{ Chapter 7: Spring Broken }
Danika was on her way to the Hell Cafe the following morning to fetch herself some coffee when the door opened and a demon couple emerged. The imp boyfriend dragged his imp girlfriend outside and approached the van, looking angry.
"I'm sorry. I'm not good at math." she said.
"That was a 40% tip!" he growled.
"I messed up, okay?"
Sneering at her face, he dragged her and pinned her against the van.
"How am I supposed to get ahead when you're wasting my goddamn money."
Then she flinched and gasped as the imp lover slammed his hand into the van next to her head. Danika looks at them, her body twisted into a scowl.
"Get your ass in the van." he ordered.
The imp boyfriend turned and noticed her glaring at him.
"What the hell you want, asshole?!"
Danika remained silent and continued to glare at him. The imp boyfriend grew haughty because he didn't appreciate the silence.
"I'm talking to you, stupid owl!"
As if daring him to say another word, Danika responds with a wicked stare that sends shivers down his spine without even trying. With a gulp, the imp boyfriend becomes anxious.
"L-Listen, ma'am... I'm... just having a bad day." he said, calming down.
To be sure he means it, Danika maintains her scowl. The imp boyfriend is too wise to get into any problems.
"It won't happen again."
Inside the van went he and his girlfriend. Danika enters the cafe and holds her place in line, feeling satisfied. Finding something she wants to try, she scans the menu. In addition to the Scream Cake that she recognizes and is drooling over, she decides to try the Midnight Creeper Frappuccino menu item that has a recipe on it. Once she's next, she orders her drink and two pieces of those mouthwatering screaming cakes.
Before waiting for her order and allowing the next customer to receive their order, the imp cashier informs her of the amount she needs to pay. She approaches the table, takes a seat, opens a book of spells, and begins to read. With Stolas's assistance, she has been studying how to utilize spells. He has also given her a book so she may learn and memorize everything. She had just turned to the next page when she heard a bell ring and saw someone walking inside in heels.
Glancing up from her page, she saw that someone was heading to the cashier register when those squealing demons started snapping shots of them. They step aside to let them to pass, and they start their order with a companion at their side. Danika looks over to see a tall, hot pink-skinned succubus demon with an hourglass figure. She has a long, spade-shaped barbed tail with a black tip, and two black-tipped horns on the top of her head, with a black star on each side, and the left horn slightly bigger than the other. She also has a pair of hot pink wings with black heart shapes at the top.
Her eyes have light pink irises with yellow sclera, a white outline, and a black heart is under the corner of her right eye. Her hair is knee-length and ombre-white colored with pink undertones from lighter to darker towards the tips, and a darker pink streak across her bangs.
She has a red, heart-shaped tattoo on her right upper arm with Blitzo's name written within it but has been crossed out with a big black 'X'.
She wears a tightly fitted white and black mini dress that features a contrasting 'X' and 'O' on the chest, as well as a star design on the abdomen. She also wears a black choker around her neck, thigh-high, high-heeled black boots with a heart motif and three X-shaped patterns down the sides, and white arm-length gloves.
She accessorizes with a pale pink fur coat that matches her hair and a pair of round shades with pink heart designs in the lenses.
"It's Verosika Mayday! The famous singer!" One of the demons squealed.
Verosika looks indifferent to the people staring at her, giving them winks and blow kisses while placing an order for dessert, so at least Danika knows who this woman is. Danika then looks at someone next to Verosika. He is a lupine Hellhound with a monotone dark gray color. He is extremely muscular and has a scar on his left eye with slightly ripped ears.
He also has a black fur pattern resembling a tattoo on his left arm in the shape of a wolf's head.
He wears a ripped leather jacket with the sleeves torn off, effectively making it a vest, with glowing red spikes on what is left of the sleeves. He also wears a black undershirt as well as ripped grey pants.
