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"How did this happen?" Lucy thought. "I did not try for this to happen. I was not asking for this. So why am I here? No, stupid question, I know why I am here, now why are THEY here?"

Lucy slowly forced her head out of a silky fabric of Akeno's yukata-gown clad bossom. Gasping for air as she finally freed herself.

"Mmm five more minutes Mom." Ravel moaned holding Lucy from behind.

"Come on you two, you have your own beds." Lucy whined.

"Maybe, but I wanted to keep you company." Akeno said getting up in a simple maroon yukata-based nightgown.

"And I refused to be left out." Ravel said getting up in her pink shin-length silk nightgown.

Lucy groaned as she sat up, her own pink yukata-gown slightly stained by the sweat of all three of their bodies huddled together. "You could have at least asked me first."

In an instant both were in front of her with sad puppy dog faces, crocodile tears primed and ready. "You mean you don't want to be with me?" They asked together.

"I do, it's just I prefer to have a choice in who I sleep with, and when." Lucy stammered trying to backpedal away.

Akeno giggled. "Ah Lucy, flustered as always. Very well I'll leave you alone for a couple nights, so long as the Canary here does the same." She said shooting Ravel a glare.

"And I will do the same, provided Torpedo Tits over there does not sneak into your room at night." Ravel said glaring back.

Lucy sighed this was how it was the last couple of weeks. Either they were flirting with her non-stop or fighting each other for the right to her exclusively. For once (though she would never outright admit it) she actually felt envy for Issei, at least Asia, and Rias were above such petty bickering.

(Meanwhile at Issei's place.)

"I'm gonna get naked too! I'm sick of being left out!" Asia cried stripping down, and getting in a tug of war with Rias over Issei.

"This is the greatest thing ever!" Issei thought.

(Back to Lucy)

"Come on, we have to get ready for School." Lucy said sighing. "I'm sure Rias has more work for us afterwards. We need to save our strength."

"Hmph, very well. I need to go over future members of my Peerage anyway." Ravel said. "I already have my two Rooks in mind." She said.

"Really? Who?" Lucy asked.

"That is a suprise, Lucy my dear." Ravel said smirking. "Suffice to say they both owe me a favor or two, so I'm sure I can convince them to join easily."

"Hmph, must not be all that great if you're recruiting them first." Akeno said. "I bet when I get my Peerage, my Rooks will outshine yours by a mile."

"We'll see about that!" Ravel declared. "My Peerage will be infinitely more awesome than yours. By the time you even get your Evil Pieces we will be even stronger than Riser's.

"The same Riser who had all his pieces taken out in our rating game save himself?" Akeno reminded. "Yes what an amazingly high bar to set." She sarcastically noted.

"Why you!" She declared charging at Akeno only to be caught by the ankle by Lucy.

"Stop it, both of you! This childish bickering is getting on my nerves!" The Stellar Spirit mage shouted. Both of them froze looks of fear, and remorse on their faces before they composed themselves.

"Of course dear, anything for you." Akeno said walking away.

"My apologies dear, I will not let her provoke me so easily in the future." Ravel said giving a curtsey before walking off.

Lucy sighed holding her head. She liked them, she really did, but their bickering and competition could really give her a migraine sometimes. Hopefully school would be a little less stressful.

(Kouh Academy, Issei, Lucy, and Asia's class)

Not!

"Why would you guys spread those rumors!" Issei yelled at his two friends Matsuda, and Motohama. The two lesser perverts had revealed they were spreading the most selacious tales of Issei sexing up the fellow members of the ORC. Even Kiba was not spared from rumors of such torrid affairs.

"Man, we're sick of all the sweet action you're getting boy." Matsuda declared. "Getting tired of you leaving your boys out!"

"You're actions are quite deplorable." Motohama said, either unaware or apathetic of the irony of saying that with his own actions. "We are supposed to be your best friends, yet you leave us out in the cold while you're having fun with all the Hot Girls."

"I don't know what to tell you guys. It's not like that." Issei said.

