Chapter 11
I don't own DxD; I just use its characters and techniques. All credit goes to its creator. Same applies for anything that I use from other animes
(Raynare P.O.V)
Afterall the craziness of yesterday, I couldn't help but wonder what this town would do to me next as I walked into class trying to maintain my calm, despite the annoying situation I found myself involved. My father and I fought over many things before I left to do my own thing, but we both agreed that Kokabiel was a problem. Ironically, my father couldn't deal with him because he didn't want to risk a civil war amongst fallen angels due to our low population. As I moved to me desk, I could see a look of concern on Kiryuu's face and considering how cheerful she was, I couldn't help but wonder, "What's going on?" I asked hoping to get answers. However, it was one of Issei's protégé Matsuda that answered.
"The Hiatus has arrived and it's a few weeks early. Though I can't help but wonder why." Matsuda explained.
"The Hiatus" I said in confusion. I knew what a hiatus was, but to hear somebody say it like it was some major event was surprising.
"Yeah. Every so often Master will cancel all his dates for a week with no explanation and it looks like he did this morning." Matsuda explained.
That caught my attention because Matsuda's 'Master' was Issei, "Why does he do it." I asked curiously. From what I've heard he has at least 3 dates during the week and an Orgy Saturday. For him to cancel ALL of them out of the blue was a shock and the fact it was a new thing was surprising.
"Nobody knows, but it started during his third year of middle school. What's odd is he usually shows up to class during the hiatus." Kiryuu explained.
"Can't somebody call him and find out." I asked. I'd do it myself but I really didn't want to get involved.
"Doubt it. He doesn't really answer the phone during these times. Hopefully he's back in class tomorrow and maybe we can get some answers." Kiryuu answered.
Just great. Issei wasn't here and we've got a major situation on our hands. "Well I guess we'll wait and see." I said calmly. This was bad and somebody needed to get a hold of him and fast.
(Scene Skip)
(Normal P.O.V)
The fact that 'The Hiatus' arrived spread throughout the school and that meant the student council would naturally be discussing it due to their connection to him, "I don't get it. Why is 'The Hiatus' happening so soon." Momo cursed.
"The Hiatus" Karlamine asked in confusion. Karlamine was eating lunch in the student council office with Reya Momo Sona and Xuelan because it was the most peaceful place to relax during the day.
"Every few months, Issei cancels every date he has for a week including his orgy Saturday. According to Momo it started during his third year and it's continued during his time at Kuoh" Reya explained.
"You've got to be kidding me?" Xuelan said in shock. She knew how much Issei got into
"I wish I was but it's true. The thing is, we should still have another few weeks until Issei's hiatus. Why would he do it early" Momo said angrily.
"Could it be the conversation he had yesterday." Sona wondered causing the focus to turn towards her.
"What conversation." Reya replied curiously.
"I was talking to Issei about his… plans for Rias when he got a message from some exorcist girl named Irina Shidou. I could see from his reaction that what she had to say shook him" Sona explained to the horror of one of the members of the council.
'Oh you've gotta be fucking kidding me. Irina's a freaking exorcist and she got a hold of Issei. This is a disaster' Momo cursed internally.
"Why is Issei talking to some exorcist and why would she be calling him. For that matter how does she have his number" Reya wondered out loud.
"Because that exorcist was Issei's whole world." Momo spoke ominously causing everyone to focus on her. As they did it was hard to miss the look of annoyance on her normally calm face.
"Care to explain." Xuelan asked calmly. Momo was among the most cheerful girls she had ever met and to see her so annoyed and upset was a frightening thing.
"When I was in elementary school, I was in class with Issei and even though he didn't know me I knew him. He was a very friendly guy who was charming in a way that most boys weren't at his age. However it was all useless because of Irina Shidou, his best friend. They were inseparable in a way that shouldn't have been possible for two kids to be at that age and while he was friendly to everyone, it was clear that Irina stood above all of us." Momo said bitterly.
"So how did Issei go from being that close to a single girl to… well what he is now?" Xuelan wondered half afraid to ask.
"Irina moved away at the end of elementary school and for the many girls who liked him like I did, we viewed it as our chance to get close to him when middle school started. Unfortunately for us, he isolated himself from everyone his first year which meant we had no chance. Luckily for us, he started showing interest in girls in his second year and knowing we may not have another chance, we reciprocated in droves. Before long Hottie Magnet Hyoudou was born." Momo smiled as if recalling a pleasant memory.
