"You know, you don't have to be so nervous." Risa said with a smirk as she stood outside a modest two story house, to which Metatron gave a nervous smile as he took a shaky deep breath.
"I-I know. I have helped Touji with this in the past, but I've never thought that I would be in the same situation."
"You're just meeting my parents, Matt. You're not going to war."
"Most would say they prefer warfare & combat rather having to meet their significant other's parents." Risa just rolled her eyes at Metatron's words before pulling him along, the angel taking deep breaths as they stopped at the front door and Risa gave him an encouraging smile.
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"Why does the doorbell sound like a weird combination of electricity sparking and a high-pitched bell?"
"Because my father likes the sound." Risa muttered with a shake of her head, Metatron just looking confused before putting on his best smile as the door opened and watched an older copy of Risa peeking out with a curious look.
Her eyes brightened the moment she saw Risa and Metatron swore he has never seen a human move that fast as she quickly wrapped his girlfriend in a hug, Metatron smirking at Risa's disgruntled look before chuckling as she hugged the woman back.
"Hi, Mom. How have you been?"
"Wonderful! Your father & I went on that trip to Venice that you told us about you went on once & it was incredible."
"Oh, I thought Dad didn't like the Italians after the whole war stuff?" Risa said with a smile, to which her mother just rolled her eyes before her eyes widened as she noticed the tall, muscular blonde man next to her daughter with a soft smile.
"Good afternoon, madam." Metatron greeted with a bow, to which her mother just slowly bowed back whilst glancing at her amused daughter.
"Mom, this is Matteo De Santis, a businessman from Rome and my boyfriend. Matteo, this is Otori Ichikawa, my mother and the best chef in the neighbourhood."
"I-It's a pleasure to meet you, Matteo."
"You as well, Ichikawa-san. That's the correct honorific, correct?" Metatron whispered to Risa with a slight frown, missing Otori's amused smirk as Miki giggled & nodded.
"For someone who's still new to it, yes. Where is Dad?"
"Who the hell is the blonde-haired fucker on my porch?"
"…Um, hello sir." Metatro spoke with wide eyes as he looked past Otori to see a man in his late 50's walking down the stairs while holding a sheathed katana, not missing the women sighing in unison as Otori turned to let them in.
"It's your daughter and her new boyfriend, Kojiro. Now put the damn blade away before I get my broom." Otori spoke with a frown, to which Kojiro just huffed but did as she asked as he put the sheathed blade in a belt loop on the left side of his pants.
"As hardcore as ever, huh Dad?"
"Only when my daughter remembers that her parents are still alive." Kojiro spoke with a grin as he walked down the stairs, Metatron just blinking in confusion as the daughter & father shared a laugh whilst hugging each other before turning to Otori.
"Is this normal?"
"You should have seen them when she was younger. She would beg him to let her play with the katana." Miki rolled her eyes at that before looking slightly concerned at her father and Metatron holding each other's gaze, wanting to speak up before quieting down as her mother placed a hand on her shoulder and shook her head.
"So, you're the man who wants to take my little girl?"
"Dad, I'm not a little girl anymore~!" Risa whined, to which her father just ignored as he stared at Metatron, who smiled and nodded.
"Not take her, sir, but ask for your blessings to marry her."
"Before you can even say no, I'm still going to marry him. He just wanted to be a traditional idiot and come ask for your blessing."
"…He's at least an upgrade from the usual delinquent fuckers you used to date. Now then, you and me, outside. Otori, take our daughter inside while us two men have a nice talk."
"Don't kill him and don't worry, dearie. He's just being a hardass." Otori said with a polite smile as she took a hesitant Risa and walked to the back of the house, Metatron just smiling in amusement as he followed a stoic Kojiro out the front door.
"So, what's an angel doing with my little princess? Don't look so surprised. I used to hunt supernatural beasts for a living, so I have a radar for you guys." Metatron just blinked as Kojiro revealed his secret as if it was nothing and sat down in one of the two chairs on the porch, the Seraph sitting down as Kojiro gestured for him to while the old man leaned his katana against his chair.
"Well?"
"Um, I wish to marry her, sir."
"Why? I'm certain that with your looks, you could get any women in town. Why her?" Kojiro continued asking and Metatron just smiled as he shook his head.
