Here I present myself with a new translated chapter!
This time, we gather here to celebrate the union between Issei and Penemue.
As you know, there will be lemon. Remember that there is always a warning before the sexual scenes start, so you can read without fear.
It's another long chapter, so I hope you enjoy it, since it took me a long time to translate and correct it.
Still, as I always say, I'm not an expert translator by any means, so I'm really sorry if you find mistakes that might be annoying.
With nothing more to add, it's time to start.
Enjoy!
A huge mansion that stood out from any other had been built very recently in one of the busiest cities in England. The building was very ostentatious and gigantic, so anyone would think that there lives a big rich family or a famous person who had decided to move in this area.
The curious thing about this is that none of the options was correct, since that huge mansion belonged only to Azazel and Penemue.
After the destruction of Grigori, they decided to move as soon at possible. Although the reality is that Azazel did all the work, since Penemue was too affected to do anything after Issei's "death". And worst of all, for every day that passed, she was feeling even worse.
Azazel had noticed the great depression his former secretary was going through. In fact, he had his doubts that Penemue was the one who was coping the worst with the death of someone so important to her because of her past. He knew perfectly well that she was blaming herself every second for killing Ludmiel and for not being with Issei at the moment he needed her the most.
It was for that very reason that he couldn't help but feel more than happy. It was somewhat contradictory after all that had been mentioned, but Azazel knew very well that the sources of her anxieties would instantly disappear in her after seeing with her own eyes that Issei is still alive.
The bad thing about this was that Azazel was somewhat impatient, as it had been a while since the big secret news that Issei was alive and he didn't want to ruin such a surprise by saying it just like that.
But the truth of it was that this day was key, so it was impossible for this event to be delayed.
The Cadre knocked on the door of Penemue's room, who only came out of it to venture out to find the hideout and hunt down all the Demons and Fallen Angels. After that, she just slept and did not even talk to Azazel.
After knocking on the door for the second time, the door finally opened somewhat abruptly.
"What do you want?" It was clear that Penemue was not very enthusiastic about Azazel's presence, although the aforementioned did not notice that.
"The marks under your eyes these days have only increased, are you really sleeping well?" Azazel stated with some seriousness upon seeing the large black bags under the Cadre's eyes, coupled with her somewhat paler than normal skin tone.
"I told you I'm fine." Penemue replied dryly, implying that this was not the first time they had such a conversation.
Just as she was about to slam the door hard, Azazel placed his foot in the middle to stop her from doing so, something Penemue didn't take too well.
"Wait, I still have something very important to tell you." Azazel handed a letter to the woman, who replaced her anger with great interest.
"Is it something about their location?" Penemue practically snatched the letter from her hands, and when she opened it she was soon disappointed. "A gift?" Her gaze automatically focused on Azazel, giving him a tired look.
"I know you don't have time for that right now, but I promise it'll only take a moment and you'll love it." Azazel clarified with a half smile, watching as Penemue turned her gaze back to the note.
"Does it have to be in that place?" The Cadre seemed somewhat reluctant for some reason.
"I'm sorry, but you'll have to go." Was the Cadre's blunt reply, getting Penemue to crumple the letter.
"It had better be something important..." She stated with a small sigh covered in annoyance at the end.
"It is, but you should prepare well. I mean, you look pretty unaligned." Azazel clarified, making clear reference to the woman's somewhat unkempt appearance, coupled with the somewhat dirty clothes she was wearing.
"Very well, I will." Penemue sighed once more, then slammed the door shut with such force as to nearly break it.
"As rude as ever..." Azazel thought aloud, to then start walking down the hallway, until he finally reached his room.
After making sure he had closed the door properly, Azazel summoned a small magic circle over his ear.
"Issei, can you hear me?"
The young man slowly opened his eyes somewhat drowsily after hearing the voice echoing above his ear.
"What's the matter, Azazel? It's barely dawn around here and I could only sleep for a few hours." Issei stated with some annoyance as he cradled Tiamat with his arm, who was hugging him very calmly as she slept cuddled under the sheets that always belonged to Issei.
" What's do you mean?!" Azazel's tone sounded genuinely surprised. "You're telling me you were fucking for three days straight!"
"THREE DAYS?!" Issei jumped off the futon, something that woke Tiamat up immediately.
"Did you lose track of time, brat?" Azazel shook his head rather amused by what he had discovered. "Back to the main topic, it's something you should hear."
Hearing Azazel's tone turn serious again, the brown-haired man was quick to pay attention to him.
Tiamat sat up on the futon and rubbed her beautiful eyes as she gave a sweet yawn. The sheets slid under her breasts, revealing that she was completely naked, as was Issei.
"Are you serious?!" Issei clenched his fists tightly after hearing the Cadre, something that caught the dragoness' attention quite a bit. "Alright, I'll go right away!" That last sentence caught her attention even more.
"What's wrong?" Tiamat settled on the futon to go back to sleep as she watched Issei materialize his clothes from one second to the next.
"I have to go with Penemue, today is a very important day." Issei clarified earnestly.
