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Kuoh Academy

3rd Person POV

"Dude, you look like you haven't slept in days." Issei states to his dreary eyed friend.

"I know. I just haven't been sleeping well. I have no idea why." (Y/N) yawned. 'Right, like I don't already have my guesses. Rias seems upset about something. I wanna ask and I wanna help, but I don't know if it's my place to.'

"By the way, did you guys hear the news?" Motohama asked the group of boys.

"No, news depresses me." (Y/N) replied.

"Well not this news I assure you my sleepy eyed friends. Word through the grapevine is that we're getting a new student in our class." He stated.

"Huh, that right?" (Y/N) asked.

"That's right. And not only that, but we got ourselves a new nurse too. Word is she's quite the looker." Motohama claimed, instantly gaining the two perverts attention.

"Yo man! What we talkin'?!" Matsuda asked excitedly.

"Come on man! Give us the details!" Issei begged.

"I'm taking 10 out of 10. Total babe."

Suddenly, the bell rang and the students returned to their seats as the teacher entered the room.

"Alright class, simmer down. Before we begin, I'd like to introduce a new student who'll be joining us." They claim before beckoning the person outside the classroom to enter.

The door slid open and it revealed to be Asia, looking somewhat nervous.

"My name is Asia Argento." She bowed politely. "I'm feeling like a fish out of water, but I'm excited to be here." She smiled happily.

The class immediately erupted into a chattering mess and loud cheers.

"Shorty's hot!" Matsuda cheered with a massive blush on his face.

Motohama analyzed her physical features, but (Y/N) chose to ignore it.

'Great, looks like she's gonna be in our class. Rias must've pulled some strings. That makes things easier I guess.' (Y/N) thought happily as everyone continued to cheer for her.

"Being in a new school in a strange town can be overwhelming, but luckily I'm staying with (Y/N)!" Asia claims, which did not turn out good for the poor boy.

"BASTARD!!!" All the male students in his class shouted at him angrily.

"Hm?" He looked at the sudden enraged boys.

Motohama somehow managed to grab (Y/N) from behind and put him in a Full Nelson, while Matsuda grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and shook him furiously.

"Yo, what the eff, you tellin' me that hottie lives with you and you ain't dropped a dime for your homies 'bout it?!" Matsuda yelled with tears in his eyes.

"Come on Dude, don't hold out, tell us your secret!" Motohama demanded.

"GET THE FUCK OFF ME!!!"

(Y/N) got out of their grasp and proceeded beat the life out of them. Over in the distance, (Y/N) saw that Asia was already making friends with the other girls, which made him happy. 'This is great, I think people are really gonna like her here.' (Y/N) thought as a content smile grew onto his face as he whipped off his hands of some blood.

"Hey Asia, do you know if (Y/N) locks his door at night?" One of the girls asked.

(Y/N) jolted up, overhearing one of the girls sudden change in topic.

"Uh no, I don't think so." Asia replies, having absolutely no idea as to what the other girls were talking about.

"Great! In that case, can you do us girls a solid and sneak into his ro-"

"All right everyone, that's enough!" (Y/N) shouted enraged. Suddenly, out of nowhere, his head began to hurt. Loud ringing rang constantly in his head. He gripped his head in hopes of stopping the pain.

Asia took notice of (Y/N)'s current state, as did Issei. They both ran to his side and checked up on him.

"(Y/N), you okay?" Asia asked worriedly.

"Yeah man, you don't look too good." Issei stated.

"I...I don't know. My head just hurts." He says getting up from his seat and headed for the door. "I'm going to the nurse's office, I'll be back in a bit." He said, leaving to the classroom.

Throughout his entire journey, he could barely manage to keep walking and see straight because of the constant pain. But he eventually made it to the nurse's office.

He quickly slid the door open and immediately fell to his knees.

"Oh my, what's wrong dear?" She asked.

"My head!" He claims. "My head hurts! It won't stop!"

"Okay, here, can you stand?" She asked lending her hands.

(Y/N) took her hands and he barely managed to stand up.

She then guided him over to a nearby bed. "Here, lie down." She instructed, and the young man does as he was told.

As he laid down, his breathing became more heavy and his body began to grow hot.

"It hurts!" He cried. "It hurts! Please, make it stop!" He begged.

"Shhh, it's going to be okay." The familiar sounding nurse says calmly. "It's okay now sweety, everything's going to be okay." She whispered softly as she began to rub (Y/N) gently on the head.

