Hello, and welcome to the next chapter!
Gundam 09; Thanks, and cool vote!
Th3Brain; He is the main character, don't worry. All his peerage are.
Absolute Mirage; Thanks! And yeah, I've got that inspiration again to do chapters like this. Oh? I didn't know that, well I'm glad I could return to the franchise that got you to like my stories. Yeah, Kuroka is gonna make it interesting, and it seems that's the popular opinion. A bit like Riser yeah, though completely different settings and all. Walburga huh, that's interesting. Even Lavinia, she wasn't someone I would expect, but I could see why. It would be, but I wouldn't have anyone to really replace that person on Rias' peerage. And thanks!
Nostagalas; Hehe, I didn't know it was that big of a deal, but I'm glad that you're happy! Nah, she's gonna be sane, as seen in this chapter. If it is the tan thing, then you can call anyone with tan, Sairaorg is a male, and someone that is kinda like a rival, a friendly one. Ah, okay, then please cast away!
Harem Master123; Thanks! I'm glad that you do! Hehe, it seems like most people do, and I listen to the people so she is! Rias is someone I'm on the fence about right now, I'll probably have her with Issei. Well, he's the wielder of the Boosted Gear, so yeah he's gonna be in the story and those are some cool suggestions!
AndroSid93; Thanks! Yeah, it is gonna be unique. Grayfia will probably not be in the harem, but I wouldn't rule anything out just yet. Yeah, the progress is going to be quite something!
Castor115; Thanks! That's pretty much it really, it even drills it in this chapter as well. That seems to be quite the popular opinion so she's in the peerage! When I saw Godzilla, I chuckled a little bit, not gonna lie. I unfortunately don't know much about Dark Souls, I haven't played the game.
xOmegaxProdigyx; Thanks, I am going to try!
Sandshrew master 317; Those would be some good choices.
Anime PJ; Thank you! I am happy that you do! He really does mine as well, and don't worry, he'll be kicking Diodora's ass verbally as well as physically in the future. That's actually a canon thing, it was in one of the short stories, though I don't think it has been translated yet. Yeah, I think the same thing, I was leaning towards Bishop anyway. Great minds must truly think a like huh. True enough, and Koneko is quite cute as well so two things for the price of one. God, don't separate cuddle time with Serafall, or she might end up…well, you get the idea hehe. I've got some, but nothing truly concrete yet, besides certain people that is. And here's the next chapter!
Hellspam; Ah cool, on both counts hehe. She'll be called Koneko as indicated by this chapter, though she's not called that yet. Yeah, Asia is one of my favourites as well, I actually place her in my top five DXD characters. That could be a cool idea, I like it. Xenovia for Knight huh? That's interesting. And yeah, Irina could replace her on Rias' peerage.
Mr Beaver Buttington; I will be doing eventually.
DocSlendy; Yeah, I hope to make it interesting! True enough, the Queen is the second in command, and does need to be reliable.
Argorok; Thank you, I will try!
ShadowUzumaki55; I thought it would be interesting to do, so I did it! Truly it must've been a long day, and he's gonna have more of them in the future. I just think that's a Kuroka thing to do, to order such things when she knows she can get away with it. It seems to be the general idea that she turns into a Bishop. Yoruichi huh? I didn't think of her, I thought she'd be a lot like Kuroka in the respect that she wouldn't do much either. Jeanne is a pretty good idea. I don't really know much of D Gray Man just yet, only recently began watching it so I don't know much about her. Though that would be funny to see. Katase and Murayama huh, those two would be interesting.
Gabriel790; Thank you!
Skull Flame; Yup, he's Ajuka's son alright. You gotta have those jokes in there, ya know? And that surely is gonna make him madder. Child Rias is apparently stronger than teenage Rias, I guess~ future teasing starts now! She's gonna be doing some teasing this chapter, and not just with Zenki either. Those are some good suggestions alright! I quite like them, at least some of them are going to be on the peerage.
Tritan; She is going to be in the harem, Seekvaria is a good choice as well. I will consider her.
Katelynn Snow Fox; Fem Vali huh, possibly~
Noah; He surely did! And it is pretty much comedy, huh! Jeanne would certainly be interesting! Bova huh, that's quite interesting, he would be quite awesome as a Rook.
Ragna; You've got a point, Kuroka could be a Queen, but she probably suits being a Bishop better. Tsunade is quite interesting, I never considered her for a Queen before, but I can see why people would think she'd be good. I'll consider her.
Guest 1; I don't know who you'd class as an annoying girl. It probably would be different to who I would class as one, ya know?
Ran; Cool! And yeah, she's in~
Cf96; Thanks!
Neonlight01; Hehe, I'm glad it is a compliment~ Well, he isn't going to be happy about it. Wait until he tries something with Asia. Yeah, I thought the same thing, for them to bond better as sisters and such. Asia's role will be the healer, and possibly summoner as well, dragon tamer possibly. The only key player is Koneko really, and I've got someone to replace her. Asia doesn't really do much for the peerage besides healing so it isn't really a problem there.
Xenovia fan; Thank you, and yeah, Asia is in the peerage. Those are some quite cool suggestions and I like the layout of it, besides the Queen purely because I don't know who that is. I've never played that series before, so I wouldn't know who that is. That's quite true, Issei does do quite a lot for Rias.
Guest 2; It has been a while, and I hope to continue updating for a while now!
Lightwave; Hehe, it is pretty funny, huh. That pretty much is one of the reasons Diodora hates Zenki, and will contribute to their fight later on. Hehe, they both are on, Asia was on it from the beginning. She doesn't seem like the leading type, that is true. Jeanne is a cool choice as well.
Asia lover; Before canon huh, possibly. I have worked out how she's gonna be reincarnated but I haven't decided when that is yet. I would make Asia the Queen, but I don't know if that would be a waste or not. Proposing right after that would actually be really sweet, huh. I think she is going to be the main girl, though all of the girls will be lots of screen time.
Guest 3; Valerie huh. That's interesting. She'd actually make a good Queen, I could see it happening anyway. That line up actually looks pretty good, I quite like it.
Blue Eyes Pendulum Dragon; Yup, they are in the same peerage!
Guest 4; Yeah, that would realistically be a dream that he'd have.
AlphaOmega; I haven't seen it before either. It could exist out there somewhere, but I haven't come across it before. He's quite the talented guy alright, it will be shown how much in the future. Well, right now he doesn't want the responsibility of it all, he has his own things to deal with, some of which is elaborated on in this chapter. Asia is gonna be in his peerage, and so is Koneko and Kuroka, the three are confirmed peerage and harem members. I have some ideas for those openings, and that would be cool.
Yanderelover; Hehe, I am glad that you do! It is true that Rias did give her that name, though she's mostly known as Koneko in the original story, so she'll be called that eventually, I am thinking of either having Zenki or Kuroka think of that name for her. She could do, using Senjutsu at the beginning that is, we'll have to wait and see~ Indeed, she's got the Sephiroth's Graal as a Longinus Sacred Gear. What it does is, basically can revive the dead, heal I believe, and can make immunity's for people like Devils not having a weakness to light and so forth, but that's from the top of my head and it could possibly do more things than that, but I know it effects Valerie greatly.
Zombie-Chan; It would be nice, and that's how it is going to be! They're both gonna be on his peerage. Jeanne and Xenovia would be cool Knights. It would be pretty interesting to have her as a Queen. Fem Vali as all the Pawns huh, I was thinking of having her a harem member, but as a peerage member, I'd have to think about it. Elmen as a replace for Koneko, I was actually thinking that for her peerage.
With those lovely reviews out of the way, it is time to start the chapter!
The Nekomata sisters part one
"But Tou-chan…"
"It's too dangerous, Zenki. Please respect my decision."
Inside of Ajuka's office, sat the Maou-sama himself, Ajuka, and his son stood before him, pleading with his father on behalf of Kuroka. He was pleading so Shirone, Kuroka's younger sister, would be allowed to come to live with them, but his father was less than receptive to the idea.
And as he promised, he was doing it, a day after he had met Kuroka. It was only a single day, and he was already pleading for her case, was making sure that she could meet her sister again. Despite the attitude that Kuroka showed, he was sure that she did love her sister dearly, and wished for them to have a relationship, but he was having a difficult time in convincing his father, trying his best for the young Nekomata.
