Answers to reviews:
Guest: No, I said in the first chapter that this will be done WITHOUT women from other anime in the harem. But I will do that for my Godzilla/DxD crossover in the future.
1102Mike: Which Cerberus? the one from DMC 3 or DMC 5? And how would that work considering Kokabiel summons Cerberus in season 2 during the Holy Sword Arc? Unless I call the DMC 3 one Ice Cerberus, and the DMC 5 one King Cerberus, that way they are different Devil Arms but still of the same tribe.
Guest: Uh... what?
Disclaimer: I do not own Devil May Cry or High School DxD. I only own the OC Drake Redgrave.
There was a very serious atmosphere in the Occult Research Clubroom as Rias Gremnory sat on one of the couches, her arms crossed under her breasts and her legs crossed. Standing behind the couch was her Peerage, Kiba Yuuto and Koneko Toujou while her Queen, Akeno Himejima, served out tea to her and their guest, Drake Redgrave, who sat in the couch across from Rias with only a coffee table between them.
After Rias resurrected Issei as her pawn, she immediately demanded Drake come with her to Kuoh Academy to have a conversation about him and how he ended up in the park tonight.
"Nice place." Drake commented as he took a glance around. "Not sure about the shower though. I mean, I'd rather shower in the safety of my bathroom where I have a lock on the door so nobody decides to try and peep on me."
Rias smiled a little. "It has it's uses, especially when I need a quick wash."
"Thank you." Drake said to Akeno as she handed him some tea, getting a beautiful smile from the black-haired girl as Drake took a sip of the tea and his eyes widened. "Oh, that is good. Best tea I've ever had."
Akeno giggled. "Why thank you, Drake. You know how to make a girl feel so happy. I'll be sure to serve you more~"
Drake raised an eyebrow, well aware she was trying to insinuate an innuendo... or was she trying to flirt with him? Rias, however, just sighed at her Queen's usual antics and shook her head with amusement before getting serious as she looked at Drake. The Demon Hunter noticed this and got serious as well, crossing his arms over his chest.
"I'll be honestly blunt... who are you, Drake?" Rias asked seriously. "When we met, I could feel the dormant demonic power within you, which means you are not human. And then this past week, you've killed three Stray Devils with the experience and skill of a hunter. Are you an Exorcist that happens to be a half-Devil?"
Drake snorted in amusement at that, nearly splattering his tea everywhere while sipping it. He placed it down on the table and chuckled a bit. "Rias, do I really look like someone who would be welcomed as a 'soldier of God' or whatever that shit is? Do I look like I go to Sunday Church?"
Rias raised an eyebrow. "You tell me."
Drake grinned a bit before shrugging. "Well, you're right about one thing, wrong about the other."
"And that would be?" Rias asked, tilting her head curiously which Drake found a little cute to be honest.
"No, I'm not an Exorcist. Yes, I'm a half-Devil." Drake said, getting a nod from the redhead. "But something tells me you already knew that."
"Being a Devil myself, I'd know the aura of a fellow Devil, even a half-Devil." Rias explained, getting a nod from Drake as that made sense. "If I may ask, who was you parents?"
"My mother was human, and my father was a Devil." Drake said, putting the cup of tea down on the table and leaning forward with a more serious expression. "Tell me, do you know the story of the Legendary Dark Knight Sparda?"
"Yes, it's been one of my favourite stories since I was a little girl." Rias said with a frown. The legend of Sparda had always been her favourite, and she would often pester her mother to tell her the story when she was a little girl getting ready for bed. How Sparda was Mundus' right-hand demon, commander of his legions, but when Mundus intended to conquer Earth, Heaven and Hell, to reshape them to his own liking, to either destroy or enslave humanity, Sparda woke up to justice and betrayed his demon brethren. He stood alone against millions of Mundus' legions, fought them off and banished the Demon King.
"Well, there you go." Drake nodded at her.
Rias' eyes widened. "You're saying... Sparda is your father?"
"Yep." Drake said, popping the 'p'.
"Well, then..." Rias leaned back, stunned to know the son of a legend was sitting in front of her. "I guess that explains the raw, demonic power that lies dormant within you. Sparda was said to have been so powerful he could surpass gods, to the point even he could be considered a god."
