~ 15 ~

It was during class when my eyes started acting up again. Fortunately it happened shortly before class ended. The moment the bell rang for classes to be dismissed, I hurried out of the room without rousing too much suspicion. I b-lined for the old school building when Rias and Akeno noticed the eyes slowly changing. After the incident with Raiser, the two researched thoroughly on ways to deal with the excess emission of power. They came up with a couple of way, but they settle for the easiest and most sure fire way; which is to take it out directly from the person. The process...well let's just say it's stimulating.

Right now I'm in a room on the second floor. It used to be a classroom, now the floors are tatami flooring, taking on the appearance of a traditional Japanese room. Symbols used for casting spells and items surround the area. I'm sitting in the center of the room, below me is a magic circle used for the ritual. For ritual to work, it required me to go topless. There was a meaning to why, but I didn't ask. The door opens and Akeno enters. Wearing a white cloth, her hair untied from her usual ponytail. She smiles at me and sits quietly in front of me.

"The preparations are done. Now, we shall begin."

I suck in a breath silently at what I was looking at. The cloth covering her is soaked in water. Long black hair sticking to the cloth and parts of her skin, and I can see her skin through the fabric. Heat stirred at the bottom of my gut when I notice she isn't wearing a bra. I clear my throat and nod silently.

"Ara ara. Did something happen? You suddenly became quiet... Is something wrong with what I am wearing? The reason why it's soaked is because I put water onto myself for the ritual. Is it weird?" she pats herself on her chest on purpose. I growled slightly at the effect it's having on me.

"I-It's fine. You look great though." eyes darting around the room, forbidding myself from looking at her. I glanced at Akeno, who blushed slightly for a moment. Eyes began undressing her, the sight of Akeno's naked form under the cloth only made me stare even longer. I glance down to notice that...she's not wearing anything down there at all. I didn't stifle my groan fast enough. Looking back up, she seems to be enjoying my reaction to her.

"Let's start. Takeo-kun. As you know there's two ways to do it. How would you prefer?"

That stimulating sure fire way to revert my eyes? Two ways; the common ground for both is to scatter the power by sucking the energy out of me. One has either Rias or Akeno suck it out from my index finger. The other has...

"Maybe you would prefer this way." I didn't realize she so close to my face. My heart almost jumped out of my throat, but stayed my ground. She leans in to...

Chuu~

Akeno's lips overlap mine in a kiss. I was shell shocked for a moment. She edges closer to sit on my lap as she begins pulling dragon energy out of my mouth along with my breath. Her tongue warm and wet, tangling my own. When she pulls back slightly for air, Akeno nips at my lip. Causing me to gasp at the surprise. Then she goes back in my mouth when I was distracted. The noises she's making deliberately is setting ablaze my lower body, along with the fact she's naked down there. The emissions I felt in my eyes began to fade away.

I break out of the prolonged amount of time in her. My chest heaving for air, eyes dilated from going so long without the oxygen and the sensations. She comes in closer to lick the corner of my lip. I didn't held back the growl that escaped. A hand brushed on my shoulder, then down my collarbone. I glanced at the hand and back at her. Akeno was looking naughtily mixed with her sadist getting a turn on.

"Ara ara. If you make such a cute and dirty reaction, then I feel like giving you more service."

"Se...service?" still panting madly.

"Yes. I also don't think it's a bad thing to adore my kouhai." she pushes me down and went back to kissing me fervently while pressing her body against me. I couldn't object, and didn't know if I wanted to begin with. Scents of amber, vanilla, and grapefruit from her silky black hair blurred my sense of rationality. Her body radiating heat and sending goose bumps from the contact. "Even I act like this. I have a great liking towards you, Takeo-kun." raising herself up, still on top of me. It was when she moved that I realize my hands were at her hips.

"Y...You do?"

"Yes. First I thought of you as a cute and dashing junior. But it's been different lately. In the fight against Raiser last time. I saw you stand on equal ground with him despite running out of stamina from the infirmary room." that's right, she retired during the match because of Yubelluna. At least I took her down for Akeno and the others. "Even when taking such a fatal attack from him, you still stood up and went back to fighting. Only this time, you defeated him with another Sacred Gear no one expected you to have. Even I would be aroused if I see a man fighting wonderfully like that."

