'Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies'
Well not in the Devildom...
Today was the valentine's equivalent in the devildom.
This is a short story about Beel and MC doing valentine's fluff and then baking mostly,just a chill fanfic
Crimson heart day ,the day where you were went to eat the grossest concoction know to humans for the sake of hardening your heart and then fighting your enemies bloody .
Upon first hearing about about a celebration on February 14 the human exchange student Maura Corinthians( get it ? MC? hehe and biblical reference of the name of the book Corinthians)was hoping that they couldn't possibly ruin this holiday but upon seeing that Mammon was already caught creating a vulgar foul smelling concoction in the middle of night and was now busy trying to explain to Lucifer that it was joint effort to avoid taking the full fall.
" I waz jus' followin' the recipe Leviathan gave me! I don't know it waz cursed!, I really was trynna' make something nice , I swear!" leviathan baulked at the statement , he had come down from his sanctuary,his room, to get his midnight gaming snacks and now he was roped into trouble he had planned for months previously.
" No I didn't! You were snooping in my room again! I didn't even give it you ,you you were gonna test it on someone in the house to be sure it was legit!" Leviathan was rushing to give his side of the story before Lucifer decided who to punish, he had a ranked match on the line and he wasn't letting Mammon take that from him tonight.
Lucifer who stood between the only exit from the kitchen and the bickering pair glared at both of them ,then he smiled and went to the cabinets . He had placed the soup pot of whatever Mammon was cooking onto the kitchen table and a bowl and and spoon for each on the table.
He looked at watch on his ivory wrist and pulling the sleeve of his satin long sleeved night shirt " The time is now 3 am ,you have an hour to finish this entire pot and get ready for school before 7 am or you'll both get a real punishment". His tone signalled that he wouldn't even listen to the thought of a rebuttal the two gulped before eating . They pair came to school with dark circles weighed down their faces.
Mammon sat in his chair with dark circles under his eyes and hunched over, curses leaving his lips a mile a minute especially upset that leviathan still has his privilege of online schooling .
Maura had asked Satan about the Crimson hearts day hoping that the maybe the history had some previous romantic undertones.The real history of it was even more grisly than what she had heard of from the students at school and they have worse practices further near the outer lands of the devildom.She was even more disappointed that her version of Valentine's as a relatively novel idea as the demons here prefer the other crueler version ,then he let a wicked grin cross his face as he said his own plans for the day , very little mention of treats but lots of sweet tricks for everyone and he meant everyone in the house.
Maura felt a cold shudder trail down her back when he asked if she wanted to know anything else but she was already half way out the door.
You know what I'll still do my version of it ,those Demons be damned and they're gonna enjoy it. She wanted to make baked goods , but who would she help her with the failed goods ? but also taste testing she didn't want it be a while group, just one person.
What about Beelzebub?He'd eat anything and he probably has a good sense of what tastes good too,perfect so this Friday and weekend I'll make all the goods for everyone as the following Monday is the 14 th perfect!
So this week she'd have to secretly get information on everyone and she'd use Beelzebub as her kitchen helper since he'd more than likely be more than willing.The first one on the chopping block was the eldest brother. The hardest one.
She stood Infront of his study still as a statue refusing to breathe too loud as the demon inside might hear.Maura had been delaying his interaction and knowing him he'd lump her into planning a trick if she even lingered too long outside of his door . He has a strange knack for sensing people .
She knocked harder than she intended then waited for him to respond. "Come in.... Maura."
"Hello , Lucifer." She entered his room and promptly began looking about pretending to be interested in something other than the topic at hand. She came up to his desk and asked rather blatantly. "Do you like candies ? Sweet things ." She said trying to look distant,not too interested. Eyes drifting from him and his paperwork to the violets and fushcia of the late afternoon outside of windows behind him. "hmmm" he hummed ,her eyes were now on his tall bookshelves briefly combing the titles before lowering her gaze onto a rather odd statue.
