Hello again! I was reading through the reviews and I was really amazed. I almost made a fan girl scream. Anyway to thank you all for your support, here is the next chapter. I will try to upload daily since I have some free time. I put some patterns due to a request. Hope you like it. Review as well.

The approaching storm

Issei stood in the middle of the group. His hair was the same, his body looked much slimmer and well proportioned. The Gremory group and Azazel stood quietly until Asia broke the silence.

"I-Issei-san? Is that you?"

She walked slowly towards him. She looked dizzy and was clumsily walked towards him. It felt like a dream to Asia, to see him again. She grabbed to his cloak and felt his face. It was really him. Tears slowly fell down her beautiful eyes and hugged Issei.

"Issei-san, Issei-san *sob* you're back. You're actually *sob* back."

She coughed the few words she could say and buried her face into Issei's chest. Issei hugged Asia back, but he muttered into her ear.

"I'm not yet…alive."

Issei removed her face from his chest to see her eyes denying what he had just spoken. He grabbed Asia's shoulders and gently pushed her off. He turned around to face the rest of the group. They looked at him intently. Their eyes were filled with shock, but still calculating.

Azazel stepped forward slowly and said

"Why should we believe that you are Hyodo-kun? He died 3 months ago and we could not bring him back to life. After 3 months of knowing you were dead and then suddenly popping out of nowhere saying you're back. Do you think we are fools!"

Tsk. They won't believe that its really me. Saizen, what do I do?

[Huh, oh yeah the situation. Right uhh try negotiating?]

Think of a better idea.

[Fine, fine, fine. Give me a few minutes. Stall them for now.]

Better hurry. Azazel is getting angry.

Issei stood there calmly taking in Azazel's question. On the outside he was calm and collected, but in the inside he was getting nervous. He needed to find a way to distract them.

"OK, then what do I do to prove that I am Issei?"

"Show us your Welsh dragon scale mail."

Uh oh. The situation is getting worse. Any ideas yet?

[Got one. RUN!]

Oh wow, thanks for telling me a good plan.

[In your state, you are easily outnumbered, plus the fact you don't have that Red Dragon Emperor with you anymore. To make matters even worse is that they are your friends. If you actually fight them, then you will easily be dispatched. I won't be able to help since the eclipse is still on for about 3 hours.]

I can't run for 3 hours. Its going to make me tired and they would eventually catch up.

[Don't forget your senjutsu training. You are able to recover your stamina through your surroundings. I will help increase it overtime.]

I don't want to run anymore, Saizen. I want to face them.

[I can understand, but please think of it logically. There is a chance they won't believe you. They will attack you without hesitation. Do you want to be struck down by your own allies?]

You make a good point… Alright, I'll use Dress-Break on Rias and Akeno-san. Once their distracted from that, then activate the seals on my feet and we can have a heads start.

[Good enough. I haven't seen bare boobs for a long time.]

I agree.

Issei faced Azazel confidently and closed his eyes. He made some light using his balance breaker. Right when they were about to believe him, he shot an orb of red energy at the 2 girls and it exploded, ripping their clothes to smithereens. The confusion was as he expected. They all turned around to see if they were alright.

Issei's feet was then covered by Saizen's dragon insignia. He was launched in the air at least 400 feet up. He focused power beneath his feet and soon, a dark, crimson flame roared underneath his feet. He was flying! He didn't have time to celebrate this new ability. The group finally figured out his plan. They faced him and launched to dispatch their trickster enemy. He looked at Asia one last time. Her face still believed it was the real Issei. He showed Asia his smile one last time, before turning and blasted away from her group.

Issei burst through the air in high-speeds. The wind in his hair and face felt great. Now how do you steer this? He kept moving forward with no sign of stopping. The flames roared of power as he sped through the river, leaving a large wave of water. He pushed his legs forward for a moment, hoping to stop. He was then stationary for a while in the air, scanning his surroundings. There was no sign of the Gremory group, so he was far away enough to relax. He lowered his body down on the ground, but when he did, a sword came flying across the water and scratched the side of his face.

