S.R: Okay that's right folks this is a High school DxD story.

Issei: Yay time for my harem!

S.R: Nope…. No harem, instead you only get one lover with that being Sona. Quick shout out to FunahoMisaki for the story idea.

Issei: Since this is really just you talking to yourself should I point out that said author is quoted as saying "Not done with it, just planning where it will go now. Feel free to write your own version though" in response to being asked if the story was dead or on hiatus.

S.R: Mention that it's a High school DxD story, check. Give credit where credit is due, check. Disclaim the story, not check. Summarize the back story, not check.

Issei: Disclaim away….

S.R: ahem I DO NOT, I repeat do not own High school DxD. I do not own any of these characters. I don't even own the story concept this time. As a matter of fact here is the link to the original story:

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Issei: Well said. Now for the story Summary.

S.R: In this story Issei is actually a devil, kidnapped while still in the cradle. After some mishap he is abandoned by his kidnapper, who somehow managed to change Issei's genetics enough to make him human. He adopted by his human parents, and while they raise him, his body starts to tear itself apart from the inside due to conflicting powers residing within him.

Issei: I do believe we can check everything off the list now. Should we continue on to the story then?

S.R: Yup… Read on my fair readers, read on (or at least those of you that read these things and don't just skip to the story).

"rawr" - speaking

'rawr' - thoughts/ telepathy

"rawr" - emphasized word

"rawr" - beast talking

'rawr' - beast thinking

It was a sunny day with a nice breeze, making it the perfect day to be called a summer day. The only downfall to the day would be that it is a school day. Granted it's still early enough for students to be milling about on school property waiting for the day to properly begin. Most were just lounging about, either in the shade of the trees found on the campus or inside sitting at their desk. A few others were outside at a table watching as chess games were played.

"Oh Issei! Where have you been? We were starting to think something had happened to ya" A teenage boy called out while waving at a brown haired boy that had just walked through the school gates.

Unknown to anyone one of the two currently playing chess, Sona Shitori the student council Vice President a.k.a the one that was winning and had won all of the games before as well glanced up after feeling a powerful presence wash over her. Though if someone had noticed her she could just say she was curious since the one that called out had a slight edge of worry in his tone.

The one that had called out had a shaven head, though it must have been done a few days ago because you could see the hair starting to grow back. Standing next to him was a dark haired boy with glasses. The two were glancing at the brown haired boy now identified as Issei, as if looking for injuries.

"Guy's I'm fine. I just missed the bus, plus as you already know my bike was stolen last week, so I had to run today."

Issei responded to them, smiling even though anyone paying enough attention would see they looked a little more worried and slightly angry after hearing his explanation. Sona, still watching was interested now. The two were very open perverts, yet protective over Issei. What was really interesting to her however was the power she felt from him was both cold and warm to her devilish senses.

"You could have called us you know. I mean our bikes have two seats for a reason. After all your house is like 10 miles away. But running that far after what happened a few days ago" The shaven headed one commented getting a nod of agreement from the glasses wearing boy.

"A small run won't kill me, I mean I walked most of the way. Besides we agreed we'd leave that behind us when we got accepted here remember?"

As he spoke Issei gave the two a slight glare, making them nod. Waiting a few seconds he asked about what was going on. The dark haired boy wearing glasses explained that the Vice President of the student council was playing chess against anyone that wanted to try their luck. He also mentioned that she had beaten everyone.

"She's so good, she might even beat you and you're a whiz at the game!" The shaven one chimed in motioning towards the chess board, which was now reset as Sona had won the game even without paying full attention.

Sona however frowned wondering if he was only slightly better than average but liked to brag to his friends. Not even giving it a second thought Issei walked over.

"Mind a match? If that lazy behind says you're good then you've got to be really good" Issei asked waiting for her response before even making a move to sit down.

"Very well, you're the only first year male I haven't gotten a chance to play yet… Which side do you want?"

"Ladies first, so you pick the sides" Issei said as he smiled while sitting down. Sona's lips twitched at his words, as she thought 'at least he has manners'. Sona set up the board then spun it so that Issei would be playing the White pieces.

"Forcing me to have the first move by giving me white. That's a good way to test the waters and be able to react to any strategy I make" Issei stated in amusement.

Sona smirked, happy he didn't seem to have any ill will towards her for doing this unlike the last person who noticed. Issei smiled back at her as he made his move. Five minutes into the game Sona started to notice how easily he was countering her strategies, all while seeming like he was just making random moves.

"Oh check it out Issei, they're doing a remake of the series!" The glasses wearing boy interrupted the match as he handed Issei a magazine. The two started to chat about whatever series it was, with Issei not even paying attention to the game yet still brilliantly battling against Sona.

Studying the board Sona winced when she had to sacrifice her queen, wondering just how talent Issei was at chess to be besting her without looking as he continued to chat with his friend. A few turns later Issei had promoted most of his pawns to rooks. Sona put up a struggle after that, but in the end she lost.

"Giving up already?" A random boy taunted Issei when he stood up.

"No, he won… He's got me in Checkmate, there's no way I can move my king and it can't sit still without being taken either."

At this point everyone that knew how good Sona was, stared at the board in shock. Issei however just offered her his hand.

"Great game! That was the best match I've had in a while though so let me know if you want a rematch, I'll play any time."

