Disclaimer: I do not own the property of either Helluva Boss, or Naruto, both works are owned by Masashi Kishimoto, and Vivienne Medrano respectively.
Chapter 3: A New Type of Living
The weeks that followed from the moment he was rescued from an unruly mob wanting to rip him to shreds to having to be fostered in by a new family albeit with some new changes to his body.
That by all accounts would be shocking to most who happened to go through such a transition, but the time he spent in the company of said new family, and what he had witnessed at his new home would pale in comparison. As he would quickly find out that living in Hell would present a new experience each day.
Some good, while others as bad as one could hope would never happen.
He thanked that was in the care of his new adoptive parents (Something that he was still getting used to) for allowing him to live with them. Their presence helped to anchor his new existence among the general populace of otherworldly creatures who would love nothing more than to have him as a meal, or heaven forbid a plaything.
Once again he thanked his imp parents as they were strong enough to handle the dangers presented by other imps, but the line was drawn when it came to the sinners residing in the metropolis.
That was another concern that worried the young blond each day he went out with his parents to their work, and always made sure to play it safe when getting near one.
Thankfully he didn't have to worry about standing out among the crowd as the first few days of being here meant that he saw an array of different types of people of varying shapes, and sizes that the sight of a golden fox with a set of tails did not elicit much of a response.
That danger of which only resided in his young age was the sole reason to be made worried as there was no telling what could happen to him giving the non-existent moral compass much living down here lacked.
Something that made sense as even looking out the window of his room he could always spot a violent crime either waiting to happen or in the process of happening.
This meant having to sleep away as far as possible from the said window and having a knife tucked under his pillow as a precaution (He thanked his mom for providing him one).
Speaking of parents, his relationship with both Moxxie and Millie was one that was steadily growing stronger by the day as the chemistry between the two imps was highly infectious for the young child, especially the quirkiness of Mills who always managed to bring a smile to his face.
Moxie on his part was more of the adult in the relationship as he was the one that was always composed in his manner of speaking and the one that was the voice of reason when it came to calming a situation down. Though that itself was a rare commodity as Hell's policy in dealing with disputes came less with taking it out through a peaceful means but instead to outright murder the individual in the most violent means as possible.
Hence the knife under his pillow.
Despite the type of environment, he was still getting accustomed to he was lucky that he was taken in by both Mox and Mills as having them both in his life was better than having to be alone back in his crummy apartment in the red-light district.
It was kinda ironic to think that things were much better in a place that most would wish never to go to once they died, but for the young fox, it meant having the second chance of being with people that loved him.
His musings were cut short as he heard his mom call out to him.
"Do you want more eggs sweetie?"
"Yes please" Replied a smothered voice.
"Now don't talk with your mouth full or you might choke on it instead of enjoying them"
"Sorry" Slowly downing the food once it was more manageable to swallow.
"That's better" Returning to the frying pan cooking on the stove while grabbing two eggs from its container and cracking two eggs over it to start another patch while placing two new sets of bread on the toaster with her tail.
"Isn't dad gonna eat with us?" Asked the young fox as he settled back on his chair while wearing the clothes he used to go to bed that consisted of the likes of a simple green shirt with animal patterns on them and a pair of white shorts.
"He'll be here to join us soon, he's just a bit busy getting our things ready for work" Smiling in hearing Moxxie referred to as dad as it really made her happy in Naruto calling them with those monikers. She could just imagine how her parents would react to having someone call them grandparents.
"Can I go with you to see what you guys do?" Sounding existing in the prospect of joining their work."I'll promise that I won't cause too much of a hassle"
"We've gone through this before but you can't go with us" Swirling the eggs around the skillet."Is too dangerous for a kid your age to be around us while we're on the job you can get seriously hurt"
"But Loona got to go on one"
"That was a mistake" Mollie stated as she remembered having trouble keeping Loona under control as the hellhound could not keep still in wanting to explore the human world almost led to the job being blown by having Loona wandering the streets in full view of humans in the vicinity.
She could still hear the screams of the person who mistook the hound for a pet and tried to take her home with him.
"But uncle Blitzo said it was okay"
"Well Blitzo says a lot of things that he doesn't really mean"
"Didn't sound like it when I asked him about it" He countered back.
"Then I guess I just have to a little talk with uncle Blitz about it" Turning off the stove as she took the pan with the fresh patch of eggs and placed it on her adoptive son's plate."Now that's enough about that how about we get back to eating breakfast"
"By the smell, it looks like breakfast looks good this morning," Moxie said while walking into the kitchen wearing his usual getup.
