Chapter 34: Be a flower

A/N: Hello everyone! I know you've been wondering about what Jenny is up to since she stormed away from the hotel in anger thanks to Alastor and Blitzo.

This is going to be a very different chapter. This is where we're going to steer a tiny bit away from the Hazbin Lore of how Hell works. Since we have a character who is from a different country where they don't really follow Christian Religion, I thought it would be interesting to try to showcase or mention the different versions of Hell/Underworld. I'll be creating my own little mythology of how Hell runs and works in the 'La Vie En Rose' universe. Just thought it might be fun to see a few other Gods besides the 7 Princes.

On that note, that means we'll be learning more about Mei today!

Today's random trivia of the day: If Mei were in the Hazbin show, I'd would say Phillipa Soo would play her.

Now let's get on with the story!

Oh! And I made a new art piece! It's a little teaser of one of the numbers Jenny will sing. It's called 'Shine Bright Like a Diamond'.

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

Enjoy!

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"Toots, wait up!" Angel called out.

Jenny ignored him and continued to storm down the sidewalk. She was fed up with everyone babying her. She was a grown ass woman, she didn't need everyone protecting her. She couldn't even walk down the street anymore without someone from the hotel following her. She knew Blitzo meant well but he was too much sometimes. He was way too overprotective to the point that it felt like she couldn't even take one step without him holding her hand. He was the only one she had in her life after her grandma died and he knew that which was why he tried too hard sometimes. If he would just take a step back and let her deal with her own problems she wouldn't have snapped at him.

As for Alastor, she didn't know what was going on in that head of his and she really didn't want to know anymore. One minute he was nice to you and then the next he was trying to get something out of you. She should have known that he would have found a way to get something out of her by offering to 'help' her with getting an audition for that play. He didn't find anyone's goals to be promising. He was helping Charlie with the hotel so he would get a laugh when he saw it fail. Maybe that's why he offered to help her. So he could get a big laugh when he saw her fail at the audition.

"Never accept help or make deals with anyone in Hell" she muttered.

Why did her life turn out like this? She was a boring human! Why did that cult pick her for their little sacrifice?! Maybe if she had asked David to pick her up right away from work, she wouldn't be down here in Hell.

Angel, Pentious and Mei finally caught up to her.

"Fucking Christ, bitch do you ever slow down?!" Angel panted.

Jenny gave the spider a tired glare.

"I want to be left alone, Ang"

"Yeah, the last time you wanted to be 'left alone' you almost got skewered by an Exterminator. You're a walking magnet for trouble" Angel retorted.

"That's rich coming from you" Jenny snapped.

"We were just concerned for you my dear. You almost got a knife thrown in your face and I'm sure that would have shaken anyone up" Pentious said gently.

Jenny gave him a tired glare. She held out her hands and gestured to their surroundings.

"No offense, Pent but look around us. At least half of everyone who are out is either getting stabbed or shot at. It's just another day here"

"Yeah but unlike those assholes we actually like you and don't want to see you get stabbed" Angel said.

"Let's be real here. You're upset that Blitz was going to make you leave the hotel because of the new Extermination Day"

"Of course I am! Blitz has always gone overboard with his protectiveness! I get where he was coming from but he always acts like I can't take care of myself when things get bad! No one wants to deal with a shitty situation but sadly that's just life. I had to deal with crappy stuff before I met him and I did ok, it wasn't great but I learned to deal with it. He can't take care of everything for me. I just…"

She sighed and looked at the ground sadly.

"I just wish he would stop taking everything on for me. He's always worried about taking care of everyone else's messes that he forgets about taking care of himself. If he keeps doing this, one day all of his messes will get so bad that it'll be too late to fix them. I wish he would take care of himself instead of taking care of me all the time"

Angel and Pent didn't know what to say about what Jenny said. They had never been in her shoes so they have no idea what they could say.

"I understand" Mei suddenly said.

