In Another Life: Lover of a Seraph

by DXD2k3

[I'M BACK] What if Vali never existed? What if the Two Heavenly Dragons belonged to Issei Hyoudou only? What if Issei Hyoudou never became a devil and instead became an angel? What if he wasn't in love with Rias Gremory but instead was in love with the most beautiful woman in heaven? [Irresistible Issei, Kind Issei, Smart Issei, OP Issei] {Issei x Gabriel}

10. Chapter 10

(A/N) Review, please! I'm doing my best and only a few reviews.

LINE BREAK
"You actually got a kiss from Gabriel?" Dulio asked in amazement. He just woke up from his three-hour slumber.

Issei looked at him funnily, "Didn't I just tell you that." He was trying to hide his blush and failing.

Dulio just awoken from his fainting a while ago, three hours ago to be specific. Both of them were currently seated in the living room, sipping hot coffee in the middle of the cold night. One of their windows were opened so the chilly wind entered the room.

"How? How did you do it?" Dulio asked in amusement. He always supported Issei in his courting of Gabriel but, he wouldn't tell this to Issei, he never really believed his brother will emerge in victory. Gabriel for a million years, never looked at a man romantically, didn't even agreed to go to a date with even the most handsome of men in the past.

He took a sip, feeling the hot liquid go down his throat, before speaking again, "I didn't expect that to actually happen."

"Hey." Issei looked at him, offended, "I thought you had my back!"

Dulio chuckled at this, "I just didn't expect you to get that in just two dates."

"Two dates are enough to get a kiss."

Dulio shook his head, a knowing smile on his face, "Well, for a woman like Gabriel, two dates aren't enough." Before his confident smile was replaced by reluctance, "Or so I thought."

Dulio felt his eyes get droopy. It was twelve midnight already and they still have school tomorrow. Now, ever since they lowered their powers to human level, staying up late is a bad idea. You'll feel like your eyes will pop out of your head.

"Good night, Issei." He greeted with a proud smile. Even with the odds and innocence against him, he managed to get a kiss. On the cheek, yes, but that's a big leap in courting someone who didn't have any romantic feelings to anybody ever since she was born.

Issei smiled back at him, a tired expression, "Good night, Dulio." His voice was like someone would have if you didn't sleep for two days while working out.

Dulio frowned, concerned, "You Ok?"

Issei smiled back cheerily at him, "Never better."

Dulio looked at him in reluctance. Issei hid his twisted nightmare issues from them. Issei hid the pain he was feeling, always having a forced smile plastered on his face. It's very hard trusting that smile. The all cheery and happy but you know he is in pain smile. But how is he in pain if Gabriel just kissed him?

I hope that smile is legit. Dulio thought.

He reluctantly took a last glance at a smiling Issei, before he turned his back and proceeded to climb the wooden stairs, his footsteps being heard.

He opened the door to his room, sighing as he forgot to clean his room. He was supposed to if Issei didn't surprise and made him faint. He shrugged it off, deciding to clean it up in the morning.

He jumped to his soft bed, relishing the fluffiness of the pillows. He found his wanted position and began drifting off to sleep, hoping that he would get lucky with Asia like how Issei got lucky with Gabriel.

"Good night, Asia."

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Gabriel covered her face with her pillow. She was muffling her screams.

Why she was screaming she didn't know, she just suddenly felt like she wanted to scream…in delight. Her scream was oddly high and she couldn't help but to smile, that smug, goofy, smile she always see on her brother, Uriel's, face.

What the hell is wrong with me? She asked herself with a stupid dazed smile that she couldn't seem to vanquish.

She just got on another date with Issei. She just kissed him, and she was feeling an odd happy feeling she never felt before, like her heart was going to burst out of her chest. She was flushing red as she remembered what happened, What the hell is wrong with you, Gabriel? Ugh.

She screamed again in her pillow. The last three hours were like this, asking herself then screaming in the pillow. She couldn't get herself to sleep.

She remembered this sight once, she once mocked and insulted this sight. She remembered watching some stupid black and white movie with Uriel in the twentieth century. She was disgusted, the movie showed a girl love-struck with a shaggy detective. She couldn't understand how humans like this movie, how her brother liked the movie. The girl kept waiting to be saved, helpless against the villains.

There was this one scene she despised the most. The girl was squealing in her room, narrating the whole thing with exaggerating expressions. She didn't know that that scene would happen to her. Now she couldn't help but mock herself.

A knock snapped her out of her self-mocking and self-arguing. "Yes? Come in."

Griselda opened the door. Gabriel smiled at the sight, she came. She called Griselda right after Issei left. She wanted to announce to the whole world she just kissed Issei, and at the same time she didn't.

Something was just bothering her to tell it to someone, and she knew Griselda was one who would keep her mouth shut if she wanted to.

"Yes, Gabriel? You called me?" Griselda's warm voice greeted her.

"I did. Please sit by the foot of my bed." Gabriel said with a smile, patting the foot of her bed.

Griselda nodded her head, closing the door genty before sitting. "What is it?"

Gabriel was surprised. She can't control her body and she lunged at Griselda. Her smile that can't be vanquished widened, "I just kissed Issei on the cheeks!" She exclaimed happily.

Griselda looked like she has seen a ghost, "You actually kissed a man?" Disbelief evident in her voice.

Gabriel frowned at this, "Yes?"

"Wow. That is amazing. After millenniums have passed, you finally kissed a man. Issei sure is impressive to get you to kiss him." Griselda looked at the bed in contemplation, before her expression brightened and she muffled a squeal, "So, how was it?"

Gabriel muffled a squeal as well, a wide smile on her face, "It was…amazing. After he left, there was this, feeling. My heart was thumping like crazy, it almost hurt. I can't breathe, but still…it was oddly amazing." She said in a dreamy like state, "And there was this smile on my face that I just couldn't remove. I don't know why but I can't. I just want to scream."

Griselda was looking at her with a knowing smile. "That, my lady, is what a girl should normally feel when a man is courting her, and that is strangely what you never experienced, until now."

Gabriel's eyes widened, Issei is courting me? She looked at Griselda whose smile vanished and instead was looking nervously, like she just got caught with her hand in the cookie jar.

"Issei is courting me?" She asked curiously. Despite the surprise she was feeling, her heart was fluttering like crazy. Like she wanted Griselda to tell her that Issei is indeed courting her.

"Uhm…That is for you to find out yourself, my lady." Griselda stood up and stood up the balcony, her six pure white wings opened.

Gabriel pouted at this, "Why?"

"Well, my lady. That is simply part of the dangerous game of love."

LIINE BREAK

Issei bit his lips, trying to remove the stupid grin on his face. He decided to go to the back of their house since he can't sleep.

Gabriel actually kissed me. He thought with a blush.

For the past minutes, his mind was only thinking of the surprising gift Gabriel suddenly gave him out of nowhere. "I love my life."

He can't take his mind off the kiss. Being with Gabriel was amazing, but being kissed by Gabriel was a lot more better. 'Hello, Issei. A beautiful evening it is, no?' Albion disturbing the peaceful silence that enveloped the garden.