"I see." Xuelan replied unsure of what else to say.
"Is it possible she's the one coming." Sona spoke up having listened to the girls the whole time.
'What do you mean coming!?" Momo spoke up yet again desperation in her voice.
Sona was taken aback by her bishop's response but she continued anyway, "I was going to mention it at our council meeting, but someone stole a bunch of fragments of the Holy Sword Excalibur and the church is sending over representatives in a few days. This Irina said she didn't know who but maybe she did and it was her."
"Well in that case Issei's going to be basically unresponsive to us until she's gone. This is FUCKING great" Momo said with a very sour expression on her face.
"He couldn't possibly care about her that much." Karlamine asked as she looked towards Momo hopefully.
Momo took a deep breath knowing that this story was simply not a pleasant one, "Although the Hiatus has been going on since middle school, Orgy Saturday was something he developed last Fall so he could have a special time for his girls in the other schools. On the first Orgy Saturday for Karasu Academy, the school that was directly connected to our middle school and where Issei would've likely gone had he not discovered Kuoh, things got interesting." Momo explained.
"How interesting" Xuelan wondered her intrigue growing.
"As you may or may not know, his orgies are typically 3-6 girls including the manager. Miyuki, the girl who was selected as his Karasu Manager couldn't pick from the 20 girls that had shown interest because a lot of her friends were involved. Somehow, she managed to get it down to ten, but that was as far as she could go. When she told Issei that she had it down to ten and needed more time, he shocked her by saying that all twenty girls could join. Nobody knew how he was going to manage it, but he assured the girls that he could." Momo revealed causing the girls to look at her in disbelief.
"Wait a minute you're saying he was going to have an orgy with twenty girls and just him. That's nearly impossible." Xuelan spoke up. Riser on his best day could handle maybe 8 girls and he had trouble with that. The idea that he could manage 20 was insane even given what she'd seen him do.
"Well Issei said he could and soon the orgy was set and it was going to be the stuff of legends until the Hiatus hit. As the dates began to get cancelled, everyone wondered if the orgy would be gone as well and sure enough it was cancelled." Momo sighed as she remembered that day.
"He turned down an orgy with TWENTY girls because of one girl." Sona said in absolute disbelief. The story was insane enough but this was just too much.
"That's right. Miyuki was furious that Issei had cancelled it and although many suspected he did so because of the massive number of girls, Miyuki wasn't convinced. She was certain that Irina was involved somehow and although most didn't believe her, anybody who knew about their relationship could at least see the possibility." Momo recalled. She spoke with Miyuki for three hours when she learned it was cancelled. Their relationship was still rocky to this day because of that which spoke to how much it hurt.
"Well that's terrifying." Reya admitted.
"I agree and it means we need to be extra careful. If he cares that much about her, he won't take kindly to anybody who tries to offend her." Sona frowned. Things were already complicated enough thanks to Excalibur, but this news was something she had to tell Rias or Kokabiel would be the least of their worries.
(Hyoudou Home)
While the girls of the council were discussing the reason for Issei's absence. Issei was relaxing and reflecting. "It's been five long years." Issei mumbled as he thought about it. Losing Irina was tough on him and he spent his entire first year of middle school training to distract himself. It was one of the reasons he became the monster he was now but Irina's impact was clear.
"Partner I know how you feel but there are a lot more people in your life compared to back then." Ddraig reminded him.
"Yeah but none of them are Irina." Issei acknowledged. Sure he had plenty of wonderful girls who warmed his bed, but none of them were his childhood friend.
"They could've been had you noticed them"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Issei replied angrily. Irina was a sore subject between Ddraig and him particularly during the times he had the hiatus.
"Most of your early conquests were from your elementary school. Girls you ignored in favor of Irina. Sure my techniques helped, but they were always interested in you. That white-haired girl from the council is just one example actually."
"And you never told me about this why!" Issei growled.
"You needed to be distracted from everything with Irina's involvement. You were going to kill yourself if you kept training that hard. All things considered; I'd say it worked out well"
Issei took a deep breath because there was some truth to that. "So what now" Issei mused. The hiatus meant that he had a week off so he had to play this well.
"Now you focus on using that training from back then to protect your girls. You're up against a cadre which means we'll need all the power we can get."
"Right" Issei said.
"Now relax for today, because you have some girls to apologize to tomorrow." Ddraig chuckled.
