Hey there everyone! It's been a while since I tried a new story, and I recently decided to try an idea I've had floating around for a while, as it's been itching to get out of me. The most important thing I'll say before anything else is that compared to the heavily changed world of "Legend of the Heavenly Dragons", the story I've got planned for "Daydreamer Dragon" is closer to canon.

The most important thing about this story is, as the summary mentions, that it's a Fem!Issei story. My female take on him is named Ishie, and she's not a pervert like her canon counterpart, instead being a fairy tale romantic as I'd best describe it. This is the reason for the story's name, as she wants to know the feelings having a boyfriend would give her... though views herself too much like the princesses in most fairy tales.

This itself is important to whoever she'll end up with, because rather than set someone to eventually become her boyfriend from the start, she'll have some romantic teasing with a few characters and then eventually I'll decide on who I want her to be with somewhere between V6 and V10's events. There won't be any other gender bends besides Ishie, so her potential love interests are everyone that's already a boy.

Before we start this story, the last thing among important changes is that Murayama and Katase have a bigger role, being Ishie's version of Matsuda and Motohama, though in a very different way that I'll explain more about at the end of the chapter. For now, let's just say its part of a few changes that will keep this story from being too much like canon.

And with that, let the first chapter of Daydreamer Dragon begin!

[Chapter 1 - This is no Dream]

A huge battle could be seen as a knight in armor, which completely hid his appearance, rushed through a field as a large Dragon flew overhead and let out a roar, unleashing a powerful flame from its mouth.

Seeing the fire coming, the knight leaped into the air as if he was a majestic lion, his shield held out to block the attack before stabbing through one of the Dragon's wings.

Roaring in pain, the Dragon crashed onto the ground as it was no longer able to maintain its flight, quickly rolling onto its legs as it continued its flurry of flames at the noble knight.

"You shall not stop me, you fiend!" He declared.

Once again, he held his shield out, but being grounded allowed the Dragon's fire to propel itself with more power, pushing the knight back as he struggled to stand strong against the mighty beast.

"My brave knight, don't give up!" A female voice shouted.

Hearing those words, the knight turned to see a princess in a white dress look his way, giving him a big smile of encouragement. Upon seeing that joyful expression on her face, he stomped onto the ground and began to push forward.

"Keep going, I believe in you!" The princess cheered.

"Yes, I shall not give in, princess!" The knight answered.

Pushing forward, the knight managed to win against the strength of the flames before slashing his sword across the Dragon, causing the beast to roar as the knight's sword burned through its scales and turned it into mere ashes.

Seeing his triumph, the knight walked up to the Princess and held her in his arms as they looked at one another.

"My hero." She praised.

"Nothing could have stopped me, for I would brave a thousand Dragons for you." He replied.

Lifting part of his helmet, the two neared each other for a kiss.

"Ishie, hello? Snap out of it!"

The princess' eyes widened, right as she suddenly fell backwards. It looked like she would hit the ground... only for her to fall through it as it shattered like broken glass!

A white flash enveloped the world as her vision was clouded by the strange radiance.

In just seconds, the field was revealed to simply be part of a hill in a schoolyard, and the Princess was just a mere high school student that was sitting at the top of it. Her fall eventually led to her head hitting the ground, causing two girls that were her friends to gasp in worry.

"Owie..." The girl who tumbled groaned.

"Ishie, are you alright!?" One of the asked.

The girl who checked to see if she was OK was a brunette that wore her hair in twin tails with a pair of red ribbons, having light brown and a fairly developed figure for a girl her age. The personal part of her school uniform was white socks slightly rolled at the top.

The girl standing next to her, who had indirectly caused Ishie's tumble, had short peach-colored hair with matching eyes. While not as developed as the brunette next to her, she made up for it by having some shapely legs. The personal part of her school uniform was black socks.

"Don't worry Murayama, just got a little surprised by Katase is all." Ishie reassured her.

Sitting herself back up, the girl known as Ishie was shown to have slightly messy hair of either light brown or sand colored, which reached to her armpits, and eyes of what looked to be a faded hazel. Unlike her friends, she had a figure that seemed more expected of a Third-Year student, whereas the three of them were only Second-Years.

For the personal part of her uniform, she actually wore blue sneakers instead of her shoes most students wore with short white socks, and her sleeves were rolled up to look short.

"How did you suddenly fall like that?" Katase questioned, raising an eye.

"Uh..." Ishie replied, looking away slightly.

That response was all the two needed for an answer, knowing the one defining trait of their friend beyond all others.

"You were daydreaming again, weren't you?" Murayama realized.

Ishie blushed at that.

"N-No, I totally wasn't dreaming about being a princess being rescued from a Dragon by a brave knight!" She denied, her eyes looking to the side.

Only after she said that did Ishie realize what she had just said.

"Ishie, you lie about your thoughts as well as you do in Science Class, terribly." She breathed.

"I know." Ishie pouted.

As they stood there, a sudden scream caught the attention of the trio, making them turn to see the commotion. They all immediately blushed as they saw a teenage boy their age with blonde hair and gray eyes walking past them.

However, due to her overactive imagination? Ishie was seeing imaginary sparkles coming off his body.

"It's Kiba!" They exclaimed.

As they watched the Prince of Kuoh walk by, who they (along with 90% of the female student population) were completely smitten over, a trio of female students ran towards him without their notice.

"Kiba, wait up!" One of them called out.

He turned around to see them as they came to a stop.

"Hey there Kiba, what are you doing right now?" The girl at the front asked.

"Yeah, do you maybe wanna go sing karaoke with us?" Another offered.

"Sorry, but I have a meeting with my club." He apologized.

Hearing his response, all three of them showed sad expressions at being unable to spend time with Kiba.

"Aw, that sucks..." The last girl replied.

"I do wish I could go though. It was nice of you ladies to invite me." Kiba replied, smiling and waving before he walked away.

