"Sona's Chance"
A Highschool DxD fanfiction written by Christopher'Zazel
Chapter 47 "Punishment"
Scene (Hyoudou Home, Kuoh Japan)
"Issei!?" Both Asia and Akeno spoke at the same time. Both girls then looked at each other.
Asia spoke quietly even though she was still in shock from what had just happened. "Akeno san, please, go first."
By this time, Issei had his green-glowing and helmeted eyes on both girls.
Akeno nodded at Asia as her own awe-like facial features changed into something a bit more stern. "Issei, we should've been there for you. I am the most to blame here, considering I am the queen of this peerage, not to mention, I'm your Senpai. I told Asia and Kiba to give you some space and that was the wrong choice. I'm sorry, Issei." Akeno then stands from her seat and bows in Issei's direction.
Before the red-clad Issei could reply, Asia stood from her seat. "Eeek! Issei, you saved my life. If it wasn't for you, I'd still be, you know. Instead of chasing after you, like I should have, the moment "that" happened, instead I just stood in place, like the coward I am. Please don't hate me." Asia began to sob into her hands.
Kiba stood from his chair and walked over toward both Asia and Akeno. Showing a serious frown, the blond devil took a moment before saying his peace. "Hyoudou, sorry man."
Issei stood momentarily, looking at all three devils in front of him. Thinking it was time to apologize to his peerage, Issei still felt as though he had abandoned them. Even though that wasn't truly the case, he couldn't help but feel that way. As Issei was about to approach his three teammates, he felt something pulling on an appendage he wasn't quite used to yet. Realizing that this feeling was indeed his tail, the red dragon emperor turns his head ever so slightly, only to see Koneko?
In his balance breaker voice, Issei speaks with some confusion in his speech. "Koneko? What are you doing?"
The petite and white haired devil, (who was usually very stoic and more so, very cold toward the Gremory pawn), was uncharacteristically crying. She had both of her hands, gripping on the armored and crimson colored tail very tightly. Issei tilted his head in further confusion.
Akeno, Asia and Kiba all had looks of complete shock, seeing their rook in this state. That wasn't all. Rias Gremory, (who was sloped in her seat), also joined in with her peerage regarding the look of absolute disbelief.
Not knowing what to do, Issei slowly turns his body around while moving closer toward Koneko. Now facing and looking down at the crying girl, (still holding tightly onto his tail), the red dragon emperor of domination, fell to one knee. Now at equal height, Issei waited patiently for Koneko to finish crying.
(Sniff Sniff) "I'm sorry, pervert, I am just a bad person. I know I've always given you a hard time and I'm so sorry about it. It's just…" (Sniff Sniff) "It's just that you are always doing stupid things and it makes me so angry with you. But then, when I've already made up my mind about you, you do something like save the President from that Riser snob. You just can't stay consistent now, can you?" Koneko slowly begins to release Issei's tail. "But then you leave us, for a whole week, that makes me so mad!" The Gremory rook almost released Issei's tail entirely, that was until her last sentence. Now she is tightening her grip. (Sniff Sniff) "Then you come home and you're what? Married? You are now a father? You've finally got the harem you've always talked about? You just can't stay consistent!"
As Koneko's eyes were shut tightly after her outburst, those same eyes opened widely. Still with Issei's tail in her hands, the petite Gremory devil was now being hugged by the armored and kneeling teen. The room remained completely silent. Koneko's eyes were still wide with an unreadable expression, but then, they relaxed a bit. Letting go of his tail, Koneko instead wrapped her little arms around the red dragon emperor and continued to cry.
Slowly, the rest of the Gremory peerage, (aside from a quiet and overwhelmed Rias), make their way toward Koneko and Issei. Then, the armored-clad teen felt multiple hands touching both of his shoulders. Looking back up, Akeno, Asia and Kiba were smiling back down at both him and Koneko. Each one was fighting back their own watery eyes.
"I'm sorry too, for leaving. I didn't mean to. It just sort of happened that way. I'm not mad at any of you. This is between Rias and me." Issei's green and glowing eyes were now focused on the seated princess, (who refused to give him eye contact), as she sat there with both of her arms folded.
(Knock Knock Knock)
Mr. and Mrs. Hyoudou both looked at each other confusingly. Then they looked down at Kunou, only to receive the same perplexed look as they recently gave each other.
