Chapter 1

Hello everybody! This is a High School DxD fic. It is inspired from Kurohami´s fic "Traitor", wich is about issei leaving Rias side. Just remember: This is my first fic so go easy on me and english is my second language. With all that done, enjoy the first chapter of "A Change of Heart".

"Talking"

'Thinking'

["Ddraig/Albion Talking"]

['Ddraig/Albion Thinking']

Flashback

Chapter 1: Revelations

Issei was upset. He has been like that for some hours now. And he has been thinking a lot since his last spar with Vali. This is becouse what Vali told him after the spar.

*Flashback*

From some time, Issei and Vali have been sparing each other every month to see how much each other have improved before the final battle. After some months they have develop some sort of friendship and after the spars they talk about random stuff without importance.

"You weren´t bad Hyoudu." Vali praise him "Thanks you weren´t bad either." Issei respond. After some minutes of talking Vali asked him "Hey, can I ask you something?" "Shoot." Issei told him "Why are you so loyal to Rias Gremory?" Vali asked him.

This question surprised Issei "What do you mean?" "Is that every time I see you fight and she is involved, she usually stay behind you while you get the hits, the same as your friends." Vali explained. Issei though for a minute and answer "They are a lot of reasons." He started "First I love her, second she loves me, third she saved my life and fourth they are my friends." Issei explained but Vali answered quickly "Are you sure?"

Once again the question surprised Issei "What do you mean?" "I mean if she really loves you." Vali clarifies. With this Issei got a little angry "What are you trying to say Vali?" Issei asked "Nothing is that Albion told me that past users of him got seduced to fight for one side, and the same happened to past users of the boosted gear, so I just want to make sure if she sees you as Issei Hyoudu or just the Red Dragon Emperor." Vali said calmy.

At this Issei didn´t respond, instead he looked to the ground 'Thats imposible, Rias love me right? Or did she really sees me as a toy?' Issei though but got interupted by Vali

"Also you said that she saved you from dyieng after that fallen angel attacked you,right?" Issei nods "Well why didn´t she save you before the fallen angel attacked you?" Again Issei was surprised by the question "Well thats becouse she wasn´t there at the time she throw me the spear." Issei said but Val responds immediately "She was." "W-What?" This time Issei was really shocked. What did Vali mean by that. "Maybe she wasn´t at the act but she was aware of the situation. Remember, her familiar gave you a paper of the Gremory house, those as you already know are to make contracts with humans ,but if the human dies while having the paper she could feel that the person died, so she could be waiting until the fallen angel killed you for her to appear and revive you as her pawn." Issei was silent "Besides if you decided to throw the paper she to the trash she probably already might wanted you on her peerage so she probably would have make some of her pieces watched over you." Vali concluded.

Issei was shocked, becouse it makes sense. That was the territory of Rias so if she was following Issei to join her peerage she could have stoped Raynare before she attacked. 'I-It can´t be. But it all fits. So she left me d-' He was interupted by Vali

"Besides yo-" ["Vali thats enough."] Albion interupted "Hmmm." Vali answered ["I can feel and see that you are meking him feel uncumfortable, so just drop it."] Albion clarifies.

"If you say so." Vali answered, then he looked towards Issei and he noticed that he was looking to the ground lost in his own thoughts.

"Hyoudu you okay?" Vali asked geting him out of his toughts "Yeah,Yeah. I think I´m going home now." "Fine, goodbye Hyoudu." Vali said to him "Yeah,see ya Vali" He responded him. [Goodbye Ddraig, until next time."] Albion said to Ddraig["You too Albion,take care."] And after that they left.

*Flashback Ends*

That was in Issei mind right now. And the more he thinks about it the more sense it makes to Issei.

['You okay there partner?']

'Do you think it is true?'

['What Vali said earlier?']

'Yeah. I don´t want to believe it, but the more I think about it, the more sense it makes. I mean, that it all fits.'

['I don´t know what to tell you. Becouse it is true that in the past many people wanted to seduce my former users to get them in their sides and frankly, I always had my doubts about this Gremory girl.']

'And about Raynare?'

[It have more chances truly. I mean saving your life will help her gain your trust, and also will gave you an objective against fallen angels. And her sudden appeareance just in the nick of time was to conventient']

This only makes more doubts to Issei actual situation 'What do you suggest me to do?'

['Honestly, you may ask her and try to find any sign of lying']

'Really?'

