It's been two days since James and Vaggie's little bonding session and they've been acting different around each other. James has been more up-beat and smiled around her more than anyone, and Vaggie seems to be more open to him and smiles almost always when near the human. James and Vaggie may not have noticed these changes in behavior near each other but the rest of the Hazbins have, they've just haven't said anything about it. Charlie has REALLY wanted to say something to the two but has been stopped multiple times by Alastor.

"We shouldn't interfere," he would always say. "We have to let them make the move, not us."

Charlie would always pout when the Radio Demon says this, but ultimately knows that he's right so she stands down.

Anyways, the new doors have arrived for the hotel and James is currently attaching them to the doorway. As he's screwing in the doors, Charlie sees this as a perfect opportunity for her new plane to get Vaggie and James together to start. She has called everyone but James and Vaggie for a meeting in a separate room so James and Vaggie couldn't hear them. After they're all gathered, Charlie speaks.

"Okay, so all of you must be thinking about why I called you here today," Charlie says, a smile plastered on her face.

"Well, duh!" Angel says. "And why ain't Miss SpearInYourFace and Hothead here?"

"Weeeeeeelll... it's because it's about them!" Charlie declares, careful not to alert the human and Moth Demon of the meeting by making sure her usual loud and chippy voice was quieter than usual.

Alastor only shakes his head in disapproval and speaks.

"Charlie, dear, we've talked about this," the Deer Demon says. "We can't just make them be a thing."

"I know! But we aren't exactly gonna be interfering, per say," Charlie states, a mischievous glint in her yellow eyes. "We're just gonna be giving them a "push" in the right direction."

"Really now~?" Angel Dust asks. "And what would that be?"

"No-no-no!" Alastor says. "We are NOT meddling in this! Love is a fragile thing that can crumble to pieces with even the slightest touch. We musn't--and you're not even listening are you?"

"Nope!" Charlie says with a smile. "C'mon, Alastor! Pllleeeeeaassee?"

Alastor does his best to not succumb to Charlie's puppy dog eyes, but eventually finds himself agreeing to whatever Charlie's plan was.

"Yay!" Charlie says and gathers her friends close. "Okay, so here's the plan..."

~(--)~

James is seen sitting down from exhaustion, done with putting in the new doors of the hotel. He sits at the bar with Husk who is behind it, cleaning a bottle. Then James sees Angel nearing him and internally groans.

"Hey Jamsie~" Angel greets the Rider.

"Hello, Angel," James greets back. "What do you want?... ya annoying spider."

"I was just wondering if we could hang out today!" Angel states. "We haven't had much of a chance to hang out and I think it would be fun!"

"No," James says. "I'm tired as hell and you're just gonna turn this into some sorta sexual-date-thing. I'm not doing it."

"Don't worry! It'll just be a fun boys night out!" Angel states. "Husk and Smiles can come too if you want."

James stayed quiet, still not wanting to hang out with the Spider Demon but eventually...

"Sure, whatever," James says with a shrug and stands to his feet.

"Great!" Angel says. "Alastor! Me and James are going to do a boys night out! Wanna come?!"

"I don't see why not!" Alastor says, appearing out of nowhere. "What about you, Husker? Care to join us?"

"No," says the Avian Cat Demon.

"C'mon! I'll pay for the drinks~" Alastor tells the bartender.

Husk only looks at the Radio Demon with a questioning look before speaking.

"Prepare to be broke."

"Wonderful!" Alastor says. "Let's head out! Charlie, darling, we're heading out! We'll be back later!"

"Okay! Bye Alastor!" Charlie says, waving her friends off. "Bye Jamie!"

"Later, Princess!" James says to Charlie and exits the hotel with the others.

As the boys left, Angel turned to smile at Charlie and gave her a thumbs up resulting in her giving one back. The boys then left the hotel and step one of Charlie's plan was now in motion.

Step 1: Get James Out Of The Hotel

Now for step two(a)!

Step 2(a): Get Vaggie To Admit Her Feelings For James

Step two(a) is gonna be a lot harder than anyone would expect.

[With James and The Boys]

James, Alastor, Angel Dust, and Husk are seen walking up to a club of sorts. They all enter the the building to see demons of all sorts drinking and messing around. Some even seemed to be doing more... vulgar things and James is already regretting his decision in agreeing to coming here.

"Do we have to go here?" James asks, feeling all the sins in this one area almost intoxicating and hating it. "The sin I feel here is almost unbearable."