"Yes, it is a very beautiful night indeed." He answered, but his mind was only thinking of Gabriel.

'Issei, I didn't mean Gabriel. I meant the night is beautiful, not her. So beautiful is her name now, huh? Every time I say beautiful, it means I'm talking about her.'

"No, not like that." He reasoned, blushing.

Albion chuckled, 'Now, now, Issei. Lying is not allowed, no? You are a bit too much love-struck.'

"Albion, let's change topic please. When will my training resume?"

'Well, that is a good topic indeed. Maybe next week? I think we need a new teacher, both of us can teach you but the way of the technique itself is not in our area of expertise.'

Issei looked confused, "What do you mean?"

'I mean, we can always train you in stamina, or your energy consumption. But we can't train you in how to use a rapier. We can't train you in using a halberd. How can we possibly do that if we never used the tool or weapon even once?''

"I see." Issei nodded in agreement, "Who do you have in mind?"

'No one in heaven can train you with those weapons. Michael uses a spear; Uriel uses a broadsword. Gabriel uses a bow while Raphael uses magic. None of them matches the weapon you use. Raphael uses light magic only seraphs can use and you can't use them.'

'But maybe…no. It is too soon. You get some sleep now, Issei. Draig will be having a hard time muffling his laughs if you stagger like a dead guy into school.'

Issei glared in embarrassment. He huffed, rolling his eyes as Albion chuckled at him. "How is my progress with the two techniques?" A hopeful voice Issei used.

'Sorry, Issei but with the kopesh, not so much. Although with the cutlass, you improved. As surprising as it is, Kokabiel's torture had some good effects. He has improved your balanced technique from 15% to 25%. With all the tortures he did, he actually raised your pain tolerance and a bit of your stamina.'

"Something good actually came out of that horrible thing I had to go through?" Issei asked, his left brow raised in question and surprise. He was walking upstairs.

'As surprising as it is, yes.'

Issei shrugged at this. This should have surprised him but it didn't. Living in the supernatural world, things like this happen.

He sat down the edge of his baby blue bed. 'Issei, the curse finally broke.'

"Yup. Because of Gabriel's kiss, the curse broke."

Albion started chuckling, 'I told you, a kiss from your love will break the curse but you didn't listen.'

Issei covered himself with a blanket, "You never said that. When did you say that?"

'In the showers? I told you but you thought I was bluffing and merely teasing you. I told you so but you didn't listen.'

"Sorry."

'Hmm. Regret always comes after you did the deed.'

"Geez, don't make so much of a big deal about it."

'Anyways, you need to become more careful.'

"Why?"

'They have started hunting you down.'

"Who did?" His tiredness left entirely. He sat up.

'Oh, Issei. You really need to start wirking on your observation skills. The spell casted on you by Kokabiel's master was no ordinary spell. Even Raphael can't use it. Merlin once studied this kinds of spells and look what the studies got him, death. Even the greatest wizard can decipher this only so much. It even got him dead.'

'The man is extremely strong. To be able to cast that spell. "Qntal Tormentorum" is a spell you can't just cast easily. Actually, you CAN'T cast that spell.'

Issei nodded at this. The spell was something he didn't want to be casted unto him again. It was terrible, getting stabbed by your love.

'It is too early to conclude my observations but I may have an idea of who this man is. Although, assumptions are too early.'

"And I am supposed to fight these guys? They're insanely strong."

'But you can be stronger, Issei. You can do this.'

LINE BREAK

One day, I'm gonna learn an anti-sleep spell. Issei said to himself.

He was annoyed. The last thing her remembered was sleeping peacefully on his bed. And the next thing, he is floating in an empty black void.

What is with me and dreams?

He was shut up when a large magic circle appeared in front of him. It was pure black in color. It had these seven smaller magic circles around it. They all are red, with different symbols in the very middle of each. All the magic circles were bizarre. He may not be an expert in magic yet, but he did know what the magic circles look like with his time with Raphael, these magic circles were nowhere to be seen there.

What unnerved Issei was one of the seven circles wasn't glowing, instead there was a man standing on the very middle.

The man was the one that casted him the spell.

Immediately, Issei tried to summon his cutlass or his kopesh. He can't move. He can't speak. He was suddenly frozen. Issei cursed the movies which shows that you can control your dream, what's happening to him shows that it is the complete opposite.

"Hiya!" The man waved at him. Issei instantly gulped, how was he going to defend himself.

He tried to call Draig or Albion, he can't. He can't even groan. This was the man Albion was talking about a while ago, just before he slept.

Great, I don't stand a chance even with my cutlass. How am I going to fight him without it? Issei thought miserably. He is really starting to hate the very idea of sleeping.

From all the time I had this day, he decided to show up now, when I am about to rest and get my good night sleep. Stupid, inconsiderate and insensitive villains.

The man started laughing, a normal laugh. A laugh one would give to a friend. "Very sorry, Issei. I didn't realize that you were going to sleep."

Ok, now they are stupid, inconsiderate, insensitive AND dumb.

"Don't call me dumb. I am only third to two persons…no, beings in terms of wits. Although I'll admit I am a bit stupid in choosing my moves." He said in a carefree voice. With his voice, you can easily be fooled that this man is a kind and caring man, but his actions say otherwise.

Let's add smug at that list.

"Now. I didn't disturb your sleeping just to listen to your insults. I came here to…" He suddenly paused, an annoyed expression on his face, "What was it again?" He turned away from Issei, tapping his head as if wanting to remember something, "Sorry, Issei. I am smart but I don't have that good of a memory." Then he exclaimed, "Ah! I am here to study your growth."

Now Issei wasn't one to brag but he is extra good in terms of progress. Even getting tortured he got some progress. I think I am doing very fine.

"Wrong. For someone related to the great A_yp_, you are a very disappointing person. You bring shame to his name." He said, crossing his arms and rolling his eyes in disappointment.

Issei didn't know if it's just the insult getting to him or the disturbance of his sleep. Perhaps the carefree attitude of the man and how he really didn't take him seriously, but he was steaming in anger. He can't even retaliate since he was frozen, in his own mind!

How can you freeze me in my own mind?

The man looked at him scornfully, chuckling. "Oh, it is extremely easy. You all are just too pathetic to make a spell for it." The man laughed, in a mocking way. Issei felt his blood boil.

"Now you're angry. What you gonna do? Cry? Hide? Get kissed by a slut?"

Issei broke. He suddenly surged forward and punched the man on the face. The man was sent flying, he was covering his face. Issei grinned as he saw blood on the man's nose and hands.

The man had a surprised expression on his face. "Impressive! Now that's how you honor his name. His blood is your blood so you must be strong. Good, very impressive." He said frantically. He was looking at Issei like he was a scientist taking notes of a newfound species.

Issei couldn't believe this, he just punched the man and he complimented him. "What do you want from me?" He asked. He was getting tired being casted on a spell by this man, or this man manipulating others to fight him.

"All I want from you is to get strong." He said, calm. "I don't want someone that have his blood running in them to be so weak."

"I am not weak." Issei answered.

The man rolled his eyes, "I know you are not weak." He said in voice that states like it should be obvious, "For you power levels, you are strong. Extremely strong rather. You can be able to best my failure student, Ophis."

