A/N: Another chapter within the same year. Feel like I got my flow again. Just wanted to tell you guys something before we begin. In this chapter a character from another franchise is gonna make an appearance and will hold some importance to the story. Now, I know some of you will bitch about not using characters from other series in this. I have this to say…
Don't care.
This is my story my friends.
UltimateEzel: Thanks for being a long time reader to actually remember this story. And don't worry, the Shuzen family will come back. Just later down the road.
The Black Kraven: Thanks. That'll be one of his running gags.
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Diaraceus: I knew some people would be annoyed and I get where you're coming from on my OC being there and changing some things. But, I wanted to have Issei and Kai to have different adventures. That's why Kai ain't gonna be reincarnated.
Jose19: Totally forgot about the measurements so thanks. And I can see your point but I'll keep it like this.
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Hp Marvel Fan: Hello fellow Marvel fan. I am taking a step back from that story, and the other smut stories, to focus on more serious stories that actually have some kind of plot. Doesn't mean I'm giving up on it, just got other priorities story wise and life wise.
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Chapter 3
"Itadakimasu."
Rias and Kai said grace before eating breakfast. Issei was still going over what the hell just happened, and looked like he was talking to someone in heaven. Mr. And Mrs. Hyoudou were still shocked at the sight of a foreigner in their house.
Kai didn't seem the least bit bothered by Rias's presence, given that HE was the one who showed Rias the way to his home. No one knows that though, and he intends to keep it that way.
"These are very delicious, Okaa-sama." Rias said cheerily, ignoring the silence.
"Y-Yeah. T-Thank you very much." Mikki said, still in shock at what was going on.
"Seconds please~" Kai said, his bowls of rice and miso soup already spotless. "Oi, Ise. Your bowl is getting cold. Eat."
"Ise, Okaa-sama made it with all her heart. Show that you love her by eating it."
"Y-Yes!" Issei replied quickly, and began wolfing down his food before coughing.
"Oi, oi. Don't copy me. Only the mighty me is allowed to wolf down his food like that." Kai scolded his brother lightly. How he became extremely self-confident in one night is beyond Issei.
"Don't eat in such a vulgar way like Kai." Rias chided, ignoring Kai's indignant 'Hey!' and wiping Issei's mouth with a handkerchief. "Eat slowly so you can taste the food. This is the prescious food Okaa-sama made for us."
"Vulgar, am I?" Kai pouted.
"I-Ise... w-where did this lady c-come from?" Mr. Hyoudou stammered, still unable to comprehend his biological son getting a girlfriends so soon. Frankly, he always thought Kai would get one first. Still didn't diminish the pride he felt for his son getting such a pretty girl.
"...Oh my, I apologize for not introducing myself. I have brought shame to the House of Gremory." Rias bowed her head. "Please allow me to introduce myself. Okaa-sama and Otou-sama, my name is Rias Gremory. I attend the same Academy as Hyoudou Issei-kun. It's a pleasure to meet you all." She ended her introduction with a smile.
"Yep, it's a pleasure to meet the girl who slept with my bro." Kai remarked aridly.
"I-Is that so... T-That's amazing. Hahaha!" Mr. Hyoudou laughed awkwardly. "Are you from a foreign country? Your Japanese is very good."
"Yes." Rias went along with the flow of the atmosphere being set up. "Due to my father's work, I have been living in Japan for a long time."
'I'll give her this. Tomato knows how to explain her way through these kind of things.' Kai mused to himself as he continued to eat. Gorou seemed convinced about Rias's presence, but someone else wasn't…
"Is Rias…-san correct?" Neither brother was surprised that Mikki is still questioning Rias.
"Yes, Okaa-sama."
"What kind of relationship do you have with Ise?"
"We are just a senior and a junior who are quite close to each other, Okaa-sama."
"That's a lie!" Mrs. Hyoudou rejected it immediately, kneeling up to point at Rias. "Be- be- b-b-b-b-b-b-because! On the bed!"
"Ise said he had nightmares, so I was just sleeping with him." Rias lied smoothly, making Kai snicker silently.
"Just sleeping together!? B-Both of you were naked! Not to mention, there was blood!"
