Couple of things. First, this chapter is for those who tell me I've written Issei as a weak character. It's okay to be weak. Second, if you guys tried to get to the playlist yesterday and it didn't work, try again. I think I fixed it. PEACE!

Weak

Rias waited for Issei in their bedroom. The heavily pregnant Fallen Angel had already fallen asleep. She had entered her ninth month and the days were counting down. Kuroka was tending to Ewan in the corner of the room. The 8 month old baby was not as much of an issue as his sister, but he could get loud too. Issei was left to wonder how little Shuri would be once she joined the group of younglings. Would she take after her brother, or sister? After a short while later, Issei eventually came back into the room.

"So, how did it go?" Rias asked as she read her book.

"Apparently, both Xenovia and Irina feel the same as Asia does." Issei laid down next to Rias and wrapped an arm around her and the sleeping Akeno. "Irina is worried that Michael wouldn't approve, and Xenovia is worried that Griselda has the same thoughts on the matter."

"That means do them separate." Kuroka pointed out bluntly as she laid the now sleeping Ewan down in his little bed. She then proceeded to crawl her way onto his chest.

Issei sighed as he sat in thought for a moment. "I feel like I've done this all wrong."

"What do you mean?" Rias closed her book and set it on the nightstand. Kuroka also looked up to him.

"I want to be able to spend time with each of you. Everyone of you have a piece of my heart. I want to be able to hold each of you close in my arms every night, but I can't. All of you deserve to have time with me, but since there is only one of me and nine of you. Including Ellie, Ewan, Shuri, and Ophis, I have 13 people in this house that need my attention." It felt nice to get some of this off of his chest.

Rias just snuggled closer to him. "We understand that Issei. Trust me, we all get it. We know that you can't be with all of us at one time. Maybe we can get Ravel to manage a schedule for you." She giggled at her own idea.

"Yea. Dragon boy needs to relax a bit. Stop trying to stress out about everything going on. Nyaa." Kuroka's dark tails swayed back and forth as she purred.

Everything was going to be okay. Nobody could ruin his family, not even himself.

Soon enough, the weekend came. This meant that the girls were all out of school. Koneko, Ravel, and Le Fay were in their third year of high school. Rias, Akeno, Asia, Xenovia, and Irina were all at college with Rias and Akeno being a year up. Most days, Kuroka just stayed home with the children.

As a nice way to say thank you, Issei decided to treat all the girls out to a nice buffet dinner. Since all the girls were coming with him, he asked if Grayfia would watch over Ophis, Ellie, and Ewan. The restaurant thought it strange that one man was bringing so many women at one time, not to mention a heavily pregnant one. However, they complied and showed them to a large table in the middle of the room.

Issei could feel the glares and hear the comments from those around him. The place was packed and almost every eye was on him and his family. Most of the comments were from the men, some were women.

"What a disgrace."

"How could this guy get surrounded by this many hot girls?"

"How many of them has he…?"

Issei tried to drown out the noise, but it was proving difficult. He took a glance at the table in front of him. Rias sat to his right, beside her was Asia, then Irina and Xenovia. On his left was Akeno, then Kuroka, Koneko, Ravel and Le Fay was seated directly across from him. None of them seemed to be fazed by the lecherous comments coming from all around them.

Suddenly, a new hostile presence was felt in the area. Before Issei could react, he felt two fists collide with the back of his head. In doing so, his drink splashed forward and covered the little witch in front of him. Issei flashed her an apologetic smile before he stood to confront the two behind him.

"Man, how you gonna just leave behind Issei!" A certain bald man shouted to him.

"How in the Hell did you manage to enslave so many bitches dude?" Another idiot with glassed stood to his left.

"Matsuda, Motohama. I'm going to give you one chance to take back what you just said." Issei's voice was as cold as ice, but the two knuckleheads persisted.

"Nah man, fuck you and your whores. I thought we was supposed to be cool." Matsuda raised a hand to slap Issei. Bad idea.

Issei quickly blocked the incoming hit and twisted his arm behind his back. "Nobody…" He quickly spun Matsuda around and through a hard left cross into his cheek. "Nobody…" With one down, he turned to Motohama who had gained a bit of courage and rushed him. "Talks that way…" One quick hit to the gut knocked him down. "To the women that I love." Issei stood victorious over the two jealous fools that dare interrupt his night. He then picked both men up by their shirts and tossed them out the front door.

