Into The Devildom

"What makes you think I'm not" *winks*

Jess's POV:

I just got back to Purgatory, dragging my feet. Ugh, between classes and planning this party I am plum tuckered. I throw my bag in my room, change into some comfy jeans and a loose t-shirt and wander down to the kitchen for a snack.

That is where she finds me. Her grey eyes shine up at me as she asks if I can help her clean at the House Of Lamentation. Who could say no to that face?!

And that is how I ended up scrubbing the kitchen floor at the House of Lamentation. Damnit, why girls be so cute?!

I try to focus on the task at hand but my mind is every which way. Thinking about the party and everything that still needs sorting, thinking about Beel, thinking about Belphie, thinking about Nixie and Kohdor and how they are cool but a little off, thinking about Belphie, thinking about my friends, thinking about Beel, thinking about Elger, thinking about Elger and Beel... well you get the picture.

"HELLO! WELCOME TO AKUDONALDS! CAN I TAKE YOUR ORDERS, PLEASE?!?!"

I nearly jump out of my skin and place my hand on my heart trying to stop it from beating out my chest. "Nixie, holy mother of sugar tits?!" I glance at Nixie and see Beel. Panic rises up from my gut. "Beel?!"

"Can I take your orders please??" Nixie asks him. What is she on about?!

"We're not even in AkuDonalds, Nixie." He glares at her.

"We're not? 'Cause I really thought you've been staring at a pair of AkuDonald's peach mango pies for a minute there. You almost drooled."

A pair of what in the who now? Why would Beel be drooling? I look around for pies and don't see anything. I tilt my head, wondering what is going on and why is Beel flushed? He clears his throat as he asks."Nixie, why is Jess here?"

"Uhm... I need help so I can finish cleaning early." She shrugs her shoulders. I don't want to get her in trouble. I wrap my fingers in the hem of my t-shirt.

"You're not supposed to do that." He directs all his comments to Nixie as he brushes past to browse in the fridge. Did I do something? "If you're done cleaning the kitchen, you should go clean the Planetarium next. I need to start cooking."

"Uhm, Beel? Please, don't tell Lucifer..." Nixie asks looking a bit off.

Beel glances at her. "Why not? You're bringing other people here without our permission."

"But it's just Jess..." Nixie glances at me and I try to smile but I don't think it did anything to relieve the rising tension. She sends me an apologetic look and I just pull an Akio and kind of just blink at her. I don't know what to say!!

"Look, Beel. I-I'll give you some kind of food. Anything you like, just don't tell Lucifer." Nixie almost sounds like she is pleading. Almost.

"Food? Anything?" Beel looks a lot happier at the mention of a food bribe. Note to self, bribe with food.

"Those truffles Akio gave to Belphie, Levi and Satan. I want those. My brothers didn't want to share more with me when they received it." Nixie seems to perk up with his request. Guess she thinks it's doable. "I want those truffles. If I don't get those truffles soon, I will tell Lucifer. Got it?"

"Copy that!" Nixie salutes him as we pack up and go.

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As we head to the Planetarium I try to play in my mind what just happened. Jesse and Nixie are so much better at reading other people, I just never seem to understand.

"Jess? Are you alright? I'm sorry, that was very awkward..." Nixie startles me out of my head. What did she say? Right. Awkward. I made things awkward.

"It's fine, Nixie." I flash her a smile to reassure her. It's not her fault. It's mine.