10: Meeting Charlie, Vaggie and Angel, Moving to the Hotel
8 months after the horror of discovering how Heaven's angels kill the sinners of hell and how she failed in protecting the three kids that were cornered. She was horrified by how heaven let this happen and Rosie explained to her that it happens yearly and Allison couldn't do anything but lament on how it could have been prevented.
She let out a heavy sigh while feeling her ears lowered themselves against her head. She burnt the dress that She was in another errand that Rosie sent her. The cannibal overlord wanted to at least get her mind off the nightmare that happened 8 months ago which was harder than it looks since it scarred her fully but Rosie was concerned for her. Allison was having nightmares frequently which was understandable and let her sleep in her room for her safety and comfort. She was about to round the corner when she bumped into someone.
"Ow, geez!" A female voice winced.
"Vaggie, are you okay?!" Another asked.
Allison winced as she rubbed her head before looking up to see two female demons but for some reason, she was feeling some type of angelic aura coming from the one she bumped into.
The blonde demoness is a tall, slender hellborn demon, standing at over 6 foot, around 6 and a half feet tall She has long, blonde hair, with lighter blonde and pink highlights, which is tied into a twice-banded low ponytail. Her blonde bangs flip to her left with a curl. Her lips are black and she has rosy red cheeks, which make her look like a doll or a marionette. Her eyes have red irises with light yellow sclera. She has thick black eyelashes and gray eyelids. Her fingernails are black and pointed. She accessories with a small black bowtie and black suspenders, with an untucked white, long-sleeved dress-shirt. Over this she usually wears a fitted red tuxedo jacket with dark-red lapels and a pair of red fitted pants. She wears black and white saddle shoes.
This is Charlotte or Charlie Morningstar. Daughter of the infamous King of Hell and Prince of the Pride Ring.
One is a slim-figured who subtly sports a moth-themed with grayish-lavender skin. She has knee-length grayish-white hair with faded-purple tips and long jagged bangs which cover the left side of her face. On the back of her head, she has accessories with a red hair-bow with small tears on each side and two long tails. Her right eye has a light pink sclera and an ivory iris, while her left eye has been replaced by a slate-gray eye-patch that sports a red-pink "X" shape, which glows when she is angry or irritated. Her mouth has small fangs and black lips. She wears a blouse that is the same color as her bow and the "X" shape on her eye-patch, with a dark gray peter-pan collar, dark gray trimming on the sleeves, and two dark gray buttons down the front. She also sported a choker and a miniskirt with a thick pale pink waistband hugging her waist, both colored in the same dark gray. Her accessories include a set of fingerless slate-gray opera gloves with matching thigh-high stockings, which include white scallops at the cuff and toes.
Her name is Vaggie who is the princess' girlfriend.
"Oh my gosh! I-I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to bump into you." Allison apologized as she stood up as the blonde demoness helped the other up.
"It's alright. You didn't mean to." The blonde said kindly and Allison stared at her. She's feeling the same angelic aura from her though it was a mix of sinner and angelic which was weird.
"Are you gonna stare or what?" The first one said sarcastically with a slight edge in her voice.
"S-Sorry. It's just... this is the first time I meet others outside of Cannibal Town." Allison said sheepishly as she picked up the fabrics she dropped.
"Oh my gosh! Is that a Fashion Sapphire original?!" The blonde squealed as Allison froze while the blonde was checking her suit.
She burnt the dress that she wore when she was still in heaven now she made her own suit which suits her. It was mainly white but the undershirt was a dark blue with a black tie. Her skirt was black too and her pants were white like her coat with a bit of red at the end.
"O-Oh, yes. It is. I'm Allison by the way." She said as she offered her hand.
"It's so nice to meet you! I'm Charlie and this is my girlfriend, Vaggie. Vaggie, say hi to Allison." The blonde, Charlie, introduced the two of them.
She and Vaggie eyed each other with different emotions. Allison was eyeing Vaggie with nervousness and curiosity while Vaggie was eyeing her with wariness and caution but she could see the tension leaving her face.
"I'm sorry for being a bit rude there, Allison." Vaggie apologized and got a kind smile from Allison which surprised her.
"It's alright. It's just been a bit... rough for me after the... Extermination Day 8 months ago." Allison said with a saddened look.
Charlie and Vaggie look at each other and back to Allison who was avoiding eye contact with them. Allison just looks to the side but was surprised when she was suddenly hugged by Charlie. She looked at her and Vaggie, who just smiled sadly at her but she can see sympathy and comfort in her eyes. She hugged back before Charlie pulled away.
"How about we give you a ride back to Cannibal Town? We can drop you off at the border." Vaggie offered with a smile.
