Dante stared at the Goetia demon sitting in front of him, not saying a word. Stolas had just finished explaining what had transpired at Ozzie's from Asmodeus and Fizzoralli harassing Moxxie for singing a love song, how they plus Verosika Mayday turned their attention towards Blitz when he tried to stand up for Moxxie. They then turned their attention towards him and called him out for throwing his life away for sex. Finally, he capped off his story with what Blitz said to him about how he thinks Stolas only cares about him for sex. Dante took a deep breath and took another drink from the bottle which was now almost empty.
"Hey, Stolas I have a question," Dante asked, sounding somewhat inebriated.
"Yes, what is it?" Stolas replied, curious to know what he left out, the more information Dante had the better chance he had to fix this.
"What did you do when this Fizzoralli guy and Asmodeus started harassing Blitz?" Dante finally asked Stolas blinked.
"What?" Stolas asked nervously, Dante noted his apprehension.
"What did you do when those fucks started harassing Blitz?" Dante repeated the question, his tone more serious.
"Uhh… well… you see I… it was all so sudden that I," Stolas muttered nervously.
"Stolas," Dante said sternly, narrowing his eyes.
"Well, I… tried to leave, then buried my face in a menu," he finally spat out, rubbing the back of his head a look of shame clear on his face. Dante calmly watched him for several seconds before lifting the near-empty wine bottle to his lips and finishing it with one drink.
"Damn that's good wine," Dante said casually before smashing the bottle over Stolas's head, Stolas fell to the floor and grasped the top of his head in pain, removing his hand he saw it was wet with blood.
"What the hell!" Stolas shouted but before he could do anything Dante Proceeded to stomp on his groin, clutching his crotch in pain Stolas rolled on the floor but stopped when Dante began kicking him in the stomach.
"stupido... inutile... figlio di puttana... bastardo!" Dante shouted in Italian as he continued to kick the owl demon. After three or four kicks Dante stopped his assault Stolas wearily got to his hands and knees clutched his stomach and puked.
Taking another minute Stolas finally composed himself enough to sit up and looked at Dante as if he was crazy.
"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT FOR!?" Stolas shouted in anger rubbing his sore gut, his eyes began glowing menacingly, but Dante was not intimidated he sent Stolas a glare of matching intensity.
"What was that for, what was that for? You know full well what that was for you worthless son of a bitch! How dare you, how dare you treat Blitz like that just who the hell do you think you are!?" Dante shouted pointing one of his talons at Stolas who just stared at him incredulously, he tried to reply but Dante cut him off before he could say anything.
"No wait I already know the answer to that, you think your fucking GOD! You and the other nobles think you're the greatest most powerful beings in the fucking universe, you believe that you can do whatever you want and step on whoever's before you, because why not you're the most important thing in the Universe, well let me tell you something Stolas you're not!" Dante shouted once again Stolas tried to interject but Dante continued his rant cutting him off.
"You Stolas are nothing more than a smug, selfish, shortsighted asshole who uses people and doesn't care who he hurts or steps on I mean have you ever stopped to consider how your actions affect those around you like Octavia for example do you have any idea how you've hurt her!?" Dante asked, at the mention of his daughter Stolas shot up and looked down at the much smaller Imp, his face contorted in anger.
"How dare you, how fucking dare you speak for my daughter what the fuck gives you the right to claim that I've hurt her what gives you the right to speak for her!?" Stolas asked Dante, his hands clenched into fists.
"Ohh I don't know maybe all the times she's come to me crying her eyes out about how your affair is destroying her home, maybe it was the times she's come to my place and refused to leave because she didn't feel safe at her own home, because of all the fighting and arguing, and maybe because every time she talks about how her family is crumbling she mentions you!" that stopped Stolas dead in his tracks, he remembered Octavia weeping at Loo Loo Land how she told him how her home didn't feel like home anymore how he ruined it. Stolas collapsed on the couch and buried his head in his hands, unfortunately for him, Dante wasn't done.
"And now we can add Blitz to that list, poor, lonely, pathetic Blitz, Blitz with no real friends or family outside of his workplace, Blitz who is desperate for love and seeks it anywhere or from anyone, Blitz who despite his claims had genuine feelings for you," Stolas looked up at that statement.
"And now you've thrown all that away, your actions have proven to Blitz what he, what I always suspected that you don't really care about him that you see him as nothing more than a fancy sex toy, a personal whore you can use and throw away at your earliest convenience," Dante finished his statement crossing his arms and sending Stolas a look of utter contempt.
"DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW THAT DON'T YOU THINK I'M AWARE OF HOW MUCH I FUCKED UP, BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING YOUR WRONG ABOUT ONE THING!" Stolas screamed getting up from the couch and challenging Dante's accusation.
"Ohh and what is that?" Dante asked, arms still crossed.
"About me just using Blitz, I genuinely loved Blitz he's more than just a good fuck he's my best friend, my closest companion I love him more than anything," Stolas replied sternly his voice filled with conviction.
"Sure, he is Feathers," Dante replied sarcastically, much to Stolas' annoyance.
"It's true I've known Blitz since we were children. He was my first friend and my first crush," Stolas explained, his voice so filled with certainty that Dante actually believed him.
"Wait seriously?" Dante asked, raising an eyebrow in surprise. Stolas nodded his head.
"I met Blitz on my tenth birthday. I had just been given my grimoire by my father Prince Paimon and immediately after I was told that I was going to be put into an arranged marriage with Stella," Stolas explained, his voice taking on a hint of disgust at the mention of his wife. Dante wasn't surprised to hear that Stolas was forced into a marriage with that cunt of a wife of his, nobles never really cared for feelings just about how much money or power they could get from their kids.
"And well I wasn't happy about that, so I started crying, not wanting to deal with a crying child my father brought me or more specifically had his butler bring me to the circus to cheer me up, and that's where I met Blitzy," he stated his voice filled with nostalgia.
"He was performing with this other clown boy whose name I can't remember he came in swinging on a rope, and he passed right by me and I was smitten then and there," he explained a blush dusting his face.
"My father later arranged for him to spend the day with me, he was my first real friend we had so much fun together," Stolas smiled warmly as he remembered the good times he and Blitz had together.
"After he left, I was alone, with no friends, no one who really cared about me," the smile immediately dropped after that, his tone filled with sadness. Dante didn't notice though he was too busy thinking about Rose, Stolas' story of how he met Blitz reminded him of how he met Rose.
When Dante was a child, he had lost both of his parents with no one to take him in. He ended up on the streets eating trash and begging for money. One day a girl with fiery red hair passed him by on the street and unlike the others who just ignored or spat on him she showed him sympathy and kindness, she gave him money and no small amount either. Dante didn't realize it at the time but from that moment he was in love with her and would marry her years later. Dante laughed to himself as he remembered the good times they shared.
