(✔︎) ❝𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐑❞

40 | Safe and Sound?

*Do tell me your favorite chapter in the Heartslabyul arc. I would love to know, tbh

- Diasomnia Dorm, Barbatos's room -

(Name) sat beside Luke's unconscious body on her bed, brushing his hair. She still can't believe how Luke come here, but if she didn't manage to get the poor angel, he'll be already dead—she knows she owes the unknown sender in some way...

     "Huh? WHO ARE YOU?!" Luke yelled and ran to the far side of the room, he was still half-asleep because of his half-lidded eyes. "Wait, where am I?"

     "Luke, take some rest. Don't pressure yourself," the demoness calmly told him. Luke immediately rubbed his eyes once he heard the familiar voice of the demoness, "(NAME)! I MISSED YOU! DON'T LEAVE ME AGAIN!" The angel yelled, running towards the demoness's arms.

He was sobbing on her chest, while the demoness brushed his hair, trying her best to calm the nervous angel. She can feel the pain from the way he grip her clothes and how hard he sobbed in her chest, the poor angel must've suffered in that room...

     "Luke, can you tell me how did you get here?" She asked, looking at the angel. Luke wiped his tears and took something from his clothes, it was a black book with the insignia of her demon sign, "Wait... Did you get this in my room?" She asked, taking the book from his hands.

He must've used a forbidden spell, leading him here. There was this spell in this book that can teleport the user to the place they wished to be or the place where their beloved is, but it costs a lot of magic power to do so. The angel seems to be weakened, based on his skin color...

     "I was worried when you went missing, so I went to find a way to find you," Luke stammered. The demoness patted his head as she smiled softly at the poor angel, "I appreciate it, Luke, but you should know that this is my grimoire. It's one of the most dangerous grimoires in Devildom—Of course, I'll take responsibility if something happened to you."

     Luke nodded, "Yes, understood, ma'am!" He saluted. The demoness chuckled, "That's good," she praised.

As the demoness was knitting new clothes for Luke, who was asking a lot of questions about where they are. She explained how she got here and how she was selected by the higher-ups, with the unexpected events, her saving Luke (minus the mention of the unknown sender), and how this school operates...

     "(Name), (Name)! I want some food!" Luke exclaimed, sitting on her lap with puppy eyes. The demoness felt her heart soften because of the angel in front of her, "Of course, I'll bake any sweets you want. Promise me you'll eat some main course before proceeding to eat desserts."

- Kitchen -

Luke was helping the demoness cook some food and thankfully no one was there since it's like 3 AM. Barbatos chopped some onions and garlic, while Luke stirred the pot of soup...

     "Luke, be careful. It's hot," the demoness warned, sauteing the onion and garlic in a pan of hot oil. The timid angel nodded, carefully stirring the pot, "Yes, (Name)! Don't worry, I can do it!" He assured.

She turned off the stove for the hot soup, removing it from the stove. The main dish is finally done, with the rice prepared to be served nearby. Now, she's gonna make some desserts for the angel...

     "For an hour, your desserts will be served," she told the angel and helped him place his meal on the table. She smiled in satisfaction as the angel was eating, "Enjoy your meal, Luke."

The night is still young and they spent chatting about the old times as the angel happily ate the food the demoness prepared. Thankfully, no one noticed them which is great...