Chapter 1.3
The royal family limousine was driving back to the hotel. Charlie can be seen hugging her knees and looking out the window when her jacket is ruined after Katie Killjoy attacked her, while Vaggie sits next to her, glaring furiously at Angel Dust.
The infant Y/N was sleeping in Vaggie's arms. The infant had fallen asleep back at the station. To say that things hadn't gone well would be a understatement. Things had sunk worst than quicksand.
Katie Killjoy taunted Charlie for having faith in demons, so Charlie retorted that Angel Dust, her only patron, has gone clean for two weeks. That was unfortunately and almost immediately interrupted by a report on a ongoing turf war between Cherri and Sir Pentious, stating that Angel has now joined the fray, much to Charlie's dismay.
Charlie was curled up in a ball in the limousine with Vaggie sitting next to her. The infant was sucking on his pacifier as he was asleep. Vaggie was holding onto Y/N, while doing her best not to slaughter Angel Dust.
So far Y/N and Angel Dust looked like the only calm people in the limo. Angel was playing around with the window. The sound of the moving window was upsetting Y/N, who was squirming and whining in his sleep.
Vaggie was gently rocking him in a attempt to calm him down. Angel looked over at Vaggie, who was giving him a death glare.
"What?" Angel Dust asked, as if he had done absolutely nothing wrong.
"What?", "WHAT?!" What were you DOING?!" Vaggie asked as she unintentionally gripped into Y/N, causing him to wake up.
Angel Dust sighed in despair. "I owed my girl buddy a solid! Isn't that a "redeeming quality?"" Angel Dust asked while doing it quotes. "Helping friends with stuff?" He added on
"Not with turf wars that result in territorial genocide!" Vaggie said angrily.
"Eh, you win some, you lose a few hundred. Ehahahahahah! *Inhales* It wasn't that bad, anyway." Angel Dust said as he proceeded to play with the button of the car window roller.
Vaggie then threw a folded pocket knife at window roller, barely missing Angel Dust.
"Aw, come on! I had to! *brushes back hair* My credibility was on the line! I mean, what kind of reputation would I have if people found out I was tryna go clean? It just throws out my entire persona!" Angel Dust said as he suggestively pushed up his chest.
"Your credibility? What about the hotel's?! Your little stunt made us look like a fucking joke!" Vaggie snapped at Angel. If Y/N hadn't woken up before, he certainly did now.
Y/N looked under at Vaggie, clenched his small little fist's, and started screaming and crying. Vaggie's expression of anger automatically switched to a look of panic.
She hadn't thought about keeping her temper down. She then realized that her fingers were digging into Y/N. Vaggie immediately loosed her grip.
Y/N cried loudly as Vaggie tried calming him down. "I'm sorry Y/N! I-I didn't mean to scare you or hurt you!" She panicked as she was rocking him.
Charlie looked over at her girlfriend and baby. "Here Vaggie. I'll hold him." Charlie said as she scooped up Y/N in her arms and hugged him gently.
The infant slowly calm down.
"Aww! How sweet. Who would've thought two gals like you would be able to handle a baby boy?" Angel said
"First off, we've been doing just fine handling Y/N on our own. Secondly, two women don't always have to raise a little girl. They can also raise boys." Vaggie said to Angle Dust.
"Says the girl who almost used a baby as a stress ball." Angel said now laughing.
"You made us look like a joke!" Vaggie snapped
"No, no, no, babe. Jokes are funny! I made you look... uh, sad! And pathetic! Like an orphan... with no arms... or legs... Oh! With progeria! Great! Now I'm bummed thinkin' about it!" Angel Dust said. He may be crazy and destructive, but he was surprisingly great with kids.
"Can you please just try to take this seriously?" Vaggie begged.
"Fine, I'll try. Just don't get your taco in a twist, baby!" Angel said. Vaggie couldn't tell wether that was racist, sexist, or just a joke. It was kinda hard to tell.
