Chapter 30: Getting to know you
A/N: I was going to be a tiny bit cruel and wait to update for a while after that last cliffhanger. But after seeing all the episodes of the show so far-especially episode 4 I felt like that would have been mean.
So far I like where the show is going. I'm going to try to stay as faithful to the show as much as I can but some things I'm going to have to change for obvious reasons. Mostly the stuff with Angel Dust. While I think it's important to 'show' and explain his backstory and why he's the way he is, I don't feel comfortable portraying that in my stories. That kind of stuff makes some people feel super uncomfortable and I don't want readers to feel that way when they read this story.
I'll get into more detail about that the sooner we reach that 'episode' but for now I'll just say if you've seen that episode and know what I'm talking about, we're going to go a different way with it but still be respectful about it.
Now then let's get on with the story!
Disclaimer: I don't own Hazbin Hotel or Helluva Boss. I just own my characters.
Song used in the story: Fly me to the moon by Frank Sinatra.
Enjoy!
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Jenny felt her heart racing and her hands starting to sweat. She forgot to lock her door when she got back!
Angel just stared at her with his mouth open. He had seen a lot a freaky strange things being a porn star but this topped the cake.
"What in the actual fuck?!" he exclaimed.
Jenny jumped from her seat and hurried over to him.
"I-I can explain!" she said.
"Just please keep it down"
"What the fuck is all that noise?" Husker said.
Jenny panicked when she heard the cat. She could hear him coming down the hallway near her room. She looked at Angel with worry. She knew he was going to snitch. There was no way he was going to keep quiet about this.
Angel looked at her for a moment. Seconds later, he quickly shut the door to a crack and stuck his head out in the hallway.
"It's nothing. I just walked in on Toots as she was getting changed" he said.
"Unless you want to see her in her underwear, I suggest you don't come close"
Husker made a sound of disgust.
"You freak. Kid, if he gets weird on you just scream" he said.
Angel winked at him and wiggled his fingers.
"Goodnight~~~" he sang.
He quickly closed the door entirely and locked it.
Turning around he crossed arms and looked at Jenny.
"Spill" he ordered.
Jenny sighed and went over to her bed. Sitting on the mattress, she slowly wiped the rest of her makeup off.
"Oh Halloween, I was used as a sacrifice for some crazy cult" she said.
She pulled off her wig, letting her red hair tumble down.
"Thing is…I didn't die that night"
Angel sat on the bed next to her with a look of wonder.
"What happened?"
Jenny launched into the full story of what happened when she wound up in Hell. How she ran into Charlie, how she and Vaggie came up with her disguise, how she was trying to find Blitzo so she could get home, everything up until now.
Angel hung on to every word she said. He couldn't believe that something like this could happen. He had been in Hell for a long time and he had never heard of a living human being able to enter this realm.
This was some crazy shit!
"So that's why you were in Imp City that day…you were trying to get home" he realized.
Jenny nodded and pulled her knees up to her chin.
"I guess it was a good thing that didn't happen because the group that hired that cult to kidnap me is still out there. If I go home and they find out then they'll know that there's a way to enter Hell. They'll either kill me to silence me or they'll torture me to reveal how I was able to come back. Until Blitzo finds out who is behind this and gets rid of them I'm stuck here"
Angel stared at the wall as he let everything sink in. This explained so much now. Why she always covered herself up. Why she seemed more human like than most Sinners.
"Guess that explains why you wouldn't wear any of those outfits I got you" he said.
Jenny laughed weakly.
"Those weren't considered clothes to begin with" she said.
Nothing was said after that. Jenny didn't know what to say now. Angel knew and now it was only a matter of time before everyone else in the hotel found out. The spider was a blabbermouth after all.
"So who else knows about you besides the princess?" Angel asked.
"Aside from Vaggie and the I.M.P gang…just you" Jenny said.
Angel looked at her then held the bridge of his nose.
"Alright" he sighed.
He stood up and held his hand out to her.
"I won't say a word to anyone"
Jenny looked at him in shock.
"What?!"
Angel shrugged.
"I owe you for what you did earlier. Since you saved my skin I'll return the favor by saving yours. Until you're able to get home, your secret is safe with me" he said.
"I got your back"
Jenny's eyes widen when she heard her words from earlier repeated.
