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Chapter 20: Let's make some Yakitori!
The next day, Nicole met up with Sai after school. She had skipped the ORC meeting to talk to Sai about why he was in the area not that she had minded but Sona wanted to know why. Therefore, she walked to the large house he was renting in the area and Sai was waiting for her at the front door.
"You know that I was expecting you to visit sooner than this." He said as he led her inside to the living room.
Nicole took a seat on the couch and said, "No hello? I am sorry that I did not come sooner but I had important matters to deal with and it is not like you gave me notice that you would be staying in my area before hand so I could arrange matters so that I could visit you sooner. I had to get my peerage their familiars and the opprotunities for that come only once a month and it is not like the Familiar Master will see a whole bunch of clients at once. At maximum, he see's three clients at those once a month opprotunities. This month, he had only one spot free, the other two were taken by two other peerages. Sona, also wanted that spot so we duked it out via an agressive dodgeball game; which by the way we won. Then we went to get our familiars."
"I see," said Sai as he sat down next to me and he took her hand and held it in his own.
"Sona wanted to know why you are here, so I will ask; Why are you here? What about your responsibilities and for how long will you be here for?" asked Nicole.
"Well, I am here to be with you for a month or two and I was able to arrange for a break from responsibilities. There is another reason I am here. Since our last date, I have overheard that the time tables for your sister's and ours weddings have sped up, due to your father's greed for grandchildren and that annoying prick's complaints about it not happening soon enough. While for us that is no problem but for your sister it is and I thought you could give her a heads up. They are planing to have it sooner than you think, so that prick will probably show up very soon."
"Thank you for letting me know. There is one thing I don't get..." paused Nicole.
"What?" asked Sai confused about what she did not get. What he had told her about the engagements were pretty straight forward.
"I get the karate club thing, but why English Lit?" she asked.
If Sai was an one of those characters from those anime shows that his beloved liked he would've sweatdropped at that moment. "It is a cover for why I am at school and that was the only spot available that I had the skill set to teach. You do recall that I do read books in English on occasion, so I don't have to wait for a translation of the book if I am really into it or something. Don't you remeber?"
"Oh, I had forgotten because I don't see you read english books too often."
There was a moment of silence.
"You do realize we are in a forbiden relationship, right now? You know that student-teacher relationships are frowned upon, so we can not act too friendly in public while in the human world." said Nicole.
"Really? I did not think of it when I was planning this, but we are devils and we are engaged, does that not make a difference?" said Sai.
"I don't know, but Akeno and Sakura would find the part that our relationship is now forbidden at this time, interesting to them. So did you bring your peerage with you?"
"Yes, but right now they are at an amusement park at the moment."
"I am glad to hear that they are having fun, I have some time free right now if you wanted to do something right now. Would you like to do something right now?" Nicole whispered in Sai's ear seductively. Sai gripped her hand harder but still loving and gentle. "Yes, there is something we can do right now," said Sai as he dragged her...to the amusement park.
After the fun afternoon in the amusement park, Nicole headed back to the Occult Research Club to talk to Rias about the news that Sai brought to her attention. She opened the door to the club room and founded Rias, Akeno, and Grayfia talking together. They looked at Nicole as she closed the door.
"I take it by Grayfia's presence here you now know of our father's medeling in our romantic affairs." Nicole asked Rias, whom nodded.
"How did you know?" asked Akeno.
"Sai just told me," Nicole responded.
"Tomorrow, Riser will be visiting the club," said Grayfia to Nicole, "Please bring your fiance to the meeting it will be to arrange your weddings." Before anyone could respond Grayfia teleported away.
Nicole initialized a comunication circle and told Sai what Grayfia told her and a frown appeared on his face.
"I am sorry to hear that Rias did not recieve my warning in time. I have bad feelling about tomorrow. Though I hope what happens tomorrow is bad for Riser." Sai told Nicole with an usual look on his face that she could not place. "Remember, I will always be there for you as will your peerage."
Two more couches were brought into the clubroom for this meeting that brought up the total to four couches. One couch was for Rias and Akeno with the rest of her peerage standing behind the couch in front of the window. Nicole and Sakura sat in the couch in front of the desk for Rias with Nicole's peerage between the desk and couch. Nicole had her familiar on her lap. Sai and his Queen took the couch next to Nicole's couch and it faced Rias's couch and the window. His peerage stood behind his couch. The last couch was empty as they were waiting for Riser to show up. Grayfia took up position between Rias's and Riser's respective couches in order to be a buffer between the volatile parties.
"Well, he is late and I bet he is making us wait because he thinks he is more superior to us." Said Rias angrily arms crossed in order to prevent herself from making something explode.
"Rias, remember that we all love you here and that we all hate arrogant prick." Said Nicole lending Rias her support.
"He should be made into Yakitori for disrespecting us, especially my master, RIAS GREMORY!" Shouted Issei as the Pheonix circle apppeared behind the couch near Grayfia.
Riser and his peerage appeared in the circle before the circle faded. He wore an arrogant smirk like he had all the time in the world and sauntered over to his couch and sat down with his queen and sister. His peerage stood behind the couch. Everyone but Riser's group wore an expression as if something disgusting walked into the room like a slug.
"I am sorry that I am late but I just can't stand the human world it's so dirty but now that I am here Rias we can return to the Underworld and plan our wedding." said Riser acting like an over dramatic diva.
"I don't think so Riser, I refuse to marry you."
"Don't think I won't burn everyone you hold dear like your peerage and your sister for disrespecting my name and the weight it carries."
A look of pure anger and fear appeared on Rias's face and a sense of happiness filled Riser for putting fear into her now he would find it easier to take her with him.
Riser's attention taken off of Rias by the sound of Sai fist breaking the coffee table. "Did you just threaten my future wife and her friends? Because it sure sounded like you did. Take back those words before I teach a well deserved lesson, Riser." Said Sai.
"Why should I be scared of a magic less devil, like you? I could probably defeat you in less than five seconds." Riser arrogantly said ignoring the fact that he was talking to the heir of the Bael family whom earned his posistion.
Before Sai could respond, Nicole got up with her familiar in her arms and said to Riser, "How dare you threaten my friends and myself, intimidate my sister and slander my beloved!" Nicole raised her hand about to throw out a destructive attack at Riser.
"Enough," said Grayfia. "Nicole and Rias will face Riser in ten days for a rating game. in order for the girls to win one of them will have to take out Riser, In the event of his loss he will not marry Rias and will owe Nicole one favor he can not refuse. For Riser to win he will have to take out both Rias and Nicole. If he wins, Rias will marry him without delay and Nicole will owe him a favor as long as it does not include violating devil law or her current engagement. Are we agreed?"
"Fine," said Nicole and Rias together.
"But that is not fair! Two peerages against one!" shouted Riser spit flying at Grayfia, forgetting that he was talking to one of the strongest devils out there.
"It is fair, or do you forget the rule of twins." said Grayfia calmly, a fear inducing aura radiated from her. Riser backed down slightly his hands making fists slightly. "As it is known in the devil world twins are rare so in honor of that a special rule was created. As long as it is before they are debuted and one of the peerages is not complete they can participate in unofficial rating games together. This is an unofficial rating game to solve a dispute thus the rule applies. Do you have any problems with that Riser?"
"None," said Riser angrily and left with his peerage.