Charlie looked at Y/N. The infant cooed softly and placed his hand on her nose. Charlie smiled at her baby. She remembered when she first got to meet Y/N, tiny, pink, and squirming. After Charlie stopped holding and crushing Vaggie's hand, she held the small newborn and didn't wanna stop holding him. She she let Vaggie hold him, who looked unconfident at first, then started crying as she held Y/N. Then she let Angel Dust hold him. Y/N's reaction was almost priceless. He screamed and cried and desperately tried to get out of Angels arms.
"Too late, toots. Wait! Would that make me double dead? Hah, and where exactly do I go? To Double Hell? Hahahahahahahaha! Sorry, you're stuck with me, bitch. Get used to it." Angel Dusts voice broke Charlie's train of thought.
"Con una mierda malparido hijo de-!" Vaggie mumbled something in Spanish. She didn't want bad language rubbing off on Y/N, so whenever she needed to cuss, she talked in Spanish. However sometimes she forgot about doing that.
"Don't worry sweetie, we'll be home soon." Charlie promised Y/N and kissed his nose while Vaggie and Angel Dust continued their argument.
Vaggie looked stressed and Charlie decided on a way to calm her down. "Hey, come on. We don't know if things are over yet! Try to relax, mommy Vaggie." Charlie said as she held out Y/N to Vaggie and mimicked a baby voice.
Vaggie smiled and found this cute. She smiled and kissed Y/N's forehead.
The limousine arrived at the hotel after a few minutes.
Charlie opened up the hotel doors, revealing a very old and dirty establishment, and nobody in sight.
Vaggie threw herself on the couch, facing the wall. "Ugh!" She said, stressed from the day. Charlie had removed her jacket and hung it up. She held Y/N.
"Eh, it's probably a good idea to get some actual food in this place. Y'know, to feed all the wayward souls you got in here! Ahahaha! Ahaha...! eh... ah..." Angel Dust said as he noticed the devastating look on Charlie's face. He tried to comfort her, but couldn't get any words out.
Charlie looked around. This was not what she was hoping for. She had hoped at least five or four demons would show up. She looked down with disappointment. She held her baby and walked outside.
"Hey? Wanna call grandma?" She asked Y/N, who cooed in response. She pulled out her phone and called her mother. It rang and went to voicemail. "Hey, mom. I know I keep calling and you must be busy... Really busy... But, um, the interview didn't go well, *shrinks to her knees* and... I don't know if I'm ever going to make a difference *starts tearing up as she wipes it off her face*. I don't know what I'm doing. I could really use some advice, mom. I... I think dad was right about me... Ahah, oof, eh, anyway... *wipes her face once more* I'll stop talking before this gets long. *stands up* Love you, bye..." Charlie said and hung up. She looked at Y/N, who looked as though he understood what she said. She rubbed his cheek gently.
"Hey. It's ok. Don't worry about me. Mommy's gonna figure it all out." She said, unsure of her own words.
She walked back inside and closed the door. Just then, a knock was heard. Charlie couldn't believe it. She opened the door.
There was a tall and very thin man, had pale skin, sharp yellowed teeth, and short red and black tufts of hair or fur resembling deer ears. He has two small black antlers.
He was dressed in a bright red dress shirt with two black marks that cross each other, underneath a pinstriped dark red coat along with burgundy dress pants, bow tie with a bright red knot, and black shoes. He has a burgundy/black oval-shaped monocle over his right eye, he also wears burgundy gloves with bright red marks showing where his nails and knuckles are. He carries a cane with a vintage style microphone attached to it.
"Hel-" Charlie slammed the door before he could finish. "lo" He finished when she opened the door again. Only for Charlie to slam the door again.
"Hey Vaggie?" Charlie said nervously as she held Y/N as if she was afraid he was gonna get sucked away.
"Whaaaat?" Vaggie asked annoyed. "The radio demon is at the door!" Charlie said.
"What?!" Vaggie asked in a panic. "Uh... who?" Angel Dust asked.
