Author's Notes: Thankfully this chapter didn't take as long as the other one but it didn't help that I had a lot of times where I had writer's block. Either way, except quite a few things to be made more clear of in this chapter. Now on to the reviews.
Master of Dragons God: Thanks.
Stratos263: Yup. It's a good reason for him to go.
Ragna: He would get the Evil Pieces because of him having the DNA of an Ultimate-class Devil, but he wouldn't try to get a peerage.
Cobalt Striker Gundam: Really? Thanks.
The Storm Master 567: Sure. As for Vince's third element he will get it when the time is right but him having fire is possibility. Vince will get another teacher a little later on.
Wacko12: Didn't notice that thanks for pointing that out. I'll try to be more careful.
ZeroSaga: Vince was going to learn his incomplete spells regardless. Learning all those elements will be a bit much, as for why Vince's father gets so much hate from Vince's mother's side of her family will be revealed and yes the Underworld Arc starts this chapter.
zero kazama: Vince is already getting compisated for going, but he won't exactly let them off the hook yet.
Guest: I'll see what I can do.
Keybladewielder97: I don't think it's perverse and it is DxD. It is certainly possible for that to happen, especially since Yasaka was using the ley lines during her intimate moments with Vince. This subject will be touched upon a little later on.
Killerbeats359: That's a same assumption for Vince, Chloe however is just shocked.
Soren Alba: Well, I actually don't have any plans to put Chloe in the harem, it seems a bit too sudden to do that right now that's how I feel about it. Vince might get something like that a little later on, I'm not to sure as of now unfortunately.
NERO TOVACK: That is funny and I expected that, given how they act.
That's it for the reviews, I gotta say it was really fun replying to them. Thanks, now on to the chapter.
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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Rena, Rossweisse and Vince all stood together inside of an airport, each holding their own luggage. She wore a white shirt under a black zip-up vest with black shorts that fold at the waist. Rossweisse on the other hand, wore a simple business suit while Vince wore a black shirt, a navy blue jacket, and gray pants, his left hand were completely wrapped in white bandages.
"Time sure flew by." Rossweisse spoke, trying to break the silence between the three.
"No kidding. It hardly felt like two months passed by." Vince commented, running his right hand through his hair.
"It was fun training and hanging out with each other. It was just like old times." Rena said smiling a bit.
"Yes it was. Though it seems that Vince still likes to over do it." Rossweisse commented with a small frown.
"I was the one that did most of the training, you two hung out with each other. Besides, you should be careful Rossweisse, I see another white hair growing on that scalp of yours in addition to the rest of your hair." He commented with an amused grin.
A tickmark appeared on her as she glared at him. "My hair color is silver, not white!"
"Yes, yes."
"Just like old times..." Rena muttered, shaking her head.
Vince rolled his eyes but took out a small red crystal orb from his pocket and showed it to the other two. "Remember this?"
The two smiled as they took out their own crystal orbs from their respective pockets, one blue and one green.
Rena held her green crystal in hand as her smile widened a little bit. "Yeah. I'm surprised you haven't lost it Vince."
"I agree." Rossweisse spoke as she looked at her blue crystal.
"Bite me." He said in an annoyed tone, as he started playing catch with his crystal.
"This'll probably be the last time we be together like this. So that's why I bought these crystals, I wanted us to each have a momento of each other." Rena stated as she smiled.
"Yes. Vince and I even help paid for it." Rossweisse added, as a small smile appeared on her face.
"I thought it was really cheesy at first, but you know-" Vince tossed his crystal one last time into the air, before catching it firmly in his right arm. "I don't mind having this."
Watching from a distance between the three teens. Rena's parents along with Vince's mother and Rossweisse grandmother all saw them talking to each other.
"It's nice seeing them together like this. But I am really gonna miss them." Elena spoke sadly.
"I agree, it was quite lively having them around." Serena commented with a small sigh.
"But alas, this can't last forever. Their vacation is over." Gondul stated simply.
"It isn't that bad. We can always have them come back for the holidays. I know they'll want to do something like that." Yuji said optimistically.
"You do have a point, but still..." Elena trailed off, shaking her head.
"I wouldn't worry about them too much Elena. They're all very strong and despite the small quarrels they have with each other, they're still very good friends." Serena spoke with a small smile.
"Yeah."
"I'll have to leave with Rossweisse now, we'll miss our flight if we don't. I do hope all of you take care of yourselves." Gondul said as she started walking.
"We will Gondul. You take care too." Elena said with a small smile.
"Don't be a stranger Gondul." Yuji spoke with a grin.
"Take care and give Odin-sama my regards." Serena stated with a small nod.
Gondul nodded and smiled before bidding them farewell.
The two sighed as they saw Vince trying to move his left arm.
"Vince, you know you're not supposed to force that arm to move." Rena stated shaking her head.
"I just wanted to see if I could move a little bit of it. I have a little feeling in my left arm, but the rest is numb." He mused.
"You shouldn't have done that you know? Even with your Lightning magic, doing that stunt was dangerous." Rossweisse lectured.
Vince however shrugged. "I wanted to see if I could do it, and I can... Barely, but I can."
"Your left arm is paralyzed for who knows how long." Rena said deadpanning.
"With the elven elixirs made from the Yggdrasil dew in your backyard and Phenex tears in the Underworld, a paralyzed arm is the least of my worries." Vince answered with a small shrug.
"But this time there wasn't any elixirs ready. The Yggdrasil tree isn't ready to produce any dew and because of that your arm is stuck the way it is. Also, just where are you going to buy Phenex tears?" Rena asked, placing a hand on her hip.
"Underworld."
