Chapter 6 - Issei Hyoudou
Third Person's POV
"Congratulations, Hiroe! You're one of us now!" said Airi as she confirmed that Hiroe that she's in! Hiroe on the other hand, is very happy for she is now a part of a club! "Oh my gosh! Is this for real?! I can't believe it!" said Hiroe as she shake Ex who is by his side, "Oh, I'm sorry!" she said and let go of him, "We are few than I thought," Draco sighed as he said those statements. He's right, there are only five members of the new Occult Research Club and they also need to train their magic in order to fight those exorcists and fallen angels, "May I ask you something?" asked Airi to Hiroe as she walk closer to her, "what kind of magic do you use?" "I'm a water base devil. I used hydrokinesis, and water magic which I inherited from my mother," she said cheerfully, "What about you?" "Well, I only used nature magic or what we knew as Nature Manipulation. Also, Azazel confirmed that I am a dragon tamer as a tamed a sprite dragon," Airi said, "You owned a sprite dragon?" as Hiroe asked that, Lily immediately showed up, "Lily! This is Lily, she's a sprite dragon and also my companion," Lily showed her kind attitude towards Hiroe as she let her touched her, "How adorable! Don't you have any troubles in taking care of her?" "No, taking care of a dragon is really fun! Also, you have another best friend who is kind to you," Airi said cheerfully as she caressed the dragon's head, "Excuse us! That dragon is a trouble for it always electrified us!" Ex demanded, "I agree with him!" Claud said. In range, Lily let out a lightning breath, electrifying the two. Airi and Hiroe laughed because of it. Hiroe looked at one picture on the shelf. It shows the picture of young Airi, and Ex, with a mysterious man, "Who is the man with you two in the picture?" Hiroe asked pointing at the picture, "Oh! That's Issei Hyoudou, our father. We really miss him so much for we haven't seen each other for about 9 years," said Airi, "That long? Wow, I see that you didn't harbour any hatred towards him," "Why would I? He is our father," explained Airi as she went outside and Hiroe followed her, "But I'm worried about, Ex. He shared a complicated relationship with dad," she continued, "Ex and I has the same father but born with different mother," "Wait, what? Are you broken families?" "No, we belong to a Harem where our father has so many wives," Airi said laughing, "No way! My mother will slap your father if he's her husband," the two girls laughed as they kept talking about Issei, "So Ex is only your half brother?" Airi nodded, "Uh-huh, but I treat him as my full brother," said Airi.
"Really! You're coming home tonight?" Asia cheered as she talked to Issei on the phone. Airi and Ex is currently at the house listening to Asia with their younger sisters, "Wow! I can't believe that we're finally going to see daddy again!" Kurobara cheered, "Really! Oh my, I didn't know what am I going to do?" Shirayuki said, "Mom is that even true?" Airi asked as Asia nodded, "I'm going upstairs," Ex said and Airi followed him into their room, "Are you excited?" Airi asked as she closed the door. She is wearing a mint green sleeveless collared shirt with white shorts and green flat sandals. Ex is wearing a normal red t-shirt with denim shorts and black sandals. His red bangs covered his blue eyes while his lying down on his bed, "Hey, are you okay?" Airi asked, "Yes…I'm alright. I just do not feel comfortable whenever he is around," Ex replied, "Wow! Me either, Ex. I always get fluster whenever he's here , you know like when I slipped down on the floor while avoiding him!" Ex laughed at the point where her clumsy sister is laughing about that. 30 minutes later, someone knock at the siblings' door, "Coming!" Ex called. As he pointed, his face crunched as he saw Mordred's face, "Ex, I…" BANG! Ex slammed the door shut, "EX!" Airi exclaimed, "I command you to open this door!" Mordred said outside. Ex rolled his eyes and opened the door, "What do you want, Merlin Freak?" "I'm not Merlin and my name is Mordred! By the way, dad is here," he said and walk away, "Dad is here?" Airi whispered, "Yes!" now, Airi is surely anxious, her wheels on her head is turning again as she stood up. She didn't know if she's gonna go outside or stay inside, "Ex! I'm pretty nervous! What are we going to do?" she asked, "Let's peek what's going on?" the two peeked from the staircase, "Whoah! It's really dad," Airi whispered as they saw Issei. Shirayuki and Kurobara are talking to their father about their adventures for their last year in primary