(A/N) Hey guys! It's been a while. I feel terrible for making you guys wait for so long. So I'll be honest.
I deleted this story. I fell into desperation as I tried to think of what I would do in the next chapter. But the, when I realized what I have done, I reposted it immediately. I was sad at the loss of the favorites and the follows, and also the reviews as they were in the past story I deleted. But I deserved it for being a bastard. So I tried to continue. But then…
I deleted every single draft I had in the next chapter because I feared that it wasn't good enough as a continuation. I felt pathetic so whenever I reached my word quota, I deleted it every single time. I am sorry.
Please, forgive me and continue to give me support as I will screw my school just so I can update and give you quality yet long chapters. I really am sorry. Please forgive me.
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Gabriel was watching in curiosity. She was floating in the sky, a cloudless sky with the full moon in full display. Stars were shining clearly in the night sky. Gabriel could instantly tell that she was dreaming. "Issei!?" A scared voice shouted from the forest. Gabriel immediately floated down the dark forest. The hunting whispers of the breeze made her look behind her. "What an odd dream this is." Gabriel uttered to herself. She walked through the forest. Gabriel looked around curiously, the forest was familiar to her.
"Issei!" The voice called out again. It was much more clearer now for Gabriel. The voice sounded like hers. And the voice was shaky, scared.
Gabriel jogged quickly towards the voice. She came out of a clearing and saw…herself. The dreamscape Gabriel was wearing a long white gown that hugged her body perfectly. The edges of it had golden stripes. It was held by a bizzare flower that Gabriel never saw before. This was surprising for her because Gabriel knew all the flowers, be it in hell, the garden of Eden, or on earth. The flower's color was gold, with a swirling silver stem that was wrapped around her shoulder. Her hair was tied to a messy bun, with a wavy light blonde strand of hair that fell on her face that was worried and scared. Her eyes were dull, full of sadness and desperation.
The real Gabriel followed the dreamscape Gabriel who was fast-walking towards the forest again, this time, tears were trickling down her tears. She cried out Issei's name, while apologizing. The real Gabriel raised her brow in curiosity. She was curious of the dream. It wasn't very often that seraphs dream of dreams that are strange. Mostly, their dreams are about the past memories that made them happy. The only times that their dreams were different where when their father was alive and would give them a message through dreams, or when it was prophetic. And also, though rare, when it was a nightmare. Gabriel wasn't too sure what kind of dream this is but this certainly wasn't a memory.
The peaceful sound of leaves rustling and howling of the winds were disturbed by an explosion. "No. Issei!" The dreamscape Gabriel quickly ran forward. She tore the middle of her tight gown and moved in a pace that would amaze even the best of hunters. The real Gabriel followed her quickly.
The dreamscape Gabriel got down suddenly, hiding behind a bush. The real Gabriel immediately looked pass the bush. There was a clearing, a destroyed one. A highly dangerous aura was coming out of the clearing. The real Gabriel tried to move but found out she can't.
"Hahaha." A cruel laughing was heard from the clearing. "You really are a fool, Issei." A cold voice mocked. "You sent your beloved slut away. Did you consider the loss of your chances of winning by doing that? Do you really think that you can go against my magic and I with only your two lizards?"
Gabriel's heart tightened, like it was suddenly squeezed by a hand. Somehow, she had the feeling that the one the voice was talking about was her. Her eyes only widened when he heard the voice. The voice of her Issei. It was weak. She could tell by the voice alone that he was badly injured. Deep breathing and coughing, she suspected with blood, accompanied the voice. It was weak, and hoarse. And it was angry, no furious. "You bastard…" The voice of Issei said with anger. "Y-You dare-" A fit of painful coughs interrupted what he was about to say. "You dare call her that? I-I'll make you pay. I will-Gah!"
Extremely powerful magic was suddenly floating in the air. The real Gabriel's senses were going crazy. A ringing sound made her cover her ears. She looked at the dreamscape Gabriel to be doing the same. The familiar laughter resounded again, "And how will you make me pay? What a disappointment you are. Father would be really disappointed at you." Then he sighed, "Whelp, I can't really blame you. You grew up in the environment of the angels that you claim as family. And you'll pay dearly for that now. Let me end your pathetic useless life, Issei."
"You'd have to go through me first." A voice that made Gabriel's eyes widen. It belonged to her Michael-oniisama.
"And through us." Two voice said simultaneously. It belonged to her Uriel-oniisama and Raphael-oniisama.
"I certainly won't let you take my annoying brother away from me. You'll have to kill me first." Gabriel knew this belonged to Michael's joker.
Gabriel watched as the dreamscape her stood up and opened her twelve wings that made dust scatter and trees to be uprooted. "You dare hurt my Issei." The dreamscape Gabriel said, looking down. "I'll make you regret ever touching him."
The laughter suddenly loudened, it became one of amusement. "Now this is interesting. So you are Issei's family. At least his foster one. But I have to express my disappointment. I have expected a more overwhelming pressure from the four seraphs of heaven and from the trump card of heaven. I have expected that this floating island might have at least started disintegrating since you four opened your wings now after all, and also Dulio. But then, this is pathetic. Your power levels are comparable to the deer if we go by my power scale. Issei's at least a wolf, a very weak wolf but at least a wolf. But you angels, what a disappointment indeed." The cruel laughter was back.
The real Gabriel gritted her teeth in the mockery whoever this man was making. When the dust subsided, her eyes widened. The man making the mockery was none other than the wizard. The madman wizard that ruined her date with her Issei and even aided the bastard Kokabiel in capturing her Issei and torturing him. Anger instantly filled her heart.
"We'll protect Issei whatever may happen. I will protect him even I end up dead. I will give up even my life for him. I will sacrifice my own life for his own." The dreamscape Gabriel said firmly. The real Gabriiel couldn't help but smile at this. She will do this in the real life gladly.