"She also loves you as much as I do. And I would be very happy that Penemue can also be happy by your side." That surprising statement made Issei fix his gaze on the dragoness with much astonishment. "But she's also the most affected between the two of us." She concluded, her smiling but solemn expression implying that her words were not to be taken lightly.
"What do you want to tell me with that?" Issei felt very happy to know that Penemue shared those feelings for him, but it was clear that those words caused more confusion than happiness.
"I'm just warning you." She clarified, taking one of Issei's hands gently. "We were both affected by love, though she experienced a different kind of love before she met you, plus her past is much darker in her own perspective." Tiamat's brows furrowed slightly at what she was about to say. "What I mean by that, is that Penemue can deny your love even though she loves you."
"Even if she rejects me a thousand times, I will try a thousand and one times." That answer from Issei made Tiamat's eyes widen a little at the surprise. "You should know by now that I'm pretty stubborn when I get something in my head, right?" Issei stated with a slight smile as he crouched down in front of her.
The dragoness rested her hand on his cheek and smiled back.
"You're right."
Their talk culminated in a deep kiss at the end.
CHAPTER 80: I WANT TO LOVE YOU! (+18)
Penemue moved silently, moving into that rather peculiar vast forest that brought back so many memories.
"Why did it just have to be in the Cursed Forest?" The Cadre's seriousness was replaced by a look covered with much melancholy.
Penemue paused among one of the many trees. Her gaze seemed to study everything around her while still wearing that rather droopy expression. All the memories she had spent together with Issei in that place began to hit her even harder, so she was forced to lower her face with an expression covered in depression.
"I don't want to remember anymore..." Was the first thing that emerged from her lips after clutching her chest, feeling how her body was slowly dying inside.
The Cadre's features visibly tightened as she clenched her teeth to stop the tears that threatened to roll down her cheeks. Her face lifted again, opening her eyes once more to let out a huge sigh, being a clear attempt to vent.
Unfortunately, nothing would be able to vent all that pain she felt.
"I hate feeling like this..." Penemue said to herself as she closed her eyes to listen to the sound of the stream nearby. "I'm tired of trying to face this pain..." Her hand clutched even tighter over her chest, feeling how the desolate feeling was destroying her inside. "I can hardly sleep, because I always dream of you. Those dreams always feel so empty, because your touch is what I long for the most. And the more I try not to sleep, the more I feel like I'm drifting away from being myself..." Tears threatened to fall from her eyes as her teeth clenched tightly together, at the same time as her pain-covered crimson eyes opened again.
"I don't want to sleep anymore, I don't want to dream anymore!" Penemue fell to her knees as she felt the pain in her chest killing her. "Because my dreams don't comfort me like the way you made me feel!" She cried out in a choked voice as her hands clutched the ground. "Really...!" A small sob escaped her lips without her consent, causing her to clutch her chest with both hands once again.
She began to take very deep breaths to try to calm herself, something that slowly seemed to work.
"I really miss you..." Penemue said this last as a whisper, and finally seemed to regain control over herself.
The Cadre sat down on the ground to brush away her tears, not noticing as a figure landed behind her.
The strange sound made her finally aware of the intruder, so she was quick to turn her gaze defensively to see who one was. The first thing she saw was a bouquet of flowers, but the next thing...
The next thing she saw made her growing pain vanish from one second to the next. That pain transformed into unparalleled shock as she noticed who was behind her.
That was something normal, considering that Penemue would never be able to forget the face of that man she cared and loved so much.
Issei's smile widened a little more when he saw that the woman was completely in shock at his presence, so he decided to break that silence that had been generated by the breeze.
"Happy birthday!"
Penemue's eyes widened even more if that was possible, and those simple words brought her back to reality once again. For that reason, that shock that dominated every inch of her body began to transform into happiness.
A happiness she had never gone through before in her life, it was something unique.
That is why she could not control the large amount of tears that began to fall down her cheeks.
She responded to her body's wishes and stood up as fast as she could, and then started running towards him as the tears generated a small trail on her figure.
"ISSEEEEI!" She cried out with great happiness and hugged him very tightly. Her pairs of black wings appeared without her consent and enclosed him in that warm and affectionate embrace, surrounding him completely.
Issei simply smiled and reciprocated the hug as best he could, feeling completely cradled at the embrace added to the warm and soft wings surrounding him.
"ISSEI, ISSEI!" Penemue continued to call out his name repeatedly as she hugged him even tighter, reassuring herself that this was something real.
"Sorry." Was all that came from Issei's lips as he watched the woman drown in her own crying.
In the end, they both fell to their knees as Penemue lost the strength in her legs, but that didn't stop her from still hugging him so tightly as she cried non-stop.
"Do you have any idea how I felt these days...?!" Penemue clung even tighter to Issei and rested her face on her beloved's chest. "I thought you were gone forever! I was destroyed!" She sobbed and spoke as best she could, for her own crying was shaking her so hard that she could barely think straight.
"I'm here now, and I'll never leave you again." Issei rested his hand on the silky black hair of the beautiful sobbing woman and conveyed as much love to her as possible through that act.