"But Tou-chan, you asked me to look after Kuroka-san, why can't I do the same for Shirone-san? I'm sure that I will be able to do it. Kuroka-san seemed to be really genuinely sorrowful that she couldn't be with her Imouto again. I know it is something difficult to ask, and I shouldn't be asking, but you placed Kuroka-san in my care, and asked that I should look after her, and make sure that she is okay. So, this is another way of doing that."
Ajuka put a hand on his forehead, and released a sigh, seeing the good intentions of his son.
"I can understand your line of thinking, Zenki. And I do agree with you, of course I agree with you, I am thinking of similar thoughts as to you. But it is difficult. The current relationship between Kuroka and Shirone is…difficult. And it took all of my power to have Kuroka come here. For Shirone to come here as well, there will be questions and raised eyebrows. Especially from…the Bael family."
Zenki frowned ever so slightly, but could understand where his father was coming from, as he wasn't an idiot, he understood exactly what his father meant. But even then, he couldn't give up…no, he wouldn't be giving up.
"I understand that, Tou-chan, and I am personally willing to put myself on the line for this. Kuroka-san is…well, she's a very, unique person. But I believe that her personal development would grow with the aid of her Imouto, and vice versa. This Shirone-san should be with her Onee-sama, shouldn't she Tou-chan? I mean, Kuroka-san isn't a criminal, she told me why she did what she did, and if I was in her situation, I would've done the same thing. So, keeping her away from her Imouto, almost seems cruel, doesn't it?"
Ajuka put a hand to his forehead, running fingers through his head, a soft sigh coming from his lips.
"You truly are my child, aren't you? Always so defiant and willing to help. You're different from Diodora, that's for sure."
"Me and Diodora-nii-chan are different people Tou-chan." He began, showing a small smile. "But Tou-chan, I truly do believe that Kuroka-san and Shirone-san are better together. If you'll allow me, I would take personal care of them, and shoulder their responsibilities as my own, whatever their actions have been and what they might do in the future. Allow me to do this Tou-chan, and I won't let you down."
Ajuka looked at the argumentative attitude of his son, and couldn't say he wasn't impressed. He was immensely impressed how a child of his age and power could stand against his own father, and speak so defiantly, a quality that he had hoped his son would have.
Ajuka turned his eyes towards his desk, ruffling a few papers together as Zenki looks on with expecting and hopeful eyes.
The Maou continued to not speak for a minute, the anxious waiting Zenki kept his eyes solely on his father, truly believing that he was doing the right thing for Kuroka, even if he did have to have the extra responsibility, he was going to take it on.
Eventually, the Maou looked up at his son, showing a dazzling smile, causing his own son to do the same.
"It seems that you've made up your mind, haven't you?" Zenki nodded wordlessly, Ajuka giving a tiny sigh. "Alright then, leave it with me."
"R-Really Tou-chan?"
He was bewildered at best. He honestly thought that he was pleading a dying case. But to hear what he heard, he was pleasantly surprised.
Ajuka snickered, and beckoned Zenki closer.
The boy responded by moving closer, only to get a poke to the forehead, knocking him back gently.
"Of course. It will take some convincing, the Bael's surely will be against it…but screw them."
Ajuka joked with a serious face.
"Tou-chan!"
Zenki chided as if he was chiding a child, Ajuka snorting slightly.
"I'm kidding, and I don't condone that sort of behaviour. Anyway, I am confident that I will be able to convince them, with the support of Sirzechs and the others, I am sure that we'll be able to have Shirone come here. Though, it will mean extra duties to yourself."
"That's fine!" He cheered within a second, continuing to show his smile, then he calmed himself and turned his head sideways. "For some reason, I feel like Kuroka-san does deserve to have some happiness. I mean, she has gone through a lot, and with people trying to kill her and all, I kinda wish she didn't call me names but that's neither here or there, I've got to make sure that she doesn't suffer, right?"
Ajuka couldn't help but nod at his son, liking his maturity more and more.
"That's exactly it. And I did say that you should open her heart. The responsibility would be for Shirone to not be corrupted, she's a powerful young Nekomata with a talent like her Onee-sama's, though Kuroka's is, quite different."
"Hmmm?"
Zenki looked for an answer to what his father was talking about, but didn't say anything.
"It doesn't matter. But just know that I will be trying my best. I can see your determination, and I can understand why you'd be like this. I know my son after all, I knew that you'd be on a case like this, and I expected that Kuroka might speak with you, even if she is rude."
Zenki chuckled slightly, recalling the previous day Kuroka spoke with him.
"Yeah, she's a naughty Nekomata, Nekoshou I guess, but she's alright. I know she's good somewhere. I mean, she has to be to care so much for her Imouto to ask me to help her. I mean, even if it was indirectly, I could tell that she wanted me to help, so I couldn't refuse her. Since she's under my care. I am even considering even adding her to my peerage."
Ajuka chuckled as well, waving his hand to the side of the desk.
"Funny that you should mention that…while it isn't mandatory, I was on the same lines as yourself. However, it truly is Kuroka's decision if she wants to be a part of your peerage, but it would help her case, and would allow her charges to be lessened, giving her more freedoms."
"Hehe, that's good! I hope that I can add her, I know she's strong!"
He said it in such a childlike way that it made Ajuka smile.
"Indeed, she's very strong for her age. She's a talented Nekomata that's strayed from the path, but I can see that you are going to be able to help her. But now if I get Shirone here, you will be responsible for both her and Kuroka. The task will be difficult, due to their, differences."
"I understand Tou-chan. I know it will be difficult. But since you asked me to help Kuroka-san out, and open her heart, I believe that having the sisters together is more productive than counterproductive, you know what I mean?"
"I know exactly what you mean. So, I will do this for you my son. But as I said, it is your responsibility to take care of them. It might be tough, but since you're my son, I know that you'll be able to do it."
Zenki nodded, determination in his eyes.
Ajuka twitched his eyebrow, then bowed his neck.
"Then, if that is all?" He nodded, and bowed his head at his father. Ajuka then recalled something from the previous day, and had to converse with his son about it. "Also, I believe there was a little skirmish between you and Diodora yesterday?"
Zenki looks down at the ground, briefly contemplating his answer, and gave it a few seconds later.
"Diodora-nii-chan was being rude to Kuroka-san, calling her filthy and such other degrading words, so I told him to stop it, essentially. Then he became mad, and attacked me, so I defended myself. You know about Diodora-nii-chan's anger, he's always quick to anger when things don't go his way. Perhaps I did aggravate him, but he is the type that knows what buttons to push. For my actions in the incident, I am truly sorry."
Ajuka exhaled deeply, his hand resting on his forehead eternally, his annoyance for his younger brother, believing his son instantly.
"I thought that was the case. Diodora, I don't understand that child's attitude. He truly is troublesome, and is a brat. I'll have a conversation with him about his anger and the attacking you incident…well, I know that you have a higher talent than Diodora, so I know that you can defend yourself if he ever does try…but even then to attack a family member…of course, I am not pleased with this event transpiring, Diodora needs to learn to control his anger. I will have a talk with him, and sternly tell him not to attack you. He needs to learn respect. And if he violates these rules, then actions will be taken against him."
"Y-Yes Tou-chan. Then I will, go and find Kuroka-san, and make sure that she isn't getting into trouble."
With another bow to his father, Zenki left the room, leaving Ajuka to contemplate his own thoughts about his brother and his son.
Once walking out of the room, he was immediately met with Kuroka's Cheshire smile. He was startled at first, not expecting the Nekomata to be waiting outside of the door, so much so that he took a step backwards, but Kuroka lunged forward, grabbing his arm, and dragged him from the office of Ajuka.
She then pinned him to a wall, his eyes lazily looking into Kuroka's cat like eyes, her kitty ears twitching wilding with expectation.
"So nyaaa?"
Zenki's face was expressionless as he spoke to Kuroka, keeping his eyes level with her own.
"Well, it took a lot of convincing, and I am putting my butt on the line here…"
Kuroka leaned closer, wanting to know the answer.
"So nyaaaaa?"
Kuroka was less patient this time, so Zenki explained it to her while smiling.
"I can't promise anything, but Tou-chan is going to do his best to have Shirone-san come and live here with me and you. He said that she'd be under my care, but with her living here with me and you, you'd be able to see her very often!"
"Yes nyaa!" She cheered with a meow, hugging onto Zenki, his face turning bright red when her larger than usual assets pushed against his chest. "I knew you'd do something shorty! Now, we have to prepare for Shirone's arrival won't we nyaaa?"
