"Welcome to Purgatory~"

As I came face to face with the odd child I automatically had to hold back a laugh. He must have been just as surprised to see me because his mouth hung open and his deep blue eyes grew wide. How fascinating. Usually their first reactions are to cower in fear or try to kill me on the spot. This boy however, looked awestruck. To snap him out of his trance I cleared my throat and his cheeks went ablaze instantly while trying to avoid my gaze. I'd have stared at him too if it wasn't for the matter at hand.

"Now, you're probably wondering what this place is and why you're here but I'll get to that in a minute. So... ah Mr. Lane are you aware of your condition?" Please don't make me have to break the news to you that you're dead. It's always the newbies like him that end up begging once they find out.

"Yes." He said simply.

"Yes what?"

"Yes I know that I'm dead, I'm not stupid." Oh we were going to have fun fixing that attitude. I simply forced a fake smile and continued on.

"Well then that's good, everything will be very simple then. You're dead and you're about to face judgement. As of now nothing that comes from your mouth will be a lie, it won't be possible so don't even try. Do you understand?" Victor nodded and I flipped through his file before asking the mandatory questions.

"Do you have any family Victor? If so where were they at during the time of your death?"

"Orphan, I live with my aunt. I mean lived. And she was probably at home sleeping because she's old."

"I see you didn't attend school after 11th grade, whys that?"

"Dropped out, auntie couldn't afford the bills after Uncle died so I just quit going and stayed home to pursue my hobbies and take care of her."

"And these hobbies are...?" My face was hidden of all emotion the second I brought up family questions, they were always the hardest for me to ask.

"Pornography. To simply put it, I have an artistic side that drew hundreds of drawings of men and women's flesh I found beautiful, which was all of them. Along with photography and... well I'm sure you know the last bit." Victor seemed uncomfortable and disgusted at the same time as he brought up his latest hobby. Good.

"You do realize you have committed a sin so large that you should be sent down to hell with no chance of getting out? The pornography is easy to look over, however cannibalism is not." Immediately the boy tensed up and glared at me. A deep growl resonated out of my throat as a warning to respect me and he quickly listened. Hm, he wasn't so dumb after all.

"Yes I realize, I saved that experiment for last and now I truly realize that a humans flesh is not as beautiful as it may seem. Take it from me big guy, everyone's body is an utter sin no matter what."

"That's enough Victor I don't have time to meddle in your odd thoughts right now. Back to the matter at hand you have one deal. Screw it up and you're stuck here forever or sent down to hell as soon as you wish."

"What's the deal...?" He asked cautiously. My favorite part had come at last.

"Victor Lane I am hereby sentencing you to Purgatory for an eternity until you fulfill this deal. My deal to you is that you will become the very first assistant of the first in command of purgatory. You'll be assigned work each day and if it is not finished another eternity is tacked onto your sentence. During your line of work you will never again partake in any form of pornography. If you're to somehow fall in love or form a relationship with any other soul in purgatory cannibalism is forbidden, any type of harm to anyone will also result in another eternity. Do I make myself clear?"

"Assistant? For who? And what?" I let out a sigh at the kids stupid questions but answered him anyways.

"Yes, you'll be staying in the first in commands penthouse. Tending to every need and every chore of the house and it's owner."

"Who is first in command?" He pressed further.

A devilish smirk came upon my face as I answered him in all honesty. "You're looking right at 'em."

To say it was entertaining to see how his face dropped at the news would be an understatement. He looked like he just found out the love of his life had just been murdered in cold blood. Victors face paled immensely then burned a beautiful red as he refused any type of eye contact. Through the thousands of years I've spent in this hell hole I've never come across a boy quite like him.

"Come now, its past curfew and your trial is over. Once we get to the penthouse I will show you to your quarters and then take my leave for the night. Any further questions will be answered in the morning." I motioned for him to follow me as i stood up and walked out of the room. Thank hades his trial was the last of the day.

Eventually I led him to another portal which sent us to Black Sheep's Grove, it was a pasture just before my penthouse. Elroy was more of a country boy so he ended up with his own cabin in the grove while I had my large penthouse, they were the only homes in Purgatory besides the small wannabe apartments all the souls had. With my hand on the small of Victors back I walked up the stone trail until we arrived. Once again his jaw fell open and his eyes grew wide with wonder. He truly was an interesting specimen.

"Like what you see~?" I whispered teasingly, close to his ear. A shiver ran through his body and I could only smirk as he looked back at me shyly.

"It's... big." As I held back a laugh I left him behind me and opened up the door. Soon following close behind, Victor still seemed utterly amazed by the house. I can't say I blame him though I was the same way when I first saw it.

"Alright, first things first. Do not ever leave during the night, some of the souls here can be quite violent and escape their homes during the night. Second, you will wake up when I tell you to. I have a very tight schedule each day and I don't need you holding me back. And third, if for any reason you need me and I am busy or asleep simply page me and I'll answer when I can."

After finishing showing him his room and all the essentials he would need I gave him a new pager and bid him goodnight.

We'll see how you hold up during just one week boy, they all break after just one day dealing with me.