All three of them smiled at that, while from where she and her friends were standing, Ishie felt herself falling into another fantasy.

"Oh, I wish he had said that to us. It would be so-" She thought aloud.

Before she could finish what she was saying, she failed to notice her swaying making her lean too far onto the hillside, causing her one foot to give out. A loud scream caught everyone's attention as she began falling down the hill.

*"WOOSH!"*

However, before she could end up falling too far and hurting herself, she suddenly felt a warm pair of arms around her. Looking up, her blush grew even more as she saw that Kiba was holding her in her arms...

Just like in her recent princess fantasy.

"Are you alright?" He asked.

'Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh!' She thought, feeling her face go completely red.

Ishie couldn't vocalize any words, having felt her brain turn into mush from his touch.

As such, she just nodded her head.

"Try to be more careful next time, alright?" Kiba asked, putting her on the ground.

Ishie watched as he walked away, and once he was far enough away... she squealed.

"Kiba held you in his arms!" Katase cheered.

"If it wasn't for the fact it happened because you suddenly tripped, I'd be so jealous right now. Instead, I'll just say congratulations!" Murayama smiled.

Ishie simply squealed again.

"You can't talk right now, can you?" Katase realized, giggling slightly.

Unable to stop smiling or answer with words, Ishie shook her head.

"Murayama?" Katase replied.

"I've got it." She nodded.

Slapping Ishie on the back, the daydreaming girl felt the words stuck in her throat come out.

"I was held by the Prince of Kuoh, this was even better than my fantasy!" She screamed.

Moments later, she covered her mouth.

"That wasn't too loud, was it?" Ishie asked, blushing in embarrassment.

Her friends chose not to answer her.

"Either way, it was like a dream come true. The joy of that one special man entering your life with no sign or warning, and radiating a wonderful shine that doesn't blind you as it warms your heart and forges the eternal bond between you and him." Ishie continued

She let out a happy sigh, feeling imaginary hearts flying off of her body as her friends sighed, realizing where her mind was going.

"Oh boy, this isn't going to reduce her fantasies in the slightest." Katase realized.

"Let her have this one for today." Murayama suggested, sighing in acceptance.

Not too long after the above event, Ishie could be seen carrying some kendo equipment into a building that belonged to the Girls' Kendo Club, which Murayama and Katase were the President and Vice-President of.

Walking inside the building, and unaware of something she would have seen had she came in from the other way, she put the box down as she saw all of the girls changing into their Kendo uniforms.

"I got your Shinai and Bogu ready." Ishie stated, getting everyone's attention.

"Thank you Ishie." Murayama replied.

"No problem. While I might not be as interested in kendo as you are, nothing says I can't help with your club's errands." She smiled.

As they continued changing, Katase briefly looked at Murayama's larger chest, before seeing the impressive chest pillows that Ishie carried.

"Uh... Katase, what's wrong?" She replied, getting nervous.

She got closer to Ishie, causing her to feel even more uncomfortable... right before Katase chose to grope Ishie from behind.

"Ah! K-Katase!?" Ishie exclaimed.

"Seriously! What are you eating to have grown this much, and how big are you now!?" Katase questioned, showing a slight insecurity about her own bust size.

Ishie began to feel a tickle from the act, feeling her eyes water she started laughing.

"I-I don't know, t-they just grew like this... and I'm not sure I should answer that!" Ishie replied, laughing every few words.

Just as she finished saying that.

"Murayama's jugs are huge!" A loud, high-pitched boy's voice exclaimed.

"Bust 84, Waist 70, Hips 81!" A low, more moderate boy's voice said in reply.

All the girls froze at that.

"And Katase's legs are crazy sexy!" The first voice exclaimed again.

"Bust 78, Waist 65, Hips 79!" The second voice said in reply for the second time.

Ishie turned her head slightly.

"No one say anything, I feel like I can tell where those voices are coming from." She whispered, moving her eyes around.

Glancing around the room, she tried to find the source of the two voices.

"Ooh, and look at Ishie's bombshell of a body!" The first voice exclaimed once more.

"Bust 97, Waist 59, Hips 88!" The second voice said in reply for the third time.

Katase felt her eye twitch at that.

'Both of them are so dead!' Ishie thought, a forced smiled on her face.

At that moment, she saw what she had been looking for.

"A peephole! There are peepers outside!" She shouted.

Hearing her screams, both of the boys jumped, realizing they had been caught. The first boy had a shaved head and big ears, while the second had dark brown hair and wore glasses that had lens so thick, they completely covered his eyes.

"Run for it!" They shouted.

The girls immediately finished changing and ran after him, holding their shinai in hand as they did, with Ishie herself borrowing one.

"Get back here!" Murayama shouted.

"You perverts!" Katase screamed.

"Don't let those pigs get away, I'm doubly mad at them!" Ishie roared.

As they continued the chase, they passed by the old school building, getting the attention of someone as they walked up to the window.

After a lengthy chase, the perverted duo managed to escape, leaving Ishie, Murayama, and Katase to stop by the old school building.

"How are... those two... so fast!?" Ishie asked.

"I've heard that... Matsuda used to be some kind of... sports star, but that doesn't... explain why... Motohama's speed." Katase replied in agreement.

"No idea, but... right now... I need to sit down." Murayama remarked.

As they did this, Ishie sat down and looked up, causing her to see an unexpected sight. It was a female Third-Year student with long, gorgeous red hair and blue eyes with an exotic look.

"Rias Gremory..." Ishie breathed.

"Huh?" Her friends blinked.

Looking up at the window, both of them gasped as a pair of blushes and smiles formed on their faces. Not long after this, Rias walked away from the window, leaving Ishie to stare at it as if she never left.

"Wow, Rias is so gorgeous!" Katase remarked, still blushing.

Ishie let out a deep breath.