It looked like an aspect of the devildom's past she'd learnt in history class but this one had more gore and violence , like it was meant to not be in a museum rather his study. It looked like it had too high of a relevance to just stay here unguarded, out in the open ,where any one could alter it. She stared at it the story became more clear ,like distant memory being pulled forth via a strong emotion or a particular scent.
The central figure of the story, a little humanoid creature ,that came clearer as she walked closer seeing more of a representation of a destructive force like personification of a storm ? Or a maelstrom ,of the power the and serenity of the single figure at the centre of it all. The dull granite started to pulse with an unnatural life, she was a half a metre Infront of it before she knew it .
All but Forgotten that she'd been waiting on Lucifer's response . She could hear it just a bit more clear the screams , racing of winds ,the crashing of deep waters on rocky shores, the distant creak of an old sail boat and whispers just beneath that just a bit closer and she could almost make out the words ,the chanting . Guttural ,ancient hymns came from the statue now. the single figure had it's miniature hand reached out towards she now noticed with her proximity,with little flecks of obsidian in its eyes ,they seemed to glimmer with the scenery that matches the sounds she heard.
Her forefinger was mere centimetres from the palm of the little creature when a red slik cloth was draped over it and a chuckle came along with it as it settled on the statue on the table. Lucifer was staring at her,his hip leaning against the table that the statue sat and that testing grin on his face.
"Good to see the artifact has such a strong effect on humans .it will definitely work on Mammon then..." He added the last part in a slight whisper .
She just barely snapped out of the daze while he spoke. She could feel the effects of the previous sentence and that innotation that she was either spiritually weak or just stupid . She decided to hold her expression about herself and try to recollect herself under his unreadable gaze. She hated it when it felt like he was just putting her in situations just to see the responses. It was infuriatingly embarrassing so she pretended to point at a book instead. Lucifer hummed at the motion ,thinking some unsaid remark as usual as he watched . She saw he was about to give an order rather than a statement and pulled her finger from the book she was about to pluck from the shelf .
At this rate even pointing at his book could probably curse me. She changed her direction and plucked a another book instead. He closed his mouth and looked about pretending to think. He tended to do that often when she was around him,she looked stubbornly at the book ignoring his eyes on her . He stopped stroking his chin in mock thought,and looked at her carefully ,from her polished black shoes to her grumpy face as he spoke.
"I might like something sweet-",he said eyes dragging themselves slowly up to her knees. she wondered if she standing straight,it never felt correct under his gaze. "-Or maybe a bit more bitter. "his eyes continued upwards ,she could feel his gaze getting caught on each article of clothing . Being so clearly appraised ,it felt just as uncomfortable as it felt alluring.
"perhaps more deeper in flavour .",he said staring at her uniform's crest then at her uniform collar . "Something more colourful and mature in flavour " He said as his eyes went from her unclothed neck to her chin then nose and lingered on her pursed lips he then suddenly flicked to her eyes .
He's playing with me again . She thought . but it felt so pleasant to be put into this uncertainty by him, was he about to punish or reward her? It wasn't never clear with him and it was starting to grow on her unfortunately. She swallowed hard, it felt even more difficult as his eyes followed through the reflex of her clenched jaw then the motion of her tongue creating the suction and the bob of the larynx. His eyes stayed on her neck as he spoke and her face was hot with an over working nervous system.
"I'd like something like that, yess" He said rather distant .
Her eyes widened until she remembered what he meant.
not me , the sweets .Not .Me
She'd play it safe and just get him a bottle of Demonus , she'd ask the Barbatos and Diavolo. It's best to avoid him after this. "Thank you , Lucifer. I'll be leaving now" she said rather stiff but with enough command in her voice it meant that the decision was made.
"Ah" he said and she froze mid turn to look back him. "face me again, and stand tall as you were before" she did so begrundgly "hmm" he said .
now he was doing it on purpose .
"Okay you may leave , I look forward to my gift !" She couldn't leave the room fast enough.
