Chapter 38: Life is a Cabaret
A/N: We've finally made it to Jenny's big night! She's ran into a few faces while being in Hell, so it's gonna be a packed night. Is she going to shine bright or crash and burn with this performance? Only one way to find out.
Songs that will be used for this chapter:
'Mein Herr' from the musical Cabaret
'Hymne a l'amour' by Edith Piaf
'The cover is not the book' Lin Manuel and Emily Blunt
Hope you're ready for a big musical chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't Hazbin Hotel or Helluva Boss; I just own my characters.
Enjoy!
/
Charlie didn't know what to say. Why would the police give up finding her like this? Jenny hadn't been gone for that long. Usually they gave up or put it as a cold case when they hadn't heard anything in years.
"Something isn't adding up. I may not know a lot about the living realm but even I can tell that they're giving up on finding Jenny way too quick" she said.
"I think there's more to this. I think someone told the police to stop looking. Someone who didn't want her to be found"
Blitzo caught on to what Charlie was saying.
"You mean like a certain mysterious group who hired a cult to kidnap her?"
"It would make sense. I'm sure they wouldn't want anything to be tracked back to them. If the police found even the tiniest clue that would link her kidnapping to that group, they would find out about other shady things that weren't meant to be found out. If they had no issues randomly kidnapping a person from their job then they for sure have done even worse things" Charlie said.
Blitzo wanted to throw up. This whole situation just kept getting worse and worse. Instead of finding answers more questions kept popping up. Who was behind all of this? Why did they kidnap Jenny? What was the reason for sacrificing her?
He covered his face with his hand. He was so frustrated with all of this that he was tempted to cry.
"I don't know what to do anymore" he said quietly.
Charlie gently pulled his hand down and gave him a gentle smile.
"You keep doing what you've always done and just be there for Jenny. With this whole fiasco from topside and the fact someone wants her blood…she's going to need the one person who she can feel safe with. And that's you"
Blitzo made a noise and looked away.
"She seems to have made a few friends who she can count on. I'm sure she doesn't need just me"
"True, we've all grown fond of her. But she always seeks your company out the most. When Vaggie and I first met her she was focused on finding you. She wasn't looking for David, she wasn't wondering how she could get home, she wanted you. She's talked more about you than she did about David. She needs you more than anything. And I know you need her too"
Blitzo caught on to what Charlie was implying and got embarrassed.
"How did you…"
"You look at Jenny the same way that I look at Vaggie. Like she's the only thing that matters in this world. Like she's your soulmate"
Blitzo closed his eyes as his mask crumbled. Was he that obvious? If the princess could see that he had feelings for Jenny did that mean Jenny could too? Nah. If she did, she would have said something to him. For now he was safe.
He looked at Charlie with a serious stare.
"She can never know" he said.
Charlie was puzzled by the imp's statement.
"But…"
"I can't jeopardize our bond. If she finds out that I'm in love with her it's going to make her feel awkward. Her best friend of fourteen years has been in love with her this whole time while she's been engaged to another guy? That'll scare her away and it'll ruin our friendship. I can't let that happen. I can't lose her because of my feelings" he said.
"I'd rather be friend-zoned and have her in my life than lose her. She can never know"
Charlie looked at Blitzo sadly. It must have torn him up from the inside watching Jenny be engaged with someone else. To know she was marrying someone and planning a future with while her best friend watched in agony. To know that he would never be that someone. To know he could never tell how he truly felt.
But at the same time it showed how much he loved Jenny. He could have told her how he felt about her in hopes of having her to himself. He could have been selfish but he didn't because he respected her too much. He wouldn't put her on the spot or make her uncomfortable.
He was a true gentleman.
Despite wanting to see these two together she would respect Blitzo's wishes.
"Jenny is lucky she has you in her life" she said.
"Probably the only person who would think that of me" Blitzo said.
Charlie gave his shoulder a squeeze.
"We're not perfect. I'm the princess of Hell and somehow I managed to convince Heaven to speed up Extermination Day. You can't do much worse than that" she tried to joke.
Blitzo sighed. He had to give it to the princess for trying to cheer a messed up Imp like himself. Probably one of the reasons why Jenny made him apologize to her when he had that big fight with Alastor.
"What should we do about this new bit of information?"
Charlie looked at the paper and folded it up. She went over to her side table and stuffed it in the top drawer.