"Kaa-sama. Just think. Do you really think Ise has the guts to follow through with you-know-what? Plus, he'd die of blood loss before he even manages to grope oppai consciously." Kai reasoned with his soon-to-be-rampaging mother.
"Oi! Screw you, Kai!"
"Then... then what about the blood?!"
Honestly, Kai could have gone with a better excuse, but this had the the highest chance of calming his mother down… And he was also felt like this was a perfect little get back at her for being played yesterday."...Senpai. Was yesterday THAT time of the month?" Kai immediately turned to Rias with a serious expression, but if anyone looked closely, you would see his mouth slightly curled at the edge as he knew the redhead wouldn't cause a scene in front of the parents.
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...
The silence that fell over the room was very funny to Kai.
'What the hell are youdoing, Kai!?'Issei mentally screamed.'No one asks a girl if they're on their period unless they have a death wish!' He sometimes questioned his older brother's sanity.
"...Yes. Yes, it was, Kai." Rias replied sweetly, sending a chill down Issei's back as a dark aura leaked from Rias's back, which went unnoticed by the two parents present. Issei saw that his brother wasn't bothered by it at all. If anything, it amused him even more. Thankfully, the question finally calmed the resident mom down.
"I... I see..." Mrs. Hyoudou kneeled back down, satisfied with the answers but still on edge with the unknown girl in her house next to her sons.
"Well, if that's the case, seconds please!" Kai happily raised his bowl.
Rias stared at Kai as his bowl gets another serving of rice in wonder and annoyance. 'He can easily defuse a situation that most people would call bothersome in a matter of seconds without magic... Impressive.But did he really have tobe so crass anduse that excuse!?' While she was impressed with him, as even she would have needed to use magic on the mother and father to make them buy her lie, that didn't mean she wasn't pissed at him for using such a personal thing to a woman.
Issei definitely didn't feel like it was a good day, even with the fact that he got a great show from Rias-senpai ala gratis. First off, he had a hard time walking to school because of the way everyone was looking at him, Second, his brother is drifting behind like a ghost hellbent on haunting his murderer, except giggling like a girl time to time. Third... well, it isn't something bothering him, but something he is enjoying. He's walking next to Rias Gremory, the school's idol, and carrying her bag like a servant.
Aside from Kai's occasional sniggers, which truly irritated him, everyone else were shocked beyond belief at the sight they were forced to witness.
"Why is someone like him…"
"Why is someone vulgar like him next to Rias-oneesama…"
"How can this be?! What the fuck did you do, you beast!?"
"Get away from him, Rias-oneesama! He'll contaminate you!"
He can hear the screams and insults of both boys and girls from every direction. There are some students who fainted because of the shock. The very sight of the 'Pervy Younger Brother', the 'Beast', walking next to the Great Lady was so horrifying that some people's mind had to go into reboot in order to function again.
After the three walked through the school, they split apart at the entrance of the school.
"I will send someone to get you two. Let's meet again later." Rias stated with a smile.
The two Hyoudou's watched as Rias walked to her class. Then Kai's mouth split into a Cheshire smile. "You sure are popular, Ise~"
"Shut up, Kai! I love- HATE! I hate this!" Issei wasn't sure if he's suppose to enjoy this, or be embarrassed. It felt too surreal to be true.
"Sure~" They arrived at the entrance to their classroom, and opened the door. Everyone turned their heads to look at Issei.
Then, Issei's head shot forward. He just got punched behind the head.
"Give me an explanation!" Matsuda shouted while crying. "Until yesterday, we were the "Unpopular Alliance" comrades!"
"Ise, first of all explain it to us. What happened after we split?" Unlike Matsuda who is furious, Motohama is acting all calm while fixing his glasses, although his eyes are really sharp.
But Issei laughed, and then ask them with a confident voice, "Guys, have you ever seen real tits before?"
With that one sentence, both of them tremble in fear, while Kai smiled knowingly at Issei. He was gonna let him have this little victory. And he found how those two idiots cried truly amusing.
"And I'm telling you, Dragon Ball Z has no chance against the masterpiece known as Yu-Yu Hakusho!" Kai argued heatedly.
