You And I: Expanded Edition (A Helluva Boss Fanfiction)

Chapter 3

Loona woke up the next morning the same way she went to bed the previous night: thinking of Maxine.

Loona briefly wondered if something was wrong with her. She just couldn't stop thinking about Maxine!

Another thought soon followed it. What if Maxine was her mate?

Loona knew that every Hellhound had a Mate. Someone who they were meant to be with for their entire existence in Hell. A Hellhound's mate was the love of their love. The one who they desired and adored. When a Hellhound found its mate and they consummated their love, the Hellhound would stop aging so they could be with their Mate forever.

But was Maxine Loona's mate?

Was Loona... in love with Maxine?

As Loona was considering this, she laid back and closed her eyes. And a brief fantasy filled her mind.

Loona was standing on a short stage in front of a large group of demons, all sitting in chairs.

The grouping of chairs was split down the middle to form an aisle.

Sitting in the front row were Millie and Blitzo. Millie was smiling softly while Blitzo was smiling widely at Loona and wiping tears away with a tissue.

Suddenly, Moxxie, who was sitting at a piano off to the side, began to play Pachelbel's Canon.

Then Loona looked down the aisle and she froze.

Walking down the aisle, in a gorgeous white gown, was Maxine.

Blushing, Maxine had her hands clasped over her chest. She smiled at Loona. But this wasn't the smile that two friends gave each other.

This was the smile of someone who was truly, irreversibly, and irrevocably in love with all of their heart.

Loona swallowed, unaware of the blush that was spreading across her entire face.

Maxine joined Loona on the stage and stood across from her. There was a moment of curious silence before Maxine parted her lips to whisper something to Loona and Loona alone.

"I love you."

Loona's eyes snapped open and she sat up, the daydream escaping from her mind.

"What the fuck was that?!" Loona asked her empty room.

———

Even as Loona entered the IMP office, she still had Maxine on her mind.

Moxxie immediately took notice of her happier state. "You seem... less angry than usual."

Loona turned and growled at the imp, causing him to jump back into the arms of his wife. "Shut the hell up, fatass."

Moxxie reiterated with his own, smaller growl. "I'm not FAT!"

Loona was prepared to bite back, but Millie was able to calm down her husband by shushing.

Loona rolled her eyes and sat back in her chair. She pulled out her phone.

Loona hesitated for a moment before sending a text message to Maxine.

———

Maxine exhaled the cigarette smoke as her cell phone buzzed.

Maxine was sitting on the back porch of her house, a cigarette in her hands. She had just gotten off the phone with her mother.

Maxine always smoked when she was nervous.

She gritted her teeth and picked up her phone. That bitch better not be trying to apologize.

But Maxine was pleasantly surprised when she saw that it was a text from Loona.