"Eeh, I said that I would have too…"
Kuroka placed a finger to his lips, sultry licking her own. Zenki's face burned red with embarrassment, worry at what she was going to do to him, never knowing what Kuroka was going to do with him.
"Hush now, my little Shota. Don't make anything complicated nyaa. Let's just bask in the fact that Shirone is going to be coming here. A reunion between Nekomata sisters. You should be proud Shota-kun, you've gotten a family back together."
"I-I said that it might be…."
Kuroka took a finger away from his lips, and inched closer and closer. Zenki's breath hitched in his throat, his eyes bulging at the closeness of Kuroka, feeling her breasts pushing more and more into his chest, sinking into his chest.
Kuroka herself teasingly, and alluringly purred, unknowingly blowing Zenki's mind at the cuteness she was displaying. His mind raced as Kuroka came within an inch of kissing him, parting her own lips, ready to take the plunge….
"Hehe, nyaaa~ Such a naughty child, expecting things like this from me, who do you think I am naughty boy?"
At the end, Kuroka pulled away, a teasing face on her beautiful features, though like an adorable kitten, she licked his face, his mouth attempting to suppress a groan, Kuroka revelling in her seductive movements, finding it funny teasing him.
She patted his face as he slunk to the floor, trying to catch his breath, his heart racing.
"You taste like a virgin."
Kuroka noted, giving his face a lick again. Zenki pulled away, Kuroka teasingly winking at him.
"Of course I'm a virgin! I'm 11 years old! Are you a virgin!?"
"Nyahahahahahahahaha! Of course little man, who do you take me for nyaaa?"
Zenki glared at her, his bottom lip trembling, Kuroka finding it a little cute.
"H-How do you even know what a virgin taste like if you are one….?"
Kuroka giggled catlike, her eyes shining with happiness.
"It's because I know what they taste like. Call it a special power of mine nyaaa. It is a special power that I have been blessed with…maybe cursed, who knows nyaaaahahahahahahaha!"
Zenki was less than convinced, shaking his head from side to side.
"D-Don't play with me like that…"
He mumbled, Kuroka continuing to laugh that same laugh she usually does.
"Nyahahahahahahaha~ For a Devil, you're quite innocent aren't you nyaa? It's so cute, I could cuddle you for just being an adorable innocent Devil that knows nothing of sex nyaa."
"A-Again! I-I'm only 11 years old Kuroka-san! What do you expect!?"
His roar was met with Kuroka turning her back, her tails wagging around adorably, Zenki melting on the spot.
"Well, if you truly are gonna help me in the future, you're gonna have to toughen that cuteness of yours nyaaa." Kuroka stuck out her tongue in a sultry manner, crossing the distance, and pinned Zenki to the wall, running a single hand through his hair, her other hand on his face, Kuroka could literally feel his trembling heart, and got excited because of it. "Shhhh now my Shota-kun, don't tremble, not yet nyaa. When I'm connected to you physically, that's when you can tremble until our baby is realized into this world around us, Papa."
"B-Baby!? P-Papa!? I'm too young!"
He spluttered, the air intensifying, Kuroka snapping her eyes shut, then opening them with a naughty intention behind them.
"I said that I want to have children the first time we met, and you said you'd help me. What did you expect to happen nyaa? To make a baby, you need a Papa and a Mama, and guess what we are Shota-kun? So you're gonna have to toughen up, and pull your pants down, so I can-"
"D-Don't touch me!"
Zenki pushed away from Kuroka, panting with a rapid heart beating in his chest, even able to hear his heart in his ears, it beating faster and faster as he replayed Kuroka's words in his mind, unsure of what she truly wanted with him, whether she was teasing him or not, he didn't care to find out right now, though he was secretly tempted, even if he didn't admit it aloud.
He bent slightly over as he tried to recollect his thoughts, as Kuroka strolled over, briefly groping his butt and an "Eep!" came from his lips as Kuroka purred softly against his ear. Kuroka loomed over him, her tails slowly running up his legs, and ended up going across his butt, and gently, like a ghost, trailed his spine, and her breasts pressed against his face.
"Kuroka-san!"
He gasped, moving away from her, his eyes on the floor as his body shook. Kuroka went in front of him folding her arms under her kimono topped covered breasts.
"Awww, what's wrong sweetie nyaaa? Got something wrong nyaa? You're suddenly being distant from me…I thought you and I had to stay super close with one another nyaaa? Was I wrong in this nyaaa?"
Zenki's eyes nervously went up her body, seeing her huge chest right in front of him. He pulled away from the Nekomata, her tails stopping from touching him, Kuroka's face being that of amusement, Zenki feeling as if he was going to have a heart attack at any second.
"S-Stay away from me!" He put out his hands to stop her advances, but Kuroka grabbed them and placed them onto her breasts and meowed cutely at the sensation of his hands on her. "S-Stop it temptress!"
Zenki removed his hands from her breasts with a large blush gracing his pure white skinned cheeks, but felt a tingling sensation in a certain part of his body, Kuroka noticing the same thing, laughing at the sight.
"Nyahahahahahaha!" Kuroka laughed vulgarly, enticingly licking her lips. "But I have to stay with you nyaaa. What is this Onee-san supposed to do? If I don't get out my flirtatiousness at least once a day, my organs will liquefy and I will die nyaaaa~ Do you want to cause my death?"
"T-That's a lie!"
He rejected it immediately, shaking his head.
Kuroka persisted, and reached to the top of her obi, pulling it down to reveal a small portion of the top of her cleavage. Zenki's face turned extremely red, almost as if it was on fire, and looked away, Kuroka giggling dirtily.
"Can you take that chance nyaa?"
Zenki's bottom lip trembled, and exclaimed "BYE!" running in the opposite direction.
Kuroka blinked once, twice, and then three times more. Her eyes turned to bemusement, pulling her top up again, covering her breasts, snickering to herself.
"If this is the kid that I have to spend my time with, then that's fine with me nyaaa. He's pretty fun to tease, I think this feeling truly is becoming better day by day and I'm gonna be reunited with Shirone, I win nyaaa. This is going to be fun nyaaaa~ I'm gonna tease the shit out of this~"
With those thoughts in mind, Kuroka strolled down towards the area Zenki left, a skip in her step, genuinely enjoying her time now. She passed by Diodora on her way who sneered at her.
"Hey Neko bitch, where's your new Master?"
Kuroka sneered at him as well, sticking up her middle finger with a "Super fuck you Dildodora-chan nyaa!" coming from her in a playful manner then she skipped down the corridor as she didn't care what she said to him, leaving Diodora seething.
A few days later, Zenki and Kuroka got a shock when Ajuka turned up in his bedroom, but he wasn't alone.
Behind his legs, was a girl. She was shorter than someone her usual age. She was a year younger than Zenki, though looked younger than that, her face being innocent. She had white hair, pure white like snow that was crafted into a short bob cut, two bangs framing her face. Two kitty ears popped up at the top of her head, and unlike Kuroka, this girl had only a single tail compared to Kuroka's twintails. She was wearing rags, it was clear that she hadn't been treated right for a while now, even Ajuka noted this fact, and looked saddened by it.
This girl was Shirone, Kuroka's younger sister.
As soon as Shirone saw Kuroka, pain laced within her golden orbs.
"Well, you asked me, and here she is, Shirone." Ajuka began, looking right at Zenki. "This took a lot of effort, but it has been decided that you will look after this girl now, along with Kuroka. As I said with Kuroka, this girl is a valuable Nekoshou, she's very important and needs looking after."
Zenki nodded, and looked at the girl with kindness.
She shyly turns her head, looking at the ground.
He then cast his eyes towards his father again.
"I see, don't worry Tou-chan, I will look after her now."
"That's good, because she's under your care from now on. Shirone, this is my son, Zenki Astaroth, he'll be taking care of you now. He might be young, but he is a reliable boy that I can confidently say will be able to help you."
Ajuka prompted the girl to stand forward, but she couldn't move, looking at her sister with a glare, Kuroka went into a natural defensive state and just smirked, Zenki looking between the two, and could feel animosity between the two of them.
"Arara, it's me, Shirone. Your Onee-sama, I've come back for you nyaaa."
Shirone's eyes went towards Kuroka, cold.
"…Nee-sama shouldn't of returned."
Kuroka blinked a single time, not showing that she was hurt, but Zenki and Ajuka could see in her eyes that she was slightly hurt by that.
