Hey guys here's the next chapter! I know this is pretty quick but what can I say except I got some free time! Now on with the chapter!
'Well...this is awkward.' thought Kuru as he was now sitting back on the couch but this time he had Sona and Rias on either side of him.
Both heiresses currently had the Cerbures heir pinned between them and we glaring at him. Why? Because he had yet to answer the duos question on why he hadn't told them he was alive sooner. It also didn't help that his peerage was just standing there letting him suffer! Traitors, the lot of them!
"Well Kuru-kun. We're waiting." said Rias as she and Sona's grip on his arms tightened to very uncomfortable levels.
Then came the second intervention of the day as the rest of Rias peerage entered but stopped mid stride as they saw all the others currently in the room. Kiba looked very confused at seeing all the devils in the room and his [King] being particularly close with one in particular.
Koneko for her part had actually froze mid lick of a lollipop. Taking a quick sniff of the air her eye's narrowed just a bit at Tank and she said simply, "dog."
Tanks response to that, after a quick sniff of his own, was an equally simple answer of, "cat."
"Uh... is there something wrong Buchou?" asked Kiba as he didn't know whether to use his Sacred Gear or not as he was surrounded by a bunch of unknown Devil's.
"Oh nothing is wrong Kiba. Kuru-kun here was just telling me and Sona-chan something very important. Weren't you Kuru-kun." said Rias once more dashing Kuru's hopes of not having to answer her and Sona's question.
"Alright! Alright. *sigh* you girls really are pushy when it comes to getting what you want. Kind of like Olivia whenever I tell her no to something she wants." muttered Kuru on the last part.
Olivia though heard this and brought down her fan on his head once more with a tick mark appearing on her head.
"For dealing with your stupidity for years on end you have no right to complain!" she yelled at him as he nursed his new lump making everyone that wasn't apart of Kuru's peerage sweatdrop.
'Now doesn't this seem very familiar.' thought Sona and Rias simultaneously as an image of a certain male redhead and his maid came to their minds.
Shaking the image from their heads Rias and Sona once again glare at Kuru.
"Enough stalling Kuru-kun! Tell us why you didn't tell us you were alive sooner NOW!" said Sona and Kuru could have sworn he saw his life flash before his eyes from her glare alone.
Kuru just looked between her and Rias for a moment before lowering his head in resignation. Taking a moment to gather his thoughts Kuru looked up once more and everyone was taken aback by the seriousness in his eyes. usually he had a joyful air about him but in this moment one would think this was a completely different person. Even tough his peerage had seen him like this a handful of times it was still surprising to them.
"While you may think what I did was wrong I assure you I only had your best interests at heart. My home was attacked by powerful enemies made up of beings who you may recognize, and some you would not. All I can tell you is that they are very powerful and had little to no trouble disposing of my family. I was lucky since when they destroyed my home they just assumed . Luckily that wasn't the case. If I had gone to either of you not only would they know that they had failed in their task but that would have made your houses targets as well." said Kuru only to be interrupted by Rias.
"So what!? My brother if the Maou Lucifer and Sona-chan's sister is the Maou Leviathan! Whoever attacked your home wouldn't have dared to attack you when you were with us!" pointed out Rias getting a nod of agreement from Sona.
Shaking his head sadly Kuru continued, "while your brother and sister are strong the ones I am talking about are in a class all their own. The Maou's would have been an annoyance at best." said Kuru as he thought back to that night and what exactly he saw before shaking the memories from his mind. Now wasn't the time to reminisce.
Meanwhile Rias, Sona and their respective peerage members just stayed in shocked silence not able to comprehend that there were beings out there that would make the Maou's look that weak. They wanted to deny it sure but just by the tone in Kuru's voice and the look on his face they knew he wasn't exaggerating.
"B-b-but if that's the case then why reveal yourself now?" asked Riaswith Sona wondering the same.
"Hehe. You think I've been idle all these years? I've been training for ten years straight while gaining my peerage just so I could return confident I would be able to face down my families killers when they no doubt come for me. Plus I think its time for me to bring the Cerbures family back to glory, and how could I resist seeing my best friends again for a happy little reunion?" answered Kuru with his smile back in place easing everyone.
"How sweet... but your still not off the hook Kuru." said Sona making the Cerbures heirs head drop in mock depression while bringing a smile to everyone else's face.
A few minutes, and a couple of cups of tea, later and the once tense atmosphere had devolved into a calm and comfortable one. The easygoing silence was broken When Rias decided to ask a question that has been bugging her ever since she saw Kuru's peerage.
"So Kuru-kun, you never did introduce your peerage. Who are they? How did you find them?" asked the Gremory heiress making the others curious as to the origin's of Kuru's peerage.
"Well I'm not really at liberty to say. It's up to them whether they want to tell you their life stories or not." replied Kuru leaving the answer up to his peerage. After a moment of debate Olivia stepped forth and gave a small bow.
"As you already know my name is Olivia Dawson and I am Master's [Queen]." began Olivia before Akeno jumped in.
"My, my calling Kuru-kun 'Master are we~? Wonder what he did to earn him that title ufufu." commented Akeno before being scolded by Rias while Olivia fought down the blush that threatened to rise and tapping her finger in irritation.
*ahem* "As I was saying before I was interrupted, Kuru found me when I was thirteen years old after some certain... events. Needless to say I owe him my life for giving me my freedom and am happy to serve him." finished Olivia as she wasn't quite ready to reveal her past to these strangers just yet.
Next to step up was Hayate who gave a formal bow of his own but kept his same emotionless façade and spoke in his same monotonous tone.
