"Why must I always play the straight man in this relationship?" Issei lamented as he forked his pancake. He had returned with a chair to find their guest a blushing mess in front of a very naked Rias.
"Cuz your little man is straight whenever it sees a pair of boobs~" Rias quipped. She was now dressed in some casual home clothes. An oversized jacket which was halfway unzipped in the front showed plenty of her cleavage and a miniskirt with nothing underneath. It didn't help Issei that his superior vision could catch all her curves under the clothes as if she was naked.
"The number of innuendos you say have multiplied ever since you met Aika." Issei said before spooning a slice of Irina's pancake in his mouth. "I should have never introduced you two."
Rias laughed. "It was a fortunate turn of events my dear. She has taught me a lot of things. Those dominatrix outfits for example," she said, "Were just beautiful, don't you think? And don't tell me you didn't like that stripper outfit."
"I didn't," Issei said with a straight face, unblinking, without a hint of hesitation in his voice.
Rias stopped the pancake halfway to her mouth and stared at Issei. Issei stared back.
A few seconds later, the mask of Issei broke and he started laughing, "Got me there." he admitted.
"That's what I thought," Rias said with a smug smile on her face and pancake in her mouth.
"I'm baaaaaack," Irina sang as she flew/fell from the second floor. She was dressed more conservatively that Rias. Her hoodie was zipped to the max and she wore a rather baggy pair of joggers. She danced around the living room and into the dining with all the youthfulness of Might Guy but with more grace and elegance than Lee.
"Welcome back," Issei waved and shifted the chair beside him so Irina could seat.
"Thank you. I hope you have enjoyed the pancakes."
"They are delicious," Issei said through his stuffed mouth.
"Thank you," Irina looked around the table. "No Koneko?" Irina asked.
"She's changing into her school uniform," Rias answered. "She's been there for quite a while though, maybe she needs help with putting on the bra again. I'll check on her," She departed after stuffing one more slice of pancake in her mouth. "Bwe write pack," she said as she flew up the stairs.
Irina waved as Rias flew up the stairs. She sliced up her pancake and glazed it with chocolate spread, the kind you put in your bread. "Any assignments that I missed?"
"The teachers said that they will give you an extra week to submit anything that you missed. So far, there's an English poetry assignment, an optional math assignment, and the Japanese essay on modern art," Issei recounted. "Oh, and it's quiz and exams next week."
"I turned in the Japanese essay before I left. Only the poetry assignment and the math assignment left," Irina said. "I need to study for quiz week though, could you lend me your notes?"
"Sure. I copied some from Motohama if that will help you."
"Aww, thank you." Irina pecked him on the cheek, leaving a chocolate-colored kiss mark.
Issei lengthened his tongue and licked off the chocolate. "Of course, it's only natural for me to care for my wife."
Irina grinned and was going to kiss Issei once more when Koneko pounced on Issei. Her ears and tails were out. "Good myornin'," she mewled, "Ise-senpai, nya got chocolate on nya cheek, nya~" and licked the leftover chocolate. She shot a Cheshire grin at Irina. "Pancake for breakfast? Yatta!" she released Issei from her grip and slid onto his lap. Her natural flexibility made it easy for her to worm her way onto her self-proclaimed special seat without causing much fanfare.
"Koneko! Down!" Rias commanded when she got down. She gave Koneko a stern glare but Issei and Irina can clearly see the jealousy exuding from her.
"Nyo," Koneko said flatly and wrapped her tails around Issei's torso.
"Grrrrr," Rias looked like a cat who got its catnip stolen while Koneko looked like a cat who was pleased with a job well done, smiling smugly at the redhead.
Issei patted both Koneko and Rias' heads in an attempt to calm them. "How about we let Koneko sit here for now, she's been busy yesterday and wasn't able to celebrate with us? Ne, Ria-chan?"
Rias huffed, before replied with a resigned look, "Fine. BUT only for today! Okay?"
Both Issei and Koneko nodded their heads. "Thank you, Ria-sama!"
"Thank you, Rya-nyama!" Koneko mimicked Issei in her own cat-like fashion. She pulled a pancake onto Issei's plate, now hers too, and proceeded to nibble on it.
"I feel like we have spoiled you too much Koneko-chan," Rias sighed before she continued eating.
"Nya," Koneko mewled in response. Whether that was in affirmation or denial, only she knew.