Neither of them knew how long they had been holding each other in that same position, but most likely it had been a few long minutes. A few long minutes in which they did not say anything more to each other, they just hugged and he let her unload all that crying covered with relief and happiness. Both continued caressing each other endlessly, hoping to share all the love and affection they had for each other, until the night began to come.
That's right, they were both cuddling for hours and hadn't realized it.
But Penemue seemed to have had enough at last, and her crying had almost completely subsided. Now only occasional small sobs could be heard as she continued to cling to him as if her life depended on it.
Issei continued to stroke her wings calmly, watching the woman continue to keep her eyes closed as occasional tears fell from those.
"Hey..." Issei finally broke the silence, positioning a hand on her cheek so that she would look up at him. "I think we'd better get back."
Penemue pushed her wings away slowly, seeing that it was indeed too late. She let one last sob escape her lips as she wiped away her tears.
"I agree." A smile appeared on Penemue's face after so long. "Besides, I think Azazel owes me several explanations, almost as many as you do." The Cadre's smile disappeared almost as quickly as it appeared, and she was clearly not very pleased.
"Well, no wonder you want several explanations..." Issei thought with a nervous smile, seeing that Penemue was still as adamant as ever despite finding herself so excited.
Issei snapped out of his thoughts when Penemue extended a hand towards him. The gesture brought back memories of when the two had first met, so he was quick to accept the help with a smile.
"Come on." Penemue's smile made an appearance again as she helped him to stand up.
Apparently, she too had remembered that somewhat humorous moment of how they had met.
At Azazel's mansion...
Penemue suddenly entered next to Issei, and her gaze focused directly on the large living room. After all, she knew perfectly well that Azazel was always sitting there watching his favorite series or doing various studies on his Sacred Gears.
Issei couldn't help but get a little nervous when the woman took his hand without warning and dragged him into the living room, or that was her plan, since Azazel appeared in front of them without warning. Moreover, he was also accompanied by someone. That company made Penemue's eyes widen.
"Did you like your birthday present?" declared Azazel with a subjective smile on his face.
Penemue didn't pay as much attention to his words, as her attention was focused entirely on the other person.
"You sure took your time, huh?" Tiamat commented with a slight smile as she remained with her hands on her waist.
"You..." Penemue was quick to step forward to grab Tiamat by the shirt, who couldn't help but be surprised at such an act. "Did you even know he was alive and didn't tell me?"
"Hum, it's not what you think. I only found out recently too." She stated, getting Penemue to let go of her to listen at her explanation. "I only found out three days ago that Issei is alive."
"Three days?!" Penemue could do nothing but scream. "How come they didn't think to tell me sooner!" She concluded, denoting that she was very indignant.
"It's not that we wanted to keep that secret from you. The problem is that our meeting was too much." Penemue didn't understand Tiamat's words, though she began to understand when she approached Issei and hugged him tightly.
"You see, we couldn't control ourselves and had three nights of passion in a row!" The dragoness exclaimed with much happiness as she rubbed her cheek against Issei's lovingly.
"Wait, three nights in a row..." Penemue's shoulders slumped, getting Azazel to chuckle under his breath.
"I'd be lying to you if I told you I didn't have the same reaction when I found out." The Cadre commented rather amusedly.
"So..." Penemue looked at them again with slight intensity as she folded her arms. "Does that mean you two are now a couple?"
Tiamat stopped her tender act and fixed her gaze on the Cadre. A beaming smile emerged from the two lovers, indicating that they were very happy to confirm this.
Penemue didn't need words, just seeing that reaction was more than enough for her.
"I see..." The Cadre commented, only to then crack a smile that no one expected. "In that case, I hope you two will be very happy."
A somewhat awkward silence followed her words, something Penemue had not expected at all.
That silence was broken the moment Azazel cleared his throat.
"You wanted to know what exactly happened with Issei, didn't you?" Azazel's question caught everyone's attention, breaking that strange atmosphere that was building up between them.
"Actually, you haven't told me anything about that either." Tiamat clarified, placing a finger over her lips.
"You were fucking three days in a row with Issei, but you weren't able to ask him something so crucial?" Stated Penemue with both hands on her waist, managing to make Tiamat blush to death.
"It's not my fault! I was feeling really good and I just wanted to enjoy the moment together with him!" She quickly excused herself, getting a small smile to appear on Issei and Azazel's face after seeing the interaction between the two ladies.
"In that case, it would be great if you would tell us your story while we have some dinner. Tiamat prepared plenty of food for everyone." Azazel stated, getting that little discussion between friends postponed for another time.
Dinner began and Issei narrated everything he experienced since his supposed death, leaving out certain details that were quite important. There was also talk about the meeting that was to take place in a week's time, and the assumption that Ophis already knew everything that was going to happen from the beginning.
"I could understand everything, but there are certain things that are quite strange." Azazel clarified, catching Issei's attention. "The sector you had to go through is considered the most dangerous place among the Realms, so I find it quite amazing that you managed to advance without dying. Especially considering you were practically left on the verge of death."