"Please, look at the storyline! How do you expect me to follow a story with some teenage kid dying then become a detective for a baby?!" Issei argued back with as much flare as his brother.
"How do you expect ME to like Dragon Ball Z?!" Kai refuted. "How on earth do you expect me to follow a story where people who get powerful by spiking their hair and dying it blonde!?"
They were attracting a crowd with their debate. How it even started, no one knows. What they do know is that both of them were so bull-headed, and the debate was slowly leading to an all-out brawl between the two brothers, and everyone wanted front seat.
In fact, the debate continued to the point that no one seemed to notice that the Prince of Kuoh, Yuuto Kiba, walked in and stood in front of the two contenders.
"That's it. We will settle this once and for all!" Kai yelled. Issei agreed, and both turned to Kiba, who had on his smiley prince face. The grey-haired bro pointed at him. "You! Pretty boy, which is better? Yu-Yu Hakusho, or Dragon Ball Z?!"
Kiba fidgeted slightly at the pressure the two were emitting, but still retained his smiley face. "Um... well, I like Naruto more than the two..."
"Oh, you did not just go there!" Both brother shouted, outrage clearly spread out on their face.
Kiba kept his smile, but inside, he was wondering just how much fanboy is in the two of them. 'They are definitely going to get along well with Buchou.' Of that the Knight was sure.
"...Did you really have to make me go through an entire session about anime?" Kiba asked, miffed that he wasted time having to listen to the Hyoudou's anime debate. It was something Rias tried to get him into but he really didn't find it as appealing as his King.
Kai and Issei didn't reply, and just followed Kiba. They were still high on fanboy-debate drug, not that they care. Soon, the three guys were in front of a certain old school building that lead to the Occult Research Club's main meeting spot.
"Buchou is here." Kiba gestured to the building, before opening the door. The brothers faintly noted how clean the building was, unlike what anyone would expect from an old building. Soon, the three stopped in front of a certain classroom that had the sign 'Occult Research Club' on it.
Issei looked surprised that their senpai would be part of the Occult Research Club, and Kai already knew about this, having been called to the creepy ass place once.
"Buchou, I have brought them." Kiba called out, and waited for a reply.
"Yes, come in."
Kiba opened the door, and the three walked in. Issei looked at at the sight of elaborate magic circles drawn everywhere in the classroom, and took note of the especially large one drawn at the center of the building.
And then, he saw a certain petite, sleepy-looking white-haired girl sitting on a couch eating youkan, who looked back at him, and bowed, before...
"Grr..." Issei heard a growl and turned to the source. It was Kai... and where did those dog ears come from?
Koneko glared back at Kai, her back slightly arched, and made a hissing sound. Issei had to wonder, is there something he isn't aware of?
Flashback: three days ago
It was the fourth day, and school had finally finished. Issei had went on without Kai, which resulted in Kai having to track down his brother so the two can go home. Due to his hound like tendencies, Kai knew just where Issei was (to his dismay, it was close to outside the gym), and he didn't take into account that Toujou Koneko would be in the way.
At the moment the two brushed each other, they jumped back in an instant and did their respective...
...To be honest, it confused the hell out of both of them.
Kai barked and Koneko hissed at each other. Then they realized what they just did before blushing and straightening themselves, with Kai wondering why he barked.
"...You're not human." The white-haired girl said stiffly to Kai as she stood in his path to class.
That was the question that surprised Kai, though it could have done wonders to piss him off. He was referred to as a demon, yes, and was once called an icon, but call him non-human? That was a big no-no.
Fortunately, he can't really get mad at someone with a misunderstanding(?), so... "What makes you say that, Toujou?" Kai said calmly.
"You don't feel like a human..." Amber eyes stayed locked on him.
"Well, you girls don't register as human to me either." Kai replied a little tersely, surprising the girl. "What? Everything so far that involves you and that club are screaming suspicious to me, so it wouldn't surprise me if you were a cat."
If it was even possible, Koneko got even more stiff.
"And to be honest, just looking at you makes me register you as some threat, no matter how much sense I try to put in it." Kai added in, squinting his eyes as though trying to find a fault to point out, and confirming Koneko's suspicion.