Issei's eyes widened. This man knew Ophis? And he called her a failure student. This man is a lot older than Ophis?

"That silly girl. Her original form is that of a girl, by the way. She just wanted to experience how being a man feels like. Odd girl, and weak also." He said in a bellicose tone, "That girl was my student. I hoped that she would be able to come even half my power, but no. She can easily be beaten with a mere flick of my wrist. Infinity? You call her infinity? Haha, Infinity is weak then."

"She is a failure. She can be considered an extremely strong being in your power levels." He paused, "But to our power levels, she is nothing but an ant."

Issei didn't know Ophis much. Hell, he didn't know a thing about her besides that she is the Infinite Dragon God but he didn't like how the man spoke of Ophis.

"And you, Issei. You are an ant also, no, a bit stronger. A rabbit then, yes, a rabbit. In your full potential, you can be a rabbit." He said in a voice that was trying not to laugh.

Issei glared at him, "You're a bastard. How could you speak of your student like that?"

"Well, my student failed to meet my expectations. Although, in her adult form, she has a great bod-" Issei sent a punch towards his face.

To Issei's surprise, the man caught it, without looking at him. "Now, now." He chuckled. He quickly twisted his arms, Issei's eyes widened as his arms got twisted painfully. The dreadful sound of breaking filled the air. He fell to his knees.

Issei gripped his arm in pain. It was twisted in a one eighty-degree angle. "Don't act rash, boy. Just because you managed to land a punch on me a while back doesn't mean you'll get to land a punch again."

"Viverra Urna Retorcido Konas." The man chanted. Issei stared at his black eyes, it glowed red and a sinister smile appeared on his face. A black magic circle appeared in his pupils.

He suddenly felt something wrap around his stomach and pull him away. Then push him at the very middle of his spine, almost breaking. Then it happened simultaneously, Issei spitted out blood. He collapsed to his knees and hugged his stomach. He felt like his body was forced to be halved. His spine hurts badly.

He saw the shoes of the man nearing him, "Don't push your luck, Issei. I didn't want to hurt you but you dared land another hit on my face. Although I covered it with a mask, know that this is one magnificent creation, I am not lying." Then he paused, "Sorry, I tried my best to weaken the weakest of my spells."

He yawned, "You know, it is so hard holding back. The spell I just used is the most basic and the weakest off my spells. Yet, if I were to use that on you, you'll be dead by now. I have to weaken even my weakest spell just so you don't die." He started laughing mockingly, "Pathetic."

Issei cringed at the metallic taste of blood that by now he should have gotten used to. "Remember, Issei. You focus too much on physical fighting, you forgot the magic." He chuckled darkly, "Even if you do best me in close range, you won't get close enough."

Issei noticed that the void blinked from black to white. The man sighed, "Well, that is all to this visit. All good things eventually come to an end."

If he didn't feel the burning pain on his stomach, he might have cursed at the man. He actually considered this a good thing? Well, if you are the one doing all the cool and cruel talk, it might be fun. But if you are the one doing the spitting of blood and getting humiliated, not so much.

"Well, at least know this. I won't disturb your sleep the next time. Get strong. So you can actually stand a chance against me." He said in a kind voice. Issei tried to look up but it was too late and he was engulfed by bright white light.

"Who are you?"

The man chuckled, "That is for me to know and for you to find out."

"Oh, and know that I will guide you every step of the way. In a twisted, yet effective way."

"Also, Happy Birthday, Issei."

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Issei sat up, sweating. He looked around, seeing that it was still four in morning, the sky still bluish black.

He tried to sleep but he can't. His thoughts kept drifting to the man. One time, he's cruel and all then the next minute, he'll guide you every step of the way. Issei shook his head, that man was confusing.

He stood up, removing the blanket. He was only in his boxer shorts. His sweat covered and muscled body free for all to see. He put on his gray jogging pants, and his gray hoodie. Since it was still early, he decided to go out and jog a bit.

He was downstairs, putting on his running shoes. He remembered Griselda showing him what jogging is. She said, Jogging is a great warm-up exercise. It is also a great time meditating and thinking about things. When you are confused of something, try jogging while finding answers.

Looking back, he smiled as he got two more hours until Dulio wakes up.

He can't remember why he stopped jogging out. Issei smiled as the wind hit his face and passed through his hair. The streets seemed so peaceful when you were the only one out, besides the robbers and snatchers but cross that out and you got one perfect place for exercise and meditation.

From time to time, he will come across a fellow jogger. Some are middle-aged, some are little kids with their parents, some are even seniors with their spouse, jogging the best they can, enjoying each other's company.

They waved at him so of course he waved back. He was now at the bridge, admiring how the river shone in the moonlight, when someone called him, "Hey, Issei!"

He stopped. Looking around. No jogger was around. The streets were empty. The only sound heard was the rushing of the river and the occasional clanking of empty soda cans. He stayed, looking around one last time before he started jogging again.

Probably just my imagination.

He reminisced about the words of the magic man in his dreams. He still wasn't strong enough. He can't believe it, he got subdued that easily in his own mind. He also got humiliated in his own mind also. Seriously, who is that man?

How can someone actually subdue someone in his own mindscape. He remembered how the man casted the spell, no magic circle appeared. Instead, his eyes glowed red.

"Kid!" The voice scream-whispered.

He stopped in his tracks and began surveying his surroundings. "Issei, are you deaf or something?"

He sent a small fireball under the bridge and the man whispering to him suddenly let out a girlish scream. Got you.

Issei skillfully jumped down the bridge. He was used to fighting in urban surroundings with his missions with Dulio. Be it New York, Tokyo, London, Paris. He almost memorized every crook and cranny of the major cities in every country. A simple five-meter bridge, won't be able to stop him. He rolled, a parkour roll. He materialized his cutlass and pointed it under the bridge.

He only saw some movements. It was still dark so he can't see well under the bridge, even with his enhanced vision. The most he can see were moving shadows. The groans of pain and the clanking of cans and boxes were all he can hear.

"Show yourself." Issei asked. Fighting a monster would be helpful in letting off some steam.

A shadow of a tall man suddenly appeared, it was holding out his arms, "Issei, it's Azazel."

Azazel stepped out of the shadows. Wearing a fisherman costume? He had a fishing pole on his back and an orange and green fisherman suit. A net was tied to his utility belt and he was holding a harpoon. He had the goofy smile on his face.

Issei lowered his guard, sighing. "I was ready to slit your throat you know."

"I know."

Issei dematerialized his cutlass, "Why did you call me, Azazel-sama?"

"Well, I was happily fishing when I noticed you jog by. You had a serious expression on your face, what are you thinking about, kid?" He turned on his lantern and the under of the bridge was lit up. Boxes and a tent was set up. There was this transparent box full of worms.

A huge red sign was plastered right in front of Azazel's camp. It clearly says, NO FISHING.

Issei shook his head, smiling as Azazel whistled a happy tune, suddenly throwing his harpoon and screaming in frustration. "I think we're not allowed here, Azazel-sama."

"Bah!" He said, waving his hand, "Who cares?"