Everyone looked at the lamb Sinner surprisingly.

"You do?"

Mei nodded as she looked sad.

"I know exactly what you're feeling cause I've been there"

She looked at the clocktower to see what time it was then looked at the group.

"Would you mind if I showed you something real quick?"

Angel, Jenny and Pentious looked at one another for a moment then shrugged. It's not like they were in a rush to go back to the hotel. Mei was usually quiet so the fact that she wanted to show them something made them curious.

"Follow me. And stay close"

The lamb went ahead as the three of them wondered where she was taking them.

/

They left the city and started heading to a strange and rural area of the Pride Ring. What made it strange was that it seemed like they were stepping back in time to an era that was long forgotten. The modern buildings and signs that made up Pentagram City were gone as they were replaced with red lanterns and traditional Japanese buildings. The whole area felt mysterious, scary and old.

"Miss Mei, where exactly are we?" Pentious asked.

Mei stopped walking and gave them a low bow.

"Welcome to Yokubo District. This is the oldest section of Hell. Even older that Lucifer"

Jenny raised an eyebrow when she heard that.

"I thought Hell was created when Lucifer broke away from Heaven"

"Not everyone in the world follows Christianity. Every country and religion has their own version of the afterlife. Not only that there are demons and spirits who have walked the earth since the beginning of time" Mei explained.

"While Lucifer may rule over Hell, he's not the only one who has control over the afterlife. Take Anubis and Hades for example. They are gods of the dead and underworld but they are connected. Lucifer is the King of Christian Hell but he doesn't rule all of the dead"

Everyone just gave her blank stares, not understanding what she was saying. Mei sighed and tried to figure out an easier way to explain everything.

"Ummm, you know how different countries have their own Kings and Queens? Similar concept but they rule over dead people"

Everyone finally understood and nodded.

"So Hades actually exists?" Jenny asked.

"I guess so? I've never personally met him so I couldn't say" Mei said.

Jenny had an excited look on her face.

"I wonder if that means Persephone is real. She was my favorite Greek Goddess when I learned about Greek Mythology. That would be so amazing to see her in person"

Angel laughed nervously and pulled her close.

"How about we find out next time? I don't think it's such a good idea to be searching for Gods who rule the dead…especially in your case" he said the last part quietly to her.

"Why did you bring us here?" Pentious asked.

Mei smiled at the snake sadly.

"To show you why I came to the hotel"

"This way. The show should be starting soon"

"Why would a performance make her want to redeem herself?" Angel muttered.

"Just shut up and follow her" Jenny said.

They followed Mei as she took them further into the district. The more they went in the more lively the place was. There were shops that sold kimonos and fine silks. Stalls that offered food. Teashops where demons seemed to gather and talk about the latest gossip. And of course the brothels where prostitutes sat up on the balconies and waved to hopeful customers. At the center of this district was a lavish looking building that was decorated with intricate designs painted with vibrant colors and etched in gold. There was a huge crowd outside the building as if they were waiting for something.

"What is this place?"

"The Ivory Lily House" Mei said.

"This is the heart and center of Yokubo District. Here houses the finest courtesans that money can buy"

"Why the fuck did you take us to a whore house?" Angel asked.

"If you wanted to show us one I know a bunch of them"

Mei glared at him.

"Just shut up and watch. She's about to appear"

Moments later the doors to the Ivory Lily opened. The crowed that was standing in front of the building went crazy as a beautiful woman dressed in an elegant kimono and hair covered in jewels stepped outside with an entourage of workers.

Everyone was mesmerized as the woman started gliding as she walked away from the building. The group of workers who followed her sang and played music as she walked into the streets of the district.

"That was the Oiran. The jewel of the Ivory Lily. She is the highest ranking courtesan. Meeting her in person just once is said to have cost a man his yearly salary"

Angel whistled.

"Damn. I meet with guys who only have two dollars on them sometimes"

Jenny gave him a disgusted look before looking at Mei curiously.

