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Naberius kalego.

From the noble clan naberius, guard dog of babyls, professor to the misfits, some of the most well respected and powerful professors in the institution, he was... Stupidly bad at bets.

You could tell him "hey, I bet you 10 the sky isn't sunny tomorrow" and he would bet it, even though he has heard a hundred times before the weather report that always says "it's gonna be sunny all week"

By all means he still tried his best at bets, especially against his "senpai", Opera, oh his senpai, the vain in his existence.

Everyday he wishes iruma wouldn't even exist in the netherworld, so he didn't fuck up the familiar contract and himself wouldn't have to handle being called on random days just to play hide and shriek in his chick- I mean, familiar form.

But even through that, he doesn't mind meeting with his senpai once in a while, especially accompanied by his best allie, his best friend, his... Soulmate by all means, Shichiro Balam, Balam is everything that kalego loves, quiet, strong, interesting to talk to, muscular, handsome, se-.... Well, maybe ignore that last part.

This time, the visit to his senpai, was different, shichiro had gone to a expedition on some unknown part of the netherworld so he wouldn't be back until Thursday (today being Saturday), but knowing that if he didn't go to visit by himself, kalego would have to handle being randomly call in the middle of the night just to be kept in a tiny cage while being poke with a stick by Opera (happened at least twice and it was awful).

Kalego arrived at lord Sullivan's estate, he knocked on the door and iruma answered.

-"oh Kalego-senpai! Did something happen? Is everything ok?" Iruma asked his teacher especially because he looked both annoyed and quite angry about being here.

-"it's Saturday boy, you know what happens on Saturday's"

-"so that why opera brought all that wine..., I didn't remember, well sorry for stopping you kalego-sensei, come on in" kalego really hoped that the child would randomly enter his evil cycle and then close the door on him so he could have an excuse about why he didn't assist on their ""game night"".

Game night on Saturday was something opera started after knowing that kalego became iruma's familiar, they didn't play any game except see who could annoy the hell out of kalego faster, being the only player opera and sometimes iruma if he was invited to the game.

Kalego made his way to the living room where opera was waiting for him with some wine and a reality show on the TV.

-"oh? You're alone this time? Where is the other side of your soul my kouhai?" Opera said without even looking away from the TV.

-"you know damn well where he is, your boss told him to go there for the whole damn week" kalego sat down at the other side of the sofa, not even wanting to share air with Opera.

-"mhhm, well whatever we can do" opera took a sip from their glass, whenever Shichiro didn't went to the game night this would usually be how they spend it, just watching bad reality shows on tv and sometimes commenting on them just for them to finish the wine and then kalego leave to his estate, and he was hopping this time wouldn't be different.

-"Mmmmm you know, I want to take advantage of the fact that shichiro-kun isn't coming back until Thursday" said opera taking a sip from their glass. Kalego looked at them weirdly.

-"I bet you don't have the guts to confess to him on Thursday" opera looked at him with quite the mischievous smile.

-"WHAT?!?!? NO! there's no way I would do that!" Kalego jumped from his seat almost knocking over his glass.

-"I knew it, you don't have the guts"

-"I-i have guts, but not to do that... I don't think he feels the same..." Kalego sat down again, now looking at the table in front.

Opera wanted to punch him.

And punch shichiro as well.

At this point of their lives, opera has seen how these two have basically confessed their undying love to each other but they are neither too dense or too stupid to realize it. Like that one time when in school, after fighting a bunch of demons, shichiro was stitching up kalego, kalego looking at him intensely.

When shichiro finished, he looked at kalego just as intensely, grabbed his hands and put them on each side of his face causing kalego to brush.

-"You have to stop doing that! Do you have any idea how worried I was after opera-senpai came to me saying that you were fighting like 10 demons at once?!" Said shichiro without letting go of kalego hands. Kalego brushed even more looking down like the floor was the most interesting thing in the world.

-"Kalego-kun.... I worry about you, I know you're strong and that no matter what you will always win but... What if... There's a time that doesn't happen?, where you are so hurt and in pain that you can't move a-and there's no one near to help you" shichiro kept looking at him, opera could swear that the only thing keeping them from eating each others mouths was themselves, if they weren't in the room those two would already be on top of each other.

-"Shichiro.... It's fine, you said it I will always win my fights"

-"HA!" Opera couldn't hold their laugh.

-"... Like I was saying, I'm strong and I will keep getting strong, I, as the future guard dog of babyls can't just lose any fight Opera-senpaidon'tyoudaresayanything" kalego said that last part quickly and looking furious at opera, they didn't say anything just kept watching.

-"Apart... I need to get strong if I want to protect you in the future..." As much as kalego likes to hide his feelings he couldn't help saying that last part with a tint of both love and sadness from just thinking of shichiro getting hurt. Shichiro brushed, finally let go of kalego hands and proceeded to grab the guard dog face and getting him near to his own face as demonly possible, opera damned the fact that they didn't have popcorn with them, this was getting too good.

-"Kalego-kun I want to be the one to protect you, you already have so many future responsibilities from babyls, so I want you to know that you could lend on me everytime you need to, I will always be by your side, on health and sickness, whatever happens I will never leave you alone" shichiro looked really serious, kalego was looking everywhere but the other demons eyes.

-"Ummm... You said that.. like best allies or something... Right?"

-".... Yes.... As best allies...." Opera straight up punched a wall, the other two demons got away from each other and looked at their senpai whose tail was pointing upwards and looked like they were about to commit multiple homicides.

Back to the present, opera remember that day and multiple more where they would say the most lovely dovely shit to each other and always finished it with "but as allies, right?".

Kalego was still denying everything, how could he ever do that to his best allie? Shichiro was really important to him and the sole idea of him destroying their friendship just of one bet and some stupid feeling was outrageous.

-"Look, you don't have to accept the bet, buuuut I will call you gutless in babyls" said opera taking one last sip from their glass before pouring themselves another one.

-"First of all, what would you be doing at babyls?!"

-"well, lord Sullivan what to make sure iruma-sama experience in school is the best, so he wants me to go there secretly and see if there's is something he doesn't like of the school and then change it"

A total lie but Sullivan was crazy enough that this sounded just about right.

-"mmhm, still even if you were there-"

-"what? You will evade me? Do you really think that you can escape me as easily as not being in the same room as me?, ah my kouhai, I should have trained you better" Kalego looked at opera speechless, what the heck did they meant? Of course he could easily evade opera, he was the guard dog of babyls, the actual top dog (since opera wasn't there), he totally could do it, even more he could bet-

-"don't even think about making a bet about it, you will lose, I'm giving you a chance in a bet that you can easily win but it's alright, I know how scared you can be, don't worry I won't even call you gutless you don't deserve it you good doggy" said opera while looking at kalego pitifully.

If there was something that kalego hated more than disruptive demons, was other demon feeling pity for him, he hated it, always remind him when he has a child training with cerberion, he would end up getting hurt and his own father would just pity him saying stuff like he won't accomplish anything or that it was a shame he wasn't as strong as his brother.

Angry, kalego stood up, grabbed his glass and down it in just one go, opera watched this with a raised eyebrow.

-"Ok, fuck it I will do it! By Thursday you will have the best confession a demon can make to his mate!!" Kalego pointed accusingly at opera who now was smiling again.

-"Perfect, I expect nothing but perfection from you my dear kouhai" opera pour more wine in kalego's glass and clinked their glasses making official the bet.

Kalego didn't know in what mess he was getting himself into, I mean, he only needed to say "hey I think you are pretty nice looking" at shichiro and then he would have won the bet, wait...

-"what do I win if I complete the bet?- kalego sat back down looking at opera who returned to look at the tv.

-"what do you mean?"

-"well what's in for me in this bet? I say the best confession to shichiro and then, what do I win?"

-"shichiro-kun of course" this whole time opera didn't even look at kalego who now was looking at them both flustered and annoyed.

-"n-no! I meant from you! What do I get from you?!"

-"... A wedding gift"

-"NO! why would I even want that?!" Everytime kalego became a little more red.

-"what do you mean why? You just said that you were going to make "the best confession a demon can make", so of course I think you will end up asking him to marry you"

-"n-no?! Why would I even do that?!"

-"what? Isn't that the best confession a demon can make? Did you just wanted to look at him, tell him he was handsome and then leave?" Opera finally looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

-"of course not! Who would even think that's the best confession!?" There goes his plan for the best confession...

-"mmmm look, i'm going to humour you, if you win the bet I will give you..... Well, what do you want?"

-"erhm.... Mmmmmm... That... Mmmm oh I know! That you admit I was the top dog at babyls when we studied there!"

*He's still holding onto that?, huh good luck to shichiro-kun to have to handle this guy for the rest of his life* thought opera while taking a sip from their glass.

-"ok, if that's what you want, but if you don't do it, you will become my butler for a month"

-"huh?! Why????"

-"well, of course I would have to have something in for it isn't it? And if you lose the bet this is what I want" Kalego looked at him incredulous, yes this was the stupidest bet he was making but deep down he really wanted, no, needed to hear from opera that he was stronger than him (even though opera kicked his ass all those years ago).

-".... You know what? Fuck it, I accept" kalego downed all his glass and inmediatly proceeded to pour himself more.

-"great! I will be waiting for the big show" opera gave a mischievous smile and cranked their glasses again.

Kalego really didn't know in what mess he was getting himself into but it didn't matter.

He wasn't going to fuck it up.

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Opera knew kalego would fuck it up.

They just knew.

Kalego was really, really, really dense.

Or stupid maybe.

They knew that even if shichiro would tell him "yes I will give you my whole life" and then started making a blood pact, kalego would still think he was rejected.

So after watching some documentaries (dramas) with lord Sullivan and iruma, they got an idea.

They should just start a rumour.

As they saw in the really interesting and totally real-almost documentary of a relationship (a drama) sometime when a rumour about the couple starts appearing, they start to notice each other, they work together to stop the rumours to finish with a beautiful kiss under the rain after they clarified everything and fell for each other.

So they should totally do that with their kouhais!

The thing was... What rumour could be good enough to help them get together?

Mmmmm that they are secretly a couple maybe?

Nah, almost all the teachers already suspect that.

Maybe that are going to get married soon?

Mmmm don't think so, doesn't sound too good.

Oh! What if they just say that something big will happen on Thursday?

... Nope, they want it to be a surprise.

.....

Wait, what if.... They actually say the thing about kalego getting married buuuuuut..... Doesn't say to who?

Could you imagine everyone's expectation at hearing that the guard dog of babyls finally is tying the knot and even more so to a classified demons that no one knows about?

And then when shichiro comes back and hear all the rumour he goes to confront kalego and then kalego gets on one knee and says "I'm actually hopping that you would accept to be my husband" and shichiro gets all teary eyed and starts crying and saying "yes, yes, yes" , and then they get married and theeeeeeeennnn shichiro gets kalego pregnant, have a hatchling and now they have to name that hatchling "opera" because of them.

Iruma, who this whole time was watching the drama, turned to look at opera on the other side of the couch just to see them making biscuits with a cushion laying on their legs while their eyes shined with mischief.

-"umm opera? Are you ok?" Asked iruma slightly worried

-"uhm? Oh yes.... I need to make a call" opera stood up leaving Sullivan and iruma watching the drama, both just looked at them and decided to ignore it, maybe they were just near their evil cycle or something and need some time alone.

Now opera needed to know who was the best demon he could say all this that could

1: say it to all of babyls

2: don't give them away

Robin? Nah, too soon, he was going to be a important piece in their plan but it's still to early to use him.

Sullivan himself? Nope, he would end up rambling about iruma and forgetting everything else.

Mmm, who could be good?

-"ummm opera? Are you okay? You look kind of troubled...- iruma followed them to the kitchen both to get a snack and see how opera was doing since their reaction earlier was quite weird for them.

-"oh? Yeah I'm fine iruma-sama, it's just I'm thinking about something but I haven't thought an answers to my questions"

-" oh ummm is there something I can help with?"

Opera looked at him, was iruma a good option?...

Not really, he didn't have that evil bone in him to go starting rumours about someone, specially if that someone is one of his favorite teachers. But you know, maybe he could help a little.

-"iruma-sama, would you say that your classmates like gossip?"

-"huh? Ummmm maybe? Why?"

-"long story, mmm I need someone who knows about a lot of stuff"

-"oh! Allocer knows everything, it's just like he knows the answer for every exam we ever do"

Opera smiled at iruma excitement talking about one of his friends, but they didn't need that kind of knowledge.

-"no no no, I'm saying someone who knows everything that happens at school, When I was a student there, there was this guy who knew everything from all the battlers to all the professors, is there someone like that that you know of?"

-"hummm, I don't think anyone fits the description, at least not that I know of... But why do yo need that?"

-"well, I need to pass some information around the students about some...

Opera stopped to think, they knew that if they tell the truth to iruma, he would stop them and/or tell kalego and shichiro about it, they didn't like lying to the boy but it was necessary for the "sake" of kalego and shichiro relationship.

-"kalego-kun is going to start giving some courses on... Mana training, but you know him, he's really shy and didn't want to tell anyone about it, so I thought that it would be nice from my part that I go and try to secretly tell everyone about the courses but I don't need him to find out, I want it to be a surprise once he realize how many demons showed to his course"

-"wow! I know who could help you opera!"

-"and who would it be?"

-"purson! He can hide like a ghost and go telling everyone secretly about it!"

-"oh really? That's one of your classmates right? Would you pass me their phone number?"

-"of course! You're quite a nice senpai wanting to help kalego-sensei, opera"

-"of course, I would do everything to help my kouhais"

Iruma passed the cellphone number to opera, and then went back to watch the tv with his grandpa after grabbing a snack, opera looked at the number, of course! How could they have forgotten about purson? Little demon would do anything just to mess with others.

They called him inmediatly.

-"....."

-"I know you are there purson-kun, I need a favour"

-"....."

-"is about messing with Kalego-kun"

-"I'm listening"

-" I need you to go around school tomorrow telling everyone some... Rumours about kalego-kun"

-"can I invent the rumours?"

-"nope, you need to follow the rumours that I tell you"

-"mmhm, I don't know, that part doesn't really convince me"

-".... I will pay you"

-"how much?"

-"how much do you want?"

Purson smiled, a deal was made that day.

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Naberius estate~

Kalego had a problem, well he actually had many, but let's focus on the most important one.

How the hell do you even confess to someone?
Yes, yes, he could try the good ol' "I like you, do you like me?" But he was way to old for that, ugh, why was this so hard??

He sat at the office in his house (mansion, actually), he laid his head against the desk, a bunch of crumble up paper and a lot of spilled ink cover the desk surface showing the battle from the demon against a simple love letter.

He turned his head looking at a picture in his desk, it showed a teenager shichiro with his arms around the shoulders of both him (who in the picture just looked flustered) and opera (who was doing peace signs)

Kalego just kept watching the picture, to be honest, he didn't think he even got a chance, he has talked multiple times with Shichiro about their types, and well they didn't match up with him.

(((((((((

-"huh? What even is that?" Asked kalego one of those days where they would stay late at the school doing paperwork or something.

-"what do you mean? You asked for my type and I gave it to you" Balam didn't even look up from his stack of exams he was grading.

-"well yeah, but I don't think "somber" is a type" kalego didn't look up either from his stack of papers.

-"I don't know what you are talking about, I think is a good way to describe someone"

-".... Well, how else would you describe it?-

-".... Reliable"

-"ok, new rule, it has to be something physical"

-"why do you want to know so much about my type?" Kalego stopped scribbling in the papers, he didn't raise his view but stayed still thinking about it.

-"what? Do you want me to get a spouse already? You are such a meanie, I thought we were finally hitting it off"

-"huh?!" This time kalego looked at shichiro, the gargoyle was looking at him.

-"wow... I didn't know it offended you that much.."

-"no-no, is not that... Ignore it, just tell me already" kalego lowered his head again trying to hide the brush on his cheeks.

-"mmm well, I like someone who's not taller than me... Mmmm, kind of muscular, who looks really well in a black t-shirt hahaha, mmmmm with a really kind face and that even through that demon doesn't want to admit it they worry about their students a lot" shichiro started describing with a smile behind their mask simply looking directly at kalego.

*Who the fuck is he describing?!?!?!* Kalego started to sweat, those description were really specific, like shichiro has seen this person multiple times already!

-".... Do I know them?"

-"quite well in my opinion!" Shichiro was beaming when he said this.

*Is opera isn't it? Fuck fuck fuck FUCK WAIT! OPERA DOESN'T HAVE STUDENT!..... Wait.... IM THEIR STUDENT!!!!!"

Kalego was about to smash his head against his desk but the sound of shichiro standing up stopped him.

He looked at the gargoyle, who now was picking up his stuff.

-"w-wait you are leaving?"

-"well yeah, I'm going to finish it tomorrow, there's just to many and by all means they aren't urgent"

-"b-but you aren't going to tell me more about that demon?"

-"why do you wanna know more? You already know them really well, you dummy" Shichiro smiled at him, said goodbye with his hand and left the teachers lounge.

*ITS FUCKING OPERA* kalego now smashed his head against the desk.

))))))))))))

*Ugh, but if it it's opera... They should know isn't it? That demonic cat just knows everything that happens anywhere in the netherworld, so they should know about Shichiro having a crush on them.... Wait, if they know... Why did they wanted to make a bet with me?" Kalego raised his head from the desk.

*.... Opera knows, right? T-thats why they wanted to do this bet, to get shichiro of their back... That bastard! How dare they treat shichiro like that!" He slammed his fist on the desk.

*When I see them i will...* Kalego was furious at the thought that someone wanted to treat like shit to shichiro, he was the nicest, kindest, prettiest demon he knows! How would someone do that?!.

That's it, fuck the bet, he was going to go and give a piece of his mind to opera and call off the bet, if shichiro wanted to be with Opera so be it, he can push his feelings to the side to help him get on with his crush!

So yeah, kalego is quite dense.

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~~~~~~ Monday morning ~~~~~~

-"For the love of devi, wake him up at 7 sir" opera were trying their best at making Sullivan obey just one of his orders regarding iruma.

-"I know you would want him to sleep more so he can go well rested to school, but if he doesn't wake up at 7 he won't be able to get ready and eat his breakfast calmly"

It was currently 6:40 in the morning, quite early for everyone else but not for opera, specially not today, today was the day that the plan "help my stupid kouhai confess his feeling by Thursday because he's a fuck up without me" started.

Right now, they were giving instructions to Sullivan about how the morning of iruma should go, since they themselves were going to go early to babyls, they know that Kalego arrives earlier to "organize" (scold) the other teachers, so they thought about "testing the waters" about what would think Kalego about the rumours.

-"if you decided to disregard any of the instructions, I'm gonna call border patrol and-"

-"give away iruma-kun?!" Sullivan asked quite scared in his egg form.

-"no, I would never do that, but I would tell them that you need more work to do specially if it's away from home"

-"... Then why don't you call the 13 crowns?"

-"do you really want me to call the 13 crowns?"

-"... No" Sullivan sulked.

-"great, now if you excuse me, I heading out now"

-"have a great day opera!" Still a little bit sulking about not letting iruma have a free day from school, Sullivan said his goobyes to opera.

~~~at the same time, at the naberius state~~~

There was something in the air.

Something that kept telling him to no go to school today.

To call in sick or say that his evil cycle was coming so he needed to stay home.

No matter what Kalego just couldn't shake that feeling off.

He was just finishing getting dressed when his hellphone rang with a message.

+Good morning Kalego-kun! Hope you have a nice day, please try to treat well your students!+

Kalego blushed at the message, even through shichiro was at the other side of the netherworld he still thought about him!

....

Because it was about him right?

Like this message was only sent to him, right?

Like this message didn't receive it some else, like, I don't know, opera?!

+Btw I was chatting a little with opera-senpai, apparently they are going to babyls today to "help you" out with something big, is there something wrong Kalego-kun? Do you need me to go back? I can help you+

Kalego stopped reading at "opera-senpai" he knew it!

He fucking knew it!, shichiro totally had a crush on opera!

Shit! Now what? Of course he didn't want to lose to opera of all the possible demons!

Kalego angrily kept doing his usual routine, have breakfasts, care for his cacti, see how Cerberus was doing, grab his folders and stuff for the class, by the time he was out of his mansion, he was absolutely furious.

This whole time he couldn't help but think about Opera crushing shichiro's heart or worse...

Corresponding the feelings!

The simple thought of opera getting close to shichiro, putting their hand on his face and then slowly going for a kiss killed Kalego.

Oh this was going to be an awful day, specially to his students.

~~~~~~~ 7:40 am, at babyls ~~~~~~~

Just what the hell was wrong with Kalego today?!

Is what all of the teachers thought as Kalego would scream at them at the simple interaction.

Like yes, Kalego would always scold them, but this was way to much, normally the scold was for being noisy, this time was for simply existing!

To make things worse, Dali was sure he saw lord Sullivan's security devil going around babyls.

This wasn't going to end pretty for anyone.

Kalego, after screaming at every teacher there was, finally sat at his desk, he decided he should calm a little, so he took out his thermo, filled with tea (usually he would be drinking coffee as black as his soul but this was a special blend shichiro left for him before he left to his expedition) as he was about to take a sip, he heard quite the aggravating voice.

-"ka~le~go~kun~" opera got close to his desk, with their hands behind their back and singing their kouhais name.

-"what?!" Asked Kalego furious.

-"fiuuu, what's wrong my kouhai? Why are we mad this early in the morning?"

-"oh! You should know!"

-".... No I really don't tho"

-"agh! Forget it! Why are you here today?!"

-"well, I wanted to consulte you a little something about our bet before-"

-"I want to cancel the bet!"

-"oh? But the other day you were quite excited about doing it?"

-"yes! But that was before i-"

-"you..?"

Kalego couldn't tell them about why he didn't want to continue the bet, what if because opera hears about shichiro crush on them, opera goes all out to mess with shichiro and destroy his beautiful heart?! Or even worse, what if opera goes all out to ask him out and then they get married and then they go on their honeymoon and then... And then... And then..!!!

Kalego's face got redder and redder from fury as he thought about Opera and shichiro "getting freaky".

-"... Are you ok, Kalego-kun?" Opera was actually worried about the reddish Kalego.

-"... Look, I'm just saying I won't keep up with the bet, I don't care about anything, I simply won't do it" Kalego said as he was calming himself, opera looked at him worried but decided to ignore it.

-"well, by all means you still have until Thursday to do it, so think about it this days, and if you still won't do anything about the bet, well, better be ready to work for me" opera smiled mischievously, Kalego looked at them shocked, he totally forgot about what would happen if he were to fail.

Opera wave their hand saying goodbye leaving Kalego with his thoughts.

*That didn't go as I expected, wonder why would he want to abandon the bet?* Thought opera, students started to arrive, so it was time to put in motion their plan, now to find purson.

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A new day starts at babyls, this time purson soi, entered the school with his bloodline ability activated, even though he was slowly getting used to being seen with his friends, today he had a special mission.

He made his way to the principal's office, he stood at the door and knocked on it twice, no one answered, weird, opera told him to wait for him there, purson knocked again, still nothing.

*Maybe they regretted it* purson was about to leave when he turned around just to be surprised by Opera standing right behind him, unconsciously he activated his bloodline ability disappearing.

-"oh! So what iruma-sama said was true, you can disappear completely, can your voice disappear too?" Opera asked while looking at purson ability curiosily.

-".... No unless I want to" purson said while still invisible.

-"perfect! Then we can start with the plan"

-"so what was it again?" Purson appeared again in front of opera.

-"I need you to go around school spreading a rumour about Kalego-kun"

-"which is..?"

-"that he's getting married"

-" what?"

-"if you don't want to I can go find someone else"

-"wait, like I will do it but... Why do you want me to go saying that?" Purson looked at opera quite curious.

-"oh well, being completely honest, I made a bet with your teacher kalego and if he loses he would become my butler for a month"

-".... And?"

-"in thinking of making him wear this and then tell him to bring it to school" they showed him a photo on their hellphone, purson had to put both his hands on his mouth to not laught.

Yes, opera's plan was about "helping" kalego with his part but if they said the truth, they knew purson wouldn't help them, that little demon only likes to mess with people especially his teachers.

-"pffffff deal! You want me to only say that?"

-"for the moment yes, the students will handle the rest"

They Shaked hands closing the deal, opera disappeared in the hallways towards Sullivan's office, purson on his part, went on in search of his first victim.

He found him not long after, a single student waiting for his friend to come out of their batra room. Purson started to get close to him, as he got closer he activated his bloodline ability, obviously the student didn't noticed him.

-"kalego-sensei" purson taking like a ghost while making use of his bloodline ability.

-"hmm?" The student looked around trying to find where did the voice came from.

-"he's getting married"

-"huh?! Who's there?"

-"kalego-sensei is getting married, tell everyone"

-"hey dude! What's up?" The friend of the demon arrive, purson kept quiet to see if his plan worked.

-"oh nothing, it's just that.... I think I was hearing someone..?"

-"what do you mean?"

-"well I hear something about kalego-sensei getting married"

-"what?! Dude that's huge!"

-"huh??

-"did the voice told you who's getting married with?"

-"no but... Wait do you think is real?"

Purson started sweating, his money dependent on the idiocy of the other guy.

-"I mean, maybe, who knows... Maybe if we asked around we can know more about it!"

Ding ding ding! Purson celebrated in silence, his plan worked, know he need to tell some other students the same thing until it was enough for the whole school to hear.

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-"hey! Did you hear?"

-"the master of the misfits is getting married!"

-"the guard dog is finally marrying someone"

-"oh! I heard something that he was marrying a woman!"

-"he's marrying ifrit-sensei isn't?"

-"hey, guess what?! The guard dog is marrying robin-sensei!"

-"hey, don't tell anyone but... I heard he's getting married because he's pregnant..."

-"dude! Did you know kalego-sensei is getting married because he's pregnant with another demons child?!"

-"yes yes, is his second child isn't?"

"Oh the father is totally the headmaster I heard them talking about it"

-"no way! He's pregnant with twins?!"

-"hey!! Did you know your teacher is getting married to some low class demon because he doesn't know who the father of the baby he's having is? I heard is between ifrit-sensei, robin-sensei, lord Sullivan, someone called opera and Balam-sensei!"

Azz felt like he just had a stroke.

-"huh?!"- Azz, who just went to his batra room because clara forgot something in there, was now hearing the craziest shit he has heard his whole life.

-"you know we can report you for creating rumors, right?" Azz stared intensely at schenell, he who was just sharing all the information he has heard all morning, just shriek and went to hide in a corner of the room.

Azz decided to ignore it, he head back to his classroom, he could hear how everyone was talking as well about the rumours of kalego.

Once he arrive he could see 2 things.

1:iruma haven't arrive for some reason

Wait, why hasn't iruma arrive?

Yes, he and Clara tried to pick him up, but lord Sullivan said he was occupied with a little something so he would be a little late to the class. Wait! What if something went wrong with iruma?! Wait!! What if iruma got hurt and is calling his name right now and he can't heard it because he at school?! WAIT-

-"OI AZZ! Whatever you are daydreaming about?! Don't you see we have something important bothering us?!" Lied asked seeing how he was now disassociating with the thought of iruma in danger.

Oh yeah, the second thing he noticed was how all the class was angry at something, to be honest he didn't cared.

-"I can't believe this! Why haven't Kalego-sensei told us anything?!" Lied crossed his arms over his chest.

-"maybe he doesn't trust us? Or maybe he wanted to keep it private" suggested jazz.

-"if he wanted to keep it private, he shouldn't have told the whole school" kerori puffed.

-"maybe eggy-sensei was embarrassed" Clara was now hugging Alice who was still wondering where iruma was.

-"embarrassed? Mmmm maybe... But we would have notice something, isn't it?" Lied still wondered why Kalego didn't trust them.

Everyone started to hear hard footsteps coming towards the room, they already knew who was it and we're ready to confront it.

Kalego entered royal one, he was one bullshit away from starting his evil cycle (or that's how he felt), he directly went to his desk, didn't even said good morning to the class, left his stuff in there and noticed the silence coming from his students.

-"what now?" Kalego looked at his whole class angry expecting that, like always, they would end up trembling in fear but this time it was different.

-"we want answers and we want them now!!" Lied scream followed by a "yeah!" From all his classmates.

-"eh? Whatever you are talking about?"

Lied started speaking in quite a dramatic way.

-"kalego-sensei, we are deeply offended, we are your students!"

-"yes"

-"we are really close to you!"

-"no"

-"we are like your hatchlings!"

-"absolutely no, I wouldn't have stupid childrens"

-"we-! ... Hey.. :("

-"get to the point!"

-"when were you going to tell us about your marriage?!"

-"huh?"

-"there's all kinds of rumours going around about you kalego-sensei" jazz answers looking at him and then to a little notebook in his hands.

-"so far we have hear that, you will get married, you are already married and cheating, there's someone cheating on you, that you have like 2 children aaaaand that you are expecting quintuplets"

Kalego face was weird. Someone normal would have started to show some fury in their face or some sadness or something by all means. Him? He was with the same deadpan expression he always has.

He breath deeply, grabbed his stuff and went out of the classroom.

-"told you you shouldn't mention the cheating!" Sabnock scream at jazz.

~~~~~~~~~~~

Iruma was quite unlucky, first for some reason, opera didn't wake him up for school, the one who wake him up was his grandpa, which it wasn't a bad thing if it wasn't for the fact that he woke him up just 10 minutes before 8 saying something like "you looked so calm sleeping and I just couldn't wake you up".

Iruma quickly got ready, ate as fast as he could, and wanted to run towards school, but Sullivan had the idea of him just taking him there by flying.

On another moment iruma wouldn't have accepted but something in him told him, he shouldn't make Kalego mad about him arriving late in this specific day.

It was, in all means, one hellish ride, they somehow arrived with 3 minutes of spare, perfect for iruma to puke the little breakfast he could eat.

After some healing spells from Sullivan, iruma made his way to royal one, hoping that Kalego haven't arrived.

But as he was walking to the classroom he saw how Kalego, who was coming out of royal one, walked pass him but at the same time grabbed him by the back of his shirt and dragged him to who knows where.

*H-huh?! W-wait!* Iruma tried to get away from kalego clutch but for some reason he was just really concentrated to taking iruma somewhere.

~~~~~~ Some secret garden at babyls~~~~

Why did he even bring iruma here?

Now that he was thinking with a more "cool down" head, kalego realized that, iruma had nothing to do with this, yes by all means he was late and had won a scolding about punctuality, but he didn't start any of the rumours right?

They were sitting at some little couches hidden between some trees, one in front of the other, kalego was sitting with his head on his hand and iruma was sitting on the couch in front of him analysing what was the best moment to run away.

Thinking about it, this was kind of ironic, this place was a secret little place shichiro had donde for their batra in their younger days, a little secret place for them to sit around and plan who to fight next, after some time, once they were both teachers, it became a little corner for shichiro and kalego to hang out, since shichiro didn't like the comment some students and some teachers would make about him, he would spend all his time hiding away at his office; not liking this, kalego reminded him about this place, saying that maybe they could hang out there, far away from others opinion, a little corner just for the both of them to talk calmly without being trapped in a classroom.

And now he was sitting at his peaceful place with one of his worst headache recently.

Iruma didn't even knew if he was still at babyls, at this point, he wanted to scream hopping his grandpa would hear him and rescue him, but before he could scream, kalego hit him with quite the curve ball.

-"iruma... Do you think I'm gay?"

-"eh?"

-"yeah, I mean I heard some of those rumours on our way here, those little demons were basically screaming it, especially since I was being "moody" whatever the hell that means, and well, this questions comes because some of those rumours were about me being paired with robin, or Dali I think I heard some about lord Sullivan and ifrit as well, why does the students only pair me with males?"

Iruma didn't move a muscle.

-"...."

I don't think iruma was even breathing.

-"are you okay kid?"

*Maybe if I don't move he won't notices me and leave* iruma prayed in his head.

Kalego took a cushion and throw it tmtowards the student, iruma ability to evade everything help him move just in time to avoid the cushion but blow away his cover.

Still he didn't wanted to answers that, there was at least three options as to why kalego was asking this:

1- Kalego was extremely drunk and/or dying so he was hallucinating at the moment

2- this was a test, like if he gave the wrong answer Kalego would fail him inmediatly in all of his classes and demote him to aleph.

3- Kalego was genuinely asking this question and waiting for the answer

Iruma decided that it was most probably the second option, so he decided to stay quiet again.

-"look, I'm not asking this out of bad intentions, I'm just... Quite curious about how the students see me"

Oh he was totally getting demoted, iruma started shaking, Kalego saw how he now looked like a shaking puppy and decided to stop asking that.

-"this was a stupid idea wasn't it? Ugh now I have to go and deal with all of the rumours your fellow demons have created of me... Maybe the thing that makes me angrier is the fact that none of those rumours includes shichiro" this last part was said in a whisper, but iruma could still hear it, by all means kalego wasn't angry at every student shipping him with random men.

He was at peace with that, but his clan wasn't.

Since being at babyls as a student, he noticed himself staring a little longer at male demons that the females, he didn't mind, specially because his most interest and focus always went to shichiro, problem was his clan, for them it was basically like kalego went to them and said "fuck you and your bloodline, this family dies with me".

For his clan, it was really important that any descendants were to be strong enough to withhold the Cerberus, and this didn't happen with every demon species that existed, they had a really specific list of species that could work to produce a well enough descendant, problem was that, gargoyles wasn't exactly at that list (mostly because why the heck would a naberius fall for a gargoyle, so they don't even know if it would work).

But kalego couldn't care any less of his clan opinion, his own older brother, Narnia, told him he should just "find a perfect mate" without caring about the gender, and so he thought he found one on shichiro.

Still, kalego was... Disappointed.

Like, he thought he was actually fucking his mission of protecting babyls up, because it was to notorious his crush for shichiro, but apparently it wasn't.

Kalego didn't even understand why it disappointed him so much, if 1- he couldn't even be with shichiro by the rules of his clan and 2- shichiro didn't love him, why should he care so much about how the rumours weren't about him and shichiro?

On his part, iruma kept thinking about that last sentence of kalego.

*Shichiro?... Like Balam-sensei? D-did he said that he wanted the rumours to be about t-them?*

Iruma started connecting the dots about what was the real reason about kalego's questions and he came up with a conclusion.

-"Kalego-sensei.... Could it be... that you like Balam-sensei and are disappointed that the rumours doesn't include him?" Iruma looked at kalego who now was slowly turning red.

Shit, was he to easy to read?! Or is iruma's bloodline ability reading minds?! Whatever it was, this wasn't good, he needed to kill the hatchling.

...

Well maybe not the last part.

-"where are you getting that from? Shichiro is one of my best allies, I would never think of him in that way, i-" Kalego interrumped himself as he watched iruma.

Iruma slowly started pulling out a summon seal.

-"ok, ok I do like him!! There! Are you happy now?!" Kalego crossed his arms, he slump over the couch.

*Oh.. so he's - wait... Then the question were real?!?!*

-"but it doesn't matter, even if I like him we are never going to be together"

-"huh? Why is tha, Kalego-sensei?"

-"... I strongly believe that shichiro likes opera"

-" EH?!?!?!"

-"Silence!"

-"b-but wait, are you sure??"

-"yes, I once asked shichiro about his type and he proceeded to perfectly descubre opera-senpai"

-"really? What did he said? Maybe he ment someone else?"

Kalego looked at the boy, he looked genuinely curious and worried about his teacher, just why did he pick iruma??? Was it because his way of being reminded him about shichiro?

Kalego Shaked his head out of those thoughts, and told iruma about that one time they were talking about shichiro's type, as he was listening, irima realized something.

*T-thats was a really spot on description.... OF KALEGO-SENSEI!, KALEGO-SENSEI CANT BE THIS DENSE CAN HE?!* Iruma looked at kalego speechless.

-"this is hard for me to admit but... I'm willing to help shichiro get together with opera-senpai"

Iruma just couldn't speak, kalego was being dead serious!

-"don't worry kid I will be fine, this stupid feeling of mine won't stop me from doing my work"

-"...."

-"you are right, I should tell shichiro I support him about his crush on opera-senpai"

-"...."

-"mmmm yes I should do it right now to evade any risk of interfering his relationship with opera"

-"....."

-"thank you kid, you have been of great help"

*I DIDN'T EVEN SAY ANYTHING!!!!" iruma was about to actually say something to his teacher, when kalego stood up and started walking away from the spot.

*Ugh... I should go and stop Kalego-sensei, isn't it?.... Wait... HOW DO I GET OUT OF HERE?!"

Kalego was decided to call shichiro and tell him all his support about his relationship with opera, he sighed, a part of him wanted to keep going with the bet and actually confess to shichiro.

But as iruma said (he didn't say anything) he should wholeheartedly support his best allie and make him happy.

As he made his way back to babyls he had another bad feeling, like he should go directly home or something, but he decided to ignore it.

What he didn't know was that...

The worse was just about to begin, as Kalego made his way to the teachers lounge.