level. Airi and Ex are watching until Robertina interrupted them from behind, "What are you two doing here?" "ARRGGHH!" Ex and Airi shouted as they lose their balance and fell, "Ouch!" Airi said. It's quite embarrassing for their other siblings saw them, "SCORE! SERVES YOU RIGHT!" Shin exclaimed, raising his arms, "Thanks, Tina!" Ex exclaimed angrily as he stood up, "H-hi, da-dad!" Airi greeted, "Airi? Ex? Is that you?" Issei asked as the two of them approached him, "Obviously, yes! Don't you see it?" Ex said bitterly, "You really look like your mother," Issei said to Ex. Airi only sit on the couch, watching the two, smiling, "Hey! Are you okay?" Helmwige asked as she sat with Airi, "Yeah! I'm totally fine!" Airi said cheerfully. There are many hidden meanings behind Airi's smile, and Ex knew that, "Are you sure? Dad is here, you should be happy," "I'm glad that he's here but I don't understand my feelings today as if the nature is whispering to my ears," Airi replied as tears started to drift on her face, "Now why are you crying?" Helmwige pointed at her eyes. Airi touches her cheek and was shocked to see it, "Oh my gosh! Excuse me for a second!" Airi said as she came back upstairs.
"Ex, I don't know how to talk to him! I want to but I can't!" Airi said while the two of them are walking home from school, "Maybe I can argue with him…" "No arguments! Now, I know the feeling if you're hiding your true feelings," Airi said and the two of them enter their home, "Hey, Ex! Would you like to play this fun game? This would be awesome," Shin said. While not looking, Ex said coldly, "Maybe later," and they went upstairs, "What's with them? They seemed tired," Issei said as watching the two go into the room, "You know what dad, there is something you need to know about them," Robertina said as she closed her book about princes and princesses, "What about them?" "We'll talk about Airi first. We know Airi as a kind girl, a bookworm, and a nature lover. But, when she turned into a teenager, her life changed," Robertina continued, "everyone laughed at her, hated her and most especially, bullied her until now. Because of her intelligence, she was bickered and bullied mentally or physically. She was considered as an introvert for she always preferred of being alone or with her few friends and she's very shy. Behind her smiles have hidden meanings," Issei's jaw dropped as he heard Robertina's statements. He knew Airi as a strong and upbeat girl, but now she's different, "For Ex, he is still the same only he harboured deep hatred towards you. He is disgust whenever he thinks that he belongs to a Harem and that his father has many wives. He is also upset for you, making Airi cry. Ex also get into guidance for he always getting into a fight or he always cut classes. Despite their opposite personalities, the two of them are very close to each other," Tina finished. Issei's face becomes serious as he look upstairs, "I'll better talk to them," he said. He went to their door but he didn't know if he's going to knock or not, 'Come on, Issei! They're your children! You should talk to them!' KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! "Ex? Airi?" Issei called, only to find out that Airi opened the door, "Dad?!" she exclaimed, "What's so surprising? Can I talk to you guys?" Issei asked as Airi let him come in. Issei observed their room; it is surely large and they owned different sides. Ex occupied the right side while Airi occupied the left. Ex's side is a mess while Airi's side is clean. Ex is lying down on his bed, faking his sleep, "Ex, I know you're awake," Issei told him but he received no reply, "Okay, I'll talk to you first, Airi," Issei said as he and his daughter sat on his bed, "Hey, you can tell me everything. I noticed yesterday that you're crying as you went upstairs. What's the matter?" "Well, um-um…" Airi sighed and decide to tell him, "Dad, I'm always shy of showing my happiness, especially when it comes to you. In my entire life, I always felt lonely because, I don't know, maybe I always feel being left out. But I realized that I have family and friends but I always feel weak," Airi showed a sad face, remembering the day when she's suffering in high school, "But, I'm not mad at you, dad. I love you," Issei hugged his daughter and said, "I'm sorry if I'm not here by your side, Ai," he apologized. He looked at Ex who is still sleeping, "Tell Ex that I'll talk to him later," Issei said. After a minute, Issei left their room. As for Ex, he was smiling because finally, his sister was not a sad person but a happy person.