"But why? Can't you see that I am stronger than even you four and the joker combined? Even if the four Great Satans join you or that good for nothing Azazel, all of you, even if the dragon kings are here, you still won't stand a chance. Our power difference is too great. So I will ask you why?" The wizard's eyes suddenly turned crazed and his smile widened. The expression was scary, the real Gabriel glared at this. The wizard looked up and began laughing maniacally. Magic circles that were arranged in a way that the smallest were floating above his palms and as it got larger it ascended up towards the sky. The largest covered the whole night sky. It radiated power that even Gabriel knew that not even in her prime will she be able to overcome this. The magic circles spun, their black and red color pulsing.
The real Gabriel looked at dreamscape Gabriel curiously. She wondered what the answer would be. In her mind, she had an answer. She had the answer of why she is willing to sacrifice even her own life for her Issei. The real Gabriel waited, wondering if her answer was the same with that of the dreamscape her.
The dreamscape smiled peacefully, she closed her eyes. The real Gabriel tilted her head. Her curiosity growing. When the clear blue eyes were seen again, she looked at the wizard defiantly. She smiled again, this time with confidence and fierceness. The wind blew hard, as if answering to her call. "I will tell you, you sad evil bastard." She pointed at the now amused wizard.
"It is because…"
"I love him."
A contented smile appeared on Gabriel's face. The answer of the dreamscape was the same as hers. This past few months with her Issei was wonderful. And she knew this for sure. That she loved her Issei.
The sickening laughter the wizard made Gabriel look. "Well then, that's too bad. Because I am too lazy to do my what I have come here to do so." He crossed his arms, "I think this will make my brother's end more dramatic."
The real Gabriel's eyes widened. What does he mean by brother? Issei was related to this man. The gears in Gabriel's mind started to turn. The puzzle slowly completed. The big picture suddenly made sense. The conclusion she arrived on made her laugh. The real Gabriel shook her head. This can't be possible…right?
"Sorry folks. But I think you won't fall now. He is too stupid. If I decided to kill you guys, then he will go berserk and quite possibly, win. Meh, that's going too far. I mean he might quite possibly injure me…very badly at that. But still, it's impossible to win. So I will just go ahead and grab some popcorn and watch you do my work for me." He chuckled. "For free. That's how evil I am." He held his palm out and a five magic circles appeared quickly. Threads immediately appeared and headed straight for each one of them. The speed of the spell made the real Gabriel to question the possibility of that.
The real Gabriel saw the four dreamscape seraphs' eyes turn black. Dulio who managed to burn the first barrage of threads created two lightning bolts that he used to blast the other threads that were beginning to wrap around his legs. "I'm sorry, Issei." He muttered as threads overwhelmed him.
When the threads were sucked in the magic circles and the magic circles broke like glass, the five angels that were considered the strongest in heaven had eyes as black as the darkest of night. They had empty expressions. "So much for the I love you speech. Sorry, little brother, but your death is inevitable." He smiled, "Don't worry, at least it is a dramatic one. The dramatic demise of…the lover of a seraph." The wizard turned to a certain spot in the forest, "No?"
Gabriel looked to the area and her heart broke. Issei was there. He was wearing some sort of armor that had a red, silver and black. Gabriel could tell that this armor was not an easy one to break, from the mere power that it radiated. Not even her strongest lspear of light will be able to penetrate, maybe crack it a little but not stab through it. Yet, the armor was broken, the whole armor covering the torso and the whole left arm was gone and the other remaining parts. Gabriel noticed the weapon Issei was holding. It was his cutlass, but it looked different also. The pulse it radiated was more powerful that hat it usually radiates. He gritted his teeth in rage. "What did you do?"
"Why I give you a gift, my beloved little brother. To make up for the birthdays I missed." The wizard answered while gesturing like it was supposed to be obvious.
"You are no brother of mine! I hate you!"
The wizard held his chest and looked at Issei like he was hurt, "Father wouldn't be happy if he heard you say that!"
"I'll kill you!"
"Actually," The madman wizard's eyes darkened, "They'll be killing you."
Gabriel's eyes widened. This can't be. She wished very hard this wasn't a prophetic dream but she knew it was. She turned around to see five angels whose wings are opened. The four dreamscape seraphs were holding their strongest weapons. Gabriel's eyes widened in terror as she was holding the strongest of her weapons, The bow that she used to kill the original Beezlebub, the Bow of Heaven's Sorrow. Anyone pierced by the arrows fired by the bow will suffer the divine anger her father held back. Not even Michael, after receiving about three of her arrows, will survive since the power was her father's heldback anger.
Terror struck the real Gabriel. She realized the plan of the madman wizard that she so much despised. She looked at the dreamscape or possibly, future Issei, and much to her terror, he dropped his weapon inside the magic circle that swallowed it before breaking like glass. Gabriel knew that the last thing Issei would do was to fight against them, his family. She watched in desperation as The five angels that had their strongest attack ready to be executed fly near Issei who looked down, not attempting to run or fight.
"This is just wonderful. This is just the ending fit to the lover of a Seraph and host of the Two Heavenly Dragons. A tragic one." He laughed, "Now, brother. You are faced with three choices. Kill them, Kill me which is by the way, impossible, or get killed by them!" He said in a crazy voice followed by a laugh a hyena would do.
"No," Gabriel held back her tears. "No, this can't be real. This won't come true." She said, trying to convince herself. She truly did hope this wasn't a prophetic dream. Cause if this really was to happen, then she would gladly die before this.
Issei laughed, "Kill them? Kill her?" He stared straight at the wizard in defiance.
"I'd rather die."
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Issei yawned. He blinked his eyes a few times. Before smiling as he realized that he had no school for the day as it was a Sunday.