"What the fuck is so funny?" Stolas asked Dante annoyed, Dante was pulled out of his revelry and realized what Stolas was thinking.
"Ohh no Feathers I wasn't laughing at you, just your story reminded me of how I met my wife," Dante explained raising his hands in a calming gesture.
"Ohh, I see… wait wife, you're married!?" Stolas asked in utter shock at learning this fact.
"Was married Rose… Rose, unfortunately, passed some time ago," Dante explained his voice sounding strained.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Stolas said nervously, unsure what to do in this situation.
"It's fine but let's get back on topic, you said that you and Blitz met as kids, so how'd you bump into each other again?" Dante asked, trying not to think about his lost love and honestly curious at how they reunited.
"Ohh it was during my anniversary party, Blitz had snuck into my bedroom in the dead of night to ravish me," Stolas said the smile coming back to his face, Dante raised an eyebrow in suspicion.
"You cannot believe how happy I was to learn of this, it had been so long since I had seen Blitz and to learn that not only did he remember me but also shared my feelings was just incredible… oh the night of passion we shared was simply amazing," Stolas explained in an amorous voice, hugging himself, Dante scooted away never comfortable with Stolas' lustful attitude.
"And the next morning Blitzy told Stella about our night of passion, ohh the look on her face was priceless!" Stolas stated smugly, Dante knew all about that Blitz had told him how while trying to sneak out with the book he fell onto a table that Stella and her friends were eating at and told her he fucked her husband.
"You are aware he just came for the book, right?" Dante asked, beginning to think Stolas may be delusional. Stolas looked at him like he had just spat in his drink.
"I assure you that is not the case, he came by for me, he got the idea to use the book for his business afterward," Stolas said defensively, Dante pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration.
Jesus Christ this is going to take a while, I just hope Loona doesn't leave the party, he thought to himself upon remembering his girlfriend, more specifically the fight they had he was determined to deal with Stolas' shit and get back to her.
I just hope she's ok, he thought worried.
Concurrently in Gluttony
Loona sat in a room. It was dark, the only light coming from between the blinds covering a large window. Loona could still hear the loud music and the sounds of various demons partying, but she didn't care about that, she was too upset to party. She sat on the floor, her back against the wall and her legs pulled up against her chest, tears streamed down her face as she cried into her knees smearing her makeup. Loona was so distracted that she did not notice the room door opening.
"Hades, I found her!" a gray and white female Hellhound shouted down the hall, the door opened wide, light and noise poured in getting Loona's attention. Looking up she saw two Hellhounds ones she had met earlier that day.
"Jessi, Hades, what are you doing here?" Loona asked confused at why they were looking for her.
"Nina saw you run off crying and we wanted to see if you were ok, are you alright?" Jessi asked concerned, putting a hand on Loona's shoulder.
"Do I look alright to you!?" Loona snapped back shrugging off Jessi's hand, Jessi was taken aback she tried to say something else, but Hades stopped her. Sitting down next to her Hades reached into his pocket and pulled out a white cloth, handing it to Loona she stared at it for a minute before taking it and using it to wipe her eyes.
"So do you mind telling us what happened, what's got you so upset girl?" Hades asked, his voice filled with concern.
"Why do you care?" Loona asked sharply looking away from the black Hellhound, Hades was undeterred though.
"Because a cool girl I met is crying her eyes out at a rocking party, something is wrong and I want to help, I am a service dog after all," Hades explained, Loona wanted to tell him to fuck off to mind his own business, but his voice was just filled with compassion and sympathy, he really wanted to help her.
"Ok well you see me, and my boyfriend Dante got into a really bad fight," she stated fighting back tears.
"Yeah, it must be hard seeing him cheat on you with a couple of sluts," Jessi said sympathetically recalling the three hounds grinding up against Dante. Loona immediately jerked her head in Jessi's direction, her features contorted in anger.
"He was NOT cheating on me! He would never do that!" Loona shouted lips curling back revealing her fangs, Jessi reared by in shock raising her hands defensively.
"Sorry, sorry, I just thought that with how angry you got when you saw them all huddled around your man that was the-"
"Well, it's not, I know Dante enough to know that he would never cheat on me!" Loona shouted cutting off Jessi's explanation.
"Then what's the issue?" Hades asked confused trying to take Loona's attention away from his girlfriend.
"The problem is that other than he wouldn't cheat I don't know a single thing about him! He's always so closed off and never tells me about himself or his likes or interests it's just, it's just," Loona stopped burying her face back into her knees and started crying once again. Jessi and Hades both looked at her sympathetically with Jessi wrapping her arms around Loona in a gentle hug, normally Loona hated it when people outside of Dante touched her but this time she didn't fight back or pull away from the hug. Calming down a little Loona dabbed at her eyes with the cloth Hades gave her and continued.
"It just hurts you know, we've always been close, I mean we practically live together, we've been through so much in such a short time but yet he refuses to open up to tell me about himself, I don't know jack shit about him, I don't know his favorite color, his favorite foods, where he's from, or even his fucking birthday, I always have to pry it out of him and most of the time he changes the topic or downright refuses to talk about it!" Loona finished her rant blowing her nose into the rag, Hades sat silently taking in everything she said, and slowly going over every detail, trying to understand Dante's reasonings for being so reserved, suddenly a thought came to his mind.
"Hey Loona, does Dante show any erratic behavior?" He asked inquisitively, Loona looked at him confused.
"What do you mean?" She asked, not understanding the question.
"Just does he show any strange behavior," he explained.
"Like what?" Loona asked, still not getting it.
"Like a short temper, angry outbursts, is he on guard a lot, does he have bouts of depression or anxiety?" Hades explained, Loona stopped and contemplated the question.
"Well yeah I mean he does have moments where he gets really angry and can get a little aggressive at times," she admitted thinking back to certain episodes where he seemed to overreact or become extremely defensive.
"Alright, has he been sleeping well, does he have insomnia or nightmares?" He asked, leaning in closer to make sure he could hear. Loona blinked and thought about it for a moment.
She remembered the time Dante once said he would stay up for weeks at a time, she tried to talk to him about that, but he told her he was kidding. She remembered how she rarely saw him asleep whenever they slept together. She always fell asleep first and he always woke up before her. Finally, she remembered the time he suddenly woke up in the middle of the night panting, clutching at his chest and covered in sweat.
"Yeah, he does," she finally answered.
"Which one, insomnia or nightmares?" Hades asked.
"Both," she replied, Hades nodded.
"Alright, final question: does he use drugs or drink a lot?" Hades asked Loona his tone serious. Loona was taken aback by that question but answered honestly.
