from the great sisters. She was another kind of beauty. Her purple eyes were sharp an unforgiving, submerged in perpetual sadness, anxiety, depression.

Slowly Rias made her way towards the lost beauty. The smell of incense was strong, still lingering.

If Sona had notice Rias she did not show it or seem not care. Sona continued staring, continuing lost.

Sona eyes were red an puffy. She obviously had been crying or cuting onions. Rias deduced it was the first not the later. The incense told her as for the why.

"Sona," Rias spoke softly.

Among the Horrible Witches of the underworld Sona was the less mentally scarred or broken. Cold hearted, strong in mind, and seemed able to tackle anything. And yet Sona lost everything among the horrible group.

Sona was truly a lone soul, drift in a cruel world.

Sona did not have a peerage to relay upon, no family, no home to go back. She lost everything after the Trial of gold and lies was over.

Sona let a sad sigh, and with that the whole depressing mod was over.

Such was Sona power.

"Rias." Sona said, deep and frosty was her voice. "My hope is than I didn't loss anything to important."

"No, lucky you. Half the class was him talking about his adventures with a duck, the other half was about him an his adventures with a donkey."

It was ghostly, a ghost of a smile, but a smile non the less. Smiles really fit Sona.

"I see. Very irresponsible of our teacher."

"Not even you can fix our sensei."

"Issei Hyudo. Avarage boy, a true pervert, an enemy of women. Yet he has something about him. A sacred gear perhaps?." Sona turn to look at the window again, pointing at lecherous boy under a tree.

"Of course he had one, what else can be?. I have Koneko follow him. Did you know Grigori is interesting in him as well?."

Sona browns shot up.

"I see, then you better recruiting him, although…" Sona did not want to say it, so she would not say it.

Rias stood silent, should Issei become part of her peerage, his life was going to change completely, and because of her not for the better.

"I have a plan." Rias know she was being selfish, yet she had already take her

decision. There was not going back now.

"I'm hungry. I'm going to have my lunch outside." Sona left, not saying anything else. Somehow her voice had become even colder.

Rias stood there looking at the setting sun. She would make up for Issei, somehow.

XXXX

"Why didn't you run the moment I did Iseei?." Said Naruto, hands behind his back.

Issei quack, indignantly, looking at his professor an friend.

School was over. Naruto's apartment was not exactly close to Iseei's house, but still close enough for both to walk together a chunk of the way.

"How could I know than you're no longer with my sensei!, you disappear like if a ghost!." Shriek Issei, sometimes he believe his sensei just vanish in a poof.

Issei rub his wounds courtesy of the kendo club. Both sensei an student had been spying on the girls until they were caught. Well Issei has been caught.

Issei alone knew the truth identity of the seem harmless English sensei. He was an admirer of the female form just like him, Minato Namikaze was a pervert.

Yet nobody else know this beacuse nobody had caught him before.

"Why you don't tell me when someone is about to caught us. That way I can make my escape to."

"Ehh." Naruto shrug nonchalantly.

Issei really wanted to hit him.

"Muramaya, Katase, are developing quite well. Hurry up Issei, you should make a move for one of the two."

"W-Well i wouldn't mind at all. But I want both, I can't just love one! I love every woman. That's why I want a harem!"

"As your sensei, I should encourage your dream. So go Issei, go an make me proud."

"Sensei." Whisper Issei, he could not see his sensei expression, but he knew he had a kind smile on his face. Issei shed silent tears. His sensei was the only one whom encourage his dream.

"Sensei, you're so lucky. If only I could lunch with Akeno-san. You both seem really close, have you two…" Issei let the question linger, he was not going to push his luck. Issei respected to much Akeno.

"If you're asking if I'm that close to Akeno, then no. We're just teacher an student. Although just like with you, I can call her a friend." To be honest with himself, Naruto would not have any problem in pursuing Akeno. Both get along perfectly, a match made by heaven.

But he was sure Akeno would flee the moment she saw his body.

Moreover Akeno was part of Rias peerage, that alone made the match impossible.

Naruto an Issei where crossing a bridge, only half a hour remain before darkness covered the city.

But Naruto was not watching the setting sun. Just in front on both was a pretty girl, with brown hair, brown innocent eyes. She was a normal an cute girl.

But Naruto could feel it. She was no normal girl.