"Actually, I haven't told them everything. Ddraig says it would be best to narrate the whole story when we meet with Ophis, since she seems to know what exactly is happening to me." Issei clarified, and everyone seemed to understand, except for a certain dragoness who was somewhat curious.
"Does that have something to do with the change in your dragon aura?" Tiamat asked, getting Issei a little nervous.
"That's a long story..." Was all he commented, sparking Penemue and Azazel's interest, but Tiamat thought of something else at those moments.
"Speaking of the Underdeveloped Lizard, I find it curious that he didn't bother when we..." Tiamat paused there, waiting for Ddraig's typical whiny response.
It was clear that it wasn't just her who was surprised when there was no response.
"He says he fell asleep as soon as we started since he respects my privacy. Besides, he says to drop that degrading name once and for all." Issei clarified, drawing the attention of everyone present.
"Did he get so upset that he won't even say it to my face?" Tiamat laughed derisively, managing to make Issei sweat a little after hearing how Ddraig shouted curses towards her in the remote hope that she could hear him.
"Whatever. I think there's a more interesting question..." Azazel's words brought everyone's attention to him. "Have you only visited the three of us? You still didn't go to Rossweisse?"
"I couldn't. I knew well that the connection with Tiamat might have affected her too much, so I wanted to go to her first to find out if she was well. Then you told me about Penemue's birthday, so here I am..." Issei bowed his shoulders at the end, leaving things well clear.
"Does that mean you didn't talk to her about you and Tiamat?" Penemue inquired with a raised eyebrow.
"She had told me beforehand that it didn't bother her. In Asgard it's common for Valkyries to share a single man because of the shortage of male warriors." Was Issei's simple reply, causing Penemue to rest a cheek on her hand.
"Even if Ross agrees, you should have talked to her first. This may create some problems for you." Concluded the Cadre, sketching a tiny but visible smile.
"I think she'll understand." Issei clarified as he rubbed his hair with a toothy grin.
"I wouldn't be so sure, you'd better get ready." Penemue's final words made Issei's smile falter quite a bit.
"In any case, I think it would be best to see how she's doing. It's been a while since I've been to see her." Tiamat rose from her seat, ready to leave.
"You don't plan to go?" Azazel fixed his gaze on Issei, who was still seated.
"I still have one last gift to give Penemue." That comment ignited Penemue's curiosity to unbelievable levels.
"Hmmm, I think I understand..." Azazel nodded to himself, emitting a mysterious aura around him.
"What's that about?" Penemue asked him, looking slightly impatient.
"You'll find out when we go to sleep, if they let me stay here, of course." Issei explained, earning a small nod from the Cadre.
"My house is your house, brat." The man stated with a smile, knowing that Issei had no home to return to.
"Do you need to stay so long? I mean, I don't mind, but..."
"It's a secret." Issei interrupted Penemue, managing to make the woman's curiosity rise even higher, if that was even possible.
"I hope you enjoy your gift!" Tiamat exclaimed with a small chuckle, then focused her gaze on Issei.
Her expression changed drastically and she focused on crouching down in front of him to show him a great deal of affection and love from her beautiful light blue eyes.
"I love you very much, Issei." The dragoness cupped his cheek, pausing slightly. "And thank you so much for accepting me. Even for all those flaws I possess."
"I told you before, to me they are not flaws." Issei also caressed her cheek, which Tiamat cupped her face lovingly at his touch. "You are very special, and that is why I love you so much." The dragoness could do nothing but blush a little at such words, though her happy expression showed how excited she was after hearing those words.
She conveyed all those emotions to him with a deep, chaste kiss before Azazel and Penemue's eyes.
The Cadre seemed pleased to see this, but when he focused his gaze on his companion, he noticed how a rather uncomfortable expression adorned her at the same time as her face began to turn against her will so as not to see them.
Azazel's smile widened a bit after witnessing this, as it was obvious how Penemue felt to see how her best friend could kiss the man she loved, but she was completely excluded from that love.
Of course, she didn't know that would only happen today.
A few minutes later...
"Why are you in my room?" Penemue fixed her gaze on Azazel, who just remained leaning against the door with a somewhat smug half-smirk, something that clearly didn't amuse her one bit.
"Aren't you going to tell him how you really feel?" The Cadre answered with another question, getting Penemue to sit up in her bed at the same time as delivering a small grimace covered in annoyance.
"You know my answer well enough, so don't bother me." The Cadre's tone came across as curt, though instead of making Azazel uncomfortable, it only caused him to expel a short laugh.
"Are you so encysted to want your past continuing ruining your future?" That smirk that was on the Cadre's face suddenly transformed into an expression cloaked in seriousness, so Penemue was forced to look away.
"I should never have told you that I love him..." She whispered softly, though it was loud enough for Azazel to hear her.
"I'll leave you alone for now so you can think about it." Azazel stated, bidding the woman farewell. "At least you managed to have a decent birthday after centuries, didn't you?" The man paused in the doorway for a few seconds to say those words to her.
Penemue's usual stoicism twisted into a small smile, something that was apparently enough for Azazel, who simply smiled and closed the door.
