Last of the Line

I do not own Highschool DxD or any of it's characters. I own only Vale.

Author's Note: Alrighty, 26 reviews in four chapters. I just wanna say thanks to Blckwlf4, DragonXDelinquent, cloudfarron, sl0bad, and all my other reviewers for your guys' reviews. Also continued thanks to Sangai-Havoc for his help on this. Guys, I realize that I'm making a few mistakes here and there, some big, some little, I'm just asking you to be patient with me. When I started writing my Sekirei story I already knew the canon forwards, backwards, and sideways; I'm still pretty new to DxD, so I know I'm gonna make mistakes but I'm trying my best. I also realized I previously made an uh-oh about Vale. Neither the Paimon or Beleth clans are extinct in canon, they simply are not part of the 72 Pillars anymore. So it should be noted that he is currently the only pure-blooded heir alive, not the only one period. Also, recently started pondering a Vale/Akeno pairing or even Vale/Tsubaki, instead of the Vale/[REDACTED] pairing that I was originally going to go for. What do you guys think?(Just FYI if you wanna know who I wanna pair him with just PM me and ask. I'd like to ask that you don't ask through review.)

Chapter 5- A Small Break From The Action

"Absolutely not! I've no desire to be caged up for 8 hours a day in some boring room, surrounded by people I neither know nor desire to know!" Vale exclaimed as he threw his hands up in frustration. He was sitting in his usual chair in the clubroom of the old schoolhouse, with his feet propped up on the table in front of him. It'd only been a day since the fight at the church and he was still sore from the ordeal the Phoenix Tears and adrenaline had put his body through, he'd made a mental note to increase his holy resistance at the earliest possible opportunity. Mil-tan was out on contracts. Him and Rias had met in the clubroom to begin the first of his High-Class etiquette lessons.

"Come on Vale-kun, it's not so bad. I've been doing it for the last 3 years and I don't mind." Rias replied from her seat at her desk.

"Rias-hime, in the last 3 years I have lived in over 148 countries, killed 99 Stray Devils, 23 Youkai, and 63 Fallen Angels. I'm not meant to sit at a desk all day, I'm meant to move, to hunt, to do stuff!" he exclaimed.

"Well, I don't have time to instruct Asia-chan and Issei-kun, teach you, AND run my territory. Besides I'm sure their are some gaps in your knowledge that can you could stand to fill, besides we'd be in the same classes, and it'd be nice to see you more often." Rias explained with a smile. Vale was caught off guard by her comment about seeing him more often. He rubbed the back of his neck, embarrassed, using his elbow to hide the blush that had risen to his cheeks from Rias' view.

"Alright, since you seem so insistent, I will reluctantly... enroll in school with you and your servants." he grumbled quietly.

"Alrighty then, I'll have my father draw up the proper forms and you can start next week. Now, back to our lesson..." she said as she opened the book laying on the desk before her once more.

"Do we haaaave to? This is so boring, can't we do something else?" Vale groaned as he flopped over one of the armrests of the chair. He knew he was acting like a petulant child, that was the point. They had been studying for three hours and he was tired and wanted to stretch his legs.

"Would you rather make out, as you so boldly suggested the first night we met?" she asked with a small chuckle.

"Oh my God, yes! So much yes!" he exclaimed as he sat up once more, ignoring the pain in his head as he said God.

"Geez, settle down. I was just kidding." she replied.(AN: Sorry Vale, not this chapter buddy.)

"Don't tease me like that. That's just mean." he replied with a disappointed frown.

"I'll keep that in mind for the future. But you're right it is getting late, let's call it a night. You made a fair amount of progress anyways." she said as she closed the book once again.

"So how are Asia and Issei reacting to their new living situation?"

"They both seem delighted to be living together, I just can't believe how easy it was to convince them to let Asia, a girl they never met, live with them and Issei." Rias replied tiredly as she stretched back in her chair.

"I know right. It's almost like some outside force just rewrote their minds to allow her to live with them instead of having to come up with a more plausible answer. I mean, I know I'd never let a girl like Asia, a former nun move in with my super pervy son. Or maybe you're just super persuasive. I neither know nor care enough about the answer to find out." he said with a noncommittal shrug.