Danika shrugs and glances back down at the spell book. She finds the demon owl's skills intriguing and questions whether she is capable of shapeshifting like Stolas. Her senses suddenly start to tingle, and when she glances up, she sees two large demons around Verosika, who seems uneasy. Then she saw a hellhound guy being handled as though they were attempting to make him look friendly although in reality he was having trouble. Since everyone is too busy waiting for their order or simply ogling Verosika, nobody is really noticing that. She can see above the counter that her order is almost complete, therefore it appears she needs to stop this.
"You do realize you're making a poor pretty lady like her making her uncomfortable. Don't you ever learn to show respect?" Danika said out loud for everyone to hear.
Everyone turned to Danika, who looks calm as she still reading her spell book. The two guys that are harassing Verosika glare at Danika.
"I'm sorry, what?" One of the big demons asked.
"You're making her uncomfortable. If you really want to talk to her, you should really keep your hands to yourselves. I know a thing or two about being being groped. And I know that big hellhound guy is being held back against his will just by the look on his face and his muscles being tensed." Danika explained, shocking them.
The demons chuckle as they hold Verosika and the hellhound captive. One of them releases Verosika and walks over to Danika, pointing a revolver. Everyone gasped and retreated at that moment, and some even let out screams.
"Hands where I can see them." he ordered.
Placing the spell book down, Danika holds it while holding out her other hand to look at her watch.
"Take a little walk across the street me and you, so I can teach you a lesson about minding your own business."
Danika sets her watch to stop timer and just looks at him. He doesn't know who he's dealing with. Not for nothing do they refer to her as the Deadly Night Shade.
"Be very easy with the instructions or that I'm gonna kill you, you understand?"
Again, she never responds to him and starts calculating him up close. Taking her silence as a response, he nods.
"Alright. Stand up."
She sees him raise his finger, then point the gun he's holding—which had a trigger—in her direction. Danika snatches her magic book out of sheer tension and gives him a hard smack to the stomach, causing him to grunt in agony. She smacks his face on the table she was seated in, knocks his gun to the ground, grabs him by the neck, and spins him around. She then takes out her dagger and stabs him in the back of his neck, just where his spine is. He collapsed from the table, suddenly dead.
Danika walks up to another demon, who releases Verosika and takes the revolver handle out of his pocket. After giving him a brief glance, she grabs his wrist and gives him a hard smack to the neck before he can react. She shoves him back against the wall while continuing to grasp the revolver around his wrist, then she slashes his throat. The terrified customers were hit by a spray of blood as a result. She swiftly snatches the rifle from the dead demon and gives each of the remaining two holding the hellhound one shot apiece, killing them before they could launch an attack. Everyone, even Verosika and the hellhound, looks at Danika in astonishment once they're all dead.
Disregarding them, she turns to see a speechless coworker holding up her drink and a bag containing two pieces of muffled screaming cakes. Danika comes over to them and smiles as she takes her order, but not before putting a gun and a tip in a jar. Then she walks out of the cafe, leaving them to observe her. Verosika snapped out of it, and she and the hellhound raced for Danika. Danika was turning a corner and they turned to watch her enjoying her drink when Verosika called after her.
"Wait!"
Danika stopped and turned around.
"Oh, hey. It's you."
"Y-Yeah. It's me." Verosika cleared her throat. "Listen, I wanted to thank you for saving me back there. That was really brave of you."
"Well, I just don't like how people just think they can just do whatever they want without their consent. But you're welcome. You should be careful around them. It seems that you're pretty famous."
"That I am. You've heard of me?"
"No. Not really."
Verosika's eyes widens in shock along with the hellhound.
"Really?"
"Really." Danika nodded.
"That's... okay. Well, I'm Verosika. Verosika Mayday. This is my bodyguard Vortex." Verosika introduced herself and her hellhound.
"Nice to meet you both. I'm Danika. Danika Nightingale." Danika said with a hint of bow. "If you excuse me, I've got to head to work. Catch you later."
Just as she was about to walk away, Verosika stopped her again.
"Wait!"
Danika raises her eyebrow.
"At least, let me repay you. By offering you a ride." she said, pointing to her pink car.
"Hmm... I don't know. I don't want to be a burden. And I need to get to work at the headquarters." Danika said, pointing to the direction.
Verosika looks surprised and smiled.
