The world seemed to be coming back to him piece by piece. Slowly but surely he awoke from his slumber. He instinctively moved his hand to where his wound ought to be but found nothing but smooth skin. He let out a breath of relief. He wasn't going to just perish from his wounds, unless there was some internal damage he didn't know about. He decided not to dwell on that possibility.

He groggily opened his eyes to look around. The room was definitely not his. Everything looked rather well taken care of, neat, and expensive. It wasn't overtly 'I'm so rich' in taste but it was there. That's when he looked over to see none other then Mittelt sleeping on a chair beside his bed.

Theo couldn't help but look at her. Her cute little face as she was dozed off, breathing in and out slowly. She was just too adorable in his eyes as he laid back to admire her. Having a beautiful girl beside his bed was certainly a nice experience. A part of him thought he was still dreaming. The experience…

Maybe that was a dream. Yeah. He just knocked himself out during the date. So she brought him here. He frowned and touched his face. His vision seemed better. It was almost like he didn't need glasses. That was… odd. Maybe the blow to his head knocked something right in his vision? It was stupid but what other explanation did he have?

That's when she started to wake up. Mittelt stretched out her arms and yawned, which was honestly the cutest thing Theo had ever seen in his life. 'I really wish I had a camera,' He thought to himself. Her eyes fluttered open and she stared at him. That's what they did to each other. Just stare.

"You're alive!" Mittelt smiled as she jumped to her feet with a big smile, before she caught herself. She shook her head and harrumphed, crossing her arms. "I wasn't worried about you, human. You're beneath me. I'm just glad I don't have to pay for your death or something."

Theo blinked in confusion, "Human? Death?" He sat up and patted his chest, idly knowing he wasn't wearing a shirt so his upper half was exposed. While he wasn't one for sports, he had a fair amount of muscle to his form. His mother did her best to keep him in shape after all. "I'm alive? It… happened?"

As he gulped, Mittelt was staring at his bare chest. A heavy blush was on her cheeks as she scanned his muscular form. A slight bit of drool escaped her lips as she unabashingly gave him thrice over.

Theo blinked in confusion at what she was looking at before he noticed he was shirtless. He yelped and pulled the blanket over his torso, "Stop looking!"

Mittelt shook her head, "I wasn't looking! I'm not interested in hunky stupid humans, okay?"

Theo opened his mouth to argue that but thought better of it. He had a lot to process. He had been injured. Stabbed through the chest, yet he was alright. Perfectly fine. The girl in front of him had black fluffy wings and monsters existed. Not to mention that dream. Which left-

He gasped and looked her over, "It didn't hurt you, did it?"

Mittelt snorted, "Of course not. He was dead within, like, a moment after you passed out."

Theo sighed in relief, "I'm glad. I don't know what I'd do if you got hurt because of me."

"Oh stop that!" Mittelt growled, "You didn't do anything wrong. Well, actually, you did. Sacrificing yourself for someone that's trying to kill you? And that whole 'please stab me so you get to live' spiel? Are you an idiot? I could have been lying!"

Theo looked away, "But I thought you weren't."

Mittelt ground her teeth, "You shouldn't have! You should have run. Don't just throw your life away on a whim. Have some self-preservation, damn it."

Theo frowned, 'Geez, I get enough of that from mom.' Which was honestly true. Now he even felt worse. Dying like that would have made her and his sister sad. He felt so stupid. Why did he sorta forget those stuff when he was stressed.

"But," Mittelt had a small blush on her cheeks, "That was kind of brave of you to save me. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you so… thanks."

A smile blossomed on his face as he heard those words. Then he frowned, "So… you didn't actually want to date me, huh?"

Mittelt shook her head, but she couldn't look him in the eyes. "I… I was ordered to do it to lower your guard or something. I don't like humans."

"Why?"

"Because humans drove us magical beings into hiding," Mittelt scowled, "You and God. We aren't exactly a thriving people no matter how you slice it."

Theo scowled, "Please don't lump me in with that God. I don't follow him." A deep sense of hatred started to boil up as he thought about that religion. A blue haired girl-

'No. Don't think about her. Stop thinking about her.'

"Good," Mittelt nodded, a bit pleased to hear that. "So I think I've got the basics of what I want to say. Just please don't do anything stupid in the future."

"I promise."

Mittelt sweat dropped, "Why don't I believe you?"

Theo huffed before he looked at her back, "Ummm…. Do… do you still have your wings?" Mittelt unfurled her black wings which caused him to blush.

Mittelt sighed, "You really are a pervert, aren't you?" He hid his head under the blanket and squeaked in protest, which caused her to giggle.

Theo poked his head back out, "So… if the date was a lie, what does that make us?" His heart started to beat faster as he waited for her answer.

Mittelt chewed on her lip as she looked at him, "Well… I guess we could be friendly acquaintances?" Her little hands fiddled with each other on her lap.

Theo sighed, 'It could be worse.' He told himself. It didn't stop his heart from aching though, "Alright, I can live with that."