"My name is Hayate Tetsuken and I serve my Lord as his [Knight]. I feel I must inform you that I am in fact not human, or any other type of living being for a long time. I believe the correct term for someone of my origin's would be a Tsukumogami-nano." started Hayate before he to was interrupted but this time it was by a surprised Kiba.
"A Tsukumogami! I thought those were only a myth!" exclaimed the Gremory [Knight] in awe.
"What is a Tsukumogami Kiba? I seem to be unfamiliar with the term." asked Rias. Sona wanted to ask the question as well but her pride prevented her.
"A Tsukumogami is a weapon that has managed to gain a soul and by extension a human form." explained Kiba making the others gawk at Hayate who upon seeing attention was once again on him continued to speak.
"What Kiba says is true. I was forged nearly a hundred years ago as a weapon of war yet my master at that time never set foot on the battlefield. Still he gave me the name Hayate and always kept me with him treating me as if I was more an extension of himself rather than a tool. When he passed on he left me to his son who left me to rust and gather dust at the shrine. Soon enough the shrine was abandoned and it left me bitter for many years to come. Then some years ago Kuru visited my resting place where I challenged him to a duel. Should I have won my Lord would have been forced to leave the shrine, yet if he had won then I would pledge my loyalty and servitude to him. Needless to say I lost, yet instead of using me like a tool like I expected my Lord gave me the honor of joining his peerage. I have yet to regret my decision-nano." finished Hayate before going back to stand with the rest of the peerage members.
"Well guess I'm next huh!? Names Tank, Tank Ookami and I'm Boss's [Rook]!
Exclaimed Tank happily before adopting a more forlorn expression. Unlike the others he had no trouble telling about how he came to be in Kuru's service but the memory was still a bit of a soft spot for him.
"I won't beat around the bush and just tell it to ya straight, I'm a werewolf. Though I am different due to a little incident with some Fallen angels turning me and my family into guinea pigs when I was younger. My family was killed that night whether because of the potion they used on us or because they deemed us failures. If not for Kuru I would have died with them." said Tank simply before moving back to stand behind Kuru. The Cerbures servant was a bit on edge as he had smelt something familiar on the way to the Clubroom and it had put him on edge. The cause for his families death was near and he would find her and kill her.
Stepping up to introduce themselves next was none other than Jynx who practically skipped in front of Kuru.
"Hey I'm Jynx Oxworth and I am Master's [Pawn]!" exclaimed the bubbly girl with a smile.
"Unlike those sorry sacks I'm more than happy to say that I was just plain old human before Kuru found me! Even when I was younger I loved learning and researching anything and everything I could but the other kids found me weird and tended to give me a wide berth. Though I would never say it aloud it was pretty lonely but my research made it bearable! One day though I found a weird little creature and followed it into the forest. Long story short said creature turned out to be a lot and ended up stabbing me through the gut. Thankfully Kuru was there and now I have so much more things to research and it's all thanks to Master!" exclaimed Jynx as she leaped up and hugged Kuru getting a small laugh out of the Cerbures heir as he returned the hug before sending her to stand with the others.
Stepping up next was Ryujin who gave a small bow to everyone before speaking.
"My name is Ryujin Tamashi and I am Boss's second [Rook]. I would prefer to keep my past a secret if you don't mind as I feel it is for the best at the moment." said Ryujin politely before returning to Kuru's side.
Looking up at the guy Kuru gestured for him to lean down and when he did Kuru whispered just loud enough for him to hear, "Serena's back at the house right now. My familiar is currently keeping her company so you'll see her when we get back."
Ryujin gave him a thankful smile at this before returning to his normal calm façade as the next member of their peerage made to introduce themselves which just so happened to be Yosuke who just stood where he was with a relaxed expression on his face.
"Hey the names Yosuke Owada and I'm Kuru's [Bishop]. To make a log story short I went through some really messed up shit and nearly took my own life cause of it. Kuru though gave me a second chance and stopped me from making a huge mistake." summed up Yosuke with a smile. Though he wore an easygoing look inside he was a little saddened and angry at the mere mention of his past that he had only allowed Kuru and the rest of his fellow peerage to know.
Nico was the next one to step forward and he carried himself in a calm manner similar to Ryujin but not as strict.
"My name is Nico Dracht and I am Kuru's second [Pawn]. I don't have much to say on my past only that thanks to Kuru I have a chance to right a serious wrong." was Nico's simple but polite statement before retaking his spot. Like most of the others he wasn't comfortable talking about his past and especially about his long dead sister.
Finally it was time for Aila to introduce herself but Kuru and his peerage already knew her's would probably be the shortest and least informative out of all of them.
Said white haired beauty stepped forward slightly and said harshly, ' my name is Aila Izayoi and I am Kuru's second [Knight]."
That was all she said making the others outside of Kuru's peerage sweatdrop at her rather short and blunt statement. Kuru and the other meanwhile were trying to hold back their smiles. While most may find Aila's way of introducing herself quite uncomfortable and blunt Kuru and his peerage found it a good source of entertainment due to the expressions the ones she introduces herself to make.
After the final member of his peerage was introduced Kuru finished his tea and stood in the middle of the room followed by his peerage.
"Well now that introductions have been made I think it's time for us to part ways. See you in school tomorrow Ri-chan, So-chan!" said Kuru as a magic circle with the Cerbures house symbol appeared below him and his peerage.
Before Rias or Sona could say anything their returned friend and his servants were gone leaving them both annoyed and yet happy. At least their childhood friend had returned to them but now Rias had to focus on acquiring her next servant. If only he wasn't such a huge pervert then maybe he could be more bearable to be around.
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