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Chapter 20: Staying Over? And Groceries at Night?
Ice Cream Store
"Which ice cream flavour do you like, Izayoi-kun?" Akeno asked standing next to Izayoi, who look down at the flavors of ice cream in the display glass.
After leaving from the pool, Akeno led Izayoi away from the group to treat him to some ice cream to which he won in a swimming race. Akeno was happy that she could treat Izayoi to some ice cream and at the same time, have some alone time with him without Rias and Xenovia around.
When she thought about what Izayoi explained a while ago in the pool, she had already made up her mind before he explained all those things to her. It started when Izayoi had showed her his charming smile which made her heart skip a beat which she never expected at all from the Juvenile Student. Also, she was impressed by his strength which he demonstrated by slapping her lightning with his bare hand and propelling Issei across the clubroom with only a sugar cube from a flick of his finger. And from that on, she started to observe Izayoi and little by little, she started to gain a slight affection for him and she started to chase after his own affection. She took the next step when she kissed Izayoi on the cheek, which he appreciated, much to her happiness and embarrassment on the kiss.
"Chocolate." Izayoi answered pointing his finger at the chocolate flavour in one of the round buckets from all the buckets that held different flavours of ice cream.
"I'll take a chocolate and vanilla ice cream, please." Akeno ordered as the clerk nodded and scoop up a big scoop of chocolate and put in on an ice cream cone, before she gave it to Izayoi.
"Thanks." Izayoi said with a smile which caused the female clerk to blush.
The female clerk then scoops up a big scoop of vanilla flavour ice cream and put it on another cone, before she gave it to Akeno.
"Thank you." Akeno said as she gave her the money for both of the ice creams, to which she gave her the change.
"Thank you for coming. Come again!" The female clerk said with a bow as Izayoi and Akeno both nodded at her and then the two left the ice cream store.
"How do you like your chocolate ice cream, Izayoi-kun?" Akeno asked walking side by side with Izayoi on the street.
"I like it. Thanks for treating me." Izayoi said with a smile as he licked his ice cream, while Akeno smiled at his response.
"Don't thank me. It's your reward for winning the race." Akeno stated as Izayoi slowly stopped causing her to stop and look at him in slight confusion.
"What's the matter, Izayoi-kun?" Akeno asked.
"There are guys here, who don't know the meaning of shame and the soon to-be beat up session, that they're going to get." Izayoi said as Akeno look across the street to see a few guys ogling at her.
"Wait here." Izayoi said as he cross the streets to stand in front of the guys.
"I suggest you stop ogling at my girl. Or you're going to get it." Izayoi simply said as the teenage guys look at him in surprise and then they burst out of laughter.
"Do you really think you can beat us, punk? You're outnumbered 3 to 1." One of the guys said standing in the middle as Izayoi smirked.
"Do you want to find out if that's true?" Izayoi asked as the middle guy aimed a punch at his head.
"Do you think you're going to attack me with that only?" Izayoi asked as he grabbed the fist before it hits his head. He gripped the fist tightly to the point that the other guys heard a cracking noise resounding from the fist.
Izayoi let go of his hand from the fist as the guy screamed in pain from his broken fist.
"You bastard!" One of the guys shouted in anger as he aimed a punch at Izayoi, to which it was grabbed by Izayoi's hand.
"What? Let go of me!" The guy said trying to pull his fist away from Izayoi, fearing that he'll break it like his friend did.
"You're the one who started it. So, you should be punish with a fair punishment." Izayoi said with a smirk as he broke the guy's fist, which caused him to scream in pain before he fell on his knees and grabbed his broken fist.
"Anyone wants to lose a hand? I'll be happy to help." Izayoi asked with a smile to the remaining teenage guys, who cower in fear of Izayoi.
"N-No! S-Stay away from us!" One of the guys shouted as he ran away but before he could, Izayoi grabbed the hem of his collar and pulled him back, causing the guy to fall to the ground.
"Who said anything about leaving? You're the ones who ogle at my girl first. And in exchange for that…" Izayoi said as a smirk appeared from the corners of his lips while the remaining guys gulped down in fear.
After a while…
"Are you done, Izayoi-kun?" Akeno asked seeing Izayoi walked over towards her with a satisfying smile.
"Yeah. It's been a long time since I beat up some delinquents. That was fun." Izayoi answered as Akeno smiled and looked behind Izayoi, seeing the group of teenage boys lie on the ground with their beat up bodies and broken arms.
"Aren't you worried that someone might see that and report you to the police?" Akeno asked as Izayoi look to one of the cameras positioned on one of the street lights.
"Don't worry, the Police Chief knows me. He always watches me when I'm involved with delinquents in the street. Also, he knows that all of the delinquents strike at me first before I repay them back. So, he always gives the delinquents a warning, while he lets me off." Izayoi explained as Akeno smiled.
"You must know a lot of people in this town if you have the Police Chief as a friend of yours." Akeno asked.
"Not a lot. But enough for me to know who is important and who's not." Izayoi answered with a smile as Akeno stifle a laugh at his statement.
