Little announcement here, guys. So, I was thinking of new ideas to make this story more interesting, with something in particular coming into mind. I have a good feeling that you'll love this:

SECRET REPORTS!

You heard me. It ain't Kingdom Hearts without those things, and I bet the ones I'll make will definitely be worth your time. Don't worry, Sora won't be needing to defeat a boss or get a chest to uncover one, because I'll be releasing them at a two-day basis. The first one is already posted in my profile, so go check it out. The second one will be released next next chapter.

I have 13 Secret Reports planned, and they are all connected to the main lore of this story. I will not be explaining their context, it's up to you to figure them out. :) That's what makes this fun. Feel free to come up with your own conclusions through a review!

Time to address a little issue that's been quite annoying for some time now. So, it looks like I triggered some people when I had Sora think of a keyblade war being safer than the Holy Sword Project. Objectively, it is. Wanna know why? The main difference between the two is that there is BLOODSHED in DxD, while Kingdom Hearts is a children's game. Sora wasn't around during the First Keyblade War, was he? He can't say anything about how it went down, only the one in which he fought in. And seriously, the ONLY casualties in the Second Keyblade War were Xehanort, Dark Riku, and Kairi. Sora too, if you include him fading away at the end of the game. The rest of the Organization simply went back to their respective times and became recompleted. Sure, they all fell to darkness before facing the Organization, but wooo Sora is there to save the day! :D

Even so, Xehanort died peacefully and with a smile on his face. Dark Riku was just a damn replica, nothing important about that. Kairi is literally the only casualty that brought grief but despite it, Sora found a way to rescue her at the cost of his own, and he doesn't regret it. Now feel free to prove that that is 'more dangerous' than the Holy Sword Project that killed CHILDREN with only one survivor. To top it all off, the one who led it was a guy who had a screw loose in his head. Its end goal was even stupid and isn't on the level of 'change the world' like what Xehanort had planned.

You wanna know why I'm ignoring you, Blazer? You're not worth it.

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(Underworld)

Aqua was sitting on her bed, hugging her knees and rocking back and forth while being in deep thought. Strangely, she wasn't wearing her usual outfit and instead had a blue shirt with matching shorts. A few days ago, Serafall had enough of seeing the blue-haired master in the same clothes everyday and randomly gave her a whole wardrobe full of her old clothes back when she was still the heiress to the Sitri clan. According to her, 'Aqua-chan would lose her charm as a girl' if she keeps on wearing the same garments over and over.

That was probably the first time she ever thought about 'having charm as a girl', but Aqua immediately reminded herself that she was no ordinary girl and thus, she shouldn't be affected with silly things like this. So, she did her best to politely decline Serafall's offer but ended up accepting it in the end. Honestly, it was either the wardrobe or be forced to wear a magical girl outfit similar to hers for a change.

It should be clear to Aqua by now that when Serafall Leviathan does something, she is dead-set on making it happen.

"I know what I want now, but why can't I just admit it? I feel bad for Lady Serafall, she must be thinking that I'm leading her on for no reason," she thought to herself with a downtrodden look on her face. She promised the Maou Leviathan that she would have an answer to the offer she made soon, but as the days passed by, Aqua found herself even more conflicted than ever.

To add to that, the investigation on Sora's true nature as a Longinus wielder wasn't really going well; Aqua was working day and night with the four Maous just to find a solid clue regarding this mystery, but there was nothing of great value yet. She was helping them by providing information about Sora, although it didn't do much because he wasn't an inhabitant of this world. The fact that there was next to no information about the Boosted Gear because it was a lost Longinus only made it more frustrating, but all of them were far from giving up.

On the brighter side, Aqua did learn about the five other lost Longinus that haven't been found yet throughout history. They were the Annihilation Maker, which is said to be among the strongest of the Longinus that allows its user to create beings from their own shadows; Captis Rex, a power-draining Longinus in which the Dragon King Vritra resides in; Incinerate Anthem, the holy cross where Jesus was crucified that can produce purple flames; Absolute Demise, a human-sized doll that has complete mastery over ice and can freeze almost anything; and the Nereid Kyrie, which was said to be a Longinus that can strengthen or weaken dragons depending on its user.