"I got it Ddraig." Issei replied as he prepared to go to school and he had a few people to talk to.
(Scene Skip)
The next day Issei was back at school with a smile on his face as he made his way towards room 2-C the homeroom that belonged to Momo and Reya along with Karlamine and Xuelan. Walking into the classroom, he was fortunate that Momo was already here.
"Issei you're here" Momo said in shock.
"Yep" Issei smiled as he walked over to Momo and leaned in to kiss her on the lips, a kiss she quickly reciprocated. They clashed tongues for a bit and Momo clearly wanted to do more, but Issei pulled away. "See you later." Issei smiled as he turned to leave.
"And you're not going to say hi to me Issei? How mean" another female voice said sarcastically. This voice belonged to a girl with fair skin and short dark black hair with grey eyes.
"Sorry Asuka, I didn't see you there." Issei smiled before walking over to her and kissing her on the lips as well. Asuka was the first girl Issei slept with back when he became Hottie Magnet Hyoudou.
"You're forgiven but you owe me in exchange." Asuka smirked.
"The Hiatus is on which means dates are out, but I can probably spend some time with you after school." Issei smiled.
"So that means you can come by the Go Home club tomorrow." Asuka asked eagerly.
"Sure" Issei smiled before walking over to Reya who was looking on curiously.
"I guess it's my turn now." Reya smiled before getting her own kiss and as far as Issei was concerned that was it for now. He wasn't going to push his luck with Karlamine or Xuelan since he didn't bring attention to them. Sadly, the supernatural had a funny way of ruining his plans.
"So you're Hottie Magnet Hyoudou." Xuelan spoke up.
Issei mentally swore before turning towards her, "That's right and you are?"
"Xuelan. Me and Karlamine here transferred in a few days ago and we've heard plenty of things about you."
"Hello there" Karlamine said bashfully.
"Hi" Issei replied calmly unsure of what else to say.
"So Hottie Magnet Hyoudou. I'm wondering, if you're as interesting as the rumors say you." Xuelan smiled to the annoyance of quite a few male classmates who tried to make a move on them before Issei discovered their existence.
Issei realized Xuelan wasn't letting him get away, but he was surprised to see Karlamine silent. "Well how about you join me for lunch Xuelan." Issei offered.
"Sounds good" Xuelan smiled.
"Alright. Momo can tell you where to go and I'll see you then." Issei smiled.
"Cool" Xuelan chuckled.
"Mind if I join too." Karlamine spoke up finally to Issei's surprise.
"I don't see why not. In fact Momo and Reya can come also."
"Are you sure about that Issei?" Reya wondered aware that very little food would be eaten.
"I am." Issei smiled.
"Alright" Reya shrugged before a smiling Issei left the classroom another orgy on the way.
(Scene Skip)
Issei's lunchtime romp was the highlight of the day which was just the way he liked it, "So let's see. Thanks to my lunchtime fun, the school will know Hottie Magnet Hyoudou claimed another two girls. I've got a romp with the Go home club tomorrow because I made an exception for Asuka. We've got a Fallen Angel Cadre who's coming to town with a bunch of stolen Holy Swords and who knows what else. Looks like I've got a full schedule." Issei smirked as he completed the last leg of his journey home.
"Yes and you're reuniting with your childhood friend who's the closest thing you have to a true mate." Ddraig smiled.
"And there's that." Issei deadpanned.
"Well look on the bright side. You still should have at least a… never mind." Ddraig said comically.
Issei could barely hide the smile on his face since he knew what was Ddraig was about to say and why he stopped. As they arrived at the street where his home was located, a powerful Holy Aura washed over his body. He knew exactly who it was and where it was, "She's here" Issei said happily as he approached his door and opened it. Quickly making his way to the living room, Issei saw two people sitting on the long couch in the room with his mother sitting in a chair that was placed next to it.
One of the people quickly got up from the couch and looked towards him a smile on her face. She was a beautiful young woman with violet eyes and chestnut hair tied in twintails held with a blue scrunchy. Her outfit was a white hooded robe that covered her whole body with two large blue stripes with gold embroidery in the middle. "It's been a long time Issei." The young woman smiled before walking over to him.
Issei reached out and wrapped his arms around the young woman pulling her into his body in a tight embrace, "Yes it has been Irina. Yes it has." Issei replied. Irina Shidou was back and she was in his arms yet again.