"Oh, ease up old chap!" Alastor says.

"Yeah! Have some fun!" Angel tells the human. "Just because it's sin doesn't mean you shouldn't have any fun!"

"That's... that's a terrible excuse," James says, bewildered by Angel's terrible argument.

"Eh, tomato tamotoe," Angel says.

"Come on," Alastor says. "Just loosen up."

"Ugh. Fine," James says begrudgingly. "But if I lose my virginity to one of these sinners I'm consuming your soul."

"You're a virgi--HMPH?!" Angel starts to say but James quickly covers his mouth.

"Don't fucking scream it, leathcheann!" James tells Angel, calling him an idiot in Irish. "I don't need a horde of horny ass demons trying to get in my pants!"

"Okay, okay," Angel says, prying the man's hand off his mouth. "Whatever. Let's just have some fun!"

And with that, step two(b) is in action.

Step 2(b): Get James To Accept To Go On A Blind Date

[With Charlie, Vaggie, and Nifty at the hotel]

"Vaggie? Can we have a talk?" Charlie asks Vaggie who was doing some paperwork.

"Why?" Vaggie asks.

"Please?" Charlie begs. "It's REALLY important."

"Fine," Vaggie says. "But please make it quick."

"Yes!" Charlie says and sits across from Vaggie. "Nifty! C'mere! We're having a talk!"

After Charlie speaks, Nifty suddenly speeds into the same room as her and Vaggie with a smile on her face.

"Why is Nifty here?" the Moth Demon asks.

"She will be a part of our talk," Charlie states.

"Which is about...?"

"It's about James," Charlie says, making Vaggie blush slightly at his name.

"Wh-what about him?" Vaggie stutters.

Charlie smirks, knowing her plan is gonna succeed.

"Weeeeeellll, me and him have been talking lately and he's been talking about you," the princess tells Vaggie. "A LOT."

"Really?!" Vaggie asks somewhat happily, but then blushes at her sudden outburst and messes with her hair. "I m-mean... s-so what?"

"And he's said some things about you that I believe you would like to hear," Charlie tells her friend.

"Which is?" Vaggie asks, wanting to know what the human has said about her.

"He's said that you're an amazing person, and when ever he is around you it brightens up his day," Charlie saying, not exactly lying but still not telling the whole truth.

"Well that's sweet of him, but he says that about you too," Vaggie says, trying to get this conversation off of her. "You're practically family to him."

"Well, I know that," Charlie says, "but you're different than me. I see something about him show only when around you. You make him smile at just your presence. You make him laugh and smile... and that was before you two started being more lovey-dovey than usual."

"Lovey-dovey?" Vaggie questions. "The fuck is that supposed to mean?"

"Seriously?" Nifty questions. "You HAVEN'T noticed the difference in how he acts around you? The look in his eyes? In YOUR eye?"

"I d-don't know what you're t-talking about," Vaggie says, blushing as she crossed her arms.

"Fine," Charlie says. "How about we hear about YOU think about James."

"... Fine," Vaggie says and sighs. "He's... nice and really helpful. Everyone seems to comfortable around him and he's really protective from what I've seen. I mean, why else would he have hurt Valentino the way he did?"

"True," Charlie says. "Anything else?"

"Well, he's really strong and he's really funny. You should've seen him and Alastor when they had their little joke battle! He was giving that deer a run for his money! Hahaha!" Vaggie says, laughing at the memory. "The look of struggle on his face was priceless!"

"I heard about it," Charlie said. "Anything else?"

"Well... he's really supportive and has an AMAZING voice," Vaggie says, smiling. "He's just, well, amazing to be around. His smile van brighten up anyone's day and his laugh--Haha! His laugh is hilarious! Especially his Irish accent when he gets angry! He's so cute when I tease him about it."

Vaggie looks at Charlie and Nifty and realizes what she said. She blushes and covers her face with het hair.

"Y-you didn't hear that!" Vaggie shouts. "You h-heard nothing!"

"Actually, I think we've heard enough," Charlie says, smiling as she stood up.

"You have?" Vaggie asks, still blushing.

"Yep!" Charlie states. "You, my friend, are in love with James Ryder."

"WHAT?!" Vaggie questions loudly. "No I'm not! M-me and him are j-just friends!"

