Stylish Occult, Pride Ring
October 21st, 20XX
4:01 PM

Octavia was panicking. Her mother had just texted her telling her she wanted to talk. What did Stella want to talk to her daughter about? Was Octavia in trouble? Did her mother find out that she's been hanging out with someone like Y/n? Because if she did, she would be extremely pissed off.

Octavia: "Oh, shit! Oh, shit! Oh, shit! We're in big trouble!"

Y/n looked at Octavia with a confused head tilt.

Octavia: "She doesn't know I'm with you! Or maybe she does and that's why I'm in trouble! I gotta go now!"

With that, Octavia turned and ran off, bolting out the door as she texted her mother back as fast as possible.

Octavia:
I'm at Stylish Occult
Be there as fast as possible!

She didn't even check to see if her mother texted back as she stuffed her phone back into her pocket and ran as fast as she could.

Back at Stylish Occult, Y/n just stood there in confusion. Why did Octavia just leave him like that? So going to find out where she was going, Y/n began walking towards the exit of Stylish Occult to leave and follow Octavia. However, as they walked past the cashier, she began yelling at the amalgamation.

Imp Cashier: "Hey! You can't just leave with those! You need to pay!"

Y/n simply growled as they turned to the cashier, making her whimper as she hid underneath her counter. Y/n then huffed out a breathe before continuing out of the store to follow Octavia. They didn't see her anywhere, but being with her for a week allowed the amalgamation to get familiar with her scent, so they'll just follow that.
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The Goetia Manor, Pride Ring
October 21st, 20XX
4:36 PM

After thirty-five minutes of running basically nonstop, Octavia finally made it back to her family's manor. She climbed over the front gate, not waiting for one of the servants to open it for her, and ran inside to get to her room. She passed by her father's study as she did, and Stolas noticed his daughter running.

Stolas: "Via? Why are you--?"

Octavia: "NotimetotalkDadbye!"

Completely ignoring her father, Octavia ran all the way to her room. She quickly made her way to it and closed the doors, panting from exhaustion from her long run.

Octavia: "Made it..."

"Yes, you did."

Octavia yelped as she jumped a bit and turned to see her mother sitting by her bed.

Octavia: "M-mum! What are you doing in my room?"

Stella: "I was waiting for you. You're sweating. Did you run all the way here?"

Octavia: "... no."

Stella: "Then why are you sweating?"

Octavia: "It's just... reaaaallly hot outside. Yeah! It's hot outside! Probably shouldn't have worn my jacket today."

Stella: "If you say so."

Stella shrugged before standing up from her daughter's bed. However, Octavia's attention was drawn from her mother and her open balcony door when she sees somebody climbing up onto it from the railing. It reveals to be Y/n who perches on the railing before spotting Octavia and giving her a small wave by bending their fingers up and down.

Stella: "Now, we have something very bi--"

Octavia panics and rushes over to the balcony, closing the doors to it and blocking it with her body so her mother wouldn't see Y/n trying to sneak in. Stella, however, just looks at her daughter weirdly.

Stella: "Are you alright?"

Octavia: "I'm fine! Didn't want to let the heat in is all. Continue, please."

Stella: "... alright."

Stella cleared her throat before continuing.

Stella: "Now, we have something to discuss, me and you. And it's a big problem."

Octavia: "Oh? What is it?"

Octavia asked her mother as her voice got noticeably higher in pitch from nervousness. Outside, behind the balcony doors the young princess was trying to keep closed, Y/n tilted their head. They know Octavia say them, so why was she trying to keep them out?

Octavia: "Problem? What problem? There's no problem!"

Stella: "Actually, I'm sure there is. You see, I'm going to be throwing a party in celebration of Halloween. But I'm assuming you don't have anyone to bring with you as a date, do you?"

Octavia nearly choked on her spit. She was genuinely expecting her mother to know about Y/n somehow and get on her for it, but this wasn't what she was expecting at all!

Octavia: "Wh-what?!"

Stella: "I know you don't tend to have anyone to bring to my parties, but I would appreciate it if you brought someone at least once, maybe you would--"

Octavia: "Mum!"

Stella: "I'm just saying. I want my daughter to meet someone she can continue the royal line with."

Octavia was stammering with her words, panicking again. She wasn't expecting this to be something her mother was going to talk to about.

Octavia: "I-I-I-I... I have a date!"

Octavia declared in her panic, sweating a bit as her mother looks at her in surprise.

Stella: "Really?"

Octavia: "... yeeaaaaah!"

Stella: "Does this date have a name?"

Octavia: "Their name is... Y/n."

Stella: "Their?"

Octavia: "Y-yeah... Yeah. This is the 21st Century, Mum. Y-you gotta respect people's pronouns."

Stella was a tad confused at this, but decided to leave it be.

Stella: "Alright. Well, I'll be waiting to meet this "Y/n" at the party. Remember, it will be on Halloween. Tell them to bring a costume."

Octavia: "Y-you got it, Mum! Love ya!"

Stella didn't respond as she was already walking out the room, not closing the door on her way out. Octavia took a moment to calm herself before the doors behind her started bumping up against her. She immediately panicked when she remembered Y/n was out there and spun around to open the doors.

