S.R: I called it. After posting that last chapter I refreshed the page to make sure it was uploaded right, commented on one review then crashed. Hard. The good news is that I'm already awake and working on the story again.

Issei: I don't know if I call that dedication, desperation, or just plane workaholic like.

S.R: Well when your boss tells you "You work too hard. You've got the next week off" what else are you going to do?

Issei: Relax? Get some extra sleep in? Bug the hell out of your wife?

S.R: I've already done that last one. But enough about me, you guys came here for the story.

ONWARD!

Reminder below:

"rawr" - speaking

'rawr' - thoughts/ telepathy

"rawr" - emphasized word

"rawr" - beast talking

'rawr' - beast thinking

Sona had let Issei sleep through the school day once they got back. By that point the girls that had followed him earlier and learned of his engagement to Sona had started to spread the word. Matsuda and Motohama came for him wanting to hang out and secretly grill him for info.

So he left the school to hang out with his friends answering some of there questions and lightly hitting them for their more perverted ones. It wasn't long till they had made their way to a nearby park to sit, chat, and enjoy the weather even as the day started winding down. Shortly after they sat down however Issei felt like an attack had hit him, only this time it felt much worse.

As his vision started going hazy, all he could see was a fallen-angel attacking his friends.

"Man this is a good day! I get to kill two sacred gear holders, and the brat that turned me down the other day." The fallen-angel girl said with delight evident in her voice as she smiled at her actions. Once she felt certain the trio were going to die from the injuries she inflicted on them she flew off.

At this point Matsuda was already unconscious. Issei and Motohama were in pain, groaning though Motohama was able to overcome the pain to speak.

"Shit… I don't... wanna die here!"

"Then become my servant and live for me." A voice sounded from Motohama's pocket, though it echoed from Matsuda's pocket as well. Each of the boys pockets started glowing as a magic circle appeared nearby.

Stepping out from the circle was Rias Gremory. She revived the two boys and after checking to make sure they weren't going to die within the next minute turned to Issei.

"I have no interest in you… Besides think of this as a punishment. I don't know how you did it but I had my ass chewed out by my older brother over how I've treated you." As she spoke Rias stepped onto Issei's back trying to cause him more pain. Once he cried out in agony, she was satisfied and left with his friends to make sure they properly heal.

"Dammit… Mama, Papa…Koneko… Sona. I'm sorry." Issei weakly called out for his devilish loved ones. As Issei slowly faded out of consciousness his thoughts drifted.

'Mama, papa. You just... got me back in your lives but… It doesn't seem like I'll… Be staying. I'm sorry I won't get to met my… little brother.'

'Koneko… It looks like I can't keep being… your older brother... I'm sorry.'

'Sona, I'm glad I got to tell you… I love you.'

Cut to Sona

Sona was sitting in the student council office, working on some paperwork when she reeled back as if struck. She collapsed against the table in front of her clutching her hands over her heart as tears formed in her eyes.

"Sona! Are you okay?" Her queen Tsubaki asked rushing to her side. Sona could say nothing though as she fought to figure out what was wrong. A short distance away the girls heard a strange cry, one that sounded like a cat calling out.

While here peerage started wondering about the sound Sona's eyes widened in fear as she heard Issei's voice in her head. But he sounded weak and extremely frail. Sona's emotions caused her power to burst forth around her as she went into denial.

'Sona, I'm glad I got to tell you… I love you.'

"No, no, no! This can't be happening! I'm coming ISSEI!" She cried out as her magic teleported her away, though she didn't notice. Nor did she notice that she had managed it without a magic circle or a contract as her attention was drawn to Issei.

Cut To Koneko

Koneko was walking through the school, looking for a good place to hangout and be free of her king for a while. But she felt as if something was off. It wasn't until she heard the whisper in her head that she could pinpoint what was wrong.

