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Chapter 13: Stressed Out

(Y/N)'s POV

So there we were: my amazing self, the lovely Asia, and my dear brother Issei, getting ready to head out and hand out some fliers, just like the dedicated Devils we were! It's such a shame that not even the way I just put that could make this job more interesting. I mean, seriously, we do contracts and shit, but handing out fliers was still about as boring as it could get. The beautiful Koneko and Akeno were also in the room, along with Kiba and the Fallen Angel girls.

"Okie-dokie, I'm ready to go," Asia told Issei and I as she finished packing her bag full of the infernal paper things.

"(Y/N), Asia and me are going to hand out some fliers," Issei told Rias before turning to the two of us. "How about it? You ready to go?"

"What, am I ready to hand out small pieces of paper to people who hardly end up using them?" I asked rhetorically. "Oh, yes, I'm absolutely exploding with excitement to partake in this task for the thousandth time." If you didn't pick up on the sarcasm in that sentence, I'm not convinced you deserve to live.

"Hold on," Rias got our attention before we could leave. "It think you'll be glad to know your flier days are over. Especially you, (Y/N)." Contrary to what you may believe, she actually seemed amused by my complaints towards my work. I think it was because I always managed to make them funny in one way or another.

"They are?" Issei asked in a sort of worried tone. I think he was under the impression that we were in some sort of trouble ... which wouldn't have been surprising, actually, given our already bad track-record.

Rias stood up from her desk. "Relax, it's not a punishment," she assured him. "You've all done great work. But normally the hassle of running around and handing out fliers is the job of a Familiar." The last word caught my attention. "A Familiar is a creature that we Devils use to do small jobs for us. Like giving out fliers, for example."

"So this is sort of like a promotion?" Issei asked with a hopeful look in his eyes.

"Wow, good job on getting promotion you guys." Bill clapped his hand at us. "It's not like you really need it or anything."

"I guess you could look at it that way," Rias said to him. "But first things first: we need to get you three Familiars." She waved a hand in the air, causing an...unnaturally round bat to appear in a puff of smoke. "This is my Familiar," she explained to us. "I believe you've met her before, Issei." My brother looked confused; that is until the bat started to expand, creating more smoke around it, until it had formed into a woman in a skimpy bat-themed outfit.

"Hot flier girl's your Familiar?" Issei asked. Then she turned into a bat again, and he put on a depressed face.

"And I've got one, too, of course," Akeno said. She pointed her hand towards the ground, and in a square of green light a small creature appeared.

"What is that, an imp?" Issei asked, he himself unsure of what to make of it.

"Does that thing look even remotely like Tyrion Lannister to you?" I asked him.

"I really need to catch up with that series..." Bill told me.

"... This is Shiro," Koneko said as she held the single most adorable cat I'd ever seen in her hands.

"T-T-Too cute!" I exclaimed as I immediately shot to her position and started scratching the tiny thing's belly. "Ooh, I so want a cat! Look at him, just so fluffy and adorable~!" That was when I realised everyone was staring at me, and stood up as straight as I could. I cleared my throat, blushing lightly. "Sorry ... I just really like cats ..."

I may have been imagining it, but I thought I saw Koneko blush when I said that.

"You've got issues, dude," said Mittelt.

"How could you say that to your master?" I deadpanned at the Lolita wearing girl.

"I'm not consider you as one just yet!"

"Miltelt, please don't say that to master!" Raynare scold her.

"I'm sorry about her behaviour," Kalawarner bowed at me, creating a sweat drop on my head.

"Pretty tough crowd you have there, kid." Bill chuckled at our interaction.

"My Familiar is pretty badass," Kiba said, getting us back onto the subject at hand.

"I don't care about your tiny dancer," Issei said, waving an arm in the air and facing away from Kiba.

"Why you gotta hate, man?" Kiba asked, though he was still smiling.

"Ignore him, Kiba," I said. "Despite becoming a supernatural badass, he still has trouble when it comes to dick measuring."

"Oooooh!" Bill chuckled at my sarcasm.

"No need to be jealous, Issei," Rias said, "You'll get one. Familiars are a major part of being a Devil. Whenever you're in a tough place, they'll always back you up."

