Hello, guys. It's ArtLotus here. I'm sorry for the late update. You know the usual, Busy, busy, busy with the real world. Anyway, I know that Highschool DxD Born had just released Episode 4 last week and it will released Episode 5 by tomorrow. So, I'm saying is I'm pumped to finish this story and continue onto the next season. So, I hope you all support me for this!
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Chapter 28: Love Is In The Air~
~Izayoi's Home~
Morning
Izayoi opened his eyes, his gaze meeting with the ceiling above him. He slowly sits up on the bed and noticed that Rias wasn't with him. He raised an eyebrow at her strange behaviour, knowing that she would always wake up at the same time as him. Deciding to question the fact later, he stood up from the bed and walked out of the room. When he closed the door to his room, his nose perked up by the smell that came from downstairs.
He slowly walked downstairs as he yawns, recalling how long the fight between Pest and him was, including Ratten and Weser. When walked into the kitchen, his eyes spotted his red headed wife, who had her back in front of him. A smirk made its way on his face, looking at the attire that she was wearing over her naked body, which was an apron.
Izayoi quietly walked forward towards Rias and he lean his head down, kissing the lower back of her exposed body, which caused Rias's eyes to widen in surprise by the contact. When she felt the contact, she looked behind and her face immediately flushed, seeing Izayoi's lips were on her back. Even though she felt loved, she still felt embarrass.
Izayoi pulled his head back and looked at the flushed Rias, who immediately focuses her attention on the pancakes on the pan. With a smirk plastered on his face, he put his head on Rias's right shoulder as he smells the pancakes, liking the smell already.
"What's on the menu?" Izayoi asked as Rias smiled amusingly after she gotten control of her blush.
"Pancakes. But you already know that." Rias answered as Izayoi closed his eyes and enjoyed the smell of the pancakes. "Izayoi-kun, can you set up the plates?" She asked as Izayoi pulled his head back from Rias's shoulder.
"Got it." Izayoi answered as he walked next to her and grabbed two plates from the rack of plates in front of him. He then set the plates on the dining table as Rias came and put the pile of pancakes on the table.
Izayoi pulled back a seat as he gestured for Rias to sit, to which she smiled and sit on the chair. Izayoi then gently pushed the chair close to the table before he retreated and sit across from Rias.
He picked up a fork from next to his plate and took out several pancakes from the plate in the middle of the dining table. Then, he sliced a small piece of pancake with his knife before he puts it inside his mouth. Across from him, Rias looked at him expectantly, wanting to hear his opinion about her pancakes.
A smile made its way across Izayoi's face as he swallowed his pancake, "It's delicious than I expected." Izayoi said with a smile as Rias raised her eyebrow.
"Than you expected? What do you mean by that, Izayoi-kun? Are you saying my pancakes aren't delicious as you expect?" Rias asked with a small frown as Izayoi chewed another piece of pancake inside his mouth.
"What I meant is that your pancakes are delicious than I expected." Izayoi commented as Rias stare at him.
"Really?" She asked out of curiosity.
"Yeah." Izayoi answered smiling at her as Rias smiled thankfully at him before she eats her part of her pancakes.
Then, Rias picked up a big slice of pancake with her fork, "Izayoi-kun." She called out as Izayoi looked at the slice of pancake in front of him. With a smile, he opened his mouth as Rias feed the pancake to him. Izayoi chewed on the pancake inside his mouth as Rias smiled at him while she fingered the ring around her right index finger.
~Asuka's House~
"Asuka-san, wake up." A voice said as Asuka turns on her bed before she slowly open her eyes, seeing Leticia standing in front of her. She sits up from the bed and covered her mouth from yawning while the red scarf lay beside her. "Good morning, Asuka-san." Leticia greeted with a smile as Asuka smiled in return.
"Good morning to you too, Leticia-san. You can call me Asuka, you know." Asuka stated as Leticia nodded. Asuka then looked at Leticia's gown which she had borrowed from Shirayuki-Hime. It was light blue in color with ruffles on the end of the dress.
"Then, you can call me Leticia only." She said as Asuka smiled and nodded. "Anyway, breakfast has been served downstairs." She added which caused Asuka to raised her eyebrow at her.
"Are you the one who cook breakfast, Leticia?" She asked as Leticia nodded.
"Yes, with Shirayuki-Hime. Everyone had been waiting for you to join us." Leticia explained.
"You mean, I woke up last?" Asuka asked as Leticia nodded with a smile.
"Yes, I'm afraid." She said as Asuka touched her lips, knowing why she slept late. But then she glances at the red scarf and she smiled to herself, also knowing what helped her sleep and dream peacefully. "Asuka?" Leticia called out as Asuka looked at her.
"Hmm?" She looked at her in question.
"Who gave you that scarf?" Leticia asked noticing how Asuka had looked at it and smiled to herself.
"Oh… It's someone I knew. He gave it to me when I had trouble bringing the groceries home." Asuka answered truthfully, leaving out the part that it was Izayoi who gave it to her. Asuka then grabbed the scarf and looked down at it while Leticia just stared at it. "It's a good thing that this had helped me sleep. Or not I'm afraid I had to stay up for the rest of the night yesterday.
"Really?" Leticia asked as Asuka nodded with a small smile. Leticia looked at her smile and she too smile, happy to see that she was smiling.
"It must be someone important to give that scarf to her." Leticia thought as Asuka stood up from the bed and put the scarf back inside the closet. After that, she closed the closet and turns to Leticia.
"Anyway, we should eat breakfast. I'm hungry after the fight." Asuka said with a smile referring to fighting Ratten yesterday. Leticia nodded at her as she and Asuka walk out of the room to head towards the kitchen.
