We find Issei walking away from the school heartbroken with tears in his eyes, a recent argument that happened a few minutes ago broke him he just couldn't anymore he went and just ran home with all his might what was said cut to deep to still be around
Flashback a few minutes
The room was tense and filled with anticipation and concern, A small argument was starting but nobody was able to keep it from getting to this point Issei was almost backed into a wall all eyes were on him and there was nothing he could do, Rias stood front and centre with the others watching from various spots of the room watching the fight unfold
Rias:issei... who am I to you?
Issei swallowed, took a deep breath then spoke
Issei: Well, you're the president and I lo-
Rias: (upset) YOU ASSHOLE
She slapped him hard enough to leave a mark on his face he looked at her with complete shock, he didn't know what to do or say
Rias: YOU DUMB ASS CANT YOU DO ANYTHING RIGHT FOR THE LOVE OF SATIN STOP BEING PERVERTED AND USE YOU DAMN BRIAN, satin maybe I should have married Riser instead...
She stormed off and left Issei just there in the middle of the room, he just stood there not knowing what to say
Akeno:(angry) Can you do anything right how hard is it for you just to say her name?
He could feel the lingering fear building up in him it's a fear he's been pushing down and trying to forget he had but it's coming back full swing and they weren't helping they were making it worse
Issei: Wait what? let me-
He tried to walk but he was stopped again
Asia: issei didn't you see you hurt her, can't you see that, it's unfair
Issei: Wait guys let me just go and talk-
Kiba: dude not now we need to go check on Rias, stay here before you make anything else worse than it already is it's enough of a mess up as it is already
Xenovia: They call me dense but come on man, you can be better than this
Koneko: jackass you really won't have any women in your life pathetic
They were getting ready to leave leaving Issei behind, Isseis's hair covered his eyes while they were chewing him out save for Irina Rossweisse and Ravel watching the fight unfold before them
Issei: Gasper do you hate me now too
Gasper: kind of, you did hurt Miss Gremory
Issei unintentionally used his Pailingual spell to see what they were thinking hoping this was blind rage
Akeno: "Is it that hard just to say her name he really messed up this time we don't have time for mess-ups like this"
Asia: "I'm normally one to side with him but he's wrong this time he was being stupid and even I know that"
Xenovia: "They really called me thick headed but he's worse, why aren't those saying anything are they staying mutual but can't they see he's in the wrong, they should know better"
Koneko: "Good for nothing pervert"
Issei had enough and left no voice of reason would be heard so he just left he slammed the hard enough that the wall started cracking it shut them all up and scared them all a bit. They watched as the walls cracked further and the door didn't close properly
Present time
Issei needed to stop and just breathe and try and relax his mind was racing and he couldn't stand it his hands were shaking from frustration that he had fallen in love with such people. He tried to fight back his tears but they were still running he crouched down and covered his mouth with his hands to not cry but it was no use the tears came running full force
Issei:(crying) They call me useless, I'll show them i'll show them all...
He tried to slow down his breathing to let his body try and relax before he slowly lost it
???: Darling you ok?
He turned looked to his side and saw Irina running to him with a very concerned face she took his hand and brought it to her heart
Irina(tearing up) Issei are you okay?
Issei(calming down) I don't know my mind is racing after everything she did to me I don't know whether to be angry sad or depressed I just don't know anymore, and to top it all off ravel and Rossweisse saw it all too, maybe I am this pathetic
Irina:(sad) yea she did, she's feeling guilty about it she feels she was the cause of it but Rossweisse told her to not worry about it after the others all left after you did you scared us all when you left like that darling
Issei:(deep breath) im sorry if I scared you I didn't mean to...
She nodded and brought him into a hug to make him feel loved and wanted she gently stroked his head and she could feel the shaking slowdown
Issei:(calming down) Hey thanks for checking on me but I think I need a bit more time to clear my head, I need to just be by myself for a while
Irina: Oh ok *kisses his cheek* Be safe my love
Issei:(smiles) always
he brought her into a hug and kissed her it was a magical feeling for both of them it slowly started to get more intense, and then her wings popped out and started flickering from white to Gray showing she was going to fall he pulled away and flicked her forehead
Issei: Stop having lewd thoughts (chuckles) I'll see you later okay
She blushed and nodded and watched him walk away feeling nothing but love from him and it made her very happy she walked home with a smile on her face.
