By: LivLuvWatchAnime

"Normal speech"

'Inner thought'

Spells

*Sound!*

~Places & Times~

Note: Rated M for explicit language, violence, and crude/sexual references.

I welcome constructive criticism. But please try and keep the hate to a minimum. Thanks, as it is expected and appreciated! (MJR reference)

This story was inspired by a bunch of different aspects of OP Natsu stories incorporated/tweaked with my own ideas. However, Natsu is going to be VERY OOC. It's going to be a crossover with Highschool DxD (1 of the funniest animes I've ever seen.) If you like mine, you should check out other ones like the ones 'Natsu is Awesome' helps out with! Without further ado!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Fairy Tail or Highschool DxD!

The Return

~1 Year since the incident~

"I WILL SAVE YOU RIAS; NO MATTER THE COST!" *Boost!* Issei Hyoudou, the newborn devil and current wielder of the Red Dragon Emperor boosted gear, shouted at the top of his lungs.

Rias Gremory, the next leader of the Gremory clan and fiancé of Riser Phenex, was currently nearing the end of a rating game with none other than each other. It being an arranged marriage, Rias refused to marry a man she does not love and intends on fighting even her family.

That was what she thought was happening, until Issei Hyoudou, her only pawn, collapsed from all the boosts he had done throughout the rating game. "Issei!" she shouted with concern and horror laced in her voice as she saw him cough up blood.

"Haha! All bark and no bite, huh punk?" Riser sneered at seeing Issei lying on the ground helpless. "I'll teach you manners you lowly reincarnated pawn." He scowled as he brought his hands up with flames engulfing them. "You will be burned so badly, that when you teleport out of here, even all the healing won't save you." Riser said with a mischievous and shit-eating grin. "I forfeit." Rias simply stated with no emotion in her voice.

*"Rias Gremory has forfeited the match. The winner is Riser Phenex."* Grayfia's voice rang throughout the entire pocket dimension.

"I'm sorry Rias" Issei muttered before losing consciousness. Then a white light enveloped everything.


~The Next Day at the Gremory Mansion/Wedding Sight~

All the esteemed guests of the wedding were chatting and some dancing in their handsome suits, and beautiful dresses. All while that was happening Riser Phenex was boasting and bragging to a select few individuals with his shit-eating grin still plastered on his face. Meanwhile, Rias was in her elegant and magnificent white, wedding dress on the upper platform with a sulky and emotionless expression.

"So… You ready to be married Rias?" Sirzechs asked in his nicely tailored tux. "No one can ever be ready to marry someone they do not love." She retorted while her hair covered her eyes. *Sigh* "You know Rias, this is for the be-" Sirzechs started to respond until, yelling from the guards was heard behind the humongous doors to the ballroom. Silence. That's all anybody heard for a few moment, wondering what was happening outside those big doors.

*BOOM!*

The next thing everyone knows, the big doors' hinges break from some unknown force and fall down. As the dust starts to clear, everyone watches intently; waiting to see who or what dared to interrupt the big day of the wedding.

The next thing that Rias saw made her eyes bulge out of her sockets; the same pink haired stranger from a year ago, standing there like everything was normal.

"Brother." Rias called out to grab Sirzechs attention. He glanced over to see what he was beckoned for. "It's him." She stated with a serious look in her eyes. The Great Satan immediately knew who she was talking about.

As silence rang over everything, Sirzechs called out "What business do you have here?" in a demanding voice.

The same scaled-scarf fellow just looks around with a nonchalant expression gracing his face.

"Did you not hear me?" Sirzechs questions in an almost threatening manner.

"No, I heard you." Said stranger responded, all the while not even glancing at Sirzechs in the slightest. "And?" The Satan held his ground.

The unknown intruder now singled out his gaze on just the crimson-haired leader. "My business? I have no business here." He responded, not even faltering in the slightest at the tension in the room.

"Then why are you h-" Once again today, Sirzechs was cut off. "I'm here because I cannot condone the event that is about to take place today." Sirzechs just gave him a questioning look as if to continue.

"I met Rias approximately a year ago as you already know. When I first saw her, she instantly reminded me of someone I knew." He continued as if to justify his actions. Sirzechs, still raising an eyebrow about the matter and the stranger's reasons for showing up, signified he must continue.

"The person she reminded me of… I held dear. Every time I look at her, I can only see her. As such, I cannot allow her to be married off to someone she does not love, nor even stand." He finished strongly.

"I see." Was Sirzechs only response. Seizing the opportunity, he quickly proposed someone. "How about a wager then?" The stranger, not showing any change in his facial expression allowed him to continue. "A 1v1 duel between you and her fiancé. Winner gets Rias' love."

"Ha! I already proved myself once, why should I do it again?" Riser sneered out loud to everybody. Before Sirzechs could say anything, the stranger answered for him "Pride. If you do not except the challenge then you will be seen not as the legendary Phoenix, but as a chicken."

That for some unknown reason enraged Riser to the point of releasing a bit of magic, just enough to emit a low ray of heat. "You aren't a chicken, are you?" The stranger pressed on. Riser Phenex, now clenching his teeth and fists, shot the stranger a glare and responded "How long do you need? In order to be prepared for your ass whooping; how many days?"

"1/48ths." The stranger responded. "Excuse me?" Riser asked slightly confused. "Sorry, I forgot your tiny bird-brain cannot comprehend 'complex' thoughts. 1/48ths of a day is 30 minutes. Be ready." He retorted before turning around and walking back out through the doorway that he had entered from.

Just as he was about to pass by the doorway, he stopped. Without even turning his head, he said "I do not plan on fighting for Rias to love me, but to allow her to marry who she truly loves. Cause in the end, doesn't everybody deserve at least that? To be with who they love?" As everyone thought about what he said, he continued his advance out the doorway with a solemn look. Not like anybody could see it, but it also held determination along with something else… fire.