Arriving to the kitchen, Asuka can see that Shirayuki-Hime and Sala were seated together and they were waiting for them. She also can see the foods that were above the dining table. Pancakes and French toasts. Right beside it, was a tea set with four tea cups. Sala look up and she smiled at Asuka's appearance, "Good morning, Asuka." She greeted as Shirayuki-Hime look at her too.
"Good morning." She greeted as Asuka nodded in appreciation of the two.
"Good morning, you two." She replied back as she and Leticia sit on the remaining chairs at the dining table.
Asuka looked at Sala and noticed the outfit she was wearing. It was one of her own that she gave to Sala temporarily. It was a red pajama T-shirt with matching pants.
"How's the pajama? Is it okay for you?" Asuka asked as she took a bite of the pancake by using her fork.
"Hmm? Yes, thank you for lending it to me temporarily. This fabric is so soft and it made me really comfortable when I slept." Sala commented with a smile as she slice a piece of pancake and eat it.
"Anyway, we should eat before we go shopping, okay?" Asuka asked everyone, who nodded with a smile on their faces. The four of them continued to eat their breakfast in peace while chatting to each other, getting to know every single one of them in the process.
~City~
Morning
"Where is the store you were talking about, Asuka?" Sala asked following close behind her while Shirayuki-Hime and Leticia followed her.
"Just a moment. We'll arrive there." Asuka answered as she turns a corner and walked along the street until she stopped at a certain store that was entitled, 'Woman's & Girl's Taste Alike'.
"Is this the store you were talking about? It's huge." Sala commented looking up at the store in awe, followed by Leticia.
"Yeah, I always buy my clothes here. Sometimes, there's a discount with each purchase. So, I hope today will be one of those days." Asuka said to them as she grasped both Sala and Leticia's hands and dragged them to the store, followed by the smiling Shirayuki-Hime.
"This is going to be a long day… At least it's one of those days that are absolutely fun." Shirayuki-Hime thought before she entered the store and looked at Asuka, who was checking out clothes with Sala and Leticia, who were looking at the variety of clothes in front of them. "It's great to have friends." She added before she joined them on their shopping spree.
~Shrine~
"Is that all the business I'm here for? I thought I had more…" Issei sighed with slumped shoulders while Akeno smiled at him from his back. After he had absorbed the Dragon Blade, Ascalon presented by Michael, he thought he would have other business after that meeting. Also, Michael had promised to answer his question that he didn't have time to answer in the shrine earlier.
"Unfortunately, it is. After this, I have an appointment with someone. You should get along with Asia more. I heard that she's been having some trouble with her chest for some reason." Akeno explained as Issei snapped his head at her.
"Her chest? Is something wrong with her chest?" He asked.
"Yes. She said that she wanted someone to massage it. Presumably, I doubt she meant anyone else other than you, Issei. You should go before the pain lessens." Akeno answered as Issei bowed his head.
"Thank you so much, Akeno-san! I'll be sure to massage her chest after this!" Issei said with a determine look before he pulled his head back and turns around to leave. "I'm coming, Asia! Just wait. I'll make you feel good even your healing will not work!" He shouted to the skies as he ran away from the shrine but not before passing someone. But he ignored the person, and just went on his way towards his home.
Akeno smiled at Issei before she focuses her attention at the person walking towards her.
"Did you really lie about that? I doubted that Asia needs a massage for her chest." Izayoi stated with a playful smirk to which Akeno walk to stand in front of him. Akeno saw that he was wearing a black hoodie and a pair of gray pants. He also wore a pair of tennis shoes with black, white and gold tones. Underneath his hoodie, he wore a red vest which appeared the same as the one yesterday. But she doubted that Izayoi would wear the same clothes as yesterday.
"It was a small white lie. Nothing personal. But I know that the two of them would deepen their bond with each other." Akeno said as Izayoi shrug his shoulders.
"No doubt about that. I can't see why she even likes someone as perverted as him. Oh well, opposites attract. A non-perverted, innocent nun and an extremely perverted devil. I think it suits them quite nicely." Izayoi said with a smile as Akeno giggled at his statement.
Akeno then looked at Izayoi and gestured her hand towards her shrine, "You can come in, Izayoi-kun." She said as Izayoi nodded and followed her inside the shrine.
Inside a room in the shrine, Izayoi sat down on a mat while Akeno set a cup of green tea down on the desk in front of him.
"So, why did you call me here?" Izayoi asked as he sips on his tea before he put it back on its saucer. "Is this about your father?" He asked as Akeno's eyes widen and she narrows them.
Then, she looked at Izayoi, "…Yes. At that time, I didn't know how you would react if I was my own self. Which was being a Fallen Angel." Akeno said sadly.
"The daughter of a Fallen Angel Cadre, huh?" Izayoi asked as Akeno grip her skirt with her fingers.
"I am the offspring of Baraqiel, a Cadre of the Fallen Angels, and a human woman. My mother was the daughter of a shrine priest. One day, Baraqiel came to their doors, wounded and weakened, and my mother attended to him. It was said that, this single event eventually led to my birth." Akeno explained as she soundlessly stood up and turns her back on Izayoi.
Then, Izayoi look on to see two wings that appeared on her back. Her devil wing was on the right while her fallen angel wing was on the other.
"These are the wings of both a Devil and a Fallen Angel. I have half of each pair. I detested my tainted, original wings, and came to Rias to become a devil. The end result, however, was an abomination that held the wings of both. Perhaps it's right for me though, with this tainted blood flowing through my veins." Akeno said as Izayoi just looked at her from behind.
"Tainted blood, huh?" Izayoi thought as he recalled memories from his childhood. Broken walls, chairs and screaming kindergarten children.
Aleno then turns around to face Izayoi, who looked up at her sad looking face. "Knowing who I really am now, how do you feel about it, Izayoi-kun?" Akeno asked as Izayoi stood up from his place and walk to stand in front of Akeno, who in turn look at his face that was shadowed by his hair. "You hate Fallen Angels, right? They've even tried to take your life. One even tried to destroy this city, which you lived in with your mother. Nothing good or great happens when they're around." She asked him as silence engulfed the room. "So, you hate Fallen Angels—" Suddenly, a hand wrapped around her next and Akeno had found herself on Izayoi's chest just below his neck.