"What does a courtesan have anything to do with you wanting to be redeemed or what I mentioned about Blitz earlier?" she asked.

"…because I used to live in one of these places when I was alive" she said quietly.

Everyone eyes bugged out when they heard that. She was what?!

"You were a hooker?!" Angel exclaimed.

Jenny and Pentious immediately punched him to shut him up.

"Shut the fuck up, Angel. You're the last person to be freaking out over something like this" Jenny snapped.

Pentious gave the lamb a nervous smiled.

"W-what I'm sure Angel meant was that we weren't expecting that"

"It's alright. I never told anyone about this at the hotel so I'm sure you're all surprised" Mei said.

"But to answer your question, no I wasn't a courtesan…at least not yet. I was training to be one so I never meet with clients. But…my sister was…and it's the reason she died"

She let out a shaky breath.

"My parents sold my sister and I to a pleasure house when we were children. It was very hard to raise children in the village I was born. There was never enough food to feed so many mouths and usually they were so poor that both parents needed to work so it was impossible to have the mother stay home to watch the children. They thought that by selling us, we would be fed, clothed and have a better chance at life than living in a poor village. I was so scared and confused by what was going on. I wanted my mother so bad and cried because I was taken away from them. I worried that I did something wrong to have them send me away in such a way. My sister Hana kept me calm during this scary time. She told me there was nothing to be sad about because even if we didn't have our parents we still had each other. While we were raised in the pleasure house, she took care of me. She made sure I had enough to eat, made sure I slept in the comfier bed, and tried to make our scary situation easier. As we grew older, the owner of the pleasure house decided it was time for us to start learning how to be courtesans. Hana tired reasoning with the owner saying I was still too young to learn that role just yet and that she would take it on. I ended up being her serving girl, getting things she needed around the city and helping her get ready before she met clients. As I got a little older I told her I could take on the role but she kept insisting that it was fine, that I needed to continue what I was doing so she could do her work. She would take on so many clients that at sometimes she would faint from how tired she was. I begged my sister to take a step back and let me help instead but she would harshly refuse me and kept saying I was too young to be doing this line of work. It sadly came to the point where she got too sick to work and was left to rot in a sick house for courtesans who couldn't work anymore"

Mei bit her lip as she remembered seeing her sister laying in bed, coughing up blood and being so thin and frail from the hard life she had.

"I was so angry with her. Why couldn't she let me help? Why did she have to shelter and baby me at the pleasure house? Why did she allow herself to suffer while I didn't? I asked her all of these things and demanded to know why she wouldn't let me help. All she did was smile and said the simplest thing: 'You were the only light I had left in this dark world. I didn't want to see it get snuffed out'. After she died, I went crazy and killed the owner of the pleasure house who put my sister in that state then burn the building to the ground with everyone in it including myself. When I ended up here, I tried looking for Hana. I searched everywhere for her but could never find her. I decided to head to Pentagram City because it seemed you could find anyone there. As time went on, and I still hadn't found Hana I realized maybe she wasn't down here but up in Heaven. I wondered how I could get up there and then I saw the princess on the tv talking about her hotel and how she wanted to redeem Sinners. Then I met you and found out you worked for the princess and everything fell into place after that"

Everyone soaked in what Mei said. That was a lot to unpack to a group of Sinners she still hardly knew. Jenny gave Mei a sad smile and patted her shoulder.

"Thank you for trusting us with your story. That must have been hard for you to bring that up" she said.

"The first steps of bettering yourself is to admit your past mistakes" Mei said.

"I regret killing all those people in the pleasure house but I didn't want them to suffer the same way at my sister did. I think that's why your friend acts the way that he does. He's very much like Hana. You must be his source of pure light and he doesn't want the dark reality of everything to snuff you out. I agree that you should be allowed to handle your own problems but I see where he's coming from. Hell is not a nice place. The fact that a Hellborn is going to such lengths to keep you safe from here just shows how important you are to him. You can be mad at him like I was with Hana but try to see if from his perspective. You would do the same for him if the roles were reversed, right?"

