Chapter 22: New Tenants
A/N: Hey everyone! Hope you all are having a great day! Since we're getting closer to when Hazbin Hotel will be released (sometime this summer) I thought why not celebrate by adding a few people to the hotel.
Disclaimer: I don't own Hazbin Hotel or Helluva Boss, I just own my characters.
Enjoy!
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It was hard having three people sleep on a full-size bed but somehow Jenny, Blitzo and Loona made it work.
After the Imp and human finished crying over their reunion, Blitzo noticed how tired Jenny was. He couldn't blame her; she had a rough 24 hours thanks to Extermination Day and she had to deal with a stab wound. He was surprised that she lasted as long as she did. Deciding it was time for her to go to bed the three of them piled up on the bed. Blitzo sat up with his back against the headboard while Jenny slept soundly on his chest and Loona was curled up next to them. They looked like an odd yet happy family.
While the girls were fast asleep, Blitzo was wide awake. He kept an eye on the door just in case anyone tried to sneak in while they were sleeping. He didn't know what to make of the residents of this hotel, but he was not going to let anyone get close to Jenny-especially Alastor. After that little scene down in the lobby, Blitz knew he had to get Jenny home fast. She might have fooled everyone thinking she was dead, but she couldn't keep this act up for long. Soon enough they were going to notice things. He had a feeling Alastor might have caught on that something was up since he wouldn't let Jenny leave the hotel.
Subconsciously he pulled Jenny closer to him and kept a firm hold on her. He wasn't going to let anyone touch a hair on her head. Overlord or not, he would do everything in his power to get her home where she would be safe and sound.
'Just gotta get the book from home and while everyone is busy tomorrow, I'll sneak her away and get her out of here' he thought.
Someone softly knocked on the door. Narrowing his eyes, Blitzo wondered who would be bothering Jenny this late at night. Very carefully, he slid off the bed without waking Jenny up. The human stirred a bit but fell back asleep when he rubbed her back. Loona turned over in her sleep, so she was facing Jenny. The hellhound was awake and ready to attack whoever was on the other end of the door. Pulling the gun from his pocket, Blitzo crept to the door as it was knocked once again.
Cracking the door open, he saw it was none other than Charlie. Sighing, Blitzo quickly put his gun away and slipped out of the room, closing the door behind him. Now in the hallway, he wondered what the princess of Hell was doing here.
"If you need to talk to Jen, she's out like a light. She took some pain meds for her injury, and they made her drowsy" he explained.
"Oh, no it's you I actually wanted to talk to" Charlie said.
Blitzo raised an eyebrow at that.
"Me?"
Charlie nodded.
"I just wanted to apologize for earlier. I know you want to get her home right away but for everyone's sake please wait a couple of days" she pleaded.
"After that stunt she pulled with the Exterminators, her face is everywhere. If you try to take her home while everyone is looking at her, someone is going to see you guys and they'll figure out what's going on. And I'm sure you don't want to know if anyone finds out a living human was here in Hell."
Blitzo felt a shiver run up his spine. Oh, he knew alright what would happen. They would kill her, steal her soul, rip her to shreds, pretty much anything horrific that could be done to a human body, they would do it.
"So, you want me to just keep her locked up here until everyone forgets about her?" He asked.
"I don't mean it to sound like she's a prisoner but yes" Charlie said.
"She's already caught the attention of the Radio Demon; chances are the other Overlords have noticed her now too"
Blitzo felt bile rise up in his throat. He thought Alastor was bad, but he was nothing compared to the other Overlords. Some of them had been in power since the beginning of time and were downright nasty.
Charlie touched his shoulder gently.
"I'll help you as much as I can to get her home but please trust me on this" she said.
"She's under my protection and as heir to the throne, you can't get safer than that"
Blitzo knew he didn't have a choice. Until things calmed down, he had to let Jenny stay here.
"If you break your promise…if anything else happens to her, I'll make sure this hotel never opens" he warned.
