"My child. Before you lies a long road. A road I shall have to put you on in order to satisfy my own whims. I'm sorry about that. I'm so so sorry but remember I love you. Remember that, please? No matter what hardships you go through. I will always be there for you. Even if I may seem odd, I will always have your best interest at heart. You are my gift, my Theo."

The voice that spoke was soft and feminine. There was no shape to it for all he could see was darkness yet it filled him with hope and longing. As thought it was so familiar but otherworldly. Yet it was followed by a harsh hiss. A voice that felt like knives stabbing into his skull spoke to him.

"Yes. Listen to she who imprisoned me. Who leads you to torment. It is I who shall guides you to victory on this path that lay ahead. Not she. I. remember that, boy. Remember the power that lies in the heart of a dragon for you will be alone one day and that will all you will have to save you."

The alarm clock started up, loudly filling the room with noise. An angry grumble filled the room. The noise itself didn't anger the owner. It was a noise it particularly liked, that of Monty Python. The best comedy group to ever exist in the owner's proper opinion. No what irked said groaning mass under the sheets was the fact that it heralded the dawn. Which meant he was going to have to get up. Not his favorite past time.

The boy, known as Theo Olympus, moved his arm and smashed a finger down on the 'off' button. He laid there for another moment, hoping to catch that small bit of sleep but got up anyways. He slightly groaned because he knew his mother would make sure he was up so he might as well get up. He rolled out of bed and stood up.

The boy of fifteen was rather tall for his age. It didn't help that Europeans tend to be a bit taller than the locals so he stood out on multiple accounts, both back home in Rome and here in Japan. He didn't mind it too much. He actually liked having a bit of height on people but he kept that to himself. He didn't want to seem rude.

He smoothed down his matted brown hair and slipped on his glasses. He quickly put on his clothes and looked over at his computer. A part of him wanted to write or do something before school but he scowled when he looked at the time. He barely had much and his stomach was rumbling.

'Why do I keep hearing these voices?' He inwardly remarked to himself. They always came when he was asleep. They were different but relaxing in their own ways. Even the harsh ones even though they made him shiver. They were a part of him, of course. He couldn't hate a part of himself even if he sometimes wishes he could.

He quickly made his way downstairs with his school bag. He had made sure everything was packed for the coming day. So much so it was bulging but that didn't matter. It wasn't like it was far away or he had to walk there anyways. His mother would see him off from the car like she did with him everywhere. It kept him from getting lost which… he sometimes did.

Theo didn't like to think of all the times he got lost in Rome.

It didn't take him long to groggily walked into the kitchen. He yawned, "So mom, are- Gah!" He ducked as an arrow flew by. He pulled his head back up and shook his fist, "What was that for?"

"Great reflexes," a confident voice spoke up. "You'll survive this upcoming event yet."

Before him was a short woman who barely came to his hips. Well, woman would be hard pressed to call her if you went off her really youthful complexion. She smiled, her long brown hair whipping around as she twirled. Her small frame was only wearing a small red bikini. A bow and arrow lay in her clutches. "Your reflexes are impeccable."

Theo groaned. This was just his mother's way of making sure he was safe. Getting him used to dangerous situations and all the hunting trips. Of course, he never killed anything but running away from beasts was his speciality.

"Well," his mother, Arisa Olympus, then twirled around. "What do you think? Do I look hot?"

Theo put a hand over his eyes and sighed. His face was caught in a bright blush, "Mom, why do you do these things to me?"

"Because you look so cute when you blush," she giggled. "Just like your father. Now answer me."

"Yes," the boy grunted out as he lowered his hand. He wasn't going to lie to her. In fact, he was very bad at it. Besides, he knew she liked hearing this. "You look pretty."

His mother pouted, "You could be a bit more enthusiastic about that answer."

"Ummm," he scratched the back of his head as he looked upwards. "Are you going to the beach or something?"

His mother sighed, "Absolutely not! I would never let any man turn their lecherous eyes upon me."

He knew she meant that. So much so that he worried about any perverts in the area. She'd wring them by their necks or worse, "Then-"

"But you are my big snuggly wuggly sonny wonny," she cooed as she hugged him. "You aren't like those treacherous beasts."

