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One night, you decided to go to the planetarium in the House of Lamentation. It was quiet and you had a rough day. You hoped that no one would find you there. When you walked inside, you saw a form under a blanket on the floor. You sighed. You couldn’t be alone even for a minute but still you advanced further inside. The form moved and a mop of hair appeared that you recognised. It was Belphegor. You didn’t really know the youngest of the seven brothers as he was often sleeping all day either in his room or in the attic. You saw his eyes peeking through his fringe, half asleep still and with a sleepy voice he said « Hey! ». You smiled at him timidly and waved but you stopped in your tracks. You didn’t know if he would want you to be there. He sat up and rubbed his eyes then looked at you with a friendly smile. « What brings you here? ». You shrugged, you couldn’t really say « I need to be alone… » so you decided with « I needed somewhere quiet ». He nodded his head as if he understood. « I guess being from another world must be quite overwhelming. Come and sit next to me. We will look at the stars in silence. » you blushed. You didn’t know he could be so considerate and sat down under the blanket. He made it really comfortable.
You were still wary of him. He was a demon after all and you never hung out with just him but he just laid still next to you. A few minutes passed and you decided to lie down, so you took one of the many pillows he had brought with him. The pillow engulfed your head so perfectly, in a few minutes you were already asleep. Belphegor wasn’t moving next to you but he was aware of your movements and when your breathing slowed, he released a breath he wasn’t aware that he was holding. He turned his head to look at you. He watched you sleeping and looked at your face for a while before closing his eyes to join you in your dreams.
You woke up in your bed, startled by the sound of your alarm. You sat up and looked around, wondering how you got into your bed. You stopped your alarm and decided to get up. You felt well rested and ready to take on the day! The first time since you can remember! You got ready for RAD still wondering what happened and went to have breakfast. You weren’t the first one there; Asmodeus and Lucifer were already at the table. The eldest was reading a newspaper and Asmo was looking at his phone. They didn’t even look up when you entered the room so you said a quiet hello as to not startled them. They returned your greeting still looking down. You giggled quietly and sat down. The food was already on the table so you decided to help yourself. You heard someone, it was Beelzebub. He sat down next to you with a smile on his face. He leaned down and whispered to you « did you have a good sleep? ». You blushed, you weren’t expecting him to talk to you so you just nodded, looking at your plate but he carried on. « I’m the one who brought you to your bed. I was looking for Belphie and I saw you fast asleep so I took the initiative. I hope you don’t mind ». You looked at the giant in the eyes « of course, I don’t mind. That was really sweet of you ». He gave you a big smile and started to help himself of some breakfast. Belphegor arrived and sat at the other side of you. « Hey. Did you sleep alright? » you looked at him, « Yes, the best sleep I ever had in months ». He smirked, looking proud of himself. « Good to know. I hope we can spend more time together again ». He smiled at you tenderly. You nodded and turned your gaze away to hide your cheeks reddening. The heat from your cheeks didn’t fade until you left the table and hid for a few minutes in your room to calm yourself down. You didn’t understand why you were so flustered by him but you assumed it was just a one-off thing and that next time it’ll be better.
The day was long at RAD. Pop quiz in almost every class and every time you had some free time someone needed you for one thing or another. You couldn’t even go to the toilet without someone following you and talking to you. When the classes were finished, Asmodeus took you shopping for a new product that came out that day and you had to wait with him for an hour in a queue outside the shop. When you finally arrived home, you went straight to your room where the door had been left ajar and you peeked inside to see Mammon and Levi arguing. You sighed and shook your head « Nah, I’m not dealing with whatever that is! ». So you turned back and went to the planetarium instead. You kind of hoped Belphegor would be there again. He weirdly made you feel better. You tried to be quiet moving around the house as you didn’t want to meet anyone. You arrived at your destination safely without talking to anyone and you were relieved. You sat down and looked up. You enjoyed the silence and the stars, trying to empty your head of all thoughts. Dinner was almost ready and you needed to recover some energy before going to the dining room. You could already feel the chaos coming from everywhere and it gave you a headache already. You closed your eyes and imagined your life back in the human realm. Your house were you lived alone and how granted you took your life back then. You loved your life here but there was always someone every single second of every day.
You felt a hand on your shoulder and you looked up. Your heart missed a beat when you realised it was the Avatar of Sloth. Unconsciously, a smile appeared on your face which was returned by the demon. He sat down next to you, silently as if knowing that was what you needed. After a few minutes of his silent presence, your headache faded away and you felt calmer. He startled you by talking « I knew I would find you here. I came to tell you that dinner was ready and Lucifer enquires that you join us. » You nodded and he helped you get up by offering his hand which you took happily. After you stood up and started to walk towards the dining room, he kept your hand in his but you didn’t mind. He let go of your hand before entering the room but put his hand on the small of your back to guide you to your seat. You felt Lucifer’s gaze all along and during the dinner as well. You tried to not feel overwhelmed with all the attention the other brothers needed from you. Belphegor was a strong presence next to you which comforted you and when dinner was over you stood up rapidly as it wasn’t your turn to clean or do the dishes but Lucifer stopped you. « Wait! I need to talk to you. » You sighed discreetly, nodded and waited for everyone to leave. When everyone had left, he gestured you to the chair next to him for you to sit down so you obeyed him. He looked at you, concern in his eyes. « What’s wrong? ». Tears started to fill up your eyes and you cracked. You told him everything and you finished by saying « I just need an hour where I am alone that’s all I want ». You could see relief on his face and he nodded in agreement. « I see. You can go now, I’ll make sure my brothers don’t bother you as much ». You wiped the couple of tears that managed to escape and smile at the demon in front of you « Thank you Lucifer ». You left and went to your room to get ready for the night. You laid down on your bed to study but fell asleep straightaway. You woke up, refreshed by a good night sleep and weird memories of Belphegor coming into your dreams to talk to you.