Rossweisse placed a hand on her forehead and shook her head. "Please don't take anymore unnecessary risks like that. You really worried us when you did that."
"I guess." He scratched his cheek a little bit with his index finger. "It wasn't necessary but, I wanted to test something out."
Rena sighed at this. "Well, let's get going then. We're going to miss our flight at this rate."
Rossweisse and Vince both nodded as they went in the opposite direction. "Take care. Vince, Rena."
"You too Rossweisse." He said as he continued walking.
"Goodbye Rossweisse, and don't be a stranger ok?" Rena said as she quickly walked to where Vince was going. With a quick flick of her fingers her ears became rounded and her eyes turned hazel while her hair turned from blonde to a orange-brownish chestnut hair, signifying her disguise.
Rossweisse smiled a little and walked towards the other side of the airport, joining her grandmother.
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Vince sighed as he looked out the window of the airplane, looking at the sky. Rena, sitting next to him, crossed her arms. "You know Vince, there is something I've been meaning to ask you for a while."
"...What?"
"Why does your mother's side of her family hate your father so much?" She asked suddenly.
His eyes widened greatly, not expecting her to ask that question. "Why do you want to know that?"
"Well, after thinking it over I find it rather odd that your mother's side of your family would hate him so intensly. If that's the case then why didn't they say something when they were together?" Rena questioned.
A rather awkward and uncomfortable look appeared on his face. "Well..."
"You don't have to answer that if you don't want to. I apologize, I was just very curious." Rena added, after seeing his expression.
"...I'll tell you, on the condition you don't tell anyone without my permission." He said, looking at her seriously.
"I promise."
Vince looked around the plane, seeing the other passengers there he motioned for Rena to come closer to him. In turn, she got closer to him, within hearing range he started whispering. "The reason for that is because my "father" was only using my mother to gain the benefits of marriage. He was very poor at the beginning and had little to no money. My grandfather had a few connections and gave him a job at a factory that inspects train parts, out of state from Florida. That was back then before my mom and I moved to Florida."
Rena's eyes widened as he continued. "During the marriage, he usually left my mom in their house to go out drinking in a bar. That kept happening even after she was pregnant and during that time he was having an affair with another woman."
She stood there listening intently, while Vince shook his head. "When it was time for me to be born, he left at her at the house while he was out drinking. My mom had to drive herself to the hospital while she was going into labor. At the time, she didn't want to deal with my grandparents and she didn't want to waste time calling for an ambulance."
"Oh god. She drove to the hospital all by herself?" Rena asked, sounding shocked.
"Yeah. Thankfully, he wasn't in the room when Venelana was summoned. A few months afterwards, my mom decided to leave him. She got tired of being with him and he didn't even stop her. The sad thing about it was that my mom actually feel in love with him. That's pretty much why my mother's side of my family hates him." He said, sighing a bit.
"Wow..."
"However, that's only one reason-" Vince looked up for a moment before turning to her. "The other reason is that they had to help take care of me and my mother. They hate spending money on other people and only prefer to use it for themselves. Even if they don't say it outright if you spend enough time with them you'll be able to tell easily."
"Please tell me you're exaggerating." She said.
"I wish I was..." He muttered to himself.
Rena shook her head in disbelief. "I can see why you outright refused to introduce me to your other family members when we were dating."
Vince scratched his cheek with his index finger and briefly glanced at the window. "Believe it or not. I don't hate them as much as I used to when I was younger."
"Why? I wouldn't exactly be fond of them if I were in your position." Rena commented, looking a bit surprised.
"Don't get me wrong, I don't like them and I don't think I ever will like them. I just feel ashamed and humiliated for even being related to them." He spoke in a cold tone.
She lightly winced at his cold tone but nodded. "I see..."
Vince sighed and patted Rena's head. "Either way, I don't have to worry about them now. We'll be in different countries now and they don't bother to visit me in Kuoh."
"Why is that?" Rena asked curiously.
"They're too cheap to buy a ticket to visit." He answered simply, making her sweatdrop.
"You've got to be kidding me..." She muttered, shaking her head.
"Either way, I'm going to take a nap. You kept me up all night with that diet plan on yours." Vince said, placing his right hand behind the back of his head.
A large blush crept up on Rena's face as he continued, a small smirk plastered on his face. "Who knows? Maybe that's the reason why I was able to talk about that topic, a little easier. You have been sucking all of the energy out of me lately. I wouldn't be surprised if you did that to talk to me about this topic today along with that diet plan, you know?"
Rena slapped him upside the head as she huffed and looked the other way, with a large blush still on her face. "I just wanted to lose those stupid five pounds..."
"I know, I know." He waved his right hand lightly as he held himself back from laughing.
(Flashback)
Vince sighed contently as he took a sip of orange juice from a can. (This juice is really good. Hard to believe Rena and I have the house to ourselves. Serena and Yuji are out shopping and Rossweisse is with Gondul today.)
"Aaaaaaaaah!" A loud shriek echoed across the hallway getting Vince's attention.
He raised an eyebrow before placing his can on top of a small desk in his room and sighing. "I better go see what's up."
Getting up from bed, Vince went to towards the source of the shriek. Looking at the door, he knocked on it a few times. "Rena? Are you okay?"
After a few minutes, of waiting Vince frowned slightly and opened the door. "Rena, are you-"
He stood there frozen, surprised to see Rena on the floor naked with a depressed look on her face. Upon closer examination, Vince gained a look of realization upon seeing a weight scale right next to her. "Did something happen Rena?"
"My weight's increased by five pounds!" She exclaimed.
"...That's it? You yelled that much for five pounds?" He asked, looking at her in disbelief.