"Senjutsu?" Koneko decided to experiment a little. To her dismay, and relief, Kai only looked confused.
"Sage Arts? I'm sorry, you must be a toad then. I mean, I know Senjutsu is nice and all in Naruto, but are you a toad?" The grey haired teen enjoyed making the midget irritated. Even though it would be hard for normal people to see past that emotionless façade, Kai wasn't any normal person and could tell she was getting irritated with him.
Koneko had to suppress a strange impulse to scratch his face off.
"Neh, Koneko-chan." Kiba chided, making Koneko snap out of her funk. "No hissing at the dog boy."
"Oi!" Kiba simply smiled at Kai's indignation.
SHA-
The sound of water flowing in a shower finally got to Issei and Kai. There were two separate reactions.
'How convenient...' Kai remarked sarcastically, not knowing that the clubroom had a shower. He could also see the slight manipulation on pandering to Issei's known perversion. Once again, he's gotta give credit where credit is due. Even without looking at brothers face Kai knew what he was thinking.
'UOOH! Rias-senpai is taking a shower! And! And... huhuhuhu~! I won't be needing porn for a while!' And there's Issei thinking Issei thoughts.
"...What a lecherous face." Koneko remarked disgusted. Issei only looked at her and mentally apologized. The shower curtains opened, revealing a Rias with wet hair in her uniform.
"I'm sorry. I couldn't take a shower last night because I stayed the night at your place, so I took a shower here." Rias apologized while drying her hair.
"No worries." Kai said, before grinning. "Ise certainly got a good show." He nudged his still drooling brother.
Issei didn't bother refuting his claim. His attention was focused on the resident Yamato Nadeshiko, who appeared behind Rias.
"Ara ara. Hello, my name is Himejima Akeno. Pleased to make your acquaintance." Akeno introduced herself politely.
"O-Oh. My name is Hyoudou Issei. N-Nice to meet you too!" Issei quickly bowed.
"Hello, Akeno-san. We meet again." Kai greeted his senpai with a smile.
"Indeed we did, Kai-chan." Akeno returned the smile.
"Kai! When did you start talking to Himejima-senpai!?" Issei shouted, surprised that his brother had come into contact with Akeno earlier than he did.
"That will be explained later, little brother." Kai waved Issei off.
Rias looked around to confirm that everyone in her peerage was gathered, before starting, "Looks like everyone is here. Hyoudou Kai. Hyoudou Issei-kun, no, let me call you Ise."
"Y-Yes."
"We, the Occult Research Club, welcome you."
"Eh, ah yes."
"As a Devil."
As Issei took a moment to look surprised, Akeno poured some tea for the two, in which both graciously accepted and drunk.
"It tastes good." Kai noted out loud, getting an agreement from Issei, who nodded vigorously. Considering that Kai wasn't a tea person, Issei was a little surprised.
"Ara ara. Thank you very much." Akeno started laughing very happily by saying "Ufufu".
Everyone was sitting on the sofas surrounding the table.
"Akeno, you sit over here as well."
"Yes, Buchou."
Akeno walked over to Rias to sit besides her. Then everyone looks at Issei and Kai, the former fidgeting nervously at the way everyone looked at him. The fact that his brother is looking at him the same way didn't help alleviate his worry.
Then Rias-senpai speaks. "I will get to the point right away. We are all Devils, except your brother." Rias took a moment to look at Issei, who had a look that screamed 'I'll play your game.' "Your expression says that you don't believe what I am saying. Well, that can't be helped."
As Rias began her explanation to Issei in an attempt to catch him up to devil politics, and what had happened last evening, Kai took a moment to around the clubroom some more, and found himself... heavily distracted. For example... the ceiling in the room was made up of exactly 153 tiles of wood planks, all of without imperfection, signifying that the members took extreme care of the room, and windows in the room show that while the room is too occultish for his taste, it retains a slight sense of normalcy.
"O... lis... ai?"