Octavia: "Y/n, what are you doing here?! How did you even find me? I didn't tell you where my house was!"

Y/n responded by sniffing the air, giving their answer.

Octavia: "You followed me here by tracking me like a hound?"

Y/n huffed in response and stepped into Octavia's room, walking around as they explored the new territory.

Octavia: "Nevermind. Y/n, you can't be here! My parents will freak if they see you!"

Y/n looked over at Octavia in confusion.

Octavia: "Okay, well, more-so my mum, but they don't know you're here. They'll wig out if they found out you snuck in."

Y/n huffed out another breathe and looked around a bit more. They examined Octavia's room, seeing all the star and space-themed decorations that made it up. Octavia just sighed as she realized Y/n didn't care or just ignored her to explore, so she just let them since she knew they probably wouldn't cause any trouble. She walked over to her bed and sat on it as she watched the amalgamated demon look around and sniff basically everything. To Y/n, it all smelled like Octavia mixed with other scents, but mostly Octavia. Then they went over to Octavia and her bed, smelling it to figure out it was before finding a strange oval-shaped black box on the dresser next to Octavia's bed. They were confused by it and began poking at it.

Octavia: "Hey, Y/n, don't mess with that. That's--"

Y/n ignored the young princess as they continued poking it, eventually pressing a button that caused music to start playing from the box. Y/n immediately began backing away from it on all fives as they growled at it.

Octavia: "Dammit."

Octavia sighed as she shook her head.

Octavia: "Y/n, it's fine. Look."

She reached over to her little stereo and pressed the same button Y/n had pressed, making the music stop.

Octavia: "See? It's just a stereo."

Y/n stopped growling but kept their guard up just in case. However, they slowly began approaching Octavia and the stereo again.

Octavia: "Check this out."

Octavia pressed another button and a flat disk slides out of the stereo. She takes it out and lifts it up to show Y/n.

Octavia: "This is a CD that plays music, a mix of sounds and words that rhyme. It's really good."

Octavia placed the CD back into her stereo before grabbing something from behind it, revealing them to be earbus. She plugs them into the stereo and looks back at Y/n.

Octavia: "Come here."

Octavia said as she motioned for the amalgamation to come up to her. Y/n cautiously does so and gets up on Octavia's bed, mimicking her as he sits next to the young princess. She then lifts up the earbuds to Y/n who leaned back a bit.

Octavia: "Don't worry, it's not gonna hurt you."

It took a moment, but Y/n relented and leaned back in towards Octavia. This made the young princess smile as she proceeded to place one of the earbuds in Y/n's ear.

Octavia: "Alright, now don't freak out, okay? It's just gonna be a bit loud."

Y/n nodded in understanding which made Octavia nod as well. She then reached back over to the stereo and pressed the play button. A song by the band Mother Mother played, called Hayloft II.

Y/n immediately reared back a bit at how loud the music was and went to tear the earbud out, but Octavia stopped them.

Octavia: "Hey, hey, hey. It's fine. Just a bit loud. Give it a moment to get used to it."

Hesitating for a moment, Y/n nodded and listened to the princess, giving a moment to let themself get used to the music. When they did, it wasn't as loud as it was beforehand and their foot immediately began tapping on the floor to the beat of the music. Y/n just looked at their foot in confusion while Octavia just giggled.

Octavia: "You seem to be enjoying it."

Y/n snorted out a response, making Octavia smile as she put the other earbud in her own ear. She tapped her own foot to the beat of the music, enjoying it as well but a bit more since she had been listening to music much longer than her amalgamated friend.

Octavia: "So, you like it?"

Y/n: "Bum-bum."

Octavia: "I'm glad. This is one of my favorite bands."

"What is going on here?!"

Octavia almost jumped out of her own skin at the sudden outburst. She spun around on her bed, finding Stolas standing right inside her doorway with a confused look on his face.

Octavia: "Dad?!"

Stolas: "Who is this, Octavia? And why are they in your room?!"

Octavia: "Th-they're a friend, Dad! Just let me explain!"

Octavia said as she took her earbud from her ear and sat up from her bed, turning to her father. Y/n turned their head to watch her, curious about what was going on.

Stolas: "They weren't with you when you came in. Who are they?"

Octavia: "Their name is Y/n, but can we talk about this outside, please? I don't want Mum to hear."

Stolas went to argue with his daughter, only to realize that she had a point. It would be very bad if Stella were to get involved with this at the moment.

Stolas: "Alright. Let's discuss this on the balcony."

Octavia: "Okay." *to Y/n* "Stay here and don't mess with anything, alright?"

Y/n: "Bum-bum."

Octavia nodded and walked with her still confused father to her room balcony and shutting the doors behind then. Y/n, meanwhile, stayed on Octavia's bed listening to the music that was playing in their ear. Then they looked at the other earbud dangling by their chest before grabbing it and putting it in their other ear.

Outside, Stolas looked at his daughter, wanting an explanation.

Stolas: "You better have a good explanation, young lady."

Octavia: "Okay. So that was Y/n. They're my, uh, friend."