"A...aroused?" she looks directly at me and chuckles.

"Ufu. Sometimes I think about you and the area around my breast gets hot, and I can't help it. But when I try to make you enjoy something like this, the instinct of a bully inside me take over... Is this love?" If it is then keep bullying to your hearts content. "But if I lay my hands on you, Rias might get mad. That person...truly sees you... Ufufu, you are a sinful man, Takeo-kun."

Sinful huh? I must be if I'm in this situation and not backing away when I have thoughts about Rias. I sit back up, with Akeno still sitting on my lap, legs around my waist, and she puts her arms behind my neck. Obviously exposing her right side, and grinding her hips deliberately.

"Do you want to have an affair with me?"

"Anyone you want to keep it a secret from?"

"Ufufufu. I'll keep quiet about what's going on now from Buchou and Asia-chan. Exciting isn't it? A secret between us. I also want to experience at least once. To be devoured by a younger boy with lust. I also have a masochism within me as well. I think it's about a good time for having a man inside me now for once. Takeo-kun would be more experienced so I would be happy if you lead me."

"Akeno, I can barely keep myself down from going fourth, let alone break past second with Rias. If you keep talking like that, then my first time might end up being with yours as well."

"You mean haven't...?" I shook my head. She made a shocked expression at the silent confession. "Eh? That's a big surprise. I thought that you and Buchou had already..."

"I don't want her first time to be done out of lust."

"Then both of you are taking it slow at these things...it seems like I can't take your purity without her permission."

"Can't take what without my permission, Akeno?" …...oh crap. When did the door open?! I can tell from the sound it's Rias, and she's not happy. Akeno still sat on top of me.

"Ufufu. I was just scattering the power of the dragon." answering as if nothing was out of the ordinary while smiling.

"...Is that so? But no matter how you look at it...weren't you trying to do something beyond that?"

"Ara ara. I wasn't thinking of doing it."

"Even if you weren't, there's a limit. Even I haven't..."

"Isn't that because you are taking it slow? It might be good reading a book about it, but it won't go as smoothly as in the manual." she gets off of me, I silently prayed gratitude to any Maou for relieving me of the stress down below. The two weren't glaring, but staring each other in the eye had a terrifying intensity. I was rooted to the ground in a seiza, not sure to move. Then Rias glares at me and pinched my cheek.

"Takeo. It seems like you were having fun. Did you get close to the Akeno onee-sama that you admire so much?"

"R...Rias...I..." how was I suppose to speak right with her pinching my cheeks? At best I could manage her name, but that was it. I admit I didn't back away when Akeno did kiss me, other than that it didn't go anywhere...maybe.

"Then do whatever you want!" she huffs and storms out before slamming the door to leave the room. Sigh. While I thought over what I did, Akeno whispers to me.

"Jealousy? She sure is cute. Ufufufu. Takeo-kun, it seems like you are making progress in your relationship." I am? How is someone stomping off in a rage over a person that was...oh. Looking at it like that I suppose so. Though I wish we could have done it a little less painfully. Man her pinches hurt!

~ Time Skip: After School ~

I made Rias angry for that situation with Akeno. Because of it, Asia and I are on our way home after we finished school and club activities. Normally Rias would be with us, though not today. When she told me to go on head, she didn't look me nor face me. And the edge in her words were hard enough to cut.

"Isn't Buchou-san going home with us?"

"...Yeah...I made her angry..."

"...Did you do something?" she asks with a worried face, though telling her about the incident with Akeno would open another can of worms.

"In a way I did and it's my fault. I'll apologize to her afterwards. So you don't have to worry about it."

"...I understand. Though it might be my fault. Lately I've been talking back to Buchou-san..." saying with an apologetic voice. Sure she see Rias as a rival, but I doubt that's the case.

"It's fine. I don't think she's mad at you." assuring her it's not her who is the cause.

Shiver...

That same forewarning when seeing the church. Asia grabs for my hand, shaking at possibly the same thing I felt. We're coming up to the house, and two figures were standing by a house not far from where ours is. Them. Whoever they were the cause. I wave a hand in front of Asia to get behind me, and she follows. I come closer to the two. Two females. Both foreigner with a Rosario hanging around their chest. About my age. One has chestnut hair and the other had blue hair with a green streak of hair. The way they were cloaked, they weren't regular people. Sent from the church? Something about the chestnut girl looked familiar...isn't she...? One way to find out.

