Gotta catch'em all… god I miss those days.
Anyway, hope you enjoy the chapter.
It was just a normal day in the Ketchum house. Ash was waking up feeling refreshed and ready to start the day. Unfortunately, he had a situation that involved Lucifer's arms being locked around him. He looked to his left at her wearing only her button-up shirt, then smiled before kissing her on the cheek, making her smile in her sleep. That made him glad.
He tried to move his arm, but unfortunately, the one that wasn't between the queen's breasts was weighed down. He looked to his right and looked surprised as he saw Pandemonica wearing a nightgown and had her arms wrapped around his left arm.
He didn't question why she was there, figuring he already knew the reason why. He wiggled to try and get out, but she just moved closer, tightening her grip around his arm which caused Lucifer to do the same until both demons were smothering him.
As much as he didn't want to disturb either of them, he could only breathe for so long in his current predicament.
After a gruesome(not really) and agonizing minute, Ash popped free from his binds, gasping for air before faceplanting on the floor. He turned his head and lay there for a small moment, his face feeling like it was on fire. He stood up and looked back at them, seeing their sleeping faces. Then he looked at Pikachu who was asleep with Giratina snuggled against him then silently laughed.
Not wanting to wait any of them up, he went to his computer and turned it on. Just as the monitor lit up, his eyes went wide before he put a hand on his face.
"Modeus." He groaned quietly.
He then went to clearing tabs quickly, not wanting to see what she had looked up again. He sighed when he was done before pulling up a new tab. He opened a site about the Kanto League tournament and checked the schedule.
"Man, postponed again?" He mumbled to himself. "At this rate, I might as well just go on a journey to another region… if I could get any of these girls to behave and not get me arrested."
After a second, he turned off the computer and got changed before leaving his room. He stopped when he noticed a light on in one of the bedrooms, the one with a halo picture on the door. He got curious and went up to it, taking a peek inside, and was surprised.
Azazel was awake and mumbling to herself while shuffling through a pile of papers. He tried to open the door further, only to feel a weight blocking it. With a brow raised, he pushed harder until the door was opened and papers flew around.
"WAIT! WAIT! You're messing up my research!" Azazel almost freaked out while grabbing the papers and quickly placing them in another pile.
"R-research?" The boy asked, concerned.
When she looked back at him, he could see the bags under her eyes and her hair a mess. This concerned him a lot.
"A-Ash, hi. I… wasn't expecting you. Uh… g-good evening." She says tiredly.
"Um… Azazel, it's morning." Ash tells her.
She looked up at him, squinting a bit before looking at the window. "Oh… Good morning." She says, trying to sound cheerful before going back to sorting the scattered papers.
Ash then looked around the room. Papers were everywhere, on the floor on her bed, on the desk, hanging from strings attached to the walls that were also covered, one could get lost in it. He picked a few up and inspected them. Most of the papers either repeated info, random stuff that didn't have to do with Hell, or were just utter nonsense. He then looked back at the exhausted angel with concern.
"What are you doing?" He asked her.
"Wha-what are you talking about? I'm doing a thesis on Hell, remember? I just…" She dozed off for a second. "I need to get everything in order and I need more information, but I know I'm close to being done, surely."
"Yeah, I… kinda forgot your reason for doing… this. Look, I think you should… take a break from doing this-"
"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" She nearly screamed, startling him. "I just… need to gather things together and, maybe… Heaven will-"
"Okay, that's enough." Ash says before going over and swiping papers off the bed.
"NO! My research-!" Azazel yelled before she was picked up in a bridal position.
"We can take of this room later, but right now…" He then plops her on the bed. "Sleep."
"Ash, I can't! I need to-"
"Azazel!" He then pinned her down by her shoulders. "Sleep! Now!"
She stared up at him, blushing slightly before nodding. "Okay." She says before he lets go of her. "But… maybe just-" He grabbed a pillow and placed it on her head, and she fell on the bed snoring.
Ash sighed before he took the blanket and threw it over her. He felt bad for the angel and decided to lean down before kissing her forehead, causing her to smile in her sleep.