"Yeah, and I'm kind of envious of that." She replied, lowering her head.

"You're jealous of her?" Murayama asked.

Ishie shook her head.

"No, not at Rias herself, just the fact her... aura feels like that of a real princess. Every girl wants to feel pretty in some way, and while she has it naturally, that isn't the case with me." She explained.

Sighing again, she crossed her legs.

"Maybe it's because she isn't from Japan like we are, and the boys like their fruit exotic in a sense. I'm sure my friend Irina would get more attention than me if she hadn't moved away." Ishie wondered aloud.

"Don't be too hard on yourself. You're still pretty, and look at Souna Shitori, her figure's like mine and she's popular." Katase replied, trying to cheer her up.

Ishie raised her head a bit.

"Yeah, maybe to quote your love of fantasies... you're a flower that's still blooming, and once you bloom? The flower you become will be beautiful." Murayama encouraged her.

That really helped pep up Ishie's mood, leaving a big smile on her face.

"Right, I got to be in Kiba's arms today! Maybe it won't be much longer before my knight in shining armor comes?" She stated, feeling her eyes sparkle.

As this was happening, Rias sat down on the couch alongside a girl with long black hair tied in a ponytail and purple eyes, sporting an even more impressive figure than Rias did... though only slightly so.

"Akeno, who was that girl just now?" She asked, looking at the chess board in front of her.

"Which one?" Akeno asked.

"The one in the middle." She replied.

"Let's see... if I remember right, that's Ishie Hyoudou from Class 2-B. Why do you ask?" Akeno recalled, a curious look in her eyes.

Rias picked up a Pawn and moved it.

"I noticed something interesting about her aura... oh, and checkmate." Rias answered.

Akeno bent down, surprised that she lost.

"I see. Do you want me to ask Koneko to keep an eye on her?" Akeno asked.

"It would be helpful, but I think we should do a little more than that." Rias replied.

Holding out her hand, a small bat-like creature to appeared.

"Follow the girl outside with the sandy colored hair, and when you get a chance, make sure you give her a flier." She requested.

Nodding her head, the bat disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Once their school day had come to a complete end, both with classes and their other activities, Ishie waved goodbye to her friends.

"I'll see you both tomorrow!" She smiled.

"OK, see you then Ishie!" Katase replied.

As she prepared to head home, Rias' familiar saw her chance and transformed into a Human girl with a hairstyle resembling her true form.

After walking for a bit, Ishie noticed said Familiar, who turned her way.

"Here, take a flier." She offered.

"Sure, thank you." Ishie accepted.

The Familiar smiled before walking off, leaving Ishie to briefly look at the flier.

"Your... wish will be... granted?" She read aloud, confused by its meaning.

Shrugging a bit, she pocketed the flier and continued walking, unaware of a First-Year student walking into view as she left, licking the Popsicle in her hands.

'She got the flier, now I just hope nothing happens.' She thought.

Ishie decided to make a stop at the park, sitting on the edge of a fountain as she took out a notebook she used as her diary, writing an entry along with a picture based on how Kiba caught her in his arms earlier.

"I can't believe that Kiba actually carried me like a princess today! Oh, if only he had kissed me." She squealed.

"Too bad it will never be more than just a dream." A female voice replied.

Hearing the sound of someone's voice, Ishie looked around, only to notice there was no one else in the park besides herself. She looked up to try extended the range of her eyesight...

Only to see something flying at her, before she could even react.

All of a sudden, Ishie felt herself waking up in her room, screaming as she shot up from bed and held a hand over her chest. Looking down, she noticed that she wasn't hurt in any way.

"What the? Wait, am I in... my room?" She asked herself, feeling confused.

The door suddenly slammed open, showing the concerned form of her mom as she ran in and rushed towards her daughter's bedside.

"Ishie, sweetie, are you OK!?" Her mother asked with worry.

"Uh... yeah, I'm fine. I... I think I just had a nightmare?" Ishie replied, though more like a question than an answer.

Her mother let out a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness." She smiled.

"I'm OK now... well, sort of. I just need a moment for my mind to catch up with where I really am." Ishie reassured her, scratching behind her ear.

"Alright, and I still need some time to finish breakfast, so take your time." Her mother replied.

Ishie nodded as she walked out of the room, leaving her to question what she last remembered compared to where she was now.

As she headed to school for the day, Ishie's mind was lost in her apparent dream.

"Ishie!" Katase shouted.

"Huh?" She blinked.

Turning to see her best friends, she smiled at them.

"Oh... hey you two." She answered.

Her lack of energy was quickly noticed by the two, who quickly realized something was off.

"Is something wrong? You seem kind of... down?" Murayama asked.

"Confused and distracted is more like it." Ishie replied.

Seeing their confused expressions as they walked inside the school building, she rubbed her head and sighed a bit.

"OK, this might sound weird of me to ask, but what was the last thing we did yesterday?" She asked.

"We said our goodbyes before heading home for the day, why do you ask?" Murayama answered, raising an eye.

"Oh boy..." Ishie realized.

They approached the stairs near the class, and Ishie began explaining everything.

"That's when I woke up in my bed, feeling confused because of where I was." She finished.

"So, what you're saying is you don't even remember going home?" Katase asked.

Ishie nodded.

"And that nightmare felt so real, enough that I felt a horrible pain on my stomach when I woke up... even though I didn't even find any damage on it." She continued.

"I had a really bad nightmare once, and it felt real after I woke up. Maybe it was just so terrifying that you can't think of anything else?" Murayama guessed.

"Hmm... maybe." Ishie admitted.

While she did accept the idea, something still felt off. The problem is she couldn't figure out what made her feel that way.

"Whoa!"

Hearing her friends' shouting, Ishie followed their eyes to see Rias on top of the staircase. She began walking down, but as she did, the most unexpected thing happened... Rias briefly glanced at her.