'Dammit… Mama, Papa… Sona… Koneko. I'm sorry'

"No! Please, don't leave me big brother." Koneko cried, not noticing that her Nekomata features were being shown to the world, as she frantically started running with a hope she could find Issei before it was too late. Especially after hearing 'Koneko… It looks like I can't keep being… your older brother... I'm sorry.'

Cut to Grayfia and Sirzechs

After she was off duty for the day, Grayfia along with her husband and youngest child went to visit with Ajuka. Of course their main reason was to get Issei's evil pieces. Both she and Sirzechs were smiling proudly when Ajuka handed them over, Issei was powerful enough and lucky enough to have the full set as mutated pieces.

But she stumbled as she reached for the box that held them. If it weren't for little Millicas catching the box they would have spilled out all over the floor. But she didn't notice as she clutched her chest in pain.

"Grayfia, what's wrong?!" Sirzechs asked wrapping an arm around his wife.

"I don't know… I just felt like… like a light spear had hit m-" Grayfia trailed off her eyes going wide like Sirzechs and little Millicas as they heard.

'Dammit… Mama, Papa… Sona… Koneko. I'm sorry'

Tears poured out of Grayfia's eyes as she begged whoever would listen, not to take her oldest.

'Mama, papa. You just... got me back in your lives but… It doesn't seem like I'll… Be staying. I'm sorry I won't get to met my… little brother.'

"Not when we just got him back. Please, no" Sirzechs asked sounding slightly broken.

Millicas on the other hand was curious as to who the voice was wondering if it was his older brother they had told him about. He also wanted to know why they sounded like there were in pain. Ajuka not having heard the voice knew something was wrong.

"We have to find Issei quickly! I left a contract on his hand just in case. Give me his king piece quickly!"

Millicas did just as Ajuka asked and the man was gone in a flash.

Back To Issei

Issei was unconscious just lying there on the ground nearly dead when Sona got to him which was roughly the same time as Koneko stumbled upon him… The two tried everything they could think of even using the two mutated rooks that Sona's sister had given her. But all they did was glow dully.

"Issei please, we just got together don't leave me now!" Sona screamed at the boy's body, tears falling rapidly. Koneko crying as well, as she pleaded with her brotherly figure not to die. They only vaguely noticed the magic circle appear as Ajuka stepped out of it.

Kneeling down he placed Issei's king piece with Sona's rooks, right over the boys heart. Together the three pieces started shining before they sank into his chest. Sona shakily started the chant to revive a person as Ajuka made a note of the fact that it took three mutated pieces, one of which was a king no less to revive his friends son.

Once she was done with the incantation Sona lowered her head to Issei's chest and let out a relieved breath upon hearing his heart beat once more. Satisfied that he wasn't dead she leaned up and placed a kiss on his forehead while Koneko lightly hugged the boy's body.

"Let's get him back somewhere safe and comfortable so you can use skin healing on him. I'll go let Grayf-" Ajuka started to say before a wave of power knocked him back though he noted Sona and Koneko weren't affected. But he didn't mind because he knew that the power was Issei's just from the icy hot feeling it caused.

As he looked at the boy Ajuka watched in fascination, Issei's hair in spots started to lighten up as streaks of silver began showing through. Due to his keen eye Ajuka also noticed that Issei's skin darkened up, only enough to be noticeable if someone was looking for changes and even then they'd have to have a very keen eye. He also noted that Issei's body grew a couple inches and his muscles became more defined and toned.

His ice and dragonfire started swirling around him as they combined and made steam for a moment, but Ajuka didn't care about that. He was happy to see that Issei's powers were finally balanced as the left half of his body was covered in red dragon scales, while the right have was coated in a fine layer of ice. Issei's body shifted for a moment before two sets of wings grew out of his back. One demonic set that was slightly larger than your average devils wings. The other set was draconic in appearance though they were in rough shape, Ajuka guessed that was part of the dragon in Issei's sacred gear trying to manifest. Right as Ajuka finished the thought Issei's wings retracted and his body wen back to normal.