"For now, we do nothing" she said.
"We can't freak out over things we still don't have answers for. If Jenny heard about this on top of the new Extermination Day and others after her blood, she might break from all the stress. We clean up the messes that are in front of us now before we tackle more things"
Blitzo didn't like the idea of hiding stuff from Jenny but they had no choice. They couldn't tell her that they called off the search for her. She was desperate to go home. Once they found this mysterious group, things would go back to normal.
"And most importantly we have a big event that we need to tend to! We have to make sure Jenny's show next week goes perfectly!" Charlie cheered.
Blitzo laughed nervously as he remembered the show. He probably should warn the princess about a few guests that were invited. Charlie didn't know about his deal with Stolas and she would wonder how the hell did he get invited to this random show.
"Yeah, about that. Soooo…Jen might have invited a few individuals. Well, Verosika invited herself but there might be a…Goetia prince there too…who happens to be my…employer?"
/
A week later
Everyone who lived near Mimzy's were used to the place being moderately busy. It wasn't a super popular place so it didn't bring a lot of customers. This night however, Sinners were surprised to see the place packed. Outside the building was a huge poster.
One night only!
Hell's newest star performing live!
Jenny Nightingale!
Jenny felt butterflies in her stomach. She was not expecting so many people attending this show. Whatever Mimzy did or said, it must have attracted everyone's attention. Alastor made sure that everyone from the hotel got the tables that were right by the stage. Since Mimzy went against her word of making this a public event instead of private he got to say who sat where at her club.
"Oh this is rather exciting! I've never been to a showing like this!' Pentious said.
"This is my first time seeing a modern show since I'm so used to the Kabuki performances in Yokubo District" Mei added.
Tony looked around the place with disgust.
"Who the fuck build this place? I think this place is shittier than the hotel"
"Mimzy is a cheap ass bitch. If she doesn't have to pay a lot of money, she'll hire anyone who will do things dirt cheap" Husk grumbled.
Jenny bit her lip as she looked from behind the curtain. Where did Mimzy find all of these Sinners?
"I think I'm going to throw up" she muttered.
Angel pulled her away and pushed her in her dressing room.
"No throwing up! Some of these outfits will stain if anything gets on them"
He went over to his makeup bag that he brought with to doll up Jenny.
"I did a little tweaking with the makeup that we got from Yokubo district and some of the stuff I use when I'm dancing in the clubs. This will stick to your skin without fear of it flaking off or melting off when you sweat" he said.
He pulled out a big tub of the coverup and set it on the counter.
"This should do the trick"
Jenny's eyes bugged out when she saw how big the container was.
"This is an overkill!"
"No it's not! Like I mentioned before we need to cover pretty much your entire body. Your clothes may cover most parts but when you move around you'll show skin. We can't take any risks" he said.
"Now go behind the changing curtain and undress"
"Angel!"
"Will you relax? You just need to strip down to your underwear. You act like I don't see naked people everyday"
Jenny made a face and went over behind the curtain. She threw the robe over the top of it and grumbled as she tried to cover herself up.
"This is so weird and awkward" she mumbled.
Angel rolled his eyes as he got the makeup ready.
"It's no big deal toots. You act like no one has seen you naked"
"…That's because no one has" Jenny said quietly.
The makeup jar slipped from Angel's fingers when he heard that.
"Come again?"
Jenny felt her whole body go red with embarrassment.
"You heard me" she said.
Angel Dust was floored when he heard that. Did this mean she was…
"You mean your fiancé has never-"
"Nope"
"So you're a-"
"Shut the fuck up!"
Angel held the bridge of his nose and groaned. Seemed like he had another reason to keep an eye on Jenny.
"Why must you be a walking talking target?" he groaned.
A knock at the door alerted them both. Who the fuck was that?
"Stay behind that curtain" he ordered.
He went over to the door and put on his best nasty look. He cracked open the door, ready to chew someone out but stopped when he saw it was Charlie and Vaggie.
"Oh it's just you two"
The girls were confused when they saw Angel in Jenny's dressing room.
"What are you doing here?" Vaggie asked.
"Helping toots get ready for the show. What are you doing here?" Angel replied.
"We were going to help Jenny get ready" Charlie said slowly.
It quickly dawned on the girls that if Angel was helping Jenny then that meant he knew. Angel picked up their looks and opened the door slightly.
