Author's notes: Moxxie is going to come off as more vicious in this story than he might usually seem but keep in mind that even in cannon Moxxie is an assassin, he loves seeing Millie work and the 'Murder Family' episode implies that he doesn't have issues killing anyone he knows is a deserving target. So I'm not inventing a trait as much as I'm focusing on an existing one.
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With the party over, Vortex, Moxxie and Millie went back to the small apartment they were all sharing. Vortex was on his phone talking with someone. Vortex uses his phone to take a picture of the apartment living room because he'd been asked to.
"Guys," Vortex began, "I'm about to have a friend over."
"Right now?" Moxxie asked.
"Yes now," Vortex answered. Just then, a portal of blue and yellow energy appeared in the living room and out stepped the canine/insect hybrid queen of Gluttony, Beelze, carrying a purse over her shoulder and a box in two of her arms "Bee, this is Moxxie and Millie, my new coworkers. Moxxie, Millie, this is Bee, my friend and sort of former employer."
The two imps just stood silently at receiving a surprise visit from one of the most powerful beings in all of hell.
"Did we break them?" Beelze asked.
"I think they just need a minute to process," Vortex answered. "So why was it so important for you to see me in person tonight?"
"I got a little something for ya," Beelze said as she opened the box she brought with her and took out what looked like a chain mail shirt. She handed it to Vortex.
"I appreciate the thought but it doesn't look like it's my size," Vortex said as he took the piece of armor from Beelzebub and as if it was reading his mind, the chain mail shirt enlarged so that it would fit him.
"I got this from Satan in exchange for owing him a solid," Beelze began explaining. "It was personally made by him so it's enchanted to resize itself to properly fit whoever uses it and is resistant to most forms of gunfire. He might be kind of a meathead but he knows his shit when it comes to weapons and armor."
"You didn't have to get this for me," Vortex replied, gratitude almost tangible in his voice.
"I kind of did," Beelze said awkwardly as she scratched the back of her head. "When I got a phone call asking me about you and I recommended you to be Verosika's bodyguard, I didn't know that there was an opening because the last one had been killed in an attack meant for her. I'd feel like shit if you died because I recommended you for this job without knowing how dangerous it really is."
"Thanks Bee," Vortex said as he slung the chain mail shirt over his shoulder and reached in to hug the queen of Gluttony which Beelze returned.
It's weird getting hugged by two pairs of arms at once, Vortex thought. Weird but also nice.
After the two of them broke apart from their hug, Moxxie made a throat clearing sound to get their attention.
"How exactly do you two know each other?" Moxxie asked.
"Before this job," Vortex began, "I used to work for an events company that handled a lot of the stuff that goes into Bee's parties. I worked security at one party and as things were winding down, Bee told me and the other guys working that we could go do our job while also enjoying ourselves. Bee and I started talking and we really hit it off. She told the events company that she specifically wanted me working security at her parties, we talked more, she let me use her as a reference on my résumé, I e-mailed an updated version of that to the label which is probably a big part of why I got this current job."
"While I'm here," Beelze spoke up, "what's your grocery situation like?"
"In a word, shit," Vortex answered.
"I can help with that," Beelze said. "Just this once though. I've got more important things to do than help you and your new pals get out of grocery shopping. Plus you have to understand how my powers work: I help demons indulge and then I soak up their good vibes to make my honey. I use the honey to boost my powers so I can help demons indulge more, to make more honey, so that I can help them indulge more and so forth. I've got plenty of honey to spare but I'm not a big fan of using it outside the positive feedback loop."
"We greatly appreciate whatever help you're willing to offer us," Moxxie said with a bow.
Beelze took out a squeeze bottle full of her honey out of her purse and drank it, while Moxxie told her their grocery requests. Sometime later, Beelze had supplied them with what they asked for and conjured another portal.
"Bye," Beelze waved goodbye to the hound and to the imps as she exited through the portal, which vanished behind her.
"whew wee," Millie exclaimed as she walked up to Moxxie. "First we start workin' for a popstar and then we meet one of the sins: we're really goin' up in the world." Millie then faced Vortex. "So she seems fond of ya."
"Now Millie, don't get his hopes up," Moxxie said.
"We're just friends," Vortex said matter-of-factly.