The Cadre almost immediately passed Issei in the hallway. The two shared a glance, the brown's absolute seriousness was somewhat overshadowed by Azazel's always relaxed smile.
The two walked without saying a word to each other, until the Cadre passed by his side and grabbed his shoulder. That gesture caused them to pause for a short second.
"Good luck, brat." Was all Azazel said and then continued on his gait.
Those words delivered a bit more confidence to Issei, who looked at the man's figure for a short second, sketching a faint smile.
Penemue settled into her typical white nightgown that covered her voluptuous body, and covered herself under the sheets. The Cadre revealed a somewhat curious side of her as she tucked herself in until half of her face was covered, looking somewhat anxious for the upcoming visitor that was about to arrive in her room.
Penemue didn't have to wait much longer, as several knocks came from the door before long.
"Come in." She uncovered her face and sat on the large double bed, watching as the man she secretly loved entered her room.
Issei paused to admire her for a second, as he had forgotten how beautiful she looked in that long nightgown which tried to cover her body.
"So, are you going to give me the gift now?" She asked condescendingly, but her eyes reflected quite a bit of curiosity and some anxiety to know what it was all about.
"Not yet. I'd like to talk with you first." Issei took off the robe he was wearing, causing a faint blush to appear on Cadre's face as she looked surprised that Issei was only in his underwear.
It was only natural, since it was only once that they had slept together with almost no clothes on, and that one time she almost ended up raping Issei.
"Doesn't it bother you that we sleep together?" Issei sat on the bed, noticing some insecurity in the woman.
"Not at all!" That insecurity vanished as quickly as it appeared after hearing that question. "I mean..." Penemue lowered her gaze slightly and took one of Issei's arms. "After everything that happened, I..."
"I understand. I'm also really looking forward to being able to be together with you tonight. Especially after being on the verge of death." Issei stated with a bit of grace at the end, something that evidently didn't cause the slightest bit of amusement in Penemue.
"It's not funny." That statement caught Issei's attention a bit, seeing how the Cadre was completely serious after saying those words. "Lie down." It was practically an order, but Issei had no problem complying.
Issei slowly lay down, only to be hugged by Penemue, who rested a hand on his chest.
"The moment you left..." Penemue's gaze became somewhat sad as she began to caress his chest. "Try as I might to explain it to you, I can't find a way to do it. I can't tell you how I really felt, but I can tell you the feeling..." Penemue's eyes closed tightly after remembering those days she had to face.
A few tears began to emerge from her eyes, for even though he was now with her...
Just the thought of going through something like that again...
Just the thought of that idea...
It completely terrified her.
"It felt like someone had extracted my heart with a razor." She sighed to try to calm herself, though it didn't work. "For that reason, I don't want you to ever joke about it again."
Penemue's eyes slowly opened as she felt a hand caress her back. A faint blush decorated her cheeks as she felt Issei rest his forehead with hers.
"Don't worry, nothing like this will ever happen again." Issei moved so that he could hug her tighter, making their bodies squeeze quite tightly together. "Remember that no matter how far apart we are. There can be no distance between our hearts."
Penemue closed her eyes, though this time, she closed them not out of fear or sadness. She closed them as she felt herself being cuddled between blankets of love and affection.
Now she wasn't sad, now she just felt loved.
"Will you promise me?" She opened her eyes again, and her body unconsciously moved closer, causing her breasts to press harder against Issei's torso.
"I promise. Besides, I also want to promise you something else..." Penemue looked somewhat surprised when Issei moved suddenly, positioning himself on top of her.
Issei looked at her for a few short seconds. His hand took care of wiping away those tears that had formed in Penemue's eyes, letting witness a rather memorable scene between the two of them.
"From now on I will trust who I am, and how I feel about you." That statement only confused Penemue, who couldn't quite decipher the meaning of it.
"You don't need to prove anything. You already convey to me everything you feel about me." The Cadre smiled at him, cupping her face in Issei's hand that was caressing her cheek.
"That's not true." That answer took Penemue by surprise for the second time, who drew a cute confused face as she grabbed the hand that was caressing her cheek with both of her hands. "I began to understand how I really felt about you that time we kissed in that game, remember?" Penemue's hands clenched tightly and a slight blush appeared on her face at the memory.
It was impossible for her not to remember something so wonderful, even though it had only been a simple game.
"I want to keep kissing you. I want to keep caressing you. I want to keep hugging you." By now, Penemue's eyes were wide, but what really shook her were the next words:
"I just want to love you."
Penemue didn't know how to react to such a declaration of love. She could only feel how her body wanted to accept Issei with all her being, but her mind had a completely different idea.
"Issei..." Penemue was finally able to speak, sensing how Issei was waiting for an immediate response.
The Cadre couldn't help but avert her gaze elsewhere. Her heart and her entire body squeezed at what she was about to say.
"Forgive me, but I don't feel the same..." Penemue closed her eyes tightly, feeling completely devastated after saying those words.
The first thing she thought was that their relationship could never again be the same as before. She thought that from this moment on is where Issei would walk away from her.
