Part 3: Party Invites & Shopping

886 39 11
                                    


Week one was almost over. Elaina's classes had been going well so far, but she found it harder than she thought to adjust to life in Devildom. It was always dark and dreary to her. She missed the sunshine. She was feeling down but the boys tried to help her feel better. Beel and Belphie would eat snacks and watch movies with her, Asmo would play with her hair and talk with her, and Mammon would take her to the gym to better her rusty fighting skills and pick on her when she got it wrong. Even Satan joined in, getting her to pull little pranks on Luci and the other brothers. Lucifer wanted to be mad at her for following in Satan's footsteps but it brought a little smile to her face when she saw him drink bitter coffee or when he would nearly slip on something on the floor. So he mostly punished Satan and left Elaina with stern warnings.

Tonight Levi had invited her to his room to watch the newest anime he got called 'Our long, lost relative came to hang out with us but then something strange happened and now we have to figure out how to deal with it'.

Elaina was about to go see Levi when Lucifer came home from Diavolo's castle looking rather tired. He called for the family to meet him in his study for a meeting. He explained that Diavolo was throwing a huge party for the new students that came for the exchange program. It would be held at his castle on Saturday and everyone was to be in attendance. Elaina heard the disgruntled groans from Belphie and Levi and just smiled. "Sounds like fun!" She said spritely. "Quite" was all Lucifer said as he turned and walked out the door.

----

"Lucifer seemed off don't you think?" Elaina asked Levi as he was watching his anime. "Hmmm..? Oh, yeah... He probably just got into a fight with Diavolo. Happens from time to time. It's whatever" She understood. "I see, well that's too bad. I hope they make up before the party." "Probably, I mean, I think Lucifer is just upset Diavolo didn't tell him you were coming. He doesn't like being caught off guard like that." Levi explained. "Well if he doesn't like it, why does Diavolo do it?" Elaina asked "Idk, boredom" Levi added nonchalantly. She didn't quite understand but she didn't work for anyone so maybe that's just what bosses did. She was about to ask more but Levi was so invested in this show that she didn't want to push him any farther.

----

It was the day before the party and Elaina realized she didn't pack a party dress! She was in a state of panic! How could she not have packed a dress? She tried to find Asmo but he was nowhere to be found and wasn't answering her phone calls or texts, so she texted Simeon asking him to meet her at Majolish. He agreed. "What's wrong, Lainey?" He asked as he saw her rush up to him. "Are you alright??"

"I'm fine but Diavolo's party is coming up and I dont have a dress and I don't know how to dress for his parties, and I don't know where to start, and I couldn't find Asmo, and you've been to his parties. What do I wear??" She was panicking and wouldn't shut up. Simeon swore she wasn't taking breaths between sentences. He just smiled and laughed at her, patting her on the head. "There, there Lainey. Slow down. Calm yourself. We will find you something." He brought her in for a big hug to assure her that everything was going to be alright. "Let's go find you a dress."

----
After watching Elaina try on a bunch of different dresses and spending what felt like an eternity at Majolish, Simeon was tired and slightly annoyed. Why couldn't she make up her mind already? 'It's for Elaina. She's like your little sister... You can do this.' He kept saying to himself, head down in defeat. "🎶Ahahahaha🎶" Simeon snapped his head up! 'I know that laugh' he thought. "Asmo!!" He shouted excitedly. "Yes, yes. It is I and I've come to help my little flower find the perfect dress for the party! She texted me like 100 times." He sighed. "She's freaking out, isn't she"? "Yup," Simeon replied, bobbing his head up and down. "Eh Well, you don't have to stay anymore. I'll find her something absolutely delicious. She'll be the best dressed there. Besides me of course.". Asmo beamed. Simeon smiled 'Yes! Finally'  he turned around to leave, took one step, and "Noooo, Simeon. Don't go! You have to stay! What if Asmo picks something inappropriate?" So close... "I'm sure Asmo knows better than to do that. Don't you?" He looked at Asmo expectedly "I can't promise anything," Asmo said winking at Simeon. 'Ugh... Really??'. Elaina was trying to read Simeon. He seemed slightly annoyed but she really did need his help. "Please Simeon. Just stay for a few more. If we dont like the next 3 you can leave. Deal? Your opinion is important to me!" Elaina pleaded. "Fiiiine" Simeon replied. "But just 3 more. That's it. After that, I'm out!" Asmo combed the racks for a few more options. One was way too short for Elaina. Simeon rejected it immediately. He wouldn't even let her try it on. The second was too dark for her skin tone. It made her look too much like her current opinion of Devildom. Dark and dreary. The third was a light purple, off-the-shoulder, short, a-line princess dress. Elaina LOVED it. She hoped the boys would too. When she came out of the dressing room she was not disappointed. "BEAUTIFUL! Perfect, amazing!" Asmo cheered. Simeon also had a large grin on his face. "I agree. It's perfect. Get that. Get it now. I want to go home. Haha." Simeon laughed. "But we still need to find accessories and shoes" Asmo chimed. "BYE!" ...and Simeon was gone.

Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
Barbatos's heartWhere stories live. Discover now