Ever since Angel came to the hotel he had proven that he could give two shits about Charlie's project or anyone that was staying here. He could have easily told everyone about her just to be a dick but he was for once going to be a good person and do the right thing.
Slowly, she accepted his hand and shook it.
"Thank you" she said sincerely.
Angel smirked and winked at her.
"Now that I know what's going on, we've got some work to do" he said.
He grabbed her face and turned it so he could get a good look at her.
"Whoever taught you to put your makeup on like that clearly has never worn any before. It's a miracle no one has seen past your disguise already. I got my work cut out for me"
"Wait what?" Jenny said.
Angel put his hands on his hips.
"I'm going to doll you up from now on toots. That look of yours before was an eyesore. When I'm done with you, everyone is going to turn their heads and be like 'damn!'. I'm sure you're little Imp buddy will have his jaw drop to the floor too"
Jenny made a face at that.
"My disguise is fine. I'm trying to blend in, not stand out"
"Oh please, you have been doing nothing but standing out. You were on the news, you melted a few Exterminators with your freaky blood, you got smiles paying attention to you and now you're on Val's shit list. That ain't blending in"
"That wasn't my intention" Jenny said flatly.
"Whatever. Now that you're little Miss. Popular it's time to look the part. We want you to sparkle for your audition after all"
Jenny groaned and dragged her hand over her face.
"Why am I going to regret this?" she muttered.
Angel cackled and headed for her door.
"Get some rest, toots cause we have a long day tomorrow" he said.
He stopped then looked at her with a somber look.
"About earlier….thanks for that. And I'm sorry about your ring"
"It's just a piece of jewelry. I'm just glad bigfoot took it"
"Least we can say that douchebag of a fiancé of yours was useful for once" Angel teased.
Jenny glared at him and threw a pillow at his head. Angel cackled as he left her room.
"Night, toots"
Jenny quickly locked the door in case anyone else tried to come in. Sighing, she pressed her head on the door.
This was getting tricky. If Angel found out about her, then it was only a matter of time before everyone else did. And if Alastor found out, then he was for sure going to try to make a deal with her so he could steal her soul.
She needed to get home before it was too late.
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"WHAT. THE. FUCK. IS. WRONG. WITH. YOU?!" Blitzo shouted as he shook Jenny like a ragdoll.
Charlie told him about her little interaction with Valentino from yesterday. Jenny glared at him as he continued to shake her.
"Knock it off before I puke on you!" she snapped.
Blitzo stopped and just gave her a crazy angry look.
"You hit Valentino?! Fucking Valentino?!"
"And didn't give me the chance to tape it?!" Loona added.
"Not now Loonie!" Blitzo snapped.
He looked back at Jenny.
"What the fuck was going through that head of yours?! Do you have any idea how dangerous he is?!"
"Trust me, Al gave a very detailed rundown on how Slickback's head works. He pretty much said the same things you did except not as much swearing"
"This isn't funny, Jen! Valentino is the one Overlord you do not want to get tangled up with!" Blitzo said.
"You're lucky that Bambi was there to stop him from doing horrible things to you"
"I wasn't going to let Angel get beaten up in front of me! What if the roles were reversed? Would you have told him to let me get punched around?" Jenny insisted.
"You are not stupid enough to make deals with the first person you meet. This is going to sound very cruel and harsh but Angel knew what he was getting himself into when he sold his soul to Val. If you want something in life you have to pay a heavy price in the end" Blitzo said.
"I know you have a huge heart, but you're a living human stuck in Hell. If any of the Overlords found out about you, they will tear you to pieces trying to get your soul. You can't risk that, Jen"
Jenny bit her lip as Blitzo scolded her. It was different from when Alastor chewed her out. While Al was harsh, Blitzo was being brutally honest. It hurt being reprimanded by someone she cared about because the weight of it was harsh.
"I'm sorry for worrying you, B"
Blitzo's face fell when he saw the sad look on Jenny's face. He didn't mean to be harsh with her but he had to sometimes.
"I've been worrying about you since day 1 so that's nothing new. However don't you ever scare the crap out of me like that again" he warned.
"Don't worry, I won't. Seeing Al's pissed off face was more than enough for me" Jenny promised.
"Can't believe I would actually agree with Bambi on something" Blitzo muttered.
"So did anything else happened while I was gone yesterday?"
"Welllllll….."
