Helluva Boss: ''Helluva Human Kid''

Ch.39 - Confessions of a Human Shopaholic

After their tasty treats at Frost-Biters, Balin and his hellhound friends, now including Marijiana and Neptune, walked out front to see Bee waiting for them.

"Queen Bee!" Balin called out running up to her.

"Ohh, there's my... not-human!" exclaimed Bee, getting on her knees and opening her arms for a hug.

"I believe the word you're searching for is hellpup." remarked Loona with a grin.

"You doing okay after last night, sweetie?" asked Bee as she cuddled her little friend. "Feelin' all shook up or anything?"

"Yeah. I had a little headache today, but Loona made it all better." he replied.

Loona then patted his head with a smile. "Just happy to help, kiddo." she said.

Soon, the queen looked up at his two new hellhound friends with cute toothy smiles.

"And how did you two find the little guy?"

"He's so cute, kind, and sweet!" Marijiana replied. "And he's really great with us doggies." added Neptune.

Loona then chuckled as Bee handed Balin to her arms.

"So Bee, we decided to have a little afternoon hangout together." she said. "Care to join?"

"Oh, you know it, bitch!" replied Bee energetically. "So where do we wanna go first, kid?"

As Balin scratched his chin thoughtfully like a detective, Neptune and Marijiana playfully joined in. Until Neptune got an idea.

"Ooh! How 'bout Stylish Occult?" she suggested excitedly.

The others nodded, but Balin having heard that name wasn't entirely sure and Loona sensed it.

"Oh yeah. That place looked scary to you, didn't it?" she chuckled before soothing him. "Just stand close to me, and I'll make sure nothing bad happens there."

"We go shopping there all the time, lil' man." added Tex more heartily. "There's lots of great clothes and jewellery there."

"Clothes? Jewellery?" replied Balin, feeling a little brave now. "I-I-If you're sure."

"SWEET!" Neptune and Marijiana squealed in unison, as they started running in that direction.

"We promise you'll like it, darling!" Neptune exclaimed to him as they sprinted.

...

AT STYLISH OCCULT...

Tex and Bee had a little fashion show of their own, seeing which gothic attire suited them the most. Neptune and Marijiana acted as the judges, while some demons stopped by to have a watch.

Meanwhile, Loona took Balin for a little look-around as she held him still in her arms.

For the first few minutes, he was nervous about the scenery. But seeing some of the cool clothes and asking Loona if he could try one on, he was starting to see it was actually a cool place.

Coming out of the dressing room, he wore a small X-small t-shirt with a heavy-metal rubber ducky on it saying 'Duck Society!' in a disturbing font.

"How do I look?" asked the boy.

"Hmm... in my opinion, 'rocking' adorable." Loona snapped her finger digging the look.

Soon, Balin saw all the taxidermy the store sold, and instead of being anxious, he actually was fascinated. It felt like he was at a museum, having watched a lot of museum movies with his parents to know there was more to them than spooks.