After waking up, Naru, Haru, and Koneko had breakfast before they got dressed in their Kuoh uniforms and were now making their way to the Academy. Though Haru and Koneko had noticed, Naru seemed to be in a very good mood, while having a large grin on her face.
They weren't sure what had her in such a good mood, but Haru had her suspicions, given what they saw the night before.
"So, can I guess the reason you have such a large grin on your face is because you had a fun night." Haru said, while smiling lewdly, with Naru nodding in response.
"Yep, after I ended Blair's punishment, I made it up to her and she gave me a great apology for being impatient." Said Naru, while licking her lips, knowing she was lucky her room was soundproof, otherwise she's sure Haru and Koneko wouldn't have gotten any sleep.
Hearing this Koneko shot Naru a dirty glare.
"Pervert." Muttered the Nekoshou, causing Naru to smile at the loli.
"Says the adorable girl, who had no problem stripping in front of us last night." Naru said, with Koneko giving her a dull expression.
"If you can't beat them, join them." Stated Koneko, given she knew Haru would join Naru and Blair in being in the nude, so she figured she might as well do the same.
Especially since she had a sneaking suspicion that they would have tried getting her naked, anyway.
Naru rolled her eyes, but still smiled. She knew Koneko was attracted to her, despite the fact they've only just met. Especially since Koneko kept climbing onto her lap to be petted, after she had given both her and Haru a tour of her home, when they had all sat down and relaxed. And don't think that Naru didn't notice Koneko pressing her naked body against hers, while grinding her butt and crotch on her lap. Though Naru figured that the fact her Chakra has such a calming and blissful effect on Koneko also helped with how the petite Devil warmed up to her so quickly.
Not that Naru was complaining about Koneko wanting to sit or rest her head on her lap.
With that, the girls continued on their way to Kuoh Academy, occasionally making small talk about random topics. Though they stopped when Haru bumped into someone, making them look to see who it is, with Haru and Naru gaining hearts in their eyes, while Koneko stiffened. The reason being that the person Haru bumped into was a pretty young girl with long golden blonde hair, bright green eyes, and wearing a nun outfit.
She's so cute! Naru and Haru thought but reigned themselves in from doing anything that'd make the nun feel uncomfortable.
"Hello there, are you alright?" Naru asked, offering the nun her hand, which she took and smiled gently.
"Yes, I'm fine. I'm sorry, I should have been watching where I was going." She said with a short bow, though Naru waved it off.
"It's fine, no harm done. By the way I'm Naru Branwen, these are Haru Hyoudou and Koneko Toujou. Who are you?" Asked Naru, wanting to know the cute nun's name, while also curious of what she's doing in Kuoh, given this is Devil territory.
"My name is Asia Argento, it's nice to meet you all." Asia introduced with a smile, which Haru returned, while Koneko nodded stiffly, given this was a member of the Church.
Though Naru's eyes widened a little when she heard the name, before schooling her features with a smile.
So, this is the Holy Priestess and wielder of Twilight Healing. Naru thought, knowing who Asia was, thanks to her father's spy network keeping him informed about Sacred Gear users and their locations.
She also knew that Asia had been kicked out of the Church and labeled a "witch" after she healed a Devil. It made Naru scoff, since just looking at Asia, she could tell she was a kind and gentle girl that'd help anyone, no matter what Faction they belonged to. Plus, it's likely the Devil she healed tricked her into healing them, given Asia not only had the Twilight Healing, but also was a very beautiful girl. And yet the Church labeled her a witch and kicked her out, simply for being a good person.
"What're you doing in Kuoh, Asia?" Haru asked.
"Oh, I'm actually going to the Church, but I don't really know my way around and got lost." Asia replied with a sheepish smile.
This made Naru narrow her eyes since why would Asia be looking for the Church, if she had been kicked out? Even more so, since the Church in Kuoh had been abandoned when the Gremory and Sitri Families gained control of Kuoh from the Shinto Pantheon, not to mention the fact that the Church was now being used as the base for the Fallen Angels stationed here.
Naru knew this thanks to the reports she's read, as well as creating some Shikigami to spy on them and see if she could find out which of the Fallen Angels was a traitor, or if anyone showed up to give them more "orders from Azazel". Now she's suspicious as to why Asia needed to go there.
"Why do you need to find the Church?" Naru asked, turning the Devils' and nun's attention to her.
"I'm being relocated to the Church, here in Kuoh. Do you know where it is?" Asked Asia, while looking at her hopefully.
Hearing this only confirmed Naru's suspicions that Asia was being used by the Fallen Angels, who likely were tricked into either killing her or, in the more likely scenario, extract Twilight Healing from her.
