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A Dragon's Family(Rewriting) by Pandora's Reader

Anime X-overs & High School DxD/ハイスクールD×D Xover Rated: M, English, Family & Adventure, OC, Rias G., T. Koneko, S. Irina, Words: 187k+, Favs: 175, Follows: 180, Published: Oct 25, 2021 Updated: Nov 17, 2021

22Chapter 2: Coming in with a scream

A/N - I started this on a literal whim. I had a general idea of what i was going to do but halfway through writing it, the story itself went completely off the rails. Originally Valerie was going to go by herself, but as i was writing and getting into the setup for Maria and her life and death, i got attached to her so i ended up bringing her in. There was more that i didn't plan for but it's all a happy little accident.

And No, they weren't reborn as Gremory children. I was tempted, but then i had no idea how to work them into the plot without shit going completely off the rails.

Some might wonder "Why Highschool DxD" and to that i tell you, when it's not focusing on the ecchi, Highschool DxD is a scary fucking universe. Serafall herself is joked about being able to destroy japan, on accident. Hell, given time i don't see why she can't destroy the world on her own. And then there's people like Kokabiel. That fucker lived through a war where God and all the satans died. That speaks of experience and skill that shouldn't be stopped just because Issei has plot armor. If he really wanted war, there could be so many ways to ensure it. But since DxD is a ecchi harem anime, everyone's toned down a bit to stop it from distracting from the tits. Hell there's even a fanfic where the OC tells Raynare and all the other idiots about different ways they could've gone about their plans. And they would've worked!

Anyway, i was interested about writing an OC that doesn't carry trauma or mental baggage because of their death, and that led to here. I was always semi annoyed that every time the OC in these kinds of stories is being bitchy about something that could be worked on, so i had to have a reason why Valerie and Maria won't be that traumatized or afraid. They'll both have things they'll fear and stuff like that, just nothing that'll make their characters annoying to deal with. Because of Hera, Valeria has come to terms with her life and death. And Because Maria lived for so long, she's had time to grieve her husband and come to terms with her life. She knows her children will be fine. The only thing she had left unresolved was Valerie. And now that they're together, she's content with her last life and ready to live this one.

I might mix in 2 other worlds, but i'm not sure on that yet. Also i don't really have a schedule but at the very least expect 1 chapter a month. I'll aim for at least 5k each chapter.

So here we are, falling through the void or whatever the fuck it is, and I'm screaming my nonexistent lungs out, again. But this time, I'm not alone. {Do you really need to keep screaming like that Valerie? I don't feel anything, so you shouldn't either.} Ah yes, my best friend/sister. Also newly discovered Demi-God. But none of that mattered at the moment. {Oh please! I can Feel your anxiety from here! Wherever here is!} And it was true. I knew she was anxious, maybe not as much as i was since she was older and a bit more mellowed out- {I feel like you've just thought something worth smacking for.} {Wait, did i think that last part out loud?} {Hmm? What part? tell me and I'll correct you if you did so.} Immediately, warning sirens were blaring in my mind. It was a trap!

But that got me a card to play of my own! {Just thinking about how you're deflecting from the anxiety I'm getting from you.} And that was enough to steer her away from the dangerous thoughts she'd have if she knew what i did think. I could still tell she was anxious, but it was lessening with our banter, and i wasn't screaming loud enough to raise the dead anymore. Did she do that on purpose? Probably. Do i care? Nope. She always did stuff like that, so having her do it again calmed me down even more. {Anyways, any ideas on what the world might be like? We're going to get some information about it anyway, but there's nothing wrong with taking time to guess.}

She had a point. Even though it could be anything, guessing would pass the time till we're there. {I'm guessing an anime world.} {Of course you would. Especially after choosing to look like an anime character.} Shit. She had me there, but so did I! {Oh hush you! It might've been to spite me but you have no ground to speak on!} {We have no ground at all, but I'll concede that point. But why not a book? We met a Greek goddess, and I've been called a Demi-God, so that Percy Jackson book may have had some water.}

Did she just... {You did not.} The smugness is rolling off her, i don't even need to rely on our link. I can just tell. {Yes. Yes i did. What're you going to do about it Tara?} Oh it is on! After i address that Percy Jackson comment. {I'm getting you back for everything later. Just you wait Maria. Anyway, back to that Percy Jackson comment, wasn't that book like, a decade old?} {Yes, and? It may have come out when we were kids but if you think about it, things match up to the events in both the book and our world.} She had a point. But i never read the damn things! I couldn't read a book to save my life. I always fell back on her to help me when we had a project or homework like that. It's the reason it took me so long to piece it together. Hell, i might not have put it together if Hera hadn't given us her name. But that did get me thinking. If Percy Jackson was real, then who wrote it? And if that was real, then what else?