"Do you think I care about that?" Izayoi asked as Akeno's eyes widen considerably. "Even if I fought Fallen Angels, I don't necessarily hate them with a passion. I know about their stories. They were once Angels but had fallen from Heaven after they commit sins as an Angel." He explained. "But you're not one of the Fallen Angels that commit sins, you're the only one that is different from them. I accepted the fact that you're a Fallen Angel, but at the same time you're not one of them." He explained to her. "That's right, nothing good or great happens when they're around, but you're one of the great things that happened to me." Izayoi said as Akeno's eyes widen in surprise and a tear slides down her down her right cheek.
"But what if I just be trying to be closer to you than necessary, knowing that you won't directly hate me." Akeno said to Izayoi.
"You're not." Izayoi answered back.
"No, I'm sure that I am. I'm a terrible woman, Izayoi-kun." Akeno replied.
"No, you're not. If you did that, Rias would know immediately. I did ask a question a while back, right?" Izayoi asked as he pulled back from Akeno and stare at her, seeing a few tears slid down her cheeks.
Akeno recalled about the question if she wanted to be with him or not. "I-I want to be with you." She said to Izayoi with a serious tone.
"Good. But I have one question I have for you." Izayoi said as Akeno looked at him in question. Do you... really blame your father?" He asked as Akeno's eyes widen at his statement.
"What… are you saying, Izayoi-kun?" Akeno asked as lightning crackle around her right hand.
"If your father truly love your mother, there must be something that prevented him from going to her rescue all these years—" Izayoi was cut off as Akeno raised her hand to slap him but he grabbed her hand in time. Lightning crackle around her hand as Izayoi looked at Akeno, who narrowed her eyes.
"How could you say that?" Akeno asked, feeling slightly betrayed.
"Would you just think about the facts beforehand? I assumed that your mother's family weren't very fond of her loving a Fallen Angel, correct?" Izayoi asked as Akeno pondered on his words but lightning still crackled around her hand. "And since I doubted that your father doesn't have many enemies, those guys would be targeting you while he was away." He stated as Akeno recalled her past.
~Flashback~
"You will never get close to my daughter!"
"Says you, Miko! This will be break Baraqiel mentally if we killed both of you! Anyway, who would expect a human gave a Fallen Angel's offspring? It's better we eliminate you!"
"I would! But you will not harm my daughter if I'm still breathing!"
"Die, Miko!"
~Present~
"Akeno." Izayoi called out as Akeno was brought back from her thoughts. She looked up at Izayoi as tears stream down her cheeks. Then, she noticed how her lightning engulfed hand was close to hitting Izayoi's face.
"What am I doing?" Akeno thought as she suddenly brought her head down on Izayoi's chest and broke down. "I'm sorry, Izayoi-kun…" Akeno muttered as lightning dissipated from her hand and Izayoi wrapped his free hand around her.
"Don't worry about that now." Izayoi comforted as Akeno sniffle under his hoodie.
"Can we speak about this another time?" Akeno mutters as she doesn't want to recall the painful past any longer.
"Okay." Izayoi said as the two stood in the middle of the quiet room.
After a while, Akeno looked up at Izayoi and slowly lean her head up.
"I've decided. I have already decided." Akeno said as Izayoi looked at her.
"Yeah?" Izayoi asked in return.
"I don't care if I'm the third. Anyway, it's not a bad position, you know? I even feel more passionate about it, since it's basically cheating." She explained as she pushed her breasts against Izayoi's chest. "Izayoi-kun… I want you now." She declared as she slowly leans her head upwards towards Izayoi. She stopped her advance as her head hovers slight below his. Their lips were inches from each other. Then, Akeno leans her head up again and captured his lips with hers. Akeno let out a small moan as she tasted Izayoi's lips with hers. Akeno wrapped her hands around his neck and pushes her body closer to Izayoi, deepening the kiss. Meanwhile, Izayoi wrap his hands around Akeno to balance her body on his.
A smirk made its way on Izayoi's face as he bit Akeno's tongue which caused her to moan instead of screaming in pain. Akeno looked at Izayoi, "You really are getting pleasure from pain, huh?" Izayoi asked as Akeno blushes.
Then, a seductive smirk appeared on Akeno's face, "Is that…" Akeno said as the two of them pulled back on the kiss and she leans her head to whisper on his right ear. "A bad thing? I mean, I don't mind the immense pleasure I will get if we do this here." She said as she pulled her head back and proceeded to kiss Izayoi again. But she stopped in her tracks, as a door swept open from her right.
"Ara, ara. It seems our time alone is over." Akeno said as Izayoi looked at Rias, who was standing in the doorway.
"It's a good thing that I came in time." Rias said as Akeno pulled away from Izayoi.
"How boring. If we much time, we could have done this much more faster." Akeno said to Izayoi as Rias glare at her.
Izayoi smiled between the two and he grasp Rias's right hand, surprising her. "I'll see you later, Akeno." He bid before he left the room with Rias.
"Bye, Izayoi-kun." Akeno replied waving her hand at him as he leave.
"Izayoi-kun, can't you just let me return some fire to Akeno?" Rias asked looking at him as the two of them walked down a set of stairs.
"Why?" Izayoi asked as he looked at Rias amusingly.
"Well, you two were about to…" Rias trailed off as Izayoi chuckles, to which she glare at him lightly. "Hey, what are you laughing about, Izayoi-kun?" She asked.
"Akeno said something about being third, you know?" Izayoi asked as Rias look at him. "And I'm pretty sure she meant by being the third to be with me on the bed." He added as Rias's eyes widen slightly.