Angel burst into the laundry room holding up some of Jenny's makeup.
"Toots, who the fuck has been getting you this?! This shit doesn't cover anything! How were you able to fool anyone this whole time?"
Blitzo slowly turned to Jenny. The human laughed nervously as she bit her lip.
"Angel might have…found out about me last night?" she said sheepishly.
Blitzo's eye twitched in response. He sighed and held the bridge of his nose.
"I can't leave you alone for one fucking minute" he said.
Pulling out his pistol, he undid the safety and aimed it at Angel.
"Nothing personal, Slut. Just can't let anyone know about this"
Angel flipped him off and stuck his tongue out.
"Relax shitass, I ain't saying anything. Jen did me a sold by giving her ring to Val so I'm keeping my lips shut in return"
Blitzo lowered his gun when he heard that.
"Say what now?"
Jenny held up her hand and showed that her ring was gone.
"Angel didn't have enough money to pay Val back so I used my ring to cover the difference" she said.
Blitzo saw that her finger was ring free. All of a sudden a huge grin appeared on his face as his eyes sparkled.
"Oh Jenny that was so nice of you!" he said.
He pulled her into a hug and rubbed her cheek with his.
"You're such a kind and selfless person! What a noble thing to do!"
Jenny glared at Blitzo.
"What was that stuff you just said about not sticking my neck out for Angel?" she snapped.
"Oh forget about what I said. This hotel is to help Sinners redeem themselves and what better way to do that than by helping a friend in need?" Blitzo said.
Jenny punched him in the arm.
"Asshole! You're just happy I lost my ring!"
"Happy? Where did you get that idea?"
Blitzo danced out of the laundry room as he avoided getting stuff thrown at him.
Angel and Loona just stood back and watched the two.
"I take it he's not a fan of that prick fiancé of hers?" Angel asked.
Loona scoffed in disgust.
"None of us are. That asshole is such a loser. Did you know he doesn't even drink? He claims there's 'other ways to kill braincells'"
Angel made a face in disgust as well.
"What a dickhead! Why would she want to go back to that jagoff?"
"I think we're more curious about that than who tried to sacrifice her in the first place" Loona said.
/
Now that there were a few sinners staying at the hotel. That meant Jenny had to start her job as being a 'life coach'.
She looked at the oddball group that formed in the lobby and sighed.
"Don't worry Jen. If you can teach a group of bratty children, you can handle teaching a group of sinners" she thought.
The group consisted of Angel, Pentious, Mei, Lue, Tony, Husker, Nifty, Charlie and Vaggie. Millie, Moxxie ,Loona and Blitzo were attending too but mostly because they thought Jenny could use some familiar faces-and because Blitzo told them to keep an eye on her.
Alastor was asked-or rather forced to make a commercial for the Hotel so he was off doing God knew what.
Jenny walked over to the dry erase board that Charlie provided her.
"Alright gang, welcome to your first class to being a better person. Since I am your life coach it is my job to help you become better versions of yourselves so you get to take a trip up to heaven's pearly gates. Now then, since this is our first session this should be a great time to introduce ourselves to one another and learn something new. Who wants to go first?"
The sound of crickets chirping could be heard. Jenny sighed. This was going to be harder than she thought.
"Ok fine. I'll pick someone to start us off. Charlie, you got first"
Charlie beamed when she was picked and got all giddy.
"Oh ok. Ummm, my name is Charlie. I enjoy singing and I'm so happy that you guys are all here!"
"…not really what I was going for but I guess that's a start. Loonie why don't you say something about yourself?" Jenny said.
Loona looked up from her phone with an annoyed look.
"I'm not part of this. I'm a Hellborn so I can't be redeemed" she snapped.
"Oh sorry, let me rephrase that: since you're lounging here instead of working, tell everyone something nice about yourself or else I'll take your phone away" Jenny said sweetly.
Loona groaned and put her phone away.
"Ugh. Fine, my name is Loona. I work at a shitty job with shitty coworkers. And I hate a lot of people-mostly Moxxie"
Moxxie made a face at that.
"Oh, I'll go!" Blitzo said.
"My name is Blitzo-the O is silent. I'm great at killing people. I love horses. And I think David has a super small-"
"Ok you're done!"
Jenny held the bridge of her nose and groaned.
"Hey toots, you're doing a great job" Angel Dust said.
