Hell, Pride Ring...

We cut back to the pride ring where we see Black Tip driving Blitzo's company van to where his girlfriend lives.

Where does his girlfriend live?

Well, in case you forgotten, he did say that she's the daughter of the owl that Blitz fucks on every full moon.

Since he doesn't have a vehicle of his own yet, he has to rely on the van belonging to Blitz, and IMP. He'll get his own at some point, he just needs the money, and to figure out what mode of transportation he should get... as well as search for a dealership that won't screw him over.

All of that is easier said than done.

Anyways, Black Tip arrives at his destination, and it's a palace with a metal gate at the entrance. This isn't just any palace... it's the Goetia palace of Stolas.

Black Tip drives up to an intercom by the gates, and rolled down the driver's side window to speak.

"Goetia residence. Who is this?" The Butler on the intercom asked.

"It's Black Tip. Last of the Rudder Sharks. I'm here for a lunch date with Octavia. Inform Stolas, and make sure Stella doesn't hear about it." Black Tip informed.

"Right away Mr. Black Tip." The butler said.

The gates opened, and Black Tip drove through the entrance. He then drove around a water fountain, and parked the van by the steps of the palace.

He then texted his girlfriend that he was parked outside, and waiting. He got a reply back saying that she was on her way out.

After a minute or two, a female owl demon that's at least a foot shorter than him quickly comes out, and quickly gets into the passenger.

"Go go go go go! She knows!" She said quickly.

Black Tip didn't need to ask who she was talking about, and saw the double doors of the palace slam open as a tall white bird demon comes rushing out in anger.

"OCTAVIA GOETIA!!! GET BACK HERE THIS INSTANT!!!" She yells.

It's her mother, Stella Goetia.

She then sees Black Tip in the driver's seat, and he simply smiles while waving at her.

"Buh-bye!" He mocked before slamming on the gas pedal, the tires screeching as he sped away.

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Stella is absolutely livid at the sight of him.

"Don't you dare drive away from me, you damn fish!!!" Stella continues to yell.

Black Tip sticks his hand out the window, and flips her off as he drives away, and soon out of sight.

"BLACK TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP!!!" She shrieked furiously.

Black Tip laughed his ass off as he drove away.

"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAaaaa!!! Oh man, that never gets old! Ahahahaha! Woo! Oh man, that's funny shit." Black Tip cackled before calming down.

"Sorry about that. She overheard everything, and I tried to leave quietly, but she caught me." The owl girl known as Octavia explained.

Octavia is a lanky owl demon similar to Stolas. Her feathers are a dark grey with a white face and fingers, a small black beak, big pink eyes with white pupils, purple eye shadow, long black eyelashes with black eyeliner, and long shaggy grey hair feathers.

She wears a black feathery shawl over a pink dress that has yellow stars on it, she also wears a pink choker, a black beanie with a yellow tiara design on the front, black leggings, and black heels.

"You don't have to apologize for anything. She's been like that ever since she found out we started dating." Said Black Tip.

"Ugh. Don't remind me. At least my Dad is ok about it... somewhat." Said Octavia.

"As protective of you as he is, he at least likes me more than your mother." Black Tip pointed out.

"Understatement of the year." Said Octavia, making Black Tip chuckle.

"So, where'd you say we were having lunch at?" Octavia asked.

"You know that one place I told you about that the guys, and I used to go to?" Black Tip explained.

Octavia's eyes widened a little at the notable hint he gave, and she knew what he was referring to.

"Wait, you mean-"

"Yep!"

Black Tip parks the van in front of a bar, and restaurant that looks like a wooden sunken ship with an oceanic abyssal theme to it. The glowing green sign above it says 'The Ghost Ship Bar & Restaurant.'

"We're having lunch at the Ghost Ship?" Octavia asked with a smile on her face.

"Mmhmm. The Rudder Sharks used to come here a lot when they were around." Said Black Tip, getting out of the van along with Octavia.

The duo go in, and a waiter gives them a booth table, along with menus. While they were picking out what to eat, and drink, the two began to chat more.

"So, how are things going back home?" Black Tip asked.

Octavia scoffed in annoyance with an eye roll. Not to be rude to him, but rather the memory of it is practically the same as usual like every other day.

"The same as usual unfortunately." She groaned.

"Sheesh. You'd think your mother would learn to take a break from screaming her head off once in awhile. Then again, those moments are as rare as... as uh... fuck! I don't have a good analogy." said Black Tip, getting a little frustrated at the last part.

Octavia smiled at her boyfriend's usual actions. Her Dad acted as a ray of sunshine, yet Black Tip always did act as a secondary ray of light in her life. Especially with what's going on back home.

"So how's your day at working going?" Octavia asked.

"Well... it started off like usual, but the target was a drug dealer with a shit ton of moolah if you know what I mean. After I took him down we were about to head back when..." said Black Tip began, but paused at the last part.

Octavia saw Black Tip getting upset, and became concerned about what he wasn't saying. Something bad definitely happened while at work.

"When what? Black Tip, you can tell me. How bad was it?" Octavia asked.

Black Tip looked back at Octavia with a serious expression before he spoke.

"He's back." Black Tip said.

"Who's back?" Octavia asked.

"Undertow." said Black Tip with a serious tone in his voice, and a serious look on his face.

Octavia's eyes widened in shock. Black Tip has told her about Undertow before, and both sharks have a serious grudge against one another. So hearing him say that his arch enemy has returned is quite a shock.

"Undertow is back?!" Octavia exclaimed quietly, because they're in a restaurant, and they don't need strangers or weirdos looking over.

"Unfortunately." Said Black Tip.

"Did you find him, or did he find you?" Octavia asked.