Smiling back, he petted her hair for a second before raising a brow as he looked closer at her hair. Lifting some of it a bit, he could see a small fade of gray just around the edge of her bangs. He got a little puzzled but stood up and thought it was something he should worry about later before going to the door. He took one more look at the paper-covered room before leaving.
'Poor girl.' He thought to himself before leaving the door.
Walking down the stairs, Ash looked at the living room and saw Judgement lying there, seeing the Growlithe she brought home yesterday snuggled in her arms as both slept peacefully. He smiled at seeing them, though when he saw Darkrai just across from them, staring in jealousy, and went over to pet him which made him calm down… just a little bit.
Then he walked over to the kitchen, figuring he could get started on making Monica's coffee early. He got the pot out along with the cream and sugar, filled the maker with water, put the filter in it, and went through the cabinets to look for the homemade mix.
"Come on, I swear I still had some left." He muttered to himself.
"Here you go." A voice says before a hand extends holding the bag.
"Oh, thanks." He says while taking it and putting the mix in the filter before he froze in realization.
Bag still in hand, he slowly turned to whoever else was with him in that room. Standing in front of him was the Mysterious demon he recently met yesterday.
"Good morning. ~" Baphomet says all cheery.
"... Good morning, Baphomet." Ash says while putting the bag down. "I didn't think you'd still be here."
"Well, I decided to come by and visit. I hope you don't mind." She tells him casually.
"... Right." He says before starting the coffee maker… then feels something fluffy pop up from his pants. "Hey!"
"Sorry." She says before making the goat tail disappear.
"Did you just come back here to turn me into a goat?" He asked in annoyance.
"No, no, I'm not here to do such a thing… even though you are… such a rare find, and… really hot…" She says while her mouth starts to water. "And just about irresistible-"
"OKAY! Relax." Ash says while grabbing her by the wrists, stopping her before moving them down. "It's too early in the morning for this."
"I'm sorry, it's just, hard to resist."
"Yeah, I haven't heard that a hundred times before." He says as he looks back at the coffee machine, seeing it wasn't done filling the pot before looking back at the demon who was staring at him intently. "Do you… want some coffee? It's black coffee."
"I'd love to. With how delicious your cooking is, I'm looking forward to trying something you make."
"Gotcha." He says as the machine was finished and took out mugs before pouring one. "Just curious, but are there any other… demons I should be worried about… appearing any time soon?"
"Oh, trust me, honey. There are millions of demons in the world, some probably on the mortal plane that you have yet to know about."
"... Oh, great… good to know." Ash says to himself. 'So much for going on another journey any time soon.'
"You thinking about adding more?" Baphomet says into his ear, causing him to jump and turn back to face her.
"I… N-no, I'm not trying to add more. I'm trying to do the opposite of that."
"Is that so?"
"You kidding me? I'm not actively trying to expand like this. I can barely leave the house without fearing it being a pile of rubble when I get back." He tells her in frustration before sighing. "My goal is to become a Pokemon Master, not a… a…"
"Playboy?"
"... Yeah, I don't want to be seen as that."
"That might be hard. You have quite the reputation after all." Baphomet says which makes the boy sigh in frustration again. "And besides that…" She then strutted over to him, causing him to lean back against the counter as she giggled. "Not only are you cute. ~" She says while placing a hand on his chest and the other taking his chin as she leans close. "You are very easy to seduce. ~"
His face turned red as her red eyes pierced his auburn ones. He tried to look away but clamped up, not moving as she leaned closer proving her point. Their lips were just inches away and he was sure she was gonna claim his at that moment. That was before chains wrapped around the demon's body and she was yanked away, being held upside down.
"REFRAIN BAPHOMET!" Judgement yelled in annoyance, still holding Growlithe in her arms as Darkrai was by her side. "ACTING WITH SUCH INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR HERE IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN."
"Keep it down, Judgement. You're gonna wake the whole house up." Ash says quietly.
"Sorry."
"Such excitement so early." Baphomet says as she is dropped before standing up like nothing happened. "Anyway, I believe I've made my point… two sugars."
"Uh-huh." Ash says while pouring her a cup of coffee. "So, how long are you gonna be here?"
