That morning Nora was still a little tired since she couldn't really sleep well the night before because of the strange dream.

Even so, she brushed is off was still able to get up, get dressed, and make her way to the kitchen where Krel and Kiba were waiting.

"Good morning, my sleeping beauty." Kiba said as he got up to give Nora a kiss. "Ricky made breakfast. Pancakes!"

"Looks delicious, thanks Ricky." Nora smiled at the robot who was disguised as a human man. "And thank you again, Krel. You know, for letting us stay here."

"Of course, we're still friends you know." Krel smiled. "Besides, it was nice to have the company."

"Agreed." Kiba said honestly as he nodded his head. "I'm also happy to have finally met the infamous DJ Kleb, I've heard so much about."

"Oh, Nora told you about that?" Krel asked as his face turned red from embarrassment.

"That and a few other awesome things about you." Nora admitted. "I didn't want Kiba to think you were going to be some crazy ex-boyfriend."

"Not that I thought that to begin with." Kiba said honestly. "Anyway, what's our plan for the day?"

"Well, I was thinking we'd catch a bus to Metro City." Nora suggested. "It would be nice to visit my old home."

"Wait, I thought Arcadia was your hometown." Kiba said, a little confused.

"Well, yeah, but I actually lived a lot of my life in Metro City." Nora explained. "But I grew up in a castle on the Dark Isles. . .it's a little confusing."

"So, you have a lot of homes, huh?" Kiba asked. "Got it. Do you want to come with us, Krel?"

Krel was a little shocked by the invite as he didn't think Kiba would want him to go. "Uhh, that would be great but I can't." He said honestly, with slight disappointment in his voice. "I have to stay here with the mothership and the blanks."

"That's okay. We understand." Kiba said. "Just thought I'd offer."

"I appreciate it." Krel smiled before looking at Nora. "And Nora, I hope you know that I still love you. . .as a friend of course."

"Aww, Krel, I love you too." Nora said before giving the Akridion a hug. "I've missed you. We definitely have to spend more time together to catch up."

"Actually, there was something I wanted to ask real quick." Kiba said with a serious look on his face. "It's about last night, Krel and I have been talking and were worried about you."

"Why? I'm fine, I promise." Nora said honestly. "If you're referring to the dream. . ."

Suddenly, Nora's phone vibrated in her pocket meaning that someone was calling her. 'Thank the gods.' she thought to herself as she was greatful the conversation had been interrupted. "Sorry guys, I have to take this."

Nora then walked away to take the call. However, when she picked up the phone she saw that the person calling her was none other than her brother. . .Jake Moon.

"Jake!? Haven't heard from him in a while." Nora said as she wandered her phone. "Hey, bro. What's going on?"

"Just making sure you didn't forget about me." Jake said, sounding a little annoyed. "I thought you'd be here by now."

"Fuzzbuckets! Sorry, I had kind of a rough night." Nora explained honestly. "I decided to visit Douxie's grave and. . .you don't really care about that do you?"

"It's not that I don't care that Douxie's gone, it's just. . .too much grieving for me to handle." Jake sniffed. "I'm more focused on Melissa's passing right now."

"Right. . .I'm so sorry about that." Nora said, trying to comfort her brother. "I know we'll figure out who did this and give them what they deserve!"

"That's actually why I called." Jake said. "I was wondering if you wanted to help me figure out the mystery of Melissa's death?"

"Well, I was going to come visit anyway but just to check up on you." Nora explained. "Melissa's death. . .we know the truth about already. Police said-"

"Well they were wrong! Melissa would never do that to herself, to me, or her father!" Jake snapped, Nora could barely hold back tears as she could hear the tears falling from her brother's eyes. "She was murdered, killed, unalived, how ever you want to say it! And I want to find out who did it!"

"Bro, please, listen to me. Revenge isn't the answer and you know that." Nora pleaded while whipping tears from her face. "You're hurt I get it, but please don't do something you'll regret."

At that cue music started to play and Nora began to sing.

Nora: "Revenge can be
a dangerous track
You take one step and
it's hard to turn back
It pulls you along
And though it seems
wrong it feels right
Don't you see the path you
chose leaves a permanent mark
It may feel good at first,
Until it all goes dark
With each passing day
You're further astray from the light
Suddenly, you lose your
way and lose the thread
Lose your cool,
then lose your head
Every loss is harder to excuse
Then you'll see you'll lose
your faith and lose your soul
'Til you lose complete control
And realize there's
nothing left to lose
Nothing left to lose"

"Jake, trust me, this isn't what Melissa would've wanted." Nora said, trying to calm her brother down.

"How can you be so sure?!" Jake asked before continuing the song.

Jake: "The path revenge is
path paved in black
I'm taking that road
and I'm not looking back
Each twist and each turn
Leads straight where
I'm yearning to go
Yes, it's true, my path
is dark but I see where it ends
Melissa will be avenged
And for once she can rest
Don't help me, that's fine
Justice will be served
No matter what
I'm not ike you
You lost Douxie,
that may be true
But you don't know
what I've gone through
I am lost, without
her in my arms
So I chose to lose
my doubts and
lose my chains
Lose each weakness that remains
Now that you're the
one thing left to lose
The one thing left to lose"

Nora: "You have so
much to hold onto"

Jake: "I can't take that
chance, no, I refuse!"

Nora (Jake): "Listen please,
you've lost your grip
And lost your mind
(I'm not gonna lose)
All's not lost,
don't be so blind
(I refuse)
Cut your losses,
drop the IOUs
(I refuse)
Oh-oh, choose"

Jake (Nora): "I lose the tears
and lose all sleep
Until I get my revenge 
(It's time for you to choose)
You can't stop"

Both: "The turning on the screws"

"I'll see you soon, sis." Jake said seriously. "And make sure you're ready for investing."

Once he said that, the other end suddenly hung up leaving Nora scared and confused. Meanwhile, Jake was more than determined to find his girlfriend's killer.

Jake: "Now, I have
nothing left. . .to lose"

To be continued. . .

Song is a parody of "Nothing Left to lose" from Tangled the series

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Tales of Arcadia belongs to DreamWorks

High School DxD belongs to Funimation

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