"So, who's the first?" Rias asked in question as Izayoi smirk playfully.
"Who do you think it is? It's you." Izayoi answered as Rias blushed.
"Is it true?" She asked looking up at him with curious eyes.
"Do you think I'm lying?" Izayoi asked leaning his head closer to Rias's. "I'm certain that I have promised our 'honeymoon,' right? Or did you forget?" He asked as Rias smiled and shakes her head at him.
"No, I didn't forget. But is that all the reason you could think about doing it with me on the bed?" Rias asked with a seductive smile, to which Izayoi smirked in return.
"No. I wanted to hear you scream in pleasure while I fill you up. I wanted to hear you moan out loud. There's a few things that I want to list, but I guess that's it." Izayoi said as he chuckles, seeing Rias's face was flushed in embarrassment.
"I didn't know about that…" Rias mutters as Izayoi smirk amusingly.
"Well, who wouldn't think about it? I'm sure you're thinking about our honeymoon in your head by now." He exclaimed as Rias blushed, imagining her screaming in pleasure while Izayoi filled her entire womb. "I think I prove my point." He added as Rias shook out of her thoughts and look at Izayoi.
"No, I did not. I didn't imagine anything." Rias replied as Izayoi smirk knowingly.
"I said think about it. Not imagine it." He exclaimed as Rias's eyes widen in realization. "I didn't know you were such a pervert, Rias. Is this really my wife?" He asked himself as Rias lightly glare at him.
"Well, you are a pervert too, Izayoi-kun!" Rias declared.
"I think about perverted thoughts, but I didn't do anything perverted. Yet." Izayoi replied with a playful smile.
"What do you mean?" Rias asked in confusion.
"I meant that you will see the true colors of my pervertedness on the bed. Does that help answer your question?" Izayoi asked as Rias flushed, not expecting him to say that.
"I think so." Rias answered looking down at the ground.
"Anyway, we should go." Izayoi said as Rias looked up at him.
"Wait for me." Rias stated as she catch up to Izayoi and grabbed his hand in hers.
A bright smile appeared on her face as she looked up, "First place, huh? It seems that place is meant for me after all." Rias thought as she looked at Izayoi and smile, to which he smile in return. "To the city." He added as Rias look at him in surprise.
"What are we?" Rias was cut off as Izayoi instantly carried her in his arms and jumped off from the ground and onto the roof of a house in front of him.
"Hang on tight." Izayoi said with a grin as Rias held onto his neck while she nodded her head in his chest. Suddenly, Izayoi sprinted along the roof and jump to another roof and continue sprinting towards the city. A simple but still a surprise is waiting for the girl in his arms.
~City~
Afternoon
"I know another store that sells clothes. It's over here." Asuka exclaimed with a smile showing the three girls the way to the said store.
"Wait, what about these bags? Shouldn't we put them away first?" Sala asked carrying a lot of shopping bags in her tired hands. After shopping for two, three hours, she had to admit that it was tiring considering that she had always fought in her world. But through the shopping, she was having fun with the other girls which she was grateful of because she had bought a lot of clothing that she liked. And now, she was wearing one of the clothes she bought from the previous store.
A light brown long sleeved sweater with a light brown skirt that reaches below her knees. Matching the colors, she wore a pair of brown heels. She admits that it was hard to move around with the skirt but she reluctantly accepted the fact that there was no way of going back to the world. Even though, she wanted to hear about her sister's wellbeing after the few months that had pass while only a day had pass in the world she was in. But after a while, she was comfortable on walking with the skirt and although she was worried for her sister, she hoped that she was alright including her brother.
"Yeah, I think we should do that. I don't think we can continue shopping with these occupied hands." Leticia stated standing next to Sala, while holding onto the same amount of shopping bags as Sala. Even if she was a Former Demon Lord, she had to admit that shopping was a little hard for her to bear with all the other women in the store earlier. She had to wait for the queue for 30 min while waiting for the other to finish. It was hard at first but she spent her time mostly on magazines she picked up before she had to queue. And she had to say that she intrigued on reading the articles in the magazines, which tells people all sorts of information like fashion, your favourite artists and various tips.
"Yes. I think we got everything we need. Mostly for Leticia and Sala." Shirayuki-Hime answered carrying shopping bags as Asuka smiled at the three girls.
"Well, that was a long day. We should go home before it gets really dark." Asuka said as everyone nodded at her and they started to walk home.
Then, when the four of them passed a Television store, Leticia stopped and walked back to the said store.
"Leticia?" Sala called out seeing that she was standing in front of a TV that was behind the display glass. She raised an eyebrow at her before she decided to join her, followed by the curious Shirayuki-Hime and Asuka.
When Sala arrived with the two, their eyes widen at the sight before them that was displayed in the TV.
"This is quite an astounding event for everyone that is gathering in front of the stage. Even if this event happened a while ago, we the people of the city were very happy with the results of the concert. Before this, we were expecting the band of three men standing up onto the stage but what we saw made the whole entire crowd cried in happiness. Because a handsome light blond haired young man walked onto the stage instead, accompanied by another blond haired young man and a white haired girl. The girls cheered in happiness at the two blondes while the guys were cheering from the white haired girl's appearance. But mostly the girls were cheering at the first blonde that walked onto the stage. His name is Sakamaki Izayoi!" The women in the TV said as the four girls watches as Izayoi came onto the stage, accompanied by Kiba and Koneko to which Asuka and Shirayuki-Hime compare to the other two.
Then, their eyes widen at the sight as the music started to play and Izayoi was about to sing.
See I can't wake up I'm living a nightmare,
That keeps playing over again,
Locked in a room so hung up on you,
And you're cool with just being friends
Izayoi looked through the crowd, and he immediately spotted Rias and Akeno in front of the stage waving at him. Izayoi then had an idea formed in his mind to lighten up the stage.