"Hmm… well… is Lucy awake by any chance?"
(Later)
"You're kidding, right?" Lucifer asked while standing at the table as the boy was rubbing his face.
"Nope, I'm being a hundred percent sincere." Baphomet says while happily drinking her coffee.
"Why am I not surprised that even Baphomet wants to be here?" Pandemonica(Sadistic) says in annoyance.
"Better question. Why did this only start happening after I traveled through Hell?" Ash says under his breath.
"Baphy, I have nothing against you and you know that. However…" Lucifer says before groaning. "We do not have enough room here for any more guests."
"Pika, Pika, Pi? (We're finally talking about the rooms?)" Pikachu asks Giratina.
"*Distored screech*. (Well, we did have to move Beelzebub into the attic when she arrived.)" Giratina responds.
"Oh, I'm sure it won't be a problem. I'm not bringing much." Baphomet waved it off.
"Knowing her, not much means too much." Zdrada whispers to Malina.
"One thing I can agree with you on." Her sister said back.
"Not to sound rude, but don't you have your own home to go back to? You did say you usually stay in this world more than Hell." Ash asks.
"Well yeah, but nothing as exciting as what I've seen while here. So I hope you don't mind me moving to this town." Baphomet says while still smiling.
"Nevermind. How much are you bringing exactly?" Lucifer asked her.
"Like I said not much. Just small things."
Before the boy could ask any further, they heard a knocking at the door. He looked at her before going to the door. The second he opened it, he was run over by a stampede of goat demons rushing inside. As he got up, groaning in pain and covered in footprints, construction noises came from the side of the house with stairs along with clouds of dust.
"W-wha-What the fuck is all this!?" He yells which causes everyone, including Justice, to look at him baffled. "What? Why can't I curse for once?"
"Oh nothing, just making a few renovations to the house. No big deal." Baphomet says.
"Renovations? What kind of renovations are these!?"
"Just expanding the house, making sure everyone has their own room and such."
He seemed baffled before getting run over by the stampede once again. He groaned in pain as he twitched on the floor.
"Yeesh, this kid has it rough." Monica says as she helps him up.
Groaning in pain, he looked back at the stairs and his eyes went wide. The stairs were still there, but the part underneath the stairs had an opening now that led to a hallway with enough rooms for everyone, even a railing.
"So, what do you think?" Baphomet says while going up to the boy.
Ash was about to say before going outside, looking at the side of his house. It had expanded, but didn't look disproportionate or out of place. He walked back inside and had a blank expression.
"It's honestly pretty nice." He says as the woman giggles.
"Finally! I was getting sick of being stuck in a room with this bitch." Malina says, getting a glare from the smoking demon.
"Ooh! New room!" Cerberus says as they immediately all start exploring.
"Goodness, gracious." Delia says in amazement.
"Well… yeah, guess that… is helpful." Lucifer says in an almost sour tone.
"I'd say so. So, I'm guessing this is small for you?" Beelzebub asks.
"Well, mostly. Unfortunately, I can't bring 'everything' from my mansions, but I think I can live with this." Baphomet says.
"I'm sorry, did you say mansions? As in plural?" Ash asked baffled. "How many do you own?"
"Well, I'd say… I own about one maybe one or two in every region?"
"Unbelievable."
"Ya know, someone who's that rich, I think I'd have heard of you at some point." Delia says.
"I like to keep to myself. It's not like I'm a movie star or anything." Baphomet explains.
'Well, James used to be rich, but I never heard of him before I first saw Team Rocket. So I guess that checks out.' Ash thought to himself. "Uh, thanks for doing this, Baphomet. You didn't have to."
"But I am. Take this as a favor for your gratitude." Baphomet tells him.
"Well, guess being nice pays well." Monica says.
"Ya know, now that I think about it…" Azazel says as she pops up. "If Lucifer is the ruler of Hell, that puts her above Baphomet, right? Richer than her? So couldn't she have just… extended the house for us to stay in-"
"Azazel, I love Ash, but if you wish to not have your head cracked open, I suggest you be quiet." Lucifer tells her, causing her to back away before the boy shoots the queen a glare that makes her back down.
