Hello everyone! This was again, pretty tough to write! I had a hard time coming up with a good idea for a sequel, but I managed to finally get a good storyline! I hope you all enjoy the sequel to "Konketsu no Shoujo"!
Note: This story was somewhat inspired by Guillermo del Toro's Spanish film 'Pan's Labyrinth' (I highly recommend it, it's absolutely amazing!). After watching that movie, I fell in love with it so this became an inspiration to help me write this story. Pairings in this story are: Hecadoth x OC, Furuichi x Agiel, some slight Oga x Hilda, and some slight Tojo x Shizuka.
Disclaimer: Beelzebub belongs to Ryuuhei Tamura, not me.
Chapter 1- Proposal
"I'm heading out now!" I call to Dad.
"Have a nice day, Yumi!" Dad calls back.
I smile as I see Takachin, Agiel, and Hecadoth waiting outside for me. "Morning, Yumi-chan!" Agiel greets.
"Morning!" I greet. "Ready for today?"
"Yeah," Takachin says. "Let's go to school."
It's been a while since we defeated the Kagirinai Kumori. Our lives have been continuing on as usual, and a lot has happened. My relationship with Hecadoth has grown stronger, and I've even learned some new things about him. As for Takachin and Agiel, their relationship is also growing well. However, we've noticed that Takachin is slowly starting to kind of push Oga and the others away in favour of hanging out with us.
"So, Furuichi," Hecadoth starts. "We've noticed that you're starting to push Oga away more. Weren't you two best friends?"
He looks a bit surprised. "I am?"
"Well, the other day, when Oga asked if you could play video games with him at his house, you said you had other things to attend to, even though you weren't that busy," Hecadoth comments.
"And last week, when he invited you over to his house for a party for Beelze-sama, you stood aloof from everyone else," Agiel adds.
I nod in agreement. "Yeah. Also, you've somewhat stopped having lunch with him like how you usually do, and you don't walk with him, Baby Beel, and Hilda-san to school anymore," I say. "Are you two going through something?"
Takachin simply smiles at us. "Nothing's wrong," he reassures us. "I'm fine. Honestly."
I simply shrug my shoulders. "Well, if there's something going on, then you can talk to us," I say.
Hecadoth nods in agreement. "Yumi," he says, getting my attention. I turn to face him.
"I have a surprise for you later this evening," he tells me, a small smile on his face.
I raise my eyebrows. "A surprise?" I ask.
He nods. "I'll meet you at your house," he says as we arrive at the school.
Our school day starts out normal, with Saotome-sensei teaching the class World History, even though Takachin, Agiel, Hecadoth, Kunieda, Hilda, and I are the only ones actually paying attention to him. When the bell rings for lunch, we go to our usual spot outside. I look down and I see a copy of Lord of the Flies in Hecadoth's hands.
"You're reading Lord of the Flies?" I ask.
He nods. "It's a very interesting novel," he says. "It has very good symbolism, and I like how the author shows that when you take away all authority and rules, the humanity of these schoolboys slowly deteriorates and they become savage. It's novels like these that help me understand humans a bit more."
"I guess that's another thing that you two have in common," Agiel says. "You both love quality literature and good stories."
I smile. "I sometimes like to dream up my own stories," I say. "Mainly just short little tales. It was my way of coping with stress."
"Really?" Takachin asks. "Can you share one with us?"
I think for a moment before one comes to mind. "Long long ago, there was a sakura blossom tree that bloomed on the top of a mountain. The blossoms were absolutely beautiful, they were in the colour of the most amazing shade of pink to ever exist, and they had the sweetest fragrance. According to legend, if you picked any of the blossoms, you could obtain anything your heart desired. However, the tree branches themselves were dangerous, because they were poisoned, and could kill you instantly."
"Men talked fearfully about the poisonous branches, but never about the rare gift of the blossoms. And so, the sakura tree, unable to grant its gift to anyone, wilted as the days passed. And no one ever obtained the blossoms, so it continued to wilt until the end of time," I finish.
"Wow…" Agiel says. "That was really good."
Hecadoth smiles slightly. "That actually says a lot about humans," he comments.
"How so?" Takachin asks.