Atleast he's was done with
and she went on to the other brothers. Mammon and Leviathan both had their own suspicions when Maura asked her questions. Mammon thought it was some kind of con to swindle him into a new contract with a witch while leviathan thought she just wanted to rope him into some fake gift exchange where he would be the loser in that he wouldn't get anything. She figured she'd just give them something either way.
She had to go with Asmodeous on a spa date to get his preferences, that one wasn't bad and Satan was a bit curious especially when the topic of animal molds came up, she caught his lingering gaze on the cat shapes.
"Okay so that's Lucifer ,leviathan ,Mammon, Asmodeus,Satan .I'm yet to talk to Beezelbub because he's an accomplice." She said it under her breath as she walked back to her room. Her eyes caught on the stairs,she was curious about the one who was up there , sure she was certain it was another brother but with how Lucifer had feet as silent as a rats she'd rather not let him catch her. Not when she hadn't even begun her her semi secret project.
"Oh and Prince Diavolo,Babaratos and the angels! "She'd be sure to give them something and with that she'd gotten her list of recipients. The treats for each were somewhat planned and now it was the ingredients that needed to be gathered. To wave off suspicions ( and guard her supplies) she'd just take up cooking responsibilities for the week so that she could hide the more conspicuous ingredients and keep an eye on the levels of the other ingredients.
The suggestion to take up more chores went well,Lucifer didn't mind in the least though he smiled like her plan was glued to her forehead. It didn't help when he suddenly remembered he wanted incredibly specific and complicated meals just on the verge of her capabilities for the week. Finally Friday came and after the upcoming Sunday it would be the day she had been preparing for.
Her first valentine's in Devildom! So she needed to rope in Beel from now,she had hesitated on asking him as he'd been just out of reach for some reason for the past few days.
"Oh Hi Maura! No I'm not busy but I do have to do 500 reps at the gym today .how long will it take ? 5 hours! I also have to do legs and focus on calves and quads and -"
"May! hi. No I am free after I help out the at my part time job but they'll have a party afterwards for the long time employees so I'll be back in the morning. Yeah at 3 am! Don't tell Lucifer please. I bring you a Crazy ghoul hamburger."
"Not today , but maybe if you help me wash Cerberus he ran into river Styx again"
And so on and so forth but today she would rope him in for sure . She had waited and gotten him a Galaxy burger with extra cheese and fried devil chicken from the lunch line and knew his nose was like that of a blood hound for it ,she even shook the bag for good measure while she called out for him.
"Beel! Beel! Where are you!"
She was at the back of the school in her search for him, sure more shady demons were here but it was the last place to check with her lunch break coming to a close.
"Well well well what do we have here?" Said a demon student .
"A little human wandering so far from the school grounds aren't you afraid that more powerful creatures could eat cha?" Said his friend. Maura sighed internally , it was times like this she wished magic came easily to her as it did to Solomon. She still did take small token from Famed sorcerer though. A creation of her own machinations. She plucked it from her blazer's breast pocket.
It looked like a metal match stick with a spring lock ,she clicked it so that it folded into two and it blossomed into a glistening metre long metal pipe. It reflected the hazy glow of the afternoon sky as she brought down on those two demons without hesitation. She knew no cameras were around here and the windows of the school weren't facing this direction either so she settled the bag of food down carefully and started thacwking them.
"Ouch ! Human you'll pay for -YEOOOWOUCH!"
She made sure to write a blessing on Home run ( that was the name of her metal pipe) that aslong as they weren't using their natural physical strength it could cut through their demonic magic and defences so she always made sure that the first hits were the hardest and fastest.
"Alright! -" The conscious one said dragging the other she had knocked clean out on the first blow .
"you'll regret this ! " She sneered and lifted Home run for a final strike . These damn demons had been testing her restraint on decorum since she got here.
If they can fight each other ,I can teach them a lesson to quit bothering me
she'd knock his teeth out with this one and maybe he'd get the message to leave her be.
They can regenerate those right? More than likely.
