Chapter 60: Mixed Feelings and Drinks
A/N: Sixty chapters down, lets see what happens next!
Amvmaster, I hate to dissappoint, but if Delsin Rowe (assuming we are thinking of the same smoke using leech conduit) does appear in the story, it won't be for a long time.
Soon Mrs. Hicks took her leave, not wanting to cry in front of her deceased grandsons friends more than what she already has. Adrian then looked around, noticing the ORC was short one extra member,
"Anyone know where Asia is?" The rest of the club looked around, and she was nowhere to be seen.
"I know that she was taking Calvins' death pretty hard, especially since she thinks it's her fault," said Damon, and a horrible thought entered Adrians' mind, and he grew concerned,
"Everyone, let's fan out! If she's taking it as bad as I think, I want to find her asap! We'll meet up at the clubhouse in an hour!" The rest of the ORC gave their agreement, and all split up to try and find her. "I'd rather not attend a second funeral in this short amount of time," he muttered to himself. He soon made his way to the nearby forest, and after a brief minute of searching, and using his Hunter Sense, he felt a familiar chill close by, and readied his blade and Sacred Gear,
"C'mon out Vanishing Dragon! I know you're there!" Right then, a boy who seemed close to Adrians' age with dark silver hair stepped into the clearing, dressed in a green v-neck tee shirt, a black high collar jacket, burgundy jeans, black boots, chaps, and a silver chain looping out of his pocket.
"You can simply call me Vali," he said, "And don't worry, I didn't come to fight. This isn't the time nor place for that."
"Then what do you want?" Adrian bluntly asked, not wanting to waste time with the white dragon more than needed.
"I just wanted to let you know that when we do fight, and I destroy you, it's nothing personal between you and I. It's merely because of what the dragons in our veins did to each other."
"I'm already aware of what has been done. Penglog slept with Albions' mate, and Albion turned Penglog into a skeletal motherfucker." Vali laughed,
"Can you really blame him? Imagine if Rias Gremory was abandoning you for another man, what would you have done?" He began to walk away, "Well, with that being said, I'll let you continue your search." Vali then walked out of sight, with Adrian making his blade and gear dissappear. He then ran, doubling his efforts to try and find Asia before anything horrible happens.
While Adrian and the others continued their search, Asia herself was sobbing and on her knees by an old tree,
"It's all my fault," she cried to herself, "If I didn't faint, I might have been able to save Wesker and Calvin...instead Calvin is dead, Wesker is in the hospital, and it's all my fault!"
"It's not your fault Asia." The former nun turned around, half expecting to see Adrian, but instead saw Issei, offering a hand to help her to her feet. Adrian barely found both Asia and Issei, and saw the brown haired boy helping her to her feet, making him keep quiet and out of sight.
"Issei, if it wasn't for me fainting, I could have healed the both of them! Kept Wesker out of the hospital and Calvin from dying!"
"Who made you faint in the first place, Asia?" Asia paused, and Issei answered for her, "Kokabiel did. He was hoping something like that would happen, and it worked. As for Calvin, that was Zeus who did that, and with how strong he is, there was nothing we can do about that." Issei then grabbed her arms and pulled her close in a tight hug, "All we can do now is stand by each other, through thick and thin no matter what happens! We can't let happened to Calvin and Wesker destroy the rest of us." Asia then pulled away, facing away from the Red Dragon,
"But what if the others begin to blame me?"
"Nobody will blame you," said Issei, this time with absolute conviction, "and if anyone does I will be there to defend you!" Asia and Adrian stared at Issei with wide eyes, "I don't care who it is, if it's Katrina, Damon, or even Adrian! If they try to pin Calvins' death on you, then I will be there to kick their asses!" Asia was stunned, if only for a moment, smiled at Issei, and took his hand,
"Thank you...Issei." Then to the surprise of the pervert, the Devil Virus in the bushes, and even herself, she gave Issei a quick peck on the cheek, and began to walk quickly back to the ORC. Issei, in a complete swoon, practically danced like a ballerina back to the clubhouse. Adrian then stepped into view, without a single blip of rage in his heart. Instead, he was smiling,
"You're not even mad?"Penglog asked from inside Adrians' arm.
