DxD 54 – Reality Check (1)

{Somewhere in Tokyo}

Fujiwara Chika slowly blink her sleepy and tried sky blue eyes, while she removed her pale pink hair that were covering her clear light blue eyes, and once again blink her eyes, as she looked at the room she is in.

Metal walls, metal ceiling, and most likely metal flooring as well, but since there's a carpet lay down, it hard to tell, but Chika wouldn't be surprised if there are metal flooring under that plain grey carpet.

There is no window here, but two doors, one in front of her, and another to her right. From the sign hanging on the door, that says 'Not in use', she thought it must be the toilet itself.

Chika then noticed there someone besides her, which is why she turned her sleepy head, only to see her little sister, Fujiwara Moeha sleeping right next to her.

Her little sister even holding onto the dress she is wearing, while she soundlessly sleeps away besides Chika.

While Chika sleepy smiled, she heard also heard the sounds of someone else sleeping in this room they are in.

With a yawn, Chika turned her clear sky blue eyes to the other bed inside this room. And laying there is a very beautiful teenager, that Chika knew very well.

It is no other than her elder sister, Fujiwara Toyomi. Chika blink her eyes, unlike Moeha and herself, they both seems to be wearing the same clothing they wore when they went out.

But Toyomi is different, on her body, is not the dress she was wearing, but plain clothing, of a simple jacket and loosen bottoms, they looked like clothing one will go outside to workout.

Chika blink her eyes once again, at first, she felt confused, why is her elder sister wearing such clothing, she normally doesn't wear.

And like that, while Fujiwara Chika tried to discovered why she wearing such odd clothing, and before she knew it, memories of what happened before she lost her conscious flooded back to her.

The events of them being kidnapped by those people, forced into some awakening ritual. Chika felt she also forgotten something else, but that didn't matter, what mattered what else she has seen, that stayed in her memories, only to be replay over and over again.

And that is, when Toyomi almost died in the awakening ritual, her screams of agony, Chika recalled it all, while being strapped to a chair, and hopelessly watched her elder sister went through that pain, and almost dying if it wasn't for that strange fantasy looking staff appearing out of nowhere, that saved Toyomi's life.

When Chika recalled those things, tears from her clear sky blue eyes wouldn't stop, as her feet moved on their owned, only to find herself rushing to Toyomi's bedside.

"T-Toyomi… Onee-Sama… Toy-Toyomi Onee-Sama…" Chika felt to her knees, when she approached the bedside of Toyomi, her tears non-stopped fell to the ground.

She never felt so powerless before.

Even if they the sisters went through the same awakening ritual. Unlike Toyomi, Chika and Moeha felt no pain awakening as High Humans.

But not only Toyomi seems to failed to awakened, she also even almost died! Chika still recalled those cries of agony, and the feeling of being so powerless and useless, when she thought she could lose her elder sister.

Little did Chika knew, the sounds of her crying and sobbing, happened to woke up the sleeping beauty, Toyomi, whose pale blue eyes, that a slightly paler compared to Chika's blue eyes, looked at her little sister with a look of concern, before she reached her hand out to pat Chika's soft pale pink hair.

"What wrong, Chika?" Hearing her sister voice, that sounds so gentle, Chika raise her head, realising she elder sister has woke up.

"I… I…!" Chika felt a loss of words, instead of speaking with words. Chika leap off the ground, and jumped and hugged Toyomi, Chika begin to pour out her tears, crying out everything that has been pent up after all they went through lately.

Toyomi at first, became shocked being hugged by Chika, but soon she understood why Chika became like this, as she too hug Chika back, allowing Chika to let out all of her emotions she has been holding inside her.

This is a duty of an older sibling, even if Toyomi too wanted to cry her eyes out. She mustn't look weak in front of her siblings, especially when they are mentally unstable as she is.

Toyomi just fought the urge to cry herself. After all, who could blame her?

