Plans for Christmas

Human World, Japan, Kuoh.

The following day, James woke up bright and early feeling refreshed. Even though he didn't even get two hours of sleep after all the intense sex he had with five of his women, he felt great.

Damn, my alarm hasn't even gone off and I'm up already." James said, looking at the clock on his night stand. "Well, I guess I'll just enjoy the few minutes of relaxation.

While James was laying in his bed with a smile on his face, he looked at the five women who accompanied him. Rias, who was on his right, hugged his arm between her breasts. His left arm was wrapped around Flora who used his shoulder as a pillow. Akeno laid on the other side of Flora, spooning her while acting as the big spoon. Moka, who laid with her back against Rias' back. And last but not least, Ayame, who was laying on top of James using his as a body pillow.

"*Sigh* This is the life." James said with a content smile on his face.

Ten minutes later, James' alarm clock went off, meaning that it was time for him to get up and prepare for the school day. At the same time, the five women also began to wake up. When they did, they all gave James a kiss, except for Ayame who was looking at James in disbelief.

'Did that really happen?' Ayame thought to herself while staring into James' eyes. 'Did I really get tied up, shocked with electricity, spanked, bitten, face fucked, and all that other stuff?'

Seeing the confusion in Ayame's eyes, James knew more or less what she was thinking. So, with a smile on his face, he ran his fingers through Ayame's hair, gave her a gentle kiss, and spoke to put her uncertainty to rest.

"It wasn't a dream." James said with a gentle smile. "That was my first time doing anything that hardcore, I hope I did a good enough job."

As James spoke, the other four women preceded to get out of the bed. Then, Rias, Akeno, and Moka picked up their clothes and left the room one by one.

"I'll see you at school, James *Yawn*." Rias said in a sleepy tone.

"Yeah, see you later." Akeno said while wiggling her butt in James direction.

"I'll be ready for morning practice." Moka said while she also left the room.

Flora on the other hand picked up her clothes then made her way into James bathroom.

"If you help me wash up, I'll help you, too." flora said with a wink.

"Sure." James said with a smile. "I'll be there in a minute."

Meanwhile, Ayame was trying to crawl out of bed. However, as soon as her feet touched the floor, her legs began to wobble.

"Are you okay?" James said while supporting Ayame to walk.

"Yeah, I feel amazing." Ayame said. "I didn't think I would come out of that with my mind intact."

"That doesn't sound all that amazing to me." James said with concern.

"Are you kidding?" Ayame asked. "I would have to ask you to help me push my limits another time, James-Sama."

Although James could not see or feel the appeal of pushing things that far, he simply nodded his head. If that's what Ayame wanted, then that's what she would get.

"But I'd like to have some regular, wild sex every once in a while, too." James said with a wry smile. "I tried to hide it last night, but I'm not comfortable being that cruel with you."

Dropping her sloppy lust filled smile in an instant, Ayame looked at James lovingly.

"I know." Ayame said with a smile. "And I really appreciate it. I don't mind doing things the way you like, most of the time in fact, but I'll need my fix every once in a while."

Smiling in response, James swept Ayame off her feet and carried her into the bathroom where he washed her and Flora before they worked together to wash him in return.

From then on, the day went by as per normal. Except for the fact that Ayame was not shadowing James at school. To her surprise, her legs were too wobbly to follow James as she usually did. She guessed it probably had something to do with all the electric shocks that passed through her body.

After the final bell rang at school, however, something out of the norm did happen. Irina called all the devils to the occult Research Club's club room. So, after they finished their club activities, the members of the MMA Club and the Student Council all made their way to see what it was that Irina wanted to talk about.

"Do any of you know what happens next week?" Irina asked energetically after everyone was seated and had a cup of tea or a snack.

"The last day of the second term?" issei asked, happy that he would get a ten or so day break from school.

"Although that's true." Irina said with some of her enthusiasm slipping away. "That's not what I'm talking about."

"Next week is Christmas." Asia said with a smile.

"That's right." Irina said happily. "And we should do something to celebrate."

"So, you want to celebrate a pagan holiday that the Christians usurped into their own religion?" Scathach asked emotionlessly.

With that, the room fell silent. Irina did not know how to continue the conversation, and everyone started to feel bad for her.

"Master, I don't think it's about that." James said. "it's about spending time with loved ones and spreading good will to those around you, right Irina?"

"Ye... Yeah, that's right, James-Senpai." Irina said, trying to rekindle her enthusiasm. "We should do something good for the people of Kuoh."

"And what did you have in mind?" Sona asked calmly.

"Well..." Irina said with a blush on her face. "I actually didn't get that far. I thought we could brain storm something together."

"Classic Irina." Xenovia said while shaking her head. "A self-proclaimed angel doesn't even have a plan for Christmas."

"I'm not a self-proclaimed angel!" Irina shouted in irritation. "I'm a real angel!"

"Although I'm not a fan of Christian holidays, I'm interested in doing something for the people in the town I'm in charge of." Rias said with a smile.

"We're in charge of." Sona said while adjusting her glasses.

"Same difference." Rias replied with a shrug.

"So, did you wanna do something like giving out toys to kids and feeding people who are less fortunate?" James asked.

"Yeah, that sounds great." Irina said happily. "I didn't expect you to be the one who came up with an idea, James-Senpai."

"Although everyone seems to forget about it, but my mom was a human who lived in the state of Virginia in the United States when she was human." James said with a wry smile. "So, I've heard many stories of how she used to celebrate Christmas."

With that, the whole group began to discuss what they would do, where they would do it, and when they would do it. In the end, they decided they would give out toys and Christmas dinners to kids and the underprivileged in the park on Christmas Eve.

"Are we gonna dress up while we do this?" Yuuto asked. "I mean, it would make everything feel more festive, right?"