"I've missed you Issei." Irina replied allowing Issei to pull her into the hug even more putting her head against his chest and simply enjoying the moment. Time seemed to stand still for the two childhood friends and even though there was business to handle later, right now they just wanted to focus on each other and being together again. Unfortunately, it wasn't that simple.
"I hate to interrupt this lovely moment but don't you have business to attend to." Ddraig spoke up causing Irina to pull away.
"Geez Ddraig, why did you say that and with his mother right there." Irina pouted due to the moment being ruined.
"Don't worry Irina dear I know that you and your partner have some sort of business with Issei here. I was just keeping you company till he got back. I must admit he's earlier than I thought he would be." Issei's mom chuckled.
"Well I'm here now so leave us alone." Issei groaned.
Issei's mom smiled, "That's fine dear. I need to prepare the guest room anyway."
"Guest room. Why would you do that?" Irina's partner asked having simply observed the encounter until now. She was around the same size as Irina with short blue hair with a small green fringe on the left side and dark yellow eyes. Her outfit was just like Irina's but she had what looked like a massive blade strapped to her back.
"Because Irina is a friend of the family. I couldn't in good conscious have her stay in a hotel of some sort."
"Thank you Ms Hyoudou." Irina said bashfully. In truth she and her partner weren't planning to do anything near that luxurious.
"Alright" her partner replied as Issei's mom left.
Issei shook his head before walking over to the chair and sitting down with Irina and Xenovia on the couch. His focus quickly went to the second girl, "I take it you're Xenovia." Issei said respectfully.
"That's correct. I've heard plenty of stories about you from Irina so I'm glad to put a name to a face" The now named girl revealed to Irina's embarrassment.
"Well it's nice to meet you Xenovia and I've heard a few about you as well." Issei replied before focusing on Irina. "So outside of what you told me is there anything else I should know." Issei replied calmly.
"Yes and it's related to what's on Xenovia's back." Irina revealed.
"Let me guess. You two were given fragments of the Excalibur yourself. If I remember correctly from Old Man Touji's lessons there are seven fragments. Three were stolen which leaves four remaining in the church's possession."
"You're only partially correct Issei. The seven fragments are Ruler Blessing Mimic Transparency Rapidly Nightmare and Destruction. Ruler is with the heir of the Pendragon family but we lost touch with him a year ago. Excalibur Nightmare Rapidly and Transparency were the three fragments that were taken and Xenovia and I were given Destruction and Mimic respectively. Blessings is being watched by the strongest exorcist currently in the church. I thought they'd send him at first but the church thought sending such a high-profile person would be dangerous" Irina admitted.
'She's right about that for a few reasons. Whoever came would mainly deal with Rias who wasn't exactly skilled at the political game. Plus if Kokabiel knows he's against a stronger opponent he might be more serious and that would be a disaster.' Issei thought to himself. The fact the exorcist might target Raynare and the others as well wouldn't help. "You're not wrong there. Politics make this more tedious than any of us care for." Issei explained.
"Before we go speak to the ones in charge of the town, is there anything else we should know." Irina questioned.
Issei had to pause because there was a lot she should know, but Issei wasn't going to involve Azazel if he didn't have to. "There is one thing. The daughter of the Fallen Angel leader is also living in this town and attends Kuoh. However I can promise you she has nothing to do with this incident."
"How can you be sure." Xenovia said accusingly.
"Xenovia that's enough" Irina scolded.
"No she's right to ask and my reason is because she was as shocked as I was and know it wasn't an act. I know how she thinks and she had genuine surprise at the news." Issei explained.
The two girls were shocked by the response but Irina was clearly nervous, "Is there a chance Azazel himself would make a move."
"I don't know. The supernatural politics are something I tend to avoid if I can help it." Issei replied which was true.
"Well if that's all I suggest we relax. It's been a long trip and I'm rather tired." Xenovia acknowledged.
"I agree. This is going to be a trying time for all of us." Issei nodded with an approving groan.
"Yes but God will keep us going." Irina smiled.
'She hasn't changed a bit.' Issei thought to himself but in the back of his head he wasn't sure if that was a good thing. Well he would worry about that later.
(Scene Skip)
After a relatively calm dinner, which was mainly Irina talking about England and her exorcist training while he and Xenovia listened, Issei retreated to his room to relax. "She really hasn't changed" Issei chuckled as he relaxed on his bed in simple sleepwear of a red shirt and black shorts.
