{ Chapter 32: Apology Tour }
At the Goetia Mansion, water is filling a large pool where Stolas lays down in a lounge chair beside a tea table under a royal tent in his garden, reading a book with a cup of wine on a table next to him. Blitz appears a little ways away, climbing over the brick wall.
"Hello, hello, hello, Stolas! You have- AH!"
Stolas takes notice, but scowls at Blitz for the harsh and heartbreaking words he said the night before. He covers his face in his book as Blitz falls into the bushes, climbing out, yanking a carnivorous plant off of biting his foot as he walks up to talk.
"You haven't been answering my texts, and I sent you a bunch of funny shit. So, what gives?" Blitz asked like nothing happened the night before.
"I was hoping my lack of "ha ha's" in response to the photos you sent would be an indicator I didn't want to talk right now." Stolas said in a bad mood tone.
"Oh, come on, Stolas, we just had a rough night. 'Sides, you always want to hear from me."
Trying to get his attention, Blitz uses his finger to press down the middle of the book so he and Stolas would be eye to eye. Stolas sighs as he closes the book in his hand.
"Blitz. What is it you want?" he asked.
"I wanna feel like I'm earning my way to Earth! 'Kay? So get your tight, feathered ass out of that lawn chair and into the bedroom so I can fuck it!"
Blitz climbs on top of Stolas as he speaks, but the latter does not reciprocate the intentions. Stolas frowns as he gets out of the chair and moves to the tea table.
"Wow. Poetry. I'm sure such a statement would have had me swooning by now." Stolas said sarcastically.
Blitz was shocked that his usual sexual intentions wasn't working on Stolas and how Stolas is now cold toward him.
"Uhhh, I- Sh- Yeah, sure that wa- Okay, that was a shitty way for me to say it- But you usually like it when I talk all dirty, and fucky, and shit."
Stolas stops in his tracks, and turns his head to scowl at Blitz, the sound effect of a crow cawing being heard.
"Come on, we don't do words, we do sex!"
Stolas' eye twitches and does finger quotes while speaking.
"As shocking as this might seem, Blitz, I don't think I'm in the mood to "do sex" with you. In fact, I don't think I'm even in the mood to do words with you!" Stolas walks off. "So, how about you respect that?"
"Oh, come on, Stolas. you can't mean that. You always love seeing this." Blitz said, following after him.
"Seeing you right now is hard! I don't want to feel worse than I already do."
As Stolas puts down his book, he picks up a folded envelope with the words "You're invited" on it.
"It's bad enough I got an invite to this anti-Blitzo party- An honorary invite for being your freshest ex."
""Anti-Blitzo party"? Who the fuck's behind this?!" Blitz demanded, reaching for the invitation.
"Oh, it's entirely immature. I'd never indulge this nonsense, it's silly." Stolas scoffed.
"Real silly. Real fucking classy." Blitz said ripping invitation out of Stolas' hands.
"Kind of them to invite me, though. It might be rude not to make an appearance." Stolas smiled slightly.
Wanting to get to the bottom of this, Blitz opens the invitation and is shocked to find who it's signed by.
"Verosika?! Of course, that fucking bitch."
"I will say, it's rather concerning you have an entire party devoted to hating you though, Blitz." Stolas commented.
Blitz scoffs and gives envelope back to Stolas and sits at the tea table.
"Oh, please, everyone hates me for shitty reasons. In the end, everyone's just bitter they couldn't tie this ass down." He puts his legs on the table. "I'm too much imp to simp!"
"You really think that's the reason?" Stolas asked.
"Yessir, they couldn't handle that I moved on." Blitz answered confidently.
Stolas walks up to table.
"Oh! So you're used to being the one who crushes others' feelings, hm?"
Blitz imitates Stolas mockingly.
"If by "crushes other's feelings" you mean-" He slides finger across throat. "end shit before it gets serious, then bingo. I'm doing everyone a favor because relationships are boring."
Stolas scowls at his harsh words.
"Oh, yes, very boring. So what are you doing here, then?"