Eventually, something came over him. Something calming and soothing. This feeling stretched throughout his entire being, calming his mind and body.  'This feeling...why does it feel so...familiar?' (Y/N)'s final thoughts were before he passed out.

"There there, you're okay." The nurse spoke softly. "Everything's going to be just fine." She said with a gentle smile.

Time Skip

As (Y/N)'s eyes began to slowly open, all he could see was the ceiling of the nurse's office.

"Where...Where am I? What happened?" He asked with a light groan.

"You came into my office and collapsed to the ground, things could've been slid worse if we didn't do anything sooner." The familiar-sounding nurse said.

'Wait a second, I know this voice.' The young man thinks as he looks over and sees someone who was truly a shock to him, but he was so tired he couldn't show it. "Chisato?" He asked. "What in the world are you doing here?"

"Well, starting today I, Chisato Hasegawa, will be Kuoh Academy's school nurse." She claims happily.

"Really?" He asked wearily as he rubbed his eyes. He looked over and soon saw that he was laying on her lap. Upon realizing this, his cheeks grew red and he jumped up off of her lap. "A-Anyways, I had heard that we got a new nurse today. But never in my wildest dreams did I imagine it was gonna be you." He said, fixing his clothes and trying to regain his composure.

Chisato simply giggled at the boy's reaction and flustered expression. "Anyways, how's your head feeling?" She asked.

"Fine now, not sure why that happened but it's over now." (Y/N) said as he looked rather confused.

"I'm glad." Chisato said, getting off of the bed and back to her desk. "If anything happens again, feel free to come back, even if it's just to talk. I like having you visit." She smiled.

"Will do." (Y/N) said, heading to the door.

"Hey (Y/N)..." Chisato called, making the boy turn to face her. "Two things before you go. One: While I'm here, we'll be continuing your weekly checkups."

"...Okay." (Y/N) replied.

"And two: Please tell those boys not to do anything that'll make them come here to see me on purpose. Something tells me they'll try and hurt themselves just to come here."

(Y/N) just sighed at her request, but he understood where she was coming from. "Yeah, that seems like something they'd do." He said, scratching the back of his head. "Alright, consider it done. I'll make sure they get the message."

"Wonderful, thank you." Chisato said as she wrote something on a piece of paper. She then handed the slip to (Y/N). "Here, this'll explain your absence to your teachers." She said with a smile.

"Thanks." (Y/N) replied, putting the slip into his pocket. "Well, take care 'Ms. Hasegawa'. Thanks for the help." He bid farewell teasingly, emphasizing her new name.

"That boy..." Chisato giggled as she watched the young man leave.

(Y/N) returned to his classroom, only to be met by some of his worried friends.

"(Y/N)! Are you okay?!" Asia asked worriedly.

"Yeah man, you were gone for like an hour!" Issei says.

"Yeah, I'm fine now." (Y/N) said reassuringly. "Oh and by the way, you three..." (Y/N) stated, looking at the perverted trio. "The new nurse, Ms. Hasegawa told me to tell you not to try and injure yourselves on purpose just so you can go and see her, 'cause believe me when I say she'll know." (Y/N) informed.

"Really? Why'd she ask you for something like that?" Issei asked, sounding a little jealous.

"Come on man, seriously? You know how close we are. Why do you keep forgetting?" (Y/N) asked, still shocked that his friend keeps forgetting this fact.

The bell rings again and the next teacher steps into the classroom for the next lesson.

Time Skip

As the day ended, (Y/N) and Asia were ordered to hand out flyers for the club that evening. The two were heading back together after finishing their rounds.

"So Asia, how was your first day of school?" He asked. "You must be exhausted."

"No, I'm wide awake." Asia chirped. "I'm still excited on how nice everyone was today. Especially your two best friends, Matsuda and Motohama."

Upon hearing those names, (Y/N) grew worried that they might have done or said something to her. "Well they're not really friends, more like acquaintances." He clarified. "In any case, they didn't say or do anything creepy, did they?" He asked worriedly.

"No, but they said they wanted to invite me to something called a 'devil's three-way'?" She said, instantly enraging (Y/N).

"Promise me two things. One: No matter what, you won't go to that." He ordered.

"Okay." She said nervously.

"And two: remind me to kill them the next time I see them."

Asia looked at the young devil's face, filled with rage and anger. "Y-You aren't serious are you?" She asked.