"Ara? What do you mean Shirone nyaaa? It's the long awaited reunion between me and you, Shirone. I haven't been gone all that long, and I've been busy with looking after this green haired child nyaaa."
"You're not looking after me. I'm looking after you."
Kuroka shot her dark glare towards him that was basically saying "SHUT THE FUCK UP!", Zenki turning his head away from the animosity that she was sending his way right now.
Kuroka turned her eyes back to Shirone, seeing that she was frowning.
"Geez, lighten up Shirone nyaaa. Your Onee-sama is here now. We've got this green haired child to look after, so what's wrong with your eyes right now? I am sensing hostility towards me, that couldn't be right, could it nyaaa?"
Shirone looked indescribable, Zenki saw that she barely had any lights in her eyes, and wondered what she must've gone through to have such a look to her, a look that could be described as emotionless.
"…Nee-sama left…and because of that…I was left alone…do not speak my name lightly Nee-sama…you don't have that right…"
The clear cut voice felt like a knife to Kuroka, cutting deeper and deeper into her, threatening to never leave her, seeing her baby sister in such a state, feeling the blame and guilt wash over her, Zenki becoming a little concerned.
"Shirone nyaa?"
Kuroka called her, but she ignored the girl, and faced Zenki.
"…Can I leave now?"
It was a simple request. She even ignored the hurt look that Kuroka was sending her right now. Even if she wouldn't admit it, Kuroka was deeply troubled right now, and Zenki could see her being in pain as well, so walked closer towards Shirone.
"Shirone-san, don't you think that you should stay and spend time with your Onee-sama? She's been waiting for this reunion, she's been really giddy and gleeful with meeting the Imouto that she hasn't been able to see for quite a long time."
Shirone shook her head, rejecting what Zenki was saying, not wanting to speak with her elder sister.
"…I do not wish to speak with the person that abandoned me."
Like a rebellious child, Shirone turned her head to the side, not showing how she was feeling on her face.
At that, Kuroka's face fell from the usual cat like smile into a deep frown, Zenki's face turning sad as well.
"Shirone-san…your Onee-sama is…but maybe this is a little too much. Maybe we could have a reunion later on? Would that be acceptable to you Shirone-san?"
Shirone kept her head down, nodding only because she didn't have a choice right now.
"…Yes."
The emotionless tone caught Zenki's ears, looking to his father who shrugged his shoulders. Even Ajuka didn't know what to do right now.
Ajuka stepped forward, placing a hand on Shirone's head.
"Follow me Shirone, I will show you where you can rest."
Shirone merely nodded, and left with Ajuka, leaving Kuroka and Zenki alone.
Immediately, Kuroka turned towards Zenki, angry.
"You're a stupid slut nyaaa! I thought you were going to help me nyaa!?"
Zenki frowned at Kuroka, and folded his arms across his chest.
"I assure you, I am neither stupid or a slut. And I am helping you, but I cannot force her to do anything she doesn't want to do. I don't have a magic wand that I can wave and turn you into besties in the entire world. It seems that she resents you, or something. Something like that isn't going to go away just from a single meeting. So yelling at me isn't going to change anything, I can't change her with a single word can I? I have only just met her, I can't ask her to make up with you instantly, everything takes time Kuroka-san. And don't take your anger out on me, either. I am trying to help you."
Kuroka sighed heavily, but knew that Zenki was right, bowing her head apologetically, surprising Zenki that he actually got that.
"You're right nyaaa. No point getting worked up, I suppose I'm at fault aren't I nyaa?"
Kuroka looked hurt when she said that, though at the same time, she looked as if she accepted the guilt already.
Zenki unfolded his arms, and shook his head.
"While the situation isn't ideal, it isn't your fault Kuroka-san, from what you've told me, and from what I've heard as well. This isn't your fault, we'll just have to power through. But don't get so frustrated if it takes a while. As they say, Rome wasn't built in a day."
Kuroka couldn't help but agree, nodding her head in acceptance.
"Then, what do we do now nyaaa?"
"We'll leave her to think of what happened. She's just had a reunion with her Onee-sama, and clearly she isn't happy. If we went to her now, it would only cause more confusion and emotions, what little she seems to have left, will be rallied up and cause a huge blowout, and that's not going to fix anything. It is better if we go away, and allow her to cool off, okay?"
Kuroka had no choice but to accept it, nodding her head.
"I need to cool off nyaaa."
"Take a bath then, cool off for a while."
Kuroka smirked, winking at him.
"Wanna come-"
"Nope!"
And with that, he got out of there before Kuroka could do anything to him.
"Just wait until puberty hits little man, you're gonna wanna take me up on these offers~"
Kuroka laughed to herself, shaking her head, but a small piece of gratitude was within her eyes.
Later that night, Zenki traversed the corridors, going towards Shirone's room, on the request of Kuroka.
She had told him that she wouldn't be able to face her younger sister tonight, and Zenki wanted to see if she was okay, if she was settling in alright, so he took it upon himself to walk forward towards her room.
However, he was stopped when Diodora came out of his own room, blocking his path.
"Well, if it isn't the snitch."
Zenki stopped in his tracks, looking straight at the smug Diodora, rolling his eyes.
"Hmmm? What's wrong with you now Dildodora-nii-chan? I'm busy, though I guess you don't know what that means. And if I'm a snitch, then you're my bitch."
Diodora growled, hissing straight at the green haired boy.
"Don't call me that! And you know what you did! Telling Onii-sama that I started the fight! I got into trouble because of that, I can't even leave the castle for two weeks now! Don't you know how frustrating it is when you have to spend all your time indoors?"
Hostility floated into the air, as did demonic power.
Diodora's aura increased, aimed at Zenki, who did the same thing, showing he wasn't going to back down from the man, ever.
He increased his own aura, his aura fluxing around him and dominated Diodora's own aura, supressing it instantly, Diodora breathing slightly harder as he took a step backwards from the
"You did you moron and good, you shouldn't be able to leave, ever. Remember, you picked on Kuroka-san, so I got involved. I'm sorry if your tiny mind can't comprehend such things, but you started it, and as if I would allow you to abuse your position to attack someone under my care."
"Tch under your care. You don't even know what to do with a girl."
Diodora sneered, but Zenki merely wore a hard face.
"Well, I did consider being a bastard and probably abusive, but then I thought there's already one Astaroth asshole in the family, so I took a route that you'll never take and actually be kind to them, and lo and behold, Kuroka-san has opened up more to me, and in fact, I'm going to go and see my next charge to see if she's alright, and unlike you, I don't get anything from it besides satisfaction that I'm helping someone, but that must be a foreign concept to you. Actually helping someone for no personal gain, must be difficult to understand for the small minded you, right?"
Diodora growled at the words, gripping Zenki by the collar, and lifted him up.
Zenki looked him dead in the eye, as he spoke.
"Are you trying to intimidate me or something?"
"You're lucky that you're Onii-sama's son. If you weren't, I'd have you disposed of. To put into terms that you understand, ever get in my way, I'd fucking kill you."
The threat was scoffed at by Zenki, gripping Diodora by the hand, squeezing tightly, Diodora supressing a yelp.
"Funny, you thinking you can actually do something to me. Don't forget Dildodora-nii-chan, every move you think of, I've thought about it for days in advance. You cannot surprise me, and I expected you to do this, threaten me like this. But here's the sad truth I'm sure you aren't going to like…" He leaned closer as Zenki forced Diodora to let go of him. "…you're never going to scare me Diodora-nii-chan, you simply don't have anything that frightens me. Your fear tactics don't work with me, you cannot hurt me because you simply don't know what to do. Now I suggest leaving or someone might catch wind that you are threatening me, like…ooh hey Tou-chan."
Diodora stiffened and immediately looked to where Zenki was looking, behind the older boy with fear in his eyes.
But when he looked, he saw nothing, Zenki snickering.
Twisting his head back to Zenki, his expression became wild, almost deranged.
"You really do piss me off, ya know that?"
Zenki tipped his head to the side, adorably looking at the elder boy with keen eyes.
"Geez, so jumpy Nii-chan, you need to take deep breaths and calm yourself. You're becoming suspicious right now, you don't want to do that, do you?" Diodora hissed at the green haired boy, as said boy pushed past him and began walking away. However, he stopped when he got a few steps past him. "And guess what Dildodora-nii-chan?"
"What?"
Hissed the elder Astaroth, glaring daggers at the boy.
Zenki smirked, then winked.