"Why are you harpooning? There are no whales here."

"I spent my last three hours trying to get this trout I released in this river. I had a deal with that oaf, Baraqiel. If I get to catch that trout without powers, then he will forever be my chess enemy. If I don't, I will have to clean his shoe collection." He said, before throwing the harpoon. He sighed, "I haven't realized how bad I have become in fishing without any powers."

Issei smiled bitterly. Jealous of Azazel. Azazel's problems are that simple compared to him, an extremely powerful mad man thinks his whole life is an interesting game, oh wonderful.

Azazel stared at him, "So, what's your deal?"

"Hm?" Issei asked.

Azazel handed him a fishing pole and looked forwards, "What's the problem? You looked like Baraqiel thinking of what to do with his daughter."

Issei still remembered how to use a fishing pole. He casted his and answered while sighing, "I had another dream. Not a nightmare but an encounter."

Azazel raised his eyebrows, "I thought the spell broke?"

"Spell?" Issei asked. As far as he remembers, he never told Azazel about the spell.

Azazel shook his head. He casted his fishing pole before answering, "Don't play dumb with me." He said in a serious voice, "You're talking to Azazel, the leader of the Grigori, probably the smartest faction of the three."

"Your point?"

"You think I didn't sense you? You have a forbidden level spell, even higher than those of God casted on you. I knew you were hiding it so I started making a potion that can cure you, but it would take me three years and approximately by then, you'd already lost your mind." The seriousness in his face surprised Issei. Somehow, even when it is a life and death situation, Azazel always has a goofy drunk smile on his face. But right now, he was staring at the river intensely.

"There are only two methods to break a forbidden level torture spell. That is one, as potion that has to be worked on for years, which is not really a method since the one casted upon will already be dead r crazy by then. The second one…" He paused, looking at Issei's eyes, "…a kiss from the person's beloved."

"When I saw you return to the carriage; the spell was gone." Issei gulped at this. Maybe Azazel is taking this the wrong way.

Then a big smile formed on his face and a shine appeared on his eyes, "Issei, you got a kiss from Gabriel, didn't you?" A very cheery voice he used.

Issei smiled nervously, "Yes."

Azazel jumped in joy, "Yahoo!" He screamed, "This should be in the news! This is a big step for the male sex." He said in a voice used by reporters, he took a nearby empty water bottle and used it like a mic.

"Stop." Issei said in an embarrassed tone. His face was red.

"Issei Hyoudou, an alpha male, managed to do the impossible, to get a kiss from the fairest princess, Gabriel." Azazel announced, speaking to an invisible crowd. He placed the water bottle right in front of Issei's mouth, "So, how did it feel getting kiss by Gabriel?"

Issei lowered his gaze, his face red, "Wonderful?" He muttered weakly.

Five minutes has passed and Azazel didn't stop screaming and dancing in joy.

Then Azazel sat back down, clearing his throat before casting his fishing pole, "So, what is this encounter you speak off?"

Issei frowned as he remembered, "You remember the powerful wizard we fought against in the Fort Mnex?"

Azazel nodded.

"Well, turns out that he was doing his best holding back against us."

"I am not surprised. For a wizard, he has an unusually amount of energy in him, even higher than you." He stroked his imaginary beard.

"He appeared in my dreams. I saw a large magic circle, it had seven smaller magic circles around it." Issei felt a chill run down his spine as he remembered the bizarre looking sight.

"Hm?" Azazel sounded, raising one of his brows. "What did it look like?"

"It was black and red in color. They were spinning. I recognized nothing of the runes, they were weird."

Azazel started grabbing something in his belt bag, "Is there by any chance looked like this?" He showed the exact circle Issei saw.

"Why do you have that?"

"I saw this sign in Fort Mnex and I figured that this may be of some importance." Azazel looked up, remembering why he drew a sketch of the symbol.

"So what is it?" Issei asked, he couldn't hide the excitement in his voice. Finally, he would have some sort of clue out of this confusing mess.

"No idea." Azazel said flatly.

Issei sunk down, frowning, "Even you don't know it."

"Hey, kid. Not everyone can know everything, besides old man and maybe Ophis. So what's the rest of the encounter you were saying?"

"Then one of the seven magic circles' light faded. Instead, the man we saw was standing in the middle of it. Then all this events happened. He told me he was the teacher of Ophis and that even in her prime, she was no match for him. She couldn't even reach the half of his powers."

Azazel's eyes widened, "Now that is an important data. Now we have an insight in this man's power. If Ophis is no match for him, he is insanely strong. He really is holding back on us."

Issei felt a tug. He looked at his fishing pole and saw something tugging it. "Quick, that's the damned trout I was talking about." Azazel pointed his hand and jumped, a victorious expression on his face.

Issei did as he was told and the trout was finally caught. Azazel put it in a box that had water on it. "Thanks, kid. Now I'll show that giant who's boss."

"But you are the boss already."

Azazel looked at Issei, "Yes, I am the boss. But to Baraqiel, I am an annoying friend. Now I will ascend from an annoying friend to an annoying boss." He ended with a dark laugh.

The sky was starting to lighten up now. One and a half hour has already passed. Issei rose up, "Azazel-san, I am going now, bye."

A hand suddenly gripped his forearm roughly. "Wait." Azazel's voice said.

"What is it?"

"You can use teachers, you know."

Issei turned around, looking at Azazel in question, "Teachers?"

"You're right, Azazel." Albion suddenly cut off.

Azazel's eyes shone in admiration as Issei sweatdropped, "Wow! The White Dragon Emperor! Talking to me!" He comically exclaimed, dancing around like a ballet dancer.

"Issei needs a teacher."

Azazel's expression changed completely from a dazed one to a serious one, "You're right, Albion. He needs a teacher. I know a lot of beings that would be able to help you in your different techniques."

"Like Hermes and Capt. James Cook, or Sun Wukong and Nezha. I'm sure those guys would be happy to train you."

"When?"

"When you unlock your other techniques. Hermes and James would train you in your speed technique while Nezha would probably go with the defensive technique. While I suspect Sun Wukong to go with the power technique."

"Awesome." Issei said, "Thanks Azazel-san."

"Welcome, kid. Happy Birthday."

Issei's eyes widened, he forgot it was his birthday today. He was so busy and his mind was wrapped up on the man that he forgot that it was the day he became an angel. He remembered how the man greeted him, with a fatherly voice. Weird.

They considered his birthday the day he became an angel since he forgot when his real birthday was. "Thanks." Issei gave Azazel a final wave before he started climbing the vertical wall with skill and jumping to the railing of the bridge.

He heard Azazel scream and curse, "Damn trout. Now I have to catch that annoying little fish again."

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Waking up in a cold morning was hard. Dulio groaned as his alarm clock started resounding its dreadful shrieks of disturbance. Now he regrets not choosing the chicken clucking alarm. "Shut up or I'll blast your soulless body into smithereens." Dulio threatened in an angry voice. Then he rolled his eyes as it never stopped, Of course it won't stop. It's not alive.

Dulio reluctantly got up from his bed. Somehow, every time he rose up his bed, a voice suddenly calls him to lie down again. But then the face of a certain ex-nun appeared in his head and instantly, he felt vigorous in going to school.