"That certainly was interesting."

"Ajuka, you have a talent for understating things."

"Why thank you. Anyway I'll go let Grayfia and Sirzechs know, while you go use the skin method."

Sona nodded to the older devil as she cradled her fiancee against her chest before disappearing in a flash of water.

"I don't think she even realizes what she just did… I swear every time I see her she gets stronger and stronger." Ajuka mumbled to himself slightly shocked at the fact Sona just teleported away without a magic circle or contract. Chuckling to himself as he used his own magic circle Ajuka was glad to see that things were looking up for his family.

Koneko sighed as she was left alone, but not wanting to be left behind took off at a sprint for Issei's home.

The Next Morning

Sunlight streamed through the window landing directly on Issei's face causing him to awaken, only to snap complete awake once he felt the undoubtedly female body pressing against his own.

"S-S-Sona?!"

"Morning Ise." Sona responded as she sleepily rubbed her Gorgon eye while smiling at the boy.

"Good morning to you to. But uh, why are we both naked in my bed? I'm fairly certain I died."

Sona gave the boy a glare at the reminder, lightly slapping his check.

"That's for nearly dying on me! You scared me half to death when I felt you get stabbed… I almost broke down completely when I heard your thoughts. Honestly I thought I'd lost you."

"Sorry about that, I didn't expect to be attacked so openly like that. I didn't mean to scare you."

"I know,but you are real lucky your evil pieces were finished. Oh and that Ajuka was smart enough to put a contract on your hand just in case. If he hadn't shown up..." Sona responded tears welling in her eyes again.

Issei wiped the tears away with his thumbs before pulling the girl close and pressing his lips to her hair. They both knew he didn't mean to worry her like that.

"Just… Don't ever do that to me again please. Don't die on me… I don't care what I have to do if it'll keep you from doing that again. Even if it means we get married right here, right now. Or if you want to have a child and get me pregnant." Sona blushed as she spoke, but she was being honest with Issei.

Issei just held the girl close as she spoke, listening to her pleas and promising he would stay by her side as long as she wanted him to. Neither one caring about anything else in the world at at that time.

"Oh, before I forget, now that you're a full devil your illness should be gone!" Sona said after she realized she was rambling. Before Issei could respond his bedroom door opened to reveal his adoptive mother Emiko who promptly turned around calling out to her husband.

"DEAR, ISSEI'S IN BED NAKED WITH HIS FIANCEE!"

"THAT'S MY BOY! IT SEEMS LIKE WE'LL HAVE GRANDKIDS IN NO TIME!"

"GRANDKIDS?!" she squawked out, her face showing the teens she was torn between terror and happiness at the thought. Issei and Sona were blushing at the exchange, though if asked they would say there was no place else they'd rather be.

Eventually things settled down and Sona went home to get a change of clothes before lounging about with her fiancee. Issei took that time to go get a shower and clean up, but stumbled after seeing himself in the mirror.

He first noticed the change to his hair, which after admiring for a moment he decided he liked. But then he noticed something that really threw him off. His eyes had changed colors too. Before they were a warm chocolaty brown, But now they had the elongated vertical slit of a pupil that was common in lizards. That wasn't what shocked him however. The thing that did it was that his eyes were now the same shade of violet as Sona's but upon looking closer he had golden flecks scattered throughout the violet.

While he was in the shower Issei chatted with Ddraig, who for some reason he felt a stronger connection to now. Ddraig, explained that the eyes changing was more from his influence but he told Issei if he focused he could make them turn back, but Issei decided to keep the color and hide the lizard like pupil while around humans.

Timeskip

Issei was excused from school for the rest of the week after that, Sona and the student council had his attendance labeled as excused to due to recovering from a stabbing. The week after was spring break, and the two engaged teens spent as much of it together as possible, mostly lounging about and playing chess or cudlding.

