Here's Chapter 16! Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: Beelzebub belongs to Ryuuhei Tamura, not me.

Chapter 16- When an Innocent Date Turns into Chaos

"You seem to be in a really good mood today, Yumi," Hilda comments casually in class. "Usually, you're never this… jovial."

I blush slightly in embarrassment. "What do you mean?" I ask.

"Well, you're acting like Agiel when she and Furuichi had started dating," she says.

My eyes widen in surprise. "Agiel and Furuichi got together?" I ask in surprise. "That's so sweet!"

"That's not what I was asking, Yumi," Hilda tells me. "Tell me, why so joyful today?"

I shake my head, trying to end the conversation. Agiel sees my shyness and grins mischievously. "She's acting like this because Heca-chan asked her out last night on a date. They're going out tonight on their first official date as a couple," she says.

"Agiel!" I protest, my face flushing bright red. "What was that for?!"

Hilda's eyes widen in surprise. "Hecadoth, a Pillar General, asking a girl out?" she asks incredulously. "I never thought that someone like him would show any interest in dating and romance." A small smile crosses her face. "Well, I'm happy for you, Yumi," she says.

I glance back discreetly towards Hecadoth, who's busy reading the novel Battle Royale, a book which he's taken a real liking to. He glances up and our eyes meet. He then gives me a small smile, which I return back to him. Agiel giggles at this. "You really mean a lot to him, you know, Yumi-chan?" she tells me, smiling playfully at me.

I turn to face her. "What about you and Furuichi? How'd the two of you get together?" I ask.

She blushes slightly. "Well, it was while you were training in the Demon World," she starts. "Furuichi and I were at the local waterpark, because his mom encouraged us to go there. She was probably trying to set the both of us up, but whatever. My bathing suit was a pink bikini, and I was standing at ankle-level in the wave pool, talking to Aoi-chan, who happened to be there with the Red Tails. Right then, Furuichi came up to me and suggested that we go deeper into the water. He even started pulling me by the wrist until we were around chest-deep. I was confused, but when I tried to ask him what's wrong, he suddenly pulled me close to him and wrapped his arms around my waist."

I giggle at that. "How sweet…" I comment. "What was the reason?"

"Turns out, there were some lecherous human men staring at me in the bikini as if I was no more than a piece of meat," she replies. "Furuichi was incredibly bothered by that. According to him, majority of them left after he had pulled me close to him, showing them that I was already taken. They just glared at him and left."

"Wow…" I say. "Then what happened?"

Agiel blushes even more. "At home, he apologized for acting weird, and explained his intentions," she says. "Then, he told me that… he liked me. More than a friend, though. He told me that I mean a lot to him, and I listened to his sweet explanations, but then I cut him off with a kiss when he started rambling."

"Awww…" I coo. "That's so cute!"

The day goes by pretty fast, and before I know it, it's time to go home. When I arrive home, I find the clothes that I've picked out for our date tonight: a short-sleeved blue dress with black flats and a beige-coloured cardigan. When Dad sees me, he smiles. "You look very nice, Yumi," he tells me, giving me a small kiss on my forehead.

I smile at him. "You're not too concerned about me dating a Pillar General?" I ask.

"I just want you two to be safe tonight," he tells me. "I'm happy for you, no doubt. But please, be careful."

I nod. "Okay."

Right then, we hear a knock at the door. When I open the door, I see Hecadoth standing in the doorway, wearing his Pillar uniform. I smile at him. "Hi, Hecadoth," I greet.

"Good evening, Yumi," he greets. "You ready?"

"Yeah," I say. "Okay, Dad, I'll see you soon!"

"Have fun and be safe!" he calls back.

Hecadoth and I walk down the streets, holding hands in a comfortable silence. Hecadoth glances down at my neck. "You know, I've never noticed that pendant on you before," he comments. "It looks very nice."

I gently touch the rose-gold butterfly pendant that's around my neck. "This is my mom's," I say. "It was a wedding anniversary gift that my dad got for her."

"Is that so?" Hecadoth smiles slightly. "It looks very nice around your neck."

We eventually arrive by the river and we watch the moon shine down on the water. A part of me still wants to know why he decided to ask me out on a date tonight. "Hecadoth, what made you decide to ask me out tonight?" I ask.

He turns to look at me. "I just wanted to tell you how far you've come," he tells me. He brushes a strand of hair away from my face, gently caressing my cheek. "Yumi, you've come such a long way from when I first met you."

I feel my face heating up as he starts to speak. "When you first came here, you were hesitant, shy, and somewhat reluctant to talk to others and make friends. You were like a caterpillar, still holed up in its chrysalis, too shy to break free and transform into a butterfly." He takes my hand. "However, as the days went by in our training, you slowly started to open up and become more friendly, almost like you were breaking down your walls. Now, however, you've finally transformed into a butterfly, and you're not afraid to spread your wings and fly now."

I smile up at him. "Hecadoth…"

He smiles back at me. "Yumi, there's a lot I like about you," he starts. "Your attitude, your determination, your courage, and your strength. But, what I like the most about you are your little quirks. You're so blunt and no-nonsense that it's almost amusing, yet you're rather maternal."

I rest my head on his shoulder. "There's a lot that I like about you too, Hecadoth," I start. "You may be aggressive and ruthless when fighting, but when you're not fighting, you're a great person to be around. You fight for those whom you care about, even if it may cost you your life." I tilt my head up to meet his eyes, our foreheads pressing against each other's. "I'm glad to have met you, Hecadoth. I really am."

"As am I," he says.

We smile at each other before closing the distance between us with a sweet kiss, our eyes closing simultaneously. As we kiss, my hands wrap around his neck and he places one hand on my face and wraps his other arm around my waist. The kiss is slow, sweet, and gentle, and I inhale his surprisingly intoxicating scent of musk and pine. At this point, I don't want this moment to end at all.

Hecadoth pulls away and again, I feel the same sensation I had felt when he had kissed me for the first time. My heart flutters repeatedly in my chest, and my mind is fuzzy and the butterflies in my stomach flutter harder. He chuckles slightly. "You smell very fragrant," he tells me, burying his face in the crook of my neck, inhaling my perfume. "What perfume are you wearing?"

I blush. "It's called Black Raspberry Vanilla," I murmur.

"It suits you," he whispers into my ear.

Right now, the moment just seems perfect. Unfortunately, the perfection in the moment is destroyed instantly as I feel a poking, sharp pain in the side of my neck. Hecadoth looks in surprise before his eyes widen in shock. "Yumi!" he exclaims, pulling a dart out.

However, I already feel my vision blurring slightly, and I fall forward, collapsing into his arms. Hecadoth holds onto me carefully, and through my blurred vision, I see a tranquilizer dart strike him in the neck. He winces in pain before he too starts to lose consciousness. "What's… What's going on…?" I mumble.

Eventually, the both of us lose consciousness, and we both collapse onto the ground as everything goes black.