"I'm not even mad," said Adrian, still smiling, "because for the longest time I had a hard time picking between Rias and Asia, to the point of making love to both of them, but now, it would seem Asia has made the choice for me."
"Unless she's just as conflicted now as you were before," Penglog threw in, which made Adrians' smile fade.
"You think instead of Asia breaking the love triangle, she unintentionally made it a love quadrangle?"
"Yep."
"Fuck..."
Soon everyone except Akeno and Katrina made it back to the ORC, with Aisa and Issei seated on right hand couch, trying not to look at each other with a blush, while Adrian noticed that Asia was trying to avoid his gaze out of guilt.
Fuck, so it really is a love quadrangle now, Adrian thought to himself.
"Hello, Blacklight Virus and Bone Dragon." All eyes turned to the door, namely Adrian whose titles were called, and to the surprise of most in the room, there stood Xenovia, dressed in a Kuoh Academy girls uniform.
"No, no, no! I know exactly what you're going to say!" Damon interrupted. He intook a deep breath, intaking enough air to make his chest swell, and he blurted out in one extended breath,
"WhenyoufoundoutGodwasdeadthechurchexcommunicatedyousowithnowheretogoyouwenttoRiasbecauseshewasnicetoyouandsheacceptedyoubecauseitwouldbegreattohavetheDurandaluseronourteam!" Damon took another deep breath, "Ace Ventura can suck a dick!" Everyone stared at Damon, until Issei spoke,
"Did anyone understand what the fuck he just said?"
"I got the just of it," said Adrian, shaking his head.
"Well, for those who missed it, Xenovia is now our newest Knight," said Rias. Issei turned to Rias in shock,
"You mean...?" Xenovia answered his question by briefly flaring a pair of black devil wings, making Issei jump from his seat.
"You're a devil now too?!" Gasped Asia.
"Pretty much part of the whole Knight gig," said Damon with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh! I just remembered, what happened to Irina?" Asked Issei, concerned for his childhood friend. Xenovia looked out the window,
"She went back to headquarters with the Holy Sword Cores, so they can be reforged..."
"I guess she didn't take the news of you being a devil too well?" Adrian asked.
"No, and Asia I owe you an apology," said Xenovia, approaching the blonde haired she-devil. "If there is no God then that means there is no hope for salvation and love so I am very sorry." She bowed before Asia, only to have a gentle hand placed on her shoulder, seeing it belonged to Asia herself.
"Xenovia, I may be a devil now, but I have never been more blessed." She turned to the ORC members, "I've met so many people that mean so much to me, and I've never been this happy before in my life!" She then paused, an image of Calvin crossing her mind. "...Even if I lost one of them along the way..."
"Speaking of which," Damon quickly interrupted, digging into his coat and brandishing a bottle of Jägermeister, and an absurd number of shot glasses, equally enough for everyone, including a pair for Katrina and Akeno each, who have yet to arrive. "When Akeno and Katrina show up, we are all going to have a shot of this crap, half because this was Calvins' favorite booze, and half because we got a new memeber of the club." The doors to the clubhouse then opened, and in walked Katrina and Akeno, each of then teary eyed, but bearing sad smiles.
"Sorry we're late," Katrina apologized, "me and Akeno had a bit of a heart to heart chat outside." Rias nodded understandably, and she and the rest of the ORC, old and new, accepted a shot glass from Damon, filled with dark, almost licorice scented liquid, holding them high as they mimiced Damon,
"To the friend we lost, and the one we gained. Salud mi familia!"
"Salud!" The ORC said in unison, and after a quick gulp from their shots, most of the ORC began coughing and sputtering, including Damon.
"I have no idea how Calvin could drink that!!" Wheezed Damon.
"When did he drink it?" Asked Adrian, suffering the worst from the Jäger.
"Back at training camp when I got him stoned," Damon answered. Rias set her shot glass upside down on her desk,
"Well if that is all said and done, I think we should return to our club duties." The club responded in unison,
"Yes ma'am!"
