Alex was thinking to himself, wondering how to get closer to Rias. It has been a couple months since they started school, and every attempt he made at approaching her resulted in him getting shot down. He stopped after the third time so that he wasn't harassing her, but he didn't stop thinking of ways to get closer. Part of the problem that Sona pointed out, was that he was a "delinquent" who would only have bad ideas about Rias.
He thought this was funny considering that any bad ideas he had were to specifically wait for two years anyways, especially since she still looked somewhat immature compared to how she looked In the series. Part of the reason he focused on getting a relationship with her was to avoid conflict with the three factions later. If he was in a relationship with a high class devil, then they wouldn't consider him as dangerous an existence due to not being connected to any of them. But he decided that he first had to fix this delinquent image he had.
There were several people that didn't consider him one, but they were mainly the ones that knew him growing up. Since people were more willing to believe what they wanted based on his image, they ignored the words of others and his actions. The only thing Alex actively did that confirmed their thoughts was that he didn't back down from bullies and thugs. Other than that, he still held to his ideas from his previous life where you treat other with kindness and they'll do the same.
That was why when he saw an entire group of guys trying to force their way onto campus, he only sighed and went to see what was going on. As the school used to be all girls, they would have to deal with undesirable people trying to take advantage and hit on them. They would usually be forced to leave by the student council and kendo club, but this time there was around twenty people there.
'What is this a gang war or something?' Alex thought to himself. When suddenly Ddraig spoke up,
"Is everything all right here?" The current president said sharply,
"This doesn't concern you, we are trying to handle the situation properly." Alex's eyebrow twitched at her rude response, and he looked at the guys who then flinched at his presence. One stepped forward with a metal bat, which only made Alex think 'seriously?'. He pointed at the kendo club captain and said,
"She hit us with that damn stick of hers, it's only fair that we get a hit back with our own. Either that or she could compensate for our hurt feelings tonight, her and that group behind her!" Alex only sighed at the situation, and thought to himself 'how many times have I sighed now?' Before replying to the thug.
"Well I know you guys have grudges against me as well, so how about you do your hit against me and we'll call it even?" The thugs looked surprised at Alex's idea, and the president and kendo club members looked concerned. He may have been a delinquent, but was still a part of their school. Alex was thinking that this might actually be a good chance to raise opinions of himself, if he managed to handle the situation "properly" then it might help remove his delinquent image.
The thug didn't say anything, and just swung the bat at his head all of a sudden. With Alex's defenses it wouldn't even come close to hurting him, but he swung his head with the bat so that it looked like it did. He then passed the bat to the next guy who swung at him as well. Alex thought that if he was going to have to deal with all of them it was going to be tiring, but he should just grin and bear it. After several people "hit" him though, the captain of the kendo club tried to stop them.
"That's enough! He's been hit enou-" but her words were cut off as the current one swinging tried to hit her instead for interrupting him. Suddenly the bat stopped, and everyone looked and saw Alex holding it. He stopped it a mere few inches from her, and she looked pale at the beating she nearly just took. Alex though, after having taken several swings of the bat didn't look like he had actually been hit at all. He then said calmly,
"President, I tried to deal with this situation "properly", but it seems as if they won't allow that. I'll ask that you keep out of this, as I show them what happens to those that mess with the girls at this school." As Alex spoke he tightened his grip on the bat, warping the metal. The president only nodded with a pale face. He then gave the thugs a beating so bad that they would never again dare come close to Kuoh academy, he let them live though.
After the situation was resolved, Alex got rid of the bat hoping no one noticed that he warped the metal, and that none of the ones from the supernatural side of things noticed his strength. Suddenly the present and the club captain came up to him.
""I'm sorry for treating you so badly!"" They said in unison. Alex only raised an eyebrow, and said,
"It's alright, I just don't like bullies. It was probably my fault they brought so many to create problems to begin with." He then noticed that there was a small blush on the faces of the girls who witnessed the conflict. When they saw Alex stand up for them they realized how much they wronged him with their opinions. The kendo club members especially seemed affected as he "took a beating" for them. He realized that his actions might have been a little too effective. But he was glad for it as later he was called out to,
"Alex right? Do you have a bit of time later? Want to go get something to eat?" Alex turned and saw the speaker was Rias. He didn't know why she was suddenly interested in him but simply said,
"Sure, I don't have anything going on"