DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT own the story or any of the characters on them. All rights reserved to TAMURA RYUUHEI.

It's almost Christmas and there doesn't seem to have anything worth noticing going on the Demon World nor the Human World. It has been already almost 4 months and Hilda still couldn't shake of the feeling that something wasn't right.

"Tch ... useless bun, just because it's Sunday you intend to sleep untill noon?" Hilda was standing beside the bed as Tatsumi and Beel were sound asleep.

She was wearing a white mini-shorts with one of Tatsumi's oversized(at least for her) T-shirts with her hair down.

Unconsciously, she ended staring at the father's peaceful sleeping face, one that would never be seem outside that room and that no one else but her would be able to see (maybe Beel when he occasionally woke up before his father).

After that one morning, her gaze would always start following Tatsumi sometimes leading her to ignore Beel for a split second, which would never happen before even amidst a heated battle, be it against Aoi or any other Demon.

'What is happening to me ... Why can't I concentrate? This has never happened before and why do I keep concerning about him?' her thoughts running wild while she was picking the clothes that were scattered around the room to wash them before the lazy duo woke up - not that she would ever think poorly of Beel.

"Hey Lazy-ass-bun. How long do you plan to keep sleeping? It's about time you wake up." Despite her harsh words to be considered a warm good morning she gently and softly poked him in the chest.

"Come on, its Sunday morning. I bet it's not even lunch time yet."

"And do you think just because you have nothing to do that others also don't have? Go take a bath and change your clothes also take the young master with you. I need to wash them."

"Yes. Yes." Still half asleep he grabbed Beel by the leg and proceeded to the bathroom with a towel in hand.

"Hey, you forgot ..." After Hilda noticed that Tatsumi had forgotten to take his clothes she tried to call him but he was already inside the bathroom.

'... really useless ..." She picked up his clothes and went to deliver them.

"Hey, I'm coming in." Just as she pushed the door, Tatsumi was holding Beel on his right arm butt naked, it seemed that he had just taken of his clothes and was about to go inside the bath and was with all his primes in full display for her.

Though it didn't even last for a second her swiftly switched Beel to his left side over his chest area and turned back opening the bathroom with his right hand and entering.

"Haha ... is it a replay from the last time? Though I have to say that I probably got the better trade out of this."

A lance made purely of demon power pierced the door that separated the shower and the changing areas barely missing his left ear.

"Say that again if you dare. Just so you know I didn't miss it." her voice was cold and a tingle of killing intent could be felt.

"I value my life, thank you."

After picking up the clothes he just removed she left the bathroom and went back to the bedroom to get the rest of the dirty clothes to wash them, though contrary to her cold words from before, right now her face was burning red.

*Ding Dong ... Ding Dong*

"Hilda dear, can you please answer the door?" Hilda and Tatsumi's mother were currently at the kitchen preparing the lunch, actually Hilda was only preparing hers, Beel's and Tatsumi's share.

*Ding Dong ... Ding Dong*

"Yes, please look at the stew for me." Hilda removed the apron she was wearing and placed it at the counter and left to open the door.

*Ding Dong ... Ding Dong*

Though to her surprise, none other than Lamia was currently pressing the doorbell like there was no tomorrow.

"Hilda what are you doing that you aren't picking the call from the Demon Lord? He has been trying to get in contact with you since dawn." Lamia was out of breath probably because she rushed from the Demon World since Hilda was picking the calls.

"There were some problems last night and the phone kind of broke."

Going back to yesterday night ...

"Hey Hilda. He says he is hungry and wants to sleep."

"Then go and prepare his milk."

"Come on, I'm busy right now."

"What kind of busy are you that you can't even go and prepare milk for the young master?"

"Well, I'm trying to beat this game without saving or dying even once to liberate a new character. Can't you see it?"

"Useless bun, go and prepare the young master's food right now. Or do you mean to say that your game is more important? And can't you see I'm talking with Misaki about the afternoon soap opera? You just have to add water to the powder."

Hilda was already preparing her ultimate move against Tatsumi, the almighty Console Crush - a skill that consists on stepping continuously on the video game until it is reduced to particles.

Seeing the danger drawing closer and closer he hurriedly paused and stood up.

"Tsk, why don`t you put your giant milkers to work then" though in a low voice, these words somehow managed to reach Hilda's ear and before he had any chance of escape.

*BANG*

History was made that day with the first cellphone to reach the speed of light. The poor phone simply exploded and vanished into thin air as it came in contact with the father's head.

Though it wasn't today that Hilda would confine that story to Lamia

"Anyway, the Demon Lord is summoning the young master and his father to the Demon World with ultimate urgency." Lamia had a worried face since they couldn't contact neither Hilda nor Alaidelon.

"Hilda! Come take care of Beel, he doesn't want to get in the bathtub." Oga's voice could be heard from upstairs among Beel's protests.

"As you can see, everything is alright since they can be so noisy as soon as they wake up. I'll go bath the young master, I'll get Oga to prepare the thing needed to go to the Demon World. You should go get Furuichi to call for Alaidelon." Hilda spoke as she turned around to head upstairs.

As Hilda started ascending the stairs Lamia started going up as well.

"Already did it, I sent him a message that if he doesn't come here in 10 minutes I'll report him to the police for sexual assault." a smile crept on the little devil of a woman as she followed Hilda.

