AN: Hey Guys and welcome to the fourth chapter of "The Maiden And The Dragon"

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I want to clarify a few things about this story such as his length and such.

The story will not be long as it will be around 10 chapters more or less. I made the decision of making the story short for a few reasons which I am not going to explain here fully except for the fact that the numbers of chapters it will take to cover the plot of the story is smaller than I expected when I first started the story but it's still going to be completed don't get me wrong, it's just going to take fewer chapters than I initially thought it would take me to complete it.

There are few more reasons as to why I decided about making it short but as I said those are not really important as the reason I did mention so I hope you understand and that you will enjoy the story regardless of it's length :)

"..." Talking

'...' Thoughts

*...* Actions i.e Yawning and Sighing

(...) Flashback and time skips

["..."] Talking through the Sacred Gear

['...'] Talking in the Host mind

[...] Sacred Gear Actions and modes

{..} Sacred Gear Mentions

(Five Days Later...)

It has been Five days since Issei with the help of Akeno, Asia and Koneko got over his fears in order to finally confess to his King, Rias Gremory.

He couldn't have been more thankful for the girls for their help and sincere worry and affection they showed him at that day as he got over his biggest conflicts such as if he could be the one who would get past the barrier of the master-servant relationship but at the same time he also wished that they wouldn't have helped him get over his fears so he wouldn't have to experience what he did last night.

Yes, it has also been Five days since the brunette's heart has been mended back only for it to be broken again several minutes after by none other than the red-haired girl who he loved dearly.

He woke up for school once again much earlier than usually in order to avoid facing the girls which he knew would try to confront him about exactly what happen five days ago while also trying to cheer him up, assuring him that everything will be ok which he was thankful for but also not ready to hear yet as he still struggled to get over his heartbreak.

His walk to school was quiet like the last five days which was very unusual to the brunette who was still used to always be in the company of his fellow peerage members and he quite missed the noisy walks to school but he knew that it will be some time before he will get to walk with someone to school.

As he neared the entrance the students who were already at school this early looked at him with perplexed faces as they couldn't help but notice the lack of a busty girl beside the perverted brunette for the past five days which arose their curiosity.

"I wonder if something happened between them..." Issei heard one of the girls ask her friend in a whisper while her eyes were set on the brunette.

"I bet that they finally got sick of his perversion" One of the boys who was always jealous of Issei said with a confidence smirk as he was very confident that the girls did get sick of the brunette's perversion.

Issei for his part tried his best to filter out the comments as he focused on just heading to the roof in order to relax before class when he suddenly felt two hands on his shoulders which made him turn around in surprise as he hoped that those hands did not belong to the girls.

As Issei turned around to see who exactly patted his shoulders he was met with two peoples he never expected to as he was used to them throwing their fists at him due to their envy of the brunette who was surrendered with beautiful, busty girls.

"What do you want guys?" Issei asked in a rather dull voice as he gazed at his two perverted friends that he did not get to spend much time with due to his new life as a Devil in Rias Gremory Peerage and the Red Dragon Emperor.

The two perverts flinched as they noticed the dullness in their friend's voice as well as his eyes which showed great sadness.

"Did something happen Issei? You never went to school alone recently so we thought that something happened" They both asked in unison, worried that something happened to their friend.

"Why do you even care? You always went around and spread rumors about me in order to make the girls get away from me" Issei said in irritation as he remembered the rumors his friends spread about him such as him being a sadist who was blackmailing Akeno and Rias into doing sexual acts with him.

The perverted duo frowned as they heard what Issei said to them. True they were extremely jealous of the brunette and the attention he got from many girls such as the famous one-sama's as well as every new transfer student such as Irina, Xenovia and Asia but never the less, they still considered Issei as a good friend of theirs despite the rumors they spread which could have showed otherwise.

"W-We know we spread rumors about you but that doesn't mean that we enjoy seeing you like this, you are our friend" Both perverts said which made Issei freeze in bewilderment upon hearing that statement before a huge grin spread across his face.

"Thanks, guys" Issei said in gratitude to his two perverts friends who smirked in return.

"No worries dude, so anyway what happened that made you so sad?" Motohama and Matsuda asked in interest after they cleared the air between them and Issei.

Upon hearing this question Issei dropped his grin in favor of an expressionless face as his heart started to ache as he started to think about what happened last night.

"I...Don't want to talk about it now, maybe later"

The two perverts were very curious to know what happened that could make their cheery and enthusiastic friend to become this depressed. They narrowed it down to some serious problems between the girls of the ORC but they decided to delay their further questioning to another time as they thought that whatever happened was still very fresh and Issei was not ready to talk about it.