Knowing this bit of information will surely help in the long run, and learning about the remaining five Longinus amazed the blue-haired master with what they were capable of. It truly made her wonder what caused these six powerful artifacts to disappear from this world, but at the same time, she thought it would be for the best. The horrifying casualties left behind by the Great War would likely be doubled or even tripled if those six Longinus were here at the time.

At the moment, Aqua was thinking about Serafall's offer and it's been this way for some time now. Even while she was busy helping the four Great Satans in any way she could, the thought of becoming a devil hasn't once left her mind. If possible, Aqua could've just declined the offer but no, she really was considering it.

As a matter of fact, she finally came to the decision that she would accept the offer and become a devil in Serafall's peerage. She pondered over it thoroughly, and realized that this was what she wanted. Perhaps by following the footsteps of the boy who rescued her from the darkness, she would be able to move on from her failures and put the past behind her. Learning that Roxas and Xion were now devils in the peerage of Serafall's younger sister only reinforced her decision, as she came to the conclusion that perhaps this was what she needed to do.

However, something was preventing her from going to Serafall to reveal her decision. Aqua knew what it was, but what bothered her is that she didn't want to acknowledge it. She was trying to ignore it, knowing she would regret it if she began to pay attention to it or worse, something could go wrong.

"What do I do? I don't want to make Lady Serafall wait any longer…" Aqua sighed and looked out of the window, getting a clear view of the city outside. During her time here, she had come to enjoy being in the Underworld, and no longer treating it as another Realm of Darkness. "I've had too many shortcomings and they were of my own doing, and maybe if I turn into—" Her thoughts were interrupted by a voice that was very familiar to her.

"Fancy place, no wonder you decided to stay here. And I never thought I'd see the day where you would actually wear different clothing."

Aqua immediately turned her attention to the being that sat on the edge of the bed in front of her. This person had whitish-blue hair and yellow eyes. Her corset was dark and in tatters with darkness enveloping her limbs. She was looking at Aqua with smirk, taking satisfaction at the dumbfounded look on the keyblade master's face.

"Surprised to see me again?" asked Anti-Aqua smugly.

Regaining her composure, the blue-haired master narrowed her eyes at her own doppelganger who was corrupted by darkness. "What are you doing here?"

"I've always been here. I'm the darkness that still lingers inside you, waiting to be unleashed again." Anti-Aqua spoke, her evil smirk widening.

Now, if it was any other keyblade wielder, they would quickly summon their keyblade and prepare for a fight, but Aqua was more perceptive than that. She calmed down enough to stay in her place and simply scowled at the direction of her counterpart.

"You're wrong. You already disappeared when I was rescued from the Realm of Darkness. Xehanort is gone as well, so there's no reason for you to exist. You're only an illusion inside my head now."

Anti-Aqua laughed, unaffected with that remark. "Hahahaha, if I was an illusion, then I will just disappear the moment you said so. The fact that you are even speaking with me, it means that you are still clinging to the past when I was in control of us."

"That was my moment of weakness, when I didn't have my friends by my side," Aqua clenched her fist in anger.

"They aren't even with you right now. Did you already forget? You chose to leave them behind yet again, and you're all alone in this place. It doesn't have to be this way, you know." Anti-Aqua leaned closer, before flashing a cocky smile. "You have me. Maybe if you would let me take over, I can guarantee that you'll never be alone again."

Aqua kept her stern expression, looking unaffected at all. "Don't take me for a fool. I know what you're really up to. And whoever said I came here alone? Roxas, Xion, and Kairi are all with me. Sora is here, too. I've also made new friends in this world, so don't you even think that I have no one with me."

"Oh, it was only a joke, learn to lighten up." Anti-Aqua waved it off with sarcastic grin, before looking serious all of a sudden. "Speaking of those kids, it's because of you that they're all scattered at the moment, isn't it? It's your fault that everything turned out like this. You see? Darkness still lingers inside you. It influences you, and it's because of it that you became selfish. It's because of it that that pathetic, lousy boy was banished from your home."