"Morning Dad"
"Morning Naruto" Ruffling his hair once he sat on an open seat beside his adoptive child and got a piece of toast to chew on.
"Hey, dad I was asking mom if it's possible for me to tag along on one of your assignments" Now hoping even more that Moxxie would say yes.
The moment he said that Mox stopped mid-chew on his toast as he froze at the question itself. Though it was fleeting as he started to choke up on the bread.
"Moxxie don't forget to chew your food carefully" Thankfully Mills instinctively slammed her hand on her husband's back resulting in the piece of chewed food to spit out.
"N-no! Absolutely not. It's too dangerous for someone your age to go topside"
"But Blitz let Loona go on one"
"Blitz is an idiot. Loona was a horrible mistake to bring along with us"
"That's what I said '' Chimed Mils who turned the stove once she was done cooking what was left of the breakfast and carried a couple of plates to the table consisting of two plates filled with scrambled eggs, slices of bacon with hash browns on the side. Her tail plunged from the counter and the spread of jam. And placing in the middle of the table with hers and Moxxi's plate in their rightful place.
"Come one….. I promise that I won't get in the way and stick with you guys" The young fox said while giving his father a puppy-eye look to wither him down a little to make him cave."Pleaseeeeee"
The action had the desired effect in making Millie almost stop midway while taking a few bites of her food and almost latch on the boy to hug him for dear life but was stopped once Moxxie coughed inside his hand.
"Look Naruto. I get that staying put inside an office space may not be the most fun place for a kid your age to spend your time in while we're away on assignment but you gotta understand that both me and Millie only want you to be safe while we're not around."
"No fair"
Seeing him slump against his chair looking dejected at having been told no again Millie and Moxxie both shared a look with each other before returning to gaze at their son. As if they could communicate with each other through eyes alone they shared a quick conversation.
"Do you want me to say something?" Silently replied the female imp.
"Don't worry I got this" Her husband responded back.
"Naruto I know that you may not like the outcome but you know what. I think we both may have something that could cheer you up so you wouldn't be too bored being at the office with Loona all the time"
"Really. Like what?" Now curious about what they have in mind.
"That will be a surprise until we get to work" Moxie replied with a small mentally knowing that the blond fox would be very happy once they showed him what they had in store.
"Come on don't keep me in the dark" Biting onto the hook in what could it be."What is it?"
"Now don't get ahead of yourself. Just be a bit more patient until we get there" Mille said smiling now that she realized what Moxxie had in mind."
"Fine" Staring at the two with as stern of a face he could muster though it failed to live up to its meaning of seriousness as his face was scrunched with his eyes closed and cheeks pulled up."But I'll give you two to your word"
Though the first time, Millie could control herself. The second time proved difficult and quickly led to her enveloping the child in a tight hug while rubbing his furry cheek with her own.
"So cuteeee!" Rubbing the back of his ears resulted in a low purring to emit from within Naruto's chest.
"Mom stop" Blushing at how she was coddling like an infant but could stop himself from feeling the soothing sensation of having his rubbed softly. Sometimes he cursed how sensitive his ears were as they were a favorite spot to touch my mother.
Moxie could only look with a small smile at how both reacted with each other but saw the cloak on the wall and knew that they needed to finish with breakfast and hit the road. The last thing he wanted was having to have his phone ping with a bombardment of messages from Blitzo.
He already got enough of that on a daily basis so the lesser the better.
"We should get back to eating breakfast before it gets cold and head off already so we can be at the train depot"
That seemed to snap Millie out of her stupor and quickly reseated herself at the table once more partaking on the food with a bit more vigor.
Naruto on his part still retained a low blush on his cheeks but could now return to eating the food on his face, but still had in his mind what was in store for him once they reached their destination.
The sound of clicking silverware was the only sound to be heard as all three family members continued on with their breakfast in a now chipper mood on what the day awaited them.
(Later)
Following morning's gathering, all three members went on their way to catch up with the transit directly to the downtown province of Imp City. With Naruto kept between the both of them to make sure to keep a secure net around him as the presence of someone his age walking around the crowded sidewalks of Hell meant for a potential danger waiting to sprout in a moment's time.
This was one of the fears that many parents felt like the prospect of some unknown targeting someone as young as Naruto meant for easy picking. But for someone living in the centermost hotspot of dangerous individuals made it a literal hell on earth to worry over the little ones.