Issei walked for a bit with a smile on his face because of the feeling Irina gave him he felt it before but couldn't put his finger on it, but after a few more steps his smile faded and he didn't feel that happiness for a few moments from before, the feeling of just being manipulated and used just made him feel all the worse, he felt helpless like he couldn't do anything at all, he just walked and as he walked he felt their signatures he masked his own and then went to see where they are he found them sitting at a café, He hid near enough to hear them talking
Sona: wow he is a bit of a dumbass, if I'm being honest but what made you fall for him in the first place?
Rias:(irritable) I'm questioning it, maybe it was when he rescued me from Riser, I don't know from there anymore but I'm sticking with what I said perhaps I should have married Riser look at him now he's such a gentleman, he's honestly made riser a better suited for me
Akeno:(irritable) I know why I fell for him but now I don't know anymore.
Asia stayed quiet not knowing what to say and rethinking the situation that had happened
Koneko: he fooled all of us the useless pervert really messed up this time.
She took a bite of her ice cream and still had a blank look on her face
Xenovia: I want to be his knight but at this rate, I'm not sure if I'm going to ever be.
They continued to drink their drinks and continue talking about him it got to the point that they started talking about everything they hated about him which was nearly everything his straight face started to turn into a crying face and his heart started to hurt a lot
Rias:(angry) At least Riser said my name maybe he would have been a better husband for me, he somewhat acknowledged me, unlike that perverted jackass.
with a broken heart he got up and left with tears running down his face he thought he found love but it was just thrown back at his face
He got back to the orc club room and went on a frustration rant he started smashing everything and he really couldn't care anymore, All he did for them was protect them be there for them fix their problems and even just comfort them when they felt down meant nothing anymore, he took out the Gremory ring from his pocket and then placed it on the desk
Issei: I'm done with them I want nothing from them anymore
He then went home and when he got home no one was home and went to his bathroom and looked in the mirror
Issei: Ddraig
Ddraig: Partner, what can I do for you, my friend?
Issei:(serious) Can you bring me back to life?
Ddraig: What do you mean by bringing you back to life?
Issei: I'm going to rip out my chess pieces she's just going to use me like a dog so I'm going to leave or die on my own accord, no regrets.
He had a smile on his face He then summoned the gauntlet and aimed it at his chest
Ddraig: Wait partner what about Sairaorg? He still awaits your battle perhaps leave after the fight If you still wish to do so, do a last act of kindness towards the redhead then cut them out forever.
Issei put both his hands on the sink looked into the mirror and cracked a smile again
Issei: You know that could be better than the extreme pain... then I need to go train then, I don't care anymore what happens to them let them fight for themselves, I'm not doing anything for them anymore.
Ddraig: agreed. Now show them how badly they messed up
He left to go change then went to the training room and started his warm-up of running for 1km
While he was gone the girls came back home from the cafe, They had worried faces they wanted to apologize Some like Asia had tears in their eyes
Flashback to after Issei left the café
After saying Riser would be a better husband Rias took a sip of her tea and Sona spoke
Sona: I understand that you are angry with him but think of it in a different light, he gave you freedom he's protected you all from things that could have killed you all, If you remember when we fought Loki Rias that wolf wanted your blood, not his, I'm a little disappointed in you honestly
She and her peerage then bowed and left leaving some money on the table
Rias:(confused) Where did that come from?
They looked at each other and After a few moments of thinking, It hit them like a truck the emotions of when he died protecting them, the juggernaut driver taking the hits to make sure they weren't hurt helping them accept themselves they started to cry the memories of his love came rushing back they realized he didn't need to say it he showed them his love every day and they spat it in his face and treated him like dirt
They got up and ran home to find him
With issei
He's currently got weighted clothing on doing some sword swings to get faster and better, he's attacking the dummy relentlessly, with his fists hitting it with a strength he's never used before damaging his hands and dummy at the same time.