Kiba stood on the other side of the river, sword up and ready. The two boys stood and faced each other. Kiba's eyes revealed hesitation, knowing that he could actually be attacking his own comrade. Issei had to be careful, if he actually has to fight Kiba, then its best to drawback his power.

"Yo Kiba. How's life being the prince of the school? It should be more peaceful since I'm not there peeping on girls anymore."

"Yeah, it is more peaceful. The hentai trio finally broke up and its calm then on… Too calm for my taste."

"Yeah, I guess. Well, see ya."

"No. If you are really Issei, then why won't you come back with us? We can convince Azazel that its really you. Just please, come back with us."

Issei shook his head, smiling.

"I will, but not at this moment. When the time comes, I will comeback and explain everything. Goodbye for now… Oh and Kiba, tell Saji and Vali I said hi."

"Wait Issei-sa-"

Issei's feet were glowing again. He launched himself in the air and disappeared. All he heard was the sonic boom he left.

Saizen, how long until the eclipse is gone?

[We have 5 minutes.]

OK then, it looks like we'll be able to relax for now.

[Yes I agree.]

Issei landed, actually for the right term, crashed to a tree. His body was fading from this world. He opened his eyes to see the red sky again. He stood up and looked around, it looks like the eclipse has finally gone down.

Saizen, looks like we won't be able to go explore the city now.

[Actually. The eclipse ended far earlier than I expected. We still have about 8 hours left.]

But, I thought you said I had 5 minutes left. I thought you meant the whole day was up in 5 minutes.

[You asked the eclipse, not the day. Be more specific next time.]

Sigh, anyway, we can still explore then. I'll go ask one of the girls to guide me through the city.

[So, like a date?]

…Yeah I guess.

[Sweet.]

As Issei walked towards the school, he asked Saizen

Saizen, if you were human again, what age are you now depending on your mind?

[If I was a human again. My age would probably be 17. It's the way I would like it. I don't want to be all of that wise crap. Its fun to be young, but I still have some wisdom.]

OK, thanks for that.

Issei opened the door to the room and saw that everyone was there, energetic as usual.

Lena sipped her tea and then looked up

"Issei-kun, what are you doing here? I thought you were training."

"I did. I just finished and I wanted to explore the city. I was hoping that one of you girls will guide me…"

With a slightly red face, he continued

"I guess you can also consider it a date."

This captured everyone's attention. They immediately stood up and grabbed Issei saying things like

"I can show you some places for couples."

"We can go to the movies and go around the city and go to the movies."

"I can show you to some…private places."

Issei was quite surprised with the reaction he received. He smiled.

Lena chimed in

"Issei, I'll gladly escort you around the city. We will take my family's limousine."

"Oh wow, thank you very much, Lena-senpai."

"I'll gladly help my little junior with anything he needs."

The others looked defeated when Issei chose Lena over the rest of them. Issei wondered why Cera didn't shout out as well. He looked over the desk where Cera was sitting to see her slumped on her seat and drooling over a magazine.

"Cera-senpai, what are you reading?"

"Oh uhh, nothing you need to know."

She went back to drooling to her little magazine, before Lena snatched it and looked over the contents. Her face grew a bright crimson. Cera looked at her with an embarrassed face. Issei walked over to see what the magazine revealed. He snatched it out of Lena's hand and looked over it. He saw many pictures of him in battle. His many attacks and poses where he hit. It was like a scrapbook of him. There also was a section where there was nothing, but body shots of him.

Issei looked over it for a while, rolled it up and hit Cera's head. She had a teary face on while clutching her green head. Issei knows that he is perverted, but for a girl to be perverted like him is unacceptable. He put the magazine in the trash and grabbed Lena's hand to explore the city. Lena's face grew even more red, knowing that Issei grabbed her hand. 'He' grabbed her hand.

A sleek black limo arrived at the entrance of the school gate. They entered the limo to find it filled with every commoner would want. A nicely furnished inside. The seats were black leather. There was a cooler in the middle of the limo. It felt like Issei was at the lap of luxury.

[Oh wow. This is nice.]

Yeah. Lena must be a princess if she has access to this.

