Okay, new story. Don't hate me. Let me explain first.

As most of you know, my biggest story Great Red Betrayal is coming to an end. Sad to say, I feel it's a bit "off". The story line had holes in it and a lot of people pointed it out. So, now, I'm deciding to revamp it with a new unique twist that will hopefully please you guys.

I won't spoil anything but I want you guys to really enjoy this, so please stop reading this and just start.

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For those of you who read this. I'm happy you care enough about my thoughts.

Hyoudou Estate - First Floor

Issei had returned home a little earlier than usual. Matsuda and Motohama had shown him this new porn that had came out and he was more than happy to watch it. The action was great and the sexy scenes were so erotic that the brunette couldn't get them out of his mind. He had wanking material for weeks.

"Maybe one day I'll be able to do all of that with Buchou," he said quietly to himself before grinning perversely. It had been painfully obvious that the boy had fallen for his master. Ever since their first kiss after he saved her from Riser, he found himself infatuated with her. Not just her breasts, although they were really nice, but her in general. Her smile, her laugh, the way she pouted cutely when upset, just everything about her. Except when she was chastising him for his perversity. What was he suppose to do, he was a growing boy. That was natural.

Anyways, getting back on topic. Issei had walked in the front door and was making his way to the stairs. Usually, by now, everyone was either getting ready for bed or doing some late night work. Whether it be training, devil business, or school work, the Occult Research Club kept themselves busy.

However, something seemed off to Issei. As he walked up to the stairs, slight murmurs from the main room caught his attention. His curiosity getting the better of him, the brunette made his way over to the room but didn't walk inside. Standing right by the entrance, the best he allowed himself to do was listen.

"Alright, is everyone here?" It was Rias. She was usually waiting in their room for him along with Asia. Was there a meeting he was late for? He didn't want to upset his king. But, just before he moved to walk inside, the redheaded princess spoke again.

"Issei will be home soon, so let's make this quick."

Wait, they were purposely having this meeting without him? Why? We're they planning something that involved him? Did he do something wrong and they were planning his punishment? And his birthday was nowhere near, or anything that involved celebrating, to his current knowledge.

"Issei is beginning to grow out of control," Rias started with what sounded like disdain. The brunette felt that and clenched his chest from the harsh words.

'Geeze Buchou, could you be a little more subtle...' He thought, slumping over with his usual temporary depression.

"I agree. His debauchery is growing unstable with each passing day," Akeno spoke up, sounding equally upset.

Issei's first thought was shock, seeing as the statement came from the queen who did perverted things to him all the time. Kinda hypocritical.

"I-I agree..." Asia said with her usual shy tone.

Now this made the brunette's mouth drop a bit.

'Even Asia is saying that?' Issei thought in his head, feeling his chest tighten from a sudden jolt of pain. If Asia said something like that then maybe he was getting out of hand.

Issei stored the thought away before leaning back in to hear more of the conversation.

"Honestly, I wonder what I could have changed when I reincarnated him..." Rias said with hints of regret in her tone.

Once he heard that, Issei began to question the meaning behind it. What did Rias mean when she said that? Did she actually regret saving him?

"...You can't change him from being a pervert. It's in his DNA," Koneko spoke up, still as emotionless as ever. Issei was use to her harsh words but their was a hidden meaning behind them this time that hurt much more.

"I wouldn't necessarily say that. Traumatizing someone can change their personality in the snap of the finger. Maybe if I left him dying a bit longer, he would be a little less perverted," Rias spoke up with no signs of remorse.

Not only was Issei shocked from what he just heard but he was in pain from the fact she said that so casually. His own master and savior was practically saying that she'd let him die and reincarnate a shell of who he once was, if given the chance. And whether or not she meant it that way, or not, still said that she wanted him for what he had. She only wanted him for what he possessed.

The brunette looked down at his left hand. That was what she had been after the night she reincarnated him. It wasn't him himself, it was the Sacred Gear that laid dormant inside of him. It was because he had a powerful Sacred Gear that she saved him that night and it seemed like that power was still the only thing she wanted.