"Ya know, you still didn't have to do this." Ash says to the mysterious demon.
"Well, it's done. So, you wouldn't mind me staying here now, would you?" Baphomet asked while still smiling brightly.
"Um…" The boy looked at his mother. "Mom?"
Delia looked at her son before sighing. "Well, you've already got all these other girls staying here, so I don't see why not."
"Yeah, I think you're all good."
"Yay!" Baphomet then pulled the boy into a hug, purposely stuffing his face into her chest.
Beelzebub chuckled as Lucifer only scoffed. The girls, most of them excited, decided to check out their new rooms and move their things over to them, many being thankful to their new housemate for extending the place for them.
"Well, at least she left my room the way it was." Ash says as he sits on his bed while placing his hat on the nightstand. "Still I'd like to at least know how this all happened. Why are all demon girls suddenly popping up and throwing themselves at me?"
"Pika… Pikachu." Pikachu tells him.
"I know you don't get it either. Still, do you think I caught something when were sent to Hell or something?"
"Pika pi." The Pokemon just shrugged.
"Yeah, it's kinda ridiculous." He says before looking up. "Ya know, what do you think Heaven is like? I mean, we've seen Hell and that… looks bad but not as bad as people paint it. It kinda makes me wonder if Heaven is as good as people say or… not as good."
The boy leaned back a bit while crossing his arms. He did technically meet the creator of their world, but he only had two confrontations with the Alpha Pokemon, the second one not being direct, much less never getting to see the realm he ruled over. It made him wonder if there was a chance that he could ever meet him again.
Maybe there was a chance he could get to his realm too without having to kick the bucket. After all, he got to go to Hell and was still alive. Besides, maybe Azazel could help him… well, Lucifer would probably be against it for obvious reasons. Speak of the devil, she enters the room while undoing her hair and tossing her apron aside as Giratina flies over to Pikachu.
"Hey, Lucy. At least we don't have to worry about the place getting crowded now. Can't believe Baphomet would go out of her way to do this." Ash says to her.
"Yeah, sure it is." She says sarcastically.
The boy immediately picks up on her tone and now is at a loss for what to say. He rubbed his arm before seeing her open a drawer and then pull out her suit jacket and tie.
"Ya know, you don't have to move out if you want. You could stay here in my room if you want." He tells her.
"That's sweet Ash, but I'm not moving out." She says as she starts tying her tie. "As you know, I have not been in Hell for some time now and I'm sure it's probably fallen into anarchy by now. Unfortunately, as much as I'd like to stay here with you, I'm gonna have to leave for a small bit."
"Oh…" Ash says before thinking for a moment. "You just… you seemed a little upset earlier."
The queen's face turned somber before she looked away from him. "It's nothing."
He wasn't convinced and got up from his bed before taking one of her hands. "You know you can tell me."
She blushed a bit. "You know I don't mind you having this harem of yours. It might be selfish to say this, but I wish I had you all to myself. And if I'm being honest… I think I preferred the house the way it was before this."
"What do you mean?"
"Small, simple, not extravagant…"
"I mean… it's just more rooms, I don't know if it's that more extravagant."
"Maybe, but honestly, part of the reason I came with you was to also see what it's like to live a simpler life. Not being surrounded by subjects who only praise you because they're paid to or because they fear you if they don't. Which, is kinda flattering, but gets old after so many years." She put her jacket on. "It's just not as refreshing as this life was."
"I mean, I guess I could understand that… Can't relate though."
"Yes, I know, but still."
Ash watched as she took out her hairband and tied the end of her hair. As she put on her gloves and picked up her crown, she was suddenly caught off guard by the young trainer embracing her.
"It's okay. You know I'm always here for you."
She blushed again before chuckling as she hugged him back. "I know." She then leaned down placing her lips against his for a small moment. "I'll see you soon."
(Meanwhile)
Just off in the forest, two halos could be seen peeking out atop a tree. "Okay, uh… he's hugging her and… are they kissing!?" One of the angels says.
"See? It's not her. Would the devil really be showing affection like this?" The other angel says.