"Right, I have to wake Issei up. He must be dreaming of the kiss." Dulio said to himself, chuckling. He's one to chuckle when his face is covered in an anti-oil cream. Ever since they descended into a human level angel, the rain can give them sickness, their skins can burn in the sun, they're perfect faces could become oily, and they had to brush their teeth every so often to avoid bad breath. It was a hard change for both Issei and Dulio since they were used to the do nothing and still look and feel good angel thing.

He started walking towards Issei's room when he smelled something delicious. He knows this smell. He felt his stomach grumble, frowning. I can't remember where I smelled this before. No matter how tasty it smelled, his whole body was forcing him to run away.

Then his face morphed into one of horror, now he remembered where. This was the dangerous cooking of Issei. The food that smells so good but tastes so bad you'd want to vomit out your whole digestive system. No, not just the digestive system, also the respiratory and maybe a bit of the nervous system.

Dulio was instantly filled with fear. He wouldn't want to offend Issei and therefore he will have to eat it and force a smile. To escape imminent death, he slowly backed away, hoping that the wooden floor was in his favor.

Of course heroes never really had the lucky thing. Dulio cursed the wooden floor as it creaked. "Dulio?" Issei voice called out. He wanted to take destroy the wooden floor.

"Yes, Issei? You're up early." He answered, trying to buy himself some time to think of an escape plan. Does he jump out of the window or hit himself in the head so he faints?

In the end, he decided to embrace his unlucky fate. Issei was in his school uniform, wrapped by an baby blue apron with golden letters that said, Eat the food or die. Dulio would have chosen death if not for his wanting to see Asia. He was cooking bacon and eggs. Dulio knew better than to be fooled by the pleasant smell and the appetizing look, the taste would seriously ruin your whole day.

"I woke up early. Don't know why but I feel like dancing." Issei said to him cheerily.

Dulio raised his brows, "Looks like someone's because someone got kissed by their certain princess." He grinned when Issei blushed.

"Wha-What does that have to do with me?" Issei asked, stuttering.

"Well, besides you were the one getting kissed, nothing."

Issei huffed at him and poured to his plate two perfectly cooked sunny side-up eggs and three perfectly fried bacons. He also gave Dulio a cup of coffee. "Thanks." Dulio prayed silently.

Here goes nothing. Dulio bit a bacon in half. And surprisingly, it tastes superb.

"I studied you know. If you actually think that it was the old, gross cooking, then you're wrong." Issei said, a smug expression on his face.

"Let's go to school now, shall we?" He asked.

Dulio looked at his plate and realized that all the food he was eating was already gone. "Fine, I gotta admit it tastes good."

"Damn right It does." Issei exited the house.

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"Are you ready, Issei? A princess from another state?" Asia asked.

Issei was seated on his seat, face flat to the desk, annoyed at the laughing Dulio. "Wrong." He said in a muffled voice. The students were around them, listening.

They were all teaming up, guessing who the "mystery" girl is. And Issei didn't know if they were really guessing or are they messing with him. An alien princess? A princess from the past? Elven princess? All their guset were random but somehow, just because she was in a carriage, every guess involves a princess.

Issei narrowed her eyes at the laughing Dulio. He was the one who started this mess, "An angel princess?"

Issei and Dulio froze. The guess was so right. Issei gave Dulio a look that says, Were dead now.

The teacher came in, "Hey now, what are you guys doing? Go back to your seats."

Immediately, the students scattered to their seats. Issei growled in annoyance as Dulio sighed in relief. "What? We're safe now?"

"You're the reason we got into this mess." Issei said, his tone making Dulio gulp.

"We're safe now. Let it go, Issei." Dulio exclaimed nervously.

Issei gripped his fist, "We we're safe until you decided to speak your thoughts out loud."

Dulio's eyes widened when he realized what he has done. The students were looking at him in question. The teacher was looking at him in annoyance and Issei was looking at him like he was dead meat. "Sorry?"

"You're only making it more obvious." Issei said in a whisper scream voice.

"I mean, ridiculous. Gabriel's an angel princess? Pshhh. Give me a break."

Issei face palmed. And Dulio called him a bad liar. "Great. Just Great."

The students flocked Dulio. Even the teacher seemed interested. "So her name's Gabriel?", "Lucky bastard.", "Gabriel is so lucky."

"So, what's her relation with Issei?" Kiryuu asked.

Issei gave Dulio a look, a warning.

"Eheh, she is Issei's…hmmm. Let's see, I know! She is his fiancé!"

Issei banged his face to the desk as some of the students squealed and fainted. "The hell, Dulio!?" Issei asked in annoyance.

"Gabriel is so lucky! No!" A girl with some serious anger issues began flipping the plastic desk chairs.

A boy was in his knees, crying, "No. She was so stunning. She was my dream. My hope. No." He cried miserably.

The majority cheered. Turns out they formed a fan club dedicated to Issei and Gabriel. A girl holding the Issei x Mystery Girl banner, probably the leader of the fan club, tore the mystery girl and replaced it with a Gabriel. Issei blushed at the banner.

"Oh god! Guys, look. Issei-kun is blushing, he's so cute!" The leader squealed, pointing at him before fainting.

The girls began taking out their cellphones and began snapping photos. Issei mouthed help to Dulio and Dulio nodded at this. He jumped in front of him, "Hey now, girls. Back off." Dulio said firmly, before he gulped.

The girls had yellow glowing eyes, violent expressions, and a deadly dark auras surrounding them. Issei and Dulio simultaneously gulped as the girls looked scarier than the sphinx they once fought, and she was terrible. "How dare you stand between us and Issei-kun." The leader croaked. Issei swore that these girls have some serious admiration issues. If looks could kill, Dulio and him would be overkilled already.

He patted Dulio at the back, "Thanks, Dulio." He said before running to the very end of the room. He began building himself a fort made of plastic desk chairs.

Dulio looked at Issei and frowned, "Hey." He said before he screamed as he got taken away by the wave of girls.

Issei peeked through a small hole in between the chairs. The girls were slowly approaching him, their scary eyes glinting dangerously. "Well, this is the end." He said to himself dramatically before the horde of girls impacted his poorly built fort.

The teacher kept reading through his folder. Seeping his mug that said Best Teacher Ever. He gave one glance at the boys, Dulio included, who got run down by the horde of girls. Then at the girls who were trying and failing to catch the crying Issei who was jumping from chair to chair. "Just another day at Kuoh, I guess." He said flatly before continuing to scan through the folder. Ignoring the groaning boys, the squealing girls, and the crying Issei.

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Issei swore he would never again let Dulio lie for him. If it was a life or death situation, both of them would be dead by now. Their bodies badly mangled since Dulio would have probably made things worse than to do the opposite.

"I'm sorry." Dulio said, rolling his eyes.

Issei wanted to smack that whatever face on Dulio's if they weren't in the library. They were going to spend their time there until the school ends, all because of Dulio.

Issei growled. He was covered in bandages. The girls scratched him everywhere out of desperation to get to him. Saji sat beside them. He was supervising them.