"Well, for starters, us angels are not allowed to truly be with a woman unless we love them in mind, body and soul. Secondly, I was attracted to her from the moment we met. Finally, I was actually the one who tried to move away from her for the first three months of our relationship, but she kept pulling me back in and that's when I truly fell in love with her. Now…I just can't imagine how my life would be without her in it."
"I see. Hmm, how long have the two of you been going out?"
"Six months, sir, and before you attack, we both know it's far too short to be considering marriage, especially for people our age. However, we both feel that we're truly in love with each other and want to commit to this relationship."
"…I wasn't going to kill you. Maybe just chop off an arm or a leg." Kojiro grumbled as he let go of the katana's hilt, but Metatron didn't say anything about the cracks on the floorboards and simply nodded with a smile.
"Of course, sir." With that answer, the two of them sat in silence, which was periodically interrupted by the soft rumbling of cars driving past to and fro from work before Metatron blinked as he heard Kojiro sigh.
"Twenty nine years ago, I made a promise to myself that no matter what she does, I will always protect my daughter's smile because that is what lights my heart up. That smile is the reason that I left my former job and became a simple businessman. I've had hundreds of my former enemies try to take that smile and every single one of them are six feet under along with every family member, friend and associate they ever had. Now, I'm going to trust you to do the same. No matter what happens, you will protect that smile. You will love it, care for it and please it to the best of your abilities. I've killed angels, exorcists, fallen angels, stray devils, youkai, monsters and everything in between, so as a warning, if anything happens to that smile…" Metatron knew that the man in front of him was but a human and yet, as he continued to hold Kojiro's gaze, he couldn't help the chill up his spine as he saw the deep slumbering rage hidden behind a wall of amusement & anxiousness.
"I'm always looking for a reason to snap and just kill every single supernatural being in this city. Don't let that reason ever arrive, okay?"
"O-Of course, sir." Metatron nodded, the chill in the air disappearing as Kojiro laughed whilst standing up.
"Good! Now come on, son-in-law! I'm sure the ladies are wondering if I'm going to walk in with a corpse or not."
"Your father still glaring at me?" Metatron whispered to Risa as the two of them slow-danced on the dance floor, the amused woman peeking slightly over the shoulder of her newly wedded husband before giggling at the sight of her husband tightly gripping his knife while her mother kept a grip on the man's thigh to keep him seated.
"Yep."
"I thought we got close enough over the past two months that he won't try to kill me every time I try to do anything romantic with you."
"Oh, that was your first mistake. That's never going to be an option. Now, twirl." Metatron just chuckled but did as she asked as he slowly twirled her out, pulling her softly back and ending with her back towards his chest as he smiled down at her.
"This is not helping your case with him at all."
"I'm certain he'll understand."
"You promised, Koji. Just keep it calm and don't try to rip his throat out."
'I guess not.' Metatron thought with a nervous smile as he heard Kojiro's whispering to himself, spinning Risa for one final twirl just as the song ended.
"And here comes the crowd." Risa whispered with a giggle and Metatron chuckled as the rest of the guests quickly flooded the dance floor, Risa quickly rushing over to where Reina and their other friends were dancing while Metatron just smiled as he made his way over to where he last saw his family.
"Huh, I never expected you to leave your trees for a party, Raphael."
"My brother is getting married. Why wouldn't I?" A dark-skinned man with a lean physique said with a chuckle as he was dressed in a black tuxedo, Metatron just snorting before chuckling as Gabriel stood up & hugged him tightly.
"Congratulations, brother."
"Thank you sister. I see you are dressing a bit more revealing than usual."
"Is it? Michael said it was okay for the wedding." Gabriel said with a concerned frown, looking down at the beige dress she was wearing, which fit her form a bit more snugly than her usual clothes while revealing only slight hints of cleavage and nothing more.
"No, no. It was a joke, sister." Metatron spoke with a smirk, Gabriel just frowning with a pout as she glared at him and the Seraph just rolled his eyes before turning as he heard a man chuckle.
"And what about you, Uriel? Usually you would be stuck in your lab trying to see if you would crack the codes on Father's Sacred Gear program."