Chapter Text

~~~~~ little after kalego left to royal one, teachers lounge~~~~~~

So, haha, whatever the hell was wrong with kalego?

Everyone noticed how, after Sullivan's security devil left, kalego became even more infuriated with the netherworld, he chug that thermo like his life depended on him, in the most angrily way picked up some papers and folder, and then finally left to go give his class (and hopefully calm down on the way there).

No matter how many times Dali checked the calendar, there wasn't any notice of kalego's evil cycle coming soon, actually, he hasn't even had it in years! 

Was this finally the time? We're they about to become victims to kalego's evil cycle? May delkira's soul help them because that didn't sound pretty at all.

-"GUYS, GUESS WHAT?!" orias entered the lounge screaming, every teacher stopped what they were doing to look at him.

-"look, don't believe me, buuuut, I heard some students say something... Quite interesting "

-" out with it orias, and if it's a way to calm kalego even better" blushenko just wanted to somehow stop kalego's probably evil cycle.

-"sooo i was walking around, and I started hearing some student talking and maybe my good locuk activated and I heard something about kalego~"

-"if you don't tell us what's going on with him in the next minute, we are going to put you in the same room as him and Sullivan's security devil for an hour" threatened Dali as he listened to all of those unnecessary details from orias.

-"kalego's pregnant" orias simply said.

You could hear a pin drop in the lounge as he said that.

-"h-he w-w-w-what...?" Finally asked marbas after what felt like and eternity (it was actually like 10 seconds at best)

-"once again, I heard it from the students, so I don't know how real this is" orias clarified as he saw how everyone lose the color from their faces.

-"w-wait from which students? Because if it's from a random group that he doesn't even teaches..." Marbas was still hopeful this was just a rumour (it was).

-"well, I first heard it from some third years, and I thought bs that isn't possible, but as I made my way here I started hearing everyone saying it, what made me maybe confirm all this was the fact that Ameri was talking about it"

-"AMERI?!" All teachers asked, they knew Ameri couldn't fall for some stupid rumours! (She totally could) So this must be real, right?!

Wait, if Ameri knows, why didn't they? How come kalego was trustful enough to tell the student president about his "pregnancy" and not them?

They spend a lot of time together!, they were always there for him! How come he didn't trust them?!

-"wait!.... But.... He can get pregnant, right?" Finally asked Dali.

(No, he can't, at least not normally, they would have to use some spell if he's the one birthing the baby.)

-"I don't know, does someone knows how naberius reproduce?" Blushenko looked at the other teachers, hoping someone knew the answer.

-".... Like everyone else? I don't know, like isn't only Balam the one who reproduces different from all of us?" Orias responded seeing how no one knew.

Oh, if only Balam didn't leave for that stupid excursion, he could answer all this questions about kalego.

-"well, if no one knows about it, does everyone realized that there's a high chance that maybe those rumours are real?" Blushenko said that in the most soft way possible, trying not to freak out his colleagues.

Everyone kept quiet at the thought.

There's a chance, a slight chance, a miniscule chance, that kalego was... Pregnant.

-"is that why he had such a shitty attitude since this morning?! Because he's pregnant!?" Marbas freaked out.

-"wait we don't-" orias tried to explain that it was a rumour but was interrumped by robin.

-"that would explain why he looks a little chubbier!" Kalego does not looks any different, wherever the hell did robin get that from.

-"I wonder if he's getting the correct care yis~" Suzy wondered.

-"why he didn't tell us!? We could have throw him a party!" Dali crossed his arms frustrated over his chest.

-"g-guys, I still believe this isn't-" orias was interrumped now by momonoki.

-"w-wait, what if... He didn't tell us.. because he's embarrassed of it?" While momonoki did have quite a crush on kalego, she knew it was impossible since he had stated, some random day, that if he were to ever marry it would be with a man (shichiro).

-"why would he be embarrassed? Bringing a hatchling in this world is such a blessing!... Unless he doesn't want it..." Marbas started wondering about it.

-"why wouldn't he want it!?" Momonoki asked scared for the unreal baby.

-"Wait! Do you guys really believe this?!" Orias finally asked everyone else.

At this point he felt like the most intelligent demon there was! It was simple impossible that kalego would be pregnant and then hide it!!!! Right?

-"orias, my Allie, just think about it, he had a shitty attitude this morning, he has mood swings, the newbie says he saw him chubbier, he's always with Balam and-" blushenko started listing the totally believable reason why kalego was pregnant.

-"wait, what does Balam has to do with it?" Orias asked.

-"well... He knows a lot about biology isn't it? He knows everything about all living species,kalego must go to him to get regulars checks up on the hatchling" blushenko said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

And on his credit, it did sound a little believable, at least enough for orias to start doubting.

-"ok, you got me there" orias admitted.

-"wait, did you said... Always with Balam?" Dali asked looking at blushenko.

-"well yes, haven't you see? Balam's office is on the way to my classroom, and every time I go by it, I see them chatting, he's the only demons I have ever seen that kalego smiles with!" Blushenko explained.

-"smiles with? Like kalego? The kalego we all know?!" Marbas asked shocked, he never smiles, she low-key thought he was incapable of it.

-"yes, all the time, they always look like they are having a nice time" blushenko looked at her.

-"wait! Do you realize what that could mean?" Orias finally was entering the conspiracy that was kalego's pregnancy

-"ummm that they are good allies?" Marbas answered as now she and blushenko looked at orias.

-"guys, hear me out, what if, just what if! Balam is the father of kalego's hatchling" orias dropped quite the bomb on the staff.

The silence was now present again, everyone looked at orias like he said the craziest thing ever but as time went by, little by little, everyone started to realized something.

It could totally be possible.

Like, have you ever seen any other demons kalego has voluntarily smile with? Apart it's Balam who we are taking about, the kindest and nicest demons there is in the whole Netherworld, yes his appearance was really scary sometimes but forgetting that, he was such a good candidate to be kalego's partner.

-"so, kalego's pregnant and our best guest as the father is Balam?" Raim asked as she watched her colleagues kind of disappointed.

-"what? Who do you wanted it to be?" Marbas looked at raim confused.

-"I don't know, someone more interesting!"

-"interesting? Balam is pretty interesting... I guess" orias tried to defend Balam.

-"I mean yes, personally he's really interesting but, I don't like the trope they form" now raim got everyone's attention.

-"like, it's reaaaaally common the trope "friends to lovers" so I was expecting something more... Spicy" explained raim, she read to much fanfiction made by her own students.

-"spicy, like who? Fucking lord Sullivan?" Orias looked at her kind of disgusted.

-" I mean, not necessarily..."

-"we are getting off track, we aren't sure Balam is the father, and I'm pretty sure he isn't" Dali crossed his arms over his chest.

-"why do yo say that, Dali? Yis~" Suzy got close to him to hear his explanation.

-"because it's pretty simple, just how did Balam got him pregnant while being away..? Unless...!"

-"what? Yis~"

-"Kalego cheated on Balam?!?!"

-"I think you are getting mistaken, Dali, first of all, we don't know how along is kalego with the pregnancy, maybe he is months in, its not like Balam has been absent for a year or so, yis~"

-"mmmh, good point Suzy, hey robin, when you say you saw him chubbier... How much chubbier are we talking?" Dali looked at the newbie who was just listening everyone's theories.

-"mmmmmmm a lot I guess, I did saw him chubbier that time" robin tried to remember the one time he saw kalego chubbier, because yes, he only saw him once like that, but decided not to ruin the fun for everyone else.

-"mmmm he must be using a spell to hide his belly then?" Dali put a hand on his chin, still wondering about how does a naberius even get pregnant 

-"then we are back at the topic of why would he hide it? Because it's balam's hatchling?" Blushenko wondered as well.

-"what if it was a one night stand and he hides it from Balam?" Raim really wanted this to be more spicy.

-"kalego would never have a one night stand! He's a respectable demon!" Momonoki tried to defend kalego from such declarations.

-"no, no, think about it momonoki! They had a little to much fun one night, then the next day Balam leaves and kalego starts feeling ill, he goes to the doctor and what does he found out! He's pregnant! And from Balam! But he doesn't wants to tell him, afraid that that would break the beautiful friendship they have together!" Raim really needed to stop reading those fanfictions.

-"I'm pretty sure there's a tv show with that plot..." Orias stated.

-"apart, I simply can't believe there's something going on between kalego and balam!" Momonoki negated with her head at the thought.

-"what do you mean?" Raim looked at her curious.

-"well, I just simply can't see where everyone is getting that they are romantic interested in each other"

-"well, Momonoki, kalego was your tutor, You were always with him! Are you really sure you never noticed something weird going with him and balam?!" Raim insisted that the drama she just invented was real and momonoki was just being jealous.

Momonoki stopped to think about it.

(((((((((

Momonoki, the new teacher at babyls, was walking through the corridors, searching for kalego who she had some reports to show.

She got lost, she still had a long way to memorize each corner of babyls, by the time she swore she went through the same corridor twice she found something different.

Leaning on the wall was kalego, with a smile on his face, looking the demon in front of him, shichiro, who was telling him about the new creature he just found the other day.

*Oh! Kalego-sensei and... What was his name?... Oh Shichiro!* Momonoki thought as she watched the pair, she was about to get closer to them but then she notices how kalego grabbed shichiro's hand and started drawing circles on it.

*Uh... They must be good allies I guess* momonoki decided to hide to not interrupt the moment between the other demons.

As she watched, she saw how kalego and shichiro were looking at each other directly to their eyes, they got a little to close in a moment, still looking into their eyes.

*Huh... They are like really close*

Balam and kalego were looking into each other soul, yearning to close the gap between their faces finally recognizing their feelings for each other and consummate everything in a dance that should only be performed once you are sure you have found your soulmate.

Momonoki watched the scene and could only think of one thing.

*Wow! They are so close! Like really close.... You know, maybe they are bestest of allies!*

))))))))))))

-"no! Kalego would never look at anyone with such yearning!" Momonoki Shaked her head at the thought, because denial was a river in another world.

-"when did I ever mention yearn?" Rain looked at her accusingly.

-"ugh, unimportant I don't think either that Balam is the father" murmur interrupted

-"why not? Yes really crazy theory but what raim said is the best guess we have about what happened" orias looked at murmur, hoping she had another explanation.

-"well, I'm no expert but doesn't gargoyles have like a brooding cycle? That why Balam takes some breaks some times" murmur looked at everyone trying to explain her point.

-"yeah, elaborate" Dali responded.

-"as far I know it has been a long time since Balam has taken one of his brood breaks, if anything the next one is going to be in some weeks maybe"

-"I'm not getting it" raim looked at her confused.

-"look, simple maths, if I'm not mistaken, Balam last brood break was like 5 months ago, it should be impossible for kalego to hide a pregnancy that long isn't it? Even if he uses spell to hide his belly or something, there must have been a sign he has been pregnant for that long"

-"well you have a good point he should have slipped up at some moment but we actually don't know how a pregnancy would even work for a naberius, maybe they hide it too well or don't get that much symptoms to show yis~" Suzy concluded from murmur statement 

-"then we are back at square one!" Marbas became frustrated.

-"yes! How does a naberius even gets pregnant?!" Murmur was frustrated as well.

-"Devi, I really hope it's not because of touching"

Everyone stopped on their tracks and inmediatly looked at ifrit, he was leaning on the wall with a hand on his mouth thinking about what he just said.

-"..... Excuse me?" Asked Dali as he got closer to ifrit.

-"... Yes, I once touched kalego"

-"you. Did. What?." Dali was in front of him looking at him both concerned and horrified.

-"I'm really sorry, i wasn't thinking in the moment, but I swear he didn't look uncomfortable with it, I... I actually think he like it" a little tears came out of ifrit's eyes remembering the moment he "touched" kalego.

(((((((((

~~~friday afternoon, the day shichiro left for his expedition~~~~~

Kalego was packing up his stuff, he hopped no one noticed how down the weather he was because of shichiro's departure, it has been a long time since he left for any expedition, kalego was already used to going back home with shichiro, they would fly to the guard dog mansion, talk on the way there and once they were on the door, they would say their goodbyes and shichiro would go to his own house or his office at babyls, at this point it was just another bedroom for him.

With a sigh, he ended packing his stuff up and was ready to leave when another demon put his arm around kalego's shoulders.

-"kalegooooo~, come with us to the Sabbath!!!" Ifrit started shaking kalego slightly hopping the demon would actually go with them.

-"first of all, how many time do I have to tell you, I don't ever go to parties! And second of all, you and who else is going?"

-"orias, Dali, Ipos, robin and raim, and well me!" 

-"oh yeah, my favorite demons, how great" kalego said sarcastic as he tried to take ifrit's arm from his shoulders.

-" oh c'mon kalego! I saw how down you looked today, Cheer up! Maybe even you can find a really cute girl to hang out!" 

-"I'm not interested"

-"in what? The Sabbath or the girls?"

-"... Both"

-"oh! That shouldn't be an issue, orias knows a lot of demons, maybe there's a hot manly demon that can interest you" ifrit started poking kalego's cheek.

Kalego was about to scream at ifrit for the simply audacity of poke him, but he stopped and though about the offer. A hot manly demon? The only demon fitting that description was shichiro and he was in Devi knows where doing Devi knows what! Ugh, how he wished shichiro haven't left, they could hang out together, what if this would have been the day he would finally invited him for a "glass of wine" just for them to finish on each other's arms, hugging, getting closer, maybe some clothes started getting in the way and....

Ifrit noticed how kalego was getting red, wow, he didn't know kalego actually liked hot manly demons, he just said it randomly.

-"see! You are now getting excited, c'mon let's go kalegoooooo~" ifrit now started pinching kalego cheek returning the guard dog to reality.

-"ahem! N-no ifrit, I'm not going and that's final, I need to leave now" kalego didn't even mention anything about ifrit pinching him, he just released himself from ifrit and flow away as fast as he could, he wanted to thought more about that scenario he just thought of but a little more privately if you will.

-"huh.. I thought a got him this time.... Huh, I think it's the first time I touch kalego this much"

))))))))

Ifrit remembered in silence the moment of his "fuck up".

No one was sure, so maybe, just maybe, kalego reproduced like mushroom and with a simple touch, spores fell from him and make him pregnant or something, isn't it?

What if kalego was so negated to let other hug him or touch him because with only someone touching his skin he fell pregnant?

Crazy, yes totally, but once again, no one knew how naberius worked, in general.

-"b-but why ifrit? Why did you touch him? A-and how far did you went?" Dali still looked at him horrified.

-"I just couldn't help myself, it was in the heat of the moment and... I think I went all the way, he was really red after it" ifrit grimance, he just couldn't believe it, he was about to become a father!

Dali just put a hand on his mouth, this was unbelievable.

-"but don't worry Dali, I will take care of my hatchling!" Said ifrit with both fear and a sparkle of responsability.

-"are you sure is yours? Yiz~" Suzy interrupted hoping the best for ifrit.

-"of course it's mine! Who else would have touched kalego?! We just said it wasn't balam! Then who else but me! But don't worry Suzy I swear I will take responsibility for the little hatchling and of kalego, of course! We will be together forever! I will take responsibility of that unborn hatchling and kale-"

-"oh! I remember" robin chirped in.

-"what? Yiz~"

-"I once saw kalego on top of balam, and he was touching aaaaallll of kalego's body, that's when I saw him being more chubbier"

Every teacher stopped what they were doing again.

Everyone looked at robin, who just was happily looking at a blank space.

-"w-w-w-what...?" Asked blushneko worried about what the newbie saw.

-"yes! It wasn't that long ago, I think it was a day before Balam left" robin recalled.

(((((((

Robin was going towards the garden, he heard about how some of the flowers iruma planted started to bloom and wanted to see it.

On his way he passed the training ground of the misfits class, apparently they were doing some exercise with their familiars.

He stopped and saw quite the scene.

Shichiro was sitting on the ground, really excited petting all of kalego in his familiar form, because of course he had to go through such embarrassment just so iruma could do the exercise correctly.

Iruma was simply watching everything hopping kalego wouldn't take it out on him.

-"shichiro! If I called you here it was because I wanted you to help me with the class, not for you to keep petting me!" It would be a cold day at the sun before kalego admitted that he actually liked getting pets from shichiro.

-"fluff, fluff, fluff, fluff" shichiro just couldn't help himself, kalego was the cutest in this form!

-"iruma, when in Devis name are you going to break that dammed summoning seal?!"

-"I can't! My hands are tied!" Iruma's hand were actually tied with a vine.

-"with what?! You little-!... Shichiro, why did you tied the kids hands?"

-"fluff, fluff, fluff, fluff"

-"shichiro!!!!"

))))))))))))

That was what happened, but robin decided not to tell them, I mean, they just wanted to know when did he saw him, not how did it happened.

-"w-when did you said this happened again, robin?" Blushenko asked the newbie worried.

-"a day before Balam left for his excursion"

-"so let's recap, Balam... Touched kalego a day before he left, and Robin can confirm it, but ifrit touched him the same day Balam left, so that leaves us with two candidates" Dali tried to organize his thoughts on the matter.

Everyone stayed quiet processing what they just found out.

-"I still think it's ifrit" momonoki interrupted the silence.

-"want to bet on it~?" Orias took advantage of the situation.

~~~~~~~ after kalegos talk with iruma~~~~~~

Kalego felt exhausted at this point, on the way to the teachers lounge, at least 10 students stopped him to congratulate him on the wedding, other 8 gave him baby stuff, even Ameri stopped him and told him he should be more mindful of the future baby and have him like a full-on care package.

Ok, whatever the fuck was going on that now everyone thought he was having... A child?!?!

Being completely honest, he never thought about children, like yes, it would be really cute one that looked like him and shichiro but that just wasn't possible, they weren't even in a relationship.

And even if they were, would he ever want a child? Wait, would it even be possible? The naberius clan really installed the idea of an optimal "heir" in kalego's mind, he hated the idea but at the same time they were right, he remembered how badly cerberion used to bite him back when he was little.

How many time had Narnia needed to put healing spells on him secretly because the clan would see as a failure someone who couldn't handle their Cerberus, or all those time where his father spend full afternoons berating him because he wanted to take a break from the training, he simply couldn't let a child go through something like that, let alone that, what if the child didn't even make it? What if the mana outburst was just to much for their little body and just couldn't handle it and....

He couldn't do that to a child.

He couldn't do that to shichiro.

The silver lining in all this was that, at least, shichiro didn't have to live with all this rules and worries since he would be very happy along side Opera.

Shichiro deserved something nice, a nice future, a nice family, a nice partner.

Kalego just couldn't give him all that, couldn't he?

He stopped in front of the door of the teachers lounge, he tried to calm himself, but the pain in his heart started to make things difficult, he took some deep breaths, put a stern face and decided to keep fighting on this shitty day, there just wasn't a way things would become even worst, by all means, this day just couldn't become shittier.

As he opened the door, he saw the representation of his worst nightmares.

The staff had divided in two teams.

The ifrit team:

+Dali

+Momonoki 

+Murmur

+Suzy

+Furcas

+Orias

The Balam team:

+Raim 

+Robin

+Blushenko 

+Marbas

+Ipos

+Morax

Being ifrit the only one impartial for obvious reasons. But apart from that (and the fact that for some reason each team was wearing a t shirt with the name of their candidate) there was something else.

The teachers lounge was a decorated with a huge "CONGRATS ON THE FLEDGLING" and "SO, WHO'S THE FATHER THO?" posters hanging from the ceiling.

Ok, Devi, the "this day couldn't be shittier" wasn't a challenge.

Kalego became pale, no one noticed that he arrived and were still fighting trying to prove that their candidate was the most possible option.

He definitely didn't want to deal with this shit! 

He had a heartbreak to go through!

First of all, he hoped everyone was working and not doing this shit, and then he was just going to his desk and make the worst call he could ever make telling shichiro he supported his relationship with opera.

Not this at all!

The only one who noticed kalego was robin, but before he could say something kalego stepped out of the lounge (he didn't even make it pass the entrance) and closed the door.

Without anyone else noticing, robin went outside the lounge to meet kalego, who just looked like he received the worst news in the world, mind you that this whole time kalego was holding the gifts and care package for the baby that the students had given him.

-"ummm are you okay kalego-senpai?"Robin asked worried.

-"i-i-i c- can't even get pregnant..." The look on kalego's face was priceless.

Wait, he can't?! Oh no! This whole time kalego was just acting moody because he couldn't get pregnant, damnit, robin cursed himself for not realizing sooner, kalego must be so heartbroken!

-"o-oh! I'm so sorry to hear that kalego-senpai! I have heard about some clinics that help with that, do you need the number?- robin was a bit ashamed and kind of sad to hear the news that kalego was having infertility problems.

The thing was

As we have stated

He can't get fucking pregnant.

-"soooo do you need the number or...?"

-"Robin, I don't know how to tell you this... Wait, I lied I do know how to tell you this, I can't get FUCKING pregnant not because I'm infertile but because IM A MAN!" kalego was about to destroy something maybe the care package but whatever omnipotent force stopped him from doing it.

-"and? There are some species that can get pregnant even while being males!" He wasn't lying, there were indeed some demon species that could totally do that, the thing was, that the naberius clan definitely couldn't do it.

At least not.. naturally per se.

The door opened again, ifrit saw how robin got out of the room and became curious, and he was going to ask him as well about that thing about shichiro touching kalego.

Ifrit wasn't gay, not at all, but he wasn't going to let his "partner not partner" disrespect him like that.

Now, ifrit stood in front of kalego, robin between them, robin got out of the way to let the other two demons talk.

-"k-kalego...." Ifrit became nervous, by all means, the man in front of him was carrying his child!

-"ifrit" responded kalego, wanted to neither kill himself or the two demons Infront of him, whatever would end this torture the fastest.

Ifrit started to get closer to kalego, but as he got closer he started shaking.

-"don't you worry kalego, I will take responsibility" ifrit was trembling as he tried to move his hand toward kalego's cheek, it got worse as he got his hand closer to him.

Kalego didn't wanted to be part of this. Not of whatever was going on in the lounge, not of whatever ifrit thought he was doing and not whatever robin wanted him to do.

Using a quick spell, kalego transported to balam's office, his safe space, by all means he already gave up on the day, he didn't wanted to deal with anyone else bullshit.

He entered the office, always covered in vines and leaves, some nest here and there that shichiro would make unconsciously, a little bed on top of his desk specially made for kalego, since shichiro really didn't need the bed but knew his allie definitely couldn't sleep sitting like him.

Kalego took a deep breath, he finally felt like he could breath again, he dropped all the care package on the floor and didn't even care to destroy them, he went to sit on shichiro's chair, and rested his head on his desk.

He wanted to disappear, this was one (if not the worst) worst days of his life, everyone in babyls was acting absolutely crazy, opera was being shittier for some reason and on top of that, shichiro wasn't there to help him out.

Well, if you thought about it, it was actually (it wasn't) shichiro's fault! Why did he have to be so precious that kalego needed to confess his love for him but at the same time so stupid so kalego needed to forget those feelings because he wanted to be a good allie?

Of course, you can't blame him for the staff delirium, at this point that was normal, kinda.

He lift his head from the desk and put his hands on his face, he really hoped this day was over already, unfortunately it wasn't more that midday so the day definitely wasn't over.

He took his hands off his face and was about to stand up when something in shichiro's desk caught his attention, a little purple box with a red ribbon on it, it looked quite important, maybe it was a gift from one of his students to shichiro, after all they started to like him more recently.

Kalego didn't wanted to check it out but curiosity got the best of him, he grabbed the box and saw how he could easily opened it.

Then he saw it, a beautiful black necklace, kind of a choker, with a red stone on it.

Oh he was doomed.

This was totally over.

This necklace screamed opera over and over again.

Kalego quickly put the box together and put it away from him like it burned, he bite his lips and stood up, Damned curiosity! He could have live without knowing that shichiro was declaring his love with such beautiful necklace!

He took a look at the room, knowing that this was probably the last time he ever went there, after all, after shichiro's confession this place would become opera and shichiro's love nest, ugh he didn't even wanted to think about all the stuff those two would end up doing here.

He grieved the thought, he loved this place, it was one of the only places he could go without expecting an annoying student ( except iruma, he spends quite some time with shichiro for a reason) or a even more annoying colleague.

He thought about it, what if he didn't care about Opera and confessed anyways? But no that just was out of the list.

He couldn't bare the thought of shichiro's rejecting him so harshly because the gargoyle actually wanted to be with the security devil.

He sighed, took one last look and got out of the room, once the day was over, he was ready to call shichiro

~~~~ Monday night, at the naberius state~~~~

The rest of the day went surprisingly uneventful, kalego decided to not go to the teachers lounge the rest of the day and try his best to simply not ever see his colleagues for the rest of the day.

The misfits were still angry about him not telling them about the baby and stuff, but one threat of extra extra extra homework was enough for them to keep it down, it took iruma like an hour to come back to the classroom, kalego was going to scold him but then remembered he abandoned the boy in the middle of nowhere and decided he got saved this time.

Now, after the day was over, it was time, he needed to call shichiro.

He needed to do it now.

He was ready.

C'mon, let's go!

....

No, he wasn't ready at all.

Oh he was suffering, whatever he was feeling right now was fighting with how he felt as a child trying to control cerberion to see what feeling was shittier.

He grabbed his hellphone, he already had shichiro's numbers on screen, just one tap and this was over, the bet was over, whatever the other teachers were doing hopefully would be over, probably their friendship would be over as well.

What if that happened? What if for some reason shichiro stopped talking to him? 

Thinking about it, he was the one who needed to get away isn't it? Since he didn't want to obstruct shichiro's ideal relationship.

He really needed to do this, and then talk with opera to make sure they will respect and love shichiro the way he deserves, and once he does that, hopefully all this feelings in his chest would disappear, he would have done his job, help his best allie get with the love of his life.

Finally everything would be back to normal. 

He finally tapped the screen and the hellphone started calling.

He put the phone on his ear, waiting for it to be answered.

What if shichiro didn't answered? What if he actually got hurt in the expedition and couldn't answer right now? What if he does answers but tells him to stop interrupting him? What if.. what if ... What if...

What it actually was 5 seconds felt like an eternity for kalego, his hearts about to burst out of his chest, hands sweaty, he didn't wanted to admit it but he was trembling slightly.

Until it finally connected.

-"Kalego-kun? Is something wrong? You never call" shichiro wondered on the other side of the line.

Shit, he answered. Now what?

-"...."

-"Kalego-kun, are you okay? Do you need me to help you?"

-"n-no, it's fine shichiro, hi.. it's good to hear you"

-"likewise! I know I have been away for like two days but they have felt like an eternity"

-"what do you mean? I thought you liked going to excursion"

-"yeah... But I have... Something important to do after this, so I just want time to go faster"

-"something important?" 

-"yes! I'm not going to give you spoilers but, it's just something I wanted to do since a long time ago"

Kalego stomach dropped, he felt like he was sweating and trembling, he had to bite his lips to not say something irresponsible, he needed to keep going with the plan, for him, for shichiro.

-"what about you? What was the important thing opera-senpai helped you with?"

Right now, kalego hated hearing that name come out of shichiro's mouth.

-"n-nothing, shichiro... I..."

-"hey, are you actually okay, you sound like tired, lord Sullivan's task isn't that difficult, I can complete it quickly and then-"

Ok, here goes nothing.

-"it's not necessary shichiro, thanks, it's just... Ugh, I know about your crush..."

Oh shit. On his side shichiro got nervous, he was joking right? I does sound impossible but kalego was joking right?

-"y-you do?" Shichiro panicked, what does that mean? By the sound of his voice it didn't sound like kalego liked the idea that shichiro had a crush on him.

-"yeah look, I just... Ugh, I don't think it's right okay? Like the idea of it, it's just wrong! But that doesn't mean I don't support you, I do, I will always support you, I still don't know what were you thinking but know that I will still be by your side, whatever happens"

What? Was kalego... Rejecting him?

-"so yeah, that what I wanted to tell you shichiro, I-i don't know if this is fine but... Agh... Forget it, I need to do something important, bye shichiro, hope to see you soon" kalego hanged before shichiro could say something.

Done, it was finally over.

Kalego threw his hellphone on the sofa next to him, stood up and went to his bedroom, as calmly as he could took a quick shower, put on whatever he found that was comfortable enough to sleep in and throw himself on his bed.

Laying face down on his pillows, kalego tried everything to forget the awful feeling that was hurting his whole body, he didn't even bothered on turning off the lights, he hopped that by sleeping he would feel better.

What was he even feeling bad about?

He was naberius kalego, the guard dog of babyls, he didn't need any romantic drama in his life, he just needed to do his job of protecting the school and keeping all of the treasures inside safe, the students were his prioritie, not a romance, much less with someone like shichiro.

Kalego didn't deserved him, his clan told him clearly, just do your job correctly and don't let down the clan's name.

There just wasn't a space for shichiro in his job.

Kalego closed his eyes, hopping that tomorrow would be a better day.

~~~~~~somewhere in the netherworld~~~~~~~~

Shichiro just couldn't believe what he just heard, kalego rejected him! Can you believe it?! A sharp pain appeared at shichiro's heart, he knew it! All this time kalego wasn't interested in him! He just made a fool of himself, this whole time thinking he was courting him and kalego was responding to that courting and as it turns out, kalego was just being nice enough to not crush shichiro's feeling.

But now, somehow, it finally hit kalego's limit, damnit! Just when he finally found the perfect necklace to confess his feeling to kalego, for gargoyles giving your partner a necklace was the equivalent to give them a engagement ring.

Shichiro sat down in a chair, he just realized that he started crying, tears falling from his eyes into his hands, he extended his wings and hugged himself with them, his hands on eyes trying to stop the tears failing miserably.

And did he said he need to do something important? What? Was he going to tell everyone about it? About how this stupid gargoyle thought he had a chance with him? Was he going to laugh at him with the other teachers? Did he needed to hide again everyday in his office? After finally having the courage to get out of his comfort place and start being more sociable, he now needed to hide again.

Perfect, just perfect.

Shichiro decided he was going to finish the excursion quickly, he needed to get back at babyls as fast as possible, he really needed to talk with kalego.

Chapter Text

Kalego was standing in a really dark room, suddenly the light went on, it blinded him slightly, when his eyes adapted to the change of light he notices that the room where filled with all his students, the babyls staff, lord Sullivan, opera recording everything with a camera, even Narnia was there!

-"kalego-sensei! C'mon he's waiting for you!" Iruma stood up in front of him and proceeded to grab his hand.

Kalego then noticed he was wearing some kind of suit, specially used for marriage rituals in the netherworld. Marriage in the netherworld wasn't like in the human world, in this place it included a bite mark, a blood pact and a huge Feast for all the invites, the pact and mark itself were quite quickly done, the feast on it's part usually lasted about a week or so, that's how the late demon king delkira wanted it and how it was done since his reign.

Iruma kept dragging him to the center of the room in which a surprisingly large... Box decorated with a big red ribbon on top, was waiting for him, this didn't happen in wedding, the hell was box doing here?

When the blue haired boy stopped, he looked back at kalego.

-"sensei, your are very lucky! He looks stunning!" Iruma said smiling, and then pushed kalego to the center where he stood up Infront of the misterious box.

Wait, did he said..."he"? Who? Shichiro hopefully?

Kalego looked around the room but no sight of shichiro, which could only mean he was in the box isn't it?

Wait.

All of this...

This wasn't his wedding wasn't it??!?!

Kalego looked panicked everywhere, everyone had huge smiles on their faces, he wanted to run away but the sound of some bells coming from the box caught his attention.

As if this wasn't getting worse, some little like birds that looked a little to similar to his own familiar form appeared to unveil whoever was hiding in the box.

They pulled from the ends of the ribbon on top of the box which caused the box to collapse finally revealing whoever was inside, kalego covered his eyes in fear, but curiosity got the best of him, he looked to whoever was in the box and....

It was....

~~~~~tuesday morning, naberius estate~~~~~

Whatever the fuck did Kalego just dreamt about?!

Who the fuck was that?!?!?!

He got awoken by the sound of a door opening in his bedroom, just as worst as the nightmare since he lived alone.

-"good morning my favorite dog kouhai!" With their tail wagging from side to side, opera appear in front of kalego's view.

-"what the hell are you doing here?!" After yesterday's call, opera was the last demon kalego wanted to see.

-"wow, something tell me you didn't have a good night dream, tell me about it, was it a nightmare about your students again? Was it about that one time when you got stuck in the closet and couldn't get out and freak out? Or the time your uncle invited you to a sabbath full of women?" Opera laid in bed besides kalego, they got under the covers and turned to face kalego laying their head on his hand, like they where the owner of the bed.

-"agh!! Get the hell out!" Kalego covered his face with his pillow with the hope that neither opera would take the hint and leave or that it would asphyxiate him.

Opera on their part were surprised, kalego was actually mad at them? What for? This plan was foolproof! By this time kalego had to be in contact with shichiro to resolve the rumours isn't it?

-"I'm confused my kouhai, I expected some gratitude by now, why are you angry?"

-"gratitude?! What for? The hell did you do?!" Kalego put the pillow away and turned to look at opera.

-"mmmm have you heard some... Rumours rece-?"

-"if you tell me you started those stupid rumours about me being pregnant I swear on delkira's soul that I will make cerberion mauwl to death"

Being pregnant? What? Opera was pretty sure they told purson to go saying the rumour about a wedding, not something about a pregnancy, which by all means was hilarious as well, buuuut it wasn't the plan, and they didn't know if this would affect it.

-"rumours? What rumours?" Opera's best course of action was faking dementia.

-"oh! You must know damn well what rumours! Those about me being pregnant, that I don't know who the father is, that I slept around a lot and that the possible parents were ifrit and shichiro!"

Even through opera always kept their deadpan face, right now it took everything in their being to not laught out loud at kalego's demise, it was so much that opera bite their lips to not let the laugh come out.

-"laugh all you want you stupid senpai, but if I found out you started all this you are done for!"

-"oh~? I don't even know about those rumours you're talking about"

-"tch" kalego put the covers over his face and turned giving opera his back, for starters a bad desicion, opera could totally just cuddle behind him and make things even more uncomfortable for him, but this time opera decided to be nice enough to not make him extra mad.

-"Kalego-kun, you look troubled, tell me what's on your mind?" Opera started drawing circles in the guard dogs back, they said not make him mad, but not to being annoying.

Kalego on his part, definitely didn't want to talk to opera, not now, not tomorrow, not in any near future....

Well, he did need to talk to them at some point, by all means this is the demon that stole shichiro's heart, the one he wanted to keep for himself, he needed make sure opera would take care of shichiro.

-"c'mon, you can tell me, your oh so trusty senpai will help you" opera was fighting the urge of cuddling to make things worse.

As we said, Kalego did wanted to have a talk with opera, about how they should care for shichiro, how to love him, the things he likes, the things he dislike, what he finds lovely, what he finds annoying, opera didn't know shichiro like he knows him, so if they were to be together at the very least they should know everything about their new lover, problem was that if it took a full day for kalego to talk to shichiro and tell him he supported him (because he saw his talk with him yesterday like that), it would take him a thousand years to admit he loses against opera.

Kalego just got up from bed ignoring opera and went to prepare for the day, opera just saw him from their side of the bed, now actually a bit worried.

This wasn't normal, in other day kalego would have started screaming at him about the circles on his back or the fact that they were still on his bed, by all means kalego would be screaming about everything and anything, so this was bad.

Opera waited for kalego to come out of the bathroom still on his bed, to be honest getting more comfortable, once the guard dog got out, opera carefully saw kalego's routine, he changed into his clothes (in the bathroom, opera definitely would be the last demon alive who would ever see him naked), he watered his cacti, well the ones that needed it, he checked up on cerberion, as he was about to get out of the room, opera got up as well and followed him in silence.

Kalego went to the kitchen to make breakfast and opera put the table for two and sat down waiting for the food, once kalego was finished he brought two plates, he put one in front of opera and the other of him, before he could even get one bite in, kalego finally looked at opera.

-"why the fuck are you still here?"

-"huh? And lose the opportunity to eat your food, Kalego-kun, I have to admit that you are a great chef, whatever tall and handsome demon ends up with you should be grateful"

For opera it was just hinting kalego about the bet, for kelago was like opera just spit on him.

-"what do YOU care?"

-"what do I care? Well if you don't remember we have a bet that-"

-"forget about it! I already told you I wasn't going to do something about it!"

-"oh well, if you remember correctly the fact that your aren't going with the bet means-"

-"yes, yes, I'll be your butler, when do I start? Right now? I dont care"

This wasn't fun anymore, opera wanted to see kalego at least attempting it, like seeing him standing in front of shichiro with a poster that said "do you wanna be my mate?" While the misfits played something in the background. But the fact that he was already accepting defeat, it wasn't funny or good, why was he giving up?

-"Kalego-kun, why don't you want to keep up with the bet?"

-"it was a stupid bet from the start, I shouldn't have accepted it, but now I have to take responsibility and complete my punishments for failing it, so tell me, whatever you want me to do?"

This was getting opera angry, but at the same time quite curious, why did kalego took this attitude so suddenly?

-"well, what if my first mandate is for you to keep going with the bet?" Opera took a bite of their food while still looking at kalego's reaction.

-"oh you..., look there's a reason why I don't want to confess to him anymore, but I will not share it much less with you, so can this topic be over?"

Huh, now that was unexpected, what's the reason kalego's referring to? 

Opera decided to comply and kept eating in silence, after both demons finished their breakfast, opera took the plates and went to quickly clean them, they wanted to go to babyls together with kalego since they wanted to find out what was the stupid reasoning for kalego to wanting to forget the bet.

Once opera was finished, kalego was waiting for them at the door, opera got close to him.

-"mhm, for your information, I will still consider the bet is still going if by Thursday you still decide to not do anything, well by then I will actually give you my first mandate"

-"you already told me that yesterday" kalego didn't looked at them as he was opening the door.

-"well, I wanted it to stick in your head so you stop saying stuff like please give orders oh master opera~" opera put their hands on their cheeks in a dramatic way, kalego looked at them with disdain.

-"I didn't say shit like that!"

-"it sounded like it"

-"ugh, just shut up, I already have enough with those stupid rumours to now deal with you and your bullshit" kalego made a signal for opera to go outside first, opera went and behind them kalego followed and closed the door.

-"oh don't worry about those stupid rumours, I know iruma-sama and his classmates will definitely resolve all the rumours" opera turned to look at kalego with a mischievous smile.

-"thank- WAIT WHO?!" Kalego looked at opera panicked and angry.

-"Kalego-kun, you should now that iruma-sama is a really trustworthy demon, I'm pretty sure that by now he have already dismissed all those rumours in the most quiet and calm way"

~~~~~~ Tuesday morning, Babyls~~~~~~

The flashes of various camera were leaving iruma slightly blind, Asmodeus put his hands over iruma's eyes protecting him.

-"stop it you reckless demons! Iruma-sama's precious eyes are being affected here!" Azz screamed at the public in front of them.

What public you may be asking?

Well, let's go back to some moments ago.

As he arrived to babyls alone this time, Iruma was still thinking about his "conversation" with kalego the day prior, he didn't know kalego had feeling for Balam, if so he would have somehow help them get together since he knew from some time now that Balam liked kalego as well.

(((((((((((

~~~~~ a week before shichiro left for the excursion ~~~

Iruma went to balam's office for his check-up, the gargoyle would, from time to time, check how his growth was going, if his height and weight were adecuated for someone like him, if he didn't have any illnesses or injuries, stuff like that.

When iruma entered the office he noticed Balam, sitting at his desk, looking at a little box with a red ribbon on it, the gargoyle didn't noticed the presence of the human until he got very close to him.

-"hi Balam-sensei! Who's that for?" The gargoyle jumped from his seat and looked at the boy.

-"iruma-kun, you should announce yourself from the entrance" he could never be actually mad at the boy, iruma was just to pure and of course didn't know all of the demon etiquette.

