The Twist We Need

Is this food?!?

"My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined." Issei soullessly stared into the distant wall. "This can't be called food. It's actually terrible and tastes like garbage."

Sirzechs came right in front of him and sternly spoke, "Too bad because this is all the food you're getting. If you even think about going through my kitchen, I will beat you with this spatula in my hand." At the moment she said that, the said tool in her hand vividly shined in Issei's sight.

Knowing how she is, Issei didn't doubt that she would do it, but maybe getting the chance to get some decent food outweighed getting beaten by that spatula. Waiting for the red head to walk away with a huff, Issei quickly placed the food on the table and turned his head to find the trash can.

'Objective one found.' Seeing it in the distance, Issei waited for Sirzechs to walk away.

"Seriously, youngsters these days just need to learn being grateful is all you need to be." With that, Sirzechs walked out of the room leaving Issei in his thoughts about his plan. He did this once with his mother and he thinks doing this with Sirzechs would be easier.

Rushing to the trash can and placing the food... No, the garbage into the can and placing the plate with some crumbs in it— Sirzechs decided that making rice that is the color black and crunchy was a good idea rather than making it edible— on the table and walking away towards the cabinet, Issei was in thought once again. 'If I was a wild Sirzechs, where would I put my night time snacks?'

Issei looked towards the closest cabinet. Sirzechs's kitchen was massive to the point that it was easily larger than Issei's entire first floor of his parents' home. It must have been a quarter of the size of a football field. The fridge was one of those excessively large ones found on television belonging to celebrities that cooked professionally. Where was it placed? Right in the dead center of the kitchen because it can be opened from all sides.

The problem with the fridge is that it was filled with food that needed to be cooked and Issei wasn't the very best at cooking. To be honest, without instructions and someone to be with him, he would just blow up the kitchen.

Now, the entrance was at the right and the other three sides were filled with cabinets and countertops. Using his fingers, Issei began viciously opening each cabinet to find food. Luckily for him, on his third try, Issei found a bag of chips.

~Mission Successful~

There was no Sirzechs to be seen and Issei could run away quietly. Crouching and quietly making his way out of the kitchen, Issei heard quick foot prints coming towards him and couldn't take the chances. Luckily, the living room was right next to the kitchen but the problem was that the living room was absolutely massive. Someone could place a Mario Kart track in here and still have room to explore some more. Sonic would have a field day with rolling around in this room. How was it filled? With couches and random decorations to fill the sides and middle but leaving the area between the middle and walls very empty.

Taking his chances, Issei dove straight towards a couch and landed with a thud. "I should still check on Issei. I wonder if he did consume his rice. Health should come first before snacks." Hearing her approaching him from his right, Issei knew he needed to hide from her. Crawling quietly to the side of the couch and lying straight to potentially blend in with the marble surface, Issei breath hitched when seeing Sirzechs walking right by him.

He couldn't let this happen! He needed to stay silent. Not even touching his chips to not cause any sounds from the plastic bag, Issei watched as  the big bad aimlessly walked past him and into the kitchen. This was his chance, the moment Sirzechs walked into the kitchen, Issei made a mad dash straight to the hallway on the other side of the hallway.

YES! He was so close. That was when he heard, "Issei? Oh my? He did finish his food. I wonder where he is. Maybe I should reward him with something special."

Taking the bag of chips and chucking them out of the room with his enhanced devil strength, Issei knew that he couldn't escape Sirzechs's clutches the moment that he would be caught. Sirzechs walked out of the kitchen and saw him...

That was when he saw Sirzechs appearing right behind him, "Issei? What are you doing running away."

A yelp escaped his mouth before he quickly composed himself, "Oh! Nothing, I was just walking to one of the bedrooms."

"Oh? Are you tried?"

"What do you think? You tortured me with your so-called training for a hour... I just want to take a nap."

Sirzechs noticed his tried expression and understood maybe she was a little tough on him. Nodding in understanding him, Sirzechs simply smiled before letting him walk away, "Just make sure that you aren't exhausted for our next session. I don't want you to be double sore the day after because I still need my bestie!"

Nodding his head and hurriedly walking out of the room, Issei internally squealed knowing that it worked. Grabbing the bag of chips and running straight towards one of the bedrooms, Issei could finally eat something good! He needed to have Grayfia cook next time or at least have her teach him so he could cook. He really missed his mother's cooking.

"YES!" Bust opening the door to one of the rooms and seeing how it was identical in size to Sirzechs's just without any decorations or expensive luxurious items within, Issei smiled before leaping into the bed. "Eating time!"

Meanwhile, Sirzechs was a little skeptical with how Issei was able to eat her food. Grayfia tried her forbidden black rice and scolded her nonstop for a week for how bad it was. Scratching the top of her head, Sirzechs decided to clean up the crumbs on Issei's plate. Grabbing it and approaching the trash can, Sirzechs opened it and screamed in horror.

Every bit of the rice was in the trash can. Burning with anger, Sirzechs screamed, "ISSEI!"

Running straight towards where she could find him, moving so fast that she was checking nearly all rooms within milliseconds, she found him face up eating chips on the bed. "ISSEI!"

Startling the brunette, Issei widened his eyes upon seeing the fiercely angered crimson haired woman right in front of him with her fists bawled and ready to rip him apart. Aw shit... here we go again.

Closing his eyes and expecting to be punished, Issei simply got a pat on the head. "I can't even be angry at you. Grayfia couldn't eat it and I expected for you to eat my food. Let's just... eat snacks together. We can't cook together so might as well eat snacks together."

Approaching him and looking at the bag of chips with interest, Sirzechs's tone changed to a softer and kinder tone, "Gimme gimme!" Licking her lips and having a dangerous pose, having both hands in front of her while she slowly approached Issei, Sirzechs leapt towards Issei on the bed in attempts to grab some chips.

Sighing to himself, Issei offered one piece of chip to her and turned away. "Mine!" Sirzechs paused midway in the air and looked confused. Was that all that he was going to give her?

Sirzechs pouted before pouncing on him, "GIMME!"

"NO!!!!!"

"YES!!!!!" And that is when the Great Chip War began.

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