Breaking Down A Devil WIP (Highschool DxD) (Patreon)

With everyone off training and Rias stuck behind to keep up appearances to the school as well as Issei’s family, she couldn’t help but feel like she was a bit stuck. Everyone that she was used to being around her was gone, there was nothing to really do other than go home to Issei’s parents and relax while talking with them, and she couldn’t take the time to actually fulfill any contracts that she might have sent out because she could be needed at any minute. And knowing this yet being stuck and unable to do anything filled Rias with a strange sense of annoyance and loneliness that she hadn’t felt in a long time. And one she wished she never had to feel again.

She could only remember being this annoyed and lonely whenever she would speak to Riser. Simply hearing his voice would make her heart race and her blood boil. But that was in the past, ever since Issei won his duel against her ex-fiance. So being forced to just sit here at her desk, looking around the room to pass the time until she should head home truly bothered her. At least it had until she noticed a few fellow students making their way to the Occult Club’s building, carrying cameras.

A heavy sigh left her lips as she stepped away from her desk and began to make her way toward the door, wanting to meet them there and turn down whatever they had in mind. However, when Rias reached the door and opened it, she was greeted with four young men all holding cameras, with a smile on their faces. “Um…”

“We’re the Yearbook Committee this year. Part of it, anyway. We’re the group that’s going out to collect pictures of the clubs for the yearbook.”

‘Yearbook?’ Was it that late into the year already? Had time flown that quickly since she met Issei? In the back of her mind, Rias had to admit that things did happen rather quickly with Issei around now. A gentle chuckle left her lips when she thought about the fact that this time she was forced to spend alone was probably the first time she had a chance to actually stop doing something since she turned Issei into a devil.

With a smile on her lips, she took a step to the side and opened the door for the yearbook boys. “Come on in. Unfortunately, I’m the only one that’s here for a few days, but you’re free to take as many pictures as you want.” Rias watched as each student stepped inside and went in a separate direction, three of them splitting up to cover the lower level while one of them stayed behind with her. However, the one that stayed behind with her was someone that seemed like he belonged more on one of the school’s many sports teams than the yearbook. Yet, Issei seemed like he was just a pathetic guy when they met and he’s grown into something far more.

A gentle smile crept to Rias’s lips as she looked at the student that stood before her. “Are you going to stick with me while they go and take pictures?”

“If you don’t mind. We’d prefer to have pictures of the whole club together, but if they aren’t here, there’s nothing we can do about that.”

The strong but gentle voice that left this young man’s lips caught Rias by surprise. It simply wasn’t a voice that matched his build. He wasn’t a giant of a student, but he was on the rather tall side. And he was just as wide, almost like he was built to be on the football team. But yet, when he spoke, he almost sounded like someone that couldn’t care about something like that. In the back of her mind, she admitted that it was rather interesting to see. “Well, the yearbook also holds a small interview for each of the clubs, right? If you only need the club leader, then I’d be happy to do that.”

“Oh, really? That’d be fantastic!” The tall young man paused for a moment as Rias began to walk away. “Oh, but if you don’t mind, could we come back in a few days to see if the others have returned? To get that group picture?”

“Of course!” Rias’s smile grew a little bit as she led the student up the stairs to the second floor of the building, taking him to what was essentially her office. “Though, I can’t promise they’ll be back by then…” Fortunately, it still gave Rias an excuse to see someone and help this loneliness that she was feeling.

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Throughout the interview, Rias felt that loneliness that hung over her finally being lifted. Not enough to make her feel like things were okay without everyone around, but enough to feel like things were better than they were. But, unfortunately, that went out the window when she heard the boy from the yearbook committee say that the interview was over now. "W-Wait... Already...?”

“It seems like the others are done taking pictures of the club building itself and we’ve got what we need for the interview. If you’d like, we could get a few pictures of you. We’d prefer the whole club, but if they aren’t here, having the leader or representative is more than enough.”

Hearing this, Rias’s heart raced in her chest for a moment. Why was she so excited to hear that she could spend more time with the yearbook committee? The yearbook didn’t matter to her in the slightest. Was she just that lonely? Did having the sudden attention during the interview make her realize just how bad she needed the company? And if so, why did it have to be from there? She could easily get in touch with Sona and spend time with her.

