17: Rias

'That went far better than I thought it would.' Ritsuka laid in bed. Luckily, they didn't ask him any other questions. Most likely they were overwhelmed by the tale, especially hearing about an alternate universe version of the Ars Goetia.

He wouldn't have blamed them if they were absolutely terrified of him. He didn't exactly kill the pillars personally, but he did defeat the amalgamation of them all when he had to fight Goetia. Even then, it was more than a miracle that he had managed that. The power of every heroic spirit he met made certain that the Demon Pillars were dealt with in the most efficient manner. It helped that the Babylonia servants in particular were killing pillars every few nanoseconds.

'Honestly, where would I have been without all of them.' Ritsuka turned to his side, closing his eyes as he fell asleep. There were a few seconds of trying not to think of the numerous deaths he could have suffered… but at this point in his life, he was used to it.

He half expected to be dragged into another dream of his servants… but it never came. Slumber came and a restful night was had. Even so, Ritsuka didn't rest as easily as he should have.

Kiba didn't really react much to the truth. It didn't change anything in the end. It just added some context to how Ritsuka was. He was dangerous whenever someone caught his gaze and now he knew that his instinct wasn't wrong. There was an actual weight to it that corroborated the story he just told them.

There wasn't much room to actually ask questions. Too many things that were far out of context to really understand. Something that would probably take more than a few hours to actually get through. The missing parts of the story were probably just as random but without the context behind those incidents he probably would never understand what they meant.

'I wonder… if what I went through compares better or worse than what he went through. He didn't tell us everything after all.' Kiba rested his head. He was really glad he wasn't with any of the girls of the group. After the story each of them piled into Akeno's room for some reason. Each with harsh heavy stares.

It was scarier than anything else in life he had ever seen.

"I get to go first." Akeno stated. "That's been the main thing I've pushed for this entire time."

"You already went first." Rias flipped her hair over her shoulder with a smug expression on her face. "Obviously, it's time for another to join that group."

Akeno puffed up her cheeks since that was technically true. Though Ritsuka did say that nothing would happen until they graduated. Asia and Koneko were both a bit confused about what they were talking about. To a point at the very least.

Asia was a blushing mess since she could figure from how Rias and Akeno were forcing their breasts against each other. Koneko merely sighed and facepalmed at how foolish this argument was. She certainly didn't find this as useful to their current situation.

They had come to discuss how to handle the story Ritsuka had told them. They also all agreed that no one else would ever know this story unless Ritsuka told them himself. Though that has devolved into who cared more for him.

"We really should be more careful since Senpai won't be here forever." Koneko whispered to Asia. She clenched her jaw realizing what the arguing was about now.

"I'm just glad that no matter what I'll have a family with everyone." Asia admitted whispering back.

Koneko blushed slightly looking at Asia a bit more closely.

'We'll be family…?' Koneko parsed together what that meant. 'Is she including me as well? B-b-But I don't feel that way about Senpai… do I?'

Koneko overheated forcing Asia to fan her off before she passed out. Unfortunately Akeno and Rias were still glaring at one another.

"We shall settle this! Rock!" Akeno shouted.

"Paper!" Rias announced readying her hand.

"Scissors!" Akeno readied herself as well focusing on her King.

"Shoot!" Both yelled as they released their strikes.

With a triumphant shout, Rias was victorious. Akeno pouted but she didn't find it distasteful to lose. After all, if Rias was the primary then she could have Ritsuka in an affair style relationship.

Rias felt her shoulders slump as she saw Akeno shiver in delight and her eyes clouded over in perverse pleasure. This wasn't the most ideal situation but it was something each of them knew was going to happen.

As far as the devils of Rias' Peerage knew, Ritsuka wasn't going to be here forever. He was a hero, one who walked beyond the boundaries of time and space. Someone who didn't seem to want to be remembered for standing out.

For some of them, saving their futures was worth building a legacy for. For accepting them as they were regardless of their circumstances, they would build a legacy as well. Each of them had their reasons and Rias had won the technically second attempt.

'I won… but why doesn't this feel like I won…' Rias grumbled slightly to herself as she saw the shuddering breath from Akeno. She had gone into one of her fantasies… again. She had been doing this a lot since Ritsuka had taken her out on a date.

'... technically, he skipped a lot of steps and met my father…' Rias pondered as she left Akeno's room taking Koneko and Asia with her. She quietly deposited them in their respective rooms. She also noted that they were both blushing messes as well meaning they were also going to involve themselves as well.