At first, she and her sisters were forced by their will to be taken to some strange place. And if that wasn't enough, they had to force a strange awakening ritual that Toyomi also died from it!

That pain is still fresh in her mind, if she didn't awaken the Sacred Gear within her, without a doubt, Toyomi would have died back there.

Being kidnapped, and almost dying, one think that was all. No, than the third thing happened.

For some reason, when she woke up after experiencing that hell, another kind of hell awaited for her.

Because what waited for Toyomi when she woke up, was a naked muscular man, who has all the intentions to rape her, tainted her with his own body.

Toyomi felt sick recalling having her breasts felt, as well that hard and disgusting feeling, having that man's 'spear' poking against her abdomen.

Even if she knew his 'thing' and his hands didn't touch her bare skin. That didn't wash away the feeling of having her breasts rubbed, and that thing rubbed against her wouldn't wash away any time soon.

Toyomi, who still hugging the crying Chika, felt like she going to break in more ways than one. She felt her breathing became harder, as those memories and feelings flashed in her mind. However, her panic soon shattered, when she remembered about that boy.

A boy that 3 years younger than herself, or so believed, the same age as Chika here.

Toyomi remember his black hair, and his deep blue sea coloured eyes. She even remembered how she shamelessly hugged the boy, burying her bare breasts in his face.

She felt ashamed when she remembered that, but at the same time, this didn't stop her heart from beating so wildly, and her cheeks being dyed in red.

'I wonder if we meet again… but where are we?' While Toyomi felt the desires to meet that boy again, she halted those inner feelings, that made her heart race.

Instead, she focused on the current situation they are in. And that is, she and her sisters seem to be sleeping in some unknown place, that has metal walls and ceilings.

Toyomi, who still hugging Chika, suddenly became uneasy not knowing where they are taken to.

Is she and her sisters truly out of the woods? Or they are taken in by someone else?

As Toyomi became worried about their current situation, Fujiwara Moeha, who happened to woke up due to the sounds of Chika crying and sobbing, looked confuse seeing she is in a strange room, that has metal walls and ceilings.

It wasn't before long, when Moeha also begin to tear up when she looked at Toyomi and Chika, and just like Chika did, Moeha also rushed off he the bed she is on, and hugged Toyomi as well.

With her little sisters crying and hugging themselves onto her, Toyomi cannot help but to sigh, and smile.

While the sisters having their moment, before trio knew it, they all suddenly became alerted, when the door of their room suddenly begun to opened.

Moeha hidden behind Toyomi, like the young child she is. Chika on the other hand, cannot stop shaking, but put on a strong face, as she didn't want her elder sister to worry.

As for Toyomi, she remains seated, and narrowed her eyes with worry, trying not to show fear on her face, of the unknown person behind the opening door, might want to harm her and her sisters.

"Oh, it seems you three already up?" A gentle female voice sounded the moment the Fujiwara sisters saw the person who opened the door, was no other than a very beautiful woman with long wavy blonde hair, and gentle brown eyes looking at them.

Toyomi at first became settled, until she saw those earthy brown eyes of this woman. They are coated in warmth and gentleness, with no ill intentions behind those eyes.

Due to the nature of the Fujiwara Clan, a powerful clan that involved with the Japanese Government.

Those from the Fujiwara Clan learns how to read others either through their actions, speech, or eyes.

Toyomi, no matter how lazy or carefree she appeared to others, has a higher level of understanding, when it comes to reading other people, and their intentions.

Which is why, Fujiwara Toyomi saw genuine warmth in those eyes, caused Toyomi to sighed with relief.

Of course, there another reason why Toyomi relaxed herself before the stranger. Is because she is a woman. Unknowingly to Toyomi, the scars of the events she just been through, might be deeper than she thought. 

"Just to confirm, you three are, Fujiwara Toyomi, Fujiwara Chika, and this lovely girl, Fujiwara Moeha, I am right?" The blonde haired woman asked with a smile.

