"Well isn't this cute, we match!"

"From what I remember of my lessons the colors and style are supposed to be symbolical to match with the current emperor, to make a long story short it makes it blatantly obvious that we are related in some way and thereby protected by Gid Lucion Deviluke."

"So they make it sure there that only the most arrogant and suicidal would try something?"

"Pretty much."

"Well these clothes just became even more charming." Mikan deadpanned while she continued to inspect the clothes her brother had given her on the full sized mirror in his room.

Rito, for his part smiled fondly, he really did miss that characteristic tone of hers. The older sibling was sitting on his bed with his back to the wall enjoying the slight breeze wafting in the slightly opened window near him, his left leg stretched out where a little girl with a flower on her head was currently napping while the other was slightly propped up giving him a place to rest his magazine. He had been catching up on some major and minor occurrences happening on the planet since his return, not to mention the manga he currently had to catch up to, before his younger sibling had come in and proceeded to model in front of his mirror.

"You look beautiful you know." He stated simply as he once again changed his gaze from the magazine to her.

The clothes were comparable to his own in the overall style and color scheme but thought up to fit a more feminine figure. She was currently inspecting the black shirt hugging her form; while it was not form fitting it was tighter than some of her shirts. Unlike Lala's and her sisters' dress the sleeveless shirt covered her completely on the front up to her neck where the ensemble was decorated with a choker of white fur while on the back it sported a diamond cut that left her shoulders and up to her mid back bare, visible through the waves of her brown hair. The pants she wore were likewise black and ended with some more of the white fur on her ankles partially covering her sock clad feet. Around her waist a sash the same style and color like his was present and over that a half cape covering the entire back of her lower body rested, the bottom portion of it cut like the Devilukean sisters' skirt with gold coloring the decorations on the tails. Completing the ensemble were some detached sleeves mirroring Lala's and her sisters falling a bit more past her wrists partially covering her hands, the only difference were that the bands holding the sleeves to her arms had the same fur decorating it found on the rest of her outfit instead of leaving it bare.

"Oh I know, I'm just letting you get good long look. You know, letting you memorize this scene for the future when there will be days where you look back at this fondly." She took a pose while keeping her back to him, tilting her head back slightly allowing him to see the edge of her mouth where her signature grin sat and meeting his gaze from the corner of her eye, the rest of her expression being displayed on the mirror in front of her.

He snorted in amusement, the sound causing Celine to stir in her sleep. Acting quickly Rito began to brush her long strands of hair to soothe the stirring girl.

The bed shifted but his gaze remained on his hand combing through the long green flower filled locks of his plant born daughter. Soon a smaller hand joined his efforts and Celine quickly went back to sleep once more with a happy satisfied noise, snuggling even closer to his leg and the hands on her hair.

They stayed like that for a while, his hand remaining still under hers before she lifted it off. Turning to stare at her his gaze was instead drawn to where a soft 'plop' sounded from, finding his now closed magazine resting on his old desk, before shifting once more at the sensation of his still propped leg being pushed.

Mikan smiled as she successfully pushed her older brother's leg straight before scooting up to his thigh apparently deciding on using it as an improvised cushion, her legs trapping the appendage before her on either side and covering it with her cape, the tails spreading out on the bed. Not stopping yet she took his currently free right hand between both her own bringing it up to her lips for a brief sweet kiss on his curled fingers.

"It's going to be alright." It was stated but he could hear the soft question lying underneath her voice.

"Of course, no matter what."

It was obvious, or at least to him, that she was worried about the meeting taking place tonight were everyone was going to finally be in one room after a long time. Not to mention the fact that she had reservations of being left alone again in some way or another.

She gave him a soft smile followed by giving him another kiss on his hand. This one trailing up to his knuckles were she proceeded to graze her lips along them while she gazed at him from underneath her lashes and the soft fringe of her hair partially covering the top of her eyes. In response he used his still free thumb to caress the back of one of her hands, giving her further reassurance.

"Can we stay like this?"

