Author's Notes: Sorry for the long wait, I know it's been a long time but I've been very busy and a lot of things were keeping me from finishing the chapter. But I'm finally done now on to the reviews.
Guest: Well, I'll just say this much. Not everything is as they seem.
Stratos263: I don't see any problem with it, it's not like the scenes are long and they are genuinely worried about him.
NERO TOVACK: They're not releated by blood but they still see each other as sisters. That will be explained a bit more in this chapter.
The Storm Master 567: Glad that you like the chapter. Vince will start to show a little more affection as time passes. Rias and Akeno will stop bugging Vince since he did promise to explain what happened. Akeno calling will be a bit more explained in this chapter, it'll clear some things up. The conversation that Vince and Yasaka had will be touched upon in the next chapter.
Cobalt Striker Gundam: There is a possibility of that happening.
ZeroSaga: Yeah, that's pretty much the reason. Though Chloe and Vince doesn't have that type of relationship.
Richter: Ok, thanks for letting me know.
zero kazama: No. There won't be a scene like that, at least not for a while.
ashita: Uh, no. The students and teachers in Vince's Elementary School doesn't hate him, especially for a reason like that. It was pretty much a regular graduation party.
sigmon: Going by that logic yes, Totsuka-no-Tsurugi is technically a god slaying sword as well since Izanagi used it to kill Kagutsuchi. That will be brought up in another arc though.
Soren Alba: Not sure about all of those selections but I do see some potential chemistry between them.
Blitzenf'n: Because it's during their school year.
Noriega: Well nothing like that so far. It's mainly for whatever Vince thinks he needs to train on.
Duran: Thanks.
Guest 2: I've been very busy and it's been hard trying to complete the chapter because of it.
Sojiro: Probably, it all depends on how the conversation goes.
Renjiro: That would really mess up their plans for summer vacation.
hime: I'm okay. Thanks for asking.
That's it for the reviews, thanks for the feedback I really appreciate it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Highschool DxD or any other references or elements I may put in the story. They all belong to their respective owners I only own my OCs.
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Vince closed his cellphone and pocketed away before turning to Rena and Rossweisse. "Something wrong?"
Rena pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed as Rossweisse she shook her head. "So why was Akeno calling?"
"She wanted to ask if I was ok and to see when I would visit her again." He replied shrugging.
Rena blinked twice before turning to him with a surprised look. "You visit Akeno?"
"Yeah, usually every Saturday or Sunday." Vince answered as he started walking.
"Why would you visit her Vince? Unless-" Rossweisse suddenly frowned as Rena looked at him suspiciously.
"Get your heads out of the gutter. I didn't sleep with her." He said rolling his eyes.
"Then why do you go over there?" Rena asked raising an eyebrow after she breathed a small sigh of relief.
"We talk and hang out, that's about it." Vince responded vaguely.
Rena huffed and looked the other way while Rossweisse looked slightly annoyed at how vague his answer was.
He looked up towards the sky and yawned a little. (I'll think I'll cook for Akeno when I get back to Kuoh.)
(Flashback)
Vince walked around the shopping district of Kuoh, in his school uniform with a bored look until he saw a woman about to walk into the street with a couple of bags of groceries, looking more closely he blinked in surprise when he realized that woman carrying the bags of groceries is Akeno, wearing her school uniform. (I guess I should help out. Devil or not, it's dangerous walking into the street like that.)
He walked towards Akeno and spoke up. "Hey Akeno, do you need some help?"
"Oh Vince-kun." Akeno looked slightly surprised as she turned around. "Why yes, I do need some help."
Vince nodded and grabbed four bags of groceries, he grunted a little, not expecting the bags to be heavy. (It's as heavy as mom's grocery bags.)
"Are you okay Vince-kun?" She asked sounding concerned.
"I'm fine." He lifted up the bags over his back with less discomfort and turned to her. "So where do we go from here?"
"At the shrine, where I live at." Akeno answered as she started walking.
"Alright."
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Vince and Akeno placed the bags on the countertop in the kitchen. He then started to take the items out of the bag as did she. After a few minutes passed Akeno placed the last item away in the kitchen and smiled as Vince now leaned against the wall near the pantry.
"Thank you for the help Vince-kun." Akeno thanked smiling.
"Sure thing." Vince stopped leaning against the wall and was about to leave until he was stopped by her. "Is there anything else?"
"Well, how about you stay here for a little bit? I'll prepare something for us to eat. It'll be my way of thanking you." She stated.
"You sure about that? You did just buy a lot of groceries." He asked sounding a bit skeptic.
"I'm sure, besides I've been wanting to cook you a meal for a while, Vince-kun." Akeno spoke with a genuine smile.
Vince looked the other way and lightly blushed. "Don't tease me with something like that."
Akeno giggled at his reaction. "But I'm not teasing you Vince-kun. You've been eating meals that everyone else makes."
"That's not true. I eat ramen or pizza every day for lunch." Vince replied crossing his arms.
"Ara ara, that's really unhealthy Vince-kun." She commented as she walked towards the refrigerator. "I'll cook something for you, okay?"
"So you don't want me to help?" Vince asked gaining her attention.
"You can cook?" Akeno asked sounding surprised.
"Just the basics. What ingredients do you need?" He questioned.
"Well..." Akeno went over the list of ingredients, Vince nodded and took out the ingredients from the pantry and the refrigerator while Akeno got out a metal pot from a cabinet from the kitchen.
"That's everything, right?" Vince asked placing the ingredients on the table for her to see.
She looked over the items and nodded. "Yes, that's everything."
Vince nodded and two went went straight into cooking. Akeno looked at him for a moment and smiled before she continued cooking. "Vince-kun, why is it that you're usually alone around lunchtime in school?"
He paused for a moment before shrugging. "I don't exactly like to be around that many people and I do enjoy the peace and quiet."
Akeno nodded at the answer as Vince looked towards the other ingredients. "Is that why you're hardly at the clubroom?"
"Yeah, that's half of the reason." He stated, placing a few ingredients to the side.
"And the other half, Vince-kun?" She asked looking at him.
"I just want to go home and play video games." Vince answered simply.
"You really do like video games a lot, Vince-kun." Akeno commented as she observed what he was doing.
To her slight surprise, she saw him swiftly slicing through a couple of tomatoes and through some lettuce with a water knife. He twirled the knife in between his hands and dropped it in the sink, the water knife dispersing as a result. "It's one of the few things that keeps me relaxed."
"If you want Vince-kun, I can help you relax in anyway you want to." She teased with a seductive tone.
Vince smirked a little and placed the diced tomatoes and lettuce to the side of a small plate, before taking out some vegetables. "I'll think about it."
She giggled and placed a large amount of rice into a large bowl filled with water. "I can't wait."
"Say Akeno."
"Yes?"
"Since there's nobody else here, can I talk you as yourself instead of Rias' "Queen"? It's more refreshing talking to you normally." Vince answered as he started chopping up the vegetables.
Akeno looked surprised as a small blush appeared on her face. "You really like to say a lot of killing words Vince-kun."