"Of course you would say that. You're a guy..." Rena muttered to herself.
She suddenly rose up from the floor with a determined look on her face as her breasts bounced a bit from the action. "I'm going on a diet!"
(Why do I have a bad feeling about this...?) Vince thought, looking slightly nervous.
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Rena's parents sweatdropped as did Rossweisse along with Vince, upon seeing her only eating a banana with a small glass of water. While the others had a large pizza with a couple of liters of soda.
"D-Dear, would you like some pizza instead?" Serena asked, sounding a bit concerned for daughter.
"No thank you mother. I'm currently going on a diet." Rena spoke as she took a sip of her water.
"A diet? Why?" Yuji asked raising an eyebrow.
Rena blushed in embarrassment and looked down. "I-I gained five pounds..."
"Gaining five pounds isn't bad Rena and with the amount of training you do in one day, you'll just as quickly lose them. It's important to eat a good amount of food to keep up your energy." Serena lectured with a small smile.
"B-But I gained five pounds..." She grumbled, taking a bite of her banana.
Vince sighed and shook his head in disbelief, while Rossweisse looked at her friend, worriedly.
"Do you have any ideas Yuji?" Serena whispered to her, careful not to let his daughter hear.
Yuji nodded and whispered back. "Yup. The best course of action is to let Rena solve this issue herself. She isn't a little girl anymore so we can't keep telling her what to do."
"But what if it gets out of hand? I don't want Rena to starve herself over this ridiculous diet." She asked frowning.
"We'll interfere before it gets that far, though I wouldn't worry yet if I were you." He replied, taking a glance at Vince.
Serena turned towards the direction she glanced at and noticed Vince. "I see. I just hope this plan of yours succeeds..."
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Holding the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi in hand, Vince began slashing a tree with three wide slashes, he then rotated his weapon around his wrist five times, slashing the tree. "Gotcha!"
He then slashed the tree with several wide slashes, while moving forward and constantly kicking the tree in between slashes, however his foot stumbled on a root of the tree and he promptly fell flat on the ground. "...Ow."
Vince got up from the ground moments later and did a small flip into the air, slamming the katana down into the middle of the tree, slicing it in half. Looking at his wrist, he winced a bit at seeing several cuts around his wrists along with the small trails of dried up blood on them. (Gotta be more careful when I rotate my sword like that, it'll be dangerous if I keep cutting my wrists by accident.)
Looking around, he smirked a little from seeing the large training grounds that looked exactly like a forest. (Good thing there's a lot of trees and rocks to use as target practice. Still I gotta admit, Rena's parents really have a nice training ground.)
Turning towards the second tree, right next to the one he just sliced in half. Gripping his fist, he repeated punched the tree as hard as he could, making a small dent in the tree, he followed up with a thrust with his katana and sliced the tree in half with a quick wide slash of his katana.
The tree slowly split in half and fell to the ground making a loud noise as Vince gripped his hand in pain. "Tch."
Looking at his knuckles, he saw it turning black and blue with some noticeable cuts and some blood on it. (...I think that's enough practice for today.)
[Good job Vince, I can tell you're really starting to get a good feel for your swordsmanship.] Yume commented with a smile.
"Huh, really?"
[Yes. It's different from other sword styles I saw, most swordsmen or swordswomen I saw didn't use punches or kicks like that, though your way of fighting with a sword is very unpolished compared to them, especially Kiba for example. I think that may be because you don't have a swordsman instructor.] She commented, giggling a little.
Vince's eye twitched as she continued. [I don't think would practice them properly...]
"What are you talking about? As if I need a teacher to teach me how to swing a sword, besides Kiba's sword style is outdated!" He said in a annoyed tone.
[As I was saying!] Yume stated as she butted in, also sounding annoyed from being interrupted. [You're hardly supposed to use punches or kicks with sword fighting. It's almost dishonorable to do that, yesterday you did punch Rena in the face in that spar...]
"What the hell... Did you forget? Rena kicked my face so hard yesterday, I nearly had my jaw dislocated." Vince spoke with a small frown, rubbing the left side of his face.
[Striking with your fist right after you use your sword isn't necessary.] She commented, frowning a bit.
"I'm okay with it!" He exclaimed, looking annoyed.
[It's not okay! You need to be more considerate of how use your sword, especially since it's the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi, it's an important piece of Japanese history and-]
"Regardless, I'll be fighting the way I want to. It works for me and that's what matters." Vince interrupted.
Yume sighed and shook her head. [Either way, one important thing I should mention is that you should focus more on using the natural abilities from Angel/Devil when you use it.]
"Natural abilities...?" Vince paused for a moment to think to himself, before he nodded in understanding. "You mean the natural abilities of the angel or devil DNA."
[Exactly. It would be better if you did use their natural abilities rather than relying on Element Brand. Your two Sacred Gears normally interact with each other which is why your elements change to a dark or a holy variation of it, but doing that wastes more of your stamina.] Yume explained.
"Point taken. I'll be able to fight longer if I do that, once I finish those spells I'll try to practice more on that." He said.
[That's good. You could also try to learn some lightning or water techniques in conjunction to better defend yourself-] Before Yume could continue, a loud noise caught their attention. Turning around, they saw Rena piercing right through a tree with her rapier.
Rena breathed heavily as she sheathed her rapier, looking pale and completely exhausted. As Vince took a step forward, she collapsed on the ground.
"...Crap." He quickly placed his heart to her and breathed a sigh of relief. (Her heart is breathing fine. But why did she collapse like that? She looked fine this morning-)
His train of thoughts were brought to a complete halt, a loud rumbling sound echoed through the training ground. Vince paused for a moment before glancing towards her stomach and palming his face in disbelief. "Idiot... She most likely didn't have any breakfast because of that stupid diet."
