Bitter Taste

The next morning, Issei awoke to a certain fallen angel hybrid bolting up and racing to the bathroom. The unmistakable sound of retching came from within. He decided it would be best to go comfort her. As the young man walked through the door, he found Akeno leaning over the toilet. Kneeling at her side, he rubbed her back and pulled her hair out of her face.

"You okay?" Issei asked as she leaned down again.

"No." Akeno wasn't her cheery self. She was miserable. "Issei, I'm sorry about last night. I was drunk and got carried away."

"Its not your fault. Besides, what guy would pass up the chance to have two beautiful women in bed at the same time." Issei grinned.

Akeno was able to sit back up and leaned into his chest. She groaned in pain as her head started to pound. A few seconds later another set of footsteps ran into the room. Rias had woken up with the same issue. Rias, like Akeno, had alcohol poisoning and her body was working to be rid of it.

Issei did the same treatment he did with Akeno for Rias. He held her hair and rubbed her back. Akeno was now lying on the cold tile floor with her head in his lap as he helped his fiancé. Rias was soon able to take a breath and relax a bit.

"Thank you Issei." Rias muttered; her strength gone.

"I will always be here for you Rias." He looked down to his lap. "You too Akeno." Both girls were now leaning on him trying to rest from their sickness. "Alright, up you two. Brush your teeth and I will get a cold bath started."

The two girls reluctantly got up and did as they were told. Issei left the room and walked down the hall to fetch fresh towels. On his journey he ran into Asia. He could only hope she had no idea about the previous night.

"Good morning Asia." Issei snuck up behind the former nun and wrapped his arms around her.

She jumped a bit, startled at his presence. "Oh, good morning Issei. How are Akeno and Rias feeling?"

"Just a bit of alcohol poisoning. Nothing out of the ordinary for drinking that much I suppose. They are getting ready for a cold bath right now, so I'm here to get towels for them."

"You're so kind." Asia thought for a moment. "Would you take care of me if I was in the same condition?"

"Of course. I will always take care of you. However, I don't think you would go that far." He planted a kiss on her head and held her close for a minute.

"Uh uh, here." Asia pointed to her lips.

"Greedy, aren't we?" Issei obliged and kissed her on the lips.

Afterwards he left the giddy Asia and returned to the two that needed him right now. As he walked into the bathroom her found both Rias and Akeno completely naked. Not that he hadn't seen that exact same sight less than 12 hours earlier. He started to blush at the recent memory. It had indeed been a wild night.

"Issei, I'm cold." Akeno whined. For someone who was generally happy all the time, seeing her sad and miserable was very painful.

"I know. I know. Unfortunately, it's about to get a lot colder." He wrapped Akeno in his arms and kissed her head. "There that should warm you for a little while."

Rias had her arms crossed over her chest. She was shivering too.

"Don't think I have forgotten about you my love." He held her for a moment and kissed her head. Afterwards the two girls got in the freezing cold bath. Issei turned the water off and stood up. "Alright, I am going to go get Asia's help in curing your hangover. I will return shortly." He was soon out the door and approaching the elevator. Once he reached the ground floor, he found Asia and Ravel in the kitchen. Both girls were singing along to the radio as they prepared breakfast.

"Good morning, Issei." Ravel turned around with a blush on her cheeks. Issei caught on quick. The Phoenix knew something happened.

"And to you, lady Ravel." He teased as he bowed.

"I do not need to be teased in such a matter." Her old brat personality coming back for a moment.

"Sorry, it was too good." Issei walked up and hugged Asia. She quickly reversed his grip and kissed his lips. After a moment she pulled back and saw Ravel's bright red face.

"Sorry, Ravel. I forgot you were here for a minute." Asia quickly went back to what she was doing, but Issei kept teasing the youngest blonde.

"What's with that look? Could it be that you want the same treatment?" Issei was getting under her skin and he knew just how to stay there.

"Most certainly not!" Ravel shouted back at him.

"Suit yourself." He turned back to Asia. "Hey Asia. Can you make some tea for our hungover royalty upstairs?"

"Sure, anything special you want in it to help them?"

"An asprin to help ease the headache. Just crush it up and mix it in."

"Won't that taste bitter?"

"Consider it teaching them a lesson for drinking so much." Issei turned and made his way back to his room. He reached the bathroom to hear the two girls arguing again.

5 minutes earlier

Akeno and Rias were soaking in the cold water. Rias tried to summon some heat from within her body, but when she tried it just hurt her head. Akeno found it funny.

"Serves you right to be just as miserable as me." She chided as she watched her king struggle.

"Like you haven't tried." Rias shot back.

"Lightning wouldn't help in this situation."

"I know." Rias thought for a moment, her head clearing up the previous night. "You seemed to let a few bolts out last night."

Akeno's face went as dark as Rias's hair. "Th-That was an accident."

"Oh, come on. You loved the idea of sparking things up."

Akeno's memory came back in full. "Holy Hell I slept with Issei." She smiled wider than anyone could imagine.

"WE slept with Issei." Rias reminded her. She wasn't as jealous, but a nagging thought was in her mind. "Wait, who was with him at the end?"

Akeno got the idea. She wanted to know who Issei finished with. "That would be you."

"WHAT! Wh-What if I get pregnant?" She was freaking out. This could cause a scandal in throughout the whole underworld.

"Isn't that a good thing? Your mother was talking about children last night anyway."

"We aren't married yet Akeno."

"So what? We're devils Rias. Nothing we do is going to be morally right."

"What's morally right?"

The two girls looked up and saw Issei standing above them. He had a grin on his face that meant he heard everything.

"I-Issei! W-We were jus-" Rias stuttered.

"We were talking about whether or not you got her pregnant last night." Akeno smiled shamelessly. She instantly got a glare from Rias.

"Hmmm. That does sound like an interesting topic to discuss." He pulled up a chair and sat next to the bath. "So what do you think Rias? Are we going to be parents?"

"I don't know. I want to be, but I wanted us to be married first." Rias looked down in shame.

Issei reached down and gently pulled her chin up. "No use worrying about it now. If its done, it's done. Nothing we can do. If you are pregnant, then I will be with you every step of the way."

"Me too." Akeno joined in.

"Well, I guess that makes me three."

They all turned and found Asia, standing there with a tray of tea. She had the biggest blush on her face. Rias was worried about how much the ex-nun had heard.

"Asia, how much of that did you hear?" Issei asked as he helped her set down the tray. He then distributed the drinks.

"Oh, I heard the part about Rias might be pregnant." Asia blushed. Xenovia, and Kiryuu had taught her where babies come from a long time ago. "So that means…"

"Yes. They did the deed Asia. I was there too. From what I remember, we did it as well." Akeno smiled and sipped her cup, then instantly spat it out. "Eww, its bitter."

"I told Asia to crush up an Asprin and mix it in." Issei chuckled as he watched Akeno keep sipping the warm drink to heat up her body. Rias did the same.

"I want to do it too." Asia said quietly. Everyone's eyes turned to her in shock.

"How about we wait on that one Asia? I love you, almost as much as I love Rias, but let's do things right. For your sake." Issei stroked her hair, hoping he didn't upset her.

"Okay, then." She smiled. Was she disappointed? Yes, but she understood his idea. He knew how close she held the church's beliefs and that meant waiting till after… "Wait a minute. That means…"

"Yeah, I know. This is my promise to you and all the other girls who are willing. In due time, I promise to marry all of you and be a husband worth loving." Issei held her hand. "But of course, I will marry Rias first. Since after all, I made her a similar promise."