"So is that a no?" He asked curiously.
Akeno shook her head and smiled, her expression changed from a regular smile to a genuine one. "No, I don't mind if it's just you."
"Right, right." Vince finished chopping up the vegetables and placed them in a medium-sized bowl. "By the way Akeno, I've been meaning to ask you something for a while."
"What is it Vince-kun?" She asked raising an eyebrow.
"Are your breasts fake?" He questioned suddenly.
Akeno blinked twice, not expecting the question. She then giggled and cupped her breasts with her hands, giving him a good view of it. "My breasts are real Vince-kun, but you can check yourself just to make sure."
"Alright." Vince dried his hands with a towel and placed his hands on her breasts.
Akeno stifled a moan as gently cupped her breasts and slowly massaged them. He groped her breasts gently as she started to breath heavily. Vince gave Akeno's breasts one last grope before calmly going back to cooking as if nothing ever happened. "Well, at least I know they're not fake. Thanks Akeno."
Akeno blushed heavily as she took a deep breath to regain her composure. Despite the blush still on her face, she giggled. "That was very mean of you to tease me like that Vince-kun."
"Oops? Let's get back to cooking, or this food will probably go to waste." Vince replied smoothly as he went back to working on the vegetables.
Akeno frowned but nodded, all the while trying to calm the blush on her face.
The two then continued their respective roles for cooking, Vince continued to chop the vegetables and take out the various spices for Akeno, while she applied the spices towards the vegetables and carefully cooked the rice. After finishing cooking, Vince helped set up the table as Akeno plated the food and brought out the drinks.
They then sat down on a table Akeno smiled and took a pair of chopsticks while saying. "Itadakimasu."
Vince took a pair of his own chopsticks on the table and repeated what Akeno said before he started eating. Akeno paused for a moment before giving him an amused smile. "This seems like a romantic dinner, wouldn't you agree Vince-kun?"
He snorted as he took another bite of his food. "Yeah, all that's missing is the lit candles."
She giggled in response and went back to eating. After they finished eating Vince got up from his seat and turned to her. "Thanks Akeno, the food was good."
"You did help cook the meal Vince-kun." She pointed out.
"All I did was chop up the vegetables." He replied with a small shrug.
"How modest of you." Akeno commented.
Vince blinked twice before shrugging. "Say Akeno, do you want to hang out tomorrow? There's no school that day since it's a Saturday."
"Ara ara, is that you're way of asking me out on a date?" She asked smiling.
"Very funny Akeno." Vince rolled eyes but had a small smile. "So you don't mind me visiting you tomorrow?"
Akeno shook her head. "No, I don't mind it at all Vince-kun."
"Ok. I'll see you tomorrow then." Vince headed towards the door and turned towards her.
"Goodbye Vince-kun." She spoke with a smile.
"Later Akeno." He walked out the room and closed the door behind him.
(Flashback: End)
"Earth to Vince, you there?" Rena asked waving a hand to his face.
Vince blinked twice and turned around seeing Rena looking at him with a weird look. "Oh Rena, something happened?"
"You spaced out again." She replied sighing a little.
"Oh. ...Where's Rossweisse?" Vince asked looking around, after he noticed her gone.
"She went to go get some drinks from the vending machine over there." Rena answered pointing towards the machine.
He saw Rossweisse inserting a few quarters in the machine and nodded. "I see..."
"So what were you thinking about?" She asked curiously.
"Just remembering a few things. Say Rena, do you want to go back to your house? I think your parents may have finished." Vince offered.
"Yeah, I know mother and father can take care of themselves but I do feel a little worried, especially since Chloe is involved." Rena admitted sighing a bit.
"That's only natural. I'm sure they'll be fine." He answered, trying to reassure her.
A giggle escaped her lips as she smiled a little. "Are you feeling ok? It's not like you to be optimistic about something."
Vince gave her a slightly annoyed look. "Very funny Rena."
"Sorry, sorry. It's just funny seeing you trying to be optimistic." She said holding in her laughter.
"Whatever..."
Being unable to control it, Rena continued laughing much to Vince's ire. After a few moments of laughing she took a deep breath to calm her self and stopped laughing. "Say Vince..."
"What is it Rena?" He asked raising an eyebrow.
Vince looked a bit confused as a growing blush appeared on her face. Rena shook her head and turned around. "I-I can't tell you here. ...It's private, I'll tell you when I'm ready."
"...Ok?"
Rossweisse came back with three cans of soda and saw Rena blushing while Vince looking confused. She then turned to him with a slightly suspicious look. "What did you say to Rena this time Vince?"
Vince's eye twitched in response. "I didn't say anything Rossweisse."
Rena then cleared her throat. "It's okay Rossweisse. I wanted to say something to Vince, but I realized this isn't time or the place to say it."
Rossweisse nodded although she looked slightly confused as she handed both Rena and Vince a can of soda.
After thanking her, they all opened their cans of soda and took a sip. Rena then looked around for a bit and saw a boutique just a few buildings down from the restaurant they recently walked out off. She noticed the store sign and blushed a bit before nodding. "I'll be back. I have to go buy something."
They gave her a weird look as she walked off. Vince then turned to Rossweisse with a confused look. "What is Rena going to do?"
"I don't know." She said shaking her head.
Vince took a sip of his soda and looked towards where Rena was headed. His gaze went towards the small building, with tasteful decorations. He noticed the title of the store and his eyes widened as Rena walked into the building. (She's going in there!?)
Suppressing his urge to do a spit take, he forcefully swallowed the soda in his throat and choked on his soda as a result. Rossweisse saw this and quickly patted him on the back as Vince coughed loudly. "Are you ok, Vince?"
"I don't know." He commented as he took a deep breath to regain his composure.
"What happened?" Rossweisse asked raising an eyebrow.
"She went into that boutique." Vince pointed towards the building he saw Rena going into.
"Is there something unique about that place?" She questioned.
"It sells stuff like lingerie. That sign in front of the store and the lingerie on display is a dead giveaway." He answered pointing towards the building's window and sign.
Rossweisse's eyes widened as a blush appeared on her face. She glanced at the store and Vince for a few moments before she shook her head, calming her blush. "Vince there has been something I've meaning to ask you for a while."
"What is it?" He questioned, looking slightly curious.
A perplexed look appeared on her face. "Why did you warn Granny and I about the Khaos Brigade? Given the circumstances, the Three Factions would have warned Odin-sama himself."
"Because I told them, that I would warn you two myself." Vince replied, taking a sip of his soda.
"But why? You never really cared about these types of conflicts before. Why the sudden change?" She questioned frowning a little.
Vince sighed gulped down the remaining soda at fast pace. "I don't care about that but... if something happens to Gondul that's bad, she's a good person. You on the other hand, you're that old man's bodyguard. If something happens to you, I-"
He stopped in mid conversation and turned the other way with a concerned look. Rossweisse's eyes widened, realizing the implication. "Vince..."