Charlie gave a weak smile. She should have been offended by his threat but she knew he was just worried about Jenny's safety.
"I give you my royal vow that I'll protect her until she gets home" she promised.
Blitzo nodded. With nothing else to say, he turned around to head back into the room. Before he did, he looked at the princess out of the corner of his eye.
"Thank you for keeping her safe these last two months" he said quietly.
"You have no idea how much she means to me"
Charlie smiled a little.
"I think I have an idea. She's lucky to have you in her life"
Blitzo looked back at the door. He gripped the handle as he thought of something.
"It's the opposite…I'm the lucky one"
With that, he slipped back into the room and went over to the bed. Just like before, he carefully moved Jenny so she wouldn't wake up and had her sleeping in his lap. She looked so innocent and at peace-this must have been the most relaxed she had been since she got here.
He ran a claw through her hair. He was going to make sure she felt safe until she got home. Now that they were reunited, he wasn't going to let her out of his sight.
"I'm going to get you home…I promise" he whispered.
He closed his eyes and held Jenny as he fell asleep. No matter what happened he would be there for her.
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Alastor went all out with breakfast the following morning. He made a great show of it by commenting on what he made and how his mother used to make it when he was alive. Everyone was impressed by the spread but they wondered if the radio demon was doing this to show off to their guests.
Jenny was slightly alarmed by the mountain of food that was piled on her plate.
"You need to build up your strength after sustaining that injury, dear" Alastor said.
Jenny gave him a weak smile. Some of the food he gave her was questionable. Like why was the meat still twitching?
When he walked away, Husker quickly grabbed said mystery meat from her plate and put it on one of the platters in the middle.
"That didn't come from an animal" was all he said.
Jenny made a face. Great, now Alastor was trying to turn her into a cannibal.
Blitzo sat next to her at the table and handed her a glass of iced coffee.
"Here, Jen! I made your favorite! Carmel iced coffee with three sugars, double milk and a hint of hazelnut syrup"
Jenny's face lit up when she saw her favorite drink. Alastor didn't want modern gadgets in the kitchen since that was his domain in the hotel but after everyone threatened to form a mutiny on him, he finally caved in and got a coffee maker. While there were coffee shops here it wasn't the same as freshly brewed coffee from home.
"Thanks, B! You know I can't start my day without my coffee"
She grabbed a bunch of food that was on her plate and put it on his.
"Here, you can have some of my food. My eyes are bigger than my stomach"
"Well make sure you eat some of this since it's got a lot of iron in it" Blitzo said as he put different items on her plate.
Everyone watched in fascination as the two of them bounced off of each other with ease. It was obvious they knew each other well. It was very surprising seeing an Imp and 'Sinner' get along so well.
Nifty looked at them some more and asked the most random question.
"Are you guys a couple?"
That resulted in Jenny spitting out her coffee while Blitzo choked on his food. The two of them looked flustered at such a bold question.
"N-no, we're just friends" Jenny said.
"Best friends" Blitzo added.
"I mean I have a fiancé and he's seeing someone"
"It's more of a business fuck really, I wouldn't say I'm seeing someone"
"I mean we're seeing other people but that hasn't changed anything"
"We're always doing stuff together"
"We're like each other's person"
Everyone stared at them dumbfounded.
"….that pretty much sounds like a couple" Vaggie said.
Jenny and Blitzo blushed. True, their bond might have looked odd but somehow it worked for them. It was rare to have a friendship that lasted as long as theirs.
Alastor looked at them with a thin grin. Something about their little bond made him curious.
"How is it that you two have been lifelong friends if she just entered Hell a few months ago?" he asked.
If Jenny hadn't been wearing her makeup, they would have seen her face go pale. She completely forgot about that! She was so relieved to be reunited with Blitzo that she forgot to come up with a fake story!
Blitzo sensed her freaking out and secretly wrapped his tail around her waist to calm her down. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Loona gripping her knife hard, ready to use it as a weapon if need be.