Theo sighed and patted her head. She was always really affectionate towards him. He just had to roll with it and survive, "I gotcha mom."

"Now," she let go of him and pulled on his hand, leading him away. "Let's get you your lunchbox. I don't want my little wittle man to get hungry wungry."

"I'm fifteen," he muttered under his breath with a sigh. She wasn't going to listen to him. So he just followed and decided not to look down at her shifting rear end in a tight bikini.

The moment he sat down, another girl walked in. This time she actually looked her age. A bit taller and more developed then her mother but that wasn't saying much since she was thirteen. Otherwise, she looked almost exactly like their mother dear. She was currently munching on a poptart.

"Hey big bro," she, Carry Olympus, looked him up and down. "Ready to embarrass yourself in front of the school?"

"Ready to ever give me encouragement?" He muttered.

She gave him a lazy thumbs up, "Go in peace, you pervert."

He narrowed his eyes, "Those were private files and everyone looks at that sort of stuff."

"I don't think spider girls are on everyone's forte of needs."

"They should be!" Theo shook his fist as he put a hand over his heart, "Monster girls are the gifts that keep on giving. They come in so many different sizes and forms that one can never be unsatisfied. To the wringing love of lamias. To the tangled webs of busty spider ladies. You can't ever go wanting."

"Again," she raised up a finger. "Super pervert."

"I won't take lip from a fan of sparkling vampires!"

"Gah!" Carry reeled back before glaring at him. "That was a phase and I told you never to bring it up again."

"Quiet!" Arisa snapped her fingers and it almost sounded like a thunderbolt. "You will be nice to each other and stop arguing. You are brother and sister, for the gods sake."

The two siblings muttered apologies before quickly getting something to eat. Theo didn't hate his sister or anything of the sort. He did love her. They just liked teasing each other and sometimes they got into little spats because of it. Though he had to think of something to get back at her for snooping in his computer. It's not his fault she saw his monster girl collections.

As he finished eating a bowl of cheerios, he couldn't help but ponder his new school. His mother had homeschooled the pair for years. In that time, Theo had begged to be allowed to go to public school. Well not exactly begged, but he wanted to get out a bit. See stuff. Maybe some pretty girls, but he kept that mostly to himself.

His mother had relented but she chose this one. This Kuoh or something. Truth be told, he was nervous about the whole thing but he kept that to himself too. He just silently wished nothing would go wrong.

'I know that's just begging for the universe to prove me wrong, but at this point I welcome some change.'

It hadn't taken them long to drive there. Mother had chosen the house to be in walking distance of the school so he could get some exercise. Well that and bump into cute girls, but she didn't trust him not to get lost the first few times. She was sure he'd get the hang of the route soon enough. They came to a stop before the school.

Kuoh Academy was originally an all girl school. It was only recently that they had started to allow guys here, much to many people's chagrin. Because of that, and some efforts to discourage guys from coming in due to some lingering doubts of it working, most of the students were girls. Given it's reputation, not just any girls. Most of them were drop dead gorgeous so a good number of guys had tried to get in, some without success. He had been applied for this reason alone.

"Oooooh," his mother hugged him again. "I don't want to let you go~"

"Mom," he blushed in embarrassment. "Not in front of the school."

"We're in the car," she mumbled. "Are you sure you don't want to stay at home with me?"

Theo sighed, "I just… want to try to get used to people, okay?"

Arisa Olympus looked up at her son. She couldn't help but bite her lip and sniffle, "You're growing up…"

Theo closed his eyes and groaned. 'Here it comes.'

"Waaaaah!' She cried as she hugged her much larger boy. "I remember when you could fit in my arms and now… now…"

Theo patted her head, "I'll be fine mom."

"Remember to use the map to find your way around."

"I won't get lost."

"You said that at the mall."

"... It was a big mall." He gripped the door handle, trying not to think of the other times he got lost. He held the map tightly in his hand, "I won't get lost this time. It's not that big of a school."

"Okay," Arisa nodded, wiping away some tears. "I love you."

Theo smiled, "I love you too mom.

Arisa nodded, her smile growing even larger upon hearing that. Then she decided to ruin the moment, "Now go out there and make me a grandmother."