Also, the way that Kiba held himself, he is no stranger to wielding a sword, and the calluses on his hands he could spot indicate ambidexterity, maybe proficiency in dual wielding. Overall, he appears as though he can be knocked down with a few hits, but makes that up with speed, if his slim frame says anything. And for Koneko the cat girl... well, in those anime and mangas he read so far, the small ones always hit the hardest, so maybe she's physically the strongest and most durable? And for Akeno, the way that Rias dotes on her, perhaps she is the 2nd strongest of the whole group, or-
*SMACK!*
"Bwuh?" Kai said dumbly, feeling a pain on the back of his head, indicating that Issei smacked his head to get his attention. He glared at Issei while rubbing the back of his head, who only pointed to his right.
"Were you listening to anything Rias-senpai was saying, Kai?" Issei repeated the third time.
"Um..." Kai began, before rubbing his head harder. "Ow! You hit me so hard that I might have amnesia again! Who are you? What am I doing here?" Kai demanded, giving Issei a suspicious glare.
"'Again'?" Rias questioned, while some of the others chuckled and giggled ( Kiba and Akeno). Kai looked away uncomfortably.
"Kai had amnesia before he joined our family." Issei quickly supplied, saving his brother from possible incrimination, though that didn't stop him from giving him a blank stare. He knew his forgotten past was a sensitive issue for him and he always tried to help Kai whenever he felt a little sad about not knowing what happened to get he put in that orphanage in the first place.
"Oh, I'm sorry for your loss." Rias truly was. She couldn't imagine not forgetting precious memories, bad and good.
"No worries. So what were we talking about?" This time, it was Issei's turn to look away.
"Ise's killer." Akeno piped in.
"...Amano Yuuma." Rias filled in. "Yesterday, that was the girl, no, the fallen angel that asked Ise on a date before killing him last evening."
"Evening haze..." Kai noted faintly. For some reason, he tried to remember the face of the girl that he beat down, but to his chagrin, he couldn't remember. "I see, so she chose that name to fulfill whatever her goal was..."
"Goal?"
"Yes. To kill you, Ise." Rias followed up on Kai's guess.
"W-Why did she have to kill me!?" Issei yelled in outrage.
"Calm down, Ise. It couldn't be helped... No, you were just unlucky. There are possessors who weren't killed…" Rias tried to explain, not seeing her little mistake.
"What do you mean, unlucky!?" Issei was right to get mad and even Kai grew a little mad at how she phrased that.
Still, while he was pissed, that didn't mean he didn't want to hear more of what the devil was saying. Brown eyes turned to his brother. "Oi, Ise. Just listen to what senpai has to say." Issei glared at his brother. Neither backed down from their stare. All could feel the tension rise between the two. But, after a few seconds, Issei calmed himself. Kai nodded at Rias, who nodded in thanks and continued,
"That day, you went on a date with her and then went to the park, where you were killed with a Spear of Light."
"But I'm still alive!" Issei pointed out. He was sure, now that he knew it wasn't a dream, he got speared. "More than that, why was I targeted!?"
"The reason why she approached you is so she could check if there is a dangerous thing inside you. She must have received a weak response from it. That's why she took her time checking you. Then she confirmed it. That you were a human who possessed a Sacred Gear... and before getting her face caved in by Kai and his... introduction."
Issei looked confused. Kai had a brief relapse before coming back with a grin. He finally remembered her face.
"Come again?"
Kiba then butted in. "A Sacred Gear is an irregular power that is bestowed to certain humans. For example, most of the people whose names are recorded in history are said to be possessors of a Sacred Gear. They used the power of their Sacred Gear to record their name in history."
"Oh, so those famous people like Marco Polo, Leonardo, and Oda Nobunaga made themselves famous simply because of a Sacred Gear?" Kai clarified.
"Most of the time, that's the case. It's rare to find someone who made himself famous without a Sacred Gear, like the troop captains of the Shinsengumi." Kiba said.
"Presently, there are people who possess Sacred Gears within their bodies. You know those people who play an important role worldwide? Most of those people possess a Sacred Gear." Akeno continued.
Kai scoffed, but didn't say anything. Rias noticed it, but ignored it in favor for the explanation.
"Most of the Sacred Gears have functions that are only usable in the human society. But there are exceptional Sacred Gears that are a threat to us, the Devils and Fallen Angels. So Ise, raise your hand." She instructed her new peerage member.
