Well, hello there. I know it's been awhile, over a whole month.
I've just been busy with testing and everything.
Also, the poll is now over, and the results are in...
Toshi will NOT be joining Rias' peerage.
But now, onto some reviews;
ShadowDemon: Glad your enjoying the story so far.
But now, it's time for what you've been waiting for;
Chapter 7 Age of Unknown.
Hope you enjoy.
"A devil?" Toshi asked as he looked down at Koneko who had her arms wrapped around him in a tight hug.
The only answer he recieved was a nodding head.
"How could you be a devil when are so adora-" He began while smiling down at her, but was stopped as he felt as if his back was breaking.
"I'm being serious here." He heard a muffled voice as he felt her grip loosen and his shirt getting wet.
Realizing just how emotional she's getting, he wraps his own arms around her in an embrace for comfort.
After spending some moments in eachothers' arms, Toshi looks down when he hears the sniffling dying down.
"Are you feeling better now?"
All he receaved as a response was the small nod of her head.
Releasing her grip, Koneko stands up and takes a step back.
"The supernatural is real." She saidwith her head facing towards the ground, her hair overshadowing her eyes as she spoke.
"What do you mean by that?" He replied, curious as to what she's trying to tell him.
"What I mean is what I say. Gods, angles, demons, yokai; they're all real." She spoke, slowly looking up to see how he takes it all.
"How do you know this? I mean you're in the Occult Research Club and all, but..." He stopped as he looked on speechless, as Koneko stood before him, the girl who he thought he knew most things about, his girlfriend stood there, with a pair of black bat-like wing coming from her back.
"Stop staring like that, it makes me feel uncomfortable." She shifted slightly as she looked at his face and pulled her wings back.
"S-So, You weren't joking." He stated as his eyes were still fixated on Koneko before he steadied his breathing and back at Koneko's face.
"Yeah." She replied, taking a seat on the floor where she was standing.
As they sat on the floor across from eachother, Toshi decided to break the silence.
"So, what's it like to be a devil?" He asked, trying to keep conversation, as well as less awkward.
"It's pretty much like everyday life, with some small differences." She started explaining all she new about being a devil, small information on Freed, and anything else that would be useful for him to know. Only leaving out certain information that she figured would be best for another day to explain if they were to ever cross that road.
After the long explaination, they both looked at the clock and realized how late it got. Getting up off the floor, they headed into their bedroom. Toshi still remembers when he first moved in after his apartment was ruined, he slept on the couch at first, since there was only the one bed, and every so often he would wake up only to find Koneko sleeping on top of him. So after a week of that they both decided to just share the bed at night, which neither complained about.
As they got in bed, Toshi took the moment of opportunity and gave Koneko a quick kiss on the lips.
Only to see Koneko's face grow flustered and pull the blanket over her head in embarrassment.
"There's no reason to be shy." He said, pulling the blanket back down slowly. "There's no one watching." That being said, they both slowly drift off to sleep in eachothers' embrace.
"You know I love you right?"
"Yeah, but I love you more."
*Toshi's Dream*
Opening his eyes, all he could see is darkness, an endless void of what appears to be nothing.
"Hello?" He called out into the space.
The response he recieved was not what he was expecting. A bluish-green light began shimmering in front of him.
Shielding his eyes from the light, he saw a glimpse of a dark shadow that loomed over him in the darkness.
"W-Who are y-you?" He asked as the light started to die down, he body shaking as the shadow seemed to come slightly closer.
It roared out with what sounded like a combination of different voices. "The time has not come." After those words were said the light shined brighter, blinding Toshi as he was kicked out of his own dream.
Eyes shooting open as he suddenly sat up. Breathing heavily, he looked down to his side to see Koneko still sleeping next to him with a peaceful smile on her face.
Smiling back down at her, he layed back down and held Koneko close to him as he drifted back to sleep.
But that didn't last long due to the alarm clock going off on his side of the bed.
"Snooze" He heard her softly say to him as he released a sigh and turned over to hit the snooze button.
"Better?" He asked as he turned back to her.
"You're covered in sweat." She told him, looking him in the eyes with a slightly concerned look. "Is everything ok?"
"Just a bad dream." He replied trying to push the memories of that wierd experience to the back of his mind.
Koneko simply responded by hugging him.
"We have to get out of bed soon. Summer is going to start soon, I'd rather not miss class and need to go during the break." He told her as she quietly grumbled.
After getting released from her grip, he got out of bed and made his way to the bathroom to start his morning ritual.
Walking out of the bathroom dressed in his school uniform, he headed down to the kitchen to start preparing breakfast.
"What do you feel like eating?" He asked Koneko as he passed her in the hallway.
"Whatever works." She replied as she continued her way to the bathroom.
"I should've expected that." He muttered to himself as he opened the fridge.
Shuffling through what he bought yesterday, he remembered something and started cooking.
As Koneko made her way out of the bathroom and into the kitchen, she sat down at the table and heard Toshi shuffling around. Looking over at him from the table just as he makes his way over to her with a two bowls in hand. Setting them both down infront of her, he moves back to the counter and brings two more bowls with him and sits down.
"Vegetable soup and rice?" She asked as she started eating.
"You said it didn't matter." He replied as he continued to eat. "Plus we had a surplus of veggies and I thought, 'Why not'."
They continued to eat in silence until they were done, placing the dishes in the sink to clean later, they grab their bags and walk outside to head down to school.
"So, you said you're club is going on a trip in a few days?" He asked as they walked down the street.
"Yeah, we're leaving at the end of the week." She replied turning her head in the direction of a sweets store. "I wish you could come with us." She muttered at the end.
"I don't think that would work so well." He laughed.
"I'll probably have to stay after today for a meeting." She told him, starting to see the school come into view.
"Not a problem, I'll have dinner ready when you get back." He smiled towards her.
"Honestly, you'll make a great househusband in the future."
"Well as long as you can keep the stable job, I'm sure it will go smoothly." He smirked. Glancing at Koneko's bushing face, he knew his comeback was a success.
*Elsewhere*
A large man trekked through a heavily wooded area.
"Are we almost there?" Asked a blonde women who was following behind the man.
"We're getting close, we just need to cross the ocean." He replied, moving his grey hair away from his face.
"Why don't we just telport?" The girl asked again, getting hit in the face with a branch. "And why am I even here!?" She shouted him.
"For the first question; this is a trial I must complete with my own strength. As for your second question; I didn't ask you to come." He answered as he stood at the edge of the forest, staring out at the ocean.
Ooh, who are these mysterious people and what are they after?
Also, what is that creature Toshi saw in his dream?
Now, I know it's not the longest chapter.
The next chapter may not be out for a while, cause for my summer break, I'm working at a camp so I'll be busy and may not have the time to work on chapter 8 for a while.
But anyway, hope you all enjoyed this chapter and have a nice day.