"Yes but you know about the elephant in the room." Ddraig reminded him.
"Thanks for reminding me about that?" Issei groaned. Irina was only here for as long as the mission took and after that who knows what would happen. This would be the only chance he had to sleep with Irina and it was something he absolutely wanted to do. The question was if she did as well.
"Life has a way of working itself out sometimes." Ddraig said happily aware of the same thing he did.
"Yeah it…" Issei started to say before he heard a knock on his door.
"Issei can I come in." Irina spoke up catching him off guard briefly.
"Sure" Issei replied and his door opened to reveal his childhood friend who had finally switched out of the clothes she was wearing earlier, but his eyebrow rose at the new choice of clothing. She was wearing a blue tank top with yellow trim and a brown pair of shorts along with a pair of long white socks. It was an outfit he had seen before but the last time she wore it she didn't possess the body she did now.
Irina was nervous as she walked towards Issei. What did he think about her now? How did she compare to the various girls that were a part of his life? Was there room in his life for her as well? All these questions popped into her head and before they dealt with Kokabiel, she'd have to deal with this, "Issei… I" Irina started to say before Issei interrupted.
"I guess we're going to have a proper sleepover this time huh." Issei smirked causing Irina to twitch.
"You jerk." Irina pouted but the tension vanished afterwards. This was the same outfit she wore during what was planned to be their first sleepover as kids. They played video games and even took a photo with their Gameboys around the holy sword in her families living room. When it came time to go to bed her father interfered saying that they couldn't stay in the same room and she reluctantly agreed. Issei ended up sleeping on the couch while Irina stayed in her room. She was angry at her dad for a few days afterwards but it was still a precious memory.
"Just get over here dummy." Issei teased before opening the covers to his bed for Irina to hop in on the right side.
"Geez" Irina pouted before taking her place under the covers.
"During sleepovers friends are supposed to talk about stuff and you're going first." Issei smiled.
Irina didn't know what to talk about until she remembered something from the first call, "Alright so how about this. During the talk I got the distinct feeling that one of the devils was rather upset at me. Care to explain that?"
"You would bring that up first." Issei groaned. "The devil that was annoyed with you was Rias and it's because she's the princess type."
"The type who's gotten everything she wanted her whole life and nobody ever says no." Irina replied aware of the type very well.
"Yep. Let's just say we got off to a bad start and although she's trying to change things, she still has a bit of that stubbornness."
"I'd ask what happened, but I get the feeling I'd be very angry if you told me." Irina assumed.
"You would." Issei nodded. Learning that she basically let a fallen angel honey trap her childhood friend in order to make him her servant wouldn't go off well.
"It's your turn to ask, but I'm afraid I can't answer the question you probably want to know" Irina sighed. The forums she used had one rule and one rule only and that was never let Issei discover its existence.
"That's fine. How you found out about my current lifestyle is unimportant." Issei said nonchalantly. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't curious but in the end it didn't matter.
"You're lying Issei but that's okay. The fact I'm pressed into you and there's no reaction means your lifestyle must be going pretty well." Irina pouted.
"It certainly is going well, but to say you're getting no reaction is a lie. I'm holding back because I want to enjoy the moment." Issei replied frankly.
Irina could barely hide the smile on her face since she knew that despite everything that happened Issei still cared for her. However they both knew the same thing instinctively and that was that after this mission was over, they wouldn't see each other again for a very long time if ever. "Then don't hold back. The forums are filled with stories of how good you are and I'm curious how accurate they were" Irina said boldly.
"Are you sure" Issei said with a raised eyebrow. He knew the topic of them sleeping together was going to be broached eventually and he wasn't upset with the idea but she was being surprisingly forward.
Irina quickly moved on top of Issei and she stared down at him with a lustful smile that he could definitely appreciate, "I'm sure. Now show me what you've got, Hottie Magnet Hyoudou" Irina said happily.
Issei was about to lean up and kiss his childhood friend when he was forced to pause due to sensing a familiar presence, one that would only show up if something went horribly wrong. "Oh you have got to be kidding me." Issei cursed before stopping his movement and sliding his childhood friend off his body.
"Issei what's going on." Irina frowned.
"We have a situation" Issei replied as he got out of the bed and stood up. Irina was about to ask more but Issei simply created a small bit of flame and Ravel's familiar appeared in the room before gobbling up the flames to Irina's shock. Irina wanted to say something but Issei shushed her.