[What are you going to do Vince?] Yume asked in a concerned tone.
"It'll be troublesome but-" Vince sighed as his katana disappeared in a small burst of light. He then picked her up bridal style and started walking. "I'll carry her to her room. I won't tell Rena's parents or Rossweisse about this. I'd rather not hear them nag."
A sweatdropped appeared on her as she shook her head. [Are you going to at least help Rena get over this?]
"I will."
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Rena groaned a bit, rubbing her eyes she slowly got up. "W-Where am I?"
"In your room." A voice spoke.
Quickly regaining her composure, she looked ahead and saw Vince sitting on a seat, next to her bed, holding a tray of food. Upon closer examination, Rena saw a bowl of steaming hot rice with chopped beef slices on it, next to it where a small plate of croquettes and a large cup of iced tea.
"What happened?" She asked, taking glances at the food.
"You collapsed in the training grounds. I had to carry you to your room and cover for you, so Rossweisse or your parents wouldn't find out. As for the food, I cooked it myself." Vince explained with a small shrug.
"...You can cook?" Rena questioned, looking astonished.
Vince resisted the urge to palm his face. "Out of all of the questions to ask first... You ask that? Yes, I can cook. Nothing advance but I can cook basic dishes. Either way, I made it for you eat."
She shook her head in response. "I can't Vince, I have to continue this diet..."
"Find another way to get over your weight problem, holding back on eating isn't going to do us favors. You'll be an easy target in a fight if you continue to do that." He said bluntly.
As on cue, her stomach rumbled loudly making Rena blush in embarrassment. She turned the other way to avoid looking at both Vince and her food. "..."
He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Come on Rena. You're a smart woman that's excels in both school and in magic, hell you even tutored me with math when Chloe couldn't. Don't you have an alternate method of losing weight, rather than starving yourself?"
"V-Vince..." Her blush slightly redden, surprised from the compliment and the encouragement. She calmed down her blush and nodded. "Very well. I should be able to think up of something. ...After I eat. The only thing I had to eat was a couple of crackers and some water."
"Seriously? With the amount of training and work you do on a regular basis, you need to eat something heavier." He said deadpanning.
"I know, I know." Rena took the bowl of rice with a spoon right next to it, and started eating eat with gusto.
Vince looked surprised as she continued to eat, relishing the food. In almost no time flat, she finished the bowl of rice and beef. Rena took a swig of her iced tea and took a bite of a croquettes. "By the way, that's Korokke. The Japanese variant of a croquette."
Rena nodded and finished the first one, before moving on to the next one. "It's really delicious."
"Yeah..." He still continued to look at her, as she chowed down on the remaining in croquettes. (Damn, she can eat. Rena must have been more hungry than I thought.)
Sighing in relief, Rena finished eating along with drinking her iced tea. Taking a napkin that was set next to her, she elegantly wiped her face off and smiled. "Thank you for the meal."
"Your welcome."
She placed the tray to the side of her room after getting up from her bed and looked a bit puzzled. "That reminds me... How exactly did you cover for me?"
"Well, they saw me about to close the door to your room and I had to say something to convince them not to come in or knock for a bit." He spoke with a small shrug.
"Yes. But what did you tell Rossweisse and my parents?" Rena asked, crossing her arms.
"I told them we were going to have sex." Vince answered bluntly.
"W-What!?" She shouted in shock.
He raised his hands in defense. "Hey, I had to tell them something so they wouldn't think otherwise and it worked... Although Rossweisse glared at me after I said that."
Rena palmed her face as she shook her head. "Unbelievable Vince. Out of all of the things to say, you had to say that-"
She paused for a brief moment, before a look of realization appeared on her face. "That's it!"
"...What's it?" He asked, looking slightly disturbed from her expression.
"I figured out a way to lose weight without starving myself, but I need your help Vince. You'll help me, right?" Rena asked with a pleading look.
"I guess. What do you need for me to do?" Vince questioned with a slightly confused expression.
"We need to have a lot of sex." She spoke boldly.
He stood there completely frozen, not expecting her bold claim.
Rena blinked twice as she waved a hand in front of his face. "...Vince?"
Moments later, he shook his head and gave her a look a disbelief. "Run that by me again?"
"We need to have a lot of sex. The amount of exercise from both the sex and our training will be enough for me to lose those five pounds!" Rena exclaimed.
"R-Right..."
"I don't see what the problem is, you did tell them that we were going to have sex and I know you usually wear cargo or baggy pants around Rossweisse and I. You're hormones are kicking in and, I have also have seen you take glances at my breasts." She replied in an unconcerned tone.
"Alright, alright. I get it! When do we start?" He asked curiously.
"Right now." She said as she took off her shirt, revealing her white laced bra.
"Huh...? What about a barrier to keep the others from hearing and what about condoms for protection?" Vince questioned, his mind going numb.
"Don't care about the barrier, I just want to lose this weight as soon as possible!" Rena took of her bra, giving him a clear view of her ample breasts as she smirked. "As for the condoms, it's in my desk on the first drawer. It's a safe day today and I'm on the pill, it's extra strength too."
Vince acknowledge her answer by quickly taking of his shirt and his cargo pants. He literally jumped over her bed to lock the door as soon as possible while Rena got the small box of condoms from her drawer.
(The Next Day)
"Here, say "ah." " Rena asked as she held a spoonful of chicken.
"...Why?"
"You need to keep up your energy. "Ah." " She said, feeding him the food as soon as he opened his mouth. "Is it delicious?"
