Chapter 17: Truce
A/N: So last time we left at a nasty cliffhanger. Alastor still has Jenny's ring, and we don't know if he'll give it back or not.
Disclaimer: I don't own Helluva Boss or Hazbin Hotel; I just own Jenny.
Enjoy!
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Jenny panicked and rushed back to him.
"Holy crap, thanks for that"
She went to grab it but Alastor suddenly held it out of her reach.
"Hey, give it back"
Alastor pretended to think on it.
"Hmmmm, no I don't think I will" he said.
Jenny growled and crossed her arms over her chest.
"What the hell is your deal?! I replaced the jacket I ruined. I apologized for ripping it. What more do you need from me?!"
"Maybe I want to keep it as payback. You did throw coffee at my face and tried to make me look like a fool with your crude comments" Alastor replied.
Jennifer felt her eye twitch. Was this guy for real?! He was acting like a child that was keeping a toy away from their sibling. How was he one of the most feared demons in Hell?!
If this was how he was going to act then two could play at that.
"I really don't have time for you. If you're going to be a brat, then keep it"
She spun on her heel and stormed off. She should have put up a fight since that was her engagement ring but getting home was more important to her than a piece of jewelry.
'Besides, I can just tell David that when I was kidnapped, they stole the ring from me. He doesn't need to know an Overlord has it' she thought.
She pulled out the map from her pocket and looked at how far she was from Blitzo's office.
'Looks like it's quite a few blocks away, but if I keep walking, I should get there before Blitz leaves for the day'
She tucked the map back into her pocket and followed the path towards Blitzo's office.
"I'm coming, Blitz"
She walked down the streets, dodging some shady looking Sinners that she passed by. Some didn't bother looking at her while others gave her a creepy look. She didn't let it show how nervous she was as she continued walking.
Someone bumped into her when she reached a corner and stumbled back a bit.
"Watch where the fuck you're going!"
Jenny jumped back in fright.
"Me? You were the one who-"
She gasped when she saw who it was. The boar demon that she met when she first came here.
"You're still here?! I thought you were from the Greed ring, how are you in the Pride ring still?!"
"Mind your own fucking business, bitch. Lucifer doesn't have eyes everywhere in this city" the boar demon barked.
He narrowed his eyes when he looked at her.
"Wait a minute, where have I heard your voice before?"
Jenny gulped and took a step back, ready to run.
The boar noticed that and his eyes widen in realization.
"You're that bitch that ran away from me last time!"
He looked her up and down finally getting a good look at her. A perverted grin spread across his face as he licked his lips.
"Now that I get a good look at you, you're not bad on the eyes"
He lunged at her and grabbed her wrist.
"I'm gonna have fun with you. I'll show you what happens when you try to run from me"
Jenny dug her feet in the ground and tried to pull her arm away.
"Get the fuck off me, you disgusting pig!" she yelled.
The boar sneered at her.
"Oh, so you gotta a mouth on you, huh? Looks like I'm gonna have to fix that"
He raised his other hand to back hand her. Just as it was about to touch her face, someone grabbed his hand.
"That's no way to treat a lady" Alastor said.
Jennifer gasped. Alastor was standing right next to her. She had thought that she had ditched him back at Cannibal Colony but it seemed that he had followed her. The boar demon trembled with fear when he realized that the Radio Demon was standing right in front of him. Alastor seemed to enjoy the sight and smiled.
"I believe she told you to let her go, so you should listen to her" he said.
"Now"
The boar quickly let her go and scrambled away from the two. In the process he tripped over his own feet and landed on his ass.
"T-this has nothing to do with you. I-I gotta teach this little cunt a lesson" he stammered.
Alastor sighed.
"Oh, children these days simply have no manners"
He slowly started walking towards the boar. Each step he took shadows would appear from the ground and hover around him.
"Seems like you need to be reminded what happens when you disrespect a lady like that"
As he got closer to the boar, he reverted to his more demonic form. Jenny shook a little when she got a better look at it. She was so glad she wasn't on the receiving end of that look.
Alastor grabbed the boar by the throat and held him up to his face.
"Smile! You're never fully dressed without one"
The boar shrieked when Alastor revealed his razor-sharp teeth. Jennier quickly covered her eyes. The sound of blood splattering and fleshing being torn apart filled her ears. Alastor laughed as he ripped the Sinner to shreds.
When it finally grew quiet, Jennifer cracked an eye open. The spot where the boar demon was once, was painted with blood and gore. Alastor wiped a bit a blood off his lips as he made a face.
"Greasy meat always leaves a bad after taste in your mouth" he muttered.
That did it for Jenny. Dropping to her knees, she threw up all over the sidewalk. The thought that she could have ended up like that boar demon made her sick to her stomach.
Alastor turned when he heard her throw up and sighed.
"Oh dear"
He cleaned the blood off of himself and went over to her.
"Come along, dear. Let's get you cleaned up"
Jennifer shrank back from him and glared.
"You keep the fuck away from me" she growled.
