At the beginning, Sabrea would follow me everywhere rivalling Ravel for my love and attention. She was acting like a spoilt little sister and I think is accidentally taking after Ravel in those regards. Also thanks to my talk with Chichi-ue, Sabrea was adopted into the family but it was more like she became an honorary member. They both followed me everywhere and prompted Guy to come with as well it was difficult to look after them both together, though once we arrived at the Gremory Castle for the weekly visit after saying goodbye Guy quickly retreated to the carriage and left promptly. The Gremory affection along with the women is very deadly against Guy.

Today though was a day that came rather late in actuality. I thought this day would come much much more sooner, I've been getting to know Rias for around 2 years now. Today was the day that I met Rias' best friend and rival, Sona Sitri, a fellow heir to her clan. As Rias' best friend I thought our meeting would have came much sooner but that obviously wasn't to be. Although it came rather unexpected to me as I was already there in the Gremory castle when Sona arrived.

At the time I was helping Kiba create his demonic sword of flames by flowing my own magic into it to strengthen it for him. I had done the same with Guy.

…

I sat across the table from Sona and was currently engaging her in a game of chess where I was beating her easily, my own moves were quick and I was forcing her to rush her moves. Even though I was doing that, she still took her time at times. This gave me time to just look at her and figure her out, I could see the frustration on her face that she was losing. She knew she was losing and that I was able to think at a faster speed than she was, given I did have some time to think during her own moves. I was just playing with her as I had 3 chances to go into check but never took them, I saw Sona look at me trying to contemplate why I wouldn't take them. As the game wore on, she saw that it wasn't because I didn't want to lose a piece trying it but because I was just playing around and not being serious. Ultimately, I wasn't trying to win, I was putting her in situations where she could easily lose so I could gauge her as a person.

She is stern, exceptionally so. She is not one to forget quickly as her memory looked to be very good especially when I repeated some plays and on one occasion lost a piece because of it. Her skill was good and she tried her own way fighting back by talking over my moves, although it didn't really work. She definitely had the intellect that members of Sitri are known to possess.

"I give up."

After contemplating her move, Sona relaxed in her chair with a deflated expression. She shrunk back in her chair and surprised the others that were there … everyone but Ravel, of course.

"Wow! You beat Sona-chan too."

"Of course he did. Onii-chan is the best."

I felt happier from being called 'Onii-chan' than the praise and it was evident, always evident. The Gremory clan know that i'm a bit of a sis-con.

"Rias, you shouldn't be so surprised. His whole demeanour wasn't serious, he never tried from the start."

Sona looked to me with a slight glare and Rias looked at me with wide eyes to which I just gave a wide smile.

"Then what about me?"

She looked a little dejected, she must be thinking that I did the same with her. Well, it's somewhat similar but not exactly.

"Nah, I play differently against you."

As I answered I decided to slowly shift my gaze away from the pouting red head.

"So Reon-kun, what are you going to do when we all go to the human world for school?"

As my view kept going and came across Sona, she spoke up to attract my attention.

"Well, i'll go with. The girls will be going to the middle school so i'll be collecting them and supposedly the school is turning Co-ed in your third year when these girls get into the first year. When that happens i'll be teaching Sociology and I asked Lord Gremory to be the School Councillor as well."

"Ara Ara, does Reon-kun just want to have private 1-on-1 sessions with young girls? I'd be more than happy to make an appointment."

I turned my head to look at Akeno who was wearing a slight sultry look and I started to laugh.

"Hahahaha …. Yeah, that was my intention."

I answered seriously but it was still a lie. I wasn't so bothered about that aspect, I just wanted to know what was going wrong in people's lives. I've seen enough of those tv shows to understand points.

Even though I wasn't being truthful, none of them knew that from the way I answered it and was hit … twice. Once in each arm courtesy of Rias and Ravel. Not that it really phased me, although it did hurt me mentally when Ravel punched me. A little sister should only punched her older brother playfully, maybe even do that pathetic knocking on the chest.

I threw my hands up in a playful surrender.

"Well, you guys need to learn to take a joke and Ravel, no sleeping in my bed tonight."

* Knock knock *

Before I could see Ravel's response to that, two knocks came from the door and Grayfia came into the room.

"Reon-sama, Master would like to see you."

Master? That's Lord Gremory I think. I shrugged my shoulders and stood up, then walked over to Grayfia who took me through the Gremory castle off to where Lord Gremory would be. We walked through a few corridors and eventually came to the throne room where both Lord and Lady Gremory were. Grayfia then left me to enter the room alone.

I stopped when I came near the steps up to the Lord ad Lady of the Gremory Clan.

"You called for me, Lord Gremory?"

"Mou~ Why do you only responds to Sirzechs lovingly?"

Lord Gremory mumbled slightly with a displeased expression and looked off to the side making his wife, Lady Gremory sigh and have to do the talking.

"Reon-kun, we asked you here for your decision. As Rias will be going to the human world to attend school, we have already asked her her side of things which haven't changed from the start. After these two years with her, we haven't seen you show any disinterest with her but seen joy in you. Is your decision one we foresee and hope for?"

That's a slightly cryptic way to put it, i'm surprised and I like it.

"These two years have been great, even though we aren't the same age I have had fun more fun than I have ever had with Raiser. It's a far stretch from the things I really enjoy like reading and practising but I enjoy spending time with her and being in her bubbly presence. So my answer to you is yes. Lord and Lady Gremory, please allow me to officially be engaged to your daughter, Rias Gremory."

I ended my speech by bowing to them both and staying that way until I heard Lord Gremory call for me to stand back up. Once I did, I saw happiness spread across their faces.

"We are very happy to hear that Reon-kun and we will certainly allow you to have her. We will start the planning now and inform your parents, we will have the wedding before you both go off to the human world."

Lord Gremory told me this all with a lone happy tear start under his left eye. I looked to them both with a smile and bowed again before turning on my heel and walking out of the throne room.

Once I was out of the room I saw a livid-looking Sirzechs and a disappointed Grayfia who was sighing. When they saw me they both smiled, Grayfia's was an attempted one and Sirzechs was an obvious fake.

"You better make sure you look after my little sister, Reon-kun. You won't like it if you don't."

I smiled at Sirzechs threat, I've got him beat here.

"Aww look at you Lucifer. The almighty Maou Lucifer is threatening a minor who is still training."

I let out a small hum before turning away and raising my hand. As I started to walk away I waved to him.

"See ya later, Aniki."

A bit smaller than the previous chapter but i am now done for the day ... Phew.
As you can tell from the chapter, not much longer until they enter the human world but at the same time canon is still a way off.
Next chapter will be the wedding and the expansion of the black flames.

Until then, Ciao.