"" - Talking
'' - Thought
{} - Sparda
[] - Ddraig
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Yukio sighed as he listened to the ending notes of Sunday Morning by Maroon 5, which had been a dare for him to sing. He put the microphone back into the mic stand as he looked over the karaoke room.
"Wow…" Masaru spoke with surprise while Kiryu, completely red faced, was looking through the book for her own song. Asia's cheeks bright red as she sat there in a gothic-lolita outfit that Kiryu picked which Yukio admitted was cute. Koneko was focused on the pizza and ice cream she was eating but there was a tinge of pink on her cheeks. Yuuto was smiling while drinking coffee elegantly
"Looks like you haven't lost any of your skill" Saji spoke with a grin, glad for Yukio managing to convince Souna that it was to help Yukio practice and try a few songs rather then him playing with the opposite sex. Yukio's eyes widened as he spotted the camcorder in Saji's hands, the blonde quick to answer the unspoken question
"Keiko-san told me to…"
"She's just trying to embarrass me more…or going to show it to Buchou later" Yukio spoke with a embarrassed sigh as Saji turned it off before setting it on the table as Yukio sat next to him, part of him wondering if Yuuto or Asia would sing given they hadn't yet.
"Thanks for convincing Kaichou to let me come out"
"It was nothing…just make sure you avoid talking about the bowling earlier and we should be fine" Yukio replied with a smile before taking a sip of juice.
"So what did Rias-sempai want with you earlier?" Saji asked with a teasing smile, Yukio choking on his drink for a moment as his face turned bright red as he was reminded that Rias had gone swimsuit shopping and had sent him a photo from the changing room.
"It was nothing…just reminding me about the pool being open to use soon" Yukio replied, wiping juice from his mouth with a napkin before Koneko spoke up
"…Yukio-senpai. There is blood dripping from your nose." Yukio blushed further before wiping it off his face
"…Were you thinking about Buchou-san?" Asia asked with an unpleasant face, Yukio deciding to turn the tables as he shook his head and answered
"No…it was how cute Asia-san is in that dress"
Asia spluttered for a moment, her cheeks darkening even further as Kiryu grinned evilly as Yukio got up
"Excuse me for a moment" He asked before heading to the washroom.
When he exited the washroom after a few minutes before spotting Yuuto sititng in a nearby chair as the silver haired teen asked
"Did something happen?"
"Yeah. Something did." Yukio sighed in relief as he sat down next to Yuuto and spoke
"Aaah. I'm so tired…"
"Seems like we were too excited in the first bowling game"
"That's part of it…Gen giving me songs to sing probably the other"
Both laughed at the normal conversation beforeYuuto spoke out with a serious face "Yukio-kun. I wanted to give you my gratitude. Thank you."
"It's alright. Your comrades also forgave you. Buchou and the others also forgave you as well. That's why it doesn't matter."
"…Yukio-kun."
Yukio looked unsure how to react to Yuuto using his name with teary eyes
"Come on then…no doubt Gen's picked another song for me to sing by now"
"Heeh. So Saji normally picks the songs when your band was together"
"Yeah…I mean I'd pick them but I can't string them together into a set list like Gen can…"
"So why are you and Saji signed up for that talent contest?" Yuuto asked, Yukio scratching the back of his head as he spoke
"Well it's to help him with Kaichou…" Yuuto looked surprised at hearing that as Yukio added
"Although Kaichou thinks he's helping me with Buchou…which isn't exactly a lie…" Yuuto chuckled upon hearing that before speaking
"I look forward to seeing it and don't worry I'll keep it a secret from Buchou"
"Thanks Yuuto"
It would later surprise Yukio that Kiryu had also got videos of him singing which caused many of the girls at school to start calling him 'the singing prince'.
…
Yukio and Saji was walking, the latter stating it was a going to be a surprise before speaking up "At least we're getting back into practice now things have calmed down"
"Oh yeah…last time I don't remember having to sing to a group of fangirls" Yukio replied with a sigh before Saji patted him on the back
"We're here…" Saji spoke, both stopping outside the train station, Yukio looking confused as he turned to Saji
"What are we doing here?"
"I managed to get Shinji and Daisuke to meet us here…although they'll have to crash at my place for the weekend but Okaa-san said it was fine" Saji spoke with a grin
"Hey!" A brash voice called out, both turning to see a five foot ten young man about a year older then them, bright red hair pulled back into a spiked high ponytail and dressed in a short sleeved white shirt with a sleeveless black leather jacket on top and black slacks with combat boots, a duffel bag hung over his shoulder.
Next to him was a five foot seven young man with short brown hair, a smile on his face. A guitar case was slung on his back as he was dressed in black slacks, a bright blue shirt and white jacket. His own bag was hanging off his left shoulder.
