I just had a total brain fart and forgot everything I was going to put for an author's note, so I'm just gonna kinda come up with stuff as I type this. As always, just PM me if you have a question or something doesn't seem right.

Q: What is a 'proxy piece'? A: It's something I've seen used before in the DxD fanon. It's not canon, by any means, but I'm gonna use them anyway because they work for what I need. Long story short, they're pieces that allow for temporary devil transformation so non-devils can participate in a rating game under a King.

Q: What happened in the lemon that I didn't read? A: To be completely honest with you, I barely read it either. I don't like lemons at all, but there was some relevant plot in it. I'll sum it up here, in case you did skip the last chapter.

Raynare's wings are turning silver, and Issei knows she was sent to kill him. Oh yeah, and, in case it wasn't obvious, Raynare and Issei did the nasty. (They had sex.)

Yeah, that's basically it.

Q: Did Belial forget what to talk about again? A: Yes, I sure did.

Anyway, I'm out of stuff to say. Sorry for taking so long with this chapter, but I hope this makes up for it. Really, this chapter is my personal favorite, and I think you'll see why. Here's hoping you like it as much as I do. Also, as usual, I have no beta, so try to ignore any errors you find. If they're really bad, send me a PM and I'll fix them. Cool? Cool.

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Raynare and Issei were walking to school, hand in hand. They meandered down the sidewalk, people bustling around them on all sides. Even as the two of them performed the same action, they both had very different expressions.

Issei showed signs of extreme exhaustion, and stumbled slightly when he moved his legs. His hair was haggard, his eyes were half-lidded, and he looked completely worn-out.

Raynare, on the other hand, looked positively radiant. She smiled brightly, and she had a sway in her step. She was holding herself back so as not to outpace Issei, and it was obvious.

"Something wrong, darling?" Raynare asked, a sweet-as-honey smile on her face.

"...My life is pain." Issei muttered.

"You're just sore, you'll be fine!"

"You saying that...doesn't make it better."

"Wasn't it worth it, though?" Raynare said, a mischievous smile on her face.

Issei blushed and didn't respond.

"Thought so~!" Raynare said.

This was the happiest Issei had seen her, ever. He was more than glad he decided to go through with it and sleep with her.

They walked for a while in happy silence, before they ran into Rias' group about halfway to the school. Oddly enough, it was all of Rias' group, without Rias. Even Akeno was there.

"Hi, you two." Kiba said, waving at the both of them.

Issei gave a half-hearted grunt, and Raynare waved happily, shocking most of the devils.

"You look terrible, Hyoudou. Rough night?" Matsuda asked, a knowing grin on his face. He walked side by side with Asia, and the two of them seemed very close. His dog was beside him, choosing to appear as a pitch black Doberman. They'd determined his dog couldn't be seen by anybody who wasn't supernatural unless he willed it, so Rias was fine with him showing it at school and in public.

"I had a great night." Issei said, monotone. Raynare smiled brightly.

"...You guys smell bad." Koneko said, sniffing the air.

"I smell like victory!" Raynare said quickly, nodding her head.

"I smell like 'I didn't have time for a shower this morning because Raynare spent the whole time laughing and singing in it'. My bad."

"Is today special?" Asia asked, wondering why the fallen angel was so happy.

"No, but last night sure was!" Raynare said, nearly bursting from elation.

Suddenly, the gremory group put the pieces together.

"Ah...I see. Congratulations, I think…" Kiba said, awkward.

"Gross." Koneko muttered.

"I'm jealous!" Akeno giggled. Issei didn't know why she'd be jealous. They were barely even friends. While Issei had gotten over her initial rudeness, and her and Raynare were getting along, he still found her personality...grating.

"I don't get it…" Asia mumbled.

Matsuda just shot Issei a thumbs up.

The seven of them neared the school gates, with everyone dispersing to different places to start the day. Raynare and Issei, of course, went to class together.

This time, it was Issei who slept and Raynare who paid attention.

A sharp jab in the back startled Issei awake. He shot up from his desk, nearly falling over himself in the process. He heard snickering from behind him, and he turned to see his mischievous girlfriend covering her mouth and pointing to what was in front of him.

Issei turned back around to see several of their classmates staring at him with odd expressions. They'd all been on the way out of the room when Issei's sudden jump had attracted their attention.

"Isn't he the singer?"

"I think so...he's cute!"

"I'm so jealous of Yuuma!"

"Tell me about it!"

"Screw that guy."