A movement beside him and the shifting of the bed made him look beside, and his breath quickened as he remembered who he was with. He couldn't help but form a small smile as Gabriel started to mumble something in her sleep, drool trickling down her cheeks as she let out a small yawn that made Issei want to kiss her. She looked absolutely irresistible despite having drool on her cheeks. Her silky white blonde hair cascading down her shoulders and her arms suddenly wrapped around his neck. Issei felt Gabriel tighten her hug around him, making his face red.
He eventually leaned his head against hers, trying his very best not to follow his body. Oddly, something inside him kept urging him to give Gabriel a kiss. But he managed to fight it off.
"No, this can't be real." Gabriel mumbled, a frown forming on her sleeping face.
"Gabriel?" Issei whispered softly.
Issei rose up the bed and stared at the seraph in concern. Gabriel started waving her arms at the air, crying and begging. Her legs kicked the blanket off both of them and she began to roll around. The face she was making was so scared that Issei's heart broke. He hugged Gabriel who started crying. "Gabbie?" He asked again. He wrapped his arms around hers as she wrapped hers around his and both engulfed each other in a hug of warmth. "Gabriel?" Issei asked again as Gabriel's mumbling disappeared completely and instead she started to cry. Tears started to flow out of her closed eyes as her lips quivered, whimpering.
Issei brushed the strands of her hair that fell down her beautiful face. He cupped her cheeks and wiped her tears with his thumb. He looked at his princess, worried and troubled. He knew that Gabriel was definitely having a nightmare as he remembered Uriel telling him once when he got comforted by the three brothers of Gabriel back when he was still young as he received a nightmare that them having nightmares was a thing that occurred rarely, though possible. Their nightmares are more vivid than a regular angel so it was a very painful experience. The thought of Gabriel in pain terrified Issei, he didn't know what to do. All he could think of and ended up doing, was hugging her.
Issei buried his nose by her neck and tightened his hug around her lithe body. He started whispering soothing words on her ear and he stroked her back comfortingly. "Issei, don't leave me!" Gabriel suddenly screamed, surprising Issei. Her sobbing decreased to whimpering.
Issei looked at Gabriel, dumbfounded. Somehow, he was involved in her nightmare. Issei grabbed both Gabriel's hands and held them tightly, "Gabriel, I will never leave your side. I'd rather die than leave your side. I will always be there for you. I will never leave your side, because I…I…l-love you." Issei stuttered in confession as he engulfed Gabriel in a hug. Issei stared at Gabriel's whose eyes fluttered open, her clear blue eyes freezing Issei in his place as she stared back at him. She was breathing heavily, her face flushed and her neck covered in sweat. And so was Issei. But regardless, he was glad. Finally, the nightmare of Gabriel ended.
"Gabriel." Issei greeted, smiling gently.
Gabriel stared at Issei's smiling face, her heart skipped a beat as his clear blue eyes met hers. Both faces were flushed, both covered in sweat, both frozen as they stared at each other in admiration and love not confessed. Her eyes were watery as she laid her eyes upon Issei's. She was glad. She was so glad to see her Issei safe and sound. She hoped, she prayed, she prayed so hard and hopeful at her father who she wished was listening to her even after fading. She prayed, that her dream was indeed a very horrible nightmare and not a prophecy. She lunged at Issei. She couldn't help but cry as she buried her face at Issei's chest. She felt him stroke her hair comfortingly.
"I see you're awake." Issei said warmly.
Gabriel only started to cry a lot stronger. "Issei." She sobbed.
"Shh, calm down, Gabriel. I won't leave you." Issei whispered.
Gabriel sniffed. "You promise you won't?" She asked. Sitting up on Issei.
"I promise in the name of your father and in the sake of Heaven, that I will never leave Gabriel, one of the seraphs of heaven, and my most cherished person." Issei promised, his smile growing as Gabriel started crying again, but he knew that this was of happiness. The two angels stayed wrapped in each other's hugs, as if putting their love for one other through the hug they did to each other, and remaining still in a comfortable silence, both closed their eyes and smiled.
"I-Issei?" Gabriel pulled back and asked. Her face deep red. "I h-heard what you said earlier when I-I was a-asleep."
A blush also crept up Issei's face. "Y-you did?"
Gabriel bit her lower lip and nodded. "Issei…"
"Yes?" He asked in a voice oozing with love.
"Can we spend this day together?" She asked hopefully.
Issei's eyes lit up, "I would be glad to spend my whole day with you." I love you. Issei barely held back from saying.
"I-Issei?" She asked. Issei looked at her weirdly, her voice was high-pitched and embarrassed.
"No…" She moaned, her eyes glinting.
Issei tilted his head. He was feeling weird with what Gabriel was doing. It was…he can't describe it.
"Issei, I would like to do it with you when we are…but not now…but if you want it so much…" Gabriel started crying again, to Issei's surprise.
"What's wrong, Gabriel?" He asked in concern.
Gabriel managed to stutter between her sobs, "Y-You're in between my legs and you're pressing t-there…" She bit her lip, closing her mouth to stifle a moan. "Issei, I don't want to do it but if you want it, I will do it. I will do it for you…"
The color red climbed Issei's whole body, steam coming out of his ears and his eyes widening. He didn't know what that thing is but he did know that this was something boys shouldn't do to girls if they aren't married, Uriel told him so, tp his annoyance. He looked down and realized that he was indeed in the middle of Gabriel's legs. She was shaking uncontrollably and was looking at him in a weird enamored way, but he was intoxicated by the look though he didn't know why. To his surprise, he felt the look girls usually give him bit it was coming from Gabriel! She was biting down her lip and her hair fell down her shoulder in a way that made him feel…weird.
And to his horror, for the first time in his entire life, the thought of Gabriel naked flashed on his mind and like a jolt of electricity, he shouted.