Now that triggered something in Aqua as she glared heatedly at her dark counterpart. There was no way she would let that slide. "Don't insult Sora that way. He's the one who saved me from the darkness, the one who got rid of you. He's the reason why we won against Xehanort and his allies. You're sorely mistaken if you even think of him as lousy," she said in defiance.

"But at what cost? Getting banished from his own universe?" The dark version of Aqua shrugged her shoulders, before smirking once again. "Don't make me laugh. Besides, I'm not entirely gone. Like what I said, I've always been inside you, even until now."

"Is that why you're here? Trying to make me give in to the darkness again so you can run freely? I won't let that happen. I beat you once, and I can do it again."

Anti-Aqua hummed in thought for a few moments, before smiling suggestively. "As tempting as that sounds, I'm afraid not. It was you who brought me here, now isn't that interesting?"

The blue-haired master looked disgusted with that thought. There was no way that'll ever happen. "I would never—"

"You wish to be a devil like that lousy boy whom you call your saviour, and yet you are afraid of turning into me." Anti-Aqua cut her off, making her counterpart widen her eyes. She took a moment to smirk at Aqua's expression before continuing. "Oh, is it because you're afraid of the darkness consuming you? That once you turn into a devil, you'll lose yourself to the thing that you hate most of all? How pathetic, I expected more from a keyblade master."

Surprisingly enough, Aqua didn't look like she was about to argue back. Everything her doppelganger said was true, and there was no way she could deny it. Even if she does try to make an argument, it would only result in her feeling a lot worse than before. All she could do right now was lower her head and look down in sadness.

"I'm not a master. I'm a failure."

"Wow, I never would have thought I'd hear those words coming out of your mouth. If you had done this some time ago, I would have been pleased and satisfied with what became of a powerful keyblade master like you," Anti-Aqua clapped her hands sarcastically before scowling. "But right now, I'm disgusted with you. What happened to the Aqua who's stubborn and would never go down without a fight?"

"I… don't know. I'm not sure anymore, that's why I thought that being a devil… might be the answer I'm looking for," she muttered while shaking her head slowly. "But… I can't bring myself to come clean with the truth." Aqua sighed in defeat and looked at her counterpart with a somber expression. "You're right. I'm afraid that darkness will take over me, just like what happened back then."

"Then take a page from the book of that squirt you admire so much," the doppelganger groaned, while Aqua suddenly blushed at her counterpart's words. "He's a devil now, isn't he? Now, do you see him running around and destroying stuff? No, it's like nothing changed. He's still the same idiot who's reckless and would sacrifice himself without question if it means keeping people safe."

Almost immediately, the blue-haired master returned to her defeated look. "I'm not like Sora. He's been swallowed by darkness more times than me, and he always finds his way back to the light. I can't even do that without someone coming to rescue me."

"That has nothing to do with being a devil, idiot. That boy is a devil now, he can't come back to the light even if he tried to. But if that's the case, then you're just saying that those four devils who are with you all the time will stab you in the back when you're not looking. Is that what you want?" Anti-Aqua asked with an evil grin.

That quickly alarmed Aqua and she shook her head instantly. The thought of Serafall and the other Maou turning on her was something that scared her, and she quickly eliminated any image of it in her mind. "N-No, that's not what I meant, I—"

"That's where the problem is, and it's you." Anti-Aqua explained, emphasizing it by pointing towards her counterpart accusingly. "You're doing this to yourself. The devils here are literally creatures of the dark, or have you forgotten? You're the one making a decision here to turn into a devil. You're willingly going to step into darkness because you think that it might be the answer to your problems. But here you are, afraid of what might happen if you do."

Aqua stared at her doppelganger for a few moments, slowly taking in her words before an image of a certain spiky brunette appeared in her mind. Sora willingly gave himself to the dark multiple times, and he managed to find his way back to the light even after all of it. Now that he was truly a being of darkness, there was no way he could return to the light. Despite that, he still remained the same and it's like nothing happened. He didn't even look depressed, nor was he even regretful of his own decision to be a devil. Aqua could clearly see it in his eyes when she watched that Rating Game, and it's like Sora was even glad he made this particular decision.

It baffled the blue-haired master to no end.