Theo's face burst out into a heavy blush, "Mom, whaa…"

"Oh please," Arisa rolled her eyes. "Even if you're bad with girls, I expect they'll come flocking to you in comparison to the other ingrates."

"You don't have to bash the other guys," Theo muttered. His mother always had an odd fixation with hating guys. Well, except for himself. He never could understand why outside of it possibly having to do with his grandfather.

"But my little wittle Theo is the bestest westest guy ever," she pinched his cheek.

Theo grumbled and opened the door, "Good bye mom."

"See you later, my little boy." His mother called out, "Have fun building your little harem~"

Theo almost tripped as he blushed again, turning to see his mother drive off. "Geez louise…" He muttered under his breath before going off.

It wasn't like he wouldn't like a harem. Most any hot blooded guy his age would love the idea, especially in a school like this. The problem, well… his eyes darted everywhere as he shuffled to his classroom. He could feel a shiver run down his back as more and more people came into the hallways, many of them drop dead gorgeous gals. Seriously, were Japanese girls all this hot or what? It wasn't like he didn't bump into hot girls in Italy, but still.

He came to his room, thankfully having only taken a wrong turn once, and sat down near the front. There weren't many students so he didn't have to worry about anything. That's when the door opened and in walked what could only be described as one of the most perfect girls he had ever seen.

It was a petite girl with white hair that framed her pretty face. Said face was impassive as she walked into the class. Her hazel eyes glanced at him before just nonchalantly walking over to the seat two stops away from him and close to the window.

Theo started to sweat. He needed to focus. It was the first day and he shouldn't try anything then. He might make himself look like a fool and spend the rest of the year mocked. Not the first time that had happened. He gulped as he glanced at her a few times. He fiddled with his fingers, thinking about what to say.

She seemed to catch up on his gaze, "Yo." Was all she said with a small wave before looking out the window.

Theo almost passed out. His face was flushed. A part of himself was beating himself up for acting like this from a simple wave and word. He was Theo Olympus. He was going to get a bunch of girls to like him. His mother thought so and…

'You know, maybe I shouldn't put so much stock in my mother's thoughts on this idea.' He grumbled inwardly to himself.

Before he could say anything back, the rest of the students started to come into the class. The teacher wasn't far behind them. Said teacher went to the main desk and cleared his throat, "Greetings class. It would appear that today we will be having a transfer student with us this year from Italy. Theo Olympus, would you like to introduce yourself?"

Theo hesitantly nodded and stood up, trying not to show his nervousness.

'You can do it, Theo. It's just a simple introduction.'

He was doing his best not to appear nervous as he shakily made his way to the front of the class. Then he turned around and gulped. He stoked himself. He was Theo Olympus. He was the guy who was going to become a famous author one day and score a bunch of cute girls along the way. He was going to nail this introduction.

"I… I'm Theo Olympus." A whisper escaped his lips.

"Speak a bit louder," the teacher said softly. "I can barely hear you."

Theo gulped as he started to feel a bit whoozy in front of so many students. He was not going to cry.

"I'm Theo, semtais take care of me." He bowed.

"It's sempai," the teacher corrected the transfer's mixup.

Theo could hear a few chuckles and mentally groaned. Theo, for all of his wants, had one major weakness: crippling fear of other people. His family was just fine but other people made him nervous. He sighed inwardly. Guess this year would go just as well as any other.

Whelp, here it is. My first attempt at a Highschool DxD story. I'm a huge fan of the material (and yes, I like season 4 including the new artstyle.) It's one of my favorite harem shows, right up there with Monster Musume. This story is something I wanted to do for fun and try and be a bit different then some other stories. As for how Theo will end up, well, I'll try and have him go his own way. He's not going to replace Issei and while yes he is going to get a harem (it's Highschool DxD after all), I plan on utilizing some OC girls and secondary girls that either never fell for Issei or another main guy, or minor girls from secondary stories. I 'might' add a girl from the main cast but that's still in the works and nothing is concrete yet.

As well, I will not be bashing any of the main cast since I love them a ton. (unlike what a lot of fics do in this fandom unfortunately) Rias is best girl. She won't be with Theo but I will do my best for her and the others when they show up. Until then, I can't wait to read your feedback and hope you enjoy. Take care.