Disentangling their hands he spoke as he saw her begin to frown, "How about..." He trailed off preferring to continue with his actions; with his now free hand he brought it up to her cheek, caressing it with the back of his fingers before cupping it and using it to guide her closer to him. Obliging his request the younger of the two scooted closer to him until she was laying flush against him, hands now positioned at his forearm and wrist while she still remained seated on his thigh. Lifting his hand once more he curled his fingers until only his thumb was sticking out before he brought it to her lips, caressing them softly and once more causing them to smile.

He leaned over dropping his arm to curl around her waist before returning her earlier affections with his own kiss, causing her to hum happily into his mouth.

Separating after a brief moment, "...This." He finished his earlier sentence breathing it onto her her lips.

Finally letting his arm go she instead mirrored his actions and let her arms curl around his waist, pressing them closer together and snuggling her head onto the crook of his neck.

"...You hardcore Casanova."

"Said the girl trying to seduce the Casanova with sweet gestures."

"I had a good teacher while you were gone, giving me lots of tips, tricks and plentiful advice to use on boys... or girls for that matter." He didn't need to feel the full blown grin on his shoulder to know she was currently sporting it, "Don't worry you're the only one I'm planning on using them for."

"I'm going to be having words with Risa." He stated imperiously.

"And I'm sure she wants to receive more than words from you." She quipped back, settling in comfortably in her new position.

'That went better than expected. It could have definitely gone much worse.'

"Ohohohoho! Everyone enjoy yourselves to your hearts content, for you are in my, Tenjouin Saki's The Queen of Parties! Domain! Ohohohoho!"

"That's our Saki-sama! So generous!"

"You know I'm glad she wasn't interested in you, frankly I wouldn't have accepted her no matter what. Also why are there so many capital letters in her phrases? I could see them. Still, at least she has good servants."

Yuuki Rito blinked at the sudden voice coming from out of nowhere. He scanned his surroundings and sure enough he was still alone on the couch he sat down on after socializing a bit with his friends and possible future potential lovers.

"Down boy."

He looked down.

A head with a pair of molten gold colored eyes met his through black locks of hair with a serene smile completing the image.

...Laying right on his thigh.

"Hi Honey!"

His eyebrow twitched.

'What is up with everyone using my legs as pillows today?'

Thankfully it was the only reaction he couldn't suppress. Unfortunately his eyebrow twitched and she was now enjoying it immensely.

"Nemesis. You're flashing everyone." He stated dryly.

At his remark said girl shifted the slightest bit causing her top to open just so exposing some more of the bare skin of her chest from her yukata.

"I'm not flashing everyone, they think and probably hope I'm going to let something show but alas the poor fools won't ever see everything or anything important. That's not their privilege." She finished with a, sure enough, immensely amused grin.

Apparently trying to make a point this time she shifted her position to a more noticeable one by propping her legs up slightly followed by crossing them. This wouldn't be noteworthy if not for the fact that she also shifted her crossed legs to the side slightly while also turning her upper body to his. All with parts of her yukata hanging somewhat loosely on her frame.

He knew that from another perspective -or rather knowing her- from every perspective that had a path of sight to their current position she was showing traces of skin and only just that. Teasing glances meant to liven up the imagination.

There was also the fact that Nemesis didn't wear underwear aiding her in that regard.

He gave a short sigh through his nose, no doubt adding to her current amusement. "Shouldn't you be trying to 'socialize' with Momo and Nana or rather doing something else to amuse yourse..."

He stopped, paying no heed to her raised eyebrow due to trailing off mid-sentence. Now that he thought about it the way Nemesis had positioned herself on the couch they were on meant that no one else would be able to seat themselves on it and in her position while it was true that she was showing brief teasing glances of skin to others it was him that had the best glances of her form furthermore there was no doubt in his mind that ignoring the deliberate distraction of her exposing her skin they would look rather amorous or maybe even romantic to outside perspectives.

"Alright, I'll listen to you."

The delight filled smile she gave him was equal parts beautiful and seductive.