Drake snorted. "Worshipping a demon as a god? Ain't that some irony." Rias giggled in response before sipping her tea. "Anyway, guess I gotta explain myself and how I ended up in the park tonight, huh?"
Rias nodded. "That would be appreciated."
"Well, first off, I'm a Demon Hunter." Drake revealed bluntly, causing Rias to blink. "Well, it was demons at first, then I started encountering Stray Devils while in the States, then I even encountered a rogue Fallen Angel, a Vampire, a Werewolf, all sorts of supernatural creatures who weren't exactly friendly. I do what I do to protect humanity, though I don't kill humans. I guess you could say I'm like Sam and Dean from Supernatural."
Rias blinked before smiling. "That's one of my favourite shows."
"Figured." Drake snorted, making her giggle. "As for how I ended up in that park tonight... well I was taking a stroll when I came across Miss hot-as-hell-stripper after she stabbed pervert boy in the stomach. Can't say that's not a bad way to go out, getting shanked by a gorgeous woman in a dominatrix outfit. Anyway, was going to battle her, you showed up, she left and... well, you know the rest from there."
"Hmm." Rias took another sip of her tea and was silent as she contemplated on what to do next.
"So... what now? Do I get booted out? Arrested? Watched for being in your territory?" Drake asked.
Rias blinked before shaking her head. "Oh goodness no, Drake! I'm not like that. We're friends, aren't we?"
Drake raised a brow. "Even after the way we first met?"
"Yes, even after that." Rias chuckled. "I see no reason for us to be enemies."
Rias giggled at the memory. "I think you promising to make it up to me is as good as anything. If you want, you can even be a valued member of our little club.. when you aren't doing your demon extermination jobs."
"Sure." Drake said with a shrug.
"Anyway, it's getting late so you should be getting home and to bed. After all, it's a school day tomorrow." Rias said with a smile.
"Yay." Drake said in a deadpanned tone, making Rias giggle again before she watched him leave the clubroom. Once he did, Akeno looked at Rias with a curious expression on her beautiful face.
"You didn't offer him a spot in your Peerage." She stated more than asked, causing Rias to look at her.
"Even with his power dormant, I doubt I would've had a piece strong enough for him. I used all eight of my Pawns on Issei, and I only have a Knight, Bishop and Rook piece. I doubt any of them would be strong enough for him if he has the blood of Sparda flowing through his veins." She said before smiling again. "But he'll be a member of the club as well as an ally, so I suppose it's not all bad. I can only wonder how the rest of the Underworld would take the reveal of him being Sparda's son... when that day comes, and I know it will."
Drake was awaken by his alarm clock.
"Hmmm…" Opening his eyes, Drake found himself staring at the ceiling of his bedroom and in the comfort of his bed once again. Drake sits up half naked with only his boxer briefs on. He glances at the clock to see it was still pretty early, so he decided another 30 minutes of sleep wouldn't harm anyone and decides to return to the warmness of his bed.
Speaking of warmness though, Drake closes his eyes and wraps his right arm over a big, soft, and warm pillow and laid there.
…Wait a second.
Snapping his eyes open, Drake saw his arm on a curvy and lumping form underneath the cover, with red locks of hair sticking out. Grabbing the cover's corner, he got on his knees and threw the covers off the figure. He was absolutely shocked to the core to find a sleeping and stark naked Rias Gremory.
"Mmmh…" Rias stirred from her sleep and began to sit up, the bed covers falling down some more to reveal her naked body.
The son of Sparda was speechless as he stared at a naked Rias sitting next to him, his eyes went a little down as her large breasts bounced as she moved her hand across her eyes before the gaze subconsciously started going a little lower. Leaning back a bit in surprise, Drake realized he was sitting at the edge of the bed and lost his balance, and fell onto his back with the blanket following him. Rias stopped rubbing her eyes in time to see Drake fall over and she leaned over the bed's edge to look at him.
"Are you okay?" She asked as she tilted her head to the side.
"Yeah, fine, never better…Wait!" Drake shot off the floor and pointed at Rias. "Why were you in my bed? And more importantly, WHY ARE YOU COMPLETELY NAKED?!"