"Oh my God-DAMMIT!" Lucy cried gritting her teeth to absorb the pain better. "I know exactly what to tell you two idiots!" She said getting in the two perverts' faces. "Do you two know why Issei is doing better than you? Because he actually tries to be respectful to women, and not just treat them as objects for his pleasure! Issei may be far from perfect, but compared to a pair of petty, jealous, creepy lowlifes like you two he is a total Gentleman! If you two are really that upset over his successes, than maybe you should try to emulate him and better yourselves instead of spreading rumors about him like the petty little chickenshit twats that you are!" She screamed forcing them against the wall as she raved at them like rabid dogs. By this point the bald pervert, and his glasses wearing counterpart were crying out of fear. This cute sweet blonde could be downright scary when she was angry.

Issei then sniffed the air for a monent. "Hey what's that smell?"

Matsuda stammered holding his backside as if he was trying to keep something inside his pants. "Do... Do... Do..."

"DOOOOOOKIE!" Motohama cried also holding his pants tightly shut as the two perverts ran out of the classroom to clean up their trousers full of brown shame. Much to the disgust and laughter of the classroom.

"Wow never expected to hear a defense of Issei from Kouh's Yuri Queen." A braided brunette with glasses said as she came up alongside with Asia. "So what's the story, you two sharing the Taco hut that is your club."

"It is nothing like that Aika. Issei is merely like a brother to me, and I won't stand to see his so-called friends treat him like that." Lucy scoffed. "Also, do not call me that name again. I'm not some sex-fiend like you."

"Okay fine. a little bitter are we, fine I'm sure you're just stressed out thinking of who to add to your harem next. Word is you already are seeing that new girl, Ravel. Better watch yourself Asia, she might get you before you can get on Issei's-"

"Stop saying those things!" Asia cried throwing her hands over Aika's mouth.

"Yeah, Aika just mind your own buisness-" Issei trailed off as he felt his arm begining to transform again. "Excuse me, I have to go take care of something." He said before whispering the situation to Lucy, and Asia who both nodded.

"I swear, Akeno better make him keep his pants on." She thought with a hint of jealously. While she wasn't sure of how much she wanted this relationship, the thought of Akeno and Issei naked together filled her with jealous anger.

(Issei's room, after school)

The Occult Research Club were having their meeting at Issei's place while the clubhouse was being cleaned.

"Okay people here is this month's total of contracts completed for this month." Rias began. "Akeno is in the lead with one-hundred and two. Koneko is in second place with forty-seven. Kiba has thirty-three, Lucy has seventeen, Asia has three, good job for a new Devil by the way, and Issei brings up the rear with zero." She said making the brunette groan.

"Dammit, I've just had a run of bad luck. I'll just have to work harder and get my harem for sure." He declared.

Lucy sighed. "I know I should not be helping you, but I'll come along on your next contract just because I feel sorry for you." She said.

"What? But Lucy, I'm recruiting my first Peerage members tonight, and I wanted you to come with." Ravel protested wearing a long sleaved semi-formal pink dress with black stockings a small bow in the back resembling the tail feathers of a bird.

"Sorry Ravel, but for the time being Lucy is still my Pawn." Rias said. "And I think her suggestion to accompany Issei is a great idea. You can always reschedule your meeting with the new Piece on a different day."

"Actually for the record I can't." Ravel said. "They will only be in town tonight, and if I don't catch them now they will be out of Japan for the forseeable future." She said placing down a flier. It was for a pro-wrestling show at the local arena. With two wrestlers who looked barely out of their teens on the poster. It read for One-Night Only, see the American Wrestling Champions, The Howlet Brothers. "Huh, what do you think?" She said exited. "Pretty cool huh?"

There was a lengthly silence between the group until finally Koneko broke it. "Wrestling is fake, Bird-Brain."

"I know that!" She snapped back. "The matches may be pre-determined, but trust me, there is nothing fake about these two. I know them too well."

"Oh really?" Akeno teased. "What did they give you an autograph once?"

"No... But I know their family. When I was working as Riser's Bishop, I did some contracts for their family. They're not just pro-wrestlers. They are legit warriors, more than fitting of my Rook Pieces." She said. "You'll see when I obtain their services, and bring them to join the club." She declared.

"Well either way you'll be doing it without Lucy tonight." Rias said. "I'm sorry Ravel, but the needs of my Peerage must take priority over your own."

Ravel just pouted. "Hmph, very well, but I will be asking for her help with the next potential recruit."

Lucy smiled and patted her back. "Well either way, I'm sure they're more than good enough to serve your Peerage if you think so highly of them. I can't wait to meet them."