"A-Are you sure? I don't wanna impose." Allison said.
"You won't. Plus we wanna get to know you." Charlie said with an excited glint in her eyes.
Allison hesitated but looking at Charlie and Vaggie, she could tell that they're good and kind.
"A-Alright." She smiled and Charlie excitedly led the way as she and Vaggie walked on each side of Charlie who was chatting excitedly to Allison.
Charlie told Allison about her plans and that she owns a hotel before asking questions about herself and Allison answered them but when asked where she was from, she got nervous and told her that she forgot where she lived when she was alive because she's an orphan but she's being taken care of by Rosie, who was the cannibal leader as they were riding in the limo.
"Wait, you're under the care of an overlord?" Vaggie looked at her in surprise and alarm.
Both Charlie and Vaggie sat in one seat together with Allison sitting on another.
"Is that a... bad thing?" Allison asked in surprise and confusion.
"What?! No, no, no. It's just... that, well… We’ve never met anyone who had been taken care of by an overlord before." Charlie said and Allison could understand the shock. From what she learnt, overlords are leaders and who own territories on a different side of the Pentagram and Rosie is one of those who owns a side of the Pentagram.
"If you don’t mind me asking, how did that happen?" Vaggie asked, she was honestly curious how it happened since it wasn't known throughout hell for an overlord to take in and care for a sinner.
Allison panicked and grew nervous but looking at Charlie and Vaggie again, they seem to want to know but she can't tell them the truth about herself. She can only tell the truth but she has to spin it around so they won't suspect anything.
"Well, I was involved in something rather messy... got in trouble. I was really hurt and... those who did this had abandoned me, left me to die on my own. When I woke up after passing out, I found myself resting in a bed... Rosie had saved me. She healed most of my wounds, gave me shelter and… took me in…" Allison told them as she smiled softly. She was very grateful to Rosie for taking care of her and giving her a home after she was kicked out of Heaven. She sees the overlord as a mother. She wanted to repay her but Rosie told her that her helping around the Emporium is enough of a payment.
"I’m really sorry to hear that. Why did they hurt you?" Charlie said sympathetically while Vaggie was clenching her hands into fists at what she heard. When she gets the chance, she'll find those who hurt this innocent raindrop and teach them a lesson.
"Let’s just say… I got in some people’s way. And they didn’t appreciate it." Allison said as she rubbed her arm while holding the bag close to her.
Vaggie and Charlie couldn't help but feel sorry for their new friend. Charlie wanted nothing more than to hug and cry with her new friend to tell her that everything will be okay while Vaggie was planning on killing those who hurt their raindrop in the first place. There was a bit of silence until Allison decided to ask Charlie what her big plan was
"So, Charlie. I think you mentioned that you have plans involving this fancy hotel of yours. What’s it about?" Allison asked her curiously and Charlie smiled, glad that someone is finally curious and interested.
"I’m glad you asked, although it’s more than just a plan, it’s a dream." Charlie said as she started to explain.
"As you know, Hell faces a yearly extermination where angels come from Heaven and start to… kill sinners. Because they believe every sinner is evil and they must die." Charlie explained and Allison almost flinched at the word angels and extermination. She's still a bit sensitive to what happened 8 months ago.
"My plan and dream is to use the Happy Hotel, to try and redeem sinners, and prove to Heaven that a soul can be redeemed and that sinners are not meant to stay evil forever." Charlie finished as Vaggie gave a further description of it.
"The idea is to use the hotel as a place for rehabilitation, so those who redeem themselves can go to Heaven. But for that to happen, we need to convince sinners to come." Vaggie explained with Charlie joining.
"If we can prove that even one soul can be redeemed, we will have proven that our plan will work for others." Charlie said with a big smile.
Allison was rather surprised as she was silent at first. She doesn't know what to say literally! To think that someone in Hell believes that redemption is possible makes her want to help. She'd study if sinners or souls can be redeemed back when she was still in heaven but every archive she reads during her private hint for knowledge in heaven's library was always leading to the same thing that sinners down in Hell cannot be redeemed, so hearing Charlie's plan might prove her theory and gut feeling that change is possible.
"Wow that’s... sounds like a huge idea." Allison said in awe but hesitated to ask.
"But… has anyone ever tried that?" She asked hesitantly and watched as the happy and joyful expression fell from Charlie's face and Vaggie crossed her arms while looking out the window.
By the expression on Charlie’s and Vaggie’s faces, Allison could tell that so far no one has ever tried such an idea and she couldn't help but feel sorry.
"No one ever tried that?" She asked them as Vaggie sighed.
"Well, since this is Hell and most people aside from demons are sinners who did some really messed up things in the past…" Vaggie said as Allison nodded.