It could've been one of those situations where anything that was fiction, or maybe certain things like books only. Did Light Novels count in that? Or would it be only Manga? Would it be both? I didn't know how long i went down that rabbit hole, but after what felt like me getting whacked on the back of my head, i re-focused on Maria and i could feel her annoyance at me from our link. {Are you done? I've been watching your emotions jump from one train of thought to the next like a rabbit on crack.} {How are you even doing that by the way? I mean, I've figured out the whole sending emotions part but how are you seeing my emotions for you to compare them to a rabbit on crack? And why that specific analogy? Where the hell did that come from? And how'd you hit me?}

{In order. It feels natural, if i feel or think like i can do it then i can. You can probably do it too if you thought about it. I can't exactly see anything so I'm focusing on you, and mixing that with the first part lets me see your emotions. Marcus like saying strange phrases he found on the internet and i stopped questioning where exactly he got them from years ago, and refer to the first answer for the last one.} Huh. That makes a lot of sense actually. I've been more focused on where we're going to really pay attention to our link, but I'll probably work on that with her later. I still found it hilarious that her son said weird shit like that, i knew some of it since he was there when i saw her life, but i didn't hear him say a lot of things like that. Anyway back to the conversation. Well we would be back to that, if it weren't for the weird feeling i was getting.

I turned to where i was feeling it, and i swear i saw a light at the end of the tunnel. {Oh dear. Please don't let this be what i think it is.} Huh? {What do yo-} I couldn't get any more out before i was YANKED outwards. It didn't help that i heard an EXPLOSION of sound the moment afterwards either. I think i may have made a mistake. Dragon-Slayers were trained to have a dragons senses, and the anime may have pointed that out with Natsu's sense of smell and his motion sickness, but actually BEING a dragon and experiencing shit like that was unbelievably different. I swear i could hear and smell people THROUGH THE WALLS AND FLOORS. I couldn't understand anything, either because it was a different language or i was too distracted by all the noise to figure out what was happening.

{Valerie! I need you to focus on me! Nothing else matters, listen to my voice and only my voice. You can do that, I'm right here besides you.} Oh, at some point Maria was next me. I couldn't notice because of everything else, but through our link, i could tell she was LITERALLY right next to me. Wherever we were, we were so close that i could probably reach out to her. And i did. I moved my tiny? Little fingers, and eventually my hand, and she grabbed onto me. The reassurance that she was there was what helped me calm down. I could still hear almost everything, but slowly, very slowly it was getting quieter. I didn't even notice, but at the start i was crying, and Maria calmed me down in both ways. I was getting control over my senses and i wasn't crying anymore. I could feel someone pick us up, but i didn't want to risk opening my eyes and getting sense-fucked so i kept them closed.

{That's good Valerie, your doing great. Do you want me to tell you what's going on around us? Think that will help?} Maria was a godsend, was that literal now? I'd probably be screwed if i was on my own, but with her here? {Yes, please. I can't figure out anything. I can hear people talking but i can't tell what they're saying. Can you?} Maria was quiet for a bit but i could still feel our hands connected to each other, so we were still fine. {Well... If it's any consolation... They are speaking japanease. BUT, that might not mean anything! We may still be in a book world!} I can tell what she's doing this time, but it's still working. {Just keep telling yourself that, maybe it'll come true.} Hopefully not. I want an anime world dammit!

{Weeb.} {Nerd.} God she's the best. But now that I'm feeling better i can tell my senses are limited to the room now. Did i just need time to figure it out? Or was it subconscious thought that helped me figure it out? Eh, fuck it. I'll take it. {Ok. Ok, I'm good now. What's going on?} Maria takes another moment, to get her barrings? Or to check if i was really ok? Probably both. {It seems our "Mother" is holding us. I can't figure out what she's saying... She seems to be-... Oh. Oh...} And then she's silent again. But this isn't the good kind. It's the "I need to think about what to say next kind of silence." She only does that if things are bad. I don't like the fact it's coming out a few minutes after we were "born." {It seems she's... Dying.} Oh. That'll do it. {I don't know from what... But she seems to be hooked up to some machines... I think we were "born" early, as in a few months early instead of weeks... From what i can see, she's frail, unnaturally so.}