"Uh, I- Waiting for you to realize how good an angry fuck would be right now!" Blitz shouted.
"Get out! Right now!" Stolas pointed to the exit.
"What?!" Blitz asked, shocked.
"I'm tired of this. I'm uncomfortable how you're speaking to me now." Stolas exasperated.
"Oh, come on, Stolas. You can't tell me this isn't a fantasy of yours." Blitz gets up on the table. "You want me to show your rich, prince-y ass what a real fuckin' is." He pulls on Stolas's robe as he speaks.
"Stop it!" Stolas gets out of his grip and walks away.
"Ha! I'm right, aren't I?" Blitz gets off the table. "You get off to getting plowed by people you look down on."
Stolas looked at him in disbelief.
"I don't look down on you! How many times do I ha- When have I ever?! You speak just like that vile Striker friend of yours. The one who tried to kill me and assaulted my daughter and you couldn't be bothered to come help me. Remember him?"
"Hey, look- I do not sound like- I- And I didn't know he was capable- I- I stopped him the first time and saved Danika from him, didn't I?" Blitz argued.
Stolas chirps in surprise. "The first time?"
"Yeah, the-" Blitz stops and realizes he never told Stolas about Striker. "Oh. Oops. I- Uh- No, who said tha- I-" he stuttered, scratching his head.
"You knew someone was trying to assassinate me? And Danika never told me?" Stolas asked.
"I, I- I stopped him! Well, Danika stopped him first before I came and helped her! And I- I really didn't think you could actually get hurt, you're immortal and shit! You're a fucking prince! And Danika didn't want you to worry and wanted to protect you!" A shocked Stolas picks up his book and begins walking away, with Blitz following. "If me and my team, including your human daughter, could kick that guy's ass that easily, then I'm sure you'd have no problem."
"I suppose you are right, silly me. It's not an imp's place to protect a Goetia, is it?" Stolas guessed sarcastically.
"And there it is. Took ya long enough!" Blitz glared.
"That's all you were waiting for, wasn't it? For me to play into this idea you have of me that I'm this prince who thinks he's so much better than you. Well, I don't! Why would I allow everyone to see how much I like you? How I've tried so fucking hard to spend time with you, to support you? You don't owe me those things, but you can't just ignore all that!" Stolas ranted out his feelings.
Blitz sighed as he looked down. "You know, Stolas... I've spent the entirety of this morning listening to love ballads." Blitz grabs Stolas' hand and pulls him closer before shouting at his face. "and that was still the GAYEST thing I've heard all day!"
"Are you two fucking kidding me?!!!"
Stolas and Blitz froze to hear a familiar angry voice and turned to see Danika standing before them upstairs from the door. She was wearing her necklace, as she stood in her owl form. She looks pretty upset and disappointed in the both of them.
"You're BOTH in the wrong, you idiots!!" She screamed out loud as she marched down the garden stairs.
"What?!!" Stolas and Blitz exclaimed in shock.
"You heard me, alright! I tried to tell you both to talk things out but did you listen to me... NNNNOOOOO!"
Danika walked up to the two idiots as she continued to say, "All I see is you guys arguing and assuming each other while being such a fucking hypocrites!! You two remind me just like my former parents back on earth who didn't care about each other and/or love each other just fighting arguments and never having a heart to talk to!"
Danika turned to Stolas, who flinched.
"Dad! You really need to open your eyes and ears that you have said pretty harsh things towards Blitz since he's an imp! You would say to him every time you meet him: my impish little plaything or impty bipty imps! Especially when you called Blitz during our mission to kill that bitch that nearly killed us and you nearly got him killed over that stupid call to have sex! You made it perfectly clear that this whole deal is about sex! You think sex would help you find love without a proper conversation?! No!! You are being a hypocrite! I'm sorry if this is harsh, but it's a full truth! And by the way, Striker is not Blitz's friend! He's an enemy! You just unknowingly compared him to my boss because they're both imp! See? That's the problem!! You didn't even defend Blitz when Ozzie embarrassed you about your affair with him during the night club! If you truly love him, why didn't you try and talk to him?!! Huh?!!" Danika ranted at her owl father.