The city as a whole was vastly different as a whole to the young fox as he was born within the confines of a traditional cityscape of Konoha that valued a more simple look in infrastructure than some of the sleeker designs that he bore witness to the buildings around him.
A key difference between his old home and that of his old one was that Konoha was vastly smaller in scale in comparison to Imp City. It was quite a statement to make as he always took pride in the village that he grew up in when he wasn't being chased by people who wanted to hurt him.
His being by himself at only seven years old meant that he had a whole lot of free time on his hand without having to worry about the restraint of having responsibility. This meant having the opportunity to have the freedom of having some fun that mainly consisted of pulling pranks on said people who were unjust to him.
This in turn came with the freedom of exploring the entire village landscape from top to bottom. He always knew how far he would travel as he would hit the farthest point of Kohona by the sight of the perched concrete wall that surrounded the entire location.
He could still remember the sight of being perched on top of the heads of the Hokages up in the mountains seeing Konohagakure down below, especially when the sun was coming down settling a cloak of shade over the land. It was quite a sight to see.
The same could not be said about his new dwellings as the positives of having a more modern appearance was all that it has on his old home as even with the possible dangers he faced while living topside it paled in comparison to the dangers he was introduced here.
Demons or sinners as his parents called them were humans just like him but who died at some point and were sent here to spend all eternity in damnation because of the sinful lives they lived that made them unfit to join those with a pure soul to live in Heaven.
The arrival of new members to further populate the region happens on a daily basis so Hell never lacked the numbers of housing more dangerous characters hailing from varying backgrounds. Though by the mere glimpses that he managed to steal while walking between his parents' protection he could see some of the weirder creatures looking at him as if he were fresh meat ripe to be devoured.
A shudder went through his body at the mere thought of being left alone with the likes of these monsters that he could not stop from reaching into his left pocket to grip onto the handle of his short knife tightly.
"Something on your mind?"
He was knocked out from his thoughts as he looked up to see Millie looking at him with a concerned look as all three of them continued to walk down the sidewalk.
"Oh, I was thinking about some of the people walking around us" Trying not to make eye contact with some of them passing near them. He made sure not to trip over the baggy black pants on the stone pavement as he fast-walked alongside his parents on his white polka-dot laced shoes. He decided to go with a dull red shirt with black markings to blend in with the red color designs of the buildings.
Hell, it seemed to enjoy the color red to be plastered on everything.
"Don't pay them any mind. They're just like you, me, and Moxxie minding our own business by going our ways. Ain't that right Mox?" Looking at her husband who continued to look forward to him.
"Definitely. Nothing to worry too much over it" Sparing a quick glance at the boy with a smile."Just make sure to keep yourself near us at all times and you'll be fine"
"And if I am not?"
"Then you'll surely be rip to shreds, kidnapped, or possibly even something as bad as being ra-"
"Moxxie!" Briefly snapping at her husband."Not helping.
"S-sorry!" Quickly realizing that he went overboard with the possible descriptions was scaring the kid."What I meant to say is that you don't have to worry about anything happening to you as long as you're with us" Reaching to grasp him by his right shoulder and squeeze lightly onto it.
The gesture at least helped to lessen his worries. Albeit a little given that they were still out in the open in a sea of predators.
"Thanks...I guess" Still feeling unsure how to feel at the moment, but at least felt better than how I felt at the start.
Looking ahead, he could make out the letters of the sight signaling the entrance of the subway station with one of the signs of the entrance marking it as the train heading North of downtown. Though before he could voice it out he was beaten to the punch by the announcement from a black humanoid raven flying over their heads.
"TRAIN HEADING TO DOWNTOWN REGION IS CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE CLEANUP!" It screeched out as it continued to hover outside of the entrance to the tunnel."I REPEAT! THE TRAIN HEADING TOWARDS DOWNTOWN IS CLOSE FOR MAINTENANCE CLEANUP!
"Dammit," Moxie said as he looked at his wristwatch seeing that they needed to head to work and be there on time."Of all the days that the train is down, it had to pick today"
"Mox, how about we take the train heading a bit further down and go from there to the office" Millie suggested.
"Yeah, but that is gonna add more to our time to get there"
"Is better than having to wait for the right one to wait until it's up and running again"
Quickly checking the time again he mentally swore at the timing, before making up his mind about the trek ahead of them.