"I-It's nothing." Vince noticed a small trash can, he tossed his empty soda can and looked at the clear blue sky. "Look, if you do have to fight them, call me right away. I'll be there as soon as I can."
Rossweisse frowned a little. "I can take care of myself Vince. I wasn't appointed Odin-sama's bodyguard for nothing."
He nodded and turned towards her, despite looking concerned. "I know that. But I want to be by your side to help you Rossweisse."
A blush appeared on her face as she shyly looked the other way. "D-Do you even realize what you're saying Vince?"
"What of it? If are situations were reversed you would be there to help me as soon as possible." Vince answered seriously.
Rossweisse nodded but let out a small smile. "Thank you Vince. But the same thing applies to you. If you need any help, let me know."
His eyes widened slightly in surprise, but nodded. "Don't worry, I will."
"I'm back!" Rena ran towards the two holding a shopping bag that she held on to tightly.
A small smirk appeared on Vince's face as he went near Rena and talked in a low tone so that only both Rossweisse and her can here. "So... was the expensive lingerie worth it?"
Rena blushed in embarrasment and looked at him with an annoyed look. "W-What kind of question is that?!"
"Vince, you really should stop messing with Rena like that." Rossweisse chided, shaking her head a little.
"Yeah, yeah." He waved his nonchantly in response and looked the other way. "So should are we ready to head back?"
Both Rena and Rossweisse nodded as Vince also gave a small nod and started walking besides the two. However during their walk smoke started coming out from Vince's body the two quickly turned towards his direction and saw that he reverted back to his original age.
"Looks like the pill wore off." Not even caring, Vince lightly shrugged and kept on walking.
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Rena opened the door to her house and blinked twice upon seeing Yuji and Serena sitting next to a badly bruised male that's chained to a chair with handcuffs, struggling to break free. "...What happened?"
Rossweisse looked confused as did Vince before his eyes narrowed. "Is that the guy you talked about?"
"Yeah. He's the guy that's been leaking information to the Khaos Brigade. He's the hospital's director. The same hospital where Chloe was admitted to." Yuji explained pointing a thumb at him.
Rena's eyes narrowed dangerously at the man. "I see..."
"He's also has been keeping track of you Vince and has been leaking information about you in Kuoh as well." Serena answered with a frown.
Vince said nothing but glared at the man vehemently. (So this guy. Is the reason why not only Chloe is danger, but also the reason why I keep getting those letters in Kuoh. He's also probably the reason why that bastard father knows about the engagement with Rias.)
"Let me go!" The man shouted struggling from his handcuffs. "They will come for me, and you'll all regret it! That woman Chloe, will die without me being nearby to report in."
A furious look appeared on Rena's face she unsheathed her rapier that was at a nearby table and charged towards him.
"You son of a-" Vince brought out the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi in small flash of light and quickly ran towards the man, with blade in hand.
His eyes widened quickly as he began failing violently. Before the two blades could hit it's mark, a magic barrier appeared in front of the man, saving him from Vince's attack, while Serena parried Rena's rapier with her own.
"Whoa, whoa. Easy you two, I can't let you kill him. He has a lot of information we still need from him. Besides I don't want my floor getting dirty, I just got it cleaned today." Yuji joked trying to calm him down.
"Also, did both of you forget our rule? Unsheathed weapons aren't allowed inside the house unless it's inside of the training room." Serena spoke calmly.
"Tch." Vince sheathed his katana as it disappeared in a small burst of light.
"Sorry mother." Rena went towards the table where her sheathe was at and placed the rapier in it.
Yuji breathed a sigh of relief and got rid of the barrier as Serena calmly sheathed her rapier. "Close call."
"...Is Chloe safe at least?" Rena asked seriously.
"Yes, Chloe has been moved to a much more safer location." Serena answered in a reassuring tone.
"Everything will go as planned tomorrow, so relax." Yuji spoke with a smile.
Rossweisse looked at both Vince and Rena in surprise, not having seen them like this before. Serena sighed and gestured for Rossweisse to come closer to her. Upon doing so she whispered in her ear. "Ever since the Hakuryuukou talked about taking Chloe's life, Vince and Rena have been getting really irritable when a subject like this comes up."
"I understand. Although, I'm a bit worried for both Rena and Vince." Rossweisse whispered back.
"So what's going happen to him?" Vince asked pointing to the tied up man.
"Well after I turn him in to my boss, he'll take it from there. The magician's council has been wanting to find out more about Khaos Brigade." Yuji commented.
"The magician's council?" Vince questioned frowning a little.
"I haven't told you?" Yuji asked looking at him.
"No."
"Well, as you know I'm a special consultant that investigates cases, right? Well I do it for the magician's council. The magician's council governs all other magicians, my boss has been wanting to get his hands on a member of the Khaos Brigade to learn more about it. Especially after the incident at the treaty, since those magicians that attacked were expelled by my boss." He informed, taking a glance at the hand cuffed guy.
Vince sighed and shook his head in disbelief." Then what about those occasional cases you investigate that are normal?"
"Those types of cases are optional, I usually take them when something about the case catches my eye or when I want the spare cash. Moving on, I'm apart of the magician's association, Grauzauberer." Yuji explained in a nonchalant tone.
"I see."
"On paper I'm just a magician that retired early. Which is technically true, I don't do regular stuff that magician would do. I'm just a humble consultant that investigates special cases when my boss tells me to." Yuji admitted with a grin.
"I believe using the word "humble" is stretching it a bit Yuji." Serena spoke shaking her head a little.
"That's hurts Serena." He said whining a little.
Rena sighed and grabbed her rapier before turning to her parents. "Mother, Father. I'll be in the training room, excuse me."
Her parents nodded as she left, Rossweisse looked at her friend worried and started to walk towards her direction. "I'll make sure Rena doesn't over do it."
"I'll be going for a walk." Vince spoke before he turned around and looked at the handcuffed man. "But before I do that-"
With one swift motion he kicked the hospital director in between his legs. A loud popping sound echoed through the room as the man screamed in pain as Yuji winced and took a few steps back while Serena lightly giggled.
"That was for making my school life in Kuoh more complicated and for threatening Chloe. Also I have pent up aggression against your organization. ...Take that." Vince smirked as he walked out of the house.
"Aah... Aaaaaaaaah..." The hospital director curled up in a fetal position and started whimpering in a high pitched voice.
"He's not going to have kids anytime soon." Yuji spoke still wincing from Vince's vicious attack.
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Walking towards a small park that was near a school building, Vince sat down on a small bench, a gust of wind blew by him he chuckled a little and looked up towards the sky. (I never thought I would feel nostalgic about this place. Funny.)
His gaze went towards the bracelet on his wrist. (As much as I want to I can't train tonight with Yume. I need to be well rested for tomorrow... still I do want to train more with my Sacred Gear, using the Devil's DNA in it. A change happened in it and I want to get more accustomed to it. Yume said that it happened because it's maturing.)
"Hey Vince, remember me?" A feminine voice spoke, gaining his attention.