"That's true." Akeno said as Izayoi suddenly held out his right hand in front of Akeno.
"I don't want anyone to ogle at you earlier. So, care to my hold my hand this evening, Akeno?" Izayoi asked with a smile as Akeno smiled and took his hand in her right hand. When Akeno held his hand, she never thought it was warm and she felt happy that Izayoi ask her to hold his hand. She thought that she had to do it to get the two of them to another level of relationship but Izayoi asked her first, which caused her to feel really happy inside.
Akeno blushed as she looked down at her and Izayoi's intertwined hands while the two of them walked along the street, eating their ice cream.
"Anyway, we should go back to the clubroom. Rias and the others must be waiting for us." Izayoi said as he licked his ice cream while Akeno look at him and smiled.
"Alright." Akeno replied as the two of them walked along the street to head towards Kuoh Academy while holdings hands.
Occult Research Club
Evening
"So, who likes you, Izayoi-kun, besides Akeno-san and Rias-sama?" Xenovia asked to Izayoi, who lay his back on the couch with his feet on the armchair while he licked a chocolate ice cream cone that Akeno treated. He held the ice cream cone in his right hand as he stared at the ceiling of the clubroom.
When Izayoi and Akeno arrived at the clubroom, everyone saw that they were holding hands. Rias smiled at Akeno, knowing that she was inwardly happy to be able to hold hands with Izayoi. She was glad that her bestfriend was happy after she gave permission to leave Akeno and Izayoi alone to buy the ice cream she had promised to Izayoi for winning the swimming race. Before Akeno and Izayoi leave to buy the ice cream, Akeno had thanked her for allowing her to be alone with Izayoi, to which she told her that she should have some alone time with Izayoi, much to Akeno's happiness.
And after walking inside the clubroom while holding hands, Rias could honestly say that the alone time she had gave between the two had worked their relationship to become closer and she was proud that she had let the two go alone instead of being with them herself.
"Hmm… There's you, Serafall, Shirayuki-Hime, and Irina." Izayoi answered.
"How about that other girl? Asuka is it? Does she like you?" Xenovia asked as Izayoi looked at the ceiling with a thinking look and finishes off his ice cream cone by eating the bottom part of the cone. He then brushed his hands against each other, cleaning his hands from the tiny bits of crumbs from the ice cream cone.
"I don't know. We just met yesterday." Izayoi answered as Xenovia nodded in understanding.
"So, Xenovia." Akeno called out as Xenovia turns her to look at her.
"How's your first kiss with Izayoi-kun?" Akeno asked with a teasing smile, which made Xenovia blush.
"It was good." Xenovia answered as Akeno smiled an amusing smile.
"Really? It was only good? Are you sure you're telling the truth?" Akeno asked as Xenovia look behind her, seeing Izayoi sleeping with his eyes closed.
"No. It was amazing." Xenovia answered with a bright smile as Akeno smiled at her, glad that she had a wonderful time with Izayoi in the women's changing room, even if she is a little jealous on not getting a chance of kissing Izayoi but she did held hands with him, which she was grateful for.
"How long did the kiss last?" Asia asked as Xenovia turns to her.
"I don't know. But it was a long and sweet time for me." Xenovia explained with a smile, while holding back a blush.
"Hmm… Should I do it tonight?" Rias thought with a blush on her face, while she sat on her chair in front of her desk.
"I-I don't know if I can… And if Izayoi-kun will like it… I mean, it will be a surprise to him." Rias thought as she took a glance at the sleeping Izayoi.
"But I'm sure he'll love it. I have no doubt about it." Rias thought with a smile seeing the peaceful look on Izayoi's sleeping face.
"Things seem quite lively in here." A voice said as everyone look behind them, seeing a white magic circle appeared in front of the clubroom's door as everyone look at the two people standing on top of the magic circle, as well as a giant horn sitting beside the first person.
"Are you holding some kind of event?" Sirzech asked with a smile as Rias stood up from her chair with a surprise look at her brother's appearance.
"Onii-sama?!" She exclaimed in surprise.
"Maou-sama?!" Issei said standing up from his crouching position as he, Kiba and Akeno knelt in front of him in respect.
"So he's Sirzech Lucifer, the Maou-sama. And the Buchou's older brother." Asia thought with a smile.
"You're Asia Argento, I take it?" Sirzech asked.
"I-I am." Asia answered.
"Thanks for taking care of Rias. I heard you're a very a talented bishop." Sirzech said.
"I-I'm not that-" Asia wanted to protest but Sirzech beat her to it form saying.
"Relax. I'm not here on official business." Sirzech said.
"Hai." Asia answered.
"What?" Rias exclaimed as Xenovia step forward.
"You're a Maou-sama, huh? Nice to meet you. I'm Xenovia." Xenovia introduced herself.
"Good day, Xenovia. I could hardly believe my ears when I heard that Durandal's wielder had joined my sister's peerage." Sirzech said with a smile.