"I didn't tell Tou-chan a thing until he asked me, so I didn't snitch on you, I told the truth. I even explained about my own involvement with antagonizing you, but Tou-chan knew about that, and knew of your attitude as well. Maybe you should try it when you stop lying your butt off all the time. If you didn't want to get into trouble, you shouldn't try and piss people off and fight them, should you? See ya later Dildodora-nii-chan, have a nice evening!" He went to run, but then smiled, and turned towards Diodora. "And do you know what they say about bitches? They get stitches. Something to think about if you ever try and attack me my Dildodora-nii-chan. Truthfully, I don't even wanna fight with you, I just wanna live my life…but make no mistake, ever attack me with the intent to kill and I will retaliate, I'm not afraid of you like your peerage will be, and already are. Ever try and kill me and I will show you why it is not a good idea to piss me off."
With that, Zenki runs off down the corridor, leaving a seething Diodora behind in his wave, his body shaking with the rage that he felt right now, muttering "I will kill you one day." in a truly evil voice.
Zenki made it to Shirone's room, and knocked on the door a single time.
He waited by the door, waiting for Shirone to open the door, and she did a few seconds later.
"Good evening Shirone-san. You didn't come down for dinner, and I was concerned."
"…I'm not hungry."
She replied in a monotone voice, but Zenki then heard her stomach rumble, an embarrassed look appearing on her face, the first time he had seen anything other than stoic on her face.
Zenki gained a knowing look, and bent down so he was at her level.
"Wanna come down for some food?" Shirone hesitated at first, so Zenki reached out his hand for her own. "It's okay, Kuroka-san has gone to bed now."
Shirone lifted her head for confirmation?
"…She has?"
Zenki nodded.
"Yes, she's gone to bed now. She said she was tired. So, why don't you come with me for something to eat? You must be hungry, you've not eaten all day. Don't worry, I won't ask you anything difficult. There's no one downstairs besides a maid or two, but they won't bother you while eating. Even Tou-chan…eeh, Ajuka-sama has gone towards a conference with some of the Maou-sama's, so we are alone."
He added at the end, knowing she'd be feeling hesitant about it still.
Shirone, it was enough for her, moved forward and took his hand in her own and he lead her into the dining area.
In said area, there was food already laid out for Shirone, Zenki having had it prepared beforehand, predicting that Shirone must be hungry.
"Eat anything, don't hold back now."
Shirone nodded, moving her small body forward, and took a seat, grabbing quite a bit of food.
Zenki sat down next to her, and smiled at her.
"It must've been difficult for you, Shirone-san."
Shirone turned her eyes towards Zenki, nearly no emotions at all.
"…You said no difficult questions."
He adopts a sheepish face, rubbing the back of his head.
"Sorry, I just wanted to help you. So, is there anything that I can help you with? Anything you want to know? Since you're going to be in my care now, you can come to me if you have any problems and I will sort them out. Definitely, even if they are difficult."
Shirone lowered her head as she ate the food.
She sat there silent for a few minutes, while Zenki just offered her a comforting smile, awaiting her to make the first move.
She eventually did, staring straight at the green haired boy.
"…Is Nee-sama staying around?"
Zenki blinked a single time, then nodded.
"She's going to be staying by my side now. You could call it probation, that she has to stay by my side now, though she doesn't have to become my servant, she is going to be staying by my side. I don't know the full history, but I know she killed for the right reasons, I know it."
Shirone shook her head.
"…No, Nee-sama did it because she was drunk…on power."
Zenki inhaled a deep breath, exhaling a few seconds later.
"That's not true, Shirone-san. What if Kuroka-san said it was because she wanted to protect you? What then?"
"…Nee-sama would say anything….to get off from…being killed. She's…the type to lie…even when the truth…is known…she's deceitful…cruel…evil…"
Shirone said it in a way that distances herself from the conversation, but Zenki tried to make a connection with the white haired girl, not wanting her to distrust her own elder sister, even if she did have reasons to do so.
"It's true. She would say anything to get off from getting killed." Zenki's words shocked Shirone, but Zenki smiled at her. "She'd even tell the truth as well. I realize Kuroka-san is quite weird, and does many things I don't understand. But she isn't really bad. She's a naughty kitty that does sometimes need a little punishing and she needs to stop verbally abusing me and sometimes sexually attacking me as well, but she isn't evil Shirone-san."
Even though he said it kindly and trying to establish a connection with the white haired girl, Shirone wasn't going to listen and continued to shake her head again and again, not wanting to listen at all.
"…Nee-sama killed someone…and then she…left me…"
Zenki could hear the hurt and betrayal in her voice. It was obvious that she hadn't been told the truth, and he wasn't sure that he should tell her either, respecting Kuroka's decisions on the matter at hand. But he wasn't going to stay silent either.
"She did, and I'm never going to defend that. I can't defend that because that was her decision. And now my words might sound strange, but in her situation, I honestly don't know what I would do. It must've been scary for her. She killed someone for reasons only she knows which I suspect to be justified reasons, then people came after her because of that and wanted to kill her for a crime that she only committed out of, what I presume to be good reasons. Doing the right thing, isn't always about doing what's right in the law. She became scared and did what she could. She plays tough, but under that bravado, there is worry in her, she just hides it very well."
Though Zenki tried to speak on behalf of Kuroka, Shirone wasn't so receptive to the idea, and had her own ideas on the matter.
"…You couldn't know that…Nee-sama is a good…liar."
That's what Shirone truly and honestly believed, but a hint of something else lingered within her heart. Something for Kuroka that truly couldn't be taken away, even if she showed that she didn't care about her and wanted to never be associated with her.
Zenki nodded his head in full agreement, continuing to give Shirone shocks.
"From what I know of her, yes. She is a good liar. But I also know that for the days leading up to you coming here, she didn't sleep that well, she barely slept at that and eating, besides throwing things at me for her own fun and enjoyment, she barely did either. And when she saw you just before, it was a side I hadn't seen in her, she truly did show it in her eyes how much she cared for you. But I can't tell you how to feel Shirone-san, I can't tell you how good or evil your Onee-sama is. You'll have to witness that yourself, and make your own judgements. But I can tell you one thing." He looked down at the white haired girl, and petted her head softly, the girls golden eyes looking into his own eyes. "You're under my care now, and no one is ever going to hurt you again, I promise this. No Devil, no Angel, no Fallen Angel will hurt you and whatever else there is out there in this world."
Shirone opened her eyes wide in shock, then looked at Zenki. Zenki thought that he saw hope within her eyes, but she turned away too quickly to be truly sure what she was thinking right now.
"…I don't want to be called Shirone."
She suddenly brought up, Zenki furrowed his eyebrows.
"You don't?"
Shirone nodded her head.
"…I want to discard that name…the past is not…what I want to think of…"
Zenki gained an understanding face, petting her head.
"Have you got a name you prefer for me to call you? I can't call you 'whitehead' or 'Nekomata chick'. So, have you?"
Shirone shook her head a single time.
"…I don't…not yet…call me…Shirone until…I think of a new name…"
Zenki again nodded in understanding, ruffling her hair, and earning a single "Nyan~" as his fingers accidently brushed over her Nekomata ears, him biting his lip so he didn't squeal at how cute the sound was.
"Whatever you want Shirone-san, whatever you want."
Shirone stared at the boy, and he stared back, offering her his comforting smile, Shirone being appreciative of the smile, her own showing for the briefest of seconds, before disappearing off her face, and she continued to eat her food for a long time, Zenki merely looking on and checked if she was okay.
Unbeknownst to them, Kuroka was around the corner, and had heard every word, an appreciative smile gracing her lips.
"Thanks Zenki-chan, you're actually a pretty good guy after all, not some Devil stuck up rich boy either nyaaa."
Kuroka watched a little while longer, before leaving with a heavy heart, thoughts of her sister racking her brain.
A week later, Zenki was relaxing in a living room area sitting at a table with a chess board in front of him, having only a single day of actual relaxation, without any duties to do, which surprised even him, though he wasn't going to deny the chance for a break.
Kuroka was sat behind him, her tails swaying as she read a book, Zenki was sure that it was an adult book with naughty stuff inside of it, so he didn't say anything about it.
But during the week, Kuroka has been…sexually torturing him, in a somewhat nice way. She found it entertaining, it was something she loved doing, and Zenki hadn't really told her she couldn't do it, at least to her ears it sounded as if he wasn't rejecting the very idea, even if he said "No!" again and again, she took it as an opportunity to tease him.