Issei looked confused, as though questioning why he should raise his hand. "Just do it, Ise." Kai assured his brother with a pat on the back.
"Now, close your eyes and imagine the strongest thing that comes to mind."
"S-Strongest being…? Son Goku from Dragon Ball…?"
"I personally think Hiei is better."
"Shut up!"
"Regardless. Imagine that person in a particular pose where he looks the strongest."
Issei closed his eyes, and then opened them again, confirming that he just finished thinking.
"Lower your arm slowly and stand up." Issei lowered his left arm and stood up. "Now mimic the pose of that person. You have to imagine it strongly, okay? You cannot hold back."
Kai began to laugh as his brother began to sweat buckets in embarrassment. "You heard Rosetta, Ise. Hurry and do it already. Or would you like me to do it with you?" Again, Rias gained a tick-mark at this.
"I'll do it myself!" Issei took a deep breath, before posing in the patented Kamahameha pose. "KA... ME... HA... ME... HAAAAA!"
"7.8 out of 10. Your hair wasn't blonde." Kai remarked absently, earning a tickmark from Issei.
"Now, open your eyes. In this place which is filled with demonic power, the Sacred Gear will be able to appear more easily." Rias ignored Kai's remark. Issei opened his eyes, and there was a flash of light. As the light dies down, the Sacred Gear appeared on Issei's left arm. It was in the form of a red gauntlet that covered his forearm.
"W-What is thiiiiiiiiiiiisssss?!" Ise cried out.
Kai began to smile. "Sweet! You can finally become a hero, Ise!"
"Eh? Why would I want to do that?"
"Because, if you break down the word 'hero' in English, you'll get 'H' and 'ERO'. Following that logic, 'H' is known as 'Ecchi', and 'ERO' is just a short form for 'erotic'. And since you're an utter pervert, it's sound logic if you're a hero, right?" He was sure his brother would like that.
...
...
"I don't think I want to know how you came to that..." Issei replied, though it did make sense to him regardless. Everyone else had varied reactions.
"The Fallen Angel, Amano Yuuma, saw your Sacred Gear as a threat and therefore killed you." Again, Rias ignored Kai's comment, making him pout.
"So how am I still alive? I'm sure that I got stabbed in the stomach..."
"Oh yeah. You wished for oppai, and she came." Kai said with a laugh, making Issei blush in embarrassment.
Even Rias found it strange but rolled with it. "Y-Yes, it was strange, but now, you are reborn as a devil of my peerage." Then, everyone sprouted bat wings on their back, which made the wings on Issei's back sprout out as well.
"Let's introduce everyone anew. Yuuto."
Kiba smiles as Rias called his name. "My name is Kiba Yuuto. As you already know, I'm a second year like you, Hyoudou Issei-kun. Umm, I'm a Devil too. Nice to meet you."
"…First year. …Toujou Koneko. Pleased to make your acquaintance… I'm a Devil too." Toujou Koneko bows her head.
"My name is Himejima Akeno, and I'm in third year. I'm also the vice-president of this Occult Research Club. Nice to meet you. Even though I'm like this, I'm also a Devil, ufufu." Akeno bows her head very politely.
Lastly, Rias waves her crimson hair and says directly, "And I'm their master as well as being a Devil from the House of Gremory, Rias Gremory. My house holds the rank of a Duke. Let's get along from now on, Ise."
"And while everyone is doing their devil stuff, Hyoudou Kai isn't a devil, and he has taken too much hospitality. He shall make his leave now." Kai said in third person, leaving the clubroom like a smooth criminal.
"...I see you've done some noteworthy exercise." Kai noted as he filled his bowl with breakfast... AGAIN. The brunette was truly amazed at how his brother kept his fit build with all he eats.
"Hah... I... can't do... anything... about it..." Issei panted as he drank his miso soup.
"No breaks? No whatever crap devils do when they're tired?"
"To be honest, it isn't... hard, but rather strange... I still couldn't get a contract..."
"Like what? Getting summoned by some weirdo that wants to become a mahou shoujo?" Kai absentmindedly said, before stopping. "Actually, that might actually happen... May whatever you can pray to now curse you to get summoned by that person."