The sight of that left Ishie stunned for a moment, wondering why she did that as her eyes followed her.

'That was weird, and not because she bothered to look at me...' She thought, shaking her head slightly.

However, before she could think about it any further...

*"DING-DONG!"*

Hearing that got the attention of the trio, realizing that first period was about to begin.

"Oh, we better get to class now!" Katase realized.

"Oh, y-yeah... right." Ishie nodded, still distracted.

The bell went off once again as the day ended at homeroom, with Ishie yawning a bit as she stared at the classroom's blackboard.

"Maybe they're right. I do feel kind of tired, and I haven't had any of my usual fantasies all day." Ishie thought aloud.

However, as she prepared to leave...

*"SCREAM!"*

She jumped as her fellow female students all got excited over something, and that something in question? A familiar blonde boy who had held her in his arms the day before.

"Hey." Kiba greeted.

"Look, it's Kiba!" A girl said happily.

"Whoa, I've been close to him two days in a row? Is this some kind of good luck sign?" Ishie whispered to herself.

It didn't take long for all the girls to surround Kiba.

"You're all looking lovely today." He complimented to everyone.

"You look even better!" Murayama praised.

"I'm sorry the room's not cleaner." Katase apologized.

Kiba soon walked towards Ishie's desk, getting everyone's notice, including her own.

"Ah, there you are." He greeted.

Ishie immediately blushed, replying with gibberish that only caused her to start blushing even more, as all she did was embarrass herself.

"Oh, my god! Is this a confession or request for a date?" Murayama asked.

"No, please don't confess or ask her out!" Katase begged.

'I agree, if only because this is not how I want either to happen. I look so stupid right now!' Ishie thought, sweating nervously.

"I'm here on an errand for Rias Gremory, would you mind coming with me?" Kiba requested.

Ishie's blush disappeared, blinking in surprise, as did the rest of her female classmates who had no idea why such a request was made. Even Ishie didn't know why, but... she had a strange feeling it was linked to Rias glancing from earlier.

"Uh... OK?" She replied, feeling an odd sense of tension around her.

As the orange color of the afternoon filled the sky, Kiba brought Ishie inside the old school building, an honor she had never experienced before today. Once she was inside, she saw the girl who she never realized had been following her.

"Hmm? Hey, I think I know her. She's... uh..." Ishie realized, but couldn't put a name to her face.

"Koneko Toujou is a First-Year and a valued member of the Occult Research Club." Kiba answered.

That made Ishie bop her fist into her other hand, recognizing her at the school mascot, right as she began eating some chocolate. The sight caused Ishie's stomach to rumble, making her blush a little.

"Excuse me, but can I have some of that-" She asked.

Koneko simply glanced at her, and she immediately felt like a tiger was glaring at her out of nowhere.

"N-Never mind..." She continued, looking to her left.

"Sorry about that, she doesn't like sharing her food." Kiba apologized, placing a hand on her shoulder.

Feeling his touch, Ishie's eyes went white, and a blush filled her face as it began shaking like a windup toy. Being up close to her was enough to make him notice it... though he had no idea why it was happening.

"Hey, are you OK?" Kiba asked.

Ishie didn't hear him at all, though Koneko wasn't as oblivious to the situation as he was.

"The girl's got a crush on you, get a clue Mr. Nice Guy." She replied without any restraint.

"Wait, what?" Kiba replied.

If Koneko wasn't holding a chocolate bar at that moment, she would have face palmed herself, so instead she just sighed. It was hard to tell if Kiba was just acting dumb about his club of admirers, or he honestly didn't notice.

Luckily, her reply got his hand off Ishie's shoulder, causing her awareness to return at a vital time.

"Ah, so you're the new girl." Akeno remarked.

Ishie blinked before noticing Akeno Himejima walking towards her, blushing as she realized what she had been doing and coughed twice.

"U-Uh... hello, my name... is Ishie Hyoudou..." She greeted, holding out a shaky hand.

"There's nothing to be nervous about, everyone here is super nice." Akeno reassured her.

"I-I swear that I'm not usually this awkward..." Ishie apologized, not wanting to say that Kiba had been the cause of her strange reaction.

The sound of a faucet turning off was heard, Ishie turned to notice Rias walking out of a shower, based on the towel she was drying off with.

'There's a shower in here!?' She thought, questioning why a club room needed on.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. I know it's terribly rude, but it was really hot day, and I didn't want to feel sticky from the sweat." Rias apologized.

"N-No, it's fine. I don't like feeling like that either." Ishie replied with reassurance, waving her hands out.

Once she dried her towel, Rias sat at her desk, with Kiba and Akeno sitting at one couch. Realizing that only the spot by Koneko was empty, Ishie nearly sat by her, scooting away to avoid getting too close to her chocolate.

"So, you invited me here... any particular reason for it?" She inquired.

"There is. We'd like to formally welcome you to the Occult Research Club." Rias replied.

That caught Ishie's attention.

It was common knowledge that Rias ran this club that was based on occult studies, mostly believed to be due to being a transfer student from Northern Europe, where there were plenty of mythologies and countries where such a topic had plenty of sources to study from. However, as seen by the four members present, it was the kind of club that one could only join through invitation.

While this would feel like a big honor normally, right now? Ishie felt more nervous and afraid than blessed.

"But you should know that's just a small part of why I called you here. For why I really did... remember what happened at the park last night?" Rias continued.

"What!?" Ishie gasped.

She stood up, walking away from the four as if she was in some kind of trap.

"How do you know about my nightmare? I... I think I should-" She questioned, feeling like she should run.

"You can leave if you want, but don't you want this back first?" Rias replied.

Ishie's eyes widened as she saw Rias pull something into view, something she shouldn't be in possession of.

Her diary.

"But... but that's!" She gasped.

