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Well this wasn’t how you wanted to spend your short visit back in the human world, huddled in a concrete hole in the ground at your grandma’s with relatives who lived nearby, drenched from rain, and just sort of waiting to see what happens. I guess this shouldn’t be a surprise to you, this sort of thing happened like once a year during your whole existence. How wild that it would happen during your home visit.
The years of ‘experience’ took the edge off. You have been lucky enough that you never experienced an actual tornado, just the looming threat of the possibility of one. You figured this would just be another one of those times where nothing happens. Still, you were still very much uneasy about it, and easily swayed towards panic. Which made the car ride to your grandma’s house fun. Stuck between two extremes; your mom who was easily panicked in this situation, and your dad the general voice of reason. It was easier to be influenced by your mom’s panic so at some point during the drive you tried to force yourself to think of absolutely nothing to tone out the world until you arrived.
So here you were, nervously standing near the stairs leading up out of ground as rain poured in from the open hatch as the sirens sounded for the 2nd time. Your dad, uncle, and grandma are still waiting around the open backdoor of her home. Your aunt and mom are trying to coax them into the storm shelter. Your older cousins on their phones, your younger ones just sort of pacing about nervously in the small space. You pushed down your nervousness to try to act cool around your younger cousins. They were handling it much better than you would have at that age, but you figured anyway you could ease their minds about this would be helpful. You found common ground with the topic of video games, that you were pretty great at them but not as great as one of your friends who was practically a pro gamer. About this time you heard a ding from you D.D.D.
Mammon : Hey MC! How is your trip to the human world?
MC : Oh? Missing me are you?
Mammon : No!
Mammon : Just thought you would be bored, that's all.
MC : Mmmhmm Sure
Mammon : You gotta be bored without me around right?
MC : Well…
Mammon : Well what?
You didn’t answer right away, instead, you crouched down to be more on level with the kids and told them to look your way. You jokingly told them to continue to look absolutely miserable. You made the most enthusiastic face coupled with a thumbs up and took a selfie. Their worried faces really contrast to your cartoonish enthusiastic one. You looked at it and let out an amused laugh and showed it to the eldest of the younger kids who was looking over your shoulder curiously.
“Pretty great picture right? I’m gonna send it to my friend with no context. It’s gonna be great. You get it, yeah?” This comment seemed to cheer the kid up a little. “Yeeeeeah you get it. High five!” you gave the kid a high five.
MC : *picture attachment*
Mammon : MC What's going on?
Mammon : Where are you?
Mammon : MC?
Mammon : MC???
You took another selfie. This time with the adults in the shelter why all of them were glued to their phones. You made a disapproving look this time. You didn’t know what your cousins were looking at but your mom and aunt were watching the weather radar. You sent this one to Mammon as well.
MC : *picture attachment*
MC : Some people are just too addicted to their phones.
MC : This could be our final moments….
MC : And they are on their phones
MC : Typical
MC : :P
You waited a moment but Mammon didn’t respond.
MC : Mammon?
MC : Mammon it was a joke!
MC : I’m fine really!
MC : Mammon
MC : Mammon
MC : Mammon
MC : JUST LOOK AT YOUR DDD!
You didn’t get a response from Mammon, but you did start getting messages from a group chat. Like a lot of messages. You switched your D.D.D to silent.
Lucifer : Is everything okay MC?
Asmo : Is it true you have been kidnapped?
Asmo : Mammon says you are being held captive somewhere dark and damp
Beel : Are they starving you?
Belphie : What’s going on?
Asmo : MC has been kidnapped!
Satan : We don’t know that for sure.
Lucifer : MC care to explain yourself?
MC : Man, can’t a person send questionable photos to friends
MC : without them imagining the worst case scenario?
MC : Don’t worry guys, I’m fine.
MC : Just a bit more excitement than I bargained for
MC : *Picture Attachment*
MC : I sent this to Mammon, I didn’t think it would cause trouble
Asmo : You didn’t think THAT wouldn’t stir up trouble?
MC : No I didn’t
MC : I just thought that it would be a goofy picture to remember the occasion
MC : Something to laugh at in the future
Lucifer : What occasion? You still haven't given much of an explanation
You started to type out something but then deleted it. It suddenly occurred to you that the Devildom might not actually have tornados. They have some crazy weather events sure but nothing like tornados, you didn’t think anyway.
MC : Are you guys familiar with tornados?
MC : Or is that just human world weather?
Satan : I think I read about tornadoes once.
Satan : It’s a wind vortex of sorts
MC : Very violent wind vortex
MC : Very dangerous
MC : Fairly common in these parts of the human world this time of year.
MC : That’s why I am in a concrete hole in the ground looking like a drowned rat
MC : ~ For safety ~
You took a picture of the open hatch of the storm shelter. The only thing allowing any sort of light inside at the moment. Left open for the people who were waiting for the last possible moment.
MC : *picture attachment*
MC : ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* Safety *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧
MC : That’s a joke!
MC : It’s closing the first signs of actual danger.
MC : Promise!
Satan : Why is it still open?
You climbed up the first step of the storm shelter peaking out like a prairie dog. D.D.D set to record. You called out to those standing around the back door, trying to speak up over the sirens, blaring for the 4th time now.
“Hey! Shouldn’t you guys get in the shelter?”
“Don’t worry we’re keepin’ an eye on it.”