Jenny bit her lip and looked away. Mei was right. She was still mad that Blitzo took things too far, but she couldn't be mad about him wanting to protect her. He was the only real friend she had period. Everyone always found her weird and would mock her about her parents and grandma. Everyone treated her like an outcast. But not Blitz. He didn't see a weirdo. He didn't care about her family history. All he cared about was that he found someone who enjoyed the same things as he did and didn't mind his flaws. And at the end of the day, he was really all she had in the end. He encouraged her to go to college when she thought it was hopeless. He was there for her when her grandma died and stayed with her when she felt like life was suffocating her. He made her a better person by just being there.

She sighed.

It seemed like she needed to talk to Blitzo.

"I think it's time to head back to the hotel"

"Not so fast, toots" Angel said.

"I saw a lot of shops that were selling outfits and makeup. You mention that you liked old fashioned things so why not have give you a little makeover? This could help with your audition and show you can enter in any type of roll"

"Oh! I know a store that sells the best hair pins! You're hair is so lovely, you should put it up" Mei said.

Jenny laughed nervously as she shared a nervous look with Angel. She couldn't tell Mei that her silver hair was really a wig.

"W-why don't we stick with makeup for now?"

Angel Dust had a scary gleam to his eyes as he smiled. Finally it was his time to shine.

"Oh toots, you have no idea what you're in for"

Jenny gulped when Angel and Mei grabbed her and dragged her to the shopping areas of the district.

/

"What about this color?" Pentious asked.

"No, no, no, she should go with this one! It brings out the color in her eyes" Mei said.

"Green is a very hard color to pull off. Oh! What about blues and purples? They go well with her fair complexion and will make her eyes pop out more!"

"Oh that's a great idea! They have this style with a floral pattern on the sleeves"

"Oh yes, and that belt you have in your hands will go well with it"

"Toots, you wanna go with a smoky eyeshadow look? On second thought we'll go with my brand since it's darker and it'll make your eyes pop" Angel Dust said.

"Hey Mei! What are these foundation colors called? I can't read these scribbles"

Jenny just stood in the middle of the shop as Mei, Angel and Pentious scurried around as they found outfits and accessories that would look good on her. She awkwardly just swung her arms back and forth as she stayed still. A few of the other patrons who were shopping at the store whispered to each other as they wondered who was this mysterious woman who had a whole entourage shopping for her.

"Who is this woman?"

"I believe I saw her in one of the papers from Pentagram City. She must be a famous noble woman from there since she has a handful of servants with her"

"To think someone from Lucifer's realm would honor us by shopping in one of our humble stores"

Jenny looked at a couple of demons who stared at her in awe. She gave them a nervous smile and waved.

"Um…Kon'nichiwa?"

The demons gasped and whispered amongst themselves.

"She knows our language?"

"How admirable of her"

Jenny laughed nervously and looked away.

"If only they knew that I learned most of my Japanese by watching a bunch of anime" she thought.

Angel came over to her with his arms full of makeup that he thought would work for her. He had a smug look on his face when he saw Jenny's eyes bug out over how much he got.

"Mei mentioned these Geshia and Oiran chicks use super white makeup for their faces so this might be our ticket with your disguise" he said quietly.

"We're gonna have to experiment with a few other stuff but I think our little lamb friend helped us out without her realizing it"

Jenny gave him a tired glare.

"Do we really need all of this for my face?"

"It's not just your face we have to worry about. It's you neck, hands, collar bone and other parts of your body we got to cover too. When you move around your clothes move too and we can't risk the chance of showing off your real skin" Angel pointed out.

Jenny was shocked that Angel thought all of this. She had thought by covering herself up with a lot of clothing she wouldn't have to worry about showing off her skin but he had a point.