"If I could sing like that, I'd have Yuuma and not that chump…"

"No you wouldn't~!" Raynare answered the gossip in a sing-song voice, alerting everyone that should could hear them. She stood up, and handed the flustered Issei his things. He took them, and followed the quickly retreating Raynare out of the room.

"Ra...Yuuma, where are you going? The exit is that way…" Issei said, walking fast to keep up with her.

"I just felt a Phenex devil show up, and I'm wondering why. It's this way." Raynare answered, taking Issei's hand and guiding him swiftly down the halls towards Rias' room.

Within a minute, the two of them were outside the Occult Research Club headquarters, or, in other words, the place where Rias and her peerage use for devil business. Right outside the door, was Kiba, waiting patiently.

"Oh, good. Rias wanted both of you to come. Come inside, and stay quiet." Kiba explained, opening the door.

Issei and Raynare stepped inside, Kiba behind them. Koneko, Matsuda, and Asia were standing by the door, Rias was on one of the couches, and Akeno stood behind her. Other than the usual group, there were two extra people in the room; one, and blonde teenager of about seventeen years old, and the other was a maid with silver hair, standing off in the corner of the room.

"My dear Rias, I think perhaps you're being a bit too stubborn. This marriage was decided on by your family, and to go against it would-" The blonde boy was sitting by Rias, running his right hand through her hair, and with his left, touching her thigh. She looked extremely angry.

"My family has no right to say who I should marry." Rias said, interrupting him.

"The future of devil kind is at stake! If you don't continue the line of Gremory, how-" Once again, the boy was interrupted.

"I will continue our line, but it will be on my own time, and my own terms. For the last time, Riser Phenex, I will not marry you!" Rias yelled, standing up in frustration.

"Oh. I get it now." Raynare mumbled. Issei looked at her, standing on his right.

"What's going on? Who is this guy?" Issei whispered.

"Well, I knew Rias was stuck in an arranged marriage, and I guess that's the guy. I can see why she wants out. I'm guessing this is what the rating game is going to be about." Raynare whispered back. Kiba overheard them, and nodden in confirmation.

"That's Riser Phenex, third son of the house of Phenex. He and Rias are engaged, it's just...well, see for yourself." The knight whispered to the both of them.

"To reject me is to besmirch the name of the mighty House of Phenex, and that is unacceptable!" Riser said, standing up alongside Rias. He grabbed her chin, and forced her to look him in the eye.

Rias' peerage looked ready to jump in and defend her at any time, and Riser noticed, glaring at them.

"I don't care if I have to incinerate everyone in this room, you will come back to the underworld with me!" Riser yelled as his body suddenly started to exude an aura of flame, while Rias' signature destruction magic sparked around her.

"There's no need for incineration." The maid suddenly said, interrupting them. Everyone present looked to her, the whole debacle stopping as quickly as it had started.

"My lady Rias, Lord Riser, as you know, I am here by order of Sirzechs, which means there will be no disruption of peace." The maid said sternly.

"When told such an ominous thing by one who is revered as the 'Ultimate Queen', even I can become somewhat fearful." Riser said, shrugging.

"My master anticipated there would be a conflict of some sort. As such, he has assigned me a last resort should communication break down."

Rias sighed. "Yes, of course he did. Would you care to be a little more specific?"

"If my Lady insists on putting her personal preferences over those of her family, she is to settle this with a rating game against lord Riser." The maid said.

"A rating game? Wasn't Sona talking about something like that?" Matsuda asked.

"A rating game is a game noble devils play with each other. Long story short, they and their servants compete in battle to see who wins." Kiba explained. Matsuda nodded.

"I have played through numerous rating games, and have even scored several wins for myself. Unfortunately, my bride has never even qualified for an official game." Riser said, flaunting his experience over her.

"Oh shit, are we at a disadvantage?" Matsuda asked. The boy's dog was riding on his right shoulder, in the form of a black chihuahua.

"That's not all we have to worry about. Look!" Koneko said, nodding at Riser.

"Rias, I can't help but ask, is this adorable group the extent of your servants? They're all you have?" Riser asked.

"And so what if they are?" Rias said, indignant.

"Hahaha!" Riser burst into laughter at the notion. He snapped his fingers, and a large magic circle composed of bright orange flames lit up an unused area of Rias' base. It was a mass teleportation spell, and as it grew in size and intensity, a huge group of women and girls of all varieties were brought into the room.

"Holy shit!" Matsuda yelled, surprising everyone.