Though, even with that, Kuroka couldn't deny that she actually did like Zenki. Despite being a 'Devil rich boy' that he was, she couldn't deny that he was alright. She actually had grown quite accustomed to his presence, so much so that she didn't even mind asking him for things, and actually had thanked him once or twice without even being prompted. And the fact that he kept to his word to make sure that Shirone came to the Astaroth household was something she very much agreed with and made him seem appealing to her eyes, even if Shirone wasn't the type to speak to her readily.
At the side of Zenki, sat Shirone, keeping to herself.
For the entire week since she had been with them, she hadn't muttered many words. She kept to herself, and avoided being near Kuroka as much as possible. Even with Zenki prompting, each time Kuroka came near her, she'd flee to somewhere else. She didn't have a problem with Zenki himself, actually she quite liked him, only if because he was kind to her. But when it came to Kuroka, she wouldn't allow herself to be taken in by that girl, not wanting to lose herself to power.
In front of Zenki however, was a girl that had blonde hair, tied into twintails. She wore a pink dress, a noblewoman's dress. Her blue eyes set onto Zenki, the air around her carrying her usual princess like attitude, the crest of the Phenex clan being on her right breast pocket.
This girl was Ravel Phenex, the four sibling in the Phenex clan and the only daughter at that and a very good friend of Zenki's, due to the fact that they are of a similar age, though she was a year younger than he was, and they had things in common, but rarely got the chance to converse like this.
"Zenki-sama, did you hear about the current dealings with the Gremory and the Phenex households?"
Ravel began, taking a Pawn piece, and pushing it forward, as Shirone looked on at the Phenex girl, a wondering stare to her.
"Oh, what's that about?"
He wondered, using a Pawn piece to take Ravel's Pawn piece, having long tried to make her not call him 'Zenki-sama' but it wouldn't work, she'd always call him that regardless of how close they really were.
Ravel briefly looked behind Zenki to see Kuroka peering over her book, and giving her a sultry wink, fluttering her long and luscious eyelashes for the Phenex girl to see.
Ravel blinked a few times and looked around to see if there was anyone else she was doing it too. But besides Zenki and Shirone who couldn't see Kuroka, she didn't see anything or anyone that could be the person that Kuroka was winking at, besides herself that is.
Ravel shrugged it off a few seconds later, moving her Bishop piece.
Shirone tugged on Zenki's shirt, so he turned towards her.
"Something wrong Shirone-san? Do you need something?"
She shook her head, and took the Rook piece from the board as if she was drawn to it, holding it up.
"…What piece is this?"
She asked is so adorably that Zenki found it tough to not melt on the spot, the innocence of the question being too powerful for him to take.
"It's called the Rook."
He answered as Shirone put the piece down.
"…What does it do?"
"Well, it can move like this." He demonstrated how the piece moved as Shirone looked interested, Kuroka peering over her book to see what was going on, and saw how Shirone was interested, not in her. "It is quite the useful piece. Why did you ask?"
Shirone peered at the piece, and shook her head.
"…It looks strong, is all."
Zenki chuckled slightly, bobbing his head up and down.
"It certainly is strong. Actually, in terms of Evil Pieces, it is the piece that gives enhanced strength and defence as well to the user of this piece, so like its design, a sturdy and strong piece. It's an interesting piece, would you like to have it?"
Shirone stared at the piece for a few seconds, ultimately shaking her head.
"…It is only a chess piece so it has no significance to me."
Shirone answered honestly, as Zenki chuckled again.
"I suppose it doesn't. But you seemed to like it though. I thought you might've wanted it."
Shirone shook her head, but kept her eyes on that piece.
Something about it was appealing to her. She didn't know why, but she just kept staring at it. She wouldn't, or couldn't stop. She just kept her eyes on the piece, and wouldn't stop it, even Kuroka and Ravel didn't understand why that was.
Zenki picked up the piece, and placed it in front of her.
"Have it, there's spares here. Don't worry, you can keep it if you want it."
Shirone picked up the piece and examined it deeply as Zenki took a spare piece and placed it on the board where the Rook Shirone had was. Kuroka kept her eyes on her sister, wondering why Shirone was so drawn to that piece of all pieces.
"…Thank you…I don't understand why…but I like it…it looks, dependable."
"Aye, it surely is dependable. Even in terms of Evil Pieces, I want to have a dependable Rook as well, when I get my Evil Pieces that is."
Shirone's eyes briefly opened wider than usual, then turned back to the usual ones she has one.
"…I see, someone…dependable."
She muttered at the end, then returned her eyes towards the piece she held in her small hands, not letting go of it.
Ravel then got back to the talk they were having before, seeing Zenki and Shirone had finished their line of conversation.
"It seems that there's been talks about Rias-sama perhaps being engaged to one of my Onii-sama's. Probably my youngest Nii-sama."
Bringing that up, surprised Zenki quite a bit if he was honest with himself.
"Really? A fiancée at this time? That's almost unheard of."
Zenki took his Knight, and placed it on another place of the board, taking Ravel's other Pawn.
Ravel thought about her next move, her eyes going behind Zenki to see Kuroka blowing a kiss to her, alluringly smacking her lips together.
Ravel pulled her body away from the desk slightly as she felt slight fear, her eyes going downwards towards the board, wondering what Kuroka was doing.
She soon shook it off, moving her other Bishop to take Zenki's Pawn piece. Shirone watched on with keen eyes, she couldn't take her eyes off the chess board, looking between Ravel and Zenki in two second intervals.
"A-Apparently so. I think it is just talk at this time though. There's nothing concrete on the matter."
"I see, but still talk about this time. Rias-tan is barely 12, or 13, however old she is."
Zenki put out his Rook, taking one of Ravel's Bishops for himself, showing he had the advantage of the game. Shirone didn't really understand the mechanics of the game, but she could see that Zenki had more of Ravel's pieces than Ravel had of his, so she guessed that he was winning her.
Ravel hummed in thought and her eyes couldn't stop themselves from going behind Zenki to see what Kuroka was doing this time, and felt regret about it.
Kuroka somehow produced an ice lolly, and began licking it sensually.
She dragged her tongue up and down the lolly, in and out of her mouth again and again, slowly showing the length of the lolly, her eyes not leaving Ravel's own eyes, and when a bit of the ice lolly went onto her nose, Kuroka pointed towards Ravel, then her nose and then her own mouth, indicating she wanted Ravel to lick it off.
Ravel gasped, looking away, her eyes brimming with tears.
"I-Is she trying to do…t-those types of acts with me…but I'm not into girls…why is she flirting with me…is she flirting with me…? I don't understand…what's going on this time…I'm kinda scared on what she's going to do with me, that vixen. And I want to know where she got that ice lolly from, she didn't have it before and we're not near the kitchen…did she prepare it beforehand…"
Ravel felt her heart pound indecisively, unsure of what she should be doing now.
Zenki saw Ravel's troubled expression, cocking his eyebrow upwards.
"Are you alright Ravel-tan?"
Ravel snapped her eyes shut, then open towards Zenki, showing a sheepish smile.
"F-Fine, I-I just am thinking o-of a move…a-ah, I will move my Knight." She announced and did as she said, moving her Knight piece, trying to not look at Kuroka anymore. "S-So, we were talking about fiancée's, correct?"
"Yeah, tough breaks and all."
Zenki noted, moving his Knight to intercept her Rook, taking it for himself. Shirone looked at the taken Rook piece, and picked it up with the unspoken consent of Zenki, putting that piece and the other piece she had together, a very tiny smile appearing on her face.
Ravels eyes unwillingly went towards Kuroka, and she wished that she hadn't.
What she saw horrified her immensely.
Kuroka was now sat on the couch with her legs slightly apart, the same with her usual kimono top to expose a portion of her cleavage, her fingers by her mouth in a V shape. Kuroka naughtily stuck her tongue through the opening in her fingers, and wiggled it up and down, a vulgar expression on her face, her eyes laced with faux lust for the blonde Phenex.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!" Ravel cried and jumped off the seat, pointing at Kuroka accusingly, tears stinging her eyes as the black haired Nekomata snickers, trying to control her voice so Zenki and Shirone aren't any of the wiser. "W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME!? I CAN'T TELL IF YOU WANT TO SLEEP WITH ME OR KILL ME! WHICH IS IT!? WHAT DO YOU WANT KUROKA-SAMA!?"
Zenki was surprised by Ravel's scream, immediately casting her eyes towards Kuroka. Shirone doing the same.
