Chapter IV

Greetings to all! Here is the next chapter of Fate of Devils: Black! I hope all, or at least most, of you enjoyed the previous chapter. I also hope you enjoy this one. Be sure to leave a review if you do. I would like to thank my coauthors Bakuto Masaki and TheLastNanaya for their continued support on this story, naturally. Nothing else to add here, so time to move on to the reviewer responses, shall we?

DestinyVain: You need not worry about that, there will be plenty of them later on.

Karlos1234ify: I am glad to hear it! Yes, he certainly does. I was hoping that ending would be entertaining.

dragon rider: It would be unusual if you did expect it. None except the King, which is in Issei. Michiko simply assumed it was a regular chess set and was missing the other color. Nothing happened, Michiko was just snooping through his things. If I told you that it would it would reveal who Caster and Assassin are, though you should already know who Caster is. As for Makiko, she is Makiko Endou from Tsugou no Yoi Sexfriend. No, that is not Mio.

the Composcreator: That is exactly what I am doing.

Well, that is about all there is to say here, so might as well move on to the main chapter, no?

After school, Issei made his way home when Akame dropped down to walk beside him. "Oh, Akame. Need something?"

"A question," she said plainly.

Issei raised an eyebrow and asked, "What is it?"

"Are you going to accept their proposal to work at their store?"

Issei folded his arms behind his head in thought. "Hhmm…I dunno. Probably not. It's just not my thing. They seem like nice enough people though."

Akame looked at Issei curiously and then smiled. "I am glad you are able to see the good in people. Lord Abraxas was never able to see that."

Issei frowned in thought and remained silent for a few moments. "Hey, Akame."

"Yes?"

"What was he like? Abraxas?"

Akame put a finger to her chin in thought. "Lord Abraxas was powerful, strong-willed, and deeply protective of everyone around him."

Issei nodded in understanding. "Sounds like a pretty cool guy."

Akame then frowned and added, "But he was also very quiet, withdrawn, and merciless. While he was protective of those he considered allies, those he considered enemies received no mercy. He easily killed many people whom he considered to even possibly be threats to those he cared about. He also did not like politicians."

Issei gulped in concern. 'Geez…he sounds…absolutely peachy…'

Ddraig interjected, 'If you knew half the shit that happened to him you wouldn't blame him all that much.'

'Like what?'

Suddenly, Akame stopped and turned to a nearby direction.

Issei raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's wrong?"

Akame narrowed her eyes and turned to Issei. "I'm sensing several strong Stray Devils nearby. Shall I eliminate them, Lord Issei?"

Issei scratched his head in thought. "Well…can you tell what they're doing?"

Akame turned to the direction she sensed the Strays and narrowed her eyes. "I believe they are merely feeding."

Issei put up a hand and deadpanned, "For my own sanity don't tell me on what."

"As you wish."

"Do you think they'll kill anyone?"

"It is highly likely that they will."

Issei sighed heavily. "Crap…okay. Get rid of them."

Akame bowed and then disappeared into the foliage.

Issei sighed as he continued walking.

After a short time he looked around and hummed to himself. "This is…the place where Yuuma…or was it Raynare…revealed herself. Man…come to think of it…I haven't seen her since then…"

"Perhaps that's for the best."

Issei turned in shock as he looked behind him to see a man with short black hair, dark blue eyes, wearing a pale violet trench coat over a white dress shirt with matching ascot, black pants and shoes with a matching trilby standing nearby. He tensed and demanded, "Wh-who are you!?"

The man smirked and said, "Who I am is of no consequence to you. All you need to do…" the man paused as a long blue lance made of light formed in his hands before he said, "…is die."

Issei's eyes widened as the man chucked the lance at him. Issei dove to the side and swept his hand in front of his body, the blue aura forming around his body instantly. "I won't lose that easily pal." 'Damn…I got such a boost from Boosted Gear before. Ddraig, how do I activate it?!'

'Slam your fists together and shout its name. As long as you have the feeling right it should work,' Ddraig explained.

Issei nodded and slammed his fists together and shouted, "Boosted Gear!"

The coated man looked at Issei puzzled for a moment before chuckling. "Was that supposed to scare me?"

Issei hissed and said, 'Dammit, it didn't work!'

Ddraig remained silent for a moment, 'Well…that's how Abraxas usually activated it. I suppose you've only got one choice now: run!'

Issei snarled and jumped to the side as the man threw more spears at him, one managing to graze his right bicep. Issei hissed in pain as the spear pierced him. "Dammit! That hurts."

"I bet it hurts, doesn't it?" the man taunted. "I'm sure it doesn't burn as much to you as it would to a Devil, but you Zombies are still filthy creatures, so I'll be sure to wipe you from existence."

Issei narrowed his eyes and asked, "You're…a Fallen Angel, aren't you?"

"Hmph, you're not as stupid as you look. If you must know, yes, I am a fallen angel. My name is Dohnaseek. Though whether you remember it or not is unimportant as I will purify your wretched hide." Dohnaseek reared back and threw another spear as Issei ran to retreat, the spear smashing straight through Issei's defensive aura and piercing straight through his lower back and abdomen.

Issei coughed up blood as he tumbled down the nearby steps after being struck. He gripped the gaping wound in his body as blood poured out. "Shit…this sucks. At least last time…I was killed by a hot babe."

Dohnaseek sauntered towards Issei casually. "You know, normally you should've passed out by now. The fact that you're still able to not only talk but stand proves you're far stronger than Raynare thought. She was a fool for letting you live."

Issei's eyes widened as he registered Dohnaseek's words. "R-Raynare? You know her?!"

Dohnaseek raised an eyebrow and smirked maniacally. "Of course. Though I believe she's a fool. Now, just do us all a favor and die."

Issei strained to get up and run as Dohnaseek prepared another spear.

However, before he could launch it a blast of black energy flew in from nowhere and hit right where Dohnaseek was standing, the blast sending Issei tumbling further down the steps into a nearby park.

"You have some nerve, attacking my familiar like that," a new voice chided Dohnaseek.

Dohnaseek's black wings receded back into his coat as he sneered at the source of the voice.

Issei groaned as he stood up, blood still dripping from his wound. "Dammit…what the hell was that explosion?" As he limped along he muttered, "Crap…I've…gotta find a hospital…somewhere…to heal up these wounds…"

As he limped he heard a metallic rattle nearby and turned to see an attractive, young-looking woman with short blonde hair, several bangs framing her face along with a single cowlick atop her head, deep red eyes and fair skin wearing a white, long-sleeved turtleneck that did little to hide her considerable bust, a shin-length, dark purple skirt, black stockings and flat-bottom black shoes standing next to a swing set, looking at him in horror.

Issei widened his eyes and reached out a blood-soaked hand. "P-please…help me."

The woman looked at him with a terrified face, backing away shaking her head slowly.

However, her demeanor changed when Issei coughed blood onto the ground.

The woman's body froze up and her head slumped over.

Issei looked at her confused, his eyes widening when her head picked up and she looked at him, her deep red eyes glowing a bright golden color. The woman began to slowly walk towards Issei, who by that point was too injured by Dohnaseek's Light Spear, had lost too much blood, and was too disoriented to flee as the woman approached him and then bit down on his neck. Issei's eyes went wide with pain as he felt pointed fangs dig into his flesh, the collective shock of everything that had happened causing him to pass out.