Alastor rolled his eyes.
"Dear, if I was going to harm you like that I would have done so a long time ago" he pointed out.
"Now let's get you cleaned up or else I really will harm you"
Jenny slowly got up and wrapped her arms around herself. Not having much of a choice, she followed Alastor in the opposite direction of where Blitzo's office was.
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Everyone stepped away when they saw Alastor walking by. Some of them were curious to see a woman slowly following behind him.
Jenny was tempted to make a run for it but she had a feeling Alastor would catch her right away. After seeing what he did with that demon, she didn't want to push her luck.
She almost bumped into him when he suddenly stopped in front of a café. Why would he want to come here? Alastor looked around for someone and waved them down. The poor waiter shook when he came up to them.
"G-good afternoon, Alastor. W-will y-you be dining with us t-today?"
"Indeed. I do hope my usual spot is open?" Alastor said cheerfully. It was obvious he enjoyed making the waiter nervous.
The waiter quickly nodded and took them over to a small table outside in the garden area. When they sat down Alastor already knew what to order.
"I'll have my usual. And a cup of chamomile tea for the young lady here"
The waiter nodded and ran away. When the two were left alone Jenny looked at Alastor warily.
"Sooooo, why did you bring me here?"
Alastor shrugged as checked his nails.
"I figured you're still in shock over what you saw. I thought sitting down somewhere would help you calm down"
"Yeah, sitting at a café isn't the best way to forget what I just saw" Jenny deadpanned.
"How could you even do that? You scared him that he let me go. You didn't have to kill him like that...now that I think about it, can you die a second time while you're down here?! How is that even-"
Alastor reached over the table and covered her mouth.
"Has anyone told you that you talk too much?" he said flatly.
Jenny glared at him and pushed his hand away.
"You didn't answer my question"
Alastor leaned back in his seat and thought of an answer.
"Maybe I was just being a gentleman, maybe I wanted to teach that scum a lesson. Why be upset over it? He was going to harm you"
"Because you just wanted to show off. You weren't trying to help me, you just wanted to remind everyone who you were. Like just now with our waiter. You were smiling like a kid on Christmas because you saw that you were making him nervous. You don't help others"
Alastor didn't say anything. He really didn't need to say anything. Jenny knew what kind of person he was. He was just a hotshot Overlord who liked to remind everyone that he was above all of them. He wasn't kind like Charlie. He did things for himself.
When he continued to stay quiet, Jenny sighed and stood up.
"Whatever. It's pointless talking about this so I'm gonna go"
Before she could leave the table, Alastor's staff shot out and blocked her path. His usual smile wasn't present. In its place was a small, close-mouthed smile.
"I don't show off because I want to, I do it to remind those little brats what they're dealing with. They try to act tough and bully those who are smaller than them because they think they're better. They're children, and I'm the adult reprimanding their poor behavior" he said.
"If I hadn't killed that pig, he was going to do far more horrible things to you, things that I know for a fact no woman wants to experience"
He used his staff to push her back in her seat. His eyes glowed as they grew narrow.
"If I don't help others as you so claim, I would have let that beast drag into the nearest alley and have his way with you. I may be a prick but I'm not a monster. Remember that the next time you want to shoot that mouth of yours off"
Jenny bit her lip. She didn't want to admit it but he was right. He did save her when he could have just stayed behind. She didn't even want to imagine what that boar demon was planning to do with her.
"Sorry" she said quietly.
The waiter came back with their drinks. Jenny quietly took her tea while Alastor picked up him cup and examined the liquid inside.
"Although...I suppose you do have a point on a few things" Alastor said.
"Perhaps I do come off as being indifferent to others. After being down here for so long I've kind have grown numb to certain emotions. Maybe that's why everyone runs when they see me"
"And I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that you rip people to shreds or eat them?" Jenny said dryly.
"That might be part of the reason" Alastor agreed.
Jenny rolled her eyes and sipped on her tea. Alastor pulled something from his pocket and placed Jenny's ring on the table.
"Here you are, dear. I suppose I owe you an apology. I should have just given it back then we wouldn't have had this little mess. I'm sorry for my childish behavior"
Jenny grabbed her ring and slipped it back on her finger. Least now she didn't have to make up a story to David now.
"I'm sorry for what I said. That was uncalled for" she admitted.
"Thank you for saving me from that creep"
She looked up at him with a nervous smile.
"So... are we good now?"
Alastor pretended to think it over.
"We're getting better" he corrected.
Jenny wouldn't argue with that. She wasn't planning on being best friends with him but least he wouldn't try to kill her. Besides she wasn't going to be here for long.
Alastor placed money on the table and stood up.
"I think we've both had enough excitement for one day. We should head back to the hotel"
Jenny panicked a little and waved her hand.
"O-oh, you go on ahead. I still have a few errands that I wanted to run before I went back" she insisted.
She had to get to Blitzo before it got late.
Alastor wore a thin smile on his face as he got close to her.