Knowing what she had to do, Naru grabbed the confused Asia's hand and began pulling her towards Kuoh Academy, with the equally confused Haru and Koneko following.
"Haru, Koneko hurry up! We need to speak with Rias!" Naru called out, before letting out a whistle, causing Blair to appear from a magic circle in her cat form, much to Asia's surprise at her sudden appearance.
"You called, Naru-sama?" Blair asked.
"Yes, can you go to Kuoh Academy and find Sona Sitri? Tell her to meet us at the ORC clubhouse and that it's important." Said Naru, with Blair nodding and immediately teleporting away.
"What, what're you doing? Where are we going?" Asia asked, worried, since Naru just suddenly started pulling her somewhere, summoned a talking cat and sent it to a Sitri, a name Asia recognized as a Devil family.
Looking at her, Naru smiled softly, easing some of Asia's worries.
"Sorry for the suddenness of this Asia, I promise I'll explain when we get to the clubhouse." Naru assured, with Asia nodding slowly, feeling like she could trust that Naru wouldn't put her in danger.
Soon the four reached the Occult Research Club and walked in, already seeing Rias, Akeno, and Sona waiting for them, plus Blair resting on a chair. Though both Heiresses narrowed their eyes when they saw Naru bringing a nun in with her.
"Naru, why is there a nun with you three?" Rias asked with a sweet smile that practically dared her not to answer.
"Don't worry, Asia's not affiliated with the Church, she was exiled." Naru replied, shocking them all, especially Asia at how she knew that.
"How, how did you know that?" Asia asked, while also saddened at the reminder she was no longer part of the Church.
Naru turned to Asia with a reassuringly look
"Asia Argento, also known as the Holy Priestess, wielder of the Sacred Gear Twilight Healing. You were originally a member of the Church, until you were exiled for healing a Devil and were labeled as a witch." Naru said, reciting Asia's profile, shocking them all once again, while Asia looked a little freaked out at how much Naru knew about her.
"Sorry, I suppose I should introduce myself fully. I'm Naru Branwen, the adopted daughter of the Governor General of the Grigori, Azazel. These are Rias Gremory, heiress of the Gremory family, Sona Sitri, heiress of the Sitri family, Akeno Himejima, Rias's Queen, Haru Hyoudou, Rias's Pawn, and Koneko Toujou, Rias's Rook. Aside from me and Blair, who's my Familiar, they're all Devils." Naru said, with Rias feeling her eye twitch at how casually Naru was revealing information.
"Wh-what do you want with me?" Asia asked, now feeling a little frightened at being surrounded by Devils and the Governor General of the Grigori's daughter.
Seeing her fear, Naru walked up and put a comforting hand on her shoulder to help calm her down.
"You don't have to be afraid; no one here will hurt you. And we don't want anything from you, I brought you here because the Church you were going to, it's abandoned and currently inhabited by Fallen Angel. If you went there, you would have been in danger." Naru said, calming Asia down, before she looked at Naru in confusion.
"But you're the Governor General's daughter. Aren't you a Fallen Angel as well?" Asia asked, tilting her head cutely.
"I'm his adopted daughter, so I'm completely human. The Fallen Angels that are stationed here have a rogue element among them, or they're being manipulated by a rogue higher-up." Naru explained, with Sona stepping forward and speaking up.
"Naru, why do you believe Asia would be in danger?" Sona questioned, since it wasn't that strange for exiled members of the Church to join up with Fallen Angels, either to spite their former allies or because they had nowhere else to go.
"Because, the Twilight Healing, despite only being a supplementary Sacred Gear, is also a very valuable one because not only can it heal humans and Angels, but also other Supernatural beings, including Devils and Fallen Angels, despite the latter two being considered 'enemies' of God." Naru answered, with the Devils wincing at the Lord's name, while also being intrigued at the knowledge of Asia's Sacred Gear.
Though their intrigue turned to shock, and a little fear, at Naru's next words.
"And those are just the basic abilities. A true master of Twilight Healing can instantly heal any injury on themselves or others, even ones considered fatal, as long as they aren't decapitated, or the body is completely destroyed. It can rival even the Phenex Family's regeneration, despite those two weaknesses, as unlike the Phenex Family, the Twilight Healing can't be hindered by Holy objects, given it's a Sacred Gear." Explained Naru, given her father's reports on the other wielders of Twilight Healing and what they could do.
Rias flinched at the mention of the Phenex Family, once again bringing up memories she prefers keeping buried, and causing those who knew what happened to look at her in worry. While Naru, Haru, Asia, and Blair looked at her wondering if she perhaps had a bad encounter with that Pillar Family.