"That's great," Asia said. "The only problem is we have no idea how we're supposed to get one."

"That's the next step," Rias said. I think she was going to say more, but she was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Yeah?" Akeno asked loudly.

The door opened, revealing Sona and the rest of the student council, who walked in and closed the door behind them. "Sorry to interrupt," Sona said in apology. There was a light smile on her face, though she still carried that official air I'd grown so accustomed to.

"Whoa, what is she doing here?" Issei asked in confusion.

"Oh, that's right, you don't know," I said to him as I turned to explain. "The student council are Devils, just like we are." He gave me a look of shock, whereas Asia displayed confusion, having never met any of the student council.

"Hello, Sona," Rias said in greeting. "What can I do for you?"

"Nothing," Sona said. "I just wanted to congratulate you on increasing the number of your servants. (Y/N) in particular has a keen mind."

Rias raised an eyebrow. "You two have met?"

"Yes. We've played a couple of chess games together, which were quite enjoyable. I can't say I've ever been beaten before I played him."

"He beat you?" A small, barely noticeable smirk formed on Rias' face. "Does that mean that—"

"Rias, I'd thank you to not say anything about my personal business." I think it was a trick of the light, but I swear her cheeks went pink for a second. It vanished pretty quickly, so I was probably just imagining it. "But yes, he beat me, and he is quite intelligent. You should be proud."

"Excuse me," Issei said, interrupting the two of them. "But are you trying to say that there are other Devils at our school?"

"Rias, I'm hurt that you didn't tell your little boyfriend about us," said one of the members of the student council—a boy with messy blonde hair and a lazy posture. "But I guess if you don't trust him with inside info, then he must not be worth that much to you." It took all of a few seconds for me to decide that I didn't like him.

"It's considered bad form to get involved in the affairs of other households, Saji," Sona said. The guy, Saji, looked at her like he was a child being scolded. "It's only natural that Rias held this back."

"I know you," Issei said. "You're the guy from class 2-C who was recently elected student council clerk, right? I think I might have voted for this guy."

"What a wasted opportunity," I said casually. "A clown make a great clerk rather than him." Saji gave me the dirtiest look imaginable.

"I bet that shorty make a better clerk than this boy." Bill told me as he put his fingers on his chin, thinking about something. "I think his name is Gibeon, Gilleon? Who cares."

"Saji Genshirou, my Pawn," Sona said.

"These is my Pawn, Issei Hyoudou." Rias said, gesturing to my brother.

"You guys should know me already, (Y/N) Hyoudou." I said before gesturing to my Peerage. "Asia Argento is my Bishop. Raynare is my Knight and my Pawns where Miltelt and Kalawarner."

"Who, so you're a Pawn, too, dude?" Issei said. A wide grin broke out on his face. "That totally makes you and me, bros. If we count Miltelt and Kalawarner, they could be our sis."

"Don't label all mighty me with both of you." Miltelt scowled. Kalawarner put her hand on her face in embarrassment.

"Can it, D-Bag," Saji said, a condescending grin on his face. "You and your little gaggle of slutty-sluts don't deserve to be in the same room as a distinguished group of Devils like the Sitris."

"You take that back!" Issei yelled at him.

"I see seven Devils and one asshole in your group," I said. "Feel free to guess which is which, but I think the evidence speaks for itself."

"Aw, they're mad," Saji said in a condescending tone. "Not even gay prince charming over there could protect you from me. I took up four Pawn pieces, bro."

"Hyoudou took up eight pieces, and his brother (Y/N) took up a King," Sona said, looking at Saji like she was talking to a particularly stupid child. "Always be sure to check your facts before you make a complete fool of yourself."

"It's beginning to strike me that you use gay as an insult a lot," I said. "Are you homophobic, by any chance? Oh dear, it would seem that someone needs a little educating on tolerance."

"My apologies," Sona said. "He's young. You'll have to forgive his youthful naivety. Newbies don't always appreciate the finer points of civility, do they?" She looked at Saji expectantly.

