Hey guys, MT here!

I'm really sorry for being absent for awhile but I had a lot of things to deal with. On top of being so sick I could barely function, going back home from college for Thanksgiving, and a death in my family I have had little time to write. Not to fear, though, because I'm finally starting winter break next week, meaning I will be writing more chapters!

Also, to compensate for missing 3 weeks, I wrote two chapters for today and will be doing the same next week!

Anyways, please ENJOY!


Life.6

Issei POV

It's been a week since Akeno's memories came back and we were on a picnic date by the river. Akeno had made the food and she was currently trying to feed me.

"Come on, Ise. Say 'Ah'," said Akeno as she held out a spoon full of potato salad. I blushed in embarrassment but did as she said and she plopped the spoon into my mouth. After I closed my mouth, she pulled the spoon out and set it down on the plate she was feeding me from.

"Akeno, you've been a little weird today. You never do this kind of stuff," I said, a bit suspiciously. Her smiling face didn't flinch at my question and we were distracted by some rustling in the grass. We both turned to find a small squirrel coming out of the grass and stopping a bit away from us.

"Aw, it's so cute!" said Akeno, happily. She picked up some of the trail mix and crawled across the picnic blanket before dropping some nuts at the edge of the blanket. The squirrel, hesitantly, crawled over to the food, stopping to look at the two before continuing towards the food. It finally reached the food and began to nibble on one of the almonds, happily. Akeno gushed as she watched the squirrel and I smiled as I watched her. She seemed so happy and relaxed. I hope this can last because I'm not looking forward to seeing Akeno in pain.

The squirrel suddenly stopped eating and ran away, causing Akeno to frown at the loss of her new furry friend.

"It's alright, Akeno. He might come back- Ow!" I shouted, suddenly, when I felt something bite me. I turned around and found a black and purple snake biting my hand and I yanked it off and threw it. "Ah, my hand!"

I found two holes in my hand which were bleeding and I suddenly felt dizzy and fell back onto the blanket. Akeno crawled over to me, a deep frown on her face.

"Sorry, Ise. Today is that day and Ophis and I decided it would be better if you weren't awake for it," said Akeno, sadly. My eyes widened as I realized what she was talking about and I clenched my teeth as I tried to force myself to move. "Ophis used her snake to paralyze and knock you unconscious. This will be the last time we see each other for a while."

Akeno leaned towards me and placed a deep kiss on my lips before pulling away.

"I love you, Ise. Stay safe until I see you again," said Akeno before getting to her feet. She released her Fallen Angel wings and flew away from me as my consciousness slowly faded away, my mind screaming in protest.


I awoke at sunset and could finally move my body properly. I groaned and sat up, clenching my fists in anger.

"Why?! Why didn't she tell me? I could have been there for her. She shouldn't have had to go through this alone," I said, angrily.

[Partner, calm down. You know we have to let this happen so she can meet your master] said Ddraig, catching my attention.

"I know! I still wanted to be there for her! And did you know about this? Why did you keep this a secret from me?!" I shouted, angrily.

"Issei, please do not be mad at Ddraig," said Ophis who came out from the trees nearby. I glared over at her and she sighed. "I asked Ddraig to keep it a secret from you. We both agreed that you wouldn't be able to control yourself when Akeno's mother's death came around and you would try to save her. If you did so, Akeno might not have been able to go over to your master."

"But-! I-I could have controlled myself. I just wanted to be there for Akeno when she lost her mother," I said, looking away from Ophis. I could see her pull something from her pocket and, on closer inspection, found it to be a small silver ring with a purple gem in the middle.

"Before you get too angry, I did do something. I extracted her mother's soul just after she died and placed it into the gem on this ring," said Ophis, causing my eyes to widen. "You care about the girl, correct? And I'm your friend and don't want to see you in pain from not being able to help her so I saved her soul. The Fallen Angel's organization, the Grigori, should have a form of cloning technology and, once we become friends with Azazel, he may be willing to use it to create a body for the soul of the girl's mother."

I smiled at Ophis as I took the ring from her. I clutched it in my hand after a moment of inspection and I hugged her.

"You really are a good person Ophis," I said, calmly. Ophis remained still in my hug and I pulled away after a moment to find Ophis' usual blank face with a small blush on her cheeks. "Let's go home, Ophis."

She nodded at me and we picked everything up to leave.


It's been around 5 weeks since Akeno's mother died. She sent me a letter saying that she had met up with Rias and was in the Underworld. She also mentioned something about my pawn pieces acting strangely but she didn't really understand it.

I hadn't heard from her again and I'm moving to Kyoto in a few days. I had convinced my dad to take the temporary job transfer which was a good idea because I might be able to get in touch with Yasaka-san and the youkai there. They might be able to help me train better.

"Issei, I sense a familiar power," said Ophis as she played my old Gameboy. I asked who and she remained silent for a moment, seeming to be extremely distracted by her game. "Take that supposed dragon master! Ah and it feels like the Hakuryuukou."

"What?! Vali is near here?!" I shouted in shock. Ophis nodded and then turned off the Gameboy.

"As is Azazel but they're far from here. They might be at the Himejima Shrine with Baraqiel since he did just lose his wife," explained Ophis. I frowned at the thought and decided against going to where Vali and Azazel were because it might have been better to leave them to comfort Baraqiel.

"Issei! Come down and help your father take apart the dining room table! We need to finish getting everything packed," called my mom from downstairs. Ophis turned the Gameboy back on and I knew the conversation was over so I ran downstairs.


Azazel POV

I just finished watching one of my best friends cry himself to sleep from his sadness. Not only had he lost his wife but his daughter left to join the devils. I just don't understand why he doesn't blame me. We knew that some of Shuri's family were against her marriage to Baraqiel but I still called him away. If I hadn't done so, he could have been there to protect her. Why can't he just punish me already?

I heard the door open and close and I turned around.

"Ah, Vali. Did you do it?" I asked, seriously. He nodded, hesitantly, and clutched his arm. "I'm sorry I asked something like that of you but I needed to stay here to support Baraqiel."

"It's okay, Azazel. T-They were bad people so it's okay," said Vali, sheepishly. I smiled and walked over to Vali before ruffling his hair and walking out of the room. Just before I closed the door, I stopped.

"Ah, yeah. Apparently your rival is in this town. I wonder if you would want to see him," I said. Vali tensed and I grinned before shutting the door behind me.


So? What did you guys think?

I hope you enjoyed it, though I'm sorry it was short. I am trying to make as many changes to Gunmare's original story to give you guys something new but it's a bit hard since this is the first time I've done something like this.

Well, anyways, please remember to check out the second chapter today!