"Wait, you got this all wrong!"
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Hot water ran through her body. Gabriel shivered at the feeling. The first time she got down to Earth and adjusted her power levels to that of a human in order to not turn all the humans that approaches her to ashes, she was uncomfortable with the feelings of hot and cold. She didn't know that the air in the night sky could feel so cold and hinder her movements as when she goes on mission with her full power available, it didn't bother her. It was strange for her. But her adorable joker helped her through it, and she couldn't have asked for e better person to teach her the world.
A smile formed on her lips as she washed off the shampoo Uriel-oniisama gave her, created by Michael-oniisama with the flowers in the garden of Eden and enchanted by Raphael-oniisama with magic. It was like the smell of vanilla, only better. Issei agreed to spend the whole day with her. She was so excited. No matter how much dates they go unto, she never got tired. Multiple things and possible locations quickly ran through Gabriel's mind, making her smile widen until she couldn't take it and squealed in happiness.
She turned of the shower and walked to the mirror, blushing as she remembered what she assumed Issei wanted. She gave herself a firm look in the mirror, staring at her blue eyes. She scolded herself for thinking sucj a dirty thought even if she was one of the seraphs of heaven and scolded herself for thinking that her poor innocent Issei was capable of such a thing. But I wouldn't be sad if he did know that. Her inner voice thought. She blushed, shaking her head profusely.
What the hell are you thinking, Gabriel!? She reprimanded herself.
Oh come one, we both know we like it. Her other half teased.
Gabriel was as red as a tomato, shaking her head in false denial. Her blush only greatened at the fact that it her self-control and scolding were only to make herself feel less guilty. She sighed, a gloomy air above her. And of course, she is talking to herself. Nothing strange about that.
"Oh, my." She whispered to no one in particular. "I am behind schedule!" She screamed as she quickly exited the room and opened her wardrobe.
Meanwhile, downstairs, the two Excalibur Sword Wielders were taking guilty glances at the joker of Gabriel who was humming a happy tune while wearing a chef's hat, some strands of his white blonde hair falling down his face and a happy smile plastered on his face. He was cooking breakfast for everyone in the house, sunny side up and bacon. Xenovia and Irina blushed as they caught each other taking glances, quickly looking away and whistling as if to make it not obvious, not realizing that it only made things more obvious.
"You two ok?" Issei asked with a gentle smile that made Xenovia and Irina sigh guiltily even more as they gobbled up the image of the handsome joker.
"W-Were fine, Ise-kun." Irina replied a little too quickly, making Issei shrug and continue his cooking.
"Well, you two have been watching Issei cook a bit too relentlessly." Dulio greeted as he stood at the front door with a grin that made the Excalibur Swords gulp. Both immediately looked at the other joker with pleading eyes as they got busted.
Dulio wagged his finger at them, "My, my. Assassins of the Church ogling an angel…" Dulio paused, smiling evilly. "Don't worry, I won't tell Issei." He said in a voice a little too loud.
The two wielders were ready to attack the angel when Issei looked back, "Tell me about what?"
"Uh…nothing, Ise-kun. Tell you about nothing."
"Morning, Dulio." Issei greeted with a wave of his spatula. Dulio waved back.
"Where's Asia-chan?" Irina asked Dulio. She grabbed a nearby newspaper, sneaking another guilty glance at her childhood friend, her eyes watery as she felt like she was doing something evil while not really caring.
Dulio leaned on the table and grabbed a strip of perfectly fried bacon, but Issei slapped his hand with a scapula, making Dulio pout. "No fair." He said as Isse grabbed the strip of bacon Dulio was going to get and ate it.
"Asia's with Rias, I am going to pick her up after their done with their "activities" in school. We might take a look at the new;y built carnival in the city. Everyone at class are said to go to the carnival. You wanna come, Issei?" Dulio offered but Issei smiled sheepishly back.
"Sorry, I already have my day planned."
Issei gulped as Dulio suddenly had a teasing smirk. "With Gabriel, I suppose." Dulio grabbed the bacon Issei placed and ate it. "Ah, the taste of revenge." Looking up dreamily as Issei huffed, flipping the pancakes he made.
"Right, Ise-kun. We were wondering, can we go check out the carnival?" Xenovia asked, her face becoming red as Issei directed his eyes to her.
"Well, I can't take you there so sorry."
Then the room was suddenly engulfed in white light. When the light faded, standing in the middle was Griselda. All four inside the room immediately felt fear creep in their hearts. Dulio and Issei hugged each other as they stared at the person they both saw as their evil manipulative older sister. Xenovia hid behind the couch while Irina was frozen in fear. Griselda was staring at the two jokers who were shaking in fear in an unreadable expression. Dulio hugged Issei who hugge him, "Issei, if we're going to die today, I want you to know that I love you as my brother and best friend."
"Me too." Issei replied. His eyes watery, making Griselda smile at him and growl at Dulio as Issei's was sincere while Dulio was a mocking one.
Griselda covered her eyes and held her hips, shaking her head in the antics of the jokers, practically the men she saw as her annoying little brothers. "Ah, can you please stop? You mock me again and I'll kill you for real."
Immediately, the two jokers straightened up and held their hands in salute of Griselda, who gritted her teeth in annoyance. "I-I am going on a d-d-d-d-d…"
Issei scratched the back of his head as he was clueless. While Dulio seemed to catch on, much to Griselda's horror, and a smug smile appeared on the face of Dulio. "You're going on a what, onee-chan?" He asked teasingly, he seemed to add a slow effect between the syllables of one-chan, making Griselda grip her fist.
"I said I am going on a d-d-d-date!" Griselda screamed to the dumbfounded Dulio, a shocked Issei, and to both the holy sword wielders who fainted after. Her face red as Dulio fainted, following the two sword wielders.
