So I felt a little bit guilty for not updating for so long so I decided to pull an all-nighter to finish this. Definitely my longest chapter ever(it's still pretty short though) I think I might've gotten a bit carried away with the characters but I hope you guys will still like it.

I snuck through the hallway towards Misaki's room, determined to make it up to Tatsumi. I didn't bother

turning the lights on again, I knew the inside of this house like the back of my hand. Just a few more

steps... I came crashing down with a thud. "What the... This wasn't here awhile ago..." Just then, my

cellphone played that godawful ringtone Lamia installed on my phone just for me. I quickly scampered to

pick up my cellphone before it woke anybody up.

'Hello?'

'Hilda-chan, is this a bad time?'

'As a matter of fact...'

'I'll just make this quick then.'

I could've sworn I heard echos over my phone call with Lamia. I took a mental note that I should add this

to my list of complaints to DemonWorldTelCo.

'Hang on, hang on, let me get a pen and paper to write down your "quick" request.'

'What makes you think I'm asking for a favor?'

' Aren't you?'

'Well, yes but that doesn't mean I'm gonna ask for one everytime I call.'

'Sure su- Lamia! What are you doing here?'

'It's about that favor...'

I sat next to Lamia on Misaki's bed.

'Well out with it, you're not going to ask me to get samples of human feces again, will you?'

'No no, nothing like that. I need your help to pick out some clothes.'

You didn't have to be Lamia's best friend to know that she strongly opposes wearing anything but her

trademark doctor get up, so her wanting to buy clothes became immediately suspicious to me.

'What kind of clothes did you have in mind?'

'Well, I need a dress.'

'You mean the kind women wear to parties and such?'

'Yep, that's the one.'

'When do you need it?'

'Before 5pm.'

'You mean TODAY?'

'You don't have to go if you don't want to, I just thought I'd be fun if the two of us went shopping. I'm sorry

for bothering you...'

I could see tears start to well up in her eyes, I just hated when she did that to me. No matter how many

times she does it, I can't do anything but give in to her requests.

'No it's ok, I'll take you with me to the mall.' I need to get some clothes as well.

'Thanks so much Hilda-chan!'

'We'd better get going if you want to get the dress in time. I'll call Alaindelon to take us to Devilishly

Cheap.'

'Wait Hilda, aren't you forgetting today is Black Sabbath, all the stores in the DemonWorld are closed

today.'

'Oh yeah I almost forgot, Oh well, the price difference between here and Devilishly Cheap isn't THAT big.'

It still was pretty early, so the streets were for the most part, empty. I took advantage of the time we had

alone by doing some catching up with me and Lamia.

'So how have things been with your job? Oh by the way, what are the results of that latest experiment I

helped you guys with?'

'Oh you mean the experiment to see if perverts can be cured through high-voltage shocks? It didn't go so

well, the subject called upon his bill of rights to stop us from experimenting any further and left in a fit of

rage.'

'Yeah, I think Furuichi had a right to be mad. It wasn't exactly fair for me to kidnap him and take him to

you for cruel experiments.'

'But he's the biggest pervert I know.'

I couldn't help but laugh in agreement.

'Well we're here, which store do you want to go to first?'

'Wow! Look at all these cool stuff!'

'We can look at those another time, we need to stay focused if we're to find you a dress.'

'Okay okay, but will you take me here again? Please, please please?'

'Sure.'

'Pinky swear?'

'Pinky Swear.
'By the way Hilda-chan, what did you come here to buy?'

'I need to buy a dress too.'

'What for?'

'That's for me to know and you to find out.'

I stuck my tongue out to tease her a bit before we entered the first store.

'Oh look at that one! What about this? I'm sure this one would look cute on me.'

'Lamia, I don't think you should buy those.'

'Why not?'

'Firstly, your supposed to be going to a party, not a manga convention. Also, these were made for women

with bigger, you know... breasts.'

'And what is that supposed to mean? Are you saying my breasts are small?'

'Not exactly small but, truthfully they aren't very big.'

'Let me try this on and I'll show you just how big they are!'

*Five minutes later...*

'Lamia don't cry, I'm sure we can find you something that fits you better.'

'You were right, my breasts are microscopic.'

'They're the perfect size, you don't have to fuss over things like this. Hey what about this one?'

'Wow! It looks great! Let me try it on. Uh... Hilda, this ones a bit tight, can we get one size larger?

I started walking towards the children's section to get another dress.

'Wait, you got that from the kid's section?'

'What's wrong?'

'I'm so small I have to wear little girls dresses!'

'But there's nothing wrong with buying children's clothes!'

'I don't like this store, can we go to the one over there instead?'

I sighed 'Fine, whatever makes you happy...'

After about another one and a half hours of searching, and convincing Lamia that she wasn't

underdeveloped we finally found a dress that both Lamia and I liked.