As he fell to the ground the woman looked at him puzzled before her eyes turned to their normal red. Her eyes then widened in fear as she looked at Issei with the bite marks in his neck. Putting a hand to her chin and seeing blood on her fingers she immediately ran off.

Issei groaned as he lied on the ground and saw Annerose and Michiko walk up to him.

Michiko frowned in annoyance. "Get up you lazy bum."

Issei blinked curiously and then sat up. "Wait…shouldn't I have…?"

"Died? Passed out? You're a zombie stupid. Anything of that sort only comes from your head," Michiko chided as she flicked his forehead. "Even if your entire torso were carved open and all of the organs pulled out one by one, you'd be just fine."

Issei twitched an eyebrow. "Yeah, except the searing pain!"

"Oh, get over it you big baby."

Annerose raised a hand. "That's enough arguing. Rias actually asked me to get you."

Issei blinked in thought. "She did…oh…crap."

"It's late enough now that she won't make much of it, but she insists you don't forget next time."

"R-right…"

The next morning, as Issei prepared to leave for school, Issei was stopped when both Akame and Arturia grabbed him by the arms. He turned to them and noticed their stern expressions.

Arturia began, "Akame told me what happened last night. How you nearly died from getting attacked."

"You needn't worry that much," Annerose interjected. "He is an immortal zombie, tied to my own life energy, remember? Meaning that so long as I'm alive he won't die."

Issei sighed slightly.

Arturia sighed as well and then looked at Issei. "My point is this. Leaving you alone and unattended for even a short moment has proven disastrous multiple times. I can only see one solution for this."

Issei looked at her puzzled and asked, "What is it?"

Arturia answered plainly, "Akame and I shall begin attending your school with you."

Issei fell to the floor before standing up and arguing, "No way!"

Arturia twitched an eyebrow and demanded, "And why not?!"

""Well first, aren't you the one who scolded me for revealing your existence to Yuko and Sakura?! What would showing up at school do to that?! Second, wouldn't that pose a big danger to the other students?!"

Arturia narrowed her eyes. "That may be true, but each time you have been left unguarded for even a moment, either here or out in public, you have been endangered or attacked. If both Akame and I are present at school around you, then it is at least possible for one of us to be near you at all times."

Akame nodded in agreement.

Annerose then interjected, "I can ask Rias and see what she says about it. Her father is on the school's board of directors after all."

Issei merely sighed in frustration.

After the classes for the day had ended, Issei made his way to the old school building and into the Occult Research Club room.

With a bow, he apologized, "I'm sorry!"

Rias blinked curiously. "For what?"

"You told me to show up yesterday and I forgot."

Rias chuckled lightly and shook her head. "Don't worry about it. Mistakes happen. At any rate, I'm going to give you a job tonight."

"Really?" Issei asked curiously.

Rias nodded. "Yes." She held up a pamphlet with a small magic circle on it. "We use these pamphlets to allow humans to summon us and form contracts. But, they have to be disseminated to the populace for them to be of any use. Normally, this kind of work goes to familiars and seeing as, officially, that's what you are, you will be accomplishing this task."

"But I thought I was a Devil like you guys."

"You are, technically. But it would be a good idea to keep that a secret until we can figure out what family you're from. After all, you might be from a family that has lots of enemies, wouldn't want them coming after you. So for now, this is the safest bet."

Issei groaned in frustration. "I don't really understand all that complicated stuff, but delivering these fliers is easy. I can do that."

"Good," Rias chirped.

Issei left Kuoh Academy and made his way out into the city, returning to his home long enough to grab a bicycle, but not long enough to get questioned by Arturia, and begin distributing the pamphlets.

After riding down the road a short way and dropping a pamphlet into the mailbox of a marked house, he heard a familiar voice say, "Hello, Issei."

Issei stopped and looked to the side, seeing Raynare, in her Yuuma disguise, walk up to him. "Y-Yuuma!"

Raynare sighed as she approached him. "I already told you, my real name is Raynare," she responded with a false pout. Though she wore her Yuuma disguise, she still acted like her true self.

Issei gulped as she approached.

Raynare looked at him puzzled and then snickered in amusement. "Don't worry, I'm not here to kill you, I was just bored and decided to see if you could entertain me."

Issei frowned and then snarled, "Yeah, well that friend of yours Dohnaseek tried to kill me."

Raynare raised an eyebrow. "He did? I suppose I'll have to have a talk with him later on then. Sorry about that, will this make it better?" She then leaned in and kissed Issei on the cheek.

His face turned bright red and steam practically shot out of his nose and he nodded emphatically. "Yeah, yeah!"

Raynare put a hand to her chin in amusement. She then looked over Issei and his bike and asked curiously, "So what is it you're doing?"

Issei frowned and said, "Ah, well…I can't tell you."

Raynare smirked and asked, "Doing a task for your master?"

Issei widened his eyes and looked at her.

"I've known you were a Devil's familiar the entire time."

"O-oh…"

Nodding, Raynare asked, "Now, how about we try that again? What are you doing?"

Issei nodded and pointed to the pamphlets in his basket.

Raynare picked one up and raised an eyebrow. "So that's what these things look like? Interesting. Want some help?"

Issei turned to her surprised. "R-really?"

Raynare sat on the back of his bike and nodded. "I don't mind. If a few more humans sin while you amuse me, it's an equal tradeoff."

Issei blinked and asked, "Amuse you?"

"Yes, I was bored, I sensed that you were out here and decided to see if you could provide me some amusement."

Issei sighed in disappointment. "So you only came to me because you're bored…?"

Raynare wrapped her arms around his shoulders, pressing her breasts against his back, and said, "Aww, don't think about it like that. Think about it like this: you're the first person I thought of to do something fun with."

"Yeah…that does sound better," Issei said dreamily as Raynare's luscious boobs pressed into his back. As usual his mind was flooded with images of what he could do with those wondrous mounds.

After regaining his sense of motion after becoming lightheaded, Issei began his trek around the city handing out pamphlets, Raynare being the one to actually put them in the peoples' mailboxes as they arrived.

Issei and Raynare spent another hour or so giving out the pamphlets to different people, as they did, Issei decided to try and get to know Raynare rather than "Yuuma."

"Uhm…Raynare…?" he asked apprehensively.

"Hmm…?" she hummed as she rested her chin on his shoulder.

"Do you…and I mean you, not Yuuma, have any real hobbies?"

Raynare sat up some and chuckled. "Oh? What's this? Trying to get to know the enemy?"

Issei groaned in annoyance. "No, I don't, or, don't want to, consider you an enemy. You're still my girlfriend…right?"

Raynare looked at him confused and somewhat surprised. "If you still want to call me that, then I don't mind."

"Well…I don't want you to be an enemy, that Dohnaseek guy is a jerk, but even you didn't know he went after me, did you?"

"No," Raynare answered plainly.

"Well then, if you're not going to try and kill me, I'd like to get to know who you really are, not the fake person you pretended to be on our first date."

Raynare sat quietly for a moment before saying lowly, "…I see…"

"So…do you have any hobbies?"