"I don't really know." He replied sounding slightly tired.
"Sheesh, those two lovebirds haven't stopped being all over each other." Yuji spoke as he took a bite of his chicken.
"This is a better alternate than Rena starving herself. Right, Rossweisse?" Serena asked turning towards her.
"...Perfect." Rossweisse grumbled, taking a bite of her chicken.
After finishing their meal, Rena grabbed Vince by the arm and started walking, seeing her parents confused looks, she turned to them with a smile small. "Vince and I will go back to training. Excuse us."
Rena quickly dragged Vince out of the room, who at this point just sighed tiredly.
"I almost feel sorry for Vince, Rena's sucking the life out of him. Literally." Yuji spoke, pausing for a moment, chuckling at his unintentional pun.
Serena's eye twitched as she elbowed him in the gut, making him groan in pain. While Rossweisse placed a hand to her head, unsure of how to think of the situation.
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Vince sighed tiredly, his face drenched in sweat and his back slightly hunched. He placed his shirt over his back and headed towards the door. "That really made me tired. See you later..."
"Wait for a moment Vince." Rena put a shirt on, that just barely covered her thighs. Walking towards the door, she gave him a small smile. "Please give me a good night kiss."
She closed her eyes and puckered her lips as Vince shook his head. "Fine but don't put it in, okay?"
"I won't."
He leaned in and kissed Rena on the lips with his eyes closed, she kissed him deeply almost immediately the passionate kiss turned lewd as she started stuck in her tongue in his mouth. Rena wrapped her arms around his neck and quickly hauled herself and Vince to the bed.
"Mmmph! You lied!" He spoke inbetween breaths as he continued kissing her.
"I just want to do it once, maybe two more times!" She said as she continued her advances.
(The Next Day)
"Good morning everyone!" Rena spoke cheerfully.
Yuji blinked twice at his daughter's tone. "Someone's happy today."
"Oh my, you're even glowing too." Serena commented as she saw her daughter glowing.
Yuji and Serena then turned around and saw Vince resting his head on the table of the dining room completely exhausted with bags underneath his eyes. "...I think I know where my energy is going to."
"Good morning." Rossweisse walked into the dining room and saw Rena glowing while Vince continued to rest his head on the table. "How is everyone?"
"Slept well." Yuji spoke.
"Agreed." Serena added.
"I feel amazing!" Rena said smiling.
"...Ugh." Vince muttered out as he turned his head the other way.
(Two Weeks Later)
"I finished training today, I think my control with Senjutsu is improving. Rossweisse is also doing pretty well, she got me in a sparing match. It's no wonder why she's Odin-sama's bodyguard." Rena spoke as she walked near Vince.
"Hn." Vince however trudged along, being barely able to walk.
"You did good too, but you're kind of finishing training earlier than us." Rena commented before she smiled. "There's only one thing to do, right?"
"That would be to sleep..." He replied yawning a bit.
"It starts with the letter "s." " Rena hinted with a small wink.
Yuji, walking passed by the two, gave a playful smirk. "Hey, it's the two lovebirds and you look like crap Vince."
Vince responded by giving Yuji the middle finger while Rena frowned a little. "Don't tease Vince, dad."
"Yes, yes. Well, have fun you two lovebirds and remember, you're mother and I are too young for grandkids." He replied as he walked away.
"C-Children? I haven't even though about that." Rena muttered holding a hand to her face, as a small blush formed on her cheeks.
"Tch. If I had enough energy, I would have blasted him with water." Vince stated with a shake of his head.
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Looking down on the scale, Rena wearing no clothes, anxiously waited for the scale to finish weighting her. Vince on the other hand lied down on her bed, naked and completely exhausted.
After hearing a beep from the scale Rena looked down and her eyes widened in horror. "H-How can this be!? I-Impossible!"
"What...?" He asked tiredly.
"I haven't lost any weight at all!" Rena cried out.
"You're screeching for that? Sheesh, you really have energy for that stuff. It must be the Touki you like to channel through your body." Vince remarked in a tired voice.
"What do you mean by that!? This is important!" Rena yelled, making him wince slightly.
"Tch."
"Here, you try getting on the scale." She said frowning.
"Fine." Vince slowly got up from the bed and on to the scale. After a few moments of waiting a beep was heard and he looked at the scale. "...Huh, so that's my weight. I lost five pounds."
"What!?"
Ignoring her outburst from being too exhausted, he went back to the bed and lied down on it. "Say Rena. Did you use Touki when we have sex?"
Turning to him, she nodded. "Yes, why do you ask?"
Vince's eyes narrowed as he glared at her. "Then stop doing that! Do you realize how rough that is on my body?!"
"Wait... Then does that mean that all this time you haven't been channeling lightning into your body, like I do with Touki?" Rena asked, blinking owlishly.
"No. With all of the training I've been doing and in addition to studying from those magic formulas Chloe wrote down for me, do you really think I have the energy for that?" Vince asked deadpanning.
"Wow and to think all of this time you've been keeping up with me, despite all of that. Not only is your body more durable than I thought, you really have a healthy appetite for sex..." Rena mused to herself.
Rolling his eyes, he scoffed and brought his hands behind his back. "I'm going to bed, you coming or what?"
"Yes, I'll be there soon." She said as she yawned a bit.
Going into her bed, Rena covered both herself and Vince in a large blanket of hers and cuddled up to him, much to his slight ire. "I hope your hands can stay above my waist this time Rena."
"Geez. You don't need to be such a grouch about this, you should be proud. You're able to keep up with me, by yourself when I'm using Touki." Rena said pouting a little.
"Tch. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if some of your Touki or Senjutsu got into my body as a result of your diet." Vince spoke, shaking his head.