After that the crowd that was watching dissipated and Issei walked off with his friends leaving Sona and her peerage. All of whom were flabbergasted as he had beaten her in chess. The one thing preventing her parents from marrying her off as part of an arranged marriage. Yet Issei didn't even know it.

He didn't know that by beating her, according to the agreement she had with her parents Issei had now become her fiance…

Finally the silence was broken by the cackling from Sona's queen and friend Tsubaki. The grin she had, made the blushing bride to be, rush to stop her but it was too late.

"I call dibs on telling Leviathan about her new soon to be brother in-law!"

Timeskip

"Sona. To what do I owe the visit?"

Rias Gremory, the girl most lusted after in the school asked her rival and 'friend' as Sona entered the old school building during her free time to speak to her.

"Well we agreed to always tell each other when we found a prospective peerage member to avoid fighting over them. I don't want any misunderstandings so I figured it'd be best to inform you"

Sona said pointedly as Rias just shrugged at her.

After all it wasn't common knowledge, but back when Rias's rook Koneko was supposed to be executed it was Sona's older sister Serafall who rescued the poor girl not Rias's older brother Sirzechs. The only reason Koneko was part of Rias's peerage instead was that Lord Gremory, Rias's father bribed the council into letting Rias revive her first.

While Sirzechs and Serafall the current Lucifer and Leviathan respectively were pissed off, they had to help hide the scandal so as to avoid fighting between households in the devil community. The didn't want the girls to hurt each other, but the damage had already been done, Sona never fully trusts Rias on anything anymore not mentioning to her that Serafall had given her two mutated Rook pieces as an apology.

"Oh good. I've also found potential peerage members. Two of them actually."

"First year Issei Hyoudou, is my claimed prospect" Sona spoke immediately getting a scoff from Rias.

"He's powerless. You can have him though I'm going for his two friends, the perverts. I sense strong ice magic in one and fire in the other, though it's hard to tell which is which since they spend so much time together. But they should be useful to my situation."

Sona's queen Tsubaki was with her and using telepathy, spoke to her king 'They think the strong magic is coming from his friends?'

'Ice and fire don't mix well, and it's unheard of for one person to have both. That amount of power in one human would be enough to kill… kill him.' Sona sent back stuttering at the end as she realized that could possibly be why Issei's friends are so protective of him.

"Very well Rias, I'll mark the two off as yours. When do you plan to tell them?"

Sona questioned as she marked something on her ever present clipboard, masking the fact she was communicating with her queen. It was a special trick Serafall had taught Sona and her peerage for use in emergencies.

"When they die" Rias responded to the question, casually looking out the window and down at the boys outside the kendo club's changing rooms. Sona also looked and smiled when she saw Issei napping on the ground behind his friends.

"I'll be telling Issei next month after I judge his character a bit." Sona mentioned to her rival, with a disapproving tone at her friends reply.

"Aside from his powerful friends what about him caught your eye?"

Moving to leave Sona responded that Issei had beaten her at chess, before leaving a shocked and spluttering Rias since she knew what that meant.

"Momo and Reya are in his class. They'll keep an eye on him and learn his plans for the future" Sona said to her queen. Tsubaki nodded just as angry yells were heard followed by pain filled male screams.

The perverts were caught by the kendo club. But before Sona and Tsubaki could make their way over the kendo girls noticed Issei, shouting about how there was another one. The two perverts jumped in front of their friend and shouted the word no. The mentioned that he had been sleeping the entire time.

"Matsu? Moto? What's with all the yelling?" Issei groggily asked as he sat up and rubbed his eyes. Quite a few members of the kendo club started blushing at how cute he looked with a couple of them even squealing. Sona also blushed a bit at how cute he looked.

"Don't tell me you two were peeping on girls again, I told you that you'd get caught and hurt" Issei spoke before yawning after he saw how roughed up his friends looked. His friends went to apologize but before they could finish a coughing fit over took Issei, startling everyone when he moved his hand and they saw blood on his chin.

"I'm alright, it just hit me suddenly that's all." Issei said waving his friends off as he wiped the blood away.

"W-why?" One of the kendo girls asked as Sona and Tsubaki approached silently.

"I have a new illness. It's not contagious, and its incurable. Doctors say I'll probably die before I graduate. I tried to leave it behind me but I couldn't apparently" Issei explained before sighing.

Sona felt her heart stop, as her supposed and unknowing fiance was dying. But learning that told her that her earlier guess about his powers killing him was correct.

"So… You weren't peaking with your friends because…" One of the first year kendo girls asked feeling rather sad.

"No offense ladies, I mean you are all gorgeous but… I refuse to get attached to someone or try and date anyone only to hurt them when I die. I'd never want to hurt someone like that. Besides I was napping because I had a really bad attack a few days ago, that put me in the hospital. I'm still somewhat weak from then."

At this point Sona and Tsubaki announced their presence as Sona spoke softly, her words had the kendo club agreeing though the pervert duo was crying because all the girls were now off limits thanks to the bro-code.

"To think that you are still able to smile even while suffering from such a cruel fate… You are one of the strongest people I've met. If anyone gives you problems… Come straight to me and I'll sort them out."

S.R: To anyone that has read the original you've probably noticed that I combined the first two chapters. That's because I'm trying to make my chapters and stories longer. I cut this one here, because I felt combining the first three chapters would be pushing it just a little. Anyway, review and tell me what you think?