Raynare remained silent for a moment before tightening a fist and putting a foot on the ground.

Issei stopped and turned back as she hopped off. "H-hey! What's wrong?"

Raynare turned to him with a light smile. "Sorry, I've just remembered something I need to do, but tonight was fun." She smiled once more before her wings spread out and she took off into the air.

Issei sighed as she flew away. "Dammit…what'd I do now…?"

As Raynare flew away, she grit her teeth angrily.

After a while Issei managed to return to the Occult Research Club and said with a sigh, "Finished."

Rias put down a book she was reading and nodded happily. "Good to hear." She raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is something wrong?"

Issei looked at her puzzled and shook his head vigorously, putting a smile on. "No, I'm just tired."

"I see. Well, that'll be all for tonight, you can head home."

"Finally," Issei muttered with a sigh before turning around and leaving.

However, his night was not eased when he arrived home.

"What!?" Issei shouted in disbelief.

"You heard me," Annerose said bluntly.

Michiko grinned proudly. "So you'll be taking on this job for her, you useless Zombie."

"Useless!? Why you little…!" Issei snarled.

Annerose raised a hand between the two. "You will be taking over this task. As my Familiar, such matters are your duty. It will also be a good learning experience in case we ever figure out what clan you're from."

Issei sighed. "Okay, fine. So how do I get there?"

"A transportation circle."

"A what?"

"Transportation circle. A kind of magic circle Devils use to go from place to place swiftly."

"Cool!"

"Yes, yes. Michiko, prepare the circle."

Michiko nodded and uttered a chant before a large red magic circle appeared in front of her.

"Just step on it and it will take you to the contract location."

Issei nodded in understanding as the circle lit up around him and his vision was flooded with light.

When the light died down, Issei looked around and twitched an eyebrow. He found himself on a random street he knew nothing about, looking around. "Seriously? Is the client supposed to be here?"

'I happened to remember the address when Michiko was looking at it, so just go where I tell you to. We'll let the busty ravenette know her blunder later,' Ddraig eased.

Issei sighed heavily as he went where Ddraig told him to.

Eventually, Issei found himself in front of a large business center, though the building his contract was focused on was a somewhat smaller building with large red letters spelling out "Café Freedom."

Issei sighed slightly. "A manga café, really?"

He then walked up to the door and knocked. "Uh…is anyone here…?"

"What do you want?" a voice asked.

Issei turned and gulped as he saw the source of the voice.

A tall woman with long, waist-length, wavy purple hair tied up in a ponytail, curved bangs having over her forehead, two long locks hanging down and framing her face, falling just over her large bosom, and sleepy blue eyes wearing a white button-down shirt that strained to hold in her bust, knee-length blue shorts with a black belt tied around the front, dark stockings on her legs, and dark grey shoes. "Well?" she asked in a lazy tone. "What do you want?"

Issei gulped slightly and asked weakly, "W-well uh, someone here…er…summoned a Devil…"

The woman looked at him curiously. "Are you a Devil?"

"N-no…not really. I'm a Devil's Familiar."

"I see. I'm the one who summoned a Devil."

Issei gaped. 'Holy crap!' "Y-you are…?!"

She nodded. "My name is Rei Suzukawa."

"O-okay…why did you summon a Devil…?"

Rei pointed to the building. "Inside."

Inside the darkened building, Issei followed Rei to the back, straining to keep his attention off her bouncing bust and shapely behind. 'Oh man…this chick's drivin' me nuts!' Issei shouted in his mind before a wide variety of perverted images flooded his mind.

Rei stopped and turned to him, her face still caught in a sleepy gaze. "Is something wrong?"

Issei stiffened suddenly. "N-n-no! Nothing's wrong!"

"I see."

"S-so…what did you want a Devil for?"

Rei looked at Issei once more in thought and then nodded to herself. "You'll do."

"I-I'll do…?" Issei asked uncertainly.

Rei nodded. "Yes. This café is becoming rundown. It's not getting customers and we're short on workers."

Issei flattened his brow in exasperation. "You summoned a Devil to get an employee?"

"Is that a problem?"

Issei shrugged. "No, just a little weird."

"Will you work here?"

Issei blinked and looked around. "Well…I guess it should be fine."

"Good. When can you work?"

"Uh…I have school, so after that?"

"Four hours a day?"

Issei thought for a moment and nodded. "Yeah, that's fine."

"Good. Can you start tomorrow?"

"Uhm…sure…what about payment for the contract?"

"Does normal wages suffice?"

"Uh…yeah…I guess."

"Good." Rei then turned around and walked away.

Issei sighed. "What a weird chick. But damn those tatas are huge…"

Issei then walked out of the café and began to make his way home. As he did, he looked around in confusion. "Damn…how do I get back…?"

'Kid, jump!' Ddraig shouted.

Responding instantly Issei jumped to the side as a massive, yellow light spear slammed into the ground where he had been standing. He turned and saw a tall and buxom woman with long, navy blue hair that covered her right eye, both eyes being brown, who wore a violet, trench coat-like top with a wide collar, revealing much of her cleavage, a matching miniskirt, and high-heeled shoes floating in the air with large, black, feathered wings.

Issei winced angrily. "Dammit, another Fallen Angel. Why don't you bastards just give up!?" 'Well, at least this one's hot as hell.'

The Fallen Angel sneered at Issei. "This may be against Raynare's will, but…" the Fallen Angel trailed off, "I, the fallen angel Kalawarner, will kill you, devil!" Kalawarner raised her hand as another light spear appeared that she then threw at Issei.

However, before it hit him, a red light spear flew in from the side and knocked hers off course.

Both Kalawarner and Issei looked to the source and widened their eyes, Raynare in her fallen angel form floating nearby.

Kalawarner's eyes widened and she demanded, "Raynare! Why are you defending this scum?!"

Raynare grit her teeth in response and then answered calmly, "I have my reasons, Kalawarner. I can't allow you to kill this boy."

Kalawarner looked at Raynare perplexed and then frowned. "I see. So this Devil's Familiar has polluted your mind." Another light spear formed in her hand that she threw at Issei.

"Stop!" Raynare shouted as she dove at Kalawarner.

Issei saw the light spear racing towards him and raised his arm, shouting, "No!" Once again, Boosted Gear formed on his arm and fired a blast of red energy out of his palm that raced forward, destroying the light spear and hitting the two fallen angels.

Issei gasped as the blast died down, then went still as blood immediately shot from his nose.

Raynare and Kalawarner looked at Issei shocked, and then to themselves.

Raynare turned bright red while Kalawarner sneered in anger as they realized that while Issei's attack had not hurt either of them, it had instead sheared off all of their clothing, leaving them both completely nude.

Issei fell to his knees with blood streaming from his nose as he looked at the two sets of massive, bare breasts. 'This is so incredible. They're so…glorious.' His bloodloss intensified moments later as he was filled with ideas of what breasts like that could do.

Kalawarner flapped her wings and flew off angrily, Raynare following close behind.

Issei merely sat, giggling like an idiot.

Ddraig cleared his throat roughly, however. 'As enjoyable as that sight was, a good hit from a motor vehicle can still kill you, so get out of the road.'

Issei shook his head and ran back to the sidewalk.