"I guess we have no choice on the matter. Let's go ahead and run towards the next train depot to catch that one's route"
Both his wife and son nodded at the statement that soon resulted in the trio picking up tracking in running alongside one another through the crowded sidewalks with Millie having a steady hand clamped around her son's smaller one. All in all, it looked to be the start of another morning jog for the family.
(IMP Head Office)
"Where the fuck are those two?!" The sound of a very impatient imp sounded off as he paced around the lobby of his office in a constant motion of back and forth."Christ! For a couple of contract assassins, you'll think they'll have better timing in not showing up late" Still continuing in his agitated movement.
"Well they do live on the other side of town," Remarked the voice of a tired Loona who sat behind the receptionist desk.
"No excuses Loona. How can I expect to run a professional business if I can't depend on my employees to get here in time to get the work done" Placing himself near the window as he took a glimpse of the city below."Just look at us, we get here to work on point every single day, and we don't complain about it"
"That's because we both don't have a home to leave from and instead sleep in the breakroom using an inflatable bed to lay on"
"Now don't say that like is a bad thing" Looking at his daughter with a wide-open grin." Haven't you ever heard of the saying "home is where the work is"
"Is "home is where the heart is". And last time I checked we only had one of those and not the other"
"Same thing" Waving his hand in the hair to rebuff her correction."Either way, we're both here waiting for those three lummoxes in getting their asses over here on the double" Tapping his foot in impatiently as he watched the clock in the lobby continue to tick with each second that passed."Each second that there not here means not having the trust of the customer to have us do their killing for them"
"We don't have a customer. We haven't had a single call in the past few days"
"That may be true, but once we're all here expect that phone to ring and we will be in business to start making a killing in no time."
He could have continued in his speech if it weren't for the sound of the office front door opening hastily that revealed the tired and panting forms of the family unit.
"Were…..here!"
Riiiiiiiiiiing!
"See what I told yeah" Picking up the phone with a quickness to his step."Hello, the Immediate Murder Professionals you want someone dead we provide you a fresh kill with no string attached" Putting on his false customer service voice."How can we be of service?"
Loona couldn't help herself from rolling her eyes at the spectacle. So she moved from the desk chair she was sitting on and went to sit on the sofa when the fox boy was currently laying still catching his breath.
"What happened to you?"
"We….had to….run fro..m th..e train st..ation" Pantin in between breaths as he wiped the sweat from his brow that had accumulated.
Moxie was faring any better as he was hunched over near the water tank and gulping down cups of water given to him by his wife, who though tired herself was not as winded as both son and father duo.
"Let me guess both trains were out for the day," Loona said as she grabbed a couple of napkins from the dispenser near the coffee table and handed them over to Naruto.
"Thanks" Dapping his face to clear the sweat."We wanted to take the second one that was a bit farther from the one we usually take but it ended up breaking down on as halfway into the trip"
"It broke down?"
"Only after it ran through a dozen or so people that fell onto the tracks that it stopped working with all the parts that got stuck underneath the wheels" Growing a bit pale of having remembered the splatter of blood and guts that covered the entirety of the windows from where they were sitting at.
He chose not to relay the part in which he unleashed morning's breakfast on the imp conductor once they exited the train and saw the full extent of the damage.
"We had to run the rest of the way here and while also being careful in not getting ourselves run over crossing the other side of sidewalk" Now taking calmer breaths as he felt himself now settled on the sofa. He leaned back on the soft padding as the cool air began to make him feel a whole lot better.
The feeling of having fur covering his entire body was still something that he was trying to get used to as sweating made the fur stick to his skin making for quite the irritation that stuck with him until he had time to take a shower. He thanked Blitzo for at least investing in an air conditioner.
Albeit a cheap one at that.
"Though you had more energy in you to not get tired too easily, you know with being part fox now" Remarked Loona as she stared at the blond looking up at the ceiling with an annoyed expression.
"In most cases, a run like that wouldn't tire me out that quickly, but with all this extra fluff weighing me down it makes it harder to catch your breath in" Pawing at some of the hair on his left hand."It also sucks that I leave hairs everywhere I go. Makes me feel like a damn cat"
"Funny, I thought the same thing when you came out fully cooked with whatever Stolas did to you until I realized that Foxes are technically related to canines"
"What does that make me then, your cousin or something?"