Charlie panicked too and quickly tried to change the subject.
"H-hey, Al! Breakfast was amazing today! You have to tell me what you used to make some of these dishes! I think they'll be perfect for the hotel when we open" she laughed nervously.
Alastor never took his eyes off Jenny as he spoke.
"I'll tell you later. Right now I'm hoping Miss. Firecracker will answer my question"
"She doesn't have to answer you if she doesn't want to" Loona snapped.
"Why so hostile? It's just a simple question"
Blitzo glared at him.
"Listen, Bambi! She-"
Jenny put her hand over his to stop him.
"It's alright, Blitz. He just surprised me that he wanted to learn more about me" she said.
She gave it a squeeze signaling him to stand down. Blitzo sighed and leaned back in his seat. Under the table, he used his tail to pull the gun he had stashed in his jacket.
Jenny looked back at Alastor with a hard mask. She knew what he was trying to do and she wasn't going to let him win. They might have gotten along now but he still tried to get the upper hand of her when could.
"To answer your question, I met-"
"Yo, toots! Someone is here to see you" Angel said as he entered the kitchen.
That for sure caught the human off guard.
"Me?"
Angel nodded.
"Yeah, a couple people actually. One of them is that weird hobo guy we ran into on Extermination Day and the other is some lamb bitch"
That completely baffled Jenny. Curious to see who it was, she got up from the table to head to the lobby. Blitzo and Charlie followed after, wondering who these strangers were.
Angel looked around the table to see everyone had eaten without him.
"What the fuck?! You guys didn't leave me anything?!"
Alastor was silently fuming at the spider demon. Why did he always have to ruin his fun?
Putting on a big, creepy smile, he picked up a sharp knife from the table.
"You still have that pig of yours, I can make seconds with it"
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Standing in the lobby of the hotel was Lue and the lamb Sinner Jenny saved from the exterminators.
"Hey, Songbird! You made it" Lue said.
Jenny was relived to see that Lue survived as well. She was worried he didn't make it when he fought with that one angel that cornered them. Seemed like she worried for nothing.
"I'm glad to see you're alright, Lue" she smiled.
"Gonna take more than a few pesky angels to get rid of me, baby" Lue laughed.
Blitzo growled and glared at him.
"Don't call her baby" he hissed.
Charlie approached the newcomers with a serious look.
"What can we do for you?"
Lue smirked at Charlie. Taking off his ratty hat, he bowed to her.
"It's an honor to mee you, princess. Please pardon this intrusion"
He gestured to the lamb demon next to him.
"This little missy was looking for songbird since she saved her. And since I was looking for her too I offered to bring her here" he explained.
Jenny looked at the lamb demon to see her look nervous. When she locked eyes with the human, her face lit up a bit.
"Hello, there" Jenny said.
The lamp demon had tears in her eyes as she dove into her, pulling her into a hug.
"T-thank you! You s-saved my life!" she sobbed.
Jenny tried not to flinch when her stab wound got touched. Putting on a forced smile, she pat the girl's head.
"It's not problem. We girls got to stick together, right?"
The lamb demon stepped back and sniffled.
"Y-you were so amazing when you went up against those angels" she said.
"I swear I'll repay you back for your bravery. I'll be your servant from this day forward"
Jenny rubbed her neck as she laughed nervously.
"That won't be necessary. Besides, I don't know if what I did was amazing"
"You managed to survive Lute, songbird. No one gets away when Adam's second in command is around" Lue said.
"So I've been told" Jenny said.
Lue looked around the hotel and whistled.
"So this is the hotel you're working at" he surmised.
"For a place this big, it sure is pretty quiet"
Charlie knew what he was trying to say and frowned.
"We're not open to the public yet but we will soon" she said.
"We have one tenant so far and once we open this place will be full"
Lue walked around the lobby and just looked at the decorations.