"Daisuke, Shinji?" Yukio spoke surprised as he looked at the pair, Daisuke's grin growing as he looked at Yukio
"Nice to see you're good Yu, after everything Gen told us we're kinda surprised" He spoke, patting the silver haired teen on his back and nearly knocking him onto the floor.
"Daisuke you still need to learn to control that strength of yours" Shinji spoke as Gen chuckled as he spoke
"I guess we better go catch up somewhere…You've got a lot to learn Yu"
…
The quartet headed to a nearby family restaurant, taking a booth in the far corner to avoid being overheard as Yukio looked confused at his friends
"Wait…So you two are like us…?" Yukio asked confused
"Yeah…Me and Shin-man here are in a club under Agares was quite the surprise to hear that you joined Gremory's club" Daisuke spoke loudly, Shinji sighing as he spoke
"Actually we're more like you then Gen…given we have spiritual powers ourselves, the lummox here is a descendant from a Shinigami while I'm from the Quincy"
"Shinigami…? Qunicy…?" Yukio asked confused
"Yeah…Quincy are humans who can steal spiritual energy from there surrounds to use as weapons while Shinigami is like special humans like you who generate there own…although from what I saw you're powers are more mixed between Shinigami and Hollow"
"Keiko-nee explained about Hollows and she's training me to control my spiritual energy so I guess that the Shinigami side" Yukio spoke with a sigh, Shinji nodding as he decided to change topic
"I still can't believe that you beat Raiser to save Gremory" Daisuke grinned along with Saji as the former spoke
"She must be some girl for you to do that from what Gen told us happened with Asuka"
Yukio turned embarrassed as he looked away "I guess so…At the time I just wanted her to have her own choice considering she hated him but..."
"Shall I get the violin music started up for you?" Daisuke asked with a teasing tone before Yukio rolled his eyes despite his red cheeks as he decided to move attention from off him
"Anyway I guess Gen didn't tell you about how he wants to bed Sitri" Shinji and Daisuke perked up at that, both turning to look at an embarrassed Saji as Shinji spoke
"Well…why'd you leave out that detail when we chatted about all this?"
"Erm…I didn't think it was important…" Saji started nervously, twiddling his fingers in front of him
"That is part of the reason why we're getting the band back together for the talent show at school you know Gen" Yukio spoke with a smirk, Daisuke breaking out in laughter as he spoke
"Well who'd have thought it, you two going after a pair of girls that are friends…? Anyway we should be able to make the day although Agares will be coming with…said something about wanting to see what all the fuss was about with our band although she turned it into a small school trip for some others to come with"
There friendly banter continued until both Shinji and Daisuke's faces turned serious, Yukio feeling something off himself as Shinji spoke "Looks like we've got visitors in town…"
"What…?" Saji asked confused before Daisuke spoke up calmly
"Hollows…" Yukio's eyes widened upon hearing that as from what Keiko had told him they were vicious and would kill anyone around.
"Let's get going…" Shinji spoke, the group quick to pay for there drinks before leaving the restaurant before running towards the main park in the area which was apparently were the Hollows were heading to.
Reaching the park, the quartet stashed there bags in some bushes before they moved to a clearing, Daisuke smirking as he held his right hand out before calling "Zanimaru!"
The sword, Zabimaru, had a large six segmented blade, each segment was wider then the one preceding it from the hilt, each had 2 pick-like protusions on the front and back of each segment with the ones on the front much longer than the ones on the back.
"Ginrei Kojaku" Shinji spoke, a bow starting to form from out of light blue energy, shaping itself into a spider's web as he gripped it with his right hand and assumed an archer's stance as his eyes roamed to wait for the Hollows.
"Amonusen" Yukio called, the large cleaver sword appearing in his left hand before he rested its flat edge on his shoulder while Saji summoned his Absorption Line before he glanced to Yukio
"Aren't you going to use Boosted Gear?" Both Shinji and Daisuke looked to Yukio who shrugged as he asked
"It's not going to be too tough to handle these, right?" Shinji and Daisuke smirked as the latter spoke
"Nah, these are just small fry"
"Quiet…they're coming" Shinji spoke, drawing there attention to the sky where a large flock of human sized crows with bony white masks started to dive down towards them, Shinji drawing back before firing a stream of pale blue energy arrows at the flock, hitting most of them before Daisuke swung his sword towards the remainders
"Roar, Zabimaru!" He shouted with a grin, the segments shooting forwards to reveal the rope that was between the segments which now made the sword look and act like a giant whip. Daisuke hit several of them, the rest moving out of the way to dodge the second and third strikes before Yukio swung his blade as he shouted
"Netherworld Creatures!" The pale blue insects launched from out of his sword homing in on the remaining Hollows and exploding upon hitting them while Saji shot out a ball of magic to destroy the last one.