"Trust me dear, those can wait until tomorrow. There are a few Overlords that like to wander the streets around this time and believe me, you do not want to run into them. I'm a pussycat compared to some of these hooligans"
"Then I'll make sure to-"
"Just listen to me for once, will you dear?"
Jenny noticed he was acting serious. Whoever these other Overlords were, it seemed he did not want to run into them. And if he didn't want to run into them then she sure as Hell didn't. One Overlord was enough for her.
"Fine"
She got up and followed him out of the café. Blitzo would have to wait another day for her then.
The two of them walked back to the hotel in silence. After a few minutes Jenny decided to ask a question.
"Is it bad running into other Overlords? You seemed fine being around Rosie earlier"
"That's because we're part of the same group" Alastor clarified.
"Every Overlord does their own thing and rules over a section of Pentagram City, but there are some cases where a few will work together and form groups. More land, more deals, more power. Some of us get along and some of us despise each other. There's one in particular that I absolutely loathe and would love nothing more than to see him be torn limb from limb"
As he said that, they walked past a TV store where a certain television demon appeared on the screens. Vox smiled evilly while Alastor glared at him. When Vox noticed Jenny, Alastor hurried her along so she wouldn't be noticed.
"To answer your question, it can either be good or bad if you run into one of us. Just depends on the Sinner. Sometimes they come to us looking for deals to get farther here in Hell and sometimes they fear us for the exact same reason"
Jenny remembered Charlie warning her about making deals with others down here. She must have meant this.
"Well, I guess it's a good thing I don't plan on making any deals with anyone" she tried to joke.
"What about when you tried to pay off for my new jacket earlier?" Alastor pointed out.
"That was not a deal, that was a rip off! You thought my soul was worth only 300 dollars! I'll have you know my soul is worth way more than that!"
"I'll be the judge of that, dear. I was being generous before. Yours is worth about 150 at this point" Alastor laughed.
"You know what? I take back my apology from before! You're an asshole and no one wants to team up with you because you're cheap!" Jenny yelled.
Alastor laughed. He might have found this to be funny now but later down the road it would be a completely different story.
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Two Years Later at Jenny's coronation party:
"Jenny baby, you just have to work with me. Think of all the fame you'll get by being under my wing" Valentino said.
Jenny rolled her eyes at the Pimp Overlord. When was he going to learn?
"And ruin the 'Triple V' title? I could never do that to you" she said sarcastically.
Velvet wrapped an arm around her shoulder and jumped excitedly.
"Just think about how much fun we'll have! With us, we'll make you an even bigger star! I can post all of your shows on social media and Vox can broadcast them around all seven rings! We'll be unstoppable!"
Jenny pulled the girl's arm off of her and sipped on her wine.
"I've told you before I'm classy, not sleazy. You're gonna have to offer me something better than that"
Valentino laughed and gripped her face.
"That's why you're my favorite. I love it when you play hard to get"
"Careful, Val. You don't want Vox seeing you flirting with another Overlord" Alastor said.
He swatted the pimp's hand away and pulled Jenny close to him.
Valentino grinned at Jenny darkly. While others would shiver at what it entailed, she just found it childish.
"Just think about my offer, little diamond. I wanna see you shine"
"I'll think about it once you pay me back for all those favors you owe me" Jenny said dryly.
Valentino laughed then left with Velvet to find Vox. When they were gone, Jenny rolled her eyes.
"Dumbass hoe" she muttered.
Alastor laughed and handed Jenny a new glass of wine.
"How are you feeling, my dear?"
Jenny accepted the glass and took a sip.
"It's still really surreal that this is all happened. Part of me feels like I'm going to wake up and realize this was all a dream"
"It isn't. You really did this and that tiara on your head is proof of that"
Jenny gently touched the piece of jewelry that Lilith placed on her head. She really did do something amazing.
"I guess now that I'm an Overlord that means I get to have my own area of the city"
"And you can always team up with a few other Overlords to make that area bigger" Alastor reminded.
"I did promise I'd work with Rosie if I succeeded. She'd make my outfits and I'd promote her shop during my shows. And that's an ultimate win for the show business" Jenny teased.
"You'd go to Roise first over me? I'm hurt" Alastor said as he gripped his chest.
"When you first tried to make a deal with me, you thought I was only worth 300 dollars then lowered it to 150" Jenny reminded.
"You'll never let me live that down, will you?"
"Never" Jenny laughed.
The two of them laughed full heartedly as they remembered how they were in the old days. Back when they started to get to know each other.
"You know I'm always going to team up with you, Al. I wouldn't have it any other way" Jenny said sincerely.
Alastor smiled softly-something he never did with anyone else. Cupping her face, he pressed his forehead against hers.
"I'm so proud of you, my little Nightingale" he said quietly.
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A/N: Well now, that was an interesting flashforward. Wonder what their relationship is going to be like two years down the road?
So, it looks like the two of them have come to a slight understanding. They still have a ways to go but at least Alastor won't kill her now.
But now it seems like he's going to be Jenny's obstacle to reuniting with Blitzo now.
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