Her first reaction however shrug at the idea. "Maybe? This could be a sort of side effect from using Touki like that. I wouldn't be surprised since we were "connected" so many times."
"Meh." He promptly lied his head down on her large breasts and closed his eyes.
Rena lightly giggled as she patted his head. "I'm really starting to think you have a thing for breasts Vince."
"Eeeeeek!" She jumped up a bit and rubbed her ass from feeling a pinch.
"Your breasts aren't the only thing I pay attention too. Night." He promptly fell asleep with a noticeable smirk on his face.
Rena however was not amused by this and looked a bit miffed. "You're lucky I'm tired as well. Goodnight."
She closed her eyes and held him close to her chest.
(End Flashback)
"Is something wrong?" Rena asked curiously, after seeing him go eerily quiet for a while.
His eyes narrowed as he started at her body, making her lightly blush at his gaze. "...Vince?"
"Excuse me-" Extending his hand, he gently grabbed Rena's stomach with his hand. Moving his hand around her stomach Vince blinked twice, oblivious to Rena's growing blush. "Rena?"
"Y-Yes?" She asked blushing.
"I hardly feel any fat in your body. Just developed muscles and a little bit of remaining fat." Vince spoke as he took his hand away from her stomach.
"Eh?" Forgetting about the way Vince was feeling her up, Rena turned her attention towards his statement. "What do you mean by that?"
"Exactly what I'm sayin'. You hardly have any fat in your body." He replied, much to her surprise.
"But if that's true then how-" Her eyes widen in realization as she palmed her face in disbelief. "Of course! Muscles weight much more than fat, while I may have gained weight it was due to my training, not from being fat."
"You never needed a diet to begin with, you looked fine just the way you are." Vince told her sincerely.
Rena smiled at his words before laughed lightly to herself. "Geez, I really overdone it with that diet. I feel so silly, I'm sorry for dragging you into that Vince. Can you forgive me?"
"I don't see why not. Though, you have nothing to worry about, even if you do gain some weight from eating a lot, the fat will most likely go to your breasts." He replied with a smirk.
A tickmark appeared on her face as she stomped on Vince's foot with an annoyed look. "You just had to ruin the moment, didn't you?"
Vince winced from the footstomp but chuckled a little. "It is a plausible theory considering your three sizes. One hundred and five, fifty-nine and eighty-nine."
"It's also a wrong one!" She exclaimed.
"Yes, yes. But seriously, what did you do to have them that big? I mean yeah, Akeno is pretty close to your size but still..." He asked puzzled.
Rena blushed in embarrassment and turned the way. "I think that has to do with my genetics, most likely from my mother's side. It also didn't help that you groped them nearly everyday when we started dating back then."
Vince nodded before turning towards her. "Say Rena, want to make a detour before go to Kuoh?"
"Why? We're supposed to meet the others over there, and from what I've heard you're supposed to tell them about you're departure from the club and why you suddenly left." Rena pointed out, raising an eyebrow.
"I know. But it is going to be a while before we're alone so..." He trailed off.
Realizing what he meant, a small blush crept up on her face. "Then does that mean that you want to be intimate?"
"Yeah."
"When?"
"Probably before we get to Kuoh, I could text Kasumi or Akari that the flight has been delayed and to pass on the message after that we could look for a nice love hotel." Vince explained with a small shrug.
Recalling the times that were interrupted by the others, Rena immediately nodded in agreement. "Very well then. I will look for one while you text Kasumi or Akari."
"Alright." He said simply.
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Rias stood there waiting at the airport with a slightly annoyed look, while Akeno simply smiled. "Geez. I wonder what's taking Vince so long?"
Akeno giggled as a small blush appeared on her face. "Who knows? With Vince-kun alone with Rena they might have done something "interesting" to pass the time."
A tickmark appeared on her face as she glared at Akeno.
Kasumi sighed a little as she walked towards them with Akari in tow, each carrying drinks. "Can you please save the teasing for another day, Akeno-san? It's already late in the night."
Akeno however continued to smile. "But it is a possibility, if it's anything to go by with your stories about Vince-kun."
"She does have a point." Akari pointed out.
"Either way-" Kasumi continued trying to change the subject as she passed a can of iced tea to Rias while Akari did to Akeno. "Vince did text us that it would be about an hour."
Rias nodded in thanks for the drink as she opened it. "But that text was an hour ago. They're at least half an hour late."
"Maybe they got delayed again?" Akeno suggested as she thanked Akari for the drink and opened her can.
Akari opened her can of iced tea and took a sip. "That could have happened. I'm not worried though, Rena is with Vince."
"That is true. Rena has been watching over Vince when we couldn't." Kasumi added as she opened her iced tea and took a sip from it.
"You do have a point, Vince can be a bit careless at times." Rias pointed out with some mirth in her tone.
Kasumi however raised an eyebrow at this while Akari in turn repeated her action, but said nothing.
"I can hear you, you know?" A voice said, sounding vexed.
"But she does have a point Vince, you are careless on your own." A feminine commented, giggling a little.
Rias, Akeno, Kasumi and Akari all turned around as they saw Vince standing next to Rena. A smile appeared on their faces until Rias paused for a moment, noticing that not only are Vince and Rena's clothes are wrinkled, there were noticeable bruises around their necks.
Rias glared at Vince and Rena with an irritated look. "We've been waiting for over an hour and you two were having sex!? Do you two have anything to say for yourselves?
Rena said nothing but looked away, blushing.
"Sex is awesome...?" He replied with a small shrug.
"Ara ara, I think that's what caused the delay." Akeno spoke her hand releasing a small crackle of lightning, despite smiling a bit sadistically.
