Chapter 446: The Nekomata Clan (I)...

[Knox, Kuoh Forest] 

"Is it really okay for me to be here?" Koneko asked in a monotone but golden cat-like eyes kept inspecting the place with some wariness. Kuroka had decided to bring Koneko with her to stay at Knox. It was the safest place for the sisters, nobody would dare to bother them here. 

Koneko would be lying if she said that she wasn't affected by Issei Hyoudou's death. She wasn't close to him and she absolutely loathed his perverted nature but he was still a part of her peerage. He had also saved Rias from her hated arranged marriage, Koneko was really grateful for that. 

Yesterday, Koneko had asked her sister to stay with her as she didn't want to stay alone. Both Neko Sisters had spent their night in the Occult Research Club. Even the Exorcists were invited to stay for the night but they politely refused the offer and left. 

"Yes, it is completely fine. Just don't get caught by the morphing monster" Kuroka warned and Koneko's eyes focused on her sister. 

"Morphing monster?" Koneko immediately questioned and Kuroka shuddered as the memories resurfaced inside her mind. 

"...You will know when you see her…" Kuroka said in a dismissive manner not wanting to scare away her sister. All of a sudden both Neko Sisters froze in their tracks as their eyes landed on a man lurking around the front yard. 

The man was dressed in a black jacket. The man cracked open his eyes as his heterochromatic eyes focused on the two girls. The man shot up on his feet. "Ho? two Nekomatas. How rare…" the man said in a menacing tone as he started to approach the two girls. 

Koneko paled in fear. "Crom! Stop scaring my sister" Kuroka scolded the Dragon masquerading as a man. Crom Cruach simply raised his brows in a questioning manner and burst out laughing. 

"Sorry sorry… but it was fun" Crom said with a grin and waved towards Koneko. 

"Hello… My name is Crom Cruach, you can call me Crom. Let's have a fight in the future. Your sister is a spoilsport… don't be like her when you grow up. You must love fighting!" Crom Cruach said with a lopsided grin on his face. 

Koneko gave the man a questioning look. She was internally questioning the man's sanity. She was also confused about the name… she didn't know anyone by the name of Crom Cruach but the man was clearly draconic in nature. 

"I don't like fighting" Koneko deadpanned and Crom Cruach's face soured and after that, he started to sulk. 

"Why don't you go and fight Rumi or Ororo?" Kuroka reminded the battle maniac and stars appeared in the man's eyes. 

"Thanks, kitty, I will do that!" Crom Cruach exclaimed loudly and ran off to somewhere leaving behind the two Neko Sisters. 

"That man was insane, right?" Koneko asked in a monotone as she kept staring in the direction where Crom Cruach had run off to. Kuroka simply shrugged after hearing her sister's question. 

"Evil Dragons aren't known for their sanity" Kuroka said in a dismissive manner and Koneko froze for a moment. Her eyes shook in fear but she still decided to follow her sister. 

"He might be an Evil Dragon but he is practically harmless as long as you deny his offers for a fight. He is an insane battle maniac" Kuroka firmly warned her sister. Koneko hurriedly nodded her head like a good little sister. 

"Good. He is slightly annoying and unhinged but that's fine…" Kuroka said as the two of them finally entered the house. Kuroka quickly led her sister towards the kitchen, as she could sense everyone in there. 

"Is that your sister you have been talking about?" All of a sudden Nat popped up behind the two Neko Sisters and asked curiously. 

Kuroka was kind of used to the sudden appearances but Koneko wasn't. She couldn't believe that someone could approach her without getting noticed. Koneko prided herself on being a good sensor but this crimson-haired woman could easily hide herself from her sensor abilities. 

"Koneko, this is Nat. Say hello" Kuroka said as she wasn't shocked by Nat's sudden appearance. 

"Hello" Koneko said while staring into Nat's glowing blue eyes. 

"She is pretty cute. Nice to meet you…" Nat said cheerfully. The three of them finally arrived in the kitchen and found a couple of people missing. Reo, Hela, Ororo, Luna, and Unohana weren't present at the table. Dora's eyes landed on Koneko and stars appeared in her eyes. 

Kuroka subconsciously pulled her sister behind. Kuroka didn't want her little sister to be exposed to such treatment. "She is so cute!!" Dora exclaimed loudly but before she could even lunge towards the Neko Sisters, Momo grabbed the clumsy woman's hand and stopped her from harassing the little girl. 