Uh oh. Her tone's progressively getting worse, and from the feelings I'm getting from our link, she's getting depressed and i can feel a surge of guilt wracking her. She literally just said she wouldn't let herself lose anyone else, and what's the first thing she finds out after being reborn? Our mother's dying. If that isn't the biggest kick in the ass I've ever witnessed i don't know what is. It's like Eddy all over again, but this time we might never get to know her. {Ok so... Remember what i said about laying low? Fuck that, do whatever you can and want to save our new mom. Consequences can come later.} I got a shot of realization from her and a surge of determination that drowned out all the negative shit she was feeling. I sent her confirmation feelings so she knows i won't change my mind no matter what.

{Thank you Val... I, i think i can do this. From what I'm hearing, the doctors aren't expecting her to live through the week. She's being given permission to stay with us but we'll be put into chambers designed to nourish us due to our pre-mature birth status. I'm forming a plan but i don't exactly know how to heal... Or even if i can heal yet. We were just born... Can i ... Can i do this?} The feelings of self doubt started to grow and i could tell her determination was failing her, but i kept sending her my confidence in her, because i knew her. Maria went through difficult situations all the time, you couldn't exactly get into MIT by lazing about all day. {You got this, If there's anyone that can pull some miracle out of her ass then it's the Demi-God that did something Hera didn't think was possible. What's a little sickness got on you huh? Nothing at all, you can and will do this Maria. We'll get to brag we saved our mom when we weren't even 1 yet.}

I could tell it was working. Her self doubt was receding and her determination came back full force. {Yes. You're absolutely right. Gods i missed it when you did that. I could've used talks like that when i was dealing with the kids rebellious phases.} {Nah, you know i would've been right with them raising hell and getting on your nerves. I would've been the cool aunt that had them break all the rules.} A mental snort was the immediate reply i got to that. {True. How very true... Did i tell you i wanted to name you their god mother?} And just like that, all my thoughts stop once again. My brain seems like it needs a reset because i took what had to have been a good minute, just processing that. That bomb was so sudden that i reflexively opened my eyes and turned to her direction. Which wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. My senses were in the room so it wasn't like i could see every speck of dust, but it looked like 480p at best.

The sights momentarily kept me from addressing that but then i saw our mother. And damn was Maria right. She looked so frail that a strong gust of wind would've blown her outta Kansas. But the sight of her was still an eye opener, because as frail as she was, she was gorgeous. She had one of those builds that told you "A little fixing up and she'd be a model." She had these stunning blue eyes, it was like looking at the ocean. Then there was her hair, it was like the perfect shade of red. Not bloody and not too light, just perfect. She was looking at us and when i opened my eyes, she turned to look at me. When i looked into her eyes, i saw something i recognized from my parents. I saw that unconditional love that they had. And something screamed at me, maybe my instincts, that she was going to be an amazing mom. I just recognized it right away. And before i knew it, my free hand started rising up to her face.

I couldn't reach it, 'cause you know, baby arms. But when she recognized what i was trying to do, she raised me up just a little higher. It was close enough that i could reach her cheek, and when i did, i saw it. That love, that happiness. I wanted to protect that. And i could swear, in that moment, that one short moment, i heard a roar of agreement from somewhere. I was too busy looking at our new mom that i didn't notice Maria watching or even the little green spark that was slowly coating her hands. I don't even think our mother did, that was how intense our focus was. But Maria did. She saw that spark and immediately put her tiny baby hands on our mom. That got her attention, and the gaze was broken. But as she watched Maria, i could swear she started to look a shade healthier. It wasn't much, hell, i could've been imagining it. But Maria confirmed it.

{I think... Yes. It's working. I don't think her illness i actually fatal. I think it was just the pregnancy straining her body which made it harder for her to fight off whatever this sickness is. With us out, and maybe 4 or so days of me doing... Whatever it is I'm doing, she should be good enough to check out.} The confidence Maria had when she told me that let me know she 100% believed she was right. And if she believed that much, then I'd throw my lot in and believe her with all my heart. But then that brought me back to the comment from earlier. {God mother huh... I know you didn't tell me that earlier... And from when i was watching, i remember you named my mom and dad their god parents. But what about a god father? If you named me god mom, you wouldn't have been able to name my dad god father. Did you have someone else in mind?} {No. You were my first and only choice. I only named your parents because i felt like it was something you'd throw a fit over if i didn't do. I swore i could hear you in my mind, "Aww what do you mean you won't give them god parents? Whose going to grant their wishes then if you don't?" i just had to after that.}