"That's funny. I'm going to the same direction as you are."
"Oh, really? What a coincidence."
"So, what do you say?"
"...Sure. Why not?"
Smiling, Verosika pulled Danika into the car as Vortex starts a car and drives off.
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Meanwhile, Blitz and the crew are driving their gray van along the street.
"I love this song!"
Blitz starts poorly singing along with "Mustang Dong" on the radio.
♫ You were a spicy little- uh- with the- uh- bleach blonde haaaair! ♫
Loona is sitting in the passenger seat next to Blitz, looking mildly annoyed at his singing. Moxxie covers his somehow non-existing ears in the back while Millie rolls down her window and smiles.
♫ Fieeendin' for that semen when I caught your stare... ♫
They drive into an old crowded parking lot.
♫ Thooought it might be love, but you went--♫
A pink car pulls into the remaining parking space.
"Oh, shit! Fu-"
Blitz slams onto the brakes and the van skids to a stop. Blitzo turns off the radio and glares at the in the person pink car. He glances at the license plate, which reads "SUCKS-4-LIFE".
"Oh, you "suck for life", do ya?!"
Blitz pulls out a megaphone and yells into it.
"Listen up, you unoriginal pink cum dump! You have three goddamn seconds to get your tits out of my parking spot!"
The passenger steps out of her front car seat with high heels. Blitz lowers the megaphone, shocked.
"Oh, shit! Verosika?!"
Verosika blows a bubble of pink gum before it pops.
"Blitz-o." she said coldly.
"I should have known you'd be here. I could smell fish for miles, which is odd. Because, I believe the nearest ocean is..."
Blitz falls and faceplants onto the ground before standing up.
"...three Rings DOWN!"
"And I should have known you'd be here when I heard the Amber Alerts." Verosika glared.
"Oh, yeah? I'm surprised they let your fat ass outta rehab. I can see you're still a drunken whore, clutching onto that Beezlejuice bottle like it's the last cock in Hell!" Blitz sneered.
Verosika flips her long hair back dramatically.
"They let me out because I'm still famous. And rehab is for sad, loser wash-ups."
Verosika takes a drink from her bottle and wipes her mouth with her thumb.
"So, your sister says "Hi"."
Blitz angrily steps in front of Verosika.
"Why are you parkin' here?! This is the ONLY parking spot my company has! So take your tampon race car somewhere else!"
"Actually, prick. It has my name on it." she said.
Verosika points down to her name written in purple spray paint by their feet. I.M.P is crossed out on the ground.
"I'm doing a bit of freelance for one of the infinitely more successful companies in the building..."
As Verosika talks, Loona is watching them from the van with a stunned look.
"No way..."
"...and they wanted to have me come in this week to lead their team during spring break." Verosika finished.
Blitz appears shocked at this news.
"A WEEK?! No, no, you are NOT parking here for a fuckin' week!"
Verosika removes her sunglasses and smirks.
"Awww, you mad, Blitz-o? You gonna run off, leaving someone else to pay for the hotel room, steal their car and run..."
"...run three rings to Wrath and max MY credit cards on shitty horse riding lessons?!" Verosika and Blitz finished in unison.
"Goddamn it whore, you will NOT let that go!" Blitz shouted, stomping his foot.
"Choke on a sandpaper cock."
Verosika flips him the bird and walks away while Loona fearfully lowers her head in the van. Blitz follows Verosika.
"HOLD ON! You better move that pussy wagon right now, or I'm gonna..."
Just then, Vortex appears behind Blitz and growls.
"You'll what?" he asked, daring him to make a move.
Blitz glances around and stutters in fear.
"Or I'll... uh... uh, I- I'll call HR!"
After a second of awkward silence, Verosika, Blitz, and Vortex laugh as if in a sitcom.
"Anyway, meet my new Hellhound, Vortex. Unlike you, he actually does his job well." Verosika introduced.
"Umm..."
They turned to see Danika getting out of the pink car, shocking Blitz and his crew.
"Sorry if this is a bad time, but am I missing something here??" she asked.