"I never really thought I'd go out on a limb and become a devil. Honestly, I still regret it every once in a while. That's right, why did I become a devil?" Xenovia asked with a thinking look on her face.
"Did I do it out of desperation. Wait, what?" Xenovia said as Sirzech laughed.
"I love how my sister had such a fun peerage. Xenovia, please offer us Gremories your support.
"It's a request from Lucifer, the legendary Maou-sama. I'll do what I can." Xenovia said.
"Thank you." Sirzech thanked her.
"Anyway, where's my brother in-law?" Sirzech asked with a wide smile as Rias blushed, still not getting used to Izayoi being called brother in-law by Sirzech.
"Izayoi-kun is sleeping." Rias said as she looked at her right, seeing Izayoi breathing a peaceful breath in his sleep.
"Really?" Sirzech asked as a devious smirk appeared on his face and he step forward to stand in front of Izayoi.
Sirzech raised his hand as a red magic aura appeared enveloping his hand. He then formed his hand into a fist as he swung it down on Izayoi's face, shocking everyone on his action. Suddenly, a hand gripped Sirzech's fist, destroying the red aura around his fist.
"You should be quiet sometimes, Sirzech." Izayoi commented peeking through one eye as he looked up at Sirzech.
"I thought you were asleep." Sirzech said with a smile as Izayoi release his hand from Sirzech's fist and stood up from the couch to stand beside Sirzech.
"So, where's my horn?" Izayoi asked as Sirzech pointed at the giant horn beside Grayfia. Izayoi walked towards it and picked it up by his right hand.
"Hello, Grayfia." Izayoi greeted as Grayfia bowed her head at him.
"Hello to you too, Izayoi-sama. It's an honor to find out that you broke this horn from Great Red, the True Red Dragon God Emperor." Grayfia said.
"Thanks. It's a wedding gift from the old dragon, after all. Oh, and thanks for keeping it safe for me ever since the wedding." Izayoi said with a smile as Grayfia bowed her head in appreciation.
"You're welcome, Izayoi-sama." Grayfia replied as Izayoi nodded and then he walked away to stand next to Rias, putting his horn in front of him, while Sirzech walked back to stand beside Grayfia.
"Tell me, why are you here, Sirzech? I'm guessing you're here for the class observation soon, right?" Izayoi asked.
"Well, yes. And I wanted to meet my brother in-law and see how things are going for him." Sirzech explained as Izayoi chuckles.
"Things are quite well for me." Izayoi answered.
"I can see that, and for the class observation, I'd love to watch my sister doing her best at school from up close." Sirzech said with a smile as Rias look at Grayfia.
"You were the one who told him about it, weren't you, Grayfia?" Rias asked.
"Don't worry about it. Father's coming too." Sirzech said.
"You're a Maou-sama, you know? How could you abandon your post for this?" Rias asked glancing sideways.
"No, this also counts as work." Sirzech said as Rias look at him.
"We were thinking about holding the leader's summit in this academy." Sirzech said.
"H-Here, at Kuoh Academy?!" Rias asked with a surprised look, followed by everyone except izayoi.
"Interesting." Izayoi said with a smirk as Sirzech look at him with a smile.
Izayoi's Home
Night
"Make yourself at home." Izayoi said as he grabbed a few wine bottles from the refrigerator and brought it up into the living room where he put it on the desk between the two couches.
"Where did you get these, Izayoi-kun? I thought you were under age to drink something like this." Sirzech said opening a wine bottle before he pours it into a wine glass.
"My mom had bought them if her friends were to come over for a celebration party." Izayoi said as Sirzech nodded in understanding.
"Izayoi-kun, why'd you have to tell him he could stay here?" Rias asked with a pout as Izayoi smiled.
"He said he'll find a hotel tomorrow. Anyway, he said he wanted to visit my home." Izayoi answered as Rias glance sideways while she blushed in embarrassment.
"This is so awkward." Rias said as Izayoi kept his smile on his face.
"Why does he have to come at this hour? I had planned the night with Izayoi today…" Rias thought sadly as she will never get the opportunity to have her honeymoon with Izayoi tonight to which she had it planned after she left the pool, but Sirzech had to come at the wrong time to ruin it.
Rias look at Sirzech and frowned slightly at him, to which it was unnoticed by Sirzech, who was focused on Izayoi.
"Izayoi, where is your mother?" Sirzech asked as Izayoi sit next to Rias on the couch across from Sirzech's.
"She died, a year ago." Izayoi simply answered as a frown appear on Sirzech's face.
"I'm sorry for you loss." He said as Izayoi nodded.
"I'm sorry for your loss too, Izayoi-sama." Grayfia said with a bow as Izayoi smiled.
"Don't worry, I'm still able to live my life." Izayoi said.
"Where's your father?" Sirzech asked.
"I don't know. He left after I was born or something. I never really care what happens to him. My mother hated him." Izayoi answered as Sirzech nodded in understanding while Rias look sadly at him, not knowing Izayoi's father had left Izayoi all alone with her mother.