He looked up and saw a young woman around his age with long black hair that reached to her shoulders, with black eyes. She wore a white blouse that complimented her breasts, a pair of blue jeans that hugged her curves nicely and a pair of black and purple sneakers.
Vince raised an eyebrow. "Anna?"
The young woman nodded and smiled. "I'm glad that you remembered me Vince."
"What are you doing here?" He asked bluntly.
Anna sat down on the bench next to him and pouted. "Geez. We haven't seen each other in a long time and that's the first thing you ask?"
"Uhuh. So what's up?"
"Well, I heard that you were back in town and I wanted to see you again. You just left suddenly." She admitted smiling a little.
(She never acted like this before, talk about suspicious. I might as well play along... for now.) He thought to himself, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"So how's life in Japan?" Anna asked curiously.
"It's hardly boring." Vince admitted truthfully.
Anna nodded with a surprised look. "Wow, it must be fun over there. Say Vince, do you wanna go to a party? A couple of friends of mine are gonna be there along with there."
He shook his head and got up from the bench. "I think I'll pass on that. I have some stuff to do now."
"Aww, really? I want you to come Vince. It's been so long. Please?" Anna pleaded as she got up from the bench and placed herself closer to him.
Vince took a step back and blinked twice upon noticing some blond hair underneath her black hair. (Blond hair underneath her black hair? Ok, now I know for sure that's not her.)
"Why me?"
"Well... I've always liked you for a long time Vince and I never had the chance to ask you out. Please Vince?" Anna asked leaning her face closely to his.
"Sure you have." He replied cynically.
"Here, maybe this will prove of it." She leaned in and kissed him on the lips.
(Gotcha.) Vince returned the kiss as he placed his hand close to her face, as soon as he stopped kissing, a torrent of water came straight out of his palm and blasted her in the face.
"Aaaah!" Anna was blasted back by the force the blast, the black haired wig was also blasted away, revealing that the young woman was actually Jeanne.
Jeanne got up while coughing out water from her mouth. "How could you do that Vince-kun? I had to do so much preparing just to get the disguise right."
"If you did your homework... you would realize that she has a boyfriend. That and I don't like her, she's a bit of a shallow bitch." Vince commented dryly.
"Wow Vince-kun, that's a pretty harsh thing to say about an old classmate." Jeanne replied sounding slightly surprised.
"What do you want Jeanne?" He asked frowning.
"Oh you know... just to take you with me!" As she said this multiple swords shot out of the ground.
Out of pure instinct and adrenaline, Vince back flipped over the rising swords, narrowly avoiding getting impaled. (Close call. If it was a second later my legs would have been skewered.)
Jeanne went to the swords that rose from the ground and picked one up. "I'm definitely going to take you unconscious. Tricking me wasn't a very nice thing to do!"
She dashed towards him and brought her sword down on him. Vince leapt out of the way and rolled on to the ground. He got up quickly and immediately jumped back as Jeanne charged at him again, with the sharp blade point at him. (Dammit. She's not giving me any time to counterattack.)
Seeing the bench nearby Vince surrounded his legs in lighting and kicked the bench towards Jeanne, responding accordingly she slashed the bench in half with her sword and leapt towards him. "Nice try Vince-kun, but that won't work on me."
"No. But this will." With a small flash of light the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi appeared in his hands, taking advantage of her slightly surprised expression, Vince unsheathed the blade and jammed the hilt of the katana into her stomach while simultaneously smacking her in the face with the sheath.
The force of the attack sent Jeanne into the ground she groaned in pain and rubbed her stomach and face. "Ouch! That really hurts! but I guess that's to be expected from a holy-sword like the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi."
"Take this!" Vince jumped into the air and stabbed the katana into ground, as a large bolt of lightning came from the sky and was about to shock Jeanne.
However to his surprise, she raised her sword into the air and the sword itself absorbed the lightning bolt.
"Neat huh? This sword is a pretty good conductor and it can absorb all of your lightning magic." Jeanne said as she got up from the ground with a smile.
"Son of a bitch..." Vince muttered underneath his breath.
"Give up Vince-kun. I will take you back with me!" Jeanne answered cheerfully as she slashed him with her sword.
Sparks flied between both swords as Vince parried the attack with his katana and forcefully brought the two weapons down. "Back off!"
He flipped over Jeanne and slashed her in the back, she however blocked the attack by quickly moving her sword to her back as more swords shot up from the ground.
Vince saw this and jumped out of the way, narrowly avoiding the surprise attack. (Damn it. She really isn't playing around. I can hardly get in an attack, using any type of water or lightning projectile is out of the question her sword would just absorb it. Retreating isn't an option either, she would probably just run after me.)
"What's wrong Vince-kun, lost your nerve?" Jeanne teased as she lunged at him with her sword.
Vince brought his sword up and parried the thrust but soon had to stop as he noticed several swords shoot up from the ground underneath him. He kicked her to the side and rolled out of the way, his legs almost being skewered by the swords that shot up from the ground. (As much as I don't want to I'll need to use the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi's power to amplify my lightning magic so I can break through her sword.)
"You can't keep dodging forever Vince-kun!" Jeanne brought her sword up and lunged at him again, getting within range she then swung her sword with a wide arc.
Vince bended backwards to avoid the attack, however the blade grazed the side of his cheek. A small trail of blood came down from the cut as he kicked her in the stomach, sending her a few centimeters away from him. "Nice try!"
(Now's my chance!) Vince surrounded his katana in lightning, the blade radiated a dangerous amount of holy-energy. He then charged towards her.
"Did you forget Vince-kun? My sword absorbs your lightning magic." Jeanne said smiling as she brought her sword up.
The two blades clashed violently as it discharged a dangerous amount of lightning and holy-energy. Vince however smirked a little, "I think you're the one that forgot. Remember when I overpowered your sword's ability to absorb my magic? Besides, I'm using the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi this time as a amplifier for my lightning magic and you should know by now my holy-sword is stronger than any holy-sword that you can create!"
Her eyes widened as Vince placed more pressure on Jeanne's sword and sparks flied between the two sword. A large crack appeared on her sword as she struggled to over power him. Vince suddenly stopped applying pressure and jumped a little as Jeanne nearly fell forward from the sudden movement he then followed up with a horizontal slash, cutting both her sword in half and herself. "Take that!"
"Aaaaaaah!" Jeanne held her chest in pain as blood seeped through large gash across her chest.
Vince however blinked in surprise, seeing her both alive and conscious. "She's more durable than I thought."
"You're really stronger than I thought Vince-kun! I can see there's more to you than your weird Sacred Gears." Jeanne spoke as she clutched her wound. "Balance Break!"
All of the swords that Jeanne created that shot up from the ground disappeared and reappeared from beneath the feet of her along with other numerous swords, all gather into a stack violently forming into a giant object, within a few moments the object was revealed to be a giant dragon made up of holy-swords. Despite her wound, she smiled cheerfully. "This child is my Balance Breaker, but it's a sub-species."
"Sub-species...? Tch, I didn't want to use this... Balance Breaker, Phantasm Drive!" Vince called out.