"So this is where you are Yukio-kun" The quartet turned to see Rias standing there, looking curious at the quartet as they dismissed there weapons as Yukio spoke with a smile
"Yeah Buchou…Gen wanted us all to meet so we could catch up"
"Yes…Souna told me about that so these must be Daisuke and Shinji" Rias spoke with a smile as she walked towards them, Shinji gave her a quick bow as he spoke
"I'm Shinji…and he's Daisuke. Agares-sama sends her thanks for letting her come with us for the talent show"
"Of course…It'll be worth it to see Souna's face when Saji-kun here starts singing" Rias spoke with a smile, Saji turning embarrassed as the quartet of boys went to retrieve there stuff before Saji spoke
"I guess we'll meet up tomorrow then for practice right? Remember my place at noon" Yukio nodded as he waved off the trio before finding his eyes trailing on the remanance of one of the Hollows' mask lying on the ground
"Is everything alright, Yukio?" Rias asked as she put her hand on his arm, Yukio turning to look at her as he gave her a slight smile as he answered
"Yeah…Let's get going…"
Rias could tell something wasn't right but pushed it aside as she was reminded of something she had to tell Asia, Koneko and Xenovia later as a she remembered why she had come after him.
"We've got a mission to deal with a stray devil" Rias spoke, Yukio nodding understandingly as he spoke
"Right…"
…
The magic circle appeared in a dank and dark stadium, the Rias leading her servants as she spoke "The stray we're after has the power to duplicate itself so be on guard"
The group nodded in understanding, Yuuto giving Xenovia a Holy-Demonic sword to use while Yukio activated both his Sacred Gears as Rias called out
"Stray Devil Jegran! We have come to destroy you"
A deep male chuckle rang out around them as they tried to pinpoint the source as the male voice spoke "Yes…I have been expecting they'd send you some time now and I have prepared accordingly"
From out of the shadows around them dozens of ruby figures emerged each resembling middle aged man who stood at seven foot and held a bat shaped Zweinder in there right hands, Rias cursing silently at the sight of being outnumbered already.
"Akeno and I will protect Asia and anyone who needs to be healed" Rias spoke each of them nodding in understanding as the first few crystal clones attacked towards Yuuto who swung his sword clashing against one of the winged blade which shattered instantly along with the clone.
"These are not very sturdy" Yuuto spoke as he faced off against the other two, each of the others seeming to easily destroy the crystal clones before them.
Yukio glanced around to check on the others, his eyes widening as the shards behind Xenovia started to shift and form back into another clone as he used his Sonido to appear between it and Xenovia. The blue haired girl looked surprised as seeing Yukio destroy the clone that tried to sneak attack her as she started
"Tha…" Yukio cutting her off as he spoke
"Don't worry about it" With that he shot off to shatter more clones, Xenovia getting the feeling that he didn't trust her fully at the moment as she continued to destroy the clones attacking her.
Rias shot a large ball of her power of destruction, consuming a crystal clone before she called "Everyone use your magic to destroy all of the crystal before it can reform"
Yukio nodded to himself as he charged Reiatsu into Amonusen as he swung it "Getsuga Tensho!"
The crescent slash engulfed two ruby clones leaving nothing as he moved to point his right palm towards a clone that had leapt towards Koneko as he called "Hadō, number 31: Shakkahō"
He shot the beam of red flames which easily engulfed the crystal clone leaving nothing remaining as Sparda spoke up to him
{I see you've gotten use to the idea of Hado in a fight}
"Thanks Yukio-sempai" Koneko called before turning to shatter another crystal clone easily with a punch while Xenovia and Yuuto slashed other clones to pieces before Akeno shot a fireball to destroy the remains.
The group sighed in relief as they finished off the last of the crystal clones before hearing clapping as the reall Jegran made himself known. He had sickly green hair, held in a ponytail, ruby coloured crystal covering his left arm up to his elbow while in his right was a black version of the clones winged bladed Zweinders.
"Impressive…A bunch of young whelps defeated my clones" Jegran spoke before moving his sword to block Yuuto's attack from his side, his ruby arm catching Yukio's attack from his other side as Xenovia smirked and charged from the front only for a crystal wall to form in front of her.
She slashed at it expecting it to break as easily as the clones only for the Holy-Demonic sword to bounce off of it as another pair of shields formed behind him to block Rias' and Akeno's magic attacks.
