Hello. I'm back.. Kind of. Sorry everyone, but due to a busy schedule since the last time ive written something, I put myself on a Hiatus. Sorry. So anyways... here is the next chapter for this story. I think I shall have one more chapter, then a lemon, then an epilogue for this story before I put it to an end. Make it a shorter fic than my normal works of art.

So yea... I own nothing. Enjoy.

My next update is unknown. I might write another chapter tonight, but I can't say for sure.

Issei had woken up once the sun came out. The sun didn't come into the bedroom, but due to his… slave past where he was always forced to be up at the crack of first light, he wakes up always at the same time. When he woke up, he immediately looked around his surroundings, as if scared that he was back in the hellhole of a cell he lived in for many years or back in the bedroom of Houki. He realized he was in the bedroom of his girlfriend Kuroka and a small smile crept on his face and relief flooded his body. Happiness flowed through his veins as he sat up, remembering his current life.

Issei was free. He was no longer a slave to anyone and was able to think for himself. No longer would he have to suffer at the ends of evil beings nor would he have to be subject to the perverted whims of his hated enemies. Issei was ecstatic inside despite his face being almost devoid of emotion, minus the very small smile on his lips, becase he had a wonderful life now. He had a girlfriend as she called it and she would protect him. She made him so happy and treated him very nicely. At first he was reluctant to even trust her but in the end Kuroka showed him that not everyone is out to hurt him. Kuroka may be a bad and naughty kitty, but she wasn't evil.

Issei turned and looked down upon the sleeping form of his girlfriend, who was purring. She was obviously having a good dream. Issei smiled once more and crept out of bed silently, exiting the bedroom quiet as a mouse. Issei made his way down the stairs and to the kitchen where he met up with another one of his best friends. The fridge. He got out a gallon of milk and a bowl of cereal before eating his meal in silence. His thoughts were on Kuroka and all of the things she had done for him. She had went above and beyond anything he would have thought she would do. She got him to see his mother again and gave him a black kitty stuffed animal. She had protected him from evil and told him she wouldn't leave his side. He finally had someone to stand beside and he couldn't thank her enough for what she did.

Issei's thoughts began to dwell upon these things and his desire to pay her back increased by the minute. As he was do deep in thought, he never noticed Bikou entering the kitchen or grabbing his own bowl of cereal or Bikou sitting down next to him. It was only when Bikou called out Issei's name three times that got Issei's attention. Issei turned and looked at Bikou silently, staring at him.

"So, how are you and Kuroka doing?"

"… Good." Issei said quietly. Issei had his stuffed kitty on the table.

"That's good… it's a surprise to see Kuroka so happy like this. She never had taken a boyfriend or kept anyone around this long. Actually, for as long as I knew her she never had a boyfriend. She just had boy toys."

Issei didn't say a word.

"So, since she is keeping you around, you obviously mean a lot to her, so since me and her are such good friends, I say that we shall become good friends too."

Again. Nothing from Issei.

"Well, if you need help with your relationship with Kuroka, I would be glad to help. Friend to friend."

Issei said nothing for a good five seconds before looking at Bikou.

"… I want to pay Kuroka back for all she has done for me."

"You do know she would never expect you to right?"

Issei nodded. "I know… but I want to. She deserves it. What does she desire most?"

"Well… now? It's you… before… I'd say it would involve her sister. They parted on not so good of terms, so there's that."

"… What happened between them?"

"Well, depends on who you listen to. Kuroka says that her old master, since Kuroka is a devil, was an asshole. He would purposely force his servants to get stronger and stronger and stronger, through any means necessary. He loved power and Kuroka had enormous power. He would forcefully bring out her power. However, the master was also interested in Kuroka's sister and was determined to make her into his own servant AND force her to bring out her power. So Kuroka killed him to protect her sister. Now, of course the devils didn't know what the man was like so they assumed Kuroka went rogue, and branded her a traitor and a stray. Fearing for their own lives, the higher up devils wanted to execute Kuroka's sister due to her sister because they feared her sister going out of control like Kuroka did, which she didn't. So, Kuroka and her sister aren't on good terms due to a misunderstanding. I believe Kuroka said her sister was known as Shirone."