"Well I don't know about you but I'm going to head to bed. I've had a pretty stressful week and I wanna get some rest." She said slowly as she stood up and moved towards the door that led to her room.

"Well, if you want a back rub, you know where to find me. Also, my offer to make out still stands." he replied from his seat on the couch as he focused his demonic power through his body, causing the tattoo like markings his Abyss Physique caused to manifest up and down his arms and legs and across his chest. He examined the tattoos knowing that they changed as his body absorbed more traits or powers he gained from Drain Zero. He saw with some satisfaction that the ends of the tattoos on the back of his hands had changed to a marking similar to the Bael clan insignia had appeared on his fist, signifying his acquisition of the Power of Destruction, though it hadn't changed the marking farther up his arm showing that he had mastered it. After achieving full mastery of a skill or form the entire web would change subtly to reflect his mastery of it.

"I'll keep that in mind, but it think I'm just gonna hit the hay, besides it's not like you can help with my problem at all." she said absentmindedly, forgetting for a minute that Vale didn't know about her pending engagement with Raiser.

"Whoa, what problem? Everything alright?" Vale asked as he released the demonic power, causing the marks to vanish from his skin.

"Sorry, it's nothing. I'm just struggling with an essay for school." Rias lied in response. Vale was silent for a few moments as he examined her face, she tried to keep her face impassive as she tried to hide her deception, until finally.

"Well, I can't help you with that." he replied finally as he picked up his book and decided to head to bed. Rias was about to open the door to her room when she heard Vale call out,

"While I will respect your privacy for now Rias-hime. I'd like to ask that, in the future, you refrain from lying to me. You're not very good at it." as he headed back to his room.

Vale woke at two-thirty in the afternoon the following day, he spent an hour working out and trying to increase his holy power resistance. After which, he went to the clubroom to shower using the tub Rias had, for some odd reason, installed in the clubroom. After taking a nice, long, hot shower he stepped out of the shower to retrieve his towel from Rias' desk. Though what he didn't know was that during his shower he had failed to hear the clubroom door open and someone walk in. Oblivious of this fact, he walked over to Rias' desk, still naked, and picked his towel up off the desk when he heard a shriek behind him. He turned to see Asia standing behind him covering her eyes with both hands, her face as red as a fire truck.

"Everything alright Asia? Are you hurt?" he asked urgently as he walked over, still naked mind you, to Asia to examine her for injuries. She shook her head wordlessly in response, still covering her eyes with both hands.

"Then why did you feel the need to assault my eardrums with that God-awful shriek?" he asked irritatedly, he did not particularly like high-pitched noises when he wasn't expecting them.

"Y-y-you... You're naked." she replied with a trembling voice.

"Oh... Wow, okay. I'm so sorry, I forgot that you'd be coming. Here, now you can look." he said as he trotted back over to Rias' desk and wrapped the towel around his waist and dried himself with magic. He was still undressed, but now his modesty and Asia's innocence, were still relatively intact. Asia slowly peeked out from between her fingers to ensure he was no longer naked before uncovering her eyes.

"So Asia-chan, I gotta ask. Did you like what you saw?" he asked with a crooked grin. Asia turned beet-red once again as she said.

"No no, not at all!" she squeaked in an adorably embarrassed tone as she decided to stare at the ground.

"So are you saying I'm ugly?" he asked in a mock hurt tone as he leaned back on Rias' desk.

"No! You're actually kinda handsome, it's just that I... What I mean to say is-. Awooo, I don't know what to say." she blubbered adorably as she continued to stare intently at the ground.

"Okay okay, chill out Asia-chan, you're just too much fun to tease. Also, you're not a nun anymore it's okay to have dirty thoughts or even give voice to them. In fact, I'm sure Hyoudou-san would appreciate it if you were a little more... risque around him." he replied with a wry chuckle.

"You really think Ise-kun would like me if I were more perverted?" she asked nervously as she pushed her index fingers together.

"Well, I'm not saying that you should change to please him. But have you met him? But hey, don't mind me. If I knew what I was talking about, I wouldn't be single would I? Now if you'll excuse me, I would like to get dressed. That is... unless you prefer I remain naked." he replied coyly.

