Helluva Boss: A New Add-On to the Family

Fear, Mask, and Tears

Where am I? What is this? My body just feels weird and...gross. I can't see a thing either.

I'm looking around and I don't see them. Where are they? Are they here? I'm on a mattress, but it doesn't feel or seem like mine. As my vision finally clears, my body awakes, and my airway feels clear. I see hospital equipment next to me.

I can't speak, but it just confuses me. My brain is having some trouble remembering 'some' things. The last thing I remember is Charlie giving me therapy, but that's it. What else has happened?

A door opens on my right as I seen an imp looking at me. I assume they're talking to me, but somehow—my hearing wasn't the best at the moment. The door shut again as the memory came back like a bullet to the fucking brain.

How could I let this happen?

I feel tiredness take over me and my body begins to fall asleep. My brain was still on, so my eyes stayed open and they wondered around the room. It was filled with various kinds of gifts, letters, and amongst many other things in the room.

My chest hurt for some reason, but I couldn't find an answer for it. Tears flowed from my eyes and my heart-rate went up. The memories...those fucking memories.

Waking up again, a figure stood over me. I could tell from the blue flamed hair that it was Ozzie. She looked down at me, but my eyes weren't fully open. Liquid did drip from her head as I felt it hit my fur.

I couldn't reach up to her...my arms were too weak. Too weak to get up...too weak to try and comfort her...too weak for the comfort.

Comfort....that sounds nice.

I awoke to voices. They were chattering about me. One was obviously a doctor, while the other was one of my girls, but couldn't tell who

"It's been weeks. How long will it take?"

""Please, with the abuse and clots this boy has endured in the last months. The body will need rest due to the healing from surgery."

"You guys have been saying that to us for a long time. Is there any signals to us that he may wake up?"

"There is brain activity. And one of the visitors reported that he was trying to move in his sleep. His brain is up, miss. But, the body will to just rest until it calls to him to wake up."

I felt pressure in the right side of my bed. The figure seemed strong. I felt a head lean down on me as sniffs were heard. My gown felt wet again.

"Wake up. Please, Max."

-Moxxie POV-

Millie has been visiting Max ever since we found out that he was in a coma. It was induced by the medical staff that was watching him. We visited him everyday after work due to the slow jobs we've been getting.

Loona's been the worst since all of this...most of the girls are wearing his clothes, been in his apartment, and they just keep visiting him. Looking for signs of him getting better.

I was with Millie, Blitzø, and Loona right now. We were walking to his room and something crashed inside of his room. We all ran towards the room and saw that Max was awake, but he was huddled in the corner, on all fours, and breathing heavily with doctors in the room trying to calm him down.

"Mr. Edwards, if you could calm down."

He growled more while baring his teeth.

Max:"SHUT THE FUCK UP!"