"Danika?! Why are you here with HER?!" Blitz exclaimed, pointing at Verosika.
"Uh... I was offered a ride?"
"Since when?!"
"Since I owe her for saving her life from those creeps that attempt to sexually harass her."
"Who cares?! She's the enemy!"
Danika raises her eyebrow and crosses her arms.
"And I don't care nor want to be involve in this crossfire. I can hang out whoever I want and I decide that for myself."
"Did she blackmail you?"
"No, it's true that she saved me. And I'm very thankful. Though I'm surprised you know her, Blitz-o." Verosika pointed out.
"He's my boss, actually. I work for the I.M.P." Danika said.
Verosika pouts in disappointment.
"Aw, man. That sucks. I was hoping to hire you into my company. You seem to have potential in singing." she said. "And I feel bad that you have to hang out with a loser like him."
"Hey!" Blitz shouted.
Danika appears surprised, but just smiled.
"Nice offer, but I'll think about it. And my boss is great, even if he can be a bit annoying."
Verosika nodded with a hum and hands her a card.
"Well, the offer still stands. Let me know and call me. Anyway, I gotta go."
Verosika leaves with her bodyguard. She glances over her shoulder as she flips Blitz off and waves Danika.
"Ta-ta, fuck stain. See you then, Danika."
"Ugh, I wasted so much time with a bag of holes like that." Blitz groaned.
Loona kicks van door open and steps out.
"You know Verosika Mayday?!"
"Huh...? Oh, yeah. Her, yeah. We dated." Blitz said, crossing his arms.
"Wait, that's your ex?!" Danika exclaimed in shock. "She's way too pretty to be around you!"
"Offended." Blitz pouted.
"Was it before or after she became a pop star?" Millie asked, appearing shocked.
Moxxie opens the van door and steps out just as shocked as everyone else.
"You dated a pop star?!"
"Okay, why are you all acting like that's such a shock?" Blitz asked in annoyance.
"Hellooo, it's Verosika Mayday?" Loona stated the obviousness with her arms crossed.
"It's you?" Millie pointed at him.
"I just..."
Moxxie scratches his head.
"Is she blind?? Suffering some form of brain damage?"
"Okay, look, you are all making this into a way bigger deal than it needs to be. I don't pry into your stupid personal lives." Blitz glared.
"You do that all the time, sir!" Moxxie exclaimed.
"Come on, you kinda do that." Millie agreed.
"You totally do that." Loona stated.
"He did what now?" Danika questioned.
Millie grins mischievously, eyelids lowering.
"What was sex with her like?" she asked.
Moxxie and Danika appears taken aback.
"Millie!" he scolded his wife.
"Whaaaat?! It's a pop star! You'd wanna know what sex with was like." Millie defended.
Moxxie is about to scold Millie but changes his mind.
"...Touché."
"Okay, look, let's just drop it! Millie, j- find a temporary spot for that truck."
Blitz tosses the keys to Millie, who gleefully catches them and runs to the driver's side.
"Okay, Loonie, Dan, Moxxie, let's go handle this shit."
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Loona, Danika, Moxxie and Blitzo are now stepping out of an elevator. Loona walks nervously forward.
"Do you think they saw me? Fuck! I did my makeup shitty today!" Loona said in panic.
"Relax, I think you're gorgeous. Nothing's wrong with you." Danika assured her with a smile.
This made Loona smile a little at Danika. Blitz smiles at Loona with shining eyes.
"Yeah, like Danika said! You look perfect, Loonie! Like always~"
Loona narrows her eyes and scowls.
"Shut UP, da—"
Blitz looks at her with adoration on his face. Loona catches herself almost referring to Blitz as "dad" and shoves him aside.
"Urgh! Blitz!" she corrected herself.
Loona checks her face in a handheld mirror, stepping over Blitz. Danika notices someone ahead and tries to warn her, but it was too late as Loona accidentally bump into Vortex. She looks up in embarrassment.
"Oof! Oh. Woah..." Loona awed.
Vortex glances down at Loona. Danika sees him and smiles, waving at him.
"Hey, Vortex."
Vortex smiles back at her after noticing her.