"How does Sora even do it? He might be a devil, but… it feels like nothing really changed. It's like he's still a human. Not to mention, he can still use his keyblade and light as his weapon, which is supposed to be impossible for a devil. Do you know anything?" she asked, swallowing her pride and willingly asking the dark version of herself for something important.

To Aqua's complete surprise, her counterpart gave her a serious look that somehow showed concern even within her yellow orbs. "That's something you'll have to figure out on your own. You wouldn't believe me even if I tell you. Just remember that the longer it takes for you to make a decision, the more you're hurting yourself."

Aqua pursed her lips together, as she couldn't believe that she was about to say these next words. "N-No, I'm willing to listen to you and I—" As soon as she blinked, her doppelganger was gone. She turned her head around to see if there was still somebody inside her room, but there was none.

Realizing that it was really just an illusion, Aqua sighed deeply before hugging her knees close to her chest even tighter than before. She thought about her dark counterpart's words just now, most especially the part about her being alone with no one to turn to.

"I guess I really am alone in this…" she thought, realizing that while her friends were also in this world, she was facing this problem on her own.

If it was all-smiles inside the clubroom a while ago, it was the complete opposite now with what was happening. No, it wasn't in a bad way… sort of. The whole Occult Research Club had their mouths agape with what they were seeing, especially the girls where a few of them felt jealous. Kairi, Sora's childhood friend, was literally kissing their fellow devil while they were still on the floor! How could they not feel jealous?

Asia and Koneko gasped at the scene playing out before them, though they didn't look like they were jealous. If anything, they were more shocked instead of feeling that way. Akeno covered her mouth with one hand and blushed at Kairi's bold move, before sending a mischievous smirk at her best friend. She couldn't wait to tease Rias about this.

Speaking of said Gremory, her eye was already twitching while feeling jealousy starting to flare up inside her. She was well aware that her pawn had hidden feelings for Kairi, but was too dense to act on them which would be her cue to show him what she felt instead and take her place as the girl in his heart. Rias also thought Kairi was the same, but never in a hundred years did she expect that girl to kiss Sora! She thought they would only hug, and that was it. Kairi was more forward than what she thought! She truly underestimated her fellow redhead, and now she was forced to watch her snogging off Sora's face.

Even Kiba, who temporarily forgot about his anger, had widened his eyes and his jaw slightly dropping in complete disbelief. He came to this meeting today expecting a serious discussion, not to witness Sora locking lips with a girl!

The small group of exorcists were no different. Even though she was aware that Kairi was going to tell her feelings to Sora when she sees him again, Griselda was still caught off guard with this… act of confession. How could she not? She was expecting Kairi to confess through words, not a kiss! Hmm, maybe a kiss was more appropriate because the young redhead told her that Sora was dense?

Irina had to cover her mouth to prevent herself from squealing, while her face was starting to turn red from how bold Kairi was to just kiss the boy she likes out of nowhere. Xenovia was trying her best to keep a straight face, although the shock was evident in her face and there was also a small blush on her cheeks.

"Mmpff…?!" Sora's eyes snapped open immediately while swallowing his words the moment he felt Kairi's lips on his. His cerulean orbs widened considerably as he looked at Kairi, who pushed into the kiss while keeping her arms tight around his neck. Her eyes were closed, indulging in the sensation of his lips upon hers as though it was her way of making sure that Sora was here and he wasn't going anywhere.

Sora felt unsure of what to do right now, even though he already faced this situation before. Compared to Rias, he had a lot more history with Kairi and to see his childhood friend actually kissing him was something that he honestly wasn't prepared for at the moment. Sure, there was a part of him that was enjoying this moment with the girl he's had feelings for but the very least, she could've said something first! Since when did Kairi like to take action before saying something? Sora was beginning to shudder at the thought of Kairi being an aggressive girl like Rias… oh dear Satan, if those two even start teaming up on him, he definitely wouldn't be able to handle it. NO, IT WAS BETTER IF HE DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT AT ALL!

Still though, he had enough rationality in his mind to realize that he needed to do something to respond.

Kairi gently nudged his bottom lip with her tongue, while the boy was still thinking of what he should do. Her lips felt very soft, and her breath was slowly clouding his mind with intense emotion. It reached the point where Sora's mind had given up and he responded to the kiss by moving his lips in perfect rhythm with her own. His hands slowly travelled from her back towards the curve of her hips, securing Kairi in place while he put his attention on the pair of lips that descended upon him.