A middle finger was what he got. "Fuck you! At least my first client was a Dragon Ball fan, and he knows just the right things to say to counter you and Yu-Yu Hakusho!"
"Oh? Then pray tell me after you actually get a contract." Kai retorted, smirking when he heard a 'Guh!' from Issei. "Anyways, you and that shady group go and eat other's souls or whatever, I need to find myself a job..."
"Why don't you join, Kai?" Issei finally asked what's been on his mind for a while. Kai looked at his brother as though he was stupid.
"Idiot. I'm not desperate enough to become a devil to find a job-"
"No, I mean, Buchou told me that when she offered you a spot in her peerage, you didn't accept it. Why? I mean, it has a lot of gains from what I can tell."
Kai remained silent, before sighing. "Ise. I don't know why myself. Maybe when the time comes, I'll accept it... or not. It really depends."
Issei nodded, satisfied with the answer.
But little did Issei know, Kai had been mentally stressed out since the day his brother was reincarnated. By allowing his brother to be reincarnated as a devil, he had inadvertently cursed his brother to near-immortality. Sure, immortality can be called a blessing, but it falls into the perspective it is looked at. By becoming a immortal, one is given a massive lifespan. Sounds appealing, but the costs? If Issei were to follow and obey Rias's every command, then he will not be allowed to follow his family when they die. At the very most, he will be allowed to mourn for his loss, and live with the weight of never being able to see his family again. It's honestly something even he wouldn't wish on his worse enemy.
People have said that Kai is a simpleton when it comes to decision-making, but in fact, Kai is much more perceptive than they think.
"Ah, crap! We're late!" Issei cried out, scrambling with his leftover toast and rushing to the door. Kai blinked, before grabbing both his and his brother's stuffs
"Remember to zip up your fly, Ise! Here's your bag!"
"You're coming, too! And thanks!"
He can think about all that stressful things later. He still had around 90 years left to live, anyways.
School was done for the day and Kai was just walking aimlessly around town. Issei was at the devils little hideout and he felt like doing something. Just don't know what yet. A sudden sound from his stomach answered his internal question of what to do.
Kai let out a sigh. "Alright stomach." He rubbed his growling stomach as he glanced around to see a possible place to eat. Nothing looked that interesting till he saw a sign for ramen. "Haven't had that for a while." Deciding why not, the grey haired teen walked in.
"Hello. Welcome to-Kai!?" Brown eyes widened at the familiar voice behind the counter. Looking at the voice, he smiled at the familiar face.
"Yuji! Hey man!" Behind the counter was another teenager his age. He was about average height, 5'8, and wore a yellow hoodie, that was beneath an apron, blue jeans and red running sneakers. He had light brown eyes and spikes pinkish hair that's styled in an undercut with brown sides. Like Kai, he was built like he worked out a lot and he was his best friend from his old school. Stepping in, the teen high-fived his buddy. "How's it going?"
"Been good man. Sit down man. I'll get ya something." Yuji said, motioning to the empty seat.
"Thanks man." Taking him up on his offer, he sat down as his friend turned around. "So. When did you start working here?" He asked as, last time he talked to him, he didn't have a job yet.
"Couple days ago. Wanted some extra cash so, when I saw the sign for a part time job here, I took it." Yuji explained, getting the ingredients together. A couple more minutes later the bowl was in front of Kai. "Eat up."
"Thanks for the meal." He began to dig in. "Dang man. This is pretty good." Kai complemented as he continued to slurp down his meal.
Yuji just nodded. "Thanks man. So, how's that private school been treating you? Whenever we talked, you never said anything about it." He reminded.
Slurping another noddle down, he chuckled a little. "Yeah. Sorry bout that. That school is crazy as hell. The girls there make the girls at look tame." Kai somewhat joked. The shocked look on his face made his laugh a little more.
"Dam. Sorry to hear about that." Yuji knew how his buddy was always hounded by the ladies so if the girls were worse at his private school, he can only hope Kai is alright. "How's Ise been doing? You been making sure he hasn't been beaten?" Yuji had met the brothers when they were in middle school and instantly made friends with Kai as both were similar; go with the flow kind of guys. It took a while to get used to Issei and his goofiness but he found a good friend in the brunette.