"Yeah, Dante drinks a lot I've been trying to get him to cut down, he says he is, but I don't believe him, he also used to do Heroin but he quit after he almost died from an overdose," Loona explained, her voice sounded strained, remembering Dante lying near death in that hospital room was painful for her.
"Alright I think that's enough info," Hades said and began pondering the situation, Loona looked at him in confusion.
"Enough info for what?" Loona asked but Hades didn't respond he just sat there with a look of intense focus on his face.
'What the fuck is he doing?" Loona turned and asked Jessi who had broken from the hug but still had a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Ohh he's trying to use the info you gave him to diagnose Dante," Jessi explained.
"I'm not diagnosing him, I'm not a psychologist I'm just making an assumption based on the evidence he should still go to a full-fledged doctor for proper diagnosis and treatment," Hades stated drawing the ladies' attention back to himself.
"Well, then what's your assumption?" Loona asked, curious to see what Hades thought of Dante.
"Well from what you've said about it I think he has PTSD," Hades stated, Loona looked at him in shock, but then the shock quickly vanished and was replaced by acceptance.
"Yeah, that sounds right," Loona admitted sadly, Hades patted her on the leg.
"Has he gone through any traumatic experiences lately was he in an accident, did he lose someone close to him?" Hades asked leaning in closer.
"Yes… he has," Loona replied.
Back at Goetia Manor, Pride
"I can assure you, boy, that that is not the case," Stolas stated crossing his arms, his words filled with icy fury. Dante pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration.
For the past twenty minutes, Dante has been trying to explain to Stolas that Blitz was only interested in the book, not him, but he wouldn't listen. Normally Dante wouldn't care if Stolas chose to delude himself but if he was going to help fix the burning dumpster fire that is their relationship, he had to clear the crap from Stolas' head.
"For the fifth time and yes I have been counting, Blitz himself told me he only slept with you so he could steal the book, Honey trap it's a common tactic to get close to a target to either kill them or rob them," Dante once again explained his voice filled with frustration at Stolas' stubbornness.
"Well, he was lying Blitz loves me, I-I know he does!" Stolas stated firmly but Dante thought he could detect a hint of uncertainty in his voice, so he decided to press his advantage.
"Really, did Blitz at any moment ever come to see you after your first night together?" Dante asked, Stolas blinked in surprise.
"Well, no, but that was probably because he was too busy setting up his new business, to make time," Stolas explained sounding nervous clearly he didn't believe his own lie.
"Yeah, yeah, sure he wasn't available for even one hook-up for four months straight if I'm remembering correctly Blitz said you and him hadn't boned till you forced him into that deal," Dante said resentment seeping into the last part of his statement.
"I didn't force him into anything he wanted to do it," Stolas said defensively.
"Ohh yes calling him in the middle of a firefight and forcing him to do this to keep the only thing capable of allowing us into the human world, yeah it was totally consensual," Dante said sarcastically rolling his eyes. Stolas rubbed the back of his head and looked down at the floor in shame.
"Stupida fica," Dante muttered under his breath.
Back to Loona
Loona watched as the expressions on the faces of Hades and Jessi quickly turned into looks of horror as she explained what Dante went through, losing his parents, and a past girlfriend.
"Ohh, I think I also remember him saying he was homeless for a time," Loona finished, Jessi covered her mouth in horror at hearing what Dante went through, Hades just shook his head.
"Damn no wonder he doesn't want to talk about his past, that shit is rough," Hades stated, running a hand through his hair.
"I get that but still he should tell me about this shit!" Loona exclaimed; her voice filled with resentment.
"Wait if he doesn't talk about his past, how do you know about his parents and girlfriend?" Jessi asked curiously.
"I know about his parents because he told this other girl Octavia about them," Loona explained, rolling her eyes in frustration.
"Why'd he tell her and not you?" Jessi asked.
"Because her folks are splitting up because my Dad fucked her Dad so now, she's all sad so he told because according to him he 'didn't want her to feel so alone' end quote," Loona finished making air quotes with her hands.
"Aww that was sweet of him," Hades remarked, earning a glare from Loona.
"It doesn't matter, he should have told me that I'm his girlfriend. I shouldn't have heard it second hand from some kid," she replied angrily, Hades wasn't taken aback though.
"You're right you that's something you shouldn't find out offhandedly that's something he should have sat down and told you himself," Hades agreed in a gently calming voice which helped Loona to relax a bit.
"How'd you hear about his dead GF? Did this Octavia chick tell you about her too?" Jessi asked, Loona shook her head.
"No, he told me that one himself, though I had to pry it out of him," Loona said bitterness seeping into her voice.
"What do you mean pry it out of him?" Hades asked, wanting more details on the situation.
"Well it was before we started officially dating back when we were just friends with benefits when we started getting more serious he started freaking out and avoiding me I confronted him about it and after some pushing he eventually told me about his late girlfriend a chick named Rose and how her death really fucked him up," Loona explained recalling how that moment was the first time she really saw him vulnerable, the first time he truly opened up to her. She only wished he did it more without so much pushing.
"I honestly can't blame the guy for not wanting to talk about those things they must be painful for him," Hades stated, this however struck a nerve with Loona.
"Don't you think I fucking know that! Do you think I don't get how painful all that must have been for him? But that's still no excuse for him not to tell me this stuff! I mean I'm his girlfriend. I have a right to know this stuff, don't I?!" Loona yelled fresh tears running down her face.
"You're right you do have a right to know these things, but you can't just demand he tell you, if he's not ready to talk about them then he's not ready to talk about them," Hades answered in a calm but also stern voice. Loona did not like that reply and bared her fangs at Hades, but the male hound was undeterred.
"You can't demand people open up about traumatic experiences, even if they're someone close to you, you have to let them open up at their own pace," Hades explained, it made sense, but Loona was too angry to listen.
"Bullshit! I want to help him. How can I help him if he doesn't open up?!" Loona yelled; Hades considered this then shrugged.
"You know what your right if it's to help them then sure being pushy isn't a bad thing in fact why don't you tell me about your experiences at the adoption facility," Hades said cheerfully leaning in close. Loona was taken aback by this sudden interest in her past.
"Uhh no thanks let's not," Loona said uncomfortably scooting away as Hades leaned closer.
Like many Hellhounds, life in the Hellhound adoption program was a living hell, the centers were more like prisons with several Hounds all corralled into cramped, dingy cells, that reeked of blood and piss. The food was awful, and they were often not given enough to really get by, the worst part was that there was no supervision, the employees at the centers only saw them as objects, not people so they let them do whatever they wanted. It was a nightmare, and Loona didn't want to discuss it.
