Chapter 9:Issei

"Wait, I know those two don't I?" The voice of Issei Hyoudou sounded from the entrance, disturbing Lelouch's meditation.

"I don't know, do you?" The voice of Kiba joined in, causing Lelouch to open his eyes as he looked to the door and saw the two walk into the room.

'Great, just great.' Lelouch mentally groaned. He could deduce by Issei's presence here that he must have been the other person Rias had needed to heal the previous night.

He did not see that one coming.

This may not end as well as he had begun to hope.

Lelouch stared at Issei with a look of mild exasperation before closing his eyes and sighing through his nose quietly.

'Be polite Lelouch, it's easier to learn without antagonizing your allies.'

His eye twitched slightly at the thought of that pervert being his ally though.

The former Emperor did not like how the boy or his friends acted, but he could at least try to tolerate it for the sake of working cohesively.

He had known people who were far worse individuals than Issei during their lives, his parents for one example, so he could deal with Issei.

Though if the boy kept glaring at him maybe he'd test out his new Devil speed avoiding the boy's attacks.

He hoped it wasn't as abysmal as his human speed had been.

"Why are you glaring at me?" It was probably best to get any antagonism out of the way.

"Did I do something to bother you?" He kept his position on the couch, lazing back into it comfortably.

"Your face offends me." Issei kept glaring. Seriously, how was he supposed to keep up if both of Kuoh's

"Princes" were in the same club?! Pretty boys always pissed Issei off and now he'd have to deal with two of them, it just wasn't fair!

'This is stupid.' Lelouch grumbled mentally, ignoring both Issei and Akeno as she tried to defuse the tension by talking with him.

It didn't even take two seconds for the boy's eyes to drop to her breasts. Lelouch hoped desperately there would be a way for him to develop enough to the point he could strike out on his own, he didn't think he could deal with Issei as he was now.

"Calm down Issei," the voice of Rias sounded from the shower as she left. "Lelouch was recently attacked by a Fallen Angel as well, I saved him only a little while after I saved you.

" She flicked her hair back after she finished drying it and Lelouch momentarily admired the practice it must have taken her to do that so easily with her long hair.

"The two of you have more in common right now than you did before, please try to get along." She looked at Lelouch and he took the hint.

Fine, he could play the part of the bigger man.

"Hey, nice to meet you I guess." Lelouch held out his hand after standing from the couch and walking in front of his classmate.

"Let's try to get along, for Rias' sake if nothing else." He didn't care much, but he figured he should try to repay the debt he had incurred a little bit by not needlessly making things difficult on his new club President.

"For the President, then." Issei agreed and shook his hand.

"Thank you, boys. Now that Issei's here everyone's arrived so it's time to fully induct you two into the Occult Research Club.

" Rias moved to stand at the head of the table, framed rather hauntingly by the candlelight and impressing Lelouch with her sense of aesthetics.

Lelouch sat back down next to Koneko, with Issei sitting next to him on his right to try and work on this whole "getting along" thing while Kiba and Akeno sat on the opposite couch.

"As you might've guessed, this club is a front so that my Peerage can meet without issue." She began her explanation.

"It's supposed to look like some kind of hobby so that we can essentially hide in plain sight."

Lelouch considered her argument and remained silent when Issei asked a question, deciding he had asked enough questions for the moment.

He was willing to let the other boy have the chance to clear up anything he wanted to know.

"Then what exactly is this club supposed to do?" Issei asked, confused at the fact that the ORC wasn't a real club like the others.

"To be completely honest Issei, you, me, and Lelouch aren't the only Devils here." Issei reacted with surprise at that statement.

"Does that mean everyone here is a Devil?!" Lelouch simply maintained his silence, curious how Rias would handle herself in this situation. Issei was clearly having a hard time handling all of this, but Lelouch had some faith in her adaptability.

"The person who attacked you yesterday, as well as the person who attacked Lelouch, were what are known as Fallen Angels.

" She explained. "Some people think we're the same, but we most definitely are not." Seeing Issei's confused look she elaborated.

"Fallen Angels still seek to serve God even though they have been cast out of Heaven and into the Underworld, though you'd probably call it Hell.

The confusion between the two species is understandable because Fallen Angels and Devils walk this world together.

In order to please God they seek to wipe out Devilkind and earn His praise as well as claim Hell for themselves.

There are also the typical Angels who are obviously sent down by God to slay Devils in His name."

Lelouch pondered Rias' explanation, twitching slightly every time God was mentioned by name as it caused a splitting headache to form in his mind.

There was a pattern here, he realized with a cringe, and he didn't like it one bit. "So Devils have to defend themselves on two fronts then, is that it?"

Lelouch asked, trying to suppress the pain inside his head. His voice was more raspy than normal as the headaches began to dissipate, but he'd make it a point to avoid referencing Him directly any time soon.

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