'Come to think of it, wasn't the Gremory heiress engaged to the youngest son of the Phenex family? But then it was called off for some reason. Naru thought, remembering hearing her father talk about it a few years ago.
No one knew why it had been called off, as the Satan, Lucifer, made the information closed to the public.
Naru didn't say anything on the matter, since it wasn't her business to pry into Rias's private life. It was up to Rias to decide if she'll tell Naru or not, though Naru hoped Rias would trust her enough one day to tell her.
Clearing her throat to get everyone's attention and getting things back on track.
"Anyway, given how it seems Asia had been unaware the Church was abandoned and currently being used by Fallen Angels, it's likely their goal was to extract Twilight Healing from her." Naru said grimly, causing everyone, besides herself and Haru, to flinch, with Asia gasping in horror while clasping her hands together over her mouth.
"What? Why'd everyone react like someone would die if that happened?" Haru asked, not knowing what would happen if a Sacred Gear was extracted from its user.
"Because she would die. If a Sacred Gear is extracted from its host, the process would kill them, given a Sacred Gear is part of them and losing it would end in their death." Akeno answered, with Haru palling at the thought of that happening to herself, or someone as sweet as Asia.
Naru looked to Rias and Sona, knowing Asia would be in danger until something was done.
"Rias, Sona, can you both contact your siblings while I contact my father? I had hoped to wait to deal with the Fallen Angels until I learned more about who the traitor is, or who's manipulating them, but if they're starting to go after Sacred Gear users, then it'd be better to deal with them now, rather than later." Naru said, with Sona nodding, while Rias looked hesitant, knowing she wasn't anywhere close to being ready to be seeing, let alone speaking, to her brother without freaking out or getting angry.
Seeing her expression, Akeno put a hand on her friend's shoulder and smiled at her.
"I can contact your brother if you need me to, Buchou." Akeno offered.
"And I can host the meeting between Sirzechs-sama, Serafall-nee and Azazel." Added Sona.
Rias smiled and nodded, grateful to her friends.
"Yes, thank you both." Rias said, relieved she didn't have to take part in the meeting.
"As for you Asia, I believe it'd be best if you stay in the ORC clubhouse, I can have some of my Peerage members stay with you to keep you safe." Sona said to the former nun, who nodded slowly, afraid of the Fallen Angels coming after her and extracting her Sacred Gear.
Though she felt a hand on her shoulder and looked to see Naru smiling at her.
"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you, I promise." Naru swore, determined to keep Asia safe.
Her words and smile made Asia blush lightly, since no one's ever said anything like that to her before.
"Yeah, we'll protect you, that's what friends are for, right!" Haru added with a smile of her own, with Asia looking up in shock at her words.
Fr-friends? Asia thought, looking at Haru and Naru, while seeing them smiling at her.
It made the girl lower her head to hide the tears in her eyes, since she never really had friends before and was happy that Naru and Haru considered her a friend.
"Okay, well with that settled, we should all get going and get ready for school, as well as get prepared for when we deal with the Fallen Angels." Rias said, with Sona nodding in agreement, before looking at Naru with narrowed eyes.
"Oh, and Naru, don't think I didn't hear about you sleeping through your classes yesterday or that you plan to skip school entirely. I expect you to attend all your classes and not skip any of them, otherwise you will regret it." Sona said with narrowed eyes.
Naru was prepared to argue, but Sona pointed at her warningly, making her close her mouth.
"Yeah, yeah, I'll be sure to do that mom." Naru said sarcastically, before taking her leave with Haru and Koneko, before looking at Blair.
"Blair-chan, stay here and watch Asia, and make sure to wear clothes, we don't need her passing out from embarrassment." Said Naru, with Blair nodding while also sporting a pout, having hoped to tease Asia.
"Don't think I won't bend you over my knee!" Sona said threateningly, with Koneko facepalming since Sona just gave Naru the perfect opening.
"Oooh kinky, do like being called Mistress as well?" Naru asked smirking, with Sona gaping at the question, before her face turned bright crimson.
Rias couldn't help but giggle at her childhood friend's expression and the reaction Naru managed to get from her. Though she immediately went silent when Sona rounded on her, after getting her blush to go away.
"Don't even think about laughing, Rias! The actions of a club member reflect on the club president! If Naru keeps this up, I will have to lecture you on being a proper club president, understood!" Sona exclaimed with a stern look on her face.
Rias grimaced at those words, while making a mental note to get Naru to pay attention in class. She's had to deal with enough "Sona Sitri Lectures" when they were younger, and she didn't want to experience another.