"What did Asia call it… sisters?" Rias mumbled to herself. Asia had a tendency to not filter her mumbling when she was nervous.

It was actually something she liked the sound of.

Rias passed by his door… and considered whether or not to enter. It wasn't like she had made her intentions a mystery. He agreed to it as well… but she knew he was most likely going to do the same thing to her that he did to Akeno. So with great reluctance she decided to wait another day.

She also needed to discuss how to deal with the new devils that he was going to be involved with. As much as she disliked it, that Ravel Phenex was smitten with him as well and wouldn't give up without a fight. Though she didn't know how Ritsuka felt about them so she couldn't exactly tell them to stay out of her manor… at least not outright.

Since she made the bet in the first place, she needed to follow through on keeping them. Her pride demanded it.

There were a few things she needed to discuss and tomorrow would be perfect for everything to fall into place.

Ritsuka rubbed his eyes. Monday had snuck up on him and he was getting a bit annoyed at this point. Throughout the day Issei had been glaring at him with no sign of stopping. He did so whenever Asia was distracted but it still happened more so than usual. He didn't even know why he was doing so but it most likely had to do with the Ratings Game most likely.

'Someone invited Azazel and he brought him as well, didn't they?' Ritsuka mused as he ignored the piercing glare. It didn't really bother him but the fact that others noticed made it kind of annoying.

Thankfully, the teacher forced Issei to stay after class for disrupting the learning environment. It was a small blessing as he and Asia walked towards the ORC building.

"You good Ritsuka-sama?" Asia questioned. They were alone but that still didn't ease the pang of his heart from the level of devotion she was showing. It was a bit too much.

"Yeah. It's just one person glaring, I can handle that. Also you don't have to use -sama for me you know?" Ritsuka patted his chest. It was too adorable for him sometimes.

"What about the other two? I think they were Moto- something and Matsu-something? I haven't really talked to them. Aika said that they were beyond help. But certainly he wouldn't abandon them." Asia nearly prayed only to stop when she felt that sharp pain in her head. "Oww…"

"Try not to do that." Ritsuka patted her head, attempting his best to ease the slight headache she had now. "And they aren't a lost cause but as they are now they might not go anywhere. Leave'em be for now. Wait… were they glaring too?"

"Not as much but they don't like you very much. It's really rude to you, Ritsuka-sama." Asia pouted slightly as Ritsuka nearly physically reeled from the title. It really was too much from someone so innocent.

"Asia… no titles. Please. My heart can't take it." Ritsuka clutched his chest in mock pain.

"Don't worry! I can heal it!" Asia nearly activated her Sacred Gear until Ritsuka grabbed her hand. She blanched from the sudden contact and nearly passed out on the spot.

Only couples were supposed to hold hands, with fingers laced, like that!

'Stopped that from being a problem for later. We're still in a somewhat public area. I really need to chat with her about hyperbole and metaphors…' Ritsuka was too busy worried about letting her secret be revealed than the implication of how their hands were. He did notice but he didn't exactly mind. It wasn't that big a deal to him… though a small part of him did feel as though his nonchalance was getting him buried deeper and deeper still.

"Awawawa…" Asia mumbled, steam rising from her head.

"Let's get inside before you pass out." Ritsuka advised, leading her inside the building, hands still clenched together. Asia was far too gone on cloud nine to think anything other than how nice this was.

After entering the main room everyone seemed to be getting ready to head out. Rias waved the two over. Asia's near stumble and Ritsuka catching her before she fell was starting to become a recurring incident.

"You good Asia?" Kiba asked.

"Yes! S-Sorry… again." Asia apologized bowing for her clumsiness.

"It's fine. Better you're caught than to fall and hurt yourself." Kiba chuckled. "Actually we all have contracts to finish today. While we won the games that doesn't mean our responsibilities will change."

"Come Asia. We shall handle them together once more." Koneko tugged at Asia's uniform pulling her into the sigil. With that they warped away towards whatever job they had been summoned to.

"I shall be busy as well. A few requests piled up but I should finish them within a few hours." Kiba bowed taking his leave as well with the sigil.

"I got summoned as well. It's a bit saddening but a job is a job." Akeno sighed and entered the sigil. She gave a very sensual wink towards Ritsuka before she was warped away.

"I suppose that leaves the two of us then. Unless you have to respond to a summon as well Rias?" Ritsuka questioned as the red devil princess moved closer to him.

"Not at all. The others have taken care to handle the ones we have now so for now we should return home." Rias giggled as she locked her arm around his burying it between her cleavage.