"Getsuga…Tensho!" Yukio called, hoping to distract Jegran long enough as Yuuto jumped back with Xenovia, the energy attack forcing the man back before he took a ball of crimson magic to his chest along with a bolt of lightning.
"Yuuto, Xenovia now!" Rias called, both Knights using there speed to there advantage before stabbing there Holy-Demonics sword into Jegran's chest, his pained shout followed by blood coming out of his mouth.
They both retreated quickly to allow Rias to finish it the large ball of her family's power in her hands which she shot and engulfed the stray, ending the fight as she turned to her peerage
"Good work everyone…Let's get back to the clubroom"
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Rias took a deep breathe as she looked at the trio of girls, Asia looked nervously to her while Koneko seemed calm as ever. Xenovia was curious what Rias had wanted to speak with them at the moment. Luckily Yukio was out on one of his contracts as was Yuuto and Akeno giving her the perfect chance to speak with them.
"Right…the reason I wanted to talk to you three is about Yukio…" Rias started, Asia perking up as she asked
"What about Yukio-san?" Xenovia and Koneko looked curious as Rias started to explain things to them about Yukio, Asuka and his lack of trust for people.
"Y-Yukio-san…doesn't trust me…?" Asia asked sadly as Rias shook her head going to place her hand on Asia's head as she spoke
"He does trust you Asia…I just thought you deserved to know about what happened to him before" Asia nodded in understanding but still feeling sorry for Yukio.
"…Yukio-sempai was betrayed…" Koneko spoke, a hint of sadness in her voice as the silver haired teen had always helpful and friendly and a small part of her did think there wasn't even a perverted bone in his body aside from his moments of embarrassment around Rias and Akeno. Xenovia seemed surprised upon learning it as she spoke more for herself then anyone else
"I'll just have to make Yukio-kun trust me then" Koneko nodded in agreement with Xenovia's sentiment.
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It was the next day and the quartet of devils was practicing in Saji's shed which his mother had let them use. They'd only had to do a little clearing up and they had enough space for the four of them to fit what they needed into the room. Shinji had used a spell to soundproof the room so they wouldn't disturb anyone as they finished the song they'd been practicing.
They'd played a couple of old songs that they knew to make sure they hadn't lost there touch. Daisuke was twirling his drumsticks as he grinned before speaking as he set them down "As good as ever ain't we…?"
"Yeah…" Saji spoke as he rested his hands against the bass guitar he had slung in front of him, Yukio smiling as he adjusted where the guitar hung behind him to avoid damaging it, a hand resting against mic and the mic stand it was secured to.
"Still feel a little rusty given I haven't done both in a while" Yukio spoke as he looked around the others. They were in a square, Daisuke opposite him, Shinji on his left and Saji on his right.
"You sound like you've improved since last time we played together" Shinji spoke, Saji chuckling as he added
"Guess that time at the karaoke did some good…So what song should we play when we win?"
"Actually that's a good point, Gen…We've always had a victory song ready when we've won before" Daisuke spoke, stretching from where he sat while Shinji turned thoughtful before he smirked as he spoke
"I've got an idea for one…Highway to Hell"
The quartet broke into laughter at the irony of the song, each agreeing that it would funny just to see there masters' and fellow servants' reactions to it before they started making jokes amongst themselves which continued for the rest of the weekend during there practices.
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Author's Notes
Now I've introduced Shinji and Daisuke, along with Hollows and covering Rias telling the others about Yukio's trust issue. Also starting to introduce his Hado spells into it.
Thanks to ShadowUzumaki39 considering I was having trouble deciding what else to add in this chapter before I started work on Volume 4 of the Light Novels. Jegran is from Final Fantasy Crystal Bearers and seemed like a good person to use for a good stray battle.
Anyway hope you enjoy it and please review. I may try and write more Omakes although if you come up with a good idea feel free to let me know of it or PM me with it and I'll put it up.
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Omake
Ravel Phenex walked towards her brother's bedroom, a mischievous smile on her face as she held the tape that Keiko had given her, hints of a blush on her cheeks from the enjoying the talent show which Yukio and his friends participated in. She knocked on the wooden door as she called out to her brother
"Onii-sama, let me in I've got something to show you" She pushed the door open, not waiting for his response to see the blonde haired young man still moping around about losing to Yukio. He looked up to her as he asked
"What is it Ravel?"
Ravel smiled innocently as she moved to insert the tape into the VCR as she spoke "Oh I went to see how Rias-san was doing and saw something interesting while I was at it"
"Really...?" He asked, perking up slightly at the mention of his ex-fiance, turning to look at the large flat screen television which soon came to live showing Yukio and bandmates playing Crash the Wedding. Raiser's face dropping as he started to cry openly at seeing the Dragon boy again who was now seemed to be openly mocking him.