Marriage For Hire
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" Hey, Baby Beel stop throwing my video games into the dustbin!" shouted Oga as the green haired baby continued tossing the video games into the dustbin while screaming in delight.
" The master is only retaliating because you refuse to take him for a walk in the park," Hilda said calmly as she sipped her cup of green tea while sitting on his bed.
" Well is it my fault that I'm bloody tired every time I come back from school?" Oga said in frustration as he chased Baby Beel around the room.
" No, but you should make some time to take the master for his daily walk in the park, you lazy bastard," she said.
Oga felt his vein throbbing and he finally caught Baby Beel and glared at him. The baby just looked hopefully at Oga and started pawing at his flannel shirt.
" Alright, alright. Jeez. I'll take you out for a walk Baby Beel and that's all, you hear me? I want to come home early and continue watching my favorite anime at seven o' clock," sighed Oga and Baby Beel squealed in delight as Oga placed him on his back and got up.
" Have a good evening, master. You, sewer rat, hurry up and get going," she said and Oga just muttered something about demanding bitches and went out of his room.
Hilda just took another sip of her green tea and stared at the trees rustling being blown by a strong gust of wind.
She was accustomed to living in the human world and most of all, she was used to the presence of Oga or even as far to say that she enjoyed his company.
He may annoy her and constantly has an itch to defy her instructions but he proved that he could rise to the occasion and he also made her feel safe.
She couldn't deny that she enjoyed being called Oga's wife or living under the same roof as him but she was always keen on reminding herself the reasons why she would hate him.
The Great Demon Lord summoned Hilda back to the demon world to surprise her with some shocking news.
" Great Demon Lord, what is it that you wish to inform me ?" Hilda asked as she bowed before him.
" Well Hilda, it's like this. Since you come from a noble family of the finest demon maidservants, I have been asked to arrange a marriage for you back here since I feel that you have been missing out on all of these kind of things. Besides, there are a lot of suitors out there but I managed to pick the best one. He is one of Behemoth's Pillar Division and he does not want to be disappointed," the Demon Lord said.
Hilda was too stunned for words and she did not move or speak. The words were stuck in her throat and she was confused.
" Great Demon Lord, I appreciate the concern but you don't need to because I am capable enough to find my own husband," she replied finally.
" Oops. I already promised them that you would agree. However, I am able to convince them that the deal is null and void only if you are in love with someone else," he said.
Hilda looked away and she felt the heat rise to her cheeks. " Great Demon Lord, it is true that I am in love. With the young master's parent back in the human world," she said and he started gasping and laughing.
" My, my Hilda. You sure are cunning. I shall be bringing Behemoth with me to visit you and that human tomorrow so you better be ready to prove us wrong," he laughed and sent her back to the human world.
" What on earth was I thinking? I'm not in love with that fool. If they saw him, they would probably think I'm delusional and all the more push me to marrying that demon. Well, I have to pretend that I'm in love with that bastard if I am to save my ass," Hilda thought as she rubbed her forehead and waited for Oga to return home to break the news.
The bedroom door swung open and a muddy and scratched Oga entered his bedroom and flopped down on his bed. Baby Beel just looked surprised at him and proceeded to switch on the television and flip the channel until it reached Oga's favorite anime.
" I shouldn't have been stupid enough to try and catch that big camel cricket by the pond," Oga muttered to himself and he saw Hilda quietly reading a book at his desk.
" What the hell are you still doing here? Don't you have any work to do at all?" Oga said in anger.
Hilda snapped her book shut and gave a venomous glare at the delinquent through her emerald green eye.
" Listen, you fool. I have some disturbing news for you so you better open those big ears of yours. I am betrothed to a demon from Behemoth's Pillar Division whom I don't even know. I can escape this trap if I show The Great Demon Lord and Behemoth that I am in love with you. They are coming tomorrow to watch us so you better play along," she growled.
Oga's jaw dropped and he broke into a big grin. " Why the hell should I help you when I want to get rid of you and send you back to the demon world? After all, you are a pain in the ass. This is too good to be true," Oga cheered and Hilda boxed him in the face.
She gave him an icy look and turned away. " You foolish human.. Don't you realize that if I marry this demon, you and the master will have to survive without my supervision," she scolded.
" Not that I care much about it anyway, so hurry up and fix a wedding date already," Oga said excitedly and Hilda got up.
" I forgot to mention that I already told them that I was in love with you so if thy come and see that I lied to them, I don't think you'll know the true meaning of pain and suffering until they are done with you," she said darkly.
" Why, they might even think that the humans are more annoying and useless than they already think and might try to destroy them the very next day," she continued and Oga's face crumbled and he grumbled.
" Fine, you bitch. You won so we'll pretend that you actually love me. Yuck, I'm sure Furuichi would gladly trade places with me now," he said and she smiled.
" Good. They will be here at about ten in the morning so we will plan out what to do at nine so you better not oversleep," she warned and pointed the blade of her sword to his chin.
" Whatever. You should thank me for saving your sorry ass if not you'll be spending the rest of your life with some dude you don't even know," Oga replied in triumph.