"No thank you! Please get dressed." she squeaked in response as she stared at the ground once more. He left the clubroom and headed back to his room to dress as he reflected on the conversation with Asia. He could see why Issei was so protective of her, she was just so cute and innocent that even he felt a slight desire to protect her. He even felt a little bad about teasing her, she had probably never seen a single normal naked man before; much less one as attractive as he.

He was well aware of the fact the he was attractive, he had the toned body like a swimmer or martial artist with strong,regal features and shoulder length-ebony hair and bright silver eyes (sorry, had to fit a character description in somewhere). He didn't like to talk about it but he had used magic to improve his looks like most male Devils did.(Think about it, every single male Devil character that's been introduced in the series has been Gary-Stu gorgeous. Case and points: Kiba, Sirzechs, Sairaorg, Vali, Raiser((kinda)), and Lord Gremory. Coincidence? I think not.) It wasn't a huge change, just trying out a new eye color here and there, clearing up any acne he had and whatnot. He didn't need any to improve his physique, his strict workout regimen saw to that. He actually preferred to woo women with his personality. But there was something fun about knowing that 2 out of 3 women in a room wanted you, but usually the one he liked was part of the third that didn't judge him on looks alone.

He returned to his room and dressed in a pair of blue jeans and a white t-shirt. He glanced around the room as he searched for his phone to give Mil-tan a call. After a brief examination of all his usual hiding places, he began to search on his hands and knees for it. He was in the process of lifting up and examining the area underneath his King James' Bible when there was a knock on his door.

"Ahem, Vale-san, may I come in? I found your phone on Buchou's desk and I thought I'd return it." Asia asked timidly through the door.

"Yeah sure, come in." He said as he tossed the Bible onto his bed with a thump.

"Hey, here's your phone." Asia said as she stepped inside and set it on his trunk.

"So Asia, how are you adjusting to being a Devil? Is it as terrible as the church makes it sound?" he asked with a grin as he took a seat on his bed.

"No, it's not terrible. But I'm still fairly new to this, I hope I do a good job at it though. Though Buchou says I can't pray or read the Bible anymore, that makes me kinda sad though." she replied as she clasped her hands in her lap and gazed down at the floor looking depressed.

"I'm sure you'll do fine. Thanks for dropping off my phone. And Rias is only half right. You can still read the Bible and pray, you just gotta be willing to push through the pain. Though from what I've heard, Rias has done more for you than He ever has. And I'm positive Rias will take good care of you, to paraphrase Pslams 23: Rias is your Shepherd, you shall not want." he replied sagely as he grabbed his phone and pocketed it.

"Ah! You know that verse? It's one of my favorites! Where did you learn it?" Asia asked in surprise as she looked up to stare at Vale.

"Well a friend of mine in England was always blathering on about the Bible, so I thought I'd see what all the fuss was about. I gotta say that from an objective stand point, the Old Testament seems to indicate that this God character does not play well with others." he replied with a shrug as he picked up the Bible laying next to him on the covers.

"Wait! How are you reading the Bible? Every time I try to read it I get a bad headache!" Asia exclaimed.

"I have a very high pain tolerance. Would you like to me read you a few verses? At least until I get a nosebleed that is." he asked casually as he gestured to the book in his hand.

"Ah, yes please!" Asia said as she took a seat cross-legged on the floor and folded her hands in her lap.

"Alrighty, where shall I start?" he asked with a smile as he opened the Bible...

Vale spent the next several hours reading various passages to the former nun. Asia insisted on asking him to reread several verses that she claimed were her favorites. Vale unfortunately came down with a nosebleed later that night and had to stop reading. After that, he decided to call it a night and sent Asia on her way back to Issei's house.

"Alright Asia, I think that's enough for tonight. Off you pop. Back to Issei's house. Sleep tight, sweet dreams, and all that nonsense." he said as he held the tissue to his bleeding nose. He almost dropped the tissue though, as Asia turned around and wrapped him tightly in a hug.

"Thanks for reading to me, it means a lot that you would do something like that for me. I don't think there's any way I can repay you for being so nice to me." she said, her arms still wrapped tightly around his waist with her face pressed against his pecs.