"With who, onee-chan?" Issei asked.
Griselda rubbed her arm, looking at the ceiling, attempting to make her voice deep. "With Azazel." But her voice only ended to be higher-pitched than her normal one.
Before Issei could reply, Griselda flipped across the table with the grace of a warrior, landing right in front of Issei and flipping the pancakes, getting all the strips of bacon on the plate, and putting all the eggs that are already cooked beside the bacon in quick succession. Griselda winked at Issei, closing his gaping mouth. "Amazing." Issei muttered, making Griselda laugh, ruffling the hair of her less annoying and a lot more sweet little brother and giving her annoying brother, Dulio, a kick in the gut, making him groan in his sleep.
Griselda clapped her hands, instantly waking the two sword wielders who stood up straight like soldiers. They proceeded to sit down the table, not daring to sneak a glance at Issei as Griselda was observing them with a calculating gaze.
Issei smiled at the sight, giving Dulio a nudge. "Wake up." He said.
"Leave him be, Issei." Griselda commanded, before smiling at the two sword wielders, "I can take you two with me in the carnival. Though we'll go after lunch. Is that alright with you two?" She asked, before smiling as the two sword wielders nodded their heads with vigor, their mouth stuffed with food. "Chew your food, ladies. There's a man watching." Griselda teased as she turned to sit down the couch, ignoring the now red faces of Xenovia dn Irina as Issei scratched the back of his head, too dense to realize he was the one being referred to.
"Issei?" Issei heard the voice of the one he loved the most, his heart pounding against his ribs.
Issei turned around to answer but his body stopped following his orders as he laid his eyes upon the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. The calmness he always possessed abandoned him as he began to stutter a reply but failed miserably, his confidence dampening as he heard the giggle of his onee-sama who was supposed to help him but enjoyed his embarrassment way too much. Gabriel's white blonde hair was tied to a high ponytail, with two strands of hair falling on both sides of her face. Her white neck showing, worthy of a model, actually, far surpasses even the most beautiful as she was an angel, the most beautiful in heaven, after all. Her clear blue eyes that went well with her pale skin shone innocently. She wore a white V-neck shirt with a print of two cartoon angel wings that made Issei happy yet agitated at the same time, thinking of how other boys would look at her, with jeans and a pair of brown leather boots. She looked stunning.
Gabriel blushed at the way Issei looked at her. "Issei, stop."
Issei turned to the side, embarrassed. "Sorry, it's just that, you look gorgeous." Making Gabriel blush even more.
"Issei, you get ready, quick. We have the whole day ahead of us, yes, but I want to spend as much time as I can with you." She smiled.
Issei nodded quickly, as he wished for the same thing as she wanted. It wasn't always that one of the seraphs of heaven had this much free time as much as she has now. So both of them want to make the most out of it. Issei quickly ran up the stairs.
"Oh, good morning, Griselda." Gabriel greeted with a happy wave. Griselda greeted her back, her eyes shining with pride as she was the one that taught the seraph how to dress in a way that would stun a man speechless. She giggled at herself as she saw Issei become speechless at her student.
"Good morning, Irina, Xenovia." Gabriel said before getting a strip of bacon and knowing in an instant it was Issei's cooking. Ever since Griselda taught Issei how to cook, his cooking which used to as Dulio said tastes terrible has improved.
"So, where do you plan on going with Issei?" Griselda asked Gabriel.
Gabriel propped her chin on her hands as she hummed a wondering tone, "I guess, we'll let fate guide us."
Gabriel turned red when Griselda started laughing, "Gabriel? What kind of novels are you reading right now?" A voice that annoyed Gabriel in an instant asked. She turned around to see Uriel, in complete seraph armor, cover his mouth as he prevented himself from laughing.
Gabriel held her fist n front of Uriel, shaking in anger. She growled dangerously, making Uriel freeze in his mockery, "Onii-sama!" She screamed as Uriel screamed like a girl before flashing out just in time as Gabriel's fork flew through where he was standing in great speed and stabbing itself against the wall.
"Issei, you look so handsome." Griselda said, a slight blush on her face.
Gabriel quickly turned around and was met with what Issei experienced when he looked at her. She cursed at herself, her inability to move, and her dumbfounded expression that didn't seem to follow what she wanted it to do. Issei wore an identical V-neck shirt with a print of a golden halo. It hugged his body tightly, more than Gabriel would want the shirt to be. She smiled, admiring it but at the same time thinking of ways to indiscreetly hurt the girls that look at her Issei. Jeans and brown shoes. "What?" Issei asked, blushing, as Gabriel, the two holy sword wielders, and surprisingly Griselda looked at him, not being sure if he was fully clothed in their mind.
Gabriel finally managed the body pause spell Issei had on her, somehow. She hugged his arm, "Let's go?"
Issei smiled, "Yeah, let's go."
Issei playfully opened the door for her, making her giggle. But as soon as he closed the door, the cold wind blew against them, making Gabriel shiver. The sky was not cloudy, but not sunny either. It was windy, and it was cold. A perfect day to fly a kite. Gabriel rubbed both her arms as she tried to warm herself, only for her eyes to widen when she felt something warm get wrapped around her. She saw her brown fur coat around her shoulder and looked back to see Issei smiling at her, "I thought you might be cold by looking at the sky so I grabbed both our coats just in case."
"Thank you." Gabriel gave Issei a smile that made his heart pound.
"So, where do we go first?" Issei asked.
"How about we go check out the park?" Gabriel suggested.
Issei grabbed her hand. Gabriel intertwined her fingers with his, both looking at each other with a smile. "Let's go."
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"Let's go get some ice cream." Issei dragged Gabriel whose eyes widened at the sudden pull, failing to stutter a wait.