A black colored magic circle appeared underneath Vince's body and was then entirely enveloped by a powerful light, releasing a enormous amount of power. Jeanne's eyes widened as she felt the power radiating from his Sacred Gear.
The magic circle faded and as a result his entire appearance changed. His hair now colored white with his eyes being a crimson red color. He wore a metallic black leathered shirt that covered his torso and exposed his stomach, detached black sleeves with two leather belts holding it in place at the end of the sleeves were black fingerless gloves, a metallic sliver gear attached to his left arm, black pants and a black waist cape, with a pair black metallic-like boots. His stomach, face and shoulders all covered in a crimson marking that's the same color as his eyes.
Jeanne stared at Vince for a moment before smiling. "That's a really weird Balance Breaker, Vince-kun. But I like it, it shows what you have to offer."
Upon her order the dragon made up of holy-sword flew up into sky and dived down, heading towards Vince.
"Damn, I hope this works..." Vince surrounded his left hand in water and his right hand in lightning. Both respective elements on his hands then formed massive claws, with the right hand radiating a holy-aura, due to the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi in his right hand.
Jeanne's eyes widened when Vince caught the dragon by the mouth with both elemental claws. He skided back a few feet but slowly regained his footing. "W-What?!
"Hrooaahh!" Numerous water and lightning tendrils shot out of both claws and the ground as it continuously impaled the dragon's body. Slowly Vince started moving forward, pushing dragon as the damage started to become visible. "Shatter!"
As the tendrils continued to impale the dragon he clenched both of his claws on the dragon's face, destroying it. Jeanne gave off a shocked expression as Vince got on one knee breathing heavily and both claws shattered. He got up using the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi to balance himself and turned to her. "I'm not an expert. But I don't think you can make another one of those in your state, can you?"
Vince's Balance Breaker suddenly disappeared as he reverted back to how he used to be. He took a deep breath and frowned a bit. (I'm starting to see the downsides of having an incomplete Balance Breaker. Aside from taking it's toll on me, it's also unstable.)
"Oh? Having trouble Jeanne?" A man spoke.
Both Jeanne and Vince looked to the side to see a man about two meters tall with a welt built body. "Heracles-kun?"
"What happened to the plan? I thought we were going to ambush the kid after you convinced him to follow you." Heracles said.
"Vince-kun saw through my disguise and defeated me." Jeanne replied clutching her wound.
"Ha! This kid right here? He looks weak, but since Cao-Cao gave us orders we'll take him." Heracles then turned towards Vince. "I know you're weak and tired, but try to give me some sort of challenge."
"Don't get so cocky." Vince said as he looked at the Sacred Gear on his wrist. (I guess all this time training with Yume is and working on my stamina is starting to pay off.)
A magic circle that radiated demonic energy momentarily appeared in front of his bracelet as one of his arms turned into a demonic looking claw. His claw, palm and forehand illuminated a blue aura, with a large blue crack in the middle of his forearm. The rest of his arms was covered in red organic flesh, with a spike protruding from his elbow. Purple strap-like flesh covered the top part of both of his right arm.
Jeanne blinked in surprise as she saw one of his arms turn into a demonic claw. "Isn't both of your arms supposed to turn into demonic claws, when you use that devil's DNA?"
"It used to." Vince answered cryptically.
"It doesn't matter if you have two of them or one. It's not like you will be able to defeat me, you're just some freak- Guh!" Heracles was sent back a few centimeters as Vince punched him in the face with his demonic arm.
"Didn't I tell you not to get so cocky?" Vince questioned with a small smirk.
"Hahaha! So you do have some fight in you, great!" Heracles laughed as he swung his fist.
"Vince-kun was able to hurt Heracles-kun on the first attack...?" Jeanne wondered looking at him surprised.
Vince dodged the punch but was surprised when a explosion came from his fist after hitting a tree. (Definitely should avoid getting punched.)
"My Sacred Gear is Variant Detonation, which makes my targets explode when I attack!" Heracles bragged as he charged in and aimed a punch at him.
He ducked underneath his punch and slashed his chest with his holy-sword and followed up with an uppercut from his demonic arm. (Did he really just explain his Sacred Gear to me? Is he an idiot, or is he just that arrogant?)
Heracles got up and brushed the blood from his mouth to the side and grinned. His chest however had a small cut on it. "Great. You hit harder than I thought not bad from some freak!"
(He's extremely durable and has a lot of raw power to back it up. Everything should be fine if I avoid his attacks and counter when I have the chance. Devil Bringer and the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi are already doing visible damage to him. Even if he does destroy this park it doesn't matter to me. I better avoid using Black Lightning and Dark Water too, unless I absolutely need it. I want conserve as much energy as I can.) Vince thought analytically.
Heracles looked annoyed as he ran towards Vince with his fist aimed at him. "Come on! Quit spacing out and fight me!"
Vince rolled out of the way as he punched the ground causing a large explosion that sent him back a few feet, nearly hitting a tree. He got up and looked irritated. "Will you shut up already? God, you're annoying."
"What? How dare you call me annoying! I'm going to beat you!" Heracles threw a powerful punch at him.
"Get lost!" He ducked underneath the attack and grabbed him with his demonic arm. Before Heracles had a chance to react Vince swing him around before slamming him into the ground and slashing stomach with his katana.
Heracles grunted in pain and quickly tried to punch Vince's legs however, he saw this coming and jumped out of the way. "Hold still and let me hit you, you coward!"
"Yeah, I don't think so." Vince said dryly.
He grabbed Heracles with his demonic arm again and slammed him into the ground. (This guy... he's proud and arrogant but he seems stupid. I can work that to my advantage if I get him angry enough he'll probably won't notice his injuries until it's too late.)
"You asked for it!" Heracles got up while tossing the dirt from the ground into Vince's eyes.
"Aaaagh!" Vince covered his eyes in pain as he tried wipe the dirt from it.
Heracles laughed loudly as he punched Vince in the stomach while simultaneously causing an explosion from the attack.
"Uaaargh!" Vince was tossed back by the blast of the explosion along with the attack, slamming him right through a tree.
"You're not so tough now are you?!" Heracles boasted as he ran towards him.
"You're going to pay for that...!" Vince surrounded his hands in water and quickly wiped the dirt from his eyes.
Heracles got within range and smashed his fist into Vince's face as an explosion came out of his fist. "Ha! I thought you were supposed to be tough!"
"Aaaaargh!" Vince was blown back by the explosion and was sent to the ground as a small amount of smoke came out of his face.
"I hope that isn't all you can do!" Heracles commented as he walked towards him.
Vince took a deep breath as he struggled to get up from the ground. (It felt like I got hit by a freakin' truck. That smug bastard is going to pay...)
"I think it's time I take you back. After all, Cao-Cao is waiting- Gaaaaagh!" Heracles suddenly covered his eyes in pain as Vince tossed sand directly into his pupils.
"How does it feel you prick?" Vince repeatedly punched him in the face with his demonic arm and followed up smashing the edge of his katana on the side of his rib cage, sending him a few centimeters back into the dirt. "You know for someone who's a descendant of Heracles and Zeus, you're pretty pathetic, you know that right?"