"Get in here before someone walks by" he said.
The girls slipped in as Angel locked the door.
"It's just Charlie and Vag" he told Jenny.
Jenny poked her head from behind the curtain and looked at them.
"Hey guys"
Vaggie had her attention on Angel.
"How long have you known about her?" she asked seriously.
"Since she hit Valentino with a bat. So for a little while now" Angel shrugged.
"She did me a big solid back then so my lips are sealed. And since you girls are letting me stay at the hotel rent free I'm doing you a solid and helping her with her disguise. Lord knows she needs help since you two suck with putting makeup on someone"
Charlie and Vaggie were stunned. Ever since Angel came to the hotel he always bitched and complained about everyone that was staying there and how he thought the project was a loss. He never helped anyone out with the most basic things and yet here he was helping Jenny out with the most intense situation yet.
Maybe this hotel was helping out after all?
"We'll talk more about this later since I have a way of finding this Martha bitch you guys are looking for" Angel explained.
"Right now we need to make sure toots dazzles everyone out there"
They all turned to Jenny who still hid behind the curtain. She shrank back when she saw the looks they were giving her.
"Alright toots" Angel said with an evil grin.
"It's showtime"
/
Mimzy looked around the club in awe. She didn't expect this many people to attend when she put that poster out. Maybe this frumpy chick was big news after all?
Alastor walked past her as he made his way to the stage. He offered to play the piano so he could be up on stage in case it got to chaotic and Jenny needed help. He could tell that she was nervous when he saw her going backstage to change and he wanted her to feel at ease.
He paused when he reached Mimzy and gave his friend an even look.
"Don't pull any of your tricks tonight" he warned.
Mimzy scoffed and put her hands on her hips.
"What do you take me for?"
Alastor narrowed his eyes showing he meant it. The flapper girl rolled her eyes and held her hands up.
"Fine. Fine. I'll behave. But you owe me"
Alastor shook his head and just went over to the piano . Mimzy was his friend but even she could be too much for him sometimes.
Blitzo scanned the crowds trying to keep an eye on any shady individuals. He didn't want Jenny's big night to be ruined because of a couple of assholes.
"Ohh, Jenny's going to stun everyone when she starts singing and dancing" Millie gushed.
Moxxie fiddled with his camera trying to make sure it worked.
"Hopefully I have enough memory on the card for tonight" he mumbled.
Charlie, Vaggie and Angel hurried over to their group and sat in their seats.
"Toot's is ready to go. She's going to make jaws drop when they see her" Angel said.
Blitzo looked at Charlie with worry.
"How is she?" he asked.
Charlie smiled a little at Blitzo worrying about her.
"She's nervous but she'll be fine"
Blitzo sighed.
"I just hope this doesn't get out of hand"
"Oh Blitzy!"
Blitzo slammed his head on the table when he heard Stolas. A few patrons whispered amongst themselves when they saw a Goetia prince walk over and sat at one of the tables up near the front. Stolas had a big bouquet of flowers in his arms.
"I thought Jen would like getting flowers tonight. Seeing as this is her big night"
Charlie smiled.
"That's so sweet! I'm sure she'll be touched you did that for her"
Blitzo rolled his eyes and grumbled. Why was Stolas showing off and trying to impress Jenny?
"So this is where all the losers gather?"
Everyone turned to see Verosika standing near their table with her group. Now everyone was really talking amongst themselves. First a Goetia prince and now one of Hell's famous pop stars was here? Just who was this Jenny Nightingale?
Versokia didn't want to admit she was impressed that so many people appeared for this because that would mean this Jenny chick was actually good. She would be the judge of that. If anyone knew what real talent was, it was her.
"I hope I'm able to get front row seats to this shit show. I'm in need of a good laugh after being arrested for that incident during spring break"
Blitzo jumped up from his seat and got in Verosika's face.
"If you pull one of your shitty stunts tonight I swear I'll-"
He was interrupted when a huge Hellhound got in between them and glared at Blitzo.
"You'll do what?"
Blitzo gulped when the hound cracked his knuckles.
"Oh, I never introduced to you my Hellhound, Vortex. He acts as my bodyguard. And since I'm attending this shithole I needed all the protection I got" Verosika cooed.
Loona had a huge blush on her face when she saw Vortex. He was handsome!
Verosika flipped her hair over her shoulder and gestured for her group to follow her.