For a moment he panic, what was a fallen angel clearly follow them?.

"You're Issei-senpai right?" She asked, the pink of shame adorned her cheeks.

Naruto sigh, it was obvious the pretty fallen angel thought of him as nothing but a human. The seal he had invented conceal his Devil aura perfectly. But if the fallen was not here for him, that mean.

"Y-yeah," said Issei in shock than such a cute thing was talking to a thing like him.

"My name is Yumma Amano, please, please go out with me!"

She was here for Issei.

Naruto close his eyes an swallow. He did not wanted to believe it, but it was true. Just a few days ago something in Issei change, something woke inside him. A sacred gear or Issei was the inheritor of some lost bloodline.

Already all kind of carryon birds were preying on him.

XXXX

Issei is a normal boy, with a normal life, but he had a big dream.

Having a harem was extremely difficult to acquire, not only that but it was

expensive. Issei had never thought in any of that.

Although in this moment Iseei was the happiest man alive, he was not thinking in his difficult dream.

Happily ignorant of the ever encroaching kiss of death, Issei laugh thanking any god than was listening.

It was but the first date an Issei already was enjoying the many perks of having a girlfriend.

Her shy smile, her glittered eyes, her sweet laugh. He was in heaven, he was in love, he want to spend every single moment of his life with his girl.

Raynare fallen angel of the host of heaven was going sick.

Humans were really pathetic creatures.

But orders were orders an this mission have been directly given be one of the higher ups. She would not fail.

"The moon is beautiful." Raynare sighed quietly putting a barrier around the park. It was finally over.

Slowly she approached her prey, for moment she thought about kissing him, sending him to oblivion with that. She was not completely heartless. But then she thought than that was ever more cruel, killing him an broking his heart.

"Issei could you die for me?" She ask.

"Ehh?..."

Then Yumma Amano was no longer there. Wings black like a crow but beautiful like an angel sprout from her back, her hair was no longer brown but black an longer, her kind brown eyes change to razor sharp purple. She was no longer a pretty girl, she was a woman now.

"I said if you can die for me, issei."

It has been fast, no need for his suffering, she had not fallen from heaven grace for her cruelty. It was not even painful.

Issei did not know when, not even how, but he was in the ground. He could not move, bathe in a pool of his own blood.

"If you want to blame someone Issei, blame god for blessing you." Raynare was already flying off, the next part of her plan should be arriving soon.

She did not notice the many people following her.

Koneko was happily eating candy, hiding herself at the top of a tree. Preparing to sumon Rias when the whole thing was over. She had to doing herself because the cruel fallen had created a powerful barrier. The card that Rias familiar give the pervert was not working.

"Did you even notice the other three fallen following you?."

Koneko first action was kick anyone behind her an flee. That was impossible because a hand was holding her firmly by the shoulder.

"You aren't bad, but you lack experience."

She try to turn around but a finger sank into her cheek.

"Please don't,"

Koneko slowly nodded, fixing her eyes in Issei bleeding body.

"Issei… He is going to die, please." She begged for the pervert life.

"..Such a good girl you are Shiroge."

Koneko turn around as fast a she could, only a handful of people know her true name, and she could recognize all.

But the only thing Koneko saw was glowing red eyes, then darkness.

Fortunately before she could fall, Naruto was there. She carried her, jumping from tree to tree until he touch the ground beside Issei.

"Hello Issei, you seem pale. Are you alright?." Honestly Naruto did not know what was Rias thinking. Why not just ask Issei if he want to join her peerage, just mention that he could have a harem if work hard enough. Well, he did not care what was happening in Rias mind.

"Sensei?." Issei could not longer see, he knew his eyes were open but blackness was everything.

"Is me Issei, you're awesome sensei!."

"I-i think I'm dying sensei, can you stay with me?." Issei manage to say, between a globe of blood an harsh breath.

Naruto clench his teeth. Nobody should have the power to take away a life. His mind flashed with images of his trial, the lies, the political manipulation, the war, the pain. Maybe he should go after that fallen angel an her little friends.

"Sensei?."

Issei pain voice broke Naruto into action.

"I'm sorry Issei but I cannot allow you to die, I'm a selfish creature."

Issei blinked, but say nothing.

Naruto took his Devil pieces, not caring about anything else but save Issei life.