"So you DON'T want him to hold your hand? Or kiss you?" Charlie asks Vaggie, making her blush even brighter. "And you don't want him to hug you and you to nuzzle into his neck or chest? And you don't wanna have-"

"OKAY, THAT'S ENOUGH!" Vaggie shouts, shutting her friend up before she could get into any more "examples". "Look, I know you're just trying to help me but I DON'T LIKE JAMES. I'm done with men."

Vaggie then gets up from her seat, picks up her papers, and walks away.

"Vaggie... I-" Charlie starts to say but said Moth Demon cuts her off.

"I'm going to head to my room," she says. "I'll talk later."

And with that, Vaggie heads to her room. As she does music is heard playing and she feels a sudden urge to sing. She does so but tells herself to give James a piece of her mind due to him getting her to start liking to sing.

[Vaggie]
If there's a prize for rotten judgement
I guess I've already won that
No man is worth the aggravation
That's ancient history, been there, done that!

Charlie and Nifty, who heard Vaggie's sudden burts into song, decide to join her to try and convince her to admit her true feelings for James.

[Charlie and Nifty]
Who'd ya think you're kiddin'
He's the earth and heaven to you
Try to keep it hidden
Honey, we can see right through you
Girl, ya can't conceal it
We know how ya feel and
Who you're thinking of

[Vaggie]
No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no

[Charlie and Nifty]
You swoon, you sigh
Why deny it, uh-oh

[Vaggie]
It's too cliche
I won't say I'm in love

Vaggie continues to sing as she heads to her room, Nifty and Charlie still trying to get her to admit. Nifty even went in front of her to show her a piece of paper that said "JAMESxVAGGIE FOREVER" on it. Vaggie only walks past the small Cyclops Demon, ignoring the paper and making Nifty very disappointed. Then she and Charlie just look at each other and shrug.

[Vaggie]

I thought my heart had learned its lesson
It feels so good when you start out
My head is screaming get a grip, girl
Unless you're dying to cry your heart out

Vaggie grips her head as she walks and Charlie and Nifty start to sing their part.

[Charlie and Nifty]
You keep on denying
Who you are and how you're feeling
Baby, we're not buying
Hon, we saw ya hit the ceiling
Face it like a grown-up
When ya gonna own up
That ya got, got, got it bad

As the two sing, Charlie lifts Nifty into the air as they said "hit the ceiling" and Charlie may have lost her grip and threw Nifty into the ceiling, making her literally hit the ceiling.

[Vaggie]
No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no

Vaggie passes by James' room and stops by it, looking at the empty room and remembering her and James singing together which made her smile.

[Charlie and Nifty]
Give up, give in
Check the grin you're in love

Charlie and Nifty sing with Charlie getting in front of Vaggie and putting both of her index fingers in the edges of her mouth, making the princess smile. Vaggie then snaps out of her memory/trance and shakes her head.

[Vaggie]
This scene won't play
I won't say I'm in love

Vaggie simply just shoves Charlie out of the way and continues to walk to her room as Charlie and Nifty sing.

[Charlie and Nifty]
You're doin' flips
Read our lips
You're in love

[Vaggie]
You're way off base
I won't say it

[Charlie and Nifty]
She won't say it, no!

[Vaggie]
Get off my case
I won't say it

[Charlie and Nifty]
Girl, don't be proud
It's O.K. you're in love

Vaggie finally makes it to her room and opens the door, walking into it. She sets her papers down and sits on her bed. There, she sees her new and improved spear by the courtesy of the Ghost Rider himself. She smiles and blushes as she reaches for it.

[Vaggie]
Oh, at least out loud
I won't say I'm in love

She grabs her new Hellfire Spear and traces her it with her fingers, smiling and then sighing as she held the smile amd closed her eyes as she pressed her forehead against the skull on the spear head.

She then felt the presence of two other in her room and turned to see Charlie and Nifty standing at her doorway.

"Okay, so maaaaaybe I have a thing for James," Vaggie says with a blush. "But so what? It's not like he'll like me back. I'm a demon and he's someone that kills sinners. How could me and him ever be a thing?"

Nifty and Charlie just look at each other with smiles before looking back at Vaggie and speaking in unison.

"Something tells us everything will work out just fine."

[With James, Alastor, Angel Dust, and Husk at the bar]

Angel Dust and Husk are seen at the bar laughing their asses off at James and Alastor's jokes who are also sitting at the bar right next to them.

"Hahaha! Oh, man. You two are so lucky I'm drunk or I would've shot both of you bitches by now," the Spider Demon says, clearly drunk.

