Chapter Text
The House of Lamentation was quiet. The demon brothers were all doing their own thing. Lucifer doing his piles of paperwork for the day, Leviathan was sorting out his Ruri-chan figures, Satan was in the library, Asmodeus was sorting out his glamourous make up, Belphegor was, as usual, asleep in his fluffy bed and Beel was chowing down on some food. Right, all the brothers were doing their own thing but wait! The second-born was missing.
About Mammon, well he walked out the house to cool down his burning anger which was caused by his siblings. Leviathan accused him of stealing one of his Ruri-chan figures (like always), Satan was agreeing with Leviathan and calling him names which started to chip away at his heart and Lucifer hung him on the chandelier as a punishment even though Mammon was saying the truth as he never took Levi’s stuff. Levi must've misplaced it and blamed it on him. Once that was over Mammon left the house not even sparing a glance back. He just needed to get away, so he went to the Human World.
They sky was grey accompanied by the wet rain, sliding down Mammon’s platinum white hair before slipping onto his brow and down his cheek. He kicked a rock across the path in the park he found before he heard some sniffling. A girl who looked around 6. She had obsidian black hair and tealish-green eyes which shined as she cried, she was wearing blue denim dungarees and red and white striped shirt underneath. She was not dressed for the weather at all. Her hair seemed damp and her dungarees had specks of rain on them. Mammon’s heart tugged as she saw the girl cry under the slide and went to sit with her under the slide to keep her company. Children were meant to be always happy, right?
The girl looked up with her bright eyes to look at the white-haired man that was sitting next to her. “Who are you, old man?” the girl sniffed, wiping her eyes with her soft little hands.
“I am Not oLd, I am a few thousand years old, and I am the Great Mammon.” Mammon said in a proud voice. The little girl laughed. “What is ya name, little treasure?”
“My name is Mia,” The girl responded with a slightly cheered up voice.
“Well, Mia what are ya doing here crying?” Mammon asked as Mia was by herself and she was crying.
“Mommy said I should stay here and not follow her. She said I should play but she didn’t come back for a long time.” Mia said her eyes tearing up again.
Mammon clocked that Mia was abandoned by her mother he started feeling a pool of anger rising in his chest. No child should experience hurt or abandonment, Mammon wasn’t going to leave this child by herself at all. She didn’t deserve this at all, no one should.
“Hey, we can play a game if ya like and if ya Mommy comes for ya can go with her but I’ll hafta give her a small taking to. If she doesn’t come, you can come with me back to my house.” Mammon said and Mia gave him one of the most heart-warming smiles one that his heart melted at gently extinguishing the flames of anger he had. She sure was more angelic than the angels he’s met.
The rain stopped and dried as the sun shone down its rays once more on Mammon and Mia playing tag and hide and seek. Their sounds of laughter rang out in the empty park. It soon became dark and Mia’s mother still hadn’t returned for Mia. Mia’s smile dropped as she saw the dark veil coming over the park.
“Mammon, why hasn’t mommy come for me?” Mia asked with sadness coating her words. Her eyes starting to fill up with tears.
“I don’t know Mia. Do ya wanna come my house instead?” Mammon asked her, rubbing circles on her back to comfort her.
Mia nodded clasping her hand onto Mammon’s. Mammon opened a portal leading to the Devildom and Mia’s eyes grew wide as Mammon led her through taking her to a large house.
“Welcome Mia, to the Great Mammon’s house. The House of Lamentation.” Mammon Laughed at Mia’s gaped mouth.
“House of Lamtashon?” Mia asked, tilting her head still amazed.
“Erm, Lamentation Little Treasure.” Mammon chuckled. “Hey Mia, when we get inside, we have to be quiet until we get into my room.” Mia nodded and made a motion as if she was zipping her mouth which Mammon copied with a smile and picked her up. Mia wrapped her hands around his neck and Mammon opened the door quickly running up the stairs through the hallway and into his room at wicked speed. He locked the door and set Mia on the bed.
“Wow! Your house is really pretty!” Mia exclaimed looking around Mammon’s room. Her eyes latching on every single thing in the room from the piles of clothes on the floor, the random doodles on paper chucked onto the floor, the empty noodle pots stacked up on the desk. Mammon really needed to clean his room, he shifted some of the things on his bedroom floor under the bed and to another side of the room to make some space.
“Of course, it is! After all the seven great demons live here!” Mammon replied after moving his things, though completely forgetting Mia doesn’t know he’s a demon yet.
“D-demon? Aren’t they bad?” Mia asked quite scared.
“No not all demons. I, The Great Mammon isn’t a bad demon!” Mammon said reassuringly.
“You’re a demon, Mammon?” Mia asked.
“Yes, I am, Little Treasure!” Mammon smiled.