The quartet continued eating in peace like their everyday breakfast, unknowing to their peeping visitor. They shared banter, teasing, quips, and jabs with one another. They laughed heartily at Issei's antics and a moment later they were singing a light melody as Koneko tapped a beat on the table.
Asia kept to herself, afraid to break the bubble of happiness that they shared. She hid behind the divider that separated the dining to the living room. "So… This is how normal people have breakfast," she muttered to herself and was prepared to slip back into her room and back to her old friend named Loneliness. She would have succeeded if not for a tentacle wrapping itself around her abdomen and gently pulling her to the table.
Asia tried fighting against the ungodly limb to no avail as she was dragged haplessly and helplessly towards her newly made seat at the table. She was sat down like a well-cared for doll. The tentacles left her once she was comfortably uncomfortable under the gazes of her hosts. Asia fidgeted.
"We welcome you to our humble home," Rias said in English, not blushing despite having been seen naked just a few minutes ago. "You are welcome to stay here for however long you want since I doubt that you will not be formally excommunicated from the church because of fraternizing with a Devil."
"Too straightforward!" Issei tsukkomi-ed. He sighed at the downcast expression of Asia and the sheepish grin of Rias. He coughed into his fist. "But yes, you can stay as long as you like."
And with that, Asia lit up like a 20 watts LED light bulb. She clasped her hands in prayer, "I knew that not all Devils were bad. Praise God," she prayed and all the Devils in the room immediately got holy pangs of pain, except Irina. "Thank you," bowed her head in gratitude to her hosts.
"Okay, okay, but please do not call up the Biblical God in here," Rias said, still holding her head.
"Sorry! I shall refrain from doing so in the future." Asia bowed her head.
"Thank you. Would you like to eat?" Rias offered the platter of pancakes.
"Oh yes, umm, how do you eat this?" Asia was reluctant to take the plate but took it anyway.
"Ah, here," Rias pulled her chair to seat next to Asia and taught her how to eat pancakes. She put a knob of butter on top before slicing the pancake into smaller pieces, and coated it in maple syrup. She offered the pancake to Asia on a fork, the syrup dripping mesmerizingly.
Asia took the fork and handled it like she would the Holy Grail. She took a nibble, then she took a bite, then she gobbled it all. "Mmm, that tasted heavenly," she said to herself. Following Rias' previous example, she forked a slice of the pancake and poured syrup on it before eating it all up. "Ish sho good," she said to Irina, who she saw cooking it earlier. She swallowed the pancake in her mouth before speaking again, "You really are an angel."
Issei laughed while Koneko and Rias chuckled to themselves. Irina cheeks flushed red at the earnest praise and tried to brush it off as "It was nothing much but thank you." Asia looked between the four in confusion but continued eating.
They continued eating, with Asia slowly integrating herself into the group. She asked questions and they asked questions and the awkwardness that she felt a few minutes ago slowly disappeared.
"It's time for me to take Koneko to school," Rias brushed herself off and stood. Koneko whined but followed suit, sad that she had to leave her seat. "Do you want to come along, Asia?"
"If it's okay with you all." Asia said.
"Not like that you won't," Irina said, looking up and down Asia's pajamas that she lent her. "I'll let you borrow some of my outside clothes but we will need to buy you some of your own."
"That can be arranged. After I bring Koneko, shall we go shopping?" Rias asked.
Irina's eyes lit up. "Yes! Let us go then!"
"Alright, alright. Now put some clothes on Asia."
Irina saluted Rias and dragged Asia up the stairs to change her clothes. They returned a short while later and Rias, Koneko, and Asia were off to drop Koneko at her school.
Irina leaned her head against Issei's shoulder as the trio disappeared down the corner. "You know, Love, I'm really glad I picked her up," she clasped her hands around his.
Issei reassured her decision by tightening his hand around hers briefly. He moved back inside and closed the door with one of his tentacles. "I doubt you guys could finish shopping for clothes within two hours. You do realize that we still have school," he said as he poured the coffee into his and Irina's mugs.
Irina chuckled. "I think we can buy a few at least. I'll keep a leash on Rias."
"Kinky."
Irina giggled softly and sat on Issei's lap with her back towards him. "Thanks for the coffee," she sipped the hot beverage and leaned her head against the crook of Issei's neck.
The two lapsed into a serene silence and for a moment, everything was perfect.