"Hope your loser friend is as good as everyone claim she is. It'd be so embarrassing if she sucked when all these people showed up for her"
Blitzo went to go after her but Husk stopped him.
"Don't cause a scene for the kid" he warned.
The imp's glare went away when he heard that. He couldn't ruin this for Jenny. He slumped back in his seat and waited for the show to start.
Mimzy appeared on the stage when it was time to start the show.
"Hello, hello! Welcome one and all to Mimzy's! I must say the last time I saw this place packed was when Prohibition went into place!" she joked.
When no one laughed, she coughed and adjusted her boa.
"Now I know everyone is a little alarmed because of the new Extermination Day thanks to our dear princess"
Charlie slumped in her seat when she felt everyone's stares.
"But fear not! Little old Mimzy knows just what you need to take your mind off of your troubles. We have a special guest tonight folks! She's Hell's newest little star! What can I say about her?"
Mimzy frowned a little and scratched her head.
"Actually, what can I say about her? I just met the bitch" she muttered.
Lue appeared on stage and gently pushed her out of the way.
"Move aside little missy. I'll take it from here" he said.
He looked at the crowd and gave them all a dazzling smile.
"Sinners and Hellborns. Imps and Royalty. Ladies and Gentlemen. I'm proud to present a very beautiful young lady. She's so beautiful. So talented. So charming. So…"
He made a bunch of catcalling whistles causing a few of the patrons to chuckle.
"Why just yesterday I told her 'I want you for my wife' and she said to me: 'your wife? What does she want with me?'"
A bunch more people laughed at the joke.
"Now may I present to you the incredible, sensational Jenny Nightingale!"
With that, the curtains opened up as Jenny appeared. She wore a black vest, matching shorts, thigh high stockings, boots and a bowler hat. As the music started playing, she sauntered across the stage, over to the chair that appeared in the middle. Grabbing the chair, she turned around to face the crowd. Her emerald green eyes peeked over the brim of her hat as she gave them all a seductive look. As soon as she opened mouth, everyone was entranced by her voice.
You have to understand the way I am,
Mein Herr
A tiger is a tiger, not a lamb,
Mein Herr
You'll never turn the vinegar to jam,
Mein Herr
She sat in the seat and propped her leg across the head of the chair, letting it twirl as she sang.
So I do
What I do
When I'm through,
Then I'm through
And I'm through
Toodle-oo
She got up and started doing her dance number with the chair.
Bye-Bye
Mien Lieber Herr
Farwell
Mein Lieber Herr
It was a fine affair
But now it's over
And though I used to care
I need the open air
You're better off without me,
Mein Herr
Don't dab your eye,
Mein Herr
Or wonder why,
Mein Herr
I've always said that I was a rover
You mustn't knit your brow
You should have known by now
You'd have every cause to doubt me,
Mein Herr
Everyone in the audience leaned in their seats as they watched Jenny did her little number with ease. How she danced using the chair as a prop without it falling, how she mesmerized them with her song.
Alastor had a smug look on his face when he saw Mimzy scowl behind the stage. That'll teach her to mock Jenny's talents.
He picked up the tempo of the piano as Jenny continued to sing.
The continent of Europe is so wide,
Mein Herr
Not only up and down
But side to side,
Mein Herr
I couldn't ever cross it if I tried,
Mein Herr
She smirked and beckoned the audience closer as if she had a secret. Everyone leaned further in their seats as a response.
But I do what I can
Inch by inch
Everyone got closer.
Step by step
Even more closer.
Mile by mile
She threw her head back dramatically and covered her eyes.
Man by man
She pulled her hand away and smirked again.
Bye
Bye
Mein Lieber Herr
Farewell, Mein Lieber Herr
It was a fine affair,
But now it's over
And though I used to care
I need the open air
You're better off without me
Mein Herr
She shocked everyone when she stood on top of the chair and threw one of her legs over her head. She continued her dance number not bothered that she was balancing herself on heeled boots.
Don't dab your eye,
Mein Herr
Or wonder why,
Mein Herr
I've always said that I was a rover
You mustn't knit your brow
You should have known by now
You'd every cause to doubt me,
Mein Herr
She quickly jumped off the seat and sauntered near the edge of the stage. She took off her hat and threw it in the crowd where a few Sinners fought over it as they tried to wrestle it from the other's hands. Not carrying about the fight, she went back to finishing her number.