"You really think your little idea is going to work? You even think it's going to be allowed to let a Sinner enter Heaven?"
Charlie crossed her arms as she gave Lue a hard stare.
"My father might not agree to this idea but he hasn't stopped it. Just because he thinks the project is pointless doesn't mean that it is" she said.
Lue gave her a weak smile.
"I wasn't talking about your daddy, girlie. I'm talking about our guests we had the other day"
He slowly walked over to her giving her a serious stare.
"Your dad might have not done anything but did you ever think that heaven would allow this to happen as well? Say you did rehabilitate a Sinner and they could go up to heaven, you don't know if the angels will even allow them to enter. Chances are they won't and then your project will have been all for nothing and you ruined that Sinner's hope of leaving this place"
Jenny didn't want to admit it but Lue had a point. She had heard Charlie talking about how she wasn't going to let anyone here change her mind about the hotel but it never dawned on her that heaven had to be ok with this plan as well. And judging by how they acted during Extermination Day there was a high chance that they were not going to let former Sinners in.
If that happened then all of Charlie's hard work would be wasted.
"You think I didn't know that?" Charlie asked.
"Of course there's a chance that heaven won't cooperate with my goal. They could very well send those who stay at this hotel right back. But I won't know if I don't at least try. If I don't try this project, you'll have to endure another year of hiding from the Exterminators. And chances are you might not survive next time. I need to protect the citizens of the Pride ring somehow and this is what I'm going to do"
Lue smirked as if he was expecting that answer.
"You got guts, princess. Alright then…I'll help you out with this project and stay at the hotel"
That surprised everyone.
"Come again?" Jenny asked.
Lue shrugged as he leaned against the check in desk.
"I said I'll be a tenant at this hotel" he said.
"I had no home to begin with so it's better than staying on the streets. And if I managed to enter heaven and they kick me out, I won't have a problem being back here. So what do you say princess?"
The lamb demon stepped forward.
"I-I'd like to stay here too" she said.
"If it's possible to enter heaven, I want to go. There's someone I want to meet and I can only meet them there"
Charlie was stunned. She was hoping Sinners would want to come to her hotel but part of her thought that no one would. To have not one but two individuals willingly stay here was a dream come true.
"O-of course you can stay!" she said.
"Not all of the rooms are ready but we have a couple near the staff quarters for the time being. You sure you want to do this?"
"Hey, it's free housing and food. Who would pass that up? Plus I'll get to perform with songbird again" Lue teased.
Blitzo hissed like a snake and wrapped his arms around Jenny possessively. Everything in his body language screamed 'mine!'.
"She ain't singing with you! She only performs on stages-not the dirty kind I mean an actual stage!"
Jenny shoved him off of her with a glare.
"Get off of me, you idiot" she grumbled.
She then turned to Lue.
"You sure you want to stay here?"
"It's worth a shot, songbird. You were ready to rip me a new one when I mocked it so I wanna see if what you say is true."
"Well, if you're fine with staying under the same roof as a radio demon and a porn star then welcome aboard."
She turned to the lamb demon who seemed to gravitate towards her.
"And thank you for helping us out miss…."
"Mei, my name is Mei" the lamb said.
"Well, it's nice to formally meet you, Mei. Welcome to the Happy Hotel"
Mei blinked in confusion.
"Happy Hotel? When I came here it said Hazbin Hotel outside"
Jenny's eye twitched. She thought for sure Alastor changed the sign outside.
"AL!" she screamed.
She stormed back into the kitchen with Blitzo hot on her trail.
Charlie could care less that the sign wasn't changed. She had tenants now! Thanks to Jenny the hotel was starting to thrive! Sure, it was only two tenants right now but it was sure to grow!
And that number would grow very soon.
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A/N: Am I hinting that someone else will be coming to the hotel soon? Who could it be?
So, Lue has joined the hotel. Wonder why he wanted to all of a sudden when he was talking bad about it before.
Hope you guys liked this chapter!
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