"Come on I'm your friend and I can't help you if you don't tell me," Hades replied, scooting closer to Loona leaning close and invading her personal space.
"Look dude I said no now back off!" Loona shouted angrily at this invasion of her privacy. Hades reached out and grabbed her arm.
"Why can't you just tell me about it?" He asked, sounding both offended and concerned.
"Because I just don't, ok!" Loona yelled Hades immediately let go of her and moved back.
"See not so fun, is it?" Hades asked Loona was going to ask him what he meant but suddenly she realized what he was doing.
"No not really," she replied meekly.
At the same time in Pride
"I've been a fool, haven't I?" Stolas asked dejectedly, head buried in his hands.
"Yes, yes you have," Dante replied with a nod, it had taken a while, but he finally got Stolas to see the truth about him and Blitz's relationship.
The fact that Blitz only cared about the book, that he viewed their relationship as transactional not romantic shattered him, now normally Dante would find Stolas' despair entertaining but for some reason he actually felt bad for the bird.
"Alright now that you know you fucked up let's fix this," Dante stated, Stolas lifted his head in confusion.
"What?" Dante asked, noticing the Prince's confused expression.
"I'm just surprised that you want to help me. I figured you'd tell me to leave Blitzy alone and never bother him again," Stolas explained, and he was right, Dante wanted nothing more than to tell Stolas to fuck off to just give them the book and then never come around his boss again after the way he treated him. He almost did, but then he remembered something he noticed once.
It was just another typical day at IMP but for some reason, Stolas decided to stop by, he claimed that he was just in the area, but they all knew that wasn't the case. He hung out in the office for an hour before Blitz eventually convinced him to leave. He gave Blitz a peck on the cheek before he left. Blitz tried to brush it off, but Dante swore he could see a subtle smile on Blitz's face once he left.
"Look Stolas, I hate you, and I'm pretty sure that feeling is mutual," Dante stated.
"Oh, hell yes," Stolas replied, nodding his head.
"But despite how annoying he is I somewhat care for Blitz and despite how things started out I think he might actually be developing feelings for you, so to help him be happy I'm going to help you salvage what little of those feels are left after tonight," Dante explained, Stolas smiled at that statement, he saw despite his abrasive attitude Dante does care for those around him.
"So, what should I do first?" Stolas asked curiously, leaning in close.
"First stop with all this "Blitzy" crap," Dante stated firmly, Stolas was taken aback.
"What do you mean stop calling him Blitzy?" Stolas asked sounding somewhat offended.
"I mean just that stop constantly calling Blitz by that stupid pet name, start calling him by his regular name," Dante stated bluntly.
"What's wrong with using a cute pet name?" Stolas asked genuinely confused at why he can't call Blitz "Blitzy" anymore, Dante just sighed.
"Nothing, when you only call them that on occasion, but not all the time, when you call someone by their nickname more than by their actual name it gets really annoying," Dante explained, Stolas still looked concerned, Dante pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration.
"Look you can still call him Blitzy if you want just do it less often ok, most of the time call him by his regular name, can you at least do that?" Dante asked annoyed, Stolas thought about it for a moment then nodded in agreement, Dante let out a sigh of relief.
"Alright number to stop with the over-the-top dirty talk," Dante stated.
"What why? Blitzy uh I mean Blitz loves it when I talk to him dirty," Stolas said with a smile.
"Maybe in the bedroom but not on the phone, or at the office, or in the middle of a crowded area, or in front of your kid," Dante said the last part with malice remembering what Octavia had told him, Stolas looked away sheepishly.
"Ok so maybe I get carried away sometimes but I'm sure Blitz loves it," Stolas stated with certainty, Dante rolled his eyes.
"At any point have you seen Blitz respond positively to that behavior?" he asked.
"Of course," Stolas replied.
"Outside the bedroom," Dante added, Stolas stopped, thought about it, then slumped forward realizing that no he hasn't.
"Alright number three, stop with this monthly hook-up thing," Dante said sternly leaning forward so Stolas could hear, Stolas shot up eyes wide with shock.
"What, you can't be fucking serious!?" Stolas shouted shocked and angry at what Dante had just said.
"I am if you want to mend things with Blitz then stop with this full moon fuck deal," Dante stated firmly, Stolas' anger only grew.
"No, no, no absolutely not, I love Blitz, the passion that we share is the deepest and most intense I have ever felt!" Stolas explained standing up and glaring down at the Imp.
"Exactly that's why you need to stop with this whole contractual fucking that is not healthy for a relationship you want to know who has that kind of relationship? Hookers and their clients!" Dante shouted standing up and Matching Stolas' glare.
"What do you mean by that it's normal for couples to spend time together?" Stolas asked, confused.
"Yes, but in a healthy relationship, someone doesn't force their partner into a contractual obligation where they exchange sex for some kind of monetary compensation you know like a hooker with their client," Dante finished, Stolas was about to retort then he remembered what Blitz had said to him earlier that night.
Look Stolas don't act like what we have is anything more than you wanting me to fuck you, Stolas sighed and sat back down defeated.
"Stop with these forced monthly hookups and just let IMP use the damn book, ok?" Dante asked, sounding like an angry parent asking their child if they're ready to behave. Stolas nodded his head, Dante smiled.
"Good, now the fourth and final thing you need to do is talk to Blitz," Dante said, Stolas looked at him confused, Dante noticed this confusion and elaborated.
"You need to talk with Blitz one-on-one, you need to apologize for what happened at Ozzie's and you need to open up to him about how you actually feel and then work out how your relationship will work going forward," Dante elaborated, Stolas nodded in understanding but then looked concerned.
"What is it?" Dante asked exacerbated.
"Communication is not really my strongest skill that might be hard for me," Stolas stated rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment, Dante rolled his eyes.
"Look Feathers for any relationship to work properly you need to communicate with your partner, you want to know why my marriage did so well? It wasn't because I'm amazing in bed, well that was part of it," Dante said smugly before getting back on topic.
"My marriage to Rose did so well because we communicated, whenever something was wrong, she would tell me, and I opened up I told her about my issues and problems, she knew about my past and my troubles this trust and openness allowed our relationship to stay strong and survive," Dante finished explaining, then realized something very important.
Here he was talking about the importance of communication and how it helped his previous relationship thrive, yet he wasn't giving that same courtesy to Loona. Dante and Loona had grown very close over the short time they'd spent together yet he was refusing to open up to her, and said refusal was causing them all sorts of issues and problems.
"I guess I should practice what I preach huh?" Dante quietly mumbled to himself.
"Huh?" Stolas asked not hearing Dante's statement.