Bye-bye
Mein Lieber Herr
Auf Wiedersehen
Mein Herr
Es war sehr gut,
Mein Herr
Und vorbei
Du kennst mich wohl,
Mein Herr
Ach, lebe wohl,
Mein Herr
Du sollst mich nie mehr sehen,
Mein Herr
Bye-bye,
Mein Lieber Herr
(Auf widersehen, es war sehr guy)
Un vorbei
Du kennst mich wohl,
Mein Herr
(Ach, lebe wohl, du sollst mich nie)
And Bye-Bye
She quickly went back to the chair and jumped on it.
Bye-bye,
Mein Lieber Herr
Farwell,
Mein Lieber Herr
It was a fine affair but now it's over
And though I used to care
I need the open air
You're better off without me
You'll get on with out me
She danced some more and finished the last part of the song with a high note.
Mein
Herr
With that, she did a dead drop on the chair and let her body stay slumped as the music finished. Everything was silent for a few seconds after the song finished. Then like a hurricane the whole club erupted with cheers, applauses and standing ovations.
The hotel gang were up on their feet, cheering the most. They were so proud of her and excited she charmed everyone with her talent.
"That's my bitch!" Angel cheered.
"That audition is going to be begging for her to join"
Verosika rolled her eyes but clapped.
Jenny couldn't believe the response she got from her song. They really enjoyed it.
Alastor went over to her and offered his hand to help her out. He had the biggest, proudest smile on his face.
"Just a silly dream, huh?"
Jenny smiled. Maybe her childhood dream wasn't silly after all?
She accepted Alastor's hand as he helped her up. When that happened, her silver wig came undone and fell, letting her natural dark red hair tumble. Alastor's eyes went huge when he saw her hair and froze. Charlie, Vaggie and Angel gasped in horror.
"I didn't put enough pins in her wig" Angel realized shakily.
The crowd started to mumble amongst themselves at the sudden scene. Was this part of the act?
"Shiiiitttt!" Blitzo whispered.
"Oh dear" Stolas said.
Jenny was frozen. Her wig came undone…in front of a crowd of Sinners…with Alastor standing right in front of her. She had to think fast before this went from bad to worse. She was supposed to put on a show tonight so a show she was going to give.
Looking around the crowd, she gave them a puzzled look.
"What? You've never seen a redhead before?" she asked.
She let go of Alastor's hand and put her hands on her hips as she looked at everyone.
"I know Al's hairdo is an eyesore for some but there's no need to make such a scene. It grows on you after a while"
Alastor narrowed his eyes at the backhanded insult.
"I don't think they're talking about my hair, Jennifer dear" he said.
"Right, right. They're interested in the better looking redhead" Jenny joked.
The crowd chuckled at that. Seemed they got over their shock at the sudden transformation. Jenny went along with that and decided to do a little comedy skit.
"I know what you're all thinking: 'a pale faced soulless ginger winding up in Hell? What are the odds of that?'. You'd think there would be a bunch of redheads down here but we're such a freaky group that when Lucifer saw his first ginger sinner even he was like 'nah I'm good'"
The crowd started to laugh a bit more. Even Charlie chuckled at the joke about her dad cause it was slightly true. Jenny smirked. Seems like she was able to save the show so it could continue. Blitzo laughed and nervously looked around, wondering if he had enough bullets to shoot everyone in case things got out of hand.
"I could go on about redheads but I'm sure you didn't come here for corny jokes. Since you liked this little surprise I'm sure you'll enjoy the rest of the surprises I have in store, right?"
The crowd cheered at the prospect of seeing more.
"Alright, you guys relax and enjoy a couple of drinks. I'll be back in a jiffy"
She hurried off the stage and made it back towards her dressing room. She let out a shaky breath when she was finally alone. That was so close. Good thing she knew a few corny jokes about her hair otherwise the night would have been ruined. Angel hurried over to her with a horrified look on his face.
"I swear I thought I put enough pins in" he insisted.
"Let's just be glad it was my wig that came off and nothing else" Jenny said.
They hurried into her dressing room as Angel helped her get in her next costume.
"No point in putting on a wig now since they've seen your real hair. I say just go with it for the rest of the night" Angel said.
With her next outfit on, she hurried off to get back on the stage. She made a face when she saw Alastor waiting on the other side.