"Tsk tsk. That's what you get for being a pretty boy." Saji said to Issei who frowned.

Issei can hear the students who were pretending to read but actually they were gossiping. Holding these thick dictionaries and encyclopedia, leaning discreetly at each other, whispering and pointing at them, at him to be specific. "Did you know Issei-kun is engaged with that princess girl yesterday?", "I believe her name was Gabriel."

Issei wanted to hide his face in the book he was reading, Best Ways To Get Your Friend Back. He didn't know why this book was in the library but it works for him. It was pretty thick, it contained like a thousand methods in how to get your friend back, if he or she is still your friend that is.

"So, Issei. The other students told me you're engaged with this," Saji began to stare dreamily up the sky like a thirsty puppy, "gorgeous, stunning, bewitching, sexy, breathtaking, knee-weakening…" Saji got on and on as Issei groaned in annoyance at Dulio who smiled sheepishly.

Dulio stopped smiling when Issei cracked the wooden table they were reading on a little. Issei wanted to wrangle Dulio's neck. Now everyone didn't talk about anything except about his "fiancé".

Saji snapped out of his trance, wiping the drool at the side of his mouth. He slapped himself, as if scolding himself. "Be loyal to Sona. Be loyal to Sona." He kept muttering to himself, his brows furrowed in determination.

The bell rang. The other students immediately exited the library. Some remained, those students determined in studying and getting a good mark. The trio remained seated. Watching the students pass by them like a blur.

Issei would have stood up if not for Saji suddenly grab his stomach, his face morphing into one of pain. Dulio and Issei immediately went to his side. The students were looking at them, "Why is treasurer in pain?", "What happened?".

"Saji?" Dulio asked, concerned. He was holding Saji by the shoulders.

"I-I'm ok." Saji stuttered. He was sweating. He leaned back his chair, "We need to go."

"What?" Issei asked, confused.

"I felt this before." He said, he grabbed Issei's shoulder, "When you two came, my whole body almost exploded. When you fiancé came, I wanted to claw out my chest. Right now, my stomach hurts. This is nothing compared to what I felt when you two or your fiancé came. But we have to get to Sona. They are with the ORC."

Issei grinned at this, "Two birds with one stone."

Issei felt Dulio and Saji's nervousness and worry. It was obvious in the way they walked. In the way they talked. The way they breathed. And the way their faces morphed.

"Relax, you two. I'm sure Sona and Rias are more than capable in protecting their squad." Issei said, hoping to cheer the two up.

Saji shook his head grimly, "As much as I hate to admit this, when it comes to us fighting against holy creatures, we are in a huge disadvantage." He chuckled, "Being with you two for the first time, I felt like I wanted to hide under my bed. My vision was blurry, my head was spinning, and my ears were ringing like someone just flash banged me." He lowered his gaze, "A simple holy sword, even the weakest when stabbed to us will do a very lethal damage. We may be strong but if we get hit by a holy weapon or magic, well…that would be a problem."

Issei sighed as Dulio shrieked out of worry for Asia. It's not because he's not worried, he believes they are more than capable in defending themselves.

The sky was sun set orange already. The wind was unusually powerful. Issei gave Dulio a look but Dulio shrugged. "It wasn't me."

Issei kicked open the ORC clubroom door. Saji shook his head, his eyes wide. "I could have sworn they were just here talking." Dulio started hyperventilating.

Issei rolled his eyes, "Geez, don't take things too far. I can feel their energy. They're outside."

Actually, Albion felt their energies and told them to Issei. He couldn't possibly say Albion or his whole act in hiding that he is the host of the Two Heavenly dragons would all go to waste.

"Where's the fastest way out?" Saji asked.

Issei pointed at the window. "Great. Let's go." He didn't look at where Issei was pointing and suddenly screamed when he was thrown out of the window, "Oi! Issei! Dulio! You bastards!" He cursed, waving his fist frantically at the two angels who were chuckling.

"Sorry!" Issei apologized in a voice that's about to laugh.

He noticed Dulio stopped laughing. He looked to his side to see Dulio gone.

Dulio opened his wings and flew out, using the wind to turn him invisible. He landed just behind the two women.

The two were wearing white church cloaks. They had swords strapped behind their back, Issei knew what these were…these were holy swords. Issei looked inside and instantly knew who they were. The blue haired woman was Xenovia and the one that had chestnut brown hair was Irina. Irina, she kinda looks like someone I know.

"That's the traitor bitch. You should be ashamed of yourself, miss. You're the nun that helped a devil. Disgusting." Xenovia said coldly. Issei felt anger burn in his heart.

He looked at Asia who had tears at the corner of her eyes. She was silently whimpering. He told her to stop whimpering so much but she said she couldn't stop it.

He jumped down, next to Saji who screamed at him, "Watch it."

Issei shook his head, almost laughing. He would have laughed is his sister wasn't being called a slut and a traitor right now.

Issei stood beside Kiba who was shaking in anger. Ever since he got to know Kiba, he never had an angry expression on his face. "You ok?" He asked. Kiba gave him a cold look that says, None of your business.

He noticed bunch of the girls blush as he walked through them but he didn't mind. He was too busy watching Dulio's actions. The guy gets too protective of Asia from time to time. He summoned his cutlass, Just in case.

Xenovia kept insulting the whimpering Asia until a shadow towered over her. A shadow of a tall man with ten wings. Issei could see the fear in her face, she suddenly lost all her confidence.

"Asia? Come here." Issei called her out, holding his arms out.

Asia launched herself into Issei arms, burying her face to Issei's chest. He could feel the wet patch she was making in his uniform with all her sobbing. He almost wanted to be the one to teach Xenovia a lesson if only Dulio didn't want to impress Asia.

Xenovia slowly turned around. She bowed to her knees when she saw Dulio, "Dulio-sama?" Seems like they have basic knowledge of heaven.

Good thing Xenovia has fast reflexes or else she is probably a halved holy sword wielder. She managed to block Dulio's deadly blade of wind. As far as Issei can remember from Michael's lessons, that is one of the Seven Excalibur Swords, Excalibur destruction to be exact.

Xenovia skidded a few meters, earning bruises. She looked like she was about to get hit by a car, she was surprised when an angel attacked her. She was looking at Dulio like he was some kind of a devil, "What?" She asked, shock in her voice.

Dulio held his hand out. The sunset orange skies were suddenly covered by a dark cloud, the other white clouds were being pulled like magnet, turning dark gray. Issei's eyes widened, he never thought Dulio would use that move. He only uses that against extremely strong enemies and monsters like the sphinx or the griffins. Issei started regretting his decision of not stepping in, now the chance of Xenovia and the girl he recognized but couldn't remember, Irina, are zero…well, negative one.

The devils stared in amazement as the clouds started twirling downwards, like some kind of freak tornado. It grew thinner and thinner until it was the size of a thin stick, before lightning struck from the very top of the swirling storm clouds to Dulio's hand.

The cloud vanished and Dulio was fluttering, a dark glint in his eyes. He was holding a lightning bolt that is inferior to the original but isn't weak, unless being able to destroy a whole island is what you call weak.