"That depends on them." He answers. "Also, the girls, what were they trying to ask you before?" (Y/N) asked curiously.

"Oh, they wanted to know if I could get you some of your underwear and some pictures of you sleeping." She informed bluntly.

"...Please don't do any of those things." (Y/N) begged nervously.

As the two proceeded to walk, (Y/N) looked up and saw how dark it was getting. Even with the devil's night vision, it was still a pain to see in the dark. He even checked his watch and saw how late it was getting. "At this rate, we'll never get back in time." Suddenly, an idea pops into the young man's head. "Asia, hold my hand." He said, offering her a hand.

"Oh, uh o-okay." She complied as she proceeded to hesitantly hold his hand.

"Now hold on, this might feel a little weird at first." He said. An instant later, they arrived back at the clubroom.

ORC Headquarters

"There, much faster." He said as the two start making their way back inside the building.

Suddenly Asia tripped and falls into (Y/N)'s arms, as he proceeded to catch her during her fall.

"You okay?" He asked. "Sorry, I forgot people who aren't used to it might feel a little weird after doing that."

"N-No, it's okay. I just got dizzy for a moment there." She said and she nuzzled into (Y/N)'s chest, a happy smile plastered on her face.

(Y/N) noticed and his cheeks grew a little red.  'Wow, I never noticed before but, Asia's really cute.' He thought as he couldn't help but stare.

She looked up and noticed his little blush. "You okay?" She asked sweetly in concern.

"Huh?! Oh, yeah! I'm good!" He laughed, letting go of the blonde. "Anyways, we should report back to Master. Come on." He said as he made his way inside, with Asia following behind him.

As the two entered the club room, they approached Rias at her desk, who appeared lost in thought once more.

"Master, Asia and I are finished with our deliveries." He says, reviving no response. "Hello? Earth to Master." He called out, finally gaining her attention again.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I guess I spaced out there for a little bit, it's just been one of those days." She claimed.

'More like the past couple of days. I hate seeing her so upset, I wish I knew what going on.' (Y/N) thought worriedly over his master.

"Asia?" Rias adressed.

"Yes ma'am?"

"If you don't have any problems with it, I was thinking you could make your big debut tonight." The crimson haired Princess of Ruin stated as she rose out from of her chair.

"Debut?" She asked confused.

Suddenly, the (Y/N) realized what Rias was talking about. "Basically, you jump to a potential client using a magic circle and try to make a pact with them." (Y/N) explained to Asia, "But Master, don't you think it might be a little too early for that?" He asked his master, clearly worried. "I mean, with all due respect, Asia's brand new to all of this; she hasn't even been a devil for a full week."

"You need to relax." Akeno said from behind, holding a tea tray. "Don't you worry your precious pumpkin head about her, she'll be totally awesome; when it comes to magical powers, that girl's got almost as much as us." She informed with her trademark smile, putting the young devil at ease a bit.

"Are you serious?" (Y/N) asked, totally shocked.

"I couldn't agree with you guys more. Didn't make her my Bishop for nothing." Rias smiled her beautiful smile once more.

"Congrats on that, too. Bishop's impressive." Kiba praised.

"Oh, thanks a lot." Asia replied.

'Actually, looking back, I did notice how her power felt similar to mine in a way. I guess it's true.' He thought. 'Still, I may be just a Pawn, but I at least now my way around! Asia's not ready to go out there all alone!'

However, through all of this praise, Asia still looked rather worried about something.

"Asia, what's wrong? You okay?" Rias asked.

"Oh, I'm fine." She said nervously. "I'm just nervous is all."

(Y/N) then slammed his hands on Rias's desk, gaining both of their attention. "Master!" He shouted.

"Yeah?" She looked confused.

"I think it'd be better if I went in Asia's place." He declared, catching Asia by surprise.

"Really?" She asked.

"Or course. After all, you haven't been in the area long enough to know your way around yet. I think it'd be best if we send you out after you've had a chance to get a better feel for the place." (Y/N) said with a reassuring smile.

"Okay then (Y/N), tonight you can cover for Asia." Rias said, handing the boy the radar he had used previous times. "Here, we don't want a repeat of what happened last time now do we?"

"Yeah, no. I'd prefer it if I didn't have electroshock therapy." (Y/N) said as he looked at the address and the location of the summon request. In a mere instant, his eyes widened is surprise, but he soon smiled contently.