After Issei returned home, Michiko punched him on the head.

"Ow! What the hell!?" Issei snarled.

"You made a contract for a part-time job?!" Michiko asked angrily.

"That's what she made the summon for!"

Michiko was about to retort when Annerose raised a hand. "I see no problem with it. You formed a contract and that's all that matters."

Issei nodded and then sighed.

Arturia then walked into the room, irritated.

Issei sighed and asked, ""Can we save the lecture for tomorrow? I'm exhausted."

Arturia frowned and explained, "You came home much later than I expected, this keeps happening. It will not end well if you keep doing this Issei."

Issei sighed as he removed his shoes. "Yeah, I know. But things got complicated today and a lot of stuff I didn't expect happened."

"Which is why you should have raced home immediately!"

Issei sighed as he began preparing a small meal for himself, Arturia, and Akame. "I didn't really have the chance."

Arturia twitched an eyebrow and asked with an annoyed huff, "You have an excuse for everything I say, don't you?"

Issei sighed as he set out the plates for dinner. "There's an explanation for it all."

"So be it. Did that Devil manage to procure entry for Akame and myself?"

Issei shook his head in response. "If she did she didn't tell me."

"I see. That is unfortunate. I shall inquire about that myself then."

"That's not a good idea, you showing up at school would just create problems for me."

Akame nodded in agreement. "I can ask for you."

Arturia sighed in resignation. "It is not a perfect solution but it is serviceable."

Issei sighed in relief and asked, "Can we just eat now?"

Arturia nodded in agreement and they began eating.

Issei turned as he heard a meow next to him and scooted back so Neko-Neko could crawl in his lap. Issei leisurely stroked Neko-Neko's back as he ate.

Michiko frowned in thought. "Hey, dweeb."

Issei twitched an eyebrow. "What?"

"Why is there a Nekomata in your house?"

Issei raised an eyebrow. "There's no Nekomata anywhere."

Michiko pointed to his lap.

Issei looked down at Neko-Neko.

She mewed happily.

"Neko-Neko's just a cat. That's all," Issei rebutted.

"Right…a regular cat that just so happens to have two tails," Michiko chided.

"I figured it was just some kind of mutation. It's cute."

Michiko immediately sat up and grabbed the cat's tail causing it to meow loudly in pain before it seemingly burst into smoke.

Issei coughed as the smoke hit his face, right before something else, far fleshier and more wonderful, pushed against his face as he felt something far larger than a regular house cat sitting on his lap. He then realized, he had a pair of large, naked breasts pressing against his face, causing his blood pressure to rise greatly as his nose bled.

"I suppose I've been found out, nya," a new, sensual voice said.

As the smoke cleared, Issei got a better view of the one to whom the breasts were attached, a young woman with a voluptuous figure, and noticeably large breasts, long black hair with split bangs, and amber eyes with slit pupils, however what Issei noticed most, after her massive boobs, was the fact that she had two cat tails at the base of her spine just above her shapely ass and a pair of fluffy cat ears atop her head.

"Wh-what the hell…?!" Issei shouted as he tumbled back as he also realized the hot catgirl on top of him was completely naked. Causing what seemed to be the instinctive reaction inside his head.

However, she was only on top of him for a few more moments when Annerose walked up and grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her off.

Issei fell back with blood coming out of his nose as he got a full view of the catgirl's supple body.

Annerose narrowed her eyes as she looked at the catgirl. "You're Kuroka, aren't you?"

The catgirl looked at her curiously and smirked. "Yes, my name is Kuroka, nya."

"What are you doing here?"

Kuroka snickered at Annerose. "Shouldn't you be telling meow that, nya? I was here first, nya."

Annerose raised an eyebrow in confusion as Issei shot up.

"W-wait! You mean you've been Neko-Neko this whole time?!" he asked frantically.

Kuroka nodded with a sly smile. "Yes, nya."

"So then…when I saw that naked woman in the basement…it was…"

Kuroka smiled and put her hands behind her, causing her breasts to jiggle appealingly. "That was meow, nya."

Issei sighed in exasperation. "Man…why does all this stuff happen when I can't do anything…?"

Annerose narrowed her eyes. "Do you know who I am?"

Kuroka turned to her curiously. "A Servant-Devil, right, nya?"

Annerose nodded. "If you know that, then you shouldn't be so calm."

Kuroka snickered. "I wouldn't try anything, nya. Killing you would be quite easy, nya. Besides, I don't want to fight, nya."

Annerose narrowed her eyes in thought.

"I'll go and-!" Michiko began before Annerose raised a hand.

Annerose sighed and explained, "Alright, fine. For the time being we won't turn you in. But all you need to do is give me a reason."

Kuroka smirked slyly. "Don't worry so much, nya."

Arturia frowned and then added, "Could you at least put some clothes on?"

Kuroka blinked and then looked down at herself. "Really, nya? It's so comfortable without them, nya."

"Sounds good to-" Issei attempted to say before Arturia shoved him back down.

Kuroka sighed and snapped her fingers, causing clothing consisting of a black kimono with a red interior that was open at the shoulders, allowing most of her large breasts to be seen, a yellow obi, a set of golden beads, and an ornately detailed headband to appear in a burst of smoke.

Arturia nodded in begrudging approval. "A rather vulgar attire but it at least does its job."

Kuroka folded her arms under her breasts, pushing them up some, as she asked with a smirk, "You're just jealous because of my breasts, aren't you, nya?"

Arturia gained a tic mark at the remark, causing Issei to begin sweating heavily. Holding her blade up beside her she said, "That malicious bosom of yours…is not my concern."

"I think this should stop before someone gets hurt," Annerose interjected.

Kuroka snickered. "Though I must ask why your hand is trembling so much, nya."

Arturia finally snapped and swung her sword at Kuroka.

Kuroka laughed in amusement as the strike missed her. "You'll need to try harder than that to hit meow, nya."

Arturia frowned and was about to jab at the toying cat-woman when Akame suddenly jumped in between the two, her blade raised to strike either of them immediately.

Arturia scowled and demanded, "Akame! Why are you interfering?!"

Akame looked at Arturia sternly and said calmly, "You are both making Lord Issei highly uncomfortable."

Arturia and Kuroka looked at each other surprised and then looked behind Arturia to see Issei standing with a worried expression.

Arturia sighed and dispelled her blade. "I apologize. I let my temper take hold of me and lashed out."

Kuroka put a hand to her mouth in amusement. "And it was so cute, too, nya."

Issei frowned at Kuroka.

Kuroka looked at him surprised and shrugged. "Alright, alright, I'll be a good little kitty, nya."

Issei nodded in appreciation. "Okay…now I have no idea what's going on at all. Think you could explain it?"

"She's a Stray Devil," Annerose said bluntly.

Kuroka frowned in disappointment. "I would've put it more eloquently than that, nya."

"But that is the nature of the situation. You killed your previous King and have become a Stray."

Akame tensed as she reached for her blade.

Issei put up a hand lightly to her, causing the ravenette to sheath her blade. "So you were hiding in that cat form so we wouldn't report you or something?"

Kuroka put a finger to her chin and then nodded with a smile. "Something like that, nya. But, I also didn't want you to know I was here so I could observe it, nya."

