A Sheep Among Demons

Lesson Four Chapter Thirty-Six - He Who Lets Down His Guard Pays the Price (2)

"Even if you did steal something out of Yuki's room, what would be the point? You made a pact. Which means that if Yuki tells you to give it back, you'd have to. You know that." Beel shook his head at Mammon for doing something that would immediately go bad for him.

"'Course I know that! But it's possible nobody will figure out that I was the one who took it!" Mammon was still defending his actions towards an unconvinced Beel who was still eating away at Yuki's secret snack box.

"Stop making lame excuses and just be honest. You're not planning on selling anything. The truth is that you like your human, so much that you can't help wanting to dig through his stuff." Beel had a knowing smile on his face as he looked at Mammon slowly get red in the face.

"Wh...WHAT?! Is that s'posed to be some sorta joke?! Why would I be interested in some dumb human?! Like I said humans are nothin' more than food to us demons! They're like insects, no better than roly-polies! Ya think I'd be interested in a roly-poly? Hell no! That's crazy! A-And anyway, Yuki's not even special as far as humans go! A total weakling... can't even use magic or nothing. Why would I care about-" Mammon was speaking fast as he looked anywhere that didn't have Beel in his line of sight.

"Listen to you. You're desperate to deny this. You're almost in a panic over it. It's as if you're screaming, 'Look, I'm totally crazy about my human, Beel!'" Beel did a poor impression of Mammon's voice and let out a short laugh when he finished.

"What?! ... WHAT?! I'm not desperate, and I'm not in a panic, neither! I'm totally calm! Everything's normal in Mammonland!" Mammon had his arms in front of him like an X as he continued to deny what Beel was saying even though his heartbeat was beating so fast at the moment.

"I have to say, it seems like Yuki kind of likes you, too." Beel's smile got kind of devious as he looked on as Mammon grew slightly excited about what he just said about Yuki.

"R...Really? Are you serious? You think Yuki... likes me?... Well, now that ya mention it, Yuki does strike up conversations with me more than other demons, right? Maybe I'm giving off the aura of someone that's okay to confide in...?" Mammon's cheeks felt hot as he imagined Yuki giving him a nervous expression as they confessed their feelings for him.

"Well, they say that the stupider someone is, the easier they are to talk to..." Beel mumbles that to himself as he watched Mammon disappear into his head with a stupid smile on his face and red cheeks.

"Eh? Did you say somethin' just now, Beel?" Mammon came out of his daydream and gave Beel a suspicious look.

"Me? No." Beel didn't need to try too hard to convince Mammon since he was back to having a silly smile on his face as he thought about Yuki once again.

"Now that I think about it, it's really not surprising, is it? I'm good-lookin', I'm smart. And how do I put it exactly... I'm the sort of demon you WANT in your corner, you know? And it may not always be so obvious, but I'm one of the Devildom's elite, after all! One of the seven rulers of the underworld. Everywhere I go, folks cower before me! So, it only makes sense that Yuki would be really taken with me." Mammon had a full-blown silly grin on his face as he blushes happily at the thought of Yuki liking him. But during this moment a quick sound went off and a flash of light appeared with it.

"What was that sound just now?" Mammon's expression grew stiff as he hoped Beel didn't do what he thought he did.

"That was me taking a picture of you on my cell phone. I wanted to get a shot of that lame, goofy smile on your face." Beel was now messing around with his phone as he didn't bother to pay attention to Mammon anymore.

"Wh-What'd you say?!" Mammon's voice rose and he started to sweat nervously at what Beel just did.

"I mean, that was some look you had. Just the thought that you might be special to Yuki made you so happy that I thought you were about to do backflips." Beel chuckled as he continued to look at the picture he took of Mammon and his silly grin.

"Hey... no! You delete that right now!" Mammon went over to Beel and tried to take the phone away but he barely moved Beel's arm that was firmly in place.

"No can do. I've already sent it to Satan, Asmodeus and everyone." Beel looks at his phone as he notices that he got messages right away from his other brother that was making fun of Mammon's dumb expression in the picture.

"WHAT?! You idiot! This isn't funny! Unsend that right now... Hurry, ya dolt!" Mammon was shaking at Beel with a desperate look on his face. He was getting nervous that Yuki also had that embarrassing picture of him as well.

"Too late." Beel sent the picture to Yuki as well just for good measure but didn't bother to tell them why Mammon had that expression on his face.

"Dammit, Beel! Don't make me use force...!" Mammon was glaring at Beel who was just casually holding his phone out of reach of Mammon.

"Oh, you're going to use force, are you...?" Beel looked at Mammon with a raised eyebrow at the weak threat thrown his way.

"Wh-What? Somethin' wrong with that?!" Mammon didn't back down from his threat even though he knew how much stronger Beel was.

"Are you saying you think you're strong enough to use force on me, Mammon? I mean, you know I work out, right? Quite a lot, in fact." Beel tower over Mammon who kind of shrink back as he looked up at his younger brother.

"Ulp... Shut up, Beel! You're my LITTLE brother, understand? And you'll do what I say! So, unsend that picture! Now... DO IT!" Mammon tried even more desperately to get Beel's phone out of his grip but couldn't get past Beel's strong arm.

"Mammon, quiet!...House!" Beel motion for Mammon to leave Yuki's room, treating Mammon more like he was a dog having a moment than his older brother.

"Gr... I ain't a dog, Beel!" Mammon went back to trying hard to steal Beel's phone that was just out of his reach. He had to delete that picture and hide how stupid he looked.

With Yuki

I was taking a break from my part-time job in the restaurant. I was messing around with my phone when I got a message from Beel. I was confused since Beel didn't really message me that much but I guess it must be something important.

Clicking on the message I just saw a picture of Mammon with a silly-looking smile on his face. I couldn't understand why he sent me this but I realize something as I continue to look at the picture. Why are they in my room when I am not there?!

I was going to message Mammon angrily but I noticed that my break was almost over. So I reluctantly held back with messaging Mammon and saved the picture sent to me as his new profile icon.

'Well, it doesn't matter. I keep my money hidden under a floorboard that is under my bed. So Mammon won't even be able to steal my money.' I had a satisfied smile on my face as I thought of my money that was hidden away. I also can't wait to go home to eat the snacks I kept hidden in my closet. I really want to eat those chocolates.

Author Note - I am done with this chapter and done with lesson four! Now it is onto lesson five with my second favorite boy, Beel! He is such a cutie who could possibly accidentally eat me but he is too cute in my eyes. I do hope that you enjoyed this chapter and that you are safe and healthy. Bye-bye for now and I hope to see you again (*●⁰ꈊ⁰●)ﾉ~☆