But that was the right thing to do.
It was the way to pay for her sins.
Evidently, she never expected what was about to happen.
"That's a lie."
Penemue's eyes shot open after hearing such words, but what she was most surprised to see was Issei's completely serious face as he continued to caress her cheek.
"I know, you don't need to deny it. Stop doing what I did for all these months. Stop trying to hide your feelings for something that happened in the past." Issei stopped there, watching as Penemue was completely speechless at such words.
But it was obvious that was far from enough to free her from her own shadow of the past.
"Listen to me, life is ours, only ours and we live in our own way. Those words are not just a saying, for nothing else matters but that. This was something you taught me yourself." Issei stopped stroking Penemue's cheek.
The denial-covered eyes she had were slowly beginning to break.
"But...but, still..." Penemue tried to speak, feeling the images of her past keep hitting her, generating a great wall around her heart. "Even if I love you, you must know that I am not..."
"I seek trust, I seek friendship, I seek sympathy, I seek love, and I find all of that in you." Issei interrupted her, causing Penemue's beautiful crimson eyes to glaze over. "You may not be perfect in your own perspective, but you are perfect to me. You are everything I look for in a woman. I've always known it, I've always loved you, and I've always believed that you are simply wonderful like no other. Because there is no other who is just like you, no other who has all the charms that you have."
Tears began to fall down Penemue's eyes as she felt the wall she had created around her heart was breaking at the words she had always wanted to hear from Issei.
But it still wasn't enough.
Penemue closed her eyes tightly, and sobs soon followed along with her voice.
"But my past...!"
"I never cared about what you did in your past!"
Issei interrupted her with a shout, getting Penemue's eyes to go wide as hell.
"I never cared how many people you killed!"
"Because I know...!"
Issei stopped his outburst, watching as Penemue looked completely shocked at his words, being decorated by the tears that kept streaming down her beautiful face.
"Because I know who you really are." Issei finished in a much calmer tone, feeling the Cadre's hands cling tightly to the hand that was caressing her cheek.
That left him to understand that he only needed one more thing for her to stop torturing herself.
"Besides..." Issei leaned his face slowly to hers, feeling Penemue's body tighten all over.
"You know well that Ludmiel would never have wished for you to torture yourself in this way, Penemue."
At that moment, Penemue's body slowly relaxed, letting Issei understand that she had finally accepted herself.
Then, he didn't hesitate and continued to lower her face.
Penemue closed her eyes unconsciously as she felt Issei's breath beat upon her, until at last she felt a wet sensation cover her lips.
The Cadre's hands clung tightly to the shoulders of the young man who was kissing her, but that little resistance left in her body vanished in a few seconds as her hands began to accept the kiss, until she finally ended up hugging him tenderly from behind, her hands tightened on his skin in a rather cute way as she accepted all the love that was entering her body.
Penemue's tears continued to flow, but now they were of absolute happiness. She couldn't help but feel so amazing, she even felt so much better than that time when they shared their first kiss. That was something obvious, since now it wasn't about a game, now it was about something completely real.
And she could do nothing but pour out infinite happiness at that.
After what seemed like a long minute, their lips finally parted, generating a small sound throughout the room.
Penemue didn't let go of her embrace even for a second, so their bodies still remained close together.
"So, now if you can tell me what you really feel?" Issei took to wiping the last tears that came out of Penemue's face, who looked a little shaken by the recent kiss they just had.
"I love you." Penemue's hands clutched even tighter on his back. "I love you so much that you wouldn't be able to understand." She concluded, giving him a smile brimming with love at the end, a smile that Issei was quick to reciprocate.
"I understand very well." Issei cupped her cheeks carefully under the watchful gaze of Penemue, who was already eager to taste his lips once more.
"After all, I feel exactly the same way about you."
Those were Issei's last words before sealing his lips with Penemue once again.
This time, the Cadre hugged him even tighter, and wrapped her legs around his waist to make sure he didn't move an inch away from her body. She definitely wanted to take advantage of this intimate moment to try to show him how much she loved him, even though she knew she would need centuries to be able to fully prove it to him.
Their lips were devouring each other without an end with the need to convey all those feelings of love. Meanwhile, Cadre's hands slowly made their way to Issei's hands.
Their kiss broke at the lack of air. A trickle of saliva connected their lips as their hands intertwined. Their gaze reflected nothing but love and passion as they tried to catch their lost air.
Finally, their lips came together again without warning. Penemue's legs began to rub against Issei's, generating a rather provocative friction. The Cadre's body did not take long to warm up to the great passion her body was enduring, so her Fallen Angel wings did not take long to appear and surround her beloved in a nice embrace covered in softness.
Feeling how the Cadre's wings surrounded him, Issei began to caress them, making silent moans start to be heard from her, who couldn't help the movement of her legs to accelerate more and more.
Their lips parted for the third time, and this time the distinctive final sound of the kiss was overshadowed by a tender moan from the Cadre.
ALERT!
ALERT!
ALERT!
START OF LEMON!
"I want to ask you something." Penemue commented, resting her hands on Issei's cheeks, who glared at her after the request.