"It is her! Everything checks out! Why is this so hard for you to believe?"
"Why is it so hard for you to see why? There is no world, no timeline, no dimension where Lucifer is acting like a freaking housewife."
"Okay, what if it's an act!? That wouldn't be out of character for her to be so deceptive."
"I think you're just paranoid."
The first angel groaned in annoyance before looking through binoculars again.
"So, uh…" They looked to the side of them, seeing a certain trio on another branch with binoculars. "Why are you guys here again?" Jessie asked.
"We're in the middle of making sure these demons don't taint this boy."
The trio looked at each other. "I don't think they're tainting anything right now." Meowth tells them.
"Yeah, they seem pretty calm. Not really so much… tainting persay." James says as well.
"Exactly what I was thinking." The second angel says.
"Oh, my FATHER!" The first angel says, almost snapping her binoculars. "They're demons! Of course, they're gonna taint him. They're doing it slowly, these filthy sinners are not to be underestimated."
The trio looked at each other again. "No offense, but that kind of sounds racist." Meowth says.
Next thing they knew, the first Angel raised her hand and the trio floated upwards before being flung. "LOOKS LIKE TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" They scream while disappearing in a twinkle.
"Did you really have to do that-?" The second angel asked before getting shushed and rolling her eyes.
"Update on their position, over." A voice came from a walkie-talkie.
"Yes, sir. Lucifer has left. Anything we can do further? Over." The first angel says.
"No need. Just keep observing him for now. Do not interact with them. Over and out."
"You know, I still think you're making a mountain over a molehill-" The second angel says before the first sent her flying as well.
(Meanwhile)
"Gotta say, love the new arrangements to the house. Really an improvement." Zdrada says as she walks into the bathroom before taking off her necklace. "What do you think? You like the new place?"
"Yeah, it's pretty nice. Not sure how I'm gonna explain this to any of my friends, though… you know, my non-demon ones." Ash says before he continues brushing his teeth, before stopping while looking at the demon girl.
As the smoker was about to get ready, she looked at him, then saw where he was staring and smirked. "Something distracting you, boy? ~"
Ash spat out his toothpaste, only looking at the cross-shaped burn on her chest. "What the!? Zdrada, what is this!?" He says while turning her to face him.
"What? You got a little eye for-"
"G-get your mind out of the gutter!" He says while lightly smacking her in the head before pointing at the burn. "Where did you get this?"
"Oh, dude, I've had that for a while. Pretty sick, right?"
"No, it's not sick! It's not sick at all! How did you get this?
"How do you think?"
He rose a brow before looking at the burn again. His mind clicked before he looked at her necklace, seeing the crucifix attached to it. He looked back at her in disbelief before pointing at it.
"That thing? T-that's a real-"
"Yep." She says.
"That's not a fake or-"
"Nope."
He looked back at it, then back to her. "Why?"
"Why not? It's got a nice kick to it. Those things ain't easy to find when you're in Hell."
He then dropped his arms before making some frustrated noises. He was not surprised by this point.
"Okay, well, that's stopping right now." He then says while taking the necklace.
"Wha-NO! Give that back!" Zdrada says while tackling him.
"GET OFF!"
"Let go, asshole!"
"You're not hurting yourself like this!"
"I don't give a shit!"
They wrestled for the necklace on the ground before the boy pinned the smoker to the floor. He panted for a small second, before looking down, seeing her blush as she looked up at him.
"Oh, harder, daddy. ~" She then moaned aloud.
Ash's eyes bulged before he got off of her. She then kicked his shin, causing him to fall before she snagged the necklace, laughing victoriously. Her victory was short-lived as she looked at the necklace, noticing it didn't have the cross on it. Then looked back at the boy who held it up, before snapping it in half, then snapping it again into four pieces before dropping it in the trash.
"You son of a bitch." She cursed at him in anger.
He wasn't even affected by what she said before they heard spraying and turned to his side, seeing Azazel wearing a sleeveless shirt with a cloth around her shoulders and rubber gloves, holding up a can of hair dye that said, 'darkest hell' on it. She started spraying while the other two stared at her.