A heavy breath left her lips as this conflict of emotions rushed through her all at once. But she nodded her head and looked at the young man from the yearbook all the same. “In that case, I wouldn’t mind posing for a few pictures. You’re more than welcome to come back if they aren’t enough or if you want to check and see if the others have returned.”

With that, Rias watched as the young man nodded his head and opened the door to the club’s main room, allowing the other few boys in with him. “We’ve got permission to take a few pictures for the yearbook. Don’t get too personal just because she’s Rias Gremory.”

When the boys came into the room, Rias playfully climbed up onto her desk and hung her legs off of the side of it. Deep down, she knew that she didn’t have to do anything special just to get a few pictures taken. It was the yearbook, after all. She didn’t need to put on an additional charm for people in the school to be impressed with her. But as she sat on the edge of the bed, Rias couldn’t stop herself from giggling and crossing her legs, purposefully letting the small camera crew get a few pictures of her and her panties underneath her skirt.

It was rather obvious when one of them noticed that her panties were in the view of the picture. Not only did their cheeks turn a deep shade of red, but she was also able to hear their breath hitch for a moment. It caused her lips to curl into a gentle smile when none of the boys spoke up, no one taking that step to tell her that they could see her panties depending on how she sat. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long before the one that had interviewed her cut things short, clearing his throat and getting the attention of the others.

“Okay, I think we have what we need. We can stop bothering Rias now.”

Rias felt her heart flutter in her chest when the other boys groaned, almost annoyed that they had to stop. Just why was it making her feel happy? Was it because Issei wasn’t here to always fawn over her and now they were? Or was it because Akeno wasn’t trying to steal them away from her and she had the chance to actually enjoy the attention she was getting? Whatever the reason was, it began to slightly bother Rias that she was actually enjoying the attention that the yearbook committee was giving her.

“That was quick. Did you really only need a few pictures?” Her voice broke through the groaning of the boys as she looked at the one who was directing them. “I don’t mind if you take a few more.”

“We could. In fact, we probably should. But we have other clubs to visit today if we’re going to meet our deadline. Plus, if the other members are going to come back, we don’t need a dozen pictures of you on your own when they wouldn’t be shown.”

The quiet but gentle laugh that left that boy caused Rias to roll her eyes. In the back of her mind, she knew he was right. She knew that he was thinking more for her than he was for the yearbook. But it still bothered her that the attention was stopping. At least until one of the other boys, a much shorter and frail-looking student that was likely a freshman, spoke up.

“But if we don’t have enough, or say the ones we took aren’t good enough to put in the yearbook, we’ll be back to take more. Or, if you’d like, we can just come to take some more once school is over. You seem to like the attention, after--” He was quickly cut off by the taller and more built student smacking the back of his head, causing Rias to let out a quiet gasp. “Ow! What the hell!?”

“If Rias wants us to take some more pictures, then we’d be more than happy to. But it’s something she needs to ask for. Not only is it rude, but it’s against policy to force ourselves to take more pictures of a student just because she’s pretty.”

That same gentle tone that left her interviewer now had a sense of assertiveness to it that it didn’t have before. And, for reasons beyond her current understanding, Rias couldn’t stop herself from smiling when she heard it. “Um… What’s your name? I don’t think you ever told me during the interview…”

“Doug. My name is Doug. Apologies for not telling you earlier.”

“Well, Doug…. If you have the time once school is over for the day, feel free to come by for some more pictures.” Instinctively, Rias playfully winked at Doug as she spoke, her devilish charm coming through when she didn’t want it to. But it was too late for her to back out of what she said, especially when the look in his eyes told her she knew exactly what she was saying, even if it wasn’t actually what she meant to say.

“Sure thing, Rias. I’ll stop by after school today for some more pictures. But until then, we really should be going. We’ve still got to get through the football team, after all.”

Rias couldn’t stop her heart from racing as she watched all of them turn around and leave. And she couldn’t stop herself from hating how she handled that entire interaction. Just because her friends were gone, she instinctively got flirty and asked them to come back for more? Just because she was feeling lonely, she chose to use people from school to get that loneliness out of here? She couldn’t believe herself. And once the door to the Occult Club’s building closed, Rias couldn’t stop herself from letting out a heavy and annoyed sigh before slumping down in her chair. “At least someone is going to be here after school. Though, for how long… I guess we’ll see…”

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Later that afternoon, when the final bell for the school day rang, Rias let out another breath. Was she really going to go through with this? Was she going to allow Doug to think she wanted to do something intimate with him because she felt lonely? Not only did it make her feel horrible to think about it, she knew that it could easily lead to something she didn’t want to happen. Something that would make her regret even inviting the yearbook committee into the Occult Club’s building.