"How dare you insult me like that, you freak! I will enter Balance Breaker and defeat you right away! Heya! Balance Break!" Heracles roared loudly.
(Good. He took the bait I can get some usage out his anger.) Vince thought as he restrained himself from smirking.
His body radiated a massive light. The light gradually formed into large constructs on his arms, legs and back. As the light faded Heracles' body was covered in objects that took the shape of a missile. "This is my Balance Breaker! Mighty Comet Detonation!"
(Good. He took the bait I can get some usage out of his anger.) Vince thought, discretely wetting the ground around with his dark water.
"Let's see you dodge this you freak!" Heracles roared as he fired all of his missiles at him.
(I better take this just incase.) Vince grabbed a clump of dirt from the ground before he surrounded his legs in black lightning and took off at an extreme speed.
He dodged to the side to avoid the missiles but his eyes widened when the missiles changed direction and headed towards him. (Damn it! I can't get them off of me! They're like heat seeking missiles.)
"Hahahaha! You can't dodge them!" Heracles laughed as Vince ran around the park trying to avoid the missiles.
"I didn't know Heracles-kun could do that..." Jeanne muttered looking surprised.
He tried to drown out Heracles laughter, looking for a way to avoid the missiles. His eyes darted around the park until his eyes darted towards Heracles himself. A small smirk appeared on his face as he gripped the dirt in his hand. (Looks like I found my meat shield. I better make sure he doesn't dodge it.)
Vince ran towards Heracles direction slightly surprising him. As he passed by Heracles, Vince slammed the wet dirt in his face. "Eat it!"
"Gaaah! Again?!" Heracles quickly wiped the wet dirt from his face, as he removed the dirt from his eyes.
"Now die!" Taking advantage of the opportunity, Vince grabbed Heracles with his demonic arm while slashing him with his katana and tossed him into his own missile barrage.
Vince quickly jumped out of the way as Heracles collided with his own attack causing a massive explosion. The sound of Heracles screaming in pain completely being drowned out by the noise of the explosion.
When the smoke cleared up Heracles was lying on the ground, badly bruised and bleeding. Vince's eyes widened in surprise, seeing him still alive. (He survived from that? This guy is more durable than I gave him credit for. ...At least he looks to beaten up to fight.)
Jeanne's eyes widened as she Heracles' condition, she got up and went to him. "I guess Vince-kun was too much for you if you're this beaten up Heracles-kun."
"Ugh... how could I lose to some freak...?" Heracles questioned angrily.
Vince breathed heavily as he sheathed his katana and it disappeared in a small flash of light. "Whatever, either get lost or rot here you bastard. I've already wasted enough of my time on you."
"As harsh as always Vince-kun." Jeanne commented with a cheerful smile as a magic circle appeared underneath her and Heracles. "But I'll be back another time."
"Wait." Vince dug into his pocket making Jeanne look curious, her eyes slightly widened when she him take out a ring from his pocket. "Catch."
Jeanne caught ring in her hands and turn to him in surprise. "I thought I lost this..."
"I found it when after our first fight." He explained.
She placed the ring away and smiled. "I guess you're not as bad as I thought Vince-kun. But I won't be going easy on you next time."
"I'll try to get a restraining order by then." Vince mused in a small joking tone.
Jeanne giggled in response. "A restraining order won't stop me Vince-kun."
The magic circle glowed brightly as both Jeanne and Heracles vanished. Vince breathed a sigh of relief as his devil transformation ended. "Sheesh, I'm so tired."
He walked slowly away from the park breathing heavily until he saw Yuji, Rena and Rossweisse appear right in front of him.
"Vince, are you okay?!" Rena asked going up to him.
"I got attacked by two people from the Hero Faction. Does it look like I'm okay?!" Vince asked frowning a bit.
"Sorry about that." Rena then turned towards her father with annoyed look. "We saw what happened when that woman used her Balance Breaker. We wanted to help you but father wanted to see how you would do against her and against Heracles."
Vince turned Yuji with an irritated look. "You asshole."
"Hey, hey. Tone down the language Vince. I know you're mad but we would have helped you if you were in real danger. I just wanted to see what you would do when you're pushed to your limit." Yuji explained trying to calm him down.
This however did not calm Vince down and instead rolled his eyes. "Yeah, because that makes everything better."
"Relax Vince, I'll make it up to you later. Besides, I wanted find out more information about them before I turned it into my boss." He replied with a sheepish smile.
"Calm down Vince. It's over now so there's no point in getting angry, ok?" Rossweisse offered reassuringly.
Vince sighed and nodded hesitantly. "...Fine."
He tried to walk but tripped on the ground and nearly fell on the ground, however Rossweisse caught him. "Are you okay Vince?"
"Ugh..." Vince collapsed and much to her embarrassment, his head landed in between her breasts.
A large blushed appeared on Rossweisse's face as Rena looked at her slightly annoyed while Yuji chuckled. "You mind carrying Vince back to the house? Thanks."
"H-Hey, wait!" Before Rossweisse could answer Yuji left via a magic circle.
She sighed and turned to Rena. "Can you help me Rena?"
"Fine." Rena spoke as she help placed Vince on Rossweisse's back.
"Warm..." Vince muttered as he unconsciously wrapped his arms around her waist, making her blush deepen.
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Rena turned towards her mother worriedly. "Is Vince going to be okay mother?"
Serena smiled and gently patted her head. "He'll be fine. Aside from a few injuries, he'll be good to go by tomorrow. Vince used up a lot of energy maintaining his incomplete Balance Breaker along with using his other Sacred Gear in the middle of combat. As soon as he has enough energy he'll wake up."
"If you say so..." Rena said looking at Vince, who continued to sleep peacefully on a bed.
A teasing smile appeared on Serena's face. "Don't worry, your boyfriend will be fine Rena. Or should I say Rossweisse's boyfriend? Yuji did tell me how much he was clinging on to her."
"M-Mother! Don't joke about things like that!" Rena shouted sounding both embarrassed and slightly jealous.
They were interrupted from the conversation after hearing a knock on the door. The door then opened, showing that Rossweisse was the one that opened the door. "How is Vince doing, is everything all right?"
"Yes. Vince just needs a lot of rest. He was pushed to his limit in that fight Yuji told me about. He'll be fine by tomorrow morning." Serena answered.
Rossweisse nodded as Rena turned to her mother. "Does this mean we'll be able to cure Chloe tomorrow?"
"If Vince is feeling up for it, then yes. But knowing him, he would say yes regardless." She mused with a small smile.
"Serena-san, if you don't mind me asking. Where is Chloe?" Rossweisse asked curiously.
"She is staying at a different hospital. A place that's very secured and please Rossweisse, you don't have to use an honorific with me. I have known you for years." Serena commented pouting a little.
Rossweisse nodded in response while Serena smiled. "Good. Now then let's get prepared for tomorrow."