"I know I'm all alone in this house without them, but I have my beautiful wife here with me now." Izayoi said wrapping his arm around Rias's waist while Rias slightly blushed as she look at him with a wide smile.
"It feels less lonely. And I have my own personal maid. What could be better than that?" Izayoi asked as Sirzech look at Shirayuki-Hime, who stood across from Grayfia.
"You're right." Sirzech said as he looked at Izayoi and Rias.
"You have your beautiful wife with you and a personal maid. What could be better than that, right?" Sirzech stated with a smile as Izayoi nodded.
"Yeah. Rias always snuggles up to me when we fell asleep. You should've seen her." Izayoi said with a smile as Rias blushed and glares lightly at Izayoi.
"I can conclude that you two are one happy wedded couple, correct?" Sirzech asked with a smile as Izayoi and Rias look at him.
"Yes!" Rias answered with a wide smile as Izayoi nodded in agreement.
"Is this awkward?" Izayoi asked to Rias, who looked at him.
"Yes, but it's less than awkward." Rias answered with a smile, causing Izayoi to smile in return.
Izayoi's Room
"Why did you have to sleep here?" Izayoi asked peeking through with one eye as he look beside him, seeing Sirzech sleeping on the ground with a futon below him.
"Why not? I get to further my relationship with my brother in-law." Sirzech answered as Izayoi sigh.
"Anyway, why did you want to visit my house in the first place?" Izayoi asked.
"Just want to see my brother in-law's house. I never thought it would be big. Rias and Grayfia are sleeping in separate rooms, right?" Sirzech asked.
"Yeah. It's a good thing there's three more rooms upstairs." Izayoi said as Sirzech chuckles.
"Anyway, sorry for letting you sleep like this. I don't have any extra beds." Izayoi said with his hands behind his head while he stare at the ceiling of his room.
"Don't worry, I'm actually grateful for this. Nobody treats me like a normal guest over there. And they shouldn't. This makes me feel more at peace than a grand reception." Sirzech said as Izayoi stifle a laugh.
"Ha! Really? That must have been boring." Izayoi said with a grin.
"Yeah, it really was. And I haven't had too many chances to see Rias enjoying herself like that. In this year, ever since I saw her smile when she was with you, I am grateful than I have met you. Seeing her smile, embarrass, blush and laugh. It really makes me happy to see her enjoying those traits of hers with you." Sirzech said with a smile.
"I guessed meeting you wasn't just a coincidence after all these years." Sirzech said.
"You think it is?" Izayoi asked.
"No. I was determined to put you in my peerage but since you refused, well I have to improvise to put you into my peerage no matter what. But I lose which I wasn't expecting, but that event led you and Rias to have a happy wedding and be a happily newly-wedded couple." Sirzech stated, putting a smile on Izayoi's face.
"Take care of her, Izayoi." Sirzech said.
"You know I would. Always." Izayoi answered with a smile.
"And since you're a part of the Gremory family, you should call me Onii-sama." Sirzech said as Izayoi look at Sirzech.
"I think I prefer calling you Sirzech than Onii-sama." Izayoi stated as Sirzech stifle a laugh.
"You know me for two years. I doubted that you would call me Onii-sama. But it was worth a try." Sirzech exclaimed.
"I'm used to calling you Sirzech, why should I change that? Aside from that, I don't want to call you Sirzech-sama, that's even worse. So, I'll just stick on calling you Sirzech." Izayoi explained as Sirzech thought about it and nodded in understanding.
"I understand. Good night, Izayoi." Sirzech said as Izayoi lay his head on his pillow.
"Night." Izayoi replied back as he stood out from the bed and quietly walked to one of his wardrobe, picking out a jacket and a pair of black pants. He then pulled out a red scarf and a pair of black fingerless gloves. After he pulled out the clothes, he quietly walked to the bathroom and turned on the lights inside the bathroom. He then walked into the bathroom and changed into the clothes.
After a while, he walked out of the bathroom and saw that Sirzech was still sleeping. Izayoi turn the lights off, as he quietly walked out of the room with a click of the door. Meanwhile, Sirzech slept peacefully with a smile on his face, unaware that Izayoi had left the room.
Izayoi walked downstairs and went to wear his black boots from the shoe rack besides the front door. When he wore the boots, he heard some footsteps coming downstairs as he turns around to look at the stairway.
"Izayoi-kun?" Rias asked wearing a red nightgown as she saw Izayoi wearing a brown long-sleeved jacket that reached below his waist, a pair of black pants and black fingerless gloves. He also wore a red scarf that wrapped around his neck.
"Where are you going in the middle of the night?" Rias asked rubbing her eyes with her right hand from her sleep.
"Groceries." Izayoi simply answered.
"At this time of night? Couldn't you do it tomorrow?" Rias asked as Izayoi smiled at her.
"No. I'll be too lazy by then to buy the groceries." Izayoi said as Rias stifle a laugh.