"Dressing up sounds like fun." Rias said while tapping an index finger on her chin.

"Like Santa and elf costumes?" Maria asked with a tilt of her head. "Sounds fun to me, too."

"Hell yeah!" Issei exclaimed. "Sexy Santa costumes."

Everyone sighed in unison at Issei's exclamation. Everyone except Asia, that is.

"If... If you want... I don't mind dressing up for you, Issei." Asia said with her face bright red.

Issei's eyes lit up as he stared at Asia. Asia also stared at Issei passionately. Eventually, the two of them slipped into their own world.

"Wow, he didn't even look around and dress all the other girls in sexy Santa costumes with his eyes, this time." Mizore said with shock in her tone. "I guess getting some calmed him down a lot."

"he's still a perverted idiot." Koneko said coldly. Then, she looked at James and spoke softly. "If you want, I can wear a sexy Santa costume for you, too."

Looking at Koneko, whose face was now bright red like Asia's, James could not help but notice how much she had grown since she began using her [Senjutsu]. Although her height had only grown from 4'9" (1.46 m) to 5', (1.52 m) she had filled out her frame quite nicely, with curves in all the right places.

"I don't mind wearing a costume either." Mio said while looking away from James. "It's not like I'm doing it for you, though."

"Would you two pay attention?" Irina asked in irritation as she stepped forward and broke Issei and Asia's line of sight. "We're discussing something important."

After that, everyone agreed to dress up for the occasion. However, sexy costumes would be up for discussion at a later time.

After making the rough details for the Christmas plan, everyone went back to the Alaverus Estate, no matter how excited for their Christmas celebration, they would not be pardoned from Scathach's training.

During training, they introduced the idea of doing something for the residents of Kuoh to the rest of the members of the peerages that did not attend school.

"I'll pass." Dante said, balancing on a spike with a single finger. "I could be taking a job that night instead of standing out in the cold."

"I'll make a commission for your help that night." James said nonchalantly while balancing on his petal-blades and avoiding concussive spells fired by Scathach.

"I'd be glad to participate in such a charitable event." Dante replied with a wide smile.

"*Sigh* If James wasn't trying to help you pay off your debt, you'd be forced to do this without pay." Lady said with a frown.

"Whatever, I'm still getting paid." Dante replied nonchalantly.

"I can't' wait till all your money goes to fixing your collateral damage again." lady said disdainfully. "Then, maybe you'll start to appreciate what you have."

"Is it just me, or did that have a double meaning to it?" Cu Chulainn asked.

"Shut up!" Lady shouted and shot Cu Chulainn off the spike he was balancing on with her pistol.

"*Sigh* it's never gonna get better, is it?" Reya said while circulating her demonic energy on the surface of her skin, trying to refine her control.

"That's one of his cute points." Tsubaki said while she smiled at Cu Chulainn.

"If you say so..." Reya muttered to herself.

While the group continued their training, Crom Cruach made his way over to Scathach. Smiling manically, Crom Cruach spoke when he was standing in front of her.

"Fight me, Immortal Which." Crom Cruach said eagerly.

Glancing at Crom Cruach, Scathach looked towards Issei.

"Your shadows are spreading out too far, do it again." Scathach said sternly. Then, she looked at Crom Cruach again and spoke. "If you can wait until the training session is over, I wouldn't mind."

"Excellent, I'll be waiting." Crom Cruach said excitedly.

At the same time, Tiamat made her way into the training room from the elevator.

"James, when are we going to a jewelry store?" Tiamat asked angrily. "I thought I told you that I expect to have my first offering last night after we arrived."

Just like Scathach had with Crom Cruach, James glanced at Tiamat then continued dodging Scathach's spells while jumping between his petal-blades.

"don't ignore me!" Tiamat shouted angrily.

"I said I'll buy you one piece once a month." James said nonchalantly. "When during the month is for me to decide. Now, stop bothering me during my training."

Tiamat stared at James angrily after hearing what he said. As she continued to stare, her draconic aura began to rise. Just before she could lose her temper and go on a rampage, however, she felt a sword on her throat with several small blades pointed at vital spots around her body. At the same time, she noticed that James was no longer standing in the air on top of the petal-blades made from Sixth Sense.

"Calm down, Tia." James said in that same nonchalant tone. "I never said that I'm going back on my word, but you need to realize that you're not so special that I'll drop everything for you. So, if you don't cut that shit out, I'll end the contract and throw your ass back in the Familiar Forest. And the next time Acnologia attacks you, I won't give a shit."

"[I don't think that was a good idea, Partner.]" Ddraig said in James' mind.

'What's wrong, Ddraig?' James asked Ddraig internally.

"Strong dragonesses like Tiamat like strong mates who are strong enough to dominate them.]" Ddraig replied. "So, there's a good chance that once she's no longer angrily, she may latch onto you as her new mate.]"

'But that's against the bro code.' James replied internally. 'I couldn't get with my boy's ex.'

"[If you were considering it, yo have my blessing.]" Ddraig said with what James interpreted as a shrug. "[And if you can get that crazy woman to stop thinking of her revenge on me for losing her treasure, even better.]"

'Whoa, now.' James said internally. 'Let's not ask for the impossible. You're stuck with that grudge for life.'

While James and Ddraig were conversing, Tiamat began to calm down. Eventually, with a huff, she replied to James' threat.

"Fine, I understand." Tiamat said. "Now let me go, I'm going upstairs and taking a nap."

With that, james removed his sword from Tiamat's neck, then the petal-blades returned to their spot in the formation that James was training with.

"[I hope you're ready for the consequences of your actions.]" Ddraig said as Tiamat made her way back into the elevator.

'I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.' James replied with a shrug. 'Now, let's get back to training before Master turns up the intensity again.'