He walked back to the table to find the manager standing there. "I deeply apologize for that scene." He bowed respectfully.

"Think nothing of it. One of my waiters heard them conspiring to fight you before they got close. I had the police called in case." The manager, a stout short man, refilled Issei's cup personally.

Only then, did Issei realize that all of the girls were staring at them. He looked around to see every last one was staring at him with wide eyes with the exception of one. Le Fay was shivering in her soaked clothes.

"Here you go Le Fay." Issei took off his black jacket and handed it to her. "I'm sorry everyone." He then walked briskly out the door and unlocked his car. They had taken all the cars since not everyone could fit in just the two sedans. The girls could hear the Aston Martin's engine come to life and speed away.

Xenovia was quick to stand as well. "I can catch up to him on my bike." She didn't get far before Rias grabbed her arm.

"Let him go. We'll talk to him when he gets home." She paid for the meal and everyone piled into the Porsche and the BMW. Rias drove her car and Kuroka drove the other. Both cars were silent on the way home. As they pulled up in the driveway, Rias pulled Xenovia aside. "I know where he went. I want you to take me to him."

Xenovia nodded and grabbed her helmet. He had gone to the spot where he proposed to Xenovia, the beach.

With Issei

Issei didn't know where he was going. He just needed to drive, to get away. Before he knew it, he was on the same coastal road that Xenovia lead him down when she got her bike. The night air was cool on his arm as the humming of the engine echoed around him. Nobody was out on the roads this late, so Issei was going very fast. The roads were quick to turn, and the straights were short. The road ran along the coast for miles and miles. Everything seemed so surreal.

Eventually, he found the road he was looking for. The beach had such a beautiful view at night. Air was cool, but not cold. The quiet area erupted in noise as the V-12 came to a stop at the white fence that separated the beach from the road.

Issei sat in the car for about 10 or 15 minutes before he got out and shut he door. He looked down at his hands. On his left hand, he had three rings. The one on his ring finger symbolized his marriage to Rias. It was a red band with black lettering spelling her name.

His left middle finger had a purple band with yellow letters spelling out Akeno's name. On his left index, he had a back band. The bright red letters spelled Kuroka. He took each ring off and held them to his heart.

"I'm sorry. I can't be enough for all of you."

"You don't have to be." A voice rang from behind him. That voice belonged to the sweetest and most caring woman he had ever met. The woman that loved him more than life itself and was not going to let him lose his way.

Issei never even turned to look at her. "Why'd you follow me?"

She leaned on the fence next to him and laid her head on his shoulder. "Because I love you." The sound of a sports bike leaving could be heard in the distance.

"And the others?"

"I had Xenovia drive me out here on her bike. The others are at home waiting. Issei we're worried about you. I saw the way you fought tonight. As much as you were doing it for us, you were doing it for yourself."

"I was not going to let them talk to any of you like that." He balled his fist still holding the rings.

"I saw Matusda's face as we left. Issei, you broke his jaw with one punch."

He chuckled as he opened his hand. "It helps to have the three of you to back me up and make me stronger."

Rias saw what he meant when she saw the rings. All of them had blood on them. "I'm saying that you didn't have to hit him that hard."

"I wanted to." Issei straightened up and went to sit in front of his car. "I wanted to hit him. Hard."

"No you didn't." Rias sat next to him. "Issei, be honest with me. Are you stressed? The other night's conversation made a lot more sense now.

"No."

"Issei." Her tone said that she did not believe him in the slightest.

"I'm good Rias. Don't worry about it." He went to get up, but she sat on his lap to keep him down.

"We're not done here, mister. We are not leaving until you get everything off of your chest. Look at this." She held up her own ring to his. "This means that we share everything. We share the pain and the stress as well. Don't shut me out."

"I'm sorry Rias." Issei broke down and cried into her chest. "I'm scared. Raynare's curse is broken, but I'm worried that I can't be the husband or father that any of you deserve. I'm scared that I will end up dying and leaving all of you behind. I don't… I don't wanna disappoint you."

Rias just stroked his head as he cried. "You don't ever have to try and divide yourself for us. We all understand that you can't always be there for us. There's a learning curve to this. I can try and help you manage all of this, but you have to let me help you."

"Okay."

They sat there for a few more minutes before she kissed him to get his attention. "Better?"

"Better." Issei stood and opened the door for Rias. After she got in, he sat in the driver's seat and took her home.