Hell Is Better With ??? - Sequel to Welcome To Hell

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"W-What are you talking about?" I asked, not sure what to say, just knowing I was confused. I didn't know where this was coming from so suddenly. His arm reached out, his hand grabbing my upper arm softly.

"I want to know your feelings for me are just as real as mine are for you. I can't ask you to be mine, but can I have your permission.. to fall in love with you?" His words stung my heart, and the rate at which the tears sprung in my eyes hurt in a way.

I didn't say anything, choosing to wrap my arms around his shoulders and hug him tightly. There wasn't many instances we hugged, but this, it was better than kissing. Our chests pressed together as tightly as we could, holding each other as close as we possibly could. I didn't want to let go of him, his words so sweet it made my heart feel as though it had doubled in size.

I turned my head inwards, my lips pressing to the skin of his neck as we hugged, "Please, fall for me just as hard as I'm falling for you."

I didn't know it could be possible for the embrace to get any tighter, but it did. Taeyong's joyful laughs filled the room, his chest rumbling against my own, and the beautiful laugh causing a huge smile to grow on my own lips. It was like fireworks, maybe even what drugs felt like. To know you're falling, and to know the person of choice is falling too, it was an unbelievable feeling that I had never felt in my entire existence.

We slowly separated, our hands still tied together as we stared into each other's eyes. Taeyong spoke many sweet nothings, complimenting me constantly once we continued on to baking the cake together. The love fest didn't come to an end like it normally did. Today, it went on. And on. We never stopped to pace ourselves, but instead we went ahead with the constant affections. It was as if we had truly given each other permission to fall in love. It was one of the only things we had control over in the relationship, and the fact that he had been sure to ask was heart warming, and I swore I would never forget the moment.

We were truly falling in love.

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"Taeyong, we can have anything, right?" I asked, a smile on my lips as I watched his hands delicately massage my own. His fingers rubbed into my palm, up my arm, and back down to my fingers as he was careful not to miss a spot. It had been a long day of paperwork and reading, putting stress onto my fingers. They were sore, even though we still had stacks of papers to go through, I felt like I couldn't move my hands more, even if I wanted to.

He nodded, "Anything you want." It was a simple sentence, but still brought a smile to my face. He was careful with everything he said, and everything he did to me. I loved it, and I knew I would soon love him the same.

"Why don't we get some servants or something? We have a long list of souls who are here for nearly innocent things, we could put them to good use." It was an honest question, one that would help us both out within the palace, while also taking care of a point on our long list of problems to solve within Hell. The day was partially filled by researching ways we could fix these problems, giving me the idea.

Currently, Hell was facing a epidemic of souls flooding in through the gates of Hell, none of which were truly evil. It was something we had been needing to find an answer to, and this was an idea. And to Taeyong, it was a marvelous idea.

He paused his massaging motions across my palm, looking up to me, his eyes taking in my peaceful figure that was sprawled across the couch in his dim bedroom, "That's a great idea, Jaehyun" Taeyong whispered, a smile growing on his face. It was a solution to a problem that was on the rise, and it would be an advantage for us. It was brilliant.

"We can get some people to clean, some to cook, some to organize our study and library. There's endless things for them to help us with." I hummed, pleased that Taeyong agreed with this sudden idea. It was an idea I had came up with quickly, and the more I thought about it, the better it sounded. It sounded particularly amazing knowing with this help, our desks wouldn't be the disorganized mess it currently was. Taeyong nodded, an impressed expression on his face, and a smug looking grin slowly growing.

I smiled, his massage continuing on my fingers as we made eye contact, "What do you look so smug for?"

"My beautiful new baby demon is proving to be a genius is all." He grinned even wider, not holding back his smile any longer, "I'm lucky to have you as my partner, so smart and willing to help truly run Hell." His words casted the largest smile across my own lips, a sense of pride and comfort washing over me.