(After the Rating Game with Riser)

Issei was walking through the halls of Chaldea. It had been a week since Rias confessed to him, and his harem had truly begun to take form. While Nero had already said she would be his wife, Issei had a hard time following his Servants' mood's when they got carried away. Rias was the first (technically second) girl to want to be with him despite him having a girlfriend already. The situation had boosted his confidence a bit and he decided to take a more proactive approach in getting women among his Servants. He was also incentivized to do this because he was aware of how, possessive, some of his Servants get, so he wanted to nip the problem in the bud before it reached Rias or any of his future girls. He was currently heading to his room as a certain someone was stalking him from afar like usual. I've gotten used to it by now, but I guess I should tell her to tone down the stalking once we smooth things over, Issei thought to himself. As he reached the door to his room he stopped in front of it. "Kiyohime."

"Yes Master?" said Kiyohime, immediately appearing next to him as if she was always there.

"Would you mind coming in? We need to talk."

"Of course, Master. Anything for you," she said with affection. The pair entered his room, with Issei sitting on the edge of his bed. Kiyohime crawled onto the bed and got behind him. Issei was confused and a bit nervous about what she was doing but she started to message his shoulders for him, which helped him relax a bit. "Now then, what did you want to talk about Master?"

Issei started to sweat slightly, knowing that if he messed this up, this message would probably turn into a stranglehold. "I wanted to talk about our current relationship."

"Oh my, whatever do you mean?" said Kiyohime coyly.

"You know what I mean. How things have been going between us." Issei paused as he pushed through with what he was about to do. "Kiyohime, I owe you an apology."

Kiyohime stopped messaging his shoulders, but her hands remained there. "Sorry for what?"

"I haven't been fair to you, despite how often you've been showing your affection for me. At first, it was because we had a mission to do, and I wasn't focused on anything serious like that at the time. Then when I got my memories back, I felt like I had to put a wall between me and all of you since I didn't want my previous desires to mess up the bond we all created. But now that the mission is done and I've returned home to live a normal life for a bit, I decided to stop running away from this problem." Issei paused for a moment as he knew this next part would be crucial. "I'm sure you've heard about Rias, Mashu, and I, right?"

Kiyohime's hands clenched slightly but she restrained herself so as not to hurt her Master… yet. "I have. Are you going to tell me to stay away from you all?"

Issei felt a pit in his gut begin to form but ignored it. "No actually, that wasn't my intention." Issei felt relieved when he felt Kiyohime's grip loosen. "I actually wanted to accept your feelings that you've been trying to give me for so long."

"But, what about the others?"

"Well, that's also why I wanted to talk to you. I know this situation could be seen as sleezy to some people, but for me, the original me, it was always my dream to have a harem of girls who loved me and who I loved back. Most people would think I'm just some scumbag who treats women like objects to be collected but that's not what it is for me. Well, there really is no good way for me to explain it but I just love women and I find myself wanting to protect the women close to me. Though I guess that doesn't mean anything to you when you could fight circles around me."

"What are you talking about?! What maiden in love wouldn't want to be saved by their beloved?!" said Kiyohime with far too much passion.

Issei was relieved that he seemed to be going in the right direction. "I appreciate it, Kiyohime. But I'm not here to justify myself, I've already decided that that's a losing battle. I wanted to talk about what us getting involved with each other would mean." Kiyohime was quiet as her Master spoke. "Since I've decided on getting a harem it would naturally mean that you would have to share me with other girls, and I'm more than well aware about what happened to the last man that betrayed your heart." Kiyohime looked away, slightly ashamed that her past was being brought up. Issei finally decided to turn around to face her. "But I promise I won't do that. If you become mine, then I will take care of you for as long as I live."

"Even if the other girls get in the way?"

"I've already made it clear to the others what my intentions are. I don't plan on lying or deceiving any of you. I also have made it clear that I won't tolerate any tampering in the relationship, which goes for you as well," Issei said the last part with a bit of sternness. "I want all of us to be happy and enjoy our lives together, but that can't happen if you all are trying to outdo the other. Mashu has been helping me in scheduling my time properly so that I don't neglect any of you, although that might become more challenging as the list gets bigger."

"You're planning on getting more girls?" asked Kiyohime, clearly annoyed.

"Yes, I am. After all, you're part of a certain trio who haven't bothered hiding your affection for me, aren't you?" Issei said with a sly smile.

"Raikou and Serenity."

"Yes, I plan on talking to them next, and this isn't accounting for anyone who I may encounter in the future. I just hope you don't think so low of me to believe that I would pick up just any woman."

"Well, you make it hard not to think that way when you talk about collecting women."

"Haha, yeah, I guess I do. Like I said, I gave up trying to justify it. But I want you to understand, me showing my love for someone else doesn't hold any bearing on my feelings for you. I'm with you for who you are, so will you accept me for who I am?"

Kiyohime couldn't look him in the eyes. "That's not fair, Master. When you say it like that, how else am I supposed to respond, other than yes."

Issei gave her a wry smile. "If that's what it takes to show you my love then I don't mind."

Issei laughed a bit, relieved that he had succeeded in getting Kiyohime, but before he could do anything else he was suddenly grabbed by his shoulders and tossed onto the center of his bed. By the time his brain caught up with the situation Kiyohime was on top of him. "Prove to me that I matter just as much as the others," she said with heat behind her eyes.

Issei had a nervous smile but steeled himself. "As you wish, princess." Issei didn't come out of his room for the rest of that day.

A side story after forever of not doing this. So as this short chapter no doubt shows, this is how I will be showing Issei getting with Servants outside of the main plot. Of course these Servant logs won't just be Issei picks up a new girl. I'll also do some slice of life stuff with Servants with different logs focusing on different Servants. Naturally there will be more than just Servant logs too. I'll probably do some for the DxD group as well, just for filler. Anyways, hope to see the comments and criticisms as usual. : )