By the time their eyes made it to Kuroka, she was sitting up straight, no longer showing a portion of her breasts, and just looked confused.
"Ara? What's wrong Ravel-chan? Something going on with you?"
Ravel sobbed, her eyes leaking some tears.
"…Have you gone insane?"
Shirone questioned as Ravel shook her head, Zenki walking over to her.
"Ravel-tan? What's gotten into you? Kuroka-san isn't doing anything."
Ravel looked at Zenki for some comfort, something to help her forget what Kuroka was doing to her.
"Zenki-sama…she's weird…I don't understand her at all…she's very scary…."
Zenki pats Ravel on the head, comfortingly rubbing it as Kuroka curiously looks between them, seeing Ravel's face turn slightly red at the touch. Shirone did the same, tilting her head to the side in a curious gaze.
"There, there Ravel-tan. No need to worry. Kuroka-san won't do anything to you." He twists his head towards Kuroka, who was close to snickering. "Isn't that right Kuroka-san?"
Kuroka shrugs her shoulders uncaringly.
"Possibly. But I haven't done anything to her today nyaaa."
"T-That's a lie! You've been making weird movements towards me!"
Ravel yelled back, Kuroka meowing right back at her.
"Nyaaaaaa~ Raven-chan needs to calm herself down~"
"M-My name is Ravel…not Raven."
Ravel fought back, Kuroka giving her a wink as Zenki sat down, Ravel next to him, trying to control herself. Shirone sat on the other side of Zenki, strangely attached to the young Devil boy.
"I think Raven sounds better nyaaaa~"
Ravel cast her eyes downwards dejectedly, Zenki looking towards Kuroka, who stuck out her tongue and faced away.
Ravel wanted to forget the experience, and moved onto a different topic.
"B-B-By the way, have you found out who you're going to be engaged too?"
That caught Kuroka's attention, who stood off the couch, and walked towards Zenki, wrapping her arms around his upper half, her breasts pushing against his back as a blush spread across his face, Ravel frowning at her forwardness.
"Ararara? What's going on here nyaaa? You have a fiancée nyaaa?"
Zenki cast his unsure eyes towards Kuroka, shrugging the best he could, Kuroka's breasts making it difficult for him to move. Shirone looked annoyed with Kuroka's obvious lack of personal space, shaking her head in said annoyance.
"I-I will probably h-have one before my 13th birthday. S-Since I am a Maou-sama's son, my future is kind of…interesting to others…and when they say interesting…"
"They also want interesting children, correct nyaaa?"
Kuroka pondered more, pushing her face next to Zenki's, rubbing against said face with her own, nuzzling him sweetly, only so she could piss off Ravel, and tease Zenki at the same time, which seems to have worked.
"…You are forced to have children with someone?"
Shirone asked, a face full of dissatisfaction.
Zenki shrugs his shoulders.
"Depends on who it is. If it is someone I don't like, then of course I'm gonna fight it. But if it is someone I like, take Ravel-tan for an example. I probably wouldn't mind marrying her, if I fall in love with her in the future. But I can think of some female Devils that I wouldn't want to marry, some people are just stuck up and jerks."
At the mention of her name and marriage in the same sentence, or nearly, her face turned entirely red, which Kuroka caught and gave her a wink, Ravel turning away, flushing at the mere thought of it all.
"Ararara, sounds like you're in a tough break huh nyaaa?"
Kuroka chimed in, pushing her breasts more and more into his face.
Ravel frown deepened at the sultry cat woman, and went to explain to her.
"As Zenki-sama is the son of Ajuka-sama, there are certain expectations placed on him, his future being decided would be one of them. It is a huge deal in the Underworld, Zenki-sama that is. The higher-ups are very interested in his future, which does include dna as well especially considering who he is the son of, s-so that would mean children in the future, possibly. And of course, unions between certain houses as well, benefits on both sides. Though it hasn't been announced who Zenki-sama is going to be engaged too, but as he had said, he will most likely know by his 13th birthday, so that gives him two years, at most. It could even be decided tomorrow morning, or it could be decided right now and we are none the wiser."
Kuroka took the information into her mind, then curled her body, twitching her ears.
"Arara, it seems that you have an interesting life. Dildodora-chan wanting to fight you constantly, being a prick at that nyaa. And now you have to have some bitch as your fiancée? Is it the bird-chan here?"
Ravel promptly blushed, shaking her head.
"N-No! W-We aren't engaged at all!" Kuroka snickered and licked Zenki's cheek, Ravel hissing at her as Zenki suppressed a moan. "W-What are you doing Kuroka-sama!?"
"Licking his cheek nyaaa. I have too at least three times a day, or my organs will liquefy and I will die nyaaa."
She spoke dramatically, stars somehow appearing around her eyes to give her a more innocent look.
Zenki rolled his eyes, another one of her tricks being obvious. Even Shirone saw that it was a lie, doing the same thing as Zenki, though she was slightly annoyed with her elder sister.
But…Ravel took it seriously, her face being stuck into questioning and wondering.
"O-Oh dear, I didn't know of this. Could it be that Zenki-sama has special antidote capabilities that can cause your body to stabilize?"
Zenki and Kuroka both saw Ravel's genuine interest right before their eyes, Zenki hanging his head down as Kuroka saw another opportunity for teasing, Shirone deciding that she wasn't interested, turning her head to the side, looking out of the window.
"R-Raven…I mean Ravel-tan that's…"
"That's right Ravel-chan nyaaa." Kuroka spoke over Zenki and snickered when he called Ravel, Raven, licking Zenki's cheek again while he twitched his upper body at the sudden contact of her tongue, which Ravel didn't seem to have a problem with now. "See? My complexion increases when I lick his milky white skin nyaaa. It is a general health thing as well nyaaa. If you lick his cheek three times a day, your general health will increase, and you'll become stronger as well."
Ravel's eyes displayed her interest, Zenki could see that she actually believed it and went to talk her out of it, however Ravel beat him to the punch, nodding her head to herself.
"O-Oh my, that's very interesting." Ravel withdrew a notepad and pen from where even Zenki didn't know where from, and wrote on it. "This could be very medical breaking. Maybe I shall present this to the medical facilities so they could incorporate Zenki-sama's skin ingredients so they could help Devils…"
"R-Ravel-tan, my skin isn't-"
Ravel fluttered her eyes, resting her hand on top of his gently, strongly looking into his eyes with a very serious look to her.
"Zenki-sama, if this is a medical breakthrough, then I am pleased with this." Zenki slaps himself in the face as Ravel stands up. "I will need to research this more clearly now Zenki-sama, and it is about that time were my family would be expecting me back, so I have to offer my apologies for leaving so abruptly."
Zenki waves his hand at the girl, shaking his head.
"Do not concern yourself Ravel-tan. Please go and have a good evening."
Ravel nods, bows her head to Shirone who looked disinterested, and towards Kuroka reluctantly, Kuroka giving her a wink goodbye, a dirty one at that meant for enticement, Ravel becoming freaked out and quickly existed.
Once she was gone, Zenki turned towards the Nekomata girls.
"So, since it is about that time, for dinner that is, why don't we all get freshened up?"
He offered, suggesting with his eyes to Kuroka, who caught it and nodded.
"Ara, Shirone! Why doesn't Onee-sama and you have a good old fashioned kitty bath?"
At the offer, Shirone turned her head, rejection on her face.
"…I do not wish to have a bath with you."
Kuroka didn't stop from the simple put down and continued pushing the idea.
"Come on nyaaaa~ We can have a bath together, like old times? I could wash your back for you~"
"…I don't need your help."
With that, Shirone left the room, leaving Zenki and Kuroka alone.
Confirming that she was gone, Zenki turned to the disheartened Kuroka.
"Remember, everything takes time, don't fret about it. I mean, she stayed in the room for the entire day and you were there. A week ago, that would've been unseen. We're getting somewhere."
Kuroka sighed, sitting down.
"Maybe nyaaa…"
Zenki took a seat next to her, patting the top of her head gently, earning a meow of acceptance so Zenki continues to do it.
"As I said, it takes time. Just relax and allow it to flow naturally. Forcing anything is going to end up being the wrong decision when it concerns things like this. But since she isn't so repulsed by the idea of being in the same room with you, it's getting better."
Kuroka didn't say anything as a response, and left the room, leaving Zenki alone with his own thoughts, giving a small sigh.
Later that evening, Zenki floated in a huge bath with a towel around his waist, his hair scattering in the water.