'It's beautiful! Thank you so much for helping me pick this out Hilda-chan!

'I'm sure the boys won't be able to keep their hands off you when they see you wearing this...'

'You really think so?'

I nodded

'You're the best friend I ever had!'

'I'm glad you're my best friend too.'

Lamia's stomach started to growl.

'Heh, I was so excited I guess I forgot to eat breakfast.'

'Follow me, I know a good place where we can eat'
'The food here is soooo goooooood!'

'I thought you'd like it.'

'My favorite here is the sweet bread, what did you call it again?'

'Apple pie'

Watching Lamia savor every bite of that apple pie reminded me that, no matter how smart she is, Lamia's

still a kid on the inside. And everyday I thank Satan that I have such a intelligent and innocent girl for my

best friend.

'Hilda-chan, what's the matter?'

'Nothing it's just that I remembered I still haven't bought a dress yet.'

'Well then, let's go!'

'Wait Lamia, I still didn't get to pay our bill yet!'

Mall security eventually caught up with us and we could've been brought to jail for trying to steal food.

After paying the bill and a little flirting with the head of security, we were free to go about our business.

'I'm really sorry for what happenned Hilda.'

'Hey, don't worry about it, the point is we were set free without much trouble.'

Lamia smiled again and said 'Let's go find that dress of yours.

'Whew! We finally found a dress that's large enough to fit me.'

'I wish I had THAT kind of problem'

'Hey, don't worry about it, your still gonna grow.'

'I hope so. Oh yeah Hilda-chan, thanks so much for helping me pick out a dress!'

'Don't mention it, it was a lot more fun with you around.'

Alaindelon picked up Lamia right outside the mall so I ended up going home on my own. I still had time to

kill before prom so I ended up exploring the city.

'Squid tentacles! Get your squid tentacles here!'

I noticed that, the deeper and deeper I ventured into the city, the weirder things became.

'Goat testicles! Skewered goat testicles! A refreshing treat after a hard days work!

Some were unusual, others were weird, and some were just plain, wrong...

'Porcupine underwear is what EVERYBODY'S talking about. Get one now and become a trendsetter

among your friends.'

As I was walking down the street I couldn't help but notice a small,unlit sign that said "Raymond's

hairdressers! Look good when you come in, look absolutely FABULOUS when you come out!" It seemed

so out of place among stores that goat genetilia and excruciatingly painful underwear. It seemed so

unassuming and ordinary, so I walked in. The moment I saw the stylists, I could see WHY they set up

shop in a place like this. The stylists all looked foreign, and there clothes seemed so tacky. Shreds of

ribbons were pasted on their clothes that seemed a few sizes too small. Their purple, green, and pink hair

were all smothered in glitter and arranged in ways I couldn't even concieve. I was about to turn and leave

but a man(at least, I think he was a man) dragged me into a chair.

'Ahhh welcome! I see that you're a new face here. Good good, it's always nice to have new customers.

Now why don't you relax and let Raymond examine you.'

I began to tense up the moment he said he wanted to "examine" me. I could feel his surprisingly smooth

hands crawl up and down my body.

'Is this... really... necessarry?'

'Ah, do not worry, Raymond already has a life partner...'

'Does that mean that you're..'

'Gay? Of course not, Raymond just means he can't marry his one true love.'

'Oh that's sad...'

I dare not ask who or what his life partner was.

'Anyway, Raymond needs to know what you need your hair styled for.'

While it is true that I'm a demon, even demon's have manners and I wasn't about to hurt this man's

feelings by telling him that I wasn't interested in having my hair styled by HIM.

'Now you just relax your pretty head now and let Raymond do all the work.'

'Ok'

*fifteen minutes later*

Raymond finally took off the towel that was covering my face. I was pretty nervous at first, I didn't want to

look like one of his stylists. I was shocked to see my reflection. I spent a few moments to soak in my

appearance. Raymond let my hair loose, combed it so that just a bit of it would curve inwards, highlighting

my body. I looked.. beautiful.

'It's wonderful! Thank you so much Raymond!

'I knew you'd like it.'

'So, how much?'

'This one's on the house!'

'But I really want to thank you, you did such a great job on my hair.'

'No no, Raymond insists. Ray mond hasn't seen anyone who had a reaction like that after Raymond does

their hair.'

'OH NO! I've got an hour left before prom, I have to go now Raymond-san, thanks again!'

'Good luck on your prom, whoever you're going with is one lucky man!'

*45 minutes later*

I'm almost ready, oh right! I grabbed my purse and headed toward St. Ishiyama.

'Tatsumi, you'd better still be waiting for me.'

Okay this chapter was really lighthearted. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I loved writing it. I'm not gonna make any promises though when I'll find time to finish the next chapter. Sorry