Chapter 26: Bad News
Sometime later...
The female members (save for Rias) were now in the Gremory Family womens' bath, naked, wet, and relaxing from the insane night they've had.
"Now that's what I call a crazy day," said Xenovia, seated on the edge of the olympic pool sized tub, "after angry gods and giant wolves, it's nice to relax."
"And it was nice to see Irina," said Asia, "she seems to be doing well."
"I just wish I could say the same for big brother Thatan," said Pennie, standing next to Asia, "the way he stopped Fenrir from eating me like a dog treat..." the Asari shivered at the thought, "...I was scared that I was going to lose him today."
"That was unbelievably awful," agreed Akeno, "both what happened to Thatan and Koneko." She turned to the petite devil, "It can't be easy looking at your sister as an enemy."
"Like it or not, kindred is family," said Koneko in her usual blank tone.
"Yeah, don't I know," said Akeno sarcastically, turning to the side with her father in mind.
"That's why..." began Koneko, regaining the attention of the Gremory Queen, "I've decided not to focus on it. Instead I'll focus on getting stronger," she finished with a small smile.
"Alright," said Akeno, matching Konekos' smile, returning to her usual cheerful self, "that's the positivity I like to hear." Both girls then turned to the water, with Akeno then straying to her earlier thoughts. As the conversation between the devil rook and queen finished, Katrina, just dropping her towel as she approached the pool, gave Akeno a certain look,
"Okay, I know I promised I wouldn't ask, but what is it with you and your father?" Akeno gave her girlfriend a warning glare, but Katrina continued, "Hey, he protected you today. That's a lot more than I could say about my father and stepfather combined. What could your father have possibly done to have earned a disowning from you?" Akeno was silent, giving nothing but a glare as her response, until Llarya spoke up, catching the attention of both Akeno and Katrina, holding up a cellphone,
"Hey girls, I know now may be a bad time, but I have some good news and bad news."
"We'll talk later," Katrina whispered to Akeno. The Goddess of War then turned to the Dark Elf, "What's the news?"
"Good news, I finally figured out how to answer a cell phone." Katrina raised an eyebrow,
"And the bad news?"
"Bad news, it was Cleo that called..." said Llarya.
"How's that bad news?" Asked Akeno. Llarya brought her free hand to her mouth, biting the back of her index finger as she prepared to tell them her bad news...
Meanwhile...
Issei was now wandering the halls of the Gremory residence, trying to find the mens bath until he came to a threeway intersection in the hall, where he heard his master call out to him,
"Hi Issei," Rias called with a smile, "looking for something?"
"Hey Rias," Issei greeted back, seeing she was dressed in a pink nightgown that stopped above her knees, "I was going to take a bath but I got separated from Kiba and the others. Then I got lost."
"I was just on my way there myself," said Rias, turning left at the intersection and leading Issei on down the hallway, "why don't you tag along with me?" Issei followed, and decided to ask,
"So, uh, hey, can I ask you something?"
"Go ahead," Said Rias, matching Isseis' inquisitive tone,
"How did you figure out right off the bat that me and Adrian were going to chase after Damon? And that he was going to chase after Koneko?"
"I know you boys," Rias said, her smile returning, "besides, it is my job to keep an eye on my servants." Issei smiled at her answer,
"Has anyone ever told you that you're the best?" Issei faced where he was going as he continued, "Through thick and thin you're always looking out for us. Trying to keep us safe and happy." Rias smiled, but it fell flat when an image of Adrian crossed her mind,
"I wish I could say the same for Adrian..." Issei stopped Rias, and turned her towards himself,
"Hey, don't blame what happened to Adrian on yourself," he said, "he wanted to find Zeus, take him out, did so, and is still paying the price for it..." Rias blinked at Isseis' words, "...He's also the one who forgot who was here for him, and could have helped him grieve over Victoria, if only he had just came to us instead of pushing us away..." Issei then looked to the floor, "...but I don't know. I guess that's just me thinking out loud. Because if I put myself in his shoes, I don't think I would have been much better..." he then sighed before refocusing on Rias, "...I guess what I'm trying to say is that if he needs help, stray devil or not, we should be there for him." Rias paused, then yanked Issei towards herself in a tight hug, unintentionally stuffing his face into her breasts,
"Thank you Issei," she said, letting a single tear of joy roll down her cheek, "I really needed that."
"Yep, always happy to help," said the pervert, grinning and blushing as he felt Rias' mounds on his face. Little did either of them know, Adrian had already finished with his bath, dressed in a black and red bathrobe with a white hood, standing quietly at the corner of the end of the hallway, and slunked away back to his room.