"I'll follow your lead…" Ritsuka looked down then up at the ceiling even though his eyes still glanced down at the valley spread before him. Rias noticed and while she did wish he was a stuttering mess, he was still noticing her as a woman. That was worth the effort she had put into enticing him… and making sure everyone had jobs for this night at least.

Certainly, she had just won her freedom and was now on Cloud Nine because of it. Even so, Rias has gained the freedom to do what she wanted to do. She certainly felt the irony of the situation. She had gotten out of an arrangement only to put herself into another one. Though this was out of her own will instead of being foisted upon her, it was still ironic all the same.

The portal lit up and they were found back in the manor. Ritsuka looked around noticing that they were in the dojo instead of the living room where the sigil usually was.

"Since we have some free time… would you mind teaching me how to fight?" Rias asked, changing the mood entirely.

"Well… yeah, I can. I'm only personally trained in Bajiquan though. Is that fine?" Ritsuka mentioned wondering if it would be better to switch over to one of his servants.

"Is that the one you do without using your magic?" Rias pondered raising a single finger to her lips.

"Yeah it is. Sure. I'll teach you the stances. The beginning of all styles start with knowing the fundamentals." Ritsuka started as he took a horse stance. "This is the main stance for practitioners but don't bend all the way. It varies depending on your height."

"Got it." Rias quickly agreed and while her skirt combo wasn't ideal for training she did so anyways.

"I don't think you want to do this for an hour so I'll just start doing the movements and you copy my motions." Ritsuka chuckled as he began what was his usual training regiment. It hadn't included a fighting style until after the Grand Order was completed but it became much more useful for the other incidents.

Rias quietly did so. Strangely enough to him, she did so without any sign of disliking the work. Her body stretched out slightly which allowed her skirt to ride up every once in a while. Ritsuka did stop his own training just to assist her in correcting her stance.

"I don't know if you're suited for Bajiquan like this Rias." Ritsuka scratched at his cheek.

"Should I have changed into training clothes?" Rias stood back up placing her finger under her chin.

"Probably. It would let you be more comfortable." Ritsuka chuckled as Rias seemed to ponder things out.

"Give me a bit." Rias raced off heading for another room in the manor.

'I have this weird feeling in my gut... we're the only ones here… and I don't know when everyone will get back. Suspicious…' Ritsuka crossed his arms pondering things over. He knew something was up with how convenient everything seemed to be for her to be alone with him.

It was a tactic Kiyohime tried a whole lot…

'Oh…' Ritsuka rubbed his hand down his face.

'Okay… and perfect.' Rias has dressed up in a modest sports top, red in color that did absolutely nothing to stop her natural bounciness and some very tight booty shorts, also red.

Her plan was working out well since everyone agreed to go out and handle a longer contract for her. Though… her end goal was still a bit farther on she could see her first goal in sight.

She rushed back down the steps, gleefully taking then two at a time before jumping from the last floor and landing with catlike reflexes. She had forgone a bra as well which made her already impressive breasts flop around in undeterred glory.

As she entered the dojo she could see Ritsuka continuing his exercises. He had taken off his uniform top for his usual sleepwear.

"Ah you're… back." He was taken off guard for only a moment. It was subtle but he lightly shook his head to regain his senses. Rias smirked since her earlier statements to her father were still very much true. Ritsuka was still a man and still had a healthy libido. She already knew what she wanted.

'Yup… knew that was what this was about…' Ritsuka calmly faced Rias.

"Let's start then… yes?" Ritsuka pauses for longer than he liked.

"Of course." Rias giggled, hopping in place once but that was enough for her body to react. A healthy bounce only stopped because of how she placed her arms.

'Give me strength…' Ritsuka silently prayed to whatever force existed in this universe. He knew god existed due to what happened in the Temple of Time already. He knew something was going to happen, it was inevitable, and he gave his word on the matter. It was just like Chaldea, another person who wanted to be with him in some way and he would accept it just as he accepted everyone else. It was a flaw he knew he had… or maybe a strength since it helped save humanity. He wasn't exactly sure since it was always a case by case situation.

"Remember that stance is important. We'll keep it to maintaining this stance while I show you the movements. Honestly with your… frame, other fighting styles would be better. Maybe circle walking but that's not my forte." Ritsuka trailed off. "Never mind that. Take your stance and we'll start."

Rias did as she was told. It wasn't something she was used to doing but it was fine since it was instruction and guidance. Truthfully, she had never put any mind to physically fighting since she was magically gifted. Still, this was still going according to her plan.