"Yeah, so, uh… how do you plan exactly to convince sinners to come to the Hotel?" Allison asked them as Charlie perked back up.
"Very simple. As the Princess of Hell, my plan is to announce in exactly 4 months my idea on the news. The message will be broadcasted throughout hell, attracting sinners to our hotel. If they see that there is a chance for them to go to Heaven, they’ll come for sure." Charlie explained that it made Allison's ear twitch. Making a broadcast where sinners can see the advertisement would work but here's a problem.
"That would help but… I’m not sure your idea will work." She said as Vaggie looked at her in disbelief and anger.
"What do you mean it won’t work?! You can’t say that without even trying!" She exclaimed and Allison raised her hands in surrender while trying to calm her down.
"Wait, wait I wasn’t finished yet!" Allison yelped as her ears pinned back against her head. Vaggie looked at her before calming down slightly as she continued.
"Your idea may not work and if you want it to succeed, you’ll have to be very convincing in the news." Allison said. Charlie tilts her head at that.
"Convincing?" She asked as she nodded.
"Yeah, you gotta tackle what people hate in Hell. Tell them that they have a chance to change who they are. In other words, reach for their approval to change." Allison advised as Charlie thought about it. That's... That's not a bad idea!
"Reach their approval huh? That’s a great idea. Oh thank you, thank you, thank you, Allison, I’m so glad that you didn’t laugh at my idea!" Charlie smiled and thanked her happily. She honestly felt like crying cause this is the second time someone sees redemption is possible and didn't laugh at her ideas with Vaggie.
"With your help we’ll make our plan work, and once you move in the hotel, we'll work on some new ideas right away." Charlie said enthusiastically but the last bit caught Allison by surprise and shock. Wait what?!
"Move into... the hotel?" Allison questioned her as Charlie nodded.
"Yeah, that way you could help us. Please move in with us, please, please, please?" Charlie suddenly got down on her knees, begging and holding Allison's hands. Allison didn't know what to say as she looked to Vague for help. Vaggie just shook her head at her girlfriend's antics before getting up. She helped Charlie up to her feet and guide her back to her seat
"Charlie, you can’t ask someone to move in like that, even if you beg, it’s her choice if she wants to move in." Vaggie said as the blonde blushed in embarrassment. Whoops.
"Oh right… I’m sorry, Allie, I got so worked up." Charlie apologized in embarrassment but Allison shook her head in reassurance.
"No, no, it’s okay. It’s just that... moving in is… a big decision. I wanna help you guys, I really do, but moving in… it feels too sudden." She said as she fidgeted with her sleeves.
"How about I sleep in on it? Think about it for a few days?" Allison suggested and Charlie smiled at her.
"Sure, take all the time you need." Charlie said happily as Vaggie smiled. She's starting to like this girl.
"Thanks for the help, Allie, we could really use it." She thanked her as Allison smiled sweetly at them.
"My pleasure. Well, we better hurry. Rosie will worry for sure if I don’t get back in time." She said as Vaggie reclined on her seat next to Charlie, raising an eyebrow.
"Your mom sure is worried for you a lot." Vaggie noted and didn't miss the twitch of Allison's ears at that.
Allison felt a bit embarrassed at that. Rosie is not her mom. She's her caretaker, her guardian! But there are times every day that she sees her as a mother. Whether she wants to admit it or not, she's already seeing Rosie as a mother.
"Oh Rosie is not my mom, I mean, she is kind of motherly with me but she’s not my mom. Not that I did not consider her to be as such. Ha ha ha… ha ha…" Allison laughed weakly which made Charlie look at her in concern.
"You okay?" She asked softly as Allison nodded.
"Yeah, yeah I just… feel a bit embarrassed of you driving me home." She said, which made Charlie giggled.
"Don't be, I’m glad to help out." She said with Vaggie agreeing.
"Yeah plus it’s fun riding a limo." Vaggie said as Allison agreed. At least this time she doesn't have to walk all the way back to Cannibal Town.
"It sure is." She said as she looked out the window with the buildings passing as they drove by.
As they’re on their way to cannibal town, Allison admires how the city looks through the window however, her face expresses some fear when she notices some sharks and Charlie and Vaggie notice it as they start to get curious yet worried about what's got her expressing such concern and fear.
"You’re sure everything is alright?" Charlie asked her as Allison sighed.
"Yeah… I was just… remembering the last time I came to the city." She admitted hesitantly as Vaggie looked at her.
"How was it?" She asked gently as Allison sigh softly.
"Not good, I got kidnapped by some guys known as Loonie Sharks or something like that." She said as that surprised and shocked the two. Loan Sharks?
"Don’t you mean Loan Sharks?" Charlie asked as she nodded.