"Gross"
"You're the one that said it"
"Wasn't expecting that type of response" Wanting to get those thoughts from her head."Besides that whole hair problem is just one of those issues that comes with the territory of being part beast. You'll soon get used to it with time"
"Easy for you to say. You were born a hellhound, I wasn't" Looking at his parents who were now getting their things together as they talked with Blitzo now that he was done conversing with whoever was on the other end of the line."Am still in the adjustment phase of not being human anymore"
"Don't overthink too much because the more you have those types of thoughts the more you'll start to feel worse over your current state" The hellhound started with a matureness to their tone a rarity for her to display."Besides you acting all down and gloom really doesn't fit your character"
"I have a character now" Raising a brow at the remark."And pray tell what type of character is that?"
"Now don't be an ass I was being kind enough to say something nice" Huffing with her arms crossed across her chest at the reply she got.
"Sorry, sorry" Laughing in the reaction he got from her."Couldn't help myself"
"Whatever" Smiling a little from the left of her face.
"Okay you two lovebirds knock it off with that little banter you're having"
"Mom!"
"What the fuck granny!"'
"How many times do I have to tell you I'm not that old" Chastised the female imp with narrow eyes at having her age be brought up."Am only 20 years old"
"Could have had me fooled with those crow eyes of yours"
Naruto flinched a bit as he knew that saying that to Millie was the last thing anyone would want to say in front of her face.
"What did you say?" Kneeling a bit forward to the point of being almost an inch close to Loona's own face."Something about my eyes"
"Yeah, and now that am looking a little closer they look like there are more rugs than a 20-year-old should have"
"You littl-"
"Honey! Remember she's just a little girl" Her husband coming up from behind and restraining his wife by the arms."She's not worth it!"
"Just let have one hit" Eyes slit to a sharpened end."Just one hit"
"Hope you don't break a hip when I knock you on your ass!" Also being restrained by Naruto who was in the same predicament as his dad in making sure both of them did not come to blows this early in the morning."Let go of me foxy!"
"Calm down Loona!"
"I am calm!" Barking back at him with bared teeth."Let me just knock a tooth out from your mom!"
"As if I would let you do that!" Still having a tight grip around her midsection, but whose hands were almost closed to her chest the more Loona continued struggles against his arms.
"Watch the hands"
"Sorry!"
BANG!
The shot caught everyone by surprise as they all turned their heads to see a very pissed-off Blitzo with a gun raised upwards that had a small trail of smoke coming out of its barrel. The sound of pieces of the ceiling falling down was the only thing heard.
"Well, look at what you guys made me do" Putting away the gun inside one of the drawers of the receptionist desk."Now I have to call somebody to fix the hole in the roof. Moxie this is coming out from you and your wife's paycheck for this week"
"What!"
"You heard me" Arms crossed while staring at him."We have to make some sacrifices if we want this business to be up and running smoothly and the only way we can do that is if we have this office in the best condition as possible"
"But you did that" Standing in front of Blitz and pointing at the freshly dug hole on the ceiling."How the hell is it my fault?"
"Because I said it first so you get to have to live with it" Smiling ear to ear in the stern expression that was being given to him by his co-worker."That's just the way the game goes"
"It's just plain nonsense"
"No it's not, ain't that right Loona?"
"Yep" Still staring down at Millie who likewise did the same but now with both now free from the restraint they were in moments ago.
"She told me about that"
"I bet she did" Looking briefly back at the hound who still had a death stare aimed at his wife.
He also noticed his son was now a safe distance from both women, but not that far from where he could at least intervene on the off chance that both women were to get at each other's throat once more.
"And you!"
This caught Naruto by surprise as he turned to see Blitz pointing at him with a shaking clawed finger and an intense look in his eyes.
"What?"
"You better watch those hands unless you want to lose them the next time you get near my daughter's small teeters!"
"DAD!" Now losing all interest in keeping eye contact with Millie and now looking at her father with a horrified expression and an equally matching blush consuming her entire face.
"I wasn't!" Cried out the fox as he also spotted a red blush with his ears perked straight up from such accusation.
"Not from where I was standing it was" Not buying what the kid had to say about not wanting to cop a feel."Don't think because your young that I won't chuck through the window because I will"
"I did not try to touch Loona's brea…..st" Stammering on the last word as the blush he had grown even redder at having to try to say the word while having Loona look at him with clear embarrassment written all over her face."I was just making sure she didn't get too reckless"
"Yeah right. As if you didn't wait for the chance to fill in on my Loonie's private parts"
"Dad, can you please stop talking about that!" Now angry with her teeth now fully bared to prove her point, but whose voice was shaky over what she was hearing."Your embarrassing me"
"Am sorry Loona, but when it comes to protecting you from would-be rapists then is a father's responsibility to protect their child at all cost"
"Rapist!"