"Hey, Danika, right?"
"That's me."
Loona whispers to Danika.
"That's his name? And you know him?"
"Yeah. He's cool, and yeah, I saved him and Verosika." Danika whispered back before looking at Vortex.
"I never got the chance to properly thank you for saving me. That was pretty impressive of what you did back there. You've got guts, I'll tell you that." Vortex said.
"No problem. I didn't appreciate the way they treated you and Verosika. It was wrong and I have to step in." Danika said.
"And I thank you again for that."
As the two talk, Loona gazes at Vortex. Blitz gets up and smiles at Loona before he gasps in shock. Loona blushes and wags her tail. Blitz then moves between Loona, Danika, and Vortex, his arms out.
"Hiiii, big man. Where's your bitch bag of an employer?"
Vortex mentions to a nearby room with neon pink hearts over double doors. "V" and "M" are spray-painted on the door windows across from the I.M.P. office room.
"She's in her office. There wasn't room on the second floor, so they rented one here on this one. It's cheaper." he explained.
"Cool, we're neighbors!" Danika smiled.
"Oh, COME ON!" Blitz groaned.
Vortex scoffs amusingly.
"Sorry, man. Nice to meet you again, Danika."
"Same."
Vortex then walks away.
"Oh, no you don't, bitch." Blitz muttered.
"Sir... how about you let me go in and try to reason with her? I don't really listen to what's classified as "pop genre" music, so her status to me is name recognition alone..." Moxxie said, explaining his taste in music.
Blitz tunes Moxxie out with a glare as Moxxie talks. Loona appears annoyed while Danika sweatdrops.
"In my opinion, her music is a bit derivative of-"
Blitz then cuts him off, having enough of his talk of nonsense.
"Moxxie, shut the fuck up!" he said.
"Alrighty, then." Moxxie said, heading over to Verosika's office.
Moxxie pushes open the doors and goes inside. The silhouettes of Moxxie, Verosika and her gang of demons are seen through the glass window.
"Hello, Miss Verosika, was it? I work for I.M.P, and it is actually rather important for us to retain the singular parking space we were assigned, because-"
A silhouette demon woman named Coco points to Moxxie, cutting him off.
"Aw, look at the little one. He's got a wittle bow tie!" she cooed.
"Please don't condescend me, ma'am. I—" Moxxie started.
"Want a kissy, little guy?" a silhouette demon man named Josh offered seductively.
"A kind offer, but... I'm married." Moxxie nervously stated.
The gang of demons surround Moxxie.
"Hey... why don't you send a little message from me back to your limp-dick... boss?" Verosika smiled mischievously.
The demon silhouettes bare their fangs over Moxxie to sexually assault him.
"Don't touch that!" Moxxie screamed.
"Oh my God!" Danika yelped.
Blitz races and presses his hands against the window.
"Moxxie, don't let her access any of your holes!"
Moxxie races back into the hall, panting with his back against the door. He walks past them, battered and shaken with red lipstick kisses all over his face.
"I... I gotta go lie down... now." Moxxie stuttered, looking shaken.
Moxxie is about to fall face-first when Danika quickly catches him.
"Oh, this won't STAND!"
Blitz kicks both doors open, causing Verosika and her gang to notice.
"Alright...! *bleep* THAT'S IT!"
Blitz stomps toward Verosika.
"If you're gonna be shitty to my employees, then I challenge you to a fuckin'... challenge!"he said before swearing to himself for his mistake. "Fuck, I said that twice."
"Mmmm... Is this imp boy starting a demon duel?" Kiki cooed.
"I think he is!"
Verosika chuckles and leans in toward Blitz.
"What's the game then, Blitz-o?" she asked mockingly.
"Every year, you STD spreaders go up topside for easy pickin's while spring break is a prime time for crime of all kinds! So I bet... you succu-bitches can't fuck as many people as we can off by the end of the day." Blitz explained.
The succubi laugh. Blitz glares in determination. They stop laughing.
"Oh, you're serious?"
She leans in close to Blitz's face, speaking in a low whisper.
"Game on... bitch."
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