It was the size of a small swimming pool, and it was outside.
It couldn't be called a hot spring, but it was quite close to it. The water was warm, his eyes going towards the night sky, seeing the different colours blending together, something that looked truly pretty.
"I don't know what to do…" He confessed, and turned his eyes left, to see Rias sat there in the bath, with a towel covering the more important parts. "…they really are quite difficult, Kuroka-san plays it off as a laugh, and Shirone-san barely wants to sit in the same room as her. Just tonight at dinner, they both were just so…like, ya know, very distant. It was like sitting me and Dildodora-nii-chan in a room, and we were unable to speak, but the animosity felt real."
Rias ran fingers through her hair, lowering her body into the water, snickering at the Dildodora speech, always having a laugh when he speaks about him.
"It does sound difficult, and they really don't get on at all?"
Zenki sat up in the water, swimming to Rias' side, nodding his head when making it.
"That's putting it mildly. It's like mixing fire and ice together, one melts and the other burns brightly."
"It does sound like the conundrum. It does sound like opposites are attempting to come together, but their own feelings are getting in the way."
A new voice presented itself, Rias and Zenki turning to see a girl that looked Rias' age, in a towel that covered everything like Rias' did, but unlike Rias who was developing in the breast department, this girl was quite flat chested, but her beautiful face more than made up for that. Her stern like eyes were covered by her thin framed glasses, her black hair coated in fresh water.
This girl was Sona Sitri, heiress to the Sitri clan.
"Aye, it is Sona-tan. It isn't like I can ask my Tou-chan for help, he placed them with me after I practically begged for Shirone-san, and I-"
"Don't want to feel like a failure." Sona finished off, Zenki nodding. Sona took a breath, and addressed Zenki again. "From what you've said. It sounds like you're doing everything right. I couldn't really suggest anything. This Kuroka-san does sound like a wildfire, and from what I know of Shirone-san, she seems to be quite reserved. So, your analogy of fire and ice might not be so far off the truth."
When Sona summed it up, he didn't feel like much of a failure anymore.
"Yeah…but Shirone-san is quite the nice girl. When she isn't with Kuroka-san, she's more…I dunno the word. She just seems to be a little happier. But when with Kuroka-san…well, it is quite different."
"I suppose after everything she went through, it is only natural that she would be reserved and wouldn't want to be near anyone, especially someone who abandoned her."
Rias pointed out as she brought some water to her hair, and doused herself in the fresh water, running down between her breasts, Zenki turning away so he wouldn't be accused of being a pervert.
"The only thing that you can do is keep trying. From my guess, it is going to take time. How long that is, depends on the individuals involved. Though from what you've said, it does sound like some difficult characters have entered your life recently."
"I thought so, Sona-tan." He began, sighing while rubbing his temples gently. "Seems like it is going to be a difficult thing. By the way, I haven't seen Sera-tan in a few days?"
Sona hung her head down, sighing dramatically.
"Onee-sama has become upset." The girl confessed as the others listen. "She won't listen to reason. Because she thinks that her precious Zenki-tan is being stolen away by his new friends, Kuroka-san and Shirone-san, Onee-sama thinks that you might not want to spend time with her anymore, and I couldn't even tell her about this arrangement tonight, she said she'd crash the next bath that you have Zenki, and would do…things that are questionable."
Sona explained it calmly, but both Rias and Zenki could see the fear in her eyes, how it really affected her, so Zenki adopted an understanding face.
"I see, that does sound quite dangerous. I best make sure that Sera-tan knows that I still love her a whole lot."
"Please do before she obliterates apart of the Underworld."
Zenki and Rias grimaced, but thought Sona wasn't that far off the truth either.
He then turns to Rias, adopting a smile.
"By the way, how is Akeno-chan? Has she been settling in lately okay?"
Rias stretches her arms upwards, inclining her head.
"Yeah, she's been doing quite well. She's been learning about Devils, her studies are coming alone quite well, and she seems to have settled down with the Devils. Though it must've been difficult for her, considering the fact that she is a human living among these new and interesting species. She's doing remarkably well."
"Well that's one good thing at least."
Sona stands up, and walks closer, sitting beside Zenki, Rias on his other side.
"By the way, I also heard that there has been talks about a certain fiancée arrangement?"
Her question was directed towards Rias, who frowned and put a frustrated hand to her forehead, resisting the urge to sigh loudly, but couldn't help the small one that escaped her lips.
"I'm not even in high school yet, and they've been talking about it. I can understand what my parents, and the Phenex clan are thinking, and I am almost certain on the reason why it would be someone from the Phenex clan as well, but the person is…"
"Less than spectacular?"
Zenki finished off for her, Rias nodding sombrely.
"Seems like my feelings aren't taken into consideration."
"I can also understand your feelings, Rias."
Sona brought up, drawing the attention of Rias and Zenki, the former being the one to question, or she would've if Zenki didn't absentmindedly speak.
"You have feelings?" Rias laughed as Sona scowled. Realizing what he said, he put his hands up in defense. "I-I didn't mean it like that...I meant that you have feelings like Rias-tan?"
She nodded, surprising Rias.
"You really have similar feelings to me, Sona?"
Sona nods, cleans her glasses with her towel.
"Yes. There has also been talks about my own engagement. Of course, I won't know who this person is for some time, but like you, I do not wish to marry someone that I am not romantically attracted too. I am of the opinion that only someone who may beat me in chess shall be a suitable husband. Smart, dependable, and can be someone who I can speak too on an equal level."
"I see, then anyone that beats you, you'll love?"
Rias guessed, Sona shaking her head.
"It would only give me options. If I do not like the person, then I will not want to be associated with that person."
"Harsh…"
Zenki muttered, Sona catching it and shook her head ever so slightly.
"I would prefer to call it practical. Why waste time with someone you are not compatible with?"
"She's got a point. There's no point being with someone that you don't love. It would waste your time and that persons time as well."
Rias added, Zenki shrugging his shoulders.
"Yeah, I guess she does." He turns towards Sona, and smiles. "So, I guess if I ever want to marry you, I'd have to beat you in chess then?"
Sona shows an ever so ghost of a smile.
"When you beat me in chess, I shall consider you a viable partner, but you haven't succeeded in beating me yet."
Zenki couldn't refuse the chance to have a little laugh, so he pointed at Rias and himself, looking and conversing with Sona in a playful childlike manner, something that he could rarely do when at home.
"Well, when average people like me and Rias-tan go against someone who got their intelligence from like Steven Hawkins or something, then it would be difficult for common folks like us to even have a chance against you in chess."
Rias snickers as Sona's smile spreads more across her face.
"That does sound, quite like something you'd say. But neither you or Rias will ever be 'average'. You two are…extraordinary."
Rias and Zenki turned towards one another, unsure looks in their eyes.
"I don't know if that's an insult or a compliment."
Rias pondered, Zenki snickering to himself.
"I'm gonna take it as a compliment. It sounds like she's saying that we're pretty cool."
"Yeah, I'll take it as a compliment as well. Probably one of the closest ones we'll ever receive if it is from someone like Sona."
Sona rolled her eyes, and bent her neck upwards to the sky, looking at said sky and was mesmerized with the colours.
Rias also leaned backwards, and looked at the sky.
Zenki soon did the same, and all three of them relaxed in the bath, none of them caring that the opposite gender was in the bath, merely taking this as a relaxing sign, so they could just relax themselves, forgetting the troubles that they each have.
End chapter!
So Nekomata sisters have met and are, less than getting along with one another. A little more to Zenki's character being divulged as well as some introductions like Ravel, and Sona, though Serafall isn't going to be long behind.
Now reading the reviews, I've been getting some quite good suggestions, and I thank everyone for them! I've been getting some reviews about Xenovia being the Knight of Zenki, and I like the idea, though I will have to think about it.
As for the Queen, I've gotten some few good ideas like Valerie, though I'm indecisive for now. I thought about having Ravel as his Queen, with the Phenex's abilities and her responsible nature and such. But if any of you guys want either Ravel or Valerie on the peerage, let me know and I will take it into consideration. Oh and please continue the suggestions, as you can see below, there's still a number of spaces left!
So here's the harem and peerage list thus far! And until next time!
Zenki; Asia, Koneko, Kuroka, Jeanne.
Peerage
Queen; Free
Rooks; Koneko, free
Bishops; Asia, Kuroka (mutated)
Knights; Jeanne, free
Pawns; Free