Angel rummaged through his pile of stuff and pulled out a hair comb.

"Oh yeah, I got you this too"

It was a silver hair comb that had Iris flowers made of purple and green gems on it. It was a beautiful piece of jewelry.

"This is to replace your ring that you gave Val. I don't know your ring size but I thought this would be better since you don't wear earrings and you always cover your neck cause of your disguise. You got a pretty face toots, you shouldn't hide it behind all that hair"

He went over to her and fiddled around with her wig and tucked the comb into her hair. It looked like she had a few Iris flowers resting on her head when he was done.

"There we go. Much better"

Jenny touched the comb that was in her hair. She hadn't bothered with buying cute accessories or trinkets to doll herself up while she was at the hotel. She was always focused on returning home. She told herself she didn't need anything while she was down here. But it was nice to dress up and buy nice things for a change.

"Thank you, Angel"

Angel Dust shrugged as he smirked.

"This will be your lucky charm. Iris flowers symbolize faith, courage, valor, hope and wisdom. You're in a scary situation right now but you're being brave while you're stuck down here, toots. You're one sharp cookie and know how to get yourself out of a sticky situation and when things get hard you still keep your head held high. You're like an Iris so embrace it"

Jenny raised an eyebrow.

"Never took you to be a flower expert" she teased.

Angel rolled his eyes and looked way with a lost look on his face.

"My mom liked flowers when I was a kid. She always had a huge garden at our house and had various types of them. I learned a thing or two about them"

Jenny realized this was the first time he was mentioning anything about his past. She noticed he rarely talked about himself unless it dealt with his work. He always seemed to have a wall built up around him. The fact that he was mentioning a small part of his past meant he was lowering his walls a tiny bit.

Maybe staying at the hotel was helping him after all?

Mei and Pentious came back with a large amount of kimonos and silks.

"Ummmm, I'm fine with just one outfit. You guys didn't have to buy out the whole store" Jenny said.

"Oh, these aren't for all of you, Jenny dear. We thought that maybe Charlie would like some of these as a present. As a way of saying thank you for letting us stay at the hotel" Pentious said.

Jenny was touched that they actually wanted to do something nice for Charlie. Everyone had thought she was being stupid and crazy for trying to redeem Sinners. The fact that Mei and Pentious wanted to show their gratitude for Charlie showed that even Sinners could have good hearts.

"Charlie is going to love these. And this is another way of being a better person: by showing gratitude to those who've helped you" she said.

She suddenly got an idea as she looked at the kimonos.

"Actually, I think I just thought of another lesson for our next class. Culture appreciation" she said.

"You three all come from different areas of the world when you were alive so that means you all had different customs and traditions. Mei, you're from Japan so you have very different customs to what I grew up with in America. Angel, you've said you're from a traditional Italian family so you had different traditions and Pentious, you grew up in the Victorian period and witnessed many amazing things. Everyone is usually quick to judge people because they don't understand their backgrounds and view them as bad because it's not what they grew up with. If you three talked about things you used to see and do while you were alive that might help everyone else at the hotel. As the saying goes: love thy neighbor"

"So what, you want us to do show and tell?" Angel asked.

"Exactly" Jenny said.

"Everyone gets to know you a bit better and it shows that you guys are actually paying attention to my classes"

The three of them looked at each other. Did they really want to talk about themselves in front of everyone at the hotel? And risk being judged? But Jenny was showing an interest to them and took the chance to get to know them. If Jenny didn't judge then surely the others wouldn't either.

Slowly they shrugged and accepted her request.

"This will be your homework assignment. I want you guys to present something that everyone has probably never seen before and explain the customs behind it. It doesn't have to be anything mind blowing but it has to be something that's important to you"

"Since we're going to be sharing stuff about ourselves, are you going to be doing the same?" Mei asked.

Jenny pondered that for a moment but nodded.