"Well, worst case scenario, if things don't work out being Rias' Bishop maybe you could be my servant." he replied with a shrug.

"Maybe. I don't think I'd mind that as long as Issei could come too." Asia said as she released him

"Yeeugh, that might be a deal-breaker. But let's put a pin in that, you need to get home." he said as he removed her arms from his waist. Asia nodded before trotting off down the hallway. Vale was more than a little pleased to see Issei looking at him, obviously confused by the sight before him. Vale stuck his tongue out at him before closing the door and headed to bed.

Vale woke the next day and headed to the shower in the clubroom, this time making sure to bring a change of clothes with him. He opened the door to see a handsome young man in his early 20's with short yellow hair and dark blue eyes. He was wearing an outfit that consisted of a burgundy blazer with matching pants and black dress shoes. Underneath his open blazer was a white dress shirt that wasn't fully buttoned (just one button short), giving a slight view to his chest. He would've been very attractive, if he didn't positively ooze douchiness.

He was standing in front of Rias with his hand underneath her chin standing, less than two inches from her face. All of this seemed inconsequential as he saw the look of utter disgust on Rias' face as he leaned into kiss her. Without waiting for an explanation, he launched himself across the room and tackled him over the couch. They hit the floor in a tangled pile of limbs, burgundy clothing, and pajama bottoms. Riser opened his mouth to speak but was silenced and Vale fist collided with his nose, right before Vale brought his fist back and slammed it into Riser's throat, causing him to gag as he temporarily choked on his Adam's apple. Before he could recover, Vale slammed his elbow into his jaw, before bringing his elbow down hard on Riser's nose. Rias let this vicious beating continue for another twelve seconds before she spoke up,

"Vale, stop.(Note, no exclamation point) That's my fiance, Riser Phenex." Rias said. Vale froze his arm mid-strike as he turned slowly to face Rias once more.

"Seriously? This guy? Did you suddenly grow a malignant brain tumor overnight?" he asked incredulously.

Rias then explained how she was engaged to Riser, something it appeared that Issei had learned the night before. Riser had insisted that Vale apologize to which Vale had stated wasn't gonna happen and left to give them some privacy. When he was on his way back to the clubroom he saw Rias and her servant's returning from the clubroom.

"So how'd it go?" he asked. Rias motioned for her servant's to continue with out her and waited until her servant's had disappeared from view before saying.

"I challenged him to a Rating Game with our engagement on the line. The game happens in ten days." She explained.

"You scared?" he replied.

"No."

"Are you stupid? I may be new to this but even I've heard of Riser's impressive record in Rating Games." he replied with a raised eyebrow.

"I'm not scared because I was hoping you would help us train. You probably have way more battle experience than he does, and I have no intention of losing to him."

"Rias-hime... permission to hug?" Vale asked flatly. Rias nodded in response. Vale wrapped Rias in a hug as he exclaimed.

"Oh hells yeah! I'm gonna teach you guys to kick so much ass! You will not lose to that joke of a man on my watch. When do we start?" he asked as he pulled out of the hug.

"Well, we're about to head to my family's vacation house in the mountains, you gonna come?"

"Yeah. Don't even need to pack."

They met back in the clubroom before they used the magic circle to travel to Rias' family vacation home. After which they decided to split into two groups. Rias would take Asia, Akeno, and Mil-tan and was going to work on practicing magic. Vale would take Yuuto, Issei, and Koneko and work on practicing their physical attributes. Kiba came into Vale's room as he was getting settled and asked,

"So what's the plan for out training this week."

"Let's just say... Welcome to hell." Vale said with a grin as he pulled his sword out of it's sheath and examined the evil blade.

Author's Note: Alrighty, here it is. Also while writing this chapter, an idea occurred to me. Just an idea, probably never gonna happen, but just wanna let you know, I am pondering Vale/Asia. Also, if you guys had to choose, which do you think would be better for a first Bishop, Ravel or Kuroka? As always, I really appreciate your reviews. As always feel free to PM me with any questions, comments, or ideas you got for my story, always eager to hear from my readers. This is the 19th Angel, signing off...