"Why does your servant curse, Rias? Is he perhaps shocked at the sight of a real peerage?" Riser asked, cocky.

"Fuck you! The fire surprised me, is all!" Matsuda said, shooting Riser the finger.

"How vulgar! It would seem your servant knows not his place, darling." Riser said, sneering at Matsuda.

"Listen you piece of shit, the-" "Matsuda, stop!" "-only person I listen to is Rias!" Matsuda yelled through Rias' interruption, shocking the redhead. "There doesn't need to be a game or whatever, I'll take you on right here!" Matsuda yelled, he and his dog charging at Riser. The black canine shifted form to an imposing pair of shadowy brass knuckles as they ran, jumping on and wrapping around Matsuda's fists. He jumped in for a wild haymaker, swinging his right arm with force enough to seriously wound a normal person.

"Mira!" Riser yelled, quickly stepping away. There was a flash from where Riser's peerage stood, and before Matsuda could even redirect himself, he had the business end of a wooden staff firmly planted in his stomach. A blue haired girl who'd appeared in an instant shoved him upward off the staff, then hit him away with it while he was in the air, sending him flying with a gnarly uppercut to the chin. He landed ungracefully on his face in front of the couches.

"Matsuda!" Rias cried, and the rest of the peerage plus Raynare and Issei stood ready to come to their defense. Rias rushed over to him, cradling the bruised boy in her arms. "Are you alright? Say something!" She yelled, checking his body for injuries.

"I'm all good...don't worry about it." Matsuda said. He passed out not a second later. His black knuckles fell off of his hands, transforming into a vicious looking wolf, standing guard in front of Matsuda and Rias with his fangs bared and hackles raised, waiting for one of Riser's peerage to make another move.

"This is the wielder of the renowned Canis Lykaon? How pathetic!" Riser said, laughing. The wolf snarled savagely in response, cutting Riser's laugh short.

"Grayfia...tell my brother I agree to the rating game." Rias said, not looking up from Matsuda's body.

"Of course." Grayfia replied shortly.

"Riser...believe me when I say we will annihilate you." Rias said, glaring at Riser from the corner of her eyes.

"I look forward to it, my dear. I'll see you at the game." Riser said. He walked to his peerage, and they all disappeared into a wall of fire, Riser's laugh lingering until the last speck of flame vanished from sight.

"So...that was the guy you need us for?" Issei asked, curious.

"Yes. His name is Riser Phenex, and he's to be my husband." Rias said, pulling Matsuda onto the couch.

"I guess it's too much to ask you to just bite the bullet and marry him, huh?" Raynare asked. Rias' peerage glared at her. "What?"

"Of course it is. I'm cashing in on that favor you promised me, Issei. The both of you will join us as proxy pieces for the rating game." Rias said.

"I'm gonna need a lot of information, I guess...and some training, definitely." Issei said to himself.

"What pieces do you have?" Raynare asked.

"A knight and a rook…" Rias said, looking away.

"...What?" Raynare said, looking at Rias like she'd just said the stupidest thing on the planet. "You want to reincarnate a six-winged angel and the Red Dragon with...a knight and a rook." Raynare said, looking as if the statement was too stupid for her to process.

"It's all I have." Rias said shortly.

"What about a bishop? Isn't Asia your only one, or did she take two pieces?" Raynare asked. She's assumed the redhead would have an empty bishop, as that's basically the only position Raynare would make sense in.

"I have another bishop, but I'm not powerful enough to control him." Rias answered.

Raynare's mouth hung open, like Rias was just getting dumber by the second. "And...you are powerful enough to control Issei and I?" She asked.

Rias' mouth opened and closed, no words coming out. She didn't have an answer for that.

"Ah, whatever. They're proxy pieces, so it doesn't matter. I'll be a knight, and Issei will be a rook." Raynare said, ignoring that poor planning Rias had done.

"I...don't know what those are, outside of chess…" Issei said, feeling horribly left behind in his explanations.

"They work the same. I'll be a knight, so I'm quick, and you'll be a rook, so you hit harder. Simple as that."

"That's not how they work in chess at all…" Issei mumbled.

"Huh...I guess you're right." Raynare said, thinking.

"The game will be held ten days from today. Because of the power gap between your peerage and Riser's, Lord Sirzechs is giving you a handicap. Please use the ten days to train as much as possible." Grayfia said, her stoic demeanor shifting into a more reasonable one.

