Beelzemon was busily dusting the top of the entertainment system when the girls walked in, Alena's friend Alicia trailing behind them. "Hey girls…who's that?" he asked as he turned around, spotting the new girl.

She was easily taller than Alena with a tanned complexion, dark brown eyes, hazel hair, and stocky build. She wore a dark hoodie with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows and capris.

"That's a question I should be asking you." Alicia said, folding her arms across her chest.

A small smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. "Heh, attitude, huh? Reminds me of Nena." He turned back and continued dusting.

Alicia looked at Alena. "Alena, who is he?"

"Beelzebub, the Lord of Flies." Alena said with a smirk.

Alicia covered her mouth to suppress a giggle.

Lauren merely shook her head and sat down on the couch.

Beelzemon turned around, glaring at Alena. "What kinda name is that?! It's Beelzemon, not Beelzebub."

"She said that because that's where your name comes from, the demon named Beelzebub, also known as the Lord of Flies. Don't ask why, though." Lauren said as she pulled out her Mathematics book from her backpack.

"Alright, Chica, my room." Alena said as she led Alicia to her room.

Beelzemon turned to Lauren when they were out of sight. "That one of her friends?"

"Yeah."

"Great, someone else ta worry 'bout."

Lauren giggled a little and opened her Math book to her homework.

Everyone sat down at the kitchen table to eat dinner, which consisted of spicy BBQ chicken legs, mashed potatoes, corn, and rolls.

"Alright, guys," Beth said as she sat down and pointed to one of the three plates of chicken. "This one is the least spicy, this one here is medium, and this one over here is the spiciest of all of them. I'm certain Alicia would like them, since you like extra spicy food, right Alicia?"

"Yeah."

"I'm serving!" Alena said as she got up from the table.

"Uh-oh, I'm scared." Beelzemon said to Lauren and Beth.

Lauren chuckled. "It's alright. I don't think there's really anything she can do to your stuff. 'cept make it spicy I guess."
Beelzemon folded his arms. "Well, I don't haveta worry then, 'cause spicy stuff don't affect me 'cause we have lots of that back at my Tamers' house."

Alena smirked as she set down his plate in front of him, then went off to get everyone else's plates before sitting down.

Famished, Beelzemon picked up a chicken leg and took a large chunk out of it. He chewed on it for a moment until the spices reached his taste buds and his eyes went wide with shock.

All the girls burst into laughter as the viral Mega hurriedly spat out his food and chugged down his glass of milk.

As soon as the milk was gone, Beelzemon leapt up and hurried to the refrigerator, throwing open the door. He snatched up the carton of milk, tore off the top, and chugged that down as well.

"Hey! Don't drink all the milk!" Beth cried.

Beelzemon paused with his drinking, panting heavily. He glared at Alena. "Ya little brat!" he spat.

"I thought you liked it spicy." Alena said with a sweet appearance of innocence.

"Why you little b-"

Beth shot him an icy glare. "What was that?"

Beelzemon frowned. "I said-"

"The skillet's sitting on the stove." Lauren interjected casually, taking a bite out of her chicken leg.

Beelzemon's eyes widened and he cast a fearful glance at the stove where the dreaded skillet was sitting, as if waiting to be used on him. He looked back at Beth, shaking his head quickly. "Nothin'! I wasn't sayin' nothin'."

Beth nodded. "That's what I thought. Now put up that carton and sit back down. Get different chicken if it's too spicy for you."

Beelzemon wiped his mouth with his sleeve and set the mostly empty carton back in the refrigerator before sitting back down at the table. He glared at the partially eaten chicken leg on his plate.

Lauren picked up a leg and dropped it on his plate, then went back to eating.

Beelzemon picked it up and tentatively took a tiny bite from it. Not feeling the vicious bite of spices harassing his taste buds, he greedily took a larger chunk out and chewed happily.

After dinner, Alena was scouring the kitchen for more to eat while the others were watching television.

Lauren and Alicia were sitting in the chairs while Beelzemon was forced to sit on the floor.

He had his arms folded across his chest and he grumbled under his breath. Bored, he nodded off to sleep.

Beth walked in a few minutes later to shoo the girls off to bed. "Come on, bedtime!"

"Aww, but Mom!" Alena groaned.

"Bed!"

Mad, Alena stalked to her room with Alicia following her.

Lauren told her mother goodnight, then turned in for the night.

The next day was like any other, except that is was Beth's day off. So instead of staying home, they all went to Clifty Falls, the national park.

They hiked through the forest and near the small, beautiful waterfall.

Beelzemon was leaned over the short rock wall with had a plaque built on the top that had facts on the forest and fall. He was gawking over how far down it was to the small stream from where they were standing.

Alena crept up behind him. "Boo!" she shouted, then burst into a fit of giggles.

Beelzemon jumped violently, nearly falling over the edge of the wall. He actually slipped and fell on his stomach, knocking the air from his lungs in one painful breath.

"Beelzemon, you OK?" Lauren asked in alarm.

Beelzemon coughed in response.

Lauren pounded on his back until he had regained his breath.

"Thanks." he said hoarsely.

Lauren smiled. "Sure thing."

Meanwhile, Beth was scolding her daughter. "Don't you ever do anything like that again! He could have fallen and gotten hurt!"

Alena had her head bowed. "Sorry." she mumbled.

"Sorry doesn't cut it!"

"Aw, cut her some slack, Mom," Beelzemon said. "She didn' mean any harm, didja?" he asked, looking down at Alena.

Alena shook her head.

"See?" He ruffled her hair. "She was just playin' around."

"But you still could've gotten seriously hurt!"

"Naw, I'm too tough ta get hurt from a little fall!" Beelzemon said, shaking his head. "So, where we off to now?"

"The car." Beth replied as she turned and started off in the direction they had come.

"Aw, we ain't going home yet, are we?" Lauren asked as she hurried after her mother carefully.

"No, not yet."

The three ended up driving around, visiting the small conservation building to examine the wall with four snakes in it and the turtles as well as the Viewing Room where people could watch birds and other small creatures feeding from a large feeder through a one-way window. They also visited the Clifty Falls Hotel, which had a gift shop in it. They all had fun, especially when Beelzemon scared the two lobbyists as well as a few other people.

After spending several hours at the park, they went home to eat dinner since Alena had been complaining of being hungry. All the time they ate, they talked about what they had seen and what they had wanted to buy from the gift shop.

When they had finished eating, Beth made the three take turns for a shower, much to their dismay.

Lauren worked on her Math homework while Beelzemon played more of Halo 2 since Alena was in the shower first.

The rest of the night was uneventful, except when Beelzemon died on the game and threw the controller at the TV, missing and cracking the entertainment center. This rewarded him with a sound scolding from Beth and the job of fixing it.