Birds Of A Feather

Behind The Curtain

3rd person

Everything was quiet at manner; Issei's parents were running errand and most everyone else was in the living room just lazing around. In the distance you could hear faint grunts from Kiba and Xenovia who were sparing with one another.

The silence was broken when a magic circle opened and Medaka Kurokami stepped out. At first glance her stern face made everyone wince. However, it wasn't until she fully emerged that we understood why. There she stood, her right arm stretched out behind her, at the end of her arm was an ear, and that ear was attached to a very red faced Baraqiel.

Moments later Akeno stepped through the portal but unlike Medaka, she struggled stepping across the threshold of the circle. As she stepped out her body was pulled back in. She too had a reluctant captive by his ear. As she was dragging Zachary by the ear, we could hear him say, "But, he started it!".

Just then, Rias dumbfoundedly asked, "What the hell is going on? As quickly as the words sprang from her lips, Baraqiel pointed at Zachary and said, "He slept with my daughter!" As he said these words it was if venom spit from his mouth.

With a rapid-fire response, Zachary pointed at Baraqiel, "He slept with my mother!" You could almost see the seething steam shooting from his ears and nose.

"Enough!" Akeno and Medaka said in unison, as each applied a violent karate chopped to their men's head. The orchestration of this reaction was in such perfect synchronization, you would have thought they rehearsed it.

1st person

Akeno and mom explained everything as Baraqiel and I stared at each other with murderous flames burning in our eyes. Our auroras clashed, warping the air around us. "Boys, and I do mean boys, is there anything you would like to say to one another? And, by that I mean, calmly say to one another." Baraqiel looked at me, "I WILL KILL YOU!" "NOT IF I KILL YOU FIRST!" I shouted back as we leapt at each other. We barely moved a centimeter when mom Leonidas kicked Baraqiel face first across the room I wasn't better off, before I even made my second step, I was flung across the room by a bolt of lightning from Akeno.

Looking at Akeno, Medaka said with a very heavy sigh, "I'm terribly sorry Akeno my boy usually isn't this violent." "Nor is my father." Akeno replied in exasperation, as she tilted her head and placed the palm of her hand to her cheek.

Attempt number two, Baraqiel and I reluctantly sat down and after a few silent moments Baraqiel started, "Zachary Kurokami, I'm intensely angry with you – you defiled my daughter." I closed my eyes, took a deep breath and swallowed my anger, "Baraqiel, I understand your anger. Yes, I did have "relations" with Akeno, but she offered herself as my birthday present. I respectfully asked her if she was sure it was what she wanted to do. I would never defile your little girl. She means a lot to me, and we didn't take this act lightly. Baraqiel eyes watered as he looked down, "She not my little girl anymore; she is old enough to decide if she wants to give herself to someone. I guess I'm still unsettled from the night her mother died." Baraqiel looked up at Akeno melancholy, "My little girl ran away, it shattered me. My family was taken from me in a single night. The next time I saw my baby girl she was practically all grown up... so much time lost." Baraqiel closed his eyes to subdue the moisture gathering in them. "Daddy." Akeno said quietly taken aback by her father's words.

"OK, now Zachary do have anything to say?" Mother asked me. I hung my head "I'm more worried than angry, when I saw you with Baraqiel I was worried that you would..." I stopped." "You were worried that what I would what?" Mother asked "It's nothing." "Don't give me that, what is it? "I just don't want you to get hurt again." I said as I looked up at my mom. "I remembered when you and father used to dance, and go out on dates. The two of you were happy. I can't go through you getting thrown out again, aside from Akeno your all I have left; I can't lose you again.

Mom sat down next to me and wrapped me in a hug as tears gently rolled down my face. "I understand you worry but I'm ready to love again and Baraqiel has more substance in his little finger then your father had in his whole body I ..." Mom looked at Baraqiel. "I love him. I love Baraqiel just as much as I loved your father or Zenkichi. "I just want you to be happy mom." "I want you to be happy too and it looks like you are with Akeno she truly is remarkable, just as you described. Akeno blushed deeply as she rested her head on her father's shoulder. "It seems both of these men care deeply for us." She said warmly "Yes, which means this petty squabble between the two must end." Mother said. I stood up and offered Baraqiel my hand. "Take care of my mother." Baraqiel stood up and took My hand and with a firm handshake he said, "Take care of my daughter." "Aw this is nice." Issei said.

Everyone was enjoying tea. Akeno brought me a cup and sat next to me. She must have seen I was deep in thought. "What's up?" "It just dawned on me if our parents get married that will make us brother and sister I'll be dating my sister." An alluring smile came over Akeno's face she leaned up against my ear and whispered. "If we do become siblings I can scream out Onii-chan whenever we do it." I spit out my tea everyone turned and looked at me "Went down the wrong pipe." I said.

Then we heard a sound, the sound of two people locking lips. Every looked around the room no lip locking here. The sound was coming from the other room we all quietly tip toed to the edge of the room and poked our heads in and saw a shocking sight.

Xenovia was making out with Kiba.

"What the hell!" Issei shouted Kiba let go of Xenovia breasts as the two of them turned to face the beat red faces staring at them. "OK, are there any other secret relationships we should know about?" Zachary asked. "I'm dating Gasper, Rossweisse is seeing Azazel and Asia is dating the new transfer student." Koneko said in her monotone voice as she continued eating her chocolate bar as Gasper covered his face in embarrassment. "When did this happen?" Akeno asked. "Well you are the reason all this happened Akeno." Koneko continued "Me!" "Yes, after you told us that one of the reasons you fell for Zachary was because he told you that you deserve more than being part of a harem. Well I guess those words worked their way into our heads as well. So, we all went off and got boyfriends. We were going to tell Issei but Xenovia spilled the beans."

"I don't believe it." Issei said with a shocked face as his posture went from confident and sturdy to hunched and insecure - arms hanging at his side and shoulders slouched. "When I woke up this morning I had a harem now it's vanished in front of my eyes." Rias pressed her check against Issei's "Well plus side is I have you all to myself now." She said with a lustful smile on her face. "You! This is your fault." Issei shouted and activated his boosted gear and aimed a dragon shot at my head. "My life was perfect until you showed up, now its ruined because of you!" "OK Issei lets calm down." I said as I raised my hands in front of me. "Shut up asshole!" Just when things where bad they got worse when the part of me that was my father had to show its face. "Are you threatening me Hyoudou? Because I can take you!" Issei snorted closed his fist and in flash sucker punched me in the face sending me flying to the ceiling. I quickly turned myself and landed feet first on the ceiling. "Oh, it's on now!" I yelled as I pushed of the ceiling and dove at Issei.

Tune in next time its fallen angle vs dragon. Hope you all have a kick ass day.