However, when she noticed Doug making his way across the school’s courtyard, she couldn’t bring herself to simply get up from her desk and shout at him that she changed her mind. Something was stopping her from turning him away. Something that she didn’t comprehend just yet. So when Doug knocked on the door downstairs, Rias took her time getting to the door. She didn’t want this to take too long, but she wasn’t sure if she even wanted it to happen at all.

Fortunately, when she opened the door for him, Doug made his way inside almost right away. He didn’t hesitate to push his way past her and close the door. Almost like he was trying to hide from something. And that caused her to take a step back and look him in the eyes. “Excuse you? Are you that excited to be here? What’s going on?”

“H-Huh? Oh, sorry. The others were jealous that you had invited me back after class and they wanted to join me. I had to sneak away from them. I’m sure they’ll come looking, but we should be done before they get here.”

Hearing that calm voice leave Doug once again prompted Rias to shake her head and forgive the rough and sudden intrusion past her. “You’re already inside. I suppose there’s no need to be upset over it. Just… Don’t let it happen again, okay? And if you’re in a rush, let’s hurry this up.” She didn’t hesitate to turn around and make her way up the steps back toward her office, making sure that Doug was following her all the while. “So, are these pictures going in the yearbook or are they just extras?”

“Just extras. I was actually thinking of keeping everything taken today to myself. But I wasn’t sure how the others would feel about it.”

Rias noticed the smirk that was on Doug’s lips as he stepped into her office with her, setting up a tripod at the edge of the room in front of her desk. “Do you mind sitting on the edge of the desk like you did earlier while we were all taking pictures? If you don’t mind, I have a few poses I’d like you to do. I promise it won’t be anything unreasonable.~”

In the back of her mind, Rias wondered just what kind of poses he had in mind and if she should be worried about it. But when she sat on the desk and heard the shutter of the camera, something deep down prompted her to simply shrug her shoulders and agree. “Sure thing. What do you have in mind?”

“Well, we should start off simple if anything. Do you think you could slowly cross your legs while looking at the camera?”

Rias didn’t quite understand just why Doug would ask for something like that. But she listened to his request anyway, slowly lifting one of her legs over the other and hearing the camera click away multiple times as her legs were slightly spread. And it was at that moment that she adjusted her gaze to be at the camera, just like he had asked her to. In the back of her mind, she wondered if Doug was taking pictures of her panties and was just trying to sneakily do it.

Unfortunately, that thought didn’t stay in her mind for too long as she watched him take a few steps back and put the camera on the coffee table in front of her desk. At first, Rias didn’t say a thing, unsure of just what to think of what he was doing. But when he took a step back away from the camera and it clicked with him, she realized he was testing the timer and making sure that was still in the frame. But why would he do such a thing?

“Now how about a picture of me holding you?”

With the lack of explanation or reasoning behind his request, Rias was almost caught off guard by it. Him holding her wasn’t something that she should worry about in the slightest. But when he made his way behind her and wrapped his arms around her, the warmth that his body brought her caused her thoughts to stutter for a second. Should she tell him no? Should she let him take a few pictures and just pass it off and him wanting to make the other club members jealous?

When the shutter of the camera filled her ears, Rias immediately turned her head to face Doug. “J-Just why do you want a picture like this?” Instead of getting a verbal answer from him, Rias was greeted with the feeling of his hands slowly roaming her body, drifting along her stomach and making their way to her breasts just as the camera clicked once again. And in the heat of the moment, it took her an extra second to process that he just took a picture of what appeared to be him groping her in the middle of her office while she gazed at him.

Rias wanted to be upset with him. She wanted to stop him right here and now. But when the camera clicked again and his hands squeezed onto her breasts just before the click, the excitement of someone else touching her caused her to pause. Would it be such a bad thing if she let him grope her like this? Without Issei or the girls around, there was no one that could or would touch her. Even Sona didn’t truly enjoy playing with her breasts because it always made her jealous.