Hey everyone, I'm back with another chapter. I think I'm getting into a rhythm here with these daily updates. I don't think this'll become a habit though. Anyways on with chapter 3!

"Well here we are," Irina said as she looked back at Issei who was trudging along behind her. "Home sweet home." Issei gazed up at the two story red brick building unimpressed. An apartment?" he asked. "You've already paid for our staying here and everything?" Irina nodded and held up a key. "I was busy while you were getting the whole run-down of the mission from Lord Michael." Issei stuck his hands in his pockets. "I guess you were." he agreed. Irina turned around and unlocked the door to the apartment. They stepped inside the darkened building and immediately, Irina tripped on the threshold. She recovered and started fumbling around blindly for the lightswitch. Seeing this, Issei held out his hand and a ball of light burst to life in his palm, illuminating the the room so she could find the switch. "Thanks for that," she said flipping on the lightswitch, while kicking off her shoes. "Don't mention it." he replied, closing his fist and extinguishing the ball of light.

Issei glanced around the small room. It wasn't anything extravagant, just a simple room with a kitchen in one corner with small table in the center. On the other side of the room was a fireplace and sofa, a coffee table and a television, which was mounted on the wall above the fireplace. There were stairs next to the kitchen that led to the second floor. "Seems cozy enough," Issei said aloud, taking off his own shoes and placing them by the front door. "I suppose it'll do." Irina looked over her shoulder at him. "I'm glad you find it satisfactory," she said. "C'mon let's see the upstairs." He followed her up the stairs and into the hallway. He could see three doors and guessed that two were bedrooms and the other was a bathroom. "This room here is yours," Irina pointed to the room closest to the stairs. "Mine is down the hall. Over here is the bathroom." Issei pushed open the door to his room and poked his head inside. Against the far wall was a bed with a window next to it. In the corner directly across from the bed was a desk with a dresser next to it. Again it wasn't anything fancy, in fact Issei found that he rather liked it that way.

On the bed he saw that there was a school uniform spread out which consisted of a black blazer with white accents over a white, long-sleeved button-down shirt with vertical linings, a black ribbon on the collar, matching black pants, and brown dress shoes. "That's your uniform," Irina said from behind him. "The school that we'll be attending, Kuoh Academy, was recently an all girl's school but turned co-Ed." Issei turned to look at her. "So I'm guessing you put that there?" She just smiled. "Which means you've already been here." Her smile faltered and she looked confused. "What are you talking about?" He waved her off. "Nothing, nothing. I'm just curious how you managed to trip when we were walking inside and how you had to stumble around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to find the lights." "W-what?" She stammered, her cheeks flushed red. "Issei you're so mean!" Issei gave a short bark of laughter and shook his head. "I'm just kidding Irina, calm down." He walked into the bedroom and looked out the window. "Judging from the amount of light in the sky, i'd say we've got four, maybe five hours until we have to get up.

"Alright," she said. She then got a happy look on her face. "What?" He asked. "I have to show you something." He raised an eyebrow. "What is it?" She held up her right hand and turned it so he could see the back on it. Stamped clear as day was a red letter "A" meaning she had been made an Ace. "Michael?" Issei guessed. She nodded smiling. "I'm still nowhere near as powerful as you though," she told him. "I've only got four wings." He shook his head. "The number of an Angel's wings don't necessarily measure their worth. Even though you've only got four wings, you're still the most important Angel to me." Irina's eyes shone in happiness. "I think I take back what I said about you being mean." He smiled at her. "It's alright, now I'm off to bed, I think you should do the same." Irina nodded, her eyes still alight with joy. "If you need anything, I'm just down the hall." He inclined his head in thanks. "See you in a couple hours Irina." He watched her walk down the hall and into her room. He noted that she kept the door ajar. He turned back and took the uniform that was in the bed a transferred it to the dresser. He then flopped down on the bed and instantly fell asleep.

Morning came all too soon for Issei and so did his rude awakening. Issei might have enjoyed Irina's company but he did not enjoy the way she woke people up. "C'mon Issei, get up, we're going to be late!" Issei just grumbled a muffled "go away" and rolled over trying to ignore her. Unfortunately for him, she would not be denied. She huffed in annoyance and whipped the bed sheets off his body. When that failed to get him up, Irina grabbed him and pulled him off the bed onto the floor. That got him up as he glared at her. "Don't ever do that again." she just smiled innocently. "Great now you're up, get ready so we can go. I'll be waiting downstairs." She went to leave but paused and turned back to look at him. "You'd better not go back to sleep." She threatened.

Issei's only reply was a grunt.