Issei blinked curiously. "It?"

'She probably means me,' Ddraig explained.

Issei turned to Kuroka and asked, "Are you talking about Boosted Gear?"

Kuroka nodded.

Annerose narrowed her eyes.

Issei gulped in concern.

Kuroka snickered in amusement. "Don't worry, nya. Most everyone was able to feel its presence within you, nya. I wanted to see if the legendary Boosted Gear would be what I need, nya."

Issei tilted his head in thought. "For what?"

"To protect my little sister, nya."

"Your…little sister…?"

Annerose frowned in thought. "Koneko," Annerose said plainly.

"Huh?"

Kuroka frowned in annoyance. "It's a little complicated, but yes, nya. But put simply I want to protect my little sister, and I figured Boosted Gear and its wielder would help meow do that, nya. Well, that and help my race, nya."

Issei scratched the back of his head in thought. "Your…race…?"

"She's a Nekomata," Annerose added.

"I'm doing just fine without the peanut gallery, nya," Kuroka grumbled as she folded her arms under her breasts, causing them to bulge upward some, catching the brunette's eyes. "I'm half Devil now, but I was born a Nekomata; and not just any kind of Nekomata, a rare breed called Nekoshou, nya. Unfortunately my sister and I are the only living Nekoshou I know of. So I was hoping the Red Dragon Emperor would be able to help us…repopulate, nya."

Issei's eyes lit up as steam shot out of his nose. "Oh hell yeah! I'd be thrilled to help!"

Arturia slammed Issei's head against the table roughly and looked at Kuroka angrily. "You indecent tramp!"

Kuroka sneered in amusement. "Am I stepping in on your territory, nya?"

Arturia huffed in derision as she slammed a fist down, on Issei's already pained skull. "Hardly! It's your indecent breasts you're swinging around like weapons, and how you are acting so blatantly lascivious in full view of everyone! At least have some decency you tart!"

Kuroka twitched an eyebrow. "You're very choosy with your words, nya."

"That's enough," Annerose interjected as she stepped between the two. She turned to Arturia and said, "We don't need you endangering the rest of us, so stop fighting with Kuroka."

Kuroka smirked.

Annerose then turned to Kuroka. "The only reason I'm not immediately turning you in is because of Issei, so remember my concern for this situation only goes that far."

Kuroka frowned in frustration.

Issei raised an eyebrow. "What do I-?"

Annerose put a hand on his mouth. "So, just remember, for all intents and purposes he's the only reason you're staying here."

Kuroka raised an eyebrow and then shrugged. "Fine, nya."

Arturia frowned and turned to Issei. "Are you okay with this?"

Issei blinked in thought. "With what?"

Arturia pointed at Kuroka.

Issei gulped as he turned to Kuroka.

Kuroka gave him a pouty frown as she pushed her arms together, pushing her bosom up and causing Issei to see a small bit of pink on the edge of her kimono.

He fell back with blood pouring from his nose.

Arturia twitched an eyebrow.

Akame turned to Kuroka and asked plainly, "Do you plan to kill Lord Issei?"

Kuroka shook her head. "It would put meow in a tough situation if I did, nya. It's better for meow if he's alive, nya."

Akame nodded in understanding. "Will you help Lord Issei grow stronger?"

Kuroka shrugged. "I'm not sure how much I can do, but I wouldn't mind helping, nya."

Akame nodded again. "Will you help Lord Issei when he's attacked or injured?"

"Like I said before, he's more use to meow alive so it would be in my best interests to keep him alive, nya."

Akame nodded and then turned to Arturia. "I see no reason to kick her out."

Issei nodded with streams of blood down his nose. "Y-yeah, see…?"

Arturia sighed doubtfully but nodded in acceptance.

Suddenly a knock resounded at the front door.

Issei got up and went over to the door, wiping the blood from his nose, and noticed a box on the ground. "What's this?"

He took it in and noticed it had Kuoh Academy's symbol on it.

Arturia noticed the object as he placed it down.

Kuroka poked it lightly with her finger as the others stared at it.

"There aren't any explosives in it," Annerose commented.

Issei sweat-dropped. "Ah…thanks…I think…" Issei pulled out a knife and opened the package up and then realized what it was. "Girls' uniforms…"

Arturia took the wrapped package that was inside in her hands and then watched as a note fell out.

Issei picked it up and read it aloud. "Here are your new school uniforms. Your headmaster, Asagi Igawa." Issei scratched his head in thought. "I guess these are your guys'."

Arturia and Akame nodded as they took the wrapped packages and disappeared into their rooms.

Annerose sighed before both she and Michiko left the room as well.

Issei sighed in relief.

Kuroka snickered in amusement.

"What?"

Kuroka shook her head in response. "It's just amusing how quickly things have changed, nya. Also, as you seemed excited by helping meow with my race's problem, there's one thing you should know first, nya."

Issei nodded in intrigued curiosity.

"You're too weak, nya. You need to get stronger, nya."

Issei felt a weight fall on his head. However, after a moment he stood up with a clenched fist and determined expression. "Aaalllright! If that's what it takes then I'll become the strongest!"

Kuroka looked at him surprised. She then chuckled. 'Hmm…he is a unique one, nya.'

At that moment Arturia poked her head around the corner. "I-I have changed…"

Issei raised an eyebrow. "Okay, how's it look?"

Arturia frowned and stepped out from the corner, wearing the Kuoh girls' with the shoulder cape and a black vest instead of the black corset.

Issei's cheeks turned light pink as he looked at her. "Wow…it looks really good on you…"

Arturia nodded in understanding as she looked to the side.

Akame walked out as well wearing the Kuoh uniform with the corset and without the shoulder cape. "How do I look, Lord Issei?"

Issei nodded. "It looks really pretty on you Akame."

Akame nodded happily.

Arturia then asked, "So when will we start attending this school?"

Issei thought for a moment before answering, "Well…I guess you could probably start tomorrow. They'll have a few things for you to do before you can actually start attending but I don't see why you can't come to the actual school."

"Good," Arturia said succinctly as she walked away.

"Well that was quick."

Akame walked up to Issei and said happily, "It will be nice to be beside you in the light rather than hiding in the shadows, Lord Issei."

Issei nodded with a weak smile as he felt the heat rise in his face. 'Wooww…she looks so cute in the uniform…'

'Whatever you're thinking, stop thinking it,' Ddraig interjected.

Issei twitched an eyebrow.

The next morning, Yuko and Sakura arrived and saw Akame and Arturia in their uniforms.

"Wow Saber, that uniform looks really good on you," Sakura praised.

"Thank you, though the skirt is rather short for my tastes," Arturia remarked.

Akame raised an eyebrow in thought. "It is? The skirt seems the same as I'm used to."

Sakura nodded in agreement. "Don't worry Saber, you'll get used to it."

Yuko nodded as well. "Yes, it's merely something that comes with the territory."

Arturia nodded in annoyed understanding.

Issei turned blue with fear when a new voice resonated into the dining room.

"Mmm…food, nya…" Kuroka moaned sleepily as she stumbled half-asleep into the dining room.

Annerose sighed in frustration.