"And a loud mouth one at that"
"Blitzo, can you please not refer to my son as a rapist," Moxxie said as he rubbed his temples with his forefingers."Am still a bit winded from having to rush here from the train station. The same being with my wife to be hearing you call our son some sort of violator"
"Just calling it as it is" Remarked Blitz with cross arms."Don't want my dear Loonie getting a disease. Can't even imagine something like that happening to her"
"Am literally right here" Called out the blond fox now pissed off at what was being said about him."At least pretend that am not"
"Sweetie, calm breaths now" Interjected his mom."Don't want you to have a migraine-like your father"
"I am calm!"
"Like father, like son" Jabbing Moxie's sides with his elbow."Eh, Mox?"
"For Lucifer's sake" Really not in the mood of arguing with the taller imp."Feel's as though am committing murder on my brain cells just by talking with you, sir"
"Good, if it means having you sound less of a smart ass, then I'll move on with today's work objective" Now making his way towards the entrance of the conference room."Now that your are all done with wanting to kill each other on company time how about we move this party to the next room"
A few seconds passed for the rest to follow in a suit towards the next room, but the mood itself was not the best one at the moment for everyone to be in. And given that it was just the start of the morning for most of them it didn't make for such a good feeling.
Moxie is still mulling over having his and his wife's paychecks docked again.
Millie crumbled over how mad the little wolf girl got her, especially with the crow's eyes comment that made her hands tighten thinking about it.
Loona drilling holes in the back of Millie's head while walking behind her, and wishing she had the chance to sock her in the eye, while still blushing over what her dad said in regards to her still budding chest.
And with Naruto being the last one to go in as he slowly walked behind the rest as he also sported a blush that was a combination of both embarrassment and irritation of being called some sort of pervert.
This coming from one of the most sexually promiscuous person the kid had ever met made it stung even more to his own personal character.
Definitely not a good start to the day for everyone.
"Okay everyone, now that we are seated at the big table I want to first bring to discuss some important matters" Standing behind the blank whiteboard and addressing the rest once they were situated in their seats on opposites of each other."First off….why the hell were you guys late getting here?"
"The train we usually use to get here was under commission so we had to take another one 3 miles from there but was stopped because of an accident on the tracks and we had to run all away from there to the office" Stated Moxxie who sad next to Millie who she herself nodded with what her husband had said.
"Don't you guys own a car or something instead of having to use the train?"
"If we did, we wouldn't be as late as we were today. Besides, I find it dangerous having to drive in the city with how reckless drivers are these days on the road"
"That's only because you wouldn't know how to handle being behind the wheel in Imp City, but I guess that goes to show what a country bumpkin you are"
"Was that supposed to mean?"
"You know. You and Mills being both from bumpfuck Wrath"
"I fail to see the point in how me and my wife's upbringing in the Wrath Ring has to do with our current circumstances in not owning a vehicle"
"That's that backwardness talking right there"
"Sir is not that we don't consider the idea of owning a car enticing is just with our wages as they are we can seldom afford the commodity" Said Millie ignoring the part of her background being poked at by her boss."But will sure store up enough funds to purchase later on"
Naruto flinched at his family's finances. While they were not rich they were far from broke, but it still didn't mean that they had the fortune of having enough cash to be spending it for leisure acts.
Loona noticed the body movement of the young fox sitting next to her from the corner of her eye but chose to stay quiet.
"Sorry to break the optimism Mills, but having to wait for the both of you to save up is not something we all have the privilege to. Either way, the only way to start saving up is for us to pull in some hits if we want to start to get paid"
"Then who was on the phone?" Asked the hellhound.
"Our latest client wants us to off some chump topside," He said with a big grin."But he's offering a big sum to have it recorded and send to him"
"He wants the hit to be recorded?" Asked the fox, feeling uneasy at the thought of somebody wanting the recording of someone's death."Any reason why he would do something like that?"
"Probably to jack off to it, who knows" Shrugging his shoulders at the request." But the only thing he specified about it was that he wanted it to be as gruesome as possible"
"Maybe the client and the target must have had some bad blood between the two," Said the female imp."
"Could be"
"What's the target's name?"
"I don't have the name right now. He said that he was gonna send in the information through an email" He then looked at his daughter."Did it already come in?"