-"ah! Sorry Balam-sensei"

-"it's okay, don't worry, and well.... Can you keep a secret?"

-"yes! I swear I won't tell anyone" Balam of course knew that that "won't tell anyone" didn't include Alice and Clara and they for sure would end up knowing but he didn't mind, he knew that if iruma ever told them to keep it secret, they would swear their life's on it.

-"w-well, I don't know if you know by now but the demons have a different way to... court from humans, or that's what I think" Balam stood up from his desk and directed iruma to a couch, meanwhile he started making some tea for the two to share.

-"demons tend to court someone for weeks or months prior officially going out with them and when you are ready usually you asked them to go out with you with a little present" Balam became slightly red as he explained all of that.

-"oh, then it's pretty similar! It's just that in the human world it's called flirting and I don't know about here but at least there it isn't obligatory to propose with a gift but you could totally do it" iruma remembered that one time his parents made him work as a delivery boy for a flower shop and how he would end up seeing various couples get together with the help of the flowers he delivered.

-"huh? Really?, i didn't know we had similar ways to court someone... Well, at least here it is kind of obligatory the present, it signify that you are ready to give them everything you have and being there for them" Balam sat down with two tea cups and a freshly brewed tea, he started serving for the two.

-"mmmm sound almost like marriage"

-"do you human get married as well?!"

-"hahaha yes, we have something called religion over there, so the type of wedding depends on the religion, I have gone to some that have a priest" while he didn't work as a priest, iruma did work as a wedding photographer, he was quite great at it btw.

-"this is so interesting! We share a lot of stuff with the humans, who would have thought?" After serving the tea, Balam got out a little notebook to write down all of the new data from the human he was getting.

-"but Balam-sensei, you haven't told me who are you trying to court" Balam stopped writing mid sentence and looked at the boy in front of him.

He didn't wanted to tell him, like he didn't think iruma would use it against him or something, it was just... Embarrassing.

He thought about the idea of any of his teacher in his younger days telling him they had a crush on another teacher... Actually it wasn't so bad, he didn't cringe at the idea much actually, so maybe iruma would take it well.

Apart, the blue haired boy had already trusted in him, long ago, who he might be interested in, particular taste coming from him, but still iruma already trusted him with something of that degree, so it was only fair he shared his crush as well, isn't it?

-"w-well it's someone you know..." Balam put the notebook down and looked everything except the boy in front of him.

-"yeah...?"

Balam got red and started playing with hands as a way to self soothe.

-"i-its... Kalego-kun" Balam closed his eyes expecting the boy to laugh or start question him, but to his surprise when he opened them, iruma sat still, looking slightly confused at the older demon.

-"you don't look surprised"

-"well, to be honest I thought you two were already married"

-"w-what?!"

-"umm how to explain it...? Well, it's just that I always see you hanging out with him, drinking with him, going home with him, talking with him, walking with-"

-"ok, ok! I understand your point!" Balam got even redder (if that was possible) as iruma listed his reasons.

-"ah... I know everyone see us like that, but I swear we aren't together, at least not in that way, we are best allies yes but... Agh I don't wish to bore you with meaningless details but I have had a crush on him since we were young and recently it's something I don't want to... Hide anymore, I want to be with him as his mate" Balam was trying to find the best way to explain how he felt to his student.

-"oh! So you want him to be your boyfriend?" 

-".... I guess? Thats a human things isn't it? 

-"yes, it's like mate I guess, or partner? I don't really understand the difference but by all means it's something like that" iruma tried to explain to his teacher who was looking at him curious.

-"oh, then yes, I do want him to be my boyfriend..." Balam got lost in thought, now that he was saying his feeling out loud, it felt a little embarrassing but at the same time, he felt a little relieved at iruma's reaction.

Balam totally thought that iruma would have freak out and get angry or sometime like that, but no, at the end of the day it was iruma, that little kind boy who he appreciates a lot.

-"don't worry Balam-sensei, If you need my help just tell me! I will do anything to help out" iruma looked at the older demon with a smile on their face, Balam returned the smile.

-"thank you my boy!" Balam would always feel grateful for meeting this boy.

))))))))))

Iruma stood at the door of his classroom, still lost in thought about how could he help both kalego and balam get together, as he was about to enter a familiar voice got his attention.

-"iruma! Good morning!" Iruma looked around and noticed ameri saluting him and going in his direction.

-"oh! Good morning Ameri!" The red haired demoness stood in front of him with a slight red tint on her cheeks.

-"I really wanted to see you! I have so many things to ask you!" Ameri got excited, iruma looked at her expectedly.

-"first, how is kalego-sensei pregnant going?"

-"....what?" At this point, iruma haven't actually heard any of the rumours regarding kalego.

-" being his first pregnancy everything should be going well" Ameri ignored iruma's question.

-"a-ameri, I really don't -"

-"I wanted to ask you as well, do you happen to know who the dad is? We need to know so we give him the proper care to him and the hatchling, as you know not all species are the same and-"

-"oh yeah, we already resolved that, miss president!" Between the stroke he must probably was having, iruma saw how some of his friends got near them, being jazz the one who interrupted Ameri.

-"good morning everyone, whatever you mean you have resolved it?" Ameri looked at the misfits who arrived; crocell, jazz, elizabetta, sabnock, allocer and caim were all holding various party decorations, paint, balloons, between some other stuff.

-"well, after some though we come to the easy realization about who the father is!" Elizabetta announced quite happily.

-"it's Balam-sensei obviously!"allocer announced as iruma felt both dizzy and confused at the news.

-"Balam-sensei?!" Iruma and Ameri asked at the same time, one confused and the other surprised.

-"yes, I don't know how we didn't realize it sooner it was quite obvious when you think about it" allocer scratched the back of his head, iruma just saw them both confused and scared, this wasn't supposed to happen at all.

What if both demons got mad at him for revealing their ""secret"" crush on each other to everyone in babyls and then decided to eat him as punishment!?

...

Iruma was a catastrophic person.

-"I don't know why kalego-sensei wouldn't tell us, maybe he was embarrassed, especially about all the rumours going around, but worry not, we have made a foolproof plan" jazz beamed with his big brother energy, this still didn't calm iruma.

-"the plan consist in clarifying all the rumours, we can't let our teacher have a damage image, it would be the death of our reputation" crocell started explaining the plan the misfits had made.

-"then, after that is done, we are planning to do a party for the little family!" Elizabetta excited said as she looked at iruma, who just got a even worse feeling about all this.

-"little family?" Ameri looked at the misfits confused.

-"well yes, after all, apart from iruma this is the first hatchling they have after a long time!" Elizabetta smiled wholeheartedly as iruma lose his soul after hearing that.

-"huh? I thought we came to the conclusion that iruma was adopted?" Jazz looked at elizabetta.

-"yes but they raised my rival since he was a little hatchling, so it still counts" sabnock interrupted.

-"wait, what about lord Sullivan? He isn't the father of any of them is he?" Jazz asked still confused.

-"oh no, he isn't but as far as I know they told lord Sullivan to help them take care of iruma due to iruma's powerful abilities, apart I heard from a good source he does consider them family since they have been best friends with his security devil since they studied together, so of course he would accept taking care of iruma" allocer explain like what he told didn't have like 5 lies in it, jazz looked at him finally comprehending iruma's family situation.

So let's recap.

From the really altered reality of the misfits:

*Kalego was pregnant 

*Shichiro was the father

*Iruma was (somehow) their adopted hatchling

*Lord sullivan consider them their hatchling since they are best allies with Opera 

*Therefore opera is the Auncle? Of iruma

If it wasn't by the fact that he was in public, iruma would have passed out right there.

-"oh! I see, woah that does make a lot of sense when you think about it" Ameri smiled at the misfits.

By the way, no it didn't make sense.

-"now that I remembered, you said you would clarify the rumours, how are you gonna do it?" Ameri looked at them confused and curious once again.

-"oh, we aren't the ones doing it!" Jazz smiled and then looked at iruma.

Iruma was still trying to comprehend everything about kalego "pregnancy" and his "family situation" when he was shoved into a press conference.

-"WHAT IS THIS?!" iruma panicked at he saw how a lot of demons were taking photos and were dressed as if they were in an actual press conference.

He looked around and saw how his missing friends were standing there dressed as bodyguards.

Clara and Azz on each of his side, lied and purson besides Azz (purson with a huge smile on his face since he totally knew what he had done) and gaap and agares besides Clara.

So yeah, this is how we ended up here.

-"is this why both of you didn't come to pick me up to come to school?" Iruma looked at Azz and Clara shocked.

-"I'm so sorry iruma-sama but the moment we realized realized you were having a little sibling-" Azz started speaking until iturma interrupted him.

-"I'm not!!!! Not kalego-sensei or Balam-sensei are my parents!" Iruma really tried to kill that rumour about them being a family.

-"you sure? You are pretty close to both of them, iruma-sama" the fact that one knew iruma was a human and the other was his familiar didn't mean nothing, Alice.

-"oh! Wait Azz Azz, what if this is the secret irumachi didn't want to talk about?!" Clara bugged in stopping Azz from further questioning iruma, the blue haired boy actually thanked that, although that wasn't his secret at all.

-"agh, is that it iruma-sama?! I'm so sorry! I should have known better!" Azz bowed to iruma asking for his forgiveness.

-"it's okay Azz, you didn't know I guess..." Iruma tried to comfort Azz while clara hug him from the side.

-"don't worry irumachi! The best big sister is going to show you the best way to be a older sibling! And won't tell anyone who your dad is!" Clara happily started rocking from side to side while hugging iruma.

-"Clara they aren't-" iruma tried to clarify but was interrumped by a shadow cast over him.

-"Ameri?!?!" Iruma looked behind him and saw the red haired demoness with a bodyguard outfit as well.

For your knowledge, it was well know in all of babyls that, Ameri Azazel, Alice Asmodeus and Clara valac had the biggest (and public) crush on iruma, it wasn't known if any of this crushes were reciprocated on iruma's side, but by all means this started a little rivalry between the student president and the declared soulmates of iruma (because in Azz mind he could totally date clara as well, but fuck no Ameri, at least for now)

-"and what are YOU doing here?!" Azz questions ameri as he hugged iruma on the side just like clara, both of them taking a little protective stance defending their soulmate.

-"well, I heard from the other misfits you were doing all of this, and so they asked me to be iruma's bodyguard for the rest of his lif- I mean day" no, they didn't asked Ameri that.

-"they did what?!" Azz and Clara questioned angry, at least Azz was going to kick their asses for bringing this foul demon in his and his soulmates presence.

-"g-guys wait! Let's calm down, I don't even know why would I need security, but I guess if have more the better for me" iruma tried to calm down everyone and it actually worked, the three demons accepted and took their positions again, Azz and Clara on each side and now Ameri behind him.

-".... So whatever im doing here?" Iruma asked hoping someone's would finally answered him.

-"oh you're going to clarify the rumours about your pa- ahem, teachers" Azz corrected himself.

-"I don't even know the rumours though" Irina looked at him.

-" oh! Well everyone were saying that eggy-sensei got pregnant, that he didn't know who the father is, that he went around doing adult stuff with a bunch of demons" Clara started listing the rumours as iruma watched her every sentence getting more and more scared.

-"don't forget that they said that this wasn't his first pregnancy, that he is trying to hatchling trap some random demon, that maybe he got with a teacher from another school" Azz pointed out as well.

-"and that maybe the parent is your security devil, opera, that Balam-sensei is the one that got him pregnant but then abandoned him, that he's having quintuplets" Ameri as well pointed out without noticing how by every sentence iruma sulked in his seat even more scared that before.

Kalego and Balam were definitely going to eat him, he might as well put BBQ on him for them to enjoy.

-"I almost forgot about-" Clara was about to say like other 10 rumours but was stopped by Iruma putting his hand on her mouth.

-"ok ok ok! I understand now! So im supposed to say that all of that isn't true?" Iruma looked at the three demons near him hoping he would only say "that ain't true" and run off.

-"well, depends on the questions" Ameri looked at him like it was the most obvious thing in the netherworld.

-"depends?" Iruma took his hands from clara mouth.

-"of course irumachi! If they ask you about eggy-sensei pregnancy, you can respond about it" Clara somehow put on a little teacher outfit with some glasses and a fake beard while she explained how press conferences worked in the netherworld.

-"wait, so if they don't ask about it?" Iruma looked at her trying to understand.

-"then you can't answer that, like, if they ask about the rumours of the hatchling you can answers about it, but if no one ask about eggy-sensei mates, then you can't clarify that rumour" 

-"why?!?! I was hoping I could just say everything was a rumour! Now I have to wait to see if they ever ask about it?!" Iruma got exasperated at the netherworld stupid rules.

-"you see iruma-sama, I don't know how things worked at that excluded part of the netherworld you lived at, but around here, we do it like this because if we do it like you say, it would be seen just like an desperate attempt to clean one's image, so by doing this way we show others that we are superior than them because they wouldn't even know what is true or not about ourselves so they have to beg for an answer to their questions" Azz answered quite proud.

Between all of that rambling coming from Azz, it kind of make sense, like if you see it with really squinting eyes maybe you can see where demons are coming from, still, this was utterly stupid, unfortunately iruma had to obey the rules this time.

-"okay, I think I get it now, thanks guys, let's start this then" iruma sigh, faking out like he understood any of the reasoning coming from Azz.

Clara, who got back to her bodyguard outfit, pulled out a microphone from her pocket and put it in front of iruma, once it started making sound it caught the attention from everyone in the public, Azz grabbed the microphone and started to speak.

-"listen here, you ungrateful demons! Iruma-sama is now going to answers all your question! If you don't raise your hand so we give you the word, we will ignore your question" Azz threat them while a little fire appeared in his hands, in theory that sounded fine, a little estructure like that would help everything to be more organized, but iruma knew better at this point, everything would backfire at some point.

Everyone in the public raised their hand.

-"now iruma-sama, you have to point at someone and then answer their questions" Azz told him as he set up the microphone in front of iruma, the blue haired boy nodded and then pointed at someone random.

-"oh! U-um, zagleth For the news batra" 

-"news batra?" Iruma asked and then looked at Azz.

-"oh yeah, they have to announce where they are coming from so if they ask something offensive we can go and beat them up" 

-"o-oh..."

-"I wanted to ask, is it true that kalego-senpai is pregnant?" Ok, a simple enough question, this was easy to answer.

-"yes, next question" Azz had taken the microphone from iruma and then put it in front of him again, iruma looked at him extremely confused before Clara took his hand and pointed to someone else.

-"uzulak For the videogames batra, is it true that the father of the hatchling is a teacher we all know?" Ok, maybe that was a fluke or something but this time iruma could clarify both questions, no kalego wasn't pregnant and no-

-"yes! Next question" Clara had done the same as Azz, and again took iruma's hand to point at someone else without noticing how iruma was looking at her with his mouth on the floor.

-"bizzal For the singing batra! Will you ever reveal the name of that teacher?" Everyone in the public "oh" at the question, forgot to mention but everyone was taking notes of what was said in the conference, the news batra for the next paper, other batras for their own fics, other for their own amusement and because everyone was doing it.

Before someone could snatch the microphone from him, iruma took it but he didn't count that Ameri grabbed the microphone (his hand still on it) and rise it to her with a little dangling iruma.

-"probably, next ques-" before she could finish, iruma let go of the microphone and sat back at his chair not without looking at his closest bodyguards.

-"WAIT!" Ameri, Clara and Azz looked at iruma who raised his hands hoping they would notice him.

-"is sometimes wrong, iruma?" Ameri looked at him confused.

-"YES! why is everyone answering for me?!" Iruma looked at them both shocked and slightly annoyed.

-"well, we think this might be a sensitive topic for you, so we took the liberty to answer for you so you don't feel uncomfortable" Azz shrugged looking at his soulmate like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

-"I thank you for your concern but you don't need to do that, I can answer on my own, ok? Trust me" iruma put his hands down and interchange looks with the other three demons.

They were still unsure, since well, this was a big topic! All about iruma's secret family, they didn't know if iruma really wanted that in the general public, but by all means, they (Azz and Clara) were his soulmates (best allies? In the case of Ameri) and they were going to support him.

-"ok irumachi, you can take the next question then" Clara smiled at him, iruma felt calm Knowing that finally he could get some clarifying done, he looked at the public again and pointed at someone.

-"iruma! Here! Agraun for the news batra! Is it true that you are going to spend your whole life together with Alice Asmodeus as your right hand and *read note* someone called stupid clara?"

Azz acted surprised like he didn't pay that guy to ask that.

-"w-wait what? Weren't we on kalego-sensei' pregnancy?"

-"I really think you should answers the question iruma-sama" Azz was slightly blushing while looking at iruma.

-"well... Yes? I like hanging out with them and I wish to do it forever" not the clarifying he had in mind but oh well.

Azz and Clara celebrated at that with a slight red tint on their cheeks.

-"here! Iruma! Western from the student council! Is it true that you are thinking about proposing to the student council president Azazel Ameri?"

Ameri acted surprised like she didn't pay Western to ask that.

-"proposing what?!" While yes iruma didn't want to talk a lot about whatever kalego had going on, it didn't mean his close relationship should be the new topic.

-"y-you s-should answers that i-iruma" Ameri was as red a screamato, and slightly trembling at the thought of iruma proposing.... Well, something I guess.

-"no, we don't have the time, next question!" Azz interrumped.

-"hey! You little-!" Ameri was cut short by the question of someone else.

-"misterious man for a misterious organization! Who would you prefer as your teachers partner, Balam or m- i-i mean ifrit-sensei?!" It was just ifrit with a fake moustache.

-".... Ifrit-sensei is that you?" Iruma looked at him incredulous.

-"no! I'm a misterious man! Can't you see my misterious moustache?! Don't compare me with that excellent and hard working sensei of yours!" 

-"ignore him! Bozon From the misfits fanclub batra! is it true that agares and gaap have a secret relationship?!" Gaap who have been basically dissociating this whole time jumped at the question, agares was sleeping.

-"the what now?!" Iruma covered the microphone so the public couldn't hear -"we have a fan club?!" Said looking at Alice both worried and embarrassed.

-"well, It was only natural, just after the iruma fanclub batra, the misfits fanclub batra is well orga-"

-"the WHAT now?!"

-"... The iruma fanclub batra?"

-"let me guess you are the president of such distasteful club?" Ameri looked at Alice like she didn't punish herself for not thinking about such club before.

-"I'm actually the vice president, thank you very much"

-"then who-?" Ameri was interrumped by some confetti throw at her, when she looked to her left side, there was Clara with a full on outfit that contained iruma's face in all of it.

-"irumachi really needed a fanclub!" Clara stated as iruma negated with his head.

-"mmmmm, so... What are the requirements?" Ameri looked at her with a slight red on her cheeks.

-"you need to love irumachi very very very much, ummmm" Clara was thinking as Azz interrumped.

-"be his soulmate, oh this can't be! You aren't!" Azz looked at Ameri angrily.

-"I can be his soulmate!" Ameri shouted at him.

-"you can't, there's only two places for iruma-sama's soulmates and those are taken by stupid clara and me!" A little fire appeared on Azz shoulder.

-"wait, so who else is on the fanclub? Is there even more members than you and Clara?" Iruma looked at Azz not thinking that all of this was being heard by everyone in the public.

-"yes, we are three proud members, the president, me the vice president and Clara the vice president of fun" 

Iruma then looked at clara.

-"azz Azz told me I could be the treasure but I didn't want to!" Clara pouted while looking at Azz.

-"treasurer clara" azz corrected her.

-"then who do I need to go to put me- I mean, destroy that shameless fanclub?!" Ameri was hiding the fact that she really really wanted to be in that fanclub, but she would die before being below Asmodeus.

-"the identity of our president is secret!" Azz declared.

It was eiko btw.

-"ha! This smells fishy, you know that a batra has to have at least 4 members to be recognized! So now I will declare the iruma fanclub batra disbanded!" Ameri pointed at Azz, the pink haired demon started to get furious and more and more fire appeared in his body.

-"I can be part of the batra as well!" Iruma raised his hand.

Everyone looked at iruma.

-"you want to be part of the batra?" Clara, ameri and Azz asked at the same time.

-"w-well, yes! I mean it's weird there's a batra with my name on it and I'm not in it" iruma just didn't like seeing his soulmates angry.

-".... You can't be part of two batras at the same time" Ameri looked at him seriously.

-".... Please Ameri" iruma made the cutest puppy eyes he could to convince Ameri, it totally worked.

-"ok, but just erase the batra part of the name and keep it as a fanclub" Ameri looked to somewhere else hoping no one would notice the really noticable blush on her cheeks.

The love trio smiled at that.

-"ha, now maybe I can give you a part in the fanclub" Azz looked at Ameri, kind of prideful for winning against her.

-".... Can I be vice president as well?" Ameri looked at Azz.

-"of what?"

-"of girlies that like irumachi!" Clara stepped in, making Azz angry and Ameri violently blush.

-"wait! No!! Azz body was on fire.

-"yes! No!, l-l-lets keep it at v-vice president of girlies!" Ameri took everything in her to even mutter some words.

-"hum, you are no fun like azz azz, he was going to be vice president of boys that like irumachi" now it was turn of Azz to violently blush.

Iruma just changed looks between the three demons, what they haven't realized is that all this time, slowly, they have been getting closer and closer to iruma, to the point he was basically sandwiched between Alice and Clara with Ameri right behind him.

He wasn't mad.

Not even uncomfortable.

Actually

He was kind of liking this.

-"lucky bastard..." Lied mumbled from his place seeing everything.

-"did you wanted to be sandwiched by Alice as well?" Purson looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

-"what?! No!" Lied turn to him angry, purson just contained his laugh.

-"wait!!! Why is no one saying something about the question?!" Gaap finally had enough about the iruma fanclub discourse. 

Everyone stopped.

-".... We don't know the answer though" iruma looked at him like it was the obvious answer in the world.

-"no we aren't! We are just best allies!" Gaap tried to defend himself, agares on his part was sleeping completely ignoring everything that was going down.

Everyone (including the public) looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

-"o-oh shut up guys!" Gaap became a little red.

-"again me! The misterious guy! Just tell me! Do yo think m- ifrit-sensei could be a good father?!"

-"... Ifrit-sensei did you got kalego-sensei pregnant?" Alice took the microphone to ask him tired of his really obvious teacher.

-"WHAT?! NO! I coul- ifrit-sensei could never do that! ..... Probably" the misterious man sat down again after everyone looked at him.

-"I have a question! Tonag From the gossip batra!"

-"why are there just so many random batras?!" Iruma asked concerned.

-"just tell us, is it true that kalego-senpai didn't come to school because one of his lovers found out the baby he's expecting isn't his?"

....

Iruma didn't even knew kalego didn't come to school!

-"he didn't arrived?!" Iruma got worried, what if he already heard all about the rumours and think they are iruma's fault (that's totally what kalego thinks actually).

-"well, no one has seen him in all morning, so yeah he might be missing" the one who asked the question answered and then everyone in the public started mumbling with each other.

They were saying stuff like"I bet he didn't come to not see his lovers " or "oh! What if he's already giving birth or something".

Iruma panicked as the mumbling started to become louder but it got worse as certain person stood up again.

-"mys-"

-"ifrit-sensei we already know that is you!" Azz got tired of him as screamed at him on the microphone.

Ifrit didn't say anything, just stood up there and then, dramatically took of his moustache.

-"it is I, ifrit-sensei!" Acting like no one had known who he was for the whole press conference.

Azz just looked at him tired, this whole time either they have done it unconsciously or they were fully aware, but the trio had got close enough for each of them to be hugging iruma, once again, iruma didn't mind at all.

-" now that my identity has been revealed I wanted to ask you, what if I, the excellent teacher ifrit-sensei, is, surprisingly and unexpected-" ifrit said like other 10 adjectives before asking the question -"your teacher's hatchling father?! Unexpected isn't it?!" Ifrit made a dramatic pose.

-"you have been hinting that this whole time you dumbface!" Azz screamed at him.

-"well, I think it's fine?" Iruma answered.

-".... No but, like, aren't you surprised? Like you didn't expected kalego to be with me? Or with a man?" Ifrit tried to get a reaction.

-"I mean, we already knew Kalego-sensei liked guys, but we really didn't care who he mated with" Azz responded like it was nothing.

-"yeah, apart we already know who the real father of eggy-sense's hatchling is!" Clara screamed at ifrit, who actually got shocked at that.

-"WHAT?!" the whole public in the press conference screamed, they started taking photos and talk over each other.

Azz covered the eyes of iruma, Clara and Ameri, to protect them from the flashes of the cameras (he covered claras and iruma's eyes with one arms and ameri's with the other).

-"this savages! Iruma-sama let me burn them to teach them a lesson" Azz threatened

-"no wait! Why are they so interested in Kalego-sensei's love life?!" Iruma questioned as he could only hear the sound of multiple demons talking over each other.

-"well, when you think about it, kalego-sensei has had a really private life, no one really knows what he ever does in his free time or outside of school, so of course it's going to cause quite the uproar" Ameri put her hand to protect Azz eyes as she answered.

-"agh! Ok, One last question!"as this was just getting bad, iruma grabbed the microphone and said that as he pointed to the back, without really looking to who he was giving the right to ask a question.

Everyone got quiet to see who he had just given the word to.

-"iruma-kun, just what's going on?" Iruma recognize the voices everyone did actually, they all looked to the back and saw that iruma had given the word to no other than Shichiro.

-"b-balam-sensei..." Iruma saw him speechless, he got out of the hold of clara, Ameri, and Azz, to inmediatly go to his teacher.

-"that's it for this press conference! Now get out!" Azz commanded as he saw how iruma leave the stage.

When he got where Balam was standing, iruma took his hand and guide him to somewhere way more private than a press conference.

They went to the little garden iruma had taken care of all this time.

Balam waited for the boy to stop walking to finally talk to him.

-"iruma-kun, where's kalego? I really need to speak with him" iruma noticed how shichiro looked pained as he ask him that.

-"uh he didn't come to school today, apparently he got sick? Or something and-" iruma stopped himself there.

One, he didn't even knew kalego wasn't at school till just minutes ago.

Two, he now knew all about the rumours of kalego, but did Balam do as well?.

-"ummm, Balam-sensei..." Iruma looked at him apologetic.

-"what's wrong? Please tell me, this whole time since I arrived at school everyone has been looking at me and I have felt horrible" Balam pleaded with the boy.

Iruma just didn't know how to break the news that everyone was seeing him weird because they all thought he left kalego pregnant and bail on him.

-"I'm sorry Balam-sensei, I... I can't..." Iruma was starting to get really anxious and Balam noticed that.

With a sigh the gargoyle put a hand on the boys head.

-"it's okay, iruma-kun, maybe kalego is actually at the school I will go search for him, don't worry, everything is okay" the older demon tried his best to smile behind his mask to calm the boy down even though he was still going to the worst heartache of his life.

Iruma just nodded in silence, without saying nothing, Balam left to go inside babyls in the search for kalego.

Iruma was left in the garden, feeling bad for his teacher.

If he could only would have clarify something at the press conference.

Wait.

That's when iruma realized.

He haven't done shit!

He didn't clarify anything from kalego or Balam! Just about himself!!!!

Oh he was dead, totally.

Wait!

Maybe everyone will ignore it once all those news about him come out! Yes!

Hopefully, there's isn't something else going on that would remember everyone about the pregnancy.

~~~~~~~tuesday midday, babyls hall's~~~~~~

-" i think it's crooked"

-"damnit!"

Jazz was checking how sabnock was putting the "CONGRANTS ON THE NEW FAMILY INTEGRANT" poster in front of royal one for everyone to see.

They didn't realized that lord Sullivan himself was behind of them seeing their decoration process.

So, this was a weird day for Sullivan.

First opera said they had to do something really important and left first thing in the morning and he saw iruma being lost in thought in the morning, Then when he arrived at school everyone started going to some "press conference" that he definitely didn't authorize, then started hearing rumours about kalego being pregnant?! And that he was cheating on his mate?!, simply craziness coming from everyone at the school.

He thought that maybe, maybe the misfits were involved in all of this, he liked the misfits, that little group of demons accepted iruma quite well and that couldn't make him more happier, but he had to admit they were basically a menace to society with the amount of chaos they create.

Now that he saw that they were definitely involved in all of this, time to confront.

-"um, boys, a word please?" Jazz and sabnock turned to where they heard Sullivan's voice come from, they obeyed and got closer to the older demon.

-"so what's this?" Sullivan looked at them confused.

-"oh! It's a surprise party for kalego-sensei, c'mon look!" Jazz directed Sullivan to the interior of royal one, where it was decorated with balloons, ribbons and a huge poster that said "hatchling aboard" half hanging from the ceiling. Crocell and elizabetta were making more decorations while caim and allocer were hanging the decorations on the ceiling.

-"a?" Sullivan could believe what he was seeing, to be honest he thought all of this was just a prank or some senseless rumours about kalego, he didn't expect to see how apparently everyone but him knew, maybe that's why opera left early in the morning, to go visit kalego! And maybe that's why iruma was so lost in thought this morning, he was planning all of this! 

But why? Why so much effort? Knowing the misfits they would have make a little party for their teacher like bring a cake and some gifts for kalego and that's it, but make a press conference and what looked like a huge party?!

....

Well, it actually made a lot of sense for the misfits to be doing all of that, but still.

-"so, I'm going to need a bit more context, why are we doing this? Like why all this effort?" Sullivan asked as he still saw all of royal one's decoration.

-"it's Kalego-sensei hatchling! He hates all demons but he finally found one he liked enough to mate, of course it's important!" Jazz looked at sullivan

-" and well, it's going to be iruma's little sibling isn't it? We need to do a good job on this" crocell said so matter of factly that Sullivan for a moment totally thought that kalego was his own child and iruma's father.

-"w-wait, since when is Kalego-kun pregnant? What does it have to do with iruma?!" Sullivan looked at the misfits incredulous

-"ummm probably since yesterday? We don't know really, we just know that kalego-sensei is expecting a hatchling and that Balam-sensei is the father and that's why iruma asked us to do all of this" elizabetta noted definitely not lying.

But of course! That's why all of this is important for iruma, Sullivan knew about the relation between Balam and iruma, his grandson had told him some time ago about how he had told the gargoyle about his human status and how he supported him (omitting the fact that he told Balam both unexpectedly and unplanned), obviously Sullivan went to have a private talk with him to secure iruma's safety but after it, he was sure Balam was going to keep iruma healthy and well protected.

Since then, iruma always talks about Balam with such happiness, like he was always referring to a close relative. How could Sullivan never notice that that close "relativeness" was in the shape of a father?

With just a slight movement from his fingers, all the decoration the misfits still had on the floor started floating, everyone looked at Sullivan who with a smile started helping them.

-"oh my little misfits, you should have told me that before! Now let's make this celebration unforgettable!" The misfits smiled, with help of lord Sullivan the party just became easier, it would totally be unforgettable! Especially for kalego!

~~~~~~ Tuesday afternoon, babyls~~~~~

Being honest, kalego hide all day in the first classroom he saw, he noticed that for some reason no one was there (every student was seeing or in the press conference) so he decided "fuck it, I will hide", he still needed to do his job of protecting babyls, so he was there, but nowhere in the "inexistent" contract that mark his life forever to his job as guard dog said that he needed to be giving classes all day to students, so taking advantage of that loophole...

But you may be wondering, what was he hiding for?, yes the rumours were annoying but by all means he could just shot the students a glare and they would stop, in reality he was hiding from two really specific things.

1-opera

2-the teachers staff

Firstly, since they arrived to school opera has been "following closely to keep him safe" (stalking him), as he could finally get away from them for a little moment, thinking opera doesn't really know the layout of babyls completely (they fully know the layout, but doesn't want to scare kalego) and he thought he finally had a moment of peace, but a certain group of teachers appeared out of nowhere to ask him "hey, how's your relationship with Balam?" Or "so, has the hatchling been okay?" Or even worse "so, do you want us to start planning your wedding with Balam?".

First, if he were to be pregnant he wouldn't have told a soul they would have to pry that information out of his death cold hands, secondly, why everyone was reminding him about shichiro?!, couldn't they see he still felt like shit because certain demon who has been stalking him stole his best allie's heart?!

Hoping opera got tired (somehow) and went home and that the teachers were giving their classes, kalego got out of the classroom and made his way to royal one, because yes he could be stalked and humiliated but those misfits wouldn't ever be safe from getting the triple amount of homework.

As he made his way, he saw certain blue haired boy looking for something in the hallways, on his side, iruma had felt guilty about what happened with Balam after the press conference, he felt that the gargoyle needed to know the truth, that kalego was hiding their hatchling and because of that almost all the students thought that he abandoned kalego when he went to his excursion, therefore everyone looked at him badly.

Quite the mouthful of information but Balam still needed to know.

Since iruma was Infront of him, with his back towards him, kalego silently tried to get away by getting in another classroom, as he was about to get to any door his shoes made a squeaky noise and iruma inmediatly turned to see.

-"oh! Kalego-sensei! I wanted to speak with you as well!" Oh for devi's sake, now kalego wouldn't escape the boys questions.

-"what do you mean by as well, brat?" Kalego crossed his arms over his chest annoyed.

-"I wanted to speak with Balam-sensei as well, there's something really important I need to-.... Well, technically we need to tell him" iruma scratches the back of his head.

-"we? Why would I need to speak with him something with you?" 

-"well... Aren't you going to tell him about the hatchling?" 

Oh now the trouble kid knew about that BS!!!

-"iruma, hear me out, I don't care if delkira himself appeared and told you I'm pregnant, I'm fucking not, I know my body and I know with who I have mated with and there's not one reason for me to ever believe I would be fucking pregnant" kalego looked at iruma really close to crashing out.

-"oh really? Then all of those are really rumours?! Then I was right!" Finally someone who believed kalego, he didn't wanted to admit it but kalego was even about to hug the boy for believing him.

-"uh... but thinking about it, you are going to get mad kalego-sensei" and there goes the little respect iruma had earned.

-"why?"

Iruma proceed to explain what just happened at the press conference, as he kept talking kalego's face startled to become redder and redder, not because he was embarrassed or something but because he was about kill someone.

-"brat, give me at least one reason I shouldn't just punish you for eternity right now"

-"because I didn't start any rumours, I couldn't clarify them yes, but I didn't start them!" Iruma tried defending himself from impending doom.

-"then who did?!"

-"I have no idea! This morning I didn't know anything about it! I was just thinking about speaking with you about your crush and then-" iruma was interrupt by kalego.

-"wait, no, I don't have a crush, I never did, forget about that"

-"but you do like Balam-sensei! Why haven't you told him?!"

-"there wasn't any need for me to tell him something!"

-"yes there was! You should have told him you love him! Because you do! 

-"oh shut up!!!! Yes what if?!?! What if I love him?! Whatever you can do about it?! Like you are any better with your soulmates!" 

-"hey don't involve them in this!"

-"don't involve them?! Why won't we since we are talking about confessing love to others!?"

-"but I'm not ready to do that yet!"

-"and you think I'm ready to do it myself?!"

-"well, I'm not the demons who has spend a lot of years crushing on one demon and never confessing!"

-"oh no! You are the demon that fell for like 8 other demons!"

-"it's only 3!"

-"like that it's any better!"

-"for your information Polyamourous relationship are very normal!"

-"of course I know that! But you could have chosen better!"

-"you could have chosen a better mate! Because why is ifrit-sensei saying he's the father of your hatchling!?"

-"IM NOT FUCKING PREGNANT IRUMA!"

-"HOW DO I KKOW YOU ARENT LYING?!"

-"EVEN IF I WERE, WHY WOULD IFRIT BE THE FATHER?!"

-"YOU TELL ME, YOU HAVE AS WEIRD TASTE AS ME!"

-"EXCUSE ME BUT I DON'T, HE ISN'T WEIRD! HE'S REALLY INTERESTING! I REALLY LIKE SEEING HIS INVESTIGATION!"

-"SO YOU ADMIT YOU LIKE HIM?!"

-"HOW MANY TIME I HAVE TO TELL YOU?!, I DON'T!"

-"YOU DO YOU COWARD!"

-"COWARD?! LOOK WHO'S SPEAKING!"

Why did they ended up crashing out with each other? Who knows, they just needed it.

This was actually really therapeutic for iruma, if only he could have done this before with certain human parents he would have saved himself a lot of traumas.

Kalego looked at iruma exasperated, the boy flinched at the teachers screams but then panicked when he saw who was behind the guard dog.

-"Kalego-kun? It's that why....?" Kalego quickly turned around just to see Shichiro standing there, Shichiro looked at him hurt.

Kalego didn't wanna deal with this, so he grabbed iruma and ran like opera was following them, his best option was running to royal one.

Like shichiro could still enter there but at least kalego could throw the misfits to gain time or something.

Kalego ran until he reached the entrance of royal one, where he stopped and let iruma go.

-"...."

-"...."

-"sorry about that" both of them spoke at the same time, forgiving the other in their mind.

-"ok, you know what, let's forget this, I'm not saying anything about your choices and you're not saying anything about my love life, we forget all of this ever happened and we enter the classroom like anything happened" kalego suggested as he looked iruma, the boy nodded, they stood up Infront of the entrance and kalego opened the door.

They were greeted with a bunch of confetti thrown at them causing them to flinch and close their eyes, once they could open them, they saw all of royal one decorated with hatchling themed decorations, the huge "HATCHLING ABOARD" poster, all the misfits (the ones from the press conferences joined the others as iruma and kalego were crashing out) with gifts, the student council was there as well, so that meant ronove was there as well and of course he was attracting even more attention for the party, maybe the worse offense was the fact that Sullivan was there holding a "welcome to the family, Kalego-kun" poster so happily.

Kalego and iruma stood at the entrance without knowing what to do next.

-"iruma"

-"I swear I have nothing to do with this"

-"you know, for once I believe you"

-"thank you sir"

-"do you mind if I carry you again and we escape to another universe?"

-"I wouldn't mind it at all"

Before kalego and iruma could run away, Sullivan used magic to make them enter the classroom, the misfits inmediatly went to hug kalego, who was the closest he has ever been to a evil cycle, Sullivan hugged his grandson saying something like "you should have told me you picked a father!"