He opened his mouth a bit more, unwilling to taint this moment by pulling away. As much as the thought embarrassed him, Sora did want to do this with Kairi and he had hidden thoughts of what it was like to kiss her when he was younger. In a way, he was happy that this was happening. From the time that they shared a paopu fruit together, this moment was bound to happen no matter what. All he could do right now was respond to her movements with his own; he squeezed her hips slightly, before reaching out with his tongue that it met Kairi's.

Kairi breathed out a muffled moan as a result. The pair of moist flesh danced together in slow fashion all while moving their lips at the same time, before the two young teenagers became unsure of what to happen next, especially in Sora's case. He had done this before with Rias, but his mind was too hazy to even remember any specific details that happened during that time. It didn't help that he was incredibly embarrassed when Rias kissed him too. Sora quickly scrambled to think of something that would prolong this moment he had with Kairi, because he feared that this might be the only time that it ever happens.

Meanwhile, Kairi's face had turned deep red while still being connected with Sora's lips. Her mind was put in a deep state of embarrassment. Only now that she realized she was getting carried away with this as well as Sora; she wanted to confess what she felt for him, not start a makeout session in front of many people! It's too embarrassing!

So, as much as she would like to continue sharing this moment with Sora, the girl broke off their lip contact while opening her eyes slowly. Kairi was blushing heavily as realization dawned upon her. She just kissed Sora in front of many people, including the friends she made and now she had no idea what to do. Despite this, she was able to regain her clear vision in time to see Sora raising his head off the ground to continue the kiss, only to find plain air to taste. Kairi forgot about her embarrassment for a moment as she giggled while Sora opened his eyes, realizing his mistake.

"Uh… t-that was… wow…" Sora blinked again, unsure of what to say after such an intimate moment with the girl he fancied for so long. It didn't last too long, nor was it too quick, but it was enough for them to pour their feelings into that one kiss. The color from his cheeks slowly faded, yet he could still feel his heart racing. "I-Is that gonna be your way of greeting me from now on? I wouldn't mind one bit," he grinned.

Kairi played along and flashed him a teasing grin. It felt like everything was back to normal now that Sora was with her once again. "If you want me to, then I guess I wouldn't mind kissing a certain lazy bum again. Seeing your red face was so worth it."

"Hey, your face was all red too just now!" he complained with a pout, before the two broke into a fit of giggles afterwards. They couldn't remember the last time they were like this, and it was most likely when the worlds were still safe from darkness. But now that they were together again with Xehanort and the Organization gone, it felt like they had all the time in the world to catch up. They weren't even caring about that the attention of all the people inside the room was directed towards them.

A sudden thought then came to Kairi's mind, and it reminded her of why she kissed Sora in the first place. Her cheeks slightly turned red as a result, but she managed to hide it from the lazy bum. Kairi couldn't believe that she was really going to do this right now, but she swore that she would confess as soon as she sees him again, and that's what she'll do.

Unwrapping her arms around his neck, Kairi now brought her hands to both sides of Sora's face as she leaned closer towards him. It reached to the point that their noses were touching, and the two of them were blushing furiously at the extreme closeness once again.

"Sora…" she breathed out, staring intensely into the boy's own cerulean orbs. Her blush intensified that her cheeks were the same color as her hair. "I've been wanting to say this for a long time. I want to tell you before it's too late, that I… I love you."

He heard every bit of her statement, and his eyes widened at Kairi's sudden confession. His mind was starting to become hazy because of this, but he willed himself not to shut down. This was something he never saw coming, even after kissing the girl just a moment ago. Sora just didn't figure that Kairi would actually tell him this while they were here, and he would've start panicking if it weren't for his full attention being directed towards the redhead.

Sora's blush skyrocketed now that his mind was back on track, while he slowly took in Kairi's words. She was always genuine with everything she says and does, not that he doubted her in the first place. Now that he was feeling a lot calmer after thinking it through, he had to give a response, right? He couldn't just leave her hanging without saying anything and honestly, he really wanted to answer her with what he truly felt.