"Forget something?" he asked.
He held up Jenny's silver wig. Jenny bit her lip. She might have fooled the crowd but she didn't know how she was going to fool Alastor. The radio demon looked at her for a long moment then sighed and handed her the wig.
"You don't need to explain. Just make sure you don't have any other wardrobe malfunctions for the rest of the night"
Jenny sighed with relief. For once Alastor wasn't being an ass!
She hurried past him and made it towards the stage to start her next skit. Alastor 'tsked' under his breath as he followed after her.
"Better looking redhead my ass" he muttered.
/
"How's everyone doing tonight?" Jenny asked.
The crowd cheered and clapped as Jenny was about to start her next skit.
"You know, that whole wig reveal just a little while ago reminded me of something. I used to have this uncle of mine"
Millie squealed and jumped in her seat when she realized what Jenny was about to sing.
"My favorite!"
Jenny motioned for Alastor to start playing. A bubbly whimsical song played as she started her song.
Uncle Goodenberg was a bookworm
And he lived on Charring Cross
The memory of his volumes brings a smile
He would read me lots of stories
When he wasn't on the sauce
Now I'd like to share the wisdom
Of my favorite bibliophile
He said a
Her outfit suddenly changed into a dapper suit and a cane appeared in her hands. Her voice went on to take a Cockneys accent.
Cover is not the book
So open it up and take a look
'Cause under the covers one discovers
That the king maybe a crook
Chapter titles are like signs
And if you read between the lines
You'll find your first impression was mistook
For a cover is nice
But a cover is not the book
"Could you give us an example, Songbird?" Lue asked.
"Certainly!" Jenny said.
Nelly Rebitta was made of wood
But what could not be seen was though
A trunk up top was barren
While her roots were lush and green
So in Spring when Mr. Hickery saw her
Blossoms blooming there
He took fruit despite her bark
And now there's seedlings everywhere
Lue all of a sudden appeared next to Jenny wearing a similar outfit as her and joined in the song. The hotel gang was shocked when they heard him sing as well.
Which proves that
A cover is not the book
So open it up and take a look
'Cause under the cover one discovers
That the king maybe a crook
Chapter titles are like signs
And if you read between the lines
You'll find your first impression was mistook
For a cover is nice
But a cover is not the book
"Should we do the one about the wealthy widow?" Lue asked.
"Ohhh by all means" Jenny said.
"Always loved that one"
"Well, go on then"
Lady Highest of Macaw
Brought all her treasures to a reef
Where she only wore a smile
Plus two feathers, and a leaf
So no one tried to rob her
'Cause she barely wore a stitch
For when you're in your birthday suit
There ain't much there to show your rich
Oh, a cover is not the book
So open it up and take a look
'Cause under the cover one discovers
That the king maybe a crook
Tarulalee, tarurala, tarulalee, tara-ta-ta
You'll find your first impression was mistook
(ya-da-da-da)
For a cover is nice
But a cover is not the book
Mille couldn't contain herself and jumped up from her seat.
"Do the dirty rascal!" she cried.
Jenny gave her friend an amused smirk.
"That's a bit long"
"Well the quicker you're into it, the quicker you're out of it, Songbird" Lue said.
Jenny shrugged and tapped her cane to have Alastor pick up the tempo of the song. She twirled her cane in her hand and adjusted her jacket for show.
She cleared her throat and started to pick up the pace in her singing.
Once upon a time
In a nursery rhyme
There was a castle with a king
Hinding in a wing
'Cause he never went to school to learn a single thing
He had scepters and swords
And a parliament of lords
But on the inside he was sad
Egad!
Because he never had a wisdom for numbers
A wisdom for words
Though his crown was quite immense
His brain was smaller than a bird's
So the queen of the nation
Made a royal proclamation
"To the Missus and the Messers
The more or lesser
Bring me all the land's professors"
Then she went to the hair dressers
And then they came from the east
And they came from the south
From each college they poured knowledge
From their brains into his mouth
But the king couldn't learn
So each professor met their fate
For the queen had their heads removed
And placed upon the gate
And on that date
I state their wives all got a note
Their mate was not the late great
But then suddenly one day
A stranger started to sing
He said 'I'm the dirty rascal
And I'm here to teach the king"
And the queen clutched her jewels
For she hated royal fools
But this fool had some rules
They really ought to teach in schools
Like you'll be a happy king
If you enjoy the things you got
You should never try to be
The kind of person that you're not
So they sang and they laughed
For the king had found a friend
And they ran onto a rainbow for
The story's perfect end
So the moral is you shouldn't let
The outside be the guide
For its not so cut a dry
Well unless it's Dr. Jekyll
Then you better hide
Petrified
No, the truth can't be denied
As I now have testified
All that really counts and matters
Is the special stuff inside
Everyone clapped and cheered. They had never heard a song be sung as a rap but still sound classical at the same time.