“You don’t look like one.” Mia said. Mammon thought for a moment before transforming into his demon form. “Woah~ you’re so pretty Mammon!” Mia clapped her hands at Mammon’s demon form, eyes sparkling in excitement and awe.
“Not as pretty as Asmo but yes I am pretty.”
“Asmo? Who is that?”
“My little brother, Hold up I think I have a picture.” Mammon returned to his normal form and pulled out his D.D.D and scrolled to get a picture of Asmo.
Wow! He looks pretty!”
“I have more brothers, ya know.”
“Show me please!” Mia pleaded cutely making Mammon’s heart die. This was not good for his heart. Mammon scrolled to find a picture of all of them together. Lucifer was in the middle of the photo, of course, next to him on the left was Asmo posing doing a peace sign, Satan leaned on the wall with a book in hand, Belphie was on the floor in front of Lucifer falling asleep and Beel was eating cake and Leviathan just glared at Lucifer. Mia looked at the picture very thoroughly as Mammon told her all his brothers names.
“Where are you, Mammon?” Mia asked looking away from his D.D.D to give her full attention back to Mammon.
“Er, I… must’ve not been there… Little Treasure” Mammon’s smile quivered for a while before it brightened up again “Hey Little Treasure, lets take a picture of ourselves!” and with that Mia and Mammon took a picture. Mammon had a silly face put on which Mia laughed at so he captured it on the D.D.D. Mammon then decided to blast some music- child friendly though and they bounced up and down on his bed throwing pillows lightly at each other with laughs bouncing off the walls of his room.
A knock-on Mammon’s door made them both pause their play, Mammon told Mia to hide behind the bed as he lowered the music and went to answer the door. He opened it a little and there stood Lucifer. “Mammon, I have been knocking countless of times, its time for dinner, what were you doing in there?” Lucifer asked craning his head to look into the bedroom.
“Um, none ya business Luci, just playing music.” Mammon said putting on his signature fake smile.
“Don’t call me that and why did I hear laughter then?” Lucifer asked narrowing his eyes at Mammon.
“Ya know I can laugh Luci” Mammon rolled his eyes,
“Just come downstairs to eat.” Lucifer sighed.
“Kay I’ll be right there,” Mammon shut the door and waited till the footsteps went down the stairs before turning to Mia. “Hey Little Treasure, the Great Mammon has to go get food. I’ll bring some food for ya okay. Sooo stay here” Mammon quickly left the room after Mia nodded at his words.
Mia being a 6-year-old, didn’t listen and walked straight out the room to explore.
Meanwhile, Mammon got to the dinner table and all his brothers stared as he went to his seat. “What took you so long we’re starving” Leviathan said.
“Umm I was doing some work haha” Mammon laughed nervously. Lying did not come easy to Mammon at all.
“What work, Mammon? Something that involves music and laughing?” Lucifer said not buying his words.
“I was erm... making a song!” Mammon replied a bit too fast. “Hey, let’s forget about what I’m doing and just eat.”
The brothers decided to drop it and begin to eat after a few minutes Mammon grabbed a bit of each portion of food which consisted of some juicy crunchy chicken sandwiches, mash potato which was creamy and light and a few vegetables because Mia was a child who had to grow so he put it on a plate and left the dining room “Hey, er I’m just gonna go finish my song in my room!” his brothers watched in confusion as he quickly ran to the kitchen making sure not to spill any food and opened the fridge to get some pudding for Mia and went upstairs to his room. He reached his room and opened the door.
“Hey Mia, I’m back” Mammon said quietly setting down the food on is bedside table. “Mia? Are you here?” Mammon asked concern washing through his face when he didn’t get an answer. Luckily for him his brothers were still dining downstairs and they were laughing which his heart winced at because he wasn’t there too… Mammon quickly ran out his room and started whisper shouting Mia’s name through the hallway before he saw Asmo’s door ajar. He peeked inside to see Mia spreading on some lipstick and eyeshadow on a stool. Mammon’s soul literally died.
“Mammon, do I look pretty?” Mia asked as she felt Mammon’s presence behind her. The lipstick was scrawled around her lips like a clown and her eyes were covered with different shades of eyeshadow that didn’t compliment each other even if the best makeup artist tried.
“Yes, you're pretty but you can’t be in here, Little Treasure” Mammon hissed quietly.
“Okay!” Mia said popping off Asmo’s stool. Mammon quickly put in Asmo’s make up in his make up box and picked up Mia and as he was about to leave the room there stood Asmo.
“Mammon WHAT are you doing in my-” Asmodeus suddenly paused “Did you just kidnap a cute little human?”
“Ssh!” Mammon said pulling Asmo into the room.
“Hello Uncle Asmo.” Mia waved at him, “I’m Mia and this is daddy” Mia said pointing at Mammon.
Mammon and Asmo both blinked at each other “Wha- I’m ya dad Little Treasure??” Mammon startled but grateful.
“WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!” Asmo screeched, “This is going to give me wrinkles.” placing a hand on his heart dramatically.
“Hey, be quiet no one is supposed to know…” Mammon said sheepishly.
“Is that my make up on her face?” Asmo said still trying to compute the fact his older brother has a child.
“Don’t I look pretty?” Mia said batting her tealish- green eyes cutely. Both Asmo and Mammon’s heart deflated.
“OH MY GOSH SHE’S SO CUTE!” Asmo squealed taking her away from Mammon, who pouted at the action, smushing her cheeks.
“Hey Asmo… do ya think ya can keep this a secret from Lucifer and the others?” Mammon asked quietly.
“Of course, I will keep this little cutey a secret.” Asmo beamed and Mammon replied to the smile with a smile of his own.
“Daddy, I’m hungry.” Mia said pulling Asmo’s hands off her face.
“Your food is in our room, Little Treasure.” Mammon said picking Mia up again. “Let’s go. Asmo you can come too” Mammon said as he walked out of the room to his room before anyone else can see Mia and Asmo closely followed behind. They reached the room and closed the door and went to the bathroom to clean Mia up from the make up on her hands and face in his bathroom that was connected to his room.
“Hey Asmo, do ya happen to have any children clothes for Little Treasure?” Mammon asked.
“Of course, I do I have been designing some. Wait, let me go get some of the clothes I have made already and maybe this little cutey will model them for me.” Asmo quickly left the room and came running back with sets of clothes and threw them on the bed as Mammon gave Mia a bath. Soon, Mammon finished bathing Mia and wrapped her in a towel and looked at the sets of clothes which were laid out on his bed.
“Asmo… this is way too many clothes for my Little Treasure” Mammon gaped eyes wide.
“Well, I had to because her black hair and eyes compliment all the clothes so yes, this is necessary.” Asmo said waving his finger around to prove his point.
“Uncle Asmo, I want this one” Mia said pointing at a green plaid dress that had white frills which had white shirt to go underneath and white socks with green plaid bows on them to go with the outfit.
“She must’ve have gotten her great taste in fashion from me” Asmodeus smiled widely clapping his hand, “Right! Our princess gets what she wants!” Mammon let Asmodeus dress Mia up and she looked like a true princess. While Mammon cleaned up his room to a more decent state. He needed a safe environment for a little someone to stay.
“Little Treasure, ya look amazing.” Mammon gasped snapping a photo accompanied by Asmo.
“My little niece you sure are cute. I need you to model out my other clothes.” Asmo said making grabby hands at her.
“No, right now, she needs to eat.” Mammon said firmly picking Mia up and placing her on his chair to start feeding her some food that were about to be neglected by them if they continued further. Mammon first gave her a bite of the chicken sandwich and her mouth puffed up like a chipmunk making her look even more cuter consequently making Mammon mentally collapse right there. He then gave her some mash potato which she absolutely loved since she finished it quickly and continued eating her chicken sandwich. Mammon then gave her his pudding which made her eyes light up at every single bite which made Mammon laugh. He pulled out a napkin and wiped the sauce around her rosy lips from the chicken sandwich. Little did the two know that Asmo was recording the whole time whilst thinking that Mammon is going to be a great dad.
“Mammon, you haven’t really told me why you have a daughter now.” Asmo said with pure curiosity.
“Well, I met her in the Human world crying and all alone in the rain and she told me that her mother left her at the park, we played for a while and her mother still hadn’t come for her, so I took her home.” Mammon explained in a sad tone as he dressed Mia into some pyjamas that Asmo brought for her. He knew how it felt to be abandoned by someone.
“Oh, if I ever find her mother it will be on site!” Asmo sneered then gave Mia a cuddly hug. “Mia don’t worry Uncle Asmo will protect you, I promise!” Asmo told her.
“And me!” Mammon said. “Asmo, I think its time for ya to go get some sleep, you too Mia.”
“No Daddy! I don’t want to sleep.” Mia said hiding behind Asmo’s legs.
“Mia, ya hafta sleep to get big and strong” Mammon sighed.
“You have to sleep my princess so you can stay pretty” Asmodeus said.
“Okay… but tomorrow we get to play all night!” Mia exclaimed.
“Yes, yes princess. I’ll even let you play with my make up.” Asmodeus said with a soft smile. Mia jumped into the bed getting tucked in by Asmo as Mammon changed in the bathroom into some comfortable sleeping clothes. “Goodnight, princess” Asmo said giving her a kiss on her forehead after Mammon came out the bathroom before leaving the room with the rest of the unworn clothes.
Mammon closed the lights and climbed into bed next to Mia and she nestled into his arms clutching to his pyjama shirt. Mammon whispered her a goodnight as she drifted asleep.
Mammon had a great day. It was the best day. Meeting Mia may have just brightened up his life.