He raised his hand to touch Kairi's cheek in return, while giving her a smile of his own that nearly made his 'dearly beloved' shed tears once again, almost as if she was anticipating his answer.

"Kairi, I—"

"Alright, that's enough."

A stern voice made the two freeze in place as they got caught red-handed in the act, forcing them to separate from each other a bit. Their faces turned a shade redder before they slowly turned their heads to the side, only to see Rias Gremory standing up from her desk with a very serious look on her face.

"Sora, I know that you are eager to be with one of your friends again, but hasn't it crossed your mind that Kairi arrived here with the exorcists that we were supposed to meet today?" she explained, hoping to talk some sense into her servant before giving him a serious frown. "Don't tell me that you have forgotten why we are here today."

His mind finally snapped back into reality thanks to his leader' words, realizing that he was in a… compromising position with Kairi at the moment. "O-Oh, right…! Just a second, Rias!" Sora grinned nervously as he sat up, which only put him in a more embarrassing position with Kairi now sitting on his lap. If possible, his blush only deepened. "Uh, K-Kairi…? Can we just talk about this later?" he asked while feeling ashamed of himself. He wanted to give Kairi an answer, but this truly wasn't the right time.

The girl nodded. "O-Okay." While feeling disappointed that their reunion had to be cut short, Kairi understood that she came here with Griselda, Irina, and Xenovia for something important. She was about to remove herself from Sora's lap, only for her hand to rest on a… bulge underneath her.

Both teens turned crimson almost instantly, with steam being emitted from their heads like a boiling kettle. Yep, the both of them knew what that 'bulge' was, and the spiky brunette wanted to strangle himself for letting this happen. But… can he really blame himself for this? The girl he liked was literally on top of him a few seconds ago, snogging his face off. His body was bound to make some sort of reaction!

Kairi felt like fainting at any moment now, her mind coming to the conclusion that she was the reason why Sora had a… bulge in his pants. So much for having a proper reunion with Sora, huh? First, she embarrasses herself by kissing him in front of other people and now this?! Why was this happening?!

Meanwhile, Sora wanted to run away and hide under his bed forever. Screw getting home to his worldline! He will never be able to face the rest of his friends now, especially Riku! He's gonna die of embarrassment before that even happens!

Nearly everyone gasped at the action and their jaws dropped to the floor in a comical way, most especially the three exorcists. They had no idea that a pure innocent girl like Kairi was capable of doing this. The seconds passed, and Kairi didn't make a move to get her hand off Sora's pants while the boy was simply frozen in place. It was unknown if it was either out of embarrassment, or their minds had shut down at that moment.

Rias' eye was twitching madly, before she slammed her hands on her desk hard. "Get it together already, you two! A meeting is supposed to be taking place right now!" she shouted.

The Gremory girl's action was enough to snap both keyblade wielders out of their trance but in the process, Kairi accidentally gave the bulge in Sora's pants a squeeze, which ALMOST caused the boy to moan if he didn't slap his hand over his mouth. More steam was coming out of his head, and his pupils were already blank.

"I'm sorry, Sora! I-I-I didn't mean to!" With a red face that could rival the color of her own hair, Kairi finally removed her hand from the bulge and looked to the side to avoid Sora's gaze. As much as she wanted to confess today, she felt too embarrassed to continue even after they have that meeting! Forget confessing, because this had gotten too awkward for the both of them! She didn't even know if she could look at Sora straight in the eye without blushing from now on!

The spiky brunette slowly removed his hand from his mouth. "I-I-I-It's okay…" he answered in a quiet tone, which was barely audible but enough for Kairi to hear. To avoid any further, uhm… 'accidents', Sora quickly covered his crotch with both of his hands and simply looked down to hide his face from everyone else. If only he could be excused from the whole meeting right now…

"Pull yourselves together already! What's done is done!" Griselda exclaimed, shaking her head to snap herself out of her shock. Even so, she was doing her best not to think about what just transpired between the two childhood friends. "Kairi, get off of his lap and save yourselves the embarrassment."

Rias found herself agreeing with the green-haired exorcist, although it was out of jealousy than rationality. "She's right, so stop with this useless flirting and take this seriously! Sora, you better not try anything else, or I will personally intervene," she said while sending a scowl towards her pawn.

