Short chapter to bridge between last chapter and this one. Sorry not sorry. Next chapter will be great though. Like the greatest. Hah.
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It was a few hours before Issei arrived back home after saving Akeno from the Fallen Angels. Akeno was fast asleep on Issei's back, who carried her the entire way. As soon as he entered the house, Kuroka went right for him like a bullet, only to slide on the wooden tile after seeing what Issei was caring, or should it be who he was carrying. Kuroka stared at Issei for a moment before helping Issei unload his cargo onto the couch. She placed a small blanket on Akeno before she dragged Issei away and into the kitchen.
"Spill." She said, her demeanor serious. She had her arms crossed.
"Well… I ended up killing a bunch of Fallen Angels to save her." Issei said. It took him about five seconds before his eyes widened, flashes of the fight appearing before his very eyes. He collapsed to the ground onto his butt and stared in horror at his hands. "I…. I killed."
Kuroka was instantly cuddling Issei to her breasts, holding him tightly to the naked flesh of her tits. She wasn't topless, but she always showed generous amounts of cleavage and her tits were massive so it was VERY generous. Issei did not cry. Issei did nothing but stare in horror at his hands. Kuroka placed her chin on top of his head, holding him close to her. Issei finally learned what it was like to be part of the supernatural. Where killing is a common thing. She has killed many and now Issei was acting like she did when she was a kid. She was much younger when she spilled blood.
"Issei… you saved a life. An innocent life. It is better to kill many guilty men in order to save one innocent persons life. This is what your father was worried about with you… Issei… you did nothing wrong."
"I… killed without even thinking… I… I just did it. I got them right in a trap of metal…. And…. I electrocuted them all. I didn't even stop… I did it until I was sure they were dead. I didn't even think! What am I?! I'm… I'm just a kid! I…. what is wrong with me?!"
Kuroka instantly pushed Issei off of her breasts and forced him to face her. "There is nothing wrong with you Issei! Nothing! It's what's wrong with the world!"
As if Issei was ignoring her, Issei began to sob, his hands stained with blood… metaphorically. His hands were clean technically. Kuroka decided to just hold him and hold him she did. They would stay like this for a few hours.
It was around 8 in the evening when Akeno awoke. When she awoke, she let out a scream of fear, looking around the unfamiliar house. Kuroka exited the kitchen, alone, and this freaked Akeno out even more.
"Are you here to kill me too?!"
"Nya, are you always so loud?" Kuroka said, rubbing her cats ears in irritation. "Nya, I have no interest in killing you. It was Issei who saved you anyway."
"Issei… that's… his name?"
"Nya, that's what I just said isn't it?" Kuroka asked, her tails swishing.
"You… have a tail?"
"Nya, I'm a nekoshou. Nice to meet you. I'm Kuroka."
"Akeno… W-Where am I?"
"You're in the house of Issei, Nya."
"Where is he?" Akeno asked. This got Kuroka to stop smiling and her tail stopped swishing. She got serious.
"He's asleep in his room. He's… he's only human and he just took his first life." Kuroka said. She looked at Akeno for a moment. Akeno looked almost like Issei's age.
"He saved my life… if he didn't come and kill them… I'd be dead."
"That is what I told him." Kuroka replied. "Issei, however, is only human… and this was the first time he took a life."
"I see." Akeno said with a frown, looking around his house. "Will he be ok?"
"Yea. He just needs time to process things. He should be fine in a few days. So, what do you plan on doing now?" She asked, Kuroka still serious.
"I… I dunno. I lost my mother..." She asked.
"What about your father."
"I have no father! That man is not my father!"
"Alright alright sheesh. Stepped on a landmind there. So, what do you want?"
"Can… I stay with Issei?"
Kuroka shrugged. "That's up to him, but he'll say yes. He's too good of a man to kick someone out."
Akeno giggled. "Yea… I can see why you like him so much. My heart fluttered when I saw him come to my rescue too."
Kuroka huffed. "Great. So it looks like this human is going to get a harem the way its going, Nya." Kuroka said. Her words sounded like she was upset, but her tone was playful. She didn't mind at all it seemed.
"Probably." The teenage Fallen Angel said with a smile.
A few days passed since Akeno was saved by Issei. Issei had locked himself in his room, not leaving for anything. Not even school, which he had missed two days of. Kuroka had opened his door and gave him a plate of food, only to leave to leave Issei to his thoughts. Issei had a bathroom in his room, including a shower and shower he did. He showered quite often, probably cause its where most men do their thinking. Issei refused to talk to anyone and no one could get him to open up. Akeno's schooling went along well. She didn't attend the same school as Issei as the school he went to didn't go co-ed until next year. She was a year younger than Issei, being fourteen but she was in the same grade. Apparently, she started school earlier than other kids, so she was younger than them but never skipped a grade.
It was a Tuesday morning when Issei came out of his room, slowly coming down the stairs. Akeno was at the table eating breakfast, wearing the school uniform when she saw him and her eyes never left his form as he walked into the kitchen, standing in the door way looking at Akeno as well.
"Hi Issei." Akeno said, hoping she didn't scare him off.
"Hey Akeno." Issei said after a minute of silence, giving her a small smile.
"How are you feeling?" The Fallen Angel teen asked.
"I'm… I'm doing ok." He said, and as soon as he said that, he was tackled from behind, though he didn't fall. He just stumbled forward. Once again, a black bullet struck him from behind and clinged to him.
"Nya, you're awake! I was worried about you! So mean Issei, making me worry about you, Nya."
"Sorry Kuroka. I… I had to take some time to think about things."
"Nya, and what have you decided on?"
"That I will do what I must in order to save the people that mean something to me." Issei said, smiling.
"Does that include me?" Akeno asked.
"Yes. It does. Even if I don't know you, you're now part of my family and that means you mean something to me." Issei said with a big smile. Akeno blushed and looked at her food. Akeno had developed a crush on the guy.
Issei took a seat and had himself a bowl of cereal as well as an apple with peanut butter. With a smile, Kuroka joined Issei and Akeno, having herself some eggs and bacon. Akeno was having a bowl of oatmeal and a banana. They ate in silence, enjoying their meal before Issei and Akeno would head off to school together. The schools weren't too far apart so they could travel about half of the way to Issei's school together before Akeno would go to her own.
Ten minutes later, the two teens were on the road, heading to school. Akeno quickly grabbed Issei's arm and held it to her, cuddling up to the boy as they walked.
"Issei… Thank you for saving me. I… I am really happy to have met you."
"I feel the same way. I am glad to have met you."
"Can… I stay with you forever?"
"For as long as you want." Issei said with a big smile.
The two teens walked in silence from there on out. Akeno and Issei were to be friends forever, just like Kuroka and Issei. Unknown to Issei, both women had crushes on him… well in Kuroka's case, she loved him. Issei had feelings for Kuroka as well, but never admitted it. He didn't know if she truly loved him or was she just being playfully flirty like he's seen on TV shows. He didn't know, but he didn't want to ask her… because he didn't wanna ruin what they had. She was a precious friend and now Akeno, would be another precious friend in time.
Issei's world would settle down. Peace and calmness would envelop his life for a few years, but soon, he would be truly thrusted into the world of the supernatural. No holds barred.
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