Ravel smiled and blushed. "Thank you Lucy, it's nice to know someone in here believes in me."

Just then Issei's Mom knocked and came inside. "Hi, I hope I'm not interupting your Insult Research Club."

"Swing, and a miss." Lucy observed shaking her head slightly.

"Anyway I thought you guys would like to have a look at Issei's old baby photos!" She said passing out the albums.

"MOM!" Issei cried mortified.

"Oh this I gotta see." Lucy said smirking.

"As you can see Issei loved being naked back in the day." Mrs. Hyoudou smiled opening up one album.

"Oh my, he's so tiny, and adorable." Rias said, taking in a sight of him at a couple of weeks, wearing a onsnie.

"Tiny little Issei." Akeno cooed.

"He's so little, and adorable." Asia gasped happily.

"I've never seen one so small." Ravel gushed.

"So small." Koneko deadpanned.

"Yeah, and the rest of him is pretty small too." Lucy said.

"Okay, now I know you were screwing with me!" Issei yelled as Lucy blew a playful raspberry at him. "Ugh, this is gonna be the death of me."

"Oh come now, it's not that bad." Kiba said looking through one. "Besides be happy to have a family, I wish I did." He said.

"You don't. Oh, I'm sorry man, I didn't know." Issei said only to pause as Kiba froze looking at a photo.

"Don't worry about it... Hey Issei, can you tell me about this photo?" He asked showing a photo of a young Issei playing along with a auburn haired kid.

"Oh, that's just me playing with an old friend." Issei said. "He moved away not long after that picture was taken. His parents got a job overseas. Used to ask me to go to church with them all the time."

"Interesting. What about that sword in the background, was that theirs too?" He asked.

"Yeah. What about it?" Issei asked.

"Nothing... It's just funny. I never thought I'd find a Holy Sword through you." He whispered bitterly.

"Oh? What do you?" Issei began.

"Nothing, forget it. Thanks for showing me." Kiba said smiling as Lucy came over and looked at the photo.

"Hey, who's the girl?" Lucy asked pointing to the auburn kid.

"What?!" Issei cried. "That's a boy Lucy!"

"No... I'm positive that's a girl." Lucy said.

"How can you be so sure?" Issei asked defensively.

"It's simple really..." Lucy began as they got ready to leave for their new contract.

"Really?" Issei asked as they came up to the apartment.

"Yep, it's that simple." Lucy said as they rang the doorbell. "Hello, we're the Devil's you summoned."

"Sorry, we came here by bike, and rang the bell. I know it sounds pathetic, but that's just how it works for me." Issei said.

Just then the door opened revealing a rugged handsome looking man with black hair with blonde streaks in the front, and wearing a traditional floor-length kimono. "Howdy there, come on inside."

The pair followed him in slipping out of their shoes as Lucy noticed another pair by the door. A woman's. "Do you live with a wife sir?" She asked curiously.

"Oh, no, not at this time." He said dismissivly. "Just my assistant. Mariko, you still here?" He asked.

"I'm just on my way out now, Sir." A woman said padding out. She had black hair tied in a bun, and deep brown eyes with wire-frame glasses. She wore a simple blouse with a tan sweater vest and a long black skirt. "Pleasure to meet you two, my name is Mariko Yamada." She said bowing.

"Lucy Heartfilia." The blonde said.

"Issei Hyoudou." Issei said.

"I'd love to stay and chat, but I must go run some errands before going home, so I shall be off." She said slipping her feet gracefully into her shoes before leaving.

"Wait does she?" Lucy began.

"Yes, don't worry though she's trustworthy enough." The man said. "So you can't use a magic Circle." He asked laughing.

"He can't, I can." Lucy said sitting down. "I would have taken the circle, but this is his job, and to quote my boss 'He won't learn anything if I chaufer him around.'" Lucy said.

"Yeah, sorry about that." Issei said.

"No worries, how you got here is no matter, what matters is you are here." he said returning with a tray of cups, and a bottle of Sake. "So you two up for a drink?"

"We'd love to, but we're still minors so we have to-"

"He's a minor, but I'm not from these parts so I don't give a damn." Lucy said. "Lay it on me."