"Those ones." The bluenette nodded as Vaggie became worried and confused.
"Why did they kidnap you? Did you owe them money or something?" She questioned her but Allison shook her head.
"Not at all, it was the first time I heard or saw them." She admitted. Even when she was taken by the Loan Sharks that day, it still confuses her how they mistook her for someone.
"But why take you like that?" Charlie asked in disbelief and that's the part where Allison got hesitant and really nervous. She really doesn't want to tell this part. Even though she already told Rosie what happened.
"Well, i-it’s because they confused me with someone else… Someone… I used to see a while back…" Allison said sadly as her ears lowered. She misses him and Morningstar... She couldn't help but worry about what or how they're doing.
"Oh? Boyfriend?" Vaggie guessed.
Allison’s face immediately turns a bit red when she’s asked if the one she mentioned was her boyfriend. Now that it was mentioned, she would consider him and Morningstar her boyfriends. Rosie gave her an insight of the different types of relationship status and she found out she likes two guys and Rosie told her that she's a polyamory.
"What? M-M-My boyfriend? No, of course not! No, he was just… A really, really good friend… and nothing else." Allison said as Charlie pouted. She really wants to find out who it is.
"Aw, that’s a shame, he seemed like a really good friend. What happened?" Charlie couldn't help but ask.
"I… think I did something… that… Well, let’s just say I lost touch with him. And I can’t blame him since I accidentally broke his heart." Allison admitted as Charlie felt like crying but held back her tears.
"That’s so sad… But hey, maybe you might see each other again." Charlie said softly with a smile.
"Or… you might meet someone new." Vaggie said. That made Allison's ears lowered even more at the thought of Morningstar and Alastor. Her heart yearns for the two but she's too scared.
"Actually, I… sort of decided to take a break from seeing people." Allison said shakily as tears stung her eyes.
"I mean, not people, people but more like people with whom I would go out and do... certain stuff…" Allison sniffed, talking about her past dates is very hard on her as she tried to wipe her eyes.
"I’m just… not ready to be with someone…" She choked back a sob as tears fell from her eyes. Charlie and Vaggie felt their heart breaking for her. They wouldn't know what to do if they were in her shoes. Well, Charlie already has that experience with her ex but after meeting Vaggie, she's pretty much happier than before.
"Hey, hey, hey, it’s okay. Here use this." Charlie said as she gave Allison some tissues to use.
"Thanks…" She accepted them and dried her tears before blowing her nose.
"I’m sorry. It’s just… so hard to talk about this… and deep down I feel like it’s my fault." Allison confessed as Vaggie and Charlie smiled at her reassuringly.
"It’s alright, we all have hard difficulties sometimes." Vaggie said gently.
"You don’t have to face them on your own." Charlie encouraged her as Allison smiled, even if it's small.
"Yeah… I guess you’re right. Thanks for listening to me. It feels good to talk about this… and for some reason… I feel a bit better now." She said softly. Even though she's feeling better after sharing her heartache, she still misses both of them dearly. But Charlie may be right. She'll see them again one day.
"That’s the spirit! Just imagine how we will do great things for people in hell." Charlie said happily.
"I wouldn’t hold my breath too much, but yeah it’s worth a try, I guess." Vaggie said with a small smile.
"You know, maybe to give your idea a positive image and prove that it can work, you may need to acquire a test subject, someone you can try to redeem and show it to people." Allison suggested with a smile and Charlie loves it.
"Hey, that’s a great idea! I love it, I love it!" Charlie squealed as she was practically bouncing on her seat and Vaggie had to put a hand on her shoulder.
"Okay calm down, babe." She said with a fond smile. Charlie took a breather as she smiled widely.
"Right, right, I’m calm, I’m super calm. But super excited deep inside." Charlie gushed excitedly as Vaggie chuckled.
"So I see, your idea is great, only problem is finding the right soul to redeem. And considering the fact that we’re in hell we’re in hell, that’s gonna be a bit hard." Vaggie said as Allison looked outside the window of the limo to see sinners going about their lives even though they're in hell.
"Maybe, but it’s worth a try. In fact, you should search right now." She said as she pointed outside the window and Charlie and Vaggie knew it was a start.
"Good idea." Charlie said as she looks outside to see who would be their first subject.
"Now let’s see, hmm. Oh, how about that guy?" Charlie said as she pointed to a huge guy with dark skin and bullhorns and smoking cigarettes but from how he was intimidating smaller sinners, it's a no no.
"Yeah, no, too scary." Allison said as her ears pinned back immediately.
"Okay. That one?" Charlie points to a tiger looking sinner who didn't seem to be bad at first.