He looked at her, confused, for a moment before something clicked in his head. "Oh, right," he said, not sounding too happy. He unenthusiastically shook mine and Issei's hands before moving onto Asia, whom he greeted with a "My pleasure" that wasn't that much more enthusiastic.

"Oh no, the pleasure is all mine," Asia said with her usual bright smile. Apparently the hostility from before had been lost on her.

Unfortunately, that's when Saji seemed to realise who he was talking to. "Hey, are you sure you aren't an Angel, because you look like you just fell down from heaven!" he said with a lot of enthusiasm ... and I got really pissed off about it.

I went forwards and grabbed his hand in my own once again. I put on a fake smile full of evil intent, and said, "Hey, sorry about all the things I said before. But also know that if you try to hit on Asia again I'll cut your nuts off, feed them to you, and then force-feed you the shit that comes out afterwards!" You may think I was exaggerating, but I meant every word that I said ... believe me. I even made sure to tighten my grip as hard as I possibly could in hopes that he got the point.

"Can we mindfuck him?" Bill asked me.

"Later~"

He responded by gripping my hand equally as hard. "Oh, you think you got that shit on lockdown?" he asked. "Well, you ain't the only bull in this rodeo any more, dick face!"

"Well, this is embarrassing," Rias said from where she was standing.

"I know, isn't it?" Sona agreed.

I flushed and released Saji's hand from my grip, but making sure to stand really close to Asia so that Saji knew where we stood. "Sorry," I said, my embarrassment very clear in my voice. "Got a little carried away there."

Saji growled, apparently finding my maturity about the situation annoying. "How's flier duty treating you, dick face? I don't do that shit any more. I'm a member of the team, getting a Familiar and everything, bitch!"

"Well guess what, tool!" Issei said angrily. I got a little worried, to be honest. Issei, being my big brother, really didn't like it when people spoke to me like that. "We're getting Familiars, too, so suck it!"

"Oh, is that your plan, Rias?" Sona asked, sounding unphased by the argument going on just beside us.

"Yes," Rias said. "I was thinking of going next week, actually."

Sona put a hand on her chin. "Well that's a bit of a problem for us, since he only takes people once a month."

"Well, in that case, why don't we have a friendly little contest to sort things out?"

"A contest?" Sona looked genuinely surprised by Rias' suggestion.

"Whoever wins earns the right to make their request first."

"Surely you're not talking about a Rating Game."

Rias chuckled. "Oh no, we'd never get permission to do something like that."

"Yes, you're right. Besides, this isn't the time to call attention to yourself, now is it?"

Rias' expression darkened considerably. "Don't go there." It sounded like some kind of threat to me. I think Akeno knew what was going on, because she looked at Rias with concern. But then Rias' face broke into a wide smile. "I know! Why don't we handle this in the old high school fashioned way? With sports!"

"That sounds perfectly fine." Sona looked at Saji and Issei, seeing them still arguing with one another, and sighed. She looked at me. "Your brother doesn't seem to have the maturity to end an argument as you do. I'm beginning to see why people don't think you're related."

"He's just being protective," I said. "Can't let people bad-mouth his twin brother, you know? Though I'd be lying if I said that I don't wish he didn't do it sometimes."

She muttered something that sounded suspiciously like "I can relate" before gathering herself together once again. "Well, now that that's settled, we should be going." She turned back to the argument. "Saji, we're leaving." Her stern tone made him stop his confrontation with Issei instantly, and obediently return to his master's side. "Goodbye for now."

"Kid?" Bill asked with me giving me a nod. "Just do it."

"Hey wait!" I exclaimed, gaining their attention. "I have a present to give for your Pawn. As an apology for my immaturity that I show earlier."

"About time you show some respect, D-Bag." Saji sneered as I walked towards him.

"Do you know the term of mindfuck?"

"What is that-"

Before he knew it, I quickly put my finger in his head as his eyes closed. I then forced some horrible images while looking at my watch.

"What are you doing?" Sona asked, confused of my action.

After a couple of minutes, I took my hand away of his forehead which woke the blonde guy up. Saji then shivered in fear as he ran away from the clubroom, leaving everyone except me and Bill confused. Sona looked at me at me with slight interest as I shrug my shoulder and walked towards the couch of my spot.