"So were we once," Millie defended her position by holding Moxxie's hand.
"But it's very unlikely that they'll become more than friends," Moxxie said and then faced Vortex. "Try not to take this personally but she could get with anyone she wanted in all of hell: why would she pick you?"
"Then it's a good thing I don't want her to pick me," Vortex said. "I really only see her as a friend."
A generous, lively and very beautiful friend, Vortex thought to himself.
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The next day at the studio, Verosika was about to resume work on the album that was currently in development but decided to check with Coco.
"One last thing," Coco said after they've gone over everything else. "Moxxie told me that he thinks he's a good enough medic to teach basic first aid to others. I'd have to move some things around but having him give lessons to everyone on the crew seems like a really good idea. Your thoughts?"
"Do it," Verosika ordered. "I had a good time last night. How often do all of you have get togethers like that?"
"Not very often," Coco answered. "We're all planning to go bowling on Ace's birthday a week from next Tuesday. Interested?"
"I don't know, I've never really been into bowling."
"Neither is Kiki but she still went with us when we did this last year. She had some drinks at the bar inside the alley in between hanging out with us. If you do decide to come and she asks you to play pool with her, make sure you have nothing at stake."
"Well now I have to go to see if she's actually that good."
"All right. I'll let everyone know."
—
After that, things started to fall into a comfortable rhythm. There were no more attacks against Verosika for the next several days. Whether this was because whoever was behind the attacks gave up or decided that since trying to strike when the iron was hot didn't work, the next best option was to lay off for a while and strike when Verosika's guard was down was unclear.
Vortex, Moxxie and Millie all started to get along with Verosika and her crew. Moxxie and Coco started getting along very well due to how they had to coordinate with each other since Coco oversaw a bunch of things as a Verosika's personal assistant and Moxxie quickly became the unofficial head of security due to his knack for directing himself, Vortex and Millie in such a way as to make the best use of their skills. The Afro-haired succubus and the bowtie wearing imp quickly gained a mutual respect for each other's professionalism.
Vortex got along great with everyone due to how chill he was. Millie and Milky quickly became friends due to both having come from wrath and having a mutual love of violence.
"So Moxxie and I," Millie began as she and the stout succubus were alone, "were plannin' to go out Friday night and we were hopin' you could show us around Lust."
"You mean you want me to go with you two?" Milky asked, and Millie nodded yes. "I don't know: I think I'd feel like a third wheel."
"Sometimes," Millie began, "adding a third wheel can make things more fun," Millie said in her best attempt at being seductive and finished with a wink she hoped was flirtatious.
Score, Milky thought. Ever since she saw Millie try to get flirty with Kiki at the 'getting to know you' thing after their first day, Milky was hoping that Millie and Moxxie were looking for a third and that it could be her. She was very impressed with Millie's performance at the pain games a few years ago and she wanted to have sex with Millie, if only to have bragging rights with her cousins in Wrath. I'll need to have sex with Moxxie as well but that is a small price to pay.
"Sounds good," Milky said Coolly, disguising how giddy she was inside at the thought of where she hoped this was heading.
"Great," Millie said. "Now Moxxie and I have this hobby of ours, that I think you'd be really into."
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It was Friday night. Moxxie, Millie and Milky had just finished having dinner and drinks. The two women left while Moxxie stayed behind to take care of something, saying he would catch up with them.
After a bit of walking, Millie and Milky decided to cut across an alley. They were followed by four rough looking incubi.
"Excuse me shortstacks," one of the incubi spoke up as he took out a gun, another also took out a gun and the remaining two took out knives, "hand over your purses and this doesn't have to get ugly."
"That's what you think," Millie said mockingly. Before the mugger could ask what she was going on about, Moxxie came up behind them and shot bolts from his wrist-mounted crossbows into the back of the heads of the two who had guns.
When they cried out in pain, the remaining two turned their attention off of Millie and Milky. Millie threw a knife she had on her while Milky reached into her purse, pulled out a crossbow bolt she'd been given earlier and threw it like a tiny spear. The projectiles hit the remaining two muggers. Millie and Milky ran up to them, Millie stabbing two to death while Milky punched the other two in the crotch, shoved them to the ground and punched them in the head until she was sure they were dead.
