Helluva Boss: ''Helluva Human Kid''

Ch.22 - Mama(?) Wolf's First Mission

AT I.M.P...

Loona was now in the meeting room with Balin, sitting at the table as she brushed him with a pet hair remover after hiding in her tail during their visit with Vortex.

"I know you're a creative kiddo, but hiding in my tail to surprise Tex? How were you able to do that?" she asked him with a chuckle.

"Um... can I ask you a question first, Loona?" said Balin with a kitten-like smirk.

"Go for it."

"How did you know I was hiding in there?" he playfully asked with his arms crossed.

Loona then giggled at his pouty impersonation. "You weren't hard to spot, sweetie. I could see those perky hound ears of yours poking out." she then gave his real human ears a tickle, releasing a tiny squeal out of him.

"Alright, hold still now." she continued brushing the fur off his clothes. "There, I've said my piece, now it's your turn."

"Okay." Balin began explaining. "When we slept together the night you brought me here, I snuggled into your tail for real, as in, I sunk into the fur."

"Hmm, people have always wondered how bushy this baby can be, now I know why." Loona thought to herself.

With a happy eye-roll, she then finished with the brushing.

"There we go. No more fur, just a delicious human kid." she teased him, releasing a quiet but playful bark.

Balin giggled and soon thought of some payback. "Wait! Isn't there more?" he stopped her, feeling soothed by the brushing.

"Nice try, Balin. If I kept on brushing, someone would yell 'Naked pup!'" Loona joked back again, making Balin laugh.

Blitzø then kicked the office door open and whistled his way in, preparing for the work day.

"Morning, Mr. Blitzo!" Balin called out to him kindly.

"OH! Uh-uh-uh, remember sport, the O is silent." the boss wagged his finger before booping his nose, before turning to Loona. "Hey, Loonie."

"Hey." she replied flatly.

The eccentric imp began writing '2days bizznuss plans' on the whiteboard in big bold letters.

"So... I couldn't help but wonder where you two were this morning." he then stretched his back down to look at the two.

"Just on a coffee run, Blitzø." Loona said texting on her phone. "Oh and, Tex says w'sup."

"Tex? You mean that bouncer working for..." he then scraped the whiteboard with his black marker in resentment. "...Verosika?"

"Yep."

Blitzø just grumbled, instead of exploding, hearing that name. "Of course you'd be seeing that dog's hellhound."

"Blitzø... behave yourself." Loona said through her teeth, no longer flat but stern. "Wanna add another penny to the swear jar?"

"But Blitzø didn't swear, Loona. Did he?" asked Balin curiously.

"Don't worry 'bout it, bud." she shushed him. "Blitzø and Verosika just have a bad history together."

"Yeah, it's private." added Blitzø supportively. "It's sort of like me shoving a mouldy PB and J down my pudding hole."

"UGH! Don't be gross." Loona pinched her nose in annoyance. "We've been over this."

"What, I'm just trying to make a metaphor!" complained Blitzø before he cleared his throat. "But the thing is, Balin... I used to date a popstar back in the day."