"And just where have you been?" Rias demanded the moment Ryuko stepped into the 'clubhouse'.
Ryuko glowered back, unhappy to see the entire rest of the 'devil team' was there as well, like this was some sort of dressing down. "I don't see why that's your business," she snapped back. "Last I recall, our deal said you didn't have authority over my day to day life."
"You never came back from your contract attempt last night!" Rias pressed angrily. "If Satsuki wasn't always keeping track of you-"
"Which is her business, not yours!" Ryuko interrupted angrily. She tossed her school bag aside as she clenched her fists, resisting the urge to let the fire in her right hand manifest. "So forgive me for thinking you would stick to the contract, Gremory-me!"
Rias' eyes hardened at the insult, her fists clenching as she felt her power starting to build. The tension in the room was intense as everyone was braced. She tried to glare Ryuko down, only to see the fire there. If she tried to cow her, it would only lead to a fight...and seeing the energy of Destruction in amongst her fibers as they weaved around her, she doubted the outcome of the fight would be clean or certain. On top of that, having the others watch this sort of fight - against one of her own - would undermine all the work she'd put to try and build them up as family...not to mention the anarchy that would result should she lose, let alone the political ramifications. Knowing that fighting would be pointless and counterproductive, she took a deep breath to calm down. Closing her eyes, she forced herself to relax. "Ryuko...you need to report in after responding to a summons. For one, I need to know whether you made a contract, so it can be accredited to your power. For another, there are other dangers out there beyond what you encountered already, and you're still a new devil."
"I'll remember to call next time," Ryuko snarled, plainly still gunning for a fight.
"Not only that," Akeno spoke up suddenly, "if you continue to act so recklessly, it will reflect badly on Rias-sama...and on your own family through the alliance."
Ryuko's eyes narrowed angrily, but the tension left her body. "...fine..." she spat, turning with her arms crossed.
Rias relaxed, smiling at Akeno, glad that the tension and conflict had been dispelled. "In the future, Ryuko, please report back to me after a summons or any other Devil related event before going back to your life as part of Satsuki's family. It will make things easier for everyone." She then took a seat behind her desk as everyone relaxed. "Now, please tell me how it went. Did you successfully make a contract?"
"Nah," Ryuko responded ruefully as she plopped into a chair, not bothering to arrange herself for any sense of decorum and leaving one leg draped over an arm. "Got thrown off when I found out anyone with regular contact with the occult was part of an online community trying to figure out the 'Crimson Night'...and writing fanfiction about me."
Rias winced sympathetically even as she giggled. "Yes...being a significant figure can result in some...awkward discoveries. Especially once you have 'fans'."
"How many of your 'fans' ship you with a sibling?" Ryuko pressed irritably.
"More than you would think," Akeno offered teasingly.
"Akeno!" Rias gasped as she began to blush. "Don't-"
"Rias-sama's Onii-sama has a well known little sister complex," Akeno continued, smirking teasingly at Rias.
"Mou..." Rias whimpered, burying her face in her hands.
Ryuko managed a smirk. "Heh. Guess you know what that's like." She frowned irritably. "Still, it would have been nice if one fic had shipped me with Mako!"
Rias struggled not to laugh, and did a better job resisting the urge than Yuuto. Even Koneko was smirking a bit at that. "Well, I can understand why you would need to clear your head after that-"
"Pasting the Fallen Angel on the way home didn't help either," Ryuko continued.
"Wait, what?!" Rias demanded sitting upright. "You battled a Fallen Angel?"
"I'd hardly call it a 'battle'," Ryuko countered. "She threw a light spear at me that I dodged, she started babbling about how I was supposed to be dead, I pulled a Scorpion and smashed her head into the pavement with a single bunch and her body exploded."
"Pulled a...Scorpion?" Yuuto pressed, expressing the confusion of most of those present.
"Get over here," Koneko mumbled with a mild smirk, not noticing the confused glances sent her way.
"Heh, someone gets it, eh Koneko?" Ryuko joked easily, feeling more at ease with the little hunter now that she'd found common ground. Apparently, she was a gamer.
Rias rubbed her forehead while pursing her lips. "I don't know whether to be pleased about you being able to slay a Fallen Angel so easily, or worried about what sort of conflicts this might bring..."
"So...anything I need to know about churches?" Ryuko asked. "I felt some energy from one when I was guiding a new friend there-"
"Never set foot in a church," Rias insisted firmly. "They're enemy territory to Devils, and you could incite battle with God if you even set foot there."
"...really, now?" Ryuko purred, a crazed grin on her face. "I'll have to keep that in mind..."
"...by the four Satans..." Rias murmured as she buried her face in her hands.