"There's nothing you can do to change the past," Akeno stated with a sigh.

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So what did that mean? Did Akeno not like when he appreciated her good looks and kind nature? So what was the point of her advances? To try and shock him out of being a pervert?

"But we can still change the future," Xenovia added, voicing her opinion for the first time. So she too was in on this? And she didn't like him for who he was either? After he personally requested for Michael to allow her to pray. Guess she only saw him as someone to get stronger off of.

Who else was there to admit that they didn't like the brunette for who he was? That they were just using him...

"If only we could revert him to when we were kids. He was so pure back then," Irina spoke up with hints at sadness.

His own childhood friend didn't even see the good in him. It was what they wanted. No one contemplated how he felt, they just wanted him to fit their desires.

Power. Control. That's all they wanted out of him. To just be a tool or a toy to use when they wanted to and put away when they were done. He was just a jewel, only to be displayed on occasions.

That's how they saw him? Fine...

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"Maybe if I ask Onii-sama-"

Rias stopped mid sentence from her aloud contemplating.

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"Buchou?" Kiba questioned, noticing the sudden pause of his king's. Following her eyes, he, along with everyone else, turned and saw what struck fear into their king.

At the entrance to the room, Issei leaned against the door frame with his arms folded and his head lowered. His bangs were covering his eyes but the tightening of his lip showed he was in a bad mood.

Everyone began to ask themselves if he heard what they were talking about. If he had, how much had the boy heard?

"Ise?" Rias asked cautiously, using his nickname. The princess had hoped the brunette wouldn't be home so soon but, lo and behold, there he was. What had he heard and how much of it?

The stature and lack of eye contact he had was showing that he was anything but happy. In fact, there was this almost lifeless feel about him. As if he wasn't completely there. The air was also much colder and the shivering feeling down her spine only furthered her analysis.

Issei had heard everything and now knew the truth.

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"When were you going to tell me, Buchou?" Issei spoke lowly. His tone was void of any emotion and the pause before her title showed how uncharacteristically Issei was feeling. There was no affection, no love or hate, just...nothing. Almost like hearing what they said sucked any feelings he had for them out.

The group hesitated to answer. The aura surrounding the brunette made the group fear their next set of words due to the instability surrounding him. That meant he could do anything, even attack them, if they set him off. Anyone listening from the outside in could react the same way.

What if they were on the receiving end? Hearing the ones closest to their heart discuss how much they loathed their personality and rather have them as someone completely obedient to their command.

Issei was the strongest out of all of them, the entire group knew that. So seeing him like this made them wonder if he would attack or not.

Of course, that didn't sound like their Issei. But, looking at him, he wasn't their Issei anymore.

"Answer me!" The pervert shouted with anger after no response.

The group still didn't answer him. What could they even say that wouldn't upset him? That they were joking? That they didn't mean it? That'd only infuriate him more.

"That's fine..." Issei stated calmly. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "You all want this trinket to display. This...jewel to show all of your friends. This rare find that possesses great power that you only want to use and abuse."

"Ise, it's not like that," Rias spoke up frantically. The brunette turned his head so fast that it looked like it might have snapped off.

"Isn't it!?" He snapped with rage. Rias flinched from his tone but kept her eyes on his. "I heard everything Rias. You would have left me for dead if it meant getting this emotionless servant. A tool, if you'd call it that. A soulless sack of flesh. You'd have gambled losing me for good if it meant claiming my lifeless body, right!?"

"I didn't mean it like that!" The heiress replied.

"Then what did you mean?" Issei asked in a low growl. Energy began to gather around his body and the Boosted Gear appeared on his arm. Everyone saw this and was struck by the boy's action. "What. Did. You. Mean."

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Rias couldn't come up with anything. What could she clarify? It was clear on what she meant and Issei has easily understood it. She had fucked up and now, it may have cost her big time.

