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Asmodeus
It was soothing to spend time with the Avatar of Lust. He often spoke about himself but he was a good listener and he always loved taking care of you. Always painting your nails. Trying new patterns or new polishes. He loved a spa day with you and you didn't mind. You weren't a huge fan of them but with Asmodeus it was different. It was all about you and your skincare. He would always seek you out after classes to go shopping or to go for a drink. He would come to your room in the evening to do your skin care routine before bed and he would always be touching you in some way. You were slowly getting feelings from all the attention, all the touches, all the nice things he would say about you. You weren’t sure he felt the same about you. It is easy to mistake genuine kindness to something else. So you let it go, you wanted him to make the first step. Sometimes, he had events organised by the Majolish and he would ask you to accompany him. You would agree all the time because it meant more time with him. He would take you shopping for new clothes and choose matching outfits for the two of you to wear for the evening.
There were rumours about you that you were a couple and you were a future power couple. You felt embarrassed by those rumours especially when he would reply on his Devilgram with an ambiguous picture of you two. He would always laugh at your reaction, making fun of you.
Slowly your friendship started to get a bit more flirtatious. He was always flirting with you anyway but you would never reply back but now, you would answer to his flirty words by your own and your touches too. It lasted for weeks and none of you made the first step. One day, after another spa day with the Avatar of Lust, you kissed him. It took him by surprise, he tensed for a second then he melted into your kiss. He pulled away first then put his forehead on yours. “That was nice. Why did you do it?” You closed your eyes, a bit ashamed by your boldness because now you didn’t really know how to handle the situation. “I-… I love you, Asmo.” He squealed with happiness, he followed that with a lot of pecks on your lips. You were laughing as he held your head, pecking you. “Stop! Stop!” He eventually stopped, he looked at you in the eyes, serious. “You know, I love you too.” You smiled and you wrapped your arms around his neck to pull him closer to you. You kissed him again and deepened the kiss. After a few seconds of making-out session, you were the one pulling away. Asmo looked radiant after your confession as if he had needed your love to be even more beautiful or maybe your fantasies of kissing had finally came to reality and you saw him differently. You hugged him with your whole body and leaned your head on his chest. You could hear his heart beating fast and his breathing was shallow. You looked up at him, a bit worried. “What’s wrong?” He wrapped his arms around your body and hid his face in your neck. “Nothing is wrong. I just can’t believe, I have you in my arms and that you kissed me! YOU KISSED ME!” He spun you around and put you back on your feet. “We are going out tonight! A real date!” You smiled at the sweet demon and nodded. “I let you surprise me with your outfit.” He winked at you and guided you outside his room while you were laughing.
You quickly ran to your room and took all your clothes out. You couldn’t believe that it just happened. You were so glad that you had made that first step. You were on cloud nine and so proud of yourself. You couldn’t believe the Avatar of Lust was in love with you! You were so relieved. You looked at your clothes and wondered what you should wear. It took you a few minutes but you found the perfect outfit! You went to the bathroom to take a quick shower and went back to your room where you got dressed. You finished the final touches and texted Asmo.
I am ready when you are!
He answered back quickly.
I’ll be there in a couple of minutes!
You waited patiently while a bit anxious as you were going on a date. It had never been a date before. Well, you never thought it was, at least and it has been a long time since you went on a date. The Avatar of Lust knocked on your door and you opened it. He gasped, “You look sublime!” You blushed at the compliment. “Thanks… You too.” He held his hand out and you grabbed it. You closed the door behind you and you left the house.
You walked to the restaurant, hand in hand. “So? Is it an official date?” He looked at you and smiled. “Yes, I would say it’s an official date.” You squeezed his hand. “I like that. The rumours will turn out to be true then!” He giggled. “They’ve always been true, you just didn’t know it yet.” You gasped. “What?!” He let go of your hand and wrapped his arm around your shoulders. “Yeah, I know you would eventually crack and kiss me. I am THAT irresistible!” You slapped him softly on his shoulder. “How dare you! But I am glad I did it anyway.” He kissed the top of your head and whispered. “I know and I am glad too.”
You entered the restaurant, Asmo’s arm still around your shoulders and all the patrons turned their heads. A few of them took their D.D.D out and snapped some pictures, not so discreetly as their flashes went on. You sat down at a table near a window, ignoring the stares of a few of them. You looked at the menu, even though you already knew what you wanted as you had been there a few times with him. The waiter arrived, a fake smile plastered on his face. “Would you like to order some drinks first?” Asmo nodded while looking at you and ordered for the two of you. The waiter left and you two were alone again. Asmodeus grabbed your hand on top of the table and ran circles with his thumb. “It’s nice! A real date with you and everyone is watching!” You blushed. “I know. I don’t like that they are all watching.” Asmo turned his head around, a huge smile but in his eyes, you could see something else than just kindness, a warning of some sort. The demons who happened to look at him, turned quickly their heads away, aware that if they were to watch any longer, the nice Avatar of Lust might turn into a bloodlust creature. After he was satisfied that you wouldn’t be bothered anymore, he returned his attention back to you. “There! We should have some quiet now.”