Looking into her bag, she noticed her diary wasn't there. Looking at Rias, her eyes asked a question that she didn't need to say with words, which is when Rias' face became serious.

"That's right Ishie, it wasn't a dream. It was all real." Rias revealed.

Letting that all sink in, Ishie felt her legs buckle before she fainted.

Groaning as a few minutes passed and her fainting spell ended, Ishie looked up to see her head on Rias' lap, who was also rubbing her head.

"Sorry for making you faint like that, but I felt that unless we put the pressure on that revelation, you wouldn't have believed us." Rias apologized.

"Yeah, you weren't wrong." Ishie admitted.

Sitting back up, she shook her head as Rias held her diary out to her.

"Oh, thank you. You don't know how mortified I'd have been if I had realized that I lost this the other day." Ishie smiled.

She briefly paused after that.

"You didn't read any of it, right?" Ishie asked, a nervous trickle of sweat going down her face.

"Don't worry, I respected your privacy." Rias reassured her.

Realizing this wasn't something to walk out from, Ishie retook her seat next to Koneko instead of leaving, intent on listening to what happened in what she now knew had been an actual event from yesterday.

"OK, so I guess the first thing I should ask is... what happened to me? I don't remember anything between the park and waking up in my room." She inquired.

"I can assure you that you're still alive, but for a short period between then and waking in your room? An assassin had killed you." Rias revealed.

Ishie's eyes widen, suddenly holding her stomach.

'That was a phantom pain!?' She realized, almost throwing up.

Pausing for a moment, Koneko noticed Ishie looked like she might have a panic attack, and broke off a piece of her chocolate. Seeing this surprised Ishie a little.

"Don't say I can't feel sympathy." Koneko replied.

"Thank you." Ishie replied, accepting it.

Eating the piece she had been offered, she managed to take deep breath, allowing her to calm down slightly.

"Why was I killed though?" She asked.

"Because the one who killed you knew you had something dangerous, something you couldn't have ever known about had you continued living your life the way you've been." Rias answered.

Ishie raised an eye at that, looking confused.

"It's a divine treasure made by God, the Sacred Gear." Rias revealed.

"Sacred what?" Ishie replied.

"It's basically a very intense and unique power found in a rare few. The kind of few that one would use to describe many historical figures." Akeno explained.

This caused Ishie's eyes to widen.

"No... way..." She said in disbelief.

"It's true. Unfortunately, this power can be seen as a threat to some, even though it isn't uncommon for someone to live their whole life and never realize they had this power until the day they die." Rias confirmed.

She left her chair, deciding to stand and rest against her desk.

"Now it's time you become aware of how to use it, for your own safety." She stated.

"Can't I just have it taken out?" Ishie asked.

"Sorry, but a Sacred Gear is bonded to its wielder on a level so great, that removing it would lead to the host's death." Rias revealed.

Ishie paled at that, giving a nervous laugh.

"OK, then... I guess this is happening..." She realized.

"Don't worry, this is easier than it sounds. Just start by standing up. After that, try to sense what part of your body is the strongest, and then focus on that strength." Rias reassured her, explaining the process.

Ishie took a deep breath, trying to do just that.

'Focus...' She thought.

Nothing happened at first, making her sweat as she tried to focus and push something out, making her cheeks puff out as her body shook.

"Ishie?" Rias said worriedly.

'Focus!' Ishie thought.

Her face started to get a little red, making it clear she wasn't trying to breathe anymore.

"Ishie!?" Rias called out, realizing this was going too far.

'Focus! Focus! Focus!' Ishie kept thinking.

It finally reached a point where her face went blue, which was finally where Rias drew the line and just trying to make her stop with her words alone and began shaking her.

"Ishie! Breathe!" She shouted.

Ishie finally did, unable to focus due to the shaking, and now feeling dazed from the lack of oxygen. Realizing she was OK, Rias sighed in relief.

"Here's some advice, trying to focus doesn't require you to stop breathing." Rias mentioned.

"Are you sure that I might have just been a false alarm or mistaken culprit for that assassin? Because I didn't feel any strength in any parts of my body." Ishie asked, rubbing her dazed head.

"This assassin would have never tried to kill you if they didn't see some kind of threat in you, it was no mistake." Rias answered.

Hearing that, her eyes widened as she remembered Rias had confirmed she was dead, just like how one could be labeled clinically dead if their heart were to temporarily stop beating.

"Wait, how am I alive right now? By what you're telling me, and how I woke up, I was stabbed through the chest by something! How could anyone survive something like that!?" Ishie questioned.

Rias closed her eyes, once showing the same seriousness in her expression as when she confirmed her nightmare was a real event.

"Do you remember this?" She asked.

Ishie gasped as she saw the same flier she had received from that one girl.

"That was... that was your doing?" Ishie realized, covering her mouth slightly.

"It was. The other day, I noticed something unusual about your aura, and I was concerned that I may have not been the only one. Realizing I had to take precautions, I made sure you had that flier on hand in case you were to be attacked. I then had Koneko follow you to see if you would get attacked, or make it home safely." Rias explained.

"And then I was attacked at the fountain..." Ishie realized.

"That's right. After you had been killed, Koneko waited for the assassin to leave before taking the flier out, then used it to summon me before it was too late to save you. The only downside to this? Had you survived... we still would have brought you here, but you would have had a choice." Rias continued.

Ishie noticed a small look of guilt on her face as she said this.

"What's wrong? Why do you look kind of sad? What kind of choice did I have taken from me!?" Ishie begged, starting to feel scared.

"The choice... of staying human." Rias slowly answered.

Ishie stumbled onto her butt after hearing those words.

"S-Staying human? No, you can't be serious, the only reason you would say that is if you weren't..." Ishie replied, scared of what she'd hear next.

However, it wasn't words that were spoken next.