(Next Day)
Vince groaned as his eyes slowly opened, yawned loudly and looked around the room. (I'm back in the room Yuji and Serena gave me while I stayed here. I hardly remember anything. The last thing I remember was sleeping on Rossweisse's breasts-)
A small blush appeared on his face as he shook his head. (I think I'll just forget about that part. I wonder how long I slept? Either way, I hope things will be more peaceful now that the Hero Faction retreated and the spy for the Khaos Brigade is captured.)
Vince got up from his bed and rubbed his eyes. (I better go get ready...)
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"Mornin'..." Vince called out as he walked into the living room, drawing weird looks from Rena and Rossweisse while Serena and Yuji chuckled.
"...What?"
"It's not morning Vince, it's one o'clock in the afternoon." Gondul answered as she walked in with an amused smile.
"One in the afternoon?! How long was I out?" Vince asked with a surprised expression.
"You've been sleeping for sixteen hours Vince." Rossweisse answered causing his eyes to widen.
"Oh great..." Vince shook his head and frowned.
"It's nothing to worry about Vince. You were in a heated battle yesterday. But on the upside, you got in some pretty good experience for battle." Yuji said optimistically.
"Like that matters to me, now." Vince turned towards Serena. "Is everything prepared to help Chloe?"
"Yes, everything is prepared. We've spent the entire morning getting everything ready. But are you sure you're ready Vince? If you still want to rest now, you can still do it." Serena spoke sounding concerned.
"I'm a little sore but I'll be fine, as long as I don't use my Balance Breaker again." Vince replied.
Serena nodded and turned to Yuji. "I believe we're ready to begin."
"Yeah, that's good to hear." Yuji took out his staff and tapped it on the floor. "Now then, let's get started."
A couple of magic circles appeared underneath everyone as it glowed, Vince nodded and clenched his fist. (Chloe, I'll bring you out of that coma, no matter what.)
Everyone then disappeared from the room as did the magic circles.
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The magic circle faded teleporting everyone to a very clean hospital room filled with expensive machines and a large T.V. set on the wall.
Vince and Rena gained a somewhat somber look when they saw a young woman with auburn hair sleeping in a hospital robe, with a magic circle engraved on her forehead.
"Chloe..." They muttered staring at her.
Yuji then clapped his hands loudly gaining their attention. "All right. That's enough, we have a job to do. Remember?"
The two nodded as Rossweisse looked at them concerned. Gondul placed numerous runes on Chloe's body as Rossweisse placed a large barrier over the room. "I'm finished. The runes should protect Chloe's body from any potential damage during the removal process."
"I've also placed a barrier in the room so no one can interrupt us." Rossweisse spoke with a nod.
"That's good, thanks you two." Yuji said smiling a bit.
Vince brought his hands together and slowly pulled them back as a large bubble of water appeared in between his hands. "Then I guess that means it's our cue then."
"We'll give you the signal when to extract the toxin in her body. That will be when we're ready to destroy other portion of it, the curse." Serena answered seriously.
"Then I'll use my wind magic to cool off Chloe's body to prevent a fever." Rena spoke as she placed her hand on top of Chloe's body.
"Right. Be very careful, the process is very precise. Now let's go." Yuji spoke, pointing his staff at Chloe's body.
A magic circle appeared on her body as Serena closely monitored Chloe's body while Vince placed his hands near Chloe's forehead.
Rena generated a small breeze from her hand, cooling of Chloe as Vince heavily concentrated and slowly moved the toxin from the brain to the mouth.
Vince lightly winced before took a deep breath and calmed. (That's it. Focus...)
Slowly but surely a small bulge from Chloe's forehead moved to her mouth, indicating that it's the toxin. Rena then increased the breeze as she noticed Chloe started to sweat, as her body temperature rose and her heart rate increased.
Vince then stopped moving the toxin and held it in place near her mouth. "I finished my end for now. Serena, Yuji. Are you two ready?"
The two nodded as Serena turned to Vince. "We're going to destroy the curse... now."
Vince nodded and forcibly removed the toxin from Chloe's mouth as Serena and Yuji together activated a magic circle that glowed brightly. The toxin itself was putrid looking black liquid. He looked at the toxin with a look of disgust before he forced the toxin into the bubble he created.
Rossweisse quickly gave Vince a metallic tray, to which he placed the toxin on it. Yuji wiped some of the sweat from his forehead as the magic circle faded.
Vince took a deep breath as Rena looked at Chloe expectedly. "Is this going to work?"
"It should. The toxin and the curse are removed from her body." Serena spoke looking at Chloe.
"Thankfully the runes protected Chloe's body from being damaged and the barrier blocking the room. Thank you Gondul, Rossweisse." Yuji said breathing a sigh of relief.
"You're welcome." Gondul replied smiling a little.
Rossweisse nodded and also smiled a little.
"Maybe it would help if tried waking her up like normal?" Vince suggested as he gave the tray to Yuji, which contained the toxin.
Yuji took the tray as Serena nodded. "Chloe it's time to wake up."
"Mmmngg... no not before the honeymoon starts Vince..." Chloe mumbled, turning around.
With the exception of Serena and Gondul, everyone's eyes widened as a blush appeared on Vince's face. "Uh... what...?"
"C-Chloe?!" Rena asked looking at her in complete shock.
"Mmm...?" Chloe opened her eyes and saw everyone looking at her. She stayed silent for a few moments until speaking up in a meek tone. "E-Ehh...? Did everyone hear that?"
"So... when's the honeymoon taking place Chloe?" Yuji questioned with a large grin.
A large blush appeared on Chloe's face as she covered herself with the hospital blanket. "O-Oh my god, this is so embarrassing!"
Gondul let out an amused smile as she turned to her granddaughter. "I suppose this means you have more competition, Rose."
"G-Granny...!" Rossweisse turned around blushing in embarrassment.
Chloe then rubbed her eyes upon seeing Rossweisse, Rena and Vince appearing to be older. "Umm... why does everyone look older? What happened? The last thing I remember was shoving Rena and Vince from Celino's trap..."
An awkward silence filled the room until Serena cleared throat and spoke up. "That's because you've been in a coma for two years. Celino's trap gave you a curse that would destroy your body from the inside out and a toxin that kept you in a coma and would potentially cause brain damage. Either one of them would react violently when the other was tampered with and your body at the time was deteriorating."
Chloe's eyes widened greatly as Serena continued. "We were able to preserve your body with minimal damage by putting your body in stasis and we've spent the entire two years figuring a way for you to be cured."
"I-I see... that explains quite a bit." Chloe placed her hand on her head, looking shell shocked. "I've been in a coma for two years, oh god..."
"Chloe?" Rena asked worriedly.
Chloe shook her head and hugged Rena from her bed. "You've grown up quite a bit Rena. You look more like mom."
Rena smiled and returned the hug as a few tears escaped her eyes. "Chloe..."
She gently patted her back as she turned to Rossweisse. "And you've grown up a lot Rossweisse, you were so small when I saw you and now you look like a very sophisticated young woman."
