(Its nightime and The two high school boys are walking home from school)

"Why is there no school tomorow again?"

Hakota - "Parent teacher conferences remember?"

"Oh yea, i forgot" i look down with a depressed expression.

- "hey, are you okay?"

"not really"

- "tell me whats wrong."

okay, its time for me to say whats really on my mind. "i feel like i dont belong"

- "what do you mean Ranmaru?"

"Its a lonely feeling, i just feel different." He must have felt the same way, because he looked down, and didn't say anything. We reach the gates at the end of the park, but i stop walking.

- "why did you stop?" He said to me really confused.

"Im gonna walk around for a bit before i head home."

- "well, ok brother. Don't come too late, its spaghetti thursday!"

ah, shit! I love spaghetti! This is more important though, venting is something i must do. He then walks away. I turn around and walk toward the fountain in the center of the park. Something must have went wrong during my birth. I am not normal!

He gets to the fountain and look down at his reflection. He sees his necklace dangling. The medallion has a round coinlike feature, with a symbol on it.

this necklace is the only thing keeping me sane, i can feel im about to cry. Shit!

A tear rolls down his cheek, and into the fountain. The water ripples from both sides of the fountain. He looks across the fountain through the water. He sees a figure, identical to himself, but instead is dark like a shadow. His eyes full of killing intent.

"what the hell?!" I rub my eyes. Its gone, am i going crazy!?

jus then, someone grabs my shoulder to turn me around. "Aaaaaahh!"

-Whoa, whoa! Hey! Calm down man!

a boy!? He really scared me, he looks my age. "You almost gave me a fucking heart attack! Who are you anyways?"

- "my name is Issei Hyodou, i go to Kuoh Academy"

"im Ranmaru Otnas, West Hill Academy."

- "nice to meet you, and sorry for that scare, i swear i just wanted to see if you were ok. You seemed nervous."

"Well thats because i thought i saw a demon or something."

Issei (is he serious? I can sense that he's a devil, Because im one, but does he know? Either way it doesnt sound good. I should stick around and see.) "well i gotta go, i'll see you around."

Issei walks around a corner and hides in a bush to watch him and see.

"well its good to meet poeple i guess." i look down in the fountain again, He's there! I know im not crazy! Before i could actually say anything, a hand comes out of the water and grabs me and tries to drown me!

[GUUURRGLE]

Issei (what is that!? Is he drowning himself?)

Ranmaru forces his way out and land on his butt, then he scurries back. The water splashes up violently, and the dark figure lands on its feet. It makes a sword out of nothing.

Issei (He's fighting himself?)

"what the hell? What is going on?" He's gone!? ! [GUHAA] He's fast! He missed my heart but still...the sword...is

- "hmmf, i missed, but not again!"

what!? It can talk, why is this happening? Is this a dream? No, it feels too real. [GAACK] blood spurt out of my mouth. He's raising his sword, he's really gonna kill me...

"Promotion! [ROOK]"

I know that voice! Just then, the figure gets punched in the face with so much force that he hit the wall and passed out, but i also passed out.

-"hey...huff...you okay?" Oh, well of course not, you were stabbed. I cant leave him here to die, so i will take him with me.

Issei picks him up, and leaves immediately. The Dark wakes, and dissapears into the shadows. Issei, who is running while carrying Ranmaru, notices that his medallion glows around his wound.

- hmmm, i wonder who this is?

END OF CHAPTER ONE