(Yuuto P.o.V)
Don't worry Sakura-san. I will definitely save you. I said that I would always keep you safe. And I failed at that. I didn't keep you safe yesterday. I would've come sooner but Buchou denied me. I would even become a stray to keep you safe forever. It almost came to that.
I was ready to defy Buchou to save you, Sakura-san. I even tried to but Buchou wouldn't let me leave. I don't understand why she didn't. I will do anything to keep you safe. Even storm this Church. I will kill everyone who threatens to hurt you.
I walked down the stairs. I need to be cautious but fast. I don't know how she is feeling right now. Is she scared? Is she waiting for me? Or Hyoudou-kun? Is she… waiting for Hyoudou-kun instead of me? No, I need to think about saving her.
She's most likely scared out of her mind. She always says she doesn't want to be caught up in this supernatural stuff yet she was kidnapped.
I got down these stairs, to see some priests in front of me. You aren't going to stop me now you bastards. I gripped my sword tightly and then I ran at them with the speed of a Knight.
"Fucking Devils!"
"Kill him!"
I made a few feints and cut all of them up! I don't have time for these people. They all went down pretty easily. I continued onwards. There's cages to the left of me. I look into them but there's no one there. If I continue on this past then I will find her. I have to find her eventually.
I arrived at the end of a path. I looked inside the cage with interest. She's there! In the corner with some kind of blue barrier surrounding her. She must've done that to keep herself safe.
"Sakura-san!"
"NO PLEASE! LEAVE ME ALONE!"
She started shaking violently and grabbed her head as if something disastrous was going to happen. That's when I noticed all the marks all over her body. Cuts, bruises. Lots of injuries are all over her body. Even her clothes are ripped. H-Her… n-n-nipple area is exposed! N-No, there's no time for that. Just what did they do to her?
But then when I notice something… she has dog ears… and a tail? Why would she have those...? D-Don't tell me...she's a Youkai!? She's… a Youkai… no, she can't be a full Youkai. She has to be at least half Youkai...
"Sakura-san! It's me! It's Kiba Yuuto! Look at me!"
She stops shaking and looks up at me. Then the biggest smile I've ever seen appears on her face.
"K-Kiba-kun! You're here to save me!"
"Y-Yes. Please wait a second while I cut these bars."
I was about to swing my sword when she put out a hand.
"They're made of pure light! Please be careful. For Devils, isn't light dangerous?"
"It is. Don't worry. My sword devours light. I'll have you out of there momentarily."
"Ok Kiba-kun."
So I used my sword to destroy these bars. The sword made contact with the bars made of light and covered them in the darkness. The light bars are getting devoured by my sword of darkness. My Holy Eraser completely destroyed the bars and I entered within a second.
"Kiba-kun!"
She jumped into my arms and clung to me for dear life! I wrapped my arms around her in a protective embrace and rubbed her back in a comforting manner.
"Shhh, it's ok now Sakura-san."
"I was so scared. They beat me, cut me and Freed that sick bastard tried to rape me..."
"R-Rape!? H-He didn't did he!?"
My anger rose to extreme levels! I am angry to the max! They beat her, cut her and they did sick things to her! However, she shook her head at me.
"N-No, he didn't. He tried but I kicked him in the balls and threatened to chop off his penis if he attempted it again."
"Hahaha..."
I let a laugh escape my lips. That's what I love about her. She doesn't take crap from anyone and will do whatever she needs to do to survive. I then brushed her face with my hand to get rid of the tears coming from her eyes. I then kissed the top of her forehead to comfort her.
"They can't hurt you now."
"Kiba-kun… the handsome Knight saved me from the monsters."
I chuckled. That's what she says. The handsome Knight saved her from the monsters.
"Sakura-san… I'm sorry I didn't come earlier. I tried, I really did. It was Buchou who..."
"Yes, I know. And I don't blame her for her reasoning. Most likely it is due to the struggle between the three factions, yes?"