"What did you actually do, bro?" Issei inquired.

I slowly turn my head towards him, showing a sly smile on my face. "It's all ogre now~"

Issei's eyes widened in realization before laughing out loud. "You messed up his childhood?"

"Featuring him. Aren't it fascinating to see someone cried being fucked in the ass by magical ogre?"

"Okay, don't remind me of the dark side of Internet."

"That's 4-Chan." I then looked back at the Student Council. "I'm not sorry for putting some horrifying images of him having intimate get together with an ogre. He deserve it for his attitude."

"(Y/N), please refrain yourself for doing such thing on my Peerage." Sona sighed. "Goodbye then." And with that, the student council left.

"No promise!" I exclaimed with the sly smile still on my face.

"You're monster." Bill commented, giving me thumbs up. "I'm proud of you, kid."

I thought on the sports that had been mentioned, and shuddered.

"What's the matter, scrawny?" He asked me.

'I wasn't a sporty person at the best of times, so this was a rather harrowing prospect.' I telepathically replied him.

As it turned out, it was a very eventful day for me.

[Timeskip]

It was a lot better than I'd thought it was going to be. Especially when you consider the fact that Rias and Akeno were playing tennis against Sona and Tsubaki. They were in their gym gear, which was so tight on their bodies that I could practically see through it. Issei was cheering on Rias, whereas Saji was cheering on Sona. Personally, I cheered on Akeno, because somehow I got the feeling that my encouragement would make a difference where she was concerned.

It was pretty basic to begin with. Rias served, Sona shot it back, Akeno hit it, Tsubaki hit it, etcetera, and etcetera.

"Oh, man!" Issei exclaimed from beside me. "Tennis balls aren't the only thing bouncing today! This game freaking rules!" He had his face pressed up against the fence, a lecherous grin on it.

I looked at him with disgust. "I love tennis but this is purely fanservice."

"I'd let her smack my tennis balls," Motohama said beside us.

"You filthy masochist."

"This is the bomb!" Matsuda said, too. "I'm beefing up my spank-bank material, dog. I'm gonna be whacking it for weeks after this!"

"I wish I had a camera so I could film those jiggly-jugs into prosperity!" Motohama said.

"They're so athletic!" Issei said. "Can you imagine the moves they could pull off in the sack?"

"I'd like to see them play a little two-on-two on my junk!" Motohama said.

"Tell me again, why am I hanging out with you guys?" I deadpanned at the fact that I've been with them since middle school. I always ask the same question over and over but I still friends with this idiots.

"Because you're loner back then?" Bill guessed.

'You're not wrong though...'

"Geez, sorry kid."

With every shot that was taken, the perverted comments from, not only the Perverted Trio, but the entire audience of males increased exponentially. The girls cheered, which was nice, but the guys were getting out of control.

"Oi, kid." Bill deadpanned at the girls. "This is to much."

It's true. The game itself started getting out of hand. The first point that was scored was strange; Sona served the ball again and it suspiciously glowed with a blue hue (that strangely no one else seemed to notice). The ball went through and the point went to Sona, much to the chagrin of Issei and myself, but to the joy of Saji, who was sitting on the top of the fence holding a flag that I assumed represented the student council. He was mocking us very loudly.

"It seems he didn't learn from that lesson." Bill glared at him before smiling slyly at me. "Kid, you know what to do."

"I know..."

I smirked deviously and started moving around the fence. I did so casually, keeping my eyes on the match, to avoid any possible suspicion. This was a risky plan, but if it worked it would be very much worth it. I arrived at my destination—directly beneath Saji—and looked around. Everyone's eyes were on the game; good. I summoned a small amount of demonic power in my hand, opened up the flask I'd brought out because of the hot weather, and manipulated the water to fly out of the flask. I froze it, aimed it, and sent it flying. I stayed long enough to see Saji fall face first off the fence, and then made my way quickly back to Issei and our two perverted friends. Apparently Issei had noticed what I had done, because he high-fived me when I got back and then we continued to watch the game.