"I suppose. I didn't grow up with special traditions but my grandma taught me many things that school wouldn't teach me. I'm sure she would be happy to have others listen to her wisdom"

Her grandma's advice was better than what she learned in school. It was real, raw and harsh at times but it helped you get through the tough times in life.

And who needed that advice more than a bunch of lost souls staying at a crazy hotel?

/

"We're going to have to get you a bigger closet soon" Angel said.

"I don't need a big closet. I don't have a lot of clothes" Jenny said.

"Not yet. These kimonos are nice but you need to have other styles too. You're not going to get picked for this play by wearing that frumpy old hoodie and skirt. We want Sinner's heads to turn when they look at you" Angel said.

Jenny groaned as they made their way up the steps of the hotel. She looked at her three companions and realized despite how the day went earlier, she did enjoy spending time with them.

"About earlier…thanks for keeping me company and cheering me up"

"It's the least we could do for you since you've been so kind to us" Pentious said.

"And we don't think you need to be babied. We don't want you to be by yourself because we don't think you can handle yourself. We just enjoying being around you and you make things exciting" Angel added.

"We know you're a tough cookie. We just want to see the action in person"

Jenny gave them a lopsided grin. She was used to being alone in the Living Realm. It was nice that despite being in Hell, there were beings who found her interesting and wanted to spend time with her because they liked her. It was nice to have actual friends.

She stepped inside the hotel and saw Blitzo was standing a little ways off. It looked like had been waiting for her to come back with how nervous and skittish he was. Jenny's good mood from before went away a bit as she looked at her best friend. She wasn't as angry as before but she was still mad that he took things too far.

Angel noticed what was going on and took Jenny's stuff from her hands.

"I'll go put this in your room. I need to swap out your makeup anyway" he whispered.

He motioned for Mei and Pentious to follow him so the two friends could talk. The two of them didn't say anything for a long time. What were they supposed to say? Blitzo wanted to apologize right away but for some reason the words were stuck in his throat. How could he apologize for being so brash and stupid?

He tired to force himself to say it but as usual he said the first thing that came to his mind.

"Nice hair piece"

He quickly scolded himself. Why did he say that?!

Jenny touched the comb that was still in her hair and made a little noise.

"Angel got it for me to replace the ring I gave Valentino. Apparently I remind him of Iris flowers"

"That was nice of him. And it's your favorite color too. You love anything that has purple in it. If it was a Carnation that would have been a bonus since those are your favorite flowers" Blitzo said sheepishly.

He sighed and dragged his hand down his face.

"Jen, I'm so sor-"

"It's ok, Blitz" Jenny interrupted him.

"I know you were just looking out for me. You should have talked to me about this though"

Blitzo looked sad and bit the inside of his cheeks.

"I know, I know. I would have been super pissed off if you did that to me. I was just so scared about this new Extermination Day…thinking that the same thing would happen again" he said quietly.

"Well, I wasn't planning on getting revenge on Lute for stabbing me" Jenny pointed out.

"It's not that." Blitzo said.

"It's just…I feel like it's my fault you've gotten hurt or were in danger since you've been down here. I wasn't there when you needed me the most. I wasn't there to protect you or keep you safe. I wasn't there"

Now it finally dawned why Blitzo was acting so crazy. He still felt guilty that he wasn't there when she got kidnapped by that cult. He felt it was his fault all this crazy stuff happened to her. If he had just been waiting for her after work, she would still be in the living realm where it was safe.

A tear fell down Blitzo's face as he looked at her. He felt pathetic crying in front of her, but he couldn't keep his mask up any longer.

"I didn't mean to make you feel like an object" he sniffled.

"You're the longest bond I've ever shared with anyone. Even when you saw all my flaws, you didn't bat an eye at it and just accepted me for who I am. I should have asked you about this whole situation but I was worried about your safety. You can be mad at me as much as you want but I'm not going to let my best friend of fourteen years get hurt because of Charlie's mess. You and Loonie are the most important people in my life"

He forced himself to not break down and cry like a baby in front of her. Jenny deserved to be mad at him but he didn't want to lose his best friend. Jenny sighed and rolled her eyes when she saw Bltizo failing miserably at trying to look normal. She held her arms out and gave him a lazy smile.