Issei noticed Xenovia struggling to remain standing, her knees were wobbling lightly in fear. Issei couldn't blame her, if he was in her position, he would have already peed himself.

Irina jumped to her friend's defense, holding out her own Excalibur, Excalibur Mimic. From a regular Excalibur, it slowly transformed into a katana.

Irina held her hand out to Xenovia, who took it gladly. They pointed their sword, together at Dulio who looked at them in amusement.

Sadly, even a two holy sword wielders is no match against Dulio. They fought hard alright, and if they were going against the devils, there is no doubt that they will be able to bring down at least a quarter and a half. But they weren't against the devils, they were against Dulio, an angry Dulio, and that is someone you wouldn't want to fight when angry. The very air they breathe in is controlled by Dulio, even the ground they are stepping on.

Irina and Xenovia fought like a team, doing a you-then-me attack pattern. Dulio deflected the other with a blade of wind then the other with the bolt of lightning. From time to time, he would send a small shaking of the earth.

Issei, although angry, at the same time pitied Xenovia since she was the one getting most of the damage. Her church cloak was torn completely off; her black tight suit is almost torn. Irina was lucky since Dulio didn't pay her much attention.

Issei felt Kiba release an angry aura. What the hell is wrong with everyone today? He asked himself while patting the sniffing Asia on the back, everyone is angry.

Kiba suddenly sprinted off, to everyone's surprise. He was holding two demon swords and heading towards Irina who was rubbing the back of her head. "Kiba! What are you doing?" Rias asked.

"Shut up! I am gonna get my revenge, one way or another." He answered in a bloodthirsty voice.

"Whoops." Irina rolled out of Kiba's downwards strike. The two proceeded to battle each other, they were moving in a blur, for the devils but to Issei, he was trying to keep himself from insulting the battle stances and moves of the two.

Kiba suddenly raised a sword that impaled Irina in the thighs. She howled in pain and fell back, surprised and shocked. Her thighs were bloodied and were burning in pain. Kiba was walking towards her and laughing sinisterly.

Xenovia, distracted by the howl made by Irina, turned to look at her friend. Bad idea. She was blasted by lightning. The whole are became dark, even Kiba turned to Xenovia. The shadow of her body shaking in electrocution was all that can be seen.

She landed back. Tired, hurt, and exhausted. She tried to reach for Excalibur Destruction but she couldn't muster the strength to do so. She sunk back to the ground.

Issei smiled at this. The battle has finally ended. "Will the two of them be ok?" Asia pointed at the two holy sword wielders and asked in concern. Issei smiled back, "Of course. This isn't a fight to the death you know." Or is it?

Issei started laughing nervously. Dulio wouldn't kill a helpless little girl, right? He asked himself. Ever since Asia came, Dulio became unpredictable.

The devils looked at Issei, reluctant at his assurance. "Issei, by Dulio's body language, he is going to kill that girl, and so will Kiba." She turned to see Irina, fear in her eyes, looking at Kiba who was slowly walking towards her, like a zombie.

"Nah, I doubt it. Dulio wouldn't do such a thing." Issei tried to convince the devils, but it sounded like he was convincing himself. He was watching closely Dulio who slowly raised his bolt, bringing it down.

"Yup, you're right. This is going too far." He said, he gave Asia to Saji. He tilted his neck, materializing his cutlass.

Rias couldn't help but smile at Sona as they will finally be going to get to see the Joker of Gabriel in action. "You'll have to choose between the two. Will you save Irina or Xenovia?" Sona asked, pushing her glasses.

"Both?" Issei said.

The devils jaw dropped when Issei moved as fast as a tiger chasing down its prey. He appeared right in front of Irina. Issei caught Kiba's sword with his hands and flung him to the school wall, hard. The cracking of Kiba's bones made the devils cringe. Luckily, devils have faster regeneration rate than humans so he will be fine.

Issei felt uncomfortable since in some angles, Irina looked a lot like Gabriel. She was looking at him like she knew or saw him somewhere. "Do you know me?" Issei asked. He was surprised at the hopefulness in his own voice.

"N-No." She said, stuttering. Issei could tell by the way her eyes shook and her body moved that she was lying. But he decided to let it go since her thigh was badly skewered by Kiba's demonic sword.

Issei gently picked Irina up, being careful not to hit the bloody wound. "Wait. I'll get you to Asia, she'll heal you and you'll be feeling better in no time."

Issei ran to Asia as fast as he can, which is very fast. Irina looked like she was slapped; her hair was windswept. He laid her down just beside Asia, "Here." He told her gently with a smile, before turning to Asia. "Please use your twilight healing, Asia-chan." She nodded.

Irina pointed at Xenovia and Dulio, her face morphed in horror. "Sir, you'll never make it in time." She said weakly.

Issei swiftly pulled the sword impaled at Irina's thigh and threw it to Dulio's shoulder with pinpoint accuracy. The sword stabbed itself at Dulio who was about to slice Xenovia in half with an extremely hot lightning bolt. Dulio groaned in pain and annoyance, his gaze snapping at Issei who smiled nervously.

"Dulio, relax. I know she insulted Asia but you don't have to slice her in half. That's just not fair." Issei explained, laughing nervously. Dulio redirected his gaze to Xenovia who whimpered in fright.

He began raising his bolt again but Issei appeared in front of Xenovia, "You're taking this too far."

Dulio brought his sword down, Issei parried it with his cutlass. A wave of raw power appeared in the impact. Xenovia was sent flying to the devils who collapsed to their knees. They were suddenly drained of strength, their legs unsteady. They leaned on each other for support, helping Xenovia to stand up and get away from the two angels of power. They hid behind the trees, leaning on it for support.

The wave even reached the glass windows and shattered it. The trees bent away from the two and some of the bushes were uprooted. Kiba was gritting his teeth, struggling to remain standing. The wave was getting more intense as Issei and Dulio began to push each other harder, batting for domination. "Stop this, you idiot. You're going to make yourself fall." Issei said, gritting his teeth. Dulio's wings were flashing from white to black.

Issei knew Dulio had anger issues regarding Asia. He couldn't blame Dulio since this was very possible to happen if Gabriel was insulted and called a slut, traitor, or a whore. That person will very well be dead with no one being able to stop Issei.

Both of the angels jumped away from each other, before engaging an actual swordfight this time. Though the bolt was powerful, Dulio was never one for swordfight.

The devils and the holy sword wielders watched on in amazement as Issei skillfully maneuvered and avoided the strikes and bolts Dulio sent him. He deflected bolts of lightning from time to time and sent it to Dulio who would swat it away in annoyance.

In a matter of minutes, Dulio was knocked out unconscious. Issei hit him in the back of his head with the hilt of his cutlass. The holy sword wielders and Kiba, as fellow swordsman, acknowledged Issei's stance and technique. Issei seemed to know where Dulio would next strike him and already had a countermeasure against that certain attack. While the other devils, as fellow supernatural beings, were left gaping.

"He didn't even use any energy." Rias muttered to Sona who was looking at Issei like she was trying to see through his soul. Issei felt a little embarrassed as everyone stared at him like he was the greatest.

Saji patted Issei in the back, "Dude, that was bad-ass."