After the bird gobbled up the flames it noticed Irina in the bed, "I'm sorry to interrupt but I thought you should know that the Gremory knight was attacked tonight." the bird replied bashfully.
"By who" Issei replied trying to hold back his annoyance at being interrupted and at the fact that Kiba was attacked.
"Some rogue priest with silver hair attacked him with an unusual Holy Sword that seemed to make him move faster than usual."
"That's!" Issei and Irina said at the same time each for different reasons.
"Yes. Lady Gremory will have more details tomorrow when we meet with the exorcists. The good news is that the Gremory's knight is alright" The bird explained.
"Thank you." Issei groaned. He was utterly furious that he was interrupted, but moreso at the news.
"Of course sorry for the interruption." The bird replied before vanishing in another swirl of flames.
"I didn't know you had a familiar." Irina spoke up.
"I don't. It belongs to an acquaintance of mine." Issei explained.
"I see." Irina said calmly. In other words it was one of the devils Issei was sleeping with. She may not know much about the devils in the area, but she knew Issei would've gotten his hands on some of them in due time.
"Anyway, I'm more concerned with what it mentioned." Issei commented.
"I agree since it looks like Kokabiel is using the Excalibur Fragments he stole to help with the attack." Irina sighed.
"And he has very annoying help." Issei cursed.
The mood was ruined after the interruption and now it was just the two childhood friends again, "So do you want to continue the sleepover." Irina wondered.
"Sure" Issei said happily before getting back into bed with Irina not far behind. The weird night had come to an end and Issei's mind was going all sorts of places which was never good for him.
(Scene Skip)
A smiling Issei opened his eyes just to see the chestnut hair of his childhood friend lying on his chest, "Wake up Irina" Issei smiled leaning forward and kissing her head.
Irina opened her eyes and looked down at Issei and smiled, "I thought it was a dream but I'm really back with you huh." Irina mumbled.
"Yes and we could've had more fun if I wasn't interrupted." Issei frowned recalling the interference of Ravel's familiar.
"Well you were but now that I think about it. The devils in the area don't expect to see us for another day. Are you going to still arrange a meeting?" Irina wondered just basking in his presence.
"I can contact them when I arrive at school. The meeting might end up being tomorrow but so be it." Issei admitted with a cheeky smile.
"I've got a better idea. How about I walk with you to class and talk to the devils for a bit myself." Irina snickered. It would be hilarious to see the looks on the faces of her old classmates to see her back in Kuoh.
"Alright but if you wear your exorcist robes, you're going to make a scene." Issei reminded her.
"Then why don't I wear Kuoh's uniform. If you show me a picture, I can use Excalibur Mimic to copy it." Irina chuckled. Seeing her in the uniform would put the fear of God into the girls and she was mad that Issei had become such a lady killer in her absence
"I'll do you one better. You're a size medium give or take right." Issei questioned before leaving the bed in order to go to his dresser.
Irina had to pause for a moment to blink at how accurate he was on her size but also at the question, "Why do you…" Irina started to say before Issei pulled out the bottom dresser and grabbed the Kuoh female uniform with corset and everything. "Why do you have a female uniform in your dresser Issei." Irina replied almost afraid of the answer.
"Let's just say some of my dates lasted a little longer then I expected." Issei said sheepishly. On a few occasions he and one of his Kuoh dates lasted late into the night and the spare uniform helped them get ready.
"I see" Irina sweatdropped.
"Well I'm going to get a shower. Care to join me" Issei smiled.
Irina blushed at the thought but considering that she planned to see him naked quite a bit during their time together there was no reason not to, "Alright but you go in first." Irina suggested.
"Sure." Issei chuckled since he knew Irina needed a moment to gather herself. Since he was so used to his early showers, Issei walked into the bathroom without knocking and as a result received a surprise in the form of Irina's partner Xenovia being completely naked with no towel on.
"Oh. Good morning Issei." Xenovia replied nonchalantly much to his surprise.
"Morning. I guess I forgot to knock." Issei said awkwardly.
"It's fine. I actually wanted to talk to you, and this might be my best chance." Xenovia replied unbothered by the fact she was naked in front of him.
Issei paused for a moment before realizing that she was okay with the whole thing and closed the door. "Okay so what do you want to talk about." Issei replied. Even for Issei this was unusual female wise.
"Am I attractive?" Xenovia wondered.
"Huh?" Issei replied in disbelief.