Ddraig: Partner I have successfully prepared a spell to transform you for when you want to pull the pieces out after the fight, it's going to hurt but it should be alright, and you should make a full recovery
Issei: "cool..."
Ddraig: Hmmm but I do have another worry
Issei: "What is it?"
Ddraig: i'll start from the beginning When a dragon gets heartbroken as you have, they start to fall and either become evil or you die from a broken heart its called the falling but by turning you into a full dragon it should replace the devil portion and you should be fine given the risk of maybe needing to retrain your new body but you'll be free from her and both the curse
Issei: "Works for me let's go further we need to train more so we can beat Sairaorg then let's do it I haven't changed my mind I'm leaving for good..."
Ddraig: "he's bottled up the emotions he's feeling this isn't good, not good at all luckily he's got that angle with him, or the curse would have taken a worse effect ill work on the counters in the event the curse starts to affect him at a faster rate, I suppose he needs to vent a bit more to calm down "
After his training with weights on to build his muscle, he didn't use any magic or the boosted gear he continued for a few hours straight after then looked at the time and saw what time it is
Issei: It's late, I should get some rest...
He finished his set and then went to shower he shed a few tears while the hot water washed away the sweat and the pain from his body it felt like the emotion was washed away as well, After he stood outside his bedroom door he rested his head on the wall and pondered if he should go in or not but decided to just go to a different room instead not even wanting to see them.
He got into the bed closed his eyes and went to sleep feeling numb and happy from the events of today drained him and he just wanted this day to end he had enough of it.
With the girls a few moments ago
They are still awake waiting for his return they feel guilty about their actions they hurt him when all he did was love them, they sit in silence if they had to speak they would break down, it got late then they felt his presence outside the room they all got excited in hopes he would walk in but he didn't With a defeated look and a few tears in their eyes, they went to sleep
Rias:" The bed is cold without you in it, what have I done?"
Akeno: "We definitely messed up I want to say sorry but how do I do that after what I said to him, I really am a despicable woman"
Asia: "Why did we do that, I'm sure he was going to do the right thing but we didn't want to listen to him "
Xenovia: "Perhaps I was in the wrong too much this time, I sided too quickly he's grown so strong id be happy with him to be my king he already is "
Koneko:" I overstepped too much towards him, he cares for me so much and I probably put the final nail in the coffin I doubt he will accept my apology"
The next morning Issei woke up and got ready for school He went to the kitchen and made himself some coffee and some food then his parents walked in a bit too happy for normal standards
Miki: (happy) morning issei dear how are you where are the girls?
Issei:(not looking at them) I'm miserable and I don't know, nor do I care where they are.
Gorou: (confused) My boy how come you don't know.
Issei: (not looking at them) haven't seen them since last night so I won't bother trying to find out
His parents got visibly angry with him miki walked closer with an angry look on her face and got into his eye-line
Miki: How can you say that you are so protective of all of them, Now you don't care, what did you do to them? You ungrateful brat, what is it? the porn? it has to be or are you cheating on them after all Rias has done for us?
The girls came downstairs and heard the tail end of what Miki just said to him they saw him with his parents, but his parents didn't see them
Gorou: we raised you better than this how can you do this to them, you better go and apologize to them or I'll bring down hell on you
Issei: tell me, what did I exactly do, I have no intention of talking to either of them
*slap*
Miki had slapped him in front of all of them, The girls were surprised, and they didn't expect that from his mother, on the other hand, he didn't like that at all
Miki: You are to apologize to them immediately
Issei looked at his mother ready to raise his hand to her but didn't. Instead, he took a deep breath and spoke
Issei: (angry) You know what I'm done with this
he took his things and left. He stopped at the door and looked at the girls watching then looked back at his so-called parents
Issei: ... Enjoy your daughters, and I'm leaving this family I'm done with the two of you.
He left the house, Irina took her things quickly and went after him while the rest girls sat down speechless, they had never seen him like that with his parents they didn't know what to think
Miki: Oh good morning girls Sorry if you saw what happened that ungrateful brat needed to be brought down to earth again
Rias: Mother-
miki raised her hand to rias to make her stop talking
Miki: No don't say anything when that brat comes to his senses then it will all be better.