Issei immediately started ordering one chocolate and one vanilla. Gabriel looked at the park with a smile. As an angel, they enjoyed the screams of joy that came from anyone that was happy or the laughs of people who enjoyed the moment and the peace. And the park was practically full of people who did just that. At the middle of the fields were kids flying different designs of kite, colors varied from black to pink. Around the ones flying kites were families or couples lying on picnic mats. Gabriel even greeted the cherubs that were working, blushing as she saw Philip make a heart sign with his hands as he grinned at the two, mouthing another date and giving a thumbs up.
Gabriel turned towards Issei, involuntarily stopping her movement as she remembered what happened the last time they went to buy ice cream. Issei noticed this and his expression softened, "Calm down, Gabriel." He spoke out in a tone that was so soft that Gabriel loosened her battle stance, before completely loosening up as he was the that wrapped his arms around hers this time, making her hardened expression to turn into a surprised one, "I won't let any ambush or surprise attacks to ruin our date this time, I promise you that I will end this date properly." He grinned at her in assurance, making Gabriel stare at Issei's face, smiling.
She leaned her head on his shoulders and took the vanilla ice cream from his hand and licking it, "You better do. Cause I trust you." She said softly, almost vulnerably that it made Issei want to hug her.
The couple walked around the park. First going through the lake the park had. It was pretty big, with a stone bridge that people used to cross the large body of water. Gabriel marveled at the beautiful white swans that swam at it and the liles that decorated the lake, only adding to the serene effect the lake had. Issei and Gabriel walked through the bridge in a slow pace, taking in the surrounding and smiling at the sweet fact of them being together. Other couples took pictures of them being together and Gabriel turned to Issei, "Why aren't we taking pictures of our date, Issei?"
Issei smiled at Gabriel, his face inches from hers, making both of them blush, "Because you don't need a picture. I am yours already, forever for eternity." Gabriel smiled at the answer as warmth filled her chest.
The other couples that heard Issei's answer started to keep their cameras in their bags. Gabriel chuckled at this, "Issei, look at what you've done." She scolded playfully.
Issei smiled at her, "What? My answer was for you, it wasn't for them."
The hug Gabriel had on his arm tightened, making Issei chuckle.
They arrived at the cherry blossom trees. Both admired the pink scenery, a nice change from the usual green scenery. The path across the cherry blossom trees were empty, to the secret happiness of Gabriel. "Aren't they beautiful?" Gabriel asked.
Just after Gabriel's question, the blossoms started falling and the wind started blwoing. To Gabriel's amazement, the blossoms flew across them, flying and dancing a dance of beauty as they both stopped for a moment, watching the blossoms fly thorugh the sky. "Yeah, I guess they are. But I already saw things a lot more beautiful than this, especially this girl."
Gabriel's jealousy flared up, "Who?" She huffed, unwrapping her arms around his and crossing them across her chest.
"Gabriel, of course it's you. These cherry blossoms are beautiful, but they are nothing compared to you." Issei said lovingly, his eyes looking at her watery ones.
Issei chuckled, wrapping his arms around hers as Gabriel was too touched to move and wrap hers around his, "And don't jump to conclusions."
"I'm sorry." Gabriel mumbled sheepishly, blushing as she felt Issei lean his head on hers.
Both of them laughed at each other as they reached the end of the path. Both their heads were covered in cherry blossoms, even their coats had some. Issei's laughter slowed down as he was mesmerized at Gabriel's beauty, he stared happily at her. "What's wrong, Issei?" She asked, concerned.
Issei looked away, "Uh, nothing's wrong. I was just uh…"
"It's ok, Issei." Gabriel said, not bothering to look at Issei as they both continued walking. "You can look at me any time you want. I am yours after all." She stopped, looking at Issei's piercing blue eyes.
Issei suddenly saw a speeding bike from uphill coming straight towards Gabriel in great speed. He immediately pulled her out of the way but lost his balance and as a result, both fell down the hill, rolling down. They laughed at each other, not getting hurt or dizzy by the roll as they considered it to be fun. Gabriel stared at Issei's laughing face with joy. His laughter warmed her heart as she knew not only she was enjoying the date but Issei was also. The rolling angels finally halted when they reached the flat plain. Gabriel ended up on top of Issei, both laughing with exhilaration. "Well, that was fun." Gabriel giggled.
"That sure was." Issei agreed.
Then a gravid silence occupied the pair as they realized what kind of position they were lying on. Gabriel laid on top of Issei, her legs covering Issei's and his in the middle of hers. Their noses were centimeters apart, almost touching. Gabriel's now ruined hair falling on top of Issei who thought she looked even more lovely. Gabriel landed beside Issei, resting her head on his chest and wrapping her arms around his neck. They stared there for a while, enjoying the comfortable silence and warmth they offered each other.
"You guys ok!?" The angels heard a woman, who by then they figures was the biker, screamed on top of the hill, waving her arms wildly.
Gabriel giggled. Giving the woman a thumbs up, laughing as the woman sighed in relief before screaming an apology, which of course they accepted. As they were angels after all and the roll was rather fun than dangerous.
Issei stood up and scooped Gabriel up who squealed in surprise and delight. They continued walking down the hill, reaching the booth where they rent bikes. "Say, Gabriel, you want to ride a bike?" Issei asked.
Gabriel groaned, "You go ahead, I'll watch."
Issei frowned, "That won't be fun at all."
"Sure it will. I'll cheer you on." Gabriel said nervously.
Issei suddenly figured out something. "I see now. You don't know how to ride a bike, do you?"
Gabriel smiled at Issei, "What? Me? That's impossible." She smiled confidently, looking at Issei's smile. Before her eyes suddenly became watery and she started crying. "Alright, I don't know how to ride a bike! You're gonna leave me now, aren't you? You're gonna go get that girl who knows how to ride a bike and make fun of me now, wouldn't you?" She sobbed.