The dinner went without any trouble. You went for a walk, looking at the city’s lights. It was nice to be out with him as a couple. He would steal some kisses while you weren’t looking at him, always making you giggle and he would beam at your cute reaction. After a while, you had noticed people following you from afar. You turned to the demon. “I think we are being followed.” He nodded. “I know. They are part of my fan club.” He gave you a smile to comfort you. “Don’t worry, they all love you.” You shrugged, you didn’t like the energy that they were giving off but your companion didn’t seem to mind so you let it go. You finally went home and after kissing the demon goodbye, you went to your room. You had a good nice sleep and you woke up happy and impatient to see your boyfriend again. You took your D.D.D and looked at the time then you saw all the notifications. You were mentioned on all social media platforms, people had made videos o the devil tube, talking about you and your relationship with Asmodeus. They all had a common thing: they didn’t want you to be together. You gasped, shocked. They even made a petition to be sent to Lord Diavolo so he would have to order the two of you to stop dating. You didn’t know people could do that or if it was allowed but most of all you thought they wanted you to be together, with all the rumours and you didn’t hear people complaining about it. You left your bed and ran into Asmo’s bedroom. He was still in bed, barely awake but sat up when you entered without knocking. “ASMO! Did you see?” He grabbed your D.D.D and squinted as his eyes weren’t used to the light yet. He lowered his hand holding the D.D.D but stayed silent. His gaze was piercing through you and you started to fidget. After a few seconds of uncomfortable silence, he cleared his throat. “I see. I didn’t expect this reaction… At all…” he stood up and hugged you. He pressed his lips against your head. “I’m sorry, hon”. You wrapped your arms around his waist. “What are we going to do?”
Before he could say a word, you heard Lucifer yelling both your names. You pulled away at the same time, looking at each other. You both ran down to Lucifer. He stared at both of you. “Look outside.” You looked and you saw a group of demons standing outside the House of Lamentations, holding signs. They were manifesting their unhappiness about your relationship. You turned your head to the Avatar of Lust who looked shocked then to the Avatar of Pride who had a scowl on his face. “They are also in front of Lord Diavolo’s Castle.” You gasped. “WHAT?!” You couldn’t believe it! They really were overreacting! You looked at Asmo, tears were falling from his eyes. You approached him and hugged him. “What are we going to do?” You looked at Lucifer, who looked saddened by the situation. You clearly didn’t ask for it… “I’ll go and see Diavolo. We will sort this out.” You nodded still hugging the now sobbing demon.
Lucifer came back an hour later and you were still in the same position, except Asmodeus’s tears had dried off. “I’m sorry but the House of Lords got involved. Apparently, they are manifesting everywhere.” You closed your eyes. “Aren't they exaggerating? I mean why is me and Asmo dating is any of their problems?” Lucifer shrugged. “I talked to the spokesperson of the events. They don’t consider you good enough for Asmodeus. They think he should date someone of high status. The House of Lords agrees and they already found someone.” Asmo’s grip tightened around you, he looked at his brother. “But I don’t want someone else!” Lucifer put a comforting hand on his younger brother. “I know but there is nothing I can do nor can Diavolo.” You hugged the demon tighter and while you were repressing your tears, you whispered. “It’s okay, Asmo. You deserve better anyway. I’m sure they will be as beautiful as you are.” The demon didn’t respond and started to cry again. You looked outside, a single tear falling and noticed that the group of demons was leaving. Apparently, they heard of the resolution and your heart sank. “Lucifer? Do you know who that demon is?” Lucifer crossed his arms and nodded. “Yes, she is a big influencer on the Deviltube and she comes from a very wealthy family.” You closed your eyes and this time, you cried. You couldn’t compete with that. Lucifer came closer to the two of you. “Come Asmo. They have arranged a meeting in an hour for the two of you to meet.” You frowned at the eldest. “Already? Did they have this planned for long?” Lucifer looked away and blushed slightly. “I think since you first went out together.” Your eyes widened at the realisation. So for months, they had planned this and never said a word. Lucifer never said a word. “You knew?” His blush deepened. “Yes but I was forbidden to say anything.” You rolled your eyes. “Sure.”
Finally, the two brothers left, leaving you alone with your thoughts. It was heartbreaking to see Asmo in that state and you had wished you could have come with him, to at least, support him but Lucifer thought it might have been awkward and that Asmo would be clinging to your side. You sighed. You decided to have a look on the Deviltube to see what that influencer looked like. You dropped your phone when you realised who it was. Leviathan had talked about her so much, gushing about how smart and nice she was and also, so beautiful. You hid your face with your hands and started sobbing. You knew Asmo would not stop talking about how beautiful she was, almost as beautiful as he was. You didn’t think you could bear listening to him about her, so you called your friend Simeon. You asked him if you could stay at the Purgatory Hall with them for a few days, to which he agreed immediately, no questions asked.
You packed a bag and left without a note. When Lucifer and Asmo came back to the House of Lamentations, you had been gone for a few hours. Asmo looked for you everywhere in the house but was disappointed when he couldn’t find you. You might not have been able to date anymore but he needed you now more than ever and his heart broke when he realised you left.