Chapter 4: Familiar Forest
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It had been a week since Asia had joined up as Rias' Bishop and when Rias asked where she wanted to live she almost instantly said Issei's house.
While Asia had really hit it off with Issei she also found Sakura to be enjoyable to hang around.
Sitting in class, Seth was looking at Issei and Asia talking when Itachi walked in.
"Alright class, settle down. Today we have a new student." Itachi said.
"Another one?" Matsuda asks.
"I hope it's another hottie." Motohama said.
"Come on in." Itachi said as Seth's eyes widen to see Neo walking in wearing a Kuoh Academy uniform. "Everyone meet Neopolitan Hayato."
Neo smiles waving to class surprising Seth, Issei and Asia.
"Now take a seat." Itachi said as Neo walks in and takes the seat right next to Seth and moves her desk close to him.
"Oh boy." Seth said seeing this day was about to get eventful.
Walking out of class, Neo was holding Seth close enjoying this.
"Why didn't you tell me you were joining Kuoh?" Seth asks as Neo gestured saying it just kinda happened. "I guess for now you can enjoy the break."
Smiling Neo was about to hug him when she noticed Rias walking down the hall. Grinning she grabs Seth and kisses him on the lips just as Rias walks up to them causing her to gasp.
"Neopolitan!" Rias snaps Neo to let go and look at her. "Its one thing to tease Seth but to make out with him right in front of me?!" Rias glares but Neo just pulls Seth close pressing her chest into his arm. "It's a good thing you're mute because no one will hear you scream." Rias cracks her knuckles.
Letting go Neo walks towards Rias more than happy to prove her wrong.
"Oh no, not again." Seth sighs as both girls lunged at each other.
In the Student Council Room, Seth was sitting across from Sona as they played a game of chess. Even though no one has ever beaten Sona in chess, Seth liked a challenge and they had pretty good talks.
"So I guess the rumor was true. Your friend Neo caused quite the scuffle with Rias." Sona noticing the bruises and ruffled clothes on Seth as she moved her pawn.
"Sometimes being a Vongola is just exhausting." Seth said moving his pawn.
"At least it's interesting." Sona jokes moving her rook and taking his pawn.
"Ha ha ha so glad my personal drama can entertain you." Seth said sarcastically taking out her rook. "So I hear it's around that time for Devils to get familiars?"
"Yes, my new Pawn Saji is very interested in getting one. Don't you have to go there too?" Sona asks moving her Bishop.
"Yeah that guy final finished the Vongola boxes. Gotta go pick them up." Seth said moving a pawn.
"At least yours are already picked out, still how do those things work?" Sona asks taking his knight with her Queen.
"The Vongola box responds to the users Dying Will Flame and created a creature based on the flame and the user's personality." Seth said taking her rook.
"Interesting so the creature inside can literally be anything." Sona said moving her knight to take his pawn.
"Exactly." Seth said looking down at the board and he couldn't believe what he saw.
"Seth?" Sona asks confused as he slowly picked up his bishop and moved it.
"I think that's checkmate." Seth said causing Sona's eyes to widen in shock.
Looking down at the board, he was right, he beat her.
"I never lost a game of chess before. How were you?" Sona said shocked.
"Well we've played Chess twice a week every week for 3 years. I was able to pick up on your old strategies and figured out a way to counter them. Good game." Seth said as Sona looks up to him and a soft blush appeared on her face.
You see Sona is a girl who prides herself on her intellect and chess was her best game. So much that if anyone ever beat her, she would marry them and needless to say the fact that Seth was the one to beat her certainly added to this.
"So uh I guess I better round up my team and we'll meet you guys at Rias' club." Seth said standing up and walking away not noticing Sona with a hand on her chest.
At the Occult Research Club, Seth walks in to see all the club members together.
"I see Neo isn't with you." Rias said.
"I think I might have to keep you two apart for awhile." Seth said.
"So Seth what's up?" Issei asks
"I'm here on business. Rias, my team and I need to go the Familiar Forest to pick something up. Can I tag along with you when you guys go?" Seth asks.
"Of course. I was just telling Issei and Asia all about familiars." Rias said.
"They sound interesting but how do we get them?" Asia asks.
"That's the fun part." Rias said when the door opens the Sona and her entire peerage walked in.
"Sorry to interrupt." Sona said when she noticed Seth with them.