"What should I do?!" Charlie asked trying not to freak out.
"Uh, well, don't let him in!" Vaggie said. To be perfectly honest, nobody is for sure why Charlie let the radio demon in. But in that moment, Charlie decided to disregard Vaggie's advice once more and opened the door for the radio demon.
"May I speak now?" The radio demon asked. "Alastor! Pleasure to be meeting you, sweetheart!" Alastor said as he shook Charlie and Y/N's hands and let himself in.
"Quite a pleasure! Excuse my sudden visit, but I saw your fiasco on a picture show, and I just couldn't resist! What a performance! Why, I haven't been that entertained since the stock market crash of 1929! Hahahahaha, sooo many orphans..." Alastor said as he walked in, only for Vaggie to step in front of him and aiming a spear at him.
"Stop right there, cabrón hijo de perra. I know your game and I'm not gonna let you hurt anyone here, you pompous cheesy talkshow shitlord!" Vaggie snapped at him.
Alastor just used his finger to move the harpoon away. "Dear, if I wanted to hurt anyone here... *turns into his demonic form* I would've done so already..." Charlie and Y/N hid behind Vaggie.
The area distorts as Charlie and Vaggie stare at him in fear. But as for Y/N, he...laughed? The baby began giggling and clapping. The static and distortion stopped as Alastor looked at Y/N.
"Well that's a first." Alastor said. Charlie and Vaggie were surprised that Y/N found that funny. "But, I'm here because I want to help!" Alastor said.
"Say what now?" Charlie said. "Help! Hahaha, hello? Is this thing on?" Alastor said tapping his mic. Just then, the mics eye opened up. "Well I heard you loud and clear!" It said. Y/N giggled happily as he reached for the mic.
"Little fella likes this, doesn't he?" Alastor said as he shook his mic in front of Y/N. Y/N reached out to the mic, but Charlie lowered his hands. "Um, you want to help? With...?" Charlie asked Alastor. It wasn't like the radio demon to perform good deeds.
Alastor then teleported behind Charlie, Y/N, and Vaggie. "This ridiculous thing you're trying to do! This hotel! I want to help you run it." Alastor said with enthusiasm.
"Buuut... why?" Charlie asked.
"Hahaha, why does anyone do anything? Sheer, absolute boredom! I've lacked inspiration for decades. My work became mundane, lacking focus, aimless! I've come to crave a new form of entertainment! Hahaha!" Alastor said as he picked up Y/N, gave him to Vaggie, and shoved them both away.
"Does getting into a fistfight with a reporter count as entertainment...? Also, MY BABIES!" Charlie said as she saw Vaggie and Y/N shoved away.
"Hahaha! It's the purest kind, my dear: Reality! True passion! After all, the world is a stage and the stage is a world of entertainment." Alastor said.
"So does this mean you think it's possible to rehabilitate a demon?" Charlie asked.
"Hahahahaha! *shakes hand in front of her* Of course not! That's wacky nonsense! *shakes head back and forth* Redemption, oh the non-existent humanity! No, no, no, no. I don't think there's anything left that could save such loathsome sinners! *looks over to Vaggie who is offended and holding Y/N, and Angel who just shrugs* The chance given was the life they lived before, the punishment is this! *puts his arms out, gesturing the entirety of Hell* There is no undoing what is done!" Alastor explained.
"Consider it an investment in ongoing entertainment for myself! *pulls Charlie close to him and twirls her* I want to watch the scum of the world struggle to climb up the hill of betterment only to repeatedly trip and tumble down to the fiery pit of failure!" Alastor said
"Riiiight" Charlie said, without a doubt uncomfortable. "Yes, indeedy! I see big things coming your way and who better to help you than I?" Alastor said and walked off with her.
"Uh, so... uh, what's the deal with Smiles over there?" Angel Dust asked Vaggie, as she was dusting off Y/N's head. Vaggie looked at him in surprise.