Left on the sidelines,
Stuck at a red light,
Waiting for my time,
And I can't see,
Why don't you love me?
Touch me, tell me I'm your everything,
The air you breathing,
And why don't you love me baby?
Open up your heart tonight,,
Cause I could be all that you need
Ohhhhhhh…
Why don't you love me?
Why don't you love me?
The four of them then watches as Izayoi held a hand towards a surprised Rias, who after a while walked onto the stage and stood next to Izayoi.
"See I'm just too scared to tell you the truth…" The four saw that Rias glance at Izayoi, who gestured her to continue, which she nodded in return and focused on the crowd in front of her.
Cause my heart ache can't take anymore,
Broken and bruised longing for you,
And I don't know what I'm waiting for,
Left on the sidelines,
Stuck at a red light,
Waiting for my time,
So just tell me,
Izayoi and Rias step up on the stage, as they sing together.
Why don't you love me?
Touch me, tell me I'm your everything
The air you breathing,
And why don't you love me baby?
Open up your heart tonight,
Cause I could be all that you need
Ohhhhhhh
Why don't you give me a reason? (give me a reason)
Please tell me the truth (Please tell me the truth)
You know that I'll keep believing (I'll keep believing)
Till I'm with you
Izayoi brought up his hand towards Rias, who graciously took it, as they sing together in sync, while the crowd cheered loudly, waving their hands at them.
Why don't you love me?
Kiss me, I can feel your heart tonight,
It's killing me so
Why don't you love me?
Touch me, tell me I'm your everything
The air you breathing,
And why don't you love me baby?
Open up your heart tonight
'cause I could be all that you need
Ohhhhhhh
Why don't you love me?
Why don't you love me?
Izayoi twirled Rias around the stage, and he wrapped his arm around Rias, immediately stopping the twirling, as the two look at each other with a smile on their faces.
Why don't you love me?
Why don't you love me?
Why don't you love me?
The four of them watches as Izayoi kissed Rias, which brought a strange feeling in both Sala and Leticia. Meanwhile, Shirayuki-Hime smiled at the scene before, followed by Asuka, knowing that their performance was spectacular.
"Well, there we have it, people. But for all of you who wanted to hear this singer or duet sing, I'm afraid that this is their last performance. Shortly after their performance, they left before the crowd had a chance to talk with them. But I hope that you people are watching this still and continue to support their personal life overall. It isn't easy being an artist. Anyway, this is from the news station. I hope I get to see you all later." The woman said smiling at the four girls before the TV change to another channel.
"I didn't know Izayoi-kun could sing. This is the first time I heard him sing." Asuka said as Shirayuki-Hime nodded in agreement.
"Me too. I never heard him sing before. But I didn't know that Izayoi-sama had such a nice voice." She complimented as Asuka nodded with her.
"Yes, they were amazing." Leticia exclaimed as Sala nodded with her while Shirayuki-Hime and Asuka looked at them.
"It was great. I never knew that Izayoi could sing so well. But it's a shame that this was their last performance." Sala said with a small frown as Asuka smiled at her.
"I know. But I don't think Izayoi-kun would want to sing for the rest of his life. He would find it boring along the way." She said as Shirayuki-Hime chuckles, finding her statement to be true.
"That would be true." Shirayuki-Hime stated as Sala let out a smile grace her features while she looked at the both of them.
Asuka then bring her hands together, "Anyway, we should go home. I think we've done enough shopping for today." She exclaimed with a smile as the three others nodded in agreement. "Let's go home. I don't want to use Deen any time soon." She said as Shirayuki-Hime smiled and the four of them turns to leave.
But Sala cast a side glance at the other side of the street and her eyes widen, seeing a familiar couple walking.
"Izayoi-kun?" Sala called out in surprise, which caught everyone's attention. Asuka, Shirayuki-Hime and Leticia looked at Sala before they look at where she looked, which caused their eyes to widen at the couple walking at the other side of the street.
"What are they doing here?" Sala asked as Asuka looked at Izayoi and Rias's intertwined hands.
"I think they are on a date." Asuka answered as Sala and Leticia looked at her in question.
"Date? What is that?" Sala asked in confusion, not knowing the word Asuka used.
"Is it some kind of activity that two people do?" Leticia stated as Asuka stare at them in slight surprise.
"You don't know about dates?" Asuka questioned.
"In our world, my Community were in constant alert of enemy attacks. And I was always busy working. But sometimes, I would see a couple walking together in the streets." Sala said as Asuka looked at her. "Is that a date?" She asked as Asuka shakes her head.
"No. Just as Leticia said, it is an activity for a couple. But to me, I would say that it will be the most amazing moment you will have." Asuka said recalling the moment where she and Izayoi spent time together. She knew that it wasn't a date but it was the sweetest moment she could think of. Not to mention, she was really happy when she got home that night, to which it was weird for her to act like that in the beginning. But after a while, she had found what makes her so happy and she was beginning to like the feeling of happiness in her when she was with him. Spending time with him in another world differing from their own, to which she could admit that it was the best time she had with him.
"Asuka? Asuka?" Sala called out while looking at Asuka, who was looking down with a smile on her own. She was confused as to why Asuka acted like this all of a sudden. A while ago, she talked about the meaning of a date to both her and Leticia. Then, she looked down and was smiling, to which she guessed that she was recalling something nice. Possibly someone.
"Huh?" Asuka asked as she looked at Sala's questioning look.
"Are you okay? You spaced out for a while now." Sala asked as Asuka held a smile and she shake her head at her.
"No. I'm fine. Thanks for asking. I was just thinking about something nice, that's all." Asuka answered as Sala nodded in understanding.
Meanwhile, Shirayuki-Hime looked at Izayoi and Rias who walked along the street, heading towards somewhere.
"Girls, I think we just got ourselves something to do this afternoon." Shirayuki-Hime said with a smirk as Asuka looked at where she was looking.