"What's bad-ass?" Issei asked Saji. Saji looked crestfallen and so did the others before Issei laughed, "I'm just messin with you all."

A small golden magic circle suddenly appeared on Issei's ears. The devils were intrigued when Issei's eyes widened, "Michael-sama!" He exclaimed, Dulio was waking up. "What? Two holy sword wielders? Uh…hehe. Pick them up?"

{Pick the holy sword wielders, Issei. They were sent here in a mission.}

"Very well." Issei turned to see that there were two empty spots on the group. Issei gulped, "Uhh…Ok. I'll pick them up tomorrow."

{Pick them up today.}

Dulio was looking back at Issei, "Tell him it's your birthday so we're on a vacation."

"Michael-sama, it is my birthday today, right?"

{*silence*}

"Aha!" Issei said in triumph, "You forgot my birthday, no?"

{W-What? I would never do such a thing! Of course I-I won't forget, n-never. Go pick the sword wielders tomorrow.} Call ended.

"It's your birthday today, Issei-oniisama?" Asia asked in delight.

"Yes. I have to go now. Dulio, you better apologize to those wielders. I know they insulted Asia but you didn't have to attempt to slice them in half." Issei scowled as Dulio looked down in regret.

They ran away from the group. Sona sighed, "This is the downside of being a student council president while being a devil," She said, putting her hand on her forehead, she pointed at the shattered windows and the scattered trash, "I will be the one responsible in cleaning up. Let's go, ORC…you're going to help us." Sona noticed Rias gone, "ORC? Rias? They left us!" She exclaimed. She realized she's all alone now with Saji who was oddly squirming in his place. Great, even her own peerage left her.

"I'm going to get them back. Saji, let's get started."

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Issei was touched. Dulio was with him. They quickly made their way to their house and a surprise was left for him.

Michael, in a white t-shirt, was placing food in a long table being covered by Azazel who was in a violet shirt. Raphael, a golden shirt on him, was trying to put bunch of colorful papers on the ceiling, keyword trying. He was making a mess as the papers fell slowly to the ground, making a colorful and nauseating mess.

Uriel, a red shirt that got well with his red hair, was setting up the big banner that said, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ISSEI." He was standing on the couch and he accidentally turned it over, bringing the banner down with him and wrapping himself with it. Griselda, in a silver dress, was scolding the three seraphs, "You're making a mess. What are you doing Uriel? You're making things worse, Raphael. Azazel! Stop covering the chairs, I said cover the table!"

Uriel and Michael accidentally bumped to each other, "W atch it!" Uriel coldly said.

"No, you watch it. I am having a hard time and you getting in my way is making things worse!" Raphael answered. They bumped their heads at each other, Griselda trying to break the two up.

Azazel sneakily tripped Michael and he landed on the cake, face first. "Why you…" Michael said in a muffled voice since his mouth was filled with moist chocolate cake. Azazel took out his glasses and pressed a button. It produced a snapping sound and a flashing light.

"That's what you get for spreading the news of my sacred gears." Azazel said smugly as Michael grabbed a nearby balloon and used it like a sword, hitting Azazel who kept saying ow.

Baraqiel, Shemhazai, and Philip were seated at the couch, having those birthday cone hats. Shemhazai lazily blew on a party horn as Baraqiel muttered, "Great. We're in a party filled with immature adult." Philip, the cherub, nodded in agreement, a bored expression on his face. He was plucking at his bow in boredom when he accidentally fired an arrow straight to Azazel as he gazed at Griselda who was scolding the two seraphs. Philip smiled mischievously and began firing love arrows at Azazel and Griselda who was looking at each other intently. Baraqiel and Shemhazai found this amusing, cheering Philip on.

Basically, it was a colorful mess. Uriel noticed Issei and Dulio there and signaled to Michael. Azazel immediately turned on a sacred gear, it began saying happy birthday in a distorted and broken voice. "That is the worst sacred gear you have ever made." Shemhazai said in a flat voice. Azazel glared, "Well, if Michael didn't spill coke on it then it wouldn't be singing like this."

Michael had an innocent expression on his face, "It was an accident." He said but his voice told otherwise and his smile was a soft and dark one at the same time.

The banner was hanged upside down and Griselda was steaming. "What did you do, Uriel?" She asked, before yelping as she saw Uriel covered with a bunch of colored paper. Raphael was beside him, a glue on his hand.

Uriel threw a moist cake on Raphael's face and Raphael collapsed to his knees in horror. "What have you done to my beautiful face!?" He exclaimed.

"Guys, get a hold of yourselves." Griselda scolded before approaching Issei, she gave Issei a kiss on the forehead, "Happy birthday, Issei."

Issei was dumbfounded. They were all here. Even Azazel.

Griselda, with a snap of her fingers, fixed everything. The seraphs and Azazel jaw dropped, "You didn't tell us you can do that. We went through all that trouble and you can do all that with a simple snap of your fingers? No fair." Michael said, crossing his arms like a child.

Azazel and the two other seraph backed Michael up. Griselda glared at them and theu immediately sat down the table, whimpering.

Issei raised his brows, Is that a blush on Azazel-sama's cheeks?

"So Issei, how was your day?" Azazel asked, glancing at Griselda instead of Issei, It IS a blush.

Issei noticed Griselda turn red like Azazel when he offered her some chicken. "Sorry I'm late, Issei." A voice he adored so much greeted him. He felt soft hands wrap around his neck and something soft press at his back. "Happy birthday."

Issei turned around to see Gabriel, wearing a light gold dress. Her hair was tied in ponytail and her smile was as bewitching as ever. A light blush was present on her face. He heard the others chuckle at his stuttering, "H-Hi, Gabby."

"Gabby, huh. Very sweet of you, Issei." Uriel teased, pointing his fork that had a cutlet of chicken stabbed to it.

Gabriel sat down beside Issei, blushing at the nickname. They dined peacefully and rather, happily like a normal gathering, except the people gathering are actually angels and fallen angels.

At the middle of the dinner, the others started giving gifts to Issei. Azazel, he already gave him a gift of guidance. Michael gave him a watch; it was inside red lavish looking box. Uriel gave him another spear. Ever since his first birthday as an angel, Uriel started giving him spears as gifts, each different from the rest and capable of reducing medium level demons to ashes. Raphael gave him a spell book for intermediate wizards. Griselda gave him a guidebook for courting girls, much to his embarrassment.

They started resuming their dining when Uriel cleared his throat, "How about Gabriel? Don't you have a gift for Issei?"

She blushed, "I already…gave it."

Uriel choked on his chicken, "You mean, you lost your virginity last night!?" Azazel, Baraqiel, Shemhazai, and the two male seraph started choking simultaneously.

Gabriel growled, her face red as a tomato, "What are you talking about!?"

"Well," Uriel looked away, a smug smile on his face, "I would have preferred getting grandchildren when I get a little older but oh well, if Gabriel and Issei are having a hard time controlling their sexual tendencies, hey. I'll be glad to spend some grandfather-grandchildren time."

Gabriel's eyes were glowing in power, "Uriel!"

Uriel's screams pierced the silent night.

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(A/N) Review please. They keep me going.