Becoming a Devil

Kiba told me to stay still and let the pain run it's course. I did as he said and let the pain run its course. Soon the pain receded and I could feel a new energy coursing through my body, filling it up. This was devil power. The devil's equivalent to mana. The devil power tried to devour my mana, to take it over and convert my mana into devil power but my mana didn't let it. Instead, the devil power fused with my mana, creating an energy more powerful and potent than either mana or devil power. The addition of the devil power also increased the overall quantity of this new energy which I will refer to as high-mana. When the two energies were done fusing, it started to gather at my back and two wings extended form it followed by a tail. I felt the new muscles connecting my back and started to move them around, causing my wings to flutter. After a few seconds, I could float a few centimeters off the ground.

"Congratulations, Damien. You have officially become a devil of my peerage." Rias said.

"Thanks, Rias. I'll make sure to perform to the best of my abilities." I tell her as I sit down on the couch.

"Well, we'll let you get some rest. Kiba will stay here for a bit with you and he'll take you to the local Gremory estate where we all live.

"I'm sure Damien will be able to find his way there if we give him the address." Kiba said in an icy tone.

"Nonsense. Kiba, you stay here and wait for him to regain his strength."

"Yes, President." Kiba says, glaring at me before taking his seat on the same couch as before. The girls leave soon afterwards. I had never seen this side of Kiba before, whether in the anime or in real life. He's supposed to be calm and collected and he doesn't get angry often. Well, real life is bound to be different from the anime.

"So Kiba, when did you turn into a devil?" I ask, still lying on the couch but trying to make small talk and break the awkward silence. Well, it was only awkward for me, for Kiba it was more of an angry silence.

"It was a few years ago. I was going to die but Rias saved me by turning me into her servant." Kiba explains vaguely.

"Ohh? Were people after you?" I ask. I knew it was a bit of an insensitive question but I didn't know what else to talk about.

"I'd rather not talk about that with you." He says bluntly with a scowl. I just lay there in silence, not really sure what to say. It hurt when he said that and what made it worse was I didn't even completely understand what I did wrong but it was clear that he was angry with me.

"Kiba, I'm not going to lie. I don't understand why you're upset with me." I say slowly as I turn around to face the cushion of the couch. It made it easier to tell him if I wasn't looking at him. "But I want to apologize, I just don't know what for." I explain as I shift around uncomfortably but this only makes him snap.

"What do you mean, you don't know what for?" He asks with a slightly raised voice. I turn around and stare at him as he stands up from his chair. I sit up on the couch, pain spreading throughout my body but it wasn't so much that I couldn't ignore it. I only squinted a little before staring at Kiba.

"Kiba...please tell me." I say as I look down. I could pretty much guess what it was. Kiba had already been through a lot in his life at a really young age. He was taken and experimented on and when he wasn't useful anymore they tried to throw him away. They used him only to abandon him like he was nothing. He probably mistook my comments to Rias for flirting and thought that I was just using him as well. After all, we had been clearly flirting with each other throughout the day and we both knew that we liked each other. Normally, the way he's acting would be an exaggeration but with what he's been through it's understandable.

"Stop acting like you care!" He yells, walking passed the couch and trying to leave the clubroom. Before he could leave I stood up and grabbed his hand, stopping him from walking forwards.

"I do care. Kiba, please. I didn't mean to hurt you." I tell him as I pull his hand a bit and hug him tightly from behind. He just stands there, not trying to get out of the hug or reciprocating it.

"But you would just do this same thing with Rias, wouldn't you? If she liked you, you would leave me and go to her." He says, quietly. I was dumfounded to be honest. I had no idea how deep his emotional wounds were until now. This side of him was never shown in the anime.

"That's not true, Kiba. I swear, I don't like Rias that way. I was flirting with you today because I like you. I wanted to ask you on a date after my visit with Rias and it really hurt when you acted so cold to me."

"Then why were you flirting with Rias?" He asks, trying to move out of my hold.

"Because I was scared and I didn't know what to do. I was just told that I was going to be hunted down and possibly killed by supernatural beings and that the only way for me to remain safe was to die and be resurrected as a devil. It was a lot to take in and I was trying to make light of the whole situation so that I didn't have to process all of it." I explain as I hug him tighter. "Please believe me. I don't like Rias like that. Or Akeno, or Koneko." After a moment of silence Kiba turns around in my hold and hugs me back, laying his head on my chest and nodding slightly. I sigh deeply as I hug him."What have I gotten myself into?" I think to myself. We stay like that for a few minutes before he and I let go and I kiss his forehead. He smiles genuinely at me and holds my hand.

"Okay. Let's go to the Gremory Estate. You need to settle in and stuff and it's already getting late." Kiba says as he pulls my hand and we walk out of the clubroom.