This completely left Stolas speechless. He was stunned to hear his daughter say those things to him. Blitz smirked, silently thanking Danika for being on his side.
"Ha! In your face!" Blitz laughed at Stolas' priceless expression. Now Danika turns to Blitz, who immediately gets scared now. Maybe she wasn't totally on Blitz's side. "Oh, shit..."
"Yeah, oh shit is right, Blitz! Don't think you're out of this, too! Blitz, I understand that you think you're not good enough, but you gotta stop hurting people you cared about around you!"
"But he started-"
"I DO NOT CARE WHO STARTED IT!" Danika screamed as she interrupted Blitz.
"Just because you hate yourself doesn't mean you can just push the people away that actually wanted to be there for you! Sex and hookup is not gonna help you if you learn to open up to yourself and not be miserable for the rest of your life! You even hurt dad's feelings when he literally confessed his love for you! It makes me wonder maybe that's the reason Verosika hated you."
"Hey, it was Veronika's fault-"
"Did I tell you can interrupt me?!" Blitz immediately snapped his mouth shut before Danika took a deep breath and continued to say, "Stop being miserable and get the fuck over yourself and man up and find real love already that's been in front of you this whole time!!"
Now Blitz is left speechless. Danika takes a deep breath to calm herself down before speaking.
"I'm sorry if I hurt you both, but I hate seeing you guys fighting when you two should at least try to understand each other. And maybe apologize honestly."
She looked at both her boss and her dad waiting for them to officially apologize to each other.
"Well... I am waiting," she said as she tapped her foot.
Stolas looked at his daughter before taking a deep breath and said, "Blitz..."
Blitz glared at Stolas, crossing his arms, waiting for his apology. What Stolas said next made Danika even more mad.
"...Do you feel any kind of remorse for what you do? Have you ever even apologized once in your life?" Stolas asked, turning to Blitz.
"Dad!!" Danika shouted in disbelief.
Blitz snaps out of his trance and whips his tail around in anger.
"Oh, you think I can't apologize?!" he shouted as he sniffled. "For what?! You want me to be like- Oh, sorry, this entire time I assumed the worst because I was convinced a prince could never love someone like me and I've let my self hatred stop me from apologizing to anyone I could ever care about! And maybe Danika is right about everything that we should've talked!"
Blitz breaks down slightly as he describes what he thinks Stolas wants of him. Bird chirps are heard as he looks at Blitz, slightly surprised while Danika sympathizes him.
"Well, yes. That."
"Dad, come on!"
Now that mad Blitz explode with anger. "...Weeell, fuck you!"
Danika turned to Blitz and was stunned. "BLITZO!!!"
"SHUT UP DANIKA! I TOLD YOU THE 'O' IS SILENT AND I NEED TO TALK TO YOUR ADOPTIVE PRIVILEDGED FATHER!" Blitz stares at Stolas while the owl was walking up the stairs, away from Danika and Blitz. "I can sorry the fuck out of people, just you watch! I sorried Fizz so hard he cried! And I can sorry more people, everyone but you! 'Cause I don't owe you dick!"
Stolas slams the door on Blitz.
"Everyone but you..."
Danika was standing looking shocked on how things turned out! First they wouldn't listen to her, and now they are acting like two immature kids! She snapped out of her trance when Blitz walked past her in a fury.
"Blitz, come on. You can't mean that. You need to talk to him. I can try and convince dad to listen for once," Danika pleaded as she grabbed her boss's arm to stop him from walking away.
"Dan, I appreciate you trying to make things work between us but it's never going to happen." Blitz looked back at the young owlette to see she had tears creeping up her eyes. He sighed before removing her hand away from his arm. "See you later."
Danika felt a single tear slide down her check as she watched Blitz climb up the wall and disappeared from her sight. Danika groans in frustration and runs to her bedroom. She was so mad, without thinking, Danika yanks her necklace off her neck and threw it into a chair. As she turns back into her human form, she runs to her bed, grabs a pillow, and then screams into it and cries into it.
