"What do you mean, Rias?"
"Exactly what I said. He's dangerous," the Gremory Heiress clenched her fists. Simply thinking about the blond unnerved her. "Stay away from him. After the meeting with Sona, we'll decide what to do about him."
"Excuse me?!" Akeno gawked at her and the red haired teen was taken aback.
She had known Akeno for the last eight years of her life. Ever since she found the raven haired girl all by herself, running away from the Himejima Clan for her life, her Queen and best friend, became a lifeline for her.
No, Akeno was more precious to her than that.
Rias didn't have a sister, but Akeno easily took that role. She was damaged from a young age and kept up a teasing personality to hide her pain. Over time, Akeno did become a tease in general and some of her scars healed. But this...
This was the first time that Rias' friend had snapped at her. This only piqued her interests and worries further.
Naruto Uzumaki was no one.
He was a bloody nobody, but in a single interaction proved how dangerous he was. The Gremory heiress couldn't forget his aura. Yet, this man had somehow caught Akeno's attention.
How?
When?
Why?
These thoughts invaded her mind. Before she could delve further, Akeno's words flinched her back to reality.
"'We'll decide what to do about him,'" the sadistic Queen repeated. Worry, fear and rage evident on her face. "He's not something you can just get rid of. Leave him alone."
Rias could not do that under any circumstance. An anomaly, that's what Naruto Uzumaki was. A dangerous anomaly.
"Akeno," her tone softer. "Try to understand. He knows I'm a Devil. Naruto saw Issei die and questioned me about it."
"And you answered him? What took you over?"
"It was him, damn it!" the Gremory heiress yelled in frustration. "I don't know what exactly he did, but I believe he has a Sacred Gear. There's no other explanation. I didn't even notice him standing behind me until he spoke up. Then there was that murderous feeling he was letting out."
"Rias," her Queen came forward and held her hands with her own. "Just hear me out, please."
It was an action both of them had done for years. Her Queen was stronger than her mentally, given how she grew up. Akeno was no doubt, one of the pillars of support that was there since she grew up. She would listen.
Rias had a soft side for people close to her, and this was Akeno of all people.
"What happened?" the raven haired girl asked, both of them sat on the couch as the Gremory heiress let out a sigh. She began her tale anew, more calmly this time.
She told her Queen everything that happened.
From her waiting for Issei to die, her first attempt to resurrect him and meeting the blond. Rias spared no detail and saw Akeno become confused at last night's events. She noticed how a conflict danced in Akeno's eyes. The genuine amount of frustration that the reborn Devil was going through. It didn't make the Crimson Haired Ruin Princess feel better though.
It only made her feel worse. To think her friend was somehow involved with Naruto Uzumaki.
"Does he know about me?" Akeno asked after sitting in silence.
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A Demon Misplaced
Romance"Suffering builds character," Jiraiya once told him during one of their conversations. Naruto never thought he would find himself at the end of that statement one day. Still fresh with the scars of his past, Naruto Uzumaki intended to stay alone -un...