"I am… and so are my sisters… may I ask who you are… and why we are here?" Toyomi asked, feeling a little uneasy this woman knew their names.

When Toyomi said that the blonde haired beauty who seems to be in her mid-20s, or late 20s, shown an understanding smile, when she noticed Toyomi and her sisters seems wary of her, walked towards the only bed in this room, that is empty.

"My name is Cantina Lewy, I am what you call a Magician, and feel free to call me Tina."

The sisters were taken back, when they heard words of the blonde haired beauty that goes by Cantina Lewy.

When they heard Cantina has called herself a Magician, the Fujiwara Sisters were taken aback.

Toyomi and her sisters cannot help to become uneasy, when they recalled of the blue haired Magician of a High Human, that among their main kidnappers.

They still remember the crest of the magic circle appearing under them, when that High Human woman among their kidnappers used a spell to teleport them in that warehouse.

It's no wonder why the Fujiwara Sisters became wary towards Cantina, when they recalled about that High Human Magician from before.

This is to show, that the current events these sisters went through, weren't easy on them. Not even Chika, who normally will be raining down all sorts of questions to Cantina, a Magician, instead just like Toyomi, Chika became wary and uneasy before Cantina, and this goes the same with Moeha who hidden herself behind Toyomi.

"And as for why you are here, well because we as a group, has been hired to save you sisters… however, that not the main reason why you are here, and not handed over… because it not safe for you girls at this moment." Cantina Lewy honestly went, not hiding a single thing before three sisters.

"Not safe…?"

"Hired…?"

Chika and Moeha went one after the other, looked confuse by Cantina's words, as they are not sure why they not safe from, does that mean those cultists still after them?

However, while Toyomi on the other hand has a different expression compared to her little sisters.

Because instead of confusion or anxiety, not knowing why they no longer safe for. Maybe that Cult still after them, or maybe something else.

But that didn't get Toyomi attention, what could this young maiden attention, were Cantina admitting she is part of the group that hired to save them.

Toyomi felt her heart skip a beat, when she recalled that boy also stated he and his people here to save them.

"Are you by chance, with Gunnar?" Toyomi asked, with a sense of longing could be seen in her clear blue eyes, even the tone of her voice soften, shocking Cantina, Chika and even Moeha who pop her head from behind her eldest sister and looked at Toyomi with a blank look.

After all, this the first time they heard such a tone of voice from their elder sister.

On the other hand, while the younger two of the Fujiwara Sisters had shocked expressions, Cantina shown an amused smile looking at the young girl, that finds it hard to hide her true feelings, that is written all over her face.

Especially those blushing pink cheeks, are a dead giveaway, that only a beta dense protagonist wouldn't noticed.

"You could say that I am part of the same faction as the little warrior." Cantina went with gentle smile.

"Same faction…? And little warrior??" Chika went with a confuse look.

"I see… but why little warrior?" Toyomi asked looking at Cantina.

"It very simple, why I call Gunnar little warrior, because his name is Gunnar, Gunnar means either brave or bold warrior. That is why I called him little warrior, due to the true meaning behind his birthname."

"Never mind that about, I am sorry girls, as I do wish to speak more with you three, but we can do that after I finished the reason why I am here for, that is to run a checkup on you three."

When Cantina said that she took out something that looked like a mobile phone. And with a press of a button, a green magic circle, with the Black Gate crest appeared from it.

Chika and her sisters became startled, as memories of that time in the café refloated in their minds. The memories of their bodyguards being murdered effortless, as well the time when a massive magic circle appeared under their feet, when that so-called ritual began.

With one of them nearly killed by the ritual, it was no wonder why the Fujiwara Sisters become wary and a little frighten by Cantina's action.

This is especially true to Toyomi, as her experience in the dreadful ritual is still fresh in her mind. And Chika who personally seen how her elder sister almost died, while remaining in her seat all bounded, unable to do anything at that moment.