"Contrary to popular belief, exorcists in training aren't as pure as everyone would like them to believe. Irina and I were a part of a group of 20 female exorcists in training and of that group Irina and I are the only ones who haven't engaged in intercourse of some type." Xenovia admitted.
"I see" Issei replied awkwardly.
"Based on this website that I saw Irina visit and the videos on it, you seem to be expert on intercourse and attractiveness so I was curious if you thought I was attractive." Xenovia said in voice that was a mix of curiosity and intrigue before it widened briefly as though she made a mistake, "Forget I said anything." Xenovia replied.
"The answer to your question Xenovia is that you're absolutely attractive." Issei said bluntly ignoring. Xenovia had a nice athletic frame much like Irina's. In fact the two girls were virtually identical based on what Issei could tell outside of their height.
"Then why aren't you getting a reaction." Xenovia asked pointing at his pants and the lack of a bulge
Issei was floored by blunt the statement but kept his composure. "I'm not getting a reaction because I'm willing it down. My 'expertise' as you so amusingly put it. Allows me to control my boner to a terrifying degree." Issei replied.
"Then may I see it. I mean without you holding back" Xenovia wondered.
He saw no problem with this, "Alright" Issei said as he reached for the waistband of his shorts and boxers and pulled them down to his knees so Xenovia could see his monster as she wanted. Unfortunately for Issei, Irina picked that time to finally walk into the room.
"Issei what's going on I don't hear the wa…ter?" Irina started to say as she looked up to see issei's shorts at his knees and her partner completely naked.
"Hey there." Issei said awkwardly.
"Xenovia can you please explain why you're naked and Issei has his pants down." Irina said calmly trying to gather herself. She forgot about Xenovia's habit of taking early showers and clearly Issei wasn't paying attention when he walked in but they were both too calm.
"Oh I was asking to see his boner to confirm he thought was attractive. After all that website you go to suggests that many girls value his opinion" Xenovia said bashfully.
Irina practically went crimson for multiple reasons. "Xenovia get out now and let Issei take his shower!" Irina said in a shrill voice.
"But why can't we all take one. Then he can tell me more about intercourse." Xenovia said calmly.
"GET OUT NOW!" Irina yelled causing her partner's eyes to widen.
"Alright! Alright!" Xenovia replied before walking out with Irina not far behind leaving Issei completely confused.
'This is going to be a long day.' Issei thought to himself.
'Well it could be worse. You got to see two naked girls and it looks like you have another potential.' Ddraig chuckled.
'We'll see' Issei replied before focusing on his shower
(Scene Skip)
Despite the craziness of the morning, Irina and Issei still made their way to Kuoh Academy however for Irina the awkward morning had led to plenty of questions. "Hey Issei… about what Xenovia told you."
"Hmm Xenovia didn't tell me anything. We were just talking about how sheltered she was at church and she asked to see my dick." Issei replied with a wry smile.
"But what about… oh." Irina paused because she realized what Issei was doing and decided to get back to something else she'd been curious about. "That familiar last night wasn't yours, but you seemed pretty familiar with it. Is there a story behind it?" Irina wondered.
"Yes there is but again it's part of a situation that you're better off not knowing about." Issei replied.
"Get away from him exorcist" a voice spoke up catching her and Issei off guard. As she looked to find the source of the voice, she noticed a young woman quickly charging them with light brown hair and a broadsword out ready to strike her down.
'Shit' Irina cursed since she was without her Excalibur but before she could do anything
"Karlamine what the hell are you doing?" Issei said in a flat tone that hid his annoyance causing her to freeze.
"But Issei. That girl is an exorcist. I don't know why she's wearing Kuoh's uniform and walking next to you but she's dangerous." Karlamine said angrily.
Now that Irina got a good look at her she remembered where she had seen her before, "You're Karlamine right. I believe we met on a mission a few years ago."
"Yes and I barely survived our encounter but I won't make that mistake again." Karlamine frowned.
"You will be doing absolutely nothing Karlamine." Issei insisted.
"But"
"But nothing. The person you're attacking happens to be an old friend of mine and she's got the Kuoh uniform on because I gave it to her so we could go speak to Sona and Rias without causing a whole lot of fuss." Issei explained.
"I see" Karlamine frowned recalling Sona's conversation with them the day before. She simply saw an old enemy and froze so it was an easy mistake to make.
"Yes so please put away your blade." Issei said calmly.