"Dora, don't harass them" Momo said and glared at the other woman. Dora puffed out her cheeks and started to sulk and her hair turned mousy brown. 

"Sorry" Dora mumbled but she simply couldn't stop herself from caressing those twitching ears though she was slightly confused because Kuroka's sister didn't seem to have ears and tails. 

"Thank you" Kuroka said in a grateful tone while looking towards Momo. She had already noticed that Momo was the most respected woman in the house even though she clearly wasn't the strongest. Most of them kept doing whatever they wanted but at the end of the day, Momo was the one but everyone listened to her. It was subtle but Kuroka still noticed it. 

Koneko followed her sister's example and plopped down in an empty chair beside her sister. All of a sudden a woman with dirty blonde hair appeared beside Koneko, surprising the younger Nekoshou. Koneko started to contemplate if it was really safe for her to stay here or not? For whatever reason, Koneko felt protected as soon as the new woman appeared. 

"Hello, Koneko… I am Luna. It is nice to meet you" Luna beamed at the white-haired Nekoshou. Koneko was pretty sure that she had never met this woman until now but she thought that her sister might have told them her name so she didn't think much about it. 

"Hn" Koneko cutely nodded her head. She was slightly surprised when the food appeared in front of her out of thin air. 

"You are so cute!" Luna beamed at the younger girl and started to pet the girl. Usually, Koneko would have moved away or attacked whoever tried something like that but surprisingly she didn't move or attack Luna. Even Koneko was surprised with herself, for whatever reason, she felt kind of connected to this woman. 

On the other side, Kuroka and Dora were sulking. After reuniting with her sister, Koneko was yet to allow Kuroka from patting her head and Dora simply wanted to pat the silver-haired Neko or both Neko Sisters. So both of them started to sulk when they saw Koneko getting petted by Luna. 

"Kuroka, are you free today?" All of a sudden Nemuri asked curiously. Kuroka didn't know why the degenerate woman was asking such a question but she was sure that it wouldn't be anything harmful. 

"Umu… I am free" Kuroka said after thinking for a bit. She simply wanted to spend time with her sister but she wanted to see what Nemuri wanted to do with her. 

"Ok… then can you and your sister accompany me to Kyoto? I have a friend and she kind of wanted to meet you two" Nemuri said and then she started to eat her toast. 

"Okay… but who is your friend?" Kuroka asked with a confused look on her face. She also started to eat her food as she didn't want her food to get cold. Luna had stopped petting Koneko and Koneko would never admit this out loud but she kind of liked the feeling of getting petted. 

"Her name is Yasaka, the leader of Youkai Faction" Nemuri said while nodding her head like a sage. She acted like it was the most obvious thing in the World.

Kuroka was only surprised for a moment after hearing the answer. 'Yes, I should have expected something like that… Being buddies with the leader of the Youkai Faction is the most obvious thing. I just hope that she isn't a pervert but I can't expect much' Kuroka internally thought. 

While Kuroka was kind of used to the outrageous things in this house, Koneko wasn't. So after hearing Nemuri's statement, she was really surprised as she didn't expect something like that. So Koneko simply stared towards her sister to see what her sister decided. 

"Okay, sure. So, when are we leaving?" Kuroka asked and Koneko's eyes grew wide when her sister expected something outrageous just like that. 

"Right after we finish breakfast" Nemuri answered as she continued eating her food. 

"Can I also accompany the three of you?" Dora asked while making puppy dog eyes. Nemuri lucked her lips and her eyes turned towards Kuroka. 

Nemuri simply pushed the decision over to Kuroka. Dora was her best friend, a fellow woman of culture so she didn't want to disappoint the woman. Kuroka shuffled in her seat uncomfortably as Dora puppy dog eyes focused on her. Kuroka simply could deny those eyes and finally relented. 

"Fine… but leave my sister alone" Kuroka said and Dora reluctantly agreed with the condition. Kuroka knew that Dora wasn't a bad girl, she simply loved coddling her. 

"Brill!!" Dora cheered loudly and started to gulp down her food in full gusto. Kuroka started to wonder if she made a mistake or not… 

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A/N: For those who don't know. The Nekoshou Clan massacre is simply a fanon. In the original story it never happened. I have no idea where it started from but it is what it is...

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