"See Dear," his olive skinned wife purred at him, pronouncing the word for all its worth and he was sure she also capitalized it. "This is why I married you. You just know what I need."

"I'm hearing the implied 'You're a good boy for knowing what your master needs and is thinking' loud and clear Nemesis."

"Mmmm." She let out an absolutely deep happy sound from her throat.

He was not going to react, he was not going to react, he wasn't going to so much as twitch.

"So how come you're here, sitting on this couch in the most tactically hidden corner of the room that's also close enough to the main party so as to appear sociable to the other members?"

He failed.

"..."

"It's good to see that all those lessons on etiquette got through your skull." She casually remarked while lazily swinging her legs from side to side.

"...Why all the hidden meanings if you know the answer."

She promptly looked at him like he was a rather big idiot.

"...I could sense the awkwardness," he finally relented giving her what she wanted by voicing his motives out loud.

She slowly rose her upper body partway up, causing some of her already loose robe to shift and giving him a clear view of one full breast before extending her hand up to the top of his head and giving him a single pat.

"Funny." He deadpanned.

"Hilarious actually," the golden eyed girl corrected instantly. Laying back down on his thigh comfortably before speaking again, "Continue."

He finally relented and sighed, uncaring of how she reacted to it. "It was after the girls had reunited and before they entered in here, Lala and the other still hadn't seen me but I could tell they were having a great time catching up, talking animatedly and giving hugs all around." He briefly scratched the back of his head, "Then they saw me and greeted me naturally."

"Ah. Finally a proper greeting."

The golden eyed prince shot her a small glare.

Naturally she shrugged it off with a smile. "So the Humans didn't greet you?"

"They did but like I said..."

"Hmmm...if that's how they react then they're not worthy of attention."

"It's not that simple."

"It is that simple. They have to accept reality no matter how skewed it is from their little perspectives."

"Like you could talk-"

Her hand shot out gripping his chin between her forefinger and thumb halting him from further speaking while her gaze lazily panned onto his. "While it's true that it took me some time to accept that fact that I felt something for you, I eventually did even though it went against everything I was."

Her fingers loosened their grip followed by her curling them slightly before using them to brush along his jaw.

"Hence my decision to marry you instead of utterly breaking your mind and using you for my own amusement before possibly getting bored and allowing others to do whatever they wished with you in some remote planet where they would probably eat even your bones. If you were lucky that is."

"What have I told you of those kinds of acts?"

"Oh lighten up. I've considerably toned down my tactics because of you! And look! I'm even wearing a longer skirt after all your whining!"

"It wasn't whining, I was making casual remarks. Plus that skirt barley reaches mid-thigh!"

"It's not getting any longer Rito." She deadpanned with finality crossing her arms under her breasts, pushing them up further while bunching up the fabric covering them.

"That hasn't worked on me in years."

"You still like it though."

She was grinning again, a full blown delighted grin highlighting her beauty and pronouncing even more of her features making her look like the succubus that he was sure she was.

"You just have to get the last word in don't you."

"Nope!" Her head shook slightly with her response causing some strands of her hair to go flying across her face. "I just like to state the truth."

He finally resigned himself by closing his eyes and hanging his head.

Laughter reached him, wearily opening his eyes he saw that Nemesis had gotten up from his thigh opting to instead take a kneeling position on the couch making sure to stay close to him, her legs spread out with her hands between them and full grin on her face partially obscured by dark locks of hair.

After calming down from her laughter she laid one of her hands on his knee while leaning her upper body closer to his.

"If it makes you feel better, the Humans have been staring at you for a while now, probably trying to summon the courage to actually talk to you."

He blinked, "...Really?"

"Yep!" She nodded happily, "So they aren't hopeless lost causes yet!"

Her head tilted to the side causing his remark upon that last phrase to die in his throat, "Oh...speaking of them, looks like we have a brave one coming up."

The grin she'd been sporting on her face since before morphed into something more seductive mixed with teasing edges, no doubt for whoever she noticed. "Let's test their resolve honey!"