Rias shrugged her shoulders before answering, "I wanted to ask you some more questions that slipped my mind the other night, plus I wanted to see your place, but when I arrived you were already asleep and it was pretty late so I decided to jump into bed with you. And to answer your second question, I don't really like to sleep with any clothes on. It's get to stuffy during the night and sleeping naked is just more comfortable." Her gaze went down before a small blush came to her face as a smile appeared. "It certainly appears you didn't mind me sleeping with you."
Drake blinked, confused, before he looked down to see a noticeable tent in his boxers. "Shit!" Drake turned away, embarrassed, to which Rias giggled in amusement as she sat on the edge of the bed with her legs crossed, seemingly not even caring that Drake had a nice view of her breasts and pussy.
"Don't be shy, it's only natural." Rias said before she stood and went over to a chair where her school uniform was neatly folded along with a clean set of underwear. Drake watched her for a moment, his eyes drifting lower to her ass, before he shook his head and began getting dressed as well.
'This is one of the weirdest mornings ever... even if I woke up with an incredibly hot girl naked in my bed.' Drake thought as he pulled his pants up. He glanced at her again, only to see her slipping on her panties, to which she had bent over and he now had a clear view of her womanhood, causing him to look away. Drake shook his head to try and clear all thoughts of her pussy. He was no pervert, but he was a teenage boy with hormones and VERY attracted to the opposite sex. It was taking a lot for him to not do something perverted.
"Can you help me with my bra, Drake?" He snapped out his thoughts and saw her trying to attach the back of her bra. Drake exhaled as he approached her and grabbed the two ends and locked them together. She said her thanks before bending over again, giving a clear view of her ass again. He couldn't help stare before quickly looking away, and instead continued getting dressed. Rias smiled to herself, knowing that he stared at her. "You know, you're actually taking this much easier than I thought you would. I would have figured you would be either embarrassed, confused, or even aroused."
Drake scoffed a little. "Trust me, it's taking a lot out of me to not jump you or do anything perverted right now. I am still a perfectly normal teenager with hormones after all. But I have more self-control than anybody."
"I don't know if I should be impressed or disappointed." Rias replied with a teasing tone as she put on her skirt. "Most guys would attempt something or just stare."
"I'm not most guys." Drake reminded her. "Anyway, since you're here, you want some breakfast?"
"Sure." Rias nodded with a smile.
Fully dressed, Drake adjusted his uniform before shoving on a pair of socks, followed by his black sneakers, before looking to see Rias finishing up on dressing. Seeing she was fully dressed, Drake walked over to his bedroom door and opened it, gesturing out. "Well then… Ladies first."
Rias giggled into her hand, "Why thank you."
"I must say, that was the best breakfast I've ever had. Have you ever thought of being a chef or working in a restaurant?" Rias asked as she sat on one of the two couches in the Occult Research Clubroom, Drake sitting on the one across from her, mirroring their conversation last night.
"Me working in a restaurant? Or a cafe?" Drake scoffed lightly. "They'd fire me three days into the job since there's my job as a Demon Hunter which takes up most of my time... how I juggle it with school life is beyond me, and there's the fact that I doubt I'm that good."
"Oh stop, you're a natural. I don't think I've ever had a more delicious dish of boiled egg, sausage and bacon." Rias said with a smile.
After eating breakfast the two of them decided to head over to Rias' Clubroom to talk, so after saying their goodbyes and finding a secure place, Rias had teleported them (After she placed a magical blessing on him, labelling him an ally of the House of Gremory which allowed him to be involved in the teleportation which is usually reserved fro Devils and their servants) to the empty room since the other members would be out doing requests right about now.
"Yeah well, you're different from those who have a 'specific' taste. Trust me, I wouldn't last on a show in which I have to make breakfast or even dinner." Drake said.
"If that breakfast was delicious, you cooking dinner would be... heavenly." Rias said after a moment of silence, causing Drake to look at her, his lips twitching. Then, by an unspoken command, they both burst out into laughter at Rias' pun.
"O-Okay, that was a good one... though I'd say it'd have a devilish taste." Drake tried joking, but even as he said it it felt crap. Rias giggled at his efforts as their laughter quietened down.
"So, Drake... how did you come to know what you are and be involved in the supernatural world?" Rias asked, causing Drake to blink and look at her. "I mean... what made you become a Demon Hunter?"