Jenny gestured for Lue to help her finish the last part of the song together.
Oh, a cover is not the book
So open it up and take a look
Cause under the covers one discovers
That the king maybe a crook
So please listen to what we've said
And open up a book tonight in bed
So one more time before we get the hook
(sing it out strong)
A cover is nice
Please take our advice
A cover is nice
Or you'll pay the price
A cover is nice
But a cover is not the book~~~~~~
The club erupted with cheers as they were delighted by the charming little number. Stolas clapped and did his little hooting laugh to show how much he enjoyed it.
"Didn't know the kid could sing fast like that" Husk said.
"When you've listen to Hamilton as much as she has you tend to pick up that singing style" Blitzo said.
Jenny bowed to Lue showing her thanks for helping her with the song.
"That was a lot of fun, Songbird. We'll need to do that again"
"I might know a few songs we can perform together" Jenny teased.
Alastor came up to them wearing his usual grin.
"That was pretty impressive, my dear. While I'm not one for modern style music, I will say that song was enjoyable to listen to. You really are full of surprises"
That was as much of a compliment that Jenny was going to get from Alastor when it came to modern things.
"Thanks Al"
Mimzy came over squealing with delight.
"Oh, Alastor! You won't believe how much money I've been making all night! I suppose you're right every now and then. Wait until we do this again next week!"
Alastor narrowed his eyes at his friend.
"This was a one night only event. Jennifer will be auditioning for the upcoming play going on in town and she'll be too busy to be doing these little gigs for you"
Mimzy rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, yeah you've told me that. But in the very likely chance that she doesn't get a part in this play-which is like an 80/20 chance, I'm willing to house her and let her be a star here. She obtains her dream and I get paid big bucks and everyone is happy"
"How is everyone happy in that scenario, girl?" Lue asked.
Jenny gave Mimzy a forced smile. She wanted to say something very snarky but since she was Alastor's friend she bit her tongue.
"While I appreciate the offer I'm going to pass. You were expecting a frumpy nobody when we first met. Seeing as how I'm not that, you're gonna have to find yourself another frumpy nobody that wants to sing in this hole in the wall bar"
She turned to Lue.
"Let's get ready for our last song for the night. I know the perfect one to end this evening with a bang"
"I'm all ears, Songbird"
He ushered Jenny away so she could get ready for her last performance for the night.
Mimzy rolled her eyes.
"Her soul better be worth it, Al. I thought Nifty was annoying but this bitch takes the cake"
Alastor narrowed his eyes at her. He didn't appreciate her calling Jenny a bitch.
"Don't call her that"
/
For this next bit, Lue was going to perform with Jenny as he played music on one of his many instruments.
"Sadly we've come to the end of this surprising night. All good things must come to an end at some point and tonight is no exception"
Some of the crowd whined when they realized this was going to be the last song for the night.
"But fear not, my troubled souls. Don't be sad that it ended, be glad that it happened. Enjoy as our little songbird serenades us with the sweet songs of Paris"
The lights dimmed on the stage where only one light was shinning on Jenny. Alastor summoned his microphone to be in front of her as she sang. As Lue started to play she began singing her grandma's favorite song.
Le ciel bleu sur nous peut s'effondrer
Et la terre peut bien s'ecrouler
Peu n'importe sit u m'aimes
Je me fous du monde entier
Tant qu'l'amour inondera mes matins
Tant qu'mon corps fremira sous tes mains
Peu m'importe les problemes
Mon amour, puisque tu m'aimes
Mei, Pentious and Stolas were all teary eyed as they heard Jenny sing. It was hard trying to sing this song in its native language and yet she did so with ease.
Tony let out a little sniffle. Moxxie looked at the builder puzzled.
"Are you crying?"
"N-no! T-this shithole is just dusty and is messing with my allergies!"