Moving quickly without any hope for him to dodge Nemesis snaked her arms around his neck before proceeding to her real objective and giving him a full on kiss.

She closed the space between them, never separating their lips while she began to play with the hair on the back of his head. Her lips moved slowly but with a clear purpose in mind, no doubt her wanting to put on a show. He responded to her wishes mirroring her pace before focusing on her bottom lip, grazing it slightly with his tongue before sucking it briefly.

Her hands shifted to the front of his neck, pushing slightly against him to separate their lips opting instead to lean her forehead against his. "Hmm...," she hummed happily basking in the sensation of her brief but very enjoyable kiss with her husband, "Looks like she passes."

With that final judgment imparted she gracefully got up from the couch and turned on her heel, the action causing her ankle length hair to whip out but true to form only the tips of her strands grazed his nose teasing him both with the sensation and her scent and having the side effect of obscuring the person from view. Paying no heed, Nemesis calmly walked away never turning to greet or even look at the girl standing there.

'Always with the teasing.'

"Nice job Yuuki-kun getting that one, she no doubt rocks your world... among other things."

Momioka Risa was standing with the same teasing expression he remembered just a few meters to his left.

Honestly he was surprised, she was one of the last he thought would approach him. Oh sure, he knew she felt something for him just like he did for her since they both confessed as much before he left but...

He mentally shrugged getting rid of his train of thought. "Momioka." He greeted her, technically again since she was there with the others earlier but giving the mood after he was greeted by his wives it was a rather short but polite greetings between him and them.

"Mind if I sit?"

"Not really, go ahead."

She did so but instead if taking her seat on the far side of the couch or at least relatively far she instead took a seat next to him, angling her body to his with one leg under her and making sure that the other one touched his thigh while she propped her arms on the backrest to give her something to lean her cheek on.

'Figures.'

Instead of his cheeks flushing like she no doubt expected he instead chose to mirror her position making sure that he kept their knees touching like she originally plan. From his new position staring right at her face he saw the corners of her lips twitch.

"Looks like you've learned some things Yuuki-kun. Though I am a bit disappointed, I liked those reactions of yours."

"Sorry to disappoint but I got used to somethings, kinda hard not to when it happens to you more often than not."

"I noticed."

They stayed like that, neither knowing how to continue the conversation after so long, they weren't really close before in their interactions and their brief current one let it know that some things had changed while others seemed to have not, instead they chose to take in the physical changes that occurred hoping for some sort of clue to make conversation easier.

A sigh broke the stare off coming from the sandy haired girl.

"Yuuki-kun...look I normally don't have trouble speaking with others especially when I..." Another sigh fell from her lips before she visibly regained her composure, "I'm going to be direct now Yuuki-kun and it's pretty obvious about what so I'm warning you now if you have any doubts about me or something changed your thoughts about me while you were gone or you're just not interested tell me now."

He remained silent, thinking about it before nodding resolutely at her to continue.

"I'll say this now I don't love you or think I love you." She paused to take in his reaction, seeing nothing negative she continued, "I'm interested in you, more than I've been in others so that possibility in the future is open but right now that's all I feel for you."

He nodded after she finished not really surprised. "Can't say I feel any different," he began slowly making sure to take in her reaction, "We've already talked briefly about this before I left and well I've had some time to think about this so I'm willing to give this," he briefly gestured between them to make his point, "A chance if you want."

"I would but...there may be others I've had my eye on so I'll still be giving them a chance, would you accept that? I mean I wouldn't cheat if we do get together but if I have greater feelings for them than you I'll let you know and we'll see from there. I'll do the same with them if I like you better and if anything else were to develop I'd inform you before making a decision."

He nodded easily. "Well I'd be a hypocrite not to accept those terms. All the same I'm not going to ignore the others just to pay some extra attention to you."

Momioka stayed quiet, choosing instead to play with her lips while deep in her thoughts.

