(The next day)

The next morning found Issei Invigld Rossweisse, Serafall (who had joined the group as a part of the alliances diplomacy) ,and Azazel in a meeting with yasaka herself. She had been spending the last few days regulating and getting her faction back to full functionality. The work wasn't as much as she had expected the sole reason being that narumi had performed exceptionally well and had managed to keep things together long enough for help to arrive and rescue her.

"Before we go on to the official meeting I would like to give you my thanks for the part that you and your group played in my rescue. It is my understanding that things would have been much more dire had you not intervened." Yasaka said with a smile as she placed her elbows on table while resting her head on the back of her palms. The combined effect of the two moves attenuated to her already big breasts.

"Meh it was nothing, anyone would have done the same thing had they been in my place." Issei said as he tried to downplay his achievement and was desperate to get out of the room as soon as possible. While he had great control over his urges it was getting hard to ignore yasakas boobs given how big them were and how her kimono left a little to imagination.

Yasaka however was well aware of what she was doing and was inwardly laughing at not only the effect she still had on people but also at the subtle glares being sent her way by the young leviathan and her own daughter.

She could also see the amused expressions on both Serafall and Azazels faces. It seemed that both of them wanted to enjoy this little banter before the kids left and the real meeting began in earnest.

"You shouldn't down play yourself like that Red Dragon emperor kun, it might reflect badly on your dragon. A dragons pride is after all one of its most prized possessions." She said wi6th a slight chuckle that caused her breats to bounce up and down slightly. The affect was enough for Issei to glance down for a moment after which he wrested his view back to her face and fought to keep it there.

Deciding that she had teased the teens enough yasaka cleared her throat and said "Well thats what I wanted to say to you children. Naru chan why don't you take your friends and show them around. The meeting will take a bit of a while to complete so you kids can go enjoy yourselves."

"Kaa chaaaan don't call me that." Narumi said her face red from embarrassment. In a flash she had both Issei and Invigld wrists in her hands and she dragged them out of the room. The adults chuckled at the levity offered by the teenagers before all of them straightened and got ready for the meeting.

(With the kids)

After leaving the room Issei begged off and went away to do something that he had been intending to do for quiet sometime, leaving both Invigld and Narumi behind.

"I can't believe that kaa chan would do something like that. I am really sorry about that." Narumi whispered to Invigld in an apologetic tone.

"Don't mention it, uncle zel seemed to be enjoying himself a bit to much." Invigld said with a sigh.

"Fair enough, I do need to talk to you about something." Narumi said in a slightly serious tone.

"Oh what about?" Invigld asked curiously.

"Would you be willing to share Issei with anyone? It is obvious to anyone with common sense that both of you will end up being married to one another but the average life expectancy in the supernatural world is very high and multiple partners are encouraged. So I was wondering if you'd be open to me trying to get with Issei. Naturally you will be the lead female." Narumi said seriously.

Inviglds face went through a myriad of emotions before it ended with a blush. She of course knew that everything Narumi had stated was true and she distinctly remembered her conversation where Issei told her that while he still did want to have a harem, he would not activately search for members he would leave the final approval for any potential members to her.

The weight of his words and their meaning became apparent to her for the very first time, since she had heard them. Issei words declared her to be the alpha of his harem which was one way of practically saying that he was sure that the two of them would one day end up married. Pushing back the blush that threatened to break out on her face Invigld turned her attention back to the matter at hand.

Narumi had become the best friend Invigld had ever had. It was scary to admit how well the two of them had clicked over the past week and she knew that she really did not have a problem sharing Issei if the other person involved was someone like Narumi. However she did know that Narumi did not know Issei that and hence decided to ask why her friend wanted a chance to pursue Issei.

"Why do you even want to enter into a relationship with Issei? Not that I'm questioning your choice, rather I'm curious since you haven't even interacted with him all that much." Invigld asked curiously.

"A number of reasons really. Us yokai are attracted to power, Issei is the strongest I have ever met in my age group and that attracts me to him. Not only that but he is very intelligent and caring. The way he helped in the last few days was something no one else would do without asking for anything in return. I know both of us hardly know eachother and the possible relationship may not even work but I still want to at least give it a shot. I can however promise you that I will never hurt him." Narumi finished passionately making Invigld smile.

"Ok then I guess I can't begrudge you for wanting to be with him. I wanted to be with after our very first impromptu dance." Invigld said making narumi beam at her. And then with a squeal she launched herself at Invigld pulling the purplette into a big hug.

(With Issei)

After bidding both Narumi and Invigld goodbye for a while he decided to go and talk with Irina, asia and Xenovia and to hopefully clear everything up. He had after talking with both ddraig and Invigld realised that his anger was aimed mainly towards the early gremory peerage and the latest additions didnt deserve his Ire. Not to mention he had been ignoring his childhood best friend. And that was something that was unforgivable.

After several minutes of searching he found the church trio lounging around in a the lawn. Walking towards them he casually said "Yo, hows everyone doing."

His greeting had a number of different responses, with Xenovia merely nodding towards him. Asia gave a stuttered response while Irina gave him a small but hesitant smile.

"So what did the three of you want to talk about? Invigld told me that the three of you requested her to make me talk with you?" Issei said in a flat tone of voice.

The trio shared a look between each other before nodding to themselves. After that Asia spoke up and said "I want to know why?"

"Why what?" Issei asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Why did you leave us, the Occult research club, we were your friends why did you abandon us the first chance you got? Why did you abandon me? I thought we shared something sacred how could you have broken that!?" Asia said ending her triad with a screech and a sob.