"You're a stuck up princess who I now question why I followed," Issei said darkly. Then, his eyes turned to everyone else in the room. Everyone who he knew was there. Only his parents were spared of this ordeal. Good, they wouldn't have to find out about things this way. "All of you aren't any better. I considered you family and all of you think the exact same as her," he stated viciously, pointing a sharp finger at Rias.

"Issei, we didn't-" Kiba tried to speak up.

"Say another word and I'll kill you," the brunette growled, his eyes flashing green as he looked down on the knight.

The horrified look on the group's face said it all. None of them could believe Issei threatened something like that to someone he considered a brother. They really had done it.

"I'm not some piece of art to hang in a gallery. Nor am I a sword to just swing around whenever you feel like using me," the boy said, turning to face everyone. Holding out his Boosted Gear, he clenched his fist. "If you think I'm going to take this and stay here, you're sadly mistaken."

"Purge." [Purge!]

Issei and Ddraig's voice rang together in unison. The command was something the group never heard before and were actually fearful of what it meant.

The teen turned his hand over and opened it to reveal something that would shock and horrify the group for a long time. Sitting in his hand, eight pawn pieces glowed a bright red. A second later, he dropped them to the floor, the group following each piece as it clicked against the wood.

Once the pieces rolled to a stop their eyes shot back up to Issei, who no longer held any emotion towards any of them but absolute hate. His eyes were a solid green, the same as when he first entered Juggernaut Drive.

"Reincarnate some other fool to follow your command Rias Gremory. I'm done with you, all of you. And when I return, I'll be sure that all of you regret it." With that, Issei turned around and began to walk away.

The group couldn't respond. They sat there, stunned, shocked, scared, and everything in between. What had just happened!? Somehow Issei had exerted his own Evil Pieces out, but how!? It was like ripping out one's own soul to remove those pieces but somehow Issei was still alive.

"Issei-san!" Asia shouted. She shot up from her seat and began to chase after him. By the time she was out of the room, Issei was opening the front door.

He stepped out into the night, not even acknowledging the blonde's frantic cry behind him.

"Issei-san!" She called again, having run outside after him. The brunette still hadn't turn and continued walking without the slightest bit of hesitation in his step.

As Asia grew closer, she reached out to grab his hand. Just before she could, the boy turned and held his gauntlet covered fist towards her. She was shocked by the action and hesitantly glanced up to meet Issei's eyes.

The Sekiryuutei looked down at her with the coldest of eyes. They were no longer green but the cold in his usually warm hazels were anything but reassuring. There was no love or signs of affection. No positivity towards her at all. Hate and anger were the the only things she saw staring back at her from the one who gave her a second chance at life.

"Stay away from me. You're just like the rest of them," he said in the harshest tone.

Asia felt afraid, seeing Issei like this. It was unlike him and the fact that he was leaving hurt her. He was abandoning them. Even after he promised they would always be together.

"Issei-san, that's not true!" She shouted with tears forming at the corner of her eyes.

"Is that right...?" Issei questioned lowly. His eyes narrowed but the cold in them solidified even more. "I heard what you said Asia. You'd rather me only be a shell. Just a shield to protect you but nothing more past that. You only want to use me."

"Issei-san, it's not like that, I would never say something like that. You're my friend-"

"Was. I was your friend. But you, along with them, have just burned that bridge." Issei then opened his fist to reveal a dark red orb, no bigger than a ping pong ball. Asia remembered the orb and her eyes widened at the sight. It was Issei's signature attack, Dragon Shot. "Now, stay away from me or I will kill you along with the rest of them." He stated darkly. His eyes flashed green once more before he turned on his heel and began to walk away once more.

Asia slumped to her knees, her eyes wide in fear. Her own friend, her closest friend, had just threatened her life. The look in his eyes and the aura surrounding him proved his words true. It was a promise that the next time she tried to stop him, he would kill her. It was traumatizing.

