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"The Betrayal of a Lifetime." A DxD Fanfiction
Chapter 45 "Siblings?"
"What can I say, I felt sorry for the kid. I mean, Opee, what's up with leaving your so-called, "mate", alone for all this time?" Ophis takes her attention off of a now sleeping Issei, as she hoists the passed out teen over her shoulders, she looks back at Great Red with her still, indifferent expression. "Baka-Baka Red, it is not any of your concern as to how I interact with my Issei-mate, now, stop avoiding the question and answer the fox." Leaning against the frame of the door, Red proceeds to turn around while exposing his bare back. After giving the girls a moment to see his new "accessory", the red dragon turned back around and pointed at a passed out Issei.
"We got matching Ink, cool as shit, right?" All three women dropped their jaws and looked toward the unconscious teen, as Ophis simply just needed to turn her head considering she had him over her shoulder. Realizing that Great Red was speaking the truth, Yasaka and Kuroka both had their hands touching Issei's bare back, very lightly, getting a bit of blood stains on said hands as a result. Kuroka spoke up first. "Oh, those symbols, are those really what I think they are?" Ignoring the neko, Yasaka spoke her mind. "Why would my love feel the need to deface his own flesh?" Yasaka looked very sad as her frown maintained its consistency. Ophis was silent however she looked to be deep in thought. Replying to Kuroka and Yasaka's open questions, Red proceeded to answer.
"First off, I dunno what you're talkin about. Doncha know that these tattoo's are, (as your hubby or whatever puts it), "fricken sweet?" Jeez, fox lady, whata buzz kill. And to answer your question, pewdy cat, ya betcha, those symbols are what you think they are." Kuroka was nodding and smiling. "Facinating, didn't know you can use those like this. Who would've thought, nya?" Yasaka and Ophis now turn their heads toward the nekomata. "Ara, ara. What are the two of you talking about?" Yasaka seemed to have a change in attitude as she looked more curious than sad.
Kuroka was about to explain but was interrupted by Great Red. "Oh, it can do plenty. Think of these as a safeguard of sorts. Look, I'll be honest, since prince charming over there, is clearly out for the count. I like the kid. Liked him since I first saw him. Don't ask meh why, but he kinda reminds me of this one, uhm, person, froma long time ago. Anyway, I ain't out to hurt the kid, just wanted to let him get some steam off, ya know, since that thing, with that boob monster, Gremory er whatever?"
Kuroka seemed to understand as she instantly smiled and spoke up. "Oh, I get it, nya! You wanna be my kitten-maker's, erm, Issei's besty, right?" Yasaka and Ophis also turn their heads toward the great red. Chewing on his toothpick once again, Red responds. "Best friends ehh? Sure, don't gotta lotta friends. To be honest with ya, everyone is afraid of meh. Kinda why I hang in the gap." Ophis shouts, "So you come to my home!?" Red frowns. "Didn't think ya hated me all that much. Besides, I wanted to cheer up yer emo ass. Always brooding around the place, just nodding in and out of consciousness, it was kinda sad really. I mean, yer'a dragon and not just that, yer kinda like, well, uhm, how do I say this?" Yasaka was able to see the sibling-like nature in which Great Red was attempting to convey. Her motherly instincts were on point, so she thought to add some clarity to the situation, just in case Ophis prepared for a preemptive strike. "Ara, ara, if you don't mind, as a mother, I have been able to pick up on a lot of things." The fox queen begins to softly rub unconscious Issei's hair while smiling warmly.
"Sounds to me as if the two of you, are lonely. Dare I say, the two of you are birds of a feather, in a sense. Ophis-chan, I believe that Great Red is offering to be your brother. Ara, ara, isn't that just sweet?" Kuroka begins to grin. "This is gonna be purr fect!" Great Red immediately looks toward the ground, allowing his red hair to cover his face. Tilting her head to the side, Ophis continues to look back and forth, from Issei to Great Red. Ophis then decides to respond while looking directly at Red. "Baka! Baka! Baka!" Uncharacteristically, Ophis's eyes were now watery, though she maintained her stoic like mannerism. "Baka!" Every time that Ophis spoke her single word, Red seemed to shudder each time, while keeping his head facing the ground. Everyone turned their attention to a now mumbling Issei. "Bbbb Booo, boo, booobs…" At first there was just silence. Then, if on cue, the entire room, (including Ophis), began to chuckle, lightly.
Scene (Kuoh Academy)
In a classroom, which looked to be a 3rd year study hall, we notice a group of girls, all sitting in the back corner of said room. Aika Kiryuu, Murayama and Katase seemed to be talking about something in hushed voices. Aika was the one speaking as Murayama and Katase had looks of intrigue. "So, if you guys are down, what do you say we meet up at my place, after class? Let's just say I know a lot about what's going on with Hyoudou and if you two are really serious about what you said earlier, then we need to talk." Katase looked back at Murayama and the two nodded as they blushed.
"Right. For now, both of you read this and keep everything to yourselves. When we get to my place, I will explain and NO, this is not a joke." Again, both girls nodded. Aika smirked and pulled out a notebook. "Remember, say nothing to nobody." Aika then adjusted her pink rimmed glasses and decided to daydream away the rest of the school day. Meanwhile, both kendo club girls began to read the contents of this pink covered notebook. Opening the first page, both girls read silently, "Succubus: An Informational Guide to Lusting". Aika began to quietly chuckle.
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