"Yeah, a few minutes ago" Pulling out her phone."The name of the target is one Shelby Richardson, reason for the hit is due to the client's family member being the victim of a hit and run accident caused by the target being intoxicated while driving" Continuing to scroll down as she read."But the man was able to get some leeway with the judge who lessen the charges from negligent homicide to a minor misdemeanor"
"If he wanted that guy dead so much, why didn't do it while he was alive?" Asked Blitz, a bit confused about the client being in Hell and the target not"
"He sent me pages worth of information about the hit, but I'll just spam most of it anyway. But it does include why he's in Hell"
"Which is?" Asked Naruto.
"The client opted to kill the man himself, but accidentally killed the wrong person, and ended getting shot by the police afterwards when attempting to flee the crime scene"
"That's why you should always hire professionals to do your killing for you"
"Anyways" Ignoring her dad." The rest just goes into further detail in what he hopes we can provide by having his death recorded and the things he wants us to do"
"Are we really going through with the whole idea of doing something like this?" Did the gun specialist commented said."Because I know were assassins and all but are we really the type of assassins to be recording torturing people to death"
"While I don't typically take requests as I don't like the idea of doing more work, but…..he did however offer to pay extra if we did what he ask for," The tall imp said as he had his back against the wall."So if the guy wants a home video, then why not"
"Still….."
"Let's get past this whole moral standing" Now pacing back and forth as he continued with his speech."We're not here to judge what the client wants as our jobs only depend on us providing the best killing service. Nothing more and nothing less"
"..."
"Is there anything else that the client sent?"Pausing in his pacing to look at his daughter again."Or was that it?"
"Yeah pretty much. The rest is just him being sappy about what I'll mean to avenge the death of the family member" Putting down the phone briefly before returning her attention to the electronic device.
"Okay" Clapping his hands together."Now that we have that over with how about we start with the preparations"
"I'm gonna go get the knives!" Jumped out Millie from her seat and scurried off towards the storage room.
"I'll get the guns ready" Getting up from his seat to follow his wife towards the next room.
This left the two children under the supervision of Blitzo while the other two imps walked out from the conference room.
"Loona could you be a dear and set up the portal"
"Going" Instinctively knowing what to do as she proceeded to get the textbook out and write the indications down on a black mat and with a piece of white chalk.
This left the blond fox under the gaze of the boss who looked at him with a thinking expression with a hand under his chin as he rubbed it in deep contemplation.
"Naruto….hmmm" Humming his name slowly."What should I assign you to do"
"I can just go help my mom and dad get the stuff ready like always" He offered.
"Nah" Waving his hand in the air. They know what to get. But I think we can find you something in a more helpful role"
"And that is?"Curious what Blitzo had in mind for him.
"Secretary!"
"Se-cre-ta-ry" Saying the word slowly as to make sure he heard right."You want me to be a secretary"
"Well, the vice secretary as Loona is the main one that man's the front desk" Taking a quick glimpse at the almost completed circle pentagram that was being drawn."But as we grow as a business will be expecting to have more clients with each job that we get done and will mean more work keeping them in order"
"How is that any different than what I already do around the office, while you guys are gone"
"But now you have a title to go along with it"
"It really doesn't inspire confidence in it when you said it" He responded back, now dejected in defeat at the news.
"Don't blame me, blame your parents for having me put you here while we're in the human world" Narrowing his eyes at the conversation he had with both Millie and Moxie over their son."If I had it my way I would have you tag along with us in case I needed a shield to use if ever in a jam"
"Thanks Blitz, that really makes my day"
"Don't mention it"
The sound of flames erupting up from the floor caught both men's attention as they turned to spot the hellhound holding her phone lazily as she looked back at the two of them.
"The doorway's done"
No sooner had she said that than the other two came along with the equipment in tow with a large black duffle bag that Millie lumbered on her back that occasional bob against her back that made the sound of metal ring out from within.
Moxie on his part held a long barrel rifle in his hand alongside that of a handgun strapped near the left side of his utility belt with a long knife on the other.
"Right in the nick of time"
"Sir, we got everything packaged and raring to go for the assignment"
"Pliers"
"In the bag"
"Mallet"
"That too"
"Binding rope"
"Got twice the length and duct tape go with it"
"Hacksaw"
"Freshly sharpened since yesterday"
"Your manhood"
"Also in th-the Fuck!"