"Uh, Azazel, what are you doing?" Ash asked out of curiosity.
"Yeah, you graying or something, girl?" Zdrada also asked.
"Most unusual, but yes. I was unaware that this could happen to angels." The angel tells them.
"Is… is that normal? Do angel's hair just change suddenly?" The boy asked.
"Not that I know of. All I know is that demons have white hair and Angels have black." Zdrada tells him.
"Yeah, ridiculous, right? It's like all those silly stories that the church makes up to keep delinquent students in check. Ya know fallen angels and stuff." Azazel says while nervously chuckling.
"Wait… what?" Ash asked, baffled.
"BUT IT'S ALL LIES! Lies and everyone knows that!" The angel laughs manically. "Falling is just a fairy tale, right? All nonsense. After all, angels like us are pure beings, so falling is so ridiculous."
The two stared at her, mostly the boy in disbelief. "I'm gonna tell her." Zdrada says.
"Don't you dare." Ash says while smacking her arm.
He looked back at the angel who was applying dye to her hair. Ash looked at her in worry before he started rinsing his mouth. Fallen angels were something he hadn't thought about before. Then again, after all that he had been through, anything was possible, right? Or maybe this was one of the few things that was bogus… who knows.
Zdrada leaned into his ear. "Someone's gotta tell her."
(Sometime later)
Cerberus was happily trotting through the street, stopping upon seeing a nearby Pidgey land on the ground. They got a sneaky look on their faces and were gonna jump at it before they got tugged back by the young trainer, who had bought three human harnesses and leashes just for their case. They only whimpered as the boy sat on the bench with the High Prosecutor.
"And then she talked about how ridiculous it was to think that angels could fall." Ash finishes telling her.
"Yeah, you're not gonna convince her if she's got her mind that that set on the idea." Judgement tells him as her Growlithe hops onto her lap and then jumps up before starting to slobber her face as she laughs while petting him.
"But… you don't think Fallen Angels are a thing, right?"
"Oh, they very much are. Lucifer is one."
"... She is?"
"Yes, both of us actually. She was thrown out for waging war on Heaven and I went with her. Ever since then, she's been ruling over Hell."
Hearing that, Ash looked down in disbelief… before his attention was drawn to the triple demon. "Cerebus stop it!" He yelled while pulling them back. "You have to stop attacking Pokemon."
"Oh come on, Master!" One of them whined.
"We haven't hunted in so long!" Another whines as well.
"You're not hunting Pokemon out here. End of discussion."
The hounds whined as they sat by his side. He caught Officer Jenny glaring at him and nervously waved as she just rolled her eyes and continued on her patrol. He already got in enough trouble with these girls already.
"So, you and Lucy both used to live in Heaven?"
"That's what I just said."
"But…" He looked back at the High Prosecutor. "Azazel can't possibly become one, right? I mean, you've seen the way she acts. Someone like her shouldn't even be the last angel to fall."
"Well, you can't say that for sure." Judgement tells him as Growlithe hops off her lap. "After all, someone who can get influenced as easily as her can likely go from being the purest to most sinful fairly easily. Once she starts growing horns, she can completely fall any day now."
"But I can still save her from it, right? I can stop this, can't I?"
"You can try to find some way, but I doubt you'll have much luck."
Hearing that, Ash looked sad once again, but still pulled on the leashes, keeping Cerebus from pulling something again. Judgement saw and had a somber look on her face before she sighed and put a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm sorry, I know how bad it sounds. I don't exactly know what else to say." She tells him before she stands up. "Come on, let's head back."
He just nodded and got up with her before they started walking back home. Well, as if he didn't have enough on his plate to worry about, now apparently the pure-hearted and only angel he had living with him was starting to fall and turn into a demon as well. He was afraid of what her reaction would be and couldn't imagine the dread she might feel.
While thinking about it… his thoughts got interrupted by him being dragged by Cerebus as they were chasing something.
(Meanwhile)
Azazel was sitting at her desk in her room, papers still sprawled about and she was holding a mirror up to her head. She lifted a piece of her hair, holding the mirror closer to her head. There was something there that she was sure wasn't there before. It was small and just about unnoticeable, but she couldn't deny its existence.
