"Sona's Chance"
A Highschool DxD fanfiction written by Christopher'Zazel
Chapter 21 "The Contract"
Scene (Occult Research Club Room)
"I don't want to hear anymore nonsense about ghosts and such! Rias, you are just trying to weasel your way out of your punishment!" Grayfia, (who was currently sitting at Rias's desk), crosses her legs while tightening her brows as she glares at Rias.
Rias then begins to stomp her feet down in anger. "No, that's not true. Grayfia, I swear that there was something in that bathroom!" Rias then whispers in a frightened voice. "It called me by my name…"
Grayfia's internal thoughts were that of absolute joy, however she continued to maintain her act. "Rias, either you get back to work or I am going to add another twelve hours to your penance!"
Scene (Yasaka Castle)
Near the entrance way of the castle, we can see Issei along with Sona's peerage and Serafall. Each of the girls were wearing their own individual kimonos as Saji and Issei were wearing matching black yakata's. Sona was wearing a purple and white garb along with a blue butterfly which adorned the majority of her back. Meanwhile, her older sister was wearing a dark blue Kimono which had a white sash with what looked like flowers or blossoms at a distance, but at further glance, they were actually the blue symbols of the house of Sitri. Unlike usual, Serafall had her jet-black hair put down in a single braid, rather than her trade-mark twin tails. She looked quite elegant though her mannerisms were still that of an excited "Milky Chan", to Issei enjoyment. Momo and Raruko were giving each other the stink-eye as both girls looked to have accidentally purchased the same color and design in their kimonos, down to the sash color. Red and white were the colors while the sashes were gold. Reya was wearing a black with gray garb as Tsubasa had a green one with an orange sash. Tomoe was wearing a pink color along with a purple sash. Tsubaki was wearing a teal kimono along with a black sash. On the vice president's head was a jade hair pick. It was shaped like a panda bear but the color matched Tsubaki's outfit.
Serafall points toward Tsubaki. "Alright navigator, take us to the first destination planned on our adventure!" Then, the Mao runs toward Issei while grabbing his arm and holding onto it with both of hers. "Onward!"
Momo sees this while looking over toward Saji. Ruruko also see's this and looks toward Saji. Then both girls scowl at one another as they each dart for the other male of the group. Instantly, Saji is being tugged on by both of his arms by each of the girls as they fight over him. Sona decides to discreetly take hold of Issei's other hand while the peerage was distracted by Momo and Raruko's antics. Looking at both Serafall and then Sona, Issei couldn't help but feel like he was on top of the world once again.
Time Skip (Six Hours)
It was indeed a long day in Kyoto, there was much to see. As the peerage made its way back into Yasaka's Castle, each of them were showing off their newly acquired souvenirs to one another. Not only did they hit up all of the tourist traps, but they also managed to visit a few of Kyoto's landmarks before heading back. All and all, everyone in the group had a great time, aside from a bit of bickering from a few of the girls, mainly involving Issei or Saji.
After everyone settled down, Issei looked out from the window in the guest room. He was relaxing on the futon bed while doing absolutely nothing. His feet were aching from all of the walking around and it felt good to just lay around for a change. Seeing that the sun was finally setting, Issei took a deep breath and stood up. Remembering that Sona and the girls went down to the baths, Issei thought better to simply get on with his contract and not cause a fuss.
Once he was at the entrance way of the castle, Issei began to put on his shoes. As he was sitting on the stone slab, a hand touched his shoulder. Flinching, Issei turned a bit only to see Serafall. She was wearing nothing but a towel and sandals.
Issei turned around immediately. "Oh hello, Milky Chan. You scared me there for a sec, heh."
Serafall then proceeded to walk around and stand directly in front of Issei. Having to now look up, as he was still sitting, Issei met with Serafall's blue eyes. "Issei kun, were you about to just leave and not tell anyone? No no, that's a bad boy, Issei kun. You need to tell your favorite idol when you are leaving on your contract, yup yup, that's right."
Issei tilts his head. "Well, I didn't want to bother you guys as you were taking baths and stuff."
Serafall now smiles warmly. "Issei, were you having naughty thoughts about us girls back up in your room just now? It's alright, you can tell me!"
Realizing that Serafall might be trying to mess with him, Issei proceeds to stand up. "Look, I really need to get going, the contract said sunset, well, it's sunset. So, erm…" Issei was very apprehensive about what he was going to do next, but she did say that they are boyfriend and girlfriend… "So either kiss me goodbye or come along, either is fine with me."
"PARTNER, WOW. I WILL SAY THIS, YOU HAVE SOME SERIOUS BALLS, SPEAKING TO SERAFALL LEVIATHAN LIKE THAT!" D'draig was wondering who this kid was and what happened to Issei Hyoudou.
"Can it!" Issei internally retorts and then looks back at Serafall, hoping very much that she won't destroy him. To his surprise, Serafall was blushing intensely.
"Issei…just for that, allow me to retaliate accordingly." Serafall then shows an evil grin.
As Issei is about to raise his hands to try and minimize whatever damage Serafall was planning to inflict, instead, something else happened.
Serafall releases her towel. Then she watches Issie squirm as her grin continues. Meanwhile, she slowly makes her way closer toward the sitting teen, (who is now trying to back away as his eyes are glued shut). Then, Issei feels lips against his, only to open his eyes and see Serafall's blue ones. After a moment or two, Serafall then releases the kiss as she stands all the way back up.
Now seeing Issei's intense blush, the Mao felt as though she got the last word in all of this. Reaching for her towel, (in a pose that was completely intensional), the Mao then re-wraps her towel and begins to make her way back into the home as she quickly rubs Issei's hair on her way through the main entrance.
