Charlie was planning to throw a surprise party at the hotel to lighten up the bored atmosphere, and perhaps stop the constant bickering of Alastor and Lucifer, as well inviting a few mutual friends to liven up the place. Vaggie was initially against this, but after seeing her girlfriend's puppy eyes, she eventually caved in. In setting up the decorations, she called on Nifty and Angel to help her while Lucifer and Alastor would cook the food. Husk and Adam were sitting at the bar, Husk was to guard Adam from Nifty in case she gets distracted.
Adam was having a strong drink as Husk stares at him. "Rough day huh?" he asks him. Adam wipes his mouth with his sleeve, "The fuck do you expect? There's not a single peaceful day since I arrived at this shitty hotel." he replies while taking another sip. Husk also pulls out a bottle of cheap booze and takes a swig. Adam turns to him, being former angel, he could see that Husk's soul was not free. "You seem pretty chill in a shitty place like this.", "Frankly I don't give a damn what happens here. As long as there's booze, I'll stay." Husk replies. The two got to chatting, and even though they didn't really have anything in common, they formed an unlikely friendship, with one always talking about how shitty the hotel was and one listening while taking occasional sips of his booze.
A few minutes later, they became official friends, and Adam had one burning question to ask. "Soooo.. Who the fuck's got you on a leash? You know, I'm still pretty fucking strong despite falling down in this shitty place. Maybe I can help you get free." Adam suggests. Husk's ears perked up at this and he leaned n the counter towards Adam, "I'm starting to like you more. You're more.. tolerable than the others." Husk remarks as he takes a deep breath. "If you're as strong as you say you are, maybe you can help.. the one who's got me on a leash is Alastor.." Husk sighs. At this, Adam's spirits dropped and he looked down on his glass before fully emptying it. "Fucking hell- why does it have to be him?! Yep no, sorry dude. Can't fuckin help ya." Adam replies in a disheartened tone. Husk was surprised, "Didn't you beat the shit outta him before?", "Haha, so you see, that was a complete fucking coincidence and come to think of it, I need to fucking go before that little shit spots me again." Adam retorts as he gets up from his chair and goes into the kitchen. Husk was left there, surprised and confused why Adam refused to confront Alastor despite having beaten him once.
Alastor was cooking creole jambalaya while Lucifer was cooking pancakes. They both glared at each other while cooking their respective dishes. Lucifer was annoyed at Alastor for trying to add salt to his pancakes every 5 seconds. "Okay, that's it!" he shouts at Alastor as he catches him sprinkling salt on the pancakes that were on the pan. "You ain't messing with MY pancakes bitch! You already have your stupid- stupid dish to busy yourself with!" he points at the already done jambalaya that was sitting on the counter. He blinked in surprise, he didn't expect Alastor to be done so quickly. "Hmm? You were saying?" Alastor remarks sarcastically , adding fuel to the king's growing annoyance. "Oh would you look at that? Burnt pancakes for your breakfast I suppose." he chuckles as he looks at the smoking pancakes on the pan. "Shit!" Lucifer screams as he puts the pancakes on the plate, thankfully revealing an only slightly burnt bottom. He sighs a sigh of relief as he glares at Alastor. "You're lucky it didn't burn, or else I'm blaming you!" he says, pointing his finger at him. "Darling, you already blame me for everything little thing you find at your inconvenience." he grins, not giving a shit about the king's opinion. Lucifer blushed golden very slightly, he thought he had gotten used to the deer demon's pet names, but it seems like it was still very new to him. "Shut up..", "Make me.". Lucifer takes Alastor's words seriously and flashes a devious smile before reaching out and cupping Alastor's cheeks to kiss him affectionately. Alastor who wasn't prepared, was a bit surprised, but after a few moments, he kissed back, adding more passion and intensity. They kissed repeatedly, each one leaving the other more breathless than the last. Alastor was seated on the table, Lucifer's hands pinning him in place as they continued to kiss each other.
And just as they were in the middle of their make-out session, Adam walks in.
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Adam's pov:
"Ugh poor guy. Imagine being chained to the most crazy batshit being there ever was." I thought to myself as I reminisced Husk's words about being owned by Alastor. I truly felt bad for him, but I can't really do anything or else he'll either kill me with his own hands, or pull out that little maniac. I suddenly get a slight shiver as I thought about my first death. "Hmm, wonder what's the food. Might have to refill my popcorn supply 'cause of all the emotional bullshit going on around here-" I pause as I stopped in the hallway. "Holy fucking shit." I thought to myself as I take in the sight before me. "I fucking thought that that bastard was playing another shitty joke when he believed me when I blackmailed him. Can't fucking believe it." I stared at that.. that being and the king of hell literally having a heated make-out session in the fucking kitchen. "GET A ROOM!" I shout at them before getting the fuck away from there. Who knows what might happen if they fucking caught me? Anyways, I went back to Husk.
"Heya motherfucker." I greet him, trying to keep the fear out of my voice. I knew that my body was betraying me. "Fucking dad, I prefer my stupid costume now. Being in this type of shitty body makes me feel human again." I thought as I sweat nervously. "What up with you?" he asks me, "NOTHING, anyways. Is your boss gay?" I ask him, completely catching him off-guard as he spits out his drink. "Ehh- don't know, never will. He's too secretive and I'm required to keep his secrets so I don't fucking die." Husk replies, wiping his mouth. "Hah, we're the fucking same." I grin at him. "Fucking hell, I need to unsee what I saw. Give me the strongest fucking thing you can ever fucking make." I request him as he prepares a shot glass. "Heh, sure thing. Crazy shit happens all the time." he replies as he grabs one of the bottles from the top shelf. "I'm going to be so fucking dead when those two find out it was me who said that." I thought to myself as Husk pours the whiskey into my shot glass. Today was going to be a long day.