"No trouble at all." Rias said.
"Who are those people?" Asia asks.
"That's Sona Shitori, the Student Council President and that's Tsubaki Shinra the vice president." Issei points.
"It's not often you visit here." Seth said.
"Yes well I thought it was time to congratulate Rias on her new pieces." Sona said.
"Wait she knows?" Issei asks.
"Her real name is Sona Sitri, the heir to the house of Sitri another devil house." Seth said.
"Seriously? There are more?" Issei asks.
"Wow Rias, you must not think much of your new piece if you haven't told him about us." A boy with blonde hair said. This was Saji.
"It's considered bad form to get involved in the affairs of other households Saji." Sona said.
"So this is your new piece?" Seth asks.
"Saji Genshirou, my pawn." Sona introduces.
"This is my pawn Issei Hyoudou and my bishop Asia Argento." Rias introduces.
"Cool, so you're a pawn like me." Issei smiles.
"Fat chance loser, you all don't deserve to be in the same room as us." Saji said.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Issei glares.
"I'll have you know I took up 4 pawns." Saji boasts.
"Issei took 8." Seth informs.
"Wait what? And what are you supposed to be?" Saji asks.
"Seth Vongola, the heir to the Vongola family. The only group of humans allied with devils. You should know your facts before you boast." Sona said before smiling at Seth. "I apologize, the new ones are always the most reckless."
"No problem." Seth chuckles.
"A pleasure." Saji said holding out his hand which Asia took.
"No the pleasure is all mine." Asia said.
"Hey are you angel because you look like you fell from heaven?" Saji flirts when Issei grabs his hand and crushes it.
"Watch it Saji or else." Issei glares when Saji crushes back.
"This is embarrassing." Rias said.
"Tell me about it." Sona said.
"For god sake you two are in high school, act like it." Seth sighs.
"How's flyer duty loser? I'm an official member getting a familiar an everything." Saji brags.
"Well guess what? So am I." Issei brags.
"Oh is that your plan Rias?" Sona asks.
"Yes, Seth and his group were gonna come with me so he can pick something up. I was thinking of going next week." Rias said.
"Well that's a problem for us since he only allows people once a month." Sona said.
"Well maybe there's a way you two can decide who can go." Seth suggests.
"Yes good idea. How about a contest? Whoever wins gets to go." Rias said.
"Surely you don't mean a Rating Game." Sona asks.
"No, we'd never get permission for something like that." Rias said.
"You're right, plus this isn't the time to draw attention to yourself." Sona smirks.
"Don't go there." Rias glares causing Seth to look at her worried. "I know, let's settle it the high school way with sports."
"Uh oh." Seth gulps seeing what was coming.
The next day at the tennis court, Rias and Akeno were facing Sona and Tsubaki.
"No mercy Akeno." Rias said.
"May the best devil win." Sona grins.
As Issei, Matsuda and Motohama were about to take out their cameras two hands yanked them out their hands.
"Hey what's the big i—" As they turned around they saw Seth, Hibari, Erza, Blake, Hinata and Neo glaring at them.
"Oh crap the Student Disciplinary Committee!" Motohama screams.
"Alright listen up any of you try anything funny?" Seth holds out the cameras and Hibari crushed them with his tonfas. "Am I clear?"
All the boys nod in fear as Seth turns to watch the match.
"Always a gentleman." Rias giggles before serving the ball.
As everyone watched the game started to get more intense.
"Here's a taste of this!" Sona uses magic on the ball and it bounces out of the way of Rias earning her a point.
"Hey didn't we agree on no magic?" Kiba asks.
"Yes, we did." Konkeko nods.
"You two clearly don't know Rias and Sona like I do." Seth said getting their attention. "They go overboard on everything."
"Oh come on, Seth aren't you exaggerating?" Blake asks when a tennis ball flies through the net about to hit her when Seth yanks her out of the way.
"No I am not." Seth gulps as a look of fear appears on Blake's face.
Soon the tennis match started to get really out of hand as Rias whacks the ball but it spun towards Neo causing her to duck.
Looking up Neo glares at Rias. "That was for yesterday!" Rias calls out.
Neo was about to go in for round 2 when Erza and Hinata grabbed her arms.
"Oh no you don't." Erza said.
As the sun was setting, Seth was sitting with Rias and Sona holding up two destroyed rackets.