"Don't remind me. I've been stuck on the same problem for the past six weeks and Michael said that your wedding was today so I decided a change of scenery was nice." The rather muscular man dressed in a black suit spoke with a smirk as he sat next to Raphael, Metatron just shaking his head at his older brother before frowning as he saw that only the four Great Seraphs had come and no one else.
"Before you ask, we did offer for the others to be here, but they told us to come here while they stayed in Heaven since we can't have the entire main fighting force of Heaven on Earth and leave our home poorly defended." Michael explained from where he was seated, Metatron humming as he nodded before blinking as he heard Risa speaking behind him.
"It's a pleasure to finally meet my in-laws. Ichikawa Risa, or should I say Risa De Santis."
"Michael De Santis, the eldest brother as you know and of course, you've met Gabriel. These are our brothers and the other two Great Seraphs, Uriel and Raphael."
"You know, it feels like yesterday when you went out on your first excursion."
"And how long ago is that?" Risa asked with a smirk, to which the others just looked at Michael who chuckled before he answered.
"About 86 000 years ago, give or take a few decades. He was also the first who actually wanted to leave Heaven as the rest of us were still cautious of humanity as a whole."
"You know, the more I hear how old you guys are, the more I realize how little I know of the supernatural world. That is the correct term, right?"
"The preferred term is the 'Obscured', but supernatural world is also a good way of referring to it." Gabriel answered with a smile, to which Risa nodded in thanks before grinning as she heard a song coming up.
"Come on! This is the song that played-!"
"When we first met. I do remember the melody, Risa dear." Metatron spoke with a chuckle as he followed Risa to the dance floor, Michael smiling softly as he watched the couple dancing before turning as he heard Uriel chuckle.
"Little Metatron, the Ninja Scourge of Heaven, now married. Ah, I think I finally understand what humans mean when they say 'They grow up so fast'."
"Don't get all emotional on us, Uriel." Raphael teased with a smirk, chuckling as Uriel just rolled his eyes and Michael just shared an amused smirk with Gabriel as they turned back to watching their sibling enjoy his special night.
Although, there was the small distraction whenever a guy got brave enough to get close to ask Gabriel for a dance only to flee for their life when all three brothers glared at them.
'Maybe her dress was a bit too revealing.'
"Ah, finally in our room~!" Risa groaned blissfully as she fell backwards onto a rather large bed, Metatron chuckling as he placed their suitcases on the ground before plopping down next to her.
"I did offer to teleport us here, but you wanted to fly."
"It was for the experience~! Besides, you didn't seem to complain when I bought the tickets." She said with a smirk, Metatron just chuckling before his eyes widened as she leaned over and captured his lips in a searing kiss.
"I know we're going to do the ritual, but I just wanted a quick taste. Although, I see you enjoyed that far more than you needed." Risa said with a smirk as she glanced at Metatron's revealed wings, which were quickly flickering between pure white and stormy grey.
The Seraph just gave his wife an amused glare before shaking his head as he stood up from his bed, Risa making herself comfortable on the bed before gasping in ecstasy as a wave of pleasure washed over her body.
"Ah, I forgot to mention this part of the ritual. It has already started, but my wings are going to start flickering between white & grey and you have to force yourself to not touch me or yourself at all."
"O-Oh~ I-I can do thaat~! I can do that!" Risa moaned out as she slowly sat upright and put her back against the headboard, Metatron taking deep breaths as sweat dripped down his brow before both of them grunted/ moaned as pleasure flushed over their body.
"H-How~ Oh my god~! H-How l-long…is this supposed to gooo~?!"
"A-About…three hours…" Risa's eyes widened at that before another moan escaped her lips as the pleasure continued pulsing through her body, gritting her teeth as she forced her hands to stay palms flat on the bed.
"N-Now…do you, Risa De Santis, take Metatron the Voice of God to be your lawful wedded husband? To love and to cherish until death do us part?"
"G-god~ I…I do~" Risa moaned out as she stood up, Metatron smiling as a golden cross appeared in the sky in front of her before golden chains shot out from it and wrapped around their necks.
It wasn't until after the three hours passed that Risa let out a gasp of relief as the pleasure finally mellowed out, Metatron taking deep breaths as he was drenched in sweat and his wings finally their signature white, albeit with a golden sheen now surrounding them.
"N-Now…it's okay now." Before he could even blink, Metatron was surprised to find himself lying on the bed, Risa knelt over him with her knees pinning his sides to the bed and her hands pressing against his chest.