"Asia!" Rias shouted from behind her.

The group had finally snapped from their stupor and raced outside. By the time they got their, Issei was gone and Asia was sitting in on the ground frozen.

Everyone raced to her and immediately checked her for injuries. Once they saw none, they tried to talk to her.

For a few minutes, they got no response. All they saw was this horrified look on her face, like her worst nightmare had come to life and scared her half to death.

"Asia, what happened!?" Rias asked for the umpteenth time.

Finally, a response in the form of her blinking caught their attention. She still didn't say anything but she reached her hand out. Rias immediately grabbed it and lifted it up to her cheek. Maybe feeling her surrogate older sister would calm her down enough to explain what happened between Issei and her.

"Cold," she said softly. This gained a collective amount of confusion from the group.

"What do you mean, Asia?" Akeno asked softly from the side. The blonde paused before she said any more.

"His eyes were so cold. His heart...it was like ice," she stated quietly.

This only made the group more worried and afraid. Issei had said something that terrified Asia, but what?

The brunette was obviously hurt from what they said. He heard him talking of cruel things about him and he had every right to be pissed. But it looked like it was more than that. They truly sounded like they wanted to use him as a tool.

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They needed to find him but how?

-XOXOXOXOX-

Hyoudou Estate - Main Room - Two Months Later

"Onii-sama, it's been two months!" Rias shouted restlessly at her brother.

"I understand this, Rias," Sirzechs replied. "But no one has been able to find him. I've had people searching every nook and cranny but there has been no sign of him. And since he expelled his Evil Pieces, we can't label him as a Stray."

"But...he's not dead, right?" The princess asked worriedly.

"No. We haven't found a body, so there is a chance he's still alive," the Lucifer answered, trying to ease his sister's stress.

"What about Azazel?" Akeno asked, moving forward to comfort her king. The rest of the peerage was also there, listening to the report the Maou came to give them.

Sirzechs had released a long, exasperated sigh. "He's had no luck either. None of his sources have been able to locate Issei or his whereabouts."

The group only felt more distraught. What would they do if Issei was never found?

*Flash*

Suddenly, a magic circle appeared in the corner of the room and Grayfia appeared in a brilliant red light. Her normally stoic face was filled with urgency and what looked to be good news as she swiftly made her way over to Sirzechs. She leaned into his ear and whispered a few words to him.

The older redhead's eyes began to widen as the seconds went by and the group grew curious the more shock appeared on his face.

Soon enough, Grayfia pulled away and Sirzechs turned to her asking for quick clarification. When the silverette nodded he smiled for the first time since he had arrived.

"Bring them in then," the Maou urged before turning his attention back to his little sister and her peerage. Grayfia, in that time, stepped out of the room with a magic circle appearing by her ear.

"What is it, Onii-sama?" Rias asked, watching her sister-in-law disappear into another room. Hope had lightened up in her eyes from her brother's ecstatic look. It proved some good news and she could only pray that it was about her former pawn.

"Someone has information on Issei!" He exclaimed, giving a toothy smile.

This made the group light up with excitement and hope, just as Rias had. Finally, after so long, they would have something to help them in their search for Issei. If not his exact whereabouts. Things seemed to finally be turning around.

*Flash*

A golden magic circle appeared in the center of the room. The seal was something unfamiliar to all of them, none having seen it from any household or faction.

A bright light lit up before fading quickly, a familiar face appearing, shocking everyone except for Grayfia who reentered.

"It is good to see most of you again," a woman's angelic voice rang. Nine golden fox tails waved behind her and the golden fox ears above her head would twitch every now and then.

Dressed in her usual shrine maiden attire, the one and only leader of the youkai, Yasaka, stood before them. Of all people, they never thought the leader of the youkai would present herself before them.

The kumiho smiled her usual friendly smile as she bowed in respect to the group. "I want to thank you for allowing me to see you."