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After a while when Danika is still in her bed being upset and all, which she almost cried herself to sleep, she hears a knock at the door.
"If it's the demon who is my supposed father who doesn't listen is at the door... GO AWAY!"
Stolas was indeed at the door and let himself in. He sees his daughter upset and tries to have a heart-to-heart conversation. He noticed her necklace on the chair and picks it up.
"Sweetie, are you okay?" Stolas asks worried.
Danika glared at her dad as she replied, "What do you think?"
Stolas sighs as he sits down on the corner of her bed. "Sweetheart, I just want to make things right. Can we please talk?"
"I don't know Dad, can you and Blitz make things right and stop acting like a bunch of children?" When she didn't receive an answer, Danika turns away from looking at Stolas. "Why are you and Blitz are having a hard time with each other?"
"You must understand Danika, just like on Earth we too have arguments from other day and it's just... I'm not sure if Blitz doesn't want me anymore."
Danika slowly sat up and looked at her father. She can tell that hers and Blitz's words really got to him. Maybe, he will listen to her this time.
"I'm sure he will need you dad. He was just blind, not seeing what the consequences he was, but I'm sure he will see you in your eyes and he will do too."
Stolas looked at her, with hope and his eyes. "You.... Really think so?"
"Think so? I know so." The human girl grabbed the demon's hand and held it close. "If you haven't adopted me for the first time from my no-good-earth former parents, I haven't had real family time and the love that I never had before. And you changed my life forever and I never want to go back to my old life on earth and I'm glad to have you as my father."
Danika's speech makes Stolas speechless and feels his heart warm and happy. They hug tightly and have an emotional moment as father and daughter and they begin to tears of joy and sadness at the same time.
"I love you, Dad."
"I love you too, my little star."
After they hugged, Stolas asked Danika to come to the party since she was invited too.
"Since Veronika invited me to the party do you think you can come too just to comfort me?" Stolas asked.
Danika looked uncomfortable as she rubbed the back of her neck. "I don't know. I mean, this party is based off my boss and I am not his... ex. If I go to this party, it will make me like I hate Blitz. Plus, it's Halloween in Earth time."
Stolas grabs her hands with desperation. "Please sweetheart, I know I haven't been a good Father to you and I know I messed up for not listening to you. I just NEED you to be with me. And maybe we can do this... how do you humans call it... freak and sweet?"
Danika giggled and replied, "It's called trick-or-treat, Dad."
"Yes, that! So... will you come with me?"
Danika thought for a moment but she had to be there for her dad no matter what.
"Of course Dad, just let me pick a dress to wear and then I'll go."
"Okay, just let me know when you're ready and I'll be waiting for you in the living room."
"Okay, Dad."
Stolas stood up before handing her back the necklace. "You might want to put this back on before we go to the party."
Stolas left her room to give her some privacy to wait for her in the living room while Danika picks a dress to wear in her closet. She found the along with fancy red heels and in her closet and put them on to get ready after she was all dressed up, she walked out from her bedroom and met her father in the living room.
Stolas was surprised to see her all pretty and a true beautiful princess.
"Wow, my little star is all beautiful," Stolas said with tears of joy.
"Thanks, Dad, so ready to go?" Danika said gratefully.
"Of course Danika, and after the party, we will go Trick-or-Treating on Earth as father and daughter. Just the two of us."
"Just as promised."
They walked out of the mansion and on their way to the Anti-Blitzo party even though Danika is not an ex but still needed to go to comfort her father from earlier.
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Inside the party, Stolas and Danika arrive while Danika is in her owl demon disguise.
"The one day a year the spirits can rise amongst the living and it's spent celebrating mutual pettiness." Stolas said, pouring two drinks for him and Danika.
"It's going to be okay, Dad," Danika added, taking her drink from him.
"Uh, what?" Sailor Demon questioned.
"Oh! Nothing! I was talking to my daughter." Stolas said and laughed.
"Hi." Danika smiles and waves nervously.
"Cool, man, I wish I was you..." Sailor Demon said sarcastically and walked off.