Iruma and kalego just wanted to disappear at that moment, this couldn't get worse.

~~~~~~at the same moment, babyls~~~~~

Opera was now searching for kalego, this was weird, they were sure kalego was hiding in a classroom, why did he moved so suddenly and where did he went to?

They were going to try their luck at royal one but before that they saw shichiro standing in the hallway looking confused and slightly hurt, they got closer to him.

-"oh my favorite feathered kouhai! Whatever you are doing here? I thought you were still at the excursion?"

Shichiro flinched, he didn't expected his senpai to be there, whatever opera was doing in babyls actually, he turned to see the demon cat looking at him wondering.

-"o-oh yeah, I finished early because... Something happened " shichiro looked hurt as he said that, that left opera wondering, what kind of approach was kalego having with the bet.

Because yes, opera still thought kalego was bullshiting whenever he told them that he wasn't going on with the bet, like finally a bulb turned on in kalego's head and had a really genius plan that included making opera believe he wasn't going to do shit, just for it to end in the highest note of "I'm going to marry shichiro!".

-"is something wrong shichiro-kun?" Opera decided to play along in kalego's"plan".

-".... Opera-senpai, you will tell me the truth right?"

-"well yes of course, whatever is the issue my kouhai?" Opera smiled mischievously wanting to see whatever kalego had told shichiro.

-"who is the demon Kalego-kun is going to marry?"

Eh?

Shichiro looked at them saddened, opera got really confused.

-"just tell me who is it" Shichiro pleaded with opera who didn't know what the larger demon was talking about.

-"what?"

-"who's... Who does Kalego-kun loves?"

-"huh?"

-"opera-senpai this isn't a joke, I need to know!"

Opera was speechless, but still agreed to help, as they were searching for a mirror in them, shichiro hit them with quite the shocking information.

-"I need to know who did he rejected me for..." Shichiro looked at the floor and opera stopped in their track to look at him.

-"he what?" Opera looked at him, they felt a mix between deception and fury but their natural deadpan face didn't show it.

-"he called me yesterday and told me he knew everything about my crush and that he didn't support it a-and... You know I don't really want to remember that, but now everyone has been saying stuff about him getting married or him being pregnant a-and... I just want to know who.... Stole him from me or if this is even real... Or something really!"

Oh opera was mad, opera was about to commit a hate crime.

-"so please senpai, tell me who is it" shichiro looked at opera with pleading eyes.

Now, this was a problem.

Opera knew kalego would fuck it up, like totally.

But this was beyond that, why the hell did he rejected his fated mate?!?! This was bullshit! This wasn't the greatest plan coming from kalego, this was his greatest fuck up!!.

-"y-you said he rejected you?" It was becoming really difficult for opera to hide their anger.

-"yes... Through a phone call" shichiro looked at the ground.

A phone call?!?! That was even worse!!! That a-hole didn't even had the guts to said it to his face?!.

-"shichiro-kun.... Do you happen to know where Kalego-kun is?" Opera had a vein really close to exploding.

-"ummm, well I tried to talk to him, but he ran away with iruma-kun, I think they went to royal o-" before he could even finish, opera started walking towards the direction.

-"o-opera-senpai?!"

Opera strode furiously to royal one, followed closely by shichiro.

Kalego was going down. Kalego would have to complete his part of the bet at the hospital after opera was done with him.

They arrive at the doors, shichiro still standing behind his senpai.

Opera opened the door to see the whole royal one decorated, all the misfits hugging kalego, Sullivan hugging iruma while in the air hanged the "welcome to the family, Kalego-kun " poster, the student council kept throwing confetti at everyone and ronove just kept being really flashy, as they saw that, they inmediatly closed the door behind them to not let shichiro through.

-"s-senpai!" Opera didn't listen to shichiro, with their tail and ears up high, for once they were completely confused.

Ok what?

-"oh hello there" purson appeared besides opera, they didn't say anything and purson kept talking.

-"so, something happened with the rumours, I did went around telling everyone about it but at some point someone thought that it would be funny if they started saying that kalego-sensei was pregnant, and then everyone started to guess who was the father and then we came to the conclusion that it was Balam-sensei, so then everyone came to the weird conclusion that since iruma considered Balam-sensei his dad, then that means he was getting a little brother therefore everyone needed to celebrate, so they hold a press conference for the announcement and then made this party, and nope I haven't told no one this was really your plan" as purson just kept talking, opera finally realized how far their little plan went to. 

This was really unexpected, like how did we came to this conclusion, it's the most hilarious shit in the whole Netherworld yes of course, but this would help at all with their matchmaking attempts, right?

Between all the hugs kalego heard the door closing and looked in that direction only to see opera still processing everything while purson talked to them.

-"YOU!" kalego pointed at opera who stayed in place seeing everything going on, purson stopped and looked at his teachers direction.

Now, Opera had two options, neither admit fault go to everyone and say "oh, I'm so sorry guys but all of this is just an elaborate prank on my kouhai" or...

-"I couldn't be more happy for you, my kouhai" said opera as they went and hugged kalego with fake tears in their eyes.

-"bullshit! You caused this!!! I'm sure of that!!!!" Kalego tried to get away from the hug but couldn't due to opera's strength.

-"now, don't go saying that Kalego-kun, they gonna think I'm the parent of your hatchling, unless..." Opera faced kalego still holding his shoulders, they looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

-"not even if you are the last demons on the netherworld!" Kalego still tried to get opera away from him.

-"oh the pain~! And here I thought I could be a good parent to this unborn hatchling!" Opera dramatically put a hand on his forehead and the other on kalego's belly.

Before kalego could punch them, both demons where dragged with magic to where Sullivan was still hugging a really anxious at this point iruma, the older demons basically forced them to get in the hug, kalego was basically hugging opera, opera likewise, iruma surrounded them with his arms (as best as he could) and Sullivan did the same but hugging Iruma as well

By all means, this was the pinnacle of uncomfortable for at least three out of four demons.

-"oh Kalego-kun! We are soooo happy you have decided to finally enter our family! We welcome you with open arms!" Sullivan said as he kept hugging and as he completely ignored kalego's shocked face.

-"what?! I'm not-!!!" Kalego tried to defend himself but was interrumped by Sullivan

-"Look! Even opera is getting their feels on! They must be so happy about having you as some kind of sibling! Or well brother in law!" Sullivan patted opera's back still in the hug since the cat demon was trembling in kalego's embrace, what Sullivan didn't know it's that the trembling was opera's attempt at not laughing their ass off while covering their mouth and quickly cleaning a tear away.

-"brother in law?!?!? From where?!?! You don't have a son!" Kalego still tried to get away from the hug but Devidamned Sullivan's magic was the strongest he has ever been in contact with.

-"well, since iruma picked balam-kun as his new dad, and since you are carrying his hatchling, it's obvious both of you were going to enter the family!" Sullivan was quite happy about having a extended family.

Kalego on his part, tried his best to look menacingly at iruma who now was whimpering as a terrified Chihuahua.

Before he could say something else, someone crashed open the door of royal one, the "new family" stopped their hug to see who was it.

-"excuse but THAT HATCHLING IS MINE!" Ifrit with his whole team entered royal one.

-"WHAT?" the misfits that weren't at the press conference looked at them confused.

-"oh don't worry, he has been saying that all day, just ignore him" Azz tried to underestimate ifrit efforts of "being a good dad"

As ifrit and his team entered the classroom, opera noticed that shichiro wasn't outside of the classroom anymore, he probably left when opera closed the door on him?.

-"kalego, tell them the truth!!! You are pregnant with my hatchling! And don't worry I swear I will be a good father and *sniff* a good partner!!! *Sniff*" ifrit started crying at the partner part.

Oh, so what iruma said about ifrit saying that shit all day wasn't a lie? Ok, kalego guessed that he could start believing iruma a little bit more.

The Sullivan family let got of the hug (Sullivan finally let them go from his magic) and ifrit tried to get closer to kalego not before all misfits put themselves between them.

-"there's no way we would ever accept another dad that isn't Balam-sensei!" Jazz pointed at ifrit menacingly hoping the other teachers wouldn't notice how he was trembling by the fact he was screaming at a teacher.

-"why would it be your dad?!?!" Iruma looked at jazz

-"oh so you finally agree that Balam-sensei it's your dad, iruma?" Crocell looked at iruma mischievously, lowkey she didn't believed any of this, but this was way to hilarious to not be part off.

-"noooooo!!!! I didn't even said that!!!" Iruma tried to defend himself but crocell had other plans.

-"but you said and I quote "why would it be your dad?" that sound to me like someone's jealous to share his dad" iruma was speechless as crocell out of nowhere started question him.

-"don't ask iruma-sama about that, it's still a sensitive topic he doesn't want to deal with it right now!" Alice thought he was helping but Kalego looked at iruma even more annoyed than before.

-"misfits! You have to accept it, ifrit here has come to take responsibility for his actions and now will be a good father and a good husband!" Dali said while pointing at a still crying for some reason ifrit.

-"husband?! Why would he be my husband?!" Kalego freak out while looking at Dali.

-"indeed! Why would he be the husband when Balam is just as available?!" Blushenko entered royal one with the whole Balam team like this wasn't already a shit show.

Through all of this opera was fighting for their lives, they are known for always keeping a calm and collected posture but all of this was just beyond any scenario they could have ever imagined for this little and innocent bet, so now they were trying their best at not laughing at all of this.

Kalego just interchange angry looks between everyone, specially opera, like they didn't get enough with stealing Balam from them, now they must have probably (yes) invented all this rumours and caused all this mess.

Between all the mess, ifrit made his way to kalego and put his arm around kalego's shoulder.

-"get away from me! Why are you even crying?!" Kalego pushed ifrit away but he took his last position again.

-"because *sniff* I didn't think *sniff* I would be a dad so soon *sniff*" ifrit, like he haven't planned it, took a part of his own uniform to clean his nose, realizing that it just got stained, went to Suzy who gave him a shirt to cover his stained uniform and then returned to kalego's side as he put on the shirt.

The frickin shirt said "bezt dadz"

-"oh, go fuck-" before kalego could complete his sentence, Ameri interrupted.

-"smile!" Ameri took a photo, kalego was blinded by the flash.

-"what was that for?!" Kalego opened and closed his eyes and then looked at Ameri for answers.

-"well, it's your first hatchling without counting iruma, kalego-sensei, this is a really important event that need to be marked down for history" Ameri prepared her camera for more photos as kalego went to her.

-"don't! I don't need more of this!!!" Kalego tried to cover his face but opera appeared beside him dragging ifrit with them.

They put ifrit on one side, themselves on the other side of kalego and signaled Ameri to take another photo, kalego was shocked by the absolute audacity of opera.

She took it leaving kalego blind again.

-"perfect! I'm gonna send you later the photo!" America saw how the photo turned out and then went to take more photos of whatever else was going on.

As kalego opened and closed his eyes again, Opera pushed ifrit out of the way, as he was crying he didn't even noticed he was pushed away from kalego.

Kalego looked at opera who just had the biggest smirked on their face.

-"you are so dead!" Kalego wanted to punch opera but the security devil was faster and punched kalego in the stomach, thankfully no one noticed.

-"I will help you tomorrow, let me enjoy this for a little bit" opera smirked again, and once again covered their face as they remembered everything that has been going on and well, they just find it the most hilarious moment of their life, then just left kalego to go see what else was going on.

Kalego went to lean against a wall as he saw all the mess caused by those stupid rumours.

Basically everything became chaos, the misfits were defending the idea of balam being the father just because it would be cute to see iruma as an older brother (iruma got tired of fighting against the "Balam-sensei is totally your father" stance), some of the teachers were on their side because half of their pay was on play here, the other half of the teachers were swearing ifrit was the father because only a brave demon could touch kalego and come out alive (and their payroll were on play as well), Sullivan was confused hearing all sides of the argument meanwhile opera were just on their knees, hitting the floor trying to keep it together while they were still holding their laughter in.

As everything went to shit, Iruma looked around and noticed something, where was kalego? The man of the moment? The reason we are all here?

He bail out.

Like the moment he realized no one was looking at him he opened a window and jumped from there.

So by all means, kalego was already on his way home after escaping through a window. 

~~~~~~ Tuesday night, naberius estate~~~~~

What a shitty day for kalego.

Kalego laid down on his couch, he already sent Dali a message of "I'm not going tomorrow, feeling sick" at this point he didn't care if they thought he was sick because of the "pregnancy" if that got him from going to babyls at least onw day he would take it.

He put his hands on his face defeated, he couldn't believe everything that happened today but specially the fact that shichiro was here.

What was he doing here? Didn't the expedition ended on Thursday?

Even worse Shichiro caught him in a weak moment, while he was crashing out with iruma! 

Hopefully he didn't hear the part that mention him, kalego didn't wanted to cause him problems in his relationship with Opera.

As he got up ready to go to bed, his hellphone bip twice, he checked, who wanted to keep tormenting him even after school?.

+Can we talk at least? I really need to tell you something+

It was shichiro.

Shichiro's message looked a bit desperate, was it because of what happened in babyls? he did heard the mentions of his name?, of course it was that, what else would it be?

Kalego then received another message.

+Kalego, we really need you to go here tomorrow's night, we will solve this issue once and for all+

The message was from blushenko and it has a location attached to it, kalego couldn't uncover from where the location was from but oh whatever.

He decided to finally respond to shichiro.

+I'm sorry about what happened shichiro, forget about that, everything is fine, let's talk on Thursday I'm feeling sick and I'm not going to babyls tomorrow+

Send, well one less issue, hopefully that calmed down shichiro.

+At what hour do I get there?+

He responded to blushenko as well, he might as well finally clarify everything so everyone is on the same note and not freak out for seeing opera more and more closer to... Shichiro.

Kalego throw his hellphone on the couch like it burned his hand, with a bitter expression on his face after remembering about Opera and shichiro he went to get ready for bed, tomorrow hopefully was a calmer day.

+Are you really ok? You know what I'm going to visit you, blushenko invited me somewhere with the other teachers tomorrow's night, so after that I'm going to your house to talk and... If you let me, take care of you+

The hellphone bip with a lone message from shichiro, that was never was answered.

~~~~~~~~ Tuesday night, border patrol ~~~~~~~~

After a hard day of work, Azazel Henri stretch his arms ready to go home to his daughter, he checked his hellphone quickly and saw a message ameri had left him, he got surprised by it and inmediatly went to Narnia's office.

As he entered, he saw Narnia completely enticed in his work, not even acknowledging herni presence.

-"when were you going to tell me about your brother's hatchling?" Henri looked at him accusingly 

Narnia didn't bother to look up from his work, or answer even.

-"c'mon, I know you are excited about becoming an uncle but you could a have told me, I could have give you some vacation for you to spend it with your brother and his pregnancy I guess"

His what?

Pregnancy?

That finally got Narnia's attention, still he didn't look up.

-"Henri, you and I know that's impossible.... He doesn't have a partner"

-"oh really? What about the guy in this photo wearing a t-shirt that says "best dad"?"

What??????

-"or maybe it's Sullivan's security devil the other parent?, I don't know, this picture tells me a lot"

Narnia really thought that Henri was hallucinating, it just wasn't possible, kalego would have totally told him if he got pregnant, or let alone got a partner.

-".... Are you watching those weird dramas that hatchling see with your daughter, Henri?" Narnia asked without even looking up from his work.

-"mmm maybe or maybe you can start getting ready for your brother's hatchling shower" Henri got closer to narnia and showed him the photo on his hellphone.

Narnia took a look at the photo, and then took the hell phone to see it up close, the photo showed a really pale and shocked kalego, a crying ifrit by his left side wearing a t-shirt that said "bezt dadz" and opera by kalego's right side doing a peace sign while covering their mouth with their other hand (most probably hiding their laugh) everything accompanied by the huge "Hatchling aboard" sign the misfits had made for him on the background.

-"so?" Henri asked seeing how Narnia eyes were as big as the moon.

-"Henri.... I'm going to take some quick vacation"

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~~~~~~~ Wednesday morning, babyls ~~~~~~~~

 So, who's the father?

In the recent press conference presented by the representat of the misfits class, Suzuki iruma, with the company of his loyal companions admitted that they know who the father of kalego-sensei hatchling is!!

A fight between teachers?!

Ifrit-sensei declared himself to be the father of the hatchling, but the rumours says it's actually Balam-sensei?

Is/ is not?

Does iruma finally accepted the feeling of Asmodeus, valac and Azazel? These photos reveals the hidden Truth behind their relationship!

Those were some of the headliners that the most recent number of the babyls informant had, to be honest, not so bad for iruma actually.

Well, in the sense of his own "relationships", he was still fucked about all the topic of kalego and Balam.

Iruma was sitting in his grandpa's office, Sullivan was reading some of the papers while iruma just kept sulking in his seat.

-"mmmm iruma-kun, let me tell you.... You look adorable in this photos! Do you want me to frame them for you?" Sullivan was in his egg form as he showed iruma some of the photos the public had taken of him and his mates? Soulmates? Friends? Whatever, no time for that.

-"grandpa what am I going to do?! Kalego-sensei is going to kill me and Balam-sensei... Well he isn't going to kill me but he's going to judge me and that somehow worse coming from him!" Iruma was defeated in his seat as Sullivan tried to comfort him.

-"oh iruma-kun you didn't do anything wrong! It's not your fault your teacher slep-" Sullivan was most probably going to kink shame kalego when iruma interrupted him.

-"no no no! Grandpa all of that are just rumours someone invented about Kalego-sensei! He isn't cheating on anyone, he isn't with ifrit-sensei or Balam-sensei, much less is he pregnant!" Iruma looked at his grandfather quite serious, making Sullivan finally understand that indeed all of this was just some mere rumours started by some student. Well kinda.

-"iruma-kun I know you want to defend your teacher but-" 

-"no no no, grandpa I will show you that I'm not lying! ... Somehow, like I'm pretty sure all of this are just rumours someone invented to destroy Kalego-sensei's reputation, I just don't know who could have done something like that"

~~~~~~~~ Wednesday morning, naberius estate~~~~~~

-"c'mon, just tell me does this fits me better or this one?"

Opera was standing in front of a mirror in kalego's bedroom holding two outfits that literally looked the same as the one they wear in their usual day, kalego on his part was discovering that it takes a lot of effort to asphyxiate one self with a pillow.

-"why are you here?" A little muffled by the pillow but still kalego questioned opera.

-"the moment I heard you were calling in sick I knew I have to be here to help you out, apart didn't I tell you yesterday that I would help you out with all the rumours and such?" Opera went and sat in the bed right besides kalego who just kept pressing the pillow with even more force.

In a quick and swiftly move opera took the pillow and throwed it through the room, kalego didn't even get up from his spot on the bed, just grabbed another pillow and kept going.

This charade took place for like 10 minutes because kalego is the type of demon to have 20 unnecessary pillows on his bed.

-"once again, what are you doing here?" Defeated and looking to the ceiling, kalego asked opera.

-"I already told you I'm here to help you out" opera went and laid beside him in the bed.

-"I don't need your help, I have no proof but I'm pretty sure you are the one who started all of this" kalego still didn't look opera, just closed his eyes in anger.

-"the only thing I started is this beautiful bet that would have helped you get together with your fated mate, if only one certain guard dog didn't went and rejected his own mate" kalego opened his eyes and finally looked at opera, whatever they were talking about? How did opera knew about the call?

-"what? W-wait how do you-?"

-"shichiro told me yesterday before I went to royal one" opera didn't looked at kalego, they were still a bit angry about that rejection.

-".... Did he told you something else?" Kalego didn't wanted to hear it, but maybe, just maybe shichiro came back early to finally confess to opera now that he had kalego's support.

-"no, what else should have he told me?" If opera heard that kalego did something else to shichiro, they would punch them right in the face.

*So he haven't told them... Why? I thought by now they would be a couple, shichiro is quite desperate so it would be no surprise if he randomly confessed" kalego looked at opera in silence as he thought.

-"bah forget it, it's not something I should be talking about"

*This stupid dog didn't fucking heard me, right?* Kalego was getting in opera's nerves, did he not heard that shichiro told them that kalego REJECTED HIM, as in, REJECTED HIS FEELING FOR HIM? 

To keep the peace and their mind intact, opera decided to ignore it, they can still fix this mess, if kalego wasn't willing to cooperate then they would have to go to the other side of the couple.

Opera stood up from the bed, ready to leave.

-"finally found someone else to torment?" Kalego looked at opera as they got up.

-"I remembered I have an important meeting with shichiro-kun to... Fix some issues" the issue was kalego's stupidity.

-"oh..." Shit shit shit shit shit, was the only thing in kalegos mind.

-"w-wait w-what issues...?" Kalego suspected that in reality shichiro was going to meet up with opera to finally confess, he didn't wanted this thought to be confirmed but at the same time he couldn't help but feel curious.

-"issues Kalego-kun, just something between him and me, this time unfortunately you aren't included but don't worry, you will be hearing from us hopefully later" without knowing, opera just stabbed kalego like 5 times.

-"l-later? I-i can't, I will go with the teachers somewhere, blushenko invited me yesterday..." Kalego tried his best to not look Shaked by what opera just told him.

-"really? You are not one of parties Kalego-kun" opera looked at kalego quite surprised.

-"it's not a party, hopefully, the point is that I will be occupied, both can tell me whatever later... Tomorrow maybe" yes, because by tomorrow kalego would be ready to hear about how happy of a relationship they have while he drowns in both sadness and loneliness.

-"ok...? Well, I will take my leave, Kalego-kun, see you tomorrow" opera left really confused, why was kalego going to a party? (Because with the babyls staff everything became a party, so of course they invited him to a party), why did he looked... Sad? They were definitely missing something regarding kalego, but for now opera decided to ignore it.

They needed to get some cleaning done at the Sullivan's manor and then go to shichiro's to talking into ignoring kalego's rejection and making him confess regardless, and maybe they could go visit that party the staff had organized.

By all means, this was going to be a really occupied day for them.

~~~~~~ Wednesday morning, Royal one ~~~~~~

-"this is outrageous!! Why would they put her in the same relationship with iruma-sama, stupid clara and me?!" Azz burned the paper in his hands, angry at the implications of Ameri being with them.

-"it's that really what bothers you?" Jazz asked him now looking at the ashes of the paper.

Everyone with the exception of iruma was reunited at royal one, they were still thinking about what happened yesterday with all of the ifrit issue as they have decided to call it.

-"so, should we believe ifrit-sensei is the father or do we keep up with Balam-sensei?" Lied asked everyone else.

-"Balam-sensei totally! He's my rivals father and he's definitely better for that role than ifrit-sensei! And let's just think about it, kalego-sensei and Balam-sensei are way closer than kalego-sensei and ifrit-sensei" Sabnock defended Balam's honor since well, he might not really admit it but Balam is his favorite teacher after everything he has done for him and Azz.

-"but then, why would ifrit-sensei go saying he's the father? He must have a reason, isn't it?" Elizabetta asked, without knowing that, well, ifrit "touched" kalego and that was his only reasoning.

-"mmmmm I mean, it's not like he will gain something from saying that, is he? Like kalego-sensei has nothing to offer, I don't know what would anyone see on someone like him!" Caim declared, definitely not bitter by kalego's existence and popularity with ladies.

-"then maybe he just like eggy-sensei? That's why he want to do adult stuff with him" Clara was making a little castle with the ashes of Azz paper.

-"but I don't think I have ever see them close to each other, I have definitely see Balam-sensei with him tho" Alice helped Clara gather some of the stray ash for her little castle.

-"then do everyone agree that ifrit-sensei is lying and so the father is Balam-sensei?" Lied asked everyone else, they of course nodded with their heads.

-"now the question is why would ifrit-sensei decide to do all of that? To catch kalego-sensei attention and steal him from Balam-sensei?" Lied left the question in the air, in reality no one really knew what was the reasoning behind everything the adults were doing, they just kept getting messier and messier.

-"I can't believe kalego-sensei is such a heartbreaker, I didn't even thought he liked someone" elizabetta wondered about kalego's inexistent love life.

-"kalego just doesn't have a good PR team, a good one would have already dismantle all of those senseless rumours and started new one that would actually help one's career" crocell crossed her arms over her chest, elizabetta and purson looked at her confused.

-"n-not like I know anything about that, hahaha..." Crocell hide her face from the other to see.

-"you know, let's promise that when we are their age we won't be doing the same stuff as them" jazz declared followed by a bunch of "yeah" or "I swear" coming from the misfits.

Before they could still drag the adults situation, iruma entered royal one, the blue haired boy was still thinking about how to clear his teachers name but it was really quite the difficult job.

In just his way to the classroom, at least 3 other students asked if the hatchling were going to be a girl or a boy, other 3 asked if he would reveal the father in another press conference and 1 actually asked if it was true Azz, clara and Ameri were his mates, iruma didn't answered any of those questions.

-"iruma-sama! Are you okay? Is it because of those notes in today's paper? Don't worry let me go and burn down the news batra for ever thinking it would be a good idea to put that woman with us!" Azz the ever so efficient demon, immediately noticed that iruma was kind of feeling down.

-"n-no Azz, definitely that isn't the issue" iruma negated with his head, hoping Azz really wouldn't go attacking the news batra.

-"then what's wrong, irumachi? Does your tummy hurt? Are you hungry? I have all your favorite snack!" Clara started pulling out a bunch of candies and other snacks for iruma.

-"no, no, it's just *sigh* I would really like to help kalego-sensei and Balam-sensei, but I just don't know how" iruma scratched the back of his head

-"oh, do you have something planned out?" Lied looked at iruma interested.

-"not yet really, I was thinking of asking opera for help but I think they are doing their own thing to help them" iruma didn't notice how purson disappeared slowly at the mention of opera name (no one knew he was the one who went around telling the rumours and it better stay that way).

-"hey, why don't we go to your house and planned something to help them there?" Jazz suggested as he watched a little sulking iruma.

-"wait, will you actually help me?" Iruma knew that the misfits would almost always help him with his problems (there were some times that he prefered to deal with them alone without involving them), still, all of this issue was both confusing and messy, he did thought that they wouldn't be interested more than whatever was yesterday's party.

-"the fact that you are asking us that offend us iruma!" Jazz answered with a huge smile on his face, every other misfits smiled as well.

-"yeah, don't worry by the end of the week we will get your dads together and then we will help you take care of your little sibling!" As lied said that iruma remembered how everyone kept thinking Balam was his dad and all of that stuff, but to be honest fighting it was more tiring than the whole issue between kalego and Balam.

So fuck it, yeah, let's get iruma's dads together.

And so the plan "let's get kalego-sensei and Balam-sensei together because they make a better couple and iruma needs two dads" of the misfits started.

~~~~~~~~ Wednesday afternoon, shichiro's house~~~~~

The day at babyls was anything out of the ordinary except the fact that kalego wasn't present, oh that stupid demon that didn't know how to take care of himself, shichiro was preparing some medicine when he heard a knock at the door, he wasn't expecting any visitors.

He put his mask on and went to the door, once he opened it he found opera smiling at him.

-"oh senpai! It's everything okay?" Shichiro asked.

-"of course, why wouldn't it be?" Opera's tail moved side to side.

-"well, I didn't expect you to come to my house, you should have tell me I would have prepared something" shichiro invited opera to enter, opera happily entered his house and went to sit in one of the sofa's.

Shichiro's house was quite cozy, it was like entering a big nest, mostly made out of wood and some other natural materials, opera actually liked going to his house, they really hoped that whenever kalego and him got married they would come and live here, kalego's mansion was just too gothic and cold and awful by all means.

Shichiro had gone to his kitchen to prepare some quick tea to offer opera, once he was finished he came back to the living room and sat on a sofa Infront of them.

He offered the tea to opera who thanked as they took it.

-"so, what brings you here senpai?" Shichiro asked as he took out his mask, the only demons ever allowed to see him without his mask were kalego and opera (and iruma, but he's human).

-"oh you know, I wanted to visit you after what happen yesterday" opera took a sip from their tea.

-"uh... That" shichiro didn't look that happy remembering about yesterday's events.

-"shichiro-kun, let me tell you something, kalego is an idiot"

There was silence between them.

-"but?" Shichiro expected opera to remark kalegos abilities.

-"oh, no buts, he is an idiot, period" 

Shichiro just sigh at his senpai.

-"senpai, I... I don't know how to explain it..."

-"take your time shichiro-kun"

-"..... I... I wanted to confess to kalego when I came back from the excursion but... Like I told you, he called me and rejected me" shichiro looked at his tea kind of sad, it was time for opera to put in action their plan.

-"yeah, you did told me that, care to tell me about that call?" If opera knew whatever bs kalego had told shichiro, maybe they could fix it.

"... Sorry but I don't really want to remember that..." Ok, fair, it definitely still is a sensitive topic.

-"mmh I see, it's okay shichiro-kun but I wanted to speak with you something about kalego"

-"what is it? Is it about his sickness? I was just making some medicine for him" Sickness? Was kalego sick? Well, Idiocy wasn't a curable sickness unfortunately so shichiro was losing his time.

-"ummm no, it was something else, I wanted to tell you that, maybe, you should still confess to kalego"

-"w-what? N-no! He rejected me already...."

-"no no shichiro-kun, it's just that you don't understand the context, when you were away kalego and I reunited and he started to told me how his clan has begun to pressure him into getting a mate, but he didn't wanted that, and as it turns out someone from his clan found out that you and him were quite close so they started insisting for him to declare his love for you so both of you could mate and that stuff, but he told me he didn't wanted to pressure you in a relationship, so the best plan he came up with was to reject you, so whatever informant of the clan would see that and then discard you from the possible mates list, he did it to protect you from his clans he definitely cares about you, and I might say... He loves you back" 

Fun fact, it only took 5 minutes before arriving at shichiro's house for opera to come up with that well elaborated lie.

-"w-what?! Really?!?!?" Shichiro got excited, the plan was working, let's not fuck it up.

-"yes, that's why I think you should still confess, so kalego sees that you do want to be with him and aren't being pressured into a relationship" opera looked at him with a smirk.

-"t-then yes! I will tell him!" There wasn't any plan that didn't work out for opera.

-"perfect, then let's go to-"

-"ah, can't I need to go somewhere else first"

Opera was just standing up when they sat again looking at shichiro.

-"excuse me?"

-"umm I was invited to a party... Ummm it's in some hours and I was expecting to go, hang out a little and then go to kalego's house"

Opera was happy that shichiro wanted to socialize more, but this wasn't the damn time.

Okay, time to fake it out.

-"oh really? I was invited as well, I don't really know why but I thought might be fun if I go" opera make a fake smile, they're didn't even knew who invited shichiro.

-"what? Really? Oh I suppose it makes sense due to lord Sullivan..." 

Opera wondered what Sullivan had to do with any of this, was he ignoring his job once again to organize a party? Oh they were so going to call the 13 crowns on him if he isn't doing his job.

-"yeah, so let's go together shall we?"

-"yes, I would love to!" Shichiro smiled but then got a little fidgety.

-"is everything okay shichiro-kun?" Opera asked curious.

-"oh well, it's just it's the first party I go without Kalego-kun, I usually only go if he goes and then only hang out with him...." Shichiro got kind of nervous, but opera decided to calm him down.

-"don't worry, I'm pretty sure it's just going to be a calm and normal reunion, shichiro-kun" said opera, fully knowing they were lying, they didn't even knew were they were going.

~~~~~~~ undisclosed location, Wednesday night~~~~~~

Kalego stood up Infront of the establishment that blushenko told him to go, he still couldn't decipher what kind of place was it, but something told him that he wasn't supposed to be there.

As he knew all of this was more of a "casual meeting" to "clarify things", he wore some more casual clothing, some black pants with a sleeveless black shirt (he wasn't beating the emo kid allegations) with his hair down since he thought that this was going to be a quick meeting and he didn't need to stay her more than 30 minutes (oh how wrong he was).

He entered the place, he was met with a lobby with some sofas as a waiting area and a counter with two receptionists organizing something behind it, he didn't see blushenko or any of the teachers so he walked towards the counter.

-"ah, good night, I was wondering if there was a reservation or something for buer blushenko" kalego politely asked one of the receptionist.

-"good night, let me see... Oh yeah, there's a reservation for that name, can I have yours sir?" The receptionist checked in a computer before asking kalego for his name.

-"naberius kalego" as the receptions wrote something in the computer, kalego really hoped his clan didn't hear anything about him going to a party, wait wait wait, no party, casual reunion with his coworkers was way better explanation.

-"yes, you are in the list sir, the organizer asked to let you know that you should wait in the lobby until he came to pick you up" pick him up? That's weird.

-"umm and why is that if I can know?" Kalego tried to inquire with the receptionist.

-"oh sorry, but the organizer told us to not let you know"

-"huh... It's okay, don't worry, I will wait for him in here then" kalego resigned turned around to go seat in one of the sofa's when he was hit with the worst information he could ever hear at that moment.

-"great, thanks for trusting, hope you have a great night here at the Asmodeus lounge!" Fucking where?

Kalego didn't wanted to cause a scene with the receptionist but as he sat down he inmediatly searched In his hellphone whatever the hell was the Asmodeus lounge, I mean, he had an idea about it but he really hopped he was wrong.

Before he could keep with his search, he received a phone call.

"Jazz" said the caller name.

Oh delkira, now what has he done? Did he needed help with his brother again? Did the misfits got "accidentally" drunk again? (When that one time happened, apart from opera's six pages apology, he gave them triple homework and 4 essays about the dangers of underage drinking)

As there was no sign of blushenko being anywhere near, kalego stood up from the sofa and went outside to answer the call, he went to a little alley besides the place as he didn't wanted demons to see he was Infront of what appeared to be a Sabbath place.

~~~~~~~~~ at iruma's house, a little before the call, Wednesday night~~~~~~~~

-"wait, hold on! Why me!?" Jazz freaked out while watching the misfits.

At the end, they ended up doing a sleepover at iruma's house, all for the misfits were seated in a circle with their pijamas on, the only one actually sleeping being agares of course.

-"you are our big brother, you have to help us!" Crocell made some puppy eyes fully knowing that with only the mention of jazz being their older brother he would accept.

And he did.

-"ok ok, but whatever do I say?!" Jazz was a bit flustered at the thought of being a older brother.

-".... Why are we even calling him?" Gaap asked

To be honest the misfits haven't really come up with any plan, their best idea at the moment was calling kalego.

-"lest do a prank call..." Lied offered hiding his smile

-"wait no! If we do a prank call I don't want to be the one calling!" Jazz made a cross with his arms.

-" big bro~!" Allocer and lied said as jazz got flustered again.

-"ok, but what do I say as the prank!?" Jazz was really weak to his position for big brother.

-"wait guys, what if we do call kalego-sensei and tell him he should go and see Balam-sensei?" Iruma offered as a option

-"but just that? He will want a reason" crocell looked at iruma.

-"mmmm maybe that ummmmm" iruma couldn't come up with a reasoning, so he looked at everyone to see if they had any better idea, unfortunately everyone was the same.

Jazz hellphone was in the middle of the circle, everyone started talking with someone what would be a good reason for kalego to go see Balam, agares while sleep, his cloud started moving forward, since his arms were hanging over the cloud they were quite close to the ground, low enough that when he passed above the hellphone one of his finger just touched the call button and started calling kalego.

Gaap just saw how his best allie was moving slowly and got up to get him back besides him, when he got a hold of the cloud, he looked to the floor and saw the call.

-"a-a-ah g-guys...." Gaap pointed to the hellphone, everyone got closer to it and saw the call.

-"AAAAAAH " everyone panicked, before someone could get to hang the call, kalego responded.

-"what happened jazz? Is it your brother again?" Jazz soul feel to the floor.

-"u-um no... Everything is okay" jazz put the call on speaker so everyone would hear (and hopefully help him)

-"then? What's the issue?" 

-"uuummmm...." Jazz was sweating when suddenly clara interrupted.

-"we are in a sleepover, eggy-sensei! We wanted to invite you as well!" That excuse could actually work! Jazz silently hugged Clara for saving his ass.

-"can't, occupied at a reunion with the other teachers, but thanks for the invitation valac"

-"a reunion? Like a sabbath?" Jazz said without thinking at all, he just got his ass saved by Clara just for himself fuck it up again.

-"what did you just said?!" Jazz hit himself in the face after hearing kalego's scream.

-"n-nothing...."

-"I will count to three and if you don't tell me whatever you just said"

-"I didn't say anything!" Jazz slightly crying at his sudden dead.

-"one"

-"no wait!"

-"two"

-"sensei wait!"

-"do you really want me to get to three?"

-".... I said that if it was like a sabbath..." Clara patted jazz back as he responded, the misfits just lost a classmate.

-"it's NOT a sabbath jazz, it's just a reunion between teachers in a private location"

-" so a sabbath?" 

-"jazz, call it a sabbath again and you are going to be in detention for the rest of the year" 

-"..... So, how's your night sensei? Ready for some action at the Sabbath?" Jazz was already a dead demon walking, might as well make it worth it.

-"are you sure you want to ask that jazz?" Kalego wasn't angry, just disappointed (jk, he was furious)

Jazz looked at the phone then to his friends everyone said no with their heads.

-"if you don't answer in the next minute I'm putting everyone in detention for the rest of their school life even if I'm not their teacher anymore" 

-"u-ummmm m-maybe it isn't a sabbath...." Jazz was dead, he just didn't want to drag everyone with him.

-"of course it isn't a sabbath! It's just a reunion between teachers at a lounge!" 

-"a lounge? I have never heard of a lounge" caim started recalling every place he has gone for a sabbath but none came to mind.

-"yes, it's Asmodeus lounge" kalego said without thinking that Alice was definitely hearing the conversation as well.

Everyone stopped and looked at the phone, then at Azz.

-"..... Why are you at my mom's sabbath place?" Azz asked really weirded out.

-"... What?" It was everything that could come out of kalego's mouth.

-"your mom has a sabbath place? Why haven't you taken us there?!" Lied asked Azz offended by the idea that they could have gone to a sabbath place for free by being Azz Friends.

-"my mother told me that it wasn't a normal sabbath place and I couldn't attend it until I was at least 100 years old" Azz crossed his arms over his chest, actually wondering why his mom had made that rule.

-"why? Is it like dangerous or something?" Caim got interested at the word sabbath.

-"don't really know, I think it is, I mean I heard once some demons talking about it saying that it was a place where you definitely should go with protection spells" every misfits got even more confused at Azz declaration.

-"wait really?! Why would you go to a sabbath with protection?!" Lied got scared at the idea of some kind of creature waiting to attack while one was courting in a sabbath.

-"I have no idea really! My mother is really weird when it comes to that place, she keeps saying is that is her little secret for adults, whatever the hell that means" Azz kept wondering about his mom's words.