"Yeah, that one might be good." Allison agreed but they were proven wrong as he flirted with a lady sinner.
"Hey, y’all looking for some drugs? I got good stuff with me~" He purred deeply and the lady kicked him in the nuts for that.
"On second thought, maybe we should keep looking." Allison gulped with Charlie agreeing.
"Agreed." She nodded as Vaggie sighs.
"No offense, girls, but I doubt you’ll find a suitable person." Vaggie said which made Charlie pout.
"Oh ye of little faith. We just have to be positive about it." Charlie said before she saw a particular sinner that caught her eye.
"Ooh ooh! I have one! Right there!" Charlie said.
She points to a spider sinner with a slender build and is around 8 feet tall with his heels on. His fur is white and he has a mop of fluffy white hair that extends from both the front and back of his head, with splotches of light-pink across it. He also has a distinctive and focal light-pink heart pattern on the back of his head. The light-pink outline of a heart also encircles his chest, the bottom point of which extends past his waistband and down to his crotch area. His eyelids are light pink and the color extends up to his eyebrows, giving the effect of eyeshadow, and his lashes are dark and thick. His irises are cerise pink. His right eye has a light yellow sclera, his left eye has a dark sclera. He has a wide mouth full of sharp, pointed teeth and possesses a single golden fang that sits slightly to his right of center. He has three cerise-pink dots under each of his eyes, which are intended to evoke freckles, although they are actually another set of smaller eyes. One of the sinner's most noticeable features is his prominent chest. The chest is actually composed entirely of fluffy fur, however, which Angel intentionally pushes up into a breast-like formation with his tightly pinned jacket for show. His attire consists of a long light pink suit-blazer with horizontal white stripes down the length, reddish-gray miniskirt, and long reddish-gray thigh-high heeled boots, accessories with a reddish-gray bowtie with a cerise pink center and a black choker. On his top set of arms he wears long cerise-pink gloves with white detailing at the cuffs, on his bottom set of arms he wears long white gloves.
"That one?" Allison asked as she looked out the window. The sinner blew a kiss to one sinner as he walked by.
'Yeah, he does look good.' Allison thought. She could feel some aura coming from him, mostly the longing for freedom.
"We found our right guy." She said as she turned to Charlie.
"Then let us begin redeeming him." Charlie said with a smile
"Right." Allison agreed as Vaggie covered her face. She highly doubts it but it's worth a try.
The limo stopped by the street as the sinner known to others as the famous porn star and actor, Angel Dust, took notice of the limo. Maybe it's some rich dude he can seduce and have fun with to get paid for his service. Might as well just go for it.
"Well, hey there~" He greeted the passengers in a sultry voice as the window rolled down.
"See-" He started only to take a double take.
"Oh!" He blinked as a blonde wave to him, a cute bluenette with deer ears was smiling shyly with the third covering their face at the back. He instantly backed off.
"Whoa now- for ladies, I charge extra." He told them and Charlie panicked.
"No, no, no!" She exclaimed.
"No! We don't want any of that. I was wondering if we could talk to you real quick?" Charlie asked as Angel tilted his head at her.
"I'm on the clock, sister. Ya gotta pay if you want to waste my time." Angel told her and she nodded.
"Oh yes. Sure, I can do that!" Charlie said as she opened the door for him.
Angel raised an eyebrow at her kind gesture before shrugging and entered the limo.
"Ya got any booze in this fancy ass car?" He asked as he had to crawl inside due to how tall he is and took a seat next to the bluenette who moved a distance away from him as Vaggie turned to the two girls.
"Are you sure this is the one you wanna talk to?" She asked them as Charlie looked at Angel with Allison.
"Yes. He's good." Charlie said as Allison agreed.
"I can tell." She said as Angel turned to them.
"So what's what? Like I said. I'm on the clock." He said as Charlie turned to her two friends with an excited smile.
"Well...!" Vaggie sigh.
"What is your name... Mister?" Vaggie asked him as Angel gave her disinterested look.
"Angel. Angel Dust, The Porn Star? I'm kinda famous here, bitch." Angel said bluntly as Allison was starting to rethink Charlie's choice right now.
"Was that necessary, Mister Angel Dust?" Allison asked him as Angel sent her a sultry look.
"Nah. But those words tend to just slip outta me, Babycakes." Angel cooed seductively and Allison laughed nervously and leaned back from him. Vaggie sighed.
"My name is Vaggie. This is Allison and Charlie. We-" Vaggie started only to be cut off.
"Like Vagina?!" He blurted as the trio looked at him, seeing the mischievous look on his face.
Vaggie sighed. Now's not the time to get angry.
"We have a proposition for you. Your princess, Charlie, here has repurposed one of her family's buildings into a rehabilitation center for souls like you, who we think have a chance at redemption." Vaggie explained to him.