*"FLAP!"*

Ishie gasped as Rias unfolded a pair of bat wings as they would look from paper cutouts, with the rest of the ORC unfolding theirs to reveal they too had them. Ishie looked at her own back, realizing she may have her own that she had no idea to bring out.

"W-What are you?" Ishie asked.

"Allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Rias Gremory, and I'm a Devil." She answered.

Ishie gasped.

"D-Devil?" She squeaked out.

She fell back to faint again, but this time? She hit her head too fast to black out, causing her to stay awake, and making the pain in her head get rid of her current anxiety.

"Huh... I thought that only worked on TV." Ishie remarked, feeling calmer than before.

"We can give you a moment before we continue if you'd like?" Kiba offered.

"Yes please." Ishie immediately accepted.

In the ruins of a Church in Kuoh Town, the sight of a black-haired girl with wings like a Crow's landed near the building from above, revealing she wore a short white dress with a light purple jacket on top, a black skirt, and black sandal pumps.

Walking inside, she held a confident look over the work she had done yesterday and today, but before she got far into the church's interior...

"I wouldn't be smiling right now." A male voice warned.

Turning her head, she saw a man wearing a fedora and trench coat with sinister eyes looking at her.

"And what makes you say that? I've made sure she's on her way, and dealt with that girl. Things are-" She replied.

"That girl is still alive." He revealed.

Hearing that, the girl immediately felt anger hit her as she turned to him.

"I'm sorry, could you repeat that?" She demanded, gritting her teeth.

"She's alive. That Devil from the House of Gremory just happened to notice her power and set up a way to save her, I verified it myself since you didn't decide to do more than let her bleed to death. Because of that, we not only failed to kill her, but we gave her to the Devils!" He replied, pointing out all her mistakes.

Growling a bit, she walked up to him with a glare in her eyes.

"If you're going to point fingers, then you can be the one that kills that bitch. I think you've made it clear you should have no problem with that." She stated.

He growled, but didn't fight it.

"As you wish, Lady Raynare." He replied.

Flapping his wings, he vanished through a magic circle, with Raynare gripping her fist slightly.

"I'll have what I need soon enough, and then not even those Devils will survive." She promised.

Ishie drink a cup of tea made by Akeno, looking relaxed after she did.

"Ah, that was good tea." She praised.

"Thank you." Akeno smiled.

Putting her cup down, she turned her attention back to Rias.

"So, I'm... a Devil?" She said.

Rias nodded, knowing nothing else needed to be said.

"Then... what about the others?" Ishie inquired.

"I was born a Devil, and like you, everyone else in this room was turned into a Devil, though most of them chose it." Rias answered.

"And there wasn't any other way to save me without making me one?" Ishie asked.

"There was a way to do this, but we didn't have access to it, or the time to do so. I needed Koneko to summon me because if she hadn't, I most likely wouldn't have been able to make it to you in time." She apologized.

Ishie sighed at that.

"At least you tried, guess I should be thankful for that much." She accepted.

"I should also mention this, how I saved your life also means you now serve under my household." Rias added.

Ishie gave Rias a confused look in response.

"The way us Devils revive others as our kind acts as a servant under a master. Luckily, the Gremory Family prefers to treat our servants like family, so there's no need to worry about me acting like you're a maid." She explained.

"U-Uh... that may have been a little TMI." Ishie awkwardly remarked, closing her eyes as she felt a drop of sweat form on her cheek.

Rias giggled at that.

"I'm guessing this is why I've been invited to join your club, isn't it?" She continued.

"In a sense. The main job we Devils do is grant powers to Humans for a power we both agree on, through house calls and being summoned by the fliers like the one you had, since drawing up magic circles began more complicated as we approached the modern age." Rias explained.

She formed a magic circle, making Ishie gasp in surprise, and packets of fliers appeared besides her desk.

"Normally, we have our Familiars make the deliveries, but as a new Devil, I think it'll benefit you to learn what goes into this job." Rias suggested.

"So, basically I'm a newspaper girl? I think that's workable... wait, do I have to do this at night?" Ishie remarked, quickly realizing when she'd do it.

"Don't worry, as a Devil, you'll be able to see better at night. You also have better senses, reflexes, and physical ability. Most importantly, if you're in danger, your new Devil instincts will warn you of them." Rias reassured her.

"Oh, then I guess there's nothing to worry about." Ishie realized.

Pausing for a moment, something came to her mind, and she looked at Rias.

"By any chance... are their rules about telling people about us? I'm not saying I'd blab or anything, but... well, it's just that..." She asked, scratching her cheek.

Rias wasn't sure what she meant, but she had a feeling Ishie was asking because of a personal concern more than a specific reasoning.

"Normally we don't, but depending on what's troubling you, an exception is possible." Rias replied.

"It's my two friends, Murayama and Katase. I'm not sure if any of you know, but I have a bit of a reputation as a... vivid daydreamer." Ishie mentioned.

Rias nodded at that.

"Well... because of that, they usually notice if something's off with me, and if I have to keep this a secret... I'm worried they might try to figure things out and that could lead to trouble. I guess what I'm saying is... if I told them, then it might be safer because they'd understand and listen me explain what they shouldn't do." Ishie explained.

She then blushed a bit.

"And... I don't want them getting the wrong idea about me being in the same club as Kiba." She mentioned.

"Somehow, I had a feeling that would be part of this." Koneko remarked.

Ishie blushed in embarrassment as she heard that, with Rias nodding in understanding.

"Tell me, do you trust they can keep a secret?" She asked.

"I'd trust them with my car keys if I had a car." Ishie replied, not hesitating at all.

"Then I'll allow it." Rias permitted.

Ishie sighed in relief before smiling. She was fairly sure she'd be unable to keep this a secret from them, so having the green light to tell them was a huge weight off of her shoulders.