"I gladly accept." Rias said, smiling. She turned to face her peerage and the couple. "We'll be going to a Gremory mansion in the underworld. It's a fantastic place to train. Please meet us here tomorrow, and we'll all go together." Rias said to Issei and Raynare.

"Sure. Well then, let's get going, Issei." Raynare said, grabbing his hand and leading him out.

"Thank you both." Akeno said to the two of them as they left the room. Issei waved goodbye.

As soon as they were out the door, Raynare teleported the both of them back to their apartment, startling Issei.

"We should hunt down whoever posted that video of you singing and kill them." Raynare said, setting her things down by their door. Issei put his in the same place, chuckling.

"What makes you say that?"

"Have you not noticed all the extra attention you get? Girls go out of their ways to sneak a peek of Kuoh's famous musician."

"Now that you mention it, I have noticed. Girls look at me in strange ways, and guys all glare at me. It feels like I did something wrong." Issei said, plopping down on the couch.

"That's what I'm saying. I've constantly gotta fight off other chicks because they think they have a shot at you." Raynare said, throwing herself over the couch opposite Issei.

"What? No way. Why would any girls even look at me?" Issei asked, not believing her.

"Because you're cute, famous, sweet, and taken."

"Taken?"

"Taken. Mine. Girls always want what they can't have."

"Oh...well, they're out of luck, I guess. I can't imagine being with anyone but you." Issei said, lovingly admiring his girlfriend splayed out across the couch opposite him. He couldn't see it, since she was facedown, but she was blushing.

It was strange. It was completely, totally, absolutely strange and it didn't make any sense.

Their relationship, I mean.

Raynare was one of the Fallen's most feared soldiers. She'd killed hundred of people over thousands of years and people who crossed her regret it, always. She worked directly under Azazel for a very long time, and she could most certainly be considered evil.

Issei was a rich boy with a bad family. He was depressed, majorly so, and he'd have killed himself if she hadn't waltzed into his life. Not only that, but she was planning on killing him herself. All the odds were stacked against him, and she was the one stacking them.

Raynare was more than ready to kill again.

All before she met Issei, anyway.

For some reason, this horrible Fallen had been attracted to the most vulnerable person she'd ever met. At the time of their meeting, Raynare had seen wood with more will to live than Issei, but for some reason, that only made her want to protect him. At first, she was confused and didn't know what to do. But, the first time she saw him hurt, she instantly fell in love.

For a being that had known nothing but violence since the day she fell from Heaven, love was strange. It was a foreign concept, one that she'd tried to attain but never had until she met Issei. When she saved the boy from Matsuda, she'd felt something in her heart, something she'd thought was love. In reality, it wasn't, not yet. It was just the inklings of a crush, something she'd never experienced before and didn't know how to handle. But, she embraced it, and threw caution to the wind. Within a day, she was completely smitten. And now, several weeks after, she could hardly stand to be apart from Issei Hyoudou.

Not only had the boy completely changed her personality, but her body itself was in flux.

Once you fall from Heaven, your wings turn black, no exceptions. That's how it works. But, Raynare's flickered silver. They didn't do it often, only when she was in a "good" state of mind, and lasted for no more than a second at a time. That had never happened before, not to a single angel in history. She didn't understand it at all. All she knew, was that when she was with Issei, she felt at home, and when she felt at home, her wings turned silver.

"...you're such a dork." Raynare said, smiling into the couch cushions. Issei heard the humor in her voice, and smiled with her.

"I'm your dork. Forever." Issei said, his usual timidity replaced with the bravado Raynare drew out of him. "Hey, Raynare?"

"Hmm?" The fallen hummed into the couch.

"Can I see your wings?" Issei asked.

Without another word, six black wings sprouted straight up from the small of Raynare's back. She spread them out, for him to see. Issei eagerly watched her wings, waiting for some indication of changing colors.

"...what are you waiting on?" Raynare asked. She expected him to touch them, since he enjoyed the feeling of her feathers, but she waited and nothing happened.

"For them to change colors. Does it happen often?" Issei asked, eager.

"Not really. I only first noticed about a week ago. I thought about showing it to Kalawarner, but I haven't yet."

"Mhmm." Issei hummed in reply. He ran his finger down the length of her top right wing, making her shiver in response. He hadn't forgotten that an angel's wings were very sensitive, sexually and otherwise.

"You're gonna make them blacker, doing that…" Raynare mumbled, trying to keep the excitement out of her voice.

"Cool it, perv. I just love how they feel. You're really soft." Issei said, smiling. On his words, her wings flickered silver for a millisecond, just long enough for Issei to register that it happened.

