The Chains that Bind (Highschool DxD x Ghost Rider Reader)

Chapter 36

(F/N) rode back into Kuou, knowing the route to the hospital, he made it straight there and pulled into the parking lot. As he got there, the evening sun began to set and the stars were slowly making an appearance in the skies, behind the clouds. He kicked out the stand and walked into the building, looking around for Issei's parents.

Following behind him was Rias and Kiba, who made the "jump" to where he was. (F/N) could feel them this time, but he paid no attention. He instead approached the front counter and gently placed his hands on it, getting the attention of the attendant behind.

"Excuse me," he began, "I'm here for 'Issei Hyoudou'? I'm his...roommate." The attendant nodded her head and looked down at her computer. She typed the info in and looked him up, before bringing (F/N) through the process of checking ID, contacting the doctors to ask if the parents knew him, so on and so forth. She then directed him to the elevator, and the floor that he was on. (F/N) nodded his head, thanked the lady, and made his way towards the floor he resided in.

When he reached the floor Issei was on, as soon as he stepped out he was instantly pulled into a hug. Two people, Issei's parents, held him tight.

"You're okay!" Mrs. Hyoudou said as she buried her face in his shoulder, holding him so tight, (F/N) could feel his spine begin to shift. (F/N) was caught off guard, and completely confused. It was only a few days after he was brought into her home, and yet she was so concerned and worried for him? Sure, it could be a pity since he didn't have a good first impression of Kuou, but to worry so much? (F/N) reached up and placed his hands on their shoulders, patting them before he backed away. And sure enough, true to Rias's words, they were concerned, and even scared! Pale with fear and their hearts beating rapidly.

"You gave us quite a scare, (F/N)," Issei's father said, "you were gone the entire night, where did you go?"

"I-I was...at a friend's house." He couldn't put to words how he was feeling. They looked at him as if he was their son, that he was a part of the family. It was a feeling (F/N) hadn't felt in a long time. Parental figures caring and worrying for him. When he left the church with Asia, he had long lost the feeling that these two gave him. Sure, there was Father Castiglione, but he had left the church as well and (F/N) hadn't heard from him. Whatever had happened to Issei, must've scared the two of them so much that they were scared for him. He passed by the two of them, hurrying to the room that Issei was in.

When he got to the room, he rushed in, and he saw for himself what happened. He could see Issei's sickly appearance, his faint, hoarse breathing, and the sight of the bandages from the wound he sustained.

"What...happened to him?" (F/N) asked. He thought to himself that he should feel relieved, but after having seen the worried expressions on his parent's face, he felt responsible. Rias slowly entered the room, walking up next to (F/N) and looking over at Issei.

"He was attacked," she said. "He went out to look for you, but he didn't return. He wasn't found until a couple of hours ago." Once again, he was responsible for what happened. But while a part of him felt frustrated that they tried to chase after him, another part of him was wondering why his parents were so scared of what had happened to him. Sure, he was their son, but something else was at play. And if it was something more severe, then he might be responsible for something other than just simply getting him injured. He walked up closer to Issei and looked at him more intently, checking his bare skin for anything he could give away what happened.

"Do they know what he's got?" (F/N) asked.

"They have no idea," Kiba answered. "All they know is that he's sick with something. The wound wasn't infected, he doesn't have any other kind of medical problems."