Chapter 33: Dangerous Game

A/N: I was going to wait with updating this story so I could focus on my other works but I just couldn't hold off on this idea. We hardly ever see Alastor and Blitzo together by themselves so I thought what would happen if they were alone together?

Now that Jenny is venting off some steam, our boys are pulling off the kid gloves and letting each other have it.

What could go wrong?

And for another random trivia for the story: When I first wrote out the Extermination Day chapter, I was originally going to have Moxxie find Jenny instead. But after much thinking I thought it would have made more sense for it to be Loona.

Disclaimer: I don't own Hazbin Hotel or Helluva Boss; I just own my characters.

Enjoy!

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Patching up the wall was a good stress relief for Blitzo. He was able to take his anger and frustration out on it. Every time he slammed the hammer into the strip of wood, the more his anger came forward.

He was angry with this whole situation. He was angry that Jenny was in danger. He was angry that he had to deal with Extermination Day in six months. He was angry that he acted reckless and almost hurt Jenny. He was angry that he couldn't keep her safe.

But mostly he was angry with himself. He acted reckless again and made a huge mess out of everything. Jenny was right that she would be in the same situation staying with him as she was with the hotel. It didn't matter where she hid, there was still that chance that she would get caught by the Exterminators.

Another reason why he was angry with himself was that he was secretly jealous of the bonds she made with everyone. It had been him and her for so long. They were always a team. He wanted to take Jenny away for her safety…but really he wanted to take her away because he was scared that if she got close with everyone at the hotel, she would see what an annoying friend he was and cast him aside like everyone else did in his life. He couldn't lose Jenny but she was right when she said she wasn't a prize to be fought over.

He didn't know how he was going to make this up to Jenny.

He slammed the hammer so hard that the head broke off and went flying.

"Seems anything you touch gets destroyed" Alastor said.

Blitzo growled and looked over his shoulder to see the Overlord hovering near him.

"If that's true come here so I can put you out of everyone's misery"

Alastor 'tsked' as he looked at his nails.

"It fascinates me that Jennifer considers you her friend…well former friend since you threw a knife at her"

"I didn't mean to throw it at her! I would never hurt her!"

"And yet you almost did. If I hadn't stepped in, that blade would have been lodged in her face. All the more reason why she should stay here instead of being with you"

Blitzo jumped to his feet and stormed over to him.

"Listen here, Bambi" he snapped.

"I may not be perfect, powerful or skilled like you but I'm not a heartless asshole. Don't act all high and mighty because you stopped that knife. It's clear as day that you can give two shits about everyone and this place. You're just taking your time and waiting for this place to go up in flames and have a big laugh as you broadcast it on the radio. I don't really give a shit about everyone here but I will not let you play your sick twisted games on her for your entertainment"

He jabbed a finger in Alastor's chest as he spoke.

"I won't let you hurt her"

Alastor quickly snatched Blitzo's hand and squeezed it till the Imp felt intense pain. A shadow cast over the Overlord's face as his eyes glowed bright red. His smile was thin, showing he was pissed off with Blitzo.

"Hurt her?" he asked.

"Tell me…what is your definition of 'hurting her'? Cause since I've met her, I've killed a demon from the Greed Ring who wanted to do foul things to her, saved her from being erased by the Exterminators, destroyed Sinners who were trying to get a hold of her blood, made sure Valentino didn't hurt her and took a knife for her just moments ago. If I'm harming her I must being doing a shitty job of it" he spat.

He shoved Blitzo's hand away and wiped his hand on his jacket.

"I've destroyed Sinners who have simply looked at me. If I wanted to hurt her, I would have done so already"

Blitzo scoffed in disgust.

"Your brownie points don't mean shit to me. I'm still having Jenny stay with me, even if it's not practical. I'm the only one who can keep her safe here"

Alastor suddenly got in his face and let out a demonic growl as he glared at him.

"Let's stop with this heroic bullshit already" he said. His radio voice completely gone.

"We both know you don't want to take her away for her safety…you want to hide something"

Blitzo's hand twitched but he kept up his mask. Alastor was just playing one of his many mind games.

"What do I have to hide?" he scoffed.

Alastor wore a shit eating grin as he pulled Jenny's cellphone from his pocket.

"This perhaps?"

Blitzo felt the blood leave his face when he saw the phone. How did he get that?! He quickly patted his pockets to see if it was there but felt nothing. Alastor enjoyed seeing the confused, panicked look on the imp's face as he wondered how he got Jenny's phone.

"You're a slippery fighter but you're sloppy" he said.

Blitzo realized that when they were fighting out in the front, Alastor must have used one of his shadows to grab the phone from him.

Alastor looked at the phone and hummed as he examined it.

"Rather interesting contraption, wouldn't you say?" he asked.

"This isn't a Hellphone that Charlie uses nor is it one of Vox's new gadgets…that must mean this was Jennifer's from when she was alive, isn't it?"