"Are you saying we should spy on them while they are on their date?" Asuka asked as Shirayuki-Hime nodded in acknowledgment.
"It can't hurt to try, can't it?" Shirayuki-Hime asked as Sala and Leticia looked at her.
"But wouldn't that disrupt their time together if we spy on them?" Sala asked in concern as Leticia nodded with her.
"Not if we don't let them see us. We got our disguises after all. I'm sure they will never notice our change of clothes." Shirayuki-Hime said.
"What if this fails? Who is going to take the blame?" Asuka asked raising an eyebrow.
"Me, of course. I don't want to let you all take the blame for what I suggested to do." Shirayuki-Hime said gesturing herself with her right hand.
"But the main thing is do you want to join or not?" Shirayuki-Hime asked as Asuka, Sala and Leticia looked at each other before they look at her.
"Oh well, it can't hurt to try, right?" Asuka said with a small smile, followed by Sala and Leticia nods.
"Excellent! Now the spying starts." Shirayuki-Hime said with a smirk.
~City~
Afternoon
"Izayoi-kun why are we here? I have a meeting to be." Rias said walking next to Izayoi while they held hands.
"You know we never went out on a date before, right?" Izayoi asked suddenly as Rias looked at him with a confused expression.
"What are you saying, Izayoi-kun?" Rias asked as Izayoi smile at her.
"Would you go out with me, Rias?" Izayoi asked as Rias's eyes widen in surprise, not expecting him to say that. After Izayoi carried her towards the city, she wondered what she was going to do with him. A blush quickly made its way on her cheeks as she looked down in embarrassment. But she never imagined that Izayoi would ask her out at a time like this.
"Go out with you? At this time where the meeting is so close? I don't think we have much tim—" Rias was cut off by Izayoi.
"Not skip the whole important meeting. The meeting is hours from now, right?" Izayoi asked as Rias nodded in acknowledgment. "So, we should use those remaining hours by going out on a date." He said as Rias open her mouth in realization.
"Oh…" Rias mutters as Izayoi smile in amusement.
"What did you think when I said we're going out on a date?" Izayoi asked as Rias glanced the other way in embarrassment.
"I thought we're going to sip the whole meeting just for this date." Rias answered.
"Then, 'that' date would be the most memorable date ever if we skip out on that important meeting." Izayoi replied with an amused smile as Rias blushed again while glancing down at her feet.
"That would be the most worthwhile date ever…" Rias said agreeing from his point of view after she thought about it.
"But we can make this date memorable too." Izayoi exclaimed as Rias looked up at him. "Sirzech wouldn't mind. All in all, he would be thrilled to hear the details right after this. Anyway, we didn't have a lot of time together lately, right?" Izayoi asked as Rias nodded, recalling that she couldn't spend time with Izayoi alone with the Occult Research Club so closely with her. "So, what do you say?" He asked as a smile seeped onto Rias's face and she tightens her hold on Izayoi's hand.
"I'm in." Rias answered as Izayoi smiled in satisfaction. "But what about my clothes? I don't want to wear my school uniform in our date." She asked seeing as she still wore her school uniform.
"You'll see." Izayoi said with a smile as Rias stare at him in slight confusion. After a while, they stopped walking as Rias looked at the store in front of her. A clothing store named Baron La Croix. Izayoi then walked inside the store, followed by Rias, who immediately stare at the various clothes around the store.
"Ah… Well, if it isn't Izayoi? How may I help you on this lovely afternoon? I see you've got yourself a pretty lady by your side." A handsome man said standing in front of the couple. He wore a very standard old European gentleman outfit with a hat and round rimmed spectacles.
Izayoi smirked at the man's appearance, "This 'pretty lady' isn't for you, Croix." He said as the man named Croix chuckles.
"Alright. Now what can I help you with?" Croix asked with a smile spreading his arms wide.
"My wife here needs a change of clothes for our date." Izayoi stated as Croix smiled in amusement at the word 'wife'.
"Well… This is interesting." Croix said as he looked at Rias, who held a blush on her cheeks. "Canaria would be happy for you, Izayoi. Although, I wasn't expecting him to be married off at his young age. Oh well, at least the girl is beautiful and voluptuous. You have to enjoy when you're young after all." He thought as he smiled at Izayoi. "Okay. My assistant here will help your wife to be ready for your date. I assume this isn't a fancy going to the restaurant date would it?" Croix asked as Izayoi shook his head.
"Not yet." He answered as Croix nodded in acknowledgment. Then, he turns to Rias and he gestured his hand towards the women section at his left.
"My assistant shall be waiting for you." He said to her as Rias looked at Izayoi.
"It's okay. I've known this guy since I was little." Izayoi assured her as Rias let go of her hold on his hand and walked towards the women section, leaving both Izayoi and Baron La Croix standing face to face.
"She's a Devil, huh? From the Gremory Clan?" Croix asked, knowing the crimson hair color that Rias had.
"Yeah." Izayoi answered causing a small frown to appear on Croix's face.
"You know there's going to be a war soon if the Three Factions aren't aligned to make peace, right?" Croix asked. "Anyway, you shouldn't meddle with things you know you can't handle." He added as Izayoi smiled and shrug his shoulders.
"It adds to the fun that this world doesn't have." He answered as Croix shook his head in amusement at his statement.
"That is true. But remember you're a human, after all. Unlike your mother. Who also shares your passion of fun." Croix said with a smile.
"I know." Izayoi exclaimed as he nodded in agreement.
"Izayoi-kun!" Rias called out as Izayoi and Croix looked at the entrance of the women section. A smile made its way on Izayoi's face as he stared at the smiling Rias.
Outside of the store…
"Hey, can you see anything? I don't see anything." Shirayuki-Hime stated looking behind a lamp post that was facing the store that Izayoi and Rias walked in. Next to her was Sala, who was also looking at the store with a curious look.