Issei's eyes widened. Gabriel's eyes grew when she was suddenly wrapped by Issei's hug. "Are you crazy? I won't leave you even if you hate me. I won't replace you even if you replaced me. I won't even hate you if you killed me."
Gabriel's blood ran cold at the last statement. She understood that Issei was trying to make her stop crying and was proving his loyalty, and she was happy. Well, she was supposed to be. But she didn't like the last statement. She remembered her nightmare and the letter the madman wizard sent them the other day. She suddenly cupped Issei's cheeks, "Issei, thank you." She smiled softly, "But if I was trying to kill you, I want you to kill me first. Promise me. Okay? I don't want you to be blind for me." She said softly with a thankful smile, stroking his cheek.
To her shock, Issei said, "No." Gabriel felt Issei lift her chin up to his face, "Gabriel, I don't care if I'm blind, if it's for you, I wouldn't care at all. I am sorry, but you are asking the thing, the only thing I wouldn't do for you, and that's to hurt you in anyway possible." And as if the world slowed for Gabriel, he said, "I'd rather die."
Issei frowned as Gabriel started crying. He cupped her cheeks and wiped her tears. "What's wrong?"
Gabriel turned around, wiping her tears before turning back at Issei with a smile. Though her eyes were red. "Nothing. I'd give you the whole day before you take an oath of not being loyally blind."
Issei wanted to argue but Gabriel covered his mouth, "Issei? Please. Teach me."
"Teach you what?" Issei asked.
Gabriel looked away, her face red in embarrassment. "How to ride a bike, of course." She said in a defeated tone.
Her face flushed when Issei wrapped his arm around her and gave her an assuring smile. "Sure. Don't worry. I won't laugh at you in mockery in a million years."
"So after a million years, you'll laugh at me?" Gabriel asked.
Issei chuckled, "Gabriel, I will never mock you until I'm still alive."
Issei quickly rented a bike, black in color. Gabriel was biting her lip and looking at Issei, her face clearly told him that she was afraid. He smiled at her comfortingly, "Don't worry, I'll be there to catch you when you fall."
"You promise?" Gabriel asked, grabbing the bike a little to tightly and she knew her palms were sweating of nervousness.
But all of it were gone went Issei raised his hand, "I promise."
After a while, Gabriel knew how to ride a bike. Due to her natural intelligence, and being one of the first children of the god of the Bible, she had a natural gift of picking up skills rather quickly. Issei clapped as Gabriel sped downhill. "Go, Gabriel!" He cheered.
Gabriel quickened her pedaling. She was ecstatic. Now she knew what biking was like. She enjoyed the feeling of the wind against her skin and the way her ponytail danced with the wind. She tried to press the brakes but to her surprise, it wouldn't stop. "Issei?" She asked, trying to stop the bike but to no avail. "Issei!" She screamed.
The bike she was riding hit a rather large rock on the way and she went flying. Her mind was blank with fear, not realizing that she can open her wings and fly. She expected to hit the ground, preparing to feel some bones to snap when instead she hit something soft and felt something familiar wrap around her. She closed her eyes, crying in fear. "I told you I'll catch you." Gabriel's heart fluttered when she saw Issei's smiling face once she opened her eyes.
"Y-You did?" Gabriel asked in shock.
Issei sighed, pouting. "I really am hurt of your lack of belief in me. But I promised you, and I won't break a promise I made, especially a promise that I made to you. I'll always be by your side, to look after you and to keep you safe. I am your joker, after all." He smiled, "I lov-"
Gabriel wiped her tears. "Thank you, Issei." She said as she lunged at Issei and hugged him tightly.
"Issei?" Gabriel called Issei softly.
"Yeah?" Issei asked.
"I hate biking." She concluded, making Issei laugh.
"After putting my precious date in danger, I think I hate it to." Issei said, playfully stroking his chin as Gabriel slapped his chest.
"You better do." Gabriel said as she stood up.
Issei looked at his watch. "It is time for lunch, Gabriel."
"So where do you want to eat?" Gabriel asked, patting the dirt off her coat and looking dangerously at the girls looking at her Issei in a lustful way that made her head steam in anger.
"How about…there?" Issei pointed at the wooden stand. Gabriel read the sign that said, Dumplings.
Gabriel licked her lips. "Perfect. And we can still enjoy the view of the park."
The couple proceeded to run towards the stand and ordered every single kind of dumplings and devouring it quickly. The shopkeeper sweatdropped at the two extremely attractive couple as the mountain of dumpling they ordered was annihilated within a single minute. "How?" The shopkeeper asked Gabriel who covered her burp before giggling and Issei who smiled at him, paying him the right amount with an added tip.
"Thank you!" Gabriel and Issei simultaneously shouted, bowing their heads in respect before holding each other's hands and climbing down the green hill and back to the entrance of the park.
They stopped in front of the gate of the park. Gabriel looked at Issei, "So where to next? We still have the afternoon and evening to spend before I have to return to heaven."
Issei scratched the back of his head. He looked at the place, running out of ideas. They already went to the library, they went to the fashion store, they went to the park, and already ate lunch. Then a lightbulb appeared on Issei's mind. "Let's go to the arcade!"
"The arcade?" Gabriel asked.
"Well, I heard the devils speak of the arcade fondly. Dulio invited me to go to the arcade yesterday, but I figured that it would be a great place to go to when we go on a date. Gabriel, I lo-" Issei admitted, blushing.
Gabriel smiled widely, "Let's go!"
Soon, the two angels stared in amazement at the dimly lit place. It glowed blue and it was empty. Issei scratched the back of his head, "I could have sworn Dulio told me the arcade had a lot of people."
