Madness: DxD

Awaited Meeting

Kiba: Hey. Writing again?

Legend: Sharp observation.

She walks closer, hands inside her pockets, posture casual. I can hear the faint scrape of her shoes on the floor. Practically a whisper compared to the racket I'm used to.

Kiba: Mind if I ask what about this time?

Legend: Same as always. Observations. Tips. Ideas. Opinions.

Kiba: Ever write about the good parts?

Legend: Good parts?

Kiba: You know. Moments you enjoyed. Something that makes you smile.

Legend: I look like a moron when I smile.

Kiba chuckles softly, pulling up a chair near me.

Kiba: You've got to have some hobby outside of... combat. What do you like to do, when you're not fighting?

Legend: I watch television. Sometimes. Ponder. Keep my gear in shape. Sleep when the world forgets about me. That's the list.

Kiba: That's... practical.

Legend: Better than impractical. Those get you killed.

She smirks, leaning back in the chair like she's not sitting next to a man who's ended more lives than her entire bloodline combined.

Kiba: Alright, but... anything you do just because you enjoy it? No stakes?

Legend: I like big breasted women on top of me.

Kiba: Okay... I'm starting to see why Issa grew like that.

I'm about to drive her off when I catch a faint, rhythmic echoes from somewhere deep in the corridor beyond that door. Footsteps. A lot of them. Measured. Coming closer.

Legend: Sona's here.

Kiba: How can you tell?

Legend: I can't. Might also be a group of hired assassins trying to murder me.

Sona steps in, calm and deliberate, her peerage arranged neatly behind her.

Sona: Pardon the intrusion.

Rias: Intrusion pardoned.

Sona: We're here to escort you.

Legend: Lucky us.

Rias gets up from her chair, dignified but with a nervous heart. Akeno follows, her calm smile in place. Asia walks softly, hands clasped together. Xenovia stands confidently, with Issa at her side.

Koneko is eating chips on the couch with Gasper hiding inside a box near her.

Rias: Remember to watch over Gasper, Koneko. He mustn't stop time during the meeting.

Koneko gives a short nod. Gasper fidgets, eyes darting.

I kneel beside his box and hand him some comics.

Legend: Don't panic. No one's gonna shove you into the spotlight. Koneko will take care of you.

Gasper: O-okay...

Legend: Good. Just keep breathing.

Koneko glances at me, almost approving, before looking away.