"Nothing, look I helped me so can you send me back to Gluttony, please?" Dante asked Stolas. Nodding Stolas stood up and opened a portal back to the party. Dante stood up from the couch but nearly fell over catching himself on the armrest, his head was spinning and he couldn't find his balance.
Fuck I might have had too much, Dante thought to himself as he waited for his head to stop spinning. Normally Dante didn't really get drunk, he's been drinking for so much and for so long, he had a great tolerance. For him to actually get affected like this means he had way too much.
Steadying himself Dante headed through the portal but before he did Stolas grabbed Dante by the wrist.
"Thank you," Stolas said genuinely, Dante just nodded in acceptance and walked through, the portal closing behind him.
"Alright now to find Loona," he muttered to himself, pulling out his phone he sent her a text.
We need to talk. Sending the text Dante sat down on a nearby couch and waited for a response.
A few minutes earlier
"So, what am I supposed to just never ask him questions and just be ok with him never opening up to me?" Loona asked frustrated by the situation she was currently in.
She understood that she shouldn't try to force Dante to open up about his past, especially the more traumatic parts but that wasn't what she was specifically interested in she just wanted him to tell her more about himself, his hobbies, and his interests was that so wrong? Hades placed a hand on her shoulder.
"No, no, that's not what I'm saying at all, you have a right to know more about him and to ask these questions, I'm just saying that you can just demand that he answer them, that will just push him away make him throw up more walls," Hades explained, giving Loona's shoulder a gentle squeeze, Loona pulled her legs up to her chest.
"I just want him to open up to me is that so wrong?" she asked wiping away a tear.
"No, it's not but you've got to let it come naturally it may take some time, but he will open up to you, you just have to be patient," Jessi said in a sweet gentle voice.
"How long do I have to wait before I find out his freaking favorite color!?" Loona shouted angrily.
"I know it seems trivial but when people like Dante throw up walls to protect themselves these walls often include the little stuff too, they're afraid opening up, even about the little things will cause all their repressed trauma to come tumbling out," Hades explained in a soothing voice.
"So, what should I do?" Loona asked meeting Hades' gaze.
"Just do what Jessi said be patient let him open up on his own and instead of demanding to know more let him know that you will be ready and willing to listen and show support when he is ready," he explained his voice having a warm calming effect that helped to ease Loona's anxiety.
Suddenly Loona felt her tits vibrating, reaching into her dress she pulled out her phone and saw a text from Dante, her blood immediately went cold reading it. Noticing her distress Jessi leaned over her shoulder and read the text, cringing, she moved away and sent Hades a look and he immediately knew what the text said.
Back to the present
Dante heard his phone ding, lifting it up, he saw it was a response from Loona.
Third-floor second room on the right, between the big picture of a taco and a bowl of ice cream,
Standing up, Dante headed up the stairs and walked around the third floor until he found the room which he noticed had two Hellhounds standing in front of it. Dante recognized one as the girl Loona bumped into earlier, the other was a tall male Hound with gray fur chewing on a small bone. Walking up to the door he eyed the two Hounds preparing himself for any resistance, instead, they just stepped aside, though he did notice the lady hound send him a dirty look. Opening the door Dante saw that it was dark, the only light shining in from a set of closed blinds. Loona sat on the floor, head buried in her knees, looking up at him Dante saw even through the darkness her mascara was running. Seeing her like this made Dante feel horrible. Stepping closer Dante reached out a hand, Loona did not take it instead she stood up and pulled Dante into a tight embrace.
"Please don't break up with me!" she yelled, tightening her grip on Dante.
"Break up with you Loona what are you-?" Dante tried to ask but was instead pushed deeper into Loona's bosom.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have forced you to open up to me I know what you went through was difficult I'm sorry if asking questions was too much for you too, I'm-" Loona was interrupted her apology when Dante broke free from her grip and pulled her into a deep kiss they stayed like that for a full minute before breaking away.
"I'm not gonna break up with you Loona why would you think that?" Dante asked curious, Loona reached into her tits and pulled out her phone.
"You said 'we needed to talk'," she explained showing him the text.
"Yeah so?" Dante asked confused not sure why this would make Loona think they were breaking up.
"You don't text someone 'we need to talk' unless you're breaking up with someone or dying," she explained annoyed that Dante didn't understand this simple rule, Dante was going to reply how stupid that was but thought better of it.
"Ok whatever, look Loona I just wanted to say I'm sorry," Dante said taking her hand.
"It was wrong of me to be so close guarded around you you're my girlfriend I care about you so I should open up more around you it's just that I, I… " he explained looking away guilty, Loona couldn't stand that look on his face, reaching forward she cupped his face in her free hand.
"No I'm sorry it was wrong of me to try to force you to open up, I know you went through some bad times in your life, if you don't want to open up to me that's fine, just know when you're ready I'll be here for you ready and willing to listen.
Dante was touched by that statement. It had been so long since he heard another person say that to him. His mind was taken back, back to when he was a kid recently taken in by Giovanni, he remembered a time Rose found him on the floor weeping head clasped tightly in his hands. He remembered how she took him into her arms, he remembered the soothing sounds of her heartbeat as she pressed him against her chest. Most of all he remembered what she said to him.
I know it hurts but when you're ready to talk about it I'll be here to listen,
Smiling Dante grabbed Loona and pulled her into a deep kiss, the two demons wrapped their arms around each other. The two continued to kiss, eventually tripping over their feet and falling to the floor. The two spun causing Dante to land on his back with Loona on top of him, the two demons laughed, sitting up Dante put his hand on Loona's.
"So, what do you want to know?" he asked curiously, Loona smiled. Loona pondered her question for a bit before replying.
"What's your favorite color?" She asked.
"Red followed by dark blue," Dante replied.
"What's your favorite food?"
"I'm honestly not that picky, but I love seafood, especially fried squid that stuff is the best,"
"Favorite pizza topping?"
"Anchovies and olives," Loona cringed.
"Eww seriously?" She asked, Dante nodded in reply.
"Ok, besides the violin what other instruments can you play?"
"I can play an acoustic guitar, an accordion, the harmonica, and the lute," Dante said, Loona looking at him surprised.
"Wait seriously, how do you know how to play so many instruments?" She asked never meeting someone with such a wide range of instruments.
"When I was a teenager, I was really violent and aggressive so Giovanni had me take music lessons in the hopes that it would give me outlets for my anger and keep me from the gallows," Dante explained, Loona nodded her head, then peeled up when she remembered one of the instruments he mentioned.
"Wait, you can play the Lute?" She asked, she had never met anyone who could actually play the Lute; it's an old instrument from the Middle Ages.
"Yeah, it's actually the first instrument I learned to play, if I get my hands on one I'll have to play you a concert," he said proudly strumming an invisible Lute, Loona laughed, then another question came to mind.