Meanwhile...
"Looks like the storm has passed for now," said Azazel, "Ajuka was kind enough to teleport Loki and Fenrir to a rather far away destination." The fallen angel leader, four devil kings, Archangel Michael, Raiden, Thatan and Odin were now seated at an elongated table in a large conference room, fashioned similarly to the reception, with Rossweisse standing behind the lastly mentioned.
"But it is a temporary solution," reminded Sirzechs.
"Yes," agreed Michael, "I feel certain he will press the issue again. This was only the beginning."
"Then it shall be our duty as Gods, Angels, Fallen Leaders and Devil Kings to see it to the end," said Raiden, recieving affirmative nods and smiles rise from around the table. Thatan softly growled, keeping a green orb (courtesy of Damon) pressed firmly to his left hand and forearm, silently wishing for that nights events to be the beginning, wanting to finish his fight with Fenrir, and finish it proper.
Odin then rose from his seat, and spoke with conviction,
"As leader of the Norse Pantheon, I take full responsibility for Lokis' actions."
Back to Adrian...
The one eyed devil was currently sitting on the end of his bed, recounting the nights events, with him meeting Darius, his turning into a stray, meeting his stray devil in his own mind, him learning that it was Rias that hit him and let Darius get away, and finally feeling the shame of letting the night fall apart as badly as it did.
'...Be there for him,' huh Issei? Adrian thought to himself, but what if it's safer for everyone for me to be away?
There was a gentle knock on Adrians' door, and before he could even move to answer it, the door quietly opened, and in walked Llarya, dressed in her Kuoh Academy uniform,
"Hello Adrian," she greeted with a smile, but the one eyed devil could tell something was wrong with her; she seemed nervous, as if she wanted to tell him something, but was afraid to do so.
"Hey Llarya," Adrian greeted halfheartedy, "what seems to be troubling you?" Llarya dropped her smile, approached Adrian on the bed, and sat down next to him,
"Cleo called," said Llarya, "she said she wanted my help over in London with magic related contracts, mainly some twisted orcs in the underground, and I told her I could get a ride back to the surface world with Raiden when he is done meeting with the other leaders."
Adrians' already depressed mood just became increasingly worse, and he sighed heavily as he tilted his head to the floor,
"Is there a reason why you're telling me this?" He asked her,
"There is," said Llarya, turning to him, "because unlike you, I know how to say goodbye...jerk." Adrian turned to Llarya, hurt at first, until he saw that she was giving him a smile, and he understood.
"Okay," he said with a light chuckle, "I suppose I deserved that."
"You did," said Llarya, "but when I heard what happened to you in the forest, I had a feeling that wasn't the whole truth, was it?" Adrians' smile fell, and he turned his gaze back to the floor,
"Not really..." He then began to tell Llarya what really happened, with meeting Darius, his connection to Rias, meeting his inner stray, what that side of himself informed him of, what Rias had done to him to save Darius, and when Adrian was finally finished, Llarya wrapped her arms around Adrian, resting her head on his chest,
"I'm sorry that happened Adrian..." said the dark elf, "...when I get back from London, I promise things will be different, but for now..." She lifted her head up, making eye contact with Adrians' fierce green eye, and removed his hood, "...at least let me leave you with this..." She then leaned towards him, lightly kissing him on the mouth, which at first he was hesitant, but then gave in to her advance, letting one of his hands reach up and cup her face, while the other went lower, and wrapped around her waist, pulling her closer until they were both on the bed with Llarya on top.
Adrian began to let his hands roam, letting them slide down Llaryas' body, sliding down past her rump then back up her skirt, but stopped when he realized that she was lacking panties,
"Just how long were you planning on this?" Adrian asked with a sly smirk. Llarya returned his smirk, undoing his robe and grabbing his hardening member,
"Long enough..." she said with a lustful tone. She then straddled his member, sliding him inside herself before rocking her hips back and forth, enjoying the feeling as she began unbuttoning her shirt, "...I'm still not familiar with this part. Do you mind?" Adrian saw that she was reffering to her yellow bra with pink lace, and he saw it was the kind with the clasp in front, and took little time in opening the clasp, freeing her breasts and taking the flesh in his mouth, causing Llarya to throw her head back in cheek flushed pleasure, smiling and giggling despite this being the last time she will see him for some time...
A/N: Sorry it took so long to complete. I got a lot of stuff on my plate, but I'm still making time for the story, so stay tuned!