Drake stared at her for a long moment before he exhaled and leaned forward with his elbows on his knees, clasping his hands together. "I learned what I was when I was a child. My father, before he disappeared, didn't exactly want to leave me ignorant of it in case enemies he made came after us and it was revealed through that. But...my story, I guess you could say, began nine years ago, when I was eight years old... the night my mother died."
(Flasback)
Drake groaned from his position on the floor, his vision blurry as he saw smoke and heard several crashes. His vision then cleared up and he saw his mother run in with a frantic and worried look.
"Come here!" She said, quickly grabbing him.
She pulled him over the closet, before opening it and putting him inside.
"You need to hide, Drake. No matter what happens, you mustn't leave!" She said, before looking back when she heard a crash that was getting closer. "I'll lead them away. Don't make a sound. I promise I'll be back." His mother said, before cupping his face. "I know this hard, but you must listen to me. Be a big boy…a man, huh?"
He could only nod, his vision blurring from the dizziness after being struck by a falling vase. However, he registered the feeling of his mother's lips against his forehead as tears ran down her cheeks and she pulled away, looking at him with her hazel eyes.
"If I don't return, you must run. By yourself, alone. You must change your name. Forget your past and start a new life as someone else. A new beginning." She said, before closing the closet and running off.
The last thing he heard was his mother screaming before he fell unconscious...
(Flashback end)
Drake's fists were clenched tightly as he recalled the day that changed him forever, that set him on the path that led him to where he is today, that made him become a Demon Hunter and hunt down every single demon he came across. Suddenly, a pair of warm, soft hands were placed over his own and held them causing him to snap his head to the source only to see Rias sitting next to him, smiling at him softly, apologetically and sadly.
"I'm sorry." She whispered, a tear falling down her cheek. She could hear the pain in Drake's voice when he spoke, and could see it in his eyes when he described the day that his mothered died, their home attacked by demons who sought to end Sparda's bloodline after the Dark Knight himself left for a job and never came back.
"Yeah." Drake said quietly with a weak smile. Rias scooted closer and leaned her head on his shoulder, still keeping her hands over his and holding them. Drake didn't refuse her sudden position shift and just allowed her, exhaling softly. He then cleared his throat, deciding to change the subject. "So, tell me about this peerage thing."
Rias stood up and moved over to her desk and summoned a small box via seal. She walked back to the seats, sitting next to Drake again and opened the box to reveal several chess pieces. "In order for me to properly explain it to you, I should first tell you about the Evil Piece System. It's a system that was created to repopulate the devils numbers since we lost many of our own during the Great War. They're a set of 15 chess pieces that are given to top-class Devils to increase their ranks by reincarnating other beings into Devils." Rias started going into more detail about the different attributes and the pro and cons of each piece, making Drake curious about the person who had thought up the whole thing.
"Wow… So from the few that seemed to be missing here, I'm guessing you already have a few members in your peerage." Drake looked at the chess pieces in the box.
"That's right, as you can currently see I only have three members of it so far." Rias nodded enthusiastically. "You've already met them the other night and witnessed me resurrecting Issei as my Pawn. Kiba is my Knight, Koneko is my Rook and Akeno is my Queen, my second-in-command."
Drake snorted. "Considering you two are together everywhere you go, and are the two most beautiful girls in school, I shouldn't be that surprised."
Rias giggled with a small blush. "Why thank you, Drake. I'm sure Akeno will appreciate the compliment."
"… But I can see another one missing here, it looks like a Bishop." Drake noted as he looked at the remaining pieces, there was a Rook, a Knight, and a Bishop, meaning she had three more members left to join her peerage since she used all eight of her Pawns on Issei Hyoudou. He turned away from the pieces to look at the redhead and saw that she had a sad look on her face as she appeared to be in deep thought. "Rias…?"
She snapped out of her thoughts before shaking her head, giving a sad smile as she spoke. "Unfortunately my Bishop is unable to be here at the moment, as much as I want them to be."
"I see… So what exactly are the members of a peerage, are they considered slaves or something?" Drake asked, trying to shift the topic a bit. "I figure if this is based on the game, then that would make you the King and the most important piece right?"