-"... It would be kind of interesting a sabbath place where you have to defeat a monster to get a mate, you know" Sabnock said out of nowhere, everyone looked at him and actually thought that he might be onto something.

-"... Go on" lied prompted for Sabnock to explain his idea, which he started doing, everyone completely forgot about the fact that they were calling their teacher.

What was Kalego doing you ask? yeah, he was dying while hearing the innocence of his students, at the very least, he knew he didn't really have to ask raim to give them some Sex ed anytime soon.

Well, thinking about it.

Maybe he should actually.

But that was an issue for future kalego.

~~~~~~~~ as kalego talked with the misfits, In the Asmodeus lounge, Wednesday night~~~~~

The night in the netherworld was just something special.

Narnia had forgotten how good the cold air of the night felt in his skin as he spends a little too much time willingly trapped behind four walls.

He didn't call kalego to let him know about his vacations, he wanted to surprise his brother!

Of course he couldn't walk the streets like nothing, so he had to put his disguise on (the Fenrir one, basically a white haired demon a little too tall and a little too weird).

He firstly went to his brothers state but was surprised by the fact that he wasn't there, thankfully he could follow wherever his brother had gone to with his sense of smell, the thing was that his brother's smell had lead him to a really famous place for sabbaths, but like bigger Sabbaths.

Usually Sabbaths consisted off (at best) 8 demons meeting each other and stuff, this place was famous for hosting sabbath with a way larger amount of demons and a little more.... Ummm.... Spicy sabbath.

Definitely a place for adults.

Definitely a place where a naberius shouldn't be.

Definitely a place where a pregnant kalego shouldn't be.

Narnia entered the place, he went to the counter.

-"good night, I'm searching for naberius kalego" he asked one of the receptionist.

-"oh he just arrived he is... Huh? Did he entered already?" The receptionist looked at his coworker but the coworker didn't saw whenever kalego had entered or not since they where organizing some stuff as well, oh poor workers, the head of the Asmodeus clan was organizing a big sabbath and they were the poor soul in charge of all the paper work, so they just couldn't put their full attention to the clientele.

-"ah, he tends to be a little more desperate some time, so he might have already entered, do you happened to know where to?" Narnia asked softly so the already stressed workers wouldn't freak out by his unruly brother.

-"oh the rented room is the one at the end of the hall, a big red door, the organizer rented the biggest room available" the receptionist directed Narnia toward where the party was going to be held.

Narnia thanked the help and left to keep searching his brother, as he calmly walked towards the room, certain other demons arrived at the establishment.

-"ummm senpai, isn't this a place for Sabbaths?" Shichiro asked as he fixed his mask a little, he didn't wear anything special, as he thought he was only going to drink a little with the other teacher and then leave to take care of a sick kalego, he thought that wearing his usual clothes was the best option, it took everything in opera to at least convince him to polish his mask and fix his hair in a half ponytail.

-"well yes... Whatever we are doing here, shichiro-kun?" Opera looked at their featherly kouhai confused, they didn't wear anything special neither, the usual and trustworthy outfit was more than enough.

-"I-i told you I was invited here..." Shichiro was slowly getting anxious over all of this, opera and him got closer to the counter.

-"u-um, good night" shichiro saluted shyly.

-"oh good night! What can I help you with sir?" The receptionist ever so calm (and extremely stressed due to the paperwork) looked at shichiro.

-"we got invited to a reunion, ummm and-" shichiro tried to explain through his anxiety when he was cut by the receptionist.

-"oh yeah, the big event, invites are starting to arrive, may I have your name sir?"

-"Balam shichiro" the receptionist looked in the computer just like he did with kalego.

-"yes, yes, heres your name sir, the organizer told us to tell you to wait a little here at the lobby before you could enter the room"

-"huh?" Shichiro freak out a little, this whole time, opera was just getting more and more suspicious about this whole thing.

-"wait, who did you said invited you here?" Opera looked at shichiro.

-"oh, blushenko" oh those sneaky teachers, opera loved and dislike them at the same time.

-"excuse me but I'm invited as well, which room is the sabbath going to be celebrated in? Opera asked the receptionist.

-"s-sabbath??" Shichiro panicked.

The receptionist give them the same explanation that they gave Narnia just a minutes early 

-"wait here, don't move" opera left a really confused shichiro In the lobby while they went to confirm their suspicion.

Opera strode (almost ran) to the door where the "meeting" was going to happen, they didn't notice someone else going in the same way a little more calmer than themselves.

Once both arrive at the double door, they both opened at the same time just to be welcomed by a highly decorated room, it even had a dance floor!.

Opera looked to the left to see who the other demon was, it was none other that Narnia.

-"Director of demon broder patrol,Narnia it's a pleasure" opera bowed as they said their greeting

-"lord Sullivan's security devil opera, the pleasure is mine" Narnia returned the bow.

Both of them looked at the room again, closed the doors and stood there.

-"...."

-"...."

-"care to explain, opera?" Narnia finally broke the uncomfortable silence by looking at opera and asking them.

-"I really wish I would have a explanation for this Narnia " opera didn't returned the look, they just wished the teachers would have informed them about this.

They would have brought a better outfit!

~~~~~~~~~ at the same moment, in the lobby~~~~

Kalego finally hang up on the misfits, he went to the lobby in search for blushenko, he dared to invite him to whatever this place was and didn't even pick him up? Just so rude.

When he arrived at the lobby he found his worse nightmare (at the moment), shichiro was seeing his hellphone, really hoping opera would come back since he started to feel quite self-conscious just standing there.

Kalego had two option.

1- bail on everyone and leave right at this moment.

 And 2- 

....

Actually he only had that option.

As kalego made his way outside again, a server of the establishment crashed with him, thankfully the server wasn't holding anything to ruin kalego's outfit (lowkey he did wanted shichiro to see him).

-"oh, im so sorry sir!" The server bowed apologizing.

-"it's okay don't worry" in first place it was his fault for wanting to escape destiny.

Shichiro heard the ruckus and turned to see the server and kalego, the server left leaving kalego standing there who in his mind kept begging that shichiro haven't see him (like shichiro wasn't standing at some steps from him).

-"Kalego-kun?" Damnit.

Kalego turned to face shichiro, will he be damned, for some reason he saw him even more precious than before.

-"hi, shichiro" kalego tried his best not to look nervous.

-"I thought you said you were sick or something"

-"well yeah, but I already.... Ummm... Had this... Outing with blushenko planned" kalego's plan was to say that he was just going for some drinks with blushenko, hoping that shichiro haven't notice this is a place for sabbaths.

-"with blushenko? Are you sure?" Shichiro looked at him confused.

-"yes, I mean if I had to drink with someone else that wasn't you, I would do it with... Him" that sounded suspicious now that kalego was saying it out loud.

-"ok, well it's weird since blushenko invited me here as well" shichiro checked his hellphone to make sure he wasn't mistaken, he wasn't of course.

-"what?, h-he invited you as well?" 

-"yeah, and told me I could bring anyone if I wanted, so I brought opera-senpai, although they were invited as well I think" oh kalego was so going to kill blushenko.

-"o-oh I see... Well, maybe he got mistaken with the dates and my outing was for another night, anyways I must lea-" kalego was so close to escaping but shichiro put his hand on kalego's shoulder before he could turned around again.

-"w-wait Kalego-kun, i.. wanted to talk to you" shichiro looked at him with pleading eyes.

-"mhm, look I know I already told you about your crush and stuff, and once again, weird choice but I support you, and I think we should leave the topic at that" kalego looked at the floor, he didn't dare to look at shichiro.

-" b-but..." Shichiro didn't let go of him and that was making kalego nervous.

-"let's talk about something else! While we wait for blushenko" kalego wanted to speak about anything but Balam and opera's relationship.

Shichiro let go of him, kalego walked to some couches that were in the lobby, he sat and shichiro sat right beside him, there was a silence between the both of them, shichiro could only look at the floor wanting to explain the thing about his crush to kalego while the guard dog was dying inside hoping shichiro wouldn't notice how jealous of opera he was right at this moment, I mean just look at shichiro, such strong arms, hair tied in a half ponytail, his mask looked perfectly polished and even without his mask he knew that shichiro's face was just perfect, how could someone ever be afraid of his beautiful fangs or that impressive scar? Simply the best things a demons could ever have the right to see.

".... So I had a dream recently" kalego finally broke the silence, if he kept mentally describing shichiro he would, maybe, start hunting down opera for stealing shichiro's heart.

-"don't we all, Kalego-kun?" Shichiro finally looked at him, kalego noticed he did looked a little bit sad, what for?

-"haha very funny, but no really, it was... A interesting dream"

-"why?" Shichiro looked at kalego interested, the guard dog tried everything in him to just not look in the gargoyle eyes, if so he would have melt at that moment.

-"w-well... It was about a wedding"

-"oh really? Whose?"

-"mine apparently"

-"yours? With who?"

-"I don't know, woke up before I could see" he said that but he totally knew who might his brain dream about marrying.

-"huh.... What about me? Where I was?"

Kalego froze, turned the other way with the hope that shichiro haven't seen his face turn red.

-"Kalego-kun? Are you okay? Are you feeling sick again?" Shichiro got worried about kalego, he put his hand on kalego's back making worse the purple haired demon blush.

-"i-i'm fine, shichiro, don't worry, I-i was just trying to remember were where you" kalego was still looking to the other side, trying to calm himself down and failing since shichiro still had his hand on his back.

-"oh..., maybe I wasn't there?" Shichiro asked with a hint of sadness on his voice.

-"I-i can't remember right now, I think you were there, like seeing everything" from the one's who were getting married side, but let's not talk about that.

-"mhm, just seeing, huh?" Shichiro mumbled more to himself.

-"what? Did you said something?" Kalego finally looked at shichiro again.

Shichiro got speechless now, how could he not? Especially right now, kalego was the description of perfection! His hair down as he always loved to see it, those piercing eyes that shichiro could stare for the rest of his life, for some reason kalego had some blush on his cheeks that made him look the cutest, that black shirt that let him see more of kalego's own muscles, his whole outfit by all means looked like it was tailored based on shichiro's best dreams where he gets to spend a lifetime with kalego.

Now shichiro looked to the other side, hoping he wasn't staring at kalego for too much time and that he didn't noticed the red on his cheeks as he thought of kalego.

Kalego decided not to pry, he wanted to leave both the topic and the establishment, but he could only do one of those things.

Silence fell over them once again. 

Shichiro now playing a little with his hands to calm down his nerves while kalego just looked to the floor trying to think about anything but shichiro.

-"oh, I do have a question shichiro" kalego broke the silence between them.

-"yes?" 

-"well, it's actually two questions, how... Ummm... How much did you heard when I was... Talking with iruma?" Kalego scratched the back of his neck, still looking at the floor hoping shichiro really didn't heard a lot of that talk (crash out).

-"not a lot actually, I just heard you were talking about someone? I couldn't hear any names, I was just surprised to see iruma-kun screaming" thanks Devi he didn't hear his own name.

-"you seem to have quite the good relation with that boy" kalego side eyed shichiro not with judgement but with curiosity.

-"heh, he is a really good boy, I know he's going to grow up into a fine demon one day, he may have some disadvantage against his own classmates but he always find a way to get on top of the situation, im... Quite proud of him" shichiro smiled behind his mask just at the thought of iruma, how he's growing stronger everyday and always being such a kind soul, he really was like his hatchling.

Kalego saw the smiled and couldn't help to smile as well, but inmediatly erased it from his face, he didn't wanted shichiro to see he was happy for iruma, nope, never.

This time, the silence that formed wasn't uncomfortable, it was quite relaxed, each demon in their own world, until shichiro broke the silence this time.

-"so, what was the other question?"

-"huh?" Kalego looked at shichiro confused.

-"you said you had two questions, or was the one about my relation with iruma-kun the second question?" Shichiro tilted his head, oh kalego's hearts could have melt right at that moment by how cute shichiro looked right now.

-"a-ah, no.. I forgot about that, ummm whatever I was going to ask you..." Kalego tried to think while looking to the door of the establishment, once again hiding his blush.

-"take your time" shichiro nudge him softly with his elbow, kalego didn't say anything, whatever was he gonna ask him? 

Wait.

It wasn't about Opera right?

His conscience didn't just betray him and wanted to ask about opera?

They were having such a good time, that demonic cat didn't have a place here (although he did wanted to know whatever him and opera talked about)

-"ummm you know I forgot, sorry but it was probably really stupid" kalego apologized for his "forgetfulness" maybe he did wanted to ask him about opera, but that wasn't happening today.

-"really? Hmm I don't think any of your questions are stupid Kalego-kun I swear" shichiro looked at him.

-"you have big hopes about me, I'm pretty stupid some times, like right now" right now, yesterday and your whole life kalego.

-"of course not! You are one of the most intelligent demons I know" shichiro stayed quiet for a moment.

-"I-i swear I know more demons than you!" Shichiro tried to defend himself as kalego started to laugh.

-"pffff hahahahahaha" oh the sound of kalego's laugh, such a treasure that not so many had the right to hear.

-"oh c'mon, don't laugh, I swear I know more" behind his mask, shichiro made a pouting face, kalego stopped laughing and looked at shichiro.

-"I know, I know, I know enough about you to know that you have various friends, even through half of them are wild creatures" shichiro hit kalego slightly with his elbow, kalego let out a small laugh.

-"oh, so you know me so well?" Shichiro questioned.

-"well, I know you like preening your wings at least once a month" kalego said without even looking at shichiro, the gargoyle on his part was slightly shocked he knew about it.

-"i-"

-"that you like your scream soda with extra wiped cream"

-"wai-"

-"and that-"

-"I understood, Kalego-kun...." Shichiro was really flustered.

-"I know a lot about you.... I don't know... I think a just like knowing about you"

-"really..?" Shichiro was deeply confused, like didn't kalego just the other day rejected him? Why all of the sudden it was like... He was.. interested in him?

-"yeah, you are really interesting shichiro" a red tint appeared on kalego's cheeks.

-"hum... This was unexpected, I didn't know you.... Were obsessed with me!" Not wanting to think about the rejection, shichiro tried using some humour to lighten things.

-" pffffff yeah, I'm so obsessed with you! Like you have no idea!" Kalego said "sarcastically"

Both of them started to laugh at the same time, lighthearted laugh that both wanted to last forever.

In their fit of laughter, kalego laid on shichiro's left side and shichiro got closer to him, they didn't want to be apart from each other, if it was for them, they could spend all of eternity like this, just laughing together, happy and enjoying each other company.

Maybe the other rejected him, maybe it was all some senseless rumours, at this point who knows, everything was messy except their friendship.

They didn't need any more.

With just the other, they were more than happy.

.....

That was cute, whatever we were doing?

-"no, momonoki don't try to flirt with kalego's brother, he's a fuck boy"

Oh yeah, the Sabbath.

~~~~~ while kalego and Balam talked, sabbath room~~~~

-"so this was your plan? A sabbath to "fix things"?" Opera judge them harshly, like blushenko now looked like a fearful puppy.

-"it was Dali's idea.." blushenko whispered, maybe opera wouldn't hurt him, maybe they were getting ready to kick their ass, who knows, he wasn't about to bet on it.

Blushenko (poor soul) was the one in charge to let them know what the plan for all this sabbath was, the plan basically consistent in letting kalego pick his own mate and then organize the wedding, quite simple plan, but they were tired of kalego's bs (he haven't done shit).

-"Dali? He's here as well?" Narnia looked surprised at blushenko, he didn't even knew who Narnia was, he could just feel Narnia was bad news when it comes to power.

-"... Yes?" Blushenko really hoped at least one of the two stupidly overpowered demons in front of him wouldn't attack him.

-"I see, opera, if you excuse me, I have... An important issue to attend to" Narnia bowed to opera and entered the room in search of "something", unlike kalego he lets his dog-like tail go free, so it was quite noticeable he was excited about something.

Blushenko pointed at narnia as he left, opera just shrug and kept judging blushenko.

-"I don't see how is this your best idea, you could have done more" opera crossed their arms over their chest and raised an eyebrow.

-"I know but after everything that happened at royal one we wanted to... Ummm.... Help kalego..?" Opera took a step forward and blushenko a step backwards scared.

-"ok ok ok, in reality... Ummm... *Sigh* all of the staff made a bet about who would kalego end up with, and the two bachelors are Balam and ifrit" blushenko gave up on the idea of hiding everyone's true intentions.

-"ok, makes sense, I suppose that's why ifrit is wearing a " bachelor #1" shirt" opera pointed at ifrit who was shaking as he waited seated in a couch, he was indeed wearing that shirt.

-"yeah... No one told him to wear that, he put it on himself" 

-"oh"

Blushenko just nodded.

-"so, what's in on the bet?" Opera asked blushenko.

-"huh? Do you want in?" Blushenko looked at opera confused, he just couldn't guess what this demon was thinking.

-"well maybe, I need to know what is in for me before I enter a bet"

-"oh, well we are divided in two teams, some with ifrit and others with Balam, we bet half of our pay" ugh, unimportant, where was the flavour? Where was the punishment of making the other dress as a maid for a month if they lost their bet?

For one part, opera did wanted to help kalego and shichiro, even through everything, they were some of their best allies and they could be happier to finally see them together.

For other part, they just wanted to cause the most chaos possible to as many demons possible.

Unfortunately for everyone, their next victims were the babyls staff.

-"and that's it? *Sigh* I thought you were working with something more interesting, if this is how things are I might just go and tell shichiro-kun to lea-"

-"no wait!" Bingo, the reaction opera wanted.

-"what? Is something more going on?" Opera looked at him mischievously.

-"uhhh... Look, we actually didn't have any idea about what to do with kalego, so this was the best plan we got but if you have something else in mind..." Blushenko would later regret this.

-"mmmm well I kind of have an idea but I need to make a phone call first" before opera could leave to make the phone call, someone else stopped them.

-"oh whatever do you need you can tell us opera~" raim had joined blushenko in the talk with opera.

-"hmm?" Opera got a bit confused at raim suggestiveness.

-"look, since I knew about all of this issue with kalego and his hatchling and all of that, I knew this had to be something spicy, not something so simple like oh he has a stable mate and a healthy relationship, I wanted drama!" Opera didn't understand at all where was raim going with her speech but it interested them.

-"but you joined our team, you're team Balam as well" blushenko looked at raim.

-"yes yes, but I did it because it would be more interesting than ifrit and kalego"

-"b-but you yourself said that it wasn't as "spicy"!"

-"I know I said that! But thinking about it I realized that they form quite the relationship!

Opera and blushenko looked at raim with a raised eyebrow.

-"c'mon, just imagine the drama when kalego's clan hear he's marrying a gargoyle! Such potential for a prohibited relationship" 

Oh.... Opera haven't thought about that.

Yes, most probably kalego's clan were going to freak out when they hear about shichiro.

Damnit.

....

Wait! Narnia was here wasn't it?

Maybe if they convince him that kalego and shichiro's relationship is a good one, he can go and convince the elders of the clan to let them be together since he's the next heir of the clan!

Oh, opera always coming up with the best plans!

-"so, let me get this straight, you want to help get kalego and shichiro together, right?" Opera looked at raim with a mischievous smile.

-"of course! I will do whatever it take to see my favorite prohibited relationship!" Raim got a bit closer to opera, apparently both forgetting blushenko was still standing there.

-"perfect then! I have some plans in mind and I was hoping to get someone with your expertise to help me" opera clapped their hands together.

-"ah, more than happy to help an Allie, o~pe~ra~" raim got as close to opera that she put her arms around their shoulders, opera respectfully hold her from her hips.

-"still a bit confused about all the "spicy" stuff" opera looked at raim curious.

-"well, if I want things to get spicy, I have to be involved in them" raim made a suggestive pose as she winked at opera while they still hold her.

Opera just looked at her even more confused but by all means grateful for the "let's get those two idiots together" spirit.

-"s-should I give you both some space or...?" Blushenko didn't knew it yet, but he was going to be Devi best warrior all night.

Both demons looked at blushenko without getting apart from each other.

-"l-like really, if you want to have some privacy I can-" before he could finish his sentence, raim and opera let go of each other and went to "hug" blushenko as well causing the demon to violently blush.

-"whatever you are talking about blushy, your are going to help us~" raim said with an absurdly suggestive tone.

-"b-blushy?!" Blushenko tried to get away from the hold of both demons but none of them let him go.

-"we have some plans for you tonight, so you better don't let us down" opera looked at blushenko with a smirk.

-"oh no....." May Devi help blushenko this night.

~~~~~~~In a not so far part of the room~~~~~~~~

-"..... So Kalego has a brother?" Momonoki looked at Dali.

-"yeah, he's older and works at the border patrol" Dali took a long sip of his drink, it was almost like he was trying to get himself drunk?

Him, momonoki and Suzy were sitting in some chair against a wall, not seeing (or deliberately ignoring) whatever was going on between opera, raim and blushenko

-"..... Is he cute?" Momonoki asked with a little blush.

-"no, momonoki don't try to flirt with kalego's brother, he's a fuck boy" Dali said with a lot of bitterness in his voice.

-"seems like you are quite familiar with him, yis~" Suzy looked at Dali with a raised eyebrow

-"ugh, more that I would have liked"

-"and where is he?" Momonoki asked out of curiosity of course.

-"momonoki" Dali scold her, wonder what was his problem with Narnia.

-"I'm not trying to flirt, I just curious to see how he looks..."

-"ugh... hmm it's that guy" Dali pointed to a certain white haired demon definitely going towards their direction with a smirk on his face.

-"huh?!?!?!" What is kalego's brother doing here?!?!?" Momonoki freak out.

-"the one with the white hair, yis~?" Suzy was actually confused at Narnia's appearance

-"yeah, that's his disguise"

-"disguise?" Momonoki calmed down a little.

-"ugh, that condescending demon need a disguise every time he gets out of his job" Dali was really bitter.

-"you know a little to much about him, yis~"

Dali couldn't respond since Narnia got to where they were sitting, he stood in front of the three demons.

-"well, hello there, you must be my dear brother colleagues, is a pleasure to meet you all" Narnia bowed while he said his greetings.

-"p-pleasure is ours..." Momonoki tried not to get nervous, low key he was kinda cute.

-"its a pleasure to meet you, yis~!" Suzy was actually happy to know a little more about the really private life of kalego.

-"dantallion" Narnia smirked as he only looked at Dali.

-"naberius, what a surprise to finally see you outside of work" Dali didn't even looked at him.

-"likewise, I thought that by now you had forgotten about me" Narnia extended his hand towards Dali, who just Shaked it slightly still without looking at him.

-"umm... M-my name's momonoki! Uhm.. Morax momonoki..." Said momonoki definitely not trying to steal Narnia's attention from Dali.

-"naberius Narnia to your service, hmm? Morax did you said? May be you be a familiar with professor Morax?" Narnia asked as he now kneeled in front of momonoki to talk with her.

-"y-ye-ye-yes... H-he's my g-g-grandf-granfather...." Momonoki was a red mess.

-"wow, to know I would end up meeting the grandchild of my favorite professor I would have wore better clothes, it is such an honor, I bet you are just as great professor as him" Narnia said with quite the captivating smile.

Momonoki couldn't even responded, she was red, sweating and trembling, Dali was just giving her a judging side eye while Suzy laughted quietly.

-"don't you have to go do something else, Narnia?" Dali said between teeths

-"oh yeah, yeah" before he said his goodbyes, he took momonoki's hand.

-"well, at least I already know it's going to be a interesting night" Narnia kissed momonoki's hand while winking at her.

-"if you excuse me, I need to search for my brother, see you later" Narnia stood up ready to leave in search for kalego.

-"see you later yis~!" Suzy was the only one who said goodbye as one was a red mess and the other a bitter mess.

Narnia left, Momonoki inmediatly stood up but was sat down again by Dali.

-"don't even think about following him, these naberius demons has brought us so many issues and I don't want more"

-"oh so you just want to keep him!" Momonoki pointed at Dali accusingly.

-"oh Devi no! Been there done that, not worth my time" Dali crossed his arms over his chest offended at the thought of him and Narnia together...again.

-"w-wait, so you have been with kalego's brother, yis~?" Suzy asked surprised like she just didn't feel Dali and Narnia's sexual tension.

-"ugh, it's a long story" Dali said as he took another sip from his drink.

-".... We have time" fuck kalego and his relationship problem, this was more interesting.

~~~~~~in the lobby, Wednesday night~~~~~

Kalego and shichiro kept talking calmly about any topic they could think, simply enjoying each other company.

What they didn't notice was blushenko sneaking his way into the lobby, saying something to the receptionist and then leaving again towards the room.

After some time, both demons noticed a little something.

A whole bunch of demons started arriving, but like a lot, was a improvised Asmodeus sabbath happening?

Why were there so many demons?

Thinking they were here for any other event, both decided to ignore it, when blushenko finally arrived to get them.

-"oh, so glad to see both of you are finally here!" Blushenko clapped his hand.

-"we have been here for quite some time, you told me at 8, it's almost 9, not mentioning that you invited shichiro as well and didn't mind to tell me" kalego hissed at blushenko.

-"oh because that would have ruined the surprise, come on, follow me both of you" surprise? Kalego and shichiro looked at each other and still decided to follow blushenko.

He guided them into the rented room, some music could be heard from the outside still with the doors closed, shichiro and kalego had a bad feeling about this.

It was then, when blushenko opened the door, when they realized how fucked they were.

What? 

No, really

What?

The whole bunch of demons they saw enter were coming here?!

What for?

They were expecting a little reunion with the staff, whatever the hell was this?!

Firstly the room was huge, like absurdly huge, it had a huge dancefloor that was current filled to the brim with demons dancing, there were a lot of tables every and each one of them with great quantities of alcohol, in on of the walls of the room there were some door that delkira know wherever those took you to and a huge disco ball illuminated the whole room accompanied by some loud dancing music.

In other words.

This was explicitly the worse nightmare of both shichiro and Kalego.

-"so, what do you think?" Blushenko turned to see his invites, both of them were completely pale looking quite shocked and scared.

-"t-this..." Shichiro was loss for words, kalego on his part didn't think there were enough words in the dictionary to defy how much he hated this.

-"look, kalego you have had a really stressing week and you Balam just came back from a dangerous excursion, so take this time to have a little break from everything and enjoy the sabbath!" Blushenko really tried his best at selling the sabbath but he didn't think kalego or shichiro were even listening to him.

Seeing their silence, blushenko quickly went and grabbed some glasses filled with alcohol, well he actually filled one with just juice.

-"here, have some fun guys!" He gave them the drink and tried to leave.

Raim and opera were looking at blushenko from a distance, he really did his best, the issue were the other two but meh, that could be fixed later.

Now, let's begin with plan A

Opera and raim's plan A: use shichiro's social anxiety to make him stick to kalego and then he confesses his feelings for the guard dog

Wanting some alcohol to deal with this BS, kalego took a sip of the drink before realizing something.

-"is this just juice?" Kalego asked blushenko, being completely calm and serene (he was really close to breaking the glass on the first demons head he saw)

Blushenko turned to face him, made a signal like cradling a baby, pointed at kalego then pointed at the alcohol and then made a "no-no" sign.

Blushenko was really lucky shichiro started to talk, if not kalego would have straight up throw himself to beat his ass.

-"you can have mine, Kalego-kun, I don't plan on drinking tonight" shichiro passed him his glass, kalego took it and chug it on one go.

-"thanks, but why won't you drink? I know it's not the wine we usually have but it's... Decent at best" kalego looked at the gargoyle curious.

-"h-haven't you see? T-there's a lot of demons around! I-i can't drink, what if I start acting weird?!" Shichiro panicked, he fidget with his fingers, he would have left but he wanted to find opera first to tell them he was leaving.

-"shichiro, you have never acted "weird" you act quite normal even while drunk" kalego looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

-"but what if right now-!?" Shichiro was about to freak out even more when kalego put his hand on his back.

-" shichi-... IS THAT NARNIA?!" Shit, he saw him. Kalego looked at the distance, Narnia was peacefully walking, talking with any demons who wanted and flirting with others.

-"w-what?" Shichiro tried to search for Narnia but he didn't saw him, well he did, but he didn't recognized him in the disguise.

-"sorry, need to go!" Kalego left in search of his brother leaving a confused shichiro behind.

The sexy trio (as raim called the trio between her, opera and blushenko, someone save blushenko btw) facepalmed when they saw kalego leaving.

Thankfully this wasn't their only plan, plan B

Sexy trio plan B: tell kalego to fake out a relationship with shichiro so his brother doesn't judge him, then make them confess

While kalego searched for his brother (the little fuck boy was sneaking as hell), something else was going on in some sofas near some dubious rooms.

A loud laugh was heard, furfur just won another round of poker he was surrounded by various demoness, ifrit and Ipos just watched how the bigger demon took all of their coins.

Orias was watching everything as he was the dealer , he decided not to participate as a player, he knew that even with activating his super luck he just wouldn't be able to win against furfur, the bastard was just that good at games.

-"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA c'mon! Let's do another round!" Furfur started to count his "fairly" earned money.

-"how?! I don't have any more money on me!!!!" Ipos grimanced at his empty wallet.

-"huh? Well, let's do dares then!" Furfur laughed out loud again, the demoness laugh with him.

-"oh fuck no, i don't wanna know what kind of dares you would want to makes us do" Ipos throw his card on the table.

-"depends" ifrit simply said.

-"depends? What for, fire boy?" Furfur looked at ifrit interested.

-"ifrit, no! I don't know what are you thinking but it's definitely not worthy!" Ipos shacked ifrit shoulders, ifrit looked at him to the eyes dead serious.

-"Ipos, my Allie, I need to get that money back"

-"what for?!?!"

-"remember I'm about to have hatchling"

-"and you need the money for the hatchling?"

-"no, we can live with kalego's money, my hatchling isn't going to be the son of a loser" maybe ifrit was kind of drunk at this point.

-"oh... Ok, if your in, I'm in as well my Allie!" Ipos smiled with confidence, with this newly acquired inspiration the duo was unstoppable!.

...

They lost.

Like, really badly.

-"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" furfur laughed even more, the other two demons were grimacing at their lost.

-"should have stopped...." Orias told them as he reshuffled the cards.

-"let's seeeeee, whatever I'm gonna make you do~" furfur started wondering what would be a good punishment.

-"h-hey, it's just the first game with the dares, go easy on us!" Ipos pleaded with furfur, thankfully for them furfur for once was kind of nice.

-"ok ok, then... Hehehehe, black eyes, bark like a dog" furfur pointed at Ipos.

Ipos actually smiled, that was the easiest dare he has ever done! Was Devi finally smiling upong him?

-"WOOF WOOF" have to admit, Ipos imitation was really spot on.

What wasn't spot on was his timing since kalego was just standing behind him as he barked.

-"HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH" furfur laugh was just an insult at this point.

-"oh fuck you! You definitely saw kalego behind me!" Ipos accused furfur but the other demons just laught even harder.

-"m-m-my ma-" ifrit tried to greet kalego.

-"complete that sentence and you are dead demon" kalego looked at him annoyed, ifrit didn't say anything else.

-"have any of you seen my brother? White haired, tall, hopefully not near Dali?" Kalego described at his best capabilities Narnia.

-"mmmm I think i saw someone like that near the rooms" one of the demoness near furfur actually answered.

Shichiro arrived at the table, followed "discreetly" by the sexy trio.

-"rooms?" Kalego asked confused, there was more to this hellish place?

-"oh, those rooms! Hahahahahahaha! Those are the rooms where the magic happens!" Furfur looked at everyone with a mischievous smirk.

-"the... Magic?" Even orias was confused, he looked at furfur for an explanation.

-"oh c'mon! I don't have to explain you basic demonology right?" No one still get it, furfur then realized that neither everyone was dense as hell or simply didn't go to Sabbaths at Asmodeus lounge as often (it was both).

-"the room for sabbath in here have some added up private rooms where you can go and do your thing, if you know what I mean" furfur made a explicit signal for them to understand

Everyone with the exception of opera and raim blushed, opera suspected it and raim already knew.

-"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA c'mon! The night is young maybe any of you will end up in any of those rooms" furfur specifically watched at kalego and shichiro, both of them were extreme flustered.

-"no, not at all! I'm just searching for my brother!" Kalego defended himself.

-"well, check those rooms and take mister gargoyle with you, might end up doing something more fun than searching for a flirty demon" furfur took a sip from his drink.

Shichiro and kalego ended up even more red than a screamato, none of them could even move, ifrit stared at furfur angry, how dare he share his not partner to some else?!

Raim on her part, smiled greatly at furfur.

-"hey there cutie, wanna join the group?" Furfur offered raim a place in his harem?, thing was that other succubuses that were there with furfur started to look angrily at raim.

-"mhm, you wish! If I'm not exclusive you won't have a piece of me" opera and blushenko noticed how the succubuses were getting angrier with raim declaration.

-"oh? Are you that worthy?" Furfur smiled and offered her a sip of whatever he was drinking.

-"of course, just pure quality over here" she took the drink and somehow suggestively took a sip.

Opera and blushenko interchanged looks between themselves and the succubuses that now wanted to kick raim's ass.

-"I really think we should go raim" blushenko tried to be the voice of reason, but that didn't existed in the netherworld.

-"what are you insinuating?" One of the succubuses hissed at raim.

-"oh well, I'm just saying he wouldn't need so many if he only had me" raim returned the glass to furfur.

-"uncalled for, raim what are you doing?" Now opera was slightly getting nervous.

-"oh really? Is that why you can't even get yourself a cute man?" One of the succubuses pointed at blushenko.

-" why am I catching strays?!" Like I said, blushenko was Devi best warrior.

-"don't know what are you talking, these two leave me dry every night" raim pointed at opera and blushenko.

-"I literally just met you" opera looked at raim shocked.

-"raim, what the fuck?" Blushenko was having an awful night.

-"oh really, so can they deal with all of us?" Another succubuses suggested?

-"in what sense!?!" Blushenko got behind opera.

-"don't you dare" opera got in a fighting stance.

-"huh? Do you think I would share my lovers with such awful beings? They deserve the best quality not some trash like all of you!" Raim really had done it.

-"what?! Lovers?!" Opera and blushenko wanted to stop raim from fighting those succubuses but it was to late.

The succubuses launched at them, opera tried fighting them, raim was definitely beating them up and blushenko was healing the other so they could fight for him, not because he didn't wanted to fight, but he didn't really liked the idea of randomly punching a female.

Everyone else watched the scene and tried to ignore it.

-"l-l-lets go, shichiro" kalego made a signal to shichiro and they left the poker table and went to any other part of the room far away from the dubious rooms.

-"just fuck already!" Furfur screamed as the duo left, shichiro stopped kalego from going back and attacking furfur.

-"well, where were we?" Before they could go back to their game, someone else appeared.

Dali looked at everyone.

-"hi, do you happen to know where kalego's brother?" Dali said with a smiled (and maybe two or three shot on his system)

-"that guy is quite popular! When I grow up I wanna be like him" furfur said sarcastically, the demoness who didn't went to fight the others laught.

-"just tell me where is he? After telling momonoki and Suzy about him I realized I have something to do with him, apart he send me a message that he wanted to see me" Dali said with a slight blush on his cheeks.

Furfur made another obscene signal, thankfully Dali didn't see it.

-"oh, isn't that guy?" One of the demoness pointed at narnia actually, he was indeed standing in front of the dubious rooms taking a drink.

-"oh yeah, thanks" Dali left as quickly as he arrived.

As he made his way, Narnia noticed him and smiled.

-"I knew you would give it up at some point" Narnia smiled while looking at Dali.

-"ha! You were the one who called me here, did you missed me that much, narnia?" Dali got like, really close to narnia.

-"of course, who would miss that beautiful face?" Narnia hugged Dali by the waist and got his face closer to Dali's ear.

-"I really missed hearing you call out my name" Narnia whispered on his ear before giving it a little nibble.

The ones playing poker were watching everything still, furfur with a huge surprised smile in his face, the teachers completely confused since no one knew about this side of Dali.

-"what was that for raim?!" Blushenko asked as he cured some of the scratched in raim.

-"mhm, I was just defending my honor as a succubus!" Raim pouted.

-".... You started the fucking fight!" Blushenko grimanced as he looked at raim.

-"and in which part of that equation did we had to come in as your lovers?" Opera asked both confused and annoyed.

-"don't know, but c'mon admit it you like it"

-"hell no" both demons looked at raim seriously.

-"ok :("

After dealing with the succubuses, the sexy trio got back in action, ready to now get those two fuckers together and-

Was that fucking Dali and Narnia flirting?

The trio looked at each other confused.

-"d-do they know each other?" Raim asked not expecting an answer.

-"ummm...." Opera saw how the duo stumbled their way to one of those "private rooms" furfur mention earlier.

-"well, if they didn't, they are going to definitely know each other in the next couple of minutes" opera was definitely not going to see Narnia the same after this.

-"huh, Wait! Let's use this!" Raim looked at opera excited.

Opera and blushenko looked towards the room and then to raim to just negate with their heads

-"oh, just hear me out!, this is plan c!"

This is getting tiring, plan c

Sexy trio plan C: somehow use whatever the hell there's going on with Dali and Narnia to help the other two confess 

-"raim, I'm starting to deeply respect you but there's no way I'm getting close to that part of the room" opera grimance as they pointed towards "the dubious rooms"

-"I'm just saying we should tell kalego his brother is going down on Dali, he will freak out, we tell him "oh you should go and stop him but take Balam with you!" And then both of them go... Ummm... do their thing I guess, and then idk they kiss or something, opera I'm very tired, that is saying something for a succubus" raim looked at opera desperate, those two idiots were just way too dense for them to get together normally.

-"*sigh* ok, I guess we can try it out, but once again, I'm NOT getting near those rooms" it was enough for opera having to see Narnia again whenever they and sullivan had to go to border patrol headquarters and then remember what happened with Dali. Ugh...

The sexy trio searched for kalego and shichiro, and found them in a the corner of the room, talking actually quite calmed.

-"ugh, don't want to go and interrupted them..." Blushenko saw how peaceful they were and wanted to keep it that way.

-"problem is that, if no one interfere those are going to end up never confessing their stupid feelings, let's go" opera walked directly at them followed by blushenko and raim.

-"oh, are you okay guys?" Shihciro asked when he noticed the presence of the trio.

-"of course darling, there's nothing that could ever stop us" raim smiled, opera looked at her annoyed while blushenko only grimanced.

-"are you really okay senpai?" Shichiro asked opera, hurting in the process kalego but no one noticed.

-"I am, my kouhai, no need to worry" opera smiled at shcihiro, they knew he only asked because of the "lovers" thing raim mentioned.

Opera was AroAce, didn't like gender or demons, fair to be honest, but if something extremely annoyed them was people saying stuff like that.

"Oh you are so cute, we should mate"

"You would make a pretty wife"

"I'm willing to be your wife, my handsome husband"

Were some of the comments that specially annoyed opera and shichiro knew that, since one time at babyl some decided to make one of those comments in front of both of them.

There no need to say that the whereabouts of that other demon are unknown still to this day.

-"whatever are y'all doing here?" Kalego looked annoyed at the trio (specially to opera)

-"we saw your brother flirting with Dali" raim immediately admitted.

-"oh fuck no, not again Dali!" Kalego definitely didn't want to deal again with whatever it was Narnia and Dali's past relationship.

-"this isn't the first time?!?!?!?" The trio freaked out by the new information.

-"apparently they had a ummm, what was it called, Kalego-kun?" 

-"teenagers call it situationship, I call it bullshit"

-"yeah that, it was something like "oh they are dating" and then "oh no they weren't dating" and something like that for what? Like 2 years?"

-"the worst 2 years of my life, that's why I asked my clan to let me live at the babyls dorms"

-"huh, and here I thought it was because you wanted to live with me"

-"let me tell you, living as your roomie were some of the best years of my life, we should do it again some day"

-"whenever you want, Kalego-kun "

-"maybe soon enough, I actually kind of miss sleeping with you"

-"hahahaha, you are quite adorable Kalego-kun"

Raim and blushenko just watched them with their hands on their heads completely shocked at such flirting coming from them.

They looked to their side just to see opera with the most tired look a demon has ever given in their existence, they turned to look at them.

-"believe me when I tell you this two idiots have been like this since I met them, it doesn't get any better" opera decided to kill their hopes of getting this done in plan C.

-"anyways I need to go and stop those two from formalizing again" kalego started to walk towards the dubious rooms.

-"Balam, why don't you accompany him?" Asked blushenko 

-".... Don't want to, I don't want to see what those two do ever again"

-"wh-whatever those two...?" Raim asked really hoping no one would answer her question.

-"the best thing I can tell you is that it involved a lot of sounds" shichiro grimanced at the memory.

-"coming from who?" Asked raim

-"..."

-"coming from WHO?!" Freak out raim.

Kalego left to go "save" his brother, while shichiro stayed at the corner, blushenko grabbed raim and opera's arms and pulled them a little apart from shichiro.

-"hey I think we should split up!" Blushenko whispered 

-"ah but darling, I thought we had a good relationship!" Raim joked, opera and blushenko looked at her slightly annoyed.

-"c'mon, it was jus a joke you sensitive demons" raim pouted.

-"like I was saying, I think both of you should go and follow kalego and I stay here to convince shichiro to go and confess to him" blushenko said his plan.

-"deal, let's go opera" raim grabbed opera's arm before they could disagree.