"He appeared in a lake. There was a cliff, I saw the water churning below with a portal appearing, then that son of a bitch swam through, and swam towards a large group of people enjoying themselves on the other end by a beach. He killed a couple of people, and even went after a kid with Snow White hair. I was too late for the other people that got hurt or killed, but I managed to save the boy." Black Tip explained.

"Holy shit!" Octavia exclaimed in a hushed whisper.

"That's not all. Long story short, I'm trending on the internet because people there got video of me, and I'm now an emergency contact to that kid's family." Black Tip continued.

Octavia stared at him with wide eyes, and her mouth agape in shock.

"What?! Are you crazy?!" Octavia exclaimed in a hushed whisper.

"Yes." Black Tip said casually.

"I'm serious! You could get into serious trouble!" Said Octavia, sounding worried.

"Via, relax. Let me ask you the same question I asked my coworker. What part of me screams demon upon first glance?" Black Tip asked, gesturing to himself.

"Upon first glance?... nothing." Said Octavia.

"Exactly. I also didn't give away any details about what I am to that kid's family. Well, besides telling them that I'm an anthropomorphic black tip reef shark. So as far as anyone is concerned, they don't know that I'm a demon." Black Tip explained.

Before Octavia responded, the waiter came to take their order. Octavia ordered a chicken taco with a Pepsi, and Black Tip ordered a shrimp linguini Alfredo with a Baja Blast.

After the waiter left, they resumed the conversation.

"That was still an incredibly risky stunt, Black Tip! You could've gotten killed!" Said Octavia, really concerned for her boyfriend's safety.

"I know, Via, I know. Trust me, I know how to handle, Undertow. He may have gotten Rudder Jaw, and the rest of the crew, but he can't get kill me! One of these days, I'll be the one to kill him." Black Tip reassured her, and gave her his signature confident sharp toothed smirk.

Octavia gave a small smile, then sighed.

"I really hope you're right." Said Octavia, placing a hand on top of Black Tip's hand.

Black Tip placed his free hand on top of hers, and gave her a loving smile, which she returned.

"Don't worry, Via. I'm a shark with fight in his bite." Said Black Tip.

A second afterwards their food, and beverages arrived.

"Here's your order." The waiter said as he handed them what they ordered.

...

Later, the van arrives back at the steps of the Goetia palace, and no sign of Stella... yet.

"Thanks for lunch, Black Tip. It was great." Said Octavia.

"You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it." said Black Tip.

Octavia stepped out of the van, and closed the passenger door. She then walked around to the driver's door, and Black Tip rolled down the window so they could talk to each other before he leaves.

"One kiss for good luck before heading back to work~?" Octavia asked, giving him doe eyes.

"Don't mind if I do~." Black Tip purred deeply.

The two leaned towards each other, and gave each other a quick kiss on the lips. Well, technically lips to beak.

Of course, the moment was ruined when-

"STOP SUCKING THAT DAMN PLEBEIAN'S FACE THIS INSTANT YOUNG LADY!!!" A familiar angry British woman screamed.

Stella's back.

The two pulled away from the kiss when the scream startled them, Black Tip was annoyed by the interruption, and Octavia was greatly embarrassed by her mother's rage.

"Mum! We were having a moment!" Octavia yelled back in embarrassment.

"I don't care! You know what I said about dating peasants! Especially this one!" Stella spat, gesturing to Black Tip.

The shark man merely replied with an arched eyebrow, cocky smile, and a middle finger without saying a word.

This action infuriates Stella further.

"SEE! He's such an insufferable little bastard with no respect for those who are far superior than him!" Stella ranted angrily.

"You seriously expect me to respect a piece of shit like you? So get stuffed, ya albino turkey." Black Tip commented.

Stella's face grew red with anger as her feathers became ruffled.

"How DARE YOU!!!" Stella screamed.

"Oh I dared! 'Cause I'm BLACK TIP, YA BITCH-FACE-MCGEE!!!" Black Tip declared with a manic grin baring his sharp teeth.

Stella screamed as she attempted to grab him through the open driver's window, but Black Tip floored the gas pedal with the same shit eating mocking grin, and he quickly sped away while laughing like an unhinged maniac.

"LEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY JENKINS!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!" He cackled while driving away.

Stella stood where she is, growling as she fumes in rage.

"GRRRRRRRRR!!!"

She then whips around to see Octavia walking up the steps back into their home. Stella wasn't yet, she still needed to scold her daughter.

"Just where do you think you're going, young lady?!" Stella demanded.

"Back inside our home." Octavia replied bluntly.

"We are not done here!" Said Stella, still furious.

"Well I am!" Octavia snapped back.

She entered the palace, and slammed the door shut in a huff. She could hear her mother scream in a rage from outside, and she quickly made her way back to her room before her mother could continue to berate her.

This was nothing new to her. Ever since her mother had found out about her being in a relationship with Black Tip, she had been appalled, and disgusted by it. All because Black Tip wasn't royalty, and was considered a plebeian thug by her mother's standards.

Sure, Black Tip is considered a brute, but he's not a thug, and he may not be royalty, but she still loves him despite that. She doesn't care about royal status, she just wants someone she can love romantically, and vice versa.

Once in her room, Octavia made sure to lock the door, and plopped onto her bed. Her mother's anger had already drained her. She reached over on her nightstand to grab a framed picture. The picture showed Octavia when she was sixteen years old, and next to her was Black Tip. The image was taken on their first date. The duo had actually met when she was fifteen, and Black Tip was still new to hell, and new to being one of the Rudder Sharks. At the time they were just friends before it blossomed into a romance.

Octavia chuckled at the memory. He was such a nervous wreck when he asked her out. Such a dork. Yet he's her dork.

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