"We are not leaving~ until I am overflowing~ Understand?"
'Father, Michael…please give me strength.'
"Oh, I like this one." Otori said as she held up a small blue jumper, Risa and a brown-haired woman that looked to be a younger version of her giggling as they shared an amused smile while Risa rubbed her now pregnant stomach.
"How long before he stops glaring at us?" Metatron heard the new woman's husband whisper as the two of them sat on the couch facing the ladies, both slowly glancing over to Kojiro before quickly looking back to the front as the old man was still glaring at them whilst sharpening his katana.
"Father, would you stop glaring at our husbands?" The new lady spoke with a huff as she glared at her father, to which the old man just grumbled as he sheathed his katana while Risa let out a sigh as she gingerly sat down in between Metatron and Gorou.
"Fine, but only because my little Miki asked."
"I swear, you never change." Risa said with a smile as she laid her head on Metatron's shoulder, the angel smiling as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders despite the glare coming from Kojiro that was quickly wiped off as Otori glared at her husband.
"So, are you two sure you should be here? I mean, with what happened." Risa said with a concerned look aimed at her younger sister and Gorou, to which the two had a brief look of sadness before Miki gave a soft smile as she nodded.
"It's okay. I'm…used to it…and I figured since my son isn't here, I might as well make the best out of my situation by spoiling my new nephew." Miki said as she rubbed her flat stomach where her stillborn son used to be, to which Risa gave a comforting smile before turning to Metatron.
"Don't worry. Michael made sure he went to Heaven." He whispered and she gave him a thankful smile as she nodded before groaning as Otori spoke.
"Come now, Risa. We're going to be late for your classes and Miki, come with."
"Why?" Miki asked with a frown and Otori rolled her eyes while Metatron helped Risa walk towards the car.
"What reason does a mother need to spend the day with her daughters?" Miki just groaned at that, but her mother smiled in amusement as she saw the thankful look on Gorou's face as the mother & daughters quickly scooted Metatron back into the house while they continued walking to the car.
"So, why don't we have a father-son in law day, huh? Just the three of us?" Metatron froze at Kojiro's face right next to him as he saw Gorou paling, unable to hide his flinch as the old man wrapped an arm around his shoulder before patting him on the back as he walked upstairs.
"…Matteo, how much do you want to bet that we're still alive later today?" Gorou asked and Metatron just snorted as he shook his head.
"Gambling is a sin and even if it wasn't, I'm not foolish enough to take that bet."
"Hmm, you look comfortable." Metatron said with a soft smile as he washed dishes, Risa just rolling her eyes as she laid on their large sofa while eating a bowl of watermelon drenched in lemon juice & salt.
"As comfortable as I can be without the baby kicking my organs to shit."
"You know, you've grown a lot vulgar ever since you've gotten pregnant."
"Oh, that's where you're wrong, dear husband of mine. I've always been this vulgar. I've just found ways to hide it from you, but lately, I'm too tired to play perfect housewife." Risa answered with a dismissive wave of her hand as she continued eating, Metatron stopping to look up at his wife before chuckling as he shook his head.
"That explains the soft cursing you do whenever you got ready for a date." Risa just rolled her eyes at that as she finished the final bite of watermelon and tried to stand up to go put it in the sink before glaring at her husband as the bowl floated out of her hands & towards him.
"Before you get mad, you're nine months pregnant and due any day now. There's no way I'm letting you do any type of lifting."
"But why~? I just want to-Argh!" Risa cut herself off with a yelp as a wave of pain flushed through her body, Metatron kneeling right besides her in the blink of an eye before his eyes widened at the sound of splashing.
"…Was that-?"
"Yes! Now, go get my bags! The baby's coming!"
"You sure he's coming?!" Metatron asked with a worried expression as he ran up to get Risa's hospital bags, the woman just giving her husband an irritated expression before wincing in pain as a contraction ran through her body.
"It feels as if something is trying to stomp on my organs, so I'm fairly sure! Now, do you have them?!"
"All three bags! Now then, let's get you safely to the car. Easy does it."
"Teo, shut up or I'm punching the shit out of you?"
"Right, sorry!"
A/N: Ooh~ It looks like Issei is finally coming out & with a few upgrades!
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