Mittelt narrowed her eyes, "What do you mean you can live with that? Aren't you heartbroken you can't be with this gorgeous girl?" She struck a seductive pose, which honestly made him light up. "Or this?" Her wings unfurled and Theo honestly couldn't take his eyes off of them. They were so… so wonderful~

'Curse my liminal girl kink~'

Before anything more could happen, the door burst open. "Big brother!"

Theo let out an 'oof' as he felt the smaller body collide into him. He looked down to see who it was, "Carry?"

His little sister looked up at him with tear stricken cheeks, "Of course it's me. I wouldn't just let you suffer here alone, could I?"

"I'm here," Mittelt spoke up.

"Oh shut up, goth loli." Carry glared at her.

"What did you just call me?" Mittelt's left eye twitched slightly as she did her best to reel back the anger she was feeling at that moment.

"Girls," a familiar voice called out to them. Theo watched as his mother walked into the room with a stern look on her face, "I would like it if you would kindly stop fighting. Theo has been through a lot recently and I don't want you adding to his stress level."

Mittelt huffed and crossed her arms, "She started it."

"Oh shut up, bird brain." Carry snarled, "You're the one who almost got him killed."

"I did-"

"Crow," Arisa, his mother, got in front of her. "I would like it if you would shut up. My daughter is right. You are the reason my son almost died. On top of what you admitted last night."

"I was under a lot of stress," Mittelt whimpered under the intense stare she was getting from the older woman. "I… I…"

"You tried to kill my son," Arisa hissed, "And I'm not going to forget about that. No, you won't ever hear the end of this. Why I would love nothing more then to pluck your wings clean of those dirty feathers of yours. I'm tempted to do it after I chop them off your corpse."

"Mom!" Theo shouted, glaring at her.

Arisa blinked in confusion, "Yes, my darling little boy?"

"You don't talk to her like that," Theo growled, "Not after last night. Not after my dream."

Arisa seemed taken aback by that, "What dream?"

"Oh I can explain that," out from underneath the bed, popped Bennia. She smiled at everyone and waved, "Heyo."

"A reaper?" Arisa blinked in confusion.

"In the flesh," Bennia squealed and pulled out a notebook and pen. "I am such a big fan of yours. Can I have your autograph, goddess Artemis?"

"Errr," his mother looked confused but signed it anyways.

"First a demigod and now a goddess," Bennia smiled and hugged the notebook to her chest tightly, "I'm the luckiest reaper ever."

Someone coughed and they looked over to see Kiyome Abe. She smiled at everyone, "I'm glad everyone is here." Her voice was much more mature and well spoken then her school appearances so far, which confused Theo. "I believe now would be a good time to begin the explanations, is it not?"

Arisa sighed, "I believe so. A bit earlier than I intended but it was going to happen eventually."

Theo furrowed his brow, "So…"

"Well for starters, you're a demigod and I'm the goddess Artemis."

Kalawarner fidgeted underneath Raynare's stare. For the last several minutes, Raynare had been chewing on her finger in agitation. The reason was because of the lack of contact with both Dohnaseek and Mittelt. They weren't exactly worried about them on a personal level. Neither of them were close to Raynare or Kalawarner, but they were integral to the mission. Not hearing about them set off a lot of warning signals.

So when Kalawarner had been called here, she had expected a furious Raynare. Instead, Raynare had just got up and paced, sat down on her 'throne' and then did it again at intervals. It was honestly rather awkward for her to see her friend like this. Yet she didn't want to interrupt her… whatever she was doing right now. They might be 'friends' but Raynare's temper could get the best of her. She had almost killed Kalawarner a few times in the past when she blew a gasket.

"So…" Kalawarner decided to risk such an event. It was too boring, "What are we going to do now?"

"Do now?" Raynare glared at her, "Do now? How the fuck am I supposed to know? That little brat was given such a simple mission. An idiot could have pulled it off, but noooo! She had to fuck it up somehow. She's either in hiding, dead, or captured. Hopefully either of the former. We can't afford anyone knowing about our little venture. Killing humans on a devil's turf is risky and I don't want to end up dead."

"Maybe we should leave and cut our losses," Kalawarner put out into the open.

Raynare shook her head, "No, we can't do that. This is my chance to show Azazel what I'm worth. I will get Twilight Healing and become his woman. He'll see me as something to treasure. Finally he'll be mine."

Kalawarner inwardly sighed. Raynare was so fixated on getting on Azazel's good side. It was kind of sad really, "Then what are we going to do?"

"We'll let it cool down," Raynare said, "We'll wait a week or two to see what happens. If they report back, we'll go ahead like its nothing. I'll still need to kill that gear user, but I might have to be a bit more discreet about it. Same goes for the nun. In the meantime, we'll have to find a new base."

Kalawarner nodded, "Shall I tell Freed?"

Raynare huffed, "Do it. I can't stand that freak. I don't know how you put up with him."