"If you say so dude...If you do need to talk about it or to cheer up then let us know, Motohama have a new material that I am sure you'll love" Matsuda said in a serious demeanour that was quickly dropped in favor of a perverted grin and drool as he thought about the hot new DVD's he and Motohama have collected since Issei left them in favor of the girls.

"Haha thanks, guys, I'll be sure to let you know" Issei said before he started to walk away from the duo and towards the roof.

After Issei reached the roof he went to his favorite spot where he would usually lay down and take a nap between classes before he became a reincarnated Devil

"I sure missed this spot" Issei said as he reminisced about the many times this place caused him to be late to his classes but it was worth it as he got one hell of a nap under the warm rays of the sun as well as the slight shadow that covered that area, making it a perfect resting spot.

He laid down on the floor, crossing his legs as he placed his hands under his head for support and in order to avoid colliding with the concrete floor.

*Yawn*

"I sure am tired after barely sleeping last night" Issei said to himself as he remembered the little sleep he got last night thanks to him spending most of the night pondering about what happened and how he should proceed like he did for the last four nights.

['What are you going to do? You can't keep sulking forever'] Ddraig suddenly spoke in his mind, Asking the brunette about what exactly he planned to do after the heartbreak he experienced.

"I...Don't know actually. For now, I am just going to avoid the girls as much as I can like I did for the last couple of days until I am ready to talk to them about what happened"

['You do realize that they are worried sick about you right? You should just accept their help instead of dealing with it on your own'] Ddraig answered in disapproval of Issei's plan as he also expressed his opinion on the matter.

"I can't Ddraig. What happened with Rias still feel fresh and I cannot bring myself to try and get over it enough for me to ask for the girls help" Issei replied with sadness in his voice as he knew that the Dragon was right in what he said. The girls were worried sick about him but he still couldn't bring himself to face them.
He also knew that he will not be able to get over Rias rejection by himself, he needed help.

['If you say so partner, I just hope that you won't dwell on what happened for long because that could be devastating for you'] Ddraig told him in reply before he became silence again, probably returning to his sleep.

Issei did not respond and just like Ddraig, he too fell asleep.

When Issei woke up it was already noon which made him frown in shock as he realized that he missed the entire school day.

"I thought you were going to be here..." Issei heard as he got up from the floor before he looked around to find who spoke to him.

As he turned around he was met with the familiar black hair and violet eyes which he came to love during his time in Rias peerage.

"Akeno-san? What are you doing here?! How did you know I was going to be up here?" Issei asked in bewilderment.

"I remember you telling me about this spot, how you used to rest here or just be alone when you wanted to" Akeno said in a tender voice as she smiled a sincere smile at the brunette which was taken aback by what he just heard.

"Y-You remember that?" Issei asked in surprise as he looked at Akeno in wide eyes. He didn't think she will remember what he told her about this spot.

"Ufufu... Of course, I remember this, how can I forget anything you told me about? Especially this spot which could come in handy when we want to be alone" Akeno said in a sultry voice as she flashed Issei a seductive smile.

"A-Akeno-san!" Issei said as his face turned crimson after hearing what Akeno told him.

Inside of him, he felt happy that she remembered this minor detail along with everything else he ever told her. He realized that he meant more than he thought he did to Akeno and it made him overjoyed to know as well as the fact that she did not treat him differently after what happened with Rias, she still remained the same seductive and sadistic Akeno.

"You know Issei-kun...Seeing you like this pains me a lot, especially when I cannot help you" Akeno said in sadness, making Issei drop his smile as he became serious.

"I know Akeno-san and I am sorry about that but it's hard for me, I loved her a lot and being rejected by her like I was broke my heart" Issei replied sadly.

"I know what it feels like Issei-kun which is why I want to help you so much" Akeno said sadly which surprised Issei as he didn't know that Akeno experienced a heartbreak before.

"Yo do?"

"Yeah and it still hurts so what do you say that we will both do our best to make each other feel better?" Akeno asked in a serious voice despite sounding like an attempt to seduce the brunette.

"I guess so..." Issei agreed as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head while blushing again from what Akeno said.

Akeno had a huge smile upon hearing the brunette agree to her suggestion. She was glad that she could finally help the brunette she loved deeply.

She didn't lie to him when she said that she too experienced a heartbreak recently and she knew that Issei is the only one who could help her.

"Ufufu...How about we go back home so I could start taking good care of you?" Akeno asked in a seductive voice as she winked at Issei who had his blush intensify.

Issei did not respond and instead started to walk to the roof's exit with Akeno following beside him.

['I knew that you will have to get help, I know you too well now, partner...I hope that she will be the one to help you'] Ddraig spoke in Issei subconscious as he blocked the brunette from hearing him while grinning, happy that Issei got help instead of continuing to sulk about the heartbreak while hoping that Akeno will be able to help him.

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