"Their goal; is to get a damned soul Into heaven! At least one. Just to prove that is possible." Allison told him as he raised an eyebrow at them.
"Is it?" He asked as Vaggie sighs and Charlie's expression fell a little.
"We don't know yet." Vaggie said with Angel watching them.
"Uh huh. Right." He said sarcastically.
"But! We want you to be our first test subject!" Charlie told him as he loomed at her in confusion. Why him?
"Why me?" He asked her.
"Because you seem like someone who regrets his life choices and would be interested in self reflection and bettering himself." Charlie said.
"Because. We have been talking to demons all day and nobody has agreed to it yet other than Allison." Vaggie said.
"You will get free meals, free housing and protection from hell's constant hazards." Allison said, hoping that it would appeal to him.
"That is -if- you agreed to attend what activities we plan. And genuinely attempt to rectify your behavior." Vaggie said. Angel just looked at them before bursting out laughing and calms down.
"Sounds lame." He sighed with a smirk.
"You can't just tell us you enjoy standing on the side of the street, waiting for someone to pay to- ya know..." Allison said but stopped since she doesn't want to offend him as her ears twitched nervously and all Angel could think of is what they would feel like.
"I don't know. Please, finish that sentence, Allie Baby." He teased her as Vaggie groaned in annoyance. This is a waste of time.
"Eugh... Charlie, he's not a good candidate. We'll just look again tomorrow and we still need to drive Allie back to Cannibal Town." Vaggie said but Allison didn't miss how Angel frowned at that.
"HEY!" He yelled as the three looked at him in surprise.
"Who said I'm not a good pick? I'm the best pick! You broads don't know me. I could be whatever I want to be." He said as Vaggie poked him with a challenge in her eye.
"Then prove it." She said as she and Angel butt heads against each other. After a moment of silence, Angel smirked.
"I'm in." He said with a smirk as Charlie gasped.
"Really?!" Charli exclaimed in excitement.
"Really?" Vaggie and Allison asked him in curiosity.
"Yeah! I'm also 3 months behind on my rent and so free housin' sounds fuckin' good to me. Plus it'll be nice to not have to suck the greasy landlord's dick every month." Angel said as both Allison and Vaggie cringed at that.
"Charming." Angel shrugged and stretched his arms.
"Anyway, if that's all, then I guess I should prolly get back to work today at least. If you gals ain't payin' for layin', I still need to make about-" Angel said only to feel something dropping on his hands. He looked in shock and surprise and disbelief as he was holding in his second pair of hands a huge amount of money. He could practically tell it's a lot and would suffice his rent until 4 months.
"What is this?" He asked Charlie as she smiled.
"Money!" She simply said as he looked at her in confusion.
"For...?" He inquired.
"Helping us." Charlie simply answered. Angel looked at her with a dubious expression.
"This is a trick." He said but Charlie disagreed.
"No. This is an investment in you. There's a lot more to you than what you think there is. Angel, we want to help you." She said with a kind smile as Angel looked at her in surprise before scoffing.
"Pfft, okay. I mean, I don't really need any help so... Yeh." He said before looking at Allison who blinked at him.
"What?" She asked him in confusion.
"Is it okay if I touch your ears? I'm kinda curious how they feel." Angel said as her ears twitched with a blush decorating her cheeks. Her ears are her most sensitive limbs but...it might not hurt to at least let him try.
"U-Uh, s-sure?" She hesitantly agreed and Angel grinned as he reached over but stopped when Allison flinched and shut her eyes.
He felt bad for the sudden movement. So he moved slowly and reached for her ears and rubbed them gently and marveled at how soft they felt. He rubbed her ears a bit more as he could feel her relaxing a little at that before he stopped.
"Thanks for that, Babycakes." He smiled as Allison nodded silently as she tried to get her blush to die down. Angel soon got out of the limo as he turned to Charlie.
"Okay... Well, um, thanks. We'll be in touch, eh?" He asked her as she smiled happily.
"Yes and thank you." She smiled as she went back inside and shut the window. Angel watched the limo drive off as he held the money in his hand.
"Sure." He muttered before heading back to his apartment.
"Allie, are you okay?" Vaggie asked her as Allison calmed down from that.
"Y-Yeah, I usually don't let people touch my ears. They're a bit... sensitive." She admitted shyly. To be frank, Allison never felt so relaxed when Angel was caressing her ears that gently.
"Well, maybe you shouldn't let others touch them without consent first." Vaggie said and Allison nodded.
"I will." She looked outside as the limo stopped just outside the Cannibal district.
"Looks like we're here." Charlie said as she opened the door.
