Chapter 22: Chapter 22 Tears
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"Ask then you'll know." Akeno teased clearly enjoying the uncertainty. Ritsuka responded by pulling her back in to his side. Placing his hands on her cheeks and staring into her eyes. She could feel his stare bore into her core. He looked very uncertain at this point.
"You don't have to answer. I just want to prefix this." Ritsuka started as Akeno nodded. She couldn't escape his gaze now though. "Who are you, lady with the sad lonely eyes?"
"Huh!? What do y-you mean?" Akeno was startled. She was more careful than this.
"I can see it. Eyes I've seen whenever I woke up from any mission I've been on. Those sad lonely eyes that stare off for someone to save them from their fate. I've seen them far too often when I get in front of a mirror to mistake them." Ritsuka admitted letting the mask off.
She could see it now. The anxiety that burrowed into his soul. The sheer despair he tried so desperately to hide and only for a moment she could feel that connection forming between the two.
"Can I tell you later?" Akeno asked as tears fell from her eyes.
"Whenever you want." Ritsuka answered letting his hands fall back down. Akeno fixed herself brushing the tears away so that whatever makeup she had put on didn't run. Ritsuka surmised that it was probably magic.
Their dinner was a quiet affair at that point. While the two were more comfortable around each other, there was a certain tension in the air. Ritsuka felt worried at that point. It felt like whenever he was alone with Artoria Alter or Jeanne Alter. That was extremely dangerous since it usually precluded one or both of them dragging him off somewhere.
Mash had saved him most times but she couldn't always stop them.
Akeno had officially commandeered Ritsuka's arm as her own personal toy since she deftly squeezed it between her breasts. Whenever he glanced down at her she would smirk and squeeze them together a bit tighter. Now he was really worried that they were no longer playing the game anymore.
Three young man stumbled out of the arcade content in their youthful exuberance. Then the brown haired boy stopped. He couldn't believe his eyes.
Akeno, one of the top two beautiful women of Kuoh Academy, was waltzing along with a man her age.
"It's that pretty boy! He… he… he stole Akeno senpai!" Issei nearly screamed only stopping when he noticed the small crowd staring at him.
His two friends quickly grabbed him rushing off with their shell-shocked friend lest he received more disapproving glares.
'M-m-my harem...!' Issei mentally cried as his friends carried him off to nurse his wounds. Life was inherently unfair… but there was still hope. 'Rias Senpai is still available. My harem could still become a reality.'
Even as despair attempted to encroach on Issei, his greater hope of oppai burned brighter than that. He would figure out a way to come on top.
Ritsuka stopped causing Akeno to give him a questioning look. Swiveling his head around he noticed a large crowd dissipating. Akeno looked over his shoulder noticing as well.
"Something wrong Ritsuka-kun?" Akeno gave off one of her gentlest smiles. This one actually reached her eyes.
"I don't know. I heard a cry of utter despair before it was silenced." Ritsuka admitted as he looked back one more time. It felt really weird to him. "It was probably nothing but it sounded close."
"Perhaps you made someone jealous?" Akeno teased… pulling Ritsuka's arm until his hand rested on her hip. "Maybe we can make them really scream if you give me a little squeeze."
Ritsuka nearly blanked out… even at their most amorous his servants weren't this bad. Well, Kiyohime was but she was getting better. Still not one to back down, something he still hadn't been able to do since he started, he obliged her request.
The sultry moan she gave off didn't catch a few disapproving stares but they continued walking, ignoring them. Ritsuka was now blushing… Akeno smirked finally finding out how far she could take this to make him blush. Still, she wanted more.
Making it back to the house Akeno separated from Ritsuka traveling upstairs for her own room. She deliberately allowed her dress to hitch up showing off a very thin lace pair of panties. She knew she managed to get his attention… and was satisfied that he looked away and back.
Rias stepped out seeing the display a little exasperated but Akeno was weird like that. Ritsuka looked a bit out of it as he rubbed his eyes probably disbelieving what he was dragged into.
"I see you had fun. How was it then Ritsuka?" Rias broke his revelry stepping closer into the main hall.
"Taxing and very worrying. I thought she was just playing her little game but now I'm not so sure." Ritsuka absentmindedly mentioned clearly still lost in his thoughts.
"That doesn't happen. Well… make sure to take care of her then. I'm counting on you Ritsuka-kun." Rias gave a small face of her sticking her tongue out of the corner of her mouth with a small wink.
"Please don't tease me like that…" Ritsuka groaned as Rias laughed at his expression.
He was resigned to his fate. Ritsuka was taking this far too seriously and she was sure Akeno was just pushing the envelope. That was what she did most of the time.
Akeno flopped into her bed completely naked. Her door locked and certain she wasn't going to be bothered she pulled out a certain toy she kept. Wrapping her arms around a body pillow she used the toy and began moaning Ritsuka's name over and over.
Koneko had walked by hearing her moans and quickly ran off. She didn't need to hear another one of Akeno's late night workouts.
Rias, for some reason, felt some trepidation. It passed but she still felt a little worry. Probably nothing but she would keep her eyes peeled. Regardless, she was happy to know things worked out even if she didn't know the specifics of each encounter just yet.
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