"Wait, you've never heard of him before? You've been here longer than me!" Vaggie said to him. Angel Dust just shrugged. "The Radio Demon? One of the most powerful beings Hell has ever seen?" She asked again.
"Eh, not big on politics." Angel Dust said. Vaggie looked at Y/N. "You probably don't understand what I'm saying, but just to be safe." Vaggie said and covered Y/N's ears. The baby started chewing on her thumb.
"Decades ago, Alastor manifested in Hell, seemingly overnight. He began to topple Overlords who have been dominant for centuries. That kind of raw power had never been harnessed by a mortal soul before. Then, he broadcast his carnage all throughout Hell just so everyone could witness his ability. Sinners started calling him "The Radio Demon" as lazy as that is. Many have speculated what unimaginable force enabled him to rival our world's most ancient and destructive evils. But one thing's for sure: He's an unpredictable source of danger, a wicked spirit of mystery, and a violent monster of chaos, the likes of which we can't risk getting involved with unless we want to end up erased!" Vaggie said. She looked down and noticed she had stopped covering Y/N's ears.
Vaggie's heart sank when she saw Y/N about to cry. "But it's just a story and it's not real!" Vaggie said in a attempt to calm him down.
"Cute. You done?" Angel Dust asked as he dry laughed. He looked at Alastor. "He looks like a strawberry pimp." Angel Dust said.
"Well, I don't trust him!" Vaggie said as she rocked Y/N.
"To be fair, do you trust any man? Any men? Men?" Angel Dust asked her.
"Of course I do! I trust him." Vaggie said and held Y/N right next to her face.
"Tiny doesn't count." Angel Dust said.
Vaggie got up, sat Y/N down on the couch and walked away to Charlie. Y/N pouted and tried to reach to her. "Hey hey, be careful. You got lucky last time when you got out early. I don't need you getting off this couch and landing on your face." Angel said as he tried to keep Y/N from falling off the couch.
Angel picked up Y/N and held him close. Vaggie and Charlie were talking about something, though Angel Dust wasn't sure about what, so he listened in.
"To have faith things will be better! How can I turn someone away? I can't. It goes against everything I'm trying to do. Everything I believe in." Charlie was talking to Vaggie.
"What do you think they're even talking about?" Angel Dust asked Y/N, who simply chewed on his fist.
"Okay, so, Al. You're sketchy as fuck and you clearly see what I'm trying to do here as a joke." Charlie said to Alastor. As Charlie turns away, glowing red symbols start to appear beside Alastor which quickly disappear after Charlie turns back to Alastor.
"But, I don't. I think everyone deserves a chance to prove they can be better. So, I'm taking your offer to help. On the condition that there be no... *makes gestures with hands* tricks or voodoo strings attached." Charlie continued.
"So, it's a deal, then?" Alastor asked. As Alastor rolls his eyes at that last statement, he twirls his mic staff and presents his hand for a handshake as green energy bursts throughout the hotel. Angel Dust covered Y/N's eyes.
"Nope! No shaking! No deals! I... hmm... As princess of Hell and heir to the throne, I, uh, hereby order that you help with this hotel. For as long as you desire." Charlie said, in possibly one of the most unconfident tones of voice in the history of voices.
"Hmm... *retracts his mic staff* Fair enough!" Alastor said.
Charlie took a breath of relief. "Cool beans." She said.
Alastor walked around and looked at Vaggie, who was how holding Y/N. "Smile, my dear! *tickles the underside of her chin* You know you're never fully dressed without one!" He said to Vaggie and looked around the room. "So where is your hotel staff?" Alastor asked.
"Uh, well?" Charlie said and pointed to Y/N and Vaggie.
"Ohohoho, you're going to need more than that. *walks towards Angel Dust* And what can you do, my effeminate fellow?" Alastor asked, though he was getting ready to wish he hadn't.
"I can suck your dick." Angel Dust said.
"HAH! No." Alastor said.
"Your loss." Angel said.