"If you'll excuse me for a moment, I should let my parents know I've joined a club and will be coming home later than I did before, and let my friends know I'd like to talk to them about this tomorrow, so I can find us a private spot." She requested.

"Go ahead." Rias replied.

Ishie walked into the hall, opening her phone as she made her calls.

An hour passed, and the moon began to illuminate the now night sky as Ishie rode a bike towards the school building, walking inside as Rias noticed her return.

"I've delivered all the fliers." She stated.

"Really? At your speed, I'm impressed." Rias praised.

Ishie rubbed her cheek in a bashful manner, letting out a slightly embarrassed laugh.

"I'd like to send you home now, but Koneko needs a little help, so would it be a problem for you to help her out?" Rias asked.

"Not at all, what does she need?" Ishie asked.

"She's been double booked with two summon requests, so I'd like you to take one of them." Rias explained.

Koneko, who was once again eating a Popsicle, looked at her.

"It'd be super rad if you could." She asked, bowing slightly.

"So, I basically go to someone's house and help them with something? Isn't that kind of early for me considering that power thing? I mean, I still can't get my wings out." Ishie replied, unsure if she could succeed.

Rias smiled at her.

"Don't worry, this should easily be within your ability to do. The experience might benefit in how you explain everything to your friends tomorrow." She reassured her.

Ishie paused at that, thinking on those words.

'Hmm... good point, visiting someone that's seen a real Devil might help be a good basis to start from.' She thought.

Thinking on it a bit longer.

"Alright, I'll take the summon." Ishie decided.

"Akeno?" Rias replied.

"Right." She nodded, walking to part of the room.

Holding out her arms, a large magic circle formed around Akeno's feet, making Ishie's eyes widen.

"Probably should have asked earlier, but is that magic?" Ishie inquired.

"It is, and you'll learn how to use it on your own soon enough." Rias confirmed.

Hearing that, Ishie screamed in excitement.

"If you had started the whole Devil explanation with that, I'd have been on board from the start! I get to live one of my fantasies!" She exclaimed.

Rias giggled a bit, finding that kind of reaction a fresh breath of air.

"Keep that enthusiasm and you'll do fine." Rias stated.

"OK, here I go!" Ishie declared.

Stepping into the magic circle as Akeno left it, Ishie prepared to make the jump, when suddenly...

*"BOOM!"*

Everyone stared in at Ishie's form, now a little crispy and with all her clothing, other than her bra and underwear, either burned or torn, with surprise. Blinking a few times, she looked at herself and then the others.

"The hell? What just happened?" She asked, coughing once again.

"Whoopsie." Akeno remarked.

"Hold on, does this mean I can't use magic or something?" Ishie paled.

"The opposite actually. If you didn't have any, the magic circle would have simply fizzled, so the fact it exploded means you have great potential. The problem is you have no idea how to use it." Rias explained.

Ishie sighed in relief, glad her one fantasy didn't die.

"Then I have two questions. How do I get to the client now, and do you either have a spare uniform or a way to repair this one?" She asked.

"There's another way, and Akeno can take care of that." Rias answered.

Shortly after that was said, Ishie was once again riding the bike on her now restored uniform, courtesy of a spell she was definitely going to ask Akeno to teach her once she learned how to use her magic.

"Eh... as awkward as this is, at least I won't be going to this summon half-naked." She said to herself.

Following the directions on a device that led her to the house of her client, she eventually found herself at a small apartment area, stopping by a door with a flower design to it.

"Hmm, looks the client's a girl." Ishie realized.

Parking the bike, she walked up to door and knocked on it.

"Hello, did you by chance summon a Devil from the House of Gremory?" Ishie asked.

The door opened to show a woman with messy hair and wearing baggy clothes, yawning as she entered the door and looked at Ishie.

"I thought you Devils were supposed to just pop in, or was I just out of it when I was told that?" She questioned.

"No, we do, but... I kind of blew myself up when I tried to appear that way. Because of that, I had to come here on a bike." Ishie admitted, an embarrassed blush on her face.

The woman nodded, pointing at her.

"I had a similar problem blowing out a fuse every time I used a hair dryer. Anyways, since you're here now, come on in." She replied, opening the door more.

Ishie walked inside, seeing her apartment was a mess.

"Oh my..." Ishie breathed.

"This is why I needed a Devil's aid. I've been on a death march due to work until today, and if I can't get this apartment clean, my landlord says he'll throw everything out. I'd try cleaning it myself, but I might pass out at this rate." The woman explained, rubbing her eyes.

'You can ask a Devil for something so simple? That would explain why Rias was sure I could do this.' Ishie realized, letting out an awkward laugh in her mind.

"So, is this too much to ask for?" The woman asked.

"No, I can handle this. Just take a rest for now and I'll wake you up when I need the pact." Ishie smiled.

The woman sighed in relief.

"OK, my bedroom's the first door on the right." She replied.

Ishie nodded and began picking up all the trash she should find, while putting anything that wasn't trash and wasn't sure was trash in bins for her client to organize later.

After what she was sure had been at least half an hour, Ishie began pushing her bike across a sidewalk, currently on the phone with Rias.

"Once I was done, she gave me the pact, and now I'm heading back before I go home. Did I do the job right?" Ash asked, sounding nervous.

"Don't worry, you did well for someone new to contracts." Rias reassured her.

Ishie sighed in relief upon hearing that.

"Just know you won't get a contract from everyone. While you should focus on making as many contracts as you can, don't treat it like you have to get one. The occasional failure is the best way for you to learn and grow." She advised.

"OK, see you soon." Ishie replied.

She closed her phone, but right as she did? Her body felt a chill out of nowhere. It was a terrifying, overwhelming feeling, not unlike the fear of walking home alone in the dark of the night.

And despite that being what she was technically doing right now, she was fairly sure that wasn't what set off this feeling in her gut.