"That is a really effective method to make someone do what you want. Who did you learn it from? I don't remember it ever being mentioned on the nursery school."

"I learned this directly from mother. Apparently this tactic is an original one from her ... and that is also probably the method mom used to marry father." Lamia couldn't help but put an awkward smile on her face as her last words were almost inaudible.

Just as the to got at the top of the stairs, the bathroom door opened and Oga left wearing only a pair o shorts with Beel wrapped on a zombie bunny towel.

"Here. All yours. I already tried everything but he just doesn't wanna go into the bathtub." Oga handed Beel to Hilda as soon as he got out of the bathroom.

"Did you finish yours?" Hilda asked as she took the baby into her embrace.

"Just a quick shower, not going into the tub either. You can go ahead a go in with Beel. I already filled the tub and the temperature should be just right for you."

Oga turned his back and went into his room with the towel over his left shoulder.

"I'm going to give the young master a bath, do you want to watch for future reference?" Hilda said over her shoulder to Lamia while entering the bathroom.

"Can I be the one to wash him?" Lamia was already rushing after them in expectation of the baby's bath.

"Of course not, it is my duty to bath the young master. I said that you can watch for future reference not experience."

As they got inside the bathroom Hilda had already placed Beel sitting next to the bathtub on a butterfly child's stool and was already checking the water to make sure that Oga set it at the correct temperature and looking for Beel's bathing kit.

"No wonder the young master didn't want to get in the tub. That idiot forgot to bring young master's duck." Hilda was frowning at the bathing kit prepared next to Beel.

Hilda turned to Lamia while picking up Beel.

"Since the summing from His Highness the Demon Lord is of ultimate urgency I have to bath him quickly, so can you go and grab his duck? It should be either near the TV or on the cabinet. If you can't find it just ask that lazy-bum to move his ass and get it for you. Lately, he is getting lazier and lazier and sometimes even falls asleep while watching over the young master. He will probably be lazing around in the room." Hilda was already trying to get Beel to enter the tub while complaining and asking things for Lamia at the same time.

"I'm on it!" Lamia left the bathroom with an awkward smile on her face. 'It probably is an ability acquired by mothers. I don't think I can complain and ask for something at the same time.'

Just as Lamia entered Oga and Hilda's room she noticed that the father was lying on his bed the same way as he came out of the bathroom.

'Just as Hilda said moreover he didn't even bother to dry his hair properly before lying down.' Lamia cast only a glance at him and began looking for Beel's duck.

'I did say that I would get the duck but I forgot to ask how it looked like' she couldn't help but let out a dry laugh as she notice a major mistake on her part.

"There is no other choice." Lamia walked over to Oga that was lying on his bed. "Hey Oga, where is Beel's duck?"

"Hey, I'm asking you where is young master's duck." She could only stand there as there was no reply coming from the man on the bed.

"Can't you at least answer me?" The only answer she got was the sound of his faint breathing as if he was in deep sleep.

Seeing as there was no reply to her words, Lamia began to shake him trying to wake him up.

From all the shaking his towel started to fall off of his body.

Just as the towel slid, a mark appeared over his left chest.

More specifically, it was a mark well know to all inhabitants of the Demon World though a little different from the usual symbol displayed everywhere.

"Why is the Zebul Spell mark on his chest? Moreover it is upside down, what does it mean?" Her hands slowly made their way to his chest, to his left breast, right where his heart is located.

Though, moments before her hand could touch the royal crest Oga opened his eyes and hurriedly grabbed her hand.

"What do you want?" Oga moved only eyes over to the side to look at Lamia.

"Why is there a crest on your chest? I don't remember ever being another case where the zebul spell would appear over someone's heart." Lamia asked without looking away from the mark on his chest.

"There is nothing wrong with it appearing somewhere else aside from hand. Even those other clowns back then had marks in all parts of their bodies." Oga's gaze rested on her as she could feel a few chills running down her spine.

"That is for those who contract with demons of lower power which is a different case from yours who contracted with someone from the royal family." Lamia finally broke her line of sight from the crest and looked at his eyes that were a little cold.

"What did you want in here?" Oga didn't break line of sight as he kept staring back at her.

"Duck ... Beel's duck, you forgot to bring it to the bath." She could only muster a few words a she was barely able to stand as if her energy was being drained.

"Second drawer on the cabinet by the window. All his bathing stuff are in there."

"Lamia, did you get it?!" Hilda's shout could be heard from the bathroom.

"Already got it! I'm on my way." Lamia freed her arm from his grasp and went to get the duck.

As soon as she pulled the drawer a red twin-headed uni-horned duck caught her sight as she grabbed it and left the room.

'It must have been my imagination but I felt as if I would be squashed by the pressure from his stare alone.' She could still feel cold sweat running down her back.

AUTHOR NOTES:

Hello readers! And I'm sorry for the delay in bringing another chapter from this piece for you all.

Sorry for the false alarm, last chapter I said that this would be the last one. And it should have been if I had followed the original plan for the ending but I kept trying to make a better and better chapter but it always lacked something to be a good final chapter.

Following this story line there should be one or two chapters more to conclude this piece(actually the second chapter should be an after story for this story.)

Finally, I promise to update more often.