Sirzechs was the first to break from his shock. "Oh, no no, it's us that should be thanking you. We have been searching for Issei for quite some time now. Any information you have is more than enough for us," he quickly stated, not wanting to burden his fellow faction leader. The kyuubi looked towards the Devil King and smiled.

"Well then, I'd like to ease some of your burdens that all of you seem to be carrying," she said sweetly looking around towards everyone. "Issei Hyoudou is currently living with me."

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Everyone looked at her with wide eyes. What had they just heard!? Yasaka had Issei in her care!?

Then...Issei ran off to Kyoto and stayed with the youkai. How!? Why!?

"How long have you held him?" Sirzechs questioned, voicing one of many questions in the devils, and angel's, head.

"About a month and a half," she answered without hesitation. This only furthered the utter surprise for everyone in the room.

"Not to be rude, Yasaka-san. But...why didn't you tell us sooner?" Sirzechs asked, shaking away his confusion and surprise.

The golden furred fox turned to the Maou. It was a fair question. She then turned to the younger devils, who also awaited the answer, and pointed towards them.

"Issei had told me of what they said," she answered, narrowing her eyes. "He was heartbroken and angered by their selfish desires. Something a boy, with an already weakened heart, shouldn't have gone through. So, he requested I keep the news secret and I did."

The group of young devils lowered their heads at the kitsune's words. What she said was true and they had made selfish requests of the Sekiryuutei. Through those two months, they thought back to the events and realized that they had self-centered desires. All without once thinking of Issei's feelings or reaction.

But that was why they were trying to apologize now. To try and make amends with their friend, if they could still call him that.

"So why have you come forth now?" Grayfia asked, stepping beside her king and husband. Yasaka turned back to the silverette and smiled warmly as she reminisced about something. Just for a moment though.

"Because...he has finally decided to come here and confront all of you," she answered, shocking the group.

*Flash*

As soon as the words left her mouth, a bright golden flash filled the room. It was much brighter than Yasaka's and the group was forced to shield their eyes. All the group could do was hear and the first thing to reach their ears was giggling. It was a little girl's.

"Hehe, Ise, that was really fun~!" The little girl exclaimed. Her voice was familiar to few but they couldn't pinpoint it exactly.

The light faded to reveal the young kitsune Kunou. She was laughing and giggling from the top of someone's shoulders, jittering with pure childish energy. When the group saw who was with her, they couldn't believe their eyes.

A young man, around the age of seventeen, stood before them. He had fair skin with long, spiky brown hair and brown eyes. His attire consisted of a full-bodied black garment with black pants, gloves, and boots, over which he wore a flowing white robe. Around his neck, a necklace with nine magatama beads sat, the beads glowing a bright emerald green similar to the Boosted Gear's jewel. As the group looked closer, they noticed markings on the teenager's face. He had red markings on his forehead, cheeks, and under his lower lip, similar to a certain Shinto god.

"Yasaka-chan, please take care of Kunou until I'm done here," the boy said, lifting the young fox from his shoulders. "A spare room is out that door and across the hall."

Kunou pouted, showing her disdain for the action, but didn't argue. She was handed to her mother, who smiled as she took her, and left the room, leaving the group alone with the brunette.

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There was a long period of silence as the group stared at the teenager, who merely stared back with a blank look. No emotions towards them. No hate, happiness, sadness. Just blank.

"I-Issei...?" Rias finally questioned, breaking the ten minute long silence. The brunette then smirked, showing some emotion, and folded his arms.

"Yes Rias, it is I. Your former servant, and devil, Issei Hyoudou."

Alright that ends it. The usual leave and return that I do. I hope you guys really enjoyed this and that you leave your opinions on it.

Whether I make this into a pairing or not is up to you. Nine times out of ten i won't make this a harem seeing as Issei is much more focused on other things. I won't spoil who or what he's become but a lot of you should be able to guess. He's not a kitsune, which I've seen before. I keep my stories unique so I hope you're all okay with that.

With nothing more, I bid you all ado.

-stormgreywolf