If i could've done so i would've done a spit take. That sounded exactly like something I'd do. Down to the reference and everything. {I love that i can SEE myself using that one too... Does that make Hera our god mother?} Ha! I could tell she wasn't expecting that. Sweet payback is sweet. {G-gods no! Where'd you even get an idea like that?} {well, she gave and granted us wishes? She might not be a couple of weird fairies but she could totally have been the Cinderella type of god mother.} I could hear the mental groan she gave off. It was great. {Remind me to ban you from all forms of cartoon and anime if this world has any.} {HUH?!} Shit, she got me again. Her smugness has returned full force. I can't even retaliate since our mom started giggling and the beautiful sound distracted the both of us. I could tell, even Maria was enraptured by our mother now that she was LOOKING at her instead of diagnosing her.

Our mother started saying something, but i can't read lips and i don't know japanease, despite my ungodly hours of anime consumption. {What's she saying?} Maria looked over to me for a bit then looked back to our mom. I could tell she was putting her brain to work, but it was taking a bit. {So far I've worked out. "They're adorable" "We have her hair" which should've been a given to us because of who we chose to be, and i believe we are being given our names. Ah i see.} See what? She just ended her thought there and didn't finish it? {Well? Gonna tell me why?} And immediately i knew i fell into a trap. {She's chosen Martha, after the saint, for me because it seems I've given her a miracle. She seems to have noticed my healing and dubbed it as such. For you, you're Tara for and i quote "She looks like she'll be quite the trouble maker." Such an fitting description wouldn't you say Tara?}

Unbelievable! I've been here for under a half hour and I've lost twice! How the hell?! I try to use the hand we're holding each other by as means of retaliation, but my attempts at revenge are foiled by our mother. She must've seen the raw indignation on my face and let out this melodic laugh that just made me happy. I could still feel the smugness coming from Mar-Martha, but i could also feel the same happiness that i was feeling. It'd take a while to get used to the new names, but we'd figure it out somehow. Still... So this is what it's like to have a birth mother. I could definitely get used to this. But it sounds like it wont last. I can hear some footsteps, but i can't turn to see who they're from. But Martha's got me. {It seems like we have to be taken to the chambers now. The doctors are working out a schedule for when we'll be with our mother and for when we'll be in the chambers.} Ah. {Makes sense. Though how much are you getting from them and how much is guesswork?} {Hmm. 70/30?} {Are you asking me or telling me?} She's quiet for like, a second before she responds. {65 guesswork, 35 from translating.} The hell? {That went down!} {I don't see you translating a foreign language after just being reborn Tara.} Shit. How the hell am i 1-3? We haven't even been here for a day!

I mentally grumble at her and let her have that point. I'd get her back for it... Eventually. I couldn't get anything else in since the nurses picked us up and started to lead us away. That helped me get a better view of everything, and that included our mother. And with the better view i could tell she really was gorgeous, and that it wasn't "baby love mama filter" influencing it. When we got our mom out of here and fed she was going to be a menace. Hell, she looked not a day over 20, and she's a mother? Either she's young or time's been VERY kind to her. She can tell I'm looking and gives me a loving smile and waves at me. Given that I'm a baby, i don't think she was expecting anything for it, but me and, from the corner of my eye, Maria, no Martha, wave back at her. She blinks once, then twice, and just smiles wider. I can see the happiness in her eyes and that just reaffirms that I'm going to be happy to call her my mother.

{It seems like the nurses are talking about us. The one holding you seems to be trying not to pinch your cheeks.} Huh? That broke me out of appreciating my new mom to look up at my nurse. This woman had a twinkle in her eye that i only knew because Martha just pointed out what she wanted to do to me. Speaking of Martha, the nurse holding her looked like "I need to take my job seriously" type, though i thought i could see her lips twitch when Mari-tha looked up to her. And now that I'm actually looking at Martha, she's an absolutely adorable baby! And since we're twins that automatically makes me adorable as well! {They've noticed your eyes are still open. I think mine has asked if you've even blinked yet. So if you can either close your eyes or blink a bit, that'd be great Val-Tara.. Hmm... I need to find a new nickname for you now.}