"That's correct," Rias nodded as she grabbed a piece, and lifted up for him to see. "It's just like you say, the ones that become part of my peerage serve under me. But it depends solely on the King on how they treat their Peerage, they can see them as slave, as comrades, or even a harem depending on what the genders of the members are."
"And what about you?" Drake narrowed his eyes a little, slavery was not something he was a fan of. It was enslavement Mundus had planned for humanity if not extermination, only for Sparda to step in and prevent humanity from being either enslaved or destroyed by the demons. "How do you see your peerage?"
"The Gremory family is well known throughout the Underworld for being caring and looking after their peerage." Rias replied, bringing a hand to her chest, "Our peerage becomes part of our family and we never turn our back on our family."
"That's nice to hear, however…" Drake said as he pointed at her. "I was asking how Rias sees her peerage, not the Gremory House."
Rias was surprised at his words before shaking her head a few times before showing Drake a beautiful smile, which caught him off guard a bit at how breathtaking she looked at that moment. "The people in my peerage are precious to me and I will always protect them with everything I have, and I know they feel the same way when it comes to me."
Drake stared at her for a few seconds before he started to grin, "Glad to hear it." He stood up from his seat and stretched his arms outward. "Thank you for filling me in on this, Rias."
"It's no problem at all," Rias replied as she watched in amusement as Drake twisted his body a few times. "After all, you did answer my questions, so I should answer yours."
"Let me guess, you considered the idea of me joining your peerage, didn't you?" Drake asked with an amused tone.
"...Maybe." Rias sheepishly admitted with a sheepish giggle. "But I know it would be impossible, given you are already demonic in nature. I know you can protect yourself, Drake, but know that I'm here as well along with my peerage. We look out for our friends." She stood and placed a hand on his cheek. "With the Fallen Angels targeting Issei and you, you'll need to be on guard."
"I always am. Trust me, I've taken worse kinds of punishment through the body and healed from it thanks to my advanced healing factor." Drake assured her.
"Perhaps, but... still be careful." Rias said with a worried frown as her blue-green eyes stared into his icy blue ones. "Speaking as your friend and someone who cares for your."
Drake's lips twitched into an amused smile. "If anyone else were to hear those words, they would think you were trying to tell me something."
"Maybe I am," Rias countered with a seductive look as she once again moved close to him, pressing her impressive bust against him and wrapping her arms around his neck. "Like I said, I've been interested in you for a while now… And I refuse to lose you, whether it's by the hands of a Fallen Angel, or even to another Devil's desire to see you as their servant."
"They'd fail."
"Perhaps, but it doesn't help to have allies to watch your back, no?" Rias pointed out.
Drake was silent. For the past nine years, all he's had to watch his back was himself. He never grew close enough to anyone to call friend or allies, nobody that he could trust to watch his back, and now... here was Rias offering herself and her servants to watch his back when needed, and he knew he would do the same in return for them.
He nodded. "Alright. You have my back, I'll have yours."
Rias smiled and the two stood there, Rias' hand still on Drake's cheek, the two looking into each other's eyes. However, the moment ended as a voice came from directly behind them.
"Fu Fu Fu, well now… You two seem pretty comfortable." The two turned around to see Akeno standing, making the two jump back from each other in shock. "Oh please, don't mind me.
"Akeno, when did you get here!?" Rias asked as she faced her Queen.
"In time to see you getting so close to Drake and caressing his cheek. Ara~ Ara~ Never though you were so bold, Rias." Akeno giggled into her hand. "Were you about to kiss him?"
"N-No!" Rias shouted with a furious blush before she pouted/glared at her Queen. "Must you assume things?"
"Only what I see with my eyes." Akeno said with her smile maintaining.
Drake chuckled a little as he watched the interaction between the two beautiful girls. He could tell he was going to enjoy his time around Rias Gremory and her servants...
And that's it for chapter 3.
Harem: Rias Gremory (Alpha and main girl), Akeno Himejima, Raynare, Kalawarner, Xenovia Quarta, Kuroka, Yasaka, Yubelluna, Xuelan, Karlamine, Serafall Leviathan, Grayfia Lucifuge, Gabriel, Kiyome Abe and Rossweisse.
Issei's harem: Asia Argento, Koneko Toujou, Ravel Phenex and Irina Shidou.