"Ask your king about the entirity of the circumstances that led to my reincarnation. That will be enough of an explanation for my wanting to leave. As for breaking the bond with you? I am sorry to say but we knew eachother for a month at most and even at that time you werent a prospective relationship but rather a little sister. I broke of things early since I will forever be at odds against Rias gremorys peerage even if I wont cause them any harm. My advice to you will be to move on and find someone else who will love you as you are regardless of the choices you make." Issei patiently said to the crying girl who didn't like she was going to stop any time soon. She did however stand up and run out of the room.

He then turned to look at Xenovia and prompted her to go next. "I only came to say thank you and to tell you that if you are ever in need of a sparring partner then I'm available." Xenovia bluntly said.

"I appreciate the offer, but why the thanks?" Issei asked slightly confusedly.

"You gave me the ability to keep hold of my faith regardless of me being turned into a devil. I am thankful for that." She replied bluntly making Issei nod.

"I see, well it was of no consequence. Your faith was a big part of you and it mainly was the thing that kept you together. Not to mention it was Michael sama who gave you the permission to pray to heaven after your conversion to the devil kind." Issei said with a shrugg. Xenovia firmly nodded at that before she stood up and shook Isseis hand before moving out.

In the end the only two left in the general area were Issei and Irina. Silence permeated between the two of them. Despite being childhood best friends and now being allies Irina didn't know how to act around this new Issei. He was fierce, intense and not the goofish pervert she had heard about him being.

"Why did you want to talk with me Irina?" Issei asked with a raised eyebrow.

She sighed lightly before clearing her throat and in a nervous tone that was quiet unlike her normal bubbly personality said " I want to apologise." She finished quietly.

"Apologise for what exactly?" Issei asked confusedly.

"For everything. I never really saw or felt how important you were to me until quiet recently." She whispered.

"What do you mean?" He asked curiousity lacing his tone.

"Despite us being best friends I left you, I didn't contact you even though I promised I would. When I returned and found that you had become a devil I felt betrayed and my first impulse was to smite you. I know if you were in my place you would have first tried to find out why I actually became a devil in the first place." She said as tears slowly started leaving her eyes and flowing down her cheeks.

Issei silently stood in front of him as he contemplated the words that were said. He had been hurt at most of her reactions before but now he did understand how and why she had reacted as she had. If he was trained all his life to look at a certain point of view he would have avidly defended it as well. Not to mention the fact he did miss his best friend quiet a bit. Sighing softly he stepped towards her and wrapped his arms around her pulling her into a hug.

Patting her head with one hand as the other wrapped itself around her back he said "Hey non of that. Its old news now, what is important is that we are now here and what we do from now on. I know you are a part of the angel faction but I would really like if you would agree to join the school band that we are about to make."

"I'd like that." She replied as she broke the hug and wiped her eyes. After she was done she too stood up and left the area leaving Issei alone. Sighing to himself he felt as if a weight he wasn't holding was finally of his shoulders and he felt lighter. Shaking his head with a small smile he left and made his way back to Invigld and Narumi. One was already his girlfriend while the mere sight of the blond fox girl sent his blood running.

(With the adults)

"So now that the kids have left lets get down to business shall we?" Yasaka said as she straightened up.

"Indeed we shall." Serafall said with a smile as Azazel nodded.

"First of all I would like to thank you and the other representatives of your alliance for the role that they played in helping us not only overcome our crises but also in my rescue. Who knows what would have happened had you chosen not to interfere in our pantheons matters." Yasaka said as she finished with a dip of her head indicating her thanks.

"We accept your thanks Lady Yasaka and hope it will lead to a more fruitful and peaceful relationship between our pantheons." Azazel said with a nod throwing in the first idea into the wind.

"Im sure we will discuss more of that as the meeting progresses. For now I would like you to give the boy you captured over to me. His punishment will be made an example for them to see what will happen if they try again." Yasaka said in a slightly Icy tone as she mentioned leo.

Azazel and Serafall both shared a look after which Serafall decided to come clean on something that she had discovered after seeing and examining leo for the first time.

"We have some news about him lady Yasaka. It seems that the boy himself was under a mind control curse that took away his free will. In fact I only just removed the curse from his mind a few days ago. He is currently going through mind therapys to help him get back on his feet." Serafall calmly said inwardly sighing in a relief as she watched the iciness leave Yasakas visage and watched her deflate a bit.

"I see, then I hope he recovers soon and can find a semblance of what he himself wants to do. Any ways you originally called this meeting to tell me and my pantheon about important news, what was it?" Yasaka asked.

"You just met it first hand. The ones that kidnapped were a faction of a organisation called the khaos brigade." Azazel said.

"I see and am I right in assuming that this wasn't the only operation they have undertaken?" Yasaka said as she sighed and contemplated whether or not to ally herself and her faction with the upcoming alliance of the Christian and norse pantheons.

"Yes, we have dealt with at least two of the factions but both of them were weak ones. I fear that the real players will be coming along with their schemes next." Azazel said grimly.

Mulling over what she had been along with looking at the papers of all the information the alliance currently had on the khaos brigade yasaka sighed as she reached her decision. Straightening up she firmed her resolve and said "This is indeed disheartening, I agree to an alliance, the shinto faction will side with the norse and the Christian in facing the upcoming challenges in the form of the khaos brigade." Yasaka said finishing in a powerful voice that could be heard all over kyoto.

BANG thats it for the first chap of the peerage completion arc. Hope you liked it. i apologise for the long gap but university is a killer and I have started reading the pjo its an interesting world to see. anyway read and REVIEW. see ya.

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