{You know... I never noticed. It doesn't feel like i have to blink yet, maybe not at all? Or i haven't reached that point yet? Dragon eyes are weird.} But i still did what she asked. I closed my eyes and just went back to listening. I'm pretty sure i heard my nurse coo and make other baby noises at me but I'll deal with that later. {So, until we get out of here, what should we do? I can't exactly practice my magic or transform while we're here. I could work on training our link, but that's about it.} I heard her humming through our link, which was good since i didn't want to plan at all and this was Maria's stuff back then... Now it's Martha's. {Do you want a long term plan first or short term?} Now that was a good question. Short term would probably be until we were all out of the hospital. Long term would obviously be from now to our teenage-adult years. They might end up the same, though i know she's asking what to prioritize first.

{We should probably go for long term. Sure i said damn the consequences earlier, but now that i know mom's going to be ok, i can start helping you think. I might've jumped the gun but until we figure out where we are, we gotta lay low... Actually, where's our knowledge of the stuff here?} {I know where. While i was trying to heal our mother, it's strange saying that considering I'm older then her by a large margin, i found a... Package? In my mind. I'm assuming that's what it is.} That got me looking. If Martha could find it then so could i. So i started looking, i didn't know where to look, so i kept searching and searching... And sear-... {Oh dear. Well, I'll just let her sleep... Hmm, now I'm tired too... This might get annoying.} I was already out before Martha spoke up, so i didn't catch any of that. I was taking the dream train to never-land.

I don't know how long i slept, but i felt great when i woke up. It took a bit for my brain to understand why i was looking up through glass, or why i could hear a bunch of other babies either move, or breath. But eventually i was 100% caught up again. I instinctively looked for Martha with our bond, and found her in the chamber next to me, which put me at peace. But then that got me thinking. I knew i wasn't this clingy with Martha before, but now i feel unsettled if i don't know where she is. I had no ide- never mind. The loud ass dragon roar in the back of my mind let me figure that out quick. Makes sense. Dragon's are territorial as fuck, family must set that instinct off faster then anything else. Might have to be another thing i have to work on. I know Martha's not fragile, hell, she's the strongest person i ever knew, if i treated her like she'd break apart then she'd beat the shit out of me.

I probably should've made adjustments to my dragon wish, damned hindsight. Oh well, we'd figure it out. For now I'd just settle with knowing she was ok, and to start working on my dragon senses. Even if my senses were staying in this one room, my nose was itchy because of the hospital smell. And if you thought that shit was annoying with a normal nose? God i was suffering! I must've been blocking out the smell before, but now that i actively thought about it, i was under attack! It was horrible. I spent who knows how long trying to stop paying attention to the smell, my only saving grace was when it was time to eat. i got my mind away from the smell long enough for me to no longer notice it. But now i was at a loss. What to do now? I could try to look for the information in my head, but i might conk out again. I could try to talk to Martha, but she went right back to sleep after eating. And i thought dragons were meant to sleep a lot!

I debated my options in my head, not knowing what to do, but eventually i said fuck it and went back on the hunt for knowledge. And if i could get it first? I could lord it against Martha. It was perfect! Now i just had to find it and NOT go to sleep this time... Which is difficult since I'm a baby and not doing anything leads my body think "nap time", but i was getting there, i think. It wasn't 'till i was very close to sleeping that i found it. I wasn't going to question why it looked like an Amazon package, i was just going to open it and move on. And boy was there a bunch of shit to unpack in there. Hah! So let's see what we got. Hmm... Angels, Devils and Fallen oh my. Now if only i knew where the hell i recognized that setting from. Let's see what else we got... Big war, dead satans... Satan(s)? As in plural? The fuck?! Sacred gears? Where is that damned bell? It's ringing something fierce but I'm not getting it. Ooh, yokai. Cool. Aha! There ARE DRAGONS! Let's see... The heavenly dragons Ddraig and Albion?

If i wasn't hearing bells going off in my mind earlier, then the goddamn sirens going off in my head would've gotten me. I only knew those names because of how cool i thought dragons were. And hearing someone say there were these two badass dragons that said "fuck this war, we're too important to give a shit", But put all that shit together? I knew exactly where we were! Fucking problem was i dropped this anime! I only knew certain shit about this world because of guy friends we had in our teenage years. Pretty redhead with a massive rack, an annoying pervert that was bullshit because of plot armor, adorable nun and cat girl? That was damn near it! {Son of a bitch! We're in a goddamn HAREM ANIME!}

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