Jenny gave Angel a shit eating grin.
"Why don't you go next since you have a lot to say" she said.
Angel smiled and opened his mouth.
"Without saying anything inappropriate"
His smile fell when he heard that. Rolling his eyes, he thought of the first thing that popped into his mind.
"Fine. My name is Angel Dust and I have a pet pig named Fat Nuggets. Happy now?"
"Oh, oh! I have a pet cat named Keekee!" Charlie added.
"I used to have a bunny rabbit when I was a teenager" Mei said.
"Ummm, I have a bunch of egg minions, does that count?" Pentious asked.
Jenny wrote a few things on the board.
"Ok this is a good start. Having common interests is a great way to help one another. And when you help one another that makes you a better person. What are some other things you can talk about? Maybe a favorite hobby?"
Lue raised his hand.
"Why don't you talk a little about yourself, songbird? You should lead by example" he pointed out.
"Fair enough. Well then, what is a hobby of mine that sounds interesting? I'm a fan of musicals. I always collected the playbills of my favorite plays. I like listening to old records and remembering the songs to the point I can sing them word for word. And I can recite my favorite movies"
"You like musicals?!" Mei said excitedly.
"Of course she does! She was in every single one of her school plays in High School and college!" Millie said happily.
"She got a few awards and a scholarship to go to one of the best drama schools. She was this close to being a genuine actress before she got a teaching job instead. If only David didn't get that job in Salem, then she would have had that gig on Broadway for sure!"
"Another reason why David can go choke on a dick" Blitzo chimed.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold up! You mean to tell me that you had an actual offer to perform on Broadway and you turned it down?!" Angel cried.
"You got awards?!" Charlie squealed.
Jenny made a face when she saw the class was starting to derail.
"They weren't real awards like a Tony. Just a couple trophies and certificates"
The lobby was quiet as they all looked at her. Angel slammed his hands down on the table.
"That's it!" he barked.
"You mean to tell me you had a successful future with a big paying job and you traded it to be a teacher to a bunch of gremlins and a fiancé who doesn't respect you?! Fuck that!"
"Hey, someone else hates David besides me. Nice" Blitzo muttered.
"Angel sit your ass back down. We're still doing our class" Jenny snapped.
"Forget about the class. You're wasting your time and talent. Charlie, is there a stage in this shithole?" Angel asked.
"Y-yeah, but the stage isn't repaired yet-"
"That's all I need to hear. Come here, toots"
He grabbed Jenny and held her over his head.
"You're going to give us a little presentation!"
"Let go of me!" Jenny barked.
Angel carted her off to the theater that was in the hotel. Everyone else looked at each other in confusion.
"Is this part of the class?" Pentious asked.
"Probably not, but we should go save the kid from pinkie" Husker said.
They all followed after Angel to see what he was going to do with Jenny.
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Angel kicked the doors to the theater open and marched over to the stage. He plopped Jenny at the center then went over to one of the seats and sat down.
"Alright toots, action!"
Jenny glared at him and crossed her arms.
"I'm not performing! I'm supposed to teach you guys to be better people so you can go to heaven"
"Well shouldn't this apply to you as well? You can better yourself by finally showing off your real talent" Angel said smugly.
"If you want us to be better versions of ourselves, why not show the better version of you?"
Everyone entered the theater and took seats. Charlie was jumping up and down with excitement.
"You're first real performance in front of an audience! And it's us!"
"I'm not performing" Jenny said flatly.
"Let's go back to the lobby and go back to our lesson"
"But Jenny! We miss your singing and dancing" Millie whined.
"Are you nervous that we'll make fun of you?" Moxxie asked.
Loona whacked him upside the head.
"Shut up"
Jenny went to jump down from the stage. Blitzo hurried over and stopped her.
"You don't have to do this if you don't want to. But don't let David's words mess with your head. We won't make fun of you. Just…let them see the real you" he said quietly.
Jenny bit her lip. She looked at the group as they looked at her with interest. Sighing, she made her way back to the stage.
"I don't really know how I can perform since I don't have music to sing to"
Lue pulled out his saxophone and went over to the stage.
"What do you want to play, songbird?"
"Jenny, sing that song from Squid Games! The one where the record was playing as people were getting killed! It's my favorite!" Millie said.
Jenny got herself ready, turning to Lue she motioned for him to start playing. The room was filled with a jazzy rendition as Jenny took a deep breath and started to sing.