Kasumi said nothing but remained calm, despite her hand twitching a bit. While Akari shook her head and rubbed her temples in annoyance.
Vince scratched his cheek a little. "Oops? Either way, we were busy over our time in Florida. We really drove each other into the ground and even further than that..."
Rena's cheeks visibly flushed while Rias' eye twitched violently at his innuendos. Akeno on the other hand blushed a little went wrapped her breasts around his arm. "You sure learned a lot during your time away Vince-kun, I wouldn't mind seeing you in action..."
An amused look appeared on his face as he decided to play along. "Hey, no complaints here. If you're up for it, I don't see why not."
"Oh? You seem to be very calm Vince." Akeno commented, sounding slightly surprised.
"I've just got a good poker face." He replied calmly.
Her eyes then darted towards Vince's bandaged arm, gaining a concerned look she turned to him. "Are you okay Vince? You're arm..."
With the exception of Rena, the others turned their attention towards his arm and their eyes widened.
"Did something happen Vince?" Kasumi asked looking concerned.
"Hm? Oh yeah, I'm fine. I wouldn't worry about too much about the arm though." He replied in a nonchalant tone.
Rias then turned to Rena with a raised eyebrow. "What happened?"
"I'll let Vince answer that, since it WAS his idea to do the stunt." She said looking a bit irked.
Everyone turned to Vince at that moment while he shrugged. Picking up his luggage with only one arm and started walking. "I'll explain it tomorrow. It'll be a pain the ass explain' it again to the others and also... I'm exhausted."
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Seeing the others heading to bed, Vince breathed a sigh of relief as he lied down on his futon. (At least I can take a small break. I already finished unpacking and the others are sleeping.)
Hearing a small knock on the door, he got up from his futon immediately and opened the door. (...So much for that.)
"...Rias?" He said, looking slightly surprised.
"Do you mind if I come in Vince?" She asked, wearing a see-through nightgown that was colored black.
"I don't mind-" Vince replied as he let her in, closing the door behind him. "I've actually been wanting to talk to you for a while."
"Really?"
He went into one of his dressers and pulled out a photo from one his drawers. Rias looked at the photo and her eyes widened as she immediately recognized the photo. "T-This... Then does that mean that you remember...?"
"Yeah, I remember- Oof!" Vince was sent back into the futon as Rias glomped him.
Rubbing his head from being sent back, he looked up and saw her smiling genuinely. "I'm glad you remember Vince."
Shaking his head, Vince wrapped his right arm around her back, gently rubbing her back. "R-Right. Venelana told me about why you didn't tell me, she also showed me the picture which made me remember."
"I see... so Okaa-sama had a hand in this..." Rias muttered to herself.
"And my mom, if I had to take a guess. I'd say she got annoyed that I couldn't remember and asked Venelana to help jog my memory." Vince added.
He shook his head from those thoughts and turned to her. "So... When did you realize who I was?"
Rias smiled as she gently grasped her hair. "I had my suspicions when I first saw you. You acted so similarly back then but... When you stood up to Raiser in my defense, I just knew it was you. I was really happy when I found out it was you."
"I see... This does explain why you've been so insistent on getting to know me more and why you wanted me to join your peerage so badly. It was really weird back then, but now that I know it makes a little more sense." He said, scratching his cheek.
"Yes, though when I first saw you I thought you were an imposter." She admitted.
"Why?"
"Because of my status as the sister to the Maou and an heiress to the Gremory Clan." Rias frowned a bit.
"Makes sense. If the person in question gets close to you with an intention in mind then that would put them on good graces with your brother along with your parents... It also doesn't help that your attractive." He blurted out.
A small blush appeared on her face as she smiled. "You think I'm attractive Vince?"
(I really should think what I'm about to say before saying it...) Vince awkwardly turned his face in another direction, wanting to avoid eye contact with her. "E-Either way... Is there anybody else that you told about this?"
"I told Akeno, Kiba and Koneko about this. Xenovia, Asia and Issei doesn't know this yet." A small pout appeared on her face, she extended her hand and pinched his cheek. "I was going to tell everyone about this tomorrow. You really took a long trying to remember everything Vince."
Vince lightly swatted away her hand and rolled his eyes. "It's not my fault I couldn't remember. I had a lot of stuff to deal with at the time."
"Oh? Like what?" Rias asked, placing a hand on her hip.
"After my mom and I left, I got swamped with schoolwork. It also doesn't help that we had to move twice in a year. After that, I met Shura and Gabriel, and then the whole training crap started with those two." He said frowning a bit, at the memory.
"And what exactly is your relationship with them? You never really told anyone about this." She questioned.
"Jealous?" Vince asked with an amused smile.
"I am not!" Rias exclaimed as her face turned slightly red.
"Uhuh, you don't sound really convincing. To me, Shura is one of my teachers. She trained me back into shape after I got lazy. She's a tomboy that drinks like a borderline alcoholic. Gabriel on the other hand... She's a friend to me. Despite her being a bit naive and clueless. But still." He explained.
Rias sweatdropped at his descriptions. "At this point, I shouldn't be surprised that you like to poke fun at powerful figures."
"Meh."
"So Vince... Is it alright if I sleep here tonight?" She asked suddenly.
Vince blinked owlishly, not have expected this question. (I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. Well, I don't see why not this is probably important to her...)
"Vince...?"
Instead of answering a loud yawn escaped his throat. "Doesn't matter to me. Do what you want."
Rias smiled and pulled him into an embrace. "Good night Vince."
"Night." Vince pulled a large blanket from the bottom of the futon and covered each other with it.