Blitzo lunged to grab the phone but Alastor held it out of his reach.

"That's not yours" he growled.

"Nor is it yours" Alastor countered.

"Why would you have this? It's not like Jennifer has any need for this since she's dead, right?"

"That's none of your business" Blitzo barked.

"It is my business since you're hiding her property" Alastor taunted.

"Whatever would she think if she knew her best friend was hiding this from her?"

Blitzo lunged for him again but Alastor wrapped his claws around his throat and glared at him.

"Why so hostile? Surely there's nothing bad on this phone" he taunted.

"Unless…what you're hiding is on this phone. And the fact that you won't give this to Jennifer means you don't want her to find out about it"

When Blitzo didn't say anything, Alastor's smirk grew.

"Well, well, well. Seems like the Imp is hiding many secrets." He said.

"I do wonder what Jennifer would do if she learned that her best friend was hiding so many things from her. It would be a shame if someone told her"

Blitzo's glare wilted a little. Alastor had him cornered. He knew he was hiding stuff from everyone in the hotel and from Jenny. If he wanted to, he could let it slip what he knew and watch the mess that would unfold.

"What do you want?" he asked slowly.

Alastor tilted his head as he grinned.

"I'm sure you can guess what it is" he said.

"Jennifer stays here. While Charlie made this mess, she still offers a bit of protection. Hellborns are excluded from being exterminated so Jennfier has a better chance of being safe…unless she's reckless again and storms off, but she's not stupid enough to make the same mistake twice. You don't take her away and I won't tell her you've been hiding things from her. Sound fair?"

Blitzo narrowed his eyes at him.

"Is this a deal?" he asked.

Alastor scoffed.

"Heavens no. I have no use for Imp souls. This is just a promise. I promise not to say anything and you promise not to take away the least annoying person in this hotel. And if you break it, then I promise to rip you to shreds and will broadcast your screams for everyone to hear. Sound fair?"

"You dive a hard bargain" Blitzo said dryly.

Alastor simply waved Jenny's phone in front of him. The imp sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Fine. I won't take her away. But she's not staying locked up here again"

"Oh trust me. I won't be making that mistake again. I'm still missing a couple of records" Alastor said tartly.

"So do we have an understanding?"

"Like I have a choice?" Blitzo asked.

Alastor handed the phone back to him. Making sure it wasn't damaged, Blitz put it back in his pocket.

"I'm going to add something to our little agreement. If she stays here, stop treating her like she's some kind of toy. She's not your little show pony. If she doesn't want to perform she doesn't need to. I want her to obtain her childhood dream but I'm not going to make her if she doesn't want to. Don't help her if you don't mean it"

Alastor had a somber look on his face.

"I am trying to help her. I'm not doing all of this because I want to see her fail for laughs" he said.

"This David has had Jennifer locked up in a gilded cage for a long time. She has real talent and it's obvious he was intimidated by it so he clipped her wings and locked her away so no one could see her soar. I can tell she secretly longs to get out of that cage but is scared to do so. I'm ripping that cage apart and giving her the chance to spread her wings and fly. Maybe I'm being a bit forceful but if no one gives her that nudge she'll just sit in that cage forever and never get to taste the freedom she once had"

Blitzo felt a bitter taste in his mouth. Alastor hit the nail on the head with this one. He never met David and he knew what kind of person he was and how he treated Jennifer. She might have thought he loved her, but this wasn't love. Loving someone meant you build them up, not strip them down. David didn't love her. He just wanted to own her.

"How can you help someone soar again when their wings were ripped off completely?" he asked.

"By making them new ones" Alastor said.

Both men stayed quiet. While they hated each other they understood that they had a common goal. They wanted to see Jenny thrive.

Alastor spun on his heel and started to walk away.

"I suggest you give that phone back to her" he said.

"If she ransacked my office because I didn't tell her someone was after her blood, I can only imagine what she would do if she found out her best friend hid something from her…although now that I think about it, it would be entertaining to see"

Blitzo glared at him and flipped him off.

"Instead of worrying about me, why don't you worry about yourself. You owe Jenny an apology when she gets back, asshole. A real one!"

Alastor ignored him and went somewhere in the hotel.

Blitzo's glare vanished when he was alone again. Alastor knew something was up. He promised he wouldn't pry if Jenny stayed at the hotel but it was only a matter of time until he found out what was going on. He needed to find Martha and ask her who hired her to kidnap Jenny. The sooner he found the culprits the sooner he could get her home.

He would do whatever it took to keep Jenny safe.

Even if it meant he would need Alastor's help later down the road.

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A/N: Seems like Alastor will cause trouble with just about anyone to get what he wants. Now that he's 'convinced' Blitzo to let Jenny stay at the hotel still, he'll need to figure out how to get on Jenny's good side again. Apologies don't work for her so he'll need to come up with something else.

Sorry if this was a shorter chapter than usual but I wanted to give you guys something at least.

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