"You two just couldn't resist, could you?" Seth asks causing both girls to rub the back of their heads.
"I thought we could handle a game without you as the ref but clearly we were wrong." Sona said.
"Sorry Seth." Rias said.
"Alright, the next game will be tomorrow before the full moon, whoever wins this one goes with me to the Familiar Forest and you two clearly can't control yourselves my team and I will be the refs, sound fair?" Seth asks.
"Sounds reasonable." Sona nods.
"I'm fine with it." Rias nods.
"Good, so what's the deciding game?" Seth asks.
"Dodgeball." Both girls said and instantly Seth turns pale.
"Oh this is not gonna end well." Seth groans.
"I better go tell the others." Rias said walking out.
Seth sighs about to walk out when Sona stands up.
"Seth." She said getting his attention. "Thanks for always helping us. You always seem to be there to lend a hand."
"It's what I do. Just warning if dodgeball gets out of control don't hit anyone on my team." Seth begs causing Sona to giggle.
"I'll try." Sona said when she noticed Seth looking at her. "Is something wrong?"
"No it's just you have a very nice smile." Seth said surprising her. "You should smile more often."
As Seth walked out Sona smiles softly at the compliment.
The next night, Seth and his team plus Neo were sitting on the bleachers while Rias's team was stretching.
"Why can't these two ever just do rock, paper, scissors?" Seth sighs.
"Well look on the bright side, either way we get to go tonight." Itachi said.
"Besides this time they have to take everything into consideration." Sakura said.
"Yeah come on. Do you really think those two would destroy the entire school over a silly competition?" Hinata asks.
"Well…" Seth said uncomfortably before looking down to see Issei handing something to his group.
"Team Headbands?" Rias asks.
"Yeah I stayed up all night making them. I just wanted to show how much you guys mean to me and plus this reminds me not to hit someone on my own team." Issei said.
"This was very nice of you Issei." Rias smiles.
"You're a pervert, but you're sweet." Koneko said when Sona's team walks in.
"And here comes the other team." Seth said.
Soon the game started and almost instantly the game got crazy.
Tsubasa threw the dodgeball at Koneko and the force was so powerful it ripped her clothes.
"I thought you said there was no powers." Sakura asks.
"This is the tennis match all over again." Seth said.
"Try this on for size!" Tsubaki said glowing blue and throwing the ball towards Rias who catches it.
"Impressive, catching Tsubaki's spike head on is not easy." Sona said.
"Don't forget Sona I'm a Gremory that's how we roll!" Rias said throwing the ball through a magic circle igniting it on fire as it smashed into Tomoe burning off her clothes.
Soon magic circles were flying everywhere as explosions went off and a dodgeball went through the window destroying it.
"I had no idea dodgeball was so terrifying!" Asia panics.
"This is a fight to the death!" Issei panics.
"Should we do something?" Hinata asks when a dodgeball flew towards.
"INCOMING!" Itachi yells as they jumped off the bleachers avoiding the explosion.
"Why are they throwing at us?!" Erza asks as more magic coated dodgeballs flew in their direction.
"We're not even playing!" Sakura said catching one.
"Wow they really want this win!" Itachi said jumping up and down dodging stray balls.
"Don't those girls have any self-control?" Hibari asks dropping to the ground to avoid two balls.
Neo opens her parasol as Hinata and Blake ran behind her to help support her as the balls pelted them.
"They're devils! They don't know the meaning of the word!" Blake said.
"Less talking, more dodging!" Seth said grabbing a ball and using it to block the others thrown at him.
"Here comes the pain!" Sona said throwing a ball that flew right to Issei hitting him where the sun don't shine.
"Time out!" Seth yells snapping everyone out of it as they all looked over to see Seth's team was panting heavily.
"Whoa what happened to you guys?" Akeno asks.
"You happened. All your magic coated dodgeballs attacked us." Erza said.
"And we're not even players." Hinata pants as Neo pants and flips off Rias.
"Look we have 30 seconds left on the clock can you please just play dodgeball like normal teenagers for at least that amount of time?" Seth asks.
"Sure." Koneko said as the game restarted and she threw a ball hitting Saji in the crotch winning Rias the game.
"Thank you Koneko." Seth said before blowing the whistle ending the game.
"Well Sona looks we get to go." Rias said.