"Lucy!" Issei began. "We shouldn't-"

"Here you go. I was hoping to have a drink with a devil tonight." The man said pouring her a glass. "Sorry sir, that all I have is Sake, would you be okay with just tap water?"

"Yeah, sure it's fine." Issei said hoping this would go well.

"Haha Issei, you are just so good." Lucy slurred as she glomped him. "You know, if I wasn't into only girls, I would actually like being with you. You may be a pervert, but you're still one of the sweetest guys I ever met." She said swaying back and forth. "And you sir." She turned around, fingertip caressing the man's chest. "You are so frigging sexy. I swear if I was into dudes I'd be begging to get inside those robes."

"Ummm thanks for sharing that Lucy." Issei said pulling her back. "I think you've had enough. Lets get you home." He said.

"Well that was certainly fun." The blond banged man said. "So you'll be taking my soul now?"

"Ummm no, we don't do that anymore."

"Oh okay... Well then you can have that painting on the wall there. It's an original. If it's too much than It'll make nice collatoral to book you a few more times." He said.

"Okay, if you insist. Let's go Lucy. Can you walk?"

Lucy forced herself up on wobbly legs took two steps, and fell flat on her face. "Oh hey guys... Wow did I shrink somehow? You guys got so tall."

Issei sighed. "Don't suppose you can help me bring her and the painting to my bike?"

"Sure thing." He said. "Let me just wrap it up."

"Lucy please hold still. I don't want to crash with the painting." Issei said as Lucy hugged him from behind, the painting packaged and tied to her back.

"Sorry, I'm just so woozy. I mean that was fun!" She sang.

"Yeah I guess it was." Issei said with a sly smile. "Interesting guy. Just wanted to have a drink with a devil. Who does that?"

Lucy would have answered if she wasn't dozing off.

"Hey, stay awake I don't need you to fall!" Issei said stopping, and shaking her awake only to have his phone ring. "Hmmm Rias, I wonder what she wants." He said answering. "Hey Rias, Lucy, and I finished the contract, and are on our way back."

"I'm gonna have to ask you to make a detour." Rias said. "Stray cleanup. Get over to the warehouse district, ASAP."

"Okay, I'll get their. What about Lucy? I don't think she's in any condition to help, she's drunk off her ass." He said looking at the blonde concerned.

"What? Why is she- Nevermind, that's what we have Asia for. Just get over here fast." Rias ordered.

"On it." Issei said peddling off.

Lucy groaned in brief pain as her hangover came, and passed thanks to Twilight Healing sobering her pretty ass up.

"Feel better?" The fellow blonde asked.

"Yeah, thanks Asia." Lucy said.

Rias shook her head. "Honestly Lucy, I expected better from you. I send you to help Issei, and you get drunk instead."

"Indeed Lucy, how could you go and get wasted without me there to witness it." Akeno teased.

"Sorry." She said blushing, and shaking her head. "So what have we got?"

"One Stray Devil. Issei, Kiba, Koneko, and two of your summons will go inside and force it out of hiding. "You, another summon, Akeno, and I will be back here to finish it, with Asia to provide healing."

"Got it." Lucy said drawing her keys. "Loke, Cancer, you're going in with the group."

"On it my dear." The lion spirit said in a flash of light.

"You got it, Ebi." The man with crab legs out his back added.

Lucy then summoned Sagitarius. "Find a nearby rooftop, and get ready to snipe the devil."

"Understood." He said saluting before leaving.

"Alright, let's go." Issei said as Koneko kicked the door off it's hinges. "I am never gonna get used to that." He sighed following her inside.

(Inside the Warehouse.)

"See anything Kiba?" Issei asked getting no answer. "Kiba?"

"Huh? Oh, nothing." The blond prettyboy said.

"Something wrong. Your head doesn't seem to be in the game?" Loke noted.

"It's nothing. Worry more about your master." Kiba said.

"Don't worry, she can see all that we can." Loke said.

"What?! when? How?" Issei asked incredulously.

"Well you see..." Loke began only to be inturpted by the stray emerging and flying around on bat wings to attack!

"They've found the Devil, and are fighting it." Lucy said as her eyes and ears glowed with a Celestial light.

"Interesting trick Lucy. So you learned a spell that allows you to link your eyes and ears to your spirits?" Rias asked.