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Waking up in the morning, Vince saw Rias sleeping peacefully next to his side, her arm tightly wrapped around his own. Sighing a bit, he carefully slid his arm away from her grip and quickly replaced it with a pillow.
The sleeping redhead quickly latched on to said pillow and cuddled with it, in between her breasts. Vince breathed a sigh of relief. (Rias has a hell of a killer grip. My good arm almost went numb from it.)
Seeing something move underneath the blanket Vince narrowed his eyes. The object in question quickly went to Vince's chest. Opening the blanket, his eyes widened when he saw a young woman with long black hair with a ribbon tied into a ponytail. "...Akeno?"
Akeno giggled and placed a hand on his cheek. "Good morning, Vince-kun."
Looking down, he saw her wearing a thin looking yukata. She went closer to Vince and snuggled up to him. "I've arrived."
"You know, that's kind of rude of you sneaking into my bed like that Akeno." Vince pointed out.
Akeno blinked twice, not expecting that. She then wrapped her arms around his neck and embraced him. "Don't be like that Vince-kun, I missed you."
She brought her lips closer to his neck and kissed his neck. Vince's eye twitched in response as he shifted the weight of his body away from hers. (Great... Morning wood. Having Akeno this close is not helping me. That and I need some coffee, I'm still sleepy.)
Akeno gently placed her fingertips across Vince's torso with a slightly surprised, but noticeable smile. "Your body is much more sturdier than before. All that training you did during your trip paid off."
"Hn."
A small giggle escaped her mouth as she blew into his ear. "Hey Vince-kun, does my body feel good?"
Vince however turned his face the other way and yawned a bit. "Can I answer that later? I need some coffee..."
"Aww... That's a shame. I wanted to hear your answer now. I know, maybe I should wake you up with my own body. I also want to see more of your body Vince-kun. -Though I say that, since there is a scary onee-san sleeping next to us and a two scary ninjas in the next room. There may be a limit to it. But whether or not we get caught, this critical moment is also fun." Akeno said seductively.
"Logically speaking, that would be avoided with a threesome." Vince pointed out.
"Ara? So I guess you want one more person to join in on the fun? That should be interesting. Though it would be nice if time could stop like this... Something romantic like that but as expected..." She trailed off.
"Rias woke up." He finished.
"Akeno. What are you doing? When did you get into this room?" Rias asked frowning.
Akeno turned towards Rias so that she could show her hand that was intertwined with Vince's left arm. "This is skinship. I thought I would have a nice morning with my adorable Vince-kun, so I came in. After all, being in bed alone is lonely."
"Just for the record, I can't feel your hand. This is my bad one, also I don't belong to anyone." He said pointing to his bandaged left arm.
Rias eyebrows rose up at that single word, especially after Akeno corrected her mistake by grabbing his right arm.
" "My?" Since when did you become Vince's master?" Rias spoke as her whole body trembled.
"She never did and neither have you." Vince answered, sounding annoyed from being reffered to as an object.
"Even if I'm not his master, I'm his senpai. It's a senpai's duty to be affectionate with their kouhai, right?" Akeno asked, ignoring Vince's comment.
Rias slowly brought her face close to Akeno, once her face was closer, she starting speaking in a tone filled with anger. "Senpai... I see, so that's your reasoning. This room is close to being a sanctuary for me. My only absolute healing place. I can't have others intrude here! This is my and Vince's room."
She then cleared her throat upon seeing Vince's eye twitching violently. "...Excuse me. I mean Vince's room."
Akeno then smiled at Rias' words. "Ara-ara. The ojou-sama not only got ahead of herself, she also has a strong desire to monopolise, doesn't she? Are you perhaps afraid of having it stolen by me?"
"I really hope for your sake you're talking about the room and not me Akeno." Vince said deadpanning.
"...Looks like I need to discuss this with you once more." Rias said, her body being enveloped in a crimson aura, while Vince palmed his face at the display.
"Ara, you're releasing quite an aggressive aura for a discussion, aren't you?" Smiling, Akeno enveloped her body in a pale-gold aura.
"It's a discussion. To the bitter end." Rias and Akeno both glared at each other, however before they could start Vince got up from his futon while grumbling, gaining their attention almost immediately.
Looking down, Rias and Akeno both visibly brightened red as they saw a noticeable bulge in between his pants. Changing quickly, Vince put on a black t-shirt and a pair of cargo pants. "I'm leaving. I don't have time to stop or watch you two fight."
"W-Where are you going?" Rias asked, her eyes still starting at his pants.
"To Rena's place, I want to make some coffee and drink it. After that, well... Don't be surprised if you see a barrier placed around her house or if you see me a few hours later." He admitted with little to no shame.
Both Rias and Akeno stood there dumbfounded at his bluntness, their aura's fading as a result.
"Now that I think about it, it'll be easier if I drink coffee while doing that. Hm... I think she might say yes..." Vince muttered to himself, as he left the room.
It took a few moments for them to process the information. Rias quickly placed on her night gown and bolted out of the room with Akeno in tow. "W-Wait! You can't go there Vince!"
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Author's Notes: Done with the chapter. I know this chapter didn't go to much into the arc but this is the beginning and I wanted to give a good idea of what happened in those two months with that flashback.
Personally, I had fun writing that flashback scene between Rena and Vince. Especially since it showed a side about them that they almost never show to other people.
What happened to Vince's left arm will be explained next chapter, that's all I'll say about it.
I also wanted to show a scene between Vince and Rias. I thought it would seem fitting that they would talk about Vince remembering his time with her and why her actions seemed a bit unusual to him.
That's all I have to say for now, enjoy the chapter and take care.