"Who could that be?" Miki Hyoudou was about to stand up to check the front door.
Before Issei's mother could get the chance, Issei slowly rises while softly releasing Koneko. "Seriously? Of all times, we got someone knocking at the door and it has to be right now? Ugh!" The entirety of the dining room watched as Issei stomped from out of the room and into the hallway.
"Um, does he know that he's still in his balance breaker form?" Sona asked a very logical question.
Serafall smiled warmly. "Who cares, if they ask, he was just cosplaying in a costume.
-Near the Front Door-
(Knock Knock Knock)
"Yeah, yeah, hold your horses, I'm coming, jeez." Issei continues to stomp in a grumpily fashion and reaches the door. Reaching for the door handle and carefully turning it, Issei immediately slams the door open. "What!?"
"AHHHH! Yeeeek! Xenovia, what is that thing!?" A twin-tailed brunette with violet eyes, wearing what could only be described as a strange and black cloak, was staring up toward Issei with a look of pure terror.
Another girl was next to this one, also wearing that same type of black cloak. She had piercing and unyielding yellow eyes as her blue colored bangs, (with the exception of one single strand of green), made her stick out like a sore thumb.
Instantly, the blue haired one took a step back and reached for something behind her back.
Paying no mind, Issei turned his direction toward the inside of the house. "Mom! Dad! You've got mormon's at the door, again!"
The brown haired girl's purple eyes widened at hearing what this "thing" had just said. Now standing in front of her blue haired compatriot, the cloaked girl looks closely at the armored figure.
"Issei Hyoudou? Is that you, in there?" Slowly the brunette moved her face closer toward the helmeted face of Issei with a look of disbelief.
"Um, yeah. And who are you? I don't know any mormons and to be honest, I really don't have the time to hear about your savior and lord, not right now." Issei was scratching his helmet trying to recall anyone he might know that looks like this girl.
"Issei, no way, it is you! It's me, Irina! Irina Shidou!" The now known Irina looked very happy now.
"Shidou? The only Shidou I knew was back when I was a kid, but that was a he and you're a she." Issei continued to scratch his head.
Irina shook her head. "No, that was me, I've always been the tomboy type, but honestly, you thought I was actually a boy?"
"Really? I honestly had no idea. I mean, after you left Japan, I figured I lost a good buddy. But I never knew you were, well." Issei couldn't help but appreciate how his childhood friend has blossomed into a very attractive woman.
The blue haired girl simply stood still with a hand behind her shoulder, ready to pull something out.
Everyone turned back and looked toward the hallway once a loud scream could be heard. "Noooooo!"
Ignoring his company at the door, Issei turned around and rushed down the hallway. Both Irina and Xenovia looked at one another and shrugged. Now both girls were following Issei into the home and through the hallway rather quickly.
Toward the entrance area of the dining room, Issei stopped running in his tracks, only to see something that could only be described as very unlikely.
Standing next to the dining table was what had to be Rias. She was small. Holding up her overly large tracksuit over her little body, Rias Gremory looked to be around the age of ten years. She was throwing a fit as her screaming continued. Meanwhile, Issei's looks over toward Serafall, Sona and Yasaka.
Sona had a small grin on her face as did her older sister. Meanwhile, Yasaka had a stern look on her face as one of her arms was outstretched while grasping hold of her paper fan. Mr. and Mrs. Hyoudou were still next to Kunou with more intense looks of shock and awe. Kunou had this expression of justice in her smile. Something clearly happened and it must've involved Yasaka, that's what Issei figured.
Akeno, Asia, Kiba and Koneko all stared blankly toward a still crying child-like Rias.
Seeing Issei coming through the hallway, the crying Gremory Princess immediately ran up toward the armored teen, (still holding onto her tracksuit). "Issei, see what your "wife" did to me!? Waaaah! Waaaaaaaaaaah!"
As the little Gremory was now hugging Issei's leg, he looked back toward Yasaka, (who suddenly changed her demeanor into her usual pleasant and formal attitude). The fox queen then winked at Issei as her expression shifted into something more akin to mischievous.
Issei looked back down at the crying redheaded little girl, then back up toward Yasaka. "Umm, what's going on here?"
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