Ten minutes later Issei was ready, well as ready as he could be anyway. Irina looked him over and frowned. "You can't go to school looking like that, come here." She commanded. He shuffled over to her, still groggy and grumpy from being woken up. She fixed his collar and straightened the black ribbon on it. "There! I have to say you look very handsome Issei." Again his only reply was to grumble. Irina shook her head causing her twin tails to fly about. "Aww, I hope you're not going to stay mad at me for waking you up." She said grinning. He said nothing. She handed him his school bag as they headed out the door, pausing so Irina lock the door behind them. "Alright the school isn't very far, so we should be there in a few minutes. "Okay." Was all he said. She glanced sideways at him as they walked. "You're really not mad at me are you?" He looked at her, then shook his head. "No I'm not mad at you, I'm just not a morning person. "Well," she said regaining her cheeriness. "Get up the first time I ask you to and I won't have to resort to drastic measures." Issei just grunted in acknowledgement.

Soon they arrived at Kuoh Academy. Issei had to admit it looked pretty nice, which was rare coming from him. The gate leading to the school was open and students were walking to and fro. There were the occasional groups of girls and guys that stood around chatting. Everything looked completely normal. Issei and Irina had yet to be noticed as new students. Suddenly there was a commotion as a large group of students turned and began to stare at something behind Issei and Irina. The two Angels turned and saw two girls wearing the standard Kuoh Academy girl's uniform, same as Irina, however one difference was that these girls were quite buxom. Even more than Irina. This had almost all the male students drooling. The girl on the left had black hair tied in a long ponytail, reaching all the way down to her legs with two strands sticking out from the top and sloping backwards. She also had an orange ribbon holding it together.

The other girl was very noticeable due to her crimson hair that reached down to her thighs, with a single hair strand sticking out from the top. She had loose bangs covering her forehead and side bangs framing her face. Clearly these two were quite the big deal at this school. "It's Rias and Akeno!" One of the guys said to his buddy next to him. "They're so cute!" A girl added. Suddenly a bell rang out, causing everyone to shift their attention from the two girls to the school building. Everyone started trudging towards the door and Irina grabbed his hand and dragged him after them. "Irina, I can walk on my own." he complained, pulling his hand out from hers. "C'mon! I'm so excited! Let's go!" She ran ahead of him leaving him no choice but to follow.

When he caught up to her she was standing outside a classroom whose door was closed. "What are you doing?" She beckoned him over to her. "Since we're transfer students," she winked at him. "We need to wait until the teacher calls us in so we can introduce ourselves. He nodded in understanding and stood beside her, and she grabbed his hand and gave it a squeeze. Issei could hear the teacher speaking. "And now that's out of the way, I'd like to announce that we have two new transfer students joining us today. Now please come in." Irina opened the door and walked into the room with Issei behind her. All eyes on them, the two Angels turned and faced the class. "Go ahead and introduce yourselves." The teacher said.

"Hi, I'm Irina Shidou," Irina said smiling at everyone. "It's nice to meet you all and I hope we can become great friends." When she finished introducing herself the room became dead silent. Then all at once everyone started yelling and crowded around Irina and bombarding her with questions and compliments. "You're so beautiful!" "I love your hair!" You have such pretty eyes!" Where are you from?" "Please go out with me!" Issei noted that two boys, one with dark hair and glasses and the other with a shaved head were in the front of the crowd eyeing Irina with lecherous looks on their faces.

Issei did not like that one bit and pushed through the crowd of students until he was standing in front of Irina. "All of you, back off. Give Irina some space," he told them, directing his words mostly at the two perverts in the front. They all backed up and Issei slipped his hand into Irina's and pulled her flush with his body. Normally he would've only held her hand as a friendly gesture or as a form of comfort but this was unmistakably possessive. Everyone could tell too because they all gasped in shock. "Oh my god are you two dating?" One girl asked. "I- well uh…" Irina stammered, her face beet red. "Yes we are." Issei cut in all the male students in the room groaned in disappointment while the female students all squealed in excitement. The two perverted boys glared at him. "Yo, why's my future baby-momma dating your dumb ass?" The bald one said. "What's your name?" The one with glasses asked. "Issei. Issei Hyoudou." The boy with glasses pushed his spectacles up. "We're Matsuda and Motohama," he said. Remember our names Hyoudou because you've made some enemies today. Issei rolled his eyes.

"Alright that's enough," the teacher said herding everyone back to their seats. "Issei and Irina there are two desks at the back that you may have. "Thank you sir." Issei then proceeded to lead Irina to their seats still not letting her hand go, making sure to look pointedly at Matsuda and Motohama. When they sat down he released her hand. "Sorry about that," he apologized. "You okay?" She shot him a sideways glance, her face still red. "I had to do that," he explained. "I didn't like the way those guys were staring at you." "It's okay." She waved him off and started staring ahead at the board. Issei shook his head, sat back in his seat and crossed his arms, gazing out the window. It was going to be a long day.