Gabriel laughed, "So what? We have this all to ourselves!"
Somebody suddenly cleared their throat. Issei and Gabriel were surprised to see Dulio and Asia, hand in hand, and looking at them just as surprised. "Gabriel, Issei?" Dulio asked.
A smile suddenly grew on Issei and Dulio's face as the same idead popped in their minds. Asia and Gabriel shared a look, before rolling their eyes at their respective dates who shared a high five before zooming across the empty place and towards the counter to buy tokens. The girls followed Dulio and Issei to a shooting game.
"Dulio, to your left!"
"Issei, watch out for that guy!"
Asia scratched the back of her head and laughed as Dulio and Issei took the game too seriously as most arcade addicts would. Gabriel didn't know a single thing about the arcade but she named it the "date snatcher" and huffed.
Then suddenly, Dulio howled in pain. Asia looked at Dulio disbelievingly as he fell down the floor, playing dead. She looked at Dulio's screen which was flashing game over. Asia sighed when Issei suddenly kneeled beside Dulio, his face heartbroken. "Dulio, my brother, no!"
Dulio smiled at Issei, grasping his shoulder. "You must avenge me…"
After that, they got kicked out the arcade as Issei destroyed the shooting game machine.
Now the two couples walked through the city. "Alright, Issei, Gabriel. Asia and I are supposed to meet up with Kiryuu and the others so I guess this is goodbye." Dulio waved.
"Ise-oniisama, you and Gabriel visited the carnival yet?"
Issei looked at Gabriel who huffed at him angrily. Issei smiled back at Asia, "I guess we'll do just that."
"Ok, bye!" Asia waved as Dulio dragged her across the streets.
"What are you doing here, go with Dulio!" Gabriel suddenly screamed in anger at a surprised Issei.
Issei was surprised to see Gabriel with tears flowing down her cheeks, before she ran away. Issei quickly followed her and ran after her, "Gabriel, wait!"
Issei realized that he had neglected Gabriel and suddenly felt bad. He felt bad that he didn't notice that he stopped running and was watching Gabriel's running figure. "Gabriel, wait for me. I'm sorry!" But his plea was unheard.
Gabriel wiped her tears off her face. She sniffed and stopped. This day was supposed to be with Issei and her, not with Issei and Dulio. "Issei, you baka!" She screamed in hurt and frustration as she wiped the tears off her face.
"Gabriel!" Gabriel heard Issei call her. She looked behind to see his running figure, still faraway.
"Get away from me, you stupid baka!" She screamed.
"Gabriel, I'm sorry." Issei gasped as he finally caught up to her.
"Let's not stay here any longer and go visit that carnival."
Gabriel tried to pull away but Issei grasped her hand firmly, but gently. "Go visit it alone!"
"Gabriel, please. I know I was stupid." Gabriel stopped when Issei stopped walking. "I told you that the last thing I would do was to hurt you yet I was so insensitive that I hurt you." Issei turned around, surprising Gabriel as she saw tears falling down his cheeks. He collapsed to his knees, "Please, give me a chance. We had such a wonderful day, and I ruined it. I know. But please, give me the chance to mend it back. If you don't want to, I understand you. Gabriel, please."
Gabriel's anger calmed down, if only a little, "Fine." She said in a cold voice. She pulled her hand off Issei's, "But I don't want to hold your hand or hug you or anything to do with you except to go with you."
Gabriel and Issei started walking towards the carnival. Every ride was closed besides one, and it was the Ferris wheel. Issei quickly ran towards a compartment, opening the door for Gabriel and holding up his hand. Gabriel gave Issei the cold shoulder, though somehow, deep down despite jer anger, she was hurt when she did it. Issei's heart broke, but he forced a smile on his face. He knew he deserved it for being sucj=h an insensitive lying bastard. He entered the compartment and looked at Gabriel who stared below, uninterested in starting a conversation. Though deep down, she wanted to scream at herself.
"Gabriel…I was trying to tell you the whole day something important."
"I hate you, baka." She said. Though inside, it felt like she was stabbed by a sword. She felt guilty as she knew Issei's heart broke when she said that.
Issei gulped down the pain he was feeling. I deserve this. He thought to himself. "I lov-"
"Why did you bring me here in the first place!? I didn't want to be with you. Go with your stupid Dulio!" Unable to control her frustrations, Gabriel started punching Issei's chest as tears flowed out of her eyes.
"Gabriel, I lo-"
"You are such an insensitive date! You don't even realize how left behind I felt inside that arcade! You wasted my time! I hate you! Baka!"
"Gabriel, I lo-"
"What are you trying to say!? Just say it!?"
Issei's patience ran thin. He grabbed both her wrists, pushing her back roughly against her seat. He narrowed the gap between their faces, and their beating hearts synchronized. Their faces were flushed red, both breathing like they just ran a marathon. Issei pressed his forehead unto hers, his eyes staring at hers, before he screamed.
"Gabriel! I freaking love you!"
Gabriel stared at Issei, dumbfounded. "What?"
"Gabriel, I love you. I'd gladly go to the torture Kokabiel put me through a million times and not care if I lose my mind at all for you! A while back in the park. I will never promise you that. I'll gladly die if you wish me to. I'll gladly die, if you want to kill me. Because I love you! You're the most important person in my whole life. I want to get stronger to protect you, and to ensure that you I'll be able to defeat everyone trying to hurt you. Because I love you. I don't give a care if you don't know how to ride a bike. I love you. Gabriel, I love you. You're everything to me. I love you damn it." Tears dropped on Gabriel's dumbfounded face.
Gabriel's heart skipped a beat, "You love me?" She asked, her eyes watery.
Her eyes widened and her mind suddenly melted as…
As Issei's lips met hers in a kiss of long held back love and bliss.
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(A/N) Tada! Lol.
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