Instantly, Issei's dreamy smile now turned into a grin of his own. "See, D'draig. She's my girlfriend. Even though she can destroy heaven and earth, in the end, she's my girlfriend. Milky Chan is my girlfriend. I can't get over it."
"YEAH YEAH, SHUT YOUR HOLE." D'draig internally scoffs.
Scene (The Thousand Kyoto Hotel)
Issei walked toward the address that was printed on his contract pamphlet and realized that this was a really high end place. Wondering what his client could possibly want from him, the teen made his way through the rotating doors while he still wore his black yakata from earlier that day. He was glad he didn't change into his casual attire or rather, Saji's. Once in the elevator, Issei pressed the button for the level of his desired room. After leaving the elevator, the teen walked through the long hallway, until he found the room number that matched the one on his pamphlet. Low and behold, room 217. Stuffing his contract into his Yakata, Issei was about to knock, that was until the door suddenly opened.
Peeking through the door was an older man. He looked as if he needed a shave, aside from that, he had black hair with blond in the front and it was very messy. His violet eyes were trained on the teen as the man began to show a small smirk. Issei nervously waved.
The strange man then spoke in a whisper as he was now creeking his head out from his room while looking to the left and right. "Psst, say, kid, are you, you know, a devil?"
Issei nods nervously. "Yeah, I mean, you put my name on my contract, so, I thought…"
Without a second's notice, Issei found two strong hands gripping his shoulders as he was instantly pulled into the room. Shortly after, the door slams shut along with the sounds of locking. Meanwhile, Issei finds himself sitting on the floor as the strange man looks to be staring through the peephole of the door.
"Yeah, I know who you are, kid. Sorry about the strange situation, but I had this feeling that somebody or something might've been following you. But…from the looks of it, I think I might've been wrong about that. Good thing." Now the man turns around and smiles nervously while scratching the back of his head. "So, you can call me, Azzy, Hyoudou Issei."
Scene (Yasaka Castle)
"I will admit, President, I think perhaps we should invest in a bath-house similar to Yasaka sama's." Tsubaki had a look of all out seriousness as she walked beside Sona.
Both girls were walking in bath towels as they continued on throughout the hallways.
"It's not healthy to confuse luxury with practicality, Tsubaki." Sona had her usual stoic features as she continued her way back to her room. Then, Sona noticed that it was dark outside as she passed a few windows. "Tsubaki! Issei's contract!"
Both girls were now running toward Sona's room only to burst open the sliding door and see the room was unoccupied.
"Shit!" Sona facepalmed.
Scene (Azzy's Hotel Room)
"So, kid, can I get you anything to drink? I've got sake." Azzy was now rummaging through his minifridge.
Sitting on a large couch and looking at a giant tv with Smash Bros on pause, Issei looked back at his client. "Naa, I'm under age, I shouldn't drink yet, even if I'm a devil".
"Well, aside from sake, I can offer you water?" Azzy pulls a bottled water from his fridge.
Issei nods while shortly receiving the water as the man tossed it toward him. Issei thought for a moment and then spoke up. "So, did you summon me just to play video games with you? That sounds a bit, well, strange, if you don't mind me saying so. I mean, you are the client, the customer and I guess the customer is always right hehe."
Sitting back down on the couch while placing his sake down on the coffee table, the man now grabs his joycons and unpauses the game. "And what of it? Let's just say that I'm bored and I thought it might be rather interesting to play video games with a bonafide devil."
Issei nods while flinching as he manages to block one of Azzy's attacks within the game. "Well, I hope you don't get too upset when I relentlessly spank you at this. See, right there, you're making a huge mistake if you think I'll fall for that a second time. Hahaha, now you're mashing the buttons, bro, stop having a newb fit!"
After another forty-five minutes, the man known as Azzy looked rather agitated. His entire bottle of sake was now gone. His agitation was due to Issei's proclamation and more so, Issei acting on that proclamation and going after Azzy with extreme prejudice. He lost each and every battle. Finally, having had enough, he stood from the couch as he marched toward a closed door within the room.
Pounding on the door, the man known as Azzy began to yell a few words. "Vali, get your pale ass out here! I've found someone who is much better than you are, at Smash that is!"
The door flies open revealing a younger man with wild looking white hair along with hazel eyes. He was wearing a simple white t-shirt along with gray sweatpants. He was looking past Azzy and drilling his piercing gaze into this boy with intent to destroy.
Now pointing toward Issei, the white haired younger man speaks with a bit of ferocity. "Just know one thing, edge-guarding will not help you!"
Issei smiles nervously. "Alright, bring it, dude."
Scene (Rooftop of The Thousand Kyoto Hotel)
"Milky Chan will save the day! Milky Chan is here to stay! La, la, la!" Dancing along the roof panels was none other than Serafall Leviathan. She was wearing her Milky Spiral outfit once again as she looked to be wearing a pink pair of headphones that doubled as nekomimi, (cat ears). As Serafall continued to dance to her own theme songs, she was looking at her phone. On the display, we can see what looks to be a police-camera-view, showing her what Issei was doing. As she continued to watch Issei struggle against his new opponent, the Mao continued to dance and sing even louder.
Thanks to my Discordies for listening to my beta's and coming up with idea's, specifically, Overlord Sturm for this specific chapter. I know, I know, for you action guys, it's gonna happen. Next chapter, I promise. There was just allot I had to put together before setting everything into place. And no, Vali and Issei are not going to have any clandestine fight, way too soon for that shit. Just gonna leave it at smash bros for now LOL. Like what I do and want more? Join my Discord: /yhjCdEYr