Issei nodded and stood up, putting his dishes into the sink before heading towards the exit. Before he left, Issei turned to Bikou and bowed his head.

"… Thank you."

"No problem. I'll be here for you whenever you need me."

Issei quickly wrote a note and placed it on the bedroom door on the inside and left the house about half an hour after his chat with Bikou. Issei moved quickly into town and took a bus to the train station. He was going to do something for Kuroka and he was determined to succeed. Issei, was going to Kuoh.

Issei arrived in Kuoh many hours later and it was late. He was sure Kuroka was worried about him, but that didn't stop him from getting off the train and moving to Kuoh from Tokyo. It was dark when Issei arrived in Kuoh and he was quickly making his way to the school. He didn't know where to look besides the school. Once he got through the gates which were always closed, so he ended up climbing over a wall, he made his way to a building a little ways away from the school itself. It looked like an old school building. He decided using this building would be the best way to find the target.

He approached a big pair of double doors and opened them, only for surprise to enter his blood. In the room was the devils, Rias and the others. Rias was at her desk having a conversation with the other devils and she stopped mid sentence when the creaky doors opened.

"Issei…? What are you doing here?" Rias asked calmly. Rias was no longer hostile towards Issei, knowing for one that his power was greater than her entire team combined but the main reason was because he wasn't a bad person. He was just a man who is being haunted by his past.

Issei held his stuffed kitty very tightly to his body, showing obvious nervousness and honestly, everyone saw he was very scared to be here. He was very skittish looking with the way he was hugging onto the stuffed animal.

"No one is going to hurt you here… You are safe here hun." Akeno said, giving him a small smile. His eyes scanned the room and his eyes landed upon the white haired female, Koneko. Or Shirone as Bikou said.

"Issei? Are you alright? What do you need?" Rias asked sweetly.

Issei slowly pointing out with his right hand while his left held the cat to his chest. He pointed towards Koneko.

Rias and everyone looked where he was pointing and they all saw it was Koneko.

"What do you want with Koneko?" Rias asked.

Koneko stood up and walked over towards Issei who gripped the cat tightly in response.

"I… I want to speak… with her." Issei said quietly and slowly.

Everyone heard the quiet voice of Issei who was very scared of being here and uncomfortable as well.

"… I'll go." Koneko said.

"Alright." Rias said. Rias wasn't worried about Issei hurting Koneko. He didn't seem to be one who wants to fight or hurt people.

Koneko walked in front of Issei and Issei followed, taking them both out of the old school building and towards the sports field of the school. They both sat on the soccer bleachers and Koneko looked at Issei quietly.

They both stared at each other in quiet, as Issei was unsure what to say. Luckily, Koneko also had questions for Issei.

"… Where did you get the stuffed cat?"

"Your… sister." Issei said very quietly, hugging onto the animal with both arms.

"… Why are you with my sister? She is evil and will corrupt you."

Issei violently shook his head left and right, obviously not happy with how she talks about Kuroka.

"… Kuroka… is not evil. She did all of this for me… she found me when I was lost and brought me out of my shell." Issei said quietly as tears began to fall from his eyes. "Without your sister I wouldn't be here. She saw that I was hurt and she healed me. She is a great woman and I'm proud to be her boyfriend."

"… Boyfriend? You two are dating?"

"That's right Shirone, nya." Said a seductive voice. Koneko and Issei both turned around and stared at Kuroka, who was walking down the bleachers. Issei's eyes grew wider as Kuroka had found him. He was going to be punished! He knew it.

"… What are you doing here?" Koneko asked angrily.

"I came for my boyfriend of course, nya. He decided to leave the house after leaving only a note telling me he would be gone for the day. Knowing him the way I do, I knew he would be up to something and didn't want me to worry. Naturally I worried for him so I followed him, nya." Kuroka said with a smile as she approached Issei. "Such a naughty boy, nyahahaha. I'm going to have to punish you for running away again Issei." Kuroka said with a very mischevious grin. Issei held his head down in apology.

"… No. Don't you hurt him. I knew were evil but you are picking on him because of his past." Koneko said angrily.

Kuroka was about to respond but Issei stood up.