['Yes.']

'If you say so.'

At that moment the main door open saying that the others member of the ORC have arrived. He knew that those weren´t his parents becouse they were out of town for a while. After hearing that he went downstairs to confront Rias.

"Buchou, can I ask you something?" He asked her "Yes, what is it Issei?" Rias said with a smile. After that he takes her to the balcony to ask her in private.

In the balcony Rias asked at last "So, what do you wanted to ask me?" After some seconds of silence Issei asked "What I´m to you?" Rias was surprised by the question but kept composure "What do you mean by that?" "What I am to you. I am Issei Hyoudu or just the flashy red dragon emperor?"

Rias was shocked by that question 'Why would Issei ever ask that?' Were her thoughts at the moment but Issei don´t hearing an answer he made the conclusion " Your silence say it all. Goodbye Rias." After that he went downstairs and left the house.

"Issei wait!" Rias screamed but Issei already left "Rias, what happened back there?" Akeno asked "Yeah, is Ise-kun okay? He just left without saying a word and seemed a little bit angry." Kiba added. "He asked me smething and made a rush conclusion." Rias said. "What did he ask?" Xenovia asked her. "If I just see him as Issei Hyoudu or the red dragon emperor."

Everyone was shocked with this. "Why would Ise-kun ask that?" Asia asked. " I don´t know, but we better look for him before he do something stupid" Rias say. "Hai!" Everyone said and went outside to look for him.

*In the park*

Issei was walking there with his minds full of negative thoughts.

'So I was just a toy to her?'

['Partner,calm down.']

'Was it all an act?'

['Partner,relax a little bit.']

'Everything I did for her was becouse she manipulated me? Was I ever something important?'

['ISSEI CALM DOWN!'] Ddraig screamed in his mind.

After that Issei calmed down and listened.

['I know you are upset and you are in your right. She played you. But if you continue like this you might go into jugernaut drive. Look, I don´t care what you are going to do but remember that I will always suppurt you.]

After hearing this Issei felt a little better 'Thanks Ddraig, I needed that.'

[You´re welcome partner.]

"Taking a night walk, my rival?" Said a voice

Issei looked up and saw Vali smiling "What do you want Vali?" He asked. After hearing this Vali lost his smile. "You okay Hyoudu?" Vali asked. "You were right" At the answer Vali rised a brow in confusion "About what you said earlier. You were right." Issei said. "Care to eaxplain?" Vali asked as he came to the ground.

After Issei told him everything that happened Vali could only frown. "I´m sorrya bout that." Vali said but Issei quickly said "Don´t. Is more, I should be thankfull to you for opening my eyes." After some seconds of silence Vali asked "So what are you going to do now? I doubt that you will go back to her, so?" After some more seconds of silence Issei said "Vali." "Hmmm." "I want to join Khaos Brigade."

Vali was know smiling becouse the chance of having his friend and rival on his side. " Are you sure about that?" He asked to make sure, and Issei noded "Yes. If I am going to become a stray, better to have backup, right? Vali chuckled "You are right about that. But what about your evil pieces?" That might be a problem becouse taking them out means death. "I guess that there is someone that can take them out safely." Issei answered "Probaby." Vali said smiling "Well lets leave before something happens." Vali said while opening a magic circle to get back to his base. But before they could leave someone screamed "Issei!"

Turning their looks to the source of the voice they looked at Rias Gremory panting hardly. "Please Issei *Pant* don´t do this." She begged just for Issei to answer "You make your choice I make mine. Goodbye Rias." "Wait you are still my pawn. You will become a stray if you leave" She begged again now on edge of crying. At this Issei stop for a little. Then he summoned his boosted gear and focusing a little bit of power, he tooked out his evil pieces with a lot of blood and a little bit of tissue. "Not *Pant* Anymore" he said with a smile and then with help of Vali get in the circle.

When the rest of the ORC arrived to the park the first thing they saw was Rias hugging 8 pawn pieces covered in blood. "What happened here?" Akeno ask but did´t got an answer "Rias!" She said to snap her out of her thoughts. "He is gone." Rias responded back confusing Akeno "Who is gone?" Akeno asked. "Issei. He left us." She barely said leaving everyone shocked.

Well that was the first chapter. I hope you enjoy it becouse I sure did writing it. I´ll try to submit the next chapter Sunday or Monday. That will be all so review, follow and until nextime.