Kalawarner shrugged, "He's good in bed."

"You really have low standards," Raynare deadpanned and waved her off, "Just go take care of it. Let me know if either of those two idiots show up." Kalawarner gave another nod and walked away.

Raynare tapped a finger on the armrest repeatededly, 'Fuck everything. I want to rip off those two's wings so badly.' This was her first serious mission and it was already falling apart. She couldn't wait to just kill those two sacred gear users and be done with this.

Using a bit of fallen magic, she summoned a glowing orb. She tapped it and magic started to swirl inside of it, "Hello, anyone there?"

Suddenly a face could be seen in it. It wasn't a face you could easily forget. With flowing black hair and elvish ears tracing around a devilish face, Kokabiel stared straight at her. "What is it?" His voice was filled with irritation.

Raynare hated hearing that in his voice. He never seemed happy to see her, "The mission has caught a few… snags."

"Of course it has," Kokabiel rolled his eyes, "That's what I get for trusting you with this mission from Azazel himself."

"Azazel will be pleased when I complete this task for him," Raynare quickly followed, "I'm fixing this whole thing as we speak. It's no worry. I just wanted to let you know that we may have lost two of our flock."

Kokabiel huffed, "What a disgraceful commander. You've lost troops before the war has even begun."

"The devils and humans won't know what hit them," Raynare snapped, "Yes she may have failed to kill this extra target but-"

"You will kill Theo Olympus!" Kokabiel snapped, "The whole plan hinges on him being dead alongside you snubbing the nose of the devils."

Raynare pulled back, afraid of him. "Father, I-"

"And how many times have I told you," Kokabiel snarled, "I am Lord Kokabiel. You will address me as such. I will not have a failure such as you utter that so willy nilly."

Raynare inwardly snarled at him, "Understood, Lord Kokabiel. Theo will be as good as dead alongside the other two targets. Within two weeks, the mission will be complete."

"Good," Kokabiel nodded, "Azazel is counting on you. He expects great things." The line was cut off.

"Fucking prick," Raynare grumbled. 'Father can't even look me in the eyes. At least Lord Azazel is counting on me. That's all that matters.'

Glad to be back everyone. Sorry for the wait. Work has been stressful. On the plus side, I've decided to answer comments as a way of interacting with the fans who've taken the time to read this. You don't know how much that means to me and I really appreciate the support as it lets me know what I'm doing right or now. I'll keep answering as time goes on so please comment and let me know what you like about the chapter. I hope you enjoy it and until next time, take care.

1: Guest

Yes, that's honestly what I'm going for. Which exactly I'll reveal later. Hades in mythology was honestly one of the most understanding and kind of the greek gods. I understand that using western mythos are cool over there and, heck, even western media don't get it right all the time. Hades has been a villain so often that it's rarer to find something more 'nice' about him so I decided to give him a more grounded reason for his hatred as well as to explore it. (Not that DxD makes him a bad guy through and through when it comes to his underlings, I believe.) So expect a nicer Hades but since I don't want to stray too far from DxD lore, he's still going to be a 'villain'.

2: Chronos500

Using a goddess for a person of the harem is an idea I could use however, it's a bit touch and go since, you know, a lot of these goddesses are married.

Aphrodite: Married to Hephaestus, cheats on him with Ares (is a total bitch). Also family

Freya: Married to Odin (depending on if you say she's Frigga or not. I won't in this fic, but it still applies)

Demeter: Oh boy. She's not married but she's a bit… overprotective. Also, Theo's kind of scared about getting together with a member of the family since she's his great aunt.

Scathatch: I don't know if I'll get into Irish mythology. I'll keep her in mind but by then, I might have my hands full with other girls.

Astraea: Still greek but a bit off in terms of relations, so maybe? I'd rather stick with gods that at least already have a presence in DxD already but if I have an idea for her, possible. (Although she does look like the lovely Luvia~)

Gorgon: Medusa and the other gorgons are monsters and will stay monsters. I've always hated later Roman revisionings of the tale since it always portrays Athena poorly when she would never do that. (Cassandra of Troy anyone?)

Yasaka: As she's the only one with a canon DxD presence, I will look into her. She is a character I like. I do have some plans but it's still early and I've already had to change my hand when it comes to who falls for him.

3: Spartan3909

Rossweisse is one of my favorite girls in the anime (hard to say that since I love them all) and I do agree it could lead to some interesting interactions.

4: Skull Flame

I am a fan of Hades so I wanted to do that.

Bennia is a possibility and Nyx… hmmm. She is basically one of the most powerful and oldest of the beings in Greek mythos. I might see about her.

5: weslyschraepen

Asia and Akeno are girls I'm really not sure on since Theo is not going to end up in the Rias peerage. And since Issei is and is going to follow some beats of his own canon story, I can't see it. I'm still open but I am not going to lie and say its a definite 'could be' for either. That and I do like the relationship those two girls had with Issei.