Issei had spent a bit of time with Ajuka, who gave him the results of of his previous check up before saying that everything had changed for the better now that he was a devil. Even having the older devil point out that since his powers had stabilized and weren't fighting he should feel a stronger connection with the sacred gear. But he wasn't at top form yet, as his body had to fully recover from the 16 years of strain on it from before he became a devil once more.

Ajuka also explained that even though it took Sona's rooks on top of Issei's king piece, it was because the king piece was the last one added that he technically is not a part of her peerage. He simplified it by saying peerages are basically master servant relationships, but because of how things worked out their situation is more of a partnership. As such he could deny appearing as part of her peerage during a rating game if he chose, but Issei ignored that as he knew he'd always be there to help her.

He also spent quite a bit of time in the underworld finally getting to meet his younger brother. Grayfia had taken quite a few photos of the two playing around and getting to know each other. Issei did his best to spoil Millicas without going overboard, and enjoyed his time with the boy.

Due to that no one from school outside of Sona's peerage had seen the boy. Thus his friends were relieved to see him walk through the school gates holding hands and smiling with Sona. Matsuda and Motohama were both very happy to see their friend was okay and teased him about the new look.

Speaking of the two, Issei did mention to Sona how Rias had appeared and revived them before leaving him to die. Needless to say Sona was pissed for that, and quickly informed her sister and Sirzechs, the two also becoming enraged at Rias's actions. But Issei had managed to get them to hold off on punishing the girl, as he knew after meeting his paternal grandparents she'd be in even deeper water and it would be better to get all the punishments done at the same time. That was set up for later on in the week after his grandfather the current head of the house returned to the underworld from his business trip.

Back to his two friends and their greetings, Issei was interested in hearing about their new abilities.

"Hey did you see that power testing thing going around online? The one that told you how many chess pieces you're worth and what kind of powers you should have in that devil game that just came out? Apparently I'm a king piece, and I should have both ice magic and dragonfire."

It took the two a minute to catch on, before they realized he was giving them a safe way to talk about their devil powers in public.

"Nice man. I only got four pawns, though I think the absorption ability I should have sounds pretty cool."

"I got four pawns too. It's kinda funny how my ability is the opposite of yours though Motohama. I should have a reflecting ability apparently."

Sona was mildly impressed with the two, though after hearing their abilities she was able to realized why Rias and her peerage thought that Issei's power was coming from the two perverts instead.

"That's pretty interesting. Like Ise, I got a king piece. But I've got water magic and some eye abilities."

Matsuda and Motohama both looked at her surprised for a moment before the lunged for Issei attempting to pull him into a hug as they tease the boy. They were blocked by Sona, though she apologized after realizing their intent.

"Should I expect you to be even more overprotective for a bit?"

"Not just me, but yes."

"That's true I guess, but they aren't the ones that said they'd do anything as long as I didn't get myself killed."

"Just because it's true doesn't mean you have to embarrass me by telling everyone!"

At this point Issei noticed Koneko walking up and waved her over. Koneko walked over with a wink towards Issei, letting him know she was in a playful mood. She could sense that the two still hadn't done anything but she couldn't resist the joke.

Issei and Sona both went bright red, as the students around them were stunned, jaws hitting the ground. The student council couldn't help but laugh, falling to the floor in their giggling fits or leaning on each other for support. Koneko was having trouble holding the laughter in, though only people with really sharp eyes would notice her shaking in silent laughter.

Placing one hand gently on Sona's tummy she innocently looked up and asked the older girl "Does it have to do with mom and dad shouting about possibly having grandkids soon?"

After a moment her head tilted as she looked at Issei.

"Am I gonna be an aunty?"

S.R: I knew I had to leave Koneko's trolling in. I just knew it'd be too funny to pass up. But considering I knew it was coming I just couldn't stop laughing as I wrote the second half of this chapter.