"She's not evil!" Issei said loudly, closing his eyes as he yelled at Koneko his thoughts. "Kuroka is a kind and lovely girl and I wish I met her sooner! Without her, I would be nothing but a shell! I would have committed suicide or I would have found someone who would put me back into my old life! Your sister is not evil and you have no right to call her that when you don't even know the full truth of what happened between you two! I love your sister!" Issei said, only for him to notice he was yelling this out loud. He didn't mean to say it out loud actually. Only in his mind.

Kuroka and Koneko both blinked at the sudden change in Issei's demeanor. Kuroka was the first to stop her surprise. She smiled and pulled Issei into her chest, smooshing her chest against his own as he gave Issei a deep kiss. Issei responded to the kiss as Koneko watched, staring at the interaction between her own sister and Issei. The cat who almost got her killed and the boy who was a sex slave.

Kuroka released Issei and smiled. "I love you too, nya. I'm glad that you can tell me this… it means you are coming out of your shell even more." Kuroka said, nuzzling his cheek with her own. "Now let's go back. You have some explaining to do why you are here."

Issei shook his head and didn't move from his spot when Kuroka took his hand and began to walk away. Kuroka looked back at him wondering why he wasn't leaving.

Issei was about to speak up but Koneko did instead.

"… Why do you say it was a misunderstanding…?" Koneko asked.

Issei looked at her and gulped. "The… devils didn't know the real reason…" Issei said quietly. "Why your sister did what she did… they didn't do any looking into the devils background… he was going to get you to use your power at such a young age… and you would have been driven mad..." Issei said quietly. "Your sister didn't want that so she killed him." Issei said.

Koneko looked at Kuroka who was looking at Issei.

"How would you know that?" Kuroka asked seriously. "I never told you my past."

"… Bikou."

Kuroka narrowed her eyes dangerously. "And how exactly did he find out?" Kuroka's eyes then went wide. "That damn Monkey… he's been looking into my journal!" Kuroka growled out angrily.

Koneko looked at Kuroka and Issei.

"… is it true?" Koneko asked.

Kuroka smiled. "Of course it was nya. Why would I hurt my dear Shirone for no reason? We were such close sisters."

Koneko looked away. "… I'm only trusting you because Issei does. He obviously knows the side of you I used to know..."

"Nya. Are you saying you wanna be my little sis again?" Kuroka asked, tail wagging. Kuroka was teasing the obvious unsure Koneko.

Issei held Kuroka's hand tighter, telling her to stop teasing.

"… Kuroka… isn't an evil girl… she's a bad kitty though… she teases me a lot… but she's not evil. Please say yes… It would mean a lot to her."

Koneko sighed and nodded. "… Fine." She said, not looking at Kuroka. "… Only because Issei says so." Koneko said.

"nyahaha, I didn't expect this to happen when I came out here, but I'm glad it did. Well, I will see you around Shirone. Maybe ill teach you how to use your hidden power better." Kuroka said winking. "Cya, nya." Kuroka said, disappearing with Issei in a magic circle.

When Kuroka and Issei arrived back at the mansion, Kuroka and Issei walked inside. Kuroka looked at Issei as they walked in hand and hand.

"Why did you go there Issei?" Kuroka asked seriously.

"To give you a present… I wanted to do something for you like you did for me all these times."

"You idiot… you didn't have to do anything for me. I was more than happy to do these things for you."

"I wanted to." Issei said. He was no longer speaking quietly. He was able to be louder and himself around his girlfriend but other people made him very nervous.

Kuroka smiled and pulled Issei into a deep kiss, both of them hugging as they kissed each other.

"Get a room you two. Sheesh." Bikou said.

Kuroka smirked and released Issei before running after Bikou with a crazy look in her eye.

"Come back Bikou! Do tell me how you found out what happened between me and my sister!"

"Hahahaha! Don't leave your journal out for everyone to read then!"

"You shouldn't have been in my room! Now get back here!" Kuroka growled out as she chased him around the house.

Issei watched the pair before heading to Kurokas room for the night. Issei undressed to his boxers and climbed into the bed before falling asleep while hugging his dear stuffed black kitty to his chest. Issei, was content.

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