Presence

Leaning back into my chair, I watched attentively as Chisato talked her way through the maths problem on the board, the entire class listening. Well, I wasn't, this morning had been a distracting one and Chisato was not making matters any easier either. Much like I had always known, the difference between their animated/manga selves and their real-life versions was vastly different. They still kept their quite frankly ridiculous proportions, but they looked so realistic and much more beautiful.

It was honestly a wonder guys didn't die just from the amount of blood rushing to their dicks twenty-four seven.

Chisato was beautiful, very beautiful. An attractive face, curvaceous and busty figure, you name it, she had it in droves. Just like many women I had found myself surrounded by. I was honestly not paying any attention to what she was saying, much like a lot of the guys in this class, instead my eyes were glued to her ass.

Honestly, I think I've been exposed to too much stimulation in the past few hours as I've never been this bad before. It was starting to get a little worrying as to how bad it was getting. There had to be something seriously wrong at this point to cause this much of a problem with me mentally. Even though I was a pervert, I usually had much greater self control than this.

Thankfully, the bell rang and after saying her goodbyes, Chisato left the room and if I was not mistaken, I do believe her gaze was upon me the entire time she did that, even giving me a passing glance as she left. I could be mistaken, but probably not, if I remember correctly, she was from anime kind of similar to High School DxD, Testament? Sister Devil? Something along those lines, I really need to start writing things down just to jog my memory or focus on some sort of mental magic that I could use to delve into my mind.

Either way, I recognised her quite easily and I knew that she was not human. A Devil? No, that didn't sound right. Angel? Fallen Angel? Possibly, I'm not completely sure, I just knew she wasn't human. So it was entirely possible that she was looking towards Rias and Akeno who were behind and to the side of me respectively.

Though if she were an Angel I doubt she would be able to stop herself from attacking the Devils. But you never know, it could be an Angel with self-restraint that could stop themselves from killing a Devil in their sight.

But as soon as Chisato left the room, I quickly became aware of the numerous looks being sent my way. It was something I was familiar with, this school was a gossip fuelled one with people like myself, usually being the centre of it in some way shape or form. This time though, something felt a little different about it.

"What made you so late, Mikoto?" Rias asked, leaning over her desk and if I wasn't mistaken I think I could her sniffing me. Did Devils have enhanced senses? Because as quiet as it was, my own senses enhanced by the Gu Ritual picked it up quite clearly.

Why was she sniffing me?

Why was everyone looking at me so intently?

Why were they being so blatant?

What the hell was going on?

"I slept in late," I replied simply, feeling a little uncomfortable with the looks I was getting. Especially when Akeno started laughing like that. "If you'll excuse me, I need to use the bathroom."

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Splashing water into my face, I took numerous deep breaths as a means to try and calm my pounding heart. Something was seriously wrong with me, my mind was just not focusing properly and it was making me extremely panicked. I hadn't noticed at first when I was with Megumi and Arisa. Things became a little more obvious, but still, I had brushed it off when with Ayami. But ever since I had come into school, it had become impossible to ignore.

What the hell was going on right now?

Taking out my phone, I looked at the time to see I still had a few hours left before the end of the school day. That was not something I was happy to see because I couldn't afford to be here in this state. I was far too distracted and vulnerable to be here and feel safe. I needed to get out of here and figure out what is wrong with me.

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From her office, Chisato frowned as she watched Mikoto sneak out of the school. She had noticed it almost as soon as he entered the school grounds. Even though it was not as noticeable as the presence of the Devils and the Mages that existed here, there was no denying the presence of a Dragon.

It was weak and small, but it was still there.

The Devils, Rias and Akeno had picked up on it as well, not quite sure what they were sensing but still aware all the same. Even humans, not capable of perceiving or understanding the supernatural world, had picked up on the presence of the Dragon. It was an intoxicating and powerful smell belonging to a species that regularly produced some of the most powerful beings in the world.

They were a species filled with power and even the weakest among them had a presence of power about them that was intoxicating to many species without even realising why. Mikoto had not been unaware of this either, she had seen his miniature meltdown in the toilets and now he was escaping from school.

The feeling of people watching him so blatantly was a disconcerting thing, Chisato knew that much from experience. It made you feel under attack like you were being ambushed and your instincts went instantly to fight or flee. Mikoto had resisted the urge to fight simply due to the place he was in and the people he was surrounded by and so, followed the only option left, flee. He would be heading to a place he felt secure, his home, a place he had familiarised himself with.

His current predicament was no doubt made worse by the fact that he had nearly been killed by Ingrid the night before. But it was not crippling, Chisato could sense that his frustration was evident, even from here. He was angry which was a good thing, his spirit was not broken and was instead as strong as ever.

The question now though was how would he handle this problem?

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Bursting into my house, I saw Ingrid sitting on the sofa and looking at the TV, watching one of her shitty little programs and stormed right over to her. Ingrid herself switched it off and turned to me, recognising my anger and preparing herself accordingly.

"What the fuck did you do to me?!" I snarled out, angry beyond measure. The only thing that had come to my mind, the only possible explanation that I could think of about my problems was the blood I had ingested, her blood. That was the only thing that made sense to me, her blood was doing something to me.

"I don't..." As soon as I heard that my anger grew.

Hand lashing out and wrapping around her throat, Ingrid's eyes widening in surprise. "Don't fucking lie to me! What the fuck is your blood doing to me? Everyone at school was staring at me openly, with no explanation as to why! They weren't even attempting to be subtle! I felt the gazes of Rias Gremory and her Queen, Akeno, it was like I was some experiment they were trying to dissect! I haven't been able to think straight all day! I want answers and you're going to give them to me!"

Despite knowing full well that Ingrid could break free from my grip, she didn't attempt to, head tilting to one side in wonderment. "It's not my blood, so I don't where that has come from?"

"Not your blood?" I scoffed. "Then what else could it possibly be?"

"You really haven't figured it out?" Ingrid then pried her fingers from around her throat and I glared at her, demanding answers. "Your magical talent is inhumane, that's something you've known for a while now. You're not entirely human."

Realisation dawned upon me at that moment. It wasn't her blood that was doing this to me, it was my own body. "The non-human part of me?"

Ingrid nodded her head. "It's awakened, I can sense it and everyone else could as well, even those unaware of the supernatural world and not attuned to magic. Your scent, its changed, just slightly. My blood might have been the catalyst to awaken it, but that is all."

"What is it? I'm part human, but what about the other part?" I wondered, beginning to calm down. My mind was still racing, but I was latching onto this thought process and while there were still random thoughts popping into my mind, I was able to stay focused upon this. It was like being in the lesson with Chisato all over again. I had been able to latch onto checking out her form, ignoring the random thoughts that popped into my mind, but the moment she left I had nothing and it overwhelmed me.

"I don't know," Ingrid replied but studied me closer. "Whatever it is though, it's powerful. There are very few species in the world that have a scent of power like yours and I don't know how you managed to gain such a scent."