"Thanks for the ride, guys." Allison said as she gathered her stuff and got off.
"Oh wait!" Charlie said as she rummaged through her pocket and took out a number.
"Here. If you decide on moving to the hotel, give me a call." She handed the card to Allison who looked it over.
"Sure." She smiled as the limo drove off before disappearing from view.
She put the card in her pocket and went ahead through Cannibal District where they greeted her and she greeted them back until she reached Cannibal Town. She entered the Emporium where she was suddenly engulfed in a huge hug.
"Allison, where have you been?! You were almost gone longer than your usual time!" Rosie said worriedly.
Rosie let her go as she checked her for injuries.
"M-Miss Rosie, I'm alright. I met some people who gave me a ride back." Allison reassured her with a smile.
"Don't make me worry like that again. Almost gave me a heart attack, dewdrop." Rosie smiled softly as she helped her put the bags away as well as the items.
"So tell me about these people who brought ya home?" Rosie asked as they sat down for a bit of tea.
"Oh, they're really friendly people. One of them is named Charlie and the other is Vaggie. They're very friendly other than the bad first impression when I accidentally ran into Vaggie." Allison said as Rosie looked surprised.
"Why, that's lovely to hear." She said as she sipped her blood tea. Allison nodded and looked at her cup.
"But there's something bothering you, is there, dewdrop?" Rosie said as Allison looked at her in surprise.
"How did you know?" Allison asked but all Rosie gave her was a small yet knowing smile.
Allison sighed fondly before explaining to her what Charlie and Vaggie had told her and Rosie listened and was fairly surprised to say the least.
"Then she asked me if I could move into the hotel but she let me think about it until I made my decision." Allison said as she put her cup down.
"Well, didn't you tell me before that you studied if redemption was possible back in Heaven?" Rosie questioned her.
"Yes." She said and Rosie smiled at her.
"Then what's stopping you? This might be your chance to prove to your studies that redemption might be possible. Sure Hell is punishment for us after we die but hey." Rosie said as she put her hands on her pseudo daughter's shoulders who looked up.
"Follow in what you believe in and what your heart is telling you then you'll succeed." Rosie said as Allison smiled at her and hugged her to which Rosie returned.
"Thank you, Mama. I love you." Allison whispered and Rosie felt like crying. Her dewdrop called her Mom!
Rosie hugged her tighter with a content sigh.
"I love you too, sweetie."
After meeting Charlie, Vaggie and Angel, Allison has been making handmade clothes for them based on their colors. She gave Charlie's offer some thought which became two weeks until she finally made a decision. She was holding the business card with Charlie's number and holding her phone in the other. She sighed deeply before carefully entering the number as it started to ring. On the first ring, someone answered.
"Hello?"
"U-Uh, hey, Charlie, it's Allison-" Allison had to pull her phone back when she practically heard Charlie screaming excitedly to Vaggie.
"OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH! ALLIE, I'M SO GLAD YOU CALLED!"
"Babe, calm down. Let her speak."
"Hello to you too, Vaggie." Allison smiled.
"Sorry about that, Allie. So is there something you need?"
"Actually... I gave your offer some thought. Is it too late to say if I told you I got permission from Miss Rosie to move into the hotel?" Allison said and a gasp was heard.
"Y-You mean it?!"
"Of course I meant what I said. I'll help with your project to rehabilitate sinners." Allison said and had to pull the phone back as Charlie was practically wailing on the other side.
"We'll send Razzle and Dazzle to pick you up, Allie. This means a lot." Vaggie said as Allison smiled before hanging up.
She told Rosie that she'll move to the hotel today and Rosie already has her stuff packed and ready to go and wished her good luck.
"Cannibal Town won't be the same without you, dewdrop." Rosie hugged her as the limo arrived outside.
"I know and I'll miss you and everyone. You've done so much for me when you took me in and... I don't know if I could ever repay you for your kindness, Miss Rosie." Allison sniffed as she smiled tearfully at her.
"Allison, you can call me Rosie. No need for formalities, my sweet. I'll miss you so, so much." Rosie kissed her forehead and she smiled happily at that.
"Be sure to stay safe." Rosie said as they pulled away. Allison took a deep breath and waved goodbye to the crowd.
She got in the vehicle as the limo started to drive off. She looked back as everyone was waving and yelling for her happily and she waved back with a smile. She knows she's welcome back home even if she moved out.
Upon reaching the hotel, she was immediately greeted by Charlie who hugged her instantly. She only carried two suitcases and a travel bag with her.
"Allie, it's so good to see you here!" Charlie said excitedly as she pulled away.
"It's nice to see you too, Charlie." Allison smiled as she balanced the gift boxes she had in her hands.