'Okay, step one is good. I knew he still had a healthy libido.' Rias gleefully smirked as she copied his movement. This was going good.

For the next hour she followed his instruction, doing the movements. When he stopped to fix her stance she was glad to know that he enjoyed looking at her. His gaze was still heavy but it felt easier to withstand. Knowing the truth let her see a bit through the mystery.

"Is this right?" Rias questioned as she performed another movement. She relished the fact he was hands on, gliding across her arm to make certain she got the right position.

"Like this. You got the basics down at the very least." Ritsuka averted his eyes as best he could. This wasn't exactly the easiest thing he had to do. It didn't help that she was doing the same thing Scathach would do when he was training… and she trained him in either way depending on her whims.

This was almost the same way she would tease him while training… although she would be the one to take it that far because it made her feel alive in those moments.

"We can call it for now. As much as I should push you, learning the basics were probably for the best." Ritsuka chuckled as he came closer to Rias. "We'll keep pushing later but for now let's relax."

Without a word Rias sat directly between Ritsuka's leg leaning back into him allowing her hair to glide across his shoulder. Her arms came up wrapping around his neck as her knowing smile came up.

"So you figured out what I was planning already?" Rias giggled as he felt her ruffling the back of his head in a loving manner.

"With that outfit… I'd have to be blind or a coward." Ritsuka admitted. Rias smiled even brighter as she grabbed his arms, wrapping them around her.

"Good to know that you noticed that as well." Rias wrapped her arms back over his head and around her neck keeping her body pressed tightly against her. She could feel something poke the small of her back making her smile even wider. "So I don't have to say what I'd like now, do I?"

"I know what you want but you still haven't graduated. You know that right? Don't you Princess?" Ritsuka lightly chided the crimson haired beauty though his hands never left her body trailing up and down her sides.

"Mou… I get that… but can you blame me? Princesses are supposed to reward their heroes, aren't they?" Rias blushed at the thought of being compared to a princess once more.

"I totally understand that. I really do. I just want to know if you're ready for something like that. I figured you watched what I did to Akeno. That was when I was trying to go to sleep… so what do you think will happen if I'm still wide awake and full of energy." Ritsuka warned her, managing to push his head forward enough to see her reaction.

She was quiet but her face was as red as her luxurious hair. She smelled of strawberries still which was a little strange since she still seemed to be glistening from the earlier workout. Ritsuka couldn't help from being distracted more so than he usually was. This world was kind of unfair in how it fought.

"Can we… anyways…?" Rias muttered out. She shuffled around slightly kneading her back against his chest.

Taking a deep breath Ritsuka decided to indulge Rias. He gave his word after all that he would agree to her desire

His deft hands trailed up rubbing against her covered breasts taking his time to play with her breasts unabashedly. Ritsuka nipped at her ear, taking it lightly between his teeth. Her breathing hitched as his hands removed her top freeing each jiggling mound of flesh.

"You're so… brazen… for a regular human." Rias breathed out, letting a little yelp whenever his hand brushed against her exposed nipple. "Ah!"

"Would you rather I stop?" Ritsuka wondered aloud. His hands cupped her breasts covering them without moving an inch to stimulate her.

"No… no! I've wanted this since that night!" Rias wriggled only allowing herself to stay still because Ritsuka held her firmly by her breasts. "I've waited patiently enough, haven't I!?"

"Fair enough." Ritsuka sighed letting a sly smile creep on his face. With deft fingers he pinched Rias' nipples pulling them slightly to her sudden cries of pleasure. Her body writhed from finally having him close to her body.

"More! Please! More!" Rias cried out. The time she waited for her release was maddening but now it was well worth it. His hand had traced down her stomach into her shorts without any hesitation.

Her body tensed at the first touch of her forbidden flower. Her expectations had made her far more sensitive than she thought she would be leaving her body to shake from barely the smallest touch.

Ritsuka paused for a moment, she was far too sensitive. Her panting body slumped against him, her smile tired but content. As he pulled his hand out he noticed how sticky his hand was.

"You know… we barely have done anything. Are you sure you can handle more?" Ritsuka wriggled his fingers where Rias' gaze was pointing.

"Y-Yes…" Rias shyly muttered under her breath.

'Is this how Akeno felt…? My head is spinning and my body is burning… I want more but I might not be able to keep my eyes open…' Rias took some deep breaths, sparks travelled down her spine from the pleasure.

