Helluva Boss: ''Helluva Human Kid''

Ch.25 - Devo - Balin's TV Idol

THAT NIGHT...

A few hours after the Verosika Mayday incident, Loona was now making some dinner for herself and Balin, while Blitzø stayed behind with Moxxie and Millie to help fix the apartment door, hammering its hinges back on.

She had two chicken-flavoured cups of two-minute noodles heating up in the microwave, but one of them was a cup of Mac 'n' Cheese for the little boy.

The brand of noodles was called 'Mom Left.'

Soon, as the two's meals were cooked and warmed up, Loona quickly served them at the dining room table as to not burn her paws, and Balin looked a little curious at what the meal was.

"Is this Mac 'n' Cheese?" he asked her.

"Yeah kiddo. C'mon, eat up now, it's just chicken-flavoured." replied Loona softly. "A growing boy does his nutrition to get through a day in Hell. You remember how I made those two strikes back at your world's bowling alley?"

"Was that... from this?" the boy then looked up at her in surprise.

"Well, not exactly, but there's lots of healthy ingredients in here I have to thank for that." she chuckled.

"Hmm, okay." the boy shrugged with a smile.

He was actually concerned about how this was made in Hell and what kind of ingredients they put in their meals, like if it was anything living or dead. But he still took Loona's word for it and started eating a spoonful or two of this savoury macaroni and cheese. And he was soon loving it, like he was eating something from his world.

"Mmm, this is delicious." the boy said as he swallowed his first mouthful. "Thank you, Loona."

"Don't mention it, sweetie."

With her first mouthful, Loona used her tongue to slurp up a long two-minute noodle, as smooth and slippery as it was to hold it. Seeing this made Balin giggle, thinking of how it looked like the classic spaghetti & meatballs scene from 'Lady and the Tramp'. Hearing that giggle made Loona look up at him as he continued eating his cheesy delight, and slowly went from a smirky to a wide smile that a mother would make, as surprising as it was for her.

Soon, as the two continued their dinner, Blitzø and his married imp couple walked back into the room having finished their hard work.

"Satan-damn! After three long hours of intense labour AND fixing a door, I'm finally done." he groggily yawned.

Moxxie sighed flatly as he wiped the sweat off his forehead with a screwdriver, then looked to Balin with a more happy-go-lucky look on his face.

"So sport, how've you been liking your new TV?" he teased.

"Uncle Moxxie, I haven't even used it yet." giggled Balin. "But thank you for getting it for me, because my favourite show is on tonight."

"Huh. Quite the irony coming from you, Moxx." smiled Loona, before twitching one of her eyes in discomfort.

Moxxie noticed this, but just shrugged it off thinking to himself: 'Eh, I'm used to it.'

"Ooh, what's your favourite show, sweetie-pie?" asked Millie excitingly, as she knelt down to his level. "I'd be happy to watch with you."

"Uhh, Millie? You remember our date night, right?" Moxxie reminded her.

"Oh yeah... right."

"A date? That sounds like fun." smiled Balin. "Where are you guys going?"

"If you must know, Balin, I promised Millie I'd take her to Earth for a night on Broadway." explained Moxxie, before turning to the two demons in charge. "And in exchange for the crystal with Mr. Blitzø's permission, I'd be happy to file Loona's phone bills. ...Over the next two weeks."