Rossweisse smiled and lightly blushed from the compliment. "Thank you Chloe. I'm relieved to see you're ok."
Chloe smiled and turned to Vince, who looked a bit melancholic. "Is something wrong Vince?"
"Chloe. ...I'm sorry about what happened two years ago. I've was able to have react to that quicker then I-" Vince stopped talking as she shook her head.
"I don't blame you or Rena for what happened and I would have done it again. It was my responsibility to keep you two safe. I didn't do much of a good job because of that chimera, but I'm happy I was able to prevent you two from going what I had to go through." Chloe answered reassuringly.
"C-Chloe..."
"You've grown up a bit Vince. I bet you have a lot of attention from other girls." Chloe teased.
Vince palmed his face and sighed. "You have no idea..."
Yuji laughed out loud while Serena lightly giggled. Rena and Rossweisse looked slightly annoyed while Chloe looked confused. "Did I say something weird?"
"You're not far off the mark Chloe." Vince said dryly.
"Huh?"
"There are quite a few women that would want Vince's attention." Rena spoke frowning a bit.
Chloe blinked owlishly as she turned to Vince. "Really?"
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Vince asked in an annoyed tone.
She then shook her head, "I didn't mean it like that Vince! It's just surprising..."
"Incase you're wondering Chloe, Vince has the attention of over five women." Yuji spoke with a smirk.
"F-Five!?"
"You ass..." Vince grumbled sending a glare to him.
"Don't remind me..." Rena mumbled looking out the window with an annoyed expression.
After a few moments of silence, Vince shook his head and turned to the others. "I'm going to go call my mom about this. She would want to know. Every since you've been in a coma, mom has been visiting every weekend she can."
"Oh wow... I should really thank Elena for that." Chloe spoke sounding surprised.
"...I'll go call her. Afterwards, I'm going to train. I have a lot of work to do." Vince said as he walked out the room.
"What happened? Why does Vince look so serious?" Chloe asked frowning a bit.
"We'll explain it to you another day Chloe, you just woken up. It would bad for your health to tell you right away." Serena spoke sincerely.
"Okay... but tell me soon mom. I want to know." Chloe said seriously.
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Vince lied down on a bed in his room, his lips then curled up into a genuine smile as a small tear when down his cheek. (Two years... and Chloe is finally awake. I feel like a big weight was taken off my shoulders. Training with the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi was tiring but my proficiency in using it has gotten better.)
He looked at the clock in his room and blinked twice. "Eight o'clock already? So that's... four hours of training with only a few breaks."
A knock was soon heard from his room. Vince looked at the door and sighed. "Come in!"
"Excuse me..." Rena walked into the room and closed the door, holding a bag.
"Oh Rena. Something wrong?" He asked curiously, while eyeing the bag.
"No, nothing's wrong. Everything's really good, although Chloe will have to go through physical therapy to walk again and she'll have to get caught up with some work..." Rena trailed off.
"I kinda excepted something like that. But still, it's better like this. Since it could have been a lot worse." Vince commented frowning a bit.
"Yeah. I don't like it very much but, I'm glad the damage done to Chloe was very minimal." Rena said smiling a little.
"Mmm-hmm."
"Umm, Vince...?"
"What is it Rena?"
"Can I use the bathroom hear for a few minutes?" Rena asked sounding a little nervous.
Vince nodded but raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, but why? Rossweisse's room is in the middle between our rooms."
"You'll find out in a few minutes. Excuse me...!" She quickly ran to the bathroom and locked the door, leaving him utterly confused.
(The hell is wrong with her? I haven't seen her this nervous before.) Vince thought to himself.
As time passed by Vince looked at the bathroom door still looking confused, until he decided take out a manga and read it.
Suddenly the door opened and to his surprise, Rena walked out of the bathroom wearing a black risqué lingerie, that showed off her voluptuous figure. She nervously placed her hand on her arm and looked towards him with a noticeable blush. "H-How do I look?"
"You look great Rena, but why...?" Vince asked blushing a bit.
"I've been waiting to do this for a while. Since everything has been taken care of I thought now would be the perfect time to do this." Rena spoke walking towards him.
"If it's about us saving Chloe you don't have to do this-" Vince stopped talking as Rena placed a finger to his lips.
"You misunderstood me Vince. I'm not doing this because of Chloe. After a while, I decided that during this trip here, I would give you my first." Rena responded with a small smile.
"Are you sure about this Rena? This isn't like those other times, we'll be going all the way and there's no taking that back." Vince said seriously.
Rena nodded and looked at him sincerely. "I want to do this Vince. ...Please?"
Vince gulped as he placed his manga away. (I can't say no to Rena. She's really serious about this, I don't want to hurt her... and I don't want to say no.)
"I-I see... you don't have to say anything Vince, I-" Before Rena could finish Vince went up to her and kissed her on the lips.
Rena's eyes widened before she smiled and returned the kiss. The two deepened the kiss between each other as their tongues lapped with each other. Vince then pulled away and looked at her. "I want do it to... but let's use protection for this."
"I know." A small blush appeared on Rena's face as she hugged him, pressing her breasts against his chest. "I already took some birth control pills before I came here."
"Right... I'll go get the condoms then." Vince spoke as he went towards his luggage.
Rena giggled as she sat down on his bed. "You carry your own condoms?"
Vince rolled his eyes, digging in his luggage at a rapid pace. "I have to. I don't want Akari or Rias finding it."
"So... seriously though. How big are your breasts?" Vince asked curiously, grabbing a small box from his luggage.
"You forgot my size already?" Rena asked deadpanning a bit.
"I didn't forget... it's just a little bit hard to believe." He replied closing his luggage.
A slightly annoyed look appeared on her face. "It's not like I can help it. My mother's genetics is the reason why my breasts are so huge. It also didn't help that you used to grope them a lot when we were dating."
"Point taken. Still though, those three sizes. One hundred and five, fifty-nine and eighty-nine..." Vince trailed off with a small smirk.
Rena pouted and swatted his shoulder. "Hey, don't tease me."
"Yeah, yeah. Sorry." Vince leaned in and kissed her on the lips.
She smiled and returned the kiss. "Vince..."
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Author's Notes: That's it for the chapter. As you can a lot of stuff has happened and it ended on a very... unique note for Vince. It was a bit difficult to write but not impossible.
The flashback between Vince and Akeno is an indicator to show that not everything is what they appear. The two of them are friends with each other despite how Vince usually perfers to be alone in public.
I've always intended for Vince to have to fight two members of the Hero Faction at a time, to really push him to his limits and to show what he can do when he's cornered in a fight.
While it isn't specified in the Light Novel or in the Wikipedia to my knowledge, it isn't stated whether or not Heracles can have his missile-like objects home in on an enemy I thought it would be a good addition to add in that he can. I hope nobody minds that I did that, but the fight was a lot better for me to write after I added that detail in.
That's all I have to say for now. I do want to say to everyone that thanks for the suggestions on the harem, I more or less have a good idea on how to go about it from there. Let me know what you think about the chapter and take care.