~~~~~~~ at the poker table, Wednesday night~~~~~~

Ifrit made a mistake

A big one.

He has lost at least 5 games in the span of the few minutes after everyone else left the table leaving only the one who were playing originally.

And in all of those games, furfur dared him to drink demonritas, oh those devilish drink tastes great but hit like a mf.

He was still quite fine, mentally present, well dressed, fine by all means.

Suddenly murmur appeared behind Ipos and ifrit, btw Ipos was somehow better than ifrit in the sense of drunkenness.

-"ifrit, they are trying to steal your mate!" Ifrit activated like sleeper soldier and stood up, bad desicion since he felt like his guts were about to spit out off his mouth.

-"oh no no, he still have a game to play!" Furfur wanted to keep torturing ifrit.

-"yeah please, don't leave me with him!!!!" Ipos actually cried when he saw ifrit almost leaving.

-"shit, the bet! Go ifrit, save your mate!" Orias remembered the bet between the teachers and let ifrit go with murmur to "save" kalego.

-"w-wait, what do you mean trying to steal him? Whose trying to steal him?" Ifrit looked at murmur confused.

-"well, I was just walking around the sabbath and heard blushenko tell something about helping Balam confess and it was definitely to kalego" murmur tried to remember the exact words but with the name Balam it was enough for ifrit to stand His ground and protect his not partner and unborn hatchling.

Unfortunately for kalego, he was just going through the poker table towards the dubious rooms when murmur and ifrit saw him, he ignored them since he had a more special mission of rescuing his brother but suddenly felt how he was being followed.

He turned and saw ifrit and murmur following him as fast as ifrit drunkenness allowed them.

Kalego then ran towards the dubious rooms, you know, his brother can defend himself for a minute or two, kalego needed to lose those two before going for him.

Kalego quickly opened the first door he saw, saw Dali and Narnia making out, closed it as quickly, gave it a punch for them to stop and then went to look for another place to hide not before getting tackled by ifrit and then pushed into a room by him and murmur. Murmur stayed outside protecting the door.

-"WHAT THE -" kalego looked at ifrit furious.

-"kalego, let's end this once and for all!"

-"oh for sure!" At best of his capacity, cerberion started to appear behind kalego, ready to throw hands kalego got himself in a fighting position.

-"waitwaitwaitwait!" Ifrit Shaked his head, he was in no capable condition of fighting kalego, much less if he was pregnant with his child!

-"what?" Kalego asked in the most angriest way he could.

-"I meant, that ummm we should ummmmmmmmm" ifrit definitely shouldn't have taken those demonritas with extra booze.

-"ifrit, I'm gonna give you a chance to explain yourself and you better make use of it or I swear on lord cerberus I'm going to destroy you" the fact that kalego was swearing on the original demon from the naberius clan definitely didn't make ifrit almost piss himself.

-"it's it's uuhh just uhhhhh ummm ugh" ifrit started to cry, how many demonritas did he took exactly? (10 furfur dared him to) Why did they have to take effect exactly the moment he dared to talk with kalego?!

Thankfully for ifrit, kalego took a little pity for him.

-"ugh, ok, ifrit why do you keep saying you are the "father of my hatchling?" Maybe if he guided ifrit into answering he finally would know who started all of this stupid rumours.

-"b-because I *sob* touched and *sob* got you pregnant" ifrit cleaned the tears from his face and kalego got extremely confused.

-"when the hell did you touched me?!"

-"t-that time when I *sob* I ummm *sob* invited you to *sob* ugh...." Great, now he was feeling like puking.

-"invited me? Where...? Wait, do you mean that time when you invited me to drinking or something with other teachers?" Ifrit nodded his head.

-"but you didn't touch me?!?!" Kalego still couldn't decipher if all of this was just ifrit being drunk or if this was something now half the school thought happened.

-"I did! *Sob* like this!" Ifrit proceeded to touch kalegos cheeks then started to cry even harder.

-"I just got you pregnant again! Waaaaaah!" Between his tears, ifrit tried to clean his face but just got snoot in all of it.

Kalego decided to help him, the room was fancily equipped with some paper tissues, he didn't wanted to know the context for them.

Kalego grabbed one and started to clean ifrit face kind of disgusted.

-"ifrit, let me tell you something, I'm no mushroom to get pregnant with just some slight touching, by all means I can't get pregnant unless I have a spell on me or something from a succubus" he finished cleaning ifrit face.

-"you are *sob* friends with raim..."

-"definitely not enough to go ask her to get me pregnant"

-"she got you pregnant?!"

Ok, this was impossible, ifrit wasn't in a estate that could easily be reasoned with, so let's just keep it simple.

-"ifrit, I want you to hear me loud and clear with whatever is left of your sober mind" kalego grabbed ifrit by his arms shaking him slightly, the fire demon looked at him with tears on his eyes and snoot falling from his nose.

-"I'm not pregnant, never will be probably, you are NOT going to be a father" kalego spoke as slowly as he could to get ifrit to finally comprehend.

-"you aren't? Then *sob* I'm not going to be a dad?" For some reason saying that actually did got ifrit kind of emotional (or maybe it was the alcohol).

-"exactly, you aren't going to be a dad" kalego hoped ifrit finally understood.

And thankfully he did, ifrit smiled with even more tears coming from his eyes.

-"thank you kalego!! *Sob* I'm so grateful! *Sob* I wasn't ready *sob* to be a dad!!!" Ifrit launched himself to kalego and hugged him.

~~~~~~~~at the same time, outside of the "dubious rooms"~~~~~~

-"I already told you I'm NOT going near there!" Opera's tail and ears were upright, raim kept trying to drag them near the dubious rooms but she wasn't strong enough to even move them a centimeter, they were both standing besides the dancing floor.

-"c'mon!!!! I swear I saw kalego over there! He finally must be with balam!!" Just how strong was opera, they didn't apparent that much strength in them for raim not be able to move them!

-"even if they are, as long as Narnia and Dali are there I'm not going near there" yes, opera could take proof of whatever was going on those dubious rooms and use it for blackmail against Narnia if he would ever try to take iruma back to the human world and- 

-"you know what? Changed my mind, let's go" opera then grabbed a now happy raim's hand but before they could make their way there.

-"oh, hi again, have you seen Kalego-kun?" Balam appeared behind both demons, they turned around to see him standing there like nothing had happened with kalego (which didn't).

-"why are you here?! Why aren't you kissed?! Where's my lover?!" Raim pointed at Balam accusingly, maybe, just maybe, the sip she took of the mysterious drink furfur offered her was a little to strong for her (furfur was an absolute menace, who the hell invited him)

-"your lover?" Shichiro looked at opera for answers.

-"she means blushenko"

-"oh, well I had a chat with him and he told me something quite similar to what you told me senpai, that I should just confess to Kalego-kun and see what happens" shichiro fidgeted with his fingers a little.

-"and you are going to do it?" Raim looked at him hopeful.

-"yes, I have the support of at least two demons so-"

-"mine as well balam~!" Raim raised her hands happily and went to hug shichiro, the gargoyle looked confused at raim and then again at opera.

-"she's most probably drunk, please forgive her"

-"oh, no issue then..."

Blushenko then appeared agitated.

-"sexy trio! Emergency meeting!" Blushenko called for a reunion, raim quickly let go of balam and went to blushenko.

-"... Sexy trio?" Asked Balam to opera.

-"he's drunk as well, ignore him" blushenko haven't drink anything all night.

The trio got a bit separated from Balam and got together to secretly have their reunion.

-"there's bad news, I went back to the poker table and noticed ifrit wasn't there, when I asked Ipos about it he told me murmur and ifrit had gone searching for kalego, and then pointed towards the dubious rooms" blushenko explained while he grimanced.

-"oh no, blushy don't tell me.." raim covered her mouth with her hands, opera was shocked as well and looked at blushenko really hoping he wasn't going to say what they thought.

-"yes, I went to the dubious rooms and saw murmur protecting a door, and when I asked him about it he just told me kalego and ifrit are finally consummating the marriage" blushenko wanted to cry, they have been working all night to just lose like nothing!?

Raim cried a little and went to hug blushenko who returned the hug.

They have lost.

Well, they.

Opera haven't.

Fuck that, fuck ifrit, fuck murmur and especially fuck kalego.

Oh, this little stupid demons, plan D

Sexy trio plan D: for fuck's sake, just fucking kiss already you duo of- (let opera crash out)

Raim straight up punched blushenko from how stressed she was.

-"friendly fire, friendly fire!" Blushenko protected himself form raim.

-"this is so...! AGH! I HATE THIS! I HATE THEM! I HATE EVERYTHING! AAAAAAH!" Raim was having most probably a anxiety attack and oh poor blushenko didn't know how to help her.

He looked to opera for some help with raim, but they already had left towards the dubious rooms. 

-"no enteri-" murmur was throw out of the way by a furious opera, with a kick they kicked down the door.

In the room, ifrit was still hugging and crying with kalego, the guard dog on his part got scared by the sudden entrance.

Opera grabbed ifrit, and put him in one of the couches (the dubious rooms included some couches to do your magic as furfur would put it), they grabbed kalego by the collar of his shirt.

-"you better go and confess to shichiro already, you little-" opera was interrupted with some electricity, product of cerberion who was standing behind kalego protecting him.

The security devil let go of kalego and jumped back to avoid the attack.

-"huh?! What bullshit are you saying now?!" Kalego took a fighting pose.

-"you heard me naberius, you have to go and-" they were once again interrupted by an attack coming from kalego, they stopped it with their arms in front of their face, kalego throwed a punch at them and opera responded with a kick which was stopped just in time with kalego's hand.

Kalego got a hold of opera's leg, he pulled them towards them to close the distance between them and punch them in the face, it would have work if opera didn't jump and kicked kalego with their other leg throwing him to the other side of the dubious room.

Both demons got in a fighting position again, ready to throw hand in the middle of a sabbath.

Fortunately for everyone shichiro arrived at the dubious room.

-"wait! What are you both doing?!" Why were his best allies fighting?!

-"shichiro-kun, this isn't of your interest, please leave" opera didn't even looked at shichiro, they were tired of all the BS between the two demon and if they had to resolve it with violence so be it.

Kalego didn't say anything, he went towards opera but instead of punching them or something he just pushed to the side and pushed shichiro out of the way as well finally getting out of the room.

-"k-kalego-kun?!" Shichiro was shocked about being pushed by kalego, opera followed kalego.

Kalego wanting to lose opera got into the dance floor filled with demons.

-"sexy trio, into the dance floor!" Opera called for their new allies to help them out.

Blushenko and raim obeyed and entered the dance floor as well, shichiro followed opera from behind.

It was absurdly filled with demons, you couldn't even walk in it. 

Kalego pushed some demons to get through but suddenly felt a hand grabbing his arm, he turned and saw a angry opera looking at him.

-"oh for fuck's sake, just go back to kissing shichiro or fucking whatever!" 

-".... What?" Opera was actually really baffled by what kalego just said.

-"I said, I already know you and shichiro are dating, go be fucking happy with him somewhere else I don't give a shit anymore!" Kalego finally escaped from opera's hold since now opera was left standing there absolutely baffled.

He was joking right?

Like, actually joking, right? Right? R I G H T ? ? ?

Like, kalego wasn't the only demon in the whole Netherworld that didn't knew they were AroAce?

 R I G H T?!?!?!?!

It was widely know that when opera was younger they saw the concept of both gender and sexuality and simply said no thanks.

But apparently not widely known enough for kalego to know about it, and now he thought they and shichiro were dating?!?!?!

For some reason?!?!?!?!

Help?!?!?!?!?

Raim and blushenko saw how they just lost opera to baffledness, but that wouldn't got them down, blushenko moved through the demons, found a confused shichiro in the middle of the dance floor and grabbed his hand.

-"Balam is now or never! Kalego wants to leave! is your turn to shine!" Blushenko guided him towards where kalego just run to, he pushed him outside of the dance floor, the demons just kept pushing blushenko in.

-"blushenko!" Balam called out wanting to go back to rescue him.

-"no! Go for him! GO FOR HIM!!!!!!" Blushenko got pushed in the dance floor by a wall of demons that just made it impossible for Balam to go back for him, but blushenko had given him such a good opportunity, he thanked the healing demon for his sacrifice and went in search of kalego.

Kalego was going towards the exit, shichiro went to him and catched him just in time.

-"Kalego-kun, I really need to speak to you now!" Shichiro grabbed kalego's hand, kalego tried to make him let go of him but obviously shichiro's force was bigger.

-"I-i don't, I need to leave!" Kalego just couldn't even look at shichiro right now, he was obviously going to tell him about his relationship with opera, he definitely didn't wanted to hear any of that!

Not now, not ever!

-"Kalego-kun! Please!" Shichiro begged him, if it wasn't by the amount of demons present, shichiro would have totally got on his knees to beg.

-"shichiro I just don't care! Go away!" Kalego pushed shichiro back finally getting him to let him go.

-"k-kalego-kun..?" 

-"I don't want to hear anything about it shichiro, I already told I think that it's weird and I hate it honestly! When I first knew about it I was disgusted I just couldn't believe you would.... Ugh, please shichiro, let's leave things as it is, I don't want to hear anything more about it" kalego didn't even dared to look at him, as Balam was processing what kalego just told him, the guard dog took the chance to escape.

He got out of the sabbath room and went to find the nearest restrooms, he could leave the sabbath yes totally, but he definitely didn't want to leave his brother with Dali, so the plan was wait there for an hour or two so shichiro would leave with opera and yeah that, then kalego would go rescue his brother, hopefully insult one or two teachers for ever bringing him there and then return to his mansion so he could begin to plan the misfits punishment.

Shichiro on his part was left standing there with his heart breaking.

Opera finally got out of the dance floor, fixed as best as they could their clothes and went to see shichiro.

-"shichiro-kun, how did it go?" Opera asked, they saw how shichiro didn't say anything and just got out of the room. Opera followed him.

-"shichiro-kun, please what-?" Opera was interrupted by a sobbing shichiro.

-"h-he... Actually.... Hates me isn't it?" Shichiro started to sob even harder, opera didn't knew what kalego just told him but definitely wasn't anything good.

Opera went and hugged their kouhai, after such a chaotic night, shichiro really needed this, he hugged opera back, both demons stayed like that for a while.

-"I... Really love him *sob* a-and I *sob* thought he did as well.... Why does he hates *sob* so much..?" Shichiro cried bitterly in opera's arms.

-"*sob* please, let's just go *sob* senpai..." Opera didn't wanted to leave, this was one of the best chance they ever had to get together but yeah, kalego fuck it up completely isn't it.

-"humm.. ok, let's go,, shichiro-kun, it's has been quite the night isn't it?" Opera just patted shichiro's back.

Shichiro got away from the hug softly, he cleaned his face from his tears and tried to compose himself enough for him to get out of the lounge. 

Once he was better, both demons headed to the exit of the lounge not before being interrupted.

-"wait!" Opera and shichiro turned to see who was calling them, from the doors appeared a flustered Narnia, who definitely wasn't wearing whatever clothes Dali was wearing early in the sabbath, no, no he couldn't never.

-"um..." Shichiro was really confused, he has seen photos of Narnia, kalego had showed him some childhood photos of both of them, the thing was that Narnia always looked quite dignified in those photos, definitely not like he looked like right now (especially for the disguise)

Opera, on their part, took some secret photos for their "secret blackmail" folder that they just started to protect iruma and Sullivan from border patrol.

As he finally could catch his breath, Narnia got closer to shichiro, standing right in front of him.

-"you must be Balam shichiro, my brother has told me a lot about you" Balam and Narnia stretched hands.

-"y-yeah, um, what has he told you about me..?"

Could this be it? Finally the chance of redemption for kalego came in the shape of his messy brother?

-"oh, that you are his best allie, someone really special for him, since he was a young hatchling he always talks about you" shichiro got surprised and opera was silently thanking Narnia for helping his idiotic brother.

-"that's why I really wanted to tell you something" the next words coming out of Narnia's mouth should have been "my brother loves you a lot, you two make an adorable couple, I will be present in your wedding", but instead the words that he said was...

-"I really hope you can be with him in his upcoming wedding with eitos"

The curse words that appeared in opera's head aren't allowed in at least 4 different parts of the netherworld.

-"his... Wedding?" Shichiro looked at narnia shocked.

-"hmm? He didn't told you? Oh damn, maybe it was still a surprise, I'm sorry about that" Narnia bowed apologizing.

-"it's... It's okay... I'm sorry I have to leave..." Shichiro left without saying anything else, opera just took a deep breath and Narnia looked at them confused.

-"it's everything okay? Why did he...?" Narnia watched as opera just got closer to him, opera put a hand on his shoulder.

-"why don't we go outside, Narnia? There's something you should know" if kalego wasn't going to do shit about his relationship, then opera would have to get the big guns (Narnia) to threaten him into a loving and lasting marriage with shichiro.

~~~~~~~~ sabbath room, some time later, Wednesday night~~~~~~

Kalego finally came back into the sabbath room in search of his brother, while he was hiding in the restroom, he thought about it over and over and realized he had been quite harsh with shichiro, he wanted to find him as well to apologize, but not opera, fuck them that little fight was uncalled for!

Unfortunately not Narnia or shichiro where somewhere to be seen.

Ifrit (still really drunk) appeared out of nowhere and crashed into kalego, the guard dog inmediatly throw him to the floor.

-"the hell ifrit?! We talked about this!" Kalego was about to attack ifrit when the fire demon raised his hand while laying in the floor.

-"wai wai!" He couldn't talk that well anymore, hell, whatever had he drank.

Kalego actually helped him get up and get to a chair, he went to search for a glass and thankfully found one and a bottle of water, he poured the water in the glas and gave it to ifrit, who started to negate with his head.

-"it's just water, drink it or you will feel awful in the morning" (irl advice for drinkers btw) kalego tried to help ifrit but he put his hand on kalego's shoulder.

-"they lef"

-"huh?" 

-"balmd an oshera, lef togayer, hug o kisshing?" what kalego could recollect from ifrit drunken words was "Balam and opera left together, hug or kissing?"

Wait so, shichiro and opera left, and ifrit saw them....

Kalego didn't said anything, he went and found another chair and put besides ifrit, he sat down...

and then got up, since he knew ifrit would start puking any minute now, so he went to find a bucket or something.

Once he found one, he went back, sat back down and stared at the sabbath, such awful night.

~~~~~~inside the sabbath room, midnight~~~~~~

The Sabbath kept going for some hours well into the night, kalego didn't get up from his chair all night and thankfully no one force him to.

He actually stayed taking care of ifrit, yes he may have been quite intense with the whole hatchling issue but he didn't meant ill, and kalego wasn't one to leave someone when they definitely needed help.

At the end, only the teachers stayed behind everyone else have left at that point or went to another sabbath to keep going on with the mood.

Once there wasn't anyone but the teachers and kalego left, he took an empty glass and knock on it with his claws to get everyone's attention (most of them were kind of drunk, the only exception being orias as he didn't drink and the worst victim of furfur doing was still ifrit), he stood up in his chair, and started to scream at them.

-"well, after this shit show I wanted to clarify somethings to everyone, first of all, IM NOT FUCKING PREGNANT!, second even if i were for some magical reason, there's no way for ifrit to be the father"

-"what do yo mean no?" Ifrit looked at him offended, like he didn't spend the past hour saying the he wasn't gay.

-"no, because I already like someone to take that position in some far off future!"

-"who?" Dali inquired..... Where the hell has he been?

-"....." Kalego got quiet and then looked around, neither opera, Narnia or shichiro were present, he didn't wanted them to hear about it.

-"*sigh* it would be shichiro..."

-"FUCKING KNEW IT!" Raim and blushenko screamed, all their effort of the night just paid off.

-"SHUT UP! IF I END UP NOT HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIM AFTER THIS, IS EVERYONE'S FAULT!" Kalego screamed at her, Everyone flinched, yeah they knew kalego might be angry, but not to this level.

-"i have love him for a really long time, since we were students at babyls but I know he doesn't feel the same way about me...." Kalego looked at the floor.

-"so I was hoping to at least keep him in my life as my best allie, as someone I could count on if I ever had any problem, that I hoped that if he ever felt troubled would come and search for me, I hoped.... He would end up feeling the same way" kalego sat down and slumped in the chair.

-"but he doesn't, he likes opera out of all the demons, and I wish them happiness, because both of them deserve it" at the table besides him, there's was a sole bottle of alcohol, kalego took it and chug it in one go.

-"you'd deserve happiness as well, yis~!" Suzy tried to get close.

-"that just wishful thinking, I have a important job to do, as the guard dog of babyls I can afford getting distracted with romance dramas and such, my job is to protect the treasure of babyls and love is distracting me, I need to focus on what's important"

-"kalego, wait, you deserve some love too dude, like we didn't knew about your crush If we had knew-" orias tried to reason with kalego.

-"thanks orias but this is enough, let's let shichiro be happy with his partner and me get focused on my job, it's the best for everyone" kalego got up from the chair, made sure someone would take ifrit home and then headed to the exit.

-"Dali, fuck you, everyone else have a good night" kalego left without saying anything else.

The teachers realized that, they might have fucked up a little, and somehow Dali was the worst one.

-"I don't know what kalego-sensei was going on about, Balam-sensei definitely loves him back"

Everyone looked at robin who randomly appeared behind them.

Wait

Where was him?!?!

-"newbie?! Where the hell were you?! Shit... Tell me we did invited you" orias asked feeling bad for robin, he was the only one sober and he definitely didn't remember seeing him all night.

-"oh I was hanging around here and there, I'm not allowed to drink since I get really hyperactive so I was just hiding from everyone who offered alcohol, and at some point I catched a conversation between Balam-sensei and opera-san!"

-"whatever do you mean?!" Orias inquired.

-"well I just heard Balam-sensei saying he loved kalego but that kalego hated him or something like that, so I just got confused with what kalego-sensei just said" robin answered.

-"wait, so kalego and Balam loves each other?!" Orias was trying to tied all the point together

-"YES, FUCKING YES!" raim screamed as she was being held by blushenko, she definitely kept drinking through the night.

-"I'm not getting something..." Orias just couldn't understand why then kalego and Balam didn't just get together.

-"well, apparently it's just all a misunderstanding, kalego thinks opera and Balam are dating, while Balam thinks kalego randomly rejected him, the thing is that kalego rejected him because of his inexistent relationship with opera, that's why they didn't confessed to each other, they are idiots!" Dali clarified.

-"how do you know all that?!" Blushenko asked Dali.

-"oh, well I just deduced it" Dali smirked with a little shine to his eyes, in reality Narnia just texted him all the gossip that opera told him earlier.

-".... And where were you this whole time, Dali?" Orias asked seeing how he definitely wasn't wearing the clothes he started the night with.

-"unimportant, let's help kalego get back together with Balam then!" Declared Dali, the ever so excited demon went in direction to the exit.

-"they weren't even together to begin with" blushenko clarified.

-".... They weren't?" Dali stopped in his tracks to see everyone else.

-"wait, if you thought that Balam and kalego were a couple, why did you bet against them and went to the ifrit team?"

-"I might have no idea how naberius reproduce, but I definitely know how much of a fuck boy they can be!" 

-"I'm starting to suspect you don't even know the meaning of that word..." Momonoki just watched him tiredly.

-"anyways! C'mon guys, we have some work to do!"

And now, the plan "let's get kalego and Balam back together even through they weren't even together in the first place but that doesn't matter since we are getting them together now" of the teachers began.

Chapter Text

~~~~~~~~thursday morning, 4:00 am, Sullivan's manor~~~~~~~

The doors opened to reveal a very tired and kind of unkept opera, they have stayed late talking with Narnia after everything that went down at the sabbath.

Ready to take a quick bath and hit as soon as possible their bed, opera made their way through the manor, they heard some slight snoring coming from the living room, opera slightly opened the door to see all of the misfits sleeping peacefully.

They made their way into the room, opera started to accomodate the hatchlings in more comfortably positions since some where on top of each other or simply in the weirdest position someone could sleep.

Looks like they had a lot of fun sitting in a circle planing something as opera saw a lot of crumbled up papers around them and one in the middle of the circle that said "how to help kalego-sensei" and a little drawing (most probably made by Clara) of shichiro, kalego and iruma, and what looked like a little hatchling comically identical to kalego.

Opera took the drawing and smiled at it, oh if only everything was as easy as this drawing.

They looked at iruma, his arms extended with Clara and Azz sleeping on each on, the three of them with a huge smile on their faces, opera chuckled slightly and put a blanket on them to cover them.

After making sure the misfits were comfortable, opera got out of the room, still holding on to the drawing, they made their way again towards their bedroom lost in thought as they watched the drawing.

What had happened?

How did this happened?

Obviously kalego is an idiot, but this? This was beyond that!

To hurt shichiro like that....

-"oh, good morning opera" opera got startled by the sudden salute coming from behind them, but when they turned around Sullivan was standing there with two cups of hopefully strong and calming tea.

-"sullivan-sama, good morning, what are you doing up so early? Not even the sun has begun to shine" opera hide the drawing behind them and appeared as collected as they could.

-"I should be the one asking that question, where have you been all night? Are you all right?" The hallway they where standing on was dark, Sullivan got closer to opera to see them and that's when he saw the current state of his security devil.

-"oh my child, did you get in a fight? Who hurt you? C'mon let me heal you" Sullivan took opera's hand like if they were a small child, opera didn't complain and let themselves be guided to wherever Sullivan was taking them.

Sullivan guided opera to their own room, opera's room was always so well kept, clean, every nook organized, so different from how opera looked right now.

Like it wasn't like kalego had mess them up, but that wall of demons in the dance floor was brutal, so many demons, so many hands, ugh...

It was mostly their clothes unkempt, their hair messy and some scratches from their fight with kalego.

Well they actually had a little injury, nothing too deep and nothing to worry about in one of their forearms, but opera knew if they didn't let Sullivan heal it, he wouldn't stay at peace with it.

Once they entered the room, opera sat in their bed while Sullivan made appear a little med kit, he could totally heal it with some spell but this was something he liked doing ever since he "adopted" opera.

-"I still remember when you arrived here, you would escape the house just to go fight with whoever you found in your way" Sullivan remembered with some fond the memories of a little opera causing ruckus at the netherworld.

Opera just huffed and offered their forearm so Sullivan could begin treating their only wound.

-"so, will you tell me what happened?" Sullivan gave opera one of the cups, while he left the other in a little table besides opera's bed.

The older demon got on his knees in front of opera and started seeing opera's injury, opera just saw him how delicately he treated their wound.

-"mmmh, thankfully it doesn't seems that bad, I will treat it quickly" Sullivan didn't mind opera's silence to his question.

After so many years living together, Sullivan already knew how opera could be some times, how they prefered to deal with their problems quietly.

-"..... I went to a sabbath" opera just couldn't hide the truth from Sullivan, he would hear about it anyways at babyls.

Obviously, Sullivan freaked out and looked at opera shocked.

-"you went where?!?!?!?!" He got on his egg form while he freaked out.

-"your staff planned it out, I was just invited by shichiro-kun, I went, I.... Partied and... End up like this" opera avoided eye contact with Sullivan and he noticed that.

-"soooo, balam-kun went huh? That surprising, he really doesn't like those kinds of social gathering, did Kalego-kun went as well?" As Sullivan asked that, opera flinched slightly but fake it out that it was the alcohol Sullivan was swapping on their injury.

-"mmmm, he went didn't he? I mean, Kalego-kun and balam-kun are basically joined by the hip, so I would always guess that if one goes somewhere the other follows" Sullivan wasn't even looking how opera got slightly nervous by each sentence he kept saying.

-"maybe i should call them, they might actually answer who did this to yo-"

-"ok, ok, I give up, kalego did went and... We fought, he was the one who injured me like this" opera just couldn't keep up with Sullivan's accusatory sentences, Sullivan smiled, he already suspected kelago was at fault, there were some marks of something electric in opera's injury, so he just waited for opera to admit it.

-"can I know why both of you fought?" Sullivan was now bandaging the injury.

-"......"

-"opera"

-"I... I wanted kalego to confess to shichiro-kun, like you know they have been yearning for each other for so long, it's so annoying!" Opera confessed while looking at the ceiling, they really didn't wanted to look at Sullivan.

-"mmh, what else?" Sullivan came back to his normal form and looked at opera.

-"kalego fuck it up! He said something that hurt shichiro-kun and he was crying at the end!" Just by remembering opera was getting angrier.

-"and?"

-"and do you want to know the stupidest part of all of this?!" Opera finally looked at Sullivan, who returned the look with a calm face.

-"what was it?"

-"kalego thinks I like shichiro-kun?! Like?!?! From which part of his ass did he got that bullshit?!" Opera was really exasperated.

Sullivan had to hide a little chuckle, oh this was the opera he knew, so expressive and so worried about others.

Opera would usually mask a lot of their emotions behind a smile, or a calm face, which Sullivan sometime minded a lot, he didn't like opera to hide their feelings, being so constricted with it would end up making them feel more awful with time.

That's why everytime opera would just, explode for lack of better words, like this it was a little victory for sullivan.

-"he's an absolute idiot! How dare he?!?!" Opera tried to calm themselves down but it was impossible since they kept thinking about the sabbath, about kalego being as dense as a Rusty piece of metal and about shichiro crying so bitterly for what kalego said.

-"I see, still I don't understand, why did all of this got you so worked up? In another case I think you wouldn't get involved at all" Sullivan looked at opera worried, opera avoided his worried stared.

The security devil didn't answered.

-"..... Is it because they are you allies?" Damnit Sullivan, how can you be so perceptive some times?

Still opera didn't answered.

-"oh I know how you feel, you just want your allies to be happy with each other but for whatever reason they simply doesn't get together" Sullivan didn't saw the raised eyebrow opera gave him.

-"are you talking about delkira, poro and you?" Opera asked Sullivan.

-"of course, at some point they were my closest allies!" Sullivan smiled at the memories of the three of them together.

-"..... Weren't you like the partner of delkira?"

-"no, and do not start with that" 

Fun fact, once Sullivan told opera how his relationship with delkira was, opera, for a week, would refer to delkira as "Sullivan-sama husband"

-"you remember how I told you about those times when they would be together and everyone expected them to start being mates at any given moment? " Sullivan finished with operas bandages, and proceeded to sit besides them in the bed.

-"yes, but maybe it was because delkira liked yo-"

-"like I was saying! In those times, everyone else and I of course, would go out of our way just to get them together but as time went by, we could only see how delkira was just avoiding at all cost poro, and no, I was not involved thank you very much" 

-".... Are you sure you weren't involved? You have told me he liked spending more time alone with you than with poro" opera asked as Sullivan stared at the wall.

-"look, may I have been involved or not, is not something we are here to discuss, what I mean is that by my actions or ours, because the other crowns were involved in it too, we started to make delkira and poro drift apart, not that poro's attitude was any better, but definitely what we were doing wasn't helping" Sullivan sighed as he remembered the old times.

-"wait so, what you are saying...."

-"opera, I know it's frustrating and I know you wanted them to be together already, but sometimes it's better for them to figure things out on their own" Sullivan put a hand on opera's back, they were still analysing everything Sullivan just said.

-"but-!"

-"I know I know, but "he's as dense as a rock!" Or "they were made for each other!", I have definitely hear that before, and for so much stuff we ever did to get them together it was impossible" Sullivan interrupted opera.

Opera looked at the ground defeated, maybe Sullivan was right... No, Sullivan was right, they have already seen the effect of them trying to finally get Shichiro and kalego together, and let me tell you, it wasn't good at all.

-"look, you can still get this somehow fixed, go and speak with them in the morning, apologize and let them talk, this was something you shouldn't have gotten into since the start, everything has a time and I think their relationship was meant to happen in one moment or another" Sullivan tried comforting opera, still they were quite frustrated 

-"they have been like this since babyls"

-"and they could stay like that until they become as old as me, you can't force love, it's meant to happen when the demons involved are ready for it, if you force it-"

-"it will result in whatever you and delkira had?" Opera looked at Sullivan with a spark of mischief in their eyes

-"I sometimes regret telling you those stories...." Sullivan sulked.

-"anyways, I want you to know that I'm more than glad that you have allies that you worry so much for, but as much as you worry about them, let them do their own things, everyone moves at different speed"

-"theirs just happens to be the slowest in the whole Netherworld" opera sigh while putting their face between their hands.

-"oh, but you know them better than me! You know they will get there eventually" Sullivan laughed a little to lighten the mood a little bit.

-".... Do you ever miss delkira and poro? Like I know you haven't talk to poro in a long while and delkira..." Opera genuinely asked finally looking at Sullivan, surprisingly without intentions of annoying Sullivan with his complicated relationship with delkira.

-"I miss our times together, as a team and as allies, but that is long gone, it's just something that happens, sometimes you get away from you allies for various reasons"

-" I don't want that to happen to us"

-"It doesn't need to happen, this is just a little fight that with some communication and clarifying will get fixed, don't you worry my child, you definitely aren't going to lose your allies"

-"are you sure?"

-"hahaha more than! When I saw you three together at your top dog batra I could only think about how you three would grow up to be inseparable!"

-".... Thanks Sullivan-sama" opera slightly smiled while they looked at their bandages.

-"heh, your welcome opera, now let's go to sleep, we got a busy day tomorrow!.... Or well, in some hours by all means!" Sullivan laughed as he left opera's room, opera got ready for bed then, when their head finally touched the pillow they felt asleep inmediatly.

Such a tiring night, but by the morning they would try to fix everything.

And apologize to shichiro.

And to... To.... To...

....