So she understands. She doesn't sound happy about it but she does understand. I'm not happy about it right now either. If I came earlier, then I could've saved her from getting these injuries.
"T-That's right. I'm glad you understand but I'm unhappy about how she wouldn't… Sakura-san, I'm sorry."
"D-Don't apologize. It's fine. You are here now."
She smiled at me and rested her head on my shoulder. I then asked a question.
"Why did they take you? Do you know?"
"...They wanted my Sacred Gear. This is why I don't like the supernatural. They wanted something I was born with that's otherworldly. They were going to take it straight away… but Freed wanted to… play with… me… and then the Fallen Angels used their powers to do these injuries to me just for fun."
I tightened my fist. They wanted her Sacred Gear. And they even did all this to… to just injure her.
"Sakura-san, maybe this is a little forward but I want to..."
"K-Kiss me!? R-Right now!? W-Well, I-I don't know… I-I guess I could kiss you..."
"I-I was actually going to say call you by your first name but a kiss is better."
She grabbed me by my shirt and pulled me close. Our noses are touching. My face turns a red colour as hers turns a very cute pink colour.
"It would be my first kiss Kiba-kun."
"Mine too."
"Call me Haruna-chan and I will give you that important thing. I've wanted you to call me by my first name since… forever."
That important thing. She's willing to give me her first kiss and all I have to do is call her Haruna-chan. Well that's fine with me as I want to call her Haruna-chan instead of Sakura-san. It sounds better.
"Na… Naru… Haruna-chan. Call me Yuuto-kun also."
"Y-Y-Y… Yuuto-kun. Thank you for coming to save me."
"I said I would keep you safe after all. Think of this as a delayed action."
She giggles and pulls me very close. I wrapped my arms around her body so our bodies are touching. Her breasts are pressed against my chest. Even with all these injuries, she is very beautiful. I leaned in for the kiss and she did the same. To actually kiss Sakura… I mean, to kiss Haruna-chan is...
"Aaaah! We need to save Asia-chan!"
As we were about to kiss, she pulled away and said those words. Uu, I really wanted to kiss her.
"S-Save Asia-san?"
"Y-Yeah! They are going to take her Sacred Gear! Yuuto-kun! She's in danger! I-I tried to help but… I couldn't do anything. I feel so useless."
"Don't be silly. It's not your fault. Let's go and save Asia-san then. But Issei-kun and Koneko-chan are also here to save her."
She gains a mad expression from that! W-Whats wrong with her?
"Oh I see. Yeah, don't come for me Issei-kun! I just cook you meals and spend time with you and look out for you! I thought we were best friends! But no, don't come for me. I have Yuuto-kun now idiot!"
"Hehe, he actually wanted to come for you, but I insisted that I was the one to save you while he goes for Asia-san."
She gains a beautiful smile.
"Oh I see. Wanted to be my hero huh."
"W-Well.. .would it be bad if I said yes?"
"Nope. I think it's sweet. So are you going to kiss me now or are you going to leave a girl hanging like this?"
I chuckled and we resumed our previous position. That's so like Haruna-chan. So straightforward. I like that about her.
I needed to ask her about the dog ears and tail though.
"Haruna-chan… your ears and tail..."
"My ears and tail...?"
She touches her head and then her butt… then she pushes me away and faces away from me!
"P-Please don't look at me!"
"W-Whats wrong?"
"D-Don't look, please."
"I-I don't understand, what's wrong?"
She starts sobbing. I went close but she pushed me away...
"T-These… things. They have become… unsealed… somehow..."
"Unsealed...?"
"...Yes. When my parents died, I didn't want anything to do with the supernatural, so I sealed away everything about my… Inugami half. I didn't want to be burdened again by it or the supernatural. I just wanted to live a normal life. I never wanted to be like this… a half breed. I'm not human, I'm not a full Inugami. I'm nothing."