"I think they just turned silver…" Raynare said, not looking up.

"They did, but really quickly. You can tell?"

"Yeah. It's a weird feeling. I guess I can't really describe this to a human, but it felt like the opposite of Falling. Weird, right?"

"What did Falling feel like? I mean, you don't have to answer if you don't want to-"

"No, it's fine." Raynare said, cutting him off. She sat up, pushing herself off the couch to face Issei. "I never have told you how I Fell, have I?"

Raynare retracted her wings, so they didn't block conversation. A black feather remained, drifting down between them.

"You don't have to. It won't change how I think of you." Issei said, wanting to reassure her before she said anything she regret.

"You're the best. But, it's only right that I tell you anyway."

"Only if you're comfortable."

They sat across from each other on the couches, Issei facing Raynare and looking her in the eyes.

"I'll keep it short, I guess. It was way back, before the Great War. I used to be the Angel of Sexuality, Rachiel...and then, one day, this human gets the idea that he can touch me however he likes. I ignored him for a while, trying my best to...turn the other cheek, just like God taught...and then, he slips his hand under my robe. I slapped him away, as kind of a knee-jerk reflex, but I guess I hit him a bit too hard, cus...he died." Raynare said, looking down. Issei could tell she was putting on her best facade to try and act like it didn't bother her, but he could see through it in an instant.

"So...the guy died, and suddenly I was an angel who killed a human. There wasn't a trial. I didn't get asked any questions. My wings just turned black, and suddenly I couldn't go home. It felt...awful. My old friends hated me...my brothers and sisters wouldn't look at me. I never saw God again. I was...alone." Raynare's voice tightened up, and she choked on the last words.

Issei shot over and immediately held her in his arms, just in time for her to start crying.

"Hey, it's alright…" Issei said comfortingly. He hugged her tightly, letting her sob into his shoulder. "I'm here. I'm here, Raynare. I'm not going anywhere." Issei said, trying his best to comfort his hysteric girlfriend. She hugged him back, crying freely.

Now, Issei didn't know it, but this was the first time she'd told anyone the story behind how she fell. She'd had the deep-seated issues of abandonment for a couple thousand years, and now all of her repressed emotions were flooding out into the shoulder of her beloved. And, of course, Issei being Issei, he said the perfect thing.

"I'm right here with you, Rachiel. You'll never be by yourself ever again, as long as I live."

Raynare's world ground to a standstill.

Did he...did he really just say that?

"You'll never be alone again." He repeated, stroking her hair.

The words she'd waited thousands of years to hear.

The words she'd waited thousands of years for the one she loves to say.

The words Issei Hyoudou had just said, holding her while she cries.

Raynare laughed. In between sobs, she laughed, harder than she ever had. Issei looked bewildered. He had no idea what to do with the whirlwind of emotions his girlfriend was spouting.

Raynare laughed like a madman, and cried like a saint. Without even knowing it, he'd just freed her from a life of doubt and loneliness. No, not just then; weeks ago, when he first turned her down for a date.

Issei Hyoudou had saved her soul, and he had no idea.

"Raynare…? Are you okay? I'm not really sure what to do…"

"You big idiot. How am I supposed to be okay, after you say something like that?" The angel said, sobbing and laughing.

"I guess you're happy, then…?"

"Am I happy? See for yourself."

Raynare unfurled her wings.

They shone with a silver bright enough to rival the moon.

Issei gasped.

Raynare laughed. Her smile was flawless.

"I can feel it, Issei. It's permanent. My wings are silver. I'm not Fallen." Raynare said, happy tears falling from her eyes.

"That's...Raynare, that's...amazing!" Issei said. She hugged him even tighter than before, crying into his shoulder yet again. This time, though, she had a smile on her face.

"This is all your fault…" She said, sniffling and laughing.

"I can't help that you're a bad assassin." Issei said, rubbing her back.

"Best mistake I ever made."

"Hey, Raynare?"

Raynare pulled away from his shoulder, looking up at him.

"I meant what I said. I'll be with you till the day I die." Issei said, looking her in the eyes with a serious expression.

"...I can't win with you, can I?" Raynare said.

She shrouded them both in her wings, and pulled him into a loving kiss.

Far above the two of them, way up in the clouds, there was a city of gold and happiness. It was filled with angels and pure souls, and far above even them, there was a throne.

Now, this throne had sat empty for quite a long time, after the death of God. But, recently, another element of his Grand Plan had been set into motion, and someone did indeed sit on the throne now.