Yuko gaped and Sakura paled as they saw the cat-eared, cat-tailed, big-breasted, scantily clad ravenette stumble into the dining room and flop down next to Issei, leaning up against him, her eyes still closed.

"Can I have some food too, Issei, nya…?"

Issei froze and paled as Sakura and Yuko looked at Kuroka in shock.

Yuko sighed and turned to Annerose. "Do I even want to know the circumstances behind this woman's appearance?"

Annerose sighed and shook her head. "It's best you don't."

Akame then raised a hand and said, "She's a friend of mine out of town."

Yuko groaned and responded, "Fair enough."

Issei sighed in exasperation.

As Issei, Akame, Arturia, Mina, and Sakura walked to school, Issei chuckled happily. 'Aw man…I'm walkin' to school with four really pretty girls…'

As they walked, Sakura suddenly gasped. "Sorry Senpai, I just remembered something I need to do. You don't mind if I run on ahead, do you?"

Issei shook his head. "Go ahead."

Sakura bowed and ran off.

Mina bowed and followed behind her.

Issei chuckled lightly as their skirts flew up slightly as they ran.

Akame then said plainly, "She's lying."

Issei blinked curiously. "What do you mean she's lying?"

"She's not telling the truth about why she ran ahead of us."

Issei frowned in thought. "Really…? I can't think of a reason she would…well, it's not really important." As they walked Issei suddenly sneezed and caught his foot on a crack. "Oh-crap!" Issei stumbled forward before tripping and falling to the ground face first.

As he did he felt himself run into something followed by a voice shrieking, "Kya!"

"Issei/Lord Issei!" Arturia and Akame shouted as they ran to him.

Issei groaned as he sat up. "Oww…hey, sorry about…that…"

Sitting on the ground in front of Issei was a girl around fifteen with a moderate chest wearing a dark teal nun outfit with light blue accents with a white veil over her head, a brown satchel on her right hip, and brown boots with green straps in an X-pattern.

"Hey, you alright?"

However, as he reached out to her a gust of wind blew by, blowing the veil off and exposing her long, waist-length, golden blonde hair that went all the way down her back with split bangs over her forehead and a single cowlick sloping backwards above her bright green eyes.

Issei widened his eyes as his cheeks turned pink as the blonde cutie looked at him. Although, it wasn't her face he was looking at. Fortunately for him and unfortunately for her, the way she had fallen exposed her bright white panties to Issei's eyes. Though he didn't get much of a chance to see them as Arturia pushed his head down forcibly. Issei groaned as he got up and then outstretched a hand to the nun.

"Oh, uh, thank you," she sputtered as Issei helped her to her feet.

Blushing uncomfortably Issei asked, "So, uh, are you alright?"

"Uhm…well…I'm…lost…"

Issei nodded in understanding. "Okay, where are you going?"

The girl nodded happily. "I'm looking for Kotomine Church."

Issei raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, I know where that is. Uhm, if you don't mind, what's your name? Mine's Issei Emiya."

The girl nodded in return. "Nice to meet you Issei Emiya. My name is Asia Argento."

"Wow, that's a really pretty name." Issei then turned to Arturia and Akame. "You two go on ahead, I'm going to take Asia to the church."

Arturia frowned in annoyance but nodded in agreement as she walked past him, Akame bowing before joining her.

Asia frowned and turned to Issei worriedly. "Uhm, are you sure it's okay for you to be helping me? They looked pretty angry."

Issei nodded. "Don't worry about them, it'll be fine."

Asia frowned in confusion but then nodded happily. "Okay…thanks for taking me to the church too."

Issei responded with a toothy grin. "Sure, no problem."

As they walked towards the church they walked by a small park where several children were playing.

Asia smiled mirthlessly as they walked by before gasping when a boy fell and skinned his knee.

The boy held his bleeding knee crying, Asia immediately running over to him.

Issei followed behind her as she ran over to the boy.

She knelt down by him and tussled his hair lightly. "Big boys shouldn't cry."

"But…it hurts…" the boy responded through tears.

Asia smiled and placed her hands over the injury, a warm green light filling the space as the injury healed swiftly. "There, is that better?"

The boy stood up and tested his knee before smiling and saying happily, "Thanks Sister!" before running off.

Asia waved happily.

Issei nodded in return but felt mild discomfort at the ability but still asked, "Hey, what was that?"

Asia nodded with a smile. "It's a holy healing ability I was born with, a gift from God."

Issei nodded in understanding. "Uh…right."

Soon enough they reached the church and Issei motioned to the entrance.

Asia turned and asked, "Do you want to come inside?"

Issei gulped and responded, "Ah, well, if you don't mind I should probably get going."

Asia shook her head in response. "Not at all. Thank you Issei Emiya."

Issei smiled and added, "You can just call me Issei." He then turned and ran off.

As he put distance between himself and the church, he sighed in frustration.

"Well that didn't take long," Akame stated as she emerged from the shadows.

"Gah!" Issei exclaimed in shock. "How long have you been there?!"

Arturia walked up to him with her arms folded. "You did not really think that we would leave you defenseless going to that church, did you?"

Issei sighed in exhaustion. "Yeah…probably not. Well, now we need to head back to school."

Arturia nodded in agreement.

Issei sat down in class, setting his bag on the side of his desk as Yuko walked into the room moments later.

"Alright everyone, we've got some new students joining our class," Yuko explained as she walked up to the lectern.

Issei gaped in shock as Arturia and Akame walked into the room. He became rather annoyed when the usual murmurings from the rest of the class happened about how hot they were.

Aika noticed Issei's expression and leaned to the side. "The blonde is seventy-three, fifty-three, seventy-six. Hmm, not much there."

Issei flattened his brow in mild annoyance.

"Alright, alright. The other one is…eighty-one, fifty-six, eighty-three."

Issei turned to Akame. 'Damn…I never realized she was that big…she does have nice boobs though…' He then felt a pain in his head. 'D-Ddraig!'

'You'll thank me later,' Ddraig remarked.

Yuko turned to the two new additions. ""Alright girls, introduce yourselves."

Arturia bowed and said, "My name is Saber."

Everyone muttered curiously about her strange name.

"Okay, quiet down everyone," Yuko interrupted. "Next?"

Akame bowed as well and introduced herself to the class, everyone there taking a much better liking to her name.

"Thank you. Go ahead and take a seat anywhere you like."

The girls looked around and immediately sat in the seats flanking Issei.

Mina and Aika frowned slightly as they did.

Issei then began trembling with great fear as he felt the multitude of angry, jealous, and scornful stares being directed at him. 'I'm gonna die…'

Issei managed to get through to lunchtime without being accosted by angry students and when lunch break rolled around he busted out of the class before the coming inquisition from Aika and Mina could rain down.

Cutting around a corner, breathing heavily against a wall he sighed in exhaustion. "You've got to be kidding me. This is way more trouble than I expected."

'Be prepared, it only gets worse from here,' Ddraig warned.

'…Lovely…'

"Issei," a voice calmly called.

"Kya!" Issei shrieked in fear before realizing it was Arturia.

Arturia blinked in curiosity. "Are you injured?"

"Ah, n-no…you just spooked me, that's all. So uh…what do you need…?"

"I was simply curious why you suddenly rushed out of the room."