"Excellent job ladies," Moxxie complemented as he put his gun back gun back into his jacket. He had taken it out in case Millie and Milky needed more ranged assistance but that was unnecessary. He walked over to them.
"I am so glad you talked me into this," Milky said with a wide smile.
This was Moxxie and Millie's hobby, which they referred to as reverse mugging. The premise was simple: Millie would walk by herself and get the attention of some potential assailants while Moxxie kept his distance. Millie would walk into a situation where the muggers would feel confident to test their luck, Moxxie would ambush them from behind, the two would kill the muggers and take whatever they had on them.
When Millie had told Milky about this earlier, the succubus was very interested in giving it a try. Due to her upbringing in Wrath, she was a big fan of recreational violence. Combined with how she was promised a share of whatever loot they acquired, she was totally on board.
The three of them began searching the four dead incubi for anything that could be considered of value. Moxxie took off their shoes and was able to stuff them inside his fanny pack despite how that shouldn't have been possible.
I'm not even gonna ask, Milky thought when she saw Moxxie's physics defying feat of storage. she turned to see Millie looking inside the mouths of one of the dead assailants, no doubt checking for gold teeth.
"Cock rings are a common accessory for incubi," Milky blurted out, prompted to remember this from seeing Millie be thorough. She felt around the crotch of one of the dead assailants and found nothing but was luckier with the second one she checked. She opened the guy's fly and pulled out the ring.
"Thanks Milky," Moxxie said. "I wouldn't have thought to check for that. For several reasons."
"No problem," Milky said. "Now why did you use your mini crossbows earlier instead of your guns?"
"Because bolts are reusable and bullets aren't," Moxxie began. "While Millie and I primarily do this for the entertainment value, I'm not opposed to turning a profit. Considering any profit is going to be split three ways rather than two now that we've brought you along, I've got extra reason to be concerned about cost effectiveness. Besides, once I gave you two an opening, you had it covered."
"All good points," Milky conceded. "I'm surprised that this is your idea fun."
"I had bully issues growing up," Moxxie replied with a sad look on his face that made it clear that giving this answer dug up painful memories.
You don't say, Milky dryly thought to herself, easily seeing how Moxxie was picked on a lot as a kid.
"Combine that with how I like seeing Millie work," Moxxie resumed, "ridding Hell of lowlife scum bags who go after anyone they see as weak prey is honestly the most fun I can have that doesn't involve cuddling afterwards."
"I totally get that," Milky said in understanding.
A few minutes later, the three of them went over everything of value they took off the would-be muggers.
"So we've got," Moxxie began, "four phones, two cock rings, one finger ring, a wrist watch, their weapons, about 130 souls in cash and I can tell the sneakers I took off them should fetch a total of about 150 souls on the secondary market. All in all a value of roughly 1000 souls."
"Quite the haul," Millie said joyfully, "even with how pricey things are in Lust due to it being one of the more desirable rings to live in." She then turned to face Milky. "We've never gotten this much loot at one time before. When Moxxie and ah have tried this before in Pride, we had to be careful to go after very small-time gangs to make sure we didn't pick a fight we couldn't win. Crime in Pride is very organized though, whereas things are probably more of a free for all in Lust so I'm guessin' that the average low-level crook here is better off than the average low-level crook in there."
"Feel like taking another stroll in a bad neighborhood?" Moxxie asked for the mischievous grin.
"Fuck yeah," Milky answered with a crack of her knuckles.
—-
A few hours later, the trio had successfully ambushed six more crooks. The loot from these other kills wasn't as great as what they got off the first group but it was still worth taking.
"I'm thinking we should call it a night," Milky suggested and the two imps nodded in agreement. "Want to come to my place?"
"Ah thought ya'd never ask," Millie answered joyfully.
The three of them made their way back to Milky's car (which they left in a relatively safe area), and drove to her apartment.
"We're in luck," Milky said as they entered. "My roommate, Sapphire, usually spends the weekend at her boyfriend's place so she won't be bothering us." She led the two imps to her bedroom. "Now let's get naked."
Due to not wanting to risk running afoul of 's policy on sexually explicit material, this has been cut. If you want to see this, go to the A03 version on my account there. The name is soulkeeper87. Keep your expectations low though, I'm not good at writing sex scenes.