The game went on and the perverted comments continued. Once Sona had started using magic to win, Rias did exactly the same thing. The results ... well, I'm sure that memory manipulation was going to have to be used. The ball was on fire, the court was on fire, their clothes were on fire (much to their delight and my chagrin). And even then, the game didn't end until the racquets broke.

"All of that power...And you know what? IT WAS STILL A FUCKING TIE!" Bill shouted in anger with me banging my head on the fence in annoyance.

[Timeskip]

"... Too bad it was a draw," Koneko said, holding up the two broken racquets. "... Since no one won, they're suggesting we all compete in a team match."

"Are you serious?" Issei asked.

"Serious as a heart attack, my friend," Kiba said. "They're all out there right now deciding what we should play."

Any further conversation was interrupted when the door opened, and in walked Rias and Akeno. "We've decided dodge ball as the game to play," Rias said. "We meet the Sitris tomorrow night in the gym. (Y/N) will you and Asia lend us a hand?"

"I got nothing to do really so yeah." I nodded my head. "What about you Asia?"

Asia nodded her head. "Sure, I would love too."

"Then it's settle." Rias smiled at both of us. "So, let's win this."

"Right!" we all responded with enthusiasm.

We were all allowed to go home after that. Issei, Asia and I walked home together, myself hand in hand with Asia as we walked. It was pleasant enough; there was witty banter between myself and Issei, Asia didn't have a clue what half of what we said meant ... to be honest, it'd probably be best if it stayed that way. When we got home we went straight to our bedrooms. The only problem is that I couldn't sleep, and apparently neither could Issei.

I was sitting in the living room when Issei came down the stairs. He wasn't rubbing his eyes or anything, so I thought it was safe to assume that he hadn't gotten any sleep, either.

"Hey, bro," I said in greeting, moving on the sofa to make room for him. "You can't sleep either?"

"No," he said. "I guess I'm nervous about the game. I mean, did you see how much power they put into those tennis balls today? I'm not sure I wanna be on the receiving end of that ..."

"Those are not tennis balls, those are fireballs of death! I'm not sure Saji is going to be too happy when he figures out ... actually no, there's no way he's smart enough to know that I was the one who knocked him off the fence." I still shuddered at the thought of it though. There are many places to hit a man with a dodge ball, and from what little I'd seen of Saji, he wouldn't hesitate to hit me right in them. I stood up. "I'm gonna go see if Asia's awake. She calms me down really well. I might be back down, but don't wait up."

I made my way upstairs to the guest bedroom where Asia slept. I took a deep breath and knocked the door. "Hey, Asia, you awake?" I said softly, trying not to wake her up if she was still asleep.

Luckily for me, she was awake as well. In fact, she still had the lights on in her room. "Oh, (Y/N)," she said warmly, her usual kind and adorable smile on her face. "Come on in." She stood aside and allowed me to enter. I was a bit distracted by the pajamas she was wearing, which showed off her form very well, but I managed to avoid showing how uncomfortable I was. I sat on the bed and she sat beside me.

"Did I wake you?" I asked worriedly.

"No," she assured me. "I couldn't sleep." She sat on the bed next to me after closing her door.

"Me, neither. I guess I'm just nervous. I'm...not that good at sports. Or at least I wasn't before becoming a Devil, but I haven't really had the opportunity to see if that's changed, and I'm still nervous about it."

"I've never really done anything like this before." Asia had a small blush on her face as she said this, as if it were something to be embarrassed about. "I'm really nervous about it, but I want to do really well for everyone."

"You'll do fine. I'll make sure they don't get you."

"Thank you." She smiled up at me. Her smile was one of the most beautiful things I'd ever seen. Warmth filled my being and I put my arm around her shoulders, not really thinking about it. She responded instantly—almost on instinct—and laid her head on my shoulder, breathing in and out softly. I smiled and kissed her forehead, making her blush madly. I could have happily stayed like that forever. Unfortunately ...

*Knock knock!*

The door opened and Issei walked in. I assumed that he'd seen the light through the bottom of the door, and that's why he didn't wait for one of us to answer the door.

"Hi, Issei," Asia said. "What can I do for you?"

"Asia, do you have a needle and thread I can borrow?" Issei asked.

My confusion remained until the following night.

To Be Continue

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