"Well, this just won't do! *takes out his mic staff* I suppose I can cash in a few favors to liven things up." Alastor said.
At the snap of his finger, a new fireplace has replaced the hotel's worn down one as he approaches it and picks up the mysterious figure covered in soot, which then opens its eye and stares at the four behind him.
Just then, the soot popped of of them small lady. She was a small one-eyed demon, akin to a cyclops. Her one large eye has a hot pink and fiery orange sclera with a light yellow iris, and a blackish dark brown pupil.
She has short and scruffy red-pink hair with yellow highlights. Her teeth are sharp and light yellow, and she has small pink dots at each corners of her mouth, evocative of dimples.
"This little darling is Niffty!" Alastor said and dropped her on the floor. "Hi, I'm Niffty! It's nice to meet you! It's been a while since I've made new friends! Why're you all women? Are there any men here?! OH! Oh my gosh is that a baby!" Niffty asked as she immediately snatched up the tiny infant. "Oh he's so cute!" Niffty said as Vaggie aimed her spear at her. "Who's a wittle guy! Who's a wittle guy! Is it you? Is it you!" She cooed softly and held him. Vaggie snatched Y/M back and glared at her. "Mine!" Was what her expression said.
"Oooh man, this place is filthy! It really needs a lady's touch! *grabs a spider and crushes it* Which is weird because you're all ladies, no offense. Oh my gosh, this is awful! *she speed cleans throughout the hotel* Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! *spots a cockroach and stabs it with a pin* Nope!" Niffty said as she was cleaning the room.
Then another demons voice was heard. "Hah! Read 'em and weep, boys! Full Ho- *demonic illusions and voices distort the surroundings temporarily* -tel? What the fuck is this?" The owl bat like creature asked and saw Alastor. "You!" He said.
"Ah, Husker, my good friend! Glad you could make it!" Alastor said causally.
"Don't you "Husker" me, you son of a bitch! I was about to win the whole damn pot!" Husk said and pointed to to the stack of money, only for it to disappear.
"Good to see you too!" Alastor said.
"What the hell do you want with me this time...?" Husk mumbled.
"My friend, I am doing some charity work so I took it upon myself to volunteer your services! I hope that's okay!" Alastor said to him.
"Are you shittin' me?!" Husk said upset.
"Hmm... No, I don't think so!" Alastor said casually.
"You thought it'd be some kind of big fucking riot just to pull me out of nowhere?! You think I'm some kind of fucking clown?!" Husk said upset.
Alastor grinned as though he was about to laugh. "Maybe." He said.
"I ain't doing no fucking charity job." Husk said.
"Well, I figured you would be the perfect face to man the front desk of this fine establishment! With your charming smile *pulls Husks's lips into a forced smile* and welcoming energy, this job was made for you! Don't worry my friend, I can make this more welcoming! ...If you wish." Alastor said as he pulled Husks's lips into a forced smile. He then walked over to the bar and made a bottle of "Cheap Booze" appear out of nowhere.
"You think you can buy me with a wink and some cheap booze?! Well, you can!" Husk said as he took the bottle and drank it.
Vaggie immediately hated the idea of a bar. "Hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! No! No bar, no alcohol! This is supposed to be a place that discourages sin! Not some kind of mouth, brothel, man cave!" Vaggie said as she held Y/N with one arm and pointed at the bar with the other arm.
Angel Dust then tackled Y/N and Vaggie. "SHUT UP! SHUT! UP! We are keeping this!" Angel Dust said as he got up and tried flirting with Husk.
Vaggie got up and dusted off Y/N. "I don't want you anywhere in here." She said to Y/N. He was starting to look tired and his stomach growled.
"Aww? I think a certain someone is getting tired and hungry." Charlie cooed and tickled Y/N's chin gently. She kissed his cheek.
Charlie picked him up as Vaggie went to make the bottle. She smiled at her baby and kissed his forehead. "Mommy loves you." She said as she was holding him.
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