She moved to the other side and lifted her hair, then she rubbed around the exposed part of her head. Setting the mirror down, she looked worried as she looked up at her halo. Sitting back against her seat, she covered her face.
"It's… just… a fairy tale."
(The next day)
Ash woke up that morning, yawning before he blinked a little, again feeling something hold him down. He heard a giggle that didn't sound like the queen at all and sighed, knowing who it was.
"Good morning, Beel." He says.
"Good morning, love." The Great Fly says before kissing him on the cheek. "How's my king this morning?"
"Doing pretty well. What brings you here?"
"Well, my new bed was comfortable and all, but it's just missing something… cuddlable." She says while dragging her finger across his cheek, a blush spreading across his face.
"Gotcha… uh… well, I'm gonna go get Monica's coffee." He says as he tries to get up before getting pulled back down.
"Oh come on now, love. We haven't shared a bed since the abyss and you want to leave so early?"
"Beel, it's not that I don't like this, but Monica-"
"Can wait five more minutes before getting her dirt water. Right now, you are staying here." She tightened her hold on him.
"Ugh… okay, only a few minutes."
(One hour later)
Ash groggily got up and got dressed, combed his hair, then placed his hat on his head. He left his room, closing the door behind before turning around.
"Enjoying the new house?" He jumped back into the door as Baphomet was right in front of him. "Does it feel good?"
"Oh freaking…" Ash says as he rubs his face. "Baphy… can I call you that?"
"By all means, go ahead."
"Okay, can you please not just pop up in front of me like that?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to."
"It's fine." He says before shaking his head. "The house… again, it's nice what you did with it. I don't know what else to say."
"That's good." The goat-loving demon says before realizing something and looking past him. "Did Lucy already leave?"
"Yeah, she's been gone since yesterday."
"Aw, she never even showed me her goat form!" She whined.
Ash only simply chuckled before he continued downstairs to get ready. The sisters are already on the living room couch and-
"Can you shut the fuck up!? I don't need a backseat gamer!" Malina shouted, which the boy rolled his eyes at as he walked by.
"Maybe if you got good at playing this shit, you wouldn't." Zdrada says mockingly with her cigarette.
"Yeah, yeah, why don't you play it then? If you're so good at it apparently."
"Naw, I'm good."
"Yeah, that's what I thought." Malina says before looking back at her sister. "Where's your necklace?"
"I don't know, why don't you ask Mr. Bleeding Heart over there?" Zdrada says as she lets out a huge puff of smoke.
"Zdrada, I don't wanna hear it!" Ash called from the kitchen.
"Fuck off!"
The boy groaned in annoyance as he got the coffee maker started. He had a feeling she was gonna be holding a grudge against him for a while, but he could deal with it. Not the worst thing he had gone through.
Taking another look around, he was expecting to see the queen of Hell somewhere but remembered where she was. It felt weird not to see her around. Probably because he was so used to seeing her after so long of having her live with him. Well, business was business. He could go a few days without her.
Then, there was a knocking at the door. "I'll get it!" Malina calls as she jumps over the couch and then opens the door for a brief moment… before slamming it shut. "... Uh… Ash… is Lucifer coming back any time soon?"
"I don't know, why?"
She inhaled through her teeth before talking. "There's uh… something you should see at the door."
"Oh, great. I wonder what this could be." Ash says sarcastically as he walks over with a bit of annoyance. "Let's just have every demon girl in existence in my house. Or better yet, Officer Jenny to give me another fine." He says before opening the door. "Yes?"
What was at his door wasn't another demon like he was expecting. His eyes widened as he looked at two women wearing white and gold uniforms, one that looked like Azazel's and another who seemed to be wearing a general outfit of some kind. They both had black hair with blue eyes, one wearing glasses and one with short hair that was over her eye.
The most noticeable thing was not the four-legged Pokemon with white fur, blue skin, and a horn out of the side of its head, but the three halos hovering above all of their heads. He gulped upon seeing them.
"Greetings, young Ketchum." The taller of the two women says. "Apologies for the trouble, but we would like a word with you."
To be continued…
