"Another...?"
The word hung between us, but her voice didn't drop to a whisper. Instead, Akeno let out a soft ufufu—that signature laugh that could mean anything from genuine amusement to 'you're about to suffer beautifully.'
"Oh my~" Her fingers traced lazy patterns through my hair. She moved her hand slowly, with a deliberate slowness of someone who enjoyed watching you squirm.
"My little dragon is collecting other women now? How Exciting."
I turned my head slightly towards Rias.
"Pervert."
Koneko's voice was flat, and Akeno's laugh trilled again.
"Koneko-chan isn't wrong, you know~."
She had tilted her head, letting her dark hair cascade over her shoulder, as those violet eyes gleamed down at me with a dangours mixture of warmth and sadism that made her who she was.
"Using my lap as a pillow while confessing to infidelity, You're either very brave or very foolish, Ufufu... Perhaps both...?"
She wanted to see how I'd react, that was akeno she loved emotional edge play.
"Her name is Ai, Hoshino Ai."
Recognition flickered across many, many faces in the room, but then a smile spread across her face; she wasn't hurt, but that smile scared me.
"That famous idol....?"
She had leaned closer, whispering next to my ear; it was like she was trying to seduce me, her breath was warm.
"Ara~ you want to introduce me to a celebrity girlfriend? How scandalous. I knew you were wicked, but this...."
Akeno had pulled back; her eyes were dancing, it was like she was okay with this, and that she was excited; her face was clear with a noticeable redness on her cheeks.
"You are playing with the feelings of my queen...!?"
"Let him play, I'm fascinated to see where this goes."
Before Rias could even scold me or talk to me, she had shut down the sentence that Rias was about to start with.
***
The drive back, to the apartment, was anything but silent.
"You're nervous~."
Akenos' voice had cut through the Sound of the engine; her voice was lifting and amused, she wasn't just asking, she knew.
"I'm not nervous tho..."
"Ufufu~ your knuckles are white."
She had shifted in the passenger seat, crossing one leg over with a slowness that I could feel; the movement had drawn my eyes towards her.
"And you keep glancing at me when you think I won't notice."
"I like looking at you, obviously...!!"
She had tilted her head, as her dark hair spilled over her shoulder, and those violet eyes reflected the passing city lights; she was like a predator in the dark.
"Smooth~ But deflection won't save you. Tell me about Ai-San."
"What do you want to know...?"
Everything,
The drive back, to the apartment, was anything but silent.
"You're nervous~" Akenos ' voice had cut through the hum of the enguie, lifting and amused, she wasn't just asking, she knew.
"I'm not nervous tho..."
"Ufufu~ your knuckles are white."
She had shifted in the passenger seat, crossing one leg over with a slowness that I could feel; the movement had drawn my eyes towards her.
"And you keep glancing at me when you think I won't notice."
"I like looking at you, obviously...!!"
She had tilted her head, as her dark hair spilled over her shoulder, and those violet eyes reflected the passing city lights; she was like a predator in the dark.
"Smooth~ But deflection won't save you. Tell me about Ai-San."
"What do you want to know...?"
"Everything, what she sounds like when you make her beg, what she tastes like, wetter she cries prettily when you-"
"Akeno..."
"Ufufu~"
She had laughed; it was genuine delight that was coloring the sound; she was teasing me, and there was no ending to it.
"Im Teasing. But you will tell me later in detail, I want to know exactly what I'm walking into."
I parked in the underground garage. The silence of the concrete walls was a stark contrast to the simmering energy in the car.
"Ready?" I asked, as my hand was on the door handle.
"Ufufu~ I was born ready," she replied, her smile a sharp, beautiful crescent in the dim light.
Akeno didn't answer immediately. She had reached over, her finger tracing along my jaw, turning my face towards her, her breath was warm against my lips.
"Oh my dear dragon, I've been reading since the moment you mentioned another woman's name on my lap."
Her face leaned in even closer to mine. It was quick; she had kissed me, her tongue wrapped around mine, for a solid second.
Then she had stopped, she pulled back with a smile, that was dangours, it was like she was planning things to do to me....
We finally arrived at the door, the matte black door in front of us.
I had opened it, firelight flickered across the walls, and then, there she was, Hoshino Ai, in a red skirt, sheer blouse, and braided hair, the kind of outfit that was designed to make a man forget his own name.
But my attention wasn't on AI in this moment. It was on the woman who was behind me, the one who glided past my shoulders like smoke, who was entering an apartment.
"Oh my~ You do dress for him like this at home, How... Bold."
Akeno's voice was like venom, as her eyes traveled over Ai's body with noticable Appreciation, like she was scanning a piece of artwork. But there wasn't a hint of jealousy in her tone; it was just Amusement.
Ai's gaze had snapped towards Akeno. She had scanned the other woman head to toe, Black shorts, a white tank top, and everything about Akeno.
"So, this is her...?"
Ai's voice was softer than I had expected. She wasn't hostile; it was as if she was measuring Akeno.
"Hello im Hoshino Ai. This is our boyfriend, and you are....?"
Akeno Himejima didn't offer her hand; she didn't even step closer. She had merely just existed inside of this space as she had always been there.
"Ufufu.... he's told me so much about you, Ai-san."
"Has he?"
Ai's smile widened; it was dazzling, a type of star quality smile that made millions fall in love with her.
"So... Did he also mention how I taught him how to properly appreciate a woman?"
The air had shifted as she had said this. Akeno's laugh was soft and musical; it was also warm.
"He mentioned that yes~."
Akeno had finally moved, circling us both with fluid grace; each step she took was elegant, but quick.
"But tell me.... Does he call you Onee-sama when you're teaching him...?"
Ai's composure cracked, just for a fraction, but it was enough. Akeno's smile was saying as if this mere moment was a triumphant victory to her.
"I didn't think so~."
"Akeno—"
My voice had interutped, a thing I probably shouldn't have done, since as soon as I spoke, their gazes were sharp, onto my own, like I wasn't even supposed to speak here.
"Shh~" both of them had said simultaneously, as they had glanced at each other. They had come to an understanding that I should not interrupt them.
"Would you like to cook with me?"
Akeno's eyebrows rose; she was genuinely interested as her eyes flickered across Ai's face.
"UFufu.... how domestic, I'd be delighted, Ai-san."
She had finally stepped out from behind me, brushing past me, as she had found the kitchen behind her.
"I find the kitchen is a wonderful place for collaboration."
At that moment, I knew I had done something wrong; their smiles seemed like they were planning something. For this moment, they didn't seem like enemies.
I had done something wrong, and they wanted to take revenge.
I was screwed, I had known it.... Women are dangerous...