Issei chuckled weakly. "It's uh…a long story. Anyway, it'll probably be late before I get home anyway."

Arturia raised an eyebrow. "For what purpose?"

"I'll be meeting with the Occult Research Club again. I'll pretty much be meeting them every day. Oh, and I also have a new job to do after that."

Arturia sighed in exasperation. "Is it truly necessary?"

"Well…considering she'll probably kill me if I don't show up, and the job is part of a contract, yes."

Arturia folded her arms in thought and then nodded to herself. "In that case I will be accompanying you, as will Akame. Correct?"

"Yes," Akame added as she joined the two of them.

Issei twitched an eyebrow. "You are way too good at hiding." He then sighed and shook his head. "Besides, I don't think Rias would allow it."

"I'll allow it," Rias answered plainly.

After his meeting with Arturia earlier in the day Issei made his way to the clubroom and asked Rias about the possibility of Arturia and Akame joining.

To his intense surprise she accepted. "S-seriously?"

Rias nodded in response. "Yes. Saber is your Servant in the Holy Grail War, equivalent to a familiar, and Akame is a personal bodyguard. Regardless of what race they are I don't see a problem with them being here since both are devoted to you."

"That's good to hear," Issei responded in relief.

"If there's nothing else we have a task to accomplish."

Issei raised an eyebrow. "I'm not going to hand out fliers tonight?"

Rias shook her head. "No, all duties like that, including fulfilling contracts, have been cancelled for the night. We've received a task directly from the Underworld. There's a Stray Devil in the area who is causing a lot of problems. And since your Master has, for the most part, has loaned you to us, I don't see you helping us as a problem."

Issei frowned in thought and then turned to Akame. "You mentioned that before Akame, Stray Devil."

Akame nodded in agreement.

Rias then intuitively explained, "A Stray Devil is a devil who has opposed his or her master, be it by simply fleeing from them, directly refusing their orders, attacking them, or, in the worst scenarios, killing their master."

Issei frowned in thought. 'So I guess that explains it…'

"This particular Stray Devil is living in an old abandoned building here in town and has been causing several issues. Normally exorcists would be sent after it but this Stray Devil has eaten all of the exorcists sent after it."

Issei paled in worry. "E-eaten…?"

"So we're being sent in instead. After all, the best way to fight fire is with fire."

Issei laughed weakly. 'I uh…don't think that's how that phrase works…'

'Best not to correct her,' Ddraig recommended.

The trip was not simple but the group of Rias, Akeno, Yumi, Koneko, Issei, Arturia, Caster, Assassin, and Akame, made their way to the old abandoned building where the Stray Devil was sighted.

Issei looked around worried as they approached the building.

"You don't need to be so scared," Akame eased.

Issei flinched and folded his arms. "I-I'm not scared…"

Akame nodded in amused understanding.

Rias looked around the area in thought. "Hmm…this is where that Stray was spotted, I wonder why it's not here."

Suddenly a monstrous roar was heard as a topless woman with long brown hair and large breasts, with the lower body of a monster, attempted to crawl out of the building, covered in injuries. "No! Help me!"

"Wh-what the hell?!" Issei shouted.

Rias narrowed her eyes. "That's…the Stray Devil, Viser."

A moment later the beastly woman was dragged screaming back inside the building, with several ripping and tearing sounds accompanying the sounds of cutting and metal sliding on metal. After a few seconds the screams stopped, as did the sounds of cutting.

However footsteps were then heard along with the sound of something metallic and heavy being dragged across the floor.

Everyone tensed as the sound grew closer and louder until a slender, beautiful young woman with waist-length violet hair and matching violet eyes who wore gray, half-frame glasses, a revealing, sleeveless, lilac cheongsam with a small cutout above her considerably sized bust that had black markings on it, matching detached sleeves, and white boots with the same black markings as the dress holding a massive pair of scissors with a panda symbol on the hinge walked out of the building, covered in blood, dragging the scissors behind her.

Akame looked at the woman curiously while everyone else tensed.

The woman sighed as she looked around and saw everyone. When she saw Issei she blinked a few times before smiling and saying in a sleepy tone, "I found you." She then took a step forward, tripped, and then stumbled down the short flight of stairs before landing on top of Issei, both falling to the ground as his face was pressed between her bountiful breasts.

Arturia and the others gaped while Issei merely laid on the ground, exhibiting muffled giggles.

Akame walked up to the two as the purple-haired woman sat up with a moan.

The woman looked down at Issei and asked in concern, "Oh no…are you alright…?" seemingly not realizing their concerning position.

"Y-…yeah…just fine…" Issei responded weakly as he laid on the ground with a stupid grin.

Akame walked up and reached out a hand to help the woman up.

The woman smiled and said happily, "Akame."

Akame nodded with an equal smile. "Sheele."

Rias sighed as she folded her arms. "So I assume you two know each other?"

The two nodded.

Koneko looked down at Issei with his moronic grin. "Pervert."

"Gah!" Issei wailed as Koneko stomped a foot on his face. Shooting to his feet, and with a footprint on his face, he shouted, "What the hell was that for?!"

"Pervert."

Issei twitched an eyebrow.

Rias then asked, "So who are you?"

The woman nodded and answered, "My name is Sheele."

"I assume Akame is a friend of yours?"

Sheele nodded.

"Could you explain why you're here?"

Sheele nodded again. "I was sent to find the Red Dragon Emperor."

Rias looked at her puzzled and then glanced at Issei, then back to Sheele. "You mean Issei, correct?"

"Yes. He is the one who currently wields Boosted Gear."

Arturia walked towards her and narrowed her eyes. "How do you know about Boosted Gear?"

Sheele was about to answer when she glanced at Arturia's left hand and noticed the ring on her ring finger that had multiple runes on it as well as a single red gem on the top with a crest carved into it. Sheele smiled and raised her own left hand. "You have one too."

Arturia looked at her surprised and then compared the ring on Sheele's hand to her own. "I see. That would mean that you are…"

Sheele nodded. "Yes, he was my husband as well."

Caster and Assassin's eyes narrowed in response. They looked at each other and nodded.

Akeno raised an eyebrow in thought.

Rias raised an eyebrow. "I am rather confused at the moment."

Arturia shook her head in response. "It is not a matter that concerns you."

Rias huffed in annoyance. "How rude."

Akame then walked up to Rias. "Sheele is a friend of mine. Can she come with us?"

Rias sighed. "Well, how about it Issei?"

Issei blinked. "Uhm…why are you asking me?"

"Akame is your bodyguard, and Sheele is her friend. So I assumed it would be best to let you decide."

Issei nodded appreciatively in understanding. "Well if Akame trusts her I don't see a reason to argue."

Rias nodded and then sighed. "So, Sheele, mind explaining what you were doing, killing that Stray Devil?"

Sheele nodded. "It was killing people. So I stopped it."

"Rather simple logic, but I suppose it saves us the trouble of having to kill it. With the task done how about we all return to the clubroom? You can fully explain your situation there, Sheele."

Everyone nodded and began to make their way back to the Occult Research Club's clubroom.

Upon returning Rias asked Sheele to explain what she was specifically doing.

Sheele nodded and explained, "I was sent to find the new wielder of Boosted Gear. It took me a long time to find him. I think it's been just over ten years now."