"Haha. You know that idiot brother of mine. Gotta keep my ear to ground if I hear a stampede and girls screaming bloody murder." Kai laughed as he remembered the couple times he had to hide Issei from getting killed by the girls he peeves on. Yuji soon joined in the laughter.
That laughter was soon ruined by a familiar voice. "Well, well. Look who it is? We got a bone to pick with you!"
Sighing, Kai turned around to see another goon squad. "Why am I not surprised you're here? As you can see, I'm busy. Leave." He turned his back to him. His ears picked up on the angered growling of one of the many goons behind him and didn't react to the running. He didn't have to anyway as Kai had his friend with him.
Yuji leaped over the counter and landed a well placed kick square in the chest, sending him out of the stand. The pinkish haired teen sighed. "Damn. Boss won't like this. Wanna get in in this Kai?" Yuji asked.
Letting out a defeated sigh, Kai got up. "Sure, why not? I've got some time to kill." He smirked a little as he flexed his hand, cracking his knuckles. You could hear the girlish screams from miles away.
"Fuck you, Kai! Fuck you to Hell! I never thought it would happen, but it really did!" Issei yelled at his brother. Kai looked at him blankly, before life returned to his eyes and he erupted laughing.
"Holy shit, seriously?! Some weirdo actually wanted to be a mahou shoujo?!" The adopted Hyoudou soon fell off his chair, rolling across the floor.
"And he was a freaking body builder, claiming to be a girl stuck in a man's body, for Christ's sake! OW!" Issei flinched at the divine pain.
Ending his laughter, Kai sat up in the chair. "Devils get hurt by saying something against God? That's news to me. Anyways, how was your day, Ise?"
Issei began recalling how his first hunt for stray devils went. The very first thing he recalled was how the devil shot acid out of her oppai! It was sacrilege! Oppai isn't suppose to harm or kill! It's suppose to appease and satisfy the raging, hormonal mind!
Anyways, oppai aside, Stray Devil Vaizor was systematically crushed by Rias's peerage. Kiba is a [Knight] and was too freaking fast to follow, and had quickly sliced off Vaizor's arm at the torso. Koneko was a [Rook] and packed a mean punch, launching Vaizor into the air. Akeno is the [Queen]... and to be honest, Issei absolutely did not want to get on her bad side. For a moment, he really felt sorry for the devil, before remembering her oppai of death. Lastly, Rias had blown away the stray devil with her Power of Destruction, making it return to nothingness. How is he suppose to tell his brother all this?
"It was nice." Worst come to worst, just use that excuse. No need to delve into something morbid.
"Nice? So nothing good happened?" Kai raised an eyebrow as he really didn't believe his brother.
Issei smiled at a fond memory. "There was something good! I met a nun who was lost, so I helped her find a church. I think it was somewhere in the hills... And I felt this chill when I saw the church. When I got back, Buchou scolded me and made me promise not to go close to the church, saying that angels would kill me." Issei looked sad, and asked, "Neh, Kai. Is it wrong to be friends with someone who's suppose to be your enemy?"
Kai looked at his brother sympathetically as he could see he was having some troubles. Well, it was time for some elder brother wisdom. "I don't see anything wrong with that at all, Ise. In fact, if that promise is the one thing that's holding you back from saving your friend, break it and then ask for forgiveness later. It's easier that way."
Issei brightened up. "Thanks, bro." Issei knew his brother could always come through for him when he truly needed it. The night he got stabbed was a damn good example.
"Glad to be of service. Now, tell me," Kai smiled, amusement dancing in his eyes, "How was the mahou shoujo dude?"
Issei did not have a good night recalling his horrifying experience.
End
A/N: Done and done. Like I said in the beginning, here's the crossover character: Yuji Itadori from Jujutsu Kaisen. If you don't know that series, get your shit together and watch the anime or read the manga. I recommend watch the anime as the fighting scenes are super sweet.
Nothing else to say other than be good and stay safe out there.
Storm Out!