"Sorry" Karlamine said bashfully before putting her blade away.
"Now let's get going." Issei said calmly as they walked with the two girls not far behind. The girls were silent for a good five minutes before Irina spoke up.
"How do you know Karlamine. Issei. I'm pretty sure her master was a guy named Riser Phenex. What is she doing in Kuoh?" Irina wondered.
Issei groaned in annoyance because there would be very little chance of hiding his relationship with Rias now. "Do you want the short version or the long version." Issei replied.
"Short version." Irina replied causing Issei to twitch.
"The person who you'll be dealing with the most during our trip is Rias Gremory. Karlamine's former master was engaged to Rias but Rias hated him due to his personality. She asked me to get rid of Riser for her and in the process of doing so, I seduced Karlamine here along with two other members of Riser' Phenex peerage. I eventually fought and defeated Riser and Karlamine and the two other girls have been living in Kuoh ever since." Issei replied.
"I see." Irina replied.
"Well we're almost here and now comes the fun part." Issei deadpanned.
"What do you mean?" Irina wondered.
"You'll see" Issei smiled. He was fully expecting for Irina to run into his two protégé which would be the start but even Issei didn't expect the next encounter.
"So it was you after all Irina." Momo Hanakai spoke up catching Issei off guard.
"It's been a long time Momo." Irina replied.
"Wait a minute. How do you know Momo, Irina?" Issei questioned.
"Because you dope, Momo went to school with us back in elementary school." Irina smiled causing Issei to twitch something fierce.
"We can talk about nostalgia later. Right now I believe you have some other business to attend to with Lady Sona." Momo scowled as they entered Kuoh's grounds.
(Scene Skip)
(Irina P.O.V)
"This is a fun school." I smiled as Momo and I separated from Issei and Karlamine to go to the student council office. During the simple walk it was obvious that more then a few people weren't happy to see me if their glares were any indication.
"It is but your appearance is going to cause a lot of chaos Irina. Especially since you're wearing that uniform." Momo frowned.
'That was Issei's idea. He figured it was easier than my exorcist robes." I admitted.
"He was wrong but oh well." Momo sighed.
"Yep. So I'm guessing that you're one of Hottie Magnet Hyoudou's conquest." I teased causing her to freeze again.
"How do you know about that name?" Momo scowled.
"I ran into Asuka when she was in England for a family trip last year. She told me about it and I got curious. I even follow the website that you guys made." I chuckled.
Momo sighed, "I'm surprised you're okay with it."
"Knowing that Issei is so popular makes me happy but I wish I was a part of it." I admitted.
"Depending on how long you stay, I have no doubt you'll join those ranks." Momo frowned as we approached the office at last. After the crazy morning, it would be nice to get back to the reason I was here. This was when my mission really began and I couldn't wait. As I opened the door, Sona Sitri was waiting for me at her desk.
"Thank you Momo. If you don't mind can you wait outside while Irina and I talk." Sona said calmly.
"Of course" Momo replied before leaving us.
Now that we were alone it was necessary that I speak first since she seemed reasonable, "I apologize for hiding the fact that me and my partner were the ones who were coming when we spoke. As I said in my conversation the higher ups are assholes so they wanted you devils to know as few things as possible."
"I see and thank you for apologizing. So is there anything else I should know." Sona said with a raised eyebrow
"I told you practically everything I know. The only other details that you should want to know are that my partner and I each were given one of the remaining fragments. Mine is Excalibur Mimic while Xenovia's is Excalibur Destruction."
"Alright" Sona nodded.
"That's really it, but I have a question before I meet with Rias and this is more personal then business so you can relax." I smiled.
Sona took a small breath and her expression relaxed, "What is it?"
"During my conversation with you guys before I noticed that one of you was a little bit haughty and I later learned from Issei that her name was Rias. Apparently, she and Issei have a history but I only got the short version from Issei. Can you give me the long version?" I asked. This was the moment of truth and I needed to know what I was dealing with.
Sona had a look of apprehension on her face which was never a good thing, "I'll tell you about Issei's history with Rias and fill you in on a few details that Issei may not have told you. However, you must promise that you can remain professional when you meet with Rias." Sona conceded.
"That's fine." I said calmly. It couldn't be that bad could it.
"Alright" Sona replied as she began to explain Issei's history with Rias. I was wrong. It was that bad and to say I was angry would be an understatement. This mission just got a whole lot more interesting.