The Cadre's blush intensified a little more, and her lips pursed for a short second. She wasn't sure if she should ask, but the reality was that Issei had already realized her intentions by the way her legs were moving.
Finally, the woman found the courage and told him directly.
"I want you to touch my breasts while you kiss me." Penemue was finally able to say it, getting a slight smile to appear on Issei's face.
"Don't you think we should enjoy our kissing a little more?" The brown-haired man teased her a little, something Penemue didn't receive very well.
"I'm a Fallen Angel. You flipped the switch and now you must take responsibility." She commanded with a solemn look on her face, only to clutch her grip on Issei's cheeks at Issei's surprise.
That surprise increased even more when the Cadre forcibly pulled his face down and locked him in a rather tender kiss that countered her previous actions and words.
Penemue took Issei's hand and gently pulled down to her breasts. Issei couldn't help but press his pelvis against his second lover's panties hard as he felt his hand slip between the woman's gigantic cleavage until it finally reached the main part of her breasts. Penemue's moan was drowned out by the kiss as the previously received stimulation was added to a large squeeze on one of her breasts.
Their lips parted quickly and Penemue's gasps took on a much more lascivious tone, something that drew a smile in Issei.
"Are you still sure about continuing? I warn you, once I start I can't control myself anymore." Issei decided to continue teasing the Cadre, though this time, she didn't take so much importance in his words.
She was much more focused on wanting to kiss him and take off that garment that was currently only getting in the way.
"I can't control myself either, and I don't want to." Penemue pushed Issei a little so that he was sitting on her. "Help me take off my nightgown."
Issei immediately heeded such a request, starting to unbutton the first button. The bad thing was that the cleavage was so tight that unbuttoning the buttons was quite complicated, and Penemue being Penemue, quickly lost patience and ended up ripping off all the buttons before the impressed sight of Issei, who felt his erection almost explode as he saw how the large and soft breasts of the Cadre bounced in freedom.
Issei didn't have much time to continue admiring them, as Penemue sat up and enclosed him in a tight embrace, then kissed him again. Issei's hands circled the woman's back lightly, feeling completely caught between the amount of passion and lust they were sharing in that deep kiss.
Penemue's hands sank into Issei's hair as she slowly began to fall backwards, causing him to be on top of her once again. The brunette moved a little to the side without parting their lips at any point, then began to gently caress one of her breasts. It was a delicate and simple touch, but even so Penemue couldn't help but moan.
Still, it was something she could endure. At least, up to this point.
Issei was no fool at this, and noticing her very sensitive reactions, the young man was quick to spring into action to make her feel in heaven.
Penemue's eyes snapped open and the kiss stifled a deep, long moan as she felt Issei's finger push inside her inverted nipple, then squeeze her breast very hard. The Cadre was forced to close her eyes tightly once more and her kiss was broken in surprise when she made her face back to expel a loud moan. Her body reacted violently as well, causing her legs to flail and mess up the entire bed.
"What did you do to me...?" She demanded with a very shaky breath as she watched Issei smile seductively at her.
"I'm just working on your weak spots. You told me your breasts were very sensitive when you accepted me as a student." Issei clarified, then settling onto his lover's body as he dematerialized his underwear, causing Penemue's eyes to widen quite a bit in surprise.
The moan involuntarily left her lips as she felt Issei's large, hot penis slap against her bare abdomen, and her thighs began to rub at the mere thought of how that would feel inside her.
"H-how could it be so big...? I'm sure it wasn't..." Thought the Cadre to herself, who couldn't help but bite her lower lip as she felt Issei's erection travel over her pelvis until it reached her breasts.
"Yeah, Tiamat thought it was pretty big too..." Issei commented as he watched the Cadre's reactions, thinking she was more scared than excited, though it was clearly the opposite. "This is going to hurt, and more so if it's your first time. That's why I have to stimulate you as much as possible to make you feel great."
"Wait, what do you mean by that?" Penemue was somewhat curious and dubious of his statements, though she quickly knew what he meant when he positioned both of his hands on her breasts.
Penemue focused her gaze on Issei, who was just inches from her face.
"When I say that, I mean..." Issei placed a small kiss on her lips, then kissed her cheek, and slowly moved down to her neck and the base of her breasts.
Penemue placed a finger over her lips to try to hold back the moans that threatened to escape her lips, and the anticipation of feeling Issei's kisses move lower and lower towards her inverted nipples only made her even hotter.
Finally, Issei brought both hands together, and placed the nipples in front of his lips.
"I MEAN THIS!"
Issei practically ate Penemue's nipples, and began licking and sucking on them with great force.
"HHYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Penemue's back curved abnormally and her face went backwards. Her legs wrapped around Issei's waist with great force.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHMMMMFFF!"
Penemue's moans never stopped as Issei continued to suck and squeeze her breasts with great enthusiasm. That caused her back to hunch even more and her legs began to tremble a little as she felt a great orgasm forming inside her.