"Whenever there is something that tempts them, but they cannot attain it, they always talk about the dangers of trying to obtain the item," he says. "Like in Yumi's story. No one ever talked about the blossoms and their gift. Only about the poisoned branches. And because of that, fear was instilled in their minds, so they were afraid to try and get the blossoms."
"Interesting," Takachin says.
Hecadoth gives me a small smile. "You're a really good storyteller, Yumi."
"Thanks," I thank, smiling at him.
"Oi, Furuichi." We turn and see Oga, Hilda, and Baby Beel. "Can we sit with you?" Oga asks him.
Takachin raises an eyebrow. "Why would you want to sit with us?" he asks, his voice suddenly becoming slightly hard. "I mean, wouldn't you rather sit with Hilda?"
We look at him in surprise. I've never heard Takachin using this kind of tone before!
Oga frowns at him. "Sheesh, I was just asking…" He turns and walks away. "No need for that attitude…"
When the three of them leave, we turn to look at Takachin. "What was that?" I ask. "Why so harsh?"
"I don't want to sit with Oga right now," he says.
Hecadoth raises an eyebrow. "Are you two fighting or something?" he asks, sounding a bit concerned.
"Yeah, you've suddenly started shutting out not only Oga, but those other delinquents," Agiel observes. "Did they go too far or something like that?"
Takachin shakes his head. "It's nothing," he replies casually, waving his hand.
Hecadoth looks like he's about to interrogate him further, but Agiel shakes her head slightly. "I'll interrogate him later," she says. "He's probably not in the mood to talk right now."
We shrug off the incident and continue with our day as usual. Throughout the day, I'm eagerly anticipating the surprise that Hecadoth is going to give me tonight. Eventually, school ends and we all go home for the day.
When I get home, I decide to change into something a bit nicer for Hecadoth. I change into a white sleeveless blouse with a maroon-coloured circle skirt for the evening. Just as I finish applying some makeup, I hear a knock at the door. I open the door and see Hecadoth at the door. I smile at him. "Hey you," I greet, kissing him on the lips.
"Hey," he greets. "Let's go on a walk together." He holds out his hand for me to take. After saying bye to Dad, we leave the house.
The two of us walk down the streets in a comfortable silence, holding hands. Hecadoth quickly lets go of my hand and wraps his arm around my waist instead. I use this opportunity to rest my head on his shoulder, humming softly to myself. After a while, we reach an area which is under the bridge. It's quiet, and reasonably well-lit. This specific area has become our favourite area to spend time together.
"You know what's so special about this place?" Hecadoth asks me. "This was where Agiel and I first turned up at when we came into the Human World."
I smile slightly. "Yeah," I say. "So much time has passed since then. I can't believe it." I chuckle to myself. "If someone told me that I was soon to be the girlfriend of a demon, let alone a Pillar General from Behemoth's 34 Pillar Division, I would've called them insane."
Hecadoth laughs at that. "Yeah. I never would've thought that I'd fall in love with a Konketsuji girl," he says. "But I guess a lot happens."
I nod. "Hecadoth… you said you had a surprise for me?" I ask.
He nods. "Yeah. About that…" He turns to face me. "Yumi… I figured that if I made a Promise with you, I might as well make it official. And… I've already earned blessings from your father, who was very eager for this."
Right then, Hecadoth gets down on one knee, much to my surprise. I feel my heart beating faster in anticipation. Is this… what I think it's going to be? I watch as he pulls out a small black box from his coat pocket.
"Tanaka Yumi…" He opens up the black box to reveal a beautiful diamond ring. The band is rose-gold with a small open rose blossom, and a pale yellow diamond sits in the center of the rose. At that point, I feel tears in my eyes.
"...Will you marry me?" he asks.
The first tear falls down my face as I open my mouth to say my answer. "Yes," I whisper, blinking back tears.
Hecadoth smiles as he stands up, sliding the ring onto my left ring finger. I look down at it in amazement. "It's beautiful…" I say.
He leans down and kisses me lovingly, wrapping his arms around my waist. I kiss him back and wrap my arms around his neck, feeling nothing but happiness and joy. We pull away and just stand by the river in a warm embrace, watching the sunset before turning and going back home.
At this point, I don't think anything can go wrong at all.