Issei looked at her in disbelief. 'Ten years…was she eight when she started looking?'

Ddraig interjected, 'No, she's become a Transcendent. It means she doesn't age anymore. Despite how she looks she's actually just a hair over one thousand years old.'

'Wh-what…?!' Issei looked at Sheele surprised, then glanced to Akame. 'So does that mean she…?'

'Yes, Akame is around the same age as well.'

Rias narrowed her eyes in thought. "Sent by who?"

Sheele shook her head. "I'm sorry but I can't tell you that."

Rias sighed and nodded in understanding. "So what will you do now? Try to take Issei back to whoever sent you?"

"No. My job was simply to find him. I will stay here for a while. Is that okay…?"

Rias nodded in agreement. "I'm still suspicious of who sent you here but since you seem to hold no ill intent towards him I won't do anything to stop you."

Issei nodded and then turned to Sheele. "Do you have a place to stay?"

Sheele put a finger to her chin. "No, not really. I've pretty much just been staying wherever I can find."

Issei looked at her incredulously. He then chuckled to himself. "Ahem, anyway, if you don't have a place to stay you could stay at my house."

Sheele turned to him with a smile. "That would be wonderful."

Ddraig warned, 'Yuko's probably going to strangle you, you know.'

'Yeah, yeah, I know,' Issei rebutted. 'But I think in this case…it'd probably be worth it…' he thought as his eyes examined Sheele perversely, his mind filling with the usual images.

Ddraig merely sighed.

Issei, Arturia, Akame, and Sheele soon returned to Issei's home and Issei motioned Sheele inside.

As she walked in the front door she looked around with a smile. "This place is quite spacious. Where will I be sleeping?"

Before Issei could answer Arturia said, "I will show you to a room you can use."

Sheele nodded in agreement.

Issei sighed as Arturia led him to a room.

The next morning Issei sat with heavy clouds over his head as he, Yuko, Sakura, Arturia, Akame, Kuroka, Annerose, Michiko, and Sheele were gathered around the table.

Sakura looked at Issei surprised and worried while Yuko merely looked at him with exasperation.

Sakura then said fearfully, "Senpai, you really are stashing chicks."

"No I'm not dammit! Stop saying that!" Issei argued.

"Then explain why there's more each time we come here," Yuko asked.

"Guh, well…they just keep showing up…that's about it."

Yuko sighed and then turned to the house's newest member. "So, what might your name be?"

"My name is Sheele," the purplette introduced herself.

Yuko then turned to Issei with frustration. "You know, Issei, I truly can't trust you."

Issei cried heavily. "Come on…it's not my fault…"

"Even if what you say about them just showing up is true, it's still your fault for not telling them to leave."

Issei slumped his shoulders in response. "I'm sorry…"

"Plus I can't even imagine what kind of situations you're in that this keeps happening."

Issei lowered his head. "I'm sorry…"

"What will I do with you?"

"I'm sorry…"

"After all, it's my job to watch after you."

Issei sat up surprised. "It is?"

Yuko looked at him puzzled. "Yeah. Didn't I ever tell you? Your father told me to watch over you after he was gone."

"Dad did…?"

Yuko nodded in return. "Yes, and I can only imagine that he's rolling in his grave right now seeing the mess you're in."

Issei sighed heavily. "Sorry."

"Well," Yuko muttered as she folded her arms under her impressive bust, "As long you're not doing anything dangerous I suppose it's alright."

Issei nodded in agreement. 'If you only knew…'

Yuko sighed and then turned to Sakura. "But, let's forget all of that for now and eat."

"Right!" everyone cheered in agreement.

In another location filled with tatami mats, Akeno sat at a squared table drinking tea when Caster and Assassin appeared before her.

Akeno blinked curiously and asked, "Is something wrong, Medea, Semiramis?"

Assassin, or rather, Semiramis, folded her arms in slight frustration. "Medea and I were talking, and she thinks there's something we should tell you. Though personally I don't think it concerns you."

Medea looked at Semiramis annoyed.

Akeno raised an eyebrow and turned to Caster, Medea, and asked, "What is it?"

"It's about those women, Sheele and Saber," Medea explained.

Akeno blinked curiously. "Oh?"

Medea and Semiramis each extended their left hand forward and Akeno was surprised to see that both of them had the same ring as Sheele and Arturia.

Akeno narrowed her eyes in thought. "So then that means that they too were Abraxas' wives?"

Medea nodded in response. "Yes, it does. Although neither of them are familiar to us."

Akeno nodded in understanding. "If that truly is the case then that means that you two have more allies than you thought in this Holy Grail War. But, I think it would be wise to keep your knowledge of them a secret. I'll ask Rias and see what she has to say about it."

The two nodded in understanding and then vanished in a flurry of lights.

Issei arrived at school just like every other day, Akame, Arturia, and Sakura having gone ahead of him, however, as he neared the school he was approached by someone he did not expect.

"Good morning, Issei," a voice called.

Issei turned around and saw Raynare, in her Yuuma disguise, standing behind him. "Ah, Rayna-"

She put a finger over his lips and made a "Shush" sound as she put a finger over her own. Pulling her finger back, causing the brunette to blush slightly, she said, "When it's daylight like this you should call me Yuuma."

Issei nodded and asked, "So uh, what are you doing here?"

Raynare nodded with a smile and said, "Well, I just wanted to let you know it could be a while before our next date."

Issei frowned in disappointment. "Why?"

"Something has come up, and I'll be busy for a little while. So try to hang in there while I'm gone," she said with a wink as she ran off.

Issei smiled as she ran off, waving lightly but frowned in thought as she walked away.

Unbeknownst to him, a figure watched around the corner of the school gate and leapt away as he walked towards the entrance and then made his way inside the school.

The rest of the day proceeded normally, until lunch came. That is when Issei found himself cornered by Aika and Mina in one of the hallways.

"Okay, Issei, spill it!" Aika demanded.

"Wh-what?" Issei asked puzzled.

"There's something very strange going on here, and we want an explanation. Why are all of these girls getting so close to you?"

Mina nodded in agreement. "Y-yeah…why…?"

Issei gulped in concern. "Erm, g-good…luck…on my part…?"

Aika folded her arms with a frown. "I think you and I both know that's the kind of luck that would make a leprechaun jealous."

"Though…can I ask a question?"

Aika raised an eyebrow and nodded.

"Why does it matter to you two so much?"

Both Mina and Aika turned bright red in embarrassment.

"W-well…" Aika stammered. "Y-you're our friend, and we just want to make sure you're okay, right, Mina?"

Mina looked at her puzzled but then turned to Issei and nodded emphatically. "Y-yeah!"

Issei sighed and answered in mild frustration, "Look, it's just a lot of things happened and I managed to meet them all, that's it. Okay?"

The two were unconvinced but accepted his answer and walked off.

Issei sighed as they walked away.

"That was a pretty sly answer."

Issei looked around surprise. "Huh, what, where?"

And fin. That concludes this chapter. If you enjoyed it, post a review. If you did not, post a review that has something constructive to say. If you were confused or unsure about anything, post a review and I will do what I can to assuage those concerns. That about does it, so until next time, buh-bye!