They all started shedding tears except Rossweisse.
Rossweisse:" They made it worse, and they don't even see it, This is bad Hopefully Irina can calm him down a bit"
She looked at all of them and only saw guilt on their faces
With issei
He's walking to school irritated and agitated with everything, he's walking in silence he then hears footsteps behind him As he turns Irina goes straight for the bear-crushing hug and starts apologizing to him.
Irina(crying) I'm sorry, I'm sorry they did that to you.
Issei: relax Irina it's fine they made their choices, it's clear without knowing the truth it's on them, not me it just hurts they wouldn't take my side at all, but who am I kidding they haven't been my parents for a while, want to help me look for a house later? I need to get out of that place
Irina: Sure I'd love to but why don't we first take your mind off things first
A green gem grew on his hand and they heard a voice
Ddraig: Why not indulge in something else that takes your mind off things before I came along?
Irina: Oh yes *sniff* I'd love to hear you sing again, do you still sing, It's been a while
He looked at her smile and wiped her tears and remembered that he was an okay singer and remembered Miki had him learn how to play the piano and guitar.
Issei: Well music helps now and again Let's go but you need to eat something first my dear
He held Irina's hand and they stopped at a store to get Irina something to eat first before they got to the school Issei paid for her and didn't listen to her protests so she would pay for herself.
They arrived at school and went to the music room which was still set up from the last practice that was had in the room He sat down at the piano while Irina sat next to him and he started playing

The rest of the girls arrived at the school and started intently looking for him, they found him with Irina they walked in while he sang they kept It quiet so as not to disturb him and watch him sing, it surprised them that they could and so well to and still play instruments on top of it too as he played They started to feel worse about how they treated him they didn't account for his feelings now they seeing it in full they also watched as Irina rested her head on his shoulder and kiss his check they felt bad that they hurt him like this when he finished he took a deep breath and looked at Irina next to him
Issei: Huh that felt good Maybe I should do it more but I better pack this up before I get in trouble.
Irina: That was fantastic darling you should sing more.
Issei: only for you then *smiles*
He kissed her cheek and she smiled at him before they could be noticed they left heartbroken that he wouldn't sing for them and now they see his true feelings.
Issei: they suck at hiding don't you think
Irina: You said it
they went to class which was starting in a few minutes, so he prepared himself and started reading about meditation while Irina sat at her desk watching him, It surprised a lot of his classmates that he was trying to meditate and not reading or looking at pornos for a change
Xenovia tried talking to him, but he flat out ignored her same with Asia they could see something happened between them but didn't know what, During lunch, he sat with Saji who was updated on the incident he could see the change and it hurt him to see his friend like that he didn't bring anything up but did talk about the rating game and if he has any tricks up his sleeve, After school he didn't go to the ORC club room like normal instead he went to go look for a house with Irina
With the girls
They are currently walking to the clubroom once opening it they saw the mess they thought someone had come in and messed up the place, they started to shed tears thinking that someone still had to do this while they already had a lot on their plate it was so bad, they just broke down not able to hold it in anymore
Akeno: (tearing up) We can't keep hurting him like this *sniff* I can't keep it in anymore *sniff*
Rias (tearing up) I'm such a fool *sniff* Why did I hurt him like this?
Koneko (holding it together) *sniff* what's that on your desk rias?
They moved to the desk and saw the ring Rias broke down in tears so did Akeno the others were a bit confused.
Xenovia (tearing up) What's wrong with the ring * sniff*
Akeno: (crying) It's the Gremory family ring only rias father had before Sirzechs used it, it looks like he gave it to Issei to give to Rias it's a sign of acceptance into the family but it's here it's not on rias finger and he's not here or with him, he has left us for good
They realized what this meant he was done with them they started to shed more tears and then decided to quickly go back home to find him to apologize to him before it was too late
With Issei after finding a place to move to
He along with Irina and Ravel went house hunting with him, they met ravel before they left, Ravel did try and apologise to him for what happened but he flicked her forehead and she had a tick mark looking at him but he told her it wasn't her fault for anything that happened and the three went house hunting they found a small two bedroom apartment and it was close to the school and a bit far from his house which was good he signed the documents and then paid the deposit he signed it under student residence so they don't need to get any adults involved because it's a learning curve for students to handle things on their own after that ravel had to go home to see her mother and said she will be back later to help with training and then Irina had to go check in with lord Michael so issei went home and went to train
Once he got home he ran into his mother
Miki: (petty) thought you were done with this family.