" Tatsumi, you can't lie to your conscience . I know that the real reason you're helping her is because you don't want her to leave. More importantly, you can't bear the thought of another man stealing her away from you," his conscience told him.
" Shut the hell up. What the hell do you know about me and her anyway?" he challenged.
" One thing I know for sure is that you have feelings for her," the conscience told him and Oga just went to sleep before the argument was prolonged.
The next morning, Hilda woke Oga up at eight in the morning. " Wake up, you lazy bum. We have lots of work to do," she said as she shook him by the shoulders.
" Damn. It is still so early and don't I have school to attend?" he asked as he slowly got out of bed and proceeded to the bathroom.
" Don't give me that nonsense. Half the time you don't go to school anyway because you are too busy getting involved in fights," she said.
The both of them ate their breakfast and went out of the house to prepare their plans.
" First we….." but Hilda was cut off as she looked around and frowned.
" As I expected, The Great Demon Lord and Behemoth are here already. One hour earlier to surprise us and catch us. I guess we just have to act spontaneously," she whispered.
" I remember that man. He did a real good one on Jabberwock and the entire Pillar Squad the last time we met," mused Behemoth to The Great Demon Lord.
" Well of course Hilda would choose a man of high caliber and all that nonsense, you know? She is a pretty smart woman after all," laughed the Great Demon Lord as the both of them were watching them from a tree.
Hilda held Oga's hand in hers and they walked down the street together. " What the….." but he was cut off by a glare from her.
He sighed and squeezed her hand back. She gave him a smile and gave him a peck on the cheek.
Oga felt the heat rise to his cheeks a little and he tried to control the color of his face. " What's wrong with you?" Hilda asked sharply and Oga quickly snapped out of it.
" Nothing but was that really necessary?" he asked and she just pretended to laugh at it.
" Sometimes you ask the stupidest questions, Oga. I'm amazed how the young master condones your stupidity," she whispered and Baby Beel tugged at his hair.
Behemoth and The Great Demon lord exchanged glances and continued following them.
" I think girls like flowers or something," Oga thought and he ripped out a bunch of daisies by the roadside and handed them to Hilda. Her response was a disgusted one.
" Oh….if it isn't Oga and the wife," Kanzaki said coming out from the arcade accompanied by Natsume and Shiroyama.
" Hardly seen you two spending some time together. What's the big occasion? Haven't been getting laid, Oga?" chortled Kanzaki and Shiroyama just joined in the laughter.
" Kanzaki-kun, you say some of the most crudest things," Natsume smiled. Oga and Hilda started to blush and Oga quickly sent Kanzaki and Shiroyama flying with a punch.
" No wonder the human species is revolting and disgusting. The things you humans say disappoint everyone," Hilda said and Oga just nodded.
" Hey, lets get some lunch .Baby Beel and I are starving. Isn't that right Baby Beel? " he asked and the baby gave a cry of agreement.
" We are not going to your croquette stall because we want to convince them that you are off higher class than a filthy rat," she said and Oga just brought her to a sushi restaurant.
" Oga? Never thought you'd be playing happy families here," smirked Himekawa sitting at the table opposite them.
" Not my idea anyway. It was hers," he muttered and ordered some dishes. " The sushi here is quite tolerable. I don't know how you can live on those oily croquettes day in, day out," Hilda said.
" Hey! You like them too so quit complaining about them," he snarled.
After lunch, they took a walk in Ishiyama Park where it was quiet because everyone was at work.
" It sure is hot today. You want an ice-cream?" he asked her. " I don't mind one," she replied casually.
" Jeez, it wouldn't kill you to be a bit more enthusiastic about it," Oga said and approached a very muscular and tanned ice-cream seller.
" Can we have two sundaes?" Oga asked and the man handed them over to him.
" Can I throw in a fight as well since we are on promotion?" Tojo smirked lifting the straw hat from his face.
" Tojo! I wouldn't mind giving you a good beating but the blonde bitch is asking me to take her for a walk," he said.
Tojo glanced over at Hilda and back at Oga. " Enjoy your date, Oga. I was hoping I could beat you up in front of your wife," Tojo laughed and moved away from them to other customers.
" Arrogant bastard," he thought and handed over the sundae to Hilda. " This is quite delicious. What flavor is it?" she asked.
" Chocolate peppermint. Hold on, you have a chocolate stain on the corner of your mouth. Tough luck because I don't have a tissue," Oga laughed.
" But I think I can help," he whispered and leaned over to her face and licked the chocolate stain form the corner of her mouth.
Hilda was stunned and she began to blush heavily. " You indecent bastard," she whispered but she didn't stop him and let him finish his job.
" Oooh….Naughty girl," whispered The Great Demon Lord to Behemoth.
" Come on. Let's head home now, the sun is already setting and I have an anime program to catch," Oga said and Hilda looked around one last time before following him.
The bumped into Aoi at the bus stop and she frowned when she saw Oga walking hand in hand with Hilda.
Hilda just gave a very subtle smirk at her but Aoi could felt the green eyed monster inside of her emerging.
" Hi Oga, what are you two doing today?" she said as she grit her teeth in jealousy.