"Shut up she's getting to the good part" Loona hissed.
J'irais jusqu'au bout du monde
Je me ferais teindre en blonde
Si tu me le demandais
J'irais decrocher la Lune
J'irais voler la fortune
Si tue me le demandis
Je renierais ma patrie
Je renierals mes amis
Si tu me le demandais
On peut bien rire de moi
Je ferais n'importe quoi
Si tu me le demandais
Si un jour, la vie t'arrache a moi
Si tu meurs, que tu sois loin de moi
Peu m'importe sit u m'aimes
Car moi je mourrais aussi
Nous aurons pour nous I'eternite
Dans le bleu de toute I'immernsite
Dans le ciel, plus de probleme
Mon amour, crois-ti qu'on s'aime?
Die reunit ceus qui s'aiment
Lue smirked as Jenny belted out the last line. Oh the irony.
When she finished singing, Jenny was awarded with another standing ovation. Mei and Pentious held onto each other as they cried over the song. Charlie had tears in her eyes as she clapped. Vaggie was cheering her on in Spanish. Angel quickly wiped his eyes so no one would see he was crying. Husk wore a proud smile on his face. Nifty just laughed and clapped, not really paying attention to how sad and beautiful the song was. The I.M.P gang were whistling and cheering her on. Blitzo couldn't help himself and just cried. Seeing his best friend starting to turn back into her real self just overwhelmed him. She was slowly stepped out of that cage David forced her in and was starting to let her wings unfold.
Stolas went up to the stage and offered the bouquet of flowers he brought with to her.
"For you, my dear. That was a lovely show you treated us with tonight"
Jenny accepted the flowers with a smile. She did something bold and gave the owl a kiss on the cheek to show her gratitude. A couple Sinners gasped at the display. Stolas blushed at the affectionate gesture. Blitzo on the other hand was fuming. Why did Stolas get a kiss from her but not him?!
Alastor came over with a bouquet of lilies and gave them to her.
"Bravo, Jennifer dear. You were marvelous tonight" he said.
"If this doesn't show that you have raw talent then I don't know what will. The theater needs to see this. Hell needs to see this"
Jenny accepted the flowers. She was surprised and touched that he went out of his way to give her flowers for her big night.
It seemed that he really did want her to succeed and make her dreams come true.
The audience seemed to have really enjoyed the show. Some had went to get flowers and came back to throw them on the stage at her while others threw money.
Jenny was just overwhelmed by the response she was given for her performances. She never thought she would perform again after her grandma died. She thought she was past her prime. Yet tonight showed that it wasn't too late to chase dreams. Sometimes dreams took time for them to blossom into something amazing.
/
Near the back of the club, a person wearing a hoodie over their head taped something on their phone and snuck outside.
A car pulled up and they got inside before it drove off.
Velvette pulled her hood down and called Vox up in annoyance.
"This had better be worth it. I had to go through three battery backups so I could record this bloody show for you" she spat.
Vox pulled up the videos Velvette sent to him on his screens. He leaned forward as he watched Jenny sing and perform from the night. A big, nasty, dangerous grin appeared on his face the more he watched. He had heard rumors about her singing but to actually hear it was something entirely different.
She had special blood, she had ties to Alastor, she could entertain…
"She. Perfect" he said.
His claws dug into his desk the more excited he got. This girl was wasting her talent being stuck with Alastor. If she was going to thrive, she needed connections in the real entertainment industry.
Velvette rolled her eyes when she saw the crazy look on Vox's face.
"Wasn't expecting her to be a redhead. She looked like Alastor's twin with how red it was"
Vox scoffed at the comment.
"And you have pink hair, so what? This just makes her stand out even more. There are so many Sinners with white and silver hair."
"So what do you think?" Velvette asked
Vox got up from his seat and adjusted his jacket.
"I think…"
He turned his back to the monitors, casting a shadow over his body.
"It's time that I introduce myself"
/
A/N: My fingers hurt from writing this behemoth of a chapter lol. Hope it was fun and entertaining. I thought these songs would be perfect for Jenny's little show and fit in with the Hazbin Universe.
Jenny was very quick and smart with her wig coming off. Hopefully Alastor doesn't suspect anything.
I got goosebumps when I wrote Vox. I'm screaming 'stay away' as I was reading his part.
Hope you all enjoyed this chapter!
Please tell me what you think!
Take care!