Ch.52 - Back to School

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THE NEXT MORNING...

The big day had finally arrived. Balin was going back to Holy Water Primary School.

But to start the day off, Loona walked into his room as the sun rose in the Hellish sky outside his window to see he was fast asleep.

"He really is cute when he's sleeping, isn't he, Loona." she smiled to herself.

She watched as the kid slept peacefully, cuddling his stuffed bear and chicken closer to him as he dreamt.

Sadly though, Loona knew she couldn't let him sleep like a puppy for the entire semester. He had to wake up this morning, one time or another, and in today's case, he wanted it to be 6:00am.

So gently and with a smile, she walked up to his bed, turned off the alarm clock, and crouched down to tickle his backside awake with her claws.

"Balin...? Balin...?" she sang. "It's time to wake up now."

And with that, Balin yawned and groggily opened his blurry eyes. His vision was restored when he looked to his left side to see his hellhound friend smiling down at him.

"W'sup, meal? You sleepyhead." she chuckled. "Looks like today's the biggie."

Hearing that made the excited Balin feel a little more tired. Normally, he'd be up and at 'em by the time it was 6, but since coming to Hell, staying up on some late nights was new to him.

"You wanna sleep some more, don't ya?" she grinned. "Want some back-to-school cuddles?"

Balin then looked at her and nodded in a flush at the thought, which made her chuckle a little bit.

"Fine. Maybe a few minutes won't hurt." she smiled warmly. "Make some room, kid."

Slowly, Loona lifted the blanket and laid down on one side of the bed. The two wrapped their arms around each other for the cuddle session, but little did Balin know, this was another way Loona tried to wake him up.

So after a couple minutes of snuggles, she started giving the boy little licks from cheek to cheek, repeatedly until he woke up giggling.

"Hehehehehe, okay, I'm awake now, Loona." he laughed as he wiped his face.

...

A few moments later...

Balin soon got ready for the big day as he showered up and got changed into his school clothes in the bathroom.

Whilst he did that, Loona made his packed lunch, including one of the Vegemite sandwiches she kept in the freezer, a packet of crisps, string cheese, and a banana. She also put about 20 dollars into the lunch bag from her work allowance in case he decided to make a tuck-shop order.

Soon, she heard a knock on the door and sighed knowing who that was.

"Oh, shit..." she grumbled before opening the door to see the three imps. "And I thought today was gonna be emotional."

"Oh, calm the fuck down, Loona." Moxxie shot back at her as she snarled lightly. "There's always tomorrow, or any day you're around him."

"Don't tell my daughter to calm the fuck down, Moxx!" gasped Blitzø in defence. "Need I remind you I made you employee of the month once?"

"Alright you three, knock the language off." Millie interfered with a calm seethe. "Now where's the little pre-schooler, Loona?"

"Just gettin' changed." she flatly replied, before knocking on the bathroom door. "Yo, Balin? You nearly ready?" she called.

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