"Irina? Is that you?" calling out to her. They both turn and the person of interest's face lights up. "It's me Takeo."

"Oh my, it is you! It's been so long!" she greets cheerfully while the other stays silent.

"I'll say. I remember you were such a fire starter like the boys when we were young. You even grew out your hair and everything." looking at her image up and down. She's definitely grown from that tomboy.

"I know. It seems like we both have changed in the time we didn't see each other. Really. You can't tell what can happen in a reunion." sounding as if implying something else. She was.

Irina. I was already born Devil. Time, our diverging paths, and recent events only told you what was already there. I look at the other girl, her eyes sharp with coldness. A weapon covered in cloth was on her back. That foreboding danger crept on me again. Holy Sword.

"So, going some place?" I ask her. Hoping she does and it's far away from here. I don't begrudge her or anything. The Holy-sword that woman is carrying started firing off my fight or flight instincts.

"We are. The two of us have some business to do with someone at the church. So we need to be heading there now." the two walk off, Irina turns back and waves. "It was nice meeting you Takeo."

After being certain they were out of sight. We walked into the house. Relieved at the thought of not having to interact with them. Though I'm expecting to see them again at some point.

"Hey Rias! Dinner's about to be ready!" I shout when she enters through the front door. Hopefully this would be a good start to asking forgiveness.

"Smells good. What are we having?"

"Curry Rice. So anything happen while you were working?"

"After the club activity I was called in by Sona and was listening to the story about people related to the Church intruding the town. And I also heard they have a holy-sword with them." Uh oh. I stopped for a moment, which goes noticed by her. "Takeo, something wrong?"

"Yeah about that. Asia and I met two people with holy-swords about half an hour ago when we were walking for the house." I finish with the work and prepared the meals on the plates. "One happens to be an old childhood friend that moved away." having the plates in hand, I go to the table and lay them out.

"Did anything happen when you two..."

"No, nothing happened. We talked for a minute, then departed. They most likely know I'm a Devil." after setting the last plate, I felt arms wrap around me. I turn back to see it was her, trembling. "Rias?"

"I'm glad that both of you were safe." she hugs tighter, hiding her face behind my back. "If something were to happen to you and Asia, I... I would have regretted saying farewell after we had an argument till death. I'm sorry. I should have treated you two with more importance..." sounding sad about losing us, and grateful for not having to assume the worst. I turn while in her embrace and hug back.

"I'm sorry for about what happened, Rias. I hope you can forgive me." asking while stroking her back.

"I do. I shouldn't have snapped at you like that."

"Don't worry about it. I deserved it regardless." letting her let go from the hug. "Now, this curry isn't going to eat itself, and I'm starving." I take a seat and notice Asia walked in. She had a worried look and stared at Rias.

"Buchou-san. I'm sorry for talking back to you. I thought that Buchou-san would take Takeo-san away from me... I thought that I couldn't win..." as she apologized, Rias walked up and hugged her. "U-um... Buchou-san...?"

"It's okay Asia." she forgives while patting her head. The two separate and walk to the chairs next to me. "According to Sona, who had met those two you've talked about at noon. They want to negotiate with me as I have this town as my territory."

"You mean the two ladies we met from before?" Rias nods at Asia's question "Then is it a pact? Or a request?"

"I'm not certain what they're planning, but they plan to come to the club room after school tomorrow. They apparently promised God that they won't attack us." that's a promise that fell on dead ears.

"Can you believe them?"

"We have to. It's not often believers of God come to request something from Devils, when we are supposed to be evil being to them. Something must be pressuring them and it's troubling. From their stories, the priests that come to this town keep getting killed."

If dealing with Freed was bad, talking with a true believer of God will be a headache and a half.

~ Time Skip: Tomorrow After School ~

It's the time of the meeting with Irina and that other woman; Xenovia. We're gathered in the club room; Rias, Akeno, and the other two were sitting in front of each other. I stood a few feet away from them in case Irina and her partner tries something. The other members were in the corner of the room listening in. Instincts kicking into overdrive at the close proximity of the two. Kiba had the worst expression of the two as he glares at them with malice. Understandable considering his hatred for believers of God who wronged him in the past.

