Helltaker: Life With Demon Girls

Chapter 7: Importance of Family

So now let's get a closer look at Bryce himself and of course his family, particularly about a detail of his character I haven't really explored the Italian side of Bryce.

The girls all enjoyed their time living with Bryce, but over time they did learn a few things that they noticed about Bryce that were rather unique. Then again given that they were demons from hell, they had no right to judge him for his more interesting traits. Of course that still didn't stop it from slightly surprising or jarring when it happens out of nowhere. All of the girls took it as an opportunity to learn more about the human they all fell in love with for one reason or another. One thing was for sure, there was never a dull moment in the Romano household.
"Come now Lucy, try and get that stick out of your ass for once and learn how to have a little fun!" Beelzebub said as Lucifer gave her a death glare before trying to stab the other demon girl through the throat. Lucifer's arm was grabbed by Bryce who stopped the attack. "Let go slave! This doesn't concern you!" Lucifer growled as she continued to glare at Beelzebub. "Oh what's wrong Lucy? Does the truth hurt?" Beelzebub taunted as she stuck her tongue out at the Queen of Hell. Bryce could feel himself losing his cool with the current argument he was standing in the middle of to stop.
"Release me this instant slave!" Lucifer ordered as she was still glaring at Beelzebub. "Bryce won't let you go because he actually likes having me around!" Beelzebub said as she let out a laugh as Lucifer started to yell profanities at Beelzebub, which only caused the fly demon to laugh harder. Bryce finally felt something in him snap as he felt his patience run out with this stupid argument. "Smettetela di litigare, ti comporti come bambini!" Bryce shouted as the entire house went silent after Bryce just spoke in a completely different language when he yelled at Lucifer and Beelzebub just now.
"Uh, Bryce what did you just say?" Beelzebub asked as she and Lucifer both have him a confused look. Bryce calmed down and collected himself as he noticed all the girls were giving him strange looks. "That was Italian for Stop fighting, your acting like children." Bryce explained as everyone had a look of realization as he explained what he said. "Why'd you suddenly start speaking Italian?" Justice asked as Bryce blushed in embarrassment. "It's kind of a family tick, my cousins and I all will start speaking Italian when we get angry enough." Bryce explained as he scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
               Beelzebub and Lucifer both stopped their fighting after Bryce yelled at them as Bryce and Lucifer went back to cooking breakfast. The day carried on as usual, but Modeus sat next to him on the couch. "So Bryce, are there any Italian positions you wanna try in your room?" Modeus asked as she like usual was trying to get him to sleep with her. "Modeus, we can have all the fun you want once we go on a date or two." Bryce said as Modeus's face erupted into a crimson blush. "Y-You absolute disgusting pervert! How dare you suggest such a thing!" Modeus said before she stormed off.
                Beelzebub has taken the up the spot next to Bryce on the couch as she snuggled into his side. "So Bryce, hows that cousin of yours doing? You seem like you can't stop worrying about him for even a couple of seconds." Beelzebub asked as she looked over at Bryce with a curious look in her eye. "Beel, I cant help but worry about him. Xander and I have been close ever since we were kids. The idea of something bad happening to him really gets me in a panic." Bryce said as he tried not to worry about his cousin. "How bad could it be? What's his fiancé's name anyway?" Beelzebub asked as she still didn't see what the big problem is with his cousin's love life.
               "Xander's fiancé's full name is Yori Yureimoto." Bryce said as Beelzebub's eyes widened in surprise at the last name. "Your cousin is marrying the one of the daughters of the most dangerous Yokai Warlord?" Beelzebub asked as she knew about the man in question all to well. "That's what I've heard, he also has twin daughters with her. Got her pregnant before the father chased him away." Bryce said as Beelzebub's eyes widened even more at that statement. "I don't mean to make your worrying any worse, but it sounds like your cousin is a dead man." Beelzebub said as she looked over at Bryce.
                 Bryce pulled Beelzebub close to him as he pressed a gentle kiss against her cheek as he held her close. Beelzebub could tell that Bryce was very much worried, not just worried scared. "It'll be okay Bryce, I'll pay the old bastard a visit if I have to. Besides if he's related to you I'm sure Xander is rather charming!" Beelzebub said as Bryce let out a small laugh at her words which caused the demon to smile. Little did the duo know a certain Queen of Hell was watching them from a distance with a rather displeased look on her face before turning to leave.
               Bryce was pulled into the kitchen by Lucifer rather earlier then usual. "I don't like how close that fly bitch is getting to you slave, remember who you belong to!" Lucifer growled, but Bryce could see the blush on her face. Bryce couldn't help but smile, Lucy always acted tough, but she was actually rather sensitive. "What are you grinning about slave?" Lucifer asked in an unamused tone as she glared at Bryce. "I just thought we should make Lasagna tonight for dinner." Bryce said as he went over to the one cabinet in the kitchen Lucifer had never gone into, since Bryce said nothing important was in there until he came back with some kind of machine.

"What exactly am I looking at Slave? Is this some kind of torture device?" Lucifer asked as she looked the device over. "It's a pasta roller, I'm gonna teach you how to make homemade pasta." Bryce said as Lucifer just gave him an unamused look. "Wouldn't it be easier to just using the boxed stuff?" Lucifer said as she was still annoyed at Bryce. "Are you crazy? My Aunt Lucia would bear me to a bloodied pulp with her favorite wooden spoon if she found out I used any kind of boxed noodle!" Bryce said with a laugh as he also got the mixer out along with the ingredients to make the pasta dough.
                Lucifer followed alongside Bryce as he showed her how to make pasta dough, as he also started preparing the sauce for the lasagna. "Damn thing!" Bryce turned to see that Lucifer was having difficulty with the pasta roller. "Here, let me show you." Bryce said as he placed his hands over Lucifer's and guided her in using the pasta roller. Lucifer blushes, while she would never admit it, but she loved cooking with Bryce. It made her happy to have someone that shared her love and actually listened to her when she talked to him, something that was rare.
"Why go through all this work? Doesn't it get annoying?" Lucifer asked as Bryce was still guiding her. "Aunt Lucia has a restaurant in her hometown, every time family got together she would do ten times the work we're doing right now. Family is the most important thing to Italians. Even now I still make sure to give all my family members a call at least once a month." Bryce explained as Lucifer's eyes widened. "My Aunt Lucia would probably like you Lucy. Anyone who has a passion for cooking in play in her book." Bryce said with a small laugh as Lucifer's blush grew ever so slightly at his words.
"Bryce, you were talking about your cousin with Beel, right?" Lucifer asked as Bryce gave her a surprised look. "Yeah, why?" Bryce asked as he was still taken aback by Lucifer's question. "Don't worry about him, if that ancient bastard Osamu tries anything, he'll answer to me." Lucifer said as Bryce let a smile spread across his face. "Thanks Lucy, I really appreciate it." Bryce said as he gave her hands a gentle squeeze. "It's like you said, family is important right?" Lucifer said as Bryce gave her a quick peck on the cheek as Lucifer let a small smile spread across her face as they continued to make dinner.

First things first I'm not Italian, but I I did look up a lot of the phrases that Bryce used and of course looked up different details about Italian culture. The other thing that I wanted to mention is that I'm thinking about adding the characters from sliverdagger HellTaker: New Tenants to my story. I highly recommend you check out his story so you can get to know them. What awaits Bryce next in his life with the Demon Girls? What dangers could he encounter on the job? Find out in the next chapter of HellTaker: Life With Demon Girls!