blue heart | obey me 💙

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The House of Lamentation was quieter than usual. Normally there would be all kinds of commotion in the halls. Since it was summer break, all the exchange students had returned home until the next semester began. Likewise, all the energy they brought with them also left with them too. Breakfast was filled with low energy sighs from Asmo who was complaining about how he had no one to do his makeup with. Leviathan only grumbled while staring at his phone.

The twins were functioning as they normally did. Lucifer quietly observed everyone from his seat between Asmodeus and Mammon. And then there was Mammon, picking at his food in silence, his cheek to his palm. "Oi, Mammon. Don't just pick at your food. That would be very wasteful." Satan scolded from across the table. "...Well, Beel can have it then." Mammon said getting up to leave. "Eh???" The brothers all looked at each other as Mammon exited the dining room. "I thought Mammon liked scrambled flame robin eggs and black honey toast... oh well." Beelzebub questioned, scratching his head.

Later that day, Belphegor conjured up an idea that was sure to get a rise out of Mammon. "It's fool proof since we do it all the time. Let's mess with him like we normally do. He's sure to blow up over it!" Asmo nodded in agreement. "Ooo! That is true." "Yeah, LOL. It's like, lowkey funny watching him get so worked up about it." Leviathan said, chuckling at the memories of Mammon getting so angry at them. They each decided to bother Mammon around the house to see if he would react to any of their comments. First up was Levi. "Mammon, you never pay anyone back when you borrow money. You're such a good for nothing scumbag!" "...Okay. I get it. I'm a scumbag..." Mammon mumbled, shuffling past him to go to the bathroom. "Huh...?" Leviathan stood there, dumbfounded.

The second brother to try something was Asmo. "Ugh, Mammon. You're so stupid, you wouldn't even know it if it hit you in the face!" "...You're probably right..." "Umm... what?" Mammon didn't respond and promptly left the house which they did not expect. "What the hell was THAT?" Belphegor asked aloud, furrowing his brow. "I've never seen him act like that before." Leviathan groaned. "What fun is it if he's not even gonna yell about it...?" "Something is really wrong... maybe we should go talk to Lucifer..." Asmo worriedly grumbled, looking towards the floor.

They all decided to grab Satan and Beel and consult Lucifer in his study. Normally he hated when they would barge in unannounced due to the alarming amount of paperwork he had to complete on a daily basis, but today would have to be an exception. "Lucifer!" Asmo yelled out worriedly, barging in first. Lucifer's eyes widened at the sudden intrusion of five of his younger brothers storming in. "What are all of you doing here...?" He asked with a glare. "Can't you see I'm in the middle of working?"

Satan leaned against the door frame, sighing while crossing his arms. "We understand that, but this is way more important." "Yeah. Mammon's been acting weird lately! Don't tell me you haven't noticed..." Leviathan interjected. "It's making us worry. He hasn't been finishing his food which is just weird. Normally he'd yell at me for wanting his food but now he just gives it to me..." Beelzebub said sadly, tapping his forefingers together. Belphegor sleepily rubbed his eye and scoffed. "And I don't think he's been getting much sleep either. I can tell just by looking at his eyes and it's making me uneasy."

"Lucifer, aren't you worried?" Asmo asked, looking over at him. "Of course, I am. You all know by now that I am aware of a lot of things that happen in this house, such as your little charade earlier of trying to get a rise out of Mammon. I noticed it failed horribly. And I've noticed him not eating or getting enough sleep, but I don't think he wants to confide in us." Lucifer stated, setting his pen down on the desk.

"If you haven't noticed, he's been avoidant. I AM worried, I'm just not sure how to approach him yet. Outrightly asking him would get me nowhere and I'm aware of that." Lucifer does a quick eye sweep of the room, taking all their worried expressions in. "I'm sure it will be fine, but I'll check on him later when he returns. I promise."