"Before we leave I need to get something from my office" Leaving the conference room quickly on his own before Moxxie could respond back to the insult.
Seething quietly, Moxie felt a hand touch his shoulder and turned to look at his wife who silently directed her gaze at their son who had his back turned to them to notice.
"About the thing" She mouthed the word quietly.
"Oh" Realizing quickly what she meant
"Ah sweetie"
"Yeah" Turning to them."
"Do you remember what we said back at the apartment about the thing that me and your dad wanted to show you"
"Hmmmm" Nodding back.
"Now that we're about to leave and don't know for how long we'll be gone I think this would be the best time to give you this."His dad said as he took out a small black and red box with a red ribbon tied around it."Something from the both of us" Handed over the small container into his son's small paw.
The opening of the lid made the boy's eyes open wide at what lay inside and wondered how his parents were able to get him this.
It was a Hellphone.
"You're giving me a phone" Taking it out of the box and took a closer inspection of the black device.
"We decided that by having this with you you wouldn't be as bored stuck in the office all the time," Millie said as she enjoyed how her son was checking out some of the features that came with the cellular."That and making sure you had something to make emergency calls in if ever needed, but deep down I know that you would rather give them some hell before calling"
"Ain't that right honey"
"With the way, we raised our son in teaching him how to use a knife to protect himself that wouldn't be much of an issue" Feeling happy at the moment being shared by the three.
"That phone looks like one of the cheaper models in the market"
A mood that soon left with that remark.
"Thanks for that little observation Loona"
"Don't mention it"
The hurried footsteps were soon heard as the door to Blitz's office soon opened to show him holding a black strap ball gag.
"Got what I was looking for!" Holding the ball gag in the air in triumph.
"You made us wait for a ball gag"
"A good one at that" Placing the ball gag inside the duffle.
"We could just use the duct tape to gag the target"
Where's the fun in that" Walking near the flaming portal and seeing some of the buildings of the human on the other side."The client wants us to put on a show for him and nothing says class than having a good old ball stuffed inside your mouth"
"Very riveting"
Now that all the adults had the necessary equipment needed for the job they now all stood near the gateway to the upper realm with Millie being especially pumped for it as indicated by the tapping of her feet.
"Hopefully we won't take too long on this one" Said Moxxie checking the time on his wristwatch."So you guys behave for the meantime and try not to get into too much trouble"
"And make sure not to leave the office and try not to talk to any of the other tenants in the building" Mills added as she took her place behind her husband waiting to jump through the active portal.
"Especially don't go near the STD's spreaders on the succubus floor as they like some fresh meat to dig their teeth into"
"Is that figuratively or literally?" Did the blond fox ask.
"You don't want to know," Said Blitz."But just don't go near it, and now that we have that out of the way let's get this show on the road so we can all get paid"
"Be safe out there"
"Don't worry we will"
With that, all three assassins jumped through the arcane circle that quickly closed behind them once they all fell through leaving the small children by themselves.
"..."
"..."
"So…..what do you want to do in the meantime?"
"I don't know. I mostly just use my phone to browse the web or keep track of the list of clients wanting to hire us" Said the wolf girl.
"Are there any right now?"
"Not really"
A brief pause soon followed but quickly went away as the hound thought of something.
"Now that you have a phone. Do you want to know how to use it?"
"If it's as fun as how you make them out to be then why not" Shrugging his shoulders at the prospect.
"Trust me when I say that you're not going to regret this" Sitting on one of the chairs of the conference table with Naruto sitting next to her as she took out her phone and his as well.
The next couple of hours that passed had both Naruto and Loona had their faces glued to the screen of their phones as they ignored the world around them. With Naruto being shown different parts of Hell through the net.
End of Chapter 3
Finally! Another chapter done for the count. It's weird that it's been since September when I last updated this story, but other than the time that passed since then it's at least good that I got this published before the end of the year.
Now in terms of development, What I want to aim for is to have the next couple of chapters deal with the interactions between the characters, especially with how Naruto interacts with both Moxxie and Millie raising him and that of Loona and Octavia later on. I have a couple of ideas currently in the works on how to relay some of the conflicts that Octavia will have as a nine-year-old with both her parents as a result of Blitz being in a relationship with Stolas once I get to that point in the fic.
Am almost done with the new story that I have been working on the same as this chapter and with cross fingers hope to get it out this month. And if I have the time I can also get another saints and sinners chapter before the new year.
Hopefully.
Well until then I hope everyone has a good December.