"Y-Y-Yes…" Sora replied nervously and just remained in his place, not wanting to make Rias angry any further since he knew what it's like if she was.

Griselda's words seemed to have reached the girl as she took a quick moment to look at the lazy bum before her. "I-I'll get off you then…!" Kairi slowly removed herself from his lap, feeling the same way as Sora right now. This action caused most of the Gremory peerage to take deep breaths out of relief that it will be over, especially Rias.

Xenovia managed to snap out of her trance and took notice of Kairi about to stand up and move away from Sora. Almost immediately, her protective instincts kicked in and the bluenette stepped forward to prevent the young girl from any further embarrassment. "I'll help you up, Kairi!" she said as she stood just beside Sora's legs, while quickly reaching out to grab the girl's arm.

Irina tried to stop her friend, fearing that something might go wrong because that's usually how things end up if Xenovia was involved. It wasn't like Irina was talking down on her partner, hehe…

"Xenovia, wait!"

Too late.

"I'll pull you off him." The bluenette had already grabbed Kairi's arm, surprising the younger girl before she felt herself getting pulled with so much strength that she couldn't keep up. In fact, Xenovia seemed to be too focused in pulling that she didn't notice Kairi falling forward with nobody around to help her.

"Xenovia, watch it!" Griselda scolded, rushing forward to try and catch the redhead in her arms.

"Ouch!" Kairi winced in pain as she landed on her stomach with her arms in front of her. It didn't really hurt much, but her chest still felt pain upon landing. It didn't help that the flooring was made of wood. "At least I'm off Sora's lap now," she thought while trying her best not to blush at what happened between her and Sora in a matter of minutes. "S-S-Stop thinking about it…!" She raised her head just in time to see Xenovia getting scolded by an angry Griselda.

"Now look what you did! You don't need to help Kairi all the time but when you do, be more careful!" Griselda shouted while she pulled on Xenovia's ear, hard. Tears were even beginning to form in the teen's eyes as she begged for forgiveness.

Kairi only sighed. She couldn't blame Xenovia, but she'll have to remind the bluenette to be more careful next time. She could hurt someone without even knowing it. "Focus on the meeting first," she reminded herself. Perhaps this would make her forget about her embarrassment. Slowly, Kairi picked herself off the floor but once she was on all fours, she heard a loud thud behind her.

The girl quickly turned her head to see Sora lying on the floor, passed out with swirls for his eyes and a massive blush on his face. This made Kairi worried for his well-being, and thought that something had gone wrong. "Sora!" she cried out in concern, crawling over to his face as she began to shake his body back and forth. There was no response from him, all while everybody else around her were either sighing, or groaning in frustration. "What happened to you? Is there something wrong? P-Please say something!"

"Good grief…" Rias sighed while massaging her temples, knowing the reason why her pawn fainted. Why did this have to happen at the worst time?! This was going nowhere and if this continues any further, the meeting will definitely be ruined!

The crimson-haired beauty stood up from her desk and walked over towards Sora and Kairi. "I'll be taking him, if you don't mind…" she spoke in a neutral tone as she carried her servant off the floor and placed him on the couch where Koneko sat, but not before sending a scowl at Kairi's direction.

Of course, Kairi was oblivious to it but that didn't stop her from getting worried for the young brunette whom she loved dearly. "W-Why did Sora pass out? He was doing fine just now…" she muttered, somehow feeling responsible for this. Maybe that lazy bum felt too embarrassed with what she did with that bulge on his pants, to the point that his mind had simply shut down…

"Uhm, K-Kairi-chan…" Irina voiced out, gaining the redhead's attention. The twin-tailed exorcist was fidgeting nervously while blushing, and she looked like she was having hard time speaking. Even Griselda stopped scolding Xenovia for a moment as both girls' faces were flushed as well. "I think… Sora-kun fainted because of you…"

"Oh…" she mumbled. Some confession this is. She only ended up embarrassing herself and Sora in front of many people, resulting in the boy passing out on the spot. To top it all off, she did it in the middle of an important meeting, which was the worst possible time to pounce on Sora and snog his face off!

