Ash x Helltaker (Reuploaded)

Chapter 5: One too many is never enough P2

Ash was the first to wake up the next day, still stuck in the pile of demon girls he was in yesterday. Pikachu was lying happily curled up in the arms of one of Cerberus' bodies, the aforementioned demon had smiles on all their faces, Modeus was practically attached by his arm, getting drool on it... minor inconvenience but not the end of the world, and Monica was still snuggling into the crook of his neck.

Never in his life did he think he'd find demons acting or even looking cute. Part of him was glad Brock wasn't there otherwise.

The position wasn't as uncomfortable as one would expect it to be, but the boy still wanted to get and move around a bit. He moved as carefully as he could, slipping out from the pile, Monica surprisingly holding on tight and Modeus being the hardest because of how much she was gripping his arm. As he freed himself, they thankfully weren't woken up by his presence missing.

He sighed, turning around before stopping. He forgot about the bottles strewn about the room. So, being even more careful, he stepped around the bottles, making sure not to step on any or cause any to clank against each other. Thankfully the door wasn't closed all the way so he could slip through it, no problem.

Walking down the hall, he stopped and looked around the living room, spotting Malina not on the couch, but sitting at a desk on a laptop, a bottle of alcohol next to her. Seeing how much she drank and knowing her sour attitude, he couldn't help but feel bad for her. There had to be a reason she was the way she was and he was pretty sure it was not because she was a demon.

"Hey-" He walked up to her to say.

"HOLY FUUuuuu-" She freaked out for a moment. "Oh, it's you." She says before groaning and rubbing her face. "Can you not sneak up on me like that?"

"Sorry."

"So, what's up, kid? Something you need?" She took a swig from the bottle afterward.

"Well uh..." He started before she was done. "I was actually hoping we could talk."

"Huh?" She says before staring at him, then she looked surprised. "You serious?" She asked before he nodded. "You wanna talk with me?"

"Y-yeah. Is there something wrong with that?"

"N-no, just... I-I'm not one for conversations, especially since I'm on my own most of the time."

"So you don't talk to anyone?"

"I just said that."

"Oh right, uh." Ash scratched the back of his neck. "If you want I could tell you some things about my life in the... 'mortal realm'."

"Nah, I don't really give a shit." Malina tells him, which made his jaw drop a bit.

"Well, is there anything you want to talk about?"

"I mean, if it's video game talk, I'm down."

"Alright. Well, what kind of game were you playing just now?"

"Uh, the best game ever." She scooted to the side to show her screen. "Heroes 3!"

The boy took a closer look and saw the full title, then smile. "Oh yeah. I remember that game."

"Wait, you've played it?"

"A couple of times. Sometimes when I get back home from traveling I like to play some games and this used to be one of them."

"Nice." She chuckled a bit. "You into turn-based strategies?"

"Yeah. That's probably my favorite game genre."

"Awesome, you got nice tastes, kid." She says before she realized. "Aw, shit. Sorry, I didn't ask your name."

"It's cool. I'm Ash."