Tears rolled down her face so I closed the distance between us and pressed our lips together! My first kiss, I'm kissing Haruna-chan. I looked at her face, she was blushing bright red while looking directly into my eyes in shock. This is perfect. Her lips taste very good. I wiped away her tears then I ran my fingers through her long creamy pink hair softly as she did the same to me.
Our lips separate a few seconds later. It wasn't a deep kiss, but I can say that this is one of the best moments of my life. We looked at one another, then she grabbed my hand and held it dearly.
"Y-You don't hate me?"
"Why would I hate you?"
"Because I'm like this. I lied to you, Yuuto-kun. I never wanted to become like this again."
"It's ok. You look really cute!"
She blushed beautifully and looked up at me adorably.
"I-I do?"
I patted her head which made her moan in happiness and her tail wags! That's too cute!
"Mmmmmmm, Yuuto-kun's hands on my ears feel good."
"Haruna-chan, this form.. .this is the reason you know so much about the supernatural, isn't it?"
She nodded sadly.
"That's right. But please don't tell anyone! Not Issei-kun, not Rias-senpai! Just keep this between us, ok?"
I moved my head in agreement with what she just said.
"If it's so important I won't tell anyone. But it won't affect anything between us, you know? Because you are very adorable."
She then put her hands together like a dog would to be cute.
"Can I be Yuuto-kun's puppy?"
I chuckled and nodded at her. My puppy huh. Maybe it's an Inugami thing.
"Of course. You can be my puppy."
She then hugs me tightly as she puts her tail and ears away. Muu, Haruna-chan puppy form is adorable.
"You have to take responsibility for that kiss, you know?"
"R-Responsibility?"
She put her fingers to my lips then replaced her fingers with her lips. An-Another kiss already!? Its lovely… I can certainly get used to it.
"Let's talk after this whole mess is done with."
"Y-Yes."
She then looks at my sword with interest...
"Say, you think I could borrow your sword?"
"W-Why?"
"So I use it on that bitch Raynare! She hurt Asia-chan, she hurt me, she killed Issei-kun once. And she might even be murdering Asia-chan right now. She needs to pay. And unless you want me to use my barriers to protect her, then I need something to swing at her. Unless that's your only weapon then forget I said that."
"Erm… I have a Sacred Gear that can create swords called Sword Birth. Demonic swords with attributes like fire, ice, water, lightning and so forth."
"That's pretty handy. All I can do is block attacks. Ok then, create a sword for me. Preferably one that isn't too heavy."
I-I… I did what she asked and gave her the sword. She has fire in her eyes and I know that she is willing to kill this Raynare. Hehe, I love this side of her. She stands up shaky and I also stand up. She will be safe now. I will protect her with my life.
"Do you know how to use a sword?"
"I'm not a professional but I know how to swing things and make stabbing motions. Just ask Freed. I stabbed him and I swung a pan at him. Plus I have that barrier Sacred Gear. I can use that to defend myself. I don't want to say that I've become proficient in it, but I at least know how to make a small barrier around me to block a single attack in the space of a second. I timed myself when I was blocking punches and kicks and light weapons from the Fallen Angels."
"E-Even then, don't you think we should get you out of here?"
"I want to leave more than anything but I need to help Asia-chan and Issei-kun and Koneko-chan if I can. I might be like this, but I can do something… I know I can."
"Alright then. Let's go."
I then take her hand in my own and we both exit this cage. There's no reason to be inside the cage anymore. We started walking down this narrow hallway. For Devils like me, I can see pretty fine. But for Haruna-chan, I guess she will be having trouble seeing where she is going as it is quite dark.
Through our connected hands, I feel her shaking. She must've been through something traumatic. She puts on a brave face, but when she clung to me just before, I felt how afraid she was.
"Yuuto-kun… is Freed still around? He's that priest..."
"He left, I think. He ran away after a small skirmish with Issei-kun, Koneko-chan and myself. Why?"
"N-No reason. I'm glad he's gone."
As I was about to say something, we reached the stairs. We then walked up the stairs.