"Maybe it's because they have their display in front of them." Sala said as Shirayuki-Hime looked at the mannequin model that was display inside the store for the people to see. Behind the models was a wall that covered the insides of the store, much to Shirayuki-Hime's embarrassment and realization.
"Oh…" Shirayuki-Hime said with a sheepish smile. "My bad." She said as Sala shook her head with a smile before a chime rang outside of the store, alerting both her and Sala.
When the moment they turned towards the store, their eyes widen from seeing the dress that Rias wore. They watch as Rias smiled at Izayoi before the two clasped hands and continue to walk towards their destination.
Shirayuki-Hime quickly pulled out her smartphone and sent a message to Asuka, who was already in her position with Leticia.
Meanwhile with Asuka and Leticia…
"Heads up, they're coming your way!"
P.S: I can't believe how beautiful Rias-sama wore that dress! You should see it for yourself.
Asuka looked down at the message with Leticia before she pocketed her phone in her small red purse.
"Dress?" Asuka asked as Leticia looked out from above the newspaper she was holding.
"It must be beautiful if she were to send that message." Leticia stated looking left and right for any signs of the walking couple. Suddenly, when she turns right again, her eyes widen at spotting the happy couple.
"Asuka!" Leticia said gaining her attention as Asuka quickly held out her newspaper in front of her before she peak out from beside the newspaper and held a surprised look. It was a one piece black dress that reaches below her knees. Intricate lace sleeves that reaches below her elbows. Black ruffles that were decorated at the end of the black skirt. Black heels that matches the dress and to complete the dress, red crimson small jewels that trails along the top of the dress, below Rias's neck. Below the dress, the same jewels decorated at the ends of the ruffles.
"Croix really knows how to design a dress. And it fits me perfectly." Rias said with a smile, resting her head on top of Izayoi's right shoulder while she held a shopping bag that holds her school uniform in her left hand.
"Well, he really knows all the sizes of women and girls. So, I'm not surprise if he didn't make a dress that fits you. Although, he is perverted at times, he knows how to make a dress." Izayoi exclaimed/
"Well, I better watch out for his perverted attempts at me." Rias replied stifling a laugh.
"He won't attempt to." Izayoi remarked back as Rias looked at him. "Because he knows that you're mine. So, I know that he won't do anything." He added with a smirk as Rias blushed.
"W-Well, where are we going? You never told me where we're going." She said keeping her head down in embarrassment as Izayoi smiled in amusement.
"Hmm… Well, where do you want to go?" Izayoi asked as Rias looked at him in confusion.
"I thought you had it all plan already." She stated as a small smile appeared on her face and she looked forward. "I don't mind if we walked around. Just spending time with you right now counts as a date to me." Rias explained as she rests her head on her husband's shoulder.
"Really? But we can't walk around in this hot weather without eating anything cold, right?" Izayoi asked as he and Rias stopped in front of café that sells desert as their main dish.
The two walked inside the café, attracting everyone attention as they all looked at the couple at the café's entrance. Then, they turn their heads around and started to continue chatting to their friends.
"What a cute couple." A voice said followed by wave of nods from her friends. "Their outfit even matched!" She added.
"I didn't know we attract that much attention." Rias commented with a small blush after hearing the comment from the girls.
"Pretty…" A voice complimented as Rias and Izayoi looked down at a small girl that was no less than 5 years old.
Rias smiled and knelt down at the girl's height, "Thank you." She thanked as the small girl looked at the two.
"My mommy said you two are a couple. And she said you two are the cutest couple ever." The small girl complimented with her big brown eyes and a smile. Rias looked at the small girl with a smile and stroke her head, which enlighten the girl to smile wider.
"Give my thank you to your mother. She deserves it." Rias exclaimed as the little girl nodded.
"Yeah. Your mother really has a great eye. Give my thanks to your mother too, okay?" Izayoi asked as the little girl nodded at him.
"Okay, mister!" The little girl said as she turns around and walked back to where her mother is. Rias stood up as she saw the little girl waved at her along with her smiling mother.
Rias and Izayoi waved at them, "I want our daughter to be full of sunshine." Rias said with a smile as Izayoi glance at her.
"Wouldn't that make it hard to take care of her then?" He asked.
"As long as she's happy, I don't care." Rias smiled as Izayoi chuckles with a smile.
"Okay. I get it." Izayoi clasped his hand with Rias's, which caused her to look at him. "But now's not the time to be thinking about that right?" He questioned as Rias smile at him, knowing that this was just their first date.
"Yeah. I know. But it can't hurt to think about it once in a while." She explained as she and Izayoi walked to the counter. "Anyway, you really know what you're doing, Izayoi-kun. I'm starting to get kind of thirsty walking." She said with a small smirk looking at Izayoi, who smirk at her in return.
"Who do you think I am?" Izayoi asked.
"My husband." Rias answered with a smile.
Meanwhile with Asuka and Leticia…
"They're inside the café." Leticia stated looking through the window of the café and seeing Izayoi with Rias talking to the employee at the counter. She saw the employee happily nodded to their supposedly order before she walked back from the counter to get their order of choice.
"I don't see why we can't enter the café and have a desert instead of standing in this heat. I mean, we can't stand in this heat while they have a good time eating cold desert." Shirayuki-Hime complained as Asuka looked back at her. After Izayoi and Rias entered the cafe, Shirayuki-Hime and Sala came to them and get into position, careful not to get spotted by the couple.
"Aren't you the one who wanted to spy on them in the first place? Now you wanted to expose yourself to them?" Asuka asked as Shirayuki-Hime turns her head the other way.
"Well, I can't help it…" Shirayuki-Hime mutters under her breath as Asuka looked back at the café and her eyes widen, spotting both Sala and Leticia entering the café.