"(Y/N), is something the matter?" Rias asked.

The boy shook his head, the smile still on his face. "No." He said. "On the contrary, I'm just a little surprised that it's coming from here." He put the radar in his pocket and began to set off. "I'll be back in a bit. Catch' cha later!" He waved a two fingered salute before he disappeared.

Suite Apartment

(Y/N)'s POV

As I teleported to my specified location, I saw that I was teleported into a very familiar looking living room. The lights were on, but as I looked around, she wasn't here.

"Huh, that's weird. She's not here." I say to myself.

"Well well, this is certainly a surprise." A familiar voice says from behind. "I actually use that flyer and this is what I find."

"Or she could be here and she was just hiding." I murmur jokingly.

I turn around and saw Chisato, looking out from around the corner of her hallway.

"What? Why're you looking at me like a shy little kid?" I asked jokingly.

Chisato came out from around the corner and approached me, her emerald green eyes met mine for a brief moment before being engulfed by her warm and loving embrace, which I happily returned. I had missed this, she's been in my life so much and being apart from her for three month's practically killed me...Save for the fact that I actually died.

I felt her hug lossen and gave me a peck on the head.

"So, you're the devil that I summoned huh?" She asked.

"Yeah, well a lot happened when you were gone." I replied as I scratched the back of my head.

"I see. Well regaurdless of what happened, you're still the same (Y/N) I took care of." She smiled.

"I would hope so." I laughed. "Anyways, you summoned a devil from the House of Gremory, how may I be of service milady?" I asked suavely, bowing like a butler.

"Well, I'm tired from working so late and I'm hungry, but I don't want to cook." Chisato begins explaining, but I hold my hand up, prompting her to stop.

"Say no more." I say as I rool up my sleves and tie an aporon around my waist. "Chef (Y/N) is here to serve you to your heart's delight!" I declair with a confident smile.

Chisato just laughs at my little act.

"Mind if I use your kithcen?"

"Please, help yourself." She says.

"Thanks!" I reply, and I begin to go to work. "I'll let you know when dinner's ready so just relax, 'kay?"

"Sounds good to me." She said with a sigh.

Chisato walked over to the living room couch and took off her lab coat, revealing her sleevless green sweater. She slumped down on the couch and it looked like she fell a sleep, or at the very least was resting her eyes.

As I continued to cook, I couldn't help but think about Asia, and how these summon requests worked. 'I'm glad that I volunteered to go on her behalf. Especially since I heard that some of there requests could be dangerous, there's no telling what could be waiting for you on the other side.' I thought.

Suddenly an image of Asia screaming filled my mind, and it continued into some bizarre scenario.

"Don't be scared!" The unknown man said as he approached the poor girl ever so slowly. "I'm gonna make a pact with you and then you're gonna do whatever I say." He says.

"Please don't!" Asia begs as the unknown man steps infront of her, standing menacingly before her.

"Isn't that right, little girl?!" He roars, and proceeds to stip Asia of her clothes and her dignity.

Upon seeing that senario in my head, I try and shake it off the best I could and got back to cooking.

'Really (Y/N)? The monster rips her clothes off? Good God I'm spending too much time around Issei.' I thought.

Then, my thoughts shifted over to Rias, and how she's seemed so unhappy lately. She hasn't smile honesly in such a long time. Putting on that happy, beautiful facade isn't going to help her. I just wish I could ask her, but I don't know if I can.

"Everything okay?" Chisato asks, suddenly appearing behind me and wrapping her arms around my chest.

"Well, I think my friend might be in trouble but I don't really know for sure what it could be or if it's even my place to ask." I reply.

"Is this particular friend important to you?" She asks.

Upon hearing her question, I thought back to everything's she's done. All the way from her bringing me back to life, to promising me that she'd help me find happiness.

"Yeah. I promised myself to be there for her." I say with determination.

Chisato giggles lightly as I feel her snuggle into my back. "That a what I like about you (Y/N). No matter what or who it is, you always put your their needs before your own." She says.

Suddenly, the oven timer goes off and I walk over to the stove to check the food I had prepared. I took a small plate and put some on it, upon tasting it, I realized it was finished.

"Dinner's done." I informed.

"Care to join me?" Chisato asks.

"Sure, that sounds nice." I reply. "It's been a while since we ate together like this." I said happily as I set the food out for us both to enjoy.