She had masturbated before but this was much different than any of those times. She now knew exactly what Akeno had warned her about taking on Ritsuka alone. Her head was in such a haze she didn't even notice when Ritsuka got up and placed her on the small table they kept in the dojo. She was so distracted she didn't realize her sports shorts were completely off.

"You wanted something like this to happen, didn't you?" Ritsuka's voice called out from the haze that covered her mind.

Even with her eyes slightly glazed over in pleasure… she could see him, shirtless, staring up towards her nearly completely naked body. She had never been a prude when it came to showing off her body… but in this moment, she never felt more vulnerable. Her hands instinctively covered her eyes in embarrassment but her head nodded.

She shivered at his touch as his hands trailed down her thighs gripping ever so slightly to keep her from moving erratically. Rias had never once thought too much about how her first time would turn out… but this was becoming something far beyond her wildest dreams.

'Okay… maybe I can pull the same thing I did to Akeno. At the very least it might buy me some time.' Ritsuka knew it was a gamble. While he wasn't adverse to anything sexual nowadays… he still had some semblance of honor on that matter. 'Rias is obviously not ready… as far as I know.'

It wasn't even that he was against actually consummating anything. His life in Chaldea had already warped him into the person he was now. Accepting of any and all absurdities while being a moral center for all parties involved. He wasn't exactly good nor was he evil in any sense of the word. That was who he was. So accepting her affection just felt like another natural step in Chaldea, like he did every single day for everyone he met. For those he supported and was supported by.

Things Happened

Ritsuka used his magic to put on his original Chaldea Mystic Code and got to work disposing of the evidence as thoroughly as possible. He even traveled back downstairs with a small damp cloth and some cleaner just to make certain that it wasn't noticeable in the dojo… which did still smell of sweat and sex.

It didn't take very long and the others didn't return till close to eleven that night. Ritsuka wasn't told anything about the others' day but everyone looked tired from their trip. He quickly whipped something up for everyone switching to the Emiya card just to make sure he did it right and as soon as he finished washing the dishes he settled in for bed.

Akeno immediately snuck into Rias' room as soon as everything was done.

"So…?" Akeno pouted slightly.

"I… um, yes." Rias awkwardly muttered as she shrunk inwardly. She had never felt so embarrassed in her life after being confronted over something like this. She was supposed to be the teasing one but since Ritsuka didn't have anyone looking out for him in this world she couldn't get a rise out of him that way. For all her teasing, he struck back in ways that she couldn't counter without showing just how experienced she was on matters of the heart.

It didn't help that since she did said deed, she now had a much larger family regardless of her wishes. That meant she would have to call this Mash girl, Onee-sama now.

"Mou… I get next no matter what." Akeno pouted though Rias was still too dazed from everything that happened.

"He was still hard after one shot… I was knocked out after one time…" Rias mumbled which brought Akeno back to her usual calculating mode.

"Hm… so did he do the same thing that he did to me?" Akeno pondered aloud looking bashfully down.

"Yes… I, well, I wasn't very aware after those things he did with his tongue but I was still conscious. It kinda hurt at first too… but then it felt really really good." Rias recalled grimacing at first before it slowly turned into a lewd smile. "But I passed out after he came one time. He even used a condom too…"

"I see. Ritsuka is a responsible adult then isn't he…" Akeno was somewhat fine with this turn of events. "So he's really going to wait until we're graduated then, isn't he?"

"Pretty much… um, I'll support you this time Akeno. He'll accept whatever you'd like to do, I think. Though he's the dominant of any relationship most likely." Rias blushed at mention of that little factoid.

"Oh I hope he'll dominate me entirely…" Akeno lustfully mentioned licking her lips at the mere thought. "If It's him then I'm all for letting that happen."

"Akeno!" Rias gasped at that comment though even then the two of them giggled by the end of their playful banter.

With everything Rias was told… she was looking forward to this large family she had joined… she didn't even mind if she took the Fujimaru name. Still, she kept that little thought locked in her heart for the time being. She was still the Gremory heiress, and she needed to remain a figure for the devil world. After all, she had been given a chance to live her life.

And she had been able to follow her heart as well. That had been worth falling for a person from another world.

Author's Notes:

This has been edited since it had smut in it. You want the original then it's over on AO3 through the link on my profile. No, complaining about how I should just let it be shown as well doesn't change my mind. If it remains at least a T then you'll see it updated even without a follow if you decide to look through all the updated stories. Ease of finding and if you need to get your rocks off then the link is on my profile.