"So..." she began slowly, choosing her words carefully, "No rushing to get married and proclaiming our undying love for each other right away? No saying that if I'm not sure I love you than it's pointless or anything like that?"

He snorted. "'Course not. This isn't a fairytale."

She stared at that not moving her eyes from his face before laying her head down on her arms, shifting her body to a more comfortable position. "You really have changed Yuuki-kun."

"Kinda had to."

Risa choose not to dig deeper into that for the moment. "Sooo... aren't you gonna ask me out now?"

He blinked.

She grinned, "Looks like not all of you has changed Yuuki-kun."

Rito coughed into his hand to help cover the slight blush now on his cheeks. The question had come so unexpectedly it had ruined his already previously torn composure for such things, thanks to Nemesis earlier actions, further.

"Right...well... you free next week?"

"Sure." She smiled though he noticed there were still teasing edges to it.

"Now come on Yuuki-kun!" Momioka exclaimed as she grasped his hand as she pulled him up, "Time for you to quit acting unsociable and come talk to the rests of us. I bet you have loads of stories to tell after traveling to who knows how many other planets. Plus Haruna-chii has been dying to talk to you! Then again it's not like she's the only one..."

Amused Rito quietly let himself get dragged across the floor to where his old group of friends were located by the girl in front of him taking note of their still grasped hands and the subtle squeezes she was giving him from time to time.

"By the way Momioka," Rito began casually before his tone shifted to a more serious one, "What exactly have you been teaching my sister?"

Some distance away Nemesis smiled slightly in satisfaction, nodding briefly before moving onto her next objective. "Why if it isn't my favorite pair of royal twins! Did you girls miss me?"

She paid no heed to the growling coming from the slit eyed girls she was currently hugging, feeling much to happy that she had helped her husband for the moment.

"I'm really sorry if we made things awkward Rito. We were just really happy to see you."

"It's alright Lala they have to get used to it sooner rather than later.

Arms snaked from his back to his chest followed by the sensation of lips meeting his neck in a brief peck.

"Enough talking let's-"

"Momo!" The arms abruptly left him with a cute squeaking noise. "Don't interrupt!"

"Quit acting Nana! You want them to get into bed as much as I do!" More squeaks mixed with moans and sounds of struggling sounded from behind him. Ignoring it for the moment Rito choose to instead focus on the pink haired girl before him sporting an amused little smile along with her usual kind expression.

"Nana. Momo. We can't get in if you two keep fighting." Lala Satalin Deviluke gently remarked to her still fighting little sisters.

The sounds continued for a few seconds longer before dying down, sounds of shifting cloth and grumbles taking their place.

Gently Lala made her way onto the bed making sure to give her husband a lingering kiss before settling down opposite to him, her pajamas brushing briefly against his skin at the action.

Laying down he gently wrapped his arms to the other pink haired girl in front of him, bringing her back close to his chest before intertwining their legs together, his eyes half lidded from fatigue.

Nana Asta Deviluke sighed happily into the embrace, twisting her neck briefly so as to give him a kiss just like her sister did before. Laying back down she extended her arms to grasp one hand in front of her belonging to her twin, intertwining their fingers before she draped her other arm across both of her sisters.

Momo Belia Deviluke smiled happily as she made sure her unoccupied hand found its way across her twin and her husband before mirroring her sisters by giving Rito a kiss, finishing by laying against her oldest sister on her back and pressing herself against her twin sister on her front, closing her eyes to the world.

Lala smiled at him mouthing a good night as she settled herself on the bed, laying her arms across both her little sister to grasp his hand in the middle.

So there they lay, the younger two between the older ones all wrapped up and entangled as they settled for the cool night on his newly replaced bed, the former one occupying his room being much too small to fit all of them, all sharing equal feelings of happiness due to finally being reunited again with their friends and loved ones.

A/N:

So I have to ask is it Devilukian or Devilukean? Or maybe even both depending on the situation?

By the way I tried a knew format, let me know what you think about it. I also think I'll be trying another one next chapter.