'Wait, Rias said my instincts can sense danger! Is this the assassin from last night?' Ishie realized, turning around.

"Just as I expected. Not only did she fail to kill you, but you're now part of the Gremory Family. The good news is you riding a bike proves that I've still got the chance to destroy you." He stated.

Ishie wasn't sure what to do, and took a glance at the environment around her.

"My name is Dohnaseek, and sad to say, but this is the night you die." He stated.

Taking flight, she noticed his black Angel wings.

"You're a... Fallen Angel!" She realized.

He immediately tossed a spear of light at Ishie, making her eyes widen as she jumped away, surprising herself at the distance as she fell upon touching the ground.

'I didn't expect that, but there's no doubt... that was what I glimpsed before dying! This guy has to be related to the one who killed me!' She realized.

"Lucky dodge, but you won't survive on luck alone!" Dohnaseek stated.

Smirking as he readied another light spear, Ishie panicked as he threw it at her, knowing she shouldn't dodge it this time.

'Rias said I have that power inside me, I need to use it... focus Ishie!' She thought to herself.

She gritted her teeth and closed her eyes.

"Focus!" She screamed.

A burst of power was released from her body, surprising Dohnaseek as a strong wind blew him back, right before his light spear was smashed to pieces.

"What!?" He screamed.

Ishie kept screaming as the burst smashed into Dohnaseek's form, burning his form like a raging wildfire.

Hearing him scream, Ishie looked at his burning form reached out to her in a vain attempt to reach her.

"This... this can't be! Just what are you!?" He demanded.

At that moment, Ishie saw him dissolve away, leaving some of his feathers behind as they floated towards the ground. Looking at her hands, she questioned what they just managed to do.

"Did... did I really just win?" She asked herself.

She always saw herself as the princess the hero needed to rescue, but just now... she had been her own hero!

Rias listened to Ishie finish her story.

"That wasn't your Sacred Gear, I can say that much. What you did there was your own ability." She revealed.

"Seriously?" Ishie replied with surprise.

"Yes, seriously. It's something you should truly consider an accomplishment for someone who's only been a Devil for a single day." Rias confirmed.

Ishie just stared in disbelief.

"We haven't even taught you anything, yet you beat a Fallen Angel. I'm so proud of you." Akeno praised.

Ishie chuckled, soon smiling a bit.

"So, that guy really was a Fallen Angel... I'm guessing that means they're the enemies of Devils?" She assumed.

"Yes, as are the normal Angels sent down by God." Rias confirmed.

She soon made a concerned face.

"And speaking of enemies in general... I worry we're in a difficult position. Not only did the Fallen Angels realize you were alive in just a day, but they're aware you're one of us, which means something's going on around here." Rias mentioned.

Ishie winced at that.

"Was it a bad thing that I killed that Fallen Angel then? I didn't intentionally do it, but..." She asked.

"No, if anything, this buys us a little time before his allies will act. Fallen Angels lack the same support the Devils and Angels have, so they have to act more covertly." Rias clarified.

"Because they don't have anyone equivalent to God or Satan, right?" Ishie realized.

"Right, and because of that? They won't find it strange if their ally doesn't return for a few days... though they'll notice eventually. You got lucky tonight, so we need to make sure that you'll be able to defend yourself if you get attacked while by yourself. There's no guarantee we'll be able to help you in time if this happens again." Rias replied.

Ishie gulped at that, not liking the thought.

"OK, so... when should we do this training?" She asked.

"Set your alarm for 4:30, because we'll start after meeting in the park at 5." Rias replied, smiling slightly.

Ishie's eyes widened at that.

"5 in the morning!? Oh man, then I'm going home and falling asleep now, bye!" Ishie exclaimed.

She immediately grabbed her bag and ran off.

"Rias, out of curiosity... what kind of aura did you notice from Ishie? Even now, I can't tell what kind of power she holds." Akeno asked.

"I don't think she's ready to know about this just yet, but... I think her Sacred Gear may be none other than the-" Rias answered.

Upon hearing what she said, her entire peerage showed a little surprise.

And that's a rap for the first chapter. I went for big changes caused by small alterations, and while I don't know if said changes ended up fitting that context directly, at least things weren't identical to canon. Since Ishie is the only character that's a gender bend in this story, it didn't feel like there was any reason for Raynare to directly meet her, not to mention it helps her feel more like a starter villain who needed empowering if she killed Ishie without her noticing.

I also adapted some scenes in a different order, as rather than bring up the Devils first, Rias instead confirms Ishie's dream was real from the start, with the Devil part only coming after. The training scene with her and Rias will also happen earlier as the last scene mentioned, since to make up for a few areas that a Fem!Issei may have less of an impact due to not being a guy, Rias has a bit more skill and wisdom as a King.

Like I said above, Murayama and Katase will have a slightly bigger role compared to Matsuda and Motohama did, since while acting as Ishie's friends when it comes to anything that isn't supernatural? They're also going to be secret keepers due to her having a good feeling they'd find out anyways. It felt fitting since Ishie's dealing with a big change in her life and seeing her fantasies become reality in... realistic ways, so having her closest friends know helps a lot.

The last thing I need to say before we wrap this up is that for how strong Ishie is compared to Issei? Not much, at least right now, but this is only due to her already having magical ability where Issei lacked it to the point he couldn't jump through magic circles. The only reason she even has magic is because, and while exceptions exist as shown with Misteeta and Jeanne, when ignoring unique abilities and Sacred Gears, I've noticed most DxD girls prefer magic.

This in turn is why Dohnaseek got killed despite Ishie being barely stronger, because I find him and Raynare's group were weak enough that if Issei had done more than shred Kalawarner's clothes... she probably would have died. Main point, Ishie's powers focus more on the magical side than the physical side, and right now she wouldn't do that much better against certain opponents, such as Riser and Kokabiel.

Until next time everyone, and stay awesome! ^^