She mocked his words and tried to hurt him more but he didn't let it get to him and spoke
Issei: I am, I found a place to stay and I'm moving end of the week or as soon as I'm notified I can get the keys then you won't ever see me again
The calmness in his voice shocked miki She thought he was going to go off at her or be a teenager and argue with he but he didn't, He walked past her and some guilt fell upon her that she didn't like, Issei then went to the training room
He put on weighted clothing and started to work out and start fighting with a dummy.
He was going hard putting all his strength into his throws kicks swings everything, his body started to wake up his muscles burning his instincts took over and a golden aura creating heat in the room formed around him and scales grew all over his body On his last strike he blasted both dummies away into the wall and he fell to his knees panting By the time the girls found him he was drenched in sweat and panting heavily they ran to him tears running
Rias: issei im-
Issei: (angry) Save it don't want to hear it, nor am I the mood to hear anything from either of you
Rias:(worried) Issei why don't you take a break you look tired.
Issei: (angry) No you should all get off your assess and train I'm fighting Sairaorg not you so let me be
He pulled his arm away from their grasp turned away from them and took off the weighted clothing Irina and Ravel walked in with Rossweisse they saw him take off the clothing then they all heard a hard thud hit the ground and saw his physic changing to becoming more muscular and the lines of his abs started to show he grabbed a towel and started to wipe his face clean as he did so the scales that grew started to shed off his body and break away like they never existed
The girls each started to blush and began to be turned on by him who stood there looking at him either fidgeting or rubbing their thighs together.
Issei caught them looking and went off at them again
Issei:(angry) what is it? Why are you just standing there, get to work
Rias:(blushing) You look h.hot very hot
Issei: Uh huh thanks
He kept a blank face and it hurt Rias to see he was not even taking a complement like he used to anymore
Irina: Darling you look very handsome like this
Issei:(smiles) thank you, Irina, now I need to go shower
Akeno: Want us to join you?~
Issei: No...
He left them all in the training room and went to shower
They felt bad he was not showing them the same affection they once knew he doesn't even look at them anymore.
Rossweisse:(blushing) I'll admit him being in control like that is a really nice thing to see on any man
Akeno: (blushing) Me too but he doesn't seem interested in either of us now, only Irina.
Koneko: I'm sure if Rossweisse said something he would have had a smile.
Rossweisse grew a bit of a blush but shook it off
Ravel: I knew things were bad but after we went house hunting and found him a place it seems reasonable now I would do the same if I were in his shoes
They all looked at her confused almost like she was speaking a different language
Asia: (confused) Come again I don't think I heard you correctly.
Ravel: I said he has a new place to stay I helped him pick it too
Irina: Yeah it's a nice place, I want to move in with him *smiles*
Rias: (tearing up) he can't leave I need to fix things with him I took him for granted and now it's too late I'm such a fool,
She took a deep breath trying to calm herself
Rias: (determined) No I won't let that happen, We need to train like hell and after the fight with Sairaorg and the festival we apologize and hopefully it's not too late
Girls: Sounds good
Ravel: I wish you guys luck I need to go home now, bye
She left and the others all started training.
Issei is outside the gym door listening.
Issei: "Huh they think I'll forgive them that easily "
He walked to the bathroom, but his parents saw him Miki wanted to stop him but before she could he stopped her before she could say anything.
Issei: don't touch me you don't even deserve to call me your son right now.
And left them in the passageway and went to get done, Afterward He went to a different room than the night before and got ready to sleep.
Issei: "I still feel numb..."
He closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
It was another night without him in the bed with them. The girls felt like they lost him before they even had him with determined eyes. They looked at each other and went to sleep
With his parents
They now see how they hurt him a lot and want to make it right, but it may be too late to try to fix it. They sat with a heavy heart thinking of where they went wrong.
Chapter end