"As much as I hate losing a deal's a deal, but if this was a Rating Game things might have been different." Sona said.
"You really think so? Well I guess we won't know until we play the game." Rias said.
"At least we don't have to worry about that for a while." Seth said.
"Don't be so sure Seth you never know what the future holds. Speaking of I expect a rematch for our last chess match." Sona said.
"You're on Sitri." Seth smiles as Sona walks out.
At the Occult Research Club, Sakura was healing everyone but Issei's wounds for obvious reasons.
"Despite the craziness at least it's over." Seth said.
"Thanks for helping out the whole time." Rias said.
"It's what I do, we still want our Vongola Boxes though." Seth said.
"Well, let's go get them." Rias said summoning a magic circle.
"Wait, right now?" Asia asks.
"It's a full moon which means its our best chance." Rias said as they all walked in and appeared in the Familiar Forest.
"Whoa what is this place?" Issei asks.
"The Familiar Forest, do you ever listen?" Hibari asks.
"It's kinda scary." Asia.
Neo looks at the forest and gets an idea. Smirking she looks towards Seth only to see Rias holding his hand having beaten her to it.
"Payback." Rias mouths causing Neo to growl.
"Who's there?" A male voice said.
Looking up they saw a man with a backwards hat, spiky hair, and a backpack.
"The Master of the Familiars aka Zatouji." He brags.
"That is not how an adult should dress." Itachi said.
"He looks like he's trying to dress like a 10 year old." Sakura said.
"What a beautiful full moon tonight, perfect for finding Familiars. With me by your side you can get any familiar you want." Zatouji said.
"He's weird but he's the best." Akeno said.
"He's also a master craftsman and makes special objects for my family." Seth said walking forward. "Zatouji do you have them all?"
Zatouji looks down and see the Sky ring on him. "Of course." Zatouji jumps down and reaches into his backpack. "It took awhile but I made them just as you asked."
"Wait I thought only we were getting familiars?" Issei asks.
"We are, the Vongolas get something a little different." Kiba said as Zatouji pulls out 7 little boxes that were Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet all of which had the Vongola crest on them.
"Boxes?" Asia asks.
"Vongola Boxes. Very powerful and very rare items exclusive only to the Vongola Family." Rias said as Seth took the orange, Sakura took the yellow, Blake took the red, Hinata took green, Erza took blue, Itachi took indigo and Hibari got the violet.
"Now uh about those extras you asked for?" Zatouji asks as Seth rolls his eyes and pulled out a new blue hat. "Perfect. This one was getting old." Zatouji threw off his old one and put the new one on. "Pleasure doing business with you." Zatouji hands him 4 extra boxes.
Looking to Neo, Seth walks over and holds out an Indigo box causing her to smile before pointing to herself.
"You've earned it." Seth nods as Neo tackles him into a hug with kissing him all over his face. "Neo please, not now!"
A murderous glare appears on Rias as Neo climbs off with a happy smile on her face.
"Now then, what familiars would you like? Something fast, strong, poisonous?" Zatouji asks looking to Issei and Asia.
"I would like some cute pets, particularly female." Issei said.
"Nothing like that. A familiar should be strong and brave, one that can aid you in battle." Zatouji said.
"Uhmm I would also like a cute one." Asia said.
"Of course." Zatouji said changing his attitude.
"Thank you, kind sir." Asia smiles.
"Great, there's two of them now." Erza groans.
The first stop Zatouji took them to was a large lake.
"Inside this lake are Undine, water sprites." Zatouji said.
"Water sprites? The means they mean they're just the type of woman a king wants in his harem. Issei said with a perverted grin when Seth bonks him on the head. "Hey!"
"Would it kill you to stop thinking with your dick for once?" Seth asks.
"Look!" Zatouji said getting their attention. "An Undine is emerging." All of them look to the lake and from it a large muscular woman appeared.
"What is that?! She looks like a bodybuilder!" Issei gasps.
"Wow you are a lucky boy. Undine are great to have at your side." Zatouji said.
"No I'm not! That guy looks like he can kill me!" Issei sobs.
"That's a female." Zatouji said causing Issei to die a little inside.
"This is gonna take a while." Blake rolls her eyes before taking out a book to read as they kept going.
"I thought she seemed nice. She had very pure eyes." Asia said.
"Please don't bring it up again." Issei said.
"Hold on." Zatouji said coming to a stop. "Look."