" Spending some quality time together I suppose but you can call it whatever you want," Oga shrugged.
" Don't feel so left out, Kunieda," Hilda smirked and continued walking down the street.
" Why am I gloating to her just because I have the opportunity to spend the day with this idiot?" Hilda thought in frustration.
" It is called love, Hilda. Ever heard of it?" her conscience told her.
" Yes but why is it with this barbaric man?" she asked herself.
" Only you know the answer and when the time is right, you will realize it," her conscience told her.
" I guess our job is done huh?" Oga asked her as the both of them reached his house.
" Hopefully or else I'll be spending the rest of my life with one of Behemoth's recruits," sighed Hilda and as they opened the door, they saw Behemoth and The Great Demon Lord waiting for them inside.
" What the…..! How the hell did you get inside my house?" demanded Oga. Behemoth just smirked at him.
"It seems that your parents were out and your sister went out with her friends," he said.
" Da-buh," squealed Baby Beel in delight as he saw his dad again.
" Hey, my little son is growing up to be a crazy demon lord just like his dad," The Great Demon Lord exclaimed in happiness.
" Anyway, Hilda, I'm sure you are aware of the circumstances you are in. We have been watching the both of you the whole morning and I'm happy to inform you that you are a bad liar," Behemoth grinned and he adjusted his glasses.
Hilda grit her teeth. " What do you know about love anyway, Behemoth?" she challenged him.
" Not much but I can tell you that Oga pisses you off and a person like him is clueless about love. Not to mention the cliché things like a walk in the park, flower giving, lunch in a restaurant…. It was all too predictable," Behemoth continued.
" But I have to say that I found the whole setup quite awesome," The Great Demon Lord said.
" So, now that I'm convinced, what color would you like your wedding dress to be ? Black or Purple?" Behemoth asked.
" None of that shit, you old geezer because I love her," said Oga suddenly and Hilda's eyes narrowed.
" Dude, are you like serious?" The Great Demon Lord asked in shock.
Oga looked at Hilda and then he proceeded to kiss her tenderly on the lips as Behemoth was taken aback when he saw this.
After a good five minutes of lip-locking, the two of them separated. " I love you Hilda and don't you forget it or else I'll try to pound it inside of you," Oga whispered.
" You won't dare sewer rat but you don't need to because I love you too," the blonde maidservant replied.
" Behemoth, bring that demon groom of hers. I'll kick his ass real good if you aren't convinced that she prefers me over him. I don't know what the hell the big idea is but Hilda isn't marrying anyone anytime soon as long as I'm around," Oga said and he cracked his knuckles.
" Oh…..now that was what I wanted to see young man," Behemoth said in delight.
" You have a serious head problem, Behemoth so let me help you out," said Oga and he charged at him and punched Behemoth.
Although Behemoth blocked it, the force was so great that it pushed him back until the living room.
" Now, now. There is no need to resort to violence at all. Unless you would want to challenge us for her hand in marriage?" Behemoth offered with an evil glint in his eyes.
" Bring it on. If it means keeping her away from the likes of you, then I'll see to it that you and your gang are nothing but broken bones," Oga said.
" Behemoth, enough," The Great Demon Lord said suddenly.
" What?" Behemoth said in surprise.
" You have fulfilled your main objective of this visit, to see whether Hilda was in love with him and she is. So, cool it off man and just go with the flow. Tell what's his name to find another bride because these two lovebirds seem so close," The Great Demon Lord continued.
" I see that luck is on your side today. Till we meet again contractor, which I bet will be soon," Behemoth said and vanished back to the demon world.
" Great Demon Lord….." Hilda said in shock.
" How come you are helping us all of a sudden when you were supporting Behemoth all this while?" Oga asked angrily.
" Siding him? No way. You two are like completely in love now and it is a shame to break you two apart," The Great Demon Lord said.
" Besides, I 'm sure that my son will miss not having a mother around in the human world and I need someone to ensure that he is growing up properly to destroy humanity right? " he continued.
" So he had an ulterior motive? What a piece of shit," Oga thought in disgust.
" I shall be returning back to the demon world for my karaoke session so have fun you two," he said and he vanished.
" Those two are screwed up you know?" Oga said and Hilda pinched his ear.
" Don't go picking unnecessary fights with Behemoth and his men you fool. Who knows what may have happened if The Great Demon Lord wasn't there to stop him," Hilda chided.
" It's not my fault that he is such an asshole. Besides, I can't let him take you away from me," he said.
Hilda smirked. " Why is that so?" she asked.
" Duh, Baby Beel here needs someone to take care of him and stuff like that," he said.
Hilda just sniffed and got up. " You are one of the worst liars I have known Oga Tatsumi but one of the best lovers," she smiled and left the room.
" What the hell does that mean?" he shouted in disgust.
Hilda was satisfied that she did not have to be part of an arranged marriage and leave the human world. However, she was even happier that she and Oga had made it clear that they both were secretly in love with each other.
A/N Hope you enjoyed the story and I can actually picture this happening someday. Don't forget to drop me comments and review it. I shall see you guys soon in another Beelzebub fanfic. Peace out