"Recently the Holy-swords Excalibur that were kept by the Catholic Church Headquarter Vatican, Protestant Church, and Eastern Orthodox Church were stolen." Irina the first to speak up.

So that's three Excalibur stolen from them. One each of the churches. You'd think they keep a tight lid on the Church's ultimate weapon against Devils. I'm guessing these two have a piece of Excalibur also.

"So I'm guessing send an Excalibur wielder to fight whoever stole the fragments from you?" I ask. Irina looked surprised at me, expecting me not to know about it. Kiba's glare intensified at the mentioning of the two in front of him being wielders of his hatred. "Irina, I may have been in service of my master for weeks, maybe a month or so now. But I was already part Devil by birth."

"You were...a Devil when I met you?" hiding her shock at the fact her childhood friend was a Devil. "and you never told me?"

"There wasn't a reason to. Even then, would it have changed anything? I am who I choose to be, not what I am because of my birth. If you're opinion of me lowered because of it, then that friendship only goes skin-deep." she looks sullen by the words. Rias steers back the conversation to its original intention.

"...So what does the stolen Excaliburs have to do with this country located in the east of the world?"

"The Catholic Church was in possession of two Excaliburs including mine; Excalibur Destruction. The Protestant Church also had two; Irina has Excalibur Mimic. In the Eastern Orthodox, there were two as well. One Excalibur was stolen from each Church. The ones that stole them escaped to Japan; and brought them to this town."

"Looks like my territory is full of incidents. So who are the ones that stole the Excaliburs?"

"The ones that stole them were the Grigori."

"Then we're most likely looking at Kokabiel as the culprit." I add in. Rias's eyes sharpen at hearing that old name again. He's been causing trouble ever since.

"Correct. We sent priests, exorcists, to this town secretly but they kept getting killed." no shit Sherlock. You should probably consider the fact you're probably under matched as you're going against someone who's name's recorded in the Bible of all things. "Our request... No. Our order is to not have any devils intrude in the battle between us and the fallen-angels for the Excaliburs. In other words, we came here to tell you not to interfere with this incident." and you want us not to butt in. Way to set yourself to die.

"Such manner of speech. Is it restraint? Are you thinking that we might collaborate with those fallen-angels? Perhaps that we might team up with them to do something with Excalibur?"

"The headquarters think that it might not be impossible."

"Then your higher ups are fools to assume. We already have ill intent with the bastard. Now you come here in my master's territory, tell her not to be involved, and presume that we would form an alliance with them for our own gains?" sounding ticked in Rias's place.

"The higher-ups don't trust devils and fallen-angels. We were ordered if the holy-swords are taken away from God's side then the devils would also be happy. The fallen-angels would also profit from it. For those reasons it won't be weird for them to form an alliance. That's why we are giving you a warning. If you form an alliance with the fallen-angels Kokabiel then we will eliminate you all. Even if you're the little sister of the Maou, by our boss." Xenovia casually stating without a care for either mine or Rias's glares.

"...If you know that I'm the sister of a Maou, then t means that you have lots of connections with the higher-ups in the Church. Then I will say it. In the name of the Gremory house. We will not form an alliance with the fallen-angels. I will not do something that would tarnish the name of our Maou."

"Hearing that is good enough. I had to warn you just in case that Kokabiel is hiding himself in this town along with the three Excaliburs. If something were to happen I would be the one to be hated by the bunch in the Church headquarters. Well, we won't ask for cooperation. If you were to form an alliance with God's side temporally, then it would affect the balance of the three factions. Especially if it's the little sister of a Maou."

"I take it the person from the Orthodox is on hold? You realize with the two of you, I expect it to be a short battle with your bodies on the ground. You're expecting death? " keeping tab on the fact that three Excaliburs were stolen and they only sent two. The two wielders said with straight eyes.

"Yes."

"I have the same view as Irina, but if it's possible, I don't want to die."

"...You came here to Japan prepared to die? The belief in your teaching is extreme like always."

"Don't talk ill of our beliefs, Rias Gremory. Right, Xenovia?"