Pointing to some branches they saw a small dragon.
"A dragon?" Issei said surprised.
"It's adorable." Asia smiles.
"That's a Sprite Dragon. It's a dragon that uses blue lightning." Zatouji explains.
"That's a rare one." Kiba said.
"If you want it, now's your chance. Once it grows up they're impossible to catch." Zatouji said.
"Issei has dragon powers so he would make a good match." Akeno said.
"Alright, Sprite Dragon I—" Before Issei could finish Asia let out a scream.
Looking over they saw a green slime raining down on Asia, Akeno, Rias, Koneko, Hinata, Sakura, Blake, Erza and Neo.
"Slime?" Kiba draws his sword but they rain down on him, Itachi and Hibari blinding them.
Seth and Issei look to see the slime was eating the clothes right off the girls bodies.
Quickly Seth turns to Zatouji who had his eyes covered by slime as well while Issei was enjoying the show.
"What the hell is that?" Seth points.
"This creature likes to eat clothing, particularly female clothing." Zatouji explains.
"A slime that melts clothes?! Rias I want this slime as my familiar! This is the pet I've been wanting my entire life!" Issei smiles.
"Oh hell no!" Seth yells as flames erupted on his hands as he blasted the slime off all of the girls.
"NO!" Issei screams as the girls broke free and all attacked the slime destroying it.
Looking around he saw the only slime left was attached to Asia. Thinking quickly he ran over and hugged her.
"Issei, move. That thing does not deserve to live." Erza declares drawing a sword.
"No! I won't! This slime was destined for me!" Issei sobs.
"I never seen a devil want a familiar so worthless." Zatouji said when blue lighting zapped the slime destroying it.
"Sli-Sli no!" Issei sobs.
"You gave it a name?" Sakura sweatdrops as Blake walked up to Issei.
"Issei, I might know a way to help." Blake said getting his attention.
"How?" Issei asks as Blake slams her book in his face knocking him to the ground.
"I hate this place." Hibari said as Seth tried to cover his eyes because of all the naked girls around him.
"Can we just get outta here?" Seth asks.
"I'm fine with that." Itachi said when the Sprite dragon flew down onto Asia's shoulder.
"The Sprite Dragon." Hinata said.
"It only attacks in defense. That must mean it thought the slime was trying to hurt her." Zatouji said.
"Well I guess that means this trip wasn't for nothing." Erza said.
"What? But I haven't found a familiar yet." Issei said as Seth glares at him and yanks him up by his jacket.
"Too damn bad Issei, you had plenty of chances and you blew it. We're leaving, now." Seth glares with a fire in his eyes causing Issei to shudder in fear.
"My oh my I love seeing Seth's angry side." Akeno giggles.
"Better listen to him Issei, he's not kidding around." Rias smiles.
"Oh man. Come back Sli-Sli." Issei sobs.
Back at the Occult Reseach Club, Asia was holding her new familiar close.
"They say Sprite Dragons only give themselves to the most pure hearted of masters. They would never choose a devil." Rias said.
"Asia used to be a holy sister so maybe that's why." Akeno said as she looked to see Seth drop Issei onto the couch.
"Issei, I do not know what to do with you. Why does your mind always revolve around girls and their naked bodies?" Seth asks.
"Why are you making such a big deal of this now?" Issei asks.
"It's not just now, you've been like since you got accepted into this school. Last night was the last straw. You had so many choices and you wanted the most worthless thing in existence simply for the fact that it can melt clothes." Seth said.
"You even cried over it." Hinata said.
"2 years of beating you up for your stupid antics and I still can't get you to understand how to act like a decent human being." Seth said.
"You could just give up and accept me for who I am." Issei suggests.
"Never, I will break you. From now on consider yourself in Student Disciplinary Boot Camp until this problem of yours ends." Seth declares.
"What?!" Issei said as he looks up to see Seth, Itachi, Hinata, Sakura, Blake, Hibari, Erza and Neo glaring down on him.
"You have potential but this perverted side of you wastes it." Erza said.
"Just wait until we're done with you." Blake glares.
"Come on guys, you can't be serious." Issei said.
"Oh we are." Sakura nods.
"This has been a long time coming." Itachi said.
"It's for your own good and women everywhere." Hinata said as Neo nods.
"Welcome to hell." Hibari declared causing Issei to turn pale.