"But don't worry, I'll come back. Don't wait for me, okay?" Izayoi asked as Rias walked to stand in front of him.
"Make sure you'll come back, okay? I don't want to hear any excuses if you decide to leave me again." Rias stated with a scolding look as Izayoi laugh.
"Okay. But as I said don't worry, I'll come back." Izayoi assured with a smile as he pecked Rias's forehead before he walked out of the front door, leaving Rias to look at the door with a slightly worried look.
Alleyway
"Shirayuki-Hime said I should buy vegetables, oil, seasonings, and salt." Izayoi said to himself while walking along the alleyway of the neighbourhood.
Izayoi walked along the alleyway until he came across a junction. He looked right and left for any signs of cars crossing the road, but he didn't see any. He looked up at the walking sign of the street light as he walked across the zebra crossing until he got to the other side and continued to walk towards the city near the neighbourhood.
~City~
When he arrived at the city, he saw there were still lights on in almost every shop in the city, including the restaurants he knew that worked until 2 am.
Izayoi arrives at the grocery store as he walked inside and took a cart beside the doorway. He pushed the cart to the part of the store that had vegetables. When he arrived, he picked up the necessary vegetables and put it into the cart as he pushed the cart to get the remaining stuffs mentioned by Shirayuki-Hime.
After a while, Izayoi pushed his cart to the cashier register as he put the stuffs he picked up, onto the counter. The cashier took note of the items and scans it each with an auxiliary handheld scanner, while Izayoi out the cart back into its place. After she scans all the items, she out them at the other side of the register and put them in a few plastic bags. When she done that, she looked at the added price on the cash register and looked at Izayoi, who was standing beside the plastic bags.
"500 yen, please." The girl said with a smile, holding out her hand towards Izayoi.
"Okay." Izayoi answered as he pulled a 1000 yen note from his pocket and gave it to the cashier, to which she cash in the money before handing the change to Izayoi.
"Please come again." The girl said with a smile as Izayoi return it with his smile, causing the girl to blush. After he picked up the plastic bags that was full of groceries, he walked out of the store with a step of his foot.
Izayoi walked along the city street as he looked around the shops, taking note that some people were inside, even if it's night time.
Izayoi continue walking until he saw a girl he knew, carrying a few bags of groceries of her own. She was having some difficulties carrying one of the grocery bags as she tried to lift it but she couldn't.
"Ojou-sama?" Izayoi asked standing behind Asuka, who was trying to lift the bag but failed to do so. Then, Asuka look behind her and she was surprised to find Izayoi standing in front of her. Izayoi saw that Asuka wore a red hoodie with blue pants. Other than that, her hair was tied up into a ponytail with a large red bow acting as the rope that tied the ponytail.
"What are you doing here, Izayoi-kun?" Asuka asked with a curious look as Izayoi lift up the plastic bags in his hands.
"Groceries." Izayoi answered as he looked down at one of the grocery bags on the ground, that was bigger than the other bags.
"Anyway, I see that you're having trouble with some groceries of your own." Izayoi asked as Asuka look at where he was looking.
"Yeah. I can't carry this. I've carried it from the grocery store until here. But it's too heavy." Asuka said recalling that she had to wait for a few minutes to recover before she could carry it for a few meters.
"Let me help you." Izayoi said as Asuka look at him in surprise.
"I can't possibly ask for your help. You've got your own groceries to take care of, right? It's okay, I can carry it." Asuka assured him as Izayoi dropped his bags on the ground and grabbed Asuka's right hand from reaching down onto her heavy grocery bag.
"You should listen to someone who wants to help you. Or should I just leave you? I'm pretty sure you're not going to make it till the night." Izayoi explained as Asuka sighed, knowing that he was right.
"Okay." Asuka said as Izayoi carry the heavy bag full of groceries with his right hand while the other held the other bags of groceries that he bought himself.
"Can I help you?" Asuka asked looking down at the few bags of groceries in Izayoi's left hand.
"Don't worry. I can carry it." Izayoi assured her as Asuka picked up her other grocery bags and the two walked side by side along the street.
"Why didn't you get a taxi, ojou-sama?" Izayoi asked looking at her.
"I don't want to waste money." Asuka answered.
"I didn't know ojou-sama was a cheap skate." Izayoi teased as Asuka look at him with a light glare.
"I am not. I just don't want to waste money. It is different from being a cheap skate." Asuka explained knowledgeably.
"Okay, okay. I get it." Izayoi said with a smile.
"Are you working part time?" Izayoi asked as Asuka shook her head.
"No. My father sends me money every week. So, I can handle myself for the year. What about you, Izayoi-kun? Are you working?" Asuka asked as Izayoi shook his head with a smile.
"No. I can take money from the bank if I needed to. You can say that I save up a lot from my childhood that it would last me, my entire college year." Izayoi said as Asuka look at him in surprise.
"Anyway, my mother works as a business woman. So, she earned a lot of money during her time." Izayoi said as Asuka nodded in understanding.