Nah, fuck kalego. (Jk, they would have to apologize to him as well)

~~~~~~~~ Thursday morning, 7:00 am, Sullivan's manor~~~~~~

Of course 3 hours of sleep was more than enough.

Opera got up, got dressed and prepared for a tough day.

Walking a little wobbly due to how sleep deprived they were, opera still made their way towards the kitchen to start making breakfast, in their way they heard how the misfits started to wake up, a little smile perked up from their lips as they heard the students start getting ready for school.

Once in the kitchen, opera started cooking, still they kept feeling like they were forgetting something but just couldn't remember what, probably not important since their day was already planned out.

Firstly feed the hatchlings and Sullivan-sama, then get them on their way to babyls, clean up the mess in the household, hopefully rest a little, go to kalego to both apologize and scold and then take kalego to see shichiro for them to finally talk (with a lot of hope maybe some confession) and so by night everything would be back to normal.

By all means sounded like a perfect plan, there shouldn't be an issue.

After making quite the feast, opera started setting the table when a little someone got closer to them.

-"we have an issue" Purson looked a bit worried towards opera.

-"first of all, good morning Purson-kun, and issue? I personally think everything is fine" there was nothing right, but anyways.

-"o-oh, good morning, ummm they want to figure out whoever started the rumours" oh... That was an issue actually.

-"excuse me?" Opera stopped what they were doing to look at purson.

-"when we were planning how to help kalego-sensei, Sabnock said that maybe we should start by punishing whoever started the rumours" Purson fidgeted a little in place while opera tried to come up with a solution.

Because, the misfits could totally know they (opera) were at fault, whatever they could do about it, opera just had to say something like "this was an adult issue, my mistake" and that was it, but Purson was a different story, by all means, they were the one who involved Purson in this.

-"ok look, don't panic, they don't know anything, and if they go asking they wouldn't be able to find the exact same demon you told everything first" opera looked at Purson.

-"you really think so?" Purson was worried, he knew his friends, of course they would go to the craziest length to just get to the bottom of this.

-"yes, you only need to act normal, you don't know nothing more than all of this are just rumours invented by someone else, ok?" Opera put a hand on Purson shoulder, the younger demon did felt some relief after hearing opera.

-"I do have a question thought, why all of this? Like you said you had a bet with kalego-sensei but what for? What was the bet about?" Purson looked at opera curious, opera couldn't help but look somewhere else.

Oh, all of this hatchling shared the same innocent stare as iruma, and if they find it difficult to lie to iruma of course it will be difficult to lie to his classmates, this time opera sigh and decided to tell the truth.

-"it was basically a bet that if he confessed by... Today actually to shichiro-kun, I would...." It was a bad sign that they didn't even remember how the bet went about, but in reality, opera never really cared about the bet.

I mean, they cared about the part of their kouhais finally being together but didn't care about the other part of the bet, about what would happen whoever loses.

-"you know unimportant, I simply wanted them to finally start being mates" opera shrugged as they looked back at purson who just looked at them with a raised eyebrow 

-"sooooo are they getting together yet?" Purson tilted his head.

-"who?" Faking dementia isn't going to save you opera

-"kalego-sensei and Balam-sensei" haha so really funny story about that Purson.

-"ummmmmm yes absolutely, there were just some.... Um... Things that happened that delayed the confession a little but they are totally in love, you know, leave this issue to the adults, we can figure it out" aka we all Collectively fuck it up, we don't know what to do.

Before Purson could ask more, the misfits started entering the dining room, opera guided purson to take a seat, he did and his friends proceeded to sit besides him, once every misfits was seated they waited for Sullivan to arrive, it didn't took long to hear a "good morning iruma-kun!" Coming from the hallway.

The seating arrangement changed by the amount of demons this time, as always Sullivan at the end of the table, opera on his side, followed by Clara, iruma and Alice because of course iruma HAD to seat right in the middle of them, then followed by Elizabetta, jazz and allocer, on the other side of the table were seating purson facing opera, followed by Sabnock, Caim, lied, crocell, gaap and of course agares right besides him, sleeping but always present and annoyed at all the sound.

As everyone started to eat, opera took their seat preferring a cup of tea over any food, they felt how the odor of cheap alcohol and whatever that lounge had in it was still impregnated in themselves causing them some nausea over food, as opera took of a sip of their tea to calm down their nausea they could see how the little musician would ate with still a slightly worried look on his face, that did make opera feel bad for their actions, like everything that happened with kalego? No, fuck him. But that didn't meant purson had to get worried because of this mess.

Opera got lost in their thoughts about how to get purson out of the mess, when a little tug on their sleeve caught their attention, they turned to see clara looking at them, mouth full of food and pointing towards iruma.

-"oh, I'm sorry iruma-sama, I seem to be a little out of it this morning, is something the matter?" Opera offered a polite smile expecting to know what were they required for.

-"oh don't worry opera, we were just wondering if you knew if Kalego-sensei did used protection in that lounge he went in yesterday" iruma asked innocently as he took a bite of everything on his plate.

Opera, on their part, disconnected.

Like totally disassociated after hearing whatever atrocity iruma had just asked them.

-"we heard him kind of like shocked and maybe scared, so maybe he didn't" lied put a hand on his chin wondering about kalego's safety.

-"he said he went with other teachers, wonder if they all had fun" gaap tried to feed agares while wishing well to his teachers not knowing that almost all of them got wasted, one might or might not have gotten back with his ex, other got absolutely wasted to the point of blackout and let's not even mention whatever the hell happened between kalego and Balam.

-"i'm still wondering why my mother says that place it's only for adults, as far as I know other sabbath places like allow anyone isn't it?" Azz looked towards camui since of course he would be the one who was an expert about it.

-"of course! Maybe it's because there's actually alcohol in there and maybe that why sensei didn't answered" camui answered while eating.

Oh yeah, forgot to mention, the misfits called kalego again that night.

After everything with Balam went down, they tried to call him again to let him know they totally have a plan now about how to deal with the rumours, obviously not knowing kalego was going through a depressive episode but there were some points to be made.

1°

They do NOT have any plans.

2°

Kalego blocked them.

Opera was simply disassociating this whole time, they didn't wanted to deal with this conversation.

And ok, maybe they should have slept 4 hours at least, but we are dealing with this however we can and dissociating was the answer.

If hearing whatever these hatchlings were talking about wasn't enough, Sullivan had to open his mouth.

-"you went there as well, isn't it opera?" Sullivan looked at opera mischievously.

-"really?!" Every misfits asked, some amused, some shocked.

Opera turned slowly towards Sullivan.

-"Sullivan-sama, lady Levi called this morning urgently asking for you presence with the 13 crowns" opera said in a totally not "I'm going to punch someone in this room and the only demon I can do it to would be you" tone.

-"..... Or maybe you didn't, I forgot about it" Sullivan returned to simply eat his breakfast.

-"opera, did you really went there?!" Iruma eyes shining with curiosity but opera quickly disregarded them.

-"no, I didn't iruma-sama, and let's forget about that place for now until... Forever, now why don't you all tell me whatever you are going to do at school today" opera swiftly changed topic to avoid their involvement in the now called "lounge incident".

-"we will find whoever started those rumours about eggy-sensei!" Clara raised her hands excited.

-"hmm?" Opera looked at clara kind of worried.

-"yeah, that's what we are doing today at school! We are going to find out who started all those rumours and....! Well I don't know what would be next" iruma scratched the back of his head.

-"don't know, maybe we can make them suffer or something out of disrupting the image of iruma-sama family" Alice suggested as he looked at iruma.

-"s-suffer as in...?" Jazz looked at Azz worried.

-"as in torture of course, we could ask marbas-sensei for an extra lesson and tell him we all ready have a subject, so we bring this demon and let him teach us some more torture while whoever did this pays for their crimes of disrupting iruma-sama family " you know, Alice is quite capable of really f up stuff just for iruma.

Purson and opera grimanced, thankfully no one noticed since everyone else was the same.

-"I-i think that a little too much...." Lied tried to calm Azz.

-"it's not if they disrespected iruma-sama!" A little fire appeared at Azz shoulder as he got angry at whoever the culprit was.

The culprits were just drinking tea hoping on delkira's soul their nervousness isn't to obvious.

-"wait Azz-kun, let's not do that!" Iruma grabbed Alice arm hoping to calm him down.

-"... Ok." Oh, that was so easy.

-"wait but how do we even find them?" Jazz questioned looking at everyone.

-"maybe we should start by the demons who hate him? Like I would only invent a rumour like this if a hated someone" allocer ate a little as he immediately looked at jazz who was already looking at him.

-"are you thinking what am thinking?" Allocer asked him with a hopeful face, jazz looked at him the same.

-"I'm pretty sure general furfur has had every single rumour invented about him and he ends up owning it" crocell decided to throw their party down before they committed a mistake.

Both allocer and jazz returned to eat their breakfast disappointed.

-"someone who hates Kalego-sensei..... Opera, do you hate him? Did you invented the rumours?" Iruma looked at the security devil who took all of their living will not to spit out at that moment.

How the hell did him clocked them so easily? 

-"mhm, what makes you think that iruma-sama?" Opera cleared up their throat.

-"mmmm well, you are always teasing him, so maybe you invented this rumours to keep teasing him?" Iruma kept eating through his accusations.

This kid was good, of course he was good at guessing demons intentions, by all means they had raised them to become such good demon.

Unfortunately or fortunately, he was becoming a little to good at being a demon.

-"while yes I do like teasing him, I would never invent such rumours of my precious kouhai" opera ignored the really intense staring coming from purson.

-"hummmm are you sure?" Iruma looked at them suspiciously, opera kept their cool but why was iruma suddenly so insistent that they did it?!

I mean, of course they did. But that wasn't a reason to admit it.

Iruma kept looking at them, opera took another sip of their tea, hoping to delkira the hatchling would finally stop accusing them.

-"ok! I know you wouldn't have done it opera, everyone else thought about it yesterday but I told them that you would never lie to me so I would test you today!" Iruma smiled while looking at opera.

Opera didn't know if iruma somehow became an expert at emotional manipulation or if he is that naive, either way, they didn't wanted to find out.

-"yes, umm, have you seen the time? You should hurry so you don't get late to school" opera started to hurry the kids.

-"but it's not that la-" before Sullivan could complete his sentence, opera stared at him with the power of a thousand Suns.

The older demon stopped talking and kept eating.

The kids hurried eating a bit fast and kept talking about the suspects, opera hoped they would leave sooner than later, definitely they needed to take a nap to deal with this day.

As they finished and opera started cleaning up, the group finished getting ready, the security devil went to see them depart to another day of classes, Sullivan was going to be leaving with them to make sure they all arrived safely (and idk if you remember but he's the principal so he's supposed to be there even though he doesn't want to)

Purson stayed a little bit behind and turned to see opera, the red haired demon gave him a thumbs up, for some reason that gave purson a little bit of confidence and left with his friends.

Opera saw them leave and reentered the household to finish cleaning the breakfast feast, as they cleaned, they kept thinking about their plan.

By all means, it was Infallible, yes the misfits were on their tail about the whole real culprit thing but that shouldn't affect the result of talking with both kalego and Balam to fix things up.

There shouldn't be a single thing that would ruin this plan!

Hopefully 

~~~~~~~~~Thursday midday, Royal one~~~~~~~

The morning went by without any issue caused by the misfits, surprisingly.

They all sat around the usual table where the love trio would sit, their mission was a difficult one, just how would they ever be able to find the culprit?

They were brainstorming solutions but none of them seemed like the right idea.

-"Alice, how many time do we have to tell you, we can't just go and scream 'who dared to disrespect iruma-sama family?' at the top of the school" Sabnock looked annoyed towards Alice, who looked annoyed back at him.

-"with the appropriate threats we can actually do it, what culprits wouldn't turn themselves in after hearing "we will torture until the dawn of the next day"?" Alice definitely didn't noticed how purson started to shake and sweat a little.

-"do you really think someone will go "let me turn myself in so I can get tortured!"?" Lied asked him trying to make him reason.

Alice was going to say something but stopped to think about it, maybe just maybe, they had a point.

-"you know what's weird? I don't really see sensei worried about it" Said elizabetta as if kalego haven't been at the border of a nervous breakdown the past few days.

-"maybe he has other things to think about?" Iruma shrugged.

-"yeah, like the wedding" purson said out of nowhere 

-"the.... Wedding?" Lied looked confused at his Boku team member

-"yeah, his wedding, maybe if we find the culprit, sensei will invite us to his wedding" purson said without thinking, everyone looked at him confused.

-"wedding?" Elizabetta asked him.

-"yeah, THE wedding, the rumours talked about a wedding"Purson said like it was the most obvious thing in the netherworld and was lowkey getting annoyed about everyone asking about it.

-"... Wait what?" Azz stopped his train thought to look at purson.

-"what?" Purson looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

-"how do you know that?" Azz stood up from his sit and walked towards Purson.

-"know what? About the wedding? Everyone knows right?" Purson looked at everyone.

Everyone stayed silent, some sharing a look with others, jazz and Alice got closer to him.

-"no no, everyone knows, right?!" Purson panicked trying to get away from jazz and Alice.

 -"purson...no one knows about any wedding and it's really suspicious that you know about one, every other rumours talks about Kalego-sensei weird relationships so from where did you hear about any wedding?" jazz looked at him seriously as he put a hand on his shoulder.

-"i-its just I..." Purson wanted to disappeared but his fear got the best of him.

-"purson, let me be direct, did you do it?" Alice looked at him completely serious.

-"h-huh? I-i swear I heard..." Purson pailed as he shrunked in his seat, all of the misfits stood up around him.

-"ummm... Guys?" Purson was then tied to his chair, got his wallet stolen and immediately returned since that wasn't the plan, jazz.

-"in my defense, all of this was very funny" Purson unapologetically looked at his classmates.

-"you messed with iruma-sama family!" A little fire appeared in Azz hand, but iruma grabbed his arms to stop him.

-"wait Azz-kun! He didn't mean to!.... I guess?" Iruma looked at purson confused and hopeful.

-"if I lie and say I didn't meant to, can I get no punishment?" Purson was just playing with his destiny at this point.

Iruma looked at him incredulous, of course he wanted to help purson out of this mess but whatever could he do if the little demon was full of spite?!

-"ok, so next on the list is marbas-sensei class so-" Alice got a schedule put out of his pocket, mind you, the schedule was for how the torture of the culprit would go.

-"wait wait wait!" Iruma Shaked his hands so Alice would notice him, the pink haired demon looked at iruma confused.

-"I know Purson-kun messed up by doing all this, and I know he might not regret it" iruma started talking to everyone in the group.

-"absolutely not" iruma turned kind of angry to see purson once he interrupted again, purson took the notice and didn't interrupted again.

-"but torture shouldn't be the first step!... Or a step at all!" Iruma turned to see Alice again, his soulmate looked at him and at the torture schedule doubtful.

-"hear me out, what if we just make Purson-kun apologize to Kalego-sensei? Of course he's going to punish him so that should be enough isn't it?" Iruma hoped everyone would agree with it.

-"ugh, prefer the torture" but of course purson would be the only one disagreeing

-"bet" Alice proceeded to grab purson and then with some unknown abilities that he definitely didn't talked about hanged purson from the ceiling, he ended up hanging upside down, fully tied up, his face slowly getting flushed by the blood descending to his head.

-"umm.... How do you know how to do that, Azz?" Jazz asked scared but curious.

-"Mother teached me" Alice simply said as he admired his work.

-".... What for dude?" Jazz was getting worried.

-"look, since it was iruma-sama idea, we will have you confess to Kalego-sensei about your crime against his family afterwards marbas-sensei awaits" Alice pointed accusingly at purson

-"did he just ignored me?!" Jazz looked at clara and iruma 

-"Azz Azz sometimes do that!" Clara comforted jazz a little.

-"wait, confess? Do you want me to tell him?!" So this was bad for purson, because if he confess he of course had to say that opera help him (this mess was a ship and he wasn't the only one going down with it).

But being honest, opera has been a good Allie in this, they haven't thrown him under the carriage and so far they have actually do stuff to help kalego and Balam get together (or at least that's what he hoped), so there wasn't a reason for him to Incriminate opera as well.

-"of course you need to tell him, he might not even know there's rumours about him!" Elizabetta said once again ignoring this past week.

Every misfits got around purson again, everyone telling him to just confess about everything, Clara was doing a little Sign that said "culprit" to put on Purson, once finished Alice help her put it on purson.

As everyone was talking, the door to royal one opened, everyone turned to see who was it only to find an absolute hangover ifrit.

He tried his best to dress appropriately but in reality the best he could do was his usual white button up and some black pants, he was absolutely dying from the worst hangover he ever had and was searching for blushenko to put a healing spell on him.

Of course he was quite surprised when he realized he was in the wrong classroom by seeing the misfits probably torturing one of them since that little one that was hanging from the ceiling already had quite the red face from all the blood going to his head.

-"ah, wrong classroom...." Ifrit scratched his head as he started to make his way outside.

Cut to Alice trapping ifrit and tying him to chair right besides purson.

-"there can't be witnesses" Alice said solemnly 

-"ok, you're being to much man" jazz put a hand on Alice shoulder.

-"*sigh* this just haven't been my week" ifrit hanged his head to the side hoping he would be free soon to finally go for a healing spell with blushenko.

-"I really think we are taking this too far, ifrit-sensei hasn't done anything!" jazz tried to somehow calm down Alice using the best of his abilities

-"but, wasn't fire-sensei going around and around telling everyone he was the father of eggy-sensei fledgling?" Clara interrupted, taking Alice side in this mess.

-"you're absolutely right!!! He went around claiming that! How could I have forgotten how he disrespected iruma-sama family?! Thanks for opening my eyes, stupid clara" Alice patted Clara's head with a slight blush on his cheeks as he did so.

Both iruma and purson got whiplash from hearing that, at this day and moment, they have totally forgotten everyone else didn't knew that the whole pregnancy thing was fake.

-"wait, time out, ummmm exactly what is the rumour about kalego-sensei we are trying to fix?" Iruma asked to everyone, hoping he would be in the same page as them.

-"well, the rumour that ifrit-sensei is the father when it's obvious that Balam-sensei is the father of your little sibling" answered allocer making iruma notice that they weren't on the same page, they were on a totally different book!

-"I see...." Iruma turned to see purson, if he invented the rumours, he should know as well that kalego's pregnancy was fake.

-"I'm sorry for going around saying that ifrit-sensei was your dad" purson selected the path of faking it out 

-"Purson-kun!!!!!!" Iruma got slightly annoyed and got closer to Purson, everyone else got around ifrit to question him.

As everyone else was distracted with ifrit, iruma quickly Unleashed purson and let him sit down a little from being upside-down for a while now, separating from the rest of the group and staying by a window.

-"how do you know how to untie this way to fast?" Purson looked at iruma with a raised eyebrow.

-"you know that kalego-sensei's pregnancy is fake right?!" Iruma scream/whispered as best as he could.

-"mhm, so that's why Alice likes you huh?" Purson still looked at him with a raised eyebrow after his question got ignored

-"Purson-kun, please I need to know that you know that the whole pregnancy thing is fake" iruma pleaded with purson who just rolled his eyes and comply 

-"look, it wasn't the rumour that started it all but I know that the whole pregnancy thing was just everyone else inventing things, the demon who told to say those rumours didn't even knew this would turn out this way" purson consoled iruma a little with that.

-"wait, then did you work with someone else and what was the rumour that started it all? The wedding thing?" Iruma tilted his head wondering.

-"yeah so, no comments about the whole someone I worked with thing and yeah it was the wedding thing, like I just went to some random dude and tell them that kalego-sensei was getting married" purson shrugged trying to not Betray opera

-"married to who?!" Iruma looked at purson kind of desperate, maybe if he tell him who was he getting"married" to, iruma would figure out whoever purson worked with.

-"huh? Oh, no one really" purson smiled like he was completely innocent 

-"... No one? What?!" Iruma started panicking.

What if they never figure out whoever started the rumours?!

Would that mean that they would never know who hates kalego-sensei?

Would that mean that kalego and Balam would start thinking he (iruma) was the one who started it all?

Would that mean that they would hate him?!

Would that mean-?!

-"yeah! Opera-san told me to say tha-" so yeah, purson sometime talks without thinking.

-"opera-san?" Iruma stopped his overthinking to look at purson

-".... No" purson started to look nervous.

-"you said opera-san" iruma's look could be kind of intense sometimes.

-"... No I didn't"

-"yes, you did"

-"...." Silently purson started to disappeared but got interrupted by iruma.

Thankfully for him, iruma quickly took purson's arm before leaving without being noticed, they started struggling as purson walked slowly towards the exit as iruma stopped him.

-"w-wait! If you don't s-stop, I will tell azz-kun!" Of course that actually stopped purson.

The musician appeared again and looked at iruma.

-".... Forget what I said, please" purson was basically pleading with his eyes.

Iruma wanted to keep asking but he had used one of iruma's "weak" words, he started to become red as he wanted to fight his pleasing instincts.

Before iruma could say anything, purson felt a hand on his shoulder, he turned to see Alice grimancing at him while clara stood behind with a shocked and kind of jealous face.

-"how dare you make iruma-sama flustered?" Alice was absolutely furious.

Purson looked at the duo confused before looking towards iruma again, he was both red and sweating, of course that could be Misinterpreted! 

Purson just sighed and put his hands behind his back knowing where he would end up again.

-"so everything was a misunderstanding?" Sabnock asked ifrit confused as you could see in the background how Alice was tying purson up once again.

-"yes, yes, I'm not the father! I never was and never will be apparently" why did ifrit say that with some slight sadness?

-"so the father is actually Balam-sensei right?!" Sabnock got excited at the idea of his favorite teacher winning

-"uuuuuuh" ok, so what would you have chose? Say the truth that you might be in some degree guilty that now kalego and Balam might hate each other to some kids that wouldn't mind the idea of torturing their own classmates or.....

-"yes, he's the father, I heard they will be having triplets" ifrit made an effort of untying himself as he answered which failed so he turned to start jumping with his chair towards the exit.

-"*gasp* did you heard that iruma?! You're gonna have three sibl-, what are y'all doing?" Lied got excited before seeing how, as purson was tied up again, Alice was Sharpening an Axe (Devi knows from where the hell did he got it), clara poked purson with a stick and iruma did some breathing exercises to stop his "demon pleasing" tendencies out of hearing purson say please

-"should we do something about this?" Gaap asked seeing the scene as well

-"let's just give them a moment" Sabnock ignored how purson started to negate with his head

Thankfully, right at that moment Ameri entered royal one in search of iruma, to tell him something really important about Balam 

-"iru -!" Ameri stopped at mid sentence to see everything that was going on, purson and ifrit tied up (one to a chair the other to the ceiling), almost all misfits rounded up around ifrit, Alice sharpening abilities, Clara poking purson, iruma all red and-....

IRUMA ALL RED AND FLUSTERED?!

FOR FREE?????

Ameri's heart skipped a beat as she saw iruma and immediately went running to his aid.

-"i-i-i-iruma a-a-are you o-ok?" Ameri stood besides him, somehow more red and flustered than him.

Alice stopped sharpening, he felt a disturbance in the air, he turned to see Ameri close to iruma trying to help him (even if she was somehow worse than him), Alice quickly got closer to the duo.

-"how. Dare. You." Alice wasn't playing games.

-"you aren't attending him Asmodeus, so I was just doing my job" Ameri wasn't either.

Purson looked towards the commotion, there were sparks flying between Ameri and Alice (both literally and figuratively) while iruma kept being red, now because of the sudden attention from the taller demons.

-"hmmm" purson analyzed the situation, he might get away from it with some luck and maybe...

-"hey Clara, iruma's looking a bit red and the other two aren't any better, don't you think this is a job for the super doctor clara?" Purson looked at the green haired demon who turned to see the commotion and at the mention of "super doctor clara" her eyes started to shine.

-"*gasp* you're absolutely right soisoi!" Clara put away the stick she was using to poke purson and started to search for something on her pocket.

-"yeah, so why don't you go-? Wait, um...." Purson watched as clara for whatever reason took out a saw, a fake doctor costume (a lab coat and one of those glasses that have a fake moustache on it) and a Stethoscope, this definitely wasn't what purson would have thought Clara would do but ok, whatever to distract those idiots and escape.

Clara put on the costume and with the saw and stethoscope on each hand, she got closer to the trio, clara stood up Infront of them, Alice and Ameri stopped fighting for a second to see her.

They had to admit she looked kind of cute.

Purson judged them from the distance.

-"I'm super doctor clara! Im here to heal everyone's heart!" Clara did a little dance as she presented herself to everyone (and by everyone I mean Alice, Ameri and flustered iruma)

A slight blush appeared on Alice and ameri's cheeks as they saw Clara's dance, so damn cute.

-"I see you have come down with a case of Lack of lovely doveliness, so I'm here to solve that!" Clara was shacking that saw like it was a damn toy.

-"super doctor clara! You should hug them to cure them!" Purson said hoping that would somehow distract at least Alice and he could escape.

-"you're absolutely right, super duper nurse love soisoi!" Clara looked towards purson with a smile

-".... Super what?!" Purson looked at her confused but as Alice and iruma, she ignored him 

-"wait! Are you going to hug us?" Iruma finally come out of his flustered face to just starting to feel another one coming.

-"of course, this is the only way the heal you all! I can give you kisses if you want!" Clara smiled at the trio who with that, was starting to get more and more red on the face.

-"ok, but with the sole condition she/he doesn't receive anything" Alice and Ameri spoke at the same time and turned to see each other

-"huh?!" Still speaking at the same time, some terrifying aura started to appear around the two of them.

-"umm umm wait" iruma tried to calm them down but right now even his voice didn't hold any power between the two demons.

-"hey, super clara" purson tried to get Clara's attention

-"super doctor clara, please!" Of course the doctor part was important.

-"yeah yeah, ummm maybe you should start attending them" purson started to struggle with the rope to liberate himself.

-"of course I will start with-!" As clara was about to declare her first patient, Alice and Ameri got closer to her.

-"stupid clara! Don't hug her!!! Hug me!" Alice demanded

-"valac, hug me" ameri's was more of an order.

-"ok~" Clara obeyed the orders.

She gave kind of like a side hug to the both of them at the same time, patted their backs a little (thankfully she put the saw on the floor) and then separated within seconds.

-".... I want more >:(" Ameri and Alice kind of pouted (or the best their egos could allow them)

-"ok~" once again Clara comply without any problem.

The result was the same.

-"more! But only to me!" So haha, this two noble kids were kind of needy.

As they kept with their Show of hugs, iruma walked around them wanting to go ask purson about the opera thing but he was inmediatly stoped by Alice's hand.

-"iruma-sama! You should be here too!" So now the scene was Ameri (more to be annoying to Alice than anything) and clara hugging Alice.

-"wait but I-!" Iruma was then drag into the hug.

The misfits (and even ifrit) watched the whole Show with a slight disgusted face.

-"we should like... Give them space shouldn't we?" Jazz asked while not really wanting to see the whole scene.

-"yes! We should absolutely go away from here! You know if only you unti-" purson tried to persuade everyone.

-"You. Aren't. Going. Anywhere." Like a horror movie, Alice suddenly appeared behind purson (with now Ameri, clara and iruma hugging him)

-"..... Yes boss, sorry boss" purson got scared and decided this was his destiny.

-"tough luck, huh kid?" Ifrit who was still tied to the chair got closer to Purson by jumping with the chair.

The misfits tried to somehow separate the now love square? So they could continue with the interrogation of ifrit and purson, so they weren't really paying attention towards any of them.

-"what do you know? I was just doing business with someone and ended up here, I still don't regret anything though" purson said like he didn't help mildly destroy kalego's reputation.

-"heh, good one kid, ah if I had only ignored those rumours of kalego" ifrit lamented.

-"even through everything, you were ready to be a father huh?" Purson looked at ifrit with a raised eyebrow

-"oh hell no, look I don't mind taking care of hatchling like all of you, that's why I accepted this job at babyls but like newborns? Absolutely no" ifrit quickly negated with his head.

-"especially if the hatchling has kalego-sensei blood" purson stated and both captured demon slightly chuckled.

-"I guess the only one willing to do that would be Balam-sensei" purson said randomly not really expecting an answer 

-"oh yeah... Hahaha I don't think that's gonna be posible anymore..." Ifrit looked towards the exit.

-"what?" Purson looked at him confused.

-"ummmmmm..... They kind of hate each other now" ifrit finally reveled to purson.

-"..... Huh?" That was everything purson could manage to say as a little vein popped from his neck

-"haha! It's a funny story! Anyways goodbye fledgling hope you get out of this!" Ifrit started to jump towards the exit before someone else noticed.

He actually escaped this time and left purson alone to deal with everything.

And everything became his anger at opera for having lied to him about the actual estate of kalego and Balam relationship.

Before he could scream for ifrit, the misfits finally got around him once again.

-"you know, I need to go ask someone something, so yeah, bring kalego-sensei I will confess and then resolve an issue with someone" Purson said with a little vein popping on his forehead.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ outside of royal one, at the same time~~~~~~~

Kalego had a lot of guessed about why did he have such a strong headache, and all of them could be right for all he cares.

He has been basically hiding from everyone, although not as intense as before, some students were still wishing him well on his pregnancy journey and he definitely didn't want to see any of his coworkers after the little speech he did yesterday.

After everything that happened he only wanted peace and calmness.

Of course going to royal one was the exact opposite idea of what he wanted but he still had a job to do, and hopefully, just hoping on whoever would listen, this time the misfits were calm and collected in their seats.

And definitely not poking purson with a stick as he was hanging from the ceiling with a Sign that said "culprit" while the whole room was dark and the only light illuminated purson like some kind of criminal.

Ok, so now Why the hell did they suddenly became Mobsters? And why against purson? 

As kalego made his way towards his desk, the misfits noticed his presence and started untying purson.

Kalego didn't even wanted to hear their reasoning for their early shenanigans, he wanted to teach, finish the day and hope the next millennium passed as quickly.

He sat at his desk, seeing how the misfits were still in their own mess, he decided to rest a little, he put his head on his hands and hoped that at least whatever they were doing to purson was on silence.

After what would be around 5 minutes, kalego finally raised his head to see every misfits plus Ameri standing in front of his desk, and for whatever reason, purson in front of everyone with an unapologetic (and slightly angry) look on his face.

-"what's this?" Kalego asked already tired.

-"c'mon dude, confess" lied poked purson's arm

The disappearing demon started to slowly disappear when a very angry Alice put his hands on his shoulders.

-"don't. you. dare." You could feel Alice anger through the air (and through the fire that engulfed his body).

Purson appeared again, took a look at kalego and huffed, Devi knows whatever happened between kalego and Balam that would end up in they hating each other but in purson's logic it was most probably kalego's fault.

And well, he was right to some degree, but not the time to comment that.

-" Imighthavebeentheonewhotoldalltherumours" Purson spited out as quickly as possible, he turned to leave but was immediately stopped by allocer who grabbed him by the shoulders and turned him to face kalego once again.

-"purson, we are standing Right here and we didn't understand shit!" Allocer slightly Shaked Purson.

-"I said what i said" with a serious face Purson dared death at this point.

But those guts disappeared as quickly as the flames on Alice hands appeared.

-"okokokokokokokok, I will actually do it this time" Purson took place again in front of kalego, who just watched his students really tired.

-"I said... I... Might have been, like, don't actually believe me, because I might me lying,and who knows whatever I say it's true I might not be and I might be lying, anyways like I was saying when I'm not lying or who knows because I could totally lie about this and you couldn't believe me but you know, you should maybe believe me because I might be saying the truth and -"

-"PURSON" all of the misfits scolded him, for trying to somehow bs his way out of confessing but it was decided, he needed to come clean about what happened.

-".... I was the one who, like, spread all of those rumours BUT! in my defense I didn't create them" purson then immediately disappeared in front of everyone.

-"WAIT WHAT?!" kalego inmediatly started to search for Purson along side the other misfits 

-"wait! You didn't told us that! What do you mean you didn't create them?!" Jazz had his arms extended trying to see if he could somehow feel purson.

-"someone told me to create the rumours" purson voice was heard a behind lied who inmediatly turned to catch him but purson got away again.

-"who?! I can't think of anyone who would want to mess with Kalego-sensei's reputation!" Iruma faked out the fact that it was most probably opera who started this.

-".... I can think of like, at least, 20 demons, some closer than others...." Allocer, for no reason at all, looked at Alice.

-"yeah, the demon who planned this must be a genius! Devi, I sure hoped I would be the one who came up with such excellent plan" Alice wasn't helping his case at all.

-"it is someone we know..." This time Purson voice was behind kalego himself, who turned to catch him but the Trumpeter was quicker.

Everyone else immediately looked at Alice.

-"w-wha- I didn't do it! I want to kick kalego-sensei's ass but that doesn't mean I want to kick his dignity" Azz defended himself with a hand over his chest.

-"thank you Alice...." Kalego thanked between teeth.

-"what did you even got from doing this?!" Lied asked basically to the air.

-"..... Look, you may judge me" purson stood in one of the chairs.

-"I'm already doing it!" Kalego pointed at purson accusingly 

-" hear me out first!" Everyone stopped, ready to listen to Purson explanation

-"so, I don't know if you know but my dad grounded me after the music festival, but my mom convinced him to not ground me so severely, so the best she could get me was that I don't get my full allowance because I did disobey him and I might said he was really annoying and well, he is, but he wasn't ready to hear that, anyway, the thing is that since I got grounded with that I needed money because I needed polish for my trumpet and I know what you're all thinking oh purson you could have grabbed some polish from the music batra, and yes I might have done that but the polish they use isn't like that good of a quality? I don't know if you get me, like there's like three types of polish or was it four? There's polish that comes from-"

-"purson, you didn't do this because of the money, did you?" Kalego tired of purson yapping, interrupted him to ask the real question.

Purson quiet down and shyly looked at the floor.

-"I liked the idea of making fun of you" purson said in a whisper of a voice but still audible at least for kalego.

Kalego was going through the worst headache of his life.

Did he might have fucked up his long time allieship with Shichiro just because a kid wanted to make fun of him?

In purson defense, no one asked kalego to fuck it up.

-"dude! You could have at least let us in on the prank, would have been funnier" as he has done lately, jazz spoke a little to much.

-"wait.... Did you actually believe it?!" Kalego looked at his group.

-"of course, you do look a little chubbier and moddier like when my mom had my little siblings!" Clara pointed at kalego accusingly as the other misfits nodded.

-"I-i can't get pregnant" kalego just couldn't believe he had to say that exact same words more than once this week.

-"are you sure? I mean.... Clara's right you are moddier, you do look like when my mom had Sylvia" Sabnock just spoke his mind.

-"I have to admit that.... It was indeed very believable" Ameri nodded with a bit of shame in her words

-"this time I can't blame you Azazel, you're absolutely right, it was very believable " Alice nodded besides her finally agreeing with her on something.

Kalego got a tic in his eye and a vein popping out of his forehead.

~~~~~~~~~~ hallway outside of royal one, Thursday ~~~~~~~

So step one form the teachers plan, let's talk with the Involved.

A really easy step.

If the demons you had to talk to didn't included a gargoyle with a ability to detect lies and a dense as hell guard dog.

Still, the plan was simple, Dali would go and talk with Balam, convince him to forgive kalego and give him another chance while momonoki, Suzy and robin (because you definitely needed more than one demon to talk some sense into kalego) talked with kalego, convince him to apologize and ask for a second chance.

Hopefully both would actually talk with each other and even more hopefully they would end up together or at the very least fine with each other.

Momonoki, Suzy and robin walked towards royal one with the mission on mind, but as they got closer they notices something.

Some students were escaping of something, they were covering their ears out of fear passing the teachers without even acknowledge them.

The trio looked at the students leave and finally started to hear what could be the cause of the panic, as they got closer to royal one, kalego's screams were louder and louder, they got closer until they stood in front of the door.

-"AND GO AND TELL EVERYONE IN SCHOOL THIS WAS ALL JUST SOME SENSELESS RUMOURS BECAUSE IF YOU DONT I'M GIVING ALL OF YOU EXTRA HOMEWORK FOR THE REST OF YOU LIFE" oh, if only kalego would have been the torture teacher this treath would have been more menacing.

Momonoki, robin and Suzy saw how every misfits scrambled out of royal one and went their separate way, most probably to do what kalego said.

-"ummm kalego? Are you okay?" Momonoki's head peaked from the door.

-"yes momonoki, don't need to worry, everything is back to normal, no more rumours, no more stupid bets, no more -" kalego slumped in his desk passing one hand trough his hair.

-"no more Balam, apparently" momonoki said from the entrance, kalego looked at her confused.

-"what?"

-"I mean, it's not like he's going to quit or something, but I saw him earlier leaving a note for some "long vacations" to lord Sullivan" a lie actually, Balam didn't even showed up to school.

Yes, even more worrying but not the issue at hand.

Kalego slumped even more, the three demon shared a worried look before robin and momonoki entered the room, the plan was simple.

Momonoki would get kalego to actually listen to what they have to say, robin says what he heard at the sabbath and Suzy guards the door from any wild misfits trying to interrupt, pretty simple, not a single way to fuck it up.

-"so um, senpai..." Momonoki looked at the slumped mess of a demon Infront of her.

-"please leave, I'm in no mood to deal with anything this day" kalego said half muffled by the fact that he was almost smashing his face against his desk.

-" senpai, please we have something really important to tell you, firstly we apologize about what happened at the sabbath, everything went so quickly out of control" momonoki watched him with a worried look.

-"thanks, go away now" kalego waved his hand trying to signaled them to leave.

-"no, senpai please, we have some really important information about Balam, is something about what happened last-" momonoki tried to explain but kalego quickly stopped her.

-"no, I don't want to hear it from whatever happened last night, everything was a mistake since the creation of that stupid lounge, so once again, go away now" kalego raised his eyes to see the duo in front of him.

-"ok, I know why would you think that but please, hear us out, there has been a huge misunderstanding!" Momonoki pleaded with kalego.

-"..... What kind of misunderstanding?" Kalego looked at her attentive.

Ok, cool we have him in a listening space, now moment for robin to chirp in.

Momonoki slightly hit robin shoulder to signal him to start saying what he heard at the sabbath, mind you, they practice it for an hour so both would understand the cue.

.....

.....

Momonoki again hit slightly Robin's shoulder.

.....

....

She turned to see the green haired demon, he was just standing there with his usual smile.

Momonoki hit him a little more insisting.

Robin only slightly Shaked his shoulder.

At a complete lost of words, momonoki looked at Suzy.

She watched quietly from the door, she just shrugged.

-"Mhm mhm" momonoki cleared her throat, hoping robin would take the hint.

Still nothing.

-"mhm mhm mhm mmmmmm" like if making more sound would help, momonoki tried her best.

.....

-"MHMMM MHMMM MHMMMMM" momonoki was getting either a sore throat or a headache from dealing with this.

-"do you need water, momonoki?" Robin looked at her worried, kalego raised his head as well looking at her.

-"no! I need you to say the thing!!!!!!!" Momonoki almost grabbed Robin's shoulders to shake him.

-"what thing?" Kalego and robin asked confused.

-"WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT THING?!" if it wasn't by the fact that Suzy entered the room to stop momonoki, she totally would have shaken robin like a rat.

-"robin, she means the thing about Balam, yiz~" Suzy poked robin nose, and just like if she did an enchantment, robin spoke.

-"oh what? No no, he loves you!" Robin FINALLY chirped in like if the past minutes didn't happened at all.

-"huh?" Kalego was deeply confused and whatever theatrics his coworkers were doing weren't helping

-"ok, so before you did your whole speech, that it was awesome by the way, I was hoping you would teach me how to do one in front of everyone like that! Because-"

-"robin, darling, the Balam thing please yiz~" Suzy had to put robin on track again since momonoki was just mere centimeters from hitting her head against the wall.

-"oh yeah, sorry keep forgetting, so the thing is that I saw opera-san and Balam-sensei talking before they left yesterday" robin explained but noticed how kalego slumped again and covered his ears.

-"ugh, let's just forget everything about shichi-" before kalego could keep with his demise, robin got closer to him and took kalego's hands from his own ears.

-"Balam-sensei loves you but he thinks you hate him!" Robin declared not letting go of kalego's hands.

-"what? I would never... What are you talking about?" Kalego looked at robin confused.

-"when he was talking with opera-san, he mentioned something about how he loves you but that you were... Ummm treating him so Viciously? Mmmmm I can't remember the exact words, but he said something like that! It looked like he didn't understand why you were acting that way" Robin looked at him worried.

-"b-but I don't understand..." Kalego looked at the other 3 demons trying to figure out whatever was going on.

-"apparently you got it all mistaken, Balam doesn't love opera at all, or at the very least not in that way you're thinking, the one he loves and maybe hoped to court was you, yiz~" Suzy got closer to kalego followed by momonoki.

A slight red tint appeared in kalego's cheeks.

-"but how do you...?" Kalego looked at them baffled.

-"well, we ladies... And robin, have our ways to get information and its a really believable one, trust us yiz~" of course Suzy wasn't going to mention they heard it from Dali who heard it must probably through his ex.

-"then does that mean shichiro ... Loves me?" Kalego looked at Suzy hopeful, she took one of kalego's hands (since the other was still being held by robin for some reason)

-"oh kalego, yes! Yes he does! But let me remind you that you told him some hurtful things that caused him to think you hated him" Suzy slightly stroke kalego's hand as both robin and momonoki nodded in agreement.

-"what if he doesn't actually -?" Kalego, unsure es ever, tried to keep doubting it.

-"no! He does! He definitely does!" Momonoki interrumped kalego's question.

-"huh?" Kalego looked at momonoki surprised by her insistence

-"look, what happened at the Sabbath was a mess, and what happened the day before and the day before.... The point is, we are sure, the most sure we have ever been that he loves you and yes you fucked up but so did we, so let us help you reconnect with him and in the case he doesn't want to.... You already know my number, kalego-senpai" momonoki finished her improvised speech with a blush on her cheeks, everyone looked at her confused.

-"why would I call you?" Kalego asked her.

-"oh well, maybe I could Comfor-"

-"nothing, nothing of that Yiz~!" Suzu quickly interrupted momonoki attempts

-"you should talk to him! Like see each other, not in a romantic date but in like a.... Ummmm "sorry I said those things I might have hallucinated a really random scenario and turn out it was fake so sorry about that" date!" Robin suggested with a smile while stroking kalego's hand.

-".... You can let go of my hand, newbie" kalego asked but robin simply negated with a smile and kept at it.

-"no but really, you should talk and apologize to him, maybe if everything goes right you can actually confess your feelings yiz~" Suzy suggested while stroking kalego's hand as well, this was getting uncomfortable.

-"and if it doesn't goes right...." Momonoki started fixing her hair while trying to somehow seduce the gay demon.

-"ummm" kalego looked at everyone confused, yes he understood the apologize and talk it out message, but why were they doing this? Was this part of another annoying bet or were they genuine about their want to help out.

-"Kalego-kun, when you said those things yesterday we felt so bad, you do deserve some happiness, just think it this way, how could you ever do your job as the guard dog of babyls correctly with such a broken heart?, Balam-kun loves you and you love him back, isn't that enough of a reason for you to be with him? For both of you keep protecting our school and our so precious treasure yiz~?" Even if she was actually a little younger than him, kalego always thought of Suzy like some kind of older sister.

-"... So do you think... I actually have a chance?" Kalego blushed, he tried his best at hiding his face even if Suzy and robin still had his hands kidnapped.

-"of course yiz~!"

-"yeah!"

-"yes, senpai!"

The three demons agreed in unison, they all looked at kalego with a confident smile that helped calm kalego's own broken heart.

-"but.... I don't know how should I apologize" kalego admitted while looking at Suzy (and trying his hardest to recover his hand at last from robin)

-"oh don't worry about it! We can help you out to come up with something" momonoki smiled while taking out her ideas notebook (and not the one that had like a thousand notes and drawings of kalego)

The four of them started to plan out kalego's apologies and hopeful confession, with kalego finally on track with his feelings, they only had to wait for Dali to complete with success his part of the plan.