"Pfft! As if ye could shoot me!" James says, also somewhat drunk as he spoke in an Irish accent. "I'd punch ye bloody head off before a single bullet could touch me!... maybe."

"What is with that accent?!" Husk asks, probably the most drunk out of the four. "It's hilarious! Hahahaha!"

"Me Irish accent?" James questions. "Pssh! 'Tis just happens when I'm drunk!"

Angel started laughing harder at this.

"What?" James questions.

"You fuckin' said "tis"!" Angel laughs. "HAHAHAHAHA!"

Suddenly, with all their commotion, a very drunk and horny female demon made her way to the four Hazbins and came up from behind James.

"Hello handsome~" the demoness greets seductively as she wrapped her arms around the human. "What's a pretty thing like you doing in a place like this?"

By nothing but pure instinct James clenched his fist and struck it into the woman's face, the back of his fist hitting her square in the nose and sending her flying back and crashing into something. James didn't even notice that he's done this and took another swig of his drink while the other Hazbins noticed what he did to the poor sinner.

"Er, James?" Alastor says, getting the Rider's attention.

"Yes, Al?" James questions.

"Did you have to knock that poor lady away like that?" the Radio Demon asks James.

"I hit someone?" the human questions. "Huh. Must've been instinct. Whatever."

"That's my bad. I had to attack at least ONE sinner here."

James only chuckles and shook his head in amusement. Zarathos and his antics. Gotta love 'em.

"You're not worried at all that a demon just tried to flirt with you?" Angel asks. "Cuz if so then can I flirt a bit too~?"

"No," James tells Angel, making the Spider Demon back off. "And also, I'm so used to drunkards flirting with yours truly that I don't even care anymore!"

"How many times have you been hit on?" Angel asks the human.

"Hmmm..." James hums, in thought. "Lost count. It's a lot though."

"Damn son!" Angel says. "Popular with the ladies I see!"

"Maybe, but there's only one I want," James says, smiling dreamily.

"Oh?" Alastor questions. "And who might that be~?"

"Wouldn't you like to know~" James says to Alastor, booping the Radio Demon's nose causing Angel Dust and Husk to bellow in laughter.

The only reason he didn't attack James right then and there was because even HE knew that he had little chance of killing the Ghost Rider, especially if he's pissed. So Alastor ignored the action and proceeded to initiate Step 2(b): Get James To Agree To Go On A Blind Date.

"James, I have a quick question for you before we leave to head back to the hotel," the Deer Demon tells the semi-drunk human. "Would you consider going on a-"

He's unfortunately cutoff by the same person he was asking a question to.

"I'm BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRD!" the human states. "I'm in the mood for a song! Who wants to hear a song?!"

He asked the entire bar this question and, being how drunk they were, they all said yes to the song in one way or another.

"But-" Alastor says, only for Angel to quiet him.

"SHUUUSH!" the Spider Demon orders the Overlord. "Let him sing! I wanna hear his voice."

Alastor, being the straight-to-the-plan kind of demon, took his time to answer but eventually allowed the song before his question. James on the other hand didn't really care about what the demon had to say about his song and started making a little tune with his own voice which is followed by Angel and Husk and eventually Alastor. Then he starts to sing a song in an Irish accent.

As James sang he went all over the building, dancing along the bar counter and on top of some tables that only a few demons grew agitated at. He even messed with some of the customers but didn't care. I mean, he's the Ghost Rider. Try to kill him all they want, he ain't gonna die.

Anyways, after almost four minutes of song James plopped himself back on his seat next to Alastor and laughed.

"Haha! That was amazing!" the human declares with a wide smile that is very similar to Charlie's.

"You can say that again, Hothead!" Angel says, laughing as well. "That was amazing! Sounds as good as Charlie if I'm being honest."

"Pllleeeeeaaassse! As if I'm THAT good!" James says. "Princess Pureheart is WAAAAAY better than me!"

"Whatever, James," Husk says and chugs his booze.

James takes a swig of his drink and Alastor speaks.

"So, may I ask my question now?" the Radio Demon asks.

"Shoot," James says, putting his drink down.

"Would you consider going on a blind date? I've heard they're very affective," Alastor tells James. "I already have the perfect girl for you!"

James takes a second to think. It's an interesting proposition to say the least. So, with James being the semi-drunk human he is, says...

"Sure. Why the hell not?"