"Come here, you big crybaby"

Blitzo blubbered and ran to her wailing.

"I'm sorry!" he cried.

Jenny just made a face and patted him on the back

"I know, I know"

"Do you forgive me?"

"Yeah, yeah. It's hard to stay mad at you for long"

"I swear I was just looking out for you"

"I know you were but you need to look out for yourself too, ok?"

"*sniffle* ok *sniffle*"

"And you better apologize to Charlie too. She didn't deserve that"

"Fine"

"And I'm going to tell Loona you were being an idiot again"

"I deserve it"

"And you should probably apologize to Alastor for ruining his jacket"

Blitzo stopped crying and scoffed at that part.

"Bambi can suck my huge red co-"

"Ahem!"

The two friends looked to the side to see Alastor not standing far away. He had a strained smile on his face as his eye twitched with annoyance.

"I believe Jennifer asked you to do something for her. Surely you wouldn't refuse her when she's being gracious enough to forgive you…perhaps a little too gracious"

Blitzo glared at him but Alastor returned the glare back. The look he was giving him screamed 'Remember our little deal'. When Blitzo didn't say anything, Jenny nudged him and gave him a look.

"Blitz" she warned.

Blitzo rolled his eyes and sighed. Stepping away from her, he dragged his feet to the demon so he was face to face with Alastor. The Radio Demon leaned forward having a huge shit eating grin on his face.

"I believe you wanted to apologize for something?" he taunted.

Blitzo scoffed. He composed himself when Jenny gave him a look.

"I'm...sorry for ruining your jacket back there" he grumbled.

Alastor hummed in thought and looked at his claws, showing he wasn't impressed.

"I'm actually surprised your aim was good. Seeing as how everything about you is sloppy" he said.

Blitzo twitched at the insult. His face slowly turned into a nasty grin as he thought of something.

"Actually my aim was off. I was intending to aim lower. Figured you didn't need a dick since you're a walking, talking one"

Alastor froze. Slowly, he turned his hand into a fist and closed his eyes as he sighed tiredly.

Boom!

Blitzo went flying through the wall he had patched up. Alastor lowered his microphone and smiled when he saw how far the Imp flew. Jenny's eyes were bug eyed when she saw the whole scene unfold before her.

"All is forgiven" Alastor said tartly.

Tony ran up to the damaged wall and fell to his knees.

"WHY?! WHHHHYYYYY?!" he wailed.

A couple of Tony's employees pulled out a chalk board and added a mark to it. The words "Number of times Hotel has been trashed" were written on top.

Alastor rolled his eyes when he heard Tony screaming and swearing in Italian.

"Calm down, the Imp did a poor job at his repair"

He snapped his fingers and summoned a few of his shadows. They went over to the wall and started to repair it.

"Now that the annoying Imp is out of the way" Alastor said.

He twirled his microphone around and turned his attention to Jenny.

"I believe we need to talk"

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A/N: And there you have it! Hopefully this nice long chapter made up for the wait. Blitzo apologized to Jenny so now it's Alastor's turn. Will his apology be genuine or hollow?

Hope you enjoyed Yokubo District. It may have seemed like a random place but it'll be brought up again later in the story since Mei is staying at the hotel. I'm still learning about some of the Japanese customs and lore so please don't take what I wrote as to be 100% accurate. If I got something wrong please let me know. And if you've never heard of the 'Oiran Walk' I suggest you look it up. It's pretty fascinating. Should we see that in the story? Let me know what you think.

And it seems like Jenny is slowly getting a collection of important trinkets. First steampunk flowers and now a hair comb.

Please review and tell me what you think!

Take care!