Chapter 2

Female Student #2: (is gossiping with 5 other girls, but notices George out of her eyes corner) Isn't that George McAnderson?

Female Student #3: (whispers) He's kinda cute!

Female Student #5: (is impressed, but dismissive) Eh, Kiba's more my type...

Female Student #1: At least he's not a Pervert like almost every other guy here... speaking of which, did you hear what the Perverted Duo did this morning...?

George has heard comments like this 1000's of times before, and while most he was able to shrug off, the ones that were compliments made him feel bashfully shy. All he wanted was to stay out of trouble, as talking is what got him bullied in the first place. But sadly, people had to push his buttons, and when he snapped it wasn't pretty. He suddenly had a scary scenario play out in his head of an incident that his dark side created but he shook his head and carried on.

The last comment caught his attention though, he quickly discovered that the school had two male students by the names of Motohama and Matsuda, AKA the 'perverted duo'. They seemed to make it their mission sneak a peek at every single girl in the academy; in the hopes of catching a glimpse at their panties, a nip slip, or even full frontal nudity.

George had a few classes with them, they actually weren't too bad... though he had to keep them in line. When he first got here, he caught them peeping at girls from the locker room window and being the good Samaritan he was... let the ladders 'close in'. They tried beating him up in front of the entire school near the fountain after they got beaten up by 100 girls, but thanks to the years of being bullied, George knew how to defend himself despite his average look, with him winning by kicking them both between the legs hard.

Needless to say, the duo nor any other boy dared tried to take him... they're were a few larger groups that did, but he was able to make tracks and run away before it could escalate. Not without George getting injured of course, and girls beg- *ahem* requested to help him... he shyly declined, as reserved as he was.

After school let out and keeping his social interactions to a minimum, George headed to the back of the school to explore the wooded area. It was refreshing as no one took this path, and he preferred to be alone for 80% of the time. People were weird, some weirder than him which says a lot, and he'd rather stay away from that coprolite.

It wasn't much longer before he came across a clearing on his path that he's never seen before... he must've taken a wrong turn somewhere, but he pressed on, his curious yet cautious nature on where this path will take him. He stumbled upon an old-looking building, it appeared to be 100 years old, maybe more. He's heard about this place thousands of times from the student body, it was the club room of the Occult Research Club... how anyone could make a club with that name and not be investigated, George didn't know.

The only thing he DID know was the ORC had only four members; said members were hailed as the most popular, well-known and adored students in the entire campus. Kiba Yuuto, the pretty boy and only male member; a first-year named Koneko Toujou, considered to be Kuoh's mascot; and last but not least, Rias Gremory and Akeno Himejima, who were looked up to as the "Great Ladies". He's seen all members of this club throughout the school, and had to admit "Great Ladies" was a fitting title. Both girls were beautiful beyond reason, it's like they were goddesses or something. He would never had a chance with them...

Then... it happened.

A window had opened with an oddly loud creek. Looking up, George saw a sight that he'd remember for the rest of his life. Standing in the open window, was one of the "Great Ladies" herself! Crimson-Red hair, deep blue eyes, a figure that would drive both men and women insane... no doubt, this was the famous Rias Gremory.

She looked down at him, he looked up at her... time seemed to just screech to a halt. After just a few seconds that felt like minutes to him, George, being polite and for once not letting his fear get to him, politely did a two-finger salute and nod with a subtle smile. Clearly, the young lady didn't expect that as she had a blink-and-you'll-miss it stunned expression but she returned the smile with her own that was softer and sweeter as a breeze suddenly blew through, sending her long crimson locks to blowing around her figure. George didn't know how much longer they stood like this, taking in each other's appearances, but then he may have blew it when he then took off running like a rocket, whether it be out of fear or showing off his speed, she didn't know. He realized it was almost 4:00. He needed to get home.

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Rias Gremory continued to look out of the window at the strange boy, there was something about him that she sensed, but couldn't figure out what it was. Then he smiled at her, causing her heart to skip a beat... she didn't expect it, but recovered and returned it. She continued to watch the boy until he disappeared into the woods, surprised that he took off so quickly as fast as he did, completely.

With a last glance at where he was just standing, Rias turned away from the window, returning her attention to the chess game she was playing with her vice-president and close friend, Akeno Himejima. The young woman herself was leaning back into her chair drinking her tea. Rias sat opposite of Akeno and looked back at the chess board, though she couldn't fully concentrate as that boy was still on her mind.