When the bell rang marking the end of class, Issei packed up his stuff and waited for Irina who still had a tinge of pink on her cheeks. As they walked out of school together, Issei spotted the two boys from earlier staring at them from behind a tree. He ignored their stares and kept walking only to stop short when a small girl stood in their path with an expressionless look on her face. She had white hair and hazel eyes. She also had a black cat shaped hair clip on both sides of her hair. "Can I help you?" Issei asked her. She shifted her piercing gaze to him. "I need you both to come with me." She said in a monotone voice. Issei and Irina looked at eachother and nodded. "Please lead the way." Irina told the girl. The girl turned and walked off without another word and without looking to see if they were following. They hurried after her.

She led them to an old building which must have been an old school building. She opened the door, still not looking back. They soon came to a pair of oak doors. The girl opened them and gestured for the two Angels to proceed into the room. They did so and saw a cozy looking room with two sofas and a coffee table in between them. There was a large desk against the far wall and windows along the left side wall. Issei also noted that there was a shower in the corner of the room oddly. The girl pointed at one of the sofas telling them to sit down. When they sat down the girl sat down on the opposite couch and stared at Issei unblinkingly. A side door suddenly opened and the two girls Issei had seen at the beginning of the school day walked out. The girl with black hair held a platter with cups of tea on it. She sat it down in front of them and smiled. The other girl with the crimson hair sat down behind the desk and steepled her fingers together. "Well," she said, breaking the silence. "I think introductions are in order. My name is Rias Gremory." The named seemed familiar to Issei, then he remembered. "So you're the sister of the current Lucifer." Issei stated. Rias's eyes widened slightly before she smiled. "That's right, and these two are part of my peerage." She said indicating the two other females in the room. Rias pointed to the black haired girl. "This is Akeno Himejima and the little one across from you is Kokeno Toujou."

"I also have one other peerage member who isn't here right now." Irina finally spoke up for the first time. "I'm Irina Shidou and this is Issei Hyoudou." "The new transfer students," Rias stated. "So what brings you here? It's been quite some time since I've seen a pair of Angels either foolish enough or confident enough to step foot in Devil territory without permission." Issei's eyes narrowed. "First off, let's get one thing clear Rias Gremory, it was not foolishness that brought us herec do not presume it so. Second, we're her to request something from you." Rias raised an eyebrow, a small smile playing at her lips. "Oh? What could two followers of God possibly want with us? Besides trying to end our lives of course. Because I can assure you, if that's what you came to do, I don't think things will turn out the way you planned." Issei smiled at that. "Believe me Gremory, if we had come here intending to do harm to you, you'd already be dead. But do not worry, that is the farthest thing on my mind." "Then what are you here for?" Rias asked. "To ask you to not interfere." Rias blinked. "Interfere in what?" Irina spoke up in Issei's place.

"There have been fallen angels in this area attacking Sacred Gear holders and since Sacred Gears are the creations of God, we cannot allow those who have fallen from His grace to get away with it. This is strictly angelic business and we ask that you stay out of it." "So that's it," Rias said thoughtfully. "In that case, allow me to offer our assistance." Irina looked surprised. "Why would you want to help?" She asked. "Because I'm not very fond of fallen angels myself," Rias explained. "Besides this is my territory, I think it fair that I should be able to offer my help. Irina was about to argue but Issei cut her off. "What is in it for you Gremory?" "Please, call me Rias. As for what is in it for me, let's make a deal. I help you with these fallen and you owe me a favor in the future. Sound agreeable?" "Very well Rias," Issei said. "That is agreeable." Rias nodded. "I will have Kokeno here tell you if we find any fallen activities. Until then, I will see you tomorrow at school." Issei took Irina's hand again which caused her to blush once more. "Likewise Rias Gremory. Have a good night."

Issei and Irina left the old school building and headed home. After they left, Rias stood up stretching. "Those two are cute." Akeno said smiling. Rias shot her a look before smiling. "I suppose so," she admitted. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go contact my brother and ask him if the Archangel Michael knows about these two Angels." Akeno nodded. "If that is all president, I think i'll head out now." Kokeno also stood and said she'd be leaving as well. "Goodnight you two, I'll see you tomorrow." "Good-bye President." The two Devils then left the building leaving the Rias alone with her thoughts.

As he and Irina walked home Issei sighed. He didn't know why but he felt as if a storm was coming.

And that's it for chapter three! It seems like it took me forever to finish this one and I'm not completely satisfied with it but I think it's good enough. We should be getting into the good stuff in a few chapters so bear with me. On a side note, I'm going to have to rewatch the anime because it's been awhile and I forgot when certain events take place. Nothing major though. Again I appreciate the support and urge you to review to let me know what you like and what I can do to make the story better. Xenal out!