"Hey who's Giovanni?" She asked curiously but feeling like she's heard that name before.
"He was the guy who took me in when I was homeless, he was my mentor," Dante said a nostalgic smile on his face as he remembered the man.
"Anymore questions?" Dante asked, smiling clearly enjoying himself now.
"Yeah, one more, when's your birthday?" The smile on Dante's face immediately fell.
"I have no idea," Dante replied, his voice taking on a neutral tone. Loona's eyes went wide with surprise.
"How the fuck do you not know your own birthday?" Loona asked, not sure how anyone could not know something so important.
"I just don't alright," Dante replied defensively.
"My parents died when I was a little kid, you can't expect a little kid to remember something like that," he said, his voice sounding strained.
"How old were you when they died?" Loona asked, Dante looked away. Clearly, this was very uncomfortable for him. Loona was almost going to take the question back when he answered.
"I'm honestly not sure I think I was five or something, I counted nine years on the streets before I was taken in by Giovanni," he said, Loona reached forward and put a hand on his shoulder.
"How did they die if you don't mind me asking?" Dante went pale and began trembling. He looked to the floor with a pained look on his face.
"No, I- I don't want to talk about it," he replied sternly before a reply like that would have pissed Loona off but now, she understood that she can't force him to open up to her, especially about painful stuff like this.
"That's fine but just know when you are ready to talk about it, I'll be right here ready to listen," she said in a voice filled with sympathy and love. A tear ran down Dante's cheek, reaching out he grabbed Loona by the shoulders and brought her into a deep kiss.
The couple continued to make out for ten minutes, Dante reached up behind Loona and began unzipping her dress when suddenly her phone vibrated. Reaching into her dress Loona pulled out her phone and read the notification.
"Ohh it's Blitz, he noticed that I'm not back yet and wants to know if I need a ride," she explained rolling her eyes.
"I'm gonna tell him to fuck off," she said annoyed unlocking her phone. Dante glared he never really liked how hostile she was to Blitz, yeah, he could be annoying and smothering but the guy really cared for Loona and treated her like an actual person.
"Actually, I'm ready to leave. I mean I think I've had enough excitement for one night so I'm ready to crash," Dante stated yes it had been a long night but in truth, he was hoping to stop Loona from saying something rude to Blitz the poor guys had been through enough.
"Oh well ok sure, beats getting another rideshare," Loona replied hoping to continue where they left off but suddenly, she yawned, yeah she was tired too.
Replying yes to the text Loona stood up and offered Dante a hand. Taking it she helped the smaller demon up only to see him wobble and almost lose his balance.
"Yo, you alright?" She asked, a little worried.
"Yeah, I'm fine, I just had a bit too much to drink," he replied Loona sent him a displeased look.
"Hey, we're leaving aren't we," was his reply, deciding to let the matter drop Loona headed for the door.
Following her through Beelzebub's mansion they eventually made their way back out to the main courtyard. Suddenly feeling Dante felt himself getting sick, so he quietly snuck away from Loona and proceeded to puke in one of the potted plants set outside the entrance. Upon finishing Dante looked down at the puke and noticed that it was a mix of gold and red, and if he wasn't mistaken, he thought he could see some black mixed in. Standing up, Dante wiped his mouth and then pulled out his wine flask hoping to wash away the taste of bile and blood, Loona frowned seeing this.
"Why did we even come here, this was so stupid," she mumbled to herself pinching the bridge of her snout. She knew this was a bad idea, why did she let Dante convince her to come to a party hosted by the embodiment of overindulgence, here she was trying to get Dante to cut down on drinking, and yet here he was puking his guts out, and then drinking some more.
Loona was pulled out of her thoughts when the IMP van suddenly came barreling through the path smashing through one of Bee's potted plants before stopping right in front of a startled Loona and Dante. The window rolled down, revealing Blitz in the driver's seat.
"Hey Loonie, how you doing you alright?" he asked his daughter in a caring fatherly tone, Dante smiled, say what you will about Blitz, but Dante always admired how compassionate he could be to Loona, she was lucky to have him.
"Yeah, we're fine Blitz we just want to go home," Loona said frustrated climbing into the front seat, she was tired, the events of today exhausting her emotionally she didn't want to deal with Blitz's bullshit right now. Dante was about to get in when he heard someone call out.
"Heyy that sounds like Blitzo!" a guy with small horns and a white tank top called out eagerly, Blitz scowled at the guy.
"The O is silent, asshole!" he yelled back annoyed, Dante cringed, yeah normally Blitz hated it when people pronounce the O in his name, but he was being more aggressive about it than usual.
Must still be upset about what happened earlier, Dante thought to himself feeling no small amount of sympathy for his boss.
"Hey, I knew it was you! Fuck man where've you been, you here for the party?" the guy asked excitedly, obviously not put off by Blitz's rude remark.
"No, I'm just here picking up my daughter and her boyfriend," Blitz replied sounding tired and a little sad, the guy frowned and came up to the open passenger window.
"Ohh, shit you have a daughter now?" he asked, Loona cringed and scowled.
"Adopted!" she shouted annoyed.
"Why the fuck does that matter?" Dante asked under his breath.
"Aw man you're already leaving things just got started, come in and show us all up again," the guy asked sadly.
"No thank you, but I think Loonie wants to head home," Blitz explained it was just then Dante suddenly got an idea.
"Hey why don't we stick around a little longer, blitz you can come in and show us a good time?" Dante asked closing the back door and sticking his head through the passenger side window, Loona sent him a confused look.
"What why you're the one who wanted to," Loona stopped when Dante pulled her close.
"Just play along I'll explain later," he said in a harsh whisper, Loona blinked she wanted to refuse but the look he sent her told her to just play along.
"I mean we could stay a little longer," she said trying to sound enthusiastic.
"I think we need to go, and it's been a long night," Blitz replied, a look of tired frustration on his face.
That's why you need to stay, Dante thought to himself. Knowing that Loona would do a better job at convincing him he gave her a gentle slap on the shoulder he gestured for her to keep going.
"Well, these people seem to know you, come on I think I want to give this another try," she said in a sweet voice, seeing him falter she decided to seal the deal.
"Please," she said giving him sweet puppy dog eyes, knowing full well he couldn't resist those, and she was right.
"Ok fine, maybe one drink," he relented.
Getting out of the car Blitz headed into the mansion with the guy in the white shirt following in tow. Dante was about to follow them when suddenly he felt someone grab his arm, turning around he saw Loona sending him a look.
"What the fuck was that about, why did you insist on leaving only to ask to stay, and why the fuck did you invite Blitz?" she asked, annoyed at Dante's wishy-washy behavior.