"Before you called, Angel came earlier." Allison blinked in surprise upon entering the hotel. It looks more run down than what she thought.
"Sorry if the hotel is a bit, uh, run down but we're doing what we can to renovate it." Charlie said.
"Hey, Alliecakes!" Angel waved to her as he got up from the couch.
"Hi, Angel." Allison smiled at him.
A small oink and a small bump on her leg made her look down. Looking up to her was a small little hell piglet.
"Oh my gosh. Who's this little cutie?" Allison cooed instantly as she kneeled down and pet the small creature.
The little creature is a small pink pig demon with various darker pink spots along his body. He has large black eyes that have been shown to glow in the dark, and appears to have eyes on the side of his body that glow as well. It has both pink and black spikes along his body and he boasts a mouthful of pointy sharp teeth and a curly tail with a quadrilateral barb at the end of it. He also has little dark pink hooves.
"That's Fat Nuggets. He's my pet and emotional support companion." Angel said fondly as he couldn't help but smile as Fat Nuggets oinked and snorted at Allison for more pets and she was happy to give them.
"If I had known you had a pet, Angel, I would have made a cute bowtie for him." Allison said before she remembered.
"Oh yeah. I made you guys something before I came to a decision. I hope you like them." Allison said as she gave them the correct gift boxes with their names on the tags.
Charlie didn't hesitate to open hers and instantly loved it. It was a red, black and white dress dress but the most surprising was the apple embroidery on the sash on the waist. Vaggie opens hers next and was surprised to find a new bow with pink butterflies to the tails. Angel opened his and was in shock by a white and pink suit with silver spider web embroidery to the sleeves.
"What do you think? Is it a bit much?" Allison asked them.
"These... These are so beautiful. Where... How did you make them in such a short time?" Angel said in shock as he looked at the suit in shock. Fat Nuggets squealed in curiosity on what his owner had.
"I'm just fast." She simply said as she smiled to them
Charlie thanked her excitedly, telling Allison she'll wear it on special occasions as they showed her to her room. They talk along the way with Fat Nuggets in her arms. Angel was curious and confused on how Fat Nuggets warmed up to a stranger quickly but the smile on Allison's face was really worth seeing. They let her get some rest as they went off to do some stuff. Allison made sure the door of her room was closed and locked shut before letting out her wings as she gave them a few flaps. It has been a while since she let out her wings. She looked around her room before snapping her fingers as her stuff arranged themselves in the room in their respectful places before she collapsed on the bed with a heavy sigh. She looked to the side and saw the rose that Alastor gave her and the apple blossom that Morningstar gave her. She frowned sadly as she sat up before making her way to the window as she picked up the two items they gave her. She let a tear fall as she started to sing.
Allison:🎵The earth is cold, the fields are bare🎵
🎵The branches fold against the wind that's everywhere🎵
🎵The birds move on so they survive🎵
She put the two items down as she walked to the balcony window.
🎵When snow's so deep the bears all sleep to keep themselves alive🎵
🎵They do what they must for now and trust in their plan🎵
🎵If I trust in mine, somehow I might find who I am🎵
She opened the balcony doors as she sang loudly.
🎵But where do I go from here🎵
🎵So many voices ringing in my ear🎵
Sinners who were close to the hotel could hear the longing in the song as Angel, Vaggie and Charlie heard her singing. Charlie teared up suddenly as she could practically hear the sadness and longing in the song. Vaggie felt conflicting emotions start stirring inside her as she crossed her arms as she listened. The song made Angel remember the time he first came to hell, not knowing where to go.
🎵Which is the voice that I was meant to hear🎵
🎵How will I know where do I go from here🎵
Allison looked to the sky, the white planet of her former home shining down on her.
🎵My world has changed, and so have I🎵
🎵I've learned to choose and even learned to say good-bye🎵
She thought of Alastor and Morningstar as she felt tears in her eyes.
🎵The path ahead, so hard to see🎵
🎵It winds and bends, but where it ends depends on only me🎵
🎵In my heart I don't feel part of so much I've known🎵
🎵Now it seems it's time to start a new life on my own🎵
She held her hand over her heart as she looked on to Pentagram City as some sinners were tearing up from her words.
🎵But where do I go from here🎵
🎵So many voices ringing in my ear🎵
🎵Which is the voice I was meant to hear🎵
🎵How will I know, where do I go from here🎵
She finished the song with a sad expression before she went back inside her room to get some rest after closing the balcony doors. She just hopes the next following days will be better.
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AN: Alright, people! The next chapters will be from the official Hazbin Hotel series! Though some chapters mainly chapters 2-8 are still a work in progress.
Song used:
where do I go from here from Pocahontas 2
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