"Yeah. After the fight with Riser I decided to expand my use for spying with my spirits. That Star Dress Spell I'm working on basically works by mystically linking my body with that of a Celestial Spirit. So I decided to start with a lesser version that focused on my senses." She said. "Hold on, Sagitarius heard something... It's AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Lucy screamed in terror as she fell on her bottom breaking the link."

"Lucy, what was it!?" Akeno asked rushing to her side.

"Some kind of monster. with a skull mask." Lucy began.

"Skull Mask?" Rias said. "Dammit they're not supposed to be inside the city!"

"What isn't?" Asia asked.

"It's a Hollow... a malevolant spirit formed from the soul of the deceased that failed to move on to the next life." Rias said as more of the creatures of various sizes ranging from slightly smaller to twice as tall as a human surrounding them. Almost a dozen in all. All of whom wore a skull mask, and had a hole in their chest. "Dammit there's more of them. How did this many get on Devil Territory without us noticing?!"

"Asia, stay behind us." Akeno said changing to her priestess uniform. "We need to fight them all."

"Lucy, you know what to do!" Rias said firing off a blast of destruction.

"Got it! Promotion to Queen!" She declared before unleashing fire and lightning on the beasts.

Like mindless abominations they charged headlong. Failing to notice the dozen black-clad figures leaping at them from behind.

(Back Inside)

"Dammit Kiba, get your head on straight!" Issei yelled shoving him out of the way of another attack. "Whatever is wrong, you can't fix it if you are dead, so focus on the task at hand!"

"Right, sorry. Cancer, I'll take the left wing, you take the right." Kiba called to the crab spirit.

"Sure thing, Ebi. Go!" He declared as they quickly clipped the beast's wings sending it crashing into Koneko's arms.

"Time to go out." She said hurling the beast straight up through the roof!

*SHOOOOOOM!* a large blast from Rias disintegrated the creature in mid-air.

The group (sans an again unfocused Kiba) ran outside to find a dozen men and women in black kimono and hakama along with traditional Japanese socks, and backstrapped sandals carrying Japanese swords of various lengths and design surrounding the group.

"Are you with the House of Gremory?" A dark haired woman with glasses asked.

"That would be I, yes." Rias said. "Nice of you Shinigami to actually be doing your job for once."

"Shinigami?" Issei, and Lucy asked in confusion.

"They're departed souls who were granted special power and authority to guide the departed to the afterlife." Akeno said. "They also are the ones who protect mortal souls from the Hollows."

"We are here to investigate a rash of Hollows converging on Kuoh yes." The woman said nodding. "My name is Nanao Ise, Lieutenent of the 8th Division." She said. "And we have more than a few questions for you, and the other Devils in this territory."

Just then Lucy heard an advancing scream. She spun around to see a Hollow impaled on the blade of another Shinigami before disintegrating... This one was different though... She had her Hakama cut up to her shins. and instead of sandals, she wore simple black martial arts slippers on her feet with no socks. Her blonde hair was tied in a bun, and as she turned around a pink hairband could be seen above her temple. Brown eyes hardend and then softend as the Shinigami turned around, brown eyes locking with that of Lucy's. Lucy's eyes widend as she stepped back in shock.

"Holy crap, she looks just like Lucy!" Issei cried.

"Lucy... Is that you?" The figure asked.

"It can't be..." Lucy stammered. "M-Mom?"

"It is you." Layla said tears rolling down your face. "You've grown so much... But you're one of... I... I can't..." She said clucthing the silver cross around her neck.

"Mom, please, I can explain." Lucy tried to reason.

"Layla! Compose yourself! What are you doing!?" Nanao ordered.

"God... Lucy..." She let go of the cross and clutched the hilt of her sword, raising it. "PLEASE FORGIVE ME!" She cried out, eyes closed as she charged and thrusted at Lucy's chest.

(End of Chapter 11)

With that the Kokabiel arc begins. Why would Layla do such a thing, and how did she end up in this world? Will Kiba, and his arc be lost in the fold as I write this? Will my OCs completely suck all the life out of this story, and make everyone hate me as a writer no matter how much I try to minimalize their role in the plot. What was the point to the old man's assistant, and is she an OC too? Are you sick and tired of reading me asking these questions for you? The answer to most of these will come in the future chapters.

Peace out... Beeyotches.