"Because the guy had a rough night, he and Stolas had a fight and I figured he could use a good time to get his mind off it," he explained, Loona's look suddenly changed from annoyance to confusion.
"How the fuck do you know this?" she asked how he suddenly knew such intimate details of Blitz and Stolas' relationship.
"Ohh my name's not actually Dante I'm actually Jesus Christ in disguise and as the messiah and son of God I have absolute omniscience allowing me to know everything about everyone," he stated casually, Loona's eyes went wide, not sure if he was joking or not.
"Hah I'm just fucking with yeah, like thirty minutes ago Stolas dragged me to his house and told me," he said with a smirk, Loona let out a sigh of relief.
"Really?" she asked Dante, surprised that Stolas would just up and grab him.
"Yeah, where do you think I was for the last half hour before I found you?" he asked.
"I just assumed you needed so time to cool off, wait why the fuck did he grab you?" Loona asked confused at why a Prince of the Ars Goetia needed Dante, last time she checked they hated each other.
"Ohh, he wanted relationship advice," Dante said hardly believing his own words, Loona snorted.
"Why the fuck would he ask you for advice?" she asked through a laugh, she saw Dante as the last person to give relationship advice.
"Well because according to him 'you somehow got his daughter and Blitz's Hellhound to fall in love with you so you must know something about romance'" Dante said copying Stolas' accent and inflection perfectly, Loona broke out laughing, clutching her gut.
"Seriously?" she asked, barely holding back her laughter, Dante joined in agreeing with the ridiculousness of the situation.
"Well, he's not wrong about that," Loona said in a sultry tone batting her eyes at Dante, Dante smiled and pulled Loona into a kiss. Breaking away the two headed back into the mansion and looked for Blitz.
Twenty minutes later
Dante and Loona stood in a large crowd of several other demons all watching as Blitz was doing a keg stand. The crowd cheered excitedly as Blitz was downing drink after drink from the keg, and Dante and Loona were no exception.
"Blitz, Blitz, Blitz!" they both cheered in unison, Blitz eventually finished leaping off the keg, much to the amazement of the crowd watching, many of the Hellhounds howling in respect.
"Salute!" Dante shouted, suddenly he felt the crucifix around his neck begin to heat up turning around he saw none other than Beelzebub sending him a mischievous grin.
Oh god, not her again, Dante thought to himself annoyed he was hoping that he wouldn't have to deal with the Sin again.
"Hey Dante, word around here is that you were able to polish off a full keg of mead all by yourself, I'm impressed," she said waving around a chicken leg.
"Damn right," Dante stated a proud look on his face, that look quickly vanished when he saw Loona glaring at him.
"Well, I got a challenge for yeah," she said jabbing him in the chest with said chicken leg before stuffing it into her mouth.
"He's gonna die," the bitchy Hellhound from earlier said, Dante just rolled his eyes. Suddenly Vortex appeared carrying two large beehive-shaped kegs.
"Alright let's do this!" he cheered setting both kegs down.
"Bee's personal supply, the hardest shit there is!" he explained, walking over to Dante, and patting him on the shoulder.
"You ready my man?" he asked with a smile, Dante just replied with a smirk.
"You but your furry ass I am, let's do this-" Dante stopped dead in his tracks when Loona grabbed him by the arm and sent him a look that was both angry and concerned.
"You know what on second thought I think I'll pass," he said sheepishly, Loona's look quickly turned into one of joy as she leaned down to give him a kiss on the cheek, Dante let out a sigh of relief.
"Ohh come on man, you sure you don't want to try?" Beelzebub asked disappointed.
"Hey if he's not willing, I'll do it!" Blitz shouted with excitement, both Tex and Beelzebub looked at him with uncertainty.
"You sure man this is pretty heavy stuff?" Tex asked Blitz who was busy stretching.
"Please this is nothing I take this blue-haired bitch down in no time!" Blitz said with certainty, Beelzebub just smirked and walked up to the kegs. Using magic, she levitated both of them and produced a rubber tube from both.
"Alright shit talker, but there hasn't been a soul, who can beat me at my own game, so you better bring the fire baby!" she stated with a smug look on her face.
"Oh, is Queen Bee too scared to lose to a little Imp like me!?" Blitz replied with a big smile on his face.
"Ohh ok let's get it on you little bastard," she replied. Tex raised his hand in the air and then dropped it signaling that the competition had begun.
"Cazzo sì, Blitz ha messo quella cagna al suo posto!" Dante shouted excitedly as Blitz and Bee began chugging their mead.
"Come on Blitz fuck her up you can do it!" Loona shouted excitedly, that was all the encouragement Blitz needed as he then proceeded to pull the keg from Bee's magic, rip out the rubber tube, and begin chugging it straight up.
Tex and Bee both looked on in utter shock as Blitz proceeded to down the entire keg, finishing it off Blitz slammed the keg down and then climbed atop it.
"Yeah, who's the queen now!?" he shouted triumphantly.
"Yeah, that's my dad!" Loona shouted shaking a Hellhound standing to her right, Dante was surprised to hear her call him that especially where others could hear, he then noticed the big smile on Blitz's face and smiled.
"Well fuck me! That's a first, I haven't had a first in a while, it's magical, seriously impressive, I tip my crown to you Imp boy, respect," Beelzebub rambled before giving a fierce howl that all the other Hellhounds returned. Dante watched as Blitz soaked up all this support and appreciation and smiled.
It's working, he'll forget about that worthless owl in no time, he thought to himself proudly as Blitz was then carried away by the crowd. The happy feeling soon faded when he saw Tex and Bee giving each other worried looks.
Dante and Loona continued to have fun and enjoy the party, they were currently in the middle of a conversation with two hellhounds when suddenly they both felt a tapping on their shoulders turned around and saw Vortex with a concerned look on his face.
"Hey Loo, Dante, I don't mean to be a buzzkill hear but your dad… boss dude is um… seeming a bit…" he trailed off when Beelzebub cut in.
"Out of control, like a mess" she finished for him.
"Yeah, it's worse um… do you maybe want to check on him or something?" he asked sounding concerned and a bit uncomfortable.
"Hey, don't worry about it the guy's just having a good time that's all," Dante said assuredly trying to calm them down.
"Yeah, and besides Blitz is always a mess don't worry," Loona stated, but the others didn't look convinced.
"Look honeys I see people having fun and getting fucked up all the time, but he's clearly getting wasted off his ass and causing problems on purpose, I feel like you guys should check up on him at least, see if something's up," Bee said her voice filled with concern, Dante was about to respond when to his surprise Loona stepped forward.
"Don't act like you know him like I do," Loona said defensively, pointing a finger accusingly at the embodiment of Gluttony.