"What are they doing?" Asuka asked as Shirayuki-Hime look at the café and her eyes widen in surprise at the sight of Sala and Leticia waiting in the queue.
"I think the right question to ask right now is, are they crazy?" Shirayuki-Hime asked as the two of them looked at the two girls that were calmly waiting in line. But the thing that they were concerned was they were right behind Izayoi and Rias.
~Café~
Evening
"So, what do you want Leticia? I think I'll have the iced mocha." Sala said looking at the menu above the counter.
"Hmm… I'll have the chocolate parfait with iced mocha." Leticia exclaimed as the two waited in line. After spying on Izayoi and Rias for a while, they knew that the couple should have their privacy and they shouldn't disturb them. So, with that in mind, the two agreed on leaving the spying business and casually entered the café, much to their pleasure of wanting to taste the cold deserts.
"So, you quit on spying on us, huh?" A voice asked as Sala and Leticia looked in front of them, seeing a smirking Izayoi and smiling Rias.
"How did you—" Sala was cut off by Izayoi.
"We can sense your presences." He answered followed by a nod from Rias. Izayoi then looked behind him, seeing Asuka and Shirayuki-Hime entering the café. The two then stopped to stand in front of the four. "Hello, Ojou-sama. Tired of spying, I assume?" He asked as Asuka irritably glare at him but then she sigh.
"I just realized that you two could sense us from the start. So, there was no point on spying you two." She said with a defeated look as Shirayuki-Hime bowed her head at Izayoi.
"Izayoi-sama, I'm sorry for spying you. It was all Asuka's doing." Shirayuki-Hime said with a mischievous smile while she bowed.
"What? I thought you were going to take the blame?" Asuka asked with a raised eyebrow as Shirayuki-Hime lift her head up and tilted her head in curiosity.
"I never say such a thing. What makes you—" Shirayuki-Hime said as a finger trails slowly from the top of her back to the bottom, sending chills down her spine. She turns her head at Izayoi, who smirk at her.
"Shirayuki-Hime. You're the one who called the shots, right?" He asked as Shirayuki-Hime shook her head.
"No. Why did you say that?" Shirayuki-Hime asked.
"Because I know Ojou-sama wouldn't do this. It's not in her Ojou-sama's way of Authority." Izayoi teased as Asuka looked at him.
"What's that supposed to mean, Izayoi-kun?" She asked as Rias looked at Shirayuki-Hime.
"Looks like a Familiar is going to get punish after this." She said amusingly as Shirayuki-Hime look at her.
"What are you—" She was interrupted as Izayoi smirked at her and she knew from that moment that she had been caught red handed.
"She's right. Someone is going to get punish." He said as Shirayuki-Hime held a scared look. "But don't worry. You'll have a lot of time before you'll get punished." He said as he whispers over at her right ear. "Brutally… and sexually." He whispered as Shirayuki-Hime instantly blushed, confusing everyone on why she did.
Izayoi pulled his head back before he looked at Rias, "Shall we?" He asked holding a tray of their desert.
"We shall." Rias said as she followed Izayoi to their table, leaving the four girls at the counter.
"Well, why don't we order some desert? I heard they have the best iced mocha here." Asuka said interrupting the silence as Sala and Leticia looked at her.
"Really?" Sala asked as Asuka nodded.
"We were just about to order it. Do you want one?" Leticia asked as Shirayuki-Hime glances at Izayoi, who was being fed on by Rias. Then, she smiled, ignoring the punishment she would receive, even though she would like to find out about her 'sexual' punishment. Instead she looked at the three girls in front of her that were happily talking about what to order.
"Make that two." She stated as the three turns to her and smiled.
~Night~
"Even though this is the first date, I think this is best date I ever had." Rias said as she rested her head on Izayoi's shoulder and glance out through the window, seeing night had fallen down on the city. A smile spread across her face as she pulled back her head and looked at Izayoi, who look at her in return. "Thank you, Izayoi-kun. I won't forget this." She exclaimed with a smile as Izayoi smiled in return.
"No problem. Anything for you, Rias-Hime." He said as Rias smiled wider and she slowly leaned her head up towards his lips.
"Then, can you make this date any more memorable for me?" Rias asked seductively as Izayoi smirked playfully.
"Do you want to find out?" He asked as he captured Rias's lips with his. A moan escaped from Rias's mouth as she felt entice by the warming kiss from Izayoi. She wrapped her hands around his neck and slowly covered the distance between them, deepening their kiss.
Meanwhile, the four girls were still inside the café, deciding to stay a little longer by talking to each other and enjoying their desserts with their cold drinks.
"Can they do that in public?" Sala asked glancing at the couple kissing at their table.
"They are lovers, after all." Shirayuki-Hime stated with a smile as she looked all the people present in the café. "Anyway, I think the public don't mind." She explained as Asuka and Sala looked at the people smiled at Izayoi and Rias kissing. Slowly, people started clapping and cheering for the kissing couple. "Even though it isn't important to them, but when they see love display in front of them, they can't help but liked the display of love between Izayoi-sama and Rias-sama." She explained as Leticia smiled at her statement.
"Love is… a nice feeling." She thought as she watches Izayoi and Rias pull apart from their kiss with smiles on their faces.
"I hope I get to feel that kind of feeling…"
To Be Continued...
Well, that's the end. So, how was it? Love Is In The Air, right?
1. How was the chapter? Is it good to you? I mean, I spend a lot of time thinking about this.
2. How was the talk about Izayoi and Akeno? Intense, right?
3. How was Izayoi and Rias's first date? I wanted to hear this from you. So, review me about this, alright?
4. How was the ending? Lovely, isn't it?
5. What's your favorite part in the chapter? Review about all these questions or some of them if you want. i appreciate it nonetheless by you all. Anyway, the final chapter is getting closer to end the 2nd season of A Problem Devil. I hope you all are excited about this.
What will happen in the next chapter? I'm afraid... A lot...
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