Wait a minute, why was he here anyway? This was a room filled with devils, and Sora isn't one…

"...you were f-f-flashing him your… p-p-p-panties, and… he fainted…" Irina continued, shutting her eyes tightly since she couldn't believe that she just said that. Her eyes quickly widened upon realizing what she did. "Ahhh! I have sinned greatly for saying such lecherous things! Forgive me for my inappopriate actions, oh Lord. Amen," she prayed while clasping her hands together.

That seemed to have gotten the attention of Kairi, bringing her back to reality as a blush started to appear on her cheeks. Truthfully, Kairi only heard the first part but she didn't quite get it, most likely because she was a bit distracted.

"What?" she asked innocently.

Having had enough of all this unnecessary shenanigans, Rias' voice began to take over. "My servant had an eyeful of your undergarments when you fell to the floor, and that is why he fainted. I expect you to apologize once he wakes up." she explained with her arms crossed under her chest, getting everyone's attention, including Kairi's.

Speaking of that young girl, her blush was already the same color as her hair upon hearing the Gremory's words. Her mind, although slow, began to register everything and it was only a miracle that she's still perfectly fine. Because her emotions? Boy, they're already out the window along with her heart because they were about to burst out of her chest, anyway. It's too much for her to handle.

"S-S-S-S-S-Sora… h-h-h-h-he s-saw m-m-m-m-my…" Kairi stuttered, her pupils becoming blank while being shadowed by her cherry-red hair. She was already grabbing the edge of her dress before pulling it down, unwilling to take any further embarrassment that involved her… clothing. "S-S-S-S-Sora… h-h-h-he saw my p-p-p-p…" Even in her thoughts, she couldn't finish what she wanted to say. The girl had her head down at this point, while internally wishing she could faint right now just like Sora.

Maybe if they weren't in a place with other people surrounding them, Kairi wouldn't feel as embarrassed knowing that Sora got a peek at her panties. In fact, she'd likely tease him about it instead of panicking! If only it was that exact scenario instead of this one, she would definitely be able to confess properly and maybe… just maybe, do something more than kissing… NO, NO, IT DOESN'T INVOLVE CROSSING THAT LINE!

But alas, they were in a room full of people. The fact that some of people just happened to be devils didn't help, either!

While Kairi was just standing there as stiff as a board, Rias was having thoughts of her own involving her fellow redhead. Nobody could notice it, but the jealous look on her face actually softened and was replaced with intrigue as well as clear interest.

"I can see why Sora has feelings for her… but that won't stop me from taking my place in his heart," Rias pondered as she took a good look at her pawn's childhood friend before noticing something important. "However, I do wonder what is she doing with those exorcists… is she one of them? Did they find her when she was transported here? Hmm, Sora would like to know more about this once he wakes up. I, too, would like to get to the bottom of this."

And there we go. Aqua is having a really tough time coming to a clear decision on whether she becomes a devil or not, and even has an interesting discussion with her dark version about letting herself be consumed by darkness. I hope I pulled it off well, because we'll be seeing more of Aqua in the following chapters. And next, oooohhh my Sokai heart… THEY REALLY KISSED AND KAIRI CONFESSED! Such a shame that it had to happen while they're in the presence of other people. If they were alone, they wouldn't get disturbed and Sora would've given his answer. Don't worry, he'll answer her properly eventually but right now, they have to proceed with the meeting that they planned. But before that, Sora has to wake up from his unconscious state first.

Before you ask, yes I intended for things between Sora and Kairi to end up that way. She touched his boner, he saw her panties XD. I guess you could treat this as an introduction of Sora and Kairi into the crazy harem shenanigans of Highschool DxD. More of those scenarios await them. ;) If you don't like it, well… this story isn't for you. Next chapter should be interesting, because we finally head into the meeting between the exorcists w/ Kairi and the Gremory peerage.

NOTE: I am not painting Rias in a bad light by being jealous. It's just her normal reaction. She won't do anything desperate, because as you can see from the end of the chapter, she even acknowledges why Sora likes Kairi and becomes concerned why she was with exorcists.

Goodbye… and good night! BANG! *too sweet gesture*

-Lance