"I ain't saying that I'm just pretty sure he's had like four tongues inside him at once," Bee explained cringing, Dante did the same.
"I mean good for him," she said turning to Tex who nodded in agreement.
"But I can taste the flavor of the people at my parties and he's giving off a very not ok vibe you know," she explained, Dante understood what she meant but Loona still found what she was saying offensive.
"Ohh and I bet you'd know the ok vibe right, I mean everyone likes you so much," Loona growled scowling at the Sin. Beelzebub took notice of this and started getting angry herself.
"What's that supposed to mean," suddenly Beelzebub started to shift her form got bigger and her voice started taking on a deeper octave.
"You got a problem or something sourcream!" she shouted, Dante felt the crucifix around his neck begin to burn and glow even brighter.
"Don't fuck with me!" Getting on her hands the now giant Beelzebub glared down at the startled Loona but instead of backing down.
Loona stood her ground. Not wanting his girlfriend to get killed Dante moved and pulled Loona close.
"Loona go talk to Blitz we're leaving," he said sternly tightening his grip on her arms.
"What why me you're the one who convinced him to stay?" she asked annoyed at why she was the one regulated to the task of fetching Blitz.
"Because out of everyone you're the only one he remotely listens to," he explained she was about to argue but saw the look in his eyes and relented.
"Alright sorry, yeah I'll go check on him," she said defeated walking away Beelzebub sent her a sad look before immediately turning back to her original form.
"Ahh sorry, Sorry, I know I got a little spicy there," she said sheepishly, Dante pinched the bridge of his nose.
"It's fine, I'm sorry about Loona she can get abit… aggressive at times," Dante replied, the crucifix had thankfully stopped glowing as bright and turned from burning hot to warm again, luckily none of them noticed.
"Hey man it's cool, don't worry about it, I like a girl with some spirit," Bee replied to his apology, she reached out and put an arm around his shoulder only for Dante to move away.
"Ohh right sorry Tex told me about your whole no touching thing, sorry about that, I guess I get carried away at times," she said sounding somewhat embarrassed, Dante bowed his head in an act of acceptance of her apology, but Bee could sense that he didn't forgive her.
"I am also sorry about Blitz, you see he and his kinda boyfriend had a big fight and I thought this could be a good way for him to forget about it," Dante explained, both Bee and Tex suddenly had looks of comprehension on their faces.
"Ok that explains a lot," Bee said more to herself than to the others.
"Well, that was really sweet of you to try to help your friend get over his fight," Bee said sending Dante a warm smile.
"Oof if you don't mind me asking what happened do you know?" Vortex asked as it had to have been something really bad for Blitz to be this fucked up.
"It's complicated but from what his boyfriend told me they were on a date, some jackass from Blitz's past started ripping into him and Stolas didn't do jack to defend him," Dante explained, Vortex let out a low whistle.
"Wow, what an asshole," Tex replied.
"Yeah, wait you said his boyfriend told you, how is that?" Bee asked, confused as to why his friend's boyfriend was telling him shit.
"Ohh like an hour ago he dragged me to his place and asked me for relationship advice," Dante explained, smirking.
"Shit seriously?" Bee asked surprised.
"I know right, I mean I'm like the last person people should ask for relationship advice," Dante said with a laugh.
"Well, you did score a hotty like Loona," Bee responded pointing back in the direction Loona had just gone.
"And you got Verosika to fall for you, that's a pretty impressive achievement all on its own," Vortex followed up, Beelzebub's eyes went wide at the mention of Verosika.
"Wait shit really?" she asked, closing in on Vortex.
"I told you about this remember?" he said giving her a look, Beelzebub thought about it for a minute then her eyes went wide in realization.
"Ohh yeah, now I remember, ohh shit that's where I know you from, I read that article in The Syn you and her were on the front cover!" she shouted excitedly.
Finally, that's been driving me crazy, she thought to herself with relief at having finally figured out where she recognized Dante from.
I could have sworn it was something else but naw this fits, she thought for a moment before pushing it aside.
"Ohh please she's not in love with me I was just a good roll in the sheets, I doubt she even noticed or cared that I wasn't at Ozzie's tonight," Dante stated rolling his eyes.
Lust
Verosika sat on the couch in her apartment in her pajamas, makeup running down her face as she ate a pint of Ice cream and watched her favorite Hella Novella, Tears of Wrath.
"Oh, why won't you love me, Alejandro?" the actress asked fighting back tears.
"That's a mood Gabby," Verosika said bitterly eating another spoonful of ice cream.
Back to Gluttony
"Wait if she sent you an invite to Ozzie's then what the fuck are you and Loona doing here instead of getting it on with her?" Beelzebub asked not sure why Dante would be here instead of with a sexy popstar like Verosika Mayday.
"Trust me I'd rather be here having a good time than dealing with some clingy whore all night," Dante explained, suddenly his phone dinged pulling it out Dante saw it was a text from Loona.
"Ahh looks like Loona's got Blitz so that's my cue, see you guys this has been fun thank you again for having us," he said heading for the exit.
"No problem come by anytime you and Loona are always welcome!" Beelzebub shouted after him, Dante looked over his shoulder and sent her a smile and a wave. Beelzebub noted that it looked fake.
Outside
Loading Blitz into the back seat Loona turned around Loona saw Jessi, Nina, Sophie, and Hades all standing by the entrance waving goodbye to her, she returned the wave and proceeded to get in the driver's seat while Dante climbed into the passenger side.
They drove out of the Gluttony Ring and eventually made it back to Blitz and Loona's apartment. Unlocking the door Loona walked in and gently placed Blitz down on the couch while Dante brought him a glass of water.
"I had a really shitty day," Blitz mumbled drunk.
"Oh yeah is that why you frank like five gallons worth of who knows what?" Loona asked sarcastically.
"Fuck Fizz was right… I'm gonna die alone, aren't I?" Blitz asked mournfully, burying his face into the cushion.
"Just a wrinkly old, weathered waste," he finished his voice filled with despair, both Loona and Dante looked at him with sympathy and pity.
"Will you be there Loony?" he asked, his voice sounding strained.
"Be where?" she asked confused, only for Blitz to mumble and bury his face deeper into the cushions.
"I'll be there dad, now go the fuck to sleep," she said putting a blanket on Blitz, then heading for her room, followed by Dante. As they entered Dante pulled Loona close and gave her a passionate kiss.
"Tonight was," he said with a smile, Loona returned the smile and ran her hands through his long black hair.
"A lot of fun," she replied stripping off their clothes Loona and Dante crawled into bed and went to sleep.
END
And done this one was a long one, but I am very happy with how it turned out I hope you all enjoyed it and tell me what you thought, I love to hear from you guys. Thanks for reading.