"Right. Also the Church decided that it would be better to eliminate all of the Excaliburs rather than letting them get used by the fallen-angels. Our minimum objective is to get the Excaliburs away from the fallen-angels. To accomplish that, it's okay for us to die. The only way to fight against Excaliburs are Excaliburs."

"Is it possible with only the two of you?"

"Well, we won't die in vain." answering fearlessly at the question.

"Don't suppose you have a secret weapon?" they better. Otherwise this whole conversation was pointless.

"Maybe. I will leave it to your imagination." After that, the two just stare at each other and the conversation ended. Irina and Xenovia look at each other and stood up. "Then we will take our leave. Let's go Irina."

"So you won't drink your tea? I can prepare a snack for you."

"I don't need it." declining the offer with her hand.

"I'm sorry. See you." Irina apologizes with her hand also. The two try to leave, then the both of them look in the same direction. Asia.

"When I saw you walk with Mugetsu Takeo I thought that maybe it was you. Are you the 'Witch' Asia Argento? I never expected you in a place like this." Xenovia said. Irina notices as well and stares at Asia.

"Are you the rumored 'witch'? The former holy-maiden? You are said to have the power that can also heal devils and fallen-angels, right? I heard that you were sent somewhere after getting exiled, but I never thought you became a devil."

"...Ummm...I...I..." Asia didn't know how to react to the two berating her.

"It's okay. I won't tell the higher ups what I saw here, so rest assured. People who were around the 'Holy-maiden Asia' will also get shocked as well." Asia made a perplexed expression at Irina's words.

"But to become a devil. The one who was called a 'Holy-maiden'. You fell to the lowest place you could. Do you still believe in our God?"

"Xenovia. There's no way that she, who became a devil, still believes in God." Irina appalled at the sound of it.

"No, I can smell the 'belief' from her. It might be an abstract way of saying it. But I'm sensitive to these things. There are people who betray the teachings and still have guilt within them because they couldn't forget the teachings. I can feel something similar coming from her." Xenovia said with sharp eyes, and Irina stared more with interested eyes.

"Is that true? Asia-san, you still believe in God even f you have turned into a devil?"

"...I just can't put it aside. I believed in it for my whole life..." replying with a sad expression. Hearing this, Xenovia took out her sword and pointed it at Asia.

"Is that so. Then you should be cut down by us this instant. If it's now, I can cut you in the name of God. Even if you have sin, our God will forgive you." she approaches Asia.

"Try and I'll rip every fiber of your ignorant wretched existence!" Sounds of cackling summoned swords cried out and hovered in place a feet away from Xenovia. Everyone stood their place, shocked at the rage. "You were already on strike two when making presumptions about us, now you berate Asia and threaten her life?! Don't give me that crap. Not a single person gave her any charity when she needed it! Not even one tried to be her friend!"

"Do you think the 'Holy-maiden' needed friends? What's important is the charity to others. The 'Holy-maiden' are finished when they seek friendship and love from others. She could have continued to live with the love from God. So Asia Argento didn't have the right to be a 'Holy-maiden' from the beginning." stating as if it was clear as day.

"So you expect me to believe that shit? You selfishly made her into a 'Holy-maiden' then abandoned her because she's different from those who seek her! No one cared to help her!"

"God loved her. If nothing happened when she needed help then it means that she didn't believe in him enough, or her belief is fake." no wonder I hated people from the Church that took their belief too far. "What are you to Asia?"

"Family. Friend. Comrade. So help the God you pray to if you lay a hand on her, I'll tear your Churches down till nothing is left but fire and blood!" eyes changing to dragon's irises from the emission of power and killing intent exerted.

"Is that a declaration to us...all of those in the Church? " her eyes sharpened at the intent. "Something big coming from a single Devil. Gremory, I think you didn't educate him enough."

"Care to put me in my place? If you can't beat me, then you can't even take on Kokabiel."

"Takeo..." Rias trying to calm me down. I notice Kiba moving with his sword in hand and a massive aura of killing intent emanating from him.

"That's good timing. I will be your opponent."

"Who are you?" Kiba smirks at the question.

"I'm your senpai. Though I apparently was a failure." announcing himself his predecessor, demonic swords erupt out of the floor.