The following days were better. The brothers were bothering you a lot less so you felt better and always had your alone time every day which was nice but you still went to the planetarium for the quiet. Belphegor would join you every day and you would have small talk between long hours of silence. Both of you would often fall asleep, next to each other but never touching. You had the best sleep next to him and you would always dream of him. It actually felt more like he came into your dream as if he was real but everything around wasn’t. AND It blew your mind! Could he come inside them?! So one morning when you woke up you decided to ask. « Belphegor? » He half-opened his eyes « Hmm? » You scooted closer to him and whispered, a bit scared to sound foolish « Can you come inside people’s dreams? » He opened his eyes fully and smirked « Yes, indeed I can » Your eyes widened, some of the dreams you could remember, even if they were blurry, were a bit naughty and were about him. You put your hands on your face to hide your shame. Belphegor laughed and took your wrist to take your hands away. You hid your head in the pillow, you couldn’t face him anymore but that action made him laugh even louder. He calmed down and stroked your hair. You turned your head again and scoffed, looking at him. He got his face closer « That was cute ». You frowned, wondering what he meant, « My reaction or my dream ?» He chuckled and made a sound as if he was really wondering what he was going to answer « I’d say both! » You groaned, embarrassed while he chuckled again. His face, still close to you, became serious and he leaned in closer. Your lips were almost touching and your heart started beating faster. He closed the gap and softly kissed you. Your breath hitched at the sensation but the moment was interrupted by Beel who were looking for you as it was time for breakfast. You got ready to go to RAD, a small smile on your face. When you were ready, Belphegor knocked on your door which you opened and asked you if you were ready. You nodded your head and he took your hand. You walked to class hand in hand with the demon, a bit embarrassed by the new situation but happy nevertheless.
The following weeks were the same but your relationship with the youngest of the brothers got stronger as were the rumours in the Devildom. You have heard a lot of crazy stories, such as you used a magic potion to make him fall in love with you or that you tricked him, that one had many options in how you did it or that it was a dare: you could hear as you walked past other demons “how could a demon be with a human like them?!” Every time it would break your heart but you carried on as you started to fall in love with him. You would sleep with him every night, either snuggling in his bed , in the planetarium or in the attic and every time getting closer and more intimate when the circumstances would permit it. You didn’t think that you dating one of the most powerful demon of the Devildom would be such a problem but one day you and Belphegor got told to see Lord Diavolo in his office. When you arrived, Lord Diavolo had a grave face and you worried. The usual happy demon wasn’t there and you hoped nothing important happened. He started to talk “I know you are both dating and if it were up to me I would let you date but the House of Lords and more nobles had made complaints about it.” You looked at him, stunned “What do you mean, complaints?” He sighed “They don’t agree with a human being the mate of one of the seven brothers.” You could sense that Belphegor was starting to get pissed. “I understand that but how is that a problem?” Diavolo shook his head “I might be the future King but they still hold a lot of power and a lot of demons follow them. I need to protect everyone.” Tears started to fall from your eyes and you looked at Belphegor, he started to yell at the future King but you knew nothing that you would say would change anything. After Lord Diavolo managed to calm down Belphegor by throwing him out of the building physically, he came to talk to you . He sat next to you and held your hand. “I am so really sorry. If I could change their minds I would. I couldn’t say it, yet, in front of him but you need to know that they found someone for him to date” You let go of his hand and stood up. “I thank you Lord Diavolo for your honesty. I will see you later”. You left the office and went back to your room. You locked the door, took some earphones and went under the blanket. You had to escape the world for a while, so you texted Lucifer to say you didn’t feel well so they couldn’t disturb you. He asked if you were okay anyway but you just said that you needed to sleep. You spent hours on your phone but you ignored everyone’s messages and calls, especially Belphegor’s.
You couldn’t fall asleep that night, so when it was time to get up, you texted Belphegor
You: I think it would be best if, for at least a week, we weren’t talking to each other, please?
He never answered but did ignored you for the whole week. You were sad and not your usual self which the other brothers could see. Sweet how they were, they tried to cheer you up how they could while Belphegor would hide any time he could. After that week, you knew he had to start meeting that new demon and you knew it would break your heart so that was why you had asked him to avoid each other so you could be prepared. Finally you saw them together. You were in awe the demon he was with was the most beautiful being you had ever seen in your life and you felt ridiculous. How could you ever compete with a demon anyway? After that you did everything you could to not be in the same room as the Avatar of Sloth. You stayed in your room most of the time or out with one of the brothers but never with him but he finally did it. He went to talk in your dreams. At first, it was comforting, it felt like memories coming back to life but then when you woke up you would cry, realising it wouldn’t be anymore. You started to get anxious to go to sleep and dream. It was wonderful to be back in his arms but so heartbreaking when you woke up and then you realised. It was him, it was real in a way. He came into your dreams to spend time with you without anyone knowing but the two of you and it was sweet of him but it wasn’t healthy for your mental. So after the last dream where you were lying down on a blanket in a meadow, smells of nature enveloping you, snuggled on his chest talking about your day, you woke up and started to sob uncontrollably. You cried for hours and you decided enough was enough and you went to look for him. You found him in the planetarium and you tried to rouse him slowly. He woke up and looked at you. He stared at you and saw your red and puffy face. He sat up and tried to put his arms around you to comfort you but you stopped him. “Please don’t! You have to stop coming into my dreams. You are making it so difficult to move on from you. If I can’t be with you in real life then I don’t want to be with you in dreams.” You left and went back to sleep.