The pipe was caught by a hand before she could bring it down on the demon . The sudden lack of a follow through made her trip forwards towards the demon she meant to hit . She looked around quickly hoping it wasn't a teacher that caught her or worse Lucifer .
She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the Orange hair and pouty face of Beelzebub.
"You shouldn't fight , you're here to make sure Diavolo's exchange programme goes through-" He looked over to the other demons she had beaten bloody,his pout to her came off as a scowl to them and His stomach growling didn't set them at ease either they scrambled without a word. Seeing them run made her think about illusionary magic.
Maybe they'd leave me faster if I used a scary demon image so they would leave before I had do anything.
He was still holding onto her staff(pipe) but he had gotten to the galaxy burger bag in his other hand . "That's for you ."she said ,changing her tone to something more pleasant and cooing . " -And they attacked me first , it was self defense " she said taking out a charm token and placed it on the staff ,it absorbed the demon's blood and glowed a gentle green.
Green? I guess they were stronger than I thought
" She thought to herself. "But even ...Then call for me neuxt tume" Beel said. She looked up at him ,he was still talking while he mouth was stuffed with the burger and fries. His face was serious, she looked away and nodded. She tapped her staff twice and it shrank back to its match stick size and she tucked it back into her breast pocket.
" I'll take your help if you help me this weekend, it's as a taste tester" she added the last part quickly . He perked up hearing that part especially. He nodded .
"Should I come to your room then?" Beel asked , he was also moving onto the fried chicken now. She felt a spike of adrenaline flutter her heart beat , a intrusive vision of Beel sleepy munching on chocolate chip cookies on her bed ,he was in a loose tank top and low waist pyjama pants. They only had one glass of milk and they would take turns taking sips from it "Maura ,you have a milk moustache" he'd say softly ,sleep rasping his voice.
"so do you ,let me get you a napkin " Maura retorted ,a smile brighting her tone but before she even got the chance to move he'd reach over taking the cup of milk from her hand as he moved his face closer and lapped away the milk on her face.
" Don't waste food like that ,I'll take it instead" he cleaned his own lips with his tongue afterwards. "Ah one last cookie" he held it in his mouth and looked towards her and pointed at it . He spoke while it was still there in his mouth "wan' a bite?"
"Want a bite Maura?" She snapped out it and looked up from the floor towards Beel was pointing to fry between his lips She felt her breath hitch as it looked to close to the day dream she just had ,he shook the bag and the sound of left over fries drew her attention. "Oh , like that of course like that"
She sighed internally. She plucked one and chewed it slowly regaining her composure. "So do you agree? " He nodded . ",good ." She quickly added "Don't come to my room I'll come to you! So stay in your room!" She said urgently, he couldn't come to her room no matter what He nodded , a bit confused but still eating. She nodded back at him , then walked off. "See you later then "she called after him. Not realising that she didn't ask how he knew to come find her there .
He really was a blood hound .
It was bright and early and Saturday morning And when she was woke up by Beel knocking on her door.She jumped out of bed ,her body remembering the many things she planned for but her sleepy mind just barely starting up as she rushed to the door and opened it . A yawn just leaving her throat as she addressed who was there. "Morning,- Beel" she yawned mid sentence and did a double take after she opened her eyes to see him he had gotten a baby pink apron with little cheese burger puppets singing and dancing and other activities all about it and around his neck was a bib saying 'Let's eat! 'She clutched her heart at the sight , it was making her weak.
"Maura! I'm ready now " he said simply and a slow grumble came from his stomach . She chuckled at the sound and told him to come and sit on her bed while she got ready for the day . She didn't trust him to wait in the kitchen she'd seen how him being unfed is a disaster waiting to happen. She also gave him the snacks from the Beel emergency stash to keep him occupied for the minutes she'd be getting ready for the day.
"Alright! ,To to kitchen!" Maura said and Beel responded with vigor and followed her down to kitchen, which was unfortunately occupied by Lucifer and unlucky he had found the Demonus wine she had hid ,thank GOD? she hid another in her room.