You pulled yourself back inside. Wiping away the rain from your D.D.D. you watched as your younger cousin took your place on the step trying to bring them in. Perhaps they thought when you did it, it meant that the danger was nearing as they seemed to want the hatch shut. You jokingly said that if a tornado was coming we would lock them out, as they have made their choice. Lot of mixed reactions among those in the shelter about that.
MC : *Video Attachment*
MC : The stragglers are ‘keeping an eye on it’
MC : Also Mammon has been quiet for too long
MC : For someone who riled you guys up
Lucifer : …
Beel : …
Asmo : …
Levi : LOL that idiot!
MC : Okay…
MC : Not liking those reactions
Lucifer : Well… He was convinced something bad was happening to you
MC : and…?
Asmo : He ran off to Lord Diavolo to get permission to go to the human world
Asmo : to rescue you!
MC : That moron.
MC : If he had just looked at my follow up texts…
MC : Why didn’t anyone stop him?
MC : Or rather
MC : Try to stop him from coming here now?
Lucifer : It might be too late now
MC : What do you mean too late now?
Before you got an answer you heard your name called from outside and quite a commotion as someone struggled to climb the fence. You poked your head out and watched as Mammon struggled his way into the backyard. Landing unceremoniously into the soggy ground. You looked in his direction in disbelief, this was going to be rough to explain.
“MC!” he said as he made eye contact with you, rushing his way over. Everyone looked at the mysterious white haired young man that just climbed over the fence calling out to -mother’s name-’s kid. The eyes went from him to you and you felt a little embarrassed. You sighed heavily and practically pulled him down into the shelter before he had a chance to say anything stupid.
“You absolute dunce. Get in here!” As much as his presents here were unwarranted and unwanted, you felt more at ease with him around. Your aunt and mom eyed you both with intrigue. “You shouldn’t be here. Would it have killed you to look at my follow up messages before rushing off?” you hissed
“You were takin’ too long to reply. I got worried”
“But I did reply! It would have taken like one second to look. But nooooo”
“Oh MC~” Your aunt says, interrupting your quiet argument with Mammon. “I take it, you know this young man?” She eyed Mammon like he was a piece of meat.
“Yes I know this idiot. This is Ma-” you paused for a second, no way could you say his actual name, so you said the first M name you could think of. “Mason… Kind of spaced there for a second and forgot your name. Don’t you hate when that happens?” you turned to Mammon who looked like he was about to open his mouth to contest you about that not being his name. “Sorry, Mason. ” You say hoping he would understand. You turned away from him. “We are close friends. He’s not from here, so he doesn’t exactly know the potential danger of this sort of weather.” Trying to come up with some sort of cover story or at least something to distract from the fact he knew where you were and that he climbed a fence to get to you. You didn’t have an answer for that yet.
“Oooh? Just close friends? Really?” Your aunt pressed “Are you positive? Because if you don’t want him, I’ll take him.” She teased winking at you. You felt your face heat up a little and you looked at Mammon who was looking away. You turned to your mom
“Are you hearing this mom!?” You exclaim hoping she would rein in her sister from embarrassing you and making Mammon uncomfortable.
“She’s got a point hon. He’s really quite sexy, I knew I raised you right.”
“Mom, no!” you squeaked burying your reddened face into your hands. “You're both married! You can’t just say things like that.”
“Maybe not for long.” Your aunt chimed in, “Maybe we should just close the hatch now.” She said pretending to like she was going to close the hatch and then pulled back. “Nah, I’m just kidding I wouldn’t do that.” she said putting a hand on your back. “Just giving you a hard time.”
You thought about just leaving the shelter now with Mammon. Take your chances with the storm and hang out inside with the ‘keeping an eye on it’ crew. You didn’t get much time to entertain the idea when your aunt spoke up again.
“Well Mason, MC didn’t really answer my question earlier, so I guess I will ask you instead. Are you really just close friends? Or perhaps…?”
“Well I am MC’s f-” You immediately cut him off before he could finish that sentence. That was one misunderstanding you didn’t want to get into.
“Hold on Mason, I think it’s best that they hear it from me.” You say trying to improvise “This isn’t exactly an ideal situation to bring this up, since our relationship is still uncertain but he’s my boyfriend .” You couldn’t believe those words tumbled out of your mouth. Still it was easier to explain than if Mammon told them he was your first. You glanced at Mammon, his eyes seemed to have glazed over for the moment. ‘ He seemed to be taking it well ’ you thought sarcastically. “You know I met him right before I left to study abroad. Didn’t think it would work out between us so I didn’t bring it up before. Guess he was really missing me seeing how he risked the storm to be here …” A little agitation in your voice as you finished your sentence.
“That’s right!” Mammon said closing the distance between you and him. “There isn’t anyone more important to me than” He wrapped his arms around you “my favorite human!” You tensed a little when he said favorite human, like you were going to be found out. Instead you were met awwws as if what they have witnessed was just the cutest thing.
“Let me get a picture of you two!” your mom said, aiming her phone at you both.
“Please don’t” you groan, once again turning into some sort of embarrassing powered space heater and maybe that was their plan all along. You tried to hide your face but in the end your mom got her picture of you both.
From the house, someone beckoned you all to come on out as they issued an all clear for the area. However everyone inside the shelter was hesitant as the sirens still blared in the background. You lost track at how many times they have gone off at this point.