"Anyway, what are you doing buying groceries in the middle of the night? That's very unlady-like of you." Izayoi teased as Asuka lightly glare at him.
"I have to. I didn't buy these much grocery last week to last an entire week. So, I bought these to last an entire week or so." Asuka said as Izayoi nodded in understanding.
"Oh, Izayoi-kun." Asuka called out as Izayoi look at her.
"What?" Izayoi asked.
"Did you happen to know why my father forgot about my disappearance? It's strange. I happen to talk to him through the phone in the morning after I leave that night. But when I talked to him about the topic, he said that he couldn't remember. So, he changed the topic by asking if I skipped classes to which I would never do that. Are you somehow related to this in any way?" Asuka asked looking at him for the answer to which Izayoi shook his head, while hiding a smile from being shown on his face.
"Hmm… Then, who did it?" Asuka asked herself with a thoughtful look, while looking down on the ground.
"I think it's better if your father forget about your disappearance." Izayoi said as Asuka looked at him.
"If your father believed that you were really kidnapped, he would send every police in Japan to search for you." Izayoi explained as Asuka nodded in understanding from his true statement.
"You're right. But do you know who made him forget? I'm sure you know, Izayoi-kun. You're one of the Occult Research Club, right? I'm sure you know of this mysterious case." Asuka exclaimed with a sly smile as Izayoi looked up at the sky with a thoughtful look.
"Maybe… But I think you know who did that yourself. I've mentioned her name before you leave." Izayoi said as he looked at Asuka, who held a confused look on her face.
"Who…?" Asuka asked herself as her eyes widen for a moment, recalling a name that Izayoi said to her.
"Is it Rias? Is she the one who erase my father's memories?" Asuka asked looking at Izayoi with a disbelief look.
"Ding, ding, ding! You're right!" Izayoi said with a smile.
"How did she?" Asuka asked.
"She's a Devil. She could do stuffs like that." Izayoi simply explained as Asuka look at him again, but with a shocked look on her face.
"What? Is she a real Devil?" Asuka asked as Izayoi look at her with a raised eyebrow.
"Didn't I tell you before?" Izayoi asked.
"I didn't think that you said was true or not. I doubted myself on whether I should believe you or not." Asuka stated as Izayoi smiled at her.
"It's hard to believe it at first, right?" Izayoi asked as Asuka briefly nodded at him.
"Well, you get the feeling. But I'm sure you believed it now, right?" Izayoi questioned.
"If you say it like that, then I believe you. I did notice that something was wrong when I met the Occult Research Club for the first time." Asuka answered with a small smile.
"Really?" Izayoi asked as Asuka nodded.
"Yes. It's really weird if you sensed it like I do. When I first entered the academy, I sensed several strong presences around the school. And I assumed that they are the members of the Occult Research Club?" Asuka asked as she looked at Izayoi.
"Yeah. You're right." Izayoi answered with a nod.
"Are you a Devil, Izayoi-kun?" Asuka questioned as Izayoi shook his head.
"No. I'm just your normal Kuoh Academy student, who is a member of the Occult Research Club, that is full with Devils." Izayoi said with a playful smile as Asuka stifle a laugh from his statement.
Meanwhile in Asuka's mind, she was thinking about what Izayoi said was true and she should believe on the fact that the Occult Research Club were all devils except Izayoi. She couldn't believe that Rias was a Devil when Izayoi mentioned that she was in the first place. But then she saw Rias summoning a magic circle above her hand to spank Kiba's butt, to which slight amuses her but at the same time confuses her, by the fact that she could summon a magic circle with a symbol in the middle which she didn't recognized at all. And after confirming with Izayoi, that the entire Occult Research Club were devils, she thought she'd be greatly shocked but she kept a calm look, knowing that there were different beings in the world and she was proven right from the day she had come to Kuoh Academy.
While she was thinking all those thoughts, she unconsciously looked down at the ground.
"Anyway…" Izayoi said as Asuka looked up at him from her thoughts.
"What's with the getup, ojou-sama? I thought you would dress fashionably than this." Izayoi said as Asuka look down at her attire.
"I don't want to waste such fine dresses if I'm out to just buy groceries." Asuka answered as Izayoi look at her ponytail hair that reaches her back.
"And care to tell me about your new hair?" Izayoi asked.
"I always tied it up like this when I'm going grocery shopping. Why do you ask?" Asuka asked as she looked at Izayoi, who was looking in front of him.
"Nothing. Just asking. I think that hair suits you." Izayoi answered as Asuka glanced at her ponytail.
"You think?" Asuka asked.
"Yeah. But when you're only buying groceries. You should keep your ojou-sama hair every day." Izayoi commented as Asuka look at him.
"What do you mean ojou-sama hair?" Asuka asked narrowing her eyes, a little offended by his comment.
"Ah… I like your usual hair. It suits you the best." Izayoi complimented with a smile as Asuka unknowingly blush a little from his compliment.
"T-Thank you. I'll keep that in mind." Asuka replied with a small smile as Izayoi nodded at her. Then, Izayoi look at Asuka in her full appearance, with her outfit and hair.
