"Red-Headed Centipede"

For a Brief Moment

Rias POV:
I had completely turned Riser into a pile of meat. What was left of him made it impossible to recognize him as a devil. I walked out of the room glorious in my victory. I found the exist, but before I left I spat on the ground to show them my pride. I walked out to see the bitch black sky just barley visible. As I walked around, I noticed that wherever I was is definitely Tokyo; After all, I lived here with Issei for a few months. My mind couldn't let go of him, Ise, the boy who I loved and let down. I've made a promise to myself that I would find him and make amends. I couldn't live knowing that I've hurt him so much. I knew where I was couldn't be anything else but the street I used to live on. I could see Issei's house from where I was standing, yet, I knew I couldn't just go in and apologize. They wouldn't accept any apology after what I put them through. I decided it's better to walk past as if I knew nothing off it.

Issei POV:
Life is so boring now. I always thought having everything I've ever wanted would keep me entertained, but I guess like always I was wrong. The Gremory lifestyle is actually pretty boring. You get everything handed to you as if you were a child, you didn't even get to fight for yourself. Don't get me wrong I still would train and work my ass off to be the best devil, but nothing could fill that hole in my chest Rias left. I had to see her, even if it were for a brief moment. I needed to see her smiling face. I grabbed my phone and called my new 'brother'. I sat and waited as the long ring made me anxious. Eventually I heard 'Hello'. "Hello Sirzech--" I greeted before being interrupted. "Call me big brother Issei." Sirzechs replied. "HELLO, Sirzechs. Listen, I have a huge favor to ask of you." I said with a stern voice. "What is it?" He asked. I took a deep breath. "I want to start a search for Rias. Can you set it as some mission or something for me and my peerage?" I asked. Sirzechs sighed. "Issei I know how much you miss her, but considering the current state of the underworld I'm afraid it is impossible. Plus we have the Khoas Brigade to worry about. And also there is the Vanishing Dragon." He said making me pissed. "I don't care!! You're supposed to be her brother!! You're willing to let her die and suffer alone!!? You make me sick!!" I ended the call and threw my phone into the wall. I was painting heavily and in a rage. I opened the window to get a cool breeze on my face, thinking it would calm me down. Catching my attention was a white-haired girl in ragged clothes walking past my house. For some reason I had a sense of nostalgia. As she walked passed I decided to tell my peerage about the search.

Rias POV:
I continued looking around since it had been ten days away. I jumped onto a rooftop of a large apartment building. As I walked around on it, a large blue circle appeared on the ground. "Huh?" I asked myself as a tanned teenager appeared out of it. "I didn't summon him. Who are you?" I asked him. "I am Bikou, otherwise known as the 'Monkey King'. Right now I am working with the Khoas Brigade after the high class devils. You're Mrs. Gremory right?" He said. "Well...more like was." I replied. Bikou smiled. "Guys come out." He yelled behind him. Three more blue circles appeared and two men and a woman appeared. I slightly blushed looking at them. To me, they were gorgeous. Of course I thought the white haired one was pretty, but I also couldn't help but feel a strange attraction towards the Nekomata. I knew I was Bi, but this was like nothing I had felt before. "What is is Bikou?" The white haired boy asked. "Vali, it seems that Rias has become a stray. She doesn't have her peerage with her or any signs that she is willing to attack us." Vali stepped towards me, making me snap out of my daydream. "Rias Gremory. May I ask? Are you a stray now?" He asked me. "...I guess you could say that." I replied. He held out his hand and smiled. "Then why not join me? I don't know what happened to you, but it looks like you could use some help. What do you say?" I thought deeply about it. I knew these guys were enemies, but I had nowhere to go and the entire underworld considered me a stray. I couldn't go against the entire underworld and I didn't want to get on these guys bad side. I was out of options. "Fine. I guess I'll join you." I shook his hand. Bikou laughed. "It's gonna be fun having someone to boss around!" While he was off guard I kneed his face and took a tight grip on his shoulder. I put a finger above my mouth and said, "Shut up you monkey, if anything you're my plaything." He tsked and backaway. Vali smiled. "Much stronger than I thought. I can definitely tell you have improved since Riser. Say what happened to him?" I turned with my Kakugan out, smiling menacingly. "I tortured him to death." I almost laughed at Vali's expression as I said that. It was priceless to see the leader of the Khoas Brigade cower down. The Neko walked up next to me and wrapped her arm around my shoulder. "Say Vali? Do you mind if I take responsibility for her? She seems like my kind of girl." She asked, making me turn red. "I don't care, right now we need to get out of here before someone notices us. After all, the church is going through some problems." He stated. We all teleported to their base.