Stolas: "What are they doing in your room?"

Octavia: "I-I didn't know they would follow me here! I was just trying to get them some clothes and--"

Stolas: "Why were you getting them clothes?"

Octavia: "... because they didn't have any."

Stolas: "What?"

Stolas questioned, his voice and face full of shock.

Octavia: "Look, I know it's weird, but Y/n isn't a normal demon. I don't know where they came from or what they really are, but I do know that it wasn't a good place. When I found them, they were all alone and naked. They probably don't even know they're in Hell!"

Stolas: "Octavia, what are you talking about?"

Octavia: "I-I don't really know, but they have this weird thing on their neck, a number, almost as if they were some kind of prisoner or something. They escaped from wherever they're from, which might be the same place that gave them all those stitches and made them look like how they do now."

Stolas was in silent shock, and for a few reasons. He's never seen his daughter talk so much like that in years, and with so much worry, and from what he's been told. He turns to look towards the balcony doors, seeing Y/n through the windows who had begun to yawn and looked tired.

Octavia: "Dad?"

Stolas snapped from his surprise and turned back to his only child.

Stolas: "I-I'm sorry, I'm just trying to process all of what you told me. How do you even know this?"

Octavia: "I... kinda don't. It's all theory. But from what I've seen from the week I've known them, it might be right. They don't really let me touch them much, either, so he might've been abused at the least."

Stolas: "My oh, my. That is very distressing to think about."

Octavia: "They can't speak, they act like some kind of animal or something, and they're far from normal, but I know there's a person somewhere inside. I just want to help them."

Stolas hummed in thought for a moment before asking his daughter a question.

Stolas: "Do they have anywhere to stay?"

Octavia: "Sort of. They live in this abandoned building about a mile from here. It's where I've been going for the last week."

Stolas: "How terrible. No one should be subjected to living in such unfortunate circumstances. I could perhaps... let them stay here if that will make you happy."

Octavia: "Really?!"

Octavia was caught off-guard by her father's offer. Was he being serious? He was okay with that?

Octavia: "For real? You're okay with that?"

Stolas: "Of course. I couldn't stand knowing someone that you worry so much about is living on the streets like that. But, of course, I will have to discuss this with your mother. And Satan, you know how she gets!"

Octavia: "Yeah..."

Octavia said as she dipped her head down, indeed knowing how her mother gets. Stella would most likely drag Stolas through Hell and back before she says yes to him. Stolas notices this and cups his daughter's cheek with his hand.

Stolas: "Don't worry, starfire. I promise I will do my best to help Y/n."

Octavia smiles at this before hugging her father.

Octavia: "Thanks, Dad."

Stolas paused for a moment, not expecting his daughter to hug him. However, he quickly hugged back with a smile.

Octavia: "You're welcome, Via. I promise I'll talk to your mother about Y/n tomorrow, alright?"

Octavia: "Alright, Dad. You're okay sometimes."

Stolas: "Well, I hope to be."

Octavia laughed a bit at that with her father before he finally left with a goodbye. Octavia had a smile on her face as she walked back into her room after Stolas left and looked to Y/n, only to find them curled up into a ball on her bed asleep. The earbuds were still in their ears, still playing music which the demon must've fallen asleep to somehow.

Octavia: "Wha...?"

The young princess walks up to the sleeping amalgamation and takes out one of the earbuds. She puts it up to her own ear and heard how loud the music was playing.

Octavia: "How did you fall asleep to that? It's so loud."

Octavia asked as she looked back down at Y/n. However, she simply just smiled as she took the other earbud from the demon and turned off her stereo.

Octavia: "You know, for someone so deadly and fucking weird lookin', you're... actually kinda cute. At least when you're sleeping."

Octavia chuckled a bit before climbing up onto her bed as well, sitting on it as she leans against the wall and gets on her phone. She looks through her Sinstagram feed before a notification came up.

YOU HAVE ONE NEW VIDEO
WOULD YOU LIKE TO UPLOAD IT?

Octavia looked at her phone before looking over at Y/n and then back at her phone. She tapped "YES" and immediately her phone sent her to where she could upload the video she took of her and Y/n earlier at Stylish Occult. She prepared the upload, setting up a caption for it at the bottom. She posted it on her feed, and smiled at the caption.

went shopping with a new friend
they're absolutely rocking the new 'fit

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Unknown Location, Pride Ring
October 21st, 20XX
4:56 PM

In a room somewhere, a figure is seen looking at the screen of her computer. The light of her computer screen illuminated the back of her white hair. A notification from Sinstagram then went off on her computer, peaking her interest as she opens it. She plays the video before grinning

???: "Ah, so that's who've you been sneaking off to see. How interesting..."

She grins a bit more as she leans forward, folding her hands together as her green eyes flash.

???: "I wonder what kind of gossip I can get outta this. Eheheheheheh."
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So this chapter is done now. Sorry it took all day. Hope you all enjoyed, and I'll see ya in the next update! Buh-bye!

Edit: My sincerest apologies, I forgot to credit the artist for the Helsa art. It was made by tnekdale on Instagram, I believe. Credit to them.