Issei watched her reaction vividly, so he hugged her back very carefully and slowly moved backwards, delighting to see how Penemue was in complete ecstasy and could only focus on her moans and pleasure, so she didn't notice what Issei was doing.
She only became aware of it when her orgasm exploded just at the same time as something quite large entered inside her.
At that moment, her moans stopped and only hoarse breathing could be heard as her eyes rolled back and her tongue pointed outward without her consent.
Her legs shook with great intensity and a powerful orgasm shot out of her entrance along with a little blood.
It didn't take long for the extreme pleasure to subside so her body began to process the pain of being penetrated for the first time. That quickly brought her down from the most pleasurable climax she had ever had in her life, but Issei soon reclaimed her lips so that pain would not dominate her mind.
Penemue embraced Issei and reciprocated the slow kiss that was brewing between them. Her closed eyes began to shed tears covered in happiness after having the connection she had always hoped for with Issei.
Their lips slowly parted, though the distance was barely perceptible, as they had both brought their foreheads together to remain as close as possible. Penemue's hands embraced Issei's back gently and the brown held her waist gently to make her as comfortable as possible.
"Does it hurt?" Issei asked rather worriedly as she saw how the Cadre's tears kept falling.
"It hurts, but I don't mind." Penemue brought her hands slowly to Issei's hair and squeezed it lovingly. "I don't care, because that pain is several rungs below the happiness I'm feeling right now. So, keep taking care of me like this and don't release me..." Cadre brought her lips together with Issei's once more, the slow, deep kiss intensifying a little more when Issei rested a hand on her cheek.
The kiss began to get faster and deeper as the passion began to overflow from their lips. Penemue's hands gripped tightly onto Issei's shoulders and she began to move her hips slowly.
Both of their eyebrows began to twitch as the stimulation of their most intimate parts slowly began to flood their minds. What little pain Penemue had began to transform into unparalleled pleasure as the movement of her hips increased more and more, to the point that her loud moans covered in pleasure and lust were silenced by Issei's lips, who didn't want to be separated even an inch from the woman he loved so much.
That silent but intense act continued for several minutes, until their lips finally parted. A loud choked moan escaped Penemue's lips when that happened. Issei acted almost instantly and tugged at her nightgown, causing Penemue to raise her arms so that he could remove it.
The wet garment was tossed away and Issei didn't miss the opportunity to pounce on her, causing her to be underneath him again.
Issei brought his lips back together with Penemue, and the Cadre's moans reached the highest point as Issei's hips began to move very fast and hard, making the sound of their wet bodies colliding echo throughout the room.
The double bed began to shake quite a bit at the same time as it made various somewhat strange sounds, indicating that it was about to break.
The hips movement deepened even more and fluids began to shoot out of Cadre's entrance as she climaxed for the second time, a climax that seemed to have no end in sight.
Feeling how his beloved's walls had become too tight, Issei parted his lips from Penemue and gave a loud grunt that was accompanied by muffled moans from his woman who could barely process all the pleasure she was feeling.
"Here it comes!" Issei grunted again, then kissed her neck.
Issei parted his hips as far as he could and again delivered a deep, final thrust so hard that Penemue's back hunched as far as it could go as her legs stretched in desperation.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHH HUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!"
Her moan slowly faded as she felt her third climax hit her as a large amount of semen was shot inside her, causing her entire body to tremble and her eyes to wander for several seconds.
A large amount of fluid was shot out almost immediately, staining a large amount of the bed.
Issei did not break away at any point and continued to fill her to the last drop, making the pleasure completely cloud Penemue's mind, who could barely process how great her body felt.
Her wings involuntarily reappeared and circled Issei, to make sure he cum as much as possible inside her.
After enjoying the climax for several seconds, Issei finally stopped and pulled his still fully erect penis out, causing Penemue to give a small gasp covered in pleasure.
"Are you okay?" Issei sat up and settled her on top of him, feeling that perhaps he had gotten a little carried away for Penemue's first time.
"Okay? That was amazing." Penemue hugged him again, cupping her face in her lover's shoulder. "I've long dreamed of doing this with you. But even my dreams didn't come close to what it really was." Those words made Issei smile.
"Ever since we met, you're one of the only women who always gave me that feeling of wanting to go so far. That's why I can say I feel the same, and I hope we can continue to enjoy this special moment for the whole night. Not only that, I want us to be together for our whole lives." Issei gave her a kiss on the cheek, then hugged her tighter.
"I love you."
Penemue snuggled even more into Issei's body after that gesture, and a beautiful smile graced her face.
"I love you too."
END OF CHAPTER!
I remember that I had a hard time writing this sex scene, since I'm not used to create this kind of content and it was really complicated to develop two lemons in a row.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it, which is the most important thing.
As I said before, if you have any complaint, review, or advice to give me about the lemons, I'm all ears. I'm very few sex scenes in and anything can help me go deeper and get better at it.
Overall I hope you enjoyed the chapter, and I hope to see you soon for the third reencounter.
Evidently Ross won't be too happy that Issei slept with Penemue and Tiamat without her consent, so he's sure to have something a bit "dark" in store for him in the next chapter.
Thanks so much for reading!