"What is it, Izayoi-kun? What are you looking at?" Asuka asked looking at him with a confused look.
"Oh, nothing… But I have to say that, all in all you look cute." Izayoi said with a smile as Asuka look at him in surprise, while a tiny blush appeared on her cheeks from his compliment.
"T-Thank you, Izayoi-kun." Asuka replied as she look down, hiding her blush. Meanwhile, Izayoi smiled at her but then he saw that her hands were shaking.
"Ojou-sama, are you cold?" Izayoi asked as Asuka look at him.
"N-No, I am not. W-Why do you say that?" Asuka asked stuttering from the coldness of the night as Izayoi put down his grocery bags on the ground, which caused Asuka to look confusedly at him.
Izayoi then remove his red scarf from his neck, "What are you doing, Izayoi-kun?" Asuka asked looking at the red scarf with confusion.
"Just a second." Izayoi answered as he wrapped the red scarf around Asuka's neck, which caused Asuka to look at Izayoi with a surprised look.
"Izayoi-kun, I can't—" Asuka wanted to protest but Izayoi pulled along the ends of the scarf towards, instinctively pulling Asuka until she stood in front of Izayoi, their faces were inches from each other.
"You're cold. So, wear it. I don't mind." Izayoi said with a smile while Asuka's face went red from the approximately close distance.
Then, Izayoi let go of his hands from the scarf as Asuka step back immediately from Izayoi. She huffed a few breaths as she look at the smiling Izayoi.
"Let's go, ojou-sama. I don't want to be late coming back home." Izayoi said picking up the grocery bags before he walked further up the street, leaving Asuka to stare at him.
"T-The nerve of him…" Asuka said glaring at Izayoi, with a blush on her cheeks. But then she closed her eyes and felt the warmness in the scarf, which caused her to snuggle up to it more, burying her face in the scarf, completely covering her mouth till her nose.
"Ojou-sama, hurry up! Or I'm going to leave with your groceries!" Izayoi shouted standing beside a light post.
Asuka look up at Izayoi and her anger immediately subsided and in exchange for that, was a smile appearing on her face as she run towards Izayoi.
"Wait for me, Izayoi-kun! Don't leave with my groceries!" Asuka said with a smile as Izayoi smiled at her.
"Okay. But you better catch up." Izayoi stated as he continued walking while Asuka caught up to him and the two then continued to walk along the street until they came across a junction.
"My home is right this way." Asuka said pointing to the right as Izayoi followed her until they came across an alleyway intersection, which let Asuka pointed her finger towards her home. But before they walked towards her home, Izayoi put the grocery bags down on the ground.
"Izayoi-kun?" Asuka asked in confusion but then she felt a presence near them as she stood besides Izayoi, who just stood in his spot while narrowing his eyes at one of the alleyway.
"It looks like you sense me already." A feminine voice said as Izayoi and Asuka look at the short person that wore a blue jacket with a hood over her head.
"I'm not a bad person and I'm not here to harm you. I just want to give you something for your gifted Gifts." The person said as she clap her hands which caused two cards magically appeared in front of Izayoi and Asuka, who took the cards by their hands.
On the cobalt blue card: Sakamaki Izayoi – Gift Name [Code Unknown]
On the wine red card: Kudou Asuka – Gift Name [Authority]
"What's this? A post card?" Asuka asked.
"Christmas card?" Izayoi asked as the hooded person sweatdrop.
"It has the capabilities to store your Gifts, as well as name the Gifts that you have." The person explained as Izayoi smirk.
"Hm… Then I guess mine's a rare case." Izayoi said looking down at the card.
"What?" The girl said as she walked towards Izayoi and took a peek at the card that Izayoi was holding.
"Unknown?" The girl thought as she saw that Izayoi turns around from her and pocketed the card in his pocket.
"The Gift Card, a Fragment of Laplace, can't even read him…" The girl thought seeing Izayoi picked up the plastic bags from the ground.
"Interesting…" The girl said mentally with a smile under her hood as Asuka look at her card and then she pocketed it in her right pocket of her hoodie.
"Anyway, I'll be taking my leave. Hope you enjoy the Gifts that you will be receiving later on." The girl said as she turns around and took her leave, leaving Izayoi and Asuka to look at her departure.
"Let's go, ojou-sama." Izayoi said as Asuka look at him and nodded. She picked up the plastic bags that she left on the ground and then she led Izayoi to her home which was two blocks away.
~Time Skip~
"Is this your home?" Izayoi asked looking up at the two story house.
"Yeah. Let's go inside." Asuka said as she opens the door with her key and walked inside, followed by Izayoi.
"Can you put the groceries on the kitchen table, Izayoi-kun?" Asuka asked walking towards the kitchen.
"Okay. Be right there." Izayoi said looking around the house, while Asuka set the plastic bags on the kitchen table. Izayoi could see the inside of the house was simple like an ordinary house would have been, but with some expensive furnitures instead of simple ones. He could see some pictures on a few desks that display Asuka as a child and her middle school years. After he was done looking around, Izayoi then walked inside the kitchen and put the heavy bag of groceries down onto the table along with the other bags.