~~~~~~~~~~ Balam's house, midday Thursday~~~~~~

-"yeah so, all Naberius are shitty" oh for fucks sake, dali.

Shichiro decided to take a break at his house or well, his parents house, he took advantage of the fact that they had left to some vacations to have a depressive episode in the conformity of his childhood home since he would usually just sleep at his own office at babyls but right now, that place could only ever remind him about every talk he had with kalego, the last demon he wanted to know about right now.

And Dali wasn't helping the feeling at all.

What started as a "we are worried about you so I just came to check up on you" turned to "did you know my ex's family is really shitty and of course that includes the only demon you ever loved?".

Both demons were sitting in the living room, shichiro had offered a little wine glass to Dali (because that's what you do as adults right?) unfortunately that had somehow transformed into at least three wine bottles, at least two drank only by Dali.

As shichiro was basically disassociating and not hearing Dali's story about his ex, he kept staring at the wine bottles on the little table at the living room, he kept thinking about how his own mother had bought that specific brand so he could share it with kalego any time he came by to visit.

Maybe that was what hurted shichiro the most, he already had everything prepared, his parents approval, his courting gift, how he would do his confession, everything! Just for all that effort go down the drain in a second.

-"you know, Narnia did that with me once" Dali noticed that shichiro wasn't listening to him so tried to catch his attention.

-"what?" It worked, shichiro came out of his trance to look at Dali confused.

-"like he kept saying stuff like "oh I can't officially date you because of my clan but you are totally the only one that I love" all bs, turns out we were like three on his bed" Dali drank the rest of the wine in his glass to afterwards serve himself some more.

Shichiro just hummed, he didn't even know what was Dali actually doing here, like yes they were coworkers but not so close to have to be hearing his past relationships problems.

-"ugh, unfortunately he's quite handsome I have to admit, but you know, his clan is stupidly awful and you know they have a lot of really stupid rules" Dali basically hissed the last part, hating on everything the Naberius clan had to offer.

-"mmmmm don't you say" shichiro was about to disassociate once again when something else catched his attention.

-"you know what's funny? You would think that clan has them on their neck so they keep following their orders, but what they don't tell you it's that they are the most free demons there could ever be!" Dali crossed his arms over his chest.

-"huh?" Balam looked at him again confused 

-"yeah, you know what Narnia did to me?! He used me as a front! While he went around with any succubus he could fine I was the little chess piece he left on the front so his clan wouldn't freak out, I mean I am a Dali, so of course I have some power to my name" Dali huffed as he grabbed his glass of wine again

-"wait... was it Because his clan was already pressuring him to get a mate?" Shichiro looked shocked towards Dali, Dali didn't noticed that as he played a little with the wine on his glass.

-"yeah! So of course someone like me was the safest option, like the perfect front!, someone who wouldn't leave his side while he searched for his actual mate behind my back or just for a fun night" Dali definitely wasn't spiteful towards Narnia.

-"b-but... Wait... Does that mean that.... The whole time you were with him...?" Shichiro was shocked, this was starting to feel a little to familiar.

-"I mean, maybe at the start he was interested in me but there was a point when he got tired, he's just like that, you would believe he's like this rule follower of his clan but turns out he search for every single chance to do something they would never allow, and you know what's worse, he never tells you!" Dramatically, Dali took a sip of his wine.

-"w-wait once again.... Ummmm how did you even met Narnia?" Shichiro was starting to sweat, he had his theories about whatever happened on his fallout with kalego but this was just sounding extremely familiar.

-"hmm? I can make you a resumed version, we were best allies, we met at babyls on our first year, we actually hanged out quite a lot, we ended up creating our own batra to keep spending time together, we were basically tied to the hip for how much time together we spent" Dali remembered slightly fondly but you could feel the sourness in his voice.

-"yeah..." Shichiro took a sip of his wine to calm his nerves (he was drinking it from a Straw since there was no way of him ever showing his scar to Dali)

-"of course I had feeling for him, so I ended up discretely courting him, I knew what his clan was about so I didn't wanted to stress him out with my courting attempts, yet he noticed and actually corresponded my feelings, we were mates at the end of our fourth year, we spent like a year happily together until his stupid ass clan started to pressure him for a mate like you said" thankfully the glass wine were made to withstand the strength of a gargoyle if not the one Dali was holding would have been smashed to pieces.

-"when he told me that I thought 'wow, so is he going to ask me to marry him?' I know we were young, but you should have seen us we were basically Inseparable! Still, after he told me that I started to notice him being uncomfortable around me, I couldn't understand why so there you had me trying my best to please him, but you know what happened next?!" Dali looked at shichiro straight in his eyes.

-".... Wha?" For oh poor shichiro , this was like Dali was telling him the worst horror story he could ever find, he was pale as a ghost and trembling as a hellish Chihuahua.

-"I heard, from an outside perspective, that he was cheating on me! Can you believe it?! Apparently somehow for some reason, the clan firstly pressured him to get a proper mate, and someone from the clan heard that he was my mate so they were like 'great! You got a mate! Have offsprings' and of course Narnia freaked out, that's why he started being distant to me, he didn't wanted to please the clan so he went behind everyone's back to find his actual love, and if someone from the clan found out he could say that whoever he was with was just an Allie since he had his oh so faithful mate, me!" Once again, thankfully the glasses were able to withstand a lot of force, Dali almost smashed it against the table.

This was just sounding way too familiar.

Let's recap and point the similarities (at least in shichiro's eyes)

Dali and Narnia met at babyls and became best allies + just like kalego and shichiro 

Dali and Narnia spend a lot of time together and even formed a batra together + just like them plus opera

Dali started to court Narnia in a Discreet manner so no one else would notice + just like shichiro has been doing

Narnia responded positively to this courting and started being Dali's mate + this one Varies a little, by all means it wasn't like kalego responded "positively" to shichiro's attempt of secretly courting, and we have to give this one to kalego, what shichiro considered as secret courting was simply staring at him for long periods of time until something happened, so yeah, he didn't responded positively because he didn't even knew he was being secretly being courted.

The Naberius clan started to pressure Narnia to get a proper mate so he could have offsprings soon enough + as told to him by opera, while shichiro was away on his excursion kalego had told opera about his clan starting to pressure him for some time now (to freshen your memory a little, this was a lie opera came up with, how the hell would have they guessed those a-holes would actually do that)

Feeling presured Narnia started being distant from Dali and started seeing other demons + kalego might have done the same and that would explain all the ifrit rumours

Knowing that the clan wouldn't support him having some random demon as a mate, Narnia used Dali as a front so whenever they would ask about and actual mate he would just point out towards Dali + I mean, as far as he knows, kalego haven't done this, but by all means there's apparently a bunch of stuff shichiro didn't knew about kalego so.... Still, it made sense to some degree, Balam was definitely a safer option as mate than most demons, so of course while kalego searched for his ideal mate, shichiro would serve as his little front to not get scolded by the clan.

Yes... Yes! 

It all made sense now!

All this years, kalego had silently stayed by shichiro's side only to comply with the clan's request of a mate, while in the background he would search of his actual ideal mate, that's why he felt so disgusted when he heard about shichiro's crush on him, since he didn't felt the same so of course he had to turn him down and since shichiro was being so insistent of course kalego had to show his true color at the sabbath by rejecting him in such harsh way!

(Don't worry in making it make sense, this are all just mental gymnastics of a hurt demon)

-"but enough about me! What about your-?" Dali chugged the last of his wine before seeing how Balam quickly stood up.

-"I understand now!" Balam looked towards Dali like he had just reveled the biggest truth in the netherworld 

-"mhm?" Oh, Dali, he just got in so much trouble.

-"Dali, everything makes sense now! He just wanted to play me like a toy, like you just said!" Balam started to hyperventilate a little

-"huh?" Dali was still quite incredulous

-"Devi, how did I didn't notice it?" Balam blamed himself for his own naiveness 

-"haha, notice what exactly?" Dali said between teeths now worried that he might have fuck it up.

-"you're right when you say that all Naberius are the same! All those things Narnia did with you, kalego did with me!" Balam pointed at himself.

Dali was speechless.

He didn't though his hate towards his ex would turn into this.

And, by the way, Dali wasn't really innocent in all of this, he totally cheated on Narnia at the same time Narnia was doing it, since he started to feel ignored by Narnia and then heard about the cheating, he went to do it as well, they both knew what the other where doing but they were young, idiotic and toxic.

Kalego isn't his actually carefree brother, of course kalego has more morals, Narnia never really wanted to fully comply with the clan's rules, but kalego was another story, he lived for those rules!!!, let alone that, kalego is dense as hell! There's just no way he would ever come up with such elaborate plan without ruining it by revealing it to, you know who, BALAM, HIS FREAKING BEST ALLIE !!!!!!!!!

Dali started to panic, he didn't knew how to stop Balam's brainstorm.

-"Dali, I'm so thankful you came here to open my eyes, I should have known better about what he was doing with me, Devi.... I'm so stupid" Balam lowered his head.

-"ummm.... Mmmmmmm" ok, just how the hell do you even fix this especially if you just drank the equivalent of a litter in wine?

-"*sigh*..... I can't believe he would do that, I'm so... Angry!" Balam tried to calm himself down but it was impossible for him after everything he just heard.

Ok.... Plan B, let's bail.

-"yes yes... Ummmm I'm glad I was of some help.... Ummmm I will take my leave now if you excu-" as Dali started to gather His things to escape the mess he just created, Balam' hellphone sounded with a notification of a message.

-".... It's Kalego-kun.... He wants to see me at his house this afternoon, just the two of us it says...." Oh kalego, don't get so fucking smooth out of nowhere!

-"w-wow.... Ummm m-maybe... He will apologize about everything a-and realize that... Ummmm he actually want to be with you?" Drunk Dali couldn't do damage control to save his life.

-"didn't you said that Narnia did that to you once and then he went to spend the night with someone else?" Fun fact, even while disassociating Balam does hear what the others tell him

.....

No, yeah, let's bail, totally lose, we will get it next time.

-"sooooo, see you tomorrow Balam! So good to see you! Tell me later whatever kalego tell you if you actually go!" Dali started walking towards the exit escaping from his mistakes.

-"oh, I will go! And I will finally face him and Claim him why did he do all of that to me!" You could feel the anger coming from Balam's voice.

Dali faked a smile and ran away.

Fuck it, why did they send him alone? Totally everyone else fault not his.

He flew as far away as he could before stopping to rest a little.

Ok, the only way this situation could be saved was if for some reason kalego has a counterplan against all of this mockery.

Which he totally won't have because he doesn't even know in what mess Dali has just involve him!

In Dali's defense!

.....

.....

There was no defense, just don't give him wine a day after he saw his ex.

But you know, he could totally fake it out, Because this was a mess, a mess mess absolutely terrible, so of course everyone else will get mad at him buuuuut what if he just tell them.....

He didn't even arrived at Balam's house!

Yes, yes! That was an amazing lie, he could say he got lost trying to reach the house and by the time he arrived Balam had left to go to kalego's house!

Ugh, Dali such a genius you are.

Now it all depended in kalego, and by the looks of it he was already advised by the other so there's no way he could fail, right? 

Just apologize, confess and kiss, simple as 1,2,3.

~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday afternoon around 2:00 pm, Sullivan's mansion~~~~

Opera felt a disturbance in the air.

Someone was putting their blind hope on kalego without knowing he's a dense idiot.

Before they could do something about the odd feeling, the door to the household opened wide letting see only one demon at the entrance.

-"you lied to me! what do you mean kalego-sensei and Balam-sensei now hate each other?!" With a flustered face and out of breath, purson stood up at the door after flying as fast as he could from babyls until Sullivan's household.

-"w-what?" Opera looked at purson confused.

-"ifrit-sensei told me that they hate each other now!" Purson stood at the entrance trying to catch his breath

-"they don't hate each other, they are just idiots that haven't figured out how to correctly express their feelings" opera got closer to purson

-"then why did ifrit-sensei -?" Purson tried to ask but opera put a hand on his shoulder

-"Purson-kun, all of these issues are only for adults, none of you fledgling should be involved in sometime like shichiro-kun and kalego hating each other or-" opera trying to be a reasonable voice, tried to comfort purson about what happened only to be interrumped by some.... Guests.

-"they hate each other?!?! what do you mean by that?!" Almost all the misfits stood behind purson just as flustered and out of breath as him, the exceptions of not being there yet being gaap and agares because they preferred taking their time (and agares was taking a nap) and crocell and Elizabetta, since the start crocell clocked all of this was bs so why put the effort, so she just didn't want her allies to get involved into all of this but she could only get to elizabetta since clara and Ameri were in too deep in whatever this mockery was.

Iruma was being carried by Clara, a mutual compromise between Alice and Ameri, he looked between purson and opera.

-"wait, does kalego-sensei and Balam-sensei really hate each other?!" Lied asked shocked waiting to see if either Purson or opera would clarify.

-".... Are your parents getting a divorce?" Allocer looked towards iruma and asked him with a sad tone.

-"huh?!" Iruma was as shocked as everyone else but very different reasons.

Opera saw the misfits and they looked at them back, knowing that opera was the closest demon to the couple the youngsters expected an answer from them.

-"ok ok, look, as you know I have been working all day today and yesterday was the same so I have no idea what you're talking about" fuck it, opera could still alter the narrative.

-".... Iruma knows" that's everything it took purson to say for opera to know that the gig was up.

-".... Know what?" Or was it? Iruma looked towards purson confused (still on Clara's arms btw)

-"you know" purson looked at him deadpanning

-"... What exactly?" Iruma looked at him confused.

-"......... I retract my statement, he doesn't, yeah you were working all day yesterday Opera-san" thinking iruma forgot about their interaction in royal one, purson decided to follow opera's game until the very end.

-"oh! You mean that opera was the one that actually started the rumours?" Dammit iruma, didn't even let them enjoy everyone's ignorance.

Opera looked towards purson.

-"they tied me up and poke me of course I would end up confessing!" Purson crossed his arms over his chest.

And you know what, fair, being honest opera didn't expected purson to keep the information in for more than one day.

-"ok ok, Purson-kun is right I might have started the rumours but! The rumour we started was that kalego was the greatest teacher and a great husband" once again, let's give it another shot to change the narrative.

Purson looked at opera confused.

-"the greatest teacher?" Alice asked really confused (because that definitely wasn't true in his mind)

-"yes, look kalego have had some issues with... Shichiro-kun, so I thought that if I created this rumours he might hear it and feel some confidence into finally fixing things up with shichiro-kun, so I had Purson-kun to help me out with telling the rumour around babyls but turns out everyone took it the wrong way and for some reason ended up in the rumours all of you heard, I deeply apologize" opera bowed after their masterful speech.

Purson just looked at them mouth open wide.

-"if I had known those rumours would turn out like that and somehow affecting kalego and shichiro-kun relationship I would have never done it" opera cleaned a fake tear from their eyes.

-"huh... That does make some sense, we all kept thinking ifrit-sensei was the father when in reality it totally was balam-sensei, that's why Balam-sensei was so upset and didn't come to school" Ameri Connected the dots.

-"he didn't come to school?" Jazz asked Ameri 

-"oh yeah! I forgot I was going to ask iruma about it when I went to royal one but got distracted with... Hum" Ameri became slightly flustered while Alice stared at her with some disdain.

The misfits started talking between them about what happened with kalego and balam, purson on his part got closer to opera.

-"something wrong, Purson-kun?" Opera looked at him smiling from having somehow saved their asses.

-"..... Can you teach me to be like you?" Purson's eyes shine with mischief and excitement.

-"maybe another time, right now I have to go help out with certain demons love life apparently" opera patted purson's head before heading towards kalego's house

Hoping on whatever would listen that the misfits would stay still at the household doing another of their sleep over to help kalego.

If and only if, everything went according to plan, today would be the day that all of this gets fixed and no more random plans would be needed.

They may be Sleepless but of course they could be some kind of Relationship therapist.

Look, opera has done even harder stuff with even less hours of sleep when they were a student at babyls.

Of course they could handle whatever this was!

But they knew it was a difficult task, kalego was kalego and Balam might be still hurt about everything that happened yesterday, so the best path of action would be going towards kalego's house firstly to make sure (beat up if necessary)he would apologize

~~~~~~~~ Thursday afternoon some time after, naberius estate~~~~~~~

Who the fuck said 3 hours of sleep was more than enough?

Why was opera hallucinating a kalego making a love letter with a fuck ton of hearts, glitter and green markers?

Opera even checked their temperature, maybe they were having a fever dream and haven't realized?

And why do they kept thinking they forgot something?!

At this point, opera would just enter as they liked kalego's house, so of course as always, they had entered went to the living room and saw kalego doing arts and crafts in there.

-"this time I won't even mind you, grab a paper sheet and help me out" kalego didn't even looked at them, he was still cutting some paper in a heart shape.

-"what's going?" Confused but opera still obeyed, they went to sit right besides kalego and grabbed a random paper sheet.

-"so you won't believe this, but I might fucked it up" kalego scratched the back of his neck.

-"you won't believe this, but I totally believe that" opera going to the Jugular as always.

-".... As I was saying, turns out I had some ideas about.... You and-" kalego stopped the moment he felt opera's stare on him.

-"oh yeah, let's talk about that" opera hissed 

-"look, I'm sorry, I didn't know, I just.... Saw you both being so close to each other that I thought..." Kalego lowered his head in a bit of shame.

-"*sigh* look, I love shichiro-kun but definitely not in that way, actually I don't love anyone in that way and I never will" opera explained like they were talking to a fledgling with a slight condescending voice

-"I know, well I know now, still it would have been good a heads up all those years ago" kalego didn't look at opera since he was quite occupied with sticking a heart into a not even written love letter 

And of course he didn't saw opera looking at him with the fury of a demon on their wits end.

-"anyway, what are you doing here? If it's about the bet..." Kalego turned to see opera with a raised eyebrow and an annoyed face

-"it's not about the bet... Or well not completely, I firstly wanted to tell you something" opera left the unaltered paper sheet on the table and put their hand on their legs as they faced kalego

Kalego sat with a composed posture and faced opera.

Silence filled the room, each demon staring into each other's eyes, one expecting whatever important statement the other demons was supposed to do but..

-".... This is so disgusting, I can't" said opera with the tactful touch of a hatchling eating their greens for the first time

-"what?" Kalego looked at them angry

-"this is just awful" opera lamented as they close their eyes with a hand clutching their chest.

-"the fuck are you talking about?" Kalego was getting more and more irritated.

-"this is just pure torture" let me remind you, opera just had to say sorry.

Nothing else.

Just apologize.

Opera took a deep breath and braced themselves.

-"I'm shrhdue" say thanks that opera could at least try.

-"huh?" Kalego still wasn't understand anything, don't blame him

-"I'm sherithr" second try, this deservers a round of applause 

-"opera I'm not understanding shit" kalego got more irritated 

Turns out that when it was about kalego, it was indeed impossible for opera to apologize.

-"mhm.... I'm.... I'm shorty kalego" you know, best try so far

-"..... Are you having a medical episode? You want me to call blushenko?" Kalego now looked slightly worried 

-"no no, it's just.... Ummmm, look I committed a mistake a big one, I will tell you what in a second, but right now I really want you to know something that I feel right now" opera tried to somehow explain their point so they didn't have to say that word to kalego.

-"which feeling...?" Kalego moved slightly away from opera.

-"ok no, what part of I don't feel attraction for anyone you didn't understand?!" Opera pointed towards kalego accusingly.

-"look, however you are acting right now is not helping your 'not interested in anyone' point!" Kalego got a bit more away with some disgust on his face.

-"you...! *Sigh* ok, forget that, what I'm actually tried to say is that I'm... Shorryu" second best try

-"are you... Just trying to say that you're sorry? And you're failing?" Kalego looked at opera incredulous 

Opera kept quiet and simply nodded.

-"first of all... I guess I have to thank that at least you tried, and second of all what for? I was the one that fucked it all up" kalego returned his look towards the love letter.

Ok, the time has arrived, time to confess.

-"... Kalego.... I was the one who told purson-kun to go telling the rumours" opera closed their eyes expecting an immediate crash out but when they opened again after not reaction, they saw kalego looking at them confused.

-"you... What?" I mean, the crash out was going to happen it was just taking it's time like the tic on kalego's eye.

-"I can explain it" opera clarified like that would help their case.

-"well do so! Why the hell did you do that?! I got shichiro angry at me because you wanted to play us a prank?!" Told you the crash out was inevitable 

-"no, it wasn't a prank! I did it because I thought it would help you both get together, but I don't understand how all of this got so convoluted that it ended up on both hating on each other because turns out at least one of you thought I had a relationship with him!!" Opera could forgive a lot of things, for some reason this wasn't one of those.

-"what part of I didn't know you don't understand?! I'm sorry for not noticing! Apart why are you getting angry at all of this?! I'm the one affected here!" Kalego raised his voice

-"you're affected Because you caused it!" Opera accused kalego

-"I caused it because someone though it was a great idea to create some senseless rumours about me and before that make me do a fucking bet!" Kalego pointed at opera accusingly 

-"well yes! Because there couldn't have been another way you would have confessed!"

-"you don't know that!... You don't...." Kalego thought about it, opera was right to some degree.

He would have never thought about even confessing if it wasn't by the bet the security devil started, yes everything went messed up by the second day but at least there was the thought.

-"kalego-" opera looked how kalego suddenly looked affected by their words

-"you're right, I wouldn't have even think about it if it wasn't by the bet, it's just... I... Should have..." So many things he wanted to say but nothing would come out.

Kalego kept quiet and slumped on the couch, opera quietly follow on their side of the couch.

Silence filled the room once again.

-".... I'm sorry kalego" opera finally could apologize 

-"it's okay, I'm sorry as well" kalego didn't look at opera and kept his stare at the crafting materials on the table.

-"sorry for what?" Opera genuinely asked.

-"for just now screaming at you.... and maybe wishing death towards you" kalego shrugged 

-"oh, then I would have to apologize again as well" kalego looked with a raised eyebrow at opera after that statement but preferred to pick peace right now.

-"so.... What's all this?" Opera grabbed a paper sheet and played a little with it.

-"earlier I talked with Suzy, momonoki and robin" kalego started talking

-"robin? Wow surprising coming from you"

-"I know I know, but that's unimportant the point it's that the explained what actually happened and turns out robin saw whatever you and shichiro were talking about before leaving the lounge yesterday" kalego crossed his arms over his chest with a slight pained expression remembering that shichiro now thought he hated him.

-"huh... There just so much going on, I didn't even notice him" opera wondered if they even saw robin at the lounge.

-"apparently he was just hiding from everyone, I don't know something only he would do, the point is that they told that if I apologize correctly I might have another chance with him because... He actually loves me back...." Kalego got slightly flustered after saying that aloud

-"iugh..." Opera looked at kalego with a disgusted face

-"what?"

-"nothing, so about the crafting things..?" 

-"well, I thought that maybe I could apologize and confess through a love letter" kalego shrugged 

-"once again you chose not to fucking speak to him?!" Opera almost crushed the paper on their hands

-"I don't know how to!!! No one ever told me how a love confession should be! They just told I have to be a guard dog, I have to keep the clan's name clean and somehow leave offsprings!" Kind of good defense actually, now we know that everyone at the Naberius clan is either an idiot or an a hole.

-"and a love letter was your best option?!" Opera was incredulous 

-"yes and my only one right now since shichiro is on his way here" kalego started to quickly put together the love letter

-"he's WHAT?!" With the calmness of a scared cat, opera freaked out.

-"I-i send him a message to come here to talk" 

-"BECAUSE YOU ARE TOTALLY GOING TO TALK WITH HIM!" This is the worst case scenario for opera.

They had to talk with Balam first before getting them together to talk, so kalego would apologize and Balam would be receptive to the apology.

(Not knowing the little opsie that Dali did)

A knock was suddenly heard at the door, both demons stood up from the couch and started to freak out silently of course.

Kalego was looking everywhere to hide, opera slapped him when they noticed his intentions.

The knocking intensified a little.

Opera went to search for somewhere to hide, found a closet and opened it and found at least ten of the same jacket, a black leather one with some spike on the shoulder.

They turned to see kalego confused, kalego only mouthed "I like that one".

Before opera could judge kalego fashion choices, the door started to open slowly.

Kalego quickly fixed his hair while opera entered the closet and hide there.

-"Kalego-kun? You left the door opened" it was actually opera but ok, Balam entered the household and walked towards the living room

-"shichiro! Just the demon I wanted to see!" Kalego quickly hide all the crafting stuff.

-"Kalego-kun, stop this, I already know" shichiro looked at him with some disdain.

-"... Know what?!?!" The guard dog quickly got up to stand Infront of the gargoyle

-"that you are just.... Using me, for something about your clan, to keep Appearances in front of them"

-"what? What the hell are you talking about?" Kalego looked at him confused

-"I know you just want me as a "safe option " until you found someone you actually love" Balam looked back at him hurt

-"huh? W-what are you....?" Kalego tried to get closer to him but Balam quickly went backwards

-"you finally found him, isn't it? That's why even your brother got here, because you can finally celebrate your wedding with ifrit" the anger in balam's eyes pierced through kalego's heart.

-"I-i don't... Shichi-"

-"oh don't start, you are finally getting what you wanted isn't it? That's why after you found out about my crush you needed to turn me down so quickly so you could go and have ifrit hatchlings" Balam pointed at him accusingly.

-"hey! Y-you more than anyone else knows that that is impossible! And this is all bullshit created by opera and-" kalego tried to defend himself when he was interrupted by Balam once again.

-"*sigh* Kalego-kun, I have to be honest, to you, to myself, this whole time since we were little hatchlings at babyls, I.... Ugh! This is stupid! Why Kalego-kun?! Why didn't you tell me before you were getting married?! And to ifrit on top of it all!"

-"because I'm fucking not! Where are you getting all of that?!"

-"I saw you both at the Sabbath, how you were in one of those... Weird rooms with him!"

-"yes but I can explain that, and believe me this is-"

-"kalego-kun, this whole time I thought I was giving you space! I know how your clan works or well I thought so! I thought that they would have jumped from their seats the moment they heard that you wanted to spend your life along side a gargoyle, so I just so foolishly thought that maybe one day you would go to them, tell them that you didn't care about that and that you... Wanted to be with me... But in reality, I was just a front, isn't it?"

-"a front?"

-"they might dislike my species, but your clan would have loved to have someone with the status of "the head of research division" in their lines, I might not come from a ever so fancy family but it was safe enough to not make them angry isn't it? That's why you kept me around, I would be your front and the one you would have only... Used to you benefit at least until you found your perfect partner"

Kalego could only watch him speechless trying to understand the train thought of the gargoyle while trying not to crumble right in front of his beloved Allie.

-"I should have know that the guard dog of babyls already had his life planned out with that one demon no one ever expected, it just makes so much sense! Of course you would prefer ifrit, he's more your type that I would ever be, I should have know all you Naberius were the same..."

-"w-wait shichiro..."

-"no Kalego-kun, I can't wait anymore, did it once and look were it lead me, Kalego-kun, I love you, I have for a long time now, but I wasn't brave enough to tell you, your clan, the others, yourself, all those demons opinion scared me, what everyone else would have thought of you for being with such a monstrous creature like me killed me, I didn't wanted you to ever suffer the same discomfort I feel on my own skin"

Kalego started feeling a sharp pain on his chest, a one he thought would never feel, heartbreak.

-"I wanted to court you, court you correctly, I wanted to love you correctly, but you.... Decided to play with me, with my feelings... You know how much I hate that kind of demons and yet you did the same behind my back, to even give me a place of security in our allieship when you were actually using me as a front for your clan" 

Shichiro's voice started breaking, he hold a sob in, kalego just stared at him dumbfounded.

-"so yeah.... I'm so sorry kalego-kun it's just.... I.. was expecting to say it after I came back, t-that I wanted to court you and all that, I even had a gift to give you.... hahaha damnit I hope I can still give it back.... I had everything planned but... Ha, I guess someone else won..." Shichiro stayed quiet and didn't even looked at the guard dog, kalego couldn't even breath after such revelation.

-"I don't understand, why do you look so... Devasted right now? You finally got your perfect partner, I'm pretty sure your clan will love ifrit, he's a way better option than a stupid gargoyle" when shichiro finally looked at kalego, he noticed how... Bad he looked.

-"n-no! Shichiro i-!" 

-"oh please Kalego-kun, stop this, I'm tired of all of this, I'm going home to rest, after everything that happened this week...."

-"s-shichiro no..., let's talk! Not right now, w-we are stressed a-and -"

-"kalego, there won't be a next time, not now nor ever, I'm really tired of this, of all this lies, this mess, this heartache you seem so uncaring for, I'm leaving kalego"

Kalego looked at him in a combination of desperation and fear, two feelings he never thought would be feel around shichiro.

Without any other word, shichiro went to the door, kalego went after him and grabbed his hand,shichiro stopped looking at the door, the gargoyle didn't dare to look back to the guard dog, kalego on his part, started to feel how his eyes were betraying him with some stray tears, for the life of his, he didn't wanted to let go of shichiro's hand.

Shichiro, without saying much just snapped his hand from kalego's hold, being physically stronger that kalego this was easy, kalego flinched, shichiro had never used his strength against him, the gargoyle would always be careful with what he did out of fear of hurting others, specially the demon who was his best allie.

Shichiro continued opening the door, and now without anyone stopping him, stepped out and slammed the door shut behind him, kalego went back to his living room, feeling numb, he sat down at the sofa and felt some of the crafting stuff he was using earlier to make a now pretty useless love letter.

WHAT

Kalego punched the table with both of his fists, he kept punching until the table was broken, he kicked, punched, screamed and threw everything he could for the next hour or so until the whole living room was destroyed.

He sat down on whats left of the sofa, his head on his hands, lamenting everything that has happened so far, how could he fuck it up so badly? Yes he should have clarified everything from the start but how could he? Everything went beyond what he expected so quickly!

Even worse! This was all because a really stupid bet that in the first place he shouldn't have accepted at all!

Kalego didn't even noticed the moment he just started crying, everything felt awful, and there was nothing he could do to fix it.

Opera got out of the closet, so that was something, something really awful, this fucked up everything they had planned, how the hell had this happened?! shichiro would never act like this! A front?! Of what?!?!?!

What's worse is that if someone told him that lie, it was completely believable due to that stupid clan and their even stupider members.

Opera started getting angry at everything but once they stepped into the now destroyed living room and saw kalego grieving, they definitely didn't know how to deal with this.

Like they knew how to deal with a demon in that state, but kalego crying? That's a whole new level.

But they knew, to some degree (almost fully), this was their fault.

Opera got closer to kalego, silently sat down (whenever they could in the destroyed sofa) besides him.

-"....you okay?"

-"....."

-"kalego"

-"..... Do you... Really think I'm okay?"

-".... No"

Kalego didn't say anything else, opera stayed still.

What felt like hours were probably 10 minutes, a knock on the door took out both demons of their personal grievances.

Kalego didn't even make the effort of getting up, opera just watched him.

After another knock was heard, Opera stood up and went to open the door, once they opened it they were welcomed by the image of Narnia holding a bunch of hatchling stuff.

......

What?

Wait...

Oh!

That's right, opera forgot to mention that the pregnancy stuff was fake!

Yeah, they clarified that the whole crush thing about kalego and shichiro , but forgot to mention kalego wasn't pregnant at all!

So this was what they kept feeling they forgot!!

Hahahahahahaha!

Huh.

Shit.

Before Narnia could say anything, opera put their hand on his mouth and push him outside closing the door behind them.

Once outside, opera took their hand off Narnia's mouth, took all of the hatchling stuff and throw it to the side.

Narnia saw the action, more than angry he was deeply confused.

-"opera, whatever you are doing at my brother's house?" Narnia crossed his arms over his chest looking at opera with a raised eyebrow.

-"look, a lot for stuff happened, like a lot of bad stuff" opera didn't knew from where to start

-"is kalego and the hatchling ok?" Narnia asked naively worried 

Opera open their mouth and then closed it immediately, there was like this huge moral fight inside of them right now.

On one side, they really should tell Narnia the truth about what happened and about the whole pregnancy thing since kalego is now going through some awful consequences due to all this BS.

On the other side, it would still be funny if they explained everything else but kept Narnia believing the whole hatchling thing.

But this time, after everything, decided to do the right thing.

-"no, Narnia, kalego isn't pregnant that was a lie, a rumours that I invented went too wild and ended up in someone saying that he was pregnant when he wasn't" opera admitted

"I see... But through all of this... Is the hatchling ok?" What? Opera just explained it isn't true

-"umm Narnia, once again, he isn't pregnant" thankfully opera knew how to deal with this.... Maybe.

-"yeah, you just told me, what I'm asking you is if the hatchling is ok?" Narnia repeated like opera didn't hear him the first time.

But they did listen, and they totally understood the question. Still, what fucking hatchling was he talking about?

-" .... Hatchling?" There was a possibility that maybe they didn't hear correctly 

-"yes, the hatchling!" And so Narnia insisted.

-"the hatchling"

-"yeah, THE hatchling"

-"so... The hatchling" opera really hoped that if they kept asking Narnia would finally explain.

-"opera, where's the hatchling?" Oh! So the hatchling is here with us?!

-"ok, being honest, I have no idea what are you talking about" opera looked at him with a raised eyebrow

-"the hatchling opera, the one with blue hair and no horns" Narnia clarified like it was the most obv-

Wait.

Blue hair and no horns?

-"... You mean iruma-sama?" Opera looked at him now incredulous 

-"yes, yes iruma! Kalego and balam hatchling, he must be struggling with the separation of his parents" what?

So iruma was the hatchling Narnia kept asking about

.....

.....

No fuck that, iruma was their hatchling and there was no way they would ever let kalego put his dirty hand on him.

-"iruma-sama isn't their hatchling, wait, where did you even hear about iruma-sama?" Opera asked completely confused and slightly worried.

-"well, on my way here I found a group of hatchling heading over here, when I asked them about it they said they were heading to their teachers house to help him out made up with his long time partner so their precious classmate Iruma wouldn't be sad about his parents going through a divorce" Narnia only shrugged 

Opera on their part, felt a stroke incoming.

The misfits?!

Are coming here?!

THE MISFITS ON THEIR WAY HERE?!

BECAUSE THE ACTUALLY NOT PARENTS OF IRUMA ARE GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE?!

-"wait here, I need to do something" opera quickly headed towards, well, anywhere they could see the group of little misfits trying to help but causing more chaos.

So, the new plan was the next.

Stop the misfits.

Talk with Balam

See how the talk goes and from there we neither reunite them or fuck it we move to another netherworld.

This was going to be another long night.