They were driven to the train station, where they entered the crowded train. Issei and Lena were forced to push into each other. Lena's boobs pushed against his chest. They were extremely soft and nice. He looked at Lena closely. She was wearing her school uniform. The red and brown uniform was quite nice and matched her red hair. The V-shaped neck was a bit more revealing than it was intended. A brown tie was resting on her nice white and pink breasts. Her red flowing hair stretched down to her waist. Her brown eyes were enchanting. The train got even more crowded. They were pushed against each other that they could feel each other's breathing. Lena's heart was beating rapidly. This was a lucky moment for her. She finally found someone who does not take advantage of her because of her money. She felt real happiness for once.

The train stopped to their destination, the shopping district. They looked around to see what they could do. Lena grabbed Issei's arm and directed him to a shop. He went along since she is supposed to be his guide. They went to a movie theater to watch the newest movie out. It turns out that the newest movie was a romance movie.

The pair watched the love scene with some intensity. Issei watched it normally, while Lena was fantasizing about her and Issei. She let out a sigh that shows that she was enjoying her fantasy.

After the movie, they went to some shops that sold food. They shared a yogurt together. Lena was doing the feeding for Issei.

"Say 'ahh' Issei."

"Ahh."

She put a spoonful of yogurt into his mouth. He smiled, when Lena saw a speck of yogurt on his cheek. She used her finger to wipe it of and put in her mouth. The sight looked like an average date.

They went to a few stores and looked around. Issei didn't have this much fun since the time when he met… Reynalle. That fallen angel…who was his first girlfriend. The first girl he actually felt like he belonged. Issei's heart still had a piece of Reynalle. She's gone now, but it seems like she'll never be gone in his heart. Lena looked much like her. It seems that she is changing his heart.

He snapped out of the nostalgia he was experiencing and escorted Lena back to the train station. Their 'date' actually went very fast. Their 8 hours were up and it seems like Lena had as much fun as Issei.

They returned to the school where they went back to the clubroom where everyone was waiting. Issei and Lena looked at the group. It seems like a new squad has challenged them. It was written all over their faces, but it seems it was something even more.

"What happened?"

"It seems that Satan-sama's elite guard has finally challenged us, and also, Lena will not be able to participate."

Cera started with a low voice.

"Why can't she participate?"

"Her parents told Satan-sama to prevent her from participating. She was the heir to their fortune and company, so it was natural for her not to join."

"But what about her previous battles?"

"Her parents didn't care since they were no big deal, but now it is. This is the elite guard. They did not want to let harm the future heir."

Issei turned around to see Lena look down on the ground. Small droplets of tears were cascading her cheeks and dropping gently to the floor. Issei walked towards her and gently tilted her head up. She was crying lightly and her words were easy to understand.

"My parents *sniff* always do this to *sniff* me. They never let me *sob* participate in any of the final battles."

"We have a replacement for Lena, though it does pain me to say that, but we needed it."

Cera gestured towards the young girl standing next to her. The sunlight covered her face, but long black hair instantly revealed her identity.

"Hi Issei-san."

"Tsuki, hey."

"I assume you know each other by the way you greeted each other. I asked her to be our new member. Lena, are alright with this?"

"Yeah, I'm alright with her. She seems like a nice girl."

She finally stopped sobbing, but her eyes still showed sadness. Issei couldn't stop, but feeling sorry for her. The life of a rich princess was even more strict than a normal person's. He already experienced it with Raiser.

Issei closed his eyes and collected his thoughts, and then opened them. He knew this day would come.

The final battle has arrived at last. Issei's final struggle against his death. The obstacle that will determine his wish.

Cera's squad vs. Satan's elite guard. Two teams, one winner. It will be decided tomorrow at the arena.

Phew this took me so long. I worked on this till 1:00 a.m., and I started at 6:30 p.m. I did my best on trying to finally introduce the final battle in this arc. The next few chapters will be released in a few days. I need to take a few days break. I hope you enjoyed his little weekend date. I didn't want fan service since it just makes me feel so dirty. I'll add some more fan service in the final chapters since it's a battle. What's a good battle without having a few clothes ripped apart. Please review this. Give me the praise or constructive criticism I need to finish off this story strong.