"Do you live alone?" Izayoi asked sitting on the chair in front of the kitchen table.
"Yes. Why do you ask?" Asuka asked looking at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Just asking. Why do you live alone?" Izayoi asked as Asuka unpack the groceries from the bags and put them into the refrigerator.
"Because I don't like to control people back home. I want to live alone from living with my family. It's not because I don't like them, it's just…" Asuka explained putting a carton of milk in the refrigerator.
"You don't like to control people." Izayoi said as Asuka look at him and nodded.
"So, your Gift is called…?" Izayoi asked as Asuka pulled out the red wine card given by the hooded girl.
"Authority." Asuka answered.
"You'll able to control everyone below your level, right?" Izayoi asked as Asuka thought about it for a second.
"I think so." Asuka said as she looked at Izayoi.
"Make me a cup of tea!" Asuka commanded as her eyes went red for a while, but then it disappeared.
"I don't feel being controlled." Izayoi said looking down at himself as he looked at Asuka.
"Then, it must be true. That I can only control people below me." Asuka said with a thinking look.
"Yeah. Anyway, I have to go. I can't be late for school tomorrow." Izayoi exclaimed sitting up from his chair as he picked up the groceries he bought with his right hand.
"Thank you for helping me, Izayoi-kun." Asuka said with a smile as she walked along with Izayoi to the front door of her house.
"Don't mention it. I can't let you skipping school now, can't I?" Izayoi teased as Asuka slap his shoulder, causing Izayoi to laugh.
"Okay, okay. Bye, ojou-sama. See you at school." Izayoi said as he walked out from the door, while Asuka look at Izayoi walking out from her fence and closing it with his left hand.
"Next time, I'll make you a cup of tea just as you command, ojou-sama." Izayoi said with a smile as Asuka cover her hand from laughing.
"Okay, Izayoi-kun. I hope the tea is as good as you confidently say it is." Asuka said sarcastically as Izayoi smirked at her.
"You'll just have to wait until then, I might surprise you." Izayoi stated as Asuka smiled.
"I'm sure you will. Be careful on your way home, alright? Bye, Izayoi-kun!" Asuka said waving her hand at him.
"I will." Izayoi replied back as he walked away from the house, leaving Asuka to look at him before he completely walked away from her house.
After Izayoi left, Asuka touched the red scarf around her neck and suddenly her eyes widen, realizing that she forgot to return the scarf to Izayoi. But then she guessed that Izayoi purposely gave her due to her being cold from the coldness of the night.
"It's warm…" Asuka muttered with closed eyes while burying her face inside the scarf as a small smile appeared on her face.
~Time Skip~
Izayoi's Home
Izayoi open the door quietly as he walked inside and gently closed the door, not wanting to wake up everyone at this time of night. He pulled out his feet from his boots and stacks them onto the shoe rack.
Izayoi then walked towards the kitchen and his eyes suddenly spotted a figure sleeping on the kitchen table.
"I thought I said not to wait for me." Izayoi said as he saw Rias sleeping on the kitchen table, with a pillow below her head.
"Huh… Silly girl." Izayoi said to himself with a smile as he quietly put the plastics bags beside Rias, careful not to wake her up. He then gently took Rias in his arms, and walked upstairs to his mother's room, where Rias decided to sleep.
He quietly twists the door open with his right hand, which had Rias's legs dangling on it. Izayoi then walked inside the room and gently set Rias down on the bed. He pulled the covers on her body before he looked at her with a smile.
"What am I going to do with you, Rias?" Izayoi thought shaking his head in amusement.
Izayoi then look around the room as he recalled his childhood time with his mother. He usually would come inside the room if he had a problem or he wanted to play a game with her. Those times were precious to him, as it reminded the fun times he had when his mother was still alive.
"Hope you'll like her, Kaa-san." Izayoi thought looking at the smiling Rias while she slept.
Izayoi turns around and walked out of the room but not before gently closing the door. Izayoi looked at his room and walked inside, peering in the room and seeing Sirzech sleeping peacefully on his futon.
Izayoi remove his jacket, revealing his white short-sleeve shirt underneath. He put his brown jacket onto his work desk as he then quietly climbed up onto his bed and lay his back against the soft material below him.
"Night, Onii-sama." Izayoi said with a sly smile as he closed his eyes and slept through the night.
Meanwhile, a wide smile appeared on Sirzech's face as he continues his sleep in peace, knowing what Izayoi called him.
Well, that's the end? how do you like it so far? is it Amazing? Fantastic? Romantic? Anyway, I'm sure you know who gave the cards to Izayoi and Asuka, right? Also, do you like Akeno's time with Izayoi? And spending time with Asuka at night? Review below at the review box, so that I can know what you think about those things and about the whole chapter, alright? It was hard to just think this chapter all through, you know.
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