It was an old woman, with an elated smile on her face. She cackled softly to herself.

"Heavenly Mother, is something wrong?" A nearby angel, one with golden hair and twelve radiant wings, asked the woman.

"What makes you say that, dear?"

"You were laughing at something. I was just curious."

"Oh, it's nothing major. The old God and I were just having a bit of an experiment, is all. It's turning out wonderfully. And, haven't I told you not to call me that? It's too stuffy. My earthly name will do."

"Ah. My mistake, Lisa Lisa."

"That's so much better! Isn't it a wonderful name? Even better than my real one, I think." Lisa Lisa said, cackling.

"Teresa?"

"Bah! Too stuffy! You're going to make an old woman faint!" Lisa Lisa said, waving her hand in dismissal.

The angel laughed at his God's antics. She was a gift to the world, and the previous God had made no mistake in selecting her as a successor.

"I think it's time I pay them another visit. Won't you watch over things for me here, dear?"

"Of course, Heavenly-" "Ahem!" "Of course, Lisa Lisa." "Thank you."

Raynare and Issei had been in the same spot for hours. They'd fallen asleep there, wrapped in each other's arms and surrounded by Raynare's silver wings.

Raynare snored cutely in Issei's lap, and he slept silently. They both completely missed the knocking on their door.

Kalawarner cursed, shifting the groceries in her grip. "The last you lovebirds could do is leave the door unlocked…" The blue haired Fallen said, trying to manage several bags of groceries and fish for a key at the same time. Her knocking had been totally ignored by both of the other residents of the home, and so she was forced to make her own way in.

"Need some help, dearest?" Said a voice to her side. Kalawarner jumped, nearly dropping her bags in her fright. She quickly recovered on seeing who had actually spoken, though. It was just a cute old woman.

"Ah...I could use a hand, yeah. There's a key in my purse down there, if you could grab it…" Kalawarner said, pointing with her foot at the maroon bag on the ground.

"No need, honey! I've got one." Said the woman, before she flashed a key of her own.

Lisa Lisa opened the door and walked in, leaving a bewildered Kalawarner standing at the door and wondering what happened.

Lisa Lisa walked the front of the room, inspecting all the things they'd put in it. Pictures of Issei as a child, pictures of friends, pictures of the two of them. Furniture, odds and ends, a couple artifacts. They'd really turned it into a home, just like she'd wanted. She looked at the taped-over hole in the window, and chuckled. Issei really couldn't have just waited for Sadao to replace the window, could he?

Kalawarner brought the groceries in, setting them on a counter in the little kitchen connected to the main room. She saw the couple on the couch, wrapped in silver wings, and her eyes went wide.

Lisa Lisa noticed them at the same time, and gasped.

"Oh! Aren't they precious? Look at the two of them, all curled up like that." Lisa Lisa said, a radiant smile on her weathered face. She approached the couch, looking at the couple with a loving smile.

Kalawarner's mind was racing with a thousand different questions. Who was this woman? Why'd she have a key to Issei's penthouse? Was she supernatural? And what in the world had happened to Raynare's wings?

Lisa Lisa looked behind her, to see Kalawarner looking absolutely shocked.

"Oh, right. Sorry, dearest. I suppose this is my fault. Why did you have a nap, hm?" Lisa Lisa said. Kalawarner's eyes rolled to the back of her head, and she collapsed to the floor. Lisa Lisa hissed, imagining that that probably hurt. She snapped, and Kalawarner was suddenly in her bed in her bedroom, across the house.

"This is everything I hoped for...I'm so happy for the both of you." Lisa Lisa said, admiring Raynare's silver wings.

"Heavenly Mother, you're needed in 5th Heaven. We've made a breakthrough." A communications magic circle played into Lisa Lisa's ear, before dissipating.

"Ah, poo. Well, that's all the time I have today, my cuties. Be strong for me, okay? It's gonna be a wild ride from here on out." Lisa Lisa said. She turned to leave, but then her head perked up as if she realized something.

She looked behind her, at the couple. Her eyes widened in shock, then happiness.

Lisa Lisa grinned. Then, she broke into a full on tap-dance, careful to be quiet. She didn't want to wake the couple up, but she was absolutely elated.

The elderly woman approached the two of them, slowly and quietly. She bent down by Raynare, and put her hand to the woman's stomach.

"You be strong too, alright? Mommy and Daddy are gonna love you."

Lisa Lisa stood back up, smile on her face, and teleported away.