"Did he just wished that I was his daughter?" Danika asked with disgust.
Placing his hand on her shoulder, Stolas stared at the sailor demon before replying, "Let's not think about that."
Stolas and Danika start drinking and Danika feels bad for her father, so she pats his back they smile as Veronika Mayday dances over, noticing and excited to see Danika again
"OMG Danika!"
"Verosika!"
They both hugged with excitement to see each other again.
"Wow, Veronika! It's been a while since the Ozzie's! How have you been?" Danika said.
"I'm doing great! And hey, looking good!" Verosika complimented her costume.
"Thanks! Yours too! Looking sexy as ever!"
"Ooh, stop! And hey, I sense some change in you! And that smell! Have you... been banged?" Verosika whispered the last part, causing Danika to blush.
"Y-Yeah..."
Verosika gasps.
"No way! You gotta tell me everything after this!"
And that's when she notices Stolas and smiles.
"Hello, freshest ex! Stolas! How're you doing baby, you holding up okay?" Verosika said, kissing Stolas on the cheek.
"Oh, I'm fine, I felt it rude not to stop by. I don't get invited out much, but, I really shouldn't stay long." Stolas said with a nervous smile.
"Well, I'm glad you and Danika could make it, honey." Verosika said, clinking her cup with Stolas' and Danika's.
"Well, this certainly beats the last Earth party I attended on Hallows' Eve." Stolas mentioned.
"Wait, really?" Danika questioned.
Flashback to worshippers torturing a blindfolded man, knife held over his chest. Stolas is standing to the side, looking bored while holding a drink in his hand.
"All hail the demon prince, Stolas." Masked Worshipper chanted.
"I was told there would be cake?" Stolas asked until blood splattered onto him which freaked him out.
Flashback ended back to present day as Stolas drinks his cup while Danika looks disturbed.
"Yeah... interesting story Dad," Danika murmured as she sipped her drink.
Verosika smiled before saying excitedly, "Speaking of cake, you wanna slice it?"
Verosika pulls Stolas and Danika over to the Blitzo cake, with multiple arrows in its chest and a machete down its forehead.
"Oh... Eugh." Stolas commented awkwardly.
"Looks... delicious." Danika smiled nervously, not liking seeing a dead Blitz cake.
"I like to start with the neck." Verosika grinned maliciously, pulling out a knife. "Or the dick."
"Eugh..." Stolas and Danika cringed, which Verosika noticed.
"You're right. Nobody wants his dick, anyway."
She starts to violently stab the crotch of the cake which makes Stolas and Danika uncomfortable.
"I- I think I'm content without slicing any of it." Stolas declined.
"I'm good. I'm not hungry yet." Danika declined also.
"Well, live it up, babes, you are with friends here. Fuck Blitzo in the fucking ass!" Verosika shouted.
A crowd of Succubi and other assorted demons are seen cheering. Verosika then sliced the head off the cake while laughing. Stolas and Danika are shocked as more demons are seen torturing miniature toys of Blitzo, and walked away. Danika was shocked to see a lot of exes Blitz had dated or fucked and it's really messed up for her. She eventually bumped into Vortex and smiled to see him.
"Tex!!" she waved.
Vortex turned and smiled to see her again.
"Danny! I didn't expect to see you here! Good to see ya!" he greeted back before the two hugged each other.
"Me either! How are you and Bee doing?" Danika asked.
"Doing great! And I heard you and Asmodeus and Fizzarolli are officially together. Congrats! Bee was flipping happy when she heard the news." he explained, patting her back.
"Aw, shucks! Thanks! It was... unexpected but I'm happy." she giggled.
"That's good to hear. I'm guessing you're here for your Dad." he said with a knowing smile.
"And I'm guessing you're here because Verosika asked you to come." she said.
"Yep. I may not know Blitz much, but dang that's a whole lot of people he was with."
"Yeah. But at least, he's willing to change, I know it."
"That's good to hear."
Danika and Vortex keeps chatting to catch up on things they wanna talk about.
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