Fly me to the moon
And let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On Jupiter and Mars
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby, kiss me
Ohhhh
Fill my heart with song
And let me sing forever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words, I love you
Lue played a few strong notes on his saxophone. Everyone seemed to be drawn in the more he played. He looked at Jenny out of the corner of his eye. Smirking, his eyes glowed yellow as she started singing again.
Fill my heart with song
And let me sing forever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words
In other words
I love you
When she stopped singing she looked at the group. No one said anything as they just stared at her. Biting her lip, she realized that maybe she wasn't as good as she used to be. Those thoughts went away when all of a sudden the room was filled with clapping.
Everyone turned to the theater doors to see Alastor clapping.
"Bravo my dear, bravo" he said.
He twirled his microphone as he sauntered into the theater.
"I was wondering where everyone ran off to when I got back. That was rude you were putting on a show without me in attendance"
"I really didn't have much of a choice" Jenny said flatly.
"Well, either way, that was quite the performance you put on. Frank Sinatra is always a classic" Alastor said.
Charlie squealed as she hurried up the stage to hug her.
"That. Was. Amazing!" she cheered.
"I did enjoy that song very much" Pentious said.
"You still got it, Jenny!" Millie said.
"What do you know? Girlies got some lungs" Tony added.
Everyone else agreed. They really enjoyed the performance. When she sang it was like all their stress and worries washed away and they were filled with safe and warmth. She made them forget that they were in Hell.
Blitzo looked at Jenny with such pride and joy as a tear slid down his face. He never thought he would hear her perform again after she gave up acting. It really tore him up to see her give up her dreams back then but maybe thanks to this group, she would finally get the chance to revive that dream.
Angel wore a shit eating grin. He thought Jenny would be like Charlie when she sang and performed but the human was in a whole other league. This was talent that couldn't be hidden away.
"Oh, we are for sure getting you into that audition" he said.
"And post this online for everyone to see" Loona added.
"Nope. We're not posting anything online. I'm supposed to teach you guys to be better people. Not perform" Jenny said.
"Come on, kid" Husker said.
"No more. I did a song for you, so now it's time to go back to our class. Let's move it people"
Everyone pouted as they left the theater. Charlie looked at Jenny sadly as she left. It was obvious she had a gift so why was she so hesitant to let others see it? Was David behind it?
"Fear not, Charlie" Alastor said.
He held up his microphone to show that it was glowing. It had been on the whole time Jenny was singing.
"She said no posting online…she never said anything about the radio"
Even Alastor didn't want her talent to go to waste.
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The next day
"What. The. Fuck?!
Alastor was sipping his tea when Jenny stormed over to him with the morning paper in hand.
"Care to explain this to me, Al?"
Alastor looked at the paper.
Sinner with mysterious blood heard performing at the princess's hotel
The radio demon shrugged as he went back to his tea.
"Oh dear, it seems my microphone was still on from when I made that commercial. Opps"
"Bullshit, you did this on purpose" Jenny snapped.
"Was this to get back at me for picking a fight with Val?"
"Nooooo" Alastor said.
He stood up and bent down so he was face to face with her. His eyes glowed red as a shadow covered his face.
"This was for biting me"
He stood back up and went to his normal form.
"You touched me when you know I don't like being touched. So I released your singing when I know you don't want to perform. We're even"
Jenny's eyes twitched with annoyance.
"You mother-"
"Ah, ah, ah. Language my dear" Alastor said.
"I'm just fulfilling my promise to help you with your audition. No need to be so hostile"
"I never said I agreed to your help" Jenny pointed out.
"You were taking too long so I decided to take matters into my own hands" Alastor said.
He started walking away as he hummed a jazzy tune. He stopped and looked over his shoulder to her.
"Oh and my friend Mimzy heard your song on the radio. She would like you to perform at her club sometime soon"
He walked away singing 'smile like you mean it'.
Jenny curled the newspaper in her hand. This was not keeping a low profile!
However, this was the start of how she would become one of Hell's biggest actresses.
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A/N: Looks like Jenny isn't the only sneaky person to get back at people. I think it was fitting that Alastor would get back at Jenny for biting while also helping her out at the same time…even if she didn't want it.
Hope you guys enjoy the chapter and are enjoying the show so far!
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