Suddenly, before I could drift off to my thoughts, I felt a sudden chill from behind me. I turned around to see Nifty hiding a knife behind her back. She was slowly creeping towards me, the same creepy ass smile as her master. I turn to Husk, "Do your fucking job you dimwit!" I shout at him in a whisper. "Nifty, don't do it. Al's not going to be happy if you hurt Charlie's client." he demands, stepping between us. "Stab, stab! Charlie told me to stab an angel!!" she excitedly squeals as she moves the knife quickly in a stabbing motion. I scream loudly as I hid behind Husk. Suddenly, a white spider comes and grabs Nifty by the collar and removes her knife with another hand. "Uh-uh Nift, no more stabbin." Angel sternly scolds her as she pouts and crosses her arms. "Yeps sorry for the intrusion Husky, she just ran off." Angel explains, still carrying Nifty. "Yeah sure. Whatever." Husk replies coldly as Angel gives him a small flirty wink before going back to Charlie to help with the decorations.
"You two a thing?" I ask him, "Guess you could say that.." he replies, an ever so slightly blush present on his face. "Yuck, I can't imagine loving someone like that." I told him while sticking my tongue out. Husk just seems to lightly chuckle at this, "Not even Lute?" he asks. "Whatever! I'm going!" I shout as I grab the bottle from the counter and make my way upstairs, back to my room.
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Alastor's pov:
I stare at the hallway curiously, wondering who could be the nosy little filth who shouted that. When we heard the shout, me and Lucifer froze up and looked at the door, just to find that no one was there. When I glanced back at Lucifer though, it seemed like he knew full well who did it. I rolled my eyes. "Of course it was Adam, I'd like to personally hand out what he deserves but it seems like Lucifer is ready to give him a second death." I thought to myself as I saw horns beginning to protrude through Lucifer's hat, fire coming out from his nose and mouth, his eyes glowing red. I gently touch his cheek, making him look at me in slight surprise. "Never mind darling. I'll send Nifty to take care of him." I reply, which seemed to make him calm down. He sighs, "Fine. We should get back preparing the table, the food's getting cold." he replies as he backs away. I grin as I snapped my fingers, sending a signal to Nifty to threaten Adam for just a bit.
I then proceed to help him put out the plates, in which we argue on which plate was better suited for Charlie. He wanted a childish little plate that had a duck picture on it, while I chose a more elegant and vintage plate. "-obviously this fits Charlie more, she's my daughter!", "That makes her look like a toddler, at least mine makes her seem like the princess of hell-", "Can you guys please stop?!" Charlie shouts from the doorway, leaving us both silent. Angel walks inside, holding fat nuggets in one hand, "Ya' two argue over the littlest things. Get over it." he says in annoyed tone. It was clear they had been distracted from decorating. Charlie sighs and walks over to us, "I'll choose my own plate." she picks out a random plate and sets it down in front of her seat. "Can you guys please arguing? It doesn't even make sense why you are arguing over a plate..". Me and Lucifer roll our eyes at the same time, looking in different directions.
A little while later, we all get settled in the dining hall, I was seated next to Husk while Lucifer was next to Charlie. I put my hand under the table and ducked down, pulling Husk's green chain. He gets forced down and looks at me with an annoyed but scared expression. "What now? I've behaved good! I didn't do anything this time!" he tells me in a raised whisper as my antlers slightly grew. "Is that so my good friend? Tell me, what did Adam tell you?" I ask him, my voice staying calm. "He- he asked me who owned my soul.. I- I said it was you then he gave up.." Husk replies in a nervous tone, not wanting to make me mad. I chuckle at this. "Hmm. Really thought you could side with someone who beat me once? You'll have to try harder than that little kitty." I tell him as I perked out from under the table and released his chains. He also went out from under the table looking a bit nervous but grateful that I didn't inflict any punishment.
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Lucifer's pov:
I was drizzling some maple syrup on my pancakes when I saw Alastor and Husk sit back up. I was a bit confused since it seemed like earlier they were talking about something under the table. As I look closer, Husk seemed to be nervous, while Alastor was wearing his damn attractive smile. I sigh to myself as I stabbed my pancake with a fork. I'm really going to have a long talk with Adam later. Suddenly, I heard some tapping noises and turned to Alastor who was tapping on the table. At first it seemed random until I recognized it was morse code. "Don't bother with him." he taps on the table. I was surprised he could tell what I was thinking. I tapped back, "Can we stay in my bedroom tonight? I swear I cleaned up the ducks.". He looked annoyed at this as he shoved a spoonful of jambalaya in his mouth, his other hand tapping to make another message. "Fine. Make sure you lock your door." he replies, making me more upbeat. Dinner then continued on as usual with me telling Charlie about how nicely her hotel was coming together, of course she became delighted at that.
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Angel's pov:
I was just peacefully eating some jambalaya that smiles prepared. Not to offend the Lucifer, but I think that pancakes were a little less fulfilling than this savory dish. I look up at the sound of tapping. Being an ex-mafia myself, I instantly recognized it as morse code. It was Alastor tapping on the table. I squinted my eyes, "Who could smiles be talking to? Oh wait-" just as I was wondering, I heard another tap at the other end of the table. I saw it was Lucifer suggesting they spend the night in his room. I choked on water as soon as I heard it, Vaggie, who was next to me, looked at me weirdly. "You fine?" she asks me, "I uh- nothin Vaggs." I reply